In Defense Of Technology

During the Middle Ages, i.e. the Dark Ages, man\u27s worldview was largely dominated by mysticism, irrationality, and collectivism. The universe was widely perceived as epistemologically unknowable and meta­physically malevolent, dooming man to suffering and tragedy. Given the widespread political and social instability, as well as the ravages of un­stoppable plagues and warmongering nations, such conclusions were not totally unreasonable. The Enlightenment and its corollary, the Scientific Revolution, delivered western civilization from the Dark Ages into an age of reason, science, and individualism. What was once perceived as un­knowable, uncertain, and malevolent, became knowable, certain, and be­nevolent. The universe became a place where man could flourish, instead of rot in his own misery. As science took hold, the world seemingly became more knowable, more livable, and more suitable for the pursuit of human desires and happiness. This rational, scientific,and individualist worldview was reborn in the Scientific Revolution, and its subsequent development of technology

Best practice takes the place of insecticides in dried tobacco handling

Tobacco remains one of the most valuable, dried, processed, almost-food commodities in the world. As a result manufacturing and storage, including transport, are important elements where serious infestations can occur. By agreement throughout the tobacco industry, and often as a result of national legislation, the “magic bullet” commonly used in the dried food industry against insect infestations – fumigation – is not available after the first processing stages. [Cereal processing is similar – grain and flour can be fumigated, but biscuits and cakes cannot.] The still unfinished “cut rag” dried chopped tobacco leaves – a very infestible commodity – is widely shipped around the world and frequently subjected to heavy infestation pressures, yet is already beyond the simplest curative method of fumigation.This paper describes the development, over several years, of effective insect detection systems, allowing hygiene and physical options to chemical control to be tested. The end result was a practical manual of logical systems and options - a fully independently audited system - which has implications for storage, transport and handling of all dried foods, where currently pesticides are used and relied upon

What is inside the dome on top of the Ray Van Den Heuvel Family Campus Center?

Abbot Pennings answers a question about the Campus Center, archived from the SNC website

Opening Our Eyes : How film contributes to the culture of the UK

Opening our eyes looks at how films are consumed and the factors which affect people’s viewing choices. It also covers the relationships audiences report between film and other activities. It goes on to explore the sorts of effects which film has upon people, their sense of identity and relationship with the world. Finally it looks at the various effects which individual films have had on those surveyed and reaches a number of conclusions.Final Published versio

Simple Sprinkler Performance Testing for Blanding, Utah

This fact sheet describes how to perform a site inspection and a sprinkler test so you can irrigate your landscape more efficiently, and provides an irrigaton schedule for the Blanding, Utah, area

Home Range, Movements, and Habitat Utilization of Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada: Disease Management Implications

A total of 28 Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis) were fitted with radio-transmitters and their movements were monitored in Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario, in 1986 and 1987. Mean annual home range size for combined sex and age classes of Striped Skunks was 0.9 km2 (SD = 1.4) (range = 0.1-5.0 km2). Home ranges were smaller during winter (avg = 0.04 km2, SD = 0.05) than during fall (avg = 0.67 km2, SD = 1.09) (P = 0.055) but not different from ranges during spring (avg = 0.25 km2, SD = 0.31) or summer (avg = 0.27 km2, SD = 0.43). Nightly movements ranged between 0.1 km and 3.0 km and were greatest during October. Skunks were located more often in field habitats (56% of observations) than in residential (23%), field/industrial (10%), or industrial (8%) habitats. Ecological data on Striped Skunks were used in the design of rabies control tactics for use in urban areas in Ontario, Canada

Simple Sprinkler Performance Testing for Moab, Utah

This fact sheet describes how to perform a site inspection and a sprinkler test so you can irrigate your landscape more efficiently, and provides an irrigation schedule for Moab, Utah

Simple Sprinkler Performance Testing for Box Elder County

This fact sheet describes how to perform a site inspection and a sprinkler test so you can irrigate your landscape more efficiently, and provides an irigation schedule for Box Elder County