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doc-0 | Home » Primetals and Tata Steel to partner on green steel transition
Author: Lucas Möllers
The signing ceremony took place at Tata Steel’s headquarters in India. (source: Tata Steel)
Primetals Technologies and Indian steel producer Tata Steel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to intensify their collaboration on projects and technology related to green steel and decarbonization. The signing ceremony took place at Tata Steel’s headquarters in Mumbai, India.
Tata Steel is prioritizing decarbonization and is looking for solutions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Tata Steel has partnered with Primetals Technologies as one of several steps being taken. The market leader in environmental innovations for the metals industry, Primetals Technologies has an organization in place that is dedicated to green steel technology and the transformation of the steel industry. This organization extends to all of the company’s departments. Primetals Technologies will
provide Tata Steel with engineering expertise as well as support in implementing green steel technology.
“We are extremely excited to support Tata Steel in decarbonizing its production lines. Primetals Technologies is the global frontrunner and we have a broad portfolio in the field of green steel production solutions, including hydrogen-based ironmaking, electric steelmaking, and endless casting and rolling technologies. As a part of the larger Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, we also have innovations for carbon capture utilization and storage at our disposal,” says Norbert Petermaier, Executive Vice President, Sales at Primetals Technologies.
Tata Steel, together with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, is one of the world’s largest steel producers. It is also among the most geographically diversified, with operations and commercial presence across the world. Primetals Technologies possesses both high engineering competence and proven solutions in, for example, the fields of decarbonization, reduction in emissions, greater energy efficiency, and improved circularity and yield. The green steel portfolio covers the entire iron and steel production chain: upstream, downstream, metallurgical services, and electrics and automation. |
doc-1 | Posted 5 December 2017 at 9:46 am
Believe me, the “pillars” of the republican establishment in the Town of Murray breathed a deep sigh of relief after their 70 carefully solicited absentee ballots were counted following election day in November. Joe Sidonio and his upstart candidacy came up 6 votes short in what may well have been the most admirable political campaign in Town of Murray history.
The “pillars” may want to maintain a posture of vigilance, as my suspicion is that Joe Sidonio is not going away.
Unfortunately for those who may be even more convinced than ever that they invented “clever”, Sidonio’s message and base of support is rock solid. His campaign wasn’t based on “fake news”. Rather, his courage inspired a town to dream of returning government to its people.
Due entirely to the fact that Murray has no functioning Democratic committee, Sidonio was unable to receive a Democratic cross endorsement (which I favored). Keep in mind that a literal handful of additional votes from those who mistakenly view all politicians as the same (they aren’t) might very well have secured Sidonio an election victory for the history books.
Having a “C” and an “I” beside his name on the ballot were not enough for Joe to overcome the absence of the coveted “R”. That “R” has made it possible for a handful of Orleans County “leaders” to do all manner of things that Orleans County residents may eventually come to regret.
But, how can the establishment claim victory in Murray? Fortunately for him, victorious County Judge candidate Sandy Church didn’t need to carry Murray. From what I hear, though he won fairly convincingly Countywide with an “R” beside his name, Church and his opponent, Democrat and Conservative Party endorsed Tonia Ettinger, finished in a tie in the Republican County Chairman’s hometown! You may need to re-read that one.
One thing is clear to me. Joe Sidonio is serious about serving the interests of the people in Murray. He didn’t need the money. He didn’t need to bring the grief upon his family.
Be thankful for those who try.
Gary Kent |
doc-2 | January 7, 2010 by Matt
Social sim. engine, pt. 2
So what’s first? I’ve got the requirements down, so now I need to start translating that in to code.
The most basic thing I’ll need to build is a player. I like to use a simple MVC pattern for this. It’ll need to be a very scaled down version of my Ramen player so that should be easy enough.
The player/controller will have the model load an XML file that contains the information for the characters, the structure of the sim and some settings (ui, speed, don’t know at this point). Model will do a little parsing and then the view will take over and draw the UI. After we’re all set up, the player will show the first page.
Each page will be a movie clip in the library of the player. In ramen, each page is an external SWF, but I’d like to keep this player simple. Having everything in one place will make it easier to keep a consistent UI and make it easier to edit. The content for each page will be stored in an XML file. I’ll need a class for the page that handles loading the XML and then kicking off any interaction specific interaction code. So a base template class and a few subclasses for each specific type.
Also need to come up with a schema for the XML and keep it as human readable as possible. Keeping the structure separate from the content of the questions should help a little. But as the complexity of the simulation goes up so will the mark up. I’m not quite sure how the variables and evaluations of the dynamic state will even be defined yet.
All of that will probably take me a week or so to get though. I’ll have screen shots up as I make progress.
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doc-3 | Angelina Jolie is an Oscar winner American actress, filmmaker and humanitarian. She gives a great contribution to the world as a flourishing brand ambassador and by conducting many human welfare programs. She is the most successful leading actress in Hollywood, who raised her standards up in the most stunning actresses of the world.
Angelina Jolie was born in Los Angeles, California on June 4,1975. Her father Jon Voight is a famous Oscar winner and her mother Marcheline Bertrand is also a very famous actress. Jolie is of German and Slovak descent from her father’s side and on her mother’s side, she is of primarily French-Canadian, Dutch, and German ancestry. She faced many problems in her childhood time. After their parents divorce, Angelina and her brothers lived with their mother. Because of the separation of their parents, Angelina faced many financial problems and lived a very simple life. They only have the option to survived on her mother’s modest income.
Angelina Jolie firstly, joined Beverly Hills High School for her early studies. But she did not enjoy her years in this school because of getting teased by other students, who targeted her for wearing glasses and teeth braces. Then she moved to Moreno High School, which is an alternative school where she become a Punk Outsider. At the age of eleven, Angelina’s family moved back to Los Angeles and she began studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. After completing her study in Lee Strasberg, She undertook some film studies at New York University and later joined the renowned Met Theatre Group in Los Angeles.
At Age 16, she starts her profession in modeling and become a famous face, which appeared in some music videos. She has made her first on -stage role as a German S&M dominatrix. After some time she began to learn the acting skills from her father Jon Voight and she become a successful model and appearing with Meat Loaf’ in the video ‘Rock’n’Roll Dreams Come Through’. Angelina expand her first taste of screen acting by starring in no less than five of her brother James’s student films. After that she gives many movies where she raises herself and her skill one by one in the way of success. She gave wonderful successful movies like Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Girl interrupted, Gia, Salt, A Mighty Heart, Changeling, Maleficent and many others.
She is the Oscar winner personality and won many wonderful awards. She got her first Oscar because of playing a fabulous role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975. Jolie won the triple crown “Girl” impel her to win the Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award and the Academy Award for best leading actress in a supporting role. She earns many other popular awards, which helps in making her career successful and famous in all over the world.
Angelina, a famous actress is a also a very good human being. She works to obtain aid for refugees in Cambodia, Darfur and Jordan, to name just a few and received the Global Humanitarian Action Award from the United Nations Association of the USA in the year 2005. Because of her excellent contribution she gains more attention from the press. She also shows a huge interest in pets and collected the snakes and lizards. The name of her favorite Snake was Harry Dean Stanton and her favorite lizard was called Vladimir.
Angelina Jolie is also famous because of the newspaper headlines which related to her personal affairs. She got married three times. Firstly, she married in 1995 with Hackers Co-star Jonny Lee Miller and they got separated in 1999 by getting divorced. After some year, Jolie married Academy award winner Actor Billy Bob Thornton and divorced in 2003. In the year 2002, Jolie adopted a son from Cambodia and named him Maddox and a daughter, Zahara three years later from Maddox adoption. She met with Actor Brad Pitt, who adopt her both kids with proper paperwork and in year 2006, the biological daughter, Shiloh of Jolie and Pitt was born in Namibia. After that, she adopts some more child and also gave birth to twin babies. In the year 2012, Jolie and Pitt become engaged and married after some times.
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doc-4 | The adductor mandibulae complex has been a subject of discussion and uncertainties due to a wide range of differentiations and fusions that have occurred during teleost evolution. The adductor mandibulae of numerous catfishes was studied in detail and compared with that of several other teleosts described in the literature. Our observations and comparisons demonstrate that: 1) the adductors mandibulae Aomega, A2, and A3 of acanthopterygians correspond, respectively, to the Aomega, A2, and A3 of ostariophysines; 2) the antero-dorso-lateral (A1) and the antero-ventro-lateral (A1-OST) sections of the adductor mandibulae present, respectively, in acanthopterygians and in basal ostariophysines are the result of two different patterns of differentiation of this muscle; 3) some derived ostariophysines present a lateral section of the adductor mandibulae attached to the upper jaw (A0) that is not homologous with any other section of this muscle present in any other ostariophysine or acanthopterygian fish; 4) the configuration of the adductor mandibulae present in Diplomystes seems to be the plesiomorphic condition for catfishes; and 5) the muscle retractor tentaculi, present in a large number of catfishes, is derived from the inner section of the adductor mandibulae (A3) and, thus, is not homologous with the lateral bundle of this muscle (A0) that inserts on the upper jaw in some derived ostariophysine fishes. |
doc-5 | A day after celebrating her fifth wedding anniversary, Lola Okoye has declared that she is lost for words over her husband, Peter Okoye, and his twin brother, Paul.
The brothers, formerly known together as P-Square, are engaged in a bitter sibling rivalry.
They finally broke up as a music duo last year after several attempts at going their separate ways in the past.
The brothers have since launched solo careers which with little or no success.
Bothered about their ego-driven war, Lola posted a picture of the two brothers together with two of their kids on their birthday.
She prayed for them while insisting they are one.
“Happy Birthday guys,” she wrote.
“I am lost for words when it comes to your matter. I pray the Almighty God continues to guide and protect you. I pray that our father in heaven speaks to you individually and softens your hearts.”
Peter had promised in a wedding anniversary message on Saturday to protect his wife from all those who want to throw insults at her.
His brother, Paul and Jude, had been accused in the past of hating the woman and blaming her for coming between them.
Her husband, however, insists that he made the right decision by marrying her, describing the statement that “blood is thicker than water” as nonsense. |
doc-6 | What makes a good guitar solo? This is a question that has been debated for centuries. Some say it is the technical ability of the player, while others believe it is the emotion and feeling conveyed through the music. There are many factors that contribute to a great guitar solo, but in the end, it is up to the listener to determine what they enjoy most.
There are many different types of guitar solos, from the fast and furious shredding of metal bands to the more mellow and bluesy licks of classic rockers. No matter what genre you prefer, there are certain qualities that all great guitar solos share.
One of the most important aspects of a great guitar solo is the melody. A solo should have a catchy hook that will stay in the listener’s head long after the song is over. The best solos are those that are able to stand on their own as great pieces of music, even if they are being played over a simple chord progression.
Another important quality of a great guitar solo is emotion. A solo should be able to convey the feeling of the song, whether it be happiness, sadness, anger, or any other emotion. The best way to do this is to really feel the music yourself as you are playing. Let the emotions flow through you and into your fingers.
Finally, a great guitar solo must be memorable. It should be something that the listener will want to hear again and again. It should be unique and distinguishable from other solos in the same genre. A great guitar solo will leave the listener wanting more, and eager to hear what else the artist has to offer.
So next time you’re listening to your favorite band, take a minute to appreciate the guitar solo – chances are, it’s pretty great. |
doc-7 | Learn more about Hazeltine National
U.S. Junior Amateur website
Qualifying Sneak Peak
U.S. Junior Amateur Fast Facts
Hazeltine National is Proud to Host the 2020 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
NOTICE: On April 24, 2020, the USGA has elected to cancel the upcoming 2020 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship due to COVID-19 pandemic. Please read the press release available, HERE.
See below for more information on volunteer opportunities!
Hazeltine National and the state of Minnesota are excited to host the U.S. Amateur Championship July 18-25 of 2020. This marks Hazeltine's 9th USGA Championship.
For most contestants, this championship will be their pinnacle achievement in golf — we are calling on everyone to help in hosting what will surely be a very memorable championship experience.
Volunteer opportunities include but are not limited to:
Forecaddies
Standard Bearers
Status Boards
Evacuation Drivers
Volunteer Hospitality
On behalf of the Hazeltine National Golf Club and the U.S. Junior Amateur Executive Committee, thank you in advance for helping make the 2020 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship a wonderful and exciting experience for the contestants. |
doc-8 | Missouri S&T choir students Zachary Palmer, Nicholas Bourisaw, Danielle Baker and Victoria Kramer at the 2019 Missouri Music Educators Association Conference in Osage Beach, Missouri. Photo by Lorie Francis.
Four Missouri S&T students performed in the Missouri All-Collegiate Honor Choir at the 81st Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) Conference on Jan. 25 at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri.
The All-Collegiate Honor Choir, formed every four years, is a selected group of college-level choir members throughout the state. S&T’s participating students are Soprano Victoria Kramer, soprano; Danielle Baker, alto; Nicholas Bourisaw, tenor; and Zachary Palmer, bass.
“It was an interesting experience for me since I was one of only a few non-music majors participating,” says Zachary Palmer, a senior in ceramic engineering from Omaha, Nebraska. “It gave me a chance to make new friends from around the state and to sing among some very talented musicians.”
“Singing with the collegiate choir was a fantastic and once-in-a lifetime experience,” says Victoria Kramer, a chemical engineering student with minors in biology and music, from St. Louis. “Practicing and performing the music for the concert among such talented and dedicated musicians was such a blessing. I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to participate in the choir.”
Eliza Rubenstein, a Missouri native and director of choral and vocal activities at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, led the students as guest conductor. She also serves as artistic director of the Orange County Women’s Chorus and the Long Beach Chorale and Chamber Orchestra, as well as music director at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church.
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doc-9 | A billionaire’s vision for California university’s ‘destructive’ ‘mega-dorm’ ignites firestorm
Joshua Bote, SFGATE
An aerial view of the University of California, Santa Barbara campus.
Nik Wheeler/Getty Images
A proposed development on one University of California campus has ignited intense controversy and a social media backlash following a fiery condemnation by a campus-affiliated architect.
As reported by the Santa Barbara Independent Thursday, Southern California architect Dennis McFadden sent in his resignation and an excoriation of a building development proposed by Berkshire Hathaway investor (and close friend of Warren Buffett) Charles Munger for the University of California, Santa Barbara campus.
The building, known as Munger Hall, would be 11 stories and house 4,500 students. Munger would donate $200 million to the project, the Independent reported, under the condition that it upholds the blueprint he designed to the letter, without any revisions.
McFadden, who served on a design committee for the campus, was sharply critical of the structure, citing its “unprecedented size” and its failures to consider the overlying Isla Vista area or include “natural light, air and views” for students. (He no longer shows up as the “design consultant” on the UCSB website, as the position is currently listed as vacant.)
“ … In the nearly fifteen years I served as a consulting architect to the [committee], no project was brought before the committee that is larger, more transformational and potentially more destructive to the campus as a place than Munger Hall,” McFadden wrote in his resignation, obtained by the Daily Nexus, the campus’ student-run newspaper.
“The basic concept of Munger Hall as a place for students to live,” he later writes, “is unsupportable from my perspective as an architect, a parent and a human being.”
Some eyebrow-raising details emerge in his screed. Munger Hall, in what the Independent reported as a desire to “coax residents out of their rooms and into larger common areas, where they could interact and collaborate,” fails to feature outward-facing windows in the vast majority of the individual dorm rooms.
