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The all-new 2023 Sportage will be the largest subcompact crossover SUV on the market and available in multiple trim levels that offer all-wheel-drive and hybrid power.
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The 2023 Kia Sportage makes a good impression coming and going.
The interior of the 2023 Kia Sportage features an available panoramic curved display screen that combines multiple screens into a seamless display space almost 25 inches wide.
The front bucket seats in the 2023 Kia Sportage are both comfortable and supportive.
The larger 2023 Kia Sportage offers more rear seat space than ever before.
The 2023 Kia Sportage offers a total of 39.6 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats folded down, which is the best in the subcompact SUV class.
2023 Kia Sportage: All-new compact SUV is a revelation
Jim Redden
Perhaps no vehicle demonstrates Kia's remarkable growth in recent years as its Sportage. First introduced as a small compact SUV in America in 1995, it was little more than a cheaper alternative to the affordable but more sophisticated Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4.
But 27 years later, the Sportage has blown past them with radical styling, an upscale feel, advanced technologies, and three engine choices, including a hybrid and plug-in hybrid. Although the RAV4 also offers both hybrid versions, its conventional styling pales in comparison to the 2023 Sportage, which also offers a competitive all-wheel-drive system with a locking center differential.
Surprisingly, the new Sportage doesn't seem interested in competing against the CR-V and RAV4 any more. Kia seems to have set its sights on more expensive compact European SUVs. Based on a week of test driving the hybrid version, that could be a winning strategy. It looked stunning, had a refined interior with a large curved display screen, drove remarkably well, and handled rainy Pacific Northwest days with grace — all for under $40,000.
The plug-in hybrid version starts at around $4,000 more, but provides the most power at 261 ponies and a respectable 34 miles of electric-only range on a full charge. Although the plug-in RAV4 offers more power and electric-only range, it lacks the Kia's looks and sophistication, although many buyers will undoubtedly prefer the traditionalism of the Toyota.
The new Sportage is larger and offers more interior room than preview models. It is 7.1 inches longer than the outgoing model, with a 3.4-inch longer wheelbase. The new model is also slightly taller and wider than the last generation. As a result, it offers best-in-class rear legroom, and a total of 39.6 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats folded down, which is also the best in the class.
Kia's signature "tiger nose" is turned into a floating design that spans the entire width of the front fascia. It also feature boomerang-shaped daytime running lights, angular fenders, and crisp sculpture lines down the sides. Inside, an 8.0-inch infotainment display is standard and all models come with a digital gauge display, too.
Upper trim levels include a curved 12.3 inch display screen that provides more connectivity and crisper graphics. They combine into a seamless display space almost 25 inches wide. An upgraded Harman/Kardon unit is available as well as a wireless phone charger and a subscription-based Wi-Fi hotspot is also available. It supports both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay on all trims, and uses a touchpad controller with climate and audio functions under the infotainment screen. A bird's-eye 360-degree back camera system is also available.
The new Sportage comes in a staggering 12 trim levels at varying price points, starting with the base LX at under $30,000 and running up through EX, SX, SX-Prestige and X-Line, while the all-new Sportage X-Pro and X-Pro Prestige trims are equipped with such serious off-road options as B.F. Goodrich all-terrain tires on off-road wheels, LED lights and Multi-Terrain drive modes.
Our test SX-Prestige AWD Hybrid version attracted attention everywhere we went, thanks in large part to its matte-black paint. Some people wondered whether it was a wrap and others asked to touch it. As cool as that was, Kia warns against running that version though automatic car washes, saying they could damage the paint. Be prepared for a lot of hand washing if you choose that option.
In a week of test driving, we found our version of the Sportage to be entertaining, comfortable and practical. It had plenty of power even in the Eco mode and felt light and nimble on the road. It was incredibly quiet, even when the gas engine came on to provide heat or under hard acceleration. The seats were supportive without being confining, while the large optional display screen was easy to use and did not dominate the dash as much as some competitors. We also hauled a load of rocks in it (after covering the mats with cardboard) for a yard project with ease.
Hybrids are a smarter buy than ever these days. Gas prices are still high and the battery/electric motor costs have come down, making them not that much more expensive than gas-only versions. The all-new 2023 Kia Sportage is now a class-leading SUV and its hybrid version with all-wheel-drive is a great choice for the Pacific Northwest.
Base price: $27,285 (LX)
Price as tested: $38,155 (Hybrid)
Type: Compact crossover SUV
Engines: 2.5-liter inline 4 (187 hp); turbocharged 1.6-liter in line 4 hybrid (227 hp - as tested); turbocharged 1.6-liter in line 4 hybrid (261 hp ) plug-in hybrid.
Transmission: Six-speed dual clutch automatic; eight-speed automatic
EPA estimated mileage: 25/32 to 38/38 to 42/48 (as tested)
Drive modes: Eco, Normal, Sport
Overall length: 183.5 inches
Curb weight: 3400-3900 pounds
Final assembly: West Point, Georgia
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All's Fair in Lust & War
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What happens in Vegas…is even hotter in New York!
After a fling in Vegas that was so wild even she can't believe it happened, copywriter Becky has finally gotten her mojo back. Time to get back to New York and win that promotion!
But things veer catastrophically off course when her new coworker Mark saunters in…and he's much too familiar. Even worse, Mark and Becky will be competing for the promotion—and he's just as good in the boardroom as he was in bed! So what's a girl to do when Mr. One Night becomes Mr. One-Desk-Away? Stand her ground, of course—if there's going to be a war, she's going to make sure she enjoys it!
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Q: Find Kth digit number after n changes There is a changing rule that, 0 -> 01, 1 -> 10. For example, after the change, 10 is 1001.
Assume that the input is 0, after n changes of such rule, what is the Kth digit?
I can only come with the brutal solution, which is as followings. However I believe there exist better solutions, can anyone come up with some new ideas?
public char lalala(int n, int k) {
    String str = "0";
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (int j = 0; j < str.length; j++) {
            if (str.charAt(j) == '0') {
                sb.append("01");
            } else {
                sb.append("10");
            }
        }
        str = sb.toString();
    }
    return str.charAt(k);
}

A: So your generated string will look like
0110100110010110....

