The only thing constant in the world is change. However, change can either be for the better or for the worse. Cartoons have certainly changed from what they were in the 1980's to what they are today. Sadly most of the changes are for the worse. Let us examine the differences.
Despite modern technology improving animation, many cartoons now are drawn very crudely and look like they were drawn by preschoolers. Compare the animation of Voltron, Mask, Thundercats and Transformers to Spongebob Squarepants, Ed, Edd and Eddy and Cow and Chicken. The people back then were drawn in detail and looked like real people not look like bugs or deformed human beings.
Cartoons back then were more violent. Look at G.I. Joe and Transformers. Plenty of weapons and firepower displayed in the cartoons. Also, He-Man, Bravestarr and She-Ra had plenty of fight scenes. Cartoons nowadays unless they are superhero cartoons have minimal violence.
Cartoons such as He-Man, She-Ra and Bravestarr taught moral values and these were reinforced at the end of each episode. The hero discusses what they have learned during the episode. Cartoons nowadays seldomly teach people any moral values. What do your kids learn out of watching Cow and Chicken eat pork butts and taters? What do your kids learn by watching Spongebob and Patrick act like a bunch of homosexual men? What do your kids learn by seeing Johnny Bravo treat women like sex objects?
Cartoons back then told a real story. They told stories of friendship, heroism, love, pursuit of knowledge. Most cartoons now are practically pointless. I mean you have you have the protagonist of the show, Johnny Bravo act macho and narcissistic and ends up being rejected by women. You have Spongebob frying burgers and chasing jellyfish. You have Ed, Edd and Eddy act retarded and get into trouble.


Special Introductory Price; £9.99
The First World War tore apart the early
twentieth century. Both terrible and terrifying, it banished misplaced optimism
that war on such an unconscionable scale could never occur. A century after the
guns fell silent on the Western Front, its scars continue to shape our modern
idea of remembrance.
As the national museum of arms and armour, the Royal Armouries brings a unique perspective to studies of the Great War. Stumbling Towards Victory contains photographs – many previously unpublished – from the museum archives, all of which were taken in the last twelve months of the war. Amidst the haunting emptiness of broken ground and shattered trees, these images convey the horror, and hope, of that final cataclysmic year.
Published to coincide with the First World War centenary commemorations, Stumbling Towards Victory illustrates the final months of a global conflagration that was nothing less than an armageddon for the ages.
Release Date: 13 April 2018


New York City Department of Education
ARIS Parent Link
Common Core Library
Common Core Learning Standards (Literacy)
Common Core Learning Standards (Math)
New York City Scope and Sequence for Science K-8
New York City Scope and Sequence for Social Studies K-8
Google Calendar (Android / iOS ) This handy app makes it easy to sync up any Google Calendar to your tablet or phone.


Whether the business you lead is at the forefront of new technology or you’re looking to harness the power of tech to reach more customers, updating your images doesn’t require a huge amount of electronics or multiple software packages. Take a standard, flat picture and turn up the tech with a technological-look makeover in Adobe Photoshop. The options for tech tweaking in Photoshop are endless. You’ll find several ways to go from low profile to high tech through Photoshop’s colors, filters and merging ability.
Click the Photoshop “File” menu and select “Open.” Browse to the image you want to look technological as well as a tech-type picture, such as a keyboard or cell phone. Press and hold down the “Ctrl” key and click both images to highlight them. Click the “Open” button. If the pictures aren’t in the same location, browse to each individually and double-click them to open them.
Designate one image as the main picture to which you'll add a technological look. Click the other picture to bring it to the forefront of the Photoshop workspace. Click the “Select” menu and click “All.” Press “Ctrl-C” to copy the image.
Click back to the main picture. Press “Ctrl-V” to paste in the copied tech picture. Depending on the image’s dimensions, it may now completely obscure your main picture, but this is part of the process.
Check the “Layers” tab. Note a new Layer 1 above the main image. Click on it to select it.
Click the “Opacity” slider bar, which is set at 100 percent by default. Slide the bar to approximately 70 percent. Notice how the main image now has the tech image on top of it as a type of gauzy, half-visible overlay. Experiment with the “Opacity” slider until the image has your preferred look, such as an executive’s face with just the slightest hint of keyboard keys overlaying his features.
Right-click "Layer 1" and select “Merge Down.” The two images now become one so that you can work with them together.
Click the “Filter” menu. Click “Stylize.” Choose “Glowing Edges” from the fly-out menu.
Review Photoshop’s quick conversion of the image to a fiber-optic neon look. If you like this view, click the “OK” button. Otherwise, experiment with the “Edge Width,” “Edge Brightness” and “Smoothness” slider bars to customize the technological look. Click “OK” when satisfied to return to the transformed image.
Select the “Magnetic Lasso Tool” on the tool collection. If you don’t see this tool, right-click a small icon of a lasso near the top of the tool collection and choose “Magnetic Lasso Tool” from the fly-out menu.
Press and hold down the left mouse button, dragging around an object such as a computer screen or a person until it is selected. Note that the tool will “stick” to the borders or edges of the object to give you a clearer, crisper selection.
Click the “Image” menu. Click “Adjustments” and choose “Vibrance” from the fly-out menu.
Move the “Vibrance” and “Saturation” sliders all the way to the right. Note how the selected area takes on a neon glow. Experiment with the sliders until you are satisfied and then click the “OK” button to close the “Vibrance” window.
Click the “File” menu. Click “Save As.” Give the altered photo a new name so as not to overwrite the original picture. Click the “Save” button.
- Digital Vision./Digital Vision/Getty Images


In the future, new mindsets will dominate, new business opportunities will arise and so will the necessity to be able to navigate in the technology landscape in order to avoid the critical inflection point.
The 4th Industrial Revolution is triggered by technology, but what it will actually change are our business models, our organisations and the way we work and live.
This disruptive pressure needs to be brought to the attention of business owners and decision makers within the manufacturing industry, and therefore, Smart Industry Forum exists. Thus;
The purpose of Smart Industry Forum is to inspire, inform and assist decision makers in the manufacturing industry along the challenging Smart Industry migration journey in an increasingly globalised world.
Smart Industry Forum believes in;
Acknowledging the burning platform caused by globalisation, digital transformation and the 4th industrial revolution
The 4th industrial revolution is mainly based on digital transformation, automation and on new innovations. Combined with the continuing and rapid globalization of our society and economies, we will have to reconsider everything about life as we know it.
Acting on change
Digital transformation has already hit some industries hard. This disruption will not only impact the way we listen to music, travel or do our banking – it will also change manufacturing, and we need to act on this before it is too late.
Embracing challenges and seeing new opportunities
Digital transformation presents great risk for manufacturing companies but even greater opportunities.
Smart Industry or Industry 4.0 is the future, and Smart Industry Forum exists to inform and inspire businesses to see the need for and the potential within digitization, (I)IoT, smart manufacturing, machine automation etc.
Being updated on the latest news and trends
Operation is important but development is essential, and therefore, constantly staying updated on trends and industry development is a main focus for us. Smart Industry Forum provides the latest news and knowledge on ideas, tendencies and innovations.
The power of the network
The digitisation journey will be tough for lone wolves. In Smart Industry Forum, we believe in sharing experiences, providing knowledge on trends and learning from best practice examples. Furthermore, we are passionate about open standards.


The University of Warwick in Great Britain conducted a study of 3,968 men and 4,821 women, who took part in what came to be known as the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).
The ELSA produced some interesting results for adults over the age of 50. For instance, among participants aged 50 to 64, short nighttime sleep (fewer than six hours) or longer nighttime sleep (more than eight hours) both resulted in test scores showing lowered brain functioning.
However, among the 65- to 89-year-old participants, reduced brain functioning occurred only in those who slept more than eight hours, not in those who slept less.
What we can draw from this is perhaps not altogether conclusive, other than the fact that all of us need at least six to eight hours of sleep a night, and that we should neither shortchange nor overdo the amount of sleep required for healthy brain (and overall bodily) functioning.
Poor sleep at all ages has been associated with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart problems and stroke, especially if the poor sleep originates from a sleep disorder such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is characterized by repeated cessation of breathing throughout the night.
According to many research studies, sleep plays two important roles in memory. First, without sound sleep, it is hard to focus in the daytime and therefore to absorb what is being taught or what is being experienced. Second, poor sleep at night obstructs the consolidation of the day’s activities — thus memory.
Scientists aren’t exactly sure — or agree — how sleep enhances memory, but it appears to involve the brain’s hippocampus and neocortex — the part of the brain where long-term memories are stored. It is thought that, during sleep, the hippocampus replays the events of the day for the neocortex, which reviews and processes memories, helping them endure for the long term.
At any rate, the bottom line is ensuring you sleep soundly at night. If you have difficulties sleeping — or difficulties performing well and focusing in the daytime — then you need to get back on the proper sleep track. If by adopting sound sleep-hygiene methods you still can’t get a good night’s sleep, then it’s time to seek out the professionals.


