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Human Cloning and the Ethics of Inevitability
"The development of human cloning is inevitable," testified the controversial fertility researcher Panayiotis Zavos before Congress. His words a year ago seem strangely prophetic now that Advanced Cell Technology has claimed that its laboratories have produced the first cloned human embryos.
What was once a fantasy flowing from the ink pens of science fiction writers is on the verge of oozing from the pipettes of a few impetuous biotech entrepreneurs. The means to replicate genetically identical young copies - clones - of a human person may be very nearly, and perhaps irresistibly, within the grasp of existing technology.
Does the pronouncement of inevitability signify ethical finality? Whereas opponents of human cloning cite concerns about safety, the affront to human dignity, and the commodification and compulsory killing of human embryos who would be created and harvested expressly for their stem cells as reasons to prohibit cloning, are such discussions simply inconsequential in that human cloning is nonetheless bound to happen? Has the human cloning project crossed an ethical point of no return beyond which resistive efforts are futile? Not quite. The following three points are offered in response.
First, just because a certain technology is available does not mean society ought to choose to employ it. Neither is one obligated to go along with whatever may be inevitable. Death and terrorism are inevitable, but that does not render the choice of death rational or terrorists blameless.
Secondly, this language of inevitability appeals to the dogma of technological fatalism, which holds that if a conceivable technology (e.g. cloning) is scientifically possible, then one ought to pursue it as a moral imperative - or at least permit others to practice it - because in time it will be developed anyway. Pleas for restraint are unfairly accused of being "anti-science."
That technological fatalism is a form of blind determinism is evident in that, by extension of its logic, even arguments in favor of human cloning would be irrelevant to the final outcome. In its overriding of choices with assertions of absolute destiny, technological fatalism squashes the distinction between judgments of "can" and "ought." Technological fatalism, although morally prescriptive, only masquerades as an ethical theory. In actuality it suspends ethical judgment, replacing human decision with an autonomous technology which exists as an end in itself and which treats human beings as a means to achieve that ruthless end.
To choose the path of inevitability wherever it may lead is to reject ethics and responsibility. Yet, yielding to the flow of determinism fails to absolve one of moral culpability. On the contrary, to bow to technological fatalism is to become morally complicit with its projects. It would be better to make informed and morally praiseworthy choices about the development and application of technologies such as human cloning.
Technological fatalism, furthermore, would ultimately fail to set limitations which nearly everyone would regard as reasonable and necessary. Once it were decided that human cloning is permissible, it would become difficult to find logical grounds for resisting further appeals to technological fatalism as justification for other applications of cloning technology held to be inevitable. The rhetorical declaration of inevitability shapes ethical criteria that too easily collapse merely into what is possible.
The assertion of inevitability, therefore, does not derive from ethics but is a veiled invitation to abandon ethics in permitting human cloning to proceed. Inevitability's claim to philosophical right-of-way is no more than a bluff, which through intimidation aims to deprive the public of genuine choices.
One such choice is a comprehensive ban on human cloning. That human cloning will be practiced by someone somewhere may indeed be inevitable. Whether its practice will become routine and broadly accepted, whether federal research funds will be allocated, whether patents will be granted for human clone lines, whether human embryo farms will come into being, or whether eugenic agendas will succeed, however, is by no means set in stone . . . yet. A congressional ban on all forms of human cloning could effectively limit these evils and should be passed without delay.
Deterministic inevitability is oppressive. A world ruled by totalitarian inevitability would be a dreary place in which to live, as would be a world populated by redundant clones. Passionate participation in life demands a reality where individuals are created with special dignity, where choices matter, and where the future holds possibilities both good and bad.
Thirdly, not all inevitability is fatalistic. The Christian worldview illuminates a moral path more optimistic than the dead end of technological fatalism. Unlike the false claims of inevitability which, in resigning to what is foreseeably inescapable, dismiss free choice and hence ethics, the true inevitability in which lies the Christian hope invites ethics. Living before God entails making moral choices. Knowing God and his forgiveness enables one to choose the good. Trusting that good will overcome evil gives one reason to choose the good. Believing that existence is not just a series of accidents and collisions of necessity, but that life holds purpose, awakens the desire to choose according to God's moral instruction. His instruction encourages people to treat others with compassion and to respect all human beings at all stages of life and development, for they have been made in the image of God.
Living faithfully to a moral Lawgiver requires at times choosing what is right and good even when the decision would be considered futile by worldly standards.
Such faithful living inspired Abraham and Sarah to conceive a promised son despite the "inevitable" infertility of their old age. Such faith led Moses to step into the Red Sea in the face of "inevitable" defeat by Pharaoh's army. Such faith enabled young David to hurl a stone at the giant Goliath who proclaimed Israel's "inevitable" conquest. Through such faith Israel's shouts brought down Jericho's stone walls.
The rationalizing pragmatist who cooperates with evil that good might result has misplaced his or her trust in a false and ultimately futile inevitability, whether this be blind fate or fallible human progress. The Christian claim of inevitability - that good will ultimately prevail over evil - awaits a bright future in eager expectation and places its trust in a loving, merciful, almighty God who became in Jesus Christ a vulnerable human person for the sake of humanity.
In an apparently futile sacrificial act at Calvary, the Messiah conquered futility. Wondrously, through the risen Lord, such futile creatures as human beings have access to infutility. The true moral inevitability may be found not in the repetitive drumbeat that ushers in the rigid march of cold fatalism, nor in the pestering bark of coercive intimidation, but in the symphony of creative redemption of the world by its heavenly Author.


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Subj: Thoughts on Yesterday's FF, Fallen Son: Avengers, Silent War, & Wolverine [SPOILERS]
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 11:06:04 am EDT
As I stated just below, McDuffie's FF is a dream come true, especially paired with this excellent artist.
Galactus, Gravity, Epoch, Starlight, Deathlok (in human form), T'Challa and Storm, the FF (including Sue and Reed), the Silver Surfer...all in one exciting, creative, fun issue? With great characterization throughout? I haven't seen this kind of thing done so well since Byrne's heyday at Marvel. A Silver Surfer-Black Panther face-off? The Panther riding the Surfer's board? Gravity reborn as a dazzling, somewhat frightening Protector of the Universe?
There were some seemingly 'unlikely' moments, but I think they can be explained. Especially since the Surfer was more sympathetic to the team when he arrived than he let on. We all know that Norin could take down the Panther if he wanted to with one nostril hair.
I'm in this book for the long haul. And I can't wait to see who's in McDuffie's Frightful Four. Superb.
Wolverine: Well, Loeb's arc is really, really taking its time to get moving, but it finally seems to be getting somewhere interesting. Seeing the Panther and Storm is very cool, and the interaction betwwen T'Challa and Logan. The ending gives us a nice surprise cast of guest-stars: Sasquatch, Feral, Thornn (these ladies need some revamped, non-late 80s/early 90s hairsyles!), Wolfsbane, and Wildchild show up, all of these characters, including Wolverine and Creed, apparently have sprung from a Lupine offshoot of the evolutionally process. A quest is on!
