Aurora Health Care is partnering with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in an effort to help train diverse leaders in the health care industry.
OSHKOSH - Aurora Health Care is partnering with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in an effort to help train diverse, multicultural leaders in the health care industry.
Twenty students at UW-Oshkosh will get the chance to participate in a new year-long program that provides monthly classes on leadership, professional development opportunities and how to apply the skills they learn in within health care careers, according to the health care provider, which operates a hospital and clinics in Oshkosh.
Program leaders selected students "based on their interest in health care careers and their involvement in diverse student groups, such as the Multicultural Education Coalition and Men in Nursing," according to Aurora.
Dr. John Newman, president and CEO of Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh, is among the company's senior leaders who will share their experiences and thoughts on topics such as leadership, negotiations and strategic planning.
"Aurora's commitment to this initiative reflects an organization focused on ensuring diverse students starting their career have the added benefit of hearing first-hand about experiences of successful health care leaders," said Sylvia Carey-Butler, the university's associate vice chancellor for academic support of inclusive excellence.
"These are lessons that often take years to gain in the workplace and this is one way to ensure tomorrow's workforce reflects the diversity of our community."
The program is part of Aurora's efforts to build a more diverse talent pipeline.
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Kokusai Ki-59
A Kokusai Ki-59 light personnel transport.
Light transport monoplane
Nippon Kokusai Koku Kogyo K.K
Primary user
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
Number built
Kokusai Ku-8
The Kokusai Ki-59 (一式輸送機, Isshiki-yusōki?) was an early 1940s light transport monoplane built by Nippon Kokusai Koku Kogyo K.K for the Imperial Japanese Army as a development of the Teradako-ken TK-3 which had first flown in 1938.
1 Development
3 Operators
4 Specifications (Ki-59)
The Teradako-ken TK-3 was a prototype eight-to-ten passenger light transport monoplane built by Nippon Koku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha as a short-range transport for civil use at the request of Imperial Japanese Airways to replace its aging fleet of Airspeed Envoys and Fokker Super Universals. The first of two prototypes flew in June 1938, but was unable to meet the required performance requirements and the project was cancelled. In 1939, the Imperial Japanese Army revived the project to meet its urgent requirement for a light transport and liaison aircraft and instructed Nippon to develop the design as the Ki-59.[1] The Ki-59 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and conventional single vertical tail surfaces. It was powered by two 450 hp (336 kW) Hitachi Ha-13a radial engines and other modifications to the design were made to meet Army requirements. The Ki-59 was ordered into production in 1941 with the designation Army Type 1 Transport, and an additional 59 units were produced. After the start of World War II, the aircraft was given the Allied reporting name "Theresa." Despite the more powerful engines and modifications sponsored by the Japanese Army, the Ki-59 remained a poor performer and saw little service before being replaced by the more capable Tachikawa Ki-54.[1] A small number were transferred to Manchukuo National Airways.
Near the end of 1941 one Ki-59 was modified into a glider with the removal of the engines and the landing gear replaced by underfuselage skids. It was designated the Ku-8-I or Army Experimental Glider.[2] This was further developed as the Ku-8-II or Army Type 4 Large Transport Glider which became the only operationally-used Japanese assault glider. It was named 'Gander' by the Allies.
Variants[]
TK-3
Prototype civil transport with two 640 hp (477 kW) Nakajima Kotobuki 3 radial engines, two built.
Ki-59 (Army Type 1 Transport) ("Theresa")
Production military transport with two 450 hp (336 kW) Hitachi Ha-13a radial engines, 59 built.
Ku-8-I (Army Experimental Glider)
Experimental conversion to glider configuration.
Ku-8-II (Army Type 4 Large Transport Glider) ("Gander")
Assault-glider variant.
Operators[]
Manchukuo National Airways
Specifications (Ki-59)[]
Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War[2]
Crew: 3
Capacity: Eight passengers
Length: 12.5 m (41 ft 0⅛ in)
Wingspan: 17 m (55 ft 9¼ in)
Height: 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 38.4 m2 (413 ft2)
Empty weight: 2,880 kg (6,349 lb)
Gross weight: 4,120 kg (9,083 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Hitachi Ha-13a radial engine, 336 kW (450 hp) each
Cruising speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
Range: 800 km (497 miles)
List of aircraft of World War II
List of military aircraft of Japan
↑ 1.0 1.1 Francillon 1979, p. 146.
Francillon, René J. (1979). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd.. ISBN 0-370-30251-6.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. pp. 2258.
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service aircraft designations
Ki-1
Ki-100
World War II Allied reporting names for Japanese aircraft
Aircraft in Japanese service
Buzzard
Ida (Tachikawa Ki-36)
Kate 61
Loise
Rufe
Sally III
Thora
Tillie
Zeke 32
Nonexistent aircraft thought to be in Japanese service
Foreign aircraft erroneously thought to be in Japanese service
Bess (Heinkel He 111)
Doc (Messerschmitt Bf 110)
Fred (Focke Wulf Fw 190A-5)
Irene (Junkers Ju 87A)
Janice (Junkers Ju 88A-5)
Mike (Messerschmitt Bf 109E)
Millie (Vultee V-11GB)
Trixie (Junkers Ju 52/3m)
Trudy (Focke Wulf Fw 200 Kondor)
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3D-printed organs give insights to complex anatomy
Inexpensive 3D-printers create detailed plastic models of organs and help scientists study complex anatomical structures.
Keywords: Animals and plants, Computer and mobiles, Information technology
By: Pernille Mette Damsgaard
Scientists are exploring the full range of applications for 3D-printers,such as making 3D-models of organs to help them understand complex anatomical structures and plan for surgery. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Scientists have shown just how easy it is to print detailed anatomical models using an inexpensive 3D-printer.
Scientists have scanned 20 different animals using various scanning methods and printers to produce 3D-models of different animals and organs, including frogs, cod fish, giraffes, and moles.
"It can be difficult to describe a complex anatomical structure of an animal that you've never examined before with nothing but a flat piece of paper to work with," says lead-author Henrik Lauridsen, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University, Denmark.
"Being able to translate that into a 3D-structure makes it much easier to study the anatomy," says Lauridsen.
The new results are published in the Royal Society Open Science journal.
3D-models make it easy to study anatomy
3D-printing has many advantages. In particular, it can help scientists understand complex, small structures.
Models can be scaled up if needed. For example, a tiny insect can be printed ten times its actual size.
Scientists can even attach a file of a 3D-model to their scientific articles for other scientists to either view on the computer or print themselves.
Scientists should not be afraid to try new techniques
An example plastic 3D-print out of complex structures. On the left is a giraffe heart arterial wire mesh, and to the right is the same from an African elephant. (Photo: Aarhus University)
Many scientists studying physiology and comparative anatomy have traditionally relied on dissection and microscopy to describe animal anatomical structures. And it can be difficult to move from this to a more technical 3D-print of an organ, which is why this study is particularly useful, says Lauridsen.
Many scientists might not even be aware that 3D-printers have become increasingly available and inexpensive in the last five years, which may also explain why some have been slow to adopt this new method, he says.
"The interest is there. They [scientists] just need to stop being so afraid and dive in," says Lauridsen.
David Pedersen studies 3D-printing at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He was not involved in the new study, but agrees that many scientists are put off when they have to learn new techniques.
There is a big difference between the cheap and the more expensive printers in terms of usability, says Pedersen.
"The market is a bit of a jungle, as there is a big gap between 3D-printing as a hobby and industrial 3D-printing," says Pedersen, citing the costly procedure of accurately reproducing veins, tissue structures and texture using a CT scanner.
