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Leader's talk: Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce, India & South Asia
TimesJobs.comSep 25, 2018, 12.40 PM
Leadership is not wielding authority- it is empowering people ", Becky Brodin.
Leadership is not only about holding a prime position, it's much more than that. A leader is someone who has a vision and a passion to make things happen. TimesJobs brings to you exclusive interviews of industry maestros' whose journey and experience are incredible and influencing. Read on, to know about their journey and their advice for young, upcoming leaders...
Here we have an account from Kishore Jayaraman, President,
With which job role/ position did you start your career?
After graduating with a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, I started my career as a Process Models Design Engineer with GE Drive Systems in 1989. Since then, I have worked in multifarious roles such as technology, project management, sales & commercial and business leadership across sectors (Industrial, Energy, Aviation, Marine and Defence) and geographies (USA, Europe, APAC & Middle East and India).
When did you join your present organisation?
I joined Rolls-Royce in 2012 with a strong mandate to set the future growth strategy and path for our businesses.
What kind of leadership style do you follow in your organisation?
Three things basically:
• For me integrity is paramount to everything else, not only from a governance point of view but also in terms of walking the talk.
• I like working alongside my teams and inspiring them so that they're able to translate the company's vision into desirable actions.
• By empowering people for effective decision-making is how I like to grow teams.
How are you contributing to the growth of your employee s?
Our people are our power. At Rolls-Royce, we remain committed to building a talented and diverse workforce and creating a culture of learning and innovation in which every employee has the opportunity to reach their full potential. To me failing fast is the best way to learn. My role as a leader is to ensure that fallouts from failure are minimised. Only then I would have cultivated a sustainable culture of continuous learning to accelerate business growth.
Name one person who had a tremendous impact on you as a leader?
In life you come across many people and some of them leave a lasting impact on you. I am a firm believer in learning from and imbibing the positive traits of people who inspire you. By combining it with my own leadership style, I strive to become a truly authentic leader every day. For example, I learnt from Amitabh Bachchan the true value of being humble and always punctual, who in his early days, differentiated himself from his peers by being humble and punctual.
Share that one critical decision that you made as the leader of your organisation?
As a leader you're always tasked with making challenging decisions, such as setting the strategy for the company; recognising the talent need; identifying customer needs, and many other such challenges. As Rolls-Royce has been expanding its footprint in the region, engaging with high-quality talent to lead and support this growth is paramount. As a leader, I continuously ensure that the talent we bring on-board are aligned with our company's purpose and values. Because together we're smarter, stronger and better positioned to capture the growth opportunities.
When faced with two equally-qualified candidates, how do you determine whom to hire?
The basic assumption is that people have the required skills-sets to do the job as well as the necessary communication and collaboration skills. For me, the two deciding factors are - curiosity and passion. A curious person shows learning agility and being passionate is what helps bring the energy and perseverance to work.
What is one characteristic that you believe every leader should possess?
To be trusted as a leader and to be able to trust – these two set the foundation for everything else that makes a true leader.
What is one lasting impact that you hope to leave on your present company?
The legacy I would like to leave behind with our employees is to always have the conviction and strength to do the right things. I envision my stakeholders to think of me as a trustworthy and bankable person who passionately built the foundations for a stable and sustainable Rolls-Royce which is strongly positioned for the future.
What are you doing to grow and develop as a leader continuously?
Learning continuously is what keeps the fire burning in all of us and makes us relevant in our jobs. I introspect regularly to address any blind spots or weaknesses and improve my leadership performance. Other than that, I make it a point to communicate and listen to my teams on a regular basis.
What advice would you give to the new age leaders?
It is nice to have a very high IQ (Intelligence quotient) but with today's complexities, it is crucial to have high EQ (Emotional Quotient), as understanding and managing emotions at work is critical to leading effectively. We are all humans and we need to connect on a human-to-human basis and most importantly stay grounded regardless of our position.
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RAVPower HyperAir Wireless Powerbank
Pros and Cons
Main Pros
Main Cons
True wireless charging
Less rigid plastic build
HyperAir temperature Control
This product is part of the HyperAir series
Rating Criteria
Charging Standard
Charger Wattage or Speed
The RAVPower HyperAir Wireless Powerbank is fast charge enabled, with a maximum output of up to 10W. However, it is also designed to operate at 7.5W for iPhones, their maximum charging speed.
Qi Certification
This product is not yet Qi certified but all the other products in the HyperAir line are, making this a reliable purchase.
Accompanying Cable and Plug
This mobile induction charger is micro-USB compatible and comes with a short micro-USB cable and a USB-C adapter. The cable is not braided like the other HyperAir products and it does not come with a wall plug. The product does however come with a high quality carrying pouch for protection.
Size and Aesthetics
The RAVPower HyperAir Powerbank has a rectangular shape roughly the size of a smartphone with curved edges and is deep black all over giving a smart finish. The entire body is made from plastic with a silicone circle in the middle of the front face to indicate where to position your phone and to provide some grip.
There is a button on the front side, 4 small LEDS on the front top to indicate the charge of the battery and a green LED indicator on the side to indicate charging status. Whilst the powerbank does look smart it is made entirely from plastic and has a hollow feel which may make it seem not high-quality. However, according to RAVPower this hollowness is simply to allow for better heat dissipation.
This RAVPower wireless charger is a wireless powerbank and can be used without being connected to mains power. It also has a Micro USB port so it can be charged and a regular USB port which allows for wired charging of other devices, this can be done at the same time as wireless charging.
The battery in this product is 10400mAh which can power an iPhone X 2.7 times via the USB port or 1.8 times via the wireless charger. This powerbank also benefits from RAVPower's latest HyperAir technology, which boasts an intelligent temperature adjustment chip and an advanced internal structure that according to RAVPower disperses heat 15% fast than regular chargers. Due to HyperAir also sharing the same fixed frequency as the iPhone it also reportedly has a 50% quicker detection rate for iPhones compared to standard chargers.
The RAVPower HyperAir Powerbank has a silicone rubber ring around the front of the pad which indicates the charging area and should keep your phone fairly secure, however there is no silicone on the base of the powerbank so it may slide on non-grippy surfaces.
This product contains only one Qi transmitter coil so some fiddling may be required.
There are 4 small status LEDs on the bottom of the front face of the powerbank which indicate how much battery the device has remaining
In addition, on the side there is a small rectangular smart LED which has a variety of settings. When on standby the LED will stay a solid red for 4s, it will turn to flickering red if a foreign object is detected, it will flicker green if a phone is charging correctly and it will stay a solid green for 15s after charge is completed. Due to the flashing nature of this LED it might prove slightly irritating for those charging their phone at night.
Charging Distance
Price 4/5
Whilst the RAVPower HyperAir powerbank is slightly pricier than the other products in the HyperAir range, this an understandable premium to pay considering this product offers true wireless charging without the need for a wired connection. You will not likely find many other high quality wireless powerbanks that also include both 7.5W and 10W capabilities at this price.
Verdict 8/10
Speed – 4/5
Aesthetics – 3/5
Functionality – 5/5
Price - 4/5
Product Details
Product Description
RAVPower - Stay Powered
RAVPower is the one-stop power charging solution for millions of customers from around the world. Leader in fast wireless charging thanks to our groundbreaking HyperAir technology, our wide variety of portable chargers and charging accessories provide a reliable way to stay powered anywhere, anytime.
Due to the 10400mAh capacity, it include 4pcs 18650 cells, with a wireless Coin, meanwhile during charging and discharging, more space is needed for heat dissipation. Also it support iPhone 7.5W Fast wireless charging, thus it is designed bigger and more expensive than other normal power bank in this capacity range which doesn't include wireless charge.
HyperAir - Fast Wireless Charging for All
Setting a new standard for wireless charging, our pioneering HyperAir delivers the fastest charging speeds for both iOS & Android devices – all with the same charger.
