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Helen Toner on China, CSET, and AI
by Rob Bensinger7 min read21st Apr 20193 comments
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This is a linkpost for http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/show/rs-231-helen-toner-on-misconceptions-about-china-and-artific.html
Miscellaneous excerpts I found interesting from Julia Galef's recent interview of Helen Toner:
Helen Toner: [...] [8:00] I feel like the West has this portrayal of the company Baidu as the "Google" of China. And when you think "Google," you think super high tech, enormous, has many products that are really cool and really widely used. Like Google has search, obviously, but it also has Gmail. It also has Google Maps. It has a whole bunch of other things, Android...
So I feel like this term, "the Google of China," gets applied to Baidu in all kinds of ways. And in fact, it's sort of true that Baidu is the main search engine in China, because Google withdrew from China. But kind of all the other associations we have with Google don't fit super well into Baidu. Maybe other than, it is one of China's largest tech companies, that is true.
But just in terms of my overall level of how impressed I was with Baidu as a company, or how much I expected them to do cool stuff in the future -- that went down by a lot, just based on... there's no… Baidu Maps exists, but no one really uses it. The most commonly used maps app is a totally different company. There's no Baidu Mail. There's no Baidu Docs. There's a lot of stories of management dysfunction or feudalism internally. So, that was one of the clearest updates I made.
Julia Galef: [...] [19:40] In your conversations in particular with the AI scientists who you got to meet in China, what did you notice? Did anything surprise you? Were their views different in any systematic way from the American AI scientists you'd talked to?
Helen Toner: Yeah. So, I should definitely caveat that this was a small number of conversations. It was maybe five conversations of any decent length.
Julia Galef: Oh, you also went to at least one AI conference, I know, in China.
Helen Toner: Yes, that's true. But it was much more difficult to have sort of substantive, in-depth conversations there.
I think a thing that I noticed in general among these conversations with more technical people… In the West, in similar conversations that I've been a part of, there's often been a part of the conversation that was dedicated to, "How do you think AI will affect society? What do you think are the important potential risks or benefits or whatever?" And maybe I have my own views, and I share those views. And usually the person doesn't 100% agree with me, and maybe they'll sort of provide a slightly different take or a totally different take, but they usually seem to have a reasonably well-thought-through picture of "What does AI mean for society? What might be good or bad about it?"
The Chinese professors that I talked to -- and this could totally just be a matter of relationships, that they didn't feel comfortable with me -- but they really didn't seem interested in engaging in that part of the conversation. They sort of seemed to want to say things like, "Oh, it's just going to be a really good tool. So it will just do what humanity -- or, just do what its users will want it to do. And that's sort of all." And I would kind of ask about risks, and they would say, "Oh, that's not really something that I've thought about."
There's sort of an easy story you could tell there, which might be correct, which is basically: Chinese people are taught from a very young age that they should not have, or that it's dangerous to have, strong opinions about how the world should be and how society should be, and that the important thing is just to fall in line and do your job. So that's one possibility for what's going on. Of course, I might have just had selection bias, or they might have thought that I was this strange foreigner asking them strange questions and they didn't want to say anything. Who knows?
Julia Galef: Well, I mean, another possible story might be that the sources of the discourse around AI risk in the West just haven't permeated China. Like there's this whole discourse that got signal boosted with Elon Musk and so on. So, there have been all these conversations in our part of the world that just maybe aren't happening there.
Helen Toner: Sure, but I feel like plenty of the conversations I'm thinking of in the West happened before that was so widespread, and often the pushback would be something along the lines of, "Oh, no, those kinds of worries are not reasonable -- but I am really worried about employment, and here's how I think it's going to affect employment," or things along those lines. And that just didn't come up in any of these conversations, which I found a little bit surprising.
Julia Galef: Sure. Okay, so you got back from China recently. You became the director of strategy for CSET, the Center for Security and Emerging Technology. Can you tell us a little bit about why CSET was founded and what you're currently working on?
Helen Toner: Yeah. So, we were basically founded because -- so our name, the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, gives us some ability to be broad in what kinds of emerging technologies we focus on. For the first at least two years, we're planning to focus on AI and advanced computing. And that may well end up being more than two years, depending on how things play out. And so the reason we were founded is essentially because of seeing this gap in the supply and demand in DC, or the appetite, for analysis and information on how the US government should be thinking about AI, in all kinds of different ways. And so the one that we wanted to focus in on was the security or national security dimensions of that, because we think that they're so important, and we think that missteps there could be really damaging. So that's the basic overview of CSET.
Julia Galef: So it sounds like the reason that you decided to focus on AI specifically out of all possible emerging technologies is just because the supply and demand gap was especially large there for information?
Helen Toner: That's right. That's right.
So, what we work on in the future will similarly be determined by that. So, certainly on a scale of 10 or 20 years, I wouldn't want to be starting an organization that was definitely going to be working on AI for that length of time. So, depending on how
things play out, we have room to move into different technologies where the government could use more in-depth analysis than it has time or resources to pursue.
Julia Galef: Great. And when you talk about AI, are you more interested in specialized AI -- like the kinds of things that are already in progress, like deep fakes or drones? Or are you more interested in the longer-term potential for general superintelligence?
Helen Toner: Yeah, so our big input into what we work on is what policymakers and other decision-makers in the government would find most useful. So that kind of necessarily means that we focus a lot on technologies that are currently in play or might be in play in sort of the foreseeable future. More speculative technologies can certainly come into our work if we think that that's relevant or important, but it's not our bread and butter. [...]
Julia Galef: [...] [26:15] In your interactions so far with American policymakers about AI, has anything surprised you about their views? Have there been any key disagreements that you find you have with the US policy community?
Helen Toner: I mean, I think an interesting thing about being in DC is just that everyone here, or so many people here, especially people in government, have so little time to think about so many issues. And there's so much going on, and they have to try and keep their heads wrapped around it.
So this means that kind of inevitably, simple versions of important ideas can be very powerful and can get really stuck in people's minds. So I see a few of these that I kind of disagree with, and I kind of understand why they got an embedded -- but if I had my druthers, I would embed a slightly different idea.