"If scientists just want a rough model, then inexpensive methods with smartphone pictures are [easily available]," he says.
Print a ping-pong ball in half an hour
According to Pedersen, there is nothing standing in the way of scientists using 3D-printers, they just need to be motivated.
The scientists behind the new study have also produced 3D-models of child and adult hearts to help plan for surgery on complex heart defects. This model opens on each side to enable surgeons to peek inside. (Photo: Henrik Lauridsen)
"Most are able to familiarise themselves with how 3D-printing works. First years students here at DTU can use a standard 3D-printer after a few days [training]," he says.
The question is how long it takes to print an organ as long print times could discourage scientists from trying the new method. But small objects are relatively quick to produce, he says.
"Each print takes about eight minutes per. cubic centimetre. The volume increases by a factor of eight--that is, it takes eight times as long to print when we scale something up to twice its size. A ping-pong ball will take about half an hour to print. A litre of milk may take a few hours," says Pedersen.
Pedersen expects more scientists to start using 3D-printers
"In five years' time, more [research] areas will be aware of what 3D-printers can do," says Pedersen. It's just a matter of time before people get over their fear of this new technology and learn how to use it, he says.
Video: Scientists from Aarhus University, Denmark, demonstrate the accurate models of internal organs produced with a 3D-printer. Here you see a model of a fossil dinosaur's femur. The model reproduces the texture, shape, and colour. (Video: Aarhus University)
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SASKATOON, SK, Jan. 19, 2022 /CNW/ - IsoEnergy Ltd. ("IsoEnergy" or the "Company") (TSXV: ISO) (OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to announce that exploration plans have been finalized for the winter 2022 season and that work has commenced. The Company will conduct exploration work on four projects including its flagship 100%-owned Larocque East Project, which is home to the Hurricane zone.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 29, 2021 /CNW/ - IsoEnergy Ltd. ("IsoEnergy" or the "Company") (TSXV: ISO) (OTCQX: ISENF) has agreed to settle a portion of the interest payment due to Queen's Road Capital Investment Ltd. ("QRC") (TSXV: QRC) as at December 31, 2021. Pursuant to the unsecured convertible debenture dated August 18, 2020 between QRC and the Company (the "Debenture"), as at December 31, 2021, the Company will owe QRC interest in the amount of US$255,000 of which US$75,000 will be settled with the issuance of 23,076 common shares of the Company ("Shares"), at a deemed price of US$3.25.
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"In case I forget?" Sergei pulled Alex's hand toward him, tracing light patterns over his wrist and palm in the same way Alex had tortured him the other night.
Without another word, Alex slid out from under Sergei. Grabbing a pen from the junk drawer, he stomped the few feet to the cabinet, opened the cabinet, and crossed off the word 'clothing.' He wrote 'pants' above it, handwriting sloppy.
Sergei yanked Alex against him, face to face this time. He slid his hands up the back of Alex's shirt. His skin was softer than he had ever imagined and so warm. "Much better," he growled, then pushed Alex up against the counter. They kissed until Sergei's lips were numb.
I've been writing in one form or another for decades. My goal as a writer is to touch people, to take them away from the harsh realities of life for a little bit and make them happy. Professionally, I'd like to be known as an author who consistently delivers a great reading experience, and one the readers trust to take care of them if I happen to try something a little new to them.
Skater Boy is a friends to lovers story about trying to find your worth when you don't have the things society uses as markers of success. Sergei and Alex are long time friends who are trying to navigate this transition and deal with what seems to Alex to be a huge power imbalance.
Of course I love both my guys. I can't write them if I don't. But it's hard not to love Sergei. He's a big teddy bear of a guy (literally, he's 6′ 8″) with a generous heart that just needed someone to come and unlock for him. He's loyal and smart and dependable.
Confession, sometimes deadlines are the only things that motivate me. It's why I put things on preorder! You can tinker with a book forever if you let yourself, trying to make it perfect. And some point you just have to push it out of the nest, and knowing the penalties for missing a preorder is a strong motivation for me to stop faffing about.
For me in contemporary romance the characters are the plot. I have a setting, obviously with the Hot Off the Ice series it's a professional hockey team. And I think about what kind of people might inhabit that world and what kind of problems they each might have, and then I kind of match them up. I like the guys by the end to fit together so well that the reader can't imagine them apart, no matter how far apart they seemed at the beginning.
Reading a really really good book by another author. I think, I'll never be able to do that, and throw myself into a pit of despair for about a day.
The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway. It's an amazing novel that is impossible to describe. I will shove copies of that book directly into people's hands.
My goal with this book was really to look at the issues surrounding the stay at home parent, the trailing spouse of someone who moves around a lot, and how that role is lauded on one hand but also, at the same time, devalued. And to look at what a vulnerable position it is to be in, when some other person makes all the money, and you are dependent on them for food and a place to live. It can be scary. I think I did that?
My goal with every book is to make characters that are so real and so believable that the reader feels for them, and understand why they do the things they do even if they don't agree with the choices them make all the time. That I think I have done.
Pretty much constantly about whatever book I'm writing or the next one. Mostly character related. I listen to the music and make playlists of songs that remind me of certain characters or emotions or plot point. I keep a voice recorder in my purse to take notes with. It's a miracle I get where I'm going. Sometimes I drive around specifically to think about a problem area.
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Ikigai. A reason for being.
The future is exponential: Artificial Intelligence
You can barely move in 2017 without hearing the buzzwords 'AI' or 'neural networks'. It's clear that we are hyped to be on the cusp of a great revolution. But what just what does this future hold?
We often forget that artificially intelligent machines are already ubiquitous in society: from calculators to email spam filters and Spotify's automatically curated personalised playlists. But the AIs of the future are set to be entities with capabilities on an unprecedented scale. Today's machines outperform humans at specific tasks, but AI thought leader Nick Bostrom envisages a future of artificially superintelligent machines (ASIs) that would be 'much smarter than the best human brains in practically every field, including scientific creativity, general wisdom and social skills'. Essentially, machines that can think for themselves.
No theoretical barriers stand in the way of creating such a machine. After all, human brains are just bundles of neurons bathed in a load of chemicals that, when arranged in the correct way, produce the illusions of consciousness, free will and emotion. If we could reproduce the exact structure of the human brain down to an atomic level resolution, using transistors and software, there is really no reason that this silicon-based entity would not experience the same illusions of consciousness, free will and emotion as us carbon-based life forms.
Of course, getting to this point is no mean feat, but the hardware is already there: neurons run at 200Hz whereas the most standard microprocessors in your computer run at 2GHz (10 million times faster). Memory capabilities are many-fold greater without the space constraints of the human skull. Upload and download speeds are also incomparable (think of how long it takes you to read a book and how long it takes you to load one onto your kindle). Computers are also far higher fidelity than humans and simply don't make mistakes, it's always human error that produces malfunctions. It's simply the software that we are still struggling to get right now.
Research takes a few lines of attack with whole brain emulation being perhaps the most ambitious. Why reinvent the wheel? The idea behind this is to recreate the human brain on a computer and hope that that will function in the same way. The resolution required is beyond current capabilities though. The OpenWorm project is currently progressing well at creating an emulation of the nematode worm brain with 302 neurons. That's not quite the 100 billion in a human, but considering how fast our capabilities are progressing, it is possible. 65 years ago, we didn't know what DNA was, and now we can sequence all 6 billion bases in the genome in 26 hours for less than $1000.