Now lets write this numbers vertically and lets print binary representation of position of each digit
value|position -> position binary
-----+---------------------------
0    | 0       -> 0000
1    | 1       -> 0001
1    | 2       -> 0010
0    | 3       -> 0011
1    | 4       -> 0100
0    | 5       -> 0101
0    | 6       -> 0110
1    | 7       -> 0111
.      .          ....
.      .          ....

If you take closer look you will see that:

*

*if number of 1 in binary representation of position is even value is 0

*if number of 1 in binary representation of position is odd value is 1
which means that
0001, 0010, 0100, 0111 contains odd number of 1 value will be 1.
In other words value is equal of number of ones modulo 2.
Using this fact you can create code which will convert your n to string representing its binary form, sum all ones, and check if it is odd or even.
Code converting n to value can look like this
public static int value(int n) {
    String binary = Integer.toBinaryString(n);
    return binary.chars().map(e -> e == '1' ? 1 : 0).sum() % 2;
}

(little longer version if you are not familiar with streams introduced in Java 8)
public static int value(Integer n) {
    String binary = Integer.toBinaryString(n);
    int count = 0;
    for (char ch : binary.toCharArray())
        if (ch == '1') count ++;
    return count % 2;
}

and when you use it like
for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
    System.out.print(value(i));

you will get as output 01101001100101101001 which seems correct.

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Daniel Garrison Brinton (Thornbury Township, Pensilvania, 13 de mayo de 1837-Filadelfia, 31 de julio de 1899) fue un arqueólogo, etnólogo y lingüista de Estados Unidos. En 1891 realizó una clasificación de las lenguas indígenas de América.

Biografía
Brinton nació en Thornbury Township en Pensilvania. Tras graduarse en la Universidad de Yale en 1858, Brinton estudió Medicina en el Jefferson Medical College durante dos años y pasó los siguientes años viajando por Europa. Continuó sus estudios en París y Heidelberg. De 1862 a 1865, durante la guerra civil estadounidense fue cirujano del ejército de la Unión, ejerciendo entre 1864 y 1865, como cirujano jefe del hospital general del ejército en Quincy (Illinois). Brinton sufrió una insolación durante la tercera batalla de Chattanooga y nunca pudo volver a viajar en tiempos muy calurosos. Esa afección afectó negativamente a su carrera como etnólogo.

Tras la guerra, Brinton practicó la medicina en West Chester (Pensilvania) durante muchos años y fue editor de una publicación semanal, el Medical and Surgical Reporter, en Filadelfia entre 1874 y 1887; llegando a ser profesor de etnología y arqueología en la Academia de Ciencias Naturales de Filadelfia en 1884. Fue profesor de lingüística americanista y arqueología en la Universidad de Pensilvania entre 1886 hasta su muerte.

Fue miembro de numerosas sociedades científicas en los Estados Unidos y Europa y llegó a ser presidente de las sociedades numismática y anticuaria de Filadelfia, del la Sociedad Americana del Folklore, la Sociedad Filosófica Americana y la Asociación Americana para el Avance de la Ciencia.

Durante su discurso como presidente de la Asociación Americana para el Avance de la Ciencia en agosto de 1895, Brinton abogó por teorías relacionadas con el racismo científico muy populares en aquel tiempo. Tal como señala Charles A. Lofgrenen su libro
{{cita|The Plessy Case, although Brinton "accepted the 'psychical unity' throughout the human species," he claimed "all races were 'not equally endowed,' which disqualified [some of] them from the atmosphere of modern enlightenment."   He asserted some have "...an inborn tendency, constitutionally recreant to the codes of civilization, and therefore technically criminal."  Further, he said the characteristics of "races, nations, tribes...supply the only sure foundations for legislation, not a priori notions of the rights of man."<ref>   Charles A. Lofgren, "The Plessey Case: A Legal-Historical Interpretation, Oxford University Press (1988), pp. 104-5.]  ISBN 0-19-505684-1</ref>}}

Además Briont simpatizó con el anarquismo los últimos años de su vida. En abril de 1896, dictó una lección en la Ethical Fellowship de Filadelfia sobre lo "que buscan los anarquistas" a una audiencia de simpatizantes. En octubre de 1897, Brinton tuvo una cena con Piotr Kropotkin después de que el famoso anarquista diera un discurso en Filadelfia. Kropotkin había rehusado previamente las invitaciones de varias personas de la élite de Filadelfia.Letters, Brinton to Horace Traubel, April 26 & 27, 1896. Special Collections Dept., Temple University

Con ocasión de un encuentro en su memoria durante octubre de 1900, el orador principal Albert H. Smyth afirmó:

 Obras
De 1868 a 1899, Brinton escribió muchos libros, una gran parte de los cuales fueron panfletos, folletos, discursos y artículos de revistas. Sus obras incluyen:[http://www.holyebooks.org/?p=213 A study in the native religions of the western continent.
Library of Aboriginal American Literature. No. VIIIAmerican authors and their productionsNagualism, A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History (1894)Ancient nahuatl poetry
 The Myths of the New World (1868), an attempt to analyse and correlate, scientifically, the mythology of the American Indians
 The Religious Sentiment: its Sources and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion (1876)
 American Hero Myths (1882)
The Folk-Lore of Yucatán (1883), publicado en el "Folk-Lore Journal" de Londres, Vol. 1, VIII parte, páginas 163-180
 The Annals of the Cakchiquels (1885)
 The Lenâpé and their Legends: With the Complete Text and Symbols of the Walam Olum (1885)
 Essays of an Americanist (1890)
 Races and Peoples: lectures on the science of ethnography (1890);
 The American Race (1891)
 The Pursuit of Happiness (1893)
 Religions of Primitive People (1897)
Además, editó y publicó una Biblioteca de Literatura Americana Aborigen (8 vols. 1882-1890), considerada una valiosa contribución a la antropología americana. De los ocho volúmenes, seis fueron editados por el propio Brinton, uno por Horatio Hale y otro Albert Samuel Gatschet. Su obra de 1885 es notoria por el papel que desempeñó en la controversia de Walam Olum.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Entire work of Daniel Garrison Brinton
 Daniel Garrison Brinton Archival Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum

Lingüistas de Estados Unidos
Antropólogos de Estados Unidos
Anarquistas de Estados Unidos
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But he has an interesting post over at The Corner, making a good point in defense of George W. Bush (though in the service of a meme that so many of these independent, individualistic conservatives promote in a synchronized fashion: that Obama should stop blaming George W. Bush for what he inherited.) Hanson points out that Bush inherited some bad "stuff" from Bill Clinton – including a mild recession, simmering issues with Iraq and the Middle East, and Osama bin Laden on the loose – and left some improved areas to Barack Obama – including an Iraq much improved from its chaos earlier in Bush's term, relationships with Europe much improved from earlier in Bush's term, a Libya that had given up its nuclear program, and a Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. Obama inherited a more challenging set of issues than Bush though: Two wars, the worst economic conditions in 80 years, a deficit doubled in 8 years and having grown so large it threatens America's fiscal solvency, America at its lowest standing in the world community in a generation, Osama Bin Laden still at large, an Iranian regime strengthened and emboldened as America took away every check on its power, etcetera, etcetera.
But perhaps most telling, is his use of the buzzword, "appease." To quote George Orwell in his "Politics and the English Language," propagandists organize their thoughts as collections of "phrases tacked together like the sections of a prefabricated henhouse." Rather than choose words based on their meaning, they instead choose those which best serve their ideology. For example, Orwell, writes that some words, "now [have] no meaning except in so far as [they] signify[…] 'something not desirable.' " He uses word "Fascism" as an example of this – and the word "democracy" as an example of a word that is used to mean merely "something good." Hanson's writing doesn't always have that prefabricated henhouse feel – as some writers do (Kathryn Lopez, I'm looking at you!) – but he does misuse language in the manner Orwell discussed.
Think about the use of the word "appease" in this context. The word means "to make peace with" often by "acceding to demands or granting concessions." Bill Clinton's response to these attacks – prosecuting the perpetrators, bombing locations we believed were related to Al Qaeda, and attempting to assassinate Osama bin Laden – doesn't fit into what anyone would call "making peace with" or "acceding" to any demands. The word "appease" then was chosen not because of its meaning, but because of its place in Hanson's ideology. The word "appease" – as used by right wingers – has evolved from its literal definition. They use it to call forth comparisons to the single historical moment that has defined neoconservative thinking: Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Adolf Hitler at Munich. Chamberlain famously did seek to appease Hitler, offering him Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia in return for peace. And just as famously, it did not work.
Thus, words such as "appease" are now used by right wingers to distract and obfuscate from the history that was and to suggest an enhanced and alternate view of the history that proves them correct.
[digg-reddit-me]I said I was going to make a point of noting solid criticisms of the Obama administration by mainstream conservatives and right wingers.
Every single page [of the health care bill] proclaims something that is dubious — that the Democrats know what they are doing.
In 1965, Congress predicted that by 1990, Medicare would be costing $12 billion. The actual cost — $90 billion.
Long term forecasts of government spending – or really anything – are a fool's game, and Charen is right to point this out. On a macroeconomic level, there are too many factors to take into account – and that's not even counting "black swans" that change everything. In this case, the major factor causing the government health care costs to be so off was the explosion of health care inflation in the 1980s which has only gotten worse since. But it's not clear that Medicare or Medicaid played any role in this – especially as their costs have been below that of private insurance.
This is the answer Democrats give to the sensible concerns of Charen and those like her: there inherent uncertainty in any attempt to change a macroeconomic trend, but given where we are headed if we do nothing, it's worth trying.
The only other option is to give up.
This is exactly the sort of sensible criticism that – in my opinion – conservatives should be making. However, the answer should not be to do nothing, but to "tinker" instead of instituting massive top-down changes, and to adopt the measures that work after tinkering. For the most part, this is exactly the approach the current bills take – which is a testament to the fundamental insights of the conservative movement of the past few decades. To take into account this fundamental insight while promoting a liberal agenda is in fact the essence of Obama's approach: It's why 40% of the stimulus was tax cuts; it's why the key health care reform is to create a market that allows individuals to make decisions based on information that is more transparent; it's why the answer to global warming is a cap-and-trade program that decentralizes authority and whose main mechanism is a market. That this has been Obama's approach is what has forced the right wing opposition to him to become so unhinged.
A sad day to be an American, don't you think? As Churchill said of Chamberlain, we can say of Obama: You had a choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor, and you will have war.
In fact, he's already got it. It always happens when you become an accomplice to evil.
Yet I am not sure what it is Ledeen wants us to do. He has written consistently and often about the need to change the Iranian regime – but is he really so naïve as to believe that a few symbolic gestures by Obama are all that it would take to cause the downfall of that regime? Does Ledeen believe that some money spent on democracy promotion will destroy it? Does he give any credence to the idea that such funding would undermine these organizations? What does he make of the fact that many of these organizations rejected the funds the Bush administration set aside for precisely this purpose? Reading Obama challenging the Iranian regime, Ledeen suggests it is merely "mewling" and that war is inevitable – has he reversed positions and now suggest we invade or bomb the country – in support of the people?
In every instance, America took the "right" rhetorical position at first but was unwilling to back it up by sacrificing American lives. If neoconservatives truly believe we must have regime change, then they should make the case for why this fight is worth Americans dying, instead of making easy references to Hitler and Chamberlain.
The line also got a big laugh, but it sounded more joyous, less sneering, and less subtly derisive.
[T]he Corzine remark mirrors a callousness, a coarse attitude about the "dispensability" of the aged, that one sees in the debate over health care reform.
On a related note, I saw a Republican shoot a baby in the face yesterday after which he proceeded to steal the baby's candy; and I saw a Democrat jump in front of a speeding train to save a different baby (because a Republican had shot the face off of the other one.) I guess that proves that Republicans are baby-killers and love guns and candy while Democrats love babies and are selfless.
I can't wait to see Guttman's take on a difficult issue like the Israeli-Palestinian dispute (which incidentally is what she actually writes about!)!
I've written some things which I'm sure make me look like an idiot – but I'm pretty sure I haven't written anything as stupid as this Guttman post.


