What is the best way to ace your teenager's final exams?
This is a timely question as millions of high school students are getting ready to take their final exams.
You might assume that reading textbooks and notes over and over again is the best way to study, but researchers from Purdue and Washington University insist that it's not the best approach.
You should practice retrieving as much information as you can from memory just as you would have to do on test day. You can do this by writing down what you absorbed — without consulting your notes or book — or you can review what you know out loud. And you should do this several times.
Even if you think you know it, the research shows retrieving it about three or four more times can achieve big gains in learning.
"When you've got your chemistry book in front of you, everything's right there on the page, it's all very familiar and fluent," says Jeffrey D. Karpicke, an assistant professor of psychology at Purdue University and lead author of a paper in the May issue of Memory about students' faulty intuitions about effective study habits.
To learn more, here is a press release from the Purdue study about the research on performing better on tests and here is the final exam article from The Chronicle.
Who ever thought that hitting the books might not always be the best strategy to acing your finals?
Lynn O'Shaughnessy is the author of the second edition of The College Solution, which was just released this month.


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Q: Why is $A(\cos x)=x/2$ in the unit circle definition of cosine? In the Spivak's calculus, there is the following definition:

If $0 \leq x \leq \pi$, then $\cos x$ is the unique number in $[-1,1]$
  such that
$$A(\cos x)=\frac x 2 \text{ and } \sin x=\sqrt{1-\cos^2 x}$$
  $$\text{where } A(x)=\frac{x \sqrt{1-x^2}}{2}+\int_x^1 \sqrt{1-t^2}dt$$

This seems hardly a definition, but a theorem. Where does $x/2$ come from? It is stated that it is the area but why $x/2$ and not just $x$?

A: Areas contain a one-half factor for the same reason as in a triangle: a circular wedge is narrower at the tip, so area = arc*r/2 (as for the full circle, area is $\frac12 (2\pi r^2)$ but circumference is $2 \pi r$ without the one-half ($2\pi$ is a unit here rather than $\pi$ because it's the full circle).
So, essentially, you are saying that the area is half the arc (in dimensionless units - unit circle), and the area is then expressed with an integral.
Another way of looking at it would be that in the first line, you computed the angle in the polar coordinates,
$$A=\int_0^{x}\int_0^1 r\,dr\,d\phi=\frac {x}{2}$$
and in the second line, you computed exactly the same thing in cartesian coordinates, which has a side-effect of defining $\cos$ and $\sin$ through the transformation between polar and cartesian coordinates.

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Vans And Led Zeppelin Team Up For New Collaboration, Celebrating The Band's 50th Anniversary
The Legendary Rock Group Also Teamed Up With Burton To Create A Special Snowboard For The Anniversary
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Led Zeppelin is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, and are giving fans a number of different ways to celebrate. The rock band has teamed up with snowboard apparel company, Burton, along with hipster shoe staple, Vans to create Led Zeppelin themed items for fans. The Vans announcement was made on Wednesday, as the Led Zeppelin twitter page sent out a gif showing some of the band inspired Vans items.
Led Zeppelin teams up with Vans sneakers for 50th anniversary https://t.co/ZkbtKQlnp3 pic.twitter.com/HQSQe652GW
— New York Post (@nypost) February 13, 2019
The legendary rock band first teamed up with Burton last month, announcing the collaboration between the two for a new snowboard. The snowboard is called the Misty Mountain Hop Snowboard, and purchases come with a free copy of the band's new book, 'Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin.' The snowboard sells for $749.95, but sadly both sizes of the board are currently sold out.
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, we teamed up with @Burton to create the Misty Mountain Hop snowboard. Our new book, "Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin," included as a free gift with purchase. More info : https://t.co/z2x5JvFceW pic.twitter.com/mueBQKYjPm
— Led Zeppelin (@ledzeppelin) January 21, 2019
Led Zeppelin obviously felt the snowboard alone wasn't enough to honor the band's 50th anniversary. On Wednesday the band announced another collaboration, this time with shoe company, Vans. While there is still no price tag, or release date, the video shown on the band's twitter page show a number of different Led Zeppelin themed items, including shoes and t-shirts.
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— Led Zeppelin (@ledzeppelin) February 13, 2019
Fans of the band were thrilled of the news, as now there is even more memorabilia to collect. Vans will also sell a baseball cap, to go along with the shoes, and LP cover t-shirts. One fan tweeted their excitement for the new items writing, "Vans got some Led Zeppelin shoes out?"
Vans got some Led Zeppelin shoes out?
— El Nani (@NaniEguia411) February 13, 2019
what there is a led zeppelin x vans collection i-
— jana. ⚡ (@cruelcherries) February 13, 2019
While the Burton snowboard is currently sold out, and it is unknown at this time when we will see the Vans gear on sale, fans still can't hold in their excitement. While the band hasn't performed in years, their catalog of songs are still rock n roll staples. What better way to celebrate 50 years of Led Zeppelin than with some new kicks?
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Getaway: Eyes on Montgomery & The National Memorial For Peace and Justice
Washington, D.C., houses our nation's history, but Montgomery, Alabama, is where much of it was made.
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Atop a low hill overlooking downtown Montgomery stands a memorial unlike any in the world. Eight hundred corten steel columns engraved with the names of more than 4,400 victims of lynching hang eerily from rafters. Water flows down a cast-concrete wall. An African American woman visiting from Ocala noted: "The running water is like tears to me of the forgotten. This place is rich with our history."
She's referring to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opened on April 26, 2018, by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). It is a powerful piece of public art and arguably the one we as Americans most need to visit now in order to reconcile the past so we can heal and move forward.
Wanda Battle serves as tour director of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church (MEGAN PADILLA)
The memorial opened on the same day as the EJI's Legacy Museum, a no-holds-barred chronological stroll that documents enslavement through modern-day mass incarceration and attempts to answer the question, "How did we get here?" The multimedia exhibit is housed in a former warehouse where slaves were held while awaiting auction after they were unloaded from riverboats a few blocks away.
The memorial and the museum are reason enough to visit Montgomery. They are part of a concentrated landscape stacked with significant moments of our American story—from being the first capital of the Confederacy to being at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. Less than an eight-hour drive from Orlando, or on a direct flight from Sanford on Via Air, Montgomery connects the dots and awakens our understanding of social injustice. The sites are closed until June 24 due to COVID-19.
If time travel were possible, you could stand at the ornate iron Court Square Fountain, placed atop the city's artesian well in 1885, at the base of Dexter Avenue and bear witness to a range of events that have led to Dexter being called, "one of the most historic short streets in America." The wide avenue is faced with mostly 19th- and early 20th-century buildings and slopes up to the gleaming white, domed Alabama State Capitol building that has stood there since 1851.
From an adjacent street corner, a telegram was sent giving orders to fire on Fort Sumter, rocketing the Civil War into existence; across the street is the bank that financed the war. To one side of the fountain was the slave market; on the other is where a tired African American seamstress, Rosa Parks, climbed aboard a bus on Dec. 1, 1955, only to be arrested a few blocks away when she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger.
The Court Square Fountain has born silent witness to Montgomery's commerce and history-making (ERIC SALAS)
The evening after Parks was arrested, local civil rights leaders gathered in the basement of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. The church's young, new-to-town pastor, Martin Luther King, Jr., had been chosen to lead a bus boycott.
From your time-travel perch at the fountain, you would also have witnessed the thousands led by Dr. King on March 25, 1965, on their third attempt to march from Selma to the Alabama State Capitol to demand voting rights for African Americans. It was there that Dr. King delivered his "How Long, Not Long" speech from a lectern borrowed from the basement of his former church and placed on the back of a flatbed truck.
Today, you can stand in the presence of the church's powerful history, even sit at King's desk and pose beside that same lectern in the basement from which King led the bus boycott that lasted 381 days.
