Every now and then I look at the statistics for this blog. My rough estimate is that there is a core group of at least several thousand who read it regularly (i.e., a few times per week or more), and typical posts are eventually read by ~ 10 thousand people or more.
I know very little about my readers, hence this survey. Answer whichever parts you like and paste into the comments. Many thanks!
1. Age, gender, ethnicity, nationality?
2. What's your background (education, profession, hobbies)?
3. What do you like best about this blog?
4. What do you like least about this blog?
5. How often do you find posts hard to understand?
6. Have we met in real life? Should we?
I can guess that there are several overlapping subgroups of readers: physicists, genomicists, financiers, tech / startup types, professors, ... But I'd really like to know more!
Harvard senior survey conducted by the Crimson.
Figure shows metabolic difference in various tissue types for 4 species; PFC = Prefrontal Cortex. Human brain function accounts for about 20% of total calorie consumption. See also Cognition über alles and The genetics of humanness.
Metabolite concentrations reflect the physiological states of tissues and cells. However, the role of metabolic changes in species evolution is currently unknown. Here, we present a study of metabolome evolution conducted in three brain regions and two non-neural tissues from humans, chimpanzees, macaque monkeys, and mice based on over 10,000 hydrophilic compounds. While chimpanzee, macaque, and mouse metabolomes diverge following the genetic distances among species, we detect remarkable acceleration of metabolome evolution in human prefrontal cortex and skeletal muscle affecting neural and energy metabolism pathways. These metabolic changes could not be attributed to environmental conditions and were confirmed against the expression of their corresponding enzymes. We further conducted muscle strength tests in humans, chimpanzees, and macaques. The results suggest that, while humans are characterized by superior cognition, their muscular performance might be markedly inferior to that of chimpanzees and macaque monkeys.
Physiological processes that maintain our tissues' functionality involve the generation of multiple products and intermediates known as metabolites—small molecules with a weight of less than 1,500 Daltons. Changes in concentrations of these metabolites are thought to be closely related to changes in phenotype. Here, we assessed concentrations of more than 10,000 metabolites in three brain regions and two non-neural tissues (skeletal muscle and kidney) of humans, chimpanzees, macaque monkeys, and mice using mass spectrometry-based approaches. We found that the evolution of the metabolome largely reflects genetic divergence between species and is not greatly affected by environmental factors. In the human lineage, however, we observed an exceptional acceleration of metabolome evolution in the prefrontal cortical region of the brain and in skeletal muscle. Based on additional behavioral tests, we further show that metabolic changes in human muscle seem to be paralleled by a drastic reduction in muscle strength. The observed rapid metabolic changes in brain and muscle, together with the unique human cognitive skills and low muscle performance, might reflect parallel mechanisms in human evolution.
Nice article on the progress of computer Go.
... Good opens the article by suggesting that Go is inherently superior to all other strategy games, an opinion shared by pretty much every Go player I've met. "There is chess in the western world, but Go is incomparably more subtle and intellectual," says South Korean Lee Sedol, perhaps the greatest living Go player and one of a handful who make over seven figures a year in prize money. Subtlety, of course, is subjective. But the fact is that of all the world's deterministic perfect information games — tic-tac-toe, chess, checkers, Othello, xiangqi, shogi — Go is the only one in which computers don't stand a chance against humans.
The current handicap accorded a computer against a professional player is 4 stones. In the story below the world chess champion and his brother are given 9 stones by the Japanese mathematician (shodan = lowest non-beginner or black belt).
Mr. Kitabatake one day told us that a Japanese mathematician was going to pass through Berlin on his way to London, and if we wanted to we could play a game with him at the Japanese Club. Dr. Lasker asked him whether he and I could perhaps play a game with him in consultation, and was wondering whether the master – he was a shodan – would give us a handicap.
"Well, of course," said Mr. Kitabatake.
"How many stones do you think he would give us?" asked Lasker.
"Nine stones, naturally," replied Mr. Kitabatake.
"You will see," he said.
The great day came when we were invited to the Japanese Club and met the master – I remember to this day how impressed I was by his technique – he actually spotted us nine stones, and we consulted on every move, playing very carefully. We were a little disconcerted by the speed with which the master responded to our deepest combinations. He never took more than a fraction of second. We were beaten so badly at the end, that Emanuel Lasker was quite heartbroken. On the way home he told me we must go to Japan and play with the masters there, then we would quickly improve and be able to play them on even terms. I doubted that very strongly, but I agreed that I was going to try to find a way to make the trip.
This is an old story I told the kids.
One day Max and Isabel were hiking in the mountains and came upon a cave.
Exploring in the gloom, they found a giant cavern, filled by a pile of gold and jewels. Atop the pile was a huge throne. On that throne sat the dwarf king.
Who dares enter my throne room? asked the dwarf king.
My name is Isabel and this is my brother Max.
You sure have a lot of gold, said Max.
Yes, said the dwarf king with a gleam in his eye. I am the richest in the world!
What use are riches in this dark cave? asked Max.
What?!? I am the richest in the world!!
Oh dwarf king, said Isabel, no hoard of gold is worth even a single flower, growing in the summer sun.
