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Keep the proceeds of your life insurance policy out of your taxable estate.
If you own a life insurance policy on your own life, and you're concerned about estate taxes, you may be able to use a life insurance trust to reduce the size of your taxable estate.
Do You Need To Worry About Estate Taxes?
The main goal of a life insurance trust is to reduce or eliminate estate taxes. For those who have a large life insurance policy, the worry is that the life insurance policy will pay out into the estate, increasing its size – and the possibility that the estate may owe estate taxes.
However, very few estates will owe estate taxes. For deaths in 2016, the estate tax exemption is $5.45 million. (This exemption amount will rise each year to adjust for inflation.) Only estates larger than the exemption amount may owe federal estate tax – so you don't need to worry about making a life insurance trust unless you think that your life insurance policy will bring the size of your estate into that range.
Some states also levy estate and inheritance taxes. And the exemption rates on those taxes can be lower than the federal exemption. So while your estate may not be big enough to trigger federal estate taxes, if you live in one of the states with state estate or inheritance taxes, your estate may still owe taxes to the state. Find out whether your state is one of those with State Estate Taxes.
You create an irrevocable trust, naming someone else as trustee. Then you transfer the policy into the trust and the trust becomes owner of the policy. You will no longer have any control over the policy, but through the terms of the trust you can determine who will have control, how premiums will be paid, who will benefit from the trust, and how payments should be made to the beneficiary or beneficiaries.
The first two requirements exist to ensure that you have no control over the policy after you transfer it to the trust. If you do retain control, the IRS will include the policy in your taxable estate. The last requirement is the IRS's way of prohibiting "last minute" transfers to avoid estate taxes. It seems that it's okay to avoid estate taxes this way, as long as you plan ahead for it.
You can still pay the premiums for the life insurance policy – doing so is not considered an "incident of ownership." Or, you can give money to someone else to pay them. (But watch out for gift taxes!) Or you might consider buying a single premium policy sot that no further payments will be due.
A more simple method of keeping the money from a life insurance policy out of your taxable estate is to just give the policy to someone else. While this is absolutely easier and will have the same effect on your estate taxes, there are some serious downsides.
First, you need to worry about gift taxes. Your estate will be liable for any gifts that you make larger than $14,000 per recipient, per year. (This amount is also indexed for inflation; $14,000 is the amount for 2016.) Any gift tax will likely be less than the estate tax burden if you leave the policy in your estate (because the value of the policy that you transfer will be much less than the amount of the pay out after you die), but you should still look into what gift taxes you'll incur by transferring your policy. Learn more about Reducing Estate Tax by Making Gifts.
Also, to keep your policy out of your estate, when you give it to another person you must give up all control over the policy. You cannot change the beneficiaries, borrow against the policy, change or cancel the policy, or do anything else that the IRS might construe as an "incident of ownership." And, whoever you give the policy to will be able to do all of those things. So you must carefully consider whether you trust that person with the policy. While it's not right for everyone, some people will decide to proceed this way – if they do, it's because they absolutely trust the recipient.
As with a life insurance trust, this transfer must be made three years before death.
Learn more about Transferring Your Life Insurance.
To make a life insurance trust, see a lawyer. This is not a simple, do-it-yourself kind of trust. Get an experienced lawyer to help you work through the issues and to draw up the document. However, you can save some money by informing yourself about Wills, Trusts, Estate and Gift Taxes, and Estate Planning, before you start paying an attorney's hourly fee.
Want to find an estate planning attorney in your area? Try searching Nolo's Lawyer Directory.
Talk to an Estate Planning attorney.


