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Firefighters continue to mop-up along the eastern edge of the fire to extinguish any remaining pockets of heat within 300 feet of the line. Unburned vegetation within the fire perimeter continues to burn and has become active under the warm and dry weather pattern. Firefighters continue to work on an active fire area southwest of Seneca. However, the community itself has been secured and residents have returned.
Suppression repair continues, primarily on the northwest, west, and southwest edge of the fireline. Crews are focusing on repairing roads and culverts, rehabilitating bulldozer lines, and installing water bars to mitigate erosion within the fire area.
Once suppression repair is complete, the Lassen and Plumas National Forests will use the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) process to address emergency soil stabilization actions to reduce the immediate risks of post-fire erosion. Long-term restoration and recovery of burned forest ecosystems is being considered.
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Angers rise in Westerners as passions escalate in the sordid menage à trois of governance, finance and commerce. The abandon with which leadership acts out its wantonness has consequences for us all. It appears that a tipping point has been rea
ched. As a result many of the adversely affected are occupying various rendezvous sites attempting to interrupt the indecencies of this affair.
Those doing so are boldly following the lead of the Arab world as it began its renunciations of the long-standing amoral and immoral affairs of state in their countries. For they felt they were loosing the last vestiges of their dignity. They too longed for sovereignty. They too longed for genuine community. For decent and dignified leadership.
Whether through occupancy some of us intend to prompt an interuptus in the bordellos of governance, finance and commerce there is something of equally and greater import. Attending to things outside ourselves is of vital importance for many; yet, our real nemeses are the voices inside our heads. Those which serially condemn ourselves then arrogantly inform that we are superior to others.
These voices tell us that our beliefs, our ways of being and our actions are better than another’s. Then again our ego’s voice hastens to chastise, demean and diminish us. This cycle repeats interjecting various pronouncements in which it projects fierce judgments and harsh criticisms onto others, in justification of our biases and fears. These voices incite us to anger, rage and attack. Then, they belittle us.
The greater our differences from the other, the harsher our judgement, the more intense our fear. So too, the greater our arrogance and implacable bent. What we regard as nemesis out there will only be transformed by transforming the only true nemesis, the one within ourselves. It is time to re-constellate the love-hate affair within ourselves.
If we are of a mind to occupy, it is the rape of self by self that we need to interrupt. The one repeatedly perpetrating indecencies against ourselves, our internal nemesis. It is this affront that must be stopped. In clearing our internal debris we can genuinely occupy ourselves and the sovereign life awaiting each of us. It is through doing this we can have the creative expression we long for. We can be more relaxed in navigating the becalmed or turbulent waters of our lives.
A friend used to say: Freedom ensues from discipline. Of course I understood intellectually. I must confess however that only now years later, I apprehend and have a visceral awareness of the wisdom of his words. A tipping point has been reached. No aspect of our individual or collective lives can sustain ourselves in the context of the consequences our individual internal nemeses have rendered.
Human decency, accessing and acting with wisdom, self love, love of others, community, and living peaceably begins with self discipline and willpower. The discipline for each of us to develop and posses the abilities to consciously deploy our attentions on what serves ourselves, others and life, not at another’s expense, but rather, in confluence with the outcomes of others. There is space for each of us. There are sufficient resources to go round. This does not mean we are to befriend and engage all others. Rather, it is important to recognize there are those who differ from us. We are to discipline ourselves to let go of fears of difference. We can live differently from another and share this planet.
We have reached a stage in the evolution of consciousness where we need to consciously direct where we place our attentions, being aware of on what and on whom we give our attentions. We need to cease allowing our attentions the pleasure of behaving as though they had minds of their own, as though their habitual patterns of orienting around problems serves us. They do not. We need instead to consciously direct our attentions on creative alternatives, to that which serves life, that which is life affirming, to our individual promise, and the untapped creativity available to each of us. These are the places to direct our attentions.
So how might we transform the seemingly tireless internal critic? the nemesis bent on our downfall? To begin with, let’s remember that our mind, intellect and personality are but a fraction of who and what a human being is. There is much more to one than mind, body and spirit. There are other realms of ourselves that the world’s perennial wisdom has always informed. Aspects of ourselves known to mystics, poets and Earth-based peoples.
Our unfolding consciousness is making increasingly available our access to information, wisdom and awareness beyond our psychology and mind. The internal critic is but a tiny yet robust aspect of our personalities. It is this aspect, the critic, that psychologists endeavor to skill off. I suggest instead that our task is to transform it. To conscript its great prowess. To assign it life-affirming duties, and align it with our highest and best potential, our individual brilliance, creativity, our dignity, beauty and innocence.
In a following post, I offer “how-to tips” enabling us to progress in our efforts to befriend and transform our internal nemeses. I will give tips on shifting and deploying our attentions in ways that serve us and Life. In the interim, I leave you with these provocative questions:
• What would you do if you did not fear punishments and delightful rewards?
• How would you live?
• What would you attend to? what would you do if you stopped criticizing yourself?
• What would you do if your internal nemesis was transformed into one who supported your self confidence? if it simply reminded you moment to moment of your great prowess and promise?
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Translate level | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of level
1a position on a real or imaginary scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality:a high level of unemployment debt rose to unprecedented levels a social, moral, or intellectual standard:at six he could play chess at an advanced level a position in a real or notional hierarchy:a fairly junior level of management 2a height or distance from the ground or another stated or understood base:storms caused river levels to rise
3a device consisting of a sealed glass tube partially filled with alcohol or other liquid, containing an air bubble whose position reveals whether a surface is perfectly level or plumb. Also called spirit level, bubble level. Surveying an instrument for giving a horizontal line of sight. 4a flat tract of land:flooded levels
1having a flat and even surface without slopes or bumps:we had reached level ground at the same height as someone or something else:his eyes were level with hers having the same relative position; not in front of or behind:the car braked suddenly, then backed rapidly until it was level with me (of a quantity of a dry substance) with the contents not rising above the brim of the measure:a level teaspoon of salt unchanged; not having risen or fallen:earnings were level at 57 cents a share
2calm and steady:“Adrian,” she said in her most level voice
verb (levels, leveling, leveled; also chiefly Britishlevels, levelling, levelled)
1 [with object] give a flat and even surface to:contractors started leveling the ground for the new power station Surveying ascertain differences in the height of (land). demolish (a building or town):bulldozers are now waiting to level their home 2 [no object]
) begin to fly horizontally after climbing or diving.
(of a path, road, or incline) cease to slope upward or downward:the track leveled out, and there below us was the bay cease to fall or rise in number, amount, or quantity:inflation has leveled out at an acceptable rate [with object]
(level something up/down
) increase or reduce the amount, number, or quantity of something in order to remove a disparity.
3 [with object] aim (a weapon):he leveled a long-barreled pistol at us direct (a criticism or accusation):accusations of corruption had been leveled against him 4 [no object]
) informal be frank or honest with (someone):when are you going to level with me?
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There is apparently a point at which some excessively rich individuals decide to do away with decent standards of dress altogether. They are literally so loaded they can afford to look homeless; their rags become a sort of reverse status symbol. In fact, as author Paul Fussell
noted in Class: A Guide Through the American Status System
, shabby clothes "advertise how much of conventional dignity [the upper classes] can afford to throw away. The wearing of clothes excessively new or excessively neat and clean suggests that your social circumstances are not entirely secure."
We'd like to think that's the reason behind the appearance of the celebs on Nerve's
new list of the "Top 10 Rich People Who Look Poor." It would certainly seem to be for notoriously-underdressed billionaire Condé Nast owner Si Newhouse
, who clocks in at # 7. But we think it's more than likely that the Olsen Twins (#6), Britney Spears (#3) and Amy Winehouse (#1), who's reportedly worth
$20 million, are actually just slobs. Check out the full list here
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REGINA -- Dena McMartin has heard all the jokes about her “crappy job.”
McMartin, an associate professor of Environmental Systems Engineering at the University of Regina, is leading a team of researchers studying about 70 patties of frozen cow manure. The patties have been located on the roof of the university’s Classroom Building (CL) since January.
The goal of the research is to unravel the mystery of how Escherichia coli, more commonly known as E. coli, survive the harsh Saskatchewan winters.
“E.coli — they’re gut organisms. They live at 37 C. So, in theory, they shouldn’t survive -40 C temperatures,” explained McMartin.
“But what we’ve found in the field experiments in spring runoff is we have very high fecal coliform counts — live bacteria — coming off fields and into streams and creeks when in theory there should be none. They shouldn’t have survived.”
The U of R project, a satellite version of affiliated research being done on 14 field sites in Moosomin by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, is comprised of two faculty members, including McMartin, and three graduate students.
Given the approximate 220-kilometre travel distance to Moosomin, it was decided the roof of the CL building would be an ideal, private location to conduct local research — especially since the roof has a small meteorological station that can collect weather data.
“If you do this in the lab, then you reduce wind (and) solar radiation — you take away all those real factors that could impact E.coli survival. So, our goal is to have some control but still have reality,” she said.
Although McMartin and her staff have gone along with the jokes by labelling the research project “poop on the roof” the project itself is no joking matter with serious implications for human health and safety.
Eventually, researchers hope to advise farmers on how to better manage their land and animals to prevent E.coli from entering reservoirs and the water supply.
“We haven’t proven, but it’s possible, that E.coli from farms upstream of (the Moosomin) reservoir is making its way into the drinking water treatment plant. And what that means is if there is a failure in the treatment plant, there could be health concerns in the community — sort of like the Walkerton (Ont.) outbreak,” said McMartin, referring to the May 2000 incident that killed seven people.
One of the graduate students, Samar Baker-Ismail, has been involved with the project since 2011. She said regular kitchen supplies, such as mixers, were used to prepare and shape the manure patties.
“It was not as bad as I expected,” said Baker-Ismail, adding that her children joke with her about the “poop” research.
The overall project began four years ago with about $1.5 million in funding and is scheduled to expire on March 31. McMartin has applied for other sources of federal funding to continue the research.
“I think it’s really interesting research. It’s work that hasn’t been done before and especially on this scale. If we have the opportunity to continue running it, the science we can produce will be world-class,” said McMartin.
“We learn from the farmers (and) they learn from us. And the opportunity to actually make a change is huge with this project.”
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NEW YORK — A group of doctors and public health professors are hoping the Food and Drug Administration will place stronger regulations on energy drinks to protect children and adolescents from what they call the harmful effects of high caffeine consumption.
The group, which includes 18 doctors and public health experts from around the country, delivered the letter to FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg Tuesday, citing research indicating that consuming energy drinks — which have a high caffeine content — is leading to emergency room visits and even deaths among children.
"Children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the serious health risks of these drinks," University of California Berkeley public health professor and signatory Patricia Crawford said. "They have no place in the diets of young people."
The letter noted that energy drinks are projected to reach $19.7 billion in sales this year and that, according to an FDA-commissioned study from 2010, 65% of the people consuming them are ages 13 years to 35 years, while according to recent reports, between 30% and 50% of adolescents and young adults consume energy drinks. At the same time, according to the Drug Abuse Warning NEtwork, emergency room visits related to energy drinks more than doubled between 2007 and 2011, from 10,068 to 20,783.
On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Monster Beverage, the largest maker of energy drinks, plans to change the labeling on its Monster Energy drink and sell it as a beverage rather than a dietary supplement, as it has for a decade. The Times reported that the change would mean the company would no longer required to inform regulators about reports that may link its drinks to injuries and deaths. The company also plans to list Monster Energy's caffeine content on the can. Another energy drink line, Rockstar Energy, underwent a similar change to its packaging.
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Last year, Mexican immigrants did not make up the majority of those apprehended at the border in South Texas.
Border Patrol doesn't break out apprehensions by country of origin -- just by Mexican or non-Mexican. But agency statistics show that apprehensions of non-Mexican migrants, the majority of which are from Central America, now outnumber those of Mexicans. That's happened in the past, but it's certainly not the norm.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
In the Rio Grande Valley sector, which stretches from the tip of Texas to southwest of Houston, the agency caught 98,000 people in the twelve-month period that ended last September. About 50,000 were from countries other than Mexico, while almost 48,000 were from Mexico. For the same period in the previous year, agents picked up more than 38,000 Mexicans versus almost 21,000 immigrants from other countries.
Does this mean that a new wave of illegal immigration, akin to the last one from Mexico, is now on the way from Central America?
First of all, Central America is a lot smaller than Mexico. Mexico's population is roughly 115 million; all of Central America is about 40 million.
When you look at the Central American countries that appear to be sending the most undocumented immigrants -- Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador -- you're talking about an even smaller pool of people. The combined population of those countries is 28 million.
Then there's geography. To get to the U.S. from Central America, you might have to travel through several countries, including Mexico. The land crossing along Mexico's southern border is infamous for shakedowns by local authorities and the threat of getting robbed, or worse. Crossing Mexico can be perilous, too. The train that many poorer migrants take north is dubbed "la bestia," the beast, because of its reputation for leaving migrants vulnerable to crime and physical injury from the train itself.
The distance makes a big difference when comparing Mexican migration to that from Central America, according to Andrew Selee, the vice president for programs at the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. In addition, there are already networks in place to help this process along in Mexico.
"You travel through your own country, you can often get a smuggler," he said.
That's different for Central American migrants heading north.
"It's a very daunting challenge," he said. "It's amazing how many people still do it."
Border security likely has an impact in discouraging migration, as well. There are more Border Patrol agents along the southern border than during any time in the country's history. In the 2012 fiscal year, Border Patrol had 21,370 agents on payroll, double the amount it had seven years ago.
Perspective is important. The wave of immigration from Mexico over the last several decades was the largest from any one country in the history of the U.S. Yes, it might be drying up, but there's no reason to believe that immigration from another region to this country will reach similar levels any time soon.
Of course, there are factors that will continue to drive people here. Violence and economic struggles will continue to push migrants North, particularly from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. But the scale just isn't the same as the migration from Mexico since 1970, and experts like Selee say it will never come close to that.
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Children's acetaminophen has been available as concentrated infant drops (containing 80 mg of acetaminophen per 0.8 mL of drops or 80 mg of acetaminophen per 1 mL of drops) and as a less concentrated liquid (containing 160 mg acetaminophen per 5 mL of liquid) for older children. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of children who were given too much acetaminophen when their caregivers mistakenly used a more concentrated product in place of a less concentrated product. To prevent this type of mistake, the concentrated infant drops will no longer be manufactured for sale in the U.S. Instead, all liquid acetaminophen products for children under 12 years of age will contain 160 mg of acetaminophen in 5 mL of medication.
Although the more concentrated products are no longer being manufactured, they may still be available in stores for some time, and you may already have these products in your home. You may continue to buy and to give your child the concentrated products, but you will need to be especially careful to follow directions so that you give your child the right amount of medication.
Before you give your child acetaminophen, check the active ingredient section in the Drug Facts label on the package to see whether the medication is an older concentrated product containing 80 mg per 0.8 mL or a newer product containing 160 mg per 5 mL. Do not assume that a product with the word ''new'' on the package contains the new concentration because the word ''new'' may also appear on older products. Read the directions on each product label carefully and give only the amount of medication listed in the instructions on that package to your child. Do not just give your child the same amount of medication that you have given in the past, follow instructions that you have read on a different package in the past, or rely on dosing instructions from the Internet, old dosing charts, or family members. If your child's doctor prescribes acetaminophen for your child, be sure that he or she knows which product you will be using so that he or she can prescribe the correct dose.
If you have an older concentrated product, it will probably come with a dropper, and if you have a newer product, it may come with an oral syringe. Only measure your child's medication with the device included in that package . Do not switch measuring devices between the old and new acetaminophen liquid products.
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor if you have questions about these acetaminophen product changes.
Taking too much acetaminophen can cause liver damage, sometimes serious enough to require liver transplantation or cause death. You might accidentally take too much acetaminophen if you do not follow the directions on the prescription or package label carefully, or if you take more than one product that contains acetaminophen.
To be sure that you take acetaminophen safely, you should:
not take more than one product that contains acetaminophen at a time. Read the labels of all the prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking to see if they contain acetaminophen. Be aware that abbreviations such as APAP, AC, Acetaminophn, Acetaminoph, Acetaminop, Acetamin, or Acetam. may be written on the label in place of the word acetaminophen. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you don't know if a medication that you are taking contains acetaminophen.
take acetaminophen exactly as directed on the prescription or package label. Do not take more acetaminophen or take it more often than directed, even if you still have fever or pain. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you do not know how much medication to take or how often to take your medication. Call your doctor if you still have pain or fever after taking your medication as directed.
be aware that you should not take more than 4000 mg of acetaminophen per day. If you need to take more than one product that contains acetaminophen, it may be difficult for you to calculate the total amount of acetaminophen you are taking. Ask your doctor or pharmacist to help you.
tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver disease.
tell your doctor if you drink 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day. Talk to your doctor about the safe use of alcohol while you are taking acetaminophen.
stop taking your medication and call your doctor right away if you think you have taken too much acetaminophen, even if you feel well.
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor if you have questions about the safe use of acetaminophen or acetaminophen-containing products.
Why is this medication prescribed?
Acetaminophen is used to relieve mild to moderate pain from headaches, muscle aches, menstrual periods, colds and sore throats, toothaches, backaches, and reactions to vaccinations (shots), and to reduce fever. Acetaminophen may also be used to relieve the pain of osteoarthritis (arthritis caused by the breakdown of the lining of the joints). Acetaminophen is in a class of medications called analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers). It works by changing the way the body senses pain and by cooling the body.
How should this medicine be used?
Acetaminophen comes as a tablet, chewable tablet, capsule, suspension or solution (liquid), drops (concentrated liquid; removed from U.S. market), extended-release (long-acting) tablet, and orally disintegrating tablet (tablet that dissolves quickly in the mouth), to take by mouth, with or without food. Acetaminophen also comes as a suppository to use rectally. Acetaminophen is available without a prescription, but your doctor may prescribe acetaminophen to treat certain conditions. Follow the directions on the package or prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand.
If you are giving acetaminophen to your child, read the package label carefully to make sure that it is the right product for the age of the child. Do not give children acetaminophen products that are made for adults. Some products for adults and older children may contain too much acetaminophen for a younger child. Check the package label to find out how much medication the child needs. If you know how much your child weighs, give the dose that matches that weight on the chart. If you don't know your child's weight, give the dose that matches your child's age. Ask your child's doctor if you don't know how much medication to give your child.
Acetaminophen comes in combination with other medications to treat cough and cold symptoms. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice on which product is best for your symptoms. Check nonprescription cough and cold product labels carefully before using two or more products at the same time. These products may contain the same active ingredient(s) and taking them together could cause you to receive an overdose. This is especially important if you will be giving cough and cold medications to a child.
Swallow the extended-release tablets whole; do not split, chew, crush, or dissolve them.
Place the orally disintegrating tablet ('Meltaways') in your mouth and allow to dissolve or chew it before swallowing.
Shake the suspension well before each use to mix the medication evenly. Always use the measuring cup or syringe provided by the manufacturer to measure each dose of the solution or suspension. Do not switch dosing devices between different products; always use the device that comes in the product packaging.
To insert an acetaminophen suppository into the rectum, follow these steps:
Remove the wrapper.
Dip the tip of the suppository in water.
Lie down on your left side and raise your right knee to your chest. (A left-handed person should lie on the right side and raise the left knee.)
Using your finger, insert the suppository into the rectum, about 1/2 to 1 inch (1.25 to 2.5 centimeters) in infants and children and 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) in adults. Hold it in place for a few moments.
Stand up after about 15 minutes. Wash your hands thoroughly and resume your normal activities.
Stop taking acetaminophen and call your doctor if your symptoms get worse, you develop new or unexpected symptoms, including redness or swelling, your pain lasts for more than 10 days, or your fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days. Also stop giving acetaminophen to your child and call your child's doctor if your child develops new symptoms, including redness or swelling, or your child's pain lasts for longer than 5 days, or fever get worse or lasts longer than 3 days.
Do not give acetaminophen to a child who has a sore throat that is severe or does not go away, or that occurs along with fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting. Call the child's doctor right away, because these symptoms may be signs of a more serious condition.
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to acetaminophen, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in the product. Ask your pharmacist or check the label on the package for a list of ingredients.
tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, or herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin); isoniazid (INH); certain medications for seizures including carbamazepine (Tegretol), phenobarbital, and phenytoin (Dilantin); medications for pain, fever, coughs, and colds; and phenothiazines (medications for mental illness and nausea). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
tell your doctor if you have any serious medical condition.
tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking acetaminophen, call your doctor.
if you drink three or more alcoholic beverages every day, ask your doctor if you should take acetaminophen. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about the safe use of alcoholic beverages while taking acetaminophen.
you should know that combination acetaminophen products for cough and colds that contain nasal decongestants, antihistamines, cough suppressants, and expectorants should not be used in children younger than 2 years of age. Use of these medications in young children can cause serious and life-threatening effects or death. In children 2 through 11 years of age, combination cough and cold products should be used carefully and only according to the directions on the label.
if you have phenylketonuria (PKU, a inherited condition in which a special diet must be followed to prevent mental retardation), you should know that some brands of acetaminophen chewable tablets may be sweetened with aspartame. a source of phenylalanine.
What special dietary instructions should I follow?
This medication is usually taken as needed. If your doctor has told you to take acetaminophen regularly, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one.
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following symptoms, stop taking acetaminophen and call your doctor immediately:
swelling of the face, throat, tongue, lips, eyes, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs
difficulty breathing or swallowing
Acetaminophen may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while you are taking this medication.
If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch] or by phone [1-800-332-1088].
What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication?
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.
Before having any laboratory test, tell your doctor and the laboratory personnel that you are taking acetaminophen.
Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about acetaminophen.
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Veterans Day 2012
A history of Veterans Day and what's open and closed.
This Sunday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, a time to recognize and honor those who have served in our nation’s military. But why that day?
The Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, took effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed "November 11" as the first remembrance of the end of the Great War:
To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…
In 1926, Congress officially recognized the end of WWI and laid the foundation for Veterans Day celebrations. Later, in 1938, Congress approved Nov. 11 as “Armistice Day," changed to “Veterans Day” in 1954.
This year, since Veterans Day falls on a weekend, it will be officially commemorated Monday, Nov. 12.
In Montgomery County, county offices and libraries will be closed, but liquor stores and recreation centers will be open. Public transportation is on modified schedules and public parking garages, lots and meters will be free.
In Prince George’s County, refuse, recycling, yard waste and bulky trash collection will operate on a normal schedule. TheBus (except for routes 51-extended, 52, 53 and Call-A-Bus will operate on a normal schedule.
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Explore Careers - Job Market Report
Loan officers examine, evaluate and process credit and loan applications. They are employed by banks, trust companies, credit unions and similar financial institutions.
- Interview applicants for personal, mortgage, student and business loans
- Research and evaluate loan applicant's financial status, references, credit and ability to repay the loan
- Complete credit and loan documentation
- Submit credit and loan applications to management with recommendations for approval or rejection; or approve or reject applications within authorized limits ensuring that credit standards of the institution are respected
- Promote the sale of credit and loan services
- Review and update credit and loan files
- Prepare statements on delinquent accounts and forward irreconcilable accounts for collector action.
Wages for Loan Officers in Halifax Region
Wages depend on job requirements and work conditions. They also vary between regions, for reasons such as location, labour agreements, and the availability of workers. The wages below are estimated before taxes.
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By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
Rep. Joe Barton’s last bright idea – to apologize to BP for having to make reparations for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – earned him national ridicule.
His pandering may not have misfired (much) in the conservative-leaning Texas district he represents, but it was a rude affront to those who earn a living on the gulf, and anyone who cares about the workers and wildlife there.
Now, less than a year later, Barton again appears to have his finger on the pulse of the mean-spirited minority.
And there’s a connection. Once again, Barton is thumbing his nose at America’s urge to become more energy efficient. His plan: Roll back a 2007 law that requires light bulbs to be 30 percent more efficient than old-style incandescent bulbs starting in 2012.
Yes, it’s come to that. Even new light bulb technology is now suspect in certain circles. Oh, how far we’ve strayed from more ambitious attempts to curb our energy use. Forget carbon pricing or fees on big smokestack polluters. Now, even a nudge in the right direction ignites a controversy.
Rep. Barton and some like-minded cohorts in the House, Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Steve Burgess (R-Texas) , who also represents… well, it doesn’t matter who he represents, because this group may not be representing the public, so much as they’re representing an ideology, and possibly corporate supporters.
These three have introduced, H.R. 6144, known as the “Better Use of Light Bulbs Act,” which argues for sticking with outmoded technology and would stymie efforts to reduce household electricity consumption.
The question is why?
Barton (whose office declined to comment for this story) has said it is important that we stick with old-style light bulbs because a U.S. light bulb factory recently closed in Virginia. He’s also concerned about mercury in CFL light bulbs, which we’ll get to in a moment. And, he says, old incandescents are cheaper to buy (but only if you count just their upfront cost).
Let’s start with the jobs. It’s true that 200 people lost their positions when the last incandescent light bulb factory in the U.S. closed Winchester, Virginia last year, marking the end of an era.
What Barton fails to mention is that new lighting technology has been creating thousands of jobs, many of them in the U.S., as companies like North Carolina’s Cree, a leader in LED lighting, Philips and Sylvania expand operations. Cree is even developing a new LED that mimics the old incandescent. These are jobs that would be jeopardized by a political showdown over advanced lighting technology.
But Barton and company are not really worried about jobs. Truth be told, they just don’t want government telling us what to buy. And they’ll follow that ideology off a cliff. (One survey, by a conservative pollster, did show that about 70 percent of the respondents didn’t want to “be told” what light bulbs to buy. But the answer might have been generated by the way the question was asked. Good thing the law on the books doesn’t “tell” anyone what to buy. It requires manufacturers to make more energy efficient light bulbs of whatever type they choose.)
Lighting might seem like a filament on the large stage of energy debates. But it accounts for about 20 percent of our household electricity costs. The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that the switch underway to lighting that’s 30 percent more efficient would save the U.S. $10 billion a year on electricity.
The savings could actually be much greater because CFL light bulbs actually use only about 25 percent of the energy of an old incandescent. What’s more, those who like that friendly warm glow from incandescents will find it replicated not just in newer CFLs, but in new more efficient incandescents coming onto the market, as well as those LEDs that aren’t quite ready for the consumer just yet.
The argument to stick with the light bulb that Edison invented 130 years ago seems to vaporize when you shine a light on it.
So hail to the old ways! Let’s go back to refrigerators with ozone-blasting CFCs and cars without seat belts. They could be powered by leaded gas!
Sounds silly. But this has become a huge battle in Congress, with a corollary bill in the Senate to shutdown lighting progress drawing support from several senators. (Here’s the latest on that.)
Yes, Barton is spot on when he says CFLs are an imperfect solution to the old style incandescent light bulb. CFLs contain a small amount of mercury and must be dealt with very carefully if they break. The EPA advises the public to take specific steps — to clear the room, avoid handling the debris directly and to dispose of it properly. It’s onerous. But new technology doesn’t always roll out perfectly, and where was the outcry over the mercury that’s been hanging around for decades in all those long tube fluorescent lights in offices and garages everywhere?
The mercury content in CFLs is miniscule, about 4 milligrams, a fraction of the 500 milligrams that floated around in those old-style thermometers, according to the NRDC.
The NRDC argues that newer, more efficient light bulbs will do far more to protect the environment from mercury pollution than they ever could to contaminate it.
Using CFLs could save households $100 to $200 in electricity costs and cut national energy use by an amount equivalent to that consumed by all the houses in Texas every year. The concurrent reduction in air pollution from coal-fired power plants would greatly reduce mercury emissions nationally. Let me say that again, mercury emissions would decline, because we’d be saving energy. (It’s a key point often missed in news stories on this topic.)
“These standards will help cut our nation’s electric bill by over $10 billion a year and will save the equivalent electricity of 30 large power plants,” says Noah Horowitz, a senior scientist with the National Resources Defense Council. “That translates into a whole lot less global warming pollution being emitted.”
Most CFLs also last a long time, compounding their efficiency. Some of mine are six years old, and I can attest to their energy-saving ability. Only two, in a ceiling fan fixture, expired before their time, and were recycled via a Lowe’s recapture center.
As for this breakage issue. I can understand why people with small kids might worry. This is a legitimate concern. But some CFLs come with an extra coating around the “squiggly” part, as Barton calls it, that contains the breakage with an outer sheath. You can also buy CFLs that have the lowest mercury content thanks to a green lighting guide produced by the Environmental Working Group. And it’s possible that LEDs, even more efficient, and mercury-free, will conquer the home lighting market.
