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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Gallio.Common.Xml;
using Gallio.Common.Xml.Diffing;
using Gallio.Common.Xml.Paths;

namespace Gallio.Common.Xml
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a diffable XML fragment.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// fragments are the root objects for constructing, searching, diffing XML documents.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public sealed class NodeFragment : NodeBase, IDiffable<NodeFragment>
    {
        private readonly NodeDeclaration declaration;

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the declaration element of the document.
        /// </summary>
        public NodeDeclaration Declaration
        {
            get
            {
                return declaration;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs an XML document.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="declaration">The declaration element of the document.</param>
        /// <param name="root">The root element of the document.</param>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown if <paramref name="declaration"/> is null.</exception>
        public NodeFragment(NodeDeclaration declaration, INode root)
            : base(NodeType.Fragment, 0, 1, new[] { root })
        {
            if (declaration == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("declaration");
            if (root == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("root");

            this.declaration = declaration;
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        public override DiffSet Diff(INode expected, IXmlPathStrict path, IXmlPathStrict pathExpected, Options options)
        {
            var fragment = expected as NodeFragment;

            if (fragment == null)
                throw new ArgumentException("Invalid XML fragment", "expected");

            return Diff(fragment, path, pathExpected, options);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Diffs the current fragment with an expected prototype, and returns a set of differences found.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="expected">A prototype representing the expected content of the node.</param>
        /// <param name="options">Comparison options.</param>
        /// <returns>The resulting diff set describing the differences found.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown if <paramref name="expected"/> is null.</exception>
        public DiffSet Diff(NodeFragment expected, Options options)
        {
            return Diff(expected, XmlPathRoot.Strict.Empty, XmlPathRoot.Strict.Empty, options);
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        public DiffSet Diff(NodeFragment expected, IXmlPathStrict path, IXmlPathStrict pathExpected, Options options)
        {
            if (expected == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("expected");
            if (path == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("path");

            return new DiffSetBuilder()
                .Add(declaration.Diff(expected.Declaration, path.Declaration(), pathExpected.Declaration(), options))
                .Add(Children.Diff(expected.Children, path, pathExpected, options))
                .ToDiffSet();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the node located at the specified path.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="path">The searched strict path.</param>
        /// <returns>The node found.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown if <paramref name="path"/> is null.</exception>
        public INode Find(IXmlPathStrict path)
        {
            if (path == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("path");

            INode current = this;
            var array = path.ToArray();

            for (int i = 0; i < array.Length && current != null; i++)
            {
                current = array[i].FindInParent(current);
            }

            return current;
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        public override int CountAt(IXmlPathLoose searchedPath, string expectedValue, Options options)
        {
            return Children.CountAt(searchedPath, expectedValue, options);
        }
    }
}


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Wyrzysk (prononciation : , en allemand : ) est une ville de Pologne, située dans la voïvodie de Grande-Pologne. Elle est le chef-lieu de la gmina de Wyrzysk, dans le powiat de Piła.

Elle se situe à 35 kilomètres à l'est de Piła (siège du powiat) et à 95 kilomètres au nord de Poznań (capitale régionale).

La ville possède une population de 5232 habitants en 2009.

Géographie

La ville se trouve au bord de la rivière Łobżonka, un affluent du Noteć.

Histoire
La ville a obtenu son statut de ville au .
De 1818 à 1920, elle était le chef-lieu d'un des deux arrondissements du district de Bromberg, en Prusse. Rattachée à la République de Pologne, elle fut ensuite jusqu'en 1975 la capitale du powiat de Wyrzysk.
De 1975 à 1998, la ville faisait partie du territoire de la voïvodie de Piła. Depuis 1999, elle fait partie du territoire de la voïvodie de Grande-Pologne.

Monuments

 l'église Saint-Martin, construite en 1859-1860, avec à l'intérieur, un autel baroque de 1738 ;
 le manoir construit au  ;
 le moulin à eau à pan de bois.

Personnalités liées à la ville
 Wernher von Braun (1912 - 1977), ingénieur allemand ;
 Urszula Bejga (1989 - ), joueuse polonaise de volley-ball.

Voies de communications

La route voïvodale 194 (qui relie Wyrzysk à Gołańcz) et la route voïvodale 242 (qui relie Wyrzysk à Więcbork via Łobżenica) passent par la ville.
La voie rapide S10 (qui relie Szczecin à Varsovie) contourne également la ville par une déviation.
4 kilomètres au sud de la ville, à Osiek nad Notecią, passe la ligne ferroviaire n°18 qui relie Piła à Bydgoszcz.

Lien externe
  Site de la ville

Ville dans la voïvodie de Grande-Pologne
Ville du powiat de Piła
Powiat de Piła

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6 Civil Engineers that you should know about
Last Updated: 24 November 2021 • 5 min read
Every year, Indians celebrate engineers on 15 September - the birthday of the most famous Indian civil engineer, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Civil Engineers are key to building the backbone of cities that we live and work in. To celebrate Engineer's Day, we've put together a list of six Civil Engineers that you should know about.
6 Famous civil engineers in the World
Read on to find out the six best civil engineers in the world.
Beatrice Shilling
Nora Stanton Barney
1. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Well, it would be rude not to start with him, wouldn't it? Often referred to simply as, Sir MV, Visvesvaraya was, and indeed still is, a titan of civil engineering in India. His career spanned flood protection systems, dams, city planning and economics to name just a few.
But he is perhaps best remembered for his groundbreaking block system, which involved automated doors used to close overflow. This design has since been exported all over the world and fundamentally changed water storage during the 20th century.
It is no understatement to call Visvesvaraya, who studied at the famed College of Engineering in Pune, the father of Indian engineering. He received not only a knighthood from King George V but also India's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna. Yet while his achievements stand out, most remember his compassion and dedication to improve the lives of those around him. Sir MV, Visvesvaraya - happy birthday.
2. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
The man who came in second in BBC poll in 2006 to discover the 100 Greatest Britons (he was beaten out by a certain Winston Churchill) remains one of the most influential figures in British engineering. Educated at the University of Caen then prestigious Lycée Henri-IV in Paris, Brunel returned to Britain with a degree in engineering in 1822.
There seemed little that Brunel could not put his mind to and achievements ranged from railways to boats, from bridges to tunnels. He designed the SS Great Britain which launched in 1843 and became the first propeller-driven, ocean-going, iron ship and at the time was the largest vessel in the world. The Thames Tunnel was the first burrow below London's Thames River while his work on the Great Western Railway line set the standard for how railways would be constructed for decades to come.
As the 2006 poll suggests, Brunel is a name that continues to echo nearly 150 years after his death.
3. Beatrice Shilling
Of the names on this list, that of Beatrice Shilling might be the most obscure, but her role in the development of aviation during World War II places her in the highest of categories.
For four months in 1940, Britain was really on the ropes. Hitler, seemingly preparing his invasion, sent wave after wave of German bombers across the channel to Britain. Tasked with intercepting them were brave legions of men in Spitfire and Hurricane aircrafts. Their courage wasn't in question, but their planes were. Pilots were reporting a loss of power or complete engine cut out when operating in combat, particularly when diving. It was sometimes a fatal flaw.
At the time Beatrice Shilling was working as a scientific officer with the Royal Aircraft Establishment. A keen motorcyclist, she could often be found racing motorbikes at Docklands before the war and become only the second woman ever to go above 100 miles per hour. She had studied electrical engineering at the University of Manchester and also gained a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
She will forever be known as the inventor of 'the orifice', a simple restrictor device that could be placed inside the engines of the Spitfire and Hurricanes that would prevent them cutting out while diving. Who knows, Britain's path during the war might have been very different had it not been for Shilling's simple invention.
4. Elon Musk
Just in case you thought we wouldn't squeeze any modern names onto this list. Elon Musk is of course so much more than simply a civil engineer and his exploits seem to increase year in year out. Engineer, industrial designer, entrepreneur, philanthropist - I could probably go on but I'll stop. He graduated in 1997 with two BA Honours degrees, one in Economics and the other in Physics.
Whether you know him from Space X, Tesla, the crazy tunnel boring project under LA, the Hyperloop, the recent news that his company Neuralink has successfully implanted a computer chip inside the brain of a pig - or even his groundbreaking work with AI - you've almost certainly heard of this man. Quite simply he is a person who is changing the world around us, even while you're reading this article.
5. John Smeaton
John Smeaton was the first to refer to himself as a civil engineer back in the 18th century and has since come to be known as the father of civil engineering. His work with bridges, canals, lighthouses, harbours and mills can still be found across the UK.
He was also a mechanical engineer and accomplished physicists - it was with one of Smeaton's equations that the Wright Brothers first devised their own lift equation for the flight of the first aeroplane. His re-design of cement eventually led to the introduction of Portland cement which installed the substance as the most important building material of the time, something that hasn't changed a whole lot in over 200 years.
It might sound like an awfully long time ago, but much of what we do now started with John Smeaton.
6. Nora Stanton Barney
While those on our list certainly had to work hard for what they achieved, none of them were born a woman in the heavily patriarchal society of the late 19th century.
Nora Stanton Barney does not boast the same kind of civil engineering achievements as others, but her impact on the industry should not be diminished. In an age when women were expected to do little more than become obedient housewives, a woman from Basingstoke in Britain showed a different way to do things.
The first female engineering graduate from Cornell University she also went on to become the first woman admitted into the American Society of Civil Engineers. Her work ranged from bridges and water supplies to steels works and the New York State Public Service Commission.
Her first marriage broke down reportedly because her husband was uncomfortable with his wife not conforming to the times. He gave her an ultimatum - relinquish your career or divorce. She chose the second. Barney would go on to champion the suffragette movement, along with equal rights and world peace.
Make no mistake about it, this was a woman that paved the way.
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Q: lidR delineate crown spatial polygon error While using the delineate_crown function to delineate crowns, I get a spatial polygon error. How can this be fixed?
# Bring in the ALS file
TP1 = readLAS("~/Sample.las")