The Grand Challenge of Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Even with the wealth of experience already in place within the oil and gas industry, the obstacles to advancing CCS to the forefront of greenhouse gas mitigation technologies remain significant.
Case Study: Design of Injection Facilities for CO2 Recovery
A pilot project demonstrates that facilities design plays an important role in providing sources of CO2 for the gas-handling process for injection into a carbonate formation as a tertiary recovery mechanism.
The Effect of CO2 Injection on Corrosion and Integrity of Facilities
The paper discusses the main factors affecting CO2 corrosion, provides an assessment of what to look for in major equipment, and details recommended material of construction and corrosion mitigation/control methods.
Galvanizing Stakeholder Support for Carbon Capture and Storage
Collaboration is critical to achieving recognition of the scope and value of carbon capture and storage and achieving acceptance for specific projects.
Combining Gas-to-Wire Technology With Carbon Capture and Storage
Natural gas, coupled with carbon capture and storage (CCS), could provide cheap and reliable energy in the long term and mitigate climate change. Gas-to-wire (GTW) generates electricity from natural gas at or near the field. This study applies an integrated GTW/CCS scheme to a gas-production field.
Surface-Facilities Design for First CO2 EOR Project in Saudi Arabia
A demonstration project of carbon capture, utilization, and storage through enhanced oil recovery was conducted in Saudi Arabia. Surface facilities for such projects are expensive to build and involve tradeoffs in options based on economics for a given set of conditions.
Moving Away From Our “Eiffel Tower” Approach to Offshore Processing Equipment
We don’t include a structure like the Eiffel Tower with separators, pumps, and compressors on the top observation platform in an onshore development plan. And yet, how many jacket platforms are there around the world?
High-Voltage Subsea Pump Enables Low-Cost Boosting
Subsea pumps are used for gas/liquid separation, subsea compression, and subsea boosting. Solutions aiming at cost reductions are crucial to make subsea processing projects feasible. A cost- and complexity-reduction solution for the subsea electrical power supply is a critical consideration.
Selecting the Right Subsea Pump for Your Application
Operator or manufacturer’s reports and published papers are reviewed and a criterion is developed for subsea pump selection.
Subsea High-Boosting Multiphase Pumps Increase Oil Recovery in Aging Field (Includes presentation slides)
Production from an offshore Angola field has been decreasing because of subsea pressure declines amid water-cut increases and limited gas compressor capacity. The development process leading to the selection of high-boosting multiphase pumps is described.
Executing Offshore Projects More Efficiently
Offshore project execution enhancement ideas are highlighted for debottlenecking, gas-hydrate-induced pipeline vibration, and the design of subsea systems for efficient startup.
Produced-Water Debottlenecking Improves Offshore Production
An operator in the western Gulf of Thailand retrofit two partial-processing water-management systems on mobile-offshore-production-unit platforms for bulk removal and treatment of produced water. Water debottlenecking increased oil production by 80% and reduced the infield transfer volume by 62%. Th
Designing Subsea Systems for Efficient Startup To Mitigate Topside Downtime
The workflow aims to reduce the startup time of a subsea production system (SPS). A dynamic integrated model is used to adjust the scheduled SPS startup time. The model evaluates the dynamic simulation response of a large field startup by integrating a reservoir- and gathering-network model.
Hydrate-Induced Vibration in an Offshore Pipeline
A computational fluid dynamics model is proposed to analyze the effect of hydrate flow in pipelines using multiphase-flow-modeling techniques. The results will identify the cause of pipeline failure, regions of maximum stress in the pipeline, and plastic deformation of the pipeline.
Social Performance Indicators Evolve in Update to Sustainability Reporting Guide
The Oil & Gas Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting acts as a framework for improving the quality and consistency of voluntary sustainability reporting. This paper discusses the most recent update to the guide, and offers an overview of the discussed social performance indicators.
Selected Papers From OnePetro: Your Source for E&P Technical Knowledge
With these synopses of technical papers from OnePetro you can join the author for conferences in Kuala Lumpur, New Orleans, and Lagos, all while sitting in your chairs and without any travel expenses.
Improving Gas Dehydration With Preinhibited Glycol
The paper discusses dehydration performance of two units in two plants—with preinhibited glycol/antifoam/pH adjuster blend vs. neat glycol with periodic injection of antifoam and pH-adjuster inhibitors. The insights present an opportunity for significant operating and capital costs reduction.
Localized Pitting Corrosion of Superduplex Stainless Steel in a Seawater Application
During the dismantling and removal of fire-water-pump columns of superduplex stainless steel barely 1 year after plant startup in a redeveloped brownfield offshore Nigeria severe localized pitting corrosion was observed in the columns. This paper explores the findings and identifies the reasons.
Getting Ahead of the Curve—Front-End Loading HSE in Major Projects
A proactive approach with EPC contract bidders to front-end load HSE strategies will pay dividends. This paper discusses the HSE management strategy for the Lake Charles Liquefied Natural Gas project.
Collaborative Tool Helps Companies Plan Decommissioning, Share Lessons Learned
Decom North Sea has developed the Late Life Planning Portal system, a web-based information portal, to capture tools that add value as well as good practices and lessons learned from the execution of decommissioning projects.
Integrating Decision Support Models With Value Attributes for Platform Decommissioning
Using decision analysis as a software tool helps to clarify and evaluate decommissioning alternatives against a comprehensive set of objectives, including both market and nonmarket values.
Planning and Estimating Costs for Field Decommissioning in Brazil
This paper aims to develop a Brazilian baseline for front-end planning and cost estimation of the decommissioning, removal, and disposal options.
Decommissioning To Become Big Business
Whether you are involved in the design and construction of new facilities or the decommissioning of existing facilities, having a solid understanding of decom makes a lot of sense. Are you ready as all around the world offshore facilities have reached, or are reaching, the end of their design life?
Arctic Pipeline Route Selection
To reduce the risks to arctic pipelines from natural or geologic hazards, a more sophisticated approach to routing compared to traditional methods based on only the shortest length of pipe or connectivity to existing infrastructure is needed.
Concept for Ice-Resistant Offshore Terminal for Arctic LNG Export
Cost and delivery of long-distance natural gas pipelines to a distant liquefaction facility at a warm-water port has become excessive, and environmental restraints have been increasing. An alternative is an offshore ice-resistant LNG port accommodating a new class of LNG transport vessels.
Design Tools for Arctic Subsea Pipelines
As the design methodologies evolve for arctic pipelines, strudel scour, permafrost thaw settlement, and ice gouging need to be factored in with environmental and geotechnical data, limit states, and trenching and backfilling activities.
Taking on the Arctic With New Concepts
New approaches to arctic activities include a concept for an offshore ice-resistant LNG export terminal, the design of subsea pipelines, and the optimal routing for the pipelines to mitigate the unique risks in arctic regions such as ice-gouging and permafrost thaw.
Compact, Efficient Heat Exchanger Based on Packed Beds of Nanoparticle-Doped Spheres
In this work, the authors demonstrate at a laboratory scale the possibility of using a radio-frequency heating system as a heat exchanger.
Nanotechnology for Oilfield Applications: Challenges and Effects
This paper presents a critical review of the recent literature to determine the status of research and development and field application of nanotechnology in the oil field.
Oil-Droplet Removal From Produced Water by Use of Nanoparticles
Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) is a promising way to remove dispersed oil from produced water. In this study, the authors investigated the optimal operating conditions for MNPs and the mechanisms of MNP/oil attachments and magnetic separation.
Nanotechnology Advances in the Oil Field
As practitioners we don’t always convey that the oil and gas industry is at the forefront of many different technologies, but we should, if only because it can be a real selling point to attract young people to our industry. In that spirit, I selected three papers that deal with nanotechnology.
Four Generations of Fire- and Blast-Resistant Walls on Offshore Installations
Four types of fire- and blast-resistant walls for offshore installations are assessed, including internal vs. external fire and blast walls.
Fire Protection on Offshore Platforms
Whenever we design an oil and gas facility, the safety of the operating staff is of paramount importance. At last year’s Offshore Technology Conference, three papers presented information on a critical safety feature: fire protection on offshore installations.
Passive-Fire-Protection Optimization in Offshore Topside Structures
Applying sufficient passive fire protection (PFP) on topside structural-steel members is critical. Simplified and conservative approaches are available to estimate the extent and amount of PFP necessary.
Three-Sided Passive Fire Protection on Steel-Beam Decks for Offshore Installations
This study presents an overview of the structural response and failure mechanism of three-sided protected beams and proposes design solutions.
Corrosion and Scaling
In this first selection are papers dealing with scaling and corrosion, topics that affect all of us involved with oil and gas facilities. Early in my career I worked in corrosion, only to discover that without keeping scaling and corrosion in mind, it is impossible to be a good facilities engineer.
The Importance of Inhibitor Analysis in Scale Management—An Overview
The accurate and precise analysis of scale inhibitors—in conjunction with other field data such as ion analysis, total suspended solids, and productivity index—plays an important role in making decisions about the efficiency of scale squeeze and continuous chemical injection treatments.
Use of Preservation Chemicals Following Hydrostatic Testing of Pipelines
This paper considers some of the challenges and learnings associated with the application of chemicals for preservation of coated pipe/flowline for a major liquefied-natural-gas (LNG) project in Australia.
Oilfield-Corrosion-Failure Analysis: Lessons Learned From Pitting Morphologies
Identifying the type of corrosion is the first step in the analysis and prevention of corrosion-related failures. Visual inspection of the pit morphology can provide insights into the type of corrosion that is occurring.
Don't miss out on the latest technology delivered to your email every two weeks. Sign up for the OGF newsletter. If you are not logged in, you will receive a confirmation email that you will need to click on to confirm you want to receive the newsletter.
12 September 2018
29 August 2018
05 September 2018
07 September 2018