Unlike traditional wireless portable chargers that overheat affecting charging speed & battery health, HyperAir features triple temperature controls with 15% faster heat dispersion.
All Qi-Enabled Models:
7.5W: iPhone X / iPhone 8 / 8 Plus
10W: Galaxy S8 / S7 / Note8
(Note: Equip your device with a Qi receiver if it's not Qi-enabled Model)
For Optimal Use:
1.Please do not place any metal or magnetic objects between the device and wireless portable charger, or the latter will not work.
2.Please do not use wireless charging when the battery drops below 25%.
3.Please do not plug your device in to charge and set the device down on the wireless charging top at the same time.
4.Make sure your device is aligned properly on the charging pad for maximum efficiency. You will hear noise if the device is not properly aligned.
5.Does not charge through phone cases thicker than 0.3 in / 8 mm.
1 x RAVPower Wireless Portable Charger, 1 x USB to Micro USB Cable, 1 x Micro USB to Type C Connector, 1 x User Guide, 1 x Lifetime Warranty Card
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Brown is denied entrance to Canada where he has sold out shows in Montreal and Toronto. The exact reason for Brown's entry ban is not known. Brown tweets, but later deletes comments regarding the ban.
Unfortunately I will not be able to perform in front of sold out crowds in Montreal & Toronto. The good people of the Canadian government wouldn't allow me entry. I'll be back this summer and will hopefully see all my Canadian fans!
A spokesman for the Canada Border Services Agency:
Several factors are used in determining admissibility into Canada, including involvement in criminal activity, in human rights violations, in organized crime, security, health or financial reasons.


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|Happiest Ages Of Life
Happiest Ages Of Life
There was a post currently posted by Time magazine about the happiest ages in life. The sub-heading states that life is one big roller coaster ride, but I would say the study is logical - happiest ages are 23 & 69. The best part is that we have two stages of life to delight.
Do you remember 23? You have confidence and the naivet to think that it is possible to reach everything. It could be to start work, you don't yet look at it as a career, merely a fresh start. Careers are daunting and infer long lasting commitments.
Jobs are a new start which can be stuffed with new opportunities and experiences. There is no mortgage, family or duties that lock you into a specific location - the world is your oyster. So you might choose to hike the Appalachian
Trail or as our eldest son has pondered, journey across the country with no destination, just to see everything along the way, sell the car on the other coast and then figure it out. Is it any wonder that 23 year olds are among the two happiest ages? They are carefree and prepared for every new encounter before them.
For everybody who is not yet 69, could you think why they are happy? If you are 69 and beyond, don't you agree? Those aged 68 undermine their future happiness by 4.5 percent based on a study by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. It seems counter intuitive that happiness is decided by how people "underestimate their future happiness".
Yet this definitely validates why 69 is happier - there aren't as many years to forecast forward or headaches. Children have moved out, financial burdens are less, and since the study indicates future happiness is better situated.
The world is your oyster once more. You may not be as nave as 23, but you probably feel the most stress less since 23. If your body is feeling weaker, it's okay because you have the time to focus on strengthening it again.
It is no surprise that Encore.org and AARP are offering a lot of resources to help Baby Boomers to start their Encore Entrepreneurial opportunities. 23 wasn't bad, but we are really looking forward to 69! If this sounds like the roller coaster ride, 69 is at the peak again - enjoy the ride.


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Riehl artist goes digital
ST. LOUIS — Artist Janet Riehl works big — or, did — exhibiting large-scale paintings, sculptures, and outdoor installations in California, New Mexico, Latin America, and Europe. But, sometimes things come in small packages as Riehl proves with her latest collection.
Riehl, who splits her time between St. Louis' Central West End neighborhood and her childhood home in the Riverbend, launches "Women and Wardrobe: The Riehl Collection" opening Aug. 2 at Portfolio Gallery in St. Louis. Portfolio Gallery will receive all profits from the sale of Riehl's work. The opening reception is from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 at Portfolio Gallery at 3514 Delmar Blvd. in St. Louis. The exhibit runs through the end of August; viewing is available by appointment after the opening.
Riehl was dazzled by African expressions of beauty during her five years working in Ghana and Botswana. Thus began a love affair that still ripples through her life and art. The images in this exhibit with their creative use of color and pattern strongly reflect these African influences.
Presented for the first time these 30 high-quality framed images signed by the artist are culled from the 2,500 she's made since 2011 on her hand-held device, which she described as made on her "phone." Cards and books featuring women and wardrobe images ensure that something is available for all pocketbooks. You can also see a slide show of the larger body of work.
"I'd never imagined making digital art, let alone art on my phone," Riehl said. "I started by chance when a young friend asked for something to draw with. I reached for pen and paper in my purse, and she looked a bit crestfallen."
That night Riehl downloaded her first app, called "Doodler"—thus dubbing the images "doodles." This unlikely media turned out to be just the right thing at just the right time.
"My studio was always with me with no muss or fuss," she said.
Whether in Illinois taking care of her father Erwin A. Thompson, 98, an artist in his own right, or back in St. Louis, she made art before going to sleep, when she woke-up, waiting for a doctor's appointment, or even in the grocery line.
"It was just fun and captivating with no pressure to be great or establish an empire. It made me happy. When I started sharing the images on Facebook, I discovered they made other people happy, too," she explained.
She encouraged those she met to try their hand at doodling.
"It's such a joy to see people entertaining the notion that they have a little art in them," she said.
She first met Robert Powell, Executive Director and founder of Portfolio Gallery and Education Center, as she explored African-American arts and culture in St. Louis upon her return to the Midwest.
"I loved everything about Portfolio: its mission, the power of the art shown, Robert's dedication to community service and talent as a sculptor, the opportunity to meet artists—some internationally renowned—and the gorgeous 19th century residence that resonates with St. Louis' history," she said. "It was a no-brainer to use my show as a way to raise funds for this organization that has brought so much not only to St. Louis but, really, to American culture."
Visit Riehl's blog at www.riehlife.com, Portfolio Gallery at www.portfoliogallerystl.org or call the gallery at (314) 533-3323 for more information.


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All About Manos!
Show Runner:
Danny Herb
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"All About Manos", is a story about two women who have been friends since high school. They are searching to find their "mojo" in the "City of Angels" and through their desire to find out who they are they end up together forging ahead to find the answer "why am I here"? It all started with one date back in high-school in Jersey City, N.J. between Vic Manos and Geraldine Santini. In the eyes of Geraldine, the date never ended twenty years later! She must convince "Vic" that she is the one for him no matter how she goes about doing it. Take a journey with them making the impossible "possible". This original series is about obsession to material addiction and all the neurotic things that come up in their travels. Material things that you just have to have at any cost to fill your soul. All roads lead to Vic Manos. Will they find the true meaning of life? Before they get arrested, put away for good or better yet, get someone else in deep trouble. You be the judge.


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There are lots of rumors surrounding the release date of iPad Pro 2 in the market. Reports state that it might come as early as March or April this year. This is due to the fact that Apple likes to release new software with a new hardware model. Well, here are the latest updates.
It can be recalled that iPad Pro 12.9 was released in September 2015. This product came with a big 12.9-inch screen, making such a huge impact to the iPad line with the introduction of a Pencil stylus and a powerful processor.
Release Date
It has been more than a year now since the release of the iPad Pro, but the iPad Pro 9.7 came out quick in 2016. Since the demand for new tablets these days is not that high as of the moment, the iPad Pro 2 might come later than expected because of this.
Based from previous releases, this next launch might come in March 2017. However, there might be some delays on its release this year. One of the reasons include the lower yields on the chips being manufactured by TSMC.
Design Features
According to the latest leaks, the iPad Pro 2 will have a slimmer and lighter slate. At the same time, it will be waterproof. The only thing missing in this update is the headphone port.
Apple might release a lighter a slimmer model, which the company often does when releasing new models. This could benefit the bigger model, as the iPad Pro 12.9 weighs in at 713g.