# Then, normalize the data so that ground points are centered on 0.
TP1_DTM = grid_terrain(TP1.pmf, algorithm = knnidw(k = 8, p = 2))
TP1.normalized = normalize_height(TP1.pmf, TP1_DTM)

# Create a filter to remove points above 95th percentile of height
filter_noise = function(las, sensitivity)
{
  p99 = grid_metrics(las, ~quantile(Z, probs = 0.99), 10)
  las = merge_spatial(las, p99, "p99")
  las = filter_poi(las, Z < p99*sensitivity)
  las$p99 <- NULL
  return(las)
}

TP1_denoised = filter_noise(TP1.normalized, sensitivity = 1.2)

# Generate the Canopy Height Model (CHM)
TP1.CHM = grid_canopy(TP1_denoised, 0.5, pitfree(c(0,2,5,10,20), c(3,1.5), subcircle = 0.2))
plot_dtm3d(TP1.CHM)

# Here a single 5x5 moving window is used to apply a median filter:
win = matrix(1,5,5)
TP1.chm_s = focal(TP1.CHM, w = win, fun = median)

TP1.wtrshd = watershed(TP1.chm_s, th = 20)
TP1.ITD.wtrshd  = segment_trees(TP1_denoised, TP1.wtrshd)

# Hulls from the Watershed method
TP1_hulls_wtrshd  = delineate_crowns(TP1.ITD.wtrshd, func = .stdmetrics)
#> Error in sp::SpatialPolygons(hulls[["poly"]]) : is.list(Srl) is not TRUE

This is how the CHM with tree tops (shrubs) look like

A: The OP sent me the file so I was able to reproduce. At this line:
TP1.wtrshd = watershed(TP1.chm_s, th = 20)

th = 20 means that no pixel below 20 can be classified as tree. Here the highest point of your point-cloud being 2.5 it means that no pixel has been classified as tree. The raster computed by watershed contains NA for each pixel. This lead to an edge case not covered by the package and an unexpected failure in delineate_crown(). The following parameters look better.
TP1.wtrshd = watershed(TP1.chm_s, th_tree = 0.5, tol = 0, ext = 1)
#> [...]
plot(TP1.CHM, col = height.colors(50))
plot(TP1_hulls_wtrshd, border = "red", add = T, lwd = 2)

Yet, I don't think watershed() is the best choice here. Considering that you are using a method for something out of the scope of the function (designed for trees not shrubs) I would use something that allows a better control on the seeds: Something like that:
ttops = find_trees(TP1_denoised, lmf(3, 0.5))
TP1.wtrshd = dalponte2016(TP1.chm_s, ttops, th_tree = 0.5)
#> [...]
plot(TP1.CHM, col = height.colors(50))
plot(TP1_hulls_wtrshd, border = "red", add = T, lwd = 2)