An example of this would be, in terms of AI, the idea that data is this super, super important input to machine learning systems. That's sort of step one of the argument, and step two of the argument is: And China has a larger population and weaker privacy controls, so Chinese companies and Chinese government will have access to more data. That's step two. Therefore, conclusion: China has this intrinsic advantage in AI.
Julia Galef: Right. Yeah. I've heard that framed in terms of a metaphor where data is like oil.
Helen Toner: Right. Exactly.
Julia Galef: So, China has this natural resource that will make it more powerful.
Helen Toner: Exactly. And, again, this is -- each step of the argument is not completely false. Certainly data is important for many types of machine learning systems, though not all. And certainly China does have a larger population and it does seem to have weaker privacy controls in some ways, though not in others.
[...] [29:25] It seems like plenty of other types of data where the US has a huge advantage: Anything to do with military data, whether it be satellite imagery, or data from other sensors that the US government has, the US is just really going to have a big advantage. The whole internet is in English. From what I've read, self-driving car input data tends to be much stronger in the US than in China.
There are just many, many types of relevant data. And what's relevant for any given machine learning system will be different from any other, depending on application. So just to go from consumer data to all data seems like it misses a lot. Aside from the whole question of "How do the privacy controls actually work?" and "How well can Chinese companies actually integrate data from different sources?" and so on. [...]
Julia Galef: [...] [32:40] Going back for a moment to the US government and their thinking about AI: It has seemed to me that the US government has not been very agent-y when it comes to anticipating the importance of AI. And by agent-y, I mean like planning ahead, taking proactive steps in advance to pursue your goals. Is that your view as well?
Helen Toner: I think, again, with having moved to DC and getting used to things here and so on, it seems like that's kind of true of the US government on basically all fronts. I'm not sure if you disagree.
It's a gigantic bureaucracy that was designed 250 years ago -- that's not completely true, but the blueprints were created 250 years ago -- it's just enormous, and has a huge number of rules and regulations and different people and different agencies and other bodies with different incentives and different plans and different goals. So, I think, to me, it's more like it's kind of a miracle when the US government can be agent-y about something than when it can't. I feel like it's kind of not fair to expect anything else of a structure that is the way that it is. [...]
Julia Galef: [...] [37:30] One thing that people often cite is that China publishes more papers on deep learning than the US does. [...]
Helen Toner: [...] [38:20] How are we counting Chinese versus non-Chinese papers? Because often, it seems to be just doing it via, "Is their last name Chinese?" Which seems like it really is going to miscount. [...]
[...] [39:00] These counts of papers have a hard time saying anything about the quality of the papers involved. You can look at citations, but that's not a perfect metric. But it's better, for sure.
And then, lastly, they rarely say anything about the different incentives that Chinese and non-Chinese academics face in publishing. So, actually, my partner is a chemistry PhD student, and he's currently spending a month in Shanghai. And he mentioned to me spontaneously that it's clear to him, or maybe it got mentioned explicitly, that his professor's salary is dependent on how many papers come out of his lab. So that's just a super different setup. Obviously, in the US, we have plenty of maybe exaggerated incentives for academics to publish papers, but I feel like that's sort of another level.
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[-]ryan_b2y
Helen's comments on the assumed superiority of China in gathering data about people brought to mind the recent disagreement between Rich Sutton and Max Welling.
Sutton recently argued that the bitter lesson of AI is methods which leverage compute the best are most effective. Welling responds by arguing the case that data is similarly important, particularly for domains which are not well defined.
This causes me to suspect that the US and China directions for AI research will significantly diverge in the medium term.
[-]Michael Chen2y
"How are we counting Chinese versus non-Chinese papers? Because often, it seems to be just doing it via, "Is their last name Chinese?" Which seems like it really is going to miscount." seems unreasonably skeptical. It's not too much harder to just look up the country of the university/organization that published the paper.
I'm not sure what the source is for the statement that "China publishes more papers on deep learning than the US", but in their 2018 Report, AI Index describes their country affiliation methodology as such: "An author's country affiliation is determined based on his or her primary organization, which is provided by authors of the papers. Global organizations will use the headquarters' country affiliation as a default, unless the author is specific in his/her organization description. For example, an author who inputs "Google" as their organization will be affiliated with the United States, one that inputs "Google Zurich" will be affiliated with Europe. Papers are double counted when authors from multiple geographies collaborate. For example, a paper with authors at Harvard and Oxford will be counted once for the U.S. and once for Europe."
[-]Rob Bensinger2y
? "Skeptical" implies that this is speculation on Helen's part, whereas I took her to be asserting as fact that this is the methodology that some studies in this category use, and that this isn't a secret or anything. This may be clearer in the full transcript:
Julia Galef: So, I'm curious -- one thing that people often cite is that China publishes more papers on deep learning than the US does. Deep learning, maybe we explained that already, it's the dominant paradigm in AI that's generating a lot of powerful results.
Helen Toner: Mm-hmm.
Julia Galef: So, would you consider that, "number of papers published on deep learning," would you consider that a meaningful metric?
Helen Toner: I mean, I think it's meaningful. I don't think it is the be-all and end-all metric. I think it contains some information. I think the thing I find frustrating about how central that metric has been is that usually it's mentioned with no sort of accompanying … I don't know. This is a very Rationally Speaking thing to say, so I'm glad I'm on this podcast and not another one…
But it's always mentioned without sort of any kind of caveats or any kind of context. For example, how are we counting Chinese versus non-Chinese papers? Because often, it seems to be just doing it via, "Is their last name Chinese," which seems like it really is going to miscount.
Julia Galef: Oh, wow! There are a bunch of people with Chinese last names working at American AI companies.
Helen Toner: Correct, many of whom are American citizens. So, I think I've definitely seen at least some measures that do that wrong, which seems just completely absurd. But then there's also, if you have a Chinese citizen working in an American university, how should that be counted? Is that a win for the university or is it win for China? It's very unclear.
And they also, these counts of papers have a hard time sort of saying anything about the quality of the papers involved. You can look at citations, but that's not a perfect metric. But it's better, for sure.
And then, lastly, they rarely say anything about the different incentives that Chinese and non-Chinese academics face in publishing. [...]


