Saturday, April 1, 2017

Europe: Combating Fake News - by Fjordman

§  Most dangerous, however, is our inability to deal forcefully with problems undermining Western societies, because some Western media refuse to admit that the problems exist.
In January 2015 The New York Times denied that there are "no-go-zones" -- areas that are not under the control of the state and are ruled according to sharia law -- dominated by certain immigrant groups in some urban areas in Western Europe. The American newspaper mentioned this author, alongside writers such as Steven Emerson and Daniel Pipes, for spreading this alleged falsehood. The article was published shortly after Islamic terrorists had massacred the staff of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015. Other established media outlets such as the magazine The Atlantic also dismissed claims of no-go-zones.
Fox News issued an unusual on-air apology for allowing its anchors and guests to repeat the suggestion that there are Muslim "no-go zones" in European countries such as Britain and France.
Regarding the subject of "no-go-zones," this is largely a question of semantics. If you say that there are some areas where even the police are afraid to go, where the country's normal, secular laws barely apply, then it is indisputable that such areas now exist in several Western European countries. France is one of the hardest hit: it has a large population of Arab and African immigrants, including millions of Muslims.
Sweden surpassed ten million inhabitants in early 2017. The recent population growth is almost entirely due to mass immigration. If present demographic trends continue, in a few decades native Swedes could easily become a minority in their own country. The economist Tino Sanandaji suggests that this transformation could happen within the coming generation.
Statistics from January 2017 indicate that for people born in Sweden, the unemployment rate is 4.3%. Yet for people born abroad, the unemployment rate is a staggering five times higher, at 22.1%. This constitutes a huge economic and social burden for the taxpayers. The famous Swedish welfare state has been quietly cut back for many years.
Malmö, Sweden's third-largest city, houses over 300,000 people, as of 2017. Despite its modest size, the town has a crime rate equal to that of vastly larger cities. The local police are barely able to investigate murders. Less serious crimes often go unpunished. Malmö probably has the highest percentage of Muslim immigrants of any city in Scandinavia. The most Islamic city in Scandinavia also happens to be the most criminal and the most violent.
In November 2016, Malmö's chief prosecutor Ola Sjöstrand publicly admitted that his office was approaching a total collapse in terms of criminal investigations. "If people are hit by crimes which then aren't investigated, they will lose faith in the rule of law," Sjöstrand told the regional newspaper Sydsvenskan.
During New Year's Eve celebrations at the beginning of 2017, parts of central Malmö resembled a war zone. Young immigrants shouted "Jihad!" while throwing fireworks at people. Swedish teenagers gathered in a large group to avoid being robbed.
A janitor in Malmö was shot and sustained life-threatening injures while clearing snow in February 2017. Police detained several suspects, understood to be linked to gang violence, for questioning. A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Meanwhile, officials at a local electrical firm announced that they would no longer expose their staff to risk by taking jobs in Malmö; there is just too much violent crime in the city.
Beginning in March 2017, the emergency ward at the hospital in Malmö will lock the doors at night. This is a security precaution that became necessary due to repeated violent threats from certain gangs or clans against patients and staff.
In July 2015, the police in Malmö asked for assistance from the national police to stop the wave of violence. Apparently, even that response was not enough. In January 2017, the police chief, Stefan Sintéus, publicly appealed to residents in Malmö for help in containing violent crime and deadly gang shootings: "Help us to tackle the problems. Cooperate with us."
Peter Springare, a police officer in the town of Örebro in central Sweden, finally vented his frustration in February 2017. Migrants are to blame for the vast majority of serious crime in Sweden, causing the police force to become overloaded, he wrote on Facebook. When dealing with drug crimes, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, murders, extortion or violence against the police, the suspected perpetrators very often have names such as Ali, Mahmoud or Mohammed. They usually have a family background from Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Afghanistan or Somalia. Others do not have valid papers.
Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city, has been for several years one of the most important recruitment centers in Europe for jihadists seeking to join the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). A survey carried out in 2016 showed that about one in nine school students aged 12-18 in certain Gothenburg suburbs openly expressed sympathy with militant Islamic groups.
Nordstan in Gothenburg is one of the largest shopping malls in Sweden, located in the heart of the city. 3,250 crimes were reported to the police from Nordstan in 2016. That number is from a single shopping mall in one year. Aggressive groups of Muslim immigrants, especially young men from North Africa, Syria or Afghanistan, partly dominate the mall. "I've had people in front of me that look like they are 35, but who claim to be 15. I can't prove they're lying so we have to release them," Rikard Sörensen from the police said.
Stockholm suburbs such as Husby, Rinkeby and Tensta house large concentrations of recent immigrants. These districts are riddled with crime, violence and social problems. The Swedish police have repeatedly been attacked by criminal gangs there, even with hand grenades.
One day in December 2016, shopkeepers in Husby closed their stores as a protest. Salam Kurda is the chair of the local shopkeepers' association. He says he has had enough after his shop was burgled. Politicians and the police have abandoned Husby to the criminals, states Kurda, who plans to give up his shop. He says it is not profitable and he doesn't feel safe.
In December 2016, the American Jewish documentary filmmaker Ami Horowitz told the story of his venture into Husby. A few seconds after they arrived, five men approached them. They said "You guys gotta get out of here right now." The film crew, being Swedish, turned around and ran for it. Horowitz decided to stay and try to figure this thing out with the men.
The five men then immediately attacked Horowitz, punching, choking and kicking him. Nobody came to his aid, even though this attack took place in a public area outside Stockholm. Horowitz recalls his assailants saying something in Arabic as they beat him to the ground.
"Let's define what a 'no-go area' means, really, at least in Sweden," Horowitz says.
"What's interesting is, there's an actual debate out there whether or not these places even exist, right? You go to CNN, the BBC, and you listen to people discuss no-go areas in France, in Belgium, in Sweden, in Germany. And there's an actual debate whether this is real or the figment of the conservative imagination. I can tell you for a fact they exist. And in Sweden what that means is, and this is what the police tell me, they use the words 'no-go area.' They said, in their words, 'If we're chasing a suspect, and they cross into this no-go area, we simply stop pursuit.' And if we want to enter this area, we have to go in with an armed convoy, as if you're going into like the kill zone in Afghanistan."
In 2014, the Swedish police themselves estimated that there were 55 areas in which they are no longer able to uphold law and order. That number is increasing. The country also experiences shocking levels of violence against ambulance personnel in some areas. Swedish ambulance personnel want gas masks and bulletproof vests to protect their staff against the escalating attacks, similar to equipment used by staff working in war zones.
In February 2017, the local police chief Erik Åkerlund in Botkyrka near Stockholm denied that "no-go zones" exist in Sweden. This claim does not sound very credible.
When dissident writers such as this author wrote about these issues 10-15 years ago, the real problems we raised were falsely dismissed as the "xenophobia" of alleged "right-wing extremists."
Unfortunately, the "multicultural" problems in Sweden have grown so large and visible that some international media now regularly write about them. Swedish authorities apparently find this hugely embarrassing. They try to conceal this unpleasant reality as much as possible. In 2016, the Swedish embassy in London complained that Britain's Daily Mail newspaper was running a campaign against Sweden's immigration policy.
In February 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump made some critical remarks about the situation in Sweden, regarding immigration and security. This triggered protests from the Swedish government and the mass media. At the same time, violent riots once again erupted in Rinkeby, a Stockholm suburb with many Muslim immigrants. A Swedish press photographer was assaulted by around 15 people when arriving in Rinkeby to report on the riots.