Instead, the building would use “artificial light and mechanical ventilation,” McFadden writes.
The building would also have a population density of 221,000 students per square mile, he notes, “which would qualify it as the eighth densest neighborhood in the world,” behind a neighborhood in Bangladesh.
He also writes that the building does not take into consideration the remainder of the campus or the Isla Vista community, instead being “an alien world parked at the corner of the campus.”
Despite his stunning repudiation — and increasing aggravation on social media, including remarks likening the dorms to European prisons and "Squid Game" holding cells — over the proposal, the university seems to have no plans to change its mind, or push back against the benefactor who moonlighted as an amateur architect for the dormitory.
“The Munger Hall project and design is continuing to move forward as planned,” campus spokesperson Andrea Estrada told the Daily Nexus. “We are delighted to be moving forward with this transformational project.”
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Joshua Bote is the tech editor at SFGATE. He grew up in the Los Angeles area, went to UC Berkeley and has previously worked as a news reporter at USA Today and SFGATE and a music writer at NPR. Email: joshua.bote@sfgate.com |
doc-10 | Susan Sarandon (Image: Getty)
Did Susan Sarandon Split From Boyfriend Jonathan Bricklin Over Reality TV Series?
by Chelsea ReganApril 30, 2015, 4:00 pmApril 30, 2015, 4:00 pmApril 30, 2015, 4:00 pmNews >
Susan Sarandon has reportedly broken things off with her boyfriend of five years, Jonathan Bricklin, because of issues that arose while filming reality TV series, Connected.
Susan Sarandon, Jonathan Bricklin Split?
Bricklin, 37, was given the opportunity to star in AOL’s digital series Connected, which will feature six New Yorkers documenting their own lives with handheld cameras. Since Bricklin’s girlfriend is movie star Sarandon, 68, it meant that she too would be appearing on the series. According to insiders, their breakup occurred during filming.
“The whole [split] was documented on the show,” a source told E! News. “The split was recent… At first, Susan was onboard with the show. For the last five years, the relationship has been mostly about her. He was given the opportunity to do Connected and really wanted it. He needed something that was going to be about him. She agreed.”
“As filming went on, she started to get uncomfortable. Even though the filming was supposed to focus on him, producers kept making it about her,” the source added. “They wanted the movie star. They put pressure on him to deliver more with her and she finally put her foot down.”
As the reports of a split spread, Bricklin spoke out about the rumors, stating that while the show did bring up issues, it did not end their relationship.
“Susan and I have a lot of respect and great admiration for each other. It’s impossible to concisely characterize our relationship, other than to say that it continues to evolve in new and unexpected ways,” Bricklin said in a statement. “She supported my decision to be a part of AOL’s Connected, and making this series about my life has brought up real and somewhat unexplored issues, but it didn’t break us up.”
Sarandon, who was previously married to Chris Sarandon and had a longterm relationship with actor Tim Robbins, only opened up about her relationship with Bricklin last October.
“It’s the soul of a person that interests me,” she told Hello! magazine. “When you are in love, the question of age, sex, color no longer hold any importance.”
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doc-11 | Home Your Move Mean People… And What to Do About Them • Part 1
Hi everybody welcome to your move where we help you make better decisions and live with fewer regrets. I’M andy stanley and i’ll be your guide, and today we’re talking about those people. We try to avoid them.
We don’t always know what to do with them and we try real hard not to become like them. That’S right today we are talking about mean people and what to do about them. So do you know what you mean? People stick around [ Music ].
So today is um part, one of a two-part series entitled mean people and what to do about them mean people and what to do about them. I i thought about entitling this series, bad people and what to do about them, but you know we hesitate to call anybody bad.
We say things like this, like you know, he’s he’s really not he’s really not a bad person and that’s what we say he’s really not a bad person. He just he just does bad things like a lot, which i think that’s what it means to be a bad person, but so we’re not going to do a bad person.
We’Re going to do mean person we’re going to stick with mean people mean people and specifically, what should we do about the mean people in our lives, and by mean i mean mean these: are the unpleasant people uh? These are the deceptive people.
These are the people that control us with time or money or with our children. These are the users they’re just they’re, just unkind. It may be that person that when you see them coming, you just don’t want to interact with them, because well they’re, just there’s just no other way to say it.
They’Re just mean and to be clear. This isn’t to say that we’re not often mean i mean all of us have been mean at some point. In fact, there’s somebody maybe who’s going to see or hear this message and unfortunately we’re going to come to mind.
But generally, what we talk about when we’re together is how to live a life in such a way and to live our lives in such a way. That we’re not the mean people so we’re not discounting the fact that from time to time we can be mean and certainly have the potential um to be perhaps as mean as the meanest person we’ve ever met.
But this these two messages are going to focus on how to respond to and how to react to the mean people in our lives now. The reason this is so important um is this is, if, if you don’t have a plan, and if i don’t have a plan um if we’re not prepared and honestly as we’re going to see if we’re not somewhat proactive, here’s what happens – and we we’ve all experienced This the mean people the mean people in our lives.
Ultimately, they gain a measure of control over our lives and before we know it we’re actually acting like they do, and it feels in the moment as if we have no choice. In fact, if somebody were to hear your story or when you tell your story and you talk about how you’ve reacted to or responded to, the person that you know is mean to you um the person that hears your story is like well, who could blame you? It’S almost like, it’s like you, have no choice and the reason it feels like we have no choice is this: that mean people, and we don’t think in these terms when we’re in the relationship but mean people without even meaning to they just keep us off balance.
We’Re just always off balance; we don’t know where what we’re walking into we don’t know how to respond. They kind of lean left and we kind of lean right, because, when we’re off balance, what happens we’re forced to compensate? This is why, in these relationships, you feel like you’re, not even yourself.
In fact somebody may have said to you. You know when you’re around him when you’re around her when you’re together, i feel like, i feel like you’re, not even yourself. Why? Because well, when we’re around these kinds of people, we are forced to compensate if somebody walks up and pushes you off balance.
Everything in you would you compensate to regain your balance, but the problem with a mean person is: it is impossible. It is virtually impossible to maintain and keep your balance i’ll. Give you a quick illustration that actually is a long illustration.
I’M going to try to keep short when my mom who died when she was 82. When my mom was in her late 30s, she met a young woman in her late 20s that she helped out and they became lifelong friends. Her name was alice and alice actually used to stay with me with my sister and me when my parents would go out of town, so i’ve known alice, basically my whole life.
So then, when my mom was in her 70s and basically she couldn’t drive anymore and she really had needed some. Some help at home alice would actually drive 45 minutes from her home. Now alice is in her late 60s.
She would drive from her home 45 minutes to my mom’s home every single week to go through my mom’s mail pay, my mom’s bills balance my mom’s checkbook and just answer any questions and just spend time with my mom, which i was so grateful for.
So my mom invested in her now she’s investing in my mom and again it took so much pressure off of me so extraordinarily grateful. So, as my mom neared, the end of her life and as she was, you know, less and less able to take care of herself um alice began to lose her sight and before long she couldn’t drive any longer and she was basically a shut-in in her own Home and then sandra, my wife began doing for alice what alice had done for my mom so as time goes by, it becomes clear to us that alice can’t stay in her house any longer, because technically she was living alone.
We’Ll come back to that in just a minute and so sandra convinced alice that she needed to move to assisted living now. If anyone here has ever moved a parent, um or a spouse’s parent to assisted living, it is so complicated, but it’s even more complicated.
We’Re trying to move somebody who is not a family member, so sandra got an attorney. She became alice’s official legal power of attorney, and then she got another friend of alice’s to become alice’s. Um uh physical, our medical power of attorney, said there’s kind of team atlas.
So the goal was get her assisted living. In fact, sandra found a place two miles from our house, because we’re committed to alice for the rest of her life well, anyway, about eight or nine months before that process began.
An old friend of aldus’s showed up at her front door, a gentleman in his late 60s, keeping all this straight and he said alice, i’m destitute. I don’t have a place to live. I’Ve been living in my car, um, it’s getting cold.
Would it be okay? If i moved in with you for just a few months now, alice had been warned and later we were warned that this guy’s name is roger, that if you let roger move in you’re going to have a difficult time getting roger to move out.
But she allowed him to move into one of her spirit, bedrooms and actually, honestly, he was pretty helpful because he could drive and he could take her to her doctor’s visits. Um. He would bring us the mail.
Sometimes he seemed like the nicest guy – and i couldn’t imagine this was going to be a problem. Besides, he knew we’re going to sell her house, and so, if we sell her house, you’ll probably have to move out by that point right.
So i felt like there was kind of a built-in deadline. This wouldn’t be a problem, and so we finally have get to we get alice, moved to this assisted living place close to us. That was, you know, an event.
We get the house cleaned out. We do this big garage, sale, sander, put signs out that the house is going to go for sale and you know the real estate market right now is so high. So she starts getting calls and now she’s got to show the house.
But now the house is completely empty, i mean she sold everything and then threw everything else away and just a mammoth. You know task if you’ve ever done, that for someone and so sandra’s, you know riding point on this whole process and then we got to show the house, but the problem is there’s you know come see this house, it’s completely empty except, oh yeah.
Don’T go in that bedroom. There’S a air mattress with some clothes in the closet and a computer on the floor. You know don’t mind the guy camping out in the house, so you know it’s going to be kind of hard to show this house right.
Well, so she started showing the house and so we’re like roger okay. Thank you. You got to go, and he just ignores this. So um sandra gives him a deadline. He gives him three weeks by this day. He agreed that hey on that monday, i’ll be gone.
Monday comes monday, goes he’s still there and it becomes apparent he’s not moving out. So we’re sitting on the couch late one afternoon, um sandra calls roger, i said, put it on. You know on speakerphone and of course, i’m trying not to get involved because sandra throughout the process and said andy.
You cannot get involved because i wanted to get involved and i only had one tool you know i want to use my tool and she’s like you can’t use your tool. So so they have this um conversation speakerphone and he is so rude to saying.
I’Ve never heard anyone speak to my wife. This way i was so angry and she’s kind of leaning this way and i’m reaching for the phone. I just want to take the phone and say and she’s like no, no, no and he’s he’s he’s saying i’m going to sue you.
You can’t kick me out. The law doesn’t allow you to kick out a renter, i’m like renter. That assumes rent. I mean there’s not this guy’s paid nothing he’s taken advantage of an 80 year old woman, we’re trying to close her house and we put money in the bank because there’s a monthly gap between her pension, social security to stay in this assisted living place, and he Is so rude to sandra okay? What how do you? How do you think we responded to all this? I mean: what’s our response? Well, you can imagine, because you can imagine yourself, do you know what we did and this is kind of embarrassing and i’m not even going to give you the details.
It’S so embarrassing. We sat around day after day night after night, coming up with the most devious, manipulative ways you can imagine to get roger out of the house. I’M telling you there were times.
We just listened to each other and think who are we who have we become, but we realize what was happening, we’re we’re starting to become like roger we’re becoming like him. We don’t even like him, it was all we talked about to the point.
Honestly. It was as if roger had moved in with us, because it so focused our attention every single day. How do we get roger out of the house before this closing? We couldn’t even believe somebody would give us a contract and give if that was a contract on the house, because they’d never seen the house empty, because there’s a guy camping out in one of the bedrooms now in part, two i’m going to come back and tell You how that story resolved so yeah.
I know okay, okay, sorry to do that. But but the point point is simply this, and you know this: it is so difficult. It is so difficult to be good to people who just aren’t good right. It’S no matter what kind of faith you have in the moment.
It is so difficult to be kind to people who, just it seems like in their heart, they’re, just unkind or sensitive to people who are insensitive. The golden rule, it just doesn’t seem to apply. You know the golden rule do unto others as you would have others.
What is it do yeah do unto you, and this is great until somebody mistreats you and it’s great until somebody mistreats me or mistreats, somebody that i love and for me in this particular story. It’S a it’s a you know, double-edged sword because i loved alice and i wanted us to help alice.
But i was watching my wife be mistreated at the same time and i’m supposed to do under roger, as i would have roger do unto me and suddenly the golden rule is out the window. Now it’s the iron rule. I just just made this up, but you understand the iron rule, it’s doing to others as they have done unto you right, and this doesn’t only feel natural.
It doesn’t only just feel natural to treat people the way they’ve treated us in the moment. It just seems right, it just seems fair and in fact, if i were to go into detail about some of these crazy ideas, we had to get roger out of the house after hearing just the part of the story, i’ve told you you’d be like well yeah.
I mean why why wouldn’t you do all that? It just seems right, it seems fair, it seems just it seems. Scenes seems even and then there’s this, and maybe this is a little close to home, because maybe this is maybe part of your story or maybe part of your story growing up or maybe it’s part of the story of your first marriage when, when we’re mistreated in A relationship and we feel powerless to do anything about it again, we’re off balance we compensate, but sometimes we compensate not in the relationship with the person that threw us off balanced you’ve.
Seen this happen, we compensate in another relationship we compensate somewhere or with somebody else, i’ll i’ll. Take it out on you, because i can’t take it out on him. I can’t take it out on her. I can’t get back at them.
I can’t go back into the office and take it out on the people that mistreated me at work, but i’ve got all this energy, i’m off balance and then it’s due unto others it’s doing to others and someone else is done, unto you so round and round And round it goes, and you know what we’ve all been there at some level, maybe not a big level, but at some level we’ve all you know been a part of this dynamic.
So here’s the question: here’s what we’re talking about! What do we do? I mean what do you do about the mean people? Maybe it was your ex? Maybe it’s a neighbor, maybe it’s a boss, a sister, a sister-in-law and you you’re, just there’s just no way to extricate yourself from the relationship, because the nature of the relationship but they’re just mean – and it’s fun i’ll admit it.
It’S fun to daydream about getting even, but the problem of course is – and you know this – is that getting even makes us even make getting even makes us even with someone that we don’t even like it makes us like someone that we dislike.
So what do we do? You can’t ignore them right, that’s impossible, and if you ignore them, you know what they do right. They just keep chipping away chipping away chipping away and eventually we break and we react and then it’s like we’ve, given them even more power.
Over us, so ignoring them isn’t the way forward and getting even isn’t the way forward, but fortunately there’s a third option: it’s the third option that it’s not intuitive, it’s a third option that actually decreases their power over us and, honestly, it’s the third option that allows Us to guard and protect our hearts and it positions us when this is said and done to tell a much better story.
Of course, the way forward is taught and modeled by jesus, but it’s also modeled in the old testament by a relatively unknown individual, whose life intersects with the life of david. Now many of us, if you grew up around church or in church, are familiar with who king david was, but this event doesn’t take place when he’s king david or even shepherd boy david.
This event takes place when he is fugitive, david um after david as a young as a teenager, killed goliath. You remember that story um he becomes a hero, a national hero in israel, ancient israel and so king saul.
The king at the time draws him in close because david’s a leader he’s a national hero. You want to keep your friends close. You want to keep your potential rivals even closer, and then king saul gets word that some rogue prophet has gone to david’s home as a little boy and anointed david to be the next king of israel.
Now this is a real problem if, if you’re already the king – because not only do you want to finish out your years as king, you want your son in his case jonathan, to become the next king, so this is now now.
This is messing with this dynasty. So king saul tries to kill david david escapes, he becomes a fugitive he’s living out in the wilderness. He’S had to leave his family over time because he’s a leader he attracts other men like him.
