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ACCUMULATION OF MERCURY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CHLORIDE CELL OF GILLS OF TILAPIA (OREO CHROMIS NILOTICUS LINNAEUS, 1758)KIKI SYAPUTRI HANDAYANI*, BAMBANG IRAWAN AND AGOES SOEGIANTO*
The objectives of this study were to analyze and to compare the exposure effects of mercury (Hg) accumulation and its impact to the chloride cell of the gills of East Java strain tilapia (Oreo chromisniloticus). The fish specimens were exposed to 0 mg/L, 0.1 mg/L, and 1 mg/L concentrations of Hg.After 96 hours (96h) exposure, Hg accumulation in fish gills were assessed, gills structure, and Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) immunohisto chemistry (IHC) were observed under the light microscope. The mercury concentrations in gills of mercury-exposed fish were significantly higher at 1 mg/L than 0.1mg/L and control groups. Positive NKA expression in chloride cell (CC) was observed along the primary and secondary lamellae of gills of tilapia. The waterborne exposure route demonstrated the most significant microscopic damage in higher concentration of Hg.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
The Michael Grandage production of Don Giovanni, broadcast today into cinemas by the Met Live in HD, seemed designed to draw battle lines. Does an opera require anything more than the very best ensemble cast?
The singers were all amazing. I can't imagine debate about that fact. Marina Rebeka as Donna Anna, Barbara Frittoli as Donna Elvira, and Mojca Erdmann as Zerlina were each able to present detailed musical performances and have a charismatic presence on the unfolding action. Ramón Vargas made Don Ottavio the kind of character with whom you would love to have a cup of coffee. Mariusz Kwiecien, who seemed in perfect health, as Don Giovanni and Luca Pisaroni as Leporello had strong chemistry, and even looked enough alike that the disguise scene seemed inevitable. More importantly Don Giovanni and Leporello were like separate aspects of the same consciousness. This cast has the potential to become a 21st century classic.
So what was the problem?
The first act seemed long. In Don Giovanni long means wrong.
A gradual awareness settled in that the set was dull and motionless. I expected to enjoy the lack of dazzle as a refreshing alternative to projection hangovers. But in fact, detail within the set drew attention to itself and away from the singers. We kept waiting for the structures onstage to be used and developed. It seemed as if the cast carried the weight of heavy shudders on their own shoulders.
The fight was on. Perfect music and great vocal and acting performance against the production.
The second act of Don Giovanni requires sudden shifts into a supernatural world, and Grandage was successful with these transitions. The final scene thrilled with arcs of fire. Kwiecien sang like a rockstar and was pulled underneath the stage with wonderful machinery. But there was not enough kinetic energy to support "Il mio tesoro" and "Mi tradi," and so stasis found its way into the second act also.
I liked the classical take on the costumes, gestures, and basic concept. I get that Peter Sellars had the day off. I just wish that the end result was the one that Grandage seemed to intend.
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"Though the national independence be blurred by the servility of individuals; though freedom and equality have been proclaimed only to leave room for a monstrous display of slave dealing and slave keeping; though the free American so often feels himself free, like the Roman, only to pamper his appetites and his indolence through the misery of his fellow beings, still it is not in vain, that the verbal statement has been made, "All men are born free and equal." There it stands, a golden certainty, wherewith to encourage the good, to shame the bad. The new world may be called clearly to perceive that it incurs the utmost penalty, if it rejects the sorrowful brother."
"The Great Lawsuit. Man versus Men. Woman versus Women."
The Dial, IV, July 1843
Margaret Fuller's European Dispatches
"Let me gather from the Earth,
one full grown fragrant flower,
Let it bloom within my bosom
through its one blooming hour."
-Margaret Fuller 1844
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"FATHER" OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING
INTELLECTUAL AS FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
HIGH STRUNG PRODIGY SHIPS OUT TO THE WORLD
NEW ENGLAND'S LITERATI TO NY'S WORD MONGERS
BEAMING IN ON A EUROPE IN FLUX
"THE BLOOMING OF THE FLOWER"
MARGARET FULLER: BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
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FULLER'S FEMINISM: "WOMEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY"
FULLER'S "MAN VS. MEN, WOMAN VS. WOMEN"
FULLER'S "SUMMER ON THE LAKES"
FULLER: "LIFE WITHOUT; LIFE WITHIN"
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THE INTELLECTUAL AS FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
This courageous and intensely emotional woman became a shining legend in the years before the Civil War. She sunk into relative obscurity as the issues which drove her passions receded into the past.
Margaret Fuller was an American literary critic, feminist critic, pioneer. She is often considered the country's first woman foreign correspondent. Consider her also the mother of modern human rights reporting.
The New England intellectual broke new paths to use the power of a journalist to spotlight upon controversial issues of human freedom. Fuller - also a poet and an essayist - was perhaps the first great pioneer to make of journalism a "watchdog" to alert American readers to human rights issues abroad.
Margaret Fuller openly made her intellectual, emotional sympathy for the 1848 revolutions of Europe a part of her journalism. She became at one and inseparable from the events on which she was writing - even if that took her out of convention's way.
Margaret Fuller became a foreign correspondent as the last stage in a personal voyage full of intense intellectual and emotional growth. She was an intellectual who became a foreign correspondent - rather than a journalist by trade.
She rarely was conventional. When she left the United States to write about the turbulence of 1848 Europe, she became "a part of the story" - a great journalistic sin from one point of view but a sign of her courage and humanity from another.
Seemingly unafraid of scandal, she became an unmarried mother of a baby boy by an Italian Catholic Nobleman, the Marchese Ossoli, eight years her junior. She married him secretly despite religious differences.
Even while pregnant, Fuller had continued to write for The New York Tribune, protected from public scrutiny by the hoop skirts of the time. At age 38 she retreated to the mountain village of Rieta for the birth of the baby on September 5, 1848, then returned to Rome in November to continue her coverage of the news.
By the time of her death at age 40 in a shipwreck while returning to the United States in 1850, Margaret Fuller had become a near legend for her courage, passionate political advocacy and unconventional lifestyle. Ossoli and the baby died with her when the barque Elizabeth washed aground in a morning gale off Fire Island, just outside of New York Harbor.
A HIGH STRUNG PRODIGY SHIPS OUT TO THE WORLD
Margaret Fuller's emergence as a writer and journalist marked the transformation of America.
A young country looking primarily to overseas writers for its literary and intellectual life became a more self-confident nation with its own way of reaching out to view the world.
As a social critic, essayist, poet, feminist theorist, and letter writer, Margaret Fuller already had a national reputation when the Universalist Horace Greeley of The New York Tribune sent her to Europe in 1846 with a voyage by the day's standards of high tech speed - just ten and a half days - on the SS. Cambria.
Margaret Fuller was the eldest of nine children born to Unitarian parents in 1810 at Cambridgeport, Mass. She was raised with strong discipline by a her lawyer father Timothy Fuller, who had originally wanted a boy. Margaret Fuller emerged as a high-strung child prodigy who could read Latin by age six.
Fuller's combination of domesticity and professional accomplishment has been attributed to the education she received from her father (Jeffrey Steele, Essential Fuller, XII). Timothy Fuller, a distinguished graduate of Harvard College, was active in various branches of Massachusetts State government, a four-term US. Congressman, and Chairman of the House Committee on Naval Affairs. He has been described as an affectionate but demanding parent, who held Margaret, his oldest child, to an unusually high standard of intellectual and personal discipline.
Timothy Fuller held Margaret to an intellectual discipline unique among women of the age. Inhabiting the worlds of both mother and father, but perhaps totally at home in neither, she possessed what has been called a sense of "gender duality" (Steele, Ibid.) which gave her a special ability to analyze the strengths and limitations of both masculinity and femininity in the nineteenth century. "Will there never be a being to combine a man's mind and a woman's heart," she once asked. (Steele, XII) - see also summary "'Tis an evil lot to have a man's ambition and a woman's heart," she once commented.
(For an account of Margaret Fuller's life as the daughter of Unitarian parents, see the treatment of her in the Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography.)
The death of Timothy Fuller from cholera in October 1835 led to a cancellation of Margaret Fuller's plans to study and travel in Europe. Instead she turned to fulfilling her family obligations, committing herself to a life of renunciation (Steele 14). For three years she worked as a teacher, first in Boston at the Bronson Alcott Temple School and then at the Greene Street School in Providence, Rhode Island.
Margaret Fuller experienced what one source called a delayed mourning for the death of her father, a mourning which finally in the winter of 1840-1841 led to her shifting of attention to issues of female creativity (Steele XI). Out of this intellectual growth came Fuller's experimentation with transcendentalism, involving a close relationship with Ralph Waldo Emerson. Fuller thus became a co-editor of The Dial, a quarterly literary journal of the Transcendentalists, in 1840. As an early feminist pioneer she published Women in the Nineteenth Century (1845) with the encouragement of Tribune Editor Horace Greeley.
The volume laid the foundation for the Seneca Falls convention on women's rights of 1848. As a friend of the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, a habitutee of Boston's Brook Farm Commune, she was firmly rooted in the American intellectual strivings of the 1840's.
