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1 "Chicago" was the codename for Microsoft Windows 95. Technology > Computers 09/21/08
2 "Janus" was the codename for Microsoft Windows 3.1. Technology > Computers 09/17/08
3 "Memphis" was the codename for Microsoft Windows 98. Technology > Computers 09/14/08
4 "Whistler" was the codename for Microsoft Windows XP. Technology > Computers 09/21/08
5 A worksheet in Microsoft Excel has 256 columns. Technology > Computers 08/10/08
6 Bill Gates developed the first version of the BASIC programming language while he attended Harvard. Technology > Computers 08/11/08
7 Firefox 3 was released on June 17th 2008. Technology > Computers 01/04/09
8 In Java, the Math class has a random method that returns a random number between 0 and 1. Technology > Computers 12/13/08
9 In programming, a Boolean variable has two possible values, true or false. Technology > Computers 08/12/08
10 In Python, the cmath module is used with complex numbers. Technology > Computers 07/04/08
11 Microsoft Windows XP was released October 25, 2001. Technology > Computers 09/26/08
12 Steve Jobs is the co-founder of Apple Computers. Technology > Computers 11/19/10
13 The first Macintosh computer was called the Macintosh 128K. Technology > Computers 05/16/08
14 The Java 2 Platform Standard Edition version 1.2, released December 4, 1998, was code named "Playground". Technology > Computers 12/06/09
15 The Java 2 Platform Standard Edition version 1.3, released May 8, 2000, was code named "Kestrel". Technology > Computers 12/06/09
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Entertainment The iTunes $0.99 Movie of the Week: 'Mid90s'
The iTunes $0.99 Movie of the Week: 'Mid90s'
Patrick Phillips
Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I'm here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar.
This week, a young Angelino escapes his troubled home life, and grows up fast in the company of his new skater friends in Mid90s.
Stevie, What The F**k Are You Doin?
His big brother is unstable and violent. His mother loves him, but isn't around enough. His father isn't around at all. In search of his own crowd (and maybe a little guidance), 13-year-old Stevie wanders into a local skate shop, and quickly finds a home amongst an older, ragtag band of neighborhood skater punks. But is the youngster ready for the world of hard skating and rule breaking that comes with his new crew? Find out in Jonah Hill's coming of age tale, Mid90s.
Looks Cool To Me
Yes, that Jonah Hill. He of Knocked Up, Superbad, Moneyball, The Wolf of Wall Street, and last year's marvelous Netflix series Maniac has gone the way of the auteur by both writing and directing his first feature film. Just a word to the wise, you're probably going to want to go shed whatever expectations you might have about actors taking their talents behind the camera for the first time, 'cause Hill very nearly hits this one out of the park.
Of course, Mid90s is also not Hill's first turn at being either a writer or director. The multitalented actor has cobbled together his fair share of "story by" credits over the years, but he cut his teeth as the shot caller by directing stylish videos for Detroit rapper Danny Brown and indie songstress Sara Bareilles. It should come as little surprise then that stretches of Mid90s unfurl with the fluid pacing and precision of a music video, or that such an aesthetic would greatly enhance the scenes of the film that involve skateboarding.
For the uninitiated, most skate films are a relatively simple merging of sound and image that find filmmakers cutting the sickest of rail grinds and kick flips to hyper specific musical cues. Hill takes a similar approach to the skate-centric moments throughout Mid90s. While said moments are enthralling in and of themselves, they're also few and far between. Though the world of adolescent skateboarders is at the center of Jonah Hill's film, the writer/director has a lot more than just frontside and fakies on his mind, essentially taking a backside approach to the skate video that allows him to focus less on tricks and more on the lives of the brazen kids performing them.
At the center of that narrative is young Stevie (played by relative newcomer Sunny Suljic), who enters the world all but unaware of the mayhem that awaits. Suljic – so good in 2017's brutalist farce The Killing of a Sacred Dear – again sizzles here, playing Stevie with equal parts glassy-eyed naiveté and world-weary knowingness. That combo helps make the character, in all his blustery, craven confusion, one of the more authentic adolescents to come of age on film of late. Hill bolsters that authenticity by surrounding him with a charismatic crew of players (particularly Na-Kel Smith) who all have a preternatural sense of when to linger in the background and when to bring their wild energies to the fore.
Hill gracefully bottles that energy, utilizing it to craft a crackling little coming of age tale that seems to exist somewhere between the fanciful, nihilistic anarchy of Larry Clark's Wassup Rockers, the childish whimsy of '90s classic The Sandlot, and the harrowing insight of Catherine Hardwicke's Thirteen. He also gives Mid90s a gritty, ground look by shooting it entirely on 16mm film, an approach that – aided by a killer, period specific soundtrack – builds a distinctly '90s atmosphere that never plays period for kitsch. In doing so, Hill delivers a period, coming of age flick that somehow also feels quite timeless.
Worth It?
You bet. Though the film shorts itself a bit in failing to explore the troubling family drama within, Mid90s remains a tenderly observed, often heartbreaking, and frequently hilarious "warts and all" look at a past that's not so far past. It's a film so refreshingly unashamed to wear its heart on its sleeve that it can't help but feel 100% authentic. Even in spite of its flaws, Mid90s is also ample proof that Jonah Hill – as much fun as he can be on-screen – might just be laying the groundwork for an equally compelling career behind the camera.
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Home Surveys Predicting the Future of the Drug Industry: 2012 and Beyond
Predicting the Future of the Drug Industry: 2012 and Beyond
This survey solicits your opinion regarding what lies ahead for the pharmaceutical industry in the next 5 to 8 years. Take the survey now (click here) and see a summary of the results after you complete the survey. It only takes about 5 to 10 minutes.
See Resources & Further Reading below…
Background Now is a good time to look into our crystal balls and predict the future scenarios for the pharmaceutical industry. Let's take a slightly long-term view and predict how likely the following will be in the next several (ie, 2012 to 2019):
New follow-on biologics legislation in the U.S. will increase competition from generic equivalents and eventually decrease brand profits
Broadcast (ie, TV) Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) drug promotion will be banned or sharply curtailed by law in the U.S.
The European Union will finally allow Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) advertising to its citizens
Internet-based drug promotion (including search engine marketing) will overtake TV-based DTC in the U.S. in terms of dollars spent
Due to decreasing effectiveness of traditional physician detailing and rise of non-personal detailing, the role of traditional sales representative will become obsolete
New healthcare reform legislation will dramatically increase the sales of drugs in the U.S.
Extensive outcomes data available to payers and comparative effectiveness research will force the industry much further down the path of pay-for-performance (ie, adopt a more flexible approach to pricing)
Patients will become even more influential and empowered in making healthcare decisions as they are forced to pay a larger share of costs and/or have access to health information from a variety of sources
Despite lack of innovative new drugs and/or generic competition, sales of brand drugs worldwide will show a sharp increase due to increased demand in emerging markets (eg, China)
More efficient targeting of drugs and marketing to specific patient populations will greatly increase effectiveness and decrease side effects of drugs
Social media marketing will become a significant part (>10%) of the pharmaceutical marketing mix
The next BIG opportunity for targeted marketing to patients and physicians is mobile apps on "smart phones"
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies will continue to increase their outsourcing of clinical trials and related drug development. Outsourcing will account for more than 50% of R&D spending by 2019.
It's a lot to think about, we know. As a "pre-Thank You" for taking this survey (click here), enjoy the FREE reprints and discounted special supplements covering many of the issues involved in these scenarios below. After taking the survey, you will be able to see a summary of the results.
Resources & Further Reading:
The following Pharma Marketing News articles/supplements are available as background for the topics listed:
Comparative Effectiveness Research:
Will Healthcare be Rationed or Rational? A Case for Supporting Comparative Effectiveness Research (PMN83-02 – click here.)
