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Is That the Death Star? Japanese Probe's Pictures of Ryugu Show a Divot on Top
By Elizabeth Howell 2018-09-05T18:26:55Z Science & Astronomy
A view of the asteroid Ryugu taken by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft's laser altimeter after a month of measurement.
(Image: © National Astronomical Observatory, JAXA, Chiba Institute of Technology, Aizu Univ., Nippon Univ., Osaka Univ.)
That's no moon — it's an asteroid. New pictures of Ryugu, the target asteroid for Japan's Hayabusa2 landing mission, looks a bit like the infamous world-destroying "Death Star" spacecraft of "Star Wars" yore. And that's just one view of Ryugu recently sent to Earth by the probe.
Hayabusa2 is still measuring Ryugu's shape, but preliminary data from the probe's laser altimeter instrument shows that the spacecraft looks like a spinning top. However, there's a large divot at the top of the asteroid, which is reminiscent of the small hole on one hemisphere of the Death Star.
The difficulty with measuring Ryugu is it's very hard to track the orbit of the spacecraft, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a statement translated to English using Google Translate. [Funny (and Scary) Asteroid Predictions by Japan's Hayabusa2 Team]
Generally, scientists can map the shape of a world by tracking changes in the trajectory of an orbiting spacecraft, which is pulled "down" toward the asteroid in places of higher mass. But this is a difficult measurement to do with Ryugu, which is very small (roughly 3,000 feet across, or 900 meters).
While scientists refine Hayabusa2's trajectory, they're also picking up information on the surface to help prepare the spacecraft for several "touch-and-go" procedures to pick up soil and return it to Earth. Hayabusa2 will also deploy several landers and rovers to explore the surface — the first of those will approach the planet on Sept. 21 and Oct. 3.
From pictures taken 12 miles (20 kilometers) above Ryugu's surface, Hayabusa2 recently mapped out hundreds of rock masses that each have a diameter of between 26 feet and 33 feet (8 and 10 m).
The distribution of rocks on the surface of asteroid Ryugu — green marks indicate a rock that seems to be more than 25 feet (8 meters) across.
(Image credit: Kinki University, JAXA, etc.)
"It turned out that there are more rock masses on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu than expected," JAXA officials said. Ryugu has more rocks in a given area than asteroid Itokawa, which was the target of the predecessor Hayabusa mission that concluded in 2010. Scientists are studying the masses closely to learn more about how Ryugu was formed, JAXA added.
Another piece of the formation process comes through understanding what minerals are on the surface of Ryugu. A preliminary map shows temperature differences on the asteroid taken with Hayabusa2's infrared camera. Already, scientists can see a marked temperature difference between the northern and southern hemispheres of Ryugu, although the reason is still under investigation.
So far, scientists say the highest-temperature areas appear to be around 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius), while the lowest-temperature areas appear to be room temperature. While JAXA did not define what "room temperature" means, generally that indicates temperatures of about 68 to 77 degrees F (20 to 25 degrees C).
Hayabusa2 arrived at Ryugu on June 27 and is expected to make its first touch-and-go landing in October.
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Injury Time with Pius Adesanmi
Igbo Re, Ona Re: The Nigerian Constitution and the Awo road not taken
Today, we bring you concluding part of the late Professor Pius Adesanmi's keynote address he delivered at the 2014 Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Symposium held in Lagos.
By Pius Adesanmi On Apr 7, 2019
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK
Igbo re, ona re. Apart from true federalism and its associated advantages, the minority question constitutes another significant signpost on the Awo road to constitution-making. Indeed, he treats this question with so much empirical minutiae that a detailed outline of his breakdowns and permutations would have to wait until the discussion part of our proceedings. Suffice it to say that he warns that a federal constitution must at all times be sensitive to minorities and sufficiently malleable to take care of their legitimate fears of domination whenever the need arises. Says Chief Awolowo of ethnic minority groups:
"We must not group them or any of them with any of the larger and self-sufficient linguistic groups. If we did, we would be placing the small linguistic group or groups concerned in a state of comparative political and social disability. A minority problem would thereby be created which would demand solution… with great respect, we do not think that it is possible to charm the minorities and their problems out of existence… the truth is that minorities do and will always exist in Nigeria… Vis-a-vis the majorities, these minorities, these minorities have their fears –real or imaginary – which can only be allayed by unequivocal and entrenched constitutional arrangements."
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Igbo Re, Ona Re: The Nigerian Constitution and the Awo road…
The minority question can only be handled with unequivocal and entrenched constitutional arrangements! Igbo re, ona re! Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think has been Nigeria's answer to this particular aspect of the Awo road? You need not look beyond this podium for Nigeria's answer. Given "igbo re ona re" and other cultural deployments in this lecture, some of you can be forgiven if by now you've concluded that I am Yoruba. Well, Nigeria disagrees with you. Nigeria says I'm a northerner. In fact, technically, Nigeria would rather have me silence my Okun-Yoruba identity and blend into some northern lapland in which the beneficence of an umbrella Hausa-Fulani identity would take care of all my problems in the Nigerian family.
Constitutional guarantees of the financial viability of the constituent parts of the federating unit is a key feature of the Awo road. This need not detain us beyond the observation that we have done the exact opposite of this requirement. And I believe that other key areas of Chief Awolowo's thought such as the importance of separation of powers, secularity of the Nigerian state, and the need for local government autonomy (p.149) can be examined in fuller detail during our discussions.
What I propose to do for the rest of the time that I have is to examine a number of issues which, Chief Awolowo himself admits, may strike the average person as trivia and unworthy of discussion in the context of constitutional considerations. However, the significance of these false trivia can only be measured by the heavy price Nigeria pays today for failing to pay adequate constitutional attention to them. Perhaps the attention that Chief Awolowo pays to such issues as would appear to the ordinary man as trivia is also because he understands that they can combine to vitiate what he calls the social objectives of a federal constitution. It is under these social objectives that he addresses a wide range of issues in consonance with his socialist persuasion, such as education, health, human capital development, employment, poverty. If you are tempted to think that a constitution is not a party manifesto and should not be dabbling into social objectives, Chief Awolowo already anticipates your train of thought and pre-empts you in this passage:
"It may be objected that all we have been saying has nothing to do with constitution-making. Our emphatic answer is that it has a mighty lot to do with it. Our experience during the past six years has shown… that though we are ostensibly free as a nation, yet as a people we remain tightly shackled in the chains of ignorance, disease, want, and native tyranny. It is a duty which we owe to ourselves, and to future generations of Nigerians, to ensure, as far as human ingenuity can contrive it, that the demons which held us in thrall under the old constitution are fought and destroyed under the new constitution."
Igbo re, ona re! What then are the false trivia that could stand in the way of a constitution achieving its stated social objectives? How many of you in this hall have ever given a thought to the fact that the convoys of our government officials could stand in the way of the constitution and national progress? If you'd never made a connection between the constitution and the convoys which always drive you, Nigerian citizens, off the road whenever an Oga at the Top is passing, here is what Chief Awolowo has to say in making that critical connection:
"In the fourth place, some people may wonder whether it is necessary to make provision in the constitution forbidding the Prime Minister and Premier and their ministers to make use of the services of police orderlies and outriders, and to inspect a guard of honour. The unfortunate thing, however, is that these little and trivial-looking things had contributed in no small measure to tenacity of office on the part of those who held these offices under the First Republic. They had imagined that their individual ego would be deflated almost to the point of political extinction if they were deprived of these empty and vain trappings. They had, therefore, been driven to practise all kinds of chicanery and vice in order to remain in office. We must not allow our public men to develop this type of warped sense of value in the future."