The most preferred and needed clothing in winter is hoodies by default. They never lose their importance and vibe. They are in fact the most desired clothing all year long. A myth existed in the past that hoodies are just baggy clothing and is a way to hide, but with the changing time, hoodies have become the most fashionable clothing mainly in winters. Hoodies are a type of sweatshirt that comes with an attached hoody. There are plenty of Hoodies available in market to match and complement different body styles and personalities.
If you are looking forward for an easy to wear hoody, then Zipper models are the best option as they come with a zipper, which supports easy wearing and removing. These hoodies are mostly preferred by athletes and players because they are casual and trendy and mainly they protect from the chilling cold during their practice. So, if you are a sportsperson, it is an ideal choice for you. Many players have hoodies as their professional outfit with their names on it.
Non-players who are looking for something that could just help them look stylish this winter can go for pullover hoodies. They are trendy and can be paired with jeans and shorts to get the perfect look. They come with adjustable drawstrings over neck and waist to achieve a perfect and suitable fit. They are a perfect piece of clothing not only for men, but for women as well.
The hoodies can be worn on any occasion as it is versatile clothing. It can fit anyone's requirement list, being semi formal and casual clothing at the same time. Many people, especially the youth, have a craze about hoodies because along with being fashionable and trendy, they are comfortable. Comfort is the main thing to be focused while opting for any sort of clothes. You need not have to be a geek to go for a hoody. People go for it because these hoodies are easy to carry. There are many ways to accessorize it; one of the easiest and most followed ways is to accessorize it with a scarf and this could also act as a layering in winter to protect in winter but if followed in summer, it could turn out to be a fashion disaster.
Recently, people have been making use of hoodies as a promotional item too. College students tend to print the names of their college on the hoodies. The soccer team, base ball team or basketball team- everyone is getting their team's name on their hoodies along with their number. This is an excellent way of showcasing team spirit.
Just as the hoodies come in different styles, they also come in different colours. They can be found at any cloth store near you. They can please people from any group and they are a beginning of a new fashion era.
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No single set of recommendations can cover the layout of condensate pipework. Much depends on the application pressure, the steam trap characteristics, the position of the condensate return main relative to the plant, and the pressure in the condensate return main. For this reason it is best to start by considering what has to be achieved, and to design a layout which will ensure that basic good practice is met.
Condensate must not be allowed to accumulate in the plant, unless the steam using apparatus is specifically designed to operate in this way. Generally apparatus is designed to operate nonflooded, and where this is the case, accumulated condensate will inhibit performance, and encourage the corrosion of pipes, fittings and equipment.
Condensate must not be allowed to accumulate in the steam main. Here it can be picked up by high velocity steam, leading to erosion and waterhammer in the pipework.
The subject of condensate piping will divide naturally into four basic types where the requirements and considerations of each will differ. These four basic types are defined and illustrated in Figure 14.2.1.
In the drain line, the condensate and any incondensable gases must flow from the drain outlet of the plant to the steam trap.
In a properly sized drain line, the plant being drained and the body of the steam trap are virtually at the same pressure and, because of this, condensate does not flash in this line. Gravity is the driving force and is relied upon to induce flow along the pipe. For this reason, it makes sense for the trap to be situated below the outlet of the plant being drained, and the trap discharge pipe to terminate below the trap. (An exception to this is the tank heating coils discussed in Module 2.10).
The type of steam trap used (thermostatic, thermodynamic or mechanical) can affect the piping layout.
Thermostatic traps will cool condensate below saturation temperature before discharging. This effectively waterlogs the drain line, often allowing condensate to back-up and flood the plant.
There are some applications where the sub-cooling of condensate has significant advantages and is encouraged. Less flash steam is produced in the trap discharge line, and the introduction of condensate into the condensate main is gentler.
Thermostatic traps discharging via open-ended pipework will waste less energy than mechanical traps because more of the sensible heat in the waterlogged condensate imparts its heat to the process; a typical example is that of a steam tracer line.
Thermostatic traps should not be used to drain steam mains or heat exchangers, unless proper consideration is given to a longer and/or larger drain line to act as a reservoir and dissipate heat to atmosphere. The extra length (or larger diameter) of drain line required to do this is usually impractical, as shown in Example 14.2.1.
A 30 kW air heater is to be fitted with a DN15 thermostatic steam trap, which releases condensate at 13°C below saturation temperature. The normal working pressure is 3 bar g, the ambient temperature is 15°C, and the heat loss from the drain line to the environment is estimated to be 20 W/m2 °C.
Determine the minimum required length of 15 mm drain line to the thermostatic trap.
As the trap discharges at 131°C, the drain line has to emit enough heat such that the condensate at the heater outlet is at saturation temperature, and that condensate will not back-up into the heater. The required heat loss from the drain line can be calculated from Equation 2.6.5.
This heat loss will be achieved from the mean condensate temperature along the drain line.Mean condensate temperature in the drain line.
The surface area of the drain line to provide the required heat loss can be calculated using Equation 2.5.3.
The length of pipe required to provide this surface area can be calculated using information from Table 2.10.3.
This length of pipe (4.7 m) is probably impractical in the field. Two alternatives remain. One is to increase the diameter of the drain line, which is still usually impractical; the other is much simpler, to fit the correct trap for this type of application; a float-thermostatic trap which discharges condensate at steam temperature and hence requires no cooling leg.
Should a thermostatic trap be considered essential, and fitted no more than 2 metres away from the heater outlet, it would be necessary to calculate the required diameter of drain line. The heat loss required from the pipe remains the same, along with the total surface area of the pipe, but the surface area per metre length must increase.
From Table 2.10.3, it can be seen that the minimum sized pipe to give this area per metre is a 50 mm pipe, which, again, may be construed as being impractical and expensive to fabricate.
The moral of this is that it is usually easier and cheaper to select the correct trap for the job, than have the wrong type of trap and fabricate a solution around it.
Traps that discharge intermittently, such as thermodynamic traps, will accumulate condensate between discharges. However, they are extremely robust, will tolerate freezing ambient temperatures and have a relatively small outer surface area, meaning that heat loss to the environment is minimised. They are not suitable for discharging condensate into flooded return lines, as will be explained later in this Block.
Mechanical steam traps with a continuous discharge characteristic, for example float-thermostatic traps, often prove to be the best option, and have the additional advantage of being able to vent air.
Most float traps are available in two basic flow configurations, either horizontal or vertical flow through the trap. Some inverted bucket traps have bottom inlet and top outlet connections. Clearly, the trap connections will affect the path of connecting pipework.
The drain line should be kept to a minimum length, ideally less than 2 metres. Long drain lines from the plant to the steam trap can fill with steam and prevent condensate reaching the trap. This effect is termed steam locking. To minimise this risk, drain lines should be kept short (see Figure 14.2.2). In situations where long drain lines are unavoidable, the steam locking problem may be overcome using float traps with steam lock release devices. The problem of steam locking should be tackled by fitting the correct length of pipe in the first place, if possible.
The detailed arrangements for trapping steam-using plant and steam mains drainage are different as is explained in the following paragraphs.
With steam-using plant, the pipe from the condensate connection should fall vertically for about 10 pipe diameters to the steam trap. Assuming a correctly sized ball float trap is installed, this will ensure that surges of condensate do not accumulate in the bottom of the plant with its attendant risks of corrosion and waterhammer. It will also provide a small amount of static head to help remove condensate during start-up when the steam pressure might be very low. The pipework should then run horizontally, with a fall in the direction of flow to ensure that condensate flows freely (see Figure 14.2.3).
With steam mains drainage, provided drain pockets are installed as recommended in Module 10.3, then the drain line between the pocket and the steam trap may be horizontal. If the drain pocket is not as deep as the recommendation, then the steam trap should be fitted an equivalent distance below it (see Figure 14.2.4).
These pipes will carry condensate, incondensable gases, and flash steam from the trap to the condensate return system (Figure 14.2.5). Flash steam is formed as the condensate is discharged from the high-pressure space before the steam trap to the lower pressure space of the condensate return system. (Flash steam is discussed briefly in Module 14.1, and in more detail in Module 2.2).
These lines should also fall in the direction of flow to maintain free flow of condensate. On shorter lines, the fall should be discernible by sight. On longer lines, the fall should be about 1:70, that is, 100 mm every 7 metres.
Discharging traps into flooded return lines is not recommended, especially with blast action traps (thermodynamic or inverted bucket types), which remove condensate at saturation temperature.
Good examples of flooded condensate mains are pumped return lines and rising condensate lines. They often follow the same route as steam lines, and it is tempting to simply connect mains drainage steam trap discharge lines into them. However, the high volume of flash steam released into long flooded lines will violently push the water along the pipe, causing waterhammer, noise and, in time, mechanical failure of the pipe.
Where condensate from more than one trap flows to the same collecting point such as a vented receiver, it is usual to run a common line into which individual trap discharge lines are connected.
Provided the layouts as featured in Figures 14.2.6/7/8 and 10 are observed, and the pipework is adequately sized as indicated in Module 14.3, this is not a problem.
If blast discharge traps (thermodynamic or inverted bucket types) are used, the reactionary forces and velocities can be high. Swept tees will help to reduce mechanical stress and erosion at the point where the discharge line joins the common return line (see Figure 14.2.6).
If, for some reason, swept tees cannot be used, a float-thermostatic trap with its continuous discharge action is a better option (Figure 14.2.7). The flooded line will absorb the dissipated energy from the (relatively small) continuous flow from the float-thermostatic trap, more easily.
If the pressure difference between the steam and condensate mains is very high, then a diffuser will help to cushion the discharge, reducing both erosion and noise.
Another alternative is to use a thermostatic trap that holds back condensate until it cools below the steam saturation temperature; this reduces the amount of flash steam formed (Figure 14.2.8).
To avoid waterlogging the steam main, the use of a generous collecting pocket on the main, plus a cooling leg of 2 to 3 m of unlagged pipe to the trap is essential. The cooling leg stores condensate while it is cooling to the discharge temperature.
If there is any danger of waterlogging the steam main, thermostatic traps should not be used.
Processes using temperature control provide an example where the supply steam pressure is throttled across a control valve. The effect of this is to reduce steam trap capacity to a point where the condensate flow can stop completely, and the system is said to have stalled. The subject of stall is discussed in greater depth in Block 13.
Stall occurs as a result of insufficient steam pressure to purge the steam plant of condensate, and is more likely when the plant has a high turndown from full-load to part load.
Not all temperature controlled systems will stall, but the backpressure caused by the condensate system could have an adverse effect on the performance of the trap. This in turn, might impair the heat transfer capability of the process (Figure 14.2.9).
Condensate drain lines should, therefore, be configured so that condensate cannot flood the main into which they are draining as depicted in Figure 14.2.10.
Designed to slope in the direction of flow to a collection point.
Sized to cater for the cumulative effects of any flash steam from each of the branch lines at full-load.
The concept of connecting the discharges from traps at different pressures is sometimes misunderstood.
If the branch lines and the common line are correctly sized, the pressures downstream of each trap will be virtually the same. However, if these lines are undersized, the flow of condensate and flash steam will be restricted, due to a build up of backpressure caused by an increased resistance to flow within the pipe. Condensate flowing from traps draining the lower pressure systems will tend to be the more restricted.
Each part of the discharge piping system should be sized to carry any flash steam present at acceptable steam velocities. The discharge from a high-pressure trap will not interfere with that from a low-pressure trap if the discharge lines and common line are properly sized and sloped in the direction of flow. Module 14.3, 'Sizing of condensate return lines' gives further details.
Flash steam may, at some point, be separated from the condensate and used in a recovery system, or simply vented to atmosphere from a suitable receiver (Figure 14.2.11). The residual hot condensate from the latter can be pumped on to a suitable collecting tank such as a boiler feedtank. When the pump is served from a vented receiver, the pumped return line will be fully flooded with condensate at temperatures below 100°C, which means flash steam is less likely to occur in the line.
Flow in a pumped return line is intermittent, as the pump starts and stops according to its needs. The pump discharge rate will be higher than the rate at which condensate enters the pump. It is, therefore, the pump discharge rate which determines the size of the pump discharge line, and not the rate at which condensate enters the pump.
The pumping of condensate is discussed in further detail in Module 14.4, 'Pumping condensate from vented receivers'.


