Question: Describe how Virtual Reality is being used in the education space.

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People have been talking about using Virtual Reality as a teaching aid in the classroom for a long time, but not it is finally being trialed in a high-poverty educational district in Pennsylvania.
An article by Eleanor Chute in the Hechinger Report, highlights the use of Virtual Reality to broaden the minds of junior highers in the Cornell School District of Coraopolis Pennsylvania. The article gives the example of Jada Jenkins, an eighth grader who was transported into the very different world of a forest by the VR headset.
In a scenario that might have come straight out of a James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster, Jada and her classmates were given their own avatars and were able to wander around the virtual forest and find each other. Rather than actually walking around, they moved their avatars with hand-held controllers. This meant they could interact in the virtual forest without the risk of bumping into each other.
But this was only the beginning. After a period of acclimatization, Jada and the other students were assigned to teams and sent off on a scavenger hunt. They had to solve clues to win. For example, Chute gives the example that they had to identify which omnivore might forage for nearby plants or animals after awakening from hibernation. In this case, the answer was a black bear and the winning team could plant their flag to claim victory.
In the Voyage “game” - if one can call it that - the students also hear realistic sounds like flowing water or animals in the distance.
The immersive realism was a high motivating factor. It turned learning into fun - always a good way to hold children’s attention.
This is one the strengths of Virtual Reality. It can bring situations to life in a way that books or even TV and movies can’t. But at the same time it is cheaper than field trips. And when the place is a forest with black bears, it is also a lot safer! Other students have witnessed 3D scenes in Syrian refugee camps, according to the Hechinger Report article. This has broadened their horizons without putting them in danger. Other VR scenarios can give students a glimpse into history, re-enacted in three dimensions.
Meanwhile, a company called Schell Games founded and headed by Jesse Schell, professor of the practice of entertainment technology at Carnegie Mellon University is developing a virtual chemistry lab. The concept has been around for decades. The classic example was the experiment that “blows up the lab” and teaches the students about the dangers of explosives without actually killing them. But doing it on a computer screen was never quite the same as doing it in 3D as if you are actually there in the lab, mixing the chemicals and heating them up over the bunsen burner.
These days, of course, computers are no longer as expensive as they were up till the mid-eighties. And their value as educational tools is beyond dispute.
Cornell School District has been described as a “high poverty” area. But they were helped out by a $20,000 grant from the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, a regional public school service agency. This grant enabled them to buy 15 Google Daydream headsets, a similar number of Mattel View Master VR viewers and also 15 Google Pixel phones. The Daydream headsets were for the older students, while the younger ones got the Mattel View Masters.
In order to keep an eye on the situation, the teachers don’t wear headsets, but use iPads to monitor what the students are seeing. But it doesn’t stop there. The district has bought two 360-degree still cameras to enable the teachers to develop their own content.
The idea started with a spark from Sharan [Shodhan]. He heard that the Cornell School, a high school in the Pittsburgh area, acquired a bunch of Google Daydreams and Pixels, but didn’t really have anything to do with them. Sharan wanted to combine the power of VR (great immersion, but somewhat isolating) with the power of the classroom (collaborating with your friends and working with the teachers). This turned into the idea to create a multiplayer VR experience for the classroom that we will integrate into the Cornell School at the end of the semester.
So far, the team have merely been testing the waters. But as it’s now finding its way into the classroom, it’s only a matter of time before we see a whole lot more of it.


Question: Respond in 1 sentences. Provide an overview of The Who's 1968 tour.

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The Who Tour 1968 was a series of performances and tours by The Who, supporting releases such as "The Who Sell Out" album and the "Magic Bus" single.


Question: Describe the life of Dutch Jewish painter Eduard Salomon Frankfort. Respond briefly.

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Eduard Salomon Frankfort (21 June 1864, in Meppel – 19 August 1920, in Laren) was a Dutch Jewish painter during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.


Question: What do you think of Officer Bob Kinch's posts and his continued position with the police force?

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LAS VEGAS — Online posts have surfaced in which a Las Vegas police officer appears to express a desire to “bring” a race war or civil war or revolution to the streets of America.
The posts first appeared on Facebook, and were reported to Officer Bob Kinch’s supervisor.
“Let’s just get this over!” he said.
He referred to America needing a “cleansing” and said he’s ready for it.
He believes that a “black gang” killed his mother in 2007, even though no evidence suggests that the attacker was black, according to a report by the Raw Story.
He was also reported for pointing a gun at a picture of Obama, which prompted an investigation into whether he was a threat to the president.
Apparently Kinch does not realize that as a police officer he accepts paychecks to be a pawn for the President and the entire political class.
By agreeing to enforce the opinions of politicians, Kinch and all police are the point at which the rubber meets the road; he is the personification of the power of politicians, including the President.
The reality is that there is already a race war and a class war occurring. It is between people who wish to control others and steal their wealth, on the one hand, and people who want live free and peacefully, on the other. It is called the War on Drugs and the War on Guns and the Prison Industrial Complex.
Obama and the political class believe that people who ingest a harmless plant should be rounded up and thrown in for-profit prisons where they are made to perform slave labor. A man ingesting cannabis to relieve his back pain, for example, could end up being thrown into prison and raped. This is known as the War on Drugs. Without the willing participation of police, this program could never be carried out.
Obama and the political class believe that people who violate frivolous gun laws should be rounded up and thrown in for-profit prisons where they are made to perform slave labor. A husband who buys an unregistered firearm for his wife, for example, could end up being thrown into a prison and raped. This is known as the War on Guns. Without the willing participation of police, this program could never be carried out.
Both the War on Drugs and the War on Guns disproportionately target people of low education or people of low income or people of color.
Officer Bob Kinch, in the end, is helping politicians carry out these programs. Why he would point a firearm at an image of the very person he serves and empowers is a mystery.
Kinch, in his defense, says that his posts were taken out of context.
After making the posts, he was investigated and it was determined that he will keep his job.
Laura Martin is with the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada and referred to Kinch’s posts as “incredibly scary,” according to the Raw Story.
While we respect Kinch’s freedom of speech, the problem is that his government-privilege allows him to carry a loaded pistol and gain entry into people’s vehicles and homes. Everybody has their own beliefs, but not everybody should be in a position where it’s possible to act on their beliefs while protected by the State.


