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community or society possessing highly desirable or perfect qualities
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Utopia is a word which denotes a community or a society possessing highly desirable or perfect qualities, first used by Sir Thomas More in his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. It has since been used to describe both intentional communities that attempt to create an ideal society, and fictional societies portrayed in literature, and has spawned other concepts, most prominently that of dystopias. The word comes from the Greek: οὐ ("not") and τόπος ("place") and means "no place". The English homophone eutopia, derived from the Greek εὖ ("good" or "well") and τόπος ("place"), means "good place", and the identical pronunciation of "utopia" and "eutopia", gives rise to a double meaning.
Heaven is home. Utopia is here. Nirvana is now. ~ Edward Abbey
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When I die, I want to die in a Utopia that I have helped to build. ~ Henry Kuttner
Heaven is home. Utopia is here. Nirvana is now.
Edward Abbey, in Abbey's Road (1979)
Utopianism is manifest in countless historical examples of those that have dared to challenge the status quo and assert that things can — and indeed, must — change. Take Martin Luther King's dream of a world free of racial segregation for example, or the strivings of the suffragettes for gender equality... Now, our relationship with the natural world is humanity's defining challenge — and utopian ideas have shifted to meet it. "Ecotopian" aspirations are already in full view in community networks attempting to create more conscious ways of living such as the Transition Network, social movements such as Extinction Rebellion, and bold policy proposals such as the USA's "Green New Deal." What's more, many of the ideas put forth by these projects were long since imagined in prominent ecotopian literary works.
Heather Alberro, Utopia isn't just idealistic fantasy – it inspires people to change the world, Port Charlotte Sun, (25 July 2020)
In shattering the perceived rigidity of the present, utopianism paves the way for change. Perfect worlds may not be realizable or even desirable, but that doesn't mean we should shy away from imagining and striving for a better future. Societies without extreme inequality and environmental degradation are surely within the bounds of possibility. Whether in the form of a creative novel, a social movement, or a political proposal, dreaming can help us get there.
There were a lot of utopias in the nineteenth century, wonderful societies that we might possibly construct. Those went pretty much out of fashion after World War I. And almost immediately one of the utopias that people were trying to construct, namely the Soviet Union, threw out a writer called Zamyatin who wrote a seminal book called We, which contains the seeds of Orwell and Huxley. Writers started doing dystopias after we saw the effects of trying to build utopias that required, unfortunately, the elimination of a lot of people before you could get to the perfect point, which never arrived.
Margaret Atwood, in "A Progressive Interview With Margaret Atwood" by Matthew Rothschild, in The Progressive (2 December 2010)
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The ground-root folly of this piteous philantropy
is thinking to distribute indivisibles,
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forged under such delusions, all Utopias
are castles in the air or counsels of despair.
Robert Bridges, The Testament of Beauty (1929), Book II, line 225
Utopias and other models of government, based on the public good, may be inconceivable because of the disordered human passions which, under the wrong governments, seek to highlight the poorly conceived or selfish interest of the community. But even though we find it impossible, they are ridiculous to sinful people whose sense of self-destruction prevents them from believing.
Etienn Cabet in The Voyage To Ikaria (1840)
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How can there ever be a utopia? There is no right way to live, which we've simply failed to stumble upon. There is no set of rules, there is no system, there is no formula. Why should there be? Short of the existence of a creator—and a perverse one, at that—why should there be some blueprint for perfection, just waiting to be discovered?
Greg Egan, Chaff (originally published in Interzone #78, December 1993; reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction, volume 11, edited by Gardner Dozois).
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The youth of humanity all around our planet are intuitively revolting from all sovereignties and political ideologies. The youth of Earth are moving intuitively toward an utterly classless, raceless, omnicooperative, omniworld humanity. Children freed of the ignorantly founded educational traditions and exposed only to their spontaneously summoned, computer-stored and -distributed outflow of reliable-opinion-purged, experimentally verified data, shall indeed lead society to its happy egress from all misinformedly conceived, fearfully and legally imposed, and physically enforced customs of yesterday. They can lead all humanity into omnisuccessful survival as well as entrance into an utterly new era of human experience in an as-yet and ever-will-be fundamentally mysterious Universe.
Buckminster Fuller, "The Wellspring of Reality," Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking (1975)
Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up to the final moment. . . . Humanity is in "final exam" as to whether or not it qualifies for continuance in Universe.
Buckminster Fuller, in Critical Path (1981)
Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labelled Utopian.
Emma Goldman, in "Socialism : Caught in the Political Trap", a lecture (c. 1912), published in Red Emma Speaks, Part 1 (1972) edited by Alix Kates Shulman
I shall speak of … how melancholy and utopia preclude one another. How they fertilize one another … Of the revulsion that follows one insight and precedes the next … Of superabundance and surfeit. Of stasis and progress. And of myself, for whom melancholy and utopia are heads and tails of the same coin.
Günter Grass, in "On Stasis and Progress"' in Diary of a Snail (1972)
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The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognised it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, in The Scarlet Letter (1850)
We must make the building of a free society once more an intellectual adventure, a deed of courage. What we lack is a liberal Utopia, a programme which seems neither a mere defence of things as they are nor a diluted kind of socialism, but a truly liberal radicalism which does not spare the susceptibilities of the mighty (including the trade unions), which is not too severely practical and which does not confine itself to what appears today as politically possible…Those who have concerned themselves exclusively with what seemed practicable in the existing state of opinion have constantly found that even this has rapidly become politically impossible as the result of changes in a public opinion which they have done nothing to guide. Unless we can make the philosophic foundations of a free society once more a living intellectual issue, and its implementation a task which challenges the ingenuity and imagination of our liveliest minds, the prospects of freedom are indeed dark. But if we can regain that belief in power of ideas which was the mark of liberalism at its best, the battle is not lost.
Friedrich Hayek, in Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (1967)
I will now confess my own utopia. I devoutly believe in the reign of peace and in the gradual advent of some sort of socialistic equilibrium. ~ William James
I myself think it our bounden duty to believe in such international rationality as possible. But, as things stand, I see how desperately hard it is to bring the peace-party and the war-party together, and I believe that the difficulty is due to certain deficiencies in the program of pacifism which set the military imagination strongly, and to a certain extent justifiably, against it. In the whole discussion both sides are on imaginative and sentimental ground. It is but one utopia against another, and everything one says must be abstract and hypothetical.
William James, in "The Moral Equivalent of War" (1906)
I will now confess my own utopia. I devoutly believe in the reign of peace and in the gradual advent of some sort of socialistic equilibrium. The fatalistic view of the war function is to me nonsense, for I know that war-making is due to definite motives and subject to prudential checks and reasonable criticisms, just like any other form of enterprise. And when whole nations are the armies, and the science of destruction vies in intellectual refinement with the science of production, I see that war becomes absurd and impossible from its own monstrosity. Extravagant ambitions will have to be replaced by reasonable claims, and nations must make common cause against them. … I look forward to a future when acts of war shall be formally outlawed as between civilized peoples.
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Critics of redemptive visions and utopian projects have long argued that they are fundamentally dangerous because they justify violence, even genocide. Each "chosen people," with its "promised land," must conquer the "Canaanites" already living there as part of its "manifest destiny." Each holy city or crusade must vanquish barbarians and infidels, and each utopian revolution must deal with reactionaries. The American conquest and settlement of the frontier often used this kind of language in vanquished the Indians with Old Testament fury. Communist dreams made totalitarian methods, purges, and gulags seem legitimate in the Soviet union. Progress demands the destruction of whatever gets in its way and justifies as "necessary" the sacrifices required for progress—for example, exploited laborers whose dangerous working conditions and low wages paved the way for future prosperity. Is there room for dissent and loyal opposition in Utopia? Utopian visionaries often have a blueprint of the future in the mind, but it is impossible to predict the historical outcome of an actual utopian project. Without risking such dangers, however, no revolutionary project can even begin. Any form of change entails risks. But so too does doing nothing, especially for classes of people who are paying the cost of the burdens of the past and the present.
William H. Katerberg, Future West: Utopia and Apocalypse in Frontier Science Fiction (2008), University Press of Kansas, ISBN 978-070061609-1, p. 36
Critics of utopianism have argued that utopian ends inevitably are used to legitimize violent means, whether against the scapegoated opponents of a utopian project or against innocent bystanders who must pay a price for the greater good of society.
A second dilemma is homogeneity. Critics contend that utopianism privileges uniformity over diversity, consensus over dissent, and end-of-history stasis over ongoing change. Is it possible in a utopian society to permit expressions of diversity that might lead to conflict? Can anything essentially new happen after utopia has been achieved. Or do genuinely new ideals inherently threaten utopias? Once built, must they become conservative in some sense?
But what should we hope? This is not an idle question. Marxist dreams legitimized Soviet gulags, and religious visions have justify crusades and jihads. This explains why the term "utopia" so often is used pejoratively and visionaries often are dismissed as mad or sick. The pursuit of a perfect society can justify and even demand the use of any means possible, including the violent purging of all who resist that glorious end. In short, redemptive visions can inspire redemptive violence.
William H. Katerberg, Future West: Utopia and Apocalypse in Frontier Science Fiction (2008), University Press of Kansas, ISBN 978-070061609-1, p. 218
If we are wrong, Jesus of Nazareth was merely a utopian dreamer that never came down to Earth. If we are wrong, justice is a lie, love has no meaning. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
If we are wrong, the Constitution of the United States is wrong. And if we are wrong, God Almighty is wrong. If we are wrong, Jesus of Nazareth was merely a utopian dreamer that never came down to Earth. If we are wrong, justice is a lie, love has no meaning. And we are determined here in Montgomery to work and fight until "justice runs down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream."
Martin Luther King, Jr., in Address to the first Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) Mass Meeting, at Holt Street Baptist Church (5 December 1955). "Justice runs down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream" is a quotation of Amos 5:24 in the Bible.
When I die, I want to die in a Utopia that I have helped to build.
Henry Kuttner in The Creature from Beyond Infinity (1940)
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We announce the birth of a conceptual country, NUTOPIA.
Citizenship of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of NUTOPIA. ~ John Lennon & Yoko Ono
In its flexibility and in its wide-open opportunities, this is the total Utopia. Anything that you can conceive of, you can do in this non-world. Nothing can stop you except a total bankruptcy of creativity. The seedbed is waiting. All the circumstances stand ready. The fructifying minerals are literally jumping out of the ground. And nothing grows. And nothing grows. And nothing grows. Well, why doesn't it?
R. A. Lafferty, in The Day After the World Ended Notes for a speech at DeepSouthCon'79, New Orleans (21 July 1979), published in It's Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs (1995)
We are not utopians, we do not indulge in "dreams" of dispensing at once with all administration, with all subordination; these anarchist dreams ... serve only to postpone the socialist revolution until human nature has changed. No, we want the socialist revolution with human nature as it is now, with human nature that cannot dispense with subordination, control and "managers." ... The united workers themselves ... will hire their own technicians, managers and bookkeepers, and pay them all, as, indeed, every state official, ordinary workmen's wages.
Vladimir Lenin, The State and Revolution, in Essential Works of Lenin (1966), pp. 307-308
Citizenship of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of NUTOPIA.
NUTOPIA has no land, no boundaries, no passports, only people.
NUTOPIA has no laws other than cosmic.
All people of NUTOPIA are ambassadors of the country.
As two ambassadors of NUTOPIA, we ask for diplomatic immunity and recognition in the United Nations of our country and our people.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Declaration of Nutopia (1 April 1973); also published in the liner notes of Mind Games (1973)