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B.A., Geography, University of California - Davis
Matt Rosenberg is an award-winning geographer and the author of "The Handy Geography Answer Book" and "The Geography Bee Complete Preparation Handbook."
Every decade, following the decennial census, the state legislatures of the United States are told how many representatives their state will send to the United States House of Representatives. Representation in the House is based on state population and there are a total of 435 representatives, so some states may gain representatives while others lose them. It is the responsibility of each state legislature to redistrict their state into the appropriate numbers of congressional districts.
Since a single party usually controls each state legislature, it is in the best interest of the party in power to redistrict their state so that their party will have more seats in the House than the opposition party. This manipulation of electoral districts is known as gerrymandering. Although illegal, gerrymandering is the process of modifying congressional districts to benefit the party in power.
The term gerrymandering is derived from Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814), the governor of Massachusetts from 1810 to 1812. In 1812, Governor Gerry signed a bill into law that redistricted his state to overwhelmingly benefit his party, the Democratic-Republican Party. The opposition party, the Federalists, were quite upset.
One of the congressional districts was shaped very strangely and, as the story goes, one Federalist remarked that the district looked like a salamander. "No," said another Federalist, "it's a gerrymander." The Boston Weekly Messenger brought the term 'gerrymander' into common usage, when it subsequently printed an editorial cartoon that showed the district in question with a monster's head, arms, and tail, and named the creature a gerrymander.
Governor Gerry went on to become vice president under James Madison from 1813 until his death a year later. Gerry was the second vice president to die in office.
Gerrymandering, which had taken place prior to the coinage of the name and continued for many decades thereafter, has been challenged many times in federal courts and has been legislated against. In 1842, the Reapportionment Act required that congressional districts be contiguous and compact. In 1962, the Supreme Court ruled that districts must follow the principle of "one man, one vote" and have fair borders and an appropriate population mixture. Most recently, the Supreme Court ruled in 1985 that manipulating district borders to give an advantage to one political party was unconstitutional.
Three Methods
There are three techniques used to gerrymander districts. All involve creating districts that have a goal of encompassing a certain percentage of voters from one political party.
The first method is called the "excess vote." It is an attempt to concentrate the voting power of the opposition into just a few districts, to dilute the power of the opposition party outside of those districts that contain an overwhelming majority of the opposition's voters.
The second method is known as the "wasted vote." This method of gerrymandering involves diluting the voting power of the opposition across many districts, preventing the opposition from having a majority vote in as many districts as possible.
Finally, the "stacked" method involves drawing bizarre boundaries to concentrate the power of the majority party by linking distant areas into specific, party-in-power districts.
When It's Done
The process of reapportionment (to divide the 435 seats in the House of Representatives into the fifty states) takes place soon after every decennial census (the next will be 2020). Since the primary purpose of the census is to count the number of residents of the United States for purposes of representation, the Census Bureau's highest priority is to provide data for redistricting. Basic data must be provided to the states within one year of the Census - April 1, 2021.
Computers and GIS were utilized in the 1990, 2000, and 2010 Census by the states to make redistricting as fair as possible. Despite the use of computers, politics does get in the way and many redistricting plans are challenged in the courts, with accusations of racial gerrymandering tossed about. We certainly won't expect accusations of gerrymandering to vanish anytime soon.
The U.S. Census Bureau's Redistricting site provides additional information about their program.
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S. Biomedics to test embryonic stem cell-derived spinal cord injury treatment
S. Biomedics said that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved a clinical trial of its embryonic stem cell-derived spinal cord injury treatment. It is the first clinical trial of a locally developed embryonic stem cell-derived treatment.
The company plans to evaluate the safety and exploratory efficacy of the treatment in patients with ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS)-A and AIS-C within 60 days of nerve injury at Severance Hospital from the first half of 2020.
Spinal cord injury is a disease in which the trauma to the spinal cord, the central nerve in the spinal cord, causes paralysis of the entire body or lower body. The disorder currently has no treatment options for regenerating damaged nerves. Therefore, patients with spinal cord injuries usually live with lifelong disability and often have second and third overlapping disorders.
According to the company, there are more than 70,000 patients with spinal cord injury in Korea.
"The development of treatment will improve neurological function in many spinal cord injured patients who have severe limb paralysis," the company said. "Embryonic stem cells, which are the basis of the therapeutic agent, are stem cells made from fertilized eggs, which are capable of infinite proliferation and differentiating into cells constituting all tissues, according to culture condition."
However, treatments derived from the stem cells have a tumor risk and require technology to differentiate into the cells of interest, the company noted, adding that such reasons have made it hard to develop or commercialize a treatment using stem cells.
The recently approved PSA-NCAM+NPC (polysialylated neuronal cell adhesion molecule positive neural progenitor cells) uses low molecular weight compounds to control two specific signaling pathways -- bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and activin/nodal signaling pathways.
Therefore, the therapeutic agent actively blocks the differentiation of endoderm and mesoderm cells from all pluripotent embryonic stem cells and has an efficient and universal method of differentiating neurons to induce differentiation of ectoderm neurons at high yield, it said.
"As the approval is the first of its kind for embryonic stem cell-derived cell therapy, we are aiming to develop therapeutics that cover the entire nervous system," said Cho Myoung-soo, head of research at S. Biomedics. "Other therapeutics developed by combining differentiation methods using embryonic stem cells are expected to show visible results soon."