Fallen Son: Avengers. Well, this book was just okay at best, and for my money, a waste of money. I bought it for the sake of Tiger Shark's appearance, and, as we feared, he was just window-dressing. I liked the new colors in his classic costume, and I liked that Namor called him a 'wretched individual' at the end, showing us that Namor has sympathy and compassion for his troubled old foe.
I hate this recent version of the Black Widow, that we saw here and are seeing in Mighty Avengers. Natasha is a sleek, sophisticated, savvy, mature individual who plays her cards extremely close to her chest. She's not a 'quipper' who nervously banters around a lot of stale, superfluous comments. And geezus, please, she doesn't need a bunch of big Cable-sized guns. She's got her Widow's sting, and that's enough in terms of firepower.
I love the fact that these writers think it makes a lot of sense for her to go into battle lugging weapons that probably weigh more than she does. Yeah, that's an excellent battle plan!
I liked the MA side of the book far more than the NA side, which was the only side that really addressed Cap's death, but did it badly. The typically dreary, drab, depressing NA universe all over again. This is a book that can be skipped with no problems. A disappointment from Loeb.
Silent War: Yowza. What a great series and a terrific issue, the best so far by far. The writer and artist really know what they're doing and work well together.
We find out why Medusa has been approaching (a-hem) Maximus in his cell and also that Medusa and Blackbolt have an insane son, which, to the best of my knowledge, which isn't perfect when it comes to the Inhumans (I didn't read the Inhumans miniseries which came out about 5 years ago), is the first we're hearing of this. Bravo! On his best day, Bendis couldn't write something like this, IMO, without making it dreary, self-conscious, and 'arty' in the worst sense. This series is both fun and 'serious.' Awesome.
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Lantern Festival 元宵节
Happy Lantern Festival
the rice glue ball 元宵
glutinous rice 糯米
exhibit of lanterns 灯会
guess lantern riddles 猜灯谜
play couplets game 对对联
enjoy beautiful lanterns 赏花灯
In the Lantern Festival, all the Chinese eat the sweet rice glue balls made of glutinous rice, because they symbolize unity and
snuff 灯花
lions/dragons dancing 舞龙/舞狮
dragon lantern dancing 耍龙灯
walking on stilts 踩高跷
land boat dancing 划旱船
yangko/yangge dance 扭秧歌
beating drums while dancing 打太平鼓
drum dance 腰鼓舞
fireworks party 焰火大会
traditional opera 戏曲
variety show/vaudeville 杂耍
Lantern Festival's temple fair 元宵庙会
Lantern Festival In ancient China, new year celebrations started
from New Year's Eve and reached a second climax during the Lantern
Festival. Here is the story behind the Lantern Fetival: During the reign
of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty, there was a palace maid named
Yuanxiao. Yuanxiao was a clever and kind-hearted girl, but she was very
sad and homesick as she was locked up in the palace all year round. Luckily
she found a friend in a minister called Dongfang Shuo. He told the
emperor a clever story and helped Yuanxiao see her family again. Shuo
told the emperor the Supreme Deity of Heaven had ordered the God of
Fire to set the city of Changan ablaze on the 16th day of the first
month of the lunar year. Shuo said the only way to prevent this from
happening was to let off firecrackers and hang up red lanterns all over
the city. Shuo said everyone, even the palace maids, would have to
participate in the lantern show. Knowing that the God of Fire
loved to watch a good fire show and that he also liked the dumplings
made by Yuanxiao, Shuo suggested to the emperor he allow Yuanxiao to
present her dumplings to the god. Shuo said the fire god would surely be
appeased and therefore save the city of Changan. The emperor
bought the story and ordered the city of Changan to spend that entire
night letting off firecrackers and playing with lanterns. Nothing amiss
happened that night and Yuanxiao took advantage of her time outside the
palace to have a family reunion. Emperor Wu Di had such a good
time that the next year he again ordered that red lanterns be hung all
over the city on that same day and the little palace maid made her
dumplings again too. Thus the 15th day of the first lunar month
of the year became a festival. The Lantern Festival is also called the
Yuanxiao Festival, named after the famous dumplings. On this night,
people celebrate under the first full moon of the year, which is
symbolic of family reunions and a full happy life. Source: http://www.insidechina.com/culture/festival/
colored lanterns' temple fair 彩灯庙会


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"A slap was delivered last night, but what is important is that the seditious presence of America in the region should be ended," Ayatollah Khamenei said on Wednesday.
The Leader's remarks, broadcast live on national television, came hours after Iran's retaliation against the US assassination of the Middle East's most prominent anti-terror commander and his Iraqi trench mate Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
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The Leader hailed the Iraqi parliament's decision ordering US troops to leave the country as well as the Iranian parliament's blacklisting of American forces as terrorists.
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Good morning. Lots of results today, which I will have to really belt through, as I have to be on a train for London by 10:30 this morning, for a company meeting. My diary is packed for the next 3 weeks, with in total meetings or presentations from 18 companies scheduled (some in groups, such as the ED and ShareSoc investor evenings), so it's going to be pretty manic trying to take in all of that! But it's what I enjoy doing, so bring it on! I find the more companies' management you meet, the better you get at sorting the wheat from the chaff. Or at least spotting the better risk/reward opportunities, might be a kinder way of putting it.
The company I am seeing for an analysts lunch today is £270m market cap Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP) - they operate some UK coal mines, and are a distributor of coal amp; coke, haulage, etc. The reason I'm interested in seeing this company is because they seem so cheap on a PER basis. At 806p the shares are indicated by Stockopedia to be on a forward PER of just 6.3, and with a 2.7% dividend yield. The Balance Sheet has some long-term debt, but it's not excessive at all, with net debt reported at £77.9m as at 31 May 2013.
Figures issued this morning are for the year ended 31 May 2013, and show turnover up a whopping 36% to £843m, and continuing underlying profit before tax up 5.9% to £52.2m. Looks like there are some one-offs due to problems at one of their colieries, but this has been known about for some time.
From a Google search, I can see that the price of coal seems to have shot up in recent years, so presumably that is driving things. Continuing underlying EPS is reported at 134.6p, with a 20.5p dividend, which both look a little ahead of expectations. I don't know anything about the coal sector, and obviously given its history of decline, have always assumed that it's moribund in the UK, but maybe not? In any case, I think most of HSP's profits come from parts of the business other than production.
If any readers have looked at this company, and understand them, then do please jot down your comments in the comments below, and I will read them on the train up to London. Would be good for me to have some intelligent questions to ask! But for the time being, a PER just over 6, combined with a reasonable dividend yield, and moderate net debt, have certainly sparked my interest. As regular readers here will know, I like sniffing out value, and GARP (growth at reasonable price), so will report back with my thoughts after meeting the company.
Check out the Stockopedia historic graphs here - everything going nicely in the right direction - smooth profits growth, and the valuation coming steadily down, and the yield (recently) going up.
Small recruitment software company, Dillistone (LON:DSG) has issued its interim results to 30 Jun 2013 today. It's like a smaller version of Bond International really, and I'm booked in to meet management at an investor lunch in November, so that should be interesting.