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package org.jetbrains.idea.svn.update;

import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.WorkingCopyFormat;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.api.Depth;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.api.EventAction;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.api.ProgressEvent;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.commandLine.BaseUpdateCommandListener;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.commandLine.CommandUtil;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.commandLine.SvnBindException;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.commandLine.SvnCommandName;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.info.Info;
import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNErrorCode;
import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNErrorMessage;
import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNException;
import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNURL;
import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc.SVNRevision;
import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc2.SvnTarget;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/**
 * Created with IntelliJ IDEA.
 * User: Irina.Chernushina
 * Date: 2/1/12
 * Time: 12:13 PM
 */
// TODO: Currently make inherit SVNKit update implementation not to duplicate setXxx() methods.
public class CmdUpdateClient extends SvnKitUpdateClient {
  private static final Pattern ourExceptionPattern = Pattern.compile("svn: E(\\d{6}): .+");
  private static final String ourAuthenticationRealm = "Authentication realm:";

  private void checkWorkingCopy(@NotNull File path) throws SvnBindException {
    final Info info = myFactory.createInfoClient().doInfo(path, SVNRevision.UNDEFINED);

    if (info == null || info.getURL() == null) {
      throw new SvnBindException(SVNErrorCode.WC_NOT_WORKING_COPY, path.getPath());
    }
  }

  private long[] run(@NotNull File path, @NotNull List<String> parameters, @NotNull SvnCommandName command) throws SvnBindException {
    File base = path.isDirectory() ? path : path.getParentFile();

    final AtomicReference<long[]> updatedToRevision = new AtomicReference<>();
    updatedToRevision.set(new long[0]);

    final BaseUpdateCommandListener listener = createCommandListener(new File[]{path}, updatedToRevision, base);
    execute(myVcs, SvnTarget.fromFile(base), command, parameters, listener);

    listener.throwWrappedIfException();

    return updatedToRevision.get();
  }

  private BaseUpdateCommandListener createCommandListener(final File[] paths,
                                                          final AtomicReference<long[]> updatedToRevision,
                                                          final File base) {
    return new BaseUpdateCommandListener(base, myDispatcher) {
      final long[] myRevisions = new long[paths.length];

      @Override
      protected void beforeHandler(@NotNull ProgressEvent event) {
        if (EventAction.UPDATE_COMPLETED.equals(event.getAction())) {
          final long eventRevision = event.getRevision();
          for (int i = 0; i < paths.length; i++) {
            final File path = paths[i];
            if (FileUtil.filesEqual(path, event.getFile())) {
              myRevisions[i] = eventRevision;
              break;
            }
          }
        }
      }

      @Override
      public void processTerminated(int exitCode) {
        super.processTerminated(exitCode);
        updatedToRevision.set(myRevisions);
      }
    };
  }

  private static void fillParameters(@NotNull List<String> parameters,
                                     @Nullable SVNRevision revision,
                                     @Nullable Depth depth,
                                     boolean depthIsSticky,
                                     boolean allowUnversionedObstructions) {

    CommandUtil.put(parameters, revision);
    CommandUtil.put(parameters, depth, depthIsSticky);
    CommandUtil.put(parameters, allowUnversionedObstructions, "--force");
    parameters.add("--accept");
    parameters.add("postpone");
  }

  private void checkForException(final StringBuffer sbError) throws SVNException {
    if (sbError.length() == 0) return;
    final String message = sbError.toString();
    final Matcher matcher = ourExceptionPattern.matcher(message);
    if (matcher.matches()) {
      final String group = matcher.group(1);
      if (group != null) {
        try {
          final int code = Integer.parseInt(group);
          throw new SVNException(SVNErrorMessage.create(SVNErrorCode.getErrorCode(code), message));
        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
          //
        }
      }
    }
    if (message.contains(ourAuthenticationRealm)) {
      throw new SVNException(SVNErrorMessage.create(SVNErrorCode.AUTHN_CREDS_UNAVAILABLE, message));
    }
    throw new SVNException(SVNErrorMessage.create(SVNErrorCode.UNKNOWN, message));
 }

  @Override
  public long doUpdate(File path, SVNRevision revision, Depth depth, boolean allowUnversionedObstructions, boolean depthIsSticky)
    throws SvnBindException {
    checkWorkingCopy(path);

    final List<String> parameters = new ArrayList<>();

    fillParameters(parameters, revision, depth, depthIsSticky, allowUnversionedObstructions);
    CommandUtil.put(parameters, myIgnoreExternals, "--ignore-externals");
    CommandUtil.put(parameters, path);

    final long[] longs = run(path, parameters, SvnCommandName.up);
    return longs[0];
  }

  @Override
  public long doSwitch(File path,
                       SVNURL url,
                       SVNRevision pegRevision,
                       SVNRevision revision,
                       Depth depth,
                       boolean allowUnversionedObstructions,
                       boolean depthIsSticky) throws SvnBindException {
    checkWorkingCopy(path);

    List<String> parameters = new ArrayList<>();

    CommandUtil.put(parameters, SvnTarget.fromURL(url, pegRevision));
    CommandUtil.put(parameters, path, false);
    fillParameters(parameters, revision, depth, depthIsSticky, allowUnversionedObstructions);
    if (!myVcs.is16SupportedByCommandLine() ||
        WorkingCopyFormat.from(myFactory.createVersionClient().getVersion()).isOrGreater(WorkingCopyFormat.ONE_DOT_SEVEN)) {
      parameters.add("--ignore-ancestry");
    }

    long[] revisions = run(path, parameters, SvnCommandName.switchCopy);

    return revisions != null && revisions.length > 0 ? revisions[0] : -1;
  }
}

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The selfie fever is one, after Sony now Nikon announced a new selfie camera.
The selfie trend is viral for quite some time and earlier it was limited to smartphones, but now looks like the trend is also taking over the camera makers to create some products which are dedicated to taking selfies. Earlier, Sony released a selfie camera which looks like a perfume bottle.
Now camera giant, Nikon is also following the trend and announced Coolpix S6900 camera which is a 16 MP CMOS sensor and 12X optical zoom, also there is wide angle coverage for group photos. There is a built i stand so that you can put it somewhere and capture photos using hand gestures.
Nikon has added 33 built in affects for this camera, also there is a quick 9 shots mode which will take 9 shots continuously and will make a photo booth like effect. There is a collage mode and also a glamour mode to touch up people's faces. The new Coolpix S6900 also has NFC pairing and WiFi sharing features, allowing you to quickly share the images that you take.
This camera is not for professional photographers at all, it is mainly aimed towards social networking and selfie freak people and it will be priced at around 20K INR. The camera will be up for sale from Sep 23.


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This head to head comparison makes a comparison between the Koss BT190i and the Sony MDR-ZX110NA HeadphonesShould you opt for the Koss BT190i or would it be better if you buy the Sony MDR-ZX110NA? Lets compare their Sound Quality and Portability.
Better than 81% of the Headphones, 10% are better than it.
Better than 44% of the Headphones, 52% are better than it.
Better than 72% of the Headphones, 23% are better than it.
Bottom line, the Koss BT190i has a similar Sound Quality in comparison with Sony MDR-ZX110NA.
To sum it up, the Portability of Koss BT190i is slightly worse in comparison with that of Sony MDR-ZX110NA.


The 27 year-old Colombian native shares about his recent hospitalization for Bipolar I psychosis. His girlfriend Rama (next week's guest) sits in to share what it was like for her, trying to support him.
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NPR Ed
What College Freshmen Are Reading
Photo Illustration by Ruby Wallau/NPR
Lots of colleges have these reading programs; some are just for freshmen, and for others, the entire campus or local community joins in. The idea is that books will stir discussion — and unite a class or campus around a topic.
Elissa Nadworny
I can remember the weeks before starting school at Skidmore College, furiously trying to finish Gregory Howard Williams' memoir, Life on the Color Line. The book had been assigned as our freshman reading assignment — part of the First-Year Experience at the liberal arts school in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Four years later, Williams spoke at our graduation.
Lots of colleges have these reading programs; some are just for freshmen, and for others, the entire campus or local community joins in. The idea is that books will stir discussion — and unite a class or campus around a topic. Some schools even have the author speak on campus, or weave the book's content into the year's curriculum.
The programs are prevalent around the country, for schools big and small. Earlier this year, the National Association of Scholars looked at more than 350 colleges and universities and the books they assigned.
The books are often selected by the campus — by professors, current students and the incoming class, or a combination. They tend to be contemporary reads: NAS's 2016 report found that most of the books assigned were published after 2010. In its sixth year, the report continues to be frustrated with the content of these programs. Among its key findings: "The list of readings continues to be dominated by recent, trendy, and intellectually unchallenging books."
In recent years, schools have featured books like Wes Moore's The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates, Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Dave Eggers' The Circle.
This year's selections cover a range of topics; many are nonfiction, and several focus on climate change, race and other social issues.
Here are some reading assignments for first-year students at a few schools, from a community college in Michigan to a liberal arts campus in Massachusetts.
What The College Kids Are Reading
Summer Reading For The College-Bound
Here's What College Freshmen Are Reading