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No. 43 (2010): Brasilia /
Brasilia, the Palace of Congress and their Urban Changes
Danilo Matoso Macedo
Elcio Gomes da Silva
https://doi.org/10.52200/43.A.4FXZMOEC
Modern Movement, Modern architecture, Modern housing
The Palace of Congress in Brasilia, designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1958, played an effective role in defining its urban context. Lúcio Costa`s original competition sketches show one tower, with a domed horizontal building. Niemeyer conciliated the different levels of the frontal Esplanade and of the lower Plaza behind, rotating it, and placing two domes and two towers instead of one, representing the two legislative institutions housed. The building presence amidst a vast green area became the main symbol of Brasilia. In the last 50 years, however, its surroundings gave place to several new institutional buildings designed by Niemeyer himself.
Macedo, D. M., & Silva, E. G. da. (2010). Brasilia, the Palace of Congress and their Urban Changes. Docomomo Journal, (43), 60–65. https://doi.org/10.52200/43.A.4FXZMOEC
No. 43 (2010): Brasilia
Copyright (c) 2010 Danilo Matoso Macedo, Elcio Gomes da Silva
Architect and Urban Designer, graduated at Federal University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) in 1997. Master Degree from the same institution in 2002, Specialist in Public Policies and Government Management from National School of Public Administration in 2004. Professional in design practice since 1997, being awarded in many architectural competitions. He also works as an architect in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, in Brasília, since 2004. He is the author of a book on Oscar Niemeyer's works in Minas Gerais, published in 2008. As an editor, he published a compilation of texts by the Brazilian engineer Joaquim Cardozo, and he publishes MDC Architectural Magazine . Danilo founded the docomomo Chapter Brasília in August 2007, which he directs up to date.
Architect and Urban Designer graduated at University of Brasilia (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) in 1995, where he is currently a PhD student. Professional in design practice since 1996, he has participated in many architectural competitions. He also works as an architect in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, in Brasília, since 2002.
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Malaysian palm oil giant FGV puts chief exec on forced leave of absence
Trinna Leong Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur
Jun 7, 2017, 5:00 am SGT
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Malaysia's palm oil giant, Felda Global Ventures (FGV), said yesterday that it has given its chief executive officer an indefinite leave of absence with immediate effect,
Mr Zakaria Arshad and the firm's chief financial officer Ahmad Tifli Mohd Talha were both forced to go on leave, while FGV looks into transactions involving its subsidiary, Delima Oil Products.
Mr Zakaria had earlier been asked to resign over alleged wrongdoings involving a delayed payment to Delima by a long-time client, Afghan company Safitex.
"It is the board's view he (should) resign so that the finding does not escalate into a bigger issue that would taint FGV's image. But this does not mean we are covering it up. We did not force him to quit," said FGV chairman Isa Samad.
Mr Zakaria had written a letter to Mr Isa denying wrongdoing, as the payment was approved by the firm's previous management.
FGV, the world's third largest oil palm estate operator, is conducting an internal probe over "improprieties" involving millions of ringgit, Mr Isa said. He did not provide details of the allegations, other than how these came from findings by external auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers. As Mr Zakaria had "jumped the gun with his statements to the media", he and three other executives will take their leave while the firm does its internal audit, Mr Isa added. The other three are the chief financial officer and two heads of FGV subsidiaries.
FGV is tied to the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) set up by Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia's second prime minister and father of current Prime Minister Najib Razak. Felda was started to help rural and poor Malays by giving them land and loans to plant cash crops.
For decades, ruling party Umno has enjoyed the support of Felda settlers in 54 constituencies nationwide. However, palm oil prices have been falling in recent years. FGV's share price has declined by almost two thirds on the local stock exchange since its listing in 2012.
Even before the latest incident, Felda has been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. These include the arrests of high-level Felda staff by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for alleged graft.
Mr Zakaria told local media that since his appointment in April last year, he had rejected several FGV investments but was later overruled. Among them, he said, is Felda Cambridge Nanosystems, an entity in Britain, which lost RM117 million (S$38 million) and wanted an additional £100 million (S$178 million) for expansion. MACC deputy commissioner Azam Baki said it would investigate the allegations involving Mr Zakaria, based on information it has received.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 07, 2017, with the headline 'Malaysian palm oil giant FGV puts chief exec on forced leave of absence'. Print Edition | Subscribe


