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Mission & Philosophy
The mission Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School is to instill in our students the fundamental beliefs of the Roman Catholic faith, ensuring quality learning experiences with the highest regard for individual differences, while preparing them to live in a changing world as self-directed, caring, responsible citizens.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School’s philosophy is firmly built on the “Cornerstone of Christianity,” Jesus, Our Lord.
Dedicated to Our Lady, who was entrusted with the care and formation of the Child Jesus, we seek to imitate her gentle love in nurturing our children. We strive to create an atmosphere which promotes our children’s spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical growth. Developing well-rounded students steeped in Catholic doctrine will ensure that the Church, supported by her “Cornerstone,” remains strong and true to Catholic beliefs.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School is a meeting place for those who wish to express Christian values in education. The aim of the Catholic school community is the transmission of values for living. Its work is to promote a faith relationship with Christ in whom all values find fulfillment. Faith is principally assimilated through contact with persons whose daily lives bear witness to Christ. Christian faith is born and grows within a community.
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Yes, it's possible. If you notice a color change, we recommend you monitor your cat's PrettyLitter to see if the color change persists. This is because cats are sensitive creatures and they can be affected by normal life events like a change in food, weather or short-term stress. If color change persists after 24 to 48 hours, that's when we'd recommend taking your cat to your local Veterinarian. Please also be aware - when PrettyLitter is at the end of its life cycle, it can become saturated and urine can pool at the bottom of the litter box. This concentration of saturated PrettyLitter can cause a reaction that changes the saturated litter blue. If you notice the litter is turning a slushy consistency along with a blue color, it may just be time to change your litter. If you have not had a full month life cycle out of PrettyLitter it may be because you have a cat that urinates more frequently or two cats that use one litter box more than the other. If you are experiencing saturation issues, please contact us about adding more PrettyLitter to your box.
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COMMERCIAL & RETAIL
The shopping center is an established part of our life and something we tend to take for granted. Today’s stores are large retail outlets offering far more than just groceries. They are well-lit emporiums with wide aisles, inviting decors and specialized sections featuring a wide assortment of foods.
This is a competitive business, where major supermarket chains seek to gain an edge by featuring more locations, attractive pricing, a broad selection of products and a first class shopping environment. The key to success is building brand loyalty by offering visitors a convenient, comfortable experience that features exemplary customer service and encourages return visits.
A power outage is something that could affect significantly the entire business: not only the customers will be inconvenienced, but also much of the refrigerated and frozen food will be harmed. Having a generator onsite allows to keep the mall operating, avoiding those kinds of problems and losses.
No matter what your need is, PRAMAC's goal is to protect your business from damaging power outages; our continuous and backup generators will keep every store working whenever utility power is missing or interrupted, ensuring that the customer service is maintained at its usual high level.
The success of any shopping mall depends upon the satisfaction of its customers, and their desire to return. Anything that disrupts their visit will disappoint them, and will affect its reputation.
Unpredictable power interruptions occur from time to time and may last for minutes or hours. Standby and continuous PRAMAC power generators keep every business humming in the event of a utility power outage and minimize the impact of power outages on its bottom line.
All PRAMAC components are all specifically designed and built to meet the highest reliability and performance standards.
Please click on the links below to find out more about PRAMAC Commercial & Retail projects worldwide:
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Health Benefits Of Honey. To strengthen the immune system. Nourishes your skin and face.
Do you know that honey is an excellent source of antioxidants? The aforementioned nutrients in honey are a great. To strengthen the immune system.
Today, Proponents Of Honey Tout Its Miraculous Healing Properties, Claiming That It Can Prevent Cancer And Heart Disease, Reduce Ulcers, Ease Digestive Problems, Regulate Blood.
The health benefits and advantages of honey have been valued since ages. Honey influences the body in different ways depending on how you consume it. Honey contains various polyphenols, like quercetin, galangin, and acacetin, that were.
Consuming Two Tablespoons Of Honey A Day Can Offer Health Benefits Such As Antioxidants, Better Wound.
In general, honey is considered a food to strengthen our bodies and keep us in better health. Drinking a glass of warm water and honey will help! In fact, honey water is known to help with a bout of an upset stomach and consuming it before meals help.
By Consuming Honey On A Regular Daily Basis, Your Heart.
It's very high in beneficial plant compounds and offers several health benefits. Not only strengthen the heart but you will get one of the great benefits of consuming honey, which is to strengthen and thicken the wall. There is little or no evidence for many common claims about honey, but.
Honey Might Look Like Mystical Organic Health Food, But The Reality Is Honey Is A Great.
Each serving puts 17g of sugar in your diet and shows 34% of the daily value for the sugars you add. According to one study, honey caused a 5.8 percent reduction in ldl (“bad cholesterol”) and a 3.3 percent increase in hdl (“good”) cholesterol in patients when compared. The heart health benefits of honey are plentiful the antioxidants in honey have been linked to lower blood pressure, lower ‘bad’ cholesterol and higher ‘good’ cholesterol.
Potential Health Benefits Of Honey.
Do you know that honey is an excellent source of antioxidants? Those who advocate honey as an aphrodisiac tend to refer. Health benefits of honey and cinnamon mixture.
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Jordanian King Abdullah II and Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday stressed the need for Israel to pull out from all Arab territories it occupied in the 1967 war, if peace with the Palestinians is to be achieved.
Abdullah made a whirlwind visit to Damascus to brief the Syrian leader on the outcome of his talks in Washington last week with United States President Barack Obama, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a royal court statement said.
The monarch had attended the six-way meeting on the eve of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians being relaunched Thursday.
Abdullah and Assad "emphasized that resolving the Palestinian- Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state vision requires the regaining of all Arab rights in accordance with ... the Arab peace initiative," the statement said.
The Arab peace initiative offered Israel recognition by all Arab states if it pulled out from all Arab territories it occupied in the 1967 Six-Day Warr, including East Jerusalem.
Turkish-brokered peace talks between Syria and Israel had faltered in 2008, reportedly after Damascus insisted on the restoration of the entire Golan Heights, one of the Arab territories the Jewish state captured in the 1967 war.
Abdullah and al-Assad also agreed to continue "coordination and consultation" on all bilateral and regional issues and discussed means of boosting pan-Arab action "to cope with common challenges".
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(Australian Associated Press)
Millions of Australians are set to get a tax cut after government legislation cleared federal parliament with the support of Labor.
The second highest income tax rate of 37 per cent will now kick in at $87,000 instead of $80,000.
The measure, intended to prevent average wage earners from moving into the second highest tax bracket, will benefit anyone earning more than $80,000.
The tax rate payable from $80,001 to $87,000 will now be 32.5 per cent.
The changes, which passed the Senate on Wednesday, will deliver a maximum tax cut of $315 a year.
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said 3.1 million of Australia’s 9.7 million taxpayers would benefit.
Treasurer Scott Morrison said it would provide incentives for people to get ahead and work harder.
“Our outdated tax system is punishing hard work, hindering growth, limiting opportunity and hampering innovation,” he said in a statement.
“This will reward and encourage hard working Australians for doing overtime, picking up extra shifts, earning a promotion or getting a higher paying job, instead of penalising them with a higher tax rate.”
The tax cuts will be backdated to July 1.
Labor financial services spokeswoman Katy Gallagher said millions of workers would have to wait until they lodge their 2017 tax return to reap all the benefits of the tax cuts because of a government bungle.
The government waited five months to introduce the legislation, despite Labor pledging immediate support.
“This government is so incompetent that even with clear and unambiguous Labor support on budget night for these tax cuts, the prime minister and treasurer still managed to fail in the basic task of introducing legislation,” Senator Gallagher told parliament.
The Greens opposed the cuts with Senator Peter Whish-Wilson describing them as “shameful”.
The wealthiest Australians didn’t need an extra $6 a week for a coffee and a bite of a muffin, he said.
But Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm complained the cuts didn’t go far enough, calling for a wind-back of the welfare state.
“Forty-eight per cent of households pay no net tax – this cannot continue,” he told parliament.
“It is unjust for high income earners and promotes dependency.”
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In honor of Rosacea Awareness Month.
Redness vs. Rosacea: What’s the Difference?
Everyone experiences skin redness from time to time.
You might flush in response to stress, anger, or embarrassment; after a luxuriously hot shower; or during a chilly day on the slopes.
The situational redness that occurs in response to our emotions or changes in the weather is normal.
Sometimes, however, redness persists, indicating a more serious condition called rosacea.
What is Rosacea?
Rosacea is a chronic skin condition characterized by redness that occurs in cyclical flare-ups. During a flare-up, which can last from weeks to months, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms on the cheeks, nose, and forehead:
- Facial flushing
- Persistent redness that intensifies over time
- Visible blood vessels
- Pus-filled pimples and/or solid red bumps (sometimes accompanied by burning or itching)
There are four subtypes of rosacea. The first is erythematotelangiectatic rosacea (ETR), which is associated with facial flushing and redness. Papulopustular (or acne) rosacea tends to go hand-in-hand with acne-like breakouts, while rhinophyma is a rare form of rosacea that involves thickening of the skin on the nose. The fourth and final type, ocular rosacea, affects the eye area.
When Should I See a Dermatologist?
If you notice any of the symptoms mentioned above, it’s always a good idea to visit a dermatologist for a thorough physical assessment.
While the cause of rosacea is unknown, an experienced board-certified dermatologist will provide a definitive diagnosis, help you identify triggers, and work with you to manage symptoms.
What a Dermatologist Can Do for Rosacea:
Because rosacea affects everyone differently, no two treatment plans are exactly the same. A treatment plan addresses each patient’s unique triggers and symptoms and may include (but are not limited to):
- Prescription medications, including topicals and oral antibiotics
- Lifestyle modifications (alcohol, direct sun exposure, spicy foods, and extreme hot or cold beverages are common triggers)
- In-office treatments, including various forms of laser and cosmetics
There’s no universal cure for rosacea, but many of my patients see marked improvement with Excel V+ By Cutera, a revolutionary laser treatment that delivers pulses of light energy to alleviate redness, target dilated blood vessels, and eradicate pigmentation issues.
Remember: rosacea affects more than 16 million Americans — so you certainly aren’t alone. To learn more about which of our services can help you manage symptoms and improve your skin, start by booking a consultation. Please remember that masks are mandatory for all appointments. If you have questions about our safety precautions, please feel free to call the office at (212) 220-0776.
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Modi launches 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore in Uttarakhand
New Delhi, December 30, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated/laid the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore in Uttarakhand today.
Modi laid the foundation stone of the Lakhwar Multipurpose Project which was first conceived in 1976. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of road sector projects worth Rs 8,700 crores.
These road projects would improve connectivity in remote, rural and border areas and facilitate the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
He also laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Rishikesh satellite centre at Udham Singh Nagar and Jagjivan Ram Government Medical College at Pithoragarh. These satellite centres would be in line with the Government’s endeavour to provide world-class medical facilities in all parts of the country, an official press release said.
Modi laid the foundation stone of Aroma Park at Kashipur and Plastic Industrial Park at Sitarganj and multiple other initiatives in housing, sanitation and drinking water supply across the state.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said the growth of infrastructure in the state, including the Char Dham project and new rail routes would make this the decade of Uttarakhand. He also referred to the strides taken by the state in hydropower, industry, tourism, natural agriculture and connectivity.
He said that, in the absence of development and facilities, many people from the region had migrated to other places.
Modi said the government was working with the spirit of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’.
He said laying the foundation stone of AIIMS Rishikesh satellite centre at Udham Singh Nagar and Jagjivan Ram Government Medical College at Pithoragarh was to strengthen the medical infrastructure in the state. New facilities introduced during the last seven years through Har Ghar Jal, toilets, Ujjwala scheme, PMAY were aimed at improving the lives of women.
The Prime Minister said delays in government schemes had plagued the previous regimes. “The Lakhwar project was first thought of in 1976. After 46 years, our government has laid the foundation stone. This delay is nothing short of a crime,” he added.
Modi said the Government was engaged in a mission from Gangotri to Gangasagar.
"With the construction of toilets, better sewerage system and modern water treatment facilities, the number of dirty drains falling into the Ganges is decreasing. Similarly, Nainital lake is also being cleaned. The Union Government has set up India's largest optical telescope at Devasthal in Nainital. This has not only given a new facility to the scientists of the country and abroad, but this area has also got a new identity," he said.
The Prime Minister lamented the fact that despite being a border state many defence-related needs were ignored in Uttar Pradesh. Soldiers had to wait for connectivity, essential armour, ammunition and arms for giving a befitting reply to invaders and terrorists.
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Bed Bug Encasement Effectiveness
A University of Kentucky study identified the most common hideouts for bed bugs in the home. Within the top three areas are box springs and mattresses . As so, it can be beneficial to protect these areas with mattress encasements. Encasements can provide protection to the entirety of your mattress and box spring if installed properly. To keep bed bugs out, they are zippered shut. UC Berkeley researchers tested the effectiveness of mattress encasements against bed bugs. They released 20 bed bugs into two mattresses. One was covered with a mattress encasement and the other was not. The covered mattress was effective at trapping all bed bugs inside the encasement for the five-week duration of the study. On the other hand, 12 bed bugs escaped from the untreated mattress.
Do Bed Bug Encasements Always Work
Once the encasements are installed, they shouldnt have reason to be removed. They are now, instead, viewed as the new exterior of the mattress and box spring. To protect the encasement from staining, fitted sheets and/or mattress pads that can be laundered should also be used. Additionally, bed bug covers are only effective as long as they are not compromised in any way, such as being ripped, worn, or torn. Generally, the zipper and where the box spring rubs against the bed frame are the most vulnerable areas of the encasements. Various bed frames could have sharp edges, protrusions, bolts, and other implements that may damage the encasement when it gets rubbed. Reinforcing the encasement is ideal or encouraging consumers to add extra padding on the box spring to ensure the effectiveness is ideal as well.
Do Mattress Encasements For Bed Bugs Really Work
By Chris Williams on May 9, 2011.
Q. My daughters dorm had bed bugs in a couple of the other girls rooms and shes freaked out! Ive heard about these coverings that you can get for your mattress to keep bed bugs out. Do they really work?
A. Theyre called mattress encasements and yes, they do workIF you get the right kind of encasement and IF its properly installed. A properly designed encasement completely envelops and seals the mattress and box spring, trapping bed bugs inside. The bed bugs are then unable to feed and will eventually starve. In addition, once the bed is protected by an encasement, other bed bugs cannot get into the mattress or box spring. They can only get on the surface of the encasement where they are easy to spot and remove.
Mattress encasements offer four advantages for bed bug control:
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Get Your Mattress Encasement
If you detect the smallest sign that you have bed bugs, purchasing some mattress encasements for bed bugs is a must. When you shop for it, make sure to see that it is specifically suited and geared towards protecting your mattress from these nasty little pests.
This is going to ensure that these pesky little insects do not get to your mattress. Quite frankly, if you fail to do so, in a lot of the situations youd likely have to change the entire mattress as exterminating them is nearly impossible. Therefore, a simple mattress encasement could potentially save you a substantial amount of money.
Zippered Mattress Encasement By Saferest
Zippered Mattress Encasement by SafeRest is more than just an overlay protector. It gives the mattress a full coverage of all the six sizes and it is more than just waterproofing too.
My cousin bought this and he told me that, it is independently certified to proof even against the bed bugs in all its stages. He told me that, it comes with a 10-year warranty which could imply that, it is a high-quality cover for the mattress which you could consider purchasing. In their warrant, Saferest has a full replacement clause and thus, in case you find any problem with the mattress, you can readily return it to the manufacturer for a replacement.
- Its coverage is a 100 percent waterproof
- It comes with a 10-year warranty
- It is made from cotton terry material, which is breathable.
- It is made of hypoallergenic material and thus, good also for those who suffer from allergies
- The zipper is sealed by Velcro and thus added protection
- It is certified to take care of the bed bugs at all stages
- My cousin complained about it not properly fitting on the bed
- When sleeping, he complained about it being a little warm
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How Do I Install A Bed Bug Zippered Mattress Cover
Begin by removing all bedding, including sheets, mattress pad, blankets, pillows, and comforter. Installation is easiest with two people. These general installation instructions apply to most zippered mattress covers:
How To Get Rid Of Bed Bugs From Your Home
As stated above, getting a world-class plastic mattress cover can be a great start to protecting yourself from bed bugs while sleeping. But, that in itself does not eliminate the bugs from the home.
If youve already suffered an infestation, a lot more work has to be done to eradicate these pests from the home. Note that the insects breed quickly and the infestation may only get worse with each passing day.
Here are the best ways to get rid of bed bugs from the home.
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Mattress And Box Spring Encasements
|Richard Cooper’s Mattress Encasement Evaluation – In the fall of 2007, Richard Cooper conducted research into the leading bed bug mattress encasements. The research was presented to his fellow entomologists from around the United States at the Entomological Society of Americas annual meeting in December of 2007. Watch Video|
The use of encasements is discussed throughout this web page due to the important role that they play in a bed bug management program. BugLock® encasements, manufactured by Protect-A-Bed of Chicago were the first encasements to become commercially available that were specifically designed for bed bugs. The BugLock® encasements were also the first encasement to be backed by scientific data, proving their effectiveness against bed bugs. Scientifically proven encasements can be used as an early detection tool as well as a reactionary measure for trapping bed bugs and preventing the future re-infestation of beds.
Mattress Covers vs Mattress Encasements:
Difference between Mattress Encasements & Chemically Impregnated CoversChemically impregnated covers are often confused with mattress encasements. It is important to realize that the chemically impregnated covers are radically different than bed bug encasements both in concept and function. For this reason it is important to understand the differences between encasements and chemically impregnated covers as well as the concerns that we have regarding efficacy claims.
What Is The Best Bed Bug Mattress Encasement Protector In October 2021 Buyers Guide
Your mattress and box spring provide ideal sites for bed bugs to inhabit and quickly breed. Just a single pregnant female can bring forth all the bugs needed to infest your entire home within a couple of weeks. Therefore, it makes sense to make protecting your mattress a priority.
The right mattress encasement protector can help you discourage these pesky pests from taking up residence in your bed and destroy the existing ones. Do bed bug mattress covers really work? What should you do to get a bed bug mattress encasement thats right for you?
Get all the answers to your burning questions about bedbug mattress covers here.
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Want the Ultimate Protection for Your Box Spring?Look No Further than a SureGuard Box Spring Encasement
Full Size: 54 x 75 inches.
100% WaterproofProvides six-sided premium protection against liquids and stains – keeping the entire box spring fresh and clean.
Bed Bug ProofSuper fine zipper with Invisi-Zip and SureSeal technology completely seals off your box-spring from bed bugs – best used with a SureGuard Mattress Encasement and SureGuard Pillow Protectors.
Allergy ReliefBlocks dust mites, mold, mildew, pollen and pet dander – prolonging the life of your boxspring.
Soft and NoiselessThe smooth stretch-knit surface hugs to your box-spring like a glove – Fits 8 to 11 inches deep.
Easy to InstallIncludes step-by-step instructions and free adhesive felt pads to cover any sharp edges on your bed frame.
Simple to CleanMachine wash with cool water. Tumble dry low heat or air dry. Do not bleach, iron, or dry clean.
Superior QualityEach zippered box spring cover is made with the finest materials and expert workmanship to ensure it protects your box spring, wash after wash. Independently lab tested and GREENGUARD Gold certified.Free from Vinyl, PVC, Phthalate.
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What Size Cover Will Fit My Mattress
Mattresses come in a variety of sizes and depths, so when deciding which size cover to get, you need to know both the size of your mattress and the depth . Here are the most common mattress sizes and measurements:
Twin: 39 W x 75 LTwin XL : 39 W x 80 LFull: 54 W x 75 LQueen: 60 W x 80 LKing: 78 W x 80 LCalifornia King: 72 W x 84 LCrib Mattress: 27 W x 52 L
You can find your mattress depth by measuring the height of the side of the mattress from bottom seam to top seam with a ruler or tape measure. Low profile mattresses can be as low as 4-6 in depth many mattresses are 8-10 deep and newer pillowtop mattresses might be 12, 15, or even 18 deep. With a zippered mattress cover, the cover is sewn to match as closely as possible all 6 sides of the mattress, so they will often be sold in various depths to best fit your mattress. Be wary of one size fits all mattress covers, as they are likely going to be oversized and will end up being very loose and baggy on a lower profile mattress. While still effective against bed bugs, a loose and baggy cover is not a very clean look, and it can make it more difficult to put on a fitted sheet. Our recommendation is to get a cover that is either the exact size of your mattress, or about 1 to 2 inches deeper. Having an extra inch or two helps make the installation process easier. Never get one that is too small, as it may tear when you try to install it.
Can Bed Bugs Bite Through Or Escape From Bed Bug Encasements
Though there are extensive bed bug encasements on the market, many of them are prone to failure and cannot stand up to the challenge of bed bugs. Using an encasement that is ineffective is worse than not using one at all as it gives people a false sense of security and can actually protect the bed bugs survival. In order for the bed bug encasement to be efficiently effective it must be escape proof, meaning that bed bugs are not able get in or out. It must also be bit proof, implying that bed bugs are incapable of chewing their way through the material to feed.
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Ok Ive Covered All My Bedding With Bed Bug Proof Covers Why Do I Still See Bed Bugs
Once a bed bug infestation has taken place in your home, eliminating all of them can be a very difficult process and can take some time. Getting professional treatment is critical, in addition to installing bed bug proof encasements. While a lab tested bed bug proof cover will keep any existing bed bugs from getting out of your mattress, bed bugs that are living elsewhere in the home can still get on to the mattress from other places. They will not be able to get through to the inside of the mattress if the cover is installed properly and fully zippered closed, but you could still see bed bugs on the outside of the mattress if your home is still infested. Only once the professional treatment has eliminated the bed bug infestation will you no longer see any more bed bugs in your home or on your mattress. You should keep the bed bug proof cover on the mattress and box spring for at least one full year before removing or opening it, to ensure that any bed bugs inside the mattress have died.
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- Antimicrobial fabric finish inhibits growth of microbes
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- Secure zipper locks out bedbugs
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- Breathable soft layer, cool and quiet
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The huge number of mattress covers can be overwhelming, so it helps to know some of the best products out there. After doing extensive research, weve compiled the best encasements in the industry.
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How Do Bed Bug Mattress Encasements Work
Playing an important role in assisting in the elimination of the bed bug infestation, encasements expedite the process and make it less of a challenge. These products are proven to be a simple yet effective method for dealing with bed bugs as well as preventing migrating bugs from re-infesting the mattress and box springs. They also assist in the follow up visits of professionals, having to only inspect the smooth surface of the encasement, as opposed to the careful examination of the coils, padding, piping, and other associations of the mattress and box spring.
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How To Get Rid Of Bed Bugs In A Mattress
By Sanchita SenCertified Sleep Coach
If you wake up with irritated or inflamed skin, you may have bed bugs in your mattress. People often confuse bed bug bites with mosquito or some other insect bites, and then
If you wake up with irritated or inflamed skin, you may have bed bugs in your mattress. People often confuse bed bug bites with mosquito or some other insect bites, and then they put off fixing the problem. But if theres a cluster of inflammation on an exposed area of your skin, it may be caused by bed bugs.
If youre reading this, youre probably wondering how to get rid of bed bugs in a mattress. In this article, we will show you how to spot bed bugs in your mattress, eliminate them, and prevent future infestation.
How Much Time Do I Need To Eliminate The Bugs
Bedbugs can survive for over a year without eating. The covers are expected to take the same period to kill the resident bed bugs. You should leave your encasement on for at least that long.
Its best not to remove your encasement once its installed. Consider it to be the new exterior surface of your box spring or mattress.
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Alternatives To Box Springs And Foundations
In addition to box springs and foundations, there are several other options for supporting a mattress during the night. These include adjustable bases and platform beds. Adjustable bases are ideal for snorers, or sufferers of sleep apnea, as they have a remote that allows the for the bed to be adjusted in terms of elevation and angle between 40 and 70 degrees. Platform beds are simple bed frames that sit on the ground and do not require a box spring or foundation. They are solid pieces of wood that are space saving and have a modern design appeal. The ideal foundation for your mattress will largely depend upon your unique sleep preferences and desired mattress type, so if youre unsure of the type of mattress you are looking for, it may help to review our mattress guides to help narrow down your options.
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There is a misconception that a snoring baby is one who is in deep, restful slumber. While often times snoring is due to mucus in the nostrils, in rare cases, it can be a sign of a more serious problem such as sleep apnoea.
What does normal sleep look like?
Sleep patterns of infants vary with age. In their first month of life, a newborn sleeps up to 20 hours a day. This gradually reduces to about 11 hours by the time they are 2 years old. It is normal for an infant to have short pauses in breathing followed by rapid breathing during sleep, however, this should not be seen with colour changes or loud, noisy breathing.
When snoring is harmless
In most cases, babies who snore simply have blocked noses. This is because the nasal passages of infants are very small, so even a tiny bit of dryness or extra mucus in their noses can make them snore or have noisy breathing. A stuffy nose can usually be cleared up using a simple home remedy of saline drops or may not need any treatment at all.
If the loud breathing or snoring does not resolve over a short period of time, it may be an indication of other underlying issues, requiring the attention of a paediatrician.
Infant sleep apnoea
Persistent snoring in babies may indicate the presence of a sleep-related breathing disorder called infant sleep apnoea. This is a condition where there is a pause or reduction in breathing when an infant sleeps. Infant sleep apnoea may be central, obstructive or mixed. Snoring is more commonly associated with obstructive sleep apnoea.
The following are some signs of the presence of infant sleep apnoea:
- Prolonged pauses in breathing lasting 20 seconds or longer
- A breathing pattern of repeated pauses, gasping for breath or choking
- Persistent snoring
- Difficulty breathing while taking naps during the day
Premature babies are more likely to have infant sleep apnoea than those born full-term. The risk is more pronounced during the first months after birth in infants with lower birth weight.
Apart from that, a variety of medical conditions can cause infant sleep apnoea or make it worse, including acid reflux, anaemia, infection and lung disease.
Infants with underdeveloped facial features, such as a small chin or jaw, having a large tongue, tonsils or adenoids or those with a floppy airway due to a softening of the voice box (larynx) are also at risk.
Unresolved sleep apnoea is of concern as it may affect growth and development and lead to long term physical and behavioural issues. So, if you are concerned about your baby’s consistent snoring, it’s best consult a paediatrician to get it checked. Taking a quick recording of the snoring and playing it for the paediatrician would be helpful to determine if there’s anything of concern going on. A sleep study may be recommended to monitor breathing during sleep, which can detect and identify any problems.
In most cases, infant sleep apnoea resolves as the child grows and matures. Studies have also found breastfeeding to be protective against snoring. In other cases where there are other underlying medical conditions, treatment with medications or surgery may be necessary depending on the nature of the problem.
- Hong H, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018;198:15-16.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Sleep Education. Infant Sleep Apnea. Available at: https://sleepeducation.org/sleep-disorders/infant-sleep-apnea. Accessed 13 August 2021.
- Healthline. Why Is My Newborn Snoring? Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/newborn-snoring. Accessed 13 August 2021.
- Bonuck K, et al. Pediatrics 2012;129(4):e857-e865.
- Katila M, et al. Acta Paediatr 2019;108(9):1686-1694.
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What Do Ghost Dreams Mean?
5 min read
Last Modified 6 July 2022 First Added 13 December 2021
Many people believe a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living. Ghosts have been described as everything from wispy shapes to realistic forms and seeing or being chased by a ghost are among the most common dreams. As part of our series of articles about dream interpretation we explore ghost dreams and how this type of dream symbolises unfinished business.
You’re at home with a group of friends and you all decide to head out. The five of you get into a friend’s car, then you realise you’ve forgotten your wallet and head back indoors to get it. As you head upstairs you see a shadowy figure out of the corner of your eye and a feeling of uneasiness washes over you. You turn to look, and it’s gone, so you grab your wallet and rush to get out of the front door. As you flick the last light switch, the house is plunged into darkness and you can feel something on your back. Feeling scared now, you keep looking ahead and jog down the long front path towards your friends waiting in the car. Relieved, you climb into the passenger’s seat and you’re smiling to yourself for getting spooked out for no reason, when one of your friends asks: “What about your brother, isn’t he coming with us?”
You answer: “What do you mean? He went to work early tonight, he’s already gone.”
The next question they ask is: “So who was walking behind you when you were leaving the house?”
Dreams about ghosts vary widely. You may dream of a ghost attacking you, or perhaps you’re being chased by a ghost or evil spirits. A ghost might talk to you and it could be a friend or relative – or someone you don’t know. It could appear around your home as unidentifiable light or a white ghost, like those depicted in cartoons.
In some dreams the ghost could even be you!
Reports of seeing ghosts, hearing voices and being possessed by demonic spirits are common in cultures across the world. The ancient texts of the great religions describe voices that speak from the air, visions that others can’t see and dead people who walk among the living. They’re extraordinary stories, but the events they describe are deeply human so it’s not surprising that ghosts, demons and evil spirits have made their way into popular culture and are common themes in many people’s dreams.
The meanings of these dreams can be as varied as the dreams themselves, but the overriding theme tends to be some unfinished business is haunting you. Some psychics believe you can be visited by an actual ghost or spirit, particularly if you find the dream experience more vivid and real than usual.
When you’re dreaming, you’ve left your conscious and rational mind behind, so you may be more open to spiritual symbolism. So, while dreaming about a ghost can be spooky, it might simply be your subconscious trying to tell you something — and a little self-reflection might help you interpret the dream and figure out exactly what that message is.
From a ghost attacking you to becoming a ghost yourself, we look at some of the more precise meanings of specific ghost dreams below:
Is a ghost attacking you in your dream? This can mean you feel overwhelmed by situations or people in your life – and out of control.
Dreaming about being attacked by a ghost can also symbolise your fear of the unknown. If you’re someone who often worries about what is yet to happen, this can be a common dream. You tend to feel anxious and have a sense of impending doom, as though something bad is about to happen soon.
Ghost attack dreams represent your vulnerable emotional state. It might be time to deal with negative emotions head-on, so you can feel more in control of your life.
Dreams about becoming a ghost suggest you’re feeling guilty or fearful of something in your past. You’re being challenged to listen to your inner voice and confront your emotions so you can deal with the issue that’s causing this dream.
Dreaming about an evil spirit that’s possessing or paralysing you? Chances are you’re experiencing sleep paralysis. This is scary as you’ll feel unable to move or speak when you’re falling asleep or waking up.
It’s a product of your partially awake brain and you can help avoid this kind of dream by sticking to a regular bedtime routine and getting into healthy bedtime habits. Take a look at our article on sleep paralysis.
So what can you do if you’re experiencing ghost dreams? Dream expert Theresa Cheung says: “Dreaming about a ghost tends to refer to unfinished business you need to deal with because it is ‘haunting‘ you. If there’s ghost imagery in your dreams, try to dig deep and figure out if there are any loose ends that need tying up in your life that might be weighing on your subconscious.”
Featuring in everything from horror films like Poltergeist and Sixth Sense to the cartoon Casper the Friendly Ghost and Charles Dickens’ classic novel A Christmas Carol, ghosts are a mainstay of popular culture and it’s no wonder they make it into our dreams.
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This article will show you how you can record a basic video.
1. Select “New Video” on your home screen
2. Select the video format
Now you can choose what kind of video you want to record. You have three options:
1. Camera only – record only yourself with your camera
2. Screen only – record only your screen
3. Screen + Cam – record your screen and yourself at the same time
In all three modes your audio will be recorded so you can explain whatever you want to show your counterpart.
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4. Finish the recording and save it
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Thanks to smartphones, smart watches and the plethora of applications developers come up with, information has never been more accessible than before and easy to share. With the amount of information we are exposed to, it is getting harder to detect real information from disinformation.
Disinformation is false or misleading information created with an aim to cause harm, garner political influence or lead to financial gain. It is spread by using credible but misleading data.
What are the risks of disinformation?
The people at the source of the disinformation range from scammers to government intelligence agencies. Their craft has benefited from technology which helps make their campaigns more believable. Nowadays, they use Artificial Intelligence to create deep fakes which are realistic-looking images, videos or audios fabricated with the intention to deceive. They also track performance and engagement.
Social media algorithms deliberately keep users in their social bubbles, keeping them separated from exposure to wider information, so victims may remain wrongly informed for a significant period of time post-event. Through these algorithms, users are shown the same information over and over, without being presented with opposing views. This cycle of disinformation creates and maintains wrongly informed citizens.
This self-reinforcing system of algorithms creates effective polarisation where members of one group dislike the members of the other. This polarisation can extend from music taste to political identification.
Once the disinformation is anchored in an individual, it creates a ‘fake memory’ which, within social media, makes the convincing of the reality extremely hard.
What does disinformation look like and what impact does it have?
There are some key contemporary examples of disinformation and the impact it can potentially have – some of them you have probably heard of before.
In 2010 during the election campaign in Trinidad and Tobago, Facebook was used to target young voters and lead them to interpret the refusal to vote as an act of resistance against politics. It led to the party that was least favourite among younger generations to win.
In another example you’ve probably heard of, during the 2020 US elections, former president Donald Trump kept on repeating that the election was rigged, and that there had been massive election fraud that robbed him from victory. This led to the Capitol insurrection on January 6 2020, with the assault on the US Congress.
And finally, the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada earlier this year was used by scammers as far as Romania and Vietnam to create revenue by either redirecting users to other websites to fraudulently gain advertisement revenue, asking for donations or just outright stole personal information to be used in later phishing campaigns.
It’s easy to say the cost – both financial and social – from these acts of disinformation have been significant. But how can we tackle the issue before it gets to this point?
How to combat disinformation
While there are organisations that filter and dissect information for us, such as news media or government agencies, there are multiple ways to quickly, and with certainty, assess whether news, images, videos or audio is real or false.
When reading the headlines, check the news source is reliable – you can do this by using fact-checking web sites such as Snopes. Make sure you also check if the article you are reading is a joke or satirical; it may be a reflection of your own confirmation bias.
At home, start these important conversations with your loved ones so they are equipped to thwart a disinformation attempt. Ask your family members the following questions:
- have you ever heard, believed or shared false news?
- how can you make sure you are not spreading disinformation? (think before you post!)
- discuss what can be done at their level to prevent the exposure or proliferation of fake news.
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Sectors will differ in how important they are and their capability to safeguard. Second, solutions and directives must be clear and easy, in order that the public and businesses can understand them. This may require utilizing new communication channels, such as mobile messaging. A lot of other research are underway to assess the portion of the inhabitants exposed to COVID-19. If individual or herd immunity is to play a significant function in reopening, antibody tests to measure publicity should be extensively available. While many such exams are being developed, their accuracy and availability have been challenged.
Other results of surge capability, on vaccine-preventable ailments and maternal and child health, may also be crucial to monitor. It now seems doubtless that some places will expertise an area resurgence as restrictions are lifted and economies reopen. For instance, Singapore has seen a resurgence primarily from imported cases, which have led to local transmission; this implies that restrictions on worldwide travel could proceed.
The arrival of accurate, extensively available antibody checks will assist nations understand how shut they are to achieving herd immunity and whether or not they can use immunity as a meaningful sign to begin reopening. The efficacy of the well being-system surge and how it’s maintained over time. Countries with rapidly rising numbers of cases are discovering ways to increase their critical-care capacity massively. Their capability to do so, and to push mortality from COVID-19 to decrease ranges, won’t solely save lives but also engender confidence in their health methods’ ability to handle a resurgence. Over time, as instances plateau and then decline, there will be questions about how lengthy to maintain surge capacity while additionally guarding against resurgence.
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The next few weeks will be critical exams of our capability to “bend the curve” in more countries with various contexts and healthcare capacity. In a few of these nations, absolutely the variety of deaths is comparatively low; interventions in opposition to COVID-19 will have to be considered by way of the lens of each lives and livelihoods. These are just a few of the issues McKinsey has researched and written about in recent days to help corporations and international locations lead through the disaster. Please see the complete collection of content material, visual insights from our “chart of the day,” a curated collection of our first one hundred coronavirus articles, and our suite of toolsto help leaders respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
As China progressively reopens, the tactics it used (including group-based isolation models and setting a norm of wearing masks within the office) and their efficacy will inform approaches around the world. Western Europe’s experience in enjoyable restrictions, and probably the most successful approaches there, will inform the approaches deployed within the United States. Significant assets are required to run a program of testing, contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine at the required scale, however relative to the economics of lockdowns or international recession, these prices are trivial. Many countries are nonetheless far in need of the place they need to be on testing, and contact-tracing programs remain a patchwork. Strengthening these packages stays an pressing priority for a lot of geographies. In follow, we are seeing international locations and areas take divergent approaches to this question .
- (See Table 1.) The literature suggests that young businesses are related to innovation, dynamism, and productiveness, but they’re also more susceptible to closure throughout recessions.
- Black businesses make use of fewer folks and are younger when it comes to their founding date than non-Black businesses, primarily based on our analysis of 2018 ABS knowledge.
- Structural racism stifles Black businesses, and we all suffer from an underperforming financial system consequently.
- However, utilizing moments like this one, we are able to make investments our way toward economically inclusive communities.
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Hubei Province in China waited until reported cases were close to zero to reopen, whereas Italy and Spain took the first steps to reopening with day by day case counts at greater than 1,000. Every location must balance public-health and economic imperatives; we are able to’t say which strategy is healthier, however we are prone to study more about what works in the weeks and months forward. While much of the media narrative is about reopening, many international locations, together with a number of of the largest rising economies, are nonetheless on the “upslope” of the epidemic, with every day case counts increasing . While an rising number of countries and areas have confirmed that they will use lockdowns to drive a reduction in cases, so far, we now have few examples of success exterior greater-revenue countries.
