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Q: Export DataGrid to Excel C# winform I'm looking for how to export a datagrid (not datagridview) to Excel. I am working on VS 2003 Winform. I'm looking on the net, but without result, and I find that solutions are just about Datagridview VS 2010 (asp).
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A: Reading grid (pseudo-code):
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See this:
Writing to excel using OleDb
Also this:
Associate a cell in the grid to a cell in Excel e.g. A1, D7, etc.
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From the DUA Annual Review 1988.
Standing (L to R): Malcolm McKenzie, Natasha Dodwell, Angus Lawrence, Patrick White, Mark Wiggins, Tony Gnanratnam, Nick Churchill. Seated (L to R) Paul Potter, Lesley Dunwoodie, Sheena MacDonald, Martin Reid, Mark Johnson. Photo from Lesley Dunwoodie.


Cut the tempeh into cubes, the meat into pieces, the shallots into thin slices and the chillies into slanted rings. Grate de laos.
Heat in a pan the water together with the meat and cook until done. Then add the shallots, chillies, salam and laos and cook for 4 minutes. Then add the tempeh, the kangkung, the salt, the palm sugar and the broth and cook slowly until done.


In February of 2002, Russell Leslie Phillips, a diamond grader and jeweler in Israel was moved to contact Virginia Frohlick, of The Saint Joan of Arc Center in the USA, seeking historic evidence about the life of La Pucelle. Joan's own testimonies describing both her ring and the crown she had seen in a vision, spoke to Mr. Phillips as evidence that her highly informed answers could only come from beyond Joan's experience, from a source outside of herself. His thesis offers a witness for the defense of La Pucelle. Mr. Phillips' knowledge of the history and practice of metallurgy led him to develop and write a formal thesis that confirms her celestial guides were authentic.
On Tuesday March 13th, 1431, Jeanne d'Arc was cross-examined in her prison cell at Rouen castle. She was asked several questions regarding the composition of the crown she had described to the court as the "sign" given by God to Charles the dauphin that it was his destiny to ascend the throne of France.
Jeanne was asked, "Of what material was this said crown?"
Jeanne replied, "It is well to know it was of fine gold; it was so rich that I do not know how to count its riches or to appreciate its beauty. The crown signified that my king should possess the kingdom of France."
Jeanne was further asked, "Were there stones in it?"
Jeanne replied, "I have told you what I know of it."
On Saturday March 17th, 1431, Jeanne d'Arc was further interrogated regarding the composition of a ring that had been given to her by her family.
"Of what material was one of your rings, on which was written, "Jhesus Maria?"
Jeanne answered, "I do not exactly know; if it were of gold it was not fine gold. I do not know if it were of gold or of brass."
Jeanne's answers, in describing both the crown and the ring, use terminology specific to the goldsmith trade that would not have been a part of the common vocabulary of her peasant class, during the Middle Ages.
Craftsmen, who practiced various trades during this time, were required to join guilds, the forerunners of our contemporary trade unions. When the Catholic Church first organized the goldsmith trade, a cloak of exclusivity and mystery was intentionally cast over jewelry making, in order to protect trade secrets as well as to corner the market on this highly lucrative field. Even today, nearly six hundred years later, secrets are still kept around the procedure of "investment casting," the technique of manufacturing gold settings for jewelry.
The Church's goldsmiths manufactured jewelry in the Middle Ages to a fine gold standard, that is the 24 karat gold standard followed by the 18 karat gold standard, 14 karat gold standard, and the nine karat gold standard. Fine gold is pure, 24 karat gold that has no other alloy or foreign material added to it. Thus, it is very soft. It is so soft in fact, that if one attempts to set diamonds, precious stones or semi-precious stones in it, the stones will in very short time, fall out. To prevent this from happening, the gold had to be literally, toughened up, or made harder. This was done by adding an alloy of metal such as copper, to fine gold.
For example, 18 karat gold is a mixture of 75% fine or pure gold with 25% copper, which adds strength to the composition, ensuring that in any particular design, set stones will remain firm, and not loosen. 14 karat gold is a mixture of 55% fine or pure gold, with 45% copper. This creates an even stronger medium for securing set stones permanently. 9 karat gold is 37% fine gold and 63% copper, creating an even harder mixture for certain jewelry designs.
When Bishop Cauchon and other church officials interrogated Jeanne d'Arc regarding whether or not there were stones set in the fine gold crown sent as a sign to Charles the dauphin, they expected to hear an affirmative answer. Instead, this evidence indicates that she was acting under the influence of divine guidance when she replied, "I have told you what I know of it."
In her answers to the court regarding the ring that her family had given her, she answered as an ordinary person who could not easily make the distinction between brass and the lowest standard of gold. It would in fact, be particularly difficult for the average person to tell the difference between brass and nine karat gold. Jeanne d'Arc's certainty that the crown shown to Charles had been of fine gold, that her ring had not been cast of fine gold, plus her use of these terms, indicate that the source of her knowledge came from outside her own experience, from the source she indicated was always available to her, the celestial counsel of her voices.
In conclusion, if Bishop Cauchon in fact determined that there was reasonable cause to believe that Jeanne was acting under divine guidance, as evidenced by her answers to these questions and others, he and his court should have, at the very least, not sentenced her to death. Under the highest ecclesiastical standards, it would have been most appropriate to further determine the nature and quality of her spiritual state.
Note: References to gold standard information are from the "Santa Fe Symposium."
I created the "+JHESUS+MARIA+" ring to replace the one that was stolen from Jehanne. I did it using present day lettering and medieval crosses, to combine the past and the future. I did it to give Jehanne a better ring than she had, because she was exposed to beautiful pieces of 'heavenly' jewelry, that Saints Michael, Catherine and Margaret wore upon their heads. This is the only reason for this ring's creation.
Mr. Russell Leslie Phillips gave the following presentation at the 23rd Annual International Conference on the Study of Shamanism and Alternative Modes of Healing on September 2nd, 2006 at the Santa Sabina Center, San Rafael, California.
It is presented here in hopes that it will make clear to the average reader what Mr. Phillips is trying to explain in this thesis.
My Lord Bishop of Beauvais, Reverend Fathers, Lords, Bishops, Doctors, and Masters, just before your declaration of "In ipsa causa concludimus."
I rise for the first time, this Wednesday May 23rd, in the year of our Lord, 1431, to apologize most humbly first of all, for my temerity in addressing unannounced this auspicious assembly, and ask for your forgiveness in advance for this apparent affront, as I am a material witness in this case.
My name is Russell Leslie Phillips Esquire, and I hail from the County of Essex, a loyal citizen of England. My business interests are in the ancient town of Tiberius, on the shores of the Sea Of Galilee, where our Lord Jhesus Christ of Nazareth practiced, and taught his ministry. I am by profession my Lords, a Diamond Grader, and Jeweler.
My business has taken me to many destinations, among them the town of Domremy, in Lorraine, where I have offered and sold my "Jhesus Maria" rings.
I have had the benefit of hearing all the trial proceedings to date, and I would like to bring this courts attention to Specific Testimony that Jehanne D'Arc has made on Thursday March 1st, Tuesday March 13th, and the Saturday afternoon of March 17th.
On Saturday Afternoon March 17th, the accused was asked; 'Of what material was one of your rings, on which was written 'Jhesus Maria?' She replied; 'I do not exactly know; if it were of gold, it was not fine gold; I do not know if it were of gold or of brass; there were three crosses on it, and no other mark that I know of, except "Jhesus Maria."
My Lords, Bishops, Reverend Fathers, Doctors, and Masters, I have no need to inform you from the point of view of my profession, of which the Church is acutely aware, and highly practiced in, that the accused answers, in describing both the crown and the ring, use terminology specific to the goldsmith trade that is not part of the common vocabulary of her peasant class.
I know that when the accused was interrogated, regarding whether or not there were stones set in the "fine gold" crown sent as a sign to Charles the Dauphin, you my Lord Bishop of Beauvais expected to hear an affirmative answer, because as you well know, stones set in "fine gold" will soon fall out, and have to be set in a harder form of gold, where another element has been introduced, such as copper.
