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A critical Analysis of an Architectural Innovation: Artificial Intelligence Applying in Bank Risk Control System
With the rapid development of science and technology, finance and science and technology have entered a faster and deeper integration stage, which has brought an impact on the traditional banking industry. As the main representative of traditional financial institutions, on the one hand, commercial banks are fiercely impacted by financial technology, and the payment, liability and asset sides are squeezed. On the other hand, the traditional banking industry also has the ability to use financial technology to build high-quality applications of big data, cloud computing and other technologies, strengthen risk control and improve business results. Firstly, this paper analyzes from the theoretical level, defines the concepts of financial technology, bank competition and bank risk-taking, and theoretically analyzes the mechanism of the impact of financial technology and bank competition on bank risk-taking. Secondly, this paper uses the Sweet Spot model from feasibility and desirability, viability analyzes the current situation of financial technology, bank competition and bank risk-taking to provide a practical basis for demonstration. In order to better define the innovation type of artificial intelligence in the field of risk control, Satellite's innovation model is used and ARCS (Artificial Intelligence risk control system) is regarded as one of architectural innovation. Finally, on the basis of process innovation, this paper analyzes the possible benefits and risks of ARCS application from three aspects: government, consumers and employees.
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The EU and ASEAN are long standing partners, with shared values, principles and outlook on rules-based international order and effective multilateralism. The elevation to a Strategic Partnership in 2020 marked a new chapter in EU-ASEAN relations. A Commemorative Summit will be organised in Brussels later this year, to celebrate 45 years since the establishment of Dialogue Relations.
In April 2021, the EU launched its Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific to step up its engagement on strategic and security issues with partners in the region. The strategy is aligned with the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and reaffirms the EU’s commitment to the principle of ASEAN centrality.
During the ASEAN-EU Senior Officials Meeting on 8 July 2021, the EU reiterated its support towards the centrality of ASEAN and the multilateral anchor it provides. The two sides also discussed how to further strengthen EUASEAN cooperation, in a number of areas, ranging from trade, investment and connectivity, to sustainable development, security issues and responding to global challenges. Discussions also highlighted the EU’s longstanding support for the principles of democracy, the rule of law and good governance, respect for and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, which are enshrined in the ASEAN Charter.
The meeting was co-chaired by Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Stanley Loh and Gunnar Wiegand, Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific in the European External Action Service. It was also attended by officials from all ASEAN and EU Member States, as well as representatives from the European Commission and the ASEAN Secretariat.
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Enterprise Skill Sharing App
UI & UX Design, User Research, Prototyping
Alex Babatunde, Phillip King, Nicole King
Our goal with Beacon was to create an intuitive native app that guides users to make informed decisions during a natural disaster. The app enabled users to map disasters in real time, learn how to prepare for disasters, donate in dynamic ways, and alert neighbors of crucial information.
Especially at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., organized disaster relief efforts were slower to deploy as they had to adjust to the new context. Community-led efforts had to fill in as they could on the ground, setting up shelters, organizing volunteers, and coordinating tasks, mainly through text message and excel spreadsheets.
Our goal was to design an application to coordinate community-led efforts to respond to natural disasters. The app would streamline local led activities and make them more effective as impacted individuals wait for the National Guard, American Red Cross, and other organized groups to come in to assist.
On this project, I worked closely with two other product designers. My specific deliverables were designs for the donation feature within the app. Within the donation feature I developed a persona, story board, wire flows, wireframes, and hi-fidelity prototypes.
The project spanned over a time period of 6 weeks. Due to the relatively short nature of this project, we were more heavily focused on the latter half of the design process: the wire flows, the hi-fidelity designs, prototyping. The scope of the project included:
Discovery & Research
To kick off the project, I led a planning session to determine key tasks, owners, and milestones we aimed to accomplish within our 6 week timeline.
After defining the key tasks to accomplish, I developed a gantt chart we used to track our progress each week.
Discovery & Research
Our goal was to understand the behaviors and needs for individuals, families, and local organizations during a natural disaster. Below are the key questions we addressed with our research.
To identify how individuals, families, and local organizations are impacted before and after a natural disaster occurs we conducted user interviews and desk research. Due to the quick turnaround we only interviewed 1 person, but relied heavily on websites like Reddit to learn about people’s experiences.
After completing our interview and synthesizing our desk research, we split our findings into two categories for the two users we would be tailoring the app to: Residents, and Community Organizers.
Key Insights from Residents
• The neighbors lean on each other for a lot. They are close and rely on each-other to stay informed during natural disasters.
• When a natural disasters hit, people quickly react and band together to look for safety.
• In times of natural disaster, people lack a cohesive direction for the steps they should take to safety.
• During natural disaster the sharing of information is harder due to damaged cell towers.
Key Insights from Community Organizers
- • Local nonprofits and government agencies know the immediate needs of their community best. With boots on the ground, they can tell you which supplies are needed first, in what quantities, and when
- • Charities often don’t have the time, space, or volunteers to separate unsolicited donations into searchable sizes, so clothing, for example, often goes unused or gets thrown out.
- • Setting up a central location to assist survivors is critical, as is arranging transportation and someone to accept any disaster relief donations.
- • Money makes the biggest impact after a disaster. Through financial donations, supplies can be purchased from local or nearby businesses. This helps keep the impacted community afloat economically and reduces the cost and delivery time of transporting supplies.
After analyzing the interview results and desk research, it was evident that there were 2 user frustrations that made streamlining community led efforts difficult. There was a lack of clear direction and communication between local organizations and the community.
In addition, it had become clear these problems were occurring before, during and after the natural disaster . Therefore we developed 3 key solutions that could help users prepare, donate, and stay alerted during natural disasters. The solution came in the form of a new natural disaster app concept : Beacon.
To better understand how to design for users impacted by natural disasters, User Personas were created for each type of user.
Below is a brief version of Kara’s persona, a 29-year old resident of Colorado, manages a bookshop, and is looking for ways to educate herself and children on ways to stay safe if a forest fire occurs. Kara’s persona was used to understand a user who would like to be prepared for natural disasters.
Below is a brief version of Gabriel’s persona, a 24-year old resident of Colorado, an EMT and community organizer, seeking a way to set up infrastructure for volunteering at a local organization. Gabriel’s persona was used to understand a user who would have to organize volunteering and donation efforts during natural disasters.
Map Section: Map serves as home base for users while exploring the product
Prepare Section: Prepare contains learning modules and checklists users could use before natural disasters
Give Section: Give allows users to volunteer, donate money, or manage volunteers/donations
Alert Section: Alerts provides a live feed of reported incidents from the map
Each one of the functionalities were complex, so we divided and conquered by each working on a main section. I worked on the Give section. The goals of my design were to:
- Equip community organizers with a way to handle unsolicited relief donations
- Make it easy for community organizers to create a donation infrastructure
- Help donors clearly understand what things are needed for donations
Develop a system for transportation
A challenge I encountered when working on the Give feature was determining a flow that allowed both residents and community organizers to leverage the give feature without an additional log-in. The main point of constructing this was to visualize how the Give feature could not only enable residents to get involved but also allow organizers to easily update their initiatives . We decided the best spot to initiate the switch between a resident and organizer was at the beginning of the user flow.
The wireframes I developed for the Give page leveraged a toggle to allow users to switch between assist mode, and organize mode. The assist mode was useful as it allowed residents to either donate or volunteer at a local organization. While the organize mode allowed community organizers to manage volunteering and donations from an administrative view. Often times organizers are also residents so this toggle allowed them to stay up to date with efforts in their neighborhood, and ensure their initiatives were listed properly.
Feature 1: Cash Donations
Within the assist mode, users are able to easily donate to a local organization. To promote cash donations, the toggle is set to begin on cash whenever a user clicks donation.
Feature 2: Item Donations
Within the assist mode, users are able to easily donate to a local organization. By using the toggle users can choose to donate items rather than cash. In this flow user is provided a list of needed items to help reduce the amount of excess goods local organizations typically receive. In addition, users can register their donations in the app, receive a confirmation number, and use the number to check in at donation center. The registration feature allows the center to create a tracking system of the items expected to be delivered .
Feature 3: Volunteer
Within the assist mode, users are able to volunteer and support a local shelter. In the initial wireframe users are capable of exploring various dates and selecting shifts, and register as a volunteer for them.
Due to the timeline we were unable to test our product with users, but relied on feedback from our cohort members. In regards, to the Give feature I was given the following feedback:
• Calendar Feature within the volunteer flow may be hard to develop and can be hard for users to click on a phone
• Our give back feature only speaks to donations, where often times during natural disasters people can also give rides or providing gas
The Before Volunteer Modal provided an easy way for the user to complete sign up for volunteering on one page. However, based on technical feedback building out a calendar the way it was designed would be very difficult. We decided to split the task of registering for volunteering from 1 step to 3 steps.
The Gas Feature we designed was a way a user could volunteer to provide rides and receive gas. This feature addressed an issue where during natural disasters many people who may not evacuate are often unable to afford to leave. By including this feature we would be able to help to provide a way for people stranded to find transportation.
The outcome of the Give feature is both community organizers and community members have various ways to support during natural disasters. As a community member you can either donate cash, items, or even give a ride. As a community organizer you have the ability to minimize the hectic nature of donations.
With these options available for every user and solving two distinct user problems. And while this is a concept project, the expectation is to see an increase in user satisfaction and the number of orders placed per user per week within a food delivery application.
Design systems saved us a lot of time during this project. Even for a concept project like Beacon, setting up a simple design system to continuously pull from kept our design process lean, fast, and focused, while tying everything together from the reuse of common UI elements across multiple screens.
Check out the full Beacon Design System and App Screens designs in their entirety in Figma. Feel free to go through the file to see how I structure design files.
Hit the button below to view the project in Figma!
Taking the time to step away from each and returning to ask yourself what went well, and how you can improve next is essential to polishing your design skills. Below are some bullet points sharing my thoughts
What went well?
• Using Trello for project management was fantastic. This tool kept us organized from start to finish.
• I received some awesome insights from Reddit. Definitely something I will continue to do for future projects.
• Being able to develop a project with a group of designers was amazing. Bouncing ideas off each other and bringing our different perspectives really helped expanding my creativity
• I enjoyed being able to play multiple roles (UX researcher and UI Designer) to reach a solution.
What could improve next time?
• Adding a chat feature to the volunteering feature would allow users to communicate directly with community organizers
• Leverage surveys as a way to get insights for research
• Finding a way for volunteers to know what they would need to do when they volunteered
I had an awesome experience conceptualizing and designing Beacon! Thank you to all of those who interviewed with us and provided valuable insight into their experiences with natural disasters, as well as the other designers I reached out to for advice.
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S&R’s collection of a discussion on human-caused climate disruption between Brian Angliss, S&R climate/science writer and electrical engineer, and Burt Rutan, aerospace engineer and former CEO of Scaled Composites.
When you look at the ice core record, there’s a significant amount of correlation between sea level rise and the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air at the time. But […]
[Updated 12/12/07: Added myth #21, since ice cores show CO2 increasing after temperature increases in the past, it must be occuring this time too.] [Updated 9/15/07: Added myths #19 & #20, climate […]
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?Trump knows that India wants peace with Pakistan,? he said, a day after the Pakistani government issued a readout of the telephonic conversation between Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Photograph:( Getty )
US President-elect Donald Trump knows who is America’s “true friend” and his administration will foster constructive ties which will pay dividends on peace and prosperity in South Asia, said the Indian-American industrialist Shalabh Kumar, who, along with his family, have donated a whopping $1.1 million to the Trump campaign. Kumar was among the top 14 donors for the Trump campaign, and has since been appointed to the Transition Finance and Inauguration committee.
“President-elect Trump has said that under Trump administration, the US and India will be ‘best friends’ and that he loves the Hindu and Indian people, and particularly admires Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said Kumar.
“Trump knows that India wants peace with Pakistan,” he said, a day after the Pakistani government issued a readout of the telephonic conversation between Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Kumar, founder and chairman of the Republican Hindu Coalition, was instrumental in bringing Trump to a Hindu-American event less than a fortnight before the elections. He said the President-elect believes that many of the people of Pakistan seek peace with their neighbours and would like to stamp out radical Islamic terror.
“Some of Pakistan’s leaders, as well, have expressed these intentions and have a wonderful relationship with India’s leaders. Trump knows who are the true friends of the US in the region,” Kumar said. “I know that President-elect Trump and the incoming administration will do everything it can to encourage these intentions and foster constructive relationships which will pay dividends on peace and prosperity in Asia and throughout the world,” he said.
“I believe that President-elect Trump would make supportive and kind statements about the Pakistani people and PM Sharif,” he said.
“President-elect Trump extends a hand in peace and friendship to all countries and all people who will deal fairly with the US and who seek a more peaceful and prosperous world. Under the administration, we will put America first, and will support alliances around the world that benefit the stability and welfare of all people,” Kumar said.
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I really had no intention of making this political, but I've been thinking of this expression a lot lately. and I just Googled it and I found out it's what Barack Obama said when Donald Trump became apparently elected president. It could have been the end of the world and it still might be but it hasn't been.
2020 also taught that only the end of the world is the end of the world. It's important that I pause here and acknowledge the fact that millions of people died and many millions of people got sick. 2020 was literally the end of the world for many people. But here we are in 2021, reading this.
So my (very first world) problem is that I am not going to run the New York City Marathon this year. The good news is that I have an overuse injury. that was a joke.... in order to keep myself from tripping over my own toes I wear ankle foot Orthotics. From a distance they look like bands that go around my calves. But there's actually a carbon fiber rod that goes down into my shoe and there's a plate underneath my foot. It solves the problem of foot drop. It also means I'm running on a carbon fiber plate and losing all the padding that my Hookas come with. The little bone behind my big toe started not liking that. He complained by swelling. When it swells it feels like there's a electrical dumpster fire in my shoet hen the pain actually gets worse when I take off my shoe because my foot gets a chance to swell. I have a swollen sesamoid bone. Sesamoiditis.
So back to physical therapy for strengthening exercises mostly around my toes . I also had a hole drilled in the bottom of my orthotic right underneath my sesamoid bone. I think that's the trick. So this morning I tried out my new feet. 300M regardless of what the GPS says. No pain. I might try a whole mile tomorrow
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Ah, the swinging 60s. It was a time when films were dominated by flying automobiles and flying nannies. It was also a time when live-action Disney films flourished and spawned such hits as “The Love Bug”, “The Absent-Minded Professor”, and “The Monkey’s Uncle”. In an alternate reality, this era also saw the production of the high-flying adventure-comedy, “Up!”. Starring Spencer Tracy and Kirk Douglas, “Up!” followed the oddball escapades of the elderly widower, Carl Fredricksen, and his earnest band of misfits as they traveled through the wilds of South America. Produced two decades after “Saludos Amigos” and “The Three Caballeros”, the film continued the Disney tradition of telling stories set against Latin American backdrops.
Here’s a frame-by-frame breakdown of how the video was made and the films that were referenced.
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Level: 3 | Duration: 2 Years | Details: September | Exam Board: AQA
Please note all of our A Level subjects must be studied as part of a full time A Level programme. You will choose 3 A level subjects to study over two years.
What is the course about?
The theory of Computer Science now affects our day to day lives, from the devices we cook our meals in to how we communicate. A Level Computer Science allows you to explore computational thinking methods, programming and the theory behind the subject, giving you the skills to succeed in Higher Education or in the workplace.
Why choose this course?
Computer Science is an ever advancing field which makes it a highly interesting subject to study and is very sought after in modern day industry. This is due to the fact that technology is always changing, what is relevant one year might not be the next so you will need to stay on top of current trends to help you with your understanding.
Technology makes up a large portion of the United Kingdom’s economy and we are heading through a digital revolution. Computer Science allows you to be part of the future as well as preparing you with skills for jobs that haven’t even yet been created.
The concept of A Level Computer Science is closely linked to Mathematics and Physics. Studying these A Levels will complement the course and help underpin your understanding of the subject.
A minimum of 3 x 5’s and 2 x 4’s at GCSE including a Grade 5 in English Language, Grade 5 in Maths and a Grade 6 in Computer Science. (If you didn’t take Computer Science at GCSE you will require a Grade 6 in Maths).
What will this course lead to?
The course could lead to a Bachelor’s Degree or Foundation Degree in the field. From here you could progress in to Application Development, Games Design, Computer Forensics or Artificial Intelligence to name a few possible careers. You could also stay at the college to complete a HND in Computing. There are many more, take a look at the careers boards in our classrooms for additional information.
What will I learn on this course?
You will be taught Python in readiness for your programming exam. Although some experience of Python would be advantageous, the course starts at the basics and works up to Object Oriented Programming and more complex data structures. You will also have the opportunity to see Maths in action, by applying mathematical theory to a Computer Science context.
In addition, you will also study the theory of Computer Science, linking to how programs are written and understood by a computer. You will also learn about the moral and ethical issues relating to Computer Science, exploring bigger questions such as “Is Google Street View an invasion of privacy?” We will also discover how computers process data at a hardware level.
You will also complete a project of your choice. The teaching team to support and guide you through this and ensure that it is within the scope of the specification. Although there is no defined language set by the exam board, you will be expected to use a language you are confident with.
There are several opportunities to develop your mathematics outside of the classroom, with planned trips to Bletchley Park and visiting speakers to explain how Computer Science is used in the ‘real’ world.
How will I be assessed?
You will complete mock examinations at the end of year 1 and two exams at the end of Year 2 plus a Non Examined Assessment with deadlines throughout the course.
Are there any costs associated with this course?
You need to bring along standard stationery and a set of files to store your work. Staff recommend purchasing AQA AS and A Level Computer Science by Heathcote (ISBN: 978-1910523070) to broaden your understanding of the subject, however this is not essential to the core of your studies. All other course materials will be provided by the department.
We have brand new, modern teaching rooms in the IDEA Centre which are spacious and inspiring. We also have a Moodle site which is populated with a range of resources to support your study of Computer Science outside the classroom.
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Who wouldn’t be captivated by this gorgeous and highly sought-after royalty? The Philodendron Pink Princess is undoubtedly on top of many plant collectors and enthusiasts’ regards. Despite its being royalty, it is a low-maintenance plant with a standout pink variegation with a touch of copper and red on its underside.
If you wish to have this plant in your hands, keep reading and learn more about proper care and ensure that it maintains its regal beauty.
Philodendron Pink Princess Profile
Philodendron erubescens or Pink Princess is a perennial plant of the family Araceae. Its mature form can reach up to 2-4 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide. It is a native of South America, particularly in Colombia.
This plant stands out due to its unique waxy, dark green, and bubblegum pink variegation. Although it can be easily confused with Philodendron pink congo, its coloration is more stable as it occurs naturally, whereas Pink Congo Philodendron results from chemical manipulation.
Fun fact: its natural pinkness on the leaves is due to the lack of chlorophyll- a compound that makes plants’ leaves green, which helps them create oxygen and glucose. The Pink Princess goes perfectly well in pots or hanging baskets where their pink leaves easily create a showpiece.
The botanical name “philodendron” comes from the Greek words “philo”, meaning “love” and “affection”, and “dendron,” meaning tree. So the Philodendron is loosely translated as “tree huggers” with these meanings. This is because they are often seen in the wild as tree climbers.
Philodendron Pink Princess earned its name through its superb coloration. In some areas, it is also called blushing philodendron or pink philodendron.
While this gem produces flowers, its spathes are pretty insignificant compared to the beauty of its foliage. It usually blooms during the spring and summer time as it loves warmth, provided that its other requirements are also met.
Season of Interest and Purchasing
It is best to purchase this aroid during the spring and the summer as it actively grows during that time.
The plant needs a bright spot with indirect light and moist, well-draining water to thrive. As mentioned above, it can grow up to 2-4 feet in height and width. Its stems may also grow in a bushy way when it is regularly pruned. A moss pole can be used for this vining plant.
Philodendron Pink Princess Overview
|Scientific name||Philodendron erubescens ‘Pink Princess’|
|Common name/s||Pink Princess Philodendron|
|Height and Spread||Depends on the space. Can grow up to 3-4 feet in height, and 1-2 feet in spread.|
|Classification based on life cycle||Perennial|
|Origin and Distribution||Originates from Colombia|
|Climate Zone||Generally warmer climate|
|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone||USDA Zone 10 – 12|
|Color||Glossy evergreen leaves with bubblegum pink variegated plants|
Philodendron Pink Princess grows best in bright, indirect light. This kind of light provides the optimal lighting conditions for it to be healthy and have a balanced leaf coloration. An alternative may also be used, such as filtered lights through curtains or diffusers. However, it is not recommended to have too much direct sunlight on its leaves for more than four hours, so it might be best to place it in an east- or west-facing room.
If you’re in a very sunny location and there is direct light, your plant may need some shade. It is recommended that it is placed in a south-facing room, away from the window. An indication of whether your plant is getting too much sunlight is having yellow leaves. If this starts to happen, make sure to move your plant to a more shaded location.
Too little light, on the other hand, slows the growth of your Pink Princess plants and does not encourage balanced variegation. An artificial grow light can be used indoors to continue having brilliant pink variegation.
The healthy temperature for the Pink Princess is around 55 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, it is happiest when optimum temperatures are between 75 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit. Therefore, make sure that your plant does not get too cold during the evening, specifically below 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
The general rule for Philodendron species is to only water it when the top 1-2 inch has dried out. To know this, you can press the soil, and if there is no moisture, you need to water the plant. Make sure you do thorough watering and that the water reaches the bottom of the pot until it drains out. Signs that your plant is not getting enough water include being wilted and dry.
On the other hand, keep in mind that this can have root rot, fungi, bugs, and other issues resulting from overwatering, just like any other plant. So instead of having a fixed watering schedule, water them whenever the soil dries out.
Just like any tropical houseplants, the Pink Princess needs plenty of humidity. Usually, the household humidity is still too dry for these plants, so you might have to do more to get the humidity levels right.
One way to keep your plant happy is by misting its leaves. You can spray fine mist above your plant’s leaves every 2-3 days on regular days, while you may need to do it daily during hot days. You can use a regular spray bottle.
Other ways to provide sufficient humidity are using room humidifiers (particularly around 40% humidity), pebble tray humidifiers, or simply grouping the house plants. This proximity among the plants can create a natural humid atmosphere, similar to their native environment.
The Pink Princess enjoys airy, well-draining soil high in organic matter. To keep the soil conditions ideal, you can use a standard potting soil mixture, one part perlite, and one part orchid bark. This potting soil mix will ensure your plant good drainage and aeration for healthy roots and overall good plant’s health.
The best type of fertilizer for the Pink Princesses is a balanced one, preferably a balanced liquid fertilizer with complete micro and macronutrients. You can feed your plant every four weeks during spring and summer, as this is the time that they actively grow. There’s no need to fertilize during fall and winter as this is when their growth slows down.
It may also be helpful to flush the soil every once in a while, specifically about every four to five months, to avoid salt buildup. To do this, run water slowly through the potting mix for two to three minutes. You can resume with regular watering and feeding when the top 1 inch of soil has already dried.
A mature Philodendron Pink Princess only grows about 2-4 high and wide, so it does not need much space to grow. However, it may be helpful to report it when the roots have already outgrown their pot or transfer it to a more spacious area when their leaves have already grown.
Growing and Planting Tips
The Pink Princess propagation is extremely easy relative to other plants. The best way to propagate it is through stem cuttings. Here are the following steps you can follow in propagating Pink Princess Philodendron:
- Cut a stem below one of the nodes of the plant. Make sure that you pick a healthy stem with 3 to 4 pinkish leaves.
- Place the selected cutting in a jar of water.
- Wait a few weeks until roots appear.
- When the roots are about 2 inches long, you can plant the cutting in a pot filled with a light potting mix.
In addition to stem cuttings, root division is another way to propagate the Pink Princess. You can divide the plant with at least four stems at the root when repotting. You can then carefully separate the roots until you have at least two or three stems in each new plants. Continue as instructed above.
It is best to propagate Pink Princess plants during their active growing season, spring and summer.
The Philodendron Pink Princess benefits from regular pruning. The best time to do this is during spring or fall or after spring and summer. Yellow or dying leaves should also be pruned to keep the plant’s bright pink spots vigorous and healthy. Pruning also encourage variegation and new growth.
Potting and Repotting
It is recommended that the Philodendron Pink Princess is reported once a year when they are young. After reaching maturity, they should be repotted every two years. Doing so gives you the chance to refresh your potting mix and encourage plant growth. It also prevents your plant from becoming rootbound, further helping with the drainage.
Philodendron Pink Princess Care
|Light||Medium to indirect bright light|
|Temperature||Intermediate to warm, 55-95 degrees Fahrenheit|
|Water||Once a week, increased in summer, decreased in winter|
|Soil||Airy, well-draining soil|
|Fertilization||Regular household fertilizer, once a month|
|Propagation||Via stem propagation|
|Blooming||Rarely blooms, enough sunlight and maturity needed|
|Potting||Regular potting mix, use of perlite and orchid bark is recommended|
Problems and Troubleshooting
Unfortunately, even some royalties are not immune to developing diseases. The most common houseplant pests for Philodendron are mealybugs or aphids. Getting rid of them may require neem oil, insecticidal soap, and diatomaceous earth. You may also have to change the soil as pests commonly live there.
On the other hand, most diseases that affect this plant are root rot caused by overwatering. One way to know that your plant is being overwatered is wilting leaves. So always make sure only to water your plants when the first 1-2 inch of the soil has completely dried out. For a more detailed watering guide, refer to the sections above.
The last thing you want to see is your beautiful pink plant turning green. Usually, the browning of the leaf edges is caused by a lack of humidity which causes them to dry out. Unfortunately, there is no way to reverse this damage. The thing you can do, though, is to increase the humidity to prevent further browning of the leaves.
You may also see brown spots on your plant’s variegation. These are called burn spots, and it usually means that you have exposed your plant to too harsh light. It may also result from too little humidity, so make sure that your plant is getting the requirements it needs!
Pink Princess Pests and Diseases
|Common Pests/Diseases||Symptoms||Treatment and Prevention|
Common diseases include crown rot, stem rot, root rot, leaf spot, fungal diseases, and Xanthomonas infection
|Yellowish rimming around black or dark brown spots on leaves||Avoid overwatering. Keep soil dry. Avoid too high humidity.Proper ventilation is needed around the plant. Remove infected parts of fungal infections to avoid spreading.|
|Common pests include mealybugs, spider mites, aphids, and scales||Visible insects on the surface||Spray plant with warm, soapy water. If infestation is present, use insecticide or neem oil. Use diatomaceous earth.|
Problems with People and Animals
Unfortunately, this plant is toxic to your pets in your home. Its variegation is toxic to cats and dogs due to the sap that contains calcium oxalate crystals. These crystals can cause severe irritation to the skin or when accidentally ingested.
Philodendron Plants Meaning and Symbolism
Philodendrons symbolize a love of nature, perfect for plant lovers and those who have a strong passion for eco-friendly living. They also symbolize personal growth, so they would make an ideal gift for someone going through significant life events or making personal improvements.
Philodendron Pink Princess Symbolism and Meaning
|General Meaning||love of nature, passion for eco-friendly living|
Landscaping and Gardening Ideas
Other tropical plants go well with Philodendrons. Some of the plants you may consider include bird of paradise, areca palms, fire spike, heliconia, variegated arboricola, croton, chenille plant, and pentas. Some of these plants will have additional colors and hues of warm oranges and reds, perfectly complementing your excellent dark greens.
Medium-sized Philodendrons go well as accents inside a humid room or a cozy deck or patio. A full plant can also be placed in the corner of the house or along the entryway. Outdoors, it can be a filler plant for a garden corner, in between palm trunks, or under tall trees. It can also be placed near pools to add even more tropical vibes as long as it won’t get splashed at.
|What to plant with||Bird of Paradise, Areca Palms, Fire Spike, Heliconia, Variegated Arboricola, Croton, Chenille Plant, Pentas|
|What NOT to plant with||Basically nothing|
The Pink Princess is undoubtedly a superb and unique Philodendron. With its stunning variegation, easy propagation, and relatively low maintenance care, there is no wonder why many people fight for this beauty during garden fairs.
1. Is the Pink Princess Philodendron rare?
Pink Princess was once a rare plant. However, due to extensive cultivation and the presence of tissue culture propagation, it is now easy to get a hand on this beautiful plant.
2. How do you keep Pink Princess Philodendron pink?
The bubblegum pink variegation of Pink Princess is significantly induced by proper lighting. To have beautiful variegation, make sure you put the plant in an environment with appropriate and enough sunlight.
3. Is Pink Princess Philodendron easy to care for?
Pink Princess is a low-maintenance plant. New plant collectors can have this plant in their own spaces because they are very easy to care for. No advanced expertise is needed.
4. Why is the Philodendron Pink Princess expensive?
Pink Princess Philodendron is expensive because it is very difficult to have perfect pink variegations on the plant. Unless proper care and nourishment are ensured, there is no guarantee that your plant will have pink mutations.
5. Why is my Pink Princess not turning pink?
Hot pink variegation on your Pink Princess Philodendron are mainly induced by sunlight and good genes. So if your Pink Princess has not given you pink variegations, it could be that the plant has not received enough light. Give it more light.
Also, it may have been reverted to an ordinary Green Philodendron. To avoid this, cut the newly emerged green young leaves. Continue to do this until pink variegation is already present.
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Predicting the behaviour of electrons in a material is not easily done. Physicists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), ETH Zurich and EPFL replaced the electrons with ultra-cold neutral lithium atoms that they had circulated in a one-dimensional quantum tube. The scientists were then able to confirm an unusual state of matter that retains its insulation regardless of the level of attraction between the particles. This work, published in PRX, opens the way to the search for new materials with atypical properties.
The fact that a material is a metal or an insulator depends on a series of microscopic details, such as the strength of the interactions between electrons; the presence of impurities or obstacles; or the number of dimensions through which the charge carriers can propagate. This high degree of complexity means that predicting the electronic properties of a given material is a hard task. Even if we know perfectly how to model the trajectory of a particle in a vacuum, we struggle to do the same thing in a material (a crystal for example), where the electrons circulate between the nuclei of positively-charged atoms. The latter generate a periodic potential, much like a series of peaks that affect the motion of the electrons, thereby complicating predictions. Will the material be a metal? An insulator? Or a semiconductor? It will all depend on two parameters: the strength of the interaction between the electrons and the strength of the periodic potential.
The answer to these questions was found in the ongoing discussions and debates between a group of theorists, led by Thierry Giamarchi, professor in the Department of Quantum Matter Physics (physics section) in UNIGE’s Faculty of Sciences, and the experimental groups based in Zurich and Lausanne, led by Martin Lebrat, from the group headed by Professor Tilman Esslinger at ETH Zurich’s Institute for Quantum Electronics; and by Jean-Philippe Brantut, professor at EPFL.
The coldest place in the Universe
The researchers tackled the problem by conducting their experiments on a perfectly clean artificial material, meaning they could control the interaction and the periodic potential. Instead of circulating electrons whose long-range interactions make predictions more difficult, the scientists used ultra-cold neutral lithium-6 atoms, which they stored using a laser in two borderless tanks, veritable «bowls of light». As Thierry Giamarchi explains: «The core of this experiment is the coldest place in the universe. The temperature there only reaches 70 billionths of a degree above absolute zero, which is much lower than in an interstellar vacuum.»
The atomic reservoirs were then connected by a one-dimensional quantum tube, in which a second laser was employed to simulate the «peaks» of the periodic potential. The researchers were able to measure the conductivity of the tube while varying the relevant parameters, including the length and height of the periodic potential together with the interactions between the particles passing through it. The scientists highlighted an unusual state of matter, predicted by the theory but which no one had been able to observe until then: a band insulator that is maintained regardless of the strength of the attractive interaction between the particles. The intuitive conclusion was that the greater the attraction between the particles, the more likely it was that the material would be a conductor or superconductor. «It’s true,» continues Professor Giamarchi, «in a three-dimensional world but in the low-dimensional quantum world, it’s an urban legend. When you manage to confine the material in a one-dimensional quantum tube with a periodic potential, it remains insulating, even if there is an infinite attraction.»
The huge flexibility resulting from this research paves the way for creating complex structures. «We can see this system as a kind of simulator that will define the ingredients to be used to devise a material that does not yet exist, and that could meet the requirements for future electronic systems – in quantum computers, for example» says Giamarchi.
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My first real dairy goat was called Smudge and when she started producing 4 litres of milk a day, I had to find a way to make use of it, so I decided on soap.
I called her Smudge because it looked like her mascara had Smudged.
The (obviously) handmade all natural soap is made with my own fresh goat’s milk, with equal amounts of coconut oil and local olive oil from Wulura. I sometimes add a few extras for variety: essential oils like lavender, rose geranium, lemongrass or sandalwood; or ground oatmeal or sandalwood powder.
With NO palm oil, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, harsh detergents, parabens or fragrance, the soap is popular for delicate and sensitive skin. The nourishing properties of goat’s milk can help soothe skin irritations and conditions such as psoriasis and dermatitis.
Due to popular demand, added a liquid goat’s milk soap. This is made from equal parts of goats milk, extra virgin olive oil, sunflower oil and coconut oil saponified with lye then dissolved into filtered rainwater.
This natural, moisturising, multi-use wash can be used for hands, hair and body (and will even wash the dishes). The natural sugars in the milk give a honey/caramel scent to the soap.
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Interventions for primary prevention of esophageal variceal bleeding.