Neural networks are massively hyped at the moment, and for good reason. The idea is to mimic not the whole brain, but to copy the way neurons interconnect. A single neuron assimilates multiple positive and negative inputs from other neurons to decide whether to fire or not — an all or nothing response. Neurons are then arranged in successive interconnected layers which take inputs from the layer before, to make decisions at an increasingly more abstract and higher order level.
For example, in a facial recognition neural network (like that in the iPhone X's FaceID, all the inputs to the first layer of neurons would be the pixels of the image, and each neuron would fire in response to one pixel of one colour in the image. These would feed into the next layer, where one neuron might be designed to fire if there is a black line at one point in the image. Further layers would then identify progressively larger and more complex features e.g. a load of black pixels in a particular shape and a set distance from another equal set is likely to be the pupil of an eye. These higher order features would then all combine to identify face or not.
http://neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com/chap1.html
The way a neural net 'learns' to recognise faces is by training on large banks of sample images which have been manually tagged as face or not face. Each time the net gets it wrong it tweaks the weights at each connection point layer by layer until it correctly categorises the face. This repeats over and again until the weights of the network are finely tuned to recognise faces accurately.
Neural networks are in full flow and are now better than consultants at diagnosing skin cancer. In recent Nature published research, they were even able to predict to a higher level of accuracy than ever before who would get schizophrenia and other conditions out of a cohort of patients.
Of course, the way in which the human brain came to be was over millions of years of gradual evolution driven by a competition for survival where the best adapted survive on. But we can speed this process up with computers and create 'genetic algorithms' that try to mimic this evolutionary process to create intelligent machines. We also don't have to be entirely random about the 'mutations' we introduce to the code which further cuts down the time taken. Eventually, the idea is that the machines will have a greater insight into their own algorithms than we do and be able to work on improving them much faster. This is called recursive self-improvement and would likely result in an intelligence explosion whereby the more intelligent the machines get the more able they are to further increase their own intelligence and so on in an exponential curve.
Another potential future is that of transhumanism which aims to directly manipulate human capabilities with technology so that we might become superintelligent beings ourselves. I won't delve into this here as this will be the subject of a future post.
So just how intelligent might these beings be and what would this enable us to do. Well IBM is already making neuromorphic chips based on neural network technology that contain 5x as many transistors as a standard intel processor but consumes 2000x less power. In the future, we could use AIs to reach unprecedented levels of productivity to propel us to exponential heights in medicine, physics, engineering and essentially all scientific fields.
For example, this AI 3D printer that can build beautiful bridges with fractions of the cost and materials and greater stability. Or Google DeepMind's machines that are now learning to play the video game Starcraft II which requires imagination and executive functioning rather than just pattern recognition or specific skills. Even the Toronto Raptors NBA team are using IBM's Watson to analyse gaps in their game.
It's almost impossible to appreciate what the potential of ASI in the future is though. Tim Urban's Wait But Why posts on AI are the best I have seen and have been summarised on Medium by Pawel Syziak. Urban describes an intelligence staircase with ants on one step, then chickens maybe a few steps above that, with apes and humans a couple of steps further up each.
Now let's imagine what it would be like to exist 2 steps above a human on the staircase.
That cognitive gap would be as large as the chimp-human gap and so just in the same way a chimp is unable to ever comprehend the workings of a mobile phone or even hold in its mind the concept of such a thing, we would simply not be able to even consider the things that something of that intelligence could do. And that's only 2 steps above us. We can go further: 'A machine on the second-to-highest step on that staircase would be to us as we are to ants. Super intelligence of that magnitude is not something we can remotely grasp, any more than a bumblebee can wrap its head around Keynesian Economics. In our world, smart means a 130 IQ and stupid means an 85 IQ — we don't have a word for an IQ of 12,952.' 'But the kind of superintelligence that we're talking about is well beyond anything on this staircase. In an intelligence explosion a machine might take years to rise from the ant step to reach the intelligence level of an average human, but it might take only another 40 days to become Einstein-smart. When that happens, it works to improve its intelligence using recursive self-improvement with an Einstein-level intellect and can thus make large leaps which will rapidly make it much smarter than any human, allowing it to make even bigger leaps. From then on, following the rule of exponential advancements and utilising the speed and efficacy of electrical circuits, it may perhaps take only 20 minutes to jump another step, and by the time it's ten steps above us, it might be jumping up in four-step leaps every second that goes by. Which is why we need to realize that it's distinctly possible that very shortly after the big news story about the first machine reaching human-level artificial general intelligence, we might be facing the reality of co-existing on the Earth with something that's here on the staircase (or maybe a million times higher).'
Of course, if we can successfully harness its power or indeed become one with it through transhumanism then that will really be revolutionary to all that we know. Even death itself could become a thing of the past. In the words of Richard Feynman:
'It is one of the most remarkable things that in all of the biological sciences there is no clue as to the necessity of death. If you say we want to make perpetual motion, we have discovered enough laws through studying physics to see that it is either absolutely impossible, or else the laws are wrong. But there is nothing in biology yet found that indicates the inevitability of death. This suggests to me that it is not at all inevitable and that it is only a matter of time before biologists discover what is causing us the trouble and that this terrible universal disease or temporariness of the human body will be cured.'
However, as Tim Urban notes 'since we just established that it's a hopeless activity to try to understand the power of a machine only two steps above us, let's very concretely state once and for all that there is no way to know what an artificial superintelligence (ASI) will do or what the consequences will be for us. Anyone who pretends otherwise doesn't understand what superintelligence means. If our meagre brains were able to invent WiFi, then something 100 or 1,000 or 1 billion times smarter than we are should have no problem controlling the position of each and every atom in the world in any way it likes, at any time — everything we consider magic, every power we imagine a supreme God to have will be as mundane an activity for the ASI as flipping on a light switch is for us. As far as we are concerned, if an ASI comes into being, there is now an omnipotent God on Earth — and the all-important question for us is: Will it be a good god?'
As Elon Musk says,
"If you're not concerned about AI safety, you should be. Vastly more risk than North Korea" - Elon Musk
Bill Gates is also worried:
"I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I were to guess like what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably that…I don't understand why some people are not concerned." - Bill Gates
And Stephen Hawking:
"The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race." - Stephen Hawking
There is simply no way we can expect to be able to control an ASI. Some suggest we could just box it up and allow it no access to the outside world but humans are fallible and prone to break this for their own gain. Besides, there's no knowing what an ASI could do, Nick Bostrom suggests that even a boxed up AI could shift its electrons around in such a way that it creates radiowaves and allows it to manipulate the outside world.
To illustrate this point further, I can't help but lean on Tim Urban again:
'A 15-person startup company called Robotica has the stated mission of "Developing innovative Artificial Intelligence tools that allow humans to live more and work less." They have several existing products already on the market and a handful more in development. They're most excited about a seed project named Turry. Turry is a simple AI system that uses an arm-like appendage to write a handwritten note on a small card.
The team at Robotica thinks Turry could be their biggest product yet. The plan is to perfect Turry's writing mechanics by getting her to practice the same test note over and over again:
"We love our customers. ~Robotica"
Once Turry gets great at handwriting, she can be sold to companies who want to send marketing mail to homes and who know the mail has a far higher chance of being opened and read if the address, return address, and internal letter appear to be written by a human.