Instead, this evidence indicates that the accused was acting under the influence of divine guidance when she more cleverly replied than she was expected; 'I have told you what I know of it.' Likewise when she was asked whether the crown did "glitter" which as you very well know, my Lords, is the way "fine gold" appears to the naked eye, and for your pains, you did not receive an answer.
In the accused answers to the court regarding the ring that her family had given her, she answered as an ordinary person who could not easily make the distinction between brass and the lowest standard of gold. It is in fact particularly difficult for the average person to tell the difference between brass, and the lowest form of gold. The accused certainty that the crown shown to Charles had been of "fine gold;" that her ring had not been cast of "fine gold" plus her use of these terms, bears witness to the fact that the source of her knowledge comes from outside her own experience, from the source she indicates that is always available to her, namely St. Catherine of Alexandria, and St. Margaret of Antioch.
I myself, made a pilgrimage together with a retinue of Egyptian guides and porters, to St. Catherine of Alexandria's Monastery at the base of Mount Sinai, in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. In the ceremony there, during which St. Catherine's relics were unveiled, I did myself smell the sweet fragrance of her head, and I proceeded to kiss her head and touch her with the same "Jhesus Maria" ring that the accused wears, and that I did manufacture.
My Egyptian guide and porter is my witness in this act. My Lords, if you would press me to describe what St. Catherine of Alexandria smelled like, I will reveal here and now, that she smelled of sweet myrrh, in accordance with the accused own testimony.
My Lords, in my conclusion, I therefore declare, that I have determined there is reasonable cause to believe that Jehanne D'Arc, the accused, was acting under divine guidance, as evidenced by her answers to the aforementioned questions, and that Bishop Cauchon and the Judges should not invoke the death penalty, but under the highest ecclesiastical standards should find it most appropriate to further determine the nature and quality of the accused spiritual state.
My Lords, it seems to me that the enemy of this court is not the accused, as given witness to by the "Reasonable Doubt," which I have today demonstrated.
I thank the court for listening to my discourse.
Written and submitted by Russell Leslie Phillips, Esquire, citizen of the County of Essex, England.
Israel, est entre en contact avec Virginia Frohlick du Centre Jeanne d'arc aux Etats-Unis, recherchant l'évidence historique sur la vie de La Pucelle.
Les propres témoignages de Jeanne décrivant son anneau et la couronne dont elle avait eu la vision, indique à M.Phillips que ces réponses tres precises ne proviendraient pas seulement de l'expérience de Jeanne mais aussi d'une source exterieure. La thèse de M Phillips temoigne en défense de La Pucelle. Son Savoir en matiere d'histoire et pratique de la métallurgie l'a suscite à développer et formellement écrire une thèse confirmant l'authenticite des guides célestes de Jeanne D'Arc.
Le mardi 13 mars 1431, Jeanne d'Arc a été interrogée dans sa cellule de prison au château de Rouen. On lui a posé plusieurs questions sur la composition de la couronne qu'elle avait décrite au Jury comme un "signe" de Dieu indiquant au Dauphin Charles, qu'il etait de son destin d'acceder au trône de France.
On lui demanda, "De quelle matiere était ladite couronne?"
Jeanne répondit, "il se doit bien de savoir qu'elle était d'or fin; elle était si precieuse que je ne saurais compter ses richesses ou apprécier sa beauté. La couronne a signifié que mon roi devrait posséder le royaume de France."
On lui demanda de nouveau, "Etait-elle incrustee de pierres?"
Jeanne répondit, "je vous ai dit ce que j'en sais ."
Le samedi 17 mars 1431, Jeanne d'arc a en outre été interrogée sur la composition d'un anneau qui lui avait été donné par sa famille.
"De quelle matiere était un de vos anneaux, sur lequel a été écrit," Jhesus Maria?"
Jeanne répondit, "je ne sais pas exactement; s'il était d'or, ce n'était pas d'or fin. Je ne sais pas s'il était d'or ou de laiton."
En décrivant la couronne et l'anneau, Jeanne a utilise une terminologie propre a l'orfèvrerie qui, au Moyen Age, ne faisait pas partie du vocabulaire commun de sa classe paysanne.
Les artisans de divers commerces a cette epoque etaient requis de joindre les Gildes, associations précurseurs de nos syndicats contemporains. Quand l'église Catholique a pour la première fois organiser l'orfèvrerie, un air d'exclusivité et de mystère fut intentionnellement associe a ce commerce, afin d'en protéger les secrets ainsi qu' acculer un marché fortement lucratif. Aujourd'hui même, presque six cents ans plus tard, certains secrets sont encore gardés autour du procédé d'"investment casting", une certaine technique de fabrication de bijoux en or .
Les orfèvres de l'église fabriquaient au Moyen Age des bijoux au standard d'or fin de 24 karat, suivi des standards d'or 18, 14 et 9 karat. L'or fin est pur, l'or 24 karat ne comporte aucun alliage ou matériel étranger supplémentaire. Ainsi, cet or est très doux. Il est en fait si doux, que si l'on essaye d'y incruster des diamants, des pierres précieuses ou semi-precieuses, elles chuteraient en tres peu de temps. Pour empêcher cela de se produire, l'or doit etre littéralement endurci en y ajoutant un alliage de metal tel que le cuivre.
L'or 9 karat est fait de 37% d'or fin et 63% de cuivre, créant un mélange encore plus dur pour certaines conceptions de bijoux.
d'or fin, envoyée comme signe au Dauphin Charles, ils s'attendaient a une réponse affirmative. Plutot, il est evident qu'elle agissait sous l'influence de conseils divins quand elle répondit, "je vous ai dit ce que j'en sais."
pas facilement faire la distinction entre le laiton et le standard d'or le plus faible. Il serait en fait particulièrement difficile pour une personne commune de faire la différence entre de l'or 9 karat et du laiton. La certitude de Jeanne d'Arc que la couronne montrée à Charles avait été d'or fin, que son anneau n'etait pas fait d'or fin, ainsi que son emploi de termes specifiques indiquent que sa connaissance prend source en dehors de sa propre experience et que par cette source etait toujours à sa disposition le conseil céleste de ses voix.
En conclusion, si l'évêque Cauchon avait en fait determine qu'il y avait cause raisonnable pour croire que Jeanne agissait sous des conseils divins- comme demontre par ses réponses a ces questions- sa cour et lui n'auraient pour le moins pas du la condamner à mort. Aux niveaux ecclésiastiques les plus élevés, il aurait été plus approprié de déterminer plus precisement la nature et la qualité de l'état spiritual de Jeanne d'Arc.
(message de M. Russell Leslie Phillips, créateur de l'"anneau "+Jhesus+Maria+" et de cette thèse; "J'ai créé l'anneau "+jhesus+maria+" pour remplacer celui qui a été volé a Jehanne. Je l'ai fait employant le lettrage de nos jours et les croix médiévales, pour combiner le passé et le futur. Je l'ai fait pour donner à Jehanne un meilleur anneau qu'elle a eu, parce qu'elle a été exposée à des pieces de bijoux "Paradisiques" Celles que Saints Michael, Catherine et Margaret ont porté sur leurs têtes. C'est la seule raison de la création de cet anneau."


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Our History.
Wing Tsun is a Chinese martial arts system. Legend says it originated in the historical southern Siu Lam (Shaolin) Monastery. A Buddhist nun by the name of Ng Mui was an elder in the monastery. During the reign of Yung-Cheng (1723-1736) there was a fire at the monastery during a siege by government forces. It was said by stories spread by the Triads that the siege was led by high officers of the Manchu government and helped by defectors of the monastery. The nun and several others escaped.
The nun was later inspired to develop her own system, a departure from the original martial art of Siu Lam. She later passed this knowledge on to another woman, Yim Wing Tsun for whom the art was named. This began a long line of succession until late Grandmaster Yip Man learned it from Chan Wah Shun in the first years of the 20th century. Yip Man began teaching Wing Tsun (Chun) in Hong Kong in the 1950s after he fled the communist takeover. Yip Man had many students but the core was said to have been only about sixteen. The young master Leung Ting was invited to teach in the United States by several persons in 1978-1979. One of them was Keith Sonnenberg, already a student of the art in another lineage. From this invitation it came to be that Sifu Keith Sonnenberg became Leung Ting's first American student. Sifu John Brusstar came under Sifu Sonnenberg's instruction in 1995 in classes at Mesa Community College. You can read Sifu Brusstar's complete biography elsewhere on this site.
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The Glynn Family Honors Advisory Board comprises the program's directors, several current and former professors, three alumni of the program, and representatives from the Glynn family. It is chaired by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies.
The Advisory Board generally meets twice a year to discuss the program's current status and plans for the future, which may include assessments, curricular changes, admission procedures and other topics relevant to the program. On some occasions, select current students are invited to attend a meeting as guests. The meetings provide an opportunity for reflection on a regular basis and are key to maintaining continued excellence in all aspects of the program.


