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How Fear Spreads in Groups
By Dr. Small Thursday, 05 November 2020 04:38 PM Current | Bio | Archive
The term contagion has roots in the Latin word contagio, which translates "with touch." So contagion literally refers to transmission of symptoms by personal contact.
Definitions of social contagion vary, but often include the idea that thoughts, feelings, and other psychological states can spread through a community or group by suggestion, gossip, or imitation.
Social scientists have documented these patterns of transmission, but researchers disagree on the underlying mechanisms of social contagion.
In the "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast of 1938, Orson Welles caused a nationwide panic with his realistic dramatization of an alien invasion of Earth, which "reported" that Martians had landed and annihilated a force of 7,000 soldiers. An estimated 1 million radio listeners believed that real Martians had invaded, and panic broke out across the country. Frightened motorists clogged highways in an effort to escape the aliens.
Social scientists have documented how human beings' tendency toward conformity helps spread such fears and behaviors. Studies have focused on both emotional contagion (the spread of mood through populations) and behavioral contagion (the spread of behaviors through populations). Research has documented how social contagion can spread hysteria symptoms, self-harm behavior, aggression, rule violation, and financial panic.
For example, when the stock market fluctuates we often see a spread of financial fears. An uptick in unemployment or threat of rising interest rates can push investors into a selling panic, which then fuels further fear and more selling. Another form of social contagion stems from the fear of violence, including terrorism. This form can cause us to misinterpret the environment around us.
The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States led to fears of opening mail. People would jump at the sight of loose sweetener granules or leftover talc because they thought it could contain lethal bacteria. Some airlines even banned artificial sweeteners for a time.
Unusual activity on any form of public transportation or in a large crowd can trigger strong emotional reactions and sometimes an exaggerated response.
Of course, such reactions can serve the public interest — as we've seen with several terrorist attacks recently thwarted by vigilant and heroic observers — but it can also lead to undue stress.
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WWL buys controlling stake in ALS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has bought a 60% stake in Abnormal Load Services Holding (ALS), a UK-based high-and-heavy-equipment logistics provider that specialises in 'out of gauge' transport and supply chain services.
ALS will now become an integrated part of WWL, enhancing the Norwegian logistics provider's services for existing and new customers in the break bulk sector and benefiting ALS customers through WWL's established reach. The business will adopt the title Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Abnormal Load Services (WWL ALS).
"This opportunity makes perfect sense as both companies serve a global client base," said René Van De Vin, CEO at ALS. "By combining our skills and resources we will open up further opportunities for WWL and ALS' customers, prospective clients, suppliers and employees."
WWL already provides transport and logistics services for high-and-heavy and break-bulk cargo. In May this year it made its first call to Adelaide in Australia on its route from Europe via North America based on a significant increase in high-and-heavy traffic to the region.
ALS, meanwhile, has been in the business of moving 'abnormal loads' since 1980.
WWL said the creation of the new division closes an important network gap in terms of offering consistent and competitive transport and distribution solutions for high-and-heavy wheeled and tracked equipment, such as agricultural and construction machinery.
"Today OEM's are forced to look at the supply chain in a fragmented fashion due to a lack of integrated service providers," said Erik Noeklebye, WWL head of Region Europe. "Ocean transport, land transport, technical services [and] plant handling are often contracted separately, forcing the OEM to involve a lot of resources to manage a fragmented supply chain, driving costs up and quality down."
In other news, WWL recently received its latest Mark V ro-ro vessel, the fourth to be delivered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessel was named Salome by Anke Koeckler, managing director of Volkswagen Group Australia at a ceremony held in Sydney Harbour, Australia at the beginning of the month.
"Salome is a welcome enhancement to our ocean service, reflecting WWL's effort over the years to develop our offering in response to the growing customer demand for supply chain solutions," said Rob Lord, WWL head of Oceania.
The Mark V vessels are the newest and largest ro-ro vessels in the world, offering more than 50,000 square meters in deck area and a 12 meter wide ramp with a weight capacity of 500 tons, able to take on the sort of product mix typical of the break bulk sector while also accommodating volume vehicle shipments.
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Boeing Will Refly Starliner Uncrewed Test Flight
By Marcia Smith | Posted: April 6, 2020 10:11 pm ET | Last Updated: April 10, 2020 2:02 pm ET
Boeing announced today that it has decided to refly the uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew spacecraft. The December 2019 Orbital Flight Test (OFT) encountered several anomalies that, among other things, prevented it from demonstrating it could dock with the International Space Station. The reflight is expected this fall.
Illustration of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Credit: NASA.
Boeing is developing Starliner to take astronauts to and from ISS through NASA's commercial crew program, a public-private partnership. Boeing owns and operates Starliner, which is launched atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. ULA is a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
NASA only purchases services, but Boeing must meet contractual requirements to demonstrate the system is safe. That includes an uncrewed flight test and a crewed flight test to certify the system for operational use.
On December 20, Boeing launched Starliner on its uncrewed OFT. The rocket worked perfectly, but the rest of the mission did not go as planned.
Software errors were responsible for the two highest profile anomalies. First, the Mission Elapsed Timer on Starliner was off by 11 hours. Starliner is designed to separate from the Atlas V before attaining orbit and fire its own engines to reach orbit and finish the journey to the International Space Station (ISS). Because of the timing error, when it separated the automated system thought the orbital insertion burn already had taken place. A communications system problem prevented ground controllers from immediately commanding the correct engine burn sequence. The spacecraft reached orbit, but only after consuming much more fuel than planned. It did not have enough to rendezvous and dock with the ISS so did not complete that part of the test flight. Starliner remained in orbit for two days conducting other tests while engineers on the ground scoured the software to determine what went wrong and look for other problems. They found one just in time. Another software error could have led to a catastrophic ending during reentry and landing.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft after safely landing at White Sands, NM, December 22, 2019. Screengrab.
