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Creating fake data on web mapping services
Aligned with our theme of this blog of "be critical of the data," consider the following recent fascinating story: An artist wheeled 99 smartphones around in a wagon to create fake traffic jams on Google Maps. An artist pulled 99 smartphones around Berlin in a little red wagon, in order to track how the phones affected Google Maps' traffic interface. On each phone, he called up the Google Map interface. As we discuss in our book, traffic and other real-time layers depend in large part on data contributed to by the citizen science network; ordinary people who are contributing data to the cloud, and in this and other cases, not intentionally. Wherever the phones traveled, Google Maps for a while showed a traffic jam, displaying a red line and routing users around the area.
It wasn't difficult to do, and it shows several things; (1) that the Google Maps traffic layer (in this case) was doing what it was supposed to do, reflecting what it perceived as true local conditions; (2) that it may be sometimes easy to create fake data using web mapping tools; hence, be critical of data, including maps, as we have been stating on this blog for 8 years; (3) the IoT includes people, and at 7.5 billion strong, people have a great influence over the sensor network and the Internet of Things.
The URL of his amusing video showing him toting the red wagon around is here, and the full URL of the story is below:
I just wonder how he was able to obtain permission from 99 people to use their smartphones. Or did he buy 99 photos on sale somewhere?
–Joseph Kerski
Quality Matters…
When Apple Maps was launched six years ago it was not a resounding success, by any measure. Although much of the criticism levelled at Apple focussed on the application interface and the lack of some keys features Google Maps users took for granted, for many the main issue was the quality of the map data. Apple Maps was originally delivered on a platform of third party map data, including TomTom and OpenStreetMap, with the majority of the satellite imagery sourced from DigitalGlobe. In response to the criticism, Apple vowed to do better and set off on a mission to improve the application and challenge the dominance of Google Maps.
Many application upgrades later, the map data is still not considered to be of the same quality as Google Maps. For example, zoom into a location in Queens, New York and compare the quality and range of information reported for local transport services in Google Maps compared to the same site and services reported in Apple Maps. Both Apple and Google Maps provide the number of the bus service using a particular stop but Google Maps provides more … street view data to visualise (and confirm) the location of the bus stop and better integration of supplementary traffic and transport service information.
The same bus stop in Apple Maps is shown at a slightly different location (further to the east along 48th Ave) and lacks the integrated street view.
All that is set to change with an ambitious plan from Apple to rebuild their map data platform (see reports in TechCrunch and Medium). Taking a leaf out of the Google handbook on data collection, Apple have invested in specially equipped vans and drones, decked out with GPS, LiDAR, high resolution cameras and other data capture tools. In addition, Apple is also generating map information from anonymised iOS device data, adopting a strict 'privacy-by-design' methodology, to improve road network and pedestrian traffic information.
The new in-house Apple Maps service has been available on a limited basis in California, USA for a few months now and there are plans to roll the service out to the whole USA over the next year. No word yet on when it will be available further afield.
Data Quality on Live Web Maps
Modern web maps and the cloud-based GIS tools and services upon which they are built continue to improve in richness of content and in data quality. But as we have focused on many times in this blog and in our book, maps are representations of reality. They are extremely useful representations, to be sure, particularly so in the cloud, but still are representations. These representations are dependent upon the data sources, accuracy standards, map projections, completeness, processing and rendering procedures used, regulations and policies in place, and much more. A case in point are offsets between street data and the satellite image data that I noticed in mid-2017 in Chengdu in south-central China. The streets are about 369 meters southeast of where they appear on the satellite image (below):
Puzzled, I panned the map to other locations in China. The offsets varied, but they appeared everywhere in the country; for example, note the offset of 557 meters where a highway crosses the river at Dongyang, again to the southeast:
As of this writing, the offset appears in the same cardinal direction and only in China; indeed; After examining border towns with North Korea, Vietnam, and other countries, the offset appears to stop along those borders. No offsets exist in Hong Kong nor in Macao. Yahoo Maps Bing Maps both show the same types of offsets in China (Bing maps example, below):
MapQuest, which uses an OpenStreetMap base, showed no offset. I then tested ArcGIS Online with a satellite image base and the OpenStreetMap base, and there was no offset there, either (below). This offset is a datum issue related to national security that is documented in this Wikipedia article. The same data restriction issues that we discuss in our book and in our blog touch on other aspects of geospatial data, such as fines for unauthorized surveys, lack of geotagging information on many cameras when the GPS chip detects a location within China, and seeming unlawfulness of crowdsourced mapping efforts such as OpenStreetMap.
But furthermore, as we have noted, the satellite images are processed tiled and data sets, and like other data sets, they need to be critically scrutinized as well. They should not be considered "reality" despite their appearance of being the "actual" Earth's surface. They too contain error, may have been taken on different dates or seasons, may be reprojected on a different datum, and other data quality aspects need to be considered.
Another difference between these maps is the wide variation in the amount of detail in terms of the streets data in China. The OpenStreetMap was the most complete; the other web mapping platforms offered a varying level of detail; some of which were seriously lacking, surprisingly especially in the year 2017, in almost every type of street except major freeways. The streets content was much more complete in other countries.
It all comes back to identifying your end goals in using any sort of GIS or mapping package. Being critical of the data can and should be part of the decision making process that you use and the choice of tools and maps to use. By the time you read this, the image offset problem could have been resolved. Great! But are there now new issues of concern? Data sources, methods, and quality vary considerably among different countries. Furthermore, the tools and data change frequently, along with the processing methods, and being critical of the data is not just something to practice one time, but rather, fundamental to everyday work with GIS.
The Good Ole Bad Days: Pixels, Scale and Appropriate Analysis
By Jim Smith, LANDFIRE Project Lead, The Nature Conservancy
Recently I saw a bumper sticker that said, "Just because you can doesn't mean you should." I couldn't have said it better, especially regarding zooming in on spatial data.
Nowadays, (alert—grumble approaching), people zoom in tightly on their chosen landscape, region, and even pixel, whether the data support that kind of close-up view or not. Understandably, that means a LOT of misapplication of perfectly good science followed by head scratching and complaining.
To set a context, I want to look at the "good ole days" when people used less precise spatial data, but their sense of proportion was better. By "ole," I mean before the mid-1980s or so, when almost all spatial data and spatial analyses were "analog," i.e. Mylar map layers, hard copy remote sensing images and light tables (Ian McHarg's revelation?). In 1978, pixels on satellite images were at least an acre in size. Digital aerial cameras and terrain-correct imagery barely existed. The output from an image processing system was a line printer "map" that used symbols for mapped categories, like "&" for Pine and "$" for Hardwood (yes, smarty pants, that was about all we could map from satellite imagery at that time). The power and true elegance we have at our finger tips today was unfathomable when I started working in this field barely 30 years ago.
Let me wax nostalgic a bit more – indulge me because I am an old GIS coot (relatively anyway). I remember command line ArcInfo, and when "INFO" was the actual relational data base used by ESRI software (did you ever wonder where the name ArcInfo came from?). I remember when ArcInfo came in modules like ArcEdit and ArcPlot, each with its own manual, which meant a total of about three feet of shelf space for the set. I remember when ArcInfo required a so-called "minicomputer" such as a DEC VAX or Data General, and when an IBM mainframe computer only had 512K [not MB or GB] RAM available. I know I sound like the clichéd dad telling the kids about how bad it was when he was growing up — carrying his brother on his back to school in knee-deep snow with no shoes and all that — but pay attention anyway, 'cause dad knows a thing or two.
While I have no desire to go back to those days, there is one concept that I really wish we could resurrect. In the days of paper maps, Mylar overlays, and photographic film, spatial data had an inherent scale that was almost always known, and really could not be effectively ignored. Paper maps had printed scales — USGS quarter quads were 1:24,000 — one tiny millimeter on one of these maps (a slip of a pretty sharp pencil) represented 24 meters on the ground — almost as large as a pixel on a mid-scale satellite image today. Aerial photographs had scales, and the products derived from them inherited that scale. You knew it — there was not much you could do about it.
Today, if you care about scale, you have to investigate for hours or read almost unintelligible metadata (if available) to understand where the digital spatial data came from — that stuff you are zooming in on 10 or 100 times — and what their inherent scale is. I think that most, or at least many, data users have no idea that they should even be asking the question about appropriate use of scale — after all the results look beautiful, don't they? This pesky question means that users often worry about how accurately categories were mapped without thinking for a New York minute about the data's inherent scale, or about the implied scale of the analysis. I am especially frustrated with the "My Favorite Pixel Syndrome" when a user dismisses the entire dataset because it mis-maps the user's favorite 30-meter location, even though the data were designed to be used at the watershed level or even larger geographies.
So, listen up: all that fancy-schmancy-looking data in your GIS actually has a scale. Remember this, kids, every time you nonchalantly zoom-in, or create a map product, or run any kind of spatial analysis. Believe an old codger.
Authors: This week's post is guest written from The Nature Conservancy's Landfire team, which includes Kori Blankenship, Sarah Hagen, Randy Swaty, Kim Hall, Jeannie Patton, and Jim Smith. The Landfire team is focused on data, models, and tools developed to support applications, land management and planning for biodiversity conservation. If you would like to guest write for this Spatial Reserves blog about geospatial data, use the About the Authors section and contact one of us about your topic.
The map makers
A couple of interesting articles have appeared recently discussing the emergence of Google Maps, the changing fortunes of some other leading mapping companies and an argument against the dominance of Google products in favour of OpenStreetMap. In his article Google's Road to Global Domination Adam Fisher charts the rise of the Google Maps phenomenon, the visionary aspirations to chart streets in San Francisco that led to the development of Street View and the development of technologies, such as the self-driving car, that will incorporate the accumulated map data and may one day obviate the requirement for individuals to interpret a map for themselves.
Taking a stand against a mapping monopoly, Serge Wroclawski's post Why the World Needs OpenStreetMap, urges readers to rethink their habitual Google Maps usage in favour of the 'neutral and transparent' OpenStreetMap. Wroclawski argues that no one company should have sole responsibility for interpreting place, nor the information associated with that place, (we wrote on a similar theme in Truth in Maps about the potential for bias in mapping) and that a map product based on the combined efforts of a global network of contributors, which is free to download and can be used without trading personal location information, is the better option for society. However, in his closing comment Fisher quotes O'Reilly – 'the guy who has the most data, wins'. Will OpenStreetMap be able to compete against the power of Google when it comes to data collection?
Whatever the arguments for or against a certain mapping product, perhaps the most important consideration is choice. As long as users continue to have a choice of map products and are aware of the implications, restrictions and limitations of the products they use, then there should be room for both approaches to the provision of map services.
The Open Geoportal project
The Open Geoportal (OGP) project is '…. a collaboratively developed, open source, federated web application to rapidly discover, preview, and retrieve geospatial data from multiple organizations'. The project, lead by Tufts University in conjunction a number of partner organisations including Harvard, MIT, Stanford and UCLA, was established to provide a framework for organizations to share geospatial data layers, maps, metadata, and development resources through a common interface. Version 2.0 of the OGP was released in April 2013, providing an improved interface and interoperability for a number of web mapping environments.
OGP currently supports four production geoportal instances:
- Harvard Geospatial Library: Geospatial data catalog from the Harvard University libraries
- UC Berkeley Geospatial Data Repository: Geospatial data from UC Berkeley Library
- MIT GeoWeb: Geospatial data from the MIT Geodata Repository, MassGIS, and Harvard Geospatial Library
- GeoData@Tufts: Geoportal developed and maintained by Tufts University Information Technology, providing search tools for data discovery and for use in teaching, learning, and research.
The data may be streamed, downloaded or shared as required. Although many of the data layers are publicly available, access to some of the layers is restricted and requires registration with the geoportal.
A number of geoportals are currently in development including those from the universities of Colombia, Washington and Yale.
The International Politics of Cartography
In Feb 2012 Frank Jacobs wrote an article in the opinion pages of the The New York Times about The First Google Map Wars. The article recalled a day in Nov. 2010 when a Nicaraguan official strayed into neighbouring Costa Rica's territory. When asked to defend his actions, the official simply replied he wasn't trespassing according to Google Maps, which did indeed appear to indicate that particular piece of ground belonged to Nicaragua. In an attempt to settle the subsequent dispute, Google agreed to adjust the border.
We reported a similar incident in The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data about a dispute between India and Pakistan over the misrepresentation of the border between Pakistan and the disputed territory of Kashmir. Following threats of action from the Indian Government, Google again agreed to adjust their map of the region and tensions were, for the time being, diffused.
Many of us have become accustomed to using Google, Bing and other on-line mapping resources for many of our quick location-related queries. However, good as they are these resources are not infallible and mistakes do happen. As Jacobs comments, the boundaries depicted by Google Maps remain an unauthorised representation of borders and place names and '…popularity does not bestow authority'.