Two leading politicians from the Sweden Democrats supported Trump's comments in the Wall Street Journal. Immigration, they argued, has indeed caused major problems in Sweden.
In Malmö, violent crime is no longer limited to districts such as Rosengård. Gang-related shootings happen in different parts of Malmö, and in other cities such as Gothenburg.
A survey from 2016 indicated that nearly half of all Swedish women are afraid to go outside after dark. 46% of women feel very unsafe or somewhat unsafe when they exercise alone in the dark -- an indication that there is a widespread sense of fear and uncertainty across much of the country, not just in a few urban areas. "Feminist" Sweden has very high rape rates.
Swedish women have never had more feminism, and have never been less safe.
In January 2017, Magnus Olsson, a politician from the Sweden Democrats in Malmö, suggested that the military should be deployed in the city. "There is a great lack of police officers in Sweden and Malmö. For this reason, it is perhaps time to let the military and police stand together to reestablish order in the country," he said.
Sweden's military forces have been drastically reduced since the Cold War. However, the authorities suddenly seem to have realized that there could be potential for armed conflict in the future. There are now plans to reintroduce compulsory military service.
The Islamic terror threat in Western Europe is now endemic. In late 2016, the police at Brussels International Airport detained 30 terror suspects in one month. That is one potential terrorist per day, at one European airport. Belgium's highest-ranking police chief warned in February 2017 that the terror threat remains "grave" after the Brussels bombings on March 22, 2016. Because of the many radical Muslims living in Belgium, the authorities are concerned that Belgian citizens may lose their visa-free access to the United States.
Due to the threat of terrorism, robberies and street crime, many Chinese, Japanese and Korean travelers have dropped their holiday plans in France. Chronic instability and violence have damaged the country's reputation as a travel destination. Even a prolonged state of emergency and large numbers of police and soldiers deployed in the streets are not enough to uphold law and order.
In February 2017, Paris and other French cities were once more rocked by days of rioting by Muslim and African immigrant. The trigger was an allegation of police violence. However, discontent seems to be endemic. Riots among immigrants could erupt again at any moment.
After a firebomb attack on four police officers near Paris in 2016, France's prime minister insisted there were no no-go zones in the country. However, this is not what the police themselves say.
"Of course there are no-go zones in France where the police cannot intervene and do their jobs in safety," says Denis Jacob from the union Alternative Police-CFDT.
"And it's the same for fire fighters or pretty much any representative of the state. The police can't apply the law in these areas, they are attacked. If the police can't do their work it's because there are criminals and delinquents who don't respect the law."
Yet it would be very bad for business and tourism if the authorities openly acknowledged this. "Governments will never admit there are no-go zones because it's a sign of a failed state," Jacob adds.
As Soeren Kern writes at Gatestone Institute:
What does it take for the New York Times and other established media to define an area as a no-go zone?
If the New York Times and other mass media deny this fact, then they are engaged in producing "fake news." People who truthfully warn about these problems thus risk being unfairly vilified and smeared for doing so.
Mass immigration from incompatible cultures, particularly from the Islamic world, is gradually undermining law and order in many Western cities. If Western media refuse frankly to acknowledge this fact, they are putting the long-term survival of our societies seriously at risk.


Cigarette smoking and silica exposure as determinants for the development of rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract. Author Patrik Stolt.

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, inflammatory disease with obscure etiology. This thesis is based on the hypothesis, that there is a link between respiratory exposures and the development of RA. Cigarette smoking and silica exposure were selected as the environmental exposures to study, as they have previously emerged as probable, but not fully elucidated, risk factors for RA.

The major part of the analyses was based on a population based case-control study, comprising a population, aged 18-70 years, in Sweden. A case was defined as a person in the study base with newly developed RA, defined according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria. Controls were randomly selected from the study base, considering age, gender and residency. Smoking habits, silica exposure, HLD-DR shared epitope (SE) genes, Rheumatoid factor (RF) and antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) were analysed. Comparisons were made between smokers and never-smokers, between silica exposed men and unexposed men, between carriers of SE genes and persons without SE genes and between persons with various combinations of smoking habits and SE genes and never-smokers without SE genes. Comparisons included the risk of RA overall, and of RA of different RF status and anti-CCP status, by calculating odds ratio (OR) with 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI).

Smokers had an increased risk of RF+ and anti-CCP+, but not of RF-, or anti-CCP-, RA. Carriers of SE genes and silica exposed men had an increased risk of anti-CCP+, but not anti-CCP-, RA. The increased risk of RA associated with smoking, required a long duration, but merely a moderate intensity of smoking, increased with increasing cumulative dose of smoking and remained for several years after smoking cessation. Smoking was observed to be linked to occurrence of citrulline in lung cells. Evidence for an interaction between smoking and SE genes, and results compatible with, but not conclusive for, an interaction between smoking and silica exposure, in the development of RA, was seen.

This thesis demonstrates that respiratory exposures may be associated with increased risk of developing RA and that this association may be linked to RA related antibodies and influenced by genotype.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

THE WARRIOR MACHINE! (mini-comic, 1985)

The Warrior Machine! is a 1985 Masters of the Universe mini-comic. No author is credited; it’s illustrated by Chris Carlson. Here, Hordak gets up to some Frankenstein business, using his lab to create Dragstor and Extandar.

For a kids’ merchandising device, the theme of power and temptation is pretty well done here (the moral on the last page jumps out to the twenty-first century reader as, perhaps, an allegory for performance enhancing drugs). There’s something of a grimmer tone at work, too: Dragstor starts out as, seemingly, an innocent peasant, and never gets turned back from being a mindless killing machine – that’s a little dark for He-Man (in fairness, there’s no reason why he couldn’t be an evil volunteer peasant, but it seems unlikely).

Where to even start with Extendar? Why does he walk around in full plate armor at all times? Why is he so eager to trust Hordak and be transformed into a bionic abomination? Why was his action figure made of plastic that was so darn breakable? Why is he named “Extendar” before he had any powers? (Maybe just insert the male enhancement joke of your choice here and let’s move on.)

Carlson’s art is perfectly adequate. His Fright Zone looks particularly good and the members of the Horde are nicely done, even if Hordak’s armbands appear and disappear, Prince Adam/He-Man’s face changes wildly from panel to panel, and his sword looks kind of funny.

The issues with Extendar (many of which can be laid at the feet of the Mattel designers rather than the anonymous author of this comic) don’t keep this one from being a solid mini-comic.