So I’m searching for the problem here.
Perhaps those who want to dismantle the energy progress promoted by this Bush-era law have special interests cheering them on; special interests that prefer the status quo.
Some of Barton’s biggest supporters include electric utilities and oil and gas companies.
We shouldn’t assume, though, that every utility or power provider wants us to waste energy.
MX Energy President and CEO Jeffrey Mayer recently noted that some power companies want to help shape a more sustainable world.
“The transition to more energy efficient lighting is just one example of how a universal small change – something as simple as changing a light bulb – can produce a dramatic and substantial impact on our energy consumption as a nation,” Mayer said. “Some people may be surprised that as an energy provider we would support a move that will translate into people using less of our product. However, the issue of sustainability and energy efficiency has always been at the core of who we are as a company.”
I like to think Mayer, whose company has been carbon neutral for the past few years, is not alone; that he represents the vanguard of the power industry.
But maybe some of Barton’s supporters just aren’t there yet. The electric utilities and oil and gas companies that gave him $350,000 of the $2.38 million he raised in the last election cycle may not be ready for new ways to save energy.
Guess they’re still in the dark about how we need to tread more lightly on this planet.
- Read more about the value of keeping new light bulb technology moving forward at this NRDC fact sheet.
Copyright © 2011 Green Right Now | Distributed by GRN Network
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Last modified: 08 March 2011
The barn owl is in trouble, so who better to come to the rescue than the RSPB – with the help of a few owl Samaritans.
Staff from the RSPB visited a farm in Newtownards this week and placed a nestbox, after barn owl calls had been heard in the area.
These beautiful, iconic birds of prey are largely nocturnal, but can be seen sometimes at dawn and dusk. Although they are notoriously elusive and seldom spotted, they have an unmistakeable shrill shrieking call which can give them away. They hunt small prey such as mice and rats, and nest in barns and tree hollows.
Sadly, these majestic birds have suffered huge declines over the last few decades, due largely to loss of habitat and changes in agriculture. The good news is that there are options available to help stop any further decline, and with a bit of a helping hand through proper habitat management, we hope these beautiful birds will be back on track for a healthy future.
Many other bird species have suffered ranging degrees of decline in the last century, with once commonplace garden birds as the house sparrow and starling seeing such dramatics drops in numbers that they have been placed on the red category of conservation concern in the UK, and on the amber list in Ireland.
The good news is that just by taking small measures you could make a huge difference - turning your garden into a haven for birds is more simple than you might think.
· Leaving small areas of grass unmowed attract insects, which are a food source for birds.
· Planting trees or shrubs means birds are provided with shelter, and flowers /plants generate seeds and attract insects. Even if you don't have a garden, you could put a few pots on your windowsill or balcony.
· Putting up feeding stations and maintaining them all through the year ensures they always have a steady food source.
· Putting up a nest box gives them a solid nesting site, and provides shelter for roosting.
If you want to help owls or other birds by putting up a nestbox, now is the time of year to do it. Nestboxes come in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on the bird, and even if they do not use it for nesting, it still provides much needed shelter and warmth. With National Nestbox Week just having passed, when could be a better time!
For more information visit the RSPB website: www.rspb.org.uk, or if you think that you might have barn owls in your area, call the RSPB Northern Ireland Office on 02890 491547.
Susan Kula supports the work of the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW), so if you have any concerns about wild bird crime, contact the RSPB office: 02890 491547, or your local police station: 0845 600 8000.
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Two governmental agencies which investigated the causes of the 2008 financial meltdown—the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and the U.S. Senate Criminal Investigations Subcommittee—made criminal referrals to the U.S. Department of Justice. These referrals were never acted on. Soon the six-year statute of limitations on prosecuting financial fraud will run out, and it will be too late to prosecute.
Chris Swecker, former assistant FBI director in charge of its Criminal Investigations Division, issued a public warning back in 2004 about an explosion of mortgage fraud that could lead to calamity. The warning was not heeded. He told Al Jazeera English that the Justice Department has not allocated sufficient resources for investigation and prosecution. He noted that Attorney General Eric Holder and Criminal Division Chief Larry Breur were white-collar defense attorneys and have a “defense mindset.”
Bryan Georgiou, who served on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, said the Justice Department’s inaction shows “a lack of accountability that is really quite unique in American history.”
Part of the reason is the large sums of money the big Wall Street firms spend on campaign contributions and lobbying. Goldman Sachs was President Obama’s largest corporate donor in 2008; the Justice Department terminated its criminal investigation of Goldman in August, saying there was no basis for indictments. Another reason is the revolving door between working for government and working on Wall Street.
William Black, an expert on white collar crime and litigation director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board during the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s, said the impact of the recent financial meltdown is roughly 70 times as great, in terms of its economic impact, as the S&L crash, yet the investigative and prosecution effort is much smaller. The subprime mortgage crisis was fraud from start to finish, from knowingly signing up borrowers based on false information to repackaging the loans and selling them based on false information.
He said the Justice Department appears not to understand “accounting control fraud,” in which executives who control a company loot it for their own benefit. “The best way to rob a bank is to own or control one,” he said. Unless President Obama and Attorney General Holder change course, the robbers will get away with it. And, no, there is no reason to think that Mitt Romney, with his shady financial history, would be any different.
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New DNA-Based Blood Test May Spot Signs of Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new study raises the possibility of a DNA-based blood test that doctors could routinely use to determine whether a patient has cancer.
There are many caveats. The research is preliminary, and the test is not cheap. Even if it does detect cancer, the test -- like the one currently used to detect prostate cancer -- could raise big questions about how to deal with the results.
Even so, a genetic test for cancer would be a major advance, experts say.
"This would be a way of detecting cancers earlier, and to tell you the level of cancer as you're going through the therapy," said Dr. Victor Velculescu, co-director of the Cancer Biology Program at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore.
Several blood tests detect the body's reaction to cancer, and others are being developed, including one that may spot stray cancer cells in the blood. This test is unique because it examines the blood for signs of DNA that's spilled out of cancerous cells into the bloodstream when they die, Velculescu explained.
In the study, researchers found that the test picked up differences in 10 patients with breast or colorectal cancer when compared to 10 healthy patients. The test didn't falsely suggest any of the healthy patients had cancer, he added.
"We're looking at the entire genome and can apply the test to any cancer type or individual cancer," Velculescu said.
The test costs thousands of dollars, but Velculescu expects the price would eventually drop.
In the future, he said, the test could be performed at regular intervals and detect cancer without requiring a biopsy. For now, however, the test needs to undergo more research.
There's one possible complication: If the test detects signs of cancer, then what? A blood screening test for prostate cancer, known as the PSA test, is a topic of hot debate because some patients may undergo unnecessary treatment.
Still, Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer and executive vice president of the American Cancer Society, said he can foresee a cancer screening blood test becoming a routine part of medicine, although it may take 20 years or more to get there.
In some cases, Brawley said, doctors could potentially choose to use the screening test to evaluate the extent of cancer in a patient instead of performing a biopsy. For example, in certain types of lung cancer, a biopsy can be dangerous because a needle is inserted into the lung, he noted.
For now, Brawley said, the test is "extremely expensive and extremely preliminary, and it's probably several years before anybody's going to be able to buy this."
The study appears in the Nov. 28 issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine.
For more about cancer, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
SOURCES: Victor Velculescu, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, oncology, and co-director, Cancer Biology Program, Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; Otis Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer and executive vice president, American Cancer Society, Atlanta; Nov. 28, 2012, Science Translational Medicine
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antianira wrote:I'm having problems with this as well....But what does "I loose; I was loosing" mean? I've never hear 'loose' used as a verb, unless it is supposed to be lose, or loosen.
[/face] is used as the example verb because it has such a nice short and easily recognizable stem. That makes it easy to see the augments and endings. The tranlation of it seems a little silly though.
Loose means undo, as in I untie
It can also mean destroy.
As the translation in the paradigms untie
would sound better than loose
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- [noun] a covering to disguise or conceal the face
- [noun] activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"
- [noun] a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
Synonyms: masquerade, masque
- [noun] a protective covering worn over the face
- [verb] hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"
Synonyms: dissemble, cloak
- [verb] put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"
- [verb] cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"
- [verb] shield from light
Synonyms: block out
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Because of lower housing prices, high unemployment and stagnant wage increases, the US economy has recently experienced little or no inflation. This has led to excellent performance for most bonds and other fixed income investments. But at some point in the future, rents will stabilize and wages will start to rise. Fixed income investors may want to adjust their portfolios now, to add some securities that will perform better when there is higher US inflation.
Here are some choices to consider:
- Bank Loans: These are short duration bonds that typically reset their quarterly coupon rate based on a spread over the three month LIBOR rate, so the coupon floats higher when inflation andinterest rates increase. Note that many of these bank loans are issued by lower-rated companies. But bank loans are a form of senior debt that have priority in the pecking order when there is a default, so a high repayment rate is likely.
- TIPS: Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities seem like an obvious inflation hedge, since the Federal Government adjusts the bond principal twice a year based on changes to the CPI. But there are few problems with TIPS right now:
- the CPI often understates the true rate of inflation
- the real interest rate on the 10-year TIPS is now a very low 1.10%. This is much less than the 3.5% real rate that existed twenty years. If real rates rise to those levels again, the price of TIPS bond will drop substantially.
I wouldn’t recommend it now, but the closed-end fund Western Asset/Claymore US Treasury Inflation Protected Sec Fund 2 (WIW) is often available at an attractive discount to NAV and could be worth buying if the 10-year TIP yield goes back over 2%.
- High Yield funds: If inflation rises to 3 or 4%, high yield bonds can offer more protection than Treasury bonds. The higher inflation would likely be caused by a stronger economy, which would mean a lower default rate on high yield bonds. And inflation would be a smaller percent of the income cash flows for high yield bonds. There are many good open end mutual funds available, and the closed-end fund BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) is available at a discount to NAV.
- Emerging market bond funds: Given the large growing US federal deficit, there is a risk that the Federal Reserve will increasingly print money to inflate away this debt. This risk is much lower in many emerging market countries where the debt to GDP ratio is much lower than in the US. An investor who fears future US inflation can look to emerging market bonds as a potential refuge. Within the closed-end fund space, there are several attractive funds available including Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) and AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF).
- Convertible bond funds: Since convertible bonds can be converted into equities, they can provide some inflation protection, since (in theory) earnings should grow higher with inflation, and stock prices are helped by higher earnings. But these funds generally have much higher volatility. There is also a wide variation in credit quality of the underlying companies. That said, there are some attractive discounts available now in some convertible bond closed-end funds including Bancroft Fund Ltd (BCV) and Ellsworth Fund Limited (ECF).
Disclosure: No positions
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The early spring is when initial infections by several foliage and needle diseases occur. The common anthracnose diseases of hardwoods, including maple anthracnose and ash anthracnose, sometimes cause leaf browning by mid-summer, and premature leaf fall in autumn. Spring seasons with unusually long or frequent wet periods can initiate a high level of needle disease such as spruce needlecast of white and Colorado blue spruce, and tip blight of pines. Both of these needle diseases have been quite severe in recent past years.
Applications of fungicide are usually not necessary in most years; normal spring weather, with good drying days between rain showers is most often the rule. However, if trees were severely infected last spring, and forecast conditions indicate an especially wet season in your area, fungicide applications may be prudent. Fungicides that control these diseases are protectants, and must be applied before leaf or needle infection takes place. This requires applications of the fungicide at the time of budbreak (usually about the first week in May for hardwoods, and two or three weeks later for pines and spruces). As leaf and needle tissue continues to grow and expand, an additional one or two applications of fungicide is required to cover the new tissues. Management programs should remain flexible; if extended periods of wet weather persist, the number of applications can be increased, or timing between applications can be shortened. If early spring conditions are dry, reduce the number of recommended applications or lengthen the time interval between recommended applications. Always refer to the product label, and never apply more frequently or in higher doses than stated on the label.
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Archive of the month: the drama societies
'Dadie' Rylands as the Duchess of Malfi, 1924
The August Archive of the month looks at the King's drama societies of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The College had a thriving drama scene that included the ghost writer MR James, the poet Rupert Brooke and the Shakespeare scholar and theatre director Dadie Rylands.
Rylands not only directed productions at King's but also the productions of the university drama society, the Marlowe Dramatic Society. This society influenced a generation of British theatre actors and directors.
You can see photos of these early plays at King's, including Rylands as the Duchess of Malfi. Women were not allowed in university plays at the time, and it is said that his experience in playing female roles in Elizabethan drama gave him a special insight when later directing these roles.
Twenty years later he directed an acclaimed production of The Duchess of Malfi at the Theatre Royal in London, for example, with his friend Dame Peggy Ashcroft as the Duchess.
This Archive of the month is the second in a three-part series about the clubs and societies of King's. The first was about the debating societies of King's. See the Archive of the month.
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The thing in the photo above, I’m sad to say, is a penis. It belongs to the male seed beetle. And just in case you’re holding out hope that appearances are deceiving, I can assure you they are not. Those spikes are hard and sharp, and they inflict heavy injuries upon the female beetles during sex. Why would such a hellish organ evolve?
This isn’t just about beetles. The animal kingdom is full of bafflingly-shaped penises adorned with spines, spikes, and convoluted twists and turns. In some animal groups, like certain flies, penis shape is the only clue that allows scientists to distinguish between closely related species.
For a male, sex isn’t just about penetration. After he ejaculates inside a female, his sperm still have to make their way to her eggs to fertilise them and pass on his genes. If she mates with many suitors, her body becomes a battleground where the sperm of different males duke it out. Females can influence this competition by being choosy over mates, storing sperm in special pouches, or evolving their own convoluted genital passages. Males, meanwhile, have evolved their own tricks, including: guarding behaviour; self-castration; barbed sperm; chemical weapons in their sperm; mating plugs; ‘traumatic insemination’; and having lots of sperm.
And spiky penises. That too.
The dung beetle, Scarabaeus nigroaeneus, as its name suggests, eats the faeces of large grazing mammals. When it finds a fresh pat, it fashions the dung into a ball and rolls it home, head down and walking backwards. That’s hard work. The balls can be 50 times heavier than the beetle, whose body heats up as it pushes around its weighty cargo.
Heating up is something that an insect can’t afford to do in the South African desert, where the ground can reach a scorching 60 degrees Celsius in the middle of the day. But the beetle’s dung-rolling antics provide it with a constantly accessible way of beating the heat. By filming dung beetles with a heat-sensitive camera, Jochen Smolka from Lund University has found that their dung balls aren’t just take-away meals—they’re also portable coolers.
Sticking to surfaces and walking up walls are so commonplace among insects that they risk becoming boring. But the green dock beetle has a fresh twist on this tired trick: it can stick to surfaces underwater. The secret to its aquatic stride is a set of small bubbles trapped beneath its feet. This insect can plod along underwater by literally walking on air.
The green dock beetle (Gastrophysa viridula) is a gorgeous European resident with a metallic green shell, occasionally streaked with rainbow hues. It can walk on flat surfaces thanks to thousands of hairs on the claws of their feet, which fit into the microscopic nooks and crannies of whatever’s underfoot. Most beetles have the same ability, and some boost the adhesive power of their hairs by secreting a sticky oil onto them.
These adaptations work well enough in dry conditions, but they ought to fail on wet surfaces. Water molecules should interfere with the hairs’ close contact, and disrupt the adhesive power of the oil. “People believed that beetles have no ability to walk under water,” says Naoe Hosoda from the National Institute for Material Science in Tuskuba, Japan.
They were clearly wrong. Together with Stanislav Gorb from the Zoological Institute at the University of Kiel, Germany, she clearly showed that the green dock beetle has no problems walking underwater. The duo captured 29 wild beetles, and allowed them to walk off a stick onto the bottom of a water bath. Once there, they kept on walking. Read More
In the 1940s, visitors watching football games at Berkeley’s Californian Memorial Stadium would often be plagued by beetles. The insects swarmed their clothes and bit them on the necks and hands. The cause: cigarettes. The crowds smoked so heavily that a cloud of smoke hung over the stadium. And where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And where there’s fire, there are fire-chaser beetles.
While most animals flee from fires, fire-chaser beetles (Melanophila) head towards a blaze. They can only lay their eggs in freshly burnt trees, whose defences have been scorched away. Fire is such an essential part of the beetles’ life cycle that they’ll travel over 60 kilometres to find it. They’re not fussy about the source, either. Forest fires will obviously do, but so will industrial plants, kilns, burning oil barrels, vats of hot sugar syrup, and even cigarette-puffing sports fans.
The beetles find fire with a pair of pits below their middle pair of legs. Each is only as wide as a few human hairs, and consists of 70 dome-shaped sensors. They look a bit like insect eyes. In the 1960s, scientists showed that the sensors detect the infrared radiation given off by hot objects. Each one is filled with liquid, which expands when it absorbs infrared radiation. This motion stimulates sensory cells and tells the beetle that there’s heat afoot.
For fans of a velvety latte or a jolting espresso, meet your greatest enemy: the coffee berry borer beetle. This tiny pest, just a few millimetres long, can ruin entire coffee harvests. It affects more than 20 million farming families, and causes losses to the tune of half a billion US dollars every year- losses that are set to increase as the world warms.
But the beetle isn’t acting alone. It has a secret weapon, stolen from an unwitting accomplice.
Ricardo Acuña has found that the beetle’s ancestors pilfered a gene from bacteria, most likely the ones that live in its gut. This gene, now on permanent loan, allows the insect to digest the complex carbohydrates found in coffee berries. It may well have been the key to the beetle’s global success.
Heavy locks, imposing gates and motion-sensing lights can help to fortify your home and safeguard your belongings against thieves. On the other hand, they can also advertise the fact that you have stuff worth stealing. Extra security can be a double-edged sword.
This is as true for plants defending their tissues as it is for humans defending their homes. Maize plants, like many others, protect themselves with poisons. They pump their roots with highly toxic insecticides called BXDs, which deters hungry mandibles. But these toxins don’t come free. The plant needs energy to act as its own pharmacist, so it distributes the poison to the areas that deserve the greatest fortification – its crown roots.
During its lifetime, a frog will snap up thousands of insects with its sticky, extendable tongue. But if it tries to eat an Epomis beetle, it’s more likely to become a meal than to get one. These Middle Eastern beetles include two species – Epomis circumscriptus and Epomis dejeani – that specialise at killing frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians.
Their larvae eat nothing else, and they have an almost 100 percent success rate. They lure their prey, encouraging them to approach and strike. When the sticky tongue lashes out, the larva dodges and latches onto its attacker with wicked double-hooked jaws. Hanging on, it eats its prey alive. The adult beetle has a more varied diet but it’s no less adept at hunting amphibians. It hops onto its victim’s back and delivers a surgical bite that paralyses the amphibian, giving the beetle time to eat at its leisure.
Some parents give their children a head start in life by lavishing them with money or opportunities. The mother seed beetle (Mimosestes amicus) does so by providing her children with shields to defend them from body-snatchers.
A female seed beetle abandons her eggs after laying them. Until they hatch, they are vulnerable to body-snatching parasites, like the wasp Uscana semifumipennis. It specialises on seed beetle eggs and lays its own eggs inside. Once the wasp grub hatches, it devours its host. The wasp problem is so severe that around 70 percent of the beetles’ eggs can be infested.
But the mother seed beetles have a defence, and it is a unique one. Joseph Deas and Molly Hunter from the University of Arizona have found that they can protect an egg from this grisly fate by laying another one on top. Sometimes, the mothers lay entire stacks of two or three eggs. The tops ones are always flat and unviable. They never hatch into grubs and they completely cover the ones underneath.
The southern beaches of Cumberland Island, off the coast of Georgia, USA, are part of a national park. To protect the area, only residents and staff are allowed to drive their vehicles on the sands. But there are plenty of wheels nonetheless – small, living ones.
The beaches are home to the beautiful coastal tiger beetle (Cicindela dorsalis media). Tiger beetles are among the fastest of insect runners, but their larvae are slow and worm-like. If they’re exposed and threatened, running isn’t an option. Instead, they turn themselves into living wheels. They leap into the air, coil their bodies into a loop, and hit the ground spinning. The wind carries them to safety.
The fact that a long, worm-like animal can jump and roll is amazing in its own right. The ability is even more remarkable because the tiger beetle is “one of the best-studied insect species in North America” and until a few years ago, no one had ever seen it doing this. Alan Harvey and Sarah Zukoff were the first. They write, “[Sarah] was walking through some unusually loose sandy drifts on Cumberland Island and happened to kick up some C. d. media larvae, which promptly started wheeling.”
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There is a Mazandarani (Caspian sea province) saying: When a Mullah gets on a donkey he will not come off it until either he dies or the donkey.
The deadline that the UN Security Council Resolution 1737 imposed on Iran for suspending its nuclear program has now passed with Iran defiant. Is there a path to peaceful resolution of the looming conflict between Iran and the international community?
Firstly, there is a terrorist element in the Islamic regime. This dreadful element will continue to operate even when not in the government. It has its own power base in the revolutionary guards and the Basijis, which are formed by ill-educated simple Iranians who are easily brainwashed by the terrorists loyal to Khomeini and Khamenei. This is where the support for the Hezbullah, Qods and other terrorist organisations comes from. The leaders of these forces have carte blanche power to act independently of all state institutions except the leadership. The terrorist element of the regime at the moment is under direct leadership of Khamenei but will not relinquish by his death. Khamenei is only a flag bearer. He follows the guidelines that Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic left behind and the next leader will have to do the same. It is incorrect to believe that the next leader might divert from some Khomeini’s principles and guidelines. The guidelines are pretty much in place and straight forward. There are still many of Khomeini’s followers still alive and loyal to him. As for how important Khomeini is to the regime just take a trip to his shrine near the Behesht Zahrah cemetery, south of Tehran. There is no realistic hope of a reformist spiritual leader until all the Khomeini loyalists have vanished and the gradual softening of his policies has taken place. This may take many years. The terrorist element has destroyed and will continue to do so any hopes of reform of the regime. This terrorist element, until completely annihilated, will continue to terrorise Iranians and the world. The world cannot afford to wait for a slow and gradual annihilation of the terrorist elements of the Islamic regime.
Secondly, the proximity of fundamentalists to the nuclear technology and the bomb is indeed scary. Should the regime through negotiations be allowed to pursue its nuclear activities even under the watchful eyes of the IAEA and thereby make leaps and bounds in this respect, the terrorist element of the regime would get their hands on and abuse the mastered technology and deliver it to the terrorist groups they support and train. Past experience has proved that it is possible to fool the IAEA. There is a mutual trust and confidence between IAEA and the nuclear country and the success of IAEA’s monitoring the nuclear activities hugely depends on full cooperation from the state and on the very mutual trust and confidence term. I am not at all confident that the Islamic regime would be capable of complying with this term. Therefore, the international community’s insistence on the regime’s halting all nuclear activities before any negotiations take place is reasonable and wise.
Thirdly, the regime insists on its nuclear technology program and has made it crystal clear that it would not make an iota of concession on that front. In fact, any concession on that front would be considered as a defeat by the regime and thus it would be futile to build on any strategies on the basis that there is a chance the regime might suspend its nuclear program. In fact, it would give the regime more time to get closer to the bomb.
Fourthly, it is clear that the regime would not be interested in using its nuclear program as a bargaining tool to get something else unlike the North Koreans. The regime does not need money and in fact, has enough of it to supply the Hezbullah, Hamas, Qods and others all at the same time; it has managed to enlist, through previous bargaining with the West, some of its opposition as terrorists and zero coverage of the opposition by the Western mainstream media; is in total control of the country with an iron fist; is manufacturing its own military arsenal and recently, space rockets; and is confident in itself as a growing regional power. What concessions could the international community possibly make to entice the Islamic regime to suspend its nuclear program?
So here we have a terrorist regime that wants to obtain nuclear technology. This is not a simple matter of a small terrorist group fighting for certain regional rights: the terrorist regime’s list of demands includes the annihilation of certain states and imposition of medieval and backward ideology worldwide. Khamenei and Ahmadinejad and their ilk are not only the enemies of the West and democracy but also the enemies of the Iranians and our rich civilised culture. Negotiations with terrorists are never considered to be a wise move. In this case, negotiations without preconditions with a tyrannical regime that violates its own people’s basic human rights and with such demands as the annihilation of another state namely Israel is foolish.
There would have been a path to peaceful resolution had it not been for the terrorist element in the Islamic regime that now has the full control of the country. That element is not only anti-Western, anti-human, anti-modernity, anti-democracy and anti-Iranian, but also seeks to implement its fundamentalist Islamic ideology in every country of the world, i.e. the Islamic rule as promised by the Koran and return of the hidden Imam and by use of force if necessary. The terrorist element of the Islamic regime unilaterally declared and waged their war against humanity decades ago. If there is any hope of ending that war, it should come from the terrorist element of the Islamic regime and that will never come. Furthermore, It is inconceivable to accept the Islamist terrorists’ medieval ideology in the 21st century and therefore the answer to the question is no, there is no path to peaceful resolution. Unless, of course, the international community surrenders to the terrorist regime’s demands of becoming a nuclear power so that it continues terrorising Iranians and the rest of the world and Mullahs and Imams can sit in their high chairs and preach freely to the vulnerable people of all societies and incite and encourage them to further terrorise the rest of the society into submitting to their medieval and subhuman way of life. As an Iranian I do not advocate war on my homeland. However I do support the war against the terrorists who have taken over my country.
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WALLA WALLA - Close to 400 people gathered at Jefferson Park on Saturday morning, then marched down Ninth Avenue, up Main Street and finally down Palouse Street, to fight for immigration reform and to gain the support of U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
"The purpose of today's march was to target Rep. McMorris, to ask her to take leadership of immigration reform," OneAmerican march coordinator Ariel Ruiz said.
The marchers, mostly Hispanics and long-time documented or native residents of the United States and Walla Walla, started marching around 11 a.m., chanting and carrying signs for immigration reform and against deportation.
Among those protesting was Maria Ramos, a 27-year-old mother of two whose husband was deported in 2008.
"I go home (from work) and I find my daughter crying because she misses her dad," Ramos said, as she prepared for the march.
She explained how in September of 2008, she and her daughters traveled to Juarez, Mexico, to try to obtain documents that would allow her husband to live and work in the United States, only to learn that he would not be allowed to re-enter the U.S. until 2016.
"The question I have is why? He doesn't have any criminal record," she said.
Enrique Pina was also there to fight deportation. For him, immigrations laws took away his mother 10 years ago and left him living with relatives at age 15.
"I was afraid. I was anxious ... you feel very alone without your parents," Pina said, as he stood in the gathering for 400 people at the end of the march.
The last time a similar march occurred in Walla Walla was in 2006, and Ruiz said he was part of that rally as a student from Walla Walla High School.
According to Ruiz, national statistics point out there are at least 5 million American children who have at least one undocumented parent.
"It is different to be in school and wonder are my parents going to be there when I come back," he said.
Many of the people who took part in this march - as well as numerous other immigration reform marches that took place Saturday across the United States - said they were marching to protest Arizona's new state law that makes it a crime to be an undocumented immigrant in that state, punishable by up to six months in prison and a $2,500 fine.
"My brother lives in Arizona. He was telling me that a lot of the people were leaving their homes and moving to other states," Eva Santos said.
Though she has been a documented resident of Walla Walla for more than two decades, the certified nursing assistant noted she has many family members and friends who could be deported.
"We have family that don't have any papers. And we want them to have the right to have a job because they have family and kids who were born here," she said.
Shortly before noon, the 400 marchers turned down Main Street and headed downtown, where hundreds of tourists were busy buying wine for Spring Release weekend.
As the group neared Second Avenue, the echoes of their chants seemed to put a halt to the wine buying and other tourism activities. People stopped and watched, as the marchers shouted "Si se puede," which loosely translates to "We can do it."
About 10 minutes later the throng of people marching down the Main Street sidewalk with a police escort were through the heart of Walla Walla. And the shoppers went back to buying wine.
"Our main focus is to stop families from being separated," Ruiz said. But he also noted that without new legislation, current immigration law won't change.
"We can't argue about immigration reform if we don't have something. So the second goal was once it (new legislation) gets to the House of Representatives, we want McMorris to vote yes, and I am not sure that we have accomplished this yet. But that doesn't mean we are going to stop trying," he said.
Alfred Diaz can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org or 526-8325.
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By LINCOLN ANDERSON | Saying the East Village has been too long without its community center, a group of about 20 activists and former squatters brainstormed last Friday evening on ideas for how to get access to space in the vacant old P.S. 64 on E. Ninth St.