Great interview with former Olympian (freestyle) Dan Cormier after he submitted another Olympian (greco) Dan Henderson at UFC 173 last night. I believe Cormier can beat Jon Jones. Cormier is only about 5"10 whereas Jones is 6"4 (both fighting at 205). Previous fighters have been forced by Jones to play his striking / top control game. But Cormier is smart -- he didn't get into striking exchanges with Henderson, who has a dangerous right hand. He kept the fight on the ground and dominated from the top. He can do the same to Jones. Using this strategy, he can use Jones's length against him -- we'll see Jon Jones fighting off his back for the first time. What I like about Cormier is that he is really developing his jiujitsu. Many wrestlers are unable to capitalize on top position due to lack of high level submission skills.
I'm not a materialistic guy, but I do like modern architecture. My eyes nearly popped out when I saw this photo in Dwell. The house is in the Hollywood Hills and the view is of downtown LA.
The anthropologist Ashley Montagu advanced the idea that race is a social construct rather than a biological reality. For Wade, Montagu is a foil against which to benchmark recent advances in human genomics.
Wade: ... So I decided that I would write a book that explained what we know about race and what the consequences might be, and I think Montagu made a terrible mistake, though I share his motives.
Note the discussion below avoids using the term "race" and focuses instead on groups of humans that share ancestry. The degree of sharing can now be directly measured through genotypes.
Two modern humans differ at about 1 in 1000 loci (out of ~ 3 billion in the human genome). There are a few million differences between any two individuals across their entire genome.
A common argument is that 99.9 percent genetic similarity cannot leave room for "consequential" differences. But modern humans and Neanderthals are almost as similar (~ 99.8 percent; we have high accuracy sequences now for Neanderthals), and there are significant differences between us and them: both physical and cognitive. However, because humans and Neanderthals are known to have interbred, we are still part of the same species. (Would it be fair to refer to them as a separate "race"? Is the modern-Neanderthal difference merely a social construct?) Furthermore, this 0.1 percent genetic variation accounts for human diversity encompassing Confucious, Einstein, Shaq and Shakespeare.
Genetic variation is patterned -- two individuals who trace their ancestry to the same geographical region (e.g., two Japanese) will have about 15 percent fewer total differences between them than if we were to compare individuals from widely separated ancestries (e.g., a Nigerian and a Japanese). This means hundreds of thousands of fewer differences between individuals from the same group than for two randomly selected people from different groups.
Gene variants (alleles) which are common in one population (e.g., 90 percent of Japanese have version A) can be rare in another (e.g., only 20 percent of Nigerians have version A). Differences in allele frequencies are correlated across populations. From these correlations one can easily identify a genome (or even a small chunk of DNA as long as it includes many alleles) as belonging to a particular ancestral group. To oversimplify: just ask whether the DNA chunk in question has mostly the variants that are common in one group as opposed to another. Even if the differences in allele frequency are small -- e.g., allele X is 62 percent likely in Japanese, versus 57 percent likely in Nigerians -- once we consider thousands of such alleles the statistical signal becomes apparent. Each individual (or chunk of DNA) can be associated with a particular ancestral group.
Is this genetic difference consequential? Does it make two Nigerians more similar, on average, to each other than to a random European? Obviously, on some superficial phenotypes such as skin color or nose shape, the answer is yes.
But what about more complicated traits, such as height or cognitive ability or personality? All of these are known to be significantly heritable, through twin and adoption studies, as well as more modern methods.
We can't answer the question without understanding the specific genetic architecture of the trait. For example, are alleles that slightly increase height more common in one group than another? We need to know exactly which alleles affect height... But this is challenging as the traits I listed are almost certainly controlled by hundreds or thousands of genes. Could population averages on these traits differ between groups, due to differences in allele frequencies? I know of no argument, taking into account the information above, showing that they could not.
Many who argue on Montagu's side hold the prior belief that the ~ 50k years of isolation between continental populations is not enough time for differential selection to produce group differences, particularly in complex traits governed by many loci. This is of course a quantitative question depending on strength of selection in different environments. The new results on height should cause them to reconsider their priors.
It is fair to say that results on height, as well as on simpler traits such as lactose or altitude tolerance, are consistent with Wade's theme that evolution has been recent, copious, and regional.
2) There is no a priori argument, given what we currently know, that such differences cannot exist. (Cf. Neanderthals!) Note this is NOT an argument that differences exist -- merely that they might, and that we cannot exclude the possibility.
The second part of A Troublesome Inheritance covers controversial topics such as genetic group differences in behavioral and cognitive predispositions, and their societal implications. Wade is mostly careful to present these as speculative hypotheses, but nevertheless his advocacy leaves him vulnerable to easy attack. What I have summarized above are the incontestable (albeit, in some circles, perhaps still controversial and poorly understood) new results that have accumulated through the last decade of genomic research.
See also Recent human evolution: European height and The Neanderthal Problem.
Note Added: Distinguished evolutionary biologist H. Allen Orr has written a review in The New York Review of Books which I find quite similar to mine.
There was some back and forth between Razib Khan, Orr and Jerry Coyne. I added the comment below.
My take on the book is similar to that of Orr/Coyne: does a decent job of explaining population structure; too much speculation in the second part.
However, I think Orr/Coyne/Wade all miss the most interesting piece of science regarding strength of recent selection: evidence that the N-S height gradient (about 1 SD of difference between the two regions) in Europeans is due to selection pressure. That would constitute an example of fairly strong (in the context of the debate over group differences in humans) selection pressure acting over relatively short periods of time (~ 10 kya or less). I would think this result, if it holds up, might require significant updating of priors for certain people. It also provides a good example of how science in this area should be done: observed phenotype group difference, large data sets (GIANT) teasing out the genetic architecture, tests for selection on associated genetic variants.
