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Operational Amplifiers » Preventing Large Thermoelectric Voltages
This section includes several general techniques that prevent the appearance of large temperature gradients at critical components.
Reduced Heat Generation
When a Printed Circuit Board's (PCB) thermal gradient is mainly caused by the components attached to it, then you need to find components that dissipate less power. This can be easy to do (e.g., change resistors) or hard (change a PICmicro microcontroller).
Increasing the load resistance and other resistor values also reduce the dissipated power. Choose lower power supply voltages, where possible, to further reduce the dissipated power.
Redirect the Heat Flow
Changing the direction that heat flows on a PCB, or in its immediate environment, can significantly reduce temperature gradients. The goal is to create nearly constant temperatures in critical areas.
Alternate Heat Paths
Adding heat sinks to parts that dissipate a lot of power will redirect the heat to the surrounding air. One form of a heat sink that is often overlooked is either ground planes or power planes in the PCB; they have the advantage of making temperature gradients on a PCB lower because of their large (horizontal) thermal conductivity.
Adding a fan to the design will also redirect heat to the surrounding air, which reduces the temperature drop on the PCB. This approach, however, is usually avoided to minimize other design issues (random temperature fluctuations, acoustic noise, power, cost, etc.). It is important to minimize air (convection) currents near critical components. Enclose either the parts with significant temperature rise or the critical parts. A conformal coating may also help.
Isolation from Heat Generators
It is possible to thermally isolate critical areas on the PCB. Regions with little or no metal act like a good thermal insulator. Signals that need to cross these regions can be sent through series resistors, which will also act as poorly conducting thermal elements.
Place heat sources as far away from critical points as possible. Since many heat sources are in the external environment, it can be important to place these critical points far away from the edges of the PCB. Components that dissipate a lot of power should be kept far away from critical areas of the PCB.
Low profile components will have reduced exposure to the external environment. They may have the additional advantage of reduced electrical crosstalk.
Thermal barriers, such as conformal coating and PCB enclosures, can be helpful too. They usually do not have to be added unless there are other compelling reasons to do so.
Slow Temperature Changes
In some applications, sudden changes in thermoelectric voltages can also be a concern. Avoid power-up and power-down thermal transient problems by minimizing the currents drawn during these times. Also, reducing the times can help. Quick changes in voltages at heavy loads can be another source of concern. If the load cannot be made lighter, then isolation is usually the best approach to solving this problem.

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Land of Opportunity: Grandparents Emigrated, Relatives Remain in Germany
Grandparents' relatives did not come to land of opportunity as couple emigrated.
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My grandparents did indeed come from the old country, or old countries, to settle in the land of opportunity. My father's parents came from Germany, and even now I have relatives there whom I have never had the pleasure of hearing from. However, one of my cousins and his wife lived in Germany for a little more than two years and became acquainted with some of our relatives. It was his privilege to bring back a picture of our grandfather when he was a young man, made from a newspaper picture. My father's name was Fey, and his father, John N. Fey, and his mother, Augusta Fischer, both emigrated from Germany.
When I was a small child my grandmother went back to Germany to see her family. She had brothers there. They wanted her to make her home in Germany, so they persuaded her to marry while there. Her first husband had died when my father, the oldest of their children, was 16. She did marry again while in Germany, but not with the intention of staying there. Her new husband had asthma and was not allowed to sail on the ship, so she came back to the States alone and got a divorce.
My mother's family name was Newcomer after they arrived in the United States from Switzerland. The clerk could not spell their name so just put it down as Newcomer. They left Germany because of religious persecution.
Some of the Newcomer relatives settled in parts of Nebraska where only Indians and a few settlers lived. One of Mother's relatives was the Rev. James Query, the first preacher in that area. He and his family had some interesting experiences with Indians. The Newcomer family grew to include Uncle Frank Hibbler, who lived in a log house. There also was an Uncle Tom Record. They were my mother's great-uncles.
One of her great-uncles came to visit us on the farm in Nebraska. He enjoyed sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch, which faced the road. He had a saying that I still remember – "Yes sir, you know sir, it's a nice day today," regardless of the weather. Mother made some marmalade while he was there. I remember it because he enjoyed it a great deal, while the rest of the family did not care for it.
My mother's mother was Alice Davis. I have no information about her. She died when my mother was 3 years old. Her father was Frank Newcomer. He later married a widow with children. They moved to western Oklahoma by covered wagon.
They settled 40 miles from the nearest town, where they could buy things like flour, sugar, etc. Grandpa had to go by wagon. It was necessary to go through an Indian encampment. The Indians were friendly and always asked Grandpa to stop for a meal. He graciously declined each time. He was afraid they might serve dog meat.
When cotton was ready to pick, the children were taken out of school to pick – first at home, then for the neighbors. Life was hard. The Newcomer grandparents asked that my mother come stay with them so that her grandmother could make her a new dress. When the dress was finished they did not let her go back to her folks; life then was easier for her.
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Bangalore, January 25, 2018: Doctors at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road successfully performed a rare bilateral knee replacement surgery on a 47-years-old man suffering from Hemophilia here recently. The resident from Bangalore was suffering from severe pain in both his knees impairing his ability to perform daily work. His severe condition of Hemophilia, a genetic disorder that leads to profuse and unstoppable bleeding along with poor blood clotting following any injury, made this bilateral knee replacement a unique feat of clinical excellence. The team of doctors were led by Dr Narayan Hulse, Additional Director, Orthopaedics along with Dr Sachin Suresh Jadhav, Consultant, Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant at Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road in Bangalore.
Earlier, the patient was admitted with complaints of severe pain, difficulty in bending knees affecting his walking capability and perform daily chores. After evaluating and trying various medications, bilateral knee replacement was the only treatment to cure him of this lingering pain in his knees. However, the hemophilia condition made this a rare and challenging case.
Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly risking the life of a hemophilia patient following injuries or surgery. Due to this condition, the patient was prone to multiple joint bleeds or hemarthrosis since birth. These may be caused by minimal trauma and affects primarily joints like knees, ankles and elbows. With recurrent hemarthrosis of knees, it caused joint degeneration or hemophiliac arthropathy. With the help of some excellent treatment plan of recovery by the doctors, the condition of hemophilia was impeccably managed and the knee replacement was done without any complications. The clinical excellence of the case was proved when the patient recovered completely.