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That's the best present ever!
That's the best present ever!
AKA What not to buy a child if you want to remain friends with their parents.
The big one turns 5 in a couple of weeks and he is already giddy with excitement about the day and his gifts, and the prospects of what being 5 might entail.
He will of course be spoilt rotten by our lovely family and friends, and it will take me a month to find homes for all his newly acquired toys. Thankfully this will mean getting rid of some of the old ones. Especially the cheap party bag/magazine free crap/99p shop bits that somehow take over my house! It would appear he has reached an age where the desired toys begin to get smaller. This year Lego is 'awesome'. Whilst it takes up less room than the toy kitchen and workbench it seems to spread out everywhere!
Before I had children I never really knew what to buy children. I'm still not sure I know now unless it is for my own offspring. What I do know is what not to buy them.
So here is my top three gifts never to get a kid.
He has about 50 of them and only ever plays with 3 of them. The same 3 for the last 4 years. The others do not get touched. He is not interested. It doesn't have wheels! But what's worse than a cuddly toy, is a giant cuddly toy. You know the ones that are bigger than the kid. They usually have a big bow round their necks which your child will instantly put their head through and run round the house with the giant teddy attached to their necks.
These are definite gifts from people without kids. People with kids know how much crap and accessories these small people come with, and therefore know that you have no room in your life for a teddy bear that requires it's own bed. If anything comes to stay in my house bigger than the small people it's going to get charged rent.
2 Pens / Crayons / Colouring Pencils / Colouring books / Paint / Anything that remotely resemble craft stuff.
When the big one turned 3 everyone who came to his party bought him craft stuff. I am not exaggerating. His poor little face as he opened another parcel saying "More crayons Mummy". I am still working through the supplies from that birthday, and I do believe we have enough to keep a pre-school running for a good few years. I had to empty my sideboard in the dining room and it became the 'craft cupboard'.
I have nothing against crafts. In fact I encourage mt children to do drawings and be creative. But seriously how many crayons does one kid need? (Just a side note, but is it just my kid that always want to do painting when I've just cleaned the dining room? Not wanting to restrict his creative development I dutifully cover the table with newspaper, get out all the paints and his apron, then he sits there for all of 30 seconds and decides he's had enough!) Please no more craft stuff because one craft cupboard is more than enough to keep this family's creative juices flowing.
Who in their right mind buys a kid a whistle? Do they not know that said whistle will enter the child's mouth and stay there until it is surgically removed? And it won't stay there quietly, oh no. Talking will be replaced by whistling. Breathing will be replaced by whistling. Any sound in general will be replaced by whistling. And there are only two types of sounds a whistle can make.
There's the EEEEEEEEEEEEE, EEEEEEEEEEEEE, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, or the E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. And it's never eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, or e. e. e. e. e. e. e. e. e. e. e. But always EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
If you think about it when do you hear whistles? In the playground at school to signal stop what you're doing, a policeman directing traffic, a ref stopping play. They are used in situations to get someones attention quickly and urgently. We are conditioned to stop what we are doing when we hear a whistle. So when your child is communicating to you through the medium of whistle, it puts you in a state of permanent alertness and tension. Constantly on edge. It's impossible to think straight with the constant tinnitus inducing pitch hammering its way into your brain. It makes me want to sit in the corner and rock and maybe pull my own ears off at the same time. It is equivalent to nails down a chalkboard, an incessant car alarm, crunching ice cubes and biting tinfoil all at the same time.
We have a 'no whistle' rule in our house ever since someone decided it would be an ideal 'you're a big brother' gift for the big one when the little one was born. I am not joking.
33 Comments on That's the best present ever!
I have today just cleared out another bag of tat from the toy boxes. Where does it all come from!?
Aaargh – the cuddly toy!! So many of them are so ugly too. My son has NEVER engaged with a cuddly toy, other than the huge crocodile from IKEA that has variously been used as a tummy time prop, a cushion and a bedmate.
They just gather dust in my house.
What's worse than a kid with a whistle? A whole bunch of kids with whistles. Arrrgghhhh!
The little one has just had his first birthday. I had somehow forgotten about all those noisy toys that need turning off!
I quite like a jigsaw. I'm a geek at heart!
Haha – I'm going to make sure I buy these for the kids of parents I hate, especially the whistle. I agree with the cuddly toys – we got loads for Baby L and she didn't / doesn't do anything with them. We even got the same rabbit 3 times, yay!
Whistles! Who in their right mind would do this to you!!!
They are NOT a friend. A recorder is bad enough and that counts as a musical instrument.
I'm moving out when they bring one of them home!
Ha! Oh how I hate whistles. In Bangkok there seems to be a surplus of people for limited jobs so created a bunch of positions which basically involved waving your arms pointlessly at traffic and blasting a whistle. Over and over. I always walk past these guys and try to trip them in a desperate hope they'll inhale the effing thing. Whistles are such a passive aggressive gift. Any that enter our home will be mysteriously 'lost' soon thereafter.
Who would do such an awful thing??? Fancy giving the brother of a newborn a whistle, I hate to break it to you but I don't think that friend likes you. Sorry!
To be fair the person mentioned doesn't have kids and doesn't really have a clue. When my 5 year old is running around pretending to be batman they look genuinely concerned for his mental well being! I have tried explaining that's just what 5 year old boys do, but I don't think they believable me!!!
Oh wow.. I cannot imagine the horror of a whistle entering our house haha luckily no one has bought my step daughter a whistle yet, but with a second one on the way there is plenty of time yet!
2nd birthday means you have about another year until children become brutally honest about what they think of their presents. Can lead to some very awkward silences!
A drum, 2 recorders, a couple of singing toothbrushes plus lots more! There's only so much a mum can take, what are these people thinking?
Happy 5th birthday wishes to your son, here's hoping he doesn't receive anything that drives you mad!
Recorders!!! I can just hear three blind mice over and over again!