Wanda Howard Battle conducts most of the hour-long tours of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church and will likely greet you at the door with a friendly hug (dexterkingmemorial.org/tours). She is a tour-de-force of love, positivity and forgiveness as she shares stories of the key leaders of the Civil Rights Movement and the history of the church. She'll also invite you to Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. on behalf of the congregation, of which 16 members remain from Dr. King's time. Come Sunday, you'll hear Mrs. Thomas at the organ—she was hired by Dr. King in 1955.
Battle ends each of her tours in the sanctuary, between the original 1889 pews and Dr. King's pulpit, asking her group to hold hands in a circle and sing, "We Shall Overcome."
Except in Battle's version, she replaces "someday" with "today," making a trip to Montgomery a transformative opportunity for hope.
Stay at a downtown hotel such as the Renaissance and bring comfortable shoes. Most of the city's important sites are within walking distance. visitingmontgomery.com
Kress on Dexter
A symbol of Montgomery's budding rebirth, the Kress on Dexter building has undergone an award-winning restoration and now provides a platform for artists and entrepreneurs. Listen to the oral histories recorded in the Storybooth, grab a cup of coffee at Prevail Union Montgomery, and contemplate a haunting relic on display: the segregated water fountain. kressondexter.com
Hot Table
Half a block from the Legacy Museum is Central, a locally owned and regionally sourced restaurant housed in a former 1895 dry-goods warehouse. Expect exposed post-and-beam construction, wide-plank floors and Southern hospitality that is equal parts casual and refined. The menu changes with the season, but the juicy Bricken Chicken is always there for the pickin'. central129coosa.com
Watering Holes
The Aviator Bar caters to the local Air Force population and is filled with military aviation memorabilia, models and more. Common Bond Brewers, in an old stable house, opened last April as a community gathering place where people can bond over craft beer. Search Aviator Bar Montgomery on Facebook, commonbondbrewers.com
Sunday Fun Day
The Capitol Oyster Bar is perched high up on the bank of the Alabama River, a treehouse-like setting where locals flock "to sit on the deck, listen to music, eat seafood, drink beer and dance." It's also the place on Sundays to catch New Orleans jazz and blues bands touring the South. capitoloysterbar.com
This article appears in the September 2018 issue of Orlando Magazine.
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US News The Swiss say no to more responsible multinationals
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© LP / F.D. The Ile-de-France water union (Sedif) plant in Choisy-le-Roi in August 2016 during a site visit. "Water is a common good" which, according to them, is however the subject of a "showdown". Nine mayors of Val-de-Marne * (EELV, PS, PCF, DVG, MRC-GRS) all elected within the Grand Orly Seine Bièvre territory and who are united for a public water authority asked last Wednesday in a joint letter a "democratic debate" on the subject.
The Responsible Business Initiative (RBI) could be the start of more accountability for some of the world's wealthiest companies headquartered in Switzerland . The business activities of Swiss -based multinationals can have an impact all over the world. For example, Glencore, a mining company, has
Imagine the foreign subsidiary of a Swiss multinational corporation has been accused of human France has also enacted a broad law that holds companies responsible for abuses throughout their US President-Elect Joe Biden has said he'll require public companies to make greater disclosures on
© Allan Baxter / Getty Images The Swiss say no to more responsible multinationals The country has rejected an initiative aimed at better monitoring and sanctioning Swiss companies that do not respect human rights and environmental standards.
Switzerland values the independence of its multinationals. The country rejected, Sunday, November 29, an initiative that wanted to impose stricter legal obligations on Swiss companies in terms of respect for human rights and environmental standards.
According to the polling institute gfs.bern, the so-called " responsible multinationals " initiative was rejected by at least 14 of the 26 Swiss cantons although it would have been approved by a narrow majority of votes (50, 7%). However, to be adopted, a text must be approved by both a majority of voters and cantons.
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FC Barcelona have started worse in La Liga than they have been in 29 years. But the problems facing Ronald Koeman's team are not just on the pitch. © Provided by sport1.de Barca's historic false start - again with a Dutchman FC Barcelona is "broken". This is the headline of the Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo after Ronald Koeman's team suffered another setback in La Liga. At Atlético Madrid, Barca suffered a 1-0 defeat and slipped to twelfth place from .
Swiss voters have narrowly rejected stricter ethical rules for many global firms based in the Alpine republic. The initiative titled " Responsible companies — to protect people and the environment'' won a Narrow escape for multinationals . The RBI would have extended Swiss company liability over
Both the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and Swiss commercial banks have opposed the initiative, with the Swiss Banker Association saying it would weaken It also faced opposition from the government and the country's most important industrial lobby, which estimated it could affect around 3,000
A broad debate
This text provided for obliging Swiss companies to ensure respect for human rights and the environment in their activities abroad, in those of their suppliers or their business partners. It would also have allowed to force companies to respond to possible breaches before the courts in Switzerland.
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"I am extremely disappointed (...) but it is an initiative which has received incredible support ( ...) and we see that the whole country has had a very broad debate, a debate which is healthy and which raises the question of the values that we want to ensure in a globalized economy ", declared on the public channel RTS Lisa Mazzone, representative of the Swiss Greens, a party that called for a yes vote for the initiative supported by 130 NGOs.
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Under the Responsible Business Initiative, Swiss -based firms would have had to prove they had taken due care to prevent abusive labour conditions and Opponents of the initiative, which include most large multinationals , major industry lobby associations as well as the government and a majority of
But many had criticised the Responsible Business Initiative (RBI) as unworkable, and worried that it would make Business leaders may be heaving a sigh of relief for now - but the fact that this vote was so close with around half of all voters saying yes, is a clear sign to Switzerland 's multinationals that
The environmental NGO Greenpeace Switzerland also expressed its disappointment, but stressed that the main point of this initiative had been validated by the popular vote, namely that "those who pollute or violate fundamental freedoms must face up to their responsibilities and assume the consequences ".
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The Federal Council (government) as well as business organizations called on voters to reject the text, considering that it risked harming Swiss economic interests. "This result is a great relief, because the initiative created uncertainty for the entire Swiss economic fabric, including SMEs," said the Swiss agency Keystone-ATS Cristina Gaggini, director of 'Economiesuisse, association for the defense of companies, for French-speaking Switzerland.
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The cabinet has decided to rehabilitate homosexual soldiers who are disadvantaged under employment law. They are to receive compensation if they have been dismissed or not promoted for their homosexuality. © Getty Images / AFP / F. Florin Provided by Deutsche Welle The draft law that has been passed provides for judgments by the military courts to be overturned, for example for consensual sexual acts. Earlier federal governments had refused to repeal the relevant service law judgments.
In a divisive referendum, 50.7% of Swiss voters supported proposals by the Responsible Business In a polarizing campaign, the government and multinationals denounced the negative economic consequences of Organisers said the more than 40% approval gained by the initiative, spanning
A campaign banner reading " Responsible multinationals initiative, yes!" in the Swiss city of La Under the Swiss system, because the initiative proposed a constitutional amendment, it needed The vote on Sunday had been the source of much debate in Switzerland , and was the most expensive in
The vote reveals a divide which corresponds to the linguistic border of Switzerland, the German-speaking German-speaking cantons having mostly rejected the initiative while the French-speaking French-speaking cantons generally approved it.
A total of 64.8% of voters rejected the text in the German-speaking canton of Zug, for example, which houses the headquarters of Glencore, a commodities giant, which has often been questioned by the initiators of the vote, during the campaign. Their poster campaign notably showed a little girl in front of a mine in Peru belonging to a company controlled by the Swiss multinational.
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With the discharges of heavy metals, some 2,000 children in the region show chronic symptoms of intoxication, suffering from anemia, disabilities and paralysis, according to supporters of the initiative. They have multiplied the examples, involving pesticides long banned in Switzerland but sold elsewhere by the agrochemist Syngenta or the discharge of fine particles from a lafargeHolcim cement plant in Nigeria.