There are about 17000 hemophilia patients in India out of which 2500 are in Karnataka. Factor VIII medication is used to control and prevent bleeding episodes in people with low levels of factor VIII (hemophilia A). It is also used in these patients before surgery to prevent bleeding.The product contains human factor VIII, also called antihemophilic factor. In this patient's case, factor VIII injection was funded by the government.
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For a while it seemed like we were being paid off by the people at Nabisco. Nearly every other review on our site was for a new flavor of Oreo. Now, some of our readers like to joke about it and call us FATGUYOREOBLOG. Which...to be honest, wouldn't be a bad idea for a blog. I would read it. You probably would too right? Well since 2015 kicked off it's like the good folks at Nabisco have been in hiding, just waiting to debut the first of what will probably be 76 new flavors of Oreo this year. Well, it looks like that time has gone. Ladies & Gents, we tracked down the Limited Edition Red Velvet Oreo cookies!
Hmm...what's up with that cookie? Did the package print wrong?
Now the first thing I'm going to tell you is that your eyes do not deceive you. This package is SMALL. It looks to be maybe 2/3 the size of a usual pack. I was torn about this. The reasonable part of my brain said, "Hmm. That's a good idea, in case this limited edition Oreo isn't that good." But the other part, the fat guy in my brain says, "SERIOUSLY?! A MINI-PACKAGE?! What the hell is going on? What scam are you trying to pull on us, Oreo?!" But in the end I will just say that I hope this isn't something they plan on doing a lot in the future because Oreo has a great track record. For some reason it makes me think that they put them out in small packages because they didn't think people would be interested enough to buy a full package of them. I'm sure that's not the case, but as a consumer it looks to me like they are counting these bad larrys out before I even take my first bite!
NOPE! THEY ARE RED COOKIES!
First thing you notice? YUP, those cookies are red. Already I have forgiven them for the small packages because I am so excited to see another color of Oreo cookie besides Golden and the Original black ones, which people call chocolate, but don't taste like any chocolate I've ever had in my life. Red Velvet Oreos NEEDED to be red. Bravo, Nabisco for going the extra mile!
But how did they taste? Quite good! While the red cookie pretty much tastes just like the original Oreos, the frosting is what really sets it apart. The package boasted cream cheese flavored creme, and that's definitely what you get! It's a strange hybrid of the usual Oreo creme infused with the taste of cream cheese and I would say they definitely nailed the taste.
Should you give these a try? Absolutely. If you're an Oreo fan and like to try all the crazy flavors they come up with, you should absolutely track these down. Don't let the little package discourage you, either. If you think you'll really like them, just scoop up two!
I'm going to give the Limited Edition Red Velvet Oreo cookies a solid B+. They nail the red velvet cake flavor really well, especially where the cream cheese creme comes into play. But the crazy fat guy in my brain won't allow a better grade than that because of the small package. WHY DO THEY WANT US TO EAT LESS COOKIES?!?!
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My Colleague Gave Birth in a Disney World Hotel Bathroom
I had worked alongside Tammy for ages, and I had no idea she was pregnant. As it turns out, neither did Tammy.
It was an ordinary day in October, 2004, when my coworker Tammy walked into the infant room at the daycare in which we both taught, carrying a newborn baby.
"Who is this?" I asked.
"This is my son, Michael," she answered.
The day became remarkably less ordinary. I had worked alongside Tammy for ages, and I had no idea she was pregnant. As it turns out, neither did Tammy.
The story that followed is one for the history books. Tammy found out she was pregnant on October 1st. Michael was born just over two weeks later. And that's just the beginning.
Tammy hadn't thought much of her missing periods. This wasn't an uncommon occurrence for her during times of stress. But when she started to gain some weight around her hips and feel tired, she decided to get checked out by the doctor. Pregnancy seemed a likely culprit, but home pregnancy tests had been negative, as had an initial blood test. Then a second blood test showed a positive pregnancy result, and Tammy was sent for an ultrasound. There, staring the ultrasound technician in the face, was a nearly fully formed infant.
"They didn't tell me anything at the ultrasound. The doctor told me a few days later. I was shocked!" recalled Tammy.
Once the shock wore off, Tammy worried about the trip to Disney World she had planned with her family on October 15th, and how she would tell her young daughter that it was off. Her doctor assured her that the baby wouldn't be born until late November or early December, so to go ahead and enjoy her trip.
An uncomfortable 23-hour drive later, she spent the morning shopping in Florida with her family and enjoyed Chinese food for dinner. That night, she was up all night sick to her stomach, which she attributed to the Chinese food.
Unable to shake the sick feeling, she told her parents to take her daughter to Disney World while he stayed back at the hotel and rested. She called her partner at home in Toronto, who made arrangements to fly down to meet her and take her home. He was to arrive at 8:30 pm. But she wouldn't be alone when he got there.
At 7 pm, Tammy needed to use the washroom. When she stood up off the toilet, her water broke. She grabbed towels to clean up the mess, but when she bent down, she felt a head.
"I put the towels on the floor of the bathroom and closed the door. I put one foot on the sink, one foot on the wall, slid one hand under the door, and pushed. But his shoulders got stuck, so I had to twist him out. I rinsed him off in the bathtub and sucked out his nose and mouth with mine. Grossest thing ever!"
This was all new territory to Tammy. Her first child had been a C-section. She did not expect her second to be born VBAC, unassisted, on the floor of a hotel bathroom at Disney World!
Holding her new baby, still attached to her by the umbilical cord, she did what anyone does when they are shaken. She called her mom. Her family was there within 10 minutes.
"My dad went to the front desk and told the girl we have a small problem in room 254. He said his daughter had just had a baby in the washroom. She said, 'Um, that's not a small problem, Sir!' She called 911 and patched it through to our room."
"When my brother came in to help me, he looked like he wanted to be sick at the scene! The dispatcher told my dad to tie off Mike's cord with a shoelace and cut it six inches from the belly button. When the ambulance came, they took me to Celebration Hospital, which was designed by Walt Disney. They took me to labour and delivery to deliver the afterbirth, which I had no idea about because I had had a C-section the first time. They had to give me a needle to open my cervix, which had started to close by then. While this was all going on, my dad gave Mike his first bottle."