The decommissioned school building, just east of Tompkins Square Park, was home to CHARAS/El Bohio Cultural and Community Center until 2002, when it was evicted by new owner Gregg Singer, who bought the property for more than $3 million at a city auction in 1998. Yet, 13 years later, the old school building remains empty.
In March 2004, the developer unveiled plans for a 23-story university dormitory tower on the site, sparking neighborhood outrage. Eight months later, he returned with a plan for a 19-story tower that preserved the old school’s E. Ninth St. facade, but the community opposition didn’t lessen.
In June 2006 the community and former Councilmember Margarita Lopez succeeded in getting the city to landmark the old school, of which Yip Harburg, who wrote the lyrics to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” was one of a number of alumni who made it big in show business.
But in August 2006, using a pre-existing permit, Singer lopped off the building’s exterior architectural details as part of a ruthless try to overturn the landmarking. His lawyer at the time bluntly likened the exterior demolition to “scalping” the building.
At the same time, Singer pledged to turn the old P.S. 64 into the “Christotora Treatment Center,” offering temporary housing for the homeless and ex-convicts, supportive housing for people with H.I.V./AIDS and services for the mentally ill, substance abusers and “troubled youth,” as he put it.
Singer’s most recent plans have been to try to use the existing building for university housing and facilities, but again, there’s seemingly been no movement.
Former squatter Eric Rassi had the idea to convene the meeting, which he said would be followed by a larger one in a few weeks. Rassi offered what he called a rudimentary proposal: Call Singer and ask that he give them use of the first two floors of the building, with the ground floor being used for a democratically run community center and the second floor for an assortment of 25 nonprofit tenants.
“Everybody in the community has an interest in that building,” Rassi said. “A community needs a community building that anyone can belong to.” Rassi said the community center would be run by an elected board of directors.
The question of how much rent Singer would demand was raised.
Barbara Caporale, however, expressed frustration with the direction of the discussion by the group, which Rassi described as “the Lower East Side squatters and general political organizers.”
“Reinventing the wheel. I’m sorry, but I’ve been through this before,” Caporale said before getting up to leave.
She said previous groups, like DAG 64 (Development Advisory Group 64) and A.P.C.C. (Armando Perez Community Center) had already done a lot of work on these issues several years ago.
Mary Round, a 37-year East Village resident, said she had expected something different at the meeting.
“The reason I came here was because I thought we were going to occupy the building,” she said.
Asked later if she had been prepared to occupy the old P.S. 64, she said, “I was considering it. I thought the meeting was to discuss the possibility of seizing and occupying the building with 300 people.”
Jim, who gave his last name as Anonymous, said the community has to end its fixation on getting back the old CHARAS building.
“These are different times,” he said. “It’s not 20 or 30 years ago. It’s not the same community. Move on.”
In response, Rassi noted that, in fact, he’d also mentioned the possibility of trying to find other buildings in the area for use as a community center. Someone mentioned the idea of refocusing efforts on finding such a location in the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA), south of the Williamsburg Bridge.
Former squatter Frank Morales, who co-led the meeting with Rassi, later said, “As for the plan for CHARAS, I don’t have one set notion, other than the need to involve the local community in the running of the place. As for Singer and what he will or won’t accept, I still believe in the power of the people organized effectively in creating new situations and possible avenues of negotiation. The meetings are an attempt to begin to galvanize that support.”
Singer did not respond to a call for comment by press time.
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ALAMEDA -- In the year 1960, suppose you wished to write a play about differences in the way life is viewed by older and younger generations. Would an audience find it entertaining?
Solution: Make your play funny -- but not exaggerated. Add enjoyable music. Give it a short, appealing title like "The Fantasticks."
That play would bring theatergoers in for more than 50 years.
Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt wrote such a play. Their "Fantasticks" is playing now, for the second time since 1993, at Alameda's Altarena Playhouse.
The two young people in this show are actual teenagers: Luisa, danced and sung in a lovely trained voice by Katie Robbins; and Matt, strongly acted by athletic 17-year-old Nikita Burshteyn. Matt is in college studying biology "to attain ignorance." (He eventually learns wisdom, but not without pain.)
Matt writes romantic poetry, reading it aloud from a tree top. Luisa believes that she is a princess. In 1960, young people tended to be dreamers.
Luisa's and Matt's fathers, probably veterans of World War II, were far more practical. Hucklebee (Scott Alexander Ayres) and Bellomy (Christopher Ciabattoni) spend their time gardening. They sing that carrots and radishes are more predictable than children. They hope that their offspring will marry, but pretend they do not, believing that children are more likely to do the opposite of what their parents want them to do.
Overlooking these two families is a
Two other men add to the mix. Bruce Kaplan plays Mortimer, an over-the-hill actor. Charles Evans portrays his partner, Henry, wildly attired as an Indian. Henry's specialty is lengthy death scenes which he obligingly demonstrates. These two seem harmless, but once they get their hands on Matt their nasty characters break through.
There is one more person -- a quiet stage hand wearing only a black leotard. She brings in rain, snow, a cardboard moon and a fence to keep the two youngsters apart. This mute, as played by dance captain Linsay Rousseau, is far more involved than the mute is in other productions of this play. She has possibly been so directed by director Stewart Lyle to keep the show lively. She manages, without making a sound, to add much to this odd grouping.
Excellent use of the Altarena's small space is creatively made by Lyle. With the help of microphones taped to several of the men, songs and lines can be heard almost anywhere in the room.
The orchestra, led by Armando Fox, is small but certainly adequate, with the inclusion of a harp that adds to the dreamlike quality of the music. The harp is played by Helene Langamet. The only other instrument is piano, principally played by Fox with pianists Francesca Brava and Mark Dietrich adding more where needed.
Altarena's "The Fantasticks" is a delightful show, well-acted, sung and danced. Its pacing is lively and contains many surprises. It's highly recommended for all family members.
What: "The Fantasticks" by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones
Where: The Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St. Alameda
When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 4
Admission: $19 to $22
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Buried within the mass of tax and spending provisions known as the fiscal cliff is a problem that could cause grief for taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service.
It is the alternative minimum tax, a provision adopted in the 1960s to make sure the very wealthiest didn't avoid taxes by accumulating too many deductions and credits. It wasn't indexed for inflation, and Congress has repeatedly passed an annual exemption to protect middle-class families from the tax.
Congress hasn't passed that extension for this year. And with talks over avoiding the fiscal cliff stalled, it may not pass one. If it doesn't, the tax will hit almost 30 million additional households, and could hit some couples making as little as $45,000 and individuals making as little as $33,750, according to the IRS. Just four million households had to pay the tax in 2011.
The average tax increase for affected households would total almost $3,700 for 2012, according to the Tax Policy Center. Married taxpayers in more affluent, higher-tax states would be hit hardest, because they tend to accumulate the types of tax breaks that the AMT targets.
Falling Over the Fiscal Cliff
See some scenarios for how different groups of people may be affected by the tax changes that will take place if the fiscal cliff isn't resolved by the Jan. 1., 2013, deadline.
Investors are seeing a jump in the number of companies making big one-time payouts to stem a possible increase to the dividend-tax rate. See which companies have announced special dividends.
To be sure, it is possible an AMT extension will be passed early next year as part of a larger budget deal or on a stand-alone basis. It's unclear how the IRS would deal with that.
The AMT problem is just one of a host of provisions that are usually addressed at the end of each year. This year, they have been swept up into the broader melee that is the fiscal cliff, the $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts set to start in early January.
Failure to pass the AMT exemption could lead to another problem—delayed tax filings and refunds for as many as 100 million households, the IRS says. That is because the IRS would have to delay filing by any taxpayers who might be subject to the AMT, while it overhauls its computer programs.
Unless Congress passes an AMT exemption by the end of the year, "most taxpayers may not be able to file their 2012 tax returns until late March of 2013, or even later," acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller said in a letter to lawmakers this week. The retired IRS commissioner, Doug Shulman, warned at a recent conference of "real chaos" if that happens.
Normally, the IRS would pay about $200 billion in refunds from January through March, according to Lou Crandall of Wrightson ICAP. Many families count on those refunds to pay bills, and the cash often provides a welcome boost for local economies in the post-holiday lull.
About 75% of households would also see their take-home pay reduced starting in January if Washington lets the payroll-tax cut expire, as seems likely, because neither the White House nor Republican leaders are proposing an extension. That means workers' payroll-tax rate will rise to 6.2% from 4.2% next year, and employers will boost the amount they withhold from paychecks. For a typical taxpayer making $50,000, this will add up to an average of $1,000 more in taxes for the year.
Physicians also face deep cuts in the reimbursements they receive under Medicare, unless Congress adopts a temporary fix. The problem stems from a 1997 budget deal that imposed spending curbs that proved to be unexpectedly strict.
Numerous temporary business tax breaks expired a year ago or are scheduled to expire on Dec. 31. These include a big credit for corporate research, as well as breaks for alternative-energy producers and for banks operating overseas. If Congress doesn't agree to extend them, businesses will be hit with bigger tax bills for 2012.
The list of these temporary breaks has grown from a handful in the 1980s to more than 40.
In theory, Congress could address any of these issues independently of the fiscal cliff negotiations. But there are no signs lawmakers will take them up apart from other major budget legislation.
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If you have recently begun an exercise program, you may not have included the use of weights in your daily routine, but you should definitely consider it. While cardio is really beneficial, you won’t get the full effects of exercise without adding the benefits of weight training to your routine on a regular basis. Some of the many benefits of including weight training into your routine include:
1. Speeds Up Metabolism:
Lean muscle tissue is metabolically active, so increase your muscle mass and in turn speed up your metabolism. Lean muscle burns more calories. So to help you lose weight, one of the benefits of weight training is that you continue to burn calories even after you’re done working out.
2. Boosts confidence:
Weight lifting naturally makes you feel better about yourself, as you become stronger and look better. Whether it’s just the pleasure of knowing that you can lift something, or seeing yourself become stronger and look leaner you can`t but help feel feel better about yourself.
3. Makes bones stronger:
A further added benefit of weight training is that it actually strengthens your bones which in turn helps to prevent osteoporosis as you age, thus giving you a far better quality of life in your later years.
4. Gives a real boost to the Immune System:
Weight training, like many other forms of exercise, helps your immune system defend your body, helping to prevent not only colds but more serious illnesses, and can help you achieve a far higher resistance against illnesses like diabetes and heart disease because your body will be far more healthy and fit.
5. Improves Flexibility:
You may have been led to believe that weight lifters are less flexible, but actually one of the many benefits of weight training is that it improves flexibility and makes muscles much more pliable. When done correctly you will feel better and be less prone to injury.
6. Feel good about yourself:
Lifting weights releases endorphins which is why you feel great when you finish a workout additionally this will help you feel great overall. Exercise is well known for being one of the best natural therapies available.
7. Aids sleep:
As well as being one of the best natural therapies, weight training is one of the best sleep inducers around. After a great workout you’ll sleep like a log.
These are just seven of the best benefits of working out with weights. The next time you workout don’t forget the weights.
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There are a couple crazy-making statistics about American women in the workforce: The United States has among the most highly educated women of any country in the world. Among developed countries, it has one of the highest birth rates. And the highest percentage of mothers who work full-time. It also has one of the highest rates of educated mothers who drop out of the labor force. (And the “wage gap” for working mothers and the dearth of them in leadership roles in business and academia, let’s not get started ... )
A recent study by economists Jane Leber Herr and Catherine Wolfrom, analyzing a Harvard alumni survey as well as another college survey, found that nearly 30 percent of women who earn MBAs have dropped out of the workforce 15 years after graduation, as do women with Harvard undergraduate degrees. About one quarter of lawyers do.
Herr theorizes that many of the women don’t choose to leave so much as find that inflexible workplaces make it close to impossible to balance work and family responsibilities.
I’m writing about a new movement of recruiting firms negotiating for flexible work for working mothers and others in search of an alternative work environment to help them “opt in” and stay part of the workforce, involved mothers and sane.
Do you have an opt-out or an opt-in story to tell? Do you work in a flexible environment? If you don’t, would you rather? If you do, does it work? Write about it on the Story Lab blog in the comments section below or e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.org. I’ll compile what you tell us and publish what we all come up with here.
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Puthukkodi Kottuthodi Sankarankutty, 1921-2011
posted January 1, 2012
Puthukkodi Kottuthodi Sankarankutty, the Indian newspaper cartoonist known as Cartoonist Kutty during a long career, died in Madison, Wisconsin on October 22. He was 90 years old.
The cartoonist was born in Ottapalam and educated at that city's high school and later at Malabar Christian College. His first published work was for the humor publication Viswaroopam
edited by the satirist MR Nair. That work saw publication in 1940.
Kutty received training from the cartoonist Kesava Shankara Pillai (Shankar), to whom he was introduced by a relative working in the imperial service. The young cartoonist used the exposure of working with Shankar -- then contributing work to the Hindustan Times
-- over a six-month period to join the staff of the Jawaharlal Nehru's English-languge National Herald
as a cartoonist. His first work for that publication appeared on January 15, 1941.
After a stint at the Herald
that ended with that publication's suspension at the hand of the British India Government, Kutty moved to the Madras War Review
in Madras from 1943 to 1945 and then the Free Press Journal
in Bombay in 1945 to 1946. That year he returned to New Delhi to work for a paper planned by his mentor Shankar, and found freelance work for various publications including National Call
and Amar Bharat
. Shankar did launch a publication in 1948, a humor magazine rather than an evening newspaper, and Kutty joined that effort's solid cartooning staff. He then found work with the Indian News Chronicle
In 1951, Kutty joined the Ananda Bazar group operating out of Calcutta. He worked for that group's publications for several decades, initially the English-language Hindustan Standard
but also the Bengali-language daily Ananda Bazar Patrika
. He was during the 1950s through the 1980s syndicated to publication including the Hindustan Times
, the The Indian Express
and Aaj Kaal
. Although he did not speak the Bengali language, a great deal of his most significant work was done for publications in that language.
In recent years, the cartoonist was honored as a doyen of the Indian cartooning scene and of Indian journalism generally, one of the last of the classically-trained and traditional-practice newspaper cartoonists.
Kutty moved to the USA to be near family about a decade ago. He stopped cartooning in 2005 due to failing eyesight. Kutty wrote an English-language memoir, Years Of Laughter: Reminiscences Of A Cartoonist
, released in 2009. He is survived by a wife, a son, a daughter and two grandchildren.
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Diaper rash is any rash in the diaper area. It is a common problem, especially in babies who are not kept clean and dry, infants eight to ten months old, those who are just starting to eat solid food, babies who are taking antibiotics and nursing babies whose mothers are taking antibiotics.
what causes baby diaper rash
Skin wetness is the common denominator underlying these various causes of diaper rash. Wetness from urine increases skin friction, raises the skin pH, makes the skin less cohesive, and makes it more permeable. These effects combine to intensify the action of stool enzymes or other irritants that then inflame the skin.
Yeast or bacterial infection and allergies also cause diaper rash. If your baby is takes medication and develops a diaper rash, check with a healthcare provider before giving the next dose. Some babies develop yeast infections, which may appear on the buttocks and genitals as bright red raw spots covering a large area. These infections may require a visit to the health care provider, as they do not always respond to traditional treatments.
Diaper rash can occur with both cloth and disposable diapers. It usually appears as a mild red rash around the genitals and in the folds of the skin of the thighs and buttocks. Most cases clear up in a few days.
how to prevent and treat baby diaper rash
You can help prevent and treat diaper rash by checking your baby's diaper often and changing wet or soiled diapers right away. Keep diapers loose to allow air in and to keep wet and soiled diapers from rubbing against the skin. Clean your baby's diaper area with water or gentle wipes formulated for sensitive skin like Noodle & Boo's baby wipes (Ultimate Cleansing Cloths). Thoroughly pat the diaper area dry. Do not rub. Apply a generous amount of Noodle & Boo's Ultimate Ointment at each diaper change.
If the baby has a rash, diapers should be left off as much as possible each day in order to allow the skin to be exposed to air. Good times to leave the diaper off may be during naps or after bowel movements.
Diaper rash usually responds to treatment within 48 to 72 hours, although it may not completely disappear for several days. It may not heal until an underlying problem is treated. Contact your child's healthcare provider if the diaper rash gets worse, returns after being treated, or has blisters or sores.
While the information published here is meant to be accurate, it is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult your physician or local medical facility for information specific to your individual needs. We urge that you check with your physician before undertaking any course of action and recommend that you always follow the advice and recommendations of your health practitioner.
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St. Patrick's Church, 1956
Alison Jackson Photograph Collection, AJ 08-16
I was thrilled to receive an email from a colleague who is involved with the St. John Chrysostom Russian Orthodox Church. This is a relatively new parish, which was founded in 2008. The partner church of St. Patrick’s, the Anglican St. Paul’s, offered the parish a home in their restored little church but the St. John’s parish kept growing and has outgrown the little church. The very good news is that the Catholic diocese has given the members of St. John’s permission to rehabilitate the church and use it for an extended period. This is very good news. They have been in contact with the Historic Places Research and Designation Program and are very keen to get to work on restoring the church.
St. Patrick’s was the cause of much despair in the heritage community. It has been neglected for many years and was at very high risk of falling into “demolition by neglect” or of being burned down by vandals. The little church had the dubious distinction of being on Canada’s 10 most endangered buildings list in 2008 in spite of the fact that it had been designated a provincial historic resource. There were many heroic efforts made to do something to save the building, which had been the parish of Father Lacombe from 1909 (or 1906 in some accounts) until his death in 1916. As recently as March, concerns were being raised about the future of the building (see our previous posting at https://calgarypubliclibrary.com/blogs/community-heritage-and-family-history?m=201103&p=815)
With the news from the Russian Orthodox community we can all breathe a little easier. If you are interested in finding our more about this project, you can contact the parish at (403) 257-4899 with your questions or to offer your support. There is also a Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14452251805&v=wall) and a YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C071VJJPAD8) with more pictures and information.
Parish members removing grafitti from the interior of St. Patrick's Church
Courtesy the Parish of St. John Chrysostom
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Coral reef fish can undergo a personality change in warmer water, according to an intriguing new study suggesting that climate change may make some species more aggressive.
Experiments with two species of young damselfish on Australia's Great Barrier Reef have shown for the first time that some reef fish are either consistently timid, or consistently bold, and that these individual differences are even more marked as water temperatures rise.
A slight lift of just one or two degrees may have only a small effect on some fish but the behaviour of others can be transformed – leading them to become up to 30 times more active and aggressive.
"The idea that fish have personalities may seem surprising at first, but we now know that personality is common in animal populations, and that this phenomenon may have far-reaching implications for understanding how animals respond to ecological and environmental challenges," says Dr Peter Biro, of the UNSW School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, who led the study with colleagues Christa Beckmann and Judy A. Stamps. It is published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
"Our results also suggest that temperature variations are much more significant than we thought in the way they affect the behaviours of individual animals. This needs to be taken into account for scientific studies of other cold-blooded animals, or ectotherms, such as reptiles and amphibians.
"For instance, individual variations in activity and boldness can affect food acquisition, encounter rates with predators and even the likelihood of an individual being captured by sampling or harvesting gear.
"We observed that most of the individuals in our experiments were very responsive to changes in temperature, dramatically increasing their levels of activity, boldness and aggressiveness as a function of increases of only a few degrees of temperature. Fish would experience such temperature fluctuations during the course of a normal day."
The scientists used fish that were captured just as they were ending their larval stage in open water and had not yet settled onto the reef, and so were naive to social hustle and bustle of reef fish life. They then directly manipulated water temperatures in laboratory tanks at Lizard Island Research station.
Placed by themselves in tanks, the fish were free to explore or to take refuge in a short piece of plastic pipe. The scientists observed how far and how often the fish ventured from the pipe. In cooler water, individual fish differed greatly in their activity levels. They all became more active to varying degrees when the water was warmed, with some becoming up to 30 times more active, bold and aggressive.
Dr Biro recently joined the Faculty as a recipient of one of seven Australian Research Council Future Fellowships awarded to UNSW. The Australian Government created the fellowships to promote research in areas of critical national importance to attract and retain the best and brightest mid-career researchers to work in Australia.
AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert! system.
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ISTANBUL (Sept. 19, 9:45 a.m. ET) — The ChemOrbis’ annual meeting in Istanbul featured a presentation from Dow Chemical Co. on the importance shale gas to the global economy.
Robert Stankiewicz, country manager for Dow in Poland, explained to 300 delegates that shale gas offers major gains. It can spark economic growth, trigger exports of value-added products while also helping cut energy bills, he explained.
“Access to shale gas is important for manufacturing – and especially the chemical industry,” said Stankiewicz. “However, we are not only customers for shale gas, we also have the potential to contribute to the safe and sustainable production of shale gas – through educational efforts and chemical solutions by leveraging the most advanced and sustainable microbial control technologies for shale gas exploration.”
Discussion focused on the key elements that should be taken into account by national governments and business community: regulation, planning, exploration and testing, as well as pipeline infrastructure.
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Product: Exergen Temporal Thermometer
Category: Home, Health, Adults
Price: around $30.00
It's that time of year when the flu becomes lonely and searches out playmates. Unfortunately, it usually finds a playmate in our children or in the elderly populations, and creates havoc on a household in a matter of days. When our loved ones are ill, there isn't anything we wouldn't do to make them feel better. The best treatment is prevention. If you have a young child, an elderly family member or someone in your household with a weakened immune system, check to see if they are eligible to receive a yearly flu vaccination. It might not stop a flu from invading, but it has been reported that the shot does lessen the severity of the cycle--meaning your loved one will start to feel better, sooner.
The hardest part about being sick is the healing part. The constant temperature measuring, fluid drinking and medicine often makes it hard to do what you need to do most--REST! Yet, a newly designed product may make this task a little easier. Remember the days of attempting to get a temperature from your child? The challenges begin soon after birth as we are presented with the "best options" for getting an accurate reading. Doctors suggest many techniques for obtaining the temperature of your sick loved one, with the most common being the Oral, Rectal, Tympanic or Axillary methods. Lots of products on the market attempted to make this task easier. Remember the forehead temperature strip or the pacifer with the built in thermometer? Sometimes these options worked, but other times, the reading was so inaccurate that you weren't satisfied with the reading, however, you could never accurately read the mercury thermometers unless you could hold it just right into the light and only after three people attempted to read it did you have a fair estimate of the temperature. Introducing the Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer!!!
The Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer is an infrared thermometer which reads a temperature in as little as two seconds by a simple swipe across the forehead.
How To Take A Temperature:
- Remove protective cap. (trust me, you will attempt at some point to take someone's temp before removing the cap. Your error will result in a low reading)
- Position the probe flat on the forehead, midway between the eyebrow and the hairline
- Press and hold the SCAN button
- Slide the thermometer across forehead. Make sure the probe stays flush with the skin.
- The unit will beep, letting you know it is reading the temperature.
- When you reach the hairline, lift the device from the forehead.
- Read the results.
- Replace protective cover.
- (it can also be used to scan behind the ear if your loved one is experiencing sweating, injury or etc that would contraindicate a temporal reading)
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Daniela Schiller served in the Israeli army, but it was not until she went parachuting during college that she truly understood the power of fear. Now she is building on that epiphany as a postdoc at New York University, studying memory and fear with leading neuroscientists Elizabeth Phelps and Joseph LeDoux.
Why are you so fascinated by fear?
I went free-fall parachuting 11 times, but the fear never went away. Fear is a motivator that can warn us about danger, but one fearful experience can make us afraid for a long time. Most anxiety disorders result when we can’t control fear.
How are you trying to conquer fear?
We expose people to a stimulus paired with an electric shock. After multiple times, just seeing the stimulus scares them because they associate it with shock. We are investigating a way to reactivate the fear memory by presenting the stimulus, but without the shock. If you do this while the memory is being reconsolidated—put back into storage—you would expect the properties of that memory to change so it is no longer associated with fear.
How can you get rid of a memory after it is imprinted in the brain?
When a memory is formed it is consolidated, but each time it’s retrieved it becomes unstable again. This allows you to update the memory. Let’s say you meet someone at a party, you form a memory of them, and a week later ?you hear gossip about that person. Now you retrieve the memory and store it with new information. In experiments with animals, if we retrieve a memory and inject a drug that blocks the molecular process that leads to storage, the memory is lost.
So people might pop a pill to get rid of anxiety or bad memories?
Rather than injecting drugs, our lab injects new content into a memory, updating it with non-fearful information. When we lose control over fear, distorted emotions interfere with our lives. Reducing fear has implications for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias, and addiction.
What do you do when you’re not playing with emotions?
I play drums in a rock band with Joe LeDoux called The Amygdaloids. Once we spent five days recording in the Hamptons—we felt like rock stars.
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Self Portrait Birmingham
New self-portrait project to take snapshot of Birmingham’s people
• Inspired by Handsworth Self Portrait project of 1979
• Studios to be set up across the city to capture images of local people
• Photographs to feature in Library of Birmingham
One of the original architects behind the 1979 Handsworth Self Portrait (HSP) project, Brian Homer, is calling for people across Birmingham to submit their own self-portraits to help create a snapshot of the city’s people in 2011. Called Self Portrait Birmingham, the project which was commissioned by Birmingham City Council as part of the Library of Birmingham project, will launch at this year’s Artsfest on Saturday 10 September. Over the weeks that follow photographic studios will pop up at different locations around the city and, using the latest digital technology, local people will be asked to take self-portraits of themselves in front of a camera. It is intended that the resulting photographs will form a major installation in the Library of Birmingham, which opens in 2013.
Participants will be able to take charge of the photographic process by using a shutter release cable to select the exact moment to take the picture, ensuring they can control how they present themselves. A plain background will isolate each person from the world around them, ensuring the focus of the image is on the individuals within it, rather than their surroundings. They will receive a hard copy of their photograph to take away and their image may be chosen to form part of the planned exhibition. In addition, the images will in the future be made available online and preserved in the Library’s archives so that future generations can see them.
This project is inspired by the ground-breaking Handsworth Self Portrait project, the brainchild of Birmingham residents Derek Bishton, Brian Homer and John Reardon. Together they recorded images of around 500 people and a selection of images was exhibited both locally and nationally, while also appearing in photographic magazines and the local press. The striking images are now held in the permanent collection at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Birmingham Central Library. Those at Central Library will move into the new Library of Birmingham in 2013.
Brian Homer is spearheading this latest photographic initiative with Timm Sonnenschein a Birmingham-based freelance photographer. Also central to the project are Graham Peet, Community Artist and Photographer, James Yarker, Artistic Director for Stan’s Cafe Theatre Company, and Peter James, Head of Photographs at Birmingham City Council's Library and Archive Services.
Brian is passionate about recording local life through self-portraits. Talking about the project, he says, “Self Portrait Birmingham is an opportunity for people to contribute to a comprehensive and creative portrait of Birmingham and its communities. By giving people the freedom to take their own picture, with the cable release together with the plain backdrop, means that the images really show each person’s personality. There is a clear difference to portraits where the photographer remains in control throughout.”
Councillor Mike Whitby, Leader of Birmingham City Council, adds: “Birmingham has a strong tradition of self-portrait photography and the seminal Handsworth Self-Portrait (HSP) project provided a real insight into the lives of people living in Birmingham in the late 70s. Self Portrait Birmingham will now allow us to capture a picture of the people of this city at a pivotal moment in its history. Birmingham is going through a huge transformation right now and we want to capture the people living within it as this happens.
“To ensure the Self Project Birmingham can equal the success of its predecessor, we need local people to volunteer to be part of it and help create a record of Birmingham in 2011. That is why we’re calling on people to get involved now to not only create a picture of our city, but also to participate in one of the first art projects to exhibit at the Library of Birmingham when it opens its doors in 2013.”
After launching Artsfest on 10 September, eight photographic sessions will take place in a range of locations across the city centre and in community libraries around Birmingham.
Dates for Self Portrait Birmingham are:
• Launch of Self Portrait Birmingham at Artsfest
• Saturday 10 September, Birmingham Central Library, 10am – 4pm
• Thursday 15 September, Jewellery Quarter, 10am – 4pm
• Saturday 24 September, Midlands Arts Centre, 10am – 4pm
• Friday 23 September, Birmingham Cathedral, 10am - 4pm
• Thursday 29 September, Castle Vale Library, 10am - 4pm
• Saturday 01 October, Ward End Library, 10am - 4pm
In addition to these dates the project team plan to visit Library Services at Home clients and use a portable set up so that housebound individuals can participate.