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Katherine Honeywell, Director of The NorthShore Senior Center
Katherine Honeywell, LCSW Director of Senior and Family Services Katherine Honeywell, LCSW, is the Director of Seniorand Family Services for North Shore Senior Center. She has been with the organization since 1989. In that time, Katherine has worked in case management, Adult Protective Services, the House of Welcome, senior housing, facilitated support groups, supervised the Adult Protective Services Program and supervised graduate social work students from Loyola University of Chicago, University of Chicago, Jane Addams School of Social Work at University of Illinois at Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University and Dominican University. Katherine is a licensed clinical social worker with a Master's degree in Social Work from Loyola University of Chicago. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Carroll College. Katherine is a current member of the American Society on Aging and National Association of Social Workers. In addition to that, Katherine is a past Board Chair of the North Suburban Service Council, Past Secretary of the Senior Service Coalition of Lake County and past member of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. Katherine is a frequent presenter to community organizations addressing issues of concern to older adults and their families including adult protective services, case management and entitlements
The North Shore Senior Center is to fosters the independence and well-being of older adults, enhances their dignity and self respect, and promotes their participation in and contribution toward all aspects of community life.
North Shore Senior Center 2019-2022 Strategic Plan Goals & Strategies
Goal 1: Improve financial stability, which includes a balanced capital/expenditure plan resulting from an operating surplus
Reduce grant from NSSC Foundation by 1-2% annually until annual grant is 5% of Foundation assets
Develop a plan to increase funding for the NSSC Foundation by $50,000/year starting in FY21
Increase number of individual donors (90/year) and corporate donors ($10,000 from 10 companies by FY21) through list acquisition and high-profile special events
Develop and create one new revenue stream per year, including (but not limited to):
o Consulting with other organizations
o Offering services to employers (similar to EAP model)
o Offering web-based training/education on older adult issues o Partnering with technology companies
o Expanding HOW services by extending Day Program hours
o Developing new programs
Develop a plan to target fundraising to clients who receive services from no-cost programs, such as the Lending Closet, beginning in FY20
Research opportunities for additional grants and apply for at least 3 new grants per year starting in FY20
Maximize NSSC Board of Directors fundraising. Board members' fundraising expectations:
o Provide the names of 3 new donors each year
o $10,000 ($5K Individual, $5K Gala)
o Sign an estate plan intent letter starting in FY20
Goal 2: Maximize the growth of North Shore Senior Options so that it is cash flow neutral by FY21
Develop a business plan to direct growth and development
Increase the capacity/productivity expectations of individual staff to be in line with NSSC
and industry standards
Expand geography served giving consideration to non-billable time & travel constraints Increase funding sources for sliding scale by exploring other funding opportunities
Increase marketing by including Senior Options in the organization's marketing and publicrelations campaigns
Create and execute a targeted referral source campaign
Goal 3: Grow the numbers or Participants/Clients/Donors/Partners through outreach and marketing efforts
Develop and initiate a brand marketing campaign that positions NSSC as the experts in social services, care management, dementia care and lifelong learning for older adults, their families and the community
Create an ad hoc committee to consider a brand/mission refresh and formulate recommendations
Create program-specific promotions targeted to different markets (participant & client base/donors/partners)
Enhance PR efforts by pursuing targeted media relations opportunities and building relationships with key media outlets
Broaden awareness and build relationships with the next generation of older adults (i.e. 40, 50, 60 year olds) to better support their aging relatives and strengthen the Center's fute
Goal 4: Improve Talent Acquisition process and employee retention by reducing turnover to 20% or less
Complete a salary analysis using similar organizations as well as competing organizations as benchmarks; create salary ranges and grades
Review and update job descriptions using data from the salary analysis to inform the need for revised job requirements
Complete a review of Total Compensation (this includes all benefits beyond salary – PTO, health, leave programs)
Create and provide employees with individual Total Compensation Reports
Review and update HR policies and procedures inclusive of the Employee Handbook
Foster longevity in tenure by formalizing succession planning process, implementing annual"Stay Surveys" to complement the Employee Satisfaction Survey, further develop program tofoster professional growth and promote from within the organization
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Facebook is finally bringing itself to the enterprise after ten years.
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Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga (Modern Library) by Hunter S. Thompson, 1999-12-07
The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time by Hunter S. Thompson, 2003-11-01
The Rum Diary: A Novel by Hunter S. Thompson, 1999-11-01
Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk by Hunter S. Thompson, 2005-07-26
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson, 2006-10-20
Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century by Hunter S. Thompson, 2003-11-01
Songs of the Doomed : More Notes on the Death of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson, 2002-12-01
Screwjack: A Short Story by Hunter S. Thompson, 2000-12-13
Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist by Hunter S. Thompson, 2001-12-04
The Mutineer: Rants, Ravings, and Missives from the Mountaintop 1977-2005
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson, 1998-05-12
Better Than Sex (Gonzo Papers) by Hunter S. Thompson, 1995-08-22
Hunter S. Thompson: An Insider's View of Deranged, Depraved, Drugged Out Brilliance by Jay Cowan, 2010-01-26
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson by Corey Seymour, Jann S. Wenner, 2008-10-20
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Hunter S. Thompson We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive...." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas. And a voice was screaming: "Holy Jesus! What are these goddamn animals?" Then it was quiet again. My attorney had taken his shirt off and was pouring beer on his chest, to facilitate the tanning process. "What the hell are you yelling about?" he muttered, staring up at the sun with his eyes closed and covered with wraparound Spanish sunglasses. "Never mind," I said. "It's your turn to drive." I hit the brakes and aimed the Great Red Shark toward the shoulder of the highway. No point mentioning those bats, I thought. The poor bastard will see them soon enough. from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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The Salon Interview Hunter S. Thompson The godfather of gonzo says 9/11 caused a "nationwide nervous breakdown" and let the Bush crowd loot the country and savage American democracy. By John Glassie He calls himself "an elderly dope fiend living out in the wilderness," but Hunter S. Thompson will also be found this week on the New York Times bestseller list with a new memoir, "Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century." Listening to his ragged voice, there is some sense that Thompson, now 65, has reined in his outlaw ways, gotten a little softer, perhaps a little more gracious now that he's reached retirement age. "I've found you can deal with the system a lot easier if you use their rules," he says. "I talk to a lot of lawyers."
Hunter S. Thompson. A consummate Fitzgerald fan, Hunter S. Thompson, aka the Great Gonzo, stands as the journalist of the Me decade.
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"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." HST A consummate Fitzgerald fan, Hunter S. Thompson, a.k.a the Great Gonzo, stands as the journalist of the Me decade. Those who consider his prose too whacked-out and self-indulgent to be of any merit should consider the times when he was writing. In an era when Democrats unleashed angry cops on protestors and a majority of citizens voted for Nixon not once but TWICE well, who in that age was thinking clearly? Although I find the laxity with which HST's editors coddle his fundamental inability to meet a deadline somehow annoying, who can deny the man's talent? Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 is so rich with wit and insight that it puts our domesticated journalistic establishment to shame. Fear and Loathing: In Las Vegas is the great travelogue of the 1970s (as The Grapes of Wrath was to the 1930s and On the Road was to the 1950s), a riveting chronicle of the madness inherent to a decadent gambling paradise in the midst of a scorching desert. And the Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman , a collection of the young Hunter's letters, is an insightful portrait of the Gonzo as a young man.
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Hunter S. Thompson. Author, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Hells Angels. Hunter S. Thompson Night Manager the Mitchell Brothers Theater.
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the Mitchell Brothers Theater In 1970 Thompson ran for Sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado on the Freak Power ticket. He announced that he would spearhead several reforms:
rename Aspen to "Fat City, Colorado"
tear up the downtown streets and replace them with bike paths
decriminalize drug possession
decriminalize the sale of drugs (but only at cost)