The Memorial Day weekend within the United States, all the time a somber event and by no means extra so than this year, appeared to mark a turning level in the COVID-19 disaster. As spring turned to summer season, many US areas began to reopen, as did others in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Despite ongoing public-well being considerations, the desire to spend and store is palpable. This week, McKinsey published new surveys of consumers in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Central America, and the United States, detailing the power of the patron urge in each nation. And our new surveys of world B2B buyersand those in Asiaand Europesuggest that confidence is holding agency. Our newest briefing packdetails, across ninety four pages, the current financial and epidemiological situation, tips on how to transition to the subsequent normal, and planning across a number of horizons.
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Social sciences research for epidemic response has evolved to provide critical evidence needed for outbreak prevention and control and is most impactful when included as part of a multidisciplinary, integrated package.
Outbreak analytics is a data science which encompasses multiple methods in epidemiological analysis and modelling to inform outbreak response.
We propose to complement this with data and analytical approaches from multiple disciplines to provide a holistic understanding which not only maps and models epidemiological data but seeks to provide context and an understanding for potential cause and effect, thus creating an integrated multidisciplinary outbreak analytics (IMOA) model.
Drawing on this experience, we have identified four questions to shape IMOA: (1) What are the impacts on healthcare-seeking behaviour, changing trends in service perception, and the availability, access and use of health services? (2) What are the perceptions and behaviours of healthcare workers and what impact does this have on outbreak dynamics? (3) What are individual and community understanding, perceptions and practices relevant to adapting public health and social measures? (4) What mechanisms are used to include gender and what impacts do these have on outbreak dynamics?
COVID-19 is but one of many public health crises facing the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On 25 June 2020, the DRC government announced the end of the country’s largest Ebola outbreak on record and the second largest Ebola outbreak worldwide, a mere few weeks after a new outbreak (11th) started on 1 June 2020, in Mbandaka, Equateur Province.1 In 2019, measles claimed the lives of over 6000 people including 4500 children under the age of 5, malaria killed 17 000 individuals, and cholera outbreaks affected 20 of 26 provinces, resulting in 31 000 cases.2
These epidemics arise among communities living in overwhelming poverty, affected by conflict and regular population displacement.3 The DRC is not a unique situation. Across many parts of the world, governments, humanitarian responders and communities confront multiple challenges where the response to public health emergencies must compete for human, financial and health service resources. Humanitarian responses to these crises are hampered by weak public health structures, poorly resourced health systems, and in some regions protracted insecurity and conflict. Tackling epidemics under these complex social, political and economic realities requires integrated and multidisciplinary sources of data and evidence to inform response strategies.4
The use of social and behavioural sciences evidence in outbreak response has increased over the recent years, gaining particular traction since the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa.5 Social science analyses for epidemic response have evolved to provide critical evidence needed for outbreak prevention and control and are most impactful when included as part of a multidisciplinary, integrated package. Outbreak analytics is a data science which encompasses multiple methods in epidemiological analysis and modelling to inform outbreak response.6 We propose to complement this with data and analytical approaches from multiple disciplines to provide a holistic understanding which not only maps and models epidemiological data to, for example, assess trends, burden and risk factors, but seeks to provide context and an understanding for potential cause and effect, thus creating an integrated multidisciplinary outbreak analytics (IMOA) model.
An important case for this was demonstrated during the Ebola outbreak in Eastern DRC.7 The Social Sciences Analytics Cell (CASS) was established under the Ministry of Health (MoH) and led by UNICEF, in collaboration with national and international, academic and humanitarian partners. The CASS is the first field-based, multiactor, operational research mechanism providing rapid social and behavioural sciences evidence used to systematically inform real-time epidemiological analyses, government and response decision-making in an outbreak. Working hand in hand with (field) epidemiologists, statisticians and modellers, the CASS provided invaluable insights into observations from epidemiological data and analyses, helping not only to direct and refine epidemiological models, but also shedding lights on unexpected analytical results through accelerated indepth investigations in the field. By bringing social, behavioural and health services analyses to the research group, the CASS provides an essential complement to outbreak analytics,8 creating a mechanism for producing IMOA for programmatic and strategic decision-making. During the Eastern DRC Ebola outbreak, the CASS conducted 57 studies, many in response to direct requests from the DRC MoH, and codeveloped 112 evidence-based recommendations with MoH and response actors to guide response strategies. A monitoring system to track recommendations allowed researchers and decision-makers to demonstrate accountability and evidence-based decision-making.7 Examples of integrated studies are summarised in table 1.
Drawing on this experience, the CASS has identified four priority questions to shape IMOA agendas in humanitarian settings. These priorities have been identified to improve effectiveness and accountability of humanitarian programmes implemented during COVID-19, aligning with the social science research agenda set out by the WHO COVID-19 Research Roadmap.9
What are the impacts on healthcare-seeking behaviour, changing trends in service perception, and the availability, access and use of health services?
Monitoring if and how health services are being used and how healthcare provision and resources may change or be redirected towards the COVID-19 response provides signals to identify unattended population health needs. These arise through perceived and real difficulties experienced by affected populations related to the availability and access to services, which may result in secondary impacts on health outcomes beyond COVID-19. In efforts to combat Ebola in Eastern DRC, attention and resources were diverted away from health facilities providing essential non-Ebola care such as vaccination, leaving already vulnerable groups more susceptible to preventable diseases such as measles, malaria or cholera. This effect was illustrated by 6000 deaths from measles reported at the same time in 2019.2
The West African Ebola outbreak (2014–2016) saw significant declines in the use of health services, including maternal, child and reproductive health, as well as sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) services.10 11 To mitigate these impacts, during the DRC outbreaks (both in Equateur and Eastern DRC) authorities implemented different levels of free healthcare policies which were adapted over time. Although there was reported distrust in the quality of free care, rapid studies on healthcare-seeking behaviour (including documenting patient registries) quickly highlighted increases in the use of free healthcare services.12 13 Data were matched with trend analyses from District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) and triangulated with community reports of overcrowding in healthcare centres.14 These data were integrated, and analysis of multiple data sources including epidemiological, health services and behavioural studies provided the response leadership with a greater understanding of the potential impacts of overcrowding on delayed care for patients, patient–physician trust and willingness to seek care. They further shed light on possible negative impacts on the quality of care and contributed to greater understanding and possible explanations for high levels of nosocomial infections, including among children under 5.15–19
Early reports suggest that COVID-19 threats to healthcare access will disproportionately impact vulnerable groups (such as survivors of SGBV, people living with HIV, women with sexual and reproductive health needs, and children requiring vaccination).20–23 Community perceptions relating to how health services are provided and their ability to access them may affect healthcare-seeking behaviour, regardless of whether service provision has in fact changed or not. As COVID-19 spreads, ill-equipped health facilities risk becoming sources of infection and transmission.24 Individual and community priorities also shift, with increased domestic responsibilities, particularly for women, relating to childcare and care for sick relatives.22 Further barriers to access can arise if healthcare facilities start charging for services in order to make up for lost income.25 A reduction in healthcare-seeking may result in a decrease in case notification for multiple diseases, reducing a country’s ability to detect and respond to new outbreaks in a timely fashion.
Where epidemiological analyses explore absolute differences in healthcare-seeking across locations, groups or time, real-time social sciences analyses provide explanation for changing perceptions and healthcare-seeking behaviours. Triangulation of data which monitor the changes in epidemiological and behavioural evidence over time, location, as well as different events, and the implementation of various public health and social measures (PHSM), provides a comprehensive assessment of the anticipated impact of a response on healthcare-seeking. This will enrich understanding of healthcare-seeking behaviours before and during an outbreak and help to anticipate changes that may result from established PHSM. This will allow service provision to be sufficiently adapted to ensure continued access and improved health outcomes.
What are the perceptions and behaviours of healthcare workers and what impact does this have on outbreak dynamics?
Healthcare workers (HCWs) in humanitarian settings work in contexts of multiple public health crises in addition to COVID-19. The onset of COVID-19, much like any new outbreak, directly impacts their work in multiple ways, for example, through limitations in resources (reduced or limited), stigma, increased fear and uncertainty, circulation of (mis)information, and frequent changes to infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures, healthcare policies, and service provision.26 27 These factors can impact patients, HCWs and their families not only in terms of risk of exposure to COVID-19, but secondary health, socioeconomic and social risks.
During the Eastern DRC Ebola outbreak, despite consistent trainings to support HCWs, nosocomial infections continued to be present, and tensions and distrust between communities and HCWs continued to rise.28 29 Not only are HCWs in humanitarian contexts faced with the responsibility to protect their patients and themselves, they are often expected to take on additional, new responsibilities, such as raising alerts or applying new protocols for IPC. This can create distrust between themselves and their patients, as was seen in Eastern DRC, where communities falsely accused HCWs of working for the response and earning money for sending all sick to the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC).29 30 In humanitarian settings, if this reduces healthcare use, it may also have socioeconomic impacts on the HCW. In Eastern DRC, HCWs in private facilities reported that a reduction in the number of patients left them unable to feed their own families. Attempting to regain clients, they rejected the IPC protocols. In public, free care facilities, HCWs and communities reported overcrowding and HCWs’ incapacity to apply IPC protocols due to increased number of patients and limited number of beds.30 31 HCWs consequently feared putting both themselves and their patients at risk of infection.31
The CASS HCW surveys conducted in North Kivu found that, although HCWs reported understanding the required IPC measures, many continued to feel unable to talk to patients about Ebola, nor to prevent transmission within their facilities. The areas where HCWs were least likely to have self-reported capacity to stop transmission were also the areas with the highest number of nosocomial infections.17
Integrated, multidisciplinary analyses seek to include HCW experiences, not only their knowledge but also their perceptions of capacity and perceived secondary impacts on health services as well as community–HCW dynamics. This can provide a more comprehensive understanding of the potential underlying causes of health services use, secondary health outcomes and trends in outbreak analytics. Integrated analyses can explain differences in rates of nosocomial infection across locations and over time, and also inform the kind of HCW support required to mitigate risks. These data would also complement health services use data, providing insights from HCWs to explain any changes in services use patterns over time.
What are individual and community understanding, perceptions and practices relevant to adapting PHSMs?
Across outbreaks, as in COVID-19, different models have been used to predict intervention effectiveness. Their application and feasibility in humanitarian contexts, however, require an integrated understanding of the communities and contexts in which they are applied.32 33
PHSMs may include school and business closures, mask wearing, as well as IPC measures such as decontamination, burial practices and isolation of sick patients.34 These measures are important in order to slow transmission of COVID-19 and reduce the burden on healthcare systems. Their estimated effectiveness, based on epidemiological modelling, has shaped national policies globally.35 However, for PHSMs to be effective in practice, communities need to trust they work, and be willing and able to practise or engage with them.36 37 Acceptance and compliance rely on feasibility of adherence and a belief that the impact will be positive.38
Epidemiological modelling in the West African Ebola outbreak was used to estimate effectiveness of various interventions, including IPC.39 40 CASS studies during the Eastern DRC Ebola outbreak found that many IPC measures such as decontamination were known strategies and perceived to be effective in stopping disease transmission; however, during the Ebola response they were conducted by responders who were not known to the communities, rather than those who would normally be responsible for IPC. This created distrust and perceptions that the decontamination was being used to spread Ebola.29 Furthermore, decontamination teams also burned household items (clothes, mattresses), which had socioeconomic impacts and resulted in families feeling unable to participate in the intervention.41
Social sciences studies which identify what IPC measures are already known, what factors influence their acceptance and what are the requirements for communities to actively engage in such measures can inform how to improve the effectiveness of community-based IPC strategies. Integrated social sciences data with IPC scorecard evaluations can provide insights regarding differences in structure and HCW uptake of measures, which could be associated with health outcomes from epidemiological data, for example, nosocomial infection rates. Epidemiological modelling could be used to estimate the level of nosocomial transmission subject to uptake of IPC, structural factors such as water availability or integrate with social sciences data on self-reported capacity by HCWs. Integrated analysis requires good documentation allowing association between data sources, for example, the patient’s place of origin (facility name or number).
During the Ebola outbreak in both Equateur (2018) and Eastern DRC, IPC measures directed individuals and families to wait for test results before caring for sick or dead family members; however, this proved very difficult for the families. Although individuals may recognise the risk that touching a sick or dead person may create, due to social norms, pressure, beliefs and practices they may feel unable or unwilling to engage in the required IPC measures.42
Research that seeks to understand how social norms and practices related to IPC are perceived by the community could inform decision-making on how (and by whom) they could be influenced. This information can be translated into adapted IPC strategies, for example, providing materials directly to communities and households so families can safely care for the sick or the dead. Integrated, epidemiological analyses can provide key information on where there may be greater delays in community engagement with safe and dignified burials or fewer alerts for community deaths, as well as provide critical information on transmission chains related to community deaths which may result in increased community transmission. Social sciences research can then further explain possible determinants related to these differences to support community and context-specific response strategies.
What mechanisms are used to include gender and what impact do these have on outbreak dynamics?
Understanding the roles women play in outbreak dynamics and response interventions is critical to stopping transmission. (Gender)-inclusiveness in COVID-19 is essential to understand who and how individuals and communities have or could be affected. (Gender)-inclusive strategies and interventions are required for community engagement in life-saving activities such as contact tracing, surveillance, healthcare-seeking and infection prevention control measures.
During the Eastern DRC Ebola outbreak, the first surveillance reporting forms lacked key gender-specific information (including sociodemographic information, and whether a woman was pregnant or breast feeding).43 Vaccination data were not made available disaggregated by age or sex. In these same first months of the outbreak, CASS studies found that pregnant and breastfeeding women who were not eligible for the vaccine reported being excluded from surveillance and household visits. This increased their perceived risk of death, their fear in treatment-seeking and refusal to go to an ETC.44 The lack of gender disaggregated vaccination data limited a more integrated analysis and prevented a more comprehensive understanding of potential factors for exposure and risk among pregnant and breastfeeding women, and how these may influence or be influenced by outbreak dynamics.44 45
During outbreaks in humanitarian settings, women may be more at risk, both as domestic caregivers (for sick, elderly and children) and as front-line formal and informal healthcare.46 47 In the Eastern DRC Ebola outbreak, female participants in CASS studies reported feeling at a greater risk of exposure to Ebola due to limited information on how women could protect themselves, their roles as caregivers for the sick, and the vaccine ineligibility for pregnant and breastfeeding women (until July 2019). CASS studies found that women systematically reported being less involved in the response interventions, which they provided as explanation for their reticence to engage in healthcare-seeking or IPC measures.
Key data required to understand the outbreak dimensions should be developed with women and specific to context. In addition to disaggregation by age and sex, surveillance and vaccination forms, among other data points, must capture information on occupation (considering context-specific HCW roles such as a traditional healer and pharmacist), socioeconomic status and whether a woman is pregnant or breast feeding (two separate indicators). Information on work, for example if the individual works in transport or domestic work, can inform about potential spread to other households or locations. Understanding not only the age and sex of those affected, but potential socioeconomic factors can help inform rapid surveys to better understand the related drivers for transmission among specific groups. Without these critical social epidemiological data from onset, important explanations in outbreak trends could be missed.
Research should not wait to understand the gendered impacts of COVID-19 until after the outbreak, but rather ensure that studies focus on real-time analyses to inform decision-making. When social scientists (including social epidemiologists) work with surveillance and epidemiology teams from onset, and when both these groups ensure women’s contribution to the design and development of data and research tools, and in analyses, they are more likely to identify appropriate information which is critical for an improved understanding of the outbreak and its dynamics.
The COVID-19 response is heavily driven by basic epidemiological analysis and modelling, particularly in middle-income and high-income countries. In humanitarian settings, this approach is unlikely to be sufficient when one considers the many socioeconomic factors, security and public health priorities, including concurrent outbreaks of other diseases. These factors further influence the availability of routinely collected data and set-up of surveillance systems, which in turn challenge the reliability of modelling work and predictions. Based on the body of field studies applying IMOA during the recent Ebola outbreak in Eastern DRC, we highlight key social sciences research questions which can complement outbreak analytics and in turn contribute to a greater understanding of outbreak dynamics and inform strategy and response in humanitarian settings.
In humanitarian settings under COVID-19, researchers working in statistical modelling, epidemiological and health services analyses, and social sciences must work together. They must also bring in additional sources of data, such as mapping of movements, prices and events, to develop a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the outbreak and its collateral effects. To inform public health strategies and interventions, operational field IMOA researchers must invest in strong collaborative processes with incountry decision-makers who lead response efforts. Studies should be developed jointly between ministries of health, response actors (national and international non-governmental organisations, United Nations) and researchers.
IMOA researchers should work closely with these actors to set up plans for the use of study results and systematically review research results to adapt programmes and research agendas, including adapting the types of data collected and methodologies used. Further, mechanisms to track and improve the use of IMOA should be set up. Similar approaches will be paramount in maximising the effectiveness and accountability of the response to COVID-19 in the complex landscape of humanitarian settings, in DRC and beyond.
This paper and the studies from which it draws examples are the result of the dedication and work of local and national social sciences and epidemiological teams. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to those who remain dedicated to the work in the DRC and continue to identify new and adaptive ways to use evidence for action in outbreaks. The set-up of both teams would not have been possible without the support from the DRC Ministry of Health, the WHO, UNICEF, the CDC, MSF-Epicentre, IFRC and UNICEF, as well as key implementing partners.
Handling editor Seye Abimbola
Contributors SEC: led the Social Sciences Analytics Cell, developed and drafted the manuscript. NG, JPZ, JB: manuscript revision and contribution. EVK: contributed to the in-country application of integration of CASS and epidemiological analysis, and manuscript revision and contribution. TJ: led the development of the outbreak analytics paper from which the IMOA approach in this paper was developed, contributed to the in-country application of integration of CASS and epidemiological analysis, and manuscript revision and contribution. MM: supervised the integrated CASS and epidemiological cells, and manuscript revision. DBN: worked with the integrated CASS and epidemiological cells, and manuscript revision. CNC: supported the conceptualisation of the paper, and manuscript revision and contribution. SA-M: oversaw the coordination and integration of the CASS and the epidemiological analysis cell to inform response interventions, and manuscript revision and contribution.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent for publication Not required.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.
Data availability statement All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplementary information.
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There are a number of different options for river rock landscaping. River rocks can be used for making pathways to gardens, mailboxes, and driveways. They are also utilized as borders around lawns, ponds, and outbuildings. River rock landscaping is sometimes used to control the growth of grass and weeds around mailboxes, flagpoles, carports and drainpipes. River rocks can also be spread under canopies and at the entrance to decks and patios.
One of the most common uses of river rock landscaping is for pathways. These pathways can lead to a front or rear door, mailbox, driveway, or outbuilding. River rocks are frequently used to create a small footpath through a flower garden. Another common use for these rocks is to create a dry riverbed effect on barren areas of a lawn. This method of river rock landscaping typically utilizes pea gravel.
River rocks can be spread around the edges of pond liners to create a more natural-looking appearance. They are sometimes used to provide a textured covering for the bottom of pond liners as well. These rocks are also utilized along the edges of small streams to make the area less muddy. The addition of river rocks at the bottom of waterfalls can help inhibit erosion. These rocks can also be used to build up soil depressions near drainpipes.
These stones are frequently spread as a border for flower gardens and are sometimes scattered within the garden as well. River rocks can also be utilized as a border for an entire yard. This material is also often spread along fence lines to prevent the growth of tall, unsightly grass. A layer of river rocks around a mailbox, birdhouse, or flagpole may help to eliminate unwanted grass and weeds. This same technique can be used to conceal the ends of drainpipes.
River rock landscaping can be placed next to the foundation of a home to prevent dirt and debris from splashing onto the exterior walls during a rainstorm. They are sometimes mixed with mortar to create a texture paving material for driveways, sidewalks, patios, and steps. River rocks may also be used without mortar for driveways and parking areas. They can be utilized as an inexpensive paving surface under carport canopies as well.
These rocks are very useful for landscaping areas around and beneath swings and other types of playground equipment. River rocks are also helpful at the entrances to exterior doorways, decks, and outbuildings. These stones may also be used as a base for large rocks and boulders to keep them from settling. River rocks are sometimes arranged into small mounds in cactus gardens to give the appearance of a desert.
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders recently published data equivalent to the who’s who of lending. There are few surprises and perhaps further evidence of the 20/80 Pareto rule. The bulk of lending was provided by about 20% of lenders, who secured about 80% of debt. The ‘’big six’’ in order are Lloyds Banking Group, Santander, Barclays, RBS, Nationwide and HSBC. Collectively they provided loans of £110.8bn which is a reduction on the previous year (2009) figure of £119bn. Collectively they hold 81.5% of the market.
In short, this is a problem. I’m not a fan of economics that relies upon debt. Yesterday I heard some quite ludicrous statements from a leading home builder on the radio that went completely unchallenged all of which results in property prices being kept unnaturally high and inflated out of the reach of many people – the vast majority of us could not buy our own homes if they were up for sale today, even in this “depressed market”. It doesn’t matter where you are on the property ladder, the inability of others to buy a home is a problem that eventually impacts us all.
Any market where 6 companies control the bulk of funds is troubling. The over-reliance upon them making good decisions is a flawed scenario, particularly as for the majority of the time they compete with one another and effectively mimic each others decisions. When you consider that all of the top six have acquired other lenders in recent years this merely evidences that market share can be bought and with significant market share, significant power follows – sufficient to “buck” the market.
Naturally the banks (and Building Societies) need to lend responsibly, but these figures demonstrate that lending has shrunk since 2009. I would normally suggest that this is a good thing (sensible lending) but given that the money has really been used to repair their own balance sheets (with the exception of Barclays) this does not help the wider population.
Houses are overpriced. The link between income and borrowing levels is tantamount to insanity. Building companies “helping” people with a deposit may on the surface look like a “nice”gesture but in practice merely fuels the overpricing. Think about it…. a builder offers you 15% of the purchase price (a price set by the builder) so the borrower only needs to find 5% and the lender stumps up the rest. The Builder makes on the sale and on the financing (which is a loan), the lender makes money on the financing and has the first charge over the property. The borrower actually has a 95% loan on a property that was valued by a builder and endorsed by a surveyor who bases prices on “market value” which is a strangely hamster wheel-like scenario.
Thankfully the number of repossessions in the first half of 2011 fell by 7% against the same period in 2010. However this is still 18,100 repossessions in the first half of 2011 or 3,016 a month – about 100 a day. Those in arrears numbered over 320,000. But what do I know! I’ve been saying for years that property is overpriced and little has really altered and anyway, the CML point to an improving trend and suggest that the mortgage and property markets are improving.
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e-prevention and risk reduction in festive environments. Know more, risk less
Also known as ecstasy or molly when it’s in the form of pills of different shapes and colors (often stamped with a logo), it can be cut with other substances (amphetamine, caffeine, or medicine). MDMA can also be sold as powder or capsules. Whatever form it is, the molecule is still the same.
Its consumption has an effect on serotonin, the neurotransmitter involved in temper regulation. Closed and repetitive consumption can lead to weakening, weight loss, and severe breakdown.
In certain cases, it’s the beginning of big trouble : chronical depression, psychosis…
Also called ‘love pill’, it tends to increase sex drive but can also disrupt sexual activity (Vaginal dryness, erectile dysfunction, upset ejaculation,decrease in libido…)
Avoid mixing with other products, alcohol in particular.
Hydrate yourself (soft drinks, water) in small quantities but regularly
Split your takes. Take a small dose and wait for effects at least 1h before taking another one.
Avoid consumption with empty stomach.
Space your shots.
Don’t forget to protect yourself during sexual intercourse, do not forget condoms and gel or lubricant.
Don’t drive. MDMA usage is totally prohibited while driving.
You can be screened during a police control.
MDMA downhill is harsh, anticipate time to relax in the following days before another take, to let your body and brain take a break.
• Stimulating effects
• Empathogenic /entactogenic effects
But also :
• Muscle contractions
Medical complications that can be serious :
• Cardiac complications
• Neurological toxicity (convulsion, coma…)
Frequent use can lead to weakening, weight loss, depression, harm to the liver and degradation of nervous cells.
1 Pill = 1 same logo ≠ 1 same dosage
Actually, between 2 pills that look the same, dosage can be up to the triple.
Be careful with pills particularly high-dosed.
WARNING : serious effects can appear as soon as the 1st take, even at lower dose.
Effects can last 6 to 8 hours, often with hard downhill.
Stay with friends during your downhill.
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Montreal, May 9, 2019 – Alberta’s $30 carbon tax is around 50% higher than the rate currently in place in Quebec as a result of its cap & trade system, as shows a Research Paper published today by the MEI.
“There is no reason that justifies such a gap,” argues Jean Michaud, Associate Researcher at the MEI and co-author of the publication. “One province should not pay an effective rate that’s higher than another, or even worse, twice as high, as will be the case in the provinces where the federal carbon tax applies when it reaches $50 per tonne of CO2. We are therefore punishing certain producers more than others, which will certainly hurt an industry already faced with many problems.”
Indeed, the Canadian oil and gas sector is dealing with several challenges, first and foremost the lack of pipelines that is keeping our resources from reaching foreign markets.
“The lack of market access, due to the difficulty of building pipelines, and the numerous delays surrounding energy projects are the challenges that currently have the biggest financial impact on this sector,” explains Germain Belzile, Senior Associate Researcher at the MEI and co-author of the publication. “This lack hurts not only provincial public finances but also the Canadian economy as a whole. We’re talking about a cost of some four billion dollars a year in recent years, but that cost is certainly far higher now since oil production exceeds pipeline capacity.”
To this must be added new regulations that make the process of developing projects more burdensome in an industry where investments have fallen in recent years. In Alberta, for example, permitting delays are much longer than in the United States, our main competitor, which hurts the competitiveness of Canadian companies.
Ottawa is also planning to impose another policy, the Clean Fuel Standard, which will add yet another layer of regulation. It is in fact no more and no less than another carbon tax under a different name.
“The cumulative effect of all of these measures, often adopted piecemeal, will end up stifling the Canadian oil industry, which has already been hit quite hard. Moreover, experts project that the global demand for oil will continue to grow until at least 2040. That’s why Canada must continue to supply some of that demand, in a responsible manner, as it already does, rather than leave its resources in the ground unused in favour of other producing countries—some of which have environmental and human rights records that are far less exemplary than Canada’s,” concludes Michel Kelly-Gagnon, President and CEO of the MEI.
The Research Paper entitled The Cumulative Impact of Harmful Policies – The Case of Oil and Gas in Alberta was prepared by Germain Belzile, Senior Associate Researcher at the MEI, and Jean Michaud, Associate Researcher at the MEI. This publication is available on our website.
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Automation allows you to expedite your work through a large number of test scenarios to verify that the results generated by specific operations or lines of code match the expected results. It will throw an exception to let you know that something went wrong. Automation testing is essential, and it speeds up testing time. This is because you use a scripting process that assesses whether the developed software meets your needs.
What Is Automation Testing?
Automation testing is a software testing technique to test and compare actual results with expected results. This can be done by writing a test script or using any automated testing tool. Automated tests are used to automate duplicate tasks and other test tasks. It is an automatic type that is difficult to perform manually.
Difference between manual and automation testing software:
In the manual test software, a developer or test engineer examines the features, functionality, and uses of the software against test cases. Without the help of existing tools and software, Self-testing can take a long time. It is prone to human error and difficult to scale as the software becomes more complex
In automation software testing, the developers use specialized tools to automate and control test cases. Test cases are automatically executed without human involvement after the test cases are prepared. Automated testing is ideal for large or complex software that requires continuous or repetitive testing of pre-written scripts. Automated tests can run simultaneously across different components or platforms, making them ideal for agile development and focused on iterative testing continually to find and repair bugs early speed up development.
What are the benefits of using automation testing software?
The benefits of using the automated software testing are given by,
- Increased productivity: With the help of this software, you can get high accuracy when testing is automated.
- Faster feedback: When testing faster and faster in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), developers are able to provide feedback faster.
- Faster time to market: Faster test execution and a continuous feedback loop mean that the overall SDLC can be shorter and increase the frequency of releases.
- Cost Efficiency: When resources are optimized, costs are reduced.
- Increased market agility and responsiveness: Shorter launch cycles help businesses better respond to changes and prioritize resources.
- Reduces the risk of human error: Automation enables repetitive testing, predictable and highly accurate. The risk of human error is reduced.
- Improved quality: More efficient testing means the maximum extent and frequency of testing.
- Higher Job Satisfaction: Testers get higher job satisfaction due to the elimination of monotonous tasks.
What are the types of automation testing?
The different types of software test automation are given by,
Smoke test: A smoke test is a necessary software test to identify underlying issues that might prevent the software from running.
Unit testing: Unit testing helps identify bugs in a single module of code. In Agile development, unit testing identifies bugs in a single user story developed during a timed sprint cycle.
Integration testing: Integration testing helps test the integrated version of the software for completeness, i.e. when two or more modules are combined.
Black Box Test: Black box testing evaluates specific functions or features of the software without going into the inner workings of the software.
Functional test: Functional testing is a quality assurance process and a type of black-box testing that considers the most essential part of the software.
Keyword Testing: A keyword test is a type of usability test that uses familiar action words to represent user behaviour which is documented separately from the act and implementation.
Regression Test: If there is a significant change in the software, regression testing runs test cases to ensure that the software continues to function as expected.
Data-Driven Testing: Data-driven testing will store test data in a table or spreadsheet. With a single test script that can execute all test data and return results in the same table.
Load Test: Load testing helps determine the software’s performance under stressful conditions, i.e. increasing user numbers or dealing with significant increases in traffic.
Performance Test: Performance tests were conducted to test the speed, responsiveness, naturalness, and stability of software products. A performance test can be reviewed at the end of each sprint showing a user story in agile testing. This ensures a good speed of testing and timely delivery of high-performance products or parts.
Steps for automated testing process:
- Determine the scope of automation: Define the test requirements to determine if it’s an option for automation. Next, define what the test cases should do.
- Evaluate and select tools: Choose the right tool for the test at hand.
- Planning, design, and development: Design and develop test cases. Label and document test cases are clearly automated.
- Conducting the test: Run the test first to make sure it works properly and set the test frequency.
- Maintenance: When the software develops, test cases must be reviewed and maintained to include changes that could cause testing to fail or mislead. If this happens often, an automated test may not be an accurate test.
Limitations of automated testing:
Although there are many benefits of automation, there are limitations as well. Testing automation is not suitable for all situations, and it can take a lot of time trying to write tests for situations that are likely to change or that are not used often enough to warrant investment. Additionally, automated testing must be data-driven, but not all feedback is quantitative. For example, automated testing is not suitable for qualitative data is required for user experience testing.
Most of the software is developed using both manual and automated testing. This depends on the use case. For example, if the test is run only once or twice. It is not suitable for automatic operation. On the other hand, if the test needs to run multiple times, automation software testing is suitable for the automatic operation. It is up to the certification and testing team to determine which tests they prefer for each step of the development process.
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By W. Thomas Smith, Jr.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott presented graduation certificates to the first class of interns with the new Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD) Internship Program, August 4, at RCSD headquarters.
The RCSD Internship program began June 9 with an initial class of 13 interns: College and university students majoring primarily in criminal justice, but also chemistry and other disciplines intersecting the study of forensics.
For the past eight weeks, the 13 reported to RCSD, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am until Public Safetynoon, for training and administrative-and-operational familiarization ranging from physical fitness testing on the agility course, defensive tactics, live-fire weapons familiarization on the range, to working in the forensics lab. The interns also rotated through different RCSD units, spending time with Victim Services, the Criminal Investigations Division, the various patrol regions (including ride-alongs), Community Action Team, Gang Unit, Aviation Unit, Special Response Team (SWAT Team) and the K-9 unit.
“These focused and committed student-interns may very well be the next generation of law enforcement officers,” said Sheriff Leon Lott. “At the very least, they are the next generation of adult citizens – and community leaders – supporting and better-enabling and understanding responsible policing and how it works.”
Lott said, “They leave here not only with a far greater understanding of who we are and how we work-and-interact with the communities we’re sworn to protect, but they now understand that everyone has a stake in law enforcement.”
Deputy Josef Robinson, who serves as the program coordinator, said: “I believe we may be the first in the state in which law enforcement interns have had such a hands-on approach. The Sheriff is providing interns with a tremendous opportunity to learn about what it takes to be a law enforcement officer and the challenges we face.”
Throughout the eight-week training evolution, all interns have followed strict social distancing guidelines, said Robinson.
For more information about the RCSD Internship Program, visit RCSD.net.
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Minister Joe Costello meets World Health Organisation Director General Dr Margaret Chan26/6/14
Minister Joe Costello meets World Health Organisation Director General Dr Margaret Chan
The Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD today met the Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Margaret Chan, to discuss progress in tackling a number of global health issues including polio, malnutrition and the dangerous impact of tobacco smoking.
Ireland’s overseas development programme, Irish Aid, supports the work of the WHO, particularly in relation to the fight against hunger and malnutrition and the eradication of diseases linked to poverty such as polio. Irish Aid also supports the WHO to develop the capacity of the world’s least developed countries to build sustainable healthcare systems.
In 2013 Ireland provided over €5 million in funding to the World Health Organisation, including almost €3 million for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, and €1.2million to assist the WHO’s to improve the health of people living in the least developed countries.
Speaking after their meeting in Government buildings, Minister Costello said:
"Tackling under-nutrition, particularly in mothers and young children, is a priority for Ireland’s overseas development assistance programme. I am pleased with the progress being made by the World Health Organisation, particularly in relation to the fight against polio and malnutrition.
"Partnerships such as this are critical to delivering sustainable improvements in nutrition. Civil society and private sector organisations also have a crucial role to play in ending malnutrition. They can have a central role in delivering food in the field, in producing affordable nutritious products, in supplementing food with important micro-nutrients, and improved communication that can lead to changes in behaviour.
"I am looking forward to the International Conference on Nutrition in November which will be co-hosted by the World Health Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation.
"Ireland will co-host two events at the conference – one with the US, Canada and others, highlighting the importance of nutrition in the post-2015 international development agenda. The other event will involve the launch of the Global Hunger Index 2014 in partnership with Concern Worldwide."
26 June 2014
Notes to the editor
- Irish Aid is the Government’s overseas development programme. It is managed by the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. For further information see www.irishaid.ie
- The Department of Health and Children leads Ireland’s relationship with the WHO while Irish Aid leads on matters related to developing countries.
- In 2013 Irish Aid provided over €5 million in voluntary and project specific funding to the WHO. This includes:
- €1.2m Voluntary Core Funding to assist the WHO to fulfil its six core functions that contribute to poverty reduction through improved health status of people living in the least developed countries.
- €2.9m for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Ireland has committed up to €5m to support the final push to eradicate polio in the world.
- €500,000 for the Global Health Workforce Alliance. The Alliance was created in 2006 to address the chronic shortage of health workers. This shortage, estimated to be at over 4 million globally with 1.5 million alone needed in Africa, is recognised as one of the most fundamental constraints to achieving progress on health and reaching health and development goals. Ireland is one of the original financiers of this initiative and is just about to sign a new agreement for the period 2014-2016.
- €600,000 covering support to humanitarian programmes including countries such as Syria.
- €40,000 to provide technical guidance in relation to Under 5 Mortality and Morbidity (U5MM). Ireland´s first Resolution ever to be adopted at the Human Rights Council was on preventable mortality and morbidity of children under five as a human rights concern in September 2013. The Resolution called for the application of a human rights based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce and eliminate preventable mortality of children under five.
- Dr Chan is in Ireland on an official visit to attend the launch of the Healthy Ireland Council.
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How do we become aware of the survival strategies and coping skills that we have become so attached to? How can we let go of the unconscious survival strategies that have their roots in ancestral trauma and prevent us from living our fullest, most creative lives?
Let me begin by exploring what I mean by survival strategies and giving a few examples. Survival strategies or coping skills are techniques, beliefs, actions that we originally put into place through a need to survive or cope with a situation in our lives. A very simple and well used example of a survival strategy is the way in which the ‘flight-or-fight’ response is triggered if we suddenly realize we are being chased by a bear. A combination of hormonal changes and physiological reactions enables us to react instantly to this life-threatening situation. Once the bear is no longer chasing us and we feel safe, our body goes from the survival mode back into its normal parasympathetic state over a relatively short period of time.
However, many of us are carrying and acting upon survival strategies or coping skills that were implemented in past generations and have been passed down the lineage through unintegrated trauma.
The best way to explain this is through a couple of examples. In my own motherline, the message passed down through the mothering was that in order to survive in this world you need a man. This story began in India in the 1860’s when my great-great-grandmother married a British man in order to improve her life in imperialist India. When he died suddenly ten years later, her children were taken away, enforcing the message that you can’t survive without a man.
This belief carried on through each generation. My own mother wanted to study and become a teacher. She wasn’t allowed to because her mother didn’t want her to become a ‘blue-stocking girl’ as that would mean she wouldn’t find a husband. In turn my mother taught me that I needed to marry to survive, one of her stock sayings was, “Marry for love but love where money is.”
Even today in my life, I have to expend a lot of conscious effort and inner work to believe in my own capacity to survive in the world independent of a partner. It is an ongoing journey to identify and not fall into the belief that I will die or end up homeless if something happens to Florian. The belief is inherited. It is in my cells. However much my conscious mind knows it’s not true, my unconscious acts upon it.
Another example of an inherited survival strategy is for example a child who came from a poor family where, while the mother was out looking for food, the child had to look after their little brothers and sisters. One day something happened and one of the younger children died in her care. Although it wasn’t her fault, she felt guilty and blamed herself for the rest of her life. She decided she would never make a mistake again and she would do this by controlling her environment and the people in it, because if she didn’t something terrible would happen. This reaction to the original trauma got passed down through the women in the lineage. The granddaughter wondered why she had so much stress and always needed to control everything in her environment so strictly. She had no idea that it came from her grandmother’s unintegrated trauma.
The last example is that of someone whose grandfather for example was a Nazi and responsible for war crimes during the holocaust. Although he was taken to court after the war, he was not convicted because so many of the Nazi party were protecting each other from within the post-war penal system. However, he lived the rest of his life trying to cover up his war crimes and present himself as a ‘good’ man. The future generations inherited a deep, pathological sensibility to criticism. They heard it when it wasn’t there and were constantly feeling they needed to defend themselves in life. Without knowing it consciously they had taken on the perpetrator trauma of a crime that their grandfather hadn’t paid the price for by feeling that they had done something wrong. The survival strategy was to defend themselves for an invisible crime they didn’t do. Of course, none of this is conscious. Like the first example it is all going on, on an unconscious level.
