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"I died in Vietnam, but I didn't even know it," said a young Vietnam vet on the Today Show one morning in 1978, shocking viewers across the country. Waiting for an Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange—the first book ever written on the effects of Agent Orange—tells this young vet's story and that of hundreds of thousands of other former American servicemen. During the war, the US sprayed an estimated 12 million gallons of Agent Orange on Vietnam, in order to defoliate close to 5 million acres of its land.
"Had anyone predicted that millions of human beings exposed to Agent Orange/dioxin would get sick and die," scholar Fred A. Wilcox writes in the new introduction to his seminal book, "their warnings would have been dismissed as sci-fi fantasy or apocalyptic nonsense. Told in a gripping and compassionate narrative style that travels from the war in Vietnam to the war at home, and through portraits of many of the affected survivors, their families, and the doctors and scientists whose clinical experience and research gave the lie to the government whitewash, Waiting for an Army to Die tells a story that, thirty years later, continues to create new twists and turns for Americans still waiting for justice and an honest account of what happened to them.
Vietnam has chosen August 10—the day that the US began spraying Agent Orange on Vietnam—as Agent Orange Day, to commemorate all its citizens who were affected by the deadly chemical. The new second edition of Waiting for an Army to Die will be released upon the third anniversary of this day, in honor of all those whose families have suffered, and continue to suffer, from this tragedy.
(BIEN HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM, 1966)— The twin-engine C-123 Provider transports are loaded, the booms on their wings checked. There is no real damage to any of the craft from the hits they took the day before, and the crews are checking the coordinates, air speed, and other details of the day's mission. They will be airborne before daybreak, flying south, then east, and after circling at high altitudes they will descend in tight formation to spread thousands of gallons of Agent Orange over a target approximately 8.5 miles long, with each plane covering a swath about 250 feet wide. Within the dense mangrove forests are colonies of Viet Cong who have struck at the surrounding countryside for years, only to vanish into an impenetrable stronghold. But the men who participate in Operation Ranch Hand are not always told what lies beneath the foliage, or what they are spraying. Their assignment is to strip away the enemy's cover, flushing him into the open where, tacticians believe, he will be destroyed by American and South Vietnamese ground forces. Until 1970, when the Air Force suspends use of Agent Orange in Vietnam, the Ranch Hand team will fly hundreds of missions, destroying thousands, then millions, of acres of mangrove forests, jungle, and crops.
Because of navigational difficulties, and the possibility of losing crew members when a plane is shot down, night flights have been ruled out. The slow-moving planes, skimming in broad daylight just 150 feet about the trees, make tempting targets to enemy gunners. The planes move in patterns similar to those one makes when mowing the lawn, forward and back until a predetermined area has been fully covered. Although a mission can be completed in three to five minutes, the Ranch Handers take many hits, making them among the most decorated veterans of the Vietnam War.
Sometimes the C-123s spray around the perimeters of base camps, where shirtless men carrying tanks of herbicides on their backs now and then playfully spray one another, or Huey helicopters mounted with spray booms work and rework approaches to the base. Some of the troops complain of headaches that last for hours, even days, and skin rashes that cover their arms, necks, and faces. But no one collapses or dies following his exposure to Agent Orange, and the defoliated Maginot Line between base camp and jungle might mean the difference between life and death. The defoliation campaign, though a topic of casual conversation among the troops, is accepted as just one part of the overall effort to defeat the enemy.


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yoshi2919 asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 1 decade ago
Excellent proof of Evolution, I want a Creationist's response.?
1. Dogs have a USELESS "dew claw" at the bottom of their legs, which would evolve to our opposable thumbs.
2. Why would God create parasitic creatures such as heart worms, ticks, mosquitoes, etc. who carry deadly diseases and contribute nothing to the world but harm and even kill God's children?
3. God promised not to flood the Earth again, and he created the rainbow as a symbol of the promise.
"Rainbows are optical and meteorological phenomena that cause a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines onto droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere" That is the scientific definition of a rainbow.
Feel free to argue, disagree, or offer more evidence.
I forgot to add. Why is Hinduism and all other polytheistic religions wrong? South American civilizations believed in a Sun God. That is more proof in a religion than in Christianity. Please do not flame.
SugrNspyce4 :)
Proof of evolution? Not really. Here's why...
Five out of the six kinds of evolution have never been proven or observed.
1. Cosmic evolution - the origin of time, space and matter; i.e. - "Big Bang"
The "Big Bang" theory goes against the "conservation of angular momentum" law; space matter is not evenly distributed, etc. No evidence.
2. Chemical evolution - the origin of higher elements from hydrogen
How did we get 92 elements, plus the synthetic ones? No one knows.
3. Stellar and planetary evolution - origin of stars and planets
No one has ever seen a star or planet form. There's evidence of star deaths (novas and supernovas), but what about star births? No evidence.
4. Organic evolution - origin of life
How did life get started from non-living material? No one has ever observed this occurrence. No evidence.
5. Macro-evolution - changing from one kind of animal to another
There is no evidence of any intermediary stages of evolution (aka - "missing links"). Example: No one has ever seen a dog produce a non-dog. There are big dogs, little dogs, coyotes, dingos, etc., but in the end they're all still dogs. Again, no evidence.
6. Micro-evolution - variations within kinds of living things
The description "variations" rather than "micro-evolution" is really more accurate, but this is the one and only event that has ever been observed.
You can get this and more info from the link below (from a guy who was a biology teacher for 15 years, no less).
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/id/527827460
"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."
The man who said this? Albert Einstein.
1. My only question in response to this is; if humans evolved from apes, then why aren't there apes still evolving?
2. The diseases that are carried by parasites and other insects were not created by God. Diseases came around when we wallowed in our own feces long enough back in the 15th century
3. Who do you think created that phenomena? Besides, there have been evidence of wood off of what could be a boat (the Ark) on the mountain that the Ark landed on when the waters receded.
Go look at a bible, it has been proven that a majority of the people that search the bible with events through history trying to prove that the bible was only written by a bunch of batty people have not been able to, and generally give up, or state that the bible is in fact true.
Of course this is just my opinion, whatever I just said is most likely not going to sway you in any way, its just my take on it.
Darrell D
1. The appendix and tonsils were thought to be 'useless' not too long ago. Just because you don't know the purpose doesn't mean it doesn't have one.
2. Parasitic creatures are a result of the fall of mankind and the curse on the world
3. You would have to observe the atmosphere previous to the Flood to know if rainbows occurred. Further, there is no indication that the rainbow was not scene before it was given as a sign.
dreamdress2
You have a side appendix and tonsils that aren't apparently used for anything either..following ;your logic, I could say you must have needed them for when you lived on the planet Venus....
Insects and such, do contribute to the working of the world...just because you don't understand their usefulness, don't mean they don't have one..
So what? You didn't tell me a single thing in that statement that remotely suggest, God didn't make the rainbow and we know he kept his promise about not flooding the world again..
cjkeysjr
Its all in a point of view my friend and you did express yours. Therefore I do thank you for the opportunity to express my view.
My view is that pure evolution from species to species is a theory that will never be other than a theory. I may start to have some doubts when a lady gives birth to an amoeba or a pure monkey after having a sex relationship her husband who is of the same species as the lady. I am waiting for that event my friend.
Source(s): Just a "NO"s view at cjkeysjr@yahoo.com.ph
Actually, the evolutionary interpretation has overstepped the mark -- it doesn't demonstrate common ancestry, it assumes it. All the way through it talks about the chromosomes of a common ancester etc. But by putting the evidence into the evolutionary framework ahead of time it has confused what the evidence actually points to. The evidence does indicate (assuming that the God-created-it-to-look-like-fusion explanation is invalid) that human chromosomes were once more similar to those of apes than they are currently, but that is all.
Here here my friend...this is good proof for evolution and what not...but of course there are people who don't see it...but that's besides the point. I mean, of course parasites and diseases come from the fall of mankind, that's why animals that had nothing to do with it have it too right? Ain't that a merciful God....anyway, I completely agree, and some more proof is...the Appendix, we needed it when we had to eat raw meat...which means prehistoric man did it, where's prehistoric man in the Bible, (unless Adam and Eve were Neanderthals....)
novangelis
Actually, the dewclaw has use in grasping bones, but the fifth toe slowed running and evolution favored the toe off the ground for speed and maneuverability. The extreme of that process is the horse's hoof.
Source(s): http://lookd.com/dogs/evelution.html
Ninja Showdown
Why did all the humans evolve the EXACT same if evolution is determined by survival of the fittest? Kind of funny how all human have all the same body parts after millions of years yet every OTHER animal evolved different from their cousin....
Read about the founder of evolution and how he was a racist
http://www.evolutiondeceit.com/chapter3.php
Is this what we want our kids believing?
You haven't offered any proof.
Why do we still have Tonsils, Appedix.
Why don't Apes still make Neaderthal
That's the biggest one. Why don't APES still make neathderthal.
Why don't we see these creatures being born in the world.
You can't PROVE these things anymore than I can prove God. It's that simple.
You perpitrate myths and stories and wannabe history because some PH D says so.
That don't make you any better or smarter than somone who feels the same way because Pat Roberston says so!
What's gods favorite thing to do when he's not watching me masturbate?
Can any Jehova's witnesses in UK tell me what your duties are, do you have to house-call, and if so do you only choose wealthy, safe, white ?
Lately I see the number 11 and the number 23 all the time.I also look at the watch and it says 11:11.Why is this happening?
Why are Hindus so oppressed by Muslims in India?
Old World Christians, ..how is it known that Jesus only drank wine of the red variety?