Poor Chief Awolowo! How could this phenomenal thinker have known that almost three decades after his death, these public men would even allow their constitutionally unrecognized wives to develop a warped sense of value, shut down Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt whenever they come to town, harass elected state governors, and dip their hands into our national treasury at will to fund ephemeral monuments to their ego that the next First Lady will erase entirely! If Chief Awolowo had imagined that the degree of travesty we witness today in the name of First Ladyship would happen even in a million years, my wager is he would have proffered constitutional checks which we would have ignored anyway! Those going to Abuja may want to think seriously about this First Lady business. Chief Awolowo would not have remained constitutionally indifferent to such unspeakable travesty.
There are other issues the discussants may also want to take a look at in the light of Chief Awolowo's exhortation to his readers to assess his views and proposals with "constructive objectivity". Chief Awolowo, for instance, was in favour of a bi-cameral federal legislature. Perhaps, the circumstances of his times dictated this conviction. Given the fact that to describe our National Assembly in Abuja today as corrupt and indolent is to be nice to it, do we still need two chambers today and should our lawmakers be working full time?
There is also the question of independent candidacy in elections. Chief Awolowo views this very negatively and proposes its non-recognition in the constitution. Do our circumstances today support this stance? Given the climate of ideological poverty in our contemporary party politics where the two leading parties in the country are currently trading migrating herds of corrupt and ethically-challenged politicians, is it not time to start giving serious constitutional considerations to the question of independent candidacy?
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A suitable constitution, Chief Awolowo, declares again and again in Thoughts on Nigerian Constitution, is the bedrock of political stability. But he also recognizes the fact that even the best and most suitable constitution is useless if a country is hostage to corrupt and visionless leadership. And because he is convinced that "the only alternative to Federalism for Nigeria is the wide road to national impotence and ruin", he presses the question of leadership, qualitative leadership in the service of a suitable constitution. For him, the constitution must somehow find a way to guarantee qualitative leadership and weed off moneychangers from the temple before they get a chance to turn it to a den of robbers. Luckily for those currently ruling Nigeria, they hardly read books! Imagine if they read books and stumbled on Chief Awolowo's idea of a good leader that could deliver on the promises of a suitable constitution:
"Good leadership involves self-conquest; and self-conquest is attainable only by cultivating, as a first major step, what some applied psychologists have termed 'the regime of mental magnitude'. In plain language, the regime of mental magnitude is cultivated when we are sexually continent, abstemious in food, abstain totally from alcoholic beverage and tobacco, and completely vanquish the emotions of greed and fear".
You think this is too severe? Papa Awolowo is not done yet. Listen to this:
"There are those who would regard these prescriptions for leadership to be too stringent. They are welcome to their view; but for the good of the fatherland, such people should steer clear of the affairs of State, and confine their activities to those spheres where their excessive self-indulgence cannot incommode the entire nation, to the point of threatening its very life".
Igbo re, ona re! Well, much to our misfortune, such people did not listen to Chief Obafemi Awolowo. They did not steer clear of the affairs of state. On the contrary, they dragged the state and her affairs towards "igbo" where Awolowo had prescribed "ona".
When a musician saw the tragic consequences of their preference for "igbo" and hatred for "ona" and began to sing "Nigeria jaga-jaga, everything scatter scatter, poor man dey suffer suffer", they clobbered that musician, abused him, said that it was his father and mother who are jaga-jaga, and subsequently went to Abuja to receive Centenary honours in recognition of their illustrious contribution to fifty-three years of national bedwetting and diaper-wearing. Nigeria jaga-jaga…
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Commentary/Op-Ed - February 2017
Op-Ed: California shows New York how to boost college completion along with affordability
The governors of New York and California both issued bold proposals this month placing public colleges and universities at the top of the agenda. Governor Cuomo's investment should be coupled with new strategies to make sure more students reach graduation day. For this, New York should look to the Golden State.
by Tom Hilliard
Tags: human capital higher education education at-risk youth
This op-ed was published in the Albany Times Union on February 7, 2017. Read the op-ed here.
The governors of New York and California issued bold proposals this month, placing public colleges and universities at the top of the agenda. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed making public colleges tuition-free, focusing attention on college access. Gov. Jerry Brown announced his state will create a grant program for community colleges to implement "guided pathways" — an innovative model that boosts graduation rates — placing the emphasis on college completion.
Cuomo deserves enormous credit for taking action to make college affordable for more New Yorkers. But this investment should be coupled with new strategies to make sure more students reach graduation day. For this, he should look to the Golden State, where Brown's proposal seeks to dramatically improve college graduation rates at community colleges by streamlining the path to a degree.
New York has major room for improvement in college completion. A Center for an Urban Future study found an average six-year graduation rate for community colleges in New York of only 35 percent. The implication for expanded access is clear: We could be inviting many more New Yorkers to enter college and then leave without a degree. Instead, we should identify and resolve the obstacles that keep students from graduating.
Confusion can be the enemy of college success. For many students, navigating college is like eating at an unfriendly diner: too many choices, and too little time to think before the waiter arrives to take your order. Students end up making terrible decisions, like picking courses outside their program of study or satisfying the same academic requirement multiple times. The result is wasted time and money, often leading to burnout and dropout.
So why not use behavioral research to restructure academic choices, so students can get to a degree more quickly and efficiently? That's what the guided pathway model does, and colleges using it have raised graduation rates across the country.
The California Guided Pathways Project is a public-private partnership, rather than a top-down government mandate, managed by the state community college agency in collaboration with virtually every major higher ed support organization and philanthropic funder. CGPP offers grants that enable community colleges to implement a fully scaled guided pathway model for all students.
The state of California is using its $150 million investment to expand CGPP. But California's initiative is designed as a short-term overhaul, which doesn't require a permanent commitment. The purpose is to restructure the colleges so they can provide superior service to students at the same budget.
New York is ready to make a serious investment in guided pathways. Although most of the public colleges still operate like unfriendly diners — true of schools across the country — there are a few points of light. CUNY's Guttman Community College and the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs initiative are becoming national models, as is Monroe Community College in Rochester.
As New York's policymakers explore strategies to make college more affordable, they should also help simplify the journey to graduation. Transplanting California's model starts with seed funding a public-private partnership, building a framework for a competitive grant program.
Once the partnership gets off the ground, the state should invest in scaling it up. This model would require an unusual level of coordination among stakeholders. But the result would be a public higher ed system in New York that meets the needs of tomorrow's students far more effectively than it does today.
This op-ed follows publication of several CUF reports on community colleges and college readiness, including CUF's recent op-ed for City LImits in response to Governor Cuomo's free college tuition plan, "New York Can Help Students Afford College - And Graduate"; Completion Day, which asserted that while community colleges are a critical resource for a growing number of New Yorkers, they are taken for granted by policymakers and face enormous challenges in graduating students; Tapped Out, which found that the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), the state's main financial aid program, is out of reach for most community college students enrolled on a part-time basis; and Mobility Makers, which showed that community colleges were crucial platforms for economic mobility but that too few students enrolled actually made it to graduation.
