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Google Pulls Huawei's Android License
T.C. Sottek (Hacker News 3):
Following the US crackdown on Chinese technology companies, Google has cut off Huawei's Android license, dealing a huge blow to the besieged phonemaker. Reuters first reported the news, and The Verge subsequently confirmed Google's suspension of business with Huawei with a source familiar with the matter.
Speaking to Reuters, a Google spokesperson confirmed that "Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices." So while existing Huawei phones around the world won't be immediately impacted by the decision, the future of updates for those phones as well as any new phones Huawei would produce remains in question.
Horace Dediu:
Huawei is nearly the world's biggest smartphone vendor. Their exclusion from licensed Android and fork away from Google is the biggest news in smartphones since, well, Android.
Update (2019-05-21): Ben Thompson:
Huawei's preparation for this moment likely started last year when a similar ban was placed on the sale of American component to ZTE[…]
Update (2019-05-22): Tom Warren (tweet, Hacker News):
Chip designer ARM has suspended business with Huawei, threatening the Chinese company's ability to create its own chips. BBC News reports that ARM employees have been instructed to halt "all active contracts, support entitlements, and any pending engagements" with Huawei due to the US trade ban. The US has banned any US companies from doing business with the Chinese telecom giant without permission from the American government, but ARM is based in the UK and owned by the Japanese SoftBank group.
ARM is concerned it is affected by the US ban, with an internal memo reportedly revealing that its chip designs include "US origin technology." ARM develops some processor designs in Austin, Texas and San Jose, California, which could place it under the US restrictions.
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Timery for Toggl
John Voorhees:
Time tracking helps me weigh the value of the time I spend on every project, identify inefficiencies in the way I work, and acts as an early warning system to avoid burnout.
I'm still using Toggl in a Fluid browser on my Mac, but since last summer, I've been using the beta of Joe Hribar's Timery on iOS and loving it. In fact, Timery is so good that even when I'm at my Mac, I find myself turning to it to start and stop timers instead of the web app.
Timery has helped me make peace with time tracking. Where years ago, it was a tedious process of recording detailed notes by hand, now it's a simple, streamlined process. Instead of being an interruption and something that fed an invoicing system, time tracking has become a tool that helps me work better than before.
I have been using Hours, which can optionally work completely on-device, without a Web service.
Previously: Timing 2 for Mac.
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Beware iCloud Video Syncing
Tyler Hall (tweet):
Get home, back on WiFi, start uploading everything to iCloud and Google Photos. After an hour or two everything's synced.
Problem: All videos, of any length, stutter, stall, and skip frames in both Photos.app (macOS) and Google Photos on every Mac I try.
This is a core competency of iOS that should never, ever fucking break for any reason. Apple markets iPhone's camera as a top selling point – if not THE selling point.
Lucky for me, I'm tech savvy enough to know about Image Capture.app buried inside macOS's Utilities folder. So I give it one last try using that to transfer the corrupted videos manually off my phone and into Photos.app and Google Photos.
It works. My memories are safe.
Wow, I guess I need to check all our family videos now. It's possible I've been backing up damaged versions, and the good copies would be lost if I pruned our iCloud Photo Library to save space. Hopefully they weren't already lost when my wife upgraded her iPhone last year. This is not the sort of thing that can be recovered from a backup because iOS cloud backups don't include the contents of the Photos library if you're using cloud syncing.
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Update (2019-07-08): Tyler Hall:
That's right. I dragged photos from Finder into an empty album in Photos.app and watched as they were imported and then subsequently deleted.
I did this five times with the same result before I finally thought to record the whole fiasco for posterity. No matter whether I dragged from Finder or used the "Import…" menu item - same thing.
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The State of Apple's Developer Documentation
Scott Anguish:
It appears that most of the old iOS conceptual documents have been moved to the documentation archive and are now unsupported.
Is there really no iOS Text Programming concepts? Or are the indexes just that bad?
That is more than a decade of work by dozens, just being abandoned.
I can't even grasp how that's any solution.
If this is the case every single iOS developer should be screaming from the rafters. It's by far the stupidest move I've seen in a decade.
You can't write apps without authoritative docs.
It's bad enough the reference doc has reached the point it has.
It's surprising how much of the documentation is marked as legacy, archived, not up-to-date, or was never written in the first place. At first I thought this was because of some sort of internal transition, but it's been going on for years now and does not seem to be getting any better.
Steve Tibbett:
As far as I can tell, this is the only documentation on IAP receipt validation. This is part of a current system that's making Apple billions of dollars. There are errors in it, and it's "no longer being updated".
Martin Pilkington:
Fun fact: when I was looking up docs for Help Books for my Appreciating AppKit post, one of the few Mac features already supported in Marzipan, it took ages to find as they're only available in the documentation archive
Matt Stevens:
If you're struggling to find an Apple developer document you know exists, it's not just you. http://developer.apple.com's robots.txt disallows /library/archive/, where all of the old docs now live. Apple's own "Search Documentation Archive"…doesn't search the archive.
Tying the Locale to the Localization
Core Image Filter Reference
Mojave Privacy Protection Aftermath
AEDeterminePermissionToAutomateTarget Added, But AEpocalyse Still Looms
Update (2019-05-21): Wood Borer:
I remember the good old days when people were annoyed that you couldn't figure out Cocoa bindings without the stuff mmalc posted on his personal website. That was nothing compared to when the doc browser turned into a lousy webpage instead of Cocoa views and Search Kit.
Randy Scovil:
I'm wondering how much has really disappeared. I used to point students there all the time for source code examples and now I find most any search for those comes up empty. Que?
Jonathan Fischer:
For what it's worth, DuckDuckGo seems to be ignoring that robots.txt entry for /library/archive. I usually find what I'm looking for without much trouble:
Francisco Tolmasky:
Died Apple just not document AppKit anymore? I can't find anything about NSWindowTab. Is all information just in like WWDC videos?
See also: Hacker News.
X0R:
Sad but true. 10 years ago when I were starting to learn iOS development it was one of the best documentations I've ever worked with. And now it's more like Microsoft's in it's dark age.
Update (2019-05-22): macshome:
One of my biggest issues with the new docs page is discoverability. And yes, I've filed radars on it.
Kyle Howells:
This is now my number one WWDC wishlist item.
Anything else is a bonus, but Apple's documentation has fallen so far the knowledge about how the platform works is now being buried in archived documents, old WWDC videos and release notes.
Update (2019-05-28): Kyle Howells:
Apple's developer documentation doesn't show what class the method I'm looking at is for anywhere on the page.
Update (2019-05-30): Scott Anguish:
From comments on your post today "Apple's docs turned downhill fast when they switched to automatically generating docs instead of using human-written, structured, and curated materials."
Except that's not what happened. It's all human-written, structured, and curated.
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The deadline for this program has passed. The description below is for information purposes only. Awardees in the 2020-21 competition will be announced in the spring.
Grants Details
Awards provide funding of up to $150,000 for project costs. A portion of grant funds must go towards collaborations with new project partners who could benefit from access to the infrastructure at the project's host site or from substantive participation in the development of the project.
Grants may be used to cover salary replacement, staffing, equipment, and other costs.
Tenure: 12-18 months, to be initiated between July 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021.
Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS online fellowship and grant administration system (ofa.acls.org) no later than 9 pm Eastern Standard Time, December 15, 2020.
Notifications will be sent by mid-May, 2021.