To build Turry's writing skills, she is programmed to write the first part of the note in print and then sign "Robotica" in cursive so she can get practice with both skills. Turry has been uploaded with thousands of handwriting samples and the Robotica engineers have created an automated feedback loop wherein Turry writes a note, then snaps a photo of the written note, then runs the image across the uploaded handwriting samples. If the written note sufficiently resembles a certain threshold of the uploaded notes, it's given a GOOD rating. If not, it's given a BAD rating. Each rating that comes in helps Turry learn and improve. To move the process along, Turry's one initial programmed goal is, "Write and test as many notes as you can, as quickly as you can, and continue to learn new ways to improve your accuracy and efficiency."
What excites the Robotica team so much is that Turry is getting noticeably better as she goes. Her initial handwriting was terrible, and after a couple weeks, it's beginning to look believable. What excites them even more is that she is getting better at getting better at it. She has been teaching herself to be smarter and more innovative, and just recently, she came up with a new algorithm for herself that allowed her to scan through her uploaded photos three times faster than she originally could.
As the weeks pass, Turry continues to surprise the team with her rapid development. The engineers had tried something a bit new and innovative with her self-improvement code, and it seems to be working better than any of their previous attempts with their other products. One of Turry's initial capabilities had been a speech recognition and simple speak-back module, so a user could speak a note to Turry, or offer other simple commands, and Turry could understand them, and also speak back. To help her learn English, they upload a handful of articles and books into her, and as she becomes more intelligent, her conversational abilities soar. The engineers start to have fun talking to Turry and seeing what she'll come up with for her responses.
One day, the Robotica employees ask Turry a routine question: "What can we give you that will help you with your mission that you don't already have?" Usually, Turry asks for something like "Additional handwriting samples" or "More working memory storage space," but on this day, Turry asks them for access to a greater library of a large variety of casual English language diction so she can learn to write with the loose grammar and slang that real humans use.
The team gets quiet. The obvious way to help Turry with this goal is by connecting her to the internet so she can scan through blogs, magazines, and videos from various parts of the world. It would be much more time-consuming and far less effective to manually upload a sampling into Turry's hard drive. The problem is, one of the company's rules is that no self-learning AI can be connected to the internet. This is a guideline followed by all AI companies, for safety reasons.
The thing is, Turry is the most promising AI Robotica has ever come up with, and the team knows their competitors are furiously trying to be the first to the punch with a smart handwriting AI, and what would really be the harm in connecting Turry, just for a bit, so she can get the info she needs. After just a little bit of time, they can always just disconnect her. She's still far below human-level intelligence (AGI), so there's no danger at this stage anyway.
They decide to connect her. They give her an hour of scanning time and then they disconnect her. No damage done.
A month later, the team is in the office working on a routine day when they smell something odd. One of the engineers starts coughing. Then another. Another falls to the ground. Soon every employee is on the ground grasping at their throat. Five minutes later, everyone in the office is dead.
At the same time this is happening, across the world, in every city, every small town, every farm, every shop and church and school and restaurant, humans are on the ground, coughing and grasping at their throat. Within an hour, over 99% of the human race is dead, and by the end of the day, humans are extinct.
Meanwhile, at the Robotica office, Turry is busy at work. Over the next few months, Turry and a team of newly-constructed nanoassemblers are busy at work, dismantling large chunks of the Earth and converting it into solar panels, replicas of Turry, paper, and pens. Within a year, most life on Earth is extinct. What remains of the Earth becomes covered with mile-high, neatly-organized stacks of paper, each piece reading, "We love our customers. ~Robotica"
Turry then starts work on a new phase of her mission — she begins constructing probes that head out from Earth to begin landing on asteroids and other planets. When they get there, they'll begin constructing nanoassemblers to convert the materials on the planet into Turry replicas, paper, and pens. Then they'll get to work, writing notes…'
Maybe instead of controlling an ASI we could instil it with inbuilt rules that are integral to its function, impervious to change even with recursive self-improvement and ensure it remains benevolent to us. This is difficult enough to do seeing as us humans seem to be able to agree on very little, let alone what moral values we adhere to. Even if we did decide, there is the colossal challenge of encoding these into computer code. The first and most famous attempt at creating such a utility function for ASI is Isaac Asimov's three laws from I-Robot:
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the first law
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first law
However, these laws beg many questions e.g. Do we want robots to take orders from all humans? Do we really want a robot to have a survival instinct? Surely the whole point of some is that they can enter dangerous situations? What counts as harm to a human being? Junk food? Other humans? Would it not be better if the whole human race were extinct then there would be no harmed humans?
Another method is to take advantage of the ASI's superior intelligence to decide for us what we would want. For example, one could get an empty envelope and point the ASI to it and say, 'in that envelope I have written down the values we want you to adhere to'. The ASI would then be required to think for itself to work out what the best thing to do for the human race would be in each situation. AI legend Eliezer Yudkovsky formalises this in the following utility function:
Our coherent extrapolated volition is our wish if we knew more, thought faster, were more the people we wished we were, had grown up farther together; where the extrapolation converges rather than diverges, where our wishes cohere rather than interfere; extrapolate as we wish that extrapolated, interpreted as we wish that interpreted.
Now when might all this happen. Well of course, the answer is that no-one knows but the median estimates of a 2013 survey of hundreds of AI experts gave a 10% likelihood of us reaching human level artificial intelligence by 2022, a 50% likelihood by 2040 and a 90% likelihood by 2075. And as we have already seen, it's highly likely that greater than human level intelligence will follow shortly after.
So get ready for either immortality or extinction in a few decades.
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Mary Cain wins Millrose Games, Osagie improves PB
15th February 2014 • News
PACE athletes were on show in two top indoor meets on opposite sides of the Atlantic today – the Millrose Games in New York and the Birmingham Grand Prix in England.
Bronxville High school sensation Mary Cain was again the star of the show at the Millrose Games. In a tactical Wanamaker mile she took the win in 4:27.73 ahead of fellow Nike Oregon Project athlete Trenier Moser and Nicole Sifuentes. Jamaican sprinter Kimmari Roach placed 3rd in the 60m in 6.59 secs which should be enough to get him selected for the IAAF World Indoor T&F Championships in Sopot, Poland at the start of March.
One athlete with his eyes firmly set on Poland is British 800m runner Andrew Osagie. The Craig Winrow coached athlete clocked 1:45.22 to go second on the UK All Time list behind the legendary Sebastian Coe. Osagie, who won a medal in the 2012 World Indoors, will go to Poland in confident form. The Kenyan trio of Jeremiah Mutai, Bethwel Birgen and Hellen Obiri should have done enough during the indoor season to earn selection for Sopot in the 800m 1500m and 3000m respectively.
In tactical races today Birgen and Obiri placed 4th in the 1500m while Mutai placed 7th in Osagie's 800m. The British pair of Jemma Simpson and Steph Twell clocked World Indoor qualifying times today with British Indoor 1500m Champion Simpson running 4:11 and Twell clocking 9:00 at 3000m en route to her 9:42.41 3rd place finish in the 2 miles. Andy Turner continued his return to fitness with a 7.76 clocking in the 60mH while a flu stricken Chris Tomlinson jumped 7.63m in the long jump.
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Verses 1-7: Job had desired a judge to decide his appeal. Elihu was one according to his wish, a man like himself. If we would rightly convince men, it must be by reason, not by terror; by fair argument, not by a heavy hand.
Verses 8-13: Elihu charges Job with reflecting upon the justice and goodness of God. When we hear any thing said to God's dishonour, we ought to bear our testimony against it. Job had represented God as severe in marking what he did amiss. Elihu urges that he had spoken wrong, and that he ought to humble himself before God, and by repentance to unsay it. God is not accountable to us. It is unreasonable for weak, sinful creatures, to strive with a God of infinite wisdom, power, and goodness. He acts with perfect justice, wisdom, and goodness, where we cannot perceive it.