Counter-project
For the supporters of the "no", the initiative went too far and even risked being counterproductive by pushing companies to leave countries where they invest and create jobs, for fear of an increased risk of complaints. Now that the popular initiative has been rejected, a counter-project drawn up by Parliament will apply. It pursues the same objective of increased corporate responsibility in terms of human rights and respect for the environment, but, deplore the NGOs, without really binding scope.
In another vote, the Swiss also rejected an initiative aimed at prohibiting their central bank and pension funds from contributing to the financing of manufacturers of war material through their investments. According to gfs.bern, it would be rejected by 58% of the population as well as by a majority of cantons.
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Kent State University Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Grad Student Researches Efforts to Make Education Accessible in Central Africa
Kent State University global communication studies graduate student Daniel Socha's research on a non-profit organization's efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to study and report on Project Kirotshe, a non-profit that provides funding for youth in the village of Kirotshe and surrounding areas to attend school.
Socha's travel was funded through a fellowship by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. He was one of only 31 students nationwide to receive a fellowship to complete an international reporting assignment; the center provides funding for students to report on international issues as part of the center's Campus Consortium educational initiative. One of the stories Socha developed for his reporting assignment was published on NPR's website.
"It was awesome to see my article on NPR's website," Socha said. "To see my words and to know that I did that – I wrote that – was amazing."
Socha's decision to report on Project Kirotshe was several years in the making. Before pursuing his graduate degree at Kent State's School of Communication Studies, Socha worked at a refugee resettlement agency in Cleveland where he met Makorobondo "Dee" Salukombo. Salukombo, a refugee from the DRC, and the founder of Project Kirotshe.
"When he was in college, Dee wanted to raise money for his village back home," Socha said. "After 11 years he went back to Congo to visit his village, Kirotshe, and he found that war had left many problems and much hopelessness."
To combat the hopelessness, Project Kirotshe was started. In the United States, the organization raises money and collects donations of running shoes and books. In the village of Kirotshe and nearby areas, Project Kirotshe refers to a running team. The money raised in the United States pays the school fees for the youth who participate in the running team.
"People always wonder, 'Why a running team? How can running be so important?'" Socha said. "The youth who participate on the team learn to work together, they become responsible individuals, their time is occupied which keeps them from joining militias, school fees are paid for so they can attend classes and they gain a sense of hope for the future."
In addition to furthering awareness about Project Kirotshe, Socha wanted his reporting project to help with the process of changing the image of the Congo. He said that he hopes his reporting effort will be a small piece in the puzzle of how people view Africa and think about poverty, war and conflict.
As a global communication studies student, Socha credits his courses in the School of Communication Studies with helping him successfully complete the reporting assignment for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. He said his communication studies classes taught him how to conduct responsible research and ask the right questions.
Elizabeth Graham, director for the School of Communication Studies, said, "Our global communication studies students are well positioned to interact and communicate with people from many different cultures. Daniel's work demonstrates how classroom instruction can translate to practical settings and inform both the process and the outcome. As a global communication major, Daniel has developed the necessary skills to have an impact on important and consequential global issues such as poverty and war. We are very proud of his accomplishments and his dedication to making the world a better place."
Socha hopes that he can return to the DRC in the future to continue reporting on Project Kirotshe and the impact it is having on the youth in the village. All of the articles he produced for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting can be viewed on his page on their website.
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Before looking at the specific reasons the prospective disciples gave for not following Christ, we should consider some of the characteristics of The Savior's call.
Imagine a pastor having three church members respond to a challenging sermon about serving Christ and volunteer to work in the nursery, teach a junior high Sunday School class, and clean up after Wednesday dinners. The volunteers are respected church members and are successful in their vocations. The three volunteers are morally pure and appear not to have any flaws that would disqualify them from serving. They are the kind of volunteers that the nominating team has been praying for as they begin a new church year. Most believe the decision by these volunteers to "step up to the plate" is an answer to prayer, but the pastor tells each one, "We don't need volunteers like you because you are not fit for service!"
While it may be difficult for us to imagine a pastor telling his members that they are not fit for serving in the kingdom, Jesus did just that to three unnamed prospective disciples. Three men offered to follow Jesus, but he told them, "No." Well, Jesus didn't actually say, "No," but He challenged their commitment to His cause. Then, He offered a stinging rebuke, "He who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God."
These men are not identified by name, but they receive the same call as the original 12 disciples. Following Christ is not a country club where you pay different fees depending on the level of your membership. You can join a club and pay a higher price for unlimited golf compared to a cheaper price for weekday golf. You may choose the tennis and pool options.
Following Christ is not a retirement package where you can increase giving as you get older. Some retirement plans allow you to invest or withdraw a greater percentage as you increase in age. Jesus does not offer a call to follow Him 50 percent of the time until you are 40 years-old, increasing your service to 60 percent during your 60s, and finally giving 100 percent when you are 70 and older. Jesus extends on universal call to "Follow me!" It is the same call today as it was to the Peter, James, and John. It is a call to love God with all you heart, soul, mind, and strength.
The words "Follow me," are not a command; they are the greatest invitation your will ever receive. Jesus invites us to join Him on incredible journey of advancing His kingdom. He does not coerce us to follow Him, nor does He deceive us into following Him. You must willingly choose to embrace His rightful reign as the King of Kings or reject His offer to be Lord of your life. The Bible contains numerous sad stories of those who rejected Christ and what He offered.
I am using the term general like the basic core classes a college student would take before taking specific classes in his declared major. Whether a student is majoring in premed or engineering, he must take an English or History class. The general or core classes open doors to more defined areas of study.
The call to follow Christ is a general call. You decide to follow without knowing all the details about what you will do or where you will go. As you give God your whole heart, you will experience more specific leading with defined areas of service. The general characteristic of Christ's call allows you develop your unique gifts for His glory.
Following Christ is not a "cookie cutter faith" where everybody looks and acts the same. Rather the Savior's call opens doors for you to fulfill the purpose for which God placed you on this earth.
This call is general, but it is also very specific as to the direction a disciple is going. The writer of Hebrews described Jesus as the "author of our faith," which means Jesus is the initiator and director of the call. While the geography of the call may lead to many different places, Jesus is the one who is leading the way. He goes before us, provides our needs, and promises to never leave us. Wherever He leads, whatever the task, our job is to keep our eyes focused on Christ, obeying Him, honoring Him, and following Him.
In this text, we are introduced to three excuses, which are really challenges or obstacles that we all face when considering the call to follow Christ. These three challenges are not an exhaustive list, but they would certainly make the list of top ten reasons why people reject the call to follow Christ.
Jesus said the Son of Man has no place to lay His head, and those who follow him may have a difficult time finding a pillow as well. Additional insight is provided in Matthew's Gospel, where he identifies the first prospect as a Pharisee, who enjoyed the privileges of being a respected leader in the community. Because of Israel's social, political, and religious culture were so intertwined, Pharisees were like Senators in the U.S. congress. They enjoyed prestige and benefits of living at the highest level of the social structure.
The challenge Jesus presents is not one of danger compared to safety. Rather, He challenges His followers to forsake the comforts and identity of the world for the opportunity to follow Christ. Do you derive your security and identity from your worldly possessions, position in the market place, or popularity in society? Or, do your find your identity and security as a follower of Christ?
Are you willing to say as the apostle Paul, "I am a fool for Christ!"? Paul declared that he considered the things of the world as garbage compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ. Today many people find their security is things like education, athletic prowess, material possessions, business success, significant relationships, and the list goes on and on. Why give up all those comforts of the world to follow Christ who offers none of those securities?