NEW ENGLAND'S LITERATI TO NEW YORK'S WORD MONGERS
Fuller shared the romantic emphasis of the time on both idealism and realism. Idealism could be expressed in the study of Greek and Roman history and literature, as well as German philosophy. Realism was expressed by emphasis on travel and observation, using journals to document and pass on to readers what had been learned through both mental and physical travel. This aspect of romanticism provided a powerful foundation for Margaret Fuller's journalism. Steele puts it (p XIII):
Sometimes the travel or "excursion" might be the foundation for an exploration of cultural or national or sexual character. By depicting excursions into other "worlds," Fuller drew attention to the ways she and other Americans - both men and women - had been "domesticated." Sometimes, as in the portrait of her mother's garden in her "Autobiographical Romance," she found another world in which the maternalized image of a pastoral retreat that offered escape from a masculine America. At other times the language of mythology and dreams provided her with visionary landscapes in which female figures were able to achieve a nobility and heroism unavailable in contemporary religious narratives.
The use of excursions as a way to explore alternate aspects of reality also became an underpinning for the development of Margaret Fuller's journalism. In her travels of 1843 she wrote of the American West, including Indian life in the Wisconsin Territory.
In 1844 Horace Greeley hired Margaret Fuller as The New York Tribune's first woman staff member, naming her literary critic. She worked closely with Greeley, living for a time in his New York City house.
Fuller's move from the New England literary establishment into the world of New York journalism working was controversial. Historian Perry Miller describes it as her "great act of treason in the eyes of New England intellectuals" (Margaret Fuller, American Romantic, xi.) Fuller's protege Ralph Waldo Emerson conceded the work Fuller was doing in New York might be "honorable," but maintained, "still this employment is not satisfactory to me." (Perry xl). Yet Fuller used her New York time to pioneer journalistically by visiting and analyzing the city's prisons and mental asylums as well as writing about contemporary practices such as prostitution.
BEAMING IN ON A EUROPE IN FLUX
Greeley's decision to send Fuller to Europe came amidst technological revolutions which increased newspaper competition and the attractiveness of overseas coverage. By the 1840's rapid sailing and steam ship could bridge the Atlantic in little more than a week. Greeley was eager to weigh in against his rival James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald as both New York dailies expanded their European coverage.
As American cities grew in size and population, the market for American news coverage of overseas events grew. The fast ship meant correspondents and newspapers could compete with each other to provide timely coverage of breaking events. Yet in this day before the transatlantic cable established in the 1860's high cable rates did not yet demand brief concise "inverted pyramid" spot-news coverage. A correspondent could file lengthy letters, descriptions and analysis in a discursive, even literary fashion, and have this output carried in packet by fast sailing or steam ship.
The revolutions of 1848, with their exciting royal and non-royal persona, their popular uprisings and their dramatic military campaigns, were perfect news events for the developing American media of the time. (Examine some of the dispatches in which Margaret Fuller passionately and sympathetically brought alive the doomed revolts.)
By 1848 many of Europe's major cities had grown into manufacturing centers with thousands of urban workers having migrated from the countryside. This migration, together with worker suffering during periods of business downturn, meant popular grievances which could be exploited by opponents of monarchical governments.
Urbanization, unemployment of factory workers, and discontent with unresponsive autocracy led in February 1848 to the popular overthrow of King Louis-Philippe in France. In March, the Kings of Prussia, Holland, and Piedmont-Sardinia, the Emperor of Austria and the Pope all agreed to grant liberal constitutions.
Rebellions in the Italian cities of Venice and Milan strengthened Republican forces there while the Austrian empire teetered on the edge of ethnic disintegration, with Hungarians and Czechs threatening to secede. The Italian kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, after taking Milan under its protection, declared war March 24 on Austrian forces stationed in Italy.
The weakening of Austria's position in Italy encouraged Italians who sought to unify the previously splintered country under Republican principles. The Italian poet-statesman Guissuippe Mazzini and the Sicilian guerrilla leader Guissuipe Garibaldi pushed their campaigns to create a united Republic Italy. However by August, the tide was turning. The Austrian commander in Italy had defeated the Piedmontese.
While the Austrians were forced to ignore the Pope's call for assistance against the Roman Republic, the French Republic gradually turned more conservative. After the December 1848 election of Louis Napoleon as President, in an effort to win support of the Royalist-Catholic Bloc Louis Napoleon dispatched an army corps in April 1848 to aid the Pope against the forces of the Roman Republic. French troops sailed for Italy in April and were at the gates of Rome by the end of the month. There Garibaldi's and his Italian Legion inflicted a sharp, surprise defeat. Garibaldi was determined to prove wrong the French commander's comment, "Italians don't fight." Wrote Colin McEvedy:
"Garibaldi held Rome for a month. he couldn't win and in truth he didn't even direct the battle very well - he was always better at a war of movement than a formal siege - but he did get Italians to die for Italy. When the end came, he and his legions still refused to surrender. On the eve of capitulation he led his men out of the city, the idea being to make a fighting retreat across the Apennines to Venice. It proved impossibly far.
Most of the legionaries gave up at San Marino, the hill-top republic whose neutrality the Austrians had to respect; most of the rest died when the Austrians intercepted their squadron of commandeered fishing boats off the Adriatic coast. Garibaldi was rescued by the local peasantry and smuggled away, eventually to America."(McEvedy, pp.14.)
"For the moment it was all over. The Tuscan republic had collapsed in April, Sicily had been re conquered by the Neapolitans in May, Hungary was recovered by the Habsburg Empire by the combined forces of Austria and Russia in August. At the end of August the Venetian Republic, which had withstood Austrian bombardment, succumbed to famine."(Ibid, p14)
"Let me gather from the Earth,
one full grown fragrant flower,
Let it bloom within my bosom
through its one blooming hour.
Let it die within my bosom
and to its parting breadth
Mine shall answer, having lived,
I shrink not now from death.
It is this niggard halfness that turns
my heart to stone,
'Tis the cup seen, not tasted,
that makes the infant moan.
Let me for once press firm my lips
upon the movement's brow,
Let me for once distinctly feel
I am happy now.
And bliss shall seal a blessing
upon the moments brow."
-Margaret Fuller 1844
July 6, 2003
Frederic A. Moritz
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MY 12 year old Siamese (MIX?) is very overweight due to being on prednisalone for itching (she is bald over her stomach and we do not know why she is chewing her hair off - tests do not tell). I put her on Royal Canin calorie Control HIGH protein from the calorie control HIGH fiber to get her to lose weight and she lost about 1/2 a pound in about a months time, BUT suddenly she is constipated and poops once in 4 days.My one vet says put her on the purina EN that I put my other cat on for DIARRHEA but I think she should go back to the high fiber diet she did well on before.WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? She has NEVER had any bowel or health problems in all the 10 or 11 years I have owned her (except the itching) till I swithed foods?
Type of Animal: Siamese (X?) Cat
Name of Cat: Lady Kotton
she is on 3cc's lactulose 3xper day and baby veggies and salmon oil and 1/4 teasp rice bran.
She should be on canned food = more water, less waste to pass, less calories by volume, easier to meal feed.
She should be off all the fiber. The laxatives only work with sufficient water intake, otherwise they just make things worse. In a 12 year old cat I doubt she is taking in enough water.
Start with 6-8 ounces daily of any canned food she will eat that doesn't cause any GI upset. Add to the canned food 1/4-1/2 cup water to make gravy. Divide this amount in to 2-3 feedings. Weigh her every week. It is more detrimental to her to lose weight rapidly than it is to be fat. Your goal should be to reach her ideal weight in 6-12 months. Adjust quantities up or down to do that.
As for her hair loss:
Think food allergy...
When cats itch it is caused by fleas 50% of the time, food 40% ofthe time, and all other allergies and problems ( inhalant allergy, mites,bacterial infection, etc) 10% of the time.
Fleas and food must be eliminated before thinking of tests foreverything else.
Purchase a flea comb and comb ALL cats daily for 5 days lookingfor live fleas or the black flecks of flea dirt that looks like ground pepper.You cannot rule out fleas in cats by just looking under the hair. You must combthem. If you see any evidence of fleas on anybody....treat everyone.
Any of the prescription once-a -month products (Frontline,Advantage, Revolution) are effective. Remember though that they all work great for 3weeks, well for four weeks, they do not work for 5 weeks. Treat all cats onceevery three weeks for at least 2 treatments. Do not waste your money on overthe counter products, they do not work. Comb regularly after that and treat as indicated.
In the case of flea allergy, it is not the individual flea bitethat they are scratching. When a fleaallergic cat is bitten by a flea, they have a reaction that causes them to reacteverywhere.
To eliminate food as a possible source of the itching, the cat must go off all the things itnow eats or has ever eaten. Allcat foods, canned and dry, all table foods, and all treats. Read all theingredients on the labels. Anything that is in any of those foods the cat cannothave during the trial. If there is chicken or poultry meal, it cannot havechicken. If there is corn, it cannot have corn. If there is fish, it cannothave fish.
For the 3-4 weeks the cat is going to be on the food trial, it isoften easiest to use cooked meats, lunch meat, or strained meat baby foods. Youcan use whatever meat is NOT in your cat's current diet. Feed that exclusivelyfor 3-4 weeks. If all signs resolve, we will need to find a more balancedmaintenance diet.