reintroduce the stocks for drug dealers working at profit As the Republican sheriff he was running against sported a crew cut, Thompson shaved his head bald and referred to the other candidate as his my long-haired opponent . Even so, he lost the election. Scored a one-on-one interview with Richard M. Nixon , on the condition that they would only discuss football. There have been two Hollywood attempts to turn Hunter's writings into movies. The first, Where the Buffalo Roam starring Bill Murray, was an astounding failure. However, it did have one unintended effect: in hanging around with Thompson for a while, it turned Murray into an unrepetant jerk for a good amount of time after production wrapped, affecting his relationship/interaction with the
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The TV Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.
I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me.
There was madness in any direction, at any hour. If not across the Bay, then up the Golden Gate or down 101 to Los Altos or La Honda... You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning....
And that, I think, was the handle - that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting - on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave...
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Hunter S. Thompson. The Art of Journalism I—Excerpt. Interviewed by George Plimpton. Issue 156 Fall, 2000.
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"Coming of age in a fascist police sate will not be a barrel of fun for anybody, much less for people like me, who are not inclined to suffer Nazis gladly and feel only contempt for the cowardly flag-suckers who would gladly give up their outdated freedom to live for the mess of pottage they have been conned into believing will be freedom from fear." The Hunter S. Thompson Interview by Adam Bulger
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14. Atlantic Unbound - Interview With Hunter S. Thompson
Atlantic Unbound's multimedia interview with hunter S. thompson, author of The Proud Highway, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hell's Angels You're sitting in hunter S. thompson's kitchen conducting an interview and he wants you to drink He Was a Crook. hunter S. thompson's obituary for Richard Nixon (Rolling Stone,
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"The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.... This is the artist's way of scribbling 'Kilroy was here' on the wall of the final and irrevocable oblivion through which he must someday pass." William Faulkner , interview with Paris Review,
What would you do? You're sitting in Hunter S. Thompson's kitchen conducting an interview and he wants you to drink. So you drink.
I'd been directed to read aloud Thompson's farewell to Richard M. Nixon, "He Was a Crook" ( Rolling Stone, June 16, 1994), an obituary fired off in a burst of rage. The author insisted it be read aloud to capture the right effect, and apparently I hadn't been reading with proper and resounding emphasis.
"No. No! Again. Start over. Clip your words!"
A glass of Wild Turkey and ice was placed in front of me for elocution purposes, of course and the reading proceeded, this time with the benefit of Thompson's coaching.
Earlier that day I'd stopped at the Woody Creek Tavern, in Woody Creek, Colorado, to order a drink and steady my nerves before heading up the hill to the house of the Gonzo Journalist and self-proclaimed King of Fun. I'd heard the last reporter who went up the hill looking for a story had to mow the lawn before the man would talk to him. I guess my luck was better. Before the night was over I heard the famous peacocks screaming in the dark. I held the Lono club. A shade before two o'clock in the morning I saw my copy of Thompson's latest book
15. The Great Thompson Hunt - Hunter S. Thompson - King Of Gonzo!
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16. Journalism Of The West: Hunter Thompson
Quotes and links to interviews and stories.
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Who is Hunter S. Thompson?
The Atlantic Monthly is one of the few remaining literary journals that still remain from their heyday of the late 1800s early 1900s. These two articles from Atlantic Monthly provide a multi-media introduction to Thompson.
Strange Pollen: Dr. Thompson and the Spirit of the Age - By Sven Birkerts
This is an article that deals with Thompson's recent surge of popularity.
Writing on the Wall, an Interview with Hunter S. Thompson - By Matthew Hahn
This is a multimedia interview with Thompson. There's lots of cool stuff including a number of RealAudio sound clips. To play these, you need to have a multi-media capable computer and the RealPlayer plug-in (a small computer program) for your web browser. The RealPlayer will also be useful when we get to Mark Twain during Week 3. To get your free copy of RealPlayer, click on the link below. Click here to get the free RealPlayer plug-in
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The following audio excerpts are taken froma 12-hour interview of Thompson conducted in the summer of 2000 by George Plimpton, Douglas Brinkley and Terry McDonell as part of the
17. He Was A Crook - By Hunter S. Thompson
RISKFREE Trial Issue! From Rolling Stone, June 16, 1994 HE WAS A CROOK. by hunter S. thompson. MEMO FROM THE NATIONAL AFFAIRS DESK DATE MAY 1, 1994 FROM DR.
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HE WAS A CROOK
MEMO FROM THE NATIONAL AFFAIRS DESK DATE: MAY 1, 1994 FROM: DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON SUBJECT: THE DEATH OF RICHARD NIXON: NOTES ON THE PASSING OF AN AMERICAN MONSTER.... HE WAS A LIAR AND A QUITTER, AND HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BURIED AT SEA.... BUT HE WAS, AFTER ALL, THE PRESIDENT. "And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird."
-Revelation 18:2 R ichard Nixon is gone now, and I am poorer for it. He was the real thing a political monster straight out of Grendel and a very dangerous enemy. He could shake your hand and stab you in the back at the same time. He lied to his friends and betrayed the trust of his family. Not even Gerald Ford, the unhappy ex-president who pardoned Nixon and kept him out of prison, was immune to the evil fallout. Ford, who believes strongly in Heaven and Hell, has told more than one of his celebrity golf partners that "I know I will go to hell, because I pardoned Richard Nixon." Return to Atlantic Unbound's interview with Hunter S. Thompson
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hunter S. thompson 1937. Lexington. By Merideth Mendenhall. I. Biography. hunter S. thompson, creator of Gonzo Journalism, not only is known for his writing, but also for his persona. Who else would have discrepancies about his birth date? states that thompson was born in 1939 in hunter S. thompson( 2). Still another
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Hunter S. Thompson - 1937 Lexington By Merideth Mendenhall I. Biography Hunter S. Thompson, creator of Gonzo Journalism, not only is known for his writing, but also for his persona. Who else would have discrepancies about his birth date? All sources agree that he was born on July 18, however some say 1937 and others say 1939, still more cite both. A man born twice? Obviously not, so which is it – only Thompson knows. In When the Going Gets Weird , Peter O. Whitmer reports Thompson's birth in 1937 (27). He continues, that "in 1946[…] Hunter was nine"(32), which also places Thompson's birth in 1937. Yet, William McKeen states that Thompson was born in 1939 in Hunter S. Thompson (2). Still another publication has "1937- " under Thompson's name as part of the heading, and later begins: "born July 18, 1939" ( Contemporary ). There is even an entire web page dedicated to the question of what year Thompson was born (http://www.gonzo.org/hst/ht/date.html). His career continued to include work as the Caribbean correspondent for Time in 1959 and for the New York Herald Tribune from 1959 until 1960 ( Contemporary ). Then, in 1961 he became the South American correspondent for the
19. HUNTER S. THOMPSON - Interview By Tony Jenkins
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Interview by Tony Jenkins I am still haunted by the screeching sound of feedback. It was coming from the speakerphone on my computer, and it was coming at the worst possible time. On the other end of the screeching line was famed 'Gonzo' writer, Hunter S. Thompson , and he was not in the mood for faulty equipment.
he told me,
I could feel my balls shrinking, my confidence was fleeting. Shortly after the speakerphone mishap, I realized that my tape recorder was still paused, and for some crazed reason I will never understand, I chose to tell Thompson
he tells me. Thompson's classic book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Thompson says without sympathy. It was also like a small town guitarist showing up to jam with Eric Clapton Doctor of Journalism he grumbles,
The list of questions was quickly discarded, along with my fear. Something about this experience was starting to feel good. I was getting grilled by the guy who influenced me. How fucking cool is that? He sure seemed content on spending this Friday night schooling a youngster in the interview game. He has said that the fun went out of journalism long ago, and when I asked him what new writers can do to put the fun back in it, he questioned me:
Before I can answer, he burns me again.
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Print story Email story by Matt Welch Note: This article first appeared in the Online Journalism Review In the spring of 2000, if you had to bet on which publication would be running a new Hunter S. Thompson column by year's end, the choice would be easy: Ted Fang's new San Francisco Examiner After all, the legendary journalist had spent the latter half of the 1980s writing weekly political sermons and sex dramas for the then-resurgent afternoon daily, and now Thompson's favorite "conceptual editor" Warren Hinckle, of Ramparts and Scanlan's Monthly fame was being brought on as Fang's "director of hijinx and surprises." When Suck's Tim Cavanaugh asked Hinckle in March whether HST would be one of the Fangxaminer's regular columnists, the eyepatch-wearing editor replied: "Absolutely." But just two weeks before the Hearst Corp.'s historic newspaper swap in Thompson's beloved San Francisco, a familiar bald-headed photo byline could be found throwing a football under the title "Hey Rube!" in a splashy new online publication from ESPN called