Podcast interview with Kim Slocum, President of KDS Consulting, LLC, and former Director, Strategic Planning & Business Development at AstraZeneca, who talks about HIT mediated comparative effectiveness research as part of scenario-based strategic planning for the biopharma industry. (click here – no charge)
More flexible approach to pricing:
Optimizing Market Access: A Guide to Effective Pricing, Reimbursement and Messaging Strategies (PMN79-02 – click here.)
Increased demand in emerging markets:
Pharmaceutical Market Access 2010: Strategic Developments Impacting the US, EU, and Emerging Markets (PMN89-02 – click here.)
Decreasing effectiveness of traditional physician detailing:
Special Supplement: Increase Physician Access and Detailing Effectiveness (click here. Use code 'SFE20785N' to get a $17.00 discount.)
Building Power Sales Messages The Core of Effective Selling (PMN77-02 – click here.)
Patients will become even more influential and empowered:
The Empowered Patient: What It Means for Pharma Marketers (PMN84-02 – click here.)
Targeting of drugs and marketing to specific patient populations:
The New Branding Model: From Blockbusters to Targeted Therapies (PMN36-04 – click here.)
Social media marketing:
Special Supplement: Social Media Pharma Marketing: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't? (click here. Use code 'SMM444JM' to get a $17.00 discount.)
Social Communications in Healthcare: Summary of Roundtable Discussions (PMN87-02 – click here.)
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Opinion: Daily Journal
Public, Not Government, Radio
John Hood
in Daily Journal
RALEIGH – Public radio is, all things considered, a valuable option for those interested in following news, learning more about their state and nation, and listening to or participating in thoughtful debates about public policy issues. Consumed as part of a balanced diet of commercial talk radio, the morning edition of your local newspaper, and the fresh air that is the Internet, public radio is intellectually nutritious.
If only it did not subsist partly on funds forcibly taken from people who do not listen to public radio and never will.
It is true that the taxpayer subsidy for stations such as WUNC-FM in Chapel Hill and WFAE-FM in Charlotte is less egregious than it used to be. The state budget no longer includes direct appropriations to university-based public radio operations. But they continue to receive subsidy in the form of grants from the taxpayer-funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The extent of subsidy varies widely according to the size and penetration of local markets. For example, WUNC pays for more than 90 percent of its annual operating budget with voluntary contributions, be they checks from individuals and institutions or underwriting contracts (essentially, short-form advertising) with businesses. But at other stations, the percentage of expenses paid by forcible expropriation is much higher.
It should be zero. It should be zero in the Triangle or Charlotte markets, where an end to government funding would almost certainly result in higher private funding to offset the loss (I'd be among the first donors). And it should be zero even in smaller markets, where philanthropy and entrepreneurial thinking should be harnessed to generate the necessary funds.
There's no point pretending that public radio is some sort of universal public utility, like a water and sewer authority. These radio stations are intensely competitive. They compete for audience and advertising dollars – I mean, underwriting dollars, sorry – with commercial radio and other print and broadcast firms. They compete with each other for audience and listener contributions, as is evident in this Triad Business Journal account of WUNC-FM's plans to open a Greensboro bureau even though Wake Forest University's WFDD-FM already considers Guilford County to be a core part of its Triad audience and donor base.
To some critics of commercial broadcasting and advocates of government-controlled media, of course, such a suggestion is heresy. They decry the control of "corporate America" on the news business and see the taxpayer support for public radio, even if a relative trickle, as guaranteeing editorial independence and public service. This is nonsense. Public radio, whatever its level of government funding, will always thrive or wither based on the perceived quality of its offerings. If audience members aren't impressed with what they hear, and willing to support it financially, public radio hasn't a prayer.
Moreover, government involvement in the news media is a far greater source of editorial interference and bias than the existence of advertiser-driven or donor-driven media. That's true historically – America didn't truly have a media unshackled from political control until the advent of the advertiser-support penny press in the mid-19th century – as well as cross-culturally. Countries where governments fund the major TV and radio stations are countries where press freedoms are most threatened.
Opponents of public broadcasting often emphasize their complaints when arguing for an end to government subsidy. I prefer to emphasize the positive: public radio is worthwhile enough to prosper by asking its listeners for support. It doesn't have to resort to taking it.
Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ©2001 Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved.
23Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, 33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
9The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. 10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.


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How the humble hard drive is made
By PC Plus (PC Plus ) 31 January 2010
It's like a 747 flying 0.14mm above the ground
A hard disk is an amazing feat of electronic and mechanical engineering
Extracting minerals and making blanks
Polishing, washing and applying the underlayer
Adding data storage layers and final testing
The fact that silicon chips start life as nothing more exotic than sand is amazing enough, but have you ever thought about that other important PC component, the hard disk?
Its origins couldn't be more different. The heart of a hard disk – the rotating platter where your data is stored – is made out of an exotic mix of elements including ruthenium and platinum, two of the world's rarest and most expensive metals.
Needless to say, this statement doesn't even hint at the complexity involved in transforming rare ores into gigabytes of data storage. The hard disk's high speeds of rotation and the close proximity of the head to the platter means that the processes must be carried out with the ultimate in precision and cleanliness.
Add to this the strange properties of magnetic media and the techniques required to achieve the optimum capacity, and the story of how disks are made becomes one that encompasses the fields of mining, metallurgy, chemistry, physics and involves the pinnacle of engineering and manufacturing technology.
As a whole, a hard disk is an amazing feat of electronic and mechanical engineering, but two parts – the heads and the platter – stand out for their sheer manufacturing complexity. As the part that actually stores the data, the platter is what many people consider the heart of a hard disk drive – and here we reveal the secrets of its manufacture.
Step 1: Mineral extraction and processing
Platinum is only the 70th most abundant element in the Earth's crust, making up just three parts per billion. Ruthenium comes two places lower with an abundance of only one part per billion. By way of comparison, silicon – the raw material from which microprocessors are made – accounts for around 27 per cent of the Earth's crust.
It's no surprise then that platinum is hugely expensive – today's market price is more than $1,300 per Troy ounce. Turning to ruthenium, the total annual production is just 27 tonnes, an amount that would fit in a 1.3m3 cube. Both are mined predominantly in South Africa.
Platinum is one of the noble metals, which means that it's relatively unreactive. Unlike metals such as copper – the main ores of which are compounds – platinum is normally found in its metallic form. This doesn't mean that extracting it from its ore is simple, though, as platinum is normally found mixed with other metals.
Obtaining pure platinum involves separating it from the iron, copper, gold, nickel, iridium, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and osmium that it's invariably found with. Let's just say it's a complicated multistage chemical process that can take up to six months to complete. Fortuitously, though, the ruthenium that's also needed in disk manufacture is a by-product of the process.
A deep mine in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa might seem far-removed from a finished hard disk, and in this sense it's an ideal place to start our investigation. But we're not going to need the platinum or the ruthenium until well down the line, so for now we'll put them aside as we move to something more down to earth – and considerably more common.
Step 2: Making aluminium blanks
The manufacture of a hard disk platter starts with the fabrication of aluminium blanks, which are disks of aluminium alloy onto which the magnetic recording layer will eventually be deposited.
High-purity alloy that contains four to five per cent magnesium plus small amounts of silicon, copper, iron and zinc to give it the necessary properties is cast into an ingot weighing seven tonnes. The ingot is then heat-treated, hot-rolled and cold-rolled in multiple passes to provide a sheet of the necessary thickness (usually 0.635mm, 0.8mm, 1.0mm, 1.27mm, 1.5mm or 1.8 mm – just enough to provide adequate stability while rotating at high speed) from which the blanks will be punched.
GETTING STARTED: Hot rolling mills process aluminium ingots into thin slivers of metal from which disks will be punched
Punching takes place once the alloy sheet has been coiled into large rolls so that a single stamping process produces lots of blanks. This is then followed by a stacked annealing process to reflatten the blanks. Finally the blanks are ground to a high level of precision to achieve the necessary surface and edge finish. Bear in mind that this and all subsequent steps are carried out on both sides of the platter so that it ends up with two recording surfaces.