Other angry mistreated, outlaws they’re outcasts from society. They have no place to call home and they’re all angry, because each of them have their own story of being mistreated and the injustice that had happened under king saul so and david’s got all this anger.
And all this frustration and, of course, like any of us, he’s looking for a place to sort of take it out somebody to take it out on, because king saul is untouchable, and in this story he finally finds a victim and that’s where the story picks up.
So i’ll read part of the story and then we’re going to stop in the middle pick it up next time. Here’S what happens a certain man. This is the first samuel, 25 and samuel is essentially the david’s biographer.
In a sense, a certain man in moan who had property there in carmel was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats, you know, and you read this in ancient times just like for us, it’s like what would you do with the thousand goes anyway.
So yeah a thousand goes. He had car. You know garage is full of cars. Think of it that way, he had three thousand sheep um, which he was shearing in carmel and his name. His name was nabal. Now sheep shearing season in ancient times.
This is when wealthy people found out how much wealthier they had just become. This was like it’s like a financial report, an annual financial report he’s about to find out where he is financially um, whether or not he turned a profit and, if so, um how much his name’s nabal tex goes on and says this.
His name was nabal and his wife’s name was abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman and her, but her husband was harsh and mean in his dealings. In fact his his name. His name actually means heavy, and this hebrew word here actually means heavy.
He was basically a pain to deal with. He was a burden to deal with. He was in fact the text tells us he was just a mean person. Uh text continues, while, while david and his men were in the wilderness, he heard that nabal was shearing sheep.
So he’s like hey this rich guy is about to get richer, so he sent 10 of his young men and he said to them. I want you to give nabal a message: go up to nabal at carmel and greet him in my name. So when you show up, let everybody know you’re coming in the na in david’s name and say to him greet him.
This way say long life to uniball, good health to you and your household and good health to all that is yours. This was a formal ancient. Greeting that basically said, i come in peace and then make sure you give him the message and here’s the message when your shepherds, when your shepherds were with us, we did not mistreat them the whole time they were at carmel.
Nothing of theirs went missing. In other words, while your shepherds were out watching over their flocks by night night after night after night during that season, our men were all around them all the time and we never stole anything so there’s a sense in which your profit, your profit, is due.
In part to our protection, not only do we not allow our men to steal anything from you, we didn’t allow the other rogues in the area to steal anything from you as well, and he said, and if you don’t take my word for it, the message continues.
This way ask your own servants and they’ll. Tell you therefore be favorable toward my men since we come at a festive time and please, if you would, please give your servants and your son david, whatever you can find for them.
In other words, you’re going to have extra, we kind of helped you create that extra. If you wouldn’t mind sharing with us, that would be. That would be great. So when david’s men arrived, they went to carmel when they arrived.
They gave nabal this message in david’s name and then they waited and they waited and they waited so anyway. He keeps them waiting, but eventually the nabal sends his answer, or perhaps he comes out and gives the answer himself.
It’S not clear. The ball answered. Here’S what he said, the ball answered david’s servants, who is this david? You come in david’s name, who is david? Who is this son of jesse, so he knew who david was but he’s like.
You know what yeah we’ve heard of david and you think he’s such a big deal he’s not such a big deal. Who is this? Guy? Hey come on he’s just one of many many servants are breaking away from their masters these days, your master is a nobody.
Your master is an outlaw. I didn’t ask for his help. I didn’t need his help. I don’t owe him anything. So, no, i’m not going to share with david and his band of merry men. You are dismissed why he says why.
Why should i take my bread and water and the meat i have slaughtered from my shearers and give it to men coming from you know: where did you come from again so no you’re dismissed so david’s men turned around and they went back and when they arrived, They repeated every word and then david said to his men: oh well, it was worth a try.
No david actually said to his men. Each of you strap on your sword, so they did and then an interesting detail in the text and david strapped his on as well. In other words, you mess with me and you will see you mess with me and you will pay now.
There’S a reason. I think why the author highlights david arming himself with his sword, because david’s sword was like no other sword. David’S sword was actually a reminder that he did not need to return.
Evil for evil david’s sword was actually a reminder that he did not need to take matters into his own hands. In fact, i’m just curious. Do you know where david got his sword? Anybody goliath, that’s right.
He got a sword from goliath. So goliath. Sword is a visual aid of god’s promise of protection and provision to david god had chosen him. God had raised him up as a teenager. God had anointed him as king.
He did not need to take matters into his own hands of anybody on the planet. At that time, david was the one person who could turn to god for help, and god would in fact intervene on his behalf. But david is hurt, david’s angry and he can’t see any of that and to him it’s just an oversized sword.
The story that goes with the story he’s forgotten. The story, he’s forgotten god’s provision because he’s so angry and he’s so hurt and he redirects his frustration with king saul who’s untouchable toward nabal, so about 400 men.
This is amazing. About 400 men went up with david 400 men. Okay, this was an overreaction of epic proportion. This was going to be a massacre. You’Ve heard, we’ve all heard that hurt people hurt people.
This is a case of hunted people hunt people, so he sets out – and it’s so interesting, because the biographer once again lets us get inside david’s head. He begins internally to build up a head of steam to build his case.
He’S he’s going to build a case to justify what he’s not 100 sure he should be doing you ever ever. Do that hey, you know andy. I got an idea. I think this was sanders. Idea: hey: let’s go into the house when roger’s, not there and slice his air mattress fold, it up, put it on the street with his clothes in his computer and change the locks.
That might have been my idea anyway. You just you just visualize. You know what can we do to get back at this person that has done so much to us. In fact, here’s what the biographer says that david had just said to his guys.
It’S been useless all my watching over this fella’s property kind of building up his case in the wilderness, so that nothing of his was missing all this i’ve done for him. Think of all the things i’ve done for him.
Think of all the nights. We stayed up. Think of all the things we could have stolen. Think of how wealthy we could already be. But what has he done? He has paid me back evil for good. Then he he, you know he invites god into the equation.
May god deal with me, be it ever so severely if by morning i leave one male of all who belong to him alive. In other words, i’m gonna murder, him i’m gonna kill his male servant and i’m gonna kill his sons.
That’Ll teach him to treat me this way, so we’re gonna pause, the story there, here’s what we have so far. We got two characters: uh, we have two responses and we have no hero right i mean we have nabal.
We have david evil for good david. Did good, he responded with evil david who’s about to do evil for evil. Nabal is somewhat maniacal and david is about to be predictable, but i mean who could blame him for what he’s about to do, and sometimes again it just seems like evil for evil.
Is the only option turns out, as i said earlier, it’s not there’s a third option, we’re going to talk about that in part two, but here’s what i want you to do between now and part two. I want to give you four questions to think about the question number one is this: do you want to be even with someone you don’t even like? No, i already know the answer to this question.
No, we don’t, but our natural response to mean people oftentimes is an attempt to get even with people. We don’t even like to be like someone that we would readily admit that we that we dislike the question number two.
Wouldn’T you rather be ahead? I mean. Do you want to get even with someone you don’t even like or wouldn’t you rather be ahead? Wouldn’T you prefer to be un, unlike the person or the people that you dislike, and this is, as i said earlier, this is so not intuitive, but here’s the thing and when i say it you know it’s true.
Unlike any other arena of life, you actually relationally pull ahead by refusing to get even you actually pull ahead by refusing to get even – and that leads to a third question – that we ask a lot around here within several different contexts.
And the third question is this: when this is nothing more than a story, you tell what story do you want to tell when your response to this current relationship there’s nothing more than a story, you tell what story do you want to tell do you want to Tell the story that i ended up just like the person that i disliked, because i allowed them to infuriate me into acting just like them.
It’S not a good story. It’S not the story that any of us want to tell and then the fourth question. The fourth question is the on-ramp to the solution. The fourth question is the on-ramp to pulling ahead, and the fourth question sets us up and puts us in this uncomfortable space that we know we probably should step into and if you’re a jesus follower, if you’re christian, you know with certainty, you’ve been called to step Into but it’s so uncomfortable, the fourth question is this: what would it look like, and you don’t have to commit to this – you just have to have an internal conversation.
What would it look like to return good for evil, not just refuse to react or to react in like kind, but to be kind, not just refuse to be bad, but to take seriously the words of jesus, because he was so direct about this.
I mean this. You know a lot of things. Jesus said we have a hard time figuring out this. This is too clear. He said i want you to do good to those who mistreat you don’t just put up with them. Don’T just forgive them, don’t just ignore them.
Don’T just try not to be like them. Jesus says. No, that’s that’s not enough. I want you to think through how to do good to those who mistreat you, because jesus knew that doing good to people who have not been good to us is ultimately what frees us but protects our heart.
Getting even is natural. It’S predictable. Jesus has invited us to be unpredictable. Jesus has invited us to do something extraordinary. It’S as if he’s saying, don’t be predictable, don’t write a predictable story, write a remarkable story, write that story that’s worth telling and what will determine whether or not that story is worth telling is not what the other person does, because you have no control over that It is 100 right here in our decision, whether or not to respond either in like kind or to be kind to do good for those who have mistreated us remarkable begins with an honest answer to this question.
What would it look like? What would it look like to return good people? What would it look like to do good to the person who has mistreated you because you don’t pull ahead by attempting to get even, and we will pick it up right there next time in part, two of me: hey thanks so much for watching.
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doc-12 | Salma Hayek Criticizes Hollywood for Giving Up on Women
"They don't see us as a powerful economic source, which is an incredible ignorance."
By Alanna Nunez
At a press event for Cannes this weekend, Salma Hayek criticized Hollywood for giving up on women — both in front of and behind the camera.
In addition to opening up about how she's lost out on jobs where "A-list actors" have had pull over approval over her casting (a privilege reportedly not afforded to top female stars), Hayek said she thinks the industry has amnesia when it comes to female-driven movies, saying that for a long time, Hollywood thought women wouldn't go to the movies to see anything but rom-coms. "They don't see us as a powerful economic force, which is an incredible ignorance," she said.
However, there is one way women can (hopefully) help change Hollywood's perception of women: by voting with their dollars. Hayek noted that women make up 50 percent of ticket sales (and if there's one thing Hollywood cares about, it's money), and that actually makes us a powerful force.
"Look, we cannot stand as victims and say they are not looking at us," she said. "What gives me hope is that we are in a position of power."
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Back in 2015, the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) was part of a group working on a design guidance system for AM that received funding from America Makes as part of its third project call for additive manufacturing applied research and development projects. Now, an engineer and assistant professor in the university’s Department of Bioengineering has been awarded a grant for a very different kind of 3D printing project. Dr. Yi Hong received an R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in the amount of $211,000, to develop materials to make 3D printed blood vessels for children suffering from vascular defects.
Dr. Hong, who has been the primary investigator on research grants totaling over $850,000 since he began his career, will develop materials that are elastic and can be formed into patient-specific, feasible blood vessels, and also can be used in a 3D printer. Then, Dr. Guohao Dai, his partner at Northeastern University, will 3D print the blood vessels using Dr. Hong’s materials. In order to avoid surgical manipulation, these materials will be mixed with cells to 3D print a conduit, which can be attached to natural blood vessels.
Yi Hong, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering [Image: UTA]
Dr. Hong said, “Our research is mainly focused on the primary techniques. It is unique and could be far-reaching because we are developing elastic materials for 3-D printing. There are great possibilities from this research, which is a broad look at the possibility of tissue-engineering a blood vessel. Other groups are investigating 3D printed tissue-engineered blood vessels for use in bypasses or in the abdominal wall, but they do not have the proper bioinks. These are the major parts that will be needed for success in those areas.”
This is not the first time we’ve seen 3D printing play a part in the production of blood vessels. Researchers at Shanghai University 3D printed synthetic blood vessels a couple years ago, and even before that, a research team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) used 3D bioprinting to make an agarose fiber template, which could be used as a mold for real blood vessels. Biotechnology company Sichuan Revotek recently successfully implanted live 3D printed blood vessels into Rhesus monkeys, and a little over a month ago, UC San Diego nanoengineers created a whole 3D printed blood vessel network that is functioning, and surviving, in mice.
The chair of the College of Engineering’s Bioengineering Department, Dr. Michael Cho, explained that the NIH grant that Hong received “underscores the University’s emphasis on health and the human condition contained within the Strategic Plan 2020: Bold Solutions | Global Impact.”
“The development of new blood vessels, has been a daunting challenge in tissue engineering. Dr. Hong’s approach to applying bioinks in printing engineered blood vessels is not only innovative, but offers a feasible alternative to overcome the challenges involved. With respect to clinical application, I have no doubt Dr. Hong will contribute significantly to regenerative medicine where progress has been hampered by an inability to introduce blood vessels into engineered tissues,” explained Cho.
The university, one of the largest institutions in Texas, is a Carnegie Research-1 “highest research activity” institution. UTA is guided by the Strategic Plan 2020 mentioned previously, which fosters interdisciplinary education and research within the themes of data-driven discovery, global environmental impact, health and the human condition, and sustainable urban communities.
The “Health and the Human Condition” theme is described on the Strategic Plan’s website: “UTA will focus on health and the human condition from distinct yet broadly encompassing vantage points. We will explore health management within physical, mental, emotional, and social contexts. Health innovations will be distinguished by diagnostic, prognostic, and technological advancements that help people live longer, healthier, and happier lives.”
Vascular defects in children could potentially lead to heart defects, and common treatments for these defects in adults don’t always work for children; grafts, for example, don’t grow at the same rate as a child’s body does, and in order to match the growth rate, the child has to undergo multiple surgeries. In addition, there is a high risk of thrombosis (basically a blood clot inside a blood vessel) when using a graft to treat a child’s vascular defect, and the anti-coagulant drugs used to treat this don’t work well with most children’s relatively active lifestyles. And while there are existing tissue-engineered blood vessels available, they usually are too fragile to hold up well under implantation surgery and blood pressure. So the possible surgical advantages for children with vascular defects, if Dr. Hong and Dr. Dai’s research is successful, are plenty. Discuss in the 3D Printed Blood Vessels forum at 3DPB.com.
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Mobile Power Plant Market worth 1.73 Billion USD by 2022
The report "Mobile Power Plant Market by Fuel Type (Natural Gas/LPG, Diesel), Power Rating (1-10 MW, 11-20 MW, 21-50 MW), Application (Oil & Gas, Emergency Power, Remote Area Electrification), and Region - Global Forecast to 2022 ", The mobile power plant market is expected to grow from an estimated USD 1.39 Billion in 2017 to USD 1.73 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 4.56% during the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to factors such as lack of power infrastructure in the world, increasing demand for electricity in remote areas, and frequent natural disasters.
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The natural gas/LPG segment is estimated to hold the largest share of mobile power plant market, by fuel type, during the forecast period
Natural gas/LPG segment held the largest share of the mobile power plant market in 2016 and is expected to grow at a decent pace during the forecast period. The large market share of this segment can be attributed to the rising investments in remote area electrification in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.
The 21-50 MW segment is estimated to be the largest segment of the mobile power plant market, by power rating, in 2017
21-50 MW is estimated to be the largest segment of the mobile power plant market, by power rating, in 2017. 21-50 MW mobile power plants are mainly used for large projects such as electrification of village or coastal areas and emergency power requirement. Countries such as Indonesia, Angola, Nigeria, and India are showing rapid growth in the 21-50 MW mobile power plant segment due to the recent increase in demand for electricity in remote areas.
