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It's Time to Talk about Elephants
For the past two years the world has converged on a single goal: slowing the spread of Covid-19. We have seen curves rise and fall. We have conducted studies and more studies, accumulating mountains of data. We have marshaled our collective ingenuity to develop effective vaccines and treatments.
While we have made great scientific progress, we have left our social fabric in tatters. Families and communities are squabbling more than ever before, ripped apart by opposing views about pandemic strategy. While the world's focus has shifted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the pandemic grumbles on and the wounds have hardly healed.
As we step into year three, we urgently need to widen the lens beyond Covid metrics, beyond epidemiology, beyond even science itself. With Covid easing into endemicity, we need to grapple with big-picture concepts like costs, benefits and tradeoffs. We need to ask the tough questions. We need to name the hulking elephants in the room, to lift up their trunks and see what lies beneath. Some elephants for our consideration:Pandemic policy decisions are never just about science—a fact that the "follow the science" arguments have disingenuously ignored. Science gives us information and a method for obtaining more information, but it does not give us a formula for reacting to the information.
Even if the Covid science were perfectly settled, it could not tell us whether and when to put masks on toddlers, close businesses, let grandma have her family celebration, or let people say goodbye to dying loved ones. There is no force of gravity compelling these decisions: they flow from our values, from what we view as reasonable or unreasonable tradeoffs.
Yuval Harari nailed this point in a February 2021 essay for the Financial Times: "When we come to decide on policy, we have to take into account many interests and values, and since there is no scientific way to determine which interests and values are more important, there is no scientific way to decide what we should do."
You don't have to be a public health expert to have a valid opinion about pandemic policy. How bad is it to be sick? How bad is it to miss school? "Although we can't all be experts in epidemiology, we are all equally qualified – and in a democracy, all obliged – to think through those questions ourselves," notes Stephen John, a senior lecturer in the philosophy of public health at King's College London, in an article for The Conversation. When weighing in on these fundamental human questions, epidemiologists don't get more votes than anyone else.
There is no good solution to a pandemic, only "less bad" ones. A policy that benefits one group (like immunocompromised people) may cause greater harm to another group (like schoolchildren). Severe restrictions may protect a greater number of people, but they also have the potential to cause greater harm. There's no way around it: to pay Peter, we need to rob Paul—and the money may not help Peter as much as we hoped.
After two long years, our political and medical leaders are finally starting to feel safe enough (from angry social media warriors, not from disease) to say this out loud. In a January 21, 2022 tweet, Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker acknowledged "the mental health toll and the futility of over-the-top restrictions when nearly everyone is vaccinated here."
Around the same time, Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe affirmed, shortly after contracting Covid-19 himself, that he would not impose "harmful new restrictions in Saskatchewan," citing lack of clear evidence that lockdown measures have reduced hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths in other provinces.Discussing tradeoffs isn't heartless, it's essential. How much quality of life and mental health do we sacrifice to keep more people alive? What is the healthiest balance between public protection and personal agency? Failing to confront these questions doesn't make them go away: it only prevents us from making clear-eyed, ethical, and life-affirming decisions.
There is no such thing as zero risk in life. Risks can only be managed, not eliminated. Somewhere along the way, we lost sight of the fact that life has always carried risk: from other diseases, from accidents, from the mere fact of engaging with the world. We need to ask ourselves why we accept the uncomfortably high risks of moving vehicles, yet struggle to accept any Covid risk above zero. We need to reacquaint ourselves with the concept of acceptable risk and draw boundaries that allow us not only to save lives, but to live a little.
The childish insults—from both sides of the fence—have got to go. Seriously. Dismissive terms like "freedumb" or "sheeple" don't lead to productive dialogue; they just get people more entrenched in their respective positions. We have a lot of healing to do, and we're not going to get there with schoolyard taunts.
The Covid vaccines may represent a triumph of scientific ingenuity, but their rollout has spawned a level of societal division not seen for generations. We need to understand how this happened, so we don't make the same mistakes the next time around. ("Anvi-vaxxers are idiots" is not a helpful explanation. Let's dig deeper: Has communication with the public been sufficiently transparent? Which groups of people feel unheard, and why?)
Blaming people for inadvertently transmitting a highly contagious respiratory virus flies in the face of biological reality and causes tremendous psychological harm. It has left children afraid of "killing" their grandparents every time they step out of the house. In an article titled "The Kids Aren't Alright," Ottawa high school teacher Stacey Lance describes how her students have been taught to "think of themselves as vectors of disease," which has "fundamentally altered their understanding of themselves." We need to start lifting this burden from our youth.
If you know you have Covid and crash a party, just about all of us would hold you responsible. But if you simply allow yourself to do a little living—for example, celebrating a special event at the Thai place down the street when restaurants are open to the public—and end up catching Covid and giving it to a friend, it's nobody's fault. It's how life works.We cannot expect governments—or other people—to guarantee our safety in perpetuity. Yes, Covid is contagious, and yes, each person's actions affect the whole. Even so, it's unreasonable to demand that governments and individuals organize their laws and lives around our comfort levels. We need to shoulder at least some responsibility for our own safety, choosing the level of caution that makes sense for us and for our loved ones.
We also need to accept imperfection: not every single person will follow every rule. We can encourage people to follow public health recommendations, but we can't bank on full buy-in. My brother, a cardiologist, tells me that he never expects perfect compliance from his patients. He understands that humans have deep and complex motivations for doing what they do. A strategy that depends on perfect compliance is destined to fail.
As Covid stitches itself into the background of our lives, we will need to manage the tension between restrictions and risk. Less risk means more restrictions, and vice versa. We need to have an adult discussion—preferably many discussions—about the optimal balance between the two, with the understanding that not everyone will agree. One person may yearn for a safer world, another for a freer one, and both perspectives deserve a hearing.
If there is a single lesson we can all learn from the past two years, it's to approach nature with greater humility. Even infectious disease specialist Michael Osterholm, who served on Joe Biden's Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board and knows more about viral spread than just about anybody on the planet, has admitted that "we have ascribed too much human authority over the virus."
We're not fully in charge here. "Much of the ebb and flow of a pandemic cannot be explained by changes in human behavior," writes David Leonhardt, who has covered the pandemic for the New York Times. "An outbreak often fizzles mysteriously, like a forest fire that fails to jump from one patch of trees to another." Sometimes, the best we can do is to flex with nature, rather than wage war on it.
Can we look these elephants in the eye? Can we talk about them without hurling insults at each other? We're well out of practice, but hope springs eternal.
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Government Loyal to the Wishes of the People, Should Unequivocally be the Standard
A B Williams
Ignore the in-my-face obvious issues and lend all of my attention to unwarranted, groundless non-issues? Not happening!
Joe Biden (D))
"The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records.They are written, as with a sun beam in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of divinity itself and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power"
- Alexander Hamilton, 1775
When it comes to Representative Government...
Which should come first:
Loyalty to a particular political party?
Always having things their way or it's the highway, no matter the cost, theatrics?
Devotion, but only to those who have helped them along the way; who have been instrumental in getting them there, so to speak?
Of course not...
This help, these favors, often come at a great price, leaving politicians (our Representatives) vulnerable and beholden to everyone but…we the people!
It must always be about "we the people", first and foremost!
I continue to be one of the reluctant hold-outs; butting heads, engaging in always passionate, sometimes fiery, discussions, realizing that it may never happen...we may never again get a Reaganesque Conservative into the office of the Presidency!
We always end up settling for lukewarm, at best, Republicans.
I actually thought that it would be the same, when it came to Donald J. Trump.
Arguing the selection, all while completely understanding - why Trump!
Asking, why not Ted Cruz, Ben Carson...all while completely understanding why Trump's message was resonating with the People.
The people were fed up and frustrated with Government on steroids, which was leaving them far behind, forgotten and forsaken, they didn't need disciplined or soft spoken, they needed a firebrand!
Trump was loud; telling it like it was, speaking truth, no holds barred, in D.C.'s face, with a "let's pull ourselves out of the quicksand and get things done for a change", philosophy!