However, it could get thicker, but with a smaller footprint. This was due to claims that a new 10.9-inch model would have the same width and length as the iPad Pro 9.7. It might just be a bit thicker at 7.5mm.
Screen Features
It is anticipated that the screen will have 3 sizes, a True Tone display, and Fingerprint scanner that has been built into the screen. Thus, the iPad Pro 2 will be available in 12.9, 9.5, and 10.5-inch versions. However, there are rumors that claim about the 10.9-inch model instead of the 10.5-inch version.
Camera and Battery Features
Basically, the iPad Pro 2 will have a bigger battery. At the same time, it will have a 12MP rear camera that goes with 5MP front-facing shooter. Well, this could be the least expectation about the device.
The resolution might not be modified on the new model, as the iPad Pro 9.7 already has upgraded cameras from its predecessor, the iPad Pro 12.9. It might even bring the larger lens of the iPhone 7 or the dual lens on the iPhone 7 Plus to the iPad Pro 2.
Operating System and Power
The iPad Pro 2 will have a powerful A10X processor that goes with its iOS 10 and 4GB or RAM. The latest software upgrade iOS 10 includes huge improvements to Siri. As a new iPad model, it will have a new processor, but it sticks to the A10X chip. Thus, it should be a more powerful device in comparison to the iPad Pro.
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One of ancient
Greece's most adventurous and controversial personalities, Alcibiades was
a disciple of Socrates, and is one of the characters in Plato's Symposium.
Extremely good-looking, very wealthy and always living according to local custom wherever he was: on horse in Thessaly, constantly drunk in Thrace or taking ice-cold baths in Sparta, he was subject to much gossip, admiration but also animosity.
As a general, he was sent to lead an expedition to Sicily where a Greek town needed help. On his way there, he was sent for by the Athenians, who wanted him to return immediately to face charges of vandalisation and sacrilege. On the night before his departure, almost all Hermes statues in Athens had been damaged and the Athenians suspected that Alcibiades and his party lay behind this after a drunken last night in town. Also, they had satirised the Eleusinian Mysteries, which was considered severe blasphemy.
When Alcibiades learnt of this, he fled to Sparta and offered the Spartans to help defeat Athens. The Athenians sentenced him to death in his absence, and all his property was confiscated by the state.
Because of problems with the Spartan leaders, Alcibiades was once again forced to flee. This time he went to the Persians, but soon managed to win back the confidence of the Athenians. They made him general again, and he won some important victories for Athens, amongst others he conquered the cities of Chalcedon and Byzantium.
This was not to last, though, because when his new expedition to Asia failed, the Athenians again became hostile towards him and Alcibiades fled to the Persians.
One night, his house was set on fire and when he ran outside he was killed by a gang of bowmen. Apparently, the Spartans had put pressure on the Persians to assassinate him.


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All kids entering Kindergarten through 6th grade (in fall 2018) are invited to join us for an incredible week of music, games, crafts, and Bible stories. Let's invite our friends and make this the biggest and best Berlin Community VBS ever!
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Becoming Sage
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I retired from guiding in 2013, knowing that someday I might return. When I retired, I was newly involved with leadership in the intentional community where I live. As luck and life would have it, new opportunities have arisen and II am starting to guide again. During my retirement I stayed active in the WGC, on the Elders Council, and attended a couple of Gatherings during the past decade. I attended the 2019 Gathering on Salt Spring Island. As a long-time member of the WGC, it is really exciting to me that we are having our very first Gathering outside the US in Canada. After so many years of calling ourselves a North American organization, it feels so right to me that we expand our most important annual event across borders.
My first vision quest was with Marilyn Riley and Betty Warren of Wilderness Transitions in 1995. I quested with them again the next summer during which I wrote the story "Speaks With Trees" which appeared in the Fall 1999 Vol 10 issue of Circles on the Mountain. I received so much from these quests that I wanted to become a guide, despite the fact that I was a computer professional. Now, many years and numerous quests later, I am so much more than that, even though it's still my day job twice a week. I'm also a naturalist, a writer, a cat mother, a witch, a satsange, deeply spiritual, philosophically intrigued by the mysteriy of existence, an environmentalist, a hiker, a geek and a homebody.
I trained with Anne Stine of Wilderness Rites with her first Apprenticeship Group in 1997. I continued to apprentice with Anne for the next 3 years and co-guided a number of quests with her, including one over the change of the millineum in Death Valley. I served as a contract guide for Rites of Passage Inc from 2003 to 2013. My co-guides were most often Mike Bodkin and, on women's trips, Linda Sartor.
I had a Near Death Experience at the tail end of 2001 when an aneurysm in my brain burst. I like to say "my brain blew up." Having attended WGC Gatherings annually since 1998, I was determined to attend again in March 2002. With a personal assistant, a special room at a nearby motel and the support of my guide friends, I made the trip to Anza Borrega. Years later, in that same desert, I became Netkeeper, a position I held for 3 years.
It was in the context of vision questing that I learned about intentional community and became interested in that lifestyle. I moved to Santa Rosa Creek Commons in 2010.
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Nutella (Or Chocolate Hazelnut) Cake?
Baking By atwistedlime Updated 10 Oct 2011 , 6:56pm by AnnieCahill
I was perusing the recipe area and I wonder if anyone has made a Nutella cake (looking for a cake without icing.)
I have seen recipes for Nutella icing but since chocolate hazelnut is one of my favorite things in life I wasn't sure if there was a cake recipe.
Still looking for unique recipes for my niece's birthday! Whoooooo.
Do a Google search for Nutella bundt cake. I was going to make one for my husband's birthday but I never ended up doing it. I think I saw the recipe on allrecipes.com.


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AFA's Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies welcomes Thomas W. Lippman, award-winning author and journalist, as the guest speaker for an upcoming Mitchell Hour. Lippman, who currently serves as an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute, will discuss Saudi Arabia and its relationship to the Arab Spring.
This Mitchell event will take place on Monday, June 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at AFA's national headquarters at 1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA, next to the Key Bridge Marriott. The presentation will be in AFA's fourth floor boardroom.
For more than 30 years, Lippman has written about Middle Eastern affairs and American foreign policy, specializing in Saudi Arabian affairs, U.S.- Saudi relations, and relations between the West and Islam. He is a former Middle East bureau chief of the Washington Post, and was previously a writer, editor and diplomatic correspondent for the Post, covering the Vietnam War, reporting on foreign policy and national security throughout the 1990s, and being the principal writer on the war in Iraq for Washingtonpost.com in 2003.
Lippman is the author of numerous magazine articles, book reviews and op-ed columns about Mideast affairs, including Understanding Islam (1982, 3d revised edition 2002); Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia (2004); and Arabian Knight: Col. Bill Eddy USMC and the Rise of American Power in the Middle East (2008), which won a Benjamin Franklin Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association as best biography of 2008.
He is also a consultant on regional affairs to US government agencies, including the Air Force Special Operations Command.
Following his presentation, he will be signing his most recent book, Saudi Arabia on the Edge: The Uncertain Future of an American Ally (2011). Books can either be purchased in advance when you register for the event (with credit card) or onsite (with cash or check) for $20.
All Mitchell Hours are free to the public. To register for this event, go to http://june4mitchell2012.eventbrite.com.


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Quran Reading with Tajweed
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Fri, 28 June 2019, 7:45 PM - 9:45 PM | Malay
Peace Centre
Ustaz Zain Al Abdeen Abu Thaha
Fees: $160
Would you like to read the Quran with understanding but cannot read Arabic yet! Then this is the perfect course for you!
About The Event
What you Will Learn:
the pronunciation of every alphabet and Makharj Al huroof.
the different pronunciation variations of the same alphabet in different words
familiarized with pause and continuation signs in verses that help in better recitation
Different rules of tajweed like Ikhfa Meem Saakin, Qalb, Ghunna and other tajweed rules.
Teacher recites the verses and then the student is asked to recite the verse in the same manner.
