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An SOFC stack module including an integral individual stack manifold containing all of the gas pathways necessary for supply and exhaust of fuel gas and cathode air to and from the stack chimneys. The stack is mounted and hermetically joined directly to the manifold without an intermediate base plate. Flanges at the inlet and outlet ports couple to system distributary manifolds via high temperature sealing joints. The manifold preferably is fabricated of a ferritic stainless steel, and may be formed in a one-piece casting, a combination of multiple castings and stamped plates metallurgically joined (brazed or welded together), or stamped from sheet metal stock. Preferably, the manifold includes fin structures extending into adjacent fuel gas and cathode air chambers to enhance balancing of temperatures by heat exchange therebetween. Heat exchange may be further improved by configuring the manifold to have a plurality of interleaved anode and cathode gas supply chambers.
This invention was made with United States Government support under Government Contract/Purchase Order No. DE-FC26-02NT41246. The Government has certain rights in this invention.
The present invention relates to fuel cells; more particularly, to solid oxide fuel cell systems having manifold distribution of gases to and from one or more fuel cell stacks; and most particularly, to a fuel cell stack assembly having a gas distribution manifold formed integrally with the stack.
A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack assembly is the power-producing component in an SOFC electric power plant such as an auxiliary power unit (APU) for a vehicle, a stationary power generating unit (SPU), a combined heat and power unit (CHP), or other such system. In a practical and manufacturable SOFC power system, the stack assembly typically is manufactured as a stand-alone component mounted into the power system for ease of assembly, service, and replacement. The power system provides fuel gas to the anode side of the stack, and provides air as an oxidant and coolant for excess heat removal to the cathode side of the stack. Partially depleted fuel gas is removed from the stack for use elsewhere in the power system. The SOFC stack must be maintained at an operating temperature between 650° C. and 1000° C., and preferably between 750° C. and 800° C.
The fuel gas and cathode air typically are fed to and removed from the stacked individual fuel cells by integral gas distribution channels within the stack known in the art as "chimneys". The chimneys are carefully designed to distribute the gases evenly to the anode and cathode gas cavities of each fuel cell unit in the stack. The gases entering and exiting the stack must also be routed in such as way that they are properly distributed to the chimneys to assure even flow distribution across the surfaces of each cell within the anode and cathode gas cavities.
A stack must be easily and reliably mounted to, and removable from, a system manifold with a good seal assuring minimal leakage of air and/or fuel gas. In addition, for proper sealing of the multiple layers in a stack, a compressive load must be maintained within the stack at all times.
In the prior art, these functions have been achieved by a specific arrangement wherein the stack is mounted to a base plate which in turn is mounted onto a system manifold. The base plate has openings in it that align with the chimneys as well as with openings in the system manifold. The distribution of gases to the chimneys is determined by the configuration and design of the system manifold. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,967,064 B2 and US Patent Application Publication No. US 2003/0235751 A1. The stack is sealed to the base plate by a high-temperature adhesive seal, and the base plate is sealed to the system manifold by a compressive high-temperature gasket.
In this prior art arrangement, the compressive loading mechanism must provide load not only for integrity of the stack layers but also through the stack to maintain a much higher compressive sealing load on the base plate gasket. There are multiple drawbacks to this design.
First, the base plate, fabricated from ferritic stainless steel to match the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the fuel cell stack components, must be very thick and massive to attempt to maintain a uniform compressive load on the gasket.
Second, the system manifold must have sufficient structural rigidity to attempt to maintain a uniform compressive load on the gasket against the base plate, requiring expensive alloys for providing such rigidity at the high SOFC operating temperatures.
Third, the stack compressive loading mechanism must provide more load than is required for stack seal integrity in order to provide sufficient load for the gasket, and is therefore heavier duty and dimensionally larger than would otherwise be necessary.
When a prior art SOFC power system is constructed to account for all these considerations, distribution of gases to the chimneys may still be suboptimal due to the system manifold requirements; further, leaking of the compressive gasket may still occur with unacceptable frequency, allowing combustible gas to mix with hot air, resulting in localized overheating or system failure.
Another requirement for the SOFC stack is that the fuel gas and cathode air be provided to the stack at similar temperatures (within approximately 25° C.). Depending on the power system configuration and operating condition or mode, the anode gas can vary over a wide range and not match the controlled temperature of the cathode air. As a result, a heat exchanger function has been added to the power system to equalize the anode and cathode gas stream temperatures (reference U.S. Pat. No. 6,967,064 B2). The problem with the prior concepts is that they were discrete devices which added to the packaging complexity and cost of the system.
What is needed in the art is a design and assembly arrangement for an SOFC stack and manifold that prevents leakage between the stack and the manifold and reduces the compressive loading requirement on the stack.
It is a principal object of the present invention to prevent leakage of fuel gas and/or cathode air from between an SOFC stack and a system manifold.
It is a further object of the invention to reduce the weight, size, cost, and complexity of an SOFC power unit.
It is a still further object of the invention to improve the durability and reliability of an SOFC power unit.
Briefly described, an SOFC stack in accordance with the invention includes an integral individual stack manifold containing all of the gas pathways necessary for proper supply and exhaust of fuel gas and cathode air to and from the stack chimneys. The stack lacks its own intermediate base plate, as in the prior art, and instead is mounted directly to the surface of the individual stack manifold to which it is hermetically joined by a high temperature bonding seal such as glass, ceramic adhesive, or braze, thus preventing leakage therebetween. The manifold includes one or more high strength alloy flanges at the inlet and outlet ports for coupling to system distributary manifolds via conventional, proven high temperature sealing joints using bolts or clamps. The gas streams entering and leaving the individual manifold are routed through a minimum of four such ports (anode in/out and cathode in/out). Preferably, an individual stack manifold is fabricated of a ferritic stainless steel for low cost and to match the CTE of the stack, and may be formed in a one-piece casting, a combination of multiple castings and stamped plates metallurgically joined (brazed or welded together), or stamped from sheet metal stock.
Preferably, an individual stack manifold includes fin structures extending into adjacent fuel gas and cathode air chambers to enhance thermal balancing of gas temperatures. Heat exchange may be improved still further by configuring the manifold to have a plurality of interleaved anode and cathode gas supply cavities.
FIG. 10 is an exploded view of an improved manifold in accordance with the invention formed by interleaving a plurality of anode fuel distribution elements with a plurality of cathode air distribution elements.
The benefits and advantages of an integral individual manifold for a fuel cell stack in accordance with the invention may be better appreciated by first considering a prior art assembly of a fuel cell stack and a separate gas distributing manifold, and the shortcomings thereof.
As described above, the bottom plates and current collector 30 of stack 14 are sealed to a base plate 32 by a high-temperature adhesive seal 34, and base plate 32 is sealed to manifold 16 by compressive high-temperature gaskets 36,38. A compressive loading mechanism 40 including bolts 41 must provide load not only for integrity of the stack layers but also through the stack to maintain a much higher compressive sealing load on the base plate gaskets 36,38. There are multiple drawbacks to this design. First, base plate 32 must be very thick and massive to attempt to maintain a uniform compressive load on gasket 36,38. Second, manifold 16 must have sufficient structural rigidity to attempt to maintain a uniform compressive load on gaskets 36,38, requiring expensive alloys for providing such rigidity at the high SOFC operating temperatures. Third, the stack compressive loading mechanism 40 must provide more load than is required for stack seal integrity in order to provide sufficient load for gaskets 36,38, and is therefore heavier and dimensionally larger than would otherwise be necessary.
Referring to FIGS. 3 through 7, an improved gas distribution manifold 116 is shown for performing, for a single fuel cell stack, some of the functions of prior art manifold 16. Thus the upper surface 150 of cathode distribution element 152 defines an integral base plate upon which a stack (not shown in these FIGS.) may be constructed; prior art base plate 32 is eliminated. Ports 110,112 are matable with the corresponding chimneys in a stack to supply and recover anode gas and air to and from a stack. The present distribution element 152 is configured for co-flow of anode fuel gas and air through a stack; however, the manifold may be readily adapted for counterflow or crossflow as desired.
The mating of a stack to manifold 116 to form an integrated fuel cell stack module is described in detail further below.
Improved manifold 116, in a presently preferred embodiment, comprises four separate elements that are permanently assembled together as by welding, brazing, or high-temperature adhesives. Cathode distribution element 152 is separated from an anode distribution element 154 by a separator plate 156. An attachment flange 158 is provided for attaching the assembled integral stack and manifold to a system manifold (not shown) for providing and receiving gases from the present assembly. Attachment flange 158 is provided with inlet and outlet ports 160,162 for anode fuel gas and inlet and outlet ports 164,166 for cathode air. Obviously, manifold 116 may be formed, within the scope of the invention, of more or fewer components than the exemplary four components shown, to provide the disclosed gas flow paths as may be advantageous for ease of manufacture. Attachment flange 158 provides for a simplified means for connecting a supply of fuel gas and air to the fuel cell stack and removing spend fuel gas and air from the stack as compared to prior art gas distribution manifold 16. Referring to FIG. 4, seal 192 and supply flange 194, including anode fuel gas and cathode air inlet tubes 195 and 196 and anode fuel gas and cathode air outlet tubes 197 and 198, can be readily attached to attachment flange 158 via bolts (not shown) through bolt holes 199 for a simplified routing of gases to and from the stack. While the remainder of the manifold is fabricated from ferritic stainless steel (or other suitable materials) to match the CTE (co-efficient of thermal expansion) of the fuel cell stack components, the flange is fabricated from a high temperature alloy (such as Inconel) to provide clamping force to the seal from the bolt loads.
It will be seen that improved manifold 116 is substantially a cathode air management manifold stacked on top of an anode fuel gas management manifold with separator plate 156 therebetween. Anode fuel gas 157 passes through respective ports 168,170 in anode distribution element 154 to supply fuel gas 157 to anode inlet chamber 172 and to exhaust spent fuel gas 159 from anode outlet chamber 174. Separator plate 156 seals both chambers 172,174 and prevents anode fuel gas from reaching into the cathode air distributor. Conversely, cathode air passes through respective ports 176,178 in anode distribution element 154 and through respective ports 180,182 in separator plate 156 to supply cathode air 161 to cathode air inlet chamber 184 and to exhaust spent cathode air 163 from cathode air outlet chamber 186.
An important preferred feature of an improved manifold in accordance with the invention is an integral internal heat exchanger. Because the present embodiment is arranged for co-flow of cathode air and anode fuel gas through a stack, the cathode air inlet chamber 184 overlies anode fuel gas inlet chamber 172, affording an opportunity for heat exchange therebetween to cool the anode fuel gas and warm the cathode air. Such heat exchange is conveniently provided by convective cathode air fins 188 disposed in cathode air supply chamber 184 and convective anode fuel gas fins 190 disposed in anode fuel gas supply chamber 172. For ease of manufacture, fins 188,190 may be cast integrally with respective parts 152,154 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Alternatively and preferably, fins 188,190 may be cast integrally with separator plate 156, as shown in FIG. 6, and thereby extend into chambers 172,184 after assembly of the manifold. The latter configuration provides maximum heat transfer between the anode and cathode fins.
Referring to FIG. 10, it will be further seen that even greater heat exchange can be achieved in an improved manifold 116′ by forming the distribution elements 154, 156 as a plurality of thin individual distributors, preferably by interleaving a plurality of thin anode cutout plates 154′ with a plurality of thin cathode cutout plates 152′ separated by a plurality of separator plates 156 and bounded by end plates 157. The thickness of plates 152,154′ are selected for optimal heat transfer to cool the incoming fuel gas passing through anode gas and to warm the incoming cathode air passing through cathode air inlet chamber 184′. While in one embodiment each of the interleaved cathode and anode cutout plates may be of the same thickness, it is not necessary that they are. What is important in accordance with the invention is that the thicknesses of the plates are selected to optimally control heat transfer between the plates to maintain the desired temperature relationship between the cathode air and anode gas streams. Thus, the thicknesses of the plates may be varied between the cathode and anode cutout plates, and among the plurality of cathode cutout plates and among the plurality of anode cutout plates, themselves.
Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, an integral fuel cell stack module 200 in accordance with the invention comprises an improved compressive loading mechanism 240 including spring loading bolts 241, spring plates 242 & 244, a load pressure (distribution) plate 246, and an electrical insulator 248; a fuel cell stack 250 including positive and negative current collectors 252,254; an improved individual manifold 116 as described above; and a seal 256 for permanently bonding interconnect 254 to manifold 116. Optionally insulator 248 may be applied as a coating on the surface of pressure plate 246 instead of as a separate element.
b) a manifold for supplying fuel gas and cathode air to said fuel cell stack and for exhausting spent fuel gas and cathode air from said fuel cell stack, said manifold being attached to and integral with said fuel cell stack.
2. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 1 wherein said attachment of said stack to said manifold includes a high temperature bonding seal selected from the group consisting of glass, ceramic adhesive, weld, and braze.
3. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 1 wherein said manifold includes at least one component formed of a material selected to substantially match the CTE of the fuel cell stack.
4. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 1 wherein said manifold includes at least one component formed of ferritic stainless steel.
5. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 1 wherein said manifold is configured for one of co-flow, counter-flow and cross flow of said fuel gas and said cathode air.
6. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 1 wherein said fuel cell stack includes a load mechanism for exerting compressive force on said stack.
c) a plurality of bolts extending through said at least one spring plate and being anchored into said manifold.
8. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 7 wherein said load mechanism further comprises an insulating element disposed adjacent said pressure plate for electrically isolating said fuel cell units.
9. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 8 wherein said insulating element is applied as a coating to said pressure plate.
10. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 8 wherein said insulating element includes a material selected from the group consisting of glass, ceramic, and mica.
11. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 1 wherein said manifold comprises at least one fuel gas supply chamber and at least one cathode air supply chamber adjacent said fuel gas supply chamber.
12. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 11 further comprising heat exchanger disposed between and extending into said fuel gas supply chamber and said cathode air supply chamber for transfer of heat therebetween.
13. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 12 wherein a portion of at least one of said heat exchanger extending into said fuel supply gas chamber and said cathode air supply chamber includes a convective fin.
14. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 11 wherein said manifold comprises a plurality of fuel gas chambers axially interleaved with a plurality of cathode air chambers.
e) a plurality of passageways and chambers extending between said various entrance and exit ports for selectively providing passage of fuel gas and cathode air thereamong.
16. A fuel cell stack module in accordance with claim 15 wherein said first exit ports and said second entrance ports in said manifold are matable with respective supply and exhaust chimneys in said fuel cell stack.
a manifold for supplying fuel gas and cathode air to said fuel cell stack and for exhausting spent fuel gas and cathode air from said fuel cell stack, said manifold being permanently attached to said fuel cell stack.
18. A fuel cell power plant in accordance with claim 17 wherein said fuel cell power plant is selected from the group consisting of auxiliary power unit, stationary power unit, and combined heat and power unit.


