FOOTBALL (Soccer)

Origins of Soccer:

Records trace the history of soccer back more than 2,000 years ago to ancient China. Greece, Rome, and parts of Central America also claim to have started the sport; but it was England that transitioned soccer, or what the British and many other people around the world call “football,” into the game we know today.

The 17 Rules of Soccer:

Rule #1 - The Field of Play
Rule #2 - The Ball
Rule #3 - The Number of Players
Rule #4 - The Player’s Equipment
Rule #5 - The Referee
Rule #6 - The Assistant Referees
Rule #7 - The Duration of the Match
Rule #8 - The Start and Restart of Play
Rule #9 - The Ball In and Out of Play
Rule #10 - Determining the Outcome of the Match
Rule #11 - Offside
Rule #12 - Fouls and Misconduct
Rule #13 - Free Kicks
Rule #14 - The Penalty Kick
Rule #15 - The Throw In
Rule #16 - The Goal Kick
Rule #17 - The Corner Kick

ROBOTICS

Robotics is an interdisciplinary research area at the interface of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design intelligent machines that can help and assist humans in their day-to-day lives and keep everyone safe. Wikipedia 

Robots will replace humans for many jobs, just as innovative farming equipment replaced humans and horses during the industrial revolution. ... Factory floors deploy robots that are increasingly driven by machine learning algorithms such that they can adjust to people working alongside them.

There are five major fields of robotics:

1. human-robot interface
2. mobility
3. manipulation
4. programming
5. sensors

Algorithms  are a set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially performed by a computer.  And, it is these algorithms that control the operation of a robot.

What we generally know so far is that an Agorithm takes some input and uses mathematics and logic to produce the output. In stark contrast, an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm takes a combination of both – inputs and outputs simultaneously in order to “learn” the data and produce outputs when given new inputs.

Artificial Intelligence Algorithms (AIA)will be implanted into ROBOTS and actually have been implanted into robots already...  as robots improve, AIA will improve as well...  and, in 10 years it will be 2030 and AI Robots will have taken:  "Robots 'to replace up to 20 million factory jobs' by 2030. Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030, according to analysis firm Oxford Economics.  Jun 26, 2019."  SOURCE:  BBC/Business

AND BY 2050:
"There’s no question that technology is drastically changing the way we work, but what will the job market look like by 2050? Will 40% of roles have been lost to automation – as predicted by Oxford university economists Dr Carl Frey and Dr Michael Osborne – or will there still be jobs even if the nature of work is exceptionally different from today? To address these issues, the Guardian hosted a roundtable discussion, in association with professional services firm Deloitte, which brought together academics, authors and IT business experts.  

The future of work will soon become “the survival of the most adaptable”, says Paul Mason, emerging technologies director for Innovate UK. As new technologies fundamentally change the way we work, the jobs that remain will be multifaceted and changeable.

“Workers of the future will need to be highly adaptable and juggle three or more different roles at a time,” says Anand Chopra-McGowan, head of enterprise new markets for General Assembly. So ongoing education will play a key role in helping people develop new skills..."   READ MORE

FUTURE TANKS OF 2050

REMEMBER:

2030 is only 10 years away

2050 is only 30 years away

If you are 25 now you will be 55 in 30 years

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. Specific applications of AI include expert systems, natural language processing (NLP), speech recognition and machine vision.

AI programming focuses on three cognitive skills: learning, reasoning and self-correction.

Learning processes. This aspect of AI programming focuses on acquiring data and creating rules for how to turn the data into actionable information. The rules, which are called algorithms, provide computing devices with step-by-step instructions for how to complete a specific task.

Reasoning processes. This aspect of AI programming focuses on choosing the right algorithm to reach a desired outcome.

Self-correction processes. This aspect of AI programming is designed to continually fine-tune algorithms and ensure they provide the most accurate results possible.  READ MORE

How Will AI Impact Our Future?