Hepatology. 2018 Dec 18;:
Authors: Laine L
Current guidelines recommend cirrhotic patients undergo endoscopic screening for varices, unless patients have liver stiffness <20kPa and platelet count >150x109 /L1 . Screening for varices presumes we can offer an intervention to reduce risk of first variceal hemorrhage and, ideally, death. Because risk of bleeding increases with variceal size, guidelines recommend patients with medium-large esophageal varices receive endoscopic variceal band ligation (VBL), non-selective β-blockers (NSBB), or carvedilol as primary preventive therapy to reduce first variceal hemorrhage. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Boys are born with a hood of skin, called the foreskin, covering the head (also called the glans) of the penis. In circumcision, the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis.
Routine circumcision is usually performed during the first 10 days (often within the first 48 hours), either in the hospital or, for some religious ritual circumcisions, at home.
However, for some cultural and religious reasons, some parents delay the circumcision of their children until they get to a certain age in Nigeria and some other countries in Africa, even as medical experts say deferring or delaying male circumcision has no medical advantage.
According to a new study, the risk of premature ejaculation is higher among males who undergo circumcision after the age of seven.
The International Society for Sexual Medicine and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders define premature ejaculation as
“a male sexual dysfunction characterised by ejaculation which always or nearly always occurs prior to or within about one minute of vaginal penetration; and inability to delay ejaculation on all or nearly all vaginal penetrations; and negative personal consequences, such as distress, bother, frustration and/or the avoidance of sexual intimacy.”
The researchers proposed that premature ejaculation in heterosexual men be defined as “a repetitive pattern of ejaculation occurring within approximately one minute on 75 percent of occasions for at least six months.”
Experts say though there is no set time when a man should ejaculate during sex, if you ejaculate and lose your erection this soon, you and your partner may feel there’s not enough time to enjoy it.
The 2015 study was published online by the National Institutes of Health in open-access journal BMJ and titled, ‘At What Age Range Should Children Be Circumcised?’
Apart from the risk of premature ejaculation, the authors say, circumcising a child late comes with longer hospitalisation which, they warn, is associated with an increased risk of infection as well as increased costs.
The authors of the study compared people that were circumcised late and those people that were circumcised early.
The clinical trial of the study, which involved 603 children, was conducted at the affiliated hospital of Erzincan University of Medical Sciences, Turkey, between June and December 2014.
The study was done to determine the best age range for routine male circumcision with respect to a child’s health and the cost. It notes that neonatal circumcision has fewer associated complications unlike the one done in older age.
Citing earlier work by researchers, the study authors reported that circumcision in the phallic period [spanning the ages of three to six years] doesn’t affect psychosexual functions; while other researchers found that the risk of premature ejaculation is higher in children circumcised after age seven.
“These findings suggest that it is better to perform circumcision when boys are one year old, when the anesthesia complications are also at a minimum.”
Again, a 2014 article published in peer-reviewed journal, Nature and titled, ‘Does circumcision have a relationship with ejaculation time?’ examined the effect of circumcision on ejaculation.
“Our goal is to investigate whether there is an effect of circumcision on ejaculation parameters and to research the relationship between intravaginal ejaculatory latency [delayed] time and premature ejaculation diagnostic tool,”
the study stated.
The authors submit that the relationship between circumcision and premature ejaculation is controversial; and that the effect of circumcision on ejaculation was researched by several authors, with some of them discovering that circumcision was independently associated with premature ejaculation.
According to some earlier studies cited by the authors, the reasons for premature ejaculation in circumcised males may be hyperstimulation of the nerves of the glandis corona or thickening/keratinization of the glans penis. This is even as some other researchers obtained contrary results to the aforementioned studies.
Experts say that many factors, including geographic factors, ethnicity, lifestyle, sociocultural phobias, psychiatric (such as depression or anxiety) or other diseases (such as diabetes, prostate diseases and erectile dysfunction), may affect ejaculatory function.
Another important factor, they say, is the age at circumcision. Some researchers state that circumcision at about age seven (⩾7 years) was associated with an increase in the risk of premature ejaculation, compared to circumcision at less than age seven (<7 years). On the other hand, other scientists reported that this difference was not at the level of dysfunction of sexual avoidance.
The authors concluded that circumcision does not adversely affect ejaculatory functions in adults.
“Currently, sufficient data to clarify the relationship between premature ejaculation and adult circumcision are lacking,” they say.
Among others, the authors noted that “circumcision during adulthood does not adversely affect ejaculatory function.”
The study states that the diagnosis of premature ejaculation is very difficult due to the several overlapping definitions of the phenomenon.
“The diagnosis of premature ejaculation is self-reported and is based on sexual and medical history, which should be assessed: latency time, perceived control, duration and frequency of the experience, relationship with partners, degree of stimulus, nature and frequency of sexual activity, distress and interpersonal difficulty due to the ejaculatory dysfunction, aggravating or alleviating factors, and relationship with drug use,”
the researchers say.
This is even as a 2015 Chinese clinical study published in Hindawi journal and titled, ‘Effects of Adult Male Circumcision on Premature Ejaculation,’ stated that late circumcision was significantly associated with the development of premature ejaculation. Hindawi is one of the world’s open-access journal publishers.
The authors stated that the purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of adult male circumcision on premature ejaculation. Therefore, between December 2009 and March 2014, a total of 575 circumcised men and 623 uncircumcised men (control group) were evaluated.
The researchers said that although male circumcision was considered to have important benefits for male reproductive health, results from previous studies on the relationship between circumcision and sexual function were controversial.
They cited a survey reported by a research team led by one Frisch, which claimed that circumcised Danish men were more likely to report frequent orgasm difficulties and sexual difficulties (including sexual function difficulties).
The men in the study also reported premature ejaculation or erectile difficulties than uncircumcised men.
Another survey conducted by a team of scientists led by Bronselaer showed that circumcision might negatively affect male sexual status.
“For the glans penis, circumcised men reported decreased sexual pleasure and lower orgasm intensity than uncircumcised men.
“A higher percentage of the circumcised men experienced unusual sensations (e.g., burning, pricking, and itching). Additionally, for the penile shaft, the circumcised men also described a higher percentage of discomfort and pain. A higher percentage of circumcised men reported numbness and unusual sensations at the dorsal, lateral, and ventral sides,”
the researchers said.
While premature ejaculation is considered a multifactorial disease, the researchers conclude that circumcision was also found to be associated with premature ejaculation, noting, however, that, “Further studies on the effects of circumcision on premature ejaculation are still needed.”
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Who may be offered amniocentesis?
1. Women with an abnormal nuchal translucency test or maternal blood triple test.
2. Women who have an abnormality on the mid pregnancy ultrasound at 18 – 20 weeks.
3. Women aged 35 and above.
4. Parents who are known to have a chromosomal abnormality themselves or who have a family history of a genetic disorder.
An amniocentesis can be performed at any stage in pregnancy after 15 weeks.
How is the test performed?
The mother will have an ultrasound examination, which will confirm the dates of her pregnancy and show the position of the baby and placenta.
Using a slender needle, which is guided by ultrasound, the doctor can locate a pocket of amniotic fluid separate from both the baby and placenta and withdraw a small amount of fluid (approximately 20-30mls). It only takes about thirty seconds to draw up the small quantity of amniotic fluid.
Normally the fluid is used to carry out two tests.
1. There is a quick result called a fast FISH (Flourescent In-Situ Hybridisation), which is a preliminary result only. If this is abnormal the final result is required to confirm this.
2. A test is carried out on the cells which are present in the fluid. Using special procedures in the laboratory, the chromosomes in these cells can be examined and in this way it is possible to find out if the baby has Down syndrome, or any of the other less common chromosome problems.
After the needle is removed and the baby is checked again, the mother may leave the room immediately to empty her bladder and dress.
Any discomfort felt is usually minor. Almost without exception, women experience far less discomfort from the test than they had expected.
The doctor who is looking after you and your pregnancy will tell you the results of the amniocentesis. In most cases, he/she will also be able to tell you the sex of the baby if you want to know.
There are a number of other tests which can be carried out on the fluid but these are only performed when the parents are known to be at risk of having a baby with a certain genetic condition.
A comprehensive assessment of the baby’s structures cannot be performed at 15 weeks. Your doctor may therefore arrange for another scan at around 18-20 weeks when details of the fetal development are more easily seen.
What complications can occur?
The risk of the test causing a miscarriage is low, not more than 1 in 200.
In about 0.5% of patients, there is some leakage of the amniotic fluid through the vagina in the 24-48 hours after the procedure. In almost all cases this stops on its own and does not cause any problems to the baby or to the pregnancy. The amniocentesis test does not appear to be associated with any other complications to the baby or to the pregnancy.
The test, like any other, may fail to give a result, either because no specimen is obtained or because the laboratory cannot produce a result. Both of these events are uncommon.
What about the results?
The fast FISH is available in around 2 days.
This gives a result on the 5 main chromosomes most commonly associated with abnormality.
The full chromosome testing takes around two to three weeks because of the requirement to grow the cells. The laboratory will send the results directly to your doctor who will arrange for you to receive the results
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Head of Hermes. Statue of the 2nd century A.D. from Turkey.
Click on image for full size
Image courtesy of Corel Corporation.
Hermes was the messenger-god of Zeus, and was the god of
games, of business, and of story telling. He was the offspring
of the god Zeus and the goddess Maia. Maia herself was the
daughter of the titan Atlas. Hermes was known to the Romans as the god Mercury.
Hermes loved to play tricks on gods and people. Once, he stole Apollo's cattle by making them walk backwards. This way, their footprints made it look like they were walking away from their hiding spot. Hermes showed Apollo where the cattle were, and they became good friends.
Pan is the son of Hermes.
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Torell Otto Martin
– 11.09.1900 )
05.06.1828 – 11.09.1900
Swedish geologist, zoologist and polar explorer.
Born in Varberg.
In 1844 he entered the University of Lund to study and in 1853 received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. In 1860 he became an associate of zoology, and in 1866 - a freelance professor of zoology and geology at the University of Lund.
In 1856, Torell traveled to Switzerland to study the glaciers, and in 1857 he visited Iceland for the same purpose. The following year, he, along with N.A-E.Nordensheld and A. Quennerstedt, embarked on his first expedition to Svalbard, and spent the year 1859 on a research trip to Greenland.
During these trips, Torell came up with the idea of organizing a series of polar expeditions, and in 1861 he personally led the first of them, committed to Svalbard. The results of this expedition formed the basis for the subsequent scientific study of the polar regions. In addition to important observations in the field of geography, geology, zoology and botany, during the expedition preliminary temperature observations were made.
No less important were soil samples taken from a depth of 2500 m and containing a large number of life forms. Before that, samples taken from such depth contained only foraminifera. This discovery aroused great interest and gave impetus to subsequent research, in which many states participated.
Torell was the first Swedish explorer to adopt the glacial theory, according to which Scandinavia was covered with continental ice in the Ice Age. He even went further, claiming that continental glaciation from Scandinavia had spread to all regions east and south of the Baltic Sea, where erratic boulders are found.
In 1865 the Royal Dutch Society of Technical and Human Sciences appointed a prize for solving the question of the origin of alien rocks, which are found in separate blocks in northern Holland near Hondsruga. Torell in 1866 - 1867 presented his answer in two parts, for which the society awarded him a gold medal and 150 guilders. In his work, he detailed the erratic phenomenon in Northern Europe and proved that it was associated with the continental glaciation that affected the region in question.
In 1875, Torell presented his views to the German Geological Society, but they were coolly received by German geologists, who continued to adhere to Lyell's drift theory, which recognized icebergs, sea, river and lake ice as the main factor of boulder spacing. However, several years later, German scientists were still forced to recognize and accept the glacial theory.
In 1871, during his teaching activities at the University of Lund, Torell founded a new geological institution - the Swedish Geological Survey (“Geological Bureau”). As its head, he in every way contributed to its transformation into a significant scientific institute.
Torell was a member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Agriculture, and a member of many other Swedish and foreign academic societies.
He died in the town of Brannikka, Sweden.
Territory (Turret Land) in the south of the island of West Spitsbergen.
A glacier consisting of two glaciers (East and West) in the south-west of Torell.
Mountains on Geer Land, West Svalbard Islands. The coordinates are 77° 50.8'N 16° 58'E.
Cape (Ottoneset) in the inner part of Van Meyen-f horde on Geer's Land. Coordinates 77° 50.5'N 16° 49.5'E.
Valley on the east bank of Woodf f Jorda. The coordinates are 79° 30'N 14° 00'E.
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From the recent flooding in the Midwest and the March nor’easter along the mid-Atlantic coast to the 2017 hurricanes and this winter’s record deluges in California, major floods have become all too common across the U.S.
That’s one reason more than 250 governors, state representatives, and mayors from across the political spectrum and representing more than 45 million Americans are calling on the federal government to ensure that our country’s infrastructure can withstand flooding—which in turn would limit damage, reduce the need to rebuild after floods, and save taxpayer dollars.
Elected leaders from coastal communities, including Galveston, Texas, and Charleston, S.C., and inland ones from Milwaukee to Oklahoma City signed the Flood-Ready Infrastructure Statement of Principles, led by Pew, which encourages the federal government to:
- Improve resiliency requirements for buildings and infrastructure systems built before and after flood-related catastrophes.
- Enhance the use of natural defenses—including open green space, wetlands, mangroves, and similar features—in planning and preparedness.
- Reduce unsustainable development in high-risk areas.
The statement was unveiled March 14 at an event hosted by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the National League of Cities at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington.
“It’s crucial that cities and government agencies work together to create innovative plans reflective of residential needs, with modernized infrastructures to better withstand natural disasters through sound policy, smart investments, and nature-based solutions,” Mayor Steve Hogan of Aurora, Colorado, said when he signed the principles .
In September 2013, his city received an average year’s worth of rain in one week. But because Aurora had invested in parks and open recreation space that can absorb millions of gallons of floodwater and runoff, the city’s infrastructure and property were spared what could have been extensive and costly damage.
Others who signed struck a similar note. Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome shared that her city is taking a data-driven approach. Last year, the parish launched its first-ever comprehensive stormwater master plan, which is designed to trigger policy updates and help communities develop in a more resilient manner.
“Floods, like the two major floods that struck Louisiana in 2016, do not care if you are a Republican or Democrat,” she said. “That is why I joined hundreds of other elected officials from states across the country in support of addressing this critical issue.”
Last year, the nation’s infrastructure received a grade of D-plus from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Years of neglect and underinvesting have left key assets, including schools, hospitals, roads and bridges, dangerously close to failing. That, coupled with the increasing frequency and cost of flood disasters, means our nation’s infrastructure is approaching a critical threshold of risk.
In upgrading and replacing our nation’s aging infrastructure, the federal government must invest only in projects that will withstand flooding. Doing so would not only save taxpayer dollars, but would also show that our national leaders are listening to state and local officials, and the tens of millions of people they represent across the country.
The full list of the statement’s signers can be viewed here.
Laura Lightbody is a director and Forbes Tompkins is an officer with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ flood-prepared communities initiative.
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Religion in Japan
The main religions are Shintoism (before 1945 – the state religion) and Buddhism, Christianity has become somewhat widespread. Calendar – Gregorian (since 1873). The chronology is also widespread according to the names of the eras of the reign of emperors.
Currently, there is no state religion in Japan and many Japanese say that they do not have a special religion. However, two types of religion have played a prominent role in the formation of many traditions. These are Buddhist and Shinto rituals. Usually the marriage ceremony takes place according to Shinto rituals. Funerals often follow Buddhist rites.
The origins of Shinto lie in ancient history and myths. Spiritual forces (kami), as is commonly believed, existed in nature, in trees, mountains, sea and wind. People had to worship these forces and live in harmony with nature. With the development of Shintoism, the kami pantheon included ancestors, heroes and people revered for their fortitude. At first, people went to nature to worship kami, but later they began to build temples for worship. Another religion with deep roots in Japan is Buddhism. Originating in India in the 6th century BC, Buddhism arrived in Japan via China and Korea in the middle of the 6th century AD. Buddhism developed into many different sects, much like Christianity split into several denominations. The most famous sects in Japan are Shingon and Zen.
Today, when the Japanese society preaches religious freedom, 2 percent of the population are Christians. There are also Orthodox churches in Japan with their parishioners.
Transport in Japan
In Japan, there is left-hand traffic, so it will be unusual for Russian citizens to rent a car. The most convenient means of transportation is public urban transport. The fare for the metro and bus depends on the duration of the journey. The minimum fare is 150 yen on the subway and 220 yen on the bus. Taxi is expensive. It is very interesting to travel around Japan on a high-speed train (more than 200 km per hour) “Shinkansen”.
Narita International Airport is an hour’s drive from Tokyo. It is best to get from it to the center of the Japanese capital by express bus “shuttle bus”.
Railways are the main transport arteries of the country, along with maritime transport. A network of state-of-the-art high-speed trains connects most cities in the country, and also serves most of the domestic routes in metropolitan areas. They are divided into long-distance trains, and local lines, which in turn are divided into simple express trains, “limited express trains” and ordinary electric trains that run with all stops. Regardless of the distance, all Japanese trains are equipped with soft seats, vending machines with coffee and soft drinks, a toilet, a landline telephone and a convenient scoreboard in Japanese and English are required.
For rail travel, the Japan Rail Pass (valid only for visitors with a tourist visa, purchased in advance) is convenient, providing unlimited travel on trains, buses and ferries of Japan Railways, as well as on some trains of private companies, within a certain period (one, two or three weeks). A personalized ticket, transferring it to another person is prohibited (during checks, you must present your passport to confirm the legality of the purchase).
Intra-city railway lines are highlighted in color, have rather confusing routes, and often depart from the same platforms, so you should carefully study the information stands (they also indicate information about the fare to a particular station). The fare is 120-300 JPY, tickets are purchased at special ticket machines at the stations (long queues are frequent) and are surrendered at the exit of the train at the destination station. There are special electronic “orange cards” worth 1,000, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 JPY, which must be inserted into a special machine before the trip and dial the cost of the ticket, while the amount is automatically debited from the card. When moving from a branch owned by one company to a branch of another company, a new ticket is bought.
The bus route system is extremely developed and covers all cities, but is usually extremely difficult for an unprepared person. Most bus routes operate from 7.00 to 21.00, some buses serving remote areas operate from 5.30 to 23.00. At each stop, its name, route and its number are indicated, however, often only in Japanese. Payment is made before leaving the bus. In the city, a trip costs about 200 JPY, outside the city – depending on the distance. There is a one-day pass for about JPY 1,200 (JPY 600 for children under 12), which in some cases is also valid for subway travel.
Plant and Animal World in Japan
Due to the abundance of sunny days and moisture, the flora of Japan is very rich and diverse. Forests occupy 67% of the territory.
In the north, these are coniferous (spruce and fir) forests of the temperate zone, similar to those in the Far East. When moving south, they are first replaced by broad-leaved forests (oak, beech, maple), then by coniferous forests of Japanese cryptomeria, cypresses, pines (south of Hokkaido and northern Honshu), followed by (in the south of Honshu and north of Kyushu and Shikoku) – evergreen broad-leaved forests (Japanese magnolia, scalloped oak). In the very south (southern Kyushu and Ryukyu), subtropical evergreen forests stretch. In addition, here you can even find tropical rainforests, in which palm trees, tree ferns, bananas and even ficuses are found. In the mountains – evergreen oaks and various tropical conifers. On some islands, natural forests of Japanese cryptomeria have been preserved, individual trees of which, reaching 40-50 m in height and 5 m in diameter, are already about 2000 years old.
Some mountains on the island of Honshu, including Mount Fuji, and the central mountain range on the island of Hokkaido rise above the upper limit of the forest. Thickets of rhododendron, elfin cedar, heaths, subalpine and alpine meadows are common there.
The fauna of Japan, on the contrary, is not very diverse, which is explained by the isolation and remoteness of the Japanese islands from the mainland. However, some species of woodpeckers, pheasants, dragonflies, crabs, sharks, snakes, salamanders and marine mammals are no longer found; are endemic to the Japanese islands.
The country is inhabited by the Japanese macaque, brown bear, short-legged wolf, fox, sable, weasel, mountain antelope. A variety of birds, including many migratory and marine. Seas, rivers and lakes of Japan abound with fish
Minerals in Japan
Japan is not rich in minerals. Only coal, iron ore, sulfur, manganese and lead-zinc ores are mined on the islands, the reserves of which are extremely small. There are also minimal reserves of oil, copper and chrome ores, as well as gold, silver and mercury.
Banks in Japan
Currency exchange can be done at the airport upon arrival, as well as in most bank branches (there are also special currency exchange machines) – but here you can encounter bureaucratic formalities. The most favorable exchange conditions are usually offered at the airport, as in hotels the exchange rate is no more than 300 USD per person per day. It is impossible to exchange currency “on the street”. On weekdays, banks are usually open from 9 am to 3 pm. Banks are also open from 9 am to 12 pm on the first and last Saturday of the month. Sunday is a day off.
Money in Japan
The currency in Japan is the Japanese yen. Japan is the country with the smallest number of different types of banknotes among all the countries of the world. There are only three types of banknotes in use: in denominations of 10,000, 5,000 and 1,000 yen, as well as coins in denominations of 500, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1 yen.
Rate: 100 Japanese Yen (JPY) = 0.79 USD
Political State in Japan
According to politicsezine, Japan is a constitutional monarchy with an emperor as head of state. The legislature is a bicameral parliament, consisting of the House of Councilors and the House of Representatives. In reality, the first person in the country is the prime minister, in whose hands the executive power is concentrated. The current prime minister is Junichiro Koizumi, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Population in Japan
Japan is a single-ethnic country, over 99% of the population are Japanese (including the ethnographic group of the Ryukyuans). The population of Japan is currently about 126.5 million people. On the island of Hokkaido, the remains of the oldest population of the country, the Ainu (about 20 thousand people), have largely lost their original culture and language. There are also Koreans (over 700 thousand people), Chinese and others. The official language is Japanese.
The official language is Japanese.
Cuisine in Japan
A lot has already been said about Japanese cuisine. It is probably impossible to find a modern person in a large metropolis who has never tried sushi in his life. Therefore, a visit to Japan will be incomplete if you do not dedicate the time periods allotted for eating to tasting national Japanese dishes.
Their diversity is accompanied by the fact that Japan occupies one of the leading places in the world in terms of catching fish. Tradition, exquisite taste, and the recognized benefits of including seafood in the diet prevented Western food from penetrating the table of the ordinary Japanese, as a result of which Japanese cuisine recipes continue to improve and multiply to the delight of its many fans.
The menu of almost any Japanese restaurant includes traditional “sushi” – a more accurate Japanese pronunciation of the word “sushi” (such rice balls with various fillings. In our Japanese restaurants they are called rolls.) And “sashimi” (slices of raw fish served with seasoning from soy sauce and wasabi – Japanese horseradish). In addition, you will be offered a wide selection of live and recently caught squid, tiny octopuses – and other marine life.
Also, do not forget to appreciate the taste of “yakitori” – cut into small pieces of chicken meat with vegetables, tender pieces of beef boiled in boiling water “shabu-shabu”, as well as Japanese burdock dishes – “soba” and “undon”. For special gourmets, highly qualified chefs prepare “fugusashi” – a dish of small poisonous fugu fish. The muscles, liver, and roe of one fish contain a nerve-paralytic poison. But do not worry – local chefs are responsible for the quality of the dish – there are rumors that if a client dies from poisoning, the chef makes himself hara-kiri.
A special point will be acquaintance with the traditional Japanese alcoholic drink – “sake”, a strength of 18-20 degrees, mistakenly attributed to vodka. Sake is usually drunk warmed to body temperature.
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Design of a Planar MIMO Antenna for LTE-Advanced
In this paper, the authors present the design of a wideband microstrip patch antenna for LTE-A. The bandwidth of the conventional patch is enlarged by using etched slots at the antenna patch. The designed antenna has been fabricated by using thin film and photolithographic technique and has been measured by using the vector network analyzer. The simulated and measured results were found to have good match with each other. Then, by using the designed single element antenna, a four-element MIMO antenna system has been built employing orthogonal polarization diversity.
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Laura Chiticariu is the Chief Architect of Watson Core Language, where she builds reusable language processing algorithms that serve as the NLP foundation for many IBM products. She believes in the notion of "Transparent Machine Learning": leveraging machine learning techniques, while ensuring that the NLU system remains transparent - easy to comprehend, debug and enhance.
Previously, Laura was a Researcher in the Scalable Natural Language Processing (NLP) group in IBM Research - Almaden, where she built and led the transfer of NLP technologies to multiple IBM products, including IBM BigInsights, IBM Streams and Watson Knowledge Studio, and completed multiple customer engagements with Fortune 100 and multi-national organizations.
Laura has been teaching NLP in universities within and outside the U.S., and developed two online courses in the process.
Laura holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Santa Cruz, and a B.S. in Computer Engineering with a major in Automation and Industrial Informatics from Politehnica University of Bucharest. In her spare time, she enjoys introducing kids to computer programming.
- Declarative Information Extraction, Hands-on Tutorial, KDD 2019
- Transparent Machine Learning for Information Extraction: State-of-the-Art and the Future, EMNLP 2015
- Enterprise Information Extraction: Recent Advances and Open Challenges, SIGMOD 2010
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It's been almost a decade since the Sandy Hook shooting. Here are the names and pictures of the 27 victims, including 20 children, who were murdered that day.
On December 14, 2012, a 20-year-old man walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and shot 26 people, including 20 children.
Chris Murphy texted 'Are you serious?' to Kyrsten Sinema after she expressed interest in Senate gun reform talks: NYT
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Senators just released legislative text for the 'Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,' including the most significant new gun restrictions since the 1990s. Here's what's in the bill.
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37 House Democrats roll out a bill to hit AR-15-style weapons with a 1,000% tax that could pass Congress without Republican support
"Congress must take action to stem the flood of weapons of war into American communities," Rep. Don Beyer said in a press release.
Mitch McConnell says he's 'comfortable' with with the deal on gun legislation struck by senators Murphy and Cornyn and may even vote for it
"I'm comfortable with the framework, and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I'll be supportive," he said on Tuesday.
Senate negotiators announce framework for bipartisan gun reform package, which includes incentives for red flag laws and mental health funding — but not an assault weapons ban
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Sen. Chris Murphy says raising the age to buy AR-15-style rifles is off the table in gun-control talks
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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says bipartisan gun reform talks don't involve an assault weapons ban, expanded background checks
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Mitch McConnell signals willingness to work with Democrats after Uvalde school shooting but doesn't endorse specific gun safety proposals
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"The filibuster is the only thing that prevents us from total insanity," he said. Congress hasn't passed a bill to address gun violence in years.
Chris Murphy once again pleads with the Senate to act on gun violence after deadly Texas Elementary School shooting, nearly a decade after Sandy Hook
"Just days after a shooter walked into a grocery store to gun down African-American patrons, we have another Sandy Hook on our hands," Murphy said.
A Democratic senator with student debt says his party 'spends a little bit too much time' on loan forgiveness without addressing the cost of a degree
"I'm one of the few members of the Senate that still has student debt," Sen. Chris Murphy said on Fox News Sunday. "I don't need my debt forgiven."
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What Are the People Who Reenact 20th Century Wars Up to?Historians/History
From History Channel documentaries to Band of Brothers, popular representations of war are ubiquitous. For some people though, passively consuming war stories isn’t enough. They want to take their interest a step further.
The impulse to turn war into a three-dimensional pastime is manifest in the activities of thousands of American Civil War reenactors who “re-fight” the battles of the past. These reenactors are well known, having been portrayed (and parodied) on TV shows like ER and in Tony Horwitz’s book, Confederates in the Attic. Less well known, however, are the estimated 6,000 Americans who reenact the wars of the twentieth century, including both World Wars and the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
Across the country, these more modern warriors join up with their reenacting units to participate in both public and private events. Dressed in period uniforms, they portray Russian privates, Canadian nurses, American GIs, British officers, Vietcong soldiers, and even Nazi SS troops. At air shows and living history encampments, they set up displays of their private collections of period militaria-- including vehicles and weapons--perform battles for spectators, and try, they explain, to teach people about the common soldiers of all nations.
Their private events, which are closed to spectators, take place across the country at camps, military installations, and private sites. An organization of World War I reenactors, for example, owns an eighty-acre site in Pennsylvania, which boasts a network of trenches, a pseudo-bombed-out “French” town, and a no-man’s-land littered with rusted rifles and helmets (and sometimes is inhabited by a rubber rat or two). During their weekend-long private events, reenactors march and sleep, patrol and fight, talk and laugh, and try, as they say, to get a taste of the Great War experience. “To do it for real, you’d get killed,” one reenactor explains. “But if you want to try to get a sample of what war was like without getting killed, this is about as close as you’re going to be able to do it.”
Twentieth-century war reenactors are aware of the criticism they draw. From being called warmongers to neo-Nazis, they are often derided by people appalled at the reenactment of recent wars. Others, however, celebrate reenactors’ efforts to commemorate, educate, and achieve authenticity in their portrayals. (One World War II German unit boasts about the highest authenticity standards, a fact underscored by one unit member’s crafting of “period” trash to strew about the unit’s campsite.) But whatever the opinion of these reenactors, critics and admirers tend to accept the idea that reenactors seek to recreate the past.
As a scholar interested in studying how Americans have represented war throughout the twentieth century, I was fascinated by this decidedly unusual hobby when I first encountered it in 1993. And so it was that I embarked on what became a seven-year research project. As I tried to unravel the meanings of this evocative avocation, I interviewed and surveyed reenactors, participated in more than forty events, and dressed in my own period uniforms, portraying a World War II American correspondent, a World War II Russian soldier, and a World War I Red Cross driver. In doing so, I learned as much about reenacting as I did about how and why people make use of history in their daily lives.
Twentieth-century war reenacting grew out of the Civil War reenactments that took the public spotlight during the 1960s centennial commemorations of the American Civil War. Reenactors who started out in that branch went on to found more modern war reenactment groups throughout the 1970s. For example, the World War I reenacting group, the Great War Association, originated in 1978 with roughly thirty-five participants; today, thirty-three full-fledged units take part in the group’s events. World War II reenacting took off in the 1970s, partly spurred by military vehicle collectors who gathered for displays, eventually spawning full-scale reenactments. Korean and Vietnam War reenacting appeared later, but small Vietnam War reenactments were hosted as early as the 1980s.
Fundamentally a grassroots enterprise, what reenactors call “the hobby” operates without any single, official organization. But over the years it has evolved its own system for maintaining law and order: insurance policies, registration procedures, safety regulations, and event hosting and planning are all components of this volunteer endeavor. Reenactor-run units and groups, linked primarily through the Internet, plan and host events, while individual units operate with sometimes very strict membership and authenticity standards.
While the vast majority of reenactors are male (96.8 percent) and white (97.8 percent), they vary in nearly every other demographic category. Among them are Ph.D.s, machinists, lawyers, artists, students, nurses, truck drivers, and police officers. And while more than 90 percent are civilians, almost one third have military experience. There are even some actual veterans who reenact, including veterans of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. But most reenactors emphasize that they didn’t join the hobby out of a desire to be in the real military. What unites this varied group is a shared, passionate interest in history, and a real historical legacy: over 80 percent have relatives who fought in the wars they reenact.
Like many Americans, reenactors are captivated by the war story, the tale of average people who found themselves part of the world’s most momentous events. Nearly all reenactors grew up reading about these experiences, watching war movies, or hearing tales told by their veteran relatives. “Our heads were filled with war stories,” as one reenactor says. And indeed, it was an early experience with mediated forms of history that later led them to develop what some call their “addiction” to the hobby. Despite all the books and movies, their curiosity about war was not satisfied. Many say the failure of available media to convey the reality of the war experience compelled them to take history into their own hands. Only through their private reenactments, they argue, can they come close to understanding war. “The History Channel is great,” one unit states, “but once you put on sixty pounds of equipment, stand knee deep in muck, and enjoy bully beef out of a tin on a damp chilly morning, the pictures on TV don’t carry the weight they used to.”
Especially to a novice, a private event can be astonishing: night battles in the trenches, eerie interrogations in the woods, Russians troops huddled around a campfire in a drizzling rain. These are the scenes in which reenactors strive to experience a “magic moment”-- a time when everything comes together and looks and feels authentic.
But behavior at events can also be inauthentic. Reenactors joke and talk about contemporary things; they eat, hang out, and pose for and take photographs. Some behavior is downright hilarious: one unit once ordered a pizza delivery right in the midst of a battle, and at another time, upon being “killed” one reenactor famously shouted, “I’m dead! I just want to party!”
Such “farbiness” (the word reenactors use to describe inauthenticity) generates endless arguments over how far they should go to achieve realism. From debating rules of engagement and issues involving weight, age, and gender to questions of politics, history, and knowledge, reenactors clash over the nature of their portrayal. All the while--in one of the hobby’s main contradictions--they readily admit that they cannot truly recreate war authentically.
But I found that reenacting is not an attempt to recreate the past and relive it. In fact, reenactors don’t even reenact specific historic battles, nor do they behave as if they were other people. “We’re being ourselves,” one reenactor explains. “We’re not being Australians or Germans.” Theirs is a rather generic rendition of war in which they try to represent, in authentic detail, the “typical” experiences of common soldiers. But, they are “not reliving the experience,” another reenactor says. “We’re living it for ourselves.”
In seeking the ever-elusive “magic moment,” reenactors are not trying to time travel. Instead, they attempt to create their own authentic-looking illusions of history. But these are not replicas of the pure past. They are replicas of other representations of history. So rather than trying to recreate war itself, reenactors try to stage moments and scenes that duplicate elements from the films, photographs, and stories which they judge to be authentic representations of war. But this time it is the reenactors themselves who are in the center of these “authentic” representations. This is history in action. It’s an attempt to produce and consume history simultaneously. And reenactors revel in their power to create their own historical evidence: films and photographs that feature themselves at war. In doing so, they exercise a kind of power over representing history that isn’t available to them otherwise.
