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Grand Ballroom - Sheraton Hotel | March 14, 1957
Whether you believe in the Bible or not, it is interesting, I think, to observe that each of the requirements set down for entrance into Heaven involves personal service to others. There is nothing about the size of your bank account, nothing about the ranch house in the suburbs, nothing about that new Ford convertible you want, nothing about that gorgeous new dress in the "28" shop at Marshall Fields.
"Citizenship," in the best sense means that we have acquired the maturity, the knowledge, the responsibilities, and the courage of free men, able to conduct ourselves with restraint, honesty, and conviction in the daily affairs of civilized people.
Citizenship begins, therefore, with a determination to develop ourselves first as men -- before we worry about our careers, or trades, or jobs, or security, or pension rights, or insurance policies.
I should like to discuss with you what it means to be developing ourselves as men and women in terms, first, of our city, Chicago, and,- second, in terms of ourselves.
Chicago is known all over the world as a transportation center, stockyards center, merchandising and steel production headquarters. But why is it that relatively few people outside Chicago speak of our city as a wonderful place to live, or thank us for our contributions to the ideals, hopes, dreams of mankind?
Even today in the twentieth century, the ancient Romans are still well-known for their law, their military organization, their good roads and orderly government.
The Ancient Greeks are famous for their philosophers like Aristotle and Plato; their teachers like Socrates, their poets and playwrights like Homer and Euripides.
But what are we in Chicago famous for? What do we export to the world? What have we given? What do we give today?
You might justifiably remonstrate that Illinois, if not Chicago, gave Lincoln to the world, and you would be right, -- except that Lincoln was born in Kentucky. But granting Lincoln, what are we giving today?
I suggest we are giving almost only material things: - steel, automobiles, TV and radio, candy, meat, refrigerators, farm machinery. These products of our factories are vital to our national power, it is true, and our power is crucial in a world which seems to live in fear of atomic war, fear of economic defeat, fear of socialism and communism. But fear alone is a poor substitute for the higher virtues.
The western world cannot combat communism on such a basis. A people guided by fear leaves all the initiative and all the advantage to the other side. Throughout history, the men with the positive goals have won their way. Ideals like "the chosen people", of ancient Jewry, the unity of Christianity in the middle ages, our own American Republic, -- these ideals have proved most effective in hitching the human forces of hunger and power and greed and fear into producing a better life for mankind.
Racially, the United States is a melting pot of every nation under the sun. Geographically we reached our present borders only within the last 100 years. But, --- by force of an idea --- the proposition that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, the United States has risen to be the most powerful community in recorded history.
We have been made and sustained by faith in man, -- faith in his freedom, his responsibility, his dignity as a creature of God, endowed with rights and responsible in duties.
Man is not master of the universe because he can split the atom. He has split the atom because he first believed in his own mastery.
Faith led to material achievement, not the achievement to faith.
So, I repeat, we are not giving enough -- or perhaps it would be more accurate to say we are not giving enough of the right things -- when we in Chicago export primarily steel, farm machinery, radio and. TV, to the world.
True, the world needs these things. But it needs much more the faith and the idealism which made America unique in the world.
The second half of the 20th century can be America's century, the century of America's greatest success and of your greatest personal happiness. But it won't happen by accident. It will require work and personal sacrifice. Let us recall the Bible story about the last day when all men shall be judged.
Those will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, according to this Holy Book, who on earth gave drink to the thirsty, food to the hungry, shelter to the homeless, comfort to the afflicted, care to the sick and to those in prisons, faith to the unbeliever, peace to the troubled in mind or heart.
Whether you believe in the Bible or not, it is interesting, I think, to observe that each of the requirements set down for entrance into Heaven involves personal service to others.
There is nothing about the size of your bank account, nothing about the ranch house in the suburbs, nothing about that new Ford convertible you want, nothing about that gorgeous new dress in the "28" shop at Marshall Field's.