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Local experts discuss changes in labor and employment law and what businesses need to do to remain compliant.
Steven G. Carling
Harris Beach PLLC
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Phillips Lytle LLP
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Littler
Steven G. Carling is an experienced labor and employment attorney who also has extensive experience in representing school districts on matters related to education law in New York State. He most recently served as Acting General Counsel at the Rochester City School District, one of New York's "Big 5" city school districts. His two stints as General Counsel were part of an eight-year tenure with Rochester Schools that also included positions as Acting Chief of Human Resources, Deputy General Counsel, and Associate Counsel. In addition to serving as Chief Protocol Officer and the Americans with Disabilities Compliance Officer, Steve also was the Lead Negotiator for the District's collective bargaining agreements with the unions. Carling also has extensive experience in labor employment law from his 10 years in private practice prior to joining the Rochester School District.
Katherine S. McClung is a labor and employment law attorney who counsels employers in a wide variety of labor and employment law matters, including addressing wage and hour issues, responding to claims of employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, and enforcing restrictive covenant agreements. She regularly handles class actions and individual litigation in state and federal courts and administrative claims before state and federal government agencies. Prior to joining Bond, she worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York City.
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Aras de los Olmos, en castillan et officiellement (Ares d'Alpont en valencien), est une commune d'Espagne de la province de Valence dans la Communauté valencienne. Elle est située dans la comarque de Los Serranos et dans la zone à prédominance linguistique castillane.

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Le territoire communal d'Aras de los Olmos est voisin de celui des communes suivantes : Alpuente, Titaguas et Tuéjar dans la province de Valence, Arcos de las Salinas dans la province de Teruel et Santa Cruz de Moya dans la province de Cuenca.

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 Liste des communes de la province de Valence

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 Site de la mairie d'Aras de los Olmos

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What is required of directors under the Company Law?
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New York, NY — As technological advancement continues to accelerate at an exponential rate, a key question looms ever closer: what about the human factor? Technology has enabled remarkable advances in audio with unexplored wonders yet to come – but what does this mean for listeners? At the 141st AES International Convention's Thursday Opening Ceremonies keynote speech on September 29 (12:30 – 2:00 pm), keynote speaker and composer Ron Jones will explore these considerations in his talk, "Remember the Human Receptor on the Road to the Future." Jones, owner of Stanwood, WA's SkyMuse Studios and Ron Jones Productions, is the GRAMMY®- and Emmy-nominated composer for Star Trek: The Next Generation, Family Guy, Superman and more, with over 40,000 compositions to his credit. Jones has conducted his music with the London Philharmonic, is a member of the Pacific Northwest chapter of the AES and founded the non-profit Academy of Scoring Arts in Los Angeles. Jones' vision of audio's future is clear: "I welcome the new directions where audio production is heading, but caution everyone in this rapidly changing time to not lose sight of what all this technology is for: to engage peoples' emotions using the art and craft of music." Audio is processed very differently than visual stimuli by the human brain. Audio has deep connections to the brain's neural network, connecting directly with neural electro-chemical transmitters. Without a firm understanding of the "human receptor" – the listener – new technologies and inventions won't achieve their desired effect with people, with content creators and manufacturers, and with the markets for these products. But with quantum computing coming in the not-so-far future, the computing bandwidth of human brains will be left in the dust. "However, common sense and a solid regard for how the 'human receptor' works will serve as a compass and a wonderful guide to where the man-machine relationship is headed as the audio industry rockets forward," Jones notes. In his work as a composer, his job is not to tell the story – that's for the picture, the characters and the dialog. His job is to engage peoples' emotions using music. "I know with a large degree of accuracy how to push emotional buttons in sync with the picture and the story." Additional information about the Thursday, September 29 141st AES opening ceremonies and keynote with Ron Jones is available at http://www.aes.org/events/141/specialevents/?ID=5024. Find out more about SkyMuse Studios at www.skymusestudios.com. To view the AES 141st International Convention full schedule including dates and times for each event, please visit the AES website at http://www.aesshow.com or via the AES Events mobile app (iOS and Android), which also offers convention maps, scheduling, social media interaction, and other helpful guides to making the most of the convention. Register now to receive a FREE Exhibit-Plus badge (apply promo code AES141NOW at checkout) or purchase a premium All Access badge for the AES Los Angeles Convention at aesshow.com. Find out more about the Audio Engineering Society at aes.org.


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Grace Akpoguma – A Testament to Women's Education
by Michelle Robertson - OLA Communications Officer | January 16, 2019 | Africa, Women
"Girl's education is the single best investment that any society can make." ~ Carol Bellamy
Grace Etakibuebu Emoariojake Akpoguma attended of Our Lady of Apostles School in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria in an era when the education of the girl child was virtually unheard of in Africa. It is thanks to the forward thinking of her father that she was able to progress from primary to secondary school, and thanks to the OLA Sisters that there was a school for her to attend.
The Missionary Sisters of Our lady of Apostles were the first group of women Religious in Nigeria, arriving back in 1877. Almost 80 years later, in 1954, Our Lady of Apostles school in Ijebu-Ode was built and established by the Sisters. The development of education in Nigeria was a slow and challenging process, with very few girls entering secondary education. The dropout rate for those who did was very high. Grace Akpoguma is one of the success stories.
Grace Akpoguma was born in Ikweghwu-Agbarho on 4th January 1949, and has just celebrated her 70thbirthday. Her life is a testament to the importance of education.
She studied at Our Lady of Apostles School from 1961 to 1966, consistently achieving high scores in academics, and taking part in extra mural activities.
After completing secondary school she went on to achieve her Higher School Certificate and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology from the University of Lagos in 1979.
She spent the next 35 years working in the civil service, rising from Fisheries Officer in Bendel State to Deputy General (Fisheries). Her illustrious career saw her rise through the ranks as Director General of Women Affairs and Director General of Parastatals, through various positions including Permanent Secretary in Charge of Housing to become Head of the Civil Service, Delta State, the first women to reach a top position within the civil service in Nigeria.
On her retirement from the civil service in 2002, her excellent track record and achievements saw her move into the national arena serving as Chairman of the Civil Service Commission as well as Minister of Science and Technology and going on to become Minister of State Works, Housing and Development.
This extraordinary, philanthropic woman has lead a life focused on women's emancipation, empowerment and progress, sharing the passion of the sisters who taught her when she was a teenager. She is an exemplary role model to the women of Nigeria and an example of all that is possible.