Step 3: NiP plating
The aluminium blanks are now precision-ground using 'stones' that are composed of PVA and which contain silicon carbide as the abrasive agent. However, even with all the care taken to produce a good finish, the surfaces of the aluminium blanks produced in Step 2 are not yet nearly perfect enough. Because there's a limit to the degree of smoothness to which aluminium alloy can be ground, the next step is to apply a hard coating that will take a better finish.
PERFECT FINISH: The soft aluminium is plated with a hard NiP layer so that it can be polished to an incredible degree of smoothness
This hard coating is an amorphous alloy of nickel and phosphorous (NiP). It's applied by an electroless process in which complex supersaturated solutions containing compounds of nickel and phosphorous react on the surface of the disk to leave the required NiP layer. This layer can now be further refined in the next step of the process.
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Michael Pelczar, Sensorama: A Phenomenalist Analysis of Spacetime and Its Contents, Oxford University Press, 2015, 239pp., $74.00 (hbk), ISBN 9780198732655.
There are few in contemporary analytic philosophy willing to defend phenomenalism, the view that physical objects reduce to permanent possibilities of sensation, and fewer still who are willing to give time the same treatment. Michael Pelczar is the exception. In this book, he offers an engaging, unflinching defense of an ambitious form of neo-Millian idealism, radical phenomenalism, according to which spacetime and its contents (and also selves and intentionality) are logical constructions out of experiences and counterfactuals involving them. Notably, Pelczar's radical phenomenalism is an atemporalist development of the Millian suggestion that physical objects are permanent possibilities of sensation: for the radical phenomenalist, experiences no more exist in time than they do in space. His view is also scientifically informed in the sense that he wants the actual permanent possibilities of sensation to give rise to the spatiotemporal world as science reveals it.
Pelczar's argumentative approach is quite novel. He begins with a series of original arguments that our experiences of time -- of temporal duration, succession, and so on -- are not themselves spatiotemporally structured, and from this he concludes that idealism must be true. Thus, rather than atemporalism being a concomitant of a scientifically informed idealism, it is idealism which is a concomitant of a scientifically informed account of temporal phenomenology.
The book has two parts. In the first Pelczar sets the stage and then makes his original case for atemporalism and by extension idealism. In the second he advances new arguments in favor of phenomenalist idealism over Kantian, Berkeleyan or Leibnizian alternatives. This is a rich book, replete with original, substantive argumentation at each step. I will survey highlights from each chapter, focusing on chapters three to five, which make the argument for idealism e.
Chapter one is an extended introduction. Chapter two is a generally accessible account of the basic concepts of special relativity, which explores the philosophical underpinnings of our concept of simultaneity.
In chapter three we begin the substantive argumentative work of the book: the case for atemporalism. Atemporalism, for Pelczar, is the claim that no aspect of our mental lives is characterized by objective temporal succession: experiences may be as of duration, but they do not endure; experiences may be as of change, but they do not change; etc. In chapter three Pelczar challenges the claim that we have direct introspective evidence that experiences happen in temporal succession, a claim that has been made historically by Kant, Locke and Mill, and more recently by Phillips (2010), Soteriou (2010) and Rashbrook (2013).
The meat of the chapter is a single argument that Pelczar deploys against this view (p. 59). The argument has three premises. Say that a diachronically simple experience is an experience that does not have temporal parts that are themselves experiences. Pelczar's first premise is that every experience is ultimately composed of diachronically simple experiences. His second premise is that every experience, including diachronically simple experiences, is an experience as of temporal succession. The third premise is that if at least one experience as of succession is diachronically simple, then introspection alone gives us no basis for thinking that any aspect of our mental lives is characterized by objective temporal succession. From these premises, it follows that introspection alone gives us no basis for thinking that any aspect of our mental lives is characterized by objective temporal succession.
This is not a version of the skeptical point that because illusion is possible perception cannot justify belief in an external world. According to the position Pelczar is challenging, one has but to look into the nature of experience as of succession to see that it must involve successions of experiences. A counterexample suffices to challenge such a claim about essences, and if a diachronically simple experience can present a succession (in its content) without itself involving a phenomenal succession (of vehicle), then we have our counterexample.
One worry is that extensionalists, who think that experiences as of succession are generally complexes of simpler experiences, and snapshot theorists, who deny that there are experiences as of succession, may well reject premise two, the premise that all experiences are experiences as of succession.
But I am more worried about premise three. This premise is falsified if introspection can allow us to infer that some aspect of our mental lives is characterized by objective temporal succession. For this to happen, we don't have to conclude that all experiences of succession involve a succession of experience. It would suffice if we could conclude that experiences take time. It would also suffice if we could conclude that experiences of succession are relations between experiencers and actual successions (as many of Pelczar's opponents, like Phillips (2010) and Soteriou (2010), think). Finally, it would suffice if we could know via a combination of introspection and memory that our experience changes. But this is commonplace: I remember that I was experiencing a sunrise, and I introspect that I no longer am. Note that such an inference is available even to those, like Chuard (2011), who deny that we have experiences as of temporal succession or change.
In chapter four, Pelczar, building on his (2014), advances his first argument for atemporalism, inspired by some remarks in Russell (1914) to the effect that our experiences are confined to single points of spacetime. The argument turns on the cautious unity thesis: "Necessarily, if consciousness is in time, then the phenomenology that characterizes the conscious experience of any given conscious subject at any given time is unified". Pelczar argues that this principle is inconsistent with serialism, which is the thesis that the neural correlates of our experiences -- in particular, of diachronically simple ones -- are themselves spatio-temporally extended. Thus, the correlates of our diachronically simple experiences must be spatiotemporal point events. He then goes on to argue that if serialism is false, this is a big problem for materialism and almost as big of a problem for dualism.
Why does Pelczar take cautious unity to falsify serialism? He thinks that according to serialism, "every conscious being is, at some level of description, never conscious" (p. 74). For example, if a visual experience is realized by a sequence of two neural events, r1 and r7, one will not count as undergoing that experience at r6 (or indeed at any subinterval of the span between r1 and r7). Pelczar then argues (p. 76) that even when the realization of, say, a visual and an auditory experience overlaps, there may be no moment at which one has a unified audiovisual experience. For suppose the auditory experience is realized by a sequence spanning r3 to r5. Since this is only a subinterval of the span between r1 and r7, by Pelczar's logic the subject does not have a visual experience then. Thus, in the span of r1 to r7 the subject has both an auditory experience and a visual experience without having a unified audiovisual experience and also without alternating between an auditory experience and a visual experience. This conflicts with the cautious unity thesis.
We can expect serialists to resist Pelczar's allegation that if serialism is true then every conscious being is, at some level of description, never conscious (see, for example, Lee (2014)). Why think that if the realization of my visual experience comprises events that span the duration of r1 to r7, then I cannot truly be said to be undergoing that experience during subintervals of r1 to r7? Does not the arrow count as moving during every moment of its journey?
Pelczar could reply that in the case of the arrow, we need only appeal to the infinitesimally near future to make out whether it is moving right now. In the case of phenomenal experience this is not so: we are considering neural events that may be finite spatiotemporal distances from one another. And there is certainly something puzzling about the idea that my phenomenal state right now depends on what my brain will do in the near future (a line of argument that Pelczar (2014) pursues but that is regrettably absent from the present volume). But the matter is far from settled.
In chapter five Pelczar discusses the stream of consciousness. He argues that Dainton (2006)'s temporal overlap view is the best (temporalist) view of the stream of consciousness but that dualists (who reject serialism) who accept it are committed to rejecting the CPT-reversal invariance (the quantum analogue of time-reversal invariance) of the psychophysical laws. He then outlines his own preferred atemporalist analysis of the stream of consciousness.