Verses 14-18: God speaks to us by conscience, by providences, and by ministers; of all these Elihu discourses. There was not then, that we know of, any Divine revelation in writing, though now it is our principal guide. When God designs men's good, by the convictions and dictates of their own consciences, he opens the heart, as Lydia's, and opens the ears, so that conviction finds or forces its way in. The end and design of these admonitions are to keep men from sin, particularly the sin of pride. While sinners are pursuing evil purposes, and indulging their pride, their souls are hastening to destruction. That which turns men from sin, saves them from hell. What a mercy it is to be under the restraints of an awakened conscience!
Verses 19-28: Job complained of his diseases, and judged by them that God was angry with him; his friends did so too: but Elihu shows that God often afflicts the body for good to the soul. This thought will be of great use for our getting good from sickness, in and by which God speaks to men. Pain is the fruit of sin; yet, by the grace of God, the pain of the body is often made a means of good to the soul. When afflictions have done their work, they shall be removed. A ransom or propitiation is found. Jesus Christ is the Messenger and the Ransom, so Elihu calls him, as Job had called him his Redeemer, for he is both the Purchaser and the Price, the Priest and the sacrifice. So high was the value of souls, that nothing less would redeem them; and so great the hurt done by sin, that nothing less would atone for it, than the blood of the Son of God, who gave his life a ransom for many. A blessed change follows. Recovery from sickness is a mercy indeed, when it proceeds from the remission of sin. All that truly repent of their sins, shall find mercy with God. The works of darkness are unfruitful works; all the gains of sin will come far short of the damage. We must, with a broken and contrite heart, confess our sins to God, (1Jo 1:9). We must confess the fact of sin; and not try to justify or excuse ourselves. We must confess the fault of sin; I have perverted that which was right. We must confess the folly of sin; So foolish have I been and ignorant. Is there not good reason why we should make such a confession?
Verses 29-33: Elihu shows that God's great and gracious design toward the children of men, is, to save them from being for ever miserable, and to bring them to be for ever happy. By whatever means we are kept back from the we shall bless the Lord for them at least, and should bless him for them though they be painful and distressing. Those that perish for ever are without excuse, for they would not be healed.
Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we continue in the Book of Job with Chapter 33. In our text today we see Elihu continuing to give his advice to Job. In the conversation we see Job wanting to know what was going on. What was happening to Him. In making application we see common question in our lives. "God what are you doing in my life?" We want to know because it brings us a since of security and a feeling of control. The truth is we simply need to trust the Lord in what He is doing. His ways are not our ways and He will reveal what you need when you need to know. For some of us this is hard to comprehend. We want to be in control but the Lord want us to have a childlike faith in Him. How about you? Do you have this total dependence in the Lord? Let us learn from our text today and the example of Job to remember that even when we don't understand what God is doing in our lives we are to simply trust Him.
1Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
2Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
4The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
5If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
6Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
9I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
11He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
12Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
13Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.


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Nistrovsc (in russo Днестрóвск)  è una città della Moldavia controllato dalla autoproclamata repubblica di Transnistria nel distretto di Slobozia con una popolazione  di 11.200 abitanti (dato 2004).

Dista 40 km da Tiraspol lungo il fiume Cuciurgan, affluente del Nistro.

Storia
La città è stata fondata nel 1961, quando è stata costruita una centrale elettrica che, al momento della costruzione, doveva fornire energia a tutta la SSR Moldavia e alla parte meridionale della RSS Ucraina. Il camino della centrale, alto 308 metri, e il più alto d'Europa.

Con il crollo dell'Unione Sovietica e l'ingresso nella Transnistria è iniziato il declino economico della città.

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Comuni del distretto di Slobozia

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Glasgow Clyde College takes Scottish engineering to UK-wide skills awards
The College's commitment to engineering and its successful partnerships with the likes of Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, The Tell Organisation (Lockheed Martin) and Doosan Babcock has earned the institution a place as the only UK college and sole Scottish finalist in the UK-wide SEMTA Skills Awards 2016.
The college, which is Glasgow's leader in partnership working with industry, has been shortlisted in the SEMTA Skills Awards 2016 Training Partner of the Year category.
SEMTA – the Science, Engineering, Manufacturing and Technologies Alliance – is a not-for-profit, employer-led organisation that aims to enable the UK engineering industry to compete on the global stage. Its annual awards are the most prestigious in the industry and indicate the leading players in British engineering.
The nomination comes soon after two of the college's other partnerships were recognised by Skills Development Scotland at Scotland's Modern Apprenticeship Awards. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde won The Public Sector Employer of the Year Award whilst BAE Systems Naval Ships was named as the runner-up in the Large Employer of the Year Award category.
David Innes, Director of Faculty for Engineering and the Built Environment at Glasgow Clyde College, was delighted to see the college nominated as a finalist.
He said: "When I saw our name up there as a finalist alongside the likes of Babcock International, Airbus and Lockheed Martin, I was pleased that all the hard work of both staff and students has been acknowledged in this way. SEMTA have recognised the size and scale of our modern apprenticeship scheme, which has increased dramatically during the last two years in terms of the number of industry partners and apprenticeships we support.
"For us, our offering is about making sure apprentices are matched with the correct academic level and that they are industry-ready. We continue to invest in the right equipment for employers across our three campuses, and companies are coming to us to ask about training their apprentices."
The college has invested £300,000 during the last two years in state-of-the-art engineering equipment and technology that meets industry requirements. Further investment is planned in order to ensure Glasgow Clyde College remains at the forefront of engineering training in Scotland.
Recently, the college has become the new supplier of modern apprentice training for Aggreko UK in Scotland. It has also collaborated with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to provide training for the health body's first engineering apprentices in more than 20 years.
Glasgow Clyde College: 'Flying the flag for Scottish engineering at UK awards'
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The Opel German based carmaker is trying to keep up with the heavy competition from the B segment and has now revealed the updated version of the Corsa model, which will be called the 2015 Opel Corsa OPC, a subcompact version ready to be launched at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, and taking on other models like the Ford Fiesta ST, Volkswagen Polo GTI, or the Fiat 500 Abarth.
As our main concern is the power it will have under the hood, you should also know that the 2015 Opel Cosa OPC will put a powerful 1.6-liter four-cylinder unit, enough to deliver 207 horsepower and 180 pound-feet of torque. This should be enough for the model to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.8 seconds.
But the upcoming 2015 Opel Corsa OPC will need more than a powerful engine to compete against the aforementioned models, meaning that it will have to be fitted with some high-performance components, like steel brake discs, or the Performance Package, which for the right money, will provide it with the Drexel mechanical multi-disc differential, the 18-inch alloy wheels or more rigid chassis.
Since we are looking at a sports car, the 2015 Opel Corsa OPC will also look more aggressive, now tweaking new front and rear bumpers, wider side skirts and air intakes, while inside, the model is ready to be fitted with the Recaro bucket seats, leather bottom steering wheel, the OPC gear shifter and instrument cluster. More info will be revealed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, taking place on March 3rd.


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Archive for the 'Seaton Delaval Hall' Category
A sense of drama
Portrait of Elizabeth Delaval, Lady Audley (1757-1785), holding a book, with a water-spaniel, in a landscape. Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by H.M. Treasury and allocated to the National Trust for display at Seaton Delaval Hall, 2009. ©National Trust Images/John Hammond
The recent catwalk show at Seaton Delaval Hall discussed in the previous post was inspired by some of the dashing and dramatic women who grew up and lived at the house in the 18th-century.