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Joseph R. Biden
46th President of the United States: 2021 ‐ present
Executive Order 14034—Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data From Foreign Adversaries
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, find that it is appropriate to elaborate upon measures to address the national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services supply chain that was declared in Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019 (Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain). Specifically, the increased use in the United States of certain connected software applications designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned or controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, a foreign adversary, which the Secretary of Commerce acting pursuant to Executive Order 13873 has defined to include the People's Republic of China, among others, continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. The Federal Government should evaluate these threats through rigorous, evidence-based analysis and should address any unacceptable or undue risks consistent with overall national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives, including the preservation and demonstration of America's core values and fundamental freedoms.
By operating on United States information and communications technology devices, including personal electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers, connected software applications can access and capture vast swaths of information from users, including United States persons' personal information and proprietary business information. This data collection threatens to provide foreign adversaries with access to that information. Foreign adversary access to large repositories of United States persons' data also presents a significant risk.
In evaluating the risks of a connected software application, several factors should be considered. Consistent with the criteria established in Executive Order 13873, and in addition to the criteria set forth in implementing regulations, potential indicators of risk relating to connected software applications include: ownership, control, or management by persons that support a foreign adversary's military, intelligence, or proliferation activities; use of the connected software application to conduct surveillance that enables espionage, including through a foreign adversary's access to sensitive or confidential government or business information, or sensitive personal data; ownership, control, or management of connected software applications by persons subject to coercion or cooption by a foreign adversary; ownership, control, or management of connected software applications by persons involved in malicious cyber activities; a lack of thorough and reliable third-party auditing of connected software applications; the scope and sensitivity of the data collected; the number and sensitivity of the users of the connected software application; and the extent to which identified risks have been or can be addressed by independently verifiable measures.
The ongoing emergency declared in Executive Order 13873 arises from a variety of factors, including the continuing effort of foreign adversaries to steal or otherwise obtain United States persons' data. That continuing effort by foreign adversaries constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. To address this threat, the United States must act to protect against the risks associated with connected software applications that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned or controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, a foreign adversary.
Additionally, the United States seeks to promote accountability for persons who engage in serious human rights abuse. If persons who own, control, or manage connected software applications engage in serious human rights abuse or otherwise facilitate such abuse, the United States may impose consequences on those persons in action separate from this order.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that:
Section 1. Revocation of Presidential Actions. The following orders are revoked: Executive Order 13942 of August 6, 2020 (Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain); Executive Order 13943 of August 6, 2020 (Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain); and Executive Order 13971 of January 5, 2021 (Addressing the Threat Posed by Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled by Chinese Companies).
Sec. 2. Implementation. (a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the heads of executive departments and agencies (agencies) shall promptly take steps to rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies, or portions thereof, implementing or enforcing Executive Orders 13942, 13943, or 13971, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, including the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. In addition, any personnel positions, committees, task forces, or other entities established pursuant to Executive Orders 13942, 13943, or 13971 shall be abolished, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law.
(b) Not later than 120 days after the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of other agencies as the Secretary of Commerce deems appropriate, shall provide a report to the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor with recommendations to protect against harm from the unrestricted sale of, transfer of, or access to United States persons' sensitive data, including personally identifiable information, personal health information, and genetic information, and harm from access to large data repositories by persons owned or controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, a foreign adversary. Not later than 60 days after the date of this order, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide threat assessments, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide vulnerability assessments, to the Secretary of Commerce to support development of the report required by this subsection.
(c) Not later than 180 days after the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the heads of other agencies as the Secretary of Commerce deems appropriate, shall provide a report to the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor recommending additional executive and legislative actions to address the risk associated with connected software applications that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned or controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, a foreign adversary.
(d) The Secretary of Commerce shall evaluate on a continuing basis transactions involving connected software applications that may pose an undue risk of sabotage or subversion of the design, integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation, or maintenance of information and communications technology or services in the United States; pose an undue risk of catastrophic effects on the security or resiliency of the critical infrastructure or digital economy of the United States; or otherwise pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons. Based on the evaluation, the Secretary of Commerce shall take appropriate action in accordance with Executive Order 13873 and its implementing regulations.
Sec. 3. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) the term "connected software application" means software, a software program, or a group of software programs, that is designed to be used on an end-point computing device and includes as an integral functionality, the ability to collect, process, or transmit data via the Internet;
(b) the term "foreign adversary" means any foreign government or foreign non-government person engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons;
(c) the term "information and communications technology or services" means any hardware, software, or other product or service primarily intended to fulfill or enable the function of information or data processing, storage, retrieval, or communication by electronic means, including transmission, storage, and display;
(d) the term "person" means an individual or entity; and
(e) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.
June 9, 2021.
NOTE: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on June 11.
Joseph R. Biden, Executive Order 14034—Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data From Foreign Adversaries Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/350265


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Senior IRA man killed missing Irish American top cop claims
New book says Annie McCarrick was abducted by senior IRA figure.
James O'Shea
A sensational claim that a senior IRA member murdered missing Irish American Annie McCarrick in Ireland in 1993 has been made by a former top policeman who headed the inquiry.
The disappearance of Annie McCarrick, a Long Island native whose body has never been found after a night out in a remote pub in the Dublin mountains in March 1993, remains one of the great unsolved crimes in Ireland.
Now retired detective sergeant Alan Bailey, who was national coordinator of Operation Trace, is author of Missing, Presumed a book about several Irish women who went missing in the 1980s and 1990s.
He claimed on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke program that McCarrick's killer later went to the US where he got work as a bartender after he allegedly abused the child of a leading IRA figure.
Bailey says that McCarrick, whose distraught parents Nancy and John spent many months in Ireland searching for their daughter, met the unnamed IRA man in Johnnie Fox's pub that fateful night and they commenced a conversation.
Bailey claimed the information came from a "very reliable source," and was a story that "needs to be checked out."
During the conversation the IRA man bragged about his exploits and named names and late realized he had said too much.
"He realized the enormity of what he'd done and it sealed her fate."
He offered a lift back into town but "drove her up the mountains where he killed her and concealed her body behind some bushes."
He told Dublin IRA members she was a spy and they helped him bury her body.
He was later accused of molesting the child of another senior IRA man and was sent to America, where he allegedly got work as a bartender.
Bailey said the story needed to be checked out, that the information only came to light in 2009/2010, but Operation Trace had been wound down in 2002.
The latest speculation about what happened to McCarrick follows other theories mostly about a serial killer loose in Ireland in the 1990s.
Related: IRA, Crime


A look at the use of prunes for natural constipation relief and prevention.
Constipation is one of the most common "tummy" symptoms of which people complain. About four million Americans struggle with this issue and most use over-the-counter remedies with varying degrees of success to get their bowels moving again.
There's a better way to treat constipation – and it's as close as your local supermarket.
Prunes are an excellent natural remedy for constipation.
Some people use psyllium to treat constipation. Psyllium consists of husks from the Plantago ovate plant and is the active ingredient in such products as Metamucil and Colon Cleanse.
Psyllium is useful for treating constipation because it's a rich source of fiber – but there's an even better solution.
According to a study published in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, dried plums are better than psyllium for perking up sluggish bowels.
When they gave 40 volunteers either 11 grams of psyllium or 50 grams of dried plums (prunes) daily for three weeks, those who munched on prunes had more bowel movements.
In fact, the group who ate the dried plums had 3.5 additional bowel movements each week compared to only 2.8 in the psyllium group. They also had a healthier stool consistency.
Prunes are not only a good source of fiber, but they also contain sorbitol, a natural sugar alcohol that draws water into the intestines and helps soften the stool – which is a good thing if you're constipated.
Researchers believe it's the sorbitol and components in dried plums other than fiber that makes it superior to psyllium for treating constipation.
There are good reasons to eat dried plums – other than to treat constipation. They have as much antioxidant power as the blueberry, and they're a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium.
Plus, most people enjoy eating dried plums more than drinking a glassful of psyllium in water or juice.
Prunes for constipation: the bottom line?
Next time you're constipated, skip the drugstore and head to your local supermarket instead. Pick up some dried plums and eat them once a day.
If it doesn't relieve your constipation in a few days, see your doctor. Constipation can sometimes be a symptom of more serious medical problems.


