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Even a theory of everything has limits
Stephen Hawking's new series attempts to comprehend the cosmos – but no 'grand design' can give us all the answers
What we call 'the universe' could be an infinitely small part of the cosmic whole
By Martin Rees
We humans haven't changed much since our remote ancestors roamed the African savannah. Our brains evolved to cope with the human-scale environment. So it is surely remarkable that we can make sense of phenomena that confound everyday intuition: in particular, the minuscule atoms we're made of, and the vast cosmos that surrounds us.
Thanks to powerful telescopes, and to instruments such as the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, we can map billions of galaxies, and trace cosmic history back to some mysterious "beginning" nearly 14 billion years ago. But as always in science, each advance brings into focus some new questions that couldn't previously have even been posed.
In a new three-part series for the Discovery Channel, Stephen Hawking's Grand Design, my old friend and colleague explores some of the biggest issues in science today – in particular, how close we are to arriving at a "theory of everything" that explains the final mysteries of the universe. But the mystery is even deeper. For, as I argued at a Royal Society debate last week, there's an equally fascinating question: namely whether we, as humans, will ever be able to understand our cosmos and the complexities within it.
We've known for a long time that, when confronting the overwhelming mystery of what banged in the Big Bang and why it banged, Einstein's theory isn't enough. That's because it treats space and time as smooth and continuous. We know, however, that no material can be chopped into arbitrarily small pieces: eventually, you get down to discrete atoms. Likewise, space itself has a grainy and "quantised" structure – but on a scale a trillion trillion times smaller.
During the very earliest instants after the Big Bang, everything was so immensely squeezed that this "graininess" is crucial. But theorists are still baffled about the bedrock nature of space and time on the very smallest scale: in the fashion of ancient cartographers, we must still write: "Here be dragons.
On the largest scale, we may be even further from grasping the full extent of physical reality. The domain that astronomers call "the universe" – the space, extending more than 10 billion light years around us and containing billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars, billions of planets and maybe billions of biospheres – could be an infinitesimal part of the totality. Indeed, the results of our Big Bang could extend so far that somewhere there are assemblages of atoms in all possible configurations and combinations – including replicas of ourselves.
And that's not all. "Our" Big Bang may not even be the only one. An idea called "eternal inflation", developed by the Russian cosmologist Andrei Linde, envisages Big Bangs popping off ad infinitum, in an ever-expanding cascade. This process depends on the physics that prevails at ultra-high densities: there are genuine prospects that physicists may, in the coming decades, be able to pin down the relevant equations well enough to be able to infer whether the prerequisites for eternal inflation are indeed fulfilled – and whether our universe is just one island in a vast cosmic archipelago. This cosmic environment would be on scales so vast that our purview would be restricted to a tiny fragment: we wouldn't be directly aware of the big picture, any more than a plankton whose "universe" is a spoonful of water is aware of the Empire State Building.
The question then arises of what these other universes are like. By analysing cosmic light, we can infer that the atoms in distant stars behave just like those we study in the lab. But does this uniformity extend beyond our horizon? The most comprehensive theories – known as M-theory, and pioneered by Ed Witten, the undisputed leader of this subject – suggest that the answer is no, and that the wider cosmos might display immense variety, with different universes being governed by different bylaws. Were this the case, our universe would belong to the subset where there was a "lucky draw" of cosmic numbers conducive to the emergence of complexity: life couldn't exist if gravity were overwhelmed by an overly strong repulsive force, nor if there were no atoms, nor if there were insufficient space and time for complexity to emerge.
During a recent conference at Stanford University, some theorists investigating this concept of a multiverse were asked how strongly they believed in their ideas: would they bet their goldfish? Their dog? Themselves? I said that I was about at the dog level. Linde, however, was far more confident – after all, he'd devoted 25 years of his life to eternal inflation. The great theorist Steven Weinberg later commented that he'd happily bet Martin Rees's dog and Andre Linde's life. I think Stephen Hawking, who's been known to make a bet or too, would place the same wager.
To prove or refute these conjectures – to turn them into firm science – we need to achieve the unified understanding that Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow call the "Grand Design" (after which the new series is named). Success, if achieved, would triumphantly conclude an intellectual quest that began with Newton, who unified the force that made the apple fall with the force that held the moon and planets in their orbits. The quest continued through the insights of Faraday and Maxwell, who unified electric and magnetic forces.
Yet while such a theory would bring Big Bangs and multiverses within the remit of rigorous science, it wouldn't signal the end of discovery. Indeed, it wouldn't impinge on the greatest scientific challenges of all. Ultimately, phrases like "theory of everything" are hubristic and misleading – and those who speculate about
M-theory and rival ideas, are not necessarily confronting the biggest challenges.
Suppose you'd never seen chess being played. You could, by watching a few games, infer the rules. But learning how the pieces move is just the start of the absorbing progression from novice to grandmaster: the beauty of the game lies in the rich variety that the rules allow.
Likewise, the Grand Design would be irrelevant to the 99 per cent of scientists who are neither particle physicists nor cosmologists, and who are challenged by the baffling complexity of our everyday world. It may seem incongruous that scientists can make confident statements about remote galaxies, or about exotic sub-atomic particles, while being baffled about issues closer to hand – diet and disease, for instance. Yet even the smallest insects embody intricate structures that render them far more mysterious than atoms or stars.
Nearly all scientists are "reductionists" in so far as they think that everything, however complicated, obeys the basic equations of physics. But even if we had a hypercomputer that could solve those equations for (say) breaking waves, migrating birds or human brains, an atomic-level explanation wouldn't yield the enlightenment we really seek. The brain is an assemblage of cells, and a painting is an assemblage of chemical pigment. But in both cases, what's important and interesting is the pattern and structure – the emergent complexity.
This is why the Grand Design has no relevance to most of the things that humans value. True, if you believe God is some magician who lit the blue touchpaper to set our universe expanding, you need to modify your beliefs. But nothing in modern physics – and here I disagree with Hawking and Mlodinow – need give Rowan Williams (for instance) any intellectual discomfort.
Will scientists ever fathom all nature's complexities? Perhaps they will. But we should be open to the possibility that we might, far down the line, encounter limits – hit the buffers – because our brains don't have enough conceptual grasp. As I remarked earlier, it's amazing that we can comprehend so much of the counter-intuitive cosmos. But there may be some aspects of reality are intrinsically beyond us – just as quantum theory was beyond the first primates.
Here, we astronomers can offer a special perspective. Our biosphere, as everyone bar the creationists accepts, is the outcome of several billion years of Darwinian evolution. But astronomers are mindful that the future is potentially far longer than the past. Our Sun formed 4.5 billion years ago, but its fuel won't run out for another six billion years. And the expanding universe will continue – perhaps for ever. Future evolution, here on Earth or far beyond, could be as prolonged as the Darwinian process that has led to us – and even more wonderful.