I note also that they are doing a results Webinar today at 3pm. What an excellent initiative! This is an ideal way of getting information out there to private investors amp; City people alike. It's great to see companies amp; their advsiers starting to do things like this, and I really hope that we quickly move to a situation where all Listed companies do results presentations or webinars twice a year. It's important that a recording of the webinar is also put on the web, as personally I probably won't be able to look in at 3pm today, but would like to see it later tonight.
Turnover is up slightly, at £3.8m, but Dillistone make decent margins, so £856k operating profit (before goodwill amortisation) is a strong result at 22.5% operating profit margin. They do capitalise development spending, £339k in H1, but my my calculations operating profit is stated after a £210k amortisation charge - i.e. profit is only boosted by £129k through capitalising development spend as opposed to expensing it fully as incurred (which is my preferred, more conservative accounting treatment).
So Dillistone look on track to meet broker consensus of 7.6p EPS this year, which puts the shares at 96p on a PER of 12.6, which looks about right to me. Larger competitor Bond Intl recently said that their markets are picking up, as recovering economies mean that companies are more prepared to spend on upgrading their software, after 5 lean years. Therefore I am receptive to the idea of investing in good quality, reasonably priced software companies at the moment.
Dillistone are also a small consolidator in a fragmented sector, and that's a nice place to be - because the valuations on small private companies are usually much lower than the valuation of a Listed company. Therefore you can create shareholder value by acquiring lots of small companies at low valuations, bolting them on, thereby growing earnings, and hence pushing up your own share price as investors react to increased earnings, and even afford you a higher PER because you are delivering growth. This is exactly the business model that Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) have deployed, with astonishing success. So again, I'm receptive to the concept of investing in small consolidators in fragmented markets, who make good quality but cheap acquisitions. You have to be careful of course to avoid small consolidators that overpay for rubbish acquisitions, and then fail to manage them properly! There are plenty of examples of that on AIM, where you see enormous Goodwill written off after a couple of years, when everyone realises they've cocked up.
One final point on Dillistone - I found some interesting "scuttlebutt" on the company on the web - a user group of recruitment agencies, discussing the software they use. Dillistone's product generally got very positive remarks from its users. On the back of that, and the reasonable valuation, I picked up a few shares a while back for my long-term portfolio. There's a good dividend too - the forecast yield is 4.2%, twice covered.
Being a former retail man myself, retail roll outs always interest me (i.e. where a retail format has been proven as profitable in a few locations, and is then rolled out to many more locations, thus generating rapid amp; profitable growth). Tasty (LON:TAST) is one which I've looked at before, but never been convinced by. They operate 27 restaurants, branded as "Wildwood" and "Dimts".
The roll out looks to be going reasonably well. Turnover is up 24% to £11.0m, and operating profit (before pre-opening costs for new units) was up 39% to £1,045k. Not bad going. They look to be at the stage where they can finance capex from a combination of existing cashflow, and bank debt, which is the point where retail roll outs really get exciting - as the rapid growth from that point doesn't need any further shareholder dilution.
However, the valuation is also pretty racy, as again is usually the case with a good roll-out. The market cap is £48m at 98.5p per share, which is a PER of about 30 times current year forecast EPS, dropping to about 20 times next year. They always look pricey at this stage, but it will probably look cheap in a few years time at this price.
I wonder, have any readers tried their Wildwood or Dimts restaurants? If so, I'd be interested to hear your views as a customer.
The Dominos pizza operator in Poland, DP Poland (LON:DPP) has always looked promising, but their figures are always dismal. Today is no exception, with really poor interims - only £1.5m revenue, and an EBITDA loss of £1.4m from 15 units - that doesn't look like a format that is going to work in Poland. The basic premise of any retail roll out is that you get the format to work highly profitably from the first handful of units, THEN you roll it out. That doesn't seem to be happening with DPP. They are assuming it will work, and rolling it out anyway. They now have an uphill struggle to make it work, but with £9.2m cash in the bank, it looks like they are likely to plough on regardless.
Maybe it will work, but based on the current figures, it isn't so far, so personally I shall be steering clear of these shares. The market cap of £16.9m is too high, in my opinion.
Results from Regenersis (LON:RGS) look good - worth a look.
Similarly results from Netcall (LON:NET) have good headline numbers, not got time to review at the moment, but might be worth a look. Decent cash pile too.
Sorry, got to dash, see you same time tomorrow!
Regards, Paul.
(of the companies mentioned today, Paul has a long position in HSG and DSP)
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The Minnesota Vikings signed Kirk Cousins to be the final piece of their championship puzzle. But in the quarterback's first season with Minnesota, the team won five fewer games than it did the year prior with Case Keenum under center, ending the campaign a disappointing 8-7-1.
Finishing with a record around .500 is a familiar feat for Cousins. In his three seasons as the Washington Redskins' starter, he had a combined record of 25-23-1, winning between seven and nine games in all three years.
As the only player in NFL history to ink a fully guaranteed contract, Cousins knows nothing would elevate his reputation to the level of his price tag more than stuffing the win column.
"I think (getting to) the next level really is all about winning," the 30-year-old said Wednesday, according to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "I'm pretty much a .500 quarterback in my career so far and I don't think that's where you want to be and that's not why you are brought in or people are excited about you."
Since Cousins became a full-time starter in 2015, only Matt Ryan, Drew Brees, and Philip Rivers have thrown for more yards among QBs with at least 25 starts, according to Pro Football Reference. He's also eighth in touchdowns, third in completion percentage, sixth in passer rating, and ninth in yards per attempt over that four-year span.
But his impressive production hasn't been enough to cement his status as a franchise player. To change that, the Vikings' signal-caller must, at the very least, find a way to lead his team back to the postseason.
"If I don't play well, if I don't have gaudy statistics but we win multiple playoff games this year, the narrative will be I went to the next level," he said. "If I have my best year (statistically) yet in 2019 but we're 8-8, I didn't go to the next level.''


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US Seventh Fleet flagship arrives in Manila
MANILA, Philippines — The USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the United States Seventh Fleet, docked at the Manila South Harbor around 9 am Friday for a routine port call and a four-day goodwill visit.
The US Embassy said that the US carrier's visit would highlight the strong historic, community, and military connections between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines.
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Self releasing and not being under a record can be nearly impossible to make it out of the underground, you have to be different and better and you need to find a way to stand out. Dylan Young looks like he's trying to get out of the norm with his debut EP called "How it Felt". The five song-EP is collection of soothing songs that have ever been released independently, they're just so raw you can hear Young's voice reaching into your soul and making it sing along. Each song is composed without any scarifies, making them worthy of being reached to a bigger audience, "Burn" which starts off the EP shows without any editing and without any vocal correction tools Young's voice is just as authentic as the songs he has written. He has knack for writing some writing typical indie rock songs but rather than sounding the same as of his many peers he manages to push the bar, this is evident in "After Words" which is just as catchy as the rest, but with the faster tempo it's the one that stands out the most and is the most memorable. The closer "Curse Of The Hips" completes the EP in the sense that its following the same sound the EP and combines every good part of the EP which is most of it, and puts it into one melting pot in which the outcome is 5th song. Young's voice and lyrics are things that aren't heard a lot these days and he's lucky to have that over everyone. "How it Felt" is yet another rare collection of songs that we need more of and Dylan Young is managing to get the jump on his peers with it.
