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10412_000_024These Latter-day Saints have learned that serving with all their heart, might, mind, and strength isn’t limited by age or ability.
When Glenna Smith of Utah, USA, waited outside her bishop’s office, she wasn’t sure what to expect. All she knew was that she was getting a calling. She thought maybe she would be asked to help in the nursery, and that was fine with her, as long as she had a chair to sit on while watching the children. She was 74 years old, after all.
So when her bishop called her to be the Laurel adviser, she was stunned. Sister Smith stared at the bishop. “Do you know how old I am?” she asked.
Sister Smith remembers, “I was surprised because I knew what the calling would entail. My bishop told me that he knew I had some physical problems and that I could do what I felt comfortable with as far as attending activities. My main responsibility would be the Sunday lesson.”
Sister Smith felt overwhelmed, but she accepted the call.
“I felt like I had a purpose,” she says, “that I wasn’t too old to do something important, and I know how important this calling is. These youth have a battle ahead of them. If I can touch one and help her be more Christlike, then I will do my best.”
She has been able to cultivate strong friendships with the Laurels she serves.
“If they need me to do anything for them, they ask,” explains Sister Smith. “They feel comfortable coming to me with problems, and I feel a closeness with these girls that is nice at my age. I know how precious they are.”
As people reach their senior years, some feel that they have no more to contribute; but the Lord sees their potential to do good. President Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994) taught: “The Lord knows and loves the elderly among His people. It has always been so, and upon them He has bestowed many of His greatest responsibilities. … [I] hope your days are filled with things to do and ways in which you can render service to others.”1
Many older Latter-day Saints, like Sister Smith, have learned that the limitations that come with age may restrict how they can serve but not how well they can serve—or how much their service is needed.
Relying on the Lord
After Sister Smith was called to teach the Laurels, she studied Handbook 2: Administering the Church to learn how to fulfill her calling. She decided that she wanted to complete the Personal Progress program herself, so she found a project she wanted to try—memorizing “The Living Christ.”2
“When you get my age you don’t retain things like the Laurels do,” Sister Smith explains. “I went to my Heavenly Father and said, ‘I can’t do this alone, but I can with Thy help.’”
She memorized one paragraph each week, one sentence at a time. As she relied on the Lord, she was able to memorize the entire document.
The other Young Women leaders in her ward challenged the young women to follow Sister Smith’s example by memorizing “The Living Christ.” Soon stake leaders heard about her project and challenged all the young women in the stake to do the same.
“We say, ‘I can’t do this, I can’t do that,’” says Sister Smith. “But the truth is that we can do anything in righteousness. When we put ourselves down, we are not accepting the Atonement. We are so special to God. He will help us.”
Doing What No Computer Can
For 20 years, Herbert Schory and his wife, Margaret, worked together to submit thousands of names for temple work. Sister Schory passed away in 2000, but Brother Schory, now in his 80s, continues to move forward in the work they started together.
Brother Schory, who lives in Nevada, USA, spends hours each day transcribing names from digital images of original records as part of the FamilySearch indexing program, often in languages such as French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
“It is exciting to help people do things they can’t do for themselves,” Brother Schory explains. “That is the whole idea—people who have passed away can have ordinances performed for them. They can progress. Knowing that is enough to keep me going.”
Brother Schory enjoys teaching others how to get started and helping them learn to love indexing as much as he does.
“Age is no handicap,” he says. “The only requirement for indexing is good eyesight. I’ve seen people with tired and crippled hands type in information. Anyone can serve if they want to.”
Developing a Missionary Spirit
When the missionaries challenged ward members to invite a friend to hear the gospel in their home, Natalie Hazard of Pennsylvania, USA, didn’t hesitate to accept that challenge. She picked a date and prayed that the Lord would help her find someone to invite.
Sister Hazard, who is in her 80s, soon noticed that she hadn’t seen the couple who lived across the street recently, so she decided to stop by. As she stood on their porch, she realized that she had found her opportunity to invite someone to meet the missionaries. The couple accepted.
Sister Hazard finds that one of the best ways she can serve is to be obedient by fulfilling her assignments, bearing her testimony, attending the temple, and especially sharing the gospel. For her, the challenge to share the gospel is more than just a way to serve.
“I want people to know about the gospel,” she explains. “I have had a missionary spirit since I joined the Church as a young woman. I’m not always successful, but I keep trying because I love my Savior. I want to be His disciple.”
Finding a Way to Serve
Sister Gale Ward’s husband, Burt, passed away several years ago in a car accident. Serving has helped Sister Ward cope with the unexpected grief and loneliness. A few months after Burt’s death, Sister Ward started working in the Newport Beach California Temple. While she enjoyed her service there, she felt there was something more she needed to do.
“I kept searching for another way the Lord wanted me to serve, but I couldn’t find it,” says Sister Ward, who is in her 70s. “I thought about serving a full-time mission, but I didn’t want to go without my husband. We were a companionship, and I couldn’t serve without him.”
While many older single sisters do find joy in full-time missions, Sister Ward felt that she needed to serve in a different way. She found it in a part-time service mission at the local LDS employment resource center. Sister Ward now serves there twice a week in addition to serving in the temple and in her calling as a Relief Society teacher.
“I do office work, make appointments, enter information, and greet people, and eventually I will be teaching employment classes,” says Sister Ward. “I am enjoying my mission, but it has been a difficult adjustment because I hadn’t done this kind of work in many years.”
Despite the adjustment period, Sister Ward has found her service fulfilling.
“You don’t have to just sit around and wait for your time to return back to Heavenly Father,” she says. “I want to be with Burt, but this is not the time. There are other people who need me.”
Focusing on What We Can Do
Bernard Phipps of Meriden, England, has decided not to focus on what he can’t do because of the limitations that come with age. Instead he focuses on what he can do. He and his wife, Evelyn, have experienced many difficult health challenges but have been able to serve faithfully in their callings. Sister Phipps has served as visiting teaching coordinator, and Brother Phipps has taught the high priests group. Currently both serve together as Primary teachers.
“Problems may come with age, but there are still things you can do,” says Brother Phipps. “If we are able to do something to help, then we do it. We try not to worry about what we can’t do. We just keep serving where we can.”
Some things the Phippses have found they can do are look after their grandchildren, prepare Sunday lessons, and help the children they teach in Primary understand how the scriptures can be meaningful to them.
Like the Phippses, many older Latter-day Saints magnify their callings, whatever they may be, and reach out to serve. In so doing, these faithful Saints discover that while age may bring physical limitations, it does not limit their responsibility to make contributions to the Lord’s kingdom.
“There are things our bodies won’t let us do,” says Sister Smith, who has now served as a Laurel adviser for about a year. “We have to take that into consideration. But we don’t know what we can do if we don’t try. Age has no bearing on what Heavenly Father and the Savior think of us.”
Brother Bernard Phipps passed away while this article was being prepared for publication.
Our Efforts Are Enough
“Some worry endlessly … because age limits what they can do. I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough.”
President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “The Least of These,” Ensign, Nov. 2004, 87.
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The Bombyliidae (bee flies) are one of the largest families of Diptera, with over 5,000 valid species described worldwide. Their high diversity may be due to the parasitoid habit of the majority of their larvae (Du Merle, 1975; Price, 1980; Yeates and Greathead 1996). Adults feed on nectar and pollen, and no doubt feature prominently in angiosperm pollination syndromes (Armstrong, 1979; Grimaldi, 1988; Heard et al., 1990), although few species have been studied in detail. Bee flies occur on all continents except Antarctica, however their highest diversities occur in semi-arid and arid environments (Hull, 1973).
The family includes a wide variety of morphological forms, such as the enormous Palirika marginicollis (Gray), with irridescent green-blue body scales recalling those found on the wings of a Morpho butterfly, and striking black and hyaline wings spanning 45 mm; and the tiny, delicate, humpbacked yellow and black species of Glabellula Bezzi with hyaline wings and a body length about 1 mm.
This structural diversity is reflected in the higher classification of the family, with a total of 31 subfamilies proposed to date. Up until recently the subfamilies of Bombyliidae were based on classifications formulated early this century, and those divisions did not accurately reflect the cladistic relationships within the family. The subfamilies were divided further into tribes by Hull (1973).
Numerical cladistic analyses of particular subgroups of Bombyliidae have appeared only in the last few years (Evenhuis, 1990, 1993; Yeates, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991a, b; 1994, Yeates and Lambkin 1998, Lambkin et al. 2003). The family was catalogued by Evenhuis and Greathead (1999).
Yeates (1992) affirmed Theodore's (1983) suggestion that Prorates Melander showed affinities with the window flies, and moved the entire Proratinae except Apystomyia Melander, to the Scenopinidae, forming the two most plesiomorphic subfamilies, the Caenotinae and Proratinae. Yeates (1994) placed Apystomyia in the Hilarimorphidae, as the sister family to the Bombyliidae. With the Proratinae removed, the Bombyliidae are a much more homogenous group, however their monophyly remains weakly supported at present.
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AR.Drone: The next big toy
The AR.Drone 2.0 is more than just a toy – it is the toy that is changing all other toys. And it has deeper implications, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
A seismic shift occurred in the world of gadgets just over two years ago. No, it wasn’t the release of the first iPad. It was something far more important. In January 2010, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the world was introduced to the Parrot AR.Drone, a radio controlled “quadrotor” helicopter.
It sounds like a silly toy, but it captivated the geeks at CES for two reasons: it was designed to be controlled from an iPhone, using Wi-Fi, and it included two cameras that could be viewed through the controlling device.
Aside from that, the device is enormously compelling for its lightweight materials – it is constructed from carbon-fibre tubes, plastic and polystyrene, allowing its small rotors to lift it as high as the Wi-Fi link will extend. It also looks like something from science fiction,
Two years on, and the AR.Drone 2.0 has been brought to South Africa by SMAC to take the experience to a new level (see Sean Bacher’s review). Launched at CES in January this year, its main technical innovation is a pressure sensor that functions like an altimeter. For the geeks, though, the camera upgrade to high-definition was the call to action. And that call was: “Upgrade!”
Aside from being compatible with all iOS devices – iPhone, iPad and iPods that are Wi-Fi enabled – it also works with Android devices. In this country, most (but not all) iOS and Android phones are owned by the well-off who can afford them. But then, at R3500, the AR.Drone is no laggard in the wallet either.
For those owning a Nokia smartphone, unofficial apps also exist to control it using the Symbian operating system.
The significance of the device goes beyond the astonishing sight of what looks like a military spying device hovering overhead.
While it has potential to be used for invasions of privacy, the protestors in the Occupy Wall Street movement last year showed it can also be used to turn the tables of such invasions. When police evicted protestors from Zuccotti Park in Manhattan, journalists were prevented from entering the area and recording the events. Journalist Tim pool turned turneda AR.Drone into an "occucopter" to stream live video to the Internet, enabling the media and the public alike to watch the action unfold (see the story on YouTube).
Its educational potential is also huge. Because the drone has an open API – an Application Programming Interface – applications can be built to draw on sensory data and images collected by the device for tracking, mapping and monitoring of anything from traffic to animal behavior. And, of course, human behaviour.
At the Czech Technical University in Prague, it’s used for robotics research in the Department of Cybernetics. Not only did the researchers “demonstrate the drone ability to act as an external navigation system for a formation of mobile robots”, but also developed a software package for conducting and adapting such experiments – and made it freely available to anyone who wants to use it (download their paper here).
Ultimately, of course, we’re probably not going to get away with claiming it is more than just a toy. But it is. It is the toy that has given other toys a new lease on life. Wi-Fi-controlled devices are popping out of the woodwork everywhere. Soon, the cheap radio-controlled helicopters that have flooded toyshops will give way to iPhone- and Android-controlled helicopters of every shape and size.
Variations on the quadrotor were the first out of the starting blocks. At this year’s CES, Interactive Toys took some attention away from Parrot with their range of “Wi-Spi” helicopters and cars that include night-vision cameras and can record video, photos and sound.
All-terrain robots (ATRs), which look like miniature versions of the Mars exploration vehicle Curiosity, were next. The SuperDroids 4WD WiFi Controlled ATR includes a 360 degree pan-and-tilt camera, and can be controlled from a PC.
And then you will find any number of Wi-Fi-controlled tanks, ranging from classic shapes to futuristic fighting weapons. Aside from being the 21st century rich kid’s alternative to guns and military toys, this is clearly part of the future of war and crime-fighting.
But it is also part of the future of legal precedents, as the fight for privacy takes to the sky.
* Arthur Goldstuck is managing director of World Wide Worx and editor-in-chief of Gadget. Follow him on Twitter on @art2gee
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Mar. 24, 1998 DALLAS, March 20 -- Just because you're getting older doesn't mean senility is inevitable. In fact, a Swedish study published in this month's Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that controlling blood pressure may help prevent the memory loss associated with aging.
In a 20-year study of 999 Swedish men scientists found a relationship between those who had high blood pressure in their 50s and brain dysfunction in their older years. The connection was particularly strong in those men not receiving treatment for their high blood pressure.
A common form of dementia, a condition of deteriorated mentality usually striking the elderly, is vascular dementia. It results when blood vessels in the brain are damaged. Considering this, the researchers looked to see if it were possible to reverse this type of dementia before it began.
"Our results support the hypothesis that hypertension can lead to cognitive impairment," says Lena Kilander, M.D., Ph.D., in the department of clinical neurosciences at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. "Because a linkage has been established, it is urgent to investigate whether further decline can be postponed by a more intensive preventive treatment."
The men in this particular study were followed as part of another larger investigation that began in the 1970s in Uppsala, Sweden. The current journal report is based on research in which the men took two tests designed to measure thinking ability and motor skills. Those results were then measured against blood pressure readings obtained 20 years ago.
Researchers found that thinking ability was highest in the men with the lowest blood pressure measurement -- defined as a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) less than 70 millimeters of mercury (mm/Hg) -- and lowest in men with a DBP greater than 105 mm/Hg. Diastolic is the "lower" number of a blood pressure reading.
Co-authors are Hakan Nyman, Ph.D; Merike Boberg, M.D., Ph.D; Lennart Hansson, M.D., Ph.D.; Hans Lithell, M.D., Ph.D.
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English church authorities permitted only silver vessels to hold communion wine at Church of England services. They relaxed this rule after 1603, and this pewter flagon held communion wine for the Deerfield, Massachusetts, church in the 1680s. Like other Protestant churches, the Church of England believed the wine and bread used at the Lord's Supper to be symbolic of rather than the actual transubstantiated body and blood of Christ. Although they considered themselves part of the Church of England, the Puritans disapproved of that Church's open communion for all worshippers. They chose instead to allow only people who made a public profession of faith and formally joined a church to share the Lord's Supper.
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When Your Child Has Ewing Sarcoma
Your child has been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma. You are likely feeling shocked and scared. You are not alone. Support and treatment are available. Your child’s healthcare team will help you as you make important decisions regarding your child’s health.
What Is Ewing Sarcoma?
Ewing sarcoma is a type of cancer that forms in bone or soft tissue, such as muscle. The cancer cells are fast-growing and can cause a tumor to grow anywhere in the skeleton. The tumor can spread (metastasize) to another part of the body, such as the lungs.
Who Gets Ewing Sarcoma?
Children at any age can get Ewing sarcoma, but teenagers are affected most often. Ewing sarcoma is not contagious. This means your child can’t pass it to another person.
What Causes Ewing Sarcoma?
Ewing sarcoma occurs because cells grow abnormally. These cells then form a tumor. What causes the abnormal growth (mutation) of cells is not known.
What Are the Symptoms of Ewing Sarcoma?
Some common symptoms of Ewing sarcoma include fever, pain, and a lump or swelling in the arms, legs, chest, pelvis, or back. Your child may have experienced some of these symptoms, or other symptoms.
How Is Ewing Sarcoma Diagnosed?
Your child’s healthcare provider examines your child. You will be asked about your child’s health history. Your child may also have one or more of the following:
Blood tests to take samples of blood to be tested.
Imaging tests to take detailed images of areas inside the body. These may include x-ray, MRI, CT scan, PET scan, or bone scan.
Bone marrow aspirations and biopsies to take samples of bone marrow from the hipbones and view them under a microscope
A biopsy to take a small sample of tissue from a tumor to look at it under a microscope
Localized or Metastatic
When determining the treatment plan and likely outcome (prognosis) for your child, the healthcare team takes into consideration the type of tumor your child has. Both treatment and prognosis depend on whether the tumor is localized (affects only one area of the body) or metastatic (has spread to another part of the body). Your child’s healthcare provider can tell you more about the kind of tumor your child has.
How Is Ewing Sarcoma Treated?
The goal of treatment is to remove or destroy cancer cells. The kind of treatment your child receives depends on the type of tumor your child has. Whether it’s localized or metastatic also matters. Your child may require one or more of these treatments:
Chemotherapy (“chemo”) to destroy cancer cells with powerful cancer-fighting medications. Multiple chemo medications may be used. They are given through a tube (IV) that’s usually put into a vein in the arm or chest. Or, they may be given by mouth or injection.
Surgery to remove all or part of a tumor.
Radiation therapy to destroy cancer cells and shrink a tumor using high-energy x-rays. Radiation may be used before or after other treatments.
The goal of supportive treatments is to protect the child from infection, prevent discomfort, and bring the body’s blood counts to a healthy range. During your child’s treatment, he or she may be given antibiotics. These are medications that help prevent and fight infection. Anti-nausea and other medications may also be given. These help ease side effects caused by treatment. Your child may receive a blood transfusion to restore the blood cells destroyed by treatment. Blood is taken from a donor and stored until the child is ready to receive it.
What Are the Long-Term Concerns?
Your child may need physical therapy. This is to get the body functioning normally after treatment. Also, chemotherapy and radiation may cause some problems, such as damage to certain organs. So your child’s health will need to be monitored for life. This may include clinic visits, blood tests, imaging tests, and ultrasounds of the heart.
Receiving a cancer diagnosis for your child is scary and confusing. It’s important to remember that you are not alone. Your child’s healthcare team will work with you and your child throughout your child’s illness and care. You may also wish to seek information and support for yourself. Doing so can help you cope with the changes cancer brings. Learning about and talking with others who also have a child with cancer may help you and your family cope. Some helpful resources include:
Sarcoma Foundation of America
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The agora (marketplace) sits at the centre of the ancient city of Smryna and excavations here are ongoing. Recent work has not only revealed more of the extent of the structure but also some extensive and enigmatic water tunnels under the basilica. A particular delight has been the discovery of graffiti in the basement levels of the agora’s northern façade. These drawings and writings are among the richest collection in the Greek speaking world – many of them inevitably rather bawdy, as is often the case with good graffiti!
Excavations in the agora show that construction work began in the 3rd century BC when Alexander the Great’s successors moved the city down from its old hilltop position to its current position between the citadel and the sea.
The new site quickly became an important port city. Details of this early building are uncertain, but the courtyard was levelled and on the north and west, stoas were built, each with two stories. Expansion came in the Roman period when the west stoa was rebuilt as a three story building and the north stoa as a basilica. Since it was cut into sloping ground, there were four galleries at the back and three galleries facing on to the courtyard.
Both buildings were greatly affected by a massive earthquake in AD 178 which flattened much of the city; and both were rebuilt on the original lines – though this time with great arches added to the basement levels, possibly to reinforce the structures. The emperor Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina helped finance the rebuilding, and a monumental gate with two arches was erected in the west stoa in their honour, and portraits of them both were set in the west stoa.
The façade looking onto the courtyard was used to watch the social, commercial, and political events, while the windows on the northern side would have provided a fine view of the northern part of the city and the port. Recently, however, we have been able to excavate the basement where rubble resulting from the 2nd century AD earthquake had been left in situ. It may be that it was deliberately left there to help support the structure above in the event of another quake. In effect, it has created a time capsule for the thousands of examples of graffiti found on the bays and columns that now have been revealed as we cleared away some of this detritus.
However the most remarkable recent discoveries were two new buildings excavated on the west side of the agora. One of these is the Bouleuterion, the city council, where excavations are still ongoing. The building has a circular seating area, with a half-vaulted gallery, and 11 radial vaulted areas underneath. These radial spaces were used not only to support the seating area but also as a storage area. Reconstruction work on the building shows that it could house 450 members of the council at a time.
Adjacent to it is another large building with a mosaic floor decorated in a geometric design, so we have named it the Mosaic Hall. While there is not enough evidence for the function of the building, we assume that it was used for social and political gatherings. Was it perhaps here that the members of the council met on business days and conducted, privately, the real business of the council?
A third building uncovered in the west area is a Roman bath. Aelius Aristides, who lived in Smyrna in the 2nd century AD, talks about the many baths in the town, each being more beautiful than the other, so that one cannot decide which one to go to; this has to be one of these baths. Excavation is still ongoing, and so far part of the caldarium has been uncovered. This bath, standing between the agora and the harbour would surely have been the first stop for sailors coming into town.
This article is an extract from the full article published in World Archaeology Issue 52. Click here to subscribe
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HENDERSON, NV–Today, Congresswoman Dina Titus welcomed Girl Talk, a national peer-to-peer mentoring program, and The Century Council, a national not-for-profit organization funded by distillers and dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking, to Green Valley High. Girl Talk and The Century Council will work together to promote leadership and good decision-making among the nation’s girls. Haley Kilpatrick of Girl Talk and Ralph Blackman of The Century Council joined Congresswoman Titus at Green Valley High School in Henderson. “Girl Talk is a mentoring program that gives girls a strong and positive atmosphere, and by joining forces with The Century Council, they are giving girls support and guidance so they can continue to stand tall and say ‘no’ to alcohol,” said Congresswoman Titus. A survey commissioned by The Century Council revealed that mothers of teenage daughters underestimate the occurrence of underage drinking among their own daughters and misjudge the seriousness of the issue. The survey found that nearly half of all mothers think underage drinking is acceptable in some circumstances . “Girls need to be informed of the toll that underage drinking can take not only on their health but also on their grades and reputations. Girl Talk is the perfect vehicle to spread this important message. Ninety-three percent of teen girls say that drinking isn’t worth the consequences it can cause,” said Ralph Blackman, President and CEO of The Century Council. Girl Talk, founded in 2002, is a student-to-student mentoring program that pairs middle school girls with high school girls who serve as mentors. Weekly meetings are held before or after school, during which the high school leader uses Girl Talk Lessons to address issues middle school girls face every day. “I am proud to now have a data-driven and proven partner to work with as we educate both our Chapter Leaders and our Girl Talk Girls about the dangers of underage drinking. The Century Council is a natural fit in that their Lesson, ‘Choices and Consequences of Underage Drinking,’ includes all the factors a girl must utilize to say no to alcohol,” said Haley Kilpatrick, Founder and Executive Director of Girl Talk. The “Choices and Consequences of Underage Drinking” Lesson will be highlighted throughout April, Alcohol Awareness Month, in Girl Talk Chapters across the country. The Lesson discusses the social and health consequences of underage drinking, ways to say no to alcohol, and how alcohol affects girls and boys differently. Beyond the “Choices and Consequences of Underage Drinking” Lesson, The Century Council has developed a comprehensive program tailored specifically for teen girls and their mothers and caregivers which includes: • A website and blog, www.grltlk.org, for teenage girls • A website and brochure, www.girlsanddrinking.org, for mothers and caregivers of teenage girls which includes information on how to have the underage drinking conversation and links to additional national and local resources related to underage drinking. Congresswoman Titus added, “Nevada’s teenage girls must be strong and say no to peer pressure. But that’s not enough. We must also continuously communicate with these young girls about why alcohol is dangerous for their growing bodies and the specific risks alcohol has on young girls. This is why I am happy to partner with The Century Council and Girl Talk.” Girl Talk, Inc. Girl Talk is a nationally recognized student-to-student mentoring program that offers fun, positive weekly meetings, community service projects, and friendship-building activities for middle school girls. Girl Talk is started and led by high school girls who serve as mentors, and in turn, Girl Talk Leaders develop leadership skills that they will carry with them throughout life. Girl Talk’s mission is to help young teenage girls build self-esteem, develop leadership skills, and recognize the value of community service. To learn more about Girl Talk, please visit www.desiretoinspire.org. ### i) The Century Council commissioned Teenage Research Unlimited (TRU) to conduct a comprehensive research project to better understand the dynamics of underage drinking among mothers and daughters. TRU fielded a study April 2005 among a national on-line sample - a total of 875 respondents (496 daughters and 379 mothers, 322 of the matching) completed the questionnaire. Quotas were set to ensure that a representative number of daughters (and mothers) from each of the following age segments completed the survey: 13-15 year olds, 16-18 year olds, and 19-20 years olds. The mother-daughter results presented here reflect the matched mother and daughter data collected. TRU conducted an additional self-administered online omnibus survey, OmnibuzzTM, among 802 13 to 18 year olds in August 2005. The data were weighted for key demographic variables (gender, age, ethnicity, parent education, region and community-type of place of school) to reflect the national population. The margin of error for both survey samples at the 95 percent confidence level is + 3 percentage points. That is, if this survey were to be replicated 100 times, in 95 instances the results would be within three percentage points of the data reported here. ii) KRC Research conducted the telephone survey among a national sample of 500 teens comprising 250 males and 250 females 12 to 17 years of age, living in private households in the continental United States. Interviewing was completed during the period February 21-24, 2008. The estimated margin of error for the study is ±4.4% for all teens and 6.2% for each gender at 95% confidence level.
Media Contact: Erica L. Moulton, The Century Council, (202) 637-0077 / email@example.com
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Proud To Be British!
Royal Visit Starts Today
|By Leo Olivero
Their Royal Highnesses the Earl and Countess of Wessex arrive in Gibraltar at midday today as part of the Royal tour to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, but more about the royal visit later.
Looking back to last week and why this royal visit to Gibraltar came about and who in fact made the diamond jubilee possible is all down to one person
Well the story starts in 1947, five years before she acceded to the throne, when Queen Elizabeth II said: “I declare before you that my whole life, be it long or short, shall be devoted to your service”. At her coronation in 1952, she pledged that “throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust” and at the start of this year she promised to “dedicate myself anew to your service”.
And last week 60 years down the Royal Road Great Britain like Gibraltar and together with all other commonwealth countries around the world celebrated the Queen’s diamond jubilee, marking 60 years of unflinching service to her country and dominions. This has been the hallmark of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, an understated but unwavering devotion to duty, coupled with a sense of responsibility and iron self-discipline.
Selflessness and Dedication
The Queens’s selflessness and dedication to the British people and the people of the Commonwealth, of which Gibraltar forms part, has been outstanding. Even though here on the rock we would have liked to have seen much more of her, particularly over the years of spanish political aggression ever present, even today.
Of course Gibraltar would have dearly loved Her Majesty’s to have honoured us with another Royal Visit, after her last in 1954. But this in Gibraltar’s case was not to be. This mainly I suspect because the Queen’s travels abroad are very much controlled by her diplomatic travel agency at Westminster who gauge the political weather and ensuing diplomatic environment before booking the queens excursions around the world. But like the weather forecasts, it’s not always accurate!
The Queen’s role as Mother of the Nation(s) was central to the Diamond Jubilee celebrations that finally concluded last Tuesday with her hallmark royal wave from the central balcony of Buckingham Palace. At the end of four days doing the very visible part of Her Majesty thing, the Queen’s tread may have been a bit heavier as she crossed the threshold of her London home, her movements slowed down a tad, but the lady is 86 years old after all and undoubtedly must have been tired, I know I would have been. Just trying to keep up with her over the breadth of the wet and chilly long bank holiday weekend with all the non-stop appearances from Royal Derby to the Thames Flotilla Pageant, the evening Pop Concert and the following morning off to a Thanksgiving Church Service, it all must have been exhausting!
The Queen is living history, the New Elizabethan Age stretching back six decades to a time when the entire world was a very different place, this future unimaginable even to science fiction writers. And, of course, the Queen’s direct ancestry extends through a thousand years of crowned heads. In our culture of instant and disposable celebrities, that kind of rooted status cannot matched!
Through no fault of its current occupant, the monarchy has been severely damaged in the last 15 years as a phenomenon of constancy, mystique and magic. Who could have envisioned, just a decade ago, that the ex Camilla Parker Bowles would one day be sitting in the royal landau (carriage) for the Jubilee procession along the Mall as Duchess of Cornwall and consort to Charles, a future king Maybe? But I think what we see today is down to the Queen and Prince William’s and other Young Royals potential, that the monarchy has experienced a reincarnation and cultural reformation since the multiple disasters of the ’90s and why 80 per cent of the United Kingdom population is still pro royal.
Hallmark of a Super Queen! The Queen demonstrated her renowned sturdiness last week through four days of taxing celebrations, a Super Queen, that culminated with Tuesday’s procession in an open-top carriage, the cortege winding its way past a throng of an estimated 1.5 million well-wishers who lined the Mall from the Palace gates to Admiralty Arch. The Queen was beaming, clearly touched and enjoying the outpouring of affection.
The rain that plagued the entire weekend held off until precisely the moment of the balcony appearance, though the RAF fly-past always a perennial crowd pleaser that had been aborted because of foul weather during Sunday’s flotilla pageant on the Thames — proceeded as scheduled, with a gusto Hip-Hip-Hooray from the massive crowd.
Our Queen is also Defender of the Faith, head of church as well as head of state, England and many others including Gibraltar of course. Her husband of 65 years, the Duke of Edinburgh, remained in hospital with bladder infection, so the Queen had to continue alone without her other half beside her and with two days of the Jubilee to go. “I wish Philip were here,” she said on the balcony, according to one professional lip-reader.
I do not understand the behaviour of those anti-monarchists who apparently begrudged the Queen the fantastic Jubilee spectacle, whether because of the 10 million pounds cost to stage the events, although most of it was raised through private funding, compared to the 11 billion pounds it will cost to host the London Olympics, or was it simple dislike for what the Crown represents…who knows, one thing is for sure the queen is truly the ‘Hallmark of being Britain!
From Gibraltar one can be simultaneously be proud to be British Gibraltarian and appreciative of our bonds to the monarchy which will be further strengthen when Prince Edward and his Good Lady arrives later on today as part of his mother’s celebrations.
Being Proud of Being British Is More Than the Just a Jubilee! At 86 years of age - twice a great-grandmother and in a family where the women are known for their longevity – Queen Elizabeth has obviously slowed down a bit but remains in apparent robust health. If the Queen lives four more years she will break a record that once looked to be unassailable. She will surpass her great-great grandmother, Victoria, as Britain's longest-reigning sovereign.
But over the years like most of us have experienced life has also changed for the queen, she even has a mobile phone now a days, extraordinary really, if you think that sixty years ago it took nearly 24 hours for news to reach her in Kenya that her father, King George VI, had died in London and that she and her husband must immediately break off their planned tour to Australia and New Zealand to attend the funeral and be crowned Queen.
Personally I believe the Jubilee is not the only event or thing which should make us feel proud to be British. Because being proud to be British should be in every Gibraltarian from the day you are born till the day you die, it’s also from a Gibraltar perspective what our parents, grandparents and forefathers fought for and taught us. It is also what thousands gave there lives for and are still doing today.
Any Royal Visit is a Historical One. Prince Edwards Visit to Gibraltar is For a Special and Historical Royal Occasion Most of Us Will Not Witness Again!
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The Québec Capitales
are a professional baseball team based in Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, in Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Capitales are a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
The Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, based in Durham, North Carolina, is a professional, independent baseball league located in the Northeastern United States and the Canadian province of Quebec. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is...
, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. Since the 1999 season to the present, the Capitales have played their home games at Stade Municipal
Stade Municipal is a stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Quebec Capitales Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball minor league baseball team. It originally opened in 1938. It holds 4,800 people and is located in the...
The team was established in 1999 as a member of the independent Northern League. The team's name in French is Les Capitales de Québec
Québec City has been home to many baseball teams. The Québec Athletics played in the Québec Provincial League during the 1940 season, and in the Canadian-American League from 1941 to 1942. The Québec Alouettes followed as a member of the Canadian-American League from 1946 to 1948. The Quebec Braves played from 1949 to 1950, as they too were part of the Canadian-American League, and from 1950 to 1951 in the Provincial League. The Québec Carnavals
The Québec Carnavals were a minor league baseball team in the Eastern League. They were known as the Quebec Metros from 1976-1977.After the team moved, Québec was without a minor league baseball team until the Québec Capitales began play in the Northern League in 1999.-Year-by-year record:...
were the AA affiliate of the Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
from 1971 through 1975, as members of the Eastern League
The Eastern League is a minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio since 1989. The Eastern League has played at the AA level since 1963. The league was founded in 1923 as the New York-Pennsylvania League...
. In 1976, the team changed its name to the Québec Metros, and continued to play until 1977.
In 1999, the Capitales joined the Northern League (East Division) as an expansion team. The team now plays in the Can-Am League, the successor of the Northeast League. The Capitales are one of the more successful teams in the Can-Am League on and off the field. Among the tops in attendance every season averaging over 3,000 fans per game since 2001. The Capitales since 2000 have made the playoffs 10 times.