Boeing and NASA have been investigating the anomalies ever since. It is Boeing's spacecraft, but NASA decides whether or not to put its astronauts aboard. Boeing asked NASA to participate in a joint investigation and last month the head of NASA's human exploration program, Doug Loverro, said no decision had been made on whether it would require Boeing to do the test over.
Today, Boeing said it decided to do the test again in order "to complete all flight test objectives and evaluate the performance of the second Starliner vehicle at no cost to the taxpayer."
Boeing took a $410 million charge against earnings in the 4th quarter of 2019 to cover the cost of the investigation and a potential reflight.
Boeing has built two spaceflightworthy Starliners so far, Spacecraft 2 and 3, which are reusable and designed for up to 10 flights each. (Spacecraft 1 was used for the Pad Abort Test.) Spacecraft 2 was used for the December test and was slated for the first operational flight — Post Certification Mission-1 (PCM-1). Spacecraft 3 was to be used for the Crew Flight Test (CFT), but now will make its first flight on this repeat of the OFT. A Boeing spokespreson tells SpacePolicyOnline.com that decisions are pending on which spacecraft will be used for CFT and PCM-1.
A Boeing spokesperson also told SpacePolicyOnline.com that the company is "working with NASA to determine an agreeable schedule for the second OFT; while details are yet to be confirmed, we anticipate flying the mission in the Fall of 2020."
In a blog post, NASA said this second OFT "does not relieve Boeing from completing all the actions determined from the joint" investigation and "NASA still intends to conduct the needed oversight to make sure those corrective actions are taken." The decision to fly a second OFT was Boeing's. NASA said it would not speculate on what it would have required if Boeing had decided to proceed with the Crewed Flight Test instead.
Dates for the CFT and PCM are to be determined. Two NASA astronauts, Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann, and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson (a retired NASA astronaut) are assigned to the CFT. NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Josh Cassada will fly the PCM, with other crew members yet to be announced.
SpaceX is also developing a commercial crew space transportation system. Crew Dragon will be launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. That system completed its uncrewed test flight, Demo-1, in March 2019. NASA and SpaceX are planning the crewed test flight, Demo-2, for mid-to-late May, although it would not be surprising if that slips a bit. The most recent Falcon 9 launch suffered an engine failure. Although the other eight engines were sufficient to put its payload, 60 SpaceX Starlink communications satellites, into orbit, such a failure could pose a risk to a crewed flight. A parachute test anomaly also is under investigation.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine just confirmed on Friday that whenever Demo-2 flies, it will be a 2-3 month mission instead of a short test flight. NASA and Boeing previously agreed that the Crewed Flight Test also would be a multi-month mission. NASA has been relying on Russia to ferry crews to and from ISS since the space shuttle program was terminated in 2011. Russia cut back production of its Soyuz spacecraft because Starliner and Crew Dragon were supposed to be ready by now. Consequently, only one American and two Russians — half its usual complement — will be aboard the space station until the U.S. systems are flying.
Note: This article has been updated with the quotes from NASA and the information from Boeing about which Starliner spacecraft will be used for which flights.
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French model singer and actress and the longtime love of Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis, and her beautiful children in L.A. Working on a documentary about the rolling stones that Johnny is directing
Sex and the city actress, Sarah Jessica Parker and her son James heading off to school in New York on Tuesday
Good Charolette frontman Joel Madden and her angelic daughter Harlow at the Jim Henson Studios to do a 'We Are The World' recording for the Haiti earthquake victims in Hollywood(oh my god Harlow looks like a sweet angel)
Victoria Beckham in Glamour Magazine
The 35-year-old Spice Girl-turned designer said she is just a normal mother to sons Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 7, and Cruz, 5, and is now focused on family and her fashion career. She said: 'I travel a fair amount, and when I'm here in L.A., everything revolves around the kids. So if I'm not working, I go to the school and help serve lunches to the children. 'They just love that. It's like, Oh, there's Mummy serving me!
The other day I was there, I was reading to Cruz's class.
All the little girls were saying, "We really like your dress." 'And it was quite cute because I don't have a girl.'
On her first date with david:
"When I first went out with David, I was in the Spice Girls, and David wasn't so known. He told me when I got to know him a little better that he didn't know very much about me, so he bought tabloids. He read that I liked Prada. So he went out and bought Prada trousers, Prada shoes, a Prada shirt, Prada jacket."
On what she looks like
"I'm not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got. I work out to look the best that I can, but I'm no Gisele."
Actor Hugh Jackman and his beyond adorable daughter Ava out together in New York on Monday.
Richie Sambora former husband of Heather Locklear and their beautiful 12 year old daughter Ava ( the blond) arrive at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31 in Los Angeles. That dress is way to short for a 12 year old
Reality Television stars and sisters Kim and Kourtney Kardashian with her new baby Mason.
Actress Alyson Hannigan was spotted at the park with her cute 10-month-old daughter Satyana in Pacific Palisades
Brothers and Sister moment!! Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and her brother Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, and her 3-year-old daughter Ramona were spotted in hollywood with her brother heading out to breakfast
Wife of soccer legend David Beckham, Victoria Beckham takes her beautiful boys Romeo and Cruzout for a day of fun at Leo Carrillo beach in Malibu
English Model Katie Price, was spotted out with her daughter Princess Tiaamii in Brighton England
Wow a new look! a bearded Jason Bateman and his beautiful as can be daughter Francesca where snapped out and about in Los Angeles
Drummer Travis Barker chose his look alike son Landon pictured at the Grammy's
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