Whether the really long-range future lies with organic post-humans or with intelligent machines is a matter for debate. But we would be anthropocentric to believe that all of science is within humanity's grasp, and that no enigmas will remain to challenge our descendents. There may be things that humans will never understand – but that doesn't mean that they will never be understood.
Lord Rees is the Astronomer Royal. 'Stephen Hawking's Grand Design' starts on Thursday at 9pm on the Discovery Channel with 'The Key To The Cosmos'
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Milledgeville – Baldwin County – Last week we saw many Milledgeville Beautiful Old Homes. Now let's look at several more interesting homes around town.
First up, the Roberts-Myrick-Jones House, built in 1890 for Judge Rufus Roberts. This home now operates as a B&B.
The Cedars below was built around 1822. It has been moved from it's original location a few streets away – the home had a circular drive lined with cedars, and thus the name. It's now a sorority house.
The Cedars, now a sorority house.
I love finding old photos of homes, and this late 1930s photo of the house shows some different landscaping from that time.
While there are a lot of antebellum homes, I found several Victorian homes that caught my eye. This brick Victorian is from 1879, and is now a law office.
The 1898 home below is said to have originally been painted yellow. This imposing home is now home to a fraternity, and seeing some progress they have made restoring this beauty is encouraging!
The 1894 house below has a really long name – and the porch, the windows, the turret – it all caught my eye. Looks very much like "home" to me.
The mansion below is one of the grandest and imposing in town with columns surrounding 3 sides of the house. I like this angle as it shows the "haint blue" on the porch ceiling.
I took this photo below about 3 years ago when touring the Old Governor's mansion – this gives you an idea of the scale of this home.
General W.A. Sanford House, late 2013.
The house below is named "Buena Vista", and was built around 1893. I'd love to go inside this one and check it out!
I put my notes on the house below in a really secure place – so secure, I can't find them! You can tell it's an older Milledgeville house, love the double porches and picket fence.
Just outside of downtown is one of my favorites, Rose Hill – built in 1852 to replace a home that burned on this site. It was renamed "Lockerly Hall" by owners in the 1920s, and now operates as Lockerly Arboretum. Really interesting place to tour the grounds, and there's a self-guided tour of the house.
That wraps up our visit to Milledgeville for now – so many great places to check out in Milledgeville, I can't wait to visit again real soon! Thanks so much for reading the blog, I appreciate it!


Ten hikes of ten miles or more!
If you're keeping score, this is the last weekend before the summer solstice. In other words, the days aren't going to get any longer. This means that now is prime time for long day-hikes. Of course, multi-day backpacking trips are a staple of the outdoor recreational life, especially during the summer, but these ten trips are easily doable as day-hikes, especially during this time of the summer. Day-hiking means not having to carry extra gear, and in most cases, less red tape, such as camping permits.
Here are ten great hikes – ten miles or more each – that can help you take advantage of extended daylight during this time of the year. Get ready for the long haul on these epic trips!
Laurel Spring (10 miles) – Make sure you get off to an early start to visit this remote spring in the Santa Ana Mountains. The Harding Truck Trail ascends steadily, rising from the canyon and taking in nice views of the northern Santa Ana summits.
Old Boney Loop (10.3 miles) – This tour of the northeastern sector of Point Mugu State Park features interesting geology, secluded canyons, and nice ocean and city views.
Mt. Zion Loop with Sturtevant Falls (10.4 miles) – This long loop visits some of the best scenery of Big Santa Anita Canyon, including popular Sturtevant Falls. Without the waterfall, the distance is 9.4 miles.
Modjeska Peak (10.5 miles) – Modjeska, the northern and shorter of the two Saddleback summits, can be reached with a nice, easily graded 4-mile ascent on Maple Springs Road and a short but steep stretch on single-track. Get off to an early start, bring extra water and watch out for the bugs!
Mt. Baldy Loop (11.5 miles) – No explanation necessary!
Dry Lake (12.5 miles) – A nice, secluded trip in the San Gorgonio Wilderness to a lake filled with melted snow. Expect great views of San Gorgonio Mountain and Sugarloaf.
Cucamonga Peak (12 miles) – Its intimidating, triangular profile is almost as recognizable as that of Mt. Baldy, and the peak's close proximity to the suburban edge makes the views from the top all the more dramatic. The climb through Icehouse Canyon alone is inspiring and challenging, and the remaining distance to the top passes through some of the wild back country of the San Gabriels.
Telegraph Peak (13 miles) – Not nearly as well known as it should be, steep Telegraph Peak provides a stunning 360 degree view of Baldy, the high desert, the Ontario-Cucamonga Ridge, San Gorgonio and San Jacinto. Like Cucamonga, it visits beautiful Icehouse Canyon, and also features a dramatic knife-edge stretch on the Three Ts trail. This is a hike that no L.A. trail buff should miss.
San Jacinto Peak via Seven Pines Trail (14 miles) – This is one of the more challenging routes to San Jacinto Peak. The rough Seven Pines Trail passes through some beautiful and remote areas on its way to meet the Pacific Crest Trail. You also visit Little Round Valley and get nice views of Black Mountain and Old Saddleback on the way up. The view from the summit, needless to say, is phenomenal.
Santiago Peak (16 miles) – The taller of the two Saddleback summits, Santiago Peak can be reached with a pleasant climb through Holy Jim Canyon, and an exposed stretch on Main Divide, in which all of the major So Cal summits are visible on clear days.
So lace up the boots, pack the extra water and trail mix and test your endurance on these great hikes. Who says that bigger isn't better?
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Subodh Kumar, Executive Director for Alternate Energy & Sustainable Development at Indian Oil Corporation.
Success for Indian biogas tender
By the end of 2023, India will have built 5,000 plants for the production of compressed biogas (CBG), which will replace oil. This will be achieved through an international tender. The first round is now complete and contracts have been drawn up for the first 500 or so plants, says Subodh Kumar, Executive Director for Alternate Energy & Sustainable Development at Indian Oil Corporation, one of the three major state-owned energy companies that are running the tender on the government's behalf.
"The first phase of the international tender started on 1 October last year. It closed on 31 March and we've signed agreements for around 500 plants. This is a major success. We'd only expected about 200 in the first round," says Kumar.
He describes the basic conditions for biogas production in India as ideal.
"We have 1.3 billion inhabitants, who generate large amounts of waste, not least waste and waste products from agriculture, which can easily be broken down into biogas through anaerobic digestion. And we also have more than 300 million cows, whose dung can be used in the production process."
Several rounds
India is inviting entrepreneurs from all over the world to set themselves up and start producing compressed biogas. Indian Oil will then buy the gas, at a price that has been fixed in advance at Rs. 48 per kilo of CBG.
"This makes it easy for the entrepreneurs, and for those who are funding them in particular, to calculate the costs involved. Our aim is that each plant will be able to process an average of 100 tons of waste a day and some plants will be bigger than others," says director Kumar, who would be delighted to see Swedish entrepreneurs getting involved in the project. The next phase of this major tender is due to start in June or July.