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Chris Paul Hornets Point Guard Get His Own Shoe
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Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets point guard gets his own shoe. Chris will have a signature line of shoes called "The Jordan CP" which will hit stores this weekend. The shoe has a "61" etched into it which symbolizes his grandfather. After his grandfather died, Paul played in a high school basketball game scoring exactly 61 points, one for each year his grandfather had lived. The letters "SP" stitched on the backside of the tongue are in loving memory of his mentor and former college coach Skip Prosser. The shoe also comes with Chris Paul's signature stitch; a bowling pin configuration on the ankle that spotlights his other favorite sport – bowling. The Jordan CP also takes its design inspiration from the rich cultural heritage of the Mardi Gras Indians and the city of New Orleans paying homage to the Hornets with a New Orleans stinger heel pull tab.


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It's called Christmas ornamenting. It's the hottest new craze of putting goofy shit all over your head…Okay maybe I made that up, but I certainly hope it catches on.
WWIB: Rump Roasts
Contrary to their name, shorts don't always have to be soooo short. That's a recipe for bottom biscuits everyday of the week. You guys decide which one you have to start your weekly consumption with.
Lagging Behind
I don't mean to point on the blatantly obvious, but I think he is having trouble keeping up because he is sucking in plastic as opposed to refreshing, live, nourishing air. Just one man's opinion though.
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Yo Ho Ho & A Bottle Of Rum!
The high-seas, rum, swordfights, walking the plank, talking parrots, cannon fights. Ohhh the life of a pirate. Unfortunately out of that list only rum seems reasonable to me in 2013. You enjoy your fantasy pirate world. I'm from Pittsburgh so we are living our fantasy Pirates right now with those first place Buccos!


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Having casually followed the work of George Siemens for well over a year now, I jumped at the chance to enroll in the second run of the open course Connectivism & Connective Knowledge, co-taught with Stephen Downes, someone who resurfaced on my radar last spring when I was working on the NetGenEd Project. Unfortunately, I missed the start of last year's inaugural effort and regretted it all year. So, I was glad that they were repeating the experience.
The whole idea of an open course with global participants fascinates me. While the course is based at University of Manitoba, and there are a small group of students participating for credit, there are hundreds of people just tagging along for the shared experience and the learning. It makes me wonder how rich any class would be with this kind of open participation of for-credit and not-for-credit students?
In beginning my review of the week one's material, my excitement is growing. It has all the makings of a powerfully, transformative learning experience. Based on the notion that all learning is social and networked, Siemens and Downes plan to lead the course in a freshly conceived role of network mediators. Understanding that they each are simply single nodes in a sprawling, living network of co-learners, Siemens states an initial challenge in the introductory video.
"In our particular, technological era we can let go of a lot of the assumptions we have held to date with regard teaching and learning. We can have rich learning experiences that don't take place in the forums that we tell you go to."
What strikes me about this comment is that it is an authentic realization of the nobody-is-smarter-than everybody ethos, which is one that I hold dear. I also love the premise that if conversations are made a priority context is established by contributions and interactions with others and the material, another introductory gem.
One of the first items of the class was to post an introduction, which I did. However, I am not sure that I addressed the questions that was posed about what needs to happen for me to consider the course a success. On some level it is already a success.
Logging into the intial Elluminate session, I was pleasantly surprised that there were so many familiar names in the room. Instantly I recognized the likes of Dennis Richards, someone I have been following on Twitter since the New Medial Literacies Conference, last spring. Unfortunately, I missed the chance to meet him in person at Alan November's Building Learning Communities this summer. Additionally, Dave Cormier, of EdTechTalk fame among other insanely great projects, was heckling in the chat room of the session playfully. Sadly, it sounds like he may not be quite as involved as he was last time. It is hard to remember, but I think I learned of the course originally from following his blog. I imagine a few other usual suspects will appear at some point during week one.
I just hope that I really have the chance to invest and prioritize the kind of time and reflection needed to make the experience a deeply powerful one. I always seem to have too many things happening at once. Anyway, I thrilled to be involved.


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One of the most anticipated coasters in Europe is most definitely Taron at Phantasialand. The record breaking coaster will soon open up for guests, but there is still no set opening date or possible opening month. We went to Brühl to take a look and enjoy a day at the park!
The day started out a bit cloudy in Brühl on a, what would seem to be, busy Sunday. Our first ride of the day was Colorado Adventure, one of the best Vekoma Mine trains out there, and on the lift hill I enjoyed the sight below!
After a wild ride on Colorado, Chiapas was up next. When walking towards the ride, you pass underneath a passage where the gates of Klugheim are closed. Here's one of the few places where you can easily peak at the ride and the amazing rock work.
'Under construction here, the newest themed area with two coasters: Klugheim!'
But as we cannot enjoy it just yet, we went on to the world class water ride: Chiapas!
Flowers are added everywhere in the park and give that extra touch, especially now it's Spring.
I love this fella and his funky music. Don't know who came up with this scene, but the song is still stuck in my head now!
High up Chiapas, you can spot Taron once more, and this time you'll have a good idea of what it will look like once it's finished. Take a look on the left side of the rock work…
Here's a close-up! When exiting Chiapas, you have a decent view on this strange looking wall. The rock work stops and turns into these green fences covered with ivy. I wonder what they will do with this in the future…
Next up where Black Mamba and Talocan, after which we went to the top part of the park: The Hollywood Tour and Temple of the Nighthawk. These rides really need to go… I mean, just look at this scene from Oz…
The sun was coming through and so we walked towards River Quest. On the alley next to it, you spot the new decoration of the river rapids attraction. Underneath the new gate that's installed on the wall of River Quest, you see the hole where Raik has its lift-hills.
It's here that you start to see why Klugheim is not open just yet. There is a large building structure that's far from done.
Here's our first picture of Raik! Yes you can't see a thing but Raik seems to be very well hidden. From almost every view I had on Klugheim, there seemed to be no trace of Raik except here. Do notice how high the building with the lift hills is!
Once on River Quest itself, we passed by another large building structure. Also here works are far from finished so it seems that Klugheim isn't ready at the moment…
The new improvements of decoration on River Quest are awesome. The lift tower on the right hand side matches nicely with the newly lifthill building of Raik.
The new castle structure is perfect for the rapid river as the lift of the water ride is much more of a surprise now. The building always felt incomplete so I'm very glad they will finally give it the theming it deserves.
After the first very wet (but luckily I was spared) drop, we drifted towards the whirlpool. Here we really got a chance to see more of Klugheim. On the right side we see the unfinished building where the top part is already advanced. Many other buildings have got rooftops and are painted.
The track just looks incredibly intigrated in the area, the style is just very cool and they made a very good choice by choosing this type of theme.