• We could have AI baby sitters
• We could have AI cleaning services
• We could have AI limo drivers
• We could have AI sexual partners
• We could have AI lawn care workers
• We could have AI cats and dogs pets
• We could have AI barber and beauticians
• We could have AI professional athletes
• We could have AI soldiers
• We could have AI law enforcement
• We could have AI fire fighters

If you can imagine it...  it is theoretically possible given the intellectual capacity of the human mind.

ALIENS....

ANCIENT ALIENS

Milky Way Galaxy - over 100 billion stars

Alien civilizations may have explored the galaxy and visited Earth already, a new study says. We just haven’t seen them recently.

The Milky Way could be teeming with interstellar alien civilizations — we just don't know about it because they haven't paid us a visit in 10 million years.

A study published last month in The Astronomical Journal posits that intelligent extraterrestrial life could be taking its time to explore the galaxy, harnessing star systems' movement to make star-hopping easier.

The work is a new response to a question known as the Fermi paradox, which asks why we haven't detected signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.

The paradox was first posed by the physicist Enrico Fermi, who famously asked, "Where is everybody?"  READ MORE

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

Henry David Thoreau

Civil Disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.

Resistance to Civil Government, called Civil Disobedience for short, is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).

     

Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus. The act of civil disobedience made Parks an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.

GUESS WHAT'S INTERESTING HERE?    All over the world, those people who demonstrate CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE are not wealthy or powerful...

NO "Empirical Evidence" of Trump-Russian Collusion

New House Documents released...

Schiff and Nadler

BUT...   Democrats still went after President Trump for another 3 three that included IMPEACHMENT over claims of an inappropriate phone conversation with the President of Ukraine...


PERSONAL OPINION:  I was once a lifelong Democrat until recently when the Democrats started moving towards Socialism...  and, while I did not vote for Donald Trump, I continue to be appalled by the tactics of the Democratic Party and their continued denial that they have done anything wrong.  The Pandemic may have screwed President Trump's bid for a second term but I hope that one day that the Democrats will suffer the consequences of their actions...

Today's Headlines at FOX News

 
DOJ drops case against Michael Flynn, in wake of internal memo release...  READ ENTIRE ARTICLE


We should extend our heartfelt thanks to all the DEMOCRATS who made this moment possible
by their stupidity and relentless attack on President Trump and all those who worked with him or were once associated with him...

I remember President Reagan ordering the Russian President Gorbachev to tear down the BERLIN WALL...  and, that actually happened...  which will now be analogous to President Trump tearing down the wall made by Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff,  and Nadler...

Males or Females?

Sexual Harassment
It is unlawful to harass a person (an applicant or employee) because of that person's sex. Harassment can include "sexual harassment" or unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature.

Harassment does not have to be of a sexual nature, however, and can include offensive remarks about a person's sex. For example, it is illegal to harass a woman by making offensive comments about women in general.

Both victim and the harasser can be either a woman or a man, and the victim and harasser can be the same sex.

Although the law doesn't prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being fired or demoted).

The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer.  SOURCE:  EEOC

Murder Hornets

Homemade Soup

What I like about homemade soup is that my soups are typically filling and that I don't mind using
leftovers with which to make the soup.  I have discovered which was important to me that potatoes cooked a long time will thicken any soup in case I do not want to use cornstarch or flour.  And, if you use a submersible food blender on cooked potatoes, the soup becomes even thicker.

With every single soup I make and cook, I start with the following:

• 2 onions
• 1 green bell pepper
• 2-3 tablespoons of crushed garlic
• 5-7 stalks of celery
• 3-5 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon of black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of Sea Salt
• 1 can of French Onion Soup or Broth
• 1 can of water

This mixture usually cooks for about 2-3 hours on medium heat with the lid on, stirring every 10-15 minutes.

To this mixture, I COULD add the following in any combination:

• 1/4 cup of uncooked Basmati rice
• a handful of extra thin spaghetti noodles broken in half
• can(s) of beans, corn, limas, peas, potatoes
• broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, string beans
• can(s) of crushed tomatoes
• hamburger (ground), chicken, or ham
• mashed potatoes if available
• hot dogs and/or sausage cut up the size of 2-3 poker chips

A VERY PERSONAL OPINION

Just saw on the news where the owner of a SALON was put in jail because she violated the STAY AT HOME...   NO WORK ORDERS issued by the Texas Governor... 