Question: Describe the recent polling and fundraising for the Texas Senate Race between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke.

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Republican incumbent Cruz led O’Rourke 51-45 in the face of a massive onslaught of contributions to O’Rourke. The University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll surveyed 927 likely voters from October 15-21 with a 3.2 percent margin of error.
“If you look for Republican defections to Beto O’Rourke, they’re not there. But the independents break to the Democrat instead of the Republican in that race,” said the poll’s co-director Jim Henson. Libertarian Neal Dikeman received two percent support in the poll, while another two percent expressed a preference for some other candidate. Independent voters preferred O’Rourke over Cruz 51-39 in the poll.
O’Rouke has surpassed a monumental $70 million in contributions as of Friday as new fundraising numbers were released. Dallas News reported three-quarters of that, $52.8 million, came from contribution crowdsource organization ActBlue. O’Rourke has spent all but $10.3 million of the fundraising haul, $21 million of the spending occurring in the first 17 days of October.
Cruz has raised a total $29.7 million in the same time frame, Q2 2017 through October 17, 2018. His campaign had $6.7 million cash on hand headed into the final weeks of the campaign.
Cruz has led by single digits in a host of recent polls on the Texas Senate race but retains the modest lead. Fellow Democrats have criticized O’Rourke for not sharing his bloated campaign war chest in a midterm election year when Democrats are hard focused on regaining majorities in congress.


Question: Who is Ray B. Oladapo-Johnson?

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Ray B. Oladapo-Johnson is a leading public park designer and administrator, and an expert in the restoration of iconic historical landscapes. He is currently the Vice President of Park Operations at The High Line in New York City. Previously, he was Director of Park Operations at the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, which seeks to restore and preserve Boston's 1200 acre Emerald Necklace park system, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.


Question: Explain the factors behind the low viewership ratings for the recent India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup.

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Media experts point out that low interest in the tournament also due to the little familiarity of the new Pakistan team and absence of Virat Kohli.
Even the Champions Trophy league match between India and Pakistan on June 4, 2017 at Birmingham had garnered 47.4 million impressions.
MUMBAI: The tepid viewer response to the ongoing Asia Cup was on display when the first match between arch rivals India and Pakistan became the lowest rated broadcast cricket match between the two in the last three years.
As per viewership monitoring agency BARC India, the one-day international between the two nations on September 19 garnered just 29.4 million impressions in the all-India market, making it the lowest rated match between the two nations since 2016. This is 2.5 times lower than the last clash between the two teams, which met at the Oval in the ICC Champions Trophy final on June 18 last year. That single match notched 72.3 million impressions.
Even the Champions Trophy league match between India and Pakistan on June 4, 2017 at Birmingham had garnered 47.4 million impressions. The ubiquitous jingoism during the matches between the arch rivals is now missing, feels Indranil Das Blah, co-CEO at KWAN Entertainment and CEO of Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC.
“Youngsters today don’t have the same level of interest in the India–Pakistan rivalry. They have moved to EPL and La-Liga of the world.” The two T20 matches that the two countries played on March 19, 2016 (World T20) and on February 27, 2016 in the last Asia Cup had raked in 81.8 million and 60.5 million impressions, respectively, as per BARC India data.
“Also, the fact that it was a low scoring match, which added more to the low interest as there was no contest and it got over quickly,” said Vineet Sodhani, CEO at media audit firm Spatial Access.
Non-availability of Kohli, overall low buzz around the tournament and lower quality of matches have resulted in poor ratings for the entire series. But it is important to note that an India-Pakistan match still rate better than any other matches of the tournament. India versus Bangladesh match on September 21 was the second highest rated match with 17.8 million impressions, followed by India versus Hong Kong on September 18, which clocked 11.2 million impressions.


Question: What are Bakkt and ICE doing to help the crypto market?

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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), NYSE’s parent company, plans to launch a Microsoft Cloud-based solution for digital assets.
Consumers, merchants, and institutional clients will be able to “seamlessly” use Bakkt, ICE’s newly developed digital asset platform.
The announcement further described the new crypto platform as a “scalable on-ramp for institutional, merchant, and consumer participation” in the evolving digital assets economy. Moreover, Bakkt’s infrastructure will be designed to enable “greater efficiency, security, and utility” for its end users, ICE noted.
It’s expected that the Bakkt digital currency platform will allow users to access “federally regulated markets”, warehousing services, and customized applications designed specifically for merchants and consumers.
Use cases for cryptocurrencies, in addition to more practical applications, are increasingly being developed “alongside regulatory frameworks and rising investment in blockchain technology”, the announcement states. Notably, KPMG has revealed that investments in the blockchain sector during 2018 have already surpassed those made in 2017, ICE’s report pointed out.
Given these developments, Bakkt intends to utilize “trusted market infrastructure” to assist the cryptocurrency market and industry in improving its security standards and enabling it operate more efficiently.
In bringing regulated, connected infrastructure together with institutional and consumer applications for digital assets, we aim to build confidence in the asset class on a global scale, consistent with our track record of bringing transparency and trust to previously unregulated markets.
ICE’s US-based clearing house and futures exchange will reportedly offer a “1-day physically delivered Bitcoin contract”, in addition to “physical warehousing” by November 2018, the announcement said. However, the launch of this service will depend on whether it’s approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).


