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#2302
Health and Food / Re: Lechon Davao
January 25, 2017, 09:29:32 AM
Dili mausik ang till (nga wa na maapil sa litson). Kini maoy nanam pud nga potahe...
...braised kuyamoy de buaya.
...braised kuyamoy de buaya.
#2303
LGU Philippines / Re: Economics and experience foretell failure of Duterte's war on drugs
January 25, 2017, 09:21:38 AM
#2304
LGU Philippines / Re: Economics and experience foretell failure of Duterte's war on drugs
January 25, 2017, 09:19:01 AM
#2305
LGU Philippines / Re: Economics and experience foretell failure of Duterte's war on drugs
January 25, 2017, 09:17:06 AM
He cited the kidnapping and murder of Korean businessman Ji Ick-Joo, allegedly by personnel of the police Anti-Illegal Drugs Group who even demanded the victim’s wife pay a ransom even after they had killed him.
“This is not unusual,†Collins said. “This is not something where anyone who looks at the drug policy will say, 'Oh wow, that was unpredictable’.†Collins said.
Although governments have the idea that the war on drugs will be waged against the bigwigs, in the United States, Europe, and Latin America, it is the poor and minority peoples who end up in jail while the elites remain untouched. Meanwhile, policies that drive enforcers to “do strange things†allow “opportunistic†persons to exploit -- and profit -- from the situation through, say, extortion.
“Who actually bears the cost of the war on drugs?†Collins asked. He pointed to the “significant economic costs†from the loss of human capital and noted it often takes decades for affected communities to recover after their “social fabric†has been disrupted.
In the US, Collins said, some black communities hardly have any men left because of mass incarceration, and the people who engage in the drug trade become younger and younger. There are no male role models; how will this affect the children and their children?
Nevertheless, Collins said such repressive and, eventually, futile approaches to fighting drugs remained popular around the globe until the AIDS epidemic of the late 20th century, when injecting drugs was confirmed to be “a key vector†in the spread of the disease. This led to what is now the more widely accepted approach to the problem, looking at it through the lens of public health and working to reduce the harm from drug use.
“This is not unusual,†Collins said. “This is not something where anyone who looks at the drug policy will say, 'Oh wow, that was unpredictable’.†Collins said.
Although governments have the idea that the war on drugs will be waged against the bigwigs, in the United States, Europe, and Latin America, it is the poor and minority peoples who end up in jail while the elites remain untouched. Meanwhile, policies that drive enforcers to “do strange things†allow “opportunistic†persons to exploit -- and profit -- from the situation through, say, extortion.
“Who actually bears the cost of the war on drugs?†Collins asked. He pointed to the “significant economic costs†from the loss of human capital and noted it often takes decades for affected communities to recover after their “social fabric†has been disrupted.
In the US, Collins said, some black communities hardly have any men left because of mass incarceration, and the people who engage in the drug trade become younger and younger. There are no male role models; how will this affect the children and their children?
Nevertheless, Collins said such repressive and, eventually, futile approaches to fighting drugs remained popular around the globe until the AIDS epidemic of the late 20th century, when injecting drugs was confirmed to be “a key vector†in the spread of the disease. This led to what is now the more widely accepted approach to the problem, looking at it through the lens of public health and working to reduce the harm from drug use.
#2306
LGU Philippines / Re: Economics and experience foretell failure of Duterte's war on drugs
January 25, 2017, 09:16:45 AM
He also noted that when the government sprayed hundreds of thousands of hectares of Colombian rainforests with carcinogens, all it accomplished was poison the water and food supply, and drive farmers to respond by planting twice as much coca. Fortunately, he said, the Colombian government has declared a moratorium on the spraying.
Collins said this and similar approaches to solving the drug problem are examples of the “We don't have an answer, so let's just do something†mentality that, in the end, has seen government after government admitting their hard-handed tactics have been a failure.
In fact, drug prices have been declining over the last 30 years, meaning they are becoming more available, Collins said.
Meanwhile, countries that have been spending more money to send more people to jail have succeeded only in creating more problems that are often more harmful, such as “bizarre incentives†for the police “to do very strange and irrational things … in pursuit of sounding like they're executing the war on drugs.â€
Collins said this and similar approaches to solving the drug problem are examples of the “We don't have an answer, so let's just do something†mentality that, in the end, has seen government after government admitting their hard-handed tactics have been a failure.
In fact, drug prices have been declining over the last 30 years, meaning they are becoming more available, Collins said.
Meanwhile, countries that have been spending more money to send more people to jail have succeeded only in creating more problems that are often more harmful, such as “bizarre incentives†for the police “to do very strange and irrational things … in pursuit of sounding like they're executing the war on drugs.â€
#2307
LGU Philippines / Re: Economics and experience foretell failure of Duterte's war on drugs
January 25, 2017, 09:16:01 AM
Neither, he said, would Duterte's aggressive approach work in the way he expects it to.
He pointed to Mexico, where it was thought that if the high-level players in drug cartels were taken out, the syndicates would cease to operate. What happened was the mid-level members warred with each other to gain control of territory, leading to an “exponential rise in violence.â€
The assumption in the Philippines that all one has to do is to murder enough people and the trade will stop and shift to something else is “not a realistic assumption,†Collins stressed, pointing out that people are caught up in the drug trade for various reasons, not just because they're “evil.â€
He recalled a visit to a coca farm in rural Colombia, which took him two hours by plane from Bogota, two more hours by cab, and another two hours by boat.
While “get them to grow something else†is often prescribed for communities that grow coca and similar plants, Collins said this has nothing to do with the realities they face. In the case of the Colombian farm, he said it was an area so remote it was unreasonable to expect people to grow coffee or tomatoes and haul these to market.
He pointed to Mexico, where it was thought that if the high-level players in drug cartels were taken out, the syndicates would cease to operate. What happened was the mid-level members warred with each other to gain control of territory, leading to an “exponential rise in violence.â€
The assumption in the Philippines that all one has to do is to murder enough people and the trade will stop and shift to something else is “not a realistic assumption,†Collins stressed, pointing out that people are caught up in the drug trade for various reasons, not just because they're “evil.â€
He recalled a visit to a coca farm in rural Colombia, which took him two hours by plane from Bogota, two more hours by cab, and another two hours by boat.
While “get them to grow something else†is often prescribed for communities that grow coca and similar plants, Collins said this has nothing to do with the realities they face. In the case of the Colombian farm, he said it was an area so remote it was unreasonable to expect people to grow coffee or tomatoes and haul these to market.
#2308
LGU Philippines / Re: Economics and experience foretell failure of Duterte's war on drugs
January 25, 2017, 09:15:29 AM
“What does price do to the supply of the drug? It increases it! Suppliers, producers, transitors, everyone looks at this and says there is now greater profit to be made in this market. And so it increases their efforts to become involved, it increases their mechanisms to actually increase the supply. So maybe the market operates in a more subtle way. Maybe it's harder for the government to find sources of supply, but anyway, the supply increases.â€
“What happens when the supply increases? The price goes back down because there's more competition on the market, there's more substances on the market. And so you eventually end up at a new equilibrium, which is more or less the same as the first equilibrium. It may take a few years, it may take two years to get to that point, but the overwhelming evidence is that that dynamic plays out.â€
However Duterte’s drug war plays out, the Philippines will be back where it was at the beginning of it. “So you've had zero effects, (and) you've had extremely high costs,†Collins said.
He also cited a 2014 study by economists Reuter and Pollack on whether police intervention in the drug market drives prices up, which concluded there is “zero evidence†it was effective.
“What happens when the supply increases? The price goes back down because there's more competition on the market, there's more substances on the market. And so you eventually end up at a new equilibrium, which is more or less the same as the first equilibrium. It may take a few years, it may take two years to get to that point, but the overwhelming evidence is that that dynamic plays out.â€
However Duterte’s drug war plays out, the Philippines will be back where it was at the beginning of it. “So you've had zero effects, (and) you've had extremely high costs,†Collins said.
He also cited a 2014 study by economists Reuter and Pollack on whether police intervention in the drug market drives prices up, which concluded there is “zero evidence†it was effective.
#2309
LGU Philippines / Re: Economics and experience foretell failure of Duterte's war on drugs
January 25, 2017, 09:14:52 AM
He explained this through what he called the “balloon effect†-- pressing down on one part of an inflated balloon makes another part pop out -- which was what happened when the opium trade shifted from China to Burma (now Myanmar) to Afghanistan.
“You can't suppress all parts equally at all times,†he said.
And because addictive substances are also seen a luxury goods, coveted because they are expensive or illicit, demand does not respond in ways normally expected. Even if prices go up, users will not necessarily stop consuming them, especially once they are severely addicted, Collins said.