Read it HERE


Growing Is Forever

Growing is Forever from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

The spouse and friends and I try to take an annual camping trip to the Northern California coast, specifically Patrick’s Point State Park and surrounding beaches and forests. (If you have never been, imagine the Ewok battle in that one Star Wars, because it was filmed in these forests.) They’re eerie and breathtaking and truly seem to exist out of time. I honestly hold my breath when I’m in them because a part of me fully expects a dinosaur to come crashing out of a grove at any minute. Three years ago we took a stroll through Trinidad Grove and, a few days after returning to the grid, the muse struck and I wrote a vignette about it, posted it online, and thought little else about it. My filmmaker friend (and fellow camper/tree worshipper) Jesse Rosten seized upon it and tucked a copy away for future workings.

Now, the workings have been worked. Jesse had me record a portion of the vignette and combined it with some excellent Album Leaf music and his signature stunning visual style. It is now ‘Growing Is Forever’ and I absolutely love it. I hope you do, too. And if you ever have the chance to visit the area, take it.

Here is the full text; many have called it a poem (which is fine) so I hope its revelation as prose doesn’t disappoint the diehard poesy fans.


Medical Malpractice Attorney Eldorado, Texas

Exactly what is Medical Malpractice?

Medical malpractice is said to happen when a medical professional or other health care company deals with a patient in a manner that deviates from the medical standard or care, and the patient suffers harm as a result. This “definition,” such as it is, raises a few essential concerns. The most significant concern in many medical malpractice cases switches on showing what the medical standard of care is under the circumstances, and showing how the defendant cannot provide treatment that was in line with that standard.

The “medical requirement of care” can be defined as the type and level of care that a fairly qualified healthcare professional– in the same field, with similar training– would have provided in the exact same scenario. It normally takes a professional medical witness to testify regarding the requirement of care, and to analyze the accused’s conduct against that requirement.

Medical Negligence in Eldorado, TX

Negligence in General

Negligence is a common legal theory that enters into play when evaluating who is at fault in a tort case. It’s best to think of a tort case as civil injury case. A common example of a tort case, and a good way to explain how negligence works, is to think about a motorist entering into an accident on the road. In a cars and truck accident, it is typically established that one individual caused the accident– by breaching their legal duty to obey traffic laws and drive properly under the circumstances– which person is accountable for all damages suffered by other parties involved in the crash.

Kinds of Malpractice – 76936

Typical issues that expose medical professionals to liability for medical malpractice include mistakes in treatment, inappropriate medical diagnoses, and absence of notified authorization. We’ll take a closer take a look at each of these circumstances in the sections below.

Mistakes in Treatment in Eldorado, Texas 76936

Although some treatment errors can be obvious (such as amputating the incorrect leg), others are generally less obvious to lay people. For instance, a medical professional may perform surgery on a patient’s shoulder to solve persistent pain. Six months later, the client might continue to experience discomfort in the shoulder. It would be very challenging for the patient to identify whether the continued discomfort is attributable to a mistake in treatment or to some other cause that doesn’t amount to malpractice.
For this reason, medical malpractice cases frequently involve professional statement. Among the primary steps in a medical malpractice case is for the client to consult a medical professionals who has experience relevant to the client’s injury or health problem. Typically under the guidance of a medical malpractice lawyer, the physician will examine the medical records in the case and provide a comprehensive opinion relating to whether malpractice took place.

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A physician’s failure to correctly detect can be just as hazardous to a patient as a slip of the scalpel. If a physician improperly detects a patient when other reasonably skilled physicians would have made the right medical call, and the client is harmed by the improper diagnosis, the patient will generally have a good case for medical malpractice.
It is very important to acknowledge that the physician will just be accountable for the damage caused by the improper diagnosis. So, if a patient passes away from an illness that the medical professional poorly detects, but the client would have died similarly quickly even if the doctor had made a proper diagnosis, the physician will likely not be accountable for malpractice. On the other hand, a medical malpractice case would most likely be viable if a proper medical diagnosis would have extended the client’s life.
Absence of Informed Authorization

Patients have a right to choose exactly what treatment they get. Doctors are obliged to offer adequate details about treatment to enable patients to make educated decisions. When doctors fail to get patients’ notified permission prior to providing treatment, they may be held liable for malpractice.

The Uninformed Client. Clients have a right to make decisions about their own treatment. But that right is of little value if they are uninformed about the advantages and risks of suggested treatment. Therefore, physicians have a responsibility to offer enough details to enable their patients to make informed decisions.

For example, if a doctor proposes a surgery to a client and describes the information of the treatment, however cannot discuss that the surgical treatment brings a substantial risk of heart failure, that medical professional might be liable for malpractice. Notification that the doctor could be responsible even if other reasonably qualified doctors would have recommended the surgery in the same situation. In this case, the doctor’s liability originates from a failure to obtain informed approval, instead of from an error in treatment or diagnosis.

The Emergency Exception. In some cases doctors merely do not have time to obtain educated approval, or the situation makes it unreasonable. Medical malpractice law assumes that patients in urgent need of treatment who are incapable of offering notified permission would grant life-saving treatment if they had the ability to do so. Thus, patients who receive treatment in emergency situations normally can not sue their physicians for failure to obtain informed permission.


5 types of multi sensory stimulation for dementia patients

ts4The sensory functions of elders deteriorate as they grow older. Sensory activities improve the emotional and physical health of people living with dementia.

Sensory stimulation is the activation of one or more of the senses such as taste, smell, vision, hearing and touch.

In recent times, Multi-Sensory Stimulation (MSS) has become a progressively popular approach to care and it is used in a large number of Dementia Care Centres.

Benefits of socialization in dementia

Socialization is important for all of us. Throughout our lives, we interact with friends, family, and strangers on a daily basis. We are a social species and our brains are designed to yearn for relationships and other social interactions. The need and the habit of mixing with people stays till the end because it comes naturally to us.

10 dementia hacks shared by caregivers

positive thinkingDementia is a neuro-degenerative brain disorder which makes the patient’s behavior more challenging as it progresses. The common issues are wandering, pacing, bathing, sun downing, agitation, hallucinations etc. However, the situation and the triggers for every patient may vary, but through some behavior modification by the family or caregiver it can be managed.

Re-organizing life after children move out

DSC02635Indian Culture is known for being collectivistic. It is extremely common for young adults in India to continue to live with their parents even after they start working. Although the number of nuclear families is on the rise a good number of adults continue to live with their parents even after they get married. Most commonly, a woman moves in with the family of her husband.

Piali, from the US, on her experience with Samvedna’s at-home services for her mother in Delhi

Piali and motherI am Piali and I live in the US. My aging mother lives alone in Delhi. I am very grateful to have found a service like Samvedna Senior Care for my mother, since it is a service that does not impinge on her independence or sense of self but supports her (with kindness and caring) in some of the minutiae of daily life that have started to get overwhelming with age and her failing health.

8 ways to manage your parent’s health remotely

IMG-20160201-WA0000More and more people are moving from place to place today either for higher education or for better job opportunities. Earlier people used to live in joint families, the children were with their parents so it was easy for them to manage their needs. But now the children are mostly staying away from their homes, which make it difficult for them to take care of their aging parents remotely.

10 tips for anger management in dementia

 IMG_2408One of the biggest challenges for people who are taking care of a spouse or elderly parent with any form of dementia is dealing with sudden outbursts of agitation and aggression. Most people with dementia undergo behavioral changes during the course of the disease. Depending on their personalities and experiences they may become anxious or repeat the same question or activity many times.