It is this very power to represent history, and thereby claim ownership over it, that enthralls reenactors. Raised in a culture replete with war stories, they can now put on the boots of the common soldiers and walk around in them for themselves; they can tell their own war stories. One reenactor explains this phenomenon: “No other collection that I can think of--like stamps or coins-- you can't just shrink yourself into a stamp and put yourself in the book and go, you know, `Oh, look! I'm a stamp!’ Right? I mean this is something that you can actually collect and actually show off. Be a part of it.”
The desire to be part of the long history of war representations lies at the heart of reenacting. And, in understanding this desire, and the ways it plays itself out in the hobby, we can glimpse something of war’s powerful impact on American culture.
Sample of the War Reenacting Glossary from War Games:
Ghost: A “dead” reenactor who resurrects him or herself in an event without waiting an appropriate amount of time.
Kevlar reenactor: A reenactor who will not die no matter how many times he or she is shot.
Stitch Nazi: Term used in both praise and derision to describe a reenactor who is obsessed with authenticity.
Touronz: Tourists, satirically. Used to refer to visitors at public events.
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- 1 peck green tomatoes
- 1 medium-sized head cabbage
- 6 red sweet peppers
- 6 medium-sized onions
- 1 cup salt
- 3 pints vinegar
- 8 cups sugar
- 2 tbspns mixed pickle spices
Grind tomatoes in food grinder. Add salt and let stand overnight. Drain and add ground peppers and onions, and finely chopped cabbage.
Combine sugar and vinegar. Add spices that have been tied in a bag. Add this liquid to the mixed vegetables, and simmer for 30 minutes. Pack into hot jars and seal.
More "Lost" Tomato Recipes7-Up Baked Beans (1957)
Halibut Portuguesa in Sherry (1965)
Classic Cream of Tomato Soup with Croutons (1929)
(Origin - "Mennonite Community Cookbook" by Mary Emma Showalter, of the Home Economics Dep't of Eastern Mennonite College in Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1950. Authorized by the Mennonite Community Association. Recipe was by Mrs. Elmer J. Herr of Hanover, Pennsylvania.)
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Pm assignment | Computer Science homework help
Need to read the assignment attached on COMMUNICATION FAILURES on page 329-332 and answer the below 3 questions.
1. How important are communication skills in project management?
2. Was Herb the right person to be assigned as the project manager?
3. There were communications issues with Alice, Bob, Betty, and Frank. For each
communication issue, where was the breakdown in communications: encoding,
decoding, feedback, and so on?
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According to IBM Research’s blog, a change they made 20 years ago is still helping us today. (One big wire change in ’97 still helping chips achieve tiny scale). 20 years ago is a long time in technology. In 1997 we were talking about CPU speeds of 233Mhz on 180nm chips. IBM’s Deep Blue was operating at a mere 200 million chess positions a second. But we were about to approach one of the first limitations that could stop chip performance continuing to match Moore’s Law. And to prepare for its introduction without delay, IBM Research started looking at one of the alternatives. Copper.
The limitation was Aluminium’s performance as an interconnect within the chips. Aluminium was approaching some challenges as chip process nodes became smaller. To go beyond the next few nodes, you needed a new metal. Copper is a more efficient conductor of electricity and can handle the higher current loads that smaller more powerful chips would require. But copper came with challenges that needed overcoming.
Using a new metal presented challenges including how to make sure it could be placed on the chips, that it remained in the correct place, and that wouldn’t affect the rest of the chip infrastructure. Copper is of particular concern, as unlike Aluminium, it creates deep-level traps in the silicon. These traps capture electrons that flow through the semiconductor, reducing the silicon’s conductivity. The team had produced some test connections and written a research paper in 1993. This process, however, wasn’t a cost-effective for manufacturing. This needed fixing, as IBM wanted profitable chip manufacturing.
IBM Research’s team, led by Dan Edelstein, delivered a process that allowed copper deposition safely on the chip, which prevented it poisoning the surrounding semiconductor and would provide the benefits of higher conductivity than aluminium. Adding silicon-dioxide at the same time as the copper to provide an insulation layer was vital. By 1995, the process was passing and surpassing product quality tests. The manufacturing teams now could consider the costly transformation of production processes. In 1998, production PowerPC chips using copper interconnects delivered 400Mhz performance. This increased speed by 33% over the previous 333Mhz aluminium device on the same process node. This performance increase would continue for many years.
But we are again approaching some of the limits of copper at the current process nodes, and IBM Research is looking at other metals. In future metals like cobalt, nickel and ruthenium may provide chip interconnects.
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SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) – A couple of quick-thinking North County youths were honored in La Jolla Monday as heroes.
Two kids from Carlsbad were given 911 Kids Heroes Awards for their brave actions that helped save the lives of their parents.
Since 1999, 911 Kids Heroes awards children and dispatchers from across America and San Diego.
This year, 11 year-old Harry Allen and 13-year-old Avalyn Gerlach were awarded the Medal of Honor for helping their parents in 2017. Both attend Aviara Oaks Middle School.
The dispatchers said the Carlsbad children knew their parents' names, addresses and phone numbers – critical information when calling 911. Additionally, they encouraged parents to have a conversation with their children about what do during emergencies.
California has one of the largest 911 systems in the United States.
The state emergency operations center reported Next Generation 911 will allow individuals to text, send pictures, video and e-mail. Better cellphone tracking will also be implemented in phases and fully launched in 2022.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will receive a federal grant of $3.3 million to buy electric buses.
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the grant so KCATA can “improve service reliability and air quality for residents,” USDOT said in a release Friday.
It is one of 49 projects across the country selected to receive funding from the Low- or No-Emission Grant program.
The $3.3 million will go toward purchasing battery-electric buses, building the supporting infrastructure and providing workforce training.
USDOT said the new buses will help reduce tailpipe emissions, resulting in cleaner air and smoother, quieter rides for residents.
“Public transit connects people to jobs, services, and loved ones – and when our transit buses produce low or zero emissions, it’s an even bigger win for communities,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “There is overwhelming demand to support low and no emission transit all around the country – in both rural and urban areas – and meeting this need is a matter of climate responsibility and public health.”
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“Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.”
Our story began twenty-four years ago on the beaches of the Arabian Gulf in Saudi Arabia. Yasmeen’s spirit follows me still—but she eluded me in Mexico.
Last week, walking in soft sand on the Mayan Riviera—water laced with white foam lapping gently at my feet—I longed to be transported back to Saudi. The curve of the beach was the same—running north and south, with the sea reaching out to an eastern horizon, but the sand was too white, the water too cool, palm trees lined the beach instead of raw desert, and the warmth of the sun was gentle—as opposed to unrelenting.
But the greatest difference was in the unadulterated, uninhibited joy of my fellow beach goers—the bikini-clad Spanish woman frolicking in the waves with her gymnast daughter—couples holding hands—entire families laughing and playing. Music filled the air, mingling instruments with men’s and women’s voices. Sea breezes whispered acceptance and freedom—and I walked without fear and furtive vigilance.
Planning photographs for the cover of my soon-to-be published book, East of Mecca, I brought my abaya and gauzy black scarf to the beach. Around my right ankle, I wore a bracelet I’d created with celadon-green sea-glass beads, tiny silver bells and twine.
Drawing curious stares, I wrapped myself in black. Walking to the edge of the water, I felt the weight of the bracelet around my ankle, heard the gentle chime of the bells. Then I stood, staring at the sea while my abaya swirled about my legs and foamy waves broke over my feet. It was only then—with the setting sun a rosy reflection on distant clouds, the rhythm of the waves, and the full moon rising on the eastern horizon, did I feel transported back to the shores of the Arabian Gulf. Still, when I tried to conjure Yasmeen, she eluded me.
Only after landing at the airport in Chicago, did I see her—leaning against a column—as in wait. She wore a black abaya and scarves, her eyes visible above the mask covering the bottom of her face. Her dark eyes met mine—reminding me why I wrote East of Mecca—reminding me why I continue to write.
Today is International Women’s Day. Forty-six miles north of the Mayan Riviera, an island called Isla Mujeres (Isle of Women) is hosting a women’s conference called, “We Move Forward.” Yesterday, President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act. International Women’s Day celebrations are taking place around the world—but not in some countries.
In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in too many countries worldwide, conditions for women are the same or worse as they were twenty-four years ago—when Yasmeen’s and my story began. This is a stark reminder that none of us will ever truly be free, until all of us are free.
May the chains around our ankles ONLY be for dancing!
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Israel-Gaza ceasefire: Negotiators look to next phase for peace
Gaza celebrates 'victory' over Israel, but Hamas demands for open borders still unmet
Israel and Gaza's ruling Hamas agreed Tuesday to an open-ended ceasefire after seven weeks of fighting — an uneasy deal that halts the deadliest war the sides have fought in years, with more than 2,200 killed, but puts off the most difficult issues.
Hamas declared victory, even though it had little to show for a war that killed 2,143 Palestinians, wounded more than 11,000 and left some 100,000 homeless. On the Israeli side, 64 soldiers and six civilians were killed, including two killed by Palestinian mortar fire shortly before the cease-fire was announced.
Large crowds gathered in Gaza City after the truce took effect at dusk, some waving the green flags of Hamas, while celebratory gunfire and fireworks erupted across the territory.
Mahmoud Zahar, a senior Hamas leader, promised to rebuild homes destroyed in the war and said Hamas would rearm. "We will build and upgrade our arsenal to be ready for the coming battle, the battle of full liberation," he declared, surrounded by Hamas gunmen.
The Israeli response was more subdued.
Complex talks to begin in one month
"This time we hope the cease-fire will stick," said Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev. He portrayed the deal as one Hamas had rejected in previous rounds of negotiations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced some criticism from hard-line critics and residents of Israeli communities near Gaza who said the deal failed to defuse the threat from Gaza militants. Since July 8, Hamas and its allies have fired some 4,000 rockets and mortars at Israel, and tens of thousands of Israelis evacuated areas near Gaza in recent weeks.
Under the Egyptian-brokered deal, Israel is to ease imports into Gaza, including aid and material for reconstruction. It also agreed to a largely symbolic gesture, expanding a fishing zone for Gaza fishermen from three to six nautical miles into the Mediterranean.
"As soon as calm is restored, the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance to the people in Gaza must be accelerated," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement.
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird "cautiously" welcomed the ceasefire and reiterated focusing on the needs of Gaza residents.
“Palestinians in Gaza have suffered greatly under Hamas’s reign, and it is high time that their needs are put first over their rulers’ blind ambition," he said in a statement.
In a month, talks are to begin on more complex issues, including Hamas' demand to start building a seaport and airport in Gaza. Israel has said it would only agree if Hamas disarms, a demand the militant group has rejected. Kerry said the U.S. will continue engaging in those talks.
"We are approaching the next phase with our eyes wide open," Kerry's statement reads. "Certain bedrock outcomes ... are essential if there is to be long term solution for Gaza."
The cease-fire went into effect at 7 p.m. local time (noon ET) Tuesday, and violence persisted until the last minute.
About an hour before the cease-fire, 12 mortar shells hit an Israeli communal farm near Gaza, killing two Israelis and wounding seven other people, two of them critically, the Israeli military said. Between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., Gaza militants fired 83 rockets, of which 13 were intercepted.
In Gaza, an Israeli airstrike minutes before the start of the cease-fire toppled a five-story building in the town of Beit Lahiya, witnesses said. Twelve Palestinians, including two children, were killed in several Israeli airstrikes before the truce took hold, Gaza police said.
In Gaza City, a 20-year-old woman was killed and several dozen people were wounded by celebratory gunfire after the truce was announced.
Palestinian President Abbas to play key role
Throughout the war, Israel launched some 5,000 airstrikes against Gaza, saying it targeted sites linked to militants, including rocket launchers and weapons depots. About three-fourths of those killed in the strikes have been civilians, according to the U.N. and Palestinian officials.
In recent days, Israel had stepped up its pressure on Hamas, toppling five towers containing offices, apartments and shops since Saturday. Two of those buildings were brought down in airstrikes early Tuesday that destroyed dozens of apartments and shops.
Despite its victory celebrations Tuesday, Hamas failed to force an end to the Gaza blockade, imposed by Israel and Egypt after the Islamic militants seized the seaside strip in 2007.
Under the restrictions, virtually all of Gaza's 1.8 million people cannot trade or travel. Only a few thousand are able to leave the coastal territory every month.
The ceasefire deal makes no mention of ending the ban on exports from Gaza or significantly easing travel.
A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the ceasefire announcement and said any violations would be "utterly irresponsible," in a statement released Tuesday.
"Any peace effort that does not tackle the root causes of the crisis will do little more than set the stage for the next cycle of violence," the statement warns.
The UN statement also said Gaza must be brought back under one legitimate Palestinian government.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a long-time rival of Hamas, likely will play a key role in any new border deal for Gaza. Abbas lost control of Gaza after Hamas seized the territory in 2007. He is expected to regain a foothold there under the Egyptian-brokered agreement.
Forces loyal to Abbas would be posted at Gaza's crossings to allay fears by Israel and Egypt about renewed attempts by Hamas to smuggle weapons into the territory. Israel is also concerned that material for reconstruction would be diverted by Hamas for military purposes.
In a televised address Tuesday night, Abbas said the end of the war underscored the need to find a permanent solution to the conflict with Israel.
"What's next? Gaza has been subjected to three wars. Shall we expect another war in a year or two? Until when will this issue be without a solution?" he asked.
Aides have said Abbas plans to ask the UN Security Council to demand Israel's withdrawal from all lands captured in the 1967 Mideast war to make way for an independent Palestinian state.
Abbas alluded to the plan in his speech.
"Today, I'm going to give the Palestinian leadership my vision for a solution and after that we will continue consultations with the international community," he said. "This vision must be clear and well defined and we are not going to an open-ended negotiation."
- An earlier version of this story reported wrongly that a ceasefire announcement would be made in Cairo at 1 p.m. ET. In fact, the time was set for noon ET, Reuters reported, correcting an previous headline.Aug 26, 2014 11:40 AM ET
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Global demand for nickel has fallen sharply, therefore nickel prices have fallen almost three-fold. According to the 2008 annual results, output of ferronickel increased by 12.77% vs. 2007, and according to 2009 annual results, production decreased by 26.13% vs. 2008. One of the two furnaces had to be stopped, some of the employees (retired workers, supporting staff and employees whose functional responsibilities could be combined) were laid off, and part of the remaining workers were employed on a part-time basis. Those workers operating the stopped furnace were provided with other workplaces. The average salary decreased to UAH 2000, a drop of 13%. In comparison with salaries of other enterprises, this wasn’t so bad. But what is really important is social spending, including that in the local settlement, remained on the same pre-crisis level. For a long period of time, the owner of the Plant actually subsidized the enterprise with his own money.
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THE POWER OF NEEM
The Neem Tree
The neem tree (Azadirachta indica) grows widely in Southern India, where it has a considerable role in human medicine, and as a plant protection product.
Due to the increasing interest in non-neurotoxic biological pesticides, it is grown in plantations in: Africa, Myanmar, Thailand, the Caribbean, Central America, China, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
The tree produces complex terpenoid compounds which have an adverse effect on invertebrates. The most potent of the many terpenoids are the azadirachtinoids.
Not all Neem extracts are the same
NeemCo has world-leading knowledge of the mode of action of azadirachtin – and why there is no effect on mammals.
There are other commercially-produced ‘neem’ compounds but these may not contain the high consistent concentration of azadirachtin (usually called azadirachtin A) which is the defined active ingredient (a.i.) of neem-seed extracts. Some commercial extracts contain other types of terpenoid compounds, which have proven to be toxic to, for instance, fish. For example, neem extracts based on the oil, have low concentrations of the active ingredients.
Additionally many trials in various sectors used azadirachtin extracted using processes that degraded the active and therefore got inconclusive results.
Characteristics as a pesticide
- Highly specific to arthropods, especially biting and sucking insects and other arthropods.
- Sharply reduces the fecundity of insects and other arthropods.
- Is not a neurotoxin, but has several molecular targets.
- Has no immediate knock-down effect, but has effect on different insect and other pests over a period of days. Affects those animals which develop through a series of instars.
- Has strong antifeedancy effects, once the active is ingested ectoparasites stop feeding or biting.
- If used correctly has no effect on bees.
Resistance to Riddance®
Resistance is a significant issue with neurotoxin based pesticides, such as organophosphates, pyretheroids, and avermectins.
Neem extracts used as commercial biocides and plant protection products for almost 20 years in the USA and EU, and as yet, there have been no reports of signs of resistance in target organisms.
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5 Surprising Benefits of Magnesium
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If you’re a manager of a commercial property, a building, a private office, or even a separate section within an office, there are some aspects of access security you need to know about. One of the most important of which is the front line security system - access control.
If you want to keep your business safe from any threats of violent crime, robbery, theft, unlawful trespassing, and general unauthorized access to your property or secure spaces - an access control system can be an essential part of your overall security system.
At Sonitrol we recommend an access control system that regulates and controls who has proper access, while keeping out those who should have no access.
Physical access control refers to who has access to a physical location, i.e. business buildings, offices or rooms (such as IT rooms).
Access control can then be broken down into four main categories:
Mandatory Access Control: This is where only the access system administrator manages the access control. He/she defines the usage and access policies and this cannot be modified by any other user. Mandatory Access Control is usually used in systems where confidentiality and security is key and it is therefore a tightly controlled environment.
Discretionary Access Control: This type of access control is more of a ‘need to know’ basis. It requires permission to those who need access at that time and can be changed regularly depending on individual needs.
Role Based Access Control: Access control can be designed to be role based and limited to the role of the individual within the company. The roles can be clearly defined, and access for individuals can be dependent on job competency, job levels, seniority, levels of authority, job titles, and their overall responsibility in the company. Think about the IT Manager needing access to the server room.
Rule Based Access Control: In rule based access control, access may change as the rules of the business change. This is a workable system as long as the changes that dictate the rule based access control system are relatively small and not overly complicated.
Features To Consider:
When looking at an access control system, there are some features that you should consider.
What medium are you going to use for access in your control system? A key card or fob is probably the most common type of device by which a user can gain access. However, key cards can be transferred or stolen, and an alternative such as a PIN code or biometric reading may work better for you.
How Complex Should Your Access Control System Be? Consider how many doors your building has and how many employees will have access to your business. This will help you determine how complex your system will need to be as well as some of the other features you will be needing.
Some features you might want to also consider include activity reporting which will notify you if anyone tries to access unauthorized areas, and the level of help and support you will get from your access control service provider, be aware that some will offer ‘security support when available’ while others like Sonitrol Western Canada will be there for you 24/7.
Access control can be a very important part of keeping your company safe. If you are thinking of installing an access control system, it’s important to understand what options are available to you. With some basic knowledge, finding the right access control system for your business can be a lot easier.
If you have any questions about commercial security for your business, get in touch with one of our security experts. They’d be happy to help you select and implement the best security solution for your business.
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Wesley Foundations Serve Others During Spring Break
What does springtime mean to you? Plants budding? Spring rains? Birds chirping? Easter or Resurrection Sunday? Springtime means all those things and more! To the Wesley Foundations found throughout our Kentucky Colleges, springtime means a time to put their faith to work and go help others.
March 8-14th, eleven students and campus minister, Rev. Shea James, traveled to St. Louis, MO. While in St. Louis they stayed at the AMEN House which is a ministry of Oak Hill Presbyterian Church (PCUSA). The group began the trip by worshiping at Grace UMC and exploring the community in which they were serving. While in St. Louis they partnered with Grace UMC and served at their food pantry and at the St. Patrick Center downtown which works with homeless and near homeless populations, assisted Isaiah 58 ministries in structuring and organizing their clothes closet in order to be able to serve the population, and sorted a large donation of toys (which will be distributed at Christmas) at the Board of Religious Organizations (B.R.O).
The number one cause of death in the world are diseases related to contaminated water. Over spring break, some of the students from the Gathering and Rev. Marco Ballesteros (Director of the Gathering) traveled to Haiti to be the hands and feet of Jesus through WaterStep -an NGO based in Louisville that serves countries all across the globe through water purification and health and hygiene training (WaterStep.org).
The trip to Grand Goave, Haiti was a clear reminder that God has entrusted the younger generation of the church to be part of God's redemptive plan for humanity. During their trip to Haiti, they installed two water purification systems; and trained dozens of children and adults in health and hygiene through skits, and workshops. The first water purification system was installed in the orphanage/school called Servant of All; and the second water purification system was installed in the house of one of the community leaders of Grand Goave with the purpose of providing free safe water to the people of his community. Members of the Gathering celebrate that God is using them to make a difference in other countries. They are excited that providing pure water will literally save the lives of people in Grand Goave.
For the first time in the life of this ministry, the Gathering Campus Ministry (Louisville's Wesley Foundation) had the blessing of going on an overseas trip. This trip could not have been possible without the support of UM churches and individuals who believe in investing in the lives of the emerging generations. As a ministry, the Gathering is looking forward to more opportunities to shine a light in the lives of people on campus, their community and across the globe. Here you can find a clip of the mission experience and other information about the Gathering: GatheringLouisville.org.
During spring break the Wesley Foundation at the University of Kentucky took a group of 17 to Panama City Beach, FL for a mission trip called "Beach Reach." Thousands of college from all across the country travel to Panama City to 'party" during spring break. In fact, it is often referred to as "Satan's playground." The purpose of Beach Reach is to increase compassion toward spiritually lost and depraved college students and to acquire skills to communicate the gospel. The ministry of Beach Reach is designed to build a bridge to share God's love between Wesley Foundation members and their peers. It was a unique experience because as they drove toward the beach from UK, the mission field of fellow college students was driving to the same destination.
- prayer walked the streets, set up a "free prayer" sign on the beach to offer prayer to intrigued onlookers whose only thoughts had previously been tanning, beach volleyball and beer, poured their hearts out to God on behalf of the lost while in the prayer room at their hotel
- served a free pancake breakfast to spring breakers as an opportunity to build relationships with them while sharing about their faith in Jesus, talked with atheists and agnostics and encouraged struggling Christians
- offered free shuttle rides that prevented students from drinking and driving or walking the streets alone, experienced a church on wheels as they laughed with people and held others as they cried
- served on "street teams" allowing members to walk together in ministry groups so that people could encounter Christ through the Wesley Foundation members, rescued a group of lost and disoriented young women, performed random acts of kindness picking up the tab for strangers in need of love
Seven Northern Kentucky University students and their campus pastor, Rev. David Johnston, travelled to Biloxi, Miss., over spring break to work with the homeless.
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What is BIM?
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure.
CO-ORDINATION: Streamline communication with 3D visualization among all stakeholders for quick decision-making during design and pre-construction phase.
EFFICIENCY: Eliminate RFI’s, work stoppages and rework by checking the accuracy and completeness of drawings before starting construction on-site/off-site.
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|Guineas are better than any insecticide.|
|Edna sets on eggs under the mulberry tree. Don't mess with her.|
Well, not completely on her own. During the day, Hank, the male guinea didn't get very far away. He would listlessly look for insects and then sit and soberly wait a few feet from the nest. "I guess this waiting for babies thing is hard on the guys, too," I remarked to Mike one day. "Yes, it is," he said, his voice heavy with experience.
|If you look closely, you can see the first hatched keet.|
|A proud mama and her scurrying keets.Baby guineas are called keets.|
All was not well, though. We had been told that guineas are not very good parents. That seems rather harsh, I know, but the truth is that a suburban yard and eleven tiny keets who cannot keep up with their parents wandering is not an ideal combination. Especially if you factor in neighborhood cats. Mike has raised many chicks and several keets in our garage. He knows how to take care of them. We knew they would be safer there. "Let her keep a few," I protested. He left her two. By the end of the day, there was only one.
The next morning we were disappointed to see Hank and Edna out on their morning scavenging without any trailing keet. Then several hours later, I saw them again and this time, the keet was with them. They were near the chicken pen and the tiny keet walked through the fence and tumbled down a few inches into chicken pen. Chickens ignored her and I rescued her, returning her to her parents. When I told Mike, he said, "I think I need to get that keet, too."
"You let that mama keep her baby!," I hollered from the house as Mike walked across the yard. But what he found was the tiny keet sitting by itself in the middle of grass between the chicken pen and the garden. Hank and Edna were nowhere to be found. Even I couldn't argue with him then. That keet joined her siblings in the garage.
|The keets are an interesting genetic combination. The top half have the pearl feathers like their father, but on their breasts, they have white feathers like their mother. The keets have been sold and have a new home.|
|"What shall we do next, Hank?"|
Wednesday morning I was out early, before 7, and there they were, already on the job. After a pass through the garden, they headed towards the front of the house and I headed inside. "Have you seen Hank?," asked Mike, minutes later. "Edna keeps calling for him and he doesn't answer." Yes, she certainly was. Her two syllable screech was repeated over and over. There was no responding one syllable call. Over and over, throughout the day she continued to call. Hank, it seemed, had disappeared. Looking around, we could find no evidence of what might have happened, not even a stray feather.
I'm sure you've guessed that there is no happy ending to this story. It took a few days, but eventually we learned what we already knew. Hank was dead. He had evidently been hit by a car on the road near our house and was thrown under a evergreen tree. I had never seen them on the road before, but I guess it only takes once.
Edna continues her lonely patrol. She still stops once in a while to call, but not so often as before. Oh, look, there's a bug! She scurries after it.
|Hank, our guinea 2010-2012|
More blogs about our guineas:
It's a Bird, It's a Pain
Lonely No Longer
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As nativism and xenophobia grow stronger in the United States, Fr. James Martin explains what the Bible says about refugees, migrants, and foreigners and that the responsibilities we have as Christians are clear.
Teresa Donnellan at America reports:
“All are welcome in this place,” a crowd of people sang in Lafayette Square outside of the White House this afternoon. More that 550 people gathered to attend a Mass organized by young Catholics and celebrated by Father Quinn Conners in Washington, D.C., to express their solidarity with refugees and immigrants.
The event was a result of grass-roots organization and social media promotion. After President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order banning immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, Emily Conron and her friend Christopher Hale decided to coordinate a Mass to show a Catholic response to this form of religious discrimination.
“As Catholics we understand what religious persecution is,” said Ms. Conron. “It’s part of our history. We’ve seen it in so many Catholic communities in so many countries, and we’re not willing to let history repeat itself. So we felt it was important for specifically Catholics to come together and show solidarity. And what better way to do that than in the Mass?”
At Crux, Inés San Martín writes:
“It was clear that people were aching for a way to gather and reflect and discern a path forward during these troubling times, and we were so happy that they were willing to jump into the boat with us and make this happen!” Conron said.
“Jesus was a refugee – and He was with us as we sang Be Not Afraid in front of the White House, doing our small part to show that people of faith will not be silent in the face of injustice,” she said.
Christopher Hale, from Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, was also among the organizers. He told Crux that after Sunday’s Mass, they were expecting some 1,000 people from “this organic group” to contact Speaker Paul Ryan, “the most powerful Catholic in the government.”
via Vatican Radio:
Pope Francis had lunch with a group of 21 Syrian refugees on Thursday at the Casa Santa Marta.
During the luncheon, both adults and children had the possibility to speak with Pope Francis about the beginnings of their life in Italy.
The children gave the Holy Father a collection of their drawings, and the Pope showered them with toys and other gifts.
The refugees, who live in Rome and are hosted by the St. Egidio Community, were brought to Rome from Lesbos by Pope Francis at the conclusion of his visit to the Greek island on 16 April 2016.
Nobody was a stranger to Jo Cox. Survivors of rape, child soldiers, owners of small town business, and factory workers, Pakistani immigrants, and Syrian refugees. Jo Cox took their experiences to places like Westminster and the United Nations and reminded policymakers that the decisions that they – we – make can change the lives of those individuals. She made them – us – understand that that is not a burden, it’s a tremendous privilege. She “got close,” and she brought up close the struggles of people who otherwise seemed far removed. In doing so, she showed us that they were not so different from us and that they yearn for the same dignity as us and deserve the same rights.
Jo Cox was known for lamenting the absence of a moral compass in foreign policymaking. But what she may not have seen, because of her tremendous humility, was that she provided that compass. While we mourn her death, we will continue to embrace the example that she set in her life.
One of the things that made her this moral compass was her commitment to protecting people from mass atrocities. Last year she wrote:
Some may think that a military component has no place in an ethical response to Syria. We completely disagree. It is not ethical to wish away the barrel bombs from the Syrian government when you have the capacity to stop them. The deaths and fear generated by these indiscriminate air attacks are the main drivers of the refugee crisis in Europe. Nor is it ethical to watch when villages are overrun by Isis fighters who make sex slaves of children and slaughter their fellow Muslims, when we have the capability to hold them back.
What is critical in advancing any military component is that the protection of civilians must be at the centre of the mission. This objective becomes ever more imperative in the light of Russia’s bombing in recent days. We need a military component that protects civilians as a necessary prerequisite to any future UN or internationally provided safe havens. The creation of safe havens inside Syria would eventually offer sanctuary from both the actions of Assad and Isis, as we cannot focus on Isis without an equal focus on Assad. They would save lives, reduce radicalisation and help to slow down the refugee exodus.
The approach of focusing on civilian protection will also make a political solution more likely. Preventing the regime from killing civilians, and signalling intent to Russia, is far more likely to compel the regime to the negotiating table than anything currently being done or mooted. Of course, a military approach by itself won’t work, nor will any of the other components. Only through an integrated strategy with the protection of civilians at its core can we rescue something from this crisis.
Barry Andrews writes:
One of the central reasons why the five-year long conflict has been allowed to continue for so long is that not enough people of influence, not enough people like Jo Cox, were prepared to stand up and fight for the Syrian people.
From her days as an aid worker to her final hours, she routinely raised the issue of Syria, and particularly the UK and Europe’s wretched response to the crisis, the need for increased diplomacy, the lack of humanitarian access, and the creation of safe havens to protect civilians….
Still hospitals continue to be targeted, along with schools, markets, bakeries and other places where civilians gather in numbers. A week ago, an airstrike on a vegetable market in Idleb City killed more than 30 people, some of them children.
On June 10th, food aid finally reached Darayya, a suburb of Damascus, for the first time in four years. Early the following morning, only hours after the convoy left, barrel bombs were dropped there….
Jo Cox was one of a small number of brave and outspoken people who advocated on behalf of all these people; those who are in daily fear of their lives inside Syria; those left directionless on the fringes of society in Greece or other European countries; and those seeking refuge in other parts of Europe, striving to build a new life for their families, wherever that may be.
She was a vital voice at a high level. She wasn’t afraid to ask the tough questions. She was principled, determined and passionate.
She was a true humanitarian.
via the Washington Post:
Pope Francis on Saturday took three refugee families back with him on his plane to Rome following an emotional and provocative visit to the Greek island of Lesbos that seemed designed to prick Europe’s conscience over its treatment of refugees.
The pope boarded his Alitalia jet along with 12 Syrians from three families, all of whom had had their houses bombed and are seeking refuge in Europe, according to Vatican spokesman the Rev. Thomas Rosica. There were six children among them. Rosica said the families, all of whom are Muslim, would be cared for at the Vatican.
via Vatican Insider:
“On Saturday I am going to Lesbos, where numerous refugees have passed through over the months. I am going along with my brothers the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos”, “to express sympathy and solidarity with refugees and the citizens of Lesbos and all the Greek people who are so generous in their welcome. Accompany me with your prayer please, invoking the light and strength of the Holy Spirit and the maternal intercession of the Virgin Mary.”
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Good morning Cybersecurity 202 readers! I'm The Washington Post's tech policy reporter, and it's great to fill in on this newsletter and start the day with you. Send me tips, suggestions and predictions about privacy and disinformation at: email@example.com. There's no Cybersecurity 202 tomorrow, so have a great weekend and we'll see you back here Tuesday.
Below: The Cyber Safety Review Board releases a report on the log4j vulnerability, and a jury finds an ex-CIA employee guilty on charges surrounding WikiLeaks' publication of a trove of secret documents. First:
Ukraine to social media platforms: Do better
It’s been called the TikTok war. But six months into the bloodshed in Ukraine, the country’s tech officials say they have questions about how the platform is handling Russian misinformation and disinformation.
- “There [are] a lot of Russian propaganda narratives in TikTok,” a representative from the Ukraine Ministry of Digital Transformation told The Cybersecurity 202, speaking on the condition of anonymity to candidly discuss the state of information warfare. It’s “the weakest and least efficient platform in terms of countering Russian disinformation.”
Ukrainian officials report they’ve seen a new wave of Russian bots and propaganda around the world. They’ve also had problems with the constant blocking of Ukrainian accounts and narratives across social media. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ukrainian officials say Big Tech hasn’t kept up with the spread of Russian disinformation.
Tech companies took aggressive steps to weed out misinformation and disinformation in the early days of the war, developing policies to limit Russian state media and supercharging their fact-checking teams. But as the Russians’ tactics are evolving, officials say the tech companies aren’t keeping pace.
There have been questions about TikTok's preparedness to address Russian propaganda since the start of the war. Unlike some of its counterparts, it didn't have a policy in place to label state media operations when Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. But it quickly stood one up. In a tense email exchange in early March, Ukrainian officials, including Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, compared Russian state media efforts to Hitler’s propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, my colleagues and I reported at the time.
In March the company said it was funneling more resources to addressing the war. “We continue to respond to the war in Ukraine with increased safety and security resources to detect emerging threats and remove harmful misinformation and other violations of our Community Guidelines,” TikTok spokeswoman Jamie Favazza said at the time.
TikTok isn’t alone.
