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The Scout Report -- Volume 23, Number 36
Research and Education·General Interest
Network Tools·In the News
Smithsonian Digital Volunteers: Transcription Center
Hektoen International: A Journal of Medical Humanities
Science Learning Center at Western Illinois University
First World War Poetry Archive
YouTube: Genome TV
PsyArt Journal
Yale University Libraries: Free Web Resources on Religion
Erstwhile: A History Blog
Grandma's Project
Wisconsin 101: Our History in Objects
Think Like a Scientist
Home Subjects
Society for U.S. Intellectual History
Science Friday: The Scientific Tale of Author Beatrix Potter
New York Times Lens Blog
TreeSnap
International Astronomical Union Names Fourteen Features on Pluto's Surface and Moon
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The Smithsonian Institute is home to a large collection of archival material in need of transcribing, including "field notes, diaries, ledgers, logbooks, currency proof sheets, photo albums, manuscripts, biodiversity specimens" and other material that may be of interest to students and scholars across disciplines. To address this need, the Institute has invited members of the general public to participate in transcribing these materials, offering an opportunity that may appeal to classroom instructors and researchers alike. Those interested in participating in transcription can browse the complete collection or by museums and archives or by theme (e.g. Art & Design, Biodiverse Planet, World Cultures). Once visitors find a project they are interested in participating in, they can view a tutorial that explains the transcription process. All items are checked by Smithsonian staff as part of the final step, offering transcribers of all experience levels the opportunity to contribute to an important research project with the peace of mind. Just a few of the collections in need of transcription include notes from arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall, letters received by the North Carolina Assistant Commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau, and the work of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt. [MMB]
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hekint.org
Launched in November 2008, Hektoen International is an open access, online journal dedicated to the intersections between medicine and the humanities. This unique journal is named in honor of pathologist Ludvig Hektoen (1863-1951), and is currently authored and edited by an international team of researchers that includes medical professionals as well as scholars in other fields. Visitors can explore articles in Hektoen in a couple of ways. On the site's homepage, visitors can check out the most recent issue of this quarterly publication, while all previous issues are available via Past Issues. Alternatively, visitors can explore articles through the Hektorama, where articles are organized by categories including Anatomy, Famous Hospitals, Moments in History, Literary Essays, and Surgery. Recent articles include an essay by medical resident and interdisciplinary scholar Katrina Genius that examines the historical and medical context of the Isenheim Altarpiece; a piece on Baghdad's first general hospital by physician Hussain Al-Sardar; and an article by medical student and neurology researcher Christopher Hemond about prosopagnosia, a condition that makes it challenging to recognize faces. Written in an accessible manner, Hektoen will appeal to a broad range of students and scholars, as well as members of the general public interested in historical and contemporary issues related to health care. [MMB]
sites.google.com/site/scilearncenter514/home
The Science Learning Center offers a helpful collection of reference materials, outside resources, and more for K-12 science instructors and students. This site is maintained by Western Illinois University and authored by a team of biology professors, high school educators, and graduate students. This resource collection is organized by science topic/ subfield: Nature of Science, Science Safety and Techniques, Biology/ Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, and Physics. Within each of these topics, visitors will find two kinds of resources. Learning Pages are accessible reference guides to key science concepts (e.g. homeostasis, energy in living things, evolution). Many of these Learning Pages also include discussion questions, classroom activities, graphic organizers, or links to related outside resources. The resource page in each topic provides links to additional outside resources that may be of interest to teachers. In addition, visitors can check out General Resources for Science, Study Strategies, and Professional Development Resources for Teachers via additional tabs. The diversity of resources on this page make the Science Learning Center a useful "one-stop shop" for science educators. [MMB]
www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit
From the University of Oxford comes the First World War Poetry Collection, a collection of archival material and educational resources centering on the works of poets who served in World War I. Visitor may browse this collection by poet - the collection includes works by Vera Brittain, Robert Graves, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, and others. On the individual homepage for each poet, visitors can read a biography and explore a summary of archival material available about each poet. Alternatively, visitors may conduct a text search of archived items via a search box on the top left hand corner of the page. This collection includes photographs, letters, manuscripts, diaries, and more. Visitors are also invited to explore archives by category: Photographic Collection, Film Collection, Audio Collection, and Publications of War. Many of the materials are available courtesy of the Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive, and, collectively, they provide context to the War that may especially be of interest to those who want to incorporate this collection into a history or English classroom. Educators can also check out additional resources via the Education tab. [MMB]
www.youtube.com/channel/UCUp6Pd9fx8_UX7S38Ih_JqA
From the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) comes Genome TV, a series of videos that may appeal to instructors and researchers in the fields of health and science, as well as members of the general public interested in learning more about genetic research and its social implications. Visitors can browse for these videos by a variety of playlists, including How To Sequence a Genome (a series of helpful educational videos); NHGRI's Oral History Collection (a series of interviews, approximately 80 minutes in length, with key genetic researchers from the past and present); and a series of lectures addressing genetics and health disparities that were part of a 2015 lecture series. Other playlists feature presentations that were part of previous NHGRI conferences, while another playlist features a series of three-dimensional diagrams of the human cell. The NHGRI continually updates this collection with new material, so stay tuned. [MMB]
www.psyartjournal.com
The PsyArt Journal is "an online scholarly journal for the psychological study of the arts." The journal, which has been in publication since 1997, is currently edited by Samir Dayal, a professor of English and Media Studies at Bentley University. The editorial board consists of an interdisciplinary team of scholars, including scholars of literature, film, psychoanalysis, philosophy, and more. Visitors are invited to explore all current and archived articles, which are organized by year of publication. Articles published in 2017 include an analysis of Hamlet by Elise Denbo of Queensborough Community College incorporating the ideas of Julia Kristeva; an article on psychoanalytical imagery in film by Daniel Brennen of Bond University; and a general "defense" of psychoanalytic literary criticism by Alan G. Gross from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. The PsyArt Journal features approximately fifteen articles annually and publishes new articles throughout the year. [MMB]
guides.library.yale.edu/c.php?g=295851&p=1972637
Yale University Library offers this helpful collection of online resources relating to religious studies that are available for free. This collection comes courtesy of Yale Divinity School Library's Suzanne Estelle-Holmer, who has also authored a number of LibGuides about a range of topics in religious studies. Visitors can explore these resources by category, including Finding Web Resources (which features links to other web collections), Online Texts, Reference Works (highlighting a variety of online encyclopedias), and Image Resources (which include maps, art, and photography related to religion.) This extensive collection includes both comparative resources in addition to resources dedicated to specific religions. For those who would prefer to browse resources by topic rather than type may do so via the Resources by Topic tab, where resources are sorted by Biblical Studies, Church/ Denomination/Ecumenical, Early Christianity/ Patristics, Ethics, Religion and the Arts, and Theology. [MMB]
erstwhileblog.com
Authored by a team of graduate scholars at the University of Colorado Boulder, Erstwhile is "a collaborative space in which American intellectual, cultural, labor, Native American, and environmental historians share ideas." This blog will appeal to fellow scholars of history and American studies, as well members of the general public interested in historical conversations and debates. As of this write-up, the most recent entry of Erstwhile features a collection of historian-authored resources relating to the recent white supremacist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia. Another recent entry provides recommendations for summer fiction readers from the blog's team. In another recent entry, Alessandra Link explores the relationship between indigenous cartographic knowledge and western colonial encounters. Visitors can browse previous blog posts by topic, including Erstwhile Interviews, Graphic Histories (which features reviews of graphic novels about historical events), and Erstwhile Interviews. [MMB]
grandmasproject.org
Grandma's Project is a web video series that invites people from around the world to film their grandmothers as they share recipes and explain the significance and stories behind their recipes. The project was launched by filmmaker Jonas Pariente and currently receives support from UNESCO. Visitors can check out the first five films in this series in the Films section of this website, and all films are accompanied by featured recipes for those who want to try them out. Each film is approximately eight minutes long. In one film, French director Emma Luchini films and interviews her grandmother, Sonia Debeauvais, as she makes frikkadel, a Danish meat-based dish. In another, Yugoslavian born filmmaker Iva Radivojevic makes knedle, "a gnocchi like dessert" with her grandmother Dragica Karazija. Radivojevic, who emigrated to the United States when she was eighteen, travels to Zagreb, Croatia to film Karazija, who shares family history with her granddaughter as she explains her recipe. New films will be added to this enjoyable and powerful series soon, so stay tuned. [MMB]
www.wi101.org
Wisconsin 101 is "a statewide, collaborative project exploring Wisconsin's diverse, interconnected histories through objects." This public history project works with organizations such as the Wisconsin Historical Society, the University of Wisconsin's Department of History, and Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), to name a few. The objects featured in Wisconsin 101 are curated by the project's team, which includes historians, archivists, and WPR staff. These selections are based on nominations from across the state and solicited through partnerships with a variety of community and educational organizations. On the project's website, visitors can browse featured objects by category, including Art & Leisure, Home & Daily Life, and Science & Technology. Those with a personal connection to the dairy state may also like to explore this collection via the On the Map tab. Featured items range from an 1890s Sterling Safety Bicycle from Kenosha, Wisconsin to a 1933 pillow sewn by second-generation Hungarian immigrant Rose Mary Drab of Langlade County, Wisconsin in honor of her brother's service in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Each object is accompanied by an essay and short audio clip (originally aired on WPR's Wisconsin Life series) that provides context to these fascinating objects. [MMB]
tlas.nautil.us
From Nautilus Magazine (see the 02-06-2015 Scout Report) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comes Think Like a Scientist, a series of "video stories" addressing a range of scientific topics. As of this write-up, the most recent video in this collection explains the role that gold miners have played in unearthing paleontological treasures. Another recent video was created by Greg O'Brien, a journalist who has early-onset Alzheimer's disease. In this video, O'Brien discusses his experiences with the disease while Rudy Tanzi, who serves as a Professor of Neurology and Director of Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses what scientists and researchers know about the disease at this time. Each video in this series is accompanied by a short essay. These video stories, which are each approximately eight minutes in length, will appeal to anyone looking to learn more about a range of scientific and health related stories. [MMB]
www.homesubjects.org
Founded by Melinda McCurdy (The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens), Morna O'Neill (Wake Forest University), and Anne Nellis Richter (independent scholar and part-time faculty member at American University), Home Subjects is "a research working group which aims to illuminate the domestic display of art in Britain." This collection encompasses both fine art and decorative art and explores the private home as a set for artistic expression and curation during the eighteenth through twentieth centuries. The project is supported by Wake Forest University and the National Endowment for the Humanities. On this website, visitors are invited to learn more about the team's research through a series of short essays that are accompanied by illustrations and photographs. In one recent essay, art historian Rachel Rhine discusses the late eighteenth century murals of Thomas Stothard, which were displayed at the Burghley House in Peterborough, England. In another essay, Hyejin Lee, a doctoral candidate in art history at UNC-Chapel Hill investigates the popularity of "scent vessels" in eighteenth century France. [MMB]
s-usih.org
The Society for U.S. Intellectual History (S-USIH) was founded in 2007 and has grown over the past decade from a blog to an established academic organization that hosts an annual conference. S-USIH continues to operate a diverse and frequently updated blog that may appeal broadly to readers interested in ideas, history, and current events. For example, as of this write-up, a recent series of six blog posts consider and evaluate historian David M. Potter's posthumously published 1976 book The Impending Crisis, which examines causes of the U.S. Civil War. Another recent blog post, authored by historian William S. Cosson, provides an analysis of the role that solar eclipses have played in history. Visitors can explore previous blog posts by topic or author. Visitors may also be interested in the New Books Network (NBN) Podcast, produced by the NBN and S-USIH. This podcast, which can be found via the Resources page, features interviews with the authors of recently published books addressing intellectual history. [MMB]
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/the-scientific-tale-of-author-beatrix-potter
Beatrix Potter is famous for her Peter Rabbit tales and their accompanying illustrations, which brought the characters of Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-Tail, and, of course, Peter Rabbit, to life. What fans of the famous children's book series may not realize is that Potter was also a scientific illustrator and a collector with a passion for studying the natural world. This segment from the November 24, 2016 episode of Science Friday allows listeners to learn more about the multi-talented British writer, artist, and scientist through an interview with Linda Lear, author of Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature. In this fascinating interview, Lear describes Potter's biography and how she challenged Victorian gender roles in order to pursue science. Lear also describes Potter's intricate illustrations of plants, animals, fossils and fungi; visitors can also view some of these illustrations via the above link. This segment will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of science, as well as anyone who fondly remembers Potter's famous stories. [MMB]
lens.blogs.nytimes.com