Then it was time to tell five-year-old Kylie that she had a baby brother. The news should have been a pretty big shock since like the rest of us, she didn't know her mom was pregnant; but Kylie was mostly relieved the new baby was not a sister. "Oh thank God! I don't have to share any of my stuff!"
Finally, after being delayed at customs (a man traveling to Florida with no luggage and a one-way ticket raises some suspicion) Tammy's partner Paul arrived around 10 pm. The new family of four was complete.
At 8 pounds, 8 oz., it's unlikely Michael was early. It's hard to guess a due date from an ultrasound of a full-term baby! And thankfully, despite his dramatic entrance into the world, Michael and Tammy were both healthy.
The van felt packed on the ride home, carrying two extra people than the trip down; but the visit to Disney World would be one they, and the hotel staff, would never forget.
Years later, Mike tried to weasel out of winter recess by informing teachers he was born in Florida and not made for the cold. On a personal note, thanks to Mike, my oldest son stays well-dressed in a heavy stock of hand-me-downs.
It's been over 14 years since Tammy first walked into that classroom, carrying her miraculous bundle, and Tammy is now a grandmother herself to Kylie's baby girl; but not a month goes by I don't tell the story to someone. It's not every day you meet someone born at Disney World.
IMAGE SOURCE: MANAKIN VIA GETTY IMAGES | COURTESY OF TAMMY MELLON
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Heather M. Jones is a mom of 2 from Toronto. When not writing, she can be found reading, worrying, and spending way too much time on Facebook.
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The Decline of Socialism
The worldwide decline of socialism has been more total and pervasive than that of liberalism. A dominant system of politics and economics has been abandoned - because it has failed. What are the repercussions of this decline, on the first world and developing countries? Can we imagine or predict another, equivalent ideological force for the future?
This is the 1989 Special Lecture.
Ralf Dahrendorf studied at Hamburg University between 1947 and 1952, becoming a doctor of philosophy and classics in 1952. He continued his academic research at London School of Economics under Karl Popper as a Leverhulme Research Scholar in 1953–54, gaining a PhD degree in sociology in 1956. He was a professor of sociology in Hamburg (1957–60), Tübingen (1960–64) and Konstanz (1966–69).
From 1968 to 1969, he was a member of the Parliament of Baden-Württemberg, and from 1969 to 1970 he was a member of the German parliament for the Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party). From 1969–1970 he was also a Parliamentary Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1970 he became a Commissioner in the European Commission in Brussels.
From 1974 to 1984 he was Director of the London School of Economics. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1982 and adopted British citizenship in 1988. In 1993, he was granted a life peerage and named Baron Dahrendorf of Clare Market in the City of Westminster.
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The most recent trailer for the CW's comic book adaptation Arrow promised fans of the show an "epic third season," with Ra's al Ghul, Deathstroke and a revamped Count Vertigo among its cast of villains and Roy Harper donning a slick new outfit and mask as Arsenal. The show's trademark flashback sequences, meanwhile, will explore Oliver Queen's time in Hong Kong and Nanda Parbat.
Among the characters that Oliver will meet (will have met?) during his travels is Tatsu Yamashiro, also known in the DC comic books by her alter ego Katana, due to her superior sword-fighting skills. Katana will act as one of Oliver's mentors and therefore play in important part in his journey to become the vigilante hero of Starling City.
Devon Aoki (Sin City) was cast as Katana earlier this year, but due to scheduling conflicts she has since been forced to drop out of the role. Don't worry too much about this setback, however; Deadline reports that the showrunners have already found a replacement in Rila Fukushima, who was recently seen alongside Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine, playing psychic assassin Yukio.
Arrow's third season will also feature Tatsu's husband, Maseo Yamashiro, who acts as Oliver's handler during his time in Hong Kong, and will be played by Karl Yune (Real Steel). Other new cast members this season include Matt Ward (TRON: Legacy) as villain Simon Lacroix AKA Komodo, J.R. Ramirez (Power) as superhero Wildcat, Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) as Ray Palmer AKA The Atom, and Peter Stormare (22 Jump Street) as the new version of Count Vertigo.
This season will also feature a crossover with the CW's spinoff series The Flash. We learned during Comic-Con that the crossover will consist of a two-hour event on each show, adding up to a total of four hours of playtime for Oliver Queen and Barry Allen. It will be interesting to see how the showrunners tie the two series together for this without derailing either of their respective arcs.
Fans of Katana are no doubt excited to see the character in live-action on the show, especially since she's being played by an actress who has already dipped her toe into the world of comics-based media. Here's hoping that Tatsu will get a decent amount of screen time, and will get to suit up properly in the flashbacks.
Arrow season 3 premieres Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 @8pm on The CW.


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Italy is ranked sixth among OECD countries and fourth among European countries for Gross Domestic Product, Italian production constituting more than 13% of the European Union's GDP.
As a result of the nature of its productive system, Italy's division into sectors of economic activity is similar to that of the principle European countries, with 27.7% devoted to manufacturing and construction and almost 70% to services. Of this latter sector, trade, transport and communications absorb an above average portion of GDP as compared with other European countries.
Located in the heart of the Mediterranean, Italy is a crucial crossroads for land, sea and air routes linking the North and South of Europe.
The Italian market offers countless opportunities to businesses in expansion, with almost 60 million consumers and a GDP ranked fourth in the European Union.
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The source of the issue seems to relate to an added wget feature to transparently use compressed streams (requesting gzipped content, then unzipping it as it is recieved) and something with the REBOL download in particular. The end result is that the downloaded package gets decompressed by wget.
...where the downloaded archive is 252K, and the saved archive is 440K -- respectively matching the gzip size and raw size of the tar archive.
I'm not sure what's going on with wget and the REBOL download in particular, but ridding the gzip flag from the `tar` command is a workaround that will continue working if the issue gets fixed.