My colleague Will Oremus reports this morning on new research from a European nonprofit that shows Ukrainian officials have flagged thousands of tweets, YouTube videos and other social media posts as Russian propaganda or anti-Ukrainian speech. But major social platforms have grown less responsive to those requests. (The study did not cover TikTok).
- “When it was the first months of full-scale Russian aggression, [the U.S. tech companies] were very proactive, very interested to help,” said Mykola Balaban, deputy head of Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, a government agency told Will. “Now they are avoiding to make a call with us.”
The report, prepared by the Europe-based Disinformation Situation Center, said that more than 70 percent of posts flagged as anti-Ukrainian hate speech on YouTube and Twitter remained available as of late June, while more than 90 percent of the accounts responsible for such posts remained active. Meanwhile the researchers found that Facebook had removed all 98 of the posts the Ukrainian government and its partners flagged as containing anti-Ukrainian hate speech, though many of the accounts responsible remained active.
Balaban told Will that some of the companies, including Meta-owned Facebook and Microsoft’s LinkedIn, have continued to talk to the agency. But Google-owned YouTube has stopped returning its calls.
Tech giants’ guards are down as war headlines have faded in the United States.
Major tech companies have long faced criticism for only responding to problems on their platform when they face public pressure or media scrutiny. And generally they have far more resources dedicated to content moderation in the United States than the rest of the world.
- “I don’t think it’s bad will on the part of the tech companies,” said Felix Kartte, senior adviser for the global nonprofit advocacy group Reset Tech, which focuses on accountability for social media platforms, and a co-author of the report told Will. “It’s really just lack of resources, lack of investment, lack of preparedness,” and a shortage of staff with Russian and Ukrainian language skills and local expertise.
Some Ukrainian offices are having more luck than others. The Ministry of Digital Transformation, which has led the country’s outreach to Western companies to build a digital blockade, told the Cybersecurity 202 that it still has an open line with Meta, YouTube and Twitter. But the Ministry representative said there is a recent rise in Russian activity on YouTube and Twitter – and a corresponding wave of Ukrainian volunteers and media outlets being blocked on Facebook.
What they're saying
Tech companies say they continue to respond to Russian propaganda.
- YouTube spokeswoman Ivy Choi told Will the company has “stayed in regular contact with the Ukrainian government” and has removed more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels for violating its policies since the war began.
- Twitter spokeswoman Elizabeth Busby said the company works without outside organizations and looks for policy violations. Busby told Will the company’s efforts go beyond leaving posts up or removing them, and that the work includes elevating credible information about the war. Twitter spokeswoman Ann-Marie Lowry told The Cybersecurity 202 that the company is continuing to “proactively assess for inauthentic behavior, including identifying and disrupting attempts to amplify false and misleading information and to advance the speed and scale of our enforcement."
Hackers used log4j vulnerability less than expected, new review finds
Starting in December, cyber defenders scrambled to fix a bug in the ubiquitous Log4j software library. In the first report of the Cyber Safety Review Board, which included cybersecurity experts from the public and private sectors, the body focused on log4j.
- The board isn't aware of “any significant log4j-based attacks on critical infrastructure systems,” it wrote. It also found that generally, “exploitation of log4j occurred at lower levels than many experts predicted, given the severity of the vulnerability.” But that was a difficult conclusion to come to because of a lack of authoritative information about trends in hacks, it wrote.
- The board also offered a stark warning about log4j, writing that is an “endemic vulnerability.” Its ubiquity means that “vulnerable versions will remain in systems for the next decade, and we will see exploitation evolve to effectively take advantage of the weaknesses,” it wrote.
- It also called out “troubling elements” of Chinese government rules for disclosing information about software vulnerabilities to Beijing within two days of their discovery by researchers. (The log4j bug was disclosed by an engineer at Chinese firm Alibaba; the company was reportedly punished for reporting the vulnerability too late to Chinese regulators.) The possibility that the Chinese government could get “a window in which to exploit vulnerabilities before network defenders can patch them” is “a disturbing prospect,” the board wrote.
The board also offered more than a dozen recommendations to help protect against similar vulnerabilities in the future. Here are a few:
- Ingredients lists: The U.S. government “should be a driver of change in the marketplace around requirements for software transparency,” the board said. It called for the “use of procurement requirements, federal standards and guidelines, and investments in automation and tooling, to create clear and achievable expectations for baseline” information about software bills of materials.
- Regulatory backup: The board praised the Federal Trade Commission’s “leadership” in pointing firms to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's guidance about the vulnerability in January. At the time, the FTC said that it “intends to use its full legal authority to pursue companies that fail to take reasonable steps to protect consumer data” from log4j-related exposure. That seemed to drive fearful companies to fix the bug, the board said. CISA should work with regulators to drive cybersecurity fixes, the board said, and regulators “should identify opportunities to direct or encourage their regulated communities to implement CISA guidance, advisories, and best practices,” it said.
- New reporting system: The U.S. government should explore creating a Cyber Safety Reporting System built on voluntary reporting like NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System, the board said. That could “contribute to a systemwide view of the cyber ecosystem and expand and
centralize the existing external reporting and coordination of cyber safety issues,” it wrote in the report.
- Boosting the open source community: The open source software community, which is largely staffed by volunteers, “is not adequately resourced to ensure that code is developed pursuant to industry recognized secure coding practices and audited by experts,” the board said, arguing that the public and private sectors need to “create centralized resourcing and security assistance structures that can support the open source community going forward.”
Jury convicts ex-CIA employee of leaking secret hacking files
Joshua Schulte was found guilty on all nine charges relating to WikiLeaks’ 2017 publication of a trove of files relating to the Central Intelligence Agency’s hacking arsenal, the Associated Press’s Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays report.
Prosecutors argued that Schulte, a former CIA coder, sent WikiLeaks the files after his work complaints weren’t taken seriously; Schulte, who chose to represent himself in the trial, argued that the CIA blamed him because the intelligence community needed a scapegoat.
Jurors had deadlocked in a 2020 trial of Schulte, and a judge declared a mistrial. Schulte awaits trial on separate charges; he's accused of possessing and transporting child sexual abuse materials.
National security watch
- The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on government access to personal data on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
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Thanks for reading. See you tomorrow.
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Traveling around the world in the past six years, what image does the Congregation have?
The first thing to do is to thank the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, for giving me a truly emotional, [exciting] mission. This service gave me the opportunity to be in contact with the Congregation in many parts of the world. I confirm that ours is a Congregation with a dynamic and profound charismatic identity. But it allowed me to see things from a different perspective, and I was able to touch the problems that the confreres are experiencing. For example, the ease with which prayer can be sacrificed to the idolatry of activity. It has been noted that there are fewer confreres who carry the weight of the structures. There are some tensions in inter-generational and intercultural communities, that is, where the number of older confreres is growing and that of young people is decreasing, where there are different sensitivities and often the family climate is not assured, nor is it possible to understand and carry on the Salesian mission.
Do you think that the three nuclei proposed by GC28 can be considered separately, or should they be assumed and lived in unity?
In my opinion, the three nuclei proposed by this General Chapter 28 are intimately connected and cannot be separated. They can be separated in view of their study and should be deepened one by one, but without ever losing their unity. Consecrated life is changing and is made up of four elements. The first element is the diversity of the origin of vocations. The second important element is the new generations of religious. What kind of formation for this type of youth? In this way, one guarantees the identity of the Salesian charism necessary today. The third element is that there is a new priority that always functions as per the mission and the works. Finally, there is a new subject, with all that this means. I believe that the three nuclei of the chapter cannot be separated. They are united.
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The Cherokee Courtroom Shoot-out, also called the Goingsnake Massacre, was a gunfight that occurred during a trial in the Cherokee court system on April 15, 1872, in the Goingsnake District of the Cherokee Nation in present-day Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Also called the Proctor-Beck Fight, this bloody scrimmage was the result of a jurisdictional dispute between the U.S. government and the Cherokee court system.
The trouble began when a Cherokee Indian named Ezekial “Zeke” Proctor shot a white American man named Jim Kesterson (or Chesterson) in the head, seriously wounding him, before turning his gun on Kesterson’s wife, Polly Beck, who was a Cherokee woman, and killing her.
During this time, Oklahoma was still considered “Indian Territory” and each tribe had its own jurisdiction, government, laws, and courts. At the same time, U.S. Marshals and their deputies served as authorities between the Native American population and white settlers who were moving westward. Generally, there were peaceful relations between the marshals and the tribes, but this was not the case on that long-ago April day.
During the Civil War, Zeke Proctor, a Cherokee from Georgia, fought for the Union Army, while all of the Beck family, who were also Cherokee, fought for the Confederate Army. When the war was over, tensions were high between the two families and they had been feuding.
Both Zeke Proctor and Polly Beck had white fathers, but Proctor was a member of the Keetoowah Society, a Cherokee group that strongly favored traditional tribal ways and resented white encroachment on the Cherokee way of life. The Beck family were not members of the society and Polly had married a white man, which Proctor resented. Some even said that his resentment was heightened because he might have had a romantic interest in Polly himself.
Polly lived at the Hildebrand Mill, which was built in the late 1840s by Jeremiah Towers and was later purchased by Stephen Hildebrand, whom Polly had married. But, Hildebrand died in January 1867 and Polly hired James Kesterson to work the mill with her. She married him in March 1871.
When Proctor found Kesterson at the Hildebrand Mill on February 13, 1872, the two began to argue. When the pair went for their guns, Polly Beck Hildebrand threw herself between the two trying to stop the fight. However, Proctor’s bullet sailed into her chest. Kesterson ran for his life as Proctor shot at him two more times, hitting nothing more than his coat-tail. In the meantime, Polly Hildebrand lay dead. Though Proctor claimed it was an accident, this did little to satisfy the Beck family, who were also Cherokee, and immediately wanted vengeance upon the man. Tensions built in Indian Territory as Proctor was brought into custody and the location of the trial was debated. Finally, Proctor’s trial was scheduled for April 15th at the Cherokee schoolhouse in Whitmore, Oklahoma, where the Beck family was sure they would not get justice.
On the day of the trial, the makeshift courthouse was jammed with people and many of them were Proctor supporters armed to the teeth. Outside was another crowd, eager to hear the proceedings, among them a number of similarly armed Beck supporters. Shortly after the proceedings began, a federal posse arrived, led by Deputy U.S. Marshals J.G. Peavy and J.G. Owens, and included some of the toughest of the Beck family and their supporters.
As the posse began to push its way into the make-shift courthouse, all hell broke loose as shot after shot was fired. After the smoke had cleared, seven posse men were killed, including Deputy Owens. A number of others were injured. The following day, the worst of the Beck family’s fears were realized, when the Zeke Proctor was acquitted by the Cherokee court.
By Kathy Weiser-Alexander, updated January 2020.
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Sunrise at Mt Kanchenjunga: for Ram
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|This photograph of Mt Kanchenjunga has been clicked during sunrise from Tashi's View Point, Gangtok, Sikkim. I dedicate this photograph to Ram Thakur. |
Mt Kanchanjunga (third highest in the world) is the only one that displays its charming glories to the world at large, because it is to be seen easily from anyone of the lower foot-hills. Kanchanjunga boasts on some of the most magnificent snowy and icy scenery in the world. It is because of the fact that it has an annual precipitation of snow probably greater than that of any other peak in the Himalayas. Secondly, the avalanches that Kanchanjunga throws down are said to be the largest anywhere else in the world.
If some one observes from the lower hills, they are colourful village settlements, rich vegetation with variety of rhododendrons, green forest, river valleys, splendid glacier and then finally gorgeous view of Kanchanjunga ridge.
If we have a look at Kanchanjunga at early dawn , it is really an unforgettable majestic view. At first the dark dawn will start to turn slowly into twilight. The dark clouds flying into clear sky would start to turn into somehow glowish brightness. Then the sun would start to rise from the horizon via Bay of Bengal as a red iron lump. Within some moment the red lump of sun starts to climb on high mountain. And the light early rays of the sun splash into Kanchanjunga, so that the peak could be seen with marvelous pink colour. After some time golden rays of the rising sun splashes to the right shoulder of snowy Kanchanjunga, so that the view of the mountain could be visualized as mixed golden and silver rays as striking contrast. And this is the glorious view of Kanchanjunga seen from far off distances.
Kanchanjunga is translated along the lines of “Five Treasures of the Snow” as it contains five peaks over 8,000 meter. Kanchanjunga is also called Kangchen Dzonga / Kangchenjunga / Khangchendzonga / Kanchenjanga / Kachendzonga or Kangchanfanga. In Tibetan dialect, Kng-chen means ’snow-great’ and Dzo-nga is ‘treasuries-five’ that denotes Mount Kanchanjunga in other words (P. V. Angus-Leppan, 1982).
The word Kanchanjunga is regarded as the abode of gods who bestow prosperity and benevolence to the inhabitants and their lands. To the local people, its five summits are the five treasures of the snow as the throne of all powerful gods rest on them. Their well-being and even their lives depend on the blessings of five snow treasures. If the ‘five treasures’ get angry, Kanchanjunga is able to blast their crops with the storm or may destroy their village with avalanches and floods. The citizens of Sikkim and surrounding Nepal believe the summit as sacred and they worship Mount Kanchanjunga as a deity. To respect this local religious beliefs and to honour the sentiment of the Nepalese and Sikkimese, the expeditioners would stop a few meter short of the actual summit, before climbing on the top of mountain. The stopping for a few minutes has two underlying meaning. The first would mean that the summit will remain inviolate instantly. The other is to get a rest for some while to the conqueror before stepping up on the highest portion of the mountain. Most of the successful summit parties have followed this tradition till this date.
Kanchanjunga (Main) is the third highest mountain in the world and second highest peak in Nepal, situated on just western frontier of Nepal and India borderline, twenty kilometer south of Chinese (Tibetan) frontier. It is located 90 kilometer east of Everest in Taplejung District at 27° 42′ 09″ north latitude and 88° 09′ 10″ east longitude from Greenwich meridian. Up until 1852, Kanchanjunga was believed to be the highest mountain in the world. But calculations made from the British 1849 Great Trigonometrical Survey of India made Mount Everest the highest of all and Kanchanjunga as third highest in the world.
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- [2008-11-01 5:03]
mighty Kanchenjunga, mighty image, Subhash. You caught a special moment. Excellent that you dedicate this picture to Ram!
My best regards
- [2008-11-01 17:31]
Hi Subhash,this pic is fantastic!! The best moment of the journey to have wonderfuls colors like that,i'm surely that to see live is an unfogettable spectacle!My best compliments and thanks to show us this wonder!Luciano
You captured lovely morning light on this magnificent peak Subhash. Thanks for sharing this special moment.
Evelynn : )
Nice picture with wonderful composition and sunny mountains. A great job.
Subhash, I'm overwhelmed by your diedication of this wonderful picture to me. Thanks a million!!!
My last view of this mountain was in Jan 1965 when we were taken to Sandhakphu for a regular trek while doing the 4th Adventurte Course from HMI Darjeeling. BTW, were you even born then?
This point of view from Gangtok is quite different and the image with the rays of the early morning sun hitting the summit is just divine!
I am late in responding to your dedication because I have been erratic on TN, thanks to my BSNL connection!
Thanks once again and best regards.
Wow! What a mountain! Exellent notes! This is a pure mountain classic! Sunrise is one of the best times of the day in the mountains, it is when the sun brings light to the world, and you can get feeling in you, and the wonderful colors! Very well done! Thanks for sharing this wonderful moment in nature. Cheers Josh Lewis.
- [2008-11-07 15:27]
Very nice capture.
- [2009-01-18 8:10]
Of all your images, this is one of the most sublime. The first sunlight is always special, but combined with high mountains, it is spectacular. Thank you for posting it for all to enjoy.
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You’ve earned some of your income as an employee that has gotten reported on a W-2. Taxes have been taken out. The rest of your income is from doing freelance work that has been reported (and sometimes it hasn’t been) on 1099’s. No taxes have been paid on this money. How should you proceed?
The W-2 wages get reported as wages on the front of the 1040. The money you earned directly whether or not a 1099 was issued to you is reported as gross receipts on a Schedule C which is the form for sole-proprietors and freelancers. Please note that in your business the word “freelancer” may be used to mean temporary employees; you will be paid as a salaried employee even though you are not on a full time contract or getting benefits. For tax purposes, you are not a freelancer.
Social security taxes (FICA and Medicare) are handled differently for W-2 work than for self-employment work which is what you do as a freelancer. If you are on a W-2, half of your Social Security taxes were withheld from your pay and your employer paid the other half. If you are self-employed, you pay both sides of your self-employment taxes on Form SE; you will get a deduction for half of these taxes on the front of the 1040.
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As of the 2018 tax year, business expenses for wage or W-2 workers are no longer deductible on federal returns. Depending on your other itemized deductions and your income, they still may be counted on certain state tax forms such as those for NYS.
Business expenses for you as a freelancer get deducted directly from your income on your Schedule C. In other words, if you make $15,000 and have $5,000 of expenses, your taxable freelance income is $10,000.
How do you divide expenses between your W-2 income and your freelance income? Business expenses are supposed to be for specific business purposes. Thus you should know what an expense was for. If you had to travel to Seattle for a freelance job, then those expenses should be handled on your Schedule C. If the job was for a W-2, then the expenses are no longer deductible.
Too often, people try to put all their expenses on their Schedule C because they no longer can itemize these expenses on a Schedule A Doing this is not acceptable and may well be disallowed at an audit.
Most expenses should be traceable to a particular job. If you take someone out who has already given you a freelance contract and you are discussing further work, clearly this expense goes on a Schedule C.
There are some expenses, however, that you have that cannot be specifically allocated to a Schedule C or to a W-2 job. Say you work at different W-2 and freelance assignments in the same field, all on short term contracts. Leaving aside the requirements for employees to have to have a cell phone and the question of what percentage of the cell is deductible as business rather than personal use, how would you allocate the portion of your cell phone you should take for business purposes? The IRS believes that you should allocate according to your income. That means if you make $30,000 on your W-2 and $20,000 on your Schedule C and if you have $1000 in deductible business phone expenses, $600 or 3/5 can no longer be deducted on the federal return and $400 or 2/5 should go on your Schedule C.
Remember I said that this allocation is only for something you can’t directly trace. If you had to get a SIM card for a tour you did in Europe playing drums for a group on tour and for which you got paid as a freelancer, that expense can be directly attributed to your 1099 work and put on your Schedule C.
Remember that because as mentioned, as of the tax year 2018, any expenses allocated to your W-2 income are no longer deductible, does not mean that you can just include these expenses as part of your freelance or Schedule C expenses. You cannot deduct these W-2 expenses at all.
As to allocation method, some people will say that they should be able to allocate by a different method. The IRS also says that other reasonable methods can be used but you would have to back up these methods with proof. Say you believed that 50% of your time was spent on your freelance business, I would suspect that you would have to produce actual records of time spent if you couldn’t directly trace the expenses. Most people don’t actually have such proofs. Thus proving another method might turn out to be difficult.
On the specific subject of taking home office expenses, be careful because home office rules can trip you up if you try to allocate them . Besides that home office expenses are no longer allowed for W-2 work, any home office be it for W-2 or 1099 work has to be exclusive. That means no other work can be done in the same space than for the purpose you deduct it for. That means you cannot have the same office if you used it both for your W-2 work and for your 1099 work. Thus because your equipment is in your home office, you also cannot use the same computer for both. You cannot use the same physical space. It doesn’t matter if you say you work for the W-2 job at one time or for freelance at another. I understand that you might find this puzzling. However, please understand these are the rules. If you are audited, the agent may visit you to take a look at your home office. If you have a multiple use for the home office (which could also mean that it’s used for personal purposes, that it’s shared by your partner or children, or that you’re using it for your W-2 work when you’ve deducted it for your Schedule C income), the deduction could well be disallowed.
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Labor Day celebrates the American worker. Much has changed since Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, especially when it comes to factory machines and industrial automation. While regulations and safety standards are the main reason that factories are much safer today, modern industrial robots — such as Indramat industrial motion control systems – have also contributed to safer, easier, and more enjoyable work.
Some will observe the holiday with cookouts and parties, while others have big plans to sleep in late and laze around the house. Maybe you’re the type that likes to put in extra work while everyone else is loafing.
Here’s a bit of Labor Day trivia to break out at your cookout or enjoy on your coffee break!
Why Labor Day?
Labor Day originated in part as a response to poor working conditions in the U.S. Children as young as five years old working in factories, and the average American worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week to make ends meet.
When was the first Labor Day?
New York City held the first Labor Day parade in the United States in September 5th, 1882.
President Grover Cleveland signed the act that made Labor Day a federal holiday on June 28th, 1894.
How many people celebrate the holiday?
As of January 2018, approximately 160 million Americans that make up the United States labor force.
What should you wear for Labor Day?
It’s not so much what you’re supposed to wear as what you’re not supposed to wear. Traditionally, you are not supposed to wear white or seersucker clothing after Labor Day.
What should you do on Labor Day?
Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, and the unofficial beginning of football season. Traditional Labor Day events include parties, cookouts, watching sporting events, and enjoying time off work.
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Everyday we are actively creating our legacy. Throughout life we experience various milestones that contribute to who we are today. Galerie Living resident, Rose Marie Mandato shared stories about her life and gave advice on how to continue fulfilling your purpose through family. She suggests that families communicate and stay connected.
Rose Marie emphasizes the importance of staying connected with loved ones. She describes an analogy her late husband, Nick, would often use. She says he compared their family to fingers. Together, the fingers form a hand that is strong and efficient, but when they are separated the fingers become weak.
It’s important to stay involved with your family. Healthy family dynamics can be maintained by simply listening to one another and by sharing mutual respect. A heartfelt phone call or letter are personal and can be a great way to stay in touch with loved ones.
Maintaining relationships are pertinent to having a healthy lifestyle. However, as a natural part of life, our mortality is temporary. It is difficult to lose a loved one. Rose Marie shared her experience on what helps her cope with the passing of her husband.
“I have a wonderful time during the day,” Rose Marie said. “I come home at night and I sit, and I sometimes cry my eyes out, but I do let it out.”
Rose Marie also writes her thoughts and experiences in journals. Although it is encouraged to spend time with others throughout the day, it is also okay to have alone time and sort through your feelings. Several studies suggest it is healthier to embrace what you are feeling instead of masking your emotions. This helps support positive mental health.
In our alone time and through activities like journaling, we can gain a better understanding of our emotions and possibly a change in perspective. It takes time, growth and empathy to develop shifts in perspective. As we take the time to reflect on our individual situations, we can often find a silver lining.
On the day of her husband’s funeral, Rose Marie’s family took a picture together. Although the photo was captured on a sad day, it is one of her favorite pictures. She explains why this particular photo brings her happiness.
“I had my whole family there.”
In the photo, Rose Marie is surrounded by more than 50 family members. Everybody is smiling and happy to be together. The large family is part of Rose Marie and Nick’s legacy.
Everybody deserves to stay connected with their loved ones. Sustaining relationships and open communication with close friends and family members can help people get through the toughest days.
At Galerie Living, we cherish the advice and stories of residents like Rose Marie. We encourage fellowship throughout our community with various support groups, coffee hours and events. You can hear more about Rose Marie’s story, by clicking here. We also encourage you to discover more about our communities by emailing us at email@example.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
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A nine-part TV2 Mandarin documentary series which was to be aired from 26 April to 7 May was forced off the air on 28 April. What didn’t they want us to see? Our correspondent provides some clues.
The documentary series was supposed to report on the social impact faced by more than 10,000 natives of the Belaga area who were forcibly relocated to Sungai Asap and Sungai Koyan area in 1998 to make way for the controversial Bakun Dam. Two episodes of this documentary were aired on 26 and 27 April before the series was yanked off.
Chou Z Lam, the producer of the documentary, revealed in a blog post that this was another instance of news interference by the BN government during and after the Hulu Selangor by election. He was told that some “sensitive elements” in the documentary could be harmful to the coming Sibu by-election and the Sarawak state election.
Chou felt sorry for the people of Sungai Asap whom he had interviewed, for their problems and voices could not be heard now by the people of east and west Malaysia.
And what are some of the problems faced by those forced to relocate? Our correspondent reports:
The resettlers were allocated 3 acres (1.25 ha) per family which signed up for an apartment. Moreover, they were charged for the 3 acres at a premium of RM900 per acre; in comparison, the grant of leases to timber companies to establish oil palm plantations in the area was at a premium of RM600 per ha, i.e, about RM250 per acre.
It was clear that this was planned poverty. At the time of the resettlement planning in 1996, 3 acres of oil palm could not bring in a household income above the poverty line for a family of five. Even today, at RM500 per tonne of oil palm fruit, 3 acres can only bring in, at best, a gross income of RM10,000 a year. This is a net income of around RM7,000 a year, or about RM580 a month. The Mid-Term Review of the Ninth Malaysia Plan gave a poverty line income of RM830 a month for Sarawak.
Given this basic fact, is it any surprise that the documentary is not being allowed?
Urban people in Sarawak have only heard about the allegedly large sums of compensation given to the people affected by Bakun. What they do not realise is that while some people did get large sums, most didn’t. Moreover, the government held back the compensation due to them for their lost homes — as a means of forcing them to pay for the resettlement housing. From the very beginning, people have been unhappy about the quality and size of the resettlement housing. For most of them, their previous homes were much larger, and made of better material.
In addition, no concession was made in giving them preferential rates for electricity, or even an allowance of free electricity. They have only enjoyed the same concession granted in the past year as everyone else. As a result, after a short while, the Penan, the poorest of all the resettlers, had their electricity cut off when they could not afford to pay, and have had to live with no electricity for most of the past 12 years.
Imagine: a people who sacrifice their ancestral lands and homes for a hydroelectric dam living without electricity because they cannot afford to pay the high tariffs charged by the Sarawak electricity company, when one day of the previous Sarawak Energy Bhd’s CEO’s remuneration of RM1.3 million a year would have paid for all of the Penan’s electricity consumption for one year! The previous SEB CEO was not only the a former State Secretary, but also the brother-in-law of the Chief Minister.
1Malaysia? Rakyat diutamakan?
In this context, take the time to read Abun Sui Anyit’s heart-felt lament for Belaga and for his people here.
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DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. government and a group of global automakers are set to unveil a voluntary agreement at the Detroit auto show on Friday aimed at improving auto industry safety and spurring culture changes, according to company and government officials.
The accord could set the framework for further discussions on safety reforms and mark a new era of cooperation between automakers and regulators after a record-setting year of safety fines, recalls and investigations into malfunctioning vehicles made by General Motors Co GM.N, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV FCAU.N, Honda Motor Co 7267.T and others.
But it stops short of what many safety advocates have urged Congress and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to adopt: new binding legal requirements to toughen safety rules. And automakers may be able to raise the voluntary agreement to argue against future proposed regulations, saying the accord makes legally binding rules unnecessary.
The agreement, under discussion for several weeks, would also attempt to improve vehicle cyber security and the use of early warning data to detect potential defects that might lead to safety problems or large-scale recalls, sources said. It would also create new government-industry task forces to work to improve auto safety.
Despite the voluntary agreement, NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said the agency will not hesitate to fine automakers that fail to follow the rules and will not give up its aggressive enforcement of auto safety rules.
Automakers recalled a record-setting 63.95 million vehicles in the United States in 2014, incurring large fines from NHTSA.
Companies in the talks leading up to the agreement include GM, Toyota Motor Corp 7203.T, Ford Motor Co F.N, Daimler AG DAIGn.DE, Fiat Chrysler, BMW AG BMWG.DE, Honda, Nissan Motor Co 7201.T and Hyundai Motor Co 005380.KS.
The agreement is to be announced at the auto show in the U.S. auto capital of Detroit by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and top auto executives, sources told Reuters.
In a letter last week to the NHTSA seen by Reuters, the group of 16 automakers said industry support of an agreement “reaffirms our shared commitment to safety, and signals to the public the areas in which government and industry intend to collaborate to further improve automotive safety.”
Automakers met with the NHTSA in Chicago on Dec. 16 and since then exchanged proposed “Principles for Working Collaboratively to Enhance Motor Vehicle and Traffic Safety.”
In recent days, NHTSA and automakers have continued to propose revisions, including discussions about government-industry working groups, according to auto industry officials who spoke to Reuters at the Detroit show.
The talks come after NHTSA came under intense criticism in 2014 for failing to detect ignition switch defects in 2.6 million older GM cars linked to at least 124 deaths. Since then, NHTSA has been more aggressive in handing out fines and demanding outside monitors oversee automaker safety compliance.
NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said on Monday in an interview on the sidelines of the Detroit show that the agency cannot make vehicles safe simply by imposing new regulations and handing down fines. He said he hoped a deal would be announced Friday.
“We’re going to have to find new tools - that means new collaborations, new partnerships,” Rosekind said.
But the voluntary agreement will not be enforceable - and is not as tough as what some safety advocates have called for. With only a year remaining in the Obama administration, there is a shrinking window to complete new legally binding auto safety rules.
Sean Kane, president of Massachusetts-based Safety Research & Strategies Inc and an auto safety advocate, praised NHTSA “for having a dialogue” with automakers and prodding them to do more on safety “and be strong on enforcement.”
Kane raised concerns about a voluntary agreement that is not legally enforceable. “It also eliminates input from outside parties” like safety advocates and consumers, Kane said, “and that is a little troubling.”
Foxx met with top executives from major automakers on Dec. 1 in Washington. A spokeswoman for Foxx said there have since then been “productive discussions with auto manufacturers toward agreement on steps to bolster safety.”
Foxx “is hopeful that they will soon result in concrete commitments that lead to significant safety improvements that will strengthen public confidence,” said his spokeswoman.
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Monday he agreed with the NHTSA that the auto industry needs more collaboration with regulators. He said he wanted the industry to “get to a stage where safety is no longer a competitive edge used by one automaker against another.”
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Bill Rigby and Lisa Shumaker
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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Goblins in Space!
Okay, not really. But in the interest of providing quality content and getting you ready for tomorrow’s really big idea post, here’s a link to an interesting and long discussion on war in space over at perfidy.
The exception to much of the mass considerations discussed above is the nuclear pulse, or Orion drive. This concept involves building a very large ship with a heavy base plate attached to the back of the ship by some very serious shock absorbers. Then, you light off a small nuke behind the ship. Repeat as necessary. This is an over-the-top propulsion scheme. With this, you could accelerate very large masses very quickly. Ships using an Orion drive would simply have to be big just to make the acceleration survivable. Since you need a big ship; adding armor, huge power plants, or anything else you want is not such a big deal. An Orion powered warship would be a huge hulking brute. It would not be subtle, and stealth would be a lost cause.
No other type of spaceship (based on current technology) could match the Orion for speed and payload. It will be in a class by itself until and unless someone invents fusion or antimatter drives. Meanwhile, the inherent limitations of the other propulsion types will limit the kinds of warships that can be built around them. (As will the existence of Orion powered warships.)
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It is for us as it was for the Irish Monks of the early medieval period, to carry the embers is to risk burning one’s hands. —Pam, 2021
*Pencil and pencil crayon drawing.
For a quick overview of the contribution to scholarship made by these educators and guardians of ancient wisdom, I include the conclusion to Graham’s The Early Irish Monastic Schools: A study of Ireland’s Contribution to Early Medieval Culture (1923), as follows,
INFLUENCE OF IRISH SCHOLARSHIP:
… It is only in very recent years that we have begun to realise how much native Irish literature and history owes to the Irish monastic schools. In the wider field of European scholarship there is still much room for investigation before we can confidently assign to Irish monastic scholarship its proper place. The superiority of Irish classical learning has been demonstrated and is now acknowledged by practically all scholars who have made an intensive study of the early Middle Ages. But as a discerning historian has remarked, “what is of greatest significance is the fact that there reigned not only among the professed scholars but among the plain missionaries (whose name was legion) a classical spirit, a love of literature for its own sake and a keen delight in poetry. They brought imagination, they brought spiritual force to a world well nigh sunk in materialism. … Their lighter productions show but one side of their Scottish nature [note: before the 9th or 10th century, all Gaels inhabiting Ireland and the north UK were Scotti (Latin) or Scots — Pam]. Their earnest single pursuit of learning in the widest sense attainable, their solid hard work as scholars is no less characteristic. Ireland was once the university not only of Northern England, but of the Frankish realm and if that progress was arrested after the fatal inroads of the Norsemen after 795 A.D. the seed which the Scots had sown in other lands grew to a nobler maturity than ever it reached on its own soil. … Wherever they went they founded schools.”
Many other tributes to Irish monastic scholarship might be quoted. We have selected but two of these partly because of the weight of authority rightly associated with the author’s name in each case and partly because they summarise the detailed evidence we have presented during the course of our study.
Turner says: “The Irish teachers left a lasting impression on their own and succeeding generations. Not only were they the chief teachers of grammar, poetry, astronomy, music, and geography when these branches had no other, or scarcely any other, representative on the continent of Europe, but they also profoundly influenced the course of mediæval thought in matters of philosophy and theology. Their elucidation of the Gospel of St. John and their commentaries on the Epistles of St. Paul formed a new school of exegesis. … They introduced the Neo-Platonic point of view in metaphysical speculation and carried the art of dialectic to a higher point than it ever before attained. It is no exaggeration to say that they were the founders of scholasticism and that Ireland is the Ionia of mediæval philosophy.”
Zimmer too shows that the Irish missionaries were not merely the representatives of Christianity: “they were instructors in every branch of science and learning of the time, possessors and bearers of a higher culture than was at that time to be found anywhere on the Continent, and can surely claim to have been the pioneers,—to have laid the corner stone of western culture on the Continent.”