To sequester out of the world into Atlantic and Utopian polities, which never can be drawn into use, will not mend our condition; but to ordain wisely as in this world of evil, in the midst whereof God hath placed us unavoidably. Nor is it Plato's licensing of books will do this, which necessarily pulls along with it so many other kinds of licensing, as will make us all both ridiculous and weary, and yet frustrate; but those unwritten, or at least unconstraining laws of virtuous education, religious and civil nurture, which Plato there mentions, as the bonds and ligaments of the Commonwealth, the pillars and the sustainers of every written statute; these they be which will bear chief sway in such matters as these, when all licensing will be easily eluded. Impunity and remissness, for certain are the bane of a Commonwealth, but here the great art lies to discern in what the law is to bid restraint and punishment, and in what things persuasion only is to work.
John Milton, in Areopagitica (1644)
If the "liberal" mentality is prone to take flights into Utopia, the "reactionary" is guilty of sensing plots in every human enterprise involving hope, enthusiasm, and will to change. The correct attitude of this conflict must stem... from a rediscovery of philosophy which has enough courage to free itself of the historical-ideological-utopian perspective. ...this philosophy must re-emphasize man versus the collective body (with its envisaged collectivized mind), freedom versus the mechanization of inner and social life, common sense versus faith in science.
Thomas Molnar, The Decline of the Intellectual (1961) Ch. 11 "Intellectual and Philosopher"
Utopian thinking is not merely futile, it is also profoundly immoral since it contradicts the structure of man's thought and action in its applicability to the world. Since it misleads man, it is an ultimately irresponsible doctrine. The philosopher... denies that good may be so increased as to obscure evil, that man may be substantially changed, and that society may take upon itself the qualities denied to individual man and thus secure happiness for the latter. ..."If we cannot produce virtuous individuals," the utopian says, "let us produce a virtuous society; instead of individual virtues, we shall have social virtues." ...The orientation is to build a social body, a mankind that thinks and acts as one, that is both persuaded and organized in view of becoming "perfect." ...Hence the striking intellectual failure of the idealogue, fruit of his profound immorality. ...his is the sin of pride, the sin that requires the greatest stupidity. It is ironical that he who is committed to a rational-scientific view, should be the real simple-minded one, the poor in the soul. Will it be forgiven him?
I believe in some sort of strange fashion that the presence of the atom bomb might almost be forcing a level of human development that wouldn't have occurred without the presence of the atom bomb. Maybe this degree of terror will force changes in human attitudes that could not have occurred without the presence of these awful, destructive things. Perhaps we are faced with a race between the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse in one line and the 7th Calvary in the other. We have not got an awful lot of mid ground between Utopia and Apocalypse, and if somehow our children ever see the day in which it is announced that we do not have these weapons any more, and that we can no longer destroy ourselves and that we've got to do something else to do with our time than they will have the right to throw up their arms, let down their streamers and let forth a resounding cheer.
Alan Moore on the issue of nuclear weapons, in England Their England : Monsters, Maniacs and Moore (1987)
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There will not be one kind of community existing and one kind of life led in utopia. Utopia will consist of utopias, of many different and divergent communities in which people lead different kinds of lives under different institutions. ~ Robert Nozick
Utopia is a framework for utopias, a place where people are at liberty to join together voluntarily to pursue and attempt to realize their own vision of the good life in the ideal community but where no one can impose his own utopian vision upon others. ~ Robert Nozick
There will not be one kind of community existing and one kind of life led in utopia. Utopia will consist of utopias, of many different and divergent communities in which people lead different kinds of lives under different institutions. Some kinds of communities will be more attractive to most than others; communities will wax and wane. People will leave some for others or spend their whole lives in one. Utopia is a framework for utopias, a place where people are at liberty to join together voluntarily to pursue and attempt to realize their own vision of the good life in the ideal community but where no one can impose his own utopian vision upon others.
Robert Nozick, in Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974), Ch. 10 : A Framework for Utopia; The Framework, p. 311
Utopia is a meta-utopia: the environment in which Utopian experiments may be tried out; the environment in which people are free to do their own thing; the environment which must, to a great extent, be realized first if more particular Utopian visions are to be realized stably.
One persistent strand in utopian thinking, as we have often mentioned, is the feeling that there is some set of principles obvious enough to be accepted by all men of good will, precise enough to give unambiguous guidance in particular situations, clear enough so that all will realize its dictates. and complete enough to cover all problems which actually arise. Since I do not assume that there are such principles, I do not presume that the political realm will whither away. The messiness of the details of a political apparatus and the details of how it is to be controlled and limited do not fit easily into one's hopes for a sleek, simple utopian scheme.
Robert Nozick, in Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974), Ch. 10 : A Framework for Utopia; Utopian Means and Ends, p. 330
Is not the minimal state, the framework for utopia, an inspiring vision?
The minimal state treats us as inviolate individuals, who may not be used in certain ways by others as means or tools or instruments or resources; it treats us as persons having individual right with the dignity this constitutes. Treating us with respect by respecting our rights, it allows us, individually or with whom we please, to choose our life and to realize our ends and our conception of ourselves, insofar as we can, aided by the voluntary cooperation of other individuals possessing the same dignity. How dare any state or group of individuals do more? Or less?
Robert Nozick, in Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974), Ch. 10 : A Framework for Utopia; Utopia and the Minimal State, p. 333
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Nearly all creators of Utopia have resembled the man who has toothache, and therefore thinks happiness consists in not having toothache. They wanted to produce a perfect society by an endless continuation of something that had only been valuable because it was temporary. The wider course would be to say that there are certain lines along which humanity must move, the grand strategy is mapped out, but detailed prophecy is not our business. Whoever tries to imagine perfection simply reveals his own emptiness.
George Orwell, in "Why Socialists Don't Believe in Fun", in The Tribune (20 December 1943)
Certainly we ought to be discontented, we ought not simply to find out ways of making the best of a bad job, and yet if we kill all pleasure in the actual process of life, what sort of future are we preparing for ourselves? If a man cannot enjoy the return of spring, why should he be happy in a labour-saving Utopia? What will he do with the leisure that the machine will give him?
George Orwell, in "Some Thoughts on the Common Toad", The Tribune (12 April 1946)
The world has become too dangerous for anything less than utopias.
John R. Piatt, in The New York Times (2 September 1969)
In general, utopia has a positive meaning as a unit that represents an ideal human society, a normative social ideal (regulative idea) of perfect quality. Utopias approach the moral, social ideal of particular societies o global vision of justice. Every society necessarily presents certain notions of social good, which only proves the existence of utopianism as a universal idea for all cultures that have certain written or unwritten rules.
Lukáš Perný, in "Utopia and utopianism - a universal product of human thought, a cultural-artistic text or a plan for social reform?" (2019)
Most dictionaries associate utopia with ideal commonwealths, which they characterize as an empirical realization of an ideal life in an ideal society. Utopias, especially social utopias, are associated with the idea of social justice.
Lukáš Perný, in "Utopians, Visionaries of the World of the Future (The History of Utopias and Utopianism) (2020)
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No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.
Herbert Spencer, Social Statics (1851)
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Human beings will be happier — not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie — but when they find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. That's my utopia. ~ Kurt Vonnegut
Well, you know, Star Trek and the Starship Enterprise was supposed to be a metaphor for Starship Earth. It was supposed to be an idealized representation of what our society should be. In our society, we have a lot of minorities. Asians, African-Americans, women getting on the upward mobility escalator. They're making progress going up, whether it's in the professional world or the business world, or in other various careers. But the problem seems to be that think called the glass ceiling. They make it up to a certain point and then it stops. I kept lobbying to the powers that be at Paramount saying to them, "if Starfleet is to represent that ideal, you just can't keep giving us advances in rank." By that time I was a Commander. The movie before that I was a Lieutenant Commander, but I was still there at the helm punching those same buttons. I said to them, "it's very important that if we are supposed to be that kind of bright, eminently capable people...professionals....we have to get that advancement. We have to be able to show that this idealized society truly works. It's very important than, that we see one of the characters moving up and becoming a captain. Of course, my character being Sulu, I lobbied most vigorously for him. Finally after 25 long years of lobbying, we were able to reach that idealized representation of Starfleet. The glass ceiling doesn't exist with Starfleet. He was a captain then.
George Takei interview, November 21, 1994 at 8:30pm eastern, conducted by Peter Anthony Holder, the evening talk show host on CJAD [1]
Popper believed that any idea of Utopia is necessarily closed owing to the fact that it chokes its own refutations. The simple notion of a good society that cannot be left open for falsification is totalitarian. I learned from Popper, in addition to the difference between an open and a closed society, that between an open and a closed mind.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (2001) Seven: The Problem of Induction | Sir Karl's Promoting Agent | Open Society
The New Earth Is No Utopia... All utopian visions have this in common: the mental projection of a future time when all will be well, we will be saved, there will be peace and harmony and the end of our problems. There have been many such utopian visions. Some ended in disappointment, others in disaster. At the core of all utopian visions lies one of the main structural dysfunctions of the old consciousness: looking to the future for salvation. The only existence the future actually has is as a thought form in your mind, so when you look to the future for salvation, you are unconsciously looking to your own mind for salvation. You are trapped in form, and that is ego. "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth," writes the biblical prophet. The foundation for a new earth is a new heaven – the awakened consciousness. The earth – external reality – is only its outer reflection. The arising of a new heaven and by implication a new earth are not future events that are going to make us free... only the present moment can make us free. That realization is the awakening. Awakening as a future event has no meaning because awakening is the realization of Presence. So the new heaven, the awakened consciousness, is not a future state to be achieved. A new heaven and a new earth are arising... at this moment...
Eckhart Tolle in A New Earth:Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, chapter 10, (2005)
We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the only Utopia we can believe in is authoritarian.
Lionel Trilling, notebook entry (1948), published in Partisan Review 50th Anniversary edition (1985), p. 510
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I couldn't survive my own pessimism if I didn't have some kind of sunny little dream. … Human beings will be happier — not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie — but when they find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. That's my utopia. That's what I want for me.
Kurt Vonnegut, interviewed in Playboy (July 1973)
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Look up utopia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary
The Utopian - a magazine about contemporary politics, art and culture that takes from utopian thought a spirit of free inquiry and open-mindedness
Society for Utopian Studies - an international, interdisciplinary association devoted to the study of utopianism, with a particular emphasis on literary and experimental utopias
Utopias - a learning resource at British Library
Utopia and Utopianism - an academic journal
Towards Another Utopia of The City by the Institute of Urban Design, Bremen, Germany
History of 15 Finnish utopian settlements in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe
"Utopia of the GOOD" — An essay on Utopias and their nature
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Program Adaptation: The USC Davis School of Gerontology will waive GERO 589 Case Studies in Leadership and Change Management because students enrolled in this program will have a primary professional focus in health administration.
Students enrolled in the dual degree are not required to take PPD 511 (as opposed to the stand alone MHA degree students) because they develop the necessary proficiencies related to their career goals in long-term care administration through other courses such as GERO 550 , GERO 591 and GERO 593 . In addition, PPD 601 is required for the dual degree (and not the stand alone MHA program) because most of these students will work in long-term care facilities and this course is critical for success in that market.