The judge said that she was  IRRESPONSIBLE but she retorted that SHE WAS VERY RESPONSIBLE AS SHE WAS TRYING TO FEED HER CHILDREN...  

The judge did not accept her explanation since she had ignored numerous restraining orders and gave her a choice, either:

1. spend 7 days in jail
2. pay $7,000 in fines

Both those choices HURTS HER CHILDREN...

THIS IS WRONG IN SO MANY WAYS...

MY DREAM CAR

1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD

Fox News has been alleged by academics, media figures, political figures, and watchdog groups of having Republican Party bias in their news coverage as well as perpetuating more general views of a conservative bias. ... For example, in 2009 the Fox News Channel engaged in a verbal conflict with the Obama administration.

The Ultimate List Of Hot Tub Health Benefits

• Improved Range of Motion. As we age, we lose our range of motion...
• Relief from the Symptoms of Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis...
• Heat increases circulation by dilating blood vessels...
• Relief from the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia...
• Jet massage soothes away tension...
• Relief from Lower Back Pain...
• Decreased Anxiety and Stress...
• Eases Sore Muscles...
• Better Sleep ...
• Meditation...

In 1967, I purchased a Plymouth Barracuda convertible that came stock with a 318cc engine but I had specially ordered a 383cc and a 4 speed rather than an automatic.  In the first 5 years of ownership, I had recorded over 100,000 miles or 20,000 miles each year when the average was 10-12,000 miles.  I drove this car when I lived  just outside of Alexandria, VA (4 miles going towards Mount Vernon) which was 8 miles away from Washington, DC.  There was a beltway that completely encompassed the Nation's Capital and it was a great place to challenge other vehicles to drag races.  I was 20 years old and knew that I knew everything.

In 1987, I had the Barracuda restored with all original parts and paint pigments and in 1997, I had to sell the Barracuda when I had been laid-off and needed money.  When sold, it had over 300,000 miles recorded on the Odometer.

This One's Mine...

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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT...

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The owner had put a Trump flag on his dock and the people across from his house complained to the club. Admirals told him that he had to take the flag down. The guy got pissed & sent his boat to get wrapped. This was a video of him bringing the boat home after.

For Healthy-Minded Folks...

Several months ago, I decided that I would count my daily intake of calories in the hopes that I could shed/lose a dozen pounds or so that I had previously gained because of taking steroids with my chemo for over ten years (actually, it was 30 pounds).  My research revealed that if a person, my gender, age, and weight consumed over 2500 calories each day, I would gain weight and if I consumed 2000 to 2500 calories I would maintain my weight, but if I consumed 1500 to 2000 calories I would lose weight.  My initial goal was to see if I could limit my intake of calories from 1500 to 2500...

Over the course of the first month, it was discovered that consuming between 2000 to 2500 was relatively easy...  so, reducing that by up to 500 did not seem like it would be that difficult.  To help me with this process, I created a calorie counter (see below) thinking that if I recorded each day I would be more motivated to continue...



During the April, I decided to add an exercise routine to my calorie counting and started peddling on a stationary bike for 20 minutes each day.  After a week, I increased it to 30 minutes and then after another week, I increased it to 40 minutes.  After another week had passed on my 40 minute bike routine, I would peddle for 20 minutes, walk a 1/4 mile and then peddle for another 20 minutes.  A week later, it was peddle for 20, walk for 1/2 mile, and peddle for 20 again.  Then, a week after that it was peddle for 20, walk for 1/2 mile, peddle for 20, walk for 1/2 mile.

I have reached my limits so I am not going to increase anything for several weeks remaining at 40 minutes peddling at a moderate speed and walking 1 mile at a speed of 3.0...  what is interesting here, at least to me, is the fact that because of my weight, my treadmill does not operate very well at speeds lower than 3.0...  so, I have been at that speed from the getgo.  3.0 is a 20 minute mile.  BTW, my little exercise routine burns 350 calories (40 minutes peddling - 1 mile walking at 3.0)