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Een staf of roede is een lange of korte, meestal ronde stok of stang met een praktische (ondersteunende), religieuze, ceremoniële, symbolische of magische functie.

Soorten staven

Er zijn verschillende staven te onderscheiden:
 Een herdersstaf is de staf van een schaapherder, bedoeld ter ondersteuning op soms slecht begaanbare terreinen. Dit is in het algemeen de meest eenvoudige staf, meestal niet meer dan een rechte tak.
 Een pelgrimsstaf is de reisstaf van een pelgrim, waaraan soms een ransel of knapzak hangt. Deze staf is recht met hooguit enkele verdikkingen of een knop aan de bovenkant.
 De was-scepter is een staf met een symbolische functie in het Oude Egypte.
 De khakkhara is een boeddhistische monnikenstaf, oorspronkelijk uit India, die zowel als wapen als voor gebed dienstdoet.
 De caduceus is de staf van een onderhandelaar of koerier in het oude Griekenland. Deze moest hem ongehinderde doorgang verlenen.
 De thyrsus is een staf met een knop in de vorm van een dennenappel. Het is het attribuut van Bacchus en zijn dienaren, de saters.
 De bisschopsstaf, ook wel kromstaf of krootse genoemd, is afgeleid van een herdersstaf. De meestal rijkversierde staf eindigt gebogen in een krul. De bekendste bisschopsstaf is wellicht de staf van Sinterklaas.
 Een processiestaf (niet te verwarren met processiekruis) is een ceremoniële staf die wordt meegedragen in processies. Deze eindigt meestal in een zilveren kruis of medaillon met een religieuze afbeelding. Vroeger symboliseerde de processiestaf soms de rechtsmacht van een kathedraal of kapittelkerk.
 Een broederschapsstaf is een processiestaf die door leden van een broederschap in processies wordt meegedragen. De afbeelding in het medaillon heeft meestal betrekking op een bepaalde devotie, die de broederschap wil bevorderen.
 De pedelstaf of -stok is de ceremoniële staf van een pedel.
 De staf van een nar is een zotskolf, narrenstok, gekstok of marot, deze staf heeft vaak de beeltenis van een nar aan het bovenste uiteinde en is versierd met linten.
 Een toverstaf is een staf of stokje waarmee men rituele of magische handelingen uitvoert. Wordt zowel door traditionele sjamanen als door goochelaars gebruikt. Een Tscdettaan is een adelaarsstaf met rituele betekenis bij bepaalde indianenstammen in Noord-Amerika.
 Een quarterstaff is een stokwapen, dat vanaf de 15e eeuw vooral in Engeland populair was. In de 18e eeuw vooral als sport beoefend.