ACLS invites applications for ACLS Digital Extension Grants, which are made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grants are designed to advance humanistic scholarship by enhancing established digital projects, extending their reach to new communities of users, and supporting teams of scholars at all career stages as they participate in digital research.
This program aims to promote inclusion and sustainability by extending the opportunity to participate in the digital transformation of humanistic inquiry to a greater number of humanities scholars. ACLS Digital Extension Grants support projects that have advanced beyond the start-up phase of development as they pursue one or more of the following activities:
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Fostering new team-based collaborations between scholars at all career stages. Projects that convene, train, and empower communities of humanities faculty and/or graduate students around established digital research projects, as well as projects that allow scholars from institutions with limited digital infrastructure to exploit digital resources or to participate in existing labs or working groups, are especially welcome
Creating new forms and sites for scholarly engagement with the digital humanities. Projects that document and recognize participant engagement are strongly encouraged.
ACLS will award up to six Digital Extension Grants in this competition year. Each grant carries a maximum possible award of $150,000. The funds support a range of project costs, including, where necessary, salary replacement for faculty or staff, software, equipment, travel, lodging, and meeting costs, and consultant fees. A portion of each proposed grant budget must be devoted to funding collaborations with and/or building networks among scholars of all career stages from US higher education institutions of diverse profiles.
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Grants may support projects of 12-18 months in duration. Projects must be initiated between July 1 and December 31, 2021, and be completed no later than June 30, 2023.
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Project Narrative, 10-pages, double-spaced, in Times New Roman 11-point font. The narrative must include the following sections:
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The budget will provide a detailed account of the proposed use of the grant funds. (ACLS makes available a sample budget for reference.) The project budget is an essential element of the application and its evaluation will weigh in the overall selection process. ACLS Digital Extension Grants do not require supported research leave for project participants, although grant funds may be used toward this purpose. If grant funds will support course buyout or other research leaves for project team members, the budget must itemize the funds dedicated toward the salary and benefits replacement of each relevant team member. Grant funds may not pay for institutional overhead; however, direct administrative costs, such as office expenses and an honorarium for office assistance, are allowed. The budget must indicate which items belong to the funding allocated to support collaboration and/or network building across institutions. If applicable, the budget plan should also reflect any proposed cost-sharing measures undertaken by the host institution or a third party.
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INSIDE VIEW FROM AIPAC CONFERENCE IN IN WASHINGTON: OBAMA,THE JEWISH VOTE, AND HOW ERIC CANTOR UPSTAGED HIM
by Rhonda Spivak, May 25,2011
PRESIDENT OBAMA: HIS CONNECTION TO AIPAC PRESIDENT LEE "ROSY" ROSENBERG
LINGERING PROBLEMS AND CLARIFICATIONS WITH OBAMA'S ISRAEL SPEECHES; HOW ERIC CANTOR
UPSTAGED OBAMA-THE DEFINING MOMENT: HOW DEMOCRATIC SENATOR UNDERMINED OBAMA;
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Washington- Although President Barack Obama delivered a speech about the Israeli-Palestinian peace process at the the AIPAC [American Israel Public Affairs Committee] conference on Sunday May 22, 2011 to "clarifiy" his earlier speech of May 19, 2011 many in the AIPAC crowd were not convinced about the degree of Obama's support of Israel.This was the case notwithstanding that Obama recieved a standing ovation and notwithstanding that his speech to AIPAC was an improvement over his original speech. [Both Obama's speeches of May 19 and May 22 are reprinted at the end of this article.]
The failure of the crowd of 10,000 people to be won over in their heart of hearts by Obama's clarification speech is important because most of the AIPAC delegates voted for Obama in the last elections.
Before analysing the changes in Obama's two speeches, let me state at the outset that assuming that I am correct in my observation that a noticable proportion of AIPAC delegates have serious doubts about Obama's committment to preserving what they see to be Israel's vital interests, this means that it should not be assumed that Obama will sew up the Jewish vote like he did in the last election.
Ari Fleischer, former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush made one of the most important observations at the conference. Fleischer said that if Jews vote 4 to 1 in favour of the Democrats in Florida, the Democrats win Florida-- but if Jews vote only 3 to 1 in favour of the Democrats, the Republicans take Florida. Florida is a key state, as are a few other states (i.e. New York) where there is a large concentration of Jewish voters.
I had assumed that Obama needed to keep Jewish financial support intact. But until Fleischer made this statement, I figured that Jewish votes as a bloc are not that important to him. But that's not necessarily the case - Obama needs both Jewish financial contributions and votes as he looks towards his 2012 re-election campaign.
And speaking of Obama's need of financial contributions, one of the most important words in Obama's speech at AIPAC was the word "Rosy", the name he uses to refer to his long-time friend and President of AIPAC since 2010 Lee Rosenberg (who also happens to have contributed money to Obama's campaign last election). Here's the way Obama referred to "Rosy", who got mentioned three times in the first paragraph of Obama's speech:
"Thank you, Rosy, for your very kind introduction. But even more, thank you for your many years of friendship. Back in Chicago, when I was just getting started in national politics, I reached out to a lot of people for advice and counsel, and Rosy was one of the very first. When I made my first visit to Israel, after entering the Senate, Rosy – you were at my side every step of that very meaningful journey through the Holy Land. And I want to thank you for your enduring friendship, your leadership and for your warm welcome today."
After being mentioned three times in the opening paragraph of Obama's speech, I began wondering just how important Rosy is to Obama. Founder and CEO of LRS media, founding shareholder and managing director of Kettle Partners, and founding shareholder and director of New York-based GRP Records, Rosy must be one of the reasons Obama made sure he got to AIPAC at the very beginning of the conference to "expand" on his last Thursday's speech. (Note that "expand on " is the diplomatic term used in AIPAC's newsletter I read at the conference as oppposed to the more accurate term "change", "retreat from", "adjust", "backpedal", etc.)
A correspondent based at the White House that I met told me that Rosy wasn't just any old contributer to Obama's campaign--but rather he was a key financial campaign organizer who was pivotal in bringing in other donors.
The Washington Post's "Who Runs Government " website http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Lee_Rosenberg describes Rosy under the title "Why He Matters" as follows: "Chicago entrepreneur Rosenberg was one of President Barack Obama's staunchest Jewish allies during his 2008 campaign. He advised the President on foreign policy in the Middle East and Israel and delivered speeches to Jewish groups around the country."
Now I would venture a guess (and it is only a guess) that after Rosy heard Obama's speech last Thursday about Israel, that he may have put in a call to his "enduring" friend and told Obama that the Jewish reaction to the speech wasn't so rosey.
What follows is my analysis of the problems in Obama's original speech, his clarifications and, finally what I think the AIPAC crowd made out of Obama's clarifications. Before getting to the nitty gritty, let me state unequivacably that the real story of the AIPAC conference is how Republican Eric Cantor, Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives (and the highest ranking Jewish politician in U.S. history) upstaged Obama in his speech, the key elements of which I shall touch upon.
If the Republicans have any sense in 2012 they will fly Cantor in to Florida to knock down the margin of Jewish votes from 4 to 1 for the Democrats to 3 to 1 over the issue of Israel. If they do that, then according to Ari Fleischer, the Republicans will take Florida. Moreover, if the Republicans are really smart they will begin consulting with Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper as to how to win over the Jewish vote, since if a segment of Liberal Jewish voters can become Conservatives in Canada because of the "Israel factor", then arguably the same trend can happen in America.
That's not to say that I am in any way predicting that Obama won't win the next U.S. election--If I had to guess today, I'd guess that he will, but after being at the AIPAC conference I think he will get less than the 78% of the Jewish vote he got last time.