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Is it true your are fertile after miscarriage? I heard up to 3 months you are after a loss. I am eager to try again!
Hi, yes, there have been some studies done on this topic and apparently you are the most fertile the first 3 cycles after your miscarriage. All the best to you!
I just had a mc and saw the dr on Weds. He said wait until I have my period once and then we can start trying again. I was relieved because I thought we would have to wait at least 3 mos. I am 34 and feel the clock ticking. Good luck to you!
Anyone know the answer to this? I'd like an answer, too.
Well that is what I heard that you are the most fertile after you miscarry, I have heard of women getting pregnant two weeks after a miscarriage. I do not exactly know how long you have to waite but I thought it was after one normal period.


Dr. Gilliland, who himself grew up on a cattle ranch, concentrates his research on appraisal issues, development issues, property rights, rural land markets, property taxation, and water marketing.
More than oil prices and interest rates, Dr. Gilliland finds that ranch land values in Texas are tied to population, job, and wage growth.
"Interest rates don't seem to have much of a correlation with what goes on with the land prices from a statistics standpoint, as you might expect that they would," he says.
That helps to explain the overall buoyancy of Texas ranch land prices.
Yet not all regions of Texas are enjoying equal growth. Dr. Gilliland notes that the Central Hill Country, from the area bounded by San Antonio and Austin and Waco and out west by the Junction, has seen fairly strong ranch prices.
"They have increased pretty well all the way through 2016, and they are essentially being fueled by the general level of economic activity in other parts of the state as people continue to look for recreational properties and opportunities," he says.
In contract, the region that stretches from the northern part of the Panhandle down to the Midland area is more closely tied to the agricultural economy. With commodity prices being in retreat, "the prices are still holding up, but we have seen some evidence that there's been a slowdown in the level of transactions up there," Dr. Gilliland says.
Among the indicators that the pace of growth may continue to slow into 2017, Dr. Gilliland cites the current decline in the number of total land transactions and the number of acres involved – even though the prices for those transactions have not yet softened appreciably.
Historically, a decline in total land transactions and acres – although not infallible predictors – are among "the things that happen before there is a pullback on a broad basis," Dr. Gilliland notes.
Looking beyond 2017 is, obviously, even harder to forecast. Nonetheless, as the expression goes, trees don't grow to the sky, and Dr. Gilliland thinks it's reasonable to anticipate that by 2020, or in that time frame, the state and ranch economies will see a correction.
"The expansion's been going on a long time, so more and more, economists are becoming worried that we're liable to see a recession in the next three or four years," Dr. Gilliland acknowledges.
Two trends that are likely to continue and will impact ranch land prices for the foreseeable future are the conversion of working ranches – previously used for cattle and agriculture – to properties used primarily for recreation and wildlife preservation; and an influx of foreign investors.
Dr. Gilliland says that the Real Estate Center does not track hard numbers on the rate of ranch land conversions, but he feels confident that it's a "significant" number. "It's a changing world out there in the countryside," he says.
While Dr. Gilliland would not describe the volume of foreign investment in Texas ranch properties as a flood, he does believe the volume has been significant enough to prop up what would have otherwise been "a fairly weak" market in the cropland sector of the market.
As a ranch broker, I'm partial, of course.
But I especially like what Dr. Gilliland had to say about those people who fret over the various economic fluctuations that influence the sales prices of Texas rural real estate. The key, he explained, is to buy a property for the right price in the first place [Which is why working a talented and knowledgeable ranch broker is crucial].
"I can't remember who it was that had made the observation, but they said, 'You have made your money when you buy the property.' There is basically not much you can do after that to ensure that it's going to be a good investment," Dr. Gilliland told me.
If you're considering a ranch purchase or sale, I invite you to contact me for a no-obligation consultation. I stand at the ready to answer all of your ranch-related real estate questions.
And be sure to stay tuned for upcoming editions of my new audio program, RANCHCAST, which will include my conversation with Dr. Gilliland. I'll have more details about this exciting new ranching resource soon.