Tech savvy 90 year olds

Technology has progressed a long way over the course of an older adults’ lifetime. They have seen everything from dramatic medical advances to the rise of an internet-dependent society. Over the last several years, older adults have been the quickest growing section of the online population. More and more people over the age of 60 are going online and using Facebook, Google, Yahoo and YouTube. They are emailing, texting and blogging—and it has a positive impact on their lives as they are communicating more frequently with family and reconnecting with old friends.

10 tips for redirection – to improve the mood of your loved one with dementia

IMG_2410As caregivers, we are well aware of the powerful range of emotions felt by us and our loved one with dementia. People with dementia fluctuate between many different behaviors and moods ranging from being excited and cheerful, to sadness, crying and aggression. As we struggle in our attempt to deal with these mood changes, many of these negative mood states can transfer to us. They typically show up as sadness, anger, frustration and exhaustion.


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Black Armada

The Guild

The Hellborn

The Vuquin in all their glory

The leadership of the Vuquin has passed through several hands:

The Vuquin Council

Kamille Icient

The Vuquin Council

Andrew the Protector

Kamille Icient

As can be seen, the Vuquin have had to deal with a lot of change. That's just part of being a Silver Hunter. The Vuquin forces have always been highly adaptable. They hide as well as their counterparts, the Black Armada and have the unshakable faith of their other counterparts, the Holy Light.

The Silver Hunters are mostly known for their mercenary skills, but will be called as a cohesive fighting unit when necessary.

Current alliances with the Vuquin include the Black Armada, the Holy Light, the Shadow, the Guild and the Thieves Guild. These alliances continue to thrive and it is believed that eventually the leaders of the listed organizations and more will aid in bringing about the end of the Holy War.

The Vuquin council used to be a force for its "leaders" to reckon with, but Andrew the Protector whipped them into shape and has since handed control back to Kamille Icient. The council is now a more compliant group and has been helpful in the Vuquin's war efforts.

Kamille is now happy in her life, but will leap into the control of her organization when necessary. Pissing off the Vuquin is a risky endeavour and will surely end in death.


The Blue Planet

The Blue Planet is a comprehensive series of films about the natural history of the world’s oceans. Each film in the series examines a different aspect of marine life—from the Arctic and Antarctica, to the depths of wide open oceans and coral reefs, to the coastlines and tides of the Galápagos Islands, Russia, Australia, Argentina and elsewhere.

The first episode looks at how ocean life is regulated around the globe by currents and the varying position of the sun. Near a Pacific seamount, there is a large concentration of marine animals because when the current makes contact with the submerged rock, it forces upwards plankton and other organisms. This in turn attracts other fish to the area that are higher up the food chain, like tuna, and those that are higher still, such as silky sharks. Off South Africa, a similar situation occurs every June when sardines migrate and are pursued by a caravan of various predators. The South Atlantic waters are the roughest, and storms also churn up nutrients to the surface. These feeding grounds have led to the world’s largest albatross breeding colony, on Steeple Jason Island, west of the Falklands. Phytoplankton forms the basis of all sea life, and every night some 1,000 million tonnes of creatures ascend from the deep to search for food. Lunar phases can also have a bearing on events and the mass arrival of Ridley sea turtles on a Costa Rican beach is shown. Herring initiate the most productive food chain, providing sustenance for humpback whales, and Steller’s and California sea lions. In addition, their eggs are nutrition for many, both above and in the sea. Along the coast of California, a migrating gray whale and her calf are targeted by a pod of orcas, who hunt down and kill the calf. Meanwhile another gray whale carcass has sunk to the bottom of the deep sea. Hagfish, a sleeper shark, and other scavengers arrive to feast on the carcass. A year and a half later the carcass is stripped to the bone.

Part two explores the unknown depths of the ocean. Over 60% of the sea is more than a mile deep and it forms the planet’s most mysterious habitat. A sperm whale descends 1,000 metres to look for food and is followed, with the Johnson Sealink submersible. On the way down, a number of unusual creatures are witnessed, such as transparent squid and jellies, whose photophores give pulsating displays of colour. In such dark places, both being able to see or sense movement and the means of quick concealment are equally desirable. To that end, some use bioluminescence as a means of detecting food or evading predators. A descent to the very bottom of the ocean—some 4,000 metres—reveals life even at such cold temperatures, much of it new knowledge.

The third installment focuses on life in the “marine deserts,” seas that are furthest from land. Such waters contain the swiftest and most powerful of ocean hunters. Accumulations of plankton correspond to ocean ‘boundaries’ and consequently, schools of fish seek them out. This in turn attracts predators, and a sailfish is filmed on the attack. The only escape for smaller fish is to put as much distance between them and their pursuers as possible. Bluefin tuna are able to heat their bodies and so can hunt in colder conditions than the others of their species. Off the coast of New Zealand, an undersea volcano has formed an island and the nearby currents sweep many kinds of creatures to it, again creating huge feeding grounds. Another Pacific seamount is surrounded by hammerhead sharks, but not to seek food: they are there to allow other fish to clean them of parasites.

Part four compares oceanic life in the Arctic and Antarctica. The winter in these regions brings temperatures of minus 50°C and frozen seas that create the biggest challenge. However, there are polynyas in the Arctic, which are free of ice owing to the pressure of currents on either side, and such places do provide refuge for some species, like the walrus and the bowhead whale. A pod of belugas is shown. Their movements are limited to a single hole in the ice, therefore putting them at risk of attack from polar bears. Everything changes with the arrival of summer, when melting ice brings a variety of migratory visitors. At the other end of the planet, in the Antarctic, winter is even more harsh, but emperor penguins and Weddell seals stay throughout. Under the sea ice, krill shrink in size and revert to their juvenile form in order to save energy. Chinstrap penguins overwinter to the north, beyond the ice, but return during the spring to breed. Having managed to get ashore, they have to walk a great distance to find a nest site, and the most favoured is Zavodovski Island, an active volcano whose warmth keeps ice from forming. Further south, as the sea ice breaks up, humpback and minke whales appear.

This episode follows coral reefs which are so crowded that they play host to a perpetual battle for space, even among the coral itself. It starts life as a larva that becomes a polyp. Having multiplied, it hardens into a limestone skeleton and grows to form a reef. As the community flourishes, animals develop relationships with one another and such a place can feature a huge variety of ocean life. Although corals feed nocturnally on plankton, sunlight is vital because even though they are animals, each contains millions of single-celled algae. This in turn is the favoured sustenance of the humphead parrotfish, whose jaws are so powerful that it erodes much of the reef into fine sand. Algae also grows on the top of the reef and a battle for grazing rights between shoals of powder blue and convict tangs is shown, the former being initially overwhelmed by the latter’s weight of numbers before regaining the upper hand. The night-time hunting of a marbled ray alerts other predators and a group of whitetip reef sharks moves in, from which few are safe. Several breeding strategies are examined, including the acrobatic habits of brown surgeonfish and the colourful courtship of the flamboyant cuttlefish.