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India has many attractions that captivate and attract tourists from western countries round the year. Tourists from western countries will truly enjoy some eternal moments and adventurous voyage in India, full of joy and pleasure, absorbing, daunting, stimulating and even shocking and moving moments. India is globally recognized for its great dramas, vast and ancient crowed lands that are dedicated towards the most convincingly challenging exercise in mass democracy. India is a country where you can notice paradox, pride, hope and uncertainties struggle and mingle together. Generosity, good humor, kindness, hospitality are the few things that attracts the tourists from across the world every year. It is the country that boasts the society of more than thousands of different people belonging to different race, religion and caste, and growing by million every month but divided by regional loyalties. India is always known for its functioning anarchy and sometime it is the friendly one of awe-inspiring broadmindedness and fluidity.


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A cowboy rode into town and stopped at a saloon for a drink. Unfortunately, the locals always had a habit of picking on strangers, which he was. When he finished his drink, he found his horse had been stolen. He went back into the bar, handily flipped his gun into the air, caught it above his head without even looking and fired a shot into the ceiling. "Which one of you sidewinders stole my horse?!" he yelled with surprising forcefulness. No one answered. "Alright, I'm gonna have another beer, and if my horse ain't back outside by the time I finish, I'm gonna do what I dun in Texas! And I don't like to have to do what I dun in Texas!" Some of the locals shifted restlessly. The man, true to his word, had another beer, walked outside, and his horse has been returned to the post. He saddled up and started to ride out of town. The bartender wandered out of the bar and asked, "Say partner, before you go... what happened in Texas?" The cowboy turned back and said, "I had to walk home."
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Joke has 88.35 % from 242 votes. More jokes about: alcohol, bar, cowboy, geography, horse
Two cowboys come upon an Indian lying on his stomach with his ear to the ground. One of the cowboys stops and says to the other, "You see that Indian?" "Yeah," says the other cowboy. "Look," says the first one, "he's listening to the ground. He can hear things for miles in any direction." Just then the Indian looks up. "Covered wagon," he says, "about two miles away. Have two horses, one brown, one white. Man, woman, child, household effects in wagon." "Incredible!" says the cowboy to his friend. "This Indian knows how far away they are, how many horses, what colour they are, who is in the wagon, and what is in the wagon. Amazing!" The Indian looks up and says, "Ran over me about a half hour ago."
Joke has 82.13 % from 96 votes. More jokes about: animal, cowboy, life, men, women
An old blind cowboy wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake... He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels. After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, "Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?" The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, "Before you tell that joke, Cowboy, I think it is only fair, given that you are blind, that you should know five things: The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat. The bouncer is a blonde girl with a 'Billy-Club'. I'm a 6-foot tall, 175-pound blonde woman with a black belt in karate. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weight lifter. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler. Now, think about it seriously, Cowboy... Do you still wanna tell that blonde joke?" The blind cowboy thinks for a second, shakes his head and mutters, "No...not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times..."
Joke has 81.65 % from 80 votes. More jokes about: alcohol, bar, blonde, cowboy, women
Q: What do you call a bunch of millionaires sitting around watching the Super Bowl on TV? A: The Dallas Cowboys.
Joke has 80.86 % from 70 votes. More jokes about: communication, cowboy, football, money, sport
A woman walks into a saloon and stands on a chair. "Fellas! My p***y is so big that I'll give $100 to anyone who has something that I can't take." A big cowboy gets up and takes off his size 16 cowboy boots and shoves them into her p***y. The boots are sucked right in. He grabs a flashlight and, that too, is sucked in. He puts his face in between her legs to get a better look and he gets sucked in. Inside he hears noises. "Is someone else in here?" he asks. "Yeah, I've been in here for a week," the voice says. "Help me find my flashlight and we can get out of here," the cowboy says. "Hell," says the other man, "help me find my keys and we can drive out."
Joke has 80.79 % from 309 votes. More jokes about: car, cowboy, dirty, money, women
The devout cowboy lost his favorite Bible while he was mending fences out on the range. Three weeks later, a donkey walked up to him carrying the Bible in its mouth. The cowboy couldn't believe his eyes. He took the precious book out of the donkey's mouth, raised his eyes heavenward and exclaimed, "It's a miracle!" "Not really," said the donkey. "Your name is written inside the cover."
Joke has 74.71 % from 47 votes. More jokes about: animal, bible, cowboy, time
The cowboy was trying to buy a health insurance policy. The insurance agent was going down the list of standard questions. "Ever have an accident?" "Nope, nary a one." "None? You've never had any accidents." "Nope. Ain't had one. Never." "Well, you said in this form you were bitten by a snake once. Wouldn't you consider that an accident?" "Heck, no. That dang varmint bit me on purpose."
Joke has 74.28 % from 51 votes. More jokes about: animal, cowboy, life, stupid
The Sheriff in a small town walks out in the street and sees a blond cowboy coming down the walk with nothing on but his cowboy hat, gun, and his boots, so he arrests him for indecent exposure. As he is locking him up, he asks "Why in the world are you dressed like this?" The Cowboy says, "Well it's like this Sheriff… I was in the bar down the road and this pretty little red head asks me to go out to her motorhome with her. So I did. We go inside and she pulls off her top and asks me to pull off my shirt . so I did. Then she pulls off her skirt and asks me to pull off my pants…so I did. Then she pulls off her panties and asks me to pull off my shorts… so I did. Then she gets on the bed and looks at me kind of sexy and says, 'Now go to town, cowboy..' and here I am." Son of a Gun, Blond men do exist.
Joke has 74.15 % from 41 votes. More jokes about: blonde, cowboy
Two men walk into a bar, one wearing a cowboy hat and the other wearing a Yankees cap. The guy in the Yankees cap approaches the bartender and make a bet: "I'll bet you $1,000 that I can put a shot glass at one end of your bar and piss into it from the other end of the bar without spilling a drop." The bartender laughs and says, "You're crazy, but you're on." The man positions a shot glass on one end, walks to the other end and unzips his fly. He then pisses everywhere all over the walls, over the bar top, all over the bottles of booze, and all over the bartender. The bartender roars with laughter and tells the man to pay up. The guy in the Yankees cap pays up, laughing and smiling, too. "What are you smiling at?" asks the bartender. "You just lost $1,000!" "Well, you see that guy in the cowboy hat over there crying? Before we came in, I bet him $10,000 that I could piss all over your bar, your walls, your liquor AND you, and not only would you not be mad you would laugh hysterically about it!"
Joke has 71.25 % from 32 votes. More jokes about: alcohol, bar, bartender, cowboy, money
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Reservation Needed: Yes, contact Piedras Blancas Light Station Association at (805) 927-7361 to make arrangements.