Middle East & Africa: The leading regional market in mobile power plant
In this report, the mobile power plant market has been analyzed with respect to five regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and the Middle East and Africa. The Middle East & Africa is estimated to be the largest market for mobile power plant. The increasing investments in remote area electrification in the Sub-Saharan African region and a strong presence of onshore oil & gas rigs, especially in the Middle East, drive the market growth in the region.
The report provides an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape and includes profiles of some of the leading players in the mobile power plant market. The key players include GE (US), Siemens (Germany), APR Energy (US), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan), PW Power Systems (US), Metka (Greece), Solar Turbines (US), Turbine Technology Services (US), Vericor (US), Mapna (Iran), Meidensha (Japan), and Ethos Energy (UK). These players adopted various strategies such as new product launches, contracts & agreements, and investments and expansions to increase their global presence and market share.
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doc-19 | Synopsys, Inc. Apr 05, 2011
High-Quality, Broad Portfolio and Worldwide Technical Support Helps Freescale Speed SoC Development Time and Lower Risk
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Freescale Semiconductor, a global leader in the design and manufacture of semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets, has licensed Synopsys' DesignWare® IP for Freescale's system-on-chip (SoC) designs. The multi-year agreement gives Freescale access to Synopsys' broad portfolio of DesignWare interface and analog IP such as USB, HDMI, PCI Express®, SATA, and MIPI interfaces, as well as data converters, audio codecs and video front -ends. Synopsys' established leadership in delivering high-quality IP that supports the most widely used interfaces and advanced processes combined with an expert worldwide technical support team enables Freescale to reduce risk and speed time-to-market for their semiconductor designs.
"Access to Synopsys' very broad IP portfolio helps us keep pace with the complexities of new standard interfaces and migration to ultra-deep sub-micron processes," said Ken Hansen senior fellow, vice president and chief technology officer at Freescale Semiconductor. "Freescale has chosen Synopsys because of its robust architectures, protocol certification record, extensive silicon validation process and worldwide support teams that are located near our key design centers. This will enable our designers to focus their efforts on delivering differentiated products to the market."
"Synopsys' collaboration with Freescale has resulted in the successful development of SoCs for a range of applications, and we look forward to continuing this close relationship," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for the Solutions Group at Synopsys. "As the industry's trusted IP partner, Synopsys provides a broad portfolio of silicon-proven, IP solutions that help customers such as Freescale integrate critical functionality into their SoCs with less risk and improved time-to-market."
Synopsys is a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven IP solutions for SoC designs. The broad DesignWare® IP portfolio includes complete interface IP solutions consisting of controllers, PHY and Verification IP for widely used protocols, analog IP, embedded memories, logic libraries and configurable processor cores. In addition, Synopsys offers SystemC transaction-level models to build virtual prototypes for rapid, pre-silicon development of software. With a robust IP development methodology, reuse tools, extensive investment in quality and comprehensive technical support, Synopsys enables designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk. For more information on DesignWare IP, visit: www.synopsys.com/designware. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/designware_ip.
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with the software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. Synopsys' comprehensive, integrated portfolio of implementation, verification, IP, manufacturing and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions helps address the key challenges designers and manufacturers face today, such as power and yield management, system-to-silicon verification and time-to-results. These technology-leading solutions help give Synopsys customers a competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly while reducing costs and schedule risk. Synopsys is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has approximately 70 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Visit Synopsys online at www.synopsys.com/.
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doc-20 | It's never too early to get your kids familiar with the stories of the Bible. Freepik image.
By Jennifer Elsensohn | Special Contributor
Give the gift of reading the Bible as a family
We all know the saying, “The family that prays together, stays together.” Reading the Bible as a family is a wonderful option for prayer for families in every phase. As my children are grown, my most valued prayer time is when my husband and I pray with the Scriptures. And if you are a family with children, it’s never too early to get your kids familiar with the stories of the Bible! Helping them establish a love and appreciation for Scripture is one of the best gifts you can offer them.
I remember my father reading Bible stories to my siblings and me when we were young. I have a particular memory, from when I was around five years old, of discovering that lepers are not, in fact, large cats. Dad took the time to read the stories, and to teach us how to break them open and make them relevant in our lives. I am certain that this, and my having been given a massive Children’s Bible with fascinating illustrations, was the beginning of my love of Scripture. Here are a few ideas for introducing Scripture to your children:
A Little Lectio
Lectio Divina is a wonderful prayer option for adults and kids. If you have a children’s Bible, set aside some time every week to share a story with them. Before you read the story, invite the kids to think about the sights, sounds, smells, and when applicable, the tastes of the scene presented to them. When the story is over, ask what their senses perceived. Ask them what they got out of the story, and how they identified with the characters. What was happening in that story? Were there any words that they didn’t know the meaning of? Were there any words or phrases that stuck out for them? Why? What do they think God wants us to understand through this story? What do they think God was saying to them in that story? Then, offer the Church’s teaching on it in age-appropriate language.
Pick a Book to Read Together
Don’t try to read the Bible cover to cover. A good place to start would be one of the Gospels, one of the Christian letters, or the Psalms. The Psalms are great because they are self-contained and give an amazing peek into what you would read in the Prophets and Jesus’ teachings in the Gospels. Except for Psalm 119, which has 176 verses, they can be read relatively quickly and are a good frame to start your day.
They will certainly spark some conversation, as well. Read one together before you head off to your various separate activities and see if a phrase or word is something you want to take with you throughout the day. When you reconnect after the day is over, talk about what that word or phrase meant to you as you went through your day.
Some of my favorite Bible story shows/movies are from Veggie Tales, in which fruit and vegetable characters retell Christian stories through a variety of media. I even use them for adult education sometimes, but this suggestion is more aimed at families with children. After you’ve read a particular story, if there’s a corresponding Veggie Tales, watch it together. Ask some of the same questions from your first discussion, to give them an opportunity to process the story further.
Get a Bible
We use the New American Bible for the lectionary, and there are some nice study editions out there for adult use. There are also lots of great children’s Bibles, and some very good youth Bibles, too. St. Mary’s Press has a nice set that has quotes, questions (that you can borrow for the discussions) and pictures in them.
Car Chat - On the way home from Church, talk about what you all heard in the readings and what you understood from them. Talk about the homily. Try to relate the themes to things going on in your own lives.
Handy Quotes - Many Bibles have a reference section of topics and themes that will offer quotes on the issues. When someone in the household is dealing with making a decision, having a hard time with something, or needs advice, check out what the Bible says about it. Write down the quote and give it to them to keep with them.
There are so many ways to experience the Word of God together as a family. Investing time instilling a love for it now will give your kids a deep well to draw on for the rest of their lives.
Jennifer Schlameuss Elsensohn serves as pastoral associate in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold. |
doc-21 | Jaden, son you’ll be seven tomorrow. I know you’re excited about your party and your friends coming over, and so you probably won’t have the time or the inclination to listen to what I have to say. So I’m writing this to you. Take your time, read it when you can, and when you understand.
Son, when our father in heaven decided to have Amma as your mom and me as your dad, what he did was bless us with the greatest privilege ever. You’ve no idea what an absolute privilege it has been for me to be your dad. Even though your mom probably was the beginning to my journey of self-sacrifice, you have enabled me to take leaps in that journey. I know now what it is like to step outside of myself and let me be. Sure, I know this is still the beginning, ‘cos our heavenly father wants us to make sacrifices for those that don’t deserve it, like he did for us on the cross of Calvary. Yet you’ve made that understanding real to me. It is no longer a theorized fantasy in my head. You’ve helped me know it can be a practice.
Son, you mean so much I don’t know how to write it down. Now I am not saying you can never be exasperating. At times you are, especially when you repeat what you want a million times and break me down to a level where I have to hiss a ‘yes’ as an escape. Sure, there are times when you whine, and I just wish you grow up and learn what it is to live with disappointments. Yet amidst all that, I know there will come a time when I will miss everything you do now. Yeah, that includes your persistent asking, even your whining. When that happens I’ve no idea how I’ll cope. I know the Lord will still be around as a comfort, but maybe you won’t, and that I know will hurt.
Son, I am not saying I will ever be the perfect Appa. I can’t and I probably won’t. If you’re seeking after perfection you’ll have to hold on to your heavenly father. But I promise I will do my best to keep my prejudices away from you. I will strive like I’ve never done until now so you don’t share in my cynical ways. Sure, I’ll try and point out to you the devious designs of the world, but in that too I will do it in a way so you know our heavenly father is always in charge, which means you won’t have to worry.
I surely have expectations of you, that I believe are legitimate. That you will respect women and treat them with dignity, that you will stand up for what is right even if it means losing the battle, that you will work hard, that you will keep your word, and so on. But note, there’s nothing more important to me than you being upright in everything you do, and that you walk in the ways of those who have walked before, blameless in the sight of our heavenly father. That is all that I expect of you.
Son, as you get to your seventh birthday know that you are loved, and loved much.
Happy Birthday (on the 14th).
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Daniel Lee said…
The movie was very, very, well written and as a christian, I thought that the words of encouragement that the character gave to his son was true and right.... as we in the Christian World like to says...FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real..... This critic needs to 1. watch the movie and 2. stop seeing dead people.... To see more info please visit http://essayswriters.org/dissertation/.
Biswajeet Balabantray said…
Definitely a worth read....this one!! For all sons.......for understanding the man in a father and vice-versa. |
doc-22 | All aboard the Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Ride Steam Locomotives on the Historic V&T Route
Take a living history ride on the restored Virginia & Truckee Railroad - "Queen of the Short Lines." Excursion trains closely follow the originial V & T route between Carson City and Virginia City during the heyday of the Comstock mining era, giving today's passengers many of the same views seen by the silver barons when Virginia City was the richest place in America (if not the world).
Virginia and Truckee Train Schedule
The V & T season runs from Memorial Day weekend in May until about mid-October. Trains pulled by a steam locomotive run the route on most Saturdays and Sundays during the season. Trains run on select Fridays during June, July and August. The steam engines are the McCloud No. 18 and Virginia & Truckee No. 29, both restored Baldwin locomotives that saw service on the original V&T Railroad. Passengers get a fully narrated ride as they pass historic sites along the route. If you are lucky, you might even see some of the wild mustangs that roam the area. These rides are a great family activity, but leave pets at home - only certified service animals are allowed.
Round Trips - All round trips leave from Carson City (Eastgate Depot) at 10 a.m. and depart Virginia City for the return at 3 p.m. These are popular rides - buying tickets in advance through the website is strongly recommended. For more information, call (877) 724-5007 or (775) 291-0208.
One-Way Trips - Tickets for one-way trips can also be purchased in advance through the website.
V & T Railroad Depots
Carson City - The Eastgate Depot is 4.9 miles east (toward Dayton) of downtown Carson City on U.S. 50. Turn right on Flint Drive (there is a small sign), then left after .3 mile to 4650 Eastgate Siding Road. There is free parking.
Virginia City - The Virginia & Truckee 1870 Depot at 166 F Street, corner Washington Street. It's downhill from Virginia City's main street.
Ride the V & T Railroad between Carson City and Virginia City, Nevada. Photos © Stan White
Special Rides on the V & T Railroad
Several special holiday and theme trains run during the season. These tend to sell out, so get your tickets early if you want to ride. This is particularly true for THE POLAR EXPRESS™.
Mother's Day Weekend
Toast of the Canyon Wine Tasting Train
Evening Melodrama & BBQ Dinner Special Steam Train
THE POLAR EXPRESS™
Virginia City to Gold Hill Route
This excursion train is a separate ride from the Carson City - Virginia City route. It departs from and returns to the Virginia City depot on a four mile round trip to Gold Hill. It operates several departures daily from Memorial Day weekend to the end of October. This tour is narrated and lasts about 35 minutes. It's a great way to learn more about Comstock mining and Virginia City history. Buy tickets at the depot - reservations are not required. For more information, call (775) 847-0380.
V & T Railroad excursion train runs between Virginia City and Gold Hill. Photo © Stan White
For more train history and fun in northern Nevada, visit the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. Exhibits cover the history of railroad building and operation in northern Nevada. There are two main stories - the Virginia & Truckee Railroad built during the Comstock mining boom in Virginia City and the construction of the transcontinental railroad that passes through Reno and crosses the entire Silver State. Train rides are available during summer weekends. Be sure to check the schedule to find out when steam trains are running and when you can ride on the only McKeen Motor Car still in operation. |
doc-23 | Home Advocate The defenders of the world need to be defended NOW. Here’s what it means and how you can help.
The defenders of the world need to be defended NOW. Here’s what it means and how you can help.
Have you ever sat down at the family dinner table and tried to impress on your carnivorous relative the merits of removing meat from your diet? Have you tried to get your school to start composting? Have you tweeted a world leader with Global Citizen? Or even shared one of our publications in your Instagram stories?
All of these things have one thing in common: they are examples of speaking up for something you believe in. (i.e. your uncle who thinks veganism is for rabbits) to share your position or point of view.
“In a perfect world,” says Liz Agbor-Tabi, vice president of global policy at Global Citizen, “we would have equitable social and economic systems that bring justice to all. But because this is not the perfect world we live in, we need people who can use their voice to demand a different world, a better world. For me, advocacy is the work to make this world a reality. In many ways, this is the world imagined by the UN Global Goals.
Advocacy is at the heart of Global Citizen’s mission. We harness the voices of ordinary people, activists and artists to encourage governments, businesses and philanthropists to commit to supporting the Global Goals. We then follow up to make sure any promises they make are kept.
In 2022, we launched End Extreme Poverty NOW — Our Future Can’t Wait, a campaign that brings together millions of people around the world to demand immediate action from the world’s top political and business leaders in three critical areas on which the world can no longer afford to wait: empowering girls around the world; break down the systemic barriers that keep people trapped in poverty; and take climate action.
The thread that connects these issues is civic space and advocacy. The kind of massive social change we demand can only be brought about through open civic spaces – that is, when citizens and civil society organizations can organize, protest, oppose and raise their voices. their voice without fear of reprisal or intimidation.
This is why championing advocacy is the foundation for creating change. Without the space to demand change, there can be no change.
Around the world, people are advocating for a better world, whether it’s speaking out against gender inequality, standing up for climate justice or giving a megaphone to those whose voices are silenced.
But while it may be safe and legal to do so in some countries, authoritarianism, repressive laws and legal procedures (like SLAPPs) make it dangerous in others.
Every day people are harassed, imprisoned and even killed for speaking out against injustice. But for many of them, advocacy and activism is not a choice; its a question of life or death. Here’s everything you need to know about advocacy, why it should be advocated; and how you can join Global Citizen in taking action to stand up for global advocates.
Advocacy vs Activism: what’s the difference?
At first glance, they may look the same, but there are some subtle differences – and both are necessary.
Advocacy involves influencing decision-makers, demanding better policies and using your voice.
Activism is sometimes seen as a more “direct” action, such as organizing a protest, boycotting a company, investigating an issue and sharing the results, or even getting locked in an oil refinery pipeline.
Does advocacy work?
“Does that even make a difference?” It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves when signing a petition or tweeting to hold a world leader to account. The answer is yes, but usually not in the way and in the time frame that many people think.