We have reached the end of our study. We have traced the rise, growth, and influence of the Irish monastic schools during the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth centuries. Their work and influence lasted for several centuries after the ninth, but during the period which we have investigated their influence was a dominant one in the history of European education. In the later centuries other factors contributed to the advancement of learning in Western Europe and while the Irish contribution was by no means negligible it was less distinctive, less significant, than during the period ending with the ninth century. If, then, we would form a correct idea of the position that Irish monastic schools occupy in the history of western culture, we have but to contrast the actual state of contemporary learning in the rest of Western Europe with that available in these schools; or to recall their large number and wide distribution, noting the liberal nature of the course of studies pursued therein and the generosity with which that learning was extended to all irrespective of race or social position. In either case we are driven to the conclusion that these schools were indeed the greatest educational factor of early mediæval times, that they were, in reality, the universities of the West, the lights that illumined the (so-called) Dark Ages.
Graham, Hugh. The Early Irish Monastic Schools: A study of Ireland’s Contribution to Early Medieval Culture. The Talbot Press Limited, 1923 : Project Gutenberg. Released April 27, 2020. [EBook #61956] Retrieved February 27, 2021, from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61956/61956-h/61956-h.htm .
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How Do You Think the Asian Passenger Air Transport Air Transport Marketplace Will Shake Out? What Lessons Can Be Drawn from the North American and European Experience?
CASE STUDY 4: McDONALD AND HONG KONG INTRODUCTION McDonald’s Restaurants (Hong Kong) Limited was established in 1975. The first McDonald’s restaurant, which offered customers the very first American Big Mac Meal in Hong Kong, was located at Paterson Street, Causeway Bay. Today there are over 200 McDonald’s restaurants in Hong Kong, and more than 10,000 McDonald’s staff. Question 1: Using the SWOT analysis, verify the attributes that are helping McDonald to stay competitive in the fast food industry in Hong Kong.
Do remember to include the internal and external factors that may part in influencing your SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis determines a company’s position by examining 4 factors ·Strengths ·Weaknesses ·Opportunities ·Threats Strengths and weaknesses are said to be internal, that is, controlled by the company. Opportunities and Threats are outside the company’s control and are therefore said to be external influences. Company |Strength |Weaknesses |Opportunities |Threats | |McDonalds (Hong |Company related satisfaction of|the company have limited |the company have limited |The company have limited housing| |Kong) |customer by their product. |housing space made it hard |housing space made it hard|space made it hard for ordinary | | |Company practice fast services |for ordinary people to host |for ordinary people to |people to host family | | of quality food |family gatherings. |host family gatherings. |gatherings. | QUESTION 2 Construct a PESTEL analysis to show the competitive advantages that McDonald has to stay and continue its operation in Hong Kong. Pestel Analysis Stand for political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, environmental and legal analysis of forces that could impact the business environment. To find the circumstances surrounding the market and as an instrument for understanding the market situation such as market growth, market potential and the direction of a company’s operations.. Political Political parties and alignments at local, national and European or regional trading – bloc level. Example like on taxation and employment law. Government ownership of industry and attitude to monopolies and competition. Ronald McDonald was opened by McDonalds in Asia in 1996 for the house welcomes families with critically ill children to stay at the house while the children are undergoing treatment in a nearby children’s hospital.
The house provides the needs of the families and Ronald McDonald visits the children in the hospital to bring them joy during the time that they are undergoing the difficult process of treatment. Many are aware of disadvantages of fast food indicate the harmful elements like cholesterol and adverse effects like obesity are attributable to consuming fast food products. Government should not allow these businesses to operate. However, most countries allow these businesses to run despite being aware of the potential adverse effects encountered. 2. Environment ‘Green’ issues that affect the environment. • Rubbish, waste and its disposal. As a trademark in Hong Kong, McDonalds was the first restaurant to implement a smoke-free policy as a move of the company to take responsibility for the health of its customers, mainly children, who deserve a smoke-free environment where they can eat and play. This policy is an important policy that should be applied by all countries. 3. Social cultural • Change in lifestyle • Education and health • Demographic change McDonalds in Hong Kong celebrated the World Children’s Day together with deaf-mute children.
Over 2,000 volunteers, both children and adults, joined in the singing of the Cantonese version of Aren’t They All Our Children in sign language making the activity part of the Guinness records for the most number of people singing in sign language at one time. Ronald McDonald presents magic and educational shows in over 1000 schools and hospital throughout Hong Kong every year. The urbanization of Hong Kong and population density resulted to the vertical expansion of homes. 4. Legal • Policies • Rules and regulations • Training for staff
McDonald should protect its integrity and consumer confidence by ensuring all materials and process are as claimed or must followed, as example, Halal certification that becomes a concern to Muslim consumers. The operating hours, business registration, tax requirement, labour and employment laws and quality & environment certification (such as ISO) should be follow and has been certified. QUESTION 3 Based on the case study, identify the task needs and the individual needs of McDonald Hong Kong in managing its’ employees. Refer to the Adair’s overlapping circles). ADAIRS OVERLAPPING CIRCLES [pic] John Adair’s Action-Centered Leadership model is represented by Adair’s ‘three circles’ diagram, which illustrates Adair’s three core management responsibilities in term of: • Tasks needs • Team needs • Individual needs I. Task Needs Is the method that the totality of the company operates according to a set of established values (1983). McDonald operates according to four values which is quality, services, convenience and value (1995).
The good reputation of the company and the expectation of an excellent service no matter which branch people eat constitute the McDonalds company culture. Other than that, the task needs of company is base of objective in relation to a foreign market is to be involved in social services and charity work in the community. Giving back to the company is the core service policy of the company. . Team Needs McDonald also apply human relations management by considering the importance of interpersonal relations in the day-to-day operations of the company.
Interpersonal communications is the key to achieving cooperation among the employees performing related tasks. There should be a leader that facilitates communication and participation of all employees. The company trains managers to be adept at effective communication. The manager knows how to speak Cantonese and English and proves to be acceptable to the employees as a leader that can unite the collective efforts of the entire crew. The crew members respond to the directions of manager making it possible to achieve the cooperation of each employee.
Hence, the result of cooperative employees is teamwork in problem-solving and human relation management considers the technique of forming problem solving teams, improved communication by the company with employees, the offer of employment security, skills and training support for employees and incentives for efficient work. (1997) I. Individual Needs Combination of scientific management and human relations approach with applies process of achieving efficiency by actualizing the principles that employees are motivated through facilities all aspects of the operation that include:
Economic rewards • a clear delineation of interrelated tasks • a clear structure of recognize authority. The company also apply the local practices to contribute to the success of the company: • hiring employees, • determining wage and works hour • giving the monetary incentives The task needs a team because one person alone cannot accomplish it. If the team needs are not met, the task will suffer and the individuals will not be satisfied. If the individual needs are not met, the team will suffer and performance of the task will be impaired. QUESTION 4
Compare the case study with the effective leadership behaviors and discuss whether McDonald should implement all the stated effective behaviors to stay competitive. From the case study, we can identify that the leader have an effective communication between the employees to have a good relationship. Then, leadership also can be identified because the manager becomes a leader to facilitate communication and participations of all employees. For an example, the managers know how to speak in Cantonese and English and prove to be acceptable to the employee as leader that can unite the collective effort of the entire crew.
A manager plays a vital role in the achievement of a good employer – employee relationship in the branch. Other than that, the managers also have the problem solving skills. For an example, during peak hours, the members of the crew are designated in areas needing assistance. When the kitchen is lagging behind in meeting orders, employee on the floor are ask to help until normal operation is achieved. There is also other leadership characteristics that not implemented by the McDonalds company.
First, a good leadership will have a great focus on their goals. A good leader shows focus on their goals and inspires others to keep that focus as well. Develop a system of organization that allows leader to deal with other issues, but still maintain a focus on the task at hand. Next, a good leader should have persuasive skills. It can be difficult to get everyone to understand an idea. A good leader can persuade those that do not understand the vision to at least believe it in enough to help see it through.
The last behaviour is delegation which means people sometimes need to feel empowered in order to want to help complete a project. A strong leader understands the strengths and weaknesses of their team members and can delegate tasks and authority to people in an appropriate way. As a conclusion, we can suggest that McDonald Hong Kong can proceed with the current implementation and same goes with the new suggestions above in order to stay competitive in the market. – • Effective Communication • Problem Solving
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An Inside Look at Homeschooling
Homeschool. We all have assumptions, fears, and preconceived ideas about that word based on our life experiences. I know that the first time I thought about that word in connection to my own family, I pushed it right back out of my mind and refused to consider it. It took several months to come back around to it. Despite my uncertainties, I ended up taking the plunge.
Many of you may unexpectedly be in the same boat right now. The last few months of chaos and the unknown of the months ahead leave you in a place of considering this option of homeschooling your children. In light of this big decision that you have ahead of you, here are a few things that homeschooling is and is not.
At the heart of homeschooling is freedom. The freedom to design your own schedule, the freedom to spend as much time as you want on favorite topics, and the freedom to educate your children in a way that is best for them. Does your son need to jump on the trampoline while he memorizes multiplication facts? He can. Do you need to wait until 10:30 to start school so that the baby can be napping while you teach? You can. You are the teacher. You are in charge. You get to call the shots.
You will learn just as much as, if not more than, your children as you go through the homeschool process. You will learn historical facts and grammar rules, sure, but what you will really learn is how to engage with your kids and encourage their growth as human beings. When we began our journey in homeschooling, I was shocked at how much I enjoyed getting to know my kids and their personalities. Don’t judge me here: I love my kids. However, I feared that homeschooling would drive me to be annoyed with my kids rather than enjoy them. Don’t get me wrong—there are plenty of annoying days. But overall, I am learning so much from them and about them.
If there is one thing we need as moms, it is flexibility. We are juggling kids, spouses, schedules, cleaning, meals, extra-curricular activities, work, and oh hey—let’s throw in a pandemic to boot! If there is ever a time for flexibility, it is now! Navigating your work-from-home schedule or figuring out how to teach your children at home with multiple ages is tough. But it is possible because homeschooling provides flexibility. Need to work during the day? You can school in the evenings. Need to get out of the house and take a mini-vacation? You can take schoolwork with you. Want to add some fun to your day? Schedule a school day at the park. The possibilities are really endless.
Homeschooling is Not:
“There’s no way I could teach my kids.”
“I have no idea where to start.”
I hear these comments regularly when I talk to other moms about homeschooling. It is true that homeschooling is challenging at times. Trying to teach children that are miniature versions of yourself is oftentimes a struggle. But I assure you: You can do it. There are so many resources, so many experienced homeschool families, and so many groups just waiting to encourage and help you. You can make your homeschooling days as complex or as simple as you like. I recommend sticking on the simple side, but in the end, it is all up to you!
As a public school kid and former teacher, I had this idea in my mind that we had to homeschool 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. I thought we had to turn in assignments as proof of our learning and meet some homeschool monitor’s expectations. None of this, in fact, is true. We do not school for 8 hours a day. We do not typically school 5 days a week. We do not report to a homeschool monitor (every state has their own laws). We complete our lessons at our own pace and in a timely manner and enjoy the fruits of our learning. It really is that simple.
You may be laughing at this one, but you know what I’m talking about. You probably think that as soon as you start homeschooling the world will start expecting you to make your own clothes, dress your kids in matching outfits, stop watching TV, and disconnect from the world altogether. But guess what? Homeschooling does not make you weird. The community of families around you who are homeschooling are not weird. You will definitely meet families who are different from you, but what a joy it is to experience some diversity! And if the world thinks your weird for it, then I say embrace it!
By: Lynzie Brewer
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First of all, you have to select your main microphone at Voicemod. Afterward, select the Voicemeeter Auxilliary Input as your Output device within Voicemod. This Auxilliary Input will allow us to separate the Voicemod monitoring from your system sounds.
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Written by Lynn Schultz-Writsel
A new international collaboration between the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London will support joint research and evidence-based practice projects at both institutions. The new initiative will lead to curriculum development, scholarly publications, and faculty, staff, and student exchange and mentorship.
“Among our global nursing collaborations, this one is unique in that it incorporates our clinical partners, the nursing departments at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals in London,” noted Dean Martha N. Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN. “We welcome the opportunity at a time when nursing’s contribution to improving patient care and outcomes–including safety and quality of care–is increasingly recognized and being held accountable by health systems worldwide.”
According to Hill and Dr. Anne Marie Rafferty, Hill’s counterpart at King’s College London, the collaboration will strengthen the research, practice, and educational programs on both sides of the Atlantic. The effectiveness of their partnership, they say, will be further enhanced through collaboration with their colleagues in the schools of medicine and public health at both Johns Hopkins and King’s College.
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It is very easy, especially when trying to write high-brow, purple prose about earnest and worthy musical ventures that music can have some more honest and homely applications. Not all music needs to be high art or culturally important, some have other purposes and perhaps it is this sort of music which needs to be given more space.
Artist, musician, filmmaker, gardener, bee-keeper, parent, and partner, Wurmy Wormfield, aka Charles Herman-Wurmfeld has created an album of music that on the surface of things might just seem to be for children. Whilst it has all the hallmarks of a children’s singalong, it is so much more than that.
Its songs are designed to be engaging, light, humorous and fun but they hide a bigger message. Although dedicated to Micheltorena Elementary School & Community Garden, the idea of getting people of all ages to re-engage in green and environmental issues is about as worthy a pursuit as you can get.
The message of the connectivity of green spaces, the creation of community gardens, a return to the soil, the growing of our own organic foods and a celebration of the natural state of the world runs through the album. Along the way, it touches on some higher-minded ideas, from Buddhist ideas of oneness to green activism to global harmony and dedication to more peaceful and fundamental ways of living. And you can’t say that isn’t something that is not needed in the dark world of today. And the music found here is great too, a blend of country tunes, some almost 20’s era vibes and engaging pop.
It would be easy to dismiss such a collection of songs as being kids’ stuff, and whilst it is that it is so much more. And, what’s wrong with “kid’s stuff,” one day, those kids are going to be custodians of the world, and teaching them such ideas of care and community at a young age might just instil the saving graces that turn our world back from the brink.
It might not seem like it on the surface, but this is important stuff.
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Administrative measures on fire safety in high-rise buildings in Henan province
(August 15, 2013 provincial executive meeting of the 11th September 5, 2013, Henan provincial people's Government to 155th released since October 15, 2013) Chapter I General provisions
First to strengthen the management of fire safety in high-rise buildings, to prevent and reduce fire hazards, the protection of personal and property safety, maintaining public security, according to the People's Republic of China fire protection law, the Henan provincial fire regulations and other laws and regulations, combined with the facts of the province, these measures are formulated.
Article within the administrative area of the province of high-rise building fire-fighting procedures apply.
High-rise buildings in these measures refers to more than 10 floors of residential buildings (including settings, first floor commercial service facilities of residential) and building height over 24 meters of public buildings.
High-rise industrial buildings and single-story main building height over 24 meters of public buildings for fire control work in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State.
Article high-rise building fire service carry out the policy of putting prevention first and combining prevention, according to the unified leadership of the Government, sector regulation, units responsible for, the principle of the active participation of citizens, the implementation of fire safety system.
Four administrative areas of people's Governments at various levels shall strengthen the high-rise building fire. Public security organs above the county level administrative areas of the high-rise building fire supervision and management, and by the level of public security fire control institutions responsible for its implementation.
Police stations shall, in accordance with national and provincial regulations are responsible for fire control and supervision of high-rise residential building inspection, fire propaganda work.
Relevant departments of the people's Governments above the county level, according to their respective responsibilities related to fire safety in high-rise buildings.
Chapter II fire-fighting duties and obligations
Article fifth provincial cities and counties (cities, districts) people in the high rise building works shall perform the following duties:
(A) to study and resolve major problems in high-rise building fire protection;
(B) organize the relevant departments to carry out high-rise building fire safety checks;
(C) establishing and perfecting the emergency social linkage mechanism, organization and command of high-rise buildings, fire fighting and emergency rescue work;
(D) related to the people's Governments at the corresponding level sector and lower level people's Governments to fulfil duties of supervision and inspection of fire safety of high-rise building;
(E) strengthening the construction of high-rise buildings and public fire facilities, for the administrative area of the firefighting team, full-time fire department equipped with high fire engines and special equipment;
(Vi) other duties stipulated by laws and regulations.
Article sixth Township people's Governments, neighborhood offices in high-rise building fire shall perform the following duties:
(A) improve fire safety system, implementation of the fire safety responsibilities, the implementation of high-rise building fire grid management;
(B) organize high-building fire safety education and fire safety inspections, urging the Elimination of fire hazards;
(C) guiding, supporting and helping village (neighborhood) committees to develop fire safety conventions, carrying out the mass fire protection fire safety inspection;
(D) supervision, guidance does not have administrative units or principal property service management establish fire safety of high-rise building management organizations to implement fire safety responsibilities;
(E) other duties stipulated by laws and regulations.
Seventh in high-rise building fire protection public security fire control institutions shall perform the following functions:
(A) the legal enforcement of high-rise building fire protection design approval, fire inspection, record keeping and inspection, and public gathering places in the high-rise building put into use before, business fire safety inspections; (B) according to the characteristics of the tall building, targeted delivery of fire supervision and inspection.
Above level 30 or building more than 100 metres of fire safety in high-rise buildings identified as key monitoring objects, and supervise implementation of the responsibility system of fire safety, fire safety measures and strengthen daily monitoring, immediate remedy fire hazards;
(C) responsible for high-rise building fire fighting plans to develop and implement, organize and guide units in high-rise building fire prevention and emergency evacuation plan formulation and practice;
(D) the establishment of high-rise building fire fighting and emergency response and management mechanism, study on the fire fighting and rescue techniques and tactics, and organization of fire professional skills training, bear high-rise building fire fighting and emergency rescue work;
(E) supervise the full-time fire department, volunteer fire department fire service organizations in high-rise building fire fighting and emergency rescue work;
(F) fire safety in high-rise buildings on a regular basis and part-time Manager free training;
(VII) other duties stipulated by laws and regulations.
Article eighth urban planning administrative departments in examining the design of high-rise building programme, the fire Lane around high-rise buildings should be reviewed according to law, safeguard fire lane width, spacing, turning radius, in line with relevant regulations of the State.
Nineth according to law shall be approved by public security fire control institutions in the fire-fighting design of high-rise building, unaudited or audited is not qualified, the Department of housing and urban-rural construction administration may be granted construction permits; high-rise building fire inspection should be carried out according to law, without inspection or fire unqualified acceptance, ban put into use.
Tenth public gathering places in the high-rise building in use before, business, the unit or units shall apply to the places where public security fire control institutions fire protection.
11th real estate administrative departments should fire safety prevention and quality of service as important elements of the supervision and management on property service enterprises.
12th urban water supply units shall ensure high-rise building fire water, regular maintenance of municipal public fire facilities such as fire hydrants, fire water tank.
Unit investment in building water supply network, which should include construction of public fire hydrants, fire fire service and is responsible for the management and maintenance of water supply facilities.
13th high-rise building management unit, property management companies or organizations shall perform the following duties on fire control safety of fire safety management:
(A) formulate fire control safety management system, implementation of the fire safety management, fire inspections, inspections, timely elimination of fire hazards;
(B) to ensure that evacuation channels and access to the emergency exits, fire engines, each layer in high-rise building conspicuous security evacuation route guide map;
(C) supervision, and guidance to owners, users do the fire work, discouraged, the Suppression of fire safety behaviors, to dissuade or stop is not valid and timely report to the local public security fire control institutions and police stations;
(D) broadcasting, electronic display boards, bulletin boards, community networks promoting fire safety knowledge and skills;
(E) regularly share fire-fighting equipment, equipment maintenance, each year at least 1 fire-fighting equipment tested to ensure shared fire-fighting facilities and equipment as well as fire safety signs in good working condition;
(Vi) development of fire prevention and emergency evacuation drills are regularly organized, improve the ability of self help themselves;
(VII) shall perform or carry out fire safety duties stipulated by law.
Article 14th high-rise buildings within the residential exclusive parts, operating rooms and other owners or users of fire safety shall fulfil the following obligations:
(A) compliance with the Statute of public fire safety management, responsible for the exclusive part of fire safety;
(B) subject to the management unit, property management service or fire safety fire safety management organization and management, timely implementation of fire potential corrective measures;
(C) the use of fire and power in accordance with the relevant provisions, the use of gas, care for common fire control facilities and devices, finds illegal use of fire and power, using gas or damaged a total of acts such as fire-fighting facilities and equipment, to report in a timely manner;
(D) shall not be an offence against public fire safety sets the business premises or warehouse;
(E) other fire safety obligations under the laws and regulations.
Chapter III fire management and fire prevention 15th new construction, renovation or expansion of high-rise building external wall heat-insulation materials, should be used in accordance with the relevant provisions of national and provincial non-combustible or flame retardant materials, combustible materials shall not be used.
Using combustible materials shall strictly follow standards set by the State. 16th building height of more than 100 meters of public buildings should be set up refuge floors (rooms).
Building height over 100 m and standard floor when the building area of more than 1000 square meters, should set the rooftop helipad, or helicopter rescue for facilities. 17th, nurseries, kindergartens, an arcade, children's activities and the elderly should not be located in high-rise buildings.
When must be set in high-rise buildings, should be located on the first level or two or three layers, and separate entrance.
High-rise building set in place of public entertainment shall be set on the first level or two or three layers, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State; must be set on the other floors, should also be guaranteed floor area, number of outlets, smoke exhaust facilities, evacuation signs are in line with relevant regulations of the State.
Article 18th places for children in high-rise buildings, old apartments, places of public entertainment, senior hotel and hospital ward building should set up emergency evacuation route map, equipped with mobile lighting, smoke masks, escape ropes, descending of escape AIDS, and put the parts in bold, easy to operate.
19th high-rise building external wall decoration, decoration and billboards set up shall conform to the technical requirements of fire safety, and shall not affect the fire safety in high-rise buildings against smoke and fire fighting and rescue operations. Article 20th by construction units responsible for fire safety in high-rise construction sites.
Construction units should be in accordance with the relevant technical standards and regulations, clear construction site fire safety responsibilities to implement fire safety management systems and measures.
High-rise construction site outside scaffolding, formwork erection body shall be made of non-combustible material, scaffold safety net flame retardant safety nets should be used.
Height over 24 meters high-rise building construction, construction units concerned should follow construction progress to ensure fire water.
High-rise buildings under construction shall not be set up in the staff dormitories, and boiler room, kitchen, combustible or flammable storage warehouse fire risk large temporary housing.
21st construction supervising units shall in accordance with the relevant provisions of the fire safety of high-rise construction site supervision. Engineering supervision unit in construction site not complying with the technical standards and regulations, construction unit should be required corrective action; in severe cases, construction units should be required to suspend construction, and promptly report to the construction unit.
Construction unit refused to reform or not to stop the construction, construction supervising units shall promptly furnish the local housing and urban-rural construction administrative department or public security fire control institutions reports.
22nd high-rise buildings within the residential ownership of exclusive parts, operating rooms and other people or using local transformation to the high-rise buildings or interiors, shall inform the management of high-rise building fire safety management, Realty service enterprise or organization, and to take the necessary safety precautions.
Local high-rise building renovation or interior decoration shall not affect the use of fire-fighting facilities in other regions, between construction and other areas should take the reliable fireproofing measures.
No unit or individual shall not alter the high-rise building function, changes to fire, fire-fighting equipment such as fire design reduces repair material combustibility rank.
Article 23rd high-rise building fire Lane, fire rescue venues, outdoor fire hydrant, fire, fire truck intake pump adapter should be set clearly marked in accordance with regulations and strengthen day-to-day management.
Tall buildings may not set up fire engines around traffic or fire rescue in high-rise building sites set the prejudice of elevating fire engine operation over buildings, structures, equipment and other related facilities.
Article 24th of high-rise building fire protection facilities and equipment shall be identified in accordance with the provisions of the fire safety and express use, maintenance method and requirements.
High-rise building's main entrance, Elevator, fire doors, etc, you should set up clear signs or warning signs, fire danger prompts indicating escape routes and emergency exits location.
No unit or individual is allowed to occupy, blockage, closure, separate exits, evacuation corridors, staircases must not take refuge floor (room) or to change their functions.
25th high-rise building fire control room daily 24-hour duty system should be implemented.
Fire control room attendant should understand police procedures and requirements for police, in accordance with relevant regulations check operation of automatic fire-fighting equipment, control equipment, ensure that it is in normal working condition, and fire signal processing in a timely manner.
Article 26th fire risk in high-rise buildings should be based on delineation of the fire, smoking area, and set up eye-catching warning signs.
In senior building within held large mass activities, hosted people should law to police organ application security license, developed fire and emergency evacuation plans and organization walkthrough, clear fire security responsibility Division, determine fire security management personnel, keep fire facilities and fire equipment configuration complete, and intact effective, guarantee evacuation channel, and security export, and evacuation indicates logo, and emergency lighting and fire engine channel meet fire technology standard and management provides.
27th no unit or individual is allowed in the high-rise building and its underground part of the production, Stockpiling, inflammable and explosive dangerous goods business. High-rise building using gas piped gas supply should be used. Banned in high-rise building underground parts using LPG.
In the high-rise building using other inflammable and explosive dangerous goods, and set up other inflammable and explosive dangerous goods, facilities, equipment, and shall conform to the technical standards and regulations.
28th high-rise building management unit, property management enterprises or organizations should establish and implement fire safety management system for fire safety training, fire safety management and part-time staff and fire safety training for new employees.
29th high-rise building management unit, property management enterprises or organizations should conduct regular fire safety inspections of fire safety management and complete inspection records.
Public gathering places in the high-rise building during business hours shall be at least 1 fire safety inspections every 2 hours; at the close of business, business should be to conduct a comprehensive inspection, eliminate remnants of the fire. Article 30th share of high-rise building fire-fighting equipment failure or damage to the management unit, the Realty service enterprise or organization shall organize the maintenance of fire safety management.
For building renovation, equipment maintenance and other circumstances need to temporarily stop use fire control facilities, effective measures should be taken to ensure fire safety.
Share of high-rise building fire protection facilities in need of repair, renewal and modernization, it may use special maintenance funds for houses.
The fourth chapter fire rescue
31st people's Governments above the county level shall, in accordance with the administrative area of fire fighting and emergency rescue work, building fire emergency response dispatch center when high-rise building fire, should promptly start the emergency rescue plan, unified organization and command of fire fighting and emergency rescue work. Article 32nd public security fire control institutions shall master the basic duty every high-rise buildings in their jurisdiction, has targeted the development of fire fighting and rescue plans, and drills are regularly organized.
Fire fighting and rescue plan includes:
(A) basic conditions of high-rise building;
(B) the status of fixed fire-fighting equipment;
(C) external fire-fighting water distribution and use programmes;
(D) the key parts of fire-fighting force deployment;
(E) fire fighting technologies tactical measures;
(F) Organization of emergency evacuation procedures and measures;
(G) communications, security, protection and rescue procedures and measures;
(H) fire-fighting considerations. Article 33rd high-rise building fire, fire personnel shall immediately call 119. Any unit or individual should be free to facilitate alarm shall not stop alarm.
False fire is strictly prohibited.
Public security fire control institutions shall immediately after receiving the fire alarm, quickly, accurately and safely sped to the scene of the fire, rescue people, eliminate dangerous case and extinguish fire.
Article 34th high-rise building fire, high-rise building management unit, property management service shall immediately organize personnel evacuation or fire safety management organization, fighting fires, and assist the public security fire-fighting teams, full-time fire department on the fire fighting and rescue work.
High-rise buildings in the public places of entertainment, hotels, shopping malls and other crowded places should be clear evacuation Guide, for the fire emergency organization and guide the evacuation. 35th fire put out, the management of high-rise buildings, property management companies or fire safety management organization should be organized to protect the scene of the fire.
End of the fire investigation, relevant public security fire control institutions allowed, no unit or individual may unlawfully access, clean up the scene of the fire, moving any of the items in the scene of the fire.
The fifth chapter legal liability 36th people's Government and its authorities are contrary to the rules, failure to fulfil management responsibilities seriously affecting fire safety fire safety in high-rise buildings, or fails to timely rectification of serious fire danger. Be informed by the higher people's Government.
And a rectification; translates into major high-rise building fires, managers directly responsible and other persons directly responsible, disciplined by the appointment and removal or the supervisory organs constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
37th public security fire control institutions and their staff members in high-rise building fire in one of the following acts, the directly responsible person in charge and other direct liable persons, by appointment and removal or the supervisory organs shall be given sanctions constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with law:
(A) for not complying with the safety requirements of the fire-fighting design documents, projects, places, granted approval of conformity, fire protection, fire safety checks conformity of acceptance;
(B) without undue delay fire design review, inspection, fire safety checks, do not perform their duties within the statutory time limit;
(C) fire hazard do not inform relevant units or individual corrective action;
(D) other acts of abuse of authority, dereliction of duty or engages in.
38th article senior building of management units, and property service enterprise or fire security management organization violation this approach provides, not perform fire security management duties serious effect fire security, or not timely organization rectification fire hidden of, by police organ fire institutions ordered deadline corrected; late not corrected of, on its directly is responsible for of competent personnel and other directly responsibility personnel, law give disposition or give warning punishment; constitute crime of, law held criminal.
39th in violation of these rules, any of the following acts, a rectification by public security fire control institutions; it fails, a fine of 3000 Yuan and 30,000 yuan fines:
(A) in high-rise building external wall decoration, decoration and billboards set up fire safety requirements are not met, effects of fire safety in high-rise buildings against smoke and fire fighting and rescue operations;
(B) the height of more than 24 meters high-rise building construction, construction unit did not, with the construction progress to ensure water source;
(C) the high-level construction site the exterior scaffolding, formwork rack, safety netting, is not up to the required standard;
(Iv) high-rise building under construction in the workers ' dormitories or temporary housing for other fire more hazardous;
(E) the engineering supervision units found fire safety of serious problems but have not met their reporting obligations;
(F) alter fire, fire-fighting equipment such as fire protection design of tall buildings;
(VII) without changing the refuge floor (room) use of nature;
(H) the high-building fire system of failing to implement the control room someone on duty;
(I) it fails to provide for annual comprehensive inspection of fire control facilities;
(J) interim stop use fire control facilities, failed to take effective measures to ensure fire safety.
The sixth chapter supplementary articles 40th article this way since October 15, 2013.
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Oxygen Concentrators Vs Oxygen Cylinders: As cases surge and with oxygen cylinders in short supply across several states, the oxygen concentrator is among the most sought-after devices for oxygen therapy, especially among patients in home isolation and for hospitals running out of oxygen.
How does it work?
- An oxygen concentrator is a medical device that concentrates oxygen from ambient air.
- Atmospheric air has about 78 per cent nitrogen and 21 per cent oxygen, with other gases making up the remaining 1 per cent.
- The oxygen concentrator takes in this air, filters it through a sieve, releases the nitrogen back into the air, and works on the remaining oxygen.
- Concentrators are designed for continuous operation and can produce oxygen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for up to 5 years or more.
At 90-95 per cent purity, is the oxygen from concentrators pure enough?
- While it is not as pure as Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) (99%), experts say it is good enough for mild and moderate Covid-19 patients with oxygen saturation levels of 85% or above. It is, however, not advisable for ICU patients.
- Concentrators can be attached with multiple tubes to serve two patients at the same time, but experts don’t recommend it since it carries risk of cross-infection.
How are concentrators different from oxygen cylinders and LMO?
- Oxygen concentrators are the easiest alternatives to cylinders but can only supply 5-10 litres of oxygen per minute (critical patients may need 40-50 litres per minute) and are best suited for moderately ill patients.
- Concentrators are portable and unlike LMO that needs to be stored and transported in cryogenic tankers, need no special temperature.
- And unlike cylinders that require refilling, concentrators only need a power source to draw in ambient air.
How do they compare with cylinders in terms of cost and maintenance?
- While at Rs 40,000-90,000 concentrators are more expensive than cylinders (Rs 8,000-20,000), it’s largely a one-time investment.
- Apart from electricity and routine maintenance, there’s little by way of operational cost, unlike cylinders that involve refilling costs and transportation.
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NCERT Solutions Class 7 Science Chapter 8 Winds, Storms and Cyclones are provided here to help students in understanding the topic thoroughly. All these solutions are solved by experts with a detailed explanation. Class 7 NCERT Solutions for Science Chapter 8 includes all the textbook exercise questions and answers. These solutions will help students complete their assignments & homework.
NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Science Chapter 8 Questions and Answers
Question 1: Fill the missing word in the blank spaces in the following statements:
(a) Wind is ___________air.
(b) Winds are generated due to _________ heating on the earth.
(c) Near the earth’s surface _________ air rises up whereas _________ air comes down.
(d) Air moves from a region _________of pressure to a region _________of pressure.
Answer: (a) Wind is moving air.
(b) Winds are generated due to uneven heating on the earth.
(c) Near the earth’s surface, warm air rises up whereas cold air comes down.
(d) Air moves from a region of high air pressure to a region of low air pressure.
Question 2: Suggest two methods to find out wind direction at a given place.
Answer: The following are the two methods to find out the direction of wind.
(i) While flying a kite, air exerts pressure on the kite due to which the kite flies. The direction in which the kite flies is the direction of blowing of wind.
(ii) While riding a bicycle, the direction in which it is difficult to ride is opposite to the direction of the blowing wind.
Therefore, while flying a kite or riding a bicycle, the wind direction at a given place can be determined.
Question 3: State two experiences that made you think that air exerts pressure (other than those given in the text).
Answer 3: We can experience air pressure in our daily activities such as:
(i) When we fill the air in the balloon, it becomes tight and if we try to fill more air balloon will get burst which proves air exerts pressure.