“Let's imagine the market dynamics: we're at a stable equilibrium in the Philippines prior to President Duterte's intervention. President Duterte unleashes the police force on the drug market. And so maybe in the short term, maybe in the immediate term you see some contraction in supply because there's just very easy, low-hanging fruit to catch ... Price increases very quickly, because there is still that sense of certain consumers are going to continue to want to consume and all of these other factors. So you see a sharp increase in price,†he said.
“You can't suppress all parts equally at all times,†he said.
And because addictive substances are also seen a luxury goods, coveted because they are expensive or illicit, demand does not respond in ways normally expected. Even if prices go up, users will not necessarily stop consuming them, especially once they are severely addicted, Collins said.
“Let's imagine the market dynamics: we're at a stable equilibrium in the Philippines prior to President Duterte's intervention. President Duterte unleashes the police force on the drug market. And so maybe in the short term, maybe in the immediate term you see some contraction in supply because there's just very easy, low-hanging fruit to catch ... Price increases very quickly, because there is still that sense of certain consumers are going to continue to want to consume and all of these other factors. So you see a sharp increase in price,†he said.
#2310
LGU Philippines / Economics and experience foretell failure of Duterte's war on drugs
January 25, 2017, 09:14:03 AM
Economics and experience foretell failure of Duterte's war on drugs - expert
By: Tricia Aquino, InterAksyon.com
January 25, 2017 8:03 AM
MANILA, Philippines -- Economics and the experiences of other countries that have tried the same approach foretell nothing but failure for President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, which has claimed more than 7,000 lives in the seven months since he took office and sparked bitter debate over the bloodshed, an expert said.
Dr. John Collins, the executive director of the International Drug Policy Project under the London School of Economics' think tank IDEAS, said the drug problem is “very complex†and requires a broad, societal, and integrated solution, not Duterte’s “anti-development†approach, which he described as an “extreme form of repression.â€
Collins spoke on Skype Monday at a forum on anti-drug campaigns at the Ateneo de Manila University, the second organized since the beginning of the Duterte administration by the Ateneo School of Government in partnership with other units.
He said Duterte's pledge to “free society of drugs†isn’t new. “What President Duterte has been (saying) has been claimed many, many times over the last century. The thing is, every single time it has failed.â€
Because drugs, especially synthetics like crystal meth or shabu, are renewable commodities that can be made in a laboratory, trying to suppress supply is likely to fail in the long run.
By: Tricia Aquino, InterAksyon.com
January 25, 2017 8:03 AM
MANILA, Philippines -- Economics and the experiences of other countries that have tried the same approach foretell nothing but failure for President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, which has claimed more than 7,000 lives in the seven months since he took office and sparked bitter debate over the bloodshed, an expert said.
Dr. John Collins, the executive director of the International Drug Policy Project under the London School of Economics' think tank IDEAS, said the drug problem is “very complex†and requires a broad, societal, and integrated solution, not Duterte’s “anti-development†approach, which he described as an “extreme form of repression.â€
Collins spoke on Skype Monday at a forum on anti-drug campaigns at the Ateneo de Manila University, the second organized since the beginning of the Duterte administration by the Ateneo School of Government in partnership with other units.
He said Duterte's pledge to “free society of drugs†isn’t new. “What President Duterte has been (saying) has been claimed many, many times over the last century. The thing is, every single time it has failed.â€
Because drugs, especially synthetics like crystal meth or shabu, are renewable commodities that can be made in a laboratory, trying to suppress supply is likely to fail in the long run.
#2313
Health and Food / Re: Top 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits
January 24, 2017, 09:07:27 AM
Unsa kaha kon tabian pero way unod ang giyawyaw...
#2314
Health and Food / Re: Top 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits
January 24, 2017, 09:02:13 AM
Agoi! Undangon na diay nako ni nga bad habit...
#2315
Inspiration & Hope / Re: This Malaysian heiress raised by Filipino nannies now pays it forward
January 24, 2017, 08:59:03 AM
Reversing karma
Going to the Philippines also resonated with her in another way. Like many wealthy Malaysians, she had grown up with Filipino nannies and maids.
“I was quite abusive and mean but they were always so sweet,†she recalls. “They were always there to tie my shoelaces, feed me breakfast, pick me up from school. They would even shield me with their own bodies when my father tried to hit me. I bullied them like hell, but they would still love me.
“I guess its karma, and now I’m reversing it,†she continues. “The most meaningful way for me to pay them back is to adopt Filipino children and give them the opportunities they deserve, so that maybe they won’t have to leave the country. It’s very personal.â€
In her blog, Tan writes about two ideas that seem to embody her world view: radical optimism and living fearlessly. Living and working in the Enchanted Farm allows her to live these ideas.
“You have to be fearless,†she says. “You cannot be on a journey and still be in the confines of your comfort zone. You cannot be one foot in and one foot out. The process is everything. It’s the journey that defines you. It’s the journey that reveals yourself.â€
Going to the Philippines also resonated with her in another way. Like many wealthy Malaysians, she had grown up with Filipino nannies and maids.
“I was quite abusive and mean but they were always so sweet,†she recalls. “They were always there to tie my shoelaces, feed me breakfast, pick me up from school. They would even shield me with their own bodies when my father tried to hit me. I bullied them like hell, but they would still love me.
“I guess its karma, and now I’m reversing it,†she continues. “The most meaningful way for me to pay them back is to adopt Filipino children and give them the opportunities they deserve, so that maybe they won’t have to leave the country. It’s very personal.â€
In her blog, Tan writes about two ideas that seem to embody her world view: radical optimism and living fearlessly. Living and working in the Enchanted Farm allows her to live these ideas.
“You have to be fearless,†she says. “You cannot be on a journey and still be in the confines of your comfort zone. You cannot be one foot in and one foot out. The process is everything. It’s the journey that defines you. It’s the journey that reveals yourself.â€
#2316
Inspiration & Hope / Re: This Malaysian heiress raised by Filipino nannies now pays it forward
January 24, 2017, 08:57:09 AM
Everyday heroes
Since the former was not an option, Tan decided to seek out teachers that could show her the way, just as her Tibetan Buddhist master had. But instinctively, she felt that organized religion didn’t hold the answer.
“I decided that the next step was to look for real, everyday heroes on the ground, teachers who could help me see the world differently,†she recalls.
It was in Singapore where a friend told her that she should look for “this white-haired dude who builds houses for the poor in the Philippines.â€
The “white-haired dude†turned out to be Tony Meloto, whose poverty-alleviation program Gawad Kalinga was transforming poor communities throughout the Philippines. It turned out to be the perfect fit.
“I like the Gawad Kalinga model because it’s very real, it changes all the time, and for lack of a better word, it puts you right in the heart of the battlefield. You battle yourself, you face every element outside of you as well as inside of you, and they both reinforce each other. For me, it’s the best place to enrich my journey, and where I feel the most benefit.â€
Tan tells the story in greater detail in her blog post “How the Philippines Taught Me to Love Malaysia.â€
(http://shirleymaya.com/2015/09/11/how-the-philippines-taught-me-to-love-malaysia/#gs.Z3ffXlE)
Since the former was not an option, Tan decided to seek out teachers that could show her the way, just as her Tibetan Buddhist master had. But instinctively, she felt that organized religion didn’t hold the answer.
“I decided that the next step was to look for real, everyday heroes on the ground, teachers who could help me see the world differently,†she recalls.
It was in Singapore where a friend told her that she should look for “this white-haired dude who builds houses for the poor in the Philippines.â€
The “white-haired dude†turned out to be Tony Meloto, whose poverty-alleviation program Gawad Kalinga was transforming poor communities throughout the Philippines. It turned out to be the perfect fit.
“I like the Gawad Kalinga model because it’s very real, it changes all the time, and for lack of a better word, it puts you right in the heart of the battlefield. You battle yourself, you face every element outside of you as well as inside of you, and they both reinforce each other. For me, it’s the best place to enrich my journey, and where I feel the most benefit.â€
Tan tells the story in greater detail in her blog post “How the Philippines Taught Me to Love Malaysia.â€
(http://shirleymaya.com/2015/09/11/how-the-philippines-taught-me-to-love-malaysia/#gs.Z3ffXlE)
#2317
Inspiration & Hope / Re: This Malaysian heiress raised by Filipino nannies now pays it forward
January 24, 2017, 08:55:59 AM
Useful advice
Fortunately, the guru also left her with some useful advice: he told her she should write. That gave her the impetus to start her blog, “The Art of Fearless Living†(shirleymaya.com).
“I used to be the laziest person in the world, so writing the blog started out as a daily practice just to get me to do something,†she recalls. “It was a personal journal, notes to self. And funny enough, it took on a life of its own.â€
The exercise led to being published in the Huffington Post as well as other online publications. But after a while, writing wasn’t enough.
The tipping point came in 2006, when she visited a friend working in one of Kuala Lumpur’s worst districts, rescuing abused children and trafficked women.