About the class:
Class Level: All Levels
Age: 16+
Language: Malay & Arabic
Class Size: 12 Students (Course Start With minimum of 7 Students)
Course Fee: S$160.00
Duration: 10 Lessons
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PSU-NECTFL Fellowship
Penn State's Center for Language Acquisition and the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages are pleased to announce a new Fellowship award designed to support a Penn State language educator in the development of a foreign language project in the classroom that contributes to the foreign language teaching profession and advances quality language instruction.
The Fellow will receive mentorship from an expert selected by the Center for Language Acquisition (CLA) Advisory Board at all stages of the project, including planning, execution, data analysis and dissemination. If required, project-related remuneration from CLA is available. The Fellow will additionally receive financial assistance of up to $1,000 (travel and accommodation; NECTFL conference registration is waived) to present their findings at the annual NECTFL conference. Further, the Fellow will be supported by the mentor to prepare a written manuscript to the NECTFL Review based on their project and findings.
A project begins with teachers in the foreign language classroom, who perceive a critical gap or dilemma between current practice and their more ideal view of practice. The gap or dilemma may relate to something they have been puzzled, uncertain or dissatisfied with for a while, a 'burning question' or issue they have always wanted to experiment with, a change they would like to see happening in themselves or their learners, or a desire to make a difference in the way things are generally organized in their classrooms. Once a gap or dilemma has been identified, the project can take a cycle or spiral of different phases, such as:
- First, the planning stage is about refining your focus and working out how you could enhance or extend what is currently happening in the classroom, or address the questions you have.
- Second, the action is about putting your plans in place and seeing what happens.
- Third, you start collecting information (data) on what happens when you introduce new ways of working.
- The last stage, reflection, involves making sense of the processes you have used and gaining greater understanding of what kinds of classroom practices and interactions could lead to promoting better learning or teaching.
- Using electronic dictionaries to develop content-specific language skills
- Assessing oral language development in initial language classes
- Introducing beginner students to extensive reading
- Increasing progress and motivation in high level learners
- Using extensive listening to increase listening and speaking skills
- Increasing high level learners' vocabulary development and motivation through reading
- Preparing students for study abroad
- How to teach/explain complex grammar (e.g., tenses)
- Improving writing skills with a class newspaper project
- Language awareness to improve proficiency
- Teaching paraphrasing to improve reading and speaking skills
- For many more examples, see NECTFL conference program and Penn State's Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER)
Applications should be submitted before December 1, 2019 using the online application portal: Application Form
Applications will require (1) project rationale about why your project is important/needed, (2) a short description of the project, (3) a plan of action, and (4) a brief budget. Further instructions are provided on the application portal: Application Form
- Applicants must be teaching faculty[1] at a Penn State campus with at least one year of full-time teaching
- Full-time graduate students are not eligible
- Applicants are invited to discuss their proposals with Dr. Kevin McManus (email@example.com) in advance of the deadline.
[1] Included: instructors, (senior) lecturers, assistant/associate/full teaching professor
|Dec 1, 2019
|Submission of applications
|January 2020
|Results announced
|January 2020
|Fellow meets with mentor to plan out project
|Spring 2020 & Fall 2020
|Project carried out
|February 2021
|Presentation of project and preliminary results at NECTFL
Additional resources that you may find helpful in thinking and writing about your project:
Learning objectives: https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/pdf/LearningObjectives_forTeachingGrants.pdf
NECTFL Can-Do Statement: https://www.actfl.org/publications/guidelines-and-manuals/ncssfl-actfl-can-do-statements


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Previously, it was difficult for businesses to communicate directly with customers unless the customer happened to call or set foot inside a store. Today, social media allow companies to share information and participate in conversations with customers. From Facebook to Twitter, companies can use social media to share information about new products, educate customers, challenge customers with fun quizzes or just ask for customer feedback. Social media also allow a business to create an authentic brand personality that helps build a stronger relationship between customers and the business.
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The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru revealed that Nigeria's deepwater operations have generated over $180 billion, as a result of capital investment of more than $65 billion made by the players in the oil and gas industry.
Baru, who made the disclosure while delivering a paper entitled: "Deepwater Operations in Nigeria: The journey so far," at the panel session of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) in the ongoing golden anniversary of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, noted that despite the huge investment, there are still potentials for growth amidst untapped abundant opportunities in the sector.
Represented at the event by the Chief Operating Officer, Upstream of the NNPC, Mallam Bello Rabiu, Baru was quoted in a statement saying that Nigeria remained an active player relative to other regions in terms of deepwater development.
Baru said "out of the 15 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units in Nigeria, seven have been deployed for deepwater operations. Nigeria ranks only behind Angola within the African deepwater operations in terms of FPSO deployment".
He disclosed that the country has utilised each deepwater project as an avenue to upscale its unique human capital skills in different areas not limited to engineering design, project management, welding and diving.
Baru added that the local content contribution or services share in deepwater has continued to grow and improve from the sub one percent level to an aggregate contribution of over 25 percent, from engineering man-hours of less than 20,000 to over 1.1 million in recent Egina project executed by Samsung Heavy Industries for Total.
The Managing Director noted that there were 87 deepwater oil blocks in Nigeria, out of which only seven are producing and an additional six are at different phases of development.
He called on PETAN to fill the technology gap, stressing that OTC provided not just a window to the global oil and gas industry but also a gateway for Nigeria and the Nigerian oil industry to access the best of technology and contribute to national development.
Baru said NNPC would continue to support planned deepwater projects, while ensuring adequate local participation.


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Aerial reconnaissance is reconnaissance for a military or strategic purpose that is conducted using reconnaissance aircraft. This role can fulfil a variety of requirements, including the collection of imagery intelligence, observation of enemy maneuvers and artillery spotting.
After the French Revolution, the new rulers became interested in using the balloon to observe enemy manoeuvres and appointed scientist Charles Coutelle to conduct studies using the balloon L'Entreprenant, the first military reconnaissance aircraft. The balloon found its first use in the 1794 conflict with Austria, where in the Battle of Fleurus they gathered information. Moreover, the presence of the balloon had a demoralizing effect on the Austrian troops which improved the likelihood of victory for the French troops.
After the invention of photography, primitive aerial photographs were made of the ground from manned and unmanned balloons, starting in the 1860s, and from tethered kites from the 1880s onwards.[1] An example was Arthur Batut's kite-borne camera photographs of Labruguière starting from 1889.[2]
In the early 20th century, Julius Neubronner experimented with pigeon photography. The pigeons carried small cameras with timers.[3][4]
Ludwig Rahrmann in 1891 patented a means of attaching a camera to a large calibre artillery projectile or rocket, and this inspired Alfred Maul to develop his Maul Camera Rockets starting in 1903.[5] Alfred Nobel in 1896 had already built the first rocket carrying a camera, which took photographs of the Swedish landscape during its flights.[1][6] Maul improved his camera rockets and the Austrian Army even tested them in the Turkish-Bulgarian War in 1912 and 1913, but by then and from that time on camera-carrying aircraft were found to be superior.[7]
The first use of airplanes in combat missions was by the Italian Air Force during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912. On 23 October 1911, an Italian pilot flew over the Turkish lines in Libya to conduct history's first aerial reconnaissance mission, and on 1 November 1911, the first ever aerial bomb was dropped on the Turkish troops in Libya.
On 16 October 1912 a Bulgarian Albatros aircraft was used to perform Europe's first reconnaissance flight in combat conditions, against the Turkish lines on the Balkan peninsula, during the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913.
The use of aerial photography rapidly matured during the First World War, as aircraft used for reconnaissance purposes were outfitted with cameras to record enemy movements and defences. At the start of the conflict, the usefulness of aerial photography was not fully appreciated, with reconnaissance being accomplished with map sketching from the air.