To be effective you must be religious about this so that food as asource of the allergy is eliminated.
While you're doing the above you can explore the house andenvironment for anything your cat could be breathing in that it could beallergic to: XXXXX XXXXX the litter, potpourri, cleaners, carpet fresheners,plants in the house, fireplace or cigarette smoke, etc, These should beeliminated also.
Just a rule of thumb....flea allergy and inhalant allergies arevery responsive to steroids (cortisone), food allergy is not.
Take her off the prednisolone before she becomes diabetic too.
I cannot just give her cat food - she DOES get 2/3 of a can WITH extra water each day but she is a kibble head as are her brothers and needs her kibble (few morseles ONLY) a few times per day.AS for the itching I have done all that and dermatologist has seen her and nobody knows why she itches.Do you say to put her on low residue dry food then?
If she never had any problems on your original food in 10-11 years put her back on it. If you have multiple cats with various health problems there is no convenient or easy way to feed each cat to address each problem unless you separate them.
Board certified feline specialist. 22 years specializing in the medical needs of cats.
Since I paid $38.00 shouldn't I get the whole bunch of free questions I can ask?I am going to try to get her to eat canned twice a day - I do mix a lot of water in it.
Do you have other questions?
So do you think switching her from the high fiber to the high protein caused her to get the constipation and why would I be told to put her on a LOW RESDIDUE diet when my boy with the DIARRHEA is on it?
I don't think it's that simple. If her bowels adjusted to the increased fiber and you changed her to the high protein low fiber, it stands to reason that she would stool less because there is less waste (fiber). There is no advantage to using the low residue (EN) except that your other cat is on it and that might be more convenient. They are also two different manufacturers so maybe your vet thought she may handle that diet better.
Her issue is she needs to be on fewer calories. You can accomplish that by feeding less quantity of her regular food or by feeding the same quantity of a lower calorie food (high fiber or high water). Most important though is that these new foods do not create other GI upsets. That's why it is good to have a variety to try is she has problems.

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Some people make comments without thinking,
It’s time to address the plight of teachers in Ghana, particularly those serving in deprived areas. These Teachers, who play a vital role in shaping the future of our nation, deserve better working conditions and allowances that reflect the challenges they face daily.
Take a moment to watch the video below, showcasing the harsh realities of teaching in deprived areas and the impact it has on both teachers and students across Ghana.
WATCH THE VIDEO OF DEPRIVED AREAS AND EFFECTS ON TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Before making any requests, it’s crucial to understand that these issues have been thoroughly examined. Yet, the situation persists, with many schools in rural areas often having just a single teacher due to the reluctance of new recruits to stay in such conditions.
Tragically, some teachers lose their lives due to accidents, such as capsized canoes, while attempting to reach their schools. Regrettably, students also suffer similar fates. Furthermore, the absence of basic amenities like internet and network coverage hinders teachers’ professional development.
In urban areas, teachers have opportunities to supplement their income through business ventures. However, their counterparts in rural settings must wait for years before being considered for a transfer, limiting their prospects for progress.
Consider the challenges faced by teachers in these remote areas. How long could you endure such conditions? It’s unjust to criticize circumstances you haven’t experienced firsthand.
Witness the dedication of teachers crossing rivers to reach their schools – don’t they deserve a risk allowance?
Similarly, urban teachers who spend a significant portion of their salaries on commuting expenses should be entitled to transport allowances, akin to their counterparts in other sectors.
Let’s cultivate a culture of appreciation for our teachers.
Their sacrifices deserve recognition and support. Many have tragically lost their lives due to the lack of nearby medical facilities.
It’s time to act and ensure that our Teachers are provided with the resources and allowances they need to thrive. By honoring our teachers, we honor our nation and pave the way for a brighter future.


Friday, October 12, 2012
Prof. Steve K. Ngo (Executive Director Adler Centre for Dispute Resolution Singapore)
Fifiek Mulyana (Managing Partner Mulyana Abrar Advocates)
More than a decade ago, the Government of a large country in the Southeast Asian region was taken to international arbitration by private corporations. To be exact, there were two arbitration proceedings and the claims exceeded US$500 million, which is a huge amount of money then and today.
They won against the Government. This country is the Republic of Indonesia. Now that the name Karaha Bodas and Himpurna California are mentioned, perhaps many would recall this important lesson, which should not be forgotten. Or has Indonesia forgotten?
It is reasonable to question if Indonesia was ever well prepared when faced with the Karaha Bodas arbitration. Is this meant to be an insult? Certainly not! For example, when Singapore and Malaysia went to arbitration over the Pedra Branca island case, both countries were so well prepared for the battle that Singapore’s legal team was able to publish a book chronicling their preparation for the high profile legal battle. Usually, any arbitration is taken very seriously, including involving investor-State arbitration. The Government should not take such matter lightly because they could potentially lose.
Whilst the concept of international arbitration is not too familiar to Indonesia, it is a form of dispute resolution that is very established and has been around for a very long time now. International arbitration can be a very fierce ‘teacher’. Very often, those who take arbitration lightly always end up being punished rather severely and there have been many such cautionary tales all over the world.
For any State to be taken to arbitration is a very serious matter. Even before the arbitration proceedings end, the country would already be subjected to a trial by the global media. Typically, people think that Governments are the big bullies and investors are the victims.
Now, once again, Government of Indonesia is facing major arbitration, and hopefully by now it understands the seriousness of the matter. A foreign mining company listed in the United Kingdom, Churchill Mining Plc,recently filed a US$ 2 billion claim in international arbitration at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (“ICSID”) in Washington against the Republic of Indonesia.
The claim arose due to Churchill’s problem in Kutai with the Pemerintah Daerah but to cut a long story short, Churchill is including Indonesia as a country into the dispute. Churchill alleges that Indonesia is in breach of its obligation under the Bilateral Investment Treaty (“BIT”) between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Indonesia, hence the ICSID arbitration. From a tactical standpoint, this strategy adopted by Churchill is not a bad move and the upcoming arbitration proceedings, which can take years, will decide the outcome.
What about Indonesia’s standpoint and preparation? President SBY recently expressed his concern about the upcoming arbitration proceeding (“Presiden Tanggapi Gugatan Churchill Mining”, Hukumonline 28 Juni 2012 dan “SBY Minta respon Untuk Menang Atas Gugatan Churchill Mining”, 28 Juni 2012 laman pers Presiden SBY).
The President is right to say that Indonesia has a strong position in the matter but also cautioned that the matter needs to be taken seriously. Perhaps President SBY still remembers the Karaha Bodas arbitration defeat for Indonesia as he was made the Minister of ESDM in 1999, the time when the arbitration proceedings already started.
Indeed, Indonesia cannot simply sit back and take this matter lightly. This is no matter how strong Indonesia thinks its position is in defeating the claim by Churchill. On one hand, Indonesia may be of the view that this should have been a dispute between Churchill and Pemerintah Daerah, as such there is no locus standi for the investor to include the State in the dispute.
Sure, Indonesia is certainly entitled to these views but these standpoints must now be put forward as the best possible defense and argument for the arbitration proceedings. But before that, Indonesia and the respective government bodies and agencies must first take this matter very seriously and act on it since yesterday, not tomorrow!
Arbitration before ICSID is not a matter to be taken lightly, in fact, the same with any other international arbitration proceeding. Some experts were even of the naïve view that Indonesia can choose not to entertain arbitration claims against them, for these foreign arbitration awards (“putusan arbitrase”) can then be denied enforcement in Indonesia - this is certainly playing with fire.
There is no need to go into a university level lecture on what international arbitration is, but it is suffice to mention two crucial points: firstly, Indonesia is a signatory to the UN Convention of 1958, pertaining to the enforcement of arbitration award; and secondly, look at what happened to the Karaha Bodas arbitration, whereby a successful enforcement was carried out against Indonesia!
Indonesia now needs to take ownership and charge of the matter. There are enough case studies, lessons and examples to learn from. Even if the State is right and has a strong position, it must go into this battle more than prepared and take no chances. This way, the world and the international media will not take the simplistic view of accusing Indonesia as a country that is bad for investment.
The government must lead the battle and constitute its platoon of able fighters and warriors and for that our hopes are high with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Amir Syamsuddin, who is a former practicing lawyer, as well as a renowned litigator.
Something good can come out from this arbitration proceeding, although it can be expensive, troublesome, and worrying. Take it as a lesson, and yet be fully prepared for any such challenges coming on their way. After all, this country must start standing up for itself and not allow others decide its future.
The ball is now in the court of the Government. No doubt the President was right to call for the State to win this battle. All stakeholders must first think like winners and behave like winners. There is no room for complacency or even overconfidence.


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Here are some interesting thoughts from Jacques Maritain on how to be (or not to be) a “Christian artist.” I put that in quotation marks because it’s worth asking whether there should or can even be such a thing. Perhaps, if we are going to treat the subject at all, we should simply speak of “artists” that happen to be “Christians”! Also note that this section of Maritain’s book doesn’t address “Christian” works made by “secular” artists (from Dali painting a “Last Supper” to Lady Gaga singing about Judas) but that is also an issue I am very much interested in, particularly in my recent foray into the works of oft-maligned Protestant theologian Paul Tillich. More to follow!