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Russian troops near Ukraine's borders may exceed 70,000 by 2018 - intel
7,000 Russian regular servicemen are currently stationed in the Donbas conflict zone, as part of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, according to Vadym Skibitsky, representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine's Defence Ministry who spoke with 112 Ukraine TV channel, Ukraine Today reports.
"In the meantime, three new [Russian] divisions are deployed near the borders of our country. Two Russian army corps are stationed in eastern Ukraine on the militant-held Luhansk and Donetsk regions, comprising 35,000 people, including 7,000 Russian regular troops," Skibitsky said, according to Ukraine Today.
By 2018, the Russian military contingent near Ukraine's borders may exceed 70,000 servicemen.
"According to Ukraine's Intelligence Department, the militant group keeps increasing near the [Ukrainian] border. By 2018, the [Russian] contingent will consist of about 70,000 troops", said Vadym Skibitsky.
Read alsoUkraine intel reports at least 22 militant Grads on frontline10,000 Ukrainians were killed by 'Russian-terrorist forces' over the past two years, since the conflict in the Donbas region broke out, recently reported Ukraine's Defence Council. More than 20,000 have been wounded and 1.8 million forced to flee their homes.
Nearly 40,000 Russian soldiers are stationed near the Ukraine-Russia border, according to a recent analysis by Stratfor.