Another point, for the cognoscenti: Wade does a good job explaining the difference between soft and hard sweeps. Orr notes that small adjustments of allele frequencies is one of the primary mechanisms for evolutionary change (so nothing new in Wade's discussion; goes all the way back to Fisher), but many many readers, even biologists who aren't in population genetics, don't understand this point very well. So reading that section in the book would increase understanding for a large number of people.
Here are two nice figures I came across recently.
The first, based on SMPY data, displays odds ratios for various accomplishments (doctorate degree, STEM publication, patent, high income, tenure) as a function of SAT-M score at age 13. The quartiles correspond roughly to 1 in 200 ability (Q1) to 1 in 10k ability (Q4). This data soundly refutes the "IQ above 120 doesn't matter" Malcolm Gladwell nonsense. See earlier post Horsepower matters; Psychometrics works.
The second figure shows regression coefficients of income (at various ages) vs IQ and personality traits (standardized, so returns for each SD of trait). This was originally discussed in Earnings effects of personality, education and IQ for the gifted; see also this paper (Miriam Gensowski, Copenhagen). Note the IQ returns may be underestimated for average individuals since the data source is Terman and there is significant restriction of range (everyone tested at better than 1 in 200 or so on the Stanford-Binet). Nevertheless there are still positive returns to above average IQ within the Terman group (analogous to SMPY results above).
Some interesting examples of shared environmental effects on height.
The more kids there were in a household, the shorter they were: Not only because there was less food to go around, but also because it made it more likely that there were more people in each bedroom. "Crowding can help spread respiratory and gastrointestinal infections," Hatton said. "People sneezing on each other, that sort of thing." Each additional sibling cost the men an eighth of an inch, and having more than one person per bedroom shaved off a quarter-inch.
Children of literate mothers were taller: When mothers couldn't read, they were less likely to know about the importance of a balanced diet or clean cutlery. The researchers measured the percentage of women by region who were only able to sign their marriage certificates with an X, rather than their name. People from areas with a high percentage of illiterate mothers were a quarter-inch shorter.
People from industrial districts were shorter than those from agricultural areas: Regardless of income, the Dickensian living conditions of 19th century British cities suppressed height by about nine-tenths of an inch.
Average European male height increased 11 centimeters between 1870 and 1970, about a centimeter per decade, or 1.5 SD in a century. Seems suspiciously similar to the Flynn Effect! In addition, over the same period of time average years of schooling went up significantly: e.g., UK 1870 4 years to 1930 7 years (see Appendix A of this paper). Most individuals born 100 years ago experienced significant deprivation by modern standards.
My own view is that there is nothing particularly mysterious about the Flynn Effect: living conditions, nutrition, and availability of education have all improved drastically in the last 150 years. So g scores should have as well. The Flynn Effect can be consistent with high heritability for non-deprived individuals in modern environments.
See also Swedish height in the 20th century and Flynn on the Flynn Effect.
The north-south gradient in average height found in Europe (see figure) may be a consequence of differential selection pressures that vary by region.
I recommend this podcast interview with Michael Lewis (Longform.org). As with other Longform interviews, it focuses on his work/career as a writer and journalist. Flash Boys is only mentioned in passing.
Leonard Lopate interviews Nicholas Wade (veteran genetics correspondent for the NYTimes) about his new book A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History. The interview is slow at first but the second half is good.
Update: Another interview (May 9), with CBC, that gets right to the point regarding "social construction" -- the convenient but incorrect legacy of anthropologist Ashley Montagu (Israel Ehrenberg). The second guest, Stanford anthropologist Duana Fullwiley, foreshadows the counterattack on Wade.
See also this well-written essay in Time, adapted from the book.
(1) The first part of the book covers well-established science concerning the genetic clustering of human populations. Some of the results will be surprising to those who have not followed the last 10 years of progress in genomics. See, e.g., here and here for my thoughts on this subject.
(2) The second part of the book covers controversial topics such as genetic group differences in behavioral and cognitive predispositions. Wade is mostly careful to present these as speculative hypotheses, but nevertheless his advocacy leaves him vulnerable to easy attack.
It will be interesting to see how this book, by a prominent science writer (indeed, the chief genetics correspondent for the paper of record), is received by the intelligentsia, the punditocracy, and actual scientists.
Below I have excerpted from the first link in (1) above, a post I originally wrote in 2007. I think these remarks are quite relevant to Wade's new book; note specific comments in brackets [ ... ].
Hypothesis 1: (the PC mantra) The only group differences that exist between the clusters (races) are innocuous and superficial, for example related to skin color, hair color, body type, etc.
Hypothesis 2: (the dangerous one) Group differences exist which might affect important (let us say, deep rather than superficial) and measurable characteristics, such as cognitive abilities, personality, athletic prowess, etc.
... As scientists, we don't know whether H1 or H2 is correct, but given the revolution in biotechnology, we will eventually. Let me reiterate, before someone labels me a racist: we don't know with high confidence whether H1 or H2 is correct.
