What are the odds that you exist, as you, today? Author Ali Binazir attempts to quantify the probability that you came about and exist as you today and reveals that the odds of you existing are almost zero.
Ipsos Global @dvisor Wave 24: The economic pulse of the worldIpsos UK
Global @dvisor is a monthly online omnibus survey conducted by Ipsos via the Ipsos Online Panel system in 24 countries around the world. This month, fieldwork took place in 26 countries – adding Ireland and Greece.
The February Economist/Ipsos MORI issues index shows that, after January’s dead heat between the economy and race/immigration concern about the latter among Britons has fallen by 7 percentage points to 34%, meaning that the economy is once again uncontested as the most important issue facing Britain today. Poll: http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3346/EconomistIpsos-MORI-February-2014-Issues-Index.aspx
Ipsos MORI: Scottish Public Opinion Monitor: December 2013Ipsos UK
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Building a successful business is every entrepreneur's goal - but only 1 in 12 succeed. Why do startups fail? The Startup Genome project analyzed data from 3,200 companies and came up with some answers. At the core of any successful business are two things: a good product and a large market for that product. In other words, a startup should be able to scale. And to scale properly, it must balance the growth of five core dimensions: customers, product, team, business model, and funding. The dominant reason for failure: premature scaling of one or more of those dimensions. View the infographic for more!
Ipsos MORI: Diamond Jubilee Poll June 2012Ipsos UK
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"We are all nimbys now?" Localism & DevelopmentIpsos UK
Ben Marshall, research director for housing, planning and development research at the Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute presented to the Social Research Association 2012 summer event.
Ipsos MORI’s Political Monitor for April for the London Evening Standard shows that George Osborce delivered the best rated Conservative Budget since 1987, but vast majority still feel there is a cost of living crisis. It also shows a boost for UKIP and Nigel Farage after the debates about Europe. http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3366/Ipsos-MORI-Political-Monitor-April-2014.aspx
Ipsos Global @dvisor Wave 24: The economic pulse of the worldIpsos UK
Global @dvisor is a monthly online omnibus survey conducted by Ipsos via the Ipsos Online Panel system in 24 countries around the world. This month, fieldwork took place in 26 countries – adding Ireland and Greece.
The February Economist/Ipsos MORI issues index shows that, after January’s dead heat between the economy and race/immigration concern about the latter among Britons has fallen by 7 percentage points to 34%, meaning that the economy is once again uncontested as the most important issue facing Britain today. Poll: http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3346/EconomistIpsos-MORI-February-2014-Issues-Index.aspx
Ipsos MORI: Scottish Public Opinion Monitor: December 2013Ipsos UK
Support for independence bounces back: As we enter the final nine months of campaigning before next year’s referendum, our latest poll for STV News will provide a boost for those arguing in favour of Scotland becoming an independent country. Among those certain to vote in next year’s referendum, 34% would vote ‘Yes’ if the referendum were held now (up by three percentage points from September 2013) while 57% would vote ‘No’ (down two points) and 10% are undecided.
Building a successful business is every entrepreneur's goal - but only 1 in 12 succeed. Why do startups fail? The Startup Genome project analyzed data from 3,200 companies and came up with some answers. At the core of any successful business are two things: a good product and a large market for that product. In other words, a startup should be able to scale. And to scale properly, it must balance the growth of five core dimensions: customers, product, team, business model, and funding. The dominant reason for failure: premature scaling of one or more of those dimensions. View the infographic for more!
Ipsos MORI: Diamond Jubilee Poll June 2012Ipsos UK
Nine in ten British adults are satisfied with the way the Queen is doing her job according to the latest Ipsos MORI poll for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Full poll at http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/2977/Satisfaction-with-the-Queen-at-record-high.aspx
"We are all nimbys now?" Localism & DevelopmentIpsos UK
Ben Marshall, research director for housing, planning and development research at the Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute presented to the Social Research Association 2012 summer event.
Ipsos MORI’s Political Monitor for April for the London Evening Standard shows that George Osborce delivered the best rated Conservative Budget since 1987, but vast majority still feel there is a cost of living crisis. It also shows a boost for UKIP and Nigel Farage after the debates about Europe. http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3366/Ipsos-MORI-Political-Monitor-April-2014.aspx
Sermon for Sanctity of Life Sunday
Be sure and watch the videos linked below..
The first video in it is from here... http://wingclips.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16259&category_id=447
The second video is similiar to this one on Youtube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3RO6m-sqlE
I also read this, during the slide with the pictures of the holocaust...