Frankly, I wish there were at least a mention of a few things like the White Sox in first place, or a regular golf game in the low seventies. Because, -- let's not kid ourselves -- all of us - each one of you and me, – would like to have our cake and eat it.
But the good book is silent about eating cake, it talks only about giving it away!
I frequently think of a sad but true incident which illustrates my thought.
In 1923 a very important meeting was held at the Edgewater Beach Hotel here in Chicago. Attending the meeting were 10 of the world's most successful men. They were:
1) The President of the largest steel company in the United States.
2) The President of the largest bank in the country at that time.
3) The President of the largest utility company.
4) The President of the largest gas company.
5) The greatest wheat speculator.
6) The President of the New York Stock Exchange.
7) A member of President Coolidge's Cabinet.
8) The greatest Wall Street speculator.
9) The head of the world's greatest monopoly.
10) The President of the World Bank for International Settlements.
Certainly most people would agree that this was a gathering of some of the world's most successful men. 25 years later, in 1946, let's see what had happened to these men.
1) The President of the largest steel company had died bankrupt. For five years before his death he had lived on borrowed money.
2) The President of the largest utility company had died penniless. A fugitive from justice in a foreign land.
4) The President of the largest gas company was insane.
5) The greatest wheat speculator died abroad, -- insolvent.
6) The President of the New York Stock Exchange was in Sing Sing penitentiary convicted of embezzlement.
7) The member of President Coolidge's Cabinet was pardoned from prison so he could die at home.
8) The greatest "Bear" in Wall Street died a suicide.
9) The head of the greatest monopoly died a suicide.
10) The President of the Bank of International Settlements died a suicide.
All of these men had learned the art of making money. Each of them, as the saying goes, "had everything in the world:" -- new Cadillac convertibles, beautiful homes, money in the bank, good jobs, security, oceangoing yachts, whatever they wanted.
They had all learned how to make a living, but none of them had learned how to live. As one of them said in a suicide note to his son:-.
"...I'm leaving you well fixed financially, but that's all I'm leaving you..."
What of more recent cases of frustration and self-deception?
Klaus Fuchs, the world's greatest spy and traitor, the man who gave away the secret of the atom bomb. He was not greedy for money. He was a poor man and content to be one. Nor was he ignorant. He had the advantages of the highest education and greatest intellectual achievements. Or: Alger Hiss, another example of a man who had everything in the world: Brains, power, position, education, culture.
All of these men -- and many others -- have had everything in this world, and ended up failures, - even in terms of this world. Failures, may I suggest, because they had nothing to take them out of this world, out of themselves, and into a much greater and happier world, the world of service to others.
"Life is a place of service, and in that service one has to suffer a good deal that is hard to bear, but far more often to experience a great deal of joy. But that joy can be real only if people look upon their lives as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness." (Tolstoi)
You high school leaders can avoid the pitiful failures which marked the finish of the lives of all these so-called, successful men.
You are American citizens, members of the most powerful and wealthiest nation on earth. 95% of all living human beings are less fortunate than you for this one reason alone.
You are educated Americans. Less than 2%, of all living human beings have this additional advantage you now possess.
You are living in 1957, the year recently described by our Secretary of Commerce in Washington as one of the greatest years in all history of American business.
Job opportunities are greater than ever. Salaries are higher than ever. Even for those who must serve in Military forces, there is less chance of being shot at today than at any time since 1941.
Add all these factors together and we can surely agree that of all living human beings you are luckier than 99% of then. You are part of the 1% who must lead, inspire, and save the world, for the world is either lost or saved in every generation. And yours will be no exception.
Those are fine-sounding words -- you might say. But how, you might also ask, can I, lead the world or inspire the world or save the world?
You can do all these things, I believe, if you follow your highest ideals and put them into daily practice.
A great musician once said: "If I fail to practice even for one day, I notice it.
"If I fail to practice for two days, my friends notice it.
"If I fail to practice for three days, everyone notices it."
In the offices of the Chicago Housing Authority you can work all day trying to provide shelter for those who are homeless.