Go back in time to the lonely and blustery life of the lighthouse keeper with a visit to the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse. First lit on February 15, 1875, to guide ships along the Central Coast of California, the 100-foot-high lighthouse operated for 100 years. In 1975, the tower was automated and the station went unmanned. In the fall of 2001, the Bureau of Land Management began restoring the light station and grounds.
Piedras Blancas Light Station has been congressionally designated an Outstanding Natural Area. Teeming with wildlife, the surrounding area is home to elephant seals, otters, peregrine falcons, harbor seals and California sea lions; and if you go during whale season you might spot a mother and calf as they make their way north.
Stewardship travelers and visitors are invited to join tours of the light station. Meet at the former Piedras Blancas Motel, located 1.5 miles north of the light station. Do not wait at the gate to the site!
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Gangnam Style breaks world record on YouTube
According to ABC News, South Korean rapper PSY broke a world record on YouTube with his song "Gangnam Style" and will have his name recorded in the record book, the Guinness Book.
With more than 2.2 million clicked on the "I liked" button, the Korean phenomenon surpassed 1.5 million of the previous record, achieved by the group LMFAO, author of "Party Anthem Rock".
«With that, 'Gangnam Style' is the video that I liked the most in YouTube history, just three months after the video was released,» said columnist Dan Milano.
The most watched video on YouTube, Justin Bieber remains in absolute leadership with his video clip "Baby", viewed more than 780 million times.
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Caesartone has introduced its Atlantic Salt™ and Wild Rocks™ modern granite-inspired surface designs to its Classico™ collection.
Atlantic Salt™ is an intricate, sculpted design and a combination of White, Taupe Grey and Black colours to reflect the natural structure of inspiring aged granites weathered by the ocean.
For those looking for a steely and edgy look, Wild Rocks™ portrays the strength and versatility of ancient minerals. The Wild Rocks™ range embodies the uncompromising solidity and beauty of natural stones, and would make a flattering finish to kitchens and interiors of differing styles.
"Since the introduction of quartz surfaces into the Australian market, we have seen significant adoption of modern whites and light to mid neutral colours, our surfaces have been applied in a very modern way," says Andrew Dixon, Caesarstone's GM Marketing.
According to Dixon, market demand has allowed them to create two new designs for those who like the look of modern, yet traditional granites.
"We have created two new designs which have the ability to work equally in a traditionally inspired material and colour palette for example with timber doors, but also in a very modern, clean contemporary kitchen."
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Join us for an evening to celebrate the holidays and support our childhood cancer families!
One of our very talented, childhood cancer survivors created one-of-a-kind, hand-made ornaments that will be available for pruchase. We will alsohave our 2019 Angel Ornament, our Amanda Hope Project jewelry and apparel, and sponsorship cards available.
The very talented Jocelyn Obermeyer from the Theraputic Harp Foundation will be playing for us all evening.
Please bring a $25 gift card to go to a childhood cancer family. Some great options are Amazon cards for our teens, Diary Queen cards for our No More Chemo Party Bags, and gas cards or grocery cards for our Financial Assistance program.


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5 Walt Disney World restaurants that will blow your mind
March 19, 2018 Matt Korn0
March 19, 2018 Matt Korn
Depending on your hierarchy of vacationing, food quality and selection is probably one of the top considerations when planning a trip. Although Universal Orlando has received praise most recently with its theme park food (i.e. Butterbeer, Krusty Burgers… basically anything Wizarding World– or Simpsons-related), it's Walt Disney World that still carries the title of best food overall.
With that said, why, exactly, is it the best? Well, let's take a look at five restaurants that blow our minds.
1. Monsieur Paul
No talking candlesticks, but you won't mind (photo: Disney)
The only restaurant to make our list that is actually in-park, Monsieur Paul is an upgrade to an already-impressive dining experience. Located behind Chefs de France in the France Pavilion at Epcot, Monsieur Paul provides luxury in ambiance, service, and, yes, menu offerings. Try ordering (and pronouncing) the Pavé de Flétan Poché (butter-poached Halibut) or the Filet de Boeuf Grillé (grilled beef tenderloin).
Reservations are hard to come by, and this is just one reason why (photo: Disney)
A Prix Fixe three-course menu is also available to those not looking to dine à la carte. After dinner, you can take a slow walk around World Showcase, ride Living with the Land, or catch IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth.
2. Victoria and Albert's
This is definitely bucket-list worthy (photo: Disney)
Hardcore Disney World fans knew it was only a matter of time before this restaurant showed up on the list. For those who have never heard the name before, Victoria and Albert's is the only AAA Five Diamond dining experience in Orlando (and only one of three in Florida)! Located in Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, Victoria and Albert's offers an experience that is second to none in Central Florida.
Friendly reminder: licking the screen does nothing (photo: Disney)
With dishes like Miyazaki Japanese Beef and Seared Maine Diver Scallop with Roasted Cauliflower, along with the intimate elegance that the restaurant exudes, it's evident that this isn't your average dinner spot. If the flavors and the ambiance don't drive that home, the price will. Want to really live like royalty? Spring for the exclusive Chef's Table, where a 10-course tasting menu with wine pairings will run you over $400 a person.
3. California Grill
The obligatory "I'm about to have a better night than you are" picture
Without a doubt my favorite restaurant on property, California Grill is set atop the 15th story of Disney's Contemporary Resort. Boasting a seasonal menu, incredible sushi, and breathtaking views of the Seven Seas Lagoon/Magic Kingdom area, this spot is perfect for almost any occasion.
If you think you've had a Dragon Roll before, think again (photo: Disney)
Arguably the most impressive draw to California Grill, however, is that it offers its guests a one-of-a-kind view of the Magic Kingdom fireworks display. If you plan well, you might even get to experience perimeter fireworks from the unique vantage point. Talk about the ultimate dinner and a show.
4. Yachtsman Steakhouse
Yo ho, yo ho… steak (photo: Disney)
Some days call for a great steak, and when those days come calling, Yachtsman Steakhouse has you covered. Fiercely compared by some to Epcot's Le Cellier Steakhouse, Yachtsman actually ranks higher on the Zagat survey for food and service.
