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I've recently been in e-mail dialogue with a concerned stepmother. She's stepparenting three elementary- and middle-school-aged children whose mother died several years ago.
My heart went out to her as I read about her situation. Her husband works a lot, which leaves her to be the primary parent most times of day except evenings, during which her husband is often too tired to deal with discipline issues. Why is this heartbreaking for me to learn? Because as great and caring as this stepmother is, those kids need their daddy. They need the surviving parent to be involved, especially with their discipline.
She mentioned that the two youngest (boys) seem to be taking to her structure and boundary-setting well. Her stepdaughter, 13, is a different story. The relationship is rough, further complicated by such early teen behaviors as eye rolling and snapping back. She comes across as kind of a loner, and is seemingly happy this way.
This is heartbreak number two for me, for so many reasons. First, after trading multiple messages it seems as if this stepdaughter does not have any females she looks up to in her life. Layer that with having a busy dad, and she is in a situation where she is neither accepting love from a woman, nor receiving as much support as some children do.
Second, this astute stepmom, only married one year, has already recognized that no one is talking about mom. "It's almost as though the subject is taboo," stepmom said. That statement carries a personal sting for me, as I know our stepfamily had difficulty integrating mom into the conversations in the early years. Thankfully I didn't shut it down when it did come up, though I felt uncomfortable. It didn't come up naturally very often, and it is the responsibility of the big people in the house to bring up the deceased parent from time to time. Anniversary dates such as birthdays and the anniversary of the death are great opportunities.
Third, the dad in this family believes everything is going fine, both in the family and with his daughter. In fact, he may be afraid that bringing up mom will pitch his daughter back into the deep sadness he's seen in the past. This is a common reaction from the surviving parent, be it blissful optimism, denial, or a protective mechanism.
What I told this stepmom is, "How could everything be fine when this girl has lost her mom?" Think about it. The bottom line is everything will be fine until it's not. Do you want to start dealing with the grief now, while the kids are still relatively young, or wait until later when the life stakes are higher?
I have been through, with my own stepdaughter, the phases of thinking, "She seems happy. Everything must be fine." It's so much easier and harmonious to do nothing, I know. But what experts recommend, and I can second from personal experience, is that it's healthier to help your grieving child chip away at the underlying hurt which is no doubt bottled up inside this stepdaughter, not to mention her younger brothers who seem even more "fine" than she does.
This stepmom is taking some action already in the form of counseling for herself. I am praying that she can take the time to gather some informed perspectives on stepfamily development, and then find the courage to get some talk about mom and about grief going in her family. Since my audio series and book are still in process, I would like to recommend a book I've used in my research. Guiding Your Child Through Grief, written by Jim (the surviving parent) and Mary Ann (the stepparent) Emswiler, offers a great chapter about stepparenting a grieving child. And the rest of the book is a good read for surviving parents and stepparents alike.
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For the step mom with the 13 year old step daughter: Dad needs to step up! Daughter needs grief therapy…(my step kids did well at a summer grief camp). But the family also needs some group therapy as well, surely the younger boys notice the sister's behavior and will eventually think that it's ok for them to treat step mom in the same way. Step mom is very courageous and in my prayers.
I can relate! Their Mom has been dead over 6 years and we FINALLY have family counseling after my husband got a call from the school psychologist saying that his Son is CUTTING HIMSELF. Can you believe it?! After years of my ranting about getting counseling for his children and not being heard finally he understands what I was talking about. His daughter has been dealing with this as best she can but we NOW have an outlet. We have role playing, drawing sessions, you name it. Some sessions end in sadness and anger however we don't speak of it till 24 hours after our session. By that time the pressure is off and we can talk with ease. It may take a desperate action on the part of his children to make him take heed that you need help as a family. After a month we can already feel an improvement in our relating to one another. We are also going to get individual counseling to deal with our own issues once the group sessions end. This step mom is in my prayers.. I can SOOOOOOOO relate. God Bless her and all of us dealing with these issues!


