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Sabah capable of producing 30 million tonnes of wet oil palm biomass annually
Bolkiah (2nd left) receiving a memento from Pang after officiating and announcing the formation of the Pellet Association Malaysia.
TAWAU: Sabah is capable of producing around 30 million tonnes of wet oil palm biomass annually while a study has shown that it is also able to move up to 12.69 million tonnes of dry biomass matter for downstream use.
Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah said Lahad Datu is capable of producing more than 5 million tonnes; Kunak, 1.24 million tonnes; Tawau, 1.36 million tonnes, and Sandakan, 5.09 million tonnes.
He said the production in Lahad Datu alone is equivalent to half of the biomass quantity that can be developed; that is until the National Biomass Strategy is able to transform the state into a biomass processing centre.
"The potential for biomass which at this moment is just thought of as waste or soil conditioner is estimated to produce additional income of RM15 billion annually for Sabah by 2020," said Raymond during the Conference on New Business Opportunities in Biomass Downstream, where the text of his speech was presented by Assistant Minister of Industrial Development, Datuk Bolkiah Hj Ismail at Promenade Hotel here.
Raymond, who is also Minister of Industrial Development, attributed that failure was not an option for the state, and that there should be more effort in adding value to not just oil palm-based sources.
"I am talking about missed opportunities to explore in-depth into products that are cocoa- or timber-based, which we used to be more famous for even though it takes more time and effort to bear fruit," he said.
He commented that since the world knows Sabah as a palm oil producer, it is necessary to explore more options into creating a variety of products to be developed.
"We have the confidence to make it work if all parties especially the private sector together with the state and federal government cooperate," he said.
- New Sabah Times
iPhone 5S will have no home button?
iPhone 5S to ditch physical home button?
The next iPhone will make a landmark break from a physical home button, rumours suggest, as Apple calls time on a feature that's been present since its first handset dropped back in 2007.
According to a report Taiwanese site Technews.tw, which was brought to wider attention by Cult of Mac, the iPhone 5S will drop a physical home button in favour of an on-screen capacitive presser.
It's not known whether the change, which flies in the face of reports that the seventh-gen iPhone will differ little from the current model, is to allow Apple to equip the handset with a larger screen.
The site does disclose, however, that the new button will be coated in scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass to make it more resistant to the kind of wear and tear that has caused problems with iPhones' physical buttons in the past.
Apple purportedly also favours sapphire glass because it is compatible with optic sensors.
Industry consensus suggests that the iPhone 5S will land in September. The phone is set to be the first in which the iOS software that powers iPhones is helmed by hardware design hero Jonathan Ive.
Ive is expected to usher in a new iOS era marked by a 'flatter' look and feel and less in the way of cutesy skeuomorphic icons, whereby apps resemble real life objects – for example, the current Notes app that takes on the form of a notebook.
Via: uswitch
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Chinese supercomputer named as world's fastest
A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse.
The semiannual TOP500 listing of the world's fastest supercomputers released Monday says the Tianhe-2 developed by the National University of Defense Technology in central China's Changsha city is capable of sustained computing of 33.86 petaflops per second. That's the equivalent of 33,860 trillion calculations per second.
The Tianhe-2, which means Milky Way-2, knocks the U.S. Energy Department's Titan machine off the No. 1 spot. It achieved 17.59 petaflops per second.
Supercomputers are used for complex work such as modeling weather systems, simulating nuclear explosions and designing jetliners.
It's the second time a Chinese computer has been named the world's fastest. In November 2010, the Tianhe-2's predecessor, Tianhe-1A, had that honor before Japan's K computer overtook it a few months later on the TOP500 list, a ranking curated by three computer scientists at universities in the U.S. and Germany.
The Tianhe-2 shows how China is leveraging rapid economic growth and sharp increases in research spending to join the United States, Europe and Japan in the global technology elite.
"Most of the features of the system were developed in China, and they are only using Intel for the main compute part," TOP500 editor Jack Dongarra, who toured the Tianhe-2 facility in May, said in a news release. "That is, the interconnect, operating system, front-end processors and software are mainly Chinese."
- AP/ Yahoo News
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I think that should have a clear button instead. Something like the clear button with the 'md-clearable' on md-field. This will separate the responsibilities from closing the dialog without changing the date (maybe the user opened it by mistake or just to check if it's correct or not, by looking at the full calendar month), clearing the field form the proper clear button and confirming the new/old date. This will also be compliant with the guidelines!
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CONVINGTON, LA – There's something squirrelly going on in Louisiana.
Residents in Covington have noticed a furry little guy running around with a .22 caliber bullet in its shoulder.
Luckily it doesn't appear to be bothering him too much.
Vets believe it would be easy to fix, but since the squirrel is functioning pretty well and doesn't seem to be in much pain then it's not that big of a deal.


I've been waiting for the sun or at least some bright skies to take pictures but we seem to be stuck under a gray dome right now so I will start with evening pictures of the living room decorated for Christmas!
This is the first time we've ever mounted a garland in the framework below the mantel top. I'm glad I finally gave it a try.
The new tree is a 7 1/2' not 9' like I've had before. We reasoned that it's much easier to decorate this height than the other and of course it was!
I used a roll of red tartan plaid to gently weave into the garland. The golden pine cones and beaded garland have been with me for a while. I knew I wasn't going to hang stockings and figured I'd hang garland from them but I didn't know I was going to have the 2nd evergreen garland too. It's a real different look for me and I'm enjoying it.
Sorry this is so dark. The deer head is mounted on a plaque and accented with cedar. This is made for a wall but my vision was for it on these lanterns. I also wove in some green ribbon on the lanterns for a more festive look.
There are antler horns, berries, and more tartan ribbon on the tree.
This is a new piece from Pottery Barn. The top twists and turns on an LED light inside and it's on a timer so it comes on each day at the same time.
That's one of the poinsettias that I picked up after Thanksgiving while visiting our family.
I spotted this silver box with a tartan top at Pottery Barn. To ease the silver box into my setting I set it on a little golden candle ring made of finely woven stick like material to warm it up.
Found this is my stash of goodies so I hung it on the lamp.
A little tree with a group of ornaments given to me by my Daughter in-law and her mother over the past several years.
This striped chest holds my table linens is decorated with Santa, a sleigh and two large candlesticks. The candlesticks were picked up on clearance last year so this is the first time I got to use them. The red luminara candles were also picked up then too- I love them!
I hot glued fur to the edge of the sleigh this year and I love how it looks. I found this roll of faux fur at Pier 1 and the ornaments.
If you follow me you'll notice I moved the sofa.
The coffee table is decorated with an adorable lantern and some little cottage pieces. I sprinkled faux snow in there too.
This is my game table dressed up with a gorgeous golden table topper that was my Mom's and a nativity scene.
I filled the lantern with ornaments and I have a Santa dressed with velvet and tartan plaid standing on the hearth. I'll take better shots in the daylight when I can get a brighter day!
The basket is loaded up with some birch logs, pine cones and bottle brush branches.
I took this in the morning with no overhead lights on. This is my favorite part of Christmas decorating-seeing the magical glow! We have these on timers so I get to enjoy them early in the morning and all through the evenings.
Liz, everything looks gorgeous. Love your new tree and the garland on your mantel! The touches of plaid are so eye-catching! Just lovely!
Simply beautiful, not overdone, elegant and classic.
seen like it. Nice touches all around.
Very lovely decorations. I especially like your Santa, as I have a collection of my own as well.
Hi Liz, your home is gorgeous and your photos turned out so well. I know the evening pics are hard to get right and you did an amazing job. Love your mantel and your tree is stunning. Darling Santa!! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Everything is simply gorgeous! I love your tree and the topper. I also love the way your mantel is decorated and how you have your garland draped. So beautiful!
Everything looks so pretty and festive. Love your new tree. I agree, a 6-7 foot tree is much easier to decorate. The plaid is lovely. Fun, you bought some new pieces. The sled looks great fur lines and your mantel looks fabulous!
So so beautiful! I have to get with it. The delivery of a giant fridge has put me way behind.
Liz, your great room looks so beautiful! Love the garland - it's so grand. Your tree is gorgeous too!
Oh Liz, your room just glows with so much beauty in the candlelight...the garland is magnificent!!! and so is the tree!....I always love what you do for Christmas...Great job in catching the ambience of the room in the warm glows of the evening!
Liz, you did a wonderful job of decorating for Christmas. I love the warm glow from the fireplace and the tree. I would have to sit there for hours and just stare at all of the lovely items in each of the beautiful vignettes that you have created. Love the garland across the fireplace! Beautiful!!!
One of the funnest thing about the holidays is getting to use all the lights, and I can see that sparkle in your Holiday decor just so perfectly deAR!
Liz, everything looks amazingly beautiful! How did you attach the green garland under the mantle? I have been wanting to try that too, to make it easier to decorate the surface of the mantle! LOVE the idea of adding the fur to the sleigh. I have a small sleigh upstairs that is triimed in fur, tha I got at TJMaxx last year.
Your decorations were gorgeous! I especially liked the garland around the fireplace.


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The Parkside Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the Western Region Football League since 1931.
They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray.

History
"Parkside Football Club" was officially formed in 1897 but prior to that operated under the name "Oblinagil" which was aboriginal for 'near the park' or 'beside the park'. Dr. Anderson was the first President who lived in a residence named "Parkside" in Moore Street, Footscray which was how the club's name originated.