Sharing of knowledge
Ludvig Lindström, programme manager for the Swedish Energy Agency's India-Sweden Innovations' Accelerator, sees both opportunities and challenges for Swedish entrepreneurs entering the Indian market for the production and sale of compressed biogas:
"The rapid urbanization in India creates a pressure on the supporting systems, like solid waste management and sewage treatment. This is a challenge in itself – and an opportunity for new business segments. Sweden can provide experiences from decades of development in this sector. We have done the journey, I believe it can be shortened, and the knowledge can be shared. But it is necessary to understand the differences, that there is a need for adaption, even if there are some functions that are fundamental. And that, again, adaptation is a challenge in itself."
Whole of the chain must work effectively
Amongst other things, Lindström mentions systems and infrastructure for sorting, transportation and substrate management.
"Here in Sweden we have a wealth of experience of building the local systems in such a way that everything works effectively. In India, to a large extent, this work, plus generating an awareness of the importance of sorting waste, is yet to be done. Not only can Swedish companies provide sorting and digestion technology, they can also provide valuable expertise around the approach that needs to be taken if the entire chain is to work effectively."
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Life After Money: The secret of budgeting.
I have a mug of coffee every morning, sometimes I have a second mug around about lunchtime. I have got my sugar down from two spoons to one, but I just cannot get it any lower. Coffee is too bitter for me without any sugar.
I read a book recently which said there are lots of different kinds of sugar, more natural ones which are better than the refined white sugar which is said to be deadly. I spotted this in Aldi and thought I would give it a try. It's made from the nectar of the coconut flower, it's unrefined and dehydrated. Ingredients ; organic coconut sugar. A 100% natural alternative to sugar. Worth a try I thought, but it's not cheap, £1.69 for 50 x 5g teaspoon servings.
I put some in my coffee and it tastes just fine, I couldn't tell the difference.
This is how you save £150.50, by not buying a TV licence. They send me a letter every two years asking me to confirm if my circumstances are still the same, or if there are any changes which mean I need to get a licence. I tell them I still don't watch live TV, still don't watch BBC iplayer, on any device. Don't watch programmes at all on a TV set, because I don't have one.
They take millions each year where does it go..
I think the TV license is worth every penny. As for not charging people of a certain age for the license, I think that is wrong. It makes no sense to me that just because someone reaches a certain age they should get a free TV license, a winter fuel allowance or a free bus pass. Vote buying to me.
Sorry pri, cannot agree with you. A free TV licence is gold for some seniors, they can not get out all the time and rely on the TV for entertainment. Also with limited pensions many struggle with fuel payments, surely we can offer our seniors this little bit of respect and comfort.
I'm defo off to Aldi to get that !!! I don't like to eat too much white ' normal ' sugar .
Hi Ilona. I use Sainsbury's organic golden granulated sugar. £1.10p a bag. The coconut sugar looks interesting. Will have to try it. I don't use much sugar and a bag lasts ages. Keep the good ideas coming.
I have sugar in my tea & coffee too Ilona ... same as you, just one spoonful. I shall look out for something similar to what you have shown. Just LoVed your video in your last post of the kitty .. what a wonderful life with you !! Thanks for your visit to my blog Ilona.
We don't have cable any more but have internet and price has gone up a bit. Need the internet though. We bought a roku tv as our other LCD tv was not good any more. We like it and enjoy watching what we wish with no cost, except for Acorn tv, $4.99 per month. We use sweet n low for our tea drinking, my daughter and myself. Hubby doesn't drink it. Trying to keep costs low but then things need replaced too, including a printer/copier. Sigh but they aren't expensive. I'll check out coconut sugar for our home use. I like to have little packets with me when I'm out though. Happy week!
We are all fugual to different levels, and reasons. Part of the reason to make savings on loads of items, is so we can spend our money on things which please us. We save money on sugar by not using it, I have a friend who visits and takes 3 teaspoons of sugar in her mug of tea, I've never put 3 in and I never will, she gets 2, but if I could get away with it, I would only give her 1. She has never noticed.
Neither of us uses sugar in hot drinks, or milk for that matter, in baking I use granulated or soft brown, I will not pay out for caster sugar. If I need fine I can pop it in the processor but even in a true sponge granulated is okay. I do spend a great deal of my "frugal savings" on yarn and fabric and that brings me lots of happy crafting time.
Please be careful using sugar substitutes. Xylitol which is now available in bags like sugar and can be used in baking etc is extremely poisonous to dogs and cats. It is also in sugar free chewing gum, toothpaste and other products and while I am not suggesting that you would actually feed you pets on such things dogs have been known to steal food! There have been deaths of dogs from cakes baked with this and a single piece of sugar free gum can contain enough to kill a dog. If you google it there is lots of information on reputable sites, eg Blue Cross, so please, don't just take my word for it check it out.
Our TV licence expires in September; giving up tv is one of the things we are going to experiment with, just to see if we really do need it.
Give it a try for a month or two, but be prepared for the licensing people to pester you. Some of the letters can be quite threatening at first, you have to stand your ground.
Totally agree, haven't had a TV in 12 years and still get threatening letters!
I couldn't live without my tv but I am considering giving up Sky once my current deal expires. I'll just have Freesat and the cheapest film app, which will still be a massive saving.
I was lucky to find coconut sugar in Poundstretchers for 59p. On a side note, I haven't seen the Perfect Fit cat food in there for along while.
Thanks for that tip off, I'll have a look in there. I have seen Perfect fit in Wilko but it is silly price. I have got mine onto Whiskas dry, and have to look around for the best price for that. £4 a bag at the moment, sometimes two bags for £7 when on offer.
I see you found some of the sugar Ilona, what a bargain!
I find we are watching more Netflix and online shows so we cut our TV programmes down to the " skinny package " as they call it ( Canada). I don't miss the other channels.I make a lot of food from scratch and find that the savings allow us to buy good quality soap, shampoo etc.Some items I make are tarter sauce, soups,stock,chocolate sauce, pies and cookies, bread, pasta,pasta sauce you name it and the recipe is on line. I am retired and have the time to cook all day, I cook when the electricity is at the cheap rate, cook once and eat twice is a good way to stretch our budget.
I would give up many things to support BBC TV. I love their excellent programs. As I live,in Australia all I can do to support the BBC is buy their DVD's . Think about the effort the BBC put into preserving your cultural heritage before you dismiss them so lightly.


I started the tart off with making this delicious maple (and refined sugar free!) custard recipe that I found on this blog. I did this beforehand as the custard need a few hours to chill.
After the custard was made and refrigerated, I made this super easy tart shell dough. I let the dough chill and then rolled it out to fit my 9 inch tart pan. I baked it and let it cool before spreading the custard. I made this tart a day before and decorated it the next day. For decoration, I used strawberries, blackberries, and a few fresh mint leaves for garnish.
I then made this really simple sugar syrup out of fruit juice and sugar. I brushed the syrup on the fruit and later dusted some powdered sugar on top.