From the American civil rights movements and Stonewall to the Arab Spring; from Black Lives Matter to #MeToo; from the right to vote to the right to work; from the end of apartheid to the Fridays for Future mobilizations; protests against Shell and corporate boycotts – throughout history, social change has been brought about by individuals speaking out and people coming together to assert their rights. It’s the power of advocacy and activism working together.
Ultimately, activism and advocacy is about changing people’s minds, a process that is sometimes slow but profoundly powerful and important – and which is at the heart of our mission to end extreme poverty in the world and to eliminate its underlying causes.
Why should advocacy be defended?
Defenders and the right to defend themselves are under attack, in both developed and developing countries.
Zhang Zhan, for example — a citizen journalist who risked everything to report on COVID-19 when she first appeared in Wuhan — is in jail in China for her work reporting on the outbreak. Honduran indigenous activist Berta Cáceres was murdered for her environmental activism. Imoleayo Michael faces jail for participating in the 2020 #EndSARs protests in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, many governments have cracked down on free speech (including Russia and China more recently) and used new technologies as an excuse to pass repressive laws that restrict people’s ability to plead.
3 things Global Citizen is doing to champion advocacy
1. Raise the voice of advocates at our events and festivals
We amplify the voices of defenders, especially from countries in the South and youth movements. Our annual awards ceremony, the Global Citizen Prize, spotlighted activists, including young activists, who work to end extreme poverty in their own communities and drive social change around the world. To learn more about the remarkable winners of the 2022 Global Citizen Award, click here.
Defending civic space will also be a key topic at the Global Citizen Festival in September 2022, where we will feature stories from civil society leaders around the world.
2. Advocacy for advocacy
Through Twitter spaces, our social media, and articles like the one you are reading now, we are working to raise awareness about civic spaces, what they are and why they are so important, and where they are at risk. To learn more about the campaign and how you can take action to support it, click here.
3. Get world leaders to commit to protecting civic spaces
We work to secure specific commitments from Heads of State and Government as well as businesses, to uphold or adhere to commitments to respect and promote civil liberties.
4 advocacy actions you can take now
Global citizens are action takers and impact makers. Our voices inspire action to defend the planet, end poverty and demand equity. We post, tweet, message, vote, sign and call to influence leaders and citizens to take action. Join us and take action today.
1. Download the Global Citizen app — Our app makes it easy to take action to demand equity, end poverty, defend the planet, and more. Download them here.
2. Take a quiz — Find out if civic space is open in your country by taking our quiz here.
3. Sign a petition — Sign this petition demanding that the Bahraini authorities release human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja here.
4. Email the government — Email German ministers and urge them to step up humanitarian aid and support NGOs working on the ground in Afghanistan here.
Head over to our Defend Activists NOW campaign page for more actions you can take to help defend and protect defenders, activists and civic spaces around the world – and check back regularly to see the latest actions you can do business with us.
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doc-24 | Extended Thoughts on ‘D2: The Mighty Ducks’
Posted on Published: March 3, 2012 - Last updated: February 18, 2013
Directed by Sam Weisman
Written by Steven Brill
Starring Emilio Estevez and Kathryn Erbe
Making a good sports movie can be a difficult prospect, no matter what sport’s in the spotlight. Not everyone seeing your movie is an aficionado of the game. For every great baseball movie, someone may be in the audience and completely lost by whatever minutia is being presented to them. The same goes for basketball, football, and hockey movies. What’s more, if a filmmaker targets their sports movie specifically to die-hard fans of the game, they may find themselves at a bit of a loss when the movie sails over most people’s heads. I don’t deny that it’s potentially more difficult to target a movie about something so narrowly focused to a wide audience. But it’s something filmmakers should try.
This goes double for family movies. Maybe I’m too idealistic about this, but a great family movie isn’t just for kids. It’s for everyone. One of the many reasons why I do the Mousterpiece Cinema podcast on a weekly basis is because I love Disney movies now as much as I did when I was a kid. Part of that is because it’s nice to be reminded of the great parts of one’s childhood, but part of it is that some Disney movies hold up as much now—if not work better now—as they did when I was a kid. So many family films, whether they’re from Walt Disney Pictures or any other movie studio, however, aim squarely at the kiddie audience, as opposed to the parents who are dragged along. A few others—more now than back in the 1990s or earlier—aim more toward those parents and ignore the kids. Finding the balance is harder than we might think.
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Let’s also be clear: I’m not shocked that the majority of Disney movies are targeted first (or only) at kids. That doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be let down when the people behind those movies don’t try harder to entertain everyone in the theater or at home, as opposed to the youngest members of the audience. I suppose it should come as no surprise that the first of two sequels to The Mighty Ducks, called D2: The Mighty Ducks (and would someone please tell me why they didn’t just call it The Mighty Ducks 2?), appeals mostly to children. I say “mostly,” because if you’ve listened to the podcast, you know that my co-host, Michael Ryan, found plenty to enjoy with D2. As, however, I argue on the podcast, the biggest reason why Michael loves the movie so much (or why I think he loves it, mind you) is all the details about hockey. I’m a casual fan of the sport, so while I recognized Wayne Gretzky in his quick and inexplicable cameo, I don’t know about the origins of knucklepuck, brought to life here by one of the team’s new players.
Credit where it’s due, of course: for getting (seemingly; again, I’m not the expert on the sport) these minor details correct, from referencing knucklepuck to older Olympic games, I commend this movie. But the best Disney movies–nay, the best movies, family or otherwise–are universal. You and I may struggle to compare ourselves initially to the lead characters of, say, The Dark Knight or The Shawshank Redemption or There Will Be Blood, because we haven’t been oil barons, gone to prison, or been rich superheroes, but we can find similar enough traits in those heroes and the supporting characters in their respective stories to latch onto. That’s really not the case in D2, despite a few half-hearted attempts by screenwriter Steven Brill and director Sam Weisman to project some kind of challenge for lead character Gordon Bombay to overcome. The idea that Bombay, returning to coach the Ducks plus a few new players at a Junior Goodwill Games after a career-ending injury in the minor leagues, would be lured to the dark side of fame isn’t a bad idea, but the movie never fully commits to it. When Gordon has a Come to Jesus moment midway through the film, staring out into the abyss on the top of a patio at a swanky LA party, it has no dramatic power because Gordon’s barely been convinced to ditch the team he’s coaching.
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The other glaring problem with the movie is that it, more so than its predecessor, is quite dated. Movies from the mid-1990s don’t have this problem automatically, to be fair. Some movies hold up as well today as they did when they were released, whether they’re for kids, adults, or everyone. But partly because it’s keyed into the mentality of the mid-1990s, a mentality that wouldn’t definitively occur now, D2 sticks out like a sore thumb more often than not. Most of the scenes set in Los Angeles, outside of the training and hockey games themselves, are nearly parodies of what the 1990s were like. And the gags that are meant to make us laugh…well, I was laughing, but not for the right reasons. I think it’s safe to say that I enjoyed most of the humor in this movie ironically, but even if I got a kick out of watching boys drool over models without a larger punchline (and in a kids’ movie), that doesn’t mean the humor succeeded.
Unlike the original film, D2 goes all in with the goofy humor. There are cartoonish, exaggerated special effects; there are pranks; and there’s wacky music. Weisman–who would go on to make a far wackier and far funnier Disney live-action movie a few years later in the form of George of the Jungle–doesn’t back away from silliness. The problem is that the silliness doesn’t serve any purpose aside from placating bored children before they yank on their parents’ shirt sleeves and ask, “When is the hockey going to come back?” I know that plenty of people–my wife and Michael included–still find a lot to love in this series, and this film specifically. I’m not sure what it is, unless you’re either a hockey buff (Michael clearly is) or you just watched the movie at the right point in your life for it to stick in your mental nostalgia bank forever (that would be where my wife falls). Though I saw the film as a child, I remembered nothing of it and found that my memory didn’t play a trick on me by hiding a hidden gem.
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D2: The Mighty Ducks does not rank with some of the more unwatchable films I’ve written or talked about on the podcast, though at points, it comes close. In terms of having some legitimately silly and unnecessarily outrageous scenes, it’s up there with Pete’s Dragon and Herbie Rides Again. Perhaps the biggest issue of all, one I didn’t really go into on the podcast but that should be brought up here, is that there’s very little dynamism among the cast. Yes, each of the kids has a wacky character trait (and it’s just the one, and barely that many), but that doesn’t make any of them breakout characters. While Estevez seems to enjoy himself, he never feels completely comfortable as Bombay here. It’s almost as if–and considering this film had a very quick turnaround after the original made a lot of money at the box office–he was unhappy to return to the role but had to do it simply to meet the terms of his contract. (I know little of the third film, having never seen it, but I notice that he’s in the movie in a supporting role. Very interesting.)
In some ways, that’s the trouble with D2: The Mighty Ducks. It doesn’t feel necessary. Sure, it’s not as shoehorned in as Herbie Rides Again, a movie that clearly only existed to make money. But there’s barely any concept here. “We need to capitalize on this franchise RIGHT NOW.” I can hear Michael Eisner saying this, echoing through the halls of Walt Disney Pictures. Capitalizing on a past success makes sense in business. But there’s little qualitative value to this movie, as much as I wish I could say otherwise. Maybe if I loved hockey as much as Michael does, I’d see more to this sequel.
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doc-25 | The University of Wolverhampton and legal firm, Talbots Law are backing the new two-week annual Business Festival, driven by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce.
The Business Festival will see over one hundred different business events of all shapes and sizes taking place across the Black Country showcasing the region’s strength in innovation, commerce and culture. These events are all developed by local organisations to ultimately pull the area’s diverse mix of businesses together with a united front to drive inward investment, share knowledge and place the Black Country on a global scale.
‘#ThisIsTheBlackCountry’ has been designated the Festival’s twitter hashtag, symbolising the intention and value of the Festival to proudly unite the region’s business community and its outward promotion under one united and consistently messaged banner – The Black Country Business Festival.
Any business of any size can apply to run an event and these can take any form, from seminars, workshops or debates through to exhibitions, trade shows or major conferences. It is anticipated that around 100 events will take place and over 7,500 people will attend over the fortnight, with around 18% of those coming from outside of the area.
Corin Crane, chief executive of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce said, “We are delighted that The University of Wolverhampton and vastly expanding Talbots Law are part of the growing support received for the Festival. This is excellent news for the Business Festival and really shows that the Black Country is ready for something new and innovative through which we can all show the rest of the country what a great place this is to live, work and do business in.
“Everyone needs to get involved for the collective benefit of the Black Country; whether this is by sponsoring, promoting, organising events or even offering venue space to businesses to hold their events. The Business Festival website is live and contains lots of really useful information, so everyone should take a look and see what they can do to play their part in making this the biggest and most exciting business event in this region a resounding success.”
Adrian Wright, president of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce said, “The Business Festival will provide a fantastic stage to showcase the diverse range of industries that proudly make up the Black Country.
“Our region is witnessing massive investment and growth, our existing businesses are thriving and new businesses are established themselves here. The Business Festival is our opportunity to place the area on a global stage to and show the world what our economy has to offer. Like the University of Wolverhampton and Talbots Law, I urge the region to unite and support this brilliant new initiative.”
Any Black Country organisation can apply to host an event and applications are still being taken through the website www.blackcountrybusinessfestival.com. Where possible, events should be free of charge to attend and they must be held within the Black Country region.
There are a number of partners that are kindly offering venue space on a complimentary basis or at a heavily discounted rate for Business Festival events, including both The University and Talbots Law. These are listed on the official website.
For more information including hosting an event, sponsoring or offering venue space, visit the Black Country Business Festival website at www.blackcountrybusinessfestival.com.
Alternatively, email hello@blackcountrybusinessfestival.com or call 01902 912304. |
doc-26 | Published: 23 October 1998 Category: Books (General) Purchase from:
Tags: Jesus of Nazareth, Reading the Bible today, Spirituality
John: The People’s Bible Commentary was first published by the Bible Reading Fellowship in 1998. The People’s Bible Commentary series was an innovative approach combining biblical commentary with daily devotional reading, which produced commentaries on all the books of the Bible between 1996 and 2006. It aimed ‘to instruct the head and warm the heart’ with authors ‘from around the world and across the Christian traditions’. Richard Burridge was one general editor, along with Canon David Winter, former Head of BBC Religious Broadcasting, and Dom Henry Wansbrough, the distinguished Roman Catholic biblical scholar.
John was highly influential both in the preparation for (and during) the 2008 Lambeth Conference, which was attended by over 800 bishops from across the Anglican Communion. A new edition of the commentary was issued specifically for the conference and John was one of the texts recommended for pre-conference reading.
Read the Introduction to the commentary by Archbishop Rowan Williams.
Richard Burridge gave one of the Lambeth Conference preparatory lectures on Anglican Approaches to Scripture and during the conference led seminars on the Bible and human sexuality.
An updated edition of this commentary was published by the Bible Reading Fellowship in 2013, and then in 2022, the Bible Reading Fellowship published the four gospel commentaries plus the Book of Acts as a box set to celebrate their centenary. |
doc-27 | Maria Carmen Punzi
M.C. (Maria Carmen) Punzi
M.C. (Maria Carmen) Punzi MSc
Department of Business-Society Management
Field: Organisation
E: punzi@rsm.nl
Maria Carmen is a Ph.D. Candidate in Business-Society Management. After working in several international non-profit organizations focused on gender equity and reproductive health, she joined ERIM in September 2019. In her research she takes an organizational lens to uncover the ways in which inequalities are reinforced and perpetuated through organizational discourses and practices, policies and regulations. Specifically, her research starts from the recognition that while menstrual health has been proven to affect women’s opportunities, health and inclusive participation in society, it is widely missing from existing work for gender equity. Bringing together literatures on social entrepreneurship, social movements and institutional change, she studies how different stakeholders organize around menstrual health, competing, collaborating and constructing new meanings around it.
On the side of her research, Maria Carmen is the Innovation Advisor at the Menstrual Health Hub and is regularly consulted across the Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) space for her expertise in MHH related business innovation.
Maria Carmen obtained her Master of Science (MSc) degree in Global Business and Sustainability from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (2017) and her Bachelor degree (BSc) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (cum laude) from LUISS University, Rome (2016).
PhD Track Inclusivity Through Menstrual Health: Social Enterprises and the Challenge of Collaborative Governance for Societal Change
About 52% out of the female global population – that is 26% out of the total population - is of reproductive age which means that every day, more than 800 million women and girls are menstruating worldwide. Even though menstruation is deeply connected to challenges such as environmental sustainability, unmet need for contraception, gender-based violence and inequality, political institutions have been surprisingly silent on the topic: suffice here to look at milestone documents like the European Commission 2016-2020 Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals (2015) where not even a hint is given to such a crucial matter.
Menstruation is not simply a social and political matter. The menstrual products market is expected to raise to $42.7 billion by 2022 . The experience of menstruation is mediated by products, the marketing and advertisements of which influence the way women relate to their bodies and identities. Research is increasingly showing that girls not only in developing countries, but in wealthy areas like the United Kingdom struggle to afford their monthly supply of pads and tampons and sometimes have to choose between them and food. This shows that a research on the topic necessitates an economic reflection.
This project sets to understand the topic of menstrual health as a hub of strategic importance thanks to its timely and interdisciplinary nature, and an excellent case to study how, in a complex society like ours, the path towards collaborative governance unfolds. Menstrual health sets the scene to understand and study inclusivity on two levels. First, it helps us truly imagine how an equitable society would look like, one where menstruation does not represent an obstacle to opportunities and everyday actions for women. Second, it guides our analysis of how collaborative decision-making can unfold, and which challenges and opportunities can arise, given the lively and progressive momentum that is being built around menstruation in different fields.