Frederick Charles Victor Laws started experiments in aerial photography in 1912 with No. 1 Squadron RAF using the British dirigible Beta. He discovered that vertical photos taken with 60% overlap could be used to create a stereoscopic effect when viewed in a stereoscope, thus creating a perception of depth that could aid in cartography and in intelligence derived from aerial images. The dirigibles were eventually allocated to the Royal Navy, so Laws formed the first aerial reconnaissance unit of fixed-wing aircraft; this became No. 3 Squadron RAF.
Germany was one of the first countries to adopt the use of a camera for aerial reconnaissance, opting for a Görz, in 1913. French Military Aviation began the war with several squadrons of Bleriot observation planes, equipped with cameras for reconnaissance. The French Army developed procedures for getting prints into the hands of field commanders in record time.
The Royal Flying Corps recon pilots began to use cameras for recording their observations in 1914 and by the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915 the entire system of German trenches was being photographed.[8] The first purpose-built and practical aerial camera was invented by Captain John Moore-Brabazon in 1915 with the help of the Thornton-Pickard company, greatly enhancing the efficiency of aerial photography. The camera was inserted into the floor of the aircraft and could be triggered by the pilot at intervals.
Moore-Brabazon also pioneered the incorporation of stereoscopic techniques into aerial photography, allowing the height of objects on the landscape to be discerned by comparing photographs taken at different angles.[9][10] In 1916, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy made vertical camera axis aerial photos above Italy for map-making.
By the end of the war, aerial cameras had dramatically increased in size and focal power and were used increasingly frequently as they proved their pivotal military worth; by 1918 both sides were photographing the entire front twice a day and had taken over half a million photos since the beginning of the conflict.
In January 1918, General Allenby used five Australian pilots from No. 1 Squadron AFC to photograph a 624 square miles (1,620 km2) area in Palestine as an aid to correcting and improving maps of the Turkish front. This was a pioneering use of aerial photography as an aid for cartography. Lieutenants Leonard Taplin, Allan Runciman Brown, H. L. Fraser, Edward Patrick Kenny, and L. W. Rogers photographed a block of land stretching from the Turkish front lines 32 miles (51 km) deep into their rear areas. Beginning 5 January, they flew with a fighter escort to ward off enemy fighters. Using Royal Aircraft Factory BE.12 and Martinsyde airplanes, they not only overcame enemy air attacks, but also bucked 65 mile per hour winds, antiaircraft fire, and malfunctioning equipment to complete their task circa 19 January 1918.[11]
In 1928, the RAF developed an electric heating system for the aerial camera. This allowed reconnaissance aircraft to take pictures from very high altitudes without the camera parts freezing.[12] In 1939 Sidney Cotton and Flying Officer Maurice Longbottom of the RAF suggested that airborne reconnaissance may be a task better suited to fast, small aircraft which would use their speed and high service ceiling to avoid detection and interception. Although this seems obvious now, with modern reconnaissance tasks performed by fast, high flying aircraft, at the time it was radical thinking.
They proposed the use of Spitfires with their armament and radios removed and replaced with extra fuel and cameras. This led to the development of the Spitfire PR variants. These planes had a maximum speed of 396 mph[13] at 30,000 feet with their armaments removed, and were used for photo-reconnaissance missions. The aircraft were fitted with five cameras which were heated to ensure good results (while the cockpit was not). Spitfires proved to be extremely successful in their reconnaissance role and there were many variants built specifically for that purpose. They served initially with what later became No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU).[14]
Other fighters were also adapted for photo-reconnaissance, including the British Mosquito and the American P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang. Such craft were stripped of weaponry, painted in sky camouflage colours to make them difficult to spot in the air, and often had engines modified for higher performance at very high altitudes (well over 40,000 feet).
The American F-4, a factory modification of the P-38 Lightning, replaced the four guns and cannon with four high-quality K-17 cameras. Some 120 F-4 and F-4As were hurriedly made available by March 1942, reaching the 8th Photographic Squadron in Australia by April (the first P-38s to see action). The F-4 had an early advantage of long range and high speed combined with the ability to fly at high altitude; a potent combination for reconnaissance. In the last half of 1942, Lockheed would produce 96 F-5As, based on the P-38G. The Lightning in its reconnaissance role was so well liked by military strategists that hundreds of gun-equipped P-38s were field modified into camera-toting F-5 variants. Later in the war, the Mustang F-6 arrived, eventually becoming the dominant reconnaissance model flown by the US in Europe. US photo-reconnaissance operations in Europe were based at RAF Mount Farm, with the resulting photographs being transferred to Medmenham for interpretation.
However it was the RAF's Mosquito that excelled in the photo-reconnaissance role, the converted bomber being given three cameras installed in what had been the bomb bay. It had a cruising speed of 255mph, maximum of 362mph and a maximum altitude of 35,000ft. The first converted PRU (Photo-Reconnaissance Unit) Mosquito was delivered to RAF Benson in July 1941 by Geoffrey de Havilland himself. Thereafter, the Mosquito was faster than most fighters above 40,000 ft, and could roam almost anywhere. Colonel Roy M. Stanley II, USAF (RET) wrote; "I consider the Mosquito the best photo reconnaissance aircraft of the war".[15] The US designation for the photo-reconnaissance Mosquito was F-8. Approximately 15,000 Fairchild K-20 aerial cameras were manufactured between 1941 and 1945.
The Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-46, a purpose-built twin-engined reconnaissance aircraft armed with only one light gun, entered service in 1941.
The collection and interpretation of aerial reconnaissance intelligence became a considerable enterprise during the war. Beginning in 1941, RAF Medmenham was the main interpretation centre for photographic reconnaissance operations in the European and Mediterranean theatres.[16][17] The Central Interpretation Unit (CIU) was later amalgamated with the Bomber Command Damage Assessment Section and the Night Photographic Interpretation Section of No 3 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, RAF Oakington, in 1942.[18]
During 1942 and 1943, the CIU gradually expanded and was involved in the planning stages of practically every operation of the war, and in every aspect of intelligence. In 1945, daily intake of material averaged 25,000 negatives and 60,000 prints. Thirty-six million prints were made during the war. By VE-day, the print library, which documented and stored worldwide cover, held 5,000,000 prints from which 40,000 reports had been produced.[18]
American personnel had for some time formed an increasing part of the CIU and on 1 May 1944 this was finally recognised by changing the title of the unit to the Allied Central Interpretation Unit (ACIU).[18] There were then over 1,700 personnel on the unit's strength. A large number of photographic interpreters were recruited from the Hollywood Film Studios including Xavier Atencio. Two renowned archaeologists also worked there as interpreters: Dorothy Garrod, the first woman to hold an Oxbridge Chair, and Glyn Daniel, who went on to gain popular acclaim as the host of the television game show Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?.[19]
Sidney Cotton's aerial photographs were far ahead of their time. Together with other members of his reconnaissance squadron, he pioneered the technique of high-altitude, high-speed photography that was instrumental in revealing the locations of many crucial military and intelligence targets. Cotton also worked on ideas such as a prototype specialist reconnaissance aircraft and further refinements of photographic equipment. At its peak, British reconnaissance flights yielded 50,000 images per day to interpret.
Of particular significance in the success of the work of Medmenham was the use of stereoscopic images, using a between plate overlap of exactly 60%. Despite initial scepticism about the possibility of the German rocket technology, major operations, including the 1943 offensives against the V-2 rocket development plant at Peenemünde, where made possible by painstaking work carried out at Medmenham. Later offensives were also made against potential launch sites at Wizernes and 96 other launch sites in northern France.
It is claimed that Medmanham's greatest operational success was "Operation Crossbow" which, from 23 December 1943, destroyed the V-1 infrastructure in northern France.[19] According to R.V. Jones, photographs were used to establish the size and the characteristic launching mechanisms for both the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket.