Model disagreement for this weekend – which is right?
The GFS and ECMWF have very different interpretations of Easter weekend weather. While the GFS shows a couple of minor shortwaves rotating around the trough, the ECMWF has a blizzard for New England. How can two models that use the same physics equations and initialize with same data come up with such wildly different results?
The models (12z runs) are very similar with events through 96 hours. Both the GFS and the ECMWF(scroll to 96 hr) have an initial shortwave over the Ohio Valley that should produce a nice swath of snow from southern MN to New Jersey Friday into Saturday. Both models also show a negative NAO with a blocking ridge over Greenland and a southward displaced lobe of the polar vortex over the Canadian Maritimes. This negative NAO (which has been very rare this winter) also shows up in the teleconnection indices.
Often, a Greenland block during a negative NAO can lead to the development of powerful East Coast storms. However, in this case, I believe the unusual position of the displaced polar vortex will eliminate the development of any deep lows until the storm is well off the coast. My primary support for this is the fact that the EPO is in the weakly positive phase, which shows up on the 96 hr GFS as the large polar vortex in the Gulf of Alaska. This creates a large cyclonic flow aloft that turns what is normally a very meridional pattern into a very zonal one. The reason the GFS is not deepening any of the shortwaves along the East Coast is because of the fast jet streak that develops southeast of the polar vortex over the NW Atlantic. By Sunday morning, another shortwave will rotate through the base of the trough while on Monday, an even stronger shortwave will dive into the Mid-Atlantic region. So why doesn't the GFS, which is notorious for overdoing it with East Coast storms, keep the shortwaves weak?
Take a look at the position of the Monday shortwave relative to the position of the jet streak. The shortwave, as were all the others before it on Saturday and Sunday, are all moving through the convergent left rear quadrant of the jet streak. This means the upward motion forced by the positive vorticity of the shortwave at 500 mb is more than offset by the downward motion forced by the convergence of the jet streak. Hence, there is no surface deepening of the low. In fact, there is no surface reflection of the 500 mb shortwave at all. Essentially, positive EPO/negative NAO has created a zonal polar vortex over southeastern Canada that is a giant convergence zone, one that will crush any shortwave that dares enter the northeastern United States.
So what does the ECMWF see that the GFS doesn't in hours 144 and 168? Since the PSU ewall site that I get my ECMWF model data from does not show the 300 mb level (if anyone has a different ECMWF site let me know), I can only speculate. However, the 18z run of the GFS sheds some light on what the ECMWF may be seeing. Compare the 12z GFS for Tuesday morning compared to the 18z GFS for the same time. While the 12z run has a 1004 mb low well out to sea, the 18z run has a 996 mb low that is closer to the coast. Why the difference? Look at the position of the shortwave relative to the jet streaks. The 18z has a staggered dual jet streak pattern with a shortwave located directly between the left front quadrant of the southern jet streak and the right rear quadrant of the northern jet streak. In other words, the shortwave (rising motion) is located directly beneath two regions of rising motion. You couldn't ask for a more favorable location for surface deepening. The ECMWF may be seeing a similar type of phased jet streak further west over the East Coast, which is why it is developing the surface low so much.
I still like the GFS solution here since it just doesn't make sense to me why a nor'easter would cut straight into the polar vortex. If any surface deepening does occur, I think it will be from a flatter wave that goes out to sea. This just doesn't look like the proper setup for an East Coast snowstorm.