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I've been looking forward to this one for weeks -- the Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant. That's the one where a flotilla of boats made its way up the Thames, with the Queen on her golden barge at the front. But what a day. I'm soaked and I'm tired and I stood in the same spot for four hours straight, and then it tipped it down with rain at the end. Thank christ Diamond Jubilees only come round once every sixty years, because I don't think I'd make another one.
It wasn't due to start until half-2 (and half-3 where I was going to stand), so I thought I'd get there nice and early -- 11 o'clock in the morning. That would give me nearly four hours to get a decent spot. But as soon as I came out of Waterloo I knew I'd made a mistake, because even the platforms were packed. There was a huge crowd of people hundreds strong, just walking out of Waterloo. When I finally got down to the London Eye I saw that the crowds were already 4 or 5 deep along the entire length of the river. My orginal idea was to head to Tower Bridge for the best spot, but I figured that was a total waste of time when the lousy spots were already packed like sardines. So then I headed for my second spot -- the bank beyond Westminster Bridge, directly opposite Parliament, only to find that they'd reserved that whole area for disabled people. I could probably pass for a mental patient, I thought, but there were loads of gun cops all over the place and I didn't want to risk it. So then I trapsed my way round to Lambeth Bridge with about a billion other people, hoping that it might be a bit quieter. It wasn't. That was packed to, but by this time I figured I'd better just squeeze my way in somewhere and hope for the best.
Security was super tight on the bridges, they frisked you on the way in and I even got my can of coke confiscated. I suppose they were worried about people chucking things down onto the boats. But that meant I had to stand in the same spot from half-past eleven until half-past three (when the flotilla finally arrived), without a drink, a !!@$%$%, a seat or a bite to eat. It's the closest I've ever come to dying, no joke. But it was for the Queen, god bless her. God bless you, your Maj.
Luckily I managed to squeeze into a skinny spot right against the railings, because I'm only little, and I was lucky. I was standing next to a family who'd camped out with their blankets and deckchairs, and freezer boxes full of sandwiches and sausage rolls, like it was an overnight picnic. They'd been there since early morning. Most of the other people had been there ages too. It was a pretty good spot as well -- despite all the hassle at the start, I had managed to fluke a good spot -- I was directly in the centre of Lambeth Bridge, looking back toward Parliament, so the flotilla would pass under the bridge behind me, and then fan out in front of me, towards Westminster Bridge.
We had a big TV screen erected on our left so everyone could watch the Queen boarding the barge at Chelsea. This was at ten-past two. Great, I thought, here she comes at last. Come on girl, get a move on, my legs are dead. An hour-and-a-half later we finally saw the first rowing boat under the bridge. I can't remember the exact order of the boats right now, because there was bazillions of them (literally), but I'm pretty sure it was the rowing boats first. There must have been a couple of hundred at least. And not just boring rowing boats either -- there were gondalas a la Venice, galleons like Roman times, Chinese dragon boats, and a Royal barge with Sir Steve Redgrave on it. I'm sure he could have rowed the darn thing himself if he wanted, single-handed but he had about twenty other people pulling too.
After that (or maybe before it... lousy memory) was a boat of bells. This one had about ten two-tonne bells on it, and a load of people pulling on ropes to ring them, peeling and replying to the chimes of Westminster Abbey. Then came the birthday girl herself, standing on top of a huge red and gold barge. Prince Philip, Charles, Camilla, William and Kate and Harry were all on it too, standing up and waving like they do. It was a bit difficult to make out who was who, but luckily the Queen decided to wear a gigantic white hat which was almost as big as the boat, and Kate wore a blood-red dress the same colour as a tomato. Prince Charles and Philip were quite easy to spot because they sported more medals on their chest than the Dukes of Wellington and Marlbrough combined.
After that came a few more big boats with the Middletons, Boris Johnson and the lesser royals on. The only person I managed to spot was Boris, whose mannerisms are unmistakable even from a few hundred feet away. And after that we had a few hundred Dunkirk ships -- the little boats that plucked our soldiers off the Normandy beaches.
I am completely hazy on the order after that, but we saw some big Mississippi steamers, steam powered boats with chimneys chugging, and a fire boat letting off smoke and sizzles all the way down the river (although to be honest, it was more smoke than sizzles). Finally, bringing up the tail end were the leisure vessels full of rich people, taking their yachts out for a spin. It was about this time that the heavens opened and drenched us all, so we were wetter than the boats. I took that as my cue to leave, and headed for the train station along with about six billion other people. I saw later on the news that 1.2 million people turned up to cheer on the Queen, and I can well believe that -- I reckon half of them were on Lambeth Bridge.


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What's odd about this plant is that a friend gave me the seeds several years ago (which I planted), but this is the first year it's appeared in my garden. The flowers bloom during the night until about noon the next day. It's become one of my favorites--it's drought tolerate (I've never watered it) and it doesn't have a leaf that a bug has chewed on.--That's probably because Datura is a member of the nightshade family and all parts of this plant are toxic.
For more info and photography of wildflowers, visit Clay and Limestone's Wildflower Wednesday and Cottage Flora Thursdays.
I love the Datura, too. I have one that is about 10 feet wide growing beside my deck. I think it would take over my whole deck if I let it. Last night there must have been 200 blooms on it. The air was perfumed!! Ha -- we were just on some back roads of Georgia, and my husband said..."I think I hear banjos playing." Never heard of buying plants off Craig's list. Too funny.
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Thank you for stopping by. You truly have some beauties to share ... great images!
Beautiful. I've got seeds ready waiting for last frost to end! I love wildflowers and the look of a meadow.
Beautiful photos, Rebecca! Since I started participating in Wildflower Wednesday, I've come to appreciate many of the lovely weeds, er, wildflowers on my property, too:) Your search for the passionflower sounds like quite an adventure; glad it all turned out well!
What lovely flowers! They're beautiful!
Thanks for following my site! I would really like to follow you back, but I don't see a Google Friend Connect followers box on your blog? Am I missing it? I can't follow using the top button anymore - it doesn't work for me, so I need the box. You have a wonderful blog, and I look forward to reading more!
Hi again! I can see the box now. But google is not letting me sign in to follow you. Even though I'm already signed in. Really weird. It must be having issues today. I'm following you on twitter now, and I'm going to add you to my google reader for now. And once I can follow you with GFC, I will!!
There's thistle growing wild in our floodway fields and it's a favorite of the goldfinches! Love the story of how your got the passionflower. It's always fun to meet other crazy gardeners!


Fire Station 51 is the Headquarters of the Tukwila Fire Department. The Fire Administration and Emergency Management offices are located here. The station houses 1 Shift Battalion Chief in a Command Unit, which responds to incidents throughout the City of Tukwila and surrounding Cities as needed. Station 51 is staffed with 3 suppression personnel consisting of 1 Captain, and 2 Firefighters. Station 51 also houses reserve fire engines, technical rescue equipment, and our reserve fire boat. Station 51 is in the central business district of Tukwila which serves the Southcenter Mall, High Rise Hotels, industrial businesses, and Interstate 5, Interstate 405, and West Valley Highway.
Fire Station 52 houses Engine 52 and one reserve fire engine. Station 52 is staffed with 3 suppression personnel consisting of 1 Captain, and 2 Firefighters. Station 52 is located North of City Hall and serves a residential area, apartment and condominium complexes, golf course, and a K-6 elementary school. Station 52 also responds to Interstate 5, Interstate 405, Highway 599, and West Valley Highway. Being in the center of Tukwila, Engine 52 responds on most incidents requiring more than one unit.
Fire Station 53 houses Engine 53, Rescue 53, and Air 53. Station 53 is staffed with 3 suppression personnel consisting of 1 Captain, and 2 Firefighters. Station 53 is in the North end of Tukwila and serves a residential area, industrial businesses, and Boeing facilities. Station 53 also responds on our fire boat, moored on the Duwamish River and available for any incident on the river running through Tukwila. Station 53 also responds to Interstate 5, Highway 599, and Tukwila International Boulevard.
Fire Station 54 houses Ladder 54 and Aid 54. Station 54 is staffed with a minimum of 3 suppression personnel consisting of 1 Captain, and 2 Firefighters. As staffing allows, Aid 54 is staffed with 2 Firefighters in addition to Ladder 54. Station 54 is located near Tukwila International Boulevard to the West side of Tukwila and serves a residential area, apartments and condominium complexes, Link Light Rail, and responds to multiple cities as one of five ladder trucks in South King County. Aid 54 responds to medical emergencies as well as fires and other emergencies in Tukwila.