Part seven shows marine life that are structured around the rising and falling tides. These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon, but in some locations, this can also combine with the power of the sun to create a tidal bore. The world’s largest tides are to be found in the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia and therefore it is a rich area of diversity.

The final programme examines the world’s coastal environments—the most dynamic of all ocean habitats. The perils of living in such places are highlighted by Marine Iguanas on the Galápagos Islands, whose diet of seaweed is quickly grabbed between crashing breakers. Many shores provide sites in which to breed or lay eggs. Apart from birds, turtles are among other major species to do so, and the mass emergence of flatbacks on Crab Island in Australia is reduced by predatory herons, pelicans and other hunters. Each year, four million seabirds, comprising fourteen species, return to the island of Talan in eastern Russia to nest. By ensuring that all their chicks eventually leave at the same time, they lessen the impact of predators. The rough seas of the Southern Ocean play host to penguins, and a group of them is shown being pursued by an aggressive bull sea lion. The planet’s coldest seas are in Antarctica, and on South Georgia each spring, thousands of Southern elephant seals arrive to breed. In Patagonia, the social nature of sea lions is shown as they establish colonies, each of them several hundred strong. While in some respects it is an ideal location for the growing young, high tide brings danger for the colony as a pod of orcas habitually goes on the attack.


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Source: ESI (Electrospray) ou APCI (Chemical ionization at Atmospheric Pressure)

Analyser : tandem - Quadrupole coupled with a time of flight (Tof)

Masse range: illimited in theory

What you get: This gives the pseudo molecular ions MH+ and MNa+ (and MK +). The measurement accuracy (less than 5 ppm) and high resolution (R = 15000) provide access to raw formulas. In MS/MS mode, one can obtain structural information.

In ESI, an electric field acts on droplets (solvent + solute) going out of the capillary. The solvent is evaporated by a collision with an inert gas. The droplets are split up to lead completely toion desolvation and possibly multicharged. In APCI, the molecules are ionized from corona electrode discharge.

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Non-POU domain-containing octamer-binding protein - Q99K48 (NONO_MOUSE)

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DNA- and RNA binding protein, involved in several nuclear processes. Binds the conventional octamer sequence in double-stranded DNA. Also binds single-stranded DNA and RNA at a site independent of the duplex site. Involved in pre-mRNA splicing, probably as a heterodimer with SFPQ. Interacts with U5 snRNA, probably by binding to a purine-rich sequence located on the 3' side of U5 snRNA stem 1b. Together with PSPC1, required for the formation of nuclear paraspeckles. The SFPQ-NONO heteromer associated with MATR3 may play a role in nuclear retention of defective RNAs. The SFPQ-NONO heteromer may be involved in DNA unwinding by modulating the function of topoisomerase I/TOP1. The SFPQ-NONO heteromer may be involved in DNA non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) required for double-strand break repair and V(D)J recombination and may stabilize paired DNA ends. In vitro, the complex strongly stimulates DNA end joining, binds directly to the DNA substrates and cooperates with the Ku70/G22P1-Ku80/XRCC5 (Ku) dimer to establish a functional preligation complex. NONO is involved in transcriptional regulation. The SFPQ-NONO-NR5A1 complex binds to the CYP17 promoter and regulates basal and cAMP-dependent transcriptional activity. NONO binds to an enhancer element in long terminal repeats of endogenous intracisternal A particles (IAPs) and activates transcription. Regulates the circadian clock by repressing the transcriptional activator activity of the CLOCK-ARNTL/BMAL1 heterodimer. Important for the functional organization of GABAergic synapses. Plays a specific and important role in the regulation of synaptic RNAs and GPHN/gephyrin scaffold structure, through the regulation of GABRA2 transcript (PubMed:26571461).Plays a role in the regulation of DNA virus-mediated innate immune response by assembling into the HDP-RNP complex, a complex that serves as a platform for IRF3 phosphorylation and subsequent innate immune response activation through the cGAS-STING pathway. UniProt
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Interacts with CPNE4 (via VWFA domain) (PubMed:12522145). Monomer and component of the SFPQ-NONO complex, which is probably a heterotetramer of two 52 kDa (NONO) and two 100 kDa (SFPQ) subunits. NONO is a component of spliceosome and U5.4/6 snRNP complexes. Forms heterodimers with PSPC1; this involves formation of a coiled coil domain by helices from both proteins. Interacts with PSPC1 and SNRPA/U1A. Part of complex consisting of SFPQ, NONO and MATR3. Part of a complex consisting of SFPQ, NONO and NR5A1. Part of a complex consisting of SFPQ, NONO and TOP1. Interacts with SPI1. Interacts with RNF43. Interacts with PER1 and PER2. Part of the HDP-RNP complex composed of at least HEXIM1, PRKDC, XRCC5, XRCC6, paraspeckle proteins (SFPQ, NONO, PSPC1, RBM14, and MATR3) and NEAT1 RNA. UniProt
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Stocks surge as market escapes early plunge on trade fears

Stocks surge as market escapes early plunge on trade fears
Stocks surge as market escapes early plunge on trade fears

After an early jolt, stocks rallied and finished higher Wednesday as investors bet that back-and-forth tariff threats between the U.S. and China won't blossom into a bigger dispute that damages global commerce.

The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 501 points after the opening bell but made it all back, and more. Household goods makers, retailers and homebuilders led the way while technology companies reversed some early losses. But two major targets of China's possible tariffs, aerospace company Boeing and farm equipment maker Deere, finished lower.

But investors relaxed as both sides emphasized a willingness to talk. President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, suggested the U.S. tariffs won't be implemented if China lowers barriers to trade. Others noted the two countries have too much to lose from a trade war.

"The most likely outcome is smoke, but no fire," said Bill Adams, senior international economist at PNC Financial. "The amount that both countries have invested in bilateral trade cooperation and economic cooperation is so significant that the costs of going back would be very painful, and more than either country would want to bear."

Adams, of PNC Financial, said the tariffs would be especially painful for companies in agriculture: machinery makers in the U.S. would pay more for imported components, and they wouldn't sell as much food in China because their products would be more expensive. He said that will stir up political pressure against the trade sanctions.

Farm equipment maker Deere lost $4.47, or 2.9 percent, to $148.57, after an early drop of 6.2 percent. Futures for soybeans, a big U.S. export to China, fell 2.2 percent on the CBOT.

However Adams said that there was good news for food producers, as the Chinese government proposed duties on imported beef, but not pork or chicken. Hormel jumped $1.65, or 4.8 percent, to $35.87.

European stocks fell. Germany's DAX lost 0.4 percent while the CAC 40 in France dipped 0.2 percent. The FTSE 100 in Britain gained 0.1 percent.

Most Asian indexes closed before China announced its tariff plan, but Hong Kong's Hang Seng was still trading and slumped 2.2 percent.

AP Business Writers Stan Choe contributed from New York and Kelvin Chan contributed from Hong Kong.


Knowledge Management and Information Management 2

How to evaluate a Management Information System to manage knowledge?