The sides of the River Quest station also received new windows and a nice paint job. It really looks so much better now.
The other ride that will most likely be included in the Klugheim area is Mystery Castle of course. It was already visible in the background of quite a few pics, where it's just perfect.
When exiting the tower ride, you see another side from the construction that's well on its way, next to the Mystery entrance of the park.
We walked to the other side of the park again and couldn't resist stopping at the Klugheim gates again. Love the gargoyle they made.
This also seems like a fun element of the ride. There are still so many questions about the full lay-out. One things for sure: the ride crosses itself 116 times! (Which is a crazy amount!)
In the past, you had little windows to peek through to see the construction, but now they're sealed off. Peeking through one of the slits gave this result. On the other ones, you saw part of the first launch area and mostly the track crossing itself.
Back in Berlin! Here on the corner of the 'main street' of the park, you could enjoy the 'Pay once, double fun' offer. It is still running to April 30th! You just need to enter your paid ticket of the day and in return you get a free return ticket. You need to write your name as once you return, they will check with your ID card if it's really you.
Notice something here? Look right underneath Mystery Castle and you see the Klugheim rock work wall. From this side, it doesn't really attract any attention at all.
Fun thing about Phantasialand is that they're not afraid to provide some simple entertainment. For example, here: some dressed up characters that are playing with guests.
In the top area Wakobato, the splash battle, was closed for the whole day. Did you know that some people literally have Phantasialand in their back garden? Just look on the right side of the picture and you'll see several houses!
Here's my favorite water ride again!
Hang on, was that the train I heared??? Just missed it on this pic! What you see here is what happens right after the first launch!
That's better! Wow! It's a pretty short train but this looks like an incredible pass by!
After launch number two, you get up to this scene. Love how the track twists and makes you go sideways. Always good to see them testing!
Back on Colorado Adventure, I was able to see Klugheim from this point of view. It's a bit blurry, but on the right side you definitely have an airtime hill there. Also the buildings look awesome from here.
Here's the train again! It was pretty speedy on this part of the track. You clearly heard the launches, even though they weren't too loud. After you here the second launch, the train goes up to this part of the track.
This truly is some nice rock work! Helder Lopez and his team did an excellent job!
Here the weird looking wall again…
I quite like this barrel shaped building. I'm sure it will give that medieval type of atmosphere.
Love how the support is hidden inside of this Dragon type of structure. As the train passed, it looked like an awesome experience.
The end of the day also means entertainment on the big square in the Berlin area. Acrobats and the Phantasialand dragons do a fun show for guests to conclude their trip to the park.
We preferred this type of ending though!
One more thing, here's a teaser of Taron passing by after the second launch!
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Making a Difference – One Youth at a Time
In the now-familiar story, a man happens upon a boy on the beach, earnestly picking up starfish that have washed up with the tide and tossing them back into the ocean.
"Little boy," says the man. "There are miles and miles of beach and thousands of starfish that have washed up. You can't possibly make that much difference."
Undeterred, the boy picks up another starfish and throws it into the sea.
"It makes a difference to that one," he says.
At Tidewater Youth Services Foundation—working hand-in-hand with our public partner, Tidewater Youth Services Commission, we are diligently picking up all the starfish we can – one by one – and tossing them back into the ocean!
About the TYS Foundation
Tidewater Youth Services Foundation is the charitable partner to a public agency, Tidewater Youth Services Commission.
The Commission works in close partnership with the Juvenile Courts and Departments of Social Services throughout Hampton Roads to provide a full range of community-based therapeutic services for youth and their families. For more information on Commission services, visit the website at www.TYSCommission.org.
Established in 1991, the TYS Foundation exists to support and enhance all Commission services. Through philanthropy and volunteerism, we can preserve programming that would otherwise be eliminated due to state budget cuts, we can develop new services, and we can ensure that the Commission has all of the tools needed to help the young people it serves.
In short, with community and corporate support, we can touch the lives of youth in ways not possible through state support alone.
Look what's possible with community support:
- We can help struggling readers improve their skills through our Academic Support and Literacy Program.
- We can help at-risk youth develop positive leisure activities and get involved in the arts and cultural enrichment — protective factors in the prevention of delinquency.
- We can meet the basic needs of youth, providing clothing, medication, and other personal items.
- We can help with family emergencies, including the loss of utilities or eviction – events that destabilize families and compound a child's problems.
- We can offer delinquency prevention services to help at-risk youth avoid involvement with the juvenile court.
- We can teach important life and social skills that that will help at-risk and court involved youth grow into self-sufficient adults.
How you can make a difference
- Join the Friends of the TYS Foundation and help us promote our mission.
- Sponsor, volunteer, or participate in our annual fundraiser, the Santa Claus Shuffle 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun/Run.
- Invite us to speak at your church or civic group.
- Facilitate the Junior Achievement curriculum at one of our group homes.
- Contribute to our "wish list", available on our organizational website.
- Donate gift cards to help us provide basic needs for the youth we serve.
- Make a gift through the mail or online at www.networkforgood.org.
- Designate the TYS Foundation when you contribute through the United Way, the Combined Federal Campaign, and the Commonwealth of Virginia campaign.
- "Adopt" a group home and provide games, books, linens, and personal items for the residents.
For more information, visit www.TYSFoundation.org or email [email protected]


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Let's start with Captain America #36 (written by Ed Brubaker, pencilled by Butch Guice, inked by Mike Perkins), a mostly-action issue which eventually finds our hero failing to fill his mentor's inspirational role. It's a moment I'd been anticipating for a couple of issues — except for the heckling, naturally — and it speaks to the power of that costume. James B. Barnes looks like Captain America, fights like Captain America (if a little dirtier), and carries Cap's shield. As far as the "living symbol" stuff goes, though, the people aren't convinced. On the action side of the equation, the extended fight scene which takes up the first part of the issue is exciting enough. However, its capper — Cap being thrown through a window, landing on a hovercar, and blowing away his attacker — ends up a little static. Maybe some speed lines would have helped me, or maybe devoting just one panel to the fall drained some of the suspense. Overall, though, a consistently satisfying title.
It was a weird issue of Birds Of Prey (#116 written by Sean McKeever, pencilled by Nicola Scott, inked by Doug Hazlewood). I didn't think Black Alice was supposed to be that … well, mean; and there was a very unsettling vibe running through the Lady Blackhawk/Killer Shark/Huntress scenes. I never expected to see Huntress in a damsel-in-distress situation in this title, that's for sure. Oh well, at least Scott & Hazlewood aren't going anywhere, right?
Like the cover blurb, I'm hesitant to call The Brave and the Bold #11 (written by Mark Waid, pencilled by Jerry Ordway, inked by Bob Wiacek) a "team-up." Instead, it trades mostly on a reversed Superman setup to amusing effect. Ordway fits Superman like a glove, not surprisingly. I think I even saw some of his old Daily Planet staffers (especially "Whit") in the background. I'm sure he'll do fine on the rest of the DC characters, but this issue was a perfect way to kick off his tenure.