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JournalMeteoritics & Planetary Science (10)AuthorsNakamura, T. (3)Zolensky, M. (2)Agee, C. B. (1)Bourot-Denise, M. (1)Burnett, D. S. (1)Campbell, A. J. (1)Chabot, N. L. (1)Connolly, H. C. (1)Consolmagno, G. (1)Folco, L. (1)View MoreTypestext (10)Article (9)Book review (1)SubjectsAllende (1)asteroids (1)breccia (1)calcium-aluminum-rich inclusion (CAI) (1)chemical composition of comets (1)View More
Book Review: Disturbing the Solar System, Alan E. Rubin
Lorenz, R. (The Meteoritical Society, 2003-01-01)
Magnetic classification of stony meteorites: 1. Ordinary chondrites
Rochette, P.; Sagnotti, L.; Bourot-Denise, M.; Consolmagno, G.; Folco, L.; Gattacceca, J.; Osete, M. L.; Pesonen, L. (The Meteoritical Society, 2003-01-01)
We present a database of magnetic susceptibility measurements on 971 ordinary chondrites. It demonstrates that this parameter can besuccessfully used to characterize and classify ordinary chondrite meteorites. In ordinary chondrites, this rapid and non-destructive measurement essentially determines the amount of metal in the sample, which occurs in a very narrow range for each chondrite class (though terrestrial weathering can result in a variable decrease in susceptibility, especially in finds). This technique is particularly useful not only for a rapid classification of new meteorites, but also as a check against curation errors in large collections (i.e., unweathered meteorites, the measured susceptibility of which lies outside the expected range, may well be misclassified or misidentified samples). Magnetic remanence, related to magnetic field measurements around asteroids, is also discussed.
Yamato 86029: Aqueously altered and thermally metamorphosed CI-like chondrite with unusual textures
Tonui, E. K.; Zolensky, M. E.; Lipschutz, M. E.; Wang, M.-S.; Nakamura, T. (The Meteoritical Society, 2003-01-01)
We describe the petrologic and trace element characteristics of the Yamato 86029 (Y-86029) meteorite. Y-86029 is a breccia consisting of a variety of clasts, and abundant secondary minerals including coarse- and fine-grained phyllosilicates, Fe-Ni sulfides, carbonates, and magnetite. There are no chondrules, but a few anhydrous olivine-rich grains are present within a very fine-grained phyllosilicate-rich matrix. Analyses of 14 thermally mobile trace elements suggest that Y-86029 experienced moderate, open-system thermal metamorphism. Comparison with data for other heated carbonaceous chondrites suggests metamorphic temperatures of 500-600 degrees C for Y-86029. This is apparent petrographically, in partial dehydration of phyllosilicates to incompletely re-crystallized olivine. This transformation appears to proceed through `intermediate' highly-disordered `poorly crystalline' phases consisting of newly formed olivine and residual desiccated phyllosilicate and their mixtures. Periclase is also present as a possible heating product of Mg-rich carbonate precursors. Y-86029 shows unusual textures rarely encountered in carbonaceous chondrites. The periclase occurs as unusually large Fe-rich clasts (300-500 micrometers). Fine-grained carbonates with uniform texture are also present as small (10-15 micrometers in diameter), rounded to sub-rounded `shells' of ankerite/siderite enclosing magnetite. These carbonates appear to have formed by low temperature aqueous alteration at specific thermal decomposition temperatures consistent with thermodynamic models of carbonate formation. The fine and uniform texture suggests crystallization from a fluid circulating in interconnected spaces throughout entire growth. One isolated aggregate in Y-86029 also consists of a mosaic of polycrystalline olivine aggregates and sulfide blebs typical of shock-induced melt re- crystallization. Except for these unusual textures, the isotopic, petrologic and chemical characteristics of Y- 86029 are quite similar to those of Y-82162, the only other heated CI-like chondrite known. They were probably derived from similar asteroids rather than one asteroid, and hence may not necessarily be paired.
Numerical modeling of impact heating and cooling of the Vredefort impact structure
Turtle, E. P.; Pierazzo, E.; O'Brien, D. P. (The Meteoritical Society, 2003-01-01)
Large meteorite impacts, such as the one that created the Vredefort structure in South Africa ~2 Ga ago, result in significant heating of the target. The temperatures achieved in these events have important implications for post-impact metamorphism as well as for the development of hydrothermal systems. To investigate the post-impact thermal evolution and the size of the Vredefort structure, we have analyzed impact-induced shock heating in numerical simulations of terrestrial impacts by projectiles of a range of sizes thought to be appropriate for creating the Vredefort structure. When compared with the extent of estimated thermal shock metamorphism observed at different locations around Vredefort, our model results support our earlier estimates that the original crater was 120-160 km in diameter, based on comparison of predicted to observed locations of shock features. The simulations demonstrate that only limited shock heating of the target occurs outside the final crater and that the cooling time was at least 0.3 Myr but no more than 30 Myr.
A primitive dark inclusion with radiation-damaged silicates in the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite
Zolensky, M.; Nakamura, K.; Weisberg, M. K.; Prinz, M.; Nakamura, T.; Ohsumi, K.; Saitow, A.; Mukai, M.; Gounelle, M. (The Meteoritical Society, 2003-01-01)
A petrologic and TEM study of a remarkable dark inclusion (DI) in the Ningqiang CV3 chondrite reveals that it is a mixture of highly primitive solar nebula materials. The DI contains two lithologies. The first, lithology A, contains micron-sized olivine and pyroxene grains rimmed by amorphous materials with compositions similar to the underlying crystalline grains. The second, lithology B, appears to preserve the mineralogy of lithology A before formation of the amorphous rims. Overall, the Ningqiang DI appears to record the following processes: 1) formation (condensation and Fe-enrichment) of olivine crystals in the nebula with compositions of Fo4262; 2) irradiation, resulting in amorphitization of the olivine and pyroxene to varying degrees; 3) partial annealing, resulting in formation of fairly large, euhedral olivine and pyroxene grains with remnant amorphous sharply-bounded rims; 4) in some cases, prolonged annealing, resulting in the formation of microcrystalline olivine or pyroxene rims. The latter annealing would have been a natural consequence of irradiation near the critical temperature for olivine; and 5) mixture of the above materials (lithology A) with nebular condensate high-Ca pyroxene and olivine, which escaped nebular processing, to become lithology B. We suggest that the amorphous rims in lithology A formed in an energetic solar event such as a bi-polar outflow or FU-orionis flare.
Precursors of Mars: Constraints from nitrogen and oxygen isotopic compositions of martian meteorites
Mohapatra, R. K.; Murty, S. V. S. (The Meteoritical Society, 2003-01-01)
We present an approach to assess the nature of materials involved in the accretion of Mars by the planets nitrogen (delta-15N) and oxygen (Delta-17O) isotopic compositions as derived from data on martian meteorites. delta-15N for Mars has been derived from nitrogen and xenon systematics, while Delta-17O has been taken from the literature data. These signatures indicate that Mars has most probably accreted from enstatite and ordinary chondritic materials in a ratio of 74:26 and may not have a significant contribution from the carbonaceous (CI, CM, or CV) chondrites. This is consistent with the chromium isotopic (Eta-53Cr) signatures of martian meteorites and the bulk planet Fe/Si ratio for Mars as suggested by the moment of inertia factor (I/MR2) obtained from the Mars Pathfinder data. Further, a simple homogeneous accretion from the above two types of materials is found to be consistent with the planets moment of inertia factor and the bulk composition of the mantle. But, it requires a core with 6.7 wt% Si, which is consistent with the new results from the high pressure and temperature melting experiments and chemical data on the opaque minerals in enstatite chondrites.
The petrogenesis of type B1 Ca-Al rich inclusions: The spinel perspective
Connolly, H. C.; Burnett, D. S.; McKeegan, K. D. (The Meteoritical Society, 2003-01-01)
Minor element variations in MgAl2O4 spinel from the type B1 calcium-aluminum-rich inclusion (CAI) Allende TS-34 confirm earlier studies in showing correlations between the minor element chemistry of spinels with their location within the inclusion and with the chemistry of host silicate phases. These correlations result from a combination of crystallization of a liquid produced by re-melting event(s) and local re-equilibration during subsolidus reheating. The correlation of the Ti and V in spinel inclusions with the Ti and V in the adjacent host clinopyroxene can be qualitatively explained by spinel and clinopyroxene crystallization prior to melilite, following a partial melting event. There are, however, difficulties in quantitative modeling of the observed trends, and it is easier to explain the Ti correlation in terms of complete re-equilibration. The correlation of V in spinel inclusions with that in the adjacent host clinopyroxene also cannot be quantitatively modeled by fractional crystallization of the liquid produced by re-melting, but it can be explained by partial re-equilibration. The distinct V and Ti concentrations in spinel inclusions in melilite from the edge regions of the CAI are best explained as being affected by only a minor degree of re-equilibration. The center melilites and included spinels formed during crystallization of the liquid produced by re-melting, while the edge melilites and included spinels are primary. The oxygen isotope compositions of TS-34 spinels are uniformly 16O-rich, regardless of the host silicate phase or its location within the inclusion. Similar to other type B1 CAIs, clinopyroxene is 16O-rich, but melilite is relatively 16O-poor. These data require that the oxygen isotope exchange in TS-34 melilite occurred subsequent to the last re-melting event.
Acid-susceptive material as a host phase of argon-rich noble gas in the carbonaceous chondrite Ningqiang
Nakamura, T.; Zolensky, M.; Sekiya, M.; Okazaki, R.; Nagao, K. (The Meteoritical Society, 2003-01-01)
A fine-grained dark inclusion in the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite consists of relatively pristine solar nebular materials and has high concentrations of heavy primordial rare gases. Trapped 36Ar concentration amounts to 6 x 10^(-6) cc STP/g, which is higher than that of Ningqiang host by a factor of three. Light HF-HCl etching of the dark inclusion removed 86, 73, and 64% of the primordial 36Ar, 84Kr, and 132Xe, respectively. Thus, the majority of the noble gases in this inclusion are located in very acid-susceptive material. Based on the elemental composition, the noble gases lost from the dark inclusion during the acid-treatments are Ar-rich, and the noble gases remaining in the inclusion are Q and HL gases. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the acid treatments removed thin Si, Mg, and Fe-rich amorphous rims present around small olivine and pyroxene grains in the dark inclusion, suggesting that the Ar-rich gases reside in the amorphous layers. A possible origin of the Ar-rich gases is the acquisition of noble-gas ions with a composition fractionated relative to solar abundance favoring the heavy elements by the effect of incomplete ionization under plasma conditions at 8000 K electron temperature.
An experimental test of Henry's Law in solid metal-liquid metal systems with implications for iron meteorites
Chabot, N. L.; Campbell, A. J.; Jones, J. H.; Humayun, M.; Agee, C. B. (The Meteoritical Society, 2003-01-01)
Experimental solid metal-liquid metal partition coefficients have been used to model the crystallization of magmatic iron meteorites and understand the evolution of asteroid cores. However, the majority of the partitioning experiments have been conducted with trace elements doped at levels that are orders of magnitude higher than measured in iron meteorites. Concern about Henrys Law and the unnatural doping levels have been cited as one reason that two recent iron meteorite studies have dismissed the experimental partition coefficients in their modeling. Using laser ablation ICP-MS analysis, this study reports experimentally determined solid metal-liquid metal trace element partition coefficients from runs doped down to the levels occurring in iron meteorites. The analyses for 12 trace elements (As, Co, Cr, Cu, Ga, Ge, Ir, Os, Pd, Pt, Re, and W) show no deviations from Henrys Law, and these results support decades of experimental work in which the partition coefficients were assumed to be independent of trace element concentration. Further, since our experiments are doped with natural levels of trace elements, the partitioning results are directly applicable to iron meteorites and should be used when modeling their crystallization. In contrast, our new Ag data are inconsistent with previous studies, suggesting the high Ag-content in previous studies may have influenced the measured Ag partitioning behavior.