In a resolution approved unanimously on Monday, officials in Dent County, Missouri, voted to observe a year of "mourning" in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage.
The proposal will lower the flags at the county court house and judiciary building to below half-staff once a month for the next year. This also happens to be where couples obtain marriage licenses. Dent County's Recorder of Deeds Cindy Ard told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that, so far, one couple has applied for a license with the county.
In contrast to officials like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Dent County Commissioner Darrell Skiles, who wrote the resolution by hand, acknowledges his legal obligation to uphold the law, writing:
Today we as elected officials have no choice but to conduct business in accordance with established law. We do not possess the luxury of cherry picking which laws we agree with and choose to uphold and which laws we choose to reject and ignore.
The resolution continues:
But! We can express our strong disapproval of blatant judicial overreach. […] May all who see these flags at this lowered position be reminded of this despicable Supreme Court travesty.
“I just want anybody who sees that to be reminded we find it revolting that the Supreme Court has ruled in this manner,” Skiles told BuzzFeed.
A petition started by a Dent County resident who opposes the resolution is also making the rounds.
From the petition:
The act of lowering the American flag from full height has long been a way for communities to mourn local and national tragedies. To compare the Supreme Court ruling on homosexual marriage rights to those tragedies in any way is an insult to both the tragedies that have been previously mourned in this manner and the basic principles of government under which the United States operates that led to this court decision, not to mention those personally affected by the ruling.
“Even if this doesn’t change their minds, I wanted it out there that we’re not all a bunch of closed-minded individuals mourning the Supreme Court decision,” Alex Sellers, who started the petition, told the Post-Dispatch. “This is not just a backward place. There’s another side of this.”


Turns script debugging features on and off.
Syntax Set-PSDebug [-trace int] [-step] [-strict] [CommonParameters] Set-PSDebug [-off] [CommonParameters] Key -trace int Set the trace level: 0 - Off 1 - trace script lines as they are executed 2 - trace script lines, variable assignments, function calls and scripts. -step Turn on script stepping. Before each line is run, PowerShell will prompt to stop, continue or enter a new interpreter level to inspect the state of the script. (Step automatically sets Trace =1) -strict Throw an exception if a variable is referenced before being assigned a value. -off Turn off all debugging features. CommonParameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable, -OutBuffer -OutVariable.
Set the trace level to 2:
PS C:\> set-psdebug -trace 2;
Turns stepping on:
PS C:\> set-psdebug -step
Turn off all debugging features:
PS C:\> set-psdebug -off
"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it" ~ Brian W. Kernighan
Related PowerShell Commands:
Write-Debug - Write a debug message to the host display
Set-StrictMode - Enforce coding rules in expressions & scripts
Equivalent bash command: set -x / +x - turn debug on/off, or bash -x myscript.sh


"Explained by lives and legends of the Saints" By Fr. F.X. Schouppe, S.J. This book reveals revelations from great saints such as Margaret Mary, Teresa of Avila, Bridget of Sweden, Gertrude the Great, Francis de sales, Catherine o f Genoa, Thomas Aquinas etc. It reveals the punishment for sins as well as the grateful souls who reap the benefits from Masses, alms giving, prayers, penance etc. offered for them still suffering in Purgatory.


ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Health officials say a student at Washington University has Bacterial Meningitis. Its a swelling of the lining of the brain caused by infection.
Just how concerned should other students be?
If there is one person who is coughing repeatedly chances are all the people breathing the same air over and over again will get exposed, according to the Director of Communicable Disease Services for the Saint Louis County Health Department.
Symptoms include nausea, vomiting and confusion. Treatment is with antibiotics. Left untreated, it can lead to brain damage. Each year there are just over 4,000 cases nationwide, with 500 deaths.
KMOX © Copyright 2012 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2012 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


Youth are considered as one of the most important members of the society because they form the active strata of population which is considered as a potent force with the capabilities to take the nations to new heights. …
Download file to see previous pages...
nstructive and more productive members of the society. However, it also must be noted that Youth justice is currently being viewed in different perspectives than it used to be. Many view the current reforms in youth justice due to modernization of the governments and political systems to accommodate the issues like young justice however there is also another dimension to it also as the emergence of private practice into the youth justice have significantly contributed to this issue also. However one also need to consider the fact that these youth justice practices lack the effective quality assurance systems and procedures in place which can ensure that the practice is being done on more professional as well as ethical footings.
This essay will argue the role of quality assurance system to be designed to measure the effective practice in youth justice and will attempt to explore the issue from different perspectives so that a balanced view of the same can emerge....
ion must also have been given to this issue so that a positive critic of the same could have helped provide a better understanding of the problems so that quality assurance of the same could have been attained.
Youth Justice has been under the complex influences of various forces working within the society which put extra pressures even on the proceedings of the cases against youth therefore the argument has also been put forward to bring in an approach which requires that those who bring children to the legal proceeding should give it a more holistic and comprehensive view so that children who somehow commit crimes are better represented into the legal system within which they are brought in. This therefore requires that those who conduct their practice into the youth justice must make efforts to bring in more quality in their work. (Geraghty).
The historical roots of the practice in youth justice are basically founded on two critical principles of justice and welfare appraoch suggesting a approach which demands that a child must be treated differently than an adult criminal thus ensuring equality into the system based on the pecular nature of the status of children within the society. (Stephenson, Giller and Brown)
Youth Justice Practice
It is believed that the recent emergence of literature on youth based practice and policy has concentrated on the evidence based effective practice. This evidence based practice has now spread almost all the areas of the youth justice and has been considered as an effective and efficient means of dealing with the issue. However one also need to understand the fact that youth based justice practice and the system largely depend upon the society as it has been argued that the society gets the youth justice system which it deserves as
...Download file to see next pagesRead More
Cite this document
(“Youth Justice Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1250 words”, n.d.)
Retrieved from https://studentshare.org/law/1510560-youth-justice
(Youth Justice Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1250 Words)
“Youth Justice Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1250 Words”, n.d. https://studentshare.org/law/1510560-youth-justice.
Why have we singled out youth only? A major justification stands out to be that the standard justice system is for people who are mature, sound and are not incapacitated emotionally or physically while youth is a term used for people under the age of 17 who are juvenile, lack the sense of maturity and responsibility for their actions.
Youth Justice Name Instructor Task Date The youthful populace is an exceedingly resourceful component in the societal context. Therefore, people ought to make certain that the youth have the capacity to grow. Therefore, there are numerous agencies concerned with youth dealings.
Common resources and opportunities foster social integration, and should be made available always to all members of the society without discrimination. The resources can either be healthcare, education, housing and even employment services (Pierson, 2009).
I want to be able to influence the way future clients will invest their money. In order to achieve this goal I need a sound foundation of academic knowledge in addition to work experience. The M.S in finance program has been an excellent program in helping me to gain that knowledge.
Each report of youth crime sends shock waves to each society as nations, parents, the church begin to question whether the moral values they are imparting to their citizens especially the children are defective or insufficient. Consciences are pricked whenever today's youths show increasing propensity for violence and criminal behaviour.
rse when these young criminals were sent to prison with adult and very hardened criminals, further victimizing them instead of offering some rehabilitation. Recent moves are more enlightened with young offenders given separate facilities and even offered a form of counselling
I was very impressed with “I” (Gold Coast) because it not only provided theoretical arguments for the success of its’ programs but also statistical proof such as lower offending rates for criminals graduating from the program compared with those who did not.
The resources can either be healthcare, education, housing and even employment services. The reason for blocking these people from accessing such resources is connected to an individual’s educational status, childhood relationships, and social class (Hall and
rynne that was judged by the community and condemned by the community and led out of prison wearing a scarlet letter “A” on her breast (Hawthorne and Pearson, 2004). The letter is meant to hold her in shameful accord and to label her as an adulterer in the community. The
Several theories have also been brought forward in an attempt to explain why they engage in such acts and activities. The Marxist deprivation theory and the behavioural theories provide a compelling insight into such trends and
3 Pages(750 words)Essay
GOT A TRICKY QUESTION? RECEIVE AN ANSWER FROM STUDENTS LIKE YOU!
Let us find you another Essay on topic Youth Justice for FREE!