In 2006, the Capitales won their first championship in team history. Although the team had the second worst record in team history they still qualified for last post season spot with a 44-44 record. They defeated the top seed North Shore Spirit
The North Shore Spirit was a minor-league baseball team based in Lynn, Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. The Spirit played in the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball , an independent league that is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or with the Minor League Baseball...
in dramatic come from behind fashion winning the last two games to win the series 3 games to 2. In the championship series the Capitales took a 2 games to none advantage before the Brockton Rox
The Brockton Rox were a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts, in the United States. The Rox were a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 2002 season to 2011, the Rox played their home...
came back to even the series. In the final and decisive game the Capitales defeated the Rox on their home field by coming from behind and won by a score of 5-4 to win the Can-Am League Championship 3 games to 2.
In 2009 the Capitales became the first franchise in the re-born Can-Am League to win multiple championships and the fourth team in the entire history of the Northeast/Can-An League to win more than one championship (joining the New Jersey Jackals
The New Jersey Jackals are a professional baseball team based in Little Falls, New Jersey, in the United States. The Jackals are a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
, who won two Northeast League and two Northern League championships, the Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs
The Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs were a minor league baseball team based in Albany, New York from 1995 to 2002. The team played at Heritage Park in Colonie. The Diamond Dogs competed in the Northeast League from 1995-98 and then in the Northern League when the two leagues merged prior to the 1999...
, who won the first Northeast League Championship and one Northern League Championship, and the Adirondack Lumberjacks
The Adirondack Lumberjacks were an independent professional baseball team based in Glens Falls, New York. The team moved to Bangor, Maine and became the Bangor Lumberjacks following the 2002 season...
, who won one Northeast League and one Northern League championship). The Capitales won the 2nd half regular season championship and finished the season with the 3rd best overall record (53-41). The Capitales eliminated the Brockton Rox 3 games to 1 in the opening round. In a rematch of the 2005 championship the Capitales got revenge by eliminating the Worcester Tornadoes
The Worcester Tornadoes are a professional baseball team based in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States. The Tornadoes are a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
3 games to 1. In 2010, the Capitales obtained a second consecutive championship, passing by the Pittsfield Colonials 3 games to 1.
In 2011, the Capitales won their third championship in a row (fourth in all) by defeating the New Jersey Jackals 3 games to 1.
Northern League, East
Opening round to Adirondack Lumberjacks 3 games to 1
Opening round to Adirondack Lumberjacks 3 games to 2
North East League
Opening round to North Shore Spirit 3 games to 0
Opening round to North Shore Spirit 3 games to 2
Opening round over Brockton Rox 3 games to 0 Lost
Championship to Worcester Tornadoes 3 games to 0
Opening round over North Shore Spirit 3 games to 2 Won
Championship over Brockton Rox 3 games to 2
Opening round over Atlantic City Surf 3 games to 1 Lost
Championship to Sussex Skyhawks 3 games to 0
Opening round over Brockton Rox 3 games to 1 Won
Championship over Worcester Tornadoes 3 games to 1
Opening round over New Jersey Jackals 3 games to 0 Won
Championship over Pittsfield Colonials 3 games to 1
Opening round over Brockton Rox 3 games to 0 Won
Championship over New Jersey Jackals 3 games to 1
Logos and uniforms
The official colours of the Québec Capitales are navy blue and gold. The primary logo consists of a white baseball diamond with navy blue pinstripes. The "Capitales" wordmark is superimposed over the diamond in navy blue outlined in gold. The wordmark is underlined by a navy blue ribbon with the word "Québec" centered on it in white, with the French word "de" centered in between. A navy blue fleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys is a stylized lily or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry...
is centered above the wordmark, with a stylized depiction of home plate centered below.
The Québec Capitales uniforms are traditional in design. The caps are navy blue throughout with the scripted "Q" cap logo centered on the front in gold with a white centre incorporating a navy blue fleur-de-lis and red baseball threading. The home jerseys are white with navy blue pinstripes, with the "Capitales" cursive script wordmark centered across in navy blue with gold outline. The alternate jersey is navy blue with gold piping with the cap logo centered on the left-side chest.
- Current uniform
A uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity. Modern uniforms are worn by armed forces and paramilitary organizations such as police, emergency services, security guards, in some workplaces and schools and by inmates...
colours: White with navy pinstripes for home games and grey for away games. The home with the word "Capitales" across the front and number on the back. Navy blue hats with the letter "Q" with fleur-de-lis superimposed over a baseball. Alternate uniforms are navy blue with the "Q" cap logo centered on the left chest.
- Current logo design: The word "Capitales" in script in navy blue with gold outline superimposed over a white baseball diamond with navy blue pinstripes.
- Current mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
: Capi (1999-present).
- Current Broadcasters: Radio: Jacques Doucet and François Paquet for home game, and François Paquet for road games.
- Current Radio Station: Québec 800 AM
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Extract from the January 2012 issue of Runner's World
Running (and racing) in high temperatures means more than hydrating properly. Here’s a summertime survival guide
How much you sweat tells you how much to drink
PROPER HYDRATION requires replacing fluids-on the run-that you lose through sweat. Figure out your sweat rate so you know just how many liquid ounces you need.
1 Weigh yourself naked (with an empty bladder) before your run e.g. 65kg.
2 Run at or close to your race pace for one hour and keep track of how much you drink (in millilitres) during that time e.g. 400ml.
3 Weigh yourself naked after your run e.g. 64.7kg.
4 Subtract your post-run weight from your pre-run weight e.g. 65 - 64.7 = 0.3kg
5 Convert the difference into millilitres e.g. 03 x 1000 = 300ml
6 Add to that number the amount of fluid you consumed during your run e.g. 400ml + 300ml = 700ml.
7Divide your hourly fluid loss by four to determine how much to drink every 15 minutes. e.g. 700/4 = 175ml. In this example, you would need to drink 175ml every quarter-hour.
THE LATEST RESEARCH
Studies question hydration and salt intake
Nearly half of recreational runners might be drinking too much during races, say doctors from Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. Of the 197 runners surveyed, 36.5 per cent drank at pre-scheduled intervals or to maintain body weight and 8.9 per cent drank as much as possible. Study author and Loyola sports medicine physician Dr James Winger said that the safest known way to hydrate during endurance exercise is to drink only when thirsty. Otherwise, you risk hyponatremia (over-hydrating) or low sodium levels.
Dr Tim Noakes, exercise physiologist and author of The Lore of Running, explained ‘the salty sweat myth’ (radio interview: www.bengreenfieldfitness.com). His team tested soldiers in South Africa, who exercised in the heat (43C), fully kitted and each carrying a 25 kilogram pack.
“They covered 25 kilometres comfortably in just over four hours. They each drank up to 1.2 litres per hour, but they needed it, that was the key. They drank to thirst and consumed no salt. They didn’t need to, as the human body is so well-designed to regulate its own sodium concentration, that the only thing that can affect your sodium level concentration is if you drink too much water.”
*Purchase the January issue of Runner's World *
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International organizations have made conscious efforts to include women in their policy deliberations. Foreign government publications contain varied levels of detail concerning women in any particular country. U.S. state publications reflect the importance of women in the American home, workplace, and society, and state concerns are mirrored on the national level as well. Researchers investigating the role of American women in the international arena and how American women fare on a worldwide basis will find the statistics collected by governments and reports generated through government- and organization-sponsored studies and research important sources to review.[Top]
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Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
Falafel is a fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas/garbanzo beans. The Egyptians variety uses fava beans while chickpeas are commonly used in other Middles Eastern countries. Falafel is usually served in a pita which acts as a pocket or wrapped in flat bread known as lafa.
I know the word fritter conjures up a complex world of deep-frying and dense-eating, but these are light, simple babies - just grated courgettes, mixed with feta, herbs and spring onions, stirred up with flour and eggs and dolloped into a frying pan to make little vegetable pancakes which, unlike most fried food, are best eaten not straight out of the pan, but left to cool to room temperature. This takes any slaving over a hot stove element out of the equation: you just spoon serenely away over your pan before anyone's around. I like these best as a starter - or just as they are, along with a green salad, for a meat-free, summer's lunch. Recipe posted by Nigella <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>
Oh, come now. Eat your vegies. With a dollop of sour cream and sweet chilli sauce on top, it’s the best good-for-you food you are likely to eat all week.
There’s a misconception about vegetarian food that I loosely describe as the ‘flaxseed and mung beans’ view of the food world. It translates to the opinion that if it’s good for you, it will no doubt taste awful. Worse still, it will fail to satisfy you. I’m well aware that people often resist meat-free meals because they hold on to this dim view that the food will somehow taste like cardboard or that they will feel hungry an hour later. If you or someone you love has this take-no-prisoner approach to eating their greens, perhaps you can assail their taste-buds with these burgers. They are good for you, they are nourishing and they are so filling and hearty you’ll need two hands to hold on to the burgers.
November 1, 2010 by Linda So yummy! If you want a change of pace that’s meat-free, yet full of protein, fiber, and very filling…this might be for you. I like it with Tzatziki on top (my recipe is in this post), or a little “fry sauce” (what some drive-ins call that wonderful mayo/ketchup combo), and with a thick slice of tomato, avocado, onion and lettuce, as a burger should be, it’s fab. Don’t be afraid of Quinoa.
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No. 2; Updated May 2008
Click here to download and print a PDF version of this document.
In the United States, as many as 10 in 100 young women suffer from an eating disorder. Overeating related to tension, poor nutritional habits and food fads are relatively common eating problems for youngsters. In addition, two psychiatric eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia, are on the increase among teenage girls and young women and often run in families.These two eating disorders also occur in boys, but less often.
Parents frequently wonder how to identify symptoms of anorexia nervosa and bulimia. These disorders are characterized by a preoccupation with food and a distortion of body image. Unfortunately, many teenagers hide these serious and sometimes fatal disorders from their families and friends.
Symptoms and warning signs of anorexia nervosa and bulimia include the following:
- A teenager with anorexia nervosa is typically a perfectionist and a high achiever in school. At the same time, she suffers from low self-esteem, irrationally believing she is fat regardless of how thin she becomes. Desperately needing a feeling of mastery over her life, the teenager with anorexia nervosa experiences a sense of control only when she says "no" to the normal food demands of her body. In a relentless pursuit to be thin, the girl starves herself. This often reaches the point of serious damage to the body, and in a small number of cases may lead to death.
- The symptoms of bulimia are usually different from those of anorexia nervosa. The patient binges on huge quantities of high-caloric food and/or purges her body of dreaded calories by self-induced vomiting and often by using laxatives. These binges may alternate with severe diets, resulting in dramatic weight fluctuations. Teenagers may try to hide the signs of throwing up by running water while spending long periods of time in the bathroom. The purging of bulimia presents a serious threat to the patient's physical health, including dehydration, hormonal imbalance, the depletion of important minerals, and damage to vital organs.
With comprehensive treatment, most teenagers can be relieved of the symptoms or helped to control eating disorders. The child and adolescent psychiatrist is trained to evaluate, diagnose, and treat these psychiatric disorders. Treatment for eating disorders usually requires a team approach; including individual therapy, family therapy, working with a primary care physician, working with a nutritionist, and medication. Many adolescents also suffer from other problems; including depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. It is important to recognize and get appropriate treatment for these problems as well.
Research shows that early identification and treatment leads to more favorable outcomes. Parents who notice symptoms of anorexia or bulimia in their teenagers should ask their family physician or pediatrician for a referral to a child and adolescent psychiatrist.
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) represents over 8,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists who are physicians with at least five years of additional training beyond medical school in general (adult) and child and adolescent psychiatry.
Facts for Families© information sheets are developed, owned and distributed by AACAP. Hard copies of Facts sheets may be reproduced for personal or educational use without written permission, but cannot be included in material presented for sale or profit. All Facts can be viewed and printed from the AACAP website (www.aacap.org). Facts sheets may not be reproduced, duplicated or posted on any other website without written consent from AACAP. Organizations are permitted to create links to AACAP's website and specific Facts sheets. For all questions please contact the AACAP Communications & Marketing Coordinator, ext. 154.
If you need immediate assistance, please dial 911.
Copyright © 2012 by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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The Supreme Court has unanimously (8-0, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor recusing herself from the case) decided that television and radio can not be subject to outrageous fines and penalties that are levied due to cursing or nudity on the airwaves. While the Supreme Court may have sided for free speech, the standards for culture will still be determined by the American people. In their decision, the Court did not outlaw the Federal Communications Commission Indecency Policy, but rather confirmed that fines levied by the FCC are out of line. From the AP:
But the justices declined to issue a broad ruling on the constitutionality of the FCC’s indecency policy. Instead, the court concluded only that broadcasters could not have known in advance that obscenities uttered during awards show programs and a brief display of nudity on an episode of ABC’s “NYPD Blue” could give rise to penalties. ABC and 45 affiliates were hit with proposed fines totaling nearly $1.24 million. The justices said the FCC is free to revise its indecency policy, which is intended to keep the airwaves free of objectionable material during the hours when children are likely to be watching.
SCOTUS made a great call. It is unreasonable to assume that a television or radio network can cover all possible eventualities regarding what might happen on a live broadcast. Those who think Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake planned their breast-bearing appearance during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII could have a case about indecency if they could prove the conspiracy, but they haven’t. Mistakes happen. Slips of the tongue happen. The FCC should not be empowered to force massive fines for these mistakes.
However, the SCOTUS decision should not be seen as an opening to do whatever one wants on the airwaves. The standards by which we accept content are not defined by the FCC, they are defined by the American people. They are defined by ratings and box office returns. They are defined by the radio programs that succeed, and the radio networks that fail. Politics is downstream of culture. Said another way, politicians make decisions based on where the electorate points them. Corporations suffer when they create products or marketing campaigns that don’t work with American culture (most recently, look at Adidas and their shackle shoe.)
America will continue to set the standard of what they see on TV. Shows like GCB (originally titled ‘Good Christian Bitches’) didn’t last a season. Movies like The Blind Side (a movie about the value of family, love and giving) do great at the box office, and win Academy Awards.
SCOTUS made the right decision, and the FCC can revise all of the policies they wish. Content is downstream of the viewer. The people decide the standard.
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Becoming a firefighter involves classroom and hands-on training that are both equally important. But for students who cannot afford to take the time off of work for the classroom training, we offer this course via the Internet.
The Course: As part of our online firefighter certification, this program covers all necessary curriculum requirements of the State Firemen’s & Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas (SFFMA). When you sign up for any of our online classes, you will have the freedom to learn at your own pace.
Upon successful completion of this course and firefighter training skills objectives, you will be eligible for your Basic Firefighter certification under the SFFMA. You will be glad to know that all of our online classes feature the same high quality standards in order to provide the best preparation possible.
Training Division online Fire College is determined to offer you courses that will fit into your daily life. You will find that all of our courses are affordable and many of them are discounted.
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On this day in 1949 Ralph Michael Caldwell was born in Tarboro, North Carolina. He went to college at NC State before the Padres selected him in the 12th round (273rd pick) of the 1971 draft. Despite the fact that other teams passed on him over 270 times, Caldwell made his major league debut two months later and never returned to the minors.
Caldwell pitched three seasons for the Padres, three for the Giants and part of one for the Reds before joining the Brewers in a trade that sent two minor leaguers to Cincinnati. Once he arrived in Milwaukee, though, he went on to become one of the greatest pitchers in franchise history.
Caldwell's first full season in Milwaukee was his best one: He made 37 appearances and pitched 23 complete games (including six shutouts) in 1978, posting a 2.36 ERA and finishing second in the AL Cy Young voting. Despite the fact that he struck out just three batters per nine innings Caldwell had a 3.74 ERA in 239 appearances over eight seasons as a Brewer and was the winning pitcher in two of the team's three wins in the 1982 World Series.
Caldwell is still among the Brewer all time leaders in several categories:
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As wages in China rise with economic growth, some companies are beginning to look elsewhere for what was once China's selling point: cheap labor. It just highlights the power that free trade provides – growing economies and raising living standards.
Consider that wages in China are five times greater than they were in 2000, measured in constant U.S. dollars.
A small part of this growth has occurred because the Chinese government has allowed the Chinese yuan to appreciate against the U.S. dollar.
The rest comes from real growth in the wages earned by Chinese laborers, which have risen 20 percent per year since 2005 and may well continue to grow rapidly.
For example, Foxconn, the largest private employer in China and one of Apple's main manufacturers, has already raised wages four times in three years. A laborer starting today earns twice as much as that of a new employee in 2010.
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal details that companies are moving production to less-developed economies in Southeast Asia, such as Thailand and Vietnam, which are becoming more competitive with Chinese labor. Other manufacturers are beginning to “reshore” some of their operations back to the U.S., including a much-publicized move of some of General Electric's appliance manufacturing to Louisville, Kentucky.
Beijing, which has long pursued aggressive growth in Chinese manufacturing capacity, has responded by refocusing its efforts toward industries with higher-value production. This mirrors a shift in the U.S. economy away from low-margin manufacturing jobs, which have fallen dramatically, to higher value-adding jobs with significantly higher wages and productivity.
The transition, however, has not been easy for the U.S. From a high of 19.6 million manufacturing jobs in 1979, our economy has lost 6 million manufacturing jobs over the course of the past three decades.
Although manufacturing output almost doubled due to increasing productivity, the process has been difficult for many Americans.
It could be even worse in China, which is still a much poorer country than the U.S. was in 1979. Furthermore, China faces the challenge of millions of new entrants every year to the urban labor market, which supports manufacturing.
Wages reflect the productivity of labor. As low-wage jobs leave China, its economy will have to make the difficult transition to higher productivity, while still creating millions of new jobs. The question is: Can the Chinese handle it?
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Layman and martyr, b. probably at Grimthorpe, Yorks, England, date unknown; d. at York, 1 Dec., 1586. From his father, Richard Langley, of Rathorpe Hall, Walton, he probably inherited Rathorpe, but for the greater part of his life continued to reside on his estate at Ousethorpe, in the East Riding. His mother was Joan Beaumont of Mirfield. He married Agnes, daughter of Richard Hansby, New Malton, by whom he had one son, Christopher (b. 1565), and four daughters. (See "Visitation of Yorkshire", ed. Foster, London, 1875.) During the troublous times of the Elizabethan period Langley gave over his energies and a very considerable part of his fortune to assisting the oppressed clergy; his house was freely offered as an asylum to priests. He even constructed a subterranean retreat, perhaps beneath the Grimthorpe dwelling, which afforded them sanctuary. This refuge was betrayed to the President of the North, and on 28 Oct., 1586, a strong band of military was despatched, several justices and ministers of the new religion joining in the quest, to make a domiciliary visitation of the Grimthorpe and Ousethorpe houses. Two priests were found in hiding at the former; at the latter Langley himself was seized. All three were carried to York, committed to prison, and subsequently arraigned before the President of the North, the priests because of their office and Langley for harboring them.
During the investigation Langley was steadfast in his adherence to the Faith. He would not take the oath of the queen's ecclesiastical supremacy, nor compromise his religious heritage by seeking to ingratiate himself with the lord president or Privy Council. It was feared that the jury which had first been empaneled to decide upon the case might return a verdict in accordance with the dictates of justice, it was therefore discharged and replaced by another of tried fidelity to the prosecutors. Langley was condemned to death, without any evidence being adduced to establish the fact that he had knowingly sheltered seminary priests, and was hanged, drawn, and quartered at York. His remains were refused honorable burial, despite the importunity of his friends.
GILLOW, Bibl. Dict. Eng. Cath., s.v.; MORRIS, Troubles of our Catholic Forefathers, third series; FOLEY, Records of the Eng Prov. of the Society of Jesus, VI (supplemental vol., London, 1880), 316; Ibid., III (London, 1878), 735; DODD, Church History, II, 172; CHALLONER, Memoirs of Missionary Priests, I (Philadelphia, 1839), 120; POLLEN, Acts of Eng. Mar.
APA citation. (1910). Richard Langley. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08789b.htm
MLA citation. "Richard Langley." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08789b.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Joseph E. O'Connor.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. October 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
Contact information. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. My email address is feedback732 at newadvent.org. (To help fight spam, this address might change occasionally.) Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback — especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads.
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The national menu labeling stipulation in the Affordable Health Care Law will preempt any existing municipal and state mandates, such as New York City's, which has been in existence since 2006.
The National Restaurant Association has been working closely with the Food and Drug Association since the law was passed in 2010 to make sure restaurants are able to effectively carry out the regulations. The FDA has drafted preliminary language requiring calorie labeling on menu boards and the availability of nutrition information in all national restaurant chains with 20 units or more.
Dan Roehl, public affairs specialist for the NRA, expects the full regulations to go into effect in the fall. He provided an update on "Menu Labeling: Where do we stand?" at the recent NRA show in Chicago, along with Cicely Simpson, senior director, Government Affairs, Dunkin' Brands Inc.
According to Roehl, after NYC's menu labeling law went into effect, numerous other local and state governments jumped on board as well. The challenge to the restaurant industry, however, is that every approach is different.
"As an industry, we had to step back and figure out a better way. Since then, conversations have been taking place about what must be disclosed and when," he said.
For example, how will variables/combination meals present nutritional information on a limited-sized menu board? For such cases, when a diner has a choice that will affect the caloric information, it should be listed in a range – minimum possible calories included to maximum possible calories included.
There are other special cases currently included in the law. For example, for items that are "assumed to be shared," nutritional information needs to be listed for the entire item, regardless of servings intended for consumption. Also, food served on a buffet line or other self-service format will be listed as calories per serving.
There are exemptions written into the law, such as items that appear on menus for less than 60 days, alcoholic beverages, custom orders and condiments.
Primarily located, succinct statements
Roehl said to comply, the nutritional information has to be displayed in "primary writing." This means:
- Calories must have the same contrasting background color as the menu item;
- Calories must be in the same size and typeface as the name/price; and
- The information must include the word "calories" or "cal" before the number.
This information right now is expected to be displayed on menu boards and marketing materials, however, Roehl said the NRA is currently having discussions with the FDA to limit the marketing materials requirement because of the daunting nature and costs these updates would present.
Additionally, menus and menu boards will have to display a "succinct statement" and a "statement of availability of additional information."
The "succinct statement" reads:
"A 2,000 calorie daily diet is used as the basis for general nutrition advice; however, individual needs may vary."
The availability statement reads:
"Additional nutrition information is available upon request."
These two statements are currently required to appear on the bottom of each page in multi-paged menus, or the first page with matching asterisks for each calorie value.
Who this affects
Restaurants and retail food establishments (with more than 50 percent of floor space devoted to food and beverage items) that are part of a chain with 20 or more locations will be expected to comply with this law once it officially goes into effect. This includes franchised systems.
Mom and pop independents can participate by choice.
Generally, those included are: table-service restaurants; quick-service; cafeterias; pastry and retail confectionary stores; coffee shops; snack bars; ice cream parlors; multipurpose establishments that have "presented themselves as restaurants;" establishments within larger establishments that are part of a chain, such as a bookstore cafe; grocery stores; convenience stores; and vending machines.
Those generally not included are: movie theaters; amusement parks; general merchandise stores; hotels; trains; and planes.
Roehl said the preemption piece is particularly critical for the restaurant industry, as those that currently comply to a local law will likely have to make changes to fit the federal law.
"For this type of enforcement, the big question is when will this happen and all I can say is we're continuing to work on this. The suggestion is that it will be around November when we see the final regulations," Roehl said. "Once that happens, restaurants will have six months or a year to put those final regulations in place. We suggested a year because we think six months presents a challenge, but we don't know at this time."
An operator's point of view
Simpson said it is of the utmost importance that restaurant operators affected by this law be completely prepared. That means reading the proposed rule (which is nearly 200 pages) section by section and understanding the details included.
Step one, she said, is dissecting the proposed rule. Step two is laying out all of the different scenarios that could affect the company – for example, will the calorie information look different if they're on a digital menu board versus a static menu board, will it be presented in a way that is consumer friendly, etc.
"Menu boards are precious real estate. How you display this information and these statements is very important to the business," she said. "This isn't something you can do last minute."
Step three is planning for implementation. If the FDA hands down a six-month window for compliance, it will be a sprint to the finish.
"Where do you start? East to west? With franchisees? We have a huge number of franchisees that have never been through something like this locally, so there is an education piece to it," Simpson said. "Once those final instructions are handed down, you need to hit the ground running."
Because the law is complex, everyone in the system needs to be part of the education and preparation processes – from marketing to operations to the supply chain. Also, Simpson said constant refreshment of what's in the law is important to avoid fines.
Finally, it's important for operators to have written documentation on how their calories are calculated.
"You could put yourself at risk by calculating calories one way and having FDA test and calculate them another way," she said. "If you haven't started planning on this or preparing for implementation, do so now."
Read more about operations management.
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July 2012 Newsletter
CIRM July Newsletter
- CIRM Publishes New Strategic Plan
- CIRM-Funded Research Featured on NPR's Science Friday
- CIRM President's June 2012 Update on Advances in Stem Cell Science
- 1000 and Counting: The Latest Publications on CIRM-Funded Research
- Videos: New Imaging Technology a Game-Changer for Stem Cell Therapies
- Upcoming Events
CIRM recently released it's 2012 Strategic Plan which was developed in close consultation with CIRM Board members, researchers, industry experts, patient advocates and other key stakeholders. The new plan is shaped by two main objectives; developing therapies that will deliver not just health but also economic benefits to the people of California; and the desire to make California’s investment sustainable.
On June 8th, CIRM-funded research from the UC Berkeley laboratory of Song Li was the topic of conversation on National Public Radio's Science Friday program. Host Ira Flatow spoke to Jill Helms, a co-author on the Nature Communications article that found a type of stem cell in blood vessel walls which is responsible for vascular disease. Scientists had long thought that vessel wall smooth muscle interacted with cholesterol and fat to clog arteries.
Each month CIRM President Alan Trounson reports on advances in stem cell science by highlighting recently published papers from CIRM grantees and other leading research teams around the world. This month's report includes a review of the trends spotted at this year’s annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research in Yokohama, Japan, June 13-16.
With over 1000 publications and counting, CIRM grantees are making steady progress on understanding the molecular basis of stem cell biology and moving stem cell-based therapies toward clinical trials. Here is a partial list of science journals that published CIRM-funded research in June along with links to press releases from the CIRM grantees' home institutions as well as entries from the CIRM Stem Cell Research Blog:
June 6th - Nature Communications
- UC Berkeley Press Release: The real culprit behind hardened arteries? Stem cells, says landmark study
- CIRM Blog: Newly discovered blood vessel stem cells point to new therapies for vascular disease
June 7th - Cell Stem Cell
- The Gladstone Institutes Press Release: Gladstone Scientists Reprogram Skin Cells into Brain Cells
June 11th - Stem Cells Translational Medicine
- UCLA Press Release: A Better Way to Grow Bone: Fresh, Purified Fat Stem Cells Grow Bone Better, Faster
June 19th - PLoS One
- Cedars-Sinai Press Release: Cedars-Sinai researchers, with stem cells, advance understanding of spinal muscular atrophy
- CIRM Blog: New stem cell findings point to future therapies for spinal musclar atrophy
June 28th - Cell Stem Cell
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Press Release: Cedars-Sinai Researchers, With Stem Cells And Global Colleagues, Develop Huntington’s Research Tool
- UC Irvine Press Release: Human model of Huntington’s disease created from skin’s stem cells
- CIRM Blog: First human cell model for Huntington’s shows value of consortium science
To treat diseases like Parkinson's, stem cell-based therapies must be followed in the body to show they're safe and effective. At the May 24th governing board meeting, CIRM grantee Steven Conolly described a powerful new imaging technology that could help track stem cells after injection. Greg Wasson, who has lived with Parkinson's for 17 years, gave his perspectives on stem cell research. Videos of the Spotlight seminar are now available on the CIRM website.
ICOC Governing Board Meeting
July 26: The CIRM governing board will hold its fourth meeting of 2012 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott in Burlingame, CA. You can get location and agenda details by watching our meetings page. The agenda will be posted 10 days before the meeting. You can also sign up to receive announcements about CIRM meetings on our website.
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Issues & AdvocacyIssue Briefs
Repair and Strengthen our Buildings
As millions of construction workers remain unemployed, buildings and vital infrastructure have crumbled, hurting our economy and endangering the public safety. Our nation’s infrastructure needs go beyond roads and bridges: millions of schools, hospitals and structures of every type are in desperate need of repair. Even the Capitol dome, a symbol of our democracy, is crumbling. Experience shows that the cost of putting off needed repairs is always more expensive over time. America needs sound policies that free up capital for private sector building projects, and new ways to invest in public sector buildings, providing jobs in the short term and a more competitive economy in the long run.
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From iPhone OS 3.2 Documentation:
"Formalized Support for Handling Documents and Files
To support the ability to create productivity applications, iPhone OS 3.2 includes several new features aimed at support the creation and handling of documents and files:
Applications can now register themselves as being able to open specific types of files. This support allows applications that do need to work with files (such as email programs) the ability to pass those files to other applications.
The UIKit framework now provides the UIDocumentInteractionController class for interacting with files of unknown types. You can use this class to preview files, copy their contents to the pasteboard, or pass them to another application for opening.
Applications with the UIFileSharingEnabled key in their Info.plist file can share files with the user’s desktop computer. A connected iPad device shows up on the user’s desktop and contains subdirectories for all applications that share files. The user can transfer files in and out of this directory.
Of course, it is important to remember that although you can manipulate files in your iPad applications, files should never be a focal part of your application. There are no open and save panels in iPhone OS for a very good reason. The save panel in particular implies that it is the user’s responsibility to save all data, but this is not the model that iPhone applications should ever use. Instead, applications should save data incrementally to prevent the loss of that data when the application quits or is interrupted by the system. To do this, your application must take responsibility for managing the creation and saving the user’s content at appropriate times.
Of course, sometimes interacting with files is necessary. If your application creates files that can be exchanged with a desktop computer, you might need to write files to your application’s file-sharing directory. In this case, always be mindful that the user can add or remove files from that directory. Applications should look for new files in this directory and present them to the user automatically. If the user puts a file in the directory whose type your application does not recognize, you can use a UIDocumentInteractionController object to manage the file-related interactions for you as appropriate."
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Triggered by a federal civil rights investigation, Los Angeles Unified has launched a network of programs designed to more quickly move English learners into mainstream academic classes and help close the achievement gap.
The strategies are detailed in the 150-page English-Learner Master Plan, which the district overhauled last year after a U.S. Department of Education probe determined that English learners and African-American students were being denied access to educational opportunities.
Through more rigorous instruction and increased support, officials say that English learners and students who struggle with standard English can acquire the language skills needed to tackle math, social studies, science and other courses required for graduation.
"Let me paint a picture," said Hilda Maldonado, director of LAUSD's Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department, which oversees its language-development programs.
"There's a kid with a backpack that holds the math and social studies and all of the other lessons they need to learn. There's also an English learner who has two backpacks - one with all of the academics, the other that contains the skills of learning a new language.
"This is the duality of the challenges these kids face," Maldonado said. "The content and language compete at the same level."
The nation's second-largest school system, Los Angeles Unified has more English learners than any other district -
The district's programs for English learners mandate daily language-development instruction - 45 minutes to an hour for elementary students and one to three periods for secondary students.
Within those parameters, there are programs to accommodate the range of student experiences and the levels of proficiency.
There is remedial instruction for newcomers for instance, and support programs for students with more advanced skills. Dual-immersion programs teach language fluency and academic proficiency in both English and the target language for students who want a cross-cultural education.
Under the district's previous bilingual education programs, 38 percent of English learners tested early advanced or better in their English skills in 2011-12. At the same time, about 15 percent of English learners were reclassified as proficient, opening the door to more academic options.
However, nearly 40 percent of English learners failed to achieve proficiency after five years of instruction. Getting these kids reclassified as proficient is a key goal of the master plan.
And even after students are deemed proficient, the district will be tracking their academic progress to ensure they remain on track.
"Reclassification isn't the end of your career - go forth and speak English," Maldonado said. "We're going to be monitoring them and stepping in if we see there are problems."
The new programs come at a critical time for English learners in Los Angeles Unified, which has ratcheted up its graduation requirements so that all high school students must pass a slate of college-prep courses in order to get a diploma.
Additionally, a more rigorous curriculum known as the Common Core will take effect in 2014, impacting lessons at every grade level.
"I think the rigor of the master plan is the most important element," said school board member Nury Martinez, who recalled struggling as an English learner during her childhood in Pacoima.
"We want to make these kids feel capable of learning English and not segregating them," she said. "It has nothing to do with their intelligence or their ability to retain the information. It just takes a little longer with us."
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Bangladesh: Government retreats on women’s rights after clerics protest
Arif gave the assurance to top Islamic clerics and scholars late on Tuesday, after Islamic groups warned of nationwide protests, saying they would not tolerate any law that went against Sharia, the Islamic law code.
The clerics’ complaints followed a new government policy announced last week which stated women should have equal property rights.
Bangladesh, whose population is 90 per cent Muslim, has a secular legal system but in matters related to inheritance and marriage Muslims follow Sharia law.