Question: Have you heard that CAA and ICM have stopped using FedEx due to their ties to the NRA? #GunReformNow

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On Tuesday, ThinkProgress exclusively reported that FedEx also has a secret deal with the NRA and the gun industry to bend its own rules on gun shipments. “Some customers have been approved for an exception to ship firearms with a 2-day (AM or PM) service,” a confidential internal document revealed. Those customers included 86 firearms manufacturers and dealers, including Smith & Wesson, Colt, Glock, SIG Sauer, and the National Rifle Association itself.
And other companies took notice.
World of Wonder, the production company for such TV shows as RuPaul’s Drag Race, Million Dollar Listing, and Big Freedia, announced on Wednesday that it would no longer ship with FedEx.
“We support the call to boycott the NRA by no longer using FedEx for our company’s shipping needs. We salute the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. We are inspired by their leadership and are committed to their safety!” the co-founder Randy Barbato said in a statement.
ICM Partners, a major Hollywood talent agency, confirmed to Forbes on Thursday that it has stopped using FedEx for its shipping needs. Piper Pirabo, a client and a previous Golden Globe nominee for her acting, tweeted the news approvingly.
ICM Partners, one of the big talent agencies in Hollywood, just stopped using @FedEx in light of @FedEx discounts to @NRA.
Will you join us for #GunReformNow?
According to Forbes, another major talent agency, CAA, may also be following ICM’s lead. Showrunner, screenwriter, and CAA client Jeffrey Lieber tweeted Thursday night that after urging the company to boot FedEx, he’d received an affirmative reply.
"Our company is already into this."
So, add CAA to the list.
A CAA spokesman did not immediately respond to a ThinkProgress inquiry attempting to confirm the move.


Question: What is happening with Bitcoin's price?

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 What is happening with Bitcoin's price?

“Bitcoin is the perfect asset for a speculative bubble,” Henry Blodget told hosts on the channel’s Squawk Alley Thursday.
Blodget’s comments strike more than a hint of irony, with Business Insider frequently giving column space to Bitcoin industry figures talking about its bright future.
In April, the resource ran an interview piece with Blockchain CEO Peter Smith and Snapchat investor Jeremy Liew, who both said Bitcoin would be worth $500,000 by 2030.
Having produced several exciting articles on Bitcoin’s price rise in recent days calling Bitcoin the “new gold”, its $270 drop Thursday has seemingly reversed the channel’s perspective.
A follow-up quoted Forex Analytix analyst Nicola Duke, who foresees a “correction” in price as low as $1,470.
"We will see the bottom at the start of January, that is when stock markets typically tend to have a correction as well," she added.


Question: What is the Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion? Respond in 5 sentences.

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In control system theory, the Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion is a mathematical test that is a necessary and sufficient condition for the stability of a linear time invariant (LTI) control system. The Routh test is an efficient recursive algorithm that English mathematician Edward John Routh proposed in 1876 to determine whether all the roots of the characteristic polynomial of a linear system have negative real parts. German mathematician Adolf Hurwitz independently proposed in 1895 to arrange the coefficients of the polynomial into a square matrix, called the Hurwitz matrix, and showed that the polynomial is stable if and only if the sequence of determinants of its principal submatrices are all positive. The two procedures are equivalent, with the Routh test providing a more efficient way to compute the Hurwitz determinants than computing them directly. A polynomial satisfying the Routh–Hurwitz criterion is called a Hurwitz polynomial.


Question: Describe the upcoming Soyuz launch.

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The Soyuz-FG launcher is set for liftoff at 2117:02 GMT (5:17:02 p.m. EDT) Tuesday, or 3:17 a.m. local time Wednesday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz MS-06 crew capsule on top of the rocket will arrive in orbit less than nine minutes into the flight, on the way to a fast-track docking with the space station at 0257 GMT Wednesday (10:57 p.m. EDT Tuesday).
Russian commander Alexander Misurkin will occupy the capsule’s center seat, launching on his second space mission. Rookie NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will be in the left seat servicing as the prime Soyuz flight engineer. NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, a veteran of two previous spaceflights, will be in the right seat.
Acaba was assigned to the mission earlier this year, filling a seat made empty by Russia’s decision to downsize their crew complement on the space station.
The trio will join Expedition 53 commander Randy Bresnik and flight engineers Sergey Ryazanskiy and Paolo Nespoli — from Russia and Italy, respectively — already living and working on the orbiting research complex. Three outgoing crew members departed the station Sept. 2 and landed in Kazakhstan, freeing up room for Misurkin and his crewmates.
Misurkin, Vande Hei and Acaba will stay aboard the space station through February 2018.


Question: Describe the incredible success of Tesla's sales growth

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 Describe the incredible success of Tesla's sales growth