Data discovery tools, aided by the data discovery process, visualize and contextualize data for business users. They are essential for informed business decision-making.
Data is useless unless it can deliver insights that help organizations make better business decisions. A good data discovery tool is key to delivering those insights.
There are data discovery tools that provide functionality in multiple areas, but the data discovery process may require separate tools for data preparation, visual data analysis and advanced analytics, as many tools in this category are dedicated to a single aspect. These tools are software applications within the business intelligence category that enable organizations to search for patterns or specific items with the data or the data sets they gather from a variety of sources.
Data discovery tools typically use visual presentation mechanisms, such as geographical maps, to speed up the data discovery process and the process of discovering patterns or specific items within the data. The visualized data often comes in the form of dashboards, reports, charts and tables.
With traditional BI applications, data visualization arrives through standard charting, limited graphical representations, key performance indicators or other methods. With the growth of big data and analytics, BI has evolved, with an emphasis on data analysis and discovery by users, access to larger data volumes and the ability to create more advanced information presentations.
an intuitive interface that allows users to explore data without much training.
In addition to having a broader scope than a visualization-based data discovery tool, which focuses exclusively on quantitative data, a search-based tool differs at the UI layer. It uses text search input and results to guide users to the information they need.
Who needs data discovery tools?
Companies need data discovery tools to unlock the true value of data, enabling many types of business users to make informed business decisions. For example, business analysts can use these tools to identify significant trends and relationships in data that could help a company fine-tune a sales or marketing campaign. Rather than simply relying on historical sales data based on monthly reports, analysts can gain new insights from the data by looking at it from different angles, discovering patterns that might not have been evident before.
Another example is in manufacturing. A company could use data discovery tools to identify flaws in factories that hinder the production process, or supply chain issues that are slowing down the delivery of goods to customers and retailers.
A data discovery tool can also help a company reduce risk. For instance, risk analysts at a bank or insurance company can use the tool to better determine which customers are higher risks from a financial perspective, based on financial stability, repayment records and insurance filings.
Another benefit of these tools is they offer customized insights for business users. Every company has specific goals and priorities in mind with their data analytics efforts, and individual users within a company have their own particular points of interest with regard to data. Users can often customize data discovery tools to meet those needs and focal points. Customization includes being able to select parameters and set the ways data is displayed for users.
Data discovery tools can also play a role in regulatory compliance efforts. The General Data Protection Regulation -- a set of rules to provide data protection for citizens of the European Union -- is creating interest in data discovery tools. Companies are using them to find customer data tucked away in email messages, presentations and other random corners of the organization.
One of the biggest benefits of a good data discovery tool is it empowers business users and decision-makers with greater insights -- all with limited IT support. Many of these tools and their features are self-service. Business analysts and other users can retrieve and analyze data and share findings and reports with colleagues without needing to rely on IT staff to pull the numbers or for guidance.
The trend of self-service BI has opened up new opportunities for companies to gain value from data more quickly, because it takes IT out of the picture, which reduces delays. These tools streamline the data discovery process and business insight, leading to greater agility for companies. Decision-makers can act on information fast enough to keep from missing out on market opportunities, which might have passed them by if there were a need for IT intervention.
Along with the benefits of data discovery tools come several challenges that organizations need to address. The self-service capabilities of many of these tools, while providing greater efficiencies, can also create risk. Without IT involvement and intervention, questions related to data governance arise.
These include data quality issues. Poor data quality cost companies an average of $15 million in 2017, according to Gartner's Data Quality Market Survey. Furthermore, poor data quality can cause project failures. IT might need to intervene to help ensure data accuracy and consistency.
Also related to data governance is the challenge of data security and privacy. How can organizations be sure that data is protected and being used in a responsible manner, especially when business users have broad latitude with data discovery tools? It's a valid concern, considering the rise of data breaches and the amount of personally identifiable information companies are gathering.
How can organizations be sure that data is protected and being used in a responsible manner, especially when business users have broad latitude with data discovery tools?
And companies are gathering lots of data, as sources continue to expand. For example, internet-of-things sensors and devices gather product usage, environmental and location data, which was simply not available 10 years ago.
A good data discovery tool can easily and quickly process large data volumes from a variety of sources, both internal and external. But, again, it's up to the company and IT to ensure proper security and governance.
Challenges notwithstanding, data discovery tools are clearly becoming vital components of the data strategies at many organizations. And future developments will add even more capabilities.
For instance, AI and machine learning enable discovery tools to be "smarter," broadening their appeal even more for enterprises. Gartner noted in a 2017 report that the rise of augmented analytics -- an approach that automates insights using machine learning and natural-language generation -- marks the next wave of the data and analytics market.
This is not a far-off concept. Organizations should be planning now to adopt augmented analytics, as these capabilities continue to mature.
How can your company benefit from data discovery tools?


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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira was a planned mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship originally planned to take place on April 25, 2020 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UFC president Dana White announced on April 9 that starting with UFC 249, all future events were indefinitely postponed. The event was officially cancelled on April 20.

Background
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira was expected to serve as the event headliner.

A lightweight bout between Christos Giagos and Alan Patrick was scheduled for the event. However, Giagos pulled out of the fight on March 19 citing injury and was replaced by Frank Camacho.

A light heavyweight bout between former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux and Shamil Gamzatov was scheduled for the event. However, Gamzatov was forced to pull out of the event due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was replaced by Ion Cuțelaba.

A heavyweight bout between Rodrigo Nascimento and Don'Tale Mayes was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris. However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pairing was rescheduled for this event.

Also due to travel restrictions, some Brazilian fighters were unable to compete due to visa issues on the original date – Ariane Carnelossi (who was expected to face Mackenzie Dern in a women's strawweight bout) and Raphael Pessoa (who was expected to face Alexander Romanov in a heavyweight bout). Carnelossi was replaced by Hannah Cifers.

Cancelled fight card

See also

 List of UFC events
 List of current UFC fighters
 2020 in UFC

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Sports in Lincoln, Nebraska
April 2020 sports events in the United States
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One is that it would lead to a registry of who owns what type of gun, and that could lead to someone coming for your firearms. Well, let's see. We have car registries. You can own any number of cars of any caliber. I have heard of no one coming for your cars because you might use them to commit mayhem.
First of all, the gun-car comparison is bunk, because there's no right to drive in the Constitution. Automobiles aren't mentioned. Second of all, there's no registry of all cars – cars only have to be registered in order to be operated on the public way. That'd be more like requiring that guns be registered in order to be used on public lands than it would be like requiring a universal registration.
Finally, though, even if you discount the absurdity of the comparison, there is no background check when you buy a car. There's no waiting period. That comparison is actually an argument against your overall point, not for it. So fine, go ahead, make that ridiculous comparison that completely undermines your entire op-ed. Feel free.