Sharia practised in Bangladesh’s inheritance law generally stipulates that a girl would inherit half of what her brother gets. Women groups have long protested against the disparity and demanded equal rights.
The minister’s comments came after Islamist parties and top clerics called protests across the country this Friday against what they called “laws against Islam”. The leader of the group Mufti Fazlul Haq Amini said that despite the government’s assurances they would go ahead with protests until the “anti-sharia” provisions were officially dropped.
“The new government policy has mentioned there would be equal property rights for women which is directly against Islam and the Holy Quran. We will not tolerate anything that goes against the Sharia,” he said on Wednesday. The government had shown “scant regard” for the country’s Muslims, he said.
But Shirin Akhter, head of one of the largest women’s groups in the country, said she hoped the government would ignore the criticism.
“The policy spells out clearly that women should have equal rights to property, which includes inheritance. Our hope is that the government does not get distracted by any so-called religious group,” Akhter, president of Working Women, said.
By: Shafiq Alam
13 March 2008
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- Iran: Iran’s ban on female presidential candidates contradicts Constitution
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- UPDATE: Saudi Arabia: Al Sharif released, 17 June Women2Drive campaign continues
- Pakistan: Ensure safety of Asia Bibi and her family and repeal Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws
- UPDATE: Iran: Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani case: another test of Iran's flawed justice system
- Iran: A Statement of Concern Regarding the Televised ‘Confession’ by Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
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Animal welfare activists urge Australia to let evacuees take pets
Jan 7, 2011, 6:06 GMT
Sydney - Australian officials were Friday accused of being heartless and inhumane for insisting family pets must be left behind when people are evacuated in natural disasters.
'I think down the track the whole situation in regard to domestic animals in particular will probably need to be reviewed,' Michael Beatty, a spokesman for animal welfare group RSPCA, said Friday.
He urged the federal government to follow the example of the United States, which in the wake of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina floods in New Orleans passed laws ensuring that pets are provided for when disaster strikes.
The issue has come to a head because some of those stranded by flooding in the north-eastern state of Queensland refused evacuation because they were not permitted to take their pets with them on the helicopters, barges and buses.
'I think people need to understand how important pets are to people, particularly in a crisis situation,' Beatty said. 'And particularly with older people, or people who live alone, often that pet is either part of the family or their entire family.'
In most of Australia, dogs and cats are not allowed on public transport or even in taxis. Locals who travel to Europe say they are appalled to see dogs in shops, cafes and restaurants.
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Many of us are starting this week with a light heart. Most employees will have Thursday and Friday as holidays to celebrate Thanksgiving. Somehow, this holiday that we were taught was a special time to express our gratitude for the blessings of life has become the extended shopping weekend for Christmas, something which is neither appropriate nor complimentary of the day. We owe more than we can ever pay to those who were involved in the celebration of the first Thanksgiving â the least we can do is make the time to remember them.
Archeologists tell us that most people through time have believed in taking the time to show appreciation for the harvest. In some cultures, it was an annual festival, in others, it was more of a periodic celebration. The first harvest feast to be held by the European settlers in the new land was held in the fall of 1621. The Plymouth colony had lost forty six of its original one hundred two settlers in a hard winter. The land was not what they were led to believe it would be, and their traditional farming methods were not successful. The natives of the area had been involved with farming for generations, and were kind enough to share their techniques with the newcomers. As a result, the harvest was better than was expected. Harking back to earlier traditions, the colonists planned a three day feast. While turkey is normally considered to have been the prey of the four men Governor Bradford sent fowling, it is unlikely. The term âturkeyâ included all edible fowl of the day, not just the bird that was once considered for our national symbol. The rest of our traditional dinner was either scorned by or not available to the colonists. Potatoes of any sort were considered by most people to be poisonous. The supply of flour brought from England was long gone, so the pies, cakes and white breads that we think of as part of the feast could not be made. These would have been replaced with boiled squash, watercress, berries, fish, lobster and clams. Certainly a different menu than most of us anticipate!
The feast was not set up to be an annual one. In 1623, after a rain finally broke a long drought, a one day celebration of Thanksgiving was held. Again, the Indians were invited, but, typical of the people making up the colony, more time was spent in prayers and sermons than games and feasting. The first proclamation of thanksgiving was made in June, 1676. Passed by the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts, it proclaims June 29 to be a âday of Solemn Thanksgiving and praise to God for such Goodness and Favour, the many Particulars of which might be Instancedâ held for the purpose of âas a People, offering Praise.â Again, this was a one time celebration, intended to show appreciation for the establishment of the colony at a time when the natives and nature seemed to be conspiring to prevent the continued existence of Charlestown.
Formal celebrations of Thanksgiving then disappeared until 1777 when all thirteen colonies celebrated their victory over the British at Saratoga. Once the nation was formed, and Washington elected her leader, there was discussion of an annual observance. Both Washington and Jefferson opposed it, seeing it as commemorating the hardships of a few Pilgrims. The matter rested there until 1863.
President Lincoln was a talented man, and one whose time in office was plagued with many affairs that changed the course of our nation. Most people are unaware that the celebration of Thanksgiving was started by him, at the urging of Sara Josepha Hale. In October of 1863, President Lincoln issued the following proclamation:
âWe have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown.
But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our hearts that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace â too proud to pray to the God that made us.
It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American people.
I do, therefore, invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our benevolent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.â
This Thanksgiving finds thousands of our citizens overseas; some serving in the military or on ships, others involved in maintaining diplomatic relations with other nations. Some are working for private companies, but many are there at the behest of their government. Many are in situations that are not safe. Yet Thanksgiving is so deeply engrained in the American people, that each will spend some time remembering our nation, and why they serve. We have even more to be thankful for than did the Americans to whom Lincoln was speaking. How sad he would be to realize that, for many, the days will be spent, not in thanksgiving, but in shopping. Let us take the time to come together in thanksgiving for our blessings for at least one day.
Lisa Peterson is the County Attorney for NolanâCounty. Comments about this column may be e-mailed to email@example.com.
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Categories in Council Tax
Citizens Advice - Information on Council Tax in Wales
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice. This site provides information on council tax including valuation bands, discounts and reductions, how to pay, arrears and the appeals system.
Community Legal Service
They look after legal aid in England and Wales. They're also responsible for ensuring that people get the information, advice and legal help they need to deal with a wide range of everyday problems.
Inland Revenue (HMRC)
The Inland Revenue is here to ensure that everyone understands and receives what they are entitled to and understands and pays what they owe, so that everyone contributes to the UK's needs.
Valuation Office - Council Tax
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is an executive agency of the Inland Revenue (IR) with 85 offices spread throughout England, Wales and Scotland employing around 5000 people. This website helps you find out about how your property has been valued, what constitutes a 'dwelling' and making appeals.
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This paper proposes a protocol for testing the immunity of three-phase self-commutated converters to voltage dips. An overview of voltage dips due to short circuits and earth faults that may affect a converter is given and their effect on the converter is demonstrated through simulation. Results confirm that the existing standard protocol given in IEC 61000-4-11 is not complete. An extended testing protocol is therefore proposed, which is compatible with IEC 61000-4-11.
Date of Publication: April 2005
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Vietnamese farming family holds their fort
February 10 - A Vietnamese farming family is being hailed as heroes for the violent defence of their farm.
When local police arrived in riot gear to evict the Vuon clan, family members were ready with homemade land mines and improvised shotguns. In a guerrilla-style ambush reminiscent of a Vietnam War battle, they wounded six officers.
But instead of drawing public condemnation, last month's rare violence by fish farmers trying to hold onto leased land in the northern port city of Hai Phong has made a national hero of family ringleader Doan Van Vuon and ripped open a debate about heavy-handed seizures by local governments.
Though Vuon and three of his kin remain under arrest for their role in the attack, retired military generals and a former president have weighed in on his behalf.
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Spontoonie May Day Celebrations
May Day on the Spontoon Atoll is a citizen's festival, with major celebrations on 1 May and the Saturday (or Sunday) following. Some group activities (such as visiting tours or camping trips) may stretch into the week following 1 May.
What you would see during May Day on the Spontoon Islands:
These are holidays about and for workers. You would see festive clothes, even when people are at work. Wearing leis and flowers are common. Off work, you might see a few more elaborate holiday costumes, such as dance group costumes. For May Day, people might wear their usual festive clothes, but with colored accessories, most often in red or black.
"May Day is red lei day": Workers may wear flowers or leis on the job. You will see people wearing large buttons and badges for their union, syndicate or village committee. Sometimes they will wear badges on red sashes. Red armbands can be a symbol of the celebration. "Workmen's clothes" like overalls and caps may be worn, even if not typical for the job. Otherwise, festive tropical wear is common: bright tropical prints for shirts and skirts and sarongs. Dressing more festive than usual on the job is usually expected or accepted for the May Day festivals.
Colors: Red leis, flowers, armbands and red shirts are common, or red & white prints. Spontoonies consider red to be the "worker's solidarity" color when worn on May Day. After 1885, May Day became a holiday identified with low-income workers and union organization. Red is considered a symbol of working-class/ labor class. (The Spontoonies are aware of the association of red with the various Socialist Parties and the Communist Party [and the 1930s Russian Communist Party], but the Spontoonie tradition come from the late 1880s.)
Black color is an anarchist symbol. Democratic Anarchy has a positive context for Spontoonies. Unfortunately, there aren't many black flowers! You will, however, see May Day Spontoonies wearing black caps, black armbands, black cloth (or paper) leis, cockades, or corsages. Wearing all-black clothing would be considered extreme, although a dancer might get intense interest from the audience in how they made a black hula-skirt.
Black and red are the colors of the Rain Coast flags. As a sign of appreciation and solidarity with the sailors of the Rain Island Naval Syndicate (or just because it looks cool) you may see combinations of red and black decorations.
Black and red are not "official" Spontoon Island colors: you just may see them used more often for decoration on May Day. Many people will be joining the celebrations without using either color for their clothes, or with the usual red flower leis. The black and red are optional, and it is understood that individuals may have their own color schemes.
Booth villages: Meeting Island besides being the customary gathering place for citizen votes, and location of many Althing adminstration buildings, is considered a family park. There are several locations on Meeting Island where extended families or villages have "booths" (foundations for camping tents), or sometimes seasonal longhouses. The week of May Day is one of the traditional times for camping with your family at (or near) your family booth, and visiting other booths. These area become small festive villages for a week.
Flotilla: A parade of decorated boats. Casino Island has the most notable flotilla, one that does a loop on the North and West sides of the island, with afterwards, a floating picnic into the afternoon and evening. Some of the working boats will join this parade, as will some of the co-operative recreation boats, and private small craft. There is considerable participation from the Euro community's private and co-op boats and visiting yachts. During May Day many of these flotilla boats (especially the larger working boats) will give groups of people rides between the islands for the different scheduled events. The water taxis work during the flotilla and participate: The taxis are decorated (including extra lights at night) and also take people around to visit the boats. Some taxi trips are shared gifts, some trips are for pay.
Parades: the best-known parade is on Casino Island, the Saturday (or Sunday) morning after May Day, between the Ferry Square plaza and the Casino. A feature of this parade is a traditional spraying of marchers, floats, and viewers with (small) streams of water. Custom says that this was due to a remark made by a well-known Euro Casino Island politician back in 1919 about the territorial reasons behind "Anarchists flaunting their May Day parade around Casino Island from lamp-post to lamp-post!". In 1920, at the start of the parade, the squirt bottles appeared on both sides and (fortunately) after 10 seconds of shock everyone decided to have a good time. Displaying a squirt bottle or something similar is the sign that you are willing to give and take a stream of symbolic water, so only parts of the parade and spectators get soggy. As you might imagine, this parade is more likely to have silly sections.
There are other parades: One on Moon Island (a much more dignified military syndicate parade & review), and a parade along the western seashore road of Eastern Island (informal, but not usually silly). Aided by the influences of the street-performers union, there are often informal short parades. As an example, a group leaving a ferryboat might make their own music and march to the area of a scheduled event.
Performing artists do use May Day to show off material prepared for the tourist season. There are free music and dance performances-- May Day is usually the trial run for the tourist performance areas and theater stages.
Hangar dances: Eastern Island has dance events in some of the hangers near the main airstrip. Most are scheduled open dances with posted bands with specific styles of music. There are sometimes dance performances. "Europe folk dances" can be code for ballroom dancing and swing/jazz dance, as well as the folk dances that you might expect.
Impromptu dances: The street performers seem to have spread marching songs (with dances) and even some call-and-response group routines within parts of the Spontoonie community. These group performances show up at community events such as May Day. The Hula Dancer's Union has promoted several styles of holiday hula, and picnics will often have large groups doing hula dances.
Touring players: Wandering groups do street performances of Spontoonie custom skits and short musicals. Some of the material may be about the working-class theme where it touches on colonial geopolitics. Some of these performers will do tours of the more distant villages during the week following May Day. These tours are quietly subsidized by the Althing.
The anarchist influence does allow for events to be organized "from the bottom-up". There are more group events that have members cross-over the usual social or geographic boundaries, and meet new people. It is understood that events can be organized at short notice, with some flexibility needed for time and location.. The improvisational street-performance artists consider May Day one of their major performance times, and many classic street routines have had their start on May Days. Some anarchist-wing events show their sense of humor: The Official Anarchist Drum Jam (about 5 minutes long) and the Anarchist Association Choir Performance (about 6 minutes long) have been crowd favorites for participation since the late 1920s.
Visual Arts: Most visible are the leis worn by many May Day participants. There are displays by artists specializing in lei assembly. The parades show off sculptured masks and large character puppets, and the parades also include decorated floats constructed on trucks and wagons. Many of the building decorations (sculpture, painted patterns & murals) are finished for May Day. Some of this decorative work is "in process" through the first week in May.
Each of the Spontoon lagoon islands may have small co-op art shows for jewelry, painting and drawing, and often there will be street displays or shows in shops.
Tourists: May Day is just before the usual start of the tourist season and the arrival of the cruise ships. By the mid-1930s a small number of visitors have heard of the May Day celebrations, and come before the tourist season to watch. Most of these visitors are higher-income travellers who can afford to travel by air.
23 April 2007
27 April 2008
This text material is released to Public Domain.
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Do not underestimate the hazard of fires!
Approximately 560 people die annually in the UK from fires. It is estimated that there is a domestic fire every 8 minutes in the UK. It is usually the smoke that kills. Three breaths of poisonous smoke could be all it takes. The loud alarm of the smoke detector warns you even in sleep to the smoke risk and will give you the opportunity to raise the alarm.
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Originally Posted by Cavanboy
I was wondering why Pizzaro executed Huayna Capac after he had provided him with all that gold? Was there an outstanding reason or was purely to incite terror?
1.His name is Francisco Pizarro, not Pizzaro, he was a Spaniard, not an Italian
2.Smallpox killed Huayna Capac, not Pizarro
3.It was Atahualpa who got killed by Pizarro... More than inspiring terror I think Pizarro wanted to eliminate opposition
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China's Boxer Rebellion DVD
SKU ID #68384
You Save: $4.96 20% off
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- Additional Details
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Rating: Not Rated
- Number of Discs: 1
- Run Time: 50 Minutes
- Region: Region 1
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Language: English
- Studio: History Channel
- DVD Release Date: October 10, 1997
Examine the motivations behind the bloody uprising and discover why Chinese peasants were willing to take up arms to drive foreigners out of the country.
Millions of Chinese rejoiced on July 1, 1997 when the British handed Hong Kong back to China. The return of Hong Kong completed what the Boxer Rebellion set out to do nearly 100 years ago - get rid of Western imperialism in China.
For centuries, China was a closed nation, but in the 1800s, Westerners forced their way in, leaving the Chinese psychologically and spiritually devastated. Resentment built when missionaries tried to convert the heathens into Christians. A nationalistic movement called the Boxers (meaning fists of righteous harmony), founded on the mutual hatred of foreigners, began to grow. The Boxers practiced martial arts and believed themselves impervious to bullets. Thousands of peasants swelled its ranks. In May, 1900, the movement spread across the countryside, leaving a wake of violence and destruction in its path as it headed toward Peking, now known as Beijing.
The failure of the Boxer Rebellion built support for nationalism which eventually led to the revolution of 1911, the rise of Sun Yat-sen and the end of 2,000 years of monarchy. With Western rule over in Hong Kong, is China poised to become the most powerful nation in the 21st century? Examine the motivations behind the bloody uprising and discover why Chinese peasants were willing to take up arms to drive foreigners out of the country.
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“I’m Not Interested In Politics”
By Charles Ponnuthurai Sarvan
Sometimes, the above statement is intended to signal innocence and harmlessness; occasionally, it’s uttered with an air of distaste; of ethical (if not aesthetic) superiority. Is the latter because politics is seen as being inherently and inescapably ‘dirty’, the sphere of those whose ambition and greed make them unscrupulous, cynical and ruthless? At other times, the statement may be an indirect declaration of powerlessness; of resignation, and a washing off of one’s hands.
Etymologically, ‘politics’ comes from the Greek ‘politikos’ and meant ‘of, for or relating to citizens’. It’s therefore not surprising that, within Athenian democracy, one of the meanings of ‘idiot’ was someone who was concerned almost entirely with private, as distinct from public, matters: ‘idiot’ is related to ‘individual’. We are all born idiots. Infants and little children are ‘idiots’ concerned only with their needs and wishes but, as they grow up, through education and socialisation, they cease (more or less!) to be ‘idiots’ and become (interested, concerned, participating) ‘citizens’. The ethos created by political leaders is the ‘weather’ people enjoy or endure. Politicians, in turn, are influenced by the response and reaction of citizens: it’s a symbiotic, inter-active, mutually-influencing relationship.
But is the distinction between ‘public’ and ‘private’ valid and sustainable? Don’t political decisions about things such as, for example, taxation, the cost of fuel, the funding of schools and hospitals, etc. affect private life? Can, for instance, a non-profit organisation helping the disadvantaged, be they adults or children, in an urban or rural area; be it in education or health, remain immune to political decision and action? They do not, and cannot, function in a vacuum.
Some citizens may leave politics alone but will politics ‘repay the compliment’, and leave them in peace? Aren’t the hapless victims of politics – most often and most pitifully – those who were ‘not interested in politics’? Writing in the month of July, I cite a personal example. The interests of my mother were largely taken up by her family, relatives and friends; the church, prayer and prayer-meetings. Hers was a private, and utterly harmless, life. She did not think, much less, do any harm to anyone. She often quoted to me the words of William Penn: ‘I pass this way but once, so all the good I can do, let me do it, for I shall not pass this way again.’ Yet the anti-Tamil pogrom of 1983, ‘Black July’, found her (a widow, aged 75) in a refugee camp, a victim of ‘politics’. (I remain grateful to Mr. Nanda Godage – presently, Ambassador – for helping her to flee the Paradise Isle turned into hell.) So to say, “I’m not interested in politics” is similar to saying, “I’m not interested in the weather”: whether you are interested in it or not, the weather affects you, bringing joy or sorrow. How many of the ‘not interested’ have been murdered, maimed, dispossessed; driven to despair and into exile?
I have before me a book, ‘Sticking Together’ (issued by the International Auschwitz Committee, Berlin: 2012), consisting of the testimony of Hungarian Jewish women, survivors of the Holocaust. In it, I read statements such as: ‘I was Hungarian and Jewish, and was happy and content with that identity. It was persecution that brutally forced me to see myself as a Jew’. And, on page 43: “I wasn’t at all interested in politics”. If the good and the decent do not take an alert and active interest in politics, one should not be surprised if pollution worsens. Some, because they are confused or indifferent or pessimistic that change for the better can be made, do not even trouble to vote. But often what those who say “I’m not interested in politics” really mean is that they do not contest elections; do not mount public platforms; do not take a public position on an issue or enter into argument and controversy. On the other hand, they read, listen, discuss and argue with friends, and come to form opinions which, in turn, influence electoral behaviour. And so it should be, because the ‘health’ and well-being of a country depends vitally on its voters not being ‘idiots’ but well-informed and mature; decent and caring; aware, alert and active “citizens”.
“Money isn’t important” may be said by the well-off but not by the poor who, daily, in big and small ways, suffer the consequence of poverty. Somewhat similarly, “I’m not interested in politics” may be said by those individuals and members of an ethnic group enjoying favouring and favourable political ‘weather’. It’s unlikely to be said by those grievously disadvantaged by politics.
In Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’, hopes and expectations are disappointed; ideals, aims and dreams shattered; tyranny and corruption rampant. The reaction of Boxer, the hard-working cart-horse, is to put his head down – literally and figuratively – and to say that he will work even harder at his job. Of course, it doesn’t help, and things go from bad to worse. Ignoring the wider reality is refusal to face an unpleasant truth: denial leads to inaction; inaction to further deterioration.
To be interested in politics is not an option but an obligation one owes oneself – and others. No doubt, sometimes it’s neither ignorance nor a lack of interest: we may know but lack the honesty to understand in depth, and the courage to do something. (Sven Lindqvist: ‘Exterminate all the Brutes’).
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Please view original post here: http://www.shewrites.com/profiles/blogs/10-reasons-not-to-discuss-child-sexual-abuse-in-2012
10 Reasons Not to Discuss Child Sexual Abuse in 2012
I have heard them all. I have heard all the reasons why parents don’t discuss child sexual abuse prevention with their children. I have heard them so often that I can recite them by heart. As the new year approaches, I decided it would be a good idea to memorialize the top 10 reasons for not discussing the subject. I invite you to add any that may have been omitted.
- Children are seldom victims of sexual abuse. Actually, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, in the United States, 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys is sexually abused by the time they are 18. Consider those numbers for a moment. They are shocking and devastating. Those figures alone should motivate parents to seek out prevention strategies.
- This kind of thing doesn’t happen where we live. Actually, child sexual abuse has no socio-economic boundaries. It doesn’t care if you are black or white, rich or poor or what religion you practice. It can creep in when you least expect it.
- We don’t let our children go near strangers. Actually, 93% of all child sexual abuse occurs at the hands of someone known to the child and trusted by the parents. Even if a child is never around strangers, he or she could be victimized by a neighbor, a coach, a religious official or family member. Parents who teach only stranger danger are doing a disservice to their child.
- My child is not old enough for this discussion. Actually, the appropriate age to discuss child sexual abuse prevention is when a child is three years old. The conversation can start as simply as “Did you know that the parts of your body covered by a bathing suit are private and are for no one else to see or touch?” Continue the conversation by explaining to the child that he should tell Mommy, Daddy or a teacher if someone touches him on those private parts. Be sure to include any necessary exceptions for potty training, hygiene and doctor visits.
- I don’t want to scare my child. Actually, when handled properly, children find the message empowering and are not frightened at all. Parents do not refrain from teaching traffic safety for fear that their child will be afraid to cross the street. So too should we address the subject of body safety.
- I would know if something happened to my child. Actually, child sexual abuse is difficult to detect because frequently there are no physical signs of abuse. The emotional and behavioral signs that may accompany sexual abuse can be caused by a variety of triggers.
- My child would tell me if something happened to him. Actually, most children do not immediately disclose when they have been sexually abused. Contrary to a child who falls down and runs over to tell his parents, a child who has been sexually abused is likely being told not to tell anyone because no one will believe him, that people will say it is his fault, that the disclosure will cause great sadness in the family and that the behavior is their little secret.
- We never leave our child alone with adults. Actually, children can be sexually abused by other children. The very same lessons that can help prevent children from being sexually abused by adults, can keep them safe from other children. Teach children what touch is appropriate and what is inappropriate, teach them the proper terminology for their private parts and teach them who they can talk to if anyone touches them in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable.
- I don’t want to put thoughts in her head. Actually, there is no data to indicate that a child who has been taught about child sexual abuse prevention is more likely to fabricate that they have been sexually abused. According to Victor Vieth, director of the National Child Protection Training Center at Winona State University, “Children do lie, but seldom about being abused. All human beings can and do lie, but it’s hard for kids to do it about sex. They can’t lie about something they have no knowledge of,” he said, “and children don’t learn about oral sex on Sesame Street.”
- It’s not going to happen to my child. Actually, as the statistics reveal, child sexual abuse is so pervasive that it could happen to any child. This reason is the catch-all. Educated, loving parents have actually said this to me. If one were to ask any parent whose child has been sexually abused if they thought their child would ever be sexually abused, I can guarantee each one would say no. No one wants to believe this could happen to their child. We need to stop denying that it could happen and recognize that there are ways to prevent it from happening. Make the decision to talk to your child about sexual abuse prevention in 2012. It could be the greatest gift you ever give them. Have a safe and healthy New Year.
Jill Starishevsky is an Assistant District Attorney in New York City, where she has prosecuted hundreds of sex offenders and dedicated her career to seeking justice for victims of child abuse and sex crimes. Outside the courtroom, Jill’s fondness for writing led her to create The Poem Lady, where she pens personalized pieces. Her mission to protect children, along with her penchant for poetry, inspired My Body Belongs to Me, a children’s book intended to prevent child sexual abuse by teaching 3-8 year-olds their bodies are private. A mother of three, Jill is also founder of HowsMyNanny.com, a service that enables parents to purchase a license plate for their child’s stroller so the public can report positive or negative nanny observations.
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The Barefoot Book of Fairy Tales
written by Malacy Doyle
illustrated by Nicoletta Ceiccoli
Barefoot Books | ISBN 9781841487984
Hardback – 160 pages
Member’s price: $31.50
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Doyle follows his Tales from Old Ireland with a more global anthology that combines ubiquitous European fairy tales ("Hansel and Gretel" "Rumpelstiltskin") with a few choices from other continents, such as "The Magic Ball," from Argentina, and "The Jeweled Sea," from China. Doyle's retellings are swift and lively, and he maintains the original brutality of the stories, such as the parade of beheadings that starts off "The Twelve Dancing Princesses." He also knows the details that will leave kids chortling: "Cut my toenails!" is among the commands made by Cinderella's bullying stepsisters (referred to as "the lumpy one" and "the dumpy one"). Like Doyle's text, Ceccoli's acrylic-and-pastel artwork stays close to traditional images, while also injecting a modern vibrancy. The expected, lovely scenes of enchanted castles and princesses in ball gowns are shot through with acidic, almost neon contemporary hues. Comprehensive source notes conclude this handsome, energetic, and accessible addition to the crowded fairy-tale shelves.
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The question of resiliency within databases has suddenly become a hot topic in the IT industry in recent weeks, as awareness grows about just how damaging outages can be to a brand - both in terms of bottom-line costs and reputation - so this is something many firms need to be looking at.
It was noted by Mark Thiele, executive vice-president of data center tech at Switch, in an article for GigaOM that this is particularly true for organisations running cloud-based applications and databases and those where users are connecting from around the world at all hours of the day.
He noted one of the key challenges related to this is managing the added complexity that is inherent in these solutions. It was observed that this is a problem that grows along with a business and affects all areas of the IT departments. As applications get larger and more complicated, this impacts other key parts of the system, at the infrastructure and hardware levels.
It is therefore inevitable that businesses will end up dealing with a high level of complexity within their data centres as they grow, so Mr Thiele said the key to coping with this is to have good management practices in place to bring this under control and ensure operations are as resilient as possible. As it will be impossible to eliminate this challenge altogether, it will be a huge improvement to have control in place as opposed to ignoring the issue.
Mr Thiele observed that resiliency is no longer just a buzzword that forward-thinking firms should be idly considering, but has become a vital part of every business strategy that IT professionals cannot afford to overlook.
"Any large system has a risk that a single problem can cause a cascading effect on its functionality or availability, as has been the case with Amazon and Google among others," he said.
Having the best solutions in place to improve the resiliency of your databases is essential as a recent study by International Technology Group, reported by IT Jungle, found the costs of downtime could vary hugely depending on what platforms firms are using to manage their disaster recovery contingencies.
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In participating in Pro Blogger's 31 Days to a Better Blog, one of the tasks was to read some articles he linked to having to do with improving your blog. One post in particular caught my attention and I wanted to highlight it here.
43 Web Design Mistakes You Should Avoid
A couple of these I would like to highlight:
5. Do not open new browser windows (I do this and need to fix it!)
12. Do not clutter your website with badges
19. Make sure users can search the whole website
32. Do not underline or color normal text
35. Make sure to use the ALT and TITLE attributes for images: apart from having SEO benefits the ALT and TITLE attributes for images will play an important role for blind users. (Trish is adding in this article about how to add ALT and TITLE code to your images
36. Do not use harsh colors
I'd love it if you checked out the whole list. It's a great list with lots of things that I hadn't thought of. What would you add to the list?
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|Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 15 August|
|Bishop Paolo Magnani
Bishop emeritus of Treviso, Italy
|So what does 'Heaven' really mean?
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most joyful of our liturgical Solemnities. The Church on earth and the Church in Heaven join in the infinite glory of God, who welcomes and crowns his Mother. Today is the day of Mary's birth in Heaven which celebrates the triumph of her soul and her body.
Let us look at her entire biography.
The Assumption is the theme of her constant ascension. Full of grace from the very moment of her conception on this earth, Mary Immaculate never ceased to grow in grace before God.
The Annunciation, Christmas, Calvary, the Passover of the Resurrection and Pentecost are the spiritual landmarks of her existence. In each one, her motherly and virginal love was enriched, aspiring to a summit that no other creature will ever be able to attain.
The mystery of Our Lady of the Assumption becomes evident if it is set within the connections that unite the Marian prerogatives to one another: she was taken up into Heaven because she was Immaculate; she was taken up into Heaven and was Immaculate because of her divine motherhood.
After the holy humanity of Christ, seated at the right hand of the Father in the sanctuary of divinity, there was nothing in the world more perfect than this motherly soul, shining with purity, beauty, tenderness and grace, reflected in her body.
Fully open to the splendours of the Word, her Son, Mary finally achieves the perfection of all the requirements of her sublime vocation.
In the First Reading of the Liturgy for this feast, we hear a passage from the Book of Revelation (11:19; 12:1-6) in which the Church has gathered various symbols, destined to express the theological and salvific meaning of the figure of Mary and her glorification.
It all takes place in a heavenly sphere: "And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars".
A little later, it speaks of other signs in the heavens: a great red dragon and the stars of heaven swept down to earth; then, lastly, we hear "a loud voice in heaven".
Heaven is the setting of an event rich in symbols. In Pius XIl's Bull declaring the Dogma which defines the Assumption to be a truth of faith [Munificentissimus Deus], we read: "The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory" (n. 44). In the face of this Dogma it might be useful to ask oneself what the word "Heaven" means.
Meaning of 'Heaven'
"Heaven" is a word that recurs in the revelation of the Old and New Testaments. It has a long popular tradition which indicates the solid vault that separates the world on high from the world below.
This is what the Israelites thought, and likewise, what many instinctively think today.
The term "Heaven" was used by revelation and applied to what lies beyond the visible sky, imagining that there is an invisible one where God's throne stands, as in a palace. Hence, its metaphorical sense: indeed, the One who dwells in the heavens cannot be pinpointed in any one place, for not even the heavens could contain him. Therefore, Heaven as a place is part of a symbolic language which communicates to us the reality of the faith.
And thus, we speak of Heaven as the home of angels, the stage of God's manifestation, the dwelling place of the glorious Christ, the dwelling place of Mary Most Holy, Our Lady of the Assumption. Consequently, it is a transcendent space, it is the presence of God and his glory, it is God's Name, it is God himself.
To go to Heaven is to go to God and to live with God. According to the Gospel, we must lay up for ourselves a treasure in Heaven!
The Reading from the Book of Revelation for this feast opens with the grandiose scene in which the woman clothed with the sun comes to take up her residence. But who is this woman? What does she represent?
A preliminary answer leads us to the Old Testament, where the "People of God" is compared to a woman and Jerusalem is considered as a woman, Yahweh's Bride, radiant with God's light (cf. Is 60) and destined to form a holy and numerous people.
This woman of the Book of Revelation gives birth to a son, but in her painful experience of motherhood she must first engage in a battle of demonic origin against evil, against the enemy of God.
The woman will emerge victorious from this conflict. The newborn child is the Messiah, "one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron" (Rv 12:5). Her child was caught up to God and to his throne, and the celestial woman, on the other hand, fled to the desert where God cared for her.
This Reading is complex and rich in evocative resonance; it reminds us of the wait for the Messiah, the sufferings and triumph of the messianic experience that unite Mother and Son. The woman of the Book of Revelation is the Sorrowful Mother, but also the victorious Queen, a title missing from the Litany of Loreto.
Mary comes first
When we start with this Woman-Mother of the People of God and of the Son-Messiah, we come to the Church, the new People of God with Mary.
Ever in the light of the bodily Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, let us listen to St. Paul (Mass of the Day: I Cor 15:20-27), who speaks to us of the Resurrection of Christ and of our resurrection in him. We have reached the crowning event of the history of salvation, of the victory of the Man over sin, Satan and death: "Christ is risen from the dead".
This is the sign of the Christian faith. With Baptism, Christians are incorporated into Christ and come to share in his Risen Life. Christ is the first fruits of all the dead who are destined to be raised. In this chain of risen people whom Christ brings with him to Heaven, Mary comes first, with Christ and for Christ.