Newt Gingrich, who is a Presidential hopeful for the Republicans, held a reception after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to AIPAC delegates on May 24. Now, what I gathered at the conference is that Gingrich does not have much of a chance at gaining the Republican nomination, but both he and Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, who also wants the Republican Presidential nomination, were smart en


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Don't you just want that cosy looking coat now it's been hanging up against the Cedar of Lebanon for a day or two?!
Well, the coat has probably sold by now, but we'll bet the Cedar of Lebanon wall is looking just as vibrantly swirly-grained with a fragrance just as sweet and spicy as it did when it was first sawn.
And like an enormous walk in wardrobe of old, the Cedar of Lebanon at TOAST will do it's duty and keep away cloth eating moths and insects with it's flowery effusions. That's really why we keep sawing Cedar logs.
It's unique perfume makes it a sought after species of timber by furniture makers. It's not an easy timber to find as it's not a tree that grows commonly or that was ever part of a woodland management plan. We usually find them on private estates, parks or in arboretums as specimen trees.
The timber is precious to furniture makers, traditional and modern alike. Designers and makers 'in the know' use Cedar of Lebanon to make wardrobe backs and line chests of drawers or make special pieces for keeping fabric items like travel chests and jewellery boxes.
They're rare, but you've probably seen a Cedrus Libani tree (the botanical name) on your travels. In fact between Tom & Donald (the Forestry Directors) they could probably tell you where all the standing Cedars in the region are if we asked them. These trees are that special.
The Cedar of Lebanon is terribly grand in stature with big horizontal branches and foliage that layers like crinoline petticoats (think Scarlet O'Hara & Gone with the Wind) making elegant canopies that cloak the branches and trunk.
There's an absolute classic at Woolbeding House near Midhurst if you're curious to see one for yourself or there are numerous grand old Cedars at Goodwood, planted by the 3rd Duke of Richmond in 1761. They would make a tree-spotter's day as they trees grow to enormous dimensions, they'd give a Californian Redwood a run for it's money anyday!
Take a look these Cedar of Lebanon logs being delivered by our round timber driver Brian Harman … enormous! You're not going to believe is but that was just one tree, from an estate nearby at Petworth.
All the better to make big changing room walls with we say!
Visit the TOAST shop for a breath of fresh Cedar at 205 Kings Road, London SW3 5ED or come down to our yard on a sunny day (like today!) to wander amongst the boules and enliven your senses with Cedar perfume.
thanks so much for reading #woodfans.
This search says we have 235 Cedar of Lebanon items in our yard!
When you click on an item in the list that looks interesting – we thought this one looked interesting, a huge Cedar of Lebanon boule, look at the widths of the boards! – you get a box with even more info.
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Kenyans have for the past one month joined hands together to help their fellow displaced countrymen camping at different sites around the nation following the post polls chaos.
And as Kenyan's continue to practice their generosity, the slums diary has established that a group called 'Mama and Dada' has been visiting a chief's camp in Huruma where some displaced persons have being hosted, with their own selfish motives.
The group is said to have been making visits to the camp once in a while asking the donors at the site to give them some donations on behalf of the sick and the old who are unable to fight and push over for food.
Sources privy to the slums diary confirmed that the group comprising of three men and three ladies leaves with the donations in a 504 Peugeot to an unknown destination instead of giving it to the old within the camp as claimed initially.
Needy children in Soweto, Kamae and neighboring environs are going to receive exercise books in the course of this week.
The books are to be donated by Community Pope John the 23rd Organization through the Rainbow Project which deals with Educational matters.
The Volunteers of the organization have already visited all the City Council and some private primary schools within Nairobi's Kahawa West area promising to deliver the books for distribution to all the pupils under their sponsorship.
An interview with Head teachers of some schools in Kahawa west, informed Nicholas Wamae, a Slums Diary reporter based in Soweto that the Free Primary Education Program has not yet dispatched its kitty to schools such as Mahiga, Kahawa, and Kiwanja primary.
The free primary education program caters for books among other requirements.
The post Election situation in our country has elicited different reactions across the country.
A week ago at Christ the King Catholic Church in Embakasi, the youth group entertained the congregation with a play whose aim was to highlight the possible causes of electoral violence.
The performance moved the audience leading one of the members to organize a similar performance at the UN offices in Nairobi's Gigiri area.
The youth has decided to organize a system of plays to educate Kenyans on reconciliation process.
The faithful at Christ the King Catholic church on Wednesday evening last week attended the mass to mark the beginning of the forty days Lenten period in the Catholic Church's calendar.
The mass was presided over by Fr. John Joe the parish priest called on the congregation to sacrifice always and to emulate Jesus Christ a role model who sacrificed Himself for the sake of humanity.
At the same time Fr. John Joe urged all to maintain peace and mostly pray for our country a successful reconciliation and healing.
It has not been business as usual as taps has gone dry in Dandora.
From Friday morning last week, most parts of the expansive Dandora area experienced an unprecedented acute water shortage.
Due to the water shortage, business people in the area who rely exclusively on water for operation, like hoteliers had to dig deep into their pockets to get the basic commodity.
Others like Mama Eunice Odweyo, who earns her living from washing clothes for other people at a fee, counted losses.
Speaking to the Slums Diary, Mama Eunice said that the condition of dry taps that engulfed the area has totally paralyzed her daily source of income.
Classes in some parts of Dandora still remain empty almost a month after the official opening date as students fail to report.
This year's form one admissions appears to be suffering a major hitch.
Form one students are yet to report in most schools in Dandora and Kayole areas.
A spot-check by the slums diary in parts of Dandora and Kayole revealed that classes reserved for the new form one students remained totally empty, as other schools record dismal admission for the whole of last week.
School administrators linked the hitch to the political crisis that the country is experiencing.
A Dandora parent Mr. William Odhiambo on his part told the slums diary, that he is unable to admit his two children in form one, because they traveled upcountry and are unable to come back because of the hiked bus fare.
On Thursday last week a middle aged man by the name Duncan were fell of from the roof of a building and died instantly.
The deceased is said to have slipped from a roof top where he is reported to have been setting a Television aerial.
Neighbors say that they just heard a loud bang and there was screaming all over, as good Samaritans tried to rescue him.
The situation was already out of hand and blood was profusely coming from his nose and mouth.
He was positively identified and the family members notified immediately.
They later on called the police to the scene. His body was taken to a city mortuary.
Christians especially those living in the slums have been advised to give more to the poor during this Lent Period.
Speaking during Ash Wednesday celebrations last week at St John Catholic Church in Korogocho, The Priest-In-Charge Father Daniel Moschetti said that the church calls upon Christians in spite of their poverty levels to fast and give more to the poor the sick and the abandoned.
He announced that his parish will accept monetary and material offerings and give the same to the poor whom he observed have been terribly impoverished by the on going post election misunderstandings.
During the well-attended mass, about three hundred Christians who turned up prayed for the country observing that without truth and justice, the country risked plunging into anarchy.
Quoting widely from this year's Lenten campaign theme, 'With a New Heart and Spirit', speaker after speaker agreed that this year's Lenten Campaign has come at the right time when the country is thirsting for peace and reconciliation.
Father Daniel said that every Christian particularly those living in the slums must develop a new heart and spirit full of love and care for our neighbors irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds.