About This Chapter
How it works:
- Identify which concepts are covered on your Native American history homework.
- Find videos on those topics within this chapter.
- Watch fun videos, pausing and reviewing as needed.
- Complete sample problems and get instant feedback.
- Finish your Native American history homework with ease!
Topics from your homework you'll be able to complete:
- Origins of early people in the Americas
- Mesoamerican civilizations
- Pre-Columbian South America
- North American civilizations before Europeans
- Effects of European colonization on Native Americans
- Spanish explorers and colonies
- Intercontinental contact
1. Native American History: Origins of Early People in the Americas
Because the first humans and civilizations got their start in Africa and the Middle East, historians and anthropologists have had to figure out how Native Americans got to the Americas. In this lesson we look at the three prevailing theories of the earliest migration to the New World.
2. Mesoamerican Civilizations: The Olmecs to Cortes
This lesson focuses on the early cultures of Mesoamerica. The Olmec, Maya, and Aztecs developed great civilizations in Mesoamerica over millennia. Then, after all of this development and the building of a great empire, the Aztec were quickly defeated by Hernando Cortes.
3. The Inca Civilization and Pizarro: Pre-Columbian South America
The Incan Empire was an amazing empire of the early Americas. Their accomplishments rival those of many other great empires, but they were defeated by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in only a few years.
4. Pre-Columbian Civilization: North American Indians Before Europeans
Watch this video for an overview of the cultural groups of Native Americans as they lived at the time of first contact with Europeans. Some of these groupings, like the tribes of the plains, changed so much due to the addition of European influences, such as horses, that there is only conjecture as to how exactly they lived before European contact.
5. Effects of European Colonization: Christopher Columbus and Native Americans
The earliest explorers in the Western Hemisphere left a legacy that would shape the development of the Americas permanently. No matter what they came looking for, Europeans left behind death, horses, and metal.
6. New Spain: Spanish Explorers and Spanish Colonies
Who are the most well-known explorers and conquistadors of the New World? In this lesson, we'll look at some of the most infamous explorers. We'll discover the difference between explorers and conquistadors, and then learn about the encomienda system.
7. The Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange is a term used to denote the world-changing exchange of agricultural goods, slave labor, diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres that occurred after the year 1492 CE.
8. Cronyism: Definition & Explanation
In this lesson we explore the concept of cronyism. A major issue in U.S. governments of the past and governments throughout the world today, cronyism can greatly undermine a government's effectiveness.
9. Horatio Alger: Biography, Myth & Stories
Horatio Alger was a popular and influential author of the late 19th century, one who is credited with creating a new fiction genre. Learn who Alger was, what drove his writing, and why his novels became so coveted during the decades immediately following the Civil War.
Earning College Credit
Did you know… We have over 160 college courses that prepare you to earn credit by exam that is accepted by over 1,500 colleges and universities. You can test out of the first two years of college and save thousands off your degree. Anyone can earn credit-by-exam regardless of age or education level.
To learn more, visit our Earning Credit Page
Transferring credit to the school of your choice
Not sure what college you want to attend yet? Study.com has thousands of articles about every imaginable degree, area of study and career path that can help you find the school that's right for you.
Other chapters within the High School US History: Homework Help Resource course
- Settling North America: Homework Help
- The Road to Revolution: Homework Help
- The American Revolution: Homework Help
- The Making of a New Nation: Homework Help
- The Virginia Dynasty: Homework Help
- Jacksonian Democracy: Homework Help
- Life in Antebellum America: Homework Help
- Manifest Destiny: Homework Help
- Sectional Crisis: Homework Help
- American Civil War: Homework Help
- Reconstruction: Homework Help
- Industrialization & Westward Expansion: Homework Help
- The Progressive Era: Homework Help
- American Imperialism: Homework Help
- The Roaring 20s: Homework Help
- The Great Depression: Homework Help
- The US in World War ll: Homework Help
- Post-War World: Homework Help
- The Cold War in America: Homework Help
- Protests, Activism and Civil Disobedience: Homework Help
- The 1970s: Homework Help
- The Rise of Political Conservatism: Homework Help
- Contemporary America: Homework Help


Cotton earlier grew as a wild plant all over the world and also we can get the benefits of cotton fabric. It is now cultivated for its main product – ‘the cotton’, while other...
- How to Determine Your Face Shape?
- Make Up Tips : How to Apply Concealer!
- Sea Food – Explore The High Benefits Of Eating Sea Food!
- How To Find Your Way To Wrinkle Free Skin With Food?
- A To Z Guide On The Miraculous Effects Of Castor Oil For Hair!
- Sumptuous Lasagna Recipes for The Family!
- Styling Curly Hair Tips : How to Manage Curly Hair Naturally!
- Vegan Milk Benefits : Amazing Dairy Replacement for Vegan People!
- How To Grind Flaxseed- Let’s See Step By Step Instructions!
- How To Get Rid Of Sugar Ants?


Meet Shea Frederick, our latest OpenGov Champion. Last September, Sunlight’s video team — myself and Associate Video Producer Solay Howell — spent two days in Baltimore, MD, with Shea to see how he uses city open data to build useful tools for Charm City residents.
One of those tools is baltimorevacants.org, a dynamic map that lets you search and see more than 30,000 vacant houses and vacant lots in Baltimore. To capture on video the source of that data, we drove around Baltimore filming abandoned houses, streets and even entire blocks that are just left to decay, attracting crime and rats.
Like Shea says in the video, it’s impactful to see 30,000 vacant houses or lots mapped out over the city. But it is even more powerful to see the actual places. I’m still haunted by the sight of all those vacant, rotting houses with boarded up windows and doors we saw all over Baltimore. As a visual storyteller, I could imagine how each one of these houses has a story to tell. Maybe a factory closed, people lost their jobs, packed up and moved, and after enough of their neighbors had left, the ones left behind could not bear to live on an empty street and finally they all went.
Looking at Shea’s work, I realized that data can be used tell a story too, one from real life that literally “connects the dots” and paints with broader strokes to get the full picture. That’s why Shea loves hacking on the open data the City of Baltimore started releasing in 2011: there is always a real life connection to the work he is doing and he can see it all around him.
Another one is an app called Spot Agent that uses parking citation data to warn you if a meter maid might be close by. Then there’s one that uses the city’s 311 data to show the most common problems occurring in any Baltimore neighborhood based on words that appear the most in the service requests, such as “trash,” “rat,” “illegal” or “light.”
He does a lot of this work with the help of other developers and interested citizens, connected through hackathons and other events. There is a vibrant community for this sort of work in Baltimore such that when the city started releasing its data sets through the Open Baltimore portal there already was an active bunch of people ready to go and put it to use. The city has been pleased with that, as these civic hackers can build something for fun and for free in a weekend that would take them weeks, maybe even months to complete and cost tens of thousands of dollars. Shea has been tag-teaming with the city directly, using the data it released and giving the city advice on how the data could be improved upon, mainly that it should be updated in real time instead of doing a one-time dump.
Why does Shea Frederick spend so much of his own time sorting out this data into meaningful, usable formats when he might as well be competing in a cyclocross race somewhere? Well, for one, he loves what he does. And second, he has grown to love Baltimore and wants to give back by giving others tools that can help them connect with what’s happening around the city. This is OpenGov Championship at work: taking data that’s available and putting it to use, and working together with the local government to make it even better.
Our OpenGov Champions are remarkable ordinary people who have done extraordinary things to open up our government. Get inspired by their stories and nominate someone in your community to become an OpenGov Champion.