Another prospect said he needed to bury his father. Most commentators agree that the man's father had not yet died, so he was really asking for an opportunity to follow Jesus at a later date. He wanted to follow Jesus, but he did not want to do it today.
The Bible contains several warnings about the urgency of obeying God now. Jesus told a parable about a rich man who chose to build bigger barns instead of honoring God because he did not know that God's judgment was coming upon him tonight (Lk. 16). Jesus said we must work during the day because night is coming when no one can work (Jn. 9:4). The Bible says, "Boast not in tomorrow because a man knows not what a day may bring forth" (Pvbs. 27:1).
Dear friend, don't take the call of God for granted. Don't deceive yourself that you will obey later. Don't believe the enemy's lie that you can wait. The call to follow Christ is an urgent call.
The third prospect requested to follow, but he wanted to return to his family for a final visit. Jesus issues what seems like a harsh rebuke telling the man that he is not fit for service in the kingdom.
We must recognize that Jesus' statement is not some isolated or obscure challenge. Throughout biblical history, followers of God have been challenged to serve the Lord with a focused intensity. When God led the nation of Israel, He placed a fire behind them, so they would not go back. When they crossed the Red Sea, God caused the waters to close drowning the Egyptians and preventing Israel from going backward. God told Joshua not to depart to the right or left, but he was to say focused on carefully following the call of God. Jesus used the word picture of taking up a cross to illustrate the tenacity He expects of His followers. Paul described the Christian faith as a fight.
When we accept the call to follow Christ we must never look back and never give up. Take up your cross, fight the good fight, stay the course, and never let go of the plow!
The sad reality is that many saints have let go. They have decided that other things are more interesting or important. Perhaps they have grown tired. Maybe a trial has knocked the wind out of their sail, but most have just drifted from tenacity into complacency. The say like this prospective disciple, "I want to follow, but I want to do something else right now."
What would happen if you told your boss, "I want a job, but I don't want to work really hard. I just want to do the bare minimum to get by?" How much playing time would a player get if he said, "Coach I want to play on Friday nights, but I can only practice two days a week because I like to go fishing on Tuesdays and Thursdays?" We would never accept poor commitment on our jobs or football team, but too many saints offer their own selfish conditions and excuses to Christ every day. It is time to repent and take hold of the plow and never let go.
When Julius Caesar landed on the shores of Britain during the first century with legions of Roman soldiers, he took a bold and decisive step to ensure commitment from his men. He ordered them to march to the Cliffs of Dover where they could see every ship, which they had used to cross the English Channel, engulfed in flames. Caesar had burned the ships eliminating the possibility of retreat. With a new sense of urgency and tenacity Caesar and his army conquered Britain.
What is keeping you from following Christ today? Stop making excuses. Burn whatever ships are keeping you looking back instead of plowing forward for the glory of God.


Learn how to add shadows to an image.
Figure 1: shadows are important as a visual clue to evaluate the position of objects with respect to each other.
In the adjacent image we can see a diffuse sphere and a diffuse plane illuminated by a directional light source. What's clearly missing now to this image to make it more realistic is the shadow of the sphere on the plane. Fortunately, simulating the action of objects casting shadows on over objects in the scene is pretty straightforward to simulate in CG. Well in fact, it depends on the algorithm you are using to solve the visibility problem.
If you use rasterization, adding shadows to the scene can hardly be done in one single pass. It requires to precompute the visibility of objects from the point of view of the light which is stored in a special sort of image called a shadow map. You need to compute one shadow map per light in the scene, and this process needs to happen before you render the final image. We are planning to write a lesson on this technique in the future.
If you use ray-tracing, computing shadowing can be done while the main image is being rendered (it doesn't require to precompute a special image such as a shadow map). All we need to do is cast a ray from the object visible through a particular pixel of the frame, from the point of intersection to the light source. If this ray which we call a shadow ray intersects an object on its way to the light, then the point that we are shading is in the shadow of that object.
As mentioned many times before, in the real world, light travels from the light source to the eye. Shadows are the consequence of some objects along the light path blocking the light from reaching another surface that is located further along the way. Though, as you know by now, in CG, it is more efficient to trace the path of light from the eye to the light source. Thus, we first trace a camera or primary ray, then find an intersection point (the surface that is visible for the pixel from which the primary ray was cast) and then trace a shadow ray from that point of intersection to the light. The difference between what happens in nature, and how we compute shadows in CG is shown in figure 2.
Figure 2: in nature light rays emitted by light sources by the first opaque object they encounter on their way. In CG, we cast rays from the shaded point in light direction. If the ray intersects an object then the point is in shadow.
As you can see, we just call the trace function again (line 16) and set the variable vis to false if the trace function returns true (the intersection point is in shadow, thus the point is not illuminated by the directional light source) and true otherwise (the intersection point is not in shadow, thus the point is illuminated by the light source). All there is left to do is multiply the color of the intersection point by the result of this variable. If the point is in shadow, the point is black. If vis is set to true, then the color of the point is left unchanged (line 17).
Figure 3: semi-transparent surfaces block light partially.
Note that when we compute whether a point is in shadow of an object, the order in which the objects are intersected by the shadow ray doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if the object that the shadow ray intersects is not the closest object to the ray's origin. All we care about in this case of a shadow ray is to know if the ray intersects an object at all in which case the point from which the shadow ray was cast is in shadow. Practically, this means that for shadow rays, we could very well return from the trace function as soon as we intersect one object in the scene. This can potentially save some computation time.
Though this optimization is only possible if all the objects in the scene are fully opaque. If some of the objects are transparent, then light rays which are potentially being attenuated while traveling through these semi-opaque objects, should definitely keep traversing the objects until they either encounter an opaque object on their way to the light or reach the light itself (only in the case of spherical lights, not in the case of distant light which are assumed to be located at infinity). In this section we will not show how to handle semi-opaque objects for shadow rays. Trying to optimize the code for shadow ray if you plan to support semi-opaque objects later on, is really not worth the pain but is left as an exercise if you wish to.
Figure 4: ray tracing acne is caused by numerical precision errors. Because of numerical precision the shadow ray origin is below the surface from which the ray is cast, causing a self-intersection.
One problem often occurs though when ray-tracing is used to compute shadows. This problem is knows as shadow-acne and can be seen in the adjacent image (top). It is a visual artefact that appears in the shape of small black dots on the surface of objects. Because of some small numerical errors introduced by the fact that numbers in our 3D engine can only be represented within a certain precision, sometimes, the intersection point is not exactly directly above the surface, but slightly below. When this happens and that a shadow ray is cast in the light direction, then rather than intersecting no object at all or some other object above the object surface, the shadow intersects the surface from which it is cast. In other words, we have a case of self-intersection. Of course an object can very well cast a shadow on itself, but in this particular case, it is clearly a mistake, as it only happens because the intersection point is below the surface rather than just on the surface. This situation is depicted in figure 4 (middle). The primary ray intersects a surface, but the point of intersection computed from the ray origin and direction as well as the intersection distance \(t\) happens to be slightly below the surface rather than just on top of it. Shooting a shadow ray from that position leads for the shadow ray to intersect the surface that the point should be on, and the point is marked as being in shadow.
Different methods can be used to alleviate this problem. One solution is to use double-precision rather than single-precision floating-point numbers. In other words, using double instead of float. Though this doesn't eliminate the problem totally. It just makes it less likely to happen. Another simpler and more robust solution, consists of systematically displacing the origin of the shadow ray in the direction of the surface normal, to move it with above the surface (figure 4, bottom). The amount by which you displace or move the point in the normal direction is left to the user and can be tweaked on a scene basis. This value is often refer to in ray-tracer as shadow bias.
The term shadow bias is also used with shadow maps. Check the lesson on shadow maps [link].
Figure 6: increasing the bias shifts the shadow position.