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Many veterans aren't employed to their full potential — how to translate your military experience to the civilian workforce
Thank a veteran — and while you're at it, consider hiring or promoting one.
U.S. veterans represent a wealth of untapped talent, according to a recent LinkedIn report. While veterans' unemployment rates hover below those of non-veterans, the report's authors identify underemployment — that is, performing "work that doesn't make full use of their skills or abilities" or lacking enough paid work — as a key barrier facing workers who separate from the military.
"The data suggests that when it comes to the corporate world, having a military background can get in the way," said the report.
Veterans stick with their initial employers 8.3% longer than their non-veteran counterparts and are 39% more likely to get promoted earlier, according to the analysis of LinkedIn members who had obtained at least a bachelor's degree. Veterans are far more likely than non-veterans to have at least a graduate degree, and veterans with bachelor's degrees possess nearly three times as much work experience.
Despite these apparent advantages, vets are 70% more likely to slide back in seniority and 36% less likely to make a jump in seniority as they transition to the civilian workforce. And there's a clear disparity between recruitment efforts and hiring: For example, veterans are 30% more likely to be recruited for accounting jobs and 11% more likely to apply, but 62% less likely to land the job.
"Our data found that the connection between interest and actually hiring is not as linear as you'd expect," the authors wrote.
What's more, 38 of the top 50 industries employ veterans at lower rates than they do non-veterans, so veterans are often concentrated within a smaller group of industries. Industries including defense and space, airlines and aviation, government administration and utilities hire veterans more often, while industries like apparel and fashion, marketing and advertising, entertainment and restaurants hire them at lower rates.
The United States' military veteran population totaled about 18 million in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The LinkedIn report zeroes in on a "civilian-military divide" — or a gap in understanding between people who have served in the military and those who haven't — that can pose a communication barrier as veteran job-seekers try to describe their accomplishments. Exacerbating the problem is the fact that veterans are more likely to have other veterans in their networks when they begin transitioning to the workforce, while civilians largely lack ties to the veteran community.
"The probability of a hiring professional only recognizing a fraction of a veteran's capabilities makes it more likely that they'll be hired into a lower-paying job that's below their skill level," the report said.
Tim Best, the CEO of the military- and veteran-focused staffing firm Bradley-Morris and its subsidiary RecruitMilitary, said that veterans interviewing for jobs don't always get credit for their full range of experience — despite many employers approaching the interaction with "all the right intentions."
"If you're an employer and you're used to looking at resumes that have experiences with maybe competitors of yours or industries a lot like yours, you're used to seeing lots of the same jargon," Best, who served in the Army as an attack helicopter pilot, told MarketWatch. "When you see a military resume, the person might be a perfect fit, but you're not going to see the things you're used to seeing."
Report co-author Sarah Roberts, who served in the Army and now serves as LinkedIn's head of military and veteran programs, says the biggest challenge she faced in re-entering the workforce nearly a decade ago was "not only overcoming the uncertainty of how to find a job, but also finding the right job that aligned with my passion and experience."
"The first transition was the hardest, but once I had that start and began to learn the language and adapt to the cultural differences, it became much easier," she told MarketWatch in an email. "Growing and then leveraging my network was the most important thing I dedicated time to in my transition; every job that I got was because of someone in my network that reached back and offered their advice or network."
If you're a veteran looking for fulfilling work, here are some other steps you can take to avoid falling into the underemployment trap, according to Roberts and Best — or dig yourself out of it:
Do your due diligence. Research the company you're interested in, its mission and potential growth opportunities for both the company and yourself, Best said. Envision where you want your career to be in three to five years: Do you see potential for that growth in this specific opportunity?
To bridge the civilian-military divide, find mentors who are part of the civilian workforce before transitioning, Roberts said. And during a job interview, use stories about your relevant military experience to illustrate how your skills fulfill each component of a job description, Best said.
A former infantry officer applying to lead a manufacturing team might, for example, highlight his or her experience being responsible for direct reports and interacting with maintenance personnel: "While I can't give you an example of where I did this in a manufacturing environment," Best suggested as a hypothetical, "I can give you an example of where I did this with 15 of my soldiers in Afghanistan."
If you are currently underemployed, "focus on networking," Roberts said. "Just like you had to plan for any military mission, gather as much information as possible," she said. "You can start doing this by building your network early and intentionally reaching out to leaders outside of your network who are already working in industries or jobs you are interested in or passionate about."
Start conversations, join LinkedIn professional groups, and set up informational interviews with hiring managers, recruiters and fellow veterans who have already transitioned to the civilian workforce, she said. Follow company pages on LinkedIn and explore job opportunities, she added. LinkedIn also offers free LinkedIn Premium and LinkedIn Learning subscriptions to transitioning service members and military spouses.
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Amazon launched their newest Kindle today, and it looks like this is going to be their biggest mistake since the Kindle Voyage.
The new Kindle gains a frontlight (at long last) but that is just about the only improvement. It's still stuck with the same 167 ppi screen, still has 4GB storage, and it's still the only Kindle model that isn't waterproof.
And oh yeah, it costs $89, ten dollars more than the model it replaces.
There is little to recommend the new Kindle over the Paperwhite, but if you want one it is up for pre-order now. It's scheduled to ship on 10 April (assuming Amazon doesn't come to their senses and cancel it).
Most people only care about the light and not the resolution. Many people also disliked the glossy screen on the new Paperwhite, and they dislike the low contrast.
A basic with a frontlight if priced at $80 or less would completely cannibalize the lackluster sales of the new Paperwhite.
It has to be priced only slightly less than the Paperwhite or they will kill the Paperwhite lineup.
If you look back at those negative reviews for the Paperwhite 4 I think you will see that there is a definitely a market for this device even at a $90 price point.
And if you really like resolution matters– then why does an 800×600 ereader still sell well in 2019? The basic has never been discontinued.
The periodic sales that you mention are irrelevant because the new basic will probably regularly go on sale for $50-60 as well. It is not a fair comparison because if you can wait for a sell to buy a Kindle you can wait to get the absolute cheapest price on the basic.
I bought the new Paperwhite 4 and I'm sorry I did. Hate the plastic screen, it's a complete filthy fingerprinted mess within seconds of cleaning it. The other features are of no interest to me personally.
I've been using the inverted black background for a few months and now the pages have started flashing back to white every 4th or 5th swipe.
Battery life is poor, no matter if wifi is on or off.
Also I ordered with the understanding I would get 6 months of Kindle Unlimited, nope Amazon screwed me and 4 other people I know. It's been a trade down not up for sure. Just glad I still have my Voyage!
@MD, it will flash whenever there is some sort of image on the page, and will flash again when going back to text-only page. This happens with 'non inverted' Display as well, but one gets used to it.
The KU deal was a limited offer for a few weeks following launch, not a permanent 'feature'. It got me to pre-order a Kindle for the first time in years.
I have a Voyage as well, but PW4 is my every day Kindle now. I wanted something with more storage, wireless audio capability, and the Invert feature, which I do use. I find it more pleasant to hold and carry around. The display is not as good, but I have not felt any compulsion to go back to using the Voyage regularly. My foolish hope is that they will add Immersion Reading and text-to-speech, though chances seem low.
That said, I have always found the front light detracts somewhat from clarity of text (though less with Voyage/Oasis than the others). Did they finally update from Pearl? If not it seems a step back.
That is what I hate about the screen as well. Several times I've cleaned the screen only too stupidly see something, wipe it off, leaving a large smear across it RIGHT AFTER I CLEANED IT. It drives me nuts.
"Did they finally update from Pearl?" lol yes six years ago. If you mean on the basic yes, the new basic uses a Carta screen. The bump in contrast is insignificant however between Pearl and Carta. The only valuable thing in my mind with Carta is handling partial refreshes much better.
I also had the Paperwhite 4 and hated it. I gave it to my niece and reverted to using the Paperwhite 3 my father had before he passed away last year. That device had been sat and stepped on and is still working fine with a much clearer screen than the PW4. I was really hoping Amazon would release a larger basic device – I would have been happy with no light as long as it was 8 inches or even the 9.7 size of the DX. To a point Amazon is no different than Barnes and Noble who is very notable for doing the total opposite of what their customers ask for. I am glad I have switched mainly to Kobo – I love the Forma over-the Oasis and the Clara over the Paperwhite. For Nook books I have been using my iPad.
It will sell by the ton every time it goes on sale at $59.
Let's not pretend there won't be sales every other week.
Options are good and it may increase the sales of the Paperwhite 4 since it is only a little bit more cost for many more features.


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China Rolls Out J-20 Stealth Fighter, Navy Calls "Serious Threat" To US Assets
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As tensions mount over the South China Sea shipping corridor which handles $5 trillion in annual trade, China has finally rolled out its Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter jet which some have compared to the United States' F-22 Raptor.
The new jet is rumored to have already been deployed to the South China Sea along with several of China's Su-35s, to take part in a joint combat patrol over the region, according to the Chinese Ministry of Defense whose release did not mention the J-20.
The fourth-generation medium and long-range fighter jet made it's maiden flight in 2011 and was first shown to the public at a November, 2016 air show in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province.
A spokesman for the People's Liberation Army (PLO), Shen Jinke, said that the J-20 would "help the air force better shoulder the sacred mission of safeguarding national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity," adding that the air force was in the middle of a modernization program in order to fight enemies on all fronts.
While the jet's combat service was announced on Friday, the J-20 was officially entered military service last September – and conducted nine days of drills along with older J-16 and J-10C fighters last month, according to the air force.
The J-20 was designed for stealth and manoeuvrability and is powered by two jet engines, giving it extra power as well as the ability to survive engine failure, according to the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
The US Naval Institute said the aircraft was likely to be a serious threat to US aircraft, ships and bases, because the PLA might be able to put more of them into the sky. –scmp.com
Senior analyst at the Australia Strategic Policy Institute, Malcom Davis, told Business Insider that the J-20 is a "fundamentally different sort of aircraft than the F-35"
Davis characterized the J-20 as "high-speed, long-range, not quite as stealthy (as US fifth-gen aircraft), but [the Chinese] clearly don't see that as important." According to Davis, the J-20 is "not a fighter, but an interceptor and a strike aircraft" that doesn't seek to contend with US jets in air-to-air battles.
Instead, "the Chinese are recognizing they can attack critical airborne support systems like AWACS (airborne early warning and control systems) and refueling planes so they can't do their job," Davis said. "If you can force the tankers back, then the F-35s and other platforms aren't sufficient because they can't reach their target."
Retired US Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula agrees. In a November assessment for Defense & Aerospace Report, Davis said "The J-20, in particular, is different than the F-22 in the context that, if you take a look and analyze the design, it may have some significant low-observable capabilities on the front end, but not all aspects — nor is it built as a dogfighter," adding "But quite frankly, the biggest concern is its design to carry long-range weapons."
A senior scientist at Lockheed told Business Insider that China made serious missteps in their attempt to integrate stealth into the J-20.
"It's apparent from looking at many pictures of the aircraft that the designers don't fully understand all the concepts of LO design," said the scientist.


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Often, writers will produce web series or short videos in order to get noticed by producers and showrunners, then get a job on the writing staff of a TV show.
Amy Berg did the opposite. After a long career as a writer of shows like PERSON OF INTEREST, LEVERAGE, EUREKA and THE 4400, she pitched her own series, CAPER, to Felicia Day's Geek and Sundrymultimedia production company. It's now up to nine episodes and counting, with hundreds of thousands of views.
She's also written for DA VINCI'S DEMONS and has a pilot in the works at BBC Worldwide.
It's not surprising, considering Amy has put in the time and effort to build her brand as a writer, with over 19,000 Twitter followers and a bevy of appearances at writing conferences and fan conventions.