Management that makes decisions in secret and then demands employees abide by them with little to no input from them.
Management shares little information with employees that would help them understand the company's vision and current performance.
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Private firm to fund Sh21bn old rail link to SGR
Source:Business Daily From:Taiwan Trade Center, Nairobi Update Time:2019/07/12
Private contractors will finance the upgrade of the old metre gauge railway (MGR) between Naivasha and the Malaba border and also+ build a new line connecting to the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) at a total estimated cost of Sh21 billion, Transport Secretary James Macharia has said.
The public-private-partnership contract will help the government to avoid borrowing more loans while ensuring that there is a reliable railway connection between Naivasha and the Ugandan border for onward connection to Kampala.
Kenya dropped its bid to extend the SGR to Kisumu and later on to the Ugandan border after failing to secure a multi-billion-shilling loan from China, which funded the first and second phases of the new railway line.
Mr Macharia Wednesday said the government's priority now is to upgrade the old metre gauge railway and connect it to the SGR through construction of a new road and rail link from Maai Mahiu to the Naivasha MGR station.
Upgrading the old Naivasha-Nakuru-Eldoret-Malaba line will cost an estimated Sh15 billion ($150 million) while building of the Mai Mahiu connection will cost about Sh6 billion ($60 million).
The upgrade and construction of the connection is expected to start in the next three months.
"Private sector would be much faster because you know it is the financing agreements that take longer but if you have ready funding from the private sector then we just engage them within our existing Public Private Partnership arrangements. We concluded the deal for the expressway from Mombasa in two months so it is possible," said Mr Macharia Wednesday.
Transporters will truck cargo through the Maai Mahiu–Narok road to the Naivasha MGR station before completion of the 43-kilometre railway line between the old and the new railway stations.
The upgrade and construction of the connection is expected to start by about August, in time for the planned launch of the Nairobi-Naivasha SGR line.
Mr Macharia made the announcement yesterday after hosting a delegation from Uganda led by the minister for Works and Transport, Monica Azuba.
There has been concerns that the Mombasa to Naivasha SGR, which cost an estimated Sh477 billion, would not be economically viable if it is not connected to Kampala which is a major user of the Mombasa Port for its imports.
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The Ugandan team whose trip is a follow up to the March 2019 visit by President Yoweri Museveni – during which the SGR talks took centre-stage -- expressed concern over a possible rise in transport costs should the trucking between the two railways lines last for long.
"There is that gap but I hope we will work out modalities to see that our transporters would not get disadvantaged both in terms of cost and time in trans-shipping between the metre gauge railway so that it is a win-win situation for both of us," said Ms Azuba.
Mr Macharia later told the Business Daily that the link to the MGR will result in time savings for Uganda-bound cargo, hence will compensate for any cost increases that may result from the trucking.
He said the government will engage Uganda to address possible cost implications by offering discounts should there be need to do so.
The Narok road will also have to be upgraded to allow for the many trucks between the old and the new railway, pending construction of the new railway link which is expected to take more than one year.
The CS who last week said both the Nakuru–Malaba and Nakuru-Kisumu MGR lines would be revamped, Wednesday said upgrade of the old Kisumu line may not be viable after all.
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According to him, the line has 'several bridges that are vandalised' and may turn out to be a costly affair considering that the government still has plans to complete the SGR line to Kisumu where the port is to be also upgraded.
Uganda is also said to be working on the reconstruction of the Metre Gauge Railway line from Malaba to Kampala with funding from the European Union.
The upgrades for the two lines, Malaba-Kampala and Tororo-Gulu, will cost the country some Sh18 billion.
Kenya already offered to give Uganda land to construct an inland depot in Naivasha, a key mission for the delegation currently visiting the country.
The renewed focus on the metre gauge railway line now dims hopes for the fast-tracking of the Chinese-funded SGR which was expected to reach Kisumu by 2022 and link to a sea port for shipping of cargo to Uganda.
Focus on private sector funding by the government presents a shift on mega infrastructure funding which has been blamed for the ballooning debt pile for Kenya.
Last month, a Kenyan delegation in Beijing attending the Belt and Road Forum returned empty-handed after it emerged that plans to secure the billions needed to complete the SGR to Kisumu had hit a deadlock.
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Sabine Binder was born on 22 March 1973 at Vienna, austriaG.1 She is the daughter of Otto Karl Binder and Elisabeth Braun. She married Matthias Josef Graf von Habsburg, son of Karl Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich and Edith Wenzl Freiin von Sternbach, on 26 March 1995 at AustriaG in a civil marriage.1 Sabine and Matthias Josef were also married in a religious ceremony on 11 May 1996 at SeitenstettinG.1
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[S3182] Isabelle Maltais, "re: van Oranje-Nassau," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 6 June 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: van Oranje-Nassau."
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William Aton, 1st Lord Aton was born circa 1299.1 He was the son of Sir Gilbert d'Aton.1 He married Isabel de Percy, daughter of Henry de Percy, 2nd Lord Percy and Idoine de Clifford, before January 1326/27.1 He died circa March 1388/89, without surviving male issue.1,2
He was created 1st Lord Aton [England by writ] on 10 October 1359.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Yorkshire between 27 November 1368 and 1370.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Yorkshire between 12 December 1372 and 1373.1 On 22 February 1376/77 he obtained an exemption for life from being made a justice of the peace, mayor, or sheriff or from being put on a jury or assize.1
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[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 49. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
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Isabel de Percy was born circa 1326 at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, EnglandG.1 She was the daughter of Henry de Percy, 2nd Lord Percy and Idoine de Clifford.2 She married William Aton, 1st Lord Aton, son of Sir Gilbert d'Aton, before January 1326/27.2 She died between 13 September 1349 and 25 May 1368.2,3
She was also known as Isabella de Percy.1 From before January 1326/27, her married name became Aton.2
Children of Isabel de Percy and William Aton, 1st Lord Aton
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Katherine Aton was the daughter of William Aton, 1st Lord Aton and Isabel de Percy.1 She married Sir Ralph Eure.1
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M, #43878, b. 21 November 1962
Maria Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg was born on 21 November 1962 at Ravensburg, Wurttemberg, GermanyG. He is the son of Georg Konstantin Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg and Marie Gabriele Antonia Jose Prinzessin von Bayern. He married Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle Herzogin von Württemberg, daughter of Karl Maria Herzog von Württemberg and Diane Françoise Marie d'Orléans, Princesse d'Orléans, on 17 November 1988 in a civil marriage.1 Maria Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg and Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle were also married in a religious ceremony on 19 November 1988 at Schloss AltshausenG.1
Maria Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg usually went by his middle name of Erich. He succeeded as the 8.Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg on 2 December 2015.
Children of Maria Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg and Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle Herzogin von Württemberg
Marie Therese Walburga Gabrielle Diane Georgina Franziska Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg b. 4 Oct 1989
Maria Elisabeth Walburga Apollonia Alexandra Frederike Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg b. 31 Dec 1990
Marie Charlotte Walburga Antonia Adelheid Viktoria Henriette Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg b. 10 May 1992
Maria Helene Walburga Yolande Christiana Michaela Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg b. 29 Nov 1993
Marie Gabrielle Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg b. 23 Nov 1996
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Marie Therese Walburga Gabrielle Diane Georgina Franziska Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg was born on 4 October 1989 at Memmingen, GermanyG.1 She is the daughter of Maria Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg and Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle Herzogin von Württemberg.
Maria Elisabeth Walburga Apollonia Alexandra Frederike Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
F, #43880, b. 31 December 1990
Maria Elisabeth Walburga Apollonia Alexandra Frederike Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg was born on 31 December 1990 at Ravensburg, Wurttemberg, GermanyG. She is the daughter of Maria Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg and Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle Herzogin von Württemberg.
Maria Elisabeth Walburga Apollonia Alexandra Frederike Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg usually went by her middle name of Elisabeth.