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De Church of God in Christ is een kerkgenootschap met een pinksterachtergrond, op vier na de grootste protestantse kerk in de Verenigde Staten. Het wereldhoofdkwartier van de kerk is gevestigd in Memphis (Tennessee). Wereldwijd wordt het ledenaantal van de kerk geschat op 8 miljoen, waarvan 5 miljoen in de Verenigde Staten wonen. Leden van het kerkgenootschap zijn voornamelijk van Afro-Amerikaanse afkomst. De Church of God in Christ hangt een conservatieve protestantse leer aan en kennen de doop met de Heilige Geest, spreken in tongen en gebedsgenezing.

De Church of God in Christ (afgekort COGIC) bestaat sinds 1897 en werd gesticht door Charles Harrison Mason (1866-1961), die eind 19e eeuw uit de lokale Baptistische kerk werd gezet. Hij maakte kennis met verschillende kopstukken van de Heiligingsbeweging en als gevolg van een heropleving die uitbrak in Jackson (Mississippi) werd een nieuwe kerk gesticht onder de naam Church of God. De eerste bijeenkomst werd gehouden in 1897. Rond 1906 werd volgens eigen zeggen de naam Church of God in Christ aan Mason geopenbaard. Dit kwam overeen met 1 Thessalonicenzen 2:14, en de naam werd goedgekeurd.

Het bezoek van de Mason aan de Azusa-opwekking in Los Angeles in 1907 veranderde de richting van de kerk. Hij was samen met twee andere leiders, C.P. Jetter en J.A. Jones, aangewezen om uit te zoeken wat de in 1906 uitgebroken opwekking inhield. Na zijn terugkeer begon hij de dingen te onderwijzen die hij Los Angeles had geleerd. Zijn twee reisgezellen stonden echter niet achter hem en verwierpen de opwekking in Azusa Street, als vals. Het kerkgenootschap was verdeeld tussen de aanhangers van Mason en die van Jones en Jeter. Op een conferentie in Memphis beslechtte Mason het geschil en reorganiseerde Church of God in Christ als Pinksterkerk. Een deel van de leden splitste zich af en zo bestonden tot 1915 twee kerkgenootschappen onder dezelfde naam.

In Nederland is de Volle Evangelie Bethel Kerk sinds 1975 aangesloten bij de Church of God in Christ