Back in 2003 when I was helping CCP with their new economy in EVE Online, the biggest problem with their design was that the factories that were central to the player based economy were too cheap to buy and maintain. Since the game was released in the UK a day earlier than in the USA, by the time I was allowed to log into the retail version of the game all of the prime factories had been grabbed. This forced me to race to Minmatar space, where the ships were generally held in lower esteem by beta testers.
There I managed to buy the factories in a key star hub and set up shop. I produced the first Mammoths (a massive transport ship critical to trade) in the game, and also the first Minmatar battleships. I would have loved to expand my production but within days of the retail launch all factories had been bought up and idled by speculators who were charging $300 to $400 per factory, without any way of knowing if they really owned the factory or not.
One week after the launch of EVE I handed a report to Reynir Hardarson explaining, among other things, how this weakness in the economic design threatened their game and how to solve it. My solution was to greatly raise the rents on these factories so that only those that were actually actively running them would want to hold them. The idea was to create a "hot potato" effect where no rational person would want these factories unless they were doing a lot of output with them.
While it took several months to implement the fix, once it was in it worked perfectly by causing the speculators to abandon their stranglehold on the economy. In the meantime a handful of players who did have factories (myself included) got exceedingly rich. Thus the effect of this speculation was increased wealth stratification, reduced economic competition, increased consumer goods prices, and crazy real estate inflation.
When I began creating virtual economic systems and theories in 2005, I looked to the way our "real" economies were designed to see if I could find parallel systems. I wondered if excessively low property taxes would do the same thing in real life. The way this works is that if the tax or overhead on property is lower than the rate of increase of the value of that property, then this becomes an investment that generates profit. If the tax on property exceeds the value generated by appreciation, then this becomes a losing investment.
Because of this interaction, high property taxes reduce the value of property, again due to the "hot potato" effect. Low property taxes raise the value of property and trigger speculation. In a "high tax" environment, only those that really need the property will be motivated to hold it. Families would be a good example of a group that "needs" property, some place to live. In a low tax environment, speculation makes property values so high that people seeking homes have a hard time affording them.
I wanted to see how this translated to the real world so I looked around for examples. The most obvious such example was California's Proposition 13, which was passed in 1978 when I was only 12 years old. This not only lowered property taxes, but also increased property values as described above. Its effects were exactly what you would have predicted from the scenario generated in EVE Online.
There was one additional difference in the real world, however. EVE Online is not a closed system. By this I mean that when a tax or rent is paid in EVE, this does not cycle back into the economy, it just magically disappears. In the real world, when a property tax is paid it cycles back into the economy through expenditures on public infrastructure such as education and road maintenance. Thus when the property taxes were lowered the result was a widespread degradation in public infrastructure, an effect not observed in EVE.
When you speculate on real estate, you are gambling that the value of that real estate will continue to rise, at a rate greater than the overhead on that property. This does not occur unless the number of speculators increases over time, otherwise demand would stay flat and property values would not rise. A rapid influx of new residents in California would have also increased property values by increasing demand, but the population growth during this time was relatively flat in California.
A rapid increase in the pool of speculators allows each generation of speculators to unload their investments on the next generation and to generate a profit. Like all pyramid schemes, the system is unsustainable as it would need to approach infinity to continue. The faster the pyramid grows, the greater the profits for the early entrants, and the greater the losses for the last generation of participants (before the crash).
Note the huge rise in real estate agents as the bubble heats up and approaches detonation. But this bubble was different. In 2006 I noted the proliferation of the Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM). Its use was increasing at a rate that was positively non-linear. The ARM is designed to let new players enter the pyramid that normally would not have the means to do so. This allows the pyramid to go on longer than it normally would, increasing the profits of early entrants. It also ensures that the last generation will be historically large.
Not only was the last generation of this pyramid unprecedented in size, but also in quality. These participants had little or no assets to give up when they got left holding overvalued property at the time the bubble burst. This means that the banks, who were seeking to profit off of the use of ARM's to foreclose on valuable California real estate, ended up with a massive amount of real estate that was not as valuable as they had hoped. It was "under water". This further drove down property values, creating a negative feedback loop.
The result, which I predicted in 2006 in a conversation (and bet) with a friend who was a retired but powerful financial expert, was a system collapse that threatened to force our banking system to fail. This forces the government to step in to shore up the collapse. What is happening here is that the banks, the instigators of the ARM, did not realize that if the pyramid got too large they would end up being the last generation of the pyramid. Because the government feared what would happen if the banks collapsed, the government stepped in and volunteered to be the last generation of the pyramid.
You might find it interesting to note that I won that bet in 2008 by mutual agreement, and my friend fronted me the money I needed to return to school to study "real" economics. Now I consult to three international gaming companies with net revenues in excess of $1B each, as an applied virtual economist. Thank you CCP and EVE Online for teaching me so much.


Whether you're going for that big job interview, you're meeting someone for the first time or you're hanging out with your nan, there's a little thing called 'politeness' which is never going to go out of style.
When I make eye contact with someone – whether it's a stranger or not – I always smile. So it annoys me to no end when the other person doesn't. Or worse yet – they look right through me. How do you think that makes me feel? Do you really have to pretend you didn't see me? It's not hard to turn up the corners of your mouth – you know it's true. You never know what someone is going through; a warm, genuine smile could mean a lot to them.
I recently started a new job, and I can count on one hand the number of people who shook my hand upon meeting me. This gesture may seem old-fashioned to my generation, but I believe it says a lot about a person. It says: nice to meet you. They are making an effort with you, and showing it to.
3. Hi, my name is….
Don't just assume that someone knows your name. They may be a friend of a friend, but that doesn't mean they've heard all about you. I hate standing in a group of new people and not one of them bothers to introduce themselves. If you're one of these people, then remember: the newbie is nervous. The newbie wants to make friends. Be nice to them.
Where I work, we all help each other. If someone is carrying something heavy, I hold the door open for them. If someone is struggling with their job, I assist them. Of course, this is just being a decent human being – but for some reason, we are not all like this. I've worked at places where my co-workers would tut, shake their heads and laugh if I got something wrong. They'd rather stand gossiping with their friends than help me get the job done. This is a horrible environment to be in, somewhere I gladly traded for a place filled with politeness.
Manners can go a long way, in work, at school or college and in life. It makes you memorable, and you're likely to go further than the people that can't manage a simple 'thank you'. Now, tell me this: what category do you fall into? Are you rude, or polite? Nasty or nice? I hope for the latter.
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ALMA, Mich. – The Olivet College women's volleyball team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Alma College in four sets tonight inside the Art Smith Arena in Alma.
The Scots led by six points, 11-5, in the first set. The Comets chipped away at their deficit and eventually took a 15-14 lead. Olivet never trailed for the rest of the set.
Alma led the second set from start-to-finish.
The Comets scored the first two points of the third set. The Scots answered with a 3-0 run to go up 3-2. The teams traded points until Alma built a three-point lead, 8-5. Olivet came back to level the score twice at 10-10 and 11-11. The Scots scored the next point and never relinquished the lead for the rest of the set.
Alma opened the fourth set on a 7-2 run. Olivet put the next point on the scoreboard before the Scots put five straight points up to go ahead 12-3. The Comets were never able to recover from the deficit.
Junior Brittney Prince led Olivet with 17 kills.
Freshman Drue Mullin added 11 kills, followed by juniors Audrey Lama and Morgan Champion with seven and six, respectively.
Junior Madelyn Notenbaum dished out 36 set assists.
Junior libero Gabrielle Mundt recorded 19 digs.
Sara Majerle posted match-highs in kills (18) and digs (21).
Katie Bush was next with 16 kills.
Haley Ullrich finished with 12 kills.
Haley Novak had a match-best 53 set assists.
Olivet co-hosts a tournament with Albion College on Friday and Saturday. Friday's matches at The Cutler Event Center feature the Comets, University of Wis.-Eau Claire, Denison (Ohio) University and Finlandia University. Olivet plays Wis.-Eau Claire at 2 p.m., and Denison at approximately 8 p.m. The other matches are Wis.-Eau Claire vs. Finlandia at 4 p.m., and Denison vs. Finlandia at 6 p.m. On Saturday, University of Wis.-Platteville and Finlandia are at Olivet. The Comets face Finlandia at 10 a.m., followed by a match against Wis.-Platteville at approximately 2 p.m. The middle match is Finlandia vs. Wis.-Platteville.