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"Life Is Like Riding A Bicycle. To Keep Your Balance, You Must Keep Moving."
By Andrew on December 9, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )
I occasionally receive emails from people who are aspiring to cycle one of the routes – or parts thereof – that I have cycled myself in the past few years; England to southern Italy, along the coast of the Mediterranean from Greece to Portugal and, most recently, from Tarifa in Spain to Nordkapp in Norway. Some have found me via a Google search and landed on this website, others have read the books. Lynn came across me via the most recent book, Spain to Norway on a Bike Called Reggie:
"I gobbled every word of your Spain to Norway book as I'm thinking about doing that ride north to south. If I do, it would be to set my third (and probably last) Guinness World Record."
As someone who grew up admiring the exploits of those who appeared alongside Roy Castle and Norris McWhirter on the TV show Record Breakers, the thought of a bona fide holder of not one but two Guinness World Records contacting me (me!?) for advice made this email stand out from most.
It turns out that the two World Records that are held by Lynn are to do cycling and age including being the oldest person to cross America by bicycle (female) in 2016. She has now set her sights on Europe and would like to become the oldest woman to cycle across Europe from its northernmost to southernmost points; Nordkapp to Tarifa. Perhaps when she discovered the existence of my book she thought her organisational prayers had been answered. Despite her kind words above, she must, however, have been a little disappointed as my 2015 escapade never came close to breaking any World Records. On any account, my journey from Spain to Norway would have been ruled ineligible as I didn't cycle all the way; I took ferries at the points where the road stopped and those pesky Norwegian fjords (as well as other inconvenient bodies of water in Spain, France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden) started, not to mention two 'transporter bridges'. It wouldn't surprise me at all to discover that I've been blacklisted by the people at Guinness as someone who should be treated very sceptically if I were ever to submit myself as a potential record breaker.
I gave Lynn a few more details in my response to her email:
"As you know from reading the book, my route along the west coast of Norway did involve many ferries. The cycle route – Eurovelo 1 – necessitates taking lots of ferries and I think it would be almost impossible not to do so as the further north you travel, the fewer the number of on-road options. I would guess the only other possibility is to head south via Finland. If you aren't permitted to use ferries, presumably you'd have to take the mainland route via Russia. How could you do it otherwise? Ferries are needed to travel from Sweden to Denmark (or a train ride across the bridge to Copenhagen as you can't cycle over it). Even if you did arrive in Denmark by bicycle, is it possible to pass over all the bridges linking the islands to Jutland? I took a good number of ferries in Denmark as well. Once in Germany, there are, of course, no issues…"
At least Lynn has time on her side; her World Records are not ones that aspire to complete the long distances she cycles in set times. She has, however, been considering the route from northern Norway to southern Spain that was adopted by the Nordkapp-Tarifa Race that first took place earlier this year and that will be repeated in 2019:
"I have studied the route a lot since I first wrote to you and I think that, without ferries, there is no way other than going through Russia (St. Petersburg). There is a group of cyclists doing the route in June of 2019: http://www.northcape-tarifa.com. They are taking one ferry from Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia. I have specifically asked Guinness World Records if that would be permitted on my record attempt. GWR is quite slow about responding so I don't have the answer to that question yet."
I can't imagine that Guinness will accede to her request. She is currently considering three possibly routes, the first of which is that adopted by the Northcape-Tarifa Race:
The other two routes are based upon that of Lee Fancourt. Lee held the record for the fastest cycle across Europe from Nordkapp to Tarifa . He set the record in 2015 and as I was cycling north in 2015, he was cycling south (somewhat more quickly). Sadly, Lee took his own life in January 2018 but his record still stands. Although similar to that of the race, Lee's 2015 route differed significantly, not just by heading east into Russia but also in France and Spain where Lee took the presumably much flatter route along the Spanish costas. He arrived in Tarifa on July 5th 2015, 21 days, 14 hours and 23 minutes after having left Nordkapp. (I arrived at Nordkapp on July 28th 2015 after cycling for 98 days and taking 15 rest days…)
Lee at Tarifa, 5.7.15
Reggie at Nordkapp, 28.7.15
It does seem that Russia can't be avoided for Lynn.
I can't see the attraction in completing such a long journey in a record time – and Lynn seems to agree, although I dare say she will be a bit quicker than me when she does attempt the cycle in 2019 – but I can see the attraction in 'repeating' the Tarifa to Nordkapp cycle in reverse taking a more easterly route through Norway, Finland, Russia (perhaps), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, The Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain. It might be more direct than the route I took and avoid all those ferries (which I would actually consider to be a loss), but it's certainly more challenging on a vertical level…
…these being the 'high' and 'low' lights as provided on the Northcape-Tarifa Race website:
The section through the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and France looks spectacular. The 'race' has no time limit and sets off at 00:01 on Thursday 20th June 2019. On Thursday 20th June 2019 I will be flying back to the UK after having spent 7 days as the resident speaker on a River Cruise from Basel in Switzerland to Dusseldorf in Germany (a different kind of adventure altogether). I suppose I could catch a plane to Alta in northern Norway instead…
Follow Lynn's progress on her website, Life Is Like A Bike. Her mantra is expressed so eloquently in the famous words of Albert Einstein that she quotes on her site:
The Tour De Yorkshire 2019: Déja Vu… Presque (Etape 4)
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Yes, there seems to be two types of cyclist: ones who cycle to enjoy the experience, and ones who cycle to do it as fast as possible.
The second approach has never appealed to me. I don't enjoy my curries more if I eat them faster than anyone else in the restaurant, or have a better beer experience if swig it down in one. (Well, it's a different experience, anyway.) And I don't find that Shostakovich symphonies get better if you play them at four times the speed. (Mind you, Wagner operas might well do. In fact, Forty times might be a good idea, so you could at least make the last bus home.)
So I'm definitely in the leisurely camp. Breaking records is great, it's fun and I'm happy to celebrate those benignly mad people who cycle round the world faster than I take to change the light bulb in the bathroom. But for me it's the experience, the doing it, the going through all those places, the being there.
Last time I did LEJOG I chatted to a few groups en route who were blasting it a week. They'd seen nothing except the back wheel in front of them and had no anecdotes about anything except room service. Well, OK, if you only have a week off work and want to buy the fact that you've cycled the End to End, then fair enough. But it seems a rather soulless way to spend 168 hours to me. (I took three weeks, which shows you where I'd likely finish in the Tour de Yorkshire.)
I've read some of those books by the record breakers, and they aren't half boring. Day 87: Got up. Cycled 180 miles. Camped by roadside. Went to bed. Day 88: See Day 87. Etc…
I quite like sensibly-paced travelogues, with somebody's actual experiences to read about, because it might encourage me to bike there myself one day, instead of being grateful I'm not doing it!
Dead Deer says:
… and I've just been wondering if I can be bothered to ride the 7km to meet my friend for coffee tomorrow ….. Is there a World Record for least committed cyclist?
The title brought to mind that lovely poem by Michael Donaghy "Machines" which ends with the wonderful couplet;
"Who only by moving can balance,
Only by balancing move."