With the first photographic portrait studio established in Birmingham as early as 1841, there has been a rich tradition of portrait work in the city ever since. Self Portrait Birmingham is part of a rich and diverse practice capturing the likeness of the people of Birmingham and this visual history now forms a key part of the nationally and internationally significant photography archives held by the Library.
To find out more about taking part in the Self Portrait Birmingham project go to www.selfportrait.org.uk, call Timm Sonnenschein on 0121 443 2515 or Brian Homer on 0121 551 5544.
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OK, so you didn't reach your bushels per acre goal this year. Believe it or not, a few people actually did in rare fields and field plots, but it was so rare it was like almost winning the lottery. It's time to take the painful lessons learned from 2012, add them to the lessons from every year you've farmed in your career, and draw on your entire knowledge base, not just the memory of last year, to make plans for 2013.
When planning, there are a few thoughts that you may want to consider.
*Choose hybrids carefully. Go back two to three years if you can and look at yield data for hybrids you want to plant in 2013. If you have a particularly sandy or droughty soil, maybe something excelled in 2012 that could be a good choice for those situations. Otherwise, go with the same strategy you always use. Get results from multiple locations and multiple years before picking hybrids.
*Ask questions about flowering dates. The one lesson from 2012 you can use from now on is to ask your seedsman when the hybrid flowers, or pollinates. Two 110-day hybrids in relative maturity may not necessarily pollinate at the same time. If you're trying to hit a gap where you believe you will have less chance of pollinating during hot weather, you need to know when those flowering dates are. It will also help you pick a couple of hybrids that might spread presence of pollen in the field over a longer window if you choose to go that route.
*Stay with normal tillage. Whatever tillage you've used successfully in the past is likely the tillage that will work best for next year. The only exception might be where you chopped off corn. Some of those fields won't need aggressive tillage.
*Choose plant population. Some will come out of 2012 saying that maybe you ought to cut population, at least on droughty soils. If you have variable rate planting capability, it may be easier to do that. At least one farmer says he's not cutting back on rates. He's not going to let one freak year derail his march toward higher corn yields, and he believes corn population is an important part of that journey.
*Assess fertilizer needs. Perhaps you can cut back on P and K, but this is a tricky area. Rely on soil test results and work with an agronomist. Tests taken earlier in the year when it was very dry may not be accurate on potassium and pH. You may want to sample those areas again once soils have returned to normal. If you harvested silage, remember that takes a lot of K out of the soil, even if the grain yield was minimal.
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The European Broadcast Union (EBU) has published specifications for interoperable intercom over IP, preparing the ground for a new era of multivendor IP devices in the field. This will save time and money for broadcasters, who currently have to implement and support a variety of interfaces to communicate between multiple locations or adopt a single vendor’s intercom systems, which is not always possible. Interoperable intercom will also make it easier for broadcasters to communicate with each other during big multinational events such as the Eurovision Song Contest, which is run by the EBU. As such, intercom needs to be dedicated to the task, which is why the public telephone network has not been used and research has led to the evolution of various schemes for private communication between small numbers of participants.
As broadcast contribution and distribution has been migrating toward IP, there has been growing pressure from broadcasters to move intercom to IP as well. As often, the EBU has been a prime mover, first by publishing its Audio Contribution over IP (ACIP) Requirements for Interoperability in its EBU Tech 3326 document in 2007. This provided the technical basis for the EBU Tech 3347 intercom-over-IP specifications, which are now available for manufacturers first to incorporate in their products for interoperability tests, which the EBU says may be held later in 2011.
Both the ACIP and the intercom-over-IP standards make use of technology already well proven in IP telephony and data communications, in particular Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) signaling protocol for setting up, modifying and terminating voice or video sessions involving two or more participants on an IP network. SIP delivers the fast setup and low latency needed for interactive voice communications and has been widely applied over both the Internet and telephony IP networks to support VoIP services. The additional requirement for audio contribution and, subsequently, intercom is support for high-quality audio, and this has been added by the EBU with extensions using existing codecs, including MPEG-2 and MPEG-4.
It is true that intercom itself does not require the same quality as audio contribution and will continue to operate at lower bit rates, much like VoIP, but it makes sense to align it with audio contribution over IP so the same network can be used, allowing the intercom devices to interoperate with the codec. There is also then scope for applications that integrate contribution with intercom for material exchange during broadcast.
The EBU started the ball rolling for intercom over IP at IBC2009 with a meeting of leading manufacturers in the field, leading to publication of draft specifications at IBC2010 and final requirements in February 2011.
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Holiday shoppers are accustomed to certain traditions, including the day-after Thanksgiving rush, hearing "Jingle Bells" in the mall and long lines to see Santa.
Another custom is the store credit card offer - and discounts that come with it.
But, as popular as store-issued credit cards have grown - Bloomingdale's and Macy's opened 3.1 million charge accounts last year - consumers should be aware of the downsides.
One pitfall is a lower credit limit than cards issued by Visa or Mastercard, said Helga Cuthbert, who owns Touchstone Financial Guidance in Decatur.
Typically, $1,000 is the maximum credit line compared to at least $10,000 on bank cards like Visas. Low credit limits aren't necessarily bad, but they do allow consumers to "max out" their credit lines quickly.
That's especially important during the holidays, when it's easy to spend $600 in an afternoon of mall shopping.
The problem comes when the ratio of debt to available credit gets too high, too fast. That hurts credit scores.
It's a red flag to creditors, who may think the consumer has run into money trouble and is trying to get by on credit alone, said Greg McBride, a senior financial analyst with Bankrate.com, an online resource of financial data and advice.
Store credit cards have another disadvantage - typically higher interest rates.
It's common to see rates as high as 20 percent, while traditional credit cards usually average 13 percent," McBride said.
Despite a few downsides, store-issued credit cards carry benefits for retailers and consumers alike.
Retail chains use their credit cards to build brand loyalty, said Eugene Fram, marketing professor at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.
In an era when consumers are bombarded by advertising online, through the media or even on their cell phones, "customer loyalty is more important than it has been in recent years for the simple fact that there is so much differentiation," Fram said.
"There are so many more options, so retailers must be able to target the consumer."
Customers opening store credit accounts are made to feel privileged, often by discounts on merchandise or invitations to members-only sales.
Cingular recently gave Fram a $50 credit card as a rebate. Jos A. Bank Clothiers named him to their "executive group," giving him 20 percent off his favorite shirts.
"Reinforcing brand loyalty," Fram said, is the name of the game.
During the holidays - the most critical period for retailers - stores are especially quick to roll out credit incentives.
Macy's allows shoppers to join its "Thanks for Sharing" program for $25. In return, they get 10 percent off holiday purchases, and Macy's donates a portion of the proceeds to
Discount chain Target offers a deal in which if customers spend at least $250 on their store credit card by Dec. 24, they receive a 10 percent discount, whether online or in the store, on a January shopping day of their choice.
Store-issued credit cards have been around for decades, but they lost popularity in the '90s when interest rates rose. Not only have they regained their favorable standing, but the electronic age is creating new credit card technology, said Tom McMahon, executive vice president of EPX, which developed the first Internet-based payment system.
Credit cards that use radio frequencies instead of magnetic stripes are already on the market. The innovation means consumers no longer have to swipe their cards. They just flash them toward a credit card scanner, making transactions even faster.
"The shift from paper to plastic continues," McMahon said. "The world is moving to the electronic age - and all the benefits that come with it."
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The manufacturer of dabigatran (Pradaxa®) has written to healthcare professionals advising of new recommendations relating to the assessment of renal function in patients who are being considered for or who are already taking this drug.
This new advice follows reports of fatal bleeding events in Japan, some of which occurred in elderly patients with severe renal impairment.
It is now recommended that:
- Renal function is assessed in all patients prior to initiating treatment
- Dabigatran is contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance less than 30ml/min)
- Renal function should be reassessed where declines are suspected (hypovolaemia, dehydration)
- Patients over 75 years of age and those with existing renal impairment should have annual checks of renal function
Action: Clinicians should be aware of these monitoring requirements. The place of dabigatran in therapy, compared to warfarin, is still being debated; these new recommendations may need consideration as part of that debate.
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Stuck for ideas for how to put your spare room to good use? Why not consider using it to create the perfect playroom for the children? Not only will your kids love you forevermore, you will feel the benefit through having a how free of strewn debris, toys and damaged ornaments and get a little more peace and quiet- content in the knowledge that your youngsters are safe and sound. Sold? Ok, so let’s take a look at how you go about creating “the perfect playroom”.
When deciding to design a space for children, it’s often tempting to give in to their demands to paint the walls of the playroom their favourite shade of “Sponge Bob” yellow or “Barbie” pink. But children are fickle, disloyal and pay little respect to your bank balance and their tastes will frequently change, meaning you will probably forking out for new wallpaper every time those geniuses at the BBC dream up some new 7ft, day-glow, monosyllabic creation. Using a solid neutral colour on the wall is definitely the best way to go, especially if the room will be shared by more than one child.
Pillows that display your kids’ favourite cartoon characters, posters, throw rugs, and their personal artwork can be added to satisfy their individual tastes. So when they decide that they’ve outgrown Barbie, removing all trace of her should be a fairly painless and inexpensive task.
A child’s playroom doesn’t need to have elaborate furnishings. A nice child-sized table and chairs where they can play with puzzles and art materials, a low bookshelf, and a child-sized lounger or bean bag will be enough to furnish his play space.
The things that fill your kid’s playroom should be a reflection of his interest as well as beneficial to his development. The following is a list of things to consider placing in your child’s space.
- books and magazines
- dolls and doll clothes
- dress-up clothes
- toy cars and trucks
- puzzles and blocks
- housekeeping materials (kitchen set, pretend food items, toy brooms, dishes, phones, etc.)
- science materials (magnifying glasses, rocks, leaves, bug boxes, etc.)
- DVD player
- favourite movies
- board games
- creative materials (crayons, markers, paint, paintbrushes, paper, glitter, glue, collage material, etc.)
- plastercine and modelling clay
- empty boxes (varying sizes)
Children can lose interest after seeing the same toys day after day, which leads parents to buy even more toys. Instead rotate your educational toys daily, weekly or monthly depending on your child’s interest.
To keep accidents and spills to a minimum and to make sure the space is a safe one, keep the décor simple. Window dressings should be un fussy with all handles or strings kept high and out of the way of little hands. Roller window blinds are a good option- they are simple, easy to install, can be quickly wiped down and can be wound up to the full height of the window and printed roller blinds come in lots of fun shades and patterns. Carpets should be chosen over wooden flooring but choose a darker colour and material that is resistant to stains- the usual cream woollen favourite is definitely out!
With a little imagination and ingenuity, creating the perfect playroom for your children will be a success.
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Chinese researchers have cloned a pig that survived for weeks drinking rainwater and eating charcoal underneath the rubble of an 8.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Sichuan Province in 2008. Zhu Jiangqiang, or "Strong-Willed Pig," is now the proud father of six identical piglets created using DNA from the castrated swine. "The wonderful pig surprised us again," project leader Du Yutao, told Hong Kong newspaper the Sunday Morning Post earlier this month. The reason for cloning Zhu Jiangqiang is unclear, but the paper reports that the piglets will likely be sent to a museum and genetic institute, presumably for further study into the tenacious pig's staying power.
Nobel Laureate Jerome Karle has passed away at age 94.
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Afrikaans is a language derived from Cape Dutch, originally spoken by the Dutch farmers (Boers) living in South Africa. As the farmers established themselves in the Transvaal and Orange Free State, they encountered wildlife not known in the British-controlled Cape Colony, and gave several species common names that are still used today.
While scientific nomenclature for these species is still derived from Greek and Latin, the names that most of us know them by are derived from (or directly pulled from) Afrikaans.
Commonly referenced Boer-named species:
- Aardvark (Orycteropus afer): “Earth Pig”. So-called because of its burrowing habits and appearance. Not related to pigs, but its stout body, arched back, and sparse hair can appear pig-like from afar. Insectivore.
- Aardwolf (Proteles cristata): “Earth wolf”. An unusual relative to the hyenas that is insectivorous, and eats termites with a long, sticky tongue, not unlike the aardvark. Unrelated to wolves.
- Boomslang (Dispholidus typus): “Tree Snake”. An almost exclusively arboreal snake of sub-Saharan Africa, the one that spawned the movie trope of snakes dropping out of trees in the jungle. Though generally shy and unencountered, still very dangerous. Its slow-onset hemotoxic venom causes massive bleeding out through every orifice of the body several hours after a bite. Eats primarily birds and lizards.
- Dukier (Cephalophinae spp.): “Diver, ducker”. Any of the 21 species of antelope in the subfamily Cephalophinae, native to southern Africa. Named for their tendency to duck into tangled thickets where they cannot be followed. One of the few ruminants that regularly will supplement their diet with meat - either by hunting rodents or reptiles, rustling up insects, or finding carrion. The majority of their diet is still that of a browser (leaves and berries, as opposed to grasses and ground greenery).
- Eland (Taurotragus oryx): “Elk”. Savannah antelope that’s still widespread, though decreasing in population. The second-largest extant antelope. Was widely disliked for their tendency to trample crop fields as plants came into bloom.
- Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus): “Rock jumper”. An incredibly balanced and funny-looking small antelope that can fit all four hooves onto a single dollar-piece. Unlike most antelope, they don’t live in herds, but in mating pairs. They consume the shrubbery and grass in rocky outcroppings and craglands of Africa.
- Meerkat (Suricata suricatta): “Lake cat”. A social mongoose relative found mostly in the Kalahari desert. Carnivore that targets invertebrates, but will kill small vertebrates when opportune. “Lake cat” epithet of unknown origin - possibly a misinterpretation of the Dutch adaptation of the Sanskrit “markata”, meaning “monkey”.
- Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis): “Jumping antelope”. Note: the species name “marsupialis” is derived from the Latin “marsupium”, meaning “pocket” - this small, antelope is certainly not related to marsupials. The name comes from a pocket-like flap of skin extending from about halfway down the back, to the tail. Springboks appear in herds numbering in the tens of thousands in unfarmed regions of South Africa, and are the most plentiful antelope extant.
Through standardization of scientific names to almost exclusively Greek and Latin roots, science has a common language, known across country and cultural borders. However, in the English language (and many others), the common names for many species are directly pulled from their land of origin.
Knowing the etymology of the common names can sometimes tell you just as much as the etymology of the scientific names - what an animal was known for, where it was from, who encountered it the most, and what it signified to them often are implied in the names we sometimes dismiss because they’re “unscientific”. Knowing the cultures that knew the species well, and understanding the history of the species in relation to humans, can be the difference between extinction and preservation at times, and can be quite interesting, aside from that.
Not included above: Blesbok (“blaze antelope”), bontebok (“mottled antelope”), dassie (“badger”), grysbok (“grey antelope”), korhaan (“black grouse”), leguaan (“iguana”), padloper (“pathwalker”), platanna (“flat-handed”), skaapsteker (“sheep pricker”).
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A new Gallup poll finds Arkansas is tied for ninth when it comes to the most conservative states in the country.
The poll found Arkansas ranks as one of the top 10 conservatives states but not the 10 most Republican.
According to the poll, the top 10 conservative states are all red states that vote reliably Republican in national elections, all located in the nation's Southern, Midwestern, and Mountain West regions.
Alabama, North Dakota, and Wyoming topped the list.
The District of Columbia and Massachusetts are the most liberal, according to the poll.
Poll results also show Americans are slightly more liberal and less conservative than they were in 2011.
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Our "In This Corner A New Nation" describes some of the major events which occurred during the American Revolution. We have interesting text to describe each event either in the form of a newspaper article,journal, letter, conversation or diary entry. We incorporate sound into some of our pages to make the event more "real life" and give the viewer an opportunity to complete word search and crossword puzzles pertaining to the American Revolution.
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Q. I want to practise my nutrition for race day but my trainer says I should wait until a few weeks before the race so I get the maximum benefit - is he right?
A. It's imperative that you experiment during training to find out what will work best for you on race day. So I would say that the more time you have to try different sports bars, gels, energy drinks and timings, the better.
As well as thinking about which carbohydrate you'll take on board during the race this is also a good time to plan the meals for the night before, breakfast on the day and your recovery immediately after and in the days following the big race.
You can use your long training sessions to find out what works best and you can put it all to the test at some of the smaller competitions before the main event so that you feel confident you'll be taking in the right stuff on race day. The buildup to these smaller races would also be a good time to practise carbohydrate loading.
You do not want to be experimenting too close to race day - something may not agree with you and you could end up with some digestive issues that put you off your stride for race day or, worse, mean you have to pull out of the race. So all experimenting should be done during training; also, find out what gels and drinks will be available to you on race day and try them out.
Other considerations will come into play if you are travelling abroad to race, such as how food and hydration strategies change with the climate, what catering facilities will be available at your accommodation or what foods are likely to be served at hotels -
will you be able to get your usual muesli breakfast or will you have to take some with you?
Approaching race day happy with your dietary and hydration strategy will help you to feel prepared, prevent last-minute panicking and remove the risk of any nasty surprises.
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With a variety of educational programs that provide training in Traditional Chinese Medicine you can prepare for a career in natural healing. With training available for those looking to obtain a degree or certificate in holistic healing alternative healing instruction is also included in most programs.
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You’ve been out for a few hours. You had dinner with wine or a beer; maybe even a cocktail or two. After that you stopped at a club and had a few more. But you paced yourself. You feel fine but you wonder if there’s a road-block or if you roll through a stop sign and get pulled over if you will get busted for DUI.
So, key half-way in the ignition, you begin to debate with yourself. Maybe you heard once that the body can metabolize one serving of alcohol an hour. You start doing the math – one cocktail before dinner, a beer with the pasta; that was an hour an a half; then another beer at the club before the band started playing which was…what time was that? And what the hell is a serving anyway?
Then you remember those stories that you’ve heard about people blowing over the legal limit after taking a drink even though an actual blood test shows their true alcohol level to be below the legal limit. The last thing that you drank 30 minutes ago was a beer so does that mean that you’d blow a higher level than you actually are? You begin to wonder if you should walk down the block to the nearby Starbucks and gargle with espresso.
Well, here’s a perfect solution. Get a personal breathalyzer. Starting at only $85 with free shipping Boozin’ Gear has a selection of breathalyzers that will tell you exactly what you’re going to blow if you get pulled over. With most States’ limits at 0.10 or 0.08 if you blow under 0.08 you’ll be legal to drive in most places.
Naturally, these devices aren’t intended to help you trick law enforcement. If you ever question your own ability to drive, regardless of the numbers you register on a breathalyzer you should wait or call a cab. Personal breathalyzers are only intended to help you follow the letter as well as the spirit of the law.beer breathalyzer cocktail DUI legal limit wine
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The mosquito nets consumption in India has increased over the years, given the multiplying number of malaria cases across the country. Although the production of mosquito nets has increased by 14.4% in FY’2012 as compared to FY’2011 in India, but the available quantity of mosquito nets for domestic consumption after exports fell short of the demand.
According to the report titled “India Mosquito Nets Market Outlook FY’2014-Government initiatives towards universal population coverage through LLINs”, the mosquito net market in India needs a continuous distribution mechanism of LLINs across the country in order to achieve the universal coverage strategy as laid by the government of India. The government should also make initiatives to educate the people across India through radio or public campaigns organized in prominent cities of the country in the future.
The report “India Mosquito Nets Market Outlook FY’2014- Government initiatives towards universal population coverage through LLINs” provides detailed overview on the mosquito nets market in the India. This report helps reader to identify the ongoing trends in the industry and anticipated growth in future depending upon changing industry dynamics in coming years. The report will help industry consultants, mosquito nets manufacturing companies, mosquito nets raw material manufacturers and suppliers and other stakeholders to align their market centric strategies according to ongoing and expected trends in future.
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Virus discovery holds mystery, potential
Date posted: February 7, 2012
Media contacts: Dr. Dennis Brown, professor and head of the Department of Biochemistry, N.C. State University, 919.515.5765 or firstname.lastname@example.org; or Ricardo Vancini, graduate research assistant, email@example.com
A previously unknown virus discovered by North Carolina State University scientists may hold keys to managing another virus that causes a debilitating disease.
A virus that has been named Espirto Santo Virus (ESV) was discovered by Ricardo Vancini, a doctoral student working in the laboratory of Dr. Dennis Brown, head of the N.C. State Department of Biochemistry. The new virus has an unusual and as yet unexplained relationship with another virus, the virus that causes dengue fever.
If they can unravel this relationship, the scientists may find a way to control dengue fever.
Dengue fever, also known as breakbone fever, is a tropical disease caused by the dengue virus and spread by mosquitoes. The disease, which can be fatal, infects as many as 300 million people annually and is found in more than 100 countries around the world.
There are no vaccines for dengue fever, although a previous discovery by Brown and Dr. Raquel Hernandez, research associate professor at N.C. State, may lead to the development of a vaccine. Brown and Hernandez, who are husband and wife as well as research collaborators, discovered a way to alter viruses carried by insects so that they can be used to create vaccines for a range of diseases. The virus alteration technology was licensed to a North Carolina biotechnology startup company called Arbovax, which is using the technology to develop vaccines for several diseases, including dengue fever.
It is not yet clear how the Espirto Santo and dengue viruses interact, but Brown said the Espirto Santo virus appears to have a dampening antiviral effect on the dengue virus.
Vancini and Brown happened upon the Espirto Santo virus while studying the dengue virus. Brown said they obtained samples of a particular strain of dengue virus from the Fiocruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“They (Fiocruz Institute) had a strain of dengue virus that grew exceptionally well, and we wanted it for the structural studies (of viruses) we do,” said Brown.
Vancini and Brown began working with the newly acquired virus, and when they looked at its structure with an electron microscope, it was quite different from other dengue viruses with which they had worked.
“The structure really didn’t look like typical dengue,” said Brown, “And we actually thought that we had found a new strain of dengue.”
Brown decided to have a mass spectrometry analysis done on the virus. Mass spectrometry identifies molecules by mass. The mass spectrometry analysis of what Brown and Vancini thought might be a new strain of dengue virus only deepened the mystery, because it indicated that the sample that was analyzed did not contain dengue or any other virus.
“We said, ‘Look, How can there be no virus in there? We’re looking at it,’” Brown recalled. “And what it was, there was no virus in there that was in any of the gene banks.”
In an effort to determine what they were actually working with, Vancini and Hernandez did a full characterization of the RNA that makes up the virus’ genetic identity.
Brown said this genetic characterization was sent to gene banks around the world, and it matched nothing on record. It was then that it dawned on the scientists that what they had on their hands was a new virus, previously unknown to science. Brown said Espirto Santo is a rare birnavirus, only a handful of such viruses are known to science, but it is more than that.
“I have never seen anything like it,” Brown said. “This virus seems to control the production of dengue. Dengue proteins are made inside the cells, but they don’t assemble into viruses. So there are two really interesting things that are happening. This virus, Espirto Santo, makes something that controls the production of dengue virus. At the same time, it needs the dengue virus in order to grow efficiently.”
The virus samples from Brazil did contain dengue virus, but they also contained Espirto Santo, and the presence of the Espirto Santo virus masked the presence of the dengue virus to the point it was almost imperceptible.
Now, Brown said, he, Herandez and Vancini, who plans to continue working in Brown’s lab as a post-doctoral researcher after earning his doctorate, are going to try to sort out the genetic factors involved in the relationship between the two viruses.
It appears, Brown said, that Espirto Santo, which was named for the area of Brazil where it was found, produces some type of antiviral agent that inhibits dengue virus particle production. Viruses reproduce by hijacking the reproductive mechanism of a cell and using the host cell’s reproductive machinery to produce virus particles. When dengue and Espirto Santo viruses infect a cell, the Espirto Santo virus produces virus particles, but the dengue virus is unable to reproduce.
Brown said he, Vancini and Hernandez plan to compare viral proteins produced in cells infected with dengue and Espirto Santo viruses alone with proteins produced in cells infected with the dengue-Espirto Santo combination to see if there are differences. And they’ll search for an antiviral substance as they try to tease apart the relationship between dengue and Espirto Santo.
Among the questions the scientists hope to answer is whether the dengue-Espirto Santo relationship exists only with one strain, or type, of dengue virus. Or does Espirto Santo inhibit viral particle production for other or, perhaps, all strains of dengue?
“There’s something there,” Brown said. “There’s something happening inside of that cell that’s preventing dengue virus from assembling. We need to find out what that is.”
Written by: Dave Caldwell, 919.513.3127 or firstname.lastname@example.org
From Issue: Spring 2012 Category: Media Releases, Noteworthy News, Perspectives
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I’ve found something extremely weird to share with you today — sculptures that aren’t really sculptures…because they don’t stand still. Instead, Dutch artist Theo Jansen has created sculptures that actually move with the power of the wind.
According to Oddity Central, Jansen’s strandbeest ’can use the power of the elements to move, store this energy for later use, and protect themselves in case of danger…In their creator’s vision of the future, the strandbeest will, at one point, develop muscles and brains that will allow them to perform complex actions.’
At this point, they are mostly powered by wind. The fact that they actually store that power for future use is a green idea that our society has started to tap into more recently.
Showing you a picture of this creation is helpful, but you don’t really get the full effect unless you see a video of the strandbeest in action…
Jansen, who is a former physicist, has held nothing back in making his art. In fact, his work might lead us to believe that going mobile with the power of wind has some validity to it. The strandbeest has already been featured at several festivals, including Burning Man, an art and expression festival in the Nevada Desert.
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In March 2009, the members of St. Rose of Lima Church in East Haven, Connecticut submitted an official racial-profiling complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging that the local law enforcement agency, the East Haven Police Department (EHPD), had been engaging in a pattern of race-based violence against Latinos in and around East Haven. After considering the complaint, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, December 3rd, that they were launching a federal investigation based on the allegations of harassment against the EHPD.
Angel Fernandez, a parish leader from Fair Haven’s St. Rose of Lima Church, made the announcement at a vigil held in East Haven on Wednesday, and was met with a thunderous burst of applause from the crowd that was assembled. The audience included New Haven’s Ecuadorian Consulate, parishioners from St. Rose, and Father James Manship, a priest that was arrested in February while trying to videotape an incident of racial harassment taking place in a store in East Haven.
While the complaint traces stories of racial-profiling by the East Haven police beginning in June 2008, the EHPD’s discrimination against Latinos is part of a much longer history of police abuse of racial minorities in East Haven. The Latino community in this otherwise predominantly white area now accounts for about 6 percent of the population, and while Latino-owned businesses and shops line the town’s streets, they have consistently been faced with suspicion and hostility from local law enforcement. From the complaint:
Since June 2008, the EHPD has targeted the Latino community in improper stops, searches and seizures, false arrests, and the use of excessive force in ordinary encounters with Latino residents and motorists. Latinos are pulled over without reasonable suspicion while driving, arrested without probable cause and in some cases, severely beaten by law enforcement officials. As a consequence, Latinos in East Haven now live in daily fear of harassment and retaliation by East Haven police officers.
The complaint documents more than twenty detailed accounts of race-based violence and harassment suffered by shopkeepers and residents of East Haven and its neighboring towns, and classifies the accounts into the following broad categories: ‘Race-Based Violence and Excessive Force,’ ‘Harassment and Intimidation,’ ‘The Department’s Tacit Approval,’ and ‘Police Retaliation and Lack of Redress.’ In his speech announcing the investigation last Wednesday, Fernandez recounted some of the personal stories that lie at the center of the complaint and called it “a victory for the brave men and women who risked retaliation to tell their stories of abuse to the public for the first time.”
One of the accounts tells of four men, Guillermo, Juan, Jorge and Juan, who were driving to a restaurant and were followed and stopped by Officer Dennis Spaulding. Without telling them why they were being stopped, the officer asked to see the license of two of the men, even though one of them, Juan, was a passenger and not the driver. On finding that Juan’s was not a Connecticut license, the officer threw it on the ground, and when Juan tried to pick it up, he was arrested. When Jorge inquired as to why his friend was being arrested, he, too, was arrested. By this point, five other squad cars had gathered and were all witnessing this. In a few minutes, all four men had been arrested, frisked, and put in different cars. During the course of the evening, they were punched, pepper-sprayed, and subject to racial epithets and verbal abuse as they spent the night in the police station.
The complaint also contains numerous accounts of race-based traffic stops, harassment and abuse by the police, often in the police station and in full view of senior police officers. A number of the Latino store owners told of how the police would set up check-points directly outside their stores and stop Latino customers as they were exiting the parking-lot, asking them for their license and registration. One shop owner, Lazaro, often came to work and found the police and a tow truck in his parking lot. When he asked them to leave, the officer threatened to come every day. Lazaro asked him, “What, you don’t like Hispanics?” and the officer replied, “No, I don’t.” After this incident, the police began to come into Lazaro’s store and harass the customers for their ID and car papers. Lazaro has seen a significant drop in customers and has made it difficult for him to pay his rent and monthly bills.