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Human Capital Activities
Specialist – ICT Security
Cyber Security, ICT
Contract Type:Type:
Education Level:Education:
Bachelor (EQF 6), Master (EQF 7)
Published on:Published:
Hours p/wk:
BACKGROUND, MAIN PURPOSE AND TASKS OF THE POST
The C1 ICT Department has the responsibility for devising, delivering and operating critical technology capabilities and solutions supporting the core mission and support processes of Europol. Over 150 internal staff members and a significant number of domain-specific consultants are responsible for devising, developing, delivering and operating information management and communication technology capabilities that ensure enhanced criminal information analysis and exchange among Europol, Member States and third parties.
The ICT Infrastructure & Operations Unit, responsible for the operations and management of the Europol ICT Infrastructure. This includes Workplace services, Customer Service Centre, Solutions Operations and Deployment services, Infrastructure services and ICT Security.
The incumbent will be responsible for the administration and management of the organisation's ICT security solutions in order to ensure that information resources are adequately protected in terms of confidentiality, integrity and availability.
The ICT Security specialist will participate in all aspects of ICT security while focusing primarily on administration and management, including monitoring, analysing, detecting, and responding to ICT security incidents.
The successful applicant will have to carry out the following main duties:
• Implement security specific technology solutions across all layers of the deployed ICT Security infrastructure, operating systems and applications, network and telecommunication devices, including 3rd party services, middleware and applications;
• As part of the Embedded ICT Security team, ensure the continued provision of adequate protection in relation to the Europol ICT infrastructure;
• Participate in the implementation, operation and daily verification of the security infrastructure elements including wireless security, endpoint security, VPN, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Web Security Gateways, Web Application Firewalls, Database Activity Monitoring, SIEM;
• Provide support in ICT Security incidents resolution at the infrastructure operational level, and proactively detect anomalies or patterns that may result into problems for the ICT Security, availability, stability, performance or capacity of the system;
• Perform any other tasks in the area of competence as assigned by the line manager.
REQUIREMENTS - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
a. Candidates must
• Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union and enjoy full rights as a citizen;
• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service;
• Produce appropriate character references as to his or her suitability for the performance of the duties;
• Be physically fit to perform the duties pertaining to the position (prior to appointment the successful candidate will be medically examined by one of the institution's medical officers in order that the institution may be satisfied that the candidate fulfils the requirements of Article 12(2)(d) CEOS)
• Produce evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.
b. Candidates must have
A level of education that corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is three years or more;
Professional training of an equivalent level in a relevant area and after having completed the training, at least the number of years of relevant professional experience as indicated below:
Duration of professional training Additional professional experience required for equivalency
More than 6 months and up to 1 year 3 years
More than 1 year and up to 2 years 2 years
More than 2 years 1 year
In addition to the above at least 3 years of total professional work experience gained after the award of the diploma.
REQUIREMENTS - SELECTION CRITERIA
a. Professional experience (assessed mainly during the Shortlisting phase):
• At least three (3) years of working experience, performing configuration, support and maintenance tasks on ICT security solutions, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, Endpoint Security in large ICT environments;
• Experience in using vulnerability assessment tools both commercial and open source focused on infrastructure, as well as business applications;
• Experience in conducting technical security policy configuration reviews (firewall rule base review, review of infrastructure servers against security baselines, etc.).
• Experience in performing regular monitoring and analysis of technical logs, including operating system, infrastructure and communications equipment;
• Experience in the area of web portal and applications security including web server hardening, identity management and application integration;
• Experience in the field of database security (protection and auditing).
b. Professional knowledge (assessed during the Internal Selection procedure)
• Excellent understanding of Information Security principles;
• Comprehensive ICT (cyber) security background, covering the majority of the following domain areas:
• Authentication and authorisation methodologies (including Identity and access management);
• Use of encryption technologies (including high assurance crypto solutions);
• Network architectures and security (including firewalls, host and network intrusion prevention, detection, etc.);
• Application security (including application gateways and secure session management);
• Vulnerability assessment and security compliance solutions;
• Endpoint security;
• Expertise in TCP/IP, web architectures and technologies;
• Knowledge of recognised security assessment methodologies such as open source security testing methodology and the OWASP testing guide, OWASP Application Security Verification Standard and of emerging infrastructure and of application security testing best practices - qualification or hands-on experience;
• CISSP, CEH, CISA Certifications;
• Vendor specific ICT security product certifications.
c. General competencies (assessed during the Selection procedure):
Communicating:
• Very good communication skills in English, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to draft clear and concise documents on complex matters for various audiences.
Analysing & problem solving:
• Keen eye for detail with the ability to maintain standards of accuracy under pressure of tight deadlines;
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications and the internet.
Delivering quality and results:
• High degree of commitment and flexibility;
• High level of customer and service-orientation.
Prioritising and organising:
• Good administrative and organisational skills.
Resilience:
• Very good interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well, both independently and in a team;
• Ability to remain effective under a heavy workload and demonstrate resistance to stress.
Living diversity:
• Ability to work effectively in an international and multi-cultural environment.
d. Fulfil the condition stipulated in Article 5 of the Decision of the Executive Director on the Duration of contracts of employment for Temporary Agents, on the start date of the possible contract of employment which may be offered.
The Authority Authorised to Conclude Contracts of Employment (AACC) sets up a Selection Committee, which consists of at least three members, consisting of one chair and at least one member from the Administration of Europol and one member designated by the Staff Committee.
In specific cases, in particular for selection procedures of experts, additional members may be designated from Europol, from outside Europol or from outside the Union institutions.
The Selection Committee determines candidates' suitability for the position by assessing their skills, experience and qualifications against the established job profile and makes an initial selection from the applications received.
The Selection Committee will invite the 5 highest scoring candidates (short-listed). All candidates having a score equal to the 5thhighest scoring candidate will be included to the list of invited candidates.
Shortlisted applicants are invited to participate in a post-related selection procedure, generally consisting of written and/or practical tests and competency-based interviews.
The AACC takes a decision of appointment on the basis of advice from the Selection Committee, and will inform the Selection Committee accordingly. The AACC has also the possibility to establish a reserve list of successful candidates, which is, in principle, valid for 12 months. The validity of the reserve list may be extended, in principle, for 12 months. All candidates who attend the selection procedure will be informed of the outcome.
Candidates who attended a selection procedure may request feedback on their performance of the written test and interview within three months after the selection procedure. Europol will not be in a position to respond to feedback inquiries received outside this time frame.
The Selection Committee's work and deliberations are confidential. It is forbidden for candidates to make direct or indirect contact with the members of the Selection Committee or for anyone to do so on their behalf. All enquiries or requests for information or documentation in relation to the competition should be addressed to the Europol Recruitment Team.
Detailed information on the selection procedure, including the appeal procedure is available in the Europol Recruitment Guidelines, which can be found on Europol's website.
Scale: AD6
The gross basic monthly salary is EUR 5.416,58 (step 1) or EUR 5.644,20 (step 2).
The step in grade is determined on the basis of professional experience gained after the education required for the position and in line with applicable implementing rules.
Staff pay EU tax at source but salaries are exempt from national taxes. Compulsory deductions are made for medical insurance, pension and unemployment insurance.
Subject to the applicable conditions being met, as defined in the EUSR/CEOS and further specified in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, allowances such as expatriation allowance (16% of basic gross salary) or foreign residence allowance (4% of basic gross salary), household allowance, dependent child and / or education allowance may be granted.
Staff enjoy worldwide insurance coverage by the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme (JSIS) and are insured against sickness, the risk of occupational disease and accident (conditions and ceilings apply).
Europol offers flexible working arrangements, a comprehensive provision for annual leave as well as parental leave supporting a healthy work-life balance
Indicative net salary sample calculation AD6/1:
a) Staff member (single) in receipt of expatriation allowance (16%): EUR 5.602,32
b) Staff member with two dependent children in their custody in receipt of expatriation allowance (16%): EUR 7.273,64
The above information is indicative and for information purposes only. It is merely meant to give an indication of the possible net salary in light of the currently applicable amounts of the related allowances and the level of taxation. It has no legal value and no rights can be derived from it.
The information is based on figures applicable as of July 2018.
Engagement for this position is subject to the successful completion of a probationary period of 9 months. Within this period the successful candidate will have to undergo a post-related security screening.
Europol reserves the right to terminate the contract of employment during or at the end of the probation period in accordance with Article 14 of CEOS.