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American Electric Power's 1.5GW Wind Project Set to Sail Ahead
Enough states have now approved AEP's landmark North Central wind project that it can move ahead, even if Texas regulators reject it.
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American Electric Power slimmed down its wind plan after 2 GW Wind Catcher project stalled out.
American Electric Power has secured enough state regulator approvals to move ahead with a 1,485-megawatt wind power project in Oklahoma — even if Texas regulators end up denying its plans.
AEP announced on Wednesday that it has received approvals from Louisiana and Arkansas regulators that will allow its $2 billion North Central Wind project to move ahead. The wind farms being developed in Oklahoma by Invenergy and using GE wind turbines will supply 675 megawatts of power to AEP utility Public Service Co. of Oklahoma and 810 megawatts more to its Southwestern Electric Power Co. (Swepco) utility.
AEP, a major utility group based in Ohio, has already won approval for North Central Wind from Oklahoma regulators and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, leaving only Texas on the list of states it needs to greenlight the project. But its settlement agreement with the Louisiana Public Service Commission comes with an option to increase that allocation from the original 268 megawatts to up to 464 megawatts in the event that Texas does not also approve the Swepco proposal, the company said.
That agreement, along with the Arkansas Public Service Commission's option to increase Swepco's allocation, could protect AEP from having this project suffer the same fate as its more ambitious Wind Catcher project. That 2-gigawatt development was rejected by Texas regulators in August 2018 on the grounds that its $3 billion price tag and the need for a new $1.6 billion transmission line put too much financial risk on Swepco ratepayers.
That left AEP with little choice but to abandon the plan, since it relied on being able to capture the full value of the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) before it declines from 100 percent in 2020 to 80 percent in 2021. North Central Wind is a scaled-down version that doesn't require new transmission and will pencil out economically with a majority of the project receiving the 80 percent PTC available in 2021.
The North Central project is expected to provide roughly $3 billion in reduced power costs to customers of the Public Service Co. of Oklahoma and Swepco over its 30-year life.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the supply chains and construction schedules of many renewable energy projects, it hasn't stalled progress on North Central Wind, CEO Nick Akins said during AEP's first-quarter earnings call earlier this month. Roughly $300 million of the project will be completed by the end of this year and receive the 100 percent PTC, while the remainder is on schedule for completion by the end of 2021, Akins said.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas is expected to decide whether to accept or reject the state's portion of the project by the end of May or early June. "We will continue to seek approval to provide a share of this renewable energy to our Swepco customers in Texas," Akins said in Thursday's release.
AEP's integrated resource plan calls for the building of more than 8,000 megawatts of wind and solar and 1,600 megawatts of natural gas between 2020 and 2030. Akins noted in this month's conference call that "there is additional opportunity for renewables."
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180 Oregon State University is on a quarter-term system. There are four quarters each year and classes are 11 weeks long. This program's 180 quarter credits are equal to 120 semester credits.
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B.S. in Zoology – Online
Oregon State's B.S. in Zoology degree is ideal if you're interested in a wide range of careers in the life sciences. A zoology academic advisor will work with you to determine how the degree can best help you to meet your specific goals.
Professional development courses in the major explore career opportunities and develop soft skills in areas such as emotional intelligence and team dynamics. This knowledge will be helpful once you enter the workforce with your zoology degree in hand.
Sample career fields for zoology graduates
Animal care and husbandry
Curatorial and museum management
Informal education (e.g., zoos, aquariums and nature centers)
Laboratory animal research
Field biology and conservation
Environmental management and policy (e.g., government agencies)
Oregon State's Career Development Center also presents a list of sample job titles for zoology alumni.
An added benefit is that you'll have access to OSU's Career Development Center, which provides valuable resources to help you find lifelong career success and meaningful employment in a diverse world.
* Oregon State University is on a quarter-term system. There are four quarters each year and classes are 11 weeks long. This program's 180 quarter credits are equal to 120 semester credits.
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Oregon State Ecampus graduate 'shocked' by her scientific success
As a kid, Andrea Fuchs dreamed of someday working with animals. Those dreams were squelched – at least in her mind – because she struggled in high school math and science classes. She figured she'd never work in an animal sciences-related field without being skilled in...
Oregon State's fisheries and wildlife online program earns prestigious national award
A track record of student success and faculty satisfaction have helped an Oregon State University online bachelor's degree program be honored as one of the nation's best. OSU's fisheries and wildlife sciences bachelor's program on Tuesday won the Online Learning Consortium'...
Remote studies, experiential learning push forward fisheries career
Forging a career in Alaska's seafood industry isn't easy – but Oregon State Ecampus alum Tommy Sheridan can't picture himself anywhere else. While living and working in Alaska, his Fisheries Management Graduate Certificate and Professional Science Master's in Fisheries and Wildlife Administration offered ample...