However, there is perhaps nothing at Tesla more stunning to me than the fact that Tesla rose from delivering 321 cars in Q3 2012 to delivering a massive 80,142 vehicles in Q3 2018. That’s 25,913% sales growth in just 6 years!
And that’s not 25,913% growth of fidget spinners. That’s 25,913% growth of complicated, expensive, battery-packed, highly regulated, zero-emissions electric vehicles.
That is staggering growth and improvement in manufacturing, and I would dare say there hasn’t been a more successful example of a company’s production ramp since the Ford Model T.
Perhaps that chart above shows the story better than anything else, so I’m going to drop it in again below in four more colors so that you can click the sharing buttons on the color you like most and share it with friends — friends who may have been fooled by the high volume of negative headlines being published about Tesla every week.
There is clearly a common narrative that Tesla has difficulty ramping up production. Maybe that’s just because it is trying to ramp from a treehouse into the clouds before graduating from high school.
Again, look at the chart (the one with the color you like most). That is a staggeringly sharp sales increase. If it was any sharper, the whole chart would probably tip over.
We’ve highlighted in recent weeks that Tesla’s production growth actually fits Elon Musk’s 2015 forecast and the Gigafactory is two years ahead of its original schedule. Back in March, I noted that the Tesla Model 3 actually appears to be on its original schedule, despite all the hype about it being late. I’ve also made note that Tesla executes exceedingly well and has a pattern of underestimating demand for its products, not overestimating demand. Our own Kurt Lowder has pointed out that even when Tesla is late, it is far ahead of the competition — so how can we really call it late?
Yet, in all of those pieces, we haven’t gone a step further. We haven’t acknowledged that Tesla’s initial targets were insane. They were stupid crazy and perversely optimistic. That means that hitting those original targets — as it’s been doing — is a freakin’ mind-blowing accomplishment.
Who honestly thought 6 years ago that there was a good chance Tesla would be able to grow from 321 cars in the third quarter of that year (imagine you are back in that year, not sitting here today) to 80,142 vehicles in the same quarter 6 years later? Who honestly thought there would be hundreds of thousands more people waiting in line for cars at this time?
This just blows my mind, even though I’ve been one of the more bullish Tesla reporters and followers all along the way.
You can pick apart the foibles of a human being. You can complain or show your stripes as a “concern troll” about a few challenges with quarterly targets. You can even hyperventilate about paint, parked cars in parking lots, or world-altering panel gaps if you wish. But if you can’t step back, look at this story, and see an unlikely hero conquering a mountain, you are missing out on the amazing fun of it all.
Of course, that’s just one mountain, and the bullish among us expect that this unlikely hero is going after a full mountain range. You know what they say — the first mountain is the hardest.
That’s the story. Enjoy it. You are a witness to a beautiful thing.


Question: Describe the commercial potential of lunar exploration and space development initiatives that were discussed by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in today's meeting. Respond in detail.

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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine today raised the possibility of selling naming rights to NASA rockets and spacecraft and allowing NASA astronauts to seek the same types of endorsements as sports figures. Those are just two of his ideas on how NASA can further embrace the commercial space movement. He has created a new NASA Advisory Council (NAC) committee to advise him on regulatory and policy matters to determine what is possible and where there are barriers. Maxar Technologies’ Mike Gold, a well known commercial space industry insider, was appointed to chair the committee.
Bridenstine met with NAC for the first time as Administrator today, energetically explaining the Trump Administration’s three Space Policy Directives (SPDs) and how they apply to NASA, especially SPD-1 which directs NASA to return astronauts to the Moon before setting out for Mars. He repeatedly emphasized the “sustainable” aspect of SPD-1 as being the driver in the architecture NASA is creating.
He heralded the commercial potential of lunar resources, potentially “trillions of dollars” in platinum-group metals. We do not know for certain they are there, he said, but they originate in asteroids, which strike the Moon, so it is possible and we need to be the ones who find them.
As provocative as that sounds, his interest in naming rights and allowing astronauts to seek endorsements seemed more surprising. The idea of painting corporate names on NASA rockets is hardly new, but has been shot down in the past as unseemly. Bridenstine said it might offset some of NASA’s costs.
As for NASA astronauts being allowed to seek endorsements — he mentioned being portrayed on cereal boxes like top athletes — Bridenstine made two points. First, he thinks it will help inspire kids to think about becoming NASA astronauts or scientists instead of race car drivers. Second, commercial astronauts, who will begin flying soon, will not be constrained so why should those who choose to work for NASA instead?
He moved to Space Systems Loral, now part of Maxar Technologies, in 2016 and subsequently became Maxar’s Vice President for Regulatory/Policy and General Counsel for its Radiant Solutions business unit. He continues to chair COMSTAC, which is still working ITAR, and now he will look at it from a NASA perspective, too.
recommend ways to expand the Intergovernmental Agreement that governs ISS to cover private sector habitats and space stations.
identify how NASA can support SPD-3, which addresses Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Managment.
examine regulations “preventing the harmful contamination of the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies” to adhere to the Outer Space Treaty, but not unnecessarily hinder or prohibit commercial missions.
Separately, Bridenstine announced he is creating another new NAC committee to focus specifically on science at the Moon. It will be a collaboration between NASA’s human exploration and science offices. Currently NAC has separate committees: Human Exploration and Operations, and Science. The additional committee will look at synergies. He did not provide details, but the NAC meeting continues tomorrow so more may be revealed then.


Question: Describe the Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) for the U.S. Army. Respond in 8 sentences.

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The Modular Scalable Vest will replace the Improved Outer Tactical Vest, which debuted in 2008, according to the Army. The MSV is 5 pounds lighter when fully loaded with ballistic plates than its predecessor. The MSV fully loaded weighs 25 pounds.
But weight isn’t the only change soldiers will see.
Over the past five years, researchers have gone through four versions of the vest and two versions of the soldier plate carrier systems, said Stephen McNair, test manager for Soldier Protection Individual Equipment, which is part of Program Executive Office Soldier.
Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group and 10th Chemical Hazardous Response Company conducted the final round of field testing for the armor in October, according to an Army release.
The body armor offers greater range of motion, cooling and a better fit, some of the testers told researchers.
The MSV has a four-tier configuration, allowing it to be scaled up or down depending on the threat and mission requirements.


Question: What is Fort Saint Elmo? Respond in 57 words.

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Fort Saint Elmo () is a star fort in Valletta, Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett Harbour from Grand Harbour, and commands the entrances to both harbours along with Fort Tigné and Fort Ricasoli. It is best known for its role in the Great Siege of Malta of 1564


Question: Respond in 23 sentences. Describe the current credit conditions in Portugal.