By the time these survival strategies have passed down a generation or two, any connection to the original trauma has been forgotten. They are so much a part of who we are that we don’t even see them as a learned strategy. We believe they are a part of our personality. They are who we are.
Here are a few examples of common survival strategies that play out in our lives:
- Controlling the world around you
- Over worrying and concern for others (codependency)
- Manic defenses – always being busy or tired
What has happened is that, unlike the example above with the bear, the underlying trauma or emotion hasn’t been integrated even though generations may have passed and the survival strategy is still in place. Without realizing it, we are blocking our true creative beingness in severely outdated and unconscious mechanisms that prevent us living our true, free and creative lives. We are stuck in behaviors and beliefs that are a result of a trauma that happened generations before.
The psyche is constantly working towards homeostasis much like the rest of our body systems. There will come a moment when the survival mechanism doesn’t work in the way it used to. Something is off. There is an internal struggle between growth and hanging onto the part of our behavior that needs to be released.
What really needs to be felt is the emotion lying behind the behavior—An emotion that is stuck in our cellular memory and that needs to be honored and integrated. This is the ancestral trauma that has come through unconsciously. It will continue to echo through the lineage, each generation unconsciously creating their own echo of the original trauma until we stop and look and feel and transform what is lying beneath.
Studies with Native Americans and their inherited trauma have shown that an important stage in healing ancestral trauma is narrating the story of what happened. This could be a story that is personal to your lineage or it could also be related to a whole community – a historical trauma.
When Florian and I begin working with a new client, a large part of the intake session is about the stories, the secrets, the traumas of the client’s lineages. Many people have never given this an ounce of thought until we begin delving, but often when connections are made and the emotional echo perceived, this is a big step towards healing and releasing the outdated behaviors.
As I have already said the most important way to release old, outdated survival mechanisms that have become so much part of our ego is to feel. “To feel is to Heal.”
Practice feeling as you go through your daily life. Notice how we use the survival strategies to avoid feeling. When a feeling starts to emerge instead of racing off into an avoidance or survival strategy, try to catch it and honor it. Prioritize the feeling and take time out to allow it to be felt in the physical body.
My advice is that, if you can, go into your room at the first hint of an unconscious feeling rising from the depths, lie on your bed and encourage the feeling to arise, to take up the space within you, all of you, and welcome it. There is nothing to do, nothing to change, just allow the feeling to circulate within you. This gets easier as you practice. When this becomes a habit, you will begin to recognize the resonance of the woundedness and with each opening to it, it will fade and take up less space as it is being honored and integrated. The witnessing part of you that begins to recognize and observe the inherited trauma is your essence, that part of you that has never been wounded. The gift in feeling the wound is not just that you are releasing the ingrained survival mechanism, but also that there is a part of you that will never be wounded. This is the part that observes.
Aromatics are incredibly helpful allies in this work. Start with oils such as rose attar to feel safe as you navigate the places that are full of fear and have been buried for generations, ruh khus will help you to be in your body so that the feelings can be welcomed on a physical level. Sandalwood is a great ally to take in your pocket as it constantly reminds us to connect to all aspects of ourself authentically.
If you are carrying ancestral echoes from the past and would like to release the outdated survival strategies that are keeping you from being the best and freest, creative version of yourself and you help doing this, find out more about our consultations here.
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How to Find the Right Ultrasound Technician School near Pembroke Georgia
Now that you have made a decision to pursue an ultrasound technician degree near Pembroke GA, the next step is to begin the procedure of picking a school. To begin with, you must find the right program that will furnish the appropriate education to become a qualified professional. And because a number of states do require that ultrasound techs be either certified or licensed, depending on your residence you may also need preparation to pass a licensing or certification exam. So it’s extremely important that you investigate each program so that you can evaluate and compare your options. But exactly where does one begin? Most students will start by looking for schools that are within driving distance of their homes and then by comparing tuition. Certainly location and cost need to be taken into account when arriving at a decision, but there are additional important factors also. For example, if the ultrasound technician schools have earned accreditation or if they sponsor internships. These and additional qualifications will be discussed more in depth later in this article. But first, let’s go over what a sonogram tech does and the credentials and online education programs that are available.
Ultrasound Tech Work Summary
There are several professional titles for ultrasound techs (technicians). They are also called sonogram techs, diagnostic medical sonographers (or just sonographers) and ultrasound technologists. Regardless of name, they all have the same basic job function, which is to carry out diagnostic ultrasound techniques on patients. While a number of techs practice as generalists there are specializations within the field, for instance in pediatrics and cardiology. Most work in Pembroke GA clinics, hospitals, private practices or outpatient diagnostic imaging centers. Typical daily job duties of a sonogram tech can consist of:
- Preserving records of patient case histories and details of each procedure
- Counseling patients by explaining the procedures and answering questions
- Readying the ultrasound machines for use and then sterilizing and recalibrating them
- Transferring patients to treatment rooms and making them comfortable
- Utilizing equipment while limiting patient exposure to sound waves
- Assessing results and identifying need for additional testing
Ultrasound techs must regularly assess the performance and safety of their equipment. They also are held to a high ethical standard and code of conduct as health practitioners. In order to sustain that degree of professionalism and stay current with medical knowledge, they are mandated to complete continuing education training on a regular basis.
Sonogram Technician Degree Programs Offered
Ultrasound tech enrollees have the choice to earn either an Associate Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree. An Associate Degree will typically take about 18 months to 2 years to complete depending on the course load and program. A Bachelor’s Degree will take longer at up to four years to complete. Another option for individuals who have already obtained a college degree is a post graduate certificate program. If you have received a Bachelor’s Degree in any major or an Associate Degree in a related health field, you can enroll in a certificate program that will take only 12 to 18 months to complete. Something to bear in mind is that most sonographer programs do have a practical training component as a portion of their curriculum. It often may be fulfilled by participating in an internship program which numerous colleges sponsor through Pembroke GA clinics and hospitals. When you have graduated from any of the degree or certificate programs, you will then have to comply with the licensing or certification requirements in Georgia or whichever state you elect to work in.
Online Ultrasound Tech Degrees
As earlier discussed, nearly all sonogram tech schools have a clinical component to their programs. So although you can receive a certificate or degree online, a substantial portion of the training will be either held in an on-campus lab or at a sponsored off campus medical care provider. Clinical training can often be satisfied through an internship at a local Pembroke GA outpatient clinic, hospital or family practice. However the remainder of the classes and training may be attended online in your Pembroke home. This is particularly convenient for those students that continue working while earning their degrees. Plus online colleges are frequently less costly than traditional options. Expenses for commuting and study materials may be lessened also. But just as with every ultrasound tech school you are looking at, confirm that the online school you ultimately pick is accredited. One of the most highly respected accrediting organizations is the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Accreditation is particularly significant for licensing, certification and job placement (more on accreditation later). So if you are disciplined enough to attend classes away from the classroom in the comfort of your own home, then an online degree may be the right choice for you.
Points to Ask Ultrasound Technician Colleges
As soon as you have determined which certificate or degree that you would like to earn, you can start the process of assessing and comparing ultrasound tech schools. You will first probably want to choose whether you will access classes online or commute to a school campus in the Pembroke GA area. Naturally location will be critical if you decide on the latter, and the price of tuition no doubt will be an initial qualifier as well. But there are additional factors that you must also take into consideration, such as if the schools are accredited and if they provide internship programs. So in order to complete your due diligence so that you can make your ultimate selection, following are several questions that you may want to ask each ultrasound tech school before deciding.
Are the Sonogram Technician Colleges Accredited? A large number of sonogram tech colleges have obtained some type of accreditation, whether regional or national. However, it’s still imperative to make sure that the school and program are accredited. Among the most highly respected accrediting agencies in the field of sonography is the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS). Schools earning accreditation from the JRC-DMS have undergone a detailed assessment of their teachers and educational materials. If the program is online it might also receive accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council, which targets distance or online education. All accrediting agencies should be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. In addition to ensuring a premium education, accreditation will also help in getting financial assistance and student loans, which are often not accessible for non-accredited colleges. Accreditation can also be a pre-requisite for certification and licensing as required. And many Pembroke GA employers will only hire a graduate of an accredited school for entry level positions.
Are Internship Programs Sponsored? Ask if the ultrasound technician colleges you are assessing have relationships with Pembroke GA clinics or hospitals for internship programs. Not only are internships an excellent way to get practical experience in a clinical environment, they are also a way to satisfy the practical training requirement for the majority of programs. As a supplemental benefit, they may assist students and graduates develop professional connections in the Pembroke healthcare community and help with job placement.
Is Job Placement Assistance available? You will undoubtedly want to hit the ground running after graduating, but finding that first job in a new profession can be challenging without support. Ask if the sonographer schools you are considering have job assistance programs and what their success rates are. High and rapid placement rates are a good indication that the schools have large networks and great relationships with Georgia healthcare employers. It also corroborates that their graduates are highly regarded and sought after.
Where is the Program Located? For many students, the school they choose will have to be within commuting distance of their Pembroke GA residence. Students who have chosen to attend classes online naturally will not have to trouble themselves with the location of the campus. However, the availability of area internships will be of concern. One thing to keep in mind is that if you choose to enroll in a college that is out of state or even out of your local area, you may have to pay a higher tuition. State colleges generally charge higher tuitions for out of state residents. And community colleges usually charge a higher tuition for those students that live outside of their districts.
What Size are the Classes ? Unless you are the sort of person that prefers to sit way in the back of class or get lost in the crowd, you will undoubtedly want a smaller class size. Small classes allow for more individual participation and personalized instruction. Ask the schools you are looking at what the typical teacher to student ratio is for their classes. If practical you may want to monitor one or more classes before making your final decision. This will also give you a chance to converse with some of the instructors and students to get their opinions regarding the sonogram technician program as well.
Can the School Accommodate your Schedule? And last you must confirm that the sonographer school you ultimately select can furnish the class schedule you need. This is particularly crucial if you choose to continue working while you attend school. If you must schedule night or weekend classes in the Pembroke GA area, check that they are offered. If you can only attend part-time, verify if that is an option and how many credit hours or courses you would have to carry. Also, learn what the protocol is for making up any classes that you may miss because of illness, work or family obligations.
Enrolling in an Ultrasound Tech Program near Pembroke GA?
If you are considering a Sonography Tech School near Pembroke Georgia, following is some interesting background information about the location of your new school campus.
Pembroke is a small city in Bryan County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,196 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Bryan County. Pembroke is located approximately 35 miles west of Savannah, GA, and approximately 20 miles south of Statesboro, GA.
Pembroke is located in northern Bryan County at 32°08′24″N 81°37′25″W / 32.139892°N 81.623553°W / 32.139892; -81.623553.U.S. Route 280 passes through the center of the city, leading east 10 miles (16 km) to Interstate 16 and 35 miles (56 km) to Savannah. Claxton is 16 miles (26 km) to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Pembroke has a total area of 7.7 square miles (19.9 km2), of which 7.6 square miles (19.6 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.17%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,379 people, 819 households, and 630 families residing in the city. The population density was 312.5 people per square mile (120.7/km²). There were 909 housing units at an average density of 119.4 per square mile (46.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.56% White, 38.04% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.
Find the Right Best Diagnostic Medical Sonography Schools Pembroke GA
Choosing the right ultrasound technician degree or certificate program is a vital first step to starting a rewarding new profession delivering diagnostic services to patients. Ultrasound technician programs require that you have earned a high school diploma or a GED. Apart from satisfying academic standards, you should be in at least reasonably good physical condition, able to stand for lengthy time frames with the ability to routinely lift weights of fifty pounds or more, as is it frequently necessary to position patients and maneuver heavy machines. Additional desirable talents include technical proficiency, the ability to stay calm when faced with an anxious or angry patient and the ability to communicate in a clear and compassionate manner. You originally came to this website due to an interest in Best Diagnostic Medical Sonography Schools. However, as we have discussed in this article, there are several questions that you should ask each college you are looking at. This holds true whether you choose an online program or commute to the school campus to attend classes. And by asking the appropriate questions so that you can assess each school, you will be able to narrow down your options until you are left with the best school for your education. And with the right training, discipline and determination to succeed, you can reach your objective to practice as an ultrasound technologist in Pembroke GA.
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5 June 2013
Press note on public hearing by the committee at Challakere- English
Press note on public hearing by the committee at Challakere – Kannada Pictures of the committee visit to the grassland and villages
Photographs from the public hearing at Challakere
Press Release‐ May 30, Bangalore
Amritmahal Kaval Hitarakshana Samiti
• Public hearing brings out wide range of evidence of economic, social and cultural dependence of several villages on
Kavals. Residents speak of how the Kavals have contributed to their economic development and general wellbeing.
• Residents condemn takeover of the grazing lands without prior consent
• Restriction of access to Kavals has caused distress sale of livestock and migration
• Large scale loss of livelihoods and destruction of Indigenous culture feared
• Anger and fear about plans to set up uranium enrichment plant in Kavals
• Elected representatives including several Gram Panchayat Members, Taluk Panchayat members ask for Kavals to be
restored; MLA of Molkalmooru constituency backs peoples demands for the Kavals to be restored.
In pursuance of the directions of the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (South Zone) of 21st March 2013 issued in
Applications filed by the Leo F Saldhana undersigned and Environment Support Group (details here:
http://tinyurl.com/qhxh8p3), the Expert Committee consisting of Dr. S. Ravichandra Reddy and Dr. K. V. Anantharaman visited
the Amritmahal Kavals and dependent villages at Challakere Taluk, Chitradurga district to interact with local communities and
assess the cumulative impacts of the various projects proposed due to the diversion of these ecologically sensitive grassland
ecosystems. During the spot inspection, the Committee found clear evidence of endangered species like blackbuck. It also
became apparent that the area is rich in biodiversity and wildlife. In just a few hours, the committee was also witness to the
thousands of sheep, goats and cattle being grazed in the area. The committee also interacted with weavers, pastoralists and
farmers and witnessed the inconveniences they were subjected to because of the diversion.
Subsequently, public hearings were held on the 24th and 25th of May at Dodda Ullarthi, Bharmasagara,
Nayakanahatti and Neralagunte where people of surrounding villages were invited. More than a thousand people including
GP members, ex‐GP Presidents, TP members and ZP members, men, women, members of various castes and tribes, young
and old, people spoke at these hearings. It is noteworthy that there was not a single voice in favour of the projects.
Kavals important for development and for preserving the indigenous culture of the region
Speaker after speaker spoke of how in this arid district where land‐holdings are also small, people were heavily
dependent on livestock rearing for a living. Every speaker stressed that every single household in these villages had atleast a
few livestock which they will have to sell without access to grazing lands. Many people here have more than 30‐40 sheep and
goats and more than 5 heads of cattle and they said it is impossible to buy feed for these many livestock and grazing in the
kavals was the only option. Onkarappa from Dodda Ullarthi spoke of how he was educated only till the 8th standard and that
he depended on sheep‐rearing fully for a living. He said that his land holding was very small and with no rain this year, he
really could not depend on agriculture to support him for a yearlong living. He said that there were many young parents like
him who are depended fully on sheep rearing for a living.
The fact that grazing would be hit hard was evident when even the committee members acknowledged in the hearing
at Nayakanahatti that they were well aware of the severe impact the diversion would have on livestock rearing. People shared
how even in dry summer, the sheep graze on dried grass and also other small plants and shrubs.
Thimma Redddy of Chenniganahalli spoke of the entire economy around the sheep that are grazed in the kavals, how
wool of the sheep is sold as far as Davangere, Shimoga, mutton in Chitradurga and Challakere. The wool is used to make the
famous Challakere Kambli and thousands of families especially of the Kuruba community are dependent on this for a living.
A GP member from Nayakahanatti said that in just their hobli, thousands of women made their living collecting
Kavale Hannu and Kaare Hannu. Members of the Dalit communities also shared that many of their families are dependent on
the Kaval for firewood and other minor produce. The Lambanis mentioned how they had to use fronds of Eechala Maraa
(Phoenix Sylvestris) to make baskets and other products. At the public hearing at Dodda Ullarthi, the residents brought
several freshly accessed medicinal plants from the kavals and exhibited them to the committee. They shared how they use a
variety of herbs to treat themselves and also the livestock.
Ramanna from Yadalagatte expressed his outrage that people from his village and surrounding villages now no longer
had access to their sacred shine, Boredevara gudi, inside these kavals. People spoke the festivals they celebrated from several
generations inside the kavals and how this was no longer allowed.
People were also clear that development did not mean allowing IISC, DRDO etc to occupy the Kavals where they
would work as cleaners, drivers and security personnel. To them development is to be able to rear livestock on their own and
earn an income with dignity. Dasara Boraiah of Kudapura spoke of how rearing sheep has helped his family immensely. The
son of a poor small farmer, he is illiterate and has been rearing sheep since a young age. He has seven daughters and has
been been to educate them up to B.A just from his income of rearing sheep.
The fact that the indigenous culture and way of life of this geography revolved around the grasslands and the
diversion would destroy an entire way of life was stressed at all locations.
Anger at Illegal, uniformed diversion of Kavals
The fact that not a single gram sabha was held or a single gram panchayat member was consulted before deciding on the
diversion was condemned by different speakers. People specifically mentioned that when the project was started, they were
misled by the project proponents and other authorities that this project would bring many jobs and much development and
that the kavals would be blocked was not really highlighted. One of the Gram Panchayat members from Obbayyanahatti,
Maripalayya said that the diversion was against the 73rd constitutional amendment and also the Forest Rights Act.
Impact of Diversion
In at least 3 locations, people shared how they were beaten up the police and security personnel for grazing in the
Kavals and had cases foisted upon them. There were also Go‐shaalas and Go‐Kattes(water source) inside the Kavals for which
access has now been blocked.. Even during the drought period, people would be able to sustain themselves by having the
sheep graze in the Kavals and they would also collect various nutritious greens (e.g Aale soppu, Kaare soppu) and use it as
food. With no access to fodder and water for the livestock, the result has been distress sale of livestock and migration. People
have been forced to go to coolie work, pull children out of school etc.
Leaders from the Lambani community stated how they now had to travel to Andhra Pradesh to get the raw material
to make baskets since the Eechala mara from the kavals was now no longer available. Residents also expressed concern that
DRDO and other agencies had dug borewells which were almost a metre wide and 1000 feet deep. The blocking of streams,
filling up of tanks and the concrete poured into the area has reduced water seepage has adversely impacted the water table
in their area they alleged.
Bhootaiah, from Kaluvehalli spoke of adverse effects on the wildlife here. Because of the the walls, fencing, the sound
due to drilling of the deep borewells and the bombs dropped by DRDO, several peacocks, blackbucks and hares had been
killed. Raitha Sangha leaders also expressed concern over the upcoming uranium enrichment plant at the kaval.
What should be noted with immediate and deep concern is that many speakers spoke of how people of at least 60
villages will have to commit suicide if access to kavals was permanently blocked.
MLA supports residents
The MLA of Molkaalmooru, in whose constituency most of the affected villages occur also attended three of the hearings and
submitted a memorandum to the committee and asked them to submit to the NGT. He endorsed the concerns of the
residents and said that they faced tremendous difficulties because of the diversion of the kavals and said that the local
communities rights to the kavals must be preserved at any cost.
The public hearings have shown how the life here revolves around the kavals and any decision to divert all these
kavals will hit very hard, the lives of lakhs of people and the Indigenous way of life in this region. We hope that the NGT takes
cognizance of the several concerns in this matter and that justice is delivered.
Leo F Saldhana Vinay K Sreenivasa
Co‐ordinator, Environment Support Group Alternative Law Forum
campaigns,Amruth Mahal Kaval,Challakere grassland,Karnataka grassland,National Green Tribunal,NGT constituted expert committee
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GRAPHIC ANATOMYA Functional Imaging Guide to the Bony Landmarks of the Seventh NerveRauch, Ronald A.; Taber, Katherine H.; Manolidis, Spiros; Duncan, Gregory; Hayman, L. Anne Author Information From the Radiology Department (R. A. Rauch, K. H. Taber, L. A. Hayman), Department of Otorhinolaryngology (S. Manolidis), Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (G. Duncan), Herbert J. Frensley Center for Imaging Research (K. H. Taber, L. A. Hayman), and Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (K. H. Taber, L. A. Hayman), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. L. A. Hayman, Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030-3498, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography: July 2002 - Volume 26 - Issue 4 - p 657-659 Buy Abstract This article links the imaging anatomy of the skull base with the seventh cranial nerve's pathway. The specific landmarks are illustrated, and the clinical presentations of lesions are defined. Unifying the anatomic and clinical features of the seventh nerve will improve detection of small lesions, assist in communication between clinicians, and aid in teaching this complex subject. © 2002 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
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NRC Approves First Nuclear Power Plant License Since 1978
WASHINGTON, DC, February 10, 2012 (ENS) – A license for the first new nuclear power facility in the United States in more than 30 years has been approved. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thursday gave the green light to Southern Nuclear Operating Company’s license application for a two-reactor expansion at the Vogtle power plant in Georgia.
Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is now approved to build and operate two Westinghouse Electric Co. AP1000 reactors at the Vogtle site 26 miles southeast of Augusta, Georgia.
In a 4-1 vote, the Commission found the staff’s review adequate to make the necessary regulatory safety and environmental findings, clearing the way for the NRC’s Office of New Reactors to issue the combined construction and operating license.
At Southern Company’s Vogtle site, foundations for two new reactors have bee dug and other preparations made. (Photo courtesy Southern Company)
The single dissenting vote came from Chairman Gregoy Jaczko. In public statements, he has warned about the potential dangers of constructing new nuclear power facilities in view of the meltdown of the nuclear fuel in three reactors at Tokyo Electric Power’s Fukushima Daiichi facility last March.
“I cannot support issuing this license as if Fukushima never happened,” Jaczko told Reuters news agency. “I believe it requires some type of binding commitment that the Fukushima enhancements that are currently projected and currently planned to be made would be made before the operation of the facility.”
The NRC staff is expected to issue the combined license within 10 business days.
The NRC certified Westinghouse’s amended AP1000 design on December 30, 2011. The AP1000 is a 1,100 megawatt electric pressurized-water reactor that includes passive safety features that would cool down the reactor after an accident without the need for electricity or human intervention, according to the nuclear agency.
The commission imposed a condition on the combined license requiring inspection and testing of squib valves, important components of the new reactors’ passive cooling system.
Paul Bowers, president of Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power, called the license approval “a landmark achievement” and said it could spur a nuclear renaissance.
“This is a historic day, exulted Marvin Fertel, president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry association.
“Today’s licensing action sounds a clarion call to the world that the United States recognizes the importance of expanding nuclear energy as a key component of a low-carbon energy future that is central to job creation, diversity of electricity supply and energy security,” said Fertel.
“The United States is building new nuclear energy facilities under an improved licensing process that exhaustively addresses safety considerations,” Fertel said. “It also assures that the lessons learned from the industry’s licensing and construction experience are properly applied to future projects. Ultimately, this also will benefit consumers who depend on reliable, affordable electricity from those facilities.”
Southern Company has already spent some $4 billion on the project, digging foundations for the reactor buildings and laying pipes in anticipation of the licenses.
Nine environmental and public health groups said earlier this week that they will file legal action alleging that the NRC is violating federal law by issuing the license without considering the lessons of the catastrophic Fukushima Daiichi accident.
The groups contend the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should require modification of the Vogtle operation and plans for the new reactors to protect public safety and the environment.
The nine organizations taking part in the legal action are: Friends of the Earth, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, Center for a Sustainable Coast, Citizens Allied for Safe Energy, Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions, North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, Nuclear Information and Resource Service and Nuclear Watch South.
The organizations will file their lawsuit next week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Environment News Service (ENS) © 2012 All Rights Reserved.
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sometimes called “vitamin Bm”, as it is actually myo – inositol. Acting as a lipotropic agent, inositol accelerates the breakdown of fats, prevents abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat, and increases their utilization by the body. It also helps with the metabolism of fatty acids and carbohydrates.
Functions of Inositol:
- It is required for the integrity of the cell membrane.
- It assists with the metabolism of fatty acids and carbohydrates.
- It may help with the conduction of nerve signals.
- It has a lipotropic activity.
- It may control calcium concentration within the cells.
- It is necessary for optimal function of insulin.
Food Sources and Absorption:
Inositol is a part of phospholipid and phytic acid, which are found in animal sources and plant sources, respectively. Food sources of inositol include brewer`s yeast, liver, whole grains, cantaloupe, citrus fruits (except lemon), bananas, wheat germ, nuts, beans, raisins, cabbage, and lecithin. Also the body can produce inositol from glucose by intestinal bacteria.
Inositol is primarily absorbed from the small intestine and distributed in all body tissues, with the highest concentrations in the brain, heart, and lens of the eyes. After vitamin B3, inositol has the second highest store in the body. Caffeine depletes the inositol stores in the body, leading to potential inositol deficiency.
Benefits of Inositol:
The following conditions may benefit from inositol:
- Bipolar disorder.
- Panic disorder.
- Premature ejaculation.
- Obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Fatty liver.
- Multiple sclerosis.
- Diabetic neuropathy.
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
- High cholesterol.
- Hair loss.
- Intermittent claudication.
- Raynaud`s disease.
- Restless leg syndrome.
- Metabolic syndrome.
- Weight management.
Dosage and Side Effects:
No RDA has been established for inositol. It is added in small amounts to many multivitamin products. The usual suggested dose is 1000 – 4000 mg a day. However, for psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, and obsessive – compulsive disorder, more than 10 grams a day might be needed.
Although inositol is considered safe, larger amounts could cause stomach upset, nausea, and belches.
- Lithium: inositol may increase the effectiveness of this medication.
- Inositol nicotinate breaks down into niacin in the body. Therefore, inositol products increase blood levels of niacin. For more information about niacin, see “Niacin (vitamin B3)” under the section of “GH Enhancers”.
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Big Bush Track can be accessed at its west end via Jasmine Road
where a DOC sign indicates the start of an easy climb to the crest of the ridge. This is a somewhat steep multi-use track that can be taken in either direction, but it does require some physical effort in places.
The trail was originally bulldozed in by DOC as part of the Kaka monitoring program; the vegetation has now grown in to make a scenic singletrack along the ridge.
From Jasmine Road
, follow the winding new singletrack through lush beech forest with abundant bird life to a manuka scrub clearing at the crest of the ridge. The track winds gently through the beech forest to a point where there is a plantation forest of Douglas Fir on the south side (which is currently being logged).
Just ahead, a steep climb will present a small challenge (a new section of track is planned to bypass the climb on the north side of the ridge, so stay tuned). Once clear of the Douglas Firs, the track climbs gently until it reaches another steep climb. This has been bypassed to the left with a hand-built singletrack that climbs to the highest point of Big Bush Track which is also the start of the Flying Moa Track
From there, the track descends to the signposted junction of the two-way Kaka Track
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and Rocky Horror Track
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How to do KiwiSaver Right!
Your 65 Year Old You Will Be Thankful.
How are you planning to fund your 29 years of retirement?
Statistically, we’re living much longer these days – men can now expect to live until they’re 90, and women until they’re 94. So considering we could be retired for 30 years, we are going to need some money coming in.
So, how do we keep our cushy lifestyle in tact as we start to put down the tools? From the age of 65 most New Zealand residents receive the NZ Super every fortnight. A great start, but it’s likely that the Super rate won’t be enough – let’s look at some figures;
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The Centre for Bio-Devices and Bio-Informatics conducts and leads multidisciplinary research to innovate next generation bio-applications and devices. Our aim is to create a joint research environment to support industries and partners from Singapore and overseas to tackle global challenges in healthcare and well-being. We are actively looking for collaboration in this field.
Centre for Bio-device & Bioinformatics (CBB) is a centre that focuses on the conduct of advanced research in the field of bio-devices, bio-imaging, and signal processing and analysis. CBB works closely with LKC School of Medicine, NTU in cross-disciplinary and translational “Bench to “Bedside” research.
There are three main research areas in the Centre namely, Bio-device, Bio-Imaging, and Neurotechnology. For Bio-device, the main research focuses are pathogen online-detection, optiofluidic devices, novel biosensors and smart bioanalysis. For Bio-Imaging, our investigations have developed technologies (e.g. photoacoustic imaging, micro-OCT, acoustic imaging) for non-invasive and point-of-care diagnosis. On Neurotechnology, we focus on developing intracortical brain machine interface techniques that can be used to understand brain function and providing potential cure for brain diseases and abnormal function.
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- Character Count Microsoft Word Mac Software
- Chinese Character Counter
- How Many Characters
- Character Count Microsoft Word Mac Update
Sep 20, 2012 In any case, if you do have Word installed on your Mac, you can copy/paste your text into a blank doc and then get the word count via that app’s Tools menu. The same thing can be done in the Apple app Pages: Pages for Mac: Show word count and other document statistics. Simple Word Counter will give you the ability to count the number of occurrences of different words in a text. It will also show you the total character count and word count.
It seems like every time Microsoft releases a new version of Office, they move everything around! Microsoft word drop down menu. You get used to seeing one thing under one menu and then next version of Office moves that option to another menu! Grrrr. I’ve upgraded to Office 2010 and one of the most common features I use is the Character/Word Count.
Of course, I could not immediately find it and had to go flipping through all the ribbons before I finally saw it! By default, in Word 2010, it’s located on the Review tab under the Proofing section.
Clicking on that will give you not only the number of words, but also other stats like pages, characters with and without spaces, paragraphs and lines.
Character Count Microsoft Word Mac Software
I still find this quite annoying since I use it so often, so I wanted a quicker way to access this same info. Luckily in Word 2010, there is an option to add the word count to the status bar at the bottom. Just right-click on the status bar and you’ll see an option for Word Count.
Chinese Character Counter
Once you select that, you’ll see the word count at the bottom left of the status bar:
That’s pretty much it! If you want, you can also add Word Count to your quick access toolbar by right-clicking on the icon in the Review tab and choosing Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
How Many Characters
Now it’ll also show up at the very top, but this is really no different than it being in the status bar, it’s just a personal preference. You have both options.
As an extra bonus, I’ll just throw in a few more features that I used a lot but took a minute to find in Office 2010. For example, where is the Find & Replace in Word 2010? On the home tab, at the very far right, click on Replace.
Where is spell check in Word 2010? Again, this is on the Review tab under Proofing.
And finally where is the developer tab for those of us who need it? For that, you need to click on File, Options and then click on Customize Ribbon. Under Main Tabs, you need to check the box next to Developer Tab.
Character Count Microsoft Word Mac Update
This will allow you to open Visual Basic and record macros, etc. If you’re looking for something else in Word 2010, let us know in the comments and we’ll get back to you! Enjoy!
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Loosened teeth: This desire can be troubling, especially for ladies. Dreaming of loosened teeth can indicate a number of things, including an uncertainty, powerlessness, and loss. A dream involving food might additionally recommend that you’re securing on your own. In this article, you’ll uncover more concerning fantasizing concerning your teeth. Whether your desire declares or adverse, there are several points you can discover from it. Listed below, we check out a few of the most typical analyses for loose teeth. If you liked this article and you would certainly like to receive more information pertaining to 꿈 해몽 kindly visit the website.
Among the many meanings of desires, there are lots of adverse ones, also. An apple is just one of the most typical adverse interpretations. Among the lots of interpretations of dreaming of apples, Tsvetkova assumes it portends fatality. Hasse assumes it represents a future profession success, while Freud thinks it indicates a break up with your companion or a future disease.
Repeating dreams are symbolic messages that reveal the secrets of your waking life. They are your shadow self, packed with concerns, instabilities, irritations, and also self-doubt. They stand for the unfinished service that is evaluating you down in your waking life. If you have repeating desires, you require to do some internal work to remove your mind as well as move forward. Recurring dreams are a possibility to learn from the past, gain clarity concerning your function, as well as discover your highest possible potential.
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Defeating temper can be both damaging as well as constructive. Anger can cause dangerous actions as well as also physical distance from other individuals. We might view rage as an alien force or a fire-breathing dragon that intends to damage our globe. Nevertheless, when rage takes over our lives, we experience it as an oppressive demon, a harmful snake, a destructive god, or a devil. The good news is, we can discover to harness and control our temper. If you have virtually any questions regarding in which and the way to work with 꿈의 의미 https://helpful.kr, you can e mail us with our own internet site.
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California politicians expressed outrage in March when details of a White House budget proposal suggested President Trump would slash a $1 billion environmental grant for restoring San Francisco Bay marshes. And they were apoplectic about the executive order revoking special status for wetlands considered until now to be “waters of the United States.”
But when it comes to weakening environmental protections, sometimes California’s wounds are self-inflicted. For nearly a decade, the real estate and construction industries have pursued a legal strategy that has undermined the landmark 1970 state law that some cities had used to help protect their waterfronts from sea level rise, a Public Press review of thousands of pages of legal and planning documents shows.
After lower courts chipped away at the long-held interpretation of the California Environmental Quality Act, the state Supreme Court in 2015 overturned decades of land-use law by upholding lower court rulings that cities could no longer require developers to take into account the effects of climate change on their projects. The decision has unsettled public officials and planners, and critics say it will allow real estate interests to saddle taxpayers with a gigantic bill to defend against rising seas.
At the same time, the state Legislature, controlled by the Democrats, and Gov. Jerry Brown have neither proposed amending the law nor drafted new statutes to encompass the effects of climate change on coastal development. In January, Brown tasked scientists with reviewing the latest research on sea level rise, and preliminary guidance and preliminary guidance was published in April.
Local and regional governments also have been slow to respond with new regulations or funding measures.
Lawyers who specialize in compliance have circulated memos and held several meetings to share strategies for conforming to this interpretation of CEQA. Although many project plans do address sea level rise, public filings are now peppered with references to the 2015 case to inoculate developers from challenges by planning agencies or environmental groups.
The development industry has a lot at stake. Scores of buildings are queued up for construction on prime waterfront land that scientists say could be intermittently or permanently underwater by the end of this century. These include big projects such as office parks, residential towers, hospitals and entertainment venues in which some of the largest development firms in the country have collectively invested tens of billions of dollars.
Local leaders have touted tax revenues and their own political legacies to advocate large-scale development along the water’s edge — even amid warnings from climate researchers that many low-lying areas will require major public investment to be protected adequately.
The state’s highest court has complicated governmental planning efforts.
The decisive case, California Building Industry Association v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District, did not turn specifically on sea level rise but ultimately limited the reach of the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA. In their opinion, the justices accepted the argument from one of the state’s biggest developer lobbying groups that the act concerned only the “effects of a project on the environment,” and not changes in the environment that could affect a project. Those include risks from sea level rise flooding, wildfires, earthquakes, shifting wind patterns, air quality and carbon emissions that warm the atmosphere.
As a result, industry lawyers argue that under CEQA, waterfront developers no longer appear to be required to pay for expensive fixes to protect their properties from flooding by elevating building entrances, waterproofing ground floors, constructing levees or seawalls or using other engineering techniques.
The Public Press found that since 2011, developers of at least eight major Bay Area waterfront projects have included key language from court rulings in dozens of land-use filings and lawsuits, some in an effort to block requirements to build or pay for flood protection measures. Six of the projects used this tactic in environmental planning documents filed after the high court’s ruling in December 2015. Among our findings:
- Statewide, developers, cities, environmentalists and others have argued about the scope of CEQA in at least 15 real estate lawsuits since 2009, when courts in Southern California began reviewing challenges to the law.
- Two cities — San Francisco and Menlo Park — have used the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the CEQA reinterpretation to justify their own land-use plans.
- Three companies seeking to build on the San Francisco Bay waterfront have used the industry association case to attack regulations or suits: the Golden State Warriors; Facebook, which expanded its Menlo Park campus; and the Redwood Landfill in Novato. Developers of five other major projects, including the mixed-use development at Pier 70 in San Francisco being built by Forest City, cited the language limiting CEQA in environmental review documents or in court when analyzing sea level rise, air quality, wind or other environmental effects.
In July 2015, the Public Press reported that scientists projected that sea level rise, combined with the severe storm surge, could push the bay 8 feet above today’s high tide by 2100. Leading agencies, such as the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, concurred with that finding. A citywide task force last year issued a wide-ranging report outlining the dangers to the city’s heavily urbanized eastern waterfront.
Since then, predictions for sea level rise have only worsened. Scientific papers have documented the accelerated melting of ice sheets in Antarctica and glaciers in Canada — both the result of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution from industrial activity. These measurements, combined with new atmospheric models, have pushed the federal upper-limit prediction for occasional flooding above 8 feet along the California coast by 2100, even without a storm. (For more on the science see Local Planners Brace For Antarctic Ice Melt.)
Despite growing alarm, local land-use approvals on the waterfront seem to have speeded up. At least eight large-scale developments situated below 8 feet in elevation are proposed, including a residential tower on Howard Street in San Francisco and a marina in Alameda, the island city that could be more than half flooded by 2100, according to the most pessimistic sea rise scenario. (See Solutions to Bayfront Inundation)
The building industry’s main critique of CEQA is that it is abused by opponents of development. Industry lawyers tell stories of “not in my backyard” neighbors tying up or derailing what they call perfectly benign projects with what developers consider picayune complaints about auto traffic, wind patterns or shadows cast in parks.
Major local industry players, such as the Bay Area Council and Bay Planning Coalition, supported the effort to dismantle key portions of the law. “Requiring developers to account for external environmental impacts on projects was never the intent of CEQA and would mark a profound and fundamental change in the law, creating unreasonable and extremely costly barriers to infill development that is our best opportunity to address our housing crisis,” said Rufus Jeffris, vice president of communications at the Bay Area Council.
The push-back on the use of CEQA to address climate change, however, goes a step beyond the usual complaints by neighbors. In its Supreme Court case, the California Building Industry Association argued that the law “really is not the right tool” to address sea level rise. Andrew Sabey, an attorney with Cox, Castle & Nicholson, who represented the association, said cities do not need state law to do their jobs.