The CPT argument (pp. 95-101) also draws from Pelczar (2014) and is his second argument for atemporalism, though unlike the argument of the previous chapter, it presupposes the falsity of materialism. The first premise of this argument is that complex experiences of temporal succession or change involve diachronically simple experiences of temporal succession or change in (spatio-) temporal sequence. The second is that serialism is false. The third premise is that it is a fundamental law of experience that "the totality of all human experiences does bear interpretation as including myriad veridical perceptions of states of affairs that conform to various laws of physics" (p.96).
The argument also appeals to CPT-invariance. Newtonian physics is time-reversal invariant, but quantum theory is not. There are patterns of particle decay that privilege an orientation. But it turns out that if you reverse charge (C) and parity (P) along with time (T), you recover a symmetry -- CPT-reversal invariance -- which is valid even in the quantum field theoretic regime.
Pelczar's argument proceeds as follows. Imagine a single stream of consciousness as of a ball rolling down a hill from starting point A to midpoint B to lowest point C. By premise one, this involves diachronically simple but temporally structured experiences in sequence: first, AB, the experience of the ball moving from A to B, and then BC, the experience of the ball moving from B to C. But if by premise two we reject serialism, then AB is realized by a point-event, x, and BC is realized by another, y, that is in x's future light cone.
So now consider a CPT-reversal of our world, Unworld. In Unworld, x*, the charge and parity (CP)-reversed version of x, is in the future light cone of y*, the CP-reversed version of y. The laws of physics apply to this world as to our own. But in this world, Pelczar alleges, my experience will be of BC followed by AB: the ball falling from midpoint B to lowest point C, then from starting point A to midpoint B. This course of experience is not an experience of a scenario consistent with the laws of physics (modulo quantum tunneling and so on) and so it violates the fundamental law of experience. The immediate conclusion is that the fundamental law of experiences violates CPT-reversal invariance. Pelczar thinks we should give up on premise one; in particular on the claim that experiences can occur in (spatio-)temporal sequence.
One question for Pelczar is whether the law of experience he describes could be fundamental even on a dualist picture. For this law is essentially a ceteris paribus law. As a rule, other things being equal, ceteris paribus laws are not fundamental.
A second concern is that even if something like this law is fundamental, it needn't violate CPT-reversal invariance. Remember that CPT-reversal is more than time reversal. The CP-reverse of x, x*, is the charge and parity reverse of x. Such a reversal maps a particle to an antiparticle. But on some accounts, antiparticles are effectively particles travelling back in time (Feynman 1987). So we aren't bound to think that if x gives rise to an experience, x* gives rise to the same experience, and what is more we have some independent motivation for thinking that the experience x* gives rise to will be the time-reversal of the experience x gives rise to (see Meyer (2015) for a related point).
We might also ask whether it is really a problem for the dualist if some psychophysical law fails to be CPT-reversal invariant. CPT-reversal invariance only purports to characterize the physical laws, but a dualist's psychophysical laws aren't physical. If we take mind to be fundamental, and we accept that charge and parity come with a temporal orientation, why not allow that mind does as well?
A final point: readers may be puzzled by Pelczar's presentation of this argument as a challenge to Dainton's temporal overlap theory. The distinctive element in Dainton's theory is that the stream of consciousness involves diachronically complex experiences that share temporal experiential parts. But Pelczar's case only involves diachronically simple experiences. This could be good news for Pelczar as it potentially widens the scope of the challenge. See Dainton (2014) for discussion. Still, what explains the discrepancy? I surmise that it has something to do with the daylight between Dainton's account of the overlap involved in the stream of consciousness and Pelczar's, a subject to which I now turn.
This takes us to the other intriguing line of thought in chapter five: we get a first glimpse at Pelczar's envisioned atemporal analysis of the stream of consciousness. Like Dainton, Pelczar wants to employ the idea that the mereological (or, as he says, logical) overlap of experiences is what makes the stream of consciousness possible. But where for Dainton this overlap is a special kind of diachronic overlap -- the sharing of diachronically simpler experiences by diachronically more complex experiences -- for Pelczar it is a matter of the overlap of phenomenal property (qualia) instantiations. Pelczar agrees with Dainton that we must begin with a notion of overlap of content: one experience streams into another only if the second picks up where the first left off, e.g. the first is an experience as of a c-note followed by a d-note, and the second is an experience as of a d-note followed by an e-note. For Dainton, such an experience streams into the other only if, in addition to this phenomenal overlap of content, there is also a mereological overlap of temporal experiential parts. For Pelczar, such an experience streams provided that in addition to phenomenal overlap there is also an overlap of phenomenal property instantiation: the instantiation of the quale of the experience as of a d-note in the first experience is numerically identical to the instantiation of that quale in the second (p.106).
We should be mindful of the work that objective temporal ordering does for Dainton. Suppose I simultaneously experience an e-note following a c-note, and a g-note following an e-note, and suppose these experiences share the same instantiation of e-note experience. Dainton can say that it is because these jumbled experiences occur at the same time that they do not make for a stream of consciousness. What can Pelczar say?
In the second part of the book, Chapter six is a survey of different forms of idealism: Berkeleyan, Kantianism, Leibnizian and Millian phenomenalism. Pelczar argues that phenomenalism is the most ambitious insofar as its only fundamental posits are experience and the potential for experience. He identifies some challenges for idealism in general, and others for phenomenalism in particular, that he will address.
In chapter seven, Pelczar argues that phenomenalism is at least as defensible as the other forms of idealism canvassed in chapter six. He first argues (§7.2) that phenomenalism is not committed to the claim that physical objects are mind-dependent. He then argues (§7.3) that phenomenalism makes no more of a mystery of the fact that things hang together in the way they do than other theories. Finally, he argues (§7.4) that the phenomenalist need not say that the only things we perceive are experiences themselves.
I am particularly concerned about §7.3. Pelczar writes as though the crux of the matter is whether phenomenalism is singled out in having to reject the principle of sufficient reason (p. 131-6). But the real challenge is that the fundamental structure and dynamics of the universe according to phenomenalism is a wildly inelegant tangle: it just so happens that all of our experiences cohere just as if they were caused by physical objects in a world unified by elegant physical law, and it just so happens that all of the experiences we would have had if we had done things differently also would have cohered in this way. For this multitude of actual and hypothetical facts of experience there are no further explanations. But what grounds all of the counterfactuals? What are the invariants of the theory? How do we tell between its laws and its boundary conditions? What are its symmetries? What kind of mathematical formalism might we use to describe it fundamentally? Is the Law of Experience Pelczar discusses in chapter five really all we have to go on?
Phenomenalism also compels us to abandon mechanistic explanation as we know it. Consider poor Phineas Gage. First he has an experience as of an iron rod falling toward his head, then, experiences of stronger animal impulses than he felt before. What is the explanatory connection? On physicalist and dualist theories the explanation is that a metal bar penetrated his left frontal lobe, damaging his brain's capacity to regulate impulses. Not so for the phenomenalist. For the phenomenalist, what explanation can there be of the fact that these experiences follow those?
Chapter eight is the full presentation of Pelczar's radical phenomenalism. Pelczar builds on Mill's version of phenomenalism by making use of streams of consciousness in his specification of the relevant counterfactual claims that he uses to define physical objects. He then identifies a carefully circumscribed class of counterfactuals, the voyage-conditionals (p.151) which characterize the ways that certain streams of experience, potential experiential voyages (p. 147) would go. A physical object exists, according to the radical phenomenalist, just in case the set of the totality of potential experiential voyages is interpretable as including perceptions of that physical object.
Chapter nine is a treatment of several outlying problems for idealism, including the problem of differentiating between skeptical and non-skeptical scenarios, the problem of making sense of hallucination and the problem of making sense of imperceptible objects. Chapter ten is Pelczar's radical phenomenalist treatment of personal identity, and chapter eleven is a defense of a kind of phenomenal internalism about intentionality, which Pelczar claims allows the radical phenomenalist to avoid taking intentionality as some kind of ideological or ontological primitive.