Makes one 9 inch tart.
2. Roll out your chilled dough and press into 9 inch tart pan. Remove any excess dough. Bake for about 12 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned.
3. Once baked, let cool completely. Then, spread your maple custard into the tart shell and smooth out with a knife.
4. To make the sugar syrup, stir the sugar and cornstarch in a pot over medium heat. Whisk in the fruit juice, lemon juice and water. Let the mixture come to a boil and then let the syrup cool completely.
5. While the syrup is cooling, cut the tops off of the strawberries and arrange them and the blackberries onto the tart. Brush the cooled simple syrup on the berries and add mint leaves to garnish. Sift powdered sugar on top if you'd like.


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Jameis Winston is playing Sunday in Dallas. Should he?
Bucs-Cowboys: With the Bucs in the race for a top-5 draft pick and out of the playoff chase, the logic of playing Jameis Winston is worth considering.
The Bucs are in the homestretch of their lost 2018 season, playoff-proof again.
Is there a point in going to Dallas to play the Cowboys other than the fact that their league requires it?
And why are they bringing their quarterback, to this game or the season-ender here against Atlanta.
There are plenty of good, solid arguments to shut down Jameis Winston in the name of next season and maybe even this season. It remains the $20 million question, complicated by the fact that even if Winston is back, his head coach and GM probably won't. Leave it to the Bucs.
If ownership has already decided to push forward with Winston, it might be a good idea to sit him the last two weeks.
If Winston plays, and gets injured, it's trouble, The Bucs picked up Winston's option last April, and if he's hurt, he is still guaranteed $20.9 million in 2019. The Bucs would be on the hook.
There is madness here. It reminds us that Bucs should have either dumped Winston or restructured him into a new, more team-friendly deal as soon as they decided to keep him despite his off-field troubles, which resulted in being suspended for three games to start the season.
If Winston doesn't play the rest of the way this season, the Bucs might be in a better position to cut a deal with him, contract wise.
Let's be clear, again: Winston brought this all on himself through his actions. He has no one to blame but himself.
But he is the quarterback, and the Bucs don't have any real options on the horizon, and that includes the two Ryans, Fitzpatrick and Griffin.
If you're the Bucs, there's a real risk in running Winston out there. I mean, if the organization has made up its mind, what more does it need to see?
And then there is the tanking aspect to all this. If the Bucs roll over and finish 5-11, they might be able to move up a few spots in the draft. Who's to say that isn't worth it?
The Bucs have a hit-miss record with tanking. In 2014, they pulled some key starters and all but laid over and died in the season finale against Atlanta, losing easily and securing the top pick in the 2015 draft. That brought them Winston, the franchise quarterback, so called.
On the other hand, in 1988, with everything to gain by losing, Ray Perkins' Bucs were 4-11 heading into the final game of the season against the equally 4-11 Detroit Lions.
The Bucs defeated the Lions, 21-17, thereby giving them the sixth pick of the draft and Detroit the third pick. The Bucs used the sixth pick to choose linebacker Broderick "Sandman" Thomas, who spent five nondescript years in Tampa Bay. The Lions, picking third, took a running back: Barry Sanders.
Yes, there a lot of reasons to sit Winston Sunday in Dallas. Hey, maybe everybody should sit.
Me? I'd play them, starting with Winston.
First, the Bucs don't need to try to tank. I have complete confidence that this team can lose its last two games without trying to lose its last two games. They'll pick the wrong guy, anyway, not matter where they pick.
Second, the very idea that the Bucs need to sit Winston underscores a central point: The Bucs think Winston gives them the best chance to win. Bucs coach Dirk Koetter knows it, too, whether that saves his job or not.
Third, as much as these games are meaningless, they were always meaningless, even before the Bucs were eliminated. This season was never anything more than a referendum on Winston's future, and him being in there is part of that.
Fourth, Winston could have been injured in any of the games since he returned. Why panic now?
Fifth, he needs the work. Look, he won't turn into Drew Brees in the final two weeks, but he needs the experience, two more games under center. If this franchise is counting on Winston coming around after being a slow learner, he could use these last two weeks.
Sixth, he has missed enough games already.
Seventh, while it is true that him going out there runs the risk of injury and that money being locked in because of it, if that seems like a gamble, well, the Bucs have already made their real gamble.
They gambled the day they drafted Winston, which I would not have done, and they gambled again when they kept him after his Uber incident, which I would not have.
But he is still here, and the Bucs own it, seeing as there is no alternative at the moment. You ride him until the end, all the way, at least through Sunday. Enough of the babying. He is a professional football player. To sit him now, while an act of fiscal acuity, would also signal a franchise living in fear. That's no way to exit a season.
We'll reconvene to discuss the Atlanta game.
But no need to tank Sunday.


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Dr. John Votolato, a WWII veteran and current resident of Cornerstone at Milford Assisted Living, boarded a special flight on October 21st through the organization Honor Flight New England. John, along with 59 other WWII veterans, including one D-Day survivor, were flown from Logan Airport down to Washington, D.C. to visit historical monuments and pay respect to his fallen comrades.
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Cornerstone at Milford conducted a ceremony to honor veterans who live at their community, as well as those in the greater Milford area. With several veterans, assisted living residents and staff members in attendance, Cornerstone dedicated their flagpole and engraved a stone at its base with the phrase, Thank You For Your Service.
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When a group of residents heard that our Programming Assistant had adopted a cat from the Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton, they banded together to come up with a way to help the animals of Baypath become more comfortable. They ended up creating a batch of tie blankets and donting it to the shelter.
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A Milford community member and his daughter paid a visit to Cornerstone, bringing with him a tulip for each female resident. The kind gesture was in honor of his mother who passed.
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Victims Of Violent Attacker Speak Out Over Possible Parole
Posted 10:52 pm, December 18, 2018, by Jerad Giottonini
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A habitual violent attacker could be a free man on Wednesday.
In 2012, 38-year-old Scott Parks was sentenced to 15 years prison for assaulting and brutally beating a Des Moines woman. According to the Iowa Department of Corrections, Parks' tentative release date is six months from now. A victim tells us, his good-time credit shaved nearly ten years off his sentence.
"He took me hostage in my home. He beat me for four and a half hours using his hands knees and feet he hit me with a rod iron cross," Tiffany Allison said.
Not only did Allison survive her attacker, she must face him every time he has a parole hearing. "We are begging them to keep him behind bars," Allison said.
Back in 2009, Parks attacked Allison in Des Moines. "Knocked me out through strangulation and urinated on me," Allison said.
After that attack, Parks was sentenced to two and a half years but was released early. Parks served only ten months.
"It was a devastating assault to say the very least," Allison said.
Then a year later, Parks did it again. This time he attacked Jill Saunders.
That landed him a 15-year sentence.
"I had to drudge up the horrors he put me through and dig up the horrors he put me through," Saunders said back in 2018.