If we want our Marian devotion to conform with God's will, it must be as Christocentric as the entire spiritual biography of the Mother of Christ.
The Gospel for the Mass of the Assumption is offered to us by St. Luke (1:39-56), who has passed on what is called The Infancy Gospel.
The account of Mary's visit to St. Elizabeth introduces us to the important Marian prayer of the Magnificat, the personalized comment of the One who henceforth plays the lead role in the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God. The Magnificat is a great canticle in which converge the spiritual sentiments of the poor, the humble, those who wait with trust for salvation from God.
On Mary's lips these sentiments acquire fresh vigour, inexhaustible and unfathomable depth and a unique motivation. Having reached the fullness of the perfection that shines on her body and already illumined by the beatific vision, she, the undeserving little creature, sings the Magníficat before the Almighty and Merciful God.
Mary never forgets she is the handmaid of the Lord, just as she does not forget the gratuitous goodness of the love of God, who has turned his gaze upon her almost as a compendium of all his mercy poured out upon humanity.
For this reason, the daily prayer of the Magnificat closes the Christian day.
Mary taken up into Heaven, in her attitude of contemplation before the Most Holy Trinity, carries out the ministry of intercession on our behalf, ever in communion with Jesus Christ, the one Mediator and heavenly Priest.
And we, his children and his faithful, although we are sinners, commend ourselves full of trust to this Mother of ours, steeped in beatifying tenderness.
Let us ask her to purify us: to free us from every evil, starting with sin in its various forms. We are pilgrims on this earth, here below, where it is our vocation to journey on towards Heaven, now bound for experiencing God in the beauty of the creatures.
On the Solemnity of the Assumption, the Blessed Virgin Mary strengthens us through faith in the future resurrection; she attracts us with the sweetness of her love, so that one day we too may contemplate Jesus, the blessed fruit of her love.
We ask this of you: O clement, O merciful, O sweet Virgin Mary!
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Even as the situation in Libya remains fluid, it is clear that the Muammar Qadhafi era is coming to an end thus paving the way for beginning of a new era, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
“The events in Libya this week have heartened the world.
The situation remains fluid, but its clear that the Qadhafi era is coming to an end, opening the way for a new era in Libya — one of liberty, justice, and peace,” Ms. Clinton said after the United Nations approved release of USD 1.5 billion in Libyan assets that had been frozen in the U.S.
“This money would go toward meeting the needs of people of Libya. We urge other nations to take similar measures. Many are already doing so,” she said.
Ms. Clinton said that the National Transitional Council (NTC) should fulfil its international responsibilities and commitments to build a tolerant, unified democratic state that protects the universal human rights of all its citizens.
“It is critical that the NTC engage swiftly with leaders and communities across Libya to ensure order, provide critical basic services to the people, and pave the way for a full democratic transition.
“Libya’s future would be peaceful only if the leaders and people of Libya reach out to each other in a spirit of peace.
There can be no place in the new Libya for revenge attacks and reprisals,” she said.
Ms. Clinton said the NTC has to ensure that Libya fulfils its treaty responsibilities, that its weapons stockpiles do not threaten its neighbours or fall into the wrong hands, and that it takes a firm stand against violent extremism.
At the same time, she also called on Qadhafi, his family, and his supporters to bring an end to their continuing violence for the sake of Libyan people and Libya’s future.
Ms. Clinton said that the U.S. has played a central role, from the beginning, in marshalling the international response to the crisis in Libya, in saving thousands of lives and helping confront a ruthless, erratic dictator who was poised to slaughter his own people in order to hold on to power.
“The U.S. will stand with the Libyan people and our international partners in the weeks and months ahead, to help as Libyans write the next chapter of their history,” she said.
The U.S. and the international community, she said, have stood by the Libyan people during many difficult days in the last six months.
“We will continue to support them as they take on the regime elements that still pose a threat to Libya’s future — and as they address their humanitarian needs and rebuild their nation. The Libyan people made this revolution and they will lead the way forward, but they deserve our help. Libya’s future is not guaranteed. Considerable work lies ahead,” she said.
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The purpose of the Community-Based English Tutoring (CBET) Program is for local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide free or subsidized programs of adult English language instruction to parents or other members of the community who pledge to provide personal English language tutoring to English learners. In accordance with Education Code Section 315 and Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations Section 11315, LEAs may use these funds for direct program services, community notification processes, transportation services, and background checks required of the tutors who volunteer in public school settings.
NOTE: Funding for this program is now flexible pursuant to Education Code Section 42605. LEAs may utilize all of their program funds for 2008-09 through 2014-15 to provide services for the program or they may use all or part of their program funds for other educational purposes and/or other categorical programs. For additional information, please refer to the Action on the 2008 and 2009 Budget Acts Web page.
All statutes, regulations, and requirements associated with the Community-Based English Tutoring Program are suspended during the flexibility period, 2008-09 through 2014-15.
An eligible LEA is any school district, county office of education, or direct-funded charter school that enrolled one or more English learners in the previous school year.
NOTE: For fiscal year (FY) 2009-10 through 2014-15, an LEA will be eligible for CBET funding if it received CBET funding for 2008-09.
Funding is determined by total number of English learners enrolled in the LEAs that participate in the CBET Program in any particular fiscal year. For FY 2008-09, the formula was based on a statewide allocation of $42,310,000 and a total enrollment of 1,477,390 English learners in the participating LEAs. This calculated to a per-pupil allocation of $28.63.
NOTE: Funding for 2009-10 through 2014-15 will be based on 2008-09 funding levels, LEAs will receive the same percentage of he available funding that they received of the funding allocated in 2008-09. An increase or decrease in an LEA's number of English learners will not affect that LEA's funding amount.
Applications will not be collected for 2009-10 through 2014-15. Any LEA that received CBET funding for 2008-09 will automatically receive funding for 2009-10 through 2014-15, without having to apply for it.
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WHAT IS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT?
It is a legal document which contains permanent restrictions on the use or development of a specific property.
WHY DO LANDOWNERS ENTER INTO A CONSERVATION EASEMENT?
Landowners enter into a conservation easement as a voluntary act to preserve the resource values that are found on the protected land. Each easement is individually crafted to reflect the needs and objectives of the landowner and the agency receiving the easement.
WHO RECEIVES THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT?
The easement must be granted to a qualified conservation-oriented governmental entity (such as Larimer County Open Lands), or a private non-profit land trust (such as Legacy Land Trust).
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR GRANTING AN EASEMENT?
There are three critical components in the creation of a conservation easement:
Steps in creating an easement:
WHAT ARE THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS?
Property Taxes---in Larimer County, these generally will not change because most affected properties are already taxed at the lowest (agricultural) property tax rates.
Income Taxes-Under the current (2010) federal law, if the conservation easement is donated it may be considered a tax-deductible charitable gift, which would allow the donor to deduct a percentage of his or her adjusted gross income in the year of the gift.
Estate Taxes-If estate taxes are due, they often are reduced because the property value has been diminished by the granting of the conservation easement.
State Tax Credit Program-A landowner may earn a credit for State taxes (up to a maximum of $375,000) for the donation of a conservation easement. These credits are transferable, i.e. they can be sold if the landowner cannot utilize them to reduce his/her own taxes.
Citizens should seek information from their attorneys and financial advisors regarding the legal and tax implications of establishing a conservation easement on their property!
WHAT ARE THE OBLIGATIONS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE LANDOWNERS?
WHAT'S THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND LAND PURCHASED OUTRIGHT?
IS PUBLIC ACCESS ALLOWED ON CONSERVATION EASEMENTS?
No public access may occur unless a separate access easement has been granted by the owner. Most conservation easements do not provide for public access.
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Falls are bad for seniors. Just ask Dr. Barbara Liu, a geriatrician at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and executive director of the Regional Geriatric Program of Toronto. “Falls can results in serious injury such as fractures and subdural hematoma (bleeding on the surface of the brain),” she says, adding that the psychological impact can be profound as well. “Fear of falling can lead people to restrict their activities.”
Aysha Bandali, Advanced Practice Leader-Nurse Practitioner, Residential and Aging in Place at Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto, agrees. “If you do have a fall it can change everything — it can be a downward spiral.”
One-third of seniors living in the community fall each year and half of them will fall more than once, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. Many of these falls will lead to long stays in hospital, early admission to long-term care facilities, muscle atrophy and infections such as pneumonia brought on by prolonged bed rest. Worse, among seniors, 20% of deaths related to injury can be traced back to a fall.
Hazards in the home
And the home can be a dangerous place. Stairs and bathrooms are the top problem areas for falls. Perils listed in the Public Health Agency’s Keeping your home safe checklists include:
- Stairs without handrails
- Slippery floor surfaces such as stone or ceramic tile
- Small rugs without underpadding
- Poorly lit rooms
- Kitchens with high shelves and little counter space
- Rooms cluttered with furniture and other items that prevent easy passage
- Bathrooms without grab bars or rails
- Decks or patios with broken planks/stones
While some hazards are difficult to change, such as steep stairwells, there are many that can be addressed. And much of what you can do is inexpensive and fairly easy to undertake, says Liu. Consider these safety ideas:
- Add lighting to high-traffic areas to illuminate trip hazards, or motion-activated lights for nighttime bathroom visits, says Bandali.
- Install two railings on each side of a staircase for extra stability.
- Choose non-slip flooring, or apply a non-stick coating to existing flooring.
- Remove slippery throw rugs or anchor them with an underpad or two-sided tape.
- Add storage bins or lower shelving to kitchens where upper cabinets require a stepstool or chair to reach. This will allow easy access and prevent having to reach or climb up.
- Install bath seats in showers with a hand-held shower head, or attach grab bars to the wall and edge of the tub and adjacent to the toilet. Place non-skid mats in and around bathtubs.
- Station cordless phones throughout the home to reduce the need for rushing to answer a single unit. Set the ringer to maximum volume and at the longest ring setting.
- Opt for draperies or curtains over venetian blinds that are easier to pull open without reaching.
Another option is a personal response device that can sound an alarm if an elderly person falls in the home, says Bandali. Worn on the wrist or on a chain around the neck, it detects falls and will notify a monitoring firm — which in turn will call an ambulance.
And a good idea is a visit from an occupational therapist, who can assess the home and make safety recommendations, she says.
More health and safety tips:
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Avoiding environmental risks of breast cancer
Dec 22, 2011
A new report, titled Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach, illustrates different methods to help women prevent breast cancer, and some of these seemed curious to various doctors, and according to AAFP News Now.
"Of special interest to family physicians should be the risks associated with combined hormone replacement therapy and radiation," Dr. Michael LeFevre told the news source. "The former has been reduced significantly in the U.S. since the publication of the results of the Women's Health Initiative, but only recently have we seen much concern expressed about the effects of radiation exposure associated with medical imaging."
The report suggests that women should avoid tobacco, unnecessary medical radiation and a combination of estrogen-progestin menopausal hormone therapy. They should also maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly and limit alcohol consumption.
According to the American Cancer Society, this disease is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women, following only lung cancer. However, the death rate has been decreasing since 1990 due to advancements in research and breast cancer health news. There are currently 2.5 million survivors in the U.S.
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Seattle, Western Washington Hunker Down As Snow Arrives
Originally published on Wed January 18, 2012 12:01 pm
While Seattle may not get hit quite as hard as previously thought by a winter storm that's moving across the Northwest, the National Weather Service has issued some ominous sounding updates about how large that storm is turning out to be.
There's this message:
"A large portion of the northwestern U.S. has winter storm warnings in place. This region spans as far south as extreme Northern California and as far east as South-Central Montana. Embedded within this expansive area of warnings are winter weather advisories which includes the entire Sierra Nevada mountain chain."
As NPR's Howard Berkes reminds us, many parts of the nation have been suffering a snow drought this season, which not only hurts businesses and communities that depend on winter recreation but also means some areas may have a shortage of water come spring. "Ski areas and water agencies consider this to be welcome relief from what was the driest December in the record books for some places," Howard tells our Newscast desk.
Our original post — "Seattle, Western Washington Hunker Down As Snow Arrives":
Though forecasters have scaled back from ominous predictions of up to 10 inches of snow today in Seattle and 4 feet in the Cascade Mountains, it's still going to be "a mess" in much of western Washington State today, The Seattle Times reports.
It's now expected the city will get several inches of snow between now and Thursday, with rain mixing in at times, according to the National Weather Service. The Cascades are likely to get a couple feet of snow.
Still, "Seattle Public Schools will be closed Wednesday," KING-TV says.
And to the south a bit in Olympia, up to 7 inches of snow could fall today. The Olympian newspaper says folks there are being advised to stay home and that "an avalanche warning is in effect for the Olympic and Cascade mountains, where danger is extreme."
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N'Djamena — Oil revenue that was meant to be used as part of a poverty alleviation fund will be used to buy weapons, the Chadian president confirmed.
President Idriss Deby asked France's Le Figaro: "Which country in the world wouldn't want to buy arms to defend itself if it had the money?"
The reality though is that Chad is one of the poorest countries in the world and cannot afford to support a Deby's failing regime.
Derby complained that Sudan was arming Chadian rebels and that the World Bank had made the land-locked country poor by freezing the country's oil production royalties.
The World Bank froze the money after it became clear that Chad would not abide by an agreement requiring that a percentage of oil revenue was invested for future poverty alleviation efforts. The bank provided funding for a $3.7bn oil pipeline to carry oil to the coast for export.
The World Bank initiated the project as a pilot project and given Chad's disregard for the agreement they signed it is unlikely that the bank will easily consider funding projects of this nature in the future. In this way, Chad has made Africa poor by making it more difficult and, therefore, more expensive to access funding.
Chad wishes to use the blocked money to buy weapons and has threatened to halt supplying oil should the money is not unfrozen by the end April this year.
About 170 000 barrels a day through the pipeline, which is operated by ExxonMobil Corp, Chevron and Petronas.
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makes software simple. As a usability and design engineer,
she eliminates the snags that frustrate computer users.
Error messages, confusing menus, and missing links are just
some of the bugaboos she fights.
“It’s my job to make users’ jobs easier and faster. It
shouldn’t take seven steps to do something that could take
two; it should be easy to tell what icons mean,” Meredith
says, describing two types of problems she prevents.
Usability engineers go beyond making software user-friendly.
They improve computer hardware, software, and websites by
focusing on how users perceive and manipulate those tools.
“We have to understand how people learn and remember, how
they sort through data, and what steps they take when
building something,” says Meredith. “Efficient software
is software that doesn’t require excess mental energy. It
shouldn’t make the user remember too many details.”
Like all usability engineers, Meredith first analyzes users’
needs. “We design for the primary user,” she says, “the
people who will use the product most.” Meredith meets and
interviews groups of customers and makes field visits to
watch them use computer products in their offices. She
determines the kinds of tasks they do and how frequently
they do them. Usability engineers who design for the general
public—such as those who design commercial websites—venture
into customers’ homes and schools to watch people using
Meredith also meets with the software engineers working on
the product. Her role is to identify issues that affect
customers. Issues range from overall format—such as the
layout of screens—to specifics about color and icon style.
These questions go beyond aesthetics. Certain screen layouts
are less confusing, for example, and certain colors attract
Perhaps most important to usability is deciding what choices
users will have and when they will have them. To make these
decisions, Meredith anticipates what people want to
accomplish. “We try to predict what users will want to do
next so that we can increase their efficiency,” she says.
“Then, we test to see if our predictions were right.”
To test her hypotheses, Meredith creates paper prototypes of
the design. She uses graphics software to build a model of
what the screens, icons, and menus will look like. With
these prototypes, she performs the first usability tests.
She shows test subjects the paper “screen” and asks them
to perform a typical task. As they point to an item on the
paper, she whisks the corresponding menu or graphic into
place. “It’s a little like paper dolls,” she says. “I
cut out menus and icons and slap them down when the user
selects them.” Early versions of the software replace the
paper prototypes during later stages of product development.
In addition to simple observation, Meredith asks people
to describe their thoughts as they move through the test.
She might time or videotape people as well. Some usability
engineers use machines to track users’ eye movements
during a test.
Meredith studies users’ reactions and uncovers the reasons
for their difficulties. “Usability engineers need to be
very good investigators,” she says. “People might say
they want to print out a screen, but the solution might not
be to add a print command. If you ask them why they want to
print, they might say that it’s because they want to see
how the page will look. If you ask them another question,
you might discover that they couldn’t see everything they
needed on the screen. The solution might be a better display—not
another print button.”
Even after 10 years of experience, Meredith is often
surprised when she watches people use prototypes. “It’s
fascinating to see how people respond to the software,”
she says, “especially when they do things you don’t
expect.” Meredith gives the results of her tests to the
software engineers, along with recommendations. This starts
another round of design and testing.
Advocating changes requires skilled persuasion. “Meetings
can sometimes be heated,” she says. “People have
different ideas about what’s easy to use.” She supports
her recommendations with research from published journals
and her own user tests. As the usability expert, she often
focuses and moderates the debate.
Resolving issues successfully also takes flexibility. “You
have to be able to give in when things don’t matter,”
she says. “You can’t become too attached to your own
ideas.” Still, Meredith is sometimes frustrated if one of
her recommendations is ignored, especially when users
experience problems as a result.
Meredith needs written and oral communication skills, too.
She advises, “If you can’t communicate ideas well, you’ll
have difficulty in this job.” Like all usability
engineers, Meredith writes reports and e-mail. In meetings,
she needs to describe abstract concepts clearly. “We
resolve most issues by talking,” she says.
Sometimes usability engineers draw diagrams or sketches
to illustrate their ideas, but they don’t need to be
artists. Graphic artists create the images customers will
But usability engineers do need other kinds of creativity.
“You have to find innovative solutions to problems,”
says Meredith. “You have to think of different ways to
give users new information or new options. If a menu doesn’t
work, you find another way.”
Like most other software developers, usability engineers
work in a fast-paced environment. “We only have a few
weeks to develop a good prototype,” says Meredith. If
other development tasks take longer than planned, they have
even less time.
Although short deadlines can be stressful, Meredith likes
the speed of her work. “I’m going 100 miles an hour
every day,” she says, “so it’s never dull or boring.”
Even more than the rush, Meredith relishes the chance to
make new discoveries about human behavior. “It’s fun to
see users in the field do something unexpected and to figure
out why they did it,” she says. And she likes discussing
design issues with her coworkers.
According to estimates from the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society, full-time usability engineers earned an average of
about $71,000 in 1997. Most worked for software companies;
others worked as college professors or independent
The number of usability engineers is difficult to determine.
The Association of Usability Professionals has 1,300
members. But the number of usability engineers could be
higher or lower than that. One fact is certain: the
occupation is larger than it was several years ago. The
surge in electronic commerce has increased the demand for
easy-to-use websites, much as the rise of personal computers
and computerized appliances has done for usable hardware and
In part because the field is new, there are many routes to a
usability career. Meredith’s path was one of the more
typical. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and
government. Looking for an alternative to counseling, she
answered a job advertisement for a human factors engineer—a
scientist who designs easy-to-use tools of all types—and
found a career. Before taking her present job, Meredith
honed her communication skills while working as a tester,
technical writer, and trainer.
Today, many usability engineers have master’s degrees in
cognitive, experimental, or organizational psychology. Other
common college majors include computer science, human
factors engineering, information science, and human-computer
interaction. Meredith continues to take classes in
psychology and human-computer interaction.
Meredith chose her career because it combined her interests
in people and technology. “It’s the perfect marriage of
two things I really like,” she says. “And I see the work
I do make a huge impact on the final product.”
Photos by Harrison Allen
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A mere 30 years ago, when I was still a kid, two potters were busy throwing, glazing and firing their work with great vigor. The energy of these early days marked the start of their ascent up the industry’s totem pole.
The potters I’m talking about are Angela Fina and Malcolm Davis – master potters known for their own significant contributions to the field of studio pottery, and both of whom were connected not only as friends and colleagues, but also by the work itself.
Angela and Malcolm’s history goes back as early as 1980. These were the formative years, and a time in which Fina already had 15-plus years of potting experience under her belt. Davis, was a full-time potter (1984) who had first touched clay in 1974, but who had yet to open his first studio — that would come in 1985.
Fina reflects on meeting for the first time, “I can’t remember the year, but it was probably 1980. He knew I was doing a craft fair at Fredericksburg, VA and he drove over and spent the day. He was his exuberant self and I knew right away he would be a good friend.” The two did become good friends and eventually found themselves exhibiting together as invitees at Karen Karnes’ Old Church Exhibit & Sale, in Demarest, NJ in the mid 1980s.
Early on, the friendship took on a quasi-role of teacher and student. Other than a workshop at Lee Art Center, Davis was never, as Fina puts “formally my student”, yet there was a gratuitous exchange of information, originating with Fina, that helped Davis find his voice in clay. This exchange is also directly evident in Malcolm’s work from this timeframe. Said Fina, “Malcolm’s earliest pots were an amalgam of my pots, Cynthia Bringle’s pots and Sandy Simon’s pots. He went on to develop his own pots from that borrowed beginning. He was immensely talented, a quick study, and developed his own wonderful pots as he grew, but the fact that he got good enough to imitate my pots for a while seemed kind of normal in my life.”
By “normal” Fina means the reoccurrence of the normal creative curve that artists follow when developing their own style. Employed as a college ceramics teacher for 16 years and several sabbatical replacement positions (Scripps for Paul Soldner, RIT for Hobart Cowles; twice, and at Miami U. in Athens, Ohio) as well as multiple Penland 8-week concentrations, Fina describes one role as teacher:
“Having had so many students, I was used to beginning students; they got skilled enough being imitators of my work, at least for a while. I never promoted imitation or rewarded imitators but it always happened as a stage they went through, one that I would guide them out of as fast as possible.”
Fina’s work from this early period is faceted porcelain, either glazed in Shino or clear glazed with slip-trail decoration. The latter is a style that not only became popular with collectors, but became signature to Fina’s career during the early to mid 1980s. Once, while visiting the home of Mikhail Zakin, and because of the style’s inclusion into SPA’s archive collection, I quickly recognized an example of this Fina technique holding its rightful spot among other fine works … or so I thought. Upon commenting about how much I admire Fina’s work, Zakin informed me that the covered jam pot I was looking at was indeed made by Davis. Logic would soon follow: If this then is Davis, my next question, naturally, was “what are its origins?”
This question lay dormant for about one year, yet the impetus for connecting this direct visual link between Fina and Davis originates in my persistent quest for information, but in this case, not particularly related to Fina’s faceted ‘80s style– I recently purchased a barium-glazed vase by Fina from a secondary source, and wrote to Fina for particulars. In our conversation, I thought to ask her that question; the one tucked away in the back of my mind, and the one that had me leaning towards the notion that, at one time, there existed some sort of collaborative effort between Fina and Davis.
Ms. Fina obliged and shared with me some fond memories she has of Malcolm. Back then it was one enthusiastic potter sharing what she’d learned, as a potter who was equally enthusiastic, listened. Fina tells of this good interaction:
“He [Davis] poured over my pots and asked a million questions. He also came to the 1983 ACC Baltimore Craft Fair where I was exhibiting the faceted Shino pots, and again, lots of talk and questions. After I switched to clear glazed porcelain faceted pots with white slip trailing he also spent a day here at my studio on his way to Vermont, where he owned some property.”
The switch to clear glazed pots commenced Shino as an “era” for Fina, but for Davis, Fina’s work in Shino was a precursor of sorts, an introduction in discussion to a glaze that would eventually capture his full attention and subsequently replace the slip-trailed wares that comprised his production line of porcelain work up to about 1988. Yet letting go for Fina wasn’t so much a decision of wanting to, but rather was done out of necessity.
Shino glazed porcelain was well-placed in her heart, yet collectors were just not inclined to buy such wares at the time. Fina explains the dynamic that led to her putting Shino down, and Davis picking it up:
“I was ahead of my time and no one except other potters was interested [in Shino]. I needed to sell enough to make a living (no spouse, no “good” divorce, no trust fund… I had to support myself) and Malcolm didn’t have to, so he was able to keep making Shinos even though he couldn’t sell enough at first to even support a studio. Later, when he developed the carbon trapping he could sell a lot more at much higher prices. But he was never dependent on his pottery sales to support himself and so he had the freedom to make the pots he wanted to make.”
The path taken by Malcolm Davis from the early point of producing Shino glazed porcelain wares and onward to his own unique discovery is all good history, and all to the agreement of Fina herself. The match in style that typified both artists at one time is also good history, and offers a unique view into the mindset and gregarious nature of potters who openly share information with fellow potters so that they may reach new heights.
When looking at Malcolm Davis’ career, Fina proudly recognizes her input, and humbly acknowledges the full scope of his career, “I don’t take credit, except as one of his early influences, for the wonderful pots he made in his prime.”
And the feeling of admiration was mutual.
In 2010, SPA arrived at Old Church to cover the annual event, and also to grab an opportunity to meet Angela Fina. Due to health reasons, Fina wasn’t in attendance, but Davis, who wasn’t exhibiting that year, was present. Acting as an unofficial representative for Fina, I saw, firsthand, his appreciation and respect for Angela Fina as both woman and potter. I asked Davis his opinion regarding Fina’s career accomplishments – mind you, I didn’t know of the full scope of their friendship – only to receive a 30 minute discourse on Fina’s forms, glazes and impeccable knowledge as a technician. In retrospect, I see that the discussion was also Davis paying high-homage to his good friend Angela, and today, I have a new and deeper appreciation for that cherished conversation, and for Malcolm Davis himself.
c. 2012 — StudioPotterArchive
Vintage images of Angela Fina and her work used with permission by Angela Fina, c 2012.
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Spirit of Douglas essay winners honoredBy Bruce Whetten
The three winners of the First Annual Spirit of Douglas essay contest were honored Saturday night at an awards ceremony at the Douglas Government Building.
Twenty-eight students in grades third though 12th wrote a 150 word essay wrote about a Douglas story that inspired them.
The Spirit of Douglas Committee working with school principals qualified and nominated essays to a panel of judges from Cochise College. Three finalists were ultimately chosen and selected winners of their respective divisions.
Lexie Otero, a third grade student from Sarah Marley Elementary, was the elementary age group winner. Her essay called “The Run” was about Linda Gomez’ efforts to raise money to help those living with cancer in Douglas.
Matteo Vlasic, an eighth grade student at Loreto Catholic School was the middle school winner. Vlasic wrote an essay called “Miguel Gomez” which was about all the hard work this man did before becoming one of southern Arizona’s most influential people.
Joseph Alvarez, a senior at Douglas High School was the high school winner. His essay was called “Gib Dawson – Hometown Hero” and was about the legendary local athlete who went on to play at the University of Texas before having a brief career in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers.
All three winners were awarded a $500 check courtesy of various donors.
Former Arizona Governor Raul Castro was also on hand for Saturday’s ceremony. Castro gave a short speech about growing up in Douglas and Pirtleville and all the obstacles he faced as a child.
“Get an education, go to school,” he told those in attendance at the event. “Whatever you want to achieve in life can be done but you have to work for it. Nothing will be handed to you.”
Castro concluded his remarks by saying that even though he may now live in Nogales, Douglas is still his home town and he loves not only the community but also the people.
The Douglas Dispatch and Voice of Douglas via the Douglas Centennial Committee helped put on this event.
According to committee chairman Danny dj Morales the work represents a cross-section of thoughts and perceptions that needed to be shared regardless of whether they met the contest rules (150 words or less) or were ultimately selected.
Morales expressed the rationale for the online anthology saying these stories needed to be told, because Dispatch readers need to know just how much certain individuals, certain actions, and a certain town named ‘Douglas’ mean to our students.
“Our young authors worked hard to tell Douglas stories that inspire them,” he said. “We have much to be proud of as a community. I hope their collective written voice speaks to, lifts up, and inspires our entire community.”
Regarding Saturday’s event Morales said the awards social was a great celebration of our community's history, future, and unity.
“To have Governor Castro share his 'you can do it' motivational story in a venue honoring student achievement showed just how far Douglas students can go,” he said. “To have so many contributors, committee members, principals, students, and community leaders work together to make last night's gala possible reminds me of the glory days of Douglas you read about in historical accounts. Those days are coming back and I'm confident the best of them are yet to come."
The authors who contributed to this anthology include: Gerardo Abril, Jessica Ambriz, Joseph Alvarez, Axel Boneo, Aleyda Cañez, Melanie Coronado, Victoria Coronado, Elyzabeth Duarte, Lizbeth Gonzalez, Nathan Grijalva, Patrick Hoyack, Jocelyn Hurtado, Laura Hurtado, Orlando Collins Madrid, Mark Martinez, Danny Morales III, Michael Morales, Lexie Oteto, Gissel Pedrego, Marlene Peralta, Rachel Robles, Stephanie Robles, Joanna Rocha, Ruby Sandoval, Savannah Saucedo, Manuel Soto, Julian Toscano and Mateo Vlasic.
All 28 entries can be viewed at www.douglasdispatch.com.
Contributors for the event were: Christian Life Center, City of Douglas, Arizona, Cochise County, Arizona, Douglas Dispatch, Douglas Rotary Club, Friends of the Douglas Public Library,
Dr. Kristine Gomez, Mrs. Maryelizabeth Hart, Dr. Michael & Mrs. Wendy Gomez, City of Douglas Industrial Development Authority, McDonalds of Douglas, Rev. Daniel & Mrs. Maria Morales, Voice of Douglas, Wick Communications and the City of Douglas Youth Activity Fund..
Morales also announced that on Nov. 3 there will be a play at the Ray Borane Middle School Auditorium called the "Life & Times of Raúl Castro". The event will start at 6 p.m. and tickets are $5.
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Here is an easy and fun way to gently introduce geometry to little ones.
1. Find bowls or containers in the shapes that you want to teach. We used wood bowls from thrift stores in the shapes of circle, oval, square and triangle.
2. Send the kids on a "geometry hunt" or "shape hunt" throughout the house and/or yard. They will place items in that shape inside the bowls. The bowls limit the size, but not the imagination!
3. Place the bowls in a prominent place and allow items to be added throughout the week.
4. At the end of the week, gather the bowls together, share what was found, and talk about the shapes (how many sides, how do they move, what do they make...). Older children will be able to talk about sphere vs. half-dome vs. circle, whereas little ones will be excited by anything that is circular! Notice which shapes are more prevalent in the house, in nature, etc.
Don't be surprised if the hunt continues beyond the week! Lately, we are especially excited to find anything triangular....
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Music is the heartbeat of QEHC. As one of our flagship areas of learning, we passionately believe that music should:
- encourage students to be inspired, moved and changed by following a broad, coherent,satisfying and worthwhile course of study
- develop broader life skills and attributes, including critical and creative thinking, aesthetic
- sensitivity, emotional awareness, cultural understanding, self-discipline, self-confidence and
- enable students to engage actively in the study of music
- develop musical skills and interests, including the ability to make music individually and in groups
- enable students to understand and appreciate a range of different kinds of music.
Individual Music Lessons
We are committed to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument and our team of peripatetic music teachers provide affordable, personalised tuition from as little as £4.17 per lesson. We can arrange lessons for any instrument and ensure that lessons start as soon as possible after your child has decided to learn an instrument. If you would like further information about this please contact Mr Racic.
The specification content is defined by four Areas of Study. Each Area of Study includes three set works that will be the subject of the examination. Students of all abilities enjoy exam success in GCSE Music.
For students who would prefer to explore the more vocational aspects of music, the BTEC Level 2 First Certificate and Diploma in Music are designed to introduce learners to working in the sector or prepare them for further study, such as a BTEC National qualification or an appropriate NVQ. Learners can choose from a wide variety of options to develop their skills in specific areas. Specialist units include DJ technology, rehearsal techniques and working as a musical ensemble.
Extra Curricular Music
We are proud of the wide and varied extra curricular opportunities students of all abilities have to contribute to extra curricular musical events. Our award winning choir regularly competes at Fleetwood Music and Arts Festival and sing evensong once each term in one of the cathedrals around the country; our Wassail is an annual, two night event every Christmas and our summer concert is also a highpoint in Music’s calendar. Throughout the year, students take part in many events both locally and nationally.
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Scripture explicitly teaches that God has foreknowledge of future events, employing a specialist vocabulary to refer to such knowledge. The New Testament introduces a whole family of words associated with God’s knowledge of the future, such as “foreknow” (προγινώσκω), “foreknowledge” (πρόγνωσις), “foresee” (προοράω), “foreordain” (προορίζω), and “foretell” (προμαρτύρομαι). The first underlying affirmation is the witness behind biblical history.
I am God, and there is none like me,
declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, “My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose” (Isa. 46.9-10).
God testifies to his control of history, which He brings about, not by unknown happenstance, but by His accomplishment. God does not view the course of natural and human history and then make his plans accordingly. Paul speaks of “the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things,” “a plan for the fullness of time” according to “the eternal purpose which He has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Eph. 3.9; 1.10; 3.11; cf. 2 Tim. 1.9-10). Second, God’s knowledge of the future is essential to the prophetic pattern. The test of a true prophet was: “When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word which the Lord has not spoken” (Deut. 18.22). The biblical view of history and prophecy thus seems to necessitate a God who knows not only the present and past but also the future. Isaiah proclaims the necessity of God’s foreknowledge as being the deciding test to determine the true God from false gods.