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Interview with Vance Mitchell with Joseph Dougherty, 1968 July 12 [audio]
Mitchell describes his childhood and his parents' hauling business, including hazards of the trade, the introduction of the truck in transportation, and the basic job responsibilities. He also discusses his work at DuPont and at Bethlehem Steel during World War I. He reminisces about an explosion that occurred at Bethlehem Steel, the handling of shells after the end of the war, headaches that occurred from TNT and smokeless powder, and concerns about sabotage. The interview also features commentary from Joseph Dougherty.
Interview with Edward L. Bader, 1956 November 23 [audio](part 1)
Bader's interview offers details on many aspects of workers' lives in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including pay rates, the workers' homes, and the conditions in the laboratory. He recounts many different explosions, including the 1906 explosion that killed "Buck" Buchanan, the 1908 Press Room Explosion, the Packing House Explosion, one that occurred in the mill, and another that occurred in 1915. His interview also details his impressions of various members of the du Pont family, including Francis G., Lammot, Alfred I., Pierre S., Alexis, and Francis I.
Interview with William Stewart Allmond, 1969 June 10 [audio] (part 1)
Allmond's interviews detail the work environment at the Wilmington plant site in the early 1900s until the 1940s; various markets for car wheels; the expansion of the company and acquisition of Morton Poole Company and Nazel Engineering Works; and the effects of the Great Depression on Lobdell, which led to the company's purchase by Walter Lippincott and the United Engineering and Foundry Company in the late 1940s.
Interview with Maurice du Pont Lee, 1969 February 13-14 [audio](part 3)
Lee describes his work as the manager of the manufacture of cellophane and rayon, the entrance of DuPont into cellophane, the establishment of a new plant in Virginia, his philanthropic ventures in Wilmington, and the beginning of Alcoholic Anonymous in the company in the 1940s. His interview also details the design and building of the DuPont Country Club. He also discusses his mother's interest in psychic matters, the development of Rodney Square, the construction of I-95 in Wilmington, working in the Office of Civil Defense, and his work on the National Parks Commission.
Interview with Louise F. Poole, 1974 March 4 [audio]
Poole describes her family's genealogy in detail, her hobbies and activities in Wilmington, Wilmington society in the early twentieth century, and daily life.
Interview with Oliver Collins, 1973 July 19 [audio](part 1)
Collins describes different kinds of turbines, wheel diameters and their various usage, and other industrial machines essential to his business. He also describes his family history and the running of the millrace, as well as overcoming problems such as rot. He describes the environment and wildlife in the area and also discusses his other interest in cutting hair.
Interview with Alfred Evans, May 1973 [audio]
Evans describes how he obtained the job through his brother. He also describes his impressions of Delaware and Boca Grande. He also presents details about Mrs. Crowninshield's personality, including how she sought to send those who could not pay to school and how she encouraged him to take a vacation with the car.
Interview with Mrs. James Hammond, 1969 [audio]
Hammond describes her relationship with Mrs. Crowninshield as very close, stating that Mrs. Crowninshield considered Hammond and her children to be like her own children. She recounts various events, including outdoor luncheons and trips with her aunt. She gives a detailed description of Mrs. Crowninshield's personality and interests, including her love for gardening, decorating, and philanthropy. She also describes Mrs. Crowninshield's influence on her as well as people who influenced Mrs. Crowninshield.
Interview with Clarence A. Fahs, 1966 April 22, 1966 May 2 [audio]
Fahs describes his childhood in Wilmington, including his education, milking cows for extra money, boarding for his jobs in other cities, He discusses various jobs he had before DuPont, including working at Wilmington Dental Works, Novelty Machine Works, Pullman Automobile Company, and American Chain Works. He also describes his career at DuPont, including the various machines on the grounds, the explosion in 1917, wages, salaries, and vacation.
Interview with Clarence A. Fahs, 1966 May 4 [audio]
Interview with William F. Flanigan, 1960 May-July [audio](part 1)
Flanigan describes the houses in which he grew up, relationships among his neighbors, his education, a feeling of isolation in the community, and childrens' chores and pastimes. He also describes his first job at the Hodgson Woolen Mill, various ethnicities that worked at DuPont, different explosions that occurred, and daily life during his childhood and teenage years.
Flanigan describes the houses in which he grew up, relationships among his neighbors, his education, a feeling of isolation in the community, and the childrens' chores and pastimes. He also describes his first job at the Hodgson Woolen Mill, various ethnicities that worked at DuPont, different explosions that occurred, and daily life during his childhood and teenage years.
Interview with Benjamin F. Foster, 1964 February 24 [audio](part 1)
Foster describes his working career at DuPont, including the various plants in which he worked, the installation of electrical lighting, engineering work, salaries and wages, and transferring to South America. He also describes the establishment of the Hotel du Pont, the building of homes for various du Pont family members, and his impressions of du Pont family members.
Interview with Harvey L. Fell, 1968 June 17 [audio]
Fell describes farming for DuPont in detail, including the amount of workers, the number of barns and buildings, livestock raised, horses that pulled the wagons, sporting and hunting dogs, barn burnings, and farm equipment. He also describes the community along the Brandywine, his impressions of various du Pont family members, and the layout of Wilmington and the powder yard.
Interview with Theodore "Ted" Pennock, 1968 August 23 [audio]
Pennock discusses learning his trade, his transfer to Hagley for better wages, his working environment at Hagley, and union activity among machine workers.
Interview with E.G. Ackart, 1961 September 14 [audio]
E.G. Ackart recounts his working career at DuPont in his interview. He discusses anecdotes from high school, differences in working for DuPont vs. other companies, the Barksdale plant, and the structure of the engineering department and its consolidation in 1916. He also describes the company during wartime, his various colleagues throughout his working career, the development of industrial engineering, and the relationship between DuPont and General Motors. He also discusses the development of nylon, rayon, and other important materials, including how DuPont's chemists and physicists utilized ideas they found working abroad to create them. He recounts building new plants and his interactions with members of the du Pont family.
Interview with Henri Lindsey, 1968 August 22 [audio]
Lindsey describes the consolidation of Repauno and DuPont in 1903, the business during World War I, the introduction of Fabrikoid, his representation of DuPont at the Coated Fabrics Association and the Rubber Association of America, his interactions with members of the du Pont family and other work colleagues, and business practices of the company.
Interview with E.K. Bolton, 1961 September 14 [audio]
Bolton describes his working career and research in the chemical department, studying organic chemistry in Germany at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, and the company during World War I. He also describes various colleagues during his career. He also discusses the state of the industry during his career at DuPont, both in the United States and abroad.
Interview with Luther D. Reed, 1968 June 6 [audio](part 4)
Reed describes the Hopewell plant in detail, his job responsibilities regarding labor and payroll, DuPont during World War I and the closure of the Hopewell plant, and the acquisitions of other companies. Reed focuses on his sales, managerial, and personnel work for DuPont. He also describes his experience at the Arlington plant and his eventual promotion to service superintendent at the Rayon Company and later move to Wilmington. He also touches on unionization in the industry.
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How much money has Encanto made?
"Encanto†is the first Disney film to score a No. 1 album and No. 1 single, according to Billboard senior music director Jason Lipshutz. The album has been on the Billboard album charts for six weeks and ended in January.