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International travel options increase at Sky Harbor
British Airways and Air Canada expand options; a new app eases process for passengers returning from abroad.
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British Airways and Air Canada have expanded international travel options at Phoenix Sky Harbor, while a new app is making it easier for passengers returning from these and other flights abroad.
Earlier this month, British Airways announced an additional option for flying nonstop to London and making connecting flights across Europe.
In May and June, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, a second British Airways flight to London is arriving at 12:25 p.m. and taking off at 2:35 p.m.
Travelers like Michael Reed, senior director of programs and organizational initiatives at ASU Gammage, welcome the arrival of the additional flight option. Reed travels British Airways frequently, to visit and scout events including the world's largest arts festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in Scotland.
"It's very convenient to begin with to get on a plane in Phoenix and get off in London without having to check in and check out your luggage (repeatedly)," Reed said. "And this second flight will bring back many more tourists to Arizona, as well as business travelers."
In 2016, more than 17,000 passengers traveled out of Phoenix Sky Harbor via British Airways.
Air Canada has launched non-stop service between Sky Harbor and Montreal.
This flight will operate three times weekly in the winter and spring, from Feb. 22 through May 28.
Glenn Williamson, CEO and founder of the Canada Arizona Business Council, is happy with the new northern route.
"Montreal is now 375-years-old and Canada is turning 150 this year. Time to visit!," Williamson said. "Not just snowbirds, but business people will be using this flight."
Last year, nearly 25,000 passengers traveled through Phoenix Sky Harbor on Air Canada, according to airline statistics.
Mobile Passport App
International travelers taking advantage of these additional options can also make their arrival process a little smoother courtesy of a new mobile application recently introduced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Sky Harbor.
The Mobile Passport app is free and allows U.S. citizens and Canadian visitors to transmit their passport information and answers to inspection-related questions to the CBP via their smart phones.
Twenty-one airports and one cruise port are using the new app.
Android and iPhone users can download the Mobile Passport app from the Google Play Store and Apple Store.
"Through our partnership with the city of Phoenix, travelers arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will have another processing option to use that has been proven to reduce wait times without comprising our important border protection mission," said CBP Port Director Luz Galarza.
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Outside Lands bleeds into Halloween during sold-out festival's final day
Sam Whiting October 31, 2021Updated: November 1, 2021, 9:40 pm
Kaya Johnson (left), Paulo Anzures and Brittany Garcia, all visiting from Texas, celebrate the final day of Outside Lands on Halloween. Photo: Bronte Wittpenn / The Chronicle
After dressing as characters from Netflix shows the first two days of Outside Lands, Ryan Jones of Bakersfield saved his best costume for Halloween.
He walked through the gates as the festival's 2015 headliner Elton John, decked in one of the singer's most famous show costumes from the 1970s, which was recently reprised by Taron Egerton in the 2019 John biopic "Rocketman." The only problem was it wasn't exactly San Francisco appropriate: He was in a sparkly full-body Los Angeles Dodgers uniform.
"I'm maybe risking my life here," said Jones, 33, from behind oversize glasses. "I haven't gotten too many dirty looks yet, but it is still early."
On Sunday, Oct. 31, the third and final day of the San Francisco music festival, was under way under a semi-sunny cool day at Golden Gate Park, and it had already been a remarkable success. Pent-up demand for the first major festival in the city created the first total sellout in Outside Lands history, according to co-producers Another Planet Entertainment.
Perhaps it was Grass Lands, a site-specific marijuana dispensary that finally allowed for on-site consumption after being introduced as a demo space in 2018. Maybe it was the $50 bowl of ramen. Either way, crowds estimated at 75,000 per day adhered to the strict COVID-19 checks and safety protocols along with the chilly autumnal weekend weather to celebrate the return of live music at the park.
"We've been looking forward to this for two years," Jones said.
Attendees take photographs as the sun sets during Outside Lands on Saturday. Photo: Stephen Lam / The Chronicle
While the festival is typically held during August, Halloween weekend didn't feel too different weatherwise as Outside Lands is notorious for its foggy nights. Even Friday's unusually warm sunny day wasn't impervious to the thick fog that rolled into the park well before sunset. By Sunday, it broke foggy and cool, with just enough sun for afternoon revelers to show off their costumes, from space aliens and sexy skeleton crews to Beetlejuice and other creative ghouls.
Sure, a summer concert is easier on festivalgoers who like the lingering western sun that adds drama when the lights come on for the headline acts. But this weekend, as it got dark at 6 p.m., it added to the spooky vibe of the Halloween weekend.
Indeed, nobody at the festival was complaining. They were just glad Outside Lands made its long-awaited comeback after pandemic delays, as most had been sitting on tickets long before the 2020 Outside Lands was canceled. It was also clear throughout the weekend how excited festival acts were to be back onstage after waiting in the wings for more than a year.
Among Bay Area performers on the lineup to make their Outside Lands debut after the pandemic hiatus was Oakland-bred mxmtoon, who took to the Sutro stage Sunday afternoon with devout fans — including family and friends — in the crowd who sang along to her hits like her 2019 breakout hit, "Prom Dress."
Outside Lands attendees watch rapper Rico Nasty and Chef Roy Choi lead a cooking demonstration. Photo: Stephen Lam / The Chronicle
Outside of Golden Gate Park, of course, was a mix of love and hate about the convergence of the mega festival and Halloween holiday.
On 30th Avenue at Fulton Street, just a few blocks from a main entry point to Outside Lands, there were no trick or treaters. Resident Shirlene Lim loaded up her own children, Scott, 8, and William, 12, to drive them to Sea Cliff, where all the Outer Richmond kids seem to have gone.
"Because of Outside Lands, there are no little kids walking around," she said from her post outside where she could hear the concert all weekend. "We love having the concert, but not on Halloween."
At 30th Avenue and California Street, Tory Francisco, who was escorting his 5-year-old son, Ethan, dressed as Dr. Seuss' Thing 1, didn't seem to mind.
"A bunch of drunk 20-year-olds wandering around in costumes adds to the vibe," he said.
Celine Altamura (left) and Diane Ambrose walk through the tunnel in the final day of Outside Lands. Photo: Brontë Wittpenn / The Chronicle
The Bay Area festival season as a whole shifted later this year, as vaccines against the coronavirus continued to become more widely available. After the free Stern Grove Festival, which ran through several Sundays throughout the summer, BottleRock Napa Valley came back from its pandemic hiatus in September. And this month alone saw the return of the Huichica Festival in Sonoma, Noise Pop's 20th Street Block Party in San Francisco and the birth of a new outdoor music dubbed Halloween Meltdown in Oakland.
But Outside Lands was the season closer, and those who had been on the circuit gave it high marks.
"I was expecting a Coachella vibe, but Outside Lands is way better than Coachella," said Brittany Donaldson, who was selling hand-picked raw crystal products through a popup of her online store, Creator.
Katie Cornett of Cupertino also described it as "very different than other festivals. It's colder and more relaxed. It's easier to get up in front of the artists." Cornett, 25, had worked her magic to get front and center for Vampire Weekend and the Strokes — there to witness Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas griping about the city's COVID-19 precautions and the festival's sound system.
Rapper Nelly performs during the final day of Outside Lands. Photo: Brontë Wittpenn / The Chronicle
Between Sunday's noon opener and 8 p.m. headliner were 35 acts on seven stages. Despite not having the usual legacy act like years past — like Paul Simon, Janet Jackson and Radiohead — to close out the three-day festival, headliners Tame Impala performed on the Lands End stage for the festival's last day. But not before pranking festivalgoers with an announcer stating they were eliminated in the "Squid Games" and was to be replaced by the Wiggles. The crowd took a collective gasp and then quickly cheered when the Australian psychedelic band finally hit the stage just after 8:15 p.m.
Still, there was a smattering of unofficial legacy acts, like Dirty South rapper Nelly, who brought a sense of nostalgia as he ran through a tight set heavy on his early aught hits from 2000's "E.I." and "Batter," 2002's "Air Force Ones" and "Hot in Herre" as well as fan favorite singalong "Dilemma."
Later in the evening, east of the Polo Fields at the revamped House by Heineken, the electro pioneer known as the Egyptian Lover, who changed the scene in the '80s, held it down with his 1984 hit "Egypt, Egypt" and a Halloween-themed rendition of his 1994 hit "I Need a Freak."
Taking it back to the old skool 🙌🏽🤩 #outsidelands2021 pic.twitter.com/nWF4Vbpijb
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The only scheduling hiccup of the day came when Scarypoolparty, the 27-year-old Southern California musician and reality television star whose real name is Alejandro Aranda, canceled his set to "prioritize his mental health," according to festival promoters Another Planet Entertainment and Superfly. He was the third cancellation of the weekend, joining Atlanta rapper Young Thug and electronic music producer and YouTube star Marc Rebillet as no-shows.
For more updates from Outside Lands 2021, go to datebook.sfchronicle.com.
San Francisco Chronicle Senior Arts and Entertainment Editor Mariecar Mendoza and pop music critic Aidin Vaziri contributed to this report.
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La Plaza Italia se encuentra ubicada en la ciudad de La Plata (cabecera del partido homónimo), Provincia de Buenos Aires, República Argentina. Está ubicada en la intersección de las Avenidas 7 y 44, Diagonal 77 y Avenida Diagonal 74. Es uno de los lugares con mayor movimiento de gente y transporte en toda la ciudad.