"An elderly German man who lived through the Holocaust tells the following story:
I always considered myself a Christian. I attended a church since I was a small boy. We had heard the stories of what was happening to the Jews; but like most people in America today, we tried to distance ourselves from the reality of what was really taking place. What could anyone do to stop it?
A railroad track ran behind our small church, and each Sunday morning we would hear the whistle from a distance and then the clacking of the wheels moving over the track. We became disturbed when one Sunday we heard cries coming from the train as it passed by. We grimly realized that the train was carrying Jews.
Week after week that train whistle would blow. We would dread to hear the sound of those old wheels because we knew that the Jews would begin to cry out to us as they passed our church. It was so terribly disturbing! We could do nothing to help these poor people, yet their screams tormented us. We knew exactly at what time that whistle would blow, and we decided the only way to keep from being so disturbed by the cries was to start singing our hymns. It some of the screams reached our ears, we'd just sing a little louder until we could hear them no more.
Years have passed, and no one talks about it much any more; but I still hear that train whistle in my sleep. I can still hear them crying out for help. God forgive all of us who called ourselves Christians, yet did nothing to intervene."
Dr. John Oakes did a sermon on God and Science recently in San Diego. There were multiple requests that the audio be made available. The class was not recorded, but we are posting a nearly identical class taught in London, England in June, 2014.
Reasons For Belief: A class taught by John Oakes, PhD at Harvard University 10/16/2009. The subject is reasons to believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. See EFC store for the recording
As Christians, we need to know why we believe what we believe, so when we are witnessing to the unbelieving world we can knowledgeably explain Genesis and the creation story, because the rest of the Bible has its foundation in Genesis. If people don’t understand Creation and the Fall of Man in the garden of Eden, they won’t be able to see their need for a Savior. This presentation will give the viewer some foundational information that he can use in the debate of creation vs. evolution.
B2B Marketers: How to Solve Your Top 4 Content HurdlesVisually
[Webinar Slides] Today’s buyers have a strong appetite for useful and relevant information, but at the same time, resistance to being 'sold to'. The buyer's journey is up to 70% complete by the time they're ready to speak to Sales. So what's happening within that 70% of the journey? The answer is content consumption.
Sermon for Sanctity of Life Sunday
Be sure and watch the videos linked below..
The first video in it is from here... http://wingclips.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16259&category_id=447
The second video is similiar to this one on Youtube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3RO6m-sqlE
I also read this, during the slide with the pictures of the holocaust...
"An elderly German man who lived through the Holocaust tells the following story:
I always considered myself a Christian. I attended a church since I was a small boy. We had heard the stories of what was happening to the Jews; but like most people in America today, we tried to distance ourselves from the reality of what was really taking place. What could anyone do to stop it?
A railroad track ran behind our small church, and each Sunday morning we would hear the whistle from a distance and then the clacking of the wheels moving over the track. We became disturbed when one Sunday we heard cries coming from the train as it passed by. We grimly realized that the train was carrying Jews.
Week after week that train whistle would blow. We would dread to hear the sound of those old wheels because we knew that the Jews would begin to cry out to us as they passed our church. It was so terribly disturbing! We could do nothing to help these poor people, yet their screams tormented us. We knew exactly at what time that whistle would blow, and we decided the only way to keep from being so disturbed by the cries was to start singing our hymns. It some of the screams reached our ears, we'd just sing a little louder until we could hear them no more.
Years have passed, and no one talks about it much any more; but I still hear that train whistle in my sleep. I can still hear them crying out for help. God forgive all of us who called ourselves Christians, yet did nothing to intervene."
Dr. John Oakes did a sermon on God and Science recently in San Diego. There were multiple requests that the audio be made available. The class was not recorded, but we are posting a nearly identical class taught in London, England in June, 2014.
Reasons For Belief: A class taught by John Oakes, PhD at Harvard University 10/16/2009. The subject is reasons to believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. See EFC store for the recording
As Christians, we need to know why we believe what we believe, so when we are witnessing to the unbelieving world we can knowledgeably explain Genesis and the creation story, because the rest of the Bible has its foundation in Genesis. If people don’t understand Creation and the Fall of Man in the garden of Eden, they won’t be able to see their need for a Savior. This presentation will give the viewer some foundational information that he can use in the debate of creation vs. evolution.