“I finally summoned the curiosity and the courage to visit after donating to it for many years,†she recalls. “I wanted to see what she really does. She had rescued two girls, 7 and 8, who were already sex workers, servicing five or six men a night. But when I talked to them, they still had this innocence about the world. It was mind-boggling, shocking. When I got home I looked in the mirror, and said ‘Shirley, what the f__ are you doing with your life?â€
That moment of clarity showed her the way.
“I wanted to be transformed because I felt I wasn’t going anywhere,†she says. “That was the realization: did I want to die and rot in a beautiful golden cage, or do I risk everything to find the most important thing?â€
Fortunately, the guru also left her with some useful advice: he told her she should write. That gave her the impetus to start her blog, “The Art of Fearless Living†(shirleymaya.com).
“I used to be the laziest person in the world, so writing the blog started out as a daily practice just to get me to do something,†she recalls. “It was a personal journal, notes to self. And funny enough, it took on a life of its own.â€
The exercise led to being published in the Huffington Post as well as other online publications. But after a while, writing wasn’t enough.
The tipping point came in 2006, when she visited a friend working in one of Kuala Lumpur’s worst districts, rescuing abused children and trafficked women.
“I finally summoned the curiosity and the courage to visit after donating to it for many years,†she recalls. “I wanted to see what she really does. She had rescued two girls, 7 and 8, who were already sex workers, servicing five or six men a night. But when I talked to them, they still had this innocence about the world. It was mind-boggling, shocking. When I got home I looked in the mirror, and said ‘Shirley, what the f__ are you doing with your life?â€
That moment of clarity showed her the way.
“I wanted to be transformed because I felt I wasn’t going anywhere,†she says. “That was the realization: did I want to die and rot in a beautiful golden cage, or do I risk everything to find the most important thing?â€
#2318
Inspiration & Hope / Re: This Malaysian heiress raised by Filipino nannies now pays it forward
January 24, 2017, 08:55:22 AM
Remarkable path
The path that led Tan to the Enchanted Farm is all the more remarkable because of where it began, in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Kuala Lumpur where she lived with her family, who are among Malaysia’s top property developers.
“I was your typical spoiled brat,†she recalls. “Everything was laid out for me. I didn’t have to work. My most difficult decisions in my past life were: should I buy a Porsche or a Ferrari? I had no clue how the other half lived.â€
Beneath this life of luxury and privilege, however, were undercurrents of discontent. Even when you seemingly have everything, there is always the human longing for something more. This longing brought Tan to the doorstep of Tsem Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher who had established an ashram in Malaysia.
“I think the Chinese saying is trueâ€"when the student is ready, the master will appear, and the master could come in all forms, all ways, more than you know.
“I’m thankful to the guru for pointing the way,†she recalls. “He asked me: don’t you ever wonder if your life could be more? And then I realized: I had everything but I was the poorest person in the world, because all I had was money. I didn’t have anything else.
“It made me very depressed,†she adds. “Everyday I would wake up and it was the same old thing. It was like we were running constantly from one thing to another so as not to face the futility of our lives, the emptiness.â€
The path that led Tan to the Enchanted Farm is all the more remarkable because of where it began, in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Kuala Lumpur where she lived with her family, who are among Malaysia’s top property developers.
“I was your typical spoiled brat,†she recalls. “Everything was laid out for me. I didn’t have to work. My most difficult decisions in my past life were: should I buy a Porsche or a Ferrari? I had no clue how the other half lived.â€
Beneath this life of luxury and privilege, however, were undercurrents of discontent. Even when you seemingly have everything, there is always the human longing for something more. This longing brought Tan to the doorstep of Tsem Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher who had established an ashram in Malaysia.
“I think the Chinese saying is trueâ€"when the student is ready, the master will appear, and the master could come in all forms, all ways, more than you know.
“I’m thankful to the guru for pointing the way,†she recalls. “He asked me: don’t you ever wonder if your life could be more? And then I realized: I had everything but I was the poorest person in the world, because all I had was money. I didn’t have anything else.
“It made me very depressed,†she adds. “Everyday I would wake up and it was the same old thing. It was like we were running constantly from one thing to another so as not to face the futility of our lives, the emptiness.â€
#2319
Inspiration & Hope / Re: This Malaysian heiress raised by Filipino nannies now pays it forward
January 24, 2017, 08:54:31 AM
Township developments
“The whole thing is a platform for township development that has three components,†says Tan. “Community, industry and university. The community is the first to develop, because we have to take care of the people first. The second is industry, because we have to provide sustainability. And the last came two years ago, which is the university.â€
Tan has just sponsored and nurtured her first brood of 10 “Spartans†through the course, and hopes to produce many more, since the vision is to replicate the SEED program in other Gawad Kalinga communities throughout the Philippines.
Indeed, the transformation can be striking. The “Spartans†start out as typical rural youth: shy, inarticulate, unsure of themselves. By the end of the course they are ready to take on the world in pursuing their dreams. It’s a testament to what Tan calls “the power of presence.â€
“You cannot transform without the power of presence,†she says.
Gawad Kalinga’s social investors give not just financial support, but more importantly of themselves, in most cases living and working with their wards in the same community, as Tan has since 2015 when the program started. And even as they help their wards transform their lives, they find themselves transformed.
“Last year was very meaningful for me because instead of writing about it, I was living it, feeling it, breathing it,†she says. “I’m not a saint, I’m not philanthropic, I’m not even kind, really. Everything is training of the self. If it benefited others or did something good, that’s a bonus.â€
“The whole thing is a platform for township development that has three components,†says Tan. “Community, industry and university. The community is the first to develop, because we have to take care of the people first. The second is industry, because we have to provide sustainability. And the last came two years ago, which is the university.â€
Tan has just sponsored and nurtured her first brood of 10 “Spartans†through the course, and hopes to produce many more, since the vision is to replicate the SEED program in other Gawad Kalinga communities throughout the Philippines.
Indeed, the transformation can be striking. The “Spartans†start out as typical rural youth: shy, inarticulate, unsure of themselves. By the end of the course they are ready to take on the world in pursuing their dreams. It’s a testament to what Tan calls “the power of presence.â€
“You cannot transform without the power of presence,†she says.
Gawad Kalinga’s social investors give not just financial support, but more importantly of themselves, in most cases living and working with their wards in the same community, as Tan has since 2015 when the program started. And even as they help their wards transform their lives, they find themselves transformed.
“Last year was very meaningful for me because instead of writing about it, I was living it, feeling it, breathing it,†she says. “I’m not a saint, I’m not philanthropic, I’m not even kind, really. Everything is training of the self. If it benefited others or did something good, that’s a bonus.â€
#2320
Inspiration & Hope / This Malaysian heiress raised by Filipino nannies now pays it forward
January 24, 2017, 08:53:49 AM
By: Eric S. Caruncho - Staff Writer / @Inq_LifestylePhilippine Daily Inquirer / 01:42 AM January 22, 2017
â€"ALEXIS CORPUZ
“I’m in the best place now, and where I should be,†says Shirley Maya Tan.
Her eyes seem to light up whenever she mentions the Enchanted Farm in Angat, Bulacan, a Gawad Kalinga community that she and other “social investors†helped grow into a model township, complete with a livelihood enterprise and alternative university for budding social entrepreneurs.
“The farm is my home, my playground, my birthplace,†says the 47-year-old Malaysian writer, blogger and now, community builder. “My home in Kuala Lumpur is the fantasy, the transit lounge.â€
Of all her titles, however, Tan seems proudest of one: “Mother of Spartans.â€
The “Spartans†are the graduates of Gawad Kalinga’s School for Experiential and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED), a radical approach to education for the underprivileged that aims to transform rural youth into agents for social change. Instead of preparing them to be job seekers, the program makes them social entrepreneurs, creators of wealth, and generators of employment.
â€"ALEXIS CORPUZ
“I’m in the best place now, and where I should be,†says Shirley Maya Tan.
Her eyes seem to light up whenever she mentions the Enchanted Farm in Angat, Bulacan, a Gawad Kalinga community that she and other “social investors†helped grow into a model township, complete with a livelihood enterprise and alternative university for budding social entrepreneurs.
“The farm is my home, my playground, my birthplace,†says the 47-year-old Malaysian writer, blogger and now, community builder. “My home in Kuala Lumpur is the fantasy, the transit lounge.â€
Of all her titles, however, Tan seems proudest of one: “Mother of Spartans.â€
The “Spartans†are the graduates of Gawad Kalinga’s School for Experiential and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED), a radical approach to education for the underprivileged that aims to transform rural youth into agents for social change. Instead of preparing them to be job seekers, the program makes them social entrepreneurs, creators of wealth, and generators of employment.