One general worry is that Pelczar makes very substantial use of the claim that we can have experiences as of tomatoes, or as of temporal duration: his construction of the spatiotemporal world depends on it. But what is it for an experience to be an experience as of x? In his introduction he tells us that an experience is an experience as of x just in case it is "a conscious experience with the phenomenal properties (or "qualia") that are distinctive of the sort of experience that a human being typically has if he or she consciously perceives x." (p. 8). Very well. What is it to consciously perceive x? In chapter seven, Pelczar tells us that "We perceive physical things by having conscious experiences -- experiences that fit into the totality of experiences in a certain way." (p. 137). Then in chapter nine he tells us that the difference between a deceptive appearance and a perception is that an experience is a deceptive appearance of x iff "(1) it is an experience as of x, and (2) it is not best interpreted as a perception of x in the phenomenological limit." (p. 167). This looks like a circle, and it might be vicious. Pelczar is a qualia theorist, and he tells us in chapter eleven that he does not want to appeal to any primitive intentional notions. But if qualia (which aren't essentially relational or representational) don't get their content through something like tracking relations, it is hard to see how they get it at all.
A final thought: in the words of Ray Cummings (1922), "time is what keeps everything from happening all at once." To motivate atemporalism we need a conception of how it might neither be the case that everything happens all at once nor the case that things happen one after the other. But it seems to be compatible with everything Pelczar has told us about radical phenomenalism that everything happens all at once. What rules this reading out? Happily, there is plenty of time for Pelczar to tell us.
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[ARCHIVED] E-Blast March 1-7, 2021
Eagle View E-Blast 2021 Week of March 1 - 7
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Eagle View Adult Center Update:
Many of you have asked for an update on the re-opening of Eagle View. Adams County is at COVID Level Yellow. Under that restriction level, older adults and those in high risk populations are advised to "Stay at Home." Staff continues to plan for a safe opening when given the go-ahead. In the meantime, get a vaccination when your time comes, wear a mask, and continue to stay socially distanced. We are in this together – we miss you as much as you miss us!
Eagle View Special Happenings This Week: Don't miss these great programs!
Important Medicare Supplement Regulation Change (Tues. Mar 2 @ 5:00 p.m.)
There is a time-sensitive and incredibly important regulation change for folks in Colorado who have a Medicare Supplement Plan F, Plan C, or High Deductible Plan F. Sadly, few people know about this one-time opportunity to make a change in your supplemental insurance and it ends June 30, 2021. Everyone who is eligible (even if health conditions have prevented previous change attempts), should be informed about this opportunity offering to change to a Plan G, Plan D, or Plan G High Deductible. Colorado enacted a new regulation that allows you a ONE-TIME opportunity to change from Plan F to G, Plan C to D, or High Deductible Plan F to High Deductible G. Lisa Asmussen, an independent insurance broker and Eagle View instructor, will share the details of the regulation change, how it is designed to offer you choices, and what you should do and when you should act in order to not miss this opportunity. This educational presentation is general in nature and there will be no solicitation. Join by zoom or phone on Tuesday March 2, at 5:00 or tune in any Tuesday to hear details about this change and get any Medicare related questions answered.
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Sisters of Courage (Wed. Mar 3 @ 1:30 p.m.)
March is Women's History Month and we will kick it off with a great tale of two Colorado pioneer women. The Civil War, westward expansion, and the Panic of 1893 are all well-known historical events. They take on a new meaning with this story of their impact on the Harbison family. Walk with sisters Kittie and Annie from Denver as they cross Berthoud Pass to create a successful dairy ranch in the hostile environment of Kawuneeche Valley to supply milk to the expanding Grand Lake population. Come and enjoy their story and learn how the Harbison Ranch led to the development of the west entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park and beyond. Presenter Dave Lively is a professional tour guide and speaker who resides in Grand Lake.
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Bingo by Zoom or Phone (Thurs. Mar 4 @ 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.)
We play Bingo the first and third Thursday of the month with Barbara as our caller. Download a bingo card by clicking here: https://bingobaker.com/#1228516. Or call us at 303-655-2075 and we will mail you one. One bingo card per player and you must play your own card. Prizes sponsored by United Power.
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Five Most Influential Women in American History (Tues. Mar 9 @ 1:30 p.m.)
In honor of Women's History Month, Paul Flanders will introduce you to the most influential women in the history of the United States. There will be time for lively discussion afterwards. Instructor: Paul Flanders, former high school teacher and frequent Longmont Senior Center speaker.
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Denver Mob Talk (Thurs. Mar 11 @ 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.)
Let's try this again! Join mob historian Tom Hackett on a photo tour of North Denver's Little Italy. View photos and enjoy the stories of former social clubs, homes, and haunts of some of Denver's most influential crime families. Learn the truth behind many of the legends. Tom Hackett's Denver Mob Tour was one of Eagle View's most popular day trips, so if you were never able to go, or want to experience it all over again, take this Zoom "tour through pictures." Time after for questions. This is fascinating Denver history!
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Ireland & Northern Ireland w/Active Minds (Wed. Mar 17 @ 1:30 p.m.)
Join us to learn about Ireland on the most Irish day of the year - St. Patrick's Day! Active Minds will discuss the history of Ireland and explore its cloudy future. In January 2020, the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland) completed the first stages of its exit from the European Union. Given that the Republic of Ireland remains a member of the EU, the exit deal has significant implications for the lasting peace on the island of Ireland. This, combined with Sinn Fein's recent surprise electoral victory in Northern Ireland, has raised uncertainties about the political future of Ireland.
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Stay Fit Programs
Silver Sneakers: Power and Mobility (Mon. Mar 1 @ 8:30 a.m.)
Trainers refer to mobility as the most overlooked skill in fitness. Just like strength and power - you can improve your mobility with exercises. The use of various exercises and cardio movements, along with some modified kickboxing moves, will strengthen your core and other muscle groups. All exercises can be modified for your fitness level. Instructor: Elysia Seymour.
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Move and Be Fit w/Rosalie (Tues. Mar 2 @ 9:00 a.m.)
Move and be fit with exercises designed to stimulate both brain and body. Exercise can be done seated or standing. Improve your leg and upper body strength, balance, and posture. Be ready with a good sturdy chair, two hand weights (or water bottles), and a fitness band or dish towel. Instructor: Rosalie Farrer.
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Yoga for All Levels (Tues. Mar 2 @ 10:30 a.m.)
Carolyn Priola leads this yoga class for beginning and intermediate level participants. The ability to get on the floor is required. You will need a yoga mat; a strap/belt, two yoga blocks or books; and a blanket.
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Silver Sneakers: Cardio Fit (Wed. Mar 3 @ 11:00 a.m.)
Designed for active adults who desire a safe and effective low-impact cardiovascular workout. Hand held weights and elastic tubing with handles are used for progressive resistance training. Chairs can be used for stability and/or support for upper body strength exercises and abdominal conditioning. Modifications of exercises and equipment substitutions will be shown in class. Instructor: Karen Carlson.
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Zumba Gold (Thurs. Mar 4 @ 9:00 a.m.)
Zumba is a Latin-inspired workout that is part dance, part fitness. Zumba Gold is a modified class that uses easy-to-follow moves focusing on balance, range of motion, and fun. Instructor: Rosalie Farrer.
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Move It or Lose It! w/Dottie (Thurs. Mar 4 @ 10:00 a.m.)
"Move It or Lose It" is a 45-minute class focusing on strength, flexibility, proper alignment, and balance to help keep you mobile. Be ready with a good sturdy chair, two hand weights (or water bottles), and a fitness band to have fun and get healthy. Instructor: Dottie LaFleur
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Line Dance (Fri. Mar 5 @ 9:00 a.m.)
Get moving and have fun by line dancing in this one-hour class for beginners and advanced beginners. No prior line dance experience needed. Instructor: Rosalie Farrer.