“Present your case,” the Lord says.
“Bring forward your strong arguments,”
The King of Jacob says.
Let them bring forth and declare to us what is going to take place;
As for the former events, declare what they were,
That we may consider them and know their outcome.
Or announce to us what is coming;
Declare the things that are going to come afterward,
That we may know that you are gods;
Indeed, do good or evil, that we may anxiously look about us and fear together.
Behold, you are of no account,
And your work amounts to nothing;
He who chooses you is an abomination (Isa. 41.21-24).
Stephen Charnock comments on this passage in his book The Existence and Attributes of God:
Such a foreknowledge of things to come is here ascribed to God by God himself, as a distinction of him from all false gods. Such a knowledge that, if any could prove that they were possessors of, He would acknowledge them as gods as well as himself: “that we may know that you are gods.” He puts his Deity to stand or fall upon this account, and this should be the point, which should decide the controversy whether he or the heathen idols were the true God. The dispute is managed by this medium: he that knows things to come is God; I know things to come, ergo I am God: the idols know not things to come, therefore they are not gods. God submits the being of his Deity to this trial. If God knows things to come no more than the heathen idols, which were either devils or men, he would be, in his own account, no more a God than devils or men… It cannot be understood of future things in their causes, when the effects necessarily arise from such causes, as light from the sun and heat from the fire. Many of these men know; more of them, angels and devils know; if God, therefore, had not a higher and farther knowledge than this, he would not by this be proved to be God, any more than angels and devils, who know necessary effects in their causes. The devils, indeed, did predict some things in the heathen oracles, but God is differenced from them here… in being able to predict things to come that they knew not, or things in their particularities, things that depended on the liberty of man’s will, which the devils could lay no claim to a certain knowledge of. Were it only a conjectural knowledge that is here meant, the devils might answer they can conjecture, and so their deity were as good as God’s… God asserts his knowledge of things to come as a manifest evidence of the Godhead; those that deny, therefore, the argument that proves it, deny the conclusion, too; for this will necessarily follow, that if he be God because he knows future things, then he that [does] not know the future things is not God; and if God knows not future things but only by conjecture, then there is no God, because a certain knowledge, so as infallibly to predict things to come, is an inseparable perfection of the Deity.
God’s knowledge seems to encompass future contingencies. Just as God knows the thoughts humans have, so he foreknows the very thoughts they will have.
O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.
You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O LORD, You know it all.
You have enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it (Ps. 139.1-6).
The psalmist acknowledges that he is surrounded by God’s knowledge. God knows everything about him, even his thoughts. “From afar” (rachaq, רחק) may be taken to indicate a temporal distance—God knows the psalmist’s thoughts long before he thinks them. To deny that God possess the knowledge of future events, contingencies, human thoughts, and place these predictions solely on God having a “good idea” or “guess” is wholly unbiblical.
William Lane Craig, Time and Eternity: Exploring God’s Relationship to Time (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2001), 244.
Scripture references are in the New American Standard Bible version (NASB) or the English Standard Version (ESV).
Ibid., 245. The prophetic element is not limited to the Old Testament. Jesus was a prophet and makes many predictions (Mt. 24; Mark 13; Luke 21). The early church had prophets who told of future events (Acts 11.27-28; 21.10-11; see also 13.1; 15.32; 21.9; 1 Cor. 12.28-29; 14.29, 37; Eph. 4.11). The Revelation of John is a vision to the end of human history: “…the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place” (Rev. 22.6).
Stephen Charnock, The Existence and Attributes of God (1682; reprint, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1979), vol. 1, 431-432.
Craig, Time and Eternity, 247.
Passages that imply God’s ignorance, repentance, and change of mind (i.e. Num 23.19; 1 Sam. 15.29; Isa. 38.1-5; Jer. 26.3; 36.3; Amos 7.1-6; Jonah 3) need to be understood in proper anthropomorphic terms. For further information and proper interpretation of anthropomorphisms please see Kirk MacGregor’s A Molinist Anabaptist Systematic Theology (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2007), 87-107.
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An amiable joke can be much more effective than darker humor at improving mood, according to recent research from Stanford University.
In the study, led by psychologist Andrea Samson and James Gross and published in February in Cognition & Emotion, 40 people in Switzerland and 37 people in the U.S. looked at photographs of upsetting things such as car accidents, corpses and dangerous animals. They were instructed to either say nothing about the images, use good-natured humor focusing on the absurdity of life or the human condition, or use mean-spirited humor. The experimenters offered examples of each type of response to help coach the subjects; given a picture of a snake with its prey, for instance, “Looks like someone's bitten off more than they can chew” exhibits positive humor, whereas “Nourishing my future handbag” has a negative spin.
In both countries, those who made benevolent jokes about the images had more positive emotions and fewer negative emotions afterward than those who laughed mockingly at the pictures, although both groups who used humor fared better than those who simply looked silently.
The upshot: when something upsets you, humor can help. The next time you try to laugh off a grim situation, reflect on whether your jokes skew negative (“My boss isn't just dumb; he has terrible body odor, too!”) or positive (“No matter what happens at work, I've got it better than a politician these days …”). You might find tweaking your comedic style could give more of a boost.
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That Tricky Alcoa
In 2011, Alcoa produced 3.78 million metric tons of aluminum, up 5.3% from the year-earlier period and 16.5 million metric tons of alumina, up 3.7% from 2010. (Alumina is used to make aluminum.) According to Alcoa, the size of world market is some 24.3 million metric tons, and Alcoa accounts for almost 15% of the world's production. The demand for aluminum has grown steadily. From 2001 to 2010, global consumption of aluminum has risen at a compounded annualized growth rate of 6%. The main drivers of demand are airplanes, aluminum trailers for transportation, containers/packaging and construction (think aluminum studs). Together, these drivers comprise about 62% of aluminum demand.
While demand has been steadily rising over the last decade, Alcoa has three major problems. First, the company's earnings are highly correlated with the global economy, and especially the American economy. If the economy sinks, Alcoa goes with it. Second, over the last decade China has become a net exporter of aluminum. By aggressively taking market share worldwide, China has displaced Alcoa in many markets.
The third problem is that there are a lot of moving parts to Alcoa's financials -- currency, volume, demand, price, product mix, energy, raw materials and labor costs. It's very difficult to get all those factors moving in the right direction. Last year, for example, productivity added $632 million to Alcoa's net income. However, higher energy costs of $182 million, higher raw materials costs of $373 million and general cost increases of $496 million all but wiped out the additional productivity the company managed to squeeze out. It's like that every quarter: One step forward, 10 steps back.
Last year, sales rose 19%, but this year the number is forecast to decline 2.2%. Lingering oversupply will make the first half of 2012 difficult. (In January, the company announced plans to shut down 12% of its high cost smelting capacity.)
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Catholic Adviser says "Gays created by Devil"
Gays created by the Devil says US Catholic Church Policy Advisor
Cahir O' Doherty
This week The Boston Pilot, the nations oldest Catholic newspaper, published a column by a senior official suggesting the devil probably makes people gay.
In the column Daniel Avila, who is a Massachussetts attorney and (take a breath here) Policy Advisor for Marriage and Family of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, bluntly says that 'the scientific evidence of how same-sex attraction most likely may be created provides a credible basis for a spiritual explanation that indicts the devil.'
So if you're gay the phrase the devil made you do it has a whole new meaning this week. We are all made in God's image (except for the gays, obviously).
Elucidating, Avila described homosexuality as a 'natural disaster' caused by Satan invading the wombs of mothers of LGBT children.
It happens all the time apparently.
In case you missed his point, or the implications, Avila spells it out for you: '…whenever natural causes disturb otherwise typical biological development, leading to the personally unchosen beginnings of same-sex attraction, the ultimate responsibility, on a theological level, is and should be imputed to the evil one, not God.'
God would never make anyone gay because if He did then the persecution of gay people (whom God created gay, after all) would be a sin. We simply can't have that. So gay people are the devil's work and you are free to oppress them in any and every way you can.
But telling a mother that the Devil entered her womb and made her child gay is new, even by Catholic standards. Until now we've just had to endure the idiotic sophistry that asked us to love the sinner but hate the sin (that pretzel theology that seeks to oppress whilst appearing compassionate).
But this week Avila, who calls himself 'the bishops' marriage guy,' has shown us the true face of the USCCB, who have refused to condemn his words. This is the man Americas Catholic bishops look to for advice about the LGBT community. He sounds deranged.
Avila's article caused a firestorm and it was eventually pulled with an apology from its publisher, The Boston Pilot. But you have to acknowledge that same source published it without objection in the first place.
Sometimes the mask slips and you get to see what those in positions of real authority actually think about gay people. This week that happened and the silence is deafening.
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
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Suppose we have a person A and a person B.
Person B travels very close to speed of light and never returns. He's constant in speed. Then, we can say two things:
- B is younger than A.
- A is younger than B (since we can consider B's reference as inertial).
Who is correct between the two?
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A sad but necessary reality of flu
I was speaking to my mother the other night about how she's adjusting to the eldercare home in which she's now a resident.
"Well," she said, "I made a break yesterday and got out of my room for a few minutes."
She made a break?
Suddenly, visions of Happy Gilmore's grandmother and Ben Stiller shot through my mind as I recalled the implications of elder abuse that were used as comic fodder in that movie. The hair went up on the back of my neck.
"What do you mean you made a break?" I asked her.
"There's a flu bug that's struck the place and everyone is supposed to stay in their room all of the time. The staff bring your meals to your room and come in with masks and gloves on and if they catch you outside your room, they shoo you back in. I haven't seen hide nor hair of anyone else who's in here for four days."
It would be easy for me, sitting thousands of kilometres away, to judge that barring the elderly to their rooms for such long periods of time might be excessive, but there is a reality to the situation that, with a little thought, helps it all make sense.
First, the elderly are extremely susceptible to respiratory infections and most versions of the flu are exactly that.
Allowing a virus or two to spread through an elderly facility is risky and so if there is going to be any erring in judgment, it is going to be on the side of caution.
I understand that, and frankly, so does my mother. She is fearful of catching the flu.
Second, the staff of the facility do not stay there. They are mixing in the general community, have children who attend schools, and if the flu is in the community, then it is highly likely to find its way into the home.
The doors can be closed to visitors, but they can't be closed to staff, and so the masks, the gloves, and the reduction of interaction between the residents and the outside staff is simply a way of cutting down the odds of spreading something nasty.
Third, if the flu is in the community, then the hospital beds are filled to the brim.
Getting sick and needing care at a time that care is limited is never a good recipe for timely intervention.
And that's not even considering that the worst viruses, and subsequent infections, actually reside in the hospital.
If an elderly person can avoid ending up there, it's probably a lot healthier for them.
So I talked to my mom a bit longer to give her some company and my wife did the same. She has books to read and a television to keep her company and she's able to understand and accept the reasons for her "isolation," even if she does like to break out every now and then and head to the other hallway of the building to see what the weather looks like on the windward side.
I am certain there are others, perhaps less capable of mentally processing the information, for whom this isolation and lack of contact with staff is unsettling.
For them, literally, the staff is patrolling the hallways to keep them from making choices that might put their health, or the health of others, at risk.
It's a sad but necessary reality during the flu season.
Graham Hookey writes on education, parenting and eldercare.Email him at email@example.com.
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by Stephen Downes
June 5, 2009
Brian Lamb's The Urgency of Open Education
Brian Lamb's presentation is smooth, polished and informed. Culture, he says, is something that historically we have participated in by creating and not merely consuming. And we are returning to those days, where we can create content for ourselves that we used to pay for and merely consume. Indeed, for any content company, placing a barrier - such as price - between the content and readers is a fatal mistake. Culture is something that is ours - it's not simply the creation of the best, it's an act that is a part of being there (like the million people who have photographed Barack Obama). And when each person records his or her own presence, we can create something larger than life, something real. Knowing that you are making a significant contribution to public discourse is motivation to create and contribute. There's this and a lot more in this presentation. And I love the example of his time in Barcelona he gives near the end of his talk - I completely missed it when it happened, but it's a great story. And a great lesson. Brian Lamb, MetaMedia, June 5, 2009 [Link] [Tags: none] [Comment]
Judge Dismisses Software-Licensing Case Against George Mason U.
George Mason University has successfully defended Zotero, a free Firefox extension that manages your references, against incursions from Thomson Reuters, which alleged that it infringes on EndNote citation software. Marc Beja, Chronicle of Higher Education, June 5, 2009 [Link] [Tags: Thomson Corporation] [Comment]
OECD Report Finds Canadian Broadband Slow, Expensive
Canada has always had a good internet system, and I always find it frustratingly slow when I visit other countries. But this is changing, as the OECD reports that Canada's internet is getting comparitively slower and more expensive. "When price and speed are combined, Canada sinks toward the very bottom of the OECD rankings. As measured by price per megabyte - effectively the price for speed - Canada ranks 28th out of 30 countries, ahead of only Mexico and Poland." This trend, if it continues, will, impair our ability to research and develop. This may be deliberate. Harold Jarche comments, "Canadians are being set up by music/movie lobby groups & our politicians in a rather cozy relationship it seems … Is there a connection between crappy broadband and minimal use of open source in Canada?" Michael Geist, Weblog, June 5, 2009 [Link] [Tags: Canada, Research, Open Source] [Comment]
Emergent forms of TIMN
Clever, very clever. But can we rename 'tribes' (which has all kinds of connotations I don't like) to 'community', which is probably more accurate? Because we want to observe that the 'community' of the first row evolves into a community of communities in the fourth row. Tom Haskins, growing changing learning creating, June 5, 2009 [Link] [Tags: none] [Comment]
Competencies Over Courses in Medical Education
This is reflective of trends I have seen elsewhere: a shift from the organization of learning into courses into an organization via the demonstration of competencies. The AAMC report, scientific foundations for future physicians, outlines a total of sixteen foundational competencies.
From the report: "In a seminal article (PDF) in 2002, Hundert and Epstein reviewed work done on achieving competency and established a definition of competency that is widely accepted in medical education: 'Competency is the habitual and judicious use of communication, knowledge, technical skills, clinical reasoning, emotions, values, and reflection in daily practice for the benefit of the individual and the community being served.' Competence develops over time, and as competence is nurtured by reflection on experiences, it becomes a habit." Ben Eisen, Inside Higher Ed, June 5, 2009 [Link] [Tags: Experience] [Comment]
Home Dissection Kits and More
This item reminds me of things like Heathkits and Crystal Radio kits that were popular when I was a kid - mail-order do-it-yourself science. It also reminds me of the idea that online learning isn't about sitting in front of a computer, it's about using the computer to support a variety of learning experiences in one's own home or community. David Moltz, Inside Higher Ed, June 5, 2009 [Link] [Tags: Online Learning, Experience, Wikipedia] [Comment]
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Nepal's Election Commission says it will not be ready to hold elections in June for a constituent assembly, as specified in a peace deal between the government and former Maoist rebels.
The chief election commissioner, Bhoj Raj Pokharel, said Friday he has asked the government for at least 110 days to prepare for the polls, after necessary election laws are enacted.
Nepal had set June 20 to elect a special body to rewrite the constitution and determine the future political system for the Himalayan country.
The date was announced after the government and the Maoists signed a peace deal late last year, ending a decade-long insurgency.
Under the deal, the Maoists registered their weapons with the United Nations, and confined their fighters to barracks. The former rebels joined Nepal's interim government earlier this month.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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For Families and Children
A gallery designed to apeal to the senses. You can experience a variety of artworks through touch, sound and light. Step inside a 17th century painting, eavesdrop on Albert Einstein, or squeeze yourself into a chair in the shape of a 19th century corset.
Picture and History Galleries
You can see art spanning seven centuries of European history and culture. A trail of interactive activities provides a hands-on experience for children. Try on costumes, discover hidden treasures in drawers and have fun with jigsaws.
We have family activities every day of the
Information for Family Visitors
The museum has lift access on
If you have any queries about visiting as a family or for more information about family activities please e-mail Sarah Walker, Family Programmes Officer or call 0121 464 5056. For the latest news follow us on Twitter @BMAGKids.
If you have enjoyed your visit why not nominate us for the 2013 Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award.
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Reading Without Limits: Teaching Strategies to Build Independent Reading for Life
January 2013, Jossey-Bass
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Imagine a classroom where all students are engaged in highly rigorous and fun learning every single day. That classroom can be yours starting tomorrow.
You don’t have to be a reading specialist to pick up this book. Anyone who wants to dramatically improve reading achievement will find helpful suggestions. You might be a third grade teacher whose students have mastered decoding, and you are ready to build their comprehension. Or you might be a high school science teacher whose students aren’t yet reading on level with deep critical thinking. This book is for you. It doesn’t matter whether you are a public, charter, private, or alternative education teacher: the Reading Without Limits program works in each one.
Along with hundreds of ready-to-use teaching strategies, Reading Without Limits comes with a supplemental website where teachers can download even more resources for free!
Reading Without Limits is the first book offered in the KIPP Educator Series. KIPP, or the Knowledge is Power Program, began in 1994. As of Fall 2012, there are 125 KIPP schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia serving nearly 40,000 students climbing the mountain to and through college.
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The adverse effects of sitting day in and day out for a desk job has been studied and documented over the last few years, prompting furniture companies to modify such furniture for the health of workers everywhere; the Locus Seat and Desk recently won the Attendee's Choice award at the The National Ergonomics Conference for addressing this important issue.
Designed by Focal Upright Furniture, the Locus Seat and Desk doesn't force people to stand all day like some alternatives. Instead, it has tweaked the seat and desk height to allow the user to reside in a place between standing and sitting. Leaning slightly forward with legs' outstretched, it promotes better posture and blood circulation. The company also claims that the Locus Seat and Desk will "energize the worker and focus productivity," Psfk reports.
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Researching Careers & Majors
Transitioning from undergraduate life to the real world is challenging, but can be made easier if you know your options and where to find opportunities.
The links below provide these important resources. They give current information on how to effectively map your academic career at Emmanuel, how to explore and find a career of choice, and projections for occupational growth areas.
Career Paths by Major »
Learn more about where your chosen field of study can lead!
Links & Resources »
Great links to online resources for researching careers, salaries and more.
Occupational Outlook »
Compiled by the US Department of Labor, this online resource gives you the longterm outlook on your chosen career.
Career Assessment »
Find out what careers are best suited to your interests and personality.
4-Year Timeline »
Get a head start on the important steps you should take during your Emmanuel career.
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WASHINGTON — The United States is still beating Haiti with the heavy stick of economic sanctions, even while preparing to help rebuild the impoverished nation.
U.S. officials have refused for now to remove the ban on commercial flights, the ban on money transfers to and from the island nation, and a crippling trade embargo designed to keep fuel and other goods out of Haiti.
One unintended result is that Floridians and others Americans face limits when trying to visit or help family members. Only humanitarian aid is allowed to get through.
Haitian merchants starved for business await the lifting of economic bans. At the nearly deserted Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, vendors on Tuesday were hoping to get back into business soon. Stacks of wooden stalls sat atop one another, idle testaments to the demise of a once-booming trading ground.
"For months we haven't been able to buy anything from abroad," said Trecilia Germain, 39, who hawks imported soaps and perfumes at the market. "So we take whatever money we have and buy food for ourselves. But that's run out. Please tell the Americans to lift the embargo fast."
But the United States, backed by the United Nations, wants to get the country under control before lifting the embargo, officials said on Tuesday. The United States is using the sanctions as a cudgel, in addition to its military presence, to force Haiti's ruling elite to abandon power.
"There is no sentiment in the United Nations at this point for lifting the U.N. sanctions," a senior Clinton administration official said on Tuesday.
The official tied the lifting of sanctions to the resignation of Haiti's military leaders. Under the agreement signed in Port-au-Prince on Sunday, they are to leave by Oct. 15.
But no specific deadline for lifting the sanctions was declared.
The agreement with Haiti's junta calls for lifting sanctions "without delay," but it left unclear whether that means immediately after Oct. 15, immediately after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resumes office or some other time.
"I think the United States is going to wait until there is stability in Haiti and the Haitian military decides to leave the country or behave themselves," said Larman Wilson, professor of international relations at The American University in Washington. "After that is clear, the next order of business will be lifting the sanctions."
Sanctions, tightened over the past three years, have been imposed by the United States, the United Nations and the Organization of American States.
The U.N. sanctions focus on stopping oil and trade. The United States has banned commercial flights to Haiti, cut off business with Haitians and barred coup leaders and Haiti's wealthy elite from traveling to the United States.
Enforcement of the U.S. sanctions will continue until the White House orders otherwise, a Treasury Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
The idea of imposing sanctions was to force Haiti's regime to abandon power under threat of economic collapse. But the strategy failed. Haiti's elite remained intransigent and found ways to skirt the fuel embargo. They finally agreed to abandon power only under threat of military invasion.
The sanctions did, however, succeed in crippling much of Haiti's economy.
Hundreds of factories sit idle because of the embargo, and at least 100,000 workers are laid off.
On Tuesday, factory owners were hoping that the worst was over and they will soon call back workers.
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De Amsterdamse grachtengordel: de uitbreiding van Amsterdam in de Gouden Eeuw
Amsterdam’s canal belt: the expansion of Amsterdam in the Golden Age
From the museum website, 14 June 2010
From 1 June, the Rijksmuseum will be hosting an exhibition of paintings, prints and drawings showing the spectacular expansion of 17th-century Amsterdam. A number of maps from the Rijksmuseum’s own collection charting the expansion agreed on in 1662 will also be on display. Central to the exhibition are six views by Gerrit Berckheyde depicting the Gouden Bocht (Golden Bend) on the Herengracht Canal which was the richest part of the new city.
The four paintings and two drawings by Berckheyde are from the collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam City Archives and the Six family and they provide a magnificent picture of one of the most beautiful parts of Amsterdam’s canal belt. Berckheyde captured the bend three times from the perspective of Leidsestraat and three times from Vijzelstraat. Some of the plots had not yet been built on circa 1672, which created a number of gaps where the sun shone through Amsterdam’s cityscape. The painter paid particular attention to the houses and left out details which disrupted the image he wished to depict. For example, on one drawing he only drew trees on the northern bank with lanterns – a very recent invention at the time - on the other side, thereby adding to the impression of a canal-side residential area of real standing.
The plots on the Herengracht between Vijzelstraat and Leidsestraat were especially deep and it was also possible to build properties that were twice as wide as a normal property by buying two adjacent plots. All building plots were released for construction from 1663 onwards and by around 1685 properties had been constructed on every plot. This became the most chic part of Amsterdam, hence the name the ‘Golden Bend’.
The exhibition will be called Amsterdam’s canal belt: the expansion of Amsterdam in the Golden Age and will present a number of exquisite maps of the canal belt, including by Daniel Stalpaert from 1662. Printed on six loose sheets, these maps offer a broad overview of the city’s expansion.
Amsterdam had long been a city like any other, but trade at the end of the 16th century was growing in a spectacular fashion and more and more people wanted to live in the city. By around 1672 Amsterdam had a population of more than 200,000. There was also constant demand for space to accommodate the docks and countless warehouses. The city had already expanded for a few years starting in 1585, but between 1610 and 1620 Amsterdam doubled in size. The final city expansion programme was decided on in 1662, when the three existing canals were extended. This gave Amsterdam’s canal belt the famous half-moon shape it has today, when the area has been nominated for a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Despite the conveniences of modern technology, our assortment of gadgets and gizmos often robs hours from our day and serves as the ultimate distraction. With e-mail and text messages constantly flooding one’s phone and computer, how could one possibly devote the proper concentration to any task, especially tefillah (prayer)? With this in mind, the Orthodox Union is utilizing technology for the best purposes by launching the Tefillah Enrichment Program for the upcoming year. This program, which features many online resources, aims to inspire both rabbanim (rabbis) and synagogue members to achieve a greater appreciation for and participation in tefillah (prayer). The Tefillah Enrichment Program is designed for a two semester per year curriculum and offers a wide range of options.
Frank Buchweitz, National Director of Community Services, emphasized that “developing a greater understanding of prayer leads to a more meaningful and personal relationship with our Creator.”
For starters, this program of the OU Department of Community Services, offers weekly one-page tefillah tips for distribution on Shabbat or before Shabbat via e-mail. The tips focus mainly on the Mussaf prayer and will be available beginning with Parshat Bereshis for 11 consecutive weeks. Information about Kabbalat Shabbat will also be included, beginning in January. Individuals may sign-up for these FREE tefillah tips on www.oucommunity.org.
E-mail program components also include a subscription series, which features educational resource material. Such material has been available since January through a paid weekly e-mail subscription. There are a total of 67 lessons presented in conjunction with the Shema Yisrael Torah Network, which provides a spiral approach of graduated learning. The material received via subscription may be utilized for personal study, a class on Tefillah, or even for a brief discussion in shul on Friday night before “Borchu.”
To assist those participants who prefer auditory learning, a program called “Take Five for Tefillah,” will include audio files about inyanei tefillah (“topics about prayer”), available for download or live streaming. This will be available on Mondays and Thursdays on OU Radio, beginning with Parshat Bereshis.
OU Radio also features presentations about tefillah by Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive Vice President Emeritus of the Orthodox Union. In his presentations, Rabbi Weinreb discusses numerous sources, including the commentaries of Rabbanim Hirsch, Munk, and Schwab. Rabbi Weinreb also offers insights based on Chassidic sources.
To facilitate the success of the Tefillah Enrichment Program, rabbanim (rabbis) are encouraged to dedicate a few minutes every Shabbat Mevarchim emphasizing an aspect of tefillah of their choice. On their website, the OU will list participating synagogues in the Shabbat Mevarchim effort during the year. Rabbanim can also utilize the information from the previously mentioned subscription series as a curriculum for tefillah education.
Marei Mekomot of tefillah (“sources on prayer”) are also available for rabbanim based upon the teachings of Rabbi Isaiah Wohlgemuth, providing a compilation of source materials to many tefillot.
The Tefillah Enrichment Program will also offer a series of full-color posters for display on aspects of tefillah.
All of the material provided through the Tefillah Enrichment Program is designed to teach the public about our most common tefillot that are often unexplained, and to inspire increased spirituality in our prayers. During the year, tefillah conferences will be held in several communities together with Yeshiva University to reinforce the initiative. Inspirational speakers are also available upon request. For further information about hosting a conference or a speaker, please contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-3188, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org, or visit the OU Communities website at www.oucommunity.org.
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The present invention provides an actuation system for the pedal system of a keyboard instrument. The system includes an actuator with block of ferromagnetic material having a bore, a coil disposed in the bore, and a piston surrounded by the coil, the piston is in mechanical communication with a pedal rod. When the actuator is energized, the piston moves relative to the coil, thereby moving the rod.
1. A pedal actuation system for a keyboard instrument having at least one pedal and a rod interconnecting the pedal with a component to be moved by the pedal, the system comprising:
an actuator comprising:
a block of ferromagnetic material with a bore defined therein,
a winding disposed in the bore, the winding having a hole defined therein, and
a piston at least partially disposed in the hole, the piston being in mechanical communication with one of the rods such that movement of the piston causes movement of the rod;
wherein energizing the winding causes the piston to move relative to the winding, thereby moving the rod.
2. The pedal actuation system according to
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9. A pedal actuation system for a keyboard instrument having a plurality of pedals and a plurality of rods each interconnecting one of the pedals with a component to be moved by the pedal, the system comprising:
a plurality of actuators operable to move the rods, the actuators together comprising:
a block of ferromagnetic material with a plurality of bores defined therein,
a winding disposed in each of the bores, each of the windings having a hole defined therein, and
a piston at least partially disposed in each of the holes, each piston being in mechanical communication with one of the rods such that movement of the piston causes movement of the rod;
wherein energizing one of the windings causes the corresponding piston to move relative to the winding, thereby moving one of the rods.
10. The pedal actuation system according to
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16. A pedal actuation system for a keyboard instrument having a plurality of pedals and a plurality of rods each interconnecting one of the pedals with a component to be moved by the pedal, the system comprising:
a plurality of actuators each operable to move one of rods, each actuator comprising:
a winding support disposed in the housing, the winding support having a piston bore defined therein;
a winding disposed on the winding support, the winding comprising a wire wound about the piston bore, the wire having a pair of ends; and
a piston at least partially disposed in the piston bore, the piston being in mechanical communication with one of the rods such that movement of the piston causes movement of the rod;
wherein energizing the winding causes the piston to move relative to the winding, thereby moving one of the rods;
a plurality of driver circuits, each driver circuit being operable to selectively energize one of the windings, the driver circuits comprising:
a circuit board disposed adjacent the actuators, the circuit board having one or more of the driver circuits defined thereon, each driver circuit being directly connected to the ends of one of the windings without being interconnected by a stranded wire.
17. A key actuation system according to
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This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/653,038, filed Feb. 15, 2005, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates generally to actuation (player) systems for acoustic and electronic keyboards. A better understanding of key actuation systems, as well as the present invention, may be had by reference to Applicant's issued U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,194,643; 6,444,885; 6,781,046; 6,888,052; and 6,891,092, and pending application U.S. Ser. No. 11/106,301, the entire content of all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
Applicant's prior patents and applications had been primarily directed towards the actuation of the keys of a keyboard instrument, which are normally operated by the fingers of a musician. A musician playing the keyboard instrument also operates pedals which alter the way the keyboard instrument operates. For example, one pedal is called a “sustain,” and by depressing the pedal, the notes played on the keyboard are sustained for a longer period. Keyboard actuation systems preferably include some means for operating the same system normally operated by the pedals.
The present invention provides a pedal actuation system for a keyboard instrument that has at least one pedal and a rod interconnecting the pedal with a component to be moved by the pedal. The system includes an actuator with a piston in the mechanical communication with the rod and a coil surrounding the piston. When the actuator is operated, the coil is energized to move the piston relative to the coil, thereby moving the rod.
In a preferred embodiment, the rod 12 is shorter than a standard rod for this application, and is threaded into the bottom of the piston 32. The rods 12, 14 and 16 may be formed of a ferromagnetic material, or of other materials. An upper rod 34 extends from the upper end of the piston 32 and contacts the arm 18. The upper rod 34 is preferably threaded into the piston 32. The upper end of the upper rod 34 preferably has a foot 36 with a pad that contacts the arm 18. The pistons and upper rods for the rods 14 and 16 are preferably constructed similarly.
In the illustrated embodiment, the actuators for actuating the rods are considered pull solenoids, since when the coil 30 is energized, the piston 32 is pulled upwardly into the coil. Alternatively, a push arrangement may be used wherein the piston is pushed out of the coil. Also, springs or other preload or assist devices may be used to modify the operation of the system.
The actuation system for the pedals preferably is controlled as a closed-loop system. As such, it is preferred that some type is sensor is provided for sensing the position of the rod or piston relative to the coil or housing. As will be clear to those of skill in the art, such a sensor may be accomplished in a large number of ways. An exemplary sensor 40 and target 42 are shown in
According to a further alternative, the actuators may be offset from the rods and have levers or other interconnections for moving the rods. Adaptations of the design shown in Applicant's incorporated patents and application may be modified for this use.
As discussed in Applicant's incorporated patents and application, it is preferred that the housing 26, or a portion of the housing, be formed of a ferromagnetic material with the bores, such as 28, defined therethrough. This body of ferromagnetic material acts as a flux path and improves the performance of the actuators. Preferably, the housing 26 is a solid block of ferromagnetic material with the bores, such as 28, defined therethrough. Alternatively, individual blocks for each actuator may be used, with the blocks preferably arranged to form a larger block. The solenoid block may be formed by machining holes in a piece of barstock. The barstock may be one continuous piece or several shorter pieces may be used. The coil 30 is placed in the bore 28 in the solenoid block 26 to form the outer part of the actuator. In one preferred embodiment, the outer winding 30 is formed by winding wire about a bobbin or spool 38. The bobbin or spool preferably is plastic, such as nylon, and has an inner copper sleeve. The bobbin or spool 38 has a central bore sized to accept the piston 32. The piston 32 is preferably a cylindrical piece of ferromagnetic material sized to be received inside the coil 30 or bobbin 38.
According to the present invention, it is preferred that a driver circuit be provided for driving and controlling the actuators. It is also preferred that the driver circuit for the solenoids be connected as directly as possible to the solenoids themselves.