I lived on the mixture, more or less, for a three-day weekend. Many of the tips I'd heard proved true. Soylent tastes better when it's been in the fridge overnight. (A D.I.Y. user told me that this is "because the ingredients have been able to congeal.") It's more appealing after physical activity—when you're hungry, you find that you actually crave it. The smell is a downside. On Friday, after a few hours, the doughy fragrance seemed to be everywhere—in my mouth, on my breath, my fingers, and my face. And the stomach takes a while to adjust to liquid food: by the afternoon, I felt like a walking water balloon.
Living on Soylent has its benefits, though. As Rhinehart puts it, you "cruise" through the day. If you're in a groove at your computer, and feel a hunger pang, you don't have to stop for lunch. Your energy levels stay consistent: "There's no afternoon crash, no post-burrito coma." Afternoons can be just as productive as mornings.
But that is Soylent's downside, too. You begin to realize how much of your day revolves around food. Meals provide punctuation to our lives: we're constantly recovering from them, anticipating them, riding the emotional ups and downs of a good or a bad sandwich. With a bottle of Soylent on your desk, time stretches before you, featureless and a little sad. On Saturday, I woke up and sipped a glass of Soylent. What to do? Breakfast wasn't an issue. Neither was lunch. I had work to do, but I didn't want to do it, so I went out for coffee. On the way there, I passed my neighborhood bagel place, where I saw someone ordering my usual breakfast: a bagel with butter. I watched with envy. I wasn't hungry, and I knew that I was better off than the bagel eater: the Soylent was cheaper, and it had provided me with fewer empty calories and much better nutrition. Buttered bagels aren't even that great; I shouldn't be eating them. But Soylent makes you realize how many daily indulgences we allow ourselves in the name of sustenance.
This was released in 1980 and includes interviews with Rabi, Ulam, Bethe, Frank Oppenheimer, Robert Wilson, and Dyson.


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Here's What Steve Jobs' Biographer Thinks About The Apple Watch
Isaacson used this image of Jobs (in black and white) for his Jobs biography.
Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson has a new book coming out called "The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution," which examines Jobs and other tech pioneers' influence on the information age we live in.
Isaacson spoke to Gizmodo about "The Innovators," and he was asked what he thought of the Apple Watch (and if he would buy one). Here's what he said:
Yes. I think the Apple Watch is extraordinarily cool. Because it gets to the first part of your question, which is, "Where is this all heading?" I think the narrative of my book is that instead of pursuing the mirage of artificial intelligence, in which machines will think without us, what's been particularly successful and will be in the future is making even more intimate connections between ourselves and our machines — having them much more embedded into our lives.
Certainly when I can just tap on my watch and order up an Uber car, I think that's a leap of innovation that we would have found startling a decade ago. I think that the great innovation has been in making our technology more personal and more social.
Isaacson spent a lot of time with Jobs as his official biographer. He's likely one of the few people outside of Apple who got a good taste of Jobs' personality.
It's also important to note that the Apple Watch is the first new product from Apple without any involvement from Jobs. The Apple Watch project began shortly after his death.
Isaacson seems to think the digital world's emphasis on developing artificial intelligence is misguided.
Instead, he thinks we should be pursuing technology that enables "intimate connections," like the Apple Watch. That also happens to be almost exactly the way Apple is pitching the Apple Watch.
The notion of having technology embedded into our lives a la Spike Jonze's "Her" sounds like a utopia, but it's clearly less of a pipe-dream than a work in progress.
A few weeks ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with Charlie Rose for a wide-ranging interview wherein Rose asked Cook if he had any ideas about what comes after the internet.
Cook demurred, but it sounds like Isaacson has at least a rough idea of what the future holds.
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What's the Government doing about retirement legislation?
The recent Four Corners documentary on retirement villages has spurred Government into action regarding legislative reform. Aimed at increasing consumer protection and creating greater transparency, here's some of the changes being proposed:
Earlier this month, Minister Mick de Brenni introduced the Housing Legislation (Building Better Futures) Amendment Bill (2017) Qld into parliament, which includes major changes to both the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 (Qld) (MHRP Act) and the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Qld) (RV Act).
"Greater financial transparency will be required about retirement village funds, budgets and financial statements, and will address resident and consumer advocate concerns about fees and contracts. Residents will also have greater protections around resales and exit entitlements or when there is a change in village operations. A regulation may also impose a requirement about the provision of equipment in a retirement village for public safety" he said.
The Bill included the following changes:
Disclosure periods - a 21 day pre-contract disclosure period and a 14 day cooling-off period will now apply. In some circumstances the home owner can waive or reduce these periods providing they have obtained independent legal advice.
Disclosure documents - the Public Information Document (relating to retirement villages) and Home Owners Information Document (relating to manufactured home parks) will both be decommissioned. Retirement village disclosure will comprise the village comparison document, prospective costs document and condition report. For Manufacture Home Park disclosure, the Home Owners Information Document will be replaced by a new two-stage disclosure process for entry into site agreements.
Behavioural standards – enforceable behavourial standards for scheme operators and residents.
Retirement villages and manufactured home parks (or over 50's lifestyle villages) operate under different legislation. Some changes are common to both (as above) and there are also some Act specific changes covering the different retirement models.