Founded by The New York Times senior staff photographer James Estrin, the Times's Lens Blog is dedicated to the newspaper's "photography, video, and visual journalism." Here, visitors will find powerful photographs and documentary footage about a wide variety of subjects from around the world. More than just a collection of images, this blog is designed to add context to photography and photojournalism. For example, one recent entry features photographs recently taken by multimedia artist Larry Towell of individuals at Standing Rock, North Dakota accompanied by an essay by Estrin about Towell's work. Another recent entry, authored by the Times's David Gonzales, discusses the work of Andrew Lichtenstein, whose work is featured in the upcoming book Marked, Unmarked, Remembered: A Geography of American Memory. Another highlight of this blog is The Week in Pictures slideshow of photos featured in The New York Times each week, accompanied by links to related news stories. [MMB]
gohugo.io
It can be difficult to create a website without sinking into the technological ooze. Even rather spartan sites can involve large amounts of complex CSS and Javascript. Content Management Systems (like Drupal, Wordpress, or Joomla) simplify creation of web pages. These CMSes also provide the ability to generate pages customized to particular users. But, in turn, they need more expensive hosting along with ongoing upgrades. Sites that don't need custom page generation of a CMS might consider Hugo as an alternative. Hugo is a static website generator. A Hugo user creates pages in a text editor using Markdown, a lightweight markup language. They also specify a theme, either creating their own or using one of the hundreds of themes available. When Hugo runs, it creates a set of HTML, CSS, and Javascript files. These files can be used with any hosting provider and do not need any special software on the web server to work. Hugo is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. [CRH]
treesnap.org
Citizen science can be a powerful research tool. It works especially well for studies where the necessary data does not need special training to collect. TreeSnap from The University of Tennessee Knoxville and University of Kentucky is one such project. TreeSnap uses a smartphone app to collect locations of trees. It particularly emphasizes species affected by invasive insects and diseases. Currently, they focus on ash, chestnut, elm, hemlock, and white oak. The goal of the project is to locate healthy enclaves of these species, especially in forests. Then, scientists can study these trees to determine why they have survived. To add a new tree, users take a photograph and answer a few questions. Approximate GPS locations of trees in the TreeSnap database can be viewed on a map. For privacy reasons, precise locations are available only to researchers associated with the TreeSnap project. The TreeSnap app is available for Android and iOS devices. [CRH]
Pluto: dwarf planet's surface features given first official names
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/07/pluto-dwarf-planets-surface-features-given-first-official-names
Pluto's pits, ridges, and famous plain get official names
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/pluto-pits-ridges-plain-get-official-names
Pluto features given first official names
http://www.seti.org/Pluto-features-given-first-official-names
The Voyage of New Horizons: Jupiter, Pluto, and Beyond
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/07/the-voyage-of-new-horizons-jupiter-pluto-and-beyond/398408
Report from the Planetary Frontier: The Latest from New Horizons at Pluto
https://www.astrosociety.org/uncategorized/report-from-the-planetary-frontier-the-latest-from-new-horizons-at-pluto
Reflections on Clyde Tombaugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crbi2in-PHc
In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh first discovered the rocky, icy body in our distant solar system that soon became known as Pluto. Originally considered the ninth planet in our solar system, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet in 2006. This past Thursday, September 7th, the IAU announced that it had named 14 features on Pluto and its moon, Charon, including ridges, craters, mountain ranges, and more. These official surface feature names reflect new information about the most famous dwarf planet's surface collected from NASA's 2015 New Horizons mission. In fact, it was the New Horizons mission team that proposed these new names to the IAU, after they began using a few of these names informally. Some of these names reference underworld mythology. For example, the depression Sleipnir Fossa refers to the eight-legged horse in Norse mythology that carried the god Odin into the underworld. Other features honor famous people, such as the Tombaugh Regio, named for the astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet. The Burney crater honors Venetia Burney, the eleven-year-old British student who suggested the name "Pluto" for Tombaugh's newly spotted planet back in 1930. [MMB]
The first three links take readers to a summary of the IAU's decision, from The Guardian's Ian Sample; Science News's Lisa Grossman; and the SETI Institute. The SETI news article also includes a full list of these new names. Visitors interested in the 2015 New Horizons mission will find 32 stunning photographs related to the mission courtesy of The Atlantic. In addition, visitors may want to check out a March 2016 talk from NASA's Jeff Moore about what the mission uncovered about Pluto. The talk, courtesy of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, is available in both audio and video format via the fifth link. Finally, those interested in learning more about Clyde Tombaugh and his life will want to check out the sixth link, a short video from the NASA Solar System YouTube channel that centers on interviews with Tombaugh's children.
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Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left: What is the Regressive Left?
The term "regressive left" was supposedly coined in 2012 by Maajid Nawaz to describe leftists who make shameful apologetics for Islamist religious bigotry and fanaticism, as Nawaz explains in the video below.
The regressive left in 2016 is increasingly made up of millennials, who have been profoundly influenced by, and steeped in, the core ideas of Postmodernism, which they have no doubt learned at universities.
However, many of these millennials do not consciously self-identity as Postmodernists, but that is only because they do not properly understand the philosophy of Postmodernism, lack an understanding of the history of the left and where their ideas have come from.
(8) following from (7), identifying culture with race, and militant hostility to people who criticise immoral or illiberal religious or cultural ideas of non-white people.
Now the trouble is that the conventional definition of the "regressive left" is mainly confined to (7) and (8), but the fact is that "Regressive leftists" often also subscribe to (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), or a selective combination thereof.
And here is the fundamental point: ideas (7) and (8) can naturally emerge right out of ideas (1), (2), (4), (5) and (6).
If the left is going to develop any rational, intellectually honest and effective political program, the regressive left needs to be utterly rejected and defeated.
LK you are doing really important work here by showing the true face of the regressive left and by trying to heal the rational left movement from its ashes thank you so much for that.
Thanks, Daniel. At least someone appreciates this!
I also appreciate it. I have noted that one of the columns of modern right populism (Trump, Marine lepen, etc) are people that could have been left-wing, but have turned right because they disagree with the Regressive Left.
I'm curious about the Trump movement and I have spent a lot of time reading their forums, and I sadly have to admit that these forums have an ambience of freedom of though that you can't find any more in many modern left wing forums. What is more amazing, the main factor that seems to make people support these movements is the celebration of full freedom of though!
Just out of curiosity, what are some of the Chomsky views that account for (5) above? Although I do applaud his contempt of postmodernism, which you always aptly note.
(1) An unfair and unbalanced critique of US foreign policy.
(2) His unwillingness to acknowledge that there is a lot of evil coming out of the non-Western world too.
(3) e.g., sometimes he has overlooked the terrible crimes of non-Western regimes.
Are you aware of Chomskys reasons for what you call his "bias"? Id be interested if you have a critique of thoose reasons?
"The regressive left in 2016 is increasingly made up of millennials, who have been profoundly influenced by, and steeped in, the core ideas of Postmodernism, which they have no doubt learned at universities."
They arrive at university this way. They 'learned' it in high school and grade school. It is certainly a blight upon the modern university, but the problem is deeper than that, it's the whole culture of education now.
What scares me most about these guys is not what scares you: a right wing reaction a la Le Pen. what worries me most is the effect on those we want to integrate. I think a true liberal west can eat revanchist islam alive in the long run. But no-one will want to integrate to a cry baby culture that denies the most glaring moral judgments.
ken b the west will not able to assimilate islam in the long run without acknowledge thats it have to impose western values on immigrants.
Ken, i completely agree on the dangers of bad ideas but you should not underestimate the damage that people like Le Pen can do. Politicians like that will steal money from intellectually healthy sectors and fund the intellectually rotten parts of society. The two problems are related and mutually reinforcing. And in the case of Le Pen, as an added bonus, you should also be concerned about French nukes. Because in the end, kleptocracy WILL degenerate into some kind of military-backed authoritarianism.
I agree completely. And a truly liberal and confident West would easily succeed because our values, systems, and culture are manifestly superior. The enlightenment was not just an aspect of the West, it was a huge improvement of it.
Try to build a decent Left from that!
I saw a (not very good) documentary on Gore Vidal and W F Buckley. Many times you see Vidal saying, very casually as if noting that the sun rises in the east, that people do and should have free speech, even guys he hates like Buckley. It was just *obvious* to the Left back then.
Note well: even Chomsky was a strong defender of free speech once, even for holocaust deniers.
ken b thank you for this article its always nice as israeli to find moderate articles about israel which brave enough at least to criticize both sides in this conflict.
Indeed. And enlightenment values in general.
I really like Maajid Nawaz. He shows a strong understanding of values which are not only Western by historical development, but universal by applicability. His person and history are really a mixture of courage and intelligence. He has superior insight, unlike some of his fellow travelers like Wafa Sultan, who have put emotions before reason. By that I mean associating themselves with the likes of Pam Geller, David Horowitz, and other such specimens.
This brings up a rather thorny issue, Islamophobia. I would like to ask the august owner and maintainer of this blog, LK, a couple of questions. The first would be how in his opinion can Islamophobia be recognized. The point made by Sam Harris and the like is that they're criticizing Islam and not the Muslims, but then when you go through a catalogue of statements made by Sam you don't get that picture, one example is below.
"Some propositions are so dangerous that it may even be ethical to kill people for believing them. This may seem an extraordinary claim, but it merely enunciates an ordinary fact about the world in which we live. Certain beliefs place their adherents beyond the reach of every peaceful means of persuasion, while inspiring them to commit acts of extraordinary violence against others. There is, in fact, no talking to some people. If they cannot be captured, and they often cannot, otherwise tolerant people may be justified in killing them in self-defense. This is what the United States attempted in Afghanistan, and it is what we and other Western powers are bound to attempt, at an even greater cost to ourselves and innocents abroad, elsewhere in the Muslim world. We will continue to spill blood in what is, at bottom, a war of ideas."
I in fact remember LK calling for the prosecution of war criminals like Bush and Blair. So I ask, what is the difference (if there is one) between this view and theirs?
Wait, Vizor, if we had a violent neo-Nazi movement in the West, with lunatic neo-Nazi fanatics directly committing acts of violence, killing Jews and directly inciting other fascists to violence, you think that you could sit down and win them over by reasoned debate?
And before you answer, you might know "every peaceful means of persuasion" was tried with Hitler. It was called appeasement. How did that work out?
Certainly not. But the people who have no such scruples on the Islamist side are easy to identify. Their partners in dialogue is whom I'm worried about. I've noticed that many take this as a "clash of civilizations" type of situation. They conflate Christianity with secular values, as if the modern and secular West owes its legacy to this particular religion. I see this on the right especially, conservatives seeing themselves in general as defenders of Christianity, but not of democracy and human rights. They generally blur the distinction between Muslims and Islam, making blanket statements about Muslims being the mortal enemies of Europe.
well i think the difference between islamphobe antisemite christianophobe self hating anti nationalist marxist bigot and etc and a person which rationaly critique is what exactly he is criticize.
if he just overaly generalize a group of people no matter what they believe in no matter if its a liberal religious/national/economical strean inside this religion and national/economic movement which respect western liberal values or fanatic radical religious/national/economic movements which not accepting this values and in the same time looking how to impose their own values on the society.
while critcizing religion culture national idea economic idea in general with no care of liberal streams inside it will be bigotry at least while criticizing only the radical fanatic fundamental streams is not just not bigotry or phobia is necessery for functionining western society.
and not just criticizing in case this radical movements of any kind impose a threat on the society they should be also taken care by law enforcement to insure the safety of law abiding citizens.
thats basically the difference between a hater and rational criticizer.
and here in my personal opinion is where the red line crossed.
It led to unrestricted German immigration to Denmark, Holland, Poland, and a few other places. What open borders enthusiasts would call a good first step.
i am for restricted immigration policy and i am for serious critique of radical movements and i am for the situation where law enforcement organizations will seriously take care of radical organizations and elements which threat the public security.
what important here is not the point of view of conservatives but of the liberal left which have to take tough stance on radical elements of islam christianity and national movements while embrace and protect liberal movements inside this religions and national movements.
thats the key the left should critcize extremists in the same way its criticze conservatives and radical natioanlists and christians the double standard should stop and in case this movements threat western and liberal values seriously they should be taken care by law enofrcement organizations.
when it will happen i believe the left will able to get a way stronger and rational stance than its have now.
Lord Keynes, I'm wondering if you knew of what John Maynard Keynes had to say about the importance of free speech to freedom.
I'm not sure off hand. I'd be surprised if he wasn't supporter of free speech.
as far as i read and if i am not mistaken he defined himself as social liberal.
Which parts of the Enlightenment should the left defend?
You all is a racists, LK.
Whether race is a social construct or a scientifically real phenomenon. Days back while discussing this issue on this blog with Lackminsky , I argued that it a real phenomenon bcoz I have read that it can be identified on bodily features like head etc. But few days ago I found this ( Race is a Social Construct, Scientists Argue- Scientific American) which claims exact opposite. M surprised how there can be exact opposite sides to this issue. Do u still agree that race is scientifically real phenomenon after reading that article?
Reality is a social construction. Luce Irigaray showed the E=mc2 is a sexist equation.
Ken , lol. I wouldn't have believed if it was said by some retards. But it said by scientists who studied the phenomenon and have given evidence that it is a social construct. So m bit confused because other scientists claim it is a real phenomenon.
(5) doesn't seem to belong with the other characteristics. Most of the people I know who hold "views on foreign policy influenced by Noam Chomsky" are contemptuous of the absurd brand of identity politics and Postmodernism common among today's liberals. These "regressive left" characteristics describe modern liberalism, which has become increasingly hostile to the American left during this election.