As mentioned above, it is preferred that the solenoid coils are housed in blocks of ferromagnetic material such that the positions of the coils are absolutely set for a particular type or design of piano. Therefore, the coils do not have to be moved or adjusted. A preferred solenoid block design is illustrated in
Referring again to
As shown, the upper end of the bores 70 may each have a relieved side area 86 to receive a tab 88 which extends from the upper end of the bobbin 78. As illustrated, the coil wire 80 preferably terminates, or is connected to, a pair of contact points 90 and 92 that extend upwardly from the upper end of the bobbin 88. The smaller bores 84 in the flux plate 82 are relieved at one side to make room for these upwardly extending contact points 90 and 92. The circuit board or driver board 60 is positioned atop the flux plate 82 and has contact tabs positioned to contact the contact points 90 and 92 for each coil. In
In the previous discussed embodiments of the present invention, actuators have typically been described as having generally cylindrical housings or bores, windings wound about a cylindrical center support, and generally cylindrical pistons. Alternatively, in any of the embodiments discussed herein, the bores and/or the bobbins and/or the pistons may have non-cylindrical shapes. In one example, a ferromagnetic block may have generally square or rectangular bores formed therein with matching rectangular or cylindrical bobbins placed in the bores. The bobbin may also have a rectangular or square central piston bore and the piston may have a rectangular or square cross-section. Such an alternative provides certain advantages in some applications. Other non-cylindrical shapes may also be used, such as oval, octagonal, triangular, or other. Also, shapes may be mixed. For example, a rectangular or square bore may have a rectangular or square bobbin placed therein, with the bobbin having a generally cylindrical or oval piston bore. Alternatively, a generally cylindrical bobbin may have a central square piston bore with the piston having a square cross-section.
According to further aspects of the present invention, piston position may be determined using current draw or rise time or change in reactance. The preferred approach to controlling the power output and position of an actuator is through pulse width modulation (PWM). In this approach, power is provided to the solenoid coil that pulses with the length of each pulse varying depending on the amount of power desired. As mentioned previously, for best control a feedback loop is required so that the solenoid position can be determined. According to a further aspect of the present invention, piston position may be determined based on measurements of current rise time. Each time the power is connected to a solenoid coil, the rate of current rise time by the coil depends on several factors, including the position of the piston within the coil and the temperature of the coil. Therefore, by monitoring the current rise time, the position of the piston in the coil may be determined without the use of an external sensor or other means. Most preferably, the piston position may be determined by monitoring the shape of the current rise time curve. The current rise time curve reflects the change in current draw versus time.
As mentioned previously, the current rise time curve also varies with temperature. Temperature may be determined either by direct sensing, such as by the use of an RTD, or may be modeled. For example, the temperature may be modeled by keeping track of the amount of total energy provided to a particular coil over time. The particular temperature rise in the coil may then be predicted based on theory or on previous experimental results. The temperature of neighboring coils may also be taken into consideration, as heat may be transferred back and forth through the mounts or solenoid block, if a solenoid block is used. This approach to determine piston position eliminates the need for an external sensor and therefore greatly simplifies the design of a closed loop actuator system.
Referring again to
Those of skill in the art will appreciate that the presently disclosed embodiments may be altered in various ways without departing from the scope or teaching of the present invention.
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Over 16 years ago, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enacted provisions to protect health care data privacy and security and there have been other regulations and guidelines passed since then.
So, it may come as a surprise that a recent 2012 Kroll Advisory Solutions Report on the health care industry shared that increased compliance standards regarding data security hasn’t necessarily increased the safekeeping of protected information.
In the Kroll Report, 79 percent of survey respondents reported that a security breach was perpetrated by an employee and 18 percent of respondents that experienced a breach in the past 12 months cited third-parties as the root cause.
Lisa Gallagher, senior director of privacy and security for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) stated in the press release on the Report that “Healthcare organizations need to ensure that their business associates are taking every precaution to safeguard this information. We know that most security breaches often are the result of actions taken by employees, so background checks, employee training and continued monitoring of policies and procedures are steps all covered entities should ensure are taken by their business associates.”
What types of background checks should organizations consider performing on employees and contingent workers (e.g., vendors, contractors, consultants, temporary workers, and volunteers) to mitigate the risk of an individual either intentionally or unintentionally perpetrating a data breach?
Here are five background checks that you might want to consider adding to your current screening program:
- Identity Verification
Validating the identity of an individual is an important component of a background screening program. An individual may provide an invalid social security number or government identification card to hide a criminal history, bad credit, or even illegal immigration status. You can check a person’s Social Security Number (SSN) in the United States by performing SSN Validation. SSN Validation helps to identify an invalid SSN using an information and number assignment methodology from the Social Security Administration (SSA). SSN Validation can be done on any SSN issued before June 25, 2011, and identifies the year and state of issuance and checks the SSA Death Index to help detect anomalies.
If the individual lives outside the United States, you may be able to authenticate an applicant’s identity information by checking the government issued identification number provided by the applicant against the name associated with that number to determine if it matches the individual’s name.
- Criminal History Check
The last thing you want to do is to hire someone who would be likely to intentionally commit a data breach. A criminal history check reviews potential negative criminal history on individuals that may prevent them from working in certain health care positions. This check performs a search of federal or state courts, as applicable, in the U.S. that typically contain misdemeanor and felony offenses to identify records relating to an applicant.
- Health Care Sanction Check and Monitoring
When patient information falls into the hands of a third-party worker with medical sanctions, a health care company may face serious and expensive consequences. Organizations should confirm if an individual has been sanctioned or excluded from participating in federal and state health care programs or the organization may lose the ability to participate in those programs and face fines and other penalties. A best practice is a health care sanction check searches the Fraud and Abuse Control Information System (FACIS®), a current and historical database of sanctions, exclusions, debarments and disciplinary actions, for information about an individual. And, performing a health care sanction check on an ongoing basis is required in certain states and a best practice in others.
- Adult Abuse Registry Check
Seniors and adults with disabilities are considered vulnerable populations, which makes them susceptible to physical and verbal abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Hiring an employee with a history of committing adult abuse may endanger patients. Some states maintain an adult abuse registry, and prior to hiring an individual, health care organizations can search the state’s adult abuse registry to determine if a caregiver has been placed on a registry for abuse, neglect, exploitation, or misappropriation of a vulnerable adult.Failure by a health care employer to search an adult abuse registry when required may result in civil or criminal charges.
An adult abuse registry check screens applicable state registries for any records of an applicant who has been identified by state adult protective services to have committed adult abuse.
- Extended Worker Background Check
Contingent or extended workers include third-party vendors, contractors, consultants, temporary workers, and even volunteers. When an individual has the same access to patients and patient data as employees, it only makes sense for a health care organization to extend its background screening programto its extended workforce.
Even though it can seem simpler and less costly to rely on a third-party vendor’s word about its own employee background screens, the background information may not be current and the screening package may not be as thorough as the ones that health care organizations use.
If you do rely on the vendor, trust but verify that the checks were performed. In the Kroll Report less than half of respondents (44%) don’t require proof of employee background checks from their vendors – which could pose a security gap.
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Rosedale, a community northeast of the city of Baltimore, was a farming community from the time of the first settlers until suburban development began after World War II. US Route 40, which runs through the community, carried George Washington to New York in 1789 where he was inaugurated our first president.
The origin of the name Rosedale is not documented with certainty. However, a 1950 fourth grade class was told to interview family and friends about the history of the Rosedale community. From that activity came an explanation.
There was a young Englishman who had a farm on Hamilton Avenue just above Philadelphia Road which was covered with beautiful roses. Since his name was Dale and since the roses were so lovely, they felt that Rosedale would be an appropriate name.
The area was settled by many German and Polish immigrants in the latter part of the nineteenth century. An article written in 1940 on the occasion of their 59th wedding anniversary tells the story of one long-time farming family in the area.
Charles Schatzschneider was born in Germany in 1859 and came to Rosedale to do farm labor at age 13. He and his wife raised 15 children and saw the area grow from a wilderness to what they saw as a highly developed community with gas and electric lighting, water and sewerage systems and paved streets. The new electric trains which whizzed past their farm were a wonder to them.
When they came to the area, great three-masted schooners could sail all the way up Back River to the heading. Apparently in 1940, you could hardly get through in a rowboat.
The first school, a wooden building with only two rooms, was on the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Philadelphia Road. In 1950 it was a fire house and hall.
Source: Rosedale Library
Rosedale is located at 39°19'42" North, 76°30'40" West (39.328307, -76.511100).
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 19,199 people, 7,272 households, and 5,330 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 1,077.4/km² (2,790.2/mi²). There are 7,518 housing units at an average density of 421.9/km² (1,092.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 74.71% White, 21.20% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.91% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 1.39% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 7,272 households out of which 30.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% are married couples living together, 14.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% are non-families. 21.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.64 and the average family size is 3.07.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $47,801, and the median income for a family is $52,925. Males have a median income of $36,218 versus $29,278 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $20,243. 5.4% of the population and 3.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.6% of those under the age of 18 and 5.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. About 80 children of all ages develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in the UK each year. It is more common in boys than girls.
More children than ever are surviving childhood cancer. There are new and better drugs and treatments. But it remains devastating to hear that your child has cancer, and at times it can feel overwhelming. There are many healthcare professionals and support organisations to help you through this difficult time.
Understanding more about the cancer your child has and the treatments that may be used can often help parents to cope. We hope you find the information here helpful. Your child's specialist will give you more detailed information. If you have any questions it’s important to ask the specialist doctor or nurse who knows your child’s individual situation.
Learning more about the lymphatic system can help you understand NHL better.
The lymphatic system is part of the immune system - the body’s natural defence against infection and disease. This is a complex system made up of the bone marrow, thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes throughout the body. The lymph nodes are connected by a network of tiny lymphatic vessels.
The lymphatic system
View a large copy of the diagram of the lymphatic system|
Lymph nodes are also known as lymph glands, and the ones that you’re most likely to notice are those in the neck, armpit and groin.
The number of lymph nodes varies from one part of the body to another; in some parts there are very few, whereas under your arm there may be 20-50 nodes.
Cancers that start in the lymphatic system are called lymphomas. There are two main types of lymphoma:
Although they’re both types of lymphoma, there are differences between them, which means they need different treatment.
There are two main types of NHL. B-cell NHL usually involves the lymph nodes in the abdomen and intestines, but may involve nodes in the head and neck. T-cell NHL usually affects lymph nodes in the chest.
Occasionally, NHL can develop in unusual places outside the lymph nodes. This is called extranodal lymphoma.
We don’t know what causes NHL but there is research going on all the time to try to find out. It’s important to remember that nothing you have done has caused the cancer.
The first sign of NHL is usually a lump somewhere in the body, which is caused by swollen lymph nodes. This can cause different symptoms, depending on where the swollen lymph nodes are. If glands in the abdomen are affected, this may cause a feeling of being full after meals and some stomach pain. Other symptoms of NHL include a high temperature (fever), tiredness, weight loss, and loss of appetite. In a few children, lymphoma cells may be found in the bone marrow or in the fluid around the spinal cord (cerebrospinal fluid).
A variety of tests| and investigations may be needed to diagnose NHL. Part, or all, of a swollen lymph gland may be removed so that the cells can be examined in the laboratory (biopsy). This involves a small operation that is usually done under a general anaesthetic. Tests such as x-rays, ultrasound scans, MRI scans, CT scans, blood tests and bone marrow samples may be carried out to find out the extent of the disease. This is known as staging.
Any tests and investigations that your child needs will be explained to you. We have more information about what the tests and scans| involve.
The stage of a cancer is a term used to describe its size and whether it has spread beyond its original site. The type of treatment your child receives depends on the stage of the disease. A simplified version of the stages of NHL is below:
One group of lymph nodes is affected, or there's a single extranodal tumour.
Two or more groups of nodes are affected, or there is a single extranodal tumour that has spread to nearby lymph nodes; or there are two single extranodal tumours, but only on one side of the diaphragm (the sheet of muscle under the lungs, which plays a large part in our breathing).
There's lymphoma on both sides of the diaphragm (either in two or more groups of nodes) or there are two single extranodal tumours or the lymphoma is affecting the chest.
The lymphoma has spread beyond the lymph nodes to other organs of the body such as the bone marrow or nervous system.
Treatment for NHL has a very good success rate and many people are cured. Chemotherapy| is the most important treatment for children with NHL. Chemotherapy is the use of anti-cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells.
It's common for a combination of drugs to be used and treatment may last a number of months or years. The treatment will be planned according to your child’s particular type of NHL and the stage of the disease. B-cell NHL is treated with 4–8 courses of intensive chemotherapy. T-cell NHL is treated for about two years. Your child’s doctor will discuss the treatment options with you.
NHL can sometimes affect the brain and spinal cord. To stop this, chemotherapy may be injected directly into the fluid around the spinal cord. This is called intrathecal chemotherapy.
Very rarely, radiotherapy| is also necessary. Radiotherapy treats cancer by using high-energy rays to destroy the cancer cells, while doing as little harm as possible to normal cells.
High-dose chemotherapy with a bone marrow transplant| is sometimes used (again very rarely) if the NHL comes back (recurs) after initial treatment
Treatment for NHL can cause different side effects, and your child’s doctor will discuss these with you before the treatment starts. Any possible side effects will depend on the part of the body that's being treated and what treatment is being used. Some children have just a few side effects, while others experience more. Side effects can include:
Months or years later some children will develop late side effects| from the treatment they have had. These include a possible reduction in bone growth, a change in the way the heart, lungs and kidneys work, and a small increase in the risk of developing another cancer in later life.
After treatment with chemotherapy, some children - particularly boys - may become infertile|. Older boys, and their parents, should be aware of the option of sperm banking. In this situation, sperm can be stored for possible use in later years.
Your child’s doctor or nurse will talk to you about any possible late side effects and will keep a close eye on possible long-term side effects in follow-up clinics. We have more detailed information about these late side effects|.
Many children have their treatment as part of a clinical research trial|. Cancer research trials are carried out to try to find new and better treatments for cancer. Clinical trials mean there are now better results for curing children’s cancers compared with just a few years ago. Your child's medical team will talk to you about taking part in a clinical trial and will answer any questions you have. Written information is provided to help explain things.
Taking part in a research trial is completely voluntary, and you'll be given plenty of time to decide if it's right for your child.
Once treatment has finished, the doctors will monitor your child closely with regular appointments in the hospital outpatient department.
Over 80% of the children who get NHL recover completely. The chances of successful treatment depend on the specific type, stage and grade of lymphoma. Your child’s doctor can discuss these details with you.
If you have specific concerns about your child’s condition and treatment, it's best to discuss them with your child’s doctor, who knows the situation in detail.
As a parent, the fact that your child has cancer is one of the worst situations you can be faced with. You may have many different emotions such as fear, guilt, sadness, anger and uncertainty. These are all normal reactions| and are part of the process that many parents go through at such a difficult time.
Your child may have a variety of powerful emotions throughout their experience of cancer. We have more information about living with cancer|, including some of the emotional effects a child's cancer diagnosis can have on the family.
Coordinates research and care for children and their parents. There are 21 CCLG specialist centres for the treatment of childhood cancer and leukaemia, covering all areas of the UK and Ireland (there's a map of the centres on the website). Has information about the CCLG, childhood cancer and leukaemia.
Offers practical support to children and young people aged 21 and under with cancer or leukaemia, and to their families.
A national charity that provides care and support to patients, their families and carers through the diagnosis and treatment of leukaemia or an allied blood disorder.
Provides information and emotional support to anyone with lymphatic cancer, their families, carers and friends.
This section has been compiled using information from a number of reliable sources, including:
With thanks to Dr Amrana Qureshi, Paediatric Haematologist, and the people affected by cancer who reviewed this edition.
We worked with the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) to write our information about children's cancer.
Content last reviewed: 1 January 2013
Next planned review: 2015
For answers, support or just a chat, call the Macmillan Support Line free (Monday to Friday, 9am-8pm)
If you have any questions about cancer, need support or just want someone to talk to, ask Macmillan.
Professor Tony Goldstone explains what lymphoma is.
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Hugh Willoughby: was formerly the head of the hurricane research division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and is now a professor at Florida International University. He currently blogs for the New York Times.
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Paul Huttner: chief meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio.
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US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Wednesday announced the establishment of a 35-million-dollar scholarship program for Palestinian students to study for advanced degrees at American universities.
"This program is another step in developing bilateral relations between us and we hope that this program will demonstrate the benefits of US-Palestinian cooperation and help the Palestinian build for their future," Albright said in Ramallah.
"Our objective is to create a cadre of highly trained experts who will devote their talents to building a strong foundation for the public and private sectors in the West Bank and Gaza," she told a joint news conference with Palestinian president Yasser Arafat.
The money, to be drawn from US funds allocated for implementation of the Wye River interim peace accord, will focus on sending qualified Palestinian students to the United States to pursue graduate business and public administration degrees as well as in the health and technology sectors.
The 35 million will be divided into a 10-million dollar grant to be spent over the next three years and a 25-million-dollar endowment for a permanent scholarship program, the State Department said.
Approximately 120 students will be chosen in the first three years, they said - RAMALLAH (AFP)
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – October 7, 2009 – Donaldson Company (NYSE:DCI), a leading, worldwide manufacturer of compressed air purification equipment and process filters, has published the Donaldson Filter Sterilization Guide which details the best practices for using steam and other methods for sterilizing filters. Steam offers an efficient and economical method of sterilization across various points-of-use throughout industrial manufacturing plants due to its ability to inactivate and kill micro-organisms by denaturizing their intracellular proteins through energy input.
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While most of the nation has gone without much seasonal snow, the state already known for winter is buried in weather that has dumped more than twice as much snow as usual on its largest city, brought out the National Guard and put a run on snow shovels.
As a Russian tanker crawled toward the iced-in coastal community of Nome to bring in much-needed fuel, weather-weary Alaskans awoke Thursday to more of the white stuff — more than a foot was expected to fall in Anchorage — and said enough was enough.
“The scary part is, we still have three more months to go,” said Kathryn Hawkins, a veterinarian who lives in the coastal community of Valdez, about 100 miles southeast of Anchorage. “I look out and go, ‘Oh my gosh, where can it all go?”’
The city has seen more than 26 feet of snowfall since November. Snow is piled 8 feet high outside Hawkins’ home and she can’t see out the front or back of her house. Her 12-year-old son has been sliding off the roof into the yard.
In the nearby fishing community of Cordova, the Alaska National Guard is out helping clear snow from streets and roofs. The city already been buried under 172 inches of snow since November; snow began falling again after midnight Wednesday.
“You actually get to a point where it almost becomes it’s expected, that it’s going to be snowing,” said Teresa Benson, a Cordova resident and district manager for the National Forest Service.
The city is struggling with a place to put the snow that has already fallen before dealing with more. Front-end loaders are taking scoop after scoop of snow from large dump piles to a snow-melting machine.
“That’s our big issue, getting our snow dumps cleared for the next barrage of snow,” Cordova spokesman Allen Marquette said.
More than 186 inches of snow has fallen in Cordova this season, including 59 inches for the first 10 days of January alone, according to the National Weather Service. The seasonal record of 221.5 inches was set in 1955-56.
Anchorage had 81.6 inches fall as of Wednesday — more than twice the average snowfall of 30.1 inches for the same time period. The weather service counts July 1 through the end of June as a snow season.
This year’s total already broke the record 77.3 inches that fell during the same time period in the 1993-94 season, and another 3 inches has fallen since midnight Wednesday. If it keeps up, Anchorage is on track to have the snowiest winter ever, surpassing the previous record of 132.8 inches in 1954-55.
The massive snowfall is the result of two atmospheric patterns “that are conspiring to send an unending series of storms into Alaska,” said Jeff Masters, a meteorologist who runs Weather Underground, a meteorology service that tracks strange and extreme weather.
For the second winter in a row, the Pacific weather phenomenon known as La Nina is affecting the weather. But instead of plentiful snow in the Lower 48, Alaska is getting slammed because of a second weather pattern. That’s called the Arctic Oscillation and it has been strong this year, changing air patterns to the south and keeping the coldest winter air locked up in the Arctic.
“Alaska is definitely getting the big dump,” said Bill Patzert, a climate expert at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Many of the lower 48 states have seen an unusually mild start to the winter. A storm dumped several inches of snow on northwestern Wisconsin and western Iowa before moving eastward and to start blanketing Milwaukee, St. Louis and Chicago, which was expected to get up to eight inches by Friday morning.
In the ice-choked frozen waters of the Bering Sea, a Russian tanker loaded with 1.3 million gallons of fuel is progressing steadily toward Nome, following the path being painstakingly plowed by a Coast Guard icebreaker. Thick ice, wind and unfavorable ocean currents had initially slowed the vessel’s progress, but as of 2 p.m. Thursday the tanker and the icebreaker were 46 miles from Nome and likely to arrive on Friday, said Coast Guard spokesman David Mosley.
The city missed its final pre-winter delivery of fuel by barge when a big storm swept the region last fall. Without the delivery, Nome could run short of fuel before another barge arrives in late spring. That’s raised the specter of climbing gas prices — up to $9 a gallon if fuel has to be flown in. Gasoline was selling for $5.43 on Thursday.
The weather has put a strain on the state, which estimates the cost of paying for guard members in Cordova, heavy equipment, fuel and other costs at $775,000, said emergency management spokesman Jeremy Zidek.
In Anchorage, schools were open Thursday, but some school bus routes were canceled because of whiteout driving conditions.
“I think people were girding their loins for a long winter,” said Anchorage police Lt. Dave Parker. He hasn’t seen an upsurge of crime, but “by the end of March, there might be a few frustrated people.”
In Cordova, shovel-makers were making emergency shipments to help out. There are plenty of standard shovels around town, but they’re lacking a version with a scoop that can push a cubic foot of snow or better at a time.
The new shovels cost about $50 each, and the city is paying for them with emergency funds.
The Yukon ergo sleigh shovels, with a 26-inch scoop, have a huge advantage over regular shovels. “Trying to lift snow all day with those is pretty backbreaking,” city spokesman Tim Joyce said.
“We have the National Guard right now using the standard shovel, and they’re getting pretty trashed everyday — not the shovels but the Guardsmen themselves,” he said.
The warmer temperatures — about 35 degrees midday Wednesday — brought another hazard to the Prince William Sound community of 2,200 people: avalanche danger.
There’s one road leading out, and it was closed though it could be opened for emergency vehicles.
The city also is warning people not to stand under the eaves of their houses to clear snow off the roof: “There’s a real high potential that if it does slide, they’d be buried,” Joyce said.
The snow has damaged four commercial buildings and two homes and evacuated a 24-unit apartment complex in Cordova.
The current storm system is expected to be gone by Friday, but it was also expected to get much colder. “So all this wet stuff will turn very, very hard and that’s going to make it more difficult to shovel,” Marquette said.
Meteorologists say high temperatures this weekend should top out from 0 to 5 degrees, with lows of about 10 below.
If there’s one fan of the snow in Valdez, it’s 12-year-old Trevor, Kathryn Hawkins’ son. School is out and the snow is piled so high on the roof that he’s been sliding off of it into the yard.
“When it first started snowing, he said, “More, more, more snow,’ and I’m like, ‘Will you stop it? We’ve had enough.”’ Hawkins said.
“And that was before all this came. He said, ‘I want to slide off the roof again,”’ she said.
“And now he can, to his heart’s content.”
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We love the X-Prize, right? They helped the private sector get into space and are now sponsoring a competition to create a commercially-viable 100 mpg car. But they're not stopping there. The X-Prize Foundation has announced that they will be creating several new prizes for a variety of environmental categories with a total worth of $100M. Apparently, this new suite of X-Prizes includes the Automotive X-Prize and may also include (but not be limited to):
- Energy storage
- Carbon Capture
- Energy efficiency
- Clean aviation fuel
- "The provision of basic utilities for developing nations"
The basis for the need, says the CEO of the foundation, Peter Diamandis, is that progress is happening too slow. Indeed, I tend to agree with him. Though the vast amount of news that we have to cover every day at EcoGeek is a testament to the fact that clean technology is developing quickly, solutions are not coming in fast enough.
The first new prize, for Biofuels, will be launched later this year, with others being rolled out over a two-year period.
The Foundation hopes that each of the sectors in which they provide a prize has the potential to truly revolutionize the economy. And with 8% of venture capital funding in America already flowing into clean technology, it's likely that they're right. Details on the "Energy and Environment X-Prize Suite" (PDF) will continue to emerge throughout the next year. And while $10 M is a bit trivial in what could end up being a trillion dollar industry, it may be that the first $10 M is more important than the last $100 B.
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This paper seeks to study the factors that affect the demand and supply of skilled workers and how this is reflected by the difference in salaries with unskilled workers. The author indicates that the importance of the evolution of the skill premium relies on two basic factors: its importance as a measure of inequality among workers, and as a key tool that describes how the development and globalization processes have been in the studied economy. To dig into these factors, the methodology used is an empirical analysis backed up by the CES katz and Murphy (1992) macroeconomic framework, in four aspects: technology imports to Chile, between-and within-sector decomposition, times series evidence, and sectoral evidence. Such analysis is based on sectoral and macroeconomic data obtained and organized by the author from previous working papers and public Chilean information sources.
The paper is organized as follows. After a brief introduction, section two presents a group of facts related to the evolution of the skill premium and supply and demand factors in Chile. Subsequently, section three presents some motivating theories before empirical evidence is presented, while Section four presents the empirical results of the paper. Finally Section five concludes.
The author concludes that:
the patterns of skill upgrading in Chile and the US are specially correlated in sectors that import technologies from abroad
the evidence seems to support theories that emphasize the role of technology transfers from developed to developing countries in skill premium
policies should aim to increase the supply of educated workers that may help correct the adverse effects of technology transfers on inequality
improving intellectual property rights in developing countries could create incentives to the development of technologies that are better suited towards the labor force available
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A stunning look at the world’s most pressing problems through the eyes of Nobel laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin’s personal journey to find enlightening answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren [...]
Since 1990, the people of Northern Uganda have watched in horror as tens of thousands of children have been kidnapped from their homes, marched to Sudan, and then trained as child soldiers in a rebel [...]
For the last twenty-two years, the nightmare has begun at sundown in Acholiland, Northern Uganda. Under the cover of darkness, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has kidnapped, enslaved, raped and forcibly conscripted more than 20,000 [...]
A busload of children has disappeared from the quiet New England town of Ravensback, and Sheriff Billy Hart is on the case. A short while later, he manages to track down the kids, but unfortunately [...]
Christopher the Cricket lives happily in the forest playing and singing for his friends until Wartlord, the terrible lizard, arrives and prohibits music and kidnaps Linda, the Night Star.
Despite its coastal beauty and colonial architecture, Nicaragua’s oldest city, Granada, is mired in unemployment, poverty and violence. It is the poorest city in Central America where 80% of the population survives on less than [...]
SO YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT? (Written by Judith St. George, illustrated by David Small, narrated by Stockard Channing) Celebrate American history and learn about the public and private lives of our presidents. MY SENATOR [...]
50 Award-winning and classic children’s stories are faithfully adapted and brought to life in this 7-DVD collection. From the beloved stories Harry the Dirty Dog and Make Way for Ducklings, to newer family favorites Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and I Stink!, kids and parents alike are sure to enjoy these storybook treasures, featuring celebrity narration by Meryl Streep, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Lithgow, and others.
Witches and ghosts are always a treat for your child in these spooky tales. TEENY-TINY AND THE WITCH-WOMAN (By Barbara K. Walker, Illustrated by Michael Foreman) A deliciously scary story about a boy who outsmarts [...]
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WORLDS OF WONDER
Lately, I’ve been drawing a number of plans for Disneyland-style parks (i.e. based on yesterday, fantasy, and tomorrow) that steer away – in layout & content – from the traditional, existing parks, while retaining the ‘Disney’ spirit. This park, which I’ve called Walt Disney’s Worlds of Wonder, is big – over twice the acreage of the original Disneyland – and I imagine it would best fit in Europe (perhaps in place of EuroDisneyland or as potential second gate). To change things up, I've gone with the Central Lagoon layout as opposed to the Hub & Spoke, and each land represents a different time period and geography.
The entrance land is Hollywood – a 1930s recreation of art deco, golden age L.A., similar to what exists in Orlando’s MGM, but on a larger, more urban scale. On the west is the Chinese Theatre (same size as at MGM for scale) housing an attraction akin to the Great Movie Ride but showcasing an entirely new set of classic films (e.g., Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Ghostbusters, Predator, etc.) within a similar genre-by-genre context. A red car trolley travels the boulevards.
There is an Autopia attraction featuring famous filmic cars (i.e., The Batmobile, Herbie, Chitty Bang Bang, Delorean, etc.). At the other end of Sunset is the Hollywood Tower Hotel – the early, never built incarnation. Theatres and exhibits round out the land’s attractions.
The next land going clockwise is Pointe d’Aventure – which covers the many great French (his)stories from the 18th & 19th centuries. The Napoleonic era, one of my favorite periods, features in a few of the attractions. His Majesty’s Dragon is a major coaster on the lagoon (track supports are disguised as ships’ masts over water, trees over land) based on the Temeraire stories. The dragon trains dive among a naval battle between French & English man-o-wars.
The Paris Opera House is the basis for the central theatrical presentation, possibly an abbreviated version of Phantom of the Opera musical. A building based on the original Palais Royale houses an AA dark ride themed to the “The Three Musketeers” (book, not film(s)). A canal boat ride takes guests on a slow, yet ominous, journey through the famed sewers and catacombs of Paris. Napoleon’s War College is a mountaintop, interactive walkthrough adventure (a la DaVinci Code) – following the clues left by the Emperor regarding his death/disappearance and the vast treasures he hid. The biggest ride in the land is the super flume designed like the Chateau d’If and letting guests experience the adventure of “The Count of Monte Cristo” (book, not film(s)).
On the opposite side of the park axis from Pointe d’Aventure, is a land representing the other great European power (oft-feuding) that helped to shape much of western civilization over the past millennium: Britannia. Like its French counterpart, there is an urban (London/Paris) section and more rural section. Unlike the French side, however, this British area features some lighter, Disney-based attractions, such as Mary Poppins & 101 Dalmatians dark rides. It also has some darker subject matter, such as League of Extraordinary Gentleman, Sherlock Holmes and Charles Dickens (all original interpretations, i.e., not based on films). On the city square (patterned on the Union Jack), the Globe Theatre houses abbreviated, comical versions of several of The Bard’s famous plays – starring perhaps the Muppets or Disney characters in AA form.
Growing up, my favorite Disney film, by far, was “Bedknobs & Broomsticks.” As London gives way to the rural village of Pepperinge Eye, the ruins of the castle rising on a hillside beyond mark an elaborate dark ride (aboard beds, of course) that follows the adventures of Eglantine Pryce & Professor Emelius Brown. The rural section is also home to a dark ride (LPS) themed to the Wind and the Willows (show building is Toad Hall). On the point, sitting atop the White Cliffs, is a fine dining venue featuring poisoned dragon’s liver.
Bedknobs & Broomsticks is set during World War II, which is eases the transition to City of Heroes, as the first area encountered is a WWII-era military base where Steve Rogers is being transformed into Captain America (EMV ride) to battle Red Skull & HYDRA.
Beyond is a 20th C. American cityscape where guests can experience an aerial stunt show based on Spiderman (under a paned dome modeled on the original Penn Station’s ceiling). There is a diner that has been ripped out of its original location and deposited here (as seen in the Dubai Marvel theme park concept art). A standing coaster is based on the Silver Surfer (not the film) and there is a spinner themed to The Incredibles. The final attraction uses IOA’s Spiderman technology and centers on the X-Men (Xavier’s School being the show building).
Galaxyland – based on adventures in space or future cities – sits at the top of the park. It is here where the park’s central icon is, not a castle, but a 300ft, needle-nosed Galaxy Tower (an observation deck themed as futuristic launching pad). There is a Tron simulator (each guests boards his/her own lightcycle), a suspended dark ride marked by the space docks from Treasure Planet, and a dueling indoor coaster, among other attractions.
The final land, Enchanted Forest, is based on medieval fairy tales (mostly Disney). While the transition from Pionte d’Aventure features a lengthy, indoor flume based on the French/Disney tale of Sleeping Beauty, the Germans also get some representation here with a Rapunzel spinner (swings attached to her hair) and a Snow White Seven Dwarfs coaster. The Fairy Ring amphitheatre features live productions and is marked by Stonehenge-like earthworks.
I’ve written a lot so I’ll stop there and continue discussing it in the comments section if anyone has anything to say. Aside from Megatron85, my most loyal reader, I’m not sure if I’m “talking” to thin air in these posts, so please take a second to leave a comment. The more comments I get, the more frequently I will put up new theme park plans and artwork.
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Oral Medications for Gestational Diabetes
If diet and exercise aren't enough to lower your blood sugar, oral medications are another option for gestational diabetes treatment.
If you have gestational diabetes, keeping a close eye on your blood sugar is the best way to ensure the health of you and your baby. Some women can use simple changes to diet and exercise to achieve the appropriate blood sugar levels, while others need to use insulin.
For some women, oral drugs may be prescribed in addition to, or instead of, insulin.
Gestational Diabetes: Oral Medications
The two most common oral medications used for gestational diabetes treatment are glyburide (Glynase, Diabeta, Micronase) and metformin (Glumetza, Glucophage, Fortamet, Riomet).
Glyburide. This oral medication is usually prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes. Glyburide works by stimulating your pancreas, the organ that produces insulin. Insulin helps your cells absorb energy from your food, keeping your blood sugar levels in the right range.