Wetenswaardigheden
 In de Bijbel wordt gesproken over de staf van Mozes. God laat deze reisstaf in een slang veranderen en vervolgens weer in een staf om het volk van Israël ervan te overtuigen dat ze Mozes moeten volgen.
 In de christelijke iconografie behoort de bisschopsstaf tot de attributen van heilige bisschoppen. De apostel Petrus, als eerste bisschop van Rome, heeft een staf met drie kruizen.
 Sommige heiligen, zoals Sint-Christoffel en Sint-Amor worden traditioneel afgebeeld met pelgrimsstaf.

Afbeeldingen

Zie ook
 Scepter (koningsstaf)
 Fasces (Romeinse roedenbundel)
 Lingot (goudstaaf of -baar)

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Hundreds of companies waste hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue every year on "Team Building" programs that do not produce the desired results. The programs fail to develop a team atmosphere within their organizations. The term "Team Building" has itself become a bit confusing. So much is being offered today at the name of team building that the client gets perplexed.
What is wrong with team-building programs?
If you too recognize the need for team development, and are planning some activities for that purpose, you should have some idea of the pitfalls of team building, and how to go about it. It doesn't matter whether you hire a consultant to help, or you lead the process yourself, if you know what must be avoided, there are good chances of your success.
Bringing a high performing team back on track is critical for leaders. A range of tools are available to help leaders achieve this objective. The most effective approach has been to sensitize leaders about certain behaviors that cause teams to slip. The process encourages teams (including leaders) to make a strong commitment to 'SAY NO' to different behaviors, attitudes and actions damaging the overall productivity and performance of the team.
Why Invest in Team Building?
Many organizations may still have doubt whether investment in team building will pay off? Investment in a structured program with well thought-out goals and outcomes can actually give you a many fold advantage. A team-building event at a certain level gives you a lot more than just a fun day out. It really can make a significant business difference.
Don't you want increased productivity, improved customer service, more flexible systems, employee empowerment? Can you do it alone? Of course, you need an outclass team to complete this mission. We all have seen high-performing teams. We appreciate them, admire them, and get inspiration from them. But we really don't know the secret behind. After having worked with teams of various backgrounds and styles team possibilities has identified SEVEN key secrets of outclass team.