#2323
Showbiz & Celebrity / Miss Universe 1969, 1973, 2015
January 23, 2017, 07:48:41 AM
SHARED STAGE. Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2015, shares the stage with the two other Filipina women to ever win the prestigious pageantâ€"Gloria Diaz (1969) and Margie Moran (1973)â€"a rarefied meeting of cross-generational beauty at a dinner at the luxury casino and hotel Okada Manila in Parañaque City Saturday night.
More at: http://thestandard.com.ph/news/-main-stories/top-stories/227420/three-title-holders-meet-for-first-time.html
#2324
Science and Research / Re: Serial killer at large in the universe — a galaxy strangler
January 23, 2017, 07:31:42 AM
Their study has shown that something called "ram-pressure stripping" appears to be at play on a scale much larger than previously thought. Basically, galaxies are believed to be surrounded by clouds of invisible dark matter, and moving through these clouds can cause a drag force that strips them of their gas. This force is most prevalent in large galaxy clusters, as galaxies pass through the superheated plasma that coalesces in the intracluster medium.
"You can think of it like a giant cosmic broom that comes through and physically sweeps the gas from the galaxies," explained team leader Toby Brown, who is also a Ph.D. candidate at ICRAR and Swinburne University of Technology.
"We've found this removal of gas by stripping is potentially the dominant way galaxies are quenched by their surrounds, meaning their gas is removed and star formation shuts down."
The research revealed that ram-pressure stripping is not just occurring within large galaxy clusters; it's happening in small ones too. It's an alarming process because it can strip a galaxy of its gas fairly quickly, on the order of tens of millions of years. On astronomical timescales, that's the drop of a hat.
"If you remove the fuel for star formation, then you effectively kill the galaxy and turn it into a dead object," said Brown.
The researchers work was published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
"You can think of it like a giant cosmic broom that comes through and physically sweeps the gas from the galaxies," explained team leader Toby Brown, who is also a Ph.D. candidate at ICRAR and Swinburne University of Technology.
"We've found this removal of gas by stripping is potentially the dominant way galaxies are quenched by their surrounds, meaning their gas is removed and star formation shuts down."
The research revealed that ram-pressure stripping is not just occurring within large galaxy clusters; it's happening in small ones too. It's an alarming process because it can strip a galaxy of its gas fairly quickly, on the order of tens of millions of years. On astronomical timescales, that's the drop of a hat.
"If you remove the fuel for star formation, then you effectively kill the galaxy and turn it into a dead object," said Brown.
The researchers work was published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
#2325
Science and Research / Serial killer at large in the universe — a galaxy strangler
January 23, 2017, 07:31:17 AM
Galaxies are being killed throughout the universe. What's killing them?
Astronomers tackle one of the universe's great whodunnits.
MNN.com > Earth Matters > Space
BRYAN NELSON
January 18, 2017, 11:03 a.m.
The rate of star formation in many galaxies, such as in the the Perseus (left) and Virgo (right) galaxy clusters, is not what it should be. (Photo: NASA)
There seems to be a serial killer at large in the universe â€" a galaxy strangler â€" and astronomers are scrambling to identify the culprit, reports Phys.org.
A study of 11,000 galaxies has shown that many of them are having their gas aggressively stripped away. Since gas is essential to star formation, a galaxy's lifeblood, the phenomenon is a swift killer, and so far scientists have been at a loss to explain it. But new research by a global team of researchers based at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) may have narrowed down the list of suspects.
Astronomers tackle one of the universe's great whodunnits.
MNN.com > Earth Matters > Space
BRYAN NELSON
January 18, 2017, 11:03 a.m.
The rate of star formation in many galaxies, such as in the the Perseus (left) and Virgo (right) galaxy clusters, is not what it should be. (Photo: NASA)
There seems to be a serial killer at large in the universe â€" a galaxy strangler â€" and astronomers are scrambling to identify the culprit, reports Phys.org.
A study of 11,000 galaxies has shown that many of them are having their gas aggressively stripped away. Since gas is essential to star formation, a galaxy's lifeblood, the phenomenon is a swift killer, and so far scientists have been at a loss to explain it. But new research by a global team of researchers based at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) may have narrowed down the list of suspects.
#2326
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Re: Super lolo
January 22, 2017, 12:24:17 AM
Super lolo na pood...
Unsa kaha ning iyang sopirpawir...
Unsa kaha ning iyang sopirpawir...
#2327
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Re: Super lolo
January 22, 2017, 12:23:17 AM
Another super lola...
#2329
Science and Research / Re: Physicists may have just manipulated 'pure nothingness'
January 21, 2017, 10:29:45 PM
Getting a handle on nothingness
How did they do this? Their method essentially involves firing a super short laser pulse lasting only a few femtoseconds (which, if you're counting, is measured on the level of millionths of a billionths of a second) into a "squeezed" vacuum. As the light fires through this vacuum, subtle changes in the polarization of the light can be analyzed to reveal a map, of sorts, of the quantum nothingness.
The "squeezing" of the vacuum is the real magic of this method. Perhaps the easiest way to think about it relates to what happens when you squeeze a balloon. The balloon expands and tightens in some areas and feels depleted in others.
This principle is charted on the graphic seen at the top of this article. As the vacuum is squeezed, quantum fluctuations peak in some parts of the vacuum while other parts actually drop to below the background noise level. If the method proves to be sound, it's a game-changer.
"As the new measurement technique neither has to absorb the photons to be measured nor amplify them, it is possible to directly detect the electromagnetic background noise of the vacuum and thus also the controlled deviations from this ground state, created by the researchers," explains a press release from the university.
The study still has its limitations. At best, it merely represents our first foray into the something that mysteriously permeates the void. It's an encouraging first step, however; one that promises to peer deeper at the philosophical absurdities of existence than ever before.
What is there to see when you squint into the heart of darkness? We may soon find out.
How did they do this? Their method essentially involves firing a super short laser pulse lasting only a few femtoseconds (which, if you're counting, is measured on the level of millionths of a billionths of a second) into a "squeezed" vacuum. As the light fires through this vacuum, subtle changes in the polarization of the light can be analyzed to reveal a map, of sorts, of the quantum nothingness.
The "squeezing" of the vacuum is the real magic of this method. Perhaps the easiest way to think about it relates to what happens when you squeeze a balloon. The balloon expands and tightens in some areas and feels depleted in others.
This principle is charted on the graphic seen at the top of this article. As the vacuum is squeezed, quantum fluctuations peak in some parts of the vacuum while other parts actually drop to below the background noise level. If the method proves to be sound, it's a game-changer.
"As the new measurement technique neither has to absorb the photons to be measured nor amplify them, it is possible to directly detect the electromagnetic background noise of the vacuum and thus also the controlled deviations from this ground state, created by the researchers," explains a press release from the university.
The study still has its limitations. At best, it merely represents our first foray into the something that mysteriously permeates the void. It's an encouraging first step, however; one that promises to peer deeper at the philosophical absurdities of existence than ever before.
What is there to see when you squint into the heart of darkness? We may soon find out.
#2330
Science and Research / Physicists may have just manipulated 'pure nothingness'
January 21, 2017, 10:29:15 PM
Physicists may have just manipulated 'pure nothingness'
Even nothing is something in the quantum world.
MNN.com > Tech > Research & Innovations
BRYAN NELSON
January 20, 2017, 5:09 p.m.
What happens when you squeeze a vacuum? (Photo: University of Konstanz)
It's one of those philosophical questions we occasionally ponder: What is nothing? Can nothing be something? If not, then how can something come from nothing?
If there's one scientific field on the forefront of such conceptual paradoxes, it's quantum theory. And in quantum theory, nothing actually is something ... sort of.
See, according to quantum mechanics, even an empty vacuum is not really empty. It's filled with strange virtual particles that blink in and out of existence in timespans too short to observe. Nothingness, on the quantum level, exists on a level of intuitive absurdity; a kind of existence that is paradoxical but, in some conceptual sense, necessary.
Science isn't usually comfortable dealing with phenomena that can't be observed. That's what makes this latest breakthrough, from physicists at University of Konstanz in Germany, so very profound and important. According to their research, recently published in the journal Nature, the nothingness that exists on the quantum level is not only something, but its fluctuations can be grasped, manipulated, and perhaps even observed.
That's not supposed to be possible on the quantum level. One of the truly mind-bending axioms of quantum mechanics relates to something called Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Basically, it's the idea that you can't measure something on the quantum level without fundamentally altering it. In other words, as soon as you attempt to observe some quantum system, the very act of observing it destroys it.
What the University of Konstanz researchers are claiming goes against this fundamental principle. They claim to have peered directly into the darkness and to have seen it for what it truly is. Or at least, they believe they have uncovered a method for actually observing things on the quantum level without destroying it.
Even nothing is something in the quantum world.
MNN.com > Tech > Research & Innovations
BRYAN NELSON
January 20, 2017, 5:09 p.m.
What happens when you squeeze a vacuum? (Photo: University of Konstanz)
It's one of those philosophical questions we occasionally ponder: What is nothing? Can nothing be something? If not, then how can something come from nothing?