“There is a robust world of planning and zoning law, a robust world of federal or state laws that can be considered,” Sabey said.
Cities, he said, “should be doing planning and exercising their police powers. It goes back to the analogy that isn’t perfect: A lot of legislative muscles were allowed to atrophy. You have planning law. You should be using it.”
But Chris Kern, a city planner in San Francisco, said that for years his office relied on CEQA to regulate private development threatened by flooding, and that no existing local ordinances allow him to require changes to developments that may become unsafe as the bay rises and storm related flooding becomes more frequent.
Some environmental lawyers who use CEQA to challenge developments worry that real estate interests are passing off costs to the taxpayers. Government agencies could be on the hook for protecting poorly defended buildings that they are still permitting for construction.
“It’s so wrong,” said Doug Carstens, a managing partner of Chatten-Brown & Carstens, a law firm based in Southern California that represents environmental and community groups. He said developers are arguing that a problem exists — but it is no longer their problem.
“People have these concerns and want answers, and developers are saying, ‘We don’t have to give you an answer,’” Carstens said. “It’s putting blinders on.”
According to Richard Frank, director of the California Environmental Law and Policy Center at the University of California, Davis, developers are working hard to consolidate their state court victory. “They will continue to argue for a limited application of the California Environmental Quality Act whenever they can,” Frank said.
Basketball by the Bay
The waterfront’s latest marquee project — the future San Francisco home of the Golden State Warriors basketball team — broke ground in January.
The project, which includes the arena and a nearby office complex, sits directly across the street from San Francisco Bay and a few feet above the current level of the water. (The exact height has changed in successive drafts of the architectural renderings.) When it opens for the 2019-2020 season, the newly christened Chase Center will anchor the city’s 303-acre Mission Bay neighborhood, south of downtown, where new offices, medical campuses and residential buildings are rising every year.
In March, Uber Technologies announced that it had acquired a significant stake in two office towers within the arena project, and that thousands of employees would occupy half of the 580,000 square feet of office space.
The Warriors’ last environmental report, approved in 2015 by the Planning Commission, acknowledged that sea level rise could get bad enough to flood plazas and the arena’s basement during a storm in 2100.
Possible remedies include berms around the perimeter or, in a pinch, strategically placed sandbags. (For more on San Francisco’s sea-rise planning in Mission Bay, see Projects Sailed Through Despite Dire Flood Study.)
Despite these challenges, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee remains a champion of the arena, which he has called his “legacy project.” He stood alongside executives and basketball players to plunge a ceremonial golden shovel into a dirt pile at a groundbreaking ceremony on Jan. 17. The team defeated a bitter legal challenge in November by arguing, in part, that CEQA no longer required the team to protect against environmental impacts such as sea level rise and wind.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera celebrated the rigorous legal defense in a press release: “A small group of opponents had threatened to litigate ‘until the cows come home,’ despite losing in court every step of the way,” he wrote. “Well, guess what? The cows have come home.”
This is a crucial moment for environmental planning in California. Last fall, Brown declared California would lead the battle to prepare for the effects of climate change. In a fiery speech in San Francisco’s Moscone Center before thousands of scientists, Brown said California would step in where Washington had failed to do the right thing.
Policies articulated by the Trump administration have focused on reducing funding for some of the programs most cherished by California environmentalists. One such grant is the S.F. Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund. It is a major contributor to a 50-year wetland restoration project that is expected to cost $1 billion, from a mix of federal, state and local sources. Last summer voters across the Bay Area passed Measure AA, which levies a $12-per-parcel tax to pay into the fund.
Responding to threats to defund NASA’s Earth Science division, Brown issued a headline-grabbing one-liner: “If Trump turns off the satellites, California will launch its own damn satellite.”
But land-use regulation is generally less high profile than energy policy or climate research. More than a year after the state court ruling, the state has not given much help to local governments. The Office of Planning and Research, which Brown oversees, has proposed new guidance for local governments on how to interpret CEQA in light of the court’s ruling. But an early draft suggests that it will not recommend that cities or courts continue to use CEQA as a regulatory tool to address climate change.
In November, the California Building Industry Association sent a letter to the planning agency requesting that any new rules include direct language from the court’s opinion. In January, the planning and research office posted the letter online after the Public Press filed a public records request.
Brown has criticized CEQA since at least 2012, and called for local land-use policy to be streamlined. The reform, he said, was “the Lord’s work.”
Last year, he pushed for the deregulation of new market-rate developments that included affordable housing. Brown’s proposal to award these projects approval without environmental review — the so-called as-of-right provision — faced fierce opposition from environmental and labor groups and failed to win support in the Legislature.
Local Response Muted
In summer 2015, the Public Press calculated that Bay Area builders had invested more than $21 billion in 27 major new shoreline developments in areas vulnerable to sea level rise. Records showed that in San Francisco alone, scores of smaller buildings in the Financial District, Mission Bay and South of Market could also end up under water. (For articles and interactive maps, visit sfpublicpress.org/searise.) While many cities touching the bay said they were studying the problem, few had set any limits on development, such as zoning and building codes.
San Francisco Planning Department officials said at the time that they required developers to raise the land or set buildings back. Using the reporting process outlined by CEQA, planners provided developers with a checklist that included a review of the effects of future flooding and references to the most up-to-date sea rise predictions. Kern, the senior planner, said CEQA was a nimble tool that could adapt with the changing science. But after the ruling, while the department could encourage developers to address rising seas, it could no longer force them to do so.
Kern said cities might need to adopt new regulations. “That is something that we have been discussing in the city for some time,” he said. A committee convened by the mayor last year said that any such proposal would come by 2018 at the earliest.
Sea level rise was not the focus of the state Supreme Court ruling. At issue were strict pollution standards for allowing development in areas with dirty air. The ruling criticized what lawyers called the “reverse application” of the state law: “Agencies generally subject to CEQA are not required to analyze the impact of existing environmental conditions on a project’s future users or residents.”
That wording left many planners, developers, lawyers and policymakers confused about the circumstances in which climate change might be relevant. Lower courts may bring more clarity by ruling in future cases in which developments “exacerbate existing environmental hazards.”
Ellison Folk, a partner in the environmental firm Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, represented the Bay Area Air Quality Management District in the case. She said the ruling created a “gap” in regulation. “I think agencies have the ability to do this kind of analysis and regulate to address sea level rise,” she said. “You can still use the CEQA process as your vehicle for doing that — because the Supreme Court said that if you want to do that, you can. There’s just nothing that requires you to.”
Without new state or local laws, many environmentalists place their hopes in regional planning. The Bay Conservation and Development Commission, which was formed 50 years ago to stop developers from filling in the bay, voted in October to create a region wide climate adaptation plan. But the agency’s own land-use jurisdiction is limited to 100 feet inland from the shoreline, so its challenge will be to cajole normally competitive cities to work together.
Larry Goldzband, the executive director, said that with water now creeping inland, cities on the shoreline will face hard choices.
“Everybody in the Bay Area who deals with planning, or is a planner, or has to work with planners recognizes the bay is going to get bigger, and we have to figure out how we’re going to prosper in spite of that,” he said.
One unfortunate possibility, he said, is abandonment of the lowest-lying ground: “Retreat may well become necessary.”
Developers Begin Legal Challenges
The “reverse application” of CEQA first came under scrutiny in a 1995 appellate court case, Baird v. County of Contra Costa, which centered on an addiction treatment organization that planned to add a 20-bed treatment center for teenage boys. Neighbors sued, saying nearby land was contaminated with petroleum in open ponds at a former Shell Oil plant. The court held that a developer did not need to consider how existing toxic hazards might affect new residents. “The purpose of CEQA is to protect the environment from proposed projects, not to protect proposed projects from the existing environment,” the judge wrote. But this case was considered an outlier and was not relied on as precedent. Lawyers and judges largely ignored its arguments for more than a decade.
Then in 2009, conservative appellate courts in Southern California began repeating language from Baird. In City of Long Beach v. Los Angeles Unified School District, another court held that CEQA did not require the district to mitigate the effects of toxic air pollution when constructing a school close to a freeway.
In South Orange County Wastewater Authority v. City of Dana Point in 2011, the Court of Appeal held that CEQA did not require residents of a proposed subdivision to mitigate odors from a wastewater treatment plant. “The Legislature did not enact CEQA to protect people from the environment,” according to the ruling.
Sea level rise first came under consideration in Ballona Wetlands Land Trust v. City of Los Angeles in 2011. Developer Playa Capital wanted to build condominium and commercial space on a wetland in Los Angeles. The land trust sued, saying the developer did not adequately “discuss impacts relating to sea level rise as a result of global climate change.”
Again borrowing language from Baird, the court argued that CEQA did not apply. The purpose of state-mandated environmental impact reports, it said, “is to identify the significant effects of a project on the environment, not the significant effects of the environment on the project.” After Ballona, some Bay Area developers similarly argued that they no longer had to offer engineering solutions to climate related flood risks.
In 2012, Facebook submitted designs for its new 430,000-square-foot headquarters in Menlo Park, parts of which were just a few dozen yards across from — and a few feet above — San Francisco Bay. The documents claimed that structures would be “raised above future flood risk.”
But officials from the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the city of East Palo Alto and Save the Bay found the plan to be “inadequate” and asked for “possible options for providing adequate flood protection.”
Facebook followed the anti- CEQA lawyers’ script on how to challenge the law’s authority. Quoting Ballona, the company argued that the review process required developers to “evaluate the effects of the project on the environment, not the effect of the environment on the project.”
The answer satisfied the Menlo Park City Council, which approved the project. The facility opened for business in March 2015.
Late last year, Menlo Park changed its general plan, proposing new transportation and significant building in the neighborhoods of Belle Haven, Flood Triangle, Suburban Park and Lorelei Manor. During public comment, one resident challenged city planners to “detail the number of new residential units and the amount of nonresidential square footage that would be added in areas prone to sea level rise.”
The city responded that it required new development to be elevated 2 feet above the level that the Federal Emergency Management Agency now considers part of the flood zone — a standard that the agency has never updated to account for sea level rise predictions.
Like private development lawyers, the city echoed the recent court cases: “The environment’s effects on a proposed project, which includes sea level rise, are not considered impacts under CEQA.”
A similar fight emerged around a shoreline garbage dump in Marin County. A San Anselmo-based environmental group, No Wetlands Landfill Expansion, filed suit in mid-2012 challenging the state-approved enlargement of the Redwood Landfill in Novato, the largest such facility in the county.
The landfill is near San Francisco Bay and the Petaluma River, and levees would need to be fortified and expanded in five to 10 years. “There is no indication how Redwood must design and construct the levees,” environmentalists wrote. Officials said levees were last expanded in 2008. Landfill representatives said in court filings that Redwood did not want to commit to levee expansion, given the “unknowns associated with sea level rise,” but promised to review and update flood-protection plans every few years. Again, landfill lawyers employed the same CEQA-limiting language as in other cases.
Initially, the appeals court judges were skeptical and agreed to review the climate change analysis. They said that if water breached a levee, thousands of pounds of solid waste would pour into the river and ultimately the bay. This would clearly be “an impact on the environment.”
But after reviewing the company’s planning documents, the judges ruled in favor of the landfill, saying they trusted the company to review levee improvements every five years for “the entire remaining operating life of the landfill.”
Redwood Landfill staff did not respond to requests for comment. Rebecca Ng, deputy director of Marin County’s environmental health department, said the expansion had not begun.
Lawyers Strategize Next Moves
The court rulings have strengthened the hand of lawyers working for the building industry, who gathered several times in the last year to plan their next moves on behalf of developers.
On Oct. 5, 2016, the Bay Planning Coalition, whose mission is to convene industry and municipal groups around development and watershed issues, held a meeting billed as an “expert briefing” at the law office of Wendell Rosen Black & Dean in downtown Oakland. CEQA experts distributed case summaries with key conclusions and language that could be worked directly into environmental impact reports. The main agenda item addressed the nuances of the 2015 California Building Industry Association ruling from the state Supreme Court. Planners and policymakers from local governments were invited.
Sabey, the building industry association lawyer, works at 50 California St. in San Francisco, which attorneys jokingly call “CEQA headquarters,” where the political sausage of Bay Area real estate development is made.
While lawyers on other floors of the building — which has sweeping views of the bay, including hundreds of acres of land that could someday be below sea level — may disagree, Sabey said cities have relied too much on the California Environmental Quality Act.
“There will be that case where sea level rise is a CEQA issue,” he said, “but it should be a rare bird, where you are causing an impact because of your project.”
Subramaniam Vincent contributed data analysis to this report. The story was updated to include details about wetland restoration programs in San Francisco Bay.
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The British Isles offer a great deal of variety in a very small geographical area. The options are virtually unlimited and you can pick and choose according to your interests. You’ll want to hit at least one big city like Dublin or London with their famous landmarks and shopping opportunities.
But don’t neglect the unspoiled and spectacular natural landscapes of the west of Ireland and the highlands of Scotland. England, Scotland and the six counties of Northern Ireland are all part of the United Kingdom. The remaining 26 Irish counties make up the Republic of Ireland.
Think about what you would like to get out of your holiday, bearing in mind the length of time you plan to stay. Do you want to see all the famous sights, or would you prefer to relax and enjoy a slower pace? Make a list of things you’d like to see or experience to help you plan your trip.
Travelling in the UK
Think about how you plan to travel around once you arrive. Trains and buses run between most major cities, but can be expensive depending on the route and when you plan to travel. Check out railway timetables in advance for England and Scotland using the Trainline website. Consider using a coach if money is a factor in your vacation planning: National Express runs services between cities across England and Scotland and is often cheaper than railways.
In Ireland, the rail network is more limited, but you can check times in advance for the Republic of Ireland on the Irish Rail website, while Bus Eireann is the national bus operator. In Northern Ireland, Translink operates both bus and train services and offers a journey planner tool on its website to help you plan ahead.
Research flights to find the most convenient arrival destination. If you’re more interested in seeing Ireland, several carriers run trans-Atlantic flights arriving in Dublin, Shannon and Belfast.
If you plan to spend more time in England and Scotland, you could consider arriving at one of the London airports — many international carriers fly to London Heathrow. For the trip from the airport to your hotel consider using a chauffeur service. While folks not living in the United Kingdom might view a chauffeur as something exotic and perhaps a relic of the past, people from the UK (and people who visit often) know better! For not much more than the cost of a standard taxi a person gets to ride in absolute comfort and privacy, with the side-benefit of getting a feel for the lifestyle of the old English upperclass. Chauffeur services provide airport transfers for all the major airports in the UK, including London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Birmingham, Bristol International, and more. An airport transfer service will take you to or from the airport to just about any city, including Birmingham, Gloucester, Manchester, Taunton as well as many, many others.
Think about when you’d like to visit. By American standards, the British winter is not cold, but it can feel damp, and you can expect dull skies and rain most days. Weather is usually better in the summer, with unexpectedly long days, particularly in the north of Scotland, but this is the peak time for tourists, so you can expect longer queues at visitor attractions.
Book ahead for any popular attractions to make the most of your time on vacation. Buckingham Palace in London, for example, is only open a few months each year so is very busy. Jump the queue by booking your tickets online in advance.
Get a feel for British and Irish culture by doing some of the things the British and Irish like to do. Soccer is a national pastime in both the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic — experience the atmosphere at a game to see why! Top English clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United are among the best in Europe, while Scottish and Irish clubs are usually much smaller, and as a result it’s often much easier to get hold of tickets for their games.
Where to Visit in the UK
The number of interesting, historical, modern, old places to visit in the United Kingdom are seemingly unlimited. If you visit the UK once, you’ll almost certainly consider returning again — and again. It’s simply impossible to cover even a small fraction of the places of interest in one trip. With that said, here are several of the “don’t want to miss” destinations.
Difficult to avoid on these lists, but always worthwhile, London can offer the visitor a range of different options. Trips can cover major landmarks like the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and St Paul’s Cathedral, and can also visit the world class British Museum or the National History Museum. With excellent shopping and opportunities to enjoy London’s many scenic parks, you won’t be short of options. The always reliable Rick Steves at ricksteves.com lists many of the must-see stops in London.
The Scottish Highlands
Another quiet location, the Scottish Highlands are recommended if you want to see some of Britain’s best castles and mountain ranges, with notable examples including Cairngorm. Loch Ness is also recommended.
A seaside town on the South Coast, Brighton is a short journey from London. Offering extensive shopping options and museums that celebrate the town’s maritime past, travelchannel.com points out that Brighton is also distinguished by the Royal Pavilion, and a wide range of restaurants and bars.
The Lake District
A National Park that includes a number of lakes, fells and mountains, the Lake District is strongly associated with the romance of Wordsworth’s poetry, and a long history of walking and hiking. Particularly recommended is the village of Grasmere.
The Isle of Wight
Located just off the South Coast of England, the Isle of Wight is a quick boat ride from the mainland. Ideal for family holidays, the island’s thatched houses and parks align with Osborne House, the summer home of Queen Victoria in the 19th century. Other attractions include fairgrounds, zoos, and the imposing Carisbrooke Castle.
Ideal for visiting some of the UK’s most out-of-the-way places, Cornwall includes Land’s End, the Western most point of England. Moreover, visitors can take in Penzance and the artistic community of St Ives, as well as the Eden Project, one of the most well maintained environmental centers in the world.
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Over the past few years, in the United States, the issue of sexual assault on university campuses has become increasingly prominent—the subject of student protests across the country, exposés in the mainstream press, and widely-released documentary films (see here and here). The issue is not simply that such assaults happen, but that universities are failing in their basic duties to protect students and to discipline those who commit assaults. There are many theories as to why universities are reluctant to more aggressively investigate and sanction offenders, but many assert that a root cause is the university administrators’ concern about losing public face and, worse, money. This fear is especially acute among those universities with large, renowned varsity sports teams: College athletes are disproportionately responsible for sexual assaults, but expelling or otherwise sanctioning them would cost the university money and public support.
This phenomenon—university administrators’ worries over the financial and reputational success of athletics programs leading to improper or insufficient responses to sexual assault allegations against athletes—can and should be framed as a form of systemic institutional corruption. I recognize that framing this as a problem of corruption——rather than one of negligence or callousness—is unconventional and perhaps controversial, even for people who are outraged at universities’ inadequate response to sexual assault. After all, using the language of “corruption” implies insidious motives. Yet the label is not only an apt description of the problem, but using that vocabulary, and that diagnosis, suggests alternative approaches for fixing the problem.
Corruption is usually defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. And this is exactly the right way to characterize the failure of so many universities to respond appropriately to incidents of sexual assault—at least if we understand the corrupt actor to be the university as an institution, rather than individual university administrators. (Of course, there have certainly been instances where individual university officials have abused their power by refusing to properly investigate sexual assault claims, as well as cases where the administrators themselves have been accused of sexual harassment. Those would also qualify as instances of individual corruption. But the more pervasive problem in this case is institutional corruption.) Universities have abused their powers over students in order to enrich themselves through their athletics programs. Universities neither suffer greatly nor for long when campus sexual assault scandals are revealed, and they do suffer when their athletics programs lose a star player or are otherwise compromised. As such, the administrators have very little incentive to discipline their athletes more harshly, for fear of actually losing alumni support and donations: studies have shown that participation in varsity athletics and the relative success of the teams directly and positively correlate with the frequency and amount of alumni donations.
By framing this issue as one of corruption, where universities are abusing their power—and associated responsibilities—in order to maintain an important source of revenue, the victim advocacy community may be able to conceive of different, more nuanced ways to push for reform. An anticorruption framing of the issue will shift the dialogue from a focus on individual cases, which can be explained away and ultimately forgotten, to one of serious misconduct across the nation’s universities. Framing this issue as a corruption issue can garner two distinct benefits:
- Systematizing the Problem. In the case of sexual assault alone, a disproportionate number of reported assaults involved college athletes and yet universities have the strongest incentives to protect those students: fewer than one-third of students that are found responsible for perpetrating sexual assault on campus are expelled. By systematizing and naming the problem as one of corruption — approaching this issue from a macro-level as opposed to looking at each incident of alleged assault as an isolated incident — victims’ advocates, along with anticorruption communities who might not otherwise pay much attention to the issue of campus assault, can encourage institutions to shift their incentives. This systemic corruption framework makes clearer one causal aspect of the relationship between athlete behavior and university lenience.
- Capitalizing on the Public Commitment to Anticorruption Norms. Systemic corruption is likely a more compelling justification for sanctioning athletes than pointing to individual ethical infractions. There is a general cultural aversion in the United States to corruption, and a celebration of honesty and transparency. Overlooking corruption in universities runs counter to those anticorruption values. Naming something has normative force: even if all the pieces are already there, actually labeling an act or policy has strong persuasive power. Labeling makes clear the moral stakes of an act. One consequence of leveraging the normative force of the corruption label is that this might be more effective in prompting regulatory or regional bodies, like the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to take action against universities who fail to discipline athletes. The NCAA has the power to impose sanctions such as revoking a university’s membership in the athletic conference in which it plays, rescinding wins from a team, or banning players.
Underlying this post is an assumption that people — and lots of them — care about corruption, such that framing the problem of university sexual assault as an institutional corruption issue will drastically alter the landscape for opportunities for productive change. The victims’ advocacy community should capitalize on and channel that kind of anticorruption instinct and use it to make inroads in the fight against campus sexual assault.
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– Panduit Australia partners up with UniSA Electric Vehicle Program, supporting green energy solutions and local engineering grass routs development
Panduit, a leading global provider of electrical and network infrastructure solutions, has partnered up as a Sponsor of the UniSA Motorsport team.
University of South Australia’s Motorsport is an inclusive team that brings together students from various disciplines to learn in a real-world scenario, by project managing and competing in a modern design and engineering-based competition.
Since 2002, the team has regularly entered the Formula SAE Australasian competition. The team conceives, designs, and builds a formula style race car and in doing so gains real-world experience in working on an exciting project.
UniSA launched the award-winning EV Platform in 2019.
What is Formula SAE?
Formula SAE is a student led design competition organized by SAE international.
The Australasian competition is held in Victoria each year in December and brings together universities from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
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Himalayan Tibet Museum
This is the newest museum in Darjeeling inaugurated on 2nd July 2015 by revered Tibetan guru Gurung Tulku Nima Hoiser Rinpoche. The timing was so chosen to coincide with the 80th birthday celebration of Dalai Lama.
The museum is located on Gandhi road and within easy walking distance from the town center (i.e. the clock tower area). As the name suggests, the museum is mainly about the Tibetan community although it has several exhibits and artifacts of other communities along the Himalayan belt as well.
There are other Tibetan museums in India, but they mostly focus on the religious aspects of Tibetans. This museum has its main focus on the history and culture of the Tibetans rather than their religious backgrounds. And the reason for that being it's a unit of Manjushree Centre of Tibetan Culture which is a well known non-profit organization in Darjeeling that has been working on preservation of Tibetan history, heritage, culture and language since long.
Himalayan Tibet Museum
The museum is located at the ground floor of Manjushree Centre. Upstairs, the organization also runs a small lodging-only budget hotel called Tibet Home
which helps to generate some funding. But there is a strange background to why and how this museum was first conceived. The president of Manjushree Centre Ngawang Tenzin Gyatso was in Lhasa of Tibet in 2007 when he visited the National Museum there. It is built on the theme of Chinese occupied Tibet.
He figured out that the Chinese had manipulated the history of Tibet to support their own story and misrepresented the facts about Tibetan history and culture. He decided to create a Tibetan museum in Darjeeling to straighten out the facts.
The construction of the museum started several years back as the funding started trickling in from the local Tibetan community and also through the help from local MP. I was there in September 2011 when the initial construction was going on at the ground floor of the building.
Early days (2011), workers crafting wooden blocks
The workers were creating wooden blocks for artwork at the roof of the building which were manually transported to the ground floor and fixed along the ceiling of the museum hall.
See the wooden blocks are fixed near the ceiling
Now the museum is full of priceless exhibits & artifacts. One of the most striking displays is a large 3-dimensional structure on the floor depicting the Himalayas and the plateau. You can learn about the ancient civilization of Tibet and also about its first king Nyatri Tsenpo who reigned from 127 BC.
Dalai Lama himself has donated many articles and exhibits to the museum including a statue of Buddha, diamond sutra text which is written in golden colored ink, prayer bells etc. You will also find portraits of eminent Tibetologists like Alexander Csoma De Koros - a Hungarian who was the first to write dictionary as well as grammars in Tibetan language after tireless efforts.
He died in 1842 in Darjeeling and his grave can still be seen in Old Cemetery
. Other such eminent Tibetologists who were also connected to Darjeeling and whose portraits can be seen in the museum includes Sarat Chandra Das, Gendun Chopel and George Nicolas De Roerich.
Replica of Potala Palace
Some of the other highlights at the museum includes the wonderful replica of Potala Palace (which is a fortress in Lhasa of Tibet and it used to be a winter palace for Dalai Lamas between 1649 to 1959, it is now a museum and a world heritage site), seats of Dalai Lama and that of the Government in Tibet which existed before the Chinese invasion took place in 1959.
Himalayan Tibet Museum is open on all days except Wednesday.
During summer it is open between 9:30am to 5pm. During winter between 10am to 4pm.
Admission fee is Rs. 50/- per adult, Rs. 25 for child (6 - 15 years), free below 6.
There is no charge for photography inside.
12 Gandhi Road, at the Ground Floor of Manjushree Center of Tibetan Culture. It's quite close to Bethany school. From Keventer's, it's only about 2-3 minutes walk.
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Newly-elected Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to ensure the continuation of mass vaccination as the Department of Education plans to fully reopen all schools in November. The report on this was written by ArgyllCyrus Geducos and published by the Manila Bulletin last July 6, 2022.
In a statement released by Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles, she said that vaccination is an “essential part of returning to face-to-face classes”.
Editor’s Note: We know that the number of vaccinated students in the Philippines has not risen up in recent weeks. Also, despite the approval of booster shots for children aged 12 to 17 years, very few are lining up to take them [see DOH Wants Vaccine Sites In Schools Due To Low Vaccination Rate Among Pediatric Group, DOH Approves COVID Boosters For Minors].
Will Marcos require vaccination before children can join face-to-face classes? [Read Will Bongbong Marcos Make Vaccination Mandatory for Students? Also read Bongbong Marcos Wants an Immunization Registry System in Every LGU].
What kind of vaccination regime will he impose this time? Just like the rest of the Philippines, we are all waiting for answers, but we have very little hope that Marcos has the courage to stand against the globalists.
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Brazil, the world's largest coffee bean producer, recently announced that it is facing the worst drought in 91 years, affecting local hydropower generation and agricultural production, causing the prices of related crops to soar, and coffee bean futures soaring to a nearly four-and-a-half-year high. News of the drought in Brazil quickly pushed up coffee futures. Prices of Arabica beans, favored by boutique cafes and premium brands, continued to rise, hitting their highest level in nearly seven years. Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer and its coffee production is critical to global supply. Analysts expect Brazil’s next year’s coffee bean harvest to fall by 5% to 10%, or even more, over the next two years, and the price increase brought about by the cut is a foregone conclusion.
Like coffee beans, the price of Inconel718 powder keeps going up.
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Colorado Department of Transportation
This week, both lanes of U.S. 160 will be shifted to the center of the highway for overpass work at mile marker 127.3. Secondarily, at the intersection of Colo. 151 and U.S. 160, a slight detour will be in place east of the existing road to enable installation of a deer guard (similar to a cattle guard).
In the next couple of weeks, a full nighttime shutdown of U.S. 160 will take place for approximately five nights. Motorists will use Colo. 151. Advance public notice will be given prior to the detour. Shutting down U.S. 160 is necessary for the construction of the wildlife overpass.
The project spans for 2 miles, approximately 13 miles west of Pagosa Springs and 37 miles east of Durango (mile markers 126-128). New safety features for motorists and animals will include:
• Wildlife underpass.
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• An 8-foot-tall exclusion fence along both sides of U.S. 160.
• Earthen escape ramps and deer guards.
• Extension of the existing westbound passing lane and left-turn acceleration lane on U.S. 160 at the Colo. 151 intersection.
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This knife is probably the most American knife ever made. You know that because it was forged using three food items that Americans love: beer, bacon, and French fries.
Making a knife with beer, bacon, and fries must've been hard, but Steve found a way to make it possible.
Before utilizing any of the food ingredients, he made sure that the knife wouldn't give users heartburn by "carburizing," or hardening the blade with Tums.
Then began the actual incorporation of the food ingredients. During the heating and cooling of the metal needed to temper and set the knife, Calvert chose to dunk the steel knife in beer in what can only be described as a nuclear symphony.
Photo courtesy of Steve Calvert (Green Beetle)
The bacon and French fries were coated with resin and carefully set into the hilt of the knife before attaching the blade — and thus, the "Fast Food Knife" was born.
It was an intensive process that took several days, but resulted in the most patriotic knife ever constructed since Paul Revere was a silversmith.
The knife is as functional as it is gimmicky, with Calvert demonstrating it cutting through paper and fast food with extreme ease. It's definitely an eye-turning knife, and although it's not likely to be mass-produced, it's an interesting blade to add to Calvert's growing collection of custom-made knives.
I personally feel that it's deserving of a place in the Smithsonian.
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Since the pandemic began, people tell me they've been thinking a lot more about kindness. Maybe they've noticed the mutual aid groups that have sprung up around the world to help during lockdowns, or perhaps it's because the cessation of normal everyday life has forced them to reconsider their values and what really matters in life.
Kindness might once have been considered something of a soft topic, but it has begun to be taken seriously within academic research. When developmental psychologist Robin Banerjee – who is leading a new study on kindness in partnership with the BBC – surveyed past research, he found just 35 papers on kindness in psychology journals in the whole of the 1980s. In the past decade, there were more than 1,000.
But there is still plenty to discover, so the BBC has just launched a huge online public science project called the Kindness Test, in collaboration with a team from the University of Sussex in the UK. It's open now and many thousands of people from all over the globe have already completed it. The hope is that this research will start the process of obtaining a fuller picture of kindness in today's world.
Here's what some of those thousand research papers can already tell us, and what is still to be discovered:
Acting kindly makes us feel good
One morning, people walking down a street in the Canadian city of Vancouver were asked to take part in an experiment run by the American psychologist Elizabeth Dunn. They were given an envelope containing either a $5 or $20 note. Half the people were instructed to spend the money on themselves. The other half were instructed to use the money to buy a present for someone else or to donate the money to charity. In both cases, they had until 17:00 that day to spend the money.
That evening, the researchers spoke to all the participants. The first group said they'd bought a variety of things for themselves, such as sushi, earrings and coffee. People from the second group bought toys for their relatives, edible gifts or gave money to homeless people in the street. Then the researchers asked each participant to rate their mood.
Whether they had $5 or $20 made no difference, nor did what they bought. What mattered was who they spent their money on. The people who had spent it on someone else felt significantly happier than those who treated themselves.
This is just one of many studies which has found that acting kindly can improve your wellbeing. In a meta-analysis Oliver Scott Curry at the University of Oxford found that behaving kindly can have a small to medium effect on our wellbeing.
Neuroscientific research confirms that the warm glow we experience when we do something nice for someone shows up in our brain’s reward system.
Speaking to me on the BBC radio programme The Kindness Test, Sussex University neuroscientist Dan Campbell-Meiklejohn told me that this can seem counterintuitive. "Kindness can cost us, yet we experience a sense of reward in parts of our brain when we are kind to others, just as we do when eat yummy food or have a pleasant surprise. These parts of the brain become active and motivate us to do them again and again."
Kindness is contagious
Kind acts can have a ripple effect. Just hearing that someone else has behaved kindly can motivate us to do the same. In a now classic study of social norms by Robert Cialdini and his colleagues, when a notice in a hotel bathroom told people that the majority of guests choose to reuse their towels, the more likely they were to be kind to the planet and keep their towels instead of having them replaced with fresh ones.
Many different lab studies have found that people "pay it forward", if they receive kindness they are then kinder to others. For example in a study by Monica Bartlett back in 2006, people were asked to complete a dull task on a computer before it was "accidentally" unplugged. For some participants, a stooge would kindly sort out the problem for them, saving them from wasting time starting all over again. The other half of the participants were shown a funny film instead. Those on the receiving end of kindness were more likely to agree to help the experimenters by taking part in another study.
It should be noted that later research has shown that paying it forward isn't always positive. Greed, as well as kindness, can be paid forward to complete strangers too.
Acting kindly can make you feel less anxious
When students who experience social anxiety were asked to perform acts of kindness for four weeks, such as doing their roommate's washing up or donating to charity, their social anxiety and desire to avoid social situations was reduced, compared with a group who weren't asked to do the kind acts.
Jennifer Trew from Simon Fraser University, who conducted the study, believes acting kindly may have helped the students to have more positive expectations about social situations, instead of dreading them. It was notable that the biggest effect was at the start.
Even toddlers can be kind
Toddlers are of course famous for their tantrums. We tend to assume that at such a young age they can never understand another's perspective. They often appear unmoved if their sibling howls in distress, but experiments show that they are capable of kindness.
In one study, a researcher is hanging up washing, but then runs out of pegs. Meanwhile, it's been arranged that the toddler playing nearby opens a box, finding either another peg, a marble to use in their own game or a useless piece of plastic. Digital analysis of their body language showed that on the whole they were just as delighted to find the peg for the researcher as they were at finding the marble for themselves. Research with older children and teenagers has also found a capacity for kindness.
So there is plenty that we already know about kindness from experiments conducted in the lab. These studies are sometimes small, but when put together a picture of the state of the kindness starts to emerge. Yet even some of those working in the field have argued that the whole idea of kindness still needs to be unpacked and that more research is needed on how individuals differ in their kindness, and how it impacts societies.
Our research project, the Kindness Test, looks at the place of kindness in everyday life. and these are among the many questions it addresses:
What are the most common kind acts that people carry out?
Is the most common act of kindness picking up something a stranger has dropped, giving money to charity, paying someone a compliment, or maybe something else? And who do we tend to be kindest to?
Neuroscientific research shows that our brains have a different emotional response to news stories of others coming to harm, depending on where in the world those people are. "It takes many more people abroad to have the same effect as a story about a single individual at home," says Dan Campbell-Meiklejohn. "So some charities and age groups have a massive challenge to overcome our emotional responses and to get support to those people that need it the most."
So how does this play out in everyday life? Are we kindest to friends and family, to people like us or to strangers?
Where do people most often experience kindness?
In their homes? Out in the street in the city? In the countryside? Or maybe at work? A huge sample of people is needed in order to answer this kind of question.
How is kindness viewed at work?
In the cut-throat world of business, is there a place for kindness? Hopefully we've all worked with kind people, so we know kind acts do take place at work, and many of us wouldn't have survived in our jobs without colleagues showing us the ropes. But is kindness viewed as a strength at work and encouraged, or perceived as a weakness which could lose you your competitive edge?
What prevents us from being kind?
We all know that kindness can be a good thing and many of us try to be kind when we can. But it's not always easy. So what are the barriers to being kinder? Is it that we don't notice when someone needs something, that we're afraid of looking weak, or perhaps with strangers we're embarrassed to offer help in case they don't need it or we're mistaken about a situation, or we're just too shy to speak at all? Perhaps with Covid-19 around us, we prefer to keep our distance? There could be all sorts of reasons preventing us from being kinder. Or is it that we're just selfish and not bothered?
The Kindness Test asks for your views on kindness. There are no right or wrong answers. If you fill it in, at the end you get a sneak preview of some of the results so far. Please go to thekindnesstest.org to take part.
And thank you to the thousands who already have. You're very kind.
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Robotics: A Brief History
The word "robot" conjures
up a variety of images, from R2D2 and C3PO of Star Wars fame; to
human-like machines that exist to serve their creators (perhaps in the
form of the cooking and cleaning Rosie in the popular cartoon
series the Jetsons); to the Rover Sojourner, which explored the
Martian landscape as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. Some people
may alternatively perceive robots as dangerous technological ventures that
will someday lead to the demise of the human race, either by outsmarting
or outmuscling us and taking over the world, or by turning us into completely
technology-dependent beings who passively sit by and program robots to
do all of our work. In fact, the first use of the word "robot" occurred
in a play about mechanical men that are built to work on factory assembly
lines and that rebel against their human masters. These machines
in R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), written by Czech playwright
Karl Capek in 1921, got their name from the Czech word for slave.
Origins of "robot" and
The word "robotics"
was also coined by a writer. Russian-born American science-fiction
writer Isaac Asimov first used the word in 1942 in his short story "Runabout."
Asimov had a much brighter and more optimistic opinion of the robot's role
in human society than did Capek. He generally characterized the robots
in his short stories as helpful servants of man and viewed robots as "a
better, cleaner race." Asimov also proposed three "Laws of Robotics"
that his robots, as well as sci-fi robotic characters of many other stories,
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human
being to come to harm.
A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such
orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does
not conflict with the First or Second Law.
So what exactly is a robot? This actually turns out to be a rather
difficult question. Several definitions exist, including the following:
Definitions of "robot"
"A reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator
designed to move material, parts, tools, or specialized devices through
various programmed motions for the performance of a variety of task."
Robot Institute of America, 1979
"An automatic device that performs functions
normally ascribed to humans or a machine in the form of a human."
"a reprogrammable manipulator device"
British Department of Industry
"Robotics is that field concerned with the intelligent
connection of perception to action."
One of the first instances of a mechanical device built to regularly carry
out a particular physical task occurred around 3000 B.C.: Egyptian
water clocks used human figurines to strike the hour bells. In 400
B.C., Archytus of Taremtum, inventor of the pulley and the screw, also
invented a wooden pigeon that could fly. Hydraulically-operated statues
that could speak, gesture, and prophecy were commonly constructed in Hellenic
Egypt during the second century B.C.