Police officers have repeatedly denied allegations of racial profiling, and have being caught lying about incidents since members of the community took to filming confrontations taking place in stores and checkpoints. Tafari Lumumba, a Yale student attorney who helped draft the complaint gave an idea of the possible outcomes of the investigation by the Department of Justice. Siting a similar probe of the LAPD, he said that a possible outcome could be a consent decree covering the East Haven police department, that would require the department to track the race of people being arrested and stopped for traffic violations. Further requirements could include additional training for the officers and the implementation of a new citizen complaint system.
On the note of race-based violence, a town hall meeting will be held in Miami, Florida on December 10th, Human Rights Day, to talk about racial profiling. Organized by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, ‘Racial Profiling: Face the Truth‘ will be a meeting of national and local activists and people who want to share their personal stories of racial profiling. Panelists include Chandra Bhatnagar, Marleine Bastien, Subhash Kateel, Muhammed Malik and Jumana Musa. For more information, click here.
Photo courtesy of www.newhavenindependent.org
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Are you a discerning consumer of information? Amy Menefee talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the misleading stories that have been offered by the mainstream media and 24/7 news organizations, and the damage that can result.
Are you a discerning consumer of information and news? Amy Menafee talks with Jim Blasingame about how to consume news and information instead of just taking all the media give us at face value.
It's now fact: The media often not only get reporting wrong, they sometimes actually fabricate news, and Amy Menefee talks with Jim Blasingame about the nine worst reported business stories. Jim also identifies his own short list.
Do you believe the news you see on television and read in newspapers? Amy Menefee talks with Jim Blasingame about how when you combine the mainstream media with political agendas it creates bad reporting.
How is the media treating the presidential candidates? Amy Menefee and Jim Blasingame talk about the different ways that the media treat the candidates, including their tendency to focus on personalities, rather than the issues.
Are the national media guilty of perpetuating myths? Amy joins Jim to report on some of the economic myths that are reported by the mainstream media as truth.
Do the media create and perpetuate myths? Amy says so and she talks with Jim about the research her firm conducts on the difference between what the media says about certain issues and the truth.
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One of our summer bucket list items was to make shark tooth necklaces. Little J pulled that slip today! While he and I worked on making the necklaces, Sassyfras and Juiciness played with pop beads.
I've beaded for about ten years, but I've never really gotten into doing wire wrapping. I found this website helpful in deciding how best to wire the tooth.
Little J had fun designing his necklaces. He used palm tree trinkets and some wooden beads on leather strands.
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beading pliers and cutters
I'm trying to decide if we should make enough of these for party favors at Little J's birthday next month (he's having a shark themed party) or if it should be an activity at the party and then be a take home.
Sassyfras and Juiciness had a great time playing with their pop beads. The beads require pretty good hand strength and coordination to use, but they were able to do it.
Linking to: Design Dazzle, Fun For the Kids Friday, For the Kids Friday, Friday's Nature Table, Be Different Act Normal, Made by You Monday, Beneath the Rowan Tree, Fireflies and Jellybeans
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This post was originally written in April 2010. It is meant to illustrate the importance of self-awareness in leadership and the value of really listening to the feedback we receive, even when it contains information we’d rather not hear.
Once upon a time, there was a Boss who was very sure of himself. He was strong and competent. He had built some admirable relationships with his peers and was well liked by his customers and the community at large. But he was also puzzled.
He was puzzled because it seemed, to him anyway, that every time he walked into the same room as his employees, the place went from being lively with conversation to something that was subdued and controlled. And, when he attended meetings with his team and a question came up, they all looked at him before even attempting to address it. Similarly, when they talked about problems, the team members always looked his way before, or while, giving their opinions.
On the one hand the Boss kind of liked it. It made him feel, well, in control and more than a little powerful. But, on the other hand, he found it irritating and unproductive. Surely these people were fully capable of drawing conclusions and deciding on courses of action without waiting for his blessing all the time. Did he have to do everything? What was wrong with them?
Then one day, a Brave Soul approached him and said, “You know, you can be pretty intimidating sometimes”
The Boss looked at Brave Soul with eyes cold enough to freeze mercury.
He said, “What? What do you mean? All I did was walk into the room and sit down for heaven sakes!”
Slightly shaken but undaunted, Brave Soul went on. “Well” she said, “It’s not just that you walked into the room but how you did it”
“Okay”, he said, “Now that really is ridiculous. How could that possibly make me intimidating? I’m interested in what people have to say. I want some healthy discussion and debate about the issues we face. I need them to be fully present when we are together so that we can work together and get things done. Don’t they get that?”
Brave soul replied, “I’m pretty sure that’s what they want too but the effect your body language and behaviour has on the team makes it difficult for them to participate”
Unconvinced but intrigued now, the Boss said, “Okay then, tell me more”
“Well, when you came into the room this morning, you didn’t acknowledge anyone. You probably had a lot on your mind and so you were frowning too. You walked straight to your chair at the head of the table and sat down without looking at anyone. You looked at your watch instead. You opened your book; peered over your glasses at the assembled group and said, ‘Okay, let’s get to it. We have a lot to do and, I’ve got another meeting to go to after this’
“After that, I imagine it seemed to the team that the goal of the meeting changed from one that involved sharing ideas and making productive decisions to coming up with enough “right answers” to keep you from getting too impatient and ensuring that you got away in time to get to your next meeting”
“ But that’s not what I intended at all!” said the Boss. “I didn’t realize I could have such an effect on people. ”
Brave Soul smiled and said, “I don’t think any of us knows how we affect others unless we take some time to think about it and ask. Sometimes how we are can get in the way of things, that’s all. Just thought you should know.”
As Brave Soul walked away, the Boss began to make a mental note. He had learned something today, about himself. He didn’t like it but, if what Brave Soul had said were true, it would certainly explain the behaviour he saw and felt in others whenever he was within earshot of them.
So what could he do differently to become more aware of his impact on others without pretending to be someone other than himself? Here’s what he came up with:
I will make an effort to become aware of the clues that people are sending me when we are in each other’s company.
It seems reasonable that if people can pick up and act on clues from my body language and behaviour, I can pick up clues about how I affect them by paying better attention when we are together
When in doubt about my impact on others, I will ask someone I trust to tell me the truth.
I get that I will not always be able to see myself as others see me. So, I guess I will ask someone like Brave Soul to watch me from time to time and let me know how I’m doing.
I will be conscious of my moods and do my best to manage them in a way that does not negatively affect those around me.
I realize that when I am deep in thought, or worried about something it isn’t difficult to convey it, through my body language, to those around me. So, either I must explain myself or I must discipline myself to convey a more open posture.
Not bad for a start. What would you add to the Boss’s list?
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Prime Minister Recep Erdogan is determined to bring peace to his nation even if it means killing off any chance for peace between Turks and Kurds. The Turkish air force blasted Kurdish bases in IRAQ and an estimated 100 guerrillas were killed. Of course, it amazes me how planes flying hundreds of miles an hour know who was on the receiving end of their bombs. Recent hostilities arose when a group of Turkish soldiers were ambushed and murdered. Naturally, the response was to kill Kurds-and, by definition, any Kurd killed is a TERRORIST.
The Turkish military insists everyone killed is the result of careful analysis to determine the bombs are headed for the right people–down below. Of course, peace might arise if Kurds were according equal rights in Turkey, but, alas, that is a separate topic that will not be discussed or acted upon.
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When I first saw this shape recognition robot from Make, Do, & Friend, I though it would be a fun craft project. I set to work cutting out shapes from construction paper and told the girls they could make try and make robots from the shapes. They had different ideas!
Construction paper cut into various shapes
Construction paper for background
I set both girls up with a glue stick and a pile of multicolored shapes. AJ (age 3) thought a robot sounded like a perfect idea and got to work gluing. She glued and piled and glued and piled until she had an interesting layered robot.
Lizzie (age 5), as usual, had a different idea. She started making pictures with her shapes. First she made this kite and then she made a pretty girl with very long hair.
All in all, it was a very fun and successful crafting session. The girls were able to work independently and worked hard coming up with their own masterpieces.
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Texas: Ignorance Blamed for Local Rise in Teen STDs; Doctors Say Many Kids Think Oral Sex Safe
March 3, 2006
Health officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are concerned about a 7 percent rise in reported STDs among local teenagers. Last year, the combined number of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis cases in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall, and Tarrant counties for young people ages 15-19 reached 7,675, up from 7,176 reported infections in 2004.
Young people's level of ignorance about the consequences of sex astounds Marcene Royster, director of community services at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas. "Some kids have a different definition of what being sexually active means. For example, some girls will engage in oral sex and say, 'Well, I'm still a virgin,'" said Royster. "But they don't realize what comes with that in terms of diseases," she said.
Dr. Laura H. Scalfano, director of adolescent medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center Dallas, said it is not enough to counsel teens about disease prevention.
"Remember that teenagers don't believe it will happen to them. ... If you just tell them they're going to die or be infertile, that's not as effective because they don't believe it," Scalfano said. She cited a 2004 study that showed a significant drop in the STD rate among high-risk girls when they were counseled about self-esteem, safe-sex practices, the emotional consequences of sex, and the importance of healthy relationships. Scalfano said she advises teens to use a latex condom or dental dam for any sexual contact. She also encourages them to find ways to be intimate without having sex.
Dallas Morning News
03.01.2006; Linda Stewart Ball; Frank Trejo
This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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Anti-Piracy Law Stalls After Opposition Grows
The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act would have enabled the federal authorities to ask for court orders directing Internet service providers and domain registrars to stop visitors from reaching domains "dedicated to infringing activity."
Entertainment groups like the Recording Industry Association of America and Motion Picture Association of America supported the proposed measure, while digital rights groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation opposed it. Among other arguments, the EFF said that copyright holders can already go into court and obtain injunctions against certain infringing sites.
It wasn't just the civil libertarians who expressed concern about the proposal. More than 80 Internet engineers also asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to quash the bill.
"If enacted, this legislation will risk fragmenting the Internet's global domain name system (DNS), create an environment of tremendous fear and uncertainty for technological innovation, and seriously harm the credibility of the United States in its role as a steward of key Internet infrastructure," they wrote in an open letter earlier this week. "In exchange for this, the bill will introduce censorship that will simultaneously be circumvented by deliberate infringers while hampering innocent parties' ability to communicate."
Also opposing the bill was Tim Berners-Lee, credited with creating the World Wide Web. "We all use the web now for all kinds of parts our lives, some trivial, some critical to our life as part of a social world," he also said. "In the spirit going back to Magna Carta, we require a principle that: No person or organization shall be deprived of their ability to connect to others at will without due process of law, with the presumption of innocence until found guilty."
Online piracy poses a very real problem for certain industries, or at least certain business models. There's no serious question that some record labels have seen revenue plummet since the emergence of Napster.
But the RIAA, MPAA and others already can sue companies that infringe copyright and, if successful, obtain injunctions against individual sites. Enabling the federal government to order an ISP to block traffic is censorship at its most fundamental level; it should require more justification than protecting the commercial interests of entertainment companies.
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The Juvenile Justice Advisory Group, through the Maine Department of Corrections, supports programs for the improvement of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.
Funds for this program are made available by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) through the Formula Grants Program.
The Formula Grants Program supports state and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. Through this program, OJJDP provides funds directly to states, territories, and the District of Columbia to help them implement comprehensive state juvenile justice plans based on detailed studies of needs in their jurisdictions.
The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (Act).
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Understanding the IRS Tax Code
January 28, 2009 by Bob Livingston
While in office, President Ronald Reagan said that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection process and its code is a system of voodoo and witchcraft.
The IRS has been in existence so long that few question its legality or even its existence. But the longevity and general acceptability of the IRS in no way means that it is not immoral, illegal or against public policy.
The IRS system is actually the foundation of the Federal Reserve fiat money system. It is life support for paper money. Huge amounts of money have to be continually withdrawn so that the system isn’t overwhelmed with fiat and collapses.
By its name, the Internal Revenue Service implies that it collects revenue for the government. This is what Americans believe.
Lord John Maynard Keynes said in his 1920 book, Economic Consequences of the Peace, that collection of taxes is a regulation system that hides the “worthlessness” of paper money. Taking money under the pretense of collecting taxes covers the fraud of printing press money.
It is not taxes that the IRS is collecting. It is regulating the volume of fiat money so as to hold up its “value.”
But the IRS says that its tax collection system is “voluntary compliance.” No one need be intimidated. Let’s see!
Unless you sign the IRS 1040 tax return, the IRS will refuse it. If it is voluntary, why sign it? Big things happen when you do sign the 1040. You waive your rights, meaning that you are guilty until you can prove otherwise.
The burden of proof is on you. Furthermore, once you sign a tax form, you are no longer protected under the U.S. Constitution. You are under Merchant Law or Admiralty Law or the King’s Law. Your status changes from sovereign to subject.
Also, after you once sign a 1040, you are under a new jurisdiction. If you later learn there is no law requiring you to file and pay taxes, and you decide that you will not file, you will be prosecuted under IRS Code 7203 or “Willful Failure to File.” This is a conclusion that once you file, you can’t just decide to quit. You are no longer sovereign. You are a subject.
Remember that this is all “voluntary.’
The IRS Handbook for Special Agents states, “An individual taxpayer may refuse to exhibit his/her books and records for examination…under the Fifth Amendment.”
Yes, you can do this, but then the IRS files your return for you, disallowing all deductions.
You can also refuse to sign an assessment, but then the IRS begins collection procedures taking any visible property or bank account by seizure.
IRS agents who move against the “taxpayer” have no idea what they are doing. I think most are not malicious, but they do believe that you owe taxes. They don’t know that the money creators create unlimited fiat that voids any concept or definition of payment or debt as relates to government. It is a world-class ponzi.
The federal tax system is entrenched because tens of thousands of lawyers, accountants and parasites profit from the system. They don’t care if the deceptive system is illegal, immoral or against public policy. They are numb to their bones.
Disclaimer: I do not advocate tax protesting or any acts of disobedience as defined by the government that will disorder your life and confiscate your assets. This item is for information purposes only. It is intended that you will see the full consequences of any action you decide while understanding what your government and politicians have done to America. This is a subject that none of them will discuss.
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Turin – towards a smart energy city
The north Italian city of Turin already has an extensive district heating system (DHS) supplied by CHP plants and boilers. Now, under an action plan for sustainable energy, the DHS will be extended with additional CHP plants and – crucially – large heat storage facilities, write Gian Vincenzo Fracastoro and Alberto Poggio.
|Figure 1. Turin Action Plan for Sustainable Energy – main actions planned|
Italian and European cities are increasingly adopting combined heat and power (CHP) plants linked with district heating networks, while public interest and research in the field is also rising.
Many studies into urban pollution and primary energy use have demonstrated district heating systems’ benefits for energy efficiency and the environment.
Research has focused on carbon dioxide and pollutants such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides. New parameters have been developed to measure the drop in pollutants through combined production of heat and power. New scenarios such as low-energy residential buildings have also been investigated.
As a test case, this article analyzes Turin, the largest district heated city in Italy with more than 400,000 connected users. It examines the key plans for changing the network into a smart thermal energy grid, with multiple sources connected to it and an increasingly efficient building stock.
Finally, it examines the potential gains for grid management and primary energy use from using large heat stores located at strategic positions within the network.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE
The City of Turin is in the western part of the Po valley, surrounded by the Alps on three sides and hills to the southeast. Torino was the first Italian capital (1861–65), and is today the fourth largest Italian city after Rome, Milan, and Naples, with 910,000 inhabitants on a mainly flat area of about 130 km2.
The city’s population fell from a peak of 980,000 in 1991 down to 897,000 in 2002, and is now 911,000.
Turin has long ranked among Italy’s leading industrial cities. But a steady reduction in Fiat’s car plants has slowly shifted the city’s economic structure towards services, higher education, sport and tourism. Turin hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 2006, and is now Italy’s sixth most popular city among tourists.
Meanwhile, Turin has greatly improved its environment, with 20 m2 of green space in the form of parks and historic gardens for each ot its inhabitants. Air quality has improved with the closing of coal- and heavy oil-fired plants.
But, although the last 35 years have seen concentrations of sulphur oxides fall by two orders of magnitude, the situation remains poor in terms of nitrogen oxides, ozone and particulate matter. This is mostly due to a combination of heavy emissions, mainly from traffic, and local meteorology, which is typified by frequent winter thermal inversions and very low ventilation year-round.
A recent survey by the Italian Statistical Institute (ISTAT) of European cities for 2004–08 using data from the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) AirBase found that Torino ranks 220th in a group of 221 European cities for air quality. The analysis was based on a single indicator – the average number of times that legally defined concentration limits were exceeded for the three pollutants mentioned above: nitrogen oxides, ozone and particulates. Legal concentrations were exceeded, on average, by a factor of 2.5.
ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
Turin has decided to elaborate the Turin Action Plan for Sustainable Energy – TAPE – to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. TAPE reports the results of the baseline emission inventories for the years 1991 and 2005, and the carbon dioxide emission estimates for the year 2020. Carbon dioxide emissions have already been reduced from 6.3 million tonnes (Mtonnes) in 1991 to 5.1 Mtonnes in 2005 – a 19% reduction including the industrial sector.
TAPE envisages a further reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 1.36 Mtonnes from 2005 up to 2020. Costs are estimated at about €2 billion ($2.4 billion), and much higher if investments by public and private partnerships are included.
The main elements of the project are shown in Figure 1. These include changes to the municipality building stock, to the residential and service sectors, and to transportation. Industry has not been included in the analysis.
DEVELOPING THE DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM
District heating is a key action within the sustainable energy city plan. Turin’s district heating system (DHS) is one of the most significant in Italy and Europe in terms of its size and complexity.
|Figure 2. Current and future areas of Turin DHS and thermal production plants|
The development of district heating in Turin’s urban area started in the early 1980s, and was driven primarily by the strategic directives of the Piedmont region and the province of Turin.
The system has since been extended through several expansion projects. These started with districts to the south of the city, where around 27 million m3 (Mm3) of buildings were connected) followed by the city centre, covering 12 Mm3).
At present, the network runs for 350 km and can supply 39 Mm3 of buildings – nearly 40% of the heated volume of buildings in Turin – catering for 400,000 citizens. About 84% of the grid’s users are residential and only 16% in the services sector. The generation plants supplying the system include:
- two combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGT) units in CHP production mode, each with a maximum thermal production of 260 MW;
- several backup boilers with a combined thermal capacity of 868 MW, located in three different areas of the DHS; and
- a heat storage system of 2400 m3.
The system’s characteristics are shown in Figure 2 and Table 1. The system’s current heat requirement of 1800 GWh is mainly met (79%) through CCGT plants and to a lesser extent (21%) by backup boilers. About 3% of the share produced by the CCGTs is delivered to the final users through heat storage.
Over the coming years, the Turin district heating system is due to be extended through several projects to connect new areas in the north of the city. Positive results from the storage systems at Politecnico have led to planned installations of new storage systems at all new sites.
|Table 1. Current situation (2011) and future development of the Turin DHS|
A new CHP plant has just been built to connect another 18 Mm3 of building area in the north of Turin (Torino Nord) and a backup boiler is scheduled for construction in Turin’s northeast districts (Nord-Est).
These projects will extend the urban district heating network from its current 39 Mm3 to an impressive total of 73 Mm3.
BEHAVIOUR OF THE DHS
A detailed study of the Turin district heating system’s consumption and its plants’ operation was carried out to develop a model for simulating the behaviour of the CCGT units and thermal storage tanks.
These systems can store heat at night time, when demand is minimal, and use it during the early morning demand peak. The simulation modelled performance at night time and during the early hours of the morning, when the greatest amount of energy is involved.
During the coldest periods of the year, the discharge of stored energy is not enough to meet morning demand and backup boilers have to contribute. In the milder seasons, stored heat is often enough, if delivered quickly, without requiring backup from boilers.
|A. Future developments without heat storage B. Future developments with heat storage|
|Figure 3. A comparison of primary energy consumption and the flow of thermal energy in the Turin DHS without (A) and with (B) heat storage.|
The simulation model was used to evaluate the overall performance of the system and of each generation unit (including storage); with increased thermal demand related to the connection of new city users. The new cumulative curve was calculated (see Figure 4).
Network extensions and new generation systems will deliver primary energy savings of more than 3800 GWh (2460 GWh from the completion of the current district heating system and 1380 GWh from new extensions) or a total saving of more than 1700 ktonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
Heat storage will increase CHP production by 189 GWh/year – a 7% increase in power production – and reduce the contribution of backup boilers by 20%. This leads to a reduction of primary energy of 128 GWh and related environmental benefits. Figure 3 shows the comparison between the planned configuration with heat storage and the theoretical configuration without them.
Charging the heat storage systems requires an increase of 78 GWh in primary energy for CHP production, while producing the same power with the backup boilers would require a primary energy consumption of 205 GWh. As a result, the storage systems can reduce by 62% the primary energy needed to produce the energy that they store.
|Figure 4. Simulation of future thermal requirement of Turin DHS divided by different production plants|
On the other hand, the primary energy savings obtained through the storage systems affect by only 1% the overall DHS primary energy consumption.
With the guidelines of its Sustainable Energy Action Plan, Turin is moving towards the creation of a Smart Energy urban system.
The planned develop-ment of the district heating system will make a valuable contribution towards achieving this goal. The simulation has shown that the installation of heat storage systems optimizes the efficiency of the district heating system, reducing the heat that backup boilers have to produce to meet peak demand and increasing CHP generation. In this way, further primary energy savings can be achieved.
However, the question of how to achieve primary energy savings also has other answers beyond the increase in the thermodynamic efficiency of heat production. Reducing the heat demand is another option. There should be a mix of both strategies and a new network system paradigm, which could be called a Smart Thermal Energy Grids (STEG),
A STEG would be a means to deliver more energy efficient buildings, to use existing infrastructures in a more efficient way, to take advantage of any locally available thermal energy sources, which under normal circumstances would be wasted, to flatten the heating demand profile daily (peak shaving) and seasonally (district cooling), to use CHP and micro-CHP but also to accommodate, when possible, renewable energy sources (solar thermal, biomass, municipal solid waste (MSW), geothermal).
Gian Vincenzo Fracastoro and Alberto Poggio are with the Energy Department of the Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy. Email: email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.org
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Most of the financial sector reform measures which figure in the Finance Minister's budget for 2012-2013 do not have immediate fiscal implications. However, since their primary objective is to seek more efficient market intermediation between savers and investors, they do have a place in the most important economic policy announcement, which the budget has become. The belief that such announcements contribute to a feel-good factor and blunt negative perceptions flowing from say, tax proposals, also explains why they figure prominently in all recent budget speeches. Important measures of this genre in the latest budget include (a) permitting qualified foreign investors access to bond markets; (b) simplifying the process of initial public offers (IPOs) to lower their costs and make them easily accessible to retail investors in small towns by utilising the nationwide electronic network of stock exchanges; (c) promoting shareholder democracy by harnessing technology. These reform measures are best appreciated as being part of a broad strategy of encouraging the flow of private, including foreign, capital. As much as Rs.50 lakh crore of additional investment will be required by infrastructure sectors during the Twelfth Plan period, half of this coming from the private sector. Further, the budget announcements complement ongoing legislative initiatives aimed at strengthening the financial sector.
A new equity-linked scheme meant to augment the flow of funds to the capital market has evoked mixed reactions. The Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme seeks to encourage the flow of savings in financial instruments and improve the depth of the capital market. The scheme, which has a lock-in period of three years, would allow for income tax deduction of 50 per cent to new retail investors who invest up to Rs. 50,000 directly in equities and whose annual income is less than Rs.10 lakh. While more details on the scheme are awaited, it is clear that the primary motivation for a prospective investor would be the tax rebate it confers. For many in the salaried class — the target group for the new scheme — tax-driven investments such as in public provident funds, national savings schemes and so on are the only form of savings. It is highly questionable whether they should be lured to invest in inherently risky equity investments with attractive tax concessions. It is hoped that the definition of equity investment will be expanded to include mutual funds which, after all, have been the officially recommended investment vehicle for first time investors. Along with usual safeguards, investor education on a continuous basis will be absolutely necessary.
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"Roots. That's a good word for it. Everybody's got a family tree and just to know how the roots grew, well that gives you a sense of who you are." spoken by Martha Corinne Walton, The Waltons, Episode 10, 1976
David's Reformed Church Congregation
Congregation of David's Reformed Church, Montgomery Co, Ohio, Circa, 1900
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Sentimental Sunday - Tribute to My Daddy
I have heard stories throughout the years about the importance of a father upon a girl's life. Experts will tell you that a woman's self esteem is greatly affected by how she sees herself through her father's eyes. I was so blessed to have a father who loved me unconditionally and who thought I was beautiful all the time. There was never a time when my brothers and I did not feel my parents love and that has guided our paths throughout our lives.
My father, Estel Shoemaker (known as "J" to family and friends) was the epitomy a Christian man and he practiced what he preached. When my father wasn't working, he was home with us. We were lucky enough to live in the days when mom was able to be home with us during the day and dad came home right on time every night. We sat down to family dinners each night together and exchanged all the news of the day. Times were not always easy, but Dad never liked to accept help from anyone. He had a strong work ethic and he passed that on to his children.
I have now had 17 Father's Days without my dad and it doesn't get any easier. I joyfully remember all the years when we would take him out to dinner as a family after church and I miss those times dearly. I am so grateful for memory of my daddy and for all the things that he taught me, but most of all, I thank God that I was the daughter of such a wonderful man.
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safely navigating the danger zones
The best way to lower your car insurance rate is to avoid accidents. Mentally prepare yourself for all driving eventualities and reap the gradual rewards by checking out our driving tips.
Sharing the road
Sharing the road with police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances
Flashing lights. Sirens. Panic? No — calmly handled reaction. All you need to do is read this page.
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Understanding your responsibilities around little ones is a great way to keep your driving record clean and clear.
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As more and more of us take up cycling as a means to get around, we explain how to drive alongside our 2-pedaled friends.
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If you're intimidated by sharing the road with big rigs, don't fret. We'll explain some of the unique dangers posed by these massive rides and how you can avoid them.
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Find out how you can identify potentially dicey pedestrian zones and drive safely around those who are most at risk.
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We'll help you navigate motorcycle-filled streets like a pro.
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We are all about the carpool lane. Find out how joining (or starting) a carpool can help you avoid accidents and save you money in the long run.
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Here are some tips to keep your little bundles of joy busy while you concentrate on the road.
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Age alone doesn't make a driver unsafe. Find relevant stats and useful tips on driving safely well into your golden years.
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Your car is good to you. So reward it by fixing these bad behaviors that can harm your car and cost you money.
Find out how to handle busy intersections and rotaries.
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Some traffic areas require more driver care (and patience) than others. From parking lots to school zones, we'll reveal common trouble spots and offer tips on maneuvering through them.
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Read our guide to find the right rental car and choose the right coverage options before you travel. Disclaimer: you may still get lost.
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Despite the sunny weather, summer months rank highly in fatal accidents. Find out about the seasonal dangers and read our safety tips.
Fall is a lovely time of year, but for drivers it means back-to-school traffic, rain, wet leaves on the road, fog, frost, icy spots, and darting deer. Find out how you can protect yourself when faced with dangerous fall driving conditions.
Winter brings a whole slew of driving dangers. Make sure you're prepared for winter road conditions by winterizing your car and following our winter driving safety tips.
Spring showers and other seasonal delights are accompanied by a host of driving hazards. We'll explain what they are and how to stay safe.
Navigating natural disasters
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Windy conditions can impact drivers. We'll explain how and offer tips on staying safe until the weather calms.
The best way to avoid flood damage is to stay off the roads. But if you can't, our tips can help you and your car stay safe and dry.
We hope it doesn't come up in your driving life. But if it does, we'll help you stay safe during and after an earthquake.
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This Bible is too beautiful to keep on the shelf. In fact it’s too beautiful - and useful, to leave in any one room where you aren’t. Gorgeous on your coffee table, instructive in your study and a comfort by the bedside. So unless you’re going to carry it from room to room, you’re going to need three.
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As delightful to own and browse as it is to study and explore in depth, the new edition full colour NIV study Bible brings together all the beauty, accuracy and accessibility of the world’s most loved Bible. Revised and updated with the latest insight and research, the New International Version Study Bible gets a complete makeover with the best in modern printing and graphic design technology.
