How is my pet likely to respond to the new arrival?

How much exposure has your pet had previously to children? How has your pet reacted when it has been exposed? The most serious concern would be with a pet that has previously reacted aggressively or fearfully with children. If there have been previous problems you should consult with a veterinary behaviorist to determine the situations that have previously led to aggression, and the safest way, if any, to make the transition. If the pet’s previous problems were with a specific child, a specific age group or under specific circumstances, it may be possible to design a program that emphasizes safety and works to adapt the pet gradually to stimuli and situations that are similar to the previous situations in which the pet was aggressive to a child. A desensitization and counter-conditioning program may improve or resolve the pet’s anxiety prior to the arrival of the child. In addition, there must be a means for physically and verbally controlling the pet so that safety can be insured when the child and pet are together.

The next most serious concern is the pet that has had little or no exposure to young children or babies. Without any prior experience it is difficult to predict how the dog may react. A lack of early socialization to children may lead to some initial anxiety or fear associated with the sights, sounds and odors of the new child. If there are no unpleasant experiences when the child first arrives, and the first few introductions are made positive, there may be no problems. Even if a pet has shown no previous problems when interacting with children, keeping all introductions positive will help to get the relationship between your pet and your new child off to a good start.

One final concern is the growth and development of your child. As your child progresses from being carried to one that rolls, crawls, and begins to walk, and so on through childhood, some pets may have trouble adapting to one or more of these changes. Fear, dominance challenges, possessive displays, and playful behaviors could result in aggression. Anxiety or fear could lead to anorexia, compulsive disorders (e.g. flank sucking, acral lick dermatitis), or destructiveness (e.g. house-soiling, marking, chewing, digging). Remember, regardless of how your pet may respond, a dog and a young child should never be left alone unsupervised.

What can we do to prepare for the new arrival?
Behavior problems (destructiveness, house-soiling, compulsive disorders, increased demands for attention, generalized anxiety) may not develop directly from the arrival of the child, but rather from the changes in the household, associated with the new arrival. With nine months or more to prepare for a baby’s arrival, the best way to minimize problems and help the pet to cope is to make changes gradually so that they have been completed prior to the arrival of the child. Consider any changes that you may need to make in the pet’s schedule, housing, play, exercise, or attention, so that adjustments can begin to be made well before the baby’s arrival. Design a daily routine of social times and alone times that can be practically maintained after the baby arrives. Be certain that the program meets all of the dog’s needs for physical activity, social contact and object play / chew toys. Set up the nursery in advance and if the pet is to be kept out of the room, access should be denied before the child’s arrival. Otherwise, if your intention is to allow your pet to continue to enter the room when supervised, begin to accompany your pet into the nursery, so that it can adapt to the new odors and new setup. The dog should be allowed to investigate the baby’s room, blankets, and new furniture, and praised or given a small food treat so that it can develop a positive association with each of these new cues.

Is crate training advisable?
It also might be prudent to teach your pet how to be comfortably confined in a safe, secure and relaxing area. With new children in the home, unexpected visitors and the other disruptions that go with a changing household it would be beneficial if the dog were able to be placed in another location without showing distress or anxiety. Start with teaching the dog how to settle on command in a comfortable and out of the way location. Once the dog can do this well, try placing a baby gate on the doorway while you are also in the room but occupied doing other things such as watching television or reading. It might help to provide the dog with a stuffed chew toy to make the time more enjoyable, Once the dog can stay with you in the room for a long period of time, try sitting just on the other side of the gate. Finally, slowly move your chair down the hallway so that the dog can learn to remain calm and comfortable as you move away. Be sure to vary the time the dog is confined prior to be released and only release the dog when it is calm and quiet, never when it barks and whines. The goal is for the dog to learn how to be comfortable in a separate, safe and secure location without you while you are home.

Are there more specific preparations that I can make as the time of arrival approaches?
Some pets might become anxious of, or fearful toward, any of the new and different stimuli associated with the sights, sounds, or odors of the new child. New activities associated with childcare can be practiced in front of pets so that they can become familiar with them. Tape recordings or videos of babies crying, holding a doll wrapped in a blanket, taking your dog for a walk beside a stroller or baby carriage, or even going through the motions of changing a diaper and applying baby powder will simulate some of the experiences to which your pet will soon be exposed. If there is any sign of anxiety associated with any of these situations, then more formal reward-based training should be practiced and repeated until the pet exhibits no problems in the presence of the stimuli. By providing a favored chew toy, giving a food reward, or providing extra affection during these activities, your pet may actually learn to enjoy these new stimuli.

Is there anything special I should do for my cat to prepare for the arrival of a child?
For cats, the most important adaptation is to any changes that will be needed in the cat’s home. Although fear and anxiety to the sights and sounds of a new baby are possible, adapting to changes in the household are often the most trying for cats. For example, obtaining new furniture, altering the cat’s feeding, sleeping, elimination or play areas, and trying to keep the cat out of certain locations such as the crib, should all be considered before the arrival of the baby. To reduce the chances of the cat marking new furniture, the first few introductions to the new areas should be well supervised. Once your cat has investigated and rubbed against the new furniture, spraying is far less likely. Similarly, when the crib or cradle is first set up, the cat may wish to mark the area, or investigate, or even to sleep in the crib. Booby trapping areas can teach the cat to stay away from the areas of concern, well before the baby arrives in many situations pheromones can help keep the cat calm and prevent spraying.

What should be done when the baby arrives?
Progress gradually, avoid any situations that might lead to fear, anxiety or discomfort in the baby’s presence and make all associations and experiences in the baby’s presence positive. Maintain or even increase the amount and type of training, exercise, and play. When necessary use your pre-trained confinement area when you need to concentrate on the baby without interruption.

The most important aspect of retraining is to reward the pet for obedient and relaxed behavior in the presence of the child. In many households there will be less time and energy available for the pet. While focused on the child, or attending to the chores associated with parenthood, the pet may be ignored, disciplined for approaching too close, or confined to a different area of the home. Your pet may still receive its play, exercise, affection, food and attention, but often not until the baby is finally asleep or is under the care of some other family member. Many pets soon learn that the presence of the baby is a time for inattention, confinement, or even punishment, while the absence of the baby is a cue for good things to happen. This must be reversed. Every effort should be made to allow the pet into the room for food, play or affection when the baby is present. Feed the pet when the baby is being fed, or have another family member give affection to the pet, play with the pet, or do some reward training (stay, go to your mat) when the child is in the room. Take your dog outdoors for play or a walk when you are taking the child out. The goal is to teach the pet that positives or good things are most likely to happen in the presence of the child and to avoid any negative association with the child.

What should be done if aggression arises?