If you want to make a Christian work, then be Christian, and simply try to make a beautiful work, into which your heart will pass; do not try to “make Christian.”
Do not make the absurd attempt to dissociate in yourself the artist and the Christian. They are one, if you are truly Christian, and if your art is not isolated from your soul by some system of aesthetics. But apply only the artist to the work; precisely because the artist and the Christian are one, the work will derive wholly from each of them.
Do not separate your art from your faith. But leave distinct what is distinct. Do not try to blend by force what life unites so well. If you were to make of your aesthetic an article of faith, you would spoil your faith. If you were to make of your devotion a rule of artistic activity, or if you were to turn desire to edify into a method of your art, you would spoil your art.
The entire soul of the artist reaches and rules his work, but it must reach it and rule it only through the artistic habitus. Art tolerates no division here. It will not allow any foreign element, juxtaposing itself to it, to mingle, in the production of the work, its regulation with art’s own. Tame it, and it will do all that you want it to do. Use violence, and it will accomplish nothing good. Christian work would have the artist, as artist, free.
Nevertheless art will be Christian, and will reveal in its beauty the interior reflection of the radiance of grace, only if it overflows from a heart suffused by grace.
Jacques Maritain, “Art and Scholasticism,” Chapter VIII: Christian Art


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Stress is NOT the problem; WHY you are getting stressed is the problem.
Understanding Stress: Stress is an important mechanism that is essential for the organism’s survival. The human body is equipped with intelligent mechanisms necessary for its own survival, growth, sustenance and capacity to heal itself. The most important of these is the ability to protect itself from dangers, without which everything else is pointless.
When the human body is lacking energy and nutrients it creates a signal to the senses and it goes looking for food. This signal is called hunger. In the same way, when the organism senses a threat to its own survival it sends a signal to all its functions to minimize energy consumption in preparation for use in flight or fight. This signal is known as stress. Stress is communicated to several organs via a hormone called cortisol. All the organs, upon receiving this signal, minimize their working capacities until the situation persists. Once the situation is over, the organs return to their normal working conditions. We don't want to suppress or destroy this capacity, which would result in the organism becoming unintelligent.
Look at it this way, when I feel hungry it means I need to eat. There is nothing wrong with that. However, if, instead of eating I choose to take a pill to suppress the hunger then this confuses the system. It's the same with stress.
Imagine you are sleeping and suddenly the fire alarm goes off. You start to panic which is a genuine stress. Your heart rate goes up and you are ready for a flight situation requiring you run out of your house to a safe place. Once you sense you are out of danger you return to your normal state slowly. Your heart beat returns to normal; your breathing becomes easy; and you are out of stress.
In the present generation, there is no fire but rather the alarm wrongly senses a fire and goes off every now and then. We respond in panic and are stressed, which is causing us to run all the time. So what do we do?
Suppress stress: Ignore the alarm, wear earplugs? Even if we do that, if there is genuine fire we may not survive because we ignore the alarm. Yet, this is what most of us do; we take pills to suppress stress and for how long can we do that? There are negative side-affects that can result from this.
Cope with stress: Become fit and strong; learn to meditate; practice some techniques like breathing, laughter, yoga etc. so that we can run up and down the stairs easily and cope with stressful situations appropriately.
Both are just ways to manage stress but in using these methods we are not questioning the core dysfunction; to really check if there is something wrong with the program that the alarm is sounded so frequently.
This program is our conditioned mind, which is made to believe there is a constant threat. When we are stressed, if we were to take a moment to look at what is making us stressed, we would understand the cause and would in turn analyze if the threat was genuine. Once we determine that the threat is not genuine, we would not become stressed unnecessarily.
To be able to do this, one should practice mindfulness where one can watch their own behavior and reaction to situations. The mind needs to unlearn the wrong programs retrain to rely on the senses, which are more intelligent in sensing danger/ threats. This is the core purpose of yoga, if practiced in the right spirit, which is to bring mind and body together in unison.
Lets not fight with stress let’s try to understand it. Peace, love and happiness are the outcomes when the mind and body work together in harmony.
Open Cirlce Yoga.

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It as all evident that the everyday life is basically based oil electric power. Electric power networks provide the required power to the Customers. However as greater amounts of power are daily demanded, the need for the construction of new networks or the expansion of the existing ones constitute an issue of vital importance. A network is basically divided into three parts: the main station, which produces the power and distributes it to the Substations, the Substations that distribute the power to the loads and the loads that are represented by the customers. The Current work is basically focused on the part of the substations distributing power to the loads. It is proved that when designing a distribution substation it is more customary and helpful to employ geometric figures, thus the distribution is planned to supply the load in a way that it is easier to analyse and construct. Alternative models for green field distribution system planning are analysed and compared in this study in an effort to provide the most liable Solution in terms of cost and reliability for whole network distribution systems.


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The Coffin Roads: Journeys to the West
'Coffin roads' along which bodies were carried for burial are a marked feature of the landscape of the Scottish Highlands and islands – many are now popular walking and cycling routes. This book journeys along eight coffin roads to discover and explore the distinctive traditions, beliefs and practices around dying, death and mourning in the communities which created and used them.
The result is a fascinating snapshot into place and culture. After more than a century when death was very much a taboo subject, this book argues that aspects of the distinctive West Highland and Hebridean way of death and approach to dying and mourning may have something helpful and important to offer to us today.
Routes covered in this book are:
The Kilmartin Valley – the archetypal coffin road in this ritual landscape of the dead.
The Street of the Dead on Iona – perhaps the best known coffin road in Scotland.
Kilearnadil Graveyard, Jura – a perfect example of a Hebridean graveyard.
The coffin road through Morvern to Keil Church, Lochaline - among the best defined and most evocative coffin roads today.
The Green Isle, Loch Shiel, Ardnamurchan - the oldest continuously used burial place anywhere in Europe.
The coffin road on Eigg – with its distinctive ‘piper’s cairn’ where the coffin of Donald MacQuarrie, the 'Great Piper of Eigg', was rested.
The coffin road from Traigh Losgaintir to Loch Stocinis on Harris - popular with walkers and taken as the title for a best-selling thriller by Peter May.
The coffin road on Barra – A detailed study of burial practices on Barra in the early 1950s provides a fascinating record of Hebridean attitudes to dying, death and mourning.
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In a quirky twist to consumer demand, US, Claussen Pickles has made an unexpected splash in the beverage industry by partnering with Spritz Society, the renowned sparkling wine cocktail company, to create a truly unique pickle-flavored cocktail.
The brainchild of entrepreneurs Ben Soffer, Claudia Oshry, and Jackie Oshry, the new Spritz Society Pickle by Claussen ventures into uncharted territory, combining the iconic taste of Claussen pickles with the effervescence of sparkling wine.
This marks the first-ever foray into beverages for the 150-year-old pickle brand. The idea stemmed from an April Fools' prank initiated by Spritz Society in 2022, when they playfully teased a pickle-flavored concoction.
To their astonishment, the prank received an overwhelmingly positive response and ignited a fervent demand from their devoted fans.
Being a digitally innovative brand, Spritz Society is committed to community-led creativity, and just a year later, they transformed their prank into reality alongside Claussen. The result is a crisp and refreshing pickle-flavored sparkling wine cocktail, tailor-made for summer BBQs and pool parties.
Lizzy Goodman, the brand manager of Claussen at the Kraft Heinz Company, expressed excitement about Claussen's first beverage venture.
' With pickle being such a crave-able food, we are excited to hear the response from our pickle lovers and think everyone will be pleasantly surprised by the unique, refreshing taste of a pickle-flavored sparkling wine cocktail,' says Lizzy Goodman.
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Crafted with real white wine and all-natural fruit flavors, Spritz Society sparkling wine cocktails have now embraced pickle perfection. Each 8.4 oz. can of Spritz Society Pickle by Claussen boasts 6% ABV, a mere 120 calories, and a tangy, zippy taste with just 5 grams of sugar.
This unconventional creation promises to intrigue adventurous taste buds and delight those seeking a quirky twist to their summer sipping experience. So, whether it's pickle shots after whiskey or a pickle-flavored sparkling wine cocktail, Claussen and Spritz Society are catering to the ever-evolving, off-the-wall desires of today's consumers.
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Disclaimer: This writer has an unabashed passion for anything pickled!!


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Palmon vs Patamon DigiBattle
Digimon Accel vs Mini
After starting up my Digimon Accelerator and Mini last week, it’s time to start ranking up those battles! Our first battle is Palmon vs Patamon! Who will win?
I thought that ‘DigiBattle’ could be a fun new video series where I fight two Digimon virtual pets that I’m running to see who wins. Let me know what you think of the idea in the comments!
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text: I really enjoyed the auditions at Bromsgrove on Sunday. There was dancing, script work and singing. Lots of kids there auditioning. I'd never been to The Artrix Theatre before. It is very modern. I got a phone call last night (Monday) to ask me to go for a call back. There were 3 potential Dodgers and 2 Olivers. Lots more singing and acting. The Director and Musical Director were very friendly and supportive. I was absolutely thrilled when I got the call tonight to say that I'd got the part. Really excited to be playing Dodger again in the summer.