In this post we address the information issue facing Knowledge Management. Because of complexity, the importance for the organizational knowledge management and by the resources and skills required to manage information, technology and communications, we present the article in 3 parts, deepening from the conceptual and general to the functional and pragmatic, with in order to offer a wide vision to implement knowledge management in an organization and to define the computed information system to support this objective.

Knowledge is intimately linked to the existence and coexistence, to survival in the human and social context. Individuals use it to understand their own world; organizations use knowledge to fulfill their purposes.

At the individual level knowledge is acquired by neural via, instinctive, emotional and rational, through communication, reflection and memorization, acceptance, doubt or rejection. It’s a brain process that involved senses and highlights human qualities such as intuition, perception, creativity, talent and skills, under the cultural influence of customs, practices, beliefs and ways of transmission of knowledge in society.

Also through the information.

Information IS NOT knowledge. It is formed by data of various kinds: physical and ethereal, qualitative and quantitative, which facilitate the knowledge processes derived from conceptualization, vision and discernment of human beings that process information flows versus a matter of interest, single or collective.

Computer systems require economic, technological and human resources for evaluation, installation, management and development; they are increasingly used in modern companies and is useful to facilitate knowledge management.

Organizational Knowledge is structured: strategic, technical, practical and functional. Social Knowledge is human natured and is closely linked to organizational knowledge through people interacting in production and communities processes, linked to the organization.

The today organizational environment is complex, hyper-informed, immersed in a continuous change process, governed by objectives, business units, teams, processes, activities, tasks, responsibilities, policies, standards, procedures, machines, applications, tools, social networks and other systems, of different types.

Knowledge management is a process of continuous learning and improvement for knowledge generation, organization, transfering and application.

Medullary involves the whole organization. It supports the strategic and quality objectives; includes Organizational Knowledge Management and Social Knowledge Management[1]. It’s desirable to develop an explicit Knolwdege Management proposal, involving people, production processes and technology, faced to the knowledge processes.

Since it is an endless process, to develope it requires to strength the leadership and innovation organization culture, integrating corporate and learning strategy, error handling, knowledge research and sharing information, as neural organization elements.

A computered Knowledge Management system is part of a Information Management System -IMS, which incorporates a set of modules and applications to automate and computerize processes[2], best practices or standards in the organization.

The process logic emphasizes “who does what, to achieve the desired result“, a concept which normally constitutes the starting point in Knowledge Management Software, to integrate information, processes, people, technology and to cross data with other modules of corporate IMS.

The selection of the computer tool to support knowledge management is a complex issue that involves technological, human and economic resources, and must be adapted to the requirements of short and medium term the organization. It is an acute decision that must be evaluated under different points of view:

  1. Maturity of the organization for Informatic management.
  2. Software features.
  3. Manufacturer’s value proposition.
  4. Custom development.
  5. Software value and utility.
  6. Consulting and Support.

The maturity of the organization for Knowledge Management is the turning point to evaluate the first instance of the decision. In this light it is desirable to have:

  1. The state of knowledge management in the organization.
  2. An involving people explicit Knowledge Management Proposal,
  3. The IMS faced to the Information Knowlede Management System -IKMS
  4. Corporate Support.

Installing the IKMS does not mean to implant the Knowledge Management Process. Previously we must know necessary conditions to introduce it successfully, and to avoid costly, economic and motivating people mistakes.

The first is to know the cohesiveness of the organization faced to knowledge management processes, which is obtained through the diagnosis[3], which presents the current KM status and generates recommendations for the Strategic Knowledge Management Proposal, which must be explicit and include Stakeholders. IMS Diagnosis must be done in a separated stage.

The Knowledge Management software should not be an island in the IMS. On the other hand its introduction should not affect the installed system and in its development, we will need to interact with other data in the IMS. This scheme must be previously evaluated to understand the whole system and their inter-relationships to establish the requirements for new software.

The success of a program of this nature depends on the Corporate Support, at the highest level, and obviously on the resources required for introduction and development. Integration of Knowledge Management in the new ISO quality standard 9011: 2015[4]  recognizes its importance and encourages leaders and managers to the strong implementation of a knowledge management process in their organizations.

In the next post we will develop point 2. Software features.

1 See KMi©evolutionIntegral Knowledge Management

2 ISO 9000 defines Process as “The set of interrelated activities that interact and transforms inputs into outputs”.

3 See Knowledge Management’s Diagnosis

4 See ISO 9001:2015 and Knowledge Management

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Jack writes: “It is irresponsible of us to advise anyone to consider themselves diversified with two bonds of equal maturity. This doesn't mean they made a poor saving or investing choice but it isn't diversified. They are fully exposed to how the market treats that one maturity.”

Today, the prize goes to Jack. Now I know this is only my prize and worthless on the eBay market, but,

While Charlie made valid points and brings in some good arguement material, Jack seems to be speaking of interest rate risk. Charlie then counters with a diseration on default risk. NOT THE SAME THING!

So this is apples to oranges!

To me interest rate risk and time diversity are also seperate, but this is not a common view as one easily ties time to interest rate, but remember a change in near term interest rates does not equate to the same change in long interest rates. So lets look at interest rate diversity.

If you have one, two, a thousand bonds with the same maturity then you are exposed to interest rate risk in an undiversified portfolio. Now, the fact that you have some coupon payments will give a little help as the cash flow over the entire bonds is not effected the same. But the maturity date - when the principal is returned is still subject to a nasty blow. And all the risk is tied to one interest rate.

In the recent interest rate climbing environment we have perfect examples of this. Lets say you owned 10 bonds with a 2-3 year maturity. Over the last year, you have witnessed a loss of principal. This is because the short, close, near end of the interest rate curve has gone up, a lot.

But if you had bonds with various maturities 2, 5, 10, 30 (25) then you have noticed a loss on the short end but on the long end the rate have not gone up, in fact the has been a little down movement. So, the value of some long bonds have gone up. That is diversity.

Now, in recent times this has been helpful, it other times it is not so helpful. The long end is very tempremental and can crush even a strong trader. The interest rate is not as volatile, but the end multiplier on value is.

So, two bonds with the same maturity does not really diversify interest rate risk. How many would depend on your feeling about the interest rate curve. This may be an interesting mathematical exercise I may tackle if some time is available. I guess you would want to see what maturities would reduce volatility to a minimum and then call a 90% reduction - diversified???

So, I guess I am irresponsible, because I have not laid out a plan for divesification, Sorry Charlie, this ain't starkist! But - one, two or a thousand bonds with the same maturity is not diversified for interest rate risk. And if they are all from the same issuer, then not for default risk either.

"It is irresponsible of us to advise anyone to consider themselves diversified with two bonds of equal maturity"

If anyone thought that my example of one bond meant that one bond diversified all risk, interest rate/liquidity/re-investment or charlies default, then that was my bad. Each of these require attention and some adjustments, but one thing that is common - the more maturities the better for each of topics.

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Little Mackinaw, Town of v. Chism

Appeal by plaintiff from the Circuit Court of Tazewell county; the Hon. HENRY J. INGRAM, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1951. Affirmed. Opinion filed November 6, 1951. Released for publication December 3, 1951.