The club's first home ground was a paddock adjacent to Footscray Park in Ballarat Road called "Newell's Paddock". In 1921, following a very successful era, the greatest representative of the club became involved with Herb Pascarl running the boundary. In 1923 -24 Parkside moved to the site of its current ground and in 1931 the Footscray District Football League was formed with Herb being one of its founders.

In that initial season Parkside went on to win the premiership. Herb Pascarl is a life member of Parkside Football Club, a life member of the league, has a medal named in his honour presented to the best player in the Division One Seniors Grand Final each year and was awarded in Australian Sports Award in 2000.

The vertical black and white stripes that Parkside are so famous for came about in a rather confusing manner. In 1932 the then Vice President decided to start another club taking over half of the 50 registered Parkside players with him to form Riverside Football Club. The new club was given Parkside's Red, White & Blue colours and so Parkside adopted the vertical Black and White stripes. Riverside defeated Parkside in the 1932 F.D.F.L Grand Final but then disbanded in 1934.

Parkside has a strong history of success in all competitions in which it has been represented with 30 Division One Senior premierships, a number of Reserves and junior premierships and a Division One Women's flag. Parkside has now established itself as one of the oldest and most successful clubs in the Western Region. A long and proud history combined with a positive and exciting future, Parkside Football Club endeavors to work towards achieving success through commitment and dedication by those who share the same passion and direction for our club.

Competitions participated in:

Seniors:
Pre Footscray District Football League (1897-1930)
From 1897 to 1916 (10 Premierships)
Metropolitan League (1920-1927) [3 Premierships defeating South Melbourne in 1921, Port Melbourne in 1924 and St.Kilda in 1927]
Footscray District Football League (1931-1999) [12 Premierships]
Western Region Football League (2000 to present) [2 Premierships (Div 1) + 1 Premiership (Div 2)]

2014–15 crisis
The club after winning the 2014 2nd Division premiership lurched into a club crisis when the board split and most of the players requested a clearance away from the club. The club had no money and there was a real  possibility of the club disbanding. A series of high-level meetings and pledges of commitment from stakeholders allowed the club to survive into 2015. The club was allowed time by the WRFL governing body to rebuild the club by demoting it into 3rd division. Players left after not being paid by the club and for the previous season which left them disgruntled as the club was also looking to recruit high end players from other clubs for money they didn't have.

Premierships
 WRFL Division 1 (18): 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1996, 2000, 2003
 WRFL Division 2 (1): 2014
 WRFL Division 3 (1): 2017

Bibliography
 The History Of The Parkside Football Club 1897 To 1997 by Herbert E. Pascarl (1997)
 History of the WRFL/FDFL by Kevin Hillier –
 History of football in Melbourne's north west by John Stoward –

References

External links
 Official Site

Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne
Australian rules football clubs established in 1897
1897 establishments in Australia
Western Region Football League clubs
Sport in the City of Maribyrnong


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All In Music: 10 Questions With... Aimee Peachment
Welcome to the first of our new blog feature, '10 Questions With...', where we'll be asking young people who have recently taken part in All In Music sessions and projects to provide an insight into their success story: a bit about them, what they got out of our project and what they'll be going on to do in the future. First up we have young drummer, Aimee Peachment.
I'm Aimee Peachment from Southend-On-Sea. I'm 16 years old and I play the drums.
It allows me to be free and express myself musically. Whenever I play drums it instantly lifts my mood.
Not much, apart from playing piano in school lessons and the occasional guitar lessons.
I've grown as a drummer and developed my skills, along with meeting new people and playing with them in a band.
Anything from Rap to Rock! I love The 1975, The Wombats, Brockhampton and loads more.
Kanye West. He still creates music even after the press and others tried to cause him problems. What an absolute legend.
Q.7 - Apart from our music sessions, what else have you been a part of with the Southend YMCA?
I've been a part of Team YP also, which is a social group that is put together to help young people meet others.
Receiving an award for Arts & Culture at The Youth Awards in 2018.
When I first started here, I was having trouble with my identity and my mental health was really bad. But coming here for two hours a week really made me feel better. Also, the staff here are really welcoming and were always here whenever I needed them.
I hope to go to Sixth Form to study A-Level Chemistry, Biology, Photography and Music. I'll then go to University and study either Marine Biology or Zoology. I'd still like to continue with music as a side hobby to further develop my skills in drumming and other instruments such as bass, piano, guitar and ukulele.