In the Public Welfare Department you can work all day helping to bring food to the hungry, care to the sick, comfort to the afflicted.
At our own Board of Education you can try to qualify for work with the crippled, the blind, the deaf, and with ordinary children, too.
Let us make no mistake. You and I will solve the problems of ignorance, poverty, racial discrimination, slums and filth here in Chicago in our lifetimes, or tougher, harder working zealots of an alien culture will trample our freedom, and your opportunities to death.
Let us not be content with things as they are. A famous man once said:
"Anything that has been done for 10 years is being done wrong. Orthodox is another word for obsolete..."
While it is not necessary to accept this thought completely, we know that we can create the greatest school system in the world in Chicago if we want it badly enough to work for it and pay for it.
We can have grand opera again in Chicago if we will support the opera when it comes to town.
We can eliminate slums if we compel our Aldermen and other public officials to enforce the laws against illegal changes in existing houses.
We can change Chicago. That's easy. The hard part is to change ourselves -- to change ourselves from men and women looking for the easy job with "the most in it for me" as the popular expression puts it.
Such a job may pay well - in dollars. And the absence of work may be pleasant – for a while.
But if like a scientist you will take the raw materials of your mind and your body and process them through the laboratory of humility, prayer and neighborly love, the result will be a second explosion heard 'round the world.
You will be raised into a life of overwhelming love, great peace, and heroic achievement. And these things no man will ever be able to take from you.
Our city will be regenerated -- our country ennobled – because of you.
And you will have achieved a genuine citizenship, not merely in a political sense, but in fulfilling your highest powers and greatest potential as a human being.
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Twitch Streamer Series- Part 59
One of my newer follows is a really great guy who loves playing solo games and with his friends, whom I hope to catch up with and interview for this blog series as well. I have already interviewed one, Cyb3rDragon, and I hope to interview more. They are all a great bunch and a lot of fun to watch. So let's learn about this great guy, Anchovybob.
1. What is your twitch name?
My twitch name is Anchovybob! Do not let my tiny name fool you, I swear I am ferocious.
2. Is there a reason why you chose that name?
I actually don't remember why I chose my username to be Anchovybob. I've had it since the early days of Xbox live on the original xbox.
3. Why did you become a Twitch Streamer?
I became a streamer honestly because I thought it was cool! And I was totally right, it is pretty neat.
4. Why did you become a streamer for Twitch?
As for becoming a twitch streamer it was really because well… I was already watching broadcasts on twitch and I new the platform already. So I decided to start there.
5. How long have you been a streamer?
Casually I was streaming on and off for about 5 years, but up until about April is when I decided to start taking it rather seriously, trying to stream every day and what not.
6. Do you only stream or do you have another job? And if you're comfortable saying what, what is your other job?
I wish I only streamed. No, I do have another job, I'm a game master at an escape room.
7. What are your favorite games to play?
Personally I love strategy games, but those are super boring to watch, which is handy that I have a healthy love for shooter games and multiplayer games,
8. What are your favorite games to stream?
I greatly enjoy streaming shooter games, PUBG, Planetside 2, Killing Floor 2 are really fun to play and stream.
9. Do you have any games you'd like to recommend to my readers to play and why?
Hm, depending on what your readers enjoy, I could recommend Planetside 2 as a shooter, Banished as a simulation game, MOBA fans why not try Overwatch or Dota 2, if your fans haven't played these yet; give the Mass Effect series and Dead Space series a go! Those are really good series. These games are definitely personal favorites I've sunk hundreds of hours into each. Heck, my PUBG clock is ticking close to 500.
10. Was it hard to talk to your viewers when you first became a streamer? How long before you became at ease with streaming?
Not exactly no, it was mostly just having people that would just… talk in general. But it often did fall back down to; ok, they said hello, I said hello, what do we talk about?! But thankfully that got easier over time, I would say in the beginning with me some times streaming and sometimes not it took about a years worth of time.