Study: Spirituality plays a key role in fighting depression
|August 28, 2011||Posted by News under Intelligent Design, Mind, News, Religion, Spirituality|
In “Can Religion or Spirituality Help Ward Off Depression?” (World of Psychology August 25, 2011), a somewhat skeptical John M. Grohol reports,
The new longitudinal research out of Columbia University wanted to followup on previous research demonstrating this correlation between spirituality or religiosity and a reduced risk for depression.
The researchers continued to followup on a set of subjects they had used in the previous study, following them from the 10-year mark (when the older research had ended) to the 20-year mark. The subjects in the study were 114 adult offspring of both depressed parents and parents who had no depression.
At the 20-year mark, had there been an episode of major depression? Only one quarter of the people who said religion or spirituality was important had experienced major depression. Time spent at religious services didn’t affect this outcome.
The really interesting find was that
Those at the highest risk for depression because they were the child of a depressed parent (that genetic and environmental connection that’s important for determining depression risk) had the biggest reduction in risk due to their spirituality or religious nature.
Grohol suggests more research.
These conclusions should be less surprising than they are to some, for several reasons. Religious Christians (all study participants were Christians) tend to live in tightly knit communities which, if healthy, play a strong role in fighting major depression by identifying the warning signs early. Thus many threatened episodes may never happen. Second, traditional Christians expect some level of unavoidable suffering as part of life, accepting it as a test of character (not of faith, because their faith told them to expect it). The same situation might look very different to the person who honestly believes that if things aren’t going well, there is something wrong with him. Also, they are taught that Jesus suffered too, and was once near despair over his mission, in Gethsemane – and that it is not a sin, only a trial.
OBJECTIVE: Previously the authors found that personal importance of religion or spirituality was associated with a lower risk for major depression in a study of adults with and without a history of depression. Here the authors examine the association of personal importance of religion or spirituality with major depression in the adult offspring of the original sample using a 10-year prospective longitudinal design. METHOD: Participants were 114 adult offspring of depressed and nondepressed parents, followed longitudinally. The analysis covers the period from the 10-year to the 20-year follow-up assessments. Diagnosis was assessed with the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Lifetime Version. Religiosity measures included personal importance of religion or spirituality, frequency of attendance at religious services, and denomination (all participants were Catholic or Protestant). In a logistic regression analysis, major depression at 20 years was used as the outcome measure and the three religiosity variables at 10 years as predictors. RESULTS: Offspring who reported at year 10 that religion or spirituality was highly important to them had about one-fourth the risk of experiencing major depression between years 10 and 20 compared with other participants. Religious attendance and denomination did not significantly predict this outcome. The effect was most pronounced among offspring at high risk for depression by virtue of having a depressed parent; in this group, those who reported a high importance of religion or spirituality had about one-tenth the risk of experiencing major depression between years 10 and 20 compared with those who did not. The protective effect was found primarily against recurrence rather than onset of depression. CONCLUSIONS: A high self-report rating of the importance of religion or spirituality may have a protective effect against recurrence of depression, particularly in adults with a history of parental depression.


UNHCR and partners working to help manage Tunisian arrivals in Italy
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 15 February 2011, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR and its partners from the International Organization for Migration and Save the Children Fund are in Lampedusa and several locations in southern Italy working with local authorities to manage the recent influx of Tunisians. According to the Italian Government over 5,200 people have arrived since mid-January, with the vast majority (4,400) having arrived during the past few days. While most are young men we know of at least 20 women and over 200 minors, many unaccompanied.
Described by the Italian Government as a humanitarian emergency, we appreciate the sensitive approach that has been taken so far, with all actors recognizing that among this mixed group there may be some who need to apply for asylum. From discussions with new arrivals it is clear that while most are coming in search of employment, others are citing fear of violence and a breakdown of law and order in their home regions.
UNHCR is concerned that people smugglers in Tunisia are exploiting youth by promising them a better life in Europe. Although the journey is short, high seas and bad weather can make it perilous. Most of the new arrivals are in good health, but some have arrived soaked through, and suffering exhaustion. We have received unconfirmed reports that at least four people have drowned.
The large number of people arriving over such a short period has put a significant pressure on the small island of Lampedusa. A reception centre designed for 800 people is currently holding over 2,000. Following a number of flights to relieve congestion in Lampedusa, we understand that other reception centres in Italy are also reaching capacity. We appreciate all efforts being made by the Italian Government to provide shelter and assistance for the new arrivals and hope that a solution is found quickly to relieve the pressure on Lampedusa.
The Italian Government has clearly stated its commitment to providing access to asylum procedures for those who are seeking international protection. We welcome this commitment and urge solidarity with Italy as it faces this new chapter of mixed migration. UNHCR hopes that any mechanisms designed to control irregular migration will continue to ensure access to asylum for people in need of protection.


Implementing the Unimplemented: Representing Unencoded Scripts in Unicode 3.2
John Jenkins - Apple Computer, Inc.
Presented by: Deborah Goldsmith - Apple Computer, Inc.
Sometimes it is necessary to implement support for a script before it has been encoded in Unicode; this presentation discusses the issues involved in doing so, and implementation techniques that can be used.
Unicode 3.2 contains nearly sixty thousand characters used in the writing of dozens of scripts and hundreds of different languages. As such, it provides full coverage for virtually every significant writing system in use in the world today.At the same time, there are specialized markets where it's necessary to write using scripts not yet encoded in Unicode. These include the writing systems used by minority groups in various countries, ancient or dead scripts, and fantasy or other artificial scripts.
Many such scripts are already in the pipeline for encoding in the next edition of the Unicode standard, but even here the encoding process can be greatly simplified by developing actual implementations and solving many of the practical issues involved. We will discuss a number of the issues involved in providing temporary, private-use implementations of unencoded writing systems. This includes determining the target audience, analyzing the structure of the script, and determining the repertoire of characters needed. There are also the issues of getting actual support for the script in existing programs running on existing platforms, which means producing fonts and keyboards, at the least. Finally, there are issues with producing an implementation with an eye towards forwarding it as a completed proposal to the Unicode Technical Committee for inclusion in the standard.
Examples will be drawn from a number of scripts, including some already approved for future inclusion in the Unicode standard.
|When the world wants to talk, it speaks Unicode|
International Unicode Conferences are organized by Global Meeting Services, Inc., (GMS).
GMS is pleased to be able to offer the International Unicode Conferences under an exclusive
license granted by the Unicode Consortium. All responsibility for conference finances and
operations is borne by GMS. The independent conference board serves solely at the pleasure
of GMS and is composed of volunteers active in Unicode and in international software
development. All inquiries regarding International Unicode Conferences should be addressed
Unicode and the Unicode logo are registered trademarks of Unicode, Inc. Used with permission.
22 May 2002, Webmaster