Historia

Originalmente se la llamó «Plaza del Ministerio de Hacienda» por su cercanía a dicho edificio (demolido en la década de 1930). Su nombre actual se le asignó el 20 de septiembre de 1895, como homenaje a Italia en el Día de la Unificación Italiana.

Su principal sìmbolo es el històrico Monumento Alla Fratellanza (monumento a la hermandad), el cuàl se trata de una columna basada en la Columna de Nelson situada en Trafalgar Square de Londres, y està realizada en granito, con capitel jònico, coronando su cima la figura de un àguila de bronce que transporta las banderas argentina e italiana, obra del escultor milanès Giovanola. Èste fue de los primeros residentes italianos en La Plata.

La construcción del monumento comenzó lentamente en 1898, pero al morir el rey Humberto I dos años después, se hizo una preinauguración en el año 1900.La inauguración formal llegó en 1917 con la colocación del águila de bronce en su extremo superior, obra de Abraham Giovanola, la cual que sostiene las banderas de Argentina e Italia; también se habían proyectado cuatro leones en la base, pero nunca se colocaron.

En 1952 se trasladó el monumento hacia un lateral para prolongar la avenida 7 por medio de la plaza, pero pocos años más tarde, en 1965, se prohibió nuevamente el tránsito a través de la plaza.

Durante los años 70's y 80's, este lugar tuvo su fama porque aquí era donde habitualmente estaba El Negro Jose Luis -el entonces jefe de la barra brava de Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata- junto a otros miembros de la banda.

Además de la columna monumental que caracteriza a la Plaza Italia, existe otro monumento emplazado allí. Se llama "El Trabajo" y fue hecho en bronce por el escultor milanés Alessandro Laforet (1863-1937), alumno de la Academia Real de su ciudad natal. Se trata de una figura de cuerpo entero que representa a un trabajador, con una maza en la mano, descansando después de haber realizado su tarea.

Actualidad

Actualmente la plaza es utilizada los días sábados, domingos y feriados por los artesanos de la ciudad conformando una feria de artesanías.

Véase también
 Plazas de La Plata
 La Plata

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Enlaces externos

 Plaza Italia en el sitio oficial de la Municipalidad de La Plata
 Un homenaje a los que construyen eldia.com.ar, 2 de marzo de 2012