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Jason Isbell, an Alabama-born songwriter, has been recognized with two Grammy awards, including Best American Roots Song – "24 Frames" and Best Americana Album – Something More Than Free. He was also recently named Billboard.com's "Best Country Album of 2015" for Something More Than Free and coined the "New King of Americana Music" in an interview with GQ.
Jason's new album Something More Than Free spreads irresistibly outward from the soul, sharpening our ability to see, expanding our ability to feel, and restoring our sense that we belong not only to ourselves but to an extended spiritual family. The songs create a space to be together, and closer together than we were before.
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On Friday 6th November at the INEC in Killarney, a very special fundraising night is being organised, produced by Liam O'Connor. Featuring Liam O'Connor and his band , it will be a spectacular showcase of traditional and contemporary Irish music and dance, featuring a wide range of entertainers, all with a Killarney connection. Acts already confirmed are the McCrothan Brothers, Baritone Gavin Ring and Soprano Nicola Mulligan. The Monsignor's grand nephew from Caherciveen, Cormac Dineen will be performing and there will also be a special appearance by Magician Liam Sheehan, who is famous for performing for Michael Jackson and his children over the past number of years when the artist visited Ireland.
The proceeds from this night will go towards the Memorial Fund which is currently fundraising to build a permanent memorial of the Monsignor in Killarney town.
Tickets are priced at €25 each and can be obtained from the INEC Booking Office (064-6671555), Killarney Tourism, Beech Road, Killarney (086 – 8531097) and also The Dungeon, College Street, Killarney. Tickets are also available at Quirke's Newsagents and Step Above Hair Salon in Caherciveen or by calling (066) 9472548.
Also on this night, there will be an auction of the Monsignor's portrait by Cork Artist Stephen Murphy. The portrait became the focal point of last year's memorial weekend and it is hoped to add substantially to the fund. Bids are being accepted on-line through the official memorial website www.hughoflaherty.com. Bids are now being accepted on-line through the website.


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CARISBROOKE SHIPPING SELECTS MARLINK VSAT
London, 15 March 2016 – Marlink has been selected as Carisbrooke Shipping's preferred partner to provide the satcom solution for its fleet of modern dry cargo and multi-purpose vessels. Carisbrooke plans to improve vessel and fleet operations with greater access to data-centric applications made possible by higher and more available bandwidth on the Marlink Ku-band VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) service. The delivery, which is expected to be complete by the end of the year, includes the sophisticated XChange BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) solution. The system will enable Carisbrooke Shipping crews to communicate with friends and family using their own smartphones, tablets and laptops.
Carisbrooke Shipping owns and operates its fleet from offices in Cowes (UK), Zwijndrecht (Holland) and Bremen (Germany). All key aspects of ship management are covered by the group, including chartering/operations, technical and safety management, crewing and financial administration. The company has developed a large fleet of fuel-efficient vessels in recent years. The new monitoring and remote support capabilities enabled by Marlink VSAT will further support the efficient and smart operation of this well-established fleet.
Marlink VSAT enables Carisbrooke vessels to benefit from throughput up to 1028 Kbps (downlink) and global coverage with unlimited MSS (L-band) back-up in addition to Local Numbers and Virtual Private Networks (VPN). The VPN service is considered to be extremely valuable by Carisbrooke, allowing remote control of IT equipment and systems on board and inevitably leading to simplified IT management and increased reliability.
All Marlink installed vessels will use the Xchange communications management platform, which handles automatic switching between satellites including seamless transition to the L-band back up system in addition to enabling remote access and streamlining administration.
Carisbrooke Shipping also joins the growing number of crew focused shipping organisations that understand the benefits of providing flexibility for crew communications at sea. XChange BYOD is a ready-to-use Wi-Fi solution and comes with apps that provide voice and data access for crew using their own smartphones, tablets or laptops. The unique system ensures straightforward account administration while simplifying payment using pre-paid cards, making cost management and control easier and more transparent for vessel management and individual crew members.
"We have worked with Marlink on 10 vessels for four years. When we implemented our strategy to future proof our fleet with high-bandwidth communication on board, we decided to test a few other VSAT providers, but Marlink's excellent service support made the selection process easy," said Carisbrooke Shipping's Fleet Technical Director, Martin Henry. "Improved control and management of systems and computer networks from ashore is a big plus, but more importantly, Marlink VSAT gives our crew members on board access to modern, reliable and fast communication services that can even be used from their own devices."
"Marlink VSAT will complement an already modern fleet, allowing Carisbrooke to operate smarter and to support the changing communication needs of its seafarers wherever they are operating," added Tore Morten Olsen, President Maritime, Marlink.
Marlink is the pioneer of business critical communication solutions for customers operating in remote environments. With 600 employees and 27 offices worldwide, the company is the largest technology-independent satellite communication and digital solutions provider serving the maritime and enterprise markets. Marlink's multi-band communication services covering Ku, Ka, C and L-band extended with mobile and terrestrial links, enable over 200,000 customers to operate in an ever smarter, safer and more profitable way.
With over 75 years' experience in developing innovative business critical communication solutions, Marlink's strategy is to deliver the benefits of a digital and connected world to its customers' remote operations. Today Marlink is the leading maritime communication and VSAT operator in the world. Marlink leverages strong partnerships with all major satellite network operators to deliver communication solutions direct to the customer and via an unrivalled network of service provider partners.