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Churches Celebrate 100th Birthdays
Sherry Kooiker,
Rachel de Koning Kraay
First Christian Reformed Church in Edmonton, Alberta, and Holland Center CRC, Lodge Pole, S. Dak., both celebrated their 100th anniversaries in 2010.
In Edmonton, First CRC began when a Dutch family read in the local paper that another Dutch family had recently lost two children to scarlet fever and came to pay their condolences. Until then, most of the Dutch immigrants in the city were unaware of each others' presence. October 23, 1910 marked the first official service for the small congregation, and included four baptisms and the Lord's Supper.
Jon Winkelaar, 99, is a lifelong member of the congregation. He was the first person to be baptized when the congregation moved into its first building in 1911. "I have been informed on several occasions that I was the first person to be baptized [there]," he said. "I was there, but I don't remember it."
As a part of each worship service during 2010, First CRC invited particular members to share a story while lighting a "century candle" at the front of the church. "We have been rewarded and inspired by the stories of young members, old members, and new members," said Ron Knol, a longtime member of First CRC. "The stories, in many cases a testimony, have been a benefit and a challenge to all," he said.
Along with the church's own celebration weekend, a centennial celebration was held on October 17th at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton to mark the anniversary for the 31 congregations of Classis Alberta North. The event drew close to 1,700 CRC members.
In Lodge Pole, S. Dak., Holland Center CRC also celebrated 100 years. Five former pastors joined 150 members on the anniversary weekend in October.
For quite a few of them, Holland Center was their first church, said Jim LeFebre. "They all pretty much indicated that they couldn't have found a better place to start," he said.
The celebration included a Sunday meal and a hymn sing. The Wesleyan congregation from nearby Prairie City canceled its morning service to attend the celebration at Holland Center.
"There was much prayer that everything would go well; and it did," said LeFebre.