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Capsaicin (an active component of chili peppers) as a treatment for migraine, severe headaches or pain flits in and out of the news. For migraine, the preferred form is a nasal spray. Ausanil, a nasal spray of capsaicin and ginger, is the latest entry into the marketplace.
The company sent me a free sample bottle and, after I tested it once, I interviewed company founder Dr. Anjan Chatterjee. Dr. Chatterjee is a neurologist by training who has worked in drug development for the last 10 years. He also has migraine and is unable to take many medications, but has found relief with Ausanil, which he's been using for three years.
Capsaicin nasal spray is thought to work for headache and migraine by desensitizing the trigeminal nerve (which it accesses through the nose) and reduces CGRP, thus reducing swelling and inflammation. CGRP, as we're learning, is thought to play a pivotal role in migraine.
Capsaicin is known to be effective for pain relief, but there's not resounding evidence – or even very many studies – that show its efficacy for any headache disorder. Civamide, a lab-created version of capsaicin, was promising in a few small studies, but drug development was halted early. I don't know if that's because it wasn't very effective, didn't have a high enough profit potential, patients hated the sting or if it was due to some other reason.
I wanted to test Ausanil as any consumer would, so I tried it before I talked to Dr. Chatterjee. I read the package instructions, looked at the website and watched the YouTube video on using Ausanil correctly. That's more thorough than I usually am. I was about to spray chili pepper up my nose and didn't want it to hurt more than necessary.
Use 1: I sprayed Ausanil in both nostrils. It burned. A lot. The stinging hurt intensely for about 15 minutes and was gone after 30. The initial pain relief was also gone after 30 minutes… and the migraine came back worse than before I used the spray.
Use 2: After talking with Dr. Chatterjee, I gave the spray another try. This time, I only sprayed it in the left nostril since the migraine was concentrated above my left eye. The stinging wasn't as intense, likely because it was only one nostril, but it still hurt. The spray didn't provide any pain relief this time, not even through the distraction of the stinging. It didn't make the migraine worse, though it seemed to render ineffective the triptan I took 15 minutes beforehand.
Two tests were enough (in fact, Dr. Chatterjee usually says that if it doesn't work, a person shouldn't bother trying it again). Considering the potential pain of a migraine, the stinging isn't a big deal. I would gladly trade 30 minutes of burning in my nose to stop a migraine attack. Except that it didn't work for me.
In our call, Dr. Chatterjee said that only a few people, all of whom have chronic migraine, have told the company that the spray made the migraine worse. Most users either have a response or they don't.
Ausanil will sting and burn when you spray it in your nose. There's no way around that side effect. Participants in Dr. Chatterjee's recent study said the burn lasted 2-10 minutes. He told me that the sting lessens over time and that he barely feels it anymore.
Watch the YouTube video on the correct use of Ausanil.
Spray it only in the nostril on the side that the migraine is on. If you have pain on both sides, you can spray it in both nostrils, but it will burn more.
Have Kleenex nearby. You may sneeze, your nose may run or your eyes might water. Use a separate tissue for your eyes and your nose so you don't get any residual capsaicin in your eyes.
Check Ausanil's website to learn more about the product and how it works. You can also watch testimonials from patients for whom it has been effective.
I recommend giving Ausanil a try if your headaches or migraines are severe. Yes, it burns, but the burn lasts way less time than the headache or migraine would. Other than that, there are no documented side effects. The research doesn't strongly support the use of intranasal capsaicin for headache disorders, but there's enough there that it's worth a try, especially if you're not getting relief elsewhere.
Ausanil is currently $28.95 (with free shipping) for an 8 ml bottle on Amazon. It's strength is listed as 3x capsaicin and 3x ginger.
Sinol Headache, a competing product, is $11.27 (including shipping) for a 15 ml bottle. It's strength is listed as 4x capsaicin. It doesn't contain ginger, which Ausanil does.