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American International Group Inc. (AIG:US) sold coverage to clients with ties to Cuba, a nation sanctioned by the U.S., when the insurer was owned by American taxpayers after its 2008 bailout.
The insurer agreed to a $279,038 settlement after telling regulators that it violated sanctions, according to a statement today from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...
|8/30/16||New Cuba tourism seen slow to take off despite U.S. flights
Marc Frank and Jeffrey Dastin, Reuters
|8/30/16||New Cuba Flights May Intensify Lobbying to Dissolve Tourism Ban
Stephanie Beasley, Bloomberg BNA
|8/29/16||Cashing in on Cuba: Why the U.S. tourism industry isn’t waiting for Congress to lift the embargo
Angelo Young, Salon

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Kylie Jenner for Dolce & Gabbana Logo bag campaign
Kylie Jenner stars in the new #DGLogoBag Campaign, photographed by duo Mert&Marcus.
A #DolceGabbana staple: the Logo Bag is sleek and minimal in its forms, bold in colour and immediately recognizable with its iconic three-dimensional #DGLogo.
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The Indispensable Practice of Vagueness
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By the director: "Ar.Co embodies each person’s geography, it escapes normalisation. Each individual’s experience is his own. This film is my experience, our experience. Pieced together from the school’s archive, from recordings of classes by Manuel Castro Caldas and from conversations at home."
Where To Watch.
Currently The Indispensable Practice of Vagueness is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: GuideDoc, DocAlliance Films
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
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Kim Kardashian: Kanye Likes Trump’s ‘Personality,’ Doesn’t Know ‘The Politics’
Even though Kanye West has been outspoken in his controversial support of President Donald Trump, wife Kim Kardashian insists that her husband doesn’t understand “the politics” of the president — but likes his “personality.”
“I feel like he’s very misunderstood and is the worst communicator,” Kardashian said of West in an interview with CNN commentator Van Jones on Wednesday at a criminal justice reform conference.
West is “very not political, actually. He just happens to like Donald Trump’s personality — but doesn’t know about the politics,” said Kardashian. “So I’ve educated him recently.”
She explained: “I know it’s very confusing because when you see someone wearing a red [“Make America great again”] hat, you would think that they are supporting that. But he’s just fighting for free thought and for the freedom to like a person, even if it’s not the popular decision.”
West has been blasted by others in the African-American community for supporting a president whose policies many believe are anti-minority. Trump, meanwhile, has repeatedly bragged about West’s support as a sign that he has broad African-American support.
Some of Kanye West’s positions have been “misconstrued” because he is “not the best communicator” at explaining in public what he truly believes in — and often contradicts what he says privately, Kardashian said.
When Jones pointed out that Kardashian appeared to be acting as Kanye’s “translator,” she responded: “He does need a translator, for real.”
She added: “I think what my husband fights for is … the right to like what he wants to like. … He never said, ‘OK, I know what’s going on with immigration.’ … If he really knew, he would feel very compassionate about it.”
After West “went to the White House or has been outspoken, I could have easily been on social media and corrected him,” she said. “But I also do believe people have their own journeys. I know his heart, so I know that one day what he’s been trying to say will come out.”
Check out the rest of the interview in the video above. Kardashian’s comments about West begin at 26:00.
There was no immediate response from West, but he did tweet Thursday that he wants to be interviewed by Van Jones — quickly.
West just last month declared that he was stepping away from politics after a crazy meeting with Trump in the Oval Office and after he subjected a “Saturday Night Live” audience to an off-camera to a rant about his support for the president.
He said later on Twitter that he had been “used to spread messages I don’t believe in.” He referred to his apparent support for a movement dubbed “Blexit” —meaning black support for Brexit — but offered no other specifics about how he had been used.
West added in his tweet: “I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative !!!”
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Police chiefs have delivered a stark warning to ministers that further spending cuts threaten to “fundamentally change” the nature of policing in Britain.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has written to the home secretary, Theresa May, urging the government to be realistic about the level of additional cuts forces can absorb, according to reports.
A 16-page document is believed to have been drawn up at a meeting of top officers earlier this month to discuss the impact of the chancellor George Osborne’s forthcoming spending review.
According to the Mail on Sunday, it warns that cutting forces’ central grants by more than a quarter by 2020 would mean the traditional bobby on the beat would disappear completely in some areas.
The report says that without “eyes and ears” in communities, police would be unable to gather intelligence on criminals and terrorists, with big implications for national security.
Crime levels would rise more significantly as prevention work is cut, far fewer officers could be mobilised to tackle national crises such as riots, while some forces could even go bust.
The head of the NPCC, Sara Thornton, wrote: “Chief constables are extremely concerned about the impact of the forthcoming spending review. They are extremely concerned that the scale of cuts, coupled with changes to the way grant is distributed, will fundamentally change policing in this country.
“We hope that the spending review will be realistic about the level of further cuts that the police can absorb without it impacting negatively on the safety and security that our citizens enjoy.”

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Last month, Nasredeen Abdulbari, Sudan’s justice minister, announced the end of bans on alcohol and apostasy, and prohibited the use of traditional corporal punishment. These moves are part of a wider effort to shift Sudan away from traditional sharia, or Islamic law, which has been the basis of law in the country for decades.
Some observers in the West might see this as Sudan taking a step toward liberal democracy, recognizing that the transition remains delicate. But survey data from Arab Barometer — a nonpartisan research network providing insights on the views of citizens across the Arab world — suggest that Sudan’s population may not widely support these moves.… Seguir leyendo »
In a recent interview, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made headlines with a striking claim that he will try to return his country to “moderate Islam” as part of his broader reform efforts. Though it is unclear what, if any, tangible changes this will produce, his remarks are part of a growing trend among leaders in the Arab world to use elements of the state-sponsored religious establishment, or “official Islam”, to counter extremist ideologies.
Some countries have been far more successful than others at harnessing the power of official Islam to challenge popular Islamist movements and limit radical ideologies. In a new article, we examine how regimes have used official religious institutions in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia after the 2011 uprisings shook the region.… Seguir leyendo »


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Expect the Hawaii marine aquarium fishery to be back in the news tomorrow, following a hearing today regarding the lawsuit filed against the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). Back in October, EarthJustice assisted individual citizens and advocacy groups to file a lawsuit against DLNR with the stated intent of protecting the State’s reef ecosystems from overfishing in the marine aquarium fishery.
Specifically, the suit seeks to compel DLNR to carry out environmental reviews under the Hawaii Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) before issuing any new aquarium collection permits or renewing any existing permits. The Attorney General’s office denied the claims outlined in the lawsuit and indicated the plaintiffs did not have legal standing, nor had they exhausted “administrative remedies.” The suit was filed by EarthJustice on behalf of Rene Umberger, Mike Nakachi, Kaimi Kaupiko, Willie Kaupiko, Conservation Council for Hawaii, The Humane Society of the United States, and the Center for Biological Diversity. EarthJustice is a nonprofit environmental law organization.
An Unsustainable Fishery?
The plaintiffs in the case contend the aquarium fishery is unsustainable. DLNR has consistently maintained the aquarium fishery can be, like other fisheries in state waters, fished sustainably. As I have personally reported many times, Hawaii’s aquarium fishery is one of the most studied fisheries in Hawaii, and the data appears clear. While it remains a relatively unregulated fishery, it is certainly not responsible for the “devastation” to Hawaii’s reefs that anti-aquarium fishery activists claim it is. Further, as fisheries managers have told me, if the aquarium fishery is deemed to be in such bad shape that it must be shut-down, it does not bode well for other fisheries in the state about which the same degree of fisheries data does not exist. This is certainly the case with the largely unregulated and unstudied recreational fishery.
A Better Managed Fishery?
Unfortunately, like so many fisheries debates, the fight over the aquarium fishery in Hawaii has become polarized into two extreme camps with the reality of the fishery and its impacts existing somewhere in the middle. Many of the most level-headed fisheries managers, fishers and other stakeholders I have interviewed over the years of covering Hawaii’s marine aquarium fishery believe the aquarium fishery can be fished sustainably but that it also needs to be better regulated. Limiting the number of permits, placing bag and slot limits on certain species, implementing a “white list” of fishes open to harvest, and giving fisheries managers more real-time management and enforcement ability are some of the measures that have received support from stakeholders.
It will be interesting to see how the judge rules in this case, as this is but one of an increasing number of legislative attacks against the aquarium trade. Stay tuned…


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"Dear Oregon State University Students:
Over the next month, state higher education leaders will decide tuition rates at Oregon’s public universities, including Oregon State.
This past Friday, the Finance and Administration Committee of the state Board of Higher Education approved OSU’s request for a 5.9 percent – or $11 per credit hour increase in undergraduate tuition. The committee also approved tuition increases for the University of Oregon, Portland State, OSU-Cascades and the state’s four regional universities, in addition to non-resident and graduate tuition rates. At its June 21 meeting, the full state Board of Higher Education will decide next year’s tuition rates.