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CalgaryFlames.com's Ryan Dittrick sat down with our head coach to discuss his upbringing, the move home, the mentors that have shaped him, and his early impressions of his new team.
DITTRICK: Well, Bill, we're a few games into the new season and a few months into your move back to Alberta. How are things going for you and your family?
PETERS: It's been busy, but I'm very happy with everything so far. Just trying to get the house settled and get my son into school - he's busy travelling lots, playing hockey - and then obviously our quick trip to China... It's been a long list of things we've had to check off. Things are beginning to settle down now, though.
DITTRICK: You've coached on a few teams now at this level. What's it been like getting to know a brand new group of guys, each one with a different personality that you surely want to tap into?
PETERS: It's a challenge, for sure, but that's the essence of coaching. You're always meeting new players and learning how you can connect with them on a personal level as quickly as possible. You can't force it; you've got to get into some battles and be a part of some different experiences with one another. That's when you truly learn about each other's tendencies and what makes them tick. So far, it's been good. I'm looking forward to working with this group. I think it's a team that has huge upside, and they're a group that truly cares. They care about the work they put on the ice and they care about each other. As a coach, you can't ask for anything more than that.
Topics discussed include the upcoming China trip and the make up of the team.
CALGARY, AB - The Calgary Flames announced today that they have named Bill Peters as the franchise's 19th head coach. Peters joins the Flames after spending the past four seasons as the head coach with the Carolina Hurricanes.
A native of Three Hills, Alberta, Peters brings 21 years of coaching experience to the club. Prior to serving the Hurricanes, the 53-year-old was an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings from 2011-12 through the 2013-14 season. Before that, he led the American Hockey League's Rockford IceHogs for three campaigns from 2008-09 and 2010-11.
Ah, the great moments of the Bill Peters era. There was … or … uh … yeah.
Really, it comes down to yapping at Eddie Lack from down the hallway last year – "make a (bleeping) save" – or his epic rant in February about how sending the same team out again would be "unacceptable" at which point the Carolina Hurricanes proceeded to send the same team out again for the next game. Never anything on the ice.
Peters spent four years with the Carolina Hurricanes, made some bad commercials for water-purification systems, never made the playoffs and exits with essentially the same record as his predecessor, Kirk Muller. Peters was a terrific tactician who never connected with his players. This season, they had clearly tuned him out by December. He should have been fired then.
Then again, if Scott Darling isn't grossly negligent in net, the Hurricanes are in the playoffs right now (or at least, would have been earlier this week) and Peters is still in charge.
RALEIGH, NC - The Carolina Hurricanes today announced that Head Coach Bill Peters has resigned his position. The team will immediately begin its search for a new head coach.
"I have a lot of respect for Bill as a person and coach," said Owner/CEO/Governor Tom Dundon. "We thank him for his time with the Hurricanes and wish him success in whatever comes next."
The Carolina Hurricanes are still waiting on an answer from head coach Bill Peters.
Don Waddell, the Canes' president and interim general manager, said Monday that Peters, who has coached the Hurricanes the past four years, has until Friday to exercise the exit clause on his contract. Waddell confirmed that Peters has one year remaining on his contract, with a $1.6 million salary.
Waddell said there have been calls to the Hurricanes asking permission to speak to Peters about coaching jobs, but did not say how many teams have called.
"I don't think he's fighting to get out the door," Waddell said of Peters. "But that's his right, that's in his contract. He's got to weigh out all his options."
Bill Peters after practice today.
-Bill Peters, head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. More from Chip Alexander of the News & Observer.
It appears Bill Peters' patience is being tested by Alexander Semin.
Peters, the Carolina Hurricanes' first-year coach, on Tuesday made some pointed remarks about Semin, the $7-million-a-year winger who again will be a healthy scratch Tuesday when the Canes host the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Asked Tuesday how frustrating it has been to get so little out of Semin this season, Peters said, "Well, it's not frustrating for me. We just play the guys who dig in and work and play with speed in both directions and play hard. It's not hard."
"I talk about competitive people being in a competitive environment and we want to win. We are playing our best 20 players in order to win hockey players. That's the lineup. It's not hard."
Update: Dreger made very similar comments on TSN.
Hurricanes fans don't know much about new coach Bill Peters, but Friday seemed willing to give him a chance.
Peters, 49, was named coach of the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday and formally introduced Friday at a press conference. The former Detroit Red Wings assistant has no prior head coaching experience in the NHL.
"I'll be honest with you, I just really never heard of him," said Michael Beach, 47, an accountant from Raleigh who's been a fan of the Canes since they moved to North Carolina in 1997.
Alex Amra, 43, owner of Tobacco Road Sports Café from Raleigh, said he wasn't necessarily surprised by the hire, though he thought the Canes would go after Ulf Samuelsson, New York Rangers assistant.
David Finch, 54, CEO of ATCOM and a former season ticket holder from Raleigh, said "armchair goalies" will say the team is trying to save money by hiring an under-the-radar coach. But Finch said he has confidence that the management knows what it's doing.
RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that Bill Peters has been named the team's head coach. Peters will be the 13th man to serve as head coach for the franchise, and the fourth since the team's arrival in North Carolina. Francis will introduce Peters during a news conference on Friday at noon in PNC Arena's Varsity Club, which will stream live on CarolinaHurricanes.com.