Once elected, he never ceased being out and about with the rallies, igniting the crowds with a list of accomplishments and a list of all that was yet to come.
Yes, we needed {still desperately need} the swamp drained, the wall built, the people not just working, but making money at it; starting businesses, filling a niche.
Yes, let's not rush through monstrosity spending bills without out first reading them, knowing them inside and out, eliminating all pork and pet projects, doing it right, each and every time.
It's not complicated, it's not rocket science
Make America great again and then don't stop there, make her greater and stronger than ever before and then, work to Keep America Great!
At the end of his first term, I, the once reluctant one, found myself defending Trump at every turn.
When old, tired, spent, News was brought up time and time again... although with every other President, especially more modern day Democrats, we aren't to mention their past or their family drama or their disdain for America...ever!
When lies were repeated, as the gospel, against Trump, we were to shout amen!
When a deviant Media couldn't keep their talking points straight, we weren't to question, just accept.
They never let up...not for a second!
So much credibility was lost in the ongoing effort to take out Donald Trump, take out the President of the United States, that it may never again be found.
How can we ever trust a media again, which rushed to judgment, quicker than a Democrat to a camera...every single time, taking the mere suggestion of an impropriety, a hint of an indiscretion, a rumor of a rumor...and running to the camera with it, without first knowing if there was any truth to it!
We witnessed the unfairness and the bias which was leveled against a man doing his very best to be a good President.
Many people were programmed to hate him with a passion, never really knowing why....
now we're programmed to accept Joe Biden, no matter what he says or does, no matter his endless falters, the media fawns all over him.
When Trump's name is mentioned, it is in order to criticize him for such petty things as; tweeting too much, being mean to them, having two scoops of ice cream instead of one.....
Pardon me while I gasp!
CNN Gushing Over Joe Biden's love for Ice Cream
No Room for We the People
Again, I get the direction the previous election took, we were in a sad, sad state.
After all, before Trump, we installed an America-pummeling, America-hating, activist, to be President...it wasn't a fluke, we did it good and right...we did it twice!
He excelled at bad-mouthing our Country and at pointing fingers at groups of us, dividing us and isolating us one from the other!
Barack Obama was always...stirring stuff up and why wouldn't he have been?
How else would he get the fundamental transformational change so craved and so desired, if not by stirring things up?
By the time he was through, we desperately needed change to come and Trump was saying all the right things.
Give me a lover of America, any day over a hater of America!
I so appreciated Donald J. Trump entering Washington, like a man on fire, getting things done and not stopping there. He worked/was working, to get more things done for the people, but was stopped short, because too much corruption, too much power, too many people in the People's Capital, are beholden to the wrong group of people!
Trump certainly was not beholden to a Political Party, to outside interests or to anyone.
He wasn't on a mission to transform us, by utilizing divisive measures, he was/is all about preserving this incomparable Republic of ours.
Obama would regularly tell us that "manufacturing jobs were gone and they weren't coming back", he told us that if we had worked hard and sacrificed to start up and build up our own businesses, "we didn't build that". He spoke to desperate workers with certain trade skills who may have lost their job to Mexico for example and told them "learn a new trade", "retrain"…
I wouldn't hire him as a motivational speaker, let's put it that way!
Even so, even after all of the knocking of America and of American-owned businesses and telling factory workers that their jobs weren't coming back, Obama's right hand man, Joe Biden, was quickly {well, maybe not so quickly} ...he didn't waste any time, telling us that Donald Trump was to blame for lost jobs!
Now the word quickly becomes more appropriate...as soon as Biden became President, the very first thing he did was to quickly take away jobs, starting with the Keystone Pipeline project.
The second thing was to quickly stop building the security wall on our southern border, so that illegals can more easily flood across.
Have you heard, the number just hit one million?
So you see how this works, we are to ignore the many accomplishments of President Donald Trump and any other person without a (D) by their name, blame them for all that's wrong, give Dems full credit for what's working, all the while giving the impression that the Democratic Party is our only hope!
We are to look the other way, overlook the many critical problems facing us today, ignore the truly obvious incompetence on display every day and instead...stay focused on how bad and how rotten Donald Trump was.
When it comes to the Democratic Party, their sole interest, is the never-ending quest for power, control and status!
It is gained through their pet projects, through those whom they've built alliances with and are eternally beholden to and to keep this little game going, the propping up of their Party is essential!
It's never about we the people. It's never about the good of this Nation...there's not enough time...there's not enough room...
When there's nothing in it for them, we the people and our wishes are a lost cause!
Donald Trump (R)
© 2017 A B Williams
A B Williams (author) from Central Florida on August 04, 2021:
Has he, the 'Squad', any other Dem in power, even for a second, considered that NOT ALL landlords are wealthy, not all are evil slum Lords!?!
For most, they are just trying to make a living, like everyone else. In many cases, it's their only source of income.
This mindset never ceases to amaze me, they are incapable of seeing the big picture, they don't care OR they know exactly what they are doing!
One thing is clear, Joe Biden may not have hit tyrannical status quite yet and he won't on his own, but he is no leader and he is easily manipulated!
A Tyrant!
Ken Burgess from Florida on August 04, 2021:
So, after reading this article, I gotta ask ya...
Supreme Court ruled for an end to the Eviction Moratorium
Congress chose not to extend the Eviction Moratorium
Biden issues a new Moratorium anyways...
What do you call a leader who ignores all our laws in favor of what they want?
I should have included Obama, since he is mentioned…. ;)
Has your opinion of Barack Obama changed at all?
Updated in order to transition from how things were with Trump early on to how things are now with Biden, early on.
Have your opinions changed about either one of these men over time?
Care to share your thoughts?
A B Williams (author) from Central Florida on July 28, 2017:
I do appreciate your opinions, otherwise I'd be completely ignored, as I often am here and on FB.
I'll never be silent...not in my DNA, glad that it isn't in yours either Greg!
Try and enjoy your weekend! I plan to.
Greg Schweizer from Corona, California. on July 28, 2017:
The politicians don't care about the people. The people voted for Trump to serve as our president. Does that matter? NO...The politicians that don't like Trump will do everything they can to try and keep him from being successful, because they know any success on his part will keep him in office for 2 terms and give him that much more opportunity to "drain the swamp", which scares the lifetime politicians. The sad part is, WE THE PEOPLE are the ones that have to suffer. There, you got my opinion again.
Dems, Rinos -
There are forgotten men and women, they exist in the middle.
They keep their nose to the grindstone, barely making ends meet and you have failed them.
They counted on you to end Obamacare, they expected it and you all let them down, you've failed to Represent this group of people, being squeezed from all sides.
So you all move forward, in the comfortable little niches you've carved out for yourselves in D.C.
The poor have their additional assistance from the Gov, which was never required. The poor have always had the Churches and Charities and they were never turned away from the majority of hospitals in the U.S.
When they've truly needed healthcare or assistance, it has always been there for them!
All Government's involvement in healthcare has accomplished, (per their usual 'involvement' in our lives), is to push Middle America to the brink.
The only difference, they'll never be seen or recognized as having been placed there, by you.
They are the forgotten ones!
I like your opinion Greg. If only!
Hi AB, I believe that anytime something comes to a vote in the house or the senate they should take it back to their individual state and let the people vote then take the results of that vote back and vote the way the people want them to vote. When the house or senate vote on anything they vote the way THEY feel and not actually the way the people feel. That is NOT true representation. It'll never happen, but that would be a little more like the people having at least some say in our country. Just my opinion.
Another vote. Repeal of Obamacare not to be. Another day, another fail.
Cruz's most practical solution dismissed. (see previous comment)
Can't say that I'm surprised!
Politicians love to make promises to the people, during elections, but for far too many, in both Parties, it is all about comfortable little niches that they've carved out for themselves in D.C.
We The People...are secondary.
My man Cruz laying it all out. No games!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4PvoyDolto
Just came across this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrEBBA9hQjA
Pretty powerful stuff.
A B Williams (author) from Central Florida on March 28, 2017:
Mean for the sake of being mean!
Sad existence.
I was wondering, but who am I to judge....Lol
I will check it out.
Suzie from Carson City on March 28, 2017:
duh!!! That was what my comment was all about!
https://hubpages.com/politics/13-Facts-about-Eric-...
No link.
Didn't I send a link?
Hi Paula - It's just a privacy thing. My initials really are A.B. and my last name is Williams and this is my real face...lol. My favorite Teacher called me A.B. so it works for me!