(ii) Wind causes curtains, doors and windows to move with the direction of the wind. This demonstrates air exerts pressure.
Question 4: You want to buy a house. Would you like to buy a house having windows but no ventilators? Explain your answer.
Answer: No, a house which has no ventilators is not a safe or healthy house to live in. The air circulation is not there in such a house. So, it has no fresh air. Because warm air rises up and goes out through ventilators and fresh air comes in through windows.
Question 5: Explain why holes are made in hanging banners and hoardings.
Answer: Air exerts pressure. Wind blowing in high speed may break or displace many things. If holes are made in hanging banners and hoardings, then air can pass through these holes, which reduces the air pressure exerted on the banners and hoardings. That is why holes are made in hanging banners and hoardings.
Question 6: How will you help your neighbours in case cyclone approaches your village/town?
Answer: We can help our neighbours in case of a cyclone approaches, by any of the following measures:
- By helping them shift to a safer place.
- By helping them to shift their animals, necessary households and vehicles to a safer place.
- By calling emergency services such as fire station, police and medical centres.
Question 7: What planning is required in advance to deal with the situation created by a cyclone?
Answer: Self-help is the best help. Therefore it is better to plan in advance and be ready with defence against any approaching cyclone. Planning required in advance to deal with the cyclone-hit situation:
- Keep an emergency kit at home.
- Store enough food in water proof bags.
- Store safe drinking water as contaminated water can cause diseases.
- Keep phone numbers of emergency services like police, hospital, friends and relatives ready.
- Make necessary arrangements to shift the essential household goods, domestic animals and vehicles, etc. to safer places.
Question 8: Which one of the following place is unlikely to be affected by a cyclone?
(ii) Mangaluru (Mangalore)
Answer: (iii) Amritsar
Question 9: Which of the statements given below is correct?
(i) In winter the winds flow from the land to the ocean.
(ii) In summer the winds flow from the land towards the ocean.
(iii) A cyclone is formed by a very high-pressure system with very high-speed winds revolving around it.
(iv) The coastline of India is not vulnerable to cyclones.
Answer: (i) In winter the winds flow from the land to the ocean.
Having a good grasp over CBSE NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Science will further help the students in their preparation for board exams and other competitive exams. NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Science Chapter 8 Winds, Storms and Cyclones provided by CBSE Path help students to clear their doubts and to obtain good marks in the exams. All the solutions provided in this article are strictly based on the CBSE syllabus and curriculum.
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Does Central Bank Tone Move Asset Prices?
87 Pages Posted: 14 Jul 2015 Last revised: 24 Oct 2019
Date Written: October 23, 2019
This paper shows that changes in the tone of central bank communication have a significant effect on asset prices. Tone captures how the central bank frames economic fundamentals and its monetary policy. When tone becomes more positive, stock prices increase, whereas credit spreads and volatility risk premia decrease. These tone effects are robust to controlling for fundamentals, policy actions, and other features of central bank communication. Our results suggest that communication tone is a generic instrument of monetary policy, which affects asset prices through a risk-based channel.
Keywords: monetary policy, central bank communication, textual analysis, risk premia, stock returns, volatility risk, credit spreads
JEL Classification: G10, G12, E43, E44, E58
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I love the board game “Monopoly.” One of the game’s “Community Chest” cards reads,
“Bank error in your favor, collect $200.” Its wonderful when errors go your way; especially when you get more money. But errors can (and often do) cut the other
way too and lead to losses.
One such employment error is overpayment of wages. What happens if an employer
makes an error and overpays its employee? Does the employee make off with the
extra money like Rich Uncle Pennybags in Monopoly? Or can the employer recover
for the overpayment? And if so, how?
The short answer is, “yes,” employers may recover overpayments made to their employees. But how?
Start with common sense. Discuss the error with the employee and be sympathetic. More than likely the error is not their fault and its possible they knew nothing about it. If possible, try to reach some agreement on immediate repayment terms or (especially if the amount is large) incremental payment over time. If you do reach an agreement, memorialize it in some writing and have both parties sign it. Even if you don’t reach an agreement, document the meeting with a follow-up email or other record that outlines the meeting and what was said. A solid paper trail will help you avoid future errors or misunderstandings.
For payment over time, you may also discuss possible payroll deductions or withholdings. But be careful. In general, an employer can’t withhold part of its employees’ wages to recover overpayment. See Utah Code Ann. § 34-28-3(6). One exception is if the employee “expressly authorizes” the withholding “in writing.” Id. So if the employee is willing to agree to withholding wages, make sure you memorialize it in a simple, signed agreement. Never withhold wages without the employee’s signed, written consent.
If you can’t come to an agreement, then your last option for recovery is a lawsuit. Lawsuits—especially for overpayment—should be a last resort. If you find a lawsuit is needed, make sure your documents and evidence are clear that there was an overpayment and the exact amount of the overpayment.
If you have questions about overpayment, or any employment issue, let’s talk. I offer a free, no-obligation consultation. My direct number is 801-365-1024, or you can email me at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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How I Use It
"Explain Everything" is a very useful app for both teachers and students. I like the ability to create presentations, file them, and have ready access to them in any classroom in my school. My students love using it too. It is a quick way to show student thinking such as how to solve a math problem, demonstrate an idea /diagram/ illustration from a piece of literature, or a student project in process. When I started to use "Explain Everything", I noticed how much better it was to use the app from the back of the classroom, instead of being "tied" up front to my interactive board. I can walk among the students, checking on understanding as I have the app open on my iPad, and in view on my interactive board in the front of the classroom. Student questions or confusions can be addressed as they occur, rather than waiting a day or two to discover the error.
The down side of this app is that I don't have enough digital devices for students or groups to use and project on my board. Next year this problem will be solved with a classroom set of iPads, but for now we share one iPad and a few student iPhones.
I find that students are engaged because they love learning how to create and share digital presentations of their thinking and learning. Content from other sites can easily be imported to this app. To encourage teachers to become more comfortable with technology in the classroom, we all created our own presentations in "Explain Everything" for each other to view! First, we imported a Telagami ( a digital representation of a teacher) to introduce a lesson, uploaded a video clip of that lesson and then each teacher recorded an audio file of a student presenting a piece of work. It was an amazing learning experience for all, and the students really enjoyed being a part of a teacher-learning experience! "Explain Everything" is one app I use on a regular basis in my classroom.
Not only is "Explain Everything" a great teaching tool, it is useful for student presentations, to demonstrate the thinking process, and for quick "show me" clips when working with small groups. "Explain Everything" is fun for teachers and students, easy to use, and presentations can be shown from a variety of resources. I use this app every day in my classroom.
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Change and control go hand in hand. Some changes fall easily into your scope of control, whereas others remain just outside it. You can’t control the weather no matter how much you wish that sunny January morning was actually sparkling snow. But there are other times when it doesn’t feel like you have control over a situation when you really do — and your personal financial health (and money mindset) is certainly one of them. People often fixate on the money aspects they can’t control, like the market or returns, instead of focusing on what they can control like savings, spending, investing, goal-setting, and more.
When it comes to personal finance, whether or not you feel in control has everything to do with perspective. Your financial perspective is also known as your money mindset. What is a money mindset and do you have the power to change it? Let’s find out.
What’s a Money Mindset?
Similar to a money script, a money mindset is the unique attitude, perspective, and narrative you weave using your thoughts, actions, and beliefs toward money. Your money mindset extends beyond the bounds of your personal life and enters into your general feelings toward finances.
Your money mindset informs the way you manage, save, spend, and invest your money. When you better understand your perspective toward your money, you begin to see where your financial habits come from. A money mindset influences your thoughts and actions, which can have both positive and negative consequences.
Someone with a healthy money mindset likely feels confident, secure, knowledgeable, and energized about their financial life. Someone with a negative money mindset might feel anxious, guarded, or uncomfortable about their financial situation. Not sure where you fall? Ask yourself some questions to help shed light on your money mindset:
How does your financial situation make you feel?
Are you comfortable talking with your spouse, parents, friends, etc. about money matters?
Do you like your financial habits?
Are you secure in your financial future?
Do you often compare your financial situation to others?
Are you confident you can achieve your financial goals?
These questions help reveal how you view money. It illustrates how you see your debt, whether you make healthy financial choices, how confident you are in your financial future, and so much more.
How is Your Money Mindset Formed?
Your money mindset is formed from your distinct lived experiences. Everyone has a different story and relationship with money because everyone has had different experiences with it throughout their lives. Someone who worked during high school and college might have a different perspective on saving than someone whose first job was well into their 20s.
Along with your personal experiences, your mindset is also formed by how money impacted the people closest to you.
Was money a taboo topic in your house?
Were your parents or loved ones constantly stressed about money?
Did your family prioritize charitable giving?
Was financial literacy a core topic of conversation in your house?
All of these past experiences likely influence your attitude and approach toward money today. Someone who grew up in an environment where money was a sore spot might not like managing their finances (or might always worry about having enough money to support themselves and their family).
Your attitudes and perspectives are shaped by the people around you, and those closest to you tend to profoundly influence your thoughts and beliefs. As the saying goes, you are who you spend time with,
Why Care About Your Money Mindset?
As noted earlier, your money mindset is directly connected to your current financial habits. It affects how you approach money, the way you view and use debt, how you think about your future, and how you view the financial habits of others.
When you know how you approach money, you’ll be more equipped to make intentional decisions that push you in a positive direction. After reflecting on this concept, you may realize you lean on your credit cards too often for purchases you don’t need and that don’t further your goals. You may also discover your propensity for giving comes from a long line of generous role models.
Your money mindset also reveals both your positive and negative traits regarding financial management. This concept isn’t inherently intuitive. It’s critical to spend some time thinking through these questions and being honest with yourself about your attitude toward your money.
The best thing about a money mindset? Like perspectives, they can shift. Here’s a few ways you can change your mindset to improve your financial outlook.
5 Steps to Change Your Money Mindset for the Better.
Personal finance fluctuates and changes, which always leaves room for improvement. Remember, your money mindset is something you can control. Here are some ways you can evolve and make progress:
1. Believe You are Destined and Deserve Success
Too often, a negative mindset leads people to give up on their financial goals. It’s important to approach your money from a place of openness, curiosity, and excitement. Believing that you can reach your goals and find success is the first step. Once you have that foundation, you’ll be able to construct habits that support those beliefs.
This doesn’t mean your entire financial road will be paved with rainbows and sunshine, but it does mean you’ll allow yourself to find success. How can you shift this perspective? Spend some time setting new financial goals. Your goals are the foundation of your financial plan. Once you have your goals, set some key milestones to celebrate as you work toward them.
Starting from a positive headspace will help you make choices that are aligned with those productive thoughts.
2. Picture Your Future Self
Sometimes it’s crucial to flip this tough interview question back on yourself. Where do you see yourself in 5, 10, 20, even 30 years? Where have you grown? What have you accomplished? What do you want for your future self? Picturing your future can be a telling exercise as it can reveal if you’re on the right path to attaining it.
Maybe starting your own business is a critical milestone in your life. You might suddenly realize you haven’t started saving for this venture or really thought about the type of business for you. Fill in those missing pieces so you can set yourself up and bring that future vision to life.
You might also try picturing your dream retirement. Where are you living? How are you spending your time? Are you fulfilled? When you can see your future self, you can find the motivation you need to get there. Maybe this year commit to maxing out your retirement accounts or increasing the contributions to your other investments.
3. Give Freely and Generously
Your comfort level with giving back to causes, organizations, and people you care about says a lot about your money mindset. In general, those who intentionally make space for giving feel more confident, secure, and fulfilled with their money.
Every person will have a different capacity for giving, but when you feel comfortable giving away some of your money, you’ll move from a space of scarcity to one of abundance.
A scarcity mindset is a dangerous narrative, one that leaves you constantly chasing the idea of “enough”. Abundance, on the other hand, is about setting yourself up for financial success and structuring your money in a way that brings meaning and fulfillment.
4. Immerse Yourself in Knowledge
One of the best ways to combat negative habits is to learn healthier ones. Financial management isn’t simply intuitive, it’s something you need to work toward and spend time with to get right.
Take some time to read books, blogs, and articles. These resources can broaden your perspective and help you improve the areas where you’re struggling.
Talk with family and friends about the questions you have. They might be able to share their wisdom or perhaps just open a line of conversation.
Seek out a professional. A financial advisor can help address your money mindset and give you practical tools to improve it.
Knowledge is power and making the most of the resources available to you will help you shift your perspective.
5. Know Where You Are and Where You Want to Be
To change something, you need to understand two elements:
Where you are.
Where you want to be.
Let’s use investing as an example. When you know you veer into a scarcity mindset when the topic of investing comes up, you can use the tools and resources around you to overcome those feelings. If you want to reach your financial goals, odds are you’ll have to embrace investing.
To embrace the role investing plays in your finances, do some research on what investing means to you. Understand your risk tolerance, set goals, and work with someone you trust. All of these elements will help you build a positive and fulfilling mindset.
Your money mindset powers your thoughts, attitudes, and perspectives toward your finances. Remember, you can control how you view, approach, and manage your money. By understanding your current money mindset, you’ll be able to create positive habits that help you accomplish your goals.
We love talking about money around here. If you want to learn more about your money mindset, give us a call.
Episode 119: Are You Better or Worse off Financially in 2020?
Are You Better or Worse off Financially In 2020?
One of the fun parts of being a financial planner is getting to field and answer questions from clients and readers all around the country. In these Work Your Wealth episodes I’ll be taking time to address and answer questions I’ve come across from readers and clients throughout my career. Today I’m answering the above question.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:
Why the end of the year is my favorite time of year for clients
Questions I consistently receive as the year is closing out
A way to gauge if you are better or worse off financially this year
First step in measuring your financial progress
The measurement to use when evaluating your financial health
How to calculate your net worth
A good way to evaluate your debt situation for the year
The check you should be doing on your debt every January
Why you should review your spending throughout the year
How your savings goals play into your financial health
Different savings vehicles you can utilize to grow your net worth
A few things you should consider when talking about your retirement savings
The role a change in income can play in figuring out if you’re financially better off this year
How “lifestyle creep” could potentially hurt your financial health
Episode 116: What Do I Do After I Max out my 401k with Ariel Ward
Ariel Ward, CFP® joined Workable Wealth in 2018 as a Financial Planner and in March of 2019, made the move to Abacus Wealth Partners with me as a Financial Planner. She and I work closely together on our clients. She has 11 years of experience in the field of personal financial services and in helping clients develop financial clarity. She is passionate about helping professionals understand their financial lives and make better decisions with their money. She enjoys working with clients in the aviation industry to make the most of their employee benefits and map out a plan for personal financial strength. She is a member of NAPFA, the XY Planning Network and the Financial Planners Association.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:
Options to save after you’ve maxed out your 401k
401k limits for singles and married couples
The definition of a backdoor Roth IRA and some considerations around it
Income limitations for Roth IRA
What you should have set up before doing a backdoor Roth IRA
Why you should work with a financial planner if interested in the backdoor Roth
Tax considerations when utilizing the backdoor Roth IRA
When to begin contributing to a 529 Plan and how much
What to look for when investing in a taxable account
What capital gains taxes will look like based on income and time
How to take advantage of a Health Savings Account (HSA)
Some ages to keep in mind if you are utilizing an HSA
How you should prioritize your savings goals
GET SOCIAL WITH ARIEL AND LET HER KNOW YOU HEARD ABOUT HER HERE
Welcome back to the second part of our investment lexicon series.
By now you have a good understanding of what the market is, how the stock market works, and different methods of tracking market performance. Now it’s time to look at some key tools to keep in mind when investing in the stock market.
Remember, each strategy has its pros and cons so the best way to maximize them is working with a financial planner who’ll help your portfolio reflect the right risk with your financial goals. Let’s jump in.
Diversification is a risk management strategy that seeks to ensure your portfolio isn’t over- or underexposed in a certain area. The goal of diversification is for your portfolio assets to balance each other out by maximizing profit and minimizing risk. This is done by ensuring the securities in your portfolio react differently to market conditions in order to maintain that balance.
You can diversify your portfolio across asset classes, within assets, and also geographically (think both domestic and foreign markets). The easiest way to view diversification is in terms of asset classes. Just think, your portfolio could be a mix of stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and more. Adding another layer, the stocks in your portfolio can be across economic sectors like pharmaceuticals, finance, and petroleum.
Building on diversification, asset allocation is an investment strategy that builds your portfolio by weighing an adequate amount of risk for your goals. Asset allocation evaluates how your portfolio is created and the specific securities you are investing in. For example, a more aggressive portfolio might have 80% stocks and 20% bonds.
These stocks and bonds can also be diversified across industries and other markets — so asset allocation and diversification are not mutually exclusive, rather, they work in harmony.
This strategy helps curb a bad financial habit: timing the market. Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) allows an investor to divide the total amount of investment money into smaller, periodic purchases. The goal is to avoid market timing, harness volatility, and hopefully see a better return.
DCA is a great long-term strategy that helps investors build wealth over time. One prime example is a 401(k). You make payroll contributions to this account on a cyclical basis which distributes funds to your portfolio and increases your savings over time. But this strategy can also be used outside of retirement savings accounts like mutual funds or ETFs.
High-Level Investment Strategies to Keep in Mind
Investment strategies are really the fun part. They allow you to customize a plan based on your unique needs and let you approach investing in a way you’re most comfortable with. Let’s review a few that are ideal for new investors.
Active vs Passive Investing
These are two completely different approaches to money management. Each has its pros and cons, though many professionals today encourage the lower-cost passive form of investing.
Active investing is what it sounds like: it actively approaches buying, selling, and trading securities to earn maximum return. This type of investing requires a portfolio manager and often a team of analysts who alter, adjust, and move securities in real-time with the goal of a larger return.
But this type of investment philosophy has some significant downsides. To start, the management fees alone are often overwhelming, not to mention the added fees for buying and selling assets. There are also important tax considerations with this approach which usually results in a higher tax bill.
Passive investing, on the other hand, is a sound alternative that has been proven to match or outperform its active counterpart. Whereas active investing is attuned to short-term market fluctuations, passive investing is a long-term plan. With a passive investment approach, the actual buying and selling of securities is limited and investors rely more on long-term projections than market timing.
Passive investing has many benefits including low cost, increased transparency, and tax efficiency. But critics say it isn’t as flexible and doesn’t offer as great of returns. Active investing gives the investor more freedom to potentially see larger returns, but it also incurs much higher fees and risk.
Growth vs Value
Another dichotomy in the investment world is the difference between growth and value approaches to investing. While both growth and value are desirable aspects of any portfolio, many investors lean one way or another depending on their needs.
A growth investment strategy focuses on companies that are predicted to grow faster than the rest. The hope is the company will grow through additional hires and acquisitions which will lead to added profit, but that isn’t always the case. This style of investing carries more risk and is better suited to investors with a high-risk tolerance and a long investment time horizon.
Value investing takes a different approach. This type of investment looks for companies who fly under the radar, meaning their stock price might not actually represent the true value of the company. Value stocks tend to be safer investments and usually pay dividends to shareholders.
Essentially, growth stocks, since they are more established and more expensive, carry greater risk. Value stocks tend to be more cost-effective and have less risk attached. The type of stock that is right for you comes down to your risk tolerance, investment goals, tax plan, and investment horizon.
Building Your Strategy
There are many different investing strategies out there, and you need to find one that supports your unique goals. Each person’s investment needs may change, so it’s important to know the different ways you can invest. Remember, you can always alter your investment plan as your needs evolve.
In fact, it’s important to update your plan as you move through significant life stages. This is where working with a financial planner helps. Together, you can evaluate short- and long-term goals and adjust strategies based on your current life stage. Want to learn more? Reach out! We’d love to talk to you.
Stay tuned for our next series installment, where we’ll explore the different types of investments in your portfolio!
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Taxes play an important role in your financial life. Their reach extends far beyond the dreaded April 15 (now July 15th for 2020) date and come into play much more than once per year. Taxes are actually involved in nearly every financial decision you make, chief among them being investing.
Taxes are to investing as textbooks are to education—you can’t have one without the other. So how do taxes work when you are investing and in what ways can they impact and inform your investment strategy?
Let’s find out!
What Accounts are Taxable?
Before we dive into the type of taxes to look out for, let’s review what type of accounts generate taxes.
Investment Accounts and Taxes
A taxable investment account, otherwise known as a brokerage account, is an account that is funded by after-tax dollars and allows the account owner to invest in nearly any type of security. Those securities could be
With taxable investment accounts, you will be required to pay taxes on any gain in the year that gain happened. So if you had a capital gain of $5,000 in 2020, that money will need to be claimed on your 2020 tax return.
But what happens if your investments lose money? If you sell an asset at a loss (less than what you paid for it) that is known as a capital loss and doesn’t require any taxes. You can work to balance your tax bill by strategically balancing your capital gains and capital losses in a year as these losses can be used to reduce your taxable gains. In addition, you can deduct up to $3,000 in capital losses each year on your tax return with an option to carry forward the remainder.
Your long savings journey to retirement won’t come without its fair share of tax responsibilities. There are a couple of accounts that are tax-deferred accounts, which means the accounts contribute and accrue gains tax-free until distribution in retirement. The top two tax-deferred accounts are 401(k) and a Traditional IRA.
Both of these accounts are funded with pre-tax dollars. All of the gains continue to grow tax-free and are only subject to tax when you take distributions in retirement as ordinary income.
A Roth IRA and Roth 401(k), on the other hand, requires you to pay taxes when you contribute the money but not when you take it out, making it a vital savings vehicle for retirement. Roth IRAs do have income thresholds so if you make over $139,000 for single filers or $206,000 for married filers your options are limited, but you may be able to still contribute to a Roth by initiating a Roth transfer or backdoor Roth IRA in which you transfer funds from a traditional IRA into a Roth.
What Taxes Will You Owe (And Why)?
If you are earning money on an investment, the IRS will want a portion of that gain. Below are three main types of tax you might deal with when investing.
Capital Gains Tax
Capital gains tax is triggered when you make money, or realize a gain, on an investment. This comes from the sale of an investment at a higher price than what you paid. Sounds simple right? Well, the IRS has come up with a couple of stipulations to determine the percentage of capital gains tax that you will owe.
Length of time you held the investment
These two factors work to determine the percentage of tax you will pay on a capital gain. The first factor is based on your household income and your ordinary tax bracket and this number really informs the second criteria of how long you held the investment.
If you retain an asset for less than a year, that is considered a short-term capital gain and will be taxed at a higher rate, anywhere 10%-39.6% depending on your tax bracket. But, by holding onto your investments for a year or more, you will be eligible for the more favorable long-term capital gains rate, which ranges from 0%-20%, though most people pay about 15%. Again, that percentage will depend on your tax bracket.
Since selling assets costs you money, why is it worth doing? There are many reasons for people to sell assets including
Rebalancing a portfolio
Desire to make a change to investment strategy
Changing risk tolerance
The bottom line here is that your investments aren’t stagnant. They are moving and changing as your needs change. It is important to keep up with your investment strategy and understand what your needs and goals from it are to better create a plan that works for you.
Ordinary Income Tax
The second type of tax that you will need to factor into your investments is the ordinary income tax. This tax comes into play when you earn income through your portfolio in the case of dividends and interest payments.
Dividends are an interesting category and another way for you to experience tax on your investments. Some investments pay quarterly or annual dividends to their individual investors which are basically just a check that goes into your account. Interest works in a similar way. As a shareholder, some investments will pay you regularly, resulting in income.
This income is taxed at your ordinary-income rate. There are, of course, exceptions to this rule. Interest from municipal bonds is exempt from federal tax and for those lucky to live in California, they are exempt from state tax as well. If a dividend meets certain IRS regulations, it can be a qualified dividend that is taxed at the capital gains rate.
How to Keep Taxes in Mind When Investing
Tax planning is an important step to get the most out of your investments. As you can see, they play a major role in your overall profits. When factoring in taxes into your investment plan there are a couple of strategies to keep in mind.
Asset allocation is a strategy that looks at the specific securities that you invest in, like stocks and bonds, as well as the balance between those securities. Based on your aggressive risk tolerance, one account might be allocated to have 80% stock and 20% bonds, as an example.
If asset allocation is the balancing of securities, asset location takes it a step further by determining the best place to house those securities in order to make them as tax-efficient as possible. Believe it or not, where your securities live makes a huge difference in your overall return. Creating a strong plan around the role taxes play in your investments can help you come up with a strong, balanced, comprehensive investment plan.
Your investment goals will change and evolve as you do, so don’t be afraid to make changes when you need to. A situation might happen when you want to rebalance your portfolio or the market fluctuations support a different allocation depending on your risk tolerance and investment horizon.
The most important thing is to remember the investment goals that you set and employ a level of flexibility so that your strategy stays in line with where you are at in your life now.
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Salads are always been the yummiest, healthiest, and refreshing treat, whether you consume it as a snack or as a whole meal.
Masoor Dal Sprouts Salad is not only appetizing but healthy and delicious at the same time.
With less time and effort, you can still enjoy a complete meal.
Normally we consume salads made up of fruits and vegetables, but Masoor dal Sprouts salad also includes a portion of pulses which is not only a good source of protein but fiber and essential minerals too. Consuming a fresh serving of sprouts and vegetables in the form of the salad can have significant health benefits:
- Aids digestion.
- Prevents degenerative diseases like cancer and diabetes.
- Reduces bad cholesterol.
- Helps with weight loss and healthy weight management.
- Aids in the prevention of constipation or any bowel disease.
PREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: 3-5 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 10 minutes.
Calories: 110Kcal/ serve
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|10.||Black pepper||As required|
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- Make sprouts of Masoor dal.
- In a simmered flame pan:
- Add little water (about 1 -2 tbsp.), and add chopped vegetables and sprouts to it.
- Cover it with a lid and steam it for about 3-5 minutes.
- For the salad dressing:
- In a bowl add lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, black pepper, cumin powder, and Himalayan pink salt.
- And mix all the ingredients well.
- Add freshly chopped coriander into the bowl and mix.
- Add chopped cucumber and tomato in a large mixing bowl.
- Now transfer the steamed vegetables and sprouts into a bowl.
- Pour the dressing over it.
- And mix the prepared salad very well.
- Garnish the salad with some freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- We are steaming the vegetables and sprouts to eliminate any anti-nutrients and to improve digestion.
- Don’t over steam the vegetables and sprouts.
- Steam the vegetables and sprouts on a simmered flame to avoid any burns.
- To save time, first, keep the vegetables and sprouts for steaming, and meanwhile prepare the dressing for the salad.
Sprouts are a very good source of fiber, proteins and provide a vitamin boost to the body. They are very easy to absorb and also enhances mineral content in the body.
Vegetables used including tomato, cucumber, carrot, capsicum, and coriander leaves are not only a good source of fiber, but at the same time a good source of essential vitamins and minerals.
|221 Kcal||29.2 g||10.18 g||6.49 g|
Calories: 110Kcal/ serve
Enjoy these summers with the fresh bowl of “Masoor Dal Sprouts Salad” enriched with the goodness of nutrients and taste at the same time.
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Funding is the largest single investment in University’s history.
SUDBURY, ON (September 6, 2016) – Laurentian University is launching an unprecedented research effort to help the mineral industry make lower risk exploration investments in Canada and abroad and reverse the current lower discovery rates of new mineral deposits.
This seven-year initiative named Metal Earth received a boost of $49,269,000 over seven years from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). The announcement was made today by Sudbury Member of Parliament, Paul Lefebvre and Nickel Belt Member of Parliament, Marc Serré on behalf of the Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan. Twenty-two partners from academia, industry and government are providing $55 million in cash and in-kind contributions to this $104 million effort.
“Laurentian University is already #1 in Canada in economic geology research funding and among the best in the world,” said Sudbury MP Paul Lefebvre. “We are proud to support Laurentian and its Mineral Exploration Research Centre at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences in becoming the undisputed global leader in mineral exploration research,” added Lefebvre.
“This investment will result in increased exploration expenditures and investments in Canada, higher discovery rates, and the development of new mines,” explained Nickel Belt MP Marc Serré. “Findings from Metal Earth will be transferable around the world and position Canada as an authoritative leader in the global quest for metals. It will attract even more talent and partnership opportunities to Sudbury,” said Serré.
CFREF helps Canadian postsecondary institutions excel globally in research areas that create long-term economic advantages for Canada. The inaugural competition led to five awards totaling $350 million in 2015. The federal government announced today $900 million to 13 universities out of 51 applicants. Each institution could only submit one application. A third competition is expected to be launched in 2021-22. Funding decisions were made by a high profile selection board following peer review based on scientific merit and demonstrated capacity to lead on an international scale, strategic relevance to Canada, and the quality of the implementation plan.
“This is the largest funding announcement in Laurentian’s 56-year history and the largest exploration research program ever undertaken in Canada We thank the federal government for its growing commitment to science and innovation,” said Laurentian University President and Vice-Chancellor Dominic Giroux who pointed out that Laurentian is the only primarily undergraduate university among the 16 competitively-selected universities since the inception of CFREF.
Earlier today, Laurentian University also announced a $10 million gift from the Harquail family towards its Department of Earth Sciences which is being renamed as the Harquail School of Earth Sciences. David Harquail is the President and CEO of Franco-Nevada Corporation, a gold-focused royalty company listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
“This CFREF result is a testament to the excellence of faculty, staff and students at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences and its Mineral Exploration Research Centre,” added Giroux.
“Global metal reserves are being depleted due to increased demand and decreased global discovery rates over the past 10 years,” explained Dr. Harold Gibson, Director of the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences and lead of Metal Earth. “Spending on exploration has increased while discovery rates have decreased. Without a means to discover and extract metals, modern societies will be faced with a crisis that will detrimentally impact social, technological, and industrial development. Canada has untapped mineral deposits,” added Gibson.
Metals are a key driver of Canada’s economy: 19.6% of Canada’s exports and 4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Metal Earth will provide industry and government with the new knowledge, highly qualified personnel, protocols, and tools to focus exploration and infrastructure dollars in areas with the highest metal endowment. “Metal Earth is a new approach, it goes beyond traditional research at deposit or district’s scale. It will transform how we explore for metals and our understanding of Earth’s early evolution”, concluded Gibson.
Metal Earth will involve researchers from Laurentian and its partner institutions and the recruitment of over 35 post-doctoral fellows, research assistants, technicians and support staff, over 80 graduate and 100 undergraduate students and numerous subcontracts. It will lead to the hiring at Laurentian of a Research Chair in Exploration Targeting and three additional faculty members in Precambrian Geology, Earth Systems Modelling and Exploration Geophysics.
Laurentian University’s partners in Metal Earth include the geological surveys of Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, TMAC Resources, the Carnegie Institute, Noront Resources Ltd, the University of Western Australia, Université Laval, the University of Tasmania, the University of Toronto, the Harquail family, the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, the University of Ottawa, Vale, MIRA Geoscience Ltd, the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation and MIRARCO.
About Laurentian University
Laurentian University offers an outstanding university experience in English and French, with a comprehensive approach to Indigenous education. Laurentian University, situated on the traditional territory of the Anishinabe peoples of Atikameksheng First Nation, prepares students as agents of change and empowers them to create innovative responses to local and global challenges. Laurentian’s students benefit from small class sizes and exceptional post-graduation employment rates.
With nine Canada Research Chairs and eighteen research centres, Laurentian is a recognized leader in its specialized areas of research strength, which include mining innovation and exploration, stressed watershed systems, particle astrophysics and rural and northern children’s health. Laurentian University has secured over $100 million in research income in the past five years.
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Kigali, 19 October 2012
President Kagame has asked Rwandan youth to be leaders today because it is never too early for one to take the responsibility of developing their country. Speaking at the Amahoro indoor stadium, Petit Statde, where he met and interacted with over 2000 university students today President Kagame used the analogy of the horse and the horse rider, urging Rwanda youth to aim high and take full control of their destiny.
“Africans have been made the horses for long. It is about time we changed this and became the horse riders. Why would you, the young people of our country accept someone your age, or older, from somewhere else come here to tell you what is and is not good for you? You should take charge, control your destiny and be agents of change. Why would you accept to be a second class global citizen when you are as good as anyone else?”
President Kagame told the students that it’s not enough say good things because what matters is what one does and how well they execute them:
“You have to reject people who want to decide for you. As a society, we have our own imperfections just like any other society in the world. Now, if someone else from another society brings their own imperfections and add them to your, this will complicate things because this way, you will end up having double imperfections to deal with. When you let other people solve your problems, the solution will not be sustainable. When you want to find a solution for something, you have to understand the problem first and define it.”
President Kagame told the youth that he does not expect the leader who will come after him to be exactly like him, but one who take Rwanda in the same direction and perform even better, pointing out that Rwanda is like a vehicle that has no reverse gear.
On the issue of Congo and international justice, President Kagame told the student that in dealing with the problem of Congo, the international community is portraying a biased stand by using a selective approach:
“These days all you will hear is about M23 committing crimes of this or that. You will hear them eloquently condemning M23 for recruiting child soldiers but they will say nothing when the Congolese army kills children or when FDLR kills people and rapes in broad day light. They will take some people to the ICC and leave and leave the real criminals at large. The court is not used to serve justice but to serve interests as they use it to get those they don’t want out of the way.”
The inaugural Meet The President forum is a platform that is aimed at bringing together the president and the youth of the country to exchange ideas on formative issues as well as inspiring and encouraging them to take responsibility of the development of their country. The event which will now be held annually, ended in an interactive question and answer session where the President answered questions from students, including some foreign student studying in the country on Rwandan scholarships.