Metformin. Metformin works by decreasing the amount of glucose (sugar) your liver makes, keeping your blood sugar level low, and boosting your body’s insulin response. Like glyburide, metformin is typically used for type 2 diabetes.
Gestational Diabetes Treatment: When Are Oral Medications Used?
Oral medications can be prescribed alone or in addition to insulin. There has been some controversy around the use of oral diabetes medications during pregnancy, so these medications are usually prescribed only in cases where insulin and diet are not effective at controlling blood sugar levels.
However, although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved glyburide and metformin for use in gestational diabetes, professional opinion about these drugs seems to be changing as more studies are completed.
The debate is not whether the medications are effective at controlling diabetes; they are. Instead, the controversy centers on whether or not these drugs damage the pregnancy and the developing fetus.
Gestational Diabetes Treatment: Insulin vs. Oral Medications
Doctors have to use caution when prescribing medications to pregnant women, because of the risk of possible complications for the fetus. Some of the factors that go into determining if an oral medication should be used include:
Glyburide does not cross the placenta. Insulin stays in the mother’s bloodstream and does not enter the bloodstream of the developing baby, a desirable feature in medication a mother must take while pregnant. Glyburide also does not seem to cross the placenta in any significant amount.
Metformin crosses the placenta in small doses. Even though metformin does cross the placenta and enter the baby’s bloodstream, the total amount of the drug that crosses over is small. And studies have not found evidence to suggest that metformin damages the developing fetus.
Use during the first trimester.
Gestational diabetes diagnosis usually doesn't occur until the end of the second or beginning of the third trimester. Therefore the risk to the developing baby from these medications is minimized because the drugs are not used during the first trimester of pregnancy when the fetus’s organs are forming.
Compliance with medication. One study indicated that women who took metformin were happier with their treatment than women who were taking insulin. Insulin can only be delivered through injections, but glyburide and metformin are oral medications, pills taken by mouth. Making a treatment easier generally leads to increased treatment compliance.
If you have gestational diabetes, the key to a safe and healthy pregnancy is keeping your blood sugar within the appropriate range. Uncontrolled gestational diabetes not only complicates delivery with an increased risk of Caesarean section, it also puts women and their new babies at greater risk for type 2 diabetes in the future. If you’ve tried diet, exercise, and insulin, but your blood sugar levels are still too high, talk to your doctor about oral medications.
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Interesting Info -> Linguistics
Linguistics Resource Page:
Interesting Studies, Articles, Resources, Books, Links, Videos, Lectures etc.
Dedicated to language geeks, word nerds and cunning linguists.
Some Popular branches and sub-fields of Linguistics:
Etymology - word origins and how their form and meaning have changed over time.
Semantics - study of meaning.
Websites, articles and other links of interest. New finds added to the top of this list for returning visitors:
Interesting Linguistics-related Articles:
The Case for Forensic Linguistics - BBC News article: "Text message analysis is becoming a powerful tool in solving crime cases." Also see our articles about Statement Analysis for more info on Forensic Linguistics and applications for detecting lies.
Indus Script - Why hasn't it been able to be deciphered? - Very interesting and informative article from the StraightDope about how ancient languages are deciphered. More about the Indus Script on Wikipedia and a great write-up here on ancientscripts.com.
Indus Script -- is it even a script? <-- excellent read on the controversy, along with comments by the researchers.
Can Language Shape How We Think? - "English speakers tend to see time on a horizontal plane: The best years are ahead; he puts his past behind him. Speakers of Mandarin tend to see new events emerging like a spring of water, with the past above and the future below."
Loosing the Language of Happiness - The consequences of ecological destruction, from Psychology Today.
Does Your Language Shape How You Think? - Great NY Times article from April 2010.
Koro - New Unique Language Discovered - "Koro is really an enigma...There's no obvious reason why a language spoken by just a few hundred people and completely culturally assimilated to a larger, more dominant group should persist at all."
Glottopedia - a freely editable encyclopedia for linguists by linguists.
The Linguist List - Website dedicated to linguistics. "The aim of the list is to provide a forum where academic linguists can discuss linguistic issues and exchange linguistic information." They also have a job section.
Harvard University Department of Linguistics - Check out their resources & links section.
Word2Word.com - Free Language Learning Courses. Huge directory of free online language lessons.
Linguistics Forums at xkcd - Chat with others interested in the study of language.
Linguistic Relativity / Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis - Wikipedia entry.
Wiktionary.org - The ultimate online dictionary. It is also the lexical companion to Wikipedia. Word etymologies, pronunciations, synonyms, antonyms and more.
Writing Systems - Great intro to the written aspect of language on Wikipedia.
A few books I've read recently that you might be interested in:
Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes:
Just finished this, and highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys interesting non-fiction.
Daniel L. Everett first visited the Pirahã tribe as a linguist and missionary. His job was to translate the Bible into this unique language.
The Pirahã have no numbers or counting system, no creation myths, no words for color, no subordinate clauses ...along with many other unique qualities.
His experiences over the next 30 years changed his life and the field of linguistics. Worth reading...even just for the amusing jungle stories.
I've almost ordered this book from Amazon at least a dozen times. Last week, I spotted it in the library, and finally picked it up.
From the title, I expected a fair bit of psycho-babble -- but was pleasantly surprised that this was a book about language and not psychology.
Um... is well-written, and a quick read. I recommend this book to anyone interested in linguistics and knowledge hoarders. Check it out.
More Linguistics Books:
Other great book recommendations. Click on a book to read more about it at Amazon.com
Videos of Interest about Linguistics
Video links will open and play in a new window/tab.
"If humans have a common, in-born capacity for language, and for such complex behaviours as morality, might the faculties be somehow linked?"
"Why are humans the only species to have language? Is there something special about our brains? Are there genes that have evolved for language?"
The Biology of the Language Faculty:
"Chomsky briefly outlines the key components of a biologically based linguistics that began to emerge 50 years ago..."
Just for fun: Play Online Word Games here on Blifaloo.com
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PUKEKO (Porphyrio porphyrio) ©totarabank.com/ecology
- Pūkeko is the common name, derived from the Māori language, for the Purple Swamphen in New Zealand.
- Pūkeko are found on New Zealand’s main islands and in the Chatham and Kermadec Islands.
- The same subspecies is also found in mainland Australia, eastern Indonesia, the Mollucas, Aru and Kai Islands, as well as in Papua New Guinea.
- Pūkeko are known for their bold scheming and determination.
- In times past they raided gardens for kūmara (sweet potato) and taro.
- A stubborn, annoying person was compared metaphorically to the bird, and was said to have Pūkeko ears (taringa Pākura).
- They are known to steal eggs from each other and this is an indication of their character.
- In New Zealand the Pūkeko is mentioned in the Māori myth ‘How the Kiwi lost her wings’ in which several birds of the forest are asked to come down from the trees to eat the bugs on the ground and save the forest, but all give excuses except the Kiwi who is willing to give up his colours and the ability to fly. The Pūkeko’s excuse is that it looks too damp down there, and he does not want to get his feet wet. The Pūkeko is punished for his reluctance and told he must now live forever in the swamps.
- By one account the Pukeko is the spawn of Punga (the ancestor of sharks and reptiles - enemies of the people) but was claimed by relative (and high chief) Tawhaki. Tawhaki cut himself while cutting timber and so daubed the Pukeko’s forehead with his own blood to signify their bond. So the mischievous Pukeko gets his character from Punga and his noble badge from Tawhaki.
Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukeko
Other Photos you might enjoy:
Purple Swamp Hen
Kea (the carnivorous, well kinda) Parrot
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Planning law is complex and we can only give basic informal advice via this website.
Some building works to single dwellings do not need planning permission. This is known as permitted development.
How do I find out if I need planning permission?
Go to the government's Interactive House tool on the Planning Portal website. The 'Do you need permission?' section of their website also contains plenty of help and advice.
In most cases, solar panels on houses do not need planning permission. However there are some restrictions, for example, the panels should not project more than 200mm from the roof or wall.
- Listed Buildings - listed building consent is required if the property is a listed building.
- Conservation Areas - if the property is in a conservation area, planning permission is required if the panels are fitted on the principal or side wall and are visible from the road.
You can find further guidance on solar panels (Planning Portal website).
Still not sure if you need planning permission?
You can apply for an application for a Lawful Development Certificate for your proposed development. We will decide whether the works need planning permission and you will receive a formal notice. Your application needs to be accompanied by:
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Download the application form, help notes and checklist from the related documents list.
If you are not sure about any of the guidance given then contact us. You can also get independent professional advice before carrying out any building works.
Whether or not your building project needs planning permission you will still need to meet building regulations. For more information and advice go to our building regulations page.
Advice can also be found on the building regulations pages of the Planning Portal website.
Permitted development describes building works that do not need planning permission.
Below is a list of common householder projects. Select each one for a link to the Planning Portal:
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If you live in a flat or maisonette it is likely that planning permission will be needed for any external extension or alteration.
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Planning permission is not usually needed when both the existing and proposed new uses fall within the same "use class". It is also possible to change uses between some classes without making an application.
For more information, see Change of use (Planning Portal website)
Most alterations to business premises do need planning permission, including:
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This tutorial explains the concept of how you can use basic line, shapes to draw a horses head from a 3/4 side view. It shows how with the placement of line, circles and triangles you can create the basic correct confirmation of a horses head.
Picture the horse you want to draw in your mind. Stance, The angle of the view you want to create. Or use a visual reference. Keep in mind the size for placement on your drawing area, so you do not run out of room. You can use basic shapes when you look at or imagine a horse, so you can draw it.
If you do not like how your drawings turn out, do NOT give up, it takes a lot of practice. And you can never have to much practice!
Example: This image shows where the center line would be, if on a finished image.
The Center line, is a line that runs the full distance down the front of a horses face, between the nose and the top of the head, between the ears (What would be the “Poll”). This line can be used for balance, judging distances for the rest of the face. (size of the ears, nose, and eyes).
Draw a cross line, about ¾ up from the bottom of the center line.
This line is just below the forehead, about where the eyes belong.
Draw a line connecting each point of the center and cross lines, going all the way around, making a “Kite”.
This is the “Face” of your horse. You can use a “Kite” for a full front face view, as well as variations of the “Kite” for different front/side views. The Kite is NOT used for a full side view.
Draw a large circle beginning at the far corner of the kite, extending about ½ way past the near corner. (This distance will vary depending upon the front view you are creating. In the above image, it is slightly past ½ . This creates a pattern for the cheek. Then draw a smaller circle connecting at the bottom of the larger circle to shape the nose.
You can also use a square placed inside of each circle with the very tips of each corner just on the outside. This will aid in defining the size and shape of the cheek and nose. You can use the squares for as a color guide for shading.
The areas of the horse that appear wide, are the areas that you would give a highlight, or color in with a lighter color to give a highlighted them a highlighted effect. The narrow areas you would add shading of a darker color,
In order to accent muscle depth, or varied crevassed areas.
Color in using colors light to dark. Use of transparency’s are helpful for creating highlighted areas, accents to the tip of the nose, above the eye, and cheek area’s. Use a low setting, 8 or 10, draw line on the area you wish to accent, and redraw the same line . Repeat as needed.
Add mane and forlock. Normaly Darker , or same color as the body color.
Some Exceptions: Dilutes: (Palomino’s, Chestnut with Flaxen)
[ LINK ]
As you watch horse drawings, or horses, try and visualise the shapes.
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photonics.com reports that a solar cell research group has discovered how to boost the power output of organic solar photovoltaics:
New materials have been integrated into an organic solar cell that double its open-circuit voltage and demonstrate the potential to make highly efficient photovoltaic cells much less expensively than with silicon, those involved in the project said.
The research, conducted by organic photovoltaic technology developer Global Photonic Energy Corp. of Ewing, N.J., and its research partners at the University of Southern California (USC), Princeton University and the University of Michigan, boosted the power output of photovoltaic cells, which in turn reduces their cost per kilowatt-hour. The researchers achieved an open-circuit voltage of 0.97 V, while surpassing the power output of a control organic solar cell by over 50 percent. A high-efficiency organic solar cell typically has a open-circuit voltage of 0.54 V. Silicon solar cells can have an open-circuit voltage as high as approximately 0.71 V.
“This latest research demonstrates that we can achieve high open-circuit voltages in small-molecular organic solar cells while also making gains in power output,” said Stephen R. Forrest, Michigan’s vice president for research and the William Gould Dow Collegiate Professor in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering and Physics.
While the article does not say what the new materials are (and I suppose that’s a smart move — trade secrets and all that), on the surface this holds great promise for bringing the cost of solar energy generation in line with more traditional forms of creating energy. Since carbon solar cells are so flexible (the thin-film kind), the article mentions potential developments like window tinting made from thin film solar cells that produce energy while still allowing a view of the outdoors. The article also doesn’t say how far this kind of technology is from commercial application (quite a ways, I’d guess), but silicon still in short supply, these folks might have quite an incentive to push forward — can you imagine how much this technology will be worth to the first companies to market it? Not to mention the effect relatively cheap solar power would have on our utility emissions…
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The January USDA Grain Stocks report has a history of being a market maker, especially in years of price rationing. The report is important to soybeans and wheat, but corn has my interest.
Corn demand can be divided into three main areas: feed and residual; food, seed and industrial(FSI); and exports. Daily and weekly statistics quantify usage for ethanol and FSI, but not for feed. Quarterly stocks reports measure total disappearance, from which FSI and exports are subtracted to come up with feed usage. The big question is whether or not high-priced corn since Sept. 1 (above $7) has influenced demand reduction and how much. Looking at the latest estimate of total usage in the 2012/13 crop year of 11.167 billion bushels, feed usage represents 37.2%, exports 10.3% and FSI 52.5% (ethanol, a component of FSI, is at 40.3%).
If the January report shows demand has not been sufficiently rationed, the market will perceive that prices are not high enough. Exports, nearly half of what they were a year ago, have paid their share, but could be further reduced. This leaves ethanol and feed usage to shoulder the burden. Ethanol stocks data show about one week a month going into storage, so there might be room for downward adjustment. Feed usage could be a curveball.
It’s generally accepted that some of the 2012 corn crop was used in the 2011/12 marketing year. That new crop disappearance in an old crop year will be counted as new crop usage in the January report, skewing usage higher. However, if actual stocks reported are higher than estimated, the conclusion will be that price rationing is at work and visions of extremely tight stocks were exaggerated.
"If the January report
shows demand has not been
the market will perceive that prices are not high enough."
A lot rides on the January report. If it’s neutral and demand has been reduced but not severely, it may require another report to validate the data. My "pivot" point is a total stocks on hand Dec. 1, as will be reported this month, of 8.103 billion bushels. This assumes first-quarter usage of 1.470 billion bushels for FSI and only 221 million bushels for exports, leaving feed and residual usage at 1.941 billion bushels—115 million more than last year but less than any time in the previous 12 years.
There is the risk that USDA lowers harvested acres or tweaks the yield, as Jan. 11 is the last report where it can revise acres and yields. A change of 1 bu. in yield can influence stocks 88 million bushels to either side. History has shown that in difficult production years, Jan. 11 stocks can change from 200 million to 400 million bushels. This is huge. More importantly, once data is released, traders will extrapolate the implied first-quarter usage and how it influences successive usage for the year to determine an ending stocks number that will suggest either more price rationing or that prices got too high for too long and demand destruction was in process.
Be Prepared. The important thing is to act accordingly with remaining old crop and unpriced new crop. A bearish stocks report of 150 million bushels more than estimated means giving up on holding corn inventory that you needed to sell by March 1. Given market volatility and negative technicals, I oppted to sell (cash/futures) all inventory in the cash market and manage the updside if the report turns out bullish. To bet much of the farm on another drought is stacking the cards against you. Increasing ending stocks also means less acreage is needed for 2013. An increase of 150 million bushels in carryover stocks going into next fall could put pressure on new crop prices in 2013. Ending stocks that reflect higher than anticipated usage require higher prices and another review in the March report, with increasing odds of a price rally. Unless spring is wet, we run the risk of planting more acres than last year, leaving Mother Nature to determine if a "7" or a "4" will be in front of our prices next fall.
Jerry Gulke farms in Illinois and North Dakota and is president of Gulke Group Inc., a market advisory firm with offices at the Chicago Board of Trade. Gulke Group recently published Technical Analysis: Fundamentally Easy. For information, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.org or call (815) 520-4227.
- January 2013
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Income Tax: General Filing Information
Business, Estate or Trusts..
Every partnership, corporation, resident estate and trust, and nonresident estate and trust with Oklahoma source income is required to file an Oklahoma income tax return.
An affiliated group of corporations can elect to file a consolidated Oklahoma return. The group's consolidated income, loss or deduction shall be determined on a component member by component member basis. If this election is made, such election shall be binding for all future tax years unless the Oklahoma Tax Commission releases the group from such election.
A corporation having an election in effect under subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code shall not be subject to the Oklahoma income tax on corporations, and the shareholder shall include in their taxable incomes their proportionable share of the distributive income. However, if any of the shareholders are nonresidents during any part of the corporation's taxable year, the corporation shall be taxable on that part of the income allocable to the nonresident, unless the corporation files, with its return, an agreement executed by each nonresident stating that they will file a return reporting their share of the income. (This paragraph does not change the Filing Requirement as set out above.)
Corporations are taxed at a 6 percent tax rate.
Fiduciaries have the same tax rates as a single individual.
All returns, except corporate returns, are due on the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the taxable year.
Corporate returns are due on the 15th day of the third month following the close of the taxable year. In the case of a complete liquidation, or dissolution, of a corporation, the return is due on the 15th day of the fourth month following the month in which the corporation is completely liquidated.
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She is known as Detroit’s Cathedral of Finance.
Originally named the Union Guardian Building, this building was created for the Union Trust Co. when it required more space after a merger with the equally huge National Bank of Commerce. It would vacate its 1895 building — designed by Donaldson & Meier — for a new structure located across the street on a block bounded by Griswold, Larned and Congress.
The commission for the building went out to Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, which chose one of its noted designers, Wirt C. Rowland, for the job. The result was a 496-foot, 40-story steel-framed building sheathed in 1.8 million orange bricks — a specially formulated shade dubbed Guardian brick by the architect. The use of brick is unusual in a building of this size from this era. Usually, granite and limestone were used, and the Guardian was the world’s tallest masonry structure when it was completed.
This was Rowland’s third sizable commission in the city after doing the nearby Buhl and Penobscot buildings. Five buildings were torn down to make way for what would become the Guardian. Demolition on the Huron, Burns, Lewis, Butler and the Standard Savings and Loan Association buildings began on March 1, 1927. The skyscraper was literally founded on bedrock, resting upon 72 caissons sunk through hardpan to bedrock 120 feet below ground. The foundation was completed Oct. 15, 1927. It would open in 1929.
The exterior of the building has a granite base with carvings by Corrado Parducci, with multistory windows surrounded by tile. Rising beyond the base is the orange brick facade, with portions setback to reveal a north and south tower connected to create an I shape. Elegant detail is seen throughout the facade and large amounts visible on the north tower crown.
The interior, however, was as elaborate, if not more so, than the exterior. Upon stepping through the doors, clients of the bank would enter the 150-foot-long main lobby, with a three-story vaulted ceiling above them, that consisted of an Aztec design with multicolor, interlocking hexagons of Rookwood pottery and Pewabic Tile. The giant columns in the room are formed from Travertine marble imported from Italy. At the base of each of these columns is a block of black marble imported from Belgium. No more of this black marble remains in the quarries from which it was mined.
And that’s not the only rare marble in the lobby. Numidian marble was chosen for its unusual blood-red color. No mines in the world quarried it at the time, so Rowland went to Africa, where a mine that had been closed for 30 years was reopened just long enough for Rowland to pick out the marble he needed for the lobby.
And for a ceiling of such height, the main banking lobby is unusually quiet. That’s because the ceiling is entirely acoustical, absorbing sound. A 3/4-inch mat of horsehair covered the cement-plaster ceiling. A perforated canvas was placed over that layer and painted.
Anthony Eugenio stenciled and cut the entire ceiling himself. A crew of 10 painters took on the job, using a pallet of 16 colors. Solid gold leaf adorns the sunburst arches; the rays of the sunbursts spread from the center of the ceiling down along the columns.
There also are several large simulated skylights in the center of the ceiling, giving the effect of natural lighting. They are composed of 4-inch square, glass tiles connected with lead channels and a center made of prisms and crinkled glass. All the glass was imported from France.
The wall between the elevators contains a large mosaic of a pine tree and text outlining the bank’s purpose. From there. The building’s elevator lobbies feature stained glass figures representing Fidelity.
The ceiling, color and stained glass give the Guardian a church-like feel and helped give it its nickname, the Cathedral of Finance.
The banking hall had the same ceiling height, but featured a hand-painted canvas ceiling, which was stretched over horsehair to dampen sound. Upon entering the hall, to the left and right were Art Deco styled teller windows, which flanked a mural of Michigan and its industries, painted by Ezra Winter. Separating the lobby and banking hall was a large screen of Monel metal with Art Deco styling, complete with a Tiffany glass clock in the center, of which only four clocks of the same style exist.
By the time the building was completed, Union Trust had bought up several other banks and become the Guardian Detroit Union Group, which held 40% of Detroit’s banking resources. But the Great Depression hit Detroit — and the bank — hard. In 1932, the bank went into receivership as the New Union Building Corp.
During World War II, the building was used as a command center for the Army as it coordinated ordinance production. The New Union Building Co. took the building back over after the war, but the bank filed for bankruptcy in 1949. It was sold at action in 1952 to the Guardian Building Co. of the Michigan Bank Corp.
Up until the 1950s, MichCon remained the Guardian’s biggest tenant until the gas giant built its own skyscraper - now known as One Woodward - on the site of the Hotel Norton. But MichCon wasn’t giving up on the Guardian, actually buying the landmark in 1975, then selling it to General Electric Pension Trust under a leaseback contract. But in January 1983, MichCon separated from American Natural Resources and began listing its corporate address as the Guardian Building. MichCon would later vacate the building after merging with DTE Energy in May 2001.
In 1998, Smith, Hinchman & Grylls - now known simply as the SmithGroup - said it would move into the Guardian, the gem that one of its architects had designed 70 years earlier.
The Sterling Group bought the Guardian in the fall of 2003 and plunked down more than $14 million in improvements into it. But the biggest change was the announcement that Sterling would open the building up to the public, the first time in more than a quarter century that non-employees were allowed to enter the masterpiece.
In July 2007, Wayne County announced that it was going to buy the Guardian Building for $14.5 million and relocate some of its offices to the landmark. Unfortunately, the county would be vacating its offices in an even older Detroit landmark, the Old Wayne County Building.
The Guardian was designated a National Historic Landmark in June 1989.
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UPDATE: "Buffett Joins Goldman in Bid for Fannie Mae Tax Credits (BRK.A; FNM)"
Treasury officials confirmed on Monday that Goldman Sachs, which reported record quarterly profits last month, has proposed buying or at least borrowing tens of millions of dollars worth of unused tax credits from Fannie Mae, the mortgage finance company that is now owned by the government, The New York Times’s Edmund L. Andrews and Graham Bowley reported.
Fannie Mae cannot benefit from the tax credits, which are tied to investments in low-income housing, because it has lost so much money that it may not owe federal taxes for years to come.
The proposal, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, has been pitched by the Wall Street firm as a win-win idea. Fannie Mae would get cash, which it might be able to pump into more low-income housing investment, while Goldman Sachs and perhaps a syndicate of investors would be able to reduce their taxes.
Investors and financial institutions already trade low-income housing tax credits, so the concept itself is not new. The deal would also be a variant of those in which profit-making companies buy businesses with big tax-loss credits they can use to offset their own tax bills.
But the political appearances could hardly be worse. Lawmakers in both parties have fumed time and again that Wall Street firms — Goldman Sachs in particular — seemed to be profiting from the mortgage bubble and bust they played a central role in financing.On top of that, Treasury officials said the proposal would be of dubious benefit to taxpayers: the government, as Fannie Mae’s owner, would be collecting money with one hand while it was giving back at least as much with the other hand to Goldman Sachs and its investors....MORE
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With the recent number of foods that have been recalled for suspicion of being tainted by salmonella bacteria, one should take extra precaution while buying groceries as well as gather as much information on salmonella poisoning, how to avoid it and how to react should one become infected.
Salmonellosis is the medical name of the infection caused by the salmonella bacteria. Unfortunately, it is not particularly easy to identify foods that have been tainted by the bacteria since it smells and looks normal. Those particularly susceptible to the infection are children, the elderly, as well as people with a weak immune system. The major symptoms of the infection include cramps, diarrhea and fever. Without treatment, one may recover within 5-7 days. Treatment should be immediately sought, should the victim become severely hydrated.
Although there is currently no vaccine against Salmonellosis, one could take precautionary steps to avoid the infection. The first step would be to ensure that all the meat or poultry that one consumes is not undercooked (the middle should not be pink in color). Next, would be to ensure that they wash their hands after handling raw meat, as well as before and after meals, or after visiting the toilet. In addition, one should thoroughly wash vegetables and fruits before eating them. Ensuring that all cut products stay in the refrigerator and are thrown out should they stay out for four hours or more is another measure.
Other precautionary steps may include following labeling instructions on products such as the expiry dates, as well as storage instructions. When dealing with infants, one should be extra cautious. For instance, never handle raw meat and an infant simultaneously. It is also advised that the infant be breast-fed since it is the safest infant food. This list is definitely not exhaustive, but one should ensure they do as much as they can to avoid being infected. If they suspect an infection, one should consult a doctor.
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Von Winiwarter,1 in 1878, described a case in which the arteries of a lower extremity were occluded by a chronic proliferative process arising from the intima and showed an inflammatory reaction of the walls of the vessels. He called this lesion "endarteritis obliterans."
Since then many writers have described this disease, but it was not until the studies of Buerger2 in 1908 that the pathologic changes were minutely described and the disease established as a definite clinical and pathologic entity. From the time of the first description by von Winiwarter1 to the present, there has been a tremendous amount of study and investigation of this lesion.
It is the object in this paper to direct attention to the more general distribution of the disease in contradistiction to what has previously been believed concerning it—that it is a disease involving the blood vessels of the extremities exclusively. It
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While the concept and technology are not new, master data management (MDM) is experiencing a resurgence in demand which is expected to continue as companies seek out strategies to handle the burden of big data and information overload.
Master data management refers to practices and automated processes designed to create and maintain a common, single view of business entities--be it customers, products, locations or accounts--shared across systems, explained Daniel-Zoe Jimenez, program manager for enterprise applications and business analytics at IDC Asia-Pacific.
With MDM, organizations can ensure data quality and obtain a "single version of the truth"--the master data--which ultimately improves decision making, Jimenez said.
Andrew White, research vice president of supply chain management at Gartner, said: "[MDM is] to ensure the uniformity, accuracy, stewardship, semantic consistency and accountability of an enterprise's official and shared master data assets."
He pointed out that this concept of a "single version of truth" is not new but has been buried among other information management programs such as business intelligence (BI) which gained more prominence.
White added that MDM has always been "clearly and narrowly defined", focusing solely on master data. And today, it is at the center of much enterprise effort spanning big data, social media networking and cloud, he said.
Resurgence amid data bulge
Jimenez noted that MDM is gaining relevance and seeing "renewed attention" due to challenges faced by organizations today, including the onset of big data, the need to consolidate IT infrastructures to decrease system complexity, regulatory pressures, risk management, and the booming volume of audits and legal disputes.
"Customers, products, suppliers, and employees are all key assets of an organization. As a result, data and data ownership about such business entities must be maintained in a coherent and consistent way," he said.
For data-centric organizations seeking to reestablish control over data that needs to be shared across the company, MDM plays a critical role in providing the ability to map and track data assets, and reconcile data formerly constrained in silos, Jimenez said.
For example, he noted that for a company that sells a large number of products, failing to establish a methodical process to manage and maintain shared data across applications and across the company, could potentially leave brand managers unable to access accurate information about the performance of products and financial managers unable to measure profitability.
The more products the company adds to its portfolio, the worse this situation gets, he said.
Colin Tan, Asean regional manager of information management at IBM Software Group, noted that typically within a company, data is managed in multiple places, resulting in information being duplicated and therefore unreliable.
"Master data management helps high-value common data [provide] the single version of truth that businesses can leverage to derive business value and reduce risk," Tan explained. "And in today's era of big data, social data, Web 2.0 and cloud, MDM becomes more important."
Governance and data mess prevention
According to White, governing an organization's master data for reuse is critical for any business process that consumes data, inside and outside the company. In the case of big data, the analysis produced from understanding large amounts of complex and varied data needs to be semantically consistent with the data that comprises the business decision being adopted.
"If MDM is not sustained, nonsense will be made of the analytics of big data, meaning, big data will just become a big mess," he cautioned.
Similarly, in the case of social data, the sentiment analysis on such data also needs to be meaningful and must make sense to the user. Otherwise, they would not understand the data and make erroneous business decisions, he added. Ultimately, MDM is critical in enabling valid use of the data, he said.
IDC's Jimenez added that the technology is an "evolving discipline" that has expanded beyond the practices of rationalizing data elements across an organization, to incorporate or integrate with broader goals related to data governance and enterprise information lifecycle management.
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Materia Medica by Kent
LAC VACCINUM DEFLORATUM
(lac-d)The untrained mind naturally rebels at the idea of giving skimmed milk to sick people as a remedy, but when potentized like any other substance it becomes one of the most useful remedies. Every physician has seen a few cases in his practice; men, women and children who cannot drink milk. They say they are made sick by drinking or using milk, and that milk is poison to them.
It is the work of the true physician to study cases and ascertain in each case what symptoms are observed after taking milk. These symptoms constitute a proving of it and it is the best kind of a proving as it is produced upon sensitive persons.
The writer has made it his duty to study each and every one of these ases until the image of the sickness produced by milk HAS DAWNED UPON HIM both from the individual symptoms and from a collective view.
Much can be learned by meditating upon the milk constitution; some may think there is a difference of importance between milk skimmed and new milk, but for all practical purposes the skimmed milk is sufficient and cures the oversensitiveness to milk, if used in a high potency. It is useless in low potency.
It is a useful remedy as it may demonstrate to the unbeliever the wonderful power of the high potency. It has aggravation during the whole twenty-four hours; some cases manifest symptoms only during the daytime, and amelioration comes with the going down of the sun— but this is uncommon.
The chronic milk subject is very cold and bloodless and cannot get warm even in a warm room and by warm clothing; she is so chilly and so sensitive to cold that she feels the air blowing on her in the room as if she were fanned, even where there is no possible draft and others feel the room to be very warm. She is very sensitive to wet weather. She is subject to neuralgic and rheumatic pains all over the body but more especially in the head. The pain in the head is better from cold applications, but the pains elsewhere are better from heat. The sufferings are all worse by motion and better by rest; pains are better by pressure. The bones are sore to touch. Great lassitude and even weakness, can endure no exertion. There is marked restlessness and she is unable to hold up after loss of sleep; extreme weariness from a short walk. She looks and acts as though she had been suffering long or as if she were going into a decline. The skin all over the body is violently sensitive to cold objects and touch of cold" sponge. There is marked periodicity in the nature of the remedy, most noticed in the recurrent headaches. This remedy has had a reputation for curing diabetes and this is not to be wondered at when it is known to have cured the weakness, anaemia and copious, watery urine and great thirst; also copious, dense urine. Many invalids cured by this remedy have appeared to the writer much like the typical diabetic patient; but it can cure only where the peculiar symptoms agree. It will not cure simply when the common symptoms are present. Let all observers faithfully and minutely study all patients who have an aversion to milk; all who have diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, sick headaches, eructations, foul stomach after drinking milk and in time the general idea of the milk sickness will be known.
It is a most useful and frequently needed remedy for infants and children who cannot take milk, not always as their specific remedy, but as one of the remedies that will help many infants to grow up; some grow morbidly fat and others become lean when fed on milk
It has been useful in dropsy from weak heart; from liver complaints and from suppressed malaria. People who drink milk habitually become anaemic and catarrhal; fatty degeneration of muscles, of heart and liver. Malassimilation is the most marked feature of milk poison.
The pains become violent in many parts; in the spinal cord; in eye balls; in supra-orbital nerves; in forehead and through the head; in the stomach; in lower part of the abdomen. Many people are made sick by milk who use cream with safety and delight. Lac defloratum is often the remedy for such patients and after a careful examination their symptoms appear like the proving of skimmed milk.
Loss of memory, listlessness and aversion to mental work; sadness, desires death and meditates upon the easiest method of self-destruction; sadness with weeping and palpitation; aversion to seeing and talking to people; weakness and vacillating mind. He is sure he is going to die. She imagines that all her friends will die and that she must go to a convent; a horror when in a small closet lest the door will be closed and she will suffocate. She becomes faint and dizzy when raising her hands high to thread her needle; vertigo on turning in bed; on moving the head from the pillow; on opening the eyes when lying; in the act of lying down. Faintness and nausea when stepping upon the floor in the morning. Vertigo when reaching up with the hands; tendency to fall to the right when standing or walking.