Is Encanto Disney's biggest hit?
'Encanto' from 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' is now the number one Disney Songs chart on Billboard. Read also : Is Tom Cruise rich?. The top-grossing "Encanto" is now Disney's biggest hit in several generations of animated films.
Is Encanto one of the most popular Disney movies? "Encanto could be Disney's best animated film since Frozen," says Bilge Ebiri, one of Rotten Tomatoes' chief critics. Encanto received a total of 90% in the tomatometer and a 93% audience score. Encanto performed well in theaters, but had a shortened 30-day theatrical window.
Why is Encanto such a big hit?
The new films' messages of family and diversity help surpass Disney's past successes. Disney's Encanto is a surprising success, but for a different reason than most movies today. A light fantasy film with themes of solidarity and family, it somehow found an audience during the COVID-19 restrictions.
Which movie is the number 1 movie?
What will be the best movie of 2022? The best movies of…
Did Encanto won an Oscar?
How did Encanto do the Oscars? LOS ANGELES — Parents of young children know the magic of "Encanto," the Disney hit that won best animated feature at the 2022 Oscars. See the article : Which movie made the least money?.
Did Encanto Win anything at the Oscars?
Disney's 'Encanto' has won the award for best animated film at the 2022 Oscars; Lin-Manuel Miranda has lost EGOT. This may interest you : Who is the best movie in the world 2022?. The team behind 'Encanto' will receive the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday.
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Stroud Based Dan Cooper Celebrates His Best Isle of Man TT So Far!
Posted on June 15, 2015 by Mark Dangerfield
Dan Cooper has just returned home as the Isle of Man TT Privateers Champion for 2015. This is a huge achievement for Dan and great news for Space Centre Self Storage who have been sponsoring Dan for the last year .
Dan has been competing in the TT since 2010, it can be described as one of the toughest race tracks in the world. This year Dan decided to run his own team under the Dan Cooper Racing banner. It has taken him a huge amount of commitment to start his own team and build bikes competitive enough to compete in international road races. Not only does Dan have to battle against the larger factory supported teams that have huge financial backing. He also suffered a disappointing setback at the Northwest 200 that nearly ended his TT chances before they began.
Talking about the run up to the TT Dan said "After the setback at the Northwest 200, when I crashed the bike through no fault of my own, I was devastated. The bike was a right mess and as I was sat on the side of the road after the crash, I felt like crying as I thought my TT was over before it started. But we got stuck in as soon as we were back home and it was a race against time to get it ready for the TT. But we managed to get everything done and in place by the time we left for the island, apart from the front forks which were ready just 2 hours before the start of first practice on the island!"
Dan managed to finish all of the 6 races that he started, which in itself is a big achievement. His best result was a brilliant 6th place in the Lightweight Race on his 650cc Supertwin. With his consistently good results all week, he secured the TT Privateers Champion Award for 2015 with his best ever week.
" I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has believed in me and supported me this year, a special thank you to Mark Dangerfield at Space Centre Self Storage for supplying the Honda Fireblade as without it I wouldn't of been able to run two bikes this year. I am delighted to have won the TT Privateer's Championship and it makes all the hard work we've put in worth it "
Space Centre Self Storage director Mark Dangerfield is a big fan of bikes himself. He said " Dan's extremely talented, and being a local lad we wanted to give him a helping hand. It's really difficult to start your own team, especially when you are competing against riders that have more factory help at their disposal. It also just happens to be that he is part of a sport that I love and we are really pleased he has done so well! "
Dan Cooper Short Bio
Dan started racing Mini-Moto at the age of 11 in 1998 and in 200 won his first Southern Mini-Moto Championship, followed by a third place in the British Mini-Moto Championship.
In 2000 Dan got his first race bike as a Christmas present from his dad– a Honda RS125R GP and went on to enter his first race at Darley Moor in 2001.
Dan's racing went from strength to strength over the next 10 years achieving impressive finishes and lap times. In 2006 he won the British 125GP Championship, and competed in his first TT in 2010 where he managed an impressive 2nd place in the Supersport race.
Dan will be racing next at Castle Coombe on June 27th & 28th. He will then be preparing for the World's fastest road race, the Ulster Grand Prix in August and the prestigious Maccau Grand Prix held in November.
To find out more about Dan and his team visit his website dancooperracing.com
You can read more detail on Dan's performance at this year's TT in this Stroud News & Journal article
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About Mark Dangerfield
Mark started his career in precision engineering before establishing Space Centre Self Storage in 1995 with his father Paul. The company started in Stroud with just a handful of storage units and has now expanded to include three branches and over 800 individual units in Gloucestershire & North Bristol. Mark's great grandfather started a Stroud based removal company J H Dangerfield & Son in 1900, and the family have been in the industry ever since. With storage facilities in Gloucester, Stroud and Bristol, Mark has a wealth of experience and is passionate about providing local affordable, quality self storage
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posted by Jimmy Nguyen - Aug 11, 2017
Judah & The Lion stopped by to perform an amazing set and hang out with listeners.
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Jazz Guitar Style. Soleil De Samois.
This time we check out the playing style of someone Jeff Beck once referred to as the greatest guitarist ever – Django Reinhardt. There's nothing too taxing here except for all the position shifts. As usual, play through the piece very slowly until you can perform it without having to think too much. One of the students asked me to explain the theories and techniques behind gypsy jazz-guitar playing and also how to go about writing and playing in that style. I thought about it for a bit and came up with this little dittie inspired by old recordings that I'd heard of the gypsy genius Django Reinhardt. (more…)
This bone crusher still packs so much power and punch it's hard to believe that it's almost 30 years old. A standout track from the landmark AC/DC album Back in Black, You Shook Me All Night Long embodies everything that was good about late 70s hard rock and metal, and points unerringly to the future of the genre. Heavy metal entered a golden age in the 80s, and this is one of the tracks that took it there. It abounds with tough, crashing guitar mayhem, taut, metallic song hooks and one of the most driving grooves in the form. At the center of the carnage is the dual-guitar rhythm machine that is the brothers Young. The two-prong attack of Angus and Malcolm is hard to resist under most circumstances, in You Shook Me All Night Long it's darn near impossible. (more…)
You Oughta Know is the tune that broke it wide open for singer Alanis Morissette. A gutsy, no-holds-barred collaboration from the unstoppable team of singer Morissette and producer Glen Ballard, it was culled as the first single from the monstrously successful 1995 debut album, Jagged Little Pill – and she hasn't looked back since. In fact, You Oughta Know is currently enjoying even more success these days as the flip side of the Top Ten Morissette entry, "You Learn." In any event, You Oughta Know remains one of the power-pop diva's most acerbic and unflinching releases to date. Bristling with emotion, top notch production, well-layered instrumental arranging, and some unexpected retro guitar touches, it is made even more significant by the presence and contributions of Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist and guitarist, Flea and Dave Navarro, on the track. (more…)
Flamenco Lesson. Soleares – Compas
One of the most important elements of the flamenco style is rhythm, so this time we're looking at a particular pattern of accented beats known as the compas. Although there are no excessively difficult chords or progressions in this piece, the rasgueado and golpe techniques together with the importance of keeping accurate rhythm mean it will require a fair amount of time and practice to master. Rhythm and the rhythmic compas are at the very heart of flamenco. There are many different types of compas: Malaguena, Alegrias, Bulerias and Soleares to name but a few. Each compas has its own individual rhythm and pattern of accents and a thorough understanding of these is of utmost importance to anyone seriously interested in the study of flamenco. (more…)
Tonic – Open Up Your Eyes (No Track)
Landing somewhere between the classic rock sounds of the Beatles, the bottom-heavy pop metal of AC/DC, and today's mainstream offerings, Tonic's Open Up Your Eyes is rapidly becoming a favorite guitar piece with contemporary audiences. The A&M artists scored a big No. 2 on the Modern Rock charts with this single in late 1996 and threaten to make even bigger waves with their debut album, Lemon Parade.