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It doesn't cost anything to enter the AdFocus Awards.
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It is a security feature and it also allows us to contact the correct person should we have questions about the submission.
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Our curriculum is built to prepare students for a lifetime of dedication to missions (at home and abroad), thoughtful interaction with other faiths and philosophies, and love for the Bible. Our examination of worldviews and apologetics often takes students out of the classroom to interact with the fruit of ideas and thought systems: art, food, cultural events, architecture, and historical artifacts. Students return home with new skill sets for bolder ministry, more capable travel, and becoming more involved citizens of an increasingly global world.
Saints courses follow an intensive module format—each class meets for 5 – 10 days, 6 hours per day, with a final exam or project due at the end of each class. Field trips often accompany the coursework, as well as panels, presentations, and changes of venue (i.e. meeting at a coffee shop). Daily classes run for three hours in the morning and afternoon with a midday lunch and study break (it's Italy, you can take a nap after lunch). Course instruction will begin prior to arrival in Italy.
The Fine Arts course brings a week of coursework to life with a week-long tour through Rome, Florence, and Venice, guided by faculty and SBI staff. Travel, room & board, and museum entrance fees are included in semester tuition.
Conversational Italian workshops take place weekly, and you will have the opportunity to practice your language skills in daily interactions in the surrounding villages and towns. No language credit is issued.
CLF: Gospel in Cultural Life delves into how the gospel interacts with everyday life in Italy.
At Saints, we believe that formation—shaping faith, discernment, character, and action—is essential to education. Formation at SBI happens just as much outside the classroom as in, as students participate in conversations, dinners, relationships with staff, and cultural interaction and reflection. Our hallmark course, Christian Life Formation: Gospel in Cultural Life, trains students to experience the relevance of the Gospel to culture through observation of life in Italy throughout the semester.
The SBI course list represents up to 16 academic credits. However, the degree-granting institution determines the number of credits granted, not Saints Bible Institute. Be sure to meet with your academic advisor and/or registrar to determine how many credits will transfer back into your home institution. For gap year students, your transcript will remain at Bryan College for future transfer to your chosen college or university.
January 2011 marked the beginning of a wonderful partnership with Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee. All SBI students enroll in Bryan College as visiting students and receive an official transcript (many or all of the credits are transferable, depending on your home institution and degree requirements). Bryan College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia; 404-679-4500).
A textbook list is provided through Bryan College's student resource portal prior to each term. Many texts are available for rent at SBI and will be noted on the list. All other required texts should be purchased in the United States and carried to Italy by the student. Because of the intensive format of each course, textbooks cannot be shared.


On your turn, you draw a herb, then decide to either keep it in your personal collection or put in into the communal pile. If kept, the next card goes to the communal pile; if placed in the communal pile, the next card goes in your personal collection.
Setup is the same as a normal 4-player game, but teammates must sit across from each other so the teams' turns are alternating. The team with the youngest player goes first.
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Pandora reveals vibrant new logo design
By Dom Carter 2016-10-14T14:25:31.287Z
Music streaming platform Pandora has unveiled a bold new rebrand as it goes head to head with Spotify.
Broadcasting over the digital airwaves since 2000, music streaming platform Pandora is one of the longest standing brands in the industry. And just as music tastes and trends evolve and change over the years, Pandora has decided it's time to update their logo design and branding.
Arriving in a flurry of dazzling images centred around the letter P, the new Pandora logo represents a huge departure from their previous efforts which were mainly single colour serifed wordmarks.
The barrage of bright imagery reminds us of MTV in the '80s
"Our dynamic brand is composed of form, colour and pattern, which we implemented into the new P icon and serves as your portal into the unique and diverse range of music you love," explains Pandora's VP of Creative Services, Tony Calzaretta.
The vibrant clip above, which shows the different iterations of the Pandora logo users can expect to see, harks back to some of the saturated, whacky designs MTV rolled out in the '80s. And just as MTV have recently revisited their '80s aesthetic as they've brought the look of the web to the TV, it seems that Pandora have decided to follow suit with these vibrant and energetic designs.
The old Pandora logo looks very formal in comparison
The rebrand is also being observed as an effort by Pandora to establish itself in an increasingly crowded music streaming marketplace. With the likes of Spotify, iTunes Radio and Apple Music to name but a few of the brands muscling in on Pandora's territory, the company appears to be making a serious attempt to grow by appealing to new users.
The new logo includes an updated wordmark and app design
However some think Pandora haven't done enough to re-establish themselves. "This is the right time and the right amount of change for Pandora," says Brand Union New York's Executive Director Sam Becker. "Unfortunately, the whole thing feels skin deep.
"It's very telling that their website (in addition to imploring me to install Adobe Flash) still exhibits the old brand. Pandora needed more than a redesign to stand out in what's become a cutthroat space. The app, symbol and wordmark are all pleasing enough but could have used a real story, broadly delivered, to compel people to think differently about the brand."
But what do you think? Give us your opinion in the comments…
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Product Description This Gorgeous Handmade Wooden Box Is Simply Fantastic,If We May Say So;). An Exquisite Piece,This Beautiful Box Has Printed Cotton Fabric With Pink And Blue Motifs On The Outside And Fuchsia Cotton Silk Fabric On The Inside. This A Perfectly Beautiful Option To Store One's Jewelry Or Knick Knacks In. If You Want To Push The Envelope Add Some Sweets & Make It A Gorgeous Gifting Option. Now, Who Wouldn't Be Happy To Own A Piece Of Art:)).