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The Future of Social Media Is Video. Tweet "Goodbye" to Text.
Social media is on the brink of another fundamental shift. Over the past five years—counting roughly from when Instagram was founded—photos have overtaken text as the dominant mode of communication on the major social platforms, and mobile apps have surpassed websites. Now comes the next era. Like it or not, the future of social media is mobile video.
Facebook, the largest of the social networks, has already made its intentions clear. Threatened by Snapchat and other video-centric upstarts, it has spent the past two years encouraging people to create and post videos, starting with recorded videosand now pushing into live streams and360-degree video. A Facebook executive said last week that she believes the news feed in five years will be all mobile, and "probably all video." That may be hyperbole, but there's no evidence that she intended it as such. Already the company is seeing "a year-on-year decline of text," she added.
Twitter, for its part, has been gradually moving away from the 140-character text-based update—too gradually, no doubt, for the taste of investors. The common assumption has been that, when and if Twitter does remake itself, it will do so via a Facebook-style algorithm that decides which tweets you see in your feed. But while Twitter has toyed in a limited way with this sort of automated personalization, CEO Jack Dorsey recently clarified the company's focus on "live," which he has managed to turn into a noun. Semantics aside, it's a smart move, because the real-time feel of Twitter's chronological timeline is what sets it apart.
Instead, a series of moves announced this week suggests that Twitter's real makeover won't involve the order in which it shows us content, but that content's very nature. It's the same change Facebook is beginning to undergo: the move from text and still images to video, and live video in particular. It's a transition for which Twitter has long been preparing, beginning with its acquisition of Vine in 2012 and continuing with its launch of Periscope in 2015. This week, it shifted into a higher gear.
First, Twitter announced on Monday that it's buying Magic Pony, which is neither a children's show nor the street name for an illicit drug, but a London-based machine-learning startup. Yes, machine learning is fast becoming a business cliché, which might be why commentators like Fortune's Mathew Ingram were quick to dismiss the acquisition. But in Magic Pony's case, the term machine learning holds a specific meaning. And contrary to Ingram's take, it has little to do with "curating content."
Rather, the startup, which counts 11 Ph.D.'s among its ranks, has published papers andfiled patents that center on the application of neural networks to video encoding. In English, that means they've developed fancy new ways to make sure videos look good on your phone, even if you don't have a great data connection. The "magic" here is that they do this by compressing videos to relatively poor quality in transmission, then running software on your phone to reconstruct a higher-quality picture. Clever, right?
Twitter may have paid in the neighborhood of $150 million for the company, according to TechCrunch's sources, which sounds like sort of a lot for 11 Ph.D.'s and a product that sounds strikingly similar to that of Silicon Valley's Pied Piper. But remember that Twitter also recently signed a $450 million-per-year deal with the NFL to stream live football games. Streaming live games to your phone has historically been a pretty dicey proposition, not to mention an expensive one. If Magic Pony's technology significantly improves the mobile viewing experience while trimming the data load, it could pay dividends. In the best-case scenario, Twitter could establish itself as a place to watch not only the NFL, but also all sorts of other live video.
Of course, it will face tough competition from Facebook, which has its own big plans for live video and far more resources with which to pursue them. To that end, Twitter launched a set of new features and tweaks on Tuesday, just a day after the Magic Pony announcement.
First, it will allow users to tweet videos as long as 2 minutes 20 seconds, almost five times the current 30-second limit. (Yes, that works out to 140 seconds.) As BuzzFeed's Alex Kantrowitz points out, the likely effect will be not only to encourage people to create original videos to Twitter, but to allow them to post full videos to Twitter that were created elsewhere, rather than linking out to them.
Vines, previously capped at six seconds, will now in some cases include a "Watch More" button, which will lead to a longer video—again, up to 140 seconds. This will effectively turn the looping six-second Vine into a trailer for the full clip.
In a related and equally important move, Twitter is launching a new, dedicated video-watching page in its mobile apps. Tap any video in your timeline, and the app will switch to a full-screen viewing mode that recommends a series of related videos to watch after you finish the first one. As with Facebook's "Suggested Videos" feature, the rationale is that if you're willing to watch one video, there's a good chance you'd be willing to watch more.
That sounds obvious, but the more interesting flipside is a recognition that a lot of social media users still don't want to watch videos in their feeds. Maybe they're worried about data overages. Maybe they don't have headphones on. Maybe they just prefer to take in information at a glance, via text or still image. Facebook, Twitter, and others have to be careful not to alienate these users in the pursuit of video views.
I've argued in the past that live video on social media could be a fad, since most people are unlikely to embrace the idea of self-broadcasting. Yet it's increasingly clear that the big social media companies aren't going to let some users' aversion to the format stand in the way of the social-media video revolution.
The motivation is twofold. First, a significant and growing segment of social media users really do like watching videos on their phones, even if they don't necessarily want to create them. Second, and perhaps more importantly, mobile video is where the ad money is going. And where the ad money goes, content inexorably follows. Snapchat now reportedly boasts 7 billion video views a day, approaching Facebook's numbers despite a much smaller user base. Even Tumblr is getting into live video, it announced on Tuesday.
Twitter will not insert commercials into its video-viewing page for now, as Facebook does. But that's probably just a matter of time. Meanwhile, it's already showing ads before some Twitter videos via its Amplify program, and it announced Tuesday that it will begin offering pre-roll ads on some Vine videos as well. Vine creators will keep 70 percent of the revenue, while Twitter will take 30.
Finally, Twitter on Tuesday announced a new companion app called Engage. Aimed primarily at celebrities and video creators, it will filter out mentions and replies to your tweets from the riffraff, in favor of interactions with people whose accounts are Twitter-verified or who have large followings of their own. (Twitter already offers some filtering options in its main app, but on Engage they'll be the default.) It also includes an analytics dashboard from which to assess your fans' adoration of various tweets and videos. And, notably, it will feature a third tab dedicated to encouraging you to post new videos.
Is Engage elitist? No doubt, although in a nod to its democratic roots, Twitter will make the app available to anyone who wants it. It turns out that elitism is a tradeoff social media companies are happy to make in the name of mobile video growth. (Facebook, for its part, has been paying handpicked partners to produce live videos, just in casemaking them go viral via its News Feed algorithm wasn't enough incentive.) The average user may not have the time or inclination to post videos or broadcast themselves, let alone the know-how to do it well. But getting them to watch high-quality videos produced by professionals should be an easier sell.
Engage has been glossed by tech blogs as a new tool for filtering the noise from your timeline and mentions. But I think it's also a Trojan horse. The filtering features are meant to lure celebrities and social-media pros into an app that practically begs them to post videos, or even live videos, rather than text updates. Even the section that lets you analyze engagement post-by-post is divided into three sections: "videos," "photos + gifs," and "other."
For better or worse, that appears to be the future of social media, in a nutshell: videos, photos, gifs, and … other. And if you don't like it, you're always free to tweet your displeasure—especially now that all the important people can easily tune you out.
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Question: What is the best wireless Razer headset?
Discussion in 'Audio' started by ItsSinister, Jul 20, 2018.
Any recommendations for a durable, wireless, great sounding headset? for both gaming and music.
I usual just go to Razers webb and click on there headset folder and look round. If you want the best I can strongly recommend the ManO'War. I use it myself when I don't use my speakers or kraken and it is gooood. I grantee you will be satisfied.
Just a tip. I usually forget to recharge my headset that's why I go with kraken (with wire). It's just bad if the sound dies in the middle of a game. But you might not be as clumsy as I am.