Early Conceptions of
In the first century A.D., Petronius Arbiter made a doll that could move
like a human being. Giovanni Torriani created a wooden robot that
could fetch the Emperor's daily bread from the store in 1557. Robotic
inventions reached a relative peak (before the 20th century) in the 1700s;
countless ingenius, yet impractical, automata (i.e. robots) were created
during this time period. The 19th century was also filled with new
robotic creations, such as a talking doll by Edison and a steam-powered
robot by Canadians. Although these inventions throughout history
may have planted the first seeds of inspiration for the modern robot, the
scientific progress made in the 20th century in the field of robotics surpass
previous advancements a thousandfold.
The earliest robots as we know them were created in the early 1950s by
George C. Devol, an inventor from Louisville, Kentucky. He invented
and patented a reprogrammable manipulator called "Unimate," from "Universal
Automation." For the next decade, he attempted to sell his product
in the industry, but did not succeed. In the late 1960s, businessman/engineer
Joseph Engleberger acquired Devol's robot patent and was able to modify
it into an industrial robot and form a company called Unimation to produce
and market the robots. For his efforts and successes, Engleberger
is known in the industry as "the Father of Robotics."
The first modern robots
Academia also made much progress in the creation new robots. In 1958
at the Stanford Research Institute, Charles Rosen led a research team in
developing a robot called "Shakey." Shakey was far more advanced
than the original Unimate, which was designed for specialized, industrial
applications. Shakey could wheel around the room, observe the scene
with his television "eyes," move across unfamiliar surroundings, and to
a certain degree, respond to his environment. He was given his name
because of his wobbly and clattering movements.
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If you are a Labrador owner, you will know how fun, loving and trainable Labradors are. You may also know that mostly, this breed absolutely loves food! Labradors are historically a working breed, and are still common companions for farmers as well as being excellent gundogs. They are a hardy breed, that are designed to spend their days being active with their owners. Our modern lives don’t always make provision for this, especially as many of us may now be working from home. Whilst it’s wonderful to have a Labrador-shaped foot warmer under the desk, it’s important to remember that (rather like us humans) sitting still all day can contribute to weight gain for dogs.
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- Being overweight can be the cause of health problems in dogs
- The first step is to recognize and accept that your pet may be looking a little more portly than previously
- Once you have body condition scored or weighed your pet, the next thing to do is to book an appointment with a Vet or Veterinary Nurse at your local clinic
- Remember, there’s always help just a phone call away
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Being overweight can be the cause of health problems in dogs
In fact, even being a little overweight can increase the risk of a number of health issues, such as:
- Increased risk of health conditions such as diabetes
- Increased risk under anaesthetic. This is important to consider as you never know when your pet may have an accident or need an operation.
- Increased cancer risk
- Faster progression or onset of osteoarthritis and its associated complications
- Exercise intolerance and increased risk of injury due to overloading of joints
- Breathing problems
- Increased chance of developing urinary incontinence
So, if your lovely Labrador has gained a few extra pounds, we’ve got some great top tips to help you get them back into shape whilst boosting your Labrador-Human bond!
The first step is to recognize and accept that your pet may be looking a little more portly than previously
This can be difficult if you see them every day, as weight gain can be a slow process, meaning that it can creep up on us. Now that Veterinary services are more open and available again, it’s worth getting your pet weighed on their specially calibrated dog scales. However, this isn’t the only thing you can do! If getting out to the vets is tricky, try using a Canine Body Condition Score Chart. You can find these online (such as this one here); they are great resources for helping you monitor your pet’s condition. They can be especially useful for Labradors, as there is such a variation in body type within this breed. For some Labradors, being 20kg would mean they would look too thin. However, for a lighter-built Labrador, 20kg might be the ideal weight. Using a body condition score eliminates this problem.
Once you have body condition scored or weighed your pet, the next thing to do is to book an appointment with a Vet or Veterinary Nurse at your local clinic
It’s important to have them examine your dog. This is so they can rule out any medical reasons for weight gain (such as thyroid problems or hormone disturbances). Veterinary Nurses often run weight clinics too, so they will be able to guide you through the journey, ensuring your pet loses weight safely and steadily.
If your Lab gets a clean bill of health, you can begin to make some changes to help them slim down. Here are our top tips!
As mentioned above, that initial body condition score or weight check is really important. However, it’s not just a case of doing this at the beginning of the journey. Regular condition scoring and weight checks are essential to help you stay on track and ensure that the weight loss is safe.
This can be a brilliant way of helping you track what your pet is eating. It also can be useful for the Veterinary Nurses at your clinic if they are helping you with your dog’s weight loss journey. Sticking a chart on the fridge for all the family to fill in whenever they feed the dog is a great way to get everyone involved and to help count the calories. It will also help you identify whether your Labrador is being fed anything you were not aware of. And will quantify their daily calorie intake. This can then help you work out how you can strip back the diet to achieve your desired result. Or how you might need to alter the diet if you are not achieving the weight loss you had hoped for.
Whilst increasing exercise alone won’t be enough to help your Labrador lose weight, it will help. Depending on how much weight your dog is carrying, you may need to be very careful about exercise as some dogs will struggle. Exercise places an increased demand on the heart and limbs. So the more weight your dog has to lose, the more careful you need to be. Steady, consistent exercise is great. Weightless exercise such as hydrotherapy can be really useful if your Vet is happy that it’s safe to do this.
There are also some cool things you can do at home to help increase mobility. Things such as using ‘snuffle boxes’ to feed your dog their dry food are fun and prevent the classic Labrador trait of eating a whole bowl of food in record time! Snuffle boxes are easy to make – simply take a large box and cut it down to make a shallow tray. Fill this with old boxes, loo rolls, scrunched up packing paper, or other pet-safe items such as tennis balls. Then throw in a handful of your dog’s daily kibble ration and watch them having fun snuffling around to find the food whilst staying active! Playing scent games is also a low impact, fun way to keep your dog mobile, and it will be wonderful for your bond.
Lots of owners really struggle with feeling guilty about not allowing their dogs treats whilst they are on a weight loss programme. This is completely understandable – we all love treating our pets, and we all know that Labradors just LOVE treats! There are some great ways to still treat your dog without adding to their calories. Measuring out their daily food allowance helps you to control the amount of food your Lab eats. Using a handful of this allowance as treats during the day is a great way of still being able to give your dog a treat without feeding them unnecessary calories. (Remember – just the act of being given something by the owner is what is valuable to the dog. It’s not always about the treat itself – even for food-orientated dogs like Labradors!)
Remember, there’s always help just a phone call away
If you’re trying to help your Lab shed a few pounds, but find that what you’re doing isn’t really working, then the Veterinary Nurses and Vets at the clinic will be very happy to help you. Some pets require prescription weight-loss food for a period of time to help them slim down. And those that have underlying health conditions may need some help to achieve their target weight.
The great thing is, helping your Labrador along this journey will be amazing for your bond – all those lovely steady walks in the winter sunshine will be a boost for you both, and playing fun training games to burn off calories will result not only in a better-trained dog but one that you are super bonded to, ready to go out and enjoy yourselves together.
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`I learnt a lot from this book, which is very clear and carefully explains a wide range of multivariate techniques, basing them all on a consistent explanatory framework. It will be invaluable for social scientists wanting to progress beyond an introductory level of statistics' - Nigel Gilbert, University of Surrey
"The book combines a sound and clear exposition of GLMs with a wealth of practical tips. Even for those already familiar with most of the techniques covered it would be an excellent refresher course."
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Some explanations could be more explicit e.g. in multiple logistic regression how to interpret a TWO unit increase or a TEN unit increase or a ONE HUNDRED unit increase in variable x1, since this often causes concern and misunderstanding.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Saturday summarized the achievements of the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit saying it "reaped rich fruits".
Leaders and representatives from 45 Asian and European nations attended the two-day summit, including 10 heads of state and 26 heads of government and regional organizations, said Yang.
More than 1,800 Chinese and foreign journalists from 51 countries came to Beijing to report on ASEM, he added..
"The summit was a pragmatic, open meeting, which embodied the strong wills of Asia and Europe in meeting challenges and seeking common development," Yang said.
Three documents were adopted, namely the ASEM Statement on the International Financial Situation, the Beijing Declaration on Sustainable Development, and the Chair's Statement, which included 17 cooperation proposals.
The current global financial crisis was the top subject of ASEM.
Asian and European leaders agreed to enhance information sharing, policy exchanges, and pragmatic cooperation on supervision and management in the financial sector and effectively monitor, prevent and respond to financial risks to ensure sustained, stable and sound economic growth.
"Agreement is conducive to restoring market confidence and safeguarding world economic and financial stability," he said.
The leaders also discussed food security, disaster relief, sustainable development, climate change, said Yang.
The Beijing Declaration says all parties concerned are committed to promoting the realization of the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as scheduled.
The Chair's Statement passed proposals on the economic, social, cultural and sustainable development cooperation between Asia and Europe.
"These proposals showed that the ASEM has started from dialogues and exchanges, to head for pragmatic cooperation," said Yang.
He said China has appealed to promote regional financial dialogue and cooperation and for reform of international monetary and financial systems. It had also proposed to build an Asian-European eco-city net, hold an Asian-European cultural and art festival, enhance trade safety between the two continents and promote disaster relief cooperation.
"The summit has given the world a better understanding of China and stronger confidence of China's development," said Yang.
He added, more than 40 bilateral meetings were held between Chinese and other leaders who came to Beijing for state or official visits.
"The summit plays a key role in the process of Asian-European cooperation and will definitely push forward the new partnership between countries of Asia and Europe, contribute to global peace, prosperity and harmony," Yang said in his concluding remarks.
The 45 ASEM member states and organizations account for more than half of the world's total GDP amount, and some 60 percent of the world's population and trade volume.
(Xinhua News Agency October 26, 2008)
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A minor earthquake magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from La Parguera in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -67.005° West, 17.9418° North, depth 5 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/02/20 / 2020-02-29 19:59:13 / February 29, 2020 @ 7:59 pm. The 2.84-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:59:13 / 3:59 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2020060043. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020060043. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manatí, Morovis, Barceloneta. The epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifteen, in the past 30 days three hundred and eighty-two and in the last 365 days one thousand, four hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel the quake?
How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 5 km SE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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PRINTED BY: email@example.com. Printing is for personal, private use only. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted without publisher’s prior permission. Violators will be prosecuted. management policies and practices that promote organizational effectiveness. Human resource metrics (quantitative measures of some human resource management activities, such as employee turnover) are critical in creating high-performance human resource policies and practices. This is because they enable managers to benchmark their own practices against those of successful organizations.
3-3. Give an example of hierarchical planning in an organization.
3-4. What is the difference between a corporate strategy and a competitive strategy? Give one example of each. 3-5. Explain why strategic planning is important to all managers. 3-6. Explain with examples each of the eight steps in the strategic management process.
3-7. Explain with examples how human resources management can be instrumental in helping a company create a competitive advantage.
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3-8. With three or four other students, form a strategic management group for your college or university. Your assignment is to develop the outline of a strategic plan for the college or university. This should include such things as strategic goals; and corporate, competitive, and functional strategies. In preparing your plan, make sure to show the main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats the college faces, and which prompted you to develop your particular strategic plans. 3-9. Using the Internet or library resources, review the annual reports of five companies. Bring to class examples of how those companies say they are using their HR processes to help the company achieve its strategic goals. 3-10. Interview an HR manager and write a short report on “The Strategic Roles of the HR Manager at XYZ Company.” 3-11. Using the Internet or library resources, bring to class and discuss at least two examples of how companies are using an HR scorecard to help create HR systems that support the company’s strategic aims. Do all managers seem to mean the same thing when they refer to HR scorecards? If not, how do they differ? 3-12. In teams of four or five students, choose a company for which you will develop an outline of a strategic HR plan. What seem to be this company’s main strategic aims? What is the firm’s competitive strategy? What would the strategic map for this company look like? How would you summarize your recommended strategic HR policies for this company?
3-13. Appendix A , PHR and SPHR Knowledge Base, at the
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end of this book (pages 580–588) lists the knowledge someone studying for the HRCI certification exam needs to have in each area of human resource management (such as in Strategic Management, Workforce Planning, and Human Resource Development). In groups of four to five students, do four things: (1) review Appendix A ; (2) identify the material in this chapter that relates to the required knowledge Appendix A lists; (3) write four multiple-choice exam questions on this material that you believe would be suitable for inclusion in the HRCI exam; and (4) if time permits, have someone from your team post your team’s questions in front of the class, so that students in all teams can answer the exam questions created by the other teams.
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A few years ago, Starbucks was facing serious challenges. Sales per store were stagnant or declining, and its growth rate and profitability were down. Many believed that its introduction of breakfast foods had diverted its “baristas” from their traditional jobs as coffee-preparation experts. McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts were introducing lower-priced but still high-grade coffees. Starbucks’ former CEO stepped back into the company’s top job. You need to help him formulate a new direction for his company.
The purpose of this exercise is to give you experience in developing an HR strategy, in this case, by developing one for Starbucks.
You should be thoroughly familiar with the material in this chapter.
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Set up groups of three or four students for this exercise. You are probably already quite familiar with what it’s like to have a cup of coffee or tea in a Starbucks coffee shop, but if not, spend some time in one prior to this exercise. Meet in groups and develop an outline for an HR strategy for Starbucks Corp. Assume that for a corporate strategy Starbucks will remain primarily an international chain of coffee shops. Your outline should include four basic elements: a business/competitive strategy for Starbucks, the workforce requirements (in terms of employee competencies and behaviors) this strategy requires, specific HR policies and the activities necessary to produce these workforce requirements, and suggestions for metrics to measure the success of the HR strategy.
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Chip Conley is the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JDV), a collection of boutique hotels, restaurants, and spas in California. The kitschy atmosphere of the boutiques allows JDV to differentiate itself from both the luxury and the chain hotels. Customer loyalty is so great that JDV relies primarily on word-of-mouth advertising and spends little on traditional advertising methods.
3-14. How does Joie de Vivre Hospitality differentiate its boutique hotels from other hotel offerings in the area? 3-15. How did Chip Conley and Joie de Vivre Hospitality demonstrate great strategic flexibility during the dot-com crash and post-9/11 industry recession? 3-16. What is Joie de Vivre’s philosophy on advertising for its hotels? How does this support the firm’s strategic aims? 3-17. Similarly, list five specific human resource management practices that you would suggest JDV use in order to produce the employee behaviors required to achieve JDV’s strategic aims.
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Siemens is a 150-year-old German company, but it’s not the company it was even a few years ago. Until recently, Siemens focused on producing electrical products. Today the firm has diversified into software, engineering, and services. It is also global, with more than 400,000 employees working in 190 countries. In other words, Siemens became a world leader by pursuing a corporate strategy that emphasized diversifying into high-tech products and services, and doing so on a global basis.
With a corporate strategy like that, human resource management plays a big role at Siemens. Sophisticated engineering and services require more focus on employee selection, training, and compensation than in the average firm, and globalization requires delivering these services globally. Siemens sums up the basic themes of its HR strategy in several points. These include:
A living company is a learning company. The high-tech nature of Siemens’ business means that employees must be able to learn on a continuing basis. Siemens uses its system of combined classroom and hands-on apprenticeship training around the world to help facilitate this. It also offers employees extensive continuing education and management development.
Global teamwork is the key to developing and using all the potential of the firm’s human resources. Because it is so important for employees throughout Siemens to feel free to work together and interact, employees have to understand the whole process, not just bits and pieces. To support this, Siemens provides extensive training and development. It also ensures that all employees feel they’re part of a strong, unifying corporate identity. For example, HR uses cross-border, cross-cultural experiences as prerequisites for career advances.
A climate of mutual respect is the basis of all relationships —within the company and with society. Siemens contends that the wealth of nationalities, cultures, languages, and outlooks
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represented by its employees is one of its most valuable assets. It therefore engages in numerous HR activities aimed at building openness, transparency, and fairness, and supporting diversity.
3-18. Based on the information in this case, provide examples for Siemens of at least four strategically required organizational outcomes, and four required workforce competencies and behaviors. 3-19. Identify at least four strategically relevant HR policies and activities that Siemens has instituted in order to help human resource management contribute to achieving Siemens’ strategic goals. 3-20. Provide a brief illustrative outline of a strategy map for Siemens.
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As a recent graduate and as a person who keeps up with the business press, Jennifer Carter is familiar with the benefits of programs such as total quality management and high-performance work systems.
Jack, her father, actually installed a total quality program of sorts at Carter, and it has been in place for about 5 years. This program takes the form of employee meetings. Jack holds employee meetings periodically, but particularly when there is a serious problem in a store—such as poor-quality work or machine breakdowns. When problems like these arise, instead of trying to diagnose them himself or with Jennifer, he contacts all the employees in that store and meets with them when the store closes. Hourly employees get extra pay for these meetings. The meetings have been useful in helping Jack to identify and rectify several problems. For example, in one store all the fine white blouses were coming out looking dingy. It turned out that the cleaner/spotter had been ignoring the company rule that required cleaning (“boiling down”) the perchloroethylene cleaning fluid before washing items like these. As a result, these fine white blouses were being washed in cleaning fluid that had residue from other, earlier washes.
Jennifer now wonders whether these employee meetings should be expanded to give the employees an even bigger role in managing the Carter stores’ quality. “We can’t be everywhere watching everything all the time,” she said to her father. “Yes, but these people only earn about $8 to $15 per hour. Will they really want to act like mini-managers?” he replied.
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3-21. Would you recommend that the Carters expand their quality program? If so, specifically what form should it take? 3-22. Assume the Carters want to institute a high-performance work system as a test program in one of their stores. Write a one-page outline summarizing important HR practices you think they should focus on.
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*The accompanying strategy map for this chapter is in the MyManagementLab, and the overall map on the inside back cover of this text outlines the relationships involved.
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* Written by and copyright Gary Dessler, PhD. Starting as a single hotel in a Paris suburb in 1990, the Hotel Paris now comprises a chain of nine hotels, with two in France, one each in London and Rome, and others in New York, Miami, Washington, Chicago, and Los Angeles. As a corporate strategy, the Hotel Paris’s management and owners want to continue to expand geographically. They believe doing so will let them capitalize on their reputation for good service, by providing multicity alternatives for their satisfied guests. The problem is, their reputation for good service has been deteriorating. If they cannot improve service, it would be unwise for them to expand, since their guests might prefer other hotels after trying the Hotel Paris.
Several things are complicating their problem. Elected in 2012, French president Francois Hollande has been unable to halt or even slow the country’s economic decline. His attempts to impose incremental tax rates of 75% on wealthy citizens are prompting many to contemplate leaving France. Furthermore, many tourists—faced with similar economic challenges elsewhere—are increasingly staying at short-term rental apartments in Paris, found on the Web, for a fraction of what a fine hotel stay might cost.
Top management, with input from the HR and other managers, and with the board of directors’ approval, chooses a new competitive strategy and formulates new strategic goals. They decide: “The Hotel Paris International will use superior guest services to differentiate the Hotel Paris properties, and to thereby increase the length of stays and the return rate of guests, and thus boost revenues and profitability.” All Hotel Paris managers—including the director of HR services—must now formulate strategies that support this competitive strategy.
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The Hotel Paris’s basic strategy is to use superior guest services to expand geographically. For HR director Lisa Cruz, reviewing the hotel’s activities makes it clear that achieving the hotel’s strategic aims means achieving a number of required organizational outcomes. For example, Lisa and her management colleagues must take steps that produce fewer customer complaints and more written compliments, more frequent guest returns and longer stays, and higher guest expenditures per visit.
The question facing Lisa, then, is this: What competencies and behaviors must our hotel’s employees exhibit, if we are to produce required organizational outcomes such as fewer customer complaints, more compliments, and more frequent guest returns? Thinking through this question helps Lisa come up with an answer. For example, the hotel’s required employee competencies and behaviors would include, “high- quality front-desk customer service,” “taking calls for reservations in a friendly manner,” “greeting guests at the front door,” and “processing guests’ room service meals efficiently.” All require motivated, high-morale employees.
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The HR manager’s task now is to identify and specify the HR policies and activities that will enable the hotel to produce these crucial workforce competencies and behaviors. For example, “high-quality front-desk customer service” is one such required behavior. From this, the HR director identifies HR activities to produce such front-desk customer service efforts. For example, she decides to institute practices to improve the disciplinary fairness and justice in the company, with the aim of improving employee morale. Her assumption is that enhanced
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Pauline has been involved in Prehistory since 2001 when she started volunteering at Archaeolink Prehistory Park. Archaeolink was an award winning educational and tourist facility which allowed visitors to step back in time to the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and the times of Mons Graupius and the Roman Invasion of Aberdeenshire.
When Archaeolink closed in 2010, Pauline and three other living history friends became The Rhynie Wifies – a living history group who have appeared at Castles Fraser and Drum (NTS) as well as Skara Brae and Fort George’s “Celebration of The Centuries” (Historic Scotland) as well as many other venues.
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Bitcoin mining is the process by which new bitcoins are entered into circulation; it is also the way that new transactions are confirmed by the network and a critical component of the maintenance and development of the blockchain ledger. "Mining" is performed using sophisticated hardware that solves an extremely complex computational math problem. The first computer to find the solution to the problem is awarded the next block of bitcoins and the process begins again.
Mining is used as a metaphor for introducing new bitcoins into the system, since it requires (computational) work just as mining for gold or silver requires (physical) effort. Of course, the tokens that miners find are virtual and exist only within the digital ledger of the Bitcoin blockchain.
Since they are entirely digital records, there is a risk of copying, counterfeiting, or double-spending the same coin more than once. Mining solves these problems by making it extremely expensive and resource-intensive to try to do one of these things or otherwise "hack" the network. Indeed, it is far more cost-effective to join the network as a miner than to try to undermine it.
To find such a hash value, you have to get a fast mining rig, or, more realistically, join a mining pool—a group of coin miners who combine their computing power and split the mined Bitcoin. Mining pools are comparable to those Powerball clubs whose members buy lottery tickets en masse and agree to share any winnings. A disproportionately large number of blocks are mined by pools rather than by individual miners.
In other words, it's literally just a numbers game. You cannot guess the pattern or make a prediction based on previous target hashes. At today's difficulty levels, the odds of finding the winning value for a single hash is one in the tens of trillions. Not great odds if you're working on your own, even with a tremendously powerful mining rig.
Not only do miners have to factor in the costs associated with expensive equipment necessary to stand a chance of solving a hash problem. They must also consider the significant amount of electrical power mining rigs utilize in generating vast quantities of nonces in search of the solution. All told, Bitcoin mining is largely unprofitable for most individual miners as of this writing. The site Cryptocompare offers a helpful calculator that allows you to plug in numbers such as your hash speed and electricity costs to estimate the costs and benefits.
The power efficiency will be lowered by simply running chips faster.
On the other hand, the mining efficiency will be worse off if the machine only operates in low-speed power-saving mode.
It is able to automatically conducts optimized actions at all times according to data such as global hash rate and power cost.
Though high-speed computing chips are important in mining cryptocurrency, mining efficiency could also be enhanced by adjusting the clock rate corresponding to the difficulty of computation from global hash rate.
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The UK is set to leave the European Union on Friday, which means the country's MEPs will also lose their seats in the European Parliament.
It will trigger a shake-up in the structure of the institution when 73 seats become vacant — so what happens now?
How does it all begin?
The EU parliament will vote on Wednesday to give their consent to the Withdrawal Agreement — a vote that UK MEPs will also participate in.
It comes after the UK ratified the deal by pushing it through parliament and securing Royal Assent.
After the vote, scheduled for around 7pm CET, the parliament will conduct a short ceremony led by Parliamentary President David Sassoli for the departing MEPs.
The UK will vacate 73 of the parliament's 751 seats — but while the UK is losing them, the roles will remain in the parliament.
Under the terms of an agreement made last summer, 27 of the seats will be reallocated to other member states, while the remaining 46 will be empty in case a new country should join the bloc.
The European Parliament's head of press said the reallocation "ensures that no member state will lose seats."
He added: "Some member states will gain between one and five in order to remedy under-representation due to demographic developments."
To which countries will the reallocated seats go?
Those member states expected to gain a newly allocated seat(s) are now required to communicate with Sassoli the names of its additional MEPs. They will take their seats on February 1.
The following graph from provides a further idea on the breakdown of what a post-Brexit European Parliament could look like with its final 705 MEPs.
It sets out a possible picture for the European People's Party, Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Identity and Democracy, European Conservatives and Reformists, European United Left–Nordic Green Left all accumulating seats.
However, Renew Europe and the Greens may incur a loss.
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Silicon Valley has long been considered the most viable option for starting a business or finding a job in the tech industry. Its reputation is largely self-affirming, though — as long as it’s seen as the hub of the tech world, it will be by virtue of attracting an abundance of startups and the top talent in the industry.
Silicon Valley’s reputation has been slipping lately, however, which could indicate that it will be surpassed as the foremost entrepreneurial hub in the not-too-distant future.
With the recent slew of accusations against Silicon Valley venture capitalists regarding sexual misconduct and a pervasive attitude of sexism, the hub is beginning to lose its shiny reputation as a spot for some of the world’s most progressive thinkers. The Elephant in the Valley survey brings some of these issues to light, pointing out that 60 percent of respondents had been subjected to unwanted sexual advances. Of those, 65 percent had been harassed by a superior.
Besides an apparent marginalization of women, Silicon Valley’s success has, in part, contributed to its latest problem. According to a study from real estate brokerage firm Redfin, 25 percent of Bay Area residents are now searching for homes elsewhere, mainly in places like Seattle and Portland. While salaries for software developers and the like aren’t as high in these places — in the case of Portland, they’re about $32,000 less — the median home price is generally targeted at least half a million dollars lower than the $1.05 million price tag found in Silicon Valley.
The exorbitant real estate prices in Silicon Valley have yet to cause a mass exodus, but they’ve driven top talent to begin looking elsewhere for the next job or startup.
So where are they moving?
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The outcome of the review is expected to be forwarded to the Finance Ministry for further action which could mean a drop in the cost of aviation fuel.
Despite the surge in air travel in Ghana, the high cost of fuel continues to hamper the industry’s expansion.
But Mr. Adda tells Citi Business News the intervention should reverse the trend.
He made the remarks at a ceremony to announce the commencement of operations of Unity Air within the domestic airspace.
“It is our duty as a government to consider the various factors that impact on their profitability. The cost of fuel for instance is a major contributor i.e. 30 percent of their total cost compared with what pertains in other countries. For now countries with higher cost of aviation fuel includes; Burkina Faso, Ghana, among others.”
“If there is not going to be anything injurious to the economy, we might write to the Finance Ministry for a downward adjustment. But until that committee finishes its work, we cannot make a definite statement on it,” Mr. Adda explained.
Airline operators especially domestic ones have also appealed against price undercutting within the industry.
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has hinted of working on the concerns and get them addressed.
The sector minister, however says a committee is expected to look into concerns raised and get the Finance Ministry approve a downward review possibly.
“We will do everything to make the environment competitive for airlines but we cannot determine prices since this is not a price control regime. I think they are smart people to know that if they should get more passengers than their competitors, they will adjust their prices accordingly,” he noted.
Unity Air becomes the third local airline to operate within the domestic aviation space.
It is to compete with the Africa World Airlines and Passion Air.
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All I got from Mt St Helens (MSH) in the days following its May 18, 1980 eruption was a few pretty sunsets. I was an undergraduate student in my first year at the University of Utah, and most of the ash cloud passed far north of Salt Lake City. MSH became more significant for me a few years later as a geology graduate student at Washington State University, where my research project involved analysis and correlation of Cascade Range tephra (volcanic ash) layers buried at various levels in the Quaternary Palouse Loess of eastern Washington. Some of these tephra layers correlated to ancient eruptions of MSH, dated around 13,000 and 36,000 years ago.
Due in part to easy accessibility, the 1980 eruptions of MSH have been studied more closely than just about any other explosive volcanic eruption in history. Geologists have learned a great deal about certain types of volcanic deposits from this natural laboratory.
Young-Earth creationists (YECs) claim that Mt St Helens has provided many proofs that Noah’s flood could have been responsible for Earth’s sedimentary rock layers, fossil record, landforms, and more. May 18, 2020 marks the fortieth anniversary of the 1980 eruption of MSH, and I would like to look at what some of these YEC claims are, and whether the claims are valid. Three YEC arguments I will look at are:
- Rapid formation of volcanic sediments at MSH show that Earth’s sedimentary rock record could have been deposited during Noah’s flood.
- Rapid canyon formation at MSH establishes that other canyons, such as the Grand Canyon, could have formed during Noah’s flood.
- Logs associated with Spirit Lake demonstrate that fossil forests and coal in the geologic record could have been formed by Noah’s flood.
It turns out that each of these arguments is of limited validity. The MSH eruptions had an impact on geological thinking at a time when geologists were becoming more aware of catastrophic events in Earth history, but this does not confirm the claims that YECs make about MSH.
MSH and Rapid Sedimentation
The May 18, 1980 eruption of MSH did not involve extrusion of fountains or rivers of lava flowing over the landscape. Instead, this was an explosive eruption, ejecting volcanic ash particles high into the atmosphere, as well as ground-hugging pyroclastic flows that blasted northwards from the volcano.
Pyroclastic flows consist of fast moving, hot volcanic gases mixed with blobs of molten material, volcanic glass, minerals, and rock fragments. This material may be hotter than 400°C (750°F), flowing across the landscape at hundreds of miles per hour. As the hot cloud of material slows down, grains settle out of the current, forming layers with sedimentary structures such as graded bedding and cross-bedding. This is sort of a hybrid between a volcanic and sedimentary process, producing what are known as volcaniclastic deposits. Another type of deposit from this eruption was volcanic mudflows known as lahars. Lahars form when precipitation or snowmelt mixes with loose volcanic ash to make a thick slurry of material that may flow tens of miles away from the volcano.
YECs have used these deposits as evidence that rapid, catastrophic processes can lay down sediments with features that are common in Earth’s sedimentary rock record. If MSH could create layers of rock complete with cross bedding and graded bedding in a short amount of time, why couldn’t the entire sedimentary rock record, many thousands of feet thick in places, have been deposited by a much larger catastrophic event, namely Noah’s flood?
The deposits of MSH do indeed show that volcanoes can do a lot of geologic work in a short amount of time. It did not take the 1980 eruptions of MSH to demonstrate this, and no geologists were taken by surprise. Any good volcanologist or sedimentologist will be able to recognize similar volcano-associated rocks in the rock record. Volcaniclastic rocks are common, and are thousands of feet thick in places. Rocks in some of the northern areas of Yellowstone National Park, as well as surrounding areas to the north, east, and southeast, are composed largely of volcanic rocks of the Absaroka Volcanic Supergroup. These rocks are older than and unrelated to the volcanic rocks of the more recent Yellowstone Caldera. The Absaroka rocks include lahars (mudflows), andesite lava flows, pyroclastic flows, and more coarsely crystallized rocks associated with magma chambers. By studying the flows, magma chambers, and associated dikes, geologists have concluded that some of the volcanoes must have been stratovolcanoes the size of the major Cascade Range volcanoes, such as Mt Shasta or Mt Rainier. Studying the products of the 1980 eruption of MSH has helped geologists understand these ancient volcanic rocks better.
How much contribution has the study of MSH had to the understanding other types of sedimentary rocks? Just about none. This is because most sedimentary rocks in the geologic record are quite unlike the volcaniclastic rocks produced by catastrophic processes at MSH. Most sandstones and conglomerates are nothing like the deposits of MSH. Yes, many sandstones have sedimentary structures such as cross bedding and graded bedding, but these are known to form in many non-catastrophic settings. Other sedimentary rocks have even less resemblance to anything associated with MSH. Most limestone is formed by biological processes, such as the secretion of calcium carbonate shells and other hard parts by invertebrate organisms. Most shale must have been deposited in quiet environments, as clay does not rapidly settle out from agitated water. Evaporite rocks (rock salt, gypsum, etc.) also have no analogs at MSH.
The conclusion is that most rocks in the sedimentary rock record were formed by processes that must have been quite different than what happened at MSH in 1980, and many layers were deposited in settings that have little to do with catastrophism. MSH tells us little about how most sedimentary rocks of the geologic rock record originated.
MSH and the Rapid Formation of Canyons
In addition to depositing pyroclastic and mudflow deposits, there are erosional features associated with eruptions of MSH. In 1982, rapid snowmelt led to severe flooding at MSH, which carved a 100-foot deep canyon north of the gaping crater in just a few days. This canyon is known informally as Step Canyon, and YECs claim it is a 1/40th scale version of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. YECs then argue that if snowmelt at MSH could lead to the rapid erosion of Step Canyon, then certainly the much larger Noah’s flood could have carved the Grand Canyon in a short period of time as well.
There are multiple problems with this reasoning. It sounds impressive to say that there is a 1/40th-scale version of the Grand Canyon, but this ratio is misleading. At its deepest point, Step Canyon is a little over 100 feet deep, which is roughly 1/40th the depth of the Grand Canyon, so perhaps that is where YECs get that ratio. For much of its length, the Grand Canyon ranges from 5 to 10, and up to about 18 miles wide. The canyon at MSH is less than 0.1 miles wide, which is about 1/50th the width of the narrower sections of the main part of the Grand Canyon. Finally, the Grand Canyon is about 275 miles long, whereas Step Canyon at MSH is about 4 miles long from the crater to its intersection with Engineer’s Canyon. The National Park Service says that the volume of the Grand Canyon is 4.17 trillion cubic meters. I made a rough estimate that Step Canyon at MSH has a volume of about 40 million cubic meters. This means that the volume of the rapidly formed MSH canyon is about 1/100,000th the volume of the Grand Canyon, which is not quite as impressive to readers as saying it is 1/40th the size.
A second difficulty for the YEC claim is that the Grand Canyon was carved through thousands of feet of solid rock, including crystalline metamorphic and igneous rocks at the bottom of the canyon. Most of the erosion at Step Canyon at MSH, on the other hand, was through unconsolidated sand and gravel. It should be obvious that comparing erosion through sand and gravel to erosion through schist and gneiss is comparing apples and oranges.
A final challenge is that Step Canyon at MSH developed on a steep slope, which facilitated rapid erosion. The average gradient of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon is only 8 feet per mile. Step Creek, on the other hand, drops 2300 feet in 4 miles, which is about 575 feet per mile. Erosion on a steep, unconsolidated slope is certainly going to be far more rapid than erosion along a low-gradient streambed in erosion-resistant rocks.
While the rapid erosion of canyons at MSH is impressive, it falls far short of providing an effective model for carving the giant canyons of the world in only a few months’ time.
MSH and Fossil Forests
The pyroclastic flows associated with the May 18th eruption downed or burned trees up to 19 miles (31 km) from the volcano. A large number of trees ended up floating in Spirit Lake, where many continue to float on the lake surface forty years later. Some of the trees are floating in a vertical position rather than horizontally. The trees of MSH have provided a good analog for understanding fossilized trees in some ancient volcanic deposits. The Absaroka Volcanic Supergroup mentioned earlier contains abundant petrified trees in some areas, such as at Specimen Ridge in Yellowstone National Park. Many of these petrified trees are upright, which used to be interpreted as meaning that the trees were buried where they grew. Now, largely due to studies at MSH, we understand that trees can be ripped out of the ground, transported, and deposited in an upright position at a distance from where they grew.
YECs have claimed that this is powerful evidence that a giant catastrophe like Noah’s flood could have deposited the forests at Yellowstone. This is a great overstatement. What MSH demonstrates is not that the fossil forests at places like Yellowstone were deposited by a giant water flood, but that they were deposited in a volcanic environment like MSH. The Absaroka rocks are clearly volcanic in origin, with features I described earlier. These petrified trees were transported and buried by the local catastrophes of eruptions at stratovolcanoes, just as the trees at MSH were transported and buried by the eruption of a volcano.
YECs also claim that dead tree material is accumulating at the bottom of Spirit Lake at MSH, and that this will turn into peat, which is a precursor to coal. Perhaps this will form peat, or a peat-like deposit, but there are plenty of other non-catastrophic environments where peat is accumulating faster than at Spirit Lake. The world’s coal deposits as a whole, however, have little in common with the floor of Spirit Lake, which is not a very large lake. Most coal is found in sequences of sandstone, siltstone, and shale that give every appearance of being swampy environments such as river floodplains or deltas. The closest thing to a catastrophe in these environments would be a normal flood or channel migration. No MSH-sized catastrophe is needed.
MSH and the Bible
As an old-Earth Christian, I accept the Bible as the trustworthy and authoritative Word of God. I not only believe that God created the universe from nothing, I believe that Noah’s flood was a real, historic event. I do not accept the idea that the story of Noah is some sort of inspired myth, but that it really happened.
YECs claim that MSH helps “prove” that a global Noah’s flood really occurred, and that the Bible is true. I think this effort is misguided for three general reasons. The first of these is that, like many inerrancy-affirming Old Testament scholars, pastors, and scientists, I am not convinced that Genesis 6-9 even requires a global flood like the YECs envision. Entire books have been written on this subject, but the case for some sort of local (though still large) flood can be summarized as 1. The story is told from the perspective of Noah on Earth’s surface, not in orbit around spheroidal planet (which the Hebrews may have had no concept of), 2. The vocabulary in the flood account is more ambiguous in Hebrew than it is in our English-language translations, and 3. Universal language in the Old Testament is frequently hyperbolic. In other words, “all the earth” seldom literally means “all the earth” in the Old Testament.
A second reason why I do not think all these YEC attempts to explain Earth history are valid is that the flood account in Genesis tells us nothing about the geological work of Noah’s flood. The Bible makes no claims about the origin of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rocks. It makes no claims about the origin of the fossil record. It makes no claims about the eruptions of stratovolcanoes, the carving of canyons large or small, or the deposition of fossil forests. The entire YEC flood geology story, exemplified by their claims about MSH or the Grand Canyon, is built on extrapolations from the text of Genesis, rather than on actual exegesis of the text.