Not so successful, unfortunately, was Superman/Batman Annual #2 (written by Joe Kelly, drawn by Scott Kolins), a reworking of a World's Finest two-parter from 1968. A mystical bad guy takes away Superman's powers and renders Batman helpless, and it's only through feeling good about themselves that they get their mojoes back. Really, I might have liked this issue more if not for the extraordinarily dark color work of Jorge Molina. Everything seems to occur against an indigo backdrop, and when you're talking about the black-robed villain, the deep blues, grays, and blacks of our heroes' costumes, and even the muted red and yellow of Robin's costume, it's like reading through sunglasses. Kelly's script doesn't help, since it neither sets up nor resolves the central problem (Superman's loss) with adequate explanation. I like these retro-style stories, obviously, but here things just didn't work out.
Serenity: Better Days #1 (written by Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, drawn by Will Conrad) kicks off the second Dark Horse miniseries featuring the crew of everyone's favorite Firefly-class freighter, and the good news is, it reads like a pretty decent episode of the TV show. The bad news is, it took me a few passes to figure out how the big action sequence at the beginning was concluded. This was apparently not my week for action sequences. Art is fine; everyone looks about like you'd expect, with only a panel or two where Inara might be mistaken for River, or vice versa. Dialogue is typical for a Whedon-run production, although not too satisfied with itself. Better on subsequent readings, which helps justify me, y'know, buying it.
Unfortunately, I don't know that I can buy (see what I did there?) the central premise of The Flash #238 (drawn by Freddie Williams II), the first issue for new ongoing writer Tom Peyer. It's the old "Wally needs a job" plot, explored by Bill Messner-Loebs several years ago, but still. This time it's augmented by the "Wally openly admits he'd feel better getting paid" subplot; and again, I thoguht we'd settled this. When Wally's Flash identity was public knowledge, somebody (Messner-Loebs, I think) said he got trust-fund income from a charitable foundation set up in Barry Allen's name. When Geoff Johns restored his secret identity, he got a job as an auto mechanic. I guess that's gone away in the flurry of a) being thought dead and b) living on another planet for around a year. Anyway, the central question is, do Peyer and Williams sell this new development? Does the issue work? By those criteria, yeah; I guess so. The new money concerns are exacerbated by a new mind-controlling supervillain. I'm still not entirely sure Williams is a good fit for the Flash — he's better on Wally's physique, but some of his expressions seem off. Peyer I like a lot, so I'll give him some time to convince me.
I probably should have figured out that Justice League of America #19 (written by Alan Burnett, pencilled by Ed Benes, inked by Sandra Hope, Mariah Benes, and Ruy Jose) wouldn't really cross over with the Salvation Run miniseries. Therefore, I should give it some credit for the misdirection, and some more for bringing back a classic JLA villain as the real menace. That's about it, though. For a one-and-out issue (which this is, essentially, despite its two issues' worth of lead-in), said villain gets defeated much too quickly, because there's too much time spent on Earth arguing over the civil rights issues of exiling supervillains. At least these crossover issues are coming to an end.
Ah, but speaking of which, here's Tangent: Superman's Reign #1 (written by Dan Jurgens, pencilled by Matthew Clark, inked by Jesse Delperdang), the story I almost wish was in JLA instead of its own miniseries. Basically, the Flash and Green Lantern travel to a parallel Earth quite different from their own, where they meet a Flash and Green Lantern who are the same in name only. The issue also introduces an all-new Mirror Master, well-suited for DC's multiverse, and has a nice "Deep Space Nine" reference. The plot isn't anything innovative — Tangent's Superman is now the absolute ruler of his Earth, and I presume our heroes will spend the next 11 issues trying to overthrow him. However, it's nice to see a multiversal crossover where the only similarities are the names, and even the archetypes are different. Clark's figures are a little too splashy at times, but overall the issue flows well. I also can't fault Jurgens' dialogue, and believe me that's not something I say every day.
Clark used to draw Adventures of Superman from the scripts of one Greg Rucka, who continues the tour-de-force wrap-up of his run on Checkmate (#25 co-written by Eric Trautmann, pencilled by Joe Bennett and inked by Jack Jadson) with an extended guest appearance by the Man of Steel and certain other high-profile superheroes. It's been a change of pace for the title, but it gets no complaints from me. This arc not only answers the "why don't they get Superman to do it?" complaint, it draws some pretty clear lines between the world of bright spandex and the world of Checkmate. Bennett and Jadson are a little more suited for the superhero side of things, but that's a stylistic nitpick. They're good storytellers, and they keep a number of balls in the air. The only good thing about the end of this team's run is the fact that I won't feel bad about not following their replacements.
Finally, Countdown #6 (written by Paul Dini and Adam Beechen, story consultant Keith Giffen, pencilled by Mike Norton, inked by Jimmy Palmiotti) kicks off the End Of The World … or, more precisely, the "Great Disaster" which will lay the foundation for Kamandi's Earth. It has the same doomsday appeal as the apocalyptic flashbacks in post-apocalyptic movies, only this time with people turning into animals and vice versa. Mike Norton's pencils are a little too clean, simple, and just plain pleasant for this sort of descent, although Beechen's script chooses wisely to have survivor Buddy Blank narrate it. For once, I approve of first-person narration! We know how this ends, though: the boat sinks. The question is whether Leo DiCaprio dies. For that, tune in next time….


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Man kills Census Bureau guard, leads DC police on pursuit
Armed man kidnapped a woman, killed a Census Bureau guard and led police on a pursuit before an exchange of gunfire left him and an officer wounded
By Jessica Gresko and Amanda Lee Myers
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A man kidnapped a woman, fatally shot a Census Bureau guard and led police on a car chase through Maryland and Washington, before authorities cornered him in an exchange of gunfire that left the suspect and a police officer wounded, authorities said.
The suspected shooter was identified Friday as Ronald Anderson by Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office spokeswoman Gina Ford. Anderson's 48th birthday was Thursday, the same day as the crime spree.
Anderson's condition wasn't immediately available Friday. Neither was the wounded officer's. Police said the woman who was allegedly kidnapped was found safe.
FBI Baltimore spokeswoman Amy Thoreson said the shooting was not terrorism-related and that the Census Bureau was not targeted. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier said it's believed to be domestic in nature.
The shooting "was a tragic and scary event for the Census Bureau family," agency Director John Thompson said in a Friday statement.
"We know the situation last night was tense, especially for the hundreds of employees who sheltered in the building and in their cars for several hours not knowing when the incident would be over," he said. " ... We appreciate everyone's cooperation as law enforcement worked to clear the scene to make sure we were safe and free from danger."
Thompson also said his prayers go out to the family of the guard, "who was killed in the line of duty protecting us and other workers."
The guard, identified as Lawrence Buckner, died at Prince George's Hospital Center after Thursday evening's chase and shooting, said Erika Murray, a spokeswoman for the hospital in Cheverly, Maryland. She did not give Buckner's age.
Buckner was a contractor, working for the federal government through the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based company Master Security, according to a Homeland Security statement released Friday.