Immediately after World War II, long range aerial reconnaissance was taken up by adapted jet bombers – such as the English Electric Canberra, and its American development, the Martin B-57 – capable of flying higher or faster than the enemy. After the Korean War, RB-47 aircraft were used. These were at first converted B-47 jet bombers, but later these were purposely built RB-47 reconnaissance planes. They did not carry any bombs. They had large cameras mounted in the belly of the plane, and with a truncated bomb bay used for carrying photo-flash bombs.
The onset of the Cold War led the development of highly specialized and secretive strategic reconnaissance aircraft, or spy planes, such as the Lockheed U-2 and its successor, the SR-71 Blackbird (both from the United States). Flying these aircraft became an exceptionally demanding task, as much because of the aircraft's extreme speed and altitude as it was because of the risk of being captured as spies. As a result, the crews of these aircraft were invariably specially selected and trained.
There are claims that the US constructed a hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft, dubbed the Aurora, in the late 1980s to replace the Blackbird.
Since the early 1960s, in the United States aerial and satellite reconnaissance has been coordinated by the National Reconnaissance Office.
Due to the low cost of miniature UAVs, this technology brings aerial reconnaissance into the hands of soldiers on the ground. The soldier on the ground can both control the UAV and see its output, yielding great benefit over a disconnected approach. With small systems being man packable, operators are now able to deploy air assets quickly and directly. The low cost and ease of operation of these miniature UAVs has enabled forces such as the Libyan Rebels to use miniature UAVs.[22]
Reconnaissance pods can be carried by fighter-bomber aircraft. Examples include the British DJRP; Chinese KZ900; UK RAPTOR; and the US Navy's F-14 Tomcat TARPS. Some aircraft made for non-military applications also have reconnaissance pods, i.e. the Qinetiq Mercator
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Cyber-utopianism – the belief that online communication is in itself emancipatory, and that the Internet favors the oppressed rather than the oppressor – has accompanied the Internet from its beginnings; and was the subject of critique by the Critical Art Ensemble as early as 1995.[1] While the romantic view of cyberspace was partially dented by the bursting of the dot-com bubble, utopian views of the internet continued to re-invent themselves through the Noughties.[2]
Douglas Rushkoff sings the praises of Web 2.0 by stating, "The Internet's ability to network human beings is its very life's blood. It fosters communication, collaboration, sharing, helpfulness, and community... The ideas, information, and applications now launching on Web sites around the world capitalize on the transparency, usability, and accessibility that the internet was born to deliver".[3]
The rise of Internet censorship and surveillance and cyber sovereignty across the world has led to a growing number of "cyber skeptics" arguing that repressive governments are able to adapt their tactics to respond to threats, using technology against the interests of dissenting movements.[4] In 2011, cyber-utopianism, particularly in global politics, was powerfully critiqued by Evgeny Morozov in his 2011 book The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom.[5] Acknowledging his own past as a cyber-utopian, Morozov calls the belief naive and stubborn for its refusal to acknowledge the downside – the opportunities for authoritarian monitoring and control – of cyber-space.[6] He goes on to blame the "former hippies" in the 1990s, for causing this utopian belief.
- "Cyber-utopians ambitiously set out to build a new and improved United Nations, only to end up with a digital Cirque du Soleil"[6]
Origins: Californian ideology[edit]
The Californian Ideology is a set of beliefs combining bohemian and anti-authoritarian attitudes from the counterculture of the 1960s with techno-utopianism and support for neoliberal economic policies.[7] These beliefs are thought by some to have been characteristic of the culture of the IT industry in Silicon Valley and the West Coast of the United States during the dot-com boom of the 1990s.[8] Adam Curtis connects it to Ayn Rand's Objectivist philosophy. Such an ideology of digital utopianism fuelled the first generation of Internet pioneers.[9]
Further criticisms[edit]
Critical reservations about popular positivist readings of the Internet have surfaced repeatedly over the decades: In 2006, Andrew Keen wrote that Web 2.0 is a "grand utopian movement" similar to "communist society" as described by Karl Marx. According to Shirky, "By lowering transaction costs, social tools provide a platform for communities of practice...Communities of practice are inherently cooperative, and are beautifully supported by social tools, because that is exactly the kind of community whose members can recruit one another or allow themselves to be found by interested searchers."[10] In an article from The New Yorker from 2010, Malcolm Gladwell argues his doubts about the emancipatory and empowering qualities of social media in general. In the article he criticizes Clay Shirky for propagating and overestimating the revolutionary potential of social media. In the conclusion he says: "Shirky considers this model of activism an upgrade. But it is simply a form of organizing which favors the weak-tie connections that give us access to information over the strong-tie connections that help us persevere in the face of danger."[11] Cyber-utopianism has been compared to a secular religion for the postmodern world.[12]
Cognate utopias[edit]
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Cyber-utopianism is somewhat derivative of the views espoused by the Extropians, whose ultimate goal is to upload human consciousness to the Internet.
Additionally, Ray Kurzweil's books, especially The Age of Spiritual Machines, espouses a kind of cyber-utopianism, in that he views an event, the Singularity, where advances in technology will be so rapid as to represent a barrier after which life will be experientially different, incomprehensible, and advanced.
In August 2007, David Nye presented the idea of cyber-dystopia, which envisions a world made worse by technological advancements.[13] Cyber-dystopias center around the principles of the individual losing control, becoming dependent and being unable to stop change. Nye describes a society where the elite use technology to oppress and control mass groups of people. He also presents technology as a form of false hope; promising success and change, but causing pain and inconvenience when that goal is not reached. In her book Personal Connections, Nancy Baym talks about the way a cyber-dystopia would negatively affect social interactions. "The dystopian alternative is usually articulated as a fear that new media will take people away from their intimate relationships, as they substitute mediated relationships or even media use itself for face to face engagement".[14]:36 She compares this fear with the fear that many felt during the introduction of the television and the telephone, as people grew weary about the potential for substitution of meaningful relationships.[14]:28–36
The dystopian voices of Andrew Keen, Jaron Lanier, and Nicholas Carr have pointed out that what we as a society are sacrificing to the cult of cyber-utopians is our humanity. Lanier describes it as "an apocalypse of self-abdication".[15] Lanier states that "consciousness is attempting to will itself out of existence".[15] He then asks us to consider, "What is a person?".[15] Lanier warns that by emphasizing the crowd we are de-emphasizing individual humans and when you ask people to stop being people, they revert to mob-like behaviors. Keen and Carr also agree that there is a dangerous mob mentality that dominates the internet. Keen states that rather than creating more democracy, the internet is empowering the rule of the mob and that rather than fostering a renaissance of social equality it has created a "selfie-centered"[16] culture of voyeurism and narcissism.
As Nicholas Carr states in The Glass Cage, "the prevailing methods of computerized communication and coordination pretty much ensure that the role of people will go on shrinking. We've designed a system that discards us".[17]
In politics[edit]
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Cyber-utopian discourses have been used in the political context, notably by the Pirate Parties. In Italy, the Five Star Movement extensively uses cyber-utopian rhetoric, promising direct democracy and better environmental regulations through the Web.[18]
See also[edit]
- ^ Stepehn Wilson, Information Arts (2002) p. 477
- ^ P. Buckley/D. Clark, The Rough Guide to the Internet (2009) p. 312-5
- ^ Rushkoff, Douglas (2002). Renaissance Now! Media Ecology and the New Global Narrative. Hampton Press. pp. 26–28.
- ^ "The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on State Sovereignty: An Analysis of the Cyber Utopian and Cyber Skeptic Perspectives - Tufts Digital Library". tufts.edu.
- ^ R. Sassower, Digital Exposure: Postmodern Capitalism (2013) p. ix and p. 16
- ^ a b Morozov, Evgeny (2011). The Net Delusion. London: Penguin Group. ISBN 978-1-84614-353-3.
- ^ Turner, Fred (2008-05-15). From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism. Chicago, Ill.: University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226817422.
- ^ Barbrook, Richard; Cameron, Andy. "The Californian Ideology". Imaginary Futures. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ J.M Reagle jr, Good Faith Collaboration (2010) p. 162
- ^ Shirky, Clay (February 2009). Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Everybody. Penguin Books. p. 190. ISBN 978-0143114949.