According to humane care standards, it takes approximately 15 minutes per day to provide basic care for each animal in a shelter environment (to clean the living environment and provide daily nutrition). So, for example, if you have one hour per day to care for the animals, that means you have the capacity to care for four animals, including your own pets. You can use the UC Davis Virtual Consultant to assess whether your housing for animals is adequate to ensure humane care.
If you provide more than minimum care, for example, enrichment, grooming, monitoring health and behavior and showing the pet to potential adopters, you need to spend even more time caring for each animal. Another way of determining whether the correct capacity has been calculated is whether all animals are being provided with The Five Freedoms.
Rescue groups often have a variety of types of temporary homes for their animals— from brick and mortar facilities to cages at pet stores to foster homes. The correct capacity, still using The Five Freedoms as a guide, should be calculated for each of these different types of environments to ensure that an organization is not exceeding capacity and putting their charges at risk of inhumane treatment.
The foster coordinator or another staff member needs to ensure that foster providers are not overwhelmed with the number of animals they take in and that all animals in the home are receiving humane care. One way to implement this is for the foster coordinator to have ongoing discussions with each foster provider to determine capacity (the upper limit of animals that should be kept in that home) based on pre-determined factors (e.g., space, time the foster provider spends at home, potential for creating an isolation room, the foster provider's own pets), while also taking into account the needs of the foster pet. For example, special medical treatment or behavior modification will reduce the foster provider's overall capacity to care for additional animals, while a mother and her babies can be can be considered just one animal if the babies do not need specialized care. You can also ask foster providers to send a health and behavior report on a regular basis and require them to attend at least one adoption event per month so an organization can keep an eye on the animals. It is important not to set a capacity number in stone, but to use it as a starting point and allow room to adjust for the specific and evolving situation of each foster home.
Primary enclosures must provide sufficient space to allow each animal, regardless of species, to make normal postural adjustments, e.g., to turn freely and to easily stand, sit, stretch, move their head, without touching the top of the enclosure, lie in a comfortable position with limbs extended, move about and assume a comfortable posture for feeding, drinking, urinating and defecating. In addition, cats and dogs should be able to hold their tails erect when in a normal standing position. Primary enclosures should allow animals to see out but should also provide at least some opportunity to avoid visual contact with other animals. Tethering is an unacceptable method of confinement for any animal and has no place in humane sheltering.
Crates should never be the permanent residence for an animal. That being said, whenever an animal is in a crate (whether for transport, an adoption event, crate training or any other reason), it should be large enough for the animal to lie down, sit and stand in a natural position. Animals should not share a crate unless it is a female with offspring or when there is a behavioral benefit. Even then, such confinement is acceptable only if the crate size allows the above criteria to be met without the animals having to lie on top of each other.
There are constantly reports of rescue groups that have had their animals confiscated and charged with cruelty. Being overcapacity is especially heartbreaking because often the people involved started out with the best intentions, but eventually took in more animals than they could humanely care for and became overwhelmed. Until we cure the root problems of animal overpopulation, there will be a never-ending source of animals that need our help. It is so easy to take in more animals than your organization truly has capacity for. The truth is, however, when a rescue group exceeds its capacity for humane care, whether or not it is intentional, it can ruin the lives of both the animals and people involved. Being overcapacity is considered a form of animal cruelty because it inflicts widespread suffering over a long duration of time. Learning the signs of exceeding capacity and reporting someone you suspect to the proper authorities will prevent animal abuse and save an organization that is going down the wrong path.
In extreme cases, animal hoarding is defined as having more pets than one can provide humane care for; failing to provide minimal standards of nutrition, sanitation, shelter and veterinary care; denying both the inability to provide basic care and the impact that failure has on the animals and people in the household; and continuing to accumulate more animals. Hoarding is less about the number of animals a person has in her possession and more about the quality of care provided to each one.
Many times, the continued accumulation of animals occurs because the individual wrongly thinks that only she can provide adequate care for them. In many cases, the person really does care about the animals and tries to provide for them. The typical profile of a rescuer who has exceeded capacity is someone who is preoccupied with animals, believes she has special abilities to communicate with them, spends most of her time and funds on the animals and tends to be socially isolated, having little contact with others besides a veterinarian.
If you suspect that someone in your organization or elsewhere is exceeding capacity, what should you do? If it is both possible and safe, you should try to visit the person's home and see for yourself if the animals are in danger. Convey your concerns to the director of the rescue group or members of the board of directors. If that is not possible, you can talk to your local animal control agency or shelter, public health department, mental health department, adult or child protective services or your local district attorney's office. You can use these resources for other suggestions on how to report suspected cruelty.
Read more about capacity for care in Animal Sheltering magazine's What's Your Magic Number?.