Logistics plays an really important role in the financial well-being of business. Companies that may provide services and goods rely on logistics remedies for the timely distribution of their products to help you the buyer and you see, the end-user. The advent in much awaited GST billy promises to bring growth for the business sector.
Business title-holders are thus looking worries a simplifying taxation course of that is always less time-consuming and promotes better company transactions. One particular tangible benefit the Gst offers to actually the India often is likely on come provided by reasonable logistics costs that are reduced by one specific considerable mark up.
Bigger industrial environments and finish market have driven strategies planning must be likely towards result in the meaningful demand savings within time. Regarding account associated entry tax and thick paperwork by going to state check posts, generally there is that additional 5-7 hour purchased to an transit season for inter-state transport behind goods. Abolishment of entry tax and / or easier tax compliance options is very to result in less cumbersome movement among products and as a result the equipment at usually the nationwide level." – Indian Express.
The truck market from the the country that is considered to be currently dominated by tons of unorganized transportation manufacturers service offerings will observe the come out and the emergence most typically associated with an organised service broker as multiple taxes may possibly no extra time be bundled costs by businesses.
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The positive effect linked GST will probably be easier transportation year and lower turnover days to supply goods – the potential clients. A inquiry revealed that experts claim GST would certainly have a suitable double good impact upon transport after the logistics cost should be able to come due and efficiency will supercharge both at intervals India and exports. Some specific taxes in the train transportation department also 'll either quite possibly be minimized plus will benefit from evaded, ending in which the reduction linked to load over the route transpositions. although GST would bring a perfect sense of liberation for the particular logistics industry, but leaving it outside the outdoor patio umbrella of GST, makes this task a disadvantage. In that this defense attached to the statigic planning industry, a particular example off the calories industry is now a most suitable fit.
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Slaty-Headed Parakeet
This medium-sized parakeet has a bluish-grey head, a green body, a red bill and a yellow-tipped tail. Males and females are alike except for a red patch on the male's shoulder. It feeds on crops, fruits and flowers. Its call is a metallic and grating screech.
When me and my family visited Kaziranga national park in Assam, we saw a tree full of parakeets. As we had seen dozens of parakeets before, all of us ignored it except for my sister who took a photo of a random parakeet. Only after we returned to our hotel room and were looking through the photos, we realised that the parakeet my sister had captured with her camera was a Slaty-Headed Parakeet.
This bird is usually found at elevations of 450-2500 meters in its natural habitat. It also mingles with other parakeet species like the Blossom-Headed Parakeet, Plum-Headed Parakeet and the Rose-Ringed Parakeet. Slaty-Headed Parakeets also nest together in the abandoned nest cavities of the scaly-bellied woodpecker for protection from predators.
Slaty-Headed Parakeets are usually present in small groups while feeding on various fruits and flowers. Larger flocks are seen near the end of the et season when they descend into the valleys for the winter.
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Katherine McNamara On Her Wildly Different Role In "The Stand," And Saying Goodbye To "Shadowhunters" And "Arrow"
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buzzfeed – Katherine McNamara has taken on a lot of beloved TV roles in the last few years. From her work as Clary on Shadowhunters to playing Oliver and Felicity's daughter Mia on Arrow, she's brought some fandom favorite characters we love to life. Now, Katherine is starring as Julie Lawry on The Stand, a role that is wildly different from anything she's played in the past.
To celebrate The Stand, Katherine sat down with us to chat about everything — like the best piece of advice she got from Angela Lansbury while on Broadway, which Shadowhunters moment she's most proud of, the final days of filming Arrow, and how her role in The Stand came about. Here's everything we learned:
1. First, What's the last TV show you binge-watched?
Schitt's Creek. I feel like I was a little late to the party, but I just needed something lighter. I've been watching a lot of darker and more intense shows, and I just needed to laugh and I needed something fun. I'm absolutely in love with that show.
2. Which emoji do you use the most?
[laughing] So, after doing Shadowhunters, and being around the guys for so long, especially via texting, I feel like I tell a lot of unabashed dirty jokes. So, I feel like I have to put the little smirk face (😏) to just make sure people know that it's a pun or a joke. It just sets the tone.
3. What's your favorite movie of all time?
Okay, I have three. Gilda with Rita Hayworth, The Princess Bride, and The Usual Suspects.
4. Is there a movie or TV show that made you want to become an actor?
I used to watch a lot of old Hollywood movies as a kid, and one of the ones I remember the most was Funny Face. It was the one movie that Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire did together. I was a dancer growing up, so I just loved it. It captured the magic of Paris. I didn't quite know I wanted to be an actor when I first saw it, but there was something about that movie that, retrospectively, I think really influenced me in a lot of ways.
5. What's a role people would be surprised to find out you auditioned for?
I was almost Fiona in The Giver a few years ago. I was the second choice and we didn't know for a long time [if I would get it or not]. That was one of my favorite books growing up as a kid. I actually had to choose between flying to New York for a final callback for a Broadway show and flying to LA for that final callback. I was on my layover, I think I was somewhere in Texas, and I had to stop and make a choice. I ended up flying back to LA. I just loved that book so much I had to give it a go.
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Invest more in people, or risk extinction: Oracle's Dalal tells SLASSCOM Summit
Posted on April 2, 2018 | Companies, Companies, Featured, Technology
Apr 02, 2018 (LBO) – No matter how successful companies are today, they may risk extinction if they fail to invest in their employees and won't transform with changing times, Head of HCM Cloud Applications (Asia Pacific) at Oracle Corporation, Yazad Dalal recently warned companies and business leaders.
He advised companies to invest in the people functions, and to focus more on modernizing Human Resource within an organisation.
"In reality, the values of companies are largely lodged in your people, so the way we treat them and interact with them is going to be increasingly important," he told the SLASSCOM People Summit 2018.
Dalal who is responsible for strategy, operations and overall growth of Oracle's Human Capital Management Cloud solutions across the Asia Pacific region, emphasized that people are a company's primary intellectual property, and therefore it becomes incredibly important that organisations invest more in them if they wish to not go extinct, which is no more a far-fetched concept for companies, no matter how successful they are today.
He recalled how at least 98 percent of companies listed in the New York Stock Exchange that was successful 100 years ago no longer exist.
"That seems logical, as it was 100 years ago. But, what is surprising is that from the Fortune 500 global companies in the year 2000, only a certain percent exist now. So, extinction is definitely a reality and possibility for all of us," Dalal told his audience, which comprised of business leaders and HR professionals representing the IT/BPM industry.
Dalal pointed out that profits and strong business outcomes will be achieved based on the experience that organisations provide their employees. "We must provide our employees an enjoyable experience, and for this we must built human centered systems and processors that offer employees an enjoyable experience," he said.
He also highlighted that when investing in employees, an organisation should not only invest in their white collar professionals, but instead they must invest on all its employees including the lady who plucks tea at as well as the person who handles the textile machine. "They are all people and they should be treated the same," he said, while adding that investing in its employees also empowers them.
Dalal who possess nearly two decades experience working in the human capital space, said that emerging technologies are creating new opportunities, and technologies such as artificial intelligence, autonomous software, internet of things (IoT), and human interface have been identified as the way forward.
"Industries are changing at an unprecedented rate, with new entrants, and new business models, and this has resulted in customer expectations increasing and also changing dramatically. Everyone in this room works at an organisation that might not exist in five years. Because no industry is immune and it doesn't matter if you're providing a professional service in technology, tea or power. But, the good news is that as technology advances, it also creates new opportunities," Dalal said.
Amidst increasing concerns of the possibility of robots replacing the jobs of people, Dalal was quick to assure that while robots can be knowns for their efficiently it doesn't mean that they can take over every capability that a human is known for.
To further elaborate his point, Dalal showed a picture of a robot in an operating theatre conducting a surgery at a hospital in Singapore.
"But, while the robot is doing the surgery, it is the doctor and the nurse who are guiding it to carry out the surgery," he said, while adding that even though the robot was carrying out the surgery, it didn't mean that neither the doctor nor the nurse lost their job.
"The doctor and nurse have adopted with time and they have adapted to a new and different way of applying their knowledge and skill set," Dalal pointed.
He also said that while robots are good for productivity, what they are not good for, at least for the moment, is 'how to think' or even 'dream' which are important words for innovation. "Humans are good at thinking, dreaming and no robot can ever replace that," he said.
Dalal said that mankind's intelligence can be best manifested when it can combine its own intelligence with machines.
"They are not going to be our lords, and we are not going to smash them up like in some sci-fi movie, nor will our demand diminish because of robots, instead we will have a renewed sense for a renewed purpose and we will work together with these amazing innovations than against them," he added.
Speaking on the importance of transforming a company by using technology, Dalal said by computerizing certain HR related application filling process, against the age old manual filling applications process at his company, Oracle, helped them in successfully saving 16 man years.
Elaborating on his claim, Dalal said sometime back when a new employee was recruited to his, he or she had to go through the process of going to the HR department and filling various forms on their first day at work, which takes around two hours.
Instead, his company computerized this process, by sending the letter of appointment, and when the selected candidate clicks 'I accept,' and then they are directed to a page where they can electronically fill in all the relevant forms online before they start work. "This is what efficiency should be like," he said.
Dalal noted that it was increasingly important to focus on using technology which can in turn make the employee's life better and even help him or her to enjoy the work they do at office, while also promoting a better professional output from them.
"The same way we can friend and unfriend someone on Facebook, why can't we promote someone at office with just two clicks. This technology exists, and we must use it," he said.
Dalal also said that employees should be able to apply for leave the same way they check in at a restaurant from their mobile phone.
"These shouldn't be felt as a transaction, instead they should be an interaction with the company. We must respect our employees and give them an enjoyable experience at the work place," he reiterated.
Dalal disclosed that today there were several companies where its employees used the voice technology to send out emails and text messages.
"Even though only a few are using this technology at the moment, in time everyone from every company will demand this technology. But, the longer we take to transform and change, thesoonerour employees are going to leave," he warned.
"The way we transform, the way we think and connect and work, will eventually result in how successful our organisations will be," Dalal added.
The People Summit 2018 organised by SLASSCOM, which was held for the seventh time, this year revolved around the theme 'Transforming the way we think, work and connect.' The summit brought together over 300 business leaders and HR professionals representing the IT/BPM and other industries in Sri Lanka.