Security screening and certificate of good conduct
All candidates who have successfully passed a selection procedure are required to apply for a national "certificate of good conduct" at the time an offer of employment is made. The "certificate of good conduct" must be provided to Europol prior the signature of the employment contract. In case of unfavourable entries in the "Certificate of good conduct" Europol reserves the right not to award an employment contract.
However, the national certificate of good conduct does not substitute a valid full Personal Security Clearance Certificate (PSCC) that must be obtained for all Europol staff at the level indicated in this Vacancy Notice. A PSCC is a certificate issued by a competent authority establishing that an individual is security cleared. It contains: the level of clearance; the date of issuance and the date of expiry. Failure to obtain the requisite security clearance before the expiration of the probationary period may be cause for termination of employment contract.
The requested level of Security Clearance for this post is: SECRET UE/EU SECRET.
The successful candidate will be recruited in the type of post Administrator, function group AD, grade 6 pursuant to Article 2 (f) of CEOS and Annex I EUSR.
The initial contract will be concluded for a period of 4 years (full-time – 40 hours a week). The contract may be renewed, in principle, for a period of 2 years. Any further renewal shall be for an indefinite duration.
If the successful candidate is already a member of temporary staff 2(f) in the relevant function group, he/she will be offered the opportunity of contract continuity, subject to establishment plan availabilities.
The place of employment will be The Hague, The Netherlands.
For further information on terms and conditions please consult the EU Staff Regulations which are available on Europol's website.
Europol respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. Your data will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data applicable to Europol under Article 46 of the Europol Regulation.
For additional information, please consult the applicable privacy statement available on our website.
Main dates
Deadline for application: 23 September 23:59 CET
Recruitment procedure: October 2019
Application process and selection procedure
Please refer to the EUROPOL RECRUITMENT GUIDELINES available on Europol's website for further details on the application process and the selection procedure.
For further details on the application process please call +31 (0) 70 353 1298 or +31 (0) 70 302 5235.
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The Beginner's Guide to Influencer Marketing on Instagram
Influencer marketing has become the hot topic on many marketer's lips, and when you think about the potential, it's not hard to understand why.
With its community of over 600 million active users, including many incredible content creators, Instagram has become a top visual marketing platform for all kinds of businesses—start-ups and huge global brands alike.
The latest algorithm update by Instagram (posts are now shown based on engagement rather than in chronological order) means that paid advertising and influencer marketing have just become more important than ever before.
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What is Influencer Marketing?
Influencer marketing is not a new phenomenon. It's built on the foundation of word-of-mouth recommendations. Social media has simply revitalized the power of this marketing technique.
Brands can use influencer marketing to collaborate with a relevant online influencer, tapping into both their creativity and engaged audience to build brand awareness in an authentic and organic way.
It's not much different from when a friend recommends a holiday destination. You appreciate their recommendation because you trust their judgment. Influencer marketing works the same way, allowing you to target an audience of like-minded people that follow an influencer they trust.
Who are these influencers?
One of the most exciting aspects of influencer marketing on Instagram is the incredible mixture of people represented, covering all kinds of niches, from all over the world.
Personal trainers are using Instagram to share their workouts, fashion bloggers to show off their style, interior designers to display their portfolio, travel photographers to catalogue their adventures, and even chefs to publish their recipes.
While some of these influencers have follower counts exceeding those of traditional celebrities, they are viewed quite differently. An influencers life will often feel more relatable. If they decide to collaborate with a brand, the majority of the time, their opinion is not only genuine but will also be taken more seriously by their followers.
Influencer marketing in 5 steps
Finding an influencer and agreeing on a collaboration with them can be a time-consuming exercise that's difficult to scale. For best results, use this five step process to stay on track.
1. Do your homework.
There is so much that you can learn from other brands. Discover what works for them, get inspiration from the different types of content they post, and look at what types of content get the most engagement.
An obvious place to start your research is by looking at what your competitors are doing. We use our tool, Whalar Labs, which allows you to see metrics on your Instagram account and then compare it with up to three others.
It's also a good idea to research other brands, which are not your competitors, but perhaps share a similar demographic. At Shore Projects, we keep an eye on what Herschel does as we feel that a Herschel customer is quite likely to be a Shore Projects customer too.
If your brand has a story behind it, research that too. Our roots are drawn from the British seaside, so we spend a lot of time keeping an eye on seaside and nautical based accounts.
Lastly, a good reference point is the Instagram for Business blog. They regularly post case studies and announce new features and tools. It's a great place to read content specific to how brands can get the most out of Instagram.
Learn more: How to Use Instagram Stories for Marketing (And Why You Should)
2. Set a clear brief.
Your campaign will be more successful if you allow the influencer the creative freedom to produce content that they know their audience will love. While it's equally important to mock up a brief with the goals you want to achieve, allowing for creative freedom is one of the key ways to make influencer marketing successful on Instagram. It's better to trust them to create an authentic and engaging campaign for you, rather than assigning the exact image, caption, and every last hashtag they must use.
One document you could supply with a brief is a mood board. Below are examples of mood boards we share for Shore Projects. They help give influencers an idea of the general aesthetic we like to have.
3. Choose relevant influencers.
Once you've got a clear idea of what you want to achieve, the next vital step is to find relevant influencers. Getting this wrong can be expensive so it's worth investing a bit more time to make the right decision.
There are influencers within basically every market. Whether it's fashion, lifestyle, travel, fitness, you'll likely find more than a few good options. One of the main ways to find people is by learning how to do an Instagram hashtag search to find the top hashtags in your market and look for the posts with high engagement (lots of likes and comments). You can also quite often find influencers on the accounts of other brands. Look for posts where they tag someone else as the content creator.
It can be quite hard to find relevant influencers without spending a long time trawling through hundreds of Instagram accounts, which is where tools such as Whalar come into play. You can search a database of influencers by topic, location, engagement, rates, etc.—all of whom are keen to collaborate with relevant brands.
4. Agree on a collaboration structure.
Once you've found the influencers you want to work with you'll need to reach out to them and agree on a collaboration structure. There are typically six key aspects you'll want to negotiate around:
Timeframe – Be upfront about the deadline and highlight that it's imperative they meet it.
Output – Be clear with what you want them to produce. For example, two pieces of content, one to be published on the influencer's account with a mention of your brand, and one that you'll use at your discretion.
Content Usage – Let them know what content usage rights you want. The influencer will always retain the ownership as the creator, but we typically ask for a two-year full content usage right.
Payment – Almost all of the best influencers will require a fee for their services. Occasionally, they may be willing to negotiate or take a free product/service/experience as part of that fee; however, you should expect to make some payment to them. When you're negotiating a price, keep in mind that you're paying for multiple services: content creation, usage rights, and access to their audience.
Sponsored Hashtag – Regulations on sponsored content are varied around the world and changing all the time. I suggest erring on the side caution and always using #spon or #ad. We've found it makes absolutely no difference to the performance or response to the post.
Campaign Goal – Have a clear focus on the goal you're trying to achieve when working with the influencer. That could be as simple as increasing followers on your account or driving clicks through their Instagram bio to your website or product page to increase sales. Knowing what you're working towards as the campaign goal keeps you both aligned from the get-go.
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5. Maximise the content value.
Get additional value out of sponsored Instagram content by repurposing it for other channels. Here are a three examples of ways we maximize the content value for Shore Projects:
1. Publish it on product page
We use the Shopify App called TagTray to publish the influencer content on our product pages. Not only does this make our product pages look great, it adds positive social proof, and has even lead to real customers now submitting their content as well.
Since embedding Instagram content, we've seen a 23% increase in page conversion, and an impressive 40% increase in time spent on page.
2. Publish it as a Facebook Ad
At a Facebook marketing event, we learned that it's important to keep your ad units refreshed with new content. Initially, we were using our product and lifestyle photography and found it very challenging to keep creating new graphics all the time.
By using influencer content, we are now able to refresh our ad units on a regular basis. On top of that, using influencer content has improved our conversion rate by 19%.
3. Publish it on social media
We also share content created by influencers on our social media accounts. Around 80% of the creative we post on the Shore Projects social media accounts comes from influencers and genuine customers.
Note: Always make sure sure you have permission to use other people's images.
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Get started with Instagram influencer marketing
Influencer marketing can be a cost-effective way for your brand to source highly creative content, develop brand advocacy, and tap into other people's engaged audiences.
Have you experimented with influencer marketing? Let me know in the comments below.
About the author: Neil Waller is the co-founder of the Shore Projects, a Build A Business 2015 winner, and the co-founder of Whalar, an influencer marketing marketplace.