Yes I am familiar with Sanx. I'm always monitoring to make sure things never go too far in 'Comments Section'. I don't know if he or Leslie or a couple of other out-there leftists that have commented here, ever actually read my words or even attempt to process it. Probably not.
a.b. Really wish I had a "name" to call you....I hate to refer to you by initials.........anyway, you & Greg need to see a perfect example of such pure unadulterated hatred & lack of maturity, that they will even tear apart the first family just for sheer enjoyment. These people are sickos.....Don't need to read the hub, just the comments, to see how LOW this jerk will stoop to attack the children of DT.
After you see how sick and nasty people can be, a.b....feel free to delete this entire comment. No problem, I'm sure you don't want a link posted in your comments.
Why the hell doesn't this Sanx get a job or a hobby...or maybe just a life ..and stop trolling his ignorance all over our site? Trolls are disgusting. We just get rid of one and up pops another....they're just like empty-headed puppets.
Glad that we agree on that part Greg.
Sanx...you obviously do not understand the role of our Government.
Their role is to protect....not provide!
The Government should not even be in the health care business.
They certainly should not be in the business of Making Demands on me...purchase this product or pay a fine. Fail to pay the fine, go to jail.
What!?!
Please point out to me, where in our Bill of Rights or where in our Constitution, it states that your health care and my health care is a Right. While you are searching, where does it state that my Government may force me to purchase a product and then fine me or threaten me with jail time, if I do not comply.
Feel free to copy and paste.
We are probably stuck with some form of it, from here on out, but Republicans do not need to have joint ownership of it. That's an 'investment' they can't afford.
Kudos to those Republicans that agree and stood firm.
Sorry Sanx....you have failed to make your case!
Sanxuary on March 28, 2017:
They showed their loyalty quite clearly and its up to the American people who they do not represent to remove them. They truly believe that the trillion dollars invested already in health care should be given to big pharma. They truly believe that you do not need health care. They truly believe that you should pay for health care for a policy that covers nothing. I know a few people who believe that most poor people are getting everything for free. Just think that if they have no choice but to pay for health care that it just might motivate a few more of them to get a job. Of course we have a President who thinks its smart not to pay taxes. Then why would he care if he has all you little people paying taxes for him as he gives our money to big corporations. He wants to lower the corporate tax rate because it is the highest in the World. Still you would be challenged to find a single one of these big corporations who even paid half that rate. Why would they when their best sponsors are the Republican party. When the little people stop believing things that will never improve their lives we might get some people who might. Lets hurry up and vote them out and throw the criminals in jail,
Greg Schweizer from Corona, California. on March 27, 2017:
No, I don't believe it should have ever been part of the insurance deal. You shouldn't be fined for not having insurance.
Are you okay with the individual mandate?
AB, "We the People" aren't represented by our government and haven't been for a very long time. Trump was voted in hoping that he 'might' be able to make some changes. But it looks like we can kiss that hope good-bye when he can't even count on his own party to support what "We the People" want. They are afraid of losing something because Trump was going to 'drain the swamp'. But it looks like his own party has become the quicksand that is going to suck him under because they are all a bunch of COWARDS. Just my opinion.
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Beat the Bookie with Joe Fortenbaugh
Joe's off but his picks aren't
Joe Fortenbaugh
December 29, 2017 - 9:44 am
Since I'm on holiday with Niki and Chubbs until Tuesday, Jan. 2, I figured one of the best ways to share this week's installment of "Beat the Bookie" would be to post an article here on 957TheGame.com with my selections. You can also hit up @JoeFortenbaugh on Twitter for all the latest Beat the Bookie action.
Last week: 4-4
Season: 53-67-3
*COLLEGE FOOTBALL SELECTIONS*
Clemson Tigers (+3) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide: I don't get this spread at all. In fact, I think the wrong team is favored here. Let's ask ourselves some honest questions, shall we? If the only season of college football that you've ever watched or heard about was this season, how impressed would you be with Alabama? Seriously! Jalen Hurts is an average quarterback who can't lead his team from behind, so if Bama gets down two scores in this one like they did against Auburn, forget about it. Additionally Bama has covered jus two spreads over its last seven games, which furthers our assertion that this team is a bit overrated. And not only that, but Nick Saban's Achilles Heel is the mobile quarterback. You saw what Deshaun Watson did against this team two years in a row, not to mention what Johnny Manziel and Cam Newton did to this squad as well. Clemson's Kelly Bryant fits that mold, as he's already rushed for 646 yards and 11 touchdowns this season.
Bama is 0-4 against the number over its last four games against teams with a winning record while Clemson is 7-0 ATS over its last 7 bowl games, 10-1 ATS over its last 11 neutral-site games and 8-0 ATS over its last eight non-conference matchups. Give me Clemson plus the points.
Northwestern Wildcats (-7.5) vs. Kentucky Wildcats: In case you missed it, Northwestern turned a 2-3 start into a 7-0 finish highlighted by seven straight point spread covers as well as blowout wins over Minnesota and Illinois to close the season by a combined score of 81-7. The Wildcats are now 16-5 ATS over their last 21 games overall and 5-2 ATS over their last seven bowl games, while Kentucky has covered the number in just one of its last 8 outings and enters bowl season having dropped three of its final four contests of the year. Give me Northwestern in a route.
Miami Hurricanes (+4.5) vs. Wisconsin Badgers: This one is relatively simple to handicap: Miami head coach Mark Richt is a staggering 11-5 SU and 10-6 against the spread lifetime in bowl games, and that includes a 31-14 blowout win and cover over West Virginia in last year's Russell Athletic Bowl in Richt's first season with The U. Richt is one of the absolute best in the business when given a month to prepare for a quality opponent and that's really all I need to know when it comes to a matchup like this. I'll take the 4.5 points with Miami.
South Carolina Gamecocks (+8) vs. Michigan Wolverines: Jim Harbaugh's Wolverines went 3-3 down the stretch when it mattered most and covered the number in just five of 12 outings this season. Michigan is also 1-4 ATS over their last five non-conference matchups, while South Carolina is 5-0 ATS over their last five neutral-site games and 4-1 ATS over their last five bowl games. Maybe Michigan puts on a show in this one, but given the team's issues on offense in general and at the quarterback position, specifically, I find it hard to believe that they'll control 60 minutes of action while covering a lofty 7.5-point spread against a gritty, grind-em-out program like South Carolina. Give me the Gamecocks +7.5.
BONUS PICKS: Georgia (-2.5) over Oklahoma
*NFL SELECTIONS*
(4:25pm PST) San Francisco 49ers (-3) at Los Angeles Rams: In the 11 games prior to the arrival of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, the 49ers were averaging 321.7 total yards and 17.0 points per game. But in the four matchups since Jimmy G assumed the role of starting signal-caller, the franchise has undergone a dramatic 180-degree turn, with an offense that is averaging an insane 396.7 total yards and 27.5 points per outing. Oh, and let's not forget the fact that the Niners are 4-0 both straight-up and against the spread with Garoppolo calling the plays. The Rams announced earlier this week that quarterback Jared Goff, running back and MVP candidate Todd Gurley and defensive tackle Aaron Donald would not play this Sunday, so LA is clearly in survival mode while the Niners are as motivated as any franchise in the business to close out Week 17 in style. Lay the field goal with San Francisco.
(4:25pm PST) New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (UNDER 50.5): Dirk Koetter's Buccaneers have scored 21 or fewer points in eight of their last nine outings, are riding a five-game losing streak and have seen the UNDER cash in five straight home dates as well as five of their last six divisional showdowns. As for New Orleans, Drew Brees and the Saints clinch the NFC South title as well as a home wild card game with a win on Sunday, so here's how I see this thing playing out: Tampa Bay lays down relatively quickly—big surprise—and Sean Payton and Drew Brees lean on the NFL's fifth-ranked rushing attack to move the sticks, grind the clock and escape with a win. Take note that the UNDER is 4-1 in New Orleans' last five road games, so yeah, we're playing UNDER the total of 50.5 total points here.
(4:25pm PST) Buffalo Bills (-2.5) at Miami Dolphins: Jay Cutler got his pressure-free $10 million and is now just four quarters away from heading back into retirement, so this game is about playing injury-free football for 60 minutes and then riding off into the South Beach sunset. A playoff contender in the eyes of many before the season started, Miami has dropped 7 of its last 9 outings, has committed three or more turnovers in four of its last six games and has covered the number in just two of its last 10 matchups overall. Translation: this team is ready for the offseason. As for the Bills, Buffalo is still very much alive in the hunt for an AFC wild card spot and has an unfairly-maligned quarterback in Tyrod Taylor who wants nothing more than to prove to the rest of the National Football League that he really does belong. One team cares, one team doesn't…give me the Bills -2.5.
BONUS PICKS: Carolina Panthers (+4) over Atlanta Falcons, six-point teaser with the Saints at -0.5 and the 49ers at +3
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Maurício Baia (Salvador, 30 de abril de 1973) é um compositor e cantor brasileiro, mais conhecido por integrar o premiado conjunto 4 Cabeça.