The themes of this year's Lenten Campaign have been keenly developed to help Kenyans rebuild the oneness after the wanton destruction of property and loss of life following the just concluded general election. The booklet seeks to address issues of transparency and accountability, youth empowerment, climate change, gender and reconciliation.
Representatives of different parishes based in the slums of Nairobi recently met at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Kangemi under the umbrella of Kutoka (Exodus) Network of Slums to reflect on how the violence has affected slums and come up with realistic way forward.
Experiences from about twenty slums represented indicated that most of the looting took place because those perceived to be poor turned against those perceived to be reach.
Hatred evidently motivated the wanton destruction of property, each group of criminals targeting people of specific ethnic communities or economic class almost brought everything to a stand still.
As a result, speakers at the forum advised parishes to inculcate cultural studies as a cross cutting issue in their civic education programmes.
The meeting noted that most cultures across the Kenyan society encouraged respect and protection for women and children besides advocating for harmonious relationship among people of different ethnic communities.
One speaker observed that if all revisited their cultural practices, cases of turning against each other will be a thing of the past in Kenya.


Purim was this past weekend. I gave a speech at our shul's annual Latke/Hamentaschen debate.
I had done this for the first time last year, as memorialized here. The idea is to give a humorous talk that mocks academic seriousness, with different participants speaking on different subjects.
I agreed to do it again provided I could do a different subject, since - as I told the organizer - I had said every funny thing I had to say about Talmud last year. So this year I did Comparative Linguistics. I got lots and lots of laughs. I realize 25% of the humor is in the delivery, and another 25% is in the alcohol consumption of the audience, but here for your consideration is this year's speech, in the hope that it garners a laugh or two. It's behind the cut, with stage directions as needed.
Thank you, David, for kicking off with that…interesting talk. And thank you, Elizabeth, for inviting me back to speak again this year. I should say at the outset that once again I feel quite out of place here with all you professors and such like. You've all got enough letters after your names to make alphabet soup with. You've got those fancy robes. You wrote dissertations on something nobody ever wrote one on before – which, it seems to me, was likely a lot easier to do when they thought this system up in the Middle Ages.
And then there's me. Well, you all know me. I'm just a plain-speaking, plain-thinking, plainly out of my depth gal from the Great Plains of North Dakota. So how can I compete with all you fancy people with your fancy degrees? I didn't graduate from some hifalutin college like you did, but I did graduate from the School of Hard Knocks. ::Put on hard hat:: And I'll tell you – this ::rap hard hat:: might serve me better with this tough crowd.
Okay, to recap (or "to paraphrase" or "since none of you did the assigned reading" depending on what happened), Benjamin Whorf was a linguist who was best known for the hypothesis that is named after him. The Whorf Hypothesis says that the language a person speaks constrains that person's thought processes. In a Whorfian world if there is no word in your language for a concept you cannot understand that concept.
Now, who here believes that? Common sense and common experience make clear that the Whorf Hypothesis is wrong. After all, if we could only understand concepts we have words for, how would we come up with new words? And how many times have you heard a word you didn't know previously but you had often thought "there ought to be a word for that"? When I'm called upon to disprove the Whorf hypothesis – and I must live a peculiar life because people (usually children) often ask me whether it's possible to have a concept if you don't have the word – the example I like to give is Schadenfreude. It's a good example because it's a word most children don't know, as well as many adults, but everyone understands the concept. Who here knows what it means? Who doesn't know? ::Pick on someone:: Okay here's what it means: it's a pleasure – often a slightly guilty pleasure – in someone else's misfortune. It's the feeling you were just having thinking that you are sooooo glad it's me up here making a fool of myself and not you.
Okay, so if it's so obvious that Whorf was wrong, why did every linguist in the academy believe him for years, decades even? I guess linguists must be a particularly credulous bunch. Plus, Whorf was a protégé of Edward Sapir, who was the Chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Yale. But most convincingly, Whorf had what he claimed was proof: the Hopi language. As Whorf told it, Hopi has no way of indicating time. There are no tenses – no past, no present, no future – and the Hopi people, he claimed, live in a state of exquisite timelessness. They are completely unconcerned with when things happen, have no idea of sequencing of events, and just live in an eternal present. A whole lot of linguists found that argument persuasive – if a whole nation of people had no idea about time and their language had no tenses, well can that be coincidence?
Now there aren't a lot of Hopis left – less than 7000, according to the 2000 census, and in Whorf's time there were already very few, so it's likely that none of his credulous linguistic colleagues were familiar with the Hopi language. Really, very few linguists had even met a Hopi. Whorf, on the other hand had met a Hopi man, something he continually mentioned at parties in the linguist's equivalent of name dropping. But, then, it turned out that the Hopi man he met was a cab driver in New York City. What's more, Whorf's belief that the Hopi language lacked any sense of time came largely from one very long trip from Midtown to what was then Idlewild Airport, resulting in a missed flight. Well once that came to light suddenly the Whorf Hypothesis was deemed useless and linguists all over the world declared that there is indeed no relationship between language and thought.
But there has to be, doesn't there? Not the relationship Benjamin Whorf… made up, but some connection between language and thought? Doesn't common sense tell us that, as surely as it tells us that Hopi people must know the difference between past, present, and future as much as anyone else does? Surely anyone who speaks more than one language knows that some things are easier expressed in one than another. Surely there's some effect on thinking in the way language is typically used.
For example, there are approximately 250,000 words in English and your average English speaker knows about 60,000 of them. Overeducated people with fancy degrees like Elizabeth, David, and Angela probably know twice that many. On the other hand there are only 16,000 words total in modern Hebrew. Does that really have nothing to do with the more direct – some would say blunt – approach Israelis tend to take to communication, compared to Americans? Let's not throw out the Hopi with the bathwater here.
I submit that there has to be a relationship between words and thought, just not as simple a relationship as the one Benjamin Whorf… made up. And in this relationship is the answer to the question of which is superior – latkes or hamentaschen. I know – you thought I'd never get there. I propose that we replace the Whorf Hypothesis with the Rosenberg Hypothesis. The Rosenberg Hypothesis says simply that words are imbued with meaning that they've acquired as they develop and metamorphosize in their travels through different languages, both extant and extinct, and that that meaning interacts with cognition in a metasyntactical, subliminal and effervescent manner both affecting and effecting change in the synaptic connections and cultural referents that in turn impart understanding of the inherent and relative value of the items in question. Isn't that obvious? In other words, if we look at the etymology of the words "latke" and "hamentaschen" we will glean clues as to the rightful winner of this debate.
Now this is the point in this discourse where Shabbat restrictions may make what I have to say a little hard to follow. Ordinarily I would draw the derivations on a black board, but since that's not possible you're going to have to just follow me carefully.
What could be plainer than that? Divine Baked Goods or Disgusting Oily Objects? Which is superior? Really even Benjamin Whorf could get that one right.
Once again, it's a mixture of actual information and stuff I made up out of whole cloth.
I love this. You have just made my day.
The Rosenberg Hypothesis says simply that words are imbued with meaning that they've acquired as they develop and metamorphosize in their travels through different languages, both extant and extinct, and that that meaning interacts with cognition in a metasyntactical, subliminal and effervescent manner both affecting and effecting change in the synaptic connections and cultural referents that in turn impart understanding of the inherent and relative value of the items in question.
Glad you liked it. When I said that part at the debate, someone said "I used to have that bumper sticker" which, I thought, was pretty funny.
I'm liking this yearly tradition!
that's brilliant :) you should do it on youtube!
Glad you enjoyed it, Martin.