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A high-temperature cable is a cable whose conductor material is a multi-strand soft copper conductor. Heat-resistant and high-temperature wires and cables are generally determined by two requirements. The first is the high ambient temperature of the wire and cable, and the cable can normally transmit signals or electric energy under high temperature for a long time; the other is the power transmission cable, which is mainly aimed at increasing the interception capacity. Today Shen Yuan is going to talk about the physical characteristics of high-temperature cables. Let's take a look at it together.
1.Corrosion resistance, PTFE is widely used in industries requiring high temperature resistance and high viscosity. Among them, the strong super acid-fluoroantimonic acid can also be used for preservation.
2. Heat resistance, PTFE coating film has excellent heat resistance and low temperature resistance. It can withstand high temperature to 300°C in a short time, and generally can be used continuously between 240°C and 260°C. It has remarkable thermal stability. It can work at freezing temperature: work without embrittlement, and does not melt at high temperature , To ensure the normal use of high-temperature cables.
3. Sliding property, PTFE coating film has a low friction coefficient. The friction coefficient changes when the load is sliding, but the value is only between 0.05-0.15.
4. Moisture resistance, the surface of the PTFE coating film does not stick to water and oil, and it is not easy to stick to the solution during the production operation. If there is a small amount of dirt, it can be removed by simply wiping. Short downtime, saving man-hours and improving the working efficiency of high-temperature cables.
5. Wear resistance, with excellent wear resistance under high load. Under a certain load, it has the dual advantages of wear resistance and non-sticking.
6.Non-sticky, almost all substances do not stick to the PTFE film. Very thin films also show good non-stick properties.
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When we think of sunscreen, our minds often fill with nostalgic memories of summers at the beach rubbing copious amounts of the stuff into our skin to make sure we didn’t return home with a serious burn.
While we’re still sure to make sunscreen part of our seaside routine, it really should be a part of your everyday routine as well.
“The skin is the largest organ in the body and sunscreen should be a part of your regular routine to keep it protected,” Dr Anjali Mahto, consultant dermatologist and British Skin Foundation spokesperson, tells Yahoo UK.
“Sunlight is made up of multiple wavelengths of light of which the most damaging to the skin are UVA and UVB.
"UVB radiation is the ray responsible for sunburn, when the skin reddens or peels this due to direct damage to DNA in our keratinocytes (skin cells). It is of shorter wavelength and does not penetrate as deep as UVA.
"UVA, on the other hand, is often considered to be the ray responsible for premature skin ageing like fine lines, wrinkles, pigmentation and skin laxity.”
The NHS recommends wearing sunscreen if you’re spending time in the sun between 11am to 3pm during the months of March to October. It adds that sunburn increases the risk of skin cancer and that you can burn in the UK even on a cloudy day.
Watch: What is SPF and why is it important?
There were 16,202 new cases of melanoma skin cancer reported in the UK between 2015 and 2017 and 86% of these were preventable.
According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): “The risk of developing skin cancer can be reduced by, for example, avoiding getting burnt, opting to stay in the shade during the middle of the day, wearing protective clothing and using high‑SPF products.”
What is the best sunscreen to use?
“When choosing what sunscreen product to use for regular use, the best option is always a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 and UVA protection, particularly during the summer months,” says Dr Walayat Hussain of the British Association of Dermatologists.
“To tell if a sunscreen has good UVA protection, look for a UVA logo or a four or five-star UVA rating.
"Once you have your sunscreen, more is better when it comes to application, especially between 11am and 3pm when the UV index will be at its highest.”
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Mahto adds that the ideal sunscreen should have both UVA and UVB protection.
“This is what’s known as a broad-spectrum sunscreen,” she says. “The use of regular broad-spectrum sunscreen can lower your risk of sunburn (five or more sunburns before the age of 18 years can double your lifetime risk of melanoma), and slow down premature skin ageing if it is of concern.”
How often should you reapply sunscreen?
Mahto says to apply plenty of sunscreen 15 to 30 minutes before going out in the sun and to reapply every two hours after that. You should also reapply straight after swimming and towel drying.
What are the benefits of wearing sunscreen?
Besides the fact that wearing high SPF sunscreen can protect you from skin cancer, regularly wearing broad-spectrum sunscreen can also protect against premature skin ageing.
Can you use foundation or moisturisers with SPF instead of sunscreen?
In short: probably not.
“Firstly, SPF tells you about the UVB protection in your product but is not a good indicator of how much protection you are getting against UVA - both rays are damaging to the skin,” Mahto explains.
“Secondly, studies repeatedly show that we often tend to under-apply our skincare products rather than our sunscreen so we don’t get the same level of protection.
"So in an ideal scenario, if you are concerned about skin cancer risk and premature skin ageing, the best advice would be to wear a separate sunscreen from your moisturiser for those two reasons.”
However, in the depths of winter, when we hardly see the sunlight except for our quick lunch breaks in the middle of the day, Mahto says it’s okay to wear SPF-infused moisturiser as your only form of protection.
“If you work outdoors, do sport or train outside, have extreme sensitivity to the sun, or are simply concerned about your skin cancer risk and skin ageing, then the safest option is to opt for a separate broad-spectrum sunscreen with a minimum SPF 30,” Mahto continues.
“And remember - we can all probably do with a vitamin D supplement in the winter months.”
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La Roche-Posay Anthelios Ultra-Light Invisible Fluid SPF50+ | £13.50 (Was £18) from lookfantastic
Eucerin Photoaging Control Sun Fluid SPF50 | £14.99 (Was £19.99) from Superdrug
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UNION BAY, B.C. – A proposed geoduck operation in the waters of Baynes Sound near Union Bay appears to be moving forward.
An application has been submitted for a geoduck south of the Coal Hills site. Local aquaculture groups have previously raised concerns about contaminants in the water.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has forwarded the application to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for review.
The DFO said that the ECCC is the official federal agency responsible for advising on marine sediment quality.
British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment conducts water quality monitoring of freshwater and marine water through numerous programs to evaluate conditions of bodies of water across the province.
This data will be included in the review process.
“Although we can’t comment further on this specific application, the DFO does not move forward with applications if ECCC and MOE (Ministry of Environment) indicate that environmental conditions at a proposed site make it unsuitable for shellfish culture,” said DFO communications advisory Michelle Rainer.
A request for comment has been sent to the ECCC and Ministry of Environment.
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Basics of social media marketing are so simple that you can even learn from a child. It’s confusing but true. If you’re finding it hard to find good content marketing ideas, ask your children to help you find interesting image and describe it in one line. You’ll be more surprised.
Children see the world from different and interesting angles. They create their own world of toys and objects where every one lives happily. They create interesting imaginary characters and make stories out of imagination. Because of their observation and quick learning, children can conclude anything better than adults.
In her book, Yvett Adams explained that kids know more about technology than adults. They know better than you how to use your cell phone. According to the author, it happens because of their clean memory and fresh mind. Devices are new to them so they explore them and try to master them, which they eventually do.
ThoughtBlog published a remarkable post by Heidi Priebe. It highlights 10 attributes in kids that adults should learn from them.
Great people do things before they are ready. They do things before they know they can do them. Doing what you’re afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risk like that – that’s what life is”
These are just the few examples referring to the edge kids have on adults. Talking about social media, they may not be using them like us, but they have strong tendency to outrun us in this field as well.
7 Things You Can Adopt From Kids
Instead of running away, accept this reality and learn from them what they are best at. You can always ask your kids to teach you some of the following. They’d love to teach.
1. Kids Like to Play
Kids like to play and find fun in anything they like – things that most of us consider irrelevant. All of their “Important work” revolves around joy and fun that helps them learn and remember. When was the last time you did something for fun?
Social media, for instance, is all about having fun. Sticking to the fun element on social media gives your brand a natural charisma and attraction.
Going back to the point of learning and remembering, kids always try new things while playing. Your child learns faster when he’s accompanied with other children, and wants to have the toy other children play with.
They play and compete, but they don’t have any fear of failure. So, adopt the “Fun and Play” attitude, try new things and get out of the fear of gain or loss. Bring the creative element out and see the difference in your posts.
B 2 C published Jesse Aaron’s article on humanizing Facebook brand pages. He also emphasized on presenting funny side of the brand for better engagement.
2. Kids Don’t Hesitate to Ask for Anything They Want
Children depend upon people around them for everything. They cannot feed themselves, protect themselves or clothe themselves, but still they do these things by asking for help. They display the real nature of interdependence among all human beings.
What do they do to persuade?
When it comes to persuasion, children are the best species to follow:
- They cry out loud and ask for help
- They show emotional attachment with the thing they want
- They persuade repeatedly
- They are good in reasoning and arguments to persuade
In few years, they will grow up and become independent, but not so much that they can do everything by themselves. No one can do everything on his own; neither can content marketers nor entrepreneurs.
What’s the point of that?
Learn from kids how they persuade others to do what they want them to do. Don’t be shy to ask for favors. Social media allows you to get in touch with everyone, so there is no reason for you to deny. Reach out to the people. Most of them will surely help.
In his post published in Harvard Business Review, Wayne Baker proposed that you need to come up with SMART request to get what you wanted. Your request should have following elements:
S – it should be Specific
M – it should be Meaningful
A – it should be Action-oriented (something to do)
R – your request should be Real and authentic
T – it should be Time-bound.
You should have persistent approach; bring up the value and show your emotional attachment to the cause of task. And it’s quite easy on social media; sometimes reposting gets you the desired results.
3. Kids are Risk Takers
Best thing you can ever learn from kids is their consistency. They don’t give up until they learn something. Because they don’t know what “Risk of Failure” means, they keep on trying harder to accomplish what they want.
Growing up takes this fearlessness, makes us more risk averse. As a result, we come up with objections, risks and fears to do something, and loose a possible chance of success. This could be our biggest mistake in achieving our objectives.
Here’s the point
Social media is a platform where you can experiment and see the results rather quickly.
According to Peter Muir,
The biggest risk is your time, followed by product acceptability. There are few more risks you
- Negative comments can destroy credibility
- You need time to grow your profile
- Your topic can get sidetracked
- Some of your followers may not tolerate changes
- Threat of viruses, identity thefts and malware may occur
- The bigger the business, the harder it is to control
- Utilizing social media only for marketing
- You might loose the most important person who drives visitors to your page
- Inability to localize your message for specific audience
- You’ll loose few customers because they’re ignored
Such risks impact your social media marketing strategy a great deal, but they can be dealt with if you’re focused and persistent with your approach. If you’re not getting a good response, you’re not marketing your product the right way. Perhaps a different approach or different angle can get you what you are seeking.
Before revising your strategy, you need to show you have made a mistake. Read details in following point.
4. Accept Your Mistakes and Say, “Sorry!”
Risk takers don’t hesitate to accept mistakes and that’s what children do more often. Remember, how child reacts when he breaks expensive item in your living room. Your initial reaction might be different, but it will not last long after you see a face with a big “Sorry!” written all over it.
Same goes with social media. People know that mistakes happen and social media is just the right place to accept mistake and correct them. People are generous enough to accept apologies and they like honesty. Take a look at this apology from Buffer after recovering itself from hacking.
Some common mistakes on social media are as follows:
- Not posting according to audience’s demands: You might post irrelevant content, or anything that they don’t like at all. If you own a popular brand, your posts can affect a large number of people out there. The rule of successful content marketing is to post anything that does not hurt the credibility of the brand, as well as the emotions of the people. If you have made a mistake, revert to it, correct it and repost. If you cannot do it because of time constraints, at least leave a comment that the posts will be modified as soon as possible.
- Not responding to negative comments: Ignorance to negative comments leads to doubts, and doubts lead to a possible brand failure. It is a huge mistake if someone comes up with disturbing comment and you don’t respond. There are two ways to respond. Either clarify your point and ask for favorable reviews, or simply accept your mistake with a promise to correct it. Silence indicates you’re not too brave to face the challenge.
- Failing to provide what you promised: It happens with businesses that use social media page for customer support. You might fall back because of any discrepancy in operations or any other event. Do let the people know that you’re falling behind because of certain reasons. It will keep them calm. Accepting mistakes indicates towards your commitment and honest approach. This is not it, you can learn more from your child’s honesty.
5. Open Up and Show Your Natural Charm
Simplicity and upfront honesty is something you can only see in children. It brings out their charm. If you let a stranger talk to your child for a moment, you will see that your child takes a little bit of time to develop confidence in him and unknowingly he opens up.
This is what we miss as adults. We’re not too brave and carefree like them. But still, we can learn from this behavior.
Here’s what you can learn:
Let go of you fears: Don’t be scared to share inside information if they are not personal. People like stories of you and your business. There is nothing secret in the world, and let’s accept it, you cannot hide company’s secret beyond certain limit. So be prepared for anything unexpected in your way and face it.
Open Up: Social media is a platform where you cannot win by keeping secrets and hide your emotions. So, it’s not bad to crack a few jokes. You have to be yourself, open to discussion and suggestions. That’s how you can succeed.
Soumitra Dutta wrote a remarkable post in Harvard Business Review, comparing the two people – a person with no awareness of social media and the one who loved it.
She discussed how semi-private comments from a CEO of a global technology firm on network neutrality went viral. Since he had not made a single profile on any social media platform, that CEO had no idea about the impact of his comments which gave rise to heated discussions on the topic.
She also pointed towards Tom Dickson, a small blender manufacturer from U.S who used social media to promote his company, Blendtech. In 2006, hardly anyone knew of him but now, he is a star of Will it Blend?
Get into the shoes of your prospects and imaging how can you get their attention. If you succeed, what will be your next move to keep him for long? All of it demands that your brand and business must be transparent to your audience.
6. Kids Know How to Prioritize Things
“Why are you buying beer, Dad? Do you know how much candy we could get with that money?!”
Children have great instincts to determine what’s more important in life. They listen to their inner wisdom and prioritize things according to the way they want. Seeing things in their own way makes them feel satisfied.
One day, they want chicken nuggets for lunch and change their mind the next day.
Being consistent on social media doesn’t mean that you keep posting what you find interesting. Adopt the habit of listening to your heart and inner wisdom before posting anything. You’ll soon learn what to post and what not to. The nature of your posts will gather likewise minds as well.
7. Kids Have Interesting Observations and Curiosity
Have you ever heard someone asking, “How does a rope in the middle of the pool stop deep water from entering shallow water?” If you ever have, it must be from a curious child.
Child’s curiosity always leads to interesting funny questions. And these questions lead them to discover new things in life.
If you’re an expert in the field, you’ll have fewer ideas as compared to beginners. So, which option suits you, if you’re a marketer?
Adopt beginner’s attitude and look at things like you are seeing them for the first time. You’ll soon find yourself asking interesting questions which will lead you to ideas for some really attractive posts.
Those of you who think children cannot teach, better start observing them to learn quite a few interesting lessons. No matter what you sell and how you sell it, the basic thing is to keep your marketing strategy simple, adaptable and consistent. Don’t hesitate to share your weaknesses and ask for favors. Keep yourself open to ideas and learn from everyone, leaders and followers alike.
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[sdiy] Low voltage synthesis?
brianw at audiobanshee.com
Thu Jan 13 22:08:35 CET 2022
Most op-amps lose a couple of volts near each rail; the input and output voltages can't reach all the way to the rail voltage without lots of distortion. That's one reason to use ±12V to feed op-amps that need to accurately handle ±10V signals (of course, if your circuit regulates a ±12V power source down to ±10V for the supply rails, then the op-amps are good for less than ±8V or so in terms of signal levels). Apart from maximum supply voltage ratings, op-amps generally don't care what voltages are used, but there's always the stipulation that your signal levels will be a few volts less than the rails on either side. When the rails are as low as ±2V, there'd be no room left for (undistorted) signals.
I've not seen any rail-to-rail op-amps that work with more than +5V, which can be treated as ±2.5V by using a virtual ground throughout the circuit, as well as capacitive coupling (*). Thus, it seems like there's a gap between the 5V rail-to-rail signal ranges and the typical 20V to 24V or more that normal op-amps can handle. Granted, there are R2R op-amps that work with less than 5V, e.g., 3.3V, but I'd be curious whether anyone knows of an R2R with more than 5V. In particular, I don't think you can manage ±5V - because there don't seem to be any 10V R2R chips - unless you're happy with signal levels within ±3V. At that point, you'd basically be better off with ±2.5V R2R than with standard op-amps operating at ±5V.
* You can avoid capacitive coupling of signals by operating with literal bipolar supply, but that can end up with more components than a virtual ground system (like guitar pedals usually are).
On Jan 13, 2022, at 09:07, Mike Bryant <mbryant at futurehorizons.com> wrote:
> The other issue you run against is you need to use rail-to-rail op-amps, but most of these are specified for 5V/+-2.5V operation. Also these opamps are often CMOS based and have what I term "input crossover distortion" as they switch from the N to P type devices conducting. Negative feedback reduces this, but it's always slightly there. There are a few bipolar R2R opamps without this problem - Rohm BA2510 is my favourite.
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Principle used by the English economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) in trying to justify induction.
It said that, if induction is to work, a complex change must be resolvable into a set of component changes each of which is separately attributable to some distinct feature of the preceding state of affairs.
A principle is a proposition or value that is a guide for behavior or evaluation. In law, it is a rule that has to be or usually is to be followed, or can be desirably followed, or is an inevitable consequence of something, such as the laws observed in nature or the way that a system is constructed. The principles of such a system are understood by its users as the essential characteristics of the system, or reflecting system’s designed purpose, and the effective operation or use of which would be impossible if any one of the principles was to be ignored. A system may be explicitly based on and implemented from a document of principles as was done in IBM’s 360/370 Principles of Operation.
Examples of principles are, entropy in a number of fields, least action in physics, those in descriptive comprehensive and fundamental law: doctrines or assumptions forming normative rules of conduct, separation of church and state in statecraft, the central dogma of molecular biology, fairness in ethics, etc.
In common English, it is a substantive and collective term referring to rule governance, the absence of which, being “unprincipled”, is considered a character defect. It may also be used to declare that a reality has diverged from some ideal or norm as when something is said to be true only “in principle” but not in fact.
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Built thousands of years ago by the enslaved giants of the Thassilonian empire, the Storval Stairs are a set of stair-like tiers carved into the side of the western Storval Rise. Although sized for a gigantic creature, they are by far the easiest way to transverse the rise west of the Iron Peaks. It is not uncommon for the Storval Rise to reach heights of over 1,000 feet in many places, sharply delineating the fertile lowlands from the barren scrub land of the Storval Plateau. At the Storval Stairs, however, the Rise is only 400 feet in height with human-sized steps and ramps cut into the gargantuan ones, making the passage even easier. Immense statues of the runelord Karzoug flank the stairs, although the southern-most one is beginning to finally crumble due to erosion.
In 4707 AR the stone giant leader Mokmurian sent a band of his followers to clean up the stairs and hold them as a route for his invasion of Varisia. After his defeat the Stairs were abandoned and it can be assumed that they have been retaken by members of the Shoanti Hawk Clan who have patrolled the Stairs for generations.
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Bishop, H.G. Mr; Ph: (07) 4951 8724; Fax: (07) 4951 4509; email@example.com
Research organisations: Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Beef Industry Institute, PO Box 668, Mackay Qld 4740; University of Queensland, PO Box 668, Mackay Qld 4740; Queensland Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 668, Mackay Qld 4740
Sponsor: Originally National Landcare Program (NLP), now NHT
1. Facilitate graziers and others (landcare groups) involvement in the monitoring and reclamation activities (Action learning);
2. Combine landholders experiences and knowledge with research developed technology to produce relevant and practical best management principles for sustainable use of Downs country;
3. Develop a framework and method for conducting partnership projects in other local land types.
Methodology: Using Action Learning methods graziers and landcare groups will monitor pasture condition and identify indicator plants for determining pasture condition. Various identified practices such as pasture spelling, weed control and sowing additional seed will be compared. Best practice management guidelines for sustainable production from Downs Country will be developed.
Progress: Regeneration of Downs pastures is being monitored at 12 GRASS Check sites on producer properties. Improved seasonal conditions in 1996/97 and 1997/98 has generated better pasture growth and producers are learning to monitor this recovery of their native pastures using the GRASS Check monitoring method. About 350 ha of poor condition pasture on 4 properties, sown with native and introduced pasture seed in 1996/97, has established well. Best growth is from the introduced grasses and legumes but some Queensland bluegrass and Mitchell grass has established.
Period: starting date 1996-07; completion date 1999-12
Keywords: action learning; bluegrass; downs country; condition; drought; grazing management; monitoring; native pastures; productivity; sustainable.
Publications: None as yet
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If you’re considering using a online dating app or perhaps website to hook up, you’re not alone. Nearly 38% of U. Ring. adults did so in past times year. And while the telephone number varies simply by age and lovemaking orientation, the statistics don’t tell a lie: men are more likely than women to meet someone through an online dating product, while lesbians are almost twice as most likely as straights to meet somebody through a internet dating site.
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Joel Chue asked:
Leadership exists everywhere in every form imaginable. In almost every scenario or activity a leader is needed to come to the fore to take on the challenge of guiding the rest to achieve the common aim that everyone sets out to accomplish in the beginning.
Be it in the corporate or real world, leaders are needed. Are you an aspiring leader? Or are you a reasonably proficient leader looking to take you and your group to the next level? Or perhaps you are trying your best yet not getting the results you desire. Do you belong in any of the above categories? Even if you are not, perhaps you would care to read on.
Let me first touch on the basic principle of leadership. Leaders are there to rally everyone around a common cause, to make sure everyone works towards a common goal and to see the goal achieved to the desired effect within a predetermined timeframe. However, there is this certain intangible that all great leaders possess. A certain quality that seems simple enough to comprehend yet eludes the reach of so many people who crave for it. A vital component that defines a great leader and is to generate following as well as respect.
It is vision.
And not just vision, but the vision to see something that is not there.
Consider the following example: In 1961, President JF Kennedy made a bold statement. He expressed his wish of one day seeing a man land on the moon and be brought back safely to earth by the end of the decade, calling for the nation to commit itself to this cause. People in various quarters who read this were astounded. They did not believe this was possible and were alarmed at the President willing to sacrifice humans to outer space just to fulfill this insurmountable wish of his. Others who thought it feasible wondered at the reason for taking all these extra costs and making this great effort at a project that would not feed Americans and definitely would not solve the employment problems in the distant aftermath of the War.
President Kennedy stuck to his vision. He saw all the possibilities that would open up together with the development of space exploration. On July 20, 1969, we all saw Neil Armstrong step on the moon for the first time. It was a remarkable breakthrough. Though he was cruelly deprived of the chance to see his vision come to fruition, President Kennedy had the vision to see what is not there and make it happen.
And so can you.
To be a great leader, not of the distinguished proportion of Kennedy but that of the corporate world that you find yourself mired in or perhaps in the harsh business realities from which you are looking to emerge as a credible figure well equipped to lead the masses to eventual success, all you need is a great vision and a great conviction to follow it through in spite of all the odds stacked against your favor.
I shall discuss the components of a vision in the next of this 3-part article…
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by Dr. Anson Hooper, DDS, Hooper Family Dental
Growing up with three brothers it never crossed my mind that women’s health would be such an important component of my life. However, I was blessed with a wife and two daughters, and my perspective quickly changed.
I promptly learned that women encounter a unique set of systemic health concerns that men don’t, and women’s oral health is no different.
I don’t pretend to be an expert on the matter, but we do know several factors that affect oral health in women. They include:
- Fluctuating hormone levels during the menstrual cycle
- Oral contraceptive use
These and other factors can undermine women’s systemic health and raise the risk of complications to oral health stability.
Pregnancy is one of the most taxing because of morning sickness and acid reflux and their ability to cause the breakdown of the protective barrier against tooth decay, thereby causing the onset of cavity formation.
Research has also confirmed that severe gum disease increases the likelihood of preterm birth accompanied by a low birthweight.
Oral health issues also have been implicated in an increased risk of systemic health concerns for women, including diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease and even Alzheimer’s disease.
Routine cleanings and a healthy diet play a significant role in our oral health, which affects our overall health. When evaluating where you are with your health it’s important to keep your oral health in mind!
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Greencastle again named a Tree City USA
Greencastle has once again been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry. It is the 10th year Greencastle has received this national recognition.
The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in Cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.
Greencastle has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community: having a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
Communities that receive Tree City USA recognition not only have taken the time to meet these four standards, they recognize that:
* Trees promote healthier communities. Leaves filter the air we breathe by removing dust and particles.
* Trees moderate climate, conserve water and provide habitats for wildlife.
* Trees in urban areas reduce the heat island effect caused by pavement and buildings.
* Property placed trees can increase property values, and buildings and wooded areas rent more quickly and tenants stay longer.
"A community, its elected officials and its citizens that provide needed care for its trees deserves recognition and thanks," said John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. "Trees are a vital component of the infrastructure in our cities and towns, and they also provide environmental and economical benefits. Cities that are recognized with a Tree City USA designation go to great lengths to plant and care for the community forest."
More information about Tree City USA can be found at www.arborday.org/treecityusa
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Welcome to another day in the Week O'Mama's! Today I'm featuring Julie who writes at Towards Sustainability. This blog is an inspiring little place where Julie discusses her efforts to live a self - sufficient, ecologically thoughtful life.
Here she is:
When did you start blogging and what do you use your blog for?
I started blogging in 2006, after I had a mini-green epiphany after watching An Inconvient Truth and reading books by Linda Cockburn (Living The Good Life) and Singer and Mason (The Ethics of What We Eat). There was so much to research and so much informtaion 'out there' that I originally started blogging as a way of trying to record the information I was gathering about living more sustainably, and as a way of keeping track of our progress. I find now that it also a terrific tool in keeping me focussed and 'honest' and accountable in my endeavours. It's easy for me to lose sight of the big picture, but by recording the little things we do, I can see how all the baby steps we've taken are adding up into sonething substantial and positive.
Has blogging had an impact on your parenting?
Yes, absolutely. In the same way that blogging allows me to keep track of the skills I want to learn, it also helps me to see where I can help enable my girls to have a more sustainable and independent future, but teaching them appropriate skills and encouraging their connection with - and therefore stewardship of - the earth.
Sustainability tips for mothers?
Gosh, parenting seems to be so commercialised these days, and if you listen to or watch the media you'd think you need to own every possible gadget and toy under the sun in order to raise happy, confident and intelligent children! That's so not true! Children need love & security and good nutrition. They don't need to be surrounded by brightly coloured plastic toys. I think the best way to begin to live more sustainably as a parent is to chose items for your child/ren carefully, and this includes food & snacks as well as clothing, toys etc. Chose quality over quantity, chose non-toxic products, chose natural materials over man made and organic over conventionally-produced if possible. Not only will these choices be good for your child/ren, they will be good for the planet - a win-win situation.
I don't really have a specific tale, I just wish I'd spent more time learning from her when I was younger! She has always been pretty 'green' but as a teenager in particular, I was just frustrated by our lack of household techno-gadgets which all my friends had, hand knitted garments were sooooo uncool and didn't see the point in preserving or making jam because I'd just make heaps of money and buy it when I grew up! I was a very typical child of the 70's and 80's. However, I am blessed she is still around to ask questions and whilst I am sure she is wryly amused by my belated desire to learn these 'old' skills, she is still happy to answer all my newbie questions :-)
Hello, hola, bonjour, saluton, etc. Welcome to my blog, where I aim to explore some of the juicer chunks of domestic life. I am Rachael, a mum to three kids under six and a wife to one work-from-home solar scientist. Our working stats are three parts chaos to one part serenity and I am always trying to improve that equation. I cook, I clean, I whinge, I write. My back hurts and I possibly/probably have head lice.
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Published: 8 Apr 2016
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has welcomed Labor’s announcement it will hold a financial industry Royal Commission if it wins the federal election.
A long overdue inquiry into big banks would help restore the community’s faith in our financial industries and repair the damage done to domestic and international investor confidence.
CFMEU National Secretary Michael O’Connor welcomed a royal commission into the financial industry, saying unethical behaviour in Australia’s big banks had led to thousands of Australian’s losing money.
“The CFMEU welcomes Labor’s strong stance on financial misconduct by committing to a Royal Commission,” Mr O’Connor said.
“The Turnbull Government has failed to act in the best interests of small business, investors, mortgage holders and Australian families who keep their life-savings in Australia’s big banks.
“The community has lost faith in our financial system after repeated financial scandals and the situation is so bad that even Liberal National MPs have joined the call for their own Government to take action.
“The sad truth is the Government has ignored the repeated exploitation of Australian families in favour of its mates in the big end of town.
“A Royal Commission has to happen because every Australian has to deal with banks and the big banks are just too big to care about the savings of ordinary Australians.”
Recent financial scandals involving Australia’s big banks:
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) 3 Duets WoO 27
68 pages | 23 x 30,5 cm | 272 g | ISMN: 979-0-004-17454-8 | Saddle Stitch
The present edition is based on the score published in the Complete Edition of 1864, which in its turn took as its source a print published by André in Offenbach circa 1830. An autograph or transcription has yet to be found. Whereas earlier Beethoven specialists traced the Duets back to the time of the Septet Op. 20, which was composed in 1799/1800, contemporary musicologists tend to believe that these works belong to Beethoven's Bonn years before 1792. This view is supported by the fact that the voice leading of the clarinet (Duet l and 2 in C) is primarily in the clarino register whereas the chalumeau register seems to be avoided. Only in two bars of Variation II in the third duet the g and e are reached in broken chords in the clarinet (in B flat) part. Thus the permanently high register of the clarinet part makes it equally practicable for a flute, oboe or violin.
Wiesbaden, Summer 1979 / Fall 1984
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NJ Assembly passes bill allowing police to transport gunshot victims
The bill is based on a practice in Philadelphia known as "scoop and run"
By Laura French
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey General Assembly has passed a bill that would allow police officers to transport gunshot victims and other seriously injured patients when an ambulance is delayed.
The bill, sponsored by Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter (D-Bergen, Passaic) and Angela McKnight (D-Hudson), is based on a practice implemented by the Philadelphia Police Department beginning in 1987 known as "scoop and run," according to a New Jersey Assembly Democrats press release. In Philadelphia, police officers are allowed to transport shooting victims to the hospital before an ambulance arrives.
The New Jersey bill, which passed the Assembly on Thursday, would authorize police in the state who are trained as medical first responders to transport a person requiring immediate medical care to the nearest hospital or appropriate healthcare facility if an EMS vehicle is unavailable or delayed.
The bill would only apply to police officers who have been trained to provide emergency medical first response services through a program recognized by the state Commissioner of Health.
"Police officers are often the first to arrive at the scene. Getting gunshot or stabbing victims to medical care quickly can mean the difference between life and death," the bill sponsors said in a statement. "Law enforcement must be able to act to save lives if an emergency medical vehicle has trouble getting to the scene for any reason. This may not happen often; however, when it does, an officer must be able to take action and transport the victim to a hospital. Allowing them to transport residents in need of life-saving medical care will help save more lives."
The state Senate will now need to approve the bill before it can be signed by the governor and become law.
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For those that spend hours at the keyboard, a good spelling and grammar tool is a must and Google has recognized that need with a new set of tools that are baked right into Google Docs. In addition to basic spelling and grammar, select Workspace accounts will now have access to a new suite of tools to enhance your overall writing experience without the need for third-party tools. These tools include not only grammar suggestions but also stylistic suggestion to include voice and conciseness.
Some examples of these new suggestions include:
- Word choice: More dynamic or contextually relevant wording
- Active voice: Active rather than passive voice
- Conciseness: More concise phrases
- Inclusive language: More inclusive words or phrases
- Word warnings: Reconsidering potentially inappropriate words
The new features will appear as you type in a Google Document and proactively warn you of duplicate content to help diversify your content while simultaneously keeping your writing concise and grammatically correct. These features don’t come with the Grammarly free plan and will be a welcome addition to the Workspace arsenal of countless Enterprise and Education customers.
For eligible accounts, these new features will be enabled by default in the Google Admin Console. These tools can be disabled on the Admin level for all organizational units or individually by the end user. Inside Google Docs, you can find the new feature under Tools>Stylistic Suggestions. Roll out began on March 31 and should be available to all eligible Workspace accounts by the end of April.
- Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 31, 2022
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on April 14, 2022
- Available to Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Teaching and Learning Upgrade, Education Standard, Frontline, Nonprofits, G Suite Basic and Business customers
- Available to Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus, Teaching and Learning Upgrade
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Frontline, Nonprofits, G Suite Basic and Business customers
Source: Google Workspace Blog
By Chrome Unboxed | News, Updates, Unboxings
Chrome Unboxed is a popular online space for tech lovers to keep up with all things Chrome. Chrome Unboxed goes in depth with the latest news, updates and unboxings of the best existing technology products.
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Article Title: Seal of justice
The article at hand focuses on the recent amendments made in the constitution regarding Hindu women’s right to inherit ancestral property. The author believes that this decision is a step in the right direction towards the removal of Indian laws of male-dominated prejudice. Soon after our independence, the founding fathers of our constitution took gender equality as a serious matter and despite fierce opposition, they went ahead with the idea. With the expansion of educational and other opportunities, what once seemed like a disgraceful idea to many conservatives soon turned into a matter of progress. The 174th law commission in the year 2000 specified the state of property law as being exclusively beneficial to men, which pushed for a change in the law that advocated the exclusion of women in the property division of a joint undivided Hindu family. Although there were some conflicts when the altered amendment came into practice, the supreme court ultimately put an end to the mix-up by clearly stating that it is the birthright of a Hindu woman to become a joint heir to the property. The author believes that gender justice is still a long shot in India, with many negative influences at play. However, recent developments are in sync with all the positive developments that we seek to accomplish soon.
Words to learn from this Article:
Precept: a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.
Capacious: having a lot of space inside; roomy.
Parcener: a person who shares with others in the inheritance of an undivided estate or the rights to it.
Abhorrent: inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.