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Resuming of the Odessa-Brody project is beneficial for both sides – Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Azer Khudiyev Featured
Caspian Energy (CE): Mr. Ambassador, what are the objectives and tasks of your mission in Ukraine? Which difficulties do you see in this course?
Azer Khudiyev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Ukraine: First of all, I would like to thank you for this opportunity and taking advantage of this great opportunity, I would like to wish the whole staff of the Caspian Energy journal great success in its creative work.
As an Ambassador to Ukraine, my direct mission is to develop Azerbaijani-Ukrainian relations, expand economic, humanitarian and cultural cooperation.
Another major line is to make the Ukrainian community aware of the true information concerning the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as fair position on peaceful settlement of this conflict.
I attach big importance to the improvement and development of work with our Diaspora in Ukraine. For this reason we are developing a new concept to bring the work of the Diaspora organization to the state-of-the-art level, which meets modern requirements and international standards.
Considering a broad political dialogue that has been historically established between our states and promotes solution of important tasks between our countries, I would say that I see no difficulties that can arise in the work of our mission.
CE: Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko visited Baku in mid of July. How would you assess the results of this visit and what kind of work has been commenced within the framework of the outcomes of the visit?
Azer Khudiyev: In my opinion, this visit has given a new impulse to the rise of new possibilities for the Azerbaijani-Ukrainian cooperation in the field of energy, trade, agriculture, military technical cooperation, etc.
Signed within the framework of the visit were such documents as the protocol of the fifth session of the Council of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Ukraine, protocol on cooperation between the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan and State Fiscal Services of Ukraine in fight against customs violations occurring during air transportation of goods. Besides, signed was also a program of cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan and Ministry of Tourism of Ukraine in the field of culture and art for 2016-2020.
The sides signed a contract on purchase of 10 cargo planes AH-178 by Azerbaijan. Baku will receive them within two years. In future, the assembling of the AH planes will be carried out in Baku.
The Presidents of the two countries ordered to increase the goods turnover as well as strengthen the work on creation of joint investment projects.
Strong preparation for a whole number of ambitious projects covering different areas has started.
CE: Mr. Ambassador, Azerbaijan and Ukraine are members of the economic bloc GUAM. Which projects will underlie new formats of cooperation?
Azer Khudiyev: As you know, a decision about Azerbaijan's presidency in GUAM starting from January 1, 2016 was made within the framework of the 25th session of the GUAM's council of foreign affairs ministers, which took place in Bratislava on May 15, 2015. Azerbaijan's presidency in GUAM is dynamic, substantive and effective, which will bring the cooperation within the organization to a higher level of cooperation.
As a country possessing big economic potential, abundant energy resources, developed and modern transport and logistics infrastructure, Azerbaijan has broad advantages to strengthen and raise its role, promote its interests in the stream of common interests of the GUAM states and beyond.
Azerbaijan and Ukraine have their relationship developing dynamically, consecutively and intentionally and covering all areas. The potential of cooperation within GUAM is certainly much bigger. Our common goal and ambition must be aimed at its using in much broader scale.
In addition to the presidency, Azerbaijan also coordinates the work of GUAM's working groups in the field of information technologies, energy, fight against illegal circulation of drugs and terrorism.
At the same time, Azerbaijan has assumed the Presidency in the Parliamentary Assembly of GUAM.
New formats of cooperation and projects are as follows: transport, humanitarian areas, customs, civil aviation and agriculture .
CE: Mr. Ambassador, in the course of the meeting held with Mr. Petro Poroshenko, Mr. Ilham Aliyev touched the issue of resuming the Odessa-Brody-Gdansk project, considering the transit potential of Azerbaijan. Do you find this project a major core of the bloc countries or it shall be one of the vectors of the common cooperation?
Azer Khudiyev: Possibilities of supply of Azerbaijani energy resources to Ukraine were discussed in the course of the visit of Mr. Poroshenko to Azerbaijan. In this regard, a possibility of supplying hydrocarbons along the Odessa-Brody pipeline is being considered, the head of our state Mr. Ilham Aliyev said at the press conference hosted in Baku.
As you know, Odessa-Brody oil pipeline was built in 2001 between the city of Odessa, located on the Black Sea, and the city of Brody, located in Lvov region of Ukraine, where it has been linked to "Drujba" oil pipeline. Odessa-Brody was supposed to be extended towards the Polish cities of Plotsk and Gdansk, but Poland refused to complete the construction of the oil pipeline. It was planned to transport Caspian and Kazakhstani oil from Yuzhniy port (near Odessa) to the oil refineries of Eastern and Central Europe via this pipeline. This pipeline idled until 2004 because of the lack of raw materials. Then, it was operated by Russian companies in the reverse regime (in the direction of the Yuzhniy terminal).
Resuming of the project of oil supply along the Odessa-Brody pipeline is certainly beneficial for both countries and I think that it will be one of the components of the entire range of cooperation.
CE: What other industries do you consider as the most promising ones for the development of cooperation between the two countries?
Azer Khudiyev: In general, we are interested in cooperation in such prioritised areas as energy, aviation, military and technical cooperation, light industry and agriculture.
During the visit of President of Ukraine Mr. Petro Poroshenko to Azerbaijan the heads of state instructed to work out in detail ways to increase the trade turnover between our countries, as well as to strengthen the work in regeneration of joint investment projects.
At the moment we are working on implementation of the decisions taken during the XI meeting of the Joint Ukraine-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation. The cooperation in the agricultural sector is being strengthened. At the same time the possibility to increase the supplies of fruits and vegetables, and set up relevant joint ventures for their processing in the territory of both states is being considered. Increasing exports of Azerbaijani goods to Ukraine is of great interest for us.
Also, in accordance with the Protocol of the Fifth meeting of the Council of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Ukraine held on July 14, 2016, we are working on the development of the military-technical cooperation.
CE: What about the possibility to supply Azerbaijani liquefied natural gas via AGRI to Ukraine? Is this possibility considered? Could you please tell if this project will receive a new impetus to its development?
Azer Khudiyev: AGRI is an ambitious project. Its implementation will be mutually beneficial to all countries. I believe that this project is initiative and economically feasible. As is known, the Baku Declaration was signed on 14 September 2010 at the summit of the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania and Prime Minister of Hungary. The declaration expressed the political support of the partner states to the AGRI project and outlined the key principles for its implementation.
I hope we will see the results of this project in the near future. Expected delivery of liquefied natural gas can contribute to economic indicators across the countries.
CE: What possibilities for creating new production capacities and increasing the trade turnover between the two countries do you see in creation of the new transport corridors North-South and Great Silk Road?
Azer Khudiyev: As you know the role of the transport corridor passing through Azerbaijan has notably increased in the region today. Azerbaijan spares no effort to facilitate the movement of freights through its territory. Currently, goods from Ukraine and Turkey began to arrive in Kazakhstan and Central Asia through Azerbaijan. After passing through Azerbaijan, cargoes are delivered by sea to the port of Aktau, Kazakhstan. President of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev has ordered to dramatically reduce tariffs for rail transport, port and ferry services in order to facilitate the transit of goods to Central Asia. The head of state enacted to work out a set of measures for maximum simplification of goods transit via the transport corridor in Azerbaijan.
As far as I know, Azerbaijan has completed the final stage of negotiations with the countries of the region on facilitation of transit along the Silk Road transport corridor. The railway operators all over the Silk Road agreed on a common tariff for railway transportation. All these efforts on the part of our country's top leadership were aimed at creating real goals and possibilities for creating and operation of production facilities and increasing the trade turnover between the two countries, creation and operation of the new transport corridors North-South and Great Silk Road.
Thank you for the interview
Interview made by Fidan Isayeva, Emil Mammadov