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 Respond in 23 sentences. Describe the current credit conditions in Portugal.

In his latest article on the Eurozone, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard points to the collapse of demand for credit in the Eurozone (hat tip Greg Merrill).
The Telegraph: - The long-feared credit crunch has mutated instead into a collapse in DEMAND for loans. Households and firms are comatose, or scared stiff, in a string of countries.
Demand for housing loans fell 70pc in Portugal, 44pc in Italy, and 42pc in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2012. Enterprise loans fell 38pc in Italy. The survey took place in late March and early April, and therefore includes the second of Mario Draghi’s €1 trillion liquidity infusion (LTRO).
This blanket assessment however is not entirely correct. In certain Eurozone nations demand for credit, particularly from small and medium size enterprises still exists. This demand is not always about expansion. Many of these businesses rely on credit to finance inventories, meet payroll, etc. The problem is often the declining availability of credit.
Let's take a look at Portugal for example. Here are the results from Banco de Portugal (Portugal's central bank) survey of the nation's credit conditions. The assessments of credit for enterprises clearly point to rising demand and dwindling supply (dashes indicate the expectations of credit institutions).
Mr. Evans-Pritchard rightfully points out that demand for credit from households has declined dramatically in the past couple of years. But that is not new. The largest credit demand declines from households in Portugal took place in late 2010 to early 2011. In fact demand for mortgages is expected to reverse the declines (though ever so slightly) in 2012 Q2 as household formation takes its course. The problem is that the supply of credit for mortgages is expected to decline just when the demand begins to stabilize.
A survey from the ECB (hat tip Kostas Kalevras) also points to an increasing demand for credit that corresponds to dwindling supply. Below are the responses of small and medium-sized enterprises in Portugal that identified "access to finance as the most pressing problem" (percentage of respondents).
It is likely that many households and businesses, keenly aware of the lack of available credit, are simply not seeking new funding now, which translates into what looks like declining demand. But at least when it comes to credit conditions in Portugal, the problem is the lack of supply, not the demand.


Question: Provide a sample letter in support of a student housing project.

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Note: The following open letter to the Arcata City Council was submitted by Rollin C. Richmond, who served as president of Humboldt State University from 2002-2014. For the sake of disclosure, Lost Coast Communications, Inc., General Manager CEO John Richmond is Rollin Richmond’s son.
As a former administrator and faculty member at Humboldt State University, I urge you to support the plans to create the Village to house university students. We have an ethical issue in our county because of the number of students both at HSU and College of the Redwoods who are homeless.
In 2017, 19 percent of HSU students were homeless. In 2016, seven percent of CR students were homeless. The average proportion of homeless college students in our country is roughly 11-14 percent. You and the City of Arcata have a moral obligation to provide these young American citizens with a reasonable place to live while they complete their education.
It is also much more efficient and much cheaper to help them now than to deal with them later in life if they cannot finish their educations. If you wish to see the details of the studies that have provided the data on student homelessness, please check these reports from California State University.
While I certainly understand your need to respond to the concerns of Arcata residents and home owners, I plead with you to consider the ethical issues involved. The Village project will improve the property where it will be located and that will benefit the local residents. People are often opposed to change, but change is often to the benefit of our society. University students whose families do not live in Humboldt County bring many millions of dollars to our community as well as providing service in public entities.
The Village decision is a critical one for our community, the university and college and many young people. Please make the right decision and vote to allow the Village to be constructed. Thank you for all you do for our community and for considering my request.
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line four 7” round pans. Prepare chocolate cake batter.
Divide evenly between the prepared cake pans. Bake for 35 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then run an offset spatula around perimeter of the pan to separate the cake from the pan. Place cake layers on a rack to finish cooling.
To accelerate the cooling process, I like to pop my cake layers in the freezer once I’ve removed them from the cake pans. Once the layers are fully chilled, remove from freezer and trim off the domes of the cake using a serrated knife. Add a generous amount of simple syrup (1 part sugar, 1 part water, boiled and cooled) evenly across the cakes. I used a sterile, 2.5 inch wide paint brush to ensure even distribution.
While the layers bake and cool, prepare the two different types of ganache. The process is the same for both. Heat the cream until it just begins to bubble over a medium heat, then pour into two heat proof bowls (3/4 cup into one, 1/2 cup into the other). Gently pour the proper amount of chocolate into each bowl (12 oz. into one, 4 oz. into the other). Let this sit for about 90 seconds, then gently stir until the chocolate is fully melted, and no chocolate bits remain.
Allow the ganache filling to cool to room temperature, and pour the chocolate ganache drip recipe into a plastic squirt bottle.
Once the cake layers are fully cooled, assemble the cake. Stack and evenly cover the layers with chocolate ganache.
Press down firmly on the top layer with your hand, to make sure there’s no air stuck between the layers. Cover cake with a thick layer of ganache, and smooth with a bench scraper. Place in freezer for 5 minutes to allow the frosting to chill. Add on some chocolate ganache drips, then decorate the top of the cake with anything and everything related to chocolate! I used a bit of frosting I had leftover from a different cake to help secure the toppings onto the cake.
I used chocolate bars, oreos, malted milk balls, chocolate pocky, chocolate chips, kisses, truffles, and some chocolate covered pretzels!
Can I make the choc ganache filling a couple days in advance?
yup! I usually make mine the day before and leave it out overnight!
Have you ever used 2 – 8″ pans for your chocolate cake recipe? Trying to figure out what I need to adjust the temperature to.
I love the look of this cake! It’s my brother in laws birthday and I want to make this for him! Do you have any tips for transporting a cake like this! Thank you so much for your time. I love baking and I look forward to your weekly live streams!
Can I bake the cakes a week or 2 in advance and freeze it?
You can make them several days in advance, but I wouldn’t recommend making them more than a week in advance!
HI, Just wondering how much ganache you used to cover the cake? The filling part is just for the filling not for covering right? Thanks in advance!
It’s actually for both the inside of the cake, and to cover it! I didn’t use a lot between the layers, but if you wanted to you could definitely make more ganache to use on this cake!!
Hi! So i am looking to make one of your chocolate cakes for my dad’s birthday coming up. He is a HUGE chocolate fan, and he really doesn’t believe in dessert that doesn’t have chocolate in it. I am deciding between this chocolate cake and the chocolate blackout cake, or if you have another that you think might be good to try. I know they are very different. For him – the chocolatey-er the better. Thanks so much!!!!
Hello! I’m making this cake for a Saturday wedding – my plan is to make the ganache on Thursday, bake cakes and assemble/decorate on Friday. Then transport to the venue on Saturday. I was thinking I’d refrigerate the finished cake overnight Friday-Saturday, but I’m afraid when I take it out of the freezer it will get condensation on it (this has happened before with other cakes I’ve done.) Do you recommend I not refrigerate at all? Or just make sure it’s out in a cool room?
is the wedding indoors? condensation is hard this time of year! I still think chilling the cake is is the way to go, unless you live somewhere with really high humidity!
Sorry, I meant *take it out of the refrigerator on Saturday. Not freezer.
Is the correct ratio for ganache filling 3:1 or 2:1?