11. Would you like to tell my readers anything else about yourself or your channel?
I stream every night usually starting around 10-11 after work! Shameless plug is shameless… but no, for me my channel is a little detention of my personality. I get to be my normal weird self, make strange noises, cuss out a stupid character for being stupid, let my sarcasm run rampant. It's fun. But things can also get super serious too and I take speaking freely in my channel quite seriously. Can't post things but you can say almost anything on my channel. Keyword most.
He is definitely a riot when he streams whatever game he feels like it. Want to see this funny guy in action? Then by all means follow the link to his channel and have some fun listening to him be his normal weird self, making noises and cussing out characters. His link to his channel is: https://www.twitch.tv/anchovybob
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Every gamer is unique on their names and their approach to streaming but they all have one goal in mind- to have fun and show their viewers that they love what they do. This fun streamer enjoys showing everyone how to have a fun time while in his stream.
What is your twitch name?
NackersTV
Actually, I didn't choose this name on my own. It was actually given to be by a friend from my last online community I was a part of many years ago. Almost a decade ago, actually.. My real name is Nick, and that friend took my name and made it goofy. He started to call me Nackers all of the time and it caught on. At the time, my online handle was BuhbaFette and I had grown tired of that name. So I decided to adopt the name Nackers. Since this is a common name, I spell it 'Naaackers' with three A's since it's usually not taken anywhere. Been that ever since.
Many years ago, my brother told me about this website where you could broadcast yourself playing video games. He had originally started to explore the platform because he wanted to shed some light on the gaming community he was and still is running. I just streamed to provide some entertainment and content for that community and it's members, and it eventually grew into a hobby. Now, it's my #1 hobby.
I have been on twitch for a total of 4 years now. I streamed for 1 year, took a year off, and then came back and never left.
I do have a full time job, I am a Network & IT Administrator for a small charter school district.
6. What are you favorite games to play?
My favorite types of games to play, especially on stream, are multiplayer games. Right now my number one favorite game is Rocket League. I also dabble in a lot of shooters.
7. What are you favorite games to stream?
My favorite game to stream is Rocket League, hands down. Second favorite would have to be a tie between Towerfall and Gang Beasts. Alternatively, there is only one thing I love streaming as much as video games, sometimes even more. Talk shows. I've been podcasting live on Twitch for a total of three years, and it has to be some of the most fun i've had on Twitch.
8. Do you have any games you recommend to readers to play and why?
Bioshock and Half Life, all of them. That is all that needs to be said.
9. Was it hard to talk to your viewers when you first became a streamer?
Not for me no, I've never had an issue talking to chat. But that doesn't mean my show was any kind of enjoyable to watch. I go back and look at my streams from when I first started and it is TERRIBLE. I can't say that I am still 100% comfortable. I still get nervous every time I go live. Just the nature of the beast.
There is really only a few things I can say about myself. I love playing video games, especially with friends. I love podcasting (Crocs and Hot Pockets is the show in case you're interested) and I love building relationships with great human beings. I pride myself if looking out for the people that mean the most to me, and backing them up when it's needed. I don't stand for draining, negative Nancys in my life and I'd rid you from my environment as fast as possible if need be. I'm loud, inappropriate sometimes and just love having fun. Rocket League is life.
Like he said, don't be a negative Nancy and you will have an amazing time on his stream. Go check him out on his channel at: https://www.twitch.tv/nackerstv
Streamers series
As I have said before, I enjoy meeting new streamers and slowly getting to know them and their channels. This next streamer I have just met recently and he is a really good gamer and a really cool guy from what I have learned so far.
TheSilent_Reaper
I have played many, many first person shooters in my life. And I gave myself this name because I took a liking to the sniper rifles. No feeling is better than destroying an enemy who cannot see or hear you until it is too late.
I became a streamer because I enjoy interaction, video games, and just all around entertaining!
I became a streamer for Twitch as a means to get myself out of my shell and become a better talker, and to share my content with the world. I love what I do and I hope you will as well!
I have been attempting to stream for about 2 years, but just recently for about 2 and half months have I done it religiously.