Parques, plazas y paseos de La Plata
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China and the Ways of Heaven
Interviews | Society | East Asia
An interview with Roel Sterckx.
By Catherine Putz for The Diplomat
The image of China as a uniform giant, notes Roel Sterckx, either as sleeping, restless, or rising frames much of how the Western world views China. Sterckx, a professor of Chinese history at the University of Cambridge, aims to introduce the breadth of Chinese thought as rooted in its own distinct philosophical traditions to readers with his latest book, Ways of Heaven. An Introduction to Chinese Thought. Rather than treat Chinese "thought" as a stereotype, Sterckx lays out the roots of Chinese philosophy with more complexity than it's often given. In the following interview with The Diplomat's Catherine Putz, Sterckx explains why it's important to delve deeper into Chinese history to understand contemporary Beijing.
In the introduction of your book, you note that the average Chinese student probably knows more about "us" than "we" know about "them." Why is this the case? And why do you think it's important to remedy?
I believe several factors are at play, including gaps in our secondary education curricula, the desire (and pressure) among China's youngsters to get educated and an increased information flow through the internet and social media. Let me take the example of the average teenager in Britain, which could equally apply to American college freshmen such as those I taught in "general education" classes at a large public university earlier on in my career. To the well-educated secondary school graduate in Britain, China evokes images of the Opium Wars, revolution, communism, Hong Kong or the Great Wall at best, with the Terracotta Warriors and World War II creeping up on the charts. We insist that our youngsters should be educated to become global citizens, yet we teach them next to nothing about the core social, political, and philosophical values that have shaped China over centuries. Only rarely do our students get to hear about China beyond its very recent past: We introduce them to the foundations of Western civilization starting, roughly, with the Greeks and the Romans. Yet, China only shows up on the educational radar if and when it becomes relevant to the West, usually beginning in the 19th century.
However, if one takes a long-term perspective on Chinese history, one could argue that the great ideologies of China's 20th and 21st centuries such as Marxism or Maoism have played a relatively minor role in shaping the worldview and cultural fiber of Chinese society today. Its core ideas about power, leadership, community and loyalty were conceived during the classical age in the teachings of the Warring States masters of philosophy, who lived 25 centuries before the foundation of the People's Republic in 1949. By contrast, Chinese students and the new middle classes are now discovering the world as never before through travel, overseas exchanges, summer schools, etc. It is a generation extremely keen on getting educated (learning and self-improvement being another key virtue in Chinese thinking) and eager to chase those opportunities many of their parents and grandparents were deprived of. To be sure, their information about "us" is filtered through a lens of supervisory authority and creative censorship. But, one could argue, so is much of ours. We all tend to eat what our search engines feed us.
What ideas and concepts from the breadth of Chinese philosophy are most relevant in today's China?
Politically, it is highly significant that no major thinker in China ever questioned the notion that society must be led by one single powerful figure: the monarch. This is a remarkable continuum up until today. The overlord in pre-imperial times, the figure of the emperor, or China's president and general secretary of the Communist Party today are reincarnations of one and the same age-old principle: Authority should be concentrated in the hands of one single ruler or figurehead. Confucius envisaged the ideal society as a harmonious community managed by an exemplary elite. Legalist thinkers such as Lord Shang or Master Han Fei (many of whom are quoted again today by Chinese politicians) argue that, even when an incompetent ruler is in place, it is essential that the institution of monarchical power itself remains safeguarded. One may take the person out of politics, but the principle that power issues from the top is deeply embedded.
Fundamental in Chinese political thought then is the notion that the default order in society should be one of managed harmony and concord, and that good leaders should promote the wellbeing of the collective over that of the individual in order to achieve this. Any elements or developments that may undermine this ideal of centralized power require control or intervention (subtle or not). To run China in essence means being charged with the challenging task of keeping its various regions in line with the demands of the political centre. The latter has been the single most pressing mission of any ruling house that has governed China, be it the imperial courts of the past, or the Communist Party and those at its helm today. And so, there is nothing new or contemporary about China's predilection for population control, moral and political discipline, tight administrative control and household responsibility. After all, these are values enshrined in its earliest legal codes that go back as far as the First Emperor who unified the Chinese empire in 221 BCE.
Can studying Chinese thought help us understand how the Chinese state operates on the global stage?
For quite some time now, especially since the 1980s, schools and university programs have caught on to the idea that expertise in the Chinese language is a valuable commodity in the world of business, politics, and diplomacy. A profound linguistic proficiency will remain a non-negotiable foundation for anyone who has ambitions to work with China. Yet, over and above language expertise, what our future policymakers and business folk would benefit from even more is to learn how to "think" Chinese. Without a basic knowledge of the worldviews China's key thinkers have ingrained into the Chinese mental DNA, we are barely touching the surface of what competent interaction with China should and could be. Without a familiarity of how China has looked upon the outside world over the centuries, or how China's philosophers conceive of power, there is a real possibility that we misread China. To understand China's stance of passive aggression in world affairs, or to appreciate the idea that power springs from remaining hidden and unknown I recommend reading Master Sun's Art of Warfare or the Classic of the Way and Virtue (Daodejing). To appreciate Chinese concepts of reciprocity, public honor and shame, or its understanding of legal versus customary behavior one would do well to learn about ritual, its relationship to the law, and the intricate tensions that exist in Chinese thought between the obligations of the individual versus the collective.
You note early in the book that the study of China in the wider Anglo-Saxon world had been "propelled onto university curricula in the wake of the new geopolitical order" established following World War II. Do you think that context influenced the ways in which China was studied? How so?
One influential consequence of our discovery of China in the context of the post-WWII area (and the Cold War) is that we were led to believe that China is a monolithic civilization and unified modern empire that arose from the ashes of a century of humiliation by Western powers. This image of China as a uniform giant – either sleeping, restless, or rising – is still with us today. We live in a media world in which the default headlines connote China with a very limited set of memes: rising, threatening, challenging, superpower, autocracy, trade war, industrial espionage, global workshop and warehouse. The fact that our study of China rarely reaches beyond the modern and contemporary period also means that we have continued to conceive of China and its people as an entity that is in perpetual "catching-up-with-the-West -mode." This is no longer tenable. The alarm, astonishment or surprise many of our politicians express about China's path today partly results from a lack of historical depth and an unwillingness to familiarize oneself with Chinese social and political philosophy as it has evolved from its origins. Education has a massive role to play in this: it is not until we pay attention to China's roots and make the study of Chinese philosophy and thought part of our regular curricula, that we will be able to gain an informed perspective on developments in China today.
Where does Chinese philosophy most diverge from Western philosophical traditions? Are there areas where the two converge?
Chinese philosophy is mostly this-worldly and practice-oriented. China's brightest minds were not so much concerned with who and what we are, but, rather, how we should live our lives, how we relate to others, how we should organize society and how we can secure the well-being of those who live with us. So instead of speculating about metaphysics, Chinese thinkers focus on human-centered questions and ethics: What makes a good person; what type of person is fit to govern and lead others; how can we create order in society; how can past traditions inform the present; what strategies will enable us to outmaneuver our enemies and competitors; how do we persuade others? Chinese philosophy rarely obsessed with intellectual debate for the sake of debate.
A central concept in Chinese thought is the notion of a path or road (Dao). And since the only way to discover where a path leads to is by walking it, most ideas are offered as guidance to be lived, experienced, and practiced. Many university departments of philosophy in the West do not even teach the Chinese tradition since a good number of professional philosophers, myopically, claim that China does not have philosophy but merely "thought." It is as if philosophy should only dabble with the abstract universe of metaphysics or the intricacies of the mind or logic. Chinese thinkers remind us that ideas can rarely be separated from their social context and lived tradition. As such Chinese philosophers converge with all those in the Western philosophical tradition who are concerned with the question of how humans find a path through the challenging labyrinth of challenges that life throws at us. And perhaps there is some merit in asking ourselves how we should live rather than trying to define what life is.
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Plot Summary No love triangle has ever been as awkward for characters or as intriguing for viewers as the one in The Graduate.
Anything wrong, sir? Ben: Oh, well, actually I'd just as soon find it myself and, just have a toothbrush to carry up and I can handle it myself. Ben: Oh no. It is your first time. Robinson: What would they say? He and Elaine run to the street and then climb aboard a local bus, she in her wedding gown, he in his ruffled, dirty street clothes. Benjamin: You? Ben: Wait a minute. Let's not talk at all. His mother encourages him to say hello to Mrs. We see that our hero is uncomfortable in this situation and nearly calls it off. But do you think we could liven it up with a little conversation for a change?
As he lays on top of Mrs. This obtrusive light makes the viewer feel uncomfortable for two reasons.
During their chat, Mrs. Ben no longer gives into the traps of those superficial forces around him but takes arms against the Mrs. As he does so, his world, and that of the screen, turns blue and cool. The ending of the film itself leaves the viewer feeling disconcerted. A new generation was rebelling against continuing standards set by the previous generation. Robinson to her daughter Elaine. Ben goes to Berkeley to convince Elaine to marry him. Robinson: It is, isn't it? That's it, isn't it? We see a pov shot from their perspective of the sedate crowd of passengers they pass by as the move to sit at the very back of the bus. Robinson starts to dress. The stakes are raised higher when Ben realizes that this affair is fulfilling him on a strictly physical level and has given him no emotional satisfaction from it. Braddock: Ben, what are you doing? Ben needs some release.
In a moment of despair the group decide to dump the body in a near by lake. Do you understand what I?
He is about to return home to a world of superficial people and this shot seems to be representing that visually. Robinson with her back to the camera is removing her necklace.
Personaly, I believe that Nichols was trying to show us that they both were going for each other because it represented a way in which they could break from the controls of others.
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At about 1555 Eastern Daylight-saving Time on 4 February 2012, a Robinson R44 helicopter, registered VH‑COK, lifted off from Jaspers Brush Aerodrome, New South Wales for aerial photography of the launching of a deep sea submarine in nearby Jervis Bay. On board the helicopter were the pilot and a camera operator.
The ATSB identified that the fatal injuries were due to the post-impact fire, as was the case in a number of other R44 accidents. A number of these R44s, including VH‑COK, had not and were not yet required to have been modified in accordance with a manufacturer service bulletin that specified replacement of aluminium fuel tanks with more impact‑resistant bladder‑type fuel tanks. The installation of these tanks decreased the risk of a post‑accident fire. At the time of the accident, these tanks were required to be fitted by 31 December 2014.
In response to this and a number of other fatal accidents in other R44 helicopters, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the ATSB have separately highlighted the benefits of the upgraded bladder-type fuel tank and related modifications to operational and maintenance personnel. In addition, the helicopter manufacturer has progressively reduced the compliance time on service bulletin SB-78 in respect of the installation of the bladder‑type fuel tanks to 30 April 2013. A second bulletin aimed at removing a possible impact‑related ignition source was also issued and the manufacturer is issuing advisory information emphasising the importance of maintaining control of the helicopter during an unexpected event.
This accident highlights the importance of ensuring all doors are secured prior to takeoff. That said, the opening of a door in flight will not normally affect the operation of an R44, but the instinctive reaction to immediately deal with such an event can be quite strong. Pilots need to be aware that this reaction may be hard to overcome and in the event of an unexpected situation occurring such as the opening of the door, it is vital that pilots should continue to 'fly the aircraft'. This includes choosing to land to close the door if necessary. The fitment of bladder-type fuel tanks to R44 helicopters is a worthwhile safety enhancement that could save lives and advice from CASA is that their installation in accordance with the manufacturer's service bulletin by 30 April 2013 is mandatory.