If there's one scientific field on the forefront of such conceptual paradoxes, it's quantum theory. And in quantum theory, nothing actually is something ... sort of.
See, according to quantum mechanics, even an empty vacuum is not really empty. It's filled with strange virtual particles that blink in and out of existence in timespans too short to observe. Nothingness, on the quantum level, exists on a level of intuitive absurdity; a kind of existence that is paradoxical but, in some conceptual sense, necessary.
Science isn't usually comfortable dealing with phenomena that can't be observed. That's what makes this latest breakthrough, from physicists at University of Konstanz in Germany, so very profound and important. According to their research, recently published in the journal Nature, the nothingness that exists on the quantum level is not only something, but its fluctuations can be grasped, manipulated, and perhaps even observed.
That's not supposed to be possible on the quantum level. One of the truly mind-bending axioms of quantum mechanics relates to something called Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Basically, it's the idea that you can't measure something on the quantum level without fundamentally altering it. In other words, as soon as you attempt to observe some quantum system, the very act of observing it destroys it.
What the University of Konstanz researchers are claiming goes against this fundamental principle. They claim to have peered directly into the darkness and to have seen it for what it truly is. Or at least, they believe they have uncovered a method for actually observing things on the quantum level without destroying it.
#2331
LGU Philippines / Re: Robredo Trolls, and the Answer (great reads, both)
January 19, 2017, 04:37:52 PM
A PLAGIARIST, A MAD MAN
https://lilacsunsetsblog.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/a-plagiarist-a-mad-man/
Posted on August 4, 2016 by lilacsunsetsblog
Times have changed and tables have turned. We are now at the time when we believe the deceivers and falsifiers and reject the authentic truth-tellers. The truth has failed to satisfy us, thus the instinctive move to accept as true what will make us more renowned in our own rights and in social media.
I thought that after the campaign and the elections, decency will once more be upheld. It was a given that we all became barbaric in our mission to help and protect our presidential and vice presidential candidates. We did everything we can to help them get votes: liking their posts, sharing their stories, posting personal moments with them, commenting on their official pages, spreading lies against their opponents, sharing funny memes favoring them… name it, I believe we all have done it. It died down after the elections. However, for some, especially those who received a lot of attention and gained a following, there is the urge to continue to spread lies and blow a single photo or headline out of proportion.
This seems to be the case of Dr. Antonio Contreras. I knew of him when I was in college. He already had a reputation for liking to be at the forefront of issues, being the center of attention and playing god to his students. I knew he had an axe to grind with Vice President Leni Robredo that’s why he never stopped bashing her on his social media accounts during the elections. Until now however, he has not ceased this divisive action.
Why? Probably because he has not yet moved on from his grudges against the Robredos and Leni is an easy target now being the Vice President; possibly because he gained a lot of attention (interviews & followers) during the election and he cannot resist the urge to post comments or photos that will make him and his statements ‘viral’; or just because ‘he can’ and some people believe him, lies or not.
As I said in my earlier post, equally important to the message is the messenger. Why then should I believe Contreras when he is a known PLAGIARIST himself. He was suspended from UP for it. He claims it is an honest mistake on the part of his research assistant but he plagiarized his RA’s plagiarized work by not citing the RA. Plagiarism was committed in two levels. Moreover, the ‘honest mistake’ excuse is never viable, if that is so, no one would ever be guilty of plagiarism.
He became very outspoken against plagiarism even going after Sen. Tito Sotto when he embarrassingly committed his. I believe this was because one, he wanted the fame that came with it; second, by going against Sen. Sotto, Contreras is trying to show that he himself will not commit plagiarism â€" a complete hogwash; and third, he was washing his hands of plagiarism he himself committed.
Why should I believe someone who is just out on revenge? Remember, he is lashing out on the Robredos. His version of the truth is without impartiality. Contreras’ cousin RTC Judge Jaime Contreras raped his own daughter. The girl turned to Leni for help, who was then already a Congresswoman. She could not represent the girl in court, thus she referred her to a lawyer friend. The story gets more complicated but to keep it short, the Contreras family kept badgering Leni regarding the whereabouts of the girl but Leni chose to protect the victim. This issue is what is behind Contreras’ attacks. He chose to make what is a moral and legal issue, a family feud. And now, he is taking it out on Leni who is susceptible to attacks given her political stature.
Again, I ask you, why should you believe a PLAGIARIST and an ANGRY MAD MAN who will say anything on social media for fame? There is just no credibility. His command of English may be good, his knowledge of social media may be infallible but his effective use of Facebook and political jargon does not dignify him as someone truthful. His may points may seem valid at times but validity does not equate to truth.
A note to you Tonton Contreras, stop it already. You are the laughing stock of your department and of DLSU. You are bringing shame to the university as you are digging a hole for yourself.
#StopTheLies #BayarangBullyniMarcos #MoveOnTonton
https://lilacsunsetsblog.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/a-plagiarist-a-mad-man/
Posted on August 4, 2016 by lilacsunsetsblog
Times have changed and tables have turned. We are now at the time when we believe the deceivers and falsifiers and reject the authentic truth-tellers. The truth has failed to satisfy us, thus the instinctive move to accept as true what will make us more renowned in our own rights and in social media.
I thought that after the campaign and the elections, decency will once more be upheld. It was a given that we all became barbaric in our mission to help and protect our presidential and vice presidential candidates. We did everything we can to help them get votes: liking their posts, sharing their stories, posting personal moments with them, commenting on their official pages, spreading lies against their opponents, sharing funny memes favoring them… name it, I believe we all have done it. It died down after the elections. However, for some, especially those who received a lot of attention and gained a following, there is the urge to continue to spread lies and blow a single photo or headline out of proportion.
This seems to be the case of Dr. Antonio Contreras. I knew of him when I was in college. He already had a reputation for liking to be at the forefront of issues, being the center of attention and playing god to his students. I knew he had an axe to grind with Vice President Leni Robredo that’s why he never stopped bashing her on his social media accounts during the elections. Until now however, he has not ceased this divisive action.
Why? Probably because he has not yet moved on from his grudges against the Robredos and Leni is an easy target now being the Vice President; possibly because he gained a lot of attention (interviews & followers) during the election and he cannot resist the urge to post comments or photos that will make him and his statements ‘viral’; or just because ‘he can’ and some people believe him, lies or not.
As I said in my earlier post, equally important to the message is the messenger. Why then should I believe Contreras when he is a known PLAGIARIST himself. He was suspended from UP for it. He claims it is an honest mistake on the part of his research assistant but he plagiarized his RA’s plagiarized work by not citing the RA. Plagiarism was committed in two levels. Moreover, the ‘honest mistake’ excuse is never viable, if that is so, no one would ever be guilty of plagiarism.
He became very outspoken against plagiarism even going after Sen. Tito Sotto when he embarrassingly committed his. I believe this was because one, he wanted the fame that came with it; second, by going against Sen. Sotto, Contreras is trying to show that he himself will not commit plagiarism â€" a complete hogwash; and third, he was washing his hands of plagiarism he himself committed.
Why should I believe someone who is just out on revenge? Remember, he is lashing out on the Robredos. His version of the truth is without impartiality. Contreras’ cousin RTC Judge Jaime Contreras raped his own daughter. The girl turned to Leni for help, who was then already a Congresswoman. She could not represent the girl in court, thus she referred her to a lawyer friend. The story gets more complicated but to keep it short, the Contreras family kept badgering Leni regarding the whereabouts of the girl but Leni chose to protect the victim. This issue is what is behind Contreras’ attacks. He chose to make what is a moral and legal issue, a family feud. And now, he is taking it out on Leni who is susceptible to attacks given her political stature.
Again, I ask you, why should you believe a PLAGIARIST and an ANGRY MAD MAN who will say anything on social media for fame? There is just no credibility. His command of English may be good, his knowledge of social media may be infallible but his effective use of Facebook and political jargon does not dignify him as someone truthful. His may points may seem valid at times but validity does not equate to truth.
A note to you Tonton Contreras, stop it already. You are the laughing stock of your department and of DLSU. You are bringing shame to the university as you are digging a hole for yourself.
#StopTheLies #BayarangBullyniMarcos #MoveOnTonton
#2332
LGU Philippines / Re: Robredo Trolls, and the Answer (great reads, both)
January 19, 2017, 04:29:24 PMQuoteWe are called “bayaran†but we are not the ones hiding our faces only to inflict the worst of insults on our enemies. We take responsibility for our words. We are lawyers, doctors, graduate students and writers. We are graduates of respectable schools. Our boldness to be more revealing in some of our social media profiles is evidence that we are confident not only about our minds but also our physicality.
We are fiercely independent that we do not agree on everything. Our politics is one of commitment, and not as an income-generating activity, or a mere day job. We engage our followers not with canned responses and memes, but with our own words that we prepare and craft every day as authentic expressions of what we believe in.