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Louise Françoise de Bourbon (4 December 1707 – 19 August 1743) was a granddaughter of Louis XIV of France and his mistress Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, better known as Madame de Montespan. Louise-Françoise was known as Mademoiselle du Maine and had no children.

Biography

Louise Françoise de Bourbon was born at the Palace of Versailles to Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Légitimé de France, duc du Maine and his wife Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, known as Mademoiselle de Charolais prior to her marriage. Her father was the eldest legitimised son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. Her mother was later a famous salon hostess at the family home Château de Sceaux. Her mother was also a granddaughter of le Grand Condé.

Known as Mademoiselle du Maine, she was the youngest of seven children, two others of which had been female but had died in infancy.

Mademoiselle du Maine was placed in the Abbaye de Maubuisson, a very prestigious abbey in the Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône area of France, the north-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located  from the centre of Paris. As such she grew up here; when once visiting Madame de Maintenon in 1717, Maintenon said that she and her two brothers would have been very pleased with them.

Louise-Françoise was very close to her parents, even though the latter were never really close. Louise-Françoise's mother would frequently embarrass her husband and this caused much friction. On 9 April 1714, she was baptised with the name of her aunt Louise Françoise de Bourbon, known as Madame la Duchesse. Madame la Duchesse had grown up with the Duke of Maine under the care of Madame de Maintenon. Present at her baptism were the Dauphin, Louis de France, who was the guest of honour being helped by Mademoiselle du Maine's other paternal aunt, the Duchess of Orléans. It was the Cardinal de Rohan who baptised Mademoiselle du Maine.

In 1718 during the regency of Philippe d'Orléans both of her parents were imprisoned, her father was sent to Doullens and her mother to Dijon. She was moved from the Abbey at Maubuisson to another convent at Chaillot in Paris around the area of the present Trocadéro. She stayed at Chaillot until 1720 when her parents were released from their separate imprisonments.

At the death of her father, she was given his apartments on the ground floor overlooking the Orangerie and lived next to her mother. Mademoiselle du Maine was rumoured to have been betrothed to one Monsieur de Guise but the said engagement never materialised. By 1740, another possible marriage was with the widowed Prince of Monaco who was often in residence at Versailles. This never occurred either. Another candidate was her first cousin, Louis de Bourbon, youngest son of her namesake and her uncle the Duke of Bourbon.

Louise Françoise is said not to have been attractive; the 1910 book on her mother the duchesse du Maine stated that she was neither pretty nor attractive, and save for her dowry, no one would have sought her hand. He also said that her court hoops were so large that on one occasion they became entangled with those of the Queen and the two women had to stand and pull against each other to disentangle themselves. Louis XV was most annoyed and Monsieur de La Tremoille was sent to the duchesse du Maine with the measurement for the hoops Mademoiselelle should wear, with the rider that in future she should stand at a more respectful distance from the Queen.

Louise Françoise would never marry; dying at the Château d'Anet at the age of 35 having been taken ill while out riding, noted by the duc de Luynes; he also noted No sooner was she placed in her carriage than she fainted away. She never recovered consciousness, and died a few hours later. She left her profitable pensions to her first cousin Élisabeth Alexandrine de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Sens; daughter of her namesake Madame la Duchesse.

She was buried at the Chapel of the Château d'Anet; her grave was left by revolutionaries of 1789–1799. She was outlived by her two elder brothers and her mother.

Ancestry

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Home HUMOUR	Douglas College announces new asteroid mining program
Douglas College announces new asteroid mining program
by The Other Press January 10, 2018
Students will learn about rare minerals, how to stay safe in cold vacuum of space
By Jake Wray, News Editor
Douglas College will offer a new asteroid mining program this fall semester, according to a press release issued by the college this past week.
Asteroid mining is a competitive new profession, according to the press release, and Douglas College is dedicated to training anyone who wants to work in space
"We're very excited to add this program to our lineup. It will nicely complement our extraterrestrial colonization, deep space exploration, and lunar politics programs," Arvin Singh, chair of the spacefaring department, said in the press release. "The asteroid mining qualification will provide our students with the job-ready skills required of asteroid miners."
The program will feature chemistry and geology courses, one of which will focus on materials and chemicals that are not found naturally on Earth, including iridium, kamacite, and taenite, as well as materials that used to be found naturally on Earth but are now depleted, such as helium, tellurium, neodymium, and dysprosium.
Additionally, students will learn how to operate mining equipment, including space excavators, space drills, space haul trucks, death lasers, space dynamite, and demoleculizers.
The program will also include courses on space safety, including a two-part, six-credit course on what to do if you get sucked into a black hole, a course on giant parasitic asteroid worms, and a course on emergency space suit repair.
Asteroid miners have an 83 per cent chance of dying on the job, according to a report released by Statistics Canada August 29.
Ron Weeb, a second-year dust farming student at Douglas College, said he is considering switching his major to asteroid mining.
"I chose dust farming because that's what my dad does, but there's no money in it anymore," Weeb said in an interview with the Other Press. "I got nine kids. At the end of the day, all that matters to me is putting food on the table, and asteroid miners make a lot of money."
Tamara Mbebo, an asteroid miner who grew up in New Westminster but now lives on Luna, said she doesn't believe a college education is necessary for asteroid miners.
"A chimpanzee could do it," she said in a VidLink interview with the Other Press. "You basically just float there and smash, scrape, or blast the rock."
Bernard Bae, a geneticist at UBC, said chimpanzees currently lack the intelligence necessary to be an asteroid miner, but he recently invented a genetic engineering method that can boost a chimp's intelligence.
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Rhee was barely settled at Dong Kook University when the Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950. Instead of pursuing his studies and advancing his dream to teach Tae Kwon Do in America, Rhee found himself fleeing south with his nine-year-old brother, to be with their grandfather.
Jhoon Rhee's grandfather, Dr. Kun Jae Rhee (1881 - 1973).
Around July 4, only a few days before North Korean Communist troops passed through the area, Rhee and his brother reached their grandfather's home, where they stayed for a month. Despite the danger, they then decided to head for their home in Suwon, because their mother was there alone.
Although only 90 miles away, the journey took three days, because Rhee and his brother had to travel on foot. They regularly had to hide from air attacks, but were helped along the way by friendly strangers who took them in and fed them.
Rhee and his brother reached their mother safely, but the reunion was brief. By August, Rhee had to go underground—literally. Since Rhee was 18 years old, if he were discovered staying with his mother, he would have been forced to register and would sooner or later have been drafted into the North Korean Army. So, for two months, Rhee lived in a cellar, until the Americans landed and pushed the Communist army north beyond Pyongyang. On September 28, 1950, Rhee emerged, ready to fight for his country alongside the Americans.
By November, Rhee had joined a unit of the U.S. Air Force as an interpreter, putting his English skills to use in a way he had never expected. Over the course of the next year, Rhee continued to work as an interpreter for both the Americans and the British, until he was drafted into the South Korean Army and began his service in the 101st Battalion.
Conditions in the Battalion were severe, in part because corruption was rampant—Rhee's commanding officer, for instance, would keep most of the troops' food and supplies for himself and his friends, and in order to sell on the black market. When the Battalion was newly formed in Chulwon, near the front line, it was bitterly cold, but the troops lived in field tents with no heat and with only one blanket per person. Their meals consisted of three spoons of rice plus a couple of sips of salt water, and they were allowed to sleep no more than three or four hours a night.
Hoping for a transfer out of the Battalion, Rhee decided to apply to officer cadet training school. It was not an easy decision to make, despite his current harsh circumstances: the casualty rate in the cadet officer corps was over 70%. Rhee fully expected that, if he were accepted into the corps, he would not survive. Still, Rhee felt that anything would be better than the hunger and cold in the Battalion.
After Rhee was accepted into the training school, his family shared the belief that his death was imminent. To relieve their fears, Rhee lied and told them that one of the officers in the program planned to keep Rhee at the school as a Tae Kwon Do instructor after his cadet training was complete.
Having comforted his family, Rhee resigned himself to his fate as his training neared its end. Then, on July 27, 1953, with Rhee's deployment only days away, the truce was declared. The War was over. All of the 250 cadets in Rhee's class believed they had been spared certain death.
Rhee says it felt like a miracle. He was alive. And his dream was still alive, too. Maybe he really could teach Tae Kwon Do in America some day.