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Around Town: Brighton Area
Vietnam Veterans "The Wall That Heals" Applications due March 5
Vietnam Veterans who passed away after returning home due to causes related to their service (such as Agent Orange or PTSD) are eligible to be honored at "The Wall That Heals" exhibit in Brighton. Coloradans are encouraged to submit names and photos of veterans for the "In Memory Honor Roll" on display September 2 - 5. Applications are being accepted through March 5 at: www.vvmf.org/inmemory
Cemetery staff to begin Spring Cleanup in March
City of Brighton Cemetery staff will be removing decorations from graves to make way for cemetery mowing and aerating. Out of respect, nothing affixed to the headstone will be removed, except for glass items per City code. If you have a loved one buried at a City cemetery you may wish to remove any items yourself. Otherwise, items that are removed will be placed around a tree near where a loved one is buried. Staff will properly dispose of the items after two weeks. Questions? Call Aaron Corr at 303-655-2060.
The public safety agencies for the City of Brighton use CodeRED, a high-speed notification system, to alert you in an emergency –including important weather notifications. CodeRED delivers emergency messages to you via a call to your home phone or mobile device and through text and email, based on your preferences. CodeRED is free to Adams County residents. If you do not have internet access, call Eagle View for help. You can sign up online: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/EA22F5DE3F32
COVID Vaccinations for People Age 65+
People 65+ can now be vaccinated. Those who have not been contacted by their health care system should contact a vaccine provider on the state's website or call 303-389-1687 or 877-462-2911.
Or call the Colorado Vaccine Hotline now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-877-CO VAX CO (1-877-268-2926). Vaccine Hotline staff can answer COVID-19 vaccine-related questions and provide information about vaccine providers across the state. They cannot make appointments.
Salud Family Health Clinic is offering vaccines in Brighton. Participants do not have to be Salud patients. To register online go to saludclinic.org then click on the COVID VACCINE tab.
SCL Health/Platte Valley Medical Center has a clinic at the Adams County Government Center. Vaccination appointments may be self-scheduled through MyChart. Or fill out the online form at sclhealth.org/CoVidVaccine to be notified when a vaccine appointment is available.
Advanced Urgent Care at 2801 Purcell Street is accepting COVID-19 vaccine appointment requests - you will be contacted to confirm your appointment time. For questions or help scheduling, use the live chat on the website or send a text to 720-807-1706. Request an appointment clicking here.
If you are 65+ years old, live in the Brighton area, and are having trouble making an appointment or need assistance call Eagle View at 303-655-2075 and we will try to help.
Free COVID-19 Rapid Testing
Adams County has partnered with Advanced Urgent Care to offer FREE COVID-19 rapid testing at Riverdale Regional Park (9755 Henderson Road, Brighton) through March. This testing site is open Wednesdays - Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and free to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis. Water World in Federal Heights and Salud in Brighton also provide free testing, pre-registration is required. For details about other testing sites click here: https://www.brightonco.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1383
Via Mobility Riders Can Book a Trip to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Because COVID is a two-dose vaccine, Via (transportation service) will work with riders to schedule their second trip as soon as the rider knows their second appointment date. Registered riders can schedule a trip by calling 303-447-9636. If you are not a registered rider, call Via Mobility Specialists at 303-444-3043 to get signed up. Via services are available to older adults (60+) and adults living with a disability. This service is available in all of Via's service areas; Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Jefferson counties, and parts of Weld County. For vaccination trips, riders can book trips between counties.
2020 Tax Preparation Assistance
Locations for tax preparation for the 2020 tax season are listed on the attached flyer. Call the site directly for more information. Program is free to those who income-qualify. You can also go to Find a free tax site – Tax Help Colorado or https://taxhelpco.org where you can book an appointment online for many of the sites. The Adams County Treasurers Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is now taking appointments. Appointments will be made in the order of calls received, including voice messages. Call 720-523-6771 for appointment scheduling and to verify that your return will be within the scope of the VITA program (see attachment for an eligibility check-list). Appointments are for dropping off tax paperwork only – no in-person consultations. Participants will be called to pick up their taxes when they are completed. Go to the county website for more information on eligibility and the Intake form that can assist your volunteer in preparing your taxes https://www.adcogov.org/tax-preparation-program.
Brighton Food Pantries
Are you or someone you know in need of food? Both locations listed below ask that you do not get out of your car, they will give you instructions when you arrive.
St. Augustine (129 S. 6th Ave.) Tues. Mar 2 @ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Community Baptist (15559 Weld County Road 2) Tues. Mar 2 @ 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Senior Wellness Clinic
The Visiting Nurses Association Senior Wellness Clinic provides services for seniors 55+ including foot care, health checks, and blood pressure checks. Foot care fee is $35 (payable at your appointment) or it is Kaiser covered with pre-approval. A sliding fee is available for those in financial need. Clinic is held at the Brighton Recreation Center, 555 N. 11th Ave. Call EVAC 303-655-2075 to schedule an appointment.
VOA Meal Delivery
Are you interested in receiving meals delivered to your home? Volunteers of America are offering a box of five frozen meals delivered to your home. You must be 60 or older and be a resident of Brighton. The suggested contribution for the meals is $2.50 meal / $12.50 per box, although the ability to pay is not the deciding factor if you are eligible. Boxes are delivered on Thursdays. You can get them delivered weekly, every other week, or once a month. If you would like to start receiving VOA meals or need more information, call EVAC at 303-655-2075 and leave your name and phone number.
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Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Receives Medal (Tues. Mar 2 @ 4:30 p.m.)
Witness internationally recognized infectious disease scientist and public health official Anthony S. Fauci, M. D., become the seventh recipient of the Smithsonian's Great Americans Medal. In a virtual ceremony, the National Museum of American History will honor Fauci for his extraordinary leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and distinguished career leading federal research and policy. Great Americans Medal is presented to individuals who have made lifetime contributions to the U.S. while embodying American values and ideals. Please register in advance. https://smithsoniannmah.swoogo.com/gafauci/begin
Water, Water Everywhere (Wed. Mar 3 @ 3:00 p.m.)
Did you know that there's more water on Jupiter's moon Europa than there is on the entire Earth? We tend to think of the Earth as the only world with water, but water is actually much more common than we originally thought. From Mercury to Pluto, join Fiske Planetarium to learn about the wide variety of places in our solar system that harbor water. Please click on the link a few minutes before the start time. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAJ3J5OEZMuJ7FN0FCtN8vX9ONpf726Vx
African American Women's Activism (Wed. Mar 3 @ 5:00 p.m.)
This event focuses on African American women's activism and contributions in a historical perspective. Each speaker will explore an interesting aspect of African American women's activism through an extended discussion of one or two objects. The Center for Colorado Women's History is working with the Smithsonian to spotlight some of the Smithsonian scholars featured in the publication Smithsonian American Women: Remarkable Stories of Strength, Ingenuity, and Vision from the National Collection. This talk supports the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, designed to create, disseminate, and amplify the historical record of the accomplishments of American women. https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/4716129718403/WN_UDFln1_RRdqW0MwZN7Riaw
AARP ElderWatch - Managing Your Phone Calls (Thurs. Mar 4 @ 2:00 p.m.)
This may sound like a simple task that you've been doing for decades, but with new technology comes new ways to manage your phone. Join AARP ElderWatch to learn ways to manage the calls you want and reduce the ones you don't. Please register in advance to receive the webinar link. https://www.cvent.com/events/aarp-elderwatch-managing-your-phone-calls-3-04-21/registration-C7622289E489475AA44A24DBDCF4D06A.aspx
Modern Art Reframed (Thurs. Mar 4 @ 6:00 p.m.)
Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi is an artist, art historian, and curator in the department of painting and sculpture at the newly reimagined Museum of Modern Art in New York. In this virtual keynote lecture, Nzewi will discuss his perspectives on telling an expansive and more inclusive story of 20th and 21st century art and his vision for the next chapter at the Museum of Modern Art. Register in advance to receive the link.
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National Celebration Days This Week: Just for FUN!
Mon. Mar 1 National Peanut Butter Day - Make something yummy with peanut butter!