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The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors, hospitals and clinics that contaminated ultrasound gel produced by a New Jersey company infected 16 cardiac patients and could pose serious risks to pregnant women and others who undergo ultrasound imaging and treatment.
The gel is used by radiologists, urologists, gastroenterologists, OB-GYNs, internists, nurses and ultrasound technicians for diagnostic ultrasound testing. Chiropractors and physical therapists use the gel for therapeutic ultrasound treatment of pain, inflammation and injuries.
The agency told the health professionals to stop using the gel because of contamination with two strains of bacteria. "Although Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel is not labeled as either sterile or non-sterile, it is NOT sterile," the FDA cautioned.
In February, an FDA analysis of product samples revealed "significant amounts of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella oxytoca," which the FDA said suggested that the contamination occurred "during the manufacturing process." Both types of bacteria can colonize the skin without causing any symptoms, although Pseudomonas also may cause skin eruptions, even on unbroken skin, the FDA warned. More concerning, however, is the potential of the bacteria to enter the body through ultrasound exams of the airway, lower digestive tract or a woman's genital tract, where they could cause infection.
If you're concerned about possible exposure to a contaminated gel, "the best thing to do is go home and take a good shower with soap and water," or make sure the people performing your ultrasound "pat the area with alcohol afterwards," said Winters, chairman of the infection control division at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica.
"Not every patient exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella bacteria in Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel will develop colonization (the presence of bacteria at a site without any signs of infection) or infection, but the risk remains present," the FDA alert said. It warned that biopsies can let bacteria get into tissues, causing an abscess or severe bloodstream infection called sepsis. If Klebsiella bacteria, which are common in the digestive tract, enter the lungs or spread to other tissues, they could lead to pneumonia, wound infection or bloodstream infections, the FDA said.
At the agency's request, New Jersey health authorities embargoed all lots of the gel manufactured from June through December 2011. The U.S. Marshal Service has since seized those lots. Health professionals were urged to stop using 250 milliliter bottles and 5-liter dispensing containers with three lot numbers: 060111, 090111 and 120111. They were also asked to identify any patients who underwent ultrasound exams with gel from those lots.


Daniel Cook was born in Cincinnati on May 15, 1872. He attended the Cincinnati Art Academy for one year before attending the Royal Academy in Munich and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He decorated pieces at Rookwood Pottery for only a few years, between 1893 and 1895. His work is generally found on Standard Glaze pieces. He does have the distinction of being one of the few artists who decorated steins. Collector interest in his pieces is considered to be average.
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Yes, imaginary voice of Scott that I hear in my head when I'm alone?
-Look, I understand you're busy, but life can't be all space-loss equations and microwave amplifiers. DC is, so you TALK!
<snorts, as if waking from a daydream> I, huh(?), yes. Welcome back to Comical Musings. I'm Hal and I talk about DC comics, among other things.
Look, DC is very much the other major publishing house. Marvel is clearly doing a better job recasting some of their longstanding characters into new storylines, marketing their titles across various forms of media, and providing readers with access to their content in both physical and digital form. Marvel is doing an outstanding job, and some of their titles are worth picking up; Fraction's Hawkeye is great, and from what I hear, so is Thor, or as I like to call it Less-interesting-Male-Wonder Woman. But DC is doing stuff, and it makes me want to keep reading. Undoubtably, (yes, I know that's not a word) they have made some mistakes, but that's part of their charm, when it doesn't get in the way of the story-telling. DC hasn't managed their universe as well as they should have when they rebooted, but I can see some-what of a method to their madness. They are managing their universe, it's weird now, and that's what I really like. They are a completely untethered cannon, and in some respects, I like that I have no idea where they're going. I can only hope that people would say the same about me.
So now, allow me to highlight a few of the things that are going well in the DCU. Forever Evil – it's cray (that's short for crazy, if you're not hip to the lingo.) Despite some objections to the physics involved, I really like the fact that the entire universe has been up-ended and the villains are running the show. Some of the Villains' Month issues were confusing and/or left much to be desired, but some were rather well done. I think they finally did an admirable job explaining the Creeper, and the issues that tied into the Forever Evil storyline (i.e. Rogues, Black Manta, Secret Society) were actually very interesting. For further analysis I invite the honorable Tim J. to weigh in; since last I heard, he was attempting to read all of the Villains' Month issues.
And Forever Evil isn't just a tangential spin-off. Its repercussions are leading to some interesting parallel storylines. For instance, without Batman, Gotham City is currently up for grabs, and a civil war is brewing between armies from Blackgate Penitentiary and Arkham Asylum. If you've ever played the game Chaos Overlords it's like that, only with more familiar characters, and more crazy.
At the same time, Earth 2… Despite my own post complaining about them doing too much, *expletive* just got real. Highlight for SPOILER, because that's what we do now: no, go read Earth 2 issue 16. It is totally worth it. Really, it will be much more satisfying.
Oh, alright, Superman is alive, he killed Steppenwolf, and he works for Darkseid.
DC may not be doing things better than other publishers, but they are innovating, and they are taking risks. (No, I don't consider 90's style 3D covers innovative.) But other publishers, i.e. Marvel, seem to be following their lead, albeit more skillfully, and it has lead to more interesting storylines throughout all comic book existence. DC has made some poor choices, and alienated some of their best talent, but this has opened the door for new talent, with their own unique styles, and given them a shot within a major publisher, even without salacious drawing contests.
I don't know. DC's still weird, and I'm still glad to talk about it. My biggest complaint is that Killer Moth has not re-emerged in the New 52. So I'll keep reading, and hopefully you will too. At least keep checking here to find out the latest news from across the comics spectrum. If you think I'm dumb, feel free to say so and enumerate the reasons why in the comments section below. Until next time, I'm Hal and I fulfill my obligations. Right, imaginary voice of Scott?
-Yes, you do. Now hug me like you mean it!
I can't tell you how long I've waited to imagine you saying those words.