How can I teach my children to be safe around pets?
Although there are no rules that will guarantee safety, there are important guidelines that can be followed to reduce the chances of problems and the risk of injury. The first rule of thumb is to avoid doing anything to the dog that you might not want your child to do. This would include physical punishment, rough play, or teasing. Children must be taught how to interact with and handle their family pet including how to approach, pat or lift small pets. Wherever possible, play sessions and training should include the children with the supervision of a parent. This can begin from the time the dog is a puppy by attending puppy classes and obedience classes that include all members of the family. If the pet has not previously exhibited possessiveness of food or toys, the adults can practice with the children approaching the dog at its food bowl, patting and giving favored treats, along with teaching the give or drop command for favored treats. It may be best to use a leash and head halter during this training if there is any concern that the dog might resist or become anxious.

While your dog may appear to tolerate or even enjoy handling from people of all ages, you must teach your child how to meet, greet and handle animals. The child will be safest if taught to avoid hugging, tugging on the leash, collar or tail and handling around the eyes, ears and muzzle. Even if the dog is familiar it is best to avoid reaching toward the head or face-to-face greetings.

Children must also be taught that strange pets may not behave in the same way as their family pet. A simple rule is that the child should NEVER approach another family’s pet without being given permission and then to approach slowly and avoid reaching for the head and face. Children should be taught to avoid pets entirely if they are displaying any signs that might indicate fearfulness (shaking, ears back, tail between legs, crouch, trying to escape) or aggression (growling, showing teeth, barking, hair standing on end). Although most children would be tempted to run away from an aggressive dog, they should be taught to stand still like a tree, with the arms against the body, and avoid eye contact and yelling or screaming. If the child is on the ground they should curl up and cover their head and ears with their arms and fists, and remain still until the dog moves away. Any threatening dog or bite should be immediately reported to an adult.


transfinite number

transfinite number
an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.

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      denotation of the size of an infinite collection of objects. Comparison of certain infinite collections suggests that they have different sizes even though they are all infinite. For example, the sets of integers, rational numbers, and real numbers are all infinite; but each is a subset of the next. Ordering the size of sets according to the subset relation results in too many classifications and gives no way of comparing the size of sets involving different elements. Sets of different elements can be compared by pairing them off and seeing which set has leftover elements. If the fractions are listed in a special way, they can be paired off with the integers with no numbers left over from either set. Any infinite set that can be thus paired off with the integers is called countably, or denumerably, infinite. It has been demonstrated that the real numbers cannot be paired off in this way; and so they are called uncountable or nondenumerable and are considered as larger sets. There are still larger sets, such as the set of all functions involving real numbers. The size of infinite sets is indicated by the cardinal numbers symbolized by the Hebrew letter aleph (alef>) with subscript. Aleph-null symbolizes the cardinality of any set that can be matched with the integers. The cardinality of the real numbers, or the continuum, is c. The continuum hypothesis asserts that c equals aleph-one, the next cardinal number; that is, no sets exist with cardinality between aleph-null and aleph-one. The set of all subsets of a given set has a larger cardinal number than the set itself, resulting in an infinite succession of cardinal numbers of increasing size.

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Universalium. 2010.

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Now That I’ve Created Something, How Do I Spread It?

The entrepreneur’s greatest challenge is building a posse that will talk you up. Here’s how it’s done.

Now That I’ve Created Something, How Do I Spread It?
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Jacques de Romas.

Wait, that’s not right. Wasn’t it Benjamin Franklin?

Well, not according to historians. The Bordeaux Academy and The French Academy both credit de Romas for successfully being the first to complete The Kite Experiment. Even Mythbusters believe they’ve busted Franklin’s claim–the shock from the reported key would have easily killed him.

So what’s the point? Franklin didn’t do the experiment–in fact, he didn’t even discover electricity. A guy named Thomas-François Dalibard had proven a month prior to Franklin that lightning was electricity through an experiment similar to The Kite Experiment (but he used a lightning rod, which probably explains why he lived to describe the experiment).

So why aren’t grade school kids taught about Thomas-François Dalibard’s discovery. Why isn’t de Romas flying the kite in that painting? Why is Franklin so famous for something he probably didn’t even do?

I enjoy helping entrepreneurs figure out how to start and grow businesses. And I’ve had a chance to work with some new entrepreneurs at Starter School here in Chicago. At a recent talk I gave, one question stuck in my mind. The young entrepreneur asked, “Now that I’ve built a product, how do I get it to spread?” This entrepreneur recognizes that having a good idea and building a great product isn’t enough.

We can’t predict successful things just based on how good they are. Our social influence over each other messes up our ability to choose. So how do we get our products to spread if it’s not enough to rely on making something great?

He became an apprentice to his brother, James, who taught him the printing business. And when Franklin was 15, James founded a newspaper, The New-England Courant. Franklin wanted to write for the newspaper, but James wouldn’t allow it. So the rebellious teenager just wrote under a pseudonym, Mrs. Silence Dogood.

Let’s look at this quote from Mythbusters about how The Kite Experiment myth began:

There’s Franklin writing an article for the Pennsylvania Gazette. But Franklin wasn’t just an occasional writer there. He owned the Pennsylvania Gazette! And the Pennsylvania Gazette was the most read newspaper of the American colonies.

Franklin knew the power of writing and owning ways to distribute his messages. So he spent significant time writing for newspapers, publishing books, even running a newspaper–in other words, building an audience before he even had much to spread.

Most people see the “overnight success.” But if you peek just a little bit further back, you’ll see Ryan doing something similar to Benjamin Franklin.

He was writing.

Ryan was a product manager at a company called PlayHaven. And during his time there, he knew he wanted to create a business, he just didn’t know what it would be. But instead of squandering his time dreaming about starting a business, he built an audience.

He put a ton of effort into his blog, Twitter, and getting articles in popular online magazines like PandoDaily and Fast Company, writing about other people’s products and what made them successful.

And his audience grew.

When the time finally came to tell people about a product he built, he didn’t have to go looking for a way to spread it, he already had it.

Look at one of the first articles talking about Product Hunt on Fast Company. Who wrote it? Ryan Hoover. And editors at other magazines were happy to spread Ryan’s news… because he had already been helping them.

Benjamin Franklin also had another genius idea to help spread his work–he created a hub of smart people interested in helping each other out, the Junto.

If you’re dreaming about your own business, but reading this while working for someone else, or maybe you’ve already started something, but it’s far from being ready or good, don’t squander this time. Don’t wait. Start writing, teaching, and publishing today. Form groups of like-minded people and friends. So when you do have something of your own to spread, you’ll already have an audience happy to help.

And Franklin did both.


New Delhi: A voter turnout of  71.93 per cent was recorded till 6 PM in the second and last phase of elections in Chhattisgarh, which covered almost 19 Assembly segments. Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha said the polling percentage is likely to rise further as a number of people were still in the queue for voting. The highest turnout was reportedly recorded in Bindranawagarh and Baikunthpur.