As you can see the bias is generally a very small value. The amount of bias required depends on different factors such as the scene scale, the object curvature, the object distance to the camera, etc. As mentioned before, this is the easiest way of getting rid of shadow-acne, though first it needs to be tweaked on scene to scene basis, and more importantly, by changing the actual position of the point from which the shadow ray is cast, we get a result which is slightly different from the result we would get if we had cast the ray from the "actual" point on the surface. The higher the bias, the larger the difference between the shadow we should get and the one that appears in the image (as shown in figure 5). Tweaking the bias value is thus a balancing act. We want it high enough so that no acne shows up in the final frame at all, while keeping it as small as possible to reduce the effect of shadow bias (the technique of pushing the ray below or above the surface is also used when we cast reflection or refraction/transmission rays. Check the chapter from this lesson on simulating reflection and refraction).


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Norwegian startup Hubii's initial coin offering on Aug. 24 intends to herald a new blockchained, coined future for making money from news content.
Blockchain -- a kind of digital ledger that contains cryptographically encoded blocks of data in a chain -- is all the rage in the world of business process, and with investments in cryptocurrency -- digital currencies such as Bitcoin that rely on blockchain technology -- now outpacing those in seed venture capital, a little Norwegian software startup aims to ride the waves.
On Aug. 24, Hubii AS will seek $5 million or more in funding through an initial coin offering, one of the first, if not the first, ICO in the news content space. (ICOs issue tokens or cryptocurrencies to participants in place of shares; in Hubii's case, it will issue Ethereum tokens linked to the value of its business that may appreciate based on increasing Hubii profits or trading in the tokens.) The goal: build out the company of five to a staff of 20 that can rapidly build a global content syndication business, with emphasis on the developing world.
While its early foray is in news content, Hubii founder and CEO Jacobo Toll-Messia aims for a wider market of entertainment, embracing video as well as text content and still photos. His larger fundraising hopes: a raise of as much as $40 million.
The Hubii Network hopes to build on two key telecom customer relationships -- with global player Telenor ASA of Norway and with TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd.'s Alcatel, and Toll-Messia said he is close to signing a third major one.
These two companies, and three app developers, have tapped into Hubii's 600 or so smaller licensed publishers, with Al Jazeera one of its leading licensors; OEM phone manufacturers have shown interest.
For the phone companies, Hubii has provided a way to get content -- and increasingly local content in places such as Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar -- onto their handsets. For Telenor, the news is delivered on a countrywide basis, but Toll-Messia said it can be localized down to the city level. Just as Apple Inc. (AAPL - Get Report) has done with Apple News and Axel Springer SE with its Samsung Group-partnered Upday service, the telecoms want news to foster engagement -- and perhaps to add paid content bundles in the future.
Interestingly, John Paton -- once the high-profile CEO of Digital First Media Inc. -- serves as an adviser to Hubii, through IVA Ventures, which he directs.
Digital content syndication is a long-fraught business, stretching back to the late 20th century days of iSyndicate Inc. and Screaming Media and through Mochila and Voxant and Grab Networks Inc. Now video syndication is what's become most au courant, led by companies like Wochit Inc.
One big hurdle in the business of getting one company to pay for another company's news content: the seeming infinity of free news on the open web. Undeniably, though, various frictions have gotten in the way as well. Hubii may be watched for its embrace of new technologies, yet the question of its success drives deeper.
Are the frictions the main issue in building a digital news content marketplace, or are there bigger questions of value that go beyond the efficiencies its embrace of two hot technologies promise? That's one question the Hubii launch will help answer.
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Toll-Messia, an engineer, believes the adoption of both blockchain and Ethereum, one of the hot new cryptocurrencies, will prove transformative for his company, together powering a next generation of content syndication business.
"We realized that the business needed scale, and we knew that we needed something new. That's something that we have to help us to leverage all the work we have done. That is when we started looking at blockchain over the last nine, 10 months," he said. "As engineers as we are, we found the that platform could solve a bunch of different issues. ... First of all, we want to widen our content offering from news to video and music as well. But news is what is closer to our heart, so that's what we are going to be doing first."
Moving Hubii from its current platform to a blockchain model is a complex process.
"The $5 million is the minimum amount we would like to raise to be able to build the platform. Our road map talks about an 18-month project with text, image, music and video content, four different deliverables," said Toll-Messia, a Spaniard who has based his business in the grayer reaches of Bergen, Norway's second-largest city. "First of all, the most important [thing] is we need the tokens to be created, and we need people to hold those tokens, because they will be the spark that will make the marketplace [one for] buying and selling content. The next step is to raise funds, and then to deploy a pilot ... at the end of this year."
In short, the use of Ethereum aims to answer one persistent problem of international syndication in a world of 196 countries and almost as many currencies. Currency conversion takes tech development, and that costs time and money, inhibiting sales beyond the highest-value borders. Further, Ethereum's coding allows business rules -- key to the re-use of content -- to be part of the package.
Blockchain, in the abstract, can do for content supply systems what it is touted to do best: speed up supply chains. By making more transparent all the steps with the content origination, permissioning, pricing and billing reuse chain, it presumably may speed the business of syndication sales.
Paton's IVA invests in 11 companies and may invest in Hubii. He put the Hubii strategy in perspective.
"All of the mobile companies and distribution partners are essentially publishers. What if the consumer still gets the content for free, but the content creators are essentially being paid by the distributors and publishers? The pain points were pretty clear and pretty fast," he said. "The content creators have to get paid more than a pittance, so how do you mash the two things together?
"[Hubii] widened their team to bring in blockchain experts, and blockchain is a bit like the internet, and the web sits on top of the internet. Of course, what's sitting on top of blockchain is Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptocurrencies.
"They looked at Ethereum because Ethereum allows a smart code. So a smart code means essentially that you're embedding terms and conditions of how the content can be used and what you have to pay. The distributor/publisher, the telcos, are then aware exactly where the content is from, and they know exactly where it goes because of that smart code."
In addition, inevitably the issue of fake news arises.
"What's a real story and what's not? What's real and what's not?," Paton said, pointing to Ethereum's possible role for Hubii in authenticating content and not enabling fake content.
For publishers, the main allure is a new revenue stream, finding content markets they haven't been able to previously reach. Alternatively, they can trade content for traffic-generating links. Publishers, Toll-Messia said, set their own terms, on pricing, use and reuse, and all the other factors that go into smart licensing. For its part, Hubii makes its money taking a "small premium" from content buyers.
While Hubii is an early adopter of both blockchain and Ethereum, it's not alone. Later this year, Civil, a U.S.-based news startup, aims to build a new content company on the new tech.
While technologies may be the draw here, investors will have to look at the underlying business potential as well. News content syndication may find new rocket fuel with Ethereum, but would-be buyers need to prove out strong business cases to meet what have been skeptical marketplaces.
What may be new here in terms of business strategy, new technologies aside, is both the role of the telecoms and their concentration on developing countries, not on Europe or North America.
"This solution is more suited for Southeast Asian markets," said Ketil Hoigaard, global partnership director for Telenor. Telenor owns operations in 14 markets, with concentrations in Europe and Asia. It is that growing Asian market that seems best suited to a phone company-supplied walled garden of news -- especially as open-web video can account for costly charges to newer users of smartphones.
Telenor has worked with Hubii for about three years and supports its blockchain/Ethereum push. Two big potential benefits: getting more publishers into the content ecosystem -- "publishers get paid quickly," Hoigaard said -- and the ability to expand to markets such as Singapore and Thailand without the frictions of currency conversion.
For Telenor, facing competition in all its markets, news content is one differentiator, and, Hoigaard said, could lead to new paid premium products in the future.
Telecoms have become a perfect Hubii customer, according to Toll-Messia, because they need a perhaps-monetizable differentiation: "Historically if you look at these large companies, all of them seem to have a pain point in common, which is they have a business model that it is at risk. Like Alcatel, they make less than a dollar per device, so it doesn't really matter that they sell 100 million devices a year."