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Home ASP Microsoft Turns to Akamai for Backup
Microsoft Turns to Akamai for Backup
By internetnews.com Staff | January 29, 2001
By Gavin McCormick
Managing Editor, boston.internet.com
Shares of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) climbed Monday morning after the Cambridge, Mass., company was hired by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) to back up one of its server networks and alleviate the hacker attacks that blocked traffic to Microsoft Web sites last week.
Akamai has apparently taken over four of the eight servers Microsoft uses for its domain-name server network. DNS computers translate Web address names, such as www.microsoft.com or www.MSN.com, into numerical addresses required to get access to the Seattle company's actual Web servers.
Web developers sharply criticized the design of Microsoft's DNS network after significant outages hit the company's sites last week. The servers were configured into the same section of Microsoft's corporate network, meaning that if that section failed, no back-up system was available to handle data traffic.
Hiring Akamai alleviates that problem. Akamai runs a network of 8,000 servers that deliver content of many popular Web sites, including Yahoo. Akamai directs Web traffic through its own servers when data clogs the main Internet backbone delivery network, speeding the content to users -- and adding a layer of security against hacker attacks.
Akamai will apparently operate half of Microsoft's DNS network, with servers in London and three U.S. cities (network addresses suggest New York, Chicago and Santa Clara, Calif.). That means hackers would be unable to stop Microsoft's Web traffic by flooding just one location, as they did last week.
Akamai spokespeople failed to respond to phone calls Monday morning. AKAM shares were up 2.125, or 7 percent, at 31.875 in Monday morning trading. MSFT was down 0.6875, or 1 percent, at 63.3125.
Outages first hit Microsoft Tuesday when one of its own workers evidently misconfigured a DNS router, a device designed to smooth the flow of data traffic throughout the network. When reports of that outage noted Microsoft's flawed network design, hackers jumped at the opportunity to mess with the software giant.
They flooded the DNS network with millions of electronic messages, preventing users from seeing all Microsoft sites, including Hotmail.com MSNBC.com, for almost five hours on Thursday and two 15-minute periods on Friday.
In a statement, Microsoft spokesman Rick Devenuti said the company had learned "painful lessons" from the hacker attacks, adding that it "did not apply sufficient self-defense techniques" to its network.
In an aside, one network security expert noted that Microsoft has apparently shifted to a system that relies on the Linux operating system, a direct competitor to Microsoft's Windows software.
Matt Power, a developer who works on the RAZOR team of Bindview Corp., said programs that can guess the operating system used by any Internet site suggest that Akamai's servers use the Linux operating system for their network implementation.
Power called it "highly unlikely" that the Akamai servers are running on Windows -- no small irony in a story about Microsoft attempting to improve its Internet network security.


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Someday, You Could be a Civil Rights Attorney Like Zahyr K-R Lauren
By RIDA ALI, age 11
PHOTO: The Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Civil rights attorneys help people fight for their rights when they have experienced an injustice. Zahyr K-R Lauren is an attorney for the Sylvia Rivera Law Project in New York City.
Rida Ali: What is the Sylvia Rivera Law Project? Can you explain a little bit about what you do?
Zahyr K-R Lauren: The Sylvia Rivera Law Project seeks to increase the political voice and visibility of low-income people and people of color who are transgender, intersex or gender non-conforming. SRLP works to improve access to respectful and affirming social, health and legal services for our communities.
As the director of the Survival and Self Determination Project, I assist people in name change proceedings, government identification issues, health care challenges and immigration proceedings.
RA: What motivated you to work in this field?
ZK-RL: When I was 13, my brother was put face down on the ground while police pointed a weapon at his head. My brother was only 14 and was on his way to a leadership retreat. He was pulled over with his friends for no reason. He is Black and that's all that mattered to the police. After this terrible incident, I decided I would become a lawyer to fight the injustices that my family continues to face because we are Black.
RA: Are civil rights issues still a problem for people of different races, ethnicities, and gender? Why do you think this is the case?
ZK-RL: Civil rights is still an issue because this country is not honest about its humanstory. In order to be fair, we must first be honest. There are more Black people in jail than were enslaved during slavery. Brown immigrants are being jailed at record rates because they crossed lines that America made up after stealing their land. Native American people often live in poverty after years of their land, being stolen. Certain groups will not have civil rights until this country commits to righting these wrongs.
RA: What do you hope to achieve through your work?
ZK-RL: I hope that as a lawyer, I am able to lift up the voices of people who are oppressed and targeted by the law. The law was designed to keep certain people in an inferior place. I want to be a part of making the law fair to everyone.
RA: What advice do you have for kids interested in fighting for social justice?
ZK-RL: Fighting for social justice can be hard on your heart. Fighting for social justice may mean you are fighting for your own right to live and be free. Take care of yourself while you are fighting. Be good to yourself. Be kind. Love hard.