#2333
Health and Food / Re: Apple cider vinegar helps blood sugar, body fat, studies say
January 19, 2017, 04:15:27 PM
Mahal man nang apple cider. Pwede kini lang?
#2334
LGU Philippines / Re: On threat to impose martial law, Duterte just frustrated—Aguirre
January 19, 2017, 04:12:40 PM
"Mas angayan ko!"
#2335
Internet and World Wide Web / Re: Anger at skeletal sun bears in Indonesian zoo
January 19, 2017, 10:03:44 AM
#2336
Internet and World Wide Web / Re: Anger at skeletal sun bears in Indonesian zoo
January 19, 2017, 10:01:38 AM #2337
Internet and World Wide Web / Re: Anger at skeletal sun bears in Indonesian zoo
January 19, 2017, 10:00:38 AM #2338
Internet and World Wide Web / Re: Anger at skeletal sun bears in Indonesian zoo
January 19, 2017, 09:56:44 AM
#2339
Internet and World Wide Web / Re: Anger at skeletal sun bears in Indonesian zoo
January 19, 2017, 09:56:10 AM
Scorpion investigators first raised the alarm after visits in 2016. During a follow-up visit this month, they found there were still "dirty enclosures" and bears "looking hungry", the group said.
An online petition set up by Scorpion protesting the bears' treatment has gathered over 3,000 signatures, and the group has also staged protests calling for the zoo's closure.
However Bandung zoo spokesman Sudaryo, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, denied the bears had been badly treated or were malnourished.
"We give them food daily, twice a day," he said. "That means the management has done its duty."
Indonesia’s most notorious zoo, in the city of Surabaya, has been dubbed the "death zoo" as hundreds of animals have perished there in recent years.
The sun bear, also known as the honey bear due its love of honey, is the smallest of the bear species and inhabits Southeast Asian tropical forests and swamps.
An online petition set up by Scorpion protesting the bears' treatment has gathered over 3,000 signatures, and the group has also staged protests calling for the zoo's closure.
However Bandung zoo spokesman Sudaryo, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, denied the bears had been badly treated or were malnourished.
"We give them food daily, twice a day," he said. "That means the management has done its duty."
Indonesia’s most notorious zoo, in the city of Surabaya, has been dubbed the "death zoo" as hundreds of animals have perished there in recent years.
The sun bear, also known as the honey bear due its love of honey, is the smallest of the bear species and inhabits Southeast Asian tropical forests and swamps.
#2340
Internet and World Wide Web / Anger at skeletal sun bears in Indonesian zoo
January 19, 2017, 09:55:52 AM
AFP 12 hours ago
Animal rights activists Wednesday demanded the closure of an Indonesian zoo after skeletal sun bears were pictured begging for food from visitors and eating their own dung.
The bears at the zoo in the city of Bandung were shown waving their arms in the air inside their enclosure -- with their ribs visible through their fur -- as people hurled food at them.
In one video, a bear defecates in the enclosure and then eats its own faeces.
Many of Indonesia's zoos are poorly maintained and there are regular reports of animals dying in captivity. Bandung zoo came under fire last year after the death of a critically endangered Sumatran elephant.
The Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group, which shot videos of the bears last year, said it now wanted the zoo closed down.
"The bears ate their own dung, this happened because they are very, very hungry," Gunung Gea, director of the Indonesian group, told AFP.
"The enclosure of the bears was dirty, and visitors were free to give them whatever they wanted -- they were throwing in junk food."
Animal rights activists Wednesday demanded the closure of an Indonesian zoo after skeletal sun bears were pictured begging for food from visitors and eating their own dung.
The bears at the zoo in the city of Bandung were shown waving their arms in the air inside their enclosure -- with their ribs visible through their fur -- as people hurled food at them.
In one video, a bear defecates in the enclosure and then eats its own faeces.
Many of Indonesia's zoos are poorly maintained and there are regular reports of animals dying in captivity. Bandung zoo came under fire last year after the death of a critically endangered Sumatran elephant.
The Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group, which shot videos of the bears last year, said it now wanted the zoo closed down.
"The bears ate their own dung, this happened because they are very, very hungry," Gunung Gea, director of the Indonesian group, told AFP.
"The enclosure of the bears was dirty, and visitors were free to give them whatever they wanted -- they were throwing in junk food."
#2341
Science and Research / Re: Why Hell Can't Freeze Over: Quantum Physics And Absolute Zero
January 18, 2017, 08:55:50 AM
#2342
Science and Research / Re: Why Hell Can't Freeze Over: Quantum Physics And Absolute Zero
January 18, 2017, 08:51:47 AM
Take this idea further, and you get to the delicious idea of vacuum energy. There the Uncertainty Principle demands that there can be no pure and perfect vacuum with a state of zero energy. Thus, in quantum physics, the vacuum is not empty but is a seething froth of "virtual particles" that are never manifested and yet have a verifiable effect on the particles we do see.
No vacuum. No zero energy. No zero temperature. No common sense expectation about the world's behavior.
The discovery that the quantum world was the foundation for our common-sense classical experience was a triumph of science. It was a validation of science's ability to take us beyond our limited senses and limited concepts. There is no way to "picture" this quantum world with our classical imaginations. Instead, what we found was a new frontier.
At its root, quantum physics showed us that this world we inhabit is dynamic to its very core: buzzing, roaring, shuddering and trembling like an infinite Jackson Pollock painting. It is not just richer than we imagined, but stranger and more wonderful than we can imagine.
That view, hidden in the impossibility of absolute zero temperature, is a gift that science has given us all. Now what are we to make of it?
Adam Frank is a co-founder of the 13.7 blog, an astrophysics professor at the University of Rochester, a book author and a self-described "evangelist of science."
No vacuum. No zero energy. No zero temperature. No common sense expectation about the world's behavior.
The discovery that the quantum world was the foundation for our common-sense classical experience was a triumph of science. It was a validation of science's ability to take us beyond our limited senses and limited concepts. There is no way to "picture" this quantum world with our classical imaginations. Instead, what we found was a new frontier.
At its root, quantum physics showed us that this world we inhabit is dynamic to its very core: buzzing, roaring, shuddering and trembling like an infinite Jackson Pollock painting. It is not just richer than we imagined, but stranger and more wonderful than we can imagine.
That view, hidden in the impossibility of absolute zero temperature, is a gift that science has given us all. Now what are we to make of it?
Adam Frank is a co-founder of the 13.7 blog, an astrophysics professor at the University of Rochester, a book author and a self-described "evangelist of science."
#2343
Science and Research / Re: Why Hell Can't Freeze Over: Quantum Physics And Absolute Zero
January 18, 2017, 08:51:23 AM
In response, they developed a new kind of physics. In an astonishing burst of creativity, they kept key principles from the classical world â€" like the conservation of energy â€" but added new rules. One of these was the Uncertainty Principle, which essentially told us that reality is fuzzy at its root level. To be exact, certain pairs of properties â€" like motion and position â€" can never be known exactly. The Uncertainty Principle isn't saying there's something wrong with our instruments. Instead, it tells us there's something wrong with our classical intuitions. In particular, when it comes to motion, it tells us it's impossible to know the position and the motion of a particle exactly. The more you lock in the position of a particle, the wider the range of velocities the particle can have.
So what does this have to do with temperature?
Absolute zero should mean bringing particles to a halt. But that would imply you knew exactly where they were. You had them perfectly "localized." If that's the case, then the Uncertainty Principle demands there must be some uncertainty in their motion. They can't be perfectly known to be perfectly at rest. The deeper meaning of this this quantum logic is that the universe can never be at rest. There is a "floor" to how much things can be slowed down (or cooled). It's impossible to go below that floor (though scientists do get ever more clever in skirting its edges).
The implications of this can get pretty strange. Imagine we put a particle, like an electron, in a box. Now we ask: What's the lowest energy state of the electron + box system? In classical physics, it would just be the electron sitting there unmoving â€" i.e. zero motion, hence zero energy. But quantum physics won't allow such a thing as zero energy (because of the Uncertainty Principle). Instead, the system has non-zero "ground state" energy with the electron bouncing back and forth between the box walls. That's as low as you can go. The electron can't be stopped.
So what does this have to do with temperature?
Absolute zero should mean bringing particles to a halt. But that would imply you knew exactly where they were. You had them perfectly "localized." If that's the case, then the Uncertainty Principle demands there must be some uncertainty in their motion. They can't be perfectly known to be perfectly at rest. The deeper meaning of this this quantum logic is that the universe can never be at rest. There is a "floor" to how much things can be slowed down (or cooled). It's impossible to go below that floor (though scientists do get ever more clever in skirting its edges).