Changes to manufactured home parks
The reforms to the Manufactured Homes Act include limitations on rental increases, banning extra fees around utilities and meter readings and ensuring emergency services and health workers have access to residential parks:
Site rent increase procedures - the increase can only be one basis, and only once a year (which is the same throughout the park)
Disputes about site rent increases can result in the appointment of a second valuer at the cost of the park owner
Special increases to rent that are an 'upgrade cost' will now only require 75% of home owners to agree
Park owners are prohibited from charging administrative fees for what might be regarded as administrative actions, regardless of whether the electricity is actually supplied by the park owner
Park owners must prepare an 'emergency plan' (including taking steps to ensure that plan can be implemented by home owners and staff)
Changes to retirement villages:
The introduction of an approved form of retirement village contract
A distinction between "reinstatement work" (that the resident is responsible for) and "renovation work" (that the scheme operator is responsible for).
Mandatory buy back if the accommodation unit has not sold within 18 months from termination of the residence contract.
If a unit has not sold within three months of the termination date, a new valuation of the resale value every three months must be considered or obtained (down from the previous six month timeframe)
Redevelopments (which can include an increase or decrease in the size of just one building in a village) are to be approved by residents, unless every resident is given a notice as part of their disclosure
When a new operator is proposed (e.g. on the sale of a village), a transition plan must first be approved by the Chief Executive
A report to parliament on the Bill is due by 28 September 2017, with the Government promising to have changes in place by the end of the year.
NSW is also implementing reforms to retirement villages and the Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean has announced the NSW Government plans:
"This plan will put consumers first by making contracts more transparent, giving residents the tools to compare costs, and cracking down on providers through a compliance blitz."
The package comprises a four-point-plan aimed at protecting retirement village residents from exploitation and mistreatment and includes:
an overhaul of the Retirement Villages Regulation 2009, including requiring greater transparency around fees and charges in contracts
an online calculator to help prospective residents and their families better understand the estimated costs of living in a retirement village
a compliance blitz targeting NSW retirement villages.
"These measures will work to bolster transparency and give current and future retirement village residents the details they need to make the most informed choice," Ms Goward said.
As part of the overhaul, the government plans to conduct an inquiry into the industry, led by Kathryn Greiner AO, to ensure residents have the protections they deserve and that NSW Fair Trading has the necessary powers to ensure retirement village operators are complying with the law.
For more information on retirement villages in NSW visit Fair Trading NSW.
Retirement legislation is complex and we strongly recommend you seek legal advice from a lawyer who specialises in retirement living before signing any contracts with villages. If you are in any doubt, give us a call and we will point you in the right direction.
Telephone the Kairos Team on
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Author: Joseph, Cynthia F.; Joseph, Robert P. C.
"We are all treaty people. But what are the everyday impacts of treaties, and how can we effectively work toward reconciliation if we're worried our words and actions will unintentionally cause harm? Hereditary chief and leading Indigenous relations trainer Bob Joseph is your guide to respecting cultural differences and improving your personal relationships and business interactions with Indigenous Peoples. Practical and inclusive, Indigenous Relations interprets the difference between hereditary and elected leadership, and why it matters; explains the intricacies of Aboriginal Rights and Title, and the treaty process; and demonstrates the lasting impact of the Indian Act, including the barriers that Indigenous communities face and the truth behind common myths and stereotypes perpetuated since Confederation. Indigenous Relations equips you with the necessary knowledge to respectfully avoid missteps in your work and daily life, and offers an eight-part process to help business and government work more effectively with Indigenous Peoples - benefitting workplace culture as well as the bottom line. Indigenous Relations is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to improve their cultural competency and undo the legacy of the Indian Act"--Page [4] of cover.
Subject(s): Cultural awareness | Indigenous peoples | Native peoples | Reconciliation
Original Publisher: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Indigenous Relations Press
Collection(s)/Series: BC and Yukon Book Prizes 2020


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Some 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested after an attempted coup that is now over, says Turkey's PM Binali Yildirim.
The attempted coup was a "black stain on Turkish democracy", he said, with 161 civilians and police killed.
Those held include two army generals, Turkish media say.
Explosions and firing were heard in key cities on Friday night and thousands heeded a call by President Erdogan to rise up against the coup-plotters.
It is unclear who was behind the coup.
The authorities also said 104 suspected coup-plotters had also been killed.
Some 2,745 Turkish judges have also been dismissed in the wake of the coup, state media say.
They are reported to include a member of the country's top court.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed a "parallel structure" - a reference to Fethullah Gulen, a powerful but reclusive US-based Muslim cleric whom he accuses of fomenting unrest.
In a televised speech on Saturday night, he called on the US to extradite Mr Gulen.
Mr Gulen has rejected any suggestion of links to what happened, saying he condemned "in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey".
Why did coup happen? - Jeremy Bowen, BBC News Middle East Editor
The attempted coup happened because Turkey is deeply divided over President Erdogan's project to transform the country and because of the contagion of violence from the war in Syria.
President Erdogan and his AK Party have become experts at winning elections, but there have always been doubts about his long-term commitment to democracy. He is a political Islamist who has rejected modern Turkey's secular heritage. Mr Erdogan has become increasingly authoritarian and is trying to turn himself into a strong executive president.
From the beginning Mr Erdogan's government has been deeply involved in the war in Syria, backing Islamist opposition to President Assad. But violence has spread across the border, helping to reignite the fight with the Kurdish PKK, and making Turkey a target for the jihadists who call themselves Islamic State.
That has caused a lot of disquiet. Turkey has faced increasing turmoil and the attempt to overthrow President Erdogan will not be the last of it.