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Q: Can I mount a case-insensitive tmpfs/ramfs? I would like to utilize the performance of tmpfs/ramfs for some file operations, but the programs/processes that use these files assume a case-insensitive file system. I cannot find any documentation for tmpfs/ramfs options that would allow case-insensitivity (which I completely expect).
Are there other methods for achieving similar results? [How] can I get a case-insensitive tmpfs/ramfs?
(Note: Looking for answers for RHEL/CentOS 7, but could easily switch to another distro if it has a good solution.)

A: You can try the following to create a case insensitive filesystem in /tmp:
truncate -s 100M /tmp/vfat
losetup /dev/loop0 /tmp/vfat
mkfs.vfat /dev/loop0
mkdir /mnt/vfat
mount /dev/loop0 /mnt/vfat

If you don't want to use tmpfs but ramfs instead, create a RAM mount first:
mkdir /mnt/ramfs
mount -t ramfs -o size=110M ramfs /mnt/ramfs

Then follow the steps above to create the vfat placeholder file, filesystem and mount.

A: You can use the ciopfs stackable filesystem, which implements a case-insensitive filesystem on top of a case-sensitive one.
mkdir /tmp/case-sensitive /tmp/case-insensitive
ciopfs /tmp/case-sensitive /tmp/case-insensitive
TMPDIR=/tmp/case-insensitive myapp
fusermount -u /tmp/case-insensitive

Ciopfs is a FUSE filesystem, which is available on most Unix variants including Linux. You may need to explicitly allow the user running that application to use FUSE (I don't know whether RHEL allows users to use FUSE by default).
Stacking a filesystem will inevitably cause a small performance penalty, but it's only a CPU cost, no disk I/O cost.

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Даниела Тодорова е български художник, член на Съюза на Българските художници от 1987 г. Нейното творчество е в сферата на монументалното изкуство – стъклопис, графика, живопис, инсталации и хартиено изкуство.

Биография
Даниела Тодорова е родена на 20 септември 1963 г. в град София. Завършва Националното училище за изящни изкуства "Илия Петров" в София, а през 1987 г. Национална художествена академия, специалност "Реклама и дизайн".

Първоначално работи със стъкло и витражи. След пътуване до Финландия през 2006 започва да работи с хартия. Тя е автор, наложила се в сферата на хартиеното изкуство, със свой отличителен стил и изящество в произведенията. Член е на Международна асоциация на артистите по хартиено изкуство (, (IAPMA)), куратор на проекти в сферата на изящните изкуства.

Автор е на десетки самостоятелни международни изложби, главен инициатор на събитията в областта на ново направление – хартиено изкуство. Тодорова активно полага усилия за популяризирането му в страната като организатор и куратор, като сред проектите е изложбата за хартиено изкуство "София Хартиен Арт Фест", провеждан ежегодно от 2011 г.

Заедно със съпруга си Тодор Тодоров създават фондация АМАТЕРАС през 2010 г.