Biografia
Maurício Baia é o nome artístico de Maurício Simão de Moraes, nascido em Salvador, Bahia, em 30.04.1973. No ano de 1979, Baia foi morar em Recife, onde suas raízes familiares são mais profundas e, em dezembro de 1985, Baia chegou ao Rio de Janeiro, com 13 anos de idade, aonde é radicado.

Baia iniciou sua carreira, em 1992, com sua banda Baia e RockBoys, com participações em festivais como O Baú do Raul, Lual da Farme, Arcos da Lapa, Verão no Arpoador, onde abriu o show de Jorge Ben Jor, para um público de vinte mil pessoas, num despertar triunfal, onde ficou evidente sua natureza artística.

Com o parceiro e guitarrista Shilon, promoveu o festival Sexta Sim, no Teatro de Lona da Barra. Evento que marcou os anos 90, naquela região carioca, onde toda uma geração se apresentou como: Marcelo D2, Rappa, Natiruts, Los Hermanos, Farofa Carioca, Dread Lion, dentre muitos outros que iniciaram suas carreiras, naquela década.

Nos anos 1995, 1998 e 2001 lançou três discos com a banda: "Na Fé" (Selo Fora da Lei); "Overdose de Lucidez" (Deck/PolyGram) e "Entrada de Emergência" (A.R. Discos), respectivamente. Contou com a parceria do saudoso guitarrista Tonho Gebara que faleceu em 2004, por problemas cardíacos.

Outro projeto paralelo importante foi a participação no DVD "O Baú do Raul", que ganhou disco de platina, em 2004, com 150 mil cópias vendidas e uma interpretação única de Baia para a música "Ouro de Tolo", em que rasga seu terno e finge se enforcar com a gravata, teatralizando os fortes versos libertários da canção.

O CD "Habeas Corpus", dezembro de 2006, foi um marco por ser o primeiro disco solo na história do cantor e compositor. Foi o CD que lhe permitiu o aprendizado de fazer parte em todas as fases de produção e conseguir um resultado de continuidade com relação ao seu estilo anterior.

Em 2009, Baia produziu e participou da gravação do primeiro CD do encontro "4 Cabeça", em que divide o palco com três parceiros, três expoentes do Rio de Janeiro: Gabriel Moura, Rogê e Luis Carlinhos.

No ano seguinte, o Prêmio da Música Brasileira elegeu o disco, fruto dessa parceria, como vencedor da categoria Melhor Grupo MPB.

Apresentou-se em grandes festivais como Rock In Rio 2011, Back To Black – Londres, LollaPalooza 2013  além de apresentações nos réveillons,  nas praias de Copacabana, Barra da Tijuca  e Aterro do Flamengo, mostrando canções reconhecidas por um grande público, como "Eus", "Habeas Corpus", "Bicho Homem", "A Trilha Sonora da Vida".

Após dois anos na estrada divulgando o DVD "Baia no Circo", que contou com a participação do amigo Zé Ramalho, Baia lança seu sétimo CD, "Com a Certeza de Quem Não Sabe Nada", é lançamdo em abril de 2013, pela Som Livre, com show de lançamento em 17 de maio, no Circo Voador. Acompanhado de uma banda poderosa com Wlad Pinto (baixo), Carlos Sales (bateria), Carsar Barbosa (guitarra) e participações de peso como Nicolas Krassic, Edu Krieger e Dé Palmeira, Baia mostra uma rica conjugação de letras e ritmos que caminham por lugares inusitados, com voz e interpretações marcantes.

É fato notório que, quando sobe ao palco, Baia impressiona não apenas pelas inteligentes e versáteis canções, mas, também, pelo desempenho retumbante e incendiário que promove nas suas apresentações.
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Marco Dorigo,
Marco Dorigo
Marco Dorigo is a research director of the FNRS, the Belgian National Funds for Scientific Research, and co-director of IRIDIA, the artificial intelligence laboratory of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He is the inventor of the ant colony optimization metaheuristic. His current research interests include swarm intelligence, swarm robotics, and metaheuristics for discrete optimization. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Swarm Intelligence, and an Associate Editor or member of the Editorial Boards of many journals on computational intelligence and adaptive systems. Dr. Dorigo is a Fellow of the ECCAI and of the IEEE. He was awarded the Italian Prize for Artificial Intelligence in 1996, the Marie Curie Excellence Award in 2003, the Dr. A. De Leeuw-Damry-Bourlart award in applied sciences in 2005, the Cajastur "Mamdani" International Prize for Soft Computing in 2007, and an ERC Advanced Grant in 2010.
Thomas Stützle
Thomas Stützle is Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Darmstadt University of Technology.
An overview of the rapidly growing field of ant colony optimization that describes theoretical findings, the major algorithms, and current applications.
The complex social behaviors of ants have been much studied by science, and computer scientists are now finding that these behavior patterns can provide models for solving difficult combinatorial optimization problems. The attempt to develop algorithms inspired by one aspect of ant behavior, the ability to find what computer scientists would call shortest paths, has become the field of ant colony optimization (ACO), the most successful and widely recognized algorithmic technique based on ant behavior. This book presents an overview of this rapidly growing field, from its theoretical inception to practical applications, including descriptions of many available ACO algorithms and their uses.
The book first describes the translation of observed ant behavior into working optimization algorithms. The ant colony metaheuristic is then introduced and viewed in the general context of combinatorial optimization. This is followed by a detailed description and guide to all major ACO algorithms and a report on current theoretical findings. The book surveys ACO applications now in use, including routing, assignment, scheduling, subset, machine learning, and bioinformatics problems. AntNet, an ACO algorithm designed for the network routing problem, is described in detail. The authors conclude by summarizing the progress in the field and outlining future research directions. Each chapter ends with bibliographic material, bullet points setting out important ideas covered in the chapter, and exercises. Ant Colony Optimization will be of interest to academic and industry researchers, graduate students, and practitioners who wish to learn how to implement ACO algorithms.
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Man who killed wife, sons confesses, says 'I don't know what came over me'
The police in Benin Monday paraded Uwaila Idehen, the 35-year-old man who shot and killed his wife and two sons in Benin, Edo State.
The incident occurred on Sunday at Ovbioge village, in Ovia North-East Local Government Areas of the state.
Mr Uwaila who confessed to killing the victims said he did not know what came over him when he carried out the act.
READ ALSO: Unknown gunmen kill father, abduct daughter in Katsina
He alleged that he bought the English-made double barrel rifle from a late police officer, licensed it and sometimes use it for hunting.
He said, "I am a tipper driver. We are two children in my family, my elder sister and me. I am 35 years old.
"My wife had three children for me, a girl and two boys. The girl is six years, and the boys were three and two years old respectively.
"I don't know what came over me, and I was not drunk. Due to the nature of my job, my wife always accused me of having affairs with other women, but it is not true.
"At times, when she sees me with my female customers, she will start an argument with me, but I always assure her that there was nothing like that and that my concern was how to take care of the three kids we had together.
"I always walk away whenever she got me provoked but that Sunday, I don't know what came over me.
"Instead of just leaving the house, I picked up my gun and shot through the door and the bullet pierced through the plywood door and hit my wife and the two boys. The girl narrowly escaped."
The state Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, said the suspect would be charged for murder and perhaps unlawful possession of a firearm.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Growth Energy welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement of grants under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). Growth Energy's unmatched network of both large and small retail partners secured nearly $30 million in grants for over 290 sites selling more than 400 million gallons of gasoline annually.
"This announcement offers a welcome ray of hope during an otherwise rough year for America's farmers, retailers, and biofuel producers," said Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy. "It represents a major milestone in our efforts to ensure more Americans can access cleaner and more affordable ethanol-blended fuel. We're grateful to Secretary Perdue, USDA, and our congressional champions who are working tirelessly to make higher ethanol blends a success."
"We're especially proud of Growth Energy's incredible network of retail partners, who bring Unleaded88 (E15) to consumers across the nation and are paving the way for higher blends of ethanol," she added.
Retailers cheered the announcement, including HBIIP recipients that will receive funding for infrastructure projects to facilitate increased sales of higher biofuel blends (E15/B20 or higher):
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"Royal Farms appreciates the USDA HBIIP grant that will help us grow our Regular 88 (E15) and FlexFuel business," said Thomas Ruszin, Fuel and Environmental Leader for Royal Farms. "Growth Energy's support in obtaining our grant was instrumental, and we look forward to our continued relationship with the organization."
"Thorntons thanks Growth Energy for their partnership in applying for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program to increase our higher blend fuel offerings for our guests," said Lee Stevens, Manager, Fuel Supply for Thorntons, LLC. "We look forward to continuing our work with Growth Energy to provide the best offerings possible."
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Q: Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent not exported I'm trying to use the bump API in my app. I import the Bump library project into my project. Does anybody know why this is happening?
04-26 21:00:15.828: W/ActivityManager(528): Permission denied: checkComponentPermission() owningUid=10072