Premium is one word to think about with what may be the first of these blockchained, Ethereum-powered context exchanges. It's one thing to aggregate hundreds of smaller publishers, producing quite varied content. It's another to think about bringing in the Timeses, Journals, Guardians and more.
Why would a "premium publisher" participate when it could swing its own telecom deals directly, presumably at better terms?
"I don't know the answer to that yet, either, quite frankly," Paton said. "This promises the advent of content marketplaces. ... Hubii won't be the only one created. It's just out of the gate first. If you're in an exchange that has transparency, verification, and you can set the terms and conditions, then you're accessing scale rapidly versus having to do deal by deal by deal."
Expect those premium publishers, faced with so many distribution opportunities of the day, to kick Hubii's tires, but be quite deliberate about committing to it.


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Unpacking the redistricting session and what's next in the Fight for Fair Maps
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EMS briefing on Nov 16 explained the redistricting process, which is taking place in Alabama. Redistricting is our once-in-a-decade process of accounting for state-level population changes in Alabama to draw new district maps from the federal level to the local level which makes an impact on how funding is distributed for healthcare, schools, and roads. The Alabama Legislature in early November gave final approval to new congressional, legislative and State Board of Education district maps, expected to go into effect for the primaries in May.
The event was moderated by Anisha Hardy, Executive Director of Alabama Values, a state-based communications hub that seeks to amplify the efforts of grassroots and civic organizations that are on the ground, working to build power and break down barrier system participation in communities across the state. On Nov. 3, Alabama legislature passed their new maps despite concerns from grassroots and civic organizations that highlighted the lack of transparency and accountability and accessibility during the process.
Jack Genberg of Southern Poverty Law Center said the maps show that federal protections need to be reinstituted to protect against gerrymandering. "Alabama's redistricting maps intentionally pack and crack Black communities in the state, denying them equal protection of the laws," Genberg said. It's very important that voters aren't harmed in that way, so we are hoping things can move along in litigation but it's not completely in our control.
Kathryn Sadasivan, redistricting counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, said lawmakers admitted they did not conduct needed analysis on racial polarization. Any and all elections, between when a voting law is passed, or in this case, redistributing maps, are thereby influenced by the law, despite its compliance with the Voting Rights Act. I think what the rush process in the Alabama legislature this year really highlighted is that, whereby the legislature adopted all of the statewide redistribution maps in a one-week special session. Under the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution, we're seeking a remedy that will allow black preferred candidates to win election in two of the seven U.S. Congressional districts in Alabama, added Ms.Sadasivan.
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Kaitlyn Finley
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Kaitlyn Finley currently serves as a policy research fellow for OCPA with a focus on healthcare and welfare policy. Kaitlyn graduated from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Previously, she served as a summer intern at OCPA and spent time in Washington D.C. interning for the Heritage Foundation and the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Federal judge could quash new health insurance options for Oklahoma small businesses
Small businesses in Oklahoma are taking advantage of new options for more affordable health insurance thanks to regulatory reform taken by the Trump administration last June. But a recent U.S. District Court ruling regarding association health plans (AHPs) puts these options in jeopardy.
Under new, relaxed regulations from the federal government that broadened the legal definition of "employers," small businesses and the self-employed can more easily band together by geography or industry and form an association that allows them to purchase health insurance as if they were a large single employer. This rule change from the U.S. Department of Labor can greatly benefit small businesses because small employers can pay up to 18 percent more on average than large companies for the same health insurance, according to research from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In the 2019 legislative session, Oklahoma lawmakers and Governor Kevin Stitt approved legislation (SB 943) that mirrored much of President Trump's regulatory ruling and removed certain state restrictions on AHPs. This is important because the health insurance industry is subject to regulation by both state and federal law. Nine other states have passed legislation similar to SB 943, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department.
In July 2018, 12 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's federal rule. In March 2019, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled in favor of the attorneys general. According to the New York Times, Bates "voided major provisions of the rule and sent it back to the Labor Department to determine if any of the rule could be salvaged."
Last week, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals strongly supporting the Trump administration's ruling on AHPs. In a recent press release, Mulready stated that the Oklahoma Insurance Department worked closely with the legislature to ensure SB 943 was in line with federal regulations.
"We've worked diligently this year to get Oklahoma's laws up to compliance with the Department of Labor's rule," Mulready said. "But now a judge has ruled that it can't stand, and we're not backing down on this for the sake of all the uninsured Oklahomans."
Many small businesses have taken advantage of the Trump administration's rule and have already saved money on premiums. According to a recent analysis by AssociationHealthPlans.com, 28 new AHPs in 13 states, including Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Florida, and Michigan, were launched after the Trump administration's rule change. Many were sponsored by state and city chambers of commerce. The report found that employers in these AHPs have seen average savings of up to 29 percent when compared to their old plans.
Kev Coleman, president of AssociationHealthPlans.com, praised the benefits and flexibility of these new plans for small businesses. "Not only are we seeing a trend toward comprehensive benefits, but these groups are also claiming double-digit premium savings for their members, a welcome development for small businesses that have long struggled with rising health care costs."
Although these plans are not subject to certain coverage mandates under the Affordable Care Act, generally they still include traditional comprehensive medical benefits like doctor and specialist visits, maternity coverage, preventive care, and emergency care, among other benefits. About half of the plans also include an option for a Health Savings Account.
The State Chamber of Oklahoma and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber launched their association health plans for small business members earlier last year with coverage from Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealthcare, respectively. Due to the pending federal court case, these AHPs are no longer accepting new applicants for members, but current beneficiaries still receive coverage.
If Trump's rule is ultimately struck down it could hurt thousands of entrepreneurs and small businesses in the future. According to a recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, more than four million Americans will join AHPs by 2023 if Trump's rule stands; 400,000 of these new projected enrollees are currently uninsured.
Until a decision is reached at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, many small businesses will have to wait and see if their newly formed associations will be invalidated by the federal courts.


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This beautiful art collection is created using premium watercolours and handpainted by Susie Hambleton in Australia.
This collection came about when Susie designed it for her own apartment in tropical Brisbane. She wanted something soothing and calm to come home to after a busy day and remind her of the beach she loves so much.
Using lots of soothing shades of green, white space, pencil and imperfect lines, she has created an imaginative and soul soothing collection perfect for living or sleeping spaces.
The collection is designed to effortlessly move from room to room, or place designs side by side in a set of two, four or six, or have large canvases on opposite walls.


Career Highlights: This Lucky Pulpit gelding ran fourth behind The Factor in Santa Anita's G1 Malibu Stakes for 3-year-olds in 2011. Lifetime Record: 75-19-12-13, with four stakes wins. Happy trails!
Description: This big boned gelding looks more like a warm blood than a thoroughbred and is a big boy at nearly 17 hands. He's a true race track warrior having been on the track since the age of 2 and racing consistently about 10 times a year until his very recent retirement. He retires sound!!!! He also has a larger than life personality and was a barn favorite at every stop along the way.
We are going to let him down from his track life now and give him a few months off before we make any life changing decisions. For now, he's at the home of trainer Rosemary Trela and will be learning to socialize and relax with her other OTTB retirees, while she spoils him with plenty of love and carrots.
Although foaled in California Luckarack will now retire to his breeders' ranch in Idaho. Farm Manager Dan Kiser has been working with Neigh Savers since Luckarack was claimed at Los Alamitos and ultimately the decision was made in the best interests of this amazing horse that he be retired back to their ranch. After stopping back at his birthplace of Harris Farms, Lucas was transported to Idaho. And what a ranch he has been retired to! A paradise for any horse or human. We know he will be very happy there and cannot thank Mr. & Mrs. Williams enough for offering him a lifetime home. Since Luckarack retired sound he will enjoy running free in spacious fields and paddocks enjoying the seasons, the freedom and the excellent forage found in the Boise Valley.