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Q: Use Ghostscript / PostScript to convert all text colours to black within a PDF I want to convert the white text in this PDF into black text and generate a new PDF with the changed text.
I have found this
http://www.artifex.com/files/Ghostscript_Color_Architecture.pdf
which mentions settings like -sTextICCProfile but using black_output.icc from
http://www(dot)ghostscript.com/doc/toolbin/color/icc_creator/effects/
like so:
gs -o test.pdf -sTextICCProfile=black_output.icc out.pdf
does not change the text colour to black.
Is the usage of the .icc profile incorrect? Is it even the right approach?
Is there a way to achieve this with postscript?
Example PDF

A: The usage of the ICCProfile is correct...
However, that usage is for rendering, it has no effect on the pdfwrite device at all (because it doesn't render the input, it turns it into a PDF file). So no, this is not the correct approach.
There is no real means to do what you want with Ghostscript. Technically its probably possible, but it wouldn't be easy. You also haven't apparently posted an example of the PDF file. Its entirely possible that the 'text' is not actually text. It may be an image, or vectors, which look like text.
There may also be transparency ivolved which would complicate the matter still further.

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How to Fill the Tech Talent Pipeline
Nov 6.2020
By C.J. Prince Writer
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
With quality of talent the deciding factor in success, CEOs spend much of their time on strategies for recruiting and retaining the best—and that won't change.
BY 2023, MORE THAN half of all investment in information and communications technology will be spent on digital transformation, up from 36 percent today, according to the most recent forecast from IDC. That's a growth rate of 17.5 percent (CAGR), with total investment worldwide reaching $7.4 trillion over the next three years as companies seek to modernize operations, boost efficiency, head off disruption and create the kind of compelling user experiences that will win loyalty. "Organizations with new digital business models at their core are well positioned to successfully compete in the digital platform economy," says IDC analyst Shawn Fitzgerald.
But as CEOs know well, technology investment is just one factor determining success in the digital age. The key ingredient? "You really need great people," says Michael Brown, CEO of Wyndham Destinations, the world's largest publicly traded timeshare provider, headquartered in Orlando and a key member of the region's entertainment technology industry.
That has always been true in Brown's industry, but increasingly across industries, the data show quality of talent making the difference between getting by and surging ahead. McKinsey estimates, for example, that top engineering talent can be "anywhere from three to ten times more productive than average engineers" and that "acquiring top talent can yield double-digit investment savings by accelerating the transformation process by even 20 to 30 percent."
The challenge, of course, has been finding and keeping that top talent—and it will continue to be, even now. Here are two strategies that top companies are utilizing to tap into Orlando's workforce, which is one of the youngest and fastest growing talent pools in the U.S.
Plug into local education sources
To keep the pipeline full and attract future talent, companies are utilizing increasingly close partnerships with area universities. "Attracting STEM talent is competitive no matter where you are," says Frank A. St. John, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems business and incoming Chief Operating Officer for Lockheed Martin Corporation starting June 2020. The division's Orlando location, which is one of the region's marquee aerospace & defense operations, allows it to tap a pool of 500,000 college students within a 100-mile radius, and its College Work Experience Program with University of Central Florida gives both undergraduate and graduate students a chance to work in various departments across Lockheed Martin and gets them on the company's radar screen early on.
Another partnership with Valencia College's Advanced Manufacturing Training Center allows Lockheed Martin to provide classroom speakers and to be directly involved with curriculum development to build Orlando's workforce of tomorrow. "The schools we recruit from in Florida have robust and diverse populations in majors that are of interest to us," says St. John. "We also lead outreach efforts for K-12 students to help inspire them to pursue STEM careers, reaching tens of thousands of students annually."
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, whose signature product is, in the words of CEO Paul Browning, "basically a jet engine that, instead of flying on a wing of an airplane, is on the ground being used to produce electricity," also recruits heavily from UCF's engineering pool. "Even [for] our sales team, we tend to hire engineers or people with an engineering degree just because even the sales process is very, very technical, so one of our highest priorities is having access to great technical talent," he says. As one of Orlando's top advanced manufacturing companies, MHPS runs a large internship program that allows students, while still in school, to "work with us and get to know us, and vice versa," says Browning.
Hire right—and smart.
A recent Gartner study found that companies are successful with new hires just 68 percent of the time. Given that turnover costs range anywhere from 20 percent of annual salary to upwards of 200 percent for senior-level employees, retention is critical. At AdventHealth, a faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare system in Orlando and a major player in the regional life sciences & healthcare sector, turnover for first-year nurses can be as high as 40-50 percent.
To improve its odds of success, the hospital invested in sophisticated AI technology that runs in the background during video interviews, analyzing facial features and responses and calculating the percentage chance of an individual nurse staying with the hospital for two years vs. less, explains Daryl Tol, president and CEO of AdventHealth's Central Florida Division. "Anything you can do to find that person who is different from the rest of the college class, who is ready and who has a level of commitment, whose heart is in the work—it makes all the difference in the world."
Learn more about Orlando talent initiatives and find out why the Central Florida workforce is among the strongest and most stable in the country.
Originally published in the Sept/ Oct issue of Chief Executive Magazine.
Writer and editor with 20 years experience covering business management, personal finance,corporate strategy, leadership and other topics for both consumer and trade publications, as well as a host of custom media publications.
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One of aikido's greatest strengths is that the Founder profoundly affected a wide variety of students over his lifetime. Because of this, most of his direct disciples have went on to become famous teachers themselves. With the passage of time the remaining students and teachers who were taught directly by the Founder grows smaller and smaller.
Exploring the present-day aikido landscape, one finds that most schools follow a particular student of the Founder who – at one time or another – had direct interaction with him. While many of these direct students claim to follow the "true" teachings of O Sensei, it can be argued that the Founder taught a diverse range of technique and philosophies over his lengthy martial arts career. What his "true legacy" is today has been highly debated since his passing in 1969.
In order to establish where our dojo falls in the spectrum of aikido teaching available, two general distinctions will be used. At one end there are factions of aikido that believe the best way to teach the art is by recounting the literal words and movements taught by the Founder. These groups maintain that they are transmitting aikido "without re-interpretation" or the introduced bias that naturally results from the transmission of information from one generation to the next.
The other end of conventional aikido teaching says that the Founder himself evolved throughout his life and his methods evolved along with him. While these groups recognize O Sensei's philosophical contributions as the foundations of the art, these teachers also recognize the Founder's adaptation and evolution, choosing to also emulate this aspect of his legacy.
To be certain, we believe that the origins of aikido technique and the Founder's early teaching is an invaluable foundation to the present-day aikido we practice. That being said, the Kimusubi Aikido Orlando dojo is considered to be on later end of the two ends of the spectrum described above. Our "lineage" – the past and present teachers who have influenced the direction of our practice – is considered to be more on the evolutionary side.
Seigo Yamaguchi Shihan (9th Dan) - (1924-1996) was born April 13, 1924 in Fukuoka, Japan. After an early education he entered the navy where he was to eventually carry out a kamikaze suicide mission. Fortunately, before he was deployed he was saved by the end of the World War II.