04-26 21:00:15.828: W/BroadcastQueue(528): Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=com.bump.core.util.LocationDetector.PASSIVE_LOCATION_UPDATE flg=0x10 (has extras) } from com.helloworld.utility (pid=-1, uid=10071) is not exported from uid 10072 due to receiver com.bumptech.bumpga/com.bump.core.service.PassiveLocationReceiver

Here is the relevant portion of my AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

<service android:name="com.bump.api.BumpAPI">
   <intent-filter>
      <action android:name="com.bump.api.IBumpAPI" />
   </intent-filter>
</service>

I tried to look inside the Android source, and it's originating from here in ActivtiyManagerService.java:
// If the target is not exported, then nobody else can get to it.
if (!exported) {
   Slog.w(TAG, "Permission denied: checkComponentPermission() owningUid=" + owningUid);
   return PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED;
}

I'm not sure what the "target" is in this case and what needs to be "exported". Has anyone else seen this before?
Thanks guys!

A: Use exported attribute in service tag. e.g. <service android:exported="true" android:name="com.bump.api.BumpAPI"> in Manifest. Exported attribute means, other applications will have access to it or not (activity/service/broadcast etc). In your code that exported boolean is false so condition if(!exported) is always true and hence the it's returning from there. Make change I mentioned and let us know if problem persist.
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A: Have you registered a BroadcastReceiver as described here?
private final BroadcastReceiver receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    final String action = intent.getAction();
    try {
        if (action.equals(BumpAPIIntents.DATA_RECEIVED)) {
            Log.i("Bump Test", "Received data from: " + api.userIDForChannelID(intent.getLongExtra("channelID", 0)));
            Log.i("Bump Test", "Data: " + new String(intent.getByteArrayExtra("data")));
        } else if (action.equals(BumpAPIIntents.MATCHED)) {
            api.confirm(intent.getLongExtra("proposedChannelID", 0), true);
        } else if (action.equals(BumpAPIIntents.CHANNEL_CONFIRMED)) {
            api.send(intent.getLongExtra("channelID", 0), "Hello, world!".getBytes());
        } else if (action.equals(BumpAPIIntents.CONNECTED)) {
            api.enableBumping();
        }
    } catch (RemoteException e) {}
}
};

IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
filter.addAction(BumpAPIIntents.CHANNEL_CONFIRMED);
filter.addAction(BumpAPIIntents.DATA_RECEIVED);
filter.addAction(BumpAPIIntents.NOT_MATCHED);
filter.addAction(BumpAPIIntents.MATCHED);
filter.addAction(BumpAPIIntents.CONNECTED);
registerReceiver(receiver, filter);

Also check the documentation for android:exported:

The default value depends on whether the activity contains intent filters. The absence of any filters means that the activity can be invoked only by specifying its exact class name. This implies that the activity is intended only for application-internal use (since others would not know the class name). So in this case, the default value is "false". On the other hand, the presence of at least one filter implies that the activity is intended for external use, so the default value is "true".

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Pulisic Thrills, Mckennie Debuts, Haji Wright Scores
Three Yanks impressed in Germany over the weekend, led by Christian Pulic's dominant display in Borussia Dortmund's 3-0 win over Wolfsburg. Here is Brian Sciaretta's weekly roundup.
BY Brian Sciaretta Posted
CHRISTIAN PULISIC'S DOMINANT performance highlighted the weekend for Americans abroad, and the Pennsylvania native re-established himself as one of the top teenagers in the game right now. The best news, however, is that Pulisic was not the only American putting in a good shift. Here's a rundown of the key weekend activity.
Pulisic scores in win over Wolfsburg
Pulisic won't turn 19 until next month but he has the poise of a veteran in his prime. While he showcased his talent in 2016-17, the U.S. international seems primed to take his game to another level this season.
In Borussia Dortmund's season opener at Wolfsburg, Pulisic scored in the 22nd minute with a lovely right-footed shot.
As nice as that was, it wasn't Pulisic's best play in the game. That would come in the 60th minute when he assisted on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal with an incredible pass from the right wing.
Pulisic was the best player on the field in Dortmund's convincing 3-0 win. Wolfsburg is trying to rebuild itself from a terrible season and is already without injured American central defender John Brooks for three months to start the season.
McKennie sharp for Schalke
On Saturday, American teenager Weston McKennie subbed into Schalke's Bundesliga opener in the 79th minute with his team up 2-0 over RB Leipzig. The central midfielder from Texas was active in helping his team close the game out. Defensively he helped force turnovers and won challenges. He was cleaver on the ball and at one point successfully took on several Leipzig defenders before springing a nice counterattack.
McKennie is a major prospect for the United States and could be a huge part of the national team's future. If he wants to make a run at the 2018 World Cup roster, he'll have to continue to play well and earn some starts. If he can push toward 1,500 minutes, that would be quite a statement.
Wright scores in professional debut
After going on loan from Schalke to Sandhausen of the 2.Bundesliga, Haji Wright did not disappoint in his professional debut.
Wright, 19, started the game on the bench but came on in the second half and scored the third goal in Sandhausen's 4-0 rout over Dynamo Dresden. Fellow American attacker Andrew Wooten was injured for the game.
This is a very promising start to a loan spell for the Californian who should speed up his development while earning regular professional minutes.
George continues torrid start
No one in the 2.Bundesliga is off to a better start than German-born American forward Jann George.
George, 25, was a top youth player for Nurnberg years ago but has largely underachieved in his career, playing mostly for reserve teams as he has bounced around from club to club. His sole international involvement came in a United States U-23 call-up in 2011.
Now with newly promoted club Jahn Regensburg, George is having the best few weeks of his career. On July 29, he scored in Jahn Regensburg's season opener. On Saturday, he scored two goals in a 4-2 win over woeful Ingolstadt (where fellow American Alfredo Morales failed to get off the bench).
George now has three goals in three games to start the 2.Bundesliga season.
Cameron and Stoke stun Arsenal
The English Premier League is only two weeks old and one of the more surprising results came on Saturday when Stoke City defeated Arsenal 1-0. For American fans it was especially encouraging to watch Geoff Cameron go the distance in the win.
The Massachusetts native looked sharp playing in a three-man backline. He completed 89% of his passes and won a high percentage of his aerial challenges.
With several uncertainties along the backline right now for the U.S. national team, Cameron is playing like the consistent force that Bruce Arena needs him to be.
Horvath and Brugge into first
It's been a good start to the season for Club Brugge in Belgium which has won all four of its games. Colorado native Ethan Horvath has started each of the games so far and on Sunday he enkjoyed his best game as Brugge defeated Kortrijk on the road 2-1.
Kortrijk outplayed Brugge, holding 57% possession and getting eight shots on frame. Horvath finished with seven saves. The race for the U.S. national team's third goalkeeping spot is wide open and Horvath is stepping up.
Julian Green for sale
Julian Green did not travel for Stuttgart's Bundesliga opener on Saturday—which was not surprising as local media reported that the American winger is now for sale.
When Green made the move to Stuttgart last winter many hoped that the Tampa native would finally find suitable home. He played initially in the spring while the club was in the 2.Bundesliga but fell out of favor toward the end of the season.
With less than two weeks remaining in the transfer window, Green's name should surface in a move. A change of scenery is needed and perhaps he will explore options outside of Germany.
O'Neill to Excelsior
After helping NAC Breda win promotion to the Eredivisie, Shane O'Neill's career once again returned to limbo. Breda wanted the Irish-born American back but his contract situation is confusing since it is actually owned by Appollon, a Cypriot club for which he has never played. Since leaving the Colorado Rapids, O'Neill's career has consisted of a series of loans.
O'Neill finally found a home as the Eredivisie side Excelsior announced it has signed the former U.S youth international on a permanent deal.
There he will join fellow American defender Desevio Payne—the pair were teammates on the U.S U-23 team last year.