Subversive: seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.
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Upper endoscopy enables the physician to look inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The procedure might be used to discover the reason for swallowing difficulties, nausea, vomiting, reflux, bleeding, indigestion, abdominal pain, or chest pain. Upper endoscopy is also called EGD, which stands for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (eh-SAH-fuh-goh-GAS-troh-doo-AH-duh-
For the procedure you will swallow a thin, flexible, lighted tube called an endoscope (EN-doh-skope). Right before the procedure the physician will spray your throat with a numbing agent that may help prevent gagging. You may also receive pain medicine and a sedative to help you relax during the exam. The endoscope transmits an image of the inside of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, so the physician can carefully examine the lining of these organs. The scope also blows air into the stomach; this expands the folds of tissue and makes it easier for the physician to examine the stomach.
The physician can see abnormalities, like ulcers, through the endoscope that don't show up well on x-rays. The physician can also insert instruments into the scope to remove samples of tissue (biopsy) for further tests.
Possible complications of upper endoscopy include bleeding and puncture of the stomach lining. However, such complications are rare. Most people will probably have nothing more than a mild sore throat after the procedure.
The procedure takes 20 to 30 minutes. Because you will be sedated, you will need to rest at the physician's office for 1 to 2 hours until the medication wears off.
Your stomach and duodenum must be empty for the procedure to be thorough and safe, so you will not be able to eat or drink anything for at least 6 hours beforehand. Also, you must arrange for someone to take you home--you will not be allowed to drive because of the sedatives. Your physician may give you other special instructions.
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Species group: Gobies
Other common names: Diamond Watchman; Diamond Watchman Goby; Watchman Diamond Goby; Orange-spotted Sleeper Goby; Maiden Goby; Orange Spotted Diamond
Scientific name: Valenciennea puellaris
The Diamond Goby is found in sandy lagoons and reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific. It spends its day sifting through large amounts of sand in search of small crustaceans and worms. It creates a burrow in the rocks. As a member of the Watchman family, it will share its burrow with a Pistol Shrimp. The fish is beneficial because it keeps the tank's sandbed well oxygenated.
The Diamond Watchman has a white head and body that are covered with orange spots.
The Diamond Goby is considered peaceful, and is usually not aggressive towards other fish. However, it is territorial, and unless they are a mated pair, two Diamond Watchman Gobies will fight with each other.
It needs a 60-gallon or larger aquarium with sand as the substrate. The Diamond Watchman Goby usually burrows in the substrate under the rocks for refuge. It will hide there when frightened or when sleeping.
nice looking fish, gorgeous algae eater, enthusiastic digging, exciting fish, endless antics
sift, awesome fervor, sand bed, little folks, live black worms
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|Socio-Demographic Determinants of Diarrhoeal Diseases among Under Five Years Old Children in Rwanda|
||Sylvestre Gasurira, Emmanuel Bikorimana, Charite Niyitegeka, and Theogene Nyandwi
||Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vol. 3 No. 3 (2020)
Children under five
||Background: Diarrhoeal disease is a worldwide public health issue and remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children under five years old. Low and middle income countries (LMIC) of Africa and part of Asia are more affected by diarrhoeal diseases.
Objectives: To measure the prevalence of Diarrhoeal Diseases and to assess Socio-demographic determinants among Under Five Years Old Children in Rwanda.
Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. Secondary data analysis was carried out on a sample of 7474 drawn from Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS). RDHS used multistage sampling technique.
Results: After running multiple logistic regression, Sociodemographic determinants associated with diarrhoeal included age of children, wealth index category, mother education, husband/partner education, types of place of residence (P-Value<0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that diarrhoeal remains an important health issue in Rwanda. Occurrence of diarrhoeal was statistically associated with child age, wealth index, education of parents, types of place of residence.
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If you are looking for information regarding the steps on how you can air pose in Roller Champions, you have come to the right place. Roller Champions is a very exciting online multiplayer game that implements many elements from other multiplayer games. Likewise, it is a free-to-play title where players have different ways to interact with other players during a match. A very unique way for players to interact in the game is by performing a pose during a match. One such popular pose in the game is the air pose. However, some players may be unaware of the steps on how to do this. This article is therefore regarding the steps on how to air pose in Roller Champions.
What is the air pose in Roller Champions?
This pose in the game simply refers to the act of posing while in the air after scoring. Likewise, players have the ability to show off and pose after scoring in a match. The main reason for the pose being named as “air pose” is because it happens while in mid-air. Players who are looking to use this pose have to simply press the necessary controls while in the air. It is a fun way for players to interact in the game during a match.
Going to the main topic of this article, you can find out all the latest information you need regarding the steps on how to air pose in the game by reading below.
Roller Champions: How to air pose –
Here are the steps that you can follow in order to air pose in the game –
For players on PlayStation Consoles –
All you have to do in order to perform an air pose in the game is to simply press the X button. Then, you must press and hold the X button to air pose.
For players on Xbox Consoles –
In order to air pose in the game, all you have to do is to press the A button on the controller. Then, you have to press and hold the A button to do the pose.
This was an article regarding the steps on how to air pose in Roller Champions. You can always keep up-to-date with Digistatement for the latest game news as well as guides.
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Your pals have constantly been the center of destination for their manly figure. You have actually exercised various workouts, you were never able to develop such solid muscle mass. It was the diet strategy that constantly became a hurdle for you to construct solid muscular tissues.
Muscle building supplements good for health
After numerous not successful efforts as well as duplicated failings, you are currently identified to develop body muscle mass quick and effectively. When muscle building supplements for beginners comes to bodybuilding, you cannot reject the function of workout. As a result, you are not only seeking proper workout as well as a healthy and balanced diet strategy but also you are searching for some valuable body supplements that would help in achieving your objective. If you practice proper workout after that it will not be an uphill struggle for you to construct body muscular tissues fast and successfully. When it involves body bodybuilding within a brief period of time, a lot of the enthusiastic young people make a typical mistake. They really feel that by practicing physical exercises for hours, it will certainly be possible for them to build the shape that they have actually always wanted. This is a wrong idea.
Lots of people, that are of the very same opinion have overworked their muscular tissues in this way and have not obtained the outcome that they desired. As a result, you must always guarantee the exercise level is proper for you. Excess of absolutely nothing is ever useful for you and so you should do whatever in a restriction. It is true that physical workout and weight training regularly is very important if you intend to construct muscular tissues. Yet that is not all. For building solid muscles, you require to develop healthy body as well as for that proper diet plan is significantly vital. When it involves strong bodybuilding within a brief period of time, you require being very much cautious concerning the diet regimen graph that you adhere to. Your diet chart must consist of red meat, eggs, fish oil, yogurt, bacon, oats, nuts as well as fruits.
You need to likewise consume vegetables in enough amounts to create your body muscle mass. In addition to this, the other point that you require to take care is water intake. Make certain that you eat water in huge volumes. It will certainly aid in food digestion in addition to in burning the excess fat present in the body. Hence, you would certainly get the energy to precede the physical exercises in a better fashion. Healthy and balanced diet plays an excellent duty in identifying the outcome that you would receive from the physical workout you exercise. That does not imply, without complying with these rigorous diet regimen strategy, it would not be feasible for you to develop body muscular tissues quick and effectively.
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New Study Involving GBHI Researchers Shows Link Between Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Alzheimer’s Disease
A team of researchers including Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) faculty member Dr Lea Grinberg and Atlantic Senior Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Dr Elisa de Paula França Resende, in partnership with individuals from the Brazilian Biobank for Aging Studies (BBAS) at the University of São Paulo and other scholars recently published new findings in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease in their article Neuropathologic Correlates of Psychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease.
They showed that the earliest stages of the brain degeneration associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are linked to neuropsychiatric symptoms including agitation, anxiety, depression, loss of appetite, and sleep disturbances. The data could also prove a valuable biomarker in the development of therapies to slow the course of the disease, the authors say, and may also have broader implications for understanding the biological basis of psychiatric symptoms in older adults.
The study looked at individuals who passed away between 2004 and 2014 and who underwent comprehensive neuropathologic evaluations at the Biobank for Aging Studies. The sample included a cohort of over 450 individuals across the AD spectrum. Postmortem interviews shed light on their neuropsychiatric and cognitive conditions.
Based on the findings, additional studies can be developed to explore what drives these types of neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with AD. The study also provides information that can help with earlier diagnoses of AD.
Dr Grinberg reflected: “This study is important because it shows that Alzheimer’s pathology goes beyond only causing memory problems, but also correlates with depression, sleep, and appetite disorders. Until now, no neurobiological basis has been identified to explain why the elderly have a higher prevalence of agitation, mood, sleep, and appetite disorders. Our results suggest that at least part of aging individuals who start showing these symptoms have an opportunity to receive the same treatment that will be used for traditional Alzheimer’s disease to alleviate their problems.”
Dr Grinberg continued: “The next steps for research would be to determine which fraction of the elderly lacking memory problems manifest neuropsychiatric symptoms because of Alzheimer’s pathology. Once we can identify them, we will have opportunities to run clinical trials.”
Also speaking about the study’s significance, Dr de Paula França Resende said: “Different from most post-mortem studies on Alzheimer’s disease, this study looked at Alzheimer’s pathological changes in a wide spectrum, from early to advanced stages. Therefore, it was possible to identify that neuropsychiatric symptoms are already present even in very early stages, when the disease is confined in the medial temporal lobes, but already present in the brain stem. Symptoms that correlate with early Alzheimer’s pathological changes are burdensome to patients and caregivers. Unveiling the pathophysiology of those symptoms is paramount to developing effective treatment strategies.”
“To be involved in this study with Dr Lea Grinberg and her team, especially with the study’s first author, Alexander Ehrenberg, was a crucial part of my Atlantic Fellow training at GBHI in UCSF. I had a unique opportunity to deepen my knowledge around Alzheimer’s disease pathology and to contribute with my expertise as a neurologist to interpret the findings, consolidating collaborative work that has the ultimate goal of helping to move the science forward to a path without Alzheimer’s disease.”
The Biobank for Aging Studies (BAS) is the result of the expansion of the Brain Bank of the Brazilian Aging Brain Study Group from the University of São Paulo Medical School (BBBABSG-FMUSP) in Brazil. Since the Brain Bank was established, more than 3,000 brains have been donated by relatives of elderly individuals who underwent autopsy at the São Paulo Autopsy Service.
“It brings benefits to the family because the Biobank provides a comprehensive report of the brain findings. It brings benefit to society because the Biobank can establish what causes dementia in the Brazilian population. It also brings benefit to the research community because this Biobank is practically the only one in the world with a rich admixture population, with broad arrays of educational attainment, socioeconomic status, and severity of neurodegenerative conditions,” said Dr Grinberg. “Most of the other Biobanks receive donations from clinical patients who are already at end-stages of a neurodegenerative condition, making it difficult to establish what comes first in these diseases.”
The study was supported by the National Institute of Health and the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation, with additional support provided by FMUSP LIM-22, FAPESP, CAPES, and Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo. Several of the researchers also receive funding for their work connected to the study.
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To understand the Winchester story, you first must understand the Smith & Wesson story. To paraphrase Buck Henry’s Oscar-nominated screenplay for “The Graduate” (1967), with a variation on Mr. McGuire’s “plastics” advice: “There is a great future in Rocket-Balls. Think about it. Will you think about it?”
Rocket-Balls? In all seriousness, in 1848 Walter Hunt designed and patented a hollow-based bullet packed with propellant. He envisioned a rifle that could hold a number of these Rocket-Ball cartridges in a tubular magazine and that could be fired by simply working a lever to bring a new round into battery.
He enlisted gunsmith Lewis Jennings to help design a rifle that would handle this new cartridge. Jennings and Hunt then conveyed the patents to Courtlandt C. Palmer to handle the manufacture and sale of what was thought to be a magnificent new advancement in firearm technology.
Palmer took the design to Robbins & Lawrence of Windsor, Vt., to do the manufacturing. He hired Horace Smith (1808-1893) to assist with the manufacturing details at the factory. It was there that Smith may have first met Daniel B. Wesson (1825-1906), who was supervising the manufacture of pepperbox revolvers.
After the abject failure of the Hunt-Jennings-Palmer Rocket-Ball rifle, Smith and Wesson found themselves at Ethan Allen’s firm of Allen, Brown & Luther in Worcester, Mass., where they worked at the rifle-barrel manufacturer. The idea of a repeating firearm that fired self-contained cartridges was not lost on the New Englanders. By 1851 Wesson had begun to develop a pistol that would use a rimfire cartridge similar to that used in Frenchman Louis Flobert’s “parlor guns,” and by 1852, he had formed a partnership with Smith to improve the Jennings design incorporating the new cartridge. In 1854 they took out a patent on the cartridge design and produced about 250 handguns using the self-contained cartridge.
For capital to manufacture this pistol, Smith and Wesson turned to Smith’s former employer, Courtlandt C. Palmer, to seek financing. It was a wise move as Palmer held the patents on work by Hunt and Jennings in the same area, and this helped circumvent any possible patent infringements the two might have encountered down the road. The Volcanic Arms Co. was formed, and J.W. Post obtained stockholders to keep the Norwich, Conn., factory running. Among those who bought into the company was a shirt maker named Oliver Winchester (1810-1880) of New Haven, Conn.
Problems with the Wesson-designed Flobert cartridge system forced the inventors to make improvements to Hunt’s Rocket-Ball design. This, the Volcanic cartridge, had its own hurdles to clear before it became evident it would never work well within the mechanism Jennings designed—even with improvements made by Smith and Wesson.
Less than 2,000 small- and large-frame repeating pistols and rifles were completed by Volcanic before poor sales and crippling mechanical failures forced Smith and Wesson to abandon the enterprise to their majority stockholder, Winchester. (Within the next year, Smith and Wesson, still wanting to make a go of a repeating pistol, wrote to enquire about Rollin White’s bored-through cylinder patent and the rest is, as they say, history).
Oliver Winchester was left owning the control of the fledgling Volcanic Arms Co. for which he was a majority shareholder and corporate vice president. In a shrewd move of corporate gamesmanship and financing, he then forced the company into bankruptcy. He was able to purchase all the company’s assets at the bankruptcy auction for about $40,000 and, with William Story and J.W. King, formed the New Haven Arms Co. in 1857.
The old Volcanic Arms Co. had enough parts and nearly finished arms to make about 2,000 functioning guns, which were marketed and sold. The next year, 1858, Winchester hired a talented gunsmith named Benjamin Tyler Henry (1821-1898) to become the factory supervisor to oversee completion of the new-old stock of Volcanics.
Henry was perplexed at the idea of a projectile with a propellant base and looked to the self-contained cartridge design of Smith and Wesson, whose patents Winchester had picked up for a song at the auction earlier. A new set of eyes on the problem yielded historic results when, in 1860, Henry patented the .44 rimfire cartridge and made improvements to the feed and extraction elements of the Volcanic rifle design. Winchester smartly knew that to successfully sell the rifle, he needed to manufacture the ammunition to feed it. He immediately started an ammunition factory to match demand the 16-shot Henry repeating rifle would command.
Many historians have cited Union Gen. James Wolfe Ripley’s reluctance to order mass quantities of breechloading rifles and carbines as a nearsighted effort to keep expenses down on firearms and ammunition. But his tenure as chief of ordnance ended in September 1863. A month after he left office, the U.S. Army purchased 1,700 Henry rifles. They cost $42 each, and an additional 1,000 rounds of .44-100 rimfire ammunition cost an extra $17.50.
A total of 13,000 Henrys were manufactured before production ceased in 1866. The factory was running at full capacity, and the New Haven Arms Co. was selling them as fast as it could make them. The real problems that limited military purchases were the rifle cost four times as much as a Springfield rifle-musket and the .44 rimfire round was more suited for pistols than a full-power rifle then thought needed in infantry combat.
Benjamin Tyler Henry’s contract with Oliver Winchester and the New Haven Arms Co. came to an end in 1866, and he left the firm. Winchester reorganized and renamed the company the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. and rolled out an improved version of the lever-action repeating rifle, the Model 1866 chambered in the same .44-100 rimfire round as the Henry.
Scholars who wish to know everything about the 150-year-old Winchester Repeating Arms Co. should read Herbert G. Houze’s Winchester Repeating Arms Company: Its History & Development from 1865-1981 (1994, Krause Publications). Here, we will hit only some highlights of this venerable manufacturer that has contributed to the evolution of firearm design and production, and to the industrial and military might of this nation.
The Era of the Lever-Action
With the introduction of the 1866 rifle and carbine, Winchester, with the talents of J.W. King, improved upon the drawbacks soldiers encountered with the Henry rifle. Primarily, the new design featured a side loading gate that replaced the muzzle-feed tube of the Henry to eliminate feed interruptions, and made it practical to put a wooden fore-end on the gun to prevent the burning of one’s hands while firing the gun. Twin firing pins eliminated most of the misfire problems that plagued the single-striker Henry. More than 170,000 Model 1866 rifles were produced between 1866 and 1898.
The Model 1873 has often been called “the gun that won the West.” “Winchester ’73” (1950), starring Jimmy Stewart, and countless other motion pictures and TV shows have helped solidify that image in the American psyche. And the numbers are there to support the claims: More than 720,000 Model ’73s were produced between 1873-1919. Today it is back in production and remains a staple of cowboy action shooting matches.
Winchester next introduced the beefed-up 1876 “Centennial” Rifle, which was chambered in cartridges considered more suitable for big-game hunting; more than 60,000 of these big guns were made between 1876-1897.
Things changed a decade later when, six years after the death of Oliver Winchester, John M. Browning entered the Winchester scene. He designed a single-shot rifle Winchester produced in 1885, and he returned a year later with his first large-frame, lever-action repeater, which would be known as the Model 1886. This big-game gun enjoyed a production run that lasted until 1935 with some 160,000 produced. Theodore Roosevelt was so enamored with his 1886, and used it so often, that he sent it back to Winchester for refurbishing at least five times.
Browning followed with a streamlined modernization of the 1873, which became the Model 1892 (about 1 million made between 1892-1941). With the advent of smokeless powder, his Model 1894 became the first high-powered, small-bore lever-action and is still going strong with more than 7 million produced.
Advancements in smokeless powder led to the development of the spitzer, or pointed-nose, cartridge. As the French learned with their 8mm Lebel Model 1886 bolt-action, a tubular magazine was not the most practical conveyance where the sharp-pointed nose of one round was resting on the primer of the next round in the magazine. Riding to the rescue once again, John Browning developed the lever-action Model 1895 that incorporated a box magazine in which the cartidges were stacked vertically. Theodore Roosevelt deemed this rifle in .405 Win. “The Medicine Gun for lions,” and it quickly replaced the Winchester Model 1886 as TR’s favorite hunting rifle. He even had a carbine version with him during the Cuban campaign of 1898.
The Browning Influence
Browning provided Winchester with most of its successful arms designs. In addition to the 1885 High Wall and Low Wall single-shots, Browning also licensed the Model 71 lever-action, the 1887 lever-action shotgun, the Model 1893 and 1897 pump-action shotguns, the Model 1890 pump-action .22 rifle and the 1900 bolt-action .22 rifle. Thomas C. Johnson of Winchester used Browning’s designs of the 1893 and 1897 shotgun to develop the wildly successful Winchester Model 12 (more than 2 million were made).
Browning’s work in the field of full-automatic firearms resulted in the development of the Model 1917 water-cooled, belt-fed machine gun, as well as the Model 1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), the latter of which was also manufactured by Winchester.
A Product For Every Need
Winchester was the unrivaled powerhouse of rifle and carbine manufacture in the 20th century. Literally millions of Winchesters were manufactured for nearly every possible need up to America’s entry into World War II.
For hunters desiring a .22 rimfire for small game or plinking, the pump Model 1890, semi-automatic Model 1903 and Model 63 all came to be considered classics. For target shooting, the bolt-action Model 52 is considered one of the best in its class. The bolt action of the Model 54 was the basis for the legendary Model 70, called the “rifleman’s rifle,” which became a staple of hunters across the globe as well as the preferred rifle of U.S. military sharpshooters well into the 1960s. The Model 1907 in .351 WSL became one of the first semi-auto rifles favored by law enforcement personnel, establishing the semi-auto as a practical rifle for civilians.
Winchester answered the country’s need for arms in both world wars by producing hundreds of thousands of Pattern 1914 .303 British “Enfields,” then U.S. Model 1917s in .30-06 Sprg. and the first non-Springfield-Armory-made U.S. M1 Garands. Using Marshall Williams’ short-stroke piston, Winchester developed and manufactured the M1 carbine. Browning M2 .50 BMG machine guns as well as a wide assortment of other full-automatic light and heavy machine guns rolled off the Winchester factory floors to arm not only our fighting forces but those of our allies as well. After World War II, Winchester further contributed to the national defense as one of the makers of the “U.S. Rifle, M14, 7.62,” some of which are still in service today.
Following the 24/7 output of products during the Great War (1914-1918), Winchester saw a depression in sales as well as severe financial strains as bonds and notes taken to expand production during the war came due. Sales fell to an average of 150,000 firearms of all types during the inter-war (think Great Depression) period. Winchester diversified, expanding into manufacturing basketball hoops, flashlights, safety razors and saws, among other items. Such items now draw premiums from collectors who wish to add the company’s other products to their Winchester arms collections.
In 1931, John Olin (1892-1982) of the Western Cartridge Co. purchased Winchester and in 1935 merged the two into Winchester-Western. He championed the Model 52 bolt-action .22 as well as the Model 21 side-by-side shotgun, considered to be one of the finest American double-barrel shotguns ever made. Combining the ammunition and firearm manufacturer doubled sales during the latter part of the 1930s.
Pre-’64 vs. Post-’64
Olin managed the helm of Winchester-Western for 30 years and then retired, at which point he assumed the role of honorary chairman of the executive committee in 1963. Faced by mounting competition from Remington and entering a new era of manufacturing techniques, the new management of Winchester revamped factory production methods in 1964. Thus began production with cast and stamped parts where forged steel had been used before. Hand checkering was out, pressed checkering was in. This resulted in a noticeable change in quality and gave rise to collectors seeking out guns, such as the Model 70 and Model 94, made prior to the 1964 change in production methods. It was a decision that seriously wounded the Winchester brand—one some say from which the company never fully recovered.
In 1980, Olin Corp. (which makes billions of cartridges every year bearing the Winchester name) sold the New Haven manufacturing plant to the employees. Manufacture of Winchester firearms continued there under license with the name of U.S. Repeating Arms Co. (USRAC). Six years later, USRAC was bought by Herstal Group of Belgium (owners of Fabrique Nationale and Browning Arms Co.), and in 2006 the New Haven, Conn., factory—the geographic birthplace of the Henry, Model ’73 , Model 1894 and countless American classic arms—closed, ending 140 years of legendary arms production.
Current firearms bearing the Winchester name are manufactured for Browning under license from Olin by FN in Belgium and Portugal, and by Miroku Corp. (established in 1893) in Japan, which has made classic John Browning-designed Winchesters for decades under both the Browning and now Winchester names. The Model 1866, the “Yellow Boy,” re-introduced to commemorate 150 years of Winchester guns, is made there.
While Winchester rifles and shotguns no longer are made in Connecticut (although some Winchester barrels are made by FN America in its South Carolina plant), pump-action, over/under and semi-automatic shotguns, single-shot, bolt-action and, of course, lever-action rifles are part of a worldwide brand that is today’s Winchester Repeating Arms Co. And to think it all started with Rocket-Balls.
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Infographics, dashboards, and reports often need to highlight or visualize a single number. But how do you highlight a single number so that it has an impact and looks good? It can be a big challenge to make a lonely, single number look great. In this post, I show 12 different ways of representing a single number. Most of these visualizations have been created automatically using R.
When to create a visualization to represent a single number
There are a number of situations in which it can be advantageous to create a visualization to represent a single number:
- To communicate with less numerate viewers/readers;
- Infographics and dashboards commonly use one important number;
- To attract the attention of distracted or busy viewers/readers;
- To add some humanity or “color”, to create an emotional connection;
- Or to increase the redundancy of the presentation (see Improve the Quality of Data Visualizations Using Redundancy).
Option 1: Standard text formatting: font, size, style
Sometimes the plain text is the best option. Make fonts big and simple so they stand out.
669 people died
Option 2: Informative formatting
Colors, bolding, emphasis, and other formatting options can be used to draw attention to figures and to communicate additional information. For example, the red font could draw attention to low results. Example: Sales declined by 23%.
You can do this in a sentence or in a visualization, such as in the bar chart below, where color is used to encode statistical testing results.
And you could also use informative formatting via a colored background for numbers, as in the visual confection below. In this instance, traffic-light coloring indicates the relative levels of performance of different departments in a supermarket.
Option 3: Pie charts
Proportions are often illustrated using pie charts with varying degrees of success. They can be particularly elegant for displaying single numbers that are proportions.
Option 4: Donut charts
Similarly with donut charts. It’s just a matter of taste.
Option 5: Portion of an image
The two-category pie chart and donut chart are special cases of a more general strategy, which is to show a portion of an image.
Option 6: Overlaid images
A twist on showing a portion of an image is to proportionally color an image.
A common, but misleading, criticism of overlaid image visualizations and all the pictograph type of visualizations is that they are imprecise at best, and innumerate at worst. The three visualizations above have all been created to illustrate this point. The one on the left is not too bad. The President Trump approval visualization can readily be criticized in that the actual area shaded in blue is less than 37%. This is due to the greater amount of whitespace over the shoulders. Particularly problematic is the age visualization. This implicitly compares a number, 37, against some unknown and silly benchmark implied by the top of the image.
While such criticisms are technically correct, they are misleading. Consider the “worst” of the visualizations, which shows the average age. The purpose of the visualization is simply to communicate to the viewer that the average age figure is in some way low. How low? This is communicated by the number at the base. If the actual correct number is shown, there is little prospect of the viewer being misled. However, showing a number without the visualization runs the risk that the viewer fails to notice the point at all. This leads to a much higher error.
Furthermore, there are many contexts in which precision is not even important. How often is half a glass of wine actually precisely half a glass?
Option 7: Countable pictographs
While all pictographs have a bad reputation, in the case of the countable pictograph, it is quite undeserved. Countable pictographs achieve redundancy and thus likely improve the accuracy with which the underlying data is understood by the viewer.
Option 8: Uncountable pictographs
The goal of the uncountable pictograph is to suggest, in a graphical way, “big”. It is often most useful when next to a comparable countable pictograph.
Option 9: Dials, gauges, and thermometers
This data is from a study by the Pew Research Center. Go to the original report for a better visualization, which uses a thermometer.
Option 10: Physical representations
This photo, from The Guardian, shows 888,246 ceramic red poppies installed around the Tower of London. Each poppy represents a British or Colonial serviceman killed in World War I. It is the same basic idea as the uncountable pictograph but on a much grander scale.
Option 11: Artwork/graphic design
Option 12: Evocative collages
And finally the most common of all approaches in marketing reporting is to find an image or images that in some way represent, or evoke, something relevant to the number.
You can only create the visualizations in option 2 easily in Displayr. The visualizations in options 3 through 8 were all created using the open-source GitHub R packages /rhtmlPictographs and /flipPictographs, which were created by my colleagues Kyle and Carmen.
Create your own visualizations
Everyone can access the Displayr document used to create these visualizations here. To modify the visualizations with your own data, click on each visualization and either change the Inputs or modify the underlying R code (Properties > R CODE).
Google’s gauge inspired the gauge in this post. I haven’t been able to find any copyright information for the beautiful Coca-cola photo. So, if you know where it is from, please tell me!
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The USS Batfish submarine will be getting a new home in Muskogee in the next couple of years.
The Batfish and War Memorial Park have been historic staples for visitors since the 70s.
"I saw it come up the Arkansas River in 1972 and it's just part of Muskogee," said Jan McKinne of Muskogee. "I was a Cub Scout leader and I took my Cub Scout troop here and probably the 80s of some kind."
Now the 3 and half-million pound ship and museum are being moved in the next 2 years to Three Forks Harbor. Director Victor Lezama says it's perfect timing because the current lease is up in 2 years. Also, the Port of Muskogee is expanding and needs the land, and the museum was already planning to refloat it after the 2019 flood moved it a few feet.
"So all these three things that were actually already happening at the same time is a great opportunity to move the Batfish to a better location, a newer home, greater visibility," said Lezama
The Batfish will have to travel more than 3 miles downriver to get to its new home but that's no easy task. Lezama says the corps of engineers will have to raise the river about 3 feet to get the Batfish in the water. Lezama says FEMA was already funding repairs on the Batfish from the flooding. He hopes to have that money fund the relocation instead.
The city and museum will then fundraise to pay the rest of the cost.
"It could range from 3 million up to who knows what. This is a project that's never been done before," said Lezama
Details and timing are still being worked out but City Council just approved a $200,000 study all to figure out the easiest way to move this historic treasure.
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HOTSPOT: Vernal Pools
Amid the Central Valley's vast sea of grasses lie some of the oddest ecological islands in California. Known as vernal pools, they are home to dozens of tiny plant and animal species that live nowhere else in the world. From microscopic fairy shrimp to dainty white popcorn flowers, each has adapted to a world that floods in winter and dries to a crisp by summer.
Vernal pools owe their existence to a confluence of geology and climate. When winter and spring rains fall on hardpan and claypan soils, the collected waters may linger for weeks or months. The sudden arrival of moisture rouses the pools’ dormant residents to life. During the heady few months when the ponds are wet, a frenzy of hatching, courting, and mating goes on. After all, there isn’t much time. Clouds can disappear and pools evaporate with no whisper of warning.
But just add water, and the spadefoot toads dig their way up from under several feet of soil the first chance they get. Once freed from their earthen cocoons, they set out to catch their only meal of the year. After nightfall, tiger salamanders waddle out of burrows inherited from ground squirrels and look for mates beneath the stars. Fairy and tadpole shrimp cysts—really embryos in suspended animation—hatch into instant adults with the first sustained showers. Their wiggling legs and waving antennae beckon hungry waterfowl migrating along the Pacific Flyway.
As the waters recede, the animals vanish too, hunkering down into the soil for another year. Now the wildflowers emerge, surrounding each pool in rainbow-hued bathtub rings. Yellow tidy-tips, toothy petals edged in white, grow in concentric circles along with violet-bearded downingia, lilac-tinted meadowfoam, and carpets of miniature goldfields. Each week of drying brings one or two new blooms as another species sets seed and fades.
A few yards from the vernal pools swell mima mounds resembling ocean ripples covered in grass. The origins of the mounds remain something of a mystery, but the prevailing belief is that they are the result of digging by generations of gophers and ground squirrels.
Each pool—and there may be dozens in a single field—shelters a unique community of animals and plants. Across California, naturalists have identified more than 100 species that live only in and around vernal pools.
“Their disappearance or decline would mean a significant loss of state biodiversity,” says Jaymee Marty, an ecologist with The Nature Conservancy. Already, California has lost approximately 80 percent of its pools since the early 1970s. Fast-growing Sacramento County has lost more than 30 percent of its pools over the last decade alone.
Biologists are now studying how best to preserve the few precious pools that remain. Most have been rangeland for the last 100 years. To determine whether cattle grazing is good or bad for vernal pool health, Marty studied 72 pools on 12,362 acres of the Howard Ranch in eastern Sacramento County. She allowed cows and calves to graze on some pools, but excluded the livestock from others. She also surveyed the species diversity at each pool annually during the three-year experiment.
“We suspected we wouldn’t find a perfect fit, that for some species grazing would be positive and for others, negative,” Marty says. “But in the end, we found the historic level of grazing actually had the highest diversity for both native plants and aquatic invertebrates.” Without grazing, native plant cover dropped by 20 to 50 percent at both pool edges and upland areas, while exotic grasses increased their territory. Wildflowers and other forbs declined, while grasses began to dominate.
In addition, protected pools dried an average of two months faster than grazed pools. The extra time underwater can spell the difference between life and death for species like the California tiger salamander. “They need 90 days for larvae to turn into adults and walk out of the pools,” says Marty. If the pools dry up too fast, salamanders “are going to be stranded and die.” She suspects much of the water at ungrazed pools was sucked out of the soil by the extra grass.
Nonnative grasses pose another threat to this fragile habitat. Most invasive species can’t withstand the dramatic moisture swings and alkaline soil found within the pools. Unfortunately, those defenses don’t faze all nonnatives. Pepperweed, for example, marches right in on spreading subterranean runners. Growing up to three feet tall, it starves petite natives of nutrients, moisture, and sunlight.
Biologist Niall McCarten of Environmental Science Associates managed a CalFed study to determine how to eliminate pepperweed from a 320-acre vernal pool site at the former site of McClellan Air Force Base near Davis. He faced a terrible dilemma. Pulling up the plants and their runners by hand would disturb the soil, and could upset the ecology of the pool. And while herbicide spraying would kill the weed, it might also contaminate pool water and kill native wildflowers, including endangered species. He opted for a more painstaking approach instead. After the pools dried, his scientists trimmed the tops from many pepperweed plants with hand shears. They hand-painted some with the herbicide Roundup, and left the other clipped weeds alone.
A month later, the weeds that had been clipped and painted were dead and the endangered grasses in those plots had increased in size and number. Meanwhile, weeds that had only been clipped were regenerating. Control plots, where pepperweed had been left unmolested, had fared even worse, losing an average of four individual endangered grass plants per experimental plot.
This type of hand-weeding, says McCarten, “is labor intensive, but the results are worth it.” After all, the pools are also the only known habitat for Solano grass, a federally endangered species. “When you’ve got such rare species, we’d rather not take big risks.”
Kathleen M. Wong is Managing Editor of California Wild. This article was funded by the CALFED Science Program.
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