Cream was rock's prototype power trio, and The Sunshine of Your Love was the prototype power trio song. Reflecting the blend of electric blues and hard rock – which precipitated the harder blues-rock and heavy metal of the 70s and beyond – it is arguably Cream's best known piece and unarguably one of the greatest riff tunes of all time. Built on a line conceived by bassist Jack Bruce for Jimi Hendrix, Sunshine is a stand-out track from the classic Disraeli Gears album of 1967, and an auspicious outing for a then relatively unknown guitarist, Eric Clapton. It has since become a mainstay of both Clapton and Bruce's live shows, a jamming favorite, and a must-know piece in the annals of blues-rock lore. (more…)


It would be the most ambitious single commercial project in the Town of Chesterton's history: a $40 million indoor sports complex capable of hosting not only local but regional and even national athletic tournaments.
Its location: on approximately 28 acres of the so-called Rossman property, 55 acres sited immediately south of the Indiana Toll Road and east of Ind. 49 and annexed by the Town of Chesterton in 2007.
Tony Czapla, a principal of the Portage-based Persistence LLC, told the Chesterton Tribune today that the complex would feature three "air-supported structures"—that is, pressurized domes—having an aggregate of well over 100,000 square feet.
Those domes would be capable of providing venues for a wide variety of athletic competitions: baseball and softball, basketball, volleyball, track and field, soccer, and even extreme or "action" sports. There would be training facilities too and a golf driving range.
"We are also in discussion with hoteliers and are considering an indoor water park," Czapla said.
There is a hitch. Czapla is looking to finance the project through "recovery-zone bonds" made available through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009, but those bonds—which give developers like Czapla the ability to secure low-interest loans—must be sold by Dec. 31.
In order to be eligible for ARRA bonds, a county must declare itself a "recovery zone," which the Porter County Commissioners did by resolution in April. Then, in September, the Commissioners formally approved an $8.5 million recovery-bond commitment to Persistence LLC, which obtained a further $6.8 million commitment this week from the LaPorte County Commissioners.
Czapla is now seeking further commitments from other counties in the region.
If he secures those commitments, the bonds will be bundled and assigned to the Chesterton Economic Development Commission to administer.
The economic benefit to the Chesterton community—and to the region—could be substantial, Czapla said. On build-out, he estimated, the complex would provide something on the order of 200 full-time jobs.
But the numbers on the trickle-down effect from hosting tournaments are also impressive. Earlier this year Sports Events magazine reported that, in 2009, "non-fixed events" generated $6.3 billion nationwide; that the number of athletes who attended each event averaged 563; that each athlete averaged $719 in spending at each event; and that a typical venue hosted 62 events every year, or one per weekend and another 10 in the summer.
Crunch those numbers for a total annual impact in a venue community of $25.1 million.
Town Council President Jeff Trout, R-2nd, did say that the planned unit development ordinance governing the Rossman property would, in all likelihood, have to be amended. But he anticipates any such amendments to be "minor," concerning the configuration of the property more than the permitted uses. At the moment the PUD limits uses to B-3, with a health and fitness center being one of three additional permitted uses.
Trout added that responsibility for bringing sanitary sewers south—and under the Indiana Toll Road—belongs to the owner of the property, Bob Rossman, a principal of I-80 Partners LLC.


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Of all the concept books, the alphabet book is the one with the most potential. With its 26 letters it's perfectly sized for 32-page picture books. They are flexible beyond measure, and can be used to disseminate factual information or tell a story. Every year we see alphabet books coming out in a variety of different ways. These are the ones that I think really took the ball and ran with the premise. See if you agree.
More of a nonfiction title, I suppose, and perhaps more useful as a guide to Australia than for someone learning the alphabet for the first time. But that's the thing about alphabet books, isn't it? They don't have a single solitary purpose. They can be used as a way of organizing a book of facts in a way other titles can't. Keen.
So, funny story. I had intended to include this book in my board book round-up when I started getting second thoughts. Sure, it's a strong board book that uses its familiar premise (museum artifacts in alphabetical order) to great advantage. But doesn't that make it far more of an alphabet book than anything else? I don't know about you but I tire easily when I see yet another bit of museum gift shop bait on my shelves. This book goes on beyond that. It's a looker.
Looks familiar? Little wonder. It already showed up on our Board Books & Pop-Ups list so you know I like it. I debated whether or not to include board books on this list, but in the end I figured that there's nothing a good board book can't do. And to use animal sounds in an onomatopoeic abecedarian way? Bonus.
Yeah. Okay, okay. You don't trust me anymore. I mean, The British Museum was one thing but EAMES, for crying out loud?!? Is this a coffee table board book? Is it?
Um . . . okay, you got me. It's totally a coffee table board book. And, yes, I did take a course on modern design in college. So this is probably best given to an adult. Possibly as a gag gift. But doggone it, it's just so aesthetically pleasing to the EYE!! I couldn't help myself.
I found this book just in time at the end of the year. Sara O'Leary you may already know from her sublime This Is Sadie, When You Were Small, and many others. She's one of those writers that tends to get paired with fabulous illustrators. Case in point, Jacob Grant. If I had to describe this book in two words they'd have to be "gently wry". It's a good thing. Kind of an alphabet board book with a teeny tiny bite.
See this is one of those cases where I feel like I was totally into this book before it became the phenomenon that it did. Suddenly I'm seeing that it's a bestseller, which it most certainly deserves. I'm just grumpy because I thought I might be able to tell you about it first. No such luck. Now my 7-year-old is a pretty competent reader so this book proved mighty instructive to her. If you haven't seen it, it highlights how inane the English language truly is. It also has taught me, after all these years, how to pronounce quinoa.
All the silent letters, where do they all come from? All the silent letters, where do they all belong?
Interested in the other lists? Here's the schedule of everything being covered this month. Enjoy!
Ha. I too thought I'd be the one to let everyone know about P is for Pterodactyl! Teacher's dream book. Very, very, clever indeed.


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Captain Detained After Tour Boats Collide In Hungary; At Least 7 Dead, 21 Missing
By Bill Chappell,
Richard Gonzales
Bernadett Szabo
The river cruise ship Viking Sigyn collided with a tourist boat carrying 33 South Koreans on the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, leaving at least seven people dead.
Updated at 5:15 p.m. ET
The captain of a river cruise ship that collided with a tourist sightseeing boat in the Danube River in Budapest, causing it to capsize and sink, has been taken into custody by Hungarian police.
The captain, a 64-year-old Ukrainian identified only as Yuriy C., is suspected of endangering water transport leading to a deadly mass accident, according to The Associated Press, citing a police website.