Take for example the first section opening up the books of the first covenant and desert history of Moses and the Israelites. Typical of the NIV Study Bible’s approach to the whole text, this section announces the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy with a stunning double-page landscape of wind sculptured orange sand beneath an open cloudless sky. Simple, well placed words introduce the Pentateuch in the context of the whole Bible before guiding the reader gently through the background, authorship and historical context of each book. Colour coded icons divide the clear readable text into bite sized paragraphs on historical, cultural and geographic themes.
With similar thoroughness and simplicity, the introduction to the New Testament compares and contrasts the origins, contents and themes of the gospels. Differences and discrepancies are dealt with openly and conflicting theories as to the gospels’ origins are sensitively addressed. Quick-look panels set in the text remind the reader who wrote the book, who they wrote it for and the message they wanted to give. Notes on the available evidence and reproductions of the most ancient manuscripts add authenticity to the descriptions of the society, customs and beliefs at the time of writing.
What it looks like inside
The upper section of each page sets the New International Version (NIV) text in easy to read two column format with a separator column for related cross references. Text is organised into modern paragraphs and flows easily with verse numbers unobtrusively inserted making references quick and easy to find. Following the ‘red letter’ Bible tradition, words of Jesus quoted in the gospels are printed in clear red type. Lower page sections are given to explanatory information and study notes. This wealth of readable information opens a depth of understanding once only accessible to historians, academics and theologians. Explained and expanded in simple words and sentences the study notes maintain a scholarly but neutral stance on points of dispute or doctrinal controversy.
The most strikingly beautiful and useful features of the new NIV study Bible are the full colour photographs, illustrations, charts and maps embedded in the text. Placed right next to the relevant text, maps are clear and uncluttered giving only the information necessary for the reader on that page. With consistent orientation, colour key and details, the unfolding of God’s message can be followed through the story of the Bible’s landscape. Info-graphics are a major feature and benefit of the new NIV study Bible. Charts and tables show timelines enabling readers to understand the chronology of Bible events, overlapping personal histories and the development of ideas, themes and beliefs.
What it's like to use
The sheer quantity and quality of content means that the new NIV study Bible while a delight to own and read is probably a Bible for the home rather than one to carry with you. With a table footprint a little less than A4 paper size and weighing about the same as a bag of sugar, the new NIV Bible is more compact than might be expected. The print is clear and traditional for the Bible text with a more contemporary style for the notes and other information. The print size is a fairly generous ‘9 point font’ about the same as that on a driving licence. The use of colour illustrations throughout makes for a beautiful book, though on fine Bible paper, the colour sometimes shows through reducing the contrast between text and paper on the reverse side. Less of an issue with younger Bible readers and those used to modern print and on-line media, the text uses American spellings such as ‘color’ and ‘splendour’.
Other features standard to most study Bibles including a comprehensive, index, daily reading guide and concordance bring this edition pretty close to a one-size-fits-all modern translation study Bible. For its beauty and readability, the new NIV Study Bible is likely to become the principle home study a favourite with everyone who prefers the NIV to the poetic language of the King James or the more contemporary feel of the Message or Living translations. For that same quality and readability, the NIV Study Bible is certain to be well received as a gift or memento to celebrate achievements and events in church and family life. Because it is gorgeous on the coffee table, instructive in the study and a comfort by the bedside, that’s three gifts sorted right away.
Quick Guide to New NIV Study Bible
What’s in it for you
- All the fascinating scholarship and insight of the world’s foremost experts on the origins, authorship and history of the Bible.
- Easy to read access to the full text of the world’s most popular and accurate modern English translation of the Bible.
- Beautiful full colour photographs, info-graphics, charts and maps to open the Bible in its original context.
- It's what you need for a deeper understanding of the Bible and its meaning for you and finding your walk of faith today - and to enjoy finding it!
Over to You
Modern study Bibles present even the most casual reader with more background and factual information than the most educated of its original writers.
- How important do you think all this information is to understanding the meaning of the Bible for your life today?
- Do you think we can become too focussed on what we know, or can we never know enough?
Tell us. Post your ideas, views and tips - bizarre and brilliant at Eden.co.uk
January 12th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison
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Curtis Campbell, Gleaner Writer
The Dynamic Life Foundation in collaboration with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission has produced a culturally based competition called the JA 50 Legacy Showcase.
The event was held under the umbrella of the Youth Upliftment Through Employment programme (Y.U.T.E ) and was hosted at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on Hope Road last Thursday.
After a slow start, several young men and women based in Kingston challenged each other, producing cultural representations of their communities through poetry, dance, theatre and music.
Rockfort was the first to grace the black, gold and green-decorated stage and they chose the spoken word.
The participants seemed nervous at the beginning, stumbling over a few of their lines. However, they still managed a warm response from the audience.
"Let us come together and build this nation," they pleaded, before concluding their performance by singing the 1998 World Cup theme song Rise Up.
Parade Gardens came next. They performed self-choreographed moves to dancehall songs such as I-Octane's We Love Di Vibes, Jump by RDX and the controversial Jamaica 50 theme song On A Mission.
male dancer wears skirt
Male dancer Ricardo, stole the spotlight by choosing to wear a skirt and proceeded to do dance moves normally done by women.
After the initial shock, patrons warmed to the routine and applauded the young man for his bravery.
Trench Town, Mexico followed with a dub poetry display called Jamaica 50. They too ended their set by singing Rise Up.
Trench Town, Inner-City was the first group to deliver a skit for the night and they performed a piece called Real Ghetto Life.
The skit told the story of the rigours of living in inner-city communities plagued by violence and high levels of unemployment.
Issues of police corruption were also brought under the microscope as well as donmanship.
The audience loved it and rewarded the actors with resounding applause.
Other performances came from representatives from Drewsland, who delivered a combination of spoken word and Trench Town, Mexico, who returned with dance.
Parade Gardens concluded the performances with a skit called Wrong Address.
Following the judge's deliberation, Drewsland came out on top in the speech category, Parade Gardens were crowned winners for their efforts in dramatic presentation and Trench Town, Mexico won the dance category.
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Work injuries happen fairly often, even if you have a relatively uneventful office or desk job. After all, there are a hundred different things that can go wrong and some of them happen purely by accident. However, in the case that the injury has an underlying cause that is related directly to the company that you work for, you can ask an accident at work solicitor to help you sort out the various issues related to your case.
So what kind of injuries can you sustain during work? Well, there are a lot of injuries that you can sustain while working, and the injuries vary according to your profession.
A common example of the kinds of injuries that you sustain during work include back injuries. The back is an exceptionally delicate area of your body and can sustain damage from a variety of things.
One good example of this is sitting in an unstable chair, causing back injury. If your chair suddenly gives way, the faulty furniture provided by the company will give you the right to make personal injury claims and receive work injury compensation. After all, the chairs being used at the office should be properly maintained and cared for by the company, to make it safe for everyone’s use.
Now, moving on from an office environment, industrial and agricultural job sectors have an even greater risk of injury. For example, personal injury specialists will tell you that you have the right to receive injury compensation if your employer does not train you how to use your work equipment properly.
Training has to be taken seriously by an employer and they should be able to determine whether or not their employee is ready to handle the job. Otherwise, they place their employees at a greater risk for injury.
In the event that the employee does not survive the accident, personal injury solicitors can be hired by the remaining family of the deceased in order to receive compensation for their loss. Of course, money will never be able to replace the pain of losing a loved one, however, it can lighten the burden it leaves for the family, especially in hospitalization and funeral costs.
The dangers are not limited to the work place alone. Travelling can also lead to accidents and injuries, and one of the most common injuries sustained include whiplash injuries from motoring accidents. A qualified whiplash injury lawyer can help you make the proper whiplash injury claim.
After all, sometimes accidents are caused by the opposing party and you have little to no control of the outcome. However, it can cause you lasting injuries and damage to your person. This is not limited to whiplash injuries and other types of physical injuries — you can also make a personal injury compensation claim if you are experience post traumatic stress disorder or any other kind of emotional and psychological distress caused by the accident.
Lastly, accidents do not happen on the road or on the workplace alone. Sometimes, even a safe haven like a hospital can cause you further injury. Medical malpractice and negligence are common place, and even health professionals can make mistakes that may lead to injury or death. In fact, medical negligence solicitors can help you gain compensation for certain cases where a medical error costs you your life. One infamous example is when a medical professional accidentally gave a patient HIV because of an infected hypodermic needle. HIV cannot be cured, but the man received a sizable compensation for his ill fortune at the hands of his caretakers.
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By Mark Dummett
BBC News, Dhaka
The Tal camp is not much more than a swamp. It is the squalid home of about 8,000 refugees - the victims of the Burmese military.
They are Muslims, and of the Rohingya minority.
In total as many as 200,000 have settled in Bangladesh, to escape persecution, over the past 20 years.
They have been keenly following events in their home country, hoping that military rule will crumble, and that they can soon restart their lives.
They are unwelcome guests here, so they do not receive any support from the Bangladeshi government.
They get barely enough food to eat from scavenging in the forest, begging, prostitution or doing the most menial of work in the nearest town.
Their flimsy houses are squeezed onto a 30m-wide strip of land and mangroves, between a busy road and the Naf River, which separates the most southerly tip of Bangladesh and Burma's Arakan state.
The residents say that already this year 20 children have been knocked down by passing vehicles, and at high tide each day the camp floods.
During the rainy season and when cyclones strike the area, everyone suffers.
"When the sun shines, we get burnt. When it rains, we all get wet. There is not even a spare bit of land for us to sit down, and our houses are so cramped," said Toyaba Haq, a mother of seven.
Conditions are absolutely appalling, but everyone in the camp agrees they are better off here than in Burma.
"The government is torturing the Muslim community," said Dudu Miah, a health care worker.
"It steals our lands to build military camps, it takes our men for forced labour, it refuses us education."
"We need to get permission to marry or even have children," he said. "This is the third time I have come to Bangladesh as a refugee, and my life is totally ruined. I just want to live in my Arakan, my Burma."
Not much information about the demonstrations is now reaching the camp, even though Burma is just the other side of the river.
Tal camp is home to around 8,000 refugees
Some say that the Burmese military has stepped up patrols along the border to prevent any protest leaders, or news, crossing into Bangladesh.
They have not been entirely successful, and snippets of information indicate that the protest movement had spread to even small towns in Arakan before the army stepped in.
Exiles say that Muslims had joined protests led by Buddhist monks, but there is no way of confirming any of this information.
Mohammed Salim, who feeds his family of eight by carrying mud on building sites, listens to the BBC Burmese Service on his shortwave radio to find out what he can.
"We all support these demonstrations, the monks, and Aung Sang San Suu Kyi. We want the military to go, so we can go home," he said.
But Toyaba Haq is not at all hopeful. "There is no peace in this world," she said. "There is just strife, strife, strife, and I want it to stop."
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Parshat Ki Tavo
This week’s Torah portion describes the blessings and the curses. The Jewish people are warned that terrible curses will overtake them, as a consequence of not listening to the voice of G-d and refusing to keep His mitzvoth. One of the worst curses is the threat of a famine so horrible that even the most caring person is forced to behave in an extremely cruel manner. “So that the man that is most tender among you, and delicate, his eye shall be evil towards his brother, and towards the wife of his bosom, and towards the remnant of his children whom he shall leave” (Devarim 28:54).
THE SENSITIVE MAN AND WOMAN
The Torah describes the sensitive man and woman at length, each one by a separate verse. “The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil towards the husband of her bosom, and towards her son, and towards her daughter” (Devarim 28:56). Let us compare the verses that describe the tender among men and women. What is the difference between them? Kli Yakar notes that men are not as naturally delicate as women. Therefore, it was necessary to add the word “most” after the word “delicate” in reference to the man, to emphasize that even the most delicate man would act in this cruel way. However, among women one does not have to be especially delicate to be disgusted with the thought of acting in this cruel fashion. The verse describing the tender woman contains an additional phrase not paralleled in the description of the delicate man, since a man would never be portrayed in this manner. “...who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness.” This phrase teaches us about the pitfalls of taking femininity to its extreme and becoming excessively delicate.
What does it mean to be too delicate to put “the sole of her foot upon the ground?” Perhaps it refers to someone who is overly passive and submissive? A person, who does not want to walk by herself, is someone who is afraid to take responsibility for her own life. She literally expects the man to carry her off her feet and take care of her, while she surrenders her life in his hand. Her main desire is to be swept away by her Prince Charming on his white horse. Our mother Rivkah rectified this overly feminine tendency. She is known for her initiative and decisiveness. (See our teaching on Parashat Toldoth)
The expression “not to place the feet on the ground” can also refer to someone who is not grounded - a dreamer disconnected with the bleak reality. There are women who stay aloof in their ivory tower; reading novels and gazing at the sparkling stars, unwilling to get their feet dirty in the murky mud of daily chores. Rabbi Akiva's wife, Rachel, was able to connect her lofty visionary dream with the tough reality of simple living. In order to turn a plain sheepherder into the most amazing Torah Scholar; she willingly descended from the ivory castle of her youth.
TAKING A STAND
Finally, “not placing her feet on the ground” is associated with being afraid to take a stand. Our Mother Sarah teaches us to stand up for our beliefs. She did not let anything sway her from the resolve to safeguard the future of her son, Yitzchak, by demanding that Yishmael be expelled (Bereishit 21:10). She was certainly not afraid to “put her foot down,” and take a stand. As women, we must be careful to develop our will and assertiveness. We must choose a direction and stand up for truth even if we have to go against the grain.
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Join the Fun! - Aquarium's Party for the Planet is April 24
4/15/2010 9:47:43 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Thom Benson 423-785-3007
Tennessee Aquarium Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
Fun-Filled Party for the Planet is Saturday, April 24th
Chattanooga, Tenn. (April 15, 2010) – What do alligators, sharks, penguins and butterflies have in common? Besides being animals visitors can meet face-to-face at the Tennessee Aquarium, these animals, and all others, depend on healthy habitats in Chattanooga. “Most guests don’t associate river otters with leafy sea dragons before they visit,” said Tim Baker, the Aquarium’s director of education. “But hopefully after meeting some of the world’s most fascinating creatures here, they will understand that our connection to the world at large begins with the Tennessee River.”
Forty years ago spotlighting these connections sparked the first Earth Day celebration, a grass roots movement to protect our vital natural resources. In recognition of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, the Aquarium is joining more than 100 other zoos and aquariums across North America by hosting a Party for the Planet celebration.
On Saturday, April 24th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., visitors will find family fun, entertainment, special feedings, educational demonstrations and close-up encounters with animals throughout River Journey and Ocean Journey as well as outside on the Aquarium plaza including:
• Backyard Habitat Information with Master Gardeners
• SCUBA divers performing an underwater cleanup of the Tennessee River
• Aquarium costumed characters meet and greet
• Musical Entertainment on the Aquarium Plaza
• Games & learning activities with the Aquarium’s education outreach coordinator Bill Haley
• Conservation booths and hands-on activities by member organizations of Chattanooga Environmental Education Alliance who will address what people can do to conserve energy, water and clean air
• “Wild Ocean 3D” at IMAX explores how conservation on land helps marine life
• “Hubble 3D” takes audiences to the edge of the known universe and back, emphasizing the unique and fragile nature of Earth.
Plaza activities are free to members and the public and are presented by Comcast, an official sponsor of the Tennessee Aquarium. (Optional Aquarium Admission is additional for non-members.)
Baker says the Aquarium’s Party for the Planet will be a day of fun that inspires visitors to save green by going green. “Many of the conservation measures not only make sense, they help everyone save money. It’s good for us, good for our waterways and good for the animals that depend upon a clean environment.”
Did you know trash travels?
According to a report released by the Ocean Conservancy on April 13th, 2010, marine debris is one of the greatest global pollution problems. Items discarded along coastal areas and inland waterways, such as the Tennessee River, continue a slow journey to the world’s oceans.
During the 24th annual Coastal Cleanup last year, volunteers removed and recorded 7.4 million pounds of trash in 108 countries. Volunteers found:
- 336 marine animals, including 138 birds, entangled in marine debris. 120 of the animals were still alive and released. Fishing line and nets were some of the most dangerous items, trapping over 200 animals.
- 512,517 cups, plates, forks, knives and spoons, enough to provide a full set of dinnerware to over 100,000 people.
- 58,881 bottles of oil/lube during the cleanup. This is the amount that would be used to change the oil in nearly 12,000 mid-sized cars.
According to Christine Bock, Tennessee River Rescue organizer, last year’s local cleanup effort removed 19 dump trucks full of trash from 18 zones in Bradley, Hamilton and Marion counties. “We urge everyone to pick up what’s left behind by others throughout the year to ensure our trash doesn’t become someone else’s problem,” said Bock.
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Challenging the World First. Story of Development of Riding Simulators
In 1988, study started on the world's first riding simulator for motorcycles. At that time, large simulators existed in the world for automobiles. However, no information was available at all on simulators for motorcycles. Development started in Asaka R&D Center with participation of experts on images, sound, kinetic theory and system control, from the Safe Driving Spread Headquarters in Head Office having the know-how on safe driving education of motorcycles and Honda Engineering having an established reputation on robot control.
|Aims of Riding Simulators|
|The aims of riding simulators were in the "experience of hazardous
situations" and "training including driving skills". The large
goals for that purpose were to simulate and mimic the experience
of the basic function of the movements of motorcycles, "drive",
"turn" and "stop". Those in charge of drive analysis pushed
forward the analysis centering round riding feelings while those
in charge of technological computations converted the movements
of motorcycles into numerical formulas. Those in charge of sound
studied methods to reproduce engine sound unique to motorcycles.
And those in charge of images, anticipating the progress of
future computers, selected CGI method, in which computers as
image generating device will create images real time. Several
months later, a riding section was assembled on top of a movable
unit and the unit began to move as directed by the computer.
From the sound division, digitized engine sounds were reproduced
and the image division succeeded in displaying images at the
rate of 30 frames per second. The kinetic computation division
began to produce results of computation highly correlated to
actual drive as against input values of operation by actual
|Prototype No. 1|
|Prototype No. 1 was assembled in 1989. This simulator
was made up of a structure with its entirety movable, putting
the major parts of the riding unit and image displaying unit
on a huge cradle. With the tuning of details finished, a test
run was started by motorcycle experts. However, the results
were terrible; all of them tumbled. It was disclosed that the
cause of failure lay in the fundamental issue of demanding manipulation
of motorcycles while no G (acceleration) was felt on the simulator,
i.e., riders could not feel the posture of the motorcycle body.
After repeated changes in the program, they returned to the
starting point of "being able to safely experience hazards".
The program was changed from that "demanding manipulation of
motorcycles", targeting on "anybody can easily ride" and "let
them have the feeling of riding on motorcycles".
Episode "Experiencing hazardous Situations"
Simulation was pushed forward for "experiencing hazardous situations" in Prototype No. 1. A program, in which to mix vehicles furnished with intelligence and characteristics of hazards on computers and those with general characteristics. However, one encountered no hazardous situations despite continuing to drive. On the contrary, driving vehicles decrease in number. The puzzle was solved at last after driving around the course. At one intersection of the course, an accident was caused between the vehicle turning to the right presenting a hazard and one driving straight ahead, and vehicles behind were thrown into congestion. All vehicles were concentrated there. Learning from that case, giving intelligence to vehicles was stopped. And programming technique to produce "experience of hazardous situations" was further refined.
|Prototype No. 2|
|The next step for full utilization in the actual
scene of education was the examination in 1990. The development
of prototype No. 2 was started, aiming at the improvement of
educational functions and making the device compact in size.
In No.2, a scoring system was adopted and the screen was enlarged
from 52 to 120 inches. Furthermore, function was upgraded to
enable to practically feel the wind during driving. The prototype
No. 2 was announced at Welcome Plaza of Honda at Aoyama and
installed in the Traffic Education Center, Suzuka, in 1991.
As the world's first riding simulator for educational purposes,
its education effects were verified, together with instructors,
for two years. Based on the achievement of a total of 3,500
riders including actual trainees, effective methods of education
using the riding simulators were established.
|Prototype No. 3|
|The major goal of developing prototype No. 3 was
to cut down the cost of No. 2 to one tenth and yet surpass in
the performance. It has become feasible to cut down the costs
by substantial improvement in the performance of personal computers,
redesign of systems, refinement of control programs and simplification
of movable units. In the sector of image generators, which account
for more than a half of the entire costs, however, equipment
capable of satisfying requirements could not be found anywhere.
The team, therefore, approached Evans & Sutherland Corporation
of the U.S., having high technology and experience in image
generators for simulators on the possibility of development.
As the consequence, an image generator meeting with spec requirements
of Honda has come into existence.
|From Prototype to Mass Production Machines|
|With prototype No. 3 at last, the study of a riding
simulator brought down the curtain in 1994. Having no plan for
mass production then, the development team lasted for six years
was disbanded. Just about the time when everybody started thinking
the riding simulator project stopped, the motorcycle licensing
system was revised and a training course using simulators was
added to the requirements for the acquisition of a license for
large motorcycles in driving schools. The team was reorganized
and development was started for mass production. Development
was pushed forward while making efforts for the reduction of
costs and working out standards for new designs and test. Furthermore,
the acquisition of form authorization from the Public Safety
Commission has become necessary. On June 19, 1996, the 1st mass-produced
unit came off the line. Obtaining high evaluation from a number
of training schools about drive feeling like on actual vehicles,
traffic environment and functions, the simulators could contribute
to the establishment of safer and more comfortable traffic environments.
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All images contained on this website are copyrighted property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
An original fine art litho poster published by Tate. The Snail is one of the last and largest pieces in Matisse's final series of works, known as cutouts. Confined to bed through illness, he had assistants paint sheets of paper in gouache which he then cut. The shell of a snail inspired the spiralling arrangement of roughly cut pieces of paper. Compared to his earlier paintings, Matisse believed that he had gained 'greater completeness and abstraction' in the cutouts. 'I have attained a form filtered to its essentials', he remarked.
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Originally Posted by Kingsgurl
Um, what? I am extremely confused by your post. Heartworms do NOT lodge in the eye, they live in the heart and will spill over into the lungs in heavy infestations. They don't live outside of those areas.
Dog aggression issues are quite common in many dogs of terrier descent, especially those breed for combat with other dogs. Sounds normal in that respect. Removing her eye (for whatever medical reason it is needed) will not effect that in either direction
Yes heartworms can present in the eye. FYI
Severely infected dogs may show signs of heart failure, fatigue, coughing, rapid heart beat, enlarged liver, loss of appetite, fainting, or jaundice. Occasionally, heartworms may also be present in the eyes, abdominal cavity, and even the spinal cord.
I'm sorry you're having to go through this especially since the prevention of Heartworms is so simple.
However having an eye removed if it's necessary could present more problems if she is already DA (dog aggressive). It will not make her more DA but could cause problems where she is more jumpy and in turn more problems with the other dogs in the house. Some dogs who lose an eye can be startled by someone or another dog on the blind side and some dogs will take that fear and strike out. I am a dog trainer and behaviorist and have seen this many times. Now the dogs temperament issue was already there to begin with but the loss of an eye (loss of sight) could aid in the grumpiness of the dog.
Now if it was my dog, depending on the cost and outcome I might opt to have the eye removed. But your problem lies in the temperament of the dog which should have little to do with the surgery. So the bigger question is what problems with the other dogs is she having? Then we can help on some tips to make peace in the house surgery or no surgery.
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The word bigot has become like the word migraine, it is overused and has been given it’s own meaning in an urban context. Just like someone in the workplace is “going home because they have a migraine” [if you really had one, you would not be driving home, you would be crawling into the darkness of a storage cupboard at work to sleep] the word “bigot” is thrown around on and offline these days like confetti at a wedding.
Today, this happened:
I wouldn’t let a gay person teach my children and I am not afraid to say it #auspol
— Bernard Gaynor (@BernardGaynor) January 23, 2013
Boy did people start screaming the B word over twitter, facebook and in conversation. Those strongly opposed to the tweet [which was probably most of the population] then started to preach our own messages around the subject, a barrage of opinions on christians, the gays and australian politics.
The meaning of Bigot is something along the lines of this:
“a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group with hatred and intolerance”
So really, aren’t we all bigots sometimes?
I mean if you are pro gay marriage you are not exactly going to be open to hearing why someone is against it, and be open to changing your mind are you? No, because you are devoted to your opinion. And a lot of people are going to respond to someone’s opposing opinions with the same hatred and intolerance shown to them.
Do I think that Bernard Gaynor is an idiot? No, actually he is very strategic, the whole point of polarising people is so that you gather that small percentage of people who ARE like you together, motivating them to fight your cause [and vote] for you. Do I disagree with what he said? Yes, and people have a right to be offended, especially gay teachers. Is it bigotry in motion? Yes, but before you go throwing that word around, check your own responses, because many of them are guilty of the same crime.
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view a plan
Here’s a lesson plan about family and cultures
Grade Level: 5th
Length: 2 days (1 1/2 hours per day)
Performance Expectations: The children will define “culture” and orally report on their individual family culture.
-CD-ROM (Grollier’s Encyclopedia)
-National Geographic Magazines
-variety of books pulled from the library on different cultures
Procedure Introduction: Have a group discussion about the definition of the word “culture”.
1. What words come to mind when I say the word “culture”?
2. Who can use the word “culture” in a sentence?
3. I want everyone to write down a word on your piece of paper that means “culture”.
After the children have written down their key words, I will have the children tell me their words and make a chart of them to hang in a central location of the classroom. I will make it clear that the word “culture” does not have one solid meaning, it could be where your ancestors are from or the environment you have lived in. The point I want to get across is that everyone does have a culture.
4. Culture: Customes, civilization, and achievements of a partaicular time or people
1. Today, each of us is going to investigate our culture. You can report on what country your ancestors descended from, the community you live in, or a place you feel has had a lot of influence upon you (grandparents town, church community, etc.).
2. You may use any of the resources available (computers, books, encyclopedias, etc) to research the culture of your choice. Take note of the particular aspects of that culture that you really like or can identify with.
3. Organize this information in a creative way to present it to the class (poster presentation, news broadcast, puppet show, etc.) so everyone can learn about your culture. You need to have at least five pieces of information about your culture included in your presentation (pictures, food, recepies, drawings, memorabelia, etc.).
4. Show an example to the class of the poster board about your German heritage. On this poster board I had drawn pictures and cut out pictures from National Geographic that symbolized what Germany meant to me.
5. Give the class time today and tomorrow to work on their projects, they are more that welcome to work on them at home and get input from their family.
6. Have a very casual presentation of the culture projects where each child displays and discusses what they have learned about their culture.
Procedure Closure: After all of the children have presented, take time to discuss some similarities and differences in the cultures they just heard about. Have children take out their language arts writing journals and have them write about one culture, other than their own, and ask questions about what else they want to know.
1. Check to make sure each student has 5 pieces of information when reporting on their project. (Checklist).
1. If I realize that the students are crunched for time in their project, I can always extend it another hour and a half period the next day.
2. If a child has a hard time finding a culture to report on, i.e. doesn’t know their culture, they can research one that interests them.
References: Sarah Henderson, 1997.
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Bureaucrats ban nativity scenes on Christmas cards
Lawmakers at the European Union have opted for neutral, non-faith images so as not to cause offense.
- Giacomo Galeazzi
- December 26, 2012
What’s happened to Christmas? After Halloween pumpkins replaced the crucifix, provoking strong criticisms from the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the European Parliament’s decision to scrap Christian symbols and references from its Christmas greeting cards has caused further uproar. A part from the angel which appears on the six printed greeting card versions and the ten electronic ones, the Nativity, which is the core symbol of the Christian celebration is nowhere to be seen. “If this is the case, then bureaucrats and MPs should be turning up at work on December 25th,” said Lorenzo Fontana, Italian Northern League party representative in the European Parliament.
The European Parliament’s greeting cards also provoked complaints last year. Fontana himself presented a request to the President of the Assembly, Jerzy Buzek, asking for Christmas cards to include recognisable Christian symbols in the future. His request was rejected and this year’s cards feature stylised Christmas trees against psychedelic backgrounds and photoshopped images of the European Parliament. Those who criticise this as a new chapter in Strasbourg’s “anti-Christian crusade complain: “The design is dry, illuminated by cold blue and white flash lights which go completely against the whole idea of Christmas warmth.” Even the traditional “Merry Christmas” message has disappeared. All that appears in the cards is a neutral “2013”.