Don't even think about putting A-1 on this (photo: Disney)
From Waygu Strip Loin to Prime Ribeye Steak and a Porterhouse cut for two, Yachtsman is a beef lover's paradise. Located at Disney's Yacht Club Resort, this top pick is conveniently located next to Epcot and Disney's Boardwalk, which solves the age-old question, "what do you want to do after dinner?"
5. Capa
How to impress a date in 60 seconds or less (photo: Four Seasons Orlando)
If you thought California Grill was next-level dining, you haven't met the new kid on the block. Nestled atop the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World is Capa, the hotel's Spanish steakhouse. Seventeen floors up, this is the highest full restaurant on Disney World property. Being that high up does have its advantages – namely, views of Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Contemporary Resort/Magic Kingdom. If you plan correctly (or just have dumb luck, like we did), you can enjoy bits of each of the three parks' firework spectaculars at the same time.
This could be you! You know, with a reservation (photo: Four Seasons Orlando)
Outside of the view, Capa boasts a diverse and exotic menu with flavors supported by a wine list that has earned the restaurant a spot on the Top 100 Wine Restaurants in the US by Wine Enthusiast magazine. Enjoy Cangrejo (king crab) from the raw bar or an Iberico Pork Chop from the grill. Whatever you pick, the food is sure to be as unforgettable as the view.
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Q: How do I model poker hands as graphs such that I can evaluate using graph isomorphism? These two poker hands are graph isomorphic via a trivial suit-shifting function f:

G = Ah Kc Qd Js Th
H = Ac Kd Qs Jh Tc

V(H) = f(V(G)) where f shifts the suits
Question: how do I represent these hands as graphs such that I can test for isomophism algorithmically? I assume the ranks and suits will have to form a bipartite graph, but I'm not sure how the different cards within the hand should be modeled as nodes.
===EDIT - clarifying the isomorphism===
I would like for the following two hands not to be isomorphic.

G = Ah Kc Qd Js Th
H = Ah Kc Qd Js Tc

Is there any way to restrict the model such that the first case above would be isomorphic but this second case wouldn't?
Put another way, is there any way to constrain the isomorphism tests so that they only allow for suit shifting and not rank shifting functions?

A: You should get a complete bipartite graph $G$ where $V(G) = V_1 \cup V_2$ where $V_1 = \left\{ 2,3,\ldots,10,J,Q,K,A \right\}$ and $V_2 = \left\{ Club, Heart, Diamond, Spade \right\}$.
Thus a hand of 5 cards can be represented as $E' \subset E(G) s.t. |E'|=5$. Thus if you can find an isomorphism between two hands, $E_1$ and $E_2$, in the graphs $G_1 = (V,E_1)$ and $G_2 = (V,E_2)$ the two hands will be the same.

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In a moment of utter boredom with the dismal TV schedule the other night I found myself way down the TV station list watching "Challenge", wallowing in nostalgia with 1980s game shows. There was "Celebrity Squares", "The Price is Right" and "Supermarket Swoop" Those of you old enough will remember that it was all about winning desirable stuff (that most of us didn't have enough of at the time). The prices were amazing! Over £400 for a 26" TV that extended dust gatheringly backwards as far as it was wide and over £10,000 for a phallus shaped Ford Coupe with a boot that would hardly fit a couple of suitcases let alone a full complement of garden waste and other stuff to the tip! It reminded me that we really were enthralled by consumerism, the acquisition of household goods and economic growth so that we could buy ever more stuff.
It strikes me that we have now mostly got all the stuff we need to fill a house or could get hold of it cheaply second hand, or even for free through freecycle. We no longer get as excited by consumerism and economic growth. Perhaps we are even bored with it! However, I don't think politicians have caught up.
Can our economy really continue to "grow" in the true sense of the word? Can we continue to use ever greater quantities of the globes natural resources to get richer and richer. (This is the dream our mainstream political parties still seem to be selling.) Or should we using different metrics than economic growth to measure our happiness and sense of well-being.? A modern flat screen TV is a much better device than the huge 1980/90s versions. Plus it is considerably cheaper and uses less energy and labour both in its production and use. This is true of almost everything from cars to washing machines. Is the future about doing more with less? Living within our means and eliminating the UK deficit but feeling no poorer because we produce things and organise everything more efficiently. Can we use less energy, buy less "stuff", use communications to work more efficiently from home, maybe even eat less, but feel no worse off?
What people care about now is not continual accumulation of wealth (apart from an important minority on the breadline who need help pulling themselves up) but the feeling of well-being that comes from having decent, secure housing, a reliable NHS, good family networks, good food and drink.
That's why the coming election feels different. The two main parties are still focused on the aspirations we had in the 20th Century but the electorate has moved on. We are now mainly worried about maintaining what we have in a world increasingly threatened by climate change and massive migratory pressure. That revolutionary Russell Brand summed up the feeling of many by saying simply "Give us something to vote FOR." The parties we need are those that understand what is shaping our future (ie different energy sources, how and where we build our houses, making people healthier, more efficient work practices, inward migration, social cohesion etc) and their part in making it better than it might otherwise be.
Us rural types have always been better than average at living within our means. Husbanding scarce resources and managing the land so it is still fit to hand on to the next generation. We expect our politicians to demonstrate the same skill and understanding.
"I just hope more of our stuff become like mobile phones in that they require much less physical resource and more intellectual property. Peoples retail therapy then uses human rather than the earth's resource. "
"Nice post. I agree with the writer on most points. But although our civilization is now able to meet the basic needs of most if not all people on the planet without further degrading the environment we still seem to lack the will to do so. Excessive profit at any cost is still the goal of many and humanity continues to waste resources by fighting meaningless wars. Our science and technology have given us the means to live comfortably and sustainably but we still have a ways to go philosophically. If the basic needs of the have-nots were provided would they be satisfied? Or must people have so much that they can no longer afford the cost of storing all their stuff to be satisfied? Here is the US people sure have a lot of stuff and yet $400 phones and $150 athletic shoes still fly off the shelves even though the new owners will almost certainly never use a fraction of the capabilities of those items. Each generations seems to want that which the prior generation had plus anything new that comes up. "
On 1st June we have the warm up event in Hazelbury Bryan and I hope you will be able to join us. From 12:00 am participants will cycle a set 2 mile circuit around the village starting at the Antelope pub. You register outside the pub and receive your number to pin to your T shirt, put something in the charity box and do as many laps as you can with us.