Divers and rescue workers are still trying to find 21 people in the Danube River. At least seven people are dead, and seven were rescued. The craft had been carrying a South Korean tour group.
The smaller boat had 35 people aboard — 33 tourists and a Hungarian crew of two. All seven of the dead are South Korean, Budapest police say.
The tourists' boat, called the Mermaid, capsized within seconds of colliding with the long and low Viking Sigyn cruise ship. The first emergency call didn't reach police until 10 minutes later, officials said at a news conference Thursday.
The Viking Sigyn is a four-deck ship with 95 staterooms, according to Viking River Cruises. Video from the scene shows the two vessels drawing near each other as they approach the Margaret Bridge — and that the long ship's bow comes into contact with the smaller boat's rear quarter, sending it sideways.
Police in Budapest say they are investigating the incident in the context of a criminal proceeding, adding that they will rely on experts to determine whether any wrongdoing or error played a role in the catastrophe.
The collision took place on a scenic, busy stretch of the Danube near the Hungarian Parliament building and the Margaret Bridge. While some of the smaller boat's passengers were rescued, attempts to find more survivors or victims have been complicated by darkness, rain and strong currents.
Any survivors also would have to endure the river's cool water (currently around 60 degrees). The search for anyone who had been on the boat has now been extended far south of Budapest, officials said.
Some of the bodies that were recovered were pulled out of the water several miles south of the bridge where the incident occurred, according to a map released by the police.
The incident has left families in South Korea anxiously awaiting word about loved ones who were on the river trip. A 6-year-old girl who was traveling with her mother and grandparents is believed to be the youngest victim, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. In another case, a 31-year-old woman survived but her younger brother is missing, the agency says.
As the magnitude of the catastrophe reached South Korea, officials there mobilized to send help to Hungary.
"At an emergency meeting, President Moon Jae-in told officials to use all available diplomatic resources to expedite search and rescue efforts," NPR's Anthony Kuhn reported from Seoul. "Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will head an interagency task force and travel to Hungary."
Budapest police say the sunken ship has been found and that they plan to raise it from the riverbed.
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An earlier version of this story misspelled Kang Kyung-wha's name as Kang Kyung-hwa.
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Franciscan Gospel Reflection: Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2021
As we anticipate the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2021, Fr. Paul Gallagher, OFM offers a Scriptural Reflection. This content is edited by Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Anne Marie Lom and Joe Thiel. The excerpts from the Sunday readings are prepared by Joe Thiel. To read or download the complete pdf with excerpts for your prayer, please click here: Franciscan Gospel Reflection July 4 2021 . Excerpts are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. No portion of this text may be reproduced by any means without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Image: The Doré Bible Gallery Woodcuts by Gustave Doré (1832-1883) Matt13a.jpg (750×1032) "http://catholic-resources.org jesus-teaches-in-the-synagogue.jpg (906×640) (jimmyakin.com)
Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.
Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house." So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith. He went around to the villages in the vicinity teaching.
The text for this Sunday's gospel follows directly from last week's gospel text. The response of the people to Jesus' presence is dramatically different. The faith of both Jairus and the woman who had been hemorrhaging in last week's gospel was inspiring. But here, the response of people of Nazareth, Jesus' own kin, is debilitating. They do not take offense in Jesus' teaching. Mark states clearly in verse 2, "many who heard him were astonished." Rather, they reject Jesus because he is not acting as the son of a carpenter.
People in this period believed each person held a certain status that had been entrusted to them, and they were responsible to maintain that status. To try to rise above that status was a disruption of the social structures. A major factor in determining a person's status in the community was the family into which they were born. Sons were expected to carry on the trade and business of their father. Jesus was expected to be a carpenter like his father.
Mark signals the people of Nazareth's displeasure with Jesus by referring to him as the son of Mary. Nazareth is the town of Joseph. Usually, people were designated as sons of their father. James and John are known as the sons of Zebedee. When a person is referred to as a son of their mother, it usually is because the father is uncertain. Mark's community would have understood the reference to Jesus being the son of Mary as a derogatory statement.
Jesus is often portrayed as the master of insult. Here, Mark portrays Jesus as being ready with his own insult. Drawing on their sacred tradition, he quotes a familiar proverb to criticize those who are critical of him by casting them in same light as those in their familiar proverb.
Most of us realize that there is a great deal of Jesus' public life for which we have no record. Mark, like all the gospel writers, had to select what events in the life of Jesus would be included in his gospel. Why would Mark include a text that is not flattering to the people of Jesus' hometown? Why would he suggest, in some way, that Jesus was negatively affected by the townspeople's reaction to him? This text could be problematic for Christian missionaries who are trying to convince people that Jesus was the Messiah. Would the Messiah be flustered by a negative reaction to his message? Could the early Christians find in the Jesus who is criticized and rejected by his own family, a Jesus that they could relate to and be the Christ?
Did you go through a period of life when you were uncertain about what you were to do or how you wanted to live your life?
Who are the people who have been most supportive of you as you found your own way in life?
Who were the people who had the most difficulty in supporting you during this searching period of your life?
Have you ever reflected on the fact that Jesus too might have gone through such a period in his own life?
Is it significant for you personally that Jesus was criticized by his family and neighbors because he did not meet their expectations?
What do you make of the statement that Jesus was affected by the negativity of his family and neighbors?
Can you take some time to talk with God about your experience of rejection, not being able to fulfill the expectations of others, or whatever struck you most strongly in this gospel?


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If i rate my old Autel DS708 7/10, then the new version of 8-inch x431 v scan tool can be scored 9/10. The language and vehicle coverage is what i wanna share with all. x431 v has 23 languages available (it's said to add more) and it's very easy to change the setup language by users (no need any help from the factory; ds708 needs that). And the new x431 v covers almost full European and USA cars. Of course, no problem with Asian cars. And works good Brazilian, Indian, Malaysian cars also.


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August 9, 2008 | FDD's Long War Journal
Fighting escalates in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal agency
Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD's Long War Journal
The Pakistani military claimed 70 Taliban fighters were killed and 60 were wounded during the latest round of fighting in the lawless tribal agency of Bajaur.
The fighting began in the Loisam region in Bajaur after a large Taliban force attacked a Pakistani convoy. The military responded by pounding Taliban positions with Cobra helicopter gunships, attack aircraft, and artillery fire.
The Taliban have not disputed the casualties, but claimed Pakistani security forces were bloodied as well. Taliban spokesman Mullah Omar said 16 Pakistani troops were killed and 24 more were captured during the fighting.
Omar also claimed a force of 80 Pakistani troops is currently under siege in Loisam. Seven other Pakistani troops were reported killed during clashes in Bajaur along the Afghan border.
Taliban forces also murdered three "US spies" in Bajaur. Two men were beheaded and one was shot. 'œThese people were spying on Taliban,' a note pinned to the bodies said. The Taliban have executed hundreds of purported spies in the tribal agencies. These men and women are usually tribal elders opposed to the Talibanization of the region.
The fighting in Bajaur began on August 6 after government forces moved to occupy the Loisam region in Bajaur, which is under Taliban control. Twenty-five Taliban fighters were reported killed in the fighting.
The military was rumored to be moving against the Taliban in Bajaur earlier in the week. Reports indicate more Pakistani forces are being to sent Bajaur as well as the neighboring districts of Malakand and Dir, and the Mohmand tribal agency.