We recognize and care about the impact that increases in the cost of tuition have on Oregon State students and their families. That is why we continuously work very hard with students, faculty and staff to manage operational costs and maintain reserves required by the state to manage unexpected financial challenges.
As you likely know, the most influential factor in determining tuition rates is the degree to which the state appropriates funding for higher education. Unfortunately, state funding has continuously declined over the last decade to the extent that Oregon now ranks among the bottom five states nationally in per student funding. The current legislature is considering a 7 percent increase in funding for state universities over the next two years. The proposed increase is insufficient to cover increases in employee health care and retirement costs, as well as the 20 percent enrollment growth Oregon State has experienced over the past three years. The tuition increase we have proposed will restore academic programming and staffing that was lost in the past few years due to the recession.
While the legislature remains in session, we are continuing to work with state legislators and the Governor to increase funding for higher education to lessen the burden on students. Without increases over what is proposed in the current legislative budget, the state of Oregon will continue to disproportionately rely on tuition to finance education and some students will be discouraged from attending college.
Yet, Oregon State is not relying on a “state revenue only” model. We have worked aggressively to reduce costs in both academic and administrative areas. We have decreased the number of colleges, schools, departments and programs from 63 to 42. We have eliminated 25 historically low enrollment programs and created and refreshed others. We have streamlined administrative systems and costs across the university.
We have been prudent in making new investments. Our highest priority is to provide a high quality education to our students. New university investments in the past three years have resulted in hiring new faculty to address increased enrollments and to increase access to courses. We are also working to create additional capacity in classrooms and laboratories. And this coming academic year, it is anticipated that OSU will provide approximately $31 million in tuition waivers to students – an increase of almost 19 percent over the past year.
We also continue to invest in our students’ success through the Campaign for OSU, which has raised more than $157 million for scholarships and fellowships.
OSU’s current tuition structure charges the same tuition for credit hours of 12 to 16 credits, meaning that students taking between 13 and 16 credit hours pay no more for those additional credits than those students taking 12 hours. This “plateau” creates a circumstance where the approximate 40 percent of OSU’s undergraduates who take 12 credit hours or fewer are paying more per average credit than those who take more credits. For example, at present an undergraduate student taking up to 12 hours pays $185 per credit. Yet with the plateau, a student taking 16 hours pays an average of only $139 per credit. We have heard from students concerned that the plateau creates what amounts to a 25 percent tuition subsidy.
In response, Oregon State has proposed to phase out the tuition plateau. We are the only university among all public universities in Oregon to offer the plateau. The gradual phasing out process will begin next school year with a reduction in the plateau to 12 to 15 credits, down from 12-16.
Even with this change to the plateau for next year and with possible increased tuition, an Oregon State education remains a very good value. For a student taking 15 credit hours, the proposed tuition for next year would be $7,056 – well below the more than $9,000 in tuition charged by peer land grant universities nationally and well below the proposed $8,370 proposed by the University of Oregon.
This year Oregon State was judged nationally by the Fiske Guide to Colleges as one of the nation’s 41 “best buy” colleges – one of only 21 public universities in the US and one of only two universities in the Pacific Northwest.
We are committed to carefully and effectively managing costs while advocating for more state funding. We will continue to raise scholarship and program funds through the Campaign for OSU. As you continue your education at Oregon State, you can rely on expanded scholarship and financial assistance opportunities; improved academic excellence; and timely and effective help as you begin your career and efforts to succeed in the world."


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LG slashes 55-inch OLED TV price by 50 percent in just a few months
LG Electronics grabbed headlines when it announced its 55-inch curved OLED HDTV in 2013, which originally sported a $14,999 retail price tag. Early into 2014, LG decided to issue yet another price cut so the TV can be found for $6,999 at major North American electronics e-tailers.
Prior to the 2013 Christmas holiday shopping season, LG cut the TV's retail price from $14,999 down to $8,999 to draw interested buyers with deep pockets. It's no surprise to see the price drop even lower in early 2014, but seeing it slide down to $6,999 in such a short amount of time may be all that is needed to entice some consumers to pull the trigger.
LG's price cut will also make it more competitive with Samsung's rival OLED HDTV that started with a price tag of $8,999.
Continue reading: LG slashes 55-inch OLED TV price by 50 percent in just a few months (full post)
FOX Sports to use Sony ultra-HD cameras for 4K broadcast
Just a few hours away from the Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks, TV viewers will have the ability to watch the game in standard definition, high-definition, and ultra-HD (4K). FOX Sports will use six Sony 4K cameras to broadcast the game in UHD, utilizing five F55 and one F65 cameras, which will be used for the FOX "Super Zoom" technology.
The cameras will be position down each sideline and in both end zones, along with one located above the field, providing overall field video.
"It's all about the clarity of the replay and giving viewers the best possible look at a play, and that's what we can do with these cameras," said Jerry Steinberg, FOX Sports SVP of Technical Operations, in a statement. "Since we're starting with such a high-resolution image, we can zoom in multiple times on a shot and still get a completely clear picture with zero pixel degradation. You see everything in extreme detail, in fact with an extra amount of detail you wouldn't see in a traditional replay."
Continue reading: FOX Sports to use Sony ultra-HD cameras for 4K broadcast (full post)
AMD plans native 16-core Steamroller-based processor for 2016
It looks like AMD is preparing an impressive "native" 16-core processor, with all sixteen cores sitting on the same die. This technology will reportedly surface sometime after 2015.
All of this will begin in AMD's server processor range, with its multi-core Opteron processors for high-end servers using multi-chip-module (MCM) technology. These chips use two six- or eight-core dies onto the same piece of substrate to create a 12- or 16-core solution. This tech will roll down to the consumer side of things, where we should expect a new 16-core processor from the chipmaker sometime in 2015-2016.
As this year continues, AMD will release an Opteron processor codenamed "Warsaw". Warsaw will feature 12 or 16 cores on AMD's Piledriver architecture, and should arrive toward late 2015. The company should also be capable of making a 32-core, multi-chip-module for high-end servers by slapping together two 16-core dies onto a single substrate. 32 cores aren't far away!
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Super Bowl 2014 will broadcast in 4K Ultra High Definition
CBS plans to use six Ultra High Definition (UHD) cameras to broadcast Super Bowl XLVII, able to capture video up to 500 frames per second, providing a very clear, HD picture.
During the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year, many high-definition TV manufacturers showed off UHD providing a whopping 3840x2160 resolution to TV viewers.
"We're using an unprecedented array of technology," said Ken Aagard, CBS Executive VP of operations, in a statement. "This year, we'll be using an innovative native 4K camera replay system we're calling 'Heyeper Zoom,' and given the right moment, we're hoping we can show something that will be really special."
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OLEDs get the buzz, but Samsung says not so fast
Consumers searching for high-definition TVs have a lot of affordable choices to choose from, though organic LED (OLED) technology will still take a few more years of development for prices to drop. The technology has looked quite impressive due to a higher resolution and is brighter than rival TV formats, but the technology is still too expensive to roll out in mass production.
"I'm really, really terribly sorry to say this, but it will take more time... I believe it will take around three to four years," said HS Kim, Samsung VP for visual display, during a recent interview.
During the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), HDTV and 3DTV technologies were on full display all over the Las Vegas Strip. Many companies demoed impressive OLED technology, but most product launch dates and price tags will keep casual customers thinking of other options. However, as Kim predicts, a lower price tag and further technology advancements over the coming years will help drive demand in the future.
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Samsung says 4K TV adoption will happen quicker than we think
4K was a huge draw card to this year's Consumer Electronics Show, and one of the company's standing proud with Ultra HD was Samsung. The South Korean giant is confident in the high-resolution TV business.
The executive vice president of the company's visual display business, HS Kim, has said that pricing on 4K TVs will drop, and consumer adoption will rise much quicker than we think. This time last year, Samsung had three 4K TVs, but now the electronics giant has 10 models ranging from 50 inches, to an insane 110 inches.
Industry experts estimate that we will see under 500,000 4K sets sold this year, versus just 60,000 last year. Kim noted that the TV upgrade cycle is around six years right now, but his company wants to bring more value to its TVs, so that consumers will be tempted to replace them every 4-5 years instead.
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DisplayLink continues to impress, showing off some great tech at CES
CES 2014 - Even though I wasn't at CES 2014, I kept in touch with DisplayLink's Director of Marketing, Andy Davis, all the way from my house in Australia, where he bought me up to speed on some of the technologies his company was showing off at CES 2014.
One of the more important things Displaylink showed off was its new DL-3950 USB 3.0 docking chipset. The new chipset contains fully integrated dual-head video, which can support two full 2560x1600 displays. Not only that, but we also have Gigabit Ethernet, 5.1-channel sound, and DisplayLink's magic: dynamic compression.
DisplayLink also unveiled its new DL-5000 family of chips, with the DL-5500 launching at CES 2014. The DL-5500 allows users with existing DisplayLink-enabled setups to add a 4K monitor to their setup. This helps immensely going into the future, with 4K being a massive dot point of this year's CES. DisplayLink can run this technology over USB 2.0, which goes to show just how impressive its technology really is.