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Eating the Uncanny Valley: Inside the Virtual Reality World of Food
The recent resurgence of virtual reality tech has led a group of innovators to tackle the question: Can the experience of eating food be virtual? And can it ever be good?
by Alex Swerdloff
April 13, 2015, 10:00pm
When the robots roam the land as our omnipotent overlords, I imagine the only thing that will keep the waning group of ragtag rebels moving forward is the memory of how things once were. But would you be more inclined to stand up to your cybernetic conquistadors if you had the ability to actually experience first-hand what, say, maguro collar looked and tasted like before its memory was obliterated from the world?
A recent virtual reality resurgence could thankfully help you achieve such a watershed moment during humanity's inevitable decline. VR tech and its practitioners are redefining how we think about and interface with food, and one of the myriad applications could be to preserve the taste of extinct or lost foodstuffs for future generations of post-apocalyptic gastronomes. But perhaps even more interesting to those of us who aren't Elon Musk are the strange and intriguing ways in which VR is working with food in the here and now.
Back in the 90s, virtual reality was pitched as an amazing, otherworldly realm transcending human scope, but the sweat-stained and popcorn-scented virtual reality behemoths that littered movie theaters and arcades fell utterly flat. And if you had the good fortune to own your very own Virtual Boy, Nintendo's 1995 answer to the future of gaming? That worked out pretty well for you—if you were the type who enjoyed a monochromatic, crimson tinted hellscape. We all know nothing stimulates the imagination better than vertigo and the possibility of permanent eye damage!
At the Boston Virtual Reality meetup. Photo by the author. Matheus DePaula-Santos. Photo by the author.
But this time around, things are different; virtual reality is growing out of its awkward adolescence. Facebook's $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR in 2014 and the strategic partnership between HTC and gaming giant Valve signaled a change in the tide. Sony has also thrown its hat into the ring with a 2016 release date for its Project Morpheus; and Samsung has become the first to have a physical VR device on retail shelves, albeit a device intended for developers. While all of the major players have yet to release retail versions of their headsets for the general public, numerous applications are in the works.
Among these new applications are several targeted at the subset of techies who also happen to love food. To learn more about the emerging intersection between virtual reality and all things culinary, I found myself heading from New York to Boston on the cheap bus to attend Boston Virtual Reality, a monthly developer meetup held at MIT.
iPads mounted to the walls act both as security touchpads and a reminder that tech is king in these hallowed halls. Around 100 students, engineers, tech entrepreneurs, and fans of all things VR showed up for presentations and networking. But the reason I sat on a sweltering bus reeking of Chinese buffet for four hours was to see Matheus DePaula-Santos. He and his Brookline-based Myo Studios are the creators of Perception Fixe, and they are hoping to both change the way we think about food and how we interact with it socially.
Perception Fixe, as DePaula-Santos explained to me, will operate as a hybrid website, which has been billed as the world's first VR food blog. Users without a headset will interact with the food blog through a 3-D model viewer that will be built into the site; those who have a VR headset, however, will have a significantly more mind-melting adventure.
Myo Studios is banking on the notion that providing an enhanced visual experience through virtual reality will markedly up its food blog's ante. Users will be able to "sit down in front of a steak from some restaurant, even though there's no reservation for three months." The VR food blog will also be able to "teach someone to cook from a first-person perspective." DePaula-Santos told me, "One of my hopes is to not just take photographs of food, but also be able to animate it. If you see a sizzling steak in front of you, that's just one way of stimulating more senses."
This is accomplished through the magic of photogrammetry. Myo Studios takes photographs of food and then generates 3-D models from them, thereby creating a sense that the viewer is actually in the presence of food—cooking it, eating it, or otherwise fawning over it.
A rough rendering of a 3-D banh mi. Photo courtesy of Myo Studios. Thi Tran, Jinsoo An, and Nguyen Tran at Project Nourished. Photo by Stephanie Gonot.
An audience member at the meetup asks, "What about smell?" Perception Fixe is not quite there yet—it is only a visual virtual reality experience. Yet DePaula-Santos points out the centrality of visuals in our experience of food: "When I was a kid I could have sworn high and low that when I got a box of Froot Loops, there was lemon, orange, lime. I thought I could taste it. But Kellogg has admitted that those fruit-flavored loops aren't 'f-r-u-i-t" they are 'f-r-o-o-t.'"
Perception Fixe is still in development and is far from being ready for public consumption. DePaula-Santos is the first to point out that "the challenge of working with VR is that all of the headsets haven't been finalized." He says that as the technology continues to advance, Perception Fixe will "get to grow with the industry to understand what constitutes 'real' or ethical viewings of the food versus something that is doctored or taking certain advantages."
While DePaula-Santos's work with virtual reality may change the future of food blogs, cookbooks, and food reporting, what about the all-important act of actually consuming food in the VR world? Word of mouth led me to an ongoing project out in LA, one that is taking the leap and aiming to change the very way we consume food through the use of virtual reality.
Project Nourished—created by Kokiri Labs and its founder, the ever-entrepreneurial Jinsoo An—bills itself as a "gastronomical virtual reality experience." This mashup of molecular gastronomy and virtual reality allows users to "experience fine dining without concern for caloric intake of other health-related issues."
An works out of a lab on Skid Row that is packed to the brim with more gizmos than Inspector Gadget's estate sale. "I'm an experienced designer and I consider myself a bit of a researcher, tinkerer, technologist, food enthusiast, nerd, and mad scientist," An told me. His resume documents a career in systems analysis, advertising, and wearables design, with plenty of esoteric awards and speaking engagements.
As for Project Nourished, here's the deal: You put on your VR headset, Oculus or otherwise; you lift your "food detection sensor," which, at this stage of development, looks like nothing more than a wooden fork with two prongs wrapped in tinfoil; you eat a hydrocolloid—a flexible substance that is "viscous, emulsifiable, and low caloric"—that has been shaped in a 3-D printed mold to "add physical characteristics to the 'faux' food." Then, with the help of a motion sensor, an aromatic diffuser, and a bone conduction transducer (more on that later) you experience a gourmet meal with no downside in the way of calories, carbs, or allergy-inducing ingredients.
The first three foods to be replicated in hydrocolloid form? Sushi, steak, and apple pie. An says he would also like to do a virtual reality form of a Krispy Kreme donut one day.
Project Nourished's "food detection sensor." Photo by Stephanie Gonot. Fiddling with hydrocolloids. Photo by Stephanie Gonot.
It is also conceivable that Project Nourished could be used to preserve and replicate the characteristics of some of today's best dining experiences for future generations. Imagine your great-great-great grandchildren enjoying the delights of the salmon tartare cornets from The French Laundry, or the flavors of a by-then long-extinct bluefin tuna.
Despite its humble roots as a one-man endeavor, Project Nourished has ballooned into a multi-headed beast with a total of 11 creatives, each with varying backgrounds, including Mike Resendez, the molecular mixologist from The Bazaar's Beverly Hills outpost, and Mark Manguera, the co-founder of LA's Kogi and Chego.
Among these collaborators is a husband-and-wife duo who are no strangers to the DIY mentality: Nguyen and Thi Tran. The Trans are the proprietors of the now-legit but once-illegal Starry Kitchen, an LA restaurant that was originally run out of their apartment. They have jumped on board to help create recipes for Project Nourished.
The Trans explained that Project Nourished works on multiple sensory levels besides just sight. Flavor is key, of course, and is addressed by those hydrocolloids, which recreate the taste and texture of various flavor compounds. Smell is dealt with by an aromatic diffuser "which uses ultrasonic frequency to dissipate various layers of scents near the diner." But arriving at the perfect scent is not easy, as the noncorporeal ghost of Coco Chanel would be happy to tell you. An said, "One of the things that we learned is that smell can have different layers and timing," so each dish will be accompanied by one or more scents.
As hard as it is to get smell right, hitting the mark when it comes to replicating texture or toothsomeness is even more difficult. That's where the bone-conducting transducer, in association with those 3-D printed molds, comes in. The transducer "recreates sound vibrations that travel within your bones when you're chewing." Got that?
An traces his food-centric ambitions to the film Hook, citing that famous scene in which a grown-up Peter Pan (played by Robin Williams) uses his imagination to create an over-the-top meal. But An also has a more serious reason for getting into the virtual reality food business: his own history of severe allergies and his stepfather's diabetes. "To people like us, eating is a chore. And I didn't want it to be like that," he told me. "I'm sure millions of people around the world with any kind of dietary restriction would feel the same way." This is why Project Nourished is being pitched as a possible remedy for anorexia, bulimia, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and allergies.
Although Perception Fixe and Project Nourished still have far to go in making their ideas a reality—virtual as it may be—they are following in the footsteps of generations before them who have used technology to push culinary boundaries. Just as molecular gastronomy has been accepted as a credible fine-dining tool in the kitchen, so too may virtual reality enter the culinary lexicon. Cooking and technology have always gone together, ever since man put flame to food.
And if nothing else, after the apocalypse, we can all happily chow down on our hydrocolloid pellets of extinct maguro collar.
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The Masses are the Ruling Classes: Policy Romanticism, Democratic Populism, and Social Welfare in America
William Epstein
学術・一般書 > 社会科学 > Social problems & social services > Social problems & services
The Masses are the Ruling Classes proposes the radical, yet seemingly innocuous view that social policy in the United States is determined by mass consent. Contemporary explanations of decision making in the US typically attribute power over policy making to a variety of hidden forces and illegitimate elites holding the masses innocent of their own problems. Yet the enormous openness of the society and near-universal suffrage sustain democratic consent as more plausible than the alternatives - conspiracy, propaganda, usurpation, autonomous government, and imperfect pluralism. Contrary to prevailing explanations, government is not either autonomous or out of control, business and wealthy individuals have not usurped control of the nation, large segments of the population are not dispossessed of the vote or of a voice in public affairs, and the media has not formed a conspiracy with Hollywood and liberals to deny Americans their God-given freedoms. Despite the multitude of problems that the nation faces, its citizens are not oppressed. In this pithy yet provocative book, Epstein argues that Democracy in the United States is not progressive but is instead populist, and that the core of the populist ideology is romantic rather than pragmatic.
Section I: Explaining Social Policy Making
Introduction: The Ruling Masses
Chapter 1: Precursors to Policy Romanticism
Chapter 2: Policy Romanticism
Chapter 3: -- An American Archetype: The Quest for the Authentic Self -- Psychology, Pop Psychology and Self-Help
Chapter 4: Spiritualism, Religion and Other Romantic Quests for the Authentic Self
Section II: Policy Romanticism and American Social Welfare
Chapter 5: Year Up
Chapter6: Communities in Schools
Chapter7: Generations of Hope Communities
Chapter 8: The Food Stamp Program
Chapter 9 - Food Stamps and Public Welfare
Social Adolescence
William Epstein, DSW, MSW, is Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Social Work. Dr. Epstein has authored nine books and scores of articles, reviews, and research monographs. He has over 30 years of university teaching and 15 years of experience in community organization and development, public administration, and policy research.
Social Work Essentials: Selections from the Encyclopedia of Social Work
The Politics of the New Welfare State
Structural Equation Modeling
Community Practice: Theories and Skills for Social Workers (3rd edition)
Divested: Inequality in Financialized America
Social Workers' Desk Reference (3rd edition)
Handbook of Oncology Social Work: Psychosocial Care for People with Cancer
The Other Side of Suffering: Finding a Path to Peace after Tragedy
Narrow Fairways: Getting By & Falling Behind in the New India
Getting Welfare to Work: Street-Level Governance in Australia, the UK, and the Netherlands


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Additional Secretary Ministry of Finance, Dr. Shujat Ali has said that motorway police is serving the nation with honour which has put the name of Pakistan in honour. He said that due to better services and helping the road users in distress NH&MP is being honoured in Pakistan as well as abroad. He advised to carry on these good traditions. He was speaking in a graceful ceremony to distribute certificate to the officers of NH&MP and para medical staff on successful completion of first aid course. The Additional Secretary Ministry of Finance Dr. Shujat Ali was the chief guest on the occasion. While addressing the audience Dr. Shujat Ali emphasized the protection of life and property of the public being prime responsibility of police. On completion of this course he stressed, Motorway Police would go a step further and save precious human lives. He said that in every accident or incident, Motorway Police is the First Responder; therefore, they should be professionally trained in the provision of first aid. In this regard he promised for all kind of cooperation to NH&MP from Ministry of finance. Mr. Shujat Ali lauded the performance of NH&MP and claimed that Motorway Police as a Corruption free and a pride national institution.
During his welcome address Inspector General NH&MP Muhammad Saleem Bhatti expressed the purpose of this course and said that safety and security of commuters have always been top priority of NH&MP which is improving with the time. He said it is his duty to give better driving training to the Pakistani nation. Besides for the better training to the drivers, NH&MP is struggling to arrange drivers training through NEVTTC, TEVTA, Punjab Skill Development Program, FATA Skill Development Program and Overseas Pakistani Foundation, which will not only helpful to reduce the accidents but also provide better Jobs opportunities in the country and abroad. Later on Chief Guest, Dr. Shujat Ali distributed the certificates among the participants of course.


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What was the focus of the Haiti earthquake?
On 12 January 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti. The earthquake occurred on a destructive plate margin between the Caribbean and North American plates. The focus was only 12.87 km deep and the epicentre was just 25.75 km from the capital city Port-au-Prince.
Where was the focus of the Haiti earthquake 2010?
Where did the Haiti earthquake happen? The epicenter of the 2010 7.0 earthquake was at Léogâne, 15 miles west of the capital, Port-Au-Prince. The epicenter of the 2021 7.2 quake was 78 miles west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, near Petit Trou de Nippes.
Where was the focus of the 2021 Haiti earthquake?
Tiburon Peninsula
At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. It had a 10-kilometre-deep (6.2 mi) hypocenter near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Was the Haiti earthquake a shallow focus?
The earthquake occurred at shallow depth – this means that the seismic waves have to travel a smaller distance through the earth to reach the surface so maintain more of their energy. The earthquake struck the most densely populated area of the country.
Who is helping Haiti?
Haiti Communitere. Haiti Communitere is a community resource center that supports local groups in Haiti by providing funds, resources, and space.
Haitian Emergency Response Operations (HERO) Foundation.
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund (HERF)
Hope for Haiti.
Ayiti Community Trust.
Project St.
Team Rubicon.
How is the focus or hypocenter of an earthquake different from the epicenter?
The focus is the place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus is the epicenter. When energy is released at the focus, seismic waves travel outward from that point in all directions.
What is the difference between Epicentre and focus of an earthquake?
The focus is the place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus is the epicenter. It's these waves that you feel during an earthquake.
When and where did the Haiti earthquake take place?
2010 Haiti earthquake, large-scale earthquake that occurred January 12, 2010, on the West Indian island of Hispaniola, comprising the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Most severely affected was Haiti, occupying the western third of the island. An exact death toll proved elusive in the ensuing chaos.
What plates moved during the Haiti earthquake?
That's because Haiti sits at the juncture of two tectonic plates: the Caribbean and North American plates. These large pieces of Earth's crust surf atop its liquid mantle and get moved around by rising and falling magma and rock.
How can I help Haiti relief?
What aid was given to Haiti after the earthquake?
The World Bank provided extra funding of $100 million to support recovery and reconstruction in Haiti. UNICEF made an emergency appeal for assistance to aid the victims. The World Health Organization sent a "12-member team of health and logistics experts."
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I just don't understand! This is often a thought that leads to Passive behavior.
way. But, what if we don't have to fully understand to take action?
What if there are some things we will only understand after we take action?
Jana Reiss, in her book Flunking Sainthood discusses a passage of Old Testament scripture taken from Exodus chapter 24.
Moses is getting ready to read the Ten Commandments to the children of Israel.
can we come to truly hear and understand the truth of those words in our lives.
We must Practice the truth before we fully Understand it.
the cost, the depth, the power, and the beauty that is all part of forgiving.
all require a Leap of Action to fully understand and appreciate.
So are you lounging or are you leaping as a dad?
You should probably agree with her, most likely she is right.
But please know that your presence is more important than your understanding.
and then tell her that nothing she ever says or does will drive you out of her life.
not really understanding efforts to know her and love you.
Good dads do not always understand, good dads just refuse to quit when they don't.
Real love is stubborn it never gives up. Let's bring the real stuff to our families and to our daughters this week.