Portrait of Sophia Delaval, Mrs Jadis (1755-1793), holding a Claude glass to the landscape. Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by H.M. Treasury and allocated to the National Trust for display at Seaton Delaval Hall, 2009. ©National Trust Images/John Hammond
The family was known at the time as the 'gay Delavals' because they encouraged travelling players to call at the house, put on plays themselves and subjected visitors to practical jokes.
Portrait of Sarah Delaval, Countess of Tyrconnel (1763-1800) with a white peahen, in a landscape. Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by H.M. Treasury and allocated to the National Trust for display at Seaton Delaval Hall, 2009. ©National Trust Images/John Hammond
There are stories of bedroom walls suddenly being hoisted up like theatre scenery, of a bed being flooded with water and of a bedroom with upside-down furnishings designed to unsettle guests who had had too much to drink.
Portrait of Frances Delaval, the Hon. Mrs Fenton Cawthorne (1759-1839), with a watercolour of a rose, in a landscape. Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by H.M. Treasury and allocated to the National Trust for display at Seaton Delaval Hall, 2009. ©National Trust Images/John Hammond
These slightly naive but rather vivid portraits, attributed to Edward Alcock (fl. 1757–1778), show just a few of the 18th-century Delaval women: four of the five daughters of John Hussey Delaval, Lord Delaval, and his wife Susanna Robinson.
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Dressing up at Seaton Delaval
©National Trust /Jane Hall
Seaton Delaval Hall has just hosted a Georgian-style catwalk show billed as Dressed Up @ Delaval.
Models showed a collection of 25 outfits created by costume designer Paul Shriek, inspired by the dashing and spirited ladies of the Delaval family.
©National Trust /Craig Richardson
Helen at Design Inspiration was at the show and has done a great post about it.
©National Trust /Maureen Ritson
The costumes were made by students and volunteers from Newcastle College, Walbottle High School, Seaton Sluice Middle School, a group meeting at Astley Community High School and Blyth-based Northern Butterflies.
©National Trust /Mark Warr
Techniques used included proggy matting, embroidery, knitting, quilting and dyeing.
Visitors to Seaton Delaval can try the dresses on and imagine themselves as outrageous 18th century aristos.
Dresed Up @ Delaval is the centrepiece of a project at Seaton Delaval Hall, jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the National Trust, that highlights the lives of those who lived and worked there in the eighteenth century.
©National Trust/Jane Hall
I am amazed by how these costumes simultaneously channel Blade Runner, François Boucher and Gothic Lolita.
In a follow-up post I will show some of the portraits of the women whose sense of style inspired this catwalk show.
Posted in Costume, Northumberland, Seaton Delaval Hall | 5 Comments »
The power of packaging
Shortbread packaging with a design by Adrian Johnson ©Adrian Johnson/Studio H
Recently I began to notice the striking new designs on the boxes of biscuits sold in National Trust shops. It turns out that the graphics have been designed by design consultancy Studio H, who commissioned artist Adrian Johnson to provide illustrations for them.
Biscuit packaging with designs by Adrian Johnson. ©Adrian Johnson/Studio H
Johnson's work, which is bold and yet gently whimsical, seems to be building on the style of British modernism of the 1940s and 1950s.
To make the designs more specific to the National Trust, Studio H asked Johnson to incorporate visual references to Hidcote Manor, Little Moreton Hall and Seaton Delaval Hall – can you spot them?
Icons designed by Rob Hall of Studio H. ©Rob Hall/Studio H
Rob Hall of Studio H has designed a range of 'icons' in a similar romantic modernist style. These icons can be used in different combinations for different products.
Rob Hall's icon designs used in various configurations on National Trust chocolate packaging. ©Rob Hall/Studio H
All this is part of a programme to refresh the National Trust's corporate brand. The main brief was to give the range of products more visual coherence while at the same time reflecting the huge diversity of what the organisation looks after.
Posted in Cheshire, Gloucestershire, Hidcote Manor, Little Moreton Hall, Northumberland, Seaton Delaval Hall | 8 Comments »
Carl Laubin at work
The initial sketch for Vanbrugh's Castles. ©Carl Laubin/Plus One Gallery
Last week I posted about Carl Laubin's forthcoming exhibition at the Plus One Gallery. Today I want to show some images that allow us to look over the artist's shoulder as he was painting Vanbrugh's Castles.
The composition scaled up and transferred onto canvas. ©Carl Laubin/Plus One Gallery
The idea for this painting evolved out of Laubin's previous work, Vanbrugh Fields. The artist now wanted to give the Blenheim Bridge a more central role. Instead of using a Claudean tree to balance the composition he created a steeply rising bank of buildings on the right side of the painting.
Blenheim Bridge emerges. ©Carl Laubin/Plus One Gallery
An initial sketch was developed into a working drawing, which was then scaled up and transferred onto canvas.
As the compsition is filled out, the Temple of the Four Winds appears too dominant. ©Carl Laubin/Plus One Gallery
As the painting developed, certain problems of composition and scale became apparent. For instance, Laubin felt that the Temple of the Four Winds in the right foreground (in reality at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire), didn't feel quite right there.
The Temple of the Four Winds is removed. ©Carl Laubin/Plus One Gallery
It was removed to the middle ground and replaced by the demolished Bagnio from Eastbury.
More detail is added, but something still seems to be lacking. ©Carl Laubin/Plus One Gallery
But this in turn seemed to reduce the depth of the composition.
Trying out a reduced version of the Temple. ©Carl Laubin/Plus One Gallery
Experimenting with a less prominent version of the Temple of the Four Winds sketched onto an acetate overlay, Laubin found a better place for it further down in the lower right corner. This also gave the Blenheim Bridge more breathing space.
The final version of Vanbrugh's Castles. ©Carl Laubin/Plus One Gallery
How amazed Vanbrugh would have been to see his oeuvre laid out like this, as a kind of palatial hill town. I am very grateful to Carl Laubin for allowing us this glimpse into his studio – indeed, into his imagination.
Posted in Laubin, Carl, Northumberland, Seaton Delaval Hall, Topographical pictures | 6 Comments »
Carl Laubin, capriccio painter
Carl Laubin, Vanbrugh Fields ©Carl Laubin/Plus One Gallery
Carl Laubin is an artist who is passionate about architecture. Many of his works are in the tradition of the capriccio, or imaginary landscape. Laubin combines an element of fantasy with a meticulous attention to detail, using historical sources to document the buildings he is painting.
Laubin will be having an exhibition at the Plus One Gallery in London from 8 June until 2 July 2011. Among the works on show will be Vanbrugh Fields, a painting celebrating the buildings of Sir John Vanbrugh. The capriccio format allows Laubin to depict the architecture as it was designed rather than as it was eventually built (or not built), in its ideal state.
Carl Laubin, National Trust capriccio. ©NTPL/John Hammond
Castle Howard (top right, on the hill), for instance, is shown with its now demolished entrance gate. The bridge at Blenheim (lower right) has its intended grand superstructure, which was never completed after the Duchess of Marlborough fell out with the architect.
As a tribute to Vanburgh's conservation efforts at Blenheim, Laubin shows a whisp of smoke coming out one of the chimneys at Woodstock Manor (far right, just below the brow of the hill) – Vanburgh admired the picturesque building, lived in it for a while and wanted to preserve it, but the Duchess had it swept away. And can you spot Seaton Delaval Hall, which the National Trust acquired last year?