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Q: what is the difference between the following 2 sentences in their meaning regarding the word 'just'?
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*You have to push this button.

*You have to just push this button.

What role does the word 'just' play in the sentence above?

A: You have to [just push this button].
The adverb "just" is a focusing modifier here. It's modifying the verb phrase "push this button". It means that all you have to do is push this button, and do nothing else.

A: just is suggesting an exact idea of how to do something.
The Oxford English Dictionary has a definition:

Exactly, precisely; verily, actually; closely

Without it, it's simply a blunt command to do something.
With it, it's proposing a specific task that will precisely accomplish what's needed.
eg

Kill him!
  Just kill him!


November 5, 2008 By Tony Albaceli & filed under All Articles, Handguns, Other, Rifles & Carbines, Weapons.
Due to the steep rising costs of—well, everything—many shooters have been forced to invent new ways to come up with more money for fuel and ammunition or cut back on their training. For some, neither of these options is viable. Luckily there is a secret, third option.
OK, it's not really much of a secret.
Ask the old-timers who have been shooting longer than you have been alive what they practiced with as a kid and what they still practice with now, and they'll tell you the .22 Long Rifle (LR). The little rimfire is an inexpensive way to emphasize the basic and fundamental principles of shooting, thousands of times over.
Today, there are many great ways to incorporate .22 LR into your training. This article reviews several different conversion kits available today, to allow you to get more range time for less cost. If your weapon of choice isn't covered and a thorough search of the Internet and your local gun shop turns up empty, send a friendly e-mail to your favorite manufacturer. If there's a market for it, they'll build it.
Pistols fitted with their .22 LR adapters (top to bottom): Kimber 1911, CZ Kadet and Advantage Arms Glock.
This is the simplest .22 LR conversion that I've seen yet. Simply remove the bolt carrier from your AR, replace it with the Ciener adapter, and you're done. The magazines that come with the kit work reliably, but I highly suggest the after-market magazines by BDM (Black Dog Machine). The BDM mags are very close to the same size and shape as standard AR mags, meaning they'll work with most retention devices. Unfortunately, your bolt will not hold open with a Ciener adapter in place.
Initially I had feeding problems with my Ciener conversion kit. I quickly discovered that it did not like Remington Golden brand plated bullets in bulk packaging. I have since tried various types of CCI and Federal ammunition, and even Remington Thunderbolts, and they've all worked flawlessly. I suspect the plating on the Remington Golden Bullets is what caused the feeding problems. Stay away from plated ammunition, and you should be problem free.
Do not expect your AR to be as accurate as your dedicated .22 LR varmint exterminator; the barrel on your average AR is not the best choice for .22 LR. Consider that the rifling on your average AR is 1:9, but the ideal twist for .22 LR is somewhere around 1:12. Expect around five-inch groups at 50 yards, which isn't as accurate as your .22, but should be plenty fine for training at 100 yards or less.
5.56mm caliber Magpul magazine next to .22 LR Black Dog Machine magazine. Both are approximately same size and fit in this Tactical Tailor 3-mag panel.
After you have a session with the Ciener adapter installed in your AR, the manufacturer recommends you replace the original bolt and shoot regular ammunition to clear the gas line. It only makes sense to wrap up a training session with full-powered ammunition anyway. Everything you did with the Ciener adapter, do it again with 5.56mm.
Now think of a 2,000 round training session. At today's prices, $450 for a 1,000-round case of quality 5.56mm is not unheard of, and it's only going to go up. Compare that to shooting 1,500 rounds with .22 LR at $15 per thousand and following that up with 500 rounds of 5.56mm. You just saved $630.
I did have one problem with the adapter. After a recent range session, I dropped it to the ground, and the tip of the chamber adapter was crushed. Obviously it's not the manufacturer's fault that I dropped the rifle, and the chamber adapter does remove very easily for replacement. However, I am disappointed that the device is so fragile and that I had to shell out $35 again for the part. But when I think of all the money I've saved so far, I don't mind as much. Still, it's worth noting: the Ciener adapter is not a tool for combat. It is not accurate enough, durable enough, nor does the .22 LR provide enough power to reliably kill anything bigger than a rabbit. That said, I give the Ciener adapter high marks for its ability to easily change your regular AR into a .22 LR training rifle.
Ciener .22 LR adapter and metal magazine that comes with it, shown with transparent plastic magazine by Black Dog Machine.
Due to the popularity of the Glock, it made good sense to include Advantage Arms' .22 LR Glock adapter. The original slide is replaced with the Advantage Arms slide, which is made from aluminum, and noticeably lighter. The slide on the model I tested was also a bit wider—presumably to get the correct weight for proper function of the pistol while shooting .22 LR—making some tight-fitting holsters like the Safariland 6004 unusable.
The sights on the Advantage Arms adapter are indistinguishable from the OEM, and the pistol showed great accuracy. Operation was flawless with a couple of different types of ammunition. In fact, the slide lock functioned just as it normally would. While I am not a big fan of the Glock, I have to admit this is a very well-built adapter, and I highly recommend it for all Glockophiles.
Ciener .22LR adapter was used to slowly introduce this new shooter to the AR before stepping up to full power ammunition.
Just as the Advantage Arms Glock adapter's slide is aluminum, so is the Kimber 1911 adapter, and replacing the original is all you have to do. With this product—like the Advantage Arms adapter—the significant weight reduction provided by the aluminum is essential for proper operation but takes a little getting used to. However, unlike the Glock adapter, Kimber's is no different in size, so all holsters should work fine.
Accuracy with the Kimber adapter was good, but it was a little finicky. I was using CCI ammunition without a problem, but switching to Winchester SuperX caused some malfunctions (Note: Kimber recommends Winchester Wildcat.). The slide lock on the Kimber adapter does not operate, which is disappointing, but consider how difficult it must be to engineer something like that when it's obviously an afterthought.
The 1911 is an American legend. However, so many different companies have adopted its design that I doubt there is a single .22 LR adapter that will function with all makes and models. That said, the Kimber 1911 adapter is made for Kimber 1911s only and should not be tried on any other style 1911.
CZ Kadet .22LR adapter. Note only a portion of the slide reciprocates.
Essentially, the goal here is to replace the original slide with the adapter, just like in the previous two pistols. However, CZ's adapter slide is actually two components: one reciprocating, the other not. Recall that the other pistol slides were made of aluminum in order to achieve the correct weight to function properly. CZ was able to maintain roughly the same weight as the original design by making the replacement slide from two separate components and having only one of them cycle. In this way, the energy from the .22 LR only pushes a a portion of the slide that has the correct weight for proper function.
As it turned out, the fitting wasn't nearly as complicated as I had feared. CZ recommends a gunsmith, but (keep this between you and me) I fitted the slide myself. The instructions provided are pretty clear, and even if they weren't, it is readily apparent what needs to be done by simply looking at how the slide and frame mate together. Total time to fit the Kadet: 30 minutes.
The Kadet shot flawlessly and with great accuracy. What's more, the slide lock worked normally.
AR fitted with the Ciener .22LR adapter with Black Dog after market magazines.
There may never be a perfect .22 LR adapter for any weapon system. Some feel or operate differently, and all certainly have less recoil than their originally designed configuration. While you are debating whether or not you feel it is a good idea to incorporate .22 LR training as a supplement to your normal regimen, just remember: if it is a choice between training with a .22 LR and not training at all, always choose the former over the latter.
In any case, like it or not, there is likely to be more .22 LR in your future. The economic conditions that we're experiencing now are not going away any time soon. If you can afford to train with regular powered ammunition, great! You should definitely stick with full strength ammo if you can, but that's increasingly difficult for a lot of folks. Look for more manufacturers to develop their own .22 LR adapters, and more entrepreneurs developing adapters where manufacturers can't or won't. As the demand for these products increases, the adapters will evolve and improve, becoming ever more like the original weapons they are designed to imitate.


I don't hunt, so the thought of killing one is utterly foreign to me _ though I could say that about most of God's creatures.
Having said all that, I must confess I am absolutely frightened of deer whenever I drive a South Carolina highway at night.
I've said before that I put a fear of deer up there with a fear of drunk drivers when it comes to nighttime driving.
Recent comments from Charles Ruth of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources was hardly reassuring.
In a warning to drivers, Ruth said, "It's the time of the day and the time of the year. They naturally increase their movements this time of year, October and November particularly." He added they are most active at dawn and dusk.
I've seen plenty of deer at the side of roads, but fortunately never hit one. Thousands of other South Carolina drivers have not been so lucky.
S.C. Highway Patrol statistics show that in 2017 there were 2,757 total crashes with deer, causing 405 injuries and 2 fatalities. Those numbers have held relatively steady over the years.
In fact, from 2013 through mid-November 2018, there have been 14,044 crashes, 2,211 injuries and 23 deaths.
Ruth said in a recent Charleston Post & Courier interview that if drivers have time to react upon seeing a deer on the side of the road, they should honk their horn several times and blink their high-beam lights.
It will cause damage to the vehicle, but it isn't likely to prove fatal. Swerving to avoid a deer could cause the driver to veer off the road, hit a tree or get into a crash that could cause more significant injury than hitting a deer with an automobile.
And if you hit a deer, said Ruth, file a report with the Highway Patrol. Most likely, Ruth said, you can take the deer home if you wish and dress it for the table.
Yeah, I think I'd take a pass on that. I'll always prefer my deer alive and prancing.