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Along the Way – Mary Libby Campbell: Making a Difference in Harding County
'It got a little lonely on that cool November morning as I drove for 45 miles on highway 56 between Clayton and Springer and didn't spot another human being...'
The podcast above is an interview host Richard Eeds had on his show with Mr. Brunner Jan. 13.
This is Terry Brunner, and I'm the State Director for Rural Development at the US Department of Agriculture reporting to you on some of the people I see "Along the way" making a difference in rural New Mexico.
Driving on the western edge of the Great Plains in Northeast New Mexico my car felt a little like a rowboat adrift in a great ocean of grass. It got a little lonely on that cool November morning as I drove for 45 miles on highway 56 between Clayton and Springer and didn't spot another human being.
So I was eager for some company as I pulled into Annette's cafe in Roy, New Mexico to meet my friend, Mary Libby Campbell. Roy, NM sits in Harding County where there are 695 residents scattered over 2,100 square miles. For Harding County's dispersed population, Annette's cafe serves an important function as not only a restaurant but also as a community gathering place where people pass through, say hi, have lunch, a cup of coffee and check in on one another. Plus, their hand-cut french fries can't be missed.
Mary waited for me at a booth. I didn't recognize her at first, because she wore a shorter hairstyle than the last time I saw her. But something that wasn't new was the permanent smile Mary always wears. It's that smile and the optimism that comes with it that brought me to Harding County that day. Mary is what I like to call a "doer." She's always doing something and working to make things happen in her community.
We discussed many local issues over lunch, but our main focus was on housing. You hear a lot of talk these days about bringing industry and jobs to New Mexico but if there's not adequate housing for folks, it just isn't going to work. You need to work with what you might call good housing "stock" for families: good homes to buy and good homes to rent, new homes and used homes.
If you've traveled to northeast New Mexico you've probably noticed the landscape is littered with old homes that are uninhabitable or in desperate need of repair. You don't see many new homes and some of the homes you do spot look like they came straight out of an old photo of the Dustbowl days. These vacant homes are not only an eyesore, but they can be a problem for the community as they fall victim to vandalism and other criminal activity.
Harding County is no exception and Mary was bound and determined to do something about it. She traveled around town, photographed all the abandoned homes and researched who owns them. Mary plans to contact these homeowners and figure out if there might be a better use for their vacant home. Perhaps it can be fixed-up and sold to a new family, torn down if it's uninhabitable or utilized for another purpose. As you flip through her collection of photos of home after home you realize the scope of the problem and you wonder how different Harding County might look if people returned to those homes.
There's actually a growing trend across the country of people that are returning to their rural hometowns after being away for many years. Mary grew up in Harding County, moved away for some years, and recently returned. I've found that these returnees often add a little spark to efforts to reinvigorate communities that is based on the knowledge gained from exposure to the world outside their hometowns.
Sometimes that spark results in a couple of new businesses starting up or someone deciding to fix up an old home downtown and moving in. After we talked about Harding County's vacant homes and what might be done to help with the issue, Mary handed me a copy of the Harding county newspaper. High school students put it together quarterly and it chronicles all that's going on in Harding county--especially as it relates to high school sports and events. As I leafed through that paper, I thought about those kids and wondered if there was there a future for them in Harding County. Would they be able start a business, farm, ranch or raise a family in the community where they grew up? Would they instead seek opportunities in Albuquerque or another state?
Mary is one person working hard to give them an opportunity in Harding County. After all, in a County of about 700 people if Mary helps to fix up a few homes and get just 10 families to make a home there that would make a big impact in a small county.


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Creative Mondays 203 – They Live Poster
"What is Creative Mondays?
Monday's are always a drag. The start of a new week, you have to go back to that routine of going to bed early/get up early. If (like me) you have to commute then you prepare for that long journey into work and that long journey back for the first time after a nice two day break.
So to kick off those lousy Mondays, I'm going to get my creative mind flowing in a positive way. Creative Mondays. A chance for me to show off something unfinished or finished that I've been working on throughout the previous week."
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It's nice to step back from something I'm not so familiar with and push the comfort zone. I also thought to try a poster with an alternate colour and I thought it would be cool to show the line-work that went into this piece, something I'm still getting to grips with in Adobe Illustrator.
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Knowledge of folic acid and counseling practices among Ohio community pharmacists
Objective: To determine knowledge of folic acid use for neural tube defect (NTD) prevention and counseling practices among community pharmacists registered in Ohio.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on a random sample (n=500) of community pharmacists registered with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and practicing in Ohio. A survey previously used by researchers to assess folic acid knowledge and practices among samples of other healthcare provider groups in the United States was adapted with permission for this study. The final tool consisted of 28 questions evaluating the knowledge, counseling practices, and demographics of respondents. The cover letter did not reveal the emphasis on folic acid, and surveys were completed anonymously. The university institutional review board deemed the study exempt.
Results: Of the 122 pharmacists who completed the survey, 116 (95.1%) knew that folic acid prevents some birth defects. Twenty-eight (22.9%) responded that they "always" or "usually" discuss multivitamins with women of childbearing potential, and 19 (15.6%) responded that they "always" or "usually" discuss folic acid supplements. Some gaps in knowledge specific to folic acid were revealed. While 63.1% of pharmacists selected the recommended dose of folic acid intake for most women of childbearing potential, 13.1% could identify the dose recommended for women who have had a previous NTD-affected pregnancy. Respondents identified continuing education programs, pharmacy journals/magazines, and the Internet as preferred avenues to obtain additional information about folic acid and NTD.
Conclusion: This study represents the first systematic evaluation of folic acid knowledge and counseling practices among a sample of pharmacists in the United States. As highly accessible healthcare professionals, community pharmacists can fulfill a vital public health role by counseling women of childbearing potential about folic acid intake. Educational materials may be beneficial in augmenting knowledge of folic acid and facilitating patient education.
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The death of the art of cinema
December 7, 2016
Movies have been a form of entertainment for years, but for some they serve a greater purpose. Movies are a form of expression and art letting us experience a story. The first movie was made roughly 115 years ago by Thomas Edison, so in the grand scheme of human development, movies are relatively new. But is the death of cinema already here?
"I don't think its the death of cinema, but I think popular cinema isn't what it used be," said Christie McGraw, a Milford High School Great Works teacher who teaches students the art of film.
Movies have started to seem like they're just made to be money makers with sequels of movies like Transformers being regurgitated and put on to the big screen every year. Some audiences would agree that they're terrible movies, but they still make money.
There's some people who actually like these movies. Those people just want something to pass time or something easy to watch and will go to see simplistic cliches but others may want to see something emotionally gripping. And sadly, it seems like the ones less concerned about a plot outweigh those who are looking for something that took effort to create.
Hollywood is seeing all these action-packed films making billions and many want in. Marvel made a cinematic universe that brought in all kinds of money, so DC Comics saw this and tried to do the same things. Hollywood produces these movies with hiring big names and spending lots on marketing. We don't get to hear about smaller movies and it all boils down to value. "It's all a money game," said McGraw.
Not as many people will see a Wes Anderson movie as a Michael Bay movie because most mainstream audiences don't even hear about them. Hollywood doesn't want to take risks. They want money makers not history makers.
Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel, one of the best movies of 2014, had a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes made over 170 million. That may sound a lot but when Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) makes 1.104 Billion and has a score of 18%, something is wrong.
Calling it the death of film is a stretch. If you want a good movie, you just have to look for it.
"Film used to be about much more about plot driven and message driven and making artistic strides and now is special effects and entertainment value driven,-" said McGraw. Not all of the blame can be put on Hollywood, sometimes audiences just don't want to have to think. They just want to escape.
Some directors make a movie without worrying about its possible controversy with its topic. Among McGraw's list of favorite directors are Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, and David O'Russell, and Sam Mendes stood out. "For someone like Sam Mendes that pushes an idea symbolism and meaning even if it's controversial," she said. "He cares more about the message he's sending even if it's not going to be received well." Directors like this are important because they don't just give the audiences what they think they want, they give what the audience needs to see.
McGraw said there is hope for film in the future, "If we support independent filmmakers and independent movie theaters." She said audiences need to, "start spending money on directors we've never heard of collectively."
Rylin Darrow, an MHS Junior, loves the art of cinema. "Movies have become toy commercials now. A lot of stuff is just added to look cool when it adds nothing to the story," said Darrow. He believes kids need to start realizing action isn't good for the sake of action, it's good when it has depth and characters you care for. "When a kid is told something is cool, they'll believe it, so parents just have to show them how cool story driven movies can be."
"It's not the death of cinema, it's the slow death of the art of cinema," said Darrow.
It is up to parents to help send film in the right direction. Parents have to teach kids about this. They learn about drawing and painting, so why not film?