On behalf of the board of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society we are pleased and honored to welcome all attendees and participants of our international conference held in Hilton Cairo Heliopolis, 27-29 March 2019.
The conference will present scientific program including various courses, panels and symposia that covers all sub-specialities in ophthalmology.
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MSRH looks awesome can't wait! More to look forward to next season.
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Watch the first official MotoGP 21 Gameplay Video
It's due out on 22nd April 2021 for the PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S and Nintendo Switch. And you can watch the first official MotoGP 21 gameplay video to see how the latest in the franchise is shaping up.
The most interesting part of the video is that the player racing as Jack Miller on the factory Ducati Desmosedici GP21 intentionally jumps the start to demonstrate taking a long lap penalty later in the six lap race around the Jerez circuit in Spain. The punishment has a four lap limit before you end up with the black flag, and it's not clear whether you retain manual control or it moves into autopilot as you navigate the additional part of the track.
The long lap is one of four main changes and improvements to the latest in series developed by Milestone and licensed by MotoGP owners Dorna. The others are a revised suspension system, the introduction of brake temperatures, and a new bike retrieval sequence if you have an accident, where you'll need to remount your motorcycle as quickly as possible.
Plus a deeper single player Career Mode, and more evoltuion of the ANNA AI system for your computer-controlled opponents.
It all looks pretty good so far, and the game will be released following the first three rounds of the 2021 MotoGP calendar, which starts at the end of March in Qatar. It should be an interesting season to inspire your virtual sim racing, with the return of Marc Marquez from injury, Miller and Bagnaia in the factory Ducati team, and Valentino Rossi moving to the Petronas Yamaha squad as Fabio Quatararo joins the factory outfit.
You can pre-order MotoGP 21 from Game, with the bonus of some exclusive limited edition liveries. Or you can add it to your Steam wishlist in preparation for April 22nd, 2021.
Keep up with all the latest MotoGP 21 news, updates and eSports, here. And in the meantime, you can keep up with the latest on MotoGP 20, here.
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Initial DEX offering (IDO): A beginner's guide on launching a cryptocurrency on a decentralized exchange
The maturation of the cryptocurrency industry as a whole has led to the creation of the initial DEX offering (IDO), one of many creative fundraising approaches. But the first fundraising approach in crypto was the initial coin offering (ICO), which in 2017 generated a lot of ill will. It also turned many early investors into overnight millionaires.
So what is an ICO? In simple terms, an ICO is an unregulated approach to crowdsourcing funds from retail investors. The main challenges with ICOs concerned the lack of control and investor protections. Without any control mechanisms, project teams were not subject to any due diligence.
Pretty much any ICO project could promise impressive gains, and many did. Numerous ICO projects turned out to be quick money grabs, or worse, outright scams. They also cast a negative light on the crypto industry and discouraged many new investors from hopping on board.
Decentralized finance (DeFi) aims to address this problem with alternative fundraising models. One such model is the Decentralized exchange (DEX) model. DEXs are offering crypto investors access to a different, more egalitarian crowdfunding model.
But before diving into the details behind the IDO, DeFi and DEXs are covered briefly here first.
What is an initial DEX offering?
An initial DEX offering (IDO) is a fundraising approach that pools investment capital from retail investors. The IDO was created to compensate for the shortcomings of the "traditional" ICO crypto crowdfunding model. Because an IDO works with a DEX, as opposed to a centralized exchange, DEXs can be thought of as decentralized liquidity exchanges.
IDOs are the newest model for crypto projects looking to raise funds from investors. But they're not without their limitations. For instance, DEXs are less scalable. It's not uncommon for ICOs and IEOs to be able to raise more than $1 billion. For DEXs, this is unheard of.
Because DeFi platforms come with a steep learning curve, a lack of knowledge regarding how crypto works may act as a barrier to entry for the average crypto trader. Countering this challenge efficiently would require funding education in DeFi.
Armed with the right information, nothing can shake an investor's confidence. The challenge will be in the ability of DEXs to raise funds for such ventures.
How do crypto IDOs work?
This section covers some of the more prominent features of DEXs that make IDOs work.
IDOs work because DEXs can provide immediate token liquidity. This is why DEXs tend to reward liquidity pool providers with handsome rewards. Liquidity allows DEXs to operate without any unexpected hiccups for their users.
To assist with trading, most projects provide liquidity to the DEX by allocating a cut of the funds. This approach has become standard practice. Many projects also adopt a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. The PoS consensus was designed to secure networks. But in this case, the mechanism is used mainly to discourage investors from selling too soon.
The PoS consensus involves having investors hold their capital in the supported token inside their wallet. In return, investors accrue rewards for their "stake" in the network.
With the project launch, investors can begin trading the project token immediately. Early investors can sell their tokens at a higher price once the IDO goes live. Investors who come in early can buy a large bag of tokens at a discounted rate.
Once the public sale goes live, the token value increases. Once the first sale takes place, the price will begin to move upward.
With a liquid exchange, the gas fees for executing a new smart contract are negligible because plenty of liquidity is provided for trading pairs. The smart contracts help to manage the asset token and liquidity pool. And unlike traditional fundraising models, IDOs can mint tokens instantly.
Moreover, any sound project can be qualified to raise funds. Circumventing the rigorous approval process has granted many projects access to retail investors. The same can be said about avoiding the high cost of initial exchange offerings (IEOs).
Lack of due process, however, has also resulted in the launch of many poor-quality projects. Such projects also include outright scams, where project owners fleece investor funds and vanish.
Investors don't have to wait long periods for their desired tokens to be listed on an exchange. The listing typically occurs immediately upon completion of the IDO. This timing allows investors the opportunity to cash in on their investments much quicker compared to ICOs.
That's not to say that DEXs are all positive. Yes, they can be considered more trustworthy because they're trustless. (They don't need a human intermediary). But DEXs remain vulnerable to technical exploits. For example, news surrounding potential exploits where hackers have run away with investor funds is not uncommon.
How to launch an IDO
This section covers how users can launch their IDOs in a step-by-step fashion. To launch a successful IDO, users must also learn how to create a cryptocurrency.
Step 1: Devise a business strategy
Plan the token offering to be released over a DEX by creating a strategy that makes sense. The strategy should include the challenge the project aims to resolve, fund allocation, which blockchain the project will run on, the general marketing strategy and how to spearhead the project post-IDO and maintain that momentum.
Step 2: Create marketing collateral
At the very least, marketing collateral for an IDO launch includes a website and a white paper. A well-branded website that is visually pleasing can do wonders for investor confidence.
A great website can help push the emotional levers for investors who have already bought into the project logically. The website can also make the project appear more professional. Many projects can struggle to establish a brand image, especially if they lack a website.
A great white paper, in contrast, enhances investors' experience with specificity and facts. Doing so moves the investor closer down the pipeline.