Finally, YEC flood geology does not provide a credible model for explaining the origin of features of Earth’s crust. I have shown that the eruption of MSH tells us little or nothing about the origin of sedimentary rock layers, canyons, or fossil forests. Most sedimentary rocks are nothing like deposits formed by volcanic eruptions, the canyons at MSH do not demonstrate that Earth’s large canyons could have formed quickly, and MSH provides a model for petrified forests in volcaniclastic rocks, but not much else.
What claims does the Bible make about the work of Noah’s flood? None, really. The truthfulness of the Bible does not depend on whether or not MSH provides a model for Noah’s flood. In reality, MSH provides a model for understanding certain ancient volcanic eruptions, but not much else. YEC claims about MSH and the Noah’s flood are based on unwarranted extrapolations from the text of Genesis rather than exegesis of the text of Genesis.
Grace and Peace
©2020 Kevin Nelstead, GeoChristian.com
A printer-friendly PDF of this article may be downloaded here: Mt St Helens 40th Anniversary
Featured image credit: Lyn Topinka, USGS, Public domain
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Macronutrients hold no secrets for you
To define macronutrients, these are the nutrients that give your body energy.
Here are the 3 essential macronutrients for the human body
These are carbohydrates (also called sugars), lipids (known as fat), and protein (or protein). According to dietitians nutritionists, it is recommended to consume these three macronutrients with each meal.
They are the first operators to be used by your body.
Here, for example, clementines are carbohydrates.
To schematize the actions of macronutrients here is a summary of their main role
Carbohydrates provide energy for your cells. They are essential in our body because they will allow the metabolization of proteins.
Protein: They are made up of amino acids and are part of the very structure of a cell, proteins are the lifeblood of your body.
Lipids play an essential role in the functioning of your brain and your hormonal system. They promote our thermal insulation, protect our organs, envelop all our cells and constitute a formidable stock of energy available when needed.
To balance your meal, there are various sources of macronutrients.
For carbohydrates: cereals, fruits, starches, peas, corn, beets… (non-exhaustive list).
For protein: There are two types:
Vegetable proteins: legumes: lentils, chickpeas, split peas, white and red beans, soybeans and its derivatives, quinoa has an interesting contribution in protein and certain oilseeds (almonds, chia, hemp, pistachio, pumpkin seeds) .
Animal proteins: meats, fish, eggs, cheese.
NB: The animal protein / vegetable protein ratio must be greater than 1.
For lipids: butter, margarine, olive oil, rapeseed oil, grape seed, sunflower oil, fish oils, avocado, and again certain oilseeds such as walnuts or sunflower seeds.
Warning: it is recommended to consume more lipids containing omega 3 (sardines, cod liver oil, etc.).
We advise you to supplement macronutrients with fiber for better digestive comfort, and for the well-being of your intestinal transit.
For more details, see our section on diet.
Here is the breakdown of macronutrients according to your goals.
Depending on how you eat and the distribution of macronutrients on your plate, the effect on your body will be different. And it differs for some depending on the sensitivities we have (to carbohydrates, absorption, metabolic rate ...).
Each macronutrient has a role as we have seen previously. It is then necessary to privilege some of them to obtain specific results. No matter what your goals are, you will need these three macronutrients with every meal. As part of your goal (Mass gain: dry period / Muscle maintenance you must always balance them. See instead:
For an average person without regular activity:
11 to 15% protein / 30 to 35% fat / 50 to 55% carbohydrates per day.
For athletes: according to your effort the distribution changes
20% protein (1.5g prot / kg / day)
20 to 30% fat (8 AGS / 20 AGMI / 5 PUFA)
55 to 60% carbohydrates (low GI 3 to 4 hours before exercise) and high GI during and after
20 to 40% protein (2 to 3 g prot / kg / day (of which 2/3 through food and 1/3 through supplements)
15% fat (minimum 1g / kg / day)
Warning: Do not forget the category of fibers even if they are not part of the macronutrients, in order to better digest your meals and better assimilate nutrients.
For info: 25 to 35g of fiber / day.
The weight of the fibers does not represent the weight of the vegetables.
For reference, you can consult the food composition table on the Ciqual website.
For mass gain:
You need to eat plenty of protein to build muscle mass and always keep a high amount of carbohydrates, as well as a portion of fat.
Distribution in grams:
50% carbohydrates + 30% protein + 20% fat.
For the dryer:
We must continue to eat protein and lower the proportion of carbohydrates, and to a lesser extent that of lipids. Be careful, however, of the drops in energy following a drop in carbohydrates, be careful not to lower them too much if you have a sturdy, stout or very muscular profile.
Distribution in grams:
25-30% carbohydrates + 30% protein + 15-20% fat.
For muscle maintenance:
it is necessary to maintain a stable set between the three macronutrients.
Distribution in grams:
40% carbohydrates + 20 to 30% protein + 15 to 20% fat.
Macronutrients are the 3 main families of your diet, you must recharge them at each meal and play on their distribution according to your goal. We insist because it is important, removing just one of the 3 macronutrients is the best way to create yourself a deficiency, an imbalance, and a total success in the failure of your goal.
These breakdown examples are general mockups for an average person and give you a basic clue, not your actual breakdowns. To do this, call a specialist and consult our section on food.
Publié le 03/10/2020
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Tips to make a superb Classification Essay - 2021
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The primary motivation behind a characterization essay is to arrange or sort a gathering of things into classifications and subcategories that have normal components or attributes. In your first section, you will introduce your essay's fundamental thought and definition. After that limited down, your subject and classify it. In case you don't know concerning how to do order, burrow down and discover some example articles to find out with regards to how different journalists have done arrangement. You can likewise take help from college essay writing service concerning how to do grouping. The expert author won't just assistance you in organizing your disarranged contemplations yet additionally advising the proposal explanation. The primary motivation behind your proposal proclamation is to clarify the characterization and measures you have utilized for your fundamental theme into classifications, types, and classes.
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In this part, you need to begin getting the substance together in bunches with arrangement help. The body section's primary spotlight ought to be on masterminding the equivalent articles into classes as indicated by their attributes. After you are finished with arrangement, you need to choose what to do straightaway. Here the most ideal choice is to depict the item which you have picked. Ensure you have completely portrayed all articles in the essay.
In this part of your characterization essay, sum up all data that you have given in your body and presentation passages. Sum up all groupings that you have made. Try to peruse your essay over and over to stay away from any sort of mistakes including syntactic and designing. Ensure that you are not adding any new data in the finishing up passage. This is a typical mix-up made by numerous understudies. Tell your perusers, why you have picked the particular characterization framework. In spite of the fact that it will be hard toward the beginning, eventually, you will feel it isn't so difficult as you were suspecting.
Distinguish exceedingly significant classifications you have referenced in your body passages. Attempt to make everything engaged and complete. Try not to add such countless general words. Remember! Your imagination is about your thoughts and not tedium. Talk about the significant part of the issue as overlooking realities isn't considered as great in a grouping essay. In the wake of fostering your primary classes, you need to sort them in a gathering. Name each gathering with one clear and single standard. This is the main point that you need to learn prior to writing a characterization essay. On the off chance that you actually experience issues and are considering somebody to compose essay for me then, at that point, don't get freeze yet counsel proficient essay writing administrations. These administrations help understudies all day, every day at reasonable rates. You should simply to look for some credible and best essay writing service so that in the end you don't get frustrated.
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Do as much exploration as possible. At the point when you are finished with classifying your theme into classifications, search for sufficient data so you can give your perusers legitimate realities.
Backing every class with models and enough proof.
Plan your time as it is a significant stage towards writing an effective characterization essay.
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So, after the collapse of the sovereign union Ukraine got independence. In 2014 Crimea a small peninsula which is situated to the south of Ukraine and to the north coast of the black sea which once a part of Ukraine but after the Russian revolution of 1917 Crimea became an autonomous republic with the Russian union. So, the importance of Crimea is that is an important extract for oil and gas for Russia. According to Ukraine energy minister Stepan Kubiv that Ukraine has lost 80% of oil and gas deposits in the black sea and a significant part of the port infrastructure due to the annexation of Crimea. Sevastopol which is a port in Crimea it supports Russia in strategic and economic and makes it strong.it Russia single war mortar port and which is opened all 12 months. And this port helps Russia to project itself on the global level. In 2008 during the Georgia wartime in this port, the Russian fleet staged blockades in the black sea in Sevastopol. Throughout Sevastopol only they have served as the main source in suppling the ASSAD regime during Syria's civil war and proved useful with Russia's role in dismantling Syria's chemical weapons. In short Crimea through strategic and economic ways is an important part of Ukraine. That is the only reason Russia has annexed Crimea. Peace agreements In 2014 there were a lot of tensions between Ukraine and Russia. And to make these tensions back to normal many have tried but nothing out special has happened. Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast which is situated in eastern Ukraine and which shares direct borders with Russia there a conflict between Pro Russian separatists and the Ukrainian army has left more than 13,000 dead and over 1.5 million displaced. To stop this conflict in 2015 for the first time Russia and Donetsk Oblast, Luhansk Oblast under the auspices of the OSCE has agreed to sign an agreement that is known as MINSK II. This agreement was signed right after the extensive talks in Minsk and Belarus. The main purpose of this agreement is to bring peace to the eastern region of Ukraine. But they did not agree with the things mentioned in the agreement. And even after the agreement in the eastern regions of Ukraine the tensions throughout the period have increased. After the fail of the 2015 agreement last year a hope came to stop this conflict. Last year in July 2020 Ukrainian, Russian, and OSCE negotiators reached an agreement on July 2020 for a full ceasefire between government forces and pro- Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. But this negotiation is also said to be failed. The proof of this to say its failure was on 3oth March 2021 Ukraine parliament has released a statement saying that they have agreed that the July 2020 ceasefire has been broken and the escalation in the easter front of Ukraine has increased. This statement told the other countries to increase the political pressure on Russia. According to Ukrainian soldiers, it is said that on that day 4 soldiers were killed in a bombing that has been done in eastern Ukraine. Event the Peskon has agreed in the increase of the escalations of tension between both the countries and wishes that these escalations won't prolong much further. In February Russia has announced that in Crimea this time they will rehearse with their paratroopers. This time their target is water canals which send water to Crimea in response, even the Ukrainian military near Crimea and flatlands has increased the military force. Russia’s military exercise was to be done by 23 march after that US expected that Russian troops will leave the Ukraine borders but even after the 23rd they did not leave the border. And after 26th march, the tension between both the countries has increased drastically. And on 9th April the Russian spoke person has agreed with the full possibility of war in the eastern regions of Ukraine.
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Hi everyone! I’m popping in really quickly to share a fun, engaging, and very hands-on activity to get your little one up and moving and practicing building their names! As I continue introducing new skills to my daughter, I realize that she benefits from as much movement as possible. That’s not surprising for a 2 1/2 year old but I am trying to be more mindful of what she enjoys and create activities to go along with her interests!
Lately, she has been attending a toddler class with me and she is so excited every time she finds her name tag in the circle with her name written on a pink index card. So, I knew we were approaching a time where learning the letters in her name was going to be appropriate. I never want to force a skill on her that she’s not ready for but just try and follow her interest! That’s where the basis of this activity came from. Name practice plus movement seemed like a win-win!
This activity would be perfect to use with your little ones at home or in the classroom all winter long. You can simply write the letters in their names on snowflakes or use the ones I have created in my packet here. I printed, cut out, and taped out the snowflake letters in her name in our hallway so she would walk outside in the morning and see them immediately. I told her that it snowed overnight in Florida and she had to go on a hunt and collect all of the snowflakes that she could find! This part instantly hooked her! Snow? In Florida? YES, PLEASE!
After she collected all of her snowflake letters I had her bring them to the table where her snowflake name tag was placed. I worked with her to use her name tag to put the snowflake letters into the correct order to spell her name. Since this was her first time building her name, we spent a lot of time talking about the letters and checking her name tag to make sure they matched the order she was putting them in. She has a longer name so I supported her when she needed a break and helped her with a few so she wouldn’t get bored!
She was so proud of the finished product and seeing her name in snowflakes that I knew I needed to share this activity idea! I can’t wait to adapt this to use during different holidays and seasons! If you would like to try this with your little ones, I have a completely editable version in my Teachers Pay Teachers store for you to grab today and set up! You can find it here!
I would love to hear if you try this activity with your little ones! Make sure to tag me on social media or email me to tell me how they liked it!
Thank YOU for stopping by!
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Thief; Tennis and Pencil;;Discrimination series -P.4
Nobody treats a thief as a clothes pole.
Wa (harmony) picture books for world peace and love; Let's heal the world together.
There is a man.
A person who perceives the man as a thief treats the man as a thief.
Of course, he/she does not treat the man as a clothes pole.
Tennis and Pencil - Next Page
Messages for peace
Good and Evil
Our peace movement
For world peace, picture books of Wa (harmony, peace and love) to heal the world.
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In 2007, under the leadership of Helen Zille, the City of Cape Town set about building a temporary relocation settlement for families evicted from areas such as Salt River and Woodstock.
Since then, it has become a permanent hell dotted by shacks and characterised by poverty, violence and gangsterism.
The claustrophobic conditions contributed to the current racial tensions that threatens to explode into an orgy of violence.
However, despite the City of Cape Town’s refusal to acknowledge the tinder box that they have created, there are people on the ground that has worked hard to make sure that conditions improves for all people living in the area.
One such person is Etienne Claasen, a member of the Blikkiesdorp Joint Committee (BJC) which has worked tirelessly to bring formal housing to the people in the area.
This week however, Ettiene was forced to flee after black residents threatened their Coloured neighbours with violence, which include setting their homes on fire with them inside.
Ettiene says that the BJC secured a commitment from the Airport Company of South Africa that the residents of Blikkiesdorp would be included in its formal housing development project.
However, after this commitment was secured, a certain group of black residents formed a parallel BJC in order to take credit for the hard work of people like Ettiene.
The members of this parallel structure used race as a dividing tool to chase Coloured residents out of their homes for the purpose of moving in their family and friends.
With the Coloured residents out of the way, the members of the parallel structure could then make sure that their family and friends would benefit from the new development.
Ettiene however says that the members of the original BJC, including himself, are prepared to fight the parallel structure so that they can save the development agreement from collapsing.
He says that violence against Coloured residents started after a rumour was started that a Coloured gangster had raped a black woman.
“This led to the black residents retaliating and deciding that they would chase out the gangsters themselves, and they came to the conclusion that the gangsters here are coloured,” says Ettiene.
The retaliation led to Coloured people being beaten up and black residents coming to their homes with petrol, and threatening to burn it down.
Ettiene says that he was one of the people that was targeted and beaten up.
Resident, Jane Roberts, who lives with her daughter and two grandchildren aged three and ten, said that the ANC ward councillor, Xolani Ndongeni, as well as the police were of no help.
The councillor claimed that he did not know about the violence against the Coloured residents and said that the violence began after a shack was petrol bombed, destroying several surrounding homes.
Thus far, 8 families were forced to flee with their possessions, which include eight children, the youngest being six months old.
Ettiene however suggests that these incidents are not really about race, but about people using race to insinuate themselves into positions where they can benefit from the opportunities that will be created by the housing project.
Note: The original article appeared on www.GROUNDUP.org.za and edited using additional sources.
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Oracle 'engineers' SMB database appliance
'Smaller, tighter package'
Larry Ellison says that he doesn't care if the company's x64 server business goes to zero. But Oracle has once again launched a database appliance based on x64 servers.
The Oracle Database Appliance announced today is one of the four new "engineered systems" that Oracle is promising to launch over the next few weeks, and it is very likely what the rumor mill was talking about when it mumbled that Oracle was going to offer an "Exadata mini".
Based either on two-socket Xeon 5600 or eight socket Xeon 7500 or E7 processors, Exadata is a cluster of rack servers that run Oracle's database and its Real Application Clusters (RAC) extensions. They also include disk subsystems that have been goosed with algorithms for moving data in and out of flash and disk very quickly over an InfiniBand network, keeping the database compute nodes well fed. The Exadata X2-2 is based on Oracle's Sun Fire X4275 server, and the Exadata X2-8 is based on the chunkier Sun Fire X4800 servers.
The Oracle Database Appliance, which co-president Mark Hurd exclaimed as "exciting stuff" with a "smaller, tighter package" during the Webcast announcement, basically compresses an Exadata cluster down into two server nodes, putting the storage, flash, and compute all into those two nodes. Instead of linking the nodes together with Quad Data Rate (QDR) InfiniBand switches as in the Exadata system, they are linked through cheaper and slower Gigabit Ethernet switches – which are good enough for the SMB and departmental OLTP and data warehousing workloads that Oracle is targeting with the appliance.
An excited Mark Hurd, co-prez of Oracle
For supporting relatively small database workloads, Oracle has equipped each of the machines with two Xeon X5675 processors, which have six cores, run at 3.06GHz, and 12MB of L3 cache memory spread across those cores. Each server gets 96GB of main memory (leaving a third of the memory slots open for expansion), two 3.5-inch 73GB solid state drives for storing database redo logs, and ten 600GB SAS drives for storing databases.
The server nodes each have a pair of mirrored 2.5-inch, rear-accessible 500GB SATA drives for hosting the operating system used on the appliance, which of course is not Solaris Unix but rather Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5, Ellison's RHEL-ish clone. Each server also has an internal 4GB USB stick, which presumably is used to host Oracle VM, Oracle's riff on the Xen hypervisor, should customers want to go virtual with their database appliance. Across the two server nodes, the Database Appliance has 12TB of raw storage space, and in addition to redundant networks, it has redundant power supplies and cooling. You pay one price for the hardware: $50,000.
No fuss, no muss, and presumably not much wiggle room on the pricing.
The Oracle Database Appliance – database not included
That price does not, however, include the cost of the Oracle 11g database. You need to buy 11g version 126.96.36.199 and Oracle strongly suggests you buy RAC for either active-active or active-passive clustering between the two server nodes. If you go active-active, you have to buy licenses for at least four cores; if you go active-passive, then you only need to buy 11g for two cores. The active-active setup can span all 24 cores, while the active-passive will only have 12 cores of oomph. If you have Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition licenses, you can transfer them to this machine.
In addition to Oracle Enterprise Linux and 11g, the Database Appliance has a wizard-driven setup and management console called Oracle Appliance Manager. This, in essence, is what turns a pair of servers running an 11g database into an appliance. All of the automatic memory and storage management features of the 11g database are turned on and tuned for this setup, and Appliance Manager can detect and sometimes correct problems with the hardware and software; it also has a phone-home feature that alerts Oracle when something has gone bonkers and automatically dispatches an Oracle engineer to fix it.
Because the servers, operating system, and database software all come from Oracle, that gives you one throat to choke. (Oracle didn't say which one it was, but it is probably Hurd, not Ellison.)
The Oracle Database Appliance is available now. Oracle plans to sell it directly as well as through the hardware reseller channel and through the 10,000-strong group of independent software vendors that have certified their apps on Oracle databases. ®
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Planning your Coaching System
Rhedir gan School of Human and Behavioural Sciences
10.000 Credyd neu 5.000 Credyd ECTS
Effective planning is integral to modern-day coaching. The aim of this module is to support students to engage in planning their coaching systems in line with contemporary models of talent development. The most effective sporting systems are those that consider and plan for multidisciplinary factors including technical, tactical and emotional development of athletes. This module will provide small-group opportunities for students to develop these skills in a more practical setting.
The course will be delivered by a UKCC Level 4 qualified Coach. Content will cover pathway planning in relation to contemporary models of talent development. Students will be supported to develop coaching systems that are underpinned by reflective practice and coaching philosophy. Planning will consider the more holistic pathway in relation to technical, tactical and emotional athlete development as well as individualised programme development and working with parents in sport. Lectures will be supported by workshops, seminars and practicals.
Students should be able to plan well to support the technical, tactical and emotional development of athletes. Planning should be supported by very good critical reflection of the literature and how this can inform applied practice. The development of effective coaching systems should be underpinned with core values and philosophy. Attention to detail with regards to planning and implementation is very good.
Students should be able to plan effectively to support the technical, tactical and emotional development of athletes. Planning should be supported by in-depth, critical reflection of the literature and how this can inform applied practice. The development of effective coaching systems should be underpinned with well-thought out core values and philosophy. Attention to detail with regards to planning and implementation is exceptional and goes above and beyond the norm.
Students should be able to plan to support the technical, tactical and emotional development of athletes. Planning should be supported by literature and theory and how this can be used to inform applied practice. The development of effective coaching systems should be underpinned with basic level of reflection on core values and philosophy. Attention to detail with regards to planning and implementation is satisfactory.
Critique relevant literature and theory, which can be used to inform the development of effective coaching systems in relation to technical, tactical and emotional athlete development.
Plan and apply an individual coaching philosophy that can be implemented within a sporting pathway. This should be idealistic, flexible, practically useful, and credible.
Demonstrate 'interdisciplinary thinking' in relation to planning pathways that consider the importance of working in teams when coaching. This may be in relation to working closely with sports psychologists, strength and conditioning coaches and / or parents.
Demonstrate the ability to develop multidisciplinary coaching plans that consider both the pathway as a whole as well as individual athlete development.
Strategaeth addysgu a dysgu
Class time will consist of a combination of lectures, individual exercises, group discussions and formative assignment practice.
Workshops will support lectures to provide more 'hands-on' practical learning and application of theory to practice.
Reading time, preparing and completing assessments.
- Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
- Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
- Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
- Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
- Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
- Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
- Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
- Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
- Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd
- Mentora - Gallu cefnogi, helpu, arwain, ysbrydoli ac/neu hyfforddi eraill
- Gofalu - Dangos consyrn am eraill; gofalu am blant, pobl ag anableddau ac/neu'r henoed
- Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach
- Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.
- Arweinyddiaeth - Gallu arwain a rheoli, datblygu cynlluniau gweithredu ac amcanion, cynnig arweiniad a chyfarwyddyd i eraill, ac ymdopi â'r pwysau sy'n gysylltiedig ag awdurdod o'r fath
Sgiliau pwnc penodol
- research and assess paradigms, theories, principles, concepts and factual information, and apply such skills in explaining and solving problems
- critically assess and evaluate data and evidence in the context of research methodologies and data sources
- describe, synthesise, interpret, analyse and evaluate information and data relevant to a professional or vocational context
- apply knowledge to the solution of familiar and unfamiliar problems
- develop a sustained reasoned argument, perhaps challenging previously held assumptions
- demonstrate effective written and/or oral communication and presentation skills
- work effectively independently and with others
- take and demonstrate responsibility for their own learning and continuing personal and professional development
- self-appraise and reflect on practice
- plan and design practical activities using appropriate techniques and procedures whilst demonstrating high levels of relevant skills
- demonstrate an understanding of the philosophical basis of scientific paradigms
- develop transferable skills of relevance to careers outside of sport, health and exercise sciences.
- communicate succinctly at a level appropriate to different audiences.
- develop justifiable and/or evidence-based interventions
- develop effective learning aids
Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/jxh-3082.html
Cassidy, T., Jones, R.L., & Potrac, P. (2004). Understanding sports coaching: the social, cultural and pedagogical foundations of coaching practice. London: Routledge.
Gilbert, W. (2016). *Coaching better every season. A year-round system for athlete development and program success. Human Kinetics: Champaign Il.
Wilcox, S., & Trudel, P. (1998). ‘Constructing the coaching principles and beliefs of a youth ice hockey coach’. Avante, 4, 39–66.
Cyrsiau sy’n cynnwys y modiwl hwn
Gorfodol mewn cyrsiau:
- C617: BSc Sport Science, PE & Coaching year 3 (BSC/SSCPE)
- C64P: BSc Sport Science, PE and Coaching with Placement Year year 4 (BSC/SSCPEP)
- C618: BSc Sport Sci: Strength & Conditioning year 3 (BSC/SSSC)
- C65P: BSc Sport Science: Strength & Conditioning with Placement Yr year 4 (BSC/SSSCP)
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The Buddhist approach to forgiveness is about changing our relationship with the reactive patterns that run our lives. It’s a form of introspection that allows me to understand my reactive patterns and then, more importantly, to change my relationship with those patterns.
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Welcome to another episode of the Secular Buddhism podcast. This is episode number 65. I am your host, Noah Rasheta, and today I’m talking about the Buddhist understanding of forgiveness. About a month or two ago, I received a message on Facebook from a gentleman named [Dax 00:00:27]. I meant to respond in depth regarding the question he had. It was around the topic of forgiveness, specifically this notion of feeling compelled to forgive didn’t seem very useful or helpful and he wondered why some spiritual paths seem to focus on this message of having to forgive. Anyway, I didn’t spend a long time replying to his message at the time, because I told him that it had been on my radar to have a podcast episode dedicate specifically to the topic of forgiveness.
Well, several months later I still hadn’t had a chance to record this podcast, so this has been in the works for quite some time now, and then I recently read an article on Tricycle Magazine called Forgiveness Is Not Buddhist. This motivated me to once again take up this topic and try to explain or address the Buddhist perspective on forgiveness. In order to understand the Buddhist approach, first I want to explore the topic of forgiveness from the Western approach that most of us are familiar with. This is the way we view the concept of forgiveness here in our society, and it’s influenced in general by the Judeo-Christian understanding of forgiveness and this is a form of forgiveness that is generally laid out in the language of debt.
For example, think of the example of a bank loan. You go in and you get a loan from the bank, and now you have this relationship established between you and the bank. If the terms of the loan are met, eventually you pay it off and now you no longer owe them, and that relationship changes again. Now you’re not indebted to them. Now, for me, growing up there was a little video that I saw at church that was about a gentleman who borrows money, but ultimately he has a bad year, I guess, as a farmer and he’s not able to pay back his creditor, and the creditor comes calling, demanding justice. This whole video was about how justice cannot be robbed, so the creditor is owed, the debtor is stuck in a position where there’s just no way to pay. Well, then comes an intermediary, so this mediator steps in and assumes the debt. Justice is met for the creditor, because he gets his money back, and mercy is extended to the person who borrowed.
I remember this video was all about how mercy cannot rob justice, and if you look at this from the Judeo-Christian background what this is implying is Jesus, for example, is the one who steps in and assumes the debt, absolving us of that debt. In this sense, it ends the old relationship and it establishes an entirely new relationship, so the situation that we were in is that we need to be saved, right? So Christ comes in and takes in this role as the savior, and establishes a new relationship between us and him now, and this sort of change happens due to that external source, that third party, the intermediary or the mediator. This is problematic from the Buddhist perspective because the power is not with you. The power lies in that third party to come in and step in and save you, so this isn’t a Buddhist concept, like I mentioned before.
From the Buddhist perspective, we’re looking at spending time looking inward and discovering everything that you’re looking for is in you, so I want to elaborate on this a little bit. Ken McLeod, who is the author of that article, Forgiveness Is Not Buddhist from Tricycle Magazine, he says, “These various interpretations of forgiveness all overlook the fact that the meaning of forgiveness is grounded in the language of debt. In days of yore (and, in some cultures, not so yore), when I impugned your honor, I incurred an obligation to you, a debt that had to be paid somehow. From there, the notion developed that when I do any kind of wrong, to you or anyone else, I have incurred a debt, to you or to society or to God. When we view interactions with others in terms of debt, we are, wittingly or unwittingly, reducing our relationships with others to transactions. Human feeling, human understanding, human empathy all go out the door. ‘I owe you’ or ‘You owe me’ now becomes the defining expression of the relationship.”
He goes on to say, “American anthropologist David Graeber writes in Debt: The First 5,000 Years, ‘There’s no better way to justify relations founded on violence, to make such relations seem moral, than by reframing them in the language of debt — above all, because it immediately makes it seem that it’s the victim who’s doing something wrong.'” Again, this way of viewing forgiveness is not necessarily compatible with the Buddhist approach. From the Buddhist approach we strive to look inward. We find that happiness, enlightenment, forgiveness, all these things are internal processes, not external, and one of the central teachings in Buddhism is the understanding of karma as the law of causation.
This implies that no one can intervene in the way my actions evolve me. There is no savior, so to speak, when it comes to my actions, because it’s still entirely up to me to discover the reactive patterns they gave rise to the transgression in the first place, so the Buddhist approach to forgiveness moves away from the language of debt and towards the language of harmony. When you think of forgiveness from the Western approach, it’s transactional in nature, and in the Buddhist approach it’s more along the lines of conflict resolution and reconciliation. In other words, harmony, so to understand forgiveness we have to understand karma.
Remember, karma is not a cosmic justice system. It’s not a form of transitions. There is no account where you accrue positive or negative transitions. It’s not system that’s taking notes. It’s more of a form of evolution of actions. What I did then is what determines what I’m doing now and what I’m doing now determines what I’ll be doing next. The Tibetan teacher Gampopa said, “The only way to stop the evolution of reactive patterns is to change our relationship with those patterns.” To me, this is what forgiveness is all about. It’s an introspective process where the forgiveness that matters most is the forgiveness I extend to myself through the proper understanding of my own actions. It’s a form of introspection that allows me to understand my reactive patterns and then, more importantly, to change my relationship to those patterns.
The Buddhist approach to forgiveness invites us to look deeply, to see deeply in ourselves and others, and let me share three examples of this to help clarify this concept. When we’re talking about forgiveness toward others, this is one of the most common ways that we think about forgiveness, somebody has wronged us and then we decide whether or not we forgive them. Last week I was talking to a coworker, a friend of mine, who was telling the story of a boy who was really mean to her in high school. He would say things that were mean or derogatory, somewhat of a bully, so to speak. This goes on for the entire time that they were classmates in high school, and she said that she was really angry with him.
Over the years she kind of forgot about him, and later found out on Facebook, saw him and found out that he was gay. He had come out and kind of changed his lifestyle to be more open and authentic with who he was, and in this process of discovering what he had gone through, she imagined the high school version of him, still in the closet. She said she could only imagine how difficult that must have been, to be in high school and to be having those feelings of inauthenticity, living a lie. She said, “No wonder he was mean.” Well, in that moment, as she shared this with me, I realized this is what it means to forgive from the Buddhist perspective. In other words, there’s nothing to forgive when you understand. What melted away for her was the feeling of resentment or hatred, even anger, because it was replaced by a deeper perspective of understanding.
Now, that doesn’t excuse what he did and it doesn’t change the fact that he was mean. It doesn’t change the fact that those mean and hurtful things affected her. Maybe caused her to act a certain way or to do certain things, like it had set in motions causes and conditions that continued till this day, so forgiveness from the Buddhist perspective, you can’t go back and change the past, right? Forgiveness is not about condoning or saying, “You know what? Everything that you did, that’s fine,” because it’s not. It’s already happened. Whatever damage happened because of those actions cannot be repaired.
You cannot go back and fix that, but from this moment on she feels no hatred, no resentment, and no anger towards him because she gained a more clear understanding, so this is the form of forgiveness applied to others. From the Buddhist perspective there’s no compelling, right? It’s not like, “Hey, you need to forgive,” but there is this possibility at any given moment that through greater understanding you can have more peace, and I’ve experienced this in my own life. I’ll go into that later in the podcast. This is the approach of forgiveness toward others. We’re trying to understand others, and through that understanding we can let go of the hatred.
Next I want to talk about forgiving ourselves. It’s a similar concept, that we want to look into our own actions. One of the stories that comes to mind for me when I think about this, when I was about 12 I was a boy scout and we would go on these weekly scouting activities, and I remember one time our troupe got together and we were going to go ride go-karts. We went to this place and we all got in line, and when the time came to run out and pick your car, I just happened to pick a car that seemed quite a bit faster than all the other cars. You know, how they tune those and throttle them so that they can’t go over a certain speed. I think mine happened to … somebody messed with that and it was definitely faster than the other cars.
We start the race and we’re going around in loops, and I’m passing everyone. It’s not that I’m the better driver. It’s that the car that I’m in is faster than the other cars. Well, I noticed one of the other cars had a similar thing going on, but in reverse. It was much slower than all the rest of the cars and it seemed no matter what the driver did, his car couldn’t keep up with the rest of us, so not only was I beating everyone in the race, but I was severely beating this poor kid, passing him, as I recall, on multiple occasions. So the race is finally over. This was my friend Kevin who was driving that car. We all go out and it was fun, and then our leaders tell us, “Hey, do you want to do one more round?”
Well, we did. We all jumped back in line and as soon as they opened that gate, we ran out to our cars. I knew which car I wanted and I booked it. Well, Kevin, who had the slow car, had also noticed this pattern that my car was fast and his car was slow, so he was running towards my car and I was able to get there just ahead of him and kind of nudged him, almost like with my shoulder, kind of nudged him out of the way and I said, “No, this was my car. This is the car that I had.” He backed off and he turned around to look for his car, or any car, I should say. The only car left happened to be the slow one that he had the first round and everybody in the group knew that that was the slow car. They didn’t want it and they had all picked other cars by then, so Kevin walked slowly, defeated, back towards his go-kart.
I remember that feeling of, “Oh, man. That was not very nice,” but I stayed in my car. We did the other round, and I won again and I was all excited about that, but not really. I felt bad, and unfortunately this feeling lingered for years, because after that we moved. I moved down to Mexico with my family. We had been childhood friends, and this incident stayed with my mind for years. Well, fast forward, I don’t know, 10 years or so, my twin brother ends up marrying Kevin’s sister, so suddenly we were family again. Well, we were friends that were going to be close now, and this incident always lingered with me.
One day I finally brought it up to him and I apologized all these years later. I said I was so sorry for what happened that day on the go-kart and he didn’t even remember the story. I had to remind him of the whole thing. So getting to this concept of forgiving ourselves, rather than me just saying, “Oh, well, I was just a kid and whatever,” I tried to sit with this and say, “What caused those actions?” What was fascinating is out of that process came a lot of introspection about myself. Why did I feel the need to win again? Why did I fear being stuck in that slow car? What would that say about me?
I replayed all of these things and I was able to look into my actions, which is kind of what the Buddhist approach to all of this is trying to do. Like I mentioned before, we’re trying to understand our relationship to our habitual patterns. Well, this incident in my life allowed me on multiple occasions since then to evaluate my actions. What am I about to do and why am I doing this? Is there something else driving this specific action? I think a lot of that stemmed from that process early on of trying to understand the behavior and the patterns that allowed me to do that to Kevin, so that’s just one simple example of forgiving ourselves.
Then there’s the third type. So we’ve got forgiveness toward others, forgiveness toward ourselves, and then we have forgiveness that we receive from others or from … yeah, forgiveness from others. This is a form of a peace that we receive. To me, this one is just kind of icing on the cake because we may or may not receive this, because this is entirely out of our hands, right? If others choose to forgive us, that’s a decision they make and we can’t force that on them. Recently I was talking to a friend and I thought of this analogy of … he was kind of upset because he had done something that hurt somebody else, and then he had asked for forgiveness and he felt like things should be okay now.
I said, “Well, sometimes wanting the other person to heal, it’s like picking at a scab.” It’s a wound, right? Then you’ve got the scab and you’re picking at it to see, “Hey, is this healed yet?” And you pick at it and you pick at it, and the very picking is what prevents it from healing, because we don’t control that timeframe. It happens on its own. We just want others to forgive us because of how we feel. We don’t like the discomfort. we really just want to feel understood. In this sense, forgiveness is the gift of understanding, so this allows us to again look inward and ask, “Why do I feel the need to be forgiven by someone else for whatever wrong I’ve caused? What if I was able to allow them to forgive me on their timeframe, whenever they want, if and when they want? What if they never want to forgive me for whatever actions I’ve done? What if I was okay with that?” There’s a form of peace that comes from that as well.
Those are the three kind of areas of forgiveness, but ultimately what I want to get at is that forgiveness in a way, from the Buddhist perspective, it’s the gift of understanding, because see, when we understand, we don’t need to forgive. The irony here is that we forgive when we realize we don’t need to forgive. You know, in nature, if lightning strikes a tree and the tree catches fire, and then it falls over and crushes our car, we don’t have this sense of, “Oh, I need to forgive that tree or I need to forgive the lightning.” Or when it rains on us, we don’t feel the need to, “Oh, I need to forgive the clouds because it rained and it ruined my day or it ruined my clothes.” Who do we forgive and for what? What debt have we incurred? This is more along the lines of the Buddhist understanding.
From the Buddhist perspective there is no moral commandment or no compelling of any kind to forgive. There’s no Buddhist equivalent of sin. There’s especially no original sin. There’s no offending god. There’s no concept of god. So furthermore, forgiveness is for our own sake. Gaining a deeper understanding of things is a gift that we give ourselves. It’s a way to let go of the pain we are experiencing, but we are the main beneficiaries. If you’ll recall, I talked about Buddhaghosa and his teaching of the hot ember, that you can hold a hot ember with the intent of throwing it at someone else, but while you’re holding it, it’s only affecting you, or he talks about picking up a piece of dung, a piece of poop with the intention of making somebody else stink.
Well, while I’m holding that, I’m the one who stinks. I’m making myself stink because I won’t let go of the dung. This is more along the lines of how the Buddhist perspective on forgiveness, it’s like, well, you don’t have to, but why wouldn’t you? You’re the only one who suffers when you hold on to this stuff? So forgiveness is more along the lines of deeper understanding. It’s a change in our relationship to our own reactive patterns. No matter what I did to you, it’s still entirely my own responsibility to discover and work through the reactive patterns that gave rise to that offense or transgression in the first place, so it puts this back on me. It’s all on me.
Sometimes it seems forgiveness is seen as a sign of weakness. It’s like, “Oh, you’re soft, you’re going to forgive,” but in reality it takes strength and it takes courage to spend time gaining a deeper understanding of our own actions and the actions of others. Forgiving can bring about the peace that we all so desperately seek, but it’s not because we absolve others of their actions; it’s because we spend time trying to understand others. The wrong understanding of forgiveness, I think gives rise to more suffering. An example that I’ll give you from my own life was a deep betrayal of trust that I experienced from somebody that I care for and I love deeply, and to be betrayed, to be lied to, it’s very hurtful.
Part of my experience of going through a betrayal was that I felt the need to forgive. I felt compelled. I felt like it was the requirement for this relationship to be able to continue or to be healthy. I felt like, in the language of debt, that I was owed and something had to happen for this debt to be re-payed, so I kind of viewed it like this for years. I held on to resentment and then I would think, “It’s finally all over. I’ve forgiven,” and then a trigger would cause me to experience all of the emotions all over again, and I would realize, “No, I’m still angry and I’m not ready to forgive.” This was kind of the cycle of emotions that I was experiencing for quite some time.