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Photo #7 Old tall shipOctober 27, 2009
We took a harbour cruise on an amphibious vehicle on Sunday. While out looking at the sealions and such we saw this tall ship coming into port. I have always loved sailing ships, and especially the old tall ships. When I shot this photo, I knew right away what I wanted to do with it in photoshop, I wanted to make it look like an old time photograph. I think it turned out well. Notice the sailors in the rigging along one of the top yard arms?
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Which, sadly, is how my cleaning lady looked at me this morning when she walked in the house. Like I had some condition. This, of course, was due to a certain nudity incident on Thursday.
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my sister thinks it all sounds very porn movie-esque. this is because she wasn't the one caught parading down the hallway in her not-all-that-lovely birthday suit. and now, seeing Delicia and the other cleaning lady talking and whispering in Spanish is even worse than when the manicurists talk in korean while you are sitting right in front of them, even if Elaine Benes might disagree. Because when they are gawking and smiling and whispering and laughing…you know they are all "hahah! treinta y dos B!"
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Multiphase materials combine properties of several materials, which makes them interesting for high-performing components. This thesis considers a certain set of multiphase materials, namely silicon-carbide (SiC) particle-reinforced aluminium (Al) metal matrix composites and their modelling based on stochastic geometry models. Stochastic modelling can be used for the generation of virtual material samples: Once we have fitted a model to the material statistics, we can obtain independent three-dimensional "samples" of the material under investigation without the need of any actual imaging. Additionally, by changing the model parameters, we can easily simulate a new material composition. The materials under investigation have a rather complicated microstructure, as the system of SiC particles has many degrees of freedom: Size, shape, orientation and spatial distribution. Based on FIB-SEM images, that yield three-dimensional image data, we extract the SiC particle structure using methods of image analysis. Then we model the SiC particles by anisotropically rescaled cells of a random Laguerre tessellation that was fitted to the shapes of isotropically rescaled particles. We fit a log-normal distribution for the volume distribution of the SiC particles. Additionally, we propose models for the Al grain structure and the Aluminium-Copper (\({Al}_2{Cu}\)) precipitations occurring on the grain boundaries and on SiC-Al phase boundaries. Finally, we show how we can estimate the parameters of the volume-distribution based on two-dimensional SEM images. This estimation is applied to two samples with different mean SiC particle diameters and to a random section through the model. The stereological estimations are within acceptable agreement with the parameters estimated from three-dimensional image data as well as with the parameters of the model.
An Iterative Plug-in Algorithm for Optimal Bandwidth Selection in Kernel Intensity Estimation for Spatial Data (2018)
A popular model for the locations of fibres or grains in composite materials is the inhomogeneous Poisson process in dimension 3. Its local intensity function may be estimated non-parametrically by local smoothing, e.g. by kernel estimates. They crucially depend on the choice of bandwidths as tuning parameters controlling the smoothness of the resulting function estimate. In this thesis, we propose a fast algorithm for learning suitable global and local bandwidths from the data. It is well-known, that intensity estimation is closely related to probability density estimation. As a by-product of our study, we show that the difference is asymptotically negligible regarding the choice of good bandwidths, and, hence, we focus on density estimation. There are quite a number of data-driven bandwidth selection methods for kernel density estimates. cross-validation is a popular one and frequently proposed to estimate the optimal bandwidth. However, if the sample size is very large, it becomes computational expensive. In material science, in particular, it is very common to have several thousand up to several million points. Another type of bandwidth selection is a solve-the-equation plug-in approach which involves replacing the unknown quantities in the asymptotically optimal bandwidth formula by their estimates. In this thesis, we develop such an iterative fast plug-in algorithm for estimating the optimal global and local bandwidth for density and intensity estimation with a focus on 2- and 3-dimensional data. It is based on a detailed asymptotics of the estimators of the intensity function and of its second derivatives and integrals of second derivatives which appear in the formulae for asymptotically optimal bandwidths. These asymptotics are utilised to determine the exact number of iteration steps and some tuning parameters. For both global and local case, fewer than 10 iterations suffice. Simulation studies show that the estimated intensity by local bandwidth can better indicate the variation of local intensity than that by global bandwidth. Finally, the algorithm is applied to two real data sets from test bodies of fibre-reinforced high-performance concrete, clearly showing some inhomogeneity of the fibre intensity.
In this paper, we demonstrate the power of functional data models for a statistical analysis of stimulus-response experiments which is a quite natural way to look at this kind of data and which makes use of the full information available. In particular, we focus on the detection of a change in the mean of the response in a series of stimulus-response curves where we also take into account dependence in time.
Nonparametric Tests for Change Points in Hazard Functions under Random Censorship in Survival Analysis (2017)
The thesis studies change points in absolute time for censored survival data with some contributions to the more common analysis of change points with respect to survival time. We first introduce the notions and estimates of survival analysis, in particular the hazard function and censoring mechanisms. Then, we discuss change point models for survival data. In the literature, usually change points with respect to survival time are studied. Typical examples are piecewise constant and piecewise linear hazard functions. For that kind of models, we propose a new algorithm for numerical calculation of maximum likelihood estimates based on a cross entropy approach which in our simulations outperforms the common Nelder-Mead algorithm. Our original motivation was the study of censored survival data (e.g., after diagnosis of breast cancer) over several decades. We wanted to investigate if the hazard functions differ between various time periods due, e.g., to progress in cancer treatment. This is a change point problem in the spirit of classical change point analysis. Horváth (1998) proposed a suitable change point test based on estimates of the cumulative hazard function. As an alternative, we propose similar tests based on nonparametric estimates of the hazard function. For one class of tests related to kernel probability density estimates, we develop fully the asymptotic theory for the change point tests. For the other class of estimates, which are versions of the Watson-Leadbetter estimate with censoring taken into account and which are related to the Nelson-Aalen estimate, we discuss some steps towards developing the full asymptotic theory. We close by applying the change point tests to simulated and real data, in particular to the breast cancer survival data from the SEER study.
In change-point analysis the point of interest is to decide if the observations follow one model or if there is at least one time-point, where the model has changed. This results in two sub- fields, the testing of a change and the estimation of the time of change. This thesis considers both parts but with the restriction of testing and estimating for at most one change-point. A well known example is based on independent observations having one change in the mean. Based on the likelihood ratio test a test statistic with an asymptotic Gumbel distribution was derived for this model. As it is a well-known fact that the corresponding convergence rate is very slow, modifications of the test using a weight function were considered. Those tests have a better performance. We focus on this class of test statistics. The first part gives a detailed introduction to the techniques for analysing test statistics and estimators. Therefore we consider the multivariate mean change model and focus on the effects of the weight function. In the case of change-point estimators we can distinguish between the assumption of a fixed size of change (fixed alternative) and the assumption that the size of the change is converging to 0 (local alternative). Especially, the fixed case in rarely analysed in the literature. We show how to come from the proof for the fixed alternative to the proof of the local alternative. Finally, we give a simulation study for heavy tailed multivariate observations. The main part of this thesis focuses on two points. First, analysing test statistics and, secondly, analysing the corresponding change-point estimators. In both cases, we first consider a change in the mean for independent observations but relaxing the moment condition. Based on a robust estimator for the mean, we derive a new type of change-point test having a randomized weight function. Secondly, we analyse non-linear autoregressive models with unknown regression function. Based on neural networks, test statistics and estimators are derived for correctly specified as well as for misspecified situations. This part extends the literature as we analyse test statistics and estimators not only based on the sample residuals. In both sections, the section on tests and the one on the change-point estimator, we end with giving regularity conditions on the model as well as the parameter estimator. Finally, a simulation study for the case of the neural network based test and estimator is given. We discuss the behaviour under correct and mis-specification and apply the neural network based test and estimator on two data sets.
Functional data analysis is a branch of statistics that deals with observations \(X_1,..., X_n\) which are curves. We are interested in particular in time series of dependent curves and, specifically, consider the functional autoregressive process of order one (FAR(1)), which is defined as \(X_{n+1}=\Psi(X_{n})+\epsilon_{n+1}\) with independent innovations \(\epsilon_t\). Estimates \(\hat{\Psi}\) for the autoregressive operator \(\Psi\) have been investigated a lot during the last two decades, and their asymptotic properties are well understood. Particularly difficult and different from scalar- or vector-valued autoregressions are the weak convergence properties which also form the basis of the bootstrap theory. Although the asymptotics for \(\hat{\Psi}{(X_{n})}\) are still tractable, they are only useful for large enough samples. In applications, however, frequently only small samples of data are available such that an alternative method for approximating the distribution of \(\hat{\Psi}{(X_{n})}\) is welcome. As a motivation, we discuss a real-data example where we investigate a changepoint detection problem for a stimulus response dataset obtained from the animal physiology group at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. To get an alternative for asymptotic approximations, we employ the naive or residual-based bootstrap procedure. In this thesis, we prove theoretically and show via simulations that the bootstrap provides asymptotically valid and practically useful approximations of the distributions of certain functions of the data. Such results may be used to calculate approximate confidence bands or critical bounds for tests.
It is well known that the structure at a microscopic point of view strongly influences the macroscopic properties of materials. Moreover, the advancement in imaging technologies allows to capture the complexity of the structures at always decreasing scales. Therefore, more sophisticated image analysis techniques are needed. This thesis provides tools to geometrically characterize different types of three-dimensional structures with applications to industrial production and to materials science. Our goal is to enhance methods that allow the extraction of geometric features from images and the automatic processing of the information. In particular, we investigate which characteristics are sufficient and necessary to infer the desired information, such as particles classification for technical cleanliness and fitting of stochastic models in materials science. In the production line of automotive industry, dirt particles collect on the surface of mechanical components. Residual dirt might reduce the performance and durability of assembled products. Geometric characterization of these particles allows to identify their potential danger. While the current standards are based on 2d microscopic images, we extend the characterization to 3d. In particular, we provide a collection of parameters that exhaustively describe size and shape of three-dimensional objects and can be efficiently estimated from binary images. Furthermore, we show that only a few features are sufficient to classify particles according to the standards of technical cleanliness. In the context of materials science, we consider two types of microstructures: fiber systems and foams. Stochastic geometry grants the fundamentals for versatile models able to encompass the geometry observed in the samples. To allow automatic model fitting, we need rules stating which parameters of the model yield the best-fitting characteristics. However, the validity of such rules strongly depends on the properties of the structures and on the choice of the model. For instance, isotropic orientation distribution yields the best theoretical results for Boolean models and Poisson processes of cylinders with circular cross sections. Nevertheless, fiber systems in composites are often anisotropic. Starting from analytical results from the literature, we derive formulae for anisotropic Poisson processes of cylinders with polygonal cross sections that can be directly used in applications. We apply this procedure to a sample of medium density fiber board. Even if image resolution does not allow to estimate reliably characteristics of the singles fibers, we can fit Boolean models and Poisson cylinder processes. In particular, we show the complete model fitting and validation procedure with cylinders with circular and squared cross sections. Different problems arise when modeling cellular materials. Motivated by the physics of foams, random Laguerre tessellations are a good choice to model the pore system of foams. Considering tessellations generated by systems of non-overlapping spheres allows to control the cell size distribution, but yields the loss of an analytical description of the model. Nevertheless, automatic model fitting can still be obtained by approximating the characteristics of the tessellation depending on the parameters of the model. We investigate how to improve the choice of the model parameters. Angles between facets and between edges were never considered so far. We show that the distributions of angles in Laguerre tessellations depend on the model parameters. Thus, including the moments of the angles still allows automatic model fitting. Moreover, we propose an algorithm to estimate angles from images of real foams. We observe that angles are matched well in random Laguerre tessellations also when they are not employed to choose the model parameters. Then, we concentrate on the edge length distribution. In Laguerre tessellations occur many more short edges than in real foams. To deal with this problem, we consider relaxed models. Relaxation refers to topological and structural modifications of a tessellation in order to make it comply with Plateau's laws of mechanical equilibrium. We inspect samples of different types of foams, closed and open cell foams, polymeric and metallic. By comparing the geometric characteristics of the model and of the relaxed tessellations, we conclude that whether the relaxation improves the edge length distribution strongly depends on the type of foam.
We discuss some first steps towards experimental design for neural network regression which, at present, is too complex to treat fully in general. We encounter two difficulties: the nonlinearity of the models together with the high parameter dimension on one hand, and the common misspecification of the models on the other hand. Regarding the first problem, we restrict our consideration to neural networks with only one and two neurons in the hidden layer and a univariate input variable. We prove some results regarding locally D-optimal designs, and present a numerical study using the concept of maximin optimal designs. In respect of the second problem, we have a look at the effects of misspecification on optimal experimental designs.