Parks has served almost five years, and he is scheduled to go before the Iowa Board of Parole. It's his fourth attempt to get out early.
"It takes a very serious emotional and physical toll every time. It's really hard with the potentiality that he might be released. That changes everything about life," Allison said.
Iowa's policy allows inmates early release for good behavior. Allison says offenders could get nearly one and a half days off for every day served.
Allison says her brutal beating prompted her to start a group called Soaring Hearts. The goal is to pass the Violent Habitual Offender Bill and help others who have gone through something similar.
Parks' parole hearing will be Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Iowa Department of Corrections Office.
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Landscape Architecture Professors Research Collaboration Recognized
The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA) is proud to announce that Alabama Meadows project has received a 2021 Honor Award in Research from Alabama American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
Alabama Meadows, a collaboration between Program Chair and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, David Hill, and Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Emily Knox, is a field-based research project that seeks to re-build knowledge about the largely eradicated southeastern meadow landscape typology. In the Spring of 2019, five 150' in diameter, circular test plots of grasses and forbs were surgically inserted into an existing mosaic of forest patches, soil types, shade densities and hydrological intricacies at the Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest. Since then, hours of fieldwork, labor and observation by faculty, graduate research assistants and students have led to numerous discoveries about this ecologically critical and culturally significant landscape type.
Expansive meadows and grasslands once thrived in the state of Alabama. These landscapes were host to thousands of native and endemic species, including pollinators, insects, and small mammals. Due to agricultural activities, urbanization, and the suppression of natural wildfires, grasslands have been all but eradicated from the state. According to Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI), these landscapes have dwindled down to less than 10% of their historic range. Though historically misunderstood and under-valued, the re-introduction of meadows and grasslands to the southern landscape has the potential to provide impactful ecological and cultural value to the region. In a landscape otherwise dominated by regimented commercial forestry, agriculture and suburbia, the Alabama Meadows test plots offer a path to the development of alternatives to the static, controlled landscapes of the south by creating immersive spaces rich in variety, light and texture.
The test plots are continuously generative, and each one is in a constant state of change, manipulation, and observation – being weeded, pruned, burned, mowed, re-seeded, drawn, droned and modeled – as the researchers seek new knowledge, insights and methods. The plots will enter their 3rd growing season this spring. As they continue to establish in the demonstration forest, they will also expand as a research and teaching tool for landscape architects in the school and in practice.
Fully funded by a 2019 College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) seed grant, this project wouldn't have been possible without the constant support of Dr. Becky Barlow and Dr. John Kush of the AU School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and a small army of landscape architecture graduate research assistants.
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At the Intersection of Tradition and Progress
Recently, I attended a conference on Indian land issues, in, of all places, Las Vegas, Nevada. In the midst of one of the most surreal locations on the planet, for three days, our small band of interested parties discussed the status of Native American tribes in contemporary society and management of their land and natural resources. As I walked along Las Vegas Boulevard before and after the daily sessions, images of Native American reservations and their inhabitants kept flashing through my mind. The contrast between what I was experiencing internally and what I was seeing on the street was striking, and it made my head throb like the pulsating casino lights.
Navajo Folk Art
As anyone who has been involved with Native Americans on any level knows, Indian issues are extraordinarily complicated. The conference made it abundantly clear that, the federal government, being the federal government, has succeeded in making reservation land ownership and land use unbelievably complex.
At one point in our discussions, the instructor displayed a photograph that was apparently taken in the 1940s or 1950s. The image was of a marquee located at the entrance of a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school, which proudly proclaimed, "Tradition is the Enemy of Progress."
Several years ago, I developed the theory that there is, with a few notable exceptions, an inverse relationship between economic development on Native American reservations and traditional values; as economic prospects improve, the old ways almost always recede. Upon seeing the Bureau's policy of that era displayed in such bold terms, I thought of my hypothesis and could not help wondering whether the reverse was actually more accurate; that "Progress is the Enemy of Tradition." Grammatically, the difference between the two phrases is slight; philosophically, however, the theories are worlds apart.
Since attending the program in Las Vegas, I have had a great deal of time to contemplate the Bureau's sign. Having lived in Southeastern Utah, adjacent to the Navajo Nation, the majority of my life, I have been witness to countless collisions at the intersection of Tradition and Progress. Broken and bloodied bodies are strewn about the scene of these accidents, lives are shattered and the damage often seems too large to contemplate, let alone repair. Tradition and progress do not easily coexist.
For example, when the Southern Ute tribe, that has a small reserve just north of Bluff, established a casino near Cortez, Colorado, the production of traditional artwork rapidly declined. This White Mesa portion of the tribe was at one time extremely productive. At this point, the White Mesa Utes produce precious few baskets, only a small amount of beadwork and a nominal number or cradle boards. Their economic status has improved dramatically, and it can be argued that their lives are better now than they were before the casino became operational. I, however, miss the ongoing interaction we had with the Ute artists and regret the lost art.
Once in a while I have stumbled onto an exception to my inverse relationship theory. Several years ago a young Navajo man who was studying medicine at the University of Kansas would regularly stop in to say hello and discuss the issues of the day. We had several extremely interesting conversations about the conflicts between western medicine and traditional values. I often mentioned to his wife that I wanted to frame him for hanging on the trading post wall. My thought was that I could use him to illustrate to other Native Americans who visited the store that there is indeed a safe bridge between the old and the new. This bridge is in essence a bypass over the dangerous intersection of Tradition and Progress, which allows a person to avoid the carnage typically associated with that geography. A lot of faith is necessary, but one can maintain his or her traditional beliefs and still exist in the modern world.
Trading posts are, I believe, another example of how the old and new can coexist. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Lorenzo Hubbell had Elbridge Burbank, Bertha Little and several other artists create drawings and paintings that were shown to Navajo weavers. These images inspired them to replicate old weaving motifs and invent new patterns. Contemporary traders such as Bruce Burnham of Sanders, Arizona have had similar success. This infusion of new ideas into a traditional art form has been responsible for keeping Navajo weaving alive, and for investing it with previously unknown energy and excitement.
Although it can be a dangerous route to take, successfully integrating progress and tradition can result in keeping traditions alive, while giving the old ways the freedom to evolve. Traditions are born, grow, migrate, die and are resurrected in a constant cycle. Nothing is ever static. As we say around the trading post, "If you ain't progressin', you're regressin'."


I was poking around ScribD.com today because that's where I post downloadable pdfs for this blog. No, I can't post the Jared Flood pattern yet because I still don't know when the book review of Brave New Knits will be in the paper. But soon.
In the meantime, I came across a cute slouchy hat in bulky yarn that you can print out from ScribD. It looks like it will knit up fast. Here's the link. I hope some people make it. I'm planning on making a few.
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I think one of the hardest points for us to lay hold of is that every act of every day has eternal consequence. We look at some of the rote, mundane, and seemingly trivial elements of our daily routines and consider them the warm up before we can step up to the pitcher's mound and throw the curve balls, sliders and fastballs for the real game. Even then we consider most of the "important" parts of our days to be too regulare too earthly to have spiritual significance.