Christ who gives me the strength I need."
a whole flock of sparrows."
I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you.
gentle, and you will find rest for your souls.
I give you is light."
you believe, you will have it."
is the evidence of things we cannot yet see."
will walk and not faint."
Here there is no conflict with the law."
our Christian brothers and sisters."
Lord turns His face against those who do evil."
is greater than the spirit who lives in the world."
ought to love each other."
they exist and were created."
salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!"
is over us all and in us all and living through us all."
given complete authority in heaven and on earth.
the end of the age."
New Living Translation of the Holy Bible.


People, Places & Things - Did He Like It?
Following a sold-out season at the National Theatre and in London's West End, Denise Gough reprises her Olivier award-winning role in the American Premiere of People, Places & Things at St. Ann's Warehouse — a raw, heartbreaking and truthful performance about life spinning recklessly out of control.
This American Premiere marks the first collaboration between St. Ann's Warehouse and the National Theatre.
Who is responsible for Emma's addiction?
You can see from a mile away she's an addict. Upon arrival in rehab, she snorts a line of cocaine off the reception desk and then makes a list for the intake doctor of other things she's abused during the previous 24 hours: weed, speed, beta-blockers, gin, ibuprofen, Valium, Ativan, "benzos" and, oh yes, "quite an expensive" Rioja.


The following chart is provided to offer guidance to members who may have questions regarding their relationship to the conference. It references portions of the 2016 Book of Discipline which you can find online here. You'll also find our Change of Relationship Form for those requesting a change in status. If you have questions, please contact the Conference Relations committee chairperson (Contact Info).
As required by The Book of Discipline (¶351 and ¶334.4), each clergy will present his/her continuing education report at the yearly Charge Conference. Each District Superintendent will track and monitor every clergyperson's CEU requirement at his/her annual Covenant and Ministry Assessment supervisory meeting.
While continuing education/formation for appointed clergy is mandated by The Book of Discipline, the Board of Ordained Ministry believes that it should be a self-motivating desire for each clergy member to grow and develop one's leadership and skills. The following details the Board of Ordained Ministries policies and also the resources to support clergy in their efforts toward lifelong learning. If you have questions, please contact the Formation committee chairperson (Contact Info).
The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry has been nurturing United Methodist clergy coaches with Certification from the International Coach Federation (ICF) since 2013 as a response to increasing demand for coaching for pastoral leadership. We have produced approximately 30 Associate Certified and Professional Certified United Methodist clergy coaches. These clergy coaches are committed to serving the church with their coaching skills. Please visit the Find a Coach page at the UMC Cyber Campus website, www.umccybercampus.com, and utilize UMC ICF certified coaches for clergy assessment, leadership development, the ordination process, and to nurture clergy effectiveness. To learn more about our Clergy Coach Training program, visit the Coaching for Vitality page.


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Klipa 10 złotych 1933 Jan III Sobieski – próbna moneta dziesięciozłotowa w formie kwadratowej klipy, z odwzorowaniem w centralnej części, okolicznościowej monety 10 złotych 1933 Jan III Sobieski. Podobnie jak pierwowzór, była wybita w celu upamiętnienia 250. rocznicę odsieczy wiedeńskiej.

Jest jedną z czterech klip monet okolicznościowych wybitych w okresie złotowym II Rzeczypospolitej (1924–1939).

Awers
W centralnej części na awersie znajduje się awers pierwowzoru – godło, czyli orzeł w koronie, napisy: "RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA" oraz "10 ZŁOTYCH 10", a pod łapą orła znak mennicy w Warszawie.

Rewers
W centralnej części na rewersie znajduje się rewers pierwowzoru – prawy profil króla Jana III Sobieskiego, z prawej strony napis "JAN III SOBIESKI", z lewej strony "1683–1933", z lewej strony u dołu nazwisko projektanta oraz wypukły napis "PRÓBA".

Nakład
Monetę wybito w Mennicy Państwowej, w srebrze, na kwadracie o wymiarach 34,6 × 34,6 mm, masie 30 gramów, z rantem gładkim, według projektu Jana Wysockiego, w nakładzie 100 sztuk.

Opis
Oś symetrii monety przechodzi przez przekątną kwadratu, na którym została wybita.

Jest to jedyna kolekcjonerska klipa II Rzeczypospolitej, na której został umieszczony wypukły napis "PRÓBA", co było wymogiem dla monet nieobiegowych od 1925 r.

W katalogach podawana jest również informacja o istnieniu wersji z identycznymi rysunkami awersu i rewersu z tym, że oś symetrii monety przechodzi przez środek dwóch przeciwległych boków kwadratu, a nie wzdłuż jego przekątnej (srebro, wymiary 35 × 35 mm, masa 20,78 grama, nakład nieznany).

Na początku XXI w. wydawnictwo Nefryt wydało serię replik monet próbnych II Rzeczypospolitej, w tym również replikę klipy 10 złotych 1933 Jan III Sobieski. Wersja w srebrze tej repliki została wybita stemplem lustrzanym.

Zobacz też
 klipy II Rzeczypospolitej
 klipa 5 złotych 1936 Żaglowiec
 klipa 10 złotych 1933 Romuald Traugutt
 klipa 10 złotych 1934 Józef Piłsudski-Orzeł Strzelecki
 próbne monety II Rzeczypospolitej

Przypisy

Literatura
 Parchimowicz J.:Monety Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1919–1939, Nefryt, Szczecin, wydanie I,

Monety próbne II Rzeczypospolitej i GG
1000 1933 Sobieski klipa
1933 10 klipa


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Le trophée Ivan-Tennant est un trophée de hockey sur glace récompensant chaque année le joueur de la Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario possédant les meilleurs résultats scolaires. Il a été créé en l'honneur d'Ivan Tennant, un ancien éducateur des Rangers de Kitchener qui a travaillé pour développer le niveau scolaire des joueurs de la ligue pendant une vingtaine d'années. Le trophée a été remis pour la première fois en 2005.

Palmarès
 2004-2005 : Matt Pelech, Sting de Sarnia
 2005-2006 : Joe Pleckaitis, 67's d'Ottawa
 2006-2007 : Andrew Shorkey, Attack d'Owen Sound
 2007-2008 : Alex Friesen, IceDogs de Niagara
 2008-2009 : Freddie Hamilton, IceDogs de Niagara
 2009-2010 : Dougie Hamilton, IceDogs de Niagara
 2010-2011 : Andrew D'Agostini, Petes de Peterborough
 2011-2012 : Adam Pelech, Otters d'Érié
 2012-2013 : Connor Burgess, Wolves de Sudbury
 2013-2014 : Adam Craievich, Storm de Guelph
 2014-2015 : Stephen Dhillon, IceDogs de Niagara
 2015-2016 : Kyle Keyser, Firebirds de Flint
 2016-2017 : Quinn Hanna, Storm de Guelph
 2017-2018 : Mack Guzda, Attack d'Owen Sound
 2018-2019 : Mack Guzda, Attack d'Owen Sound et Zack Terry, Storm de Guelph
 2019-2020 : Logan LeSage, Attack d'Owen Sound
 2020-2021 : Lawson Sherk, Bulldogs de Hamilton
 2021-2022 : Cal Uens, Attack d'Owen Sound

Ivan Tennant


Power steering gear box is an important component of the power steering system. Known as the steering gear, the power steering gear box can be found attached to the chassis of your vehicle. The steering gear helps in movement of the wheel depending on the rotational movement of the steering wheel. The power steering system has got excellent steering response and the power steering gear box is one of the components which helps in achieving it. You can sense excessive steering play if your power steering gear box is not in good condition. The wheels will not respond precisely to the steering. You need to ensure the steering gear box and wheels coordination even after replacing the worn out power steering gear box.