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A healthy mix of urban and rural living
By By Taylor Rao on March 17, 2016 at 3:15 PM
Albany County, home to New York's capital city, has played a historic role in upstate New York's story with a reputation as a political, social and cultural hub bordering the Hudson and Mohawk rivers.
The area is also a scholastic destination, where over 100,000 students attend dozens of institutions for higher education — with many graduates choosing to call Albany County home after earning their degree (it's also a top destination for singles).
Albany's concert and theater venues have played host to a variety of arts, from vaudeville acts at the Palace Theatre to the full spectrum of modern entertainers — Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond and the Rolling Stones to Justin Timberlake and Kanye West.
The county's rural settings and state parks allow for some balance between the bustling and the serene; with public transportation, trains and planes all within close reach to explore the rest of New York state and beyond.
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For Asian Heritage Month: A Review Of "A White Man's Province"
FOR ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH, A REVIEW OF "A WHITE MAN'S PROVINCE"
"A White Man's Province ", published 20 years ago by Patricia Roy, now-retired Professor of History at the University of Victoria, is a fascinating account of Chinese and Japanese immigration to Canada between the years 1858 and 1914. Readers will see a great similarity between immigration concerns of the 19th Century and today. However, potential readers should be alerted that the book has a strong bias against cultural and economic limits to immigration.
We present this review for May (designated since 2002 as "Asian Heritage Month") as a contrast to the standard immigration industry material that is aired at this time.
In general, Professor Roy's thesis is that British Columbians' complaints against the Chinese (who started coming to B.C. in 1858) and against the Japanese (who started arriving in earnest in the 1890's) were primarily economic. But as time went on, she argues, the complaints became primarily race-based. With some justification, she is vague about exactly when the change occurred. She implies that it happened in the early 20th century.
When Professor Roy says the complaints were economic, she means that white workers regarded Chinese and Japanese labourers as competitors for scarce jobs and threats to their economic security. Because the Chinese and Japanese came from countries with very low standards of living and with low rates of pay, employers hired them in order to reduce their payrolls. It is assumed that they also did so to keep other workers' wages low. According to white workers, the Chinese and Japanese gradually drove higher-wage white workers out of entire job categories. According to some business people, they did the same in some businesses.
The change from an economic to a race issue is a major point because, if even biased scholars such as Professor Roy concede that the innumerable complaints against the Chinese and Japanese were at any time primarily economic and therefore reasonably justified, then they also have to concede that measures taken to redress the harm (caused by Asian low-wage labour) were justified. And (a) since Professor Roy is vague about the time when the economic reason ended and (b) since the last head tax could easily have happened before the economic reason concluded, she has to concede that all three head taxes on the Chinese were very likely legitimate harm-reduction. Similarly, measures to redress the negative effects of Japanese immigration (by limiting the numbers of Japanese immigrants) rose in the late 19th century and therefore could also fall within the time of the economic argument. Therefore, these measures were also legitimate harm-reduction.
To put the matter in perspective, British Columbians of the late 19th and early 20th century B.C., whom she has limited sympathy for, had to deal with basic knife and fork issues. Professor Roy should have imagined herself in a similar situation and dealt with the same issues. For example, how would she have felt if labour market conditions, like the rampant Chinese underbidding on labour contracts in the early Chinese and Japanese immigrant era, had prevailed in her career? How would she have reacted if someone had underbid on her job (offered to teach for half her wage) and if the university had accepted the offer?
On the issue of whether the Chinese and Japanese were the only ones to receive societal disapproval because they accepted low wages, she notes very importantly that the Salvation Army and others tried to bring destitute Britons to B.C. However, British Columbians objected to this move. The reason is not clear but it probably had something to do with the potential effect of bringing large numbers of job seekers (and a subsequent low-wage environment) into the job market. This is a very important point. She also notes that there was general disapproval of other Europeans who would accept low wages. She even notes that Alien Labour Act legislation of 1897-1899 was aimed at American gold seekers (as much as Asians) who came to Canada to acquire quick wealth and then return to their countries. In other words, she concedes that the Chinese and Japanese were not the only ones to be targeted. To sum up, British Columbians disapproved of the plundering of their resources by outsiders and the flooding of their labour market and tried to restrict the actions of the guilty, regardless of skin colour.
On the issue of labour analysis of that time, Professor Roy belongs to the school which says that immigrants take the jobs that others don't want. In the period she describes, she implies that the Chinese and Japanese did work that whites would not do. She does not admit that these people caused white workers to be displaced from their jobs—even though the Royal Commission of 1901 contains testimony that says this happened. She even accepts the employer idea that paying low wages to the Chinese and Japanese allowed employers to pay higher wages to whites. It would have been helpful if Professor Roy had checked more carefully the 1901 Royal Commission comments on displacement of workers. It would also have helped if she had done some careful labour analysis to determine what constituted a living wage at that time. Finally, she could have researched whether the presence of the low wage Chinese and Japanese (and their contractors who firmly established the low pay pattern) caused wage-suppression and wage-stagnation to everyone.
On the cultural implications of immigration, Professor Roy seems to belong to the open-door school which says that anyone who wants to come to Canada should be allowed to come. To her, those who set up barriers suffer from some social disease. For example, in her view, white British Columbians who erected barriers to the Chinese suffered from an infirmity called "sinophobia". Her choice of her book's title is a clear indication of her open-door bias. It is true that British Columbians did use the phrase "A White Man's Province" extensively but, as she concedes, it was a catch phrase for many things besides skin colour. Most importantly, as Professor Roy states, the people of the time used it to express a major cultural concern: British Columbia should remain within its historical (British and French traditions) and it had no interest in becoming something else. To them, if Canada had accepted unlimited numbers of Chinese and Japanese whose countries' populations in 1900 was around 450 million, Canada's 5 million would have been culturally overwhelmed. (If India's 234 million had been added to the picture, the threat would have been even greater.) Professor Roy might want to ask herself if she subscribes to the contrasting views of high immigration advocates today who suggest that this country should take unlimited numbers and that those numbers are not a cultural threat. She is aware that her views are being used by colleagues whose work is more devoted to raising the population levels of their own ethnic groups than to true academic pursuit.
To continue on the topic of a cultural threat, Professor Roy looks at the 1907 Vancouver Riot and concedes (as Mackenzie King did in 1907) that an inflow of around 12,000 Asians in the first 8 months of that year caused the 60,000 people of Vancouver to fear that they were going to be overwhelmed. (As she correctly notes, it was later revealed that a number of the Japanese arrivals were really on their way to the U.S.) To illustrate British Columbia cultural attitudes, at different points in her book she quotes British Columbians commenting on immigration. One B.C. MLA had observed: "Are we to be a British province or an annex of oriental kingdoms? Another British Columbian said that if Chinese immigration were to continue, the name "British Columbia" would have to be changed to "Chinese Columbia". Since the 12,000 newly-arrived Asians represented about 20% of the total Vancouver population in 1907, was the alarm about being flooded legitimate? In other words, is the riot which is today regarded by the politically-correct as an unjustified race-based event, a very understandable cultural reaction? In addition, when one considers that the province repeatedly asked for an end to the cheap Asian labour issue, but that the federal government ignored provincial complaints and disallowed provincial legislation enacted to curb Asian immigration, is the frustration (as demonstrated by the riot) even more understandable?
Professor Roy points out that the Japanese and Chinese immigration issues were very different matters. Japan had become a world power and was an important ally (through the Anglo-Japanese Treaty) of the UK. This complicated Japan's immigration relations with Canada, as well as with the UK which administered Canada's foreign affairs until 1931. Japan even meddled in Canadian politics, frequently complaining about the treatment of its temporary workers/immigrants to Canada and, in the view of many, deciding Canada's immigration policy. Yet Japan also officially acknowledged that its workers could cause problems for Canadian workers, that Canadians were justified in complaining, and that Japan should do something about the complaints. At the turn of the 20th century, Japan did that by stopping the emigration of its labourers to both Canada and the U.S. In contrast, China's chaotic, weak condition and its corrupt government made It much more difficult to deal with.
Ironically, Professor Roy provides the best examples of displacement, particularly large scale, when she describes the effects of Japanese immigration. For example, in order to get commercial fishing licences, the Japanese had to become British citizens. They could do this by remaining in B.C for 3 years and swearing to a B.C. notary that they had been here. The problem was that many Japanese were seasonal labourers who went back to Japan for the winter and thus did not satisfy the residence requirement. However, with the collusion of two notaries, the Japanese fishermen swore they had been here for the required time, became naturalized and were granted fishing licences. By using this fraud, Japanese fishermen eventually owned 1659 (45%) of the 3683 gill net licences by 1900. To whites and Native Indians, the result showed how aggressive outsiders could quickly become the masters of an industry.
As Professor Roy says, the Japanese soon used their numbers against white and Native fishermen. In 1900 and 1901, Japanese fishermen on the Fraser River near Vancouver made agreements with white and Native fishermen to strike for better prices for fish. However, when the strike seemed not to produce the required results, the Japanese deserted their partners and went back to work. Since the Japanese comprised such a large percentage of the fishermen, their actions broke the strikes.
A Japanese "clever trick" (the words of Masako Iino) followed. In 1907, Japanese labour contractors in Vancouver secretly arranged to bring several thousand Japanese labourers to work for the Canadian Pacific Railway and for the Dunsmuir family's coal mines. The large number of workers involved meant that the imported Japanese labourers would probably displace a significant number of the CPR's 5000 western division employees from their jobs. The same thing would probably happen to employees of the Dunsmuir family which had already profited greatly by employing Chinese in their coal mines. To say the least, these schemes did not improve the reputations of the CPR and the Dunsmuirs. Neither did they improve attitudes towards the Japanese and other low-wage Asian labour. In fact, this evidence (uncovered by Canada's Deputy Minister of Labour in 1907) was some of the most damning proof that the complaints of the host population in B.C. against Asian labour (a) were about the economic issue, (b) were clearly legitimate, and (c) demanded attention.
Much more could be said, particularly about the significance of provincial and municipal involvement in the immigration issue at that time, a phenomenon virtually unseen today–as well as about the independence of the media at that time versus "the herd of independent thinkers" mentality so prevalent today.
But let us go to the end of Professor Roy's book. In the Epilogue, she states that " 'A White Man's Province' became a common rallying cry for a province that was "immature". Strange word to use.
If the word "immature" means having a vision of the future and having the courage to stand up; and if the word "mature" means having no vision and no courage, then maybe it is time for British Columbia and for all of Canada to become "immature".
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Professor Roy has written a sequel to "A White Man's Province". The sequel is titled "The Oriental Question".
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