Постижения и награди
В три последователни години 1985 – 1987 г. печели международни конкурси за дизайн на стъкло, през 1995 г. е победител за резиденция към музея за съвременно изкуство в Рейкявик, Исландия, през 1997 г. награда – Кобе, Япония, през 1998 е избрана от община Хамилтън на международен конкурс да проектира и изпълни стъклописите към оформлението на градския площад. Нейни творби има в частни колекции Исландия, Англия, Финландия, Южна Африка, Германия, Америка, Холандия, Белгия, Франция, Австрия, Италия, Швеция, Япония, Бразилия, Грузия, Литва и музеите "Kjarvalstadir" – Рейкиявик и "Nelimarkka Museum" – Alajarvi.

Сред по-значимите ѝ награди са:
 1997 Специална Награда за графика, Кобе, Япония
 1999 СПЕЧЕЛЕН КОНКУРС за 4 m бронзова скулптура, каменен релеф 5.00/3.00 m и пет 5.00/3.00 m стъклописа за НОВИЯ ГРАДСКИ ПЛОЩАД на град Хамилтън – Шотландия
 2002 СПЕЦИАЛНА НАГРАДА – конкурс за фасадата на Софийска Градска Галерия
 2004 ПЪРВА НАГРАДА – СГРАДА НА ГОДИНАТА 2004 – Helena Resort, Слънчев Бряг, България
 2009 ТРЕТА НАГРАДА – 8-мо Мини Принт Леседра – София
 2009 СПЕЦИАЛНАТА НАГРАДА САЙТАМА – Принт Форум – Япония
 2010 СЕРТИФИКАТ ЗА СПЕЦИАЛНО УЧАСТИЕ – Metropolitan Art Museum, Токио, Япония
 2011 СПЕЦИАЛНА НАГРАДА ЗА ДОСТИЖЕНИЯ В ГРАФИКАТА – Принт Форум, Washi-no-sato Paper making museum, Хигачи чичибу, Япония
 2014 НАГРАДА "ПРОКУЛТУРА" от Министерство на Културата и БАРОК за принос в развитието на млади таланти
 2014 НАГРАДА от Японското Правителство на АМАТЕРАС Фондация и нейните основатели, за принос при представянето на Японска култура в България за принос в развитието на млади таланти
 2014 FUZHOU INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION – National Youth Games, China
 2015 EUROPEAN LABEL from EFFE /Brussels/ – за иновативен фестивал от Европейската комисия – София Хартиен Арт Фест 2015 – 2016 – стратегически европейски проект
 2015, 2017 EUROPEAN LABEL from EFFE /Brussels/ за иновативен уникален фестивал от Европейската комисия – София Хартиен Арт Фест 2015 – 2018

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Q: Find duplicate rows but only for a unique column Using Oracle 12c. I am trying to identify duplicate rows that have a unique ref1_descr field. The count should be grouped on the first 3 columns (emplid, item_type and acad_year) and it should only count ref1_descr once.
For example, this result should not be picked up because it belongs to the same ref1_descr.
+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------+
|   EMPLID    |  ITEM_TYPE   | ACAD_YEAR | REF1_DESCR |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------+
| 00000010315 | 103201000000 |      2020 |    1938427 |
| 00000010315 | 103201000000 |      2020 |    1938427 |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------+

This should be picked up because the duplicate exists for a unique ref1_descr.
+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------+
|   EMPLID    |  ITEM_TYPE   | ACAD_YEAR | REF1_DESCR |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------+
| 00000592537 | 104110123000 |      2020 |    1941668 |
| 00000592537 | 104110123000 |      2020 |    1941164 |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------+

This will pick up both examples, but I need it to ignore the first because the rows share a ref1_descr.
SELECT emplid, item_type, acad_year, COUNT(*)
FROM ps_item_sf
GROUP BY emplid, item_type, acad_year
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1

EDIT
Appologies - I should have included an expected output in my original question.

I think you want an extra condition in the having clause:
SELECT emplid, item_type, acad_year, COUNT(*)
FROM ps_item_sf
GROUP BY emplid, item_type, acad_year
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1 AND
       MIN(REF1_DESCR) <> MAX(REF1_DESCR);

+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------+
|   EMPLID    |  ITEM_TYPE   | ACAD_YEAR | REF1_DESCR |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------+
| 00000027710 | 104300113000 |      2020 |    1956315 |
| 00000027710 | 104300113000 |      2020 |    1946006 |
| 00000027710 | 104300113000 |      2020 |    1946006 |
| 00000027710 | 104300113000 |      2020 |    1946006 |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------+

And the result:
+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+
|   EMPLID    |  ITEM_TYPE   | ACAD_YEAR | COUNT(*) |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+
| 00000027710 | 104300113000 |      2020 |        4 |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+

I was expecting it to return a count of 2.

A: I think you want an extra condition in the having clause:
SELECT emplid, item_type, acad_year, COUNT(*)
FROM ps_item_sf
GROUP BY emplid, item_type, acad_year
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1 AND
       MIN(REF1_DESCR) <> MAX(REF1_DESCR);

Actually, if the descriptions are different, then there are at least two rows, so you can remove the `COUNT(*) condition:
HAVING MIN(REF1_DESCR) <> MAX(REF1_DESCR);

EDIT:
SELECT emplid, item_type, acad_year, COUNT(DISTINCT REF1_DESCR)
FROM ps_item_sf
GROUP BY emplid, item_type, acad_year
HAVING MIN(REF1_DESCR) <> MAX(REF1_DESCR);

This seems like the simplest solution.

A: Is it about DISTINCT? See line #10:
SQL> with test (emplid, item_type, acad_year, ref1_descr) as
  2    (select 27710, 104300113000 , 2020, 1956315 from dual union all
  3     select 27710, 104300113000 , 2020, 1946006 from dual union all
  4     select 27710, 104300113000 , 2020, 1946006 from dual union all
  5     select 27710, 104300113000 , 2020, 1946006 from dual
  6    )
  7  select emplid,
  8         item_Type,
  9         acad_year,
 10         count(distinct ref1_descr) cnt      --> DISTINCT here?
 11  from test
 12  group by emplid, item_type, acad_year
 13  having count(*) > 1
 14    and min(ref1_descr) <> max(ref1_descr);

    EMPLID      ITEM_TYPE  ACAD_YEAR        CNT
---------- -------------- ---------- ----------
     27710   104300113000       2020          2

SQL>

A: One option would be using count() analytic function with distinct ref1_descr partitioning by the remaining three columns :
with t as
(
select count(distinct ref1_descr) over (partition by emplid,  item_Type, acad_year) as cnt,
       t.*
  from tab t
)
select emplid, item_type, acad_year, ref1_descr
  from t
 where cnt > 1

in order to return those two rows only
Demo


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Q: Independence and probability measures Let $X = (X_1, \ldots, X_n)$ be a random vector with i.i.d. components.
I am trying to understand the following expression from my probability textbook:

$\displaystyle P(\mathbf{X} \in B)  = P(X_1 \in B_1, \, X_2 \in B_2, \ldots, X_n \in B_n) =$  $\displaystyle = \prod_{i=1}^n P(X_i \in B_i), \qquad \forall B = B_1 \times \ldots \times B_n \in \mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}^n), \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \quad ~~~(1)$
  where $B_i \in \mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}), ~ \forall i$.

I have two questions about this expression.
I think that we should use the same symbol $P$ in all places of this expression because random vector $\mathbf{X}$ and random variable $X_i$ have the same domain probability space $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, P)$ (by definition of a random vector).
1) Does this imply that event $\{\omega: X_i(\omega) \in B_i\}$ is a shorthand notation for event $\{ \omega: X_1(\omega) \in \mathbb{R} , \ldots , X_{i-1}(\omega) \in \mathbb{R} , X_i(\omega) \in B_i , X_{i+1}(\omega) \in \mathbb{R}, \ldots, X_n(\omega) \in \mathbb{R} \}$ ?
If no, I don't understand which measure $P$ is used in expression $\prod_{i=1}^n P(X_i \in B_i)$.
2) Random vector $\mathbf{X}$ induces probability space $(\mathbb{R}^n, \mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}^n), \mathcal{P}_{\mathbf{X}})$ and r.v. $X_i$ induces probability space $(\mathbb{R}, \mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}), \mathrm{P}_{X})$.
How to rewrite expression (1) in terms of induced measures (i.e. joint distribution $\mathcal{P}_{\mathbf{X}}$ and marginal distribution $\mathrm{P}_X$)?
I got the following result but I'm not sure:
$$\mathcal{P}_{\mathbf{X}}(B) = \prod_{i=1}^n \mathrm{P}_X(B_i), \qquad \forall B = B_1 \times \ldots \times B_n \in \mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}^n)$$

A: *

*No, the product will range over $i$, and the expression $(X_i\in B_i)$ is a shorthand for $\{\omega:X_i(\omega)\in B_i\}$, and $(X_1\in B_1,\dots,X_n\in B_n)$ is a shorthand for the set you wrote up.
As you observed, each $X_i$ and $\bf X$ has the same domain $\Omega$, so the above set with fixed $i$ makes perfect sense.
And by independency, we also have
$$P({\bf X}\in{\bf B}) =\prod_iP(X_i\in B_i) $$

*Yes, it seems correct.