“Today’s election was peaceful and incident-free as elaborate security arrangements were made. A number of old voters, including those over 100 years of age, also exercised their franchise and the Commission had made arrangements for them,” he added.

The EVM malfunctioning was reported from several booths across Dhamtari, Jashpur, Raipur, Ambikapur, Khallari, Raigarh Patan, Sihawa and Korba, with the Congress accusing the state’s ruling BJP of “electoral malpractices” and “attempting to disrupt” the poll process.

However, the poll panel rejected the allegations of widespread malfunctioning of the voting machines and asserted that faulty EVMs were promptly replaced without any disruption to the voting process.

A total of 1,079 candidates were in the fray, with both the Congress and the BJP contesting all the 72 seats.  The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has contested 25 seats and its ally and former Chief Minister Jogi’s Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) in 46 seats.  The Aam Aadmi Party fielded candidates in 66 constituencies in the state where the BJP is in power since 2003.  An electorate of over 1.5 crore, including over 77 lakh male and over 76 lakh female voters, were eligible to vote.

Among the prominent faces in the fray in the phase for the Congress were Baghel (Patan), Leader of Opposition in the Assembly T.S. Singh Deo (Ambikapur) and former Union Minister Charandas Mahant (Shakti). For the BJP, the list included state ministers Brijmohan Agrawal (Raipur City South), Rajesh Munat (Raipur City West), Amar Agrawal (Bilaspur), Prem Prakash Pandey (Bhilai Nagar).

For the alliance, Jogi contested from Marwahi, his wife Renu Jogi from Kota, and his daughter-in-law Richa Jogi, a BSP nominee from the Akaltara seat.

The state had recorded 76.28 per cent polling in the first phase of elections held on November 12. The highest polling percentage was recorded in Dongargaon (85.15), followed by Khujji (84.48), Khairagarh (84.31), Bastar (83.51), Kondagaon (82.84), Dongargarh (82.53), Keshkal (81.32), Chitrakot (80.31), Mohla-Manpur (80), Rajnandgaon (78.66), Kanker (78.54) Jagdalpur (78.24), Bhanupratappur (76.77), Antagarh (74.45), Narayanpur (74.40), Dantewada (60.62), Konta (55.30) and Bijapur47.35 per cent.


South Korea’s Parliament Sets Up Presidential Impeachment Vote

By The Associated Press 8 December 2016

A parliamentary official reported the motion to a plenary session, which means an impeachment vote must take place between 24 and 72 hours. Friday is the final day of the current parliamentary regular session.

The motion needs two-thirds approval in the 300-seat single-chamber parliament to pass. The opposition and anti-Park independents have 172 seats and they appear to have secured enough support from ruling party dissenters to pass an impeachment, according to political observers.

If the vote passes, the country’s Constitutional Court will have up to 180 days to determine whether to formally end Park’s presidency. During that time Park would be suspended as president but not removed, with her duties, including commander in chief of South Korea’s 630,000-member military, temporarily transferred to the prime minister until the court reaches a decision on whether her impeachment is constitutional.

Prosecutors say they believe Park colluded in the criminal activities of a longtime confidante to manipulate government affairs and extort businesses. The confidante, Choi Soon-sil, and two of Park’s former aides allegedly linked to the scandal have been indicted. Park, who has immunity from prosecution while in office, has refused to meet with prosecutors investigating the scandal.

Park, South Korea’s first female president, would be the country’s second leader to face an impeachment vote. In 2004, lawmakers impeached then President Roh Moo-hyun on allegations of incompetence and election law violations. But the impeachment led to a big public backlash, and the Constitutional Court reinstated Roh two months later. Roh left office in early 2008 after serving out his single five-year term. In 2009, he killed himself amid a high-profile corruption investigation of his family.

Park has publicly apologized over the scandal three times and acknowledged that she received help from Choi in editing her speeches and with unspecified “public relations” matters. Park denies involvement in Choi’s alleged criminal activities.

Hundreds of thousands of people calling for Park’s ouster rallied near her presidential place of Blue House for six straight Saturdays, and her approval ratings plunged to 4 percent, the lowest among South Korean leaders since democracy came in the late 1980s. An opinion survey released Thursday showed about 78 percent of respondents supported Park’s impeachment.

About 160 lawmakers affiliated with the two main opposition parties said Thursday they would resign en masse if parliament does not approve Park’s impeachment, but that could be just a symbolic move because the parliamentary speaker won’t likely approve them out of worries about further political chaos.

Park is a daughter of late dictator Park Chung-hee, who ruled the country for 18 years until his 1979 assassination. Choi is a daughter of Choi Tae-min, a purported cult leader who served as a mentor for Park Geun-hye until his death in 1994. Park, whose mother was assassinated in 1974, described Choi Soon-sil as someone “who helped me when I had difficulties” in the past.

Park’s ties with Choi Tae-min, who faced a slew of corruption scandals, have long dogged her political career. Many here criticize her for maintaining ties with the Choi family and lacking transparency on key decisions.

Park, whose term is to end in early 2018, has said she would stand down if parliament arranges a stable power transfer. Her liberal opponents have called the overture a stalling tactic to buy time and find ways to survive the scandal.


What is culture today?

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High culture, low culture, subcultures, corporate culture, consumer culture, no culture – what does the word culture mean in all this?
Does it relate to classical music, traditional folk costumes or the sporty lifestyle?

In earlier times, it may have been easy to define culture in opposition to nature. But latest with the advance of concepts such as the Anthropocene, the idea that our planet has entered a geological age defined by human impact, our contemporary concepts of culture deserve a thorough revision.

What is clear is that our culture defines us, but is also changing all the time. So how to look at something so important, yet so fluid?
In this course we will look at the various categories of culture, and the different established concepts to address this issue, and test them against our own observations. The concept of the course is strictly dialogical – I deliver the presentation, you deliver your observations and together we will examine these examples and their interrelations.

At the end of the course you may not have a finite answer to our initial question, but you will have a whole toolbox of ideas and concepts at your disposal that you can use for your own practical work, but also to make more sense of the ever changing world around you, and yourself in it.


Animal-Human SARS Link Found

Animal-Human SARS Link Found

Animal-Human SARS Link Found

With SARS still circulating through exotic animals in Chinese markets, China might have lifted its ban on the sale of the animals too soon, according to new research.

China banned the sale of 54 species of wild animals early in the SARS outbreak when research suggested that the disease may have emerged from an exotic animal sold for food, possibly the civet cat, in Guangdong provice in southern China. The new research, published in the journal Science, confirms that SARS reached humans from wild animals sold as delicacies.

China's OK to sell exotic animals after the World Health Organization said on July 5 that the disease had been cleared from the human population worldwide, was premature, researchers say.