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The name was revealed to have a backstory during the ending credits of God of War (2018), where Kratos informed Atreus how he got his name. He inspired his fellow Spartans even though they were "machines of war". He eventually sacrificed himself and turned the tide of a battle in the favor of the Spartans. Kratos carried him home on his shield and buried the man with all the honors of Spartan custom. His memory was said to be a "comfort in dark times."
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To: Aloc Sharma, Housing Minister
Save Foxhill, a beautiful housing estate in Bath!
Please stop the plans for the demolition of Foxhill, which is a beautiful, thriving estate in Bath.
Why is this important?
We have been campaigning for three years to stop the demolition of Foxhill by Curo, a social housing landlord and developer. Planning permission is being sought at present but there is a lot of opposition to the plans as they would result in the demolition of perfectly good homes and the loss of 256 social homes.
Foxhill is a thriving, supportive community, with a good level of employment, a low crime rate and houses which have in recent years been fitted with new bathrooms, boilers and kitchens. There are a few homes which need a small amount of improvement, such as better insulation. It is not a derelict area. Curo have acquired an empty site next door to Foxhill, where there is ample space to provide the affordable housing needed by the area. Although this empty site - Mulberry Park - is much larger than our estate - Foxhill - the density of building on Mulberry Park will be much lower than in Foxhill, where the density will increase by 30% after the demolition of 700 homes.
Curo's plans have created anxiety and ill health amongst many of the residents and it is feared that if planning permission is granted this may be used as a precedent and that other estates in Bath may then also become the victim of Curo's policies. 95 home owners who bought their houses under the Right to Buy scheme are now facing being priced out of their own homes. The Foxhill issue has now received national attention through the press and the media of radio and television which has done untold damage to Curo's reputation and credibility as a social landlord. Bath's reputation as a heritage site and a wonderful place to live will be tainted if the plans for the demolition of a peaceful, thriving estate go ahead.
The majority of residents and local residents association of the Bath community are opposed to these plans and the residents have suffered anxiety and uncertainty for three years already, to such an extent that many of us have become ill. Home owners, some of whom are elderly, will not be able to afford another home of similar value in Bath and the desperation is mounting. Vulnerable people who happily live in Bungalows will be offered flats where they risk becoming isolated. The plans will result in an increase in density of 30% of the current amount of homes (150 extra homes, many of which will be expensive market rate homes. Bath does need new homes but there is no need to demolish our community as there is room on the site adjacent to our peaceful estate:
Curo can build three blocks of flats of 50 flats each on Mulberry Park instead (next door to us!) , which would provide the 150 homes they would gain if they demolished our homes and community! Please support us, please help us! Thank you from Frieda, a resident of Foxhill estate.