The implications of this can get pretty strange. Imagine we put a particle, like an electron, in a box. Now we ask: What's the lowest energy state of the electron + box system? In classical physics, it would just be the electron sitting there unmoving â€" i.e. zero motion, hence zero energy. But quantum physics won't allow such a thing as zero energy (because of the Uncertainty Principle). Instead, the system has non-zero "ground state" energy with the electron bouncing back and forth between the box walls. That's as low as you can go. The electron can't be stopped.
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Science and Research / Re: Why Hell Can't Freeze Over: Quantum Physics And Absolute Zero
January 18, 2017, 08:50:23 AM
To see what this means, let's remind ourselves about the meaning of "temperature." Without getting too technical (we should really be talking about entropy here), temperature for physicists is a measure of random motion. Imagine the gas molecules in the air around you are little cue balls of matter. The higher the air temperature, the faster those little orbs of matter will be ricocheting around the room, bouncing off the walls and each other. So cooling the air means finding some means to slow the molecules down. From this perspective, there there's no conceptual reason why you shouldn't be able bring them entirely to a halt. Do that, and the air would have a temperature of "absolute zero" degrees (as measured in units called Kelvins. In Fahrenheit, this would be -459.67 degrees).
But, it turns out, nature doesn't work that way. The universe doesn't "do" zero temperatures because it doesn't do zero motion.
Thinking about matter and motion in the way we described above is what we physicists call "a classical picture." In classical physics, matter is made of tiny particles of "stuff" and motion is just the change in the particles position with time. It all makes intuitive sense based on our experience of the world at the scale of baseballs and boulders. But a hundred years or so ago, physicists began probing the world on the scale of atoms. What they found was the classical, intuitive picture didn't work well for explaining their experiments.
But, it turns out, nature doesn't work that way. The universe doesn't "do" zero temperatures because it doesn't do zero motion.
Thinking about matter and motion in the way we described above is what we physicists call "a classical picture." In classical physics, matter is made of tiny particles of "stuff" and motion is just the change in the particles position with time. It all makes intuitive sense based on our experience of the world at the scale of baseballs and boulders. But a hundred years or so ago, physicists began probing the world on the scale of atoms. What they found was the classical, intuitive picture didn't work well for explaining their experiments.
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Science and Research / Why Hell Can't Freeze Over: Quantum Physics And Absolute Zero
January 18, 2017, 08:49:39 AM
January 17, 201711:15 AM ET
ADAM FRANK
A close-up of white and blue crystals of ice and snow at Guinness Gully, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Kjell Suwardi Linder/Getty Images
Last week, physicists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology reported they'd cooled an object to a million times colder than room temperature. It was a record for the super-difficult science of super-cooling.
In this field, researchers inch ever closer to â€" but never reach â€" the state of absolute zero temperature. It's a science that has some very cool (pun very much intended) applications including ultra-sensitive gravity wave detectors for "hearing" distant black hole mergers.
But moving beyond these applications, why is super-cooling so hard to begin with? Why can't we just get to absolute zero degrees and be done with it?
The answer to this question drops us straight into one of the quantum universe's most startling features: The world never rests.
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Quotable Quotes / My Country, 'Tis of Thee
January 18, 2017, 12:29:46 AM
Hmm, sounds familiar...
#2347
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Re: Yogalutaw
January 18, 2017, 12:22:33 AM
Yogalutaw ra, oi. Sama ani...
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Facts and Trivia / Re: OPTICAL ILLUSIONS GALLERY
January 18, 2017, 12:13:45 AM
Motion Illusion
Certain colour contracts and illusion of depth, as well as the shape of the patterns make you think that this static image is moving. But it’s not. This isn’t a gif, it’s a picture. Chew on that. -- http://thechive.com/
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Asia | Middle East / Re: 50 Chinese factories making fake, toxic brand name sauces have been discovered
January 17, 2017, 11:52:58 PM
Many of the factories, which hire dozens of workers, have surveillance cameras installed outside their buildings and are alerted when strangers enter the premises. This has made it difficult for local police to crack down on them.
The goods are also moved immediately so as to avoid detection.
In the raid, police arrested several people caught in the act, and have also seized their materials and equipment.
This has not been the first time Chinese factories have been found manufacturing fake products.
Last year, thousands of cans of fake infant formula entered the Chinese market, with 1,000 cans of fake Similac milk powder seized by police in numerous raids.
The goods are also moved immediately so as to avoid detection.
In the raid, police arrested several people caught in the act, and have also seized their materials and equipment.
This has not been the first time Chinese factories have been found manufacturing fake products.
Last year, thousands of cans of fake infant formula entered the Chinese market, with 1,000 cans of fake Similac milk powder seized by police in numerous raids.
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Asia | Middle East / Re: 50 Chinese factories making fake, toxic brand name sauces have been discovered
January 17, 2017, 11:52:36 PM
According to the Beijing News, about 100 million yuan ($14.5 million) worth of fake products are produced each year in Duliu, the Tianjin town in which the con was uncovered.
The products have been sold across the country, and the ring of factories were in operation for over a decade, said the report.
Ingredients for the fake food seasonings include tap water and industrial-grade salt, which is banned from human consumption in China because it can cause damage to the liver and kidneys due to the presence of cancer-causing agents and heavy metals.
Factories also bought spices and herbs that had already been used, such as star anise and pepper from nearby factories, then dried them and ground them into powder.
The operations are carried out in squalid conditions, with many factories operating inside dilapidated buildings.
The Beijing News reporter accompanied a police raid of the factories, after years of successful evasion by the counterfeiters.
The products have been sold across the country, and the ring of factories were in operation for over a decade, said the report.
Ingredients for the fake food seasonings include tap water and industrial-grade salt, which is banned from human consumption in China because it can cause damage to the liver and kidneys due to the presence of cancer-causing agents and heavy metals.
Factories also bought spices and herbs that had already been used, such as star anise and pepper from nearby factories, then dried them and ground them into powder.
The operations are carried out in squalid conditions, with many factories operating inside dilapidated buildings.
The Beijing News reporter accompanied a police raid of the factories, after years of successful evasion by the counterfeiters.
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Asia | Middle East / 50 Chinese factories making fake, toxic brand name sauces have been discovered
January 17, 2017, 11:52:01 PM
http://mashable.com/
BY YVETTE TAN
9 HOURS AGO
Another food scandal has been uncovered in China.
A group of some 50 factories have been found to be manufacturing artificial sauces and flavourings, some with illegal ingredients, in the Chinese city of Tianjin, the Beijing News reports.
The investigative report revealed that the products were being falsely labelled as popular brands such as Nestlé, Knorr and Lee Kum Kee.
It appears that one of the Nestlé products they were counterfeiting is Maggi seasoning sauce, commonly found in Asian supermarkets.
Knorr is owned by Unilever, and makes chicken cubes and condiments; Lee Kum Kee is a well-known Hong Kong brand famous for its oyster sauces.
BY YVETTE TAN
9 HOURS AGO
Another food scandal has been uncovered in China.
A group of some 50 factories have been found to be manufacturing artificial sauces and flavourings, some with illegal ingredients, in the Chinese city of Tianjin, the Beijing News reports.
The investigative report revealed that the products were being falsely labelled as popular brands such as Nestlé, Knorr and Lee Kum Kee.
It appears that one of the Nestlé products they were counterfeiting is Maggi seasoning sauce, commonly found in Asian supermarkets.
Knorr is owned by Unilever, and makes chicken cubes and condiments; Lee Kum Kee is a well-known Hong Kong brand famous for its oyster sauces.
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LGU Philippines / Re: On threat to impose martial law, Duterte just frustrated—Aguirre
January 17, 2017, 08:20:46 PM
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LGU Philippines / On threat to impose martial law, Duterte just frustrated—Aguirre
January 17, 2017, 07:54:29 PM
By: Gil Cabacungan, Jerome Aning, Leila B. Salaverria - @inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 01:00 AM January 17, 2017
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO/ MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
President Duterte was just letting off steam when he threatened to ignore the Constitution and declare martial law, frustrated that despite his brutal war on drugs, the menace appeared to be continuing, according to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II.
More at: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/862834/on-threat-to-impose-martial-law-duterte-just-frustrated-aguirre#ixzz4W1F0PhBT
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 01:00 AM January 17, 2017
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO/ MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
President Duterte was just letting off steam when he threatened to ignore the Constitution and declare martial law, frustrated that despite his brutal war on drugs, the menace appeared to be continuing, according to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II.
More at: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/862834/on-threat-to-impose-martial-law-duterte-just-frustrated-aguirre#ixzz4W1F0PhBT
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Philippine Daily News / Re: DOJ chief gets award for accomplishments in anti-drug war
January 16, 2017, 11:12:56 PMQuoteThe Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) on Monday awarded Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has made great feats in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs particularly the successful PHP6-billion drug haul last December 2016.
Sa ato pa, angay ideklarar ang martial law, mangaupaw mangaupaw!