by Judith Rodin
I welcome all of you to this celebration. This is a significant moment in Penn history. Today's groundbreaking signals our renewed commitment to the spirit of discovery and experiment that has distinguished this University since Benjamin Franklin, America's first scientist, called it into being here.
This groundbreaking is both a sign and a symbol of Penn's agenda as a great research university--in facilities, in direction, in goals and priorities.
Research universities are small in number, enormous in influence. Of the more than 3,000 institutions of higher learning in the United States, only 170 universities produce most of the nation's doctorates in science and engineering and perform most of the research.
An even smaller number--30--account for most of the federal funds for academic research. Penn is proudly among this highly select group of research-intensive universities.
Research universities are one of America's greatest resources and truly the envy of the world. We serve the national interest at many levels. The new knowledge and the new talent that we produce touches every sector of American life, from the well-being of our people to the strength of our national economy and our global competitiveness.
And this brings me to some very serious concerns in academic research today. To understand one aspect of these concerns, we need to go back to 1944.
Ten months before the end of World War II, President Roosevelt asked his chief science adviser, Vannevar Bush, how science might be used in peacetime to improve the national health, create new enterprises and new jobs, and better the standard of living.
Bush's report, Science--The Endless Frontier, effectively promised the nation that science could yield enormous benefits if three conditions were met. What were these conditions?
+ First, that the nation make a substantial commitment to basic
+ Second, that higher education take on the job of providing the nation with new scientific and engineering knowledge and talent; and,
+ Finally, that the federal government provide funds to enable higher education to meet those new responsibilities.
It was a visionary idea. The policy makers in Washington understood what was at stake and acted. Investment of tax dollars led to the establishment of the largest and strongest scientific and higher education enterprise that the world has ever known. An enterprise that today carries out half of all federally-funded basic research.
The American taxpayers' investment has paid off handsomely. We are the nation that gave the world the electronic computer and medical technologies, cured polio, and walked on the moon.
Yet, our leadership role in science and engineering is being seriously challenged. In the last twenty years, America's investment in research and development has remained flat while that of Western Europe and Japan has almost doubled. And now, there is pressure building in Congress to cut billions in funding for basic research.
These cuts do not make economic sense.
As my colleague, Thomas Everhart, president of CalTech recently wrote in The Wall Street Journal: "One of the worst cases of 'waste, fraud, and abuse' that a society can commit is the failure to invest in its own future sustainability."
Ironically, the public and the policymakers seem to think research universities are doing just fine: "Look at the Nobel prizes we win in science! Look at the billions of dollars the government pours into our research!"
All right, let's look at Nobel prizes: What few realize is that, in recent years, most U.S. Nobel prizes in science have been based on work done before 1975.
Or, let's look at funding: Government support for academic research, when adjusted for inflation, is only 20% higher than it was in the golden age of the 1960s--about $10 billion today. Yet there are twice as many researchers competing for a pot of money that has grown little in the past thirty years. Some of them work in new fields of research that didn't even have a name thirty years ago--fields like molecular biology, organometallic chemistry, and cybernetics.
Another problem is the cost of doing science and engineering research today. The more complex the work, the more sophisticated the equipment we need. And today's research is incredibly complex. As an example, back in the 1920s, scientists laid the foundation of modern physics. The most expensive equipment they used--and I am talking in terms of current dollars--cost less than one tenth of one percent of what is needed today to build a single particle accelerator.
What is true of physics is true in different ways for almost every field of science and engineering. A former president of the NAS once said: "In science, the best is vastly more important than the next best."
Quality does count. A research university cannot produce the best work with outdated labs and equipment any more than it can produce the best science without the best scientists. Yet, according to the NSF, more than half of the laboratory facilities at our research universities were built before 1970. Ten years ago, it was estimated that it would cost $10 billion to replace outdated university research equipment. Little has been done since then. Can you imagine what that figure is now?
But our country's circumstances and commitments have changed, and we must be prepared to address that. What is needed now is a new vision --a long-term vision--of the research enterprise. And a new model of how we do--and pay for--science and engineering research.
At this critical time, the University is especially fortunate to have at its helm a Chairman fully committed to the task ahead. Under Roy's visionary leadership, Merck was named "America's Most Admired Corporation" time and time again. That same leadership and vision, on Roy's part and that of our Trustees, is certain to make Penn "America's Most Admired Research University of the 21st Century." And I cannot think of a more appropriate occasion than the groundbreaking for The Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories to announce that Penn intends to redouble its efforts and commitment to science and engineering.
It is important for us as an institution. It is critical to us as a nation.
Realizing our vision will require resources, energy, some fearlessness, and a look to the distant future, rather than just tomorrow.
Having said that, we are going to make certain that what we do, we do brilliantly--and with a full financial, personnel, and infrastructure commitment. In an increasingly competitive and demanding research environment, we cannot afford to do less.
And we must begin by rethinking the research enterprise as we have known it. We must adopt more highly selective strategies in determining where we invest and how we invest.We must commit ourselves to only world-class standards in every program that we undertake. We must use our resources wisely to assure the most important aspect of our research --quality.
We must recruit, retain, and support innovators who are working across the boundaries of disciplines and schools. And we must continue to link our research enterprise with the process of educating the next generation.
Finally, we must become ingenious entrepreneurs of our own intellectual capital. Current levels of funding for science and engineering are far below what is needed for healthy, even lean, research. We must therefore identify new revenue streams. We will seek investments by those in the private sector who recognize the long-term importance of our research enterprise to the nation and to society-- corporations, foundations, and alumni and friends of Penn.
We will take full advantage of mechanisms that connect research results with economic utility such as technology transfer, marketing, licensing, and patents. You can be certain that if ENIAC were invented at Penn today, the University would hold the rights.
Today we begin anew to invent our future in research with The Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, the first phase of The Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.
When completed, this facility will house faculty members in chemistry, chemical engineering, and bioengineering, and two interacting research groups: The Center for Excellence in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the Institute for Medicine and Engineering. Here researchers from our Schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Applied Science, and Medicine--all at the lead in their field--will collaborate on cutting-edge research that ranges from the understanding of biological functions to bioengineering approaches to human injury and aging.
I mentioned previously that we would seek the support of those who recognize the value of IAST to the nation and society. We have with us today two remarkable people who responded immediately and generously to this vision: Roy and Diana Vagelos.
I could tell you that Penn alumnus Roy Vagelos is the former chairman and CEO of Merck, chair of the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees, recipient of the Enzyme Chemistry Award, and member of the National Business Hall of Fame. I could tell you that Diana Vagelos, a Barnard alumna and a former teacher of French in a special program for elementary school children, is a Trustee of Barnard College, Chair of its Student Life Committee, and President of the Women's Board of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
I could tell you all that. But I would rather tell you that Diana and Roy have always been a team--at home, in work, in their community-- and in their unselfish commitment to higher education and academic science. One sign of this marvelous partnership will be their names together on Penn's newest scientific and engineering facility, The Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories of the Institute for Advanced Science and Technology--named in recognition of their extraordinary commitment of $10 million.
The other sign of this extraordinary partnership will be in the research performed, the new talent developed, and the contribution to national well-being made possible by their generosity. On behalf of the University of Pennsylvania, our faculty and our students, thank you, Diana and Roy, for your confidence, your support, your faith in us, and your unwavering vision.


WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- A gas pipeline from Iran would put Pakistan on the wrong path but the United States is ready to help other plans, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said.
Washington opposes the project in favor of a pipeline planned from Turkmenistan. That project has the support of the Asian Development Bank but would need to pass through Afghanistan.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Zardari's visit was a bad idea.
"This pipeline project would take Pakistan in the wrong direction right at a time that we're trying to work with Pakistan on better, more reliable ways to meet its energy needs," she said.
Nuland expressed doubt whether the pipeline, in the works since the 1990s, would ever develop. If it does go forward, she warned, Pakistan would partaking in sanctionable activity in regards to Iran.
"We've been straight-up with the Pakistanis about these concerns," she said.
She added that the United States was supporting projects that would add 900 megawatts of power to a Pakistani energy grid that can't support the nation's needs.


PARIS, July 12 (UPI) -- Political upheaval in the Middle East is largely responsible for some of the increase in oil prices on the global market, a market assessment from Paris said.
Crude oil prices topped $100 per barrel last week for the first time since September as the Egyptian government of Mohamed Morsi collapsed under military and public pressure. While Egypt is not a major oil supplier, the situation there may be a vehicle for further political tensions across the oil-rich Middle East.
Bloomberg News reports a Friday price for Brent crude oil of $108.02 in early morning trading.
The International Energy Agency said in a monthly market report published Thursday the upheaval in Egypt and disruptions in Iraq, Libya and Nigeria were contributing to the spike in energy prices.
Global oil supplies declined by 300,000 barrels per day in June to 91.2 million barrels. This was largely because of declines in production from members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Non-OPEC supply, however, is expected to increase.
The IEA said the overall global economic outlook remains positive. It said it expected global oil demand to grow by 1.2 million barrels per day next year as world economies emerge from recession.


CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The National Energy Board in Canada said it supported plans by Enbridge Energy to build a 113-mile-long pipeline between two oil terminals in Alberta province.
The NEB, an independent regulatory agency, said Thursday it recommended the federal government approve the pipeline from the company's terminal in Edmonton to a facility in Hardisty.
The company offered no statement in response to the NEB's recommendations.
In a project description, Enbridge said the proposed pipeline would feed crude oil to other pipelines in its main system.
Enbridge said construction would begin during the latter half of 2014 and the pipeline would go into service by 2015. It offered no information on the expected transport capacity of the pipeline.
In a separate statement, the company said it received approval from the Ontario provincial government to upgrade the Enbridge natural gas distribution system in the greater Toronto area.
Enbridge said that system hasn't been updated in more than 20 years.
When the project is completed in October 2015, it will be connected to an existing underground system to improve natural gas deliveries to private consumers and business in the Toronto area, the company said.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The United States joined Japan and South Korea in warning North Korea of "significant consequences" if it conducts another nuclear test.
The warnings came Sunday after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke on the telephone with Foreign Ministers Fumio Kishida of Japan and Kim Sung-hwan of South Korea, CNN reported, quoting a summary of the calls provided by the U.S. State Department.
The three agreed the North must understand "it will face significant consequences from the international community if it continues its provocative behavior," the State Department said.
North Korea has been signaling its intentions to conduct its third nuclear test after the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution last month to tighten existing sanctions against the Communist country for its December long-range rocket firing to place a satellite in space in violation of the sanctions. North Korea conducted its previous two nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009.
The United States and South Korea are conducting joint naval exercises off the Korean Peninsula this week.