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Southampton pipeline project granted development consent
Words: Laura Edgar
Energy secretary Alok Sharma has granted a development consent order (DCO) for Esso Petroleum Company's Southampton-to-London pipeline project, which will carry aviation fuel.
His decision was in line with the recommendation made by the examining authority, the Planning Inspectorate (PINS).
The Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) comprises the construction of a cross-country pipeline to replace an existing line that Esso said is approaching the end of its economic life.
It will run from Boorley Green in Hampshire to Esso's West London Terminal in the London borough of Hounslow. It has an internal diameter of 30cm – 5cm larger than the diameter of the current pipe.
According to the application form, the project also comprises:
A new 'pigging' station at Boorley Green to allow the entry and exit points for Pipeline Inspection Gauges (PIGs) from time to time.
14 remotely operated in-line vales along the pipeline to allow isolation of sections of pipeline for maintenance or in case of emergency.
A pressure transducer (PT) to monitor pressure.
Pipeline markers along the route at all road crossings and boundaries and new red and black colour-coded flight marker posts to trace the pipeline route when inspected by helicopter.
Modifications to the pigging station at the Esso West London Terminal storage facility.
Single replacement external pump at Alton Pumping Station.
Sharma considers the project to be in accordance with Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (NPS EN-1) and National Policy Statement for Gas Supply Infrastructure and Gas and Oil Pipelines (NPS EN-4) and "benefits from the presumption in favour of oil pipelines".
Many locations were surveyed to assess the likely landscape and visual impact, including Queen Elizabeth Park, Farnborough; Fordbridge Park; and B377 Ashford Road. Both PINs and the energy secretary agreed that the development would have a "negative impact in the planning balance". They agreed that the pipeline would not have any "significant effect" on the character and setting of the South Downs National Park.
PINs concluded that the development was unlikely to have a significant effect on biodiversity and would accord with relevant legislation and policy requirements. As mitigation would be secured through the DCO, the inspectorate thought this should carry neutral weight in the planning balance. Sharma saw no reason to disagree.
Both PINS and Sharma agreed that the development would not "give rise to any unacceptable risks in respect of flooding".
PINS' overall conclusion was that the effects of the development "are not so great as to offset its significant benefits and that the substantial weight for the need for the project as set out in the national policy statements outweigh the harm". Sharma reached the same conclusion.
The decision letter and all documents relating to the project can be found on the Planning Inspectorate website.
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Energy recovery systems harness wasted kinetic and heat energy generated from braking, and use it to provide extra power or improved mileage.
Car racing is often looked upon as an exercise in futility – wasting precious resources only to come first in a silly race!
Except that it's not!
Racing is one of the greatest test beds for engineering and technology development by car manufacturers (Photo Credit : Ev. Safronov/Shutterstock)
Races are also a huge exercise in research and development, putting everything manufacturers stand for to the test. Still, what if someone wanted to race, while also saving some of those precious resources?
As per the law of energy conservation, it is abundantly clear, that the total energy in a system remains constant, only changing forms.
However, here is a caveat.
While energy may change forms, it isn't necessary for these forms to be usable.
For example, consider the motion of a fan after it has been switched off. The fan keeps rotating for a while, expending its residual kinetic energy before slowly coming to a stop.
Braking is one of the biggest sources of wasted kinetic energy in the form of heat, sound and sometimes even light (Photo Credit : BLKstudio/Shutterstock)
Another example is a moving vehicle. By itself, it will continue moving until its kinetic energy is no longer sufficient to overcome opposing forces like friction, air resistance, and gravity. Eventually, these will bring it to a stop. If the brakes are applied, this energy is lost as heat, sound and sometimes light. Thus, a conversion of energy takes place, but not necessarily into a form that is useful to us.
Kinetic Energy Recovery – A Way Out Of Energy 'Wastage'
As the name suggests, kinetic energy recovery is aimed at reducing the amount of energy converted into wasteful, unusable forms. To do so, it takes some of the energy generated by braking and stores it in an accumulator. When needed, this energy is then routed back to the vehicle's drivetrain in the form of more usable power, without burning more fuel.
This system, called KERS or kinetic energy recovery system, was developed for use in Formula One racing. The stored energy can either be used for additional power for race cars and motorcycles, or to extend range in passenger vehicles and even bicycles.
This extra energy is made available without using extra fuel, making it a sustainable addition to both internal combustion and electric drivetrains. Based on energy accumulation, there are four basic types of KERS:
Mechanical KERS
Mechanical KERS make use of a mechanical accumulator in the form of a flywheel, to store some portion of braking energy. This flywheel is distinct from the engine flywheel, and is connected to the wheels using a gearbox of its own.
Mechanical kinetic energy recovery systems consist of a flywheel connected to the wheels by means of a CVT Transmission (Photo Credit : Geni/Wikimedia Commons)
When the speed has to be reduced, the flywheel is connected to the wheels, causing it to turn. At the start of braking, wheel speed is higher than the flywheel. When the wheels are connected to the flywheel, they lose some of their kinetic energy to it, which is effectively braking. At the end of braking, the flywheel spins faster than the wheels. When this energy is required, the flywheel is connected back to the wheels, releasing the stored kinetic energy.
In order to effect the smooth transfer of energy, wheels and the KERS flywheel are connected by a continuously variable transmission or CVT.
Electrical KERS
Electrical kinetic energy recovery systems utilize braking motion to generate electricity, which is stored in an electrical accumulator. These accumulators are typically composed of 3 major parts. The first is a motor/generator unit (MGU), that converts the braking energy into electrical energy.
Schematic of an electrical kinetic energy recovery system (Photo Credit : Wikimedia Commons)
The second part is the PCU, or the power control unit, which is responsible for switching between the flow of current to and from the MGU. The third part is the accumulator itself, such as a battery or a capacitor. Upon braking, the MGU acts as a generator, converting the kinetic energy to electrical energy. It engages a rotor attached with the engine's crankshaft to move in a magnetic field. This creates electricity that gets stored in the battery.
When the extra power is needed, the PCU switches the direction of current, releasing it from the accumulator and sending it to the MGU. The MGU acts as a motor, supplying the extra power to the engine, without consuming extra fuel.
Hydraulic/Pneumatic KERS
Hydraulic energy recovery systems are very similar to mechanical systems, except for the choice of accumulators. Instead of flywheels, they use fluids, such as oils and gases, to store energy. The system consists of a hydraulic unit that acts like a pump when braking, to compress fluids using the kinetic energy. Upon a surge in power demand, this unit acts like a motor, decompressing the fluid, which releases energy for improving acceleration.
Schematic of a hydraulic kinetic energy recovery system
Hybrid KERS
While each of the above-mentioned systems are simple, they can be challenging to implement by themselves in a given motor vehicle. Thus, two or more energy recovery systems are often combined to suit various power requirements.
Advancements In Energy Recovery
Modern energy recovery systems are an iteration of electrical KERS, and include other avenues of waste energy, such as exhaust heat, in their scope. In addition to a motor/generator unit for kinetic energy (MGU-K), they also include a unit for heat energy (abbreviated to MGU-H), that is installed in the engine's exhaust stream to harness heat energy.
Energy recovery systems provide a much-needed boost to race cars on straights or when coming out of slow corners (Photo Credit : cjmac/Shutterstock)
Greater speeds translate to more heat and greater braking forces and consequently, more energy being stored in the ERS. Currently found in F1 cars, these systems are capable of injecting as much as 120 KW (160hp) of power for over 30 seconds in every lap.
Applications Of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems
Kinetic energy recovery systems were originally designed for race cars with internal combustion engines. Apart from F1 racing, they find use in electric vehicles where brake energy is accumulated to improve the car's range.
Regenerative braking is one of the most useful applications of energy recovery systems, as it helps extend the range of electric vehicles
Some systems also convert the braking energy to electrical energy to recharge the car battery and power in-car appliances, such as lights, music system, gauges etc. Bulkier systems, such as mechanical and hydraulic KERS, have been used with great success in commercial transport, e.g., buses and trucks.
Since performance and economy aren't positively correlated variables, kinetic energy recovery is a great middle ground. Its present versions are rudimentary at best, being deployed exclusively in electric and high-end vehicles. However, such technology holds great promise for the future of sustainable mobility!
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Here is Inside the Gators ranking of the Ten Most Wanted uncommitted prospects still considering Florida based on need, ranking and the Gators' chance of eventually landing them.
National Average Rating
The National Average Rating is a proprietary formula that calculates an industry-wide aggregate rating for each recruiting prospect. The formula includes publicly listed grades, scores, ratings and rankings by national recruiting services, along with a Inside the Gators rating. Combining the data provides a rating for each prospect, which is then normalized to fit the Inside the Gators Rating 100-point scale.
The intent of this rating is to provide Inside the Gators readers with a comprehensive snapshot of how individual prospects rank nationally.
Inside the Gators Rating
99-100: Elite national prospect (Five-star)
Considered one of the best prospects in the nation and a likely difference-maker at the collegiate level. Displays all of the physical skills to be a future All-American with potential to be an early-round NFL draft pick.
90-98: Elite state prospect (Four-star)
Considered one of the best 30-40 prospects in the state and a top 250 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to be a major early contributor at the collegiate level with high professional potential.
80-89: Quality prospect (Three-star)
Considered one of the best 100 prospects in the state and a top 500 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to develop into a contributor over the course of his college career. Has the ability to become a professional prospect over time with development.
70-79: Solid prospect (Two-star)
Considered one of the top 250 prospects in the state. Has the physical skills to be a potential contributor at a D-1 program over the course of his collegiate career with significant development. Professional potential is low.
The predictions represent which school each staff member believes will ultimately sign the recruit, and the confidence meter represents his level of certainty in that outcome.
If the predicted school is Florida and confidence is set to "High", then the staff member is saying "I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Florida and I feel very certain about that."
If the predicted school is "Alabama" and confidence is set to "Low," then the staff member is saying "I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Alabama, but I'm not very certain about that."