"If you do not measure, you cannot improve it" (Lord Kelvin) is a paradigm that is especially true for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs.
"If you do not measure, you cannot improve it" (Lord Kelvin) is a paradigm that is especially true for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs. International Guidelines (IDSA) consider it very important to make use of the large amount of data that we -willingly or unwillingly- collect in everyday practice. The main goal of this ESGAP/SWAB course is to provide participants with practical tools to measure, interpret and present data on the quantity and quality of antimicrobial use in their facilities. Experts in the field (see Course program) will guide them through this process.
This workshop is aimed at clinical pharmacists, ID physicians and microbiologists (in training).
Thursday 11th and Friday morning of 12th of April 2019 (preceding ECCMID 2019 in Amsterdam).
You will be staying in the new and luxurious Van der Valk Hotel Nijmegen-Lent.
Here you can find information on the fees.
ESGAP provides several attendance grants for junior attendees and LMIC attendees. The grant covers 250 Euros of the registration fee. Please apply via the online registration form. The application deadline is 11 January 2019.
To understand the pro's and con's of available quantitative measures for antimicrobial use (DDD, DOT, etc) and their denominators (per 100 patient days, admissions, etc).
To be able to deduct quantitative measures for antimicrobial use from a raw database and present in a well – ordered and understandable fashion.
To be able to discern and analyse changing patterns of use (total and differentiated per class).
To be able to conduct a Point Prevalence Survey, interpret the results and present in a well -ordered and understandable fashion.
To be able to perform a prospective audit on the quality of antimicrobial use, interpret the results and present in an well -ordered and understandable fashion.
To be able to deduct Quality Indicators for appropriate antimicrobial use from existing guidelines.
To be able to integrate quantitative and qualitative data as a starting point for quality improvement cycle.
This masterclass is endorsed by ESCMID.
Questions can be asked directly via Twitter and LinkedIn. Click the links below!


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This Brazilian sugar polish buffs away dehydrated flaky lips to reveal a softer and more moisturised finish. Peppermint extract leaves a refreshing and cooling after-feel to your pout, whilst the cucumber extract cools and soothes your lips. The lubricating buttery base brings your lips back to life in an instant. This formula is so natural it's actually edible, so don't feel guilty licking it off!
Squeeze a pea size amount of the scrub onto your finger tip and apply all over your lips in a circular massaging motion for as long as you feel necessary. Once finished, rinse with water and enjoy your new silky, soft lips.


Home » Browse » Magazines » Music and Dance Magazines » Guitar Player » Article details, "Play It Forward"
IN THE JANUARY 2016 ISSUE, I mentioned that Guitar Player, Guitar World, and Guitar Aficionado are launching a mentoring initiative to steer experienced and gifted players to inspire people of all ages to take up the guitar. The program isn't just about getting non-players to play, either. We also want anyone who took up the instrument but got discouraged to give it another chance. We want those dusty guitars out of closets, garages, and storage spaces and back in someone's hands.
If the abandonment was due to physical challenges--such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome--we want to help. If knowledge gaps made playing more frustrating than fun, we want to help. If lapses in technique killed your soul (and murdered your confidence), we want to help.
And the "we" is going to be one vast legion of problem solvers.
Thanks to the strength of our group of guitar publications and their communities, we can enlist guitar superstars, gear manufacturers, teachers, publicists, touring and session musicians, and other industry professionals to educate, encourage, entertain, and motivate everyone and anyone who has lost the desire to play. Together, we can compile the content needed to help potential, aspiring, and former players find their mojo and achieve their goals. Throughout 2016, you'll see a lot of new features, contests, partnerships, and even small events from our three magazines--all designed to Play It Forward from those-in-the-know to those who need nurturing and guidance.


With a dimunitive name (the "ito"), Mercadito was not a dollhouse-size storefront with even smaller interior. Quite the opposite. The unpretencious entrance doors gave way to a chic market. Yes, upholstered bench seats meet decorative weaved basket-light fixtures dangling from the ceiling. And the bar was even more impressive.
The restaurant was large and must hold over 70 people. The waitress that served us shared that famed pop singer Shakira, was recently here.
Scanning the various "guacamoles" as a starter, we opted for the traditional one with avocado versus the more adventurous flavors of pumpkin or pomegranate. It was perfect!
Lately I have been sampling ceviches from different restaurants. More recently I had the ceviche at the famous Joe's Stone Crab restaurant in South Beach. It was disappointing. They were clearly missing an ingredient but I could not pin point it. After a long work day, I needed an uplifting evening. Please, Poseidon, don't fail me!
So next, I ordered a fish ceviche "dorado" which consisted of mahi-mahi, avocado, tomato, and orange-chile de arbol broth. No fishy taste, light, not too tangy and refreshing. I loved it.
For my choice of meat, my taste buds leapt at the "carnitas de puerco" taquizas. Translation: braised pork flour tacos. The dish, to my surprised was an appetizer size. However, the meat was flavorful, succulent and the three sauces enhanced the flavors with a mild or bold flavor. I skipped the tortillas that accompanied the pork. I was already brimming carbs from chips and guacamole.
Passing up dessert was quickly negated when the dessert menu was presented and the first item "flan de cajeta" cried my name. A lover of goat's cheese, I was drawn by the ingredients of goat's milk, orange crystallized topping and dusted coffee.
High marks for the food flavors, it met or exceeded expectations. Unfortunately I give low marks for value. The pork carnitas was priced at $21. Highly overpriced.
Mercadito is definitely out of my moderate-priced budget. For indulgence, I would rather go to Michael's Genuine Food or Asia de Cuba at the Mondrian. The trend of loud music was rampant at Mercadito that once again I felt I was 42 years old going on 80.
As a marketing professional I see that restaurants are excluding an older clientele with money to spend. By reducing the music volume that still exudes ambiance but does not overpower the sensitivities of clients, should be the goal.


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Isuzu D-Max V-Cross - Auto Expo 2016
04/02/2016 - 16:13 | Isuzu D-Max, Isuzu, Auto Expo 2016 | Karthik H
Isuzu Motor India at the Auto Expo 2016 unveiled the Isuzu D-Max V-Cross. The Japanese manufacturer has confirmed that the V-Cross will be manufactured at its facility in Sri City, near Chennai, and launched in the second half of 2016. The company has given a pre-launch price of INR 15 lakh for the V-Cross (Ex-showroom, Chennai).
The V-Cross 4x4 is powered by a four-cylinder VGS Turbo Intercooled diesel engine that is BS-IV compliant. The 2,499 cc engine makes 134 hp at 3,600 rpm and peak torque of 320 Nm between 1,800 and 2,800 rpm. The diesel engine is mated to a five-speed manual gearbox. Apart from projector headlamps, at the front is a disc brake setup, while the rear only gets drum brakes. A double wishbone coil spring suspension setup supports the front, and the rear gets a standard leaf spring setup.
The V-Cross also gets the company's new iGRIP - Isuzu Gravity Response Intelligent Platform - and a dial type shift-on-the-fly 4WD knob. While the company hasn't announced any variants, the model on display gets ABS, EBD, and dual front airbags. On the inside, the pickup truck gets automatic AC, steering mounted audio controls, electro-luminescent meters with multi information display and rear seats that split 60:40. The rear seats also get ISOFIX setup for child seats.
Isuzu D-Max V-Cross at Auto Expo 2016
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Isuzu D-Max V-Cross With Tank Tracks is SAVAGE - Rendering
BS6 Isuzu D-Max Hi-Lander and V-Cross Launched
BS6 Isuzu D-Max To Get New RWD Hi-Lander Base Trim
Isuzu Officially Teases BS6 D-Max V-Cross; Launching Soon
2021 Isuzu D-Max V-Cross BS6 Spied Ahead of Imminent Launch
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Article covering "Patchy Disease" which aflicts particularly Sucker-bodied Hillstream Loaches.
If you've noticed in some of my posts lately, I've had a deadly disease wipe out several of my prized hillstreams. The disease was brought in on an unquarantined fish. The symptoms are patchy color loss, and will often include rapid breathing. Death is usually very swift from the onset of symptoms. Sometimes a fish can seem healthy and feeding, only to be dead in a few hours.
Other hillstream owners have experienced similar deaths.
Since these fish are so sensitive to introduced chemicals, I was at odds as what to do. I finally found success by using Maryacyn-Two (minocycline) and Marycyn (Erythromycin) concurrently. I initially started with a lighter than recommended dose to check the fishes response. They seemed un-phased, so I increased to the full recommended dosage. After the first five day treatment, the fish were still patchy, but were feeding well. I then extended the treatment 5 more days, to the maximum recommended total treatment time of 10 days. At the beginning of the second treatment period, the patchy color didn't spread, but the color of the patches got even lighter. Then, suddenly, in a couple of more days, it started fading and the fishes appetites really kicked into overdrive. Yesterday was the last day of treatment, and the fish look much much better. I hope this helps other hillstreams owners to save these valuable fish.