Question: Describe the All Saints Episcopal Church in Northfield, Minnesota.

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All Saints Episcopal Church in Northfield, Minnesota, United States, is a historic church listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the oldest church in Northfield.
The parish was established in 1858, two years after Northfield was founded by John W. North in 1856. The congregation originally held services in the Northfield Lyceum building. In 1866, the Reverend Solomon S. Burleson organized an effort to raise money for a new building. The architect is unknown, but there is speculation that Bishop Henry Whipple may have contributed to the design, since he had an interest in architecture. The church is designed in a Gothic Revival style, with a wood frame and board and batten siding. In 1869 children in Sunday School classes organized an effort to buy a bell for the tower. The building was expanded ten years later, lengthening the church by twenty feet. This expansion was driven by the influx of students from Carleton College.


Question: Describe Kanha Tiger Reserve

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Kanha Tiger Reserve, also called Kanha-Kisli National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh, state in the heart of India. The present-day Kanha area is divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and > respectively. Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955 and in 1973 was made the Kanha Tiger Reserve. Today it stretches over an area of in the two districts Mandla and Balaghat.


Question: What is the latest update on the US-Turkey F-35 dispute?

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Earlier, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell warned that Ankara’s purchase of the S-400 missiles from Russia could negatively affect Washington’s decision to supply the F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.
Turkey will retaliate against the US if Washington blocks the supply of F-35 fighters to Ankara, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
Cavusoglu said that a proposal by US lawmakers to temporarily stop weapons sales, including F-35 jets, to Turkey was wrong, illogical and not fitting of the alliance between the NATO allies.
"Next week I will go on a visit to the United States. It's about the fact that the cancellation of the sale of the F-35 is not acceptable, and if it (the cancellation) happens, then they (the US) will receive an appropriate response from Turkey," Cavusoglu said.
Ankara has committed to buying 116 F-35A fighter jets under the US-led, multinational Joint Strike Fighter program.
Recently, US Senator Lankford said that "Turkey's strategic decisions regrettably fall more and more out of line with, and at times in contrast to, US interests."
According to him, Ankara's geopolitical cooperation with Moscow and its decision to place an order for the advanced Russian S-400 missile defense system could complicate the F-35 purchase plan.


Question: Write a response to this tweet: "Funny how they name Hurricanes after men but not women. #FeminismIsAWFUL"

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Posted at 9:18 am on September 10, 2017 by Sam J.
Imagine being so wrapped up in hatred over a group of people that you think this is funny.
Tiffany will be grateful to have finally gotten some form of public recognition.
Don’cha love the respect the Left, especially feminists, have for young women like Tiffany Trump who didn’t ask for this any of this attention in the first place?
We'll leave out Tiffany though.
Thanks for another reminder that feminism is AWFUL.
But if its misery and despair that hurricanes bring, then shouldn't they be named after feminist women?
Feminists live in bubbles of perpetual victimhood and self-righteous anger at the patriarchy, they don’t have time to actually think about the meanings of words or how they may impact others.


Question: Describe the men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Respond in 2 sentences.

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The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games took place December 1 – 3. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.


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Question: Respond in 53 sentences. Write a review of the TV show Steven Universe