You could this is a sort of spiritual near-sightedness; or maybe more accurately, near-blindness. We can only see the immidate results of our actions, and therefore have little trouble with living in the present. However, we do so at the expense of not only a fast-approaching future, but also that of our eternal future.
I am physically near-sighted and have worn glasses since I was twelve years old. At the risk of stating the obvious, I cannot see things further away with clarity or ven much distinction at times, although I can read and write, shave and get ready for the day without my glasses.
I remember, too, the circumstances around my first pair of glasses. I was sitting in church with my family on a Sunday night. My dad, who would quickly admit that I was raised on Star Trek and Star Wars, made a comment that the guest speaker had pointed, Spock-like ears. Mom chuckled and passed the comment on to me, but as I cocked my head and failed to see what they did, I felt impelled to disagree. They pressed a bit further and I continued to defend my position, until mom took off her glasses and asked me to try again. As I admitted defeat, my parents looked quietly at each other, knowing the next step for me.
After receiving that first pair, I was taken for a ride in the car with my dad. The city I grew up in was located at a point north of Minneapolis where the elevation slowly dropped from our hilltop down to the valley of the suburbs. On one particular roadway, you could see off into northwest suburbia for miles and miles. Had I not been driven to this particular vantage point, I might not have grasped the impact my near-sightedness had on what I could see and perceive with clarity. I will never forget the day we pulled onto University Avenue and I looked out into a clear blue distance, cars running up and down the highway, electrical towers far in the distance, seeing for the first time farther and more clearly than ever before.
Most of us have narrowed eternity down to settling the question of an eternal home. This becomes obvious when we discuss eternity in our churches, we mostly refer only to Heaven or hell.
How shocked would you be to hear your pastor or an evangelist preach that Heaven and hell are not the final eternal homes of mankind? But what does Scripture say? The book of Revelation, in fact, tells about (1) an abyss which hell/Hades and the lake of fire are thrown into; and (2) a new heaven and new earth for those who have chosen Christ. In this respect, even in our evangelical churches, our teaching and preaching is short sighted.
I've taken a bit longer on this than I had desired, but hopefully you are beginning to wonder about, if not see the signs of, how we lock eternity into such a limited portion of our doctrine, our vision, and our daily lives.


I'm going to try to take you through a mini walk through of our home room by room. Showing off the before and afters of our decorating journey. As I have mentioned before we recently bought a beautiful place but it was your ordinary builders-beige-blah fest, we are daily making our house our home and giving it life and style.
Here is the living room on the day we got the keys. Those "steps" (as we called them) may look pretty but totally useless for decorating or functionality. I would have to clutter them with candles and trinkets and odds and ends and....well that's NOT my style. Do you see that little cubby to the bottom left of the fireplace??? Yea that's where your TV is supposed to go! Who wants to watch TV looking at the floor? Not I!
Here is the other side of the living room looking into the kitchen and dining room.
Here is my husband and our great friend renovating the wall of "stairs".
The TV area is framed in and plastered.
Next comes the new paint color. We have painted the entire house grey and we love it so much more!
The paint is on and the built in fish tank is installed.
Here it is with the TV in and the mess cleaned up. We were just waiting on furniture at this point.
A closer look at the built in fish tank.
Here is the before picture of the fireplace before it got a new paint job.
Here is our living room now!!!!
I would like to add some sort of window treatment at some point but for now the vertical blinds will have to do.
Here is our 1913 piano that we scored for FREE! It needs work both aesthetically and mechanically but we will get there. I am hoping to have it painted this summer.
Well my husband decided he want to get a new piano soon so we had to get rid of the gorgeous wooden beauty, I was very sad. So for the time being here is the space now with our new collage wall!
And that concludes the living room tour. I hope you enjoyed this decorating journey. If you have any suggestions that you think I might be able to incorporate into our area I would love to hear them. Thanks for dropping by.
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Short film Fort Irwin shows viewers an authentic take into combat trauma
Film has a way of conveying an emotion that we have trouble expressing. It is through the art of something else that the viewer can learn and understand a strong feeling, especially when the subject is related to that viewer. Short films are often overlooked in favor of feature-length creations but have the capacity to tell a strong story, perhaps in many ways better than larger films. From Director Quinn Else (Turn On) comes Fort Irwin, a short film that showcases the emotional impact of war from the perspective of a real-life combat veteran.
Fort Irwin focuses on the emotions of a combat veteran, as he opts to face his trauma through a real-life combat simulation at Fort Lewis, the US Army's elite training ground. The films stars retired Army Sgt Cristian Vale as the film's lead. Over the 11-minute film, viewers sees a dynamic perspective to coping with past combat trauma.
What makes Fort Lewis unique is the film's choice to see this trauma from combat veteran. Sgt. Cristian Vale is a double amputee Iraq War veteran. While on deployment in Iraq in 2005, an IED was tossed out of a passing vehicle. Sgt Vale was thrown into the air and landed forcibly to the ground. Sgt Vale's left leg was compromised, and regrettably, his right leg was amputated due to irreparable damage from the blast. Sgt Vale also sustained multiple injuries from the explosion and would spend 13 months at Walter Reed Medical Center.
In Fort Lewis, we see Sgt Vale's character confront, and in some ways, relive the terrible moments of combat not unlike what he experienced. This is actually based on a true account from the director, who heard about the real-life simulations at Fort Lewis, and in fact, learned of their hiring of retired veterans and amputees. Their inclusion in the simulation would not only assist soldiers in training but in a way, have veterans face their traumas head-on. Additionally, Sgt. Vale's emotional state is depicted realistically and with few words, bringing clarity and authenticity against the tired tropes of PTS. There is no blatant exposition, but incredibly sharp observation that tells the viewer what needs to be known.
Fort Lewis is remarkable in its way to convey an authentic emotional feeling, while not leaning into pity or tired tropes. It's a way to firmly focus on war's actual effects and not bring the topic into a Hollywood exaggeration. More films like Fort Lewis should be made.
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I created a new page on my blog dedicated to How To's type of posts where I will be sharing everything I know about running your blog and business. So welcome to my first post about begginer photography tips.
Photography is a beautiful form of artistic expression and a fantastic way to express your creativity. Now before you switch off and think, I'm not creative, let me stop you right there and tell you that's precisely what I felt myself, and with a lot of practice I have finally accepted that I'm a creative. I finally have enough confidence to share everything I know to help you live a location independent lifestyle. My favourite thing about running my own business is that I can work from anywhere as I have built transferable skills such as photography. Therefore I wanted to reach you beginner photography tips.
Here are my best five tips that will help you switch from basic to professional looking photos.