I am currently unemployed, this is still a hobby for me but would love to make this my job!
First person shooters, Survival, Simulators, and anything I can narrate!
I would have to say that I really don't know. I have a love and hate for all the games I play. But above all I really like Player Unknowns Battlegrounds.
If you ever played any games in your life I would suggest playing Final Fantasy, it is a wonderful story based series that will tug on your heart strings, make you smile and even make you laugh!
Yes it was, and still is. I am unsure if I could ever overcome the anxiety it causes. But I love doing it.
I may not be the best, I may not be the funniest. But I promise you have a home in my channel and being here makes you special to me. I personally interact with everyone even if means letting myself die in game. In my channel everyone is equal and loved and I promise you will be entertained.
Want to learn more about this Reaper? Want to see this guy do pretty damn good at playing games? Then join us in his chat when he streams at his channel: https://www.twitch.tv/thesilent_reaper
Twitch Streamer Series – Part 54
Another fabulous streamer and one I am happy to call a friend of mine is this next wonderful lady who is a gamer and a creative streamer who definitely puts a smile on my face. And she tries to put smiles on everyone's faces too. She is actually married to another streamer who I had the honor of interviewing- Cyb3rDragon. They are a funny couple who's streams are fantastic. And her theme for her channel is Alice in Wonderland. How cool is that? But now let's get to know AAsendent shall we?
AAsendent but everyone calls me Sendy.
It is from one of my many TV show obsession Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. Admittedly it is spelt slightly wrong but we will pretend that was intentional haha. My bot RomDoll is also from the same show. I planned on integrating the show into the channel more but realized many people are unaware of it so best not to for now.
To be honest, I only ever joined Twitch to support the hubby Cyb3rDragon but after a little while it was suggested as a joke that I tried streaming myself. Naturally after the first few streams I was hooked haha. I am glad I did though as I love interacting with people in chat, to the point where sometimes I forget I am meant to be playing a game lol.
As above really, I have never really entertained the idea of using a different platform.
I think its been about 6 months on and off, I took a break for a couple of months due to stuff at home. I am off for a few weeks now as on holiday but I will be back at it as soon as I am home again.
Job title: Ring leader to the newly name Spawns of Sendy. (aka Mother of 3…4 if you include Cyb3r)
My favourites change so often as I generally obsess over things for months at a time and then not touch them again for a while. At the moment FFXV, Crash Bandicoot, Sims, Overwatch and most recent is Fortnite. There are others I want to really play but until I have more monies they will have to wait
Any form of the Sims for sure, its a pretty chill game to stream so I can keep up with the chatting while doing so. We have a lot of fun with the story line aspects on the game and I am looking forward to starting Sirens Asylum in the next month too. Crash is another favourite but that is purely down to the amount of rage that game induces. Once I am back from Holiday expect to see Fortnite for a bit too.
Crash Bandicoot remastered…EVERYONE needs to feel that rage! lmao
It was a little but a lot of my viewers I talk to in other channels so it was just like talking to friends, some days it is harder than others and I still get stupid nervous before starting stream or taking down the setting up screen from time to time.
Hey guys! Why not come join us some time, don't worry we wont bite..to hard haha
Want to meet this fiery woman yourself and have some fun while we all laugh and chat together while she plays games or even once in a while gets creative? Then you will want to follow her at her channel: https://www.twitch.tv/aasendent

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La famiglia Aplocheilidae comprende 15 specie di pesci d'acqua dolce, appartenenti all'ordine Cyprinodontiformes.

Distribuzione e habitat
Le specie apparttenenti a questa famiglia sono diffuse in Africa, nell'Asia meridionale, in centro-sud America.
Abitano paludi, stagni, pozze e bacini lenti.

Descrizione
Seppur diversi tra i generi, gli aplocheilidi presentano un corpo allungato, con testa arrotondata, dorso e ventre poco pronunciati. La pinna dorsale e quella anale sono posizionati verso la parte terminale del corpo, la coda è spesso ampia. Ciò che colpisce maggiormente osservando questi pesci è la livrea molto vivace e sgargiante, specialmente nei maschi.