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ANOTHER accolade has just been added to a local chippy's list of achievements.
ANOTHER accolade has just been added to a local chippy's list of achievements.
The Bishopston Fish Bar - opposite the Nevil Road junction on Gloucester Road - was recently voted as one of the 50 best fish and chip shops in the UK by Fry Magazine.
It was the only fish and chip shop in Bristol to make the list.
Five-hundred shops entered into the competition, which is now in its second year, and according to organisers, the standard was set "exceedingly high".
All of the shops listed in the top 50 achieved a 95 percent rating or above.
Nick Lomvardos, owner of Bishopston Fish Bar, said: "I'm absolutely chuffed to bits - completely overwhelmed and very proud.
"I want to thank my excellent staff, as I couldn't have done it without them - I've been extremely lucky."
Over the past year, Bishopston Fish Bar has also come runner-up for the best fish and chip takeaway in the south and west of England, and also won an award for its "high quality food and service".
Nick added: "Although we've been winning these awards, we're constantly trying to better ourselves and improve our service.
"We're now putting our fish and chips in paper bags, instead of plastic, we've introduced bespoke uniforms, and have put in a new line for credit card payments - all of which have been feedback from entering into these competitions."
This year, Nick and his team are putting themselves forward again for Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 2015, in hope of winning the region.


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BB (Babeo Baggins) is a non-binary rapper turned country artist and a star in the making hailing from the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. Poignant lyrics are sure to win over any savvy music fans and folks who may not bat an eye towards country music. For instance, BB writes "I wish my name made you choke/I wish that every letter grabbed you by the throat" in 'Transformation'–a song that meditates upon a messy relationship with the partner. A spring of passion and knowledge lies at the foundation of BB's artistry and makes them one closely watch for the future.
The link to Babeo's twitter can be found here, instagram here, and a sample of their tune down below!