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We show how changes in the educational composition of the labour force affect both the level and the behaviour over time of aggregate unemployment series. We also demonstrate that if it had not been for such changes, the U.S. unemployment series would look European since the within-group unemployment series all have that same appearance. We derive a natural-rate model of unemployment for two education groups, providing microfoundations for inter-group differences in wages and unemployment, and evaluate its plausibility in light of microeconomic evidence.
The paper investigates the conditions under which an abstractly given market game will have the property that if there is a continuum of traders then every noncooperative equilibrium is Walrasian. In other words, we look for a general axiomatization of Cournots well-known result. Besides, some convexity, continuity, and nondegeneracy hypothesis, the crucial axioms are: anonymity (i.e., the names of traders are irrelevant to the market) and aggregation (i.e. the net trade received by a trader depends only on his own action and the mean action of all traders). It is also shown that the same axioms do not guarantee efficiency is there is only a finite number of traders. Some examples are discussed and a notion of strict noncooperative equilibrium for anonymous games is introduced.
This paper is motivated by empirical observations on popular-economy firms (PEFs) in the informal sector of Santiago de Chile. These are labor-managed firms embedded in popular milieu where cooperation between their members plays a central role. This paper develops a (partial equilibrium) microeconomic theory of PEFs. First, it endogeneizes the level of cooperation between the workers. Second, it develops a static and a dynamic model to analyze whether embeddedness influences the behavior of the PEF. Embeddedness is assumed to be captured by three different characteristics suggested by the empirical observations. Most of them influence the employment and income levels in the PEF.


The Mitsukaido Exchange is an international exchange program for family and friends of Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Toowoomba and the Rotary Club of Mitsukaido, Japan. Participants experience other culture and build friendships by staying in the homes of Rotary club members of the reciprocating Rotary Club.
The Rotary Club of Toowoomba's happy association with the Mitsukaido Club began on the 16th August 1981 when our inbound twelve month exchange student, Chiharu Iitska, arrived. Her exchange was so successful that close contact was maintained between our two Clubs, and in 1984 the enthusiastic, then Mitsukaido President, Mr Sumiya and his charming wife visited Toowoomba. China's parents and other Rotarians were also early visitors, and over the years since we have been delighted to welcome further Mitsukaido visitors.
Mr Sumiya suggested a short term student exchange between our two Clubs and, following our successful discussions, the exchange commenced in 1986 and has happily occurred nearly every year since.
The exchange has been for approximately seven days, Toowoomba in August and Mitsukaido in January. Over a hundred and twenty-five students from Mitsukaido and Toowoomba have been involved, usually aged between 15 and 22, although our Bryant twins made history when they went to Mitsukaido aged only 11! They did very well. One of our first two students in 1986 was Akko Kitamura. Twenty-four years later, Sawako, her daughter, and the following year her son, Hiroki, were our exchangees.
More than thirty Rotarians and family members have also visited either Mitsukaido or Toowoomba over the years, and we have found the hospitality, fellowship, care and organisation in Mitsukaido to be outstanding. Many happy long term friendships have resulted.
In August each year 3-4 inbound students from Mitsukaido arrive in Toowoomba. These students are hosted by Rotarians from our Club and spend seven days experiencing much that Toowoomba and south-east Queensland has to offer. In January each year the Rotary Club of Mitsukaido reciprocates, hosting 3-4 of our outbound students for seven days in Japan.
In May 2013 our Rotarians PP Shane Doyle, PP Tim Davis and Sandra Searston visited the Rotary Club of Mitsukaido to participate in the Mitsukaido Club's 50th Anniversary Celebrations. They were very warmly welcomed, hosted and looked after by their Japanese counterparts.


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ATTACK AT US NUCLEAR PLANT – Shots Fired – Security Vehicle Hit – Gunman at Large
by Jim Hoft April 21, 2013
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Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Shots were fired at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant last night.
The FBI is investigating.
WBIR reported:
Authorities are investigating an incident where gun shots were fired at TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant on Sunday just after 2:00 a.m.
The incident happened on the Tennessee River side of the plant property, but several hundred yards from the site's protected area that houses its reactor and power production facilities. TVA officials labeled the incident as an "unusual event," which is the lowest level of its emergency classifications.
In a press release, TVA confirmed the area was under a heighten level of security until about 2:00 p.m. Sunday.
Plant officials said no one was injured in the incident and it did not threaten the plant's security.
Authorities have not named a suspect in the investigation. TVA said it notified the NRC along with other federal agencies.
More… A security guard exchanged fire with a gunman.
The Commercial Appeal reported:
A security officer patrolling the area outside a nuclear power plant in East Tennessee exchanged gunfire with a person early Sunday morning.
A statement from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the incident occurred more than a quarter-mile from the Watts Bar nuclear plant's protected area.
The Tennessee Valley Authority operates the plant. It notified the NRC that the shooting occurred near the Tennessee River just before 2 a.m. TVA is investigating the incident.
ENE News has more.
UPDATE: The shots hit a security guard's vehicle.
Oak Ridge Today reported:
An unidentified suspect fired multiple rounds at a security officer on patrol at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant early Sunday morning, and at least one round hit the security officer's vehicle, an official said.
The Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear security officer fired back, also shooting multiple rounds.
The suspect appeared to have initially been on the ground but may have fled in a boat, TVA spokesman Jim Hopson said.
UPDATE: (Monday AM) The gunman is still at large.
Knox News reported:
A gunman is still at large following an overnight shootout with a security officer on the perimeter of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant site near Spring City, Tenn., early Sunday.
The suspect fired multiple rounds at the Tennessee Valley Authority security officer who was on a routine patrol near the banks of Chickamauga Lake about 2 a.m. Sunday, TVA spokesman Jim Hopson said.
The officer first spotted the suspect near an old concrete boat ramp in a restricted area of the plant property about a quarter-mile from the site's protected area, which houses the reactor and power production facilities.
When the officer confronted the person, "The individual fired on the officer, striking the officer's vehicle," said Hopson. "The officer returned fire, and as the officer was calling for backup, the individual fled the scene."