Riproduzione
La stragrande maggioranza delle specie di aplocheilidi è ovipara (si riproduce deponendo uova fecondate esternamente dal maschio), tuttavia 2 specie si riproducono con fecondazione interna, una delle quali presenta anche maschi provvisti di gonopodio. La specie Rivulus marmoratus è ermafrodita.

Acquariofilia
Molti Aplocheilidi sono ricercati dagli allevatori sia per la vivacità della colorazione che per la particolare riproduzione e durata della vita: molte specie infatti hanno una durata annuale o stagionale. Per questo sono considerate specie riservate agli esperti.

Specie
Aplocheilus blockii
Aplocheilus dayi
Aplocheilus kirchmayeri
Aplocheilus lineatus
Aplocheilus panchax
Aplocheilus parvus
Aplocheilus werneri
Pachypanchax arnoulti
Pachypanchax omalonotus
Pachypanchax patriciae
Pachypanchax playfairii
Pachypanchax sakaramyi
Pachypanchax sparksorum
Pachypanchax varatraza
Pseudepiplatys annulatus

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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You need the patience of a saint to listen to politicians, says Roger Ratcliffe
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Home Comment You need the patience of a saint to listen to politicians, says Roger Ratcliffe
I have made a rather depressing discovery. The London commentariat's default horizon appears to be the M25, and the north of England might as well be a remote province of Kyrgyzstan for all most of them seem to care.
Also, there isn't much unanimity amongst columnists on any subject you care to mention. Polar opposites have become the order of the day, especially on the two biggest issues confronting us – Brexit and climate change. Everyone is either an ultra believer or an ultra non-believer. In the UK's bleak political landscape this summer there are no shades of grey. Everything is presented as black or white.
I put this down to the three years of mental brutalisation we have all had to endure through daily exposure to the B word. People I know who once didn't really give a fig about politics have developed strong opinions. They have been radicalised on their sofas as they watched TV news or discussions on Question Time. Yet much of what they now hear politicians say is so obviously dross, and I suspect many people are now quite expert at telling lies from truth. My inbuilt bullshitometer goes crazy every time I put on BBC Radio 4's Today programme and listen to interviews with people like David Davis and Barry Gardiner.
It would help if we each had one of those electric monks that featured in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams' first Dirk Gently novel. For those who haven't read it, his monk is a really clever labour-saving device that is capable of believing things on our behalf to save us the onerous task of believing all the increasingly bonkers facts the world constantly asks us to accept. Unfortunately, I can't find an electric monk to believe politicians' lies for me. In desperation I even searched Ebay but all I could find was a book on electrical transformers by someone called Gordon Monk.
So I simply cannot believe – to give you a recent non-Brexit example – the UK unemployment rate is an accurate indicator of the nation's health. In the first quarter of this year, we're told, there were 32.7 million people in work and the number of jobless figure fell to 1.34 million, or 3.9 per cent of the population, the lowest level since 1971. A total of 473,000 more people were in work compared with the beginning of 2018.
Sure enough, these figures were trotted out by our soon-to-be-ex prime minister Theresa May in the House of Commons. But they are based on a redefinition of how unemployment is calculated, which disguises the true rate. According to the Office for National Statistics about 25 per cent of all working-age people (defined as between 16 and 64) are without jobs, or 8.83 million people. In other words, the unemployment rate is four times higher than we are told.
Then factor in the roughly 800,000 workers currently on zero-hours contracts, a figure that seems to be going up 100,000 a year. Most of these are in the north, where one in four workers are paid less than the real living wage as a result. So Theresa, run that by me again about Britain having an economy that works for everyone. I don't think even an electric monk would believe you.