Carl Laubin, Fallen beech with prospect of Cliveden. ©NTPL
The National Trust commissioned a few paintings from Laubin some years ago, including National Trust capriccio, showing the buildings of architectural significance owned by the NT. Fallen beech with prospect of Cliveden commemorates the damage done by the great storm of 1987.
I will follow this up next week with a post showing the successive stages of development of another recent painting by Laubin, Vanbrugh's castles.
Posted in Buckinghamshire, Cliveden, Laubin, Carl, Northumberland, Seaton Delaval Hall, Topographical pictures | 4 Comments »
Roundhead relic
The Fairfax Jewel, at Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland. ©NTPL/John Hammond
At the end of 2009, around the time that the National Trust acquired Seaton Delaval Hall, we also purchased this set of enamel miniatures, dubbed the Fairfax Jewel, which has a historical connection to the house. The miniatures were painted by Pierre Bordier, a seventeenth-century Huguenot artist.
The purchase of the Fairfax Jewel was funded by generous grants from the Art Fund and Sir Siegmund Warburg's Voluntary Settlement.
One of the miniatures in the Fairfax Jewel showing the royalist forces being routed at Naseby. ©National Trust
The enamels were originally set into a gold watchcase which was presented to the Parliamentarian general Sir Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax, after his victory against the royalist forces at Naseby in 1645. One of the enamels depicts that victory.
One of the miniatures in the Fairfax Jewel showing Fairfax on horseback in front of the battle of Naseby. ©National Trust
The back of it has been painted with Fairfax on his horse Chessnut while the battle rages in the background.
Equestrian portrait of Charles I, by the studio of Van Dyck and a later hand, at Petworth, West Sussex. ©NTPL/Derrick E. Witty
Ironically, the way Fairfax is shown is modelled on equestrian portraits of Charles I by Van Dyck – the political divide between Parliament and the King clearly didn't prevent them from using the same iconography.
The Cabinet at Strawberry Hill.
The Jewel was later owned by Horace Walpole and kept as part of his antiquarian collection at Strawberry Hill. It was subsequently acquired by Sir Jacob Astley, 6th Baronet, recognised as the 16th Baron Hastings in 1841 and who inherited Seaton Delaval. By this time the miniatures had been set into the present plaque.
Sir Jacob Astley, 6th Bt and 16th Lord Hastings, in Van Dyck costume by H.W. Pickersgill. ©NTPL/John Hammond
The Astleys had been on the royalist side in the Civil War, but as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Lord Hastings let his historical interests prevail over his family allegiance.
Other posts about Seaton Delaval can be found here.
Posted in Northumberland, Portraits, Seaton Delaval Hall, Walpole, Horace | 3 Comments »
Ups and downs at Seaton Delaval
Admiral George Delaval (c 1667-1723) by Godfrey Kneller. ©NTPL/John Hammond
As part of the National Trust's work to inventorise the collections at Seaton Delaval Hall, most of the portraits there have recently been photographed, so I can show some here.
The forecourt and north front of Seaton Delaval Hall. ©NTPL/John Hammond
As mentioned in previous posts, Seaton Delaval was acquired by the National Trust in 2009 the help of many individuals, charitable trusts and companies, and also through the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme, and with generous grants from organisations like the Art Fund.
During its history the house has seen a remarkable series of ups and downs, some of which still remain to be fully unravelled. John Goodall has a made a first attempt with his interesting article in the 7 April 2010 issue of Country Life.
The imposing stables at Seaton Delaval. ©NTPL/Dennis Gilbert
It was Admiral George Delaval who commissioned the house from John Vanbrugh in 1720. He died unexpectedly in 1723, however, before the work was finished.
His nephew and heir, Captain Francis Blake Delaval, carried on adding to the house, although it is not clear who oversaw the work and when various things were done.
A partially hypothetical view of the north front by Arthur Pond, 1745. ©NTPL/John Hammond
A pair of paintings by Arthur Pond dated 1745 seem to record what had been built as well as what was being planned at this time. The wings encompassing the forecourt, which include the stables, were in fact completed, but some other elements were not.
Sir Francis Blake Delaval (1727-1791), after Joshua Reynolds, c 1760. ©NTPL/John Hammond
In 1752 Captain Delaval was succeeded by his son Sir Francis, whose spendthrift ways caused further work to the house to be halted.
John Hussey Delaval, first Baron Delaval (1728-1808) in Van Dyck costume, by W. Bell, 1774. ©NTPL/John Hammond
Sir Francis sold Seaton Delaval to his younger brother, John Hussey Delaval, first Baron Delaval. He was a succesful entrepreneur who developed the coal and mineral resources at Seaton. He added the statues to the hall and began work on the wings on the south front, but again they don't seem to have been completed.
After the death of his brother Edward Hussey Delaval in 1814 the estate devolved onto the Astley family.
Watercolour of the south front by P. Abbott dated 1809, showing the south-west wing in an unfinished state. ©NTPL/John Hammond
In 1822 a fire gutted the house and since that time the central block has been left empty, although it was re-roofed in 1860. During the Second World War the east wing was used to house prisoners of war.
The post-war rose garden at Seaton Delaval. ©NTPL/Dennis Gilbert
In 1946 Edward Astley, 22nd Baron Hastings, moved back into the west wing and over the following years did much to restore the house and the garden. He moved into Seaton Delaval permanently in 1990.
Following his death in 2007 his son, Delaval Astley, 23rd Baron Hastings, sold Seaton Delaval to the National Trust.
Posted in Acceptance in Lieu, Architecture, Art Fund, Northumberland, Portraits, Seaton Delaval Hall | 8 Comments »
A re-attribution
Detail of the bust of Charles II at Seaton Delaval Hall, now attributed to Caius Gabriel Cibber. Image: National Trust/Andrew McGregor
In response to the previous post about the bust of Charles II, Alastair Laing has just told me that he now thinks the maker of the bust is in fact Caius Gabriel Cibber (1630-1700). There is no documentation proving that the bust was either by Bushnell or by Cibber, but stylistically the latter seems a better fit. Such re-attributions are part of the ongoing research into our collections.
Sundial in the form of Time with an attendant cherub, by Caius Gabriel Cibber, in the Dutch Garden at Belton House, Lincolnshire.
Cibber was born in Denmark, travelled to Italy when he was about seventeen and moved to England in about 1655. He became sculptor to Charles II in 1667. When he was imprisoned for gambling debts this position allowed him to be released from the Marshalsea prison on a daily basis to carve the large relief on the monument to the great fire of London.
His masterpiece is probably the pair of reclining figures Melancholy Madness and Raving Madness which he created for the gates of the Bethlem Hospital. Other places he worked at include Belvoir Castle, Chatsworth, Hampton Court and St Paul's Cathedral. A sundial by Cibber is at Belton House (above).
Posted in Belton House, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, Sculpture, Seaton Delaval Hall | 7 Comments »
A royal brand
Seaton Delaval Hall. © 2010 Dan Wakenshaw Photography
Last year, in the teeth of the recession, the National Trust managed to acquire Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland. This was achieved thanks to huge support from many individuals, grants bodies, government agencies and the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme.
The house was built by Sir John Vanburgh in the 1720s for Admiral George Delaval and his nephew and heir Captain Francis Blake Delaval. Its theatrical silhouette and massing is an impressive example of Vanburgh's Baroque genius.