A synonym of pwnage. The word started with a thread on the popular dance music forum DOA, where a bitter and borderline depressed poster explained how someone had fucked with his father, so he put hin in his place.
A small revolution ensued, fueled by the sympathy that the population of DOA felt for the outraged but loyal son. In a stance of respect and following, the all-too common verb to pwn, or the derivative noun pwnage were replaced with the emotionally charged to hin, and hinning respectively. The heroic figure has been granted an avatar on the forums, a distinctive sign of social ascension, to emphasize his semi-cult, semi-legendary status.


The most powerful computer program in the world. Frequently used for for solving integrals, graphing solutions to diffrential equations, negotiating international trade disputes, and calculating tax returns. See also lytle
I used MathCAD to solve the Ethiopia-eritrea border dispute.
by K. Jacobso February 20, 2004
Math software which is morally reprehensible.
MathCAD is a dirty dog
by persarog March 10, 2009


By J.D. Leipold
Army News Service
WASHINGTON -- On a perfect fall morning at Arlington National Cemetery, Secretary of the Army John McHugh relit the eternal flame which marks the final resting places of John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
A flame has actually been burning continuously at the site since the president was buried there Nov. 25, 1963. It was originally lit by Mrs. Kennedy.
Recently, work began to upgrade the apparatus that keeps the flame illuminated. In order to make that happen, the flame was transferred to a nearby "temporary" eternal flame. Once the upgrade was complete, McHugh transferred the flame back.
The eternal flame has been burning now continuously for 50 years. The new hardware, more modern and efficient, will keep it burning so it may continue to be a beacon of hope and remembrance for all who see it, said Patrick K. Hallinan, executive director of Army National Military Cemeteries and Arlington National Cemetery.
"As a nation, we erect monuments and memorials to commemorate the people and events who define our values and ideals -- they are physical reminders of service, sacrifice and remembrance," Hallinan said.
"People from all over the world come to pay their respects to our 35th president, President John F. Kennedy, a combat veteran from World War II who served in the Navy," he said. "They come to visit a fellow military member, a president whose life was tragically cut short, and a man who inspired them.
"And, they come to see the eternal flame, the embodiment of hope and renewal, a symbol that is just as relevant today as it was then," Hallinan added.
A temporary eternal flame was lit April 29. It had been operating at the gravesite while a series of upgrades were made at the permanent eternal flame site. The Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District and its contracting partners conducted the work. They replaced the burner assembly and the supporting infrastructure including the gas, electric and compressed air lines for the flame.
"Essentially, it's same technology, pretty simple and elegant," said Col. Michelle Stewart, Arlington National Cemetery chief engineer. "The toughest part of the project was testing the flame. We wanted to ensure we recreated as much as possible the quality of the flame that burned previously for the last 50 years. So getting the gas and air mixture just right -- to add to the height of the flame, it's a good six inches of dancing flame, brightly colored -- we wanted to maintain that."
The engineers also installed new drainage lines below the flame and relocated the natural gas pressure regulators for easier access and maintenance.
Arlington will host a number of remembrance events in November to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death and burial:
-- Nov. 15 -- Dec. 1, a special pictorial exhibit honoring Kennedy's legacy of public service will be on display in the basement of the Memorial Amphitheater.
-- Nov. 22, Arlington National Cemetery will conduct a wreath-laying remembrance at the JFK gravesite.
-- Nov. 25, the Irish Defence Forces 37th Cadet Class will conduct a remembrance ceremony at the Kennedy gravesite. The 37th Cadet Class flew to Washington to provide an honor guard during the president's funeral service.
arlington national cemetary
JFK eternal flame


College residents with their own computers are provided with free broadband access to the USQ Student computer network, including the Internet.
Residential College residents are provided with free internet access in their bedrooms. In addition the University also provide students with wireless internet and internet access in the campus computer labs.
Steps to access the student computer network and obtain assistance are:
- Obtain and complete an Application for Access to the Residential Colleges student network from McGregor College.
- Ensure your computer has a network interface card (10/100Mb Ethernet card) and virus protection software.
- Obtain from McGregor College Office an Instruction Leaflet for your particular Operating System (e.g. Windows XP, Windows 7, or MAC OS X 10.4). Ensure the cable to connect your bedroom phone to your PC (RJ-45 port) is already in your bedroom.
- Follow the instruction leaflet using your UConnect student username and password for the bedroom to gain access.
- If you experience any difficulties gaining access, contact a fellow student or one of the resident student coordinators whose names appear on notice boards in your block.
USQ provides Sophos Anti-Virus free of charge to staff and students to use on home computers. You are responsible for any damage which may result from requesting assistance. Read the Code of Practice for the Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources and be aware that access can be disabled where the Code is breached or where a virus is detected on your PC.
Internet access is only provided to USQ students, staff or USQ sponsored visitors and not the general public.
The Cisco IP Phone 7911 Series is a full-feature telephone that provides voice communication over an IP network. This means you can make or receive telephone calls while at the same time being logged on to the internet. Brief operating instructions are on the wall of each bedroom and a Quick Reference Guide summarising the basic call features for users is also available.
The bedroom telephone number is +61 7 4687 XXXX (the four digits shown on the screen on the left hand side). Residents are requested not to move telephones from one bedroom to another as this causes problems for both residents and staff.
All internal calls are free (including computer network/internet access) and the last four digits are dialed to make a call. This includes all calls made to campus numbers such as security, the office and all residents of McGregor, Steele Rudd and Concannon Colleges.
External calls are made via a pre-paid phone card which can be purchased from the bookshop on-campus. When you purchase one of these cards, you will find a section on the back that requires scratching off. Under this is a twelve digit card identification number. On the top of this card you will find an 1800 number, which you are required to call when making an external call.
- dial 0 to get an outside line
- dial the 1800 number on the card
- follow the prompts from the operator (ie to continue in English, press 1)
- enter in the 12 digit card number when prompted
- the automated operator will indicate the value remaining on the card
- enter in the phone number you wish to call, including the area code (this includes local calls).
Voice Mail is available from student bedrooms and the Voice Mail Instructions for Residents provides a step-by-step guide.
Upon arrival, it is important for new permanent residents to immediately access their mailbox, change the default Security Code, record their name to identify their mailbox and record a personal greeting.


Contrary to Broadband Modernization Goals
Background: Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it would examine tariffed pricing plans for business broadband services offered by four USTelecom member companies.
The following statement is from USTelecom President Walter McCormick:
“Although the FCC says that it wants to be a data-driven agency, promote facilities-based competition, and incent broadband investment, it just can’t seem to get beyond its telephone-era mindset when it comes to regulating 20th century legacy services. The future of the business services market is in advanced, IP-based high-speed networks that are offered today throughout the nation on a competitive basis by cable and others who can provide service under private contracts that are exempt from regulation. Yet, at the very time the commission is expressing concern over the growing dominance of cable in the overall broadband marketplace, and acknowledging that burdensome legacy regulation of telecom companies is misdirecting investment and hindering competition, it launches an old-fashioned “tariff” investigation of the only competitors in the marketplace who are required to operate under last century’s antiquated rules. While we are unconcerned by what the investigation will show, as the longstanding terms and conditions contained in the tariffs are fair and lawful, we think the launch of this costly investigation is contrary to the public interest and the commission’s oft-stated broadband modernization policy objectives.”
USTelecom is the nation’s premier trade association representing service providers and suppliers for the telecom industry. Its diverse member base ranges from large publicly traded communications corporations to small companies and cooperatives – all providing advanced communications services to both urban and rural markets.