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BenQ unveils new monitor built for RTS fans, is better on the eyes
CES 2014 - BenQ has announced a new monitor that will have serious gamers interested, the new RL2460HT. BenQ's RL2460HT monitor features the company's RevolutionEyes technology, which helps gamers' eyes during massive gaming sessions.
The new display is specifically optimized for real-time strategy (RTS), and first-person shooters (FPS). BenQ specifically mentions Call of Duty: Ghosts, MOBA-style games like StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, League of Legends, and of course, Defense of the Ancients 2 (DotA 2), and even Mortal Kombat. Let's move onto specs, with the BenQ RL2460HT starting off as 24-inch monitor, which comes courtesy of its TN-based panel with "virtually no input lag" and "industry-leading 1 ms response time".
We have integrated speakers, two HDMI inputs, DVI, VGA, and SmartScaling for pro-gamers, which allows them to customize their screen viewing area for optimal viewing performance. BenQ has an ETA of Q1 2014 for its new RL2460HT, and a retail price of $249.
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LG unveils its production-ready, flexible OLED TV at CES 2014
CES 2014 - LG has just unveiled the world's first flexible OLED TV, coming in at a massive 77 inches. What is good about a flexible TV? Well, you can use the included remote control to bend, and unbend the TV - pretty incredible.
LG has offered us an OLED display here, compared to fellow South Korean rival Samsung, who have only used LED - and even then, it was just a prototype from Samsung. LG's flexible OLED is production-ready, and will be hitting store shelves soon. Hyun-hwoi Ha, President and CEO of LG's Home Entertainment Company says: "LG's Flexible OLED TV is a product that has to be seen to be believed because it defies description. What curved is to flat, flexible is to curved. LG continues to lead the evolution of televisions into the next generation."
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Vizio pushes toward 4K TVs, slays its 3D support completely
CES 2014 - Vizio is expanding its line up of 4K-capable TVs, with its first consumer-grade 4K TV. The new Vizio P Series of TVs will arrive in sizes between 50 and 70 inches.
Vizio says the P Series "is the culmination of advanced picture quality, powerful performance and a beautifully simple Ultra HD experience." What this translates to, is the P Series featuring advanced local dimming, a backlight that has 64 Active LED Zones, and Vizio's custom silicon.
Better yet, there's another set of TVs that Vizio will be pushing, the Reference Series. Vizio's Reference Series TVs are the best TV panels that the company has ever produced. With Vizio's Reference Series aimed at videophiles and "custom integrators". The Reference Series are also 4K-capable, but with High Dynamic Range (HDR) tech.
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Quarterback Tim Tebow has been a prime-time player for the Denver Broncos, but that fact wasn't good enough to the move his team's marquee Week 15 home game against the New England Patriots away from network television's late-afternoon window.
The NFL announced Wednesday the Broncos will face the Patriots as originally scheduled at 4:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, Dec. 18, keeping the potential huge-ratings game on CBS. The Denver Post had reported Tuesday the network was in a tug of war with NBC, which was hoping to showcase Tebow on Sunday Night Football.
Instead, NBC will go ahead and air the previously scheduled game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers.
According to the Post, Patriots owner Robert Kraft was a key figure in pushing for the game time to remain unchanged.
Based on the flex scheduling plan, which is in effect for the final eight weeks of the season—with the except of the Christmas-effected Week 16—it was understandable that Patriots at Broncos was the object of a desired move.
Tebow has helped make Denver a more nationally popular team, and the Patriots always have flex appeal with their star quarterback, Tom Brady.
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Gone are the days when teaching was a game of books. In this digital era, when we are even dependent on online shops for shopping and banks for transactions.
How can we forget the education to not to surpass this borderline? Laptop and Internet have become the most-essential need of both the teachers and students and it should have been.
As the modern era has brought in modern fields of advanced engineering, medical and technology related courses, the laptop must be chosen with sheer wisdom as it will act as a mode for you later.
So with this innovation, that study cannot be done without laptops anymore and that they are taught through online books, samples are shown and lectures are delivered, I am going to help you in finding the laptop that secures the best features.
Best Laptop For Online Teaching Comparison Table
|Product||Processor||RAM/Hard Size (GB)||Display (Inch)||Price On Amazon|
|2.2GHz Intel Core i3||6GB /1000GB||15.6|
|Apple MacBook||1.8 GHz Intel Core i5||8GB /128 GB||13.3|
|1.6 GHz Intel Celeron||4GB / 16 GB||11.6|
|1.6 GHz Intel||8 GB / 1000 GB||15.6|
|Acer Aspire||1.6 GHz Intel Core i5||8GB / 256 GB||15.6|
|HP Pavilion||2.7 GHz Intel||12 GB/ 1000 GB||15.6|
|2.7 GHz AMD Quad Core||8 GB / 1000 GB||15.6|
|Lenovo Yoga 900||2.5 GHz Intel Core i7||16 GB / 512 GB||13.3|
|1.6 GHz Intel Core i7||16 GB / 128 GB||12.3|
|1.6 GHz Apple||8 GB / 128 GB||12|
Acer Aspire E15 – Best Affordable Laptop for Teachers & Students
Acer Aspire E15 is a Full HD 15.6” inches display laptop with a maximum of 1920 x 1080 screen resolution.
It has Intel UHD Graphics 620 with Integrated card description.
You can have it in Color: Obsidian black. This model has been manufactured with Windows 10 OS installed.
The device has the 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U with 6 GB Dual Channel memory.
With 1 Terabyte hard disk drive up to 5400 revolutions per minute, the memory expands for wide storage to keep a record of your assignments and lectures.
It is one of the sleek and stylish laptops under $400 with purposeful educational uses. The weight is just 5.27 lbs.
Acer Aspire E15 is MU- MIMO technology enriched with Intel Turbo boost technology 2.0. The machine also includes 8X DVD, SD Card Reader, two built-in stereo speakers, HDMI port with HDCP support.
The Acer Aspire laptop having the Acer TrueHarmony for the sound to be vivid and loud as you lecture with it to a group of students. Moreover, this feature makes it a suitable laptop for a music teacher as well.
The fast 802.11ac is responsible for the quality speed from 433 Mbps to several Gbps. It has 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, and 1 3.1 Type-C ports.
You can also be benefited from charging when the power is turned off. With an ideal battery timing that is up to 13.5 hours, teachers can teach the whole day without needing to charge.
Apple MacBook Air – Best MacBook for Teachers
Apple is a brand admired as a class.
Whether you are a student or teacher, owning an Apple device puts an extra standard to your personality.
These devices are entitled to be doing a great job for privacy and though Apple devices cannot be easily hacked.
So, it is one of the best laptops for college and university teachers. The Apple MacBook has 13.3 inches LED-backlit native display with 1440×900 pixel screen resolution.
The 1.8 GHz Intel dual-core processor with Turbo-boost of 2.9 GHz is like a cherry on the cake for a burst of power.
In addition, the 5th Generation Intel Core i5 processor with 128 GB Solid State Drive is not to-ignore elements. The battery lasts for a good 12 hours, use the whole day in the study and put on the charging at night before sleeping.
Apple MacBook Air has Intel HD Graphics 6000 to level up the videos and images for the making of your class presentation.
Apple MacBook also has in it a Bluetooth 4.0, Thunderbolt 2.0, SDXC and Dual mics. The device speeds up the performance with 802.11 ac wifi with a wireless type b/g/n.
You can have a high-quality face video lecture recording session with 720p Facetime HD Webcam. The operating system employed in Apple devices is Mac OS.
It is very easy to carry because of the slimness and smartness as it is just 2.96 pounds. It comes with a 1-year warranty.
ASUS Chromebook C202SA – Best Chromebook for Teachers
ASUS Chromebook is assembled with Chrome OS derived from Linux OS that assures fast and reliable performance.
The display is 11.6” inches HD in 1366 x 768 pixels for the manageable clarity of pictures and texts, not to hurdle your working.
The two colours available for this model are Dark blue and silver. Experts have done the work with full potential by putting a rubber wrapper edges for easy grip and protection against unwanted bumps.
Plus, it’s been through so many tests from dropping through the high surface to the different level frequency vibration, it stands the best in all.
ASUS Chromebook C202SA has a Ruggedized and Water Resistant design that too, just under $200.
It also has spill-resistant keyboards. The tool being shielded with Intel Celeron 4GB and 16GB eMMC opens up a wide space for storage. It provides a free 100 GB storage when connected with Google drive.
ASUS laptop enables 802.11 ac a/b/g/n wifi for remarkable speed along with Bluetooth 4.2. It also supports built-in HDMI, USB ports and SD card reader. The battery timing lasts up for 10 hours.
The weight of this device is 2.65 pounds just, very easy to carry with yourself. It is the best cheap laptop for teacher and students.
ASUS Vivobook F510UA – Best Laptop for 500
ASUS laptop is manufactured in 15.6” Full HD Nanoedge anti-glare display with the finest 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and 0.3” bezels.
The Intel UHD 620 graphics is perfect for this device and also the Integrated card description.
The wider screen with 178-degree viewing angle proves to be a great help for teaching the maximum number of students. Besides, students owning this laptop can also comfortably share it with the fellows while attending the lecture.