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On Memorial Day, we went to Katrina's house for a small family cookout. By "cookout" I mean her brother grilled hotdogs and burgers on the back porch while the rest of us sat inside waiting for him to be done. While we were waiting, Katrina put on their DVR recordings of Steven Universe. That was seventeen days ago. I think it's my favorite show.
I've been hearing about Cartoon Network's Steven Universe probably since before it came out. At first glance it didn't really interest me. After graduating from high school, Cartoon Network wasn't really on my radar. I'd grown tired of most of their shows, or my favorites got cancelled. It seemed as if, with shows such as Adventure Time and Regular show, Cartoon Network was targeting... I don't know, stoners? Then I heard about Steven and saw that it was popular with anime fans and the same sort of crowd as something like Undertale. I caught some clips here and there, saw the occasional GIF, and was usually really confused. It was clear that there was a lot going on and the mythology was very dense. Seeing lots of fanart and cosplays only confused me more. Ultimately, I think the one thing that always held me back whenever Katrina suggested I try it was that it was in an 11 minute episode format. That and the lack of an origin story at the beginning rubbed me the wrong way. Turns out I was the one who was wrong.
I have, in the past, considered picking a show that's already finished and reading up on all the spoilers first as a sort of experiment to see how I enjoy things. I sorta accidentally did this with Steven Universe. The episodes we marathoned on Memorial Day were the last arc of Season 4. At first it was a lot of goofy episodes about the side characters. That's kinda what I thought the show was, just a goofy series of crazy antics and the occasional plot-based episodes. I don't think I saw more than two fights in the episodes we watched, so I was really confused when characters talked about powers and weapons and monsters that we never actually saw. I was periodically asking questions as we went, discovered the complex world of Gems, their abilities, their history, and so on. I accidentally saw some plot synopsis for the fifth season, so knowing where the show was going really shaped how I enjoyed the show when we finally went back to the beginning. In the very first scene, for example, we're introduced to Lars. In episode 1, he wants nothing to do with the weird kid who always causes problems. Knowing that the two go into season five as friends really showed me the shape of the gradual evolution the series has. I also knew a certain detail about Garnet that almost everyone knows by now, but all the clues leading up to it made me smile because I knew where it was going.
Is this the perfect show?
I've tried to think of who my favorite character is, but there are too many. I can't even pick that many that I really hate. I love too many episodes and can't think of many I'd skip on rewatch. The show just drops you in with a goofy one-off filler episode and slowly dishes out information about what Gems are, how they work, and what happened to bring them to Earth and how Steven was born. And the information itself is interestingly crafted to bring out the humanity of the Gems. The 11 minute format actually serves the greater story better as narratives begin to quickly escalate from one plot point to the next. The definition of seasons (which actually varies depending on where you look) is meaningless as arcs flow from episode to episode in the same manner as many anime series. This is also the first children's cartoon to feature like all the lesbians! Is Steven Universe the perfect show? I don't know, I haven't seen the whole thing yet. But... yeah it probably is!
I cannot recommend this series enough. It's funny in ways I've never seen shows be funny. It's emotional in ways I've never known emotions could be. It tells a beautiful story that grows stronger with each passing episode. It will make you think about the world and people and places in ways you've never thought you could thing. Don't even get me started on the music. The music is amazing.
You can watch Steven Universe on Amazon. It's a million percent worth it. Because I discovered Steven Universe 17 days ago and I cannot contain my much I love it. If you're already a fan, let me know how and when you discovered Steven Universe in the comments.


Question: What event was held at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics? Respond briefly.

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The men's 5000 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 10.


Question: Provide an overview of the Cheboygan Daily Tribune.

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The Cheboygan Daily Tribune is a daily newspaper published Mondays through Saturdays in Cheboygan, Michigan, United States. It is owned by Gannett.


Question: Describe the process of brewing a Hollow One/Vengevine deck in Modern and provide an analysis of the results.

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Many of you remember the SCG Deck Tech just after Hour of Devastation's release of Hollow One that skyrocketed Gruul Vengevine to popularity. I had always thought of Vengevine as a fun card, but unfortunately had forgotten about it. That is, until I saw how well it worked with Hollow One in that deck.
Thankfully, I already had my playset of Vengevines, so I could dive into brewing without dropping 120 bucks on these newly spiked cards.
For those of you that don’t know Vengevine, the idea is to get Vines in the yard, cast cheap/free creatures and get back your Vines. You can build a massive board very quickly and just overrun your opponent. What we'll look at today is how going all in on the Hollow One/Vengevine combo compares to building a deck that's more consistent with removal, interaction, and has multiple paths to victory. I went through quite a few iterations of these decks, working both sides of the spectrum to see how the results panned out. My sample size is admittedly small. Just at local Tuesday night magic and FNMs, but it was fun experiment all the same.
We'll only discuss mainboards. Sideboards were general hate for all the meta decks. Roll your own mana base.
The plan of this deck was simply to burn and hit the discard into free Hollow Ones combo. There is basically no interaction other than Blood Moon in the mainboard. I played two matches against Storm (1-1) in 10 games. Both went to three, and none of the six games went past turn three. The deck was quite explosive, but you could also find yourself being a really bad burn deck sometimes.
Running this deck as my first iteration of the HollowVines combo, I discovered that it's incredibly important to time your discards and cycles properly. It feels very bad to go digging with a couple loots only to discard some lands and cast a Goblin Guide. That one time you drop 16 power on turn one and swing in feels quite good though.
This deck was my next stop because it had another piece I had already wanted to try, Vexing Devil with Claim // Fame. Vexing Devil is an incredibly middling card because it gives your opponent the choice. If they have removal, they simply let it resolve. If they can afford 4 damage, then to the yard it goes.
However, Claim makes them make that decision over and over again. You can see that going in black allowed for some hand interaction to better handle some matchups. It wasn't enough.
I found this version to have more options at times, and therefore a bit more consistency, but I think I took it in too many directions. Of course, it led to my first ever Thoughtseize targeting myself, so that made it all worth it in the end.
Champion of Wits is one of my favorite recent printings, so I knew I had to try this brew at some point. This deck's all-in on looting. There's also a nice synergy with Vapor Snag allowing you trigger Vengevines from the yard with just one free Hollow One. Of Izzet Charm's three modes, I found myself using the loot option most often.
I will say that the look on your opponent's face when they put you on Storm and you drop a Magus of the Bazaar on turn two is quite priceless. However, this isn’t Vintage, so going off turn three as opposed to turn one just usually isn't fast enough.
This list produced the God-Hand. It simply dumps everything into the combo. If you aren’t going off by turn two, then you're probably losing. The important part though, is beating your opponent into submission before they even get to play Magic.
I know mathematically there could be a better hand, but my God-Hand happened in the first game of my second night against Jeskai Tempo. 1 Mountain, 1 Simian Spirit Guide, 2 Faithless Looting, 1 Vengevine, 2 Hollow One.
I exiled my Spirit Guide to its ability to cast my first Loot. I drew another Vine and a Mountain. I discarded both Vines to the yard. Next came one of my mountains and the second Loot. I hit Hollow One and Insolent Neonate. Discarding the Neonate and remaining Mountain, I proceeded to cast three free Hollow Ones. This triggered my two Vengevines in the graveyard to come into play.
I was able to swing with 20 power on the board before my opponent had played their first land.
There are some similarities across all these decks that are necessary if you want to get brewing in this same style. Obviously the Vengevines and Hollow Ones are quite important, but Insolent Neonate and Faithless Looting are essential 4-ofs as well.
Neonate allows you stack Loots for later turns and is absolutely invaluable. Faithless Looting is incredibly efficient, and of course it can be cast with flashback as well if you stumble into a longer game. These decks can make opponents want to flip the table turn one, but they can also durdle for a few turns and do nothing.
My overall record ended up being 25-15. I don’t know if the decks are as good as that number would let on. It was a small sample size and only played locally. These decks can create some interesting interactions and lines to victory.
Please give one of them a try and see how much power you can drop on the board on turn one! As always, let me know what you guys think, and please give me suggestions on other fun Modern brews!
I'm a recent convert to the game we all love. My wife allows me one bad habit, and hopefully I can convert my daughter someday. Beer, whiskey, BBQ, and all the good things in life.
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Question: Hey, do you know anything about Kathem El Saher's new album?