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In one of the most exciting scientific discoveries of the last few years, scientists have confirmed the discovery of what is the nearest star to the Sun with Earth like qualities. Called Proxima Centauri b, it is 1.3 times the size of Earth and could potentially hold atmospheric properties, such as liquid water, ultimately enabling life. This has excited people like Russian entrepreneur and billionaire Yuri Milner, who alongside Stephen Hawking, has launched the Breakthrough initiative in 2015, setting out to explore this area of our solar system with a host of conceptual new technologies.
We spoke to one of those original discoverers of the planet, Guillem Anglada-Escudé of Queen Mary University of London to find out the significance of finding such a planet. Does this mean we should all be packing our bags for Promixa b in the future? That is considering it would take 10,000 years to get there.
Why is this a particularly exciting discovery?
This is exciting because we are talking about the nearest star to the Sun, and we got lucky finding one that has a planet with some Earth-like characteristics. Being so close offers a number of follow-up opportunities including search for transits and reflected light, plus direct imaging in the next decade using giant telescopes. Some people think that with a well designed instrument we could also detect molecules so we have a chance of searching first evidence for biological activity (given the presence of certain combinations of gases).
How did you discover Proxima b? You knew about this planet back in 2013. Why did it take this long to confirm its existence?
We first found evidence of signals in Proxima b back in 2012 when re-analyzing public and archival data from two instruments (HARPS and UVES). What we did with my colleague Mikko Tuomi was apply new data-analysis techniques that enabled combining the two instruments plus applied some refined measurement methods on HARPS data to extract higher precision. The signals were not fully convincing, so we got more data in the next couple years.
Is there evidence that Proxima b has a similar climate to earth? Is there a real possibility of life being found here?
We have no clue. There is a chance of being similar, but similar in astronomical scales can still mean very different. Mars is similar to Earth for example but we cannot live there. The story of the star and its interaction with a putative atmosphere of the planet has been very different from Earth's one. For one thing, the planet is closer to the star than Earth is. This means that it is most likely tidally locked with one face permanently facing the star and the other side in permanent darkness. Also being so close to the star, Proxima b receives quite more high energy radiation than Earth receives from the Sun. this possibly had strong effects on the long term chemical evolution of the atmosphere.
A great deal has been said in the media about how the planet is only 4.2 light years away from earth. Is this really a short distance or not? When is it realistic that we might be able explore this planet's surface?
It is as short as it comes in terms of astronomical distances, but it is still a huge distance in human terms. With current technology it would take more than 10, 000 years to send a probe there. There are new concepts being studied that in principle could send micro-probes attached to light sails within a few decades, but these are only 'concepts' at this point.
How much involvement have you had with the Starshot project?
We didn't have any prior contact with the Breakthrough foundation. We have some contacts now as it is on our common interest to find and learn from this planets. I am not sure Starshot is feasible, but certainly seems like the more promising concept to explore.
What is the next step? What are you working on at the moment?
Several things as results often branch into several venues. We are now looking for the transits, but chances of that to happen are slim. We should know the answer to this within a few months. We are also planning to extend similar campaigns to Proxima (more planets might be still hiding) and other nearby stars. We still don't have the telescope time. The recent Proxima campaign was a demonstration experiment as well. We hope the telescope allocation committees will be a bit more sympathetic than in the past. We are also working on some of the instrumentation projects that should enable direct imaging, spectroscopy and characterization for Proxima b and many others.


Despite fears of a recession, many US marketers plan to maintain or increase their budgets as well as increase spending on search engine optimization (SEO), a new report has shown.
Search engine Ask.com has stated that it is to stop chasing Google users and focus its efforts on a narrower market.
Marketers should embrace online communities by reaching out to bloggers and social media websites to build a buzz around their products, an expert has said.


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Schools Christian Group this Thursday Lunchtime Room AT7 . If you are interested in Christian things and what it means to work out your faith in a school situation, come along. We are going to be looking at the Gospel of John. Amazing book! Challenging stuff! Bring a friend - could be dangerous. :o) See Mr Logan or Mr Carew for more info.