The normally bustling H street corridor in Washington's northeast — where the chase ended — remained closed during rush hour Friday morning as police continued their investigation there. Local television showed yellow police tape still strung across one of the Census Bureau gates in the Maryland suburbs early Friday.
The Census Bureau headquarters opened two hours late Friday morning, and workers were allowed to take unscheduled leave or to telework. Workers who had to shelter in place after the shooting Thursday night were granted excused absences.
The officer and suspect were both conscious when they were taken for medical care, Lanier said at a news conference Thursday.
Chief Lanier said a guard at a gate of the U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland, Maryland, saw two people fighting in a car that matched the description of a vehicle described in a report of an armed kidnapping about 6 miles away in northeast Washington.
When the guard approached the car, the man shot him and took off, crossing the border into the nation's capital and firing at police who had begun to chase him, Lanier said.
He fired again at them during the chase before police blocked him and collided with his car, Lanier said. Cornered, the suspect opened fire again and police shot back. During the exchange of gunfire, both the suspect and an officer were wounded, she said.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Some, I've kept deep within myself.
And no, we're not going to harvest them here in the open.
That's a 'crop choice' that's mine alone.
I'd probably have better luck with Monty Hall anyway.
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I arrive to this age where I'm wondering about some of the things I left on the side of the road...or behind doors I did not open..ReplyDelete
Well, sometimes I think about that...and then I realize there are still choices today that I would like to make, but can I? Those doors look alive, looking at us, watching what we're going to do...Yellow Submarine, that hallway with the doors?ReplyDelete
nice line-up to depict your point.ReplyDelete
It feels like there are often too many choices these days relative to just about anything. Love this very cool photo!ReplyDelete
I find myself thinking more and more about the "what ifs" of life.ReplyDelete
Yes, I guess most of us have a lot of "what ifs." But we still have more choices yet to come - hopefully we are wiser now.ReplyDelete
We all have those what if moments in life.ReplyDelete
A woman I know always said she never regretted anything she had done, but she did regret things she had not done . . . And that word 'choice' -- so evocative, so crucial -- ahhh.ReplyDelete
We could all get ourselves in a fine state of self-putty if we spent too much time reflecting on choices we made and choices we didn't make. I prefer to look ahead.ReplyDelete


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A transportation safety briefing will be held in Washington D.C.
Officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and FAA are holding the forum on Friday.
They will discuss how safety lessons from aviation can be applied to the auto industry.
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Chennai people are crying as the whole city is surrounded with water. Heavy rain for the past ten days lashed brought the city to a virtual standstill. All the roads are waterlogged and people cannot use any vehicle on the road. Even walking on the road is risky. The rail traffic is hit.
There was no current supply in many areas. The schools and colleges remain shut and the students are watching the TV news very seriously. The Army, Air Force, The Coast Guard and the public have joined hands in rescue operations.
Arrangement has been made to air-drop drinking water and food in worst-hit areas. Boats and helicopters carried people to safe places. IT companies have given employees the option of flexible work shift and work from home.
We have to learn the lesson to safeguard the city in future from such natural calamities, as there will be heavy rain and storm in every November.


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When you work for long hours on a computer you require ergonomic computer desk so that you do not have back problems, shoulder pains and other pains. An ergonomic computer desk helps to maintain the right height when working on the computer.
The Ways in Which Ergonomic Computer Desk helps
When working on the computer if the height is not properly aligned there are a lot of problems that you can face. You can develop carpal tunnel problems if the arms are wrongly positioned during typing compared to the desk. Once you start with these problems it takes a long time to get it rectified.
All these problems can be avoided if you get an ergonomic computer desk and work with the right posture. If you spend a lot of time on computer at work and at home it is essential to have an ergonomic office desk. Before you invest in ergonomic computer furniture understand the ergonomic principles.
Tips to be Followed When Working on the Computer
When short people work on the computer they may have to use a stool to place their feet to get the right working posture while, tall people may need a taller desk so that the hands are properly positioned when working on the computer. The ideal arm position should be90* angle when typing on the computer.
Ergonomic computer desks are to prevent strains when working on the computer. It is essential to choose a desk with matte finish to prevent glare on the eyes. The next step is to type with your hands in the waist position. Sometimes you may have to use a keyboard tray below the table.
Ergonomic Computer Desks for Comfortable Working Posture
As technology has advanced people working on computers for long hours have also designed ergonomic workstations to work for long hours without any problem. Now there is a new working posture known as Obutto ergonomic workstation where the seating position is related to the keyboard, monitor and mouse.
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|Alberto CONTADOR
|Ivan BASSO
|Peter SAGAN
|Daniele BENNATI
|Matteo Tosatto
|Roman KREUZIGER
|Michael Valgren ANDERSEN
|Rafal MAJKA
|Michael ROGERS
The Russian team, which started as a Danish squad in 1996 under the name Home-Jack & Jones, taken over in 2000 by Bjarne Riis and sponsored successively by Memory Card, Tiscali, CSC and Saxo Bank, holds the longest roll of honour on the Tour de France out of the teams active in the 21st century. In fifteen participations, it boasts two general classification victories (thanks to Carlos Sastre and Andy Schleck) as well as three other places on the podium (twice by Ivan Basso and once by Andy Schleck… but not yet by Alberto Contador, despite his fifth season with the team!), twenty two stage victories (without competing in the bunch sprints), twelve secondary classification and 36 days in the Yellow Jersey!
From the renaissance of Laurent Jalabert for an end to his career marked by two Polka Dot Jerseys, to the last stand by Alberto Contador on the roads of Alp-d'Huez in 2011 and the stab in the gutter on the way to Saint-Amand-Montrond in 2013, over a decade or more the team has swung between controversy and accomplishments, between knocks and misfortune: the victory by Tyler Hamilton with a broken shoulder in Bayonne (in 2003); the fall of David Zabriskie with the Yellow Jersey on his back at the end of the team time-trial at Blois (2005); the exclusion of its leader Ivan Basso before the start of Le Tour in 2006 and its recovery in the Alps via the victories of Jens Voigt and Fränk Schleck; the disgrace of Bjarne Riis following his admission to doping, offset by the performances of Fabian Cancellara in London and Compiègne (2007); the triumph in 2008 thanks to a team devoted to Carlos Sastre against the favourite Cadel Evans, whilst sacrificing the Yellow Jersey of Fränk Schleck; the blooming of Andy Schleck in 2009 and 2010, but too late to prevent him from leaving the team.
Last year, for the first time in his career, Contador withdrew from the race after a fall. Without him, the team managed to recover, with the revelation of Rafal Majka, its climber, and by pulling Michael Rogers out of its hat… On the Tour de France, the last thing that could be said about Bjarne Riis' team is that it is boring! However, the team now belongs to Oleg Tinkoff, the exuberant Russian millionaire who bought the team and then removed its famous Danish manager. The Giro-Tour double is the major challenge this year for Alberto Contador and his explosive entourage which now includes the three times winner of the Green Jersey Peter Sagan.