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The Quarry offers a lifestyle like no other, including an impressive "Lake Lodge" and over 500 acres of lakes that can handle boats & jet skis (Docks available for lease). The Quarry offers a Private Golf Club (Not Mandatory) w 18 hole PGA Level Hurdzan Frye course.
A working quarry is a very busy environment with various activities occurring such as excavating, working with materials, use of machinery, blasting, burning and a build up of dust from dry stock.
On October 27th, about 120 3rd graders and 10 teachers / parents from Gateway Elementary School visited the quarry. Activities included watching videos on quarrying, visiting the overlook to view the pit, driving through the plant, examining / taking photos with two pieces of equipment and sharing a catered lunch of hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw, chips and vanilla pudding.
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Best 3 dslr cameras under $1050 based on 39 expert reviews
Our research includes 39 expert total reviews for 3 best dslr cameras under $1050. The highest average score is 85%, while the lowest is 78% (a gap of 7%). There are about 13 reviews per product. Reviews come from sites like PCMag, Wired, and more. Click on a product to see more information (including which reviews were included). This list gets updated every few days as we routinely add the latest products.
1: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Dec 11, 2019 · The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III is a 20MP Micro Four Thirds camera aimed at enthusiast photographers, but could be a good option for beginners that want a system to grow into. It features the same sensor, AF system and 4K video capture as the flagship E-M1 II and E-M1 X, in a considerably smaller, lighter package.
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Jan 14, 2020 · The Nikon D3500 is a 24 Megapixel entry-level DSLR with an APS-C CMOS sensor, that is cheaper, lighter, and has a longer battery life than the D3400 that it replaced. It was designed with the new photographer in mind and features a Guide Mode that will essentially teach you how to shoot in various situations.
3: Canon EOS Rebel SL3
The Canon EOS Rebel SL3 is not Canon's cheapest DSLR, but it's the cheapest we'd recommend buying. The Canon DSLR range seems to be going through a phase of consolidation rather than technological advancements, which is a polite way of saying that it hasn't done anything especially new for a while.
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Do You Execute Your Strategy?
Is strategy the best kept secret in your organization? Is your organization's execution impervious to its strategy? Does your organization continuously and pro-actively advance and adapt its strategy?
For several reasons, companies struggle to develop a strategy and execute that strategy successfully. On one end of the spectrum there are companies, consumed by their daily operations and fire-fighting, that have no time, interest or ability in developing and articulating a strategy for the future. Management and employees in such companies primarily focus on their routine work and spend little time on strategically advancing the organization to the next level. Their wheels are stuck rotating in status quo.
On the other end of the spectrum there are companies that have been burned by elaborate and time consuming strategic planning initiatives that produced no results. Often, due to fast changing market conditions the plans were obsolete almost as soon as they were developed. In other situations, internal and external pressure led the management team and employees to execute in any manner possible to achieve their financial goals, and completely overlook/disregard their strategic plan. The strategic planning exercise was soon regarded in these companies as an exercise in futility. Strategy had unceremoniously died at the altar of execution.
Strategy is about making sure the organization is doing the right things (effectiveness). Execution is about making sure that the organization is doing things (making it happen) and doing it right (efficiency).
The productivity of an organization is a factor of doing the right things, doing them right and the quantity or volume of work done. Strategy and execution are both necessary components for a productive organization.
When companies do not execute a strategy, they stop evolving. Continuously advancing the strategy is as important a goal as delivering operational and financial results. If operations is the back wheel of your metaphorical business bicycle, strategy is the front wheel.
How do you strike the right balance — how do you spend the appropriate amount of time to develop a timely strategy and ensure your organization incorporates the strategy in its everyday execution?
As the leader, you must draw a line in the sand. You must communicate that developing and following a strategy is not a choice. The company may not need an expensive and laborious strategic plan, but it absolutely needs strategic thinking. And, strategic thinking not once a year during a management retreat, but multiple and regular strategic review sessions during the year to evaluate the company's execution and modify the strategy as needed to adapt to changing external and internal conditions.
Strategic thinking and review sessions that are interspersed during the year will be less time consuming than annual retreats and closely reflect execution data and ground realities. These reviews will help the organization consciously and deliberately balance its long-term and short term needs. Regular strategic reviews will ensure the organization does not forget the need to make strategic advances, and at the same time provide the impetus to adjust the operational and execution thrust to match the strategy.
This tight integration between strategy and execution will ensure that the two wheels of the business bicycle act in tandem. It will provide your organization a better sense of direction while providing it the agility and nimbleness to stay ahead of the competition.
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Jolly LLB 2 Movie First Look, Images, Wallpapers & Poster | Akshay Kumar & Annu Kapoor
Hello Guys, Akshay Kumar upcoming film Jolly LLB 2 First look & Poster has out now. This is courtroom comedy drama film, written and directed by Subhash Kapoor. This is the sequel of Jolly LLB film which was released in 2013, Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani and Amrita Rao are in the lead roles. Saurabh Shukla was in cameo role. This was a hit movie. After success of this film, director Subhash Kapoor is come back with Jolly LLB 2.
Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Annu Kapoor are playing main lead role. Annu Kapoor will be the rival lawyer against Akshay Kumar in the film. The film is scheduled to release on 10 February 2017. First look of this film has released. So we have collected some Images, wallpapers of this film Jolly LLB 2. Fans are very excited for this film. Every one are eagerly waiting this movie.
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What to Do With All Those "Free" Soaps When Travelling
What to Do With All Those "Free" Soaps When Travelling This is some correspondence which actually occurred between a London hotel's staff and one of its guests. The London hotel involved submitted this to the Sunday Times. No name was mentioned. Dear Maid, Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my bathroom since I have brought my own bath-sized Dial. Please remove the six unopened little bars from the shelf under the medicine chest and another three in the shower soap dish. They are in my way. Thank you, S. Berman ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Room 635, I am not your regular maid. She will be back tomorrow, Thursday, from her day off. I took the 3 hotel soaps out of the shower soap dish as you requested. The 6 bars on your shelf I took out of your way and put on top of your Kleenex dispenser in case you should change your mind. This leaves only the 3 bars I left today which my instructions from the more...
The 70-year-old man sat down in the orthopedic...
The 70-year-old man sat down in the orthopedic surgeon's office. "You know, Doc," he said, "I've made love in more exotic cars than anyone I know. Must be at least a thousand." "And now, I suppose, you want me to treat you for the arthritis you got from scrunching up in all those uncomfortable positions," the medic said." Hell, no," the old fellow replied. "I want to borrow your Lamborghini."
What is the oldest profession?
A physician, an engineer, and an attorney were discussing who among them belonged to the oldest of the three professions represented. The physician said, "Remember, on the sixth day God took a rib from Adam and fashioned Eve, making him the first surgeon. Therefore, medicine is the oldest profession."
The engineer replied, "But, before that, God created the heavens and earth from chaos and confusion, and thus he was the first engineer. Therefore, engineering is an older profession than medicine."
Then, the lawyer spoke up. "Yes," he said, "But who do you think created all of the chaos and confusion?"
Treating Mr Golddig...
Doctor's son: Hello, old man. What's the matter? You're looking glum.
Doctor: No wonder. I'm attending that wealthy Mr Golddig, you know, and I've sent him the wrong medicine.
Son: Indeed! Is it a serious blunder?
Doctor: Very, very serious. The medicine I've sent him will cure him in two days.
The settlers are coming and indians dont want to move out
May be offensive to Native Americans.
A community of settlers was moving in on an Indian Tribe. Most Indian tribes had a medicine man who was the leader of the tribe. Well the settlers were planning to move the Indians off their land to build a town. The big chief of the Indians did not like it at all. So he decided to go to the settlers and tell them that he was not moving.
The big chief finds one settler and says, "ME BIG CHIEF WANT TO SEE MEDICINE MAN!"
The settler had no idea what the chief was talking about, so he sent him to the pharmacist down the road.
The chief says to the pharmacist,"YOU MEDICINE MAN??"
The pharmacist replies,"yes."
The chief says "ME BIG CHIEF NO MOVE!!" Well the pharmacist thinks that the Indian must be constipated, so he gives him some ex-lax and sends him on his way.
A week later the chief shows up again and says, "ME BIG CHIEF STILL NO MOVE!"
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Diocese of Taiwan Staff Christmas and New Year Gathering!
Yesterday was our diocesan office staff Christmas and New Year gathering in Taipei ~ two tables of smiling people about to start on a very delicious lunch! Bishop Lai and his wife also invited those in honorary diocesan positions, Canon Chancellor Herbert H. P. Ma and his wife, Aline, Diocesan Secretary, Mr. Yang and his wife, Diocesan Treasurer Mrs. Amy Lin, Chair of the Diocesan Kindergartens Committee, Mrs. Grace Liu and husband Rev. Michael T. H. Liu, and Chief Record-Keeper for Synod, Rev. Peter Chen and Rev. Elizabeth Wei. Plus the 5 regular diocesan staff, Mr. John Chuang, Mr. Chang, Yu-Hsia, Si-San and Hui-Ling. I was honored to be invited too. Si-San is our cashier and is expecting her first baby in a few weeks time, so everyone is very excited! Here's everyone (except Mr. Chang who was still parking the car in a far-off car-park) ~ toasting you all with tea to wish you a Happy New Year!
With grateful thanks to all for your prayers and support this past year ~ and here's to a peaceful, happy and blessed New Year 2017!
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export interface GatewayConfig {
    location?: string;
    logging?: {
        level?: "trace" | "debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error";
        appender?: {
            name: string;
            location: string;
        };
    };
}

export interface Glue42CoreConfig {
    glue?: any;
    gateway?: GatewayConfig;
    channels?: any;
    appManager?: any;
}