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Herbal Remedy Guide: Comfrey Root
When you search for herbal remedies, there are several common, well-known solutions like chamomile, St. John's wort, and ginger. These have been time-tested and widely researched in the medical world. In recent decades, however, we've lost several powerful treatments to time, including the comfrey root. Comfrey root is an incredibly powerful treatment for inflammation, pain, swelling, and a range of other maladies.
Comfrey root has been used across much of the world, and grows naturally in Europe, Asia, and North America. It can be identified by its purple, blue, and white flowers with slender leaves and black roots. The application of comfrey root dates back thousands of years, with the earliest uses recorded in ancient Japan and the Roman Empire. Historically, comfrey root has also been known as "knitbone" for its effective use in treating sprains and joint issues.
Comfrey Root Uses and Applications
Comfrey root has a wide range of uses, primarily involving inflammation and pain. It's been used to alleviate muscle sprains, bruises, burns, and many other forms of damage to bones, joints, and skin. Comfrey root can also reduce the time it takes to heal while alleviating pain. Typically, it's blended into a topical ointment, cream, or salve for targeted application.
Comfrey root's medicinal properties come from two chemicals: allantoin and rosmarinic acid. Allantoin supports the growth of skin cells, while rosmarinic acid dulls pain and inflammation. The blend of these properties makes comfrey root useful as an all-in-one treatment option.
Comfrey Root Risks and Toxicity
Despite its benefits, comfrey root does have drawbacks that have been subject to controversy. The root is poisonous when ingested orally and does have the potential to harm your liver. It contains poisonous chemicals called pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are produced by plants as a defense mechanism. Over the years comfrey root has been banned in several countries and has been largely eliminated from mainstream medical practices. It should, under no circumstances, be ingested directly by mouth.
In the late 1900s comfrey root was essentially excised from medical practices. However, it has endured through traditional and herbal remedy communities, and has been used for selective treatments. Talk to your doctor before using comfrey root to learn more about the potential benefits and risks.
Slowly but surely, the world of modern medicine is revisiting the applications for comfrey root. A recent study verified that comfrey root is effective, while studies published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine verified that comfrey can be used for open wounds.
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Buried in Justin Fenton's article in The Baltimore Sun on Dec. 20 about the killings of two New York City police officers, reportedly by a man who had shot his girlfriend in the Baltimore suburbs earlier that day, is a paragraph that two days later became a live issue in the ongoing Baltimore racketeering trial of the Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) prison gang and its correctional-officer co-conspirators.
On the morning of Monday, Dec. 22, Maryland U.S. District Court, BGF defendant Joseph Young's attorney, Richard Bardos, filed a motion asking for a hearing over whether the release of the FBI's confidential memo violated rules of the court governing attorneys' release of information and thereby undermined a fair trial in the case.
The reported killer, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, fatally shot two on-duty New York police officers, Wenjin Liu and Rafael Ramos, the day after the FBI released the BGF memo. Brinsley then shot and killed himself. Earlier in December, the New York Daily News reported an earlier warning, which was quickly discredited by New York police brass, that the BGF was going to target cops. Fenton and others have also reported that law enforcers have no indication that Brinsley had any ties to the BGF or any organized group.


Main Title In vitro Study of Embryotoxic and Dysmorphogenic Effects of Mercuric Chloride and Methylmercury Chloride in the Rat.
Rat-embryo explants removed on day 10.5 of gestation were cultured for 48 hr in various concentrations of HgCl2 CH3HgCl or glutathione. Dose-related dysmorhogenesis and growth retardation occurred with increasing concentrations of HgCl2 (1-10 micro M). Increasing concentrations of CH3HgCl (3-100 micro M) produced a similar pattern of embryonic effects. The rat-serum incubation medium had no detectable level of reduced glutathione (0.02 mM) and only 0.12 mM total sulphydryl groups. Reduced glutathione (60-300 micro M) added to the incubation medium was relatively non-toxic. The addition of exogenous glutathione to culture medium containing HgCl2 partially antagonized the embryonic growth retardation and prevented most of the embryolethality observed in cultures to which only HgCl2 had been added.


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