B2B Marketers: How to Solve Your Top 4 Content HurdlesVisually
[Webinar Slides] Today’s buyers have a strong appetite for useful and relevant information, but at the same time, resistance to being 'sold to'. The buyer's journey is up to 70% complete by the time they're ready to speak to Sales. So what's happening within that 70% of the journey? The answer is content consumption.
93% of organizations use social media to boost their content marketing efforts, but only 66% say it's effective. Creating and sourcing content that connects with your audiences for your social media calendar can be challenging, but paving a clear roadmap can ensure your content is accountable.
Join ScribbleLive and Sprout Social as we take a closer look at:
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- Scalable ways of content creation
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In this presentation, Ural Cebeci and Larry Levy walk you through everything from consumers’ favorite content type (social media), to how much they trust branded content (44% don’t) and which brands are getting it right.
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Join us and Jamie Bradley of Emma, as we break down the customer lifecycle to show you how to optimize your content creation in order to engage and drive action from your audience.
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- Our streamlined process
- Advanced collaboration tools
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*** Available as a downloadable .PDF by clicking "Save" at the top. Examples are hyperlinked in the document.
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
1. 1 in 1045,000
What are the odds that you exist, as you, today?
Author Ali Binazir attemps to quantify the probability that you came about and exist as you today,
and reveals that the odds of you existing are almost zero.
What is the probability of your
dad meeting your mom?
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Though the world was smaller 20 years ago,
your dad could have met almost
200 million of its women (go dad!)
But over 25 years, he probably
met around 10,000 women.
So the odds that your mom was
in this small group and met your dad is:
Thus, the odds that your parents’ meeting
results in kids is:
It is a 1 in 10 chance that
they talk to each other.
Also a 1 in 10 chance that
they go on a second date.
Another 1 in 10 chance that
they keep dating for a while.
And a coin toss if they
stay together long enough
for offspring.
So far, the combined odds of you being here are: 1 in 40,000,000 That is about the size
of the population of
California.
Why? Because we are about to deal
with eggs and sperm, which come in
large numbers.
Because your existence here, now,
and on planet earth presupposes
another supremely unlikely and utterly
undeniable chain of events. Namely,
that every one of your ancestors
lived to reproductive age —
going all the way back not just to the
first Homo sapiens, first Homo erectus
and Homo habilis, but all the way back
to the first single-celled organism. You
are a representative of an unbroken
lineage of life going back 4 billion years.
What are the odds that the 1 egg...
What are the odds that your lineage remained
unbroken for the length of human existence?
That’s a 10 with 45,000 zeroes after it.
1 in 102,640,000
That is 1 quadrillion
multiplied by 1 quadrillion
for every generation.
1 in 400,000,000,000,000,000
(1 in 400 quadrillion)
Mom has about 100,000
eggs in her lifetime.
(Sally.) (Harry.)
Dad makes about 4 trillion sperm
during the years you could have
been born.
...met the 1 sperm, which together
made you (and not your brother)?
What is the probability that they stay
together long enough to have kids?
BUT WE KNOW HOW TRICKY LOVE CAN BE.
NOW THINGS ARE GOING
TO GET PRETTY INTERESTING.
BUT WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
That is approximately the volume in cubic meters
of the Atlantic Ocean (3.236×1017
cubic meters).
(You. Aw.)
...for 150,000 generations.
1 in 2 odds that a child
will be born, grow,
and reproduce per
generation...
How large is that number?
(Weeeee!)
That number is not just larger than
all of the particles in the universe —
it is larger than all the particles in the universe
if each particle were itself a universe.
The right sperm also had to meet the
right egg for every single one of those ancestors.
ODDS OF THE RIGHT SPERM,
MEETING THE RIGHT EGG
150,000 TIMES?
SO, THE ODDS THAT EXIST AT ALL ARE:
THAT’S PRETTY BIG,
BUT WAIT A MINUTE.
y o u
1 in 102,685,000
let’s add it all up
10
2,640,000
x 10
45,000
x 2000 x 20,000 ≈
The number of atoms in the body of an average
male (80kg, 175 lb) is about:
The number of atoms making up the
earth is about:
The number of atoms in the known
universe is estimated at:
It is the probability of 2 million people getting together (about the population of San
Diego) each to play a game of dice with trillion-sided dice. They each roll the dice,
and they all come up with the exact same number — for example, 550,343,279,001.
1027
1050
1080
BY COMPARISON:
THINK OF IT LIKE THIS:
Basically zero.
A miracle is an event so unlikely as to be almost impossible. By that definition, we have just shown that you are a miracle.
Now go forth and feel and act like the miracle that you are.
LET’S START SMALL.