In addition to the negative reactions to the EU parliament’s Nativity-free greeting cards, there was also a lot of huffing and puffing over the futuristic Christmas tree erected in the Grand Place in Brussels. It is apparently so anti-Christian that is has triggered a series of online petitions and forums asking for the return of the traditional pine tree.
It is really a shame that the message contained in Europe’s motto “unity in diversity” are just empty words. Even at such a time of heart-felt sharing as Christmas, EU institutions have failed to show sensitivity to the feelings of its citizens, the vast majority of which are Christians. It almost seems as though this motto aims to make those who still feel strongly about the true religious meaning of Christmas, as different.
But it is not just in Brussels and Strasbourg that Christmas is under threat, lay anti-Christmas crusades are also being witnessed in other European countries. In one French school south of Paris, Father Christmas has been banned in order to show respect for the school’s beliefs and values. A puppet show has replaced Santa Klaus, a figure inspired by faithful’s veneration of Bishop St. Nicholas. In another school in Piacenza, Italy, references to religious topics in the institution’s Christmas celebrations are forbidden. Mgr. Adriano Vincenzi, a representative of the Italian Episcopal Conference in Confcooperative said: “It is commonly believed that giving up one’s own identity facilitates dialogue, but conserving one’s identity is essential for dialogue to take place.”
Source: Vatican Insider/La Stampa
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Learning and the Brain
This weekend I attended the Learning and the Brain Conference in Cambridge, MA, a three day conference that brings together neuroscientists, psychologists, and educators to explore the intersection of the mind (psychology), the brain (neuroscience), and the teaching-learning process. As teachers, we can use the results of the latest brain research and integrate information from neuroscience and psychology into our teaching practice.
Read on to discover just a little of what I learned at one presentation.
From "The Scientifically Substantiated Art of Teaching"
Presented by Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
Professor of Education and Neuropsychology
University of San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
PLASTICITY — The brain changes constantly in response to new experiences. The brain can fix itself, or grow in different ways if certain routes are blocked. Ability is not set in stone. Brain plasticity gives us reason to hope, rather than give up on students.
SLEEP AND EXERCISE — Sleep is important for memory and attention. During REM sleep, our brains consolidate what we have learned. Aerobic exercise is equally important for brain health.
NOVELTY — It’s probably true that the human brain seeks novelty, small changes in the environment and new, unfamiliar experiences. As teachers, we need to vary the ways we present lessons, alter the learning environment, and change activities, locations, etc., every ten to 20 minutes.
NEUROMYTHS — Neuromyths are mistaken ideas we might have about the human brain, how it works, and the implications for teaching and learning. A large percentage of information we may have read in books or on the Internet is based on neuromyths.
Here are several common neuromyths:
LEARNING STYLES — You may have read recently that there’s no scientific evidence for the concept of learning styles. While it’s important to teach using different methods and a variety of media, we need to stop basing decisions on the neuromyth of learning styles.
RIGHT AND LEFT BRAIN — The brain is one highly interconnected, complex organism. It is one system with constant communication between the left and right hemispheres. Unless an individual has had brain surgery severing connections between the two hemispheres, there’s no such thing as left brain or right brain thinkers.
BOYS AND GIRLS LEARN DIFFERENTLY — It’s more accurate to say that all individuals learn differently. In fact, there’s more variation across the wide spectrum of boys than between boys and girls.
CRITICAL PERIODS — I’ve heard teachers say about reading, “The window of opportunity for learning to read closes at the end of 3rd grade.” While there are SENSITIVE PERIODS, there are no critical periods for learning academic skills. It may take longer, but humans can acquire skills like reading or speaking a foreign language at any age.
ALL STRESS AFFECTS THE BRAIN NEGATIVELY — Mild stress in which the learning and stress are linked actually heightens attention and promotes learning. However, unrelated stress, like poverty or violence, does affect learning negatively.
“BRAIN-BASED” PRODUCTS — We need to be cautious consumers when shopping for so-called “brain-based” products because there are currently no standards for these products. Publishers have jumped on the brain-based wagon and may use the label “brain-based” loosely and inaccurately.
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Famous Filipino food or “pagkaing Pinoy” recipes can now be tried out by people throughout the world, whether they are Filipinos or non-Filipinos. Interested cooks can easily and quickly access and download any number of Filipino food recipes online at the lutong bahay website. All they need is a working internet connection anywhere in the world.
The lutong bahay website is not lutong pinoy.com. Instead, lutong bahay has been created to stand as a participatory community of people who share a love for cooking and for good Filipino dishes. This may include both Filipinos and non-Filipinos. Old friends can gather and new friendships can be formed while everyone exchanges lessons in cooking.
Most if not all Filipino lutong bahay foods are represented at the lutong bahay website. Pilipino cuisine at its best is shown through free recipes with pictures from the Philippines. This includes Pinoy breakfast recipes, viands or lutong ulam recipes and snacks or merienda recipes.
Filipino or Pinoy cooking covers hundreds of Filipino dishes. This just proves how much Filipinos love to eat. All Filipino celebrations, whether held in the Philippines or out of the country, are always done with a lot of good food. The best Philippine or Pilipino foods recipes have been adjusted and refined by families for generations as these have been handed down and used in daily life and special occasions. While most of the traditional recipes are still being widely used today they have also produced a lot of variations and new spin off dishes. In fact there are several cookbooks that contain only the many versions of the Filipino adobo.
When referring to home cooked food, Filipinos say “mga lutong bahay” or “lutuing bahay.” When referring to Filipino cooking, the appropriate Pinoy phrases are “mga lutong Pinoy” and “lutong Pilipino.” The online collection of lutong bahay free recipes or lutong Pinoy free recipes from the Philippines presents the best healthy and easy Filipino foods recipes. For those who have limited time for cooking, the Mama Sita recipes recommend using convenient ready mixes for making traditional Filipino recipes.
Ilocano, Pampanga, Tagalog and Visayan foods, dishes and recipes, among other regional specialties, may be mixed and matched in order to create a varied lutong Pinoy menu. Among the most popular regional dishes are the Batangas bulalo recipe of Batangas province and the pancit chami recipe from Lucena, Quezon. The pigar pigar recipe of carabao meat from Dagupan, Pangasinan is, on the other hand, quite exotic. The menu should also include vegetable recipes like sinigang sa bayabas, sinigang sa miso, ginisang togue and a saluyot recipe.
As an archipelago, the Philippines is rich in fish and seafood which are also featured in many Filipino food recipes like the seafood kare kare recipe, the popular sweet and sour lapu – lapu recipe, the Spanish sardines recipe, the rellenong pusit recipe, the crab Maritess recipe and the ginataang tilapia recipe traditionally prepared in a palayok or earthen pot.
One can also try the Jollibee style spaghetti recipe, siopao sauce recipe, hopia recipe, sylvanas recipe and best ube chiffon cake recipe among other free Filipino recipes at www.lutongbahay.com. The sweets recipes can be accompanied by fresh fruits such as the lanzones from the Lanzones Festival 2010 this October.Read More:
Famous Filipino Food Recipes to Compare at Lutong Bahay
Searching for Famous Filipino Food Recipes at Lutong Bahay
Famous Filipino Food Recipes Offered at Lutong Bahay
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Entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level may eventually come to the conclusion that they need a board of directors. But what does it take to form an effective one?
Julie Garland McLellan, a leading governance consultant and the author of the new book Dilemmas, Dilemmas II, is happy to show entrepreneurs how to do just that. The boardroom authority has lots of experience, having spent a lifetime resolving conflict in the boardroom and examining different modes of raising capital.
Here are Garland McLellan's top 10 tips for recruiting and retaining a board:
1. Use a crystal ball: Think long term and recruit directors who can govern the company you aspire to grow into rather than the small business you might be now.
2. Find a go-to guy or gal: Have at least one director who understands boards and governance (preferably one who is trained or chartered by the National Association of Corporate Directors). Don’t rely solely on the lawyers and accountants to have governance skills.
Related: Growing Your Business in Management
3. Create job descriptions: Establish a clear job definition for directors (executive and non-executive) and define the role the board will play in strategy, risk management, etc.
4. No playing favorites: Insist that all directors recognize their duty to the company as a whole (or all of the shareholders) rather than play a limited role of safeguarding the interests of one shareholder — even if it’s your biggest investor.
5. Include a variety of flavors: Build a team that possesses a range of skills and diverse backgrounds in order to get different perspectives on each strategic discussion. [revised]
6. ‘Yes Men’ (or Women) need not apply: Select directors who would quit the board if they disagreed with a course of action you were taking.
7. Lean toward like-mindedness: Seek consensus on all decisions, not majority voting, and be sure that all directors know how to assess issues from the perspective of the stakeholders and what is right for the company.
8. Draw that imaginary line: Be clear about the differing roles of the chairman and CEO — and don’t try to combine them in one person.
9. Remuneration requires research: Pay a fair and responsible equivalent, and seek expert advice if you need it.
10. Boardroom hierarchy: Remember that the CEO reports to the board; be ready for a challenge and embrace the collective wisdom and enhanced discipline.
What advice do yo have for for creating a board of directors? Add to this list in the comments below.
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Listening is key to helping survivors heal after Katrina, pastor says
By Tara Little
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNS) -- "Traumatized" is not adequate to describe what happened to the millions who survived Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.
And it is not just about coping with the storm itself, but also the chaos that followed. Many saw horrors people should not see. Many were stranded in floodwaters. Many witnessed crimes or were victims of them. Many lived days without food, water, shelter or access to a toilet or shower. Many lost family members, homes, jobs -- and a way of life.
Since the storm hit the Gulf Coast Aug. 29, thousands of people -- from trained rescue workers to ordinary volunteers -- have been working with victims to bring relief. In the process they have been the first to hear the survivors' heart-rending stories.
Though it may be human nature to want to erase their pain, a Pine Bluff pastor and certified crisis counselor said the most important thing a person can do is listen.
"Part of what they're doing is they're getting straight in their own mind exactly what happened," Msgr. Jack Harris told the Arkansas Catholic, newspaper of the Little Rock Diocese. "When they share the story with one another they're getting information they didn't have, and they're putting together the whole narrative in their own minds, which is a critically important step" toward healing.
And they need to tell these stories over and over again, he said.
Msgr. Harris, pastor of St. Joseph Church in Pine Bluff, has been a certified crisis responder for the National Organization for Victim Assistance since 1998. The organization sent him to Littleton, Colo., following the Columbine school shootings; New York after Sept. 11, 2001; and Florida twice in 2004 after a series of hurricanes there. He got involved with the organization after the Westside Middle School shootings in Jonesboro, where he was pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church at the time.
Following Hurricane Katrina, Msgr. Harris was put on notice by the organization that he would be deployed to the Gulf Coast to counsel storm victims. In the meantime, he did what he could to help those displaced at the Pine Bluff Convention Center, which was converted into the city's main emergency shelter.
Msgr. Harris was visiting the convention center twice a day.
"The people we worked with ... were primarily people who were literally taken out of the water and brought here with nothing," he said. They "sat on a rooftop for nearly six or seven days and finally got pulled out," he added.
He said they expressed a lot of anger and frustration about their ordeal.
"That's something that a person who's working in a shelter or volunteering has to be ready to encounter, and if you're willing to sit down and listen to those people, you become a target," he said.
Allowing trauma victims to express their emotions, even anger, is "very important," he said. "You can do that just by being receptive and listening to it and accepting how they're reacting. Because, other than violence, all reactions are normal."
Many times people get uncomfortable when a victim reacts strongly and ends up saying things that could actually make it worse. Some may say, "'Don't feel that way!' or 'I know that everything's going to be all right.' And everything isn't going to be all right!" Msgr. Harris said.
The best thing is to listen and say, "I can't even imagine what that must have been like," he said. "Just validate their feelings and their story and accept it -- don't run away from them."
The National Organization for Victim Assistance, a nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Va., offers a three-hour training course that highlights positive things to do or say and pitfalls to avoid when comforting victims, Msgr. Harris said. He plans to offer this course in Pine Bluff when time permits.
The organization also has posted helpful tips for those working with Hurricane Katrina victims on its Web site at www.trynova.org.
In addition to the hurricane victims, Msgr. Harris said disaster relief workers need to share what they have experienced. In fact, much of his time at the convention center was being spent checking up on the staff and volunteers.
"I need to find those people and just look in their eyes and see how they're doing because they're the glue that's holding the whole thing together," he said.
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Copyright (c) 2005 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
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The Compressed Mortality database contains mortality and population counts for all U.S. counties.
Counts and rates of death can be obtained by cause of death, state, county, age, race, sex, and year.
This Request Form allows you to request data for the years 1979 - 1999 only, with the underlying cause of death
specified with ICD-9 codes. To request data for other years, see
Compressed Mortality File.
For more information, refer to
Why Separate Query Pages?
Note: The 1989 data for age groups 10-14 years and 25-34 years were revised on May 9, 2007 due to a
data discrepancy. Previously, 27 deaths in the 10-14 year age group were incorrectly recorded as deaths
in the 25-34 age group.
Data Use Restrictions:
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242m(d)) provides that the data collected by the
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) may be used only for the purpose for which they were obtained;
any effort to determine the identity of any reported cases, or to use the information for any purpose other
than for health statistical reporting and analysis, is against the law. Therefore users will:
- Use these data for health statistical reporting and analysis only.
- For sub-national geography, do not present or publish death counts of 9 or fewer or
death rates based on counts of nine or fewer (in figures, graphs, maps, tables, etc.).
- Make no attempt to learn the identity of any person or establishment included in these data.
- Make no disclosure or other use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently
and advise the NCHS Confidentiality Officer of any such discovery.
Eve Powell-Griner, Confidentiality Officer
National Center for Health Statistics
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Hyattsville, MD 20782
Telephone 301-458-4257 Fax 301-458-4021
Sanctions for Violating Rules:
Researchers who violate the terms of the data use restrictions will lose access to WONDER
and their sponsors and institutions will be notified. Researchers who are suspected of
violating the rules may be prevented from using WONDER until an investigation can be completed.
Deliberately making a false statement in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or
agency of the Federal government violates 18 USC 1001 and is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000
or up to 5 years in prison, or both.
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There must be an end to a conduct in banking and in business which too often has given to a sacred trust the likeness of callous and selfish wrongdoing...There must be a strict supervision of all banking and credit and investments; there must be an end to speculation with other people's money.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933
This quotation from President Roosevelt's 1933 Inaugural Address seems very familiar to us almost 80 years later. But it is not just in anti-banking rhetoric that our two periods have a great deal in common. Many of the more serious political reactions to the great recession of the Thirties find their counterparts in the present day, too. And perhaps there are lessons for us to learn from some of the mistakes of that earlier generation. Foremost among these is the lesson of the danger to democracy created by knee-jerk reactions to the crisis.
It has often been pointed out that the economic crisis of the Thirties was one of the causes of the rise of authoritarian movements and regimes in that period; but the sense that democracy was inadequate in face of such an unprecedented situation ran far deeper than this, even among democracy's most fervent proponents. One has only to look at the number of book titles, in the early Thirties, which dealt with the problem, to see how central it was: for example, After Democracy (1932) by H.G. Wells, Democracy in Crisis (1933) by H.J. Laski, Is Democracy a Failure? (1934) by J. R. B. Muir. And one country at least seemed to many, at the time, to have proved that authoritarian rule could produce results. The German "economic miracle" created by the Nazis was quoted, by many in the democratic West, as an example to be followed (though, of course, if the war had not intervened that "miracle" would soon have been seen to be merely a temporary one). The temptation towards authoritarianism was experienced even in the United States, seen by many as the epitome of democracy. As Roosevelt put it, in his 1933 Inaugural Address:
I am prepared under my constitutional duty to recommend the measures that a stricken nation in the midst of a stricken world may require. These measures, or such other measures as the Congress may build out of its experience and wisdom, I shall seek, within my constitutional authority, to bring to speedy adoption. But in the event that Congress shall fail to take one of these two courses, and in the event that the national emergency is still critical, I shall not evade the clear course of duty that will then confront me. I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis — broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency.
- The Legacy of John Maynard Keynes
- Was Crucifixion a Jewish Penalty?
- Sweet Crude
- Four New Poems
- Two New Poems
- My Five Husbands
- Spain (With Apologies to Auden)
- A Ballad of Bo-oz and Ruth
- The True Origins of the Royal Academy
- Three New Poems By Ruth Padel
- A Sequence of Seven Poems by Blake Morrison
- Annunciation: A new poem by Anthony Thwaite
- Irwin Isaac Meiselman
- An Open Letter to Günter Grass
- Pauline Maria 1965-2008
- The New Intolerance
- New Poetry
- Spain and the Conquest of China
- New Poetry — Fred Agonistes
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The Arts > Visual Arts
The engines of creation
If painting is once again the medium of a new century (and a digital one at that), it’s because so many dedicated artists of late have reminded us that in the right hands, it can be put to any purpose for which it’s needed or wanted: a plastic art meets the plastic soul. As if to prove it to any lingering anti-brush diehards, a new pair of shows just opened at SAMA, in which native sons Vincent Valdez and John Hernandez put their talents in service of diametrically opposed aims — Valdez to faithfully memorialize a community loss; Hernandez to faithfully follow the wacky dictates of his subconscious — with equal success.
El Chavez Ravine is Valdez’s eagerly awaited collaboration with musician Ry Cooder and the Ruelas brothers of LA’s legendary Dukes Car Club. Its centerpiece, a 1953 Chevy pickup transformed into a tricked-out ice-cream truck, is covered in detailed murals depicting the tale of a Mexican-American working-class neighborhood razed in the ’50s to make way for Dodger Stadium. The use of a Mexican-American artform that celebrates perseverence and ingenuity in the pursuit of America’s elusive promise makes perfect sense here, and Valdez’s trademark early 20th-century romantic realism (those etched, expressive faces, the architecture of the skeleton visibly supporting overworked blue-collar bodies ennobled by old-world obligations) translates cinematically to the truck’s hard surfaces. Historical events such as the forcible removal of the neighborhood’s last holdouts and pastoral views of modest woodframe houses and mailboxes nestled along dirt lanes roll by like movie stills in indigo-tinged black-and-white. Scheming politicians who pulled a public-housing bait-and-switch on the Chavez Ravine families appear in lurid pinks and oranges that match the acid candy hues of the LA sunset backdrop. The overall effect is Chinatown noir, but touching details — a birdcage, pigeons on a wire, wildflowers and cacti overtaking doorsteps, an overturned pot of tulips — remind us that the portraits commemorate real struggles.
You can marvel at Valdez’s gift for recreation by watching a short documentary clip of one of the scenes on a large screen in the corner. Photographs of the Chavez Ravine neighborhoods taken in the late ’40s line the walls, along with a few of Valdez’s studies. In one ominous poster, hands manipulate a marionette bulldozer as it devours homes. The public tale finds resolution in a colorful mural covering the ice-cream truck’s hood, which acknowledges that despite its contentious beginnings, the stadium is home today to Latino fans of the Dodgers, too. But if a truce has been made, a new painting by Valdez suggests that LA’s unpredictable political and physical nature could remake the deal at any time. In an altar-like nighttime view of the City of Angels, the wing where the stadium rests on Chavez Ravine’s bones is ablaze against the pitch, while the city’s telltale palms wave silently in a sea breeze you can almost smell.
Now, which musician is going to cut a HemisFair ’68 album and set Valdez to work in the Institute of Texan Cultures’ archives?
Blood and music course through the Cooder/Valdez mausoleum, but for all its rumbling beauty, it’s a graveyard of unquiet ghosts. John Hernandez’s Zoe’s Room, in the adjacent gallery, is so jarringly, joyfully animated, the contrast made me giddy. So giddy, I wrote the sort of sentence my 40-year-old self usually uses to make fun of my 21-year-old self: Hernandez’s oversize, 3-D, freak-pop creatures are the love children conceived by the Cheshire Cat and Jessica Rabbit during their forced confinement on the Island of Misfit Toys. The happy offspring moonwalk, jive, gaze at their bellybuttons, and float like daydreams against pastel floral splashes and orderly ’50s-style plaids that Hernandez created for this site-specific installation — revealing that the artist is not only a self-proclaimed child of the ’60s, but a student of Bugs Bunny’s good-natured mayhem-as-social-critique. Hernandez’s art is polished to a high commercial shine, yet it’s anti-establishment as well as anti-academic. It doesn’t so much reappropriate pop culture to its own ends as it digests it all indiscriminately with an apparent lack of irony, as if to say to creators, marketers, and critics alike: Thanks, man.
Underneath the playfulness (a show that will do more good for aspiring child artists and their parents than 1,000 hands-on activities) hums a very domestic engine: a slant six powered by a generation of workers for whom industrial blue-collar jobs were a path to a now-dusty version of the American dream. A version of the American dream too-often plowed under in a rush to easy, ephemeral riches. Wander between the shows and see if you can spot it, still potent, idling in the shadows. •
John Hernandez: Zoe’s Room
Ry Cooder/Vincent Valdez: El Chavez Ravine
Through Aug 2
San Antonio Museum of Art
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The objective of every medicines regulatory authority (MRA) is to ensure that all medicines marketed in the respective country are of assured quality, safety and efficacy, and are accompanied by appropriate information to promote their rational use. Therefore, the existence of a reliable and accessible web site plays a vital role in providing independent regulatory information.
A study carried out by the World Health Organization in 2001 on the status of 51 MRA web sites operating nationally has now been updated and a report published which shows that the number of web sites has risen to 116 (1). Most criteria, such as frequency of updates, pharmacovigilance information and regulatory guidance for medicines marketing authorization have improved substantially, although navigability of web sites is still problematic. Overall, development of new MRA web sites over the past eight years is impressive and the number has more than doubled. It is remarkable how countries from all income categories have made efforts to launch and maintain web sites that provide the general public, health professionals and industry with good-quality regulatory information.
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On March 7, The Cleveland Museum of Art will open its first Native American exhibition in nearly 30 years, Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection, a major traveling exhibition developed by the Fenimore Art Museum.
The exhibition will explore Native North American art from the Eastern Woodlands to the Northwest through more than 140 masterpieces spanning 2,000 years and will provide visitors with a broad understanding and appreciation of the aesthetic accomplishments and cultural heritage of this country’s first peoples.
To expand upon Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection, CMA will host a special photography exhibition in the museum’s east wing drawing upon our complete set of Edward S. Curtis’ landmark publication, The North American Indian, containing more than 2,200 photogravures. Two-thirds of the photography galleries will be devoted to the work of Edward S. Curtis featuring 30 of his large scale photogravures. The remainder will house the work of a contemporary Native American photographer, Zig Jackson, with 15 images from his series, Tribal Peoples.
Together, these two collections of photographs tell a unique tale about Native Americans. Curtis’ work, taken around 1900, documents Native Americans when many believed the various groups were near their end of existence. Jackson’s contemporary photography, shows that Native Americans are still very much present in the modern world. It’s a visual narrative that portrays the endurance and significance these groups have in American history.
The exhibition, free to the public, is on view from Feb. 7 – May 30, 2010.
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Indiana is a leader in providing school choice.
Public School Choice:
Indiana offers some choice within the public education system, including open enrollment within the Indianapolis school district and an inter-district open enrollment policy for students in other districts. The Center for Education Reform reports that Indiana has a relatively strong charter school law. As of 2010, approximately 20,000 students were attending the state’s 62 charter schools.
Private School Choice:
In 2011, Indiana implemented the most expansive school choice program in the United States. Within three years, approximately 60 percent of middle- and low-income students in the state will be eligible for scholarships to attend a private school of their choice, with scholarship amounts determined on a sliding, income-based scale. Indiana also offers parents a tax deduction to help pay for education costs, such as school tuition or tutoring. Finally, low-income families also have the option of participating in the Corporate and Individual Scholarship Tax Credit Program, which allows individuals and businesses to receive a tax credit for donating to scholarships for low-income students.
Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning reports that Indiana does not have a state virtual school but does have one full-time virtual public school (new as of 2011) and two full-time virtual charter schools available statewide: Indiana Connections Academy Virtual School and Hoosier Academy Virtual School. There are also two hybrid charter schools throughout the state as well as a variety of statewide supplemental, district-led programs. As of 2011, online charter schools no longer have to be limited as pilot programs. In 2010-2011, the two full-time charter schools enrolled 470 students, and the two hybrid schools enrolled 617 students.
In 2011, Indiana implemented the most expansive school choice program in the United States. Within three years, approximately 60 percent of middle- and low-income students in the state will be eligible for scholarships to attend private schools of their choice. Indiana will now also provide a tax deduction for parents of up to $1,000 to help pay for education costs, such as school tuition and tutoring.
Click here for detailed information on Indiana's public school system and see below for school choice contacts and a history of school choice legislation in Indiana.
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Adobe announced this week that it will discontinue its sales of packaged software and move its business entirely online. That means you will no longer be able to purchase Adobe’s popular Creative Suite–which includes such applications as Photoshop and Dreamweaver–in the traditional manner.
In place of Creative Suite, Adobe is now advertising its new Creative Cloud, which provides online access to all of its Creative Suite products for a monthly subscription fee of around $50 per month. As soon as you stop paying for your subscription, you will lose access to the software.
As you might expect, early reviews of Adobe’s new business model have been mixed at best. If you’ve been only too happy to buy Photoshop one time and use it for many years (even as it becomes outdated), you’re going to be out of luck in the future. It’s likely that the monthly fees will price many individual users, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses out of the market.
If you prefer the old way of doing things, you can still purchase the current (and as it turns out, last) version of Creative Suite (CS6). Of course there are always alternatives to Adobe products, but few of them are quite as good.
And rest assured that your favorite Adobe applications will always be available for you to use at the VRC. Even with this costly new subscription service, Photoshop is quite simply too central to our mission for us to entertain any thoughts of giving it up.
Iranian (Safavid), Ardabil Carpet (detail), 1539-1540 (Photo © Los Angeles County Museum of Art, www.lacma.org)
Two years ago, I reported that the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) had launched its Image Library, which allowed users to download images of works from its collection for any purpose. Now LACMA is expanding this service through its new collections website, which vastly increases the number of images available for download from 2,000 to 20,000. And like before, the Museum places no restrictions on your use of these images, so you are free to do whatever you want with them.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has received a major gift in the form of Leonard Lauder’s collection of Cubist art, considered one of the greatest of its kind still in private hands. The 78 works in the Lauder Collection include 33 paintings by Pablo Picasso, 17 by Georges Braque, and 14 each by Juan Gris and Fernand Léger.
You can read the Met’s press release here, and an article about the donation in The New York Times here.
ARTstor has announced that it will soon discontinue the use of Java in its Digital Library. This comes after security concerns over Java caused some subscriber institutions to drop support for Java, effectively preventing them from using ARTstor at all. While this has not occurred at UD, we have noticed some technical difficulties with Java recently.
We won’t know how much of a change this will mean for regular ARTstor users until we see it in action, but I suspect it will only require minor adjustments to our current habits. After the switch, downloads will arrive to you as zip files, a change which will likely affect PC users (who may have the added step of “unzipping” the files) somewhat more than Mac users.
The VRC staff will be here to help if you have any problems during the transition!
On Wednesday, March 6, there will be a lecture on “Copyright and the Digital Humanities” by Kenneth Crews, director of the Copyright Advisory Office at Columbia University. This event will take place at 5:00 pm in the Morris Library Reading Room. I have seen Dr. Crews speak in the past, and he actually makes copyright law entertaining!
You can read more about this upcoming talk in UDaily.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, La Loge, 1874, Courtauld Gallery, London
ARTstor has released a number of important new image collections recently. These include the following:
- The Courtauld Gallery (one of London’s most renowned small museums; it’s the home to Édouard Manet’s famous A Bar at the Folies-Bergère and other masterpieces of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting)
- IAP images from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (the Walters has long contributed to ARTstor, but now it is making available high-resolution images of its works suitable for publication as part of the Images for Academic Publishing (IAP) program)
- Additional images from the Indianapolis Museum of Art (over 1000 new images from the museum, some of which are also part of the IAP program)
For a more complete list of recent collection releases in ARTstor, click here.
If you find that you are unable to download images from ARTstor, you may need to upgrade the version of Java that’s running on your computer. You can read ARTstor’s notice for more information on fixing this problem, or stop by the VRC and we can help you out!
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You hear Michael Buffer’s voice blaring on the TV in the patient’s room, “Let’s get ready to rumble!” You are thinking how apropos as your charge nurse comes up to you.
“We have 6 traumas coming our way, Doc. ETA is 15 minutes. We’ve mobilized backup. The ultrasound machines are in the rooms, and the residents are gowned and ready to roll. Is there anything else you need help preparing?” You give your favorite charge nurse a thankful smile and start preparing yourself for the organized chaos that is about to ensue.