- ^ Gladwell, Malcolm (4 October 2010). "Small Change". The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ B. Neilson, Free Trade in the Bermuda Triangle (2004) p. 181
- ^ Nye, David E. (August 2007). Technology Matters: Questions to Live With. The MIT Press. ISBN 9780262640671. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ a b Baym, Nancy K. (Apr 2010). Personal Connections in the Digital Age. Polity. ISBN 9780745643311. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ a b c Lanier, Jaron (February 2011). You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto. Vintage. p. 15. ISBN 978-0307389978.
- ^ Keen, Andrew (January 2015). The Internet Is Not the Answer. Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 978-0802123138.
- ^ Carr, Nicholas (September 2014). The Glass Cage: Automation and Us. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0393240764.
- ^ Natale, Simone; Ballatore, Andrea (2014-01-01). "The web will kill them all: new media, digital utopia, and political struggle in the Italian 5-Star Movement". Media, Culture & Society. 36 (1): 105–121. doi:10.1177/0163443713511902. ISSN 0163-4437.
Further reading[edit]
- Dickel, Sascha, and Schrape, Jan-Felix (2017): The Logic of Digital Utopianism. Nano Ethics
- Margaret Wertheim, The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace (2000)
- Evgeny Morozov, To Save Everything, Click Here (2013)
- Turner, Fred. From counterculture to cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the rise of digital utopianism. University Of Chicago Press, 2010.
- Flichy, Patrice. The internet imaginaire. Mit Press, 2007.


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When you're new to LA, the weekend hits and you're coolest. So if you are looking to find some weekend activities, look no further than Weekend Read!
Driving into work, I heard Carson Daly discussing Caroline on Crack, and she gave us the weekend low down on LA happenings. What I like about Caroline's blog is that it's actually a blog, not a just a listing of events or a newsletter. It's easy to read and keep track of unlike Daily Candy or Thrillist (great resources, but a little overwhelming at times).
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
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I stumbled across this article from Savvy Sugar about flying with Southwest. So many great tips that are much more efficient than my regular strategy, which is get there at 6am so you don't have any problems.
I'm also a fan of George Clooney's slip-on shoe observation from Up In the Air
What about you all? Do you have any useful tips for train, bus and air travel?
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I've been slacking on my blog writing and on my blog reading. My department workload at the office has been kicked up a notch from the summer so I've been playing with new scheduling and organizational tools.
1) GoogleReader, GoogleCalendar...just Google
It's amazing how Google has completely streamlined my life. My company depends heavily on Microsoft Outlook but being a Mac person, this internet juggernaut is fulfilling my needs. I can use documents to edit budgets and spreadsheets wherever I can log in. My Google Calendar not only has my social schedule but I also have been adding group exercise classes at various YMCAs in the LA area so if I want to stop in I can. I do need to work on my use of Google Tasks
2) Mint.com
I'm convinced that Mint is the tool that keeps me from going into post-graduate debt. I've placed my excel budget into Mint and it tracks my credit card spending. So I know if I spent too much on movies or need to make my car payment. However, I don't like how it mislabels line items from time to time especially money spent at restaurants, fast food, and groceries.
3) LinkedIn
If you aren't on LinkedIn, what are you doing? In this age when your future employer is pre-screening your internet presence, there is no better way to re-emphasize your candidacy than to have a complete LinkedIn. I also recommend placing it in your email signature, you never know if your aunt's niece is going to be your future boss thanks to a few clicks.
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Volume 3 // Number 4 // Article 14
Consumer Willingness-To-Pay For GM Food Products In Italy
Stefano Boccaletti and Daniele Moro
Università Cattolica, Piacenza, Italy
This paper evaluates consumer willingness-to-pay (WTP) for food products obtained through the application of biotechnology using data collected from a consumer survey in Italy in 1999. Survey results show that consumers have a low degree of knowledge of the issue, but an overall positive attitude towards genetically modified (GM) foods. Estimation results of an ordered probit model suggest that WTP is mainly affected by income and information.
Key words: biotechnology; willingness-to-pay (WTP); food products; contingent valuation (CV).The issue of consumer acceptance of biotechnology has been largely debated (see for example Thompson, 1996, 1998). It is commonly believed that European consumers have a negative attitude towards biotechnology; and, indeed, international comparisons of consumer acceptance have shown significant differences between European and North American (Hoban, 1997) countries, with a higher resistance recognized among European consumers. This argument has then been used by public authorities within Europe to justify their stance on GM foods, which has more recently been negative—prohibiting their commercial introduction.
In evaluating consumer acceptance the role of information is crucial. Information plays an even more important role for innovative products, as in the case of GM foods; surveys show that consumer awareness and understanding of biotechnology are still low (Hoban, 1997). Thus, the private and public sectors' provision of educational programs and information is a valuable strategy.
The aim of this paper is to provide further insights to the debate; a consumer survey was conducted in Italy to evaluate the degree of awareness and knowledge, and attitudes towards GM food products; determinants of consumer response were analysed through contingent valuation methods.
Survey Design And Sample
Information was obtained through a phone survey conducted in 1999 on a sample of 384 people, randomly selected from the province of Piacenza in Northern-Italy; the co-operation rate was acceptable, with 200 questionnaires fully completed (52%). The main purpose of the survey was to measure the respondent's awareness and willingness-to-pay for GM foods; and to collect the main explanatory variables, which, from other similar studies, are believed to affect individual purchasing behavior.
The questionnaire was organized into three sections. The first section was dedicated to understanding the degree of the respondent's knowledge about biotechnology and GM foods. In the second section, we asked for the respondent's WTP for GM foods. Finally, the third section obtained information on the socio-demographic individual characteristics of each respondent. Tables 1, 2, and 3 provide summary statistics about sample characteristics and survey results.
Table 1. Summary of survey results: socio-demographic characteristics (N = 200).
The degree of knowledge about biotechnology and GM foods in the sample was low: 82.5% of the respondents in the sample rated their degree of knowledge as "insufficient." A previous survey by Pedraglio (1998) indicated that only about 50% of the respondents interviewed knew what biotechnology was, but 20% of them declared knowledge of biotechnology only after the interviewer read a definition of it. Our results are therefore consistent with this earlier study.
Table 2. Summary of survey results: consumer awareness (N = 200).
Regarding the degree of awareness about biotechnology and GM foods, 51.5% of the respondents knew that GM food products were already present on the market. Compared with other surveys (Hoban, 1999) our sample showed a significantly higher degree of awareness.
A somewhat surprising result was that 46% of the respondents rated their attitude towards GM foods as positive and only 27.5% rate their attitude as being negative. Over 24% of them were aware of buying GM foods on the market. Nevertheless, information was perceived as an important issue—94% of the respondents asked for a specific label in order to be able to recognize GM foods. The respondents based their response (either negative or positive) on health and environmental issues. Furthermore, 39.5% showed an indifference towards GM and traditional food products if quality and prices were held the same, and another 22% said they would consume GM foods even if the price was slightly higher (5%).
The rate of acceptance seemed to increase when consumers were confronted with specific products; we proposed 4 alternatives: products with a lower use of pesticides (LP); products with improved nutritional characteristics (N); products with improved organoleptic characteristics (O); and finally products with a longer shelf-life (SL). While 17.5% would not buy "generic"GM foods, this percentage decreased to about 12% on average under the four alternatives.
Table 3a. Summary of Survey Results: Consumer Acceptance of Biotechnology (N = 200).
Table 3b. Summary of Survey Results: Willingness-To-Pay Percentage (N = 200).
Furthermore, among people that rated their degree of awareness as good, 87.5% were either positive (62.5%) or indifferent (25%) towards GM foods. Some kind of "information bias" could have affected the data for those respondents who indicated a negative attitude toward GM foods, as negativity increased for consumers with "no knowledge" to a "low level of knowledge," but then, when consumers collected more information the rate of acceptance increased.