Yamaguchi sensei was introduced to Morihei Ueshiba O Sensei in 1950 and promptly entered the Aikikai in 1951. In 1958, he was dispatched to Burma to teach aikido to the army. Upon his return in 1961, he resumed teaching at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo until his untimely death on January 24, 1996. Yamaguchi sensei also taught at his own Zoshukan dojo (in Shibuya, Tokyo) and at Meiji University. He was awarded 9th dan by the Aikikai in 1994, one of a very few students to reach that rank while still living. While not very well known in the United States, Yamaguchi sensei was a major influence on the majority of present-day shihan of the Aikikai. Most – if not all – of them were taught by him as they came up through the Hombu Dojo in the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Seishiro Endo Shihan (8th Dan) - (1942- ) Endo sensei began studying aikido in 1963 at Gakushuin University under Hiroshi Tada Shihan, and later senseis Mitsunari Kanai and Yasuo Kobayashi. Upon entering the Aikikai in 1967 as one of the last uchi deshi, Endo sensei also returned to his alma mater to teach aikido. Well known for his ukemi and athleticism, Endo sensei was one of the primary ukes for Kisshomaru Doshu, Koichi Tohei (10th dan), Kisaburo Osawa (9th dan), and Seigo Yamaguchi (9th dan), all prevalent teachers at the Hombu Dojo around that time.
In 1977 he dislocated his right shoulder and was unable to practice. This event turned out to be a turning point in Endo sensei's aikido path. Yamaguchi sensei said to him, "You've been doing aikido for 10 years now, but now you have only your left arm to use, what are you going to do?" This question began Endo sensei thinking that the way he had been practicing up to that point was somewhat limited. So rather than taking classes from all the shihan at the Hombu, as he had done previously, Endo sensei began focusing on Yamaguchi sensei's classes exclusively.
As he worked to "remove the power" from his technique, many of his peers wondered what he was doing. He would simply tell them he was trying to practice a different way, and then ask them to help him by taking ukemi even if his technique didn't work. Gradually, Endo sensei began to understand Yamaguchi sensei's teaching and was able to throw his partners even when they resisted him. This set the foundation for the "style" of aikido that he would become known for.
Today Endo sensei is internationally known for his subtle and dynamic, yet powerful style of aikido. He strongly emphasizes maintaining a mental state of clarity when practicing, as well as learning the basics in solid form (kihon waza) before exploring more flowing techniques (ki-no-nagare). At the foundation of his teaching is the importance of how to connect to your partner, referred to as "ki-musubi". Endo sensei's teaching explores the use of energy and relaxation of the body with flexible movements and a calmness of the mind at all times.
Jan Nevelius Shihan (7th Dan) - (1964- ) Jan sensei began studying aikido in Farstavägen, Sweden in 1975 at age 11. Ichimura sensei was the national coach in Sweden at the time and made a strong early impression, not only as an aikido teacher, but also as an acupuncturist and shiatsu masseuse. When Jan sensei was at the age of 17, Jan Hermansson (7th dan) returned to Sweden from Japan after many years of residence there. Hermansson sensei made a strong impression on Jan and became one of his main teachers, encouraging him to travel and pursue aikido.
In 1981, Jan sensei began traveling to France and in 1983 he moved to Japan for an extended stay to practice aikido. Spending the next several years in Japan, he trained outside the Hombu dojo with many different instructors, including: Shoji Nishio Shihan, Yasuo Kobayashi Shihan and Kazuo Igarashi Shihan. Jan sensei also earned his 2nd dan in Daito-ryu Roppokai under Seigo Okamoto Sensei.
Over time, however, he began training more and more at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo where he would earn his shodan and nidan. While at the world headquarters, Jan sensei practiced with most of the Aikikai teachers: Kisshomaru Ueshiba Doshu, Kisaburo Osawa Shihan, Tada Shihan, Arikawa Shihan, Watanabe Shihan and Seki Shihan. His main inspirations, however, came from shihans Osawa (Kisaburo), Yamaguchi and Endo (with Endo sensei awarding Jan his Aikikai 4th and 5th dans directly).
Upon his return to Sweden in 1986, Jan sensei taught at the Mihashira Aikido Club in Lennart Linder and later for many years at the Stockholm Aikikai. After having taught at the Stockholm Aikikai for a number of years, Jan sensei started the Vanadis Aikido Club with Johan Lindgren, Ulf Nilsson, Ulrika Bosaeus and Jorma Lyly. The Vanadis dojo has come to be very important for Jan sensei's aikido development and is today the center of his aikido teaching. In 1998 the Mitsu Domoe Aikido Club was also established by Jan sensei and has since been combined with Vanadis dojo.
Shortly after Jan sensei's return to Sweden, Endo sensei began visiting regularly and became more and more Jan's personal teacher. As their relationship deepened, Jan sensei also began traveling regularly to Japan to practice with Endo sensei.
In 1987 Jan sensei met Christian Tissier Shihan (8th Dan) from France. In addition to Endo sensei, Tissier sensei quickly became a strong influence on Jan sensei. For many years Jan sensei traveled to France to practice with him and today Tissier sensei continues to visit the Vanadis dojo each year.
For the past 25 years senseis Endo and Tissier have been Jan sensei's predominant sources of aikido inspiration. In 2007 Jan sensei received his 6th dan Aikikai from Endo Shihan. From 1991-1993 he was the Chairman of the Swedish Aikido Association and remains a member of the Swedish Aikikai Grading Committee.
In January 2013, Jan was awarded the title of Aikikai Shihan at the request of senseis Endo, Tissier and the Swedish Aikikai.
Aikido students visiting the Orlando area and new students are always welcome.
© 2019 Kimusubi Aikido Orlando.


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Interludes: Mathematical Formulas Meld with Abstract Paintings in Three New Shows
by Jonathan Curiel
Beams of light converge on perfectly geometrical planes in Bernadette Jiyong Frank's new paintings, producing the kind of atmospheric vision that makes people want to believe in a higher power. But Frank's paintings — on display at San Francisco's Dolby Chadwick Gallery — aren't religious. They're grounded in mathematical precepts and the Japanese concept of ma, which is the interlude or space that happens between words, sounds, objects — anything.
Frank's unique vision affirms what Luca Pacioli, a friar and contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci, once said: "Without mathematics there is no art." The patterns, proportions, and calculations that solidified da Vinci's paintings were entrenched but subtle in The Last Supper (which happens to be a religious work) and the Mona Lisa. With Frank, the geometry is directly evident. It invites you in — spatial unfoldings of translucent rays that are buttressed by minimal but mysterious color schemes.
Each of the hundreds of white beams that Frank painted for "Spaces in Between" required the utmost patience. They initially flummoxed Frank. "I can only do one layer a day (because) I have to let the paint dry at least a day overnight, so each painting at the fastest takes three or four months, and in the beginning I was getting really frustrated because the process is so slow, and you don't see anything happening," says Frank, a San Francisco painter of Korean descent who was raised in Japan. "Eventually, I start to see something happening as I add composition to it, and also the color gets deeper and deeper. The color starts to interact with the light, and the painting starts to live. It's meditative, because I've learned to accept this very slow process. It becomes a ritual."
Spaces in Between (Deep Purple) uses repetition to create something meditative.
And in ritual there is repetition. Frank's repetition of translucent light, as in Spaces in Between (Deep Purple), becomes artistically hypnotic, turning the canvases themselves into meditative works of art.
Frank, at age 49, has also reached a critical mass, where pretty much anything she does is worth noting. She's also a photographer, and earlier this year,Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum acquired two images she took of the Hunters Point Shipyard that, through a rainy lens, distort everyday street scenes. Normal veers into abnormal. Representational veers into abstraction. That's what Frank has done with her paintings for "Spaces in Between," which are themselves "in between" classifications.