#2357
Philippine Daily News / Re: Pacquiao says terrorists should be punished with death penalty
January 16, 2017, 11:09:01 PM
Hmm, death penalty not by lethal injection or whatever. Ipakulata ni Pakyaw hangtod makabsan sa kinabuhi...
#2358
LGU Philippines / Re: Taguig aims for better environment, healthier lifestyle through urban farming
January 16, 2017, 11:05:42 PM
Hmm, pwede pud tamnan og kamunggay, alugbate, tanglad, etc. ang Greenway Park.
#2359
World Daily News / Re: Henan: Chinese New Year loses its bang for cleaner air
January 16, 2017, 10:59:21 PM
Torotot na lang, sama ani...
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Philippine Daily News / Re: PHL sees more export opportunities from ASEAN Economic Community
January 16, 2017, 10:55:27 PMQuote"In ASEAN, our target initially would be Singapore because it is dependent on food import. (We will export) pork, chicken, eggs, even vegetable. But we have to really source these things from Mindanao because of its proximity to Singapore," he said.
Actually, this so-called "proximity" is negligible and should not even be mentioned at all.
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Fashion Trend / Re: Hypnotic
January 16, 2017, 04:09:01 PM
Di man hypnotic ning imong pets, Ms. Aylandil, mga libat man ni.
Kon kitty na man lang, kini maoy tinuod nga hypotic:
Kon kitty na man lang, kini maoy tinuod nga hypotic:
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General Topic / Re: Gahulat Kanus-a Maluto
January 16, 2017, 04:05:13 PM
Galaway na pero bahaved pa gihapon kaayo si doggie...
#2365
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Re: Yogabuy-od
January 16, 2017, 04:03:30 PM
Dia ra ang duha pa niyang katagay...
#2366
Philippine Daily News / Re: Miss Universe Contestants in Boracay, Philippines
January 16, 2017, 04:00:55 PM
#2367
Health and Food / Re: Unsay Tambal Ug Lusay?
January 16, 2017, 03:59:26 PM
Kining mga pagkaon nga kolor purple, super jud...
#2368
Business and Economy / Re: Palit Na Mo Gasolina sa Botelya
January 16, 2017, 03:53:30 PM
Kadtong mga palahubog nga daw mga embodo, hala! Inom ta!
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Business and Economy / Re: Palit Na Mo Gasolina sa Botelya
January 16, 2017, 03:49:38 PM
Tagay na...!
#2376
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Re: Yogabuy-od
January 13, 2017, 10:58:20 PM
Yogabuy-od nga pinabusyad...
#2378
Philippine Daily News / Re: PM Abe leaves Davao to cap two-day state visit in the Philippines
January 13, 2017, 10:23:48 PM
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Photos Unlimited / Re: All dressed up and nowhere to go
January 13, 2017, 04:07:58 PM
Indi gid nowirtogo ini nga mga kuring bla. Makadto gid sila sang Ngew Yir Panti ni Aylanggir haw...
#2382
Showbiz & Celebrity / Re: Year of the Chicken: Chicken Bone Effects, an Emerging Visual Effects...
January 13, 2017, 04:00:05 PM
Pwede ra RAW bones...
#2383
Philippine Provinces / Re: Nag-birthday nga mag-uuma wala damha nga giabis ang liog sa iyang mga bisita
January 13, 2017, 03:57:55 PM
Hmm, wa galing modalit og ilimnong makahubog...
#2384
Showbiz & Celebrity / Re: Year of the Chicken: Chicken Bone Effects, an Emerging Visual Effects...
January 12, 2017, 03:36:28 PM
#2385
Showbiz & Celebrity / Re: Year of the Chicken: Chicken Bone Effects, an Emerging Visual Effects...
January 12, 2017, 03:35:13 PM
#2386
Jokes and Humor / Re: Hapi Ngew Yir Sang Tibook Bohol Mengbir
January 11, 2017, 08:41:57 PM
He he, dis-a ka man nangmiyawok Bay Bolbs, damo na gid hang toig nga indi ka lumitaw sang eskreng sang TB. Ayhan puno na gid nang mga entri hang bamkbuk mo. Kapat oran manggaranon ka na gid subong.
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Photos Unlimited / Re: All dressed up and nowhere to go
January 11, 2017, 08:33:17 PM
Sampak gid hang tingin mo haw, Sengyor Bolbo. Mga sangkay sang Yonaytid Korols ob Benetong gid ini nga mga penggwengs.
#2388
Photos Unlimited / Re: Happy
January 11, 2017, 08:29:17 PM
Halo, Bolbs. Long taym no rid. Ginmingaw na sa imon ang mga utod mo gid. Ini nga utod kay pangag na subong haw.
#2391
Bohol Tourism | Bohol Travel & Tour / Re: Bisita sa Chocolate Hills
January 11, 2017, 12:10:24 AM
#2392
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Re: Duterte says God told him to stop cursing
January 11, 2017, 12:01:07 AM
#2393
Inspiration & Hope / Re: Lasting friendships start early, Part 2
January 10, 2017, 11:45:55 PM
#2394
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Ang katumanan sa pangandoy ni Inday nga iyang mahapuhap ang aping sa bulan
January 10, 2017, 11:41:00 PM
#2395
Philippine Provinces / Kay midumili sa tagay ginamit ang botelyang buak sa gibalibaran giduslak, patay
January 10, 2017, 11:33:44 PM
January 10, 2017 - 12:00am
CEBU, Philippines - Giduslak og buak nga botelya ang usa ka lalaki human nibalibad sa tagay niadtong Domingo pasado alas 9 sa gabii sa Kasadya, Barangay Sta. Cruz, Lungsod sa Ronda.
Patay na nga naabot sa Barili District Hospital si Paul Bolabola, 35, human duslaka og buak nga botelya sa tiyan sa suspek nga si Danilo Rio, 45, parehong molupyo sa nahisgutang lugar.
Usa ka Ruel Bayno nga molupyo sa maong lugar ang personal nga nakapahibawo sa kapolisan sa maong insidente.
Matud ni PO2 Virgilio Villamor sa Ronda Police Station nga samtang nagtagay sa ilimnong makahubog ang suspek, gihagad ang biktima sa pag-inom apan nibalibad.
Giingong gikasuko kini sa suspek hinungdan nga iyang giduslak og buak nga botelya ang biktima.
Kasamtangang nabalhug sa selda sa Ronda Police Station ang suspek kinsa gikatakdang pasakaan og kaso sa korte. - Jomari G. Fernandez (BANAT NEWS)
CEBU, Philippines - Giduslak og buak nga botelya ang usa ka lalaki human nibalibad sa tagay niadtong Domingo pasado alas 9 sa gabii sa Kasadya, Barangay Sta. Cruz, Lungsod sa Ronda.
Patay na nga naabot sa Barili District Hospital si Paul Bolabola, 35, human duslaka og buak nga botelya sa tiyan sa suspek nga si Danilo Rio, 45, parehong molupyo sa nahisgutang lugar.
Usa ka Ruel Bayno nga molupyo sa maong lugar ang personal nga nakapahibawo sa kapolisan sa maong insidente.
Matud ni PO2 Virgilio Villamor sa Ronda Police Station nga samtang nagtagay sa ilimnong makahubog ang suspek, gihagad ang biktima sa pag-inom apan nibalibad.
Giingong gikasuko kini sa suspek hinungdan nga iyang giduslak og buak nga botelya ang biktima.
Kasamtangang nabalhug sa selda sa Ronda Police Station ang suspek kinsa gikatakdang pasakaan og kaso sa korte. - Jomari G. Fernandez (BANAT NEWS)
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Philippine Daily News / Re: Bato: PNP gaining headway in solving DUI cases
December 28, 2016, 12:09:53 AM
#2397
Philippine Daily News / Bato: PNP gaining headway in solving DUI cases
December 28, 2016, 12:07:44 AM
By Cecille Suerte Felipe
December 27, 2016
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is gaining headway in its investigation into unexplained killings or what it calls death under inquiry (DUI) believed to be mostly drug-related.
PNP chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa made the observation as he revealed arrests and the filing of charges against several individuals linked to killings of drug offenders.
“We are gaining some headway towards solving cases of DUI. There were about 4,000 (killings) and out of that only 100 plus were drug-related cases, meaning we have almost 3,000 that were not drug related,†Dela Rosa said.
“We have concluded investigation of around 800, which we resolved, nalaman kung sino ang (identified) suspects, filed charges of about 800 and arrested and jailed around 500 suspects… by and large or meaning, di tulugan ng kapulisan kasi (the police are not sleeping on the job because) 800 cases have been resolved out of the 3,000 DUI. Nagtatrabaho po kami (We’re doing our job),†Dela Rosa added.
#2400
Philippine Daily News / Re: DFA warns Filipinos on online employment scams in Portugal
December 27, 2016, 11:55:03 PM
Agoi! Tchau Portugal...
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