The purpose of a white paper is to sell by educating, which is why there is no hard-sell copy in the white paper, itself. Instead, the white paper presents statistical data, diagrams, tables and so on. The white paper uses facts to persuade the investor that the project is a worthwhile investment.
Step 3: Visit a DEX launchpad
If the project meets the platform's requirements (typically consensus and whitelisting), an IDO will be approved.
Step 4: Create the cryptocurrency
If users are wondering, "Can I launch my own cryptocurrency?" Here's the answer: Pretty much anyone with a little technical savvy and decent marketing skills can figure out how to launch a crypto coin.
The process for launching a cryptocurrency has become straightforward. Users can use an app like CoinTool here to get the app to do all the hard work. And exactly how long does it take to create a cryptocurrency? Users might be able to discern from CoinTool that it doesn't take much time at all.
The difficulty isn't in the token generation. Pretty much anyone can figure out how to make a cryptocurrency. The challenge is in convincing investors to put their money behind the project by discerning real-world value and utility.
Upon successful completion of the IDO and Token Generation Event (TGE), the DEX lists the token for trading. Listing occurs via an automated market maker (AMM) like Sushiswap or PancakeSwap.
Step 5: Launch the token to start raising funds immediately
For users wondering how to launch a crypto token, the following is a basic breakdown. The project team generates a token pool. A token pool is where investors pay for their tokens in advance.
The investors are to receive their tokens once the TGE takes place, shortly after the IDO. In this manner, instead of setting a fixed price, the issuer can hold an auction, thereby achieving a price driven by supply and demand.
Some projects may also incentivize investors to provide liquidity. Doing so can help the project to gain and sustain momentum. On the other side, by providing liquidity, users can earn even more tokens.
Differences and similarities between an ICO and an IDO
By now, readers should have a clear idea of what makes up an IDO, and why it's better than an ICO. This section looks at ICOs versus IDOs.
Unlike, say, initial public offerings and IEOs, neither the IDO nor ICO need the token issuers to pay fees to any intermediary. However, projects wishing to use the IDO or ICO fundraising model are 100% in charge of their marketing.
More experienced teams hire developers who can create the smart contract that is used to sell the tokens. Teams may also have to conduct their audits and ensure that everything is "on the books." In this manner, no legal or regulatory surprises will catch up to the project owners later.
Let's take a look at the main issues behind ICOs, and why IDOs can offer a better alternative. First, ICOs are highly centralized. They're also vulnerable to rug-pulling (where the team disappears with investor funds). Finally, they lack investor protections.
ICO tokens are often minted after the sale, and token minting takes place on the company's website. This approach comes with significant costs. That's because the token issuer requires the token to be listed on one or more of the most prominent (hence, centralized) exchanges.
But what about IDOs?
Compared to ICOs, one main advantage presented by IDOs is that they avoid a premine altogether. Doing so can boost investor confidence, especially for those who rely on fundamental analysis in selecting their projects. This is because a high premine allocation can raise alarm bells for investors concerned with the emission rate of the token over the long term.
IDOs are also viewed as fairer in giving token access for investors. Specifically, IDO tokens are instantly tradable. Unlike ICOs, where lockup periods are commonplace, such lockups are impossible with IDOs.
ICOs often offer insiders and early investors favorable terms that aren't available to retail investors. Such favorability is impossible with IDOs because smart contracts do not provide the ability to do so.
Also in contrast to ICOs, which involve an initial waiting period for liquidity and trading, IDOs provide immediate access. Another benefit of IDOs is that the issued token is listed immediately on the DEX where the IDO took place.
When raising funds for a project via an ICO, projects must first cover the exchange fees. Afterward, the team waits for the project to be approved by the exchange before the token is listed. With IDOs, projects don't have to pay high fees. They also don't require anyone's permission because it's 100% decentralized.
So the project team isn't stuck waiting for an exchange to approve the project. Instead, influential community members can often take the lead and vet projects and tokens beforehand. This approach increases the project's reach without requiring any traditional advertising venues. Such support is usually given via social media platforms like Twitter, Discord and Telegram.
This isn't to say IDOs aren't without their disadvantages. Bots have been used on several occasions to manipulate price action. Using these bots can grant a few people massive gains at the expense of other investors.
Moreover, hackers have been known to exploit bugs in smart contracts. It's not uncommon for hackers to vanish with investor funds before anyone is the wiser.
It's worth mentioning again that IDOs don't raise as much money as ICOs. Whereas it's not unheard of for an ICO project to surpass a valuation of more than $1 billion, such amounts are unheard of in IDOs.
The DeFi space has experienced rapid proliferation in recent years. However, even popular DEXs like Uniswap and PancakeSwap have struggled to provide liquidity compared to their centralized counterparts like Binance. DEXs also tend to come with a much steeper learning curve. Too steep a learning curve can intimidate potential investors, especially those who are new to crypto.
IDOs were created to solve many of the challenges posed by ICOs. With IDOs, teams can provide investors with an opportunity to get involved more directly with their favorite projects.
The lower barrier to entry presented by IDOs can also be considered an advantage. Many projects worthy of being listed would not have been able to gain access to capital via other fundraising methods had it not been for IDOs.
The perceived fairness of IDOs is why they can be considered a "great equalizer." IDOs allow small teams with innovative ideas to launch their projects and gain exposure.
What is an initial DEX offering? How do crypto IDOs work? How to launch an IDO Differences and similarities between an ICO and an IDO
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How states can regulate, enforce legalized marijuana
By | Fox News
A look at what's behind the movement
This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," April 25, 2014. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
SEAN HANNITY, ANCHOR: And welcome back to our audience edition of "Hannity," "Stoned America." Now, we're going to bring back our audience of experts and pundits in just a minute.
But first, advocates for legalizing pot have long claimed that it would make using the drug safer, and they even say that it would lead to an economic boom in certain areas. Well, among those who feel that way is my next guest. He helped push for the legalization efforts in Colorado and is now the director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project. Mason Tvert is here. Mason, how are you?
MASON TVERT, MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT: I'm great. Thanks for having me.
HANNITY: We actually went -- somebody just said you're stoned.
HANNITY: We actually just went to one of the dispensaries. We're going to show that later in the program tonight. Do you have any financial interest in this at all?
TVERT: No. You know, like most Americans, I simply think marijuana prohibition has failed, and I'm dedicated to trying to end it and replace it with a more sensible...
HANNITY: OK.
TVERT: ... approach. So just like someone might work for a non- profit on gun rights, I'm choosing to work on marijuana policy.
HANNITY: All right, so you see the kids in the video that -- when we went to the 4/20 event this weekend in Colorado. You see them. They're smoking pot. They're smoking a lot of it, very stoned. They're all happy. You heard the doctors and their observations about people that smoke pot on a regular basis, even people that went to school with them.
What has your experience been? You see people smoke pot regularly. Do they have the same motivation that you do? Maybe you smoke pot regularly.