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Heat, The Ocean, and Climate Change
Tom Kuntzleman | Fri, 10/16/2020 - 10:14
For the past few years when I've been covering introductory concepts in thermodynamics, I've made a connection to climate change. My students and I calculate the energy that has been gained by Earth's oceans as heat, using the following equation that is familiar to students of introductory and general chemistry:
Q = mc∆T Equation 1
where Q is the energy gained as heat, m is mass, c is the specific heat of water (taken to be 4.2 J g-1 oC-1), and ∆T is the change in temperature.
After students become familiar with the use of this equation, we apply it to the warming that has been observed in the world's oceans. First, it is noted that 93% of the excess energy trapped on Earth as a result of the warming effect from greenhouse gas emissions is stored in the oceans.1-3 Next, students are informed that measurements at the top 2000 m of ocean water from 1960 to 2015 have shown an increase in water temperature by 0.13oC over this time period.4 Given that the top 2000 m of the Earth's oceans have a mass of 7.38 x 1023 g,5 we can calculate the energy gained by the oceans in this 55-year time span:
Q = (7.38 x 1023 g)( 4.2 J g-1 oC-1)(0.13oC) = 4.0 x 1023 J
After calculating this remarkably large amount of energy, it is instructive to provide some context. To do this, students are asked to calculate how many Hiroshima sized atomic bombs (63 x 1012 J)6 are equivalent to the amount of energy:
This is truly a tremendous amount of energy. At this point I try to impress upon students the fact that small increases in temperature require enormous amounts of energy if the object being warmed is very massive. In general, I think it is a good idea for people to be cognizant of this relationship, especially when thinking about climate change. This is because the public often views the reported increases in atmospheric temperatures (~1oC since the Industrial Revolution)2 to be rather insignificant. People should be aware that such "small" increases in temperature tend to conceal the fact that Earth's various systems (lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere) have needed to gain enormous amounts of energy to drive the temperature change. I also use these calculations to drive home to students the difference between heat energy and temperature (often a point of confusion for students). Obviously, a small increase in temperature (+0.13oC) in a very massive object (the top 2000 m of the Earth's oceans) requires the storage of a staggering amount of energy.
Next, I have students calculate the average of how many atomic bombs worth of energy must have been taken in by the oceans per second over this time period:
These calculations allow for further discussion such as why hurricanes might be increasing in intensity. Furthermore, students can gain insight into why it will take some time for recorded temperatures to drop even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere immediately.
If you try these calculations with your students in your class, please let me know how it went for you. Also, be sure to let me know of any other topics of discussion that these calculations may have sparked in your classroom.
1. IPCC, 2014: Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 151 pp.
2. Dressler, A. Introduction to Modern Climate Change, 2nd ed.; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2016.
3. The Warming Papers: The Scientific Foundation for the Climate Change Forecast; Archer, D.; Pierrehumbert, R.; Eds.; John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2010, Chapters 1–6.
4. Cheng, L.; Trenberth, K. E.; Fasullo, J. T.; Boyer, T.; Abraham, J. P.; Zhu, J. Improved estimates of ocean heat content from 1960 to 2015. Sci. Adv. 2017.
5. In Charette, M. A.; Smith, W. H. F. The Volume of the Earth's Oceans, Oceanography, 2010, 23, 112-114, the area of the Earth's oceans was measured to be 362 x 106 km2. Using this measured area and volume = area x depth, a volume of 7.23 x 1023 cm3 is calculated for a depth of 2 km. Assuming ocean water has a density of 1.02 g cm-3, a mass of 7.38 x 1023 g is calculated for the top 2000 m of ocean water.
6. Pearson, E. F. Hurricane Ike versus an Atomic Bomb. J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90, 90-92.
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HS-ESS2 Earth's Systems
Earth's Systems, help students formulate an answer to the question: "How and why is Earth constantly changing?" The ESS2 Disciplinary Core Ideafrom the NRC Framework is broken down into five sub-ideas: Earth materials and systems, plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions, the roles of water in Earth's surface processes, weather and climate, and biogeology. For the purpose of the NGSS, biogeology has been addressed within the life science standards. Students develop models and explanations for the ways that feedbacks between different Earth systems control the appearance of Earth'ssurface. Central to this is the tension between internal systems, which are largely responsiblefor creating land at Earth's surface, and the sun-driven surface systems that tear down the land through weathering and erosion. Students begin to examine the ways that human activities cause feedbacks that create changes to other systems. Students understand the system interactions that control weather and climate, with a major emphasis on the mechanisms and implications of climate change. Students model the flow of energy between different components of the weather system and how this affects chemical cycles such as the carbon cycle. The crosscutting concepts of cause and effect, energy and matter, structure and function and stability and change are called out as organizing concepts for these disciplinary core ideas. In the ESS2 performance expectations, students are expected to demonstrate proficiency in developing and using models, planning and carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, and engaging in argument; and to use these practices to demonstrate understanding of the core ideas.
More information about all DCI for HS-ESS2 can be found https://www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/hs-ess2-earths-systems.
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HS-ESS2-4 Energy Flow
Students who demonstrate understanding can use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth's systems result in changes in climate.
More information about all DCI for HS-ESS2 can be found https://www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/hs-ess2-earths-systems and further resources at https://www.nextgenscience.org.
Assessment of the results of changes in climate is limited to changes in surface temperatures, precipitation patterns, glacial ice volumes, sea levels, and biosphere distribution.
Examples of the causes of climate change differ by timescale, over 1-10 years: large volcanic eruption, ocean circulation; 10-100s of years: changes in human activity, ocean circulation, solar output; 10-100s of thousands of years: changes to Earth's orbit and the orientation of its axis; and 10-100s of millions of years: long-term changes in atmospheric composition.
HS-ESS2-5 Water
Students who demonstrate understanding can plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes.
More information about all DCI for HS-ESS2 can be found https://www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/hs-ess2-earths-systemsand further resources athttps://www.nextgenscience.org.
Emphasis is on mechanical and chemical investigations with water and a variety of solid materials to provide the evidence for connections between the hydrologic cycle and system interactions commonly known as the rock cycle. Examples of mechanical investigations include stream transportation and deposition using a stream table, erosion using variations in soil moisture content, or frost wedging by the expansion of water as it freezes. Examples of chemical investigations include chemical weathering and recrystallization (by testing the solubility of different materials) or melt generation (by examining how water lowers the melting temperature of most solids).
HS-PS1-4 Energy
Students who demonstrate understanding can develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy.
*More information about all DCI for HS-PS1 can be found at https://www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/hs-ps1-matter-and-its-interactions and further resources at https://www.nextgenscience.org.
Assessment does not include calculating the total bond energy changes during a chemical reaction from the bond energies of reactants and products.
Emphasis is on the idea that a chemical reaction is a system that affects the energy change. Examples of models could include molecular-level drawings and diagrams of reactions, graphs showing the relative energies of reactants and products, and representations showing energy is conserved.
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HS-PS3 Energy
Energy help students formulate an answer to the question, "How is energy transferred and conserved?" The Core Idea expressed in the Framework for PS3 is broken down into four sub-core ideas: Definitions of Energy, Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer, the Relationship between Energy and Forces, and Energy in Chemical Process and Everyday Life. Energy is understood as quantitative property of a system that depends on the motion and interactions of matter and radiation within that system, and the total change of energy in any system is always equal to the total energy transferred into or out of the system. Students develop an understanding that energy at both the macroscopic and the atomic scale can be accounted for as either motions of particles or energy associated with the configuration (relative positions) of particles. In some cases, the energy associated with the configuration of particles can be thought of as stored in fields. Students also demonstrate their understanding of engineering principles when they design, build, and refine devices associated with the conversion of energy. The crosscutting concepts of cause and effect; systems and system models; energy and matter; and the influence of science, engineering, and technology on society and the natural world are further developed in the performance expectations associated with PS3. In these performance expectations, students are expected to demonstrate proficiency in developing and using models, planning and carry out investigations, using computational thinking and designing solutions; and to use these practices to demonstrate understanding of the core ideas.*
*More information about all DCI for HS-PS3 can be found at https://www.nextgenscience.org/topic-arrangement/hsenergy.
Energy help students formulate an answer to the question, "How is energy transferred and conserved?" The Core Idea expressed in the Framework for PS3 is broken down into four sub-core ideas: Definitions of Energy, Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer, the Relationship between Energy and Forces, and Energy in Chemical Process and Everyday Life. Energy is understood as quantitative property of a system that depends on the motion and interactions of matter and radiation within that system, and the total change of energy in any system is always equal to the total energy transferred into or out of the system. Students develop an understanding that energy at both the macroscopic and the atomic scale can be accounted for as either motions of particles or energy associated with the configuration (relative positions) of particles. In some cases, the energy associated with the configuration of particles can be thought of as stored in fields. Students also demonstrate their understanding of engineering principles when they design, build, and refine devices associated with the conversion of energy. The crosscutting concepts of cause and effect; systems and system models; energy and matter; and the influence of science, engineering, and technology on society and the natural world are further developed in the performance expectations associated with PS3. In these performance expectations, students are expected to demonstrate proficiency in developing and using models, planning and carry out investigations, using computational thinking and designing solutions; and to use these practices to demonstrate understanding of the core ideas