Thirty minutes and 6 secondary surveys later, you can’t help but marvel at the coordinated efforts of your EM and Trauma teams. The two most critical patients’ from the MVC have been taken up to the OR already, and your crew is carefully resuscitating and reassessing those waiting for CT scans. As your residents are performing their eFAST exams, one comes up to you to verify some of their findings.
“Bed 4 was the front seat passenger in the 2nd car. He is currently hemodynamically stable, and his lung images look fine. But, there is free fluid in his abdomen. He has no other reason to have free fluid other than trauma. I also think I see a liver laceration and a splenic laceration. I know we aren’t supposed to use bedside ultrasound to diagnose solid organ injury, but can you tell me what you think?” Your superstar resident can scan with the best of them, so you’re certain you’re about to see some interesting images saved to the machine.
You begin reviewing the images he has saved.
Left Upper Quad
Based on these images, do you agree that the patient has free fluid in their abdomen? Does the patient have a liver or splenic laceration?
Conclusion on next page.
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Janet McMahon's career has taken her to uncharted territory--and she'd like future generations to have the same opportunity.
McMahon '79 is a surveyor of sorts, though that may be an oversimplification of expertise that was influential in designating the first ecological reserves on state lands in Maine. She has combined stints inside and outside state agencies and private conservation groups, including serving on the staff of The Nature Conservancy. She did much of the survey work for the original Maine Critical Areas Program that led to major land-preservation acquisitions such as the Nahmakanta Lakes area and Donnell Pond.
The daughter of a food service director whose career moved the family from Buffalo, N.Y., to Hawaii, Virginia and Connecticut, she came to Mayflower Hill to study biology and geology.
Never one to stay put, she set out on her first scientific expedition as a junior, serving on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute research vessel Westward. After graduation McMahon landed an internship with the Quebec-Labrador Foundation, a worldwide educational institute then sending "missionaries" to remote fishing villages in the northern Maritimes.
"We were supposedly teaching them conservation, but these were people who caught and grew their own food," she said. "They had a thoughtful approach to living and were amazingly tolerant of us. It was the best job I ever had."
Even though she settled in Maine following stints in Labrador the Caribbean, her early experiences provide a global perspective appropriate to her specialty: surveys of wildlife and natural resources. In the mid-'80s she returned to school, earning an M.S. in plant ecology at the University of Maine. She found a niche in the quaternary studies department, a program that deals with earth science since the departure of the glaciers. Once obscure, the science is now at the heart of research on global climate change. "It's cutting-edge stuff," McMahon said.
More recently, she's focused on the remaining roadless, unfragmented parts of Maine that retain significant plant and animal biodiversity. While Maine is unique in the Northeast in having such large tracts, it is losing them at an accelerated rate.
McMahon is concerned that the already protected reserves are too small. Large blocks of the Maine woods are up for sale, and "the window isn't open very wide" for conservation buyers, she said. The leading alternative use, second-home development, "is the biggest waste of resources on this planet. And I don't apologize for saying that."
Along the Maine coast, large blocks of land are fast disappearing. McMahon recently discovered that the largest tract south of Bar Harbor, some 5,000 acres, is in her own town of Waldoboro. "I've lived here for years, but I didn't realize that. It's amazing what you can do with maps, overlays and satellite images," she said.
For now, she's content as a freelancer, working on a variety of projects--currently in Wiscasset, the Downeast Lakes area and the Allagash--while getting along without an answering machine (she does use e-mail). She enjoys living in the woods with her husband and two daughters and cultivates simple pastimes such as fiddle playing ("I really wish I'd taken music at Colby").
In her reports she aims at more than accurate scientific detail. A 1994 study she wrote on the Medomak River Watershed--her home ground-- displays an inviting writing style and elegant illustrations. It's as much local and natural history as straight science. "I've learned not to approach it in a technical way," she said. "I aim so people will read it and not want to put it down."
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Guayakí Yerba Mate - A Powerful Rainforest Experience
Buzz in the PressThe Ache Guayakí Project, or How Cultivation under Native Woods can Help Indigenous Communities
by Paula Alvarado, Buenos Aires on 06.30.09
Keeping native communities and woods untouched may seem like a beautiful idea, but it is -in most cases- an unrealistic goal.
Many communities of indigenous people want to develop and grow, and work their lands. The real question is, then, Can that happen in a truly sustainable way? Is there a way for them to get revenue without harming the environment and encountering sustainable growth (not just a few years of richness to leave burned ground behind)?
The Ache Guayaki Kue-Tuvy project in Paraguay might be a good example that this is possible. Guided by the folks of Guayaki, a company which we've talked about a few times, a group of 45 families that wanted to start laboring their lands learnt a technique to cultivate crops under native woods and found a way to get profit while maintaining vegetation and opening new business opportunities.
How did they do it? Keep reading.
The Guayaki project
We've referred to Guayaki before, though briefly on their products and not so much in terms of their business philosophy. According to Alex Pryor, co-founder (along with David Karr), the company promotes, "market driven restoration."
Their model is based on fair trade purchase of organic yerba mate, but instead of just getting the product they become intimately involved with the producers and encourage the cultivation under native woods. This promotes the preservation of forests and also opens opportunities for producers to get income from other sources, such as other cultivations or environmental services.
It also encourages reforestation, as they promote the restoration of woods that have been cleared.
Of course they're not a charity, as they believe the only way for the model to work is to give profit to them and to the producers. "Everyone says 'money doesn't grow on trees', but we believe it does," says Pryor. "By restoring their woods producers can get many benefits and better income, but many of them don't know this. So we work as a bridge, teaching them and giving them alternatives."
They pay at least 30% more (and in some cases up to 50%) from what producers usually get for the product, and ask them to destine a percentage of that extra income to communitarian causes.
Of course they also provide proper conditions for all workers involved in the harvests (this should be a given, but the truth is that yerba mate workers usually work in really bad conditions), and, according to Pryor, all of Guayaki is a sustainable company, from the clothing their employees wear at stores to the trucks that transport their products.
Organic Yerba grown under native woods.
What does cultivation under native woods exactly mean?
The typical way of growing yerba mate in some areas of South America is clearing fertile lands to get full direct sunshine over the plants, which makes them grow faster. It's a mono-cultivation practice, which wears the soil out and reduces its productivity year after year.
Guayaki's cultivation under native woods is exactly that: yerba mate seeds are planted in fertile soils inside native woods and are grown in 'half-shadow'. The result is a better product, safe forests, and better income plus other business opportunities for the producers.
Why doesn't everyone use this method to grow yerba mate or other crops? The most obvious answer is yields: in the yerba mate case, cultivation under native woods gives 40% less product than the traditional practice. But at the same time, it has a lot to do with ignorance and cultural barriers, as the eco-alternative can reduce costs up to 20% in higher selling prices.
"It's a cultural thing," says Alex Pryor, founder of Guayaki. "In Brazil most of the yerba is grown this way, but in Argentina and Paraguay over 90% of the cultive is done the traditional way."
The Ache Guayaki Project
So how do Guayaki, native woods cultivation and an indigenous community come together?
First of all, Guayaki takes its name from the Ache Guayaki community, a group of 45 families that live in a reservation in the south of Paraguay (they pay them a royalty to use that name).
The company has been working with this group since 2003, teaching them the techniques to grow yerba mate under native woods and guiding them to develop other businesses, such as organic cotton and sesame crops.
They planted 16 hectares of yerba in their reservation and after six years, last June 4th the families woke up to find the results of this hard work.
Apart from the positive impact of encouraging a community to keep native woods intact and giving them alternatives to get revenue in a sustainable way, the project is important in cultural terms. In South America, indigenous communities are often criticized, treated as lazy and without aspirations. But, according to Pryor, this shows how much a community can accomplish when given the right direction.
"There's no doubt that all people are capable of gaining dignity and freedom, and of improving their lives. The concept of inclusive development, and the idea of putting people on the center of development projects warranties their empowerment, productivity, sustainability, equity, security and cooperation. This is evident in the Kuetuvy community of Ache Guayaki," says Pryor.
Future plans for the community include the seeding of 30 thousand more plants of yerba mate and the development of a greenhouse with 50 thousand native species to keep restoring the woods in the reservation.
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Keeping Your Cat Active For A Healthy Weight
Cats are a very inquisitive and curious species and all of you cat owners out there can certainly agree about their curious nature. Because of this nature it is very important to keep your cat active throughout the year. This is especially important if you have a house cat that isn’t allowed out to roam during the day. By not keeping your cat active you could find that he or she might become overweight due to a lack of exercise and activity. Without enough play and exercise your cat could even become depressed as its mind is not getting enough stimulation. As a pet parent, this is not something that you would like to see in an otherwise happy and inquisitive animal.
Here are some methods to help with keeping your cat active, as well as ways to entertain your favorite pet:
- Take a visit to the local pet store and purchase a selection of great toys to help alleviate your cats boredom and to encourage an active lifestyle. Select toys where your cat would have to solve a puzzle of some sort in order to be rewarded. Not only have you kept your cats mind active, you have also encouraged him or her to partake in some exercise of one form or another.
- Buy your cat a collar and leash and take him or her out on a little walk around the neighborhood or around the local park. You could even go on a little jog as well if your cat would be up to the task. Be sure to reward your kitty with an excellent treat to encourage this positive behavior.
- You could purchase a small mouse toy or a toy of similar size that interests your cat and stuff it with a few treats if possible. After filling the toy, attach a string and drag it around the house or the garden (this could be a great task for the kids to do). This encourages their natural behavior to be proactive in hunting and stalking their food.
- Lastly you could train your cat to perform a trick or to do a specific task using a clicker and subsequently reward them when they complete the task. This will not only keep your cats mind active and engaged, it will also provide a starting point to further train your cat.
Be sure to try and engage with your cat as often as you can to keep him or her active and engaged throughout the day, PetAG has a great range of treats and healthy foods such as CatSlim for you to help your cat regain their healthy weight.
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Just beyond the lakeshore in Palatine Park, (affectionately known in Germantown as “Lake George South”), the sun casts a sharp shadow of a bare spruce pole installed there on the first day of winter, the winter solstice, in 2009. About 12 feet tall, the pole has three knobs below the peak, turned from red elm. Every day, the pole’s shadow moves, but the pole is still. It is called a ‘gnomon,’ (no-mon), and it is the first step in an “analemma” sculpture being created by two Germantown artists, Dea Archbold and Kurt Holsapple, as their contribution to the town’s 300th birthday this year – the Palatine Analemma.
An analemma is an ancient design marking the positions of the sun through the seasons of the year. “It will be in the shape of an elongated figure 8,” Holsapple explained. “The long loop marks the path of the sun from autumn through spring; the short one marks the summer, when the sun is high.” Archbold and Holsapple are marking the shifting positions of the gnomon’s shadow at the same time each week. The markings will eventually create a pattern for a low stone wall in the precise shape of the analemma — which has appeared for generations on antique globes of the world.
Dea Archbold went to SUNY Buffalo. After a long apprenticeship in the ancient art of stained glass, she creates and sells unique stained glass designs. Kurt Holsapple, a Fine Arts graduate of SUNY Alfred, is an expert cabinetmaker and woodworker. Both artists exhibit frequently at ArtSpace, Tivoli Arts Co-op, and other galleries in the area.
Archbold and Holsapple, third cousins, are tenth-generation descendants of the original Palatine settlers who came to Germantown in 1710. The Analemma and the early-October birthday celebrations will honor the Palatines, their often harsh lives, and their endurance. Holsapple explains: “We’re not clearing the land, as they did.” The sculpture “will probably look very much like a dry stone wall, which our ancestors used to mark their pastures and meadows. In a way, we’re doing what they did.”
Practical astronomy was crucial to the Palatine farmers. “They had to be very aware of where the sun was in the sky, when to plan for the harvest,” says Archbold. Holsapple adds, “We want to mark, in stone, the actual time of the Palatines’ arrival and other significant events in Germantown history. The height of the sculpture will vary, reflecting changing angles.”
Hundreds of people from around the region and the nation are coming to enjoy Germantown’s 300th birthday bash. The first weekend, October 2-3, includes a major Palatine History Seminar, historical exhibitions, and the debut of a new Harold Farberman composition at a gala Palatine Concert featuring local amateur and professional musicians and singers. A huge Palatine Oktoberfest will run through the second weekend, October 8-10, with a wagon parade and big bonfire on the first night, dozens of crafters and food vendors, bands, a Saturday night dance for teen-agers, free wagon rides throughout the weekend, and spectacular fireworks to close the celebration on Sunday night. Oktoberfest admission and parking are free.
By the first two weekends in October, the Palatine Analemma will be nearing completion, due on the winter solstice in December. Visiting the Analemma will be a meaningful highlight of the Palatine celebration, and the unusual stone sculpture will live on into the future.
Lodging information for visitors is available on the web sites of Columbia County Tourism, Dutchess County Tourism, Green County Tourism, and Ulster County Tourism. Visit www.germantownnyhistory.org for Palatine History Seminar scheduling and ticket information and other 300th Anniversary information. Further details are available by telephone to 518-537-6687, ext. 308.
Original text and photos courtesy of “Palatine Packet,” published by the Germantown and Saugerties Historical Societies, Vol. 1, No. 3, April/May 2010.
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How can we reclaim the moral high ground in the debate about abortion as a part of thoughtful, wise loving and living?
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Our teens want and need accurate information about their sexual and reproductive health, which is why we must do everything we can to ensure we are properly educating young people.
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Santa took a holiday in Burma this year. It’s become the trendy place to visit for the middle classes now that the military regime has opened, freed the democratic opposition leaders and allowed (on the whole) freedom of speech etc – although there are still political prisoners and the army is conducting wars against ethnic groups in the north and muslim terrorists in the south. Tourists are now beginning to flood in, one million this year, to look at thousands of pagodas, Buddhist monks and temples. But I have to say, if you’ve seen one pagoda, you seen nearly all of them. So let me look at Burma from an economic viewpoint in this post.
Burma is still a predominantly rural economy, with 70% of the population on the land and 60% employed there. And agriculture is still the largest contributor to GDP at 36%, compared to industry and services. These ratios are way higher than anywhere else in Asia or most of the rest of the world. It shows that Burma is one of the most backward and ‘undeveloped’ economies, and certainly the most undeveloped with such a large population – now about 60m. And it’s the second largest country in south-east Asia by area.
The countryside is dotted with paddy fields in the south and sugar cane and even wheat fields in the north. The teak forests have been badly erased by excessive logging, but it remains a major export. And now there is oil and gas potential with proven reserves of 7.8trn cubic feet, sufficient to allow natural gas exports. But Burma remains the poorest country in Asia, cut off as it has been from international trade and investment because of the partly deliberate isolation of the military regime that ruled the country from 1962.
The countryside reveals millions toiling in the field under temperatures of 40C, while slightly more fortunate others work a 12 hour day, six day week in rural factories to make tourist garments and trinkets. And millions of others scrape a living in the dusty, polluted cities of Yangon and Mandalay. The dysfunctional nature of the economy is summed up by the sight of Burmese taxi drivers with cars that have the driving wheel on the right hand side while traffic also drives on the right, not the left! Only the very latest Japanese imports (now allowed) have left side wheels.
The military has crushed various protests and opposition movements over the years, culminating in the arrest of long-time opposition leader and Nobel peace prize holder Aung San Suu Kyi (called ‘the Lady’) after the opposition won a landslide election victory in 1990. But this did not stop further revolts and the military finally decided that they needed to ‘open up’. In 2010, Thein Sein, one of the generals, renounced his military role and became the first civilian president in 2011 after rigged elections. However, he then freed The Lady from house arrest and she and the opposition leaders agreed to walk ‘hand in hand’ with the president until free elections are called in 2015.
Since then, the major capitalist powers have started to open up their embassies and renew trade with and investment in Burma. Hilary Clinton and President Obama have visited with much fanfare. And Aung Sang visited Europe, to much acclaim. Burma is back on the imperialist map. For a view on the motivations of US leaders on Burma, have a look at Richard Mellor’s blog, Facts for working people (http://weknowwhatsup.blogspot.com/2011/12/hillary-clinton-in-myanmar-nice-place.html).
Of course, this ‘opening up’ is really the start of capitalist development through a partnership between the generals and the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) to form a pro-capitalist government that will negotiate terms with international agencies and multi-nationals to ‘develop’ Burma. Already, a new foreign investment law has been passed allowing multi-nationals to start up businesses without a Burmese partner. The president summed up the strategy of the military: “Our reforms are irreversible,” he promised. “Our goal is still to build a multi-party democratic system and a market economy.”
Will this ‘partnership’ succeed in taking Burma out poverty and backwardness, where the majority earn no more than $4 a day and roads, power and infrastructure are in a state of decaying decrepitude? Well, the Burmese people (like the Vietnamese and others in Asia) are very hard working. And they also have the advantage of English speaking (unlike China or Vietnam) from their days under the British raj. But this is a small advantage given that most Asian countries have dramatically expanded their education in English, with a growing middle class that can fill skilled jobs, unlike Burma.
In some ways Burma leans more to India to the west, at least culturally, than to the ASEAN states to the south, although Burma is a member of ASEAN. There is longstanding antagonism between Burma and its neighbour, Thailand. Burmese TV has Indian, Malaysian and Indonesian channels but not Thai. Even so, the model for growth will probably be that of Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, and not India. That means growth through exports and fixed investment and not through consumer-led domestic demand and government spending as in India. A problem remains: the most productive parts of the economy are in the hands of the military and their families through the state-owned companies, Chinese style. But that is a problem for capitalist development that can be circumvented as it has been in China and Vietnam, at least for a while.
And between the vast rural poverty of the paddy fields and the military control of the key industries, there are gaps for capitalist development in retailing and wholesaling. Budding entrepreneurs are springing up. These Burmese are the sons of the rich and military, educated abroad and now coming back to make a fortune. They are funded by their families to build empires in domestic industries like pharma, hi-tech, electronics, mobiles etc (see the recent FT report of 21 december 2012). Here is the start of a rising national capitalist class that, in the words of one, has “little emotional attachment to politics – we are here to do business… many of us basically support any government that will help business”.
The British relinquished colonial power after over one hundred years of rule in 1948 to a democratic government after the ravages of the second world war. But independent government was soon riven apart by regional and tribal schisms and imperialist machinations. The democratic leaders were assassinated and a military that had been trained by the British and the Japanese then seized power. This military caste looked to the Chinese under Mao as their model for development but soon descended into Cambodian Pol Pot-style nationalist isolation. It locked up or killed any opposition, it conducted vicious repression of the many minority ethnic groups in the country and it imposed forced labour to carry out constructions (just stopping short of the worst genocidal excesses of the Pol Pot regime).
The generals nationalised all the key industries and forests. But their rule was a million miles from the ‘socialism’ they claimed to support. The generals under Ne Win ruled more through Asian oracles and magic, than by the tenets of socialist planning. For example, they decided to build a new capital because an oracle said they should and they issued a 45 kyat note instead of a 50 because any multiple of the number nine is lucky! In 1992, they began to drop their ‘socialist’ creed as the generals and their families looked to secure their wealth through building family dynasties over industry and resources, just as China’s ‘princelings’.
The current generation of military leaders seems to have accepted that they cannot survive through direct control of the economy and political institutions. So they have opted for Plan B, where Turkish-style, they stay in the background allowing a pro-capitalist democratic party to assume office from 2015, in return for which the military get to keep their wealth and privileges and some of their power as the final arbiters of Burma’s destiny. They won’t be able to sustain this compromise indefinitely as the military in Turkey and Egypt have found recently. The Turkish generals have been crippled by their capitalist class that now feels strong enough to restore direct control without fear of a coup because they are backed by working-class muslims. In Egypt, the battle between the military and the people has only just begun. The Muslim Brothers hope that they can do the same as Turkey’s Islamist party.
A truly democratic Burma where the wealth and value of the toil of its people are controlled by the people and distributed fairly is still a long way off. And it is not the intention of any of the major players: the military, the opposition and the ‘international community’ to allow it. Sustained democracy will depend on how long the temporary compromise between the military and the pro-capitalist democratic opposition can hold. And it will depend on the vagaries of the world economy and ability of Burma’s small working class to develop an independent voice from the middle-class leaders of the NLD. In turn, that depends on much stronger working class organisation to resist the march of capitalism as Burma comes under the tentacles of globalisation.
*Burmese Days by George Orwell: “It is a world in which every word and every thought is censored… even friendship can hardly exist when man is a cog in the wheels of despotism. Free speech is unthinkable.” Orwell’s character John Flory on Burma in the 1920s under British rule.
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Apple has come out with its first major security advisory update of 2009, with fixes to Mac OS X as well as the Safari Web browser. But at least one security expert said the company took too long to respond to problems that had been flagged in Safari.
On the OS X side, Security Update 2009-001 patches at least 22 different issues, spanning video, server and open source packages. Among the fixes is an Apple update for an error in the Pixlet video codec that could have potentially led to arbitrary code execution.
Though this is the first broad Apple security update of the year, in January, Apple patched its QuickTime media-playing software to version 7.6 for unrelated security issues.
Mac OS X also gets patched in the latest update for a number of different open source programs that it includes, with updates for the Perl and Python programming languages as well as an update to the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) printing system.
Apple also updated the ClamAV open source antivirus application, which it includes on the Mac OS X Server platforms.
The company has paid more attention to antivirus software lately, although not all of the efforts may have gone as smoothly as it would have liked: Last year, the company posted a Web page advising its desktop users on whether they needed antivirus software for their desktop system. But shortly catching the eye of the media, it removed the page.
Apple also updated SMB (Server Message Block) (define), which is used by Macs to interoperate with Microsoft Windows filesystem. The upgrade aims to protect against a buffer overflow and a memory exhaustion issue, which could have led to a system shutdown or an arbitrary code execution, Apple said.
On the browser side, Apple is updating Safari for both Mac and Windows platforms for an RSS (define) feed issue. According to Apple's advisory on the RSS issue, there were multiple input validation issues in Safari's handling of "feed:" URLs.
The general idea of using RSS as an attack vector is not a new one. In 2006, security engineer Robert Auger delivered a presentation at the Black Hat Las Vegas conference detailing how RSS exploitation could work.
In the case of the Safari RSS problem, Apple credits security researcher Brian Mastenbrook for reporting the issue.
Yet Mastenbrook's not especially pleased with how the update played out. In a blog post, he said he originally reported the issue to Apple as early as July 11, 2008 -- and criticized the company for its slowness to act.
"Many vulnerabilities rely on attack mechanisms which require a fair amount of technical sophistication on the part of the attacker," Mastenbrook said in his post. "By contrast, this vulnerability works in exactly the same way on all affected platforms, and does not require intricate knowledge of the processor or operating system to exploit. I discovered it accidentally, which indicates that this issue could also be discovered by others."
This article was first published on InternetNews.com.
One of the ways around the issues of security and control that make some businesses wary of cloud computing is to build a private cloud -- one that remains within the corporate firewall and is wholly controlled internally. Private clouds also increase the agility of IT an organization's IT infrastructure and make it easier to roll out new technology projects. Download this eBook to get the facts behind the private cloud and learn how your organization can get started.
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Walnut Storage and SelectionAvoid rubbery or shriveled shelled nuts as this is an indication of age. Shelled nuts should be brittle and snap easily. Those nuts which grow on the sunnier side of the tree will have a darker skin and a richer flavor.
Due to their high oil content, nuts can quickly turn rancid if not stored properly. For long-term storage, it is best to buy unshelled nuts and store them in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 months or freeze up to 1 year.
Shelled, bagged nuts are commercially available, but you might think twice about using them after hearing how they are processed. Commercially-packaged nuts are often treated with ethylene gas, fumigated with methyl bromide, dipped in hot lye or a solution of glycerine and sodium carbonate to loosen their skins, and then rinsed in citric acid.
Shelled walnuts should be kept refrigerated in an airtight container, and may be frozen up to a year. One pound of walnuts will yield about 2 cups of nutmeat.
Walnut oil is an excellent, albeit expensive, choice for salad dressings, but not for high heat uses.
More about Walnuts and Walnut Recipes:• Walnut Selection and Storage
• Walnut Varieties
• Walnuts and Health
• Walnut History
• Walnut Lore and Legend
• Walnut Recipes
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50°38′42″N 7°13′37″E, Bad Honnef is a spa town near Bonn in the Rhein-Sieg district on the border of the neighboring state Rhineland-Palatinate. To the north are the slopes of the Drachenfels ("Dragons's Rock") mountain, part of the Siebengebirge. A mineral spring called the Drachenquelle ("Dragon Spring") discovered in 1897 turned Honnef from a wine-growing town to a spa town for both drinking and bathing. The villages of Aegidienberg, Selhof and Rhöndorf are considered to be part of Bad Honnef.
53604 North Rhine-Westphalia (Gerz) / Selhoferstrasse Cemetery: The Jewish cemetery is located in the district of Bad Honnef Selhof on the northeastern and upper end of the district to about 115 m above sea level. NN . The oldest cemetery of the city was occupied by 1666 and 1947 with still 84 grave stones visible. Until 1851, the cemetery was owned by the Jewish community of Honnef . Before there were probably still in Jewish cemeteries in Rommersdorf and near the parish church of St. Johann Baptist . The cemetery is characterized by its tall trees of life. In the cemetery there is a Holocaust memorial erected in 1968 by the city of Bad Honnef. Since 1966, the cemetery is landmarked, owned by the National Federation of the Jewish Communities of North Rhine. photos. photo. photos. [Sep 2012]
The Jewish cemetery is located in the district of Bad Honnef Selhof the city of Bad Honnef in the Rhine-Sieg-Kreis ( Rhine-Westphalia ). It is located on the northeastern and upper end of the district to about 115 m above sea level. NN .
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Chinese Food Culture 57 --- Imitation Imperial Cuisine
From the Imperial Cuisine to the Imitation Imperial Cuisine, as the head of a state, the emperor enjoys glory, splendor, wealth and rank. There is a very interesting question to be asked: what did the emperor eat every day? How did he eat?
The food prepared for the emperor is known as imperial cuisine. When the emperors of Qing Dynasty had a meal, there was always a table for him to dine alone except for during banquets. Each soup or dish was covered and only when the emperor began to eat, would the cover be removed. There were special department for each kind of food. Different kinds of tea and the milk tea stewed with milk, cream, sugar and tea were served by the Imperial Tea House; while the Pastry House made a variety of pastries. Dinner dishes were served by the Imperial Kitchen. There were two meals a day. In winter, breakfast was served at 6:00 am or 7:00 am; supper was served between 12:00 noon to 14:00 pm and the evening snack was served at about 6:00 pm. Dishes for preparing each meal were all listed and the list was submitted to the officials of each department. There were two officials from the Royal Household Bureau in full charge of the preparations for meals and the budget was more than thirty thousand silver pieces a year. This was mainly spent purchasing chickens, ducks, pigs, fish and vegetables etc. The rice, flour, sheep, milk, delicacies of every kind and dried vegetables etc. were either tributed by various regions or provided by the land estate belonging to the Royal Household Bureau. They were the materials used to cook imperial dishes which required no purchase. There were delicacies from the mountains, game and bird's nests, which were well renowned and precious. Cooking methods included Manchu and Han styles, as well as southern and the northern cooking methods. Imperial cuisine features the essences of famous dishes from all over the country. Color, fragrance and taste are all important elements of imperial dishes. Imperial dishes have an additional characteristic; in that each dish has an auspicious name or one that is peculiar. Examples of such dishes include “the jade phoenix returns”, “the Dragon Boat fish”, “the phoenix in the nest”, “evergreen with clear soup”, “bamboo fungus with Longjing tea” and “golden fried rolls” etc.
When the Chinese revolution took place and the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, imperial chefs left the palace and lived amongst the people. They opened restaurants and since their dishes were a kind of imitation of the imperial cuisine made in the former Qing Court, the dishes were called “imitation imperial cuisine”. Now, the “Imitation Imperial Cuisine Restaurant” is a famous restaurant which specializes in serving imperial dishes. It is located in the former imperial garden – Beihai Park in Beijing and has a history of more than fifty years. The “Imitation Imperial Cuisine Restaurant” was founded by Zhao Renqi, a chef of the Qing court. In 1925, he invited several chefs from the Qing court to open the “Imitation Imperial Cuisine Restaurant”, creating a public sensation as soon as business opened. The restaurant then became famous exclusively serving imperial dishes for customers. If visitors to Beijing visit “Imitation Imperial Cuisine Restaurant” these days, they will have the chance to experience the pleasures of past Chinese emperors.
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