Well, it occurred to me one day, through studying mindfulness and studying Buddhism, that I had personalized this experience. I made it about me, that what happened was we are going to collaborate and really do something to hurt you, as if this had to do with me. This had to do with them and the decisions that were made there and this betrayal, so I spent time processing this and really trying to understand the intentions and the motivations behind the actions of the people who had wronged me. By spending time doing this, what happened is I gained a deeper understanding of the person in some ways as a victim of their own actions. You know, I don’t think that the intention of those actions was targeting me personally. Now, I was certainly on the receiving end of that pain and hurt, but it wasn’t about me.
Then this continued to unfold as I spent time understanding this person and understanding the possible causes and conditions that led to that, and the causes and conditions behind those causes and conditions, and with time it painted an entirely new picture of how I viewed this person and I couldn’t view them through this lens of hatred or resentment or anger the way that I did before. Now, none of that changed the feelings and the emotions of being hurt or being betrayed or being let down. None of that changed, but what changed was my understanding of this person as the tail end of countless causes and conditions that allowed that one instance, that one moment to arise the way that it did, and that was a profound shift in perspective for me.
At that point I didn’t feel the need to forgive anymore, because what was there to forgive? What I saw was actions, causes and conditions, and causes and conditions of causes and conditions, and on and on and on, this giant web of interdependent things that happened for that one moment to be the way that it was for however long that phase was in my life. That was really profound, and through that understanding I lost. It’s not that I forgave. It’s that I lost the anger. I lost the hatred. It just wasn’t there anymore because I couldn’t hate. I understood too much to be able to hate this person, and that was the moment that I felt this entire process was finally over.
I had truly forgiven, and the irony is I didn’t forgive. There was no need to forgive at that point. That’s when I realized I had forgiven is because what was there to forgive? I don’t know if that makes sense. If you’ve ever experienced something like that where through greater understanding there’s no longer the need to forgive, that’s what I felt. You know, we’ve all been hurt and we’ve all hurt others. Whether we did that knowingly or unknowingly, it’s true. Whether I was rushing while I was driving and cut someone off and I set in motion further actions, I may have been completely unaware of that. Or bigger stuff. The things that I said to kids in school that I don’t remember.
Whether this is knowingly or unknowingly, we’ve all been hurt and we’ve all hurt others, so the Buddhist approach to forgiveness really is about changing our relationship with the reactive patterns that run our lives. It’s just another tool to help end the cycle of habitual reactivity and the suffering that our reactivity causes for ourselves and others. I think this is really the main difference here. There’s no compelling. You don’t have to forgive, but why wouldn’t you? You’re the one that suffers when you don’t. Now, that’s where it gets tricky because then it would feel like, “Well, then now I have to forgive.” That’s the paradox. You don’t, but the peace and the contentment that you’ll feel upon gaining greater understanding, that’s the reward. That’s the benefit of it.
I guess from the Buddhist perspective, instead of feeling like I need to forgive others, the invitation is, try to understand. Whatever it is that happened, don’t entertain the, “How can I forgive you?” If anything, ask yourself, “How can I understand this better? Why did this happen? What were the causes and conditions? What is the reactivity?” Whether this is for yourself or for others, that’s where you want to spend time with, understanding. Try to understand more. Now, for me, I like to ask specific questions, introspective questions with my behavioral patterns. For example, am I motivated by vengeance? Am I trying to get back at someone? If someone is hurt or offended by something I’ve done or said, I ask myself, “What were my words or actions and what were the intentions behind those words and actions?” Because there’s always something to learn there.
If I can discover what the intentions were, I may even be able to discover what the intention behind the intention was, because you are entirely responsible for your conscious choices, and knowing this can be very empowering. Everything that you do affects others. This is karma. Everything that I do, everything that I say affects others, and that for me is really empowering, so this concept of forgiveness from the Buddhist perspective, maybe forgiveness is the word that’s problematic because it means something different to so many people. Some people will say, “Well, forgiveness is great,” and they’re right. And some people will say, “Well, forgiveness is wrong. It causes pain.” Well, they’re also right, so maybe reframing this and understanding what we want is greater understanding. When we understand interdependence, that all things inter-are, this gives us the ability to see deeply. Like I mentioned in a previous podcast, to see, “Here’s the thing, but what’s the thing behind the thing? What’s the thing behind the thing behind the thing?” That is the topic of forgiveness.
I want to end this topic with a quick note about friendship. Well, good friends are instrumental in this process of forgiveness. We should regard those who point out our faults as treasures. In fact, the Buddha in the Dhammapada said, “Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to a hidden treasure.” I want to end it on that note, because as we go through our lives and especially on this path where we’re trying to be more mindful, we should be mindful of the fact that having somebody who can point out our faults, and this is often the people closest to us, our family members, our spouse or partner or significant other, when they do point stuff out to us, we take it personally, and we get really upset and we get angry because we don’t want people to highlight these things about ourselves. Yet we have this treasure there, in a way. You know, what if you were to view this as an opportunity to become more introspective about yourself by learning what someone else has seen about you?
This was pretty powerful for me. I used to really hate the feeling of being told, “Hey, you need to do this,” or, “Stop doing that,” or, “You’re not helping a lot with chores around the house,” or things like that. I would feel kind of upset and offended, but as time as gone past this has become something that I value now. It’s like, I want to be told, “How can I be better? In what areas can I contribute more? Where do I need more clarity with what I’m doing wrong?” And you get that from the people close to you if you ask for it, and this can be one of the ways where you really learn about yourself and you become more aware of your habitual patterns. Anyway, I thought that would be a fun way to end the topic forgiveness.
If you want to read up a little bit more about this topic, there’s a book by Ken McLeod called Wake Up To Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention. In that book he discusses this concept of forgiveness. You can also, if you’re a subscriber to Tricycle Magazine, you can look up that article called Forgiveness Is Not Buddhist. But that’s the topic that I wanted to share today, forgiveness, and I hope that you can take some of these ideas and concepts, and look at them deeply in your own life or in the lives of others, and wherever you feel that need of, “There’s this person or that person or this event that I need to eventually forgive,” try to reframe that in your mind and rather than thinking you need to forgive anyone about anything, try to say, “I want to have to more understanding about what happened. What did it happen? what were the causes and conditions?”
Because I believe that with introspection and understanding and clarity, suddenly you realize maybe there’s nothing to forgive; there’s just what happened. Then you’ll have that same peace, that same sense of liberation that comes through truly forgiven, but it’s not concocted and it’s not fake and it’s not temporary. In my experience with forgiveness, every time I thought I had forgiven, it was temporary even though I didn’t know that. At that point a trigger or something would come back and I’d realize, “No, I haven’t forgiven,” but through understanding that’s gone away. There’s nothing that triggers those emotions the way that that used to when I would think about that specific incident that happened to me in my life, because there’s no longer the need to forgive. I had something better. I had understanding and clarity around what happened, but that was uncomfortable to get to that because you do have to spend time with it, and really break it down and analyze it and look at it and ask yourself those difficult questions. Why did this happen? I hope this clarifies a little bit the Buddhist understanding of forgiveness.
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Real estate as an asset class has been admired by investors for many years due to the benefits it brings to your financial plan. However, dealing with traditional, physical real estate is more challenging than simply owning stocks – and acquiring the capital to purchase entire properties is difficult for small-time investors. That’s where real estate investment trusts (REITs) come into play.
Real estate investment trusts allow investors to own real estate without purchasing it, per se. This in turn keeps their investment much more liquid than owning property. This helps investors small and large reap many of the benefits of real estate investment, such as:
- Passive income
- Hedging against inflation
- Portfolio diversification
- Acquiring leverage
- Tax benefits
This quick guide will cover the basics of REITs. We will address topics such as what an REIT is, how it’s sold, and basic classifications.
Before we continue, Financial Professional wants to remind you that this article is educational in nature. Any securities or firms named are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your due diligence and consider your situation – and the help of a licensed financial professional – when making investment decisions.
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So, What is an REIT?
A real estate investment trust is a company that owns and operates income-producing real estate and properties. There are difference classifications of REITs from which you can choose as an investor. Some REITs specialize in specific types of properties, such as:
- Commercial properties
- Industrial complexes
- Healthcare facilities
In most cases, you can own shares of a REIT, just like you can own shares of a publicly traded company. Because the majority of REITs are publicly traded on exchanges, they are much more liquid than traditional real estate, which can take longer to sell.
As a shareholder of an REIT, you can participate in the appreciation in value of the property owned by the REIT. Just as shares of stock become more valuable as a company increases in value, so, too, do shares of REITs.
What people tend to know REITs for, however, is the income that they can provide their shareholders.
To qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code, an REIT must pay out at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. This is especially attractive for income-oriented investors.
There are other regulations that REITs must follow to remain compliant with the tax code. You can find all of these on IRS.gov.
Another bonus of real estate investment trusts is the fact that professionals manage them for you. Just like you don’t have to physically run the day to day operations of a firm whose stock you hold, you don’t have to make any management decisions as an REIT shareholder. This is a plus for investors who don’t want to deal with tenants or the many major operational decisions involved with traditional real estate.
Public vs. Private
An REIT that is public can be purchased an owned by the general population. These types of REITs must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the organization responsible for regulating the industry. Public REITs can be either traded or non-traded.
If an REIT is traded, that means that the fund is listed on an exchange, like the NYSE. Therefore, shares of the REIT can be traded freely. Publicly traded REITs are marked to market. This means that their share values update frequently. These REITs must also meet the requirements of the exchange they are on in order to remain listed.
Public non-traded REITs are also regulated by the SEC. However, they aren’t listed on an exchange, which means they are more illiquid than publicly traded REITs. Non-traded REITs are not marked to market, which means their share values update less frequently.
By contrast, a private REIT does not have to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This means that they have much less regulation when it comes to things like reporting requirements. On the whole, only sophisticated investors tend be to offered private REITs, as they are typically available via private placement – thus the name.
Fundamentally, there are three classes of REITs:
- Equity REITs
- Mortgage REITs
- Hybrid REITs
Each class of REIT has its own pros and cons, which we’ll cover next.
Equity REITs are what most people tend to think about when it comes to real estate investment trusts. They purchase, manage, and hold cash flow-producing properties.
As discussed previously, real estate investment trusts can specialize in specific types of properties, just like certain fund managers specialize in specific types of investments. Prior to purchasing shares of an equity REIT, it’s wide to research what types of properties the company manages. You’ll also want to look into the risks associated with owning such properties.
As an equity REIT shareholder, you can participate in the cash flow generated by the underlying properties, typically rental income. You can also participate in the potential appreciation in value of the company’s real estate portfolio.
Unlike equity REITs and owning physical properties, mortgage REITs deal with the mortgages on those properties. There are two ways a mortgage REIT can do this:
- Directly lending the funds to build and operate properties
- Investing in Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS)
These companies make their money off of the interest associated with the mortgages they handle. If the REIT does not lend the money directly, it profits off of the spread between the interest on the loan to the borrower and the interest on the original loan. The term for this is the net interest margin.
Hybrid real estate investment trusts are a combination of both equity and mortgage REITs. Prior to purchasing shares of a hybrid REIT, make sure you research what the primary line of business of the REIT is.
For example, does it primarily deal with holding property or lending funds for mortgages? Does the business prefer an equal split of holding and lending? Just like you want to know what an ETF or mutual fund owns, you need to know what an REIT holds – and how it makes its money.
Real estate investment trusts offer many of the same benefits as a traditional real estate investment, namely:
- Portfolio income
- Portfolio diversification
- Participation in the growth of the real estate market
- Hedging against inflation
However, it’s important to note that you aren’t comparing apples to apples. In other words, you can’t look at REITs and physical real estate in the same light, because they aren’t the same thing.
While REITs are more liquid as a rule, publicly traded REITs don’t offer some of the benefits of traditional real estate. Chief among these are the tax benefits that follow property depreciation and the ability to leverage your property against purchasing more property.
It’s also important account for costs such as management fees when researching an REIT. High fees can silently eat away at your portfolio’s long-term gains.
Also, consider the track record of the REIT’s manager. What type of properties have they owned previously? What do they own currently? How have they performed throughout various market cycles? How did they bounce back after the coronavirus pandemic? In fact, a lot of the due diligence you owe to other investment research such as mutual funds applies to REITs as well.
To get started in real estate investments, you can find companies or platforms that will help you navigate the tricky market. Companies such as Fundrise, CrowdStreet, DiversyFund, RealtyMogul, and others help you manage through the complexities of investing in REITs. Everyone can invest in real estate if they want no matter what they’re price level is for minimum investment.
The biggest market for real estate investments is in the $10,000 or more range with companies, such as CrowdStreet, EquityMultiple, and Cadre. CrowdStreet has a minimum investment of $25k, it is a platform that has direct access to investment opportunities specifically in the commercial real estate space. Cadre is the most expensive of the three with a minimum investment of $50,000 but provides users with a large grouping of commercial real estate properties. EquityMultiple is a platform that makes investing in real estate simple and easily accessible for investors with a $10,000 minimum investment.
Although one may think that real estate investment maybe just for the rich, the market in between $501 and $5,000 (minimum investment) is just as strong. RealtyMogul is an online platform for real estate investment. They give the opportunity for users to invest into commercial spaces for a minimum investment of $5,000. Another company is PeerStreet which offers crowd funded real estate lending with a minimum investment of just $1,000. Streitwise allows all investors to invest in commercial real estate through a REIT online. Like RealtyMogul, both Streitwise and Roofstock have a minimum investment of $5,000. Although Roofstock is more for buying and selling rental properties rather than commercial real estate.
There are even companies within the $0-$500 range for minimum investments. Fundrise is an online real estate investment platform that makes investing in the real estate market affordable for everyone with a minimum investment of $500. Through the company, you get paid dividends and can earn more money through the appreciation of your property. DiversyFund is an investment platform that wants to bring the investing tools usually used by the top 1% of Americans to the everyday person. They seek to make REITs much easier to invest in for those who are looking to start with a lower budget since their minimum investment is only $500. Another company that makes investing in real estate easier is Groundfloor. This is a financial product that lets you invest fractionally in real estate investment loans with a minimum investment of just $10.
The 90% Rule
One of the major critiques of REITs is how difficult it is to scale operations. This is due to the high minimum payout required. Remember, REITs must pay at least 90% of their income to their shareholders to remain compliant with the tax code.
Imagine a stock with a 90% dividend payout ratio. The company offering the stock would have little capital remaining to reinvest in their projects, which would make upscaling operations difficult.
In the same vein, the 90% minimum payout for REITs can be a hindrance. While it’s possible to mix in some leverage to increase the trust’s ability to upscale, this is a potentially risky maneuver.
Real Estate Investment Trusts: Recap
While REITs are not the same as traditional real estate holdings, they can still provide many of the same benefits of the asset class in a much more liquid fashion. Publicly traded REITs can even fit nicely in your IRA or brokerage account.
Nareit is a fantastic resource for North American REITs. Their site has plenty of information on different types of REITs and can help you find the next REIT addition to your portfolio.
As always, carefully consider your portfolio and investment needs prior to purchasing a real estate investment trust. Do your research to understand what’s going on under the hood of companies of interest. You always want to be attune to the risks and upsides offered by any type of asset you add to your portfolio.
Leverage the great free tools available to you as a modern investor. Do as much digging as you need before making the leap. Also, keep in mind that REITs will be subject to fluctuations in the general real estate market and economic conditions as a whole. If you need to study up on either of those subjects first, we highly recommend you do so. It’s what a true Financial Professional would do.
Have questions on REITs? Let us know!
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April 8, 2019
PEOPLE WITH GLIOBLASTOMA DEPRIVED OF
BEST CHANCE TO SURVIVE
Survey finds gap between trial availability and patient need
People with Glioblastoma (GBM), a highly aggressive, complex, rare cancer with a median survival of 14 months, are being deprived of the best chance of survival: easy access to clinical trials and off-label treatments, according to a survey of 162 patients and caregivers conducted by OurBrainBank.
OurBrainBank is a patient-centered nonprofit designed to move GBM from terminal to treatable, powered by patients. OurBrainBank conducted the survey on social media, and received 162 responses within 36 hours—a high response rate for this rare disease.
The survey was designed by Daniel A. Orringer MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan, and member of OurBrainBank’s medical advisory committee, together with the OurBrainBank team.
Most recent published estimates suggest under 10% of GBM patients enroll in clinical trials.* Clinical trials are essential to transforming this deadly, aggressive, complex cancer.
The survey found:
- Patients want to be offered clinical trials.
- 78% asked their doctors about enrolling in clinical trials.
- 70.8% of those in the survey searched on the internet to find a trial they could enroll in.
- Only 28.3% were able to find a trial for which they were eligible.
More than half believe they are being treated at a hospital where clinical trials are not available.
95.5% felt trial enrolment might improve a GBM patient’s sense of well being. Patients faced with GBM are aware that it's incurable and want to be a part of the solution. Whether or not trial enrollment can prolong their lives, they want to help.
Only a minority are offered trials
- 57% of patients have not been offered a clinical trial. Neuro-oncologists are the most common caregivers to offer trials.
- Just 20% have been offered off-label therapeutic approaches (experimental drugs).
When patients asked their physicians about clinical trials, 80% of them were told to pursue standard treatment or directly discouraged from pursuing a clinical trial.
Most were not directed towards a center where trials were offered, if outside of the hospital where they are being treated, even if they expressed interest.
Dan Orringer MD stated: “As a surgeon, I’m frustrated at how hard it can be for patients and caregivers to navigate the complex world of clinical trials. This survey reaffirms my concern that there is a broad gap between what people affected by GBM want and what is available to them."
Meredith Moore, board member of OurBrainBank and long term (14 years) GBM survivor, said: “If I hadn’t gone on a clinical trial early on, I doubt whether I’d be here today. There are thousands like me who deserve the same chance. OurBrainBank is determined to use this survey to bridge the gap between trials and patients.”
Fabio Iwamoto MD, Deputy Director, Division of Neuro-Oncology, Columbia University and chair of OurBrainBank’s medical advisors, commented: “A patient-centered approach, combined with the opportunities technology provides, has the potential to bring trials to people, rather than the other way round. That’s the challenge we have set ourselves at OurBrainBank, and it’s one we know has the potential to save lives.”
OurBrainBank Clinical Trials Survey Results
OurBrainBank is an innovative, patient-led movement designed to move glioblastoma (GBM) from terminal to treatable, powered by patients. Our key tool is a free app. It enables people affected by GBM to manage their disease by tracking their symptoms—an essential path to coping and surviving.
OurBrainBank, Inc. is a charitable organization tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The OurBrainBank App is certified by the New England Independent Review Board.
For further information, please contact Martha Wilkie firstname.lastname@example.org
OurBrainBank, Inc. is a charitable organization tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and not a private foundation under Code Section 509(a).
NOTE TO EDITORS
OurBrainBank Medical and Technical Advisors
Terri S. Armstrong PhD, Senior Investigator Neuro-Oncology, NIH
Marina Benaur MD, Psychiatrist, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Alexis Demopoulos MD, Neuro-Oncologist, Northwell Health
Bruce Hellman CEO, uMotif (OBB App developer)
Fabio M. Iwamoto MD, Deputy Director, Division of Neuro-Oncology, Columbia University
Mario Lacouture MD, Dermatologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Lakshmi Nayak MD Neuro-Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Daniel A. Orringer MD, Neurosurgeon, Michigan Medicine
Joshua Silverman MD, Radiotherapist, NYU Langone Health
The OurBrainBank App is made by uMotif, and has been proven to work through large-scale patient studies and Randomized Controlled Trials in 21 clinical conditions. The content of the App reflects the findings from OurBrainBank’s research amongst 160 people with glioblastoma. The App is beautifully designed and easy to use. Patients track symptoms and other data to help researchers gain new insights. The uMotif technology ensures patients’ privacy and has been robustly tested by over 20,000 patients with conditions ranging from Arthritis to Parkinson’s.
All data collected will be de-identified and made available to any qualified GBM researcher worldwide, subject to the approval of OurBrainBank's Data Access Committee, ensuring that participants’ privacy is maintained. OurBrainBank’s study has been accredited by the New England Institutional Research Board (IRB).
To take part, participants download the OurBrainBank App from the App Store or Google Play, and register using the code OBB100 (non-patients/caregivers may explore the App, please use the code OBBdemo). They can also register via links on www.OurBrainBank.org. The App is currently available in the US. OurBrainBank plans to extend it to other markets in the future.
A paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and presented at the 2017 ASCO conference shows that patients who self-track their health and use this data with their healthcare professionals have better outcomes and longer survival rates than the usual standard of care.
*Source: “The clinical trials landscape for glioblastoma: is it adequate to develop new treatments?” Vanderbeek AM, Rahman R, Fell G, Ventz S, Chen T, Redd R, Parmigiani G, Cloughesy TF, Wen PY, Trippa L, Alexander BM. Neuro Oncol. 2018 July 5;20(8):1034-1043.
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Helplessness. It’s what I feel when children are faced with the forced separation from their parent or caregiver at the US border. Anger, sadness, uncertainty, and dismay all follow closely behind.
I work as an attorney with an organization called Kids In Need of Defense, or KIND, devoted to working with unaccompanied children. I hear firsthand stories that illustrate the severe impact of family separation on children; to say they are terrorized and completely devastated is an understatement. This new terror is compounded by the trauma already experienced by these children — the violence, persecution, and other harm they faced in their home country that caused them to seek protection in the US in the first place.
Among our cases of family separation are two siblings, a 7-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy, who traveled with their mother to the United States from Central America and were apprehended in September 2017 in El Paso, Texas. On the cold January day when they came into our office, the 12-year-old was wearing a green raincoat while his sister wore only a rainbow-adorned blouse because, as she told us, she was “too young to get cold.” We learned from the children that Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, had taken them from their mother at the border. The 7-year-old told us how she cried and begged to be with her mother — she was clearly still in shock.
We later learned that their mother had been detained, transferred between various detention facilities over the course of about two weeks, and then deported. The children were told their mother had committed a crime by bringing them to the United States, and were promptly transferred to a shelter.
A few months later, as these two children sat in KIND’s office telling their story, their emotions were still raw. They are currently living with a member of their family who they are not close with; it hardly feels like home to them. They remembered every detail of the horrifying moment when immigration officials took their mother away. The 7-year-old kept saying over and over how she was having trouble going to school because she missed her so much. Only her mom knew how to do her hair just right each morning, she said. Her brother, a few years older, told us he had to take care of his little sister after their mom was taken away. They were terrified of never seeing her again.
What could we tell them? We didn’t know if or how they would see their mother again, either.
Separating children from their parents has a devastating emotional impact on the child
Separation of children from non-parental caretakers at the border is not new. It’s been a longstanding policy since the system for these children was created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. We have seen firsthand the devastating effect of this practice, which is often just as damaging when these non-parental caretakers are the primary caregiver for the child.
In April of this year, 8-year-old Abel from El Salvador was separated from his grandmother, with whom he had lived his entire life, as soon as they arrived at the border. Abel was placed in a shelter, and his grandmother was taken to a detention facility, where she was held for two weeks and then deported. They were fleeing El Salvador because Abel’s grandmother was being extorted; people were threatening Abel’s life if she did not pay a monthly fee. Under federal law, children who are apprehended by immigration without a parent or legal guardian are routinely separated from that adult.
When Abel came into our office, his eyes were filled with fear. He was frightened to meet our staff and scared to even talk to us — he didn’t know if he could trust authority figures. He barely talked his first month in the United States.
In addition to the nearly incomprehensible suffering the United States is imposing on these children, the administration’s new policy, which separates children from parents, makes it much harder for the child to make a claim for US protection. As of last month, all parents are being referred for prosecution because they crossed into the United States without documentation. The parents are placed into US Marshal’s custody in an adult detention facility, while the child is rendered “unaccompanied” and deportation proceedings are initiated against the child alone. Their case is completely separated from their parent’s and little to no communication is facilitated between the parent and child.
Parents don’t know what’s happening to their children, and vice versa. This has significant implications for the child’s ability to make their case for US protection. Often, adult family members have information and documents that are vital to making their case. We see children who may not know why they came to the United States – parents and caregivers often do not tell their children the full story, lest they be scared or traumatized.
Testimonies from family members are vital to their path to legal protection. When children and parents are separated, who helps the child tell her story? How will they answer questions when all they can think about is, “Where is my mom?”
The idea that separating children from their families acts as a deterrent is not accurate
The administration argues that they must separate children from their parents as a deterrent for other families who may want to come to the United States. Families are coming to save their children’s lives from terrible conditions back at home — a new policy will not stop a parent from making that attempt. Any parent from anywhere in the world would do the same.
In the many years I’ve worked with immigrant and refugee families, I’ve had the privilege of hearing countless stories of survival and resilience. These families have sacrificed greatly to protect their children and give them a chance to be safe. As a lawyer dedicated to helping these children, I am devastated by my inability to help alleviate the suffering they have been forced to go through. As an advocate, I am also frustrated, and enraged, by the due process violation inherent in separating children from the only people who can provide information needed for their legal cases.
The current policy of separating families criminalizes parents who are seeking safety for their children. Every day more vulnerable children are taken from their parents. The impact on the children is lifelong, and unless we immediately end this ruthless policy, the stain on the United States may be permanent.
Katie Annand is the Managing Attorney for KIND’s San Francisco Field Office and satellite Fresno office, coordinating a team of eight attorneys and legal services team staff. KIND’s Legal Services Team represents unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children in their removal proceedings through direct representation and pro bono mentorship. The team also provides social services referral to support and empower clients. Katie is a graduate of University of California Hastings College of Law, and of Wesleyan University, where she majored in anthropology and international relations.
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Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Collection consists of 14 handwritten letters, including 12 from Hallidy to his girlfriend Maggie, one from Maggie to Hallidy, and and a letter from his brother, Bob. Also contains 14 pages from Adam M. Hallidy's diary. The collection is arranged chronologically from 1862 to 1865.
Collection include meeting minutes (original and microfilm), correspondence, charters and by-laws, committee files, and congressional documents relating to the University.
Ernest Sewall Shephard was a member of the George Washington University faculty from 1926 to 1966. Dr. Shephard was Professor of English holding the Master of Arts degree. He chaired the English Department for many years. Collection includes correspondence, articles papers, English class notes, lectures, and other items from Ernest Shephard. The materials range from 1939-50.
Collection includes letters of appointment, curriculum vitaes, personnel data sheets, and correspondence.
Lester Frank Ward (1841-1913) has been described by some as the father of American sociology. His contributions to sociology are almost forgotten today, but at one time he was considered to be one of America's leading intellectuals. Collection includes diaries, correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook. and sixty-nine articles written by Lester Frank Ward. The materials range in date from between 1883 and 1919.
Collection includes biographical files, photographs, slides, videotapes, press kits, publications, books, and artifacts.
Collection includes the law alumni photographic collection, founder's day celebrations, biographical sketches, articles reports, GW law school yearbooks, 1895 to 1915, bulletins and journals of the Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Research Institute of GW, (1950-1972), copies of the "Advocate," Banners scrapbooks correspondence Alumni reunions, minutes from the Board of Trustees, Research notes, banners, caps and gowns, reports to the Dean Exam questions, and information on Stockton Hall.
Collection includes photographs and negatives, office files regarding Alumni Achievement Awards, and memorabilia.
Collection includes videotapes, memos, biographical files, news releases, publicity files, news clippings, correspondence, photographs, slides, audio tapes, faculty publications, LP albums, media guides, and newsletters.
Samuel I. Katz received his B.A. degree from GW in 1940 and his M.A. degree in 1942. Materials in this collection include correspondence, a birth certificate, resume, statistical reports by Samuel Katz papers, a scrapbook and an obituary, biography, U.S. Forces European Theater Certificate. The collection cover the years 1937 through 1993.
Collection includes updates from John Francis Latimer, biographies (including Thelma Hunt and George Nordlinger), correspondence and other items from the files of William Turner, as well as recordings and transcripts of Clyde Lindley and George Steiner speaking about their careers upon induction.
Collection includes the School of Nursing Alumnae Association meetings journal and the Medical Staff Executive Committee and Department minutes.
Collection contains biographical information on Hazel and John Wentworth, as well as personal papers, correspondence, publications and programs.
The William R. Perl Papers document the education, professional career and social activism of William R. Perl (1906-1998).
Collection contains by-laws, articles of incorporation, correspondence, personnel records, financial records, programs, the Word Works Washington Prize, publications, photographs, and audiocassettes. The material dates from 1971-2013. Copies of manuscripts submitted by the young, aspiring poets who contributed to The Word Works are included in this collection.
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I live by the Sea Międzynarodowy Konkurs 2017
MIĘDZYNARODOWY KONKURS FOTOGRAFICZNY 2017
I live by the Sea International Photo Youth Contest
(ages up to 18).
The idea behind this project involves a worldwide contest for young persons up to the age of 18. The contest will be held in three age categories:
1. 5 to 12
2. 13 to 15
3. 16 to 18
Participants are required to send a photo of “their sea” along with a short text. This way not only the photo is taken into consideration but also a relevant description of a region, a special feature of the place, an explanation of the depicted problem, etc.
This project is based on the previous experience of a three stage contest for young learners from Poland by the same title “I live by the Sea” (Pol. Mieszkam nad Morzem), organized by Today We Have in 2015 and 2016 (www.todaywehave.com). Just like in the previous national editions, this time our goal is to spread and share knowledge about marine environments and marine protection issues, as well as the exchange of information among users of different seas and marine oriented regions. Through their participation we hope to involve youth of different natural and cultural heritage to share their views on marine issues in a creative way.
All works submitted will be reviewed by a panel of International Judges. Then, a maximum of 30 photos and texts will be chosen to be printed and presented during the High-Level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of SDG 14, to be held in June 2017 in Fiji. In the final stage, the photo exhibition would be moved to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City and presented there in a form of an exhibition.
Submission of works (1 photo and text) by
31 January 2017. 20 February 2017.
Announcement of the results: 25 May 2017.
Exhibition st the United Nations in New York:
8 June 2017 6 June 2017.
Here are the top 30 photographs. Enjoy the movie.
Information about I live by the Sea Contest in the Ocean Sanctuary Alliance Newsletter issued for the World Ocean Conference in 5-9 June 2017. Newsletter
Mieszkam nad Morzem
8 maja 2015r. w Instytucie Oceanologii PAN w Sopocie odbył się konkurs "Mieszkam na Morzem" w ramach Programu europejskiego Sea for Society. Celem konkursu było zaznajomienie jego uczestników z wiedzą dotyczącą środowiska morskiego.
Mieszkam nad Morzem. I co na to morze?
Mieszkam nad Morzem. Morskie opowieści.
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A dedicated server, also known as managed hosting service is implemented for the sake of networks. In terms of a web hosting business, a dedicated server is indicated as the service on lease. They are beneficial in driving traffic for websites and similar web pages. You can use cheap dedicated server 1 Gbps in particular.
Why is it important to have dedicated servers?
These managed hosting services prove out to be a great advantage for the sites. They are capable of super-fast site loading, ensuring proper security to the back end. Their convenient usage makes them worth each penny spend on them. The dedicated servers are also eligible in cutting down all the risk factors, getting a complete hold of the entire structure.
3 Reasons to choose a dedicated server
Dedicated servers exclusively serve the purpose of the hosting requirements of any organization. In case you want to install a server of your own, you can do the same. Installing your own server lets you own your physical server. Let’s put insight into the top three factors that you might consider for choosing the same.
- Initiates Better Performance
Dedicated servers are responsible for providing you the best performance and super-fast applications. Its exclusive platform remains solely dedicated to you, generating efficient results for hosting solutions other than giving only the virtual resources.
- Versatile and cost-effective
A dedicated server is responsible for bringing effective change and is cost-effective as well. They are more proficient in serving you better resources. Maintenance of the server hardware, supply of networks, everything is managed with much ease and versatility. They stand out to be capable of finding solutions in cases serious issues turn up.
- Very Flexible to Use
The convenient usage of the dedicated servers and their flexibility set their demand very high. They can be applied to different applications that include web hosting purposes (which is the commonly generated one), email servers, database accesses, VPNs, and many more.
Coming with the utmost flexibility, dedicated servers help fulfill all the criteria of the applications, customizing the software accordingly. The greatest advantage of picking up a dedicated server is that, it ensures high-level security along with efficient results.
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Recent Myths with Traditional Patterns
Zara Alexandrova and Zoran Georgiev
10-01-2020 until 03-03-2020
Zara and Zoran use symbols and motifs of Bulgarian tradition and folklore in their collaborative projects to reveal aspects and problems in contemporary culture. Their minimal interventions of objects and project drawings modify or sometimes complete the meaning of found objects or structures. Through these almost grotesque transformations, they come into conflict with ethnocentrism, growing populism, local propaganda, pseudo-patriotism and a fear of all that is alien.
In their project for Gallery Gallery’s virtual space, they created an interactive map of Bulgaria with marked locations. Each location is represented by a drawing in which the artists have inserted characteristic Trojan pottery motifs. These motifs have been widely used since the middle of the last century as generic symbols of Bulgarian tradition. The locations on the map are marked using pictograms that separate the drawings into categories of Construction Sites, Cultural Transmissions and Assimilated Objects.
The drawings in Construction Sites comment on the low-quality repairs and inadequate restoration work of public buildings and archeological sites in the country. The painfully familiar and commercialized motif of traditional Troyan pottery is a metaphor for the incompetent pseudo-patriotic approach to public space and cultural heritage.
In the Cultural Transmission series, satellite antennas and megaphone systems that are commonly used to announce national alarms are located at major border crossing points where they serve to distribute national propaganda. The artists highlight a growing nationalist tendencies in the world by looking at their own cultural traditions and values. These values are characteristic for cultural ethnocentrism and, upon reaching the borders of its territory, they can do nothing but scream.
In the Assimilated Objects series Zara and Zoran pay homage to some of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The series consists of ready-made works that are depicted as ceramic objects with a Trojan style decorative pattern. The artists want to turn the audience’s attention to practices that are widely used in contemporary art, and to declare the ready-made, more than 100 years after it first emerged, as a traditional artistic medium. Viewers are encouraged to interpret what is seen as criticism or as praise. All thoughts that may arise while viewing the exhibition are subject to copyright. However, unlicensed distribution of these thoughts is highly recommended.
Zara Alexandrova and Zoran Georgiev are a duo of contemporary artists who, outside their collective projects, each have an impressive individual career. She is from Bulgaria, he is from North Macedonia. Both obtained a masters’ degree from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia. They currently live and work in Berlin.
Zara has received several awards for her work, including the Red Carpet Recognition Award for young art (Austria, 2014), Geselschafter Art Award (Germany, 2009) and the Gaudenz B.Ruf Award for New Bulgarian Art (Bulgaria, 2007). In 2014 she was nominated for the BAZA Award, which Zoran won that year. Zoran also won the Essl Art Award for Young Artist from Central and Eastern Europe (2013) and the Award for Painting from the International Foundation St. St. Cyril and Methodius (2011).
Both artists have participated in numerous exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad. Their collective work has been shown at exhibitions such as Dimensions of Publicness, 24th Gabrovo Biennial of Humour and Satire in Art, Museum of Humour and Satire in Art, Gabrovo, BG (2019); XX Cerveira International Biennial, Vila Plana De Cerveira, PO (2018); Shifting Layers, Young Art at the Museum, Sofia City Art Gallery, BG (2017); Per Anhalter, Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz, Berlin, DE (2016); Focus Bulgaria, Vienna contemporary, Vienna, AT (2015); Art For Change, Sofia City Art Gallery, BG (2015) and Love, Rayko Aleksiev Gallery, Sofia, BG (2012).
Zoran has shown his work in solo exhibitions Mission Failed, ICA Sofia, BG (2017); Nostalgic Future, Vaska Emanouilova Gallery, Sofia, BG (2014); Capital, 0GMS Gallery, Sofia, BG (2012) and Temporary, but Permanent, Sariev Contemporary, Plovdiv, BG (2012).
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Global Education Week
On the 20th of September, 2009, Future Worlds Center announced its participation in the Europe-wide Global Education Week. The Global Education Week takes place every third week of November in all member states of the Council of Europe. The Global Education Week offers a common frame for actions on Global Citizenship, Human Rights and Intercultural Dialogue.
The Future Worlds Center has facilitated an interactive structured dialogue workshop with teachers of the 3rd Elementary School of Deryneia and is organising a 2-day workshop about Global Education for teachers from across Cyprus. For more information on the Global Education Week and the actions organised by FWC, please contact the Development Education Unit.
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The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, Human Factors and Behavioral Sciences Division solicits proposals that will support the implementation of a project conducting basic research, starting with a pilot study, directed toward identifying and understanding coping mechanisms
among First Responders against the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The study aims to increase personal resilience and reduce the occurrence and impact of PTSD within the First Responder community.
The research approach will involve evaluating First Responders using both quantitative and qualitative methods to identify psychosocial, lifestyle, environmental, and motivational factors that may contribute to successful adjustment to and management of the stress of their profession.
PLS ENSURE THAT YOU READ THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN IT'S ENTIRETY AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
IMPORTANT - ANY ORGANIZATION THAT WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SOLICITATION MUST REGISTER AT https://baa.st.dhs.gov.
IT IS ENCOURAGED THAT REGISTRATION BE COMPLETED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE!
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CFP: Queer(y)ing the World: International LGBTQ+ Literature for Young Readers
In the past few decades in English-speaking countries, we’ve seen a major increase to the number of children’s and young adult books published featuring LGBTQ+ themes. But what is the situation like in other languages and other cultures?
In this edited collection, we aim to explore LGBTQ+ literature for young readers around the world, particularly beyond the English-speaking countries/cultures. By LGBTQ+, we include: lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer, kink, intersex, non-monogamy, and more. We are interested in the intersection of literature, history, and politics, and we hope the various chapters will explore topics such as but not limited to:
- How are sexualities and gender identities depicted in writing and illustration for younger readers? How are queer families and the construction of queer families portrayed?