"All six masked palm civets were positive for (the) virus, as was the only raccoon dog tested," said Henry Niman, a Harvard researcher who has followed SARS closely. "Thus it seems that if such animals are going to be sold, they should first be certified to be virus-free."

The researchers also found the virus in a ferret badger. They're still trying to confirm which species SARS emerged from.

A team of WHO specialists assigned to study the virus in China recently submitted a report to the Chinese government calling on the country to begin SARS testing on exotic animals sold for meat. But that's difficult because no practical test exists for identifying the virus in animals.

"I would have been more hesitant (than China was) to lift the ban," said Albert Osterhaus, in an article that accompanied the new study in the Sept. 5 issue of Science.

Wildlife farmers suffered financially as a result of the ban, he said, but the risks of igniting a resurgence of SARS in humans trumps that.

Only farm-raised animals (i.e. none from the wild) can be sold in markets according to Chinese regulations, but the WHO team says more restrictions are needed. The report also asked farmers to keep records of the animals from farm to market, and said that wild animals should be isolated from farm animals.

Two humans who had contact with the animals tested positive for the same strain of SARS found in the animals, according to the Science study. The strain would have to mutate slightly to make humans sick, but that's a small step for this quickly mutating virus, researchers say.

The new study in Science is good news for researchers trying to track down the origin of SARS and how it spreads. The researchers submitted the entire genome sequence of the SARS strains to GenBank, a free government database of genome sequences.

The more SARS genomes researchers can decode coming from animals, the better road map they will have for tracking the virus back to the animal "reservoir" – the animal it originally came from and in which it may still be lurking. Tracking virus mutations can help them learn how the disease jumps from animals to humans and perhaps prevent the jump from happening in the first place.

"I believe most on this list will be quite impressed with how the SARS CoV (coronavirus) changed over a very short time frame," Niman said in an e-mail to a SARS newsgroup he runs. "This data will make the analysis of new SARS sequences very easy."

SARS emerged from Guangdong in November and killed 349 people in China, more than half of them in Beijing. Another 5,300 people in China were infected before the flulike illness ebbed in June.

SARS deaths most often occur as a result of pneumonia. The WHO team said it will scour hospital records from the past two years to determine how many cases of pneumonia independent of SARS are typically reported.

"That way, if we see a suspicious rise in number, we'll know something is up," said WHO spokeswoman Maria Cheng.

The Chinese Health Ministry also said it would begin collecting blood, phlegm and other bodily fluids to track the coronavirus that causes SARS, the state-controlled Star Daily newspaper reported.

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Is Remote Start Bad for Your Car Engine? Your Question Answered

Is Remote Car Starter Bad For The Engine?

If your remote car starter is installed correctly, a remote start is NOT bad for your Car Engine.

There has been a lot of misconceptions about remote car starters. Let’s clear the air about them in this article.

I have written about how remote car starters work in a previous article. In summary, the remote car starters perform the same functionality as your key or button start. It starts the ignition of the engine. This then turns on the other systems in your car.

The only difference with a remote car starter is that the car is started from a distance.
Revving up a cold engine is harmful to a car. This can happen when the internal engine is not heated sufficiently. It is also because the lubricants that protect the engine and the internal car parts are not flowing freely as soon as the car starts. As the lubricants would have settled down when a car is turned off, it would need time to reach the right places. Hence, it’s best to avoid revving up a car that has just started.

There are two points that you need to make a note of that can damage your car engine or the remote starter itself:

  1. Repeatedly turning the engine on & off
  2. Bad wiring of your remote car starter

If you turn the engine on & turn it off immediately, then it increases the wear of the engine. This should be avoided. However, you may note that new car manufacturers are implementing stop/start technology to vehicles. The engine stops when it is idle and then starts as soon you remove your foot from the brake.

A badly wired remote car starter will hurt your car battery. It can suck a lot of additional power from the car battery. If you have an after-market remote car starter, you should check how it is wired, if you are facing issues with your car battery.

If you do get your remote car starter installed by a professional, this is something that you will not need to worry about too.


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October 9, 2017

So rare you may wonder if it is ‘out of this world’…
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There are eight common blood types. Keyword there? Common. If what you know about blood stops right around there, then this is all going to escalate very quickly. There are literally millions of varieties of blood types, and the rarest one is shared by fewer than 45 people on Earth. Talk about exclusive.
Easy As A, B, O
The ins and outs of blood types is way more complicated than you probably want it to be (or maybe that’s just us?), but here’s a relatively quick crash course. We are filled with red blood cells that carry oxygen through our bodies. Antigens cover these cells like sprinkles on a donut. The semblance of antigens on your red blood cells are like little name-tags that tell your body, “Hi, I go here,” to which your antibodies respond, “Nice! The rest of us won’t attack you.” Your white blood cells latch onto these antigens to act as a shield against infection.
The two main antigens are A and B. The kind you have are determined by the alleles (gene variants) given to you by your parents. A and B are dominant, while O (which does not have a corresponding antigen) is recessive. Then, in a different group, there’s the Rhesus D antigen, which gives us all the positive/negative stuff. For whatever reason, it’s called the Rh factor. Positive blood has the Rh factor (it contains the D antigen), and negative types lack it. Easy enough. There are 35 blood type groups recognized by the International Society of Blood Transfusion , but for simplicity sake, most people only really need to know about the two most important ones: ABO and the Rhesus D system.
If the 35 blood type groups didn’t throw you, now is where it gets even hairier. There are hundreds of different antigens, and they fall into 33 recognized antigen systems. These don’t all really get talked about because, for example, more than 99.9 percent of people carry the antigen Vel. Tagging a Vel onto the end of your blood type (i.e. ABVel+) would probably just be redundant. Not simplifying your blood type would kind of be like telling a really boring story with all the unnecessary and obvious details included. Just get to the good stuff, please, we can assume the rest.
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There’s Rare, Then There’s Rhare
After the eight common blood types, we’ve got a few unicorns. Something like 160 of the 342 blood group antigens are high-prevalence, which means most people have them on their red blood cells. If you lack an antigen that 99 percent of people have, then your blood is considered rare. If you lack one that 99.99 percent of people have, then congratulations, you’re Spiderman. Just kidding, probably.
The rarest blood type in existence is Rhnull blood . This stuff is characterized by a complete lack of antigens in the Rh system, which is the largest blood group system. This includes the D antigen (Rh factor, baby), plus the other 50-something antigens in the group. This blood type is so rare that only 43 people on Earth have ever been reported to have it, and there are only nine active donors. Until 1961, doctors assumed a person lacking all Rh antigens would never even make it out of the womb alive. “It’s the golden blood,” Dr. Thierry Peyrard, Director of the National Immunohematology Reference Laboratory in Paris, told Mosaic.
Besides making someone feel really special, Rhnull or other rare bloods are extremely valuable. “Because Rhnull blood can be considered ‘universal’ blood for anyone with rare blood types within the Rh system, its life-saving capability is enormous. As such, it’s also highly prized by doctors – although it will be given to patients only in extreme circumstances, and after very careful consideration, because it may be nigh on impossible to replace,” Mosaic reports.