Click here to read the full story on Luckarack.


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Why the Modi government isn't keen on a no-confidence motion even though it has the numbers
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has not taken up no-trust notices moved by several Opposition parties.
Anita Katyal
Mar 28, 2018 · 10:30 am
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Is the Modi government scared of a debate on an Opposition-sponsored non-confidence motion?
On the face of it, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre has nothing to worry about. It is comfortably placed in the Lok Sabha to survive a no-confidence motion. Moreover, an Opposition attack provides the ruling alliance with an opportunity to close ranks and emerge stronger by winning the trust vote.
Yet, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has not taken up the notices of no-confidence moved by Opposition parties over the past few days on the plea that the House is not in order, indicating that the Modi government does not want to get bogged down in a debate that a no-confidence motion entails.
No-confidence motion
In a replay of what has been witnessed in Parliament for the past fortnight, the Lok Sabha was again adjourned on Tuesday amid unruly scenes. In fact, no business has been transacted in the second half of the Budget Session, which started on March 5, as Opposition parties have been protesting, with many raising demands specific to their states.
A belligerent Congress had initially held up proceedings to press for a debate on the Nirav Modi-Punjab National Bank scam. However, this issue soon fell by the wayside as the Telugu Desam Party, which rules Andhra Pradesh, demanded special category status for the state, with its rival, the YSR Congress, joining the chorus.
It was initially believed that the Telugu Desam Party and the YSR Congress were actually helping the Modi government by diverting attention from the Nirav Modi issue. However, the situation changed when the Telugu Desam Party walked out of the National Democratic Alliance on March 16 and followed it up by moving a no-confidence motion against the Modi government.
With the political scene heating up with a year to go before the next general election, other Opposition parties, including the Left parties and the Congress, also decided to move no-confidence motions.
The result is that the Modi government, which was trying to avoid a discussion on the Nirav Modi case, now faces the prospect of being taken to task for its various deficiencies. Unlike the discussion on the Nirav Modi case, which would have focused on the scam, a debate on a no-confidence motion is not confined to any one subject. It gives ample opportunity to the speakers to attack the government on a wide-range of issues.
Bad time for criticism
From all accounts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not keen on sitting through a debate where his government is likely to be hauled over the coals. While an attack by the Opposition parties will be on expected lines, the Bharatiya Janata Party has reasons to worry about its allies, who may not vote against the government, but are likely to seize this opportunity to air their grievances. That would prove embarrassing for Modi, who is used to being in control. With the general elections coming up, the BJP's allies can be expected to strike a hard bargain for their support. A no-confidence motion also means a busy time for the government's parliamentary managers, who have to placate and mollify the BJP's allies and smaller parties to ensure that it registers a convincing victory.
The BJP has already lost an ally in the Telugu Desam Party. Its Maharashtra ally, the Shiv Sena, is constantly at war with it, and has even threatened to contest the next election on its own. The Shiromani Akali Dal has also been sulking. A delegation from the Punjab party recently met BJP president Amit Shah to draw attention to the agrarian crisis and press for the payment of the minimum support price to farmers for their crops as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission report. The Akali Dal is also upset that the Goods and Services Tax is being charged from the langar (community kitchen) that serves free meals at gurdwaras, a point that was also flagged at the meeting with Shah. "If the government does not give the farmers a fair MSP [Minimum Support Price], it will be very difficult for our party to justify its alliance with the BJP in the next election," said a senior Akal Dal MP.
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party is said to be upset following the Supreme Court's recent order diluting the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Not only did the party write to the prime minister asking the government to file a review petition against the order, it has gone ahead and filed such a petition without waiting for the Union government to make the first move in this direction. Since the Bihar-based party draws its support primarily from Dalits, it cannot afford to remain silent on this matter as it could have serious repercussions for it in the next elections.
The no-confidence motions have also come at a time when the Modi government appears to be vulnerable. The farmers' stir is showing no signs of abating, the government's handling of the economy has not inspired confidence and the employment scenario is dismal. The BJP's defeat in the recent bye-polls in Gorakhpur and Pulphur have also put the saffron party on the defensive.
With Assembly elections in Karnataka coming up in May, the Modi government would not like to be perceived to be under siege at this critical juncture. The party, especially Modi, has to necessarily project an image of strength and confidence.
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Pete Davidson: Every Star He Dated Before Kim Kardashian: In the past, several Hollywood actresses have been tied to Pete Davidson's heart. The "Saturday Night Live" comic has a distinct predilection for renowned women of all ages,Beckinsale. Along with Kate Beckinsale and Ariana Grande, Pete Davidson has been romantically linked to Phoebe Dynevor and actress Cazzie David. The list of David flings is extensive for Pete Davidson.
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Cazzie David Davidson, the daughter of comedian Larry David, was Cazzie David Davidson's first long-term partner. When they started dating in May of that year, things rapidly progressed to the next level. A year and a half later, in May of this year, Davidson stated that they had ended their relationship for good.
After their split, David wrote an article in her upcoming book "No One Asked for This" on the mental health issues she and Davidson had as a pair and the day before she found out he was meeting Grande. In the end, she overcome her grief and announce that they were once again friends.
When Davidson began dating Ariana Grande, it was one of the most startling things to happen in the world of celebrity romance.
Nonetheless, things quickly come to an end, just as quickly as they began After barely five months together, the couple ended their engagement and parted up in October 2018. Davidson covered up a neck tattoo that was inspired by the "Positions" singer.
The actress was in Venice, Italy, promoting her film "Seberg," which was shown at the Venice Film Festival. Nonetheless, their love for one another became stronger as the seasons shifted. It was in October that she and Davidson split. "Nice" is how Qualley's mother Andie MacDowell described their connection back in September.
As of October 2019, the two were seeing each other out and about, including a romantic trip to Miami. We reported that Gerber's parents hoped the connection would "fizzle out" while they were seeing each other.
They blew up like a squib. In January 2020, Page Six claimed that the pair had broken up. He entered into treatment at the time because he had mental health issues. "She is really young and I am f–king going through a lot," said Davidson in February when he disclosed their split.
Phoebe Dynevor.
As soon as Davidson arrived in March 2021, rumors of their relationship began to circulate. That they were "spending time" together was confirmed by a reliable insider at the time. She and Davidson's relationship was revealed to be "not too serious" in April by Page Six. "Pete must like her since he is jetting off to lovely small English towns to spend on set,".
According to Davidson in mid-April, their connection was confirmed. "I am with my celebrity crush,". The comic replied when asked about his celebrity infatuation during a Zoom conversation with Marquette University students. According to rumors, Davidson and Dynevor broke up due of their geographical separation. He resides in New York and she in England.
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Submitted by C. F. H. Allen, J. R. Byers, Jr., and W. J. Humphlett1.
Checked by Max Tishler and R. Connell.
Seventy grams (0.25 mole) of oleic acid (Note 1) is placed in the dropping funnel H of the tangential apparatus (Fig. 13; (Note 2)). The thionyl chloride distillation is started and regulated (Note 2); the upper part of the column should be filled with the vapor, and reflux should be constant and steady. The acid is dropped in at the top of the column over a period of 35 minutes (120 g. per hour). The product that collects in the receiver I contains about 25–27% of thionyl chloride (Note 2) if the heated lower leg K is employed. The product in receiver I is heated on a steam bath under reduced pressure until the more volatile components are completely removed. The residue of crude acid chloride weighs 72–74 g. (97–99% yield). The infrared spectrum of this product shows no trace of a carboxyl band (Note 1), (Note 3), and (Note 4).