The Bajaur tribal agency is al Qaeda' s command and control hub for operations across the border in northeastern Afghanistan. Bajaur is run by Faqir Mohammed, who assumed control of the radical Tehrik Nifaz-e-Sharia Mohammadi (the TNSM, or the Movement for the Implementation of Mohammad's Sharia Law) after the arrest of Sufi Mohammed.
The TNSM is known as the "Pakistani Taliban" and is the group behind the ideological inspiration for the Afghan Taliban. The TNSM sent over 10,000 fighters into Afghanistan to fight US forces during the opening stages of Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001 and 2002. Sufi was jailed by the Pakistani government after the TNSM was banned. He was later released as part of a peace deal in May 2008.
Faqir has close links with the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban as well as senior al Qaeda leaders. He is believed to shelter senior al Qaeda leaders such as Ayman al Zawahiri. The US has conducted at least two airstrikes against safe houses and camps run by Faqir since January 2006.
In December of 2007 Faqir rolled the TNSM under the banner of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, which is led by South Waziristan Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud. Faqir is also second in command of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
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What is relational value?
Ben Davis November 2, 2018
What is a relational dimension?
What are the four dimensions of relational messages?
What is a relational message?
What is the difference between content and relational messages?
What are content messages?
What are the two dimensions of every message?
What is the relational dimension of a message?
What are the two levels of meaning?
What are the four levels of meaning?
What are the two major levels of communication?
What are the four levels of meaning in film?
What does explicit mean in film?
What is a symptomatic meaning film?
What is cultural invisibility film?
What is cinematic language?
In what ways do movies minimize viewers awareness?
Relational values (RV) are values that arise from a relationship with nature, encompassing a sense of place, feelings of well-being (mental and physical health), and cultural, community, or personal identities.
The relational dimension of social capital refers to the nature and quality of the relationships that have developed through a history of interaction and plays out in behavioural attributes such as trustworthiness, shared group norms, obligations and identification.
The Four Dimensions of Relational Work can help you understand team members' interpersonal strengths, as well as your own strengths. The four dimensions are influence, interpersonal facilitation, relational creativity, and team leadership.
Relational level messages represent meaning about a relationship between two people, but are separate from the verbal words of the message (Burgoon, 1994). Relational communication focuses on the meanings mainly associated with nonverbal behavior (Burgoon, 1994; Siegman, 1978; Thayer, 1986).
Content focuses on the subject, while relational indicates feelings. Affinity, respect, immediacy, and control can affect relational messages by adding or subtracting dimensions. Metacommunication, the messages we send referring to other messages, involves analysis and should be used carefully.
A primarily informational message, typically intended to be explicit, literal, and unambiguous and reflecting an instrumental communication style.
There are two dimensions of every message: Content and Relationship. Explain the difference between these two dimensions. The content dimension refers to the information transmitted. The relationship dimension refers to how messages define or redefine the relationship between group members.
What is the relational dimension of a Message? Relational dimension of a message consist on whatever that message communicate about your feeling or thought to the other person. How many channels the humans being use to communicate? Human beings use 2 senses.
Basically, the Two-Level Theory holds that verb meanings have two separate levels of structure—one for the "root" or "constant" semantic features that characterize individual verbs, and another for the "event structure templates" or "thematic cores" that are shared by all the verbs in a given class.
There are four levels of reading, they are:
elementary reading.
inspectional reading.
analytical reading,
syntopical reading.
There are 2 basic types of communications: Verbal Communication. Non-Verbal Communication.
Form shapes the possible meanings that can be created from a film. Bordwell and Thompson (2004, 55–58) break film meanings down into four types: referential, explicit, implicit, and symptomatic. All films can be scrutinized by these four meanings, though many viewers never consciously consider them.
scenes of sex and nudity
Symptomatic Meaning. Describing a film's meaning by explaining a particular set of social values that make up the point of the film. (Book Definition: Significance that the film divulges, often against will its will, by virtue of its historical or social context.)
Cultural Invisibility. Just as the techniques of film making can go unnoticed during a casual viewing of a movie, so too can the cultural mores and prejudices lurking under the surface of a movie. These are employed by the film maker to reinforce the casual viewers subconscious beliefs or world views.
Cinematic language is the methods and conventions of cinema that are used to communicate with the audience. This is often also referred to as visual storytelling, although this is only one part of cinematic language. The same is done in screenwriting, but with cinematic techniques.
In what ways do movies minimize viewers' awareness that they are experiencing a highly manipulated, artificial reality? The movie to use invisibility or cultural invisibility, because that makes audience understand movie.
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This is the last in a series of political risk and prediction blog posts linked to Dr Aziz's upcoming political comic book, The Global Kid (note: 100% of sales will go to global education non-profits that help youth reach their potential).
Youth unemployment in South Africa has been over 50% in recent years (the third highest rate in the world after Greece and Spain), obviously creating significant frustration among young men and women aged 15-24. To make matters worse, the fear of recession is growing, with Q2 GDP growth contracting by 1.3% in Africa's most advanced economy.
The good news is the government has actively been trying to create jobs for its younger citizens. Strategies include employment subsidies so companies will be incentivised to hire young people; skills and training programs to help youth enter the job market; and a jobs fund that, among other things, provides public funding to support young job seekers. Meanwhile, outside entities like the Mckinsey Global Institute have been advocating how with appropriate investment the country could create 3.4 million jobs by 2030; similarly the World Bank argues that if policymakers take advantage of its growing working age population, per capita income of South African citizens could double in 15 years.
All of this is positive. These are sensible policy prescriptions and initiatives that in theory should help South Africa's deeply entrenched youth unemployment crisis, especially in the long-term. And yet it simply isn't enough in the short-term. We see that youth are suffering - keep in mind that since 1994 the working age population has increased by 11 million, making up 65% of the country. Yet many youth, whether qualified or with limited education, have been sitting idle for years, either hoping for jobs or have simply "given up looking".
How can we help South Africa's unemployed youth in the near-term? One strategy is to leverage the crowd to create more immediate entrepreneurship opportunities for youth. In fact, the South African government sees the value of entrepreneurship, even creating the Ministry of Small Business Development in 2014. And there are some success stories of youth entrepreneurs - check out the country's top 10 entrepreneurs under 30, who've created everything from a product for sanitation in impoverished areas to a non-profit that shapes young leaders, to a software company and a record-breaking rocket.
But are these super successful entrepreneurs the exception? It would seem so. According to the 2014 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report, South Africa has an "alarmingly low level of entrepreneurial activity." And there's still a disconnect between government's job creation initiatives and the 54% of youth who are still unemployed. In fact, a quarter of budding entrepreneurs say their "fear of failure" has stopped them from setting up a business. Leveraging the crowd could reduce this gap between policymakers and frustrated unemployed youth who perhaps don't feel existing policies can help them - or are simply to afraid to try.
First, we could simply ask unemployed youth what they want. Aggressively show them someone cares about them and wants to see them succeed. Crowdsourcing their answers to this question could be a quick way to help government and other private entities to determine what areas of entrepreneurship would be the best fit for these youth in the near-term. Internet penetration is over 45%, which means it wouldn't be a struggle to get responses and would help government officials to determine if these youth need to be trained in specific skills for their business.