TVERT: Well, we know for a fact marijuana is an objectively less harmful substance than alcohol, as a lot of your guests have pointed out. It's less addictive. It's less toxic. And it doesn't contribute to the violence and injuries we see with...
HANNITY: But it takes away -- wait a minute! But it takes away their ability to function, their motivation, their -- anybody that I've met...
HANNITY: Anybody that I've met -- I'm telling you a story if you just pay attention. Anybody I've met in my life that smokes a lot of pot has, like, zero motivation. They're not people that I consider bright, energetic, happy people. In my life, that's been my experience.
TVERT: That's quite frankly -- that's...
HANNITY: That's a fact.
TVERT: ... just has something about who you hang out with. But the fact is that half of Americans have used marijuana.
HANNITY: All right.
TVERT: Our last three presidents...
HANNITY: Are you a parent?
TVERT: ... some of our Supreme Court justices -- you know, some of the most productive people in this country have used marijuana.
HANNITY: I'm talking about people that...
HANNITY: There's a very different distinction here between experimented, used and those that smoke it every day, those that need their hit every day. For example, let's say you have kids and you see these videos of these kids at the 4/20 event. Your 21-year-old son or daughter says, I'm going to the 4/20 event, Dad, and you're going to say what?
TVERT: I'm going to say, Well...
HANNITY: Have fun?
TVERT: ... first of all, it's illegal to consume marijuana in public, so be careful. But I'd much rather them use marijuana than go out binge drinking. I mean, you're going to an event...
HANNITY: There's a difference between...
TVERT: ... that is the equivalent of the one biggest frat party of the year for alcohol, and you're trying to somehow suggest that all marijuana users are these young...
HANNITY: All right, do you stop at marijuana?
TVERT: ... stoner kids. I mean...
HANNITY: Do you want to legalize crack? Do you want to legalize heroin?
TVERT: This isn't a discussion about crack and heroin.
HANNITY: I asked you...
HANNITY: No, you want to legalize pot. I'm asking you if you want all drugs legalized. That's a simple question. That's a logical question.
TVERT: Oh, I think that -- I think -- like most Americans, I think drug war has failed and we should reexamine those policies...
HANNITY: I asked you a question. I didn't ask you if the drug war -- do you want to legalize...
TVERT: No, I don't...
HANNITY: ... heroin and crack?
TVERT: Sean, no, I don't want to...
HANNITY: I'm just asking...
HANNITY: All right, you answered.
TVERT: ... heroin and crack.
HANNITY: All right. Thank you.
TVERT: No, I don't want to legalize heroin and crack. I'm here to talk about marijuana, and it's...
HANNITY: Right.
TVERT: Clearly, you just don't like the people who use marijuana.
HANNITY: That's not true.
TVERT: You like hanging out with people who drink.
HANNITY: That's no true. No, I think there's a big difference.
HANNITY: I agree with the doctors and the experts we have. I believe it's A, a gateway drug. I believe, number two, those that use it regularly and particularly, I think they lose motivation. They lose ambition. They are not as alert and aware and as engaging as the other people that I meet in my life.
But anyway, Mason, we got to roll. Thank you. Appreciate you being with us.
TVERT: Thanks for having me.
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Secular families
Long-term effect of the masses (and their uncertainties) of large asteroids on the...
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Dynamical evolution of asteroid families
Dynamics and origin of asteroid families
Study of resonant effects on the stability of asteroids satellites
Introduction to the problem of N-bodies and applications
Constraints on the terminal ejection velocity fields of asteroid families
Grant number: 16/04476-8
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
Duration: July 01, 2016 - June 30, 2018
Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Solar System Astronomy
Principal Investigator: Valerio Carruba
Grantee: Valerio Carruba
Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEG). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Guaratinguetá. Guaratinguetá , SP, Brazil
Associated researchers: David Nesvorný ; Mariela Huaman Espinoza ; Rita de Cássia Domingos ; Safwan ALJBAAE
Asteroid families form as a result of large-scale collisions among main belt asteroids. The orbital distribution of fragments after a family-forming impact could inform us about their ejection velocities. Unfortunately, however, orbits dynamically evolve by a number of effects, including the Yarkovsky drift, chaotic diffusion, and gravitational encounters with massive asteroids, such that it is difficult to infer the ejection velocities eons after each family's formation. While methods to estimate the entity of the original ejection velocity field based on the current semi-major axis distribution of asteroid families have been proposed in the past, recently it has been suggested that, at least for some families, the inclination distribution could still provide clues about the original dispersion of some asteroid groups. In this work we propose to study the families whose leptokurtic currentdistribution in the component of the ejection velocity that is perpendicular to the orbital plane ($v_W$) suggest that informationon the original ejection velocity field could still be available. Obtaining independent constraints on such values could provideprecious clues about the physical mechanisms involved in the collisionary events that form asteroid families, and set constraints on models used to reproduce such events, such as the SPH codes. (AU)
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CARRUBA, V; VOKROUHLICKY, D.; NESVORNY, D.; ALJBAAE, S.. On the age of the Nele asteroid family. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 477, n. 1, p. 1308-1317, JUN 2018. (13/15357-1, 16/04476-8)
CARRUBA, V.. On the age of the Beagle secondary asteroid family. Planetary and Space Science, v. 166, p. 90-100, FEB 2019. (16/04476-8)
RADOVIC, VIKTOR; NOVAKOVIC, BOJAN; CARRUBA, VALERIO; MARCETA, DUSAN. An automatic approach to exclude interlopers from asteroid families. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 470, n. 1, p. 576-591, AUG 2017. (16/04476-8)
CARRUBA, V; BARLETTA, W.. The influence of Ceres on the dynamical evolution of the Zdenekhorsky/ Nemesis asteroid family. Planetary and Space Science, v. 165, p. 10-18, JAN 2019. (16/04476-8)
CARRUBA, V.; DE OLIVEIRA, E. R.; RODRIGUES, B.; REQUENA, I.. The quest for young asteroid families: new families, new results. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 479, n. 4, p. 4815-4823, OCT 2018. (13/15357-1, 16/04476-8)
HUAMAN, M.; ROIG, F.; CARRUBA, V; DOMINGOS, R. C.; ALJBAAE, S.. The resonant population of asteroids in librating states of the nu(6) linear secular resonance. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 481, n. 2, p. 1707-1717, DEC 2018. (16/04476-8)
CARRUBA, V.; DOMINGOS, R. C.; ALJBAAE, S.; HUAMAN, M.. On the highly inclined v(W) leptokurtic asteroid families. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 463, n. 1, p. 705-711, NOV 21 2016. (16/04476-8)
CARRUBA, V.; VOKROUHLICKY, D.; NOVAKOVIC, B.. Asteroid families interacting with secular resonances. Planetary and Space Science, v. 157, p. 72-81, AUG 2018. (16/04476-8)
ALJBAAE, S.; CHANUT, T. G. G.; CARRUBA, V.; SOUCHAY, J.; PRADO, A. F. B. A.; AMARANTE, A.. The dynamical environment of asteroid 21 Lutetia according to different internal models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 464, n. 3, p. 3552-3560, JAN 2017. (14/06762-2, 13/15357-1, 16/04476-8)
CARRUBA, V.; NOVAKOVIC, B.; ALJBAAE, S.. The Hoffmeister asteroid family. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 465, n. 4, p. 4099-4105, MAR 2017. (16/04476-8)
CARRUBA, V.; VOKROUHLICKY, D.; NESVORNY, D.. Detection of the Yarkovsky effect for C-type asteroids in the Veritas family. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 469, n. 4, p. 4400-4413, AUG 2017. (16/04476-8)
CARRUBA, V; RAMOS, L. G. M.; SPOTO, F.. Spin clusters inside four young asteroid groups. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 493, n. 2, p. 2556-2567, APR 2020. (13/15357-1, 16/04476-8)
CARRUBA, V; ALJBAAE, S.; FAZENDA, A. L.; BARLETTA, W.; LUCCHINI, A.; MARTINS, B.; FURLANETO, P.. Spin pairs in the Koronis asteroid family. Planetary and Space Science, v. 193, NOV 15 2020. (16/04476-8)
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