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Acerophobia – Fear of Sourness

Acerophobia is also known as the fear of sourness or anything that tastes sour. People suffering from this kind of phobia avoid foods which are sour such as lemons and pickles. This is considered as a specific phobia which is also known as Acerbophobia.

Phobias arise from a series of various external events, particularly the traumatic events, and internal predispositions like heredity and genetics. Specific phobias, such as Acerophobia, can be tracked to a specific triggering event, which is usually traumatic at an early age. Genetics, heredity and brain chemistry are combinations that goes with life experiences which play a major role in the development of certain specific phobias.

Just like all other phobias where the symptoms vary on the person’s level of fear, symptoms for Acerophobia may typically include dread and severe anxiety. It may also include symptoms associated with panic attacks such as breathlessness, irregular heartbeat, rapid breathing, excessive sweating, dry mouth and nausea, and the inability to articulate words and failure to think clearly.

Treatments may include prescribed medications, but you have to remember that these medications might have side effects or withdrawal syndromes that can be severe. You should also take note that these medications does not actually cure Acerophobia, and only provides temporary suppression of the attack. On the other hand, there are treatments that can actually help such as Neuro-Linguistic Program, counseling, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy.


Education About Diamonds for Buffalo, NY

When you are thinking engagement rings or earrings and really want something special, nothing says it better than diamonds.

The Diamond is the birthstone of April and the anniversary gemstone for the 10th and 60th years of marriage. Since diamonds are composed of a single element, they are the purest of all gemstones. Diamonds were discovered in India in 500 B.C., and the name "diamond" comes from the Greek word "Adamas" which means unconquerable - suggesting the eternity of love.

The ancient Greeks believed diamonds were hardened dew drops, splinters from the stars or crystallized lightning and they cherished diamond jewelry as a symbol of love. Today, the gem-grade diamonds are used to make fine jewelry and engagement rings. The industrial-grade diamonds are used mainly for cutting and polishing. A diamond is the hardest substance known to humankind, and is made of a crystallized carbon that has unique powers of light reflection.

The Structure of a Diamond

diamond_graphThe Structure of a Diamond Proportion refers to the angles and relative measurements of a polished diamond. More than any other feature, proportions determine a diamond's optical properties. Studies have shown that table size, crown angle, and pavilion depth have a dramatic effect on a diamond's appearance.

The Value of a Diamond: The Four C's

Diamond Cut

The Cut is the factor that determines the brilliance of a diamond. A classic round brilliant cut diamond has 58 facets : 33 on the top, 24 on the bottom, and the culet (1 point at the bottom). Each of the diamond's facets must be placed in exact geometric relation to one another when the stone is being cut. Quality diamonds must be properly cut and not "spread", which means that the proper proportions are compromised to make the diamond weigh more.

Diamond Clarity

  • FL-EF | Flawless or Internally Flawless. No internal inclusions.
  • VVS1-VVS2 | Very Very Small inclusions. Very difficult to see under 10x magnification.
  • VS1-VS2 | Very Small inclusions. Can be seen under 10x magnification and in some cases to the naked eye.
  • SI1-SI2 | Small inclusions. Can bee seen under 10x magnification and may be visible to the naked eye.
  • I1-I2-I3 | Imperfect. Inclusions are visible under 10x magnification and in most cases to the naked eye.

The Clarity of a diamond is based on the number, location, size, and type of inclusions found in the stone. An inclusion is an imperfection or trace mineral in the stone that is visible under the magnification of a jeweler's loupe. The fewer inclusions the diamond has; the clearer, more brilliant and more expensive the diamond will be. A "Flawless" diamond is one that has no inclusions and is extremely rare and valuable.

Diamond Color

Colorless and near-colorless diamonds are the most valuable. Though most diamonds may appear colorless to the naked eye, the majority of diamonds contain slight traces of yellow or light brown when viewed under a jeweler's loupe. Depending on the stone's size, a single increase in color grade can boost the value of a diamond by thousands of dollars per carat. A traditional engagement diamond is usually colorless or near-colorless.

In nature, diamonds can also occur in shades of red, pink, blue, green and deep yellow - These are called "Fancy diamonds". In the United States and around the world colorless diamonds are graded on an alphabetical scale, introduced by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). "Colorless" or "rare white" diamonds are of color grades D, E and F. Diamonds of color grade D are very rare, and extremely valuable.

Diamond Carat Weight

The weight of a diamond is measured in carats (ct.). Each carat is divided into 100 points. For example: 1ct.= 100 points, 1/2 ct. = 50 points, etc. The carat weight alone is almost meaningless unless you also consider the cut, clarity and color of the diamond. A large diamond is not very valuable if it lacks brilliance, purity and high-grade color.

However, since larger stones are rarer than smaller ones, diamond value rises exponentially with carat weight. Therefore, a diamond weighing 3.0 carats, will always be worth more than three 1.0 carat stones of the same quality. No two diamonds are exactly alike, and you must weigh all of the factors - color, cut, clarity and carat weight - when making your diamond jewelry buying decision.

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Leading a (Virtual) Team

Leading a team has been the most challenging, and the most fun, part of my job. At times I’ve had team members not actually in the same room as me – or even the same country, that makes it more challenging but the principles of managing a team remain the same. Here’s my take on it.

There’s a lot of discussion about working remotely particularly as Yahoo and IBM removed that option for their employees, however there’s research out there indicating that remote teams can be as productive or even more productive than co-located workers.

I’ve had remote workers in three different set-ups;

  •  remote, working from another location including one in another country (with a different time zone)
  • regular, working from home 1-2 days per week
  • occasional, working from a different location for an occasional short period, for one colleague it allowed him to be in Spain for the bachelor party and the wedding of his closest friend.

In all three cases there were good business reasons for the person’s choice of work pattern, and I always had a team who were mostly in the office together. In the case of the person working at home 1-2 days per week it saved a rather long commute.

In leading my teams I’ve always tried to provide; a clear purpose, clear work assignments, regular progress evaluations, a good relationship with me as the manager and a connection to the rest of the team.

Team in the Room Remote Team
A Clear Purpose -annual/quarterly conversation for whole team to discuss team purpose -annual/quarterly conversation for whole team to discuss team purpose
Clear Work Assignments -annual performance review sets high level deliverables
-project design sets short term deliverables
-annual performance review sets high level deliverables
-project design sets short term deliverables
-rolling email tally of tasks and progress
Evaluate Progress -1 on 1 meetings each week (or two weeks)
-publish project progress
-1 on 1 calls each week (or two weeks)
-publish project progress
Relationship with a Manager -1 on 1 meetings each week (or two weeks)  -1 on 1 call
-daily chat on messenger
Connection to Team -Bad music Friday
-Friday team lunch
-Team events
-virtual “watercooler”
-project with team
-bring remote worker into team events

As you can see it’s not much different to manage a remote worker, but as a manager, I needed to document things in more detail because I wasn’t seeing them each day, and I had to make a specific effort to have a chat for a social purpose, the chat could go into work territory but typically began with a mention of coffee.