In sickly, pale, careworn women, when the headache is over the eyes and through the frontal region and the pain is violent; is better from pressure and tight binding up, is better lying down in a dark room; is better from cold applications; is better from perfect rest; is worse from least motion, worse from light, noise, and conversation; when the headache comes on from drinking milk and is attended with COPIOUS, PALE URINE; with nausea and vomiting of food, mucus and bile. Violent pain in occiput, vertex and sides of the head; marked pulsation in the head with all headaches; during the headaches the face is pale and cold. There is also marked congestion with heat of the head and flushed face; the headache often comes with marked periodicity though sometimes not with regularity. Weekly headaches are the most common. Great soreness all over the head on jarring or coughing; sensation as if top of head was lifted off; pain first in the forehead extending to occiput, making her nearly frantic. Intense headache in forehead and through head, worse in vertex—afterwards head felt bruised. With all the frontal headaches there is strong pulsation in temples. It has cured many violent, periodical, sick-headaches, that have been present since childhood and said to be inherited. During these violent headaches there is sometimes a sensation as though the head were expanding; it has cured headaches that come before and after menses. Morning sickness during pregnancy.
Dim vision before the headaches; can only see light, not objects; sensation as if eyes were full of stones; EXTREME PHOTOPHOBIA; dull pain in eyes, worse in left, even while lids are closed; better by cold applications, better by closing eyes, in a dark room; drawing pain in eyes when reading—could only read a few minutes at a time; great pain in eyes on first going into the light; pain in and above eyes, worse by heat and motion. Lids feel heavy, sleepy and dry. Pain most marked over left eye with lachrymation.
Painful pressure or tightness at the root of the nose.
Deathly paleness of the face; wasted, thin and excessively sallow, with dark stains beneath the eyes. Sallow complexion with eczema. Flushes of heat in left side of face; sensation as if flesh was off the bones of the face, and edges were separated and sticking out.
Grinding teeth during sleep, with pain in stomach and head, with vomiting.
Taste insipid, sour; mouth dry; breath offensive; mouth clammy and frothy, especially during conversation.
Globus hystericus; sore throat, worse when swallowing. The mucous membrane of the throat is very pale.
Entire loss of appetite; great thirst for large quantities of water; efuctations empty or SOUR; distension from gas; nausea after drinking cold water in the evening—worse after lying down; nausea from a recumbent position or from motion or on rising in the morning; deathly nausea, but cannot vomit, with groans and cries of great distress; great restlessness and sensation of coldness although the skin was hot and pulse normal. Vomiting, first of undigested food intensely acid, then of bitter water and, lastly, of a brownish clot which in water separated and looked like coffee grounds. Incessant vomiting which has no relation to her meals; vomiting of bile, with headaches; violent pain in stomach. It is a very useful remedy for vomiting in pregnancy in women who loath milk. Cramping in the stomach.
Chronic gastro-enteritis with chronic diarrhoea and vomiting; tenderness of abdomen; flatulence and distension. Heaviness and feeling of stone in abdomen. Severe pain across the umbilicus, with headache.
Chronic constipation where rectum seems paralyzed and injections and cathartics have failed; the stool is large, hard and difficult; after prolonged straining the stool recedes. It has cured after SILICA failed. Constipation in very chilly patients; constipation with periodical headaches and vomiting; frequent but ineffectual urging to stool; diarrhoea from drinking milk.
Frequent scanty urination; profuse, pale, watery urine with headache ; urine very dark and thick; ALBUMINOUS URINE. It cured involuntary urinations when walking in cold air, or when riding on horseback and when hurrying to catch a train; it cured dribbling after urination; it cured a lack of sensation when the bladder was full.
It cured a yellow-brown leucorrhoea, worse before and after menses; it cured a profuse yellow leucorrhoea. Bearing down in ovarian region; menses too late and scanty; menses too late, pale and watery. Pain in back and ovarian region during menses; sudden suppression of menses after putting hands in cold water; pains all over, especially in head; when the milk is diminished or fails it is of great service. The breasts are dwindling
Asthma with bloating of stomach; cardiac dyspnoea.
Short, dry cough; worse in a cold room or in cold air.
Soreness of chest with oppression; rheumatic pains in chest in cold, damp weather; tubercular deposits in apices of both lungs.
Pressure in the region of the heart with dyspnoea and a feeling that he must die; cutting as with a knife apex of the heart. Pulsation of the heart and flashes of heat IN THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND NECK; palpitation from least exertion or excitement.
Heat up and down the back and across from shoulder to shoulder; extreme sensitiveness of back to cold sponge. Herpes on side and neck; itching and burning after scratching; hard pressive pain at fourth cervical vertebra; chills creeping along back between scapulae; intense burning pain in small of back and sacrum; constant pain in small of back.
Ends of fingers icy cold—rest of hand warm; numbness and loss of sensation over outer and anterior surface of thighs; pain pressing down sciatic nerve and heel; morning on rising, with nausea and faintness; weakness and aching in the swollen ankles. Skin thickened on edges of foot; feet cold as ice. Aching pains in wrists and ankles; cold hands and feet during headache.
Great restlessness; extreme and protracted suffering from loss of sleep at night; sleepy all day; extreme insomnia.
Fever at 9 A.M., until morning; wakes in profuse sweat, which stains linen yellow; Hectic fever. Sensation as if sheets were damp.
The skin is so very sensitive to the touch of a cold hand or sponge that the prover could bathe only in very warm water. The skin is cold and pale and veins look blue and very prominent. Herpetic eruptions; itching of the skin; burning, after scratching.
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MINNEAPOLIS (MintPress)–Earlier this month, a network news entity presented its strongest argument to date in the gun violence debate. NBC News prepared an interactive map that displayed all the non-accidental, not self-inflicted gun-related accidents and deaths that took place over the three-day Inauguration weekend.
The map showed Christopher Cotton of Buffalo, N.Y., who was killed while sitting in his car at an East Side intersection. It showed 24-year-old Allen Green of Tillamook, Ore., who shot his 16-year-old girlfriend, Kayla Ann Hendrickson, to death over an argument. It showed Debby McGaughy, a mother of four, who was shot multiple times when her home was invaded. It showed a 14-year-old McDonough, Ga. boy who shot his 15-year-old brother while handling his mother’s handgun.
During the weekend that concluded with the remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — whose life was committed to peaceful co-existence — and where a newly re-inaugurated President Obama told America: “Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for, and cherished and always safe from harm,” at least 91 people died from gun use.
The United States has a gun problem. As of 2009, there are roughly 283 million guns in civilian control in this country. Each year, approximately 4.5 million firearms — of which, approximately 2 million are handguns — are sold in the U.S. each year. There are more than 30,000 firearm-related deaths per year in this country. More than 30 people are shot and murdered each day; half are between 18 and 35, a third are under the age of 20.
Gun violence is the leading cause of death among African-Americans ages 15 to 24 and is the second-leading cause of death in the general population for ages 15 to 24. The United States has the largest death rate due to gun violence of any nation in the world — currently at war or at peace.
Zeke Bambolo is a youth activist against gun violence. He tells Mint Press: “The media has a phenomenal opportunity to shape this dialogue in its truest form (purposeful objectivity) rather than biased smoke and mirrors.”
Problems with reporting
If there were more than 91 gun-related deaths over Inauguration weekend, why weren’t they mentioned until a full month after the fact? NBC News admits that — in its calculations and analysis — that the map presented does not reflect all of the deaths that happened during that weekend, just the ones that were covered by the major press.
There is no census of deaths or murders available, but if one was to take the average rate of gun deaths per day in America (approximately 86 deaths) and multiply it by the three days of the weekend, the total death count for the weekend would be about 258 deaths.
This means that just over a third of all gun-related homicides were covered by the news.
NBC News tries to explain the discrepancy. “The main reason is that hardly any suicides get reported in the media. Suicides by guns are twice as common as gun homicides. Some homicides don’t get any publicity either. Unless a killer chooses a public place, annihilates an entire family or shoots up a Wal-Mart, he might not even get on a website, in the newspaper or on TV, not on a holiday weekend competing with the festivities in the nation’s capital and the Ravens-Patriots and Falcons-Seahawks games.”
The news media has traditionally been called “the people’s eyes,” for it is the role of the reporters and journalists to see what the average person can’t, and report it to the people unbiasedly and accurately. However, the business side of the news has became more apparent in recent years — especially in light of increased competition from 24-hour news feeds and “as it happens” Internet-based news coverage.
The shooting of 20 first-graders and eight adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. fueled the media’s drive to portray gun violence as an epidemic. Since Sandy Hook, news reports of gun violence has increased, giving the impression that gun violence has escalated in recent months. In reality, it hasn’t. The gun violence rate today is roughly the same as it was last year.
The Sandy Hook shootings reflected a spillover. As stated in Gregg Lee Carter’s “Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture and the Law: Volume 1” — “Gun violence has disproportionately affected the African-American community. For much of American history, firearms were used as a means to subjugate African-Americans and deny them full economic and political rights. While overall crime rates, including gun-related crime, have declined among the general population during the past decade, gun violence has increased among African-Americans.”
Systematic discrimination, racial targeting by the police, frustrations about economic disparities and a general sense of hopelessness have made the gun a needed symbol for a people desperate to push back, but unable to do so. Young Black men, in particular — who are more likely to face employment discrimination, police abuse and aggression from other equally frustrated Black males — are more likely to look at a gun as a necessity for survival.
This has led to a situation in which African-American males are three times more likely to be the victim of handgun violence than their Caucasian counterparts. African-American youth are four times more likely to be the victim of firearms violence, with the rate of Black-on-Black gun violence increasing threefold from 1985 to 1992. This has resulted in a fourfold increase in the African-American population in prison from 1980 to 2001. As of the 1990s, one in four African-American males have in the past or now are serving time in prison.
As almost 90 percent of all gun violence suffered by African-Americans was committed by other African-Americans, and as such a large portion (more than three-fourths) of the gun violence in this country is Black-on-Black crime, much of the nation felt justified in ignoring it, as it didn’t affect their communities.
The tragedy in Newtown was different. It wasn’t different because of the age of the victims — of the 91 gun victims presented on the NBC News map, 20 were under the age of 18 — but because of the socioeconomics of the victims. They were not from the inner-city, and they did not fit the mold of the “typical gun victims.” These were kids from an affluent suburban area. As was said throughout the initial coverage of the tragedy — “They could have been our kids.”
The problem in reporting only what sells is that the narrative of the story becomes slanted or biased from the realities of the situation. Gerry Souter is an award-winning writer, producer, director and media project manager. The author of “American Shooter: A Personal History of Gun Culture in the United States,” Souter has been an eyewitness to some of the more chaotic events in modern American history.
In conversation with Mint Press, Souter points out the problem with the media’s historic coverage of the gun violence situation. He says that editors — when choosing stories to cover — must take into consideration both the readers’ and the media owners’ take on a story. No one really wants to hear the same story told over and over again; it will just perpetuate negative stereotypes.
At the same time, Souter continues, failing to report a story as it is distorts the news. So editors have to make editorial decisions concerning the extent a story will be covered. It could be a matter of managing perspectives — meeting negative stories with “feel good” stories and tempering reader “burnout” by limiting the stream of negative stories. However, this editorialization — not reporting about gun violence and then suddently flooding the bandwidth with gun violence stories give the impression that guns are solely to blame.
The truth is much more complicated.
The real problem
It has once been said that the impetus to kill does not originate in the weapon, but in the killer himself.
According to 2000 data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and 2007 data from the National institute of Justice, “no background check” sales account for an estimated 40 percent of all gun sales in the U.S.. Guns sold as part of a multiple units sale to a gun dealer is 64 percent more likely to be used in a crime than a single unit sold gun. In a single year, more than 30,000 guns are reported “lost” from gun dealers’ inventories.
Despite universal background checks being supported by most Americans, passage of such a bill (or any gun control measure, for that matter) through Congress has proven to be difficult. As it stands now, guns purchased from Virginia or other lenient background check states can easily flood a more stringent state with tons of “third-party” guns.
But, even this may be off-base. In stopping violence, it is always better to mitigate the reason for the violence in the first place. If you were to take away all of the easily-obtainable weapons from an angry person, the person is still angry. Removing the weapons do not preclude that the angry person will not seek other ways to act upon his anger.
Souter argued that the gun debate is actually a question of social engineering. While the guns themselves are not the problem, guns offer a false solution to other social issues, such as personal isolationism, crippling poverty, disenfranchisement, and denial of opportunity. Solving the gun problem requires tackling these issues head-on.
Bambolo concurs. “ When I was a child my father owned a gun and my siblings and I knew exactly where he kept it as well as the ammunition, behind the door to his bedroom and not a locked safe,” Bambolo said. “Never did it cross our minds to go and touch it for the purpose of hurting someone or something. We were overrun with guns and drugs by a civil war for several years,” “AK-47 rifles and more were being thrust in our faces daily. Full access and invitation as testosterone filled young teenage boys to a license to kill, loot, pillage and destroy lives. Not a single one of my siblings and I ever took the bait.”
“The media needs to speak clearly that the matters of daily gun violence our culture sees, beyond high profile Newtown, Conn. or an NFL player, is not a systemic issue of gun control. If so it should be knife or rock control because people are killed with those and more. The proper focus and resolution should be focused on the individuals and their families, as well as the general breakdown of family values that have led to these issues. The issue is people. The media, with its responsible use of the influence it has been gifted, needs to objectively call it what it is as oppose to let the ‘lack of truth’ drive this conversation. The media is challenged ‘for such a time as this’ with driving effective solutions to the problem.”
President Obama, at a stop in Chicago during his post-State of the Union tour, echoed Bambolo as he spoke about the absence of his father, “There’s no more important ingredient for success, nothing that would be more important for us reducing violence than strong, stable families, which means we should do more to promote marriage and encourage fatherhood,” Obama said.
“You know, I — don’t get me wrong. As the son of a single mom who gave everything she had to raise me, with the help of my grandparents, you know, I turned out O.K.,” he continued. “But at the same time, I wish I had had a father who was around and involved.”
A nation afraid
Then-candidate Barack Obama, in response to a posed question at Wartburg College in 2007, spoke about the nature of fear in American politics.
“We have been operating under a politics of fear: fear of terrorists, fear of immigrants, fear of people of different religious beliefs, fears of gays that they might get married and that somehow that would affect us,” he declared. “We have to break that fever of fear … Unfortunately what I’ve been seeing from the Republican debates is that they are going to perpetuate this fearmongering … Rudy [Giuliani] gets up and says, ‘They are trying to kill you’ … It’s absolutely true there are 30,000, 40,000 hard-core jihadists who would be happy to strap on a bomb right now, walk in here and blow us all up. You can’t negotiate with those folks. All we can do is capture them, kill them, imprison them. And that is one of my pre-eminent jobs as president of the United States. Keep nuclear weapons out of their hands.”
While attempting to question the use of fear in politics, Obama used fear to explain his point. Fear is the ultimate motivator. It lends strength in desperate situation, it makes the impossible possible.
It allows rationale people to accept irrational concepts.
It has been proven that fear—particularly, fear based partially on truth—can and have been used to sway voters and draw attention from other seemingly important factors, such as intelligence, vision, and competence. “In politics, the emotions that really sway voters are hate, hope and fear or anxiety,” says political psychologist Drew Westen of Emory University, author of the recent book “The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation.” “But the skillful use of fear is unmatched in leading to enthusiasm for one candidate and causing voters to turn away from another.”
The key word here is “skillful.” Recent studies have shown that voters react better when probed by fear, instead of hit head-on. Traditionally, fear has been used to emboldened the minority; Southern Democrats made outrageous statements about African-Americans to justify oppressive legislation, settlers called the Native Americans “belligerent savages” in justifying pushing them onto reservations, and modern-day conservatives paint the Islamic community in harsh tones to justify support of Israel and xenophobic attitudes.
As reported by The Daily Beast, “The effect of fear is not limited to obvious issues such as homeland security. It spills into other political judgments: fear drives voters to cling more desperately to all of their core values. For example, in one experiment volunteers who identified themselves as political conservatives were given reminders of mortality. After that prompt, they rated gay marriage, abortion and “sexual immorality” as greater threats to the nation than they had before the reminders. “When you remind people of their mortality, they defend their world view more strongly and reject those who challenge it,” says Greenberg. By laying a foundation of fear and then raising cultural issues, the GOP in 2004 got more traction from the latter than they would have without the former.”
Ultimately, getting rid of the guns will not help if the fear is still there.
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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) - Wiki
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[Photo] Photo of Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) in the waters of Kauai, Hawaii (top view). Date Photo taken 1999-03-15 ; scan of print 2006-04-15. Author Fairsing http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fairsing
The Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which they will spin longitudinally along their axis as they leap through the air.
The Spinner Dolphin is sometimes referred to as the Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin, particularly in older texts, to distinguish it from the similar Clymene Dolphin which is often called the Short-snouted Spinner Dolphin. The species was discovered by John Gray in 1828. There are four named subspecies:
Eastern Spinner Dolphin (S. l. orientalis), found in the tropical eastern Pacific.
Central American or Costa Rican Spinner Dolphin (S. l. centroamericana), also found in the tropical eastern Pacific.
Gray's or Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin (S. l. longirostris), found in the central Pacific around Hawaii but represents a mixed bag of broadly similar subtypes found throughout the world.
Dwarf Spinner Dolphin (S. l. roseiventris), first found in the Gulf of Thailand.
However the species display a greater variety than these subspecies might indicate. A hybrid form characterized by its white belly is noted in the eastern Pacific. Other less distinct groupings have been identified in other oceans.
The specific name comes from the Latin for long-beaked.
The bulk of the dolphin is dark grey, with darker patches in the tail stock, back and throat. Usually it has creamy-white patch on the belly though this varies considerably. The beak is distinctively long and thin, with a dark tip. The fins too are lengthy for dolphins of this size. The dorsal fin is erect and even leans forward in older males found in the eastern Pacific. However this description has to be described as a little loose - Spinner Dolphins are the most variable in form of all cetaceans.
Adults have varied in size from 129 cm to 235 cm and weight from 23 kg to 78 kg. The gestation period is 10 months. Individuals reach maturity at 4-7 years (females) and 7-10 years (females). Longevity is unknown.
Spinners congregate in groups that vary from just a few dolphins to great schools numbering in the thousands. They are consistly acrobatic and keen bow-riders. The reason for the creature's spinning is not known. One suggestion is that the great cauldron of bubbles created on exit and re-entry make act as a target for echolocation by other individuals in the school. It may also be simply play-acting. Individuals have been spotted completing at least 14 spinning jumps in quick succession.
In the Atlantic the Spinner may be mistaken for the Clymene Dolphin which also spins, but not to such a regular and dramatic extent. The species also shares common characteristics with the Pantropical Spotted Dolphin.
Population and distribution
Spinner Dolphins occur in pelagic tropical waters in all the world's major oceans. Although they mainly live in the open ocean, they are sometimes found near the shores of tropical island chains such as in the waters off Hawaii. Their greatest population density occurs between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Although described as pantropical the species roughly divides up into geographical areas corresponding to subspecies. The total population is unknown and was certainly dramatically reduced by fishing activity in the eastern Pacific, but is still regarded as endangered.
Spinner Dolphins have been studied both in the wild and in captivity in Hawaii. Up to two million Spinner Dolphins, mostly eastern and white-bellied varieties, were killed in the thirty years after purse seine fishing for tuna was introduced in the 1950s. The process killed probably half of all Eastern Spinner Dolphins. See Pantropical Spotted Dolphin for a discussion.
Although not caught in purse seine nets, spinner dolphins in Hawaii can be subjected to multiple daily visits to their nearshore resting grounds. If continued without strong regulations, the magnitude of people desiring wild dolphin encounters and some not-so-ethical tour operators exploiting the proximity of nearshore dolphin habitats while guaranteeing up-close interactions may result in the "loving nature to death" syndrome as found in similar areas, e.g. the Orcas of the Pacific Northwest.
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SAN DIEGO — SAN DIEGO (AP) - It's beetlemania in San Diego County. But there are no screams of joy.
The exotic gold-spotted oak borer beetle, which hitched a ride into California on firewood more than 10 years ago, has been wreaking havoc on old growth oaks and wildlife that uses the trees as habitat.
The beetles appeared in Marian Bear Memorial Park near La Jolla several years ago, and by last year had spread into the San Jacinto Mountains of Riverside County.
UT San Diego (http://bit.ly/134XqHD) reports that countywide about $8 million has been spent clearing San Diego County's beetle-damaged trees, some of them oaks that were centuries old and provided crucial canopies for both animals in their habitats and humans seeking shady refuge.
Officials are warning against transporting firewood between regions and furthering the spread.
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A legal storm in the energy industry that has been rumbling in the distance for three years is likely to come to a head this summer as petroleum refiners, ethanol producers and Washington lobbyists pursue their battle with state agencies in Sacramento.
The latest flare in this clash between a powerful pantheon of US energy titans and federally influential regulators in California occurred last week, after a temporary injunction was lifted by a US court of appeals in San Francisco.
The California Air Resources Board now has the green light to continue implementation of its “transformative” standard, which aims to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 10% by 2020.
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard, first proposed in 2007 under former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, was designed to stimulate innovation and investment in transport fuels with lower carbon intensity such as advanced biofuels, natural gas, electricity and hydrogen.
Opponents of the LCFS say it’s too expensive because the supply of advanced biofuels is insufficient and the costs of compliance are too.
Last week’s court decision marked a key development in the ongoing legal challenge first brought in December 2009 by ethanol lobbying groups, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy. The groups argue that the Low Carbon Fuel Standard is “unconstitutional” because it violates the commerce clause, which was intended to stop states from introducing laws that would discriminate against businesses located in other states.
Where California Leads?
“One state cannot dictate policy for all the others, yet that is precisely what California has aimed to do through a poorly conceived and, frankly, unconstitutional LCFS,” they said.
In December last year, Judge O’Neill in a Fresno court ruled in their favour bringing the implementation – after an arduous and meticulous rulemaking process – grinding to a halt.
The RFA this week said that it will continue to fight the LCFS through the courts. “We think Judge O’Neill’s initial ruling was based on sound legal precedent. The LCFS is unconstitutional, unlawful and punitive,” said a spokesman.
Since 2009, other opponents of the LCFS have filed additional commerce clause challenges largely because some types of ethanol brought to the Californian market from the Midwest will not meet the standard. Canadian tar sands companies have also complained that the LCFS is a barrier to entry to the Californian market for its heavy crude.
California’s ARB based LCFS standard on full lifecycle emissions – “well to wheels” or “seed to wheels” – which include transport to the state and the carbon-intensity of the electricity used to produce fuels.
The explicit intention of the California LCFS is that this regulation should be transformative.- Chris Malins
The carbon intensity of US ethanol is already relatively high compared with ethanol produced in other countries. US corn ethanol, for example, produces 103 grams per megajoule of energy, where as French corn ethanol produces 49 grams per megajoule, according to energy data published by the UK government.
Midwestern farmers lobby groups joined forces with refiners and truckers: Rocky Mountain Farmers Union; Redwood County Minnesota Corn and Soybean Growers, the American Petrochemical and Refiners Association; American Trucking Associations; Center for North American Energy Security; and the Consumer Energy Alliance.
The American Petrochemical and Refiners Association cites a report from Charles River Associates, which claimed that a national LCFS could raise gasoline and diesel prices by 80% within five years.
Major Disruption Threat Cited
Catherine H Reheis-Boyd, president of the Western States Petroleum Association which is not one of the petitioners, said that refiners on the west coast are also “disappointed and concerned” by the decision to lift the stay of enforcement.
“California refiners already face very difficult economic conditions and allowing CARB to begin enforcing the LCFS during the legal review will put them in an even more precarious position. The LCFS as currently written is not a feasible regulation that refiners can comply with without incurring unacceptable cost burdens and without potentially risking major disruptions in the market for transportation fuels.
“Subjecting refiners to short-term enforcement of a regulation that we believe ultimately will be found unconstitutional is unwise, extremely costly and disruptive.”
Dr Chris Malins, clean fuels program lead at the International Council on Clean Transportation, said: “The explicit intention of the California LCFS is that this regulation should be transformative. This rule provides the investment framework for the investments that will move the industry forward and make supplies of these fuels available. It’s easy to overstate how much is possible in 2012 when there’s no cellulosic fuel in the market yet and therefore the whole thing can’t work.
“You need a solid, reasonably predictable framework that gives market confidence for those investments to happen. At the same time, it is in the nature of something transformative that it can be challenging.”
On the Other Hand
But lower carbon fuel producers have also stepped into the arena with submissions to the courts detailing loss of business and investment deal flow.
Inbicon, a subsidiary of Danish-owned DONG Energy, is one of many companies that have told Judge O’Neill of the regulatory uncertainty resulting from his injunction last December.
Inbicon is a biomass conversion company which turns crop waste into cellulosic ethanol “drop-in” fuels and other petroleum replacement products. Read more about drop-in fuels here.
Christian Morgen, the general manager in the international sales and marketing team, said:
“Following the issuance of the injunction … the business success that Inbicon expected to have in the Californian market has been jeopardized. In particular, it creates uncertainty that discourages equity and financial investment in Inbicon projects. Projects slated for 2012 will be put on hold. This could harm Inbicon’s ability to grow its business in the United States.
“I believe plants such as Inbicon Biomass Refineries can provide a strong economic boost to the state’s economy and create thousands of good jobs… Many winners can emerge from this process – but not absent an LCFS in California.”
Clean Energy Fuels, based in Seal Beach, California, specialises in compressed natural gas (CNG) liquefied natural gas (LNG) and renewable natural gas (RNG).
Harrison Clay, the president of Clean Energy Renewable Fuels, said in court submissions said that the company had been planning to sell credits it had earned through an LCFS market mechanism, similar to the tradable Renewable Identification Numbers already used in the ethanol industry under the Renewable Fuel Standard 2.
Clay said the company had just signed a contract worth $1.2 million just before the injunction. But less than two weeks later, the regulated party that entered into the credit contract with the company indicated that it wanted to back out of the deal because of regulatory uncertainty.
Propel Fuels, based in Redwood City, California, also told the judge about investment disruption: “The absence of the LCFS will create confusion in the market and potentially reduce the availability of equity and project financing. Limiting investor appeal could damage Propel’s ability to grow and scale inside the United States.”
San Francisco algal biofuels company Solazyme, and Seattle biofuels producer, Imperium Renewables, have also expressed concerns over investment risk created by the legal actions.
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard blazed a trail when it was proposed under former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as way to meet California’s pioneering AB32 climate change legislation requiring a 25% reduction in GHG emissions on 1990 levels by 2020. Not only was the LCFS the first such standard introduced in the US, it was the first in the world.
Read more about AB32 here.
At that time, as many as 16 states had similar legislation on its books. But the legal challenge has curtailed progress. Other states will be watching with interest what happens in California. Oregon, Washington, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maine, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont still have proposals that could be revived by the failure of the legal challenge.
The removal of the temporary stay is a signal that Carb and its LCFS will eventually prevail when the final ruling is expected this summer, said Timothy O’Connor, director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s California climate and energy initiative.
“This isn’t game over for this legal challenge, but it’s a very strong signal that ARB is on firm legal footing,” he said.
Support For A National Standard?
Such a result could trigger a resurrection of political support for a national standard and bolster the strength of the California Air Resources Board to push through complex regulations in economically challenging times, which are then gradually adopted by other states and eventually also at a federal level – a reputation for leadership cherished in California.
“We’re hoping that this type of effort led by California picked up by other states can lead to really something progressive nationally,” said O’Connor.
California’s cap and trade system, another key piece of the AB32 legislation, has so far escaped industry challenge in the courts ahead of its first compliance period in January 2013.
A positive ruling on LCFS could provide greater regulatory certainty for the cap and trade program, he said.
“Folks are probably going to sue regardless, but this doesn’t give more red meant in front of the barking dog. It takes away what would be a really obvious ability for plaintiffs to sue but it’s not necessarily going to take it off the table entirely.”
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North Korea tested a nuclear bomb. Click on that link if you want to read the about the test itself--I'm more interested in the fallout.
Even though the test device was detonated in a 700m deep shaft, radiation will still escape into the atmosphere. And the US Air Force WC-135 Constant Phoenix is surely already busy flying off the coast of North Korea performing their dull but essential particulate analysis mission. This will likely confirm that the fissile material was the product of NK's Youngbyon reactor complex.
Now what? The fears are that this will spark an East Asian arms race. Japan has all the necessary technology and plenty of nuclear facilities to leverage--they could build a nuclear capability very quickly if so inclined. With new PM Shinzo Abe at the helm, and the pacifist voices of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors growing more quiet by the year, this is a very real concern. With Japanese deployment to Iraq (albeit in a nominally non-combat role) passing without major controversy at home, the groundwork for rearmament is already being laid. Japan's dependence on imported energy sources may prove to be the final straw--will Japan be able to curry favor abroad and continue to win oil concessions through charity, or will they feel the need to back that up with a military stick? While oil is theoretically fungible and traded freely worldwide, there is simply not enough oil within easy reach of hungry East Asian markets--as effective as charity may be, it is not capable of forcing open a choke point such as the Strait of Mollucca.
In addition, one of the long-standing Korea theories holds that the ultimate goal of America is to maintain the status quo--a divided Korea is stabilizing because it prevents either regional unification or conflict. Specifically, a divided Korea keeps a powerful US military force--and just as importantly a viable excuse to maintain that force--in the theater. A divided Korea provides the justification for the US to remain as the military protector of Japan, and thereby prevent their re-armament. So long as a US military force is committed to the region, and opposed to China, Japan does not have a reason to build up its own "Self-Defense Forces" to counter a chinese threat. Or so the theory goes. But with the US bogged down in Iraq, further tied down by the need to deter Iran, the US military presence in East Asia rings hollow. In my opinion, there is no viable military option available to the US. And so far, the Bush version of diplomacy has failed both locally (it didn't prevent this test) and globally (it has shown nations such as Iran that you will be handled more softly if you already have the bomb). Would the Clinton version--direct engagement and talks--be any more successful? I think it would be more effective locally but equally counterproductive globally--it still shows others that you get what you want when you play the nuclear card. Either way, it will be interesting to see what will happen next...
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John's Story: Crossing the Smoke-Free Finish Line
When John Peterson is behind the wheel of his race car, he's doing more than just trying to win a race. With every lap, he's passing on a message to racing fans about not smoking.
John is a race car driver, and his team is Smoke-Free 83. With each lap, fans see John's car covered with information about quitting tobacco, including a nationwide 1-800 number they can call.
Off the track, John travels with his car and talks to fifth graders about why they shouldn't start using tobacco. The kids hear his message, sit in the race car, and even sign their names on the car.
John knows firsthand how hard it is to quit after you start using tobacco. He smoked and chewed tobacco for 16 years before he was able to quit for good.
Like many smokers, John started his habit back in high school. After smoking for 10 years, John tried to quit on his own-but he wasn't ever successful. "I actually thought I'd never be able to quit," John says. Then one day John got an e-mail about a quit-smoking class offered through his employer. He signed up-a step that put him on the right track to kicking his habit. "The class taught me how to get ready to quit," John says. That planning was the key to his success.
Lessons to learn
John had a lot to learn and plan for before he actually quit.
His first step was to understand how the addiction to nicotine worked. "I had never heard of dopamine before. It's the 'feel good' chemical of your body. Normally your body dishes it out regularly to keep you on an even keel. But in my case, my body wouldn't give me dopamine unless I gave it nicotine. My body knew that dopamine was as close as the next cigarette."
In the quit-smoking class, John learned about the destructive path that tobacco and nicotine took while traveling through his body to his brain. "I used to think tobacco only affected my lungs and my lips. I didn't realize that all of those chemicals are flowing through the rest of your body to reach your brain."
As soon as John knew more about how tobacco affected his body, his next step was to make a plan. He set a date to quit and figured out which stop-smoking aids to use. In past attempts to quit, John tried both the patch and nicotine gum, but he didn't read the instructions on how to use them correctly. This time, John was prepared. He learned that no matter which aids he chose to use, being in the class meant he had a better chance of quitting.
He worked toward quitting by seeing his quit date as a finish line he would cross. When he crossed the line, he would be a nonsmoker.
Strength from others
Hearing other peoples' success stories encouraged him. His classmates told him that before they took the class, they never thought they'd quit either. Hearing their stories gave John the confidence and strength to go for his goal to quit smoking.
John also took advantage of online help. "The online resource was a really good place to firm up what I'd learned in the classes. The online part also calculated what I'd spent on cigarettes. That was an amazing number-thousands of dollars, easily enough to buy a race car."
All the effort John put into getting ready to quit helped him stay focused on his goal and not give in to the temptation to smoke. "The way I look at it is that it took all of this effort," John says. "If I blow it by taking a cigarette because of a craving, I'd have to start all over again. It was a big incentive to not light up."
John's story reflects his experiences as told in an interview.
For more information, see the topic Quitting Smoking.
|Primary Medical Reviewer||Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine|
|Specialist Medical Reviewer||John Hughes, MD - Psychiatry|
|Last Revised||July 6, 2011|
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