The defendant-appellee, Don M. Chism, hereinafter called the defendant, through his agent, operated a truck loaded with a heavy bulldozer and blade upon and over a bridge known as Beal Bridge in Little Mackinaw Township in Tazewell county, Illinois. While so doing, the bridge collapsed. The first trial resulted in a disagreement. In the second suit by the Township for damages, a jury found the defendant not guilty. The plaintiff-appellant, The Town of Little Mackinaw, hereinafter called the plaintiff, has brought this appeal, claiming the verdict to be against the manifest weight of the testimony and urging errors in the court's instructions to the jury.

The bridge was located one-half mile south of the Village of Minier and approximately one-fourth mile east on an east and west gravel State Aid road. It was called a pony truss type bridge with a truss on either side about 6 feet high. It was 14 feet between trusses and the bridge had a span of approximately 50 feet. The floor was a concrete deck resting on I-beams and cross-I-beams. The entire weight of the bridge and its load was carried on the trusses by reason of tie rods. The ends of the trusses rested on strong abutments or piers. The trusses were made of 6-inch channel iron with plates riveted on top and bottom, making box girders about 10 inches or a foot wide.

While the bridge was nearly 60 years old, there was no evidence of it being other than in a good state of repair. The truck of the defendant, including its load, weighed 16 tons. No signs restricting the load capacity of any vehicle were placed in the vicinity of the bridge.

The plaintiff contends that the manifest weight of the evidence proves the plaintiff's theory of the case that the bulldozer which was being carried by the truck extended over the sides of the truck and struck and cut the truss of the bridge, causing the bridge to collapse.

[1-3] There were no witnesses who testified to having seen any portion of either the truck or the bulldozer strike the truss of the bridge. The only persons present at the time of the damage were the driver of the truck and a man named Smith who was leading the way for the truck driver to follow. Both witnesses denied that the bridge was struck. The verdict indicated that the jury believed this testimony. There was testimony of a fresh, bright cut in the south truss of the portion which had been the top west end of the bridge. While there is no dispute about the presence of the cut, there is no testimony as to how it occurred. The plaintiff relies on the inference that it was done by the blade of the bulldozer. There was some proof that the blade of the bulldozer was bent. This circumstantial evidence apparently did not convince the jury that the defendant struck the bridge with the bulldozer. To hold that the jury should have so concluded we would have to be of the opinion that the minds of all reasonable men agree that the damage to the bridge was caused by being struck by the bulldozer. The facts do not warrant such an opinion on the part of this court. If the jury believed the bridge had not been cut by the bulldozer, we must respect that opinion, as they were in attendance at the trial and heard and saw the witnesses as they testified, and had an opportunity to weigh their testimony in the light of the physical facts, and evidently believed the testimony of the witnesses. On the record in this case we cannot say that the verdict is manifestly against the weight of the evidence. The question whether the bridge collapsed by reason of being struck by the bulldozer through the defendant's negligence or from some other reason, was a question for the jury to determine, and this court will not substitute its judgment for the verdict of the jury unless the evidence is clearly insufficient to support the verdict. Connelly v. Schutte, 334 Ill. App. 227.

In view of the finding of the jury of not guilty, it is unnecessary to consider the accuracy of the instructions given by the trial court relative to damages, as no determination of the amount or extent of the plaintiff's damages by the jury was necessary.

Plaintiff contends that certain instructions given at the request of the defendant were erroneous, and complains of instruction Number 4 which reads:

"You are instructed that the plaintiff is required to prove its case by a preponderance of the evidence before it can recover.

"If the plaintiff in this case has not so proved its case, or if the evidence is evenly balanced, or if you are in doubt and unable to say on which side is the preponderance, then in either of these cases the verdict should be not guilty."

While there has been some conflict in the opinion involving this instruction, the weight of authority in Illinois holds that such instruction is proper. Alexander v. Sullivan, 334 Ill. App. 42.

It is also contended that instruction Number 5 given as submitted by the defendant was misleading. It reads as follows:

"The jury are instructed that the only act of negligence charged in the complaint is that the truck of the defendant was so negligently operated that the blade of the bulldozer, being transported on and by said truck, cut and damaged the banister and framework, causing it to collapse. The burden of proof is upon the plaintiff to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the damage to said bridge, if any, was caused in the manner charged. It is not sufficient that you believe from the evidence that the damage to the bridge, if any, was or could have been caused by any other condition to the existence of which the defendant may have contributed."

Plaintiff contends that this instruction tends to mislead the jury to believe that the plaintiff must prove by direct testimony that the blade struck the bridge and that it is argumentative. We do not gather this impression from the instruction as given. The issues in this case were narrowed to one charge of negligence in that the defendant negligently and carelessly drove the truck onto the bridge in such a manner that the blade of the bulldozer cut and damaged the bridge, and the defendant was entitled to have the jury consider only that which was charged. This instruction could not have excluded any inferences which might have been reasonably ...

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Crisis versus Climax

She's confused about the difference between the crisis and the climax, and this is after a 5-hour plot intensive (where we began with the climax first and then moved to the beginning). She admits to having reread chapters in my book and watched a couple of videos again. Still confused.

"What is the difference between the crisis that brings the protagonist to her knees and the climax?"

Then she briefly relates a beginning with unusual characters and a protagonist with a concrete and relatable goal. Good start.

She then jumps to a description of one of the scenes she's confused about. It's a classic crisis, the kind that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. This is where the protagonist is attacked and brought to her knees. She dies to whom she has always been, never to return to innocence. Terrific crisis.

Next is a classic threshold of understanding and personal insight. (Dori for her mother)

The story ends with an easy though satisfying climax where the transformed protagonist stands firm in her own, newly found or rediscovered personal power and makes the right choice. (Dori's refusal).

The key scenes are always there though often difficult to peel apart from all the words until a writer stands back and sees each scene in relationship to all the other scenes on a Plot Planner.

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The Problems with Revocation Part 2:  The Hearing

| December 18, 2017

Taking away a person’s liberty is serious business.  Our common law, Constitution, and statutes set up a rigorous process designed to get to the truth of the matter and only deliver punishment to the verifiably guilty.  In Wisconsin, people who have been found guilty through the criminal justice system, and placed on community supervision, find themselves on a short leash.  The underlying philosophy is a convicted criminal who receives the benefit of community supervision should be held to a higher standard than the average citizen.  However, for revocation hearings in Wisconsin, the potential for abuse because of lax due process rights goes too far.

The list of rights found in a criminal proceeding but not in revocation hearings is long.  For example, the right to remain silent, embodied in the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution, does not apply in the revocation process.  In a criminal proceeding, remaining silent cannot be used against you.  For people on community supervision, they must provide a complete and true statement upon demand of their supervising agent.  The information gained from the statement can be used against the defendant.  And, as I discussed in an earlier post, the failure to provide a full statement is a violation.

Hearsay and confrontation rights also do not apply.  Hearsay (statements made by someone other than the witness) is explicitly permitted within the administrative code that governs the hearings.  The right to confrontation (the ability to physically face any witness) is non-existent and procedures are provided on how the magistrate can introduce absent witnesses.  The combination of allowing hearsay and removing confrontation rights greatly hampers the ability to challenge evidence.