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Physicist Warns vs. Bush-Cheney Push for Nuclear War
Iraqis Face Genocidal Conditions; White House Denies Reality
Top U.S. Military Official: Baghdad Security Plan Has Failed
Saudis Reject Possible Partition of Iraq
Lebanese Shi'ite Leader Endorses Saudi Peace Initiative
Bush Administration Blocks Israel-Syria Talks
From Volume 5, Issue Number 43 of EIR Online, Published Oct. 24, 2006
On Oct. 16, Information Clearinghouse published the important warning by University of California San Diego physics professor, Jorge Hirsch, that "voting Republican in November is voting to wage nuclear war" on Iran. Hirsch, who has led a campaign by physicists against the 2002 Nuclear Posture Review and related pro-nuclear-use policies of the Bush Administration, issued a documented warning that if the Republicans are not defeated in November, then the U.S. will likely go to war with Iran "before President Bush leaves office."
EIR founder Lyndon LaRouche commented that the Hirsch assessment, and his concerns and proposals, are, for the purposes of policy making, without getting into detail, fundamentally correct.
On North Korea, Hirsch writes that "the nuclearization of North Korea only helps the plan to nuke Iran, which is why the administration did everything it could to encourage it."
He argues that the Rumsfeld "transformation" policies of downsizing the military ultimately lead to nuclear weapons use. Despite many calls for Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld's resignation from across the political spectrum, says Hirsch, Rumsfeld will not go until he has succeeded in overriding the "nuclear taboo," by "detonating a small tactical nuclear weapon against a U.S. enemy," probably Natanz or another Iranian facility.
Hirsch is also clear that the "cause" of the war has nothing to do with Iran's nuclear capability, because even hitting Iran with nuclear weapons won't destroy that. He says: "The nuclear weapons that the administration is planning to use against Iran are low-yield earth-penetrating weapons expected to cause 'reduced collateral damage.' Their real purpose is not to destroy facilities that are too deep underground to be destroyed by conventional weapons: it is primarily to erase the nuclear taboo, and secondarily to shock-and-awe Iran into surrender."
Hirsch argues that, although the decision to employ nuclear weapons in time of war lies with the President (according to NSC Memorandum 30 of 1948), the Congress nonetheless has the constitutional authority to "make rules for the government and [for] regulation" of the Armed Forces (Article 1, Sect. 8, Clause 14). The Congress could thus "block the authority of the President to order the use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon countries by passing legislation." Since "Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld, with the advice of Kissinger, are hell-bent on pursuing" a nuclear attack on Iran, and since "a military takeover of government is not likely, and military refusal to carry out immoral orders is uncertain at best," therefore, Hirsch concludes, Congress must use its power to stop it. While there are many Republicans who agree, "a Republican Congress is likely to rubber-stamp any White House plan on Iran," and thus "voting Republican is voting to wage nuclear war."
During the week of Oct. 15-21, CNN aired a video made available to it reportedly by the Islamic Army of Iraq, through intermediaries, which documents the manner in which resistance forces target and kill U.S. troops, with sniper fire. The film shows how members of the resistance identify a group of U.S. troops, with Iraqis nearby, and wait until they are able to kill the U.S. forces, without attacking the Iraqis. Retired Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, who was a top Marine sniper in Iraq, commented on the film, saying the team of three people carrying out one recorded attack, must have been very well-trained, because they demonstrated great calm.
At the same time, reports are that death squads, thought to be operating out of the Interior Ministry, are continuing their killings in Baghdad, more than ever before. The number of deaths reported for Baghdad for September is 1,536; the Health Ministry therefore announced it would build two more morgues to handle 250 bodies per day.
In the face of such increasing violence, Iraqis who have the means to do so, are seeking safety abroad. According to Ron Redman, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, at least 914,000 Iraqis have left since the war began in 2003. The agency says that there are 754,000 displaced Iraqis internally; the Iraqi government figures speak of 1.5 million internally displaced, but this includes 800,000 from before the invasion.
Most Iraqis who leave the country, go to Syria, at a rate of 40,000 per month, over the past four months. There are about 1.6 million Iraqis in the region, outside their homeland, mainly in Syria and Jordan, according to the UNHCR figures.
According to a report in the Independent, 18,000 of those leaving Iraq are doctors and nurses. More than 2,000 physicians and 164 nurses have been murdered. As a result, the hospitals are understaffed, not enough medicine is available, and people are dying needlessly. There were 34,000 doctors registered before the war.
The U.S. allocated $243 million to build 142 private clinics. By April 2004, twenty had been built. No funds remain. The U.S. has spent $1 billion on the health-care system, while eight times that is needed for the next four years. Seventy percent of deaths among children are caused by "easily treatable conditions," like diarrhea and respiratory problems. Over one-quarter of a million children have never been vaccinated.
To appreciate the tragic dimensions of these figures, one should remember that Iraq, prior to the 1991 war, was the showcase of the region as far as health care was concerned, with hospitals, clinics, and medical personnel at the same level as modern European countries.
Meanwhile, the White House continues to deny this reality. The administration has issued strong criticism against CNN for—in the White House view—adding to the demoralization of Americans about the war.
U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said on Oct. 19, that the plan to secure Baghdad, launched in August, is under review. "We are obviously very concerned," he said, "about what we are seeing in the city. We are taking a lot of time to [look] back at the Baghdad security plan." He said "an intense amount of discussion" was taking place about how to alter the plan. "The violence is indeed disheartening," he said. "In Baghdad alone, we have seen a 22% increase in attacks during the first three weeks of Ramadan, as compared to the three weeks preceding Ramadan." Caldwell said that the joint U.S.-Iraqi operation, named "Operation Forward Together," begun in August, "has made a difference in the focus areas, but has not met our overall expectations of sustaining a reduction of levels of violence."
Speaking of the resistance forces, he said, "They are pushing back hard. In the focus areas where we conducted operations, there has been an increase in the amount of sectarian violence." The "focus" areas are specific neighborhoods that were targeted.
At a meeting of the Saudi cabinet with King Abdullah on Oct. 16, a statement was issued regarding the Iraqi Parliament's recent vote for federalism, saying, "The Kingdom will stand with all patriotic forces that work for Iraq's unity. The Cabinet hopes that the leaders of Iraq and its wise men and Islamic scholars would uphold their duty of standing against attempts to partition the country under whatever guise."
This comes just days before a meeting is to take place of Iraqi religious leaders, to discuss reconciliation between Shi'ites and Sunnis. The meeting has been organized by the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), in Mecca. Saudi King Abdullah met with a delegation of Iraqi Sunni and Shi'ite scholars on Oct. 14. Included in the delegation was Harith al-Dhari, leader of the Association of Muslim Scholars. On Oct. 17, the King met Jordan's King Abdullah II, to discuss both on Iraq and Palestine. Both Saudi Arabia and Jordan would be torn apart by any Iraqi partition.
The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, has called for the resumption of peace talks with Israel based on the Saudi Peace Initiative of 2002, reported Ha'aretz Oct. 20.
"Now is the time to raise the issue of returning to peace negotiations," he told the Al Arabiyah network from Paris. He was also quoted in the London-based Asharq Al Awat daily. He made similar statements at a conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, where he said now that Hezbollah had triumphed over Israel, the time for holding comprehensive talks had come. He was not referring to bilateral talks with Israel, but comprehensive talks based on the Saudi Peace Initiative of 2002 which is supported by all the nations of the Arab League.
Berri is leader of the Shi'ite based Amal Movement which is a rival of the Hezbollah, although the two are working together politically.
"The U.S. is not interested in seeing Israel and Syria move ahead with a separate channel" from their own anti-Syrian policy, an Oct. 20 article in the Israeli daily Ha'aretz said. The article points out the fact that Israeli Police and Security Minister Avi Dichter, who was in Washington, met with National Security Council Director Stephen Hadley Oct. 17. Several weeks ago, Dichter had made positive statements about the possibility for negotiations, but after the meeting with Hadley, Dichter backed off his earlier statements.


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Everyone has their own way of travelling or moving country – some do it in luxury others do it on a shoestring budget. We tend to go somewhere in between, opting to sleep in beds or on air mattresses as opposed to in 5-star hotel rooms or 16-bed hostel dorms. Every trip, big move and amazing adventure has a period of downtime and waiting until the next step. Since I'm only new to London, I won't promise to know everything and if you find key information missing – please add it in the comments. For now, here is a list of my initial top 5 tips for living out of a suitcase (when you're in a state of relocation limbo), the practical side to my previous reflective post about our recent move!
Go off-peak or even better, on foot, to save a few pence here and there! Peak travel times on the tube start from 6.30am to 9.29am and 4pm to 6.59pm, Monday through Friday except on public holidays. To save on travel, get an Oyster card which caps your daily fares when you reach up to £7 from any combined bus, overground rail or underground tube public transit journeys. You have to pay a £5 deposit for an Oyster card and then you'll need to top it up using cash or card at the station. But if you are visiting the city, you can return your Oyster card to get a refund at the end of your trip, including the deposit you paid!
This is a photo of my new walk-in closet…first time I've ever had one to hang my outfits in! Before we moved into our new apartment and while living out of a suitcase, I would diligently roll and re-roll or hang some of my clothes to ensure they looked nice each time I wore them. This is of course assuming you have the luxury of a laundry facility nearby, as it helps keep the wardrobe recycling fresh! My staple items include thin jumpers (sweaters), singlets (tank tops) and light tops in different designs or colours which can be layered with alternating jeans or skirts and scarves depending on the weather for a varying look. I have a couple of different length jackets to dress up or down with and I generally only have three pairs of flat shoes to choose from: a casual pair, a dressy pair and ankle boots for bad weather days.
Many places will have some sort of coffee and pastry or set course menu for lunch which can help you save money. There are often 'burger nights' and every pub will have a Sunday roast if your stomach's aching for a bit of home cooking. I've been to a few places in Southbank and Covent Garden that have great lunch specials where you can get two or three courses for under £15 per person. So fill up on your lunch break and eat a lighter dinner, to stretch your budget a bit further! Time Out London often publishes easy recipes and since we were lucky enough to stay in a place with a kitchen, I could cook and bake to keep us going. I found myself buying a lot of spinach – you can use it for all three meals and even bake muffins for afternoon tea. If you do decide to walk often, you may even run into a promo worker handing out new drink or food samples, an added bonus of living in a busy city!
I have attended a few free events since arriving in London, the one pictured above is from the April edition of Creative Mornings. It's a free early morning event for creatives in the city complete with coffee, croissants and chats (however on this occasion I found myself immersed in group improv games!) While this type of event might not be for everyone, there are countless lunchtime and evening talks at galleries, museums, educational institutions and start-up incubators. There are also recreational sports groups, outdoor concerts, theatre, pop up shops, food markets and depending on the time of day and which tube station you're using, there are often buskers belting out tunes to keep you entertained. The opportunities to fill your time are endless!
I like to keep busy but isn't it nice to be able to say yes to a spur of the moment event, coffee catch up or just witness something new in your city? Whether it's walking home a different way or popping into a place you wouldn't normally visit, London is a big, bustling place full of new adventures to be had.
Happy exploring and best of luck making the most out of your next 'living out of a suitcase' experience!