Thur. Mar 4 National Hug a G.I. Day
Sat. Mar 6 National Day of Unplugging - For 24 hours unplug your smart phones, computers, TVs, and
Wi-Fi. Instead, read a book, get outside, take a walk, play a board game. Can you do it?
Try these Public Broadcast Station (PBS) TV programs! People with TV using an antenna can watch on channel 6 or 6.1; for cable or satellite channels check your TV guides.
My Music Presents: Classical Rewind (Mon. Mar 1 @ 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.)
Experience the beauty, romance, and power of musical masterpieces in this joyride through the world of classical hits, with reflections from Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, and Stewart Copeland.
American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free (Tues. Mar 2 @ 9:00 - 12:00 p.m.)
Explore the lives and trailblazing careers of iconic African American entertainers Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson, and Pam Grier, who changed American culture.
The Colorado River (Thurs. Mar 4 @ 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.)
Explore North America's wildest river in this film narrated by Academy Award winner Mark Rylance. The film, which takes viewers on a free-flowing journey through the river's diverse history, features a musical score by five critically acclaimed composers.
The Transformational Power of Yoga (Sat. Mar 6 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.)
Desiree Rumbaugh, co-author of Fearless after Fifty: How to Thrive with Grace, Grit and Yoga and creator of the DVD series Yoga to the Rescue, shares how simple yoga and meditation practices can strengthen, protect, and heal. Time-tested and scientifically proven to help humans achieve better overall health and happiness these practices helped Desiree to find her way back to a joyful life after her son's death.
My Music: It's What's Happening Baby (Sat. Mar 6 @ 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.)
"Murray the K" hosted a legendary TV special, "It's What's Happening Baby," which will be seen for the first time in 50 years on PBS. Features over a dozen iconic artists singing some of the greatest hits of all time, including Ray Charles, Dionne Warwick, The Righteous Brothers, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Herman's Hermits, The Temptations, Four Tops, Patti LaBelle, and more.
Carol Burnett: A Celebration (Sat. Mar 6 @ 9:00 - 10:30 p.m.)
Enjoy the 50th anniversary tribute to the career of a comic genius - filled with pure nostalgia, great clips, and memories from iconic stars. The program includes exclusive interviews with: Carl Reiner, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence, Betty White ... and of course, Carol Burnett.
Life's Third Age with Ken Dychtwald (Sun. Mar 7 @ 11:00 - 12:30 p.m.)
Retirement was viewed as a time to relax and wind down after a life of work, but it is now being reimagined as an unprecedented time for new freedoms, personal reinventions, and renewed purpose. This original TV special is hosted by Ken Dychtwald, PhD, the iconic thought leader on aging, longevity, and retirement.
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Home News and Editorial Fossil officially announce their Gen 5 smartwatches, the Carlyle and the Julianna
Fossil officially announce their Gen 5 smartwatches, the Carlyle and the Julianna
Over the weekend we saw details of the next generation of Fossil smartwatches leak and today, even though the basics appeared on the Australian website yesterday, they have become official.
Fossil have announced the first two smartwatches in their Gen 5 lineup, the Carlyle and the Julianna. As expected both smartwatches feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100 chipset, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, speakers and microphone and an improved battery life.
There are six variations of the new smartwatches introduced today. The Carlyle is a darker timepiece available in Smoke, Black, and a black/brown. The Julianna comes in a Rose Gold, Rose Gold/Black, and Rose Gold Blush. All styles take a standard 22mm watch band and have the same sizes and specs.
All watches include a 1.28-inch AMOLED display, are 12mm thick and 44mm wide and have Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity. They are "swimproof" without giving an IP rating but we will chase that up with Fossil to get an official rating.
Fossil have introduced four of their own battery improvement methods called "Smart Battery Modes". There is a daily mode, a "Time Only" mode which turns of basically all smart functionality and provides a week of battery life, an "extended mode" which turns of some "non-essential" features of the smartwatch, and a custom mode where the user can turn on or off the features they decide the need or don't need.
All stlyes will eventually be available in Australia with some already available from Fossil's online store for AUD$499. We are hoping to get hands on time with them soon so keep an eye out for our review on whether Fossil have managed to improve Wear OS by themselves.
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Jamie S
They look good Scott but after recently buying a watch with LTE I don't think I'd bother with a wifi only watch anymore. Any idea if Fossil will enter the LTE wearable market?
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if they haven't already i doubt they will- they are a fashion brand and the LTE would make it a lot thicker…. never say never though


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Dead by Daylight Wants to Play a Game with 'The SAW Chapter'
Rise and shine, Shackers. You're probably wondering where you are. I'll tell you where you might be. You might be in the room that you die in.
Ozzie Mejia
Dead by Daylight is certainly no stranger to mainstream crossovers. In the past, Starbreeze and Behaviour's October events have featured such horror icons as Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger. But on Tuesday, players are being asked if they would like to play a game.
"The SAW Chapter" makes its debut today, based on the popular horror movie franchise. This DLC pack adds Amanda Young in the role of The Pig as a new Killer character. She's recognized as one of Jigsaw's earliest victims, who later grows to become his apprentice. She comes with the ability to place reverse bear traps on Survivors, which only gives them a limited time to escape before it goes off. Police officer David Tapp debuts as a new Survivor character, as he looks to bring down The Pig in the new Gideon Meat Plant map.
The Saw Chapter is now available on Steam, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 for $6.99. But if this puts anyone in the mood to watch SAW, a Steam bundle is set to go up later today that includes the DLC and the first movie in the series.
Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he's also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?
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Chris was drawn to politics from an early age. From chairing the Pupil's Council at school, he went on to become President of the Student's Union at sixth form college and serve two sabbatical terms as President of the Student's Union at Middlesex University. Chris gave up politics to focus on his career but felt compelled to become politically active again after joining the march against the Iraq War and hearing Charles Kennedy's speech. Chris is an ardent opponent of ID cards and having lived alongside Gurkhas in Hong Kong, was appalled by how unfairly they were being treated compared to regular army regiments. The Liberal Democrats were the only party whose values of freedom, fairness and fidelity chimed with his own and he became an activist within his local branch in 2006...
In 2010 he stood in two consequtive elections: as PPC for Ealing North in the general election and as councillor candidate in Maple Cross & Mill End Ward on Three Rivers Distric Council where he won the council seat (doubling the number of votes cast previously). Chris was also on the S W Herts Liberal Democrats executive committee and was the local organiser for the "Fairer Votes" AV referendum campaign for the Rickmansworth area. After business opportunities brought him to Bath, Chris became active in the local community in Weston where he lives and throughout the city by supporting Bath MP Don Foster with casework and digital communications advice. Last year Chris chaired the Weston Lib Dems Core Strategy/Housing public meeting and organised the highly successful 'Achievements Day' action day. Chris is a member of the Bath & North East Somerset executive committee and chairs the Membership Development Team. A prolific conference speaker with a substantial national media profile, Chris is a powerful communicator, whether one-to-one, in public meetings or in the media. As a digital marketing and communications professional, Chris's professional expertise coupled with his open, natural and collaborative style, is extremely effective when conveying political messages.
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Is managing data a bit like designing a fountain, striking a balance between a contained flow and a deluge?
Last week I attended an event about data management, led by the Digital Curation Centre. There's also a new book out about this topic: Managing Research Data, edited by Graham Pryor and published by Facet.
The session I attended here in Sheffield focused particularly on the importance of effective data management planning and introduced us to the DMP Online tool. It offers an interesting way of building a data management plan, particularly for supporting applications for funding from research councils.
One of the issues about data management which seems to be given different emphasis in different contexts is the question of when not to share or retain data. Are all data equal or are some data more equal than others? For example, in my project I can imagine a possible future use for raw quantitative data from a survey I hope to carry out later this year. However, I don't think the same applies to qualitative interview data. I'm almost tempted to say that these data are just too unique: the process of carrying out the interviews and my subjective participation in them as a researcher is too significant and important an influence on them for them to be truly reusable by others. I also think that even carefully "anonymised" qualitative data, when taking the form of a full transcript, is rarely truly, fully "anonymous".