History of the Distance Computer
The distance computer that we have been using is simple type of circular
slide rule. This is the kind of device that people like engineers and
pilots regularly used before pocket electronic calculators were developed.
The E6-B Flight Computer
The picture below shows an example of a flight computer. Similar
devices were produced in great numbers for the U.S. Army Air Corps in World
War II, and they were given the Army designation E6-B. They have
continued to be used by pilots since then. Airliners and corporate
aircraft now have digital instruments that perform the same functions,
but most pilots still have an E6-B somewhere in the bottom of their flight
bag for use in case the digital instruments fail.
The Engineering Slide Rule
Slide rules were also made in a linear, rather than circular design.
The picture below shows part of a classic K&E engineering slide rule
made in the late 1960s.
(Unless you want to know how the distance computer really works.
But you can't get to that secret until you have studied Algebra.)
Yes I have studied Algebra and I want to know the


Total Joint Replacement Program
- Educational Grant from Pfizer
- Hip Replacement
- Computer Knee Simulator to Improve Total Knee Replacement Outcomes
- Total Knee Replacement Q & A
Educational grant from Smith & Nephew supports residency joint rotation program.
Smith & Nephew Advanced Surgical Devices has demonstrated its commitment to advancing medical research, innovation, and education with an educational grant to The Campbell Foundation in support of education and research in adult reconstruction.
Smith & Nephew's grant to the Foundation will help sponsor the Total Joint Rotation of the Campbell Clinic-University of Tennessee Orthopaedic Residency Program. The grant will help underwrite the cost of educating 24 Campbell Clinic residents in the subspecialty area of joint replacement.
Dr. Terry Canale, President of The Campbell Foundation, said, "This grant demonstrates that Smith & Nephew recognizes the vital role highly-trained physicians play in the healthcare continuum. We look forward to working with Smith & Nephew to take orthopaedic education to new levels of excellence while offering our patients hope for better, more active lives."
The Campbell Clinic-University of Tennessee Orthopaedic Residency Program enables aspiring orthopaedic surgeons to develop and refine their clinical, surgical, and research skills. The accredited, five-year program has a total of 40 full-time residents and ranks in the top eight percent of orthopaedic residency programs in the nation. Nearly 500 medical school graduates vie for the eight positions open each year.
Residents in the program participate in the total joint rotation in their second, fourth, and fifth years. During each rotation, residents spend approximately 50 percent of their time in clinical activities and 50 percent in surgical duties, a practice that allows them to experience continuity of patient care from initial exam and evaluation, through surgical or non-surgical treatment and post-operative rehabilitation.
During the total joint rotation, residents are instructed and mentored by faculty members from the Campbell Clinic staff who have interest and training in the subspecialty of total joint replacement. Physicians who serve on the total joint rotation faculty include Dr. Andrew Crenshaw, Dr. John Crockarell, Dr. James Guyton, Dr. James Harkess, Dr. Robert Heck, Dr. David LaVelle, Dr. Anthony Mascioli, and Dr. Patrick Toy.
The residency program benefits significantly from monthly Journal Club meetings during which the teaching staff and residents review and discuss articles from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and subspecialty journals. Dr. John Crockarell plans to start a Total Joint Journal Club using articles from the Journal of Arthroplasty for discussion. The educational grant helps provide each resident with an individual subscription to the Journal of Arthroplasty. A number of major books and electronic resources will also be added to the Total Joint Library, including the Orthopaedic Knowledge Update series from the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Modern medicine, for all its miracles, is still an inexact science in many areas. Efforts to make it less so, generally taken place in research labs and facilities across the world, where doctors, engineers, and highly specialized experts work together conducting trials and studies while recording and measuring outcomes. Ongoing research is what advances medical knowledge and skill, and it gives mankind the miracles that increase functionality and save lives.
Dr. William M. Mihalko, Associate Professor, and Dr. John Leicester Williams, Affiliated Professor of Biomedical Engineering at UTHSC from the University of Memphis, are two such researches working to develop a virtual knee simulator that will allow surgeons to perform total knee replacement surgeries, known as a total knee arthroplasty (TKA), on an individualized, patient-by-patient basis.
Dr. Mihalko (left) and Dr. Williams (right) is developing the computer model with the ultimate goal of enabling surgeons to align the knee implant more accurately in accordance with the patient's specific anatomical characteristics for the best results and longest implant wear. Dr. Mihalko is holding a computer-navigated pointer, which allows surgeons to record specific anatomical landmarks during surgery. In his life hand, he holds the upper portion of a total knee implant. By allowing the computer to track the implant and a patient's own anatomy, a customized approach to the surgery is being developed.
"Developing a computer-based model is important because right now we fit every patient into just one set of parameters in the operating room," said Dr. Mihalko, a Campbell Clinic total joint surgeon. "In other words, we align and insert our implants the same way, regardless of the patient's sex, size, age health, or other individual characteristics."
That means that a football linebacker's artificial knee is implanted and positioned the exact same way as a 98-pound ballerina's. It is Mihalko's and Williams's theory that if total knee replacements are inserted in a custom manner to fit the patient's individual characteristics, the percentage of TKAs that meet patient satisfaction will go up.
"We're trying to come up with a tool for the surgeon that helps him predict on an individual basis how a knee implant will function given anatomical variations in soft tissue, muscle forces, support, center of rotation, and those types of things," said Mihalko. "Currently, when we put an implant into a patient, we often have to just visualize some of those things- just take our best guess."
"And a patient won't know if his implant is suitable until he's healed-three months later!" added Dr. Williams. "It's like trying to fit an unconscious person with a pair of shoes. You know how to place the shoe and lace it up, but you really won't know how those shoes will fit-and whether the patient will be comfortable in them-until the person is well enough to walk in them himself."
The two researchers' collective goal is to develop a tool to use in the operating room, where the surgeon will enter the patient's specific anatomical parameters, and a computer model will instantly digitize where that particular patient's ligaments are attached, where his muscles insert around the knee, how his particular body makeup may affect the knee's performance, and other factors critical to a successful patient outcome. And developing such a tool is not easy.
"Our biggest problem is that the knee is such a complex and variable system," said Dr. Mihalko. "Coming up with a computer model that takes into account all of the thousands of variables and all of the ways you can move your knee is challenging to say the least."
Dr. Williams has worked for several years developing simulation software for a computer model that helps the researchers determine how a knee will react when they change implant positions, tighten ligaments, exert muscle forces, and subject the knee to various motions. Those computer predictions are then compared to an actual implanted knee.
"We use a mechanical simulator in the lab to test specimens to determine if the computer's predictions are accurate," said Dr. Mihalko. "In other words, do the two match up? Is what we're predicting in the computer model actually taking place with the real knee implant? If not, we adjust the computer model accordingly and repeat the process."
The mechanical simulator moves knee specimens into squats, lunges, flexes, and extensions. The researchers analyze how the implant reacts while it's still inside the knee, and then they physically remove the implant for further analysis.
"By conducting research this way, we can try to determine what was happening inside the knee while the implant is still in place," says Mihalko. "What factors affected the implant that could make it fail? This implant retrieval method helps us tweak the program and make it more accurate and helpful."
The biggest challenge facing the two researchers is funding. "I spend one0third of my time just writing grants," said Dr. Mihalko. "And this is important research. This type of analysis will introduce a personalized-medicine approach to total knee arthroplasty and allow the best change for the patient to have the longest-functioning, most successful implant during his lifetime. That's also important to those who receive the 600,000 total knee replacements every year."
Source: The Campbell Foundation Momentum
with Dr. William M. Mihalko
What is a total knee arthroplasty?
It's where damaged cartilage and bone are surgically removed from the surface of the knee joint and replaced with a man made implant made of metal and plastic.
Dr. William M. Mihalko
What causes a person to need a total knee replacement?
The No. 1 cause is osteoarthritis. Various types of injuries can also lead to the need for a knee replacement.
Of the things we can control, what causes the most damage to our knees?
In overweight people, every extra pound of weight places four to five pounds more force on the knee. It's a magnified force. So if a person loses 20 pounds, the knees see 100 pounds less force and they'll last longer. Playing contact sports can also shorten the life of the knee.
How long do knee replacement last?
The average for knee replacement recipients is 65 years old, and the implant should last long as that patient is alive.
What happens when a replacement fails?
The patient feels pain, or the joint is unstable, meaning the patient has to again use a can or a walker. Ten to fifteen percent of knee replacements do not meet patient satisfaction. That is a statistic that our research aims to improve.
Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
1211 Union Ave. Suite 520
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: (901) 448-5879
Fax: (901) 448-3208
Campbell Foundation Education Office
1211 Union Ave Suite 510
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: (901) 759-3275
Phone: (901) 759-3274


The ECMO Team caring for your child is made up of an ECMO doctor who may be a Neonatologist or a pediatric intensive care doctor, a surgeon, an ECMO perfusionist, ICU nurses and respiratory therapists.
- The Neonatologist or Pediatric Intensivist: A pediatrician who specializes in the care of very sick babies or children. This doctor will be the primary doctor for your child.
- The Pediatric Surgeon: A doctor who specializes in performing surgery on children. This doctor will place and remove the cannulas needed for ECMO. The surgery will take place in the intensive care unit.
- The ECMO Perfusionist: A certified perfusionist is educated and trained in the management and operation of the ECMO machine. The perfusionist will prepare the machine and tubing to help the surgeon and ECMO doctor place your child on ECMO. In the event there are problems while your child is on ECMO, the perfusionist will work to correct the problem. They will always be available to assist the bedside ECMO specialist taking care of your child.
- The ECMO specialist is a nurse or respiratory therapist who has received special training to run the ECMO machine. There will always be an ECMO specialist to run the ECMO machine.
- The ICU Nurse and Respiratory Therapist: These members of the ICU team are specially educated to care for very sick babies and children. They will be at the bedside providing care to your child.