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The Palestinian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas, has given a key aide broader powers to curb anti-Israel violence, loosening Yasser Arafat's security grip in line with demands by international peace mediators.
A memorandum circulated on Wednesday said Mr Abbas authorised Mohammed Dahlan, a cabinet minister who has clashed with Mr Arafat in the past, to restructure the Palestinian Authority's Interior Ministry.
The decision made Mr Dahlan de facto interior minister with greater control over Palestinian security services intended to rein in militant groups under a United States-led "road map" to Middle East peace, Palestinian officials said.
On Tuesday night Mr Abbas proposed giving Mr Dahlan the Interior Ministry portfolio outright, but Mr Arafat, who is Palestinian President, rejected the idea, an official said. Mr Abbas has held the portfolio since he took office on April 30, while Mr Dahlan had a lesser job as minister responsible for internal security. Mr Dahlan now gets control of the ministry without the official title.
"Dahlan is now carrying out the missions of a minister of the interior," a Palestinian official said. "He is in complete control over security agencies."
The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, is due to visit the region tomorrow to promote the road map.
For weeks Mr Arafat had resisted a senior role for Mr Dahlan, a former security chief from Gaza whom Mr Arafat sacked last year after he spoke out against Palestinian Authority corruption and its handling of the uprising.
But Mr Arafat relented under international pressure to let Mr Abbas appoint reformist ministers to his cabinet, a key step in the road map towards establishing a Palestinian state by 2005.
Mr Arafat still holds control of various security and intelligence bodies, which could complicate reform efforts.
Among obstacles facing Mr Dahlan are the rise of Palestinian militant groups in the 31-month-old uprising for independence and a crippling Israeli blockade on the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A senior Israeli official, who asked not to be named, said yesterday that Israeli forces would not be withdrawn from reoccupied Palestinian self-rule areas until the new Palestinian administration gave it a guarantee "that terrorist organisations will not take control and organise anti-Israeli attacks".
Israel tightened travel restrictions on Palestinians as it celebrated its 55th Independence Day on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In new bloodshed, an 18-month-old boy was killed by Israeli gunfire as he played outside his home in Gaza, and two Hamas militants died, one of them in an unexplained explosion in the West Bank, witnesses said.
Elsewhere, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other militant groups were halting activities at their offices in Syria, a Palestinian source said in Beirut, following US pressure on Syria to rein them in.
An autopsy has found that the British television journalist James Miller, who died last week in the southern Gaza Strip, was shot in the neck by Israeli troops, public radio reported yesterday.


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"Games taught us to recognize fun in each other. They showed us that power constantly shifts; the losers (kulelat), winners (panalo) and its (taya) are never the same. There is even space for divergence, for folks to join in the fun but not have to adhere to expected game roles (saling pusa)! Games allowed us to practice empathy knowing full well what it feels like to be a winner, a loser or the it. They also taught us how we can resolve issues without hurting each other, and to ultimately work together towards a common goal. Games taught us about healthy competition, just don't be pikon! Sore losers are the worst."


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Power is the fifth book published by teNeues for the Prix Pictet.
Power is the theme of the fourth cycle of the Prix Pictet. The book showcases the 12 shortlisted artists alongside outstanding photographs by nominees which best respond to the theme. It will include a foreword by Kofi Annan, Honorary President of the Prix Pictet, together with essays by two leading commentators, Harry Eyres and Phil Thornton.
Harry Eyres is a journalist who established the 'Slow Lane' column at the Financial Times, after a varied journalistic career. Eyres also is a published poet, teacher and editor of LSE Environment, the newsletter for the school's Centre for Environmental Policy and Governance.
Phil Thornton is lead consultant at Clarity Economics, a consultancy and report writing service he set up after a 15-year career as a newspaper journalist, primarily at The Independent of London. Clarity Economics looks at all areas of business and finance, and in 2010 Thornton won the Feature Journalist of the Year award in the WorkWorld Media Awards.
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BIC: Wildlife (Children's/YA)
Authors: Claire Saxby
Illustrators: Julie Vivas
By Claire Saxby
Illustrated by Julie Vivas
A fabulous addition to the award-winning narrative nonfiction Nature Storybook series, featuring the iconic Australian marsupial – the koala.
It is time for Little Koala to leave the protection of his mother. But many challenges and dangers lie ahead for him as he searches for his own home eucalypt and learns to be independent. During his search he encounters other territorial koalas, wanders through a bushfire-ravaged landscape and endures a night of storms. Koala is written by award-winning nonfiction picture book specialist Claire Saxby, and illustrated by the much-celebrated Julie Vivas, one of Australia's premier illustrators.
Honour Book, Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, 2018
Beautiful lyrical text by Claire Saxby coupled with stunning watercolour illustrations by much-loved illustrator Julie Vivas.
"Engaging and informative." Magpies magazine
Claire Saxby is an award-winning and bestselling picture book author. Two of her previous Nature Storybooks, Big Red Kangaroo (2013) and Emu (2014), both illustrated by Graham Byrne, have won numerous awards, including the Royal Zoological Society of NSW's Whitley Award. Big Red Kangaroo was a 2014 CBCA Notable Book, and won the CBCA Crichton Award for illustration, and Emu was short-listed for 2015 CBCA Eve Pownall Award and won the Environment Award for Children's Literature. Claire lives in Melbourne, where she works part-time in a bookshop. Her latest books for Walker are Koala (illustrated by Julie Vivas), Bird to Bird (illustrated by Wayne Harris) and Dingo (illustrated by Tannya Harricks).
Julie Vivas is one of Australia's most loved and popular picture book illustrators. Her first picture book, The Tram to Bondi Beach (written by Libby Hathorn), was Highly Commended in the 1982 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Awards. However it is for her illustrations in the beloved Australian classic Possum Magic, written by Mem Fox, that she has become most well known. This book was Highly Commended at the 1984 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Awards. In 1990 The Very Best of Friends, Julie's first picture book with Margaret Wild, won this particular award. Julie has since been short-listed for this award several times. In 1992 she was awarded the Dromkeen Medal for her significant contribution to children's literature.
Imprint: Walker Books Australia