- How is this depiction influenced by the way the culture in question views queer identities?
- What is the connection between LGBTQ+ rights and literature for children and young adults?
- Who is writing this work and why?
- Which companies are publishing the works?
- What genres are these texts?
- How do words and images interact in these books, if relevant?
- How do LGBTQ+ identities intersect with other aspects of identity, including but not limited to ‘race’/ethnicity, dis/ability, class background, size, religion, and so on?
- Are these works getting translated to other languages or are they themselves translations?
- Are there different types of works being written by different groups within the cultures/countries?
- What is the response of young readers (and parents, teachers, and other older readers) to the books?
- How do libraries and library workers engage with these works?
- How has the literature changed over time?
- What sort of work remains to be done in this field?
Please submit an abstract of 300-500 words by 30 April 2017. We will reply with an acceptance or rejection of the abstract and feedback in the early summer and we anticipate that the due date for the submission of complete articles will be at the end of 2017. Articles will be 5000-7000 words, unless otherwise agreed upon. Guidance on style and referencing will be offered in due course. Abstracts and chapters should be in English, and any quotes in other languages should be translated as necessary.
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Here is a WOW of a biography! When my Spanish teacher-friend picked up this book about Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, he said, incredulously, “A picture book about Frida Kahlo? Her life was so tragic! Incredible!” Yes, her life was in many ways tragic, but it was also amazing, and so is Frida. A wonderful introduction to the famous painter for young readers (ages five to eight), this book is a beauty that adults will also enjoy. Lyrical and inspired, the text of Frida is written in the present tense, offering the reader immediacy and closeness to the subject. Artist Ana Juan depicts baby Frida on a dragon, flowing across a double-page spread. Working with acrylics and wax on paper, she presents page after brilliant page of folk-art images and scenes from Kahlo's life: sunlight streaming through doorways, jaguars at play, grinning skeletons. As Jonah Winter's note confirms, Kahlo was stricken with polio at the age of seven and, later, was in a terrible bus accident. It's a miracle she survived and went on to paint, but paint she did, becoming famous for her self portraits and folk art and especially for triumphing over her pain. With fellow artist and husband Diego Rivera, she experienced a love that filled her heart even as it brought its own measure of pain. Kahlo's enormous strength and her fierce will to live and create are wonderfully depicted. Both Winter and Juan capture her spirit, as well as the worlds she inhabited in her head and created on the canvas. Full of energy, Frida flows from beginning to end, from darkness to light, from pain to joy. “She turns her pain into something beautiful. It is like a miracle,” writes Winter. Yes, and this is a little miracle of a book, an amazing marriage of art, text and risk-taking that works well as an introduction to Kahlo's life, and as a way to talk to youngsters about how art can help us survive pain, fear and loss. That art can help us define the human spirit is a lesson no reader is too young to learn, and Frida is the perfect teacher. Deborah Wiles is the author of Freedom Summer and Love, Ruby Lavender.
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…Kicks against Open Defecation
The Senate on Wednesday lamented that Nigeria is currently losing over N455 billion or US$3 billion annually due to poor sanitation.
The upper legislative chamber accordingly passed for second reading , a Bill seeking for establishment of the “Clean Nigeria Agency for the purpose of prohibiting open urination/defecation in order to keep Nigeria clean and disease free.
The bill sponsored by Senator Clifford Ordia ( PDP Edo Central), was referred by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to the Senate Committee on Water Resource for further legislative work and to report back in four weeks.
Senator Ordia in his lead debate noted that open defecation poses serious economic, social and health hazards on the people, community and the environment.
He noted that despite Nigeria’s “giant posture” economic outlook, the country wears a shameful doak of being the leading nation in the world with the highest number of people practicing open urination and defecation, estimated at over 46 million people.
The practice, he said, has had a negative effect on the populace and on the economy, making it almost impossible for the country to meet the 2030 deadline of achieving goal 6 of the United Nations Sustainable development goal; which aims at “Ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”.
The lawmaker noted that apart from the stench that emanates from open urination and defecation sites, such sites also provides a breeding ground for diseases causing organisms.
He said the country loses over N455 billion or US$3 billion annually due to poor sanitation.
“This works out to be US$20 per capital per year and constitutes 1.3% of Nigeria’s GDP (World Bank Report,2012).
“According to the same report, open defecation alone costs Nigeria over US$ 1 billion a year. The market potential of sanitation in the country is indeed very huge for both government and the private sector to take advantage of,” he said.
The bill he added , “when passed into law, will establish and empower the Clean Nigeria Agency to enforce the penalties and sanctions prescribed by this bill.
“Furthermore, the bill will also empower the agency to among other things, make rules and regulations for enforcing and implementing the provisions of this Act.
“It will also issue license to private corporation for the operation of commercially owned public toilets;
“The proposed agency would also have the power to certify a public toilet facility to be fit for use by the public, as well as shut down any public place that does not meet the required recommended standard of toilet facility”, he explained.
Virtually all the Senators who contributed to debate on the bill , supported it .
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Wickham of Ware in Hertfordshire built over 600 Wickham trollies between 1948 and 1990. British Railways used the trollies as the type No.27 Gang and Inspection trolley. As the first mechanised tools used by permanent way track gangs, the Wickham trollies revolutionised track maintenance.
The track maintenance crew (track gang) would load up a small trailer loaded with tools, sleepers, rail chairs, keys, fishplates and any other part which might be needed. The trolly would then haul the crew and the trailer to the section of track in need of repair. Once they had arrived on site, the trolly was light enough for the gang to lift it off the track. This allowed the line to re-open as soon as possible.
25 of the trollies went to the Ministry of Supply / MoD between 1954 and 1960. What’s more, the 1966 film ‘The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery’ (filmed in part on the Longmoor Military Railway) even featured one of them.
Some versions did away with the rear passenger carrying area and used this section for tools and even a diesel generator or air compressor. It had the capability of pulling a trailer wagon with tools but was then restricted to a two-man crew.
On later models a standard four-cylinder motor car engine, e.g., the Ford Anglia car 100E engine, provided power through a standard three-speed gearbox to a final chain drive transfer gearbox which included the forward and reverse selection.
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Approximation Models for the Evaluation of TCP/AQM Networks. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Technical Sciences (BPASTS). 70 (2022). In Press.
NAM: What Does a Neural Network See? International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2022), IEEE WCCI 2022.. In Press.
Adaptive Hurst-Sensitive Active Queue Management. Entropy. 24(3). 2022.
Cost-Effective Filtering of Unreliable Proximity Detection Results Based on BLE RSSI and IMU Readings Using Smartphones. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 2022.
SDK4ED: One-click platform for Energy-aware, Maintainable and Dependable Applications. 25th Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference.. 2022.
Efficient Feature Selection for Static Analysis Vulnerability Prediction. Sensors. 21 (4)(Special Issue: Security and Privacy in Software Based Critical Contexts). 2021.
LIDAR Point Cloud generation for SLAM algorithm evaluation. Sensors. 21 (10)(Special Issue: Advance in Sensors and Sensing Systems for Driving and Transportation: Part B). 2021.
The Random Neural Network as a Bonding Model for Software Vulnerability Prediction. Modelling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems. 12527:102-116.. 2021.
Random Neural Network for Lightweight Attack Detection in the IoT. MASCOTS 2020: Modelling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems. 12527:79-91.. 2021.
Supervised learning of Neural Networks for Active Queue Management in the Internet. Sensors. 21(15)(Special Issue "Mathematical Modelling and Analysis in Sensors Networks"). 2021.
Long-Range Dependent Traffic Classification with Convolutional Neural Networks Based on Hurst Exponent Analysis. Entropy. 22(10). 2020.
The self-similar markovian sources. Applied Sciences. 10(11). 2020.
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What Are The Different Types Of Fine Art Reproduction?
As well as hand painted fine art reproductions on canvas, there are several different mechanical methods of fine art reproduction – none however come close to accurately replicating the color and texture as hand painting does.
Aquaprint: Is a printing process which uses color separation. The colors can be bright but the texture of the finished reproduction art is flat and does not mimic the artist’s brushstrokes.
Artagraph: The artagraph is a special printing method which recreates not only the color of the original, but also the surface texture. This is achieved by taking a silicone mould of the original oil painting and using it in the fine art reproduction. The problem is that not many museum curators or collectors are willing to have their prized masterpieces smothered in silicone, therefore the range of artagraph fine art reproductions is very limited.
Canvas transfer: Canvas transfer art reproductions are basically prints on canvas rather than paper and remain flat, unable to recreate the texture of the artists brushstrokes. First, a lithograph on paper is coated with acrylic emulsion, then when the acrylic is dry, the print is covered with a solution that helps to separate the image from the paper it was printed on. The image is now bonded to the acrylic and free of paper. This film is then carefully bonded to the canvas. Canvas transfer art reproduction’s flat texture can be enhanced by the artist adding some brushstrokes. Canvas transfer reproduction art is subject to color fading, yellowing being a particular problem.
Etchings: The art reproduction image is etched into a copper plate, ink is then applied to the plate. Dampened paper is then laid onto the plate and under extremely high pressure from an etching press, ink is forced onto the paper. This is a popular method of art reproduction for drawings but is not suitable for reproduction art oil paintings
Giclees: Are produced from a color transparency made from the original oil painting usually by taking a photo or using a drum scanner. Today many giclee art reproductions are made with ink jet printers attached to computers and consequently they suffer from inconsistent color reproduction. They are expensive while remaining flat and untextured reproduction art.
Hand painted: This method of fine art reproduction involves a trained artist carefully copying the original oil painting. The artist mimics the exact colors, texture and brushstrokes of the original masterpiece to produce a fine art reproduction that is a stunning replica of the original oil painting.
Lithograph: Basically this is standard offset printing. The art reproduction image is drawn on a litho – limestone or exposed to a light sensitive litho plate. The printing surface is kept wet with a sponge; the ink is then rolled by hand onto the plate or stone. This is a popular art reproduction method for posters but falls to recreate the brushstrokes and texture of oil paintings
Serigraphy: Also known as screen prints. Serigraph art reproductions are produced by creating a stencil on the fabric that is stretched across a frame for each color by a master printer. They can have a thin texture but cannot mimic the heavy texture of oil painting.
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Think someone who can’t hear can’t appreciate the theatre? Think again! At The Joan, we provide theatre training for people with disabilities, through the affiliated Q Theatre Company. For this reason, we were recently included in Connect Hearing’s list of ‘Get Involved with Courses for the Hard of Hearing’.
The Joan is a venue presenting the best in music, theatre and dance and is also home to our teaching facility the Penrith Conservatorium of Music, which provides quality music education for students of all ages and abilities. More recently, the Q Theatre Company (formerly Railway Street Theatre Company and originally the Q) moved to The Joan. Building on the substantial legacy of the Q Theatre Company, we now provide theatre training to young people aged 5-18, and people with a disability, as well as making innovative and community-focused performances.
‘Student-focussed,’ says Connect Hearing of the Access Ensemble program, ‘everyone gets the most out of the training based on their individual needs.’ Our Access Ensemble performing arts course is ideal for anyone who is hard of hearing or deaf. We offer the chance to experience the thrill of the theatre – and to develop your skills in performance arts – in a professional environment. But the best part about the course is the tutors.They are the kind-hearted, compassionate, and professional teaching artists that know how to make the theatre come alive – they make learning acting, movement, and expression as fun as it should be.
Participants in Access Ensemble gain and develop:
– Theatre skills and experience in a professional theatre environment;
– Confidence in their own voice, body and expression;
– Friendships with exciting new people;
– New forms of expression;
– Confidence through engaging with wider audiences.
At the end of the course, students get to perform in front of the public in our state-of-the-art theatre. This gives everyone who becomes a cherished part of The Joan an experience to remember forever.
Access Ensemble builds the classes around the participants. For anyone who signs up, no matter what their ability, we tailor each session around them. We’ve had lots of students of all ages with a hearing loss and have created a perfect space in which to make new friends, build confidence and have some fun.
Come try it out and see what The Joan is about. You’ve got nothing to lose, and the theatre to gain.
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Mitch McConnell Playing the Hand of the King
During Mitch McConnell's early days, he was seen as more of a moderate and pragmatic. Maybe due to the fact that his 1st wife was a "liberal" as he called her.With time, he would begin leaning to the right. In 1993, he married Elaine Chao, a Republican who came from wealth and had served as Secretary of Labor prior to being appointed to the position of Secretary of Transportation under the Trump administration. She serves in the cabinet level position and reports directly to the President. Some of her duties are :
- Negotiating and implementing international transportation agreements.
- Assuring the fitness of U.S. Airlines.
- Prepares transportation legislation.
- Coordinates in the development/operation of transportation facilities as well as services for ports, waterways, mass transit, highways and railroads.
In 2007, after the death of Elaine Chao's mother, the McConnell's wealth grew to $28 million dollars due to a large inheritance. Elaine Chao's family has owned a Transportation Company that does most of its work with China and since Elaine Choa has inherited her mother's wealth and business ties, she and her husband Mitch McConnell earn approximately $400,000 annually together, but most of their income is derived from her ties to the transport company. Many see this as a improper, since she has the ability to help out her own company ties as she sets programs and policy.
As Trumps right hand man, he has chosen the party of Trump over what is right for the American people that put him into office.
Mitch McConnell and the money
Just before Trump began to talk about running for the office of the Presidency. Mitch McConnell became cozy with the Russians.
Through a Super Pac, Senate Leadership PAC that was run by John Boehner in 2011 and taken over by Mitch McConnell in 2016, during Trump's campaigning for the Presidency, he took in $3,500,000 from a Russian businessmen, Len Blavantnik through his company Access Industries and others. Trump appointed Treasury Secretary is also a business partner of Blavatnik.
Blavatnik also gave over $7M to PAC's working for high ranking Republicans. He also donated $1M to Trump's Inauguration.
Another bid donor to Mitch McConnells run PAC is Sheldon D. Adelson and his wife Marian, each donated $25M a piece for Trump's election. Sheldon D. Adelson is the billionaire owner of Las Vegas Sands Casino Company, among many other businesses. Showing American, that Republican's count on people of great power and money as their donor base.
One donor, that adds the biggest question on his donor list is Viktor Vekelsberg who is a 20.5 percent owner in RuSal, a Russian Aluminum Company that in May of 2018, wired $500,000 to Michael Cohen's account.
Mitch McConnells work for the party not the people
It is clear from just the few items listed below, that none of those things he's pushed for help the American blue collar worker, the farmer or anyone who isn't in the same tax bracket as he or Donald Trump are in.
- 2010, He requested earmarks for a defense contractor that was under investigation by the Department of Justice for bribery.
- 2011, he introduced a constitutional balanced budget amendment to raise taxes.
- 2012, he received campaign contributions from Alltech after he interceded to got federal grants for them.
- 2014, he voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act.
- 2014, he expressed opposition to Senate Bill that would limit the practice of corporate inversion by US. Corporations looking to limit US tax liability.
- When Obama was elected to the Presidency, he told his fellow Republicans that the single most important thing the party needed to achieve was to make him a one term president.
- During Obama's Presidency, Mitch McConnell changed the law and required all bills to have a Super Majority (60 votes) to pass the Senate, setting the biggest obstacle the Senate had seen in years.
- He opposed, in 2018, the Democrats when they wanted to pass a resolution that would keep candidates from hiding information on donors.
- 2018, Stalled passage of bipartisan criminal justice reform bill.
McConnell and Haven- Keystone Pipeline and more
In 2014, Mitch McConnell's first priority was to approve the Keystone Pipe Line, which Obama had vetoed. In November 2016, while in talks with Trump, he asked him to approve the Keystone Pipeline should he win.
He and Senator John Haven of South Dakota, continued to fight for the Keystone Pipe Line, that would be owned by ConocoPhillips and would go to TransCanada once completed. ConocoPhillips donated $1M to McConnell's Senate Leadership PAC.
McConnell and Haven cosponsored legislation to permanently repeal the Federal Estate Tax and also supported the repeal of the death tax. In the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act past by the Republican Congress in 2017, it would double the individual tax exemption on inheritance to $10M.
Once again, showing that Mitch McConnell spends more time working to save money for the rich and very little on bills to help the hard working American people.
His funding, for the Senate Leadership PAC, which is strictly for Republicans, receives 50% from large individual contributors, average of $13M and 19.64% from other PAC's, average donation $5M. That's almost 70% from the wealthiest people in America.
McConnell and Mueller, what changed?
At the beginning of Trumps term in office, Mitch McConnell spoke against Trump to some extent if he didn't agree with him. He even supported an investigation into Russian intervention of the election just before Trump took office.
Around November 2017, McConnell's views began to change. He opposed legislation that would protect Mueller and his investigation. This was a bipartisan effort and it was blocked by McConnell.
By January 2018, He felt Mueller should wrap up the investigation because it had gone on long enough. About a year, no long at all compared to multiple years of investigation on Clinton and Nixon.
July 2018, McConnell strategists were ok with Trump attacking the credibility of our intelligence community to gain votes in the mid-term elections.
Nov 2018, once again refused to pass anything that would protect the Mueller investigation, as the Trump was talking of firing Mueller and pressuring those involved in the investigation.
March 2019, McConnell called it Premature to call for the full release of the Mueller Report. And he and the Republicans go so far as to block the US Senate Democrats move to have the report made public.
Trump said, he was completely exonerated and he didn't have a problem with the report being release. Although he was incorrect on his exoneration. Yet, McConnell once again blocked its release.
Mitch McConnell's single goal is to have his party gain and keep control at any cost. He proved it when he refused to let Obama have anything that would appear to be an achievement, in order to have him be a one-term president. Much to his surprise, Obama was re-elected for a second term.
Mitch McConnell will be up for re-election in 2020 and Kentucky being a red state may keep him in office for another term, unless the Republicans of Kentucky have had enough of the Party of Trump, then this could be costly to both candidates, Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump.
© 2019 Lady Liberty
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If you enjoy playing cards, then rummy is one of the games you must surely try out. This game has several psychological benefits. It helps build memory retention and other cognitive skills. Many people have experienced the positive effect of the game on their intelligence, brainpower, and attention span. Below we have mentioned how the game enhances your memory retention power.
- Increases Recall Ability
A game of online rummy helps increase your recall ability. Here, you need to remember the cards in the discard pile. Doing so is important because when someone picks a card from the discard pile, it gives an insight into the game-play of the person. You can read the hand of the opponent by simply using your power to remember the cards from the discard section. The open pile also has a history of the game till now. You can memorize the cards thrown by certain opponents to better understand the next card to be played by the rival.
- Develops Observation Skills
Like discussed, recall power is accompanied with observation skills. In rummy online, you need to keep a track of the cards played by the opponents. You also have to memorize the cards that you play. Doing both requires you to pay great attention on the table. This helps in noticing the gaming tricks applied by opponents. If you are able to understand the trick being used by a rival, you can get over the hurdles and fall into the laid trap. Doing so will definitely bring you closer to a big win.
- Helps in Mathematical Calculations
When you play Indian rummy, one of the first things to do is calculate the total points in your hand. If you have too many high point cards such as 10, Jack, Queen, and the King, then you may want to discard these. Especially, if these cards are unable to get into a pure sequence, it is better to let go of high point cards. The higher the number of points in your hand, the lower you score or rank in the game. So, you must constantly do simple mathematical calculations to know the total points the hand costs. This will allow you to strategize as to which card to discard, and when.
- Makes for a Great Cognitive Ability
Your mind is full of ideas. You can explore these best when playing card games with others. In rummy, your cognitive ability increases. You think more and you think better. You observe the moves made by others. You try to understand the sequences and sets the opponents have already formed or wanting to make. You can also analyze who could emerge as a winner, and who is not doing well in the game. Thus, your memory sees a significant improvement.
- Explores Your Creative Streak
Along with memory retention power, a rummy game also explores your creative side. You can think about quick and surprising ways to bait the opponent. You can use your creative streak to stimulate your confidence and dim that of others. For instance, you can try getting a card from the opponent for yourself. This is possible by throwing a card related to the one you need. Now the rival may think you do not need the related card and succumb to the trick.
- Builds Intelligence
Both the intelligence and memory are bound to improve when playing on Khelplay Rummy website. This platform allows you to play free and practice card games. It also has several tournaments and cash games to explore. You can play against professional players and increase your memorizing ability, and learn to take challenges in stride. You can get better at your game by constantly practicing the different variations of rummy on this website.
- Leads to a Good Short-Term Memory
If you know how to play rummy, you must have noticed a positive change in your short-term memory. You tend to remember the recent events better than before. This is because you have been playing this game for a long time, and learn how to improvise on recall ability. This in turn has a major role in enhancing your short-term memory. Thus, you must make time to play this card game. You can do so alone without physical company, on the internet. You do not even need a physical pack of cards.
- Boosts Thinking Capacity
All the benefits of the game combined together will surely boost your thinking capacity. So, make a rummy game downloadon your mobile phone, laptop, tablet, etc, and engage in a game or two every day. You can come across pro and amateur players on the gaming platform. You will learn how each player uses different tactics to win the game. You will also understand how to make the best out of the game, and win it.
Get a rummy app for yourself right away and experience an improvement in your memory. Your cognitive abilities will increase. It will make you a better thinker, a wiser person, and someone who can keep calm even at difficult situations.
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INTO THE FIRE – One photograph can change a nation
By Philip Trotter
Philip Trotter’s debut novel is an exhilarating and original take on the Vietnam theme, exploring less familiar aspects of the country’s painful history through the generation-defining image of the Burning Monk.
Saigon, 1963. With the tensions of war starting to swirl, rookie photographer Ned Rivers lands in South Vietnam, hungry for the iconic shot that will make his name.
But a shocking and violent act of protest by a local Buddhist monk quickly draws Ned’s focus from the battlefields and the Viet Cong. Behind the front pages, a different conflict is churning – political, religious, and cultural – which threatens to tear this fragile nation even further apart.
As Ned learns more about the Buddhist community’s suffering at the hands of the state, his journalistic detachment becomes harder to justify. New friendships turn to solidarity and action, leaving him open to the government’s wrath.
President Diem sends out his ruthless attack dog Colonel Tung to manage the interfering journalist. Meanwhile, Diem faces mounting criticism from his American allies as their stake in Vietnam deepens. With political pressures at home driving US policy, the regime seems increasingly like a liability.
For Ned, caught at the centre of this international chessboard, the adventure becomes too real. With friendships, love and a career in balance, can he hope to protect it all from the conspiracy of violence, arrest and war that surrounds him?tless other displaced people, but few have had the opportunity to tell their story, or to tell it so well.
Extent: 376 pages
Size: 198 x 129mm
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In a press release on Wednesday, Amnesty International India stated that the Indian officials and authorities must take steps and ensure that there is no impunity for those responsible for public lynchings and other hate crimes against Muslims in the country.
Amid a rising tide of Islamophobia in the country, at least 10 Muslim men have become victims of violence by being lynched or killed in public in cases of suspected hate crimes. These attacks have made a number of Muslims feel insecure. Apparently, demonstrations against the attacks on Muslims are being held in several cities across the country on Wednesday.
“The pattern of hate crimes committed against Muslims with seeming impunity – many of them in states where the Bharatiya Janata Party is in power – is deeply worrying. Unfortunately, both the Prime Minister and various Chief Ministers have done little to show that they disapprove of this violence,” said Aakar Patel, Executive Director, Amnesty International India.
“The BJP’s campaign for cow protection appears to have emboldened vigilante groups, who seem to be operating in some cases with the tacit approval of state authorities. BJP leaders have ignored, or worse, even justified the attacks at times”, he added.
“This growing trend of Islamophobia needs to be stopped in its tracks. The Indian Prime Minister, senior BJP leaders and Chief Ministers must break their silence and unequivocally condemn the attacks. State police departments must ensure that those responsible are brought to justice”, Mr Patel quoted.
He also said, “Mob violence has occurred in other cases too, including attacks on Dalits suspected of illegally transporting cows, the killing of alleged child traffickers in Jharkhand, and the lynching of a police officer at a mosque in Kashmir. All these attacks are deplorable, and seem to indicate a weakening of the rule of law.”
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INITIAL (OPEN) LIST OF PROPOSED GOVERNMENT & LEGISLATIVE REFORMS
Executive Branch (improve efficiency / cut government waste)
- Open, transparent, and accountable government mandate (for all administrations)
- Select most qualified civil service manager to oversee previous RDB positions
- Eliminate bogus, politically-inspired contracts / contractors
- Redesign organization structure(s) based upon clean lines of authority and responsibility
- Write mission statement for that department and each of the branches within that department
- Fill those branches with the most qualified civil service managers and they can, in turn, seek the most qualified individuals for their staff (in accordance with those upgraded OPM position standards)
Judicial branch (prosecute public / private sector criminals)
- Felony charges for public officials who ignore documented whistleblower warnings
- Felony charges for lobbyists and Congressman who weaken existing legislation
Legislative Branch (write legislation that supports executive / judicial branch missions)
- Term limits (automatic elections for exceeding those time frames i.e. 12 years)
- Automatic recall vote for members who refuse to release their tax returns
- Same retirement / medical benefits as civil service employees
- Government version of the Sarbanes Oxley Act
- Rescind 1978 CSRA
- Rescind Citizens United Act
- Whistleblower protection legislation for security / non security whistleblowers
Submitters Website: www.nawbc.com ; www.tgar.org
I graduated from Michigan Technological University (MTU) in June 1968 with a BSBA in Accounting. I have been a federal accountant for 40 years, 25 of which were as an accountant whistleblower. A few of the more notable events that led me down the whistleblower path and my mindset that this government is corrupt, corporate-driven, and owned by special interest groups include but a few of the following incidents. During the period 1980 thru 1986, I held an Accounting Branch Chief position at the Veterans Administration (VA). My section was responsible for consolidating the VA hospital’s accounting data to prepare the Agency’s quarterly and annual Treasury Department and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) financial statements. The documentation provided by these agencies to prepare their financial statements was so bad that the VA’s accounting staff used crib notes, rote formulas, and large manual adjustments to hide all out of balance conditions. When I contacted Treasury and OMB to request an explanation of their procedures, I could find no one. My request for the VA to formally contact the Central Agencies (GAO, OMB, Treasury, and GSA) to address these problems was turned down. Here I was the Branch Chief of one of the largest federal agencies and no one within the VA or the Central Agencies could explain how or why federal agencies prepared their financial statements.
In search of a solution, I spent three years (on my own time) modifying the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (AICPA) private sector accounting standard to fit the government’s unique accounting and budgeting needs. The government accounting prototype (GAP) that I developed was based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and thus capable of generating all government accounting and budgeting financial statements from a single trial balance. During that time, I visited my MTU accounting professor, Sam Tidwell, in Copper Harbor, Michigan a couple of times to get his input on my idea and to find out why MTU lacked any meaningful government accounting classes. His position was that my idea would never fly simply because there were too many politicians, too many different and self-serving agendas, and no one was interested in providing an accurate accounting of our tax dollars. When I mentioned that I planned on pursuing this idea, his parting words, in his inimitable Mississippi drawl, were “Fisha, if you go down that road, you will find that you have a Tiga by the tail.” We laughed. I didn’t believe him at the time. But, as usual, Sam was right.
Upon completion of the GAP model, I wrote a companion book, “Principles of Accounting, Budgeting, and Cash Management for Government.” About the time that I finished the book, my staff found a $ 40 million dollar antideficiency violation (VA exceeded their budget). I was asked to sign a letter authorizing the necessary adjustments to hide the problem. I refused. Another manager, two levels up from me, signed the letter (for me) while I was on leave. I resigned from the VA in October 1986, citing, “falsification of the agency’s financial statements” as my reason for leaving. My personnel records were illegally altered to attribute my resignation to “conflicting views over systems improvement.” During my subsequent one year unpaid sabbatical, I lobbied members of Congress and the Central Agencies to adopt a public sector GAAP-based standard in late 1986. On October 13, 1987, I was hired as a Treasury systems accountant along with five other professional accountants to review software that had already been placed on the GSA schedule so that all federal departments, bureaus, and agencies could bypass any procurement red tape to purchase this deficient, non GAAP-based financial software. The rest of my government accountant career has been spent raising red flags over the Central Agencies’ release of untested financial software to an entire federal bureaucracy. I retired on January 1, 2011 as a GS-14 accounting clerk with a real fear of this government and its unwarranted claims of a democracy.
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You've been wanting to donate money to help the poor for a while now, but there's just so much to think about: You want your money to go to the right place, you want it to do the most good it can do, and you want to be sure it's used the way it should be. Maybe you're also unsure how much you should give. At any rate, you simply haven't had a moment to give it much thought, and you keep putting it off because frankly, who's got the time to do their research on organisations to support? If that sounds like you, here are a few simple solutions!
Who should I give to?
Easy. You don't need to do the research because we have! Just pick one of our recommended charities: Either read through the list and choose whatever takes your fancy, or, if you're really pressed for time, you could even pick one from the list at random. That's the beauty of it is: they're all effective, they're all transparent, they'll all put your money to good use and help the extreme poor – you can't go wrong!
How much should I give?
Ultimately, that's of course up to you, but to give you a ballpark indication of your giving amount, simply use our contribution calculator. Once you have a basic idea, you could either simply give that amount or adjust it to whatever seems reasonable or feasible to you.
How do I set up my donations?
This comes down to personal preference. Some people like writing cheques, others do individual transfers from their accounts. My preferred options are regular transfers from my bank account and credit card donations – you set them up once, and unless your credit card details change or you want to change the amount you're giving, they're absolutely hassle-free and really convenient. As a bonus, regular transfers also usually work best for charities as this having money coming in at regular intervals allows them to budget better.
At what intervals should I donate?
Again, this depends on what suits you best. I prefer monthly deductions as these tend to be the least noticeable amongst all the other stuff that gets charged to my credit card. You can go for bigger intervals if you choose, such as quarterly or annually, but it means a bigger chunk will be deducted at once, and that doesn't suit everyone.
Many people also choose to give at tax time as this has the added benefit of knowing exactly how much you made this year, making it easier to calculate your recommended donation amount.
And that's it, folks – you're done!
Added bonus: Whenever an organisation you don't know or aren't sure about approaches you about donations by phone or on the street, you can just tell them you're already doing your bit. It gets them out of your hair and makes you sound like the good person you are!
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QD Laser, Inc. has released the QC2D1x6x series - a picosecond pulsed driver board designed for use with their QLD1x6x-series of 14-pin butterfly DFB lasers spanning the 1030nm to 1240nm range.
This driver board is designed to generate gain-switched optical pulses from 50 to 1000ps with stable single longitudinal mode. The driver board can also directly modulate the laser diodes with 1 to 9ns pulse lengths.
Recently, many fibre lasers for micromachining have come to adopt MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) system using semiconductor seed lasers in order to produce highly controlled pulse characteristics and repetition rate. In particular, high-quality glazing and marking etc., requires psec pulses to reduce heat effects on processed materials.
QDL's QLD1x6x series of DFB laser diode modules can produce 50ps optical pulses with stable single-mode oscillation and are widely adopted in these applications.
The QC2D1x6x pulsed driver board is being adopted by many customers as a quick and reliable solution to achieve stable, flexible, and easy operation of the laser diodes.
The new product of QC2D1x6x series, featuring stable 50 psec optical pulse generation, will help customers design and develop psec fiber lasers, and is suitable for micromachining, sensing and time resolved measurement.
The main features of this product are:-
・ Integration of QLD1x6x series of 1020 to 1180 nm DFB laser modules with stable single-mode oscillation
・ 50psec optical pulse generation, tunable pulse width up to 9 nsec, and CW operation
・ Peak optical output power of 100 mW, typical under 50 psec operation
・ Tunable repetition rate of single shot to 250MHz
・ Fine wavelength tuning by temperature control of LD chips
・ Flexible parameter control via USB interface
・ Single +5V power supply
|QC2D1x6x data sheet|
For further information on QD Laser's DFB laser diodes please visit the Singlemode Laser Diodes pages of our website.
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The rapid advance of computer and media technologies is providing new opportunities for health communication. Whereas traditional health communication efforts have tended to be interpersonal (e.g., face-to-face counseling) or mediated by traditional media (e.g., print, radio, television), health communication efforts based on technology applications such as Internet websites and mobile devices are becoming increasingly popular. The collective term that represents this emerging, interdisciplinary field is eHealth, which is defined as “The use of emerging information and communication technology, especially the Internet, to improve or enable health and health care” . This field covers topics from consumers searching the Internet for health information, to practitioners using social media to enhance their outreach efforts, to
researchers developing and evaluating eHealth applications to improve health.
Assistant Lecturer Noor Zuhair Mahmood
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Looking to definitions and implicated objectives of eHealth, there are strategic objectives from society, policy makers and insurance companies´ point of view as:
• Increased effectiveness of patient care, thereby cost saving,
• increased quality of care,
• entire transparency of treatment performance and resource consumption,
• profound data for health reporting and health system planning,
• developing new markets by means of new eHealth applications and medical services, thereby strengthening the health industry,
• improvement of patient safety,
• involvement of the patient and increased responsibility (patient empowerment).
The operative objectives from patients and health professionals point of view are:
• simplification of medical, administrative and billing processes,
• improved institution-spanning transparency of information for the treating health
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All Volvo’s new XC90 needs to become a self-driving car is a software update (and new laws)
Volvo's new XC90 will be one of the first self-driving cars to hit Australian roads, but you can't take your hands on the wheel just yet; local laws mean the XC90 still needs a driver, and this is likely to be the case for the foreseeable future.
While the XC90 can't quite chauffeur you around (while you presumably sip on a martini in the backseat) yet, the added smarts offer a safer, smarter driving experience for the meantime. According to Kevin McCann, Volvo Australia's Managing Director, the new XC90 is smart enough to access and react to a situation before the driver, and features like automatic braking have the potential to save lives.
CyberShack: The new XC90 has been called one of the world's safest cars, is this because of what you've built the car from, or is it the new technology behind it?
Kevin: This happens on a number of levels. The first thing is the frame of the car has a much higher content of super-high strength steel in it. About 30% of the car is super-high strength steel, or what we call boron steel, which is the toughest steel alloy that you can get. It's a very safe frame that you sit inside.
There's also lot of technology in the car that allows the car to read situations and adapt to them faster that a human driver can. I give you for example our run-off-road technology; if the new XC90 senses that the car is running off the road, it automatically tightens seatbelts so the passengers are much more contained in their seats. Equally, the seats are specially designed so they absorb much more pressure from a 360 degree angle; the impact is reduced to a much higher degree, which reduces the chance of injury.
CyberShack: Do these safety features mean you run the risk of drivers becoming complacent and letting the car do more of the work?
Kevin: I still think drivers have a responsibility to be vigilant and pay attention to what's going on around them. For example with a feature we call autobrake, if the car senses you're going to turn right at an intersection but there's something coming at you from the other way, it will react more quickly than you so it will stop itself immediately. Equally, if a cyclist is coming from your blind spot, it recognises the danger is there to both you and the cyclist, and it will brake immediately to avoid a collision. The new XC90 is a car that's aware of other users on the road as well.
CyberShack: The XC90 will be the first car used to demonstrate self-driving technology on Australian roads in November this year. Does this meant the car is smart enough to drive itself, without any human intervention?
Kevin: Yes it is, but legally it can't. The law says a vehicle must have a driver, and the driver must be in control of the vehicle at all times. While we can build vehicles that can be driverless, we have to put features that require the owner to drive. It's a matter of locking away the features that make it completely driverless.
But yes, it is absolutely possible and the car is equipped for autonomous driving. That's what the trials in November are about, it's part of a special event sponsored by the South Australian government and we have special permission to unlock those features and show the car driving in an autonomous environment.
CyberShack: If we bought the new XC90 now, and the laws changed in five years, could we that lock removed?
Kevin: That's technically possible, the only change that has to be made is a software update. How we address that commercially is a decision that's yet to be made.
CyberShack: There was a recent story about a Jeep that got hacked and run off the road. As a manufacturer, how do you ensure this doesn't happen?
Kevin: We have a lot of people and resources tied up in the continuing updates of security. Anyone who's working in the cloud as they call it is at risk of external intervention, and it's our job to make sure we continue to invest and develop protection that protects any external communications or connections from intervention.
We don't usually comment on what happens to other brands, but the example that you mentioned wasn't a random hack, that was a staged hack to prove that it technically could be done. Everyone's taken a keen interest in that, but we're very confident that our systems and our protocols wouldn't have allowed that to happen in our car.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
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How can I reduce time in bed awake?
Reducing the amount of time you spend in bed awake can help strengthen or re-establish the ‘triggers’ for sleepiness.
If you are not sleeping, it may be tempting to stay in bed until you fall asleep. And it may help in the short term, but it’s not effective in the long run.
As you spend longer in bed, sleep becomes more ‘broken’ and restless, and the insomnia symptoms carry on.
Even if you don’t think you’re spending too much time in bed, there is no reason to stay in bed if you’re not asleep.
Find out more about insomnia and other sleep issues you may experience.
Leave time to unwind
Try to leave at least an hour to unwind before you go to bed. Try to do any activity, such as reading, watching television, listening to music or talking, before you go to bed.
When it’s time for bed try not to think too much about the day or your plans for tomorrow.
Try to set aside time earlier in the evening to think about any issues.
It may be helpful to write down any worries or concerns during this time and then plan how you’ll deal with them at a later date.
There isn’t anything wrong with thinking about the things going on in your life and trying to solve problems, but try to put any concerns or negative thoughts to one side before you go to bed.
Go to bed only when sleepy
First, it’s important to be aware of the difference between being tired and being sleepy.
- Tiredness is a feeling of exhaustion. But it does not always involve the need to sleep.
- Sleepiness means being ready to fall asleep. Signs of sleepiness may include yawning, having ‘heavy’ eyelids or sore eyes, or even feeling a little unsteady.
Waiting to be sleepy before going to bed can help you fall asleep faster.
Going to bed too early can give you time to worry (about problems or being unable to fall