When I go on one of my "Dead Ancestor" tours across the country, I take along a micro-cassette recorder. I see a lot of interesting things as I'm driving around and don't want to forget them. It's also helpful for remembering where I went and what I did there. Later, I transcribe the tapes into a Word document.
Perhaps if I had a traveling companion, scenarios like this would not happen.
"Looks like Siri's taking me on another wild goose chase again. I should have been going on Route 7, probably, but okay, I'm going the way I'm going, because Siri wants me to go on this route. Anyway, the forest to my left is a wildlife refuge, despite all the hideous fencing.
Siri: Turn left onto west Washington Street.
Siri: Turn right onto North Ireland Street.
Eilene: Siri's making me mad. I want to go back and take a picture of this courthouse clock tower. It has a tree growing out of it. This is unbelievable.
Her voice irritated me, so now "she" is an Aussie male!
That's my favorite road trip voice! My roommates & I named him Jack on our last trip.
Thanks. I do need to give him a name, though we're technically not that intimate.
I shudder to think what words I'd be saying as I drove along, irritated by Siri and confused about where I was going. I don't think I'd be able to share my transcript on my PG-13 blog.
Believe me, that was a mild quote – I have some pretty harsh words in there, too!
All is good until Siri takes you to the point of no return…..
They know when to be quiet, much better travelling companion!
Oh good! That was my intention.
Recording everything during genealogy trips is a really great idea–I'll have to start this for my research too!
Be careful. The transcribing process (at least my low-tech version of it) is quite tedious!
They're mulberry trees and they've been growing there since the courthouse was built. A strange, but true, story!
I rarely do, but it can be helpful when trying to find a place in a city I'm unfamiliar with.
Why argue with a computer? It's nuts! But we sure do it.
And the tree growing out of that clock tower is wild!
Today's memory will be of the tree growing out of the clock tower!


The free Wi-Fi service, called AucklandWiFi@Tomizone, is found at some public spaces and selected council-owned facilities. The service is free to all users for 30 minutes per day, per device. Once the free time limit is reached, you can choose to pay if you wish to continue using Wi-Fi. Currently, this free service is available at libraries across Auckland city, as well as at many community centres. You can also access the free Wi-Fi service at the Auckland Art Gallery and Auckland Botanic Gardens. For more detailed information please visit tomizone.com.


Clearwire today announced the transaction of the merger between Sprint, Google, Intel, and Cable Operators. PhoneNews.com was on the conference call, and we have the key details announced on it.
The Mobile WiMAX operator did not provide specifics on when, exactly, their existing pre-WiMAX network would be upgraded to the same WIMAX revision that Sprint's XOHM is using, or when XOHM's network would be integrated. Sprint's XOHM management team will combine with Clearwire's. Clearwire did say that they plan to upgrade the existing Clearwire network some time in 2009.
But, Clearwire did drop some hints of a plan. In the first half of 2009, Clearwire will integrate Sprint's infrastructure and core network operations, which would fall in-line with expectations for a fall hard launch of a consistent WiMAX network in over 50 markets.
As to branding, XOHM will be phased out, and Sprint will use Clearwire directly to sell WiMAX services. The new brand will be called, simply, Clear. Clearwire will continue to be used as a brand in markets which have already launched Clearwire services. Clear profits will be shared between Sprint and Clearwire, but further co-branding (such as hybrid EV-DO/WiMAX options) was not discussed.
Clearwire also touched on LTE. The company attempted to rationalize that WiMAX vs LTE was not a platform war, similar to CDMA vs GSM/UMTS. Because both 4G technologies are fully IP-based, Clearwire argues that the two platforms will be much more interchangeable, without requiring devices to be significantly modified. The company even went as far as to indicate that their network would be in an advantageous positioned to transition to LTE, if WiMAX ultimately failed to gain traction.
I'm a Clear user in Portland, Oregon. But whenever I ask whether Clear and Clearwire are the same company, I get told "no." Yet this article, published last year, indicates otherwise.
Today, I asked a Clearwire rep, via chat, whether my Clear WiMax modem was portable to Clearwire coverage in Syracuse, New York. Again, they said no – that Clear and Clearwire are not the same company. Is there a problem in this so-called merger … or are these companies tetering on the brink of failure?
To answer your question, Alec, Clear and Clearwire are indeed the same company from a corporate standpoint.
However, because Clear and Clearwire service are not yet consolidated… you will often be told that they are different organizations. From a technological standpoint they are.
The company is not on the brink of failure. Rather, the new company just was launched with funding from across the industry. Sprint, Google, Intel, Comcast, and Time Warner are the top backers of "The New Clear".
Think of Clearwire as version zero of WiMAX technology. Clear service is version 1.0 of WiMAX technology. So, the company is now upgrading Clearwire to the same standard that Clear is using.
That's happening right now. The old technology from Clearwire, is being upgraded with the new Clear technology gained from Sprint (Sprint XOHM and Clear will be the first to be unified). After that is done, within the next year or so, Clear, Clearwire, and XOHM will all be one and the same from a technological (and business) standpoint.
It's also why Clear is only in Portland right now. Clear is the future, but XOHM and then Clearwire have to be added to what you have today. The last thing Clear wants to tell you, is that you can use Clearwire and/or XOHM service… you can't… yet. When they are done, you'll be able to access all of those existing WiMAX areas, and many more as the service is rolled out nationwide.
Now it is time to jump ship – Clear/Clearwire IS on the brinnk – go with LTE on a real wireless provider. VZW is launching in December.


The thirteen-time Grammy Award-winner is preparing to drop his 13th studio album on May 31.
Thirteen-time Grammy Award-winner Kirk Franklin recently sat down with EBONY to discuss his upcoming LONG LIVE LOVE album and tour.
Franklin, who recently hosted the 34th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, is preparing to drop his 13th studio album on May 31.
Thrilled about news that the Clark Sisters are landing a biopic, Franklin said, "I think that it's beautiful that culture now has a chance to celebrate these men and women of faith who sacrificed very much and received little acclaim because they talk about Jesus.
There's only one person the gospel legend would like to star in an biographical film about his life: "Emanuel Lewis, like Webster from the TV show … because he's little. He's the only person [who] can see eye to eye with me," he explained.
Despite being "Booked" and "superbusy," Franklin is headlining the second annual Exodus Music & Arts Festival on May 26 in Irving, TX. He's also set to hit the road on the LONG LIVE LIVE tour beginning July 11. The songwriter will also reprise his role as a host on BET's gosepl singing competition, Sunday Best, when it airs this summer.


Dubai Butterfly Garden opened on March 24th, 2015, this garden consists on 10 pavilions, which are separate and different from each other but one thing is common in all areas, that is "Butterfly Species". Here you can see near about 15000 butterflies from 26 unique species. They are freely flying everywhere in all areas, butterflies lands on the visitors which allows them to make beautiful memorable photos.
These butterflies are not taken from the wild nature. Adult butterflies mate here and the caterpillars eat the food by special feeding system.The employees of the park collect the complete pupas, take them to a separate stand, where visitors can see butterflies hatching from the pupa, as well as their first fly.
Al Barsha South 3, Barsha, Dubailand Area.
It's located right opposite the Motor City and Arabian Ranches.
Butterfly Garden is located next to the Miracle Garden, surely that is a great thing for visitors, because they can visit both parks during one trip.
Dubai Butterfly Garden is open throughout the year for visitors. During the working week visitors can visit the park from 9am till 9pm, while during the weekend visitors can visit from 9am to 11pm.
The price of the adult ticket is 55 AED . This ticket is valid for adults and children for more than 3 years old. People with limited physical abilities and children of 3 years and less can enter the park for free.


If your GST return has been successfully sent to IRAS, you should see an acknowledgement page after clicking on the "Submit" button. The acknowledgement page contains a summary of the figures you submitted and instructions on how you can make payment if you have tax payable.
You can view the status of your current and past 2 years' GST returns via myTax Portal.
At "GST", select "View GST Filing Status" and enter the accounting period you wish to view.
The status of your GST return(s) will be displayed.
If the status shows "REQUIRED TO FILE ", you may click on the "E-FILE" button to retrieve the return.
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import numpy as np
import tensorflow as tf
import tensorflow.keras as keras

# Get the trend with time and slope
def trend(time, slope=0):
    return slope * time

# Get a specific pattern, which can be customerized
def seasonal_pattern(season_time):
    return np.where(season_time < 0.4,
                    np.cos(season_time * 2 * np.pi),
                    1 / np.exp(3 * season_time))

# Repeats the same pattern at each period
def seasonality(time, period, amplitude=1, phase=0):
    season_time = ((time + phase) % period) / period
    return amplitude * seasonal_pattern(season_time)

# Obtain a random white noise
def white_noise(time, noise_level=1, seed=None):
    rnd = np.random.RandomState(seed)
    return rnd.randn(len(time)) * noise_level

# Convert the series to dataset form
def ndarray_to_dataset(ndarray):
    return tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(ndarray)

# Convert the series to dataset with some modifications
def sequential_window_dataset(series, window_size):
    series = tf.expand_dims(series, axis=-1)
    ds = ndarray_to_dataset(series)
    ds = ds.window(window_size + 1, shift=window_size, drop_remainder=True)
    ds = ds.flat_map(lambda window: window.batch(window_size + 1))
    ds = ds.map(lambda window: (window[:-1], window[1:]))
    return ds.batch(1).prefetch(1)

# Convert dataset form to ndarray
def dataset_to_ndarray(dataset):
    array=list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
    return np.ndarray(array)

# Generate some raw test data
time_range=4 * 365 + 1
time = np.arange(time_range)

slope = 0.05
baseline = 10
amplitude = 40
series = baseline + trend(time, slope) + seasonality(time, period=365, amplitude=amplitude)

noise_level = 5
noise = white_noise(time, noise_level, seed=42)

series += noise

# Modify the raw test data with DataSet form
tf.random.set_seed(42)
np.random.seed(42)

window_size = 30
test_set = sequential_window_dataset(series, window_size)

# Convert the DataSet form data to ndarry
#pre_in=series[np.newaxis, :, np.newaxis]
test_array=dataset_to_ndarray(test_set)

# Load the saved LSTM model
model=tf.keras.models.load_model("path/to/model")

# Predict with LSTM model
rnn_forecast_nd = model.predict(test_array)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Modern townhouse in quiet street.
This modern brick unit comprises TWO bedrooms, dining area, living room and spacious kitchen. The integrated garage offers sufficient room for a workshop and bench. The rear yard has rose garden borders and just enough lawned area to be utilised - yet all very low maintenance. There is sufficient garden area for a veggie garden. The home is in excellent condition and ready to move straight in. A perfect retirement home or a guilt edge investment.


Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle tumbled on Thursday morning after the company announced that growing competition had driven down its yields, which reflect average fares, by 21 percent in February, compared to the year before.
Shares fell 5.5 percent immediately after the news was announced, before rebounding, hovering at just over 1 percent down by early afternoon.
The company's founder and chief executive Bjørn Kjos blamed price competition with other carriers for its falling profitability.
"There's strong competition in the market and many affordable tickets available, which benefits the customers," he said in a statement. "At Norwegian, we are prepared to meet the competition by introducing even more brand new aircraft to the fleet, expanding the route network and adding new destinations to the route map. New aircraft with lower fuel burn is key to keeping costs down and continue to offer more low-fare tickets."
Some 1,527,099 passengers flew with Norwegian in February, a 22 percent leap on the same month last year, as it brought in long haul flights to Thailand and the US, using the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane.
The company expects to take delivery of four new 787 Dreamliners during the first half of 2014, as well as 15 new 737-800 aircraft.


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Ngamiland East è uno dei quattro sottodistretti del distretto Nordoccidentale nel Botswana.

Villaggi

Bodibeng
Botlhatlogo
Chanoga
Habu
Kareng
Kgakge/Makakung
Komana
Mababe
Makalamabedi
Matlapana
Matsaudi/Sakapane
Maun
Phuduhudu
Sankuyo
Sehithwa
Semboyo
Shorobe
Toteng
Tsao

Località

A.1.2 Vet Camp
A.I. Camp
Amusangwana
Audi
B.D.F Camp
Baapelo
Babalelampa
Bamotshaa
Bantshaa
Birds Camp
BLDC Ranch
Bobaatlhogo
Bodirelakgomo
Bodumatau
Bodumatau
Boesi
Bogare
Bohiwakgoma
Boiketso
Boikhutso
Boitapoloso
Boitumelo
Bolapologo
Bomakwhe
Bomoxwa
Bonno
Borakalalo
Boro
Boro B.D.F
Boro Prisons
Boseto Copper Mine
Boseto Copper Mine
Boswelaphiri
Bothakga
Bothulakgomo
Botshabelo
Botshelo
Botshelo
Boura
Buffalo Trials Camp 1
Buffalo Trials Camp 2
Camp
Camp Dizhana
Chelete
Chixoma
Chuchubega
Chuchubega Water Affairs
Crocodile Camp
Daugha
Dautsa
Deception Valley Lodge
Diakwe Quarantine Camp
Dikgakana
Dikgatho
Dikgatlhong (Maun)
Dikgongtseditshweu
Dinao
Dinokwane
Diphalana
Dipuo
Dithapelo
Dithutwana
Ditoro
Ditoro
Ditotoma
Dobe
Gabamochaa
Game
Gaonwe
Gogomoga
Golaobone
Goodhope
Goruku
Gwedao
Gxwegxwa
Hainaveld 66-70 Conservacy
Hitato
Ikageng
Inola
Ipelegeng
Island Safari Lodge
John's Farm
Joo
Jovurega
Kaberekele
Kaepe
Kaibara
Kakanaga
Kamisetso
Kamote
Kanana
Kangoa
Kanjuwe
Kaokemo
Karatshaa
Katoo
Kaure
Kgantshang
Kgaolo
Kgetsiyatsie
Kgolagano
Kgomotshwaana
Kgomotshwaana Gate
Kgopisamotswana
Kgoria
Kgwebe
Khooxoba
Khorotsau
Khudutlou
Khwai Camp
Khwai River Lodge
Khwareng
Kombakata
Konde
Kookale
Koromo
Kouwe
Kumokoga
Kwarabe
Latlhamatla
Lebaleng
Lebu (Ngamiland East)
Lediba
LedibalaDikubu
Legae
Legotlhwana
Lekurwane
Lentswana
Lentswana
Lerobo
Letlhajwa
Liverpool
Mababe Hunting Camp /
Mabeleapodi
Mabono
Machaba Camp
Machera
Maego
Maile
Maiteko
Majakomabedi
Makakung
Makalamabedi North Gate
Makgabaganyane
Makgabana
Makgadikgadi Wildlife Camp
Makgokong
Makoba
Makolwane
Makula
Makutsomo
Makwelekwele/Makgelekgele
Malalakgakana
Malomatsebe
Maloto
Mangororo
Mankwe Bush Camp
Manoga 1
Mantsentsela
Mapeno
Maphane
Maphane/Thaere
Mapororo
Mapororo Gate
Mapororo Properties
Maputi
Maragana
Maretlwana
Marophe
Marothodi
Marula
Marula
Masabango
Masamo
Maselenyane
Masogwana
Masongwana
Masu
Matabolaga
Mathamagana
Matlhomahibidu
Matsaudi
Matsebe
Matseke
Maumo
Maun Rest Camp
Maun Wildlife
Mawana
Mawana Vet Gate
Menomasweu
Meriroriro
Metsi-a-Kgomo
Metsimotse
Mgotlho Photography Camp
Mmadinotshe
Mmaetsho
Mmakebana
Mmamotaung
Mmatakgomo
Mmatakgomo
Mmumosweu
Mochabeng
Mochabo
Modimonthusa
Modimooteng
Moenyana
Mogapelwa
Mogobewathakadu
Mogorogorowatau
Mogowagowe
Mokgalo
Mokgalo
Mokgalo/Haka
Mokolwane
Mokolwane
Mokutsumo
Molatswana
Mopako
Mophane
Moporota
Moremogolo
Morobana
Morula
Mosarasarane
Moselewapula
Mosetlho
Moshu
Mosimanewadiphiri
Mosumoleele
Motlopi
Motopi Airport
Motopi P.W.D. Camp
Motopi Vet Camp
Mowana (Sehithwa)
Mpayabana
Mpayakgori
Mpayamonna
Mpayanonyane
Mphametsi
Mphampha
Mphampha SSG Camp
Mphoyame
Mphoyamodimo
Mushu
Nagotona
Nakalatswii
Namanyane
Nametsapelo
Namolaleuba
Naone
New Makolwane Camp
Ngoya
Ngwanaitseele
Nisa Vula
Nnakgolo
Ntshapelo
Nxabe
Nxame
Nxanxana
Nxenekau
Nxharaga
Odiakwa
Okavango River Lodge
Palamaokuwe
Pegasegwana
Pelobotlhoko
Pelotelele
Pelotshetlha
Pelotshwaana
Pelotshweu
Pelotshweu
Peteke
Peteke Gate
Phakawe
Phalaphala BDF Camp
Phalaphala Vet Camp
Phatlhana
Phatswe
Phefodiafoka
Phefodiafoka
Phefodiafoka Gates
Phenyo
Phirieatsena
Phuduhudu
Phuduhudu Lands
Phuduhudu wildlife camp
Phuthologo
Polokabatho
Polokabatho
Polokabatho
Qonga
Ramosuwana
Ranch No.80
Riverland/Thaji
Roads Camp
Roads Camp
Roads Maintanance Camp
Roman
Rombale
Rongwa
Sakadana
Samodupi
Sankoyo New Camp
Sankwasa
Santawana Lodge & Work Camp
Sanyana
Seamogano
Sebakhudu
Sedibana
Sedibana
Sedibana
Seerose
Segolame
Segolame
Segolame
Sekwaxamo
Semaotwana
Semente/Kakana
Semolo
Semphete
Seokgwe
Sepanapoleke
Serurubele
Setata Gate
Setata Gate
Setateng
Sethebe
Setsau
Sexaxa
Shandereke/Kaziekene Camp
Shashe
Shendango
Shewaronga
Shirobazo
Shokomokwe
Sitatunga Camp
Somela
Somela 1
South Gate Camp
Sulabompe
Tatamoga
Tauyanamane
Tebogo
Tenge
Thamalakane
Thamalakane
Thapolathari
Thari ya Nanane
Thololamoro
Tianoga
Tjivaneno
Tlhalogane
Tolankwe
Tsanekona
Tsaro Elephant Lodge
Tsatsabaga
Tsetseku
Tshadamo
Tshelo jwa Motswana
Tshenolo
Tshimologo
Tshipidi
Tshipidi
Tsholofelo
Tshwaragano
Tshwaragano 1
Tsibogo-la-Matebele
Tsogaboroko
Tsogaobone
Tsoku
Tsoronyatli
Tswelenyane
Tudika
Wild dog Research
Workers Camp & Safari Camp
Xabarachaa
Xabaxwa
Xadora/Nanogaonne
Xaega
Xakukara
Xangoro
Xaraxau Flats
Xhabo SSG Camp
Xhai Pan Turn Off
Xhana
Xharaxhe
Xhatsitso
Xheche
Xheke Lands
Xhiredom
Xhobe
Xhoga
Xhoga SSG Camp
Xhomo
Xhutego
Xhwango
Xhwee
Xininkhwe
Xirixara Wildlife Camp
Xoboga
Xoo
Xoo
Xuxau
Xwamote

Bibliografia
2011 Census Alphabetical Index of Districts  del Central Statistics Office del Botswana

Voci correlate
 Chobe (sottodistretto)
 Ngamiland Delta
 Ngamiland West

Collegamenti esterni

Sottodistretti del Botswana


In spring 2008, the Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section (CHPPD) of APHA released a call for proposals for photo journal projects focusing on community health planning and policy. The applicants were asked to describe the community stories they were proposing to capture, a work plan outlining how they would engage with the community and capture photographs, and justify a budget. Successful applicants had to be, or become, APHA members and had to present their findings at the 2010 annual meeting. Twenty-seven competitive proposals were reviewed. Five were selected based on project description, feasibility of budget, diversity in topics, methodology, and geographic location. Winners received small cash awards from the Section and some received equipment necessary to complete the projects.