HBR did some research into how to make virtual teams work that backs up my empirical conclusions, particularly the idea of having regular contact across the team and between team the manager and the remote colleague. Unsurprisingly communication is the key to making it work.

Personally, I like having the option of working remotely, it allows me to really focus on an assignment. It can also be convenient if I have a mid-day appointment. I know that the flexibility is appreciated by team members. I haven’t seen any change in the productivity of any individual.  As a manager I wouldn’t want to manage a team where everyone worked remotely all of the time. At some point it would be hard to maintain the connection with each team member and across the team. But with a team of motivated professionals the option to work remotely is positive for the team members and the team.

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Form a SWAT team

When I first heard this term it was in a movie or a TV programme. I understood from the context that it was a specially trained team, but I didn’t stop to ask what it stood for; according to wikipedia it’s “Special Weapons and Tactics”.

The term seems to have crept into business language, and taken on the meaning of a special project team brought in to solve an urgent problem. They generally have a a single focus to solve the problem and a stronger mandate to get things done. Which does make we wonder; why not just give the existing team the power to solve the problem in the first place – perhaps before it even became a problem.

Often the existing team has no capacity to address a big new issue, or they may lack the knowledge to make a change. Here’s Obama talking at this year’s SXSW about making government more digital, he put in place a “Digital SWAT Team” to make this happen (from about 9.30 to 15.00).

In this case it’s clear that the knowledge brought into the US government services was able to address the problems of legacy systems, and outdated knowledge. They had the mandate to act, supported by the most powerful person in the country – of course they could get stuff done.

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Response to SEC Subcommittee Recommendations—Universal Ballot and Vote Confirmations

Dimitri T.G. Zagoroff is Content Manager and Internal Consultant at Glass, Lewis & Co. This post is based on his Glass Lewis memorandum. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Universal Proxies by Scott Hirst (discussed on the Forum here).

If effecting change at a single institution is like reversing the course of an aircraft carrier, revamping the proxy system is something akin to turning around a whole fleet. Undaunted by the task, it appears that the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee has gotten nearly all of its own boats pointed in the same direction. At a meeting September 5th, the IAC’s Investor-as-Owner Subcommittee recommendation on proxy plumbing received overwhelming support from all but two members of the bipartisan committee.

The IAC, chaired by Anne Sheehan, former director of governance for CalSTRS, was established by Dodd-Frank to provide the Commission with findings and recommendations on issues ranging from governance standards to the functioning of the market. Following last year’s SEC Roundtable, the Investor-as-Owner Subcommittee was tasked with disentangling the inefficiencies and complex interests of the proxy system.

In his introductory remarks to the meeting, SEC Commissioner Jay Clayton invited the committee to focus its discussion of changes to the proxy system on retail investors, asking if their lack of engagement stems from procedural overload or a disconnect between voting matters and long-term shareholder value. In particular, the commissioner put the spotlight on shareholder proposals, questioning whether (re)submission thresholds are “appropriately crafted to ensure that the proposing shareholder’s interests are aligned with those of a reasonable portion of the company’s long-term investors[.]”

However, the Subcommittee’s recommendation sidesteps submission thresholds and abstract questions regarding the meaning of the proxy agenda to instead focus on areas of the proxy system infrastructure that are “clearly in need of immediate attention.” In particular, the Subcommittee recommends that the SEC:

  • Adopt a universal proxy card for contested meetings;
  • Require end-to-end vote confirmations;
  • Require all parties involved in proxy voting to cooperate in reconciling data on a regular basis; and
  • Conduct studies on (a) investor views on anonymity and (b) share lending.

The Subcommittee’s recommendation was initially presented at the IAC meeting held July 25, however several members requested more time for discussion before putting it to a vote. In the interim the Subcommittee made several changes to its report, including an explicit statement that systemic improvement requires SEC intervention, and additional background on the rationale for adopting universal proxy ballots.

The IAC had previously recommended adopting the universal proxy system for contested meetings back in 2013, leading the SEC to propose rules to require their use in 2016. Those rules remain in limbo after initially facing significant corporate opposition, reflecting unfounded fears that a universal proxy would put management at a disadvantage. The Subcommittee notes that by last year’s SEC Roundtable, opposition had diminished “significantly, in part because of evidence that a universal proxy would not in fact favor dissidents over incumbents.” Moreover, the experience in markets like Switzerland, which has adopted the universal proxy, suggest that it would not lead to more contested meetings. Within the IAC, procedural objections to the specific implementation remain, e.g. whether or not issuers would effectively be mandated to adopt, however it appears that universal proxy has achieved a broad consensus of support. The Subcommittee recommendation effectively affirms the existing SEC rule, while suggesting minor changes to the pending rules to address perceived concerns, e.g. increasing dissident solicitation requirements.

In Glass Lewis’ view, implementing universal proxy would both enhance shareholder rights and simplify the mechanics of proxy voting. The current system for contested meetings limits flexibility and increases voting complexity by forcing investors to choose between management and dissident nominees on separate proxy cards. There may be instances where investors believe that the best option for the long-term success of an issuer is to support a mix of management and dissident nominees. In theory, it is possible for investors to vote their shares in this manner, but the administrative hurdles and associated risk of vote rejections generally dissuade investors from pursuing this option. Requiring the use of universal ballots for contested meetings would provide investors with the flexibility to vote for their choice of management and/or dissident nominees, potentially lower the costs associated with proposing a nominee, and dramatically simplify the mechanics of the voting process for these high-profile meetings by eliminating the need for two competing proxy cards.

End-to-end vote confirmations would represent another significant development for investors, and the market as a whole. A fully transparent and accurate voting system would significantly strengthen the value of, and therefore shareholder care applied to, proxy voting. Of course, there are factors that make vote confirmations a complicated process, not least the number of entities in the chain of intermediaries (e.g., investors, proxy advisors, ballot distributors, custodians, subcustodians, depositaries, transfer agents, tabulators, etc.). This complexity is exacerbated by both the lack of standard account identifiers, since each intermediary may assign a different identifier to the same account, and the absence of a robust communication standard, making ballot reconciliation a resource-intensive, time-consuming and, occasionally, inexact exercise. However, there are already instances where confirmations are being provided to investors today, suggesting that the complicating factors can be readily overcome if the appropriate incentives exist for the various intermediaries involved in the voting process. Adopting a unique electronic identifying code, potentially in conjunction with new technologies such as block chain, could facilitate the provision of accurate, timely and granular vote confirmations while also addressing concerns around over/under-voting, investor anonymity and distribution costs.