A volunteer will be keeping a count of your laps around the circuit. From lunchtime onwards there will be a barbecue run by Luke's mum (your money for the burger going to charity) and from early evening the live music starts. After much persuasion, Not Made in China (Tiffany Wheaton-Green`s band) have agreed to make the journey up from Bournemouth with all their gear to play. They will be supported by a local band.
The weather is forecast to be overcast with no rain. So good for cycling.
Exercise, food and music. Complete sustenance for mind and body.
A 3.7 kW crossflow turbine has been installed at the end of the leat at Peggs Farm. There is a working 3.8 m diameter wheel also fed from the leat, which is still used to produce animal feed for the farm.
The site is on the Fontmell Brook – a tributary of the River Stour – between Fontmell Magna and Child Okeford. The installation of this renewable electricity generation is estimated to generate 14,000 kWh/yr saving 6 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year and provides for some of the high electrical demand at this diary farm. This farm diversification provides income to the farm from the Feed in tariff and sales of electricity. A crossflow turbine was chosen to match the head and flows and at this site. The rated flow of the turbine is determined by the 3.9 m head and flows available. To comply with the Environment Agency Good Practise Guidelines, a 300 mm diameter turbine, taking a maximum flow of 0.120 m3s was chosen. The project included repair of leaks in the leat wall and construction of a new brick turbine house for the turbine, generator, grid connect and control unit.
Extensive negotiation with the Environment Agency was required to ensure that the scheme design and methods of construction complied with the environmental standards expected to achieve the necessary Abstraction License and Flood Defence Consent. It was decided to install the turbine in a new lean-to building next to the existing mill where the wheel is located. The grid connection is arranged so that electricity generated supplies the needs of the site, only exporting to the grid when there is a surplus.
The total project budget was £60,000. Sowing Seeds provided £21,807 but the process from initial agreement to receipt of the grant took 3 years. This is one of three hydropower projects in the area in receipt of the grant, all using different hydro turbine technologies.
There are numerous old mill sites and other potential hydropower sites in Dorset. The Feed in Tariffs, sales of electricity and avoided import of electricity make development of these sites financially attractive. Project management is not beyond the scope of a talented amateur but the complexity of the design and license application process means that expert advice is usually required. It is intended (and required under the conditions of the grant received) that the project will be well monitored, documented and publicised to enable other Dorset hydro projects to learn from the experience gained in developing and maintaining hydropower at Peggs Farm.
The project was developed with Potent Energy – find out more at: www.potenergy.co.uk.
A 5.5 kW screw turbine has been installed next to the weir at Benjafield Farm. The site is on Shreen Water – a tributary of the River Stour – between Mere and Gillingham in Dorset.
The installation of this renewable electricity generation is estimated to generate 28,000 kWh/yr saving 13 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year and provides for some of the high electrical demand at this cattle farm. This farm diversification provides income to the farm from the Feed in tariff and sales of electricity. A screw turbine was chosen to match the low head, high flows and requirement for fish protection at this site. The rated flow of the turbine is determined by the 1.8 m head and flows available. To comply with the Environment Agency Good Practise Guidelines, a 1.0m diameter turbine, taking a maximum flow of 0.320m3s was chosen. The project included stabilisation of the west bank and construction of a timber housing for the gearbox, generator, grid connect and control unit.
Extensive negotiation with the Environment Agency was required to ensure that the scheme design and methods of construction complied with the environmental standards expected to achieve the necessary Abstraction License and Flood Defence Consent. It was decided to install the turbine in a new excavation next to the existing weir. A V shaped notch in the weir has been provided to enable down river fish passage. The grid connection is arranged so that electricity generated supplies the needs of the site, only exporting to the grid when there is a surplus.
The total project budget was £70,000. Sowing Seeds provided £31,213 but the process from initial agreement to receipt of the grant took 3 years. This is one of three hydropower projects in the area in receipt of the grant, all using different hydro turbine technologies.
There are numerous old mill sites and other potential hydropower sites in Dorset. The Feed in Tariffs, sales of electricity and avoided import of electricity make development of these sites financially attractive. Project management is not beyond the scope of a talented amateur but the complexity of the design and license application process means that expert advice is usually required. It is intended (and required under the conditions of the grant received) that the project will be well monitored, documented and publicised to enable other Dorset hydro projects to learn from the experience gained in developing and maintaining hydropower at Benjafield Farm.
Is this a bad thing? There are a lot of us on the planet and most of us are having a pretty good time as compared to the "red in tooth and claw" existence of our distant ancestors going back millennia. Even our domesticated animals that we kill to eat have a fairly cushy existence until the time of their quick death. We have severely decreased biodiversity in farmed areas which now account for 40% of the world's land surface but if we can protect most of the rest and the seas, maybe, just maybe, we can keep most of the world's species and prevent the potentially catastrophic instability exhibited by degraded ecosystems.
We have no choice but to manage the Earth as our own, for our own benefit. It is our evolutionary heritage that we strive to succeed in "feathering our nest." With our English instincts, perhaps we should consider the Earth as a house and garden on a grander scale. We make it comfortable and pretty and micro manage the plants and animals, not just to provide us with food, but to show a pleasing mix of conformity and wildness. After all, most of us feel more at home seeing a green garden visited by birds than to see a concrete based storage area at the back of our house.
It's true we have some temporary problems switching from finite fossil fuel to the renewable energy hitting the earth in vastly greater amounts than we could ever need. And we need to wrest control of our population from nature (which will decimate our numbers if we get too far above ourselves). But perhaps we should avoid the doom and gloom expressed by some environmentalists and feel justifiably comfortable with our species achievement. What the Earth has achieved through evolving humankind maybe more significant than we have appreciated.


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Burnaby RCMP poised to remove Camp Cloud protesters
A court-imposed order to dismantle Camp Cloud has set the stage for police to get involved. But one expert says officers will be careful to avoid a public confrontation.