The menstrual health context will be analyzed as a case where different stakeholders – social entrepreneurs, incumbent firms, non-profit organizations, regulators and donors – dynamically interact and work towards collaborative governance. This will mean studying the motivations and capabilities of non-state actors, who are increasingly harnessed in assuming regulatory responsibilities and contributing to public goals. In this way, the research aims at casting light on the processes and dynamics through which relevant public policies come to be - both at national and European level –, new standards are sought, and management strategic decisions are taken by entrepreneurs combining socially responsible behaviour with the need to make profits.
This project is appointed under the Erasmus Initiative 'Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity'.
Punzi, M. C., & Werner, M. (2020). Challenging the Menstruation Taboo One Sale at a Time: The Role of Social Entrepreneurs in the Period Revolution. In C. Bobel, I. T. Winkler, B. Fahs, K. A. Hasson, E. A. Kissling, & T. A. Roberts (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies (pp. 833-851). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_60
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doc-29 | Drug Rehab Facilities in Oak Park, MI
Jewish Family Service
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Jewish Family Service also offers various programs that are customized to meet the needs of specific clients such as: Aftercare and Relapse Prevention, Drug Abuse Evaluation, Mental Health Disorder Treatment. Finally, Jewish Family Service accepts different payment types, such as Cash or Self-Payment, Medicare, Private Health Insurance.
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The primary treatment approaches at this program include Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, 12-Step Recovery Groups. The facility also provides their services in different settings, including Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Drug Detoxification.
Metropolitan Rehabilitation Clinics also offers various programs that are customized to meet the needs of specific clients such as: Substance Abuse Testing. Finally, Metropolitan Rehabilitation Clinics accepts different payment types, such as Cash or Self-Payment, Medicare, Private Health Insurance. |
doc-30 | Posted: July 12th, 2009 | Author: Scott | Filed under: Didache | Tags: bishops, Christian, christianity, deacons, Didache, love, money, person, presbyter, presbyters, priests, prophet, prophets, romans | 3 Comments »
Appoint, therefore, for yourselves, bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord, men meek, and not lovers of money, and truthful and proved; for they also render to you the service of prophets and teachers. Therefore do not despise them, for they are your honored ones, together with the prophets and teachers.
This bit reflects the very early nature of the tradition in the Didache. The bishop was the center around which the church formed and the deacons served those in it. Later in the first century and well-established by the second century when there came to be too many believers in a city for the bishop of that city to personally care for, the bishop anointed presbyters (priests) to act in his stead in many circumstances. (There were still a few things only the bishop of a place could do.)
Christianity was always traditionally centered around physical place. You had the bishop of this city or angel of that city (revelation) or church of this other city. There was no concept of multiple separate churches in a given place even, as we see clearly in Romans, the church was too large and scattered to meet in a single location. We see Paul paying particular attention to the need to draw the Roman church together as one in that letter.
By the second century, we see a developed picture of the fullness or wholeness of the church pictured by the bishop of a place surrounded by his presbyters and deacons and people. It’s only in recent centuries that we’ve devolved into the sort of christian pluralism that permits many different “churches” competing with each other as different franchises within a particular place.
And that’s really sad.
3 Comments on “The Didache 32 – Appoint Bishops and Deacons”
1 mike said at 9:30 pm on July 12th, 2009:
…this post is deeply thought provoking…….through these teachings i am slowly becomming aware of just how little i know of the historical church…the very foundations of my beliefs are being tested….Bishops,priests,Didache,one church…..i was brought up protestant evangelical ….i learned from Christian preachers that the Roman Catholic Church is the antichrist …..i’ve never allowed myself to seriously question being Protestant before finding this blog….i appreciate these teachings and the challenges they pose for me…..
2 Scott said at 11:40 pm on July 12th, 2009:
Well, to the extent that I’m anything I’m a Protestant evangelical, SBC to be precise. I’ve sometimes referred to myself as the reluctant Christian and the accidental Baptist. I didn’t exactly grow up non-Christian and I didn’t exactly grow up Christian. I grew up exposed to a lot of different Christian traditions. I even went to an Episcopal school and a Roman Catholic school at certain points in my life. I was also exposed to a lot of non-Christian spirituality. The seventies, the decade in which I was a child, were an era of exploration for many people. I suppose my parents were among them. I have family members who are Baptist, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Jewish (by marriage), non-Christian of various sorts, and probably a few other things I’ve overlooked. The best I can describe my childhood formation is pluralistic.
I carried that into adulthood. While Christianity seriously intersected my life a number of times growing up in very real ways (both good and bad), I wouldn’t say that my journey had reached a point where my identity was beginning to be reshaped as a Christian until about fifteen years ago. My conversion was a lengthy process with no specific moment when it finally “happened”. There many “moments” along the way, and lots of things I to which I could point, but no one that did it. Oh, I could shovel my story into one of a number of frameworks if I wanted to. But I prefer to let it sit as it actually is without deforming it one way or another.
I’m not particularly trying to cause any sort of crisis for anyone reading. That’s not really my thing. But as you can tell, I’m the strange sort who has always loved history. So if you read things I write about faith, spirituality, and Christianity, you’re going to end up with a lot of history — typically in small doses. 😉
There are issues with the Roman Catholic Church as well as much that is good. I doubt I’ll have much to say about their issues since I’m not Roman Catholic and don’t really have any plans or see much likelihood that I will be. They aren’t my “family” in the same way Protestants are. I will write about and appreciate their good points from time to time.
I would say I’m influenced by the Orthodox, but I’m not sure that’s exactly true. I had read the ancient Christian writings for years and they had shaped the way I understood Christianity deeply while I thought the Orthodox were simply an Eastern sort of Catholic. By the time I figured out they weren’t a few years ago, it was more like I kept finding things I already believed rather than having my beliefs changed. In a lot of cases, it was a huge relief. I thought I believed something strange and completely different from standard Christians, so would rarely talk about it. When I discovered, for instance, that what I believed about original sin wasn’t strange at all, but was right down the center of Orthodox belief, it felt like a tremendous weight was lifted from my shoulders. The Orthodox have certainly had problems and issues over the centuries and still do today. However, so far I haven’t found anything that is a historical problem with the ancient beliefs and practices of the church. The problems have tended to be other sorts of problems.
Anyway, I am glad that you find some of what I write interesting. Although truthfully, I think you’ve been more struck by the Didache itself than by anything I’ve said.
3 mike said at 6:34 am on July 13th, 2009:
…..thanks for your reply…… |
doc-31 | Home→Research & Conservation→Scientific projects→Albatrosses
Tracking of albatross fledglings at South Georgia
The widespread population declines in many albatross species have been attributed primarily to incidental mortality in marine fisheries. Although there is no doubt that many albatrosses are killed behind fishing vessels, there is often a lack of information on which fleets are responsible; how fast birds are being killed; where, when and exactly how the mortality is occurring, and; which age class or status of bird is most vulnerable to capture. For example, breeding pair numbers of wandering albatrosses at South Georgia have declined by an average of 1.8% per year in the previous two decades. The same applies to the other breeding sites. Detailed demographic monitoring at Bird Island indicates that survival of adults decreased by 1-2%, and of juveniles has approximately halved since the mid to late 1990s. Tracking data indicate that adults from South Georgia have a wide non-breeding distribution and range far into the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Much less is known about the distribution of juveniles. Thus, and in cooperation with Dr. Richard Phillips from the British Antarctic Survey, satellite-transmitters were attached during the 2009/10 breeding season to 12 Wandering Albatross and 12 Black-browed Albatross fledglings at Bird Island, South Georgia, to monitor the migration of these un-experienced birds.
Pütz, K. & S. Poncet (2009) Interactions between seabirds and longline fisheries. In: Hempel, G. & I. Hempel (eds) Biological studies in Polar Oceans – exploration of life in icy waters. Wirtschaftsverlag N.W. GmbH, Bremerhaven, pp 181-184, ISBN 978-3-86509-865-8 |
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In my opinion, I believe that our generation should start saving up because there could be a chance where we won’t be able to receive benefits. The key long run problem between social security and Medicare is it will soon be depleted. Less people will receive benefits and will decline from 97 percent in 2025 and slowly decrease. I would favor in increasing taxes. If they started producing benefits then more people would likely be in several needs of help. They won’t be able to receive Medicare benefits, money, and etc. Increasing taxes will benefit us when we
Laffer Curve Business Analysis
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The Pros And Cons Of Expansionary Monetary Policy
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Advantages Of Utilitarianism Vs Neoliberalism
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Ricardian Equivalence Increase In Government Spending
Even if consumers care about the tax burden for next generation occurred from the current budget deficit, they can argue that the increase in population will redistribute taxes and their children will not be in difficulties with paying back. Liquidity constraints are needed to be eliminated in order for Ricardian Equivalence to hold. To explain this, consider this example. If consumer A wishes to spend more today knowing that his future income can pay for his current transactions, then consumer A only need to borrow money from the a bank or funds. As such, a tax cut would not change his spending decisions because he can borrow to enjoy his purchase as a result he would save the tax rebate and Ricardian Equivalence will…
The Importance Of Exchange Rate Risk Management
The pound fell to a 31-year low against the dollar, which is an alarming sign. Investors have the right to worry because the exit can hurt the investment in the country and the financial sector. Though the pound is dropping against the dollar, investors are leaning towards companies that export goods on the stock market. Since the pound is weaker, companies can increase profits from exporting. However, analysts believe if investment continues to fall within the country the gains on the stock market will be minimal.…
The Pros And Cons Of The Fair Tax Act
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Immigrant Work Force
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Social Security Privatization Research Paper
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Economic Effects Of Deflation
Thus people choose either invest in something that will returns more to balance inflation, or they purchase some fixed assets to store their wealth. However, when people know that money will worth more in the future, the risk-averse people will consider to save the money rather than invest or consume something. Therefore, the national output will fall due to the investment and consumption falls (Y = C + I + G + NX). Another way to explain the nation output falls can be illustrated by AD-AS mode. The deflation leads a negative shock in aggregate demand, therefore the AD curve shifts to the left, both of the price level and real national output falls.…
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doc-33 | The 15th International and 51st Annual Conference of ELTAI (English Language Teachers’ Association of India) will be conducted as a wholly virtual conference from 18 to 20 November 2021 at GLA University |
doc-34 | On August 21, Odessa National Medical University celebrated the last day of Onam festival.
Onam Festival is an official ten-day harvest festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala. According to a legend, the spirit of the king of ancient Kerala Mahabali visits these lands every year in late August. And on these days, all residents of the state celebrate the Golden Age of those times. Malayala make every effort to celebrate the holiday, which symbolizes new life, on a grand scale: be sure to wear new clothes, lay out in front of the houses patterned flower carpets (athapukkalam), make delicious food (sadhya), sing folk songs, participate in traditional games, boat races and ethnic dances. he first day-atami- is the most important out of the ten as well as the tenth – tiruvonam, which this year fell on August 21.
On this day, Indian students of the International Faculty laid out an amazing concentric pattern in honor of their current home – Odessa National Medical University near the main building, held fun games and competitions, impressed the audience with beautiful folk costumes, songs, dances and sweet treats.
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doc-37 | Lisa Teachman Biography
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She attended Witchita State University and Mississippi State University where she did her undergraduate studies. After she was done, she went to serve weather teams in Huntington, WV; Baltimore, MD; and Kansas City, MO. Most notably, she earned the American Meteorological Society’s “Seal of Approval” in 2018.
In addition, she was recognized by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for having the best weathercast in Wichita. She brings nearly 20 years of professional experience to her role at KSN News 3. Following some of her achievements, In 2011, she reported live from Joplin in the hours following the catastrophic EF5 tornado that struck the city.
She is one of the people who realized their passion as a youth. She discovered her passion for meteorology in her youth years. Her dad is a Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service volunteer. He assists in emergency communications for Sedgwick County. When off her duties, she loves taking her 3 dogs on walks with her husband or spending time indoors listening to country music and eating.
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Current State Analysis: Data Quality
Summary: In this article, the second in a series that takes a deep dive on how to do a Current State Analysis on your data, Vanessa Lam focuses on Data Quality: what it is, why it is important, and what questions to ask to determine its current state.
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This is the second in a series of articles taking a deep dive on how to do a Current State Analysis on your data. This article will focus on Data Quality: what it is, why it is important, and what questions to ask to determine its current state.
The questions are organized by stakeholder group to facilitate usability; hopefully you can use this as a template to start your Current State Analysis journey. A few definitions before we begin — note that these groups are not mutually exclusive:
People Who Input Data: These are people who collect and/or input data into the system. For example, salespeople inputting their sales numbers, or survey creators.
People Who Manipulate and Analyze Data: These are people who organize the data and create analyses. This includes Data Engineers, Business Intelligence Professionals, and Data Analysts.
People Who Make Decisions Based on Data: These are the people who use the data to make decisions. This may be a sales manager deciding where to invest resources, a product manager understanding product use demographics, or an executive trying to cut costs.
What Is Data Quality?
Data quality is a measure of the condition of your data, including accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Data quality can be affected in any part of the process, from collection to ETL to analysis. Accuracy refers to how well your data reflects the truth while consistency refers to how well individual data elements match each other. An example of accuracy and consistency in data collection is when a Sales Representative fills out their sales region (e.g., Pacific Northwest). If the input is a manual text field, it is possible for them to spell the region incorrectly (Pafic Northwest) or even capitalize the region incorrectly (pacific northwest). This is a failure of data consistency. A possible correction here would be to supply a dropdown list of the possible regions (e.g., Pacific Northwest, Midwest, South, East). However, this scenario still provides opportunities for inaccuracy in choosing the incorrect region. An example of incomplete data here would be the Sales Representative leaving this field blank or not filling out the sales record entirely.
Potential solutions to these issues could be making the Region field mandatory or even pre-filling the field if Sales Representatives are assigned to specific regions. However, be aware that putting these rules on data collection may slow down data collection or even disincentivize people from completing forms if they think that it is too difficult or restrictive. When assessing data quality rules, it is important to evaluate whether guardrails and processes can be added to make positive change, or if the restrictions will cause unintentional side-effects.
Good data quality is essential in order to know that insights drawn from the data can be trusted. Most analysts have the experience of their manager questioning the numbers from the data, especially if they have some anecdotal knowledge that implies that the data is completely incorrect. Better data quality will reduce the number of times that this happens as the data will be more accurate and complete, meaning that it is a better reflection of the truth. In the cases where there are still disagreements, they may be more substantive and provide opportunities to talk about where anecdotal evidence and collected data may differ.
Questions to Determine Current State of Data Quality
To Those Who Input Data
These questions are designed to better understand the guardrails around data collection. It is important for data to have strong validations, such as choosing from a dropdown list instead of allowing free text; however, be aware that this could backfire if the validations prevent accurate data entry (for example, missing categories in a dropdown) or make it too difficult to fill out (long forms with many mandatory fields can make a form unappealing to fill out). Often, data quality issues are rooted in poor data collection.
What is your process for inputting data?
Are there specific fields for inputting commonly-collected information, or is it largely free-text?