Universal proxy and vote confirmations are two areas where a broad consensus appears achievable, and progress is clearly actionable. It isn’t always so easy.

The difficulty of effecting changes to the proxy system is heightened by the wide range of participants, and sheer complexity of the issues—as illustrated by the committee’s recommendation regarding anonymity and share lending. Both subjects inspire strong, often opposing, views from within the investor community itself, and from the wider chain of intermediaries—some of whom have vested interests in maintaining the status quo. Before proposing any specific course of action, the Subcommittee is seeking more information on whether anonymity provisions in broker contracts have impacted the SEC’s default policy of treating broker customers as named owners—and if so, whether that reflects investor wishes or disaligned incentives within the proxy process. Similarly, the clear potential for share lending to complicate the question of whether shares have been voted is widely acknowledged, however due in part to the complexity of share lending itself, the Subcommittee is calling for a close study of the process—and of whether related proxy voting problems reflect issues related to structure, contract terms, or communication—before proposing any concrete changes.

Moreover, there are practical constraints on what the Subcommittee can propose, as illustrated by its recommendation that the SEC “require every participant in the proxy system to cooperate with the others to reconcile ownership and voting information on a regular basis, both during and outside the context of specific votes.” The aim of making vote and ownership reconciliation practices routine is clear, and elements of the proposal, such as extending existing requirements from transfer agents to other participants and calling on the SEC for enforcement, are specific. However, the Subcommittee stops short of defining what that cooperation would look like, proposing any particular processes, setting out a schedule for reconciliations—or addressing the cost of increased oversight and enforcement that would fall on both proxy participants and the SEC itself. Those questions may ultimately be moot—if implemented, end-to-end voting confirmation would effectively create a regular audit process and corresponding feedback loop that should address accuracy issues.

For the two committee members who voted against, opposition reflected what the recommendation left out as well as what it included. Along with concerns about the terms of universal proxy and the inclusion of explicit references to the unwillingness of private actors to effect change, the absence of any language covering shareholder proposals or proxy advisors was cited. Subcommittee chair John Coates acknowledged that there is work to be done in these areas—however, given that both are contentious topics that could raise difficult political tradeoffs, they may need to go through the comment process rather than through the Subcommittee.

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II – The demonic figures of Dracula Dracula shares many of the physical characteristics typically associated with devil-figures in myth and legend. Devils tend to have long faces, pointing chins and noses, dark or red eyes, and pale complexions. These characteristics actually correspond to the description of Dracula in the passage – quotes – . Besides, the repetition of the adjective “sharp” emphasizes the idea that Dracula has a particular physique. Also, his hands are so cold that it looks more like “the hand of a dead than a living man”. This directly leads the readers to the image of the vampires.
Moreover, Dracula’s rank breath suggests that his insides are somehow corrupt, which is the case, given that he is undead and drinks blood. We can feel that Harker is getting uncomfortable; indeed he had a feeling of nausea, because of the breath of Dracula.
The special physique of Dracula change the atmosphere between the two characters, and create an unease (=malaise) in the room showed with the sentence “we were both silent”.
The unease is getting stronger when Dracula is connected to wolves. – Quote – . The sentence “the Count’s eyes gleamed”, and more precisely the use of the verb “gleam” gives the impression that Dracula is actually a wolf. This idea is emphasized when Dracula says “Ah sir, you dwellers in the city cannot enter into the feelings of the hunter”. This sentence let us think that he is himself a hunter. This put a cold for Harker, who fears wolves and so, begin to feel scared. Besides, the strangeness of Dracula’s words also makes the readers uncomfortable. He has all the aspects to be a demonic character, which create the mystery in this passage.

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Chocolate Covered Coconut Easter ‘Eggs’

  • Author: Ingrid DeHart -
  • Prep Time: 30
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield: 20 1x

Chocolate Covered Coconut Eggs are a healthy upgraded version of a Mounds Bar. It has a soft, sweet coconutty filling covered with a thin chocolate shell. They’re vegan, paleo and raw.

  1. Line a platter or tray with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Gently melt the coconut oil in a small sauté pan on very low heat. Add the maple syrup and vanilla. Stir to combine.
  3. Put shredded coconut, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla into a food processor. Pulse until it forms a thick and sticky paste, but stop before it becomes completely smooth.
  4. If you’re making different colors, divide the mixture into 3 or 4 bowls. Color the filling in each bowl as desired with organic food coloring.  Mix thoroughly.
  5. Chill for 10 minutes.
  6. Use a teaspoon to form into egg shapes. Lightly wet your hands then, scoop up a heaping teaspoon of the filling. Press it onto the teaspoon to form the egg shape. Press firmly to make sure they hold their shape.
  7. Place them on the lined tray.
  8. Freeze for 1 hour until firm.  This will make the coconut ‘eggs’ easier to dip into the chocolate.
  9. Melt the chocolate with 1 teaspoon coconut oil in a double boiler .
  10. Remove half the eggs from the freezer. Work with one or two at a time. Dip each egg in chocolate and roll it several times to cover all sides. Stick it with a toothpick on the top to pick it out of the bowl. Twist it around slightly to let the excess chocolate drip off. Use another toothpick to help release the egg onto the parchment lined tray.
  11. Take the other half of the eggs out of the freezer and repeat the coating process above.
  12. Chill for 10 minutes for the chocolate to set.
  13. Serve at right from the refrigerator or at room temperature.
  14. They can be kept refrigerated for up to a month and frozen for up to 2 months.

There is no cooking required in the recipe.  The cooking time listed is for chilling.


Three ways attorneys can demonstrate business impact and value

by Deb Baker /

The higher the risk or reward of the legal need, the less price sensitivity. The more routine a matter, the greater the expectation for discounts, flat fees or a clear value proposition around efficiency and results.

Taking this link between perceived business impact and price a step further leads to a tangible measurement tool: the corporate budget.

Research interviews conducted in part by GrowthPlay’s Law Leaders Lab shows that most General Counsels and CFOs base legal budgets on historical spend, at least one General Counsel identified a direct relationship between how the company budgets and how it perceives the value of legal services.

This General Counsel typically uses outside counsel for one of two things: issues associated with doing deals and those associated with day-to-day operational issues.

Each of the company’s deals has its own budget and associated legal costs are billed against the budget for each specific deal. In contrast, day-to-day legal costs are part of a separate legal department budget. While both are necessary, there is one distinct difference. One cost is tied to the overall business strategy while the other is a cost of doing business.