Shooting raw means that your camera will capture enough data when taking a photo to allow your photo to be more exciting and have more texture and depth. Shooting raw does take up more space on your memory card, but at the same time, it will teach you how to shoot better quality photos and less of — quality over quantity. In my photography guide to beginners, I share how you can shoot raw images on your Smartphone, so you practice this even before you invest in an expensive DSLR.
Now I pretty sure this is not the first time you hear that light can make or break your photo and I wanted to teach you two basic lighting concepts which are position and strength of the light source.
Let's assume we are shooting outdoors and the sun is our light source. When it comes to position the light source can be positioned to the front, side and the back of the subject all of which provide different effects to your photos. Since we are at a beginner stage lets assume we are shooting with the light source positioned at the front of a subject.
The second thing to bear in mind is the strength of the light source, and this can be soft and hard light. A soft light will make the subject looked polished, and it will remove all the blemishes and lines on your face (win-win) even though soft light is produced by a larger light source such as the sun, its good to remember that this is mainly the case during golden hours (sunrise and sunset) and cloudy days. Shooting in the middle of the day on a sunny afternoon will turn the sun into a hard light source, and it may cast shadows on your subject, so it's important to bear in mind when deciding on when to shoot.
Exposure consists of 3 parts shutter speed, aperture and ISO. I go in great detail about this in my photography guide to beginners but to recap, please continue reading.
The aperture affects the amount of light that enters your camera, therefore, determining the brightness of your photo and it's measured in with an f/stop scale ranging from f/1.4 to f/22. You would keep f/stop number small to achieve brighter looking photos with a bigger depth of field or blur. My best beginner photography tips when it comes to aperture is that you can set your camera to shoot in an Aperture mode and depending on how much depth of field you like, you can set your f/stop according to this preference.
ISO allows even more light into your camera making the photos brighter however when it comes to ISO the higher the number, the brighter the photo. You should be careful with this setting as it can impact the quality of your photo. Choose the ISO amount below 6400 for the least amount of noise.
My go-to ISO setting is 100 when I shoot outdoors in daylight, 600-1600 when I shoot indoors and at sunsets or around 6400 right after the sunset or before the sunrise.
This setting is my main exposure setting and one that I adjust the most when I shoot in manual mode, which in all honesty is most of the time. My best beginner photography tips are the exposure scale that you can see on your camera's screen or through the viewfinder. The exposure scale is set to 0 by default which means that the camera thinks that the shutter speed is at the correct level. I like my photos moodier and darker so I will drop my shutter speed to -1 on the scale, but if you do like brighter, you can increase to the plus side of the scale. This tool is a great indicator when learning your shutter speed setting and preference from the start.
This setting may be little challenging to get your head around but its pretty simple. When it comes to focus modes, you can opt for AF (auto focus) and MF (manual focus). Most of the time you will be shooting in an AF, especially as a beginner. There are three main focus modes to choose from in AF mode: One Shot (Canon) and Single-Servo (Nikon); Al Focus (Canon) or Auto AF (Nikon) and Al Servo (Canon) or Continuous Servo (Nikon).
The One Shot option is the choice you should go for when you are shooting subjects that are not moving. The Al Servo or Continuous Focus is the opposite making it the best option to go for when you want to shoot moving subjects and keep them in focus. Al Focus or Automatic AF is a mode that allows the camera to jump between the One Shot and Al Servo depending on the situation. My camera is set to Al Focus and Al Servo most of the time, but I change according to the situation I'm shooting.
Once you chose your prefered focus mode as a next you should select your focus points.
You can select a single AF point or a cluster of AF points meaning that if you choose a single point, you will see only one little square indicating the focus area and if you select a cluster, you will see a cluster of small squares showing a wider focus area. You can also make all of the points active, and this is most of the time my main go to when shooting most of my photos. If however, for instance, I'm trying to be in a rule of thirds, in that case, I will select my AF point manually to the desired area of the frame. More about this in my Photgraphy Guide for Beginners.
It's easy to change your focus points and area by pressing Press the < > button and <M-Fn> button or button to change the focus area mode, and focus points will change in the direction you decide by tilting < > to your prefered area of an image.
Honestly, guys, the most important to remember is how to set up your focus and exposure properly and when is the optimal lighting to shoot your photos, but the practice is what will make you a good photographer. You can apply these basic beginner photography tips to help you step up a level and take professional looking photos whether it be with your phone or DSLR although your phone will have less functions even when you shoot raw.
I'm sharing some of my photos captured by myself using my tripod, and I will cover this in my upcoming posts. Keep an eye as I plan to make this section update on Mondays.
If you would like to learn more about photography and shoot professional looking photos both using a DSLR and a Smartphone than check out my Beginenners Guide to Photography.
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Otto Warmbier Cause of Death: North Korea Detainee Will Not Have Autopsy
By Stav Ziv On 6/20/17 at 4:47 PM EDT
Otto Frederick Warmbier, a University of Virginia student who was detained in North Korea, is taken out of North Korea's top court after being sentenced in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo on March 16, 2016. Kyodo/Reuters
U.S. Otto Warmbier North Korea Cause of death
The Hamilton County Coroner reportedly will not perform an autopsy on Otto Warmbier, the American student who died on Monday after being detained in North Korea. The Cincinnati Enquirer as well as Fox 19 report that the coroner's office will honor the family's objection to an autopsy.
The office confirmed in a statement—which was posted on Twitter by ABC's global head of social media, Dan Linden—that it had received and examined Warmbier's body but had performed only an "external examination." The office also reviewed medical records from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and AreoMed Management Group (air ambulance service) and had conversations with his doctor.
"No conclusions about the cause and manner of Mr. Warmbier's death have been drawn at this time as there are additional medical records and imaging to review and people to interview," the statement said. "Our deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of Mr. Warmbier at this time of their tragic loss."
The news comes after Don Jasper, chief investigator at the Hamilton County Coroner's office in Cincinnati, told Reuters that Warmbier's body was transferred there later that same day and that Dr. Lakshmi Kode Sammarco, the coroner, would share preliminary findings on Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning.
Warmbier, a student at the University of Virginia, was in North Korea on a trip organized by Young Pioneer Tours. He was detained in January 2016 while trying to leave the country from the Pyongyang airport. He was later convicted of trying to steal a propaganda poster from his hotel and was sentenced in March 2016 to 15 years of hard labor.
After nearly a year and a half of detention, North Korea abruptly announced last week that it had released Warmbier on what it called "humanitarian grounds." He was in a coma when he returned home.
"Otto is on a medevac on his flight home," his parents, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, said in a statement at the time. "Sadly, he is in a coma, and we have been told he has been in that condition since March 2016. We learned of this only one week ago. We want the world to know how we and our son have been brutalized and terrorized by the pariah regime in North Korea. We are so grateful he can finally be with people who love him."
Warmbier had suffered a severe brain injury, doctors said Thursday, and was in a state of "unresponsive wakefulness." He "shows no sign of understanding language, responding to verbal commands or awareness of his surroundings," Dr. Daniel Kanter, medical director of the neuroscience intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, said at a news conference. Though Kanter said that Warmbier was stable at the time and breathing on his own, "he has not spoken. He has not engaged in any purposeful movements or behaviors."