Are there selection options for appropriate fields? (e.g., a dropdown with "True" or "False" selections, or a free text field where you can type "True" or "False")
Are there automatic or pre-loaded values in the fields? Are you typically using the pre-loaded value, or do you frequently need to change it?
What is your biggest frustration when inputting data?
To Those Who Manipulate and Analyze Data
These questions are designed to understand how the data looks to someone who is in charge of cleaning, understanding, and verifying the numbers to be presented to business stakeholders. They are often the ones who feel most impacted by poor data quality and therefore likely have a good idea of where the data is weak.
When doing analyses, how confident do you feel about the outcome based on the data?
Do you feel like you need to put caveats on your data based on low confidence intervals?
Are there data fields that are being used for multiple purposes? Are there data fields that still exist in the data but everyone says to avoid?
To Those Who Make Decisions Based on Data
These questions are designed for people who are using data to make decisions. Often they are not the ones who have done the analysis themselves, so they may not know the intricacies of the data as well. However, they are usually keenly aware of the business implications of their decisions and have a good sense of what aggregate numbers make sense. For example, a sales executive will likely have a good idea if the number presented is approximately correct based on their experience with the industry, company, and knowledge of their sales representatives. It is important to hear their opinion because ultimately these are the customers of the data. If they aren't happy with the quality, then some changes may need to take place.
Do you find yourself seeing the data and overriding data-backed decisions because you don't think that what you're reading is a reflection of reality?
What parts of the data are you confident in? What parts are you concerned by?
Data quality is a bedrock of your data systems. Without good quality data, analyses cannot be trusted, decisions cannot be made with data, and eventually people will stop relying on data altogether. Before attempting to implement a strong data ecosystem, it is important to have a plan to improve data quality throughout the organization, from data collection and data processes to analyses.
This article is the second in a series discussing the important considerations when assessing your Current State of Data. Follow along for the next article about Data Freshness — measuring whether the data is up to date and reliable!
Vanessa Lam, "Current State Analysis: Data Quality" Business Rules Journal, Vol. 22, No. 8, (Aug. 2021)
Vanessa Lam Director, BRSdata
As Director of BRSdata, Vanessa Lam created a division within Business Rule Solutions (BRS) to focus on data culture, data accountability, and business intelligence.
Vanessa specializes in building data-driven organizations where operations and leadership understand and trust the data, treat data as a resource, and use data to make day-to-day and strategic decisions.
Previously, she worked at Mastercard as a Manager of Business Insight and Productivity and Optoro as a Manager of Business Intelligence. In these roles, she created educational tools for the organization, fostered data communities, and ensured people used data responsibly.
Ms. Lam's popular articles on data quality and data culture are published regularly in the Business Rules Journal and TDAN (The Data Administration Newsletter). She is a frequent speaker at Enterprise Data World, Building Business Capability Conference, Tableau User Group, and Predictive Analytics World.
She has a Masters of Computer and Information Technology from the University of Pennsylvania and a BSc in Economics from the Wharton School. She was recently named a top influencer to watch in 2021 by IIBA. You can follow her at @Big_On_Data on Twitter.
Read All Articles by Vanessa Lam
Current State Analysis: Data Outcomes By Vanessa Lam Oct. 2022 | Vol. 23, Iss. 10
Announcing the BRSdata Capability Map™ By Vanessa Lam Jun. 2022 | Vol. 23, Iss. 6
Current State Analysis: Data Culture By Vanessa Lam Apr. 2022 | Vol. 23, Iss. 4
Current State Analysis: Data Freshness By Vanessa Lam Dec. 2021 | Vol. 22, Iss. 12
Current State Analysis: Data Quality By Vanessa Lam Aug. 2021 | Vol. 22, Iss. 8 |
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Bette Davis and Joan Crawford’s vicious feud timeline
October 6, 2022 mediabest Celebrities
Bette Davis 'heartbroken' over comments made on her looks
Bette Davis, who died on October 6, 1989, had the last word in her vicious feud with Joan Crawford as she outlived her rival by 12 years. However, some are debating whether the rivalry was purely to market What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, a 1962 psychological horror focused on a sibling rivalry portrayed by the two actresses.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? was a groundbreaking film but it also marked the end of what relationship was left between lauded actresses Davis and Crawford.
Both actresses had risen to fame in the thirties, when artists would sign contracts to studios rather than for individual productions, although Crawford arrived in Tinsletown five years earlier than Davis as the latter was occupied on Broadway.
The first taste of bad blood trickled in when Davis received her first starring role in 1933’s Ex-Lady at the same time that Crawford announced her divorce.
Ultimately Davis’ film become somewhat irrelevant and left the cinema early due to poor sales.
This first clash sparked media interest in the two leading ladies who seemingly couldn’t avoid outshining each other, which was furthered when Crawford transferred to Warner Brothers, the same studio as Davis, a move which put them in direct competition for roles.
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However, What Went Wrong podcast co-host Lizzie Bassett believes the women kept their relationship professional and on good terms, saying on the show: “There’s no real indication that Crawford and Davis truly hated each other prior to the actual filming of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane.”
In 1962, Crawford approached Davis after one of her Broadway performances and asked her to star in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane alongside her, which Bassett believes is a clear indication that until this point the rivalry had been “drummed up” by the media.
Davis accepted but reportedly had two conditions for the film: firstly she had to play the lead role and secondly, the director promised he wouldn’t sleep with Crawford so that her colleague wouldn’t be favoured for close-up shots.
Davis was actually forced to do her own makeup for the film as “no makeup artist would agree to do what she was asking” Bassett claimed, and her final look may be evidence enough as to why.
The actress claimed that she wanted her character, a washed-up actress, to look as though she never washed her face but rather just put another layer of makeup on.
Starring opposite her, Crawford was in an unexpected spot as the award-winning actress was now playing second fiddle with a victim character that is paralysed from the waist down.
The actress reportedly noted that filming was enjoyable for her as “I usually play the bitches, now I can sit back and watch Bette do it”.
The film set is where the feud reportedly started, with Bette allegedly calling Crawford “a phony c**t” and put a Coke-a-Cola vending machine in her dressing room, the direct competitor of Pepsi.
Prior to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Crawford married Pepsi CEO Alfred Steele in 1955 and when he died in 1959 she took his spot on the board of directors.
During one intense fight scene, Crawford allegedly claimed that Davis had purposefully actually hit her in the head, and in revenge, she had worn weights during a different scene where Davis had to drag her around the set.
Podcast co-host Chris Winterbauer added that the feud seemingly becomes more realistic on set, adding: “Joan Crawford seems like a humourless person and Bette Davis is clearly someone that thinks life is a cosmic joke and that is a deadly combination!”
When the film was being marketed, much of the advertising material seemingly pitted the two actresses against each other, with Bassett claiming the campaign largely focused on “Are they really going to kill each other? Go see the movie to find out!”.
Whether this was the actual strategy or not, the film became a commercial success and was critically praised, even earning Davis a Best Actress Academy Award nomination, but this is where the podcast hosts believe the feud may have gone from publicity to reality.
Crawford did not receive any nominations for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane and reportedly began contacting the other Best Actress nominees offering to accept the award on their behalf if they could not attend the ceremony.
The podcast claimed Davis believed the awards had been rigged by Crawford too as she lost her Oscar to Ann Bancroft, and Crawford went up to accept the award for the absent actress.
Bassett also noted that if Crawford had rigged the awards it was evidently a bitter move not just for personal motives.
If Davis had won the award the film likely would have been re-released, earning more money, and because of the actresses’ income shares, they in turn would have earned more money too.
The film’s success did spur a sequel, although Crawford would be noticeably absent due to the “toxic work environment” that had formed between her and Davis, indicating that regardless of how it started, their feud was undeniably real by the end of 1962.
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doc-41 | Alaska Lyme Data
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Lyme Data
Reports of Lyme Disease in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
Total cases of lyme disease confirmed in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (2000 to 2018)
Due to the fact that the CDC's data only represents confirmed cases, the actual quantity of Lyme disease cases may be far greater. We estimate a total of 10 true cases of Lyme disease in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
Yearly Breakdown of Lyme Cases in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Lyme Stats For Other Alaska Counties
Aleutians East Borough Aleutians West Census Area Anchorage Municipality
Bethel Census Area Bristol Bay Borough Denali Borough
Dillingham Census Area Fairbanks North Star Borough Haines Borough
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Juneau City and Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Kodiak Island Borough Lake and Peninsula Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Nome Census Area North Slope Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Sitka City and Borough
Skagway Municipality Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Valdez-Cordova Census Area
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International Human Rights Commission Condemns The Forceful Vaccination of Ghanaians
The Ghana chapter of the International Human Rights Commission has written extensively to condemn the decision of the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Health to forcefully vaccinate Ghanaians with the Covid-19 jabs due to low patronage.
Ghana is just one of the many countries that have been hit hard by the devastating effect of the covid-19 pandemic.
Just as many western developed countries are taking steps to curb the spread of the disease on a large scale, Ghana did the same. Then country started managing the virus spread by closing its borders and starting mass country-wide vaccinations.
Though the borders are open to air traffic and international travel is back to normal, land borders of the country remain closed and access to the airlines must follow strict protocols put in place by the health officials.
In a new development, the Minister of Health, Ghana Kwaku Agyemang-Manu announced the decision of the government to forcefully vaccinate all the citizens. But the International Human Rights Commission thinks the decision is against the rights of the people and must be withdrawn noting that it stands against articles 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the United Nations Human Rights Declaration.
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doc-43 | by JDC | Jul 1, 2022 | Bookkeeping | 0 comments
Differential Cost Analysis
Standard Costing as a Business Strategy
AccountingTools
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
Incremental revenue
What is incremental cost?
For example, a business may choose to increase or decrease prices depending on the incremental costs. Understanding a product’s marginal cost helps a company assess its profitability and make informed decisions related to the product, including pricing. Also, once the incremental costs are determined by the company, the retail price of the product can also be easily calculated. Incremental cost is choice-based; hence, it only includes forward-looking costs. The cost of building a factory and set-up costs for the plant are regarded as sunk costs and are not included in the incremental cost calculation. Another scenario is when incremental revenue equals incremental costs. Understanding incremental costs will greatly help in improving the production efficiency and production of a business.
While in reality, the fixed cost occupies the major portion of the total cost of production. The incremental cost is the amount of money or cost a company will incur when an additional unit of product is produced. Incremental revenue is compared to baseline revenue to determine a company’s return on investment. The two calculations for incremental revenue https://business-accounting.net/ and incremental cost are thus essential to determine the company’s profitability when production output is expanded. If incremental cost is higher than incremental revenue, selling an additional unit will cause the company to incur a loss. If incremental cost is lower than incremental revenue, selling an additional unit will earn the company a profit.
The total costs to produce part #56 are $30,000, a savings of $7,500 over the purchase option, and the choice would be for Toyland Treasures to continue to make the part. From the above data, we derive that the incremental cost to produce additional 4,000 units amount to $64,000 ($264,000 -$200,000). Incremental revenue refers to the additional revenue a business will earn if it sells an additional unit of a product. The concern that ICER may lead to rationing has affected policy makers in the United States. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 provided for the creation of the independent Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute . The basic method of allocation of incremental cost is to assign a primary user and the additional or incremental user of the total cost. When you compare the two, it is clear that the incremental revenue is higher than the incremental cost.
Incremental costs shall not include any part, portion, or pro- ration of costs, of any kind whatsoever, including without limitation overhead or labor costs, which would have otherwise been incurred.
Assuming a manufacturing company, ABC Ltd. has a production unit where the cost incurred in making 100 units of a product X is ₹ 2,000.
The $50,000 is already spent and will become idle capacity if the product is bought from the market.
Below are the current production levels as well as the added costs of the additional units.
If it wants to increase the production level, it either has to rent another plant or build a new one.
To understand how incremental cost works, assume your business spends $200,000 on producing 5,000 glass bottles.
The incremental cost of production only takes into account the variable costs incurred for the production of additional units produced by the company thus ignoring the fixed costs of production already incurred by it. Differential Cost Analysis is conducted to take important decisions such as ‘make or buy,’ change in activity level, adding/sinking a product, change in product mix, export orders, goods marketed in a new market, etc. In differential / incremental cost analysis, only the relevant costs are taken into consideration. Fixed costs or costs already been incurred in the past are not relevant. Future costs that are mainly variable costs are taken into consideration. The use of differential cost analysis only takes management decisions and has no relevance to accounting or book-keeping.
The use of ICERs therefore provides an opportunity to help contain health care costs while minimizing adverse health consequences. Treatments for patients who are near death offer few QALYs simply because the typical patient has only months left to benefit from treatment.
The two calculations for incremental revenue and incremental cost are thus essential to determine the company’s profitability when production output is expanded.
Companies can use incremental cost analysis to help determine the profitability of their business segments.
The incremental cost of conducting business transactions on the internet is as much as fifteen times less expensive than paper transactions.
As such, incremental cost influences the decision the company makes regarding expanding or increasing production.
For example, a business may choose to increase or decrease prices depending on the incremental costs.
However, when we talk about incremental costs, we disregard any costs that don’t change when the level of activity (e.g. production) changes.
The long-run incremental cost for lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite as critical raw materials for making electric vehicles are a good example. If the long-run predicted cost of the raw materials is expected to rise, then electric vehicle prices will likely be higher in the future. The attempt to calculate and accurately predict such costs assist a company in making future investment decisions that can increase revenue and reduce costs. Incremental cost is important because it affects product pricing decisions. If incremental cost leads to an increase in product cost per unit, a company may choose to raise product price to maintain its return on investment and to increase profit. Conversely, if incremental cost leads to a decrease in product cost per unit, a company can choose to reduce product price and increase profit by selling more units.
The Party Connection has received a special order request for 15,000 packets at a price of $20 per packet to be shipped overseas. If 84,000 packets is 75% of capacity, what does incremental cost mean 112,000 packets would be 100% of capacity. The Party Connection has the capacity to prepare the 15,000 packets requested without changing its existing operations.
What does incremental mean in accounting?
Definition of Incremental Cost
An incremental cost is the difference in total costs as the result of a change in some activity. Incremental costs are also referred to as the differential costs and they may be the relevant costs for certain short run decisions involving two alternatives.
Besides, in the long where firm expands its production hires more manpower, material, machine and equipment, the expenditure incurred on these factors are the incremental cost and not the marginal cost. The company management can consider the cost of producing one additional unit to make their pricing decisions to make a profit. But if the per-unit cost or average cost is decreasing by incurring the incremental cost, the company might be able to reduce the price of the product and enjoy selling more units. Such companies are said to have economies of scale, whereby there is some scope available to optimize the utility of production. For instance, a company merger might reduce overall costs of because only one group of management is required to run the company. Producing the products, however, might bring incremental costs because of the downsizing. The management must look at the additional cost of producing the products under one roof.
The concept of incremental cost is quite similar to the concept of marginal cost, but with a relatively wider connotation. The marginal cost refers to the addition in the total cost due to the production of one more unit of a product, generally the next unit. Keep a spreadsheet with incremental costs noted against different levels of production. You can use this as a tool to manage cash flow while ensuring you are prepared for cost increases. Scaling production is a great goal but you must be sure the market is prepared to purchase and absorb your productions at the increased level. As your production rises, the cost per unit is lowered and your overall profitability increases. You can setup a spreadsheet with the formula to automatically calculate incremental costs at any level of production.