This isn’t to say fee sensitivity doesn’t exist in both categories. Excessive costs due to an acquisition lowers the overall profit margin, while fees tied to day-to-day matters reflect on her department and ultimately her ability to manage costs. But the value to the company is clearly different. One provides the company an opportunity to generate revenue while the other is overhead. Hence the former is perceived as more valuable.

As companies become more sophisticated in how they plan for legal costs, we believe this correlation between value and bottom-line impact will become more tangible. As a starting point, we’ve identified three buckets of impact-based value:

1. Investments

Legal matters connected to business strategies that will result in revenue generation or growth of market share. On the transactional side, this might include mergers and acquisitions or licensing deals. On the litigation side, this could be planned litigation by companies as a business strategy to protect important interests such as intellectual property.

2. Risk Mitigation

These are expense items where the goal is to avoid or minimize exposure. Risk mitigation can be proactive, such as compliance programs, or reactive, such as unforeseen litigation.

3. Cost of Doing Business

Legal activities and guidance associated with running the day-to-day operations of a business, such as employment matters, contracts, leasing, or “nuisance” litigation.

The takeaway? Looking at legal matters from the perspective of business impact provides insight into the mindset of the client. Price will continue to be driven by a cost-benefit analysis. That said, matters that have the opportunity to generate revenue share will be less price sensitive. At the same time, day-to-day matters will invariably be price sensitive and come with an expectation of certain business efficiencies than say a subject matter expert who can make an unwanted piece of litigation go away quickly.

Fresh Insights.


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Axial age thinkers Term Paper

It is evident that there have been radical changes in the political, religious and philosophical structures over time in the world history. One such transformational age was the axial age. Karl Jaspers, a famous German philosophy was the one behind the descriptions of the axial age.

The axial age basically refers to the period between the 800 to 200BC (Morris 458). One of the significant attributes associated with the axial age was the spread of revolutionary thinking. The axial age was originally witnessed in the West, and further spread to Persia and India (Morris 460). The axial thinkers played a significant role in the determining of the nature of the philosophy of the post axial age.

The revolutionary thinkers also had a great influence on religion, and they mostly shared common characteristics with respect to their places of origin. One of the profound and universal trends of the axial thinkers was their views towards religion and philosophy. The spiritual and philosophical frameworks that were laid by the revolutionary axial thinkers are still used in the present date (Freedman 234).

The foundations of humanity during the axial age were laid by individual thinkers of the axis age. The Socrates, Plato and the Aristotle were greatly influenced by the teachings of the axial thinkers. The basic fact that all the axial thinkers had in common was the dire need to discover the basic ideologies of existence and their respective implications on human life (Achebe 67).

Individual axial thinkers in China- Confucius

China was a home to one of the many axial age thinkers: Confucius, Mo Tzu and Lao-Tse. The axial Chinese philosophers laid emphasis on the principles of ethical human existence (Freedman 243). This paper attempts to critically analyze the works of Confucius and how his philosophical perspectives contributed to the transformations of the philosophical schools of thought, his implications on the on the ethical principles of human existence. Arguably, it is evident that Confucianism rose from the teachings of Confucius.

Confucianism is considered as one of the world’s religion which originated from China and subsequently spread to Korea. It is based on ethical and philosophical perspectives of Confucius (K’ung-fu-tzu), an axial age thinker.

The works of Confucius focused morality, both at personal level and government level, the rightness in relation to social relationships, and justice. This ethical and philosophical value were soon integrated into Chinese culture, and as a result, gained dominance compared with other present schools of thought such as Legalism and Taoism (Freedman 249).

Confucius teachings were widely accepted, and as a result, spread further into Europe. Confucius teachings widely drew on the ethical and moral perceptions of the society; his teachings were and still widely accepted as a framework for religious and ethical issues in the society. Confucianism is considered to be more rational compared to the western philosophical perspectives; it draws a correlation in terms of Christian ethics (Morris 470).

An account of the Analects reveals that Confucius laid much prominence on the value of study; as a result he was always viewed as the Greatest Master. Confucius tried to establish a correlation between the theory of life and implications on the society, he wanted his students to analytically and critically study themselves and try to relate with the outside world. In his philosophical work, he used scriptures to relate moral problems that were present during the axial age (Morris 475).

The basic teaching of Confucius was based on individual morality and political morality; his argument was based on doing what is right rather than doing what is to ones advantage.

Simply put, it was the practice which was based on reciprocity, which implies that one should not do to others what he does not want himself or does not want to be done to him. Ruling was to be based on moral example rather than ruling through the use of violence. Confucius was of the view that a ruler who deployed the use of force can be termed unsuccessful in his ruling practice. The Analects depicts that the job of a ruler is to govern, rather than killing.

The Chinese rulers at the axial time did not obey this principle towards the exercising of leadership. Confucianism proposes a government system that is based on ruling by example (Morris 480). Confucius argued that the laws established by the government were meant to put people in line, but governing by virtue would make people to control themselves with or without the presence of the laws and punishments of the government.

The principle of self control is paramount for individual development; this explains why the Chinese have been successful, whenever an opportunity presents itself to do so. Interestingly, the Confucian school of thought condemns the desire to make high profits; this was a negative influence to the prosperity of the Chinese people. Evidently, this principle has been ignored over time (Morris 483).

Another teaching of Confucius was based on the limitations of morality. Morality in itself is a limitation to towards the realization of self interest. Confucius however states that morality should not serve as an excuse to deny oneself. It is based on the principle that, if you do not want it for yourself, then you should not do it for others. Whatever you like for yourself, you should do for others.

A similar implication is depicted in the Analects of Confucius, which is referred to as the principle of mutual profitableness. The principle mutual profitableness is also practiced by the Japanese. Helping yourself and others is the Confucian philosophy and one of the characteristics of Chinese civilizations. The Confucian school of thought is hostile to the desire to make high profits; this is contrary to the principle of mutual profitableness and the principle of self interest (Morris 490).

A critical aspect of the implications Confucius philosophy was that it later became a widely accepted religion among the Chinese. The Confucius aspect of religion was later disputed by Socrates, whose lifetime was after the death of Confucius. It is somewhat interesting to note that the Socrates philosophical projects concerning religion was rejected by the Chinese; this later saw Confucius being made a Chinese god, with every temple in almost every city being dedicated to him.

The Confucianism practices do not conform to the philosophical perspectives of Confucius; however, his perspectives played a significant role in shaping the aspects of Chinese religion. The Confucius ethical and philosophical principles significantly affected Chinese cultural background (Freedman 240). It can be argued that Confucius principles gained dominance because its basis drew a correlation with the Chinese traditions. His political philosophies were based on ethical perspectives of leadership by virtue of example.

Works Cited

Achebe, Chinua. Things fall apart. Portsmouth NH: Heinemann, 1996.

Freedman, Russell. Confucius: the golden rule. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2002.

Morris, Ian. Why the West Rules–for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.

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