I cannot adequately describe my love for this tart nor am I willing to tell you how many I make and eat during plum season. Suffice it to say that this is a truly outstanding, scrumptious, perfect, should-be-your summer dessert!
Who doesn't love strawberry-rhubarb pie? It's one of my favorites, a summery treat that oozes freshness and bright flavors. This jam is an attempt to bottle my Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Version 2.
As summer bids us farewell and the cooler weather of fall rolls in, I feel slightly bittersweet because there is less fruit available with which to can. The berries and stone fruits are gone for the year; now is the time to make heartier fare like apple and pear butters. For a brief time though, you can still buy rhubarb at the farmers markets in our area. Rhubarb tends to be a secondary fruit, a supporting actress if you will, but such needn't be the case. Here, it's the main event, buttressed only by sugar, some fresh orange juice and a bit of crystallized ginger. Enjoy!
Two of summer's greatest stars come together in this marvelous jam. Sweet, tangy and just a touch gingery, this sings.
A wonderful twist on the standard strawberry-rhubarb jam, this instead draws upon the bright tartness of plums and the floral spiciness of star anise to compliment the rhubarb!
I have long been a serious hush puppy fan. Corn and rhubarb play nicely with each other, making these both sweet and savory and adding a surprise flavor profile to the standard hush pup.


The term science came more and more confined to the physical and biological disciplines which at the same time began to claim for themselves a special rigorousness and certainty which distinguished them from all others. Their success was such that they soon came to exercise an extraordinary fascination on those working in other fields, who rapidly began to imitate their teaching and vocabulary. Thus the tyranny commenced which the methods and techniques of the Sciences in the narrow sense of the term have ever since exercised over the other subjects. These became increasingly concerned to vindicate their equal status by showing that their methods were the same as those of their brilliantly successful sisters rather than by adapting their methods more and more to their own particular problems. (20-21).
It is this "slavish imitation" and hence inappropriate application of methodology where not warranted that sabotages the human quest to understand the social world of human interaction and gain new and productive knowledge in the search for truth that constitutes Hayek's scientistic fallacy and reveals scientistic prejudice.
NEXT: Part 6. Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris: A Clash of Scientific Worldviews?


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With crypto prices spiraling downward, it is easy to assume that the blockchain space is struggling. However, market caps notwithstanding, development and adoption is stronger than ever. Perhaps no sector is embracing blockchain faster than logistics and commercial shipping, specifically maritime transport. It is now commonly accepted that this segment of the global economy will soon see full-scale adoption of blockchain systems, and with it substantial improvements in efficiency and security.
The port of Rotterdam, which is Europe's largest, recently announced a month-long trial of a blockchain-based container management system. This move is in cooperation with Samsung and ABM Amro, a Dutch bank. The port administration has stated that the system will be "a complete, paperless integration of physical, administrative, and financial streams within international distribution chains." Designers of the project assert that it could save millions of Euros over the long-term, and serve as a model for future blockchain integration.
Several other ports are also moving into the blockchain space. Antwerp, for example, has been piloting a program known as "Smart Port" for over a year, and Britain's largest port operator, Associated British Ports, is also exploring the technology. In fact, virtually every player in the space is embracing blockchain, with expectations that it will be a standard element of the industry within a few years. Perhaps the largest blockchain system under development is TradeLens, which is a joint venture between IBM and Maersk which will involve 234 global ports and 94 shipping organizations.
There is no doubt that maritime shipping is an industry that could benefit greatly from distributed ledger systems. Despite tremendous growth in volume during the past 50 years, the means by which products are handled remains woefully outdated. Most records are kept on paper, with little oversight or standardization. As many as thirty different parties can be involved in product handling, none of which effectively communicate with each other. In fact, so inefficient is the present state of global shipping that up to fifty percent of costs can be attributed to paperwork and logistics.
Whereas there is little doubt that blockchain will be a significant improvement for maritime transport, there will be challenges, and a full transition to the technology will take time. One significant issue will be standardization. Many different blockchain platforms could potentially be adopted. Some are even specifically designed for the sector. Unless one, or a select few, become universally accepted many of the benefits will be lost. Additionally, even the most advanced blockchain projects are still far from fully developed, which opens the door for a variety of issues down the road.
Although the marine shipping industry involves trillions of dollars in global trade each year, it is still represents only a small fragment of blockchain's potential. It is this fact that makes examining its adoption of the technology a good case study for blockchain development. There is little doubt at this point that blockchain will be used to make the transport of goods across the world's oceans vastly more efficient and secure, yet much more work is needed before this vision becomes a reality.


Many families with an undocumented member in the U.S. are mixed-status families. There may be one or more undocumented adult, but 38% of those adults live with a U.S.-born child. Deportation orders tear families apart and create hardship in communities. Using a qualitative research study as a source, participants will explore and better understand the strengths, vulnerabilities, and informal community networks of immigrant communities.