However, the Ergonomic chiclet keyboard with fingerprint sensor makes the typing exhausting-free. My English teacher used it and I used it all through my teacher training period.
The gadget is influenced by four display modes from Normal, Vivid, Eye-care to Manual. ASUS Tru2Life Video technology provides the best watching sessions, be it movies, lectures and games.
ASUS Vivobook F510UA has Intel Core i5-8250U processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, and 1 terabyte hard disk drive up to 5400 rpm. Star Gray is the colour you will find it in. It has been preinstalled with Windows 10 Home version.
With the weight of just 3.7 lbs, you can take it with you daily in the college and university.
The 1x USB 3.1, 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 and USB-C makes the connectivity of other devices super straightforward. The 802.11 ac wifi speeds up to 867 Mbps.
The other details that it maintains are 1x HDMI, 1x SD card and 1x Microphone stability. The battery life is 5 hours.
Acer Aspire E15 – Best Laptop with Nvidia Graphics Card
Acer Aspire E15 is an upgraded model boasting 15.6” LED-backlit HD display with 1920 x 1080 screen resolution. The upper structure of the device is in Obsidian Black colour.
The Acer E15 is inaugurated with Dedicated card description.
It has 8th Generation Intel Core i5- 8250U for the simplest to complicated tasks all in one go.
With the memory of 8GB Dual-channel RAM and 256 GB SSD, it is ample enough to deal with whatever you want to put into your device as much as you can.
It is pre-stationed with Windows 10 home for running great software like adobe after effects for video editing.
A laptop bag is available in just $20 or less from an online shop for better care of this laptop or you can buy a protective case as well.
Acer TrueHarmony puts an extra in the case of entertainment besides every time working.
It also has NVIDIA GeForce MX150. The 802.11 ac wifi with Next Generation MU-MIMO technology the wifi connectivity and signal speed efficiency.
The additional specs to be found in the tool are 8X DVD Double-layer drive RW, SD Card Reader, and two built-in stereo speakers.
Furthermore, it supports 1 USB 3.1 Type-C, 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI port, Bluetooth 4.1 and Gigabit Ethernet. It weighs 5.27 lbs only. The battery lasts up for up to 15 hours straight which is a real bonus.
HP Pavilion – Best 15 inch Laptop
HP Pavilion is fabricated with 15.6” inch FHD and 1080P resolution for the best ever screen recreation moments.
The 178-degree wide viewing display makes sure to not to leave any trace of disappointment with the presentation of the images and videos in high quality.
It is accessible in Gray and Silver colour. The HP Pavilion laptop PC enables Intel HD Graphics 620 and Integrated card description.
It has Intel core i7 processor with Turbo-boost up to 3.5 GHz. The storages values of this device are 12 GB RAM and one terabyte hard disk drive up to 5400 rpm in the line. Further, it also supports USB 3.1, Type-C Gen, 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 HDMI, 1 Microphone combination, Bluetooth, and 2*2 802.11 ac WLAN.
The HP laptop has Backlit keyboard in Island style with numeric keypads. The Laptop has a pre-installed Windows 10 home 64 bits. With a webcam and HD Camera with an 88-degree view, you can enjoy longer and clear conversations face to face.
The weight is merely 4.21 lbs. Unlike my previous laptop, it is super awesome in all of the tasks due to an advanced i7 processor. But, it works very slow at the lower battery and on exceptional occasions.
HP Pavilion is the best premium laptop PC to purchase under $800 for ESL teachers.
HP ENVY-360 – Cheap Touch Screen Laptop
HP Envy is 360-degree flip and fold enabled laptop with 15.6 inches 2-in-1 touchscreen IPS FHD of 1920×1080 resolution.
Use the touch mode when your fingers are tired otherwise the typing experience on the Island-style Backlit keyboard has its own charm too.
This laptop PC has a preinstalled Windows 10 home. The memory is an ample deal of 8 GB DDR4 and 1 terabyte hard disk drive up to 7200 RPM. The HP Envy laptop can be employed both for gaming and teaching in its domains.
The dual HP Speakers let the sound project out with the full blow and makes it easier for the dance rehearsals. So it is the best laptop to have for a dance teacher.
The pen feature is used to draw and write on the screen though not available in most of the devices. Bestows with the best video chatting experience with FHD IR Camera on the go.
HP Envy also has an AMD Radeon R7 Graphics and Multi-format digital media card reader. Further, it supports a dedicated graphics card description.
The connectivity ports are 1 USB Type-C, 2 USB 3.1, 1 HDMI, 1 Headphone-out/microphone-in and a Bluetooth. The weight of the machine is 4.7 pounds.
The battery timing is a legit 7 hours. It deserves to be purchased and recommended.
Lenovo Yoga 900 – Best i7 Processor Laptop for Engineering Students
Lenovo Yoga 900 is a promoted version of the Yoga 3 Pro to kick the prints of novelty. It has 13.3” inches 2-in-1 QHD+LED Touch screen for the cinema like clarity.
The QHD Multi-touch display has the 3200×1800 pixel resolution which is one of the highest in many laptops available in the market.
The manufacturing colour of this model is Silver. The 6th Generation Intel Core i7- 6500U processor boasts 16 GB DDR3 memory and 512 GB solid state drive.
Stands in the first row for the beauty and style and is compared to none other model or brand, it is a classic choice.
Having the Integrated camera prolongs quality efficiency as you move forward to watch the topic lecture for many hours. It is the best convertible laptop with preinstalled Windows 10.
The loudspeakers fulfil the sound needs when a group of people are attending a class or session on it. Takes you to a coaster of amazing speed performance with 802.11 ac wifi and Bluetooth 4.0.
The device further supports 2x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 charging port, SD/MMC card reader, USB Type-C and a combo analogue audio jack. The only cons I find in it is being a heavy and thicker model than the previous ones of the same brand with a weight of about 5.15 pounds.
The warranty provided is 1-year limited.
Microsoft Surface Pro – Best Laptop For Nursing Students
Microsoft Surface Pro series LTE i5 has been introduced side by side with i7 so we can find a handful of features that make one dominant over the other.
Microsoft is an international brand and the real world founder of this field.
This laptop having the 7th Generation Intel Core i5 holds 4 GB RAM and 128 GB memory. They have the devices most of them with the preinstalled Windows 10 Pro and Office 365. It enables a front-facing camera to sign in when turned on the system.
The display that it enjoys is 12.3 inches with the admired screen resolution of 2736 x 1824 pixels. It has the HD Graphics 620 that helps in providing the clearest results of images and videos.
It has reliable Wifi connectivity as 802.11 ac b/g/n for the fastest speeds and thus the fastest productivity at hand. The provided Bluetooth comparability is 4.1.
The 10 points multi-touch battery holds up the life of 13 and a half hours. Smooth going till now.
It surprisingly weighs 1.7 lbs only which does not even keep the sense of holding, keep it with you every time. Take it out and use when needed. Also, Read top Laptop carts.
The warranty carried by this tool is 1-year limited with 2-year expandation. Microsoft i7 and i5 are identical in many features from case to display.
However, the i7 model is one step advance to i5 due to fan cooling element and i5 is slower without it. It is the all-in-one best laptop for study, work, gaming, entertainment and what not.
Apple MacBook Air
An American brand with the highest selling services to all the corner of the world makes it one of the most admired label.
Apple MacBook Air has 13” inches display with LED-backlit and 1440-by-900 screen resolution takes care of the brightening effects edge to edge.
Additionally, it has the Intel HD Graphics 6000. Yet another 720p FaceTime HD camera is a boon to consider, yields the remarkable results while you are facetiming with your friends and colleagues far apart.
The MacBook is 5th Generation Intel Core i5 1.8 GHz Dual-core with 8 GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 RAM and 128 GB Solid State Drive. The plus is a turbo boost up to 2.9 GHz.
It is available in Silver colour only. The 802.11 ac wifi doesn’t let the speed limit to any boundary.
There are 2x USB 3.0 ports with the frequency between 50 Hz to 60 Hz, MagSafe 2 power port and an SDXC port. The other product dimensions are 14.3 x 10.5 x 2.2 inches.
The MacBook has a bunch of great built-in applications, Thunderbolt 2 and long duration battery timing. Having the pre-stationed Mac OS, a signed OS in any or every Apple device.
If you are looking for an Apple device for study purposes, it will be of great advantage for technical studies as engineering and architectural studies. Though it is a laptop for both teacher and teachers and students.
It carries a 2-year limited warranty.
Frequently Asked Question
Which equipment do I need for teaching online?
Though chiefly you need a tool to shoot your video, maybe a camera or the smartphone and tripod mount. Then, you need to arrange a decent set up where you will be recording the stuff and all which will need perfect lightning.
Therefore, not to forget the microphone, a separate and a small one. Some confidence and that’s all.
As explained above, how useful such devices prove to be when you are still struggling for the degree and need to research every other day.
In modern studies of college and university, daily assignments and presentations cannot be prepared without a laptop. And when you are a computer student, your whole life revolves around it in the practice.
I wish you may have found that one device that you are going to buy soon. Happy luck with the purchase.


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