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FeaturedSpecial SectionsYear In Review
Year In Review 2020: Coronavirus
Once again, nature asserted an historical imperative: microscopic organisms can have profound impacts on civilizations.
The coronavirus disease that broke out in Wuhan, China, last December has been named COVID-19 and has caused death, suffering and economic and social dislocation across the globe.
Governor Andrew Cuomo, on March 5, announced the first positive case in Long Island.
The first death linked to COVID-19 in Nassau County came on March 17 at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre. It was a 96-year-old male with underlying conditions.
By then both the governor and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran had declared states of emergency, and on March 16, the governor issued an executive order that closed schools across the state. Four days later, Cuomo ordered all nonessential businesses to close on March 24.
Bad Figures
The county has consistently ranked second only to New York City in number of cases and deaths. The explosion of positive cases in Nassau can be traced to late March as testing expanded. On March 16, the county registered 121 positive cases. A week later, the figure had reached 2,969. By April 2, the number was 10,587, with 92 county deaths attributed to the virus.
The peak of the first wave came on April 7, when the state's Department of Health revealed that 1,938 county residents tested positive, with infections rates touching 50 percent. Statewide, daily deaths approached 800.
The widespread use of masks and social distancing enabled the county to "flatten the curve." For much of the late spring and summer, daily deaths across the state were in the single digits.
Businesses that had been shuttered were given a lifeline as the county met the state's successive phased criteria to open up.
On Sept. 14, at Cuomo's daily coronavirus pandemic briefing, he noted that the statewide infection rate had been below 1.0 percent for 38 straight days and there had been only one COVID-19 death in the state the previous day. But soon after, the rate began inching up with the advent of the expected second wave.
At his Dec. 15 briefing, the governor painted a grim picture, with a statewide positivity rate of 5.33 percent and 128 deaths. On Sept. 13, Nassau County had 52 new cases. On Dec. 14 that number had spiked to 908.
"The facts are that COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all on the rise all across the country," Cuomo stated. "We are on an unsustainable trajectory and if we don't act now, hospitals could become overwhelmed come January."
He added, "Right now, New York is focused on growing hospital capacity through our Surge and Flex program and requiring hospital systems to begin working together so they are prepared. It's on all of us to be smart, tough, and do what we know stops the spread—socially distance, wear masks and wash our hands. The goal is to avoid another shutdown and we will only be able to do that if we all do our part."
From left: Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling, Sandra Lindsay, RN, and Michelle Chester, DNP. (Photo by Northwell Health)
'V-Day Comes To Nassau
Northwell Health made history by vaccinating the first person in the United States against COVID-19. On Dec. 14, it injected Pfizer Inc.'s medication into Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. Lindsay's participation kick-started a long-anticipated vaccination deployment program throughout the US, as well as the first phase of Northwell's three-stage rollout to essential frontline hospital personnel. Physicians, nurses and any staff member working in direct contact with COVID-19 patients will also soon receive the first of the two-dose regimen.
"Today is V-Day in our fight against COVID-19," Michael Dowling, Northwell president and CEO, said. "This truly is a historic day for science and humanity, one in which we here in New York and across the United States have been waiting for quite some time."
—Submitted by Northwell Health
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New Release and Giveaway! THREE AMAZING THINGS by Jill Mansell
Published by beckymmoe on October 28, 2016
Title: Three Amazing Things About You
Author: Jill Mansell
Pub date: October 4, 2016
Hallie has a secret…doesn't everybody?
Hallie doesn't have long to live. And to make things even more complicated, she's in love with a guy who's seriously out of bounds. She's never going to let him know, of course; she's just going to enjoy every remaining moment of her crush. She's also determined to spend her last months helping those who write into her Dear Rose column with problems of their own. Her doctors can't fix her, but maybe she can fix a few other people's dilemmas before it's too late.
Flo has a dilemma. She really likes Zander. But his scary sister won't be even faintly amused if she thinks Zander and Flo are becoming friends – let alone anything more.
Tasha has a problem. Her new boyfriend is the adventurous type. And she's afraid one of his adventures will go badly wrong.
All our lives are full of choices, for better or worse. The amazing thing to see is how connected we all are—in ways we don't even know. On occasion, we have the chance to see the ways we change one another's lives for the better.
With over ten million copies sold, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author JILL MANSELL writes irresistible, funny, poignant, and romantic tales for women in the tradition of Marian Keyes, Sophie Kinsella, and Jojo Moyes. She lives with her partner and their children in Bristol, England.
Pleased with herself, Tasha turned left and headed for the last shop. As she pushed open the door, her favorite Christmas song was playing and a blast of cool, deliciously scented air filled her lungs. She overheard a small girl say, "Mummy, look at that lady in the pink coat, she's pretty," and quite suddenly all was right with the world. A wave of joy enveloped her. This afternoon she was flying off to see her mum in the South of France and they would spend Christmas together…what could be more perfect than that?
Twenty minutes later, all was no longer right with the world and icy fingers appeared to be closing around her heart, while her own fingers scrabbled desperately for the third time through her handbag and pockets.
"It's here somewhere. It has to be here. I had it in the last shop…"
The line behind her had already begun to tut with irritation at the delay.
"Better see if you left it there, then," said the singularly unsympathetic girl manning the payment desk.
"But I know I didn't leave it behind. I had it in my hand…" It was impossible to mentally retrace your steps when Slade were bellowing MERRY CHRIIIIIIIISSSTMAAAAAS out of the speakers and you were gripped with panic.
The man behind her in the line said loudly, "Excuse me, my parking meter's about to run out. Can I pay for my stuff?"
"Yes." The girl behind the till pushed Tasha's items to one side and reached for the next customer's basket.
Oh God, where was her credit card? What had she done with it? Feeling sick, Tasha searched through her pockets again. Three days ago, her debit card had snapped in half when she'd stupidly used it to clear ice from the car windscreen, and the replacement hadn't arrived yet.
And now her credit card had vanished. Nightmare, nightmare. "If it's been stolen, you need to cancel it," a woman in the line reminded her.
Images of the card falling to the ground and being stealthily pocketed filled Tasha's brain. They could rack up so much money on it, even in just twenty minutes. She nodded and said, "I don't know the number to ring to report it stolen."
"Nor me," said the woman, adding helpfully, "but I know it's printed on the back of your card."
Gathering up her bags, Tasha turned and hurried out of the shop. When she'd been struggling to carry everything in M&S, she'd given up trying to fit the card back into her overstuffed purse. It was all coming back to her now; she'd slid it into one of the plastic bags instead. Her heart galloped into optimistic overdrive at the realization that the shopping bag was one of those she'd discarded during her Tetris-style reorganization.
Which meant, fingers crossed…it should still be in the trash can.
Out of breath and panting, Tasha stood and stared at the trash, relieved that it hadn't been emptied but slightly put off by the amount of junk that had been crammed in since she'd left it, not least the upended polystyrene container now dripping the remains of an unwanted doner kebab over the items beneath it.
Life would be easier too if it could have been one of those topless cans that were open to the elements. But no, this was the rectangular kind with an enclosed roof and letter-box openings around the side. Although luckily a bit wider than an actual letter box.
Oh well, better get on with it. Tasha put her many bags down on the pavement, removed her pink woolen coat and rolled up the sleeves of her black dress…
Eurgh, this was truly gross. Within seconds her hand was gluey with chili sauce, there were bits of shredded lettuce stuck to her bare arm, and an upside-down McDonald's cup was spilling melted ice cream over her too. There were cigarette butts in there, vinegar-soaked chips, and something repulsively slimy and unidentifiable.
"Hungry, are we? If you're that desperate, I'll buy you a burger!"
Fabulous, just what she needed. A gaggle of teenage boys with skateboards and micro-scooters had gathered round to watch.
"I saw an old drunk bloke puking up in that can earlier," one of the boys called out.
"He had a piss in it too." His friend, joining in, caused the rest of them to crack up.
OK, that wasn't true, they were just saying it to wind her up. Pointedly ignoring them, Tasha knelt down and leaned against the icy cast-iron trash can, pushing her arm further into its grim depths. The boys were still snickering, other shoppers were stopping to stare and she was floundering helplessly in the dark, trying to feel for a lone credit card inside a scrunched-up plastic bag…
"Could you get your hand out of there?" barked a hatchet-faced woman holding a coffee cup.
"I'm just looking for something."
"Well, I need to throw this in the trash, and I'm in a hurry."
"Sorry, but—"
Too late: the woman had already lobbed the cardboard cup into the trash, leaving Tasha with an arm drenched in lukewarm cappuccino.
Under her breath she muttered, "And a very merry Christmas to you too."
"I bet there's dog crap in there an' all." The boys were by this time helpless with laughter, competing to come up with more and more stomach-churning ideas. One of them had started skateboarding in circles around the trash can, and the sound of the wheels whizzing menacingly round her feet, missing her by inches, was making it all that much harder to bear.
"Right, you lot, that's enough. Off you go now."