Excessive alcohol use can lead to various health problems, financial burdens, life problems, and even death. But how much alcohol is too much? The Centers for Disease Control report that 88,000 Americans die each year from excessive alcohol use, losing an average of 30 years of their lives. Many more of us face lesser consequences. Many of the people facing these problems don't even realize that their alcohol use is excessive.
How much alcohol is too much alcohol?
Binge drinking… Binge drinking means four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men during a period of two to three hours.
Underage drinking…Underage drinking is alcohol consumption by anyone under the age of 21.
Pregnant drinking… Any alcohol use by pregnant women is considered pregnant drinking.
Heavy drinking… Heavy drinking means eight or more drinks for women and 15 or more drinks for men per week.
What are the negative health effects of drinking alcohol in excess?
Underage drinking, binge drinking, pregnant drinking, and heavy drinking result in 88,000 deaths per year. This includes death from alcohol poisoning and accidental death.
Excessive use of alcohol cost the U.S. economy $249 billion in 2010. This includes medical bills and healthcare expenses, vehicle collisions, losses in workplace productivity, and criminal justice costs.
Drinking in excess promotes risky behavior. It can lead to unintended pregnancy, injuries, violence, and abuse.
Pregnant drinking can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, miscarriage, and stillbirth.
Know when to talk to a doctor.
Almost 90% of excessive drinkers are not alcohol dependent, according to the CDC. It's important to understand the risks involved in excessive alcohol use. If you choose to drink, drink in moderation. Moderate alcohol use means one drink for women and two drinks for men per day. It's not recommended to take up drinking based on potential health benefits.
It's not always a simple matter of choosing not to drink, however. Alcohol dependency is a serious problem. Your primary care provider can help. Talk to your doctor about the next steps.


The State Library of Queensland has recently received donation of a collection of 9.5mm films relating to the Moorhouse Family. The majority of these films were created by Frank W. Moorhouse in the early 1930s.
Born in Taringa in 1895, Frank Moorhouse initially trained as a teacher and either side of service in World War One he taught at a number of schools around Queensland. Following the war he balanced his teaching with study at University of Queensland, initially achieving a Bachelor of Science with honours in oceanography before eventually attaining a Master of Science degree. It was in the field of marine science and related industries that he made a career.
Frank W. Moorhouse. The Brisbane Courier, July 10, 1928.
In 1928-1929, Moorhouse was Queensland University's representative accompanying a pioneering British university study of Great Barrier Reef marine life during which the party lived on the reef for an entire year. Through the early 1930s, initially as a marine biologist for the Queensland Government Moorhouse focused his energy on exploring the commercial potential of reef life such as trochus, sponges and beche de mer. In this period, as a government employee, he spent six months during 1930-1931 carrying out study on reefs around Mer (Murray Island) in Far North Queensland. During this time Frank made use of a recently purchased 9.5mm Pathe Baby camera and it is from this period that the bulk of this collection originates. More than half of the collection's 16 short, silent films consist of footage filmed by Moorhouse on and around Mer.
Weaving palm leaves on Mer (Murray Island), 1930-1931. Still from 30149 Frank W. Moorhouse Films, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
The films show snippets of daily life and special occasions on the island including a wedding, parades, house building, dancing and weaving amongst footage of scenery and general social interaction. Scratchy and jerky, the films are not high quality, but they do have significant value and provide a rare view of life on early twentieth century Mer. The films also include plenty of footage taken travelling north on the train, views from boats and some as yet unidentified urban locations.
A wedding on Mer (Murray Island), 1930-1931. Still from 30149 Frank W. Moorhouse Films, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
A parade on Mer (Murray Island), 1930-1931. Still from 30149 Frank W. Moorhouse Films, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
Following on from his work on Mer, Moorhouse ventured out on his own to further his attempts at making the harvesting of reef life commercially viable. His efforts were fraught with difficulty and by the mid 1930s he had moved away from the idea and taken a position with the Federal Government as a marine biologist. Soon after, in 1936, Frank Moorhouse was appointed Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game in South Australia and left Queensland for good.
Before going interstate, Frank stored his trusty camera and these films with family where they remained for the better part of a century. Curiously, at least one of the films in the collection is shot during the 1950s – much later that the rest. Presumably, the Moorhouse Family dusted off the old camera and put it to use around this time. This later footage includes scenes taken at the Strathpine race track ca. 1955.
Jim Johnson's MG TC at Strathpine Race Track, ca. 1955. Still from 30149 Frank W. Moorhouse Films, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
Frank W. Moorhouse passed away in 1967.
Footage from 30149 Frank W. Moorhouse Films 1930-1956 can be viewed online via our catalogue.