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LA CROSSE, Ind. (1/16/2012) - Indiana National Guard Spc. Robert Tauteris Jr., 44, of Hamlet, Ind., was laid to rest Sunday, Jan. 14, 2012, in La Crosse, Ind., in a full military honors with family, Indiana National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels.
Tauteris was a combat engineer with Indiana's 713th Combat Engineers, headquartered in Valparaiso, Ind. He and three of his fellow soldiers were killed Jan. 6 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Also killed in the attack were; Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger, 32, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Spc. Christopher A. Patterson, 20, of Aurora, Ill.; Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt, 21, of Merrillville, Ind.
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(Reuters) - U.S. researchers have found evidence of the Zika virus replicating in fetal brains for up to seven months after the mother became infected with the virus, and they showed the virus can persist even after birth, according to a study published on Tuesday.
The findings confirm earlier observations from case studies suggesting that the mosquito-borne Zika virus can grow in fetal brains and women's placentas.
"Our findings show that Zika virus can continue to replicate in infants' brains even after birth, and that the virus can persist in placentas for months – much longer than we expected," Julu Bhatnagar, lead of the molecular pathology team at CDC's Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch and the study's lead author, said in a statement.
The findings help explain how the virus causes devastating birth defects and pregnancy losses even if a woman had only a minor illness. Last month, the World Health Organization declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency, but stressed the need for a long-term effort to address the virus, which has been linked to thousands of birth defects and neurological complications.
For the study, CDC researchers tested tissues from 52 patients with suspected Zika virus infection, including brain tissues from eight infants who had microcephaly and later died. They also tested placental tissues from 44 women - 22 of whom delivered apparently healthy babies and 22 whose pregnancies ended in miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth or who delivered babies with microcephaly. Zika has been shown to cause microcephaly, a rare birth defect in which infants are born with undersized heads and brains, which can cause life-long disability.
The researchers found Zika genetic material in fetal brain tissue and placentas more than seven months after the mothers contracted the virus. In one case, they also found evidence of the virus growing in an infant with microcephaly who died two months after birth.
Of the eight infants who had microcephaly and later died, all tested positive for Zika. The mothers of all eight of these infants contracted Zika during the first trimester of pregnancy, adding to prior evidence that Zika is most dangerous early in pregnancy.
"We don't know how long the virus can persist, but its persistence could have implications for babies born with microcephaly and for apparently healthy infants whose mothers had Zika during their pregnancies," said Bhatnagar, whose findings were published in CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal.
There are no treatments or vaccines for Zika, which previously had been seen causing only mild disease.
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Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Continued Abusing Victims While Serving Florida Prison Sentence
According to a lawyer representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein in Florida, the billionaire actually continued to abuse underage girls even while he was serving his disgustingly lenient prison sentence years ago. At least one woman claims that she was forced to have sex with Epstein while he was in prison, showing that this man has not been rehabilitated and that he is a very real threat to society. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this.
Got some major new developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case this morning when it was revealed that Epstein allegedly continued abusing women while he was serving his 13 month ultra-lenient prison sentence down here in the state of Florida many years ago. Just in case anybody needs a refresher. Let me go ahead and give it to you right here. As part of that 13 month prison sentence, Epstein was allowed to leave his jail cell for up to 12 hours every single day to go to work and that's where he had to stay. You had to be at work and according to the police department down there, the sheriff's department, they said, Whoa, none of this happened. He could not have continued abusing women while he was on his little 12 hour work release every day from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM because we wouldn't even allow him to go to lunch. We would not allow him to go anywhere without that off duty officer that accompanied him and stayed with him at his office.
Every day we had a log. If anybody came in, they had to sign in. They had to sign out. He couldn't leave. The office except to go to a doctor's appointment, which the officer accompanied him to. So there's no way any of this happened. Well, okay then I guess that's a cut and dry, right? Well not exactly because the sheriff's office is being dishonest about the entire thing. And that is also part of these latest revelations. In fact, these are actually revelations that we knew about years ago. And here's why I say that. First and foremost, this off duty officer that was stationed with Epstein during his work release, guess who paid for that? Jeffrey Epstein. So that off duty police officer was actually technically by definition, an employee of Epstein. Who knows what kind of cash bonuses he threw his way. If that happened. I'm not alleging that it did, but based on Epstein's history with paying off potential witnesses, which we also learned earlier this week during his bond hearing, I wouldn't put it past him whatsoever.
And I think that a, that officer or officers, if there were multiple who switched out, um, I think that's the kind of person who's deposition needs to get on the record immediately to find out what the hell actually happened. But that's all speculation, right? We got to deal with the hard truth. The hard facts of this matter. Well, how about the fact that the palm beach post had already revealed that Epstein frequently left his office. He frequently broke the terms of his work release program and never once got punished cause the sheriff's offices telling us know if he ever broke any one of the terms at any time we would have terminated it. He would have sat in county jail for the rest of his lenient sentence. But he did break it as the palm beach post had reported. There was one time when they found Epstein just walking down the street, dripping in sweat, slightly disoriented and his excuse was, oh, I just took a different route to work.
I went away a different way, but he wasn't even allowed to be walking on the streets because he had a driver pick him up from the prison driver, dropped him off at work, driver would take him back to the prison. Epstein was not allowed to go out and just be walking the streets. He wasn't also, cause that's not the only one. There was a time when lawyers, not lawyer, excuse me, the probation officer, whoever it was, corrections officer went to Epstein's house to find him because he wasn't at his office and when they knocked on the door, car pulled out of the driveway and left. So the officers are just like, Oh man, I guess we're just come back. Later. They came back later. Epstein opened the door and according to the Palm Beach Post, because those officers couldn't say definitively that Epstein was the one who drove the car.
They just decided to say a, you didn't break the terms of your probation? No. No. Idiots being in the house was a breaking the terms of the probation. There's also, according to the Palm Beach Post, he regularly, during his prison sentence, folks regularly fly to New York, Boston, Miami, and his private island. During these trips, he did not have to report to probation officers, uh, about where he was or what he was doing. I think this actually may have been after his prison sentence. So sorry. Let me correct that. This was while he was just on probation. What he also wasn't even allowed to do those things though Epstein routinely broke the rules. The sheriff's office routinely turned a blind eye to these violations. So their word is absolute garbage right now. So when we have these lawyers, lawyers who I've actually, uh, spoken with and worked with slightly, when they're telling us that Epstein was still abusing young women, these might not have been under age, but they were certainly under the age of 21, still abusing them while in prison. Then I think we have our answer on whether or not this monster deserves to be granted bond on Thursday. We'll get our answer tomorrow, but if this man is allowed to go back and walk the streets or even be put under house arrest, just to remember that they've tried that before. He broke the terms and according to the lawyers representing the women, never once stopped abusing them.