It was an in-control voice, belonging to someone not remotely fazed by a bunch of hoody-wearing teenagers and effortlessly taking command of the situation. Since it was coming from directly behind her, Tasha couldn't see the owner of the voice, but she was certainly glad he'd turned up.
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BREAKING: Pope Francis Accepts Cardinal Donald Wuerl's Resignation
Archbishop Fisher is Right: Young People Want Clear and Challenging Teaching by Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith
Synod Report Displays Ignorance About Homeschooling by Patrick Reilly
Photo: Cardinal Donald Wuerl and Pope Francis
In the Oct. 12 letter accepting the cardinal's resignation, the Holy Father defended the cardinal from the widespread criticism he has faced in recent months.
By Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, 10/12/18 at 5:56 AM
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Washington's Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Friday, while asking the cardinal to continue leading the Archdiocese of Washington on an interim basis until a permanent successor is appointed.
In a letter to Cardinal Wuerl obtained by CNA Oct. 12, Pope Francis told the cardinal: "Your renunciation is a sign of your availability and docility to the Spirit who continues to act in his Church."
"In accepting your resignation, I ask you to remain as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese until the appointment of your successor."
Cardinal Wuerl, 77, originally submitted his resignation on Nov. 12, 2015, when he turned 75 years old, as required by canon law.
The Pope said Friday that he had also received a Sept. 21 request from Cardinal Wuerl that his resignation be accepted.
"This request rests on two pillars that have marked and continue to mark your ministry: to seek in all things the greater glory of God and to procure the good of the people entrusted to your care," Pope Francis wrote.
"You have sufficient elements to 'justify' your actions and distinguish between what it means to cover up crimes or not to deal with problems, and to commit some mistakes," he said. "However, your nobility has led you not to choose this way of defense. Of this, I am proud and thank you."
"Your renunciation is a sign of your availability and docility to the Spirit who continues to act in his Church," he added.
In an Oct. 12 statement, Cardinal Wuerl wrote that "the Holy Father's decision to provide new leadership to the Archdiocese can allow all of the faithful, clergy, religious and lay, to focus on healing and the future. It permits this local Church to move forward."
"Once again for any past errors in judgment I apologize and ask for pardon," he said. "My resignation is one way to express my great and abiding love for you the people of the Church of Washington."
The cardinal has been the subject of criticism since late June, when revelations about alleged sexual misconduct on the part of his predecessor, Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, raised questions about what Wuerl knew about the disgraced archbishop, and how he responded to that knowledge.
The Aug.14 release of a grand jury report detailing decades of abuse allegations in six Pennsylvania dioceses put under close scrutiny Cardinal Wuerl's record as Bishop of Pittsburgh, where he served from 1988 to 2006. Some cases in the report raised concerns that he had allowed priests accused of abuse to remain in ministry after allegations had been made against them.
Those factors led to calls for Cardinal Wuerl's resignation and demonstrations outside of his Washington residence.
After the cardinal made a trip to Rome in late August, media reports said that Pope Francis had instructed the cardinal to consult with Washington clergy about the best way forward for him and the archdiocese.
In a Sept. 11 letter to archdiocesan priests written after a private meeting with them, Cardinal Wuerl said that he would soon meet with the Pope to discuss his future, but did not immediately state that he would ask the Holy Father to allow him to resign. A spokesman for Cardinal Wuerl confirmed to CNA Sept. 12 that the cardinal intended to formally ask Pope Francis to allow him to step down.
It has been widely believed that Cardinal Wuerl hoped to remain in his position at least until the fall meeting of the U.S. bishops' conference in November. That session is expected to focus on the fallout of the recent sexual abuse crises, and the cardinal was said to want to play an active part in helping the Church respond.
As apostolic administrator, Cardinal Wuerl will continue to lead the day-to-day activities of the archdiocese, but will not be permitted to make any major changes.
If a successor is not appointed and installed before Nov. 13, the apostolic administrator will attend the bishops' conference annual meeting as the representative of the Archdiocese of Washington.
The auxiliary bishops of Washington also released a statement Friday, saying the cardinal's "pastoral and spiritual leadership in the archdiocese is well appreciated."
"We believe that Cardinal Wuerl's decision to request that the Holy Father, Pope Francis, accept the resignation he first offered years ago is a clear manifestation of his love and concern for the people of this archdiocese," wrote Bishops Mario Dorsonville, Roy Campbell Jr. and Michael Fisher.
Kim Viti Fiorentino, the chancellor and general counsel of the Archdiocese of Washington, said in a statement Oct. 12 that the archdiocese has "been profoundly blessed to have this great priest as our archbishop."
"His final decision to act in favor of the people he loved and served for twelve years is the most eloquent witness to the integrity of his ministry and his legacy," she continued. "I am truly thankful for his steadfast fidelity and his courageous and sacrificial commitment to the future of the Church in Washington."
A native of Pittsburgh, Penn., Cardinal Wuerl studied at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1966 and went on to receive a doctorate in 1974.
In the 1990s Cardinal Wuerl hosted the television program, The Teaching of Christ. He also wrote a best-selling adult catechism of the same name, and has since more than 20 other books.
The Father Wuerl was appointed an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Seattle in 1986, following a Vatican investigation into Seattle's Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen. The new bishop was charged with special responsibility for five problem areas in the archdiocese: liturgy, the tribunal, priest formation, moral and bioethical issues in Catholic hospitals, and ministry and teaching concerning homosexuality. The appointment generated serious conflict among Archbishop Hunthausen's supporters, and Bishop Wuerl was relieved of his responsibility in 1987.
He was appointed Bishop of Pittsburgh in 1988. He held this position until he was appointed in May 2006 to head the Archdiocese of Washington. He was named a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI Nov. 20, 2010.
Cardinal Wuerl is a member of several Vatican departments, including the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Congregation for Bishops.
CNA's Courtney Grogan contributed to this report.
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Implications for Korea of the platform of U.S. political parties – Part I: A look at the GOP platform
Author: Phil Eskeland
Category: North Korea, South Korea
By Phil Eskeland
There has been much discussion in recent weeks regarding the policy implications of the respective party platforms of the Republican and Democratic parties. Most of the focus has been on U.S. domestic issues, such as jobs and taxes, but both party platforms contain significant sections on foreign policy, defense, and international trade.
As background, it is important to recognize that party platforms, particularly in recent U.S. political history, are not documents designed to require a presidential candidate to follow a certain policy prescription. Because of the decreasing role of the political party apparatus, presidential candidates are free to disregard the content of the platform even during the campaign season.
Also, political party platforms are written by a relatively small group of prominent political activists. U.S. political parties do not have a "think-tank" affiliated with them or academics to help them write their platforms. For Democrats, nearly 200 individuals from all walks of life helped craft the 2016 platform. For Republicans, just over 100 individuals drafted their platform. Both parties solicit outside input from multiple sources, including holding forums in key cities across America to listen directly to the American people. As a result, the platform is not written in a nuanced style to discuss complex issues but uses bold language in short sentences to encapsulate the essence of the party's position on a certain issue.
Nonetheless, the respective platforms provide an insight into the issues state and national party luminaires believe a majority of their adherents should adopt and use to urge others to vote for their candidate. With the adoption of the Republican platform on Monday at the GOP convention in Cleveland, Ohio, there is now an opportunity to examine the policy implications for Korea and the rest of Asia, particularly in comparison to the 2012 document.
First, in the international affairs component of the GOP platform, both the 2012 and 2016 documents contain provisions that reiterate America's global role in the world. In fact, the 2016 GOP platform states, "We affirm our party's tradition of world leadership established by President Eisenhower and follow by every Republican president since." While there are some concessions to the point of view of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, the party position is not as isolationist as some may have initially feared. The 2016 GOP platform continues, "[U.S. world leadership] stands for enormous power – and the prudence to use it sparingly, precisely, and only in grave necessity. It stands for involvement, not intervention. It requires consultation, not permission to act. It leads from the front – and ensures all others to do their parts as well. It embraces American exceptionalism…" To a certain degree, this represents the position of George W. Bush when he responded to a question during the second presidential debate in 2000 about how the people of the world should look at the United States:
"…It really depends upon how our nation conducts itself in foreign policy. If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us. If we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us. Our nation stands alone right now in the world in terms of power, and that's why we have to be humble. And yet project strength in a way that promotes freedom…if we're an arrogant nation they'll view us that way, but if we're a humble nation they'll respect us."