"I consider my work abstract as well as conceptual because of the nature of my process," Frank says. "Applying each layer is an act of creating a space, which eventually multiplies over time and creates a dimensionality."
That dimensionality comes from an artist who has always identified with "in between-ness." In Japan, Frank was a third-generation Japanese — her grandfather emigrated from Korea in the early 1900s — but Koreans face cultural discrimination in Japan, and Frank's grandfather changed his Korean last name to a Japanese one. Frank's grandparents spoke Korean at home but never to her, and Frank's family didn't tell her she was ethnically Korean until she was 10 years old. At age 13, Frank moved with her family to the United States, and as an adult, she married a German man and lived in Germany for many years. "I've always been in between cultures," she says. "I don't fit into any one culture completely."


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Title: The Eisenhower (CVN-69), second Nimitz-class carrier Add
Summary: The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) being guided to its berth at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The Eisenhower is the second Nimitz-class carrier and is powered by two A4W reactors.
Source: http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=91454
Subject(s): A4W | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) | Naval Reactors
Title: Engineering Duty Officer Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Add
Summary: This Naval Sea Systems Command instruction describes "the objectives and requirements of the Engineering Duty Officer Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program" (1). Engineering Duty Officers (EDOs) in the program support the cradle-to-grave management responsibilities for all aspects of naval nuclear propulsion, including research, specification, construction, testing, refueling, defueling, and disposal activities. The training requirements for EDOs are summarized in the document, including completion of the Bettis Reactor Engineering School curriculum (equivalent to a Masters Degree in Nuclear Engineering). A separate set of training requirements is listed for officers with prior service in the nuclear propulsion program; these requirements must be completed before receiving the Engineering Duty Officer designator of 144X.
Source: www.navsea.navy.mil/NAVINST/03540-004.pdf
Title: The Enterprise and the USS George H.W. Bush Add
Summary: The oldest and newest nuclear-powered carriers (Enterprise/left, George H.W. Bush/right) docked at Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject(s): A2W | A4W | USS Enterprise (CVN-65) | USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) | Naval Reactors
Title: The Enterprise steams in the Atlantic Ocean Add
Summary: The USS Enterprise underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was inactivated in 2013.
Subject(s): A2W | USS Enterprise (CVN-65) | Naval Reactors
Title: An evaluation of data on zirconium-uranium alloys Add
Summary: This document, compiled by Frank Rough of the Battelle Memorial Institute, contains a review of information on zirconium-uranium alloys. As noted in the introduction, "because of the similar properties and fabricational characteristics of these materials, the cladding of zirconium-uranium alloys with Zircaloy has proven to be very successful, with good metallurgical bonds being obtained" (7). This review addresses issues such as the corrosion of zirconium-uranium alloys in high temperature/high pressure systems and the impact of neutron irradiation upon these alloys. These and other issues are addressed and mapped to an extensive bibliography. As described by historians Thomas Hewlett and Francis Duncan in their book Nuclear Navy, Naval Reactors was deeply involved in the development of zirconium production in the United States, with the need to produce tonnage lots of zirconium to support early prototype and submarine reactor core construction. Beyond this, improvements in the technology were needed, such as the development of Zircaloy-2, a material superior to the zirconium-uranium alloy used in the first Mark I/S1W core.
Subject(s): Zirconium/Zircaloy | Nuclear engineering | Naval Reactors
Title: The Expended Core Facility (ECF) under construction at the Idaho National Laboratory Add
Summary: The Expended Core Facility under construction at the Idaho National Laboratory. The S1W building is visible in the background. The ECF was designed to support the processing of spent fuel cores starting with the initial core of the USS Nautilus, which was removed from the vessel in early 1957. Inside the ECF, cores are moved from one water pit workstation to another; its size was expanded from an initial 340 feet to over 1,000 feet in length.
Reference: Stacy, Susan M. Proving the Principle: A History of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, 1949-1999. Idaho Falls, Idaho: Idaho Operations Office of the Dept. of Energy, 2000, pages 86-89.
Title: Exterior view of the A1W (Enterprise prototype) at the Idaho National Laboratory Add
Summary: The A1W prototype (center) at the Idaho National Laboratory. Construction began on the A1W in April 1956; the prototype consisted of two reactors and the steam plant equipment necessary to drive one shaft. The first A1W reactor reached full power on 17 January 1959 and both reactors operatored together at full power for the first time on 15 September 1959.
Reference: Duncan, Francis. Rickover and the Nuclear Navy: The Discipline of Technology. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1990, pages 101-102.
Title: Exterior view of the A1W prototype, Idaho National Laboratory Add
Summary: An exterior view of the A1W prototype plant at the Idaho National Laboratory. A1W was the prototype for the Enterprise A2W shipboard reactor plants; the prototype contained two reactors and the steam plant equipment to power one shaft. Data from the A1W prototype were also used in the design of the C1W reactor plant, which powered the USS Long Beach.
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Why might fiber supplements be needed?
Fiber supplements may be needed for older adults suffering from constipation. Constipation is a common health concern and may contribute to a lack of appetite as well as more serious health problems. A number of health conditions, diseases, and medications contribute to constipation. Lack of exercise also adds to constipation. Low fiber intake is a very common cause of constipation.
It is recommended that older women consume about 21g of fiber a day and older men aim for 30g per day (Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board 2005). However, fiber intakes of older adults may fall below recommendations. It is often difficult for some older adults to meet their fiber needs through diet alone as they eat less food than younger people. Some older adults may avoid some high-fiber foods due to expected problems chewing these foods.
When it is difficult for older adults to meet their recommended fiber intake within their usual diet or when constipation is present, fiber supplementation may be recommended.
Older adults suffering from constipation should consult a doctor or registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) prior to choosing a fiber supplement.
What types of fiber supplements are available?
There are many different types of fiber supplements available and may be in powder, capsule, tablet, or "chew" form. Fiber supplement powders that can be added to beverages are the most common.
Do fiber supplements prevent constipation?
Fiber works to prevent constipation by bulking the stool, producing larger, soft stools that are more easily eliminated. To prevent constipation, fibers with the highest stool bulking capacity are recommended. However, wheat bran, a fiber found in whole wheat bread and whole wheat cereals, has good stool bulking. It works well to prevent constipation. Wheat bran and other bran fibers are typically not used in fiber supplement capsules, pills, or chews. Bran fibers do not dissolve in water, so are not found in fiber supplement powders.
Most fiber supplements available in the marketplace contain "soluble" (dissolve in water) fibers. Some soluble fibers, such as methylcellulose and psyllium, work well to prevent constipation. Other soluble fibers used in supplements may have little to no effect on stool bulking but may increase stool frequency or regularity (Dahl et al. 2014). In general, you need to consume much more of most soluble fibers than bran fibers to prevent constipation.
What are the potential side effects of taking fiber supplements?
Fiber in food and supplements will result in intestinal gas production. Older adults may experience noticeable flatulence (gas), usually within a few hours after taking most fiber supplements. Some people may experience uncomfortable bloating and abdominal discomfort. Increasing fiber intake gradually will help to determine one's tolerance to gas symptoms.
Some fiber supplements contain sorbitol. Sorbitol is not a fiber, but rather a sugar that is not absorbed in the gut. Routine intake of small amounts of sorbitol contributes little to stool bulking and may result in intestinal gas and discomfort. Higher intakes of sorbitol may cause diarrhea.
Do fiber supplements pose a risk for older adults?