The BBC's Katy Watson in Istanbul says people there are shocked - President Erdogan divides opinion, but a military takeover was not something they saw coming.
Events began on Friday evening as tanks took up positions on two of the bridges over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, blocking traffic. Troops were seen on the streets and low-flying military jets were filmed over Ankara.
Shortly after, an army faction issued a statement that a "peace council" was running the country, and it had launched the coup "to ensure and restore constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms".
President Erdogan, then in the south-west resort of Marmaris, made a televised address via his mobile phone, urging people to take to the streets to oppose the uprising.
After flying to Istanbul, Mr Erdogan said: "What is being perpetrated is a treason and a rebellion. They will pay a heavy price."
During the violence, the Turkish parliament and presidential buildings in Ankara were attacked. Gunfire was also heard outside Istanbul police headquarters and tanks were said to be stationed outside Istanbul airport.
Broadcaster CNN Turk was temporarily taken off air after soldiers entered the building and tried to take it over. CNN Turk later tweeted a photo of soldiers being arrested by police.
There were reports of fierce clashes in Taksim Square in central Istanbul, and gunfire and explosions were heard near the square. One of the helicopters being flown by rebels was reportedly shot down by government troops in Ankara.
Prime Minister Yildirim said the situation was now "completely under control" and the government's commanders were now back in charge.
Earlier, acting military chief of staff Umit Dundar said officers from the air force, the military police and armoured units had mainly been involved in the coup attempt.
Although the chief of staff had been rescued, several military commanders were still being held hostage, he said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Twitter that eight soldiers who flew to Greece in a helicopter to seek asylum will be extradited. Greece has not yet formally confirmed the move.
A US government spokesman said the Turkish government has closed its airspace to military aircraft, and as a result operations from Incirlik Air Base against the so-called Islamic State had been halted.
Earlier, some 200 unarmed soldiers left Turkey's military headquarters in Ankara and surrendered to police, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency.
Dramatic images showed dozens of soldiers walking away from their tanks with their hands up on one of Istanbul's Bosphorus bridges.
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CHICAGO — "Empire" actor and R&B singer Jussie Smollett told Chicago police last month that two men physically attacked him and yelled racial and homophobic slurs.
—Jussie Smollett tells Chicago police he was physically attacked by two men in downtown Chicago while out getting food from a Subway restaurant at 2 a.m. The black and openly gay actor tells authorities the men used racial and homophobic slurs, wrapped a rope around his neck and poured an "unknown substance" on him. Police say Smollett told detectives that the attackers yelled he was in "MAGA country," an apparent reference to President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan that some critics of Trump have decried as racist and discriminatory.
—Chicago police say they've reviewed hundreds of hours of surveillance camera footage, including of Smollett walking downtown, but none of the videos show the attack. Police obtain and release images of two people they would like to question.
—Reports of Smollett's attack draw outrage and support on social media, including from U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of Chicago and TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
—Trump tells reporters at the White House that he saw a story the night before about Smollett and that, "It doesn't get worse, as far as I'm concerned."
—Smollett's family issues a statement calling the attack a racial and homophobic hate crime. Smollett's family says he "has told the police everything" and "his story has never changed," disputing assertions leveled on social media that he has been less than cooperative and changed his story.
—Smollett issues a statement telling people that he is OK and thanking them for their support. He says he is working with authorities and has been "100 percent factual and consistent on every level."
—Smollett gives a concert in West Hollywood, California , opening with an emotional speech, saying he had to play the show because he couldn't let his attackers win.
-- Chicago police pick up two Nigerian brothers at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on their return from Nigeria after police learned at least one worked on "Empire." They questioned them and searched their apartment.
— Chicago detectives say the two are the "persons of interest" from surveillance video.
— Producers of "Empire" dispute media reports that Smollett's character was being written off the show.
-- Chicago police say the two men are considered suspects.
-- Chicago police release the two Nigerian brothers without charges, saying they have new evidence to check out as a result of questioning them. They give no details of the new evidence.
-- Chicago police say the investigation has "shifted" after their interrogation of the brothers and they want to speak to Smollett again.
-- Smollett's lawyers issue a statement saying that there is no truth to reports that he played a role in his own attack and that he feels "victimized."


After two weeks of Star Wars: The Force Awakens dominating the cinema world – and a pause in the year-end critics group awards during that same time – The National Society of Film Critics have resumed the Oscar race on January 3rd by naming Spotlight the Best Film of 2015. While no film has swept the various Oscar harbingers, this victory helps Spotlight keeps its completive edge as one of the most consistently cited.
The big news made by the NSFC's group of 53 elite national film reviewers was their choice of Michael B. Jordan as Best Actor for his inspiring turn as the son of Apollo Creed in the Rocky-franchise reboot Creed. A long-shot for an Academy Award nomination, this may cause some Oscar voters still filling out their ballots to give serious consideration to more than co-star Sylvester Stallone.


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Senglea Nursery's end of season presentation
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Friday, 19th August 2011, Senglea Nursery organized its annual 'End of Season Presentation' for the season 2010/2011. The ceremony was held at 7.00pm in front of Senglea Nursery's club.