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What methods are being used to reduce noise pollution?
At times, engineers try to achieve just the right sound or noise for a particular product. The product, whether it's a vacuum cleaner, lawnmower, or motorcycle, needs to be quiet enough so as not to cause stress, yet has to have enough sound to seem powerful. For example, muffler technology has the ability to greatly reduce the noise a motorcycle produces, yet many engineers and manufacturers feel that consumers would not purchase the product if it does not sound "powerful" enough. Hybrid automobiles are so quiet that people with limited sight have difficulties knowing that they are approaching. Engineers are developing noise generating devices for these cars to let sightless people know the location of the cars.
Since noise creates stress and can lead to other health problems, industries and governments around the world are working to reduce noise levels, especially around populated regions. One method of reducing noise pollution around airports has been rerouting airline traffic so that it passes over less-populated areas. Sound barriers have been installed along many highways to absorb and/or reflect sound away from houses built alongside the roads. In countries such as Austria and Belgium, roadways are being constructed with a material called whisper concrete that engineers claim reduces noise by 5 decibels. Finally, Swedish engineers have developed a road surface made of pulverized rubber that can reduce the noise level by as much as 10 decibels.


I am always fascinated with the different coffee packaging that keeps popping up. This time around we have a finger-cover design that folds inside out. Basically you can use the package itself to stir the coffee, once you have poured out the mix. It looks into hygiene, eco-friendliness and productiveness in a resourceful way.


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