From US 70 Northern Relief Route exit to right on Business 70/285. Hotel is approximately three miles from this point on left side.
From US 380 West turn right on Main Street (also known as Business 70/285) and the hotel is four miles North from this point.
From US Hwy 285 South (also known as Main Street), we are the first hotel on the left.
From US Hwy 285 North, we are the last hotel on the right.


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Why This Wholly Unique Patek Philippe 'No Moon Phase' Watch Could Fetch $5 Million at Auction
Christie's Hong Kong will auction Alan Banbery's Reference 3448J perpetual calendar model in May.
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On May 22, Christie's Hong Kong will auction a unique Patek Philippe Reference 3448J specially made for Alan Banbery, one of the most beloved and legendary figures in the firm's history.
Gifted to Banbery in 1975, on the occasion of his 10th anniversary with the brand, where he served as director of sales for English-speaking territories, the yellow gold wristwatch is prized for what it's missing: a moon phase.
Unlike the 585 other examples that belong to Reference 3448, this singular timepiece, estimated to fetch between $3.1 million and $5 million, stands apart as the only fully provenanced, fully documented, specially commissioned example of a "no moon phase" with a leap year indication on the dial. (Patek Philippe achieved this mechanical feat by removing the moon phase disk to allow the display of a leap year indication with a special set of small hands.)
Among vintage watch connoisseurs, owning Banbery's personal timepiece, which remained in his possession for almost 25 years, is akin to owning a piece of the storied Geneva watchmaker's history. Banbery was instrumental in helping the Stern family—led by patriarch Henri Stern and his son, Philippe—acquire historic Patek Philippe watches and assemble a collection that resulted in the opening of the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva in 2001.
Alan Banbery's Unique Patek Philippe Ref. 3448 MADKING
"The mere mention of the name 'Banbery' brings the unmistakable and instantly recognizable minimalist aesthetic of this unique reference 3448 immediately to mind," Alexandre Bigler, vice president and head of watches at Christie's Asia Pacific, said in a statement. "This sale will undoubtedly provide the world's most discerning collectors with a rare opportunity to acquire a timepiece of almost mythical status."
The Reference 3448 is considered an icon of mid-century watchmaking. Introduced by Patek Philippe in 1962, the model was the first self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch. As noted, only 586 pieces, mostly in yellow gold, were made until the model was discontinued in the late 1980s. Alan Banbery's "No Moon Phase" watch is engraved with his monogram on the caseback.
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Researchers from South Africa, the US, Canada and France today announced new dates pertaining to the internationally famous Sterkfontein Caves in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in Gauteng, South Africa.
The announcement was made at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg following the publication of their paper, titled: New cosmogenic burial ages for Sterkfontein Member 2 Australophithecus and Member 5 Oldowan, in the prestigious scientific journal, Nature, on 1 April 2015.
A cosmogenic burial date for the Sterkfontein Oldowan of 2.18 ± 0.21 My.
Sterkfontein has been internationally famous since 1936 for its key hominid and palaeontological discoveries and since the 1950s for its early archaeological finds.
Until now, however, no direct dating of the deposits has been without controversy. In particular, there has been much confusion surrounding the dating of StW 573, the 'Little Foot' skeleton of Australopithecus prometheus.
Palaeomagnetic dating of flowstones published in 1999 suggested an age near 3.3 million years (My), but this was not widely accepted. Cosmogenic nuclide burial dating by Professor Darryl Granger (Purdue University, US) and colleagues published in 2003 suggested an age near 4 My for the cave sediments containing the fossil.
Subsequent uranium-lead dating of calcite flowstones indicated a much younger age of 2.2 My, calling the cosmogenic dates into question. Although Professor Ronald (Ron) Clarke (Wits University, South Africa) had recognised as early as 2002 that the calcite flowstones are younger than the skeleton, the major discrepancy in ages left the age of the skeleton in doubt.
Recently, in 2014, Dr Laurent Bruxelles (INRAP, France), Clarke and colleagues published a detailed map of the cave sediments and their stratigraphy and showed beyond doubt that the dated flowstones had formed within voids opened by collapse of the cave sediments. The flowstones, in fact, separate conjoining parts of the skeleton and must be younger than the skeleton itself. This opens the possibility that the sediment and the skeleton within it could be far older than the 2.2 My old flowstones.
In 2010, Wits alumnus Dr Ryan Gibbon (University of New Brunswick, Canada) took up postdoctoral research with Granger and worked extensively on cosmogenic dating at Sterkfontein and elsewhere.
In this week's issue of Nature, the researchers report on a new date for Little Foot of 3.67 ± 0.16 My. This successful cosmogenic dating represents the collaborative work of Granger and Gibbon. The new date is made possible by two major advances in methodology.
The first is the development of the 'isochron' method for burial dating with cosmogenic 26Al and 10Be. An isochron uses multiple samples from the same site to check that all assumptions required for cosmogenic burial dating are met, including that the sediment has not been reworked.
However, successful dating required a second major advance, the development of the gas-filled-magnet at Purdue University's PRIME Lab, the accelerator mass spectrometry facility directed by Professor Marc Caffee where the cosmogenic nuclides were measured. The gas-filled-magnet allows a much better measurement of 26Al, and therefore more precise burial dating. The equipment became operational in mid-2014, and samples from Sterkfontein were among the first to be re-analysed.
The results were stunning. Out of 11 samples collected over the past decade, nine fell onto a single isochron curve, giving a robust age for the deposit. The other dating reported here is of a quartz cobble found at a higher level in the cave sequence.
The researchers used a manuport (a cobble carried into the site by Oldowan hominids) to eliminate the issue of sediment reworking, so a simple burial date rather than an isochron suffices. The age of the Oldowan at Sterkfontein is about 2 My, similar to three other sites with Oldowan tools recently dated with cosmogenic nuclides in South Africa.
The process of discovery and excavation of StW 573, the Little Foot hominid fossil, has been ongoing since 1994 when the first four footbones were found in a box of animal fossils by Clarke. In July 1997, Clarke and his assistants, Stephen Motsumi and Nkwane Molefe, located the position of the end of the shin bone of the skeleton in a deep deposit of the Sterkfontein caves known as Member 2 in the Silberberg Grotto.
Due to the arduous conditions of excavation in this cavern, the concrete-like deposits, and the displaced and fragile nature of the bones, it was August 2010 before Clarke and his team had exposed the whole skeleton and began lifting it within blocks of breccia to the surface.
This process continued until December 2011, when the last elements were freed. Today the process of cleaning the matrix from the bones and reconstructing the fossil is still ongoing, but over half of the skeleton has been MicroCT scanned at Wits University and the more detailed interpretation has begun.
Clarke has assigned the skeleton to the species Australopithecus prometheus. It differs from the site's better- known fossils of Australopithecus africanus in being of larger body size, with a skull that has a flatter, longer face, and larger, bulbous-cusped cheek teeth. The new dating of this skeleton at 3.67 My places it as a contemporary of early Australopithecus afarensis from Laetoli in Tanzania and Woranso-Mille in Ethiopia.
However, A. prometheus is morphologically very different from A. afarensis and has more similarities to the younger, flat-faced Paranthropus, with its large bulbous-cusped cheek teeth. Hence the date of 3.67 My for A. prometheus at Sterkfontein poses new questions about the diversity, geographic spread, and relationships of early hominid species in Africa.
In the early 1990s, Clarke and Professor Kathleen Kuman (Wits University) excavated Member 5 East, a younger and higher portion of the cave deposits exposed at the surface by erosion of the cave roof. A new tool industry of great antiquity was discovered in the lower levels of this infill and was the first of its kind in southern Africa.
Initially estimated by fauna to ca 1.7 to 2 My, the industry was announced by Kuman in 1994 as Oldowan and the details of 3 500 pieces published in 2009. The Oldowan is a simple flaked stone tool technology, occurring in East Africa as early as 2.6 My, focused on flake tools knapped from cobbles. It lacks the handaxes and cleavers which signal the advent of the Acheulean industry, which first appears ca 1.7 My in both East and South Africa (the latter occurring at Sterkfontein and in the Northern Cape Province).
Today the researchers announce a cosmogenic burial date for the Sterkfontein Oldowan of 2.18 ± 0.21 My. It is similar to the recently published date of 2.19 ± 0.08 My for Oldowan tools at the neighbouring site of Swartkrans and shows that South Africa's Cradle of Humankind was home to tool-making hominids by 2 My or earlier.
A third assemblage of similar age (also dated by Gibbon and Granger) is currently under excavation at Canteen Kopje in the Northern Cape, and a fourth Oldowan assemblage ca 1.8 My has recently been published from Wonderwerk Cave, also in the Northern Cape.
Thus we now know that the Oldowan is consistently present in South Africa by 2 My, a much earlier age for tool-bearing hominids than previously anticipated in this part of Africa. It is now clear that the small number of Oldowan sites in southern Africa is due only to limited research and not to the absence of these hominids.
The maker of this industry is much debated, but many researchers accept that it is the handy work of a species of early Homo, such as Homo habilis that is dated in Malawi and East Africa from 2.4 to 1.8 My and at Swartkrans by 1.8 My or more.


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