Incremental cost is usually computed by manufacturing entities as a process in short-term decision-making. It is calculated to assist in sales promotion and product pricing decisions and deciding on alternative production methods. |
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For the first time in his storied career, Chanchal Chowdhury is going to star in a regular television serial on BTV. The serial, titled Kaaler Jatra, is being shot at the channel’s headquarters at Rampura. It is adapted from the book by the same name, written by theatre personality Mamunur Rashid. The story involves a struggling theatre troupe in a small town, where Chanchal’s character is the leader of the troupe. “It feels really good to finally work in a regular series in BTV, and I am sure that the audience will really like the TV serial,” says Chanchal. Kaaler Jatra is scheduled to air soon. |
doc-45 | What are Direct Messages?
How to Contact Another Community Member
This article is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for legal advice from a qualified attorney. You should consult an attorney if you have questions or need legal guidance.
RealSelf is a community where consumers can share opinions and experiences. It’s important to understand your rights and responsibilities as a consumer when talking about an experience or sharing an opinion online.
You have the right to say what you think about something. Even if someone does not agree with your opinion, you are allowed to share it.
Libel (or defamation) is an untrue public statement that is damaging to a person’s or business’s reputation. The important word here is "untrue" -- If you lie about something that happened, and it causes harm to someone else, you may be liable.
You can… tell the truth and share your opinion.
You can't… tell lies or break the law.
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) occur when someone files a lawsuit for the sole purpose of intimidating or causing a financial burden. The goal of a SLAPP lawsuit is not to win in court, but to achieve something simply by filing the lawsuit.
Each state offers different protections against SLAPPs. Some states offer no protection at all. The United States has no federal anti-SLAPP law.
Consumers can protect themselves from SLAPP by telling the truth; if you have done nothing wrong, there is no justification for a lawsuit. You should also research anti-SLAPP statutes in your state, as they vary widely.
Illegal Acts
It’s illegal to threaten, harass or intimidate someone online. It’s also a violation of RealSelf's Code of Conduct and Terms of Service.
Blackmail & Extortion
It’s illegal to demand that someone pay you in return for you doing, or not doing, something.
This list is not exhaustive. Anything that is illegal in "real life" is likely also illegal on the Internet. Use common sense and don’t hurt other people. If someone is threatening or hurting you, please report it to us.
https://www.aclu.org/free-speech/internet-censorship
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New Zealand is just better than Australia, and it’s not just because of that scenery. (Photo / 123RF)
Alana Schetzer – Daily Telegraph
New Zealand may be the land of the sheep, but it’s Australians who are the followers.
Ever since our neighbours across the Tasman became the first country in the world to allow women the right to vote, we’ve been struggling to keep up.
New Zealand has soundly beaten Australia by appointing its first woman Governor-General in 2001 – years before Quentin Bryce made history here; their first woman prime minister, Jenny Shipley, took office in 1997, while we had to wait a further 14 years.
And Dame Sian Elias was appointed Chief Supreme Court Justice of New Zealand in 1999, whilst our first chief, Susan Kiefel, was only appointed in January this year.
New Zealand has also shown superb leadership in issues concerning native rights, campaigning against nuclear testing in the South Pacific, and have some of the strongest environmental laws in the world.
They have embraced renewable energy, with targets already in place for 90 per cent of its power through alternative sources by 2025.
Back in Australia, our renewable energy debate has the same sophistication of toddlers throwing a tantrum in the middle of a Target store.
Last year, the Social Progress Index named New Zealand as the most progressive country, beating 131 other countries.
They came out on top thanks to their laws and social attitudes to health, sanitation, shelter, personal safety, access to information, sustainability, tolerance and inclusion and access to education.
As Australian squabbles over whether to legalise same-sex marriage through a highly contentious and expensive postal survey, New Zealand parliament quietly changed it laws to allow same-sex marriage in 2013 through a simple vote, after which all members sang a Maori love song.
It was a profoundly beautiful and dignified moment, two adjectives that cannot be associated with Australia’s bizarre and prejudice-baiting approach to settling an issue that most other western countries have done via parliament or the courts.
What is it about New Zealand that places them so far in front of us when it comes to equality and compassion?
On paper, we share many similarities – we share the same history of colonisation and Indigenous persecution, plus our flags are freakishly similar – but we continually lack the initiative and imagination to embrace the reforms necessary to progress human rights, gender equality, environmental protections and embrace Indigenous culture and rights.
Australia collectively likes to think of itself as the sheriff in the South Pacific, but when it comes to equality and passion, New Zealand has us pegged.
We’re not the leaders we think we are. Instead of stealing New Zealand’s Russell Crowe or Split Enz for ourselves, perhaps we could borrow their progressive attitude to fix some of our problems.
[Read the Daily Telegraph article]. |
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Death of Spouse
Losing a Spouse is for Life
I was married to David Beasley for seven years when he was killed in a car wreck. When the seventh anniversary of his death arrived, it overwhelmed me to consider he had been gone as many years as we were married.
I shared the irony with our 7-year-old daughter, Katherine, who was only 3 months old when he died. Wide-eyed, she looked at me and asked, “What did David sound like?”
It dawned on me that since I married my new husband, Robbie, four years earlier, I was so focused on blending our family, my kids had never seen a video of their biological father.
On the anniversary of David’s death, Robbie planned to be out of town. So, I invited my mom, dad, David’s sister and her family, and the kids to remember David by watching home videos.
At the last minute, however, Robbie’s trip got canceled. He would have to sit through home movies and mourn a man he didn’t know. But because Robbie has experienced losing a spouse (to cancer), he graciously understood and joined us.
Everyone gathered in anticipation as I prepared. I couldn’t wait to see the look of curiosity and wonder on my children’s faces, who were 7 and 9. This was their daddy. They would finally get to hear David’s voice, see his goofy expressions, and hear his deep belly laughs. They could see the way he doted on them as babies and cared deeply for their mom.
Moment of Revelation
Everyone went quiet as the old video buzzed on the screen. Suddenly, there he was—the face I loved so much, the father of my children, my long-lost friend. I cherished the glimpses through windows to the past and soaked up his countenance, reliving each memory in my mind. After a few minutes, I looked over to see the response of my children, but they were already gone, playing with their cousins.
I called them, not sure if they understood who was on the screen. “Kids, that’s David. Didn’t you say you wanted to hear how he sounded?”
Katherine came around the corner. “Yes, but I heard him,” she said.
I was confused by their lack of interest. Was it healthy? Should I force them to watch? What did it mean?
And then Katherine cried out with delight, “Daddy! Daddy!” But she wasn’t talking about David. She was calling Robbie.
The man on the screen was just an ancestor to her, like a great, great grandfather—interesting, but not life-changing. She got all she needed from a five-minute glance. The man on the couch was her Daddy.
She crawled up into Robbie’s lap. He cradled her in his big, strong arms as only a daddy can for his little girl. And they cuddled while they watched old videos of another man on the screen, one who gave her life, who cuddled and bathed her newborn body in his big, strong arms as only a daddy can do for his little girl.
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Conflicting emotions after losing a spouse
I was happy and sad at the same time. I felt overjoyed that Katherine had Robbie, a father like David wanted her to have. And I felt disheartened that it wasn’t him. David wanted more than anything to be the best dad in the world, having been raised by a widowed mother who never remarried. But God had a different sovereign plan.
Right after David died, I remember people trying to console me saying, “You’re so young. You’ll get married again.” But that didn’t comfort me. It wasn’t marriage I missed. It was David. Marrying someone else wouldn’t bring him back, and it didn’t.
This year, it will be 10 years since David’s death. I’ve been married to Robbie almost seven. We’re happy, well-adjusted, and my kids are, too. I wouldn’t trade my blended family for the world. But that doesn’t mean I don’t still miss David.
A Lesson of Grief
There are many lessons I’ve gathered on the journey of grief, and one of them is this: The heartache of losing a spouse lasts a lifetime.
My kids may not grieve their loss, but I do. And I grieve for David. My heart breaks that he will never walk our daughter down the aisle. He’ll never teach our son to play basketball or cheer for their favorite team together.
But in my moments of melancholy, I remember I serve a God who restores. Death is a vicious enemy, and it has temporarily stolen the precious moments that belong to a father and his children. But God promised to “restore to [us] the years that the swarming locust has eaten …” (Joel 2:25). Because our Savior lives, David lives. And my children and I will one day join him in heaven.
Until then, my heart will toggle between the glory of God’s provision and the agony of loss. Solomon said it best, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven … a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn , and a time to dance…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4). When I’m sad, I let myself be sad. And when I’m happy, I let myself be happy. Sometimes that happens at the same time. And God is with me in these moments, whispering His promises that the best is yet to come.
I look forward to the day when I can be with all my loved ones, including David and Robbie. In that place, there will be no more tears or sorrow, and I can stand before God and thank Him for all He has given me, even in the midst (and because of) losing a spouse.
Copyright © 2020 by Sabrina Beasley McDonald. All rights reserved.
Sabrina Beasley McDonald has been writing about God’s plan for marriage and family for over 19 years. Sabrina has a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family counseling from Liberty University. She is the author of several devotional books, including Write God In Deeper: Journal Your Way to a Richer Faith. |
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doc-49 | March 16, 2020 /in Fun Company Events, General /by Infinity Team
Ashli Clubine Joins Infinity, Inc.
Today we welcome a new team member to improve how we serve our clients. Please meet Ashli Clubine, Service Delivery Administrator.
Ashli comes to us with experience in operations, project management, and customer service. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of West Georgia and a Leadership Certification from Savannah Technical College. Her responsibilities here include supporting the Service Delivery Manager with quality control, administrative support, and team management.
Outside of work, Ashli is an active member of the community, currently serving as secretary for the Board of Directors on the Nine Line Foundation. In that role she is responsible for assisting with donation management and event coordination for the Foundation. She also currently serves as a committee member for the YMCA of Coastal Georgia’s A Place to Dream.
Ashli and her husband, Matt, live in Savannah with their daughter and beloved pets. And in her free time, she enjoys gardening, scrapbooking, hiking, and fishing.
Asked about this new role, Ashli says, “I connected with Infinity while working with a previous employer and loved the atmosphere and mission of the company. As a member of this team, I hope to develop professionally in addition to providing my leadership and client management experience to help Infinity prosper and grow.”
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Taken from the Bletchley Park's Digital Light: Code Makers brochure, a summary of Prof Salim Al-Hassani's speech about Muslim Civilisation's contribution in optics and cryptology.
www.bletchleypark.org.uk/whats-on/digital-light-code-makers-at-bletchley-park
(Left-front row): Professor Salim Al-Hassani President FSTC UK, Countess Elizabeth Howe Patron MKIAC, Milton Keynes Mayor Cllr Sam Cook, Mr Anouar Kassim Founder and Director of MKIAC, Dr Rebecca Foy Director of Engagement Bletchley Park, Cllr Ansar Hussein. (Left back row): Vice Lord Lieutenant Alexander Boswell, Professor Kamal Bechkoum, Lord Lieutenant Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher and Dr Iain Standen CEO Bletchley Park.
Digital Light: Ibn al-Haytham (965-1040), the Father of Optics
Figure 1. This drawing is an artist’s idea of what Ibn al-Haytham might have looked like. In some places, Ibn al-Haytham is also known as Alhazen, which is the Latin form of his first name, al-Hasan.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light (IYL2015), recognising the importance of light-based technologies in meeting the needs of humankind. A number of worldwide celebrations were organised to commemorate important milestones in the history of the science of light. The year 2015 was recognised to represent a millennium since the publication of the great Book of Optics by the Basra born scholar Ibn al-Haytham. He lived at a time of incredible blossoming of creativity and innovation, called the Islamic Golden Age. Ibn al-Haytham was sometimes referred to as the “father of optics” and “father of the scientific (experimental) method”.
For mathematics, that remarkable period in the history began with Muhammad ibn Musaal-Khwarizmi (ca 780–850), a member of the Baghdad House of Wisdom (Bait al-Hikma) whose book Kitab al-Jabr wa‘l-Muqabala (Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing) gave a new momentum to algebra. The word “algebra” is derived from the title of the book and the word “algorithm” is a corruption of his name. This new algebra was essentially performing arithmetic calculations carrying the unknown, which is given a name, shay, meaning a “thing.” In English, we use “x” to represent shay. This opened the door to a broad development that allowed mathematics to be applied in ways that were not possible earlier.
Figure 2. From 1001 Inventions book
Al-Khwarizmi was followed by numerous mathematicians making huge advances that preceded European mathematicians such as Ruffini-Horner, René Descartes (1596–1650), Pierre Fermat (1601–1665), Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), John Wilson (1741–1793) and Joseph Lagrange (1736–1813). The numbers from 1 to 9 are now known as Arabic numerals used with slight modification in Europe and North Africa today, as distinct from the Indian numerals that are still found in some eastern parts of the Muslim world. The arrival of these numerals resolved the problems caused by Roman numerals and the abacus, which had been in use until then. Zero, as a concept, was known by ancient Mesopotamian and Indian civilisations. As a number or a space holder, it was used by the Indians, then it reached Baghdad where it became part of the Arabic numeral system. It was al-Khwarizmi who suggested that a little circle be used in calculations if no number appeared in the tens place. The Arabs called this circle “sifr”, or “empty.” The word zero came from French zéro or Italian zero, via Old Spanish from Arabic sifr ‘cipher’.
Figure 3. © FSTC Ltd.
Breaking Code
Figure 4. A chart shows the frequency of letters in a passage of text
“One way to solve an encrypted message, if we know its language, is to find a different plain text of the same language long enough to fill one sheet or so, and then we count the occurrences of each letter. We call the most frequently occurring letter the ‘first,’ the next most occurring letter the ‘second,’ the following most occurring the ‘third,’ and so on until we account for all the different letters in the plain text sample… Then we look at the cypher text we want to solve and we also classify its symbols. We find the most occurring symbol and change it to the form of the ‘first’ letter of the plaintext sample, the next most common symbol is changed to the form of the ‘second’ letter, and so on, until we account for all symbols of the cryptogram we want to solve.” Al-Kindi in his ninth-century A Manuscript on Deciphering Cryptographic Messages
Codebreakers: Al-Kindi (d. 874), the father of Cryptanalysis
Figure 5. Al-Kindi as depicted in a Syrian post stamp.
To avoid vital secrets falling into the wrong hands, messages are scrambled (encrypted) so that only someone with the right code can unscramble them. Bletchley Park is famed as the place where encryption and decryption were carried out during World War Two. Al-Kindi was a scientist known as ‘the philosopher of the Arabs’. He authored 290 books on medicine, astronomy, mathematics, linguistics and music. Al-Kindi’s frequency analysis was followed by cryptographers from the Muslim world for centuries until it reached Europe long before the codebreakers of Bletchley Park. Al-Kindi rightfully deserves the title of the “Father of Cryptanalysis”.
“Cryptology was born among the Arabs. They were the first to discover and write down the methods of cryptanalysis.” David Kahn, The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing
“The birth of cryptanalysis required a society which has reached a high standard of development in three disciplines, namely linguistics, statistics and mathematics. These conditions became available at the time of al-Kindi who had command of these three disciplines and more… Al-Kindi’s technique, known as frequency analysis, shows that it is unnecessary to check each of the billions of potential keys. Instead, it is possible to revealthe contents of a scrambled message simply by analysing the frequency of the characters in the ciphertext ” Simon Singh, The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
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