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Tendulkar credits Rohit's mindset for his consistency in World Cup
Rohit Sharma, who also hails from Mumbai, scored a hundred each against South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, England and Sri Lanka and is also the leading scorer in the tournament.
Mumbai 10 July, 2019 16:37 IST
Rohit Sharma broke the record of scoring most centuries in a single edition of the World Cup, which was held by legendary Sri Lankan player Kumar Sangakkara. - Getty Images
Rohit Sharma has already scored five hundreds in the ongoing World Cup, most for any batsman in a single edition of the marqee event, and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar attributed the fellow Mumbaikar's consistency to his mindset.
Rohit, who also hails from Mumbai, scored a hundred each against South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, England and Sri Lanka and is also the leading scorer in the tournament.
"Long time back, Kiran More who was the selector for U -19, had told me 'you have to look at this kid named Rohit Sharma. He has got a superb bat swing'," Tendulkar told Star Sports.
"Every now and then I'm asked about what is so special about Rohit Sharma and I think it is his bat swing, which is as clear as a pendulum and not many guys have that," he said.
"I have heard he wanted to (be a) bowler and then slowly because his coach asked him to focus on batting, he shifted to that and what he has achieved along the way is simply remarkable," said the batting great.
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Sharma broke the record of scoring most centuries in a single edition of the World Cup, which was held by legendary Sri Lankan player Kumar Sangakkara.
Tendulkar appreciated Sharma's mindset and gave the example of the India's opener against South Africa where the opener steered the team to victory in what was a tricky chase.
"We spoke about how in the initial six years, he (Rohit) wasn't able to do much, but then the last six years have been truly special for him," he said.
"Even after having so many people criticising you and not appreciating you for your shot selection, he has been successful in transforming his detractors to followers. They love his batting and that has happened only because of his changed mindset," said Tendulkar.
The Master Blaster stressed that Sharma's consistency was due to his mindset.
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"We have seen in the first match against South Africa, he wasn't able to find the centre of the bat, but he did not give it away. He stood there and waited for his time to come and we all know what has followed that," he said.
"I think this is all because of his state of mind and his shot selection which has led him there. His consistency in this World Cup is because of his mindset," he added.
Tendulkar, who has numerous records to his credit, said Sharma's approach of playing each match as his first, was a great thing.
"I was watching his interview where he said that every time he walked out, he always told himself that, that is his first match. This I feel, is a great mindset," Tendulkar signed off.
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Dixons Carphone profits slump in fast-changing mobile market
James Davey, Paul Sandle
LONDON (Reuters) - Dixons Carphone plans to accelerate its response to a rapidly changing mobile phone market after reporting a 22% slump in annual profit and warning of another big fall in the current year, hammering its shares.
FILE PHOTO: A sign displays the logo of Dixons Carphone at the company headquarters in London, Britain August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Shares in Britain's biggest seller of electricals and mobile phones, which trades as Currys, PC World and Carphone Warehouse in the UK, opened at a 10-year low on Thursday after it forecast profit for the current year would be nearly a third lower than the market had expected. The stock was trading down 13% at 108.3 pence at 0939 GMT, extending year-on-year losses to 43%.
Dixons Carphone has been damaged by a shift in the mobile phone market as customers keep their handsets for longer, choose cheaper SIM-only deals, and turn to more flexible credit-based offers.
"What's going on in the market is fewer handsets being sold and when they are being sold they're being sold differently," Chief Executive Alex Baldock told reporters.
"That hurts our (market) share twice. We get hurt along with everybody else when fewer handsets are sold (and) this is a business that's been geared to the old-style (less flexible) 24 months post-pay contracts."
Baldock, who joined Dixons Carphone in April 2018 and launched a turnaround plan in December, said the mobile market was changing faster than management had anticipated, requiring it to speed up its response.
He has renegotiated all of the group's legacy contracts with network providers Vodafone, EE and O2 which pre-date the current management team.
Baldock succeeded Seb James, now the boss of Boots, as CEO. Dixons Carphone's finance chief Jonny Mason joined in August, succeeding Humphrey Singer, who now holds the same post at Marks & Spencer.
The company also cut its full year dividend to 6.75 pence from 11.25 pence last year, and forecast a flat payment for 2019-20.
Baldock is also revamping the group's mobile product range, including improved choice in SIM-only deals and flexible credit based bundles, which it expects to introduce to the market this year, and is speeding-up the integration of mobile and electricals into one business.
"This means taking more pain in the coming year, when mobile will make a significant loss. But accelerating our transformation provides certainty that this year (2019-20) is the trough," he said, adding that he expected the mobile business to break even within two years.
Sales and profit was forecast to grow in the group's electricals business in both the UK & Ireland and international divisions. The group also trades as Elkjøp, Elgiganten and Gigantti in Nordic countries and Kotsovolos in Greece.
Dixon Carphone said underlying pretax profit was expected to be around £210 million in 2019-20, with growth then returning as the benefits of its turnaround plan feed through. Analysts' consensus forecast for 2019-20 prior to Thursday's update was about £300 million.
FILE PHOTO: Signs display the logo of Dixons Carphone at the company headquarters in London, Britain August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall
The group reported an underlying pretax profit of £298 million in the year to April 27. That compared to company guidance of around £300 million and was down from £382 million made in 2017-18.
Mobile phone like-for-like revenue fell 4%. Electricals revenue on the same basis was up 1%, while international revenue was up 4%.
The group reported a statutory pretax loss of £259 million. That reflected charges of £557 million, primarily non-cash impairments relating to the changing UK mobile market that were detailed in December.
Reporting by James Davey and Paul Sandle; Editing by Keith Weir


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Artema est le syndicat professionnel des industriels de la mécatronique. Son but est de faire reconnaître la mécatronique comme facteur de développement de l'industrie en France.

Artema regroupe aujourd'hui environ 150 entreprises fournisseurs de composants, de solutions, et de systèmes issus de plusieurs groupes métiers : éléments de transmissions mécaniques, étanchéité, mécatronique, réducteurs et engrenages, roulements et guidages linéaires, transmissions hydrauliques, transmissions pneumatiques.

Histoire
Le syndicat a été créé en 2007 par la fusion des trois syndicats MHP (mécanique de haute précision), UNITOP (transmissions oléo-hydrauliques et pneumatiques) et UNITRAM (transmissions mécaniques). Jean Tournoux le directeur général de SKF France est alors élu à la présidence du syndicat pour un mandat de trois ans renouvelable par l'assemblée générale constituante.

En 2009, Artema crée le groupe mécatronique, transverse à tous les métiers de la mécatronique. En , Bruno Grandjean succède à Jean Tournoux, à la présidence du syndicat.

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Акмяне () — деревня в Шилувском старостве Расейнского района в Каунасском уезде Литвы.

На русскоязычных дореволюционных картах — Окмяны

Деревня расположена в 3 км к юго-востоку от Шилувы, недалеко от дороги на Шаукотас. В окрестностях деревни начинается река Сандрава.

Население
В 1923 году в Акмяне проживало 28 человек, 1959 году — 49 человек, в 2001 — 4, в 2011 — 5.

История
Найденные на деревенских кладбищах предметы VI—VIII веков переданы в Каунасский исторический музей.

Достопримечательности

Акмянский камень

Литература
Akmenė I. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 1 (A-J). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1966, 31 psl.

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Aussie Daniel Ricciardo wins the..
Daniel Ricciardo has overcome persistent car troubles to win his maiden Monaco Formula One Grand Prix title.
The Red Bull driver reported a loss of power on lap 28, an issue serious enough for the team to consider withdrawing from the race.
The failure of the unit meant also the car's rear brakes were overheating and in danger of catching fire.
The Australian kept his calm and carried on, winding his way through the famous street circuit to victory.
"It was an incredible performance from him. Just extremely mature. I'm super happy for him. He really deserved this result this weekend," team boss Christian Horner said.
Ricciardo was simply relieved to get "payback" for Monaco 2016 – a race he also started on pole but that was wrecked by a botched pit stop.