Thus, to an extent, the 2016 Republican platform aims to return to pre-Iraq war position of George W. Bush who expressed support for a more humble foreign policy.
Second, the current GOP platform retains a section on Asia from the 2012 document entitled "U.S. leadership in the Asia-Pacific." Thus, there is an assumption in Republican political circles that the U.S. will continue to be deeply engaged with the region. In fact, the 2016 platform builds on the 2012 Asia section by specifically delineating that South Korea is a treaty ally of the United States. In contrast, the 2012 GOP platform contained only two sentences on the Korean peninsula and identified Korea only as a country with which the U.S. has economic, military, and cultural ties. In the current GOP platform, there are now four sentences on human rights and the nuclear issue with respect to North Korea, including this concluding sentence: "We [the U.S.] also pledge to counter any threats from the North Korean regime." Plus, unlike the sentiment in the section dealing with Europe, which contained language demanding fellow members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fulfill their commitments and increase investment in their armed forces, the 2016 GOP platform does not contain similar language requiring Korea to increase "burden-sharing" because the facts are clear: Korea already contributes approximately 50 percent of the cost of stationing U.S. troops on the peninsula; Korea has a military draft; and Korea is the highest contributor to its own defense (2.6 percent of GDP) of any major European or Asian ally of the United States.
Nonetheless, the language in trade section of the 2016 GOP platform is different from past years. The 2012 platform praised past free trade agreements that facilitated the creation of nearly 10 million jobs and criticized the Obama Administration for its slowness in negotiating new trade deals. The previous platform also call for the restoration of presidential Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and urged completion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) "to open rapidly developing Asian markets to U.S. products." However, while the trade section in the 2016 Republican platform begins with a similar sentence on the crucial importance of international trade for the American economy, the second sentence postulates that "massive trade deficits are not." The platform continues, "We need better negotiated trade agreements that put America first…A Republican president will insist on parity in trade…" The section concludes with the recommendation that "significant trade agreements should not be rushed or undertaken in a Lame Duck Congress." This language could undermine bipartisan efforts to pass TPP later this year in Congress, particularly if Donald Trump is elected president. Most recently, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that "the chances are pretty slim that that we'd be looking at that [TPP] this year."
While the 2016 Republican platform acknowledges that trade agreements with "friendly democracies" have resulted in millions of new jobs in the United States, there is now a shift towards the political goal of achieving "balance in trade." Contained in this language is an assumption that the U.S. loses jobs with nations that exports more goods and services into the United States that we are able to sell to them. Regardless of the economic arguments against this proposition, the growing bilateral trade deficit between the United States and the South Korea could be a source of friction in the future if Donald Trump is elected president. But fortunately, U.S.-ROK trade deficit is not a result of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). In fact, items that were covered by the agreement saw an increase in exports from the United States to South Korea every year since the implementation of the KORUS FTA.
Thus, the 2016 GOP platform has mixed results for Korea – there is stronger language on maintaining U.S. commitments to our treaty ally, South Korea, and a pledge to counter any North Korean threats but possibly putting a speed bump on the way towards advancing future trade agreements. Fortunately, Korea has a strong case to make that the KORUS-FTA is not the source of the growing bilateral trade deficit with the United States. In fact, without the agreement, the deficit would be even higher. Regardless, the party platform is not binding on Republican candidates for office but provides a window into the latest thinking of top GOP political operatives helping to elect candidates to federal office in the United States.
Phil Eskeland is Executive Director for Operations and Policy at the Korea Economic Institute of America. The views expressed here are his own.
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Kane County, Illinois
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Pick a district 1st District of Illinois (Rep. Bobby Rush) 2nd District of Illinois (Rep. Robin Kelly) 3rd District of Illinois (Rep. Dan Lipinski) 4th District of Illinois (Rep. Luis Gutierrez) 5th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Quigley) 6th District of Illinois (Rep. Peter Roskam) 7th District of Illinois (Rep. Danny Davis) 8th District of Illinois (Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi) 9th District of Illinois (Rep. Janice Schakowsky) 10th District of Illinois (Rep. Brad Schneider) 11th District of Illinois (Rep. Bill Foster) 12th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost) 13th District of Illinois (Rep. Rodney Davis) 14th District of Illinois (Rep. Randy Hultgren) 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) 16th District of Illinois (Rep. Adam Kinzinger) 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) 18th District of Illinois (Rep. Darin LaHood)
Total Price Loss Coverage payments in Kane County, Illinois totaled $43,458 from 1995-2017.
Counties in Kane County, Illinois Receiving Total Price Loss Coverage payments, 1995-2017
1 Washington County, Illinois $3,755,179 8.8% 8.8%
2 Randolph County, Illinois $3,055,266 7.2% 16.0%
3 Clinton County, Illinois $2,438,353 5.7% 21.7%
4 Hamilton County, Illinois $2,435,173 5.7% 27.4%
5 Monroe County, Illinois $2,397,455 5.6% 33.0%
6 Bond County, Illinois $2,291,628 5.4% 38.4%
7 Saint Clair County, Illinois $2,270,472 5.3% 43.7%
8 Wayne County, Illinois $1,894,047 4.4% 48.2%
9 White County, Illinois $1,864,614 4.4% 52.5%
10 Perry County, Illinois $1,244,322 2.9% 55.5%
11 Jefferson County, Illinois $1,223,438 2.9% 58.3%
12 Marion County, Illinois $1,164,821 2.7% 61.1%
13 Madison County, Illinois $971,703 2.3% 63.3%
14 Gallatin County, Illinois $960,845 2.3% 65.6%
15 Adams County, Illinois $841,075 2.0% 67.6%
16 Jackson County, Illinois $826,221 1.9% 69.5%
17 Richland County, Illinois $680,721 1.6% 71.1%
18 Fayette County, Illinois $633,446 1.5% 72.6%
19 Hancock County, Illinois $615,516 1.4% 74.0%
20 Franklin County, Illinois $581,364 1.4% 75.4%
21 Montgomery County, Illinois $548,000 1.3% 76.7%
22 Kankakee County, Illinois $532,510 1.2% 77.9%
23 Clay County, Illinois $472,168 1.1% 79.0%
24 Tazewell County, Illinois $462,296 1.1% 80.1%
25 Alexander County, Illinois $455,512 1.1% 81.2%
26 Lawrence County, Illinois $399,856 0.9% 82.1%
27 Macoupin County, Illinois $353,057 0.8% 82.9%
28 Edwards County, Illinois $346,342 0.8% 83.8%
29 Wabash County, Illinois $305,423 0.7% 84.5%
30 Pike County, Illinois $275,991 0.6% 85.1%
31 Effingham County, Illinois $269,083 0.6% 85.8%
32 Whiteside County, Illinois $229,971 0.5% 86.3%
33 Saline County, Illinois $222,462 0.5% 86.8%
34 McLean County, Illinois $209,894 0.5% 87.3%
35 Iroquois County, Illinois $207,060 0.5% 87.8%
36 Crawford County, Illinois $198,607 0.5% 88.3%
37 Christian County, Illinois $187,879 0.4% 88.7%
38 Knox County, Illinois $187,594 0.4% 89.1%
39 Vermilion County, Illinois $171,538 0.4% 89.5%
40 La Salle County, Illinois $159,302 0.4% 89.9%
41 McDonough County, Illinois $151,181 0.4% 90.3%
42 Douglas County, Illinois $142,937 0.3% 90.6%
43 Morgan County, Illinois $140,710 0.3% 90.9%
44 Bureau County, Illinois $139,688 0.3% 91.3%
45 Shelby County, Illinois $138,132 0.3% 91.6%
46 Champaign County, Illinois $138,073 0.3% 91.9%
47 McHenry County, Illinois $134,818 0.3% 92.2%
48 Will County, Illinois $128,268 0.3% 92.5%
49 Piatt County, Illinois $125,484 0.3% 92.8%
50 Lee County, Illinois $122,417 0.3% 93.1%
51 Cumberland County, Illinois $117,872 0.3% 93.4%
52 Livingston County, Illinois $115,890 0.3% 93.7%
53 Massac County, Illinois $115,339 0.3% 93.9%
54 Greene County, Illinois $113,428 0.3% 94.2%
55 Jersey County, Illinois $112,940 0.3% 94.5%
56 Marshall County, Illinois $111,750 0.3% 94.7%
57 Logan County, Illinois $107,669 0.3% 95.0%
58 Jasper County, Illinois $103,955 0.2% 95.2%
59 Sangamon County, Illinois $103,950 0.2% 95.5%
60 Stark County, Illinois $100,304 0.2% 95.7%
61 Stephenson County, Illinois $97,140 0.2% 95.9%
62 Mason County, Illinois $93,829 0.2% 96.1%
63 Ogle County, Illinois $92,718 0.2% 96.4%
64 Fulton County, Illinois $92,163 0.2% 96.6%
65 Calhoun County, Illinois $75,521 0.2% 96.8%
66 Winnebago County, Illinois $74,389 0.2% 96.9%
67 Carroll County, Illinois $69,434 0.2% 97.1%
68 Schuyler County, Illinois $65,788 0.2% 97.2%
69 Henry County, Illinois $62,409 0.1% 97.4%
70 Mercer County, Illinois $62,053 0.1% 97.5%
71 Menard County, Illinois $61,503 0.1% 97.7%
72 Putnam County, Illinois $59,056 0.1% 97.8%
73 De Witt County, Illinois $57,527 0.1% 98.0%
74 Peoria County, Illinois $57,393 0.1% 98.1%
75 Cass County, Illinois $57,073 0.1% 98.2%
76 Ford County, Illinois $56,424 0.1% 98.4%
77 Woodford County, Illinois $54,460 0.1% 98.5%
78 Union County, Illinois $53,671 0.1% 98.6%
79 DeKalb County, Illinois $48,166 0.1% 98.7%
80 Pulaski County, Illinois $47,811 0.1% 98.8%
81 Pope County, Illinois $47,410 0.1% 98.9%
82 Kendall County, Illinois $46,848 0.1% 99.1%
83 Boone County, Illinois $44,076 0.1% 99.2%
84 Kane County, Illinois $43,458 0.1% 99.3%
85 Johnson County, Illinois $40,115 0.1% 99.4%
86 Williamson County, Illinois $38,644 0.1% 99.4%
87 Moultrie County, Illinois $31,124 0.1% 99.5%
88 Macon County, Illinois $28,488 0.1% 99.6%
89 Henderson County, Illinois $28,444 0.1% 99.7%
90 Grundy County, Illinois $26,037 0.1% 99.7%
91 Rock Island County, Illinois $24,154 0.1% 99.8%
92 Brown County, Illinois $23,079 0.1% 99.8%
93 Clark County, Illinois $21,451 0.1% 99.9%
94 Edgar County, Illinois $11,081 0.0% 99.9%
95 Jo Daviess County, Illinois $9,322 0.0% 99.9%
96 Coles County, Illinois $9,321 0.0% 99.9%
97 Scott County, Illinois $5,864 0.0% 100.0%
98 Hardin County, Illinois $5,213 0.0% 100.0%
99 Warren County, Illinois $5,167 0.0% 100.0%
100 Cook County, Illinois $3,146 0.0% 100.0%
101 DuPage County, Illinois $1,943 0.0% 100.0%
102 Lake County, Illinois $1,890 0.0% 100.0%