Present for this occasion were all Senglea Nursery's players, the participants in the Summer Activities programme, various distinguished guests, amongst whom YFA's President, Fr.Hilary Tagliaferro; M.F.A.'s technical director, Mr.Robert Gatt; Senglea's Mayor, Mr.Casha; Senglea's Archpriest, Rev. Grech; presidents and secretaries of all Cottonera nurseries and Senglea's societies, together with the players' relatives and friends. A large crowd also gathered around the venue to watch the show.
Senglea Nursery's President, Mr.Stephen Spiteri commenced the evening with his speech by stating that this year, Senglea Nursery is celebrating its eleventh year anniversary and while proud to have reached such a milestone, it shall continue working, as has lately always been done, to improve and progress for the benefit of all Senglea's children and youths. This is done, since Senglea Nursery isn't just a football nursery. During these past years, its interest wasn't focused just on its football players, but as a sporting nursery, open for all those wishing to partake in the various activities it offers.
Such a nursery, even though without the aid of a sponsor, was always on the frontline to help various organisations. This year, this nursery organised a football tournament in aid of the Hospice Movement and one in aid of a cat's organisation, where all the proceeds went towards these organisations.
Yet, Spiteri claimed, this year, was characterised by the launch of COTTONERA UNITED YOUTH NURSERY, a youth nursery which incorporates the amalgamation of Cottonera's three nurseries, in one single team. This transition, even though a difficult and complex one, had to be done, in order to guarantee a future for Cottonera's youths in the local football scene. The three nurseries had to work hand in hand, overlooking their past rivalries, for the benefit of these youths.
This merge had to be undertaken, since the Cottonera young population is diminishing at an impressive rate and if some kind of action hadn't been taken, in the coming years, the Cottonera Nurseries, wouldn't have had sufficient players to put up a team.
Spiteri said, that this project involved two years of continuous work, in which hindrances didn't lack, starting with the difficulty to find a coach ready to take such a challenge and the problem to find a training ground.
Yet, now that the training has successfully commenced, Spiteri with great satisfaction claimed that, a big number of Cottonera youths are all training together, united in one team bubbling with enthusiasm, teamed up together, professional and disciplined. All this triggers optimism for this coming football season, cause all together, they can make this team take flight and a future which a while ago seemed doomed, thanks to the work and dedication of the committee members and the fervour of its players, now hopes to prosper.
Spiteri ended his speech by encouraging Cottonera's population to support these youths in pursuing their dream, so that Cottonera regains the popularity and prestige it merits and that all this was possible, thanks to the talented players Cottonera has.
This year's honoured guest, Fr.Hilary Tagliaferro, during his speech, thanked Senglea Nursery's committee, for offering such varied opportunities, to Senglea's children and youths. He praised the Cottonera's amalgamation and, even though, the rivalry was a great one, they were capable of overcoming it for the benefit of these youths. He encouraged other small teams, to team up, just as Cottonera United did, in order to keep on competing.
The ceremony continued with the presentation of medals and trophies to Senglea Nursery's 2010/2011 players and to the participants of the Summer activities.
After the presentation, all the guests were offered a lavish reception together with the participation of various local entertainers.
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With summer coming, you have a chance to give your relationship somewhat of a revive. Regardless of how solid a relationship is, any twosome can profit by exchanging things up and implanting some new vitality into their ordinary. As temperatures rise, turn up the energy in your bond by attempting the accompanying summer tips. You will love it!
If your go-to dates typically consist of dinner and a movie—as many of ours do—switch things up by taking advantage of the warmer weather. Pack a picnic you can take to the park, hit the drive-in rather than hole up in the local cinema, attend a street fair or take in an outdoor concert. A change of scenery—and being outdoors—will give your relationship a lift.
The days are longer, giving you many opportunities to get outside. Check out local hikes in your area on the weekends or take a short drive to the nearest beach or national park. Even just taking a walk around your neighborhood after work is a great way to connect with the outdoors, and each other.
Summer is an ideal time for traveling. Whisk each other away to a special destination, or just get a hotel room in your city and have a staycation. Being in a new place, even if it happens to be close to where you live, will provide a little adventure, which is sure to rev up your relationship. Plus, we could all use a vacation, right?
Going to bed sans clothing is an easy and fun way to put some new energy—and intimacy—into your relationship. There are a number of benefits to forgoing the ol' pajamas, the least of which is that you'll both be in the mood for love.
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Rather than cook the same old meals you've been chowing down on year 'round, use summer as a great chance to fire up the BBQ—or buy one, if you've been meaning to—and eat at home al fresco. Just changing up your dinner ritual can infuse your relationship with new life, especially if one or both of you have never grilled before. Learning new skills together is a great way to boost your bond too! No room for a BBQ outside? You can get an indoor grill instead.


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Finland has had a turbulent history. Occupied by the Swedes and later the Russians, the country was finally granted independence in 1917. A number of hallmarks of this colorful past remain scattered throughout the country, in the form of captivating ruins, meandering cobblestone streets, and towering fortresses.
However, Finland is mostly famous for its incredible natural beauty. Crystal clear lakes, stunning island archipelagos, and towards the north, pristine winter wonderlands dominate the landscape. Meanwhile, modern cities and towns stay in tune with the times by offering world-class dining and accommodation options.
Finland is a mostly flat land, with more than 70% of it covered by thick forest. In the southern areas, water seems a more common sight than land as countless clear water lakes are everywhere.