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Q: How to fix Checkbox bug? Whenever I try to click the checkbox on the page it doesn't check the actual box. I know this is something wrong in my ReactJS but I don't know what I am doing wrong. Can you possibly help?
I have tried researching answers on stack and other websites but have turned up with nothing.
class Description extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        this.state = {
            checked: false,
        };

        this.handleInputChange = this.handleInputChange.bind(this);
    }

    handleInputChange(event) {
        const target = event.target;
        const value = target.type === 'checkbox' ? target.checked : target.value;
        const name = target.name;

        this.setState({
            [name]: value
        });
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <form>

                    <input
                        name="Checking Account"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Checking Account

                    <input
                        name="Savings Account"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Savings Account

                    <input
                        name="CDs/Money Market Accounts"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        CDs/Money Market Accounts

                    <input
                        name="Student Banking"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Student Banking

                    <input
                        name="Auto Loans"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Auto Loans

                    <input
                        name="Home Equity"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Home Equity

                    <input
                        name="Mortgage"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Mortgage

                    <input
                        name="Student Loans"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Student Loans

                    <input
                        name="Saving for Retirement"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Saving for Retirement

                    <input
                        name="Investment Account"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Investment Account

                    <input
                        name="Credit Card"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Credit Card

                    <input
                        name="Other"
                        type="checkbox"
                        checked={this.state.checked}
                        onChange={this.handleInputChange} />
                        Other

            </form>
        );
    }
}

ReactDOM.render(
    <Description/>,
    document.getElementById('checkbox')
);

I would like for the program to be able to check the box by the end of this!

A: Here is one example for Student Banking
Change name Student Banking to studentBanking
Change this.state.checked to this.state.studentBanking
Change
   <input
                    name="Student Banking"
                    type="checkbox"
                    checked={this.state.checked}
                    onChange={this.handleInputChange} />

To
    <input
                    name="studentBanking"
                    type="checkbox"
                    checked={this.state.studentBanking}
                    onChange={this.handleInputChange} />

Do the same for other input checkboxes as well

A: You need to set the checked state value using setState in your onChange event.
 handleInputChange(event) {
            const target = event.target;
            const value = target.type === 'checkbox' ? target.checked : target.value;
            const name = target.name;

            this.setState({
                checked: value
            });
        }

A: You are setting the State correctly but the check isn't working because of the way the checked is bound.
please change
checked={this.state.checked}

to
checked={this.state.StudentBanking}

also, remove the space in your names
<input
   name="CheckingAccount"
   type="checkbox"
   checked={this.state.CheckingAccount}
   onChange={this.handleInputChange} />

A: That is because you are setting state as  { "Credit Card": true } when clicking on Credit Card. What you can do is just set the values accordingly.
I have a simple demo using your code itself.

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Torcuato Luca de Tena y Álvarez-Ossorio (Sevilla, 21 de febrer de 1861 – Madrid, 15 d'abril de 1929) fou un periodista i empresari espanyol, I marquès de Luca de Tena, que contribuí amb les seves publicacions a la renovació de la premsa espanyola de la seva època.

Biografia
Fill d'una acomodada família industrial de Sevilla, vinculada d'antany a l'esperit liberal de la ciutat, va fer allí els seus primers estudis. Tot just complerts els 12 anys, va fundar a Madrid, amb altres companys de la seva edat, un setmanari infantil, titulat La Educación, prova precoç de la seva vocació periodística. Mentre estudiava la carrera de Dret, es va iniciar com a agregat diplomàtic a l'ambaixada d'Espanya al Marroc, entre 1876 i 1878. Després d'aquesta curta però intensa experiència diplomàtica, i acabada la seva llicenciatura a la Universitat madrilenya, va estar uns 10 anys dedicat als negocis familiars i a l'alta banca, viatjant amb freqüència per l'estranger, on va poder estudiar de prop el grau d'avançament que tenia en aquell temps el periodisme europeu.

El Madrid social de la Regència li va fer desembocar, per pura vocació periodística, pel seu temperament espanyolista i pel seu depurat gust artístic, en el món del periodisme. Luca de Tena va intuir el modern sentit empresarial de la premsa en una època en què començava a fer crisi el vell estil dels òrgans polítics espanyols. Així va sorgir la idea de crear Blanco y Negro, la primera empresa important de Luca de Tena al servei del periodisme espanyol. Fundat a Madrid el 10 maig 1891, va ser l'exponent més clar de com triomfaria el lema «La letra con monos entra» entre grans sectors de públic.

La revista Blanco y Negro va ser la base editorial des de la qual Luca de Tena va partir per a la creació d'ABC, nascut com a setmanari l'1 de gener 1903 i convertit en diari l'1 de juny de 1905. Les diferents campanyes patriòtiques d'aquest rotatiu li van consolidar aviat el prestigi institucional. Luca de Tena va aixecar una empresa editorial, rensa Española, que va ser la instal·lació periodística més important d'Espanya en la seva època fundacional, i la va dotar amb els avenços tècnics més moderns en les arts gràfiques; d'ella van ser sortint molts títols de diaris i revistes: Gedeón (1895-1907), Gente Menuda (1906-1910), Actualidades (1908-1910), El Teatro (1909-1910), Los Toros (1909-1910) i Ecos (1912), diari de la nit.

Encara que va procurar sempre a les seves empreses certa càrrega ideològica, atenuada pel seu espanyolisme i el seu ideari monàrquic, Luca de Tena va militar en el partit liberal conservador i va ser diputat per Martos en les legislatures de 1893, 1898 i 1901, i senador, per Jaén el 1903 i 1905 (ua seva vinculació amb Jaén li ve a través del seu matrimoni amb Esperanza García de Torres León, neboda del cèlebre polític liberal Eduardo León y Llerena, propietari del Balneari de Marmolejo de 1882 a 1900), i per Sevilla el 1907, sent-ho més tard vitalici fins a la dictadura del general Primo de Rivera, el 1923. Luca de Tena va refusar dues vegades ser ministre, amb Canalejas primer, i amb Maura després, però en la seva vida parlamentària va intervenir defensant problemes del ram de comunicacions, i per la seva iniciativa es van aconseguir reformes tan interessants per al periodisme com la lliurança de premsa, el franqueig concertat i certes modificacions en el gir postal. Mesos abans de morir Luca de Tena, Alfons XIII li atorgava el títol de marquès de Luca de Tena per a ell i els seus fills i descendents, «premiant d'aquesta manera els grans i constants serveis que a la nació i a la monarquia ha prestat l'il·lustre patrici». A l'hora de morir, Luca de Tena va disposar que la seva esquela només tingués un títol: periodista.