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Recycling isn't enough to tackle the world's worsening plastic pollution crisis
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Health problems associated with plastics production disproportionately affect low-income racial minorities across the globe.
Plastic production and consumption have snowballed since large-scale production began in the 1950s. In 2020, an estimated 24 million to 34 million tonnes of plastic waste will enter the world's lakes, rivers and oceans. That is roughly the weight of 21,000 rail locomotives.
And if trends continue without improvements in the way we manage plastic waste, we could be spewing as much as 90 million tonnes of plastic waste into the world's waters by 2030. Already, an estimated 10,000 tonnes of plastic waste enter the Great Lakes between the United States and Canada every year.
Back in 2015, the world agreed that eight million tonnes of plastic waste contaminating the ocean alone was unacceptable. Several international platforms emerged to address the crisis, including Our Ocean, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the G7 Ocean Plastic Charter, among others.
These are ambitious commitments, but will they meaningfully reduce plastic pollution?
New research published in Science shows that even if governments around the world adhere to their global commitments to address plastic pollution, and all others join in these efforts, in 2030 we will still emit between 20 million and 53 million tonnes of plastic waste into the world's aquatic ecosystems. Global commitments do not match the scale of the problem – we need to rethink our strategy.
The myth of recycling
Plastics are commonly tossed into mixed-recycling bins to be conveniently collected and – we incorrectly assume – remade anew. The reality is that we are "wishcycling." In fact, less than 10% of plastics are recycled.
Virgin plastics are cheaper to produce than recycled products, undermining the viability of the recycling sector. For example, in 2019, California's largest recycling plant closed, laying off 750 employees, because of increased business costs and falling prices for recycled materials.
The abundance of disposable plastic has led to waste colonialism – the dumping of large quantities of mixed-plastic waste in developing countries, most commonly Southeast Asia.
These practices are fuelled by policies that harken back to European colonisation of the Americas. They give companies access to the raw materials used to make plastics today – oil and ethane gas – often without approval, and that directly endanger the lives of Indigenous women.
Unequal health impacts
Across the globe, health problems associated with plastics production disproportionately affect lower-income Black, indigenous, people of colour communities. That is because the bulk of the petrochemical plants producing plastics are located in communities of colour.
The abundance of disposable plastic has led to waste colonialism – the dumping of large quantities of mixed-plastic waste in developing countries, most commonly Southeast Asia. Thousands of toxic chemicals are used in plastics production and most are unregulated. Bisphenol A (BPA), banned from many consumer plastics, has simply been replaced with other bisphenols such as BPS or BPF, even though they may be as hazardous to human health. Subsequently, plastics workers suffer high rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease and cancers.
It is no coincidence that Louisiana, a hotbed for the petrochemical sector, is the epicentre of what is known as "Cancer Alley." Perhaps a more appropriate name would be "Cardiovascular-respiratory-illness-reproductive-disorder-cancer Alley." The affected communities have been overburdened with pollution for decades and air pollution from petrochemical plants is a leading cause of chronic respiratory illnesses contributing to greater risks of morbidity from diseases like Covid-19.
Globally, plastic waste treatment facilities (collection, sorting, processing, recycling, incineration facilities and landfill sites) are frequently located in communities of colour, exacerbating negative health outcomes.
An estimated 15 million waste pickers worldwide pluck the most valuable pieces of plastic from mountains of imported waste to make their living. Often the remaining plastic is burned, belching carbon-rich smoke into the atmosphere. Everyone unfortunate enough to be in its plume inhales carcinogenic furans and dioxins. Plastics that are not burned or processed are piled high or buried, contaminating previously arable soils and waterways.
Tackling the crisis
Progress requires us to address the structural inequality that encourages and normalises the waste of resources, ecological destruction and the perpetuation of colonial systems.
Progress requires decolonial policies, where justice and equity are prioritised. That means the equitable investment in effective collection, sorting, cleaning, reuse, repair and recycling infrastructure, where vulnerable communities do not carry the burden of pollution.
It requires policies that dissuade the unabated extraction of resources and ensure companies are responsible for the life cycle of their plastic products. This would include abolishing $296 billion in subsidies provided annually by governments to petrochemical companies and introducing laws that require companies to pay for waste collection, recycling or disposal, rather than taxpayers.
Quantifying the scale and extent of plastic pollution helps us understand the kind of effort needed to make a change, but just as vital is mapping the health, economic, cultural and human rights dimensions of this toxic industry.
By rallying for policies that tackle the underlying structures that perpetuate the plastic pollution crisis, we can reverse inequality, fulfil human rights obligations, improve the health of all communities and prevent and mitigate ecological damage. Policies like the Green New Deal are moving us in the right direction, but we need to do more.
If ever there was a time to redefine the business-as-usual plastics industry and transition to a healthy and more equitable global society, it is now.
This article was originally published on theconversation.com
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An offering from the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England has been well-received.
In an image-obsessed world what happens to those struggling with visible differences or fears about their body image? A new two-week training course developed by psychologists could help the next generation of health workers across Europe support patients experiencing these issues.
Working with universities across Europe, academics from the Centre for Appearance Research (based at the University of the West of England, Bristol) have created the course for everyone from dentists to plastic surgeons to improve their support for these vulnerable patients in future. The research group believe extra training is paramount because the growing popularity of social media is leaving an increasing number of people with low self-esteem over their looks.
About one in 43 people have a condition or injury affecting their appearance, with between 30 and 50 per cent of those harbouring concerns about their appearance. It is estimated 148 million Europeans have a condition resulting in a visible difference of appearance. Despite these figures academics from the centre identified a dearth of expertise among medics when it came to handling patients worried about their appearance. They said healthcare professionals are often unable to intervene when they should, leading to worsening social and psychological problems for patients including those with an altered appearance caused by health conditions, medical treatments and injuries.
As part of the study, 700 healthcare professionals from five European countries responded to a survey asking whether they had insufficient knowledge to effectively help patients with appearance concerns. Of the respondents, 70 per cent said they would benefit from further training. The internationally-transferable training, expected to be finalised in August, will be run in universities as an accredited course from 2017 but will also be available as an online resource.
A podcast from psychologists at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR: see www.uwe.ac.uk/car) at the University of the West of England has become a mainstay of the iTunes charts, regularly featuring in 'what's hot' and 'top Higher Education podcasts'.
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