The high burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt used in criminal proceedings is also watered down.  The Department of Corrections needs only submit evidence that shows by a preponderance of the evidence (meaning it is more likely than not) the accused violated the terms of their supervision.

The reason we place great emphasis on procedural protections for people accused of crimes is to instill confidence in the system and to safeguard against government overreach into individual liberty.  But, in a criminal case, being incarcerated is just one of three possible outcomes.  In revocation proceedings, it is the only punishment.  Because of the high risks, due process in revocation hearings need to be strengthened to reflect a proper respect for individual liberty.  Policy makers should ask themselves if they would be outraged by a criminal justice system that permits convictions based on coerced statements, hearsay evidence, at a low burden of proof, why they would allow supervision revocations to lack these basic rights.


Passive House - a high efficiency machine

The Passivhaus movement is of particular interest to us since its focus is objectively ‘performance’ based - it looks at the building in terms of an efficient and stable envelope in a way we may be more used to thinking of refrigerators, washing machines and cars as efficient machines. It is the world’s most stringent energy consumption standard for buildings, now becoming widely adopted in Europe and more and more prevalent in the US.

The overriding principle is that a building’s envelope is a filter between interior and exterior (ambient) environments that designed in the right way can limit thermal transfer between inside and out and harness the sun’s energy in colder months. The emphasis as a first priority is to limit energy demand, and second to investigate the most appropriate forms of provision - an inefficient machine that runs from a ‘friendly’ power source is still an inefficient machine.

Once the building performs with minimal energy input and resultant waste, consideration can be given to the most suitable forms of energy input and we place an emphasis on renewable forms such as photovoltaics, solar hot water, ground heat source and wind. Passive House provides a very effective route towards net zero conditions.

Peter Culley has full Passive House training (the north American passivhaus equivalent) and is a member of PHIUS (Passive House Institute United States). The iniative has been successfully applied to larger scale institutional buildings as well as individual homes and, with our 16-storey Pear Street research project, Spatial Affairs has demonstrated that multi-family residential buildings can also meet the standard.

PHIUS was established to bring the growing PassivHaus initiative that is rapidly spreading across Europe back to North America, where the thinking had originally been pioneered in the early 1970s.
The approach does not require new conceptual approaches to technology to achieve high energy performance, rather relying on design and predictive modeling to ensure compliance.

Spatial Affairs offers all clients the option of taking on Passive House as a formal stage in their projects, but whether or not accreditation is required, the following ‘no-brainer’ checklist, that is a starting point for all passivhaus projects, is taken forward into every project:
- High thermal performance exterior envelope (insulation at ground floor, exterior walls and roof, high performance windows and doors)
- Attention to detail at all geometric and material interfaces in the exterior envelope to minimize air leakage
- Avoidance of ‘through-envelope’ materials such as steel or concrete that could lead to thermal migration and in-wall condensation
- Orientation of windows and skylights to maximize winter warming, minimize summer solar gain, and minimize winter heat loss

Passivhaus can be achieved on new buildings and remodels, though the latter is more complex due to ‘inherited’ building orientation to the sun.

This project in Los Angeles’ Echo Park has new south facing rooflights that are shaded from summer sun but allow valuable winter solar rays to warm the house in winter.

This multifamily housing tower was designed for the US mid-Atlantic climate where summer cooling is as big of a concern (and potential energy drain) as winter warming. It passed preliminary analysis to meet PHIUS standards. For further information on No 1 Pear Street follow this link

Our Bouverie Mews project is also designed to Passivhaus standards for exterior envelope and glazing.

For more information on Passive House Institute US, follow this link.


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As car accident solicitors, the lawyers at Canter Levin & Berg have built up considerable experience sorting out accident claims for people involved in car accidents where they haven’t been at fault. There are three types of car accident that we come across more often than others; these are rear-end collisions, side impacts and head-on collisions.

On this page of the site, we’ve decided to look at these common car accidents; how they happen, the common injuries suffered by those involved, and how we, as solicitors, can help. If you’ve been involved in an accident similar to those described below, contact our road traffic accidents department for a free initial consultation to find out if you can claim compensation for your injuries.

Rear end collisions

Rear end collisions, the leading cause of whiplash related injuries, typically happen in slow moving traffic, or where one vehicle slows down suddenly, for example when approaching a junction or making an emergency stop. In a similar situation, if two or more vehicles are stationary, at a junction or a set of traffic lights for example, then a rear-end collision could occur if one driver accelerates away more quickly than the driver in front.

Whilst a rear end collision is usually thought of as a minor traffic accident, it can have serious consequences. Any sudden impact caused by one vehicle hitting another has the potential to cause one or both drivers to lose control of their vehicle, which could lead to either vehicle spinning or leaving the roadway. Where a rear-end collision happens in heavy or slow moving traffic, there is a chance that a domino-effect, where multiple vehicles collide in turn, could be created.

In a rear end collision, the sudden acceleration followed by a sharp deceleration creates conditions where the chances of suffering a whiplash type injury to the neck or back are significantly increased. In rear end collisions that happen at higher speeds the forces involved will be greater. This could mean that more severe injuries, such as a spinal disc herniation (a slipped disc), might occur when pressure on the spine can cause damage to the cartilage between the bones.

Side impacts

Side impacts usually occur in situations where one vehicle moves across the path of oncoming traffic. Side impact accidents can happen at a road junction, or where a car is parked along the side of the road and pulls out without the driver checking his or her rear-view mirror. Whilst a relatively common car accident, a side impact is also a particular problem for motorcyclists, where the driver of another vehicle attempts to turn right, or to change lanes, without having checked for or having seen a motorcycle rider behind them.

Liability in a side impact car crash will almost always fall on the driver who has pulled out into oncoming traffic, as they will be considered to have failed to check before undertaking the manoeuvre. A side impact can cause significant damage to both vehicles, along with the potential that one or both drivers and the other occupants of the vehicles will suffer injuries in the crash.

Head-on collisions

Less common than rear end collisions or side on collisions, a head-on collision can be a much more serious form of car accident. When two vehicles travelling in opposite directions collide, the effective speed of their collision is combination of both of their speeds, so for a head on collision in which both vehicles were travelling at 60mph, their collision speed would be 120mph. A head-on collision can lead to severe injuries and serious damage to all vehicles involved even when the speed of either vehicle is relatively low.

Unlike rear end collisions, which can happen on almost any type of road, a head on collision usually only occurs on narrow roads. Particularly problematic are roads in rural areas where a combination of high hedgerows and frequent twists and turns can make it difficult for drivers to see oncoming traffic until it is too late. Other very rare cases of head-on collisions have occurred on motorways and dual carriageways where drivers have become dis-orientated and have attempted to drive the wrong way down the wrong carriageway.

Modern cars have a number of safety features designed to reduce the likelihood of serious injuries to their occupants in the event of a head-on collision. However, the huge forces involved in a head-on collision can cause serious injuries even in vehicles equipped with crumple zones, airbags, restraining seatbelts and head rests. Injuries in a head-on collision can range from soft-tissue damage in lower speed collisions, through to broken bones and severe damage to internal organs in higher speed collisions.

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