Referències

Bibliografia
 R. Martínez de la Riva, Luca de Tena. La obra magnífica de una poderosa voluntad y una gran inteligencia, Madrid, s. a.
 M. García Venero, Torcuato Luca de Tena y Álvarez-Ossorio. Una vida al servicio de España, Madrid, 1961
 J. Losada de la Torre, Don Torcuato Luca de Tena, Barcelona, 1944
 J. Altabella, La prensa madrileña en la «Belle Époque», Ayuntamiento de Madrid, 1984

Enllaços externs

 Reportatge dInforme semanal (TVE) amb motiu del 85è aniversari de la seva mort (1979)

Periodistes andalusos
Polítics sevillans
Empresaris andalusos
Directors d'ABC
Morts a Madrid


My friends who are closest to me know I have a problem.
No, not an idiot problem (even though some days Lord knows I have that too!), but an idiom problem. They are so hard to keep straight and they don't really seem to ever relate to conversations. Something about a beating a horse while you have a bird in your hand. Or something about .. But anyway I know there is an idiom saying the only thing you can count on in life is that you can't count on life. I think God abides by this idiom sometimes. In my experience, God can always be counted on to do something totally out of my box and unexpected. If you would have told this med school driven, anti-marriage, anti-stay-at-home-mom, anti-homeschool college freshman that I would not only be married the summer I graduated, but also would be a teacher and a foster mom – I would have thought you were crazy! And most days I believe I am pretty crazy! But there is nothing I would rather be doing. I love my life- hard as it is- and I know it's because the great God I serve blesses obedience, not convenience.
Last school year was my second year as a teacher and it. was. Hard. My first year was a breeze compared to my second year. I tell you the truth; I love teaching. I am passionate about teaching. Yes, the periodic table and cellular respiration actually excite me, but I almost quit. Not just once in a moment of weakness, but many times. I sat with the Lord and begged him to make it clear if he was trying to lead me into something else. As hard as it was, the Lord has made it clear that I am to stay in education. I knew I needed tools. I needed help! After signing up for every simulcast and teaching newsletter/blog I could find, I started to entertain the idea of getting my Masters Degree in Education. I applied for a scholarship and not even twenty-four hours later the Lord provided a half ride scholarship to get my degree! After much prayer and discussion, the Lord has led us down this open road and I am going back to school! (Back to school shopping with me anyone?!) I am so excited for this opportunity and covet your prayers as life as a wife, teacher, foster mom, and student might be a little crazy!


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Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology) - MSc (Biodiv & Cons Biol)
An analysis of the fire regime and its effects on post-fire recovery in Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld vegetation
simons_msc_nsc_2018.pdf (8.432Mb)
Simons, Megan Brigette
Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld (NGR) is a fire-prone shrubland largely confined to the Kamiesberg Uplands. More than 20% has been transformed by agricultural activities such as grazing and dryland cropping. The history of fires of Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld was assessed over a period from 2000 - 2015. Furthermore, this study aimed to assess the effects of fire and grazing on the dynamics of Elytropappus rhinocerotis and the post-fire vegetation recovery. Satellite imagery, field observations and combination of field sampling techniques were used to compile a comprehensive fire database and to collect data on vegetation parameters. The Kamiesberg Uplands has a human-induced fire regime with a fire frequency of 4.2 years, which appears to be shorter for NGR compared to other Renosterveld - types. The majority of the fires were in summer and early autumn which is the ecologically accepted season with high fire intensities. Fire Danger Index ratings for summer burns were in the dangerous and very dangerous categories. In terms of cover, the distances between E. rhinocerotis individuals were significantly more on the burnt than on the unburnt sites. The density of unpalatable species on the burnt sites is also strongly associated with E. rhinocerotis. Elytropappus rhinocerotis appears to facilitate a role as a nurse-plant for various species in renosterveld. The local biotic and abiotic conditions, allows E. rhinocerotis to maintain its abundance, thus displaying niche construction by a single species.
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Bitcoin Price Spirals Toward $8,000 After Google Bans Cryptocurrency Ads
Samantha Chang
Samantha Chang is a freelance writer and editor covering politics, lifestyle, finance, and cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin prices took an 11% dive Wednesday after Google announced it will ban cryptocurrency advertising on its platform. The ban takes effect in June.
The price of one bitcoin token (BTC) was about $8,137 as of this writing, down 11% from 24 hours earlier. The original virtual currency hit an intraday low of $7,955, according to CoinDesk.
The Google crypto ban follows a similar ban by Facebook three months ago. Google announced the news on its website. Scott Spencer, Google's director of sustainable ads, defended the decision by telling CNBC:
"We don't have a crystal ball to know where the future is going to go with cryptocurrencies, but we've seen enough consumer harm or potential for consumer harm that it's an area that we want to approach with extreme caution."
Bitcoin prices tanked 12% in late January after Facebook announced a cryptocurrency ban, citing the need to weed out ads from financial products that are "frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices." (See more: Facebook Bans Ads for Cryptocurrencies and ICOs.)
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As bitcoin goes, so do its sister cryptocurrencies. The prices for nine of the top 10 highest-valued digital currencies by market cap all dropped dramatically during the past 24 hours.
Ethereum, Ripple, Tron, Bitcoin Cash, Tron and NEO all plummeted more than 10% today.
Industry experts say the Google and Facebook ad bans may not be all bad news for the crypto market. "It's a good thing for the industry," Brian Kelly, CEO of BKCM digital asset fund, told CNBC. "Facebook and Google ads were always a red flag for me. It's not having any impact on price."
Instead, Kelly believes crypto prices are falling due to general global regulatory fears. (See also: China To Crack Down On International Cryptocurrency Trading.)
"Selling is driven by fear of another China ban, supposedly coming in next 24 hours," he said. "My view is it will be a 'nothing burger' since China has been banning bitcoin since 2013."
Hackers Go Phishing
Another recurring problem in the digital currency ecosystem are hacks.
Top bitcoin exchange Binance was targeted in a massive, well-orchestrated hacking attempt just last week. While the heist was ultimately foiled, Binance is not taking the attack sitting down.
The exchange is willing to pay $10 million in bounties to tipsters who help them nab would-be cyberthieves.
"We can't simply play defense," Binance told customers. "We need to actively prevent any instances of hacking before they occur." (See more: Binance Offers $10 Million Bounty For Arrest of Crypto Hackers.)
Investing in cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings ("ICOs") is highly risky and speculative, and this article is not a recommendation by Investopedia or the writer to invest in cryptocurrencies or ICOs. Since each individual's situation is unique, a qualified professional should always be consulted before making any financial decisions. Investopedia makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or timeliness of the information contained herein. As of the date this article was written, the author owns no cryptocurrencies.
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Daily Baby: Mary-Louise Calls Off Engagement, Rob Lowe Sues Nannies, Gwyneths Moses Turns 2
October 11, 2009 by ModernMom Staff Leave a Comment
Mom of two Mary-Louise Parker and her Weeds co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan have broken off their engagement, People magazine confirms.. The two were engaged earlier this year after a two-year on-again, off-again relationship.
Rob Lowe is suing two of his family's former nannies for allegedly violating a confidentiality agreement, defamation and infliction of emotional distress, Star magazine reports. The dad of two first went public with his story on Monday when he penned a blog on the Huffington Post. "A former employee is demanding my wife Sheryl and I pay her $1.5 million by the end of the week or she will accuse us both of a vicious laundry list of false terribles," he said. "It is an attempt to damage and humiliate not only my wife and me, but our two young sons as well."
People magazine caught up with Gwyneth Paltrow this week, learning that she threw her son Moses a Mexican-themed second birthday party. She told the magazine, "It's so exciting," she said. "We had a little dinner for all of [Moses'] New York friends. He loves guacamole."
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