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Linia kolejowa Witebsk – Orsza – linia kolejowa na Białorusi łącząca stację Witebsk ze stacją Orsza Centralna. Jest to fragment linii Witebsk – Orsza – Mohylew – Żłobin.

Linia położona jest w obwodzie witebskim.

Linia jest niezelektryfikowana (z wyjątkiem stacji Orsza Centralna). Linia w większości jest dwutorowa, z wyjątkiem odcinków Witebsk - Sialanka, Skrebni - Sauczanki i Mażejeuka - Orsza Centralna, które są jednotorowe.

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Humanitarian Drones: Should AI Powered UAVs be Used for Humanitarian Work? [Op-Ed]
Posted By: Miriam McNabbon: June 05, 2020
image: UNICEF.
The following is an Editorial Opinion.
A few months ago, I was honored to have the opportunity to speak with Camille Oren, who with Andrej Verity co-authored a paper published today on Digital Humanitarians titled Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applied to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and its Impact on Humanitarian Action. I was in good company: other drone journalists, DJI's Romeo Durscher (one of the originators of the "Drones for Good" movement) and digital humanitarian Patrick Meier were among those interviewed.
The paper – nearly 50 pages of information on artificial intelligence technologies as applied to drones for good – is well worth reading. It's a thoughtful and thought-provoking piece.
I must respectfully disagree with the conclusion, however.
While I hope that every reader will inform themselves, in these times of seemingly unending disasters, it is my considered opinion that drone programs should be implemented without delay in humanitarian programs. It is true that human operators of AI-powered drones, cars, guns, cell phones and a multitude of other tools may use these in ways that violate human rights. However, to broadly limit the use of the tool itself -a tool already in common use – is to limit the good that humanitarians are able to do; and in some cases, to allow needless loss of life.
Do AI-Powered Drones Follow the "Do No Harm" Principle?
The authors are not anti-drone, but they do conclude that AI-powered drones currently represent too much risk to privacy and human dignity to be used in a humanitarian context until they have been more exhaustively tested.
All the benefits of using drones and AI should be weighed against the risks. This depends on value-judgments and value-weighing which require a general and situational analysis. For example, a general analysis underlying the importance of human dignity would lead to a general proscription of autonomous drones while a contextual analysis may authorize drones in certain cases," says the paper. "Ethical innovation must be based on the "do no harm" principle meaning that "risk analysis and mitigation must be used to prevent unintentional harm, including from primary and secondary effects relating to privacy and data security".. This is why risks must be investigated, analyzed and minimized leading to a potential rejection of the technology if it is ethically wrong."
…If risks are underanalyzed and therefore unknown, humanitarians should consider a general rejection of autonomous drones with potential exceptions."
There is risk of misuse of drones, as there is risk of the misuse of any technology. Some of the examples used are indeed disturbing and thought provoking, and they represent a very legitimate concern:
The risk of mass surveillance with drones has often been highlighted as the main ethical issue. When shared with governments, data can be used for domestic surveillance. For example, having really accurate information on building types and damage assessment is useful for humanitarians to improve disaster risk reduction. But this kind of data can also be used by governments to collect information on illegal settlements or tax dodging.13 3In some instances, data collected on vulnerable populations could put their lives at risk.
A relevant example would be the potential risks associated with publishing drone imagery, taken by IOM, of Cox's Bazar Rohingya Refugees Settlements in Bangladesh on OpenStreetMap. While these images have proven to be useful for humanitarian purposes, they give information on a population displaced by genocide issuing security threats.
Are the Risks Specific to UAVs?
That aerial data creates risks to privacy is undoubtedly true. Certainly, as the authors point out, drone operators working in the humanitarian field must be sensitive about the issues and there must be protocols in place to protect the data – as there are for other sources of imagery.
However, aerial data or open mapping data can be gathered by many means: the risk is not limited to UAVs. In addition, that particular cat, to use an idiom, is already out of the bag. You cannot stop the rest of the world from using drones to gather imagery, so should humanitarians limit their use? The same aerial imagery that presents a potential risk to privacy may also be invaluable for providing truth about sensitive situations in a world beset by misinformation. Access to mapping in communities can provide access to resources and protection from disaster. Aerial data may allow faster and more effective building of critical infrastructure, or documentation of natural events.
What About Other Use Cases?
Issues of privacy and human dignity are unarguably critical. To delay the adoption of drone technology and the training of staff in UAV operations while these very important issues are being evaluated, however, is to delay the use of drones in many less controversial and valuable applications. Ultimately, the drone industry has to work together to promote the safe and responsible use of drones, on worksites and especially in a humanitarian context – because there are so many cases in which only drones can provide life saving humanitarian aid. In search and rescue, the delivery of emergency supplies in the absence of road infrastructure, finding people in collapsed buildings and places that human aid cannot reach, reinstating communication networks, and in countless other situations; only drones can save lives – if we let them.
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