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"Souwar (Pictures)" is the nineteenth album by Kathem Al Saher, released on 30 September 2008. Kathem El Saher anticipated album has finally been released.


Question: Describe the Kaiping colliery tramway in Hebei province, China.

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Often described as China's first railway, the first standard gauge railway to be built and survive in China was the Kaiping (開平) colliery tramway located at Tongshan in Hebei province. This was not, however, truly the first railway in China. An earlier attempt to introduce railways had been made in 1876 when the short Shanghai to Wusong narrow gauge line known as the "Woosung Road Company" was built but then pulled up within less than two years because of Chinese government opposition.
Cantonese merchant Tong King-sing (唐景星 a.k.a. Tang Ting-shu 唐廷樞) was a Hong Kong Government interpreter who later became Jardine Matheson & Company’s head comprador at Shanghai. In 1878 Tong, who was then Director-General of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company, commenced coal mining operations in the Kaiping district with the backing of the powerful Viceroy of Zhili Li Hongzhang.


Question: Describe the impact of Apple removing VPN apps in China.

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Apps used to visit websites censored by Chinese government including Google and Facebook.
Developers of virtual private network (VPN) apps said Apple has removed their apps in China in another sign its government is clamping down on Internet access.
Two companies -- ExpressVPN and Star VPN -- revealed on Twitter their apps were pulled from Apple's App Store in China.
In a blog post, ExpressVPN said "preliminary research" confirmed all major VPN apps were removed in China.
"We're disappointed in this development, as it represents the most drastic measure the Chinese government has taken to block the use of VPNs to date, and we are troubled to see Apple aiding China's censorship efforts," wrote ExpressVPN.
Apple could not be immediately reached for comment. In a statement obtained by TechCrunch, Apple said developers of VPN apps must get a government license to operate. "We have been required to remove some VPN apps in China that do not meet the new regulations," the statement said.
VPN services allows users to securely access the Internet when connected to WiFi hotspots. It also lets users access websites that may be blocked. Facebook, Google and YouTube are among the most notable services banned in China.
The disappearance of these apps is part of a wider crackdown China has implemented against VPNs. Two years ago, China blocked VPN access to the Internet, forcing developers to register with the government.
China is also a critical market for Apple, makers of the popular iPhone. It is the second biggest market for Apple behind the United States, while 7 of the top 10 grossing Apple retail stores were based in China.


Question: Describe NASA's plans for the Deep Space Gateway.

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An illustration of NASA's proposed Deep Space Gateway in orbit around the moon. A NASA request for information seeks ideas from industry on how to develop the gateway's power and propulsion module.
As currently envisioned by NASA, the PPE would be the first element of the gateway, launched as a "co-manifested payload" on the first crewed Space Launch System launch, taking advantage of the additional payload capacity provided by the Block 1B version of the SLS. The PPE would go into what is known as a near rectilinear halo orbit around the moon within 100 days of launch.
In the RFI, NASA asks potential respondents their ability to produce the PPE, including a "conceptual schedule, rough order of magnitude engineering cost estimate, and recommended contract vehicle" for it. NASA expects to have the PPE delivered to the Kennedy Space Center for integration onto the SLS in December 2021, which would support a launch of the Exploration Mission 2 flight now expected for some time in 2022.
NASA hopes that the module can build on early design work for the Asteroid Redirect Mission, whose robotic spacecraft would have also used solar electric propulsion to travel to and from a near Earth asteroid. "Identify a conceptual design you would use as a starting point and what changes you believe are warranted to address PPE capability statements," NASA instructs industry in the RFI.
"Through the RFI, we hope to better understand industry's current state-of-the-art and potential future capabilities for deep space power and propulsion," said Michele Gates, director of the PPE effort at NASA Headquarters, in an agency statement. Gates formerly was director of the Asteroid Redirect Mission program.
The RFI and planned NextSTEP studies are NASA's next tentative steps in the development of the Deep Space Gateway concept. NASA describes the gateway as "a lunar-orbiting, crew-tended spaceport" that would also include a habitation module and docking ports for the Orion crew spacecraft and separate cargo spacecraft. The gateway's additional modules would also be delivered to cislunar space as co-manifested payloads on future SLS launches.