An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging brain scan) "showed extensive loss of brain tissue in all regions of the brain," Kanter explained. "This pattern of brain injury, however, is usually seen as a result of cardiopulmonary arrest, where the blood supply to the brain is inadequate for a period of time, resulting in the death of brain tissue." Dr. Jordan Bonomo, a specialist in neurosurgery and neurocritical care at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, added that cardiac arrest in someone young and otherwise healthy is uncommon and is usually a result of intoxication or traumatic injury.
American special envoys reportedly told Warmbier's family that North Korean officials said he had contracted botulism soon after his trial, and had taken a sleeping pill and slipped into a coma. But Dr. Brandon Foreman, also of University of Cincinnati Health, said Thursday that nerve toxin tests did not return any sign of botulism.
Warmbier died at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Monday, less than a week after his return to the U.S. "It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home. Surrounded by his loving family, Otto died today at 2:20 p.m," his family said in a statement. "When Otto returned to Cincinnati late on June 13th, he was unable to speak, unable to see and unable to react to verbal commands. He looked very uncomfortable—almost anguished," it continued. "Although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face changed—he was at peace. He was home, and we believe he could sense that."
The statement did not explicitly mention a cause of death but did say that "the awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible."
A public funeral service for Warmbier is scheduled for Thursday morning at his alma mater Wyoming High School. An announcement from Spring Grove Cemetery reportedly said, "All those that wish to join his family in celebrating his life are cordially invited."
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Gumdale is an outer suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Gumdale had a population of 2,118 people. == Geography == Gundale is 17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi) by road ESE of the Brisbane CBD. The average property size in Gumdale is approximately between 5,000 to 10,000 square metres (1.2 to 2.5 acres) making Gumdale consist mostly of acreages. However, access to Brisbane city is only 15 to 20 minutes away by car. Gumdale has several new development sites consisting of less than 5% of housing, the other 95% are acreages. It is Brisbane's nearest acreage suburb to the CBD. == History == The Grassdale Land Company Limited formed on 8 January 1885 to acquire the property known as Grassdale Paddocks, in the parish of Tingalpa, with registered shareholders holding 80 shares of 250 pounds each. This area is spread across the Brisbane suburbs of Gumdale, Belmont and Chandler. The company offered the land for auction in the Grassdale Estate later in 1885. The allotments were situated along Grassdale Road, London Road, Boston Road, Old Cleveland Road, Archer Street and four unnamed roads (later called Belmont Road, Stanborough Road, Tilley Road and New Cleveland Road). Prior to the sale extensive publicity was published in the Brisbane newspapers, calling for "the attention of the investor, capitalist, farmer, merchant, artizan [sic], and mechanic, and is only one hour's drive from Brisbane, and as it has been decided to run the Cleveland Railway through the Estate, it will be brought within a few minutes' ride of the heart of the city".
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Construction of the homes built on all 56 site will be completed by Drees Homes. For more information on home sales contact Jon Blance with Drees at jblance@dreeshomes.com.
CCG Development acquired the land at E 12th and Springdale in east Austin and will manage the construction of 8 townhouses on the property. The cityhomes are designed to maximize the utilization of available land to create housing in our rapidly growing city. This corner of east Austin is convenient to downtown and will appeal to commuters who prefer to walk, bike or take the bus to get around town.


For the German performance artist Mia Florentine Weiss, multicultural "places of protection" and their metaphysics are central to the creative process. Since 1999, the 33-year-old artist has addressed the very same question to people of diverse nationalities on all four continents: What is your place of protection? With this highly personal and intimate question she challenges the people she speaks with to reflect upon their very private forms of protection and sense of security. She has chronicled the answers she has received in a multimedia installation of 54 video works. In 2010 she published the Digital Poetry she collected from around the world online in the form of a weekly Poem Clip over the course of one year (www.art-protector.com).
From the guerrilla actions at Documenta 13 (where the artist spent 24 hours sleeping in a bed outside the museum, and then another day in solitary confinement at a jail in the city of Kassel), to her performance at Art Basel (clad in a straightjacket for her work, "Blinded By the Art of Money"), to her ascent of the famous landmark "Hollywood" sign in Los Angeles, the artist wearing a pair of oversized illuminated angel's wings on her back, Mia Florentine Weiss goes beyond conventional limits in her continual search for those places where opposing human emotions meet in a coincidentia oppositorum.
At the Palazzo Albrizzi – the German-Italian Cultural Association of Venice (ACIT) – the German concept artist will present a work on the theme of "Natura Nutrix – Homo Vorax": a work that explores both beneficent and nurturing nature and the humans who live from nature but are also greedy and insatiable, destroying everything. Weiss´s Solo show will take place on May 8th 2015. This benchmark highlights 70 years of unconditional surrender of armed forces of Germany and the end of war and beginning of peace in Europe.
THE HUMAN BEING – BORN INTO THIS WORLD – AT HOME ON EARTH – ALWAYS AND FOREVER – DESTROYED BY HIS OWN CURSE!
The metaphor of the winged steed "Pegasus" (from antiquity throughout the romantic era a persecuted hybrid) inspired the artist to develop a social-evolutionary concept at the centre of which lie the questions pertaining to the expulsion and displacement of refugees for political and economic reasons.
For her work "At Sea" the "Pegasus" created by Mia Florentine Weiss as a metaphorical memorial against humanitarian disasters in the Mediterranean will be set adrift on the Canale Grande during the Biennale preview between the 6th and 8th of May 2015. The room installation "On Land" will offer objects, photo images, and video material from Pegasus´s trip through the Aegean Sea with destination Venice as well as fragments from her multimedia work "What Is Your Place of Protection," which documents her ten years of research on the subject of places where people feel secure and protected around the globe.
Mia Florentine Weiss's Pegasus will travel on through Turkey to Greece following an authentic route used by asylum seekers. Aboard a boat, Pegasus will set sail for the Greek island of FARMAKONISI, where last year a so-called PUSH-BACK operation of the Greek coast guard ended with the deaths of eleven women and children. In Greek mythology, PEGASOS (the winged steed of immortality) is the offspring of Poseidon, god of the sea, and the Gorgon Medusa: a true symbol of creative energy, inspiration, and freedom.
Marginalisation, borders, barriers, walls and fences are the leitmotifs of Weiss's art, and they reappear in her work with all their bipolarity and ambivalence. The triptych PEGASUS 1-3 shows the metamorphosis of a dead animal into a winged mythical creature.
By contrast, the picture MOTHER ANIMAL (MUTTERTIER) created this year at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt shows the artist Weiss with her newborn baby at her breast – an image engaging the mythic source of all nurturing nature. The exhibition in Venice will be open between the Biennale period from May 8th until November 2015. After Venice, the Pegasus Project will be shown at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt / Main until February 2016.