To the north of the Arctic Circle, the terrain rises into the hills and low mountains of Lapland. The country's highest point, Haltiatunturi, at 1,328 meters, stands on the edge of its border with Norway. The Aland Islands sits in the middle of the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden. It contains almost three hundred islands and over 6,000 small rocky islands.
Directly east, in the Archipelago Sea and merging with the Aland Islands and Finland's southwestern coastline stand literally tens of thousands of islands, mostly small, with some of the larger ones inhabited.
Present-Day Finland was part of the Kunda culture up to 5000BC, and from 4200BC to 2000BC it belonged to the Comb Ceramic culture. The Kiukainen culture arrived in the southwestern coastal region around 2000BC. The Swedish crown began incorporating Finland from 1100 to 1200, but the Novgorod tried to gain control of the area, and this resulted in numerous wars which Russia and Muscovy joined from 1400 to 1700. The Swedish dominance in the Baltic region ended in 1721 with the signing of the Nystad peace treaty. The area was annexed to Russia in 1809 for over a century. Both the Russian and Swedish cultures influenced Karelia (the place where the Russian and the Swedish fought).
The population of Finland is approximately 5.5 million. Finland is a very sparsely populated country. The population is concentrated particularly in the large cities and urban areas. More than a million people live in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. Finnish and Swedish are Finland's national languages. Finnish as a native language is spoken by nearly 4.9 million people while Swedish is the native language of just under 300,000 people. The most prominent languages after Finnish and Swedish are Russian, Estonian, English, Somali and Arabic.
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Even though conscious anger is sometimes appropriate, anger is usually an habitual reaction and causes all sorts of stress problems.
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Think positively. Learn to learn from your mistakes. Be an optimist rather than a pessimist. You will find yourself feeling less defensive and less angry.
We love using a mindful awareness meditation for anger. Combine this simple anger management technique with essential oils and learn to enjoy being in control of your emotions.
Have a look at these useful tips on how to manage anger and be prepared next time the hot wave of irritation overtakes you.
I don't know about you – but I am a lot happier and less stressed when I am not angry or nursing hurt feelings or paying for the consequences of my anger.
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There are signs all around that God is on the move and the Holy Spirit is working. Are you part of it?
These words mark a turning point in CS Lewis's classic novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Narnia is gripped by an unrelenting season of snow and ice. The winter seems like it will never end and evil flourishes while "good" creatures must hide, collaborate or risk being turned into statues. Into this vanquished land step the four Pevensie children—from the midst of one great war into the genesis of another. Little do they know they are a catalyst for it.
But the real change will ultimately come through Aslan—the Christ-like ruler of Narnia. In the midst of dark and difficult times, it seems that there is evidence of his coming, signs that things are beginning to change. A flower, the traditional herald of spring, poking through the snow. A bird song, snow melting, the season changing. These things provide evidence that winter's power is waning and that the days will soon be lighter and brighter.
It's also easy to think it's winter for the Church. Under attack from the new "-isms", young people leaving, scandals and controversies, our churches are shrinking, getting older, getting too mega, getting too shallow or getting too fundamentalist.
While it's right to acknowledge that there are challenges—and then do something to address them—sometimes we need to step back and see the signs of spring all around us.
The Holy Spirit is "on the move—perhaps He has already landed".
As someone who works in Church communications, I'm blessed to be inspired by all the good news stories I get to read.
Across the world, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is seeing amazing things happen. Japan—long considered an impossible place for evangelism—has run an evangelistic campaign that has captured members' imaginations and got them believing in outreach again. In Africa, hundreds of thousands have been converted through Total Member Involvement.
"There's no doubt that god is moving."
Local churches are changing the way they do things—coming up with innovative ministry ideas that are impacting their communities. Cell groups are building authentic communities. Bible reading groups are starting up all over the place. There is a real focus on youth retention and building and equipping leaders.
Personally, I've seen God work miracles and answer prayers in the lives of a few people close to me.
There's no doubt that God is moving. It may have felt for a time like He was absent or distant. It may seem that the world is a dark and difficult place. But Christ has already won the victory and every day more humans declare for His upside-down kingdom.
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Winter's strength is waning, the King is on the move, and you and I can be part of it—a thriving, disciple-making movement that can impact our communities, our countries and our world.


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Q: Running my own system into a virtual machine Just a curiosity, (I'm not an expert), can I run my current operating system in a Virtual Machine? (I'm on a Mac 10.5.8)
I mean, every VM software I've seen online claim to "Run Windows on your Mac", "Run Unix..." etc.
Can I run my own OS into a VM while I am using that OS? Like 2 different isolated sessions one inside the other.
Sorry for my non-technical jargon.

A: Mac does not allow you to run their OS in a VM. You can try installing the OS on a Virtual machine, but I have yet to have a successful install on VirtualBox.

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Officially, there's no such thing as a canine formulation of Zantac. Although this medication is primarily used to treat people, it used to treat dogs, cats, and horses as well.
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Although the exact cause of torsion is not yet known, the condition produces abnormal muscle movement of the stomach during digestion. The stomach actually twists, closing itself off at its entry and exit points. This traps swallowed air, digestive acids and food particles in an enclosed environment where they begin to ferment. The stomach then begins to "bloat" from the accumulation of gases produced.
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A dental study conducted in 2002 suggested that using Ranitidine in an oral rinse or tablet form may also provide significant relief of gum inflammation associated with canine gingivitis.
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