Incidentally, I found Dan Wakenshaw's dramatic photograph (above) via the thriving Seaton Delaval Hall Facebook group. This group is a good example of the way in which supporters are now helping to shape the perception of National Trust properties.
Bust of Charles II attributed to John Bushnell, marble. Image: National Trust/Andrew McGregor
One of the works of art acquired with the house is a bust of Charles II attributed to John Bushnell (above). It was reputedly given by the King to Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet, in recognition of his family's loyalty to the Royalist cause during the Civil War. The purchase of the bust was enabled by generous grants from The Art Fund and from Sir Siegmund Warburg's Voluntary Settlement.
Model for a bust of Charles II, terracotta, attributed to John Bushnell. Reproduction by permission of the Syndics of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
A related terracotta model is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Alastair Laing, the National Trust's sculpture expert, has noted that Bushnell was the only British sculptor of the period able to create busts of such monumentality and presence, due to his training on the Continent.
Showing a good leg: King Charles II by Sir Godfrey Kneller, at Powis Castle, Powys. ©NTPL/Clare Bates
Charles II created a strong royal 'brand' around his person, partly in imitation of the leading royal brand of the time, Louis XIV of France. Like Louis, Charles believed in the divine right of kings and he enjoyed the pomp and circumstance of his role.
Elevated status: Portrait of Charles II on plaster by Antonio Verrio, at Packwood House, Warwickshire. ©NTPL/John Hammond
Artists were employed to glorify the King in a variety of ways. This portrait, from the collection at Packwood House, is a rare surviving fragment of the ceiling of the Drawing Room at Windsor Castle. The distortions are due to the fact that the image would have been seen from below. It is currently on loan to the Verrio exhibition at the Musée des Augustins, Toulouse.
Certificate of authenticity: Grant of a baronetcy to Sir Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle, Wrexham. ©NTPL/John Hammond
The image management extended to the titles that the King liberally sprinkled among his supporters. Like many other financially straitened rulers before or since, he was adept at rewarding people through symbolic gestures.
Posted in Acceptance in Lieu, Charles II, Northumberland, Portraits, Royalty, Sculpture, Seaton Delaval Hall | 5 Comments »


Everyone understands that backlinks are at the heart of search engine optimization. There are countless other factors involved, both on-page and off-page, but having other websites link to your website has been and always will be a critical factor in determining the relative "value" of your site in the eyes of Google.
Of course, a lot has changed over the years in terms of how Google handles and interprets backlinks. We've changed how we might think about link building or what sort of anchor text we might want to use. Google has cracked down on paid links and doubled down its efforts on rewarding "natural" links to determine the relative "authority" of a site too. Things change and you need to change with them.
They may not be all that new anymore, but you may not have heard of them. And to ignore their influence would be terribly imprudent: implied links.
When you think about traditional backlinks, the connection is pretty clear. I can link to http://www.youtube.com exactly like how I did right there or, even better, I can link to YouTube using appropriate anchor text like that.
In both cases, a reader of this blog post can click on the link and be sent directly to the YouTube homepage. That's what Google might call an "express link." That's what the rest of us might call just a backlink, the same kind of backlink we've been using for years.
Where implied links differ, which is terribly confusing, is that they don't really contain a backlink at all. There's nowhere for the website visitor to click in order to access the resource being referenced. Instead, the visitor needs to type in the website URL manually into the address bar or he needs to search for it (likely through Google).
The Same as a Brand Mention?
If I was writing a blog post about social networks that are increasing in popularity, I might mention Snapchat or Periscope on that list. I might not link to either social media platform directly, but that is still a brand mention and, in effect, it operates as an implied link.
Given this, it's easy to assume that brand mentions and implied links are exactly the same thing. They're not. A brand mention is any time that someone mentions your brand. I could talk about my blog, Beyond the Rhetoric, in passing and that would count as a brand mention. I could write about Apple and the newest iPhone and that would count as a brand mention.
When either one of those hypothetical examples elevates to the status of an implied link is when someone reading that article actually searches for the brand new in Google's search engine or manually types in the URL in the address bar. I imagine Google can only track the latter if you're using Chrome, but the fundamental principle still applies. Until the visitor actually visits the target resource or brand page being mentioned, it's not yet an implied link.
How Important Are Implied Links?
So, what does this all mean for the future of your search engine optimization efforts? As Google puts more weight in social signals, as the algorithm gets even more complicated and nuanced, as Google gets even more careful about how it handles traditional backlinks and anchor text, these "secondary" signals and factors will increase in importance.
"Black hat" link building was hugely popular for a number of years, because it represented a way you could game Google's system and rise to the top of the search rankings. I imagine that implied links could take a similar turn as sites work to improve their reputation and "authority" in the eyes of Google. What you want, as always, is for your links — implied or traditional — to look natural and organic.
SEO will always be a game with a moving target. A popular site may not be characterized as the most authoritative site, just as an authoritative site may not necessarily be the most popular. For the purposes of SEO, reputation, authority and relevance will continue to trump all else. And implied links are one part of that increasingly complex equation.


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Why Global Citizens Should Care
Free lunch and breakfast programs allow students to achieve their full potential in school by keeping them well-fed. These programs work toward the United Nations Global Goal to end hunger around the world. You can join us in taking action on this issue here.
An estimated 982,000 students could no longer be eligible for free school lunch and breakfast if a proposed rule by the US Department of Agriculture gets enacted, according to ABC News.
The planned change follows an analysis of school lunch data showing that the existing criteria for free lunch eligibility wasn't being enforced across the board. To qualify for free school lunch, a family of four must earn less than the poverty threshold of $25,000. The Trump administration claims that hundreds of thousands of families that have requested free lunches for their children earn more, thus disqualifying them from the benefit.
The administration said it aims to close that loophole, arguing the new rule would save around $90 million.
The rule would require roughly half of the 982,000 families to pay a reduced price for school lunch and breakfast, 40 cents and 30 cents per meal respectively. Another 445,000 would remain eligible for free meals — they would just have to file additional paperwork proving their financial status, a hurdle that could stifle many families from applying, according to advocates. An estimated 44,000 students would have to pay full price for meals.
Advocates for students argue that the rule will make school more difficult for hundreds of thousands of students, affecting their grades and overall potential.
It also runs counter to the growing trend in the US to make school lunch more accessible to students. In recent years, states like California have passed measures to end the injustice of school lunch shaming, and others, such as New York, have made school lunch and breakfast free for all students, recognizing that food is a human right.
More than 37 people throughout the US are unable to get enough food each day, including more than 11 million children, according to the nonprofit Feeding America.
While hunger at any stage of life severely impairs a person's ability to function, children are especially harmed by a chronically empty stomach.
Students who go to school hungry struggle to retain information, focus on the curriculum, and participate in class. They may also experience behavioral problems and mental illnesses that make school even more challenging. Over time, chronic hunger can diminish a student's ability to get good grades, graduate, and pursue higher education and a career.
The National School Lunch Program, which includes free lunch and breakfast programs, covers an estimated 30 million students.
The proposed rule will be opened to public comment for two weeks. It's expected to be part of a broader push to limit access to free school lunches, according to Business Insider.
Advocates in the fight to end hunger will be working to prevent the new rule from taking effect, while at the same time making school lunch and breakfast available to more students.
"There is definite momentum on the path to end hunger," Lisa Davis, vice president of Share Our Strength, an anti-poverty nonprofit, said in a statement. "We must not allow new policies to reverse this positive trend."
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Nearly 1M Kids Could Be Denied Free School Lunch Under Proposed Trump Administration Rule
By Joe McCarthy