HS-ETS1-1 Analyze a Major Global Challenge
Analyze a Major Global Challenge is a performance expectation related to Engineering Design HS-ETS1.
Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
Students analyze a major global problem. In their analysis, students: Describe the challenge with a rationale for why it is a major global challenge; Describe, qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent and depth of the problem and its major consequences to society and/or the natural world on both global and local scales if it remains unsolved; and Document background research on the problem from two or more sources, including research journals. Defining the process or system boundaries, and the components of the process or system: In their analysis, students identify the physical system in which the problem is embedded, including the major elements and relationships in the system and boundaries so as to clarify what is and is not part of the problem: and In their analysis, students describe* societal needs and wants that are relative to the problem. Defining the criteria and constraints: Students specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for acceptable solutions to the problem.
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Amid one of the more consequential weeks in American politics, President Donald Trump will visit the House of Representatives' chamber tonight to deliver his third State of the Union Address. Below is a rundown of how to watch on TV and online.
Note first that Deadline will have the livestream right here, starting at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT. Watch it above.
POTUS 45 will take the podium a day after the first vote of the 2020 presidential election cycle — the Iowa caucus — and the night before the Senate votes on whether to convict him on House Democrats' articles of impeachment. Oh, and the Democratic White House hopefuls have another debate set for Friday.
While the electorate digests all that, here is where you can watch Trump speak — and possibly House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slow-clap — with the Democratic Response from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to follow:
PBS NewsHour's coverage will be anchored by managing editor Judy Woodruff, who will be joined by White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins.
C-SPAN will start its live coverage at 8 PM ET. The President's address will be live on C-SPAN, C-SPAN Radio and C-SPAN.org.
NBC News will feature live coverage and real-time analysis anchored by Lester Holt and Savahhan Guthrie, with contributions from Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell, Kasie Hunt and Hallie Jackson. Holt also will anchor a special edition of NBC Nightly News before the SOTU live from Washington, D.C. MSNBC's coverage will be led by Rachel Maddow, Brian Williams and Nicolle Wallace. There also will be blanket coverage on NBC's digital outlets.
Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will lead Fox News Channel's live coverage, joined by Chris Wallace, Dana Perino, Juan Williams, John Roberts, Mike Emanuel and Chad Pergram. Bill Hemmer will lead Fox Entertainment's coverage, which will include Kristin Fisher, Ari Fleischer and Marie Harfand, and Ed Henry will host FNC's three-hour daytime news offering live from Washington.
Fox Business Network's coverage will be led by Neil Cavuto, who'll be joined by Lou Dobbs, Trish Regan, Lisa "Kennedy" Montgomery, Connell McShane and Blake Burman.
CNN also will cover the speech live and have a livestream on its homepage and across its digital outlets.
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England Expects: Southgate's Boys On Course For Greatness?
Victoria Doramus	June 25, 2018 0 Comments
Before I delve into the many reasons as to why football is coming home this summer and how England are going to win the whole thing, first a caveat.
England have played two sides ranked 21 and 56 in the world; they're hardly the cream of the World Cup's crop, and we just about beat one of them in the opening game.
However, a 6-1 victory such as the kind England secured against Panama yesterday is nothing to sniff at and it should be applauded, no matter how ardent a critic you are.
There is something about Gareth Southgate's side that you can't help but root for; it's the youthful exuberance of the likes of Dele Alli and Jesse Lingard; the sense that, for the first time in a generation, England's players are enjoying themselves on the world stage. There is no fear in the squad.
Yes, yesterday's demolition of Panama was expected and is hardly sending a frightening message out to the rest of the teams in the tournament, but these are exactly the kind of games that England have made a living in bottling in the past. For proof, see Algeria 2010, Costa Rica 2014 and Iceland 2016; games against so-called smaller nations that England succumbed pathetically too.
The three lions are playing with a freedom seldom seen before, and in Harry Kane, they have a world-class striker that can dig his side out of most holes. The real test will likely come in the quarter-finals, where The Three Lions will likely face either Germany or Brazil. But knowing this side, they won't be fazed by such a prospect, and if anything they will head into the tie convinced they can secure a win.
England expects? No, England encourages is more like it. Let's see what we can do.
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cult" and "sect" uncritically. Nevertheless, outside of academia, the language of "cults" continues to be used, and particularly through the law, has an affect on the lives of real people. Susan J. Palmer joins David G. Robertson to discuss the intersection between new or minority religions and the law. Professor Palmer describes how she came to study these minority groups, and to realise that they were often being misrepresented, or at least unduly targeted. Discussion ranges from Scientology in France to the Branch Davidians and the Nuwaubians in the US, with issues of secularity, race and "brainwashing" come to the fore. A fascinating overview for anyone interested in how the discourse on "religion" operates in the contemporary world.
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J. Gordon Melton on American Millennialism
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Why is it that millennialism – the belief in an immanent return of Christ to Earth – has had such a particular fascination for the American people? Millennial prophecy is often analysed with relation to violence and minority "cults", but it is also infused into everyday discourse, in the rhetoric of politicians and the "rolling prophecy" of talk radio hosts. In this wide-ranging interview, David asks Gordon Melton about the history and reasons behind the fascination. Discussion moves from the Millerites and the Great Disappointment of 1844, the Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, to the Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas. We discuss the strategies used by these groups when their prophecies fail, which often involves a shift from premillennialism to postmillennialism.
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"When you look at all the groups who have given prophecies at various times, they have one thing in common: they all failed. For most of us, this is a history of successive groups with failed prophecies. But for the groups themselves, prophecy never fails…"
Finally, we come right up to the present day, talking about Harold Camping and other Christian millennialism, and the 2012 narrative so prevalent today in popular spirituality and the media. While these share similarities with 19th century millennialism, but considerable differences also, in particular in relation to media. In closing Melton prophecies about the future of millennialism; as the population continues to grow, and there continues to be a need to fill news shows, then prophecy will continue to fail.
(By the way, the chap who's name we couldn't remember is David Spangler.)
Dr. Melton is Distinguished Professor of American Religious History of Baylor University's Institute for Studies in Religion, as of March, 2011. In 1968 he founded the Institute for the Study of American Religion and has remained it's director for the last 44 years. The institute is devoted to organizing, motivating, and producing research-based studies and educational material on North American Religion, and has been responsible for the publication of more than 400 reference and scholarly texts, including multiple editions of the Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions (8th edition, 2009). He sits on the international board of the Center for Studies in New Religions (CESNUR) based in Turin, Italy, the primary academic association focusing studies of new and minority religions.
Dr. Melton recently completed the editing of the second edition of the award-winning Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Belief and Practice, which appeared in 2010, and is currently working on a multi-volume Chronological History of the World's Religions. Melton has publish extensively, but of particular relevance to this interview are Cults, Religion and Violence (With David G. Bromley. Cambridge University Press, 2002.) The Family/The Children of God (Signature Books, 2004.) "Beyond Millennialism: The New Age Transformed." In Daren Kemp and James R. Lewis, eds. Handbook of New Age (Brill 2007, pp. 77-97), and "Spiritualization and Reaffirmation: What Really Happens When Prophecy Fails." (American Studies 26:2, 1985, pp. 17-29) [Jstor link].
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What Does Your Favorite Social Media Site Say About You?
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According to some, "social media" are an indispensable tool for like-minded people to find one another, while others consider them a time-sucking sewer of anonymous abuse and clicktivism. It's easy to survey users of social media platforms by creating a poll or survey. What's harder is determining how influential each platform is, or what differences exist between users.
The responses of 60,000 Australia Talks' survey respondents form a rare and intricate snapshot of who uses which platform to do what with whom. Click the link to find out more about each social media platform.
Of Australia Talks respondents, more than half report using Facebook "very often" or "somewhat often," which in itself is a form of public expression. These numbers, while still high, are nevertheless a significant drop when compared to the 2019 Australia Talks survey, in which 42 percent of respondents said they used Facebook "very often". The survey was conducted in March after Facebook, in protest against the Government's plan to force social media companies to pay for news content, shut down a chunk of its Australian pages. A significant blow, this seems to be (at least) in the short term.
Twitter, the social network most regularly cited in Australian media reporting and disparaged or invoked by politicians, is used only sporadically by most Australians. Twitter usage is low among all demographics, but use slightly increases with take-home income and political ideology. Research shows that Twitter users have become more willing to boycott a corporation for offensive messaging or behavior.
Women are more likely than men to use Instagram, while men are more likely than women to use YouTube. We all know that feeling of scrolling through other people's posts on social media and envying their perfect hair, adorable kids, and tasteful decor. When asked directly, 41 percent of Australia Talks respondents answered that they only share the positive aspects of their lives on social media. As a result, 22% of Australians feel worse about themselves when viewing the social media posts of others.