Model Specification
A contingent valuation (CV) approach was used to evaluate the consumers' response in the absence of a real purchasing situation. The CV approach allows a direct estimation of WTP by means of different (direct) elicitation techniques. Several concerns regarding its reliability have been raised (Buzby, Skees, & Ready, 1995; Fox et al., 1995; Caswell, 1998). For example, consumers may take a theoretical scenario less seriously than a real one and, therefore, they may tend to bias their true WTP (Blumenshein et al., 1998). Nevertheless, the selection of appropriate survey and elicitation methods can reduce and minimize these biases.
In this study, we used a payment card elicitation method. First, we asked about the consumer WTP for generic GM products, allowing for negative WTP. Then, for the four specific alternative products, respondents were asked to choose among five classes of WTP: <5%, 6-10%, 11-15%, 16-20%, and >20%. This survey method should allow respondents to report their propensity to pay higher prices for unfamiliar products.
The empirical study was based on econometric techniques. The discrete structure of WTP implied the adoption of (multinomial) probit/logit like procedures. Moreover, given the ordinal ranking of the WTP dependent variable, the ordered version of probit estimation was applied (Greene, 1990). The LIMDEP econometric software was used for estimations.
The economic literature indicates that WTP generally depends on socio-demographic factors, such as income, education, demographic characteristics, and place of residence. Moreover, specific studies on the acceptance of agricultural GM food products suggest that knowledge is also crucial (Caswell, Fuglie, & Klotz, 1994). All these factors will have an impact on the probabilities of choosing a particular WTP range.
Five different models were estimated, one for generic GM foods, which admitted negative WTP values, and the four product improvements considered—lower pesticide use, improved nutritional characteristics, longer shelf-life, and improved organoleptic characteristics. The proper set of independent variables for each model was selected by applying a stepwise procedure.
Overall probabilities associated with the different WTP outcomes were calculated at the variables' mean values using estimated intercept and coefficients. Model significance was verified by calculating the chi-square statistics resulting from the restricted and unrestricted log likelihood functions.
Empirical Results
After selection procedures, only three of the five models were statistically significant. Willingness-to-pay for products exhibiting a longer self-life and generic GM food products were not related to any of the available explanatory variables. For products exhibiting a longer shelf-life, a possible explanation could be that shelf-life is individually perceived to be a product characteristic which could be improved without resorting to biotechnology. The explanatory variables introduced in the estimated models are summarized in tables 1, 2, and 3 (abbreviations are showed in parentheses).
The variable INCOME is monthly income; EDU denotes the education level of the respondent; KNOW is the respondent's self evaluation of his or her degree of knowledge; HEARD considered if the respondent had ever heard of various biotechnologies; and SOLD considered if the respondent knew that GM products were currently sold on the market. Table 4 reports the three final models estimated.
Table 4. Regression results (ordered probit analysis).
Interpretation of a qualitative dependent variable model, such as a probit model, is not simple—the estimated coefficients affect the probability that a certain value of the dependent variable occurs. A positive (+) sign means that higher values of the explanatory variable increase the probability of higher values of the dependent variable. Likewise, a negative (-) sign indicates that higher values of the explanatory variable decrease the probability of higher values of the dependent variable.
INCOME affects consumer behaviour in all models—the positive sign indicates that a higher level of income increases the probability of higher WTP; that is, individuals with higher incomes translate to a greater extent the benefits from GM products into a money equivalent. Knowledge (KNOW) also plays an important role in purchasing decisions regarding products exhibiting a lower use of pesticides and organoleptic properties. Signs are positive across all models and, therefore, (proper) information makes individuals more confident regarding GM foods, thereby increasing their WTP.
HEARD is an overall indicator of the degree of diffusion of general information on biotechnology, but probably reflects the negative rumours that have reached European consumers. The negative sign of this variable in the model for products with improved nutritional characteristics indicates that such negative information tends to decrease consumers' overall level of trust in GM foods. This clearly implies that economic agents interested in the production and sale of GM foods should pay particular attention to this aspect, adopting specific reputational strategies.
Knowing that products are actually sold and, therefore, that they have a market, reassures individuals and makes them less suspicious—the SOLD variable is positive and significant for nutritionally enhanced products and products with organoleptic properties. This result could be interpreted as a positive imitation process, which has been found to generally apply to new products. In the particular case of GM food products, however, health safety implications of the technology are likely to make individuals more cautious and, therefore, this variable may not stand alone. If this is the case, the diffusion of these products in retail outlets could be sustained by appropriate complementary strategies, such as product certification and information.
Regarding the weight of the different explanatory variables on consumer's willingness-to-pay we know that for qualitative choice models estimated coefficients affect marginal probabilities; that is, they determine the marginal effect of each explanatory variable on the probability of each outcome of the dependent variable. It is worth noting that in each row of table 5 the sum of marginal probabilities is zero—higher probabilities attached to one or more WTP outcomes mean lower probabilities for the remaining outcomes.
Regarding those products with a lower use of pesticides, income and education seem to be the variables with the strongest impact on the consumer's decision to change from a WTP lower than 5% of the regular price to higher premiums. Individuals show a strong propensity to pay the highest price premium—income increases the probability of paying a premium greater than 20% of the regular price for products with a lower use of pesticides by 0.0347. The second largest marginal effect of income on WTP is on the 11-15% WTP class (0.0243). Marginal effects of EDU are comparable to those for INCOME—the probability attached to the maximum premium increases by 0.0359 with higher levels of education of each respondent. Knowledge (KNOW) affects WTP slightly less, with an increase of 0.0271.
Looking at products with enhanced nutritional properties, INCOME is still the most important explanatory variable—higher incomes decrease the probability to pay the lowest premiums (less than 10%) by 0.1138. The same is true for SOLD—the probability of paying a premium higher than 15% increases by 0.1054. Instead, as we anticipated when discussing the signs, HEARD lowers the probabilities of higher premiums; therefore, increasing those attached to the lower two classes (less than 10%) by 0.2214.
The third model, concerning products with organoleptic properties, also shows a strong impact of INCOME, with the probability of the lowest WTP decreasing by 0.0941. The values related to SOLD and KNOW indicate a slightly lower increase in the probabilities of higher WTP classes (more than 5%), 0.0882 and 0.0749, respectively.
Table 5. Marginal effects.
Final Remarks
The empirical analysis developed in this paper supports the idea that one of the main reasons for the low acceptance of GM food products is the "scarce knowledge" that individuals have about this topic—those with a higher knowledge are more likely to buy these products. It is also clear that whenever consumers are given correct information they are more willing to pay higher prices in order to benefit from quality improvements, which may indicate that, regarding the acceptance of GM foods, practical reasons often prevail over ethical considerations. This may be particularly true whenever the use of biotechnology reduces health risks, such as those caused by the use of pesticides. Certification of GM foods may represent a solution to informational problems—many respondents asked for a precise guarantee of no risks for human health. In any case, acceptance of GM food products may not necessarily translate into their consumption. In this context, price plays an important role—the modal WTP class is between 6 and 10% of the regular price for products with a lower use of pesticides and for those products with enhanced nutritional properties, but less than 5% for organoleptic products. This result indicates that WTP may be differentiated across different degrees of risk type and risk avoidance. These conclusions should be used with caution, especially if comparisons with other studies are made. In fact, the main limitations of this study, and of other similar studies, are the small sample sizes and the very limited geographical coverage, which make comparisons of WTP quite difficult.
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Suggested citation: Boccaletti, S. and Moro, D. (2000). Consumer willingness-to-pay for GM food products in Italy. AgBioForum, 3(4), 259-267. Available on the World Wide Web: http://www.agbioforum.org.
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- In a small bowl, beat the egg and pour into a pie dish. Dunk the shaped pretzel into the egg wash (both sides). Place on the baking sheet and sprinkle with salt.
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