Psyllium fiber, which can become very thick when mixed with water, is a choking risk for older adults with swallowing problems. For older adults with normal swallowing, it is recommended that psyllium fiber supplements be taken with plenty of water. Soluble fiber supplements such as chicory root fiber or wheat dextrin do not thicken water or other beverages and therefore do not pose a risk of choking.
Soluble fiber supplements containing either chicory root fiber or various dextrins can be added to many foods and beverages with little or no effect on taste. Try adding to milk, juice, and other beverages, as well as to puddings, ice cream, and other desserts. Adding to soups and casseroles works well, too.
Your local UF/IFAS Extension Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agent may have more information and classes for you to attend. Also, a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) can provide reliable information to you.
For more information on fiber, refer to the EDIS publication FCS8793, available at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy849. For more information on constipation, refer to the EDIS publication FSHN10-07, available at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs155.
Dahl, W. J., A. R. Wright, G. J. Specht, M. Christman, A. Mathews, D. Meyer, T. Boileau, H. J. Willis, and B. Langkamp-Henken. 2014. "Consuming foods with added oligofructose improves stool frequency: a randomised trial in healthy young adults." J Nutr Sci 3:e7. doi: 10.1017/jns.2014.6.
Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board. 2005. Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein, and amino acids (macronutrients). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
This document is FSHN11-01, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2011. Revised October 2014 and December 2017. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
Wendy J. Dahl, PhD, associate professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department; UF/IFAS Extension; Gainesville 32611.


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Evolution Man
Or How I Ate My Father
By Roy Lewis
Category: Historical Fiction
About Evolution Man
Here is a typical Stone Age family, reimagined by Roy Lewis in this hilarious novel as characters in some glittering drawing-room comedy. Father, who has a scientific turn of mind, has just discovered fire. Mother makes sure the children finish supper, even when the plat du jour is toad. Uncle Vanya thinks that the species has been flirting with disaster ever since it began to chip flint into tools. While little Alexander has gotten himself in deep trouble by making the first cave painting: artists are always so misunderstood.
Long out of print, The Evolution Man would make Charles Darwin turn over in his grave. Lewis has written a witty, intelligent satire of the lives of our remote ancestors, complete with highly revisionist accounts of everything from the origins of courtship to the staples of Pleistocene cuisine. It's the funniest thing to happen to prehistory since Raquel Welch donned a fur bikini in One Million B.C.
About Roy Lewis
Roy Lewis was an English author and journalist. He was born in 1913 and for many years wrote for The Times and The Economist. He is best known for his novel The Evolution Man. Lewis died in 1996.
Published by Vintage
Aug 30, 1994 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679750093
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Nearly 33% of movie earnings are now generated from 3-D films. In 2010, six of the top 10 highest-grossing movies were shot in three dimensions. But the tech has not caught on as fast on TV as many thought it would. So the guy with the legal middle name of Captain 3-D can't rest yet.
As his (legal) middle-name suggests, McNally lives and breathes 3-D. He's been working in the field for decades, long before James Cameron made it the mission of every exec in Hollywood. With his earrings and flowing hair, the Irish-born animator looks equal parts Bono and David Foster Wallace–a definite standout among the event's Samsung suits.
McNally's work in 3-D (Shrek Forever After, How to Train Your Dragon, Monsters vs. Aliens) has no doubt seen huge success at the box office, but at home, the third-dimension has been less of a hit. Despite hot holiday predictions, 3-D televisions have yet to catch fire among consumers and have failed to meet retailers' expectations. The technology has not translated from the big to small screen, making DreamWorks and McNally's presence at the event all the more noticeable (sure, McNally's teal-leather shoes might've helped). This was especially true as Samsung execs peddled the company's latest gadgets on stage, promising to bundle the products with Megamind and Shrek.
But "Captain 3-D" is far from losing faith in his own namesake. While understanding the drawbacks and limits of the medium, McNally is still gung-ho that 3-D will become ubiquitous, both in theater and on TV.
Even for someone who writes "Captain 3-D" on his taxes, McNally isn't immune to this fatigue himself. "It's kind of an irony," he says, ticking off the devices his family has at home: a 5-year-old projector, a kitchen-size TV.
But for the rest of us, the technology clearly hasn't caused too much fatigue–roughly 33% of earnings are now generated from 3-D films. In 2010, six of the top 10 highest-grossing movies were shot in three dimensions. Regardless of its slow adoption outside Tinsel Town, there's no question 3-D is in the early stages of what likely will be a long boom.


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By: admin Published: August 3, 2021
A recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that consumers may be getting too much of a good thing.
The CDC report showed that the number of people hospitalized in the United States for COVID-19 rose from 1.9 million in April to 2.1 million in October.
The number of cases in the U to be diagnosed rose from 4.1 to 4.5 million.
But the number that were hospitalized dropped significantly as the virus reached a plateau.
In the same period, the number who were hospitalized in a hospital stayed the same.
So what caused the sharp rise in COVID deaths in October?
The CDC reported that a spike in the number, severity and duration of cases and hospitalizations had occurred.
But it was not just the increase in the numbers of people who were being hospitalized that was causing the spikes in hospitalizations.
Some of the most recent data came from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The agency said that the average number of days a patient was hospitalized increased from 4 to 5.4 days during the week ending Oct. 7.
But that is not enough to account for the increase of the number and severity of cases.
The biggest spike in cases occurred when cases spiked.
As of Friday, more than 1.2 million people were living with the virus in the US.
That is up from about 1.1 milliliter on Friday, according to the CDC.
The new figures from the CDC also show that there were more people hospitalized with COVID than at any time in history.
There were 1.3 million in the first week of October, up from 1 million in July.
But there were still almost 7,000 deaths as of Friday.
The most recent CDC numbers show that the death toll is at nearly 6,000, down from more than 10,000 during the peak of the pandemic.
The rise in cases and the death count is also due in part to the fact that more people are being hospitalized and in need of intensive care treatment.
The fact that we are seeing a lot more people being hospitalized with these complications suggests that we should expect more deaths, said Dr. Jennifer L. Miller, a infectious diseases specialist at the University of Washington.
Miller said the increase is the first sign that the virus is spreading to people who are more vulnerable, such as those who are older and have underlying conditions.
The other factor is that many of the infections that have caused the biggest increases in COV-19 cases are also the ones that are leading to the highest death rates.
This has been the case, she said.
Miller added that this trend has been happening since the beginning of the epidemic and will continue to be the case.
She said that more and more people will be dying from COVID, but that it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when because the number fluctuates.
Miller noted that it could be as soon as this week.
Miller is a consultant for the Centers to Prevent and Control Influenza.
She noted that coronavirus vaccines were introduced this summer and have led to a slight drop in the virus.
But, the flu vaccine is still available for those with a high risk of COVID.
She also noted that the CDC said that while it does not recommend that people who have already been vaccinated with the flu be re-vaccinated for COV, there is a case-by-case basis for doing so.
Miller also noted the importance of vaccinating older people.
It is the flu season, after all, and they need to be vaccinated as well.
Miller believes that there is still a lot of work to do in the fight against COVID and that there needs to be an understanding of the different types of COV that are circulating.
She says that the longer we do not vaccinate against COV and the longer people are exposed to it, the more likely they are to be exposed to the virus and die.
"There is still so much work to be done to reduce our exposure to COV," she said, "and we should continue to vaccinate older adults and to vaccinating young people."
Miller also said that a lot is at stake.
If the number continues to rise, we are going to have a much higher death toll, she added.
This is going to lead to a much longer pandemic and a much more difficult fight against the virus, Miller said.
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