It's also interesting to think about this in the context of library collection decisions. How do we assess the potential use or usefulness of an item (or a dataset) before adding it to a collection? Would some version of a 20:80 rule apply to large data collections, as it is said to apply to print collections?
Another question which interests me is the division between different types of data. In November it was announced that more government data will be being made freely accessible including, controversially, the potential release of anonymised health data. There's more detail here, but it's interesting that the separation between "research data" and "data potentially useful for research" seems so clearly established. And what about the grey data generated by organisations which are neither public sector, nor research-led - perhaps including social enterprises?


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Belize to start blasting for oil near World Heritage site
The Great Blue Hole, a giant submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize that is part of the country's Barrier Reef Reserve System, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Canadian Arctic to be free of seismic blasting this year
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 6:14 PM -	Home to the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, Belize is a dream destination for many snowbirds.
But the Central American country has recently announced plans to to begin offshore oil exploration through a large swath of its Caribbean Sea waters, putting its thriving marine wildlife in a dangerous situation.
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The country plans to conduct seismic tests for sub-sea oil reserves starting on Thursday, but the threats to marine life have yet to be assessed.
Seismic testing, also known as seismic blasting, is a process that involves the use of air guns or cannons to blast deep beneath the ocean floor. It's an initial step in offshore drilling that helps locate oil deposits.
For marine wildlife, the process can be life-threatening. Dolphins and whales can lose hearing, disturbing communication and migration patterns.
The blasts will be carried out little over a kilometre away from Belize's Barrier Reef Reserve System, a World Heritage site that the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has listed to be in danger.
"WWF believes that an oil spill anywhere within Belize's waters could be catastrophic for residents whose livelihoods depend on healthy marine and coastal ecosystems," the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a statement. "A spill also could threaten neighbouring areas of the broader Mesoamerican Reef System, which extends to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras."
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Nadia Bood, Belize reef scientist for the WWF, said roughly 190,000 residents of Belize -- more than half of the country's population -- have tourism and fishery-reliant incomes.
"Oil would put the reef at risk," Bood says, "[B]ut it's not too late to reverse this decision before the damage begins."
In 2015 Belize enacted a ban on offshore oil exploration near or within the UNESCO World Heritage Site, but there are some loopholes that allowed this offshore exploration to be approved.
For starters, the ban has yet to be passed into law. It also features a small buffer zone, which the UNESCO World Heritage Committee requested to be revised to a safe distance from the reef.
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Over a thousand different species of plants and animals -- including rare marine turtles, sharks, rays, and dolphins -- call Belize's waters home, the WWF notes. These species are also quite sensitive to underwater noise.
Several organizations in Belize have voiced concern about the risks of oil exploration poses to the local economy, the WWF said, adding that a coalition of these groups are calling on the government "to ban offshore oil from any of Belize's offshore waters in the interest of promoting a sound environment and a sustainable economy."
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We are looking for people to sponsor our cats and kittens. If you would like to sponsor one or more of our cats/kittens please contact us at trenthillscatcare@gmail.com $25.00 or more will go a long way to help with spay/neuter of an abandoned, abused, neglected cat or kitten. We will send you a picture of your sponsored cat. Thank you so much for your consideration.
CCI is always in need of contributions, not only financially but also to provide care for foster cats and kittens, and housing and food for feral colonies.
We would greatly appreciate your donation of; old clean towels, large rubbermaid containers with lids, cat food, cat litter, cat toys, cat climbers/trees, cat food and water dishes, heated water dishes, cat carriers, feral cat traps (raccoon sized traps), cat litter pans, any broad spectrum de-wormer. "Advantage" or "Revolution" type flea control for cats. We are often in need of carpentry skills to make outside "cat condos" for feral colonies as well.
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PHILLIPSTON -- For the sixth year, the Johnny Appleseed Trail Association is partnering with the Red Apple Farm to host the Appleseed Country Fair this Labor Day weekend.
"The first year, we started out with about 6,000 people that came, and last year we were over 14,500 and I stopped counting, so it's growing," said Diane Burnette, manager of the visitor center. "It's fun. It has something for everyone."
The fair runs Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Red Apple Farm, 455 Highland Ave., Phillipston. There will be a $10 donation for parking that will go to the Athol and Phillipston fire departments, members of which will be volunteering working the parking lots.
Along with all the different fair activities, people can enjoy the Red Apple Farm's regular attractions, such as apple-picking, hayrides, a country store and animals.
The Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center started the fair in hopes of boosting small businesses and bringing attention to the region.
"There is life outside of Boston," Burnette said. "There are so many different, fun and unique things to do, and this just highlights some of the fun that's out there."
During the three days of the fair, at least eight bands will perform country and bluegrass music, and there will be a Fiddlefest on Sunday -- the largest fiddle competition in New England for people of all ages.
"You can sit on a bale of hay, listen to the music, grab a burger or get some pulled pork, the kids can play -- there's a lot to do," Burnette said. "Every day, we try to have different activities and fun things to do so they stay interested."
There will be plenty of kid-friendly activities, including crafts, face-painting, sand art and games. New this year, the U.S. Army will bring a rock-climbing wall as well as other games and activities. There will also be more than 50 vendors selling items, including handmade crafts.
Back by popular demand this year is the Human John Deere Tractor Pull Competition, sponsored by Crossfit 696 in Gardner.
"Normally, for most tractor pulls, they hook up a heavy sled behind it and it drags the sled," Burnette said. "Well, ours has a different twist to it -- you put on the harness and you pull the tractor. It's quite the sight."
There are four different sizes, so kids to adults can try to pull the tractors about 10 feet to win a T-shirt and bragging rights, according to Burnette.
She said there will be lots of food for people to enjoy, such as cotton candy, fried dough, BBQ and food trucks.
One of the food vendors and a major sponsor is the Gardner Ale House. Its brewing company, Moon Hill Brewing Co., is the featured brewery for the event. The brewer bring four beers to the event -- a new Belgian Saison, a milk stout, a flagship New England IPA and a Czech-style pilsner.
"We have been sponsors since the beginning and enjoy our interaction with the Johnny Appleseed Trail Association quite a bit," said Rick Walton, owner of Moon Hill Brewing Co. "They are such a great group and do so much for the Route 2 corridor that more or less defines their area of responsibility when it comes to tourism."
The fair will also have food, including the Gardner Ale House's "famous" lobster roll, teriyaki-chicken skewers, chili, twice-baked stuffed potatoes and more.
Also coming to the event is Leominster's Stormalong Cider and Harvard Winery.
"It's our sixth year doing it, and it's just getting bigger and better every year, and that's what we want," Burnette said. "We want it to be a tradition that people come back to the fair year after year."
For more information about the fair, see appleseed.org or facebook.com/ JohnnyAppleseedCountry.
The 16th Annual Newburyport Riverfront Music Festival will be held from noon-6:30 p.m. Saturday at Waterfront Park at 36 Merrimac St., Newburyport. The lineup for the festival, sponsored by 92.5 the River and Bud Light, is Leeroy Stagger, The Marcus King Band, Chris Trapper, They Might Be Giants and the to-be-announced winner of the Summer Fun Tour Contest. For more information, see theriverboston.com.
Marlboro will host its 66th Labor Day Parade on Monday. The parade starts at 10 a.m., at the American Legion on 90 Maple St., and finishes at Monument Square. Those participating include veterans, marching bands, floats and elected officials. For more information, see marlboroughlabordayparade.com.
The Spencer Fair will be held all weekend at Spencer Fairgrounds, 48 Smithville Road. It's a traditional country fair, including a hall exhibit, animals, midway and other outdoor entertainment. It will be held Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Monday, from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. For a detailed schedule and more information, see spencerfair.org.