Police say they have discretion in how and when to enforce an injunction order that protesters have ignored
Alex Migdal · CBC News · Posted: Aug 15, 2018 6:13 PM PT | Last Updated: August 16, 2018
A man known as Blackwolf secures an American Indian Movement flag at Camp Cloud near the entrance of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline facility in Burnaby, B.C. (Ben Nelms/Canadian Press)
It's still unknown how or when police will forcibly remove protesters from Camp Cloud. But given the protesters' recent actions and statements, it's a likely scenario.
Members of the camp ignored a B.C. Supreme Court injunction issued Friday that ordered them to dismantle the site within 48 hours, setting the stage for police to get involved.
Camp Cloud protesters move toward standoff with City of Burnaby, RCMP
An RCMP statement on Monday suggested police will attempt to peacefully clear the camp, which has grown into a mishmash of structures that the City of Burnaby has deemed unsafe.
"Burnaby RCMP are hopeful that those residing at the camp will abide by the court order and voluntarily leave without police involvement," it said. "Should enforcement take place, Burnaby RCMP will be prepared to ensure the safety of everyone involved."
Anti-pipeline campers defiant in face of Burnaby, B.C., eviction notice
But the injunction has also pushed the RCMP into a delicate realm: enacting a court-imposed order, while avoiding a public confrontation with the protesters.
"They're very, very conscious of the importance of not coming across as a bunch of thugs when they're dealing with these cases," said Rob Gordon, a criminology professor at Simon Fraser University.
"On the other hand, the demonstrators know there's a great deal of mileage to be gained by trying to provoke the police into doing something that will show well for them on TV."
Camp Cloud has evolved into a shantytown of structures since it was first established in November of 2017. (Ben Nelms/Canadian Press)
8-year-old boy living in the camp
The dozen or so protesters maintain the court does not have jurisdiction over the encampment, which was erected in November near a Kinder Morgan terminal in Burnaby.
Raising the stakes for police is the presence of an eight-year-old boy whose family is among the dozen or so protesters living at the camp.
Athena Pranteau, the boy's mother, said the family has been homeless since February.
"Being here, at least we get to stay together as a family," she said, as opposed to a shelter.
An eight-year-old boy has been living at the camp with his family. (CBC)
Burnaby RCMP did not respond Tuesday to a request for comment. But Gordon said the child's involvement will complicate matters for police.
"They wouldn't want an eight-year-old to be harmed by anything," he said.
"On the other hand, it is ultimately the parents' responsibility to keep that child out of the way of any conflict that occurs."
Members of pipeline protest camp want to meet with City of Burnaby over eviction notice
217 arrests so far
In its statment, Burnaby RCMP said it will take into account prior dealings with the anti-pipeline protesters when planning how to enforce the injunction.
It said it will ensure that enough officers are on site in case of incidents that threaten public or police safety.
Since March 2018, RCMP have arrested 217 people under a separate court-ordered injunction at the two Trans Mountain terminals in Burnaby.
Most arrests have been peaceful, police said.
Burnaby RCMP officers arrested seven protesters on Saturday, April 28, 2018, for being in violation of a court-ordered injunction at a Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain worksite in Burnaby (Doug Kerr/CBC)
Gordon said it's likely that police will arrive in the early daylight hours of the morning and start to remove people from Camp Cloud.
This will give Burnaby city workers the chance to dismantle the camp, he said, which includes a two-storey wooden structure and more than a dozen tents.
"They've had ample notice," Gordon said of the protesters. "What follows will be a charade of sorts."
With files from Rafferty Baker and Briar Stewart
Judge approves eviction of protesters from camp near pipeline construction site


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Concerns Mount Over the Roll-out of 5G
by Lynne Wycherley
Cover: Microchip synapses 18 - Fusion chamber by Leonardo Ulian www.leonardoulian.com
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A round-up of the latest from activist Lynne Wycherley.
Communication Towers and Antennas on Sandia Crest, Albuquerque, NM © Science Photo Library
Moves to roll out 5G (fifth-generation) mobile connectivity with apparently few local controls have raised serious concerns among health activists in the US. Chaired by a former telecoms-industry lawyer, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted proposals that rush permits through, cut fees for the industry, and effectively permit 5G masts to be sited on public poles, structures and rights of way – including close to bedrooms. As reported in the Ecologist in 2016, scientists have warned that higher-frequency 5G may introduce risks to insects, leaves, eyes and skin, due to its pulse and energy being concentrated in surface tissue.
The US Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities, Native American tribes and other collectives have been in legal action to retain local controls. Philadelphia city council's lawyer said controls were needed to "protect the health, safety and welfare of the city's over 1.5 million residents and 43 million annual visitors". Senator Richard Blumenthal, a champion for environmental causes, challenged the FCC to prove the safety of 5G: "We need to know whether [it] can cause cancer and other diseases."
In his 90-page report for the European Commission, 5G: Great Risk for EU, US and International Health, biochemistry professor Martin Pall predicts that 5G will be "particularly dangerous", exposing the public to dense antennae and high pulsation levels. Pall has uncovered a key mechanism of harm, cited in numerous research papers, that points to wide-ranging disease risks from our rising wireless exposure.
An ongoing appeal for a 5G moratorium in the EU, signed by over 200 scientists and doctors from 39 nations, warns that countless 5G antennas and transmitting 'smart' objects (the 'Internet of Things') will create a net "massive increase of mandatory exposure to wireless radiation". It urges more use of wired technology. A well-referenced Stop 5G Appeal has similarly attracted the support of many doctors and posits risks to life and the ozone layer from plans to rush out 20,000 5G satellites.
In the UK, as elsewhere, 5G test-zones are proliferating with no ecological or health monitoring. Foreseeing dense pollution from "saturating coverage of WiFi and 5G", Matt Shardlow, CEO of UK charity Buglife, warned: "Just because humans cannot see electromagnetic radiation this does not mean that animals cannot ... be significantly impacted at a neural or cellular level."
Although compulsive video-gaming has been classified a disease by the World Health Organization, 5G is being geared up to feed giant video-files to smartphones in every feasible environment. Joel Moskowitz, director of health studies at Berkeley University, has warned that the deployment of 5G "constitutes a massive experiment on the health of all species".
Lynne Wycherley is a Nature poet with six published collections. She has been investigating non-ionising radiation for many years. Her new book of poetry, The Testimony of the Trees, featured on the Poetry page of the March/April 2019 issue.