If there isn't any effort to relieve the suffering of unemployed youth in the near-term, what can we expect in South Africa? Instability will rise in at least two ways. First, there will of course be more protests. Remember, South Africa's protests have nearly doubled since 2010, with 2014 being an all-time high in unrest. Admittedly these protests are usually linked to state failure to provide services like water, sanitation or housing; but it isn't inconceivable that frustrated youth will engage in demonstrations specifically on their plight too. Second, certain non-state actors, including ISIS, will take advantage of the frustration of these unemployed youth - increasing reports suggest some youth have already been recruited online by the terrorist group to fight in Syria and Iraq. Leveraging the crowd - both locally and globally - to make entrepreneurs out of unemployed youth could be one way to reduce instability in the near-term in South Africa.
Dr Aziz recently completed a research certification in leveraging crowds in the public sector at NYU's GovLab and also spoke on crowdsourcing in policymaking at the 2015 Open and User Innovation Society Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.


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Vote planned in March on school sales tax
in Area Headline News
Friday, September 18. 2015
Jackson County could vote on a renewal of the Education Local Option Sales Tax in March.
Jefferson City School System superintendent John Jackson began discussions with the board of education at its Sept. 10 meeting. Jackson said the referendum could be put on the March 1, 2016, ballot, alongside the presidential primaries.
The referendum could also be added to the November 2016 ballot if March vote doesn't work out. The Jackson County Board of Education also discussed the issue Monday night (see separate story). The Commerce Board of Education has not yet discussed the ELOST referendum.
The one-cent local option sales tax benefits all three school districts in the county. The distribution is based on each districts' FTE counts.
ELOST runs for five years. The current referendum expires March 31, 2017
Jackson said ELOST has been instrumental in the district's growth and has been used for numerous district purchases, including technology, furniture, HVAC replacements, band equipment and books. Jackson said it has been a "huge benefit" to the county.
"I don't know how in the world we, or anyone else in the county, would have ever been able to build the facilities that have been built had it not been for SPLOST," said Jackson.
Details of the referendum, which will be a continuation of the current ELOST, are being drafted.
#1 cw on 09/21/15 at 12:27 PM [Reply]
FIVE Years Folks! That's a long time. What would they done if people had voted it down?
Maybe trim the budget, but they never do spend too much time on that topic. As for me,I will vote against any tax increase after I have seen
all of the abuse of tax payers funds in this area
as of late. Too many hands in that cookie jar.
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Gift from Ron and Alexis Fowler Creates St. Thomas-University of San Diego Partnership
Posted on April 18, 2019 By The Newsroom
The University of San Diego (USD) and the University of St. Thomas announced today a joint venture that will increase the scope and scale of social entrepreneurship ecosystem at their respective universities and beyond. The Fowlers have made a multi-million dollar commitment to the University of San Diego in support of the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge. They have also agreed to fund an expansion of the USD program to include St. Thomas.
The Fowler's pledge to USD commits $2.5 million to the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge. Additionally, the Fowlers committed $500,000 to St. Thomas to participate in the collaborative with USD.
"Our vision for the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge is to significantly increase the number of social entrepreneurs creatively tackling humanity's biggest problems," said donor Ron Fowler. "USD and St. Thomas have both demonstrated their ability to successfully nurture and lead innovative students. Working together, sharing common ideals and practices, Alexis and I expect to see more ventures successfully transition to advanced stages of prototyping, financial sustainability and start-up."
"For more than a decade, Ron Fowler's support has served as a catalyst for new business ideas among St. Thomas students," President Julie Sullivan said. "We are eternally grateful for his support, which has inspired so many entrepreneurial ventures. His vision to bring together USD and St. Thomas to support global social innovation through an intercollegiate competition will expand our reach and generate invaluable impact for generations to come."
"The Fowlers have been very generous to USD. Their latest pledge of $2.6 million will help USD advance our efforts to develop global ethical and responsible leaders committed to the common good through social innovation and social entrepreneurship," said USD President James T. Harris III. "We are grateful for their financial commitment and look forward to partnering with the University of St. Thomas campus to increase our collective global impact."
Launched in 2011 as a joint program of USD's School of Business and Kroc School of Peace Studies, the Social Innovation Challenge (SIC) inspires college students to tackle humanities' pressing problems through social innovation and entrepreneurship. In 2014, USD expanded the program to include local universities in the San Diego, and in 2016 to include Tijuana, Mexico region. In 2018, the SIC was expanded again to include student teams from universities around the world, and renamed the Global Social Innovation Challenge (GSIC). In its inaugural year as a global challenge, student-led teams from 27 universities located in 12 countries across six continents competed in the GSIC. To date, winning teams have received over $377,000 in seed funding and invaluable in-kind support from incubators, accelerators, coaches, and mentors.
USD Kroc School Dean Patricia Márquez said, "By working together, the new USD-St. Thomas program will propel social innovation on both campuses, improve the quality and quantity of entrepreneurial opportunities, expand national and international reach, and build a global movement based on people, planet, prosperity, peace and, partnership."
Through the University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, the Fowler Business Concept Challenge has provided St. Thomas students at St. Thomas with an entrepreneurial springboard to explore new, creative innovations to solve both business and societal problems.
Together, USD and St. Thomas will work to significantly increase the number of universities participating in the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge each spring. USD will focus its efforts on targeting institutions in at-risk countries and areas of conflict. St. Thomas will target regional, national and international partners. Both universities will work to connect its students, faculty, and entrepreneurs with the global entrepreneurial community.
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We combine immunology with genetics and biochemistry to search for cancer-specific changes in malignant cells. Identification of these changes may not only identify critical causative mechanisms but also new immunological and pharmacological targets that can be used to destroy the cancer.


Virtual reality is a concept that has existed for decades. However, it has only been achieved on a practical level much more recently. Facebook's child company, Oculus, seriously kickstarted the movement's hype in 2015. Since then, the increase in public interest was exponential, so much so that companies such as HTC, Google, Apple, and Sony have jumped on the development bandwagon, each creating their own versions of virtual and augmented reality gear. In this article, we will discuss the current applications and future possibilities of virtual and augmented reality technology. This includes certain misgivings part of the public fears may come to pass.
Perhaps the largest draw of contemporary virtual reality gear is its use in video games. The oculus rift led this trend with its 2016 release, but the combination of its limited functionality and initially high cost made for a slower release than Oculus would have liked. Augmented and virtual reality headsets were even sold in accompaniment to certain cell phones in 2016 and 2017 with more successful sales numbers at a relatively low cost. Using their cell phones, users could play video games and even view certain videos and pictures while feeling the sensation of a true three dimensional perspective. At present the most common developmental track seems to be focused around removing cords and other physical hindrances in order to more fully immerse the user and thereby increase popularity. Only time will tell if this will be a success.
In the future, virtual reality can be used in various fields, branching out from the relatively mundane uses we experience currently. This can include psychotherapy, education, athletic training, and much more. Television shows and movies like Ready Player One have already explored some of these possibilities and continue to do so. However, there are two sides to every coin. Some have expressed a fear of what exposure to a "false reality" could do to people. Some productions like Netflix's Black Mirror have even shown the darker sides of what could happen to people when they experience things in a virtual or augmented reality. Are the positive possibilities worth the risks, or are we destined to fall to the greed and immorality of certain members of the human race as predicted by some? Perhaps we will even find out in our lifetime.