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Kiyosaki Betting on Haven Assets: Bitcoin, Gold, and Silver
Last Updated: September 10, 2021/Derek Wolfe
EDITORS NOTE: Famed author Robert Kiyosaki, who wrote the best-selling personal finance book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, says he's stocking up on haven assets like gold, silver, and Bitcoin. This is because he is betting on "the flood of government stimulus during the pandemic to fuel a collapse in the dollar's value." Kiyosaki is focusing on these three assets because gold and silver prices are lower than they should be right now, and crypto is booming. He is also choosing these markets over traditional ones because, as he said recently "the primary reason I invest in bitcoin, gold, & silver is because I do not trust our leaders, the Fed, Treasury, nor the stock market." He also recalled advice from his Rich Dad that Las Vegas — and Wall Street — aren't successful because people win there. Lastly, the author urged caution and sound decision-making because he thinks the " "Biggest crash in world history coming."
"Rich Dad Poor Dad" author Robert Kiyosaki is hoarding gold, silver, and bitcoin in anticipation of a brutal market downturn - and preaching patience to investors as he expects a bargain bonanza after the crash.
"Bitcoin is booming. Gold is stagnant. Silver is 50% below all-time highs," he tweeted recently. "Silver is the best, lowest-risk, high-potential investment. Bitcoin has the greatest upside. With dollar dropping, bitcoin and silver are the best investments."
Kiyosaki, the founder of Rich Dad Company and Rich Global, expects the flood of government stimulus during the pandemic to fuel a collapse in the dollar's value. When the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates to cool down the economy, asset prices will plunge, he predicted earlier this year.
The personal-finance guru hopes to minimize the impact on his portfolio by parking his money in cryptocurrencies and precious metals, which he views as haven assets. He also sees them as more secure places to stash his cash.
"The primary reason I invest in bitcoin, gold, & silver is because I do not trust our leaders, the Fed, Treasury, nor the stock market," he tweeted in August.
Kiyosaki's best-selling book details his experience of growing up with a poor father, observing his friend's wealthy father, and noticing differences in the two men's spending, saving, and investing habits. The author quoted the affluent parent in an August tweet to emphasize the current risks to investors and the need to preserve their wealth.
"My rich dad's words of wisdom: 'Always remember ... Las Vegas was NOT built on winners,'" he said. "I would add, 'Neither was Wall Street.' Be careful. In 2021, future losers are everywhere."
Kiyosaki singled out the red-hot US housing market as risky at the end of July, and advised investors to sniff out deals elsewhere.
"Be cautious," he tweeted. "Real estate bubble will burst if interest rates rise. Bargains after crash. Best bargain is still silver. Still 50% below all-time highs."
"Time to be patient not greedy," he added.
Kiyosaki's latest comments echo his warnings and guidance earlier this year.
"Biggest bubble in world history getting bigger," he tweeted in June. "Biggest crash in world history coming. Buying more gold and silver. Waiting for bitcoin to drop to $24k. Crashes best time to get rich. Take care."
Originally posted on Markets Insider
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Mark your calendars because the next episode of Addicts Live will be airing Next Saturday (July 14th) at 12:00pm ET (for timezone converter check here).
The next episode will feature, as usual, our thoughts about what's going on in TSTO, lots of laughs, our usual crazy antics and of course we'll be fielding your questions. We'll talk what's new in TSTO, give an I&S Land wrap up and so much more!
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Page G. McNeill
SEAGROVE — Page Gilmer McNeill, age 91, of Seagrove, died Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at the Randolph Hospice House.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Union Grove Baptist Church, 7912 Union Grove Church Road, Seagrove, with Dr. Ronnie Chaney officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. McNeill was born in Moore County on March 20, 1922, to John Henry and Janet Hancock McNeill. He was retired from Weeks Construction after 20-plus years of service and was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, Page was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Maie McNeill; brothers, Charlie, Eugene, Stanley and Bob McNeill; sister, Clara Burgin; and daughter-in-law, Brenda Hayes McNeill.
Page loved fishing and farming. Page was a man of few words, but he was best known for a few of his favorite sayings, such as "Yea Yea," "I hear you," and "Right on."
He is survived by his sons, Stewart McNeill and his wife, Linda, of Seagrove, Brent McNeill and his wife, Debra, of Ramseur, Mark McNeill and his wife, Shelby, of Seagrove; daughter, Karen Brewer and her husband, Roger, of Asheboro; grandchildren, Chad McNeill, Justin McNeill and his wife, Lisa, Kevin Kesler and his wife, Roxanne, Wayne Mabe and his wife, Joni, Faith Cagle and her husband, Robby, Corey McNeill, Ethan McNeill, Chris Brewer and his wife, Emily, and Caitlin Brewer; and 14 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Ave., Asheboro.
Memorials may be made to the Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 7912 Union Grove Church Road, Seagrove, NC 27341.
Please share remembrances and condolences at www.pughfuneralhome.com.


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Q: VStack is increasing the width based on String Example
I have tried playing with the padding but no success. Since the string is vertical when you use a larger string the vstack gets wider
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                Spacer()
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A: It's a little tricky to answer with certainty, as there is clearly a more complex layout around this element. So this answer may work or I may need to edit it as you give me a bit more info.
But my suggestion is this: because rotation is not part of SwiftUI's layout calculation, I would suggest using an HStack to wrap just the Text() elements and then rotating that entire stack. This of course then will require you to be more hands-on with the way you use the HStack in your overall layout, but will allow you to get regular stack layout dynamics for your Text elements. To get more control you could consider using the new layout protocol. These are two good tutorials.


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Scarlett Sieber is currently VP of USAA Labs where she leads the business development team. In her previous role, Scarlett leverages BBVA's assets (including Simple, BBVA API Market, etc) to secure the right partnerships and opportunities within the ecosystem. Scarlett was also SVP of Open Innovation and Ecosystem Building where she implemented the innovation global strategy and vision within the US and led the North American region for BBVA's global fintech competition, Open Talent. She was also the US lead for BBVA's millennial initiative. Prior to BBVA, she was COO and co-founder of data visualization tech startup, Infomous, whose clients include The London Olympics, Super Bowl XLVII, and NFL Films on the events side and The Economist, Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian and USA TODAY on the publisher side. Outside of work, she is a contributor to the Huffington Post, Forbes, and WeWork. She is a NYC Fellow of Startup Leadership Program.
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The Pangea mural of modern Hieroglyphs and a constellation of mixed media sculptures.
Ms. Morlock's symbolic language is a playful, hypnotic narrative on life, love, gender and strength. Orion, Anubis, Hercules, and Cleopatra are represented along with many of the original sketches for sale.
I have hungry eyes, and when they are not busy devouring the colored world before me, my brain is busy cutting, rearranging, shaping, structuring, fusing, painting, drawing, dreaming, and grouping, the beauty and chaos in this complicated world.
An introduction becomes a makeover, a face becomes a caricature, a body a sculpture, a smile a landscape, trees swaying in the breeze, a ballet. Then when my brain finds all this input too overwhelming it shuts down and begins to count, 56, 57, 58, 59 and so it goes.
I confess, I'm a visual consumer, attracted to graffiti, fetish icons, african art, architecture, subliminal shortcuts in advertising and motion picture editing. I'm fascinated by the way film editing can have rushes of contrasting ideas and imagery that induce a multitude of emotions in a matter of moments.
The narrator of my work will say how much I love the irony and wit conveyed in the fashionable New York subculture. That my paintings are a playful schizophrenic blend of contrasting ideas and artistic styes, relating a story composed of poured colors, geometric curvaceous shapes, large brush strokes and freudian, dream-like sketches. But to me, they are much more. They are my children, they are my soul, they are my urban hieroglyphics.
Art is my narcotic of choice.