GC victories: 2
- 2008: Carlos Sastre
- 2010: Andy Schleck
Stage victories: 22
- 2001: Laurent Jalabert at Verdun and at Colmar
- 2003: Jakob Piil at Marseilles; Carlos Sastre at Ax-3 Domaines; Tyler Hamilton at Bayonne
- 2004: Ivan Basso at La Mongie
- 2005: David Zabriskie at Noirmoutier-en-l'île
- 2006: Jens Voigt at Montélimar; Fränk Schleck at Alpe-d'Huez
- 2007: Fabian Cancellara in London and at Compiègne
- 2008: Kurt-Asle Arvesen at Foix; Carlos Sastre at Alpe-d'Huez
- 2009: Fabian Cancellara at Monaco; Nicki Sørensen at Vittel; Fränk Schleck at Le Grand-Bornand
- 2010: Fabian Cancellara at Rotterdam and Pauillac; Andy Schleck at Avoriaz and Col du Tourmalet
- 2014: Rafal Majka at Risoul and Saint-Lary-Soulan; Michael Rogers at Bagnères-de-Luchon
Victories in secondary classifications: 12
- 2001: Laurent Jalabert (Polka Dot Jersey and most combative rider)
- 2002: Laurent Jalabert (Polka Dot Jersey and most combative rider)
- 2003: Team classification
- 2008: Andy Schleck (best young rider); team classification
- 2009: Andy Schleck (best young rider)
- 2010: Andy Schleck (best young rider)
- 2012: Chris Anker Sørensen (most combative rider)
- 2013: Team classification
- 2014: Rafal Majka (Polka Dot Jersey)
Yellow Jerseys: 36
- 2005: David Zabriskie, three days; Jens Voigt, one day
- 2007: Fabian Cancellara, seven days
- 2008: Fränk Schleck, two days; Carlos Sastre, five days
- 2009: Fabian Cancellara, six days
- 2010: Fabian Cancellara, six days; Andy Schleck, six days
22: the number of stage victories during fifteen participations, including only one in a sprint finish (by Fabian Cancellara in 2007 at Compiègne).
7th July 2001: the renaissance of Laurent Jalabert at Verdun, after his transfer from ONCE, marks the start of Bjarne Riis' time as a team manager on the Tour de France.
23rd July 2008: Riis orders Carlos Sastre to attack on the climb up to Alpe-d'Huez, designating his first winner of Le Tour, at a point where Fränk Schleck was wearing the Yellow Jersey.
19th July 2010: due to a mechanical incident, Andy Schleck loses the Tour de France to Alberto Contador with whom Riis is in close contact to replace the native of Luxembourg (however, he went on to receive the title almost two years later after the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to confirm the disqualification of Contador).


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Inspired by the aristocratic safari look, this bag is a timeless classic and works with most styles. The slouchy leather gets better with age and gives a distressed patina with every use.
Color: Tan
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There are hundreds of cities to consider for a trip to Asia. However, there are a few that stand out among the rest as excellent places to get a full dose of culture.
Shanghai is a huge metropolis that has everything China has to offer and more. If your time is limited, but you want to get the best experience of Chinese culture, then Shanghai is surely the way to do it. Book into a Shanghai hostel to save money as there is plenty to do and see. Perhaps you're after the hustle and bustle of everyday life, then get down to the markets, where the smell of deep-fried soy is unmistakable. As for architecture, you'll find old buildings like the Jing'an Temple nestled among shining modern towers, and Western-style buildings speak to its eclectic influences. The city is old, and it has held its cultural and political importance since the 1930s. It is the place to get to know China.
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Findings from a new study suggest that technology developed by Google can improve the social skills in children with Autism, unlocking social abilities and lessening the severity of the symptoms. The study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine paired a smartphone app with Google Glass to help kids with Autism understand emotions conveyed in people's facial expressions (News Center, 2018).
What is Autism?
Autism is a developmental disability that can cause a complex range of behavioural symptoms and may be mild, moderate or severe. The main features of autism are difficulty in social interactions and communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests. Children or adults with autism may be highly intelligent, of normal intelligence or have learning difficulties (Healthdirect.gov.au, 2018).
About one in 200 Australians are affected by autism, and the large majority are boys at over 80% of cases (Healthdirect.gov.au, 2018).
The Study and the Superpower Glass
Standford University School of Medicine recognised the available therapies for children with autism are "time-intensive and overdependent on specialists" (Daniels et al., 2018). They also recognised the waitlists for these therapies can mean waiting over 18 months. To address these complications, Stanford University School of Medicine developed a Superpower Glass, a machine-learning-assisted software system that runs on Google Glass and an Android smartphone, designed for use during social interactions (Daniels et al., 2018).
The Superpower Glass was supplied to 14 families in the United States and assessed any changes in the children with autism from intake to conclusion through the Social Responsiveness Scale, a facial affect recognition task and qualitative parent reports. The children in the study were aged between 3 and 17 years. The study required families to complete three or more sessions with Superpower Glass per week, for 20 minutes per session.
The Android app and Superpower glass in the study recognised eight emotions:
- Happiness
- Sadness
- Anger
- Disgust
- Surprise
- Fear
- Neutral
- Contempt (named "meh" in child-friendly terms)
(Daniels et al., 2018).
The Superpower Glass, linked to a smartphone app, consists of a glasses-like frame equipped with a camera to record the wearer's field of view, as well as a small screen and a speaker to give the wearer visual and audio information. As the child interacts with others, the app identifies and names their emotions through the Google Glass speaker or screen (News Center, 2018).
The treatment could help fill a major gap in autism care as people can be waiting for specialists and proper care.
Results of the Study
The study found an increase in social awareness, social cognition and social motivation and a decrease in autistic mannerisms for the children. Communication however didn't improve for every participant.
Twelve of the 14 families said that they observed an increase in eye contact throughout the study. This could assist in developing the children's social skills and could be an important treatment method.
Although a range of traditional treatments can assist children with autism, they have limitations, and need to be delivered one-on-one with trained therapists. This new technology was sent home to families, named Superpower Glass to help make it appealing to children, encouraging families to engage with what they're learning and transfer it to their daily lives.
Families told the researchers that the system was engaging, useful and fun. Kids were willing to wear the Google Glass, and the devices withstood the wear and tear of being used by children (News Center, 2018).
A larger, randomised trial of the therapy is currently underway.
If you'd like to learn more about the interface of the app and Superpower Glass, and the people involved in the study, take a look at the autism glass Stanford study website.
Daniels, J., Schwartz, J., Voss, C., Haber, N., Fazel, A., Kline, A., Washington, P., Feinstein, C., Winograd, T. and Wall, D. (2018). Exploratory study examining the at-home feasibility of a wearable tool for social-affective learning in children with autism. npj Digital Medicine, 1(1).
Healthdirect.gov.au. (2018). Autism. [online] Available at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/autism [Accessed 7 Aug. 2018].
News Center. (2018). Google Glass helps kids with autism read facial expressions. [online] Available at: http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/08/google-glass-helps-kids-with-autism-read-facial-expressions.html [Accessed 7 Aug. 2018].