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I don't know who is worse, Donald Trump or the media. From what I gather, what Trump said was that 9/11 happened when Bush was POTUS, and had he been POTUS it would not have happened. What we are now experiencing is the usual far right and Democrat pile-on of who hates George W. Bush the most. It is disgusting. The liberal media is disgusting. They are also being horrifically intellectually dishonest. Like the 9/11 report said, Bush was not to blame, other than the fact that he was in office that day, and there are so many foolish conspiracy theories out there that they make the Kennedy assassination seem like Dr. Seuss.
Conspiracy theories are for people who aren't flying on all thrusters and are having a break with reality, for various and sundry reasons. They are based on lies, half-truths, innuendo, and sheer insanity. I love a good conspiracy theory, but one needs to comprehend the fact that provable fact is one thing, and romantic conjecture is another.
From my dyslexic calculations, George W. Bush had been in office exactly 233 days when the worst terror attack on the American soil occurred. Anyone who is fair, reasonable, and being intellectually honest, who has even a modicum of working knowledge as to how the Federal Government works, knows that his administration was not even fully function by that time. It takes upward of a good year to get people in place. We all know the Clinton Administration had basically destroyed our intel gathering capacity.
Oh, wait, we can't mention that. It would exonerate George W. Bush, and make Bill Clinton look like the actual dolt which he was. It would make Hillary look bad. It's better to like about George W. Bush, than to be reasonable and logical. I don't care if you can't stand the man. That is fine. Just be honest about what happened on 9/11, and don't use it as a continued agenda of hatred against a man who truly does not deserve it, other than the fact that you opposed him, politically.
If nothing else points to the problems this nation is facing, this one thing does. If we dislike someone, the object is to now destroy them. Frankly, I don't like this version of America. I abjectly reject it. I find this whole discussion repugnant. Even worse, though, is the fact that the same media who is damning both Trump, and the Bush Brothers, is propping up the lies the Obama Administration is telling in regard to Syria, Russia, and their association with the very same terrorists who killed thousands of Americans on 9/11. I guess it all depends on your agenda.
Too bad people no longer believe in factual accuracy and honesty.


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Rashid Khan Tied-26th After First Round in Asia-Pacific Golf
Apart from Rashid Khan, other Indians like Digvijay Singh, Arjun Atwal, SSP Chawrasia, Jyoti Randhawa and amateur Viraj Madappa were all in danger of missing the cut.
Rashid Khan was the best Indian at tied 26th on an otherwise disappointing first round for the Indians at the Asia-Pacific Open Mitsubishi Diamond Cup here on Thursday. (Rashid Khan mentally prepared for Asia-Pacific Open)
He shot an even par 70 with four birdies and four bogeys after starting from the tenth. Among the other Indians, Gaganjeet Bhullar, making a comeback from injury, shot two-over 72, as did Rahil Gangjee to be tied 62nd.
Digvijay Singh (74), Arjun Atwal (75), SSP Chawrasia (77), Jyoti Randhawa (77) and amateur Viraj Madappa (78) were all in danger of missing the cut.
Scott Strange of Australia continued his career renaissance when he fired a six-under-par 64 to lead in the opening round.
The 38-year-old struggled in his career when he lost his sister and mother to cancer in 2008 and 2009 respectively but he is slowly returning to his best form as he showed at the challenging Otone Country Club, West Course where he leads by two shots.
Richard T. Lee of Canada, ranked sixth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Wonjoon Lee of Australia and Akio Sadakata of Japan trail in second place after shooting matching 66s at the Y150 million (approximately USD 1.2 million) event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.
Thailand's Panuphol Pittarat and Prayad Marksaeng, who is a nine-time Asian Tour winner, Kyungtae Kim of Korea and last year's runner-up Jason Knutzon of the United States were a further shot back in tied fifth place.
Defending champion Hiroyuki Fujita struggled to a 71 while popular Japanese Ryo Ishikawa carded a 69 to trail the leader by five shots.


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A few days ago someone posted a comment on my blog and one of the sentences states that one of the most objectionable things is that I discuss rape on my blog.
Here is the comment this fellow made, and my reply.
"On your website you have pictures of [blah, blah, blah] and more disturbingly, your frequent discussion of RAPE and sexual assault. That makes you look like a sick weirdo, truth be told."
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Also, your bringing up the discussion of rape as found on my blog suggests that you have not been reading it much or are reading it very carelessly or are wilfully distorted what I write. It undermines your credibility. I have several discussions of persons who stopped a rape attack and how and I have prayer requests for victims of persons of various kinds of attacks and assault. If I recall correctly I discuss the academic evidence in favor of EAAA training, a 12 hour training course for women of college age proven to reduce subsequent rape rates and attempted rape rates and I contrast the easy knowledge gained by a simple web search of finding the academic evidence and other details of EAAA with the seeming willingness to do nothing and find out nothing in the way of preventing other rapes by the administration of Mountlake Terrace High school after one or several rapes took place on campus or among their students. The willingness of MTHS administration to advice but little in the way of helpful ideas is easily demonstrated by reading the MTHS newspaper in which the student journalists interviewed or quoted the principal and/or staff.
It is not my problem if you folks, meaning, the general public, install public school administrators such as the previous principal of MTHS who seems unwilling to consider some martial arts training for the girls, or perhaps even danger awareness training and then, as part of correcting the problem, I "discuss" rape. So how idiotic can you be to fail to distinguish between advocating, planning or relishing rape with discussing education and other programs that reduce and prevent it?


text: Concert Reviews Reviews By Will Urquhart / November 9, 2017 Elephant Revival brought a fiery performance to The Hamilton in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday November 8th. The band is no stranger to this venue, and guitarist Daniel Rodriguez described it as "such a wonderful place to come and play. We always feel so welcome."Highlights include a new song, "Lighthouse," a funky and almost upbeat version of "Have a Cigar" by Pink Floyd (which has become a go-to cover for them), a powerful jaunt into "Freedom" by Richie Havens in the middle of "Rogue River", a roaring crowd on "Sing to the Mountain" and "Grace of a Woman," and an intimate version of "Good Graces" during the encore as the band unplugged and brought the crowd in close to sing together.Since Bridget Law's departure back in September, they've been joined by a few different fiddle players, and on Wednesday were joined by their good friend, Enion Pelta-Tiller of the band Taarka. She certainly stepped up and filled the role, and you can check out some solos by her in "The Truth" and "Grace of a Woman," to name just a couple.Elephant Revival will be working on some new tunes this winter! They'll be recording with Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell) at RCA Studio A in Nashville. And the band's tour brings them to MA, NY, and CT in the next few days before heading out west. Click here to see Elephant Revival at The Hamilton November 8th, 2017 performance setlist Set List Name HereHome in Your HeartRemembering a BeginningBirds and StarsThe PastureLighthouseSea MonsterThe TruthSign to the MountainA'capellaSeason's SongFurthest ShoreFlight PathWhen I fallPetalsDropGoing HomeHave a CigarGrace of a WomanRogue River>Freedom>Rogue RiverSpinning (Hearts & Minds)Ring Around the MoonGood Graces**Acoustic Listen to full show audio and check out Mark Raker's photos below:


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Monday 28 March 2011: 4 years 6 months on …
In one of the very first blogs that I wrote "I was so glad that I had Come", I wrote the following about a trip to Graaff-Reinet in January 2010:
"Maybe it was the muggy 35C in Port Elizabeth or the howling berg wind that had suddenly come up that made up my mind for me. So off I went to watch Sean captain Grey's second team, the Unicorns, against the 1st teams of a number of other schools from the Western and Eastern Cape, in the Gem of the Karoo school cricket tournament.
I enjoy travelling and used to drive hours by myself at the drop of a hat, but I haven't driven that distance by myself since I became ill. Maybe I was taking a chance, and so I was a bit nervous as I headed north on the R75 – 250 km to Graaff-Reinet. At 5pm I stopped in Jansenville for a cooldrink – it was 35C when I stepped out of the comfort of the 20 degree air-conditioned car.
The next stop was 100km south of Graaff-Reinet at the top of the Soutpansnek Pass. This time, it was not to quench my thirst, but to soak up the beauty of the Karoo sprawled out as far as the eye could see. The brown veld stretched out below me and was framed by the blue Camdeboo Mountains in the distance. Here I was, three years into my illness, travelling by myself, and against the odds, looking down at the wonder of Creation.
There is something so uniquely beautiful about the vista and the silence that is the Karoo. I could not remember when last I had been there by myself, and there I was, being treated to God's canvass yet one more time! "Did all of this evolve by chance or was it designed by a Supreme God?" I thought, as I caught myself wiping a small tear from the corner of my eye."
And so it is with sadness that I have read that three oil companies want to explore for gas in this magnificent and unique part of the world. To crown it all, they want to use a process called fracking whereby they pump water containing various chemicals into the bowels of the earth. This then releases the gas that there may or may not be! As much as they have promised that they will not harm the environment, we have become only too familiar with Corporate promises, Man's Greed and Experimentation, and Mother Nature's reaction.
Just in the last few weeks, we have again been reminded about the force of Mother Nature in Japan. We are still seeing the events unfold at the Fukushima Nuclear Plant there. And we have seen Chernobyl and Three Miles Island.
Yet, here on our very doorstep, the government plans to build a reactor at Thyspunt, just west of St Francis Bay.
And right on that very pristine coastline, we already see the damage that man's intrusion has done – there is the beach erosion at St Francis Bay as a result of more and more development on the once white sand dunes of Santareme. There is the now sand-filled harbour which was meant to be the gateway from Marina Martinique into the sea at Jeffrey's Bay. The only proposed working lock system in South Africa has become a white elephant!
Examples around our world are countless – and that's why I say we need to stop this lunacy! Don't allow these companies to frack in the only One Karoo that we have! They will frack it up for us and our children!
We have only One Planet Earth. There is an Indian proverb that says: "Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children."
It's like we only have One Body. When it's healthy and working, we don't appreciate it. We abuse it in various ways, fill it with various substances and expect it to last for ever. And when it malfunctions, like mine and so many others, we wonder why. In recent months, I have only seen too clearly what happens to my body when it is subjected to varying kinds of medication, pills and "cures". The more we put into it, the more it reacts with all kinds of side-effects. Talk about fracking up the Karoo – how successfully we manage to frack up our bodies, too!
In the last few years, I have met and corresponded with so many people who have met, faced and surmounted life's challenges. I have read so many books – just recently Belinda, Brutal Honesty and Bridge on the River Kwai – The Miracle. (I even eventually got to see the movie Bridge on the River Kwai thanks to the Video Tavern in Kabega!)
I have documented much of what I have read, and have taken heart from those challenges of the past as I face my uncertain future living with CBD.
I have written a lot about the One Life that we have, and how we need to cherish every moment that comes our way. Even there, most of us seem to frack it up! And, it is only when we are confronted by tragedy, illness and the challenges that Life throws at us, that we seem to sit up and take notice. For the rest, we appear to be quite content to sit by and watch as Life takes us where it wills – almost like a cork bobbing about in the storms of the Ocean.
Our challenge in this One Life is to put up our sails, decide on our destination, map out our course and make the storms take us where we will to go.
Rabindranath Tagore said "You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water."
Marshall McLuhan said "There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew."
Barack Obama says "Yes we CAN!"
We have only this 1TIME, so finitely short in comparison to the aeons of time.
We have only ONE LIFE, ONE KAROO, ONE EARTH. Let's not frack any of it up!
And let's not just stand on the sideline – let's get actively involved!


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Reports: Investigation Into Zinke Referred To Justice Department
Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the Interior Department's internal watchdog had referred an investigation into Secretary Ryan Zinke's behavior to the Justice Department — that's according to the Washington Post and CNN, who cite anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
It's still unclear which investigation may have been escalated, Zinke is the subject of at least 18 federal investigations, according to the Post.
Zinke's lawyer has since said the secretary has not been contacted by the Justice Department, but there has long been talk of Zinke possibly stepping down even before this news due to the many ethical controversies swirling around him.
Ben Lefebvre, an energy reporter with Politico who has written all about those allegations, joined The Show to give some insight.


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Which description is correct for the x-intercept(s) of Function A and Function B?
Function A:
x g(x)
−4 −3
3 0
0 −2
2 −1
1 0
Function B: f(x)=|x|−2
Both functions have the same x-intercept(s).
Function A has two x-intercepts.
Function B has one x-intercept.
Both functions have the same number of x-intercepts.
Function B has two x-intercepts.
Function A has one x-intercept.
Function A has two x intercepts since the points (3, 0) and (1,0) are on the graph
To find out the number of x intercepts that B has
l x l - 2 = 0
l x l = 2
Two values of x satify this x = 2 and x = 2
So....B has two x intercepts
Both functions have the same number of x-intercepts.
[ But not the SAME x intercepts ] !!!!


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Air, Stereo total, The Knife, Toni Basil, Brigitte Bardot and more.
You want an epic prog-electroni-folk lament from Air? CHECK! You want a seriously DEVO-lved Toni Basil space-oddity? CHECK! You want to swoon as Gillian Hills makes dragging on a cigarette sound like the sexiest thing EVER? *PUFF PUFF* You want naked thighs and leather boots? CHECK! You want the Kili-watch rush of a surf-guitar instrumental? CHECK! You want early J-J Perrey Moog-pop? CHECK! You want Da Da Da en Français? CHECK! You want Christophe to leave behind his blue-eyed years and get on a grinding, motorik groove? CHECK! You want obscure pre-beat orchestral pop from Tienou; electro-pop from The Knife and Future Bible Heroes; Françoise Hardy, Liz Brady, Adèle (not that one), Polnareff and Brigitte Bardot? yé-yé! yé-yé! yé-yé! THEN HIT PLAY NOW >>
Mix recorded live at one of the now defunct L'Amour Electronique soirées in Brighton, stay tuned for another hour of the finest in vintage French pop and electronic delights in part 2.
part 2 of this mix is now up >> http://www.mixcloud.com/lamourelectronique/lamour-electronique-mix-4-pt2/