The crude acid chloride will serve for most purposes. It can be distilled at very low pressures (b.p. 99–109°/25 μ) to yield a water-white product; nD25 1.4580–1.4613 (Note 5). Small amounts of oleoyl chloride may be distilled at higher pressures; b.p. 180–185°/1–2 mm. The infrared absorption curve of the oleic acid obtainable by hydrolysis is the same as that of the oleic acid used; thus no isomerization during the reaction is indicated.
1. The oleic acid used by the submitters had a freezing point of −2° to +13° and a boiling point of 182–187°/1–2 mm. It was a 90% middle cut from Emerson 233 as obtained from Emery Industries, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. The checkers found that the amount of color in the product was a function of the purity of the oleic acid. The product from distilled Emerson 233 was dark red-brown, whereas that from a purified grade of oleic acid was pale yellow.
2. The tangential apparatus2 is built from stock pieces of glassware having 24/40 standard taper glass joints, and it is clamped to two ring stands. The reactor consists of a column 50 cm. long and 2 cm. inside diameter, packed with 1/8-in. glass helices of the type used for packing distillation columns, and wrapped with a 275-watt flexible heating tape A, 6 ft. long and ½ in. wide, with lead wires connected to a variable transformer such as the Powerstat or Variac, which is attached to a source of 110-volt power. Near the bottom of the column is a heated side arm connection B to a three-necked flask reservoir C. The use of the leg K, wrapped with a heating tape, removes much of the excess of thionyl chloride and is particularly advantageous with acid chlorides (such as oleoyl chloride) that are sensitive to heat. The crude effluent from the reactor ordinarily contains 40–50% of thionyl chloride, which is reduced one-half or more by this leg. It is not essential for use with chlorides insensitive to heat. Vapor supplied by boiling the liquid in the reservoir is forced to circulate via B through the column by sufficient heat input to the column and the lower leg K; the excess escapes at the top through the side arm D which is connected to a Friedrichs condenser E. The bottom of the condenser is connected to a Y-shaped section with an outlet F for effluent gas and a return G which extends below the surface of the liquid in the reservoir. At the top of the column is a 250-ml. dropping funnel H for admitting reactants to the column. Since oleic acid is a liquid at room temperature, heating of this funnel is not required in the present preparation. At the bottom of the column is a 500-ml. flask I for receiving the product.
3. Other acid chlorides can be prepared similarly. (a) Palmitoyl chloride: Palmitic acid is a solid at room temperatures (m.p. 61–62°) and is not sufficiently soluble in palmitoyl chloride or thionyl chloride, and so these cannot be used as solvents. It is admitted to the reactor in the melted condition by warming the acid in the dropping funnel H. The quality of the chloride naturally depends on the homogeneity of the starting acid; palmitic acid usually contains a little stearic acid, which does not affect the melting point. Palmitoyl chloride, nD25 1.4489, can be obtained as a water-white product by distillation at very low pressures (b.p. 110°/15–24 μ), or with negligible decomposition at boiling points as high as 165°.
(b) Ricinoleoyl chloride: b.p. 205–210°/8 mm., 125–130°/25 μ; nD25 1.4759; this substance decomposes significantly at the higher distillation temperature.
(c) 2,4-Di-tert-amylphenoxyacetyl chloride: In this instance, the corresponding solid acid (20 g.) is dissolved in the acid chloride (80 g.) as a solvent and admitted at the rate of 70 g. of acid per hour. The crude acid chloride, after removal of the excess thionyl chloride, contains about 1% of unchanged acid (infrared determination). The yield of distilled acid chloride, b.p. 143–146°/2 mm., nD25 1.5062, is 85%.
4. The described procedure is not suitable for all acids. For instance, the acid chloride must not have a boiling point so near that of thionyl chloride that they are inseparable by distillation. Certain high-molecular-weight acids give dehydration products, presumably diketenes: e.g., behenic and dihydroxystearic acids.
5. The refractive index will vary with the purity of the oleic acid. Oleic acid purified by low-temperature crystallization and by conversion to the oleic acid-urea complex (95.3% oleic, 0.7% linoleic) yielded a product with nD25 1.4613.
This modification of the continuous reactor (cf. benzoylacetanilide, p. 80) with countercurrent distillation is preferred for reactions in which a large amount of solvent or excess of one reactant is essential, but increase of total volume is undesirable. It is especially useful if the substances involved are heat-sensitive; with this apparatus the reactants are heated for only a few minutes at most. It is particularly applicable to the preparation of acid chlorides from carboxylic acids and thionyl chloride (cf. (Note 3) and (Note 4)). An indefinite amount of product can be prepared by replenishing the reactants as they are consumed.
Oleoyl chloride has been prepared by treatment of oleic acid with thionyl chloride,3 phosphorus trichloride or pentachloride, and oxalyl chloride.4 The highest yield (86%) reported was secured by use of oxalyl chloride in carbon tetrachloride, but the more economical phosphorus trichloride gave a yield of 60%. The standard procedures for obtaining aliphatic acid chlorides have been described many times without inclusion of details other than physical properties. Only references to the procedures useful in the laboratory are given.
Allen, Byers, Humphlett, and Reynolds, J. Chem. Educ., 32, 394 (1955).
Verkade, Rec. trav. chim., 62, 393 (1943); Fierz-David and Kuster, Helv. Chim. Acta, 22, 82 (1939).
Bauer, Oil & Soap, 23, 1 (1946).


There is no excuse for not pursuing your passion. Have no regrets. You fail at everything you don't try, including entering that quilt show or completing that LeMoyne Star block with the Y-Seam.
Here's someone pursuing their passion. And you thought you couldn't do a Y-Seam. No excuses.
If you want to learn how to make a LeMoyne Star, following along with Dee Christopher in her classroom.
We loved this Flanders Basket quilt that was on exhibit as part of the Childress Collection at QuiltCon 2019. There appears to be some method to the madness, but we aren't entirely sure what that might be... A definite handmade scrap quilt created with both cotton and polyester fabrics, we particularly love the basket in green.
Remember Houston Best of Show 2012? Sherry Reynolds Quilt "America, Let It Shine"
Here's a reminder that excellence matters.Watching Stephen Curry shoot a basketball or Sherry Reynolds create perfect points inspires us to do better ourselves. Enjoy.
Here's a great block. We think it might be called "crossroads." What do you think it's called?
Alex talks with MJ Kinman about a quilt teacher's nightmare, Certified Gem Affiliates, "Bossy Ricky" and more. And, find out what exciting news MJ has to share about working with the Smithsonian and other future projects.
Learn how MJ makes her quilts in Show 2407.
You Asked to See Another Example of the Quilts of Keiko Morihiro. Here's "For the Wedding of My Beloved Daughter"
We showed the marvelous quilt Keiko Morihiro made for her 30th anniversary (click here), and people asked if there were other examples of her work. This quilt, For the Wedding of My Beloved Daughter, won the Gammill Mastery Award at Houston 2017. Once again, it is handmade and took her 5 years to complete (well she had to eat!). Enjoy the close-ups and especially note the change of hues.
Melissa Mortenson of the Polka Dot Chair Blog came up with the idea of making small Easter baskets out of fabric so she could take them with her when she traveled on Spring Break. These small fabric baskets would be great for "little hands" on Easter morning. Since they are made of fabric they are also very "packable". You can send them to friends or family far across the country!
Need to get sewing in time for Easter. Here's a coupon from BERNINA to help you on your way.
You never know what is going to inspire you as a quilter. In this case, Tanya's quilt was inspired by her husband's fall from a ladder. Read the story behind the quilt and take a look at the interesting method of piecing she used.
Tanya Munro's quilt, Pathways, won 1st Place Improvisation at QuiltCon 2019.


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I'd have to say that I am placed in between an optimist and a realist.
If you could change one thing about the way you were raised, what would it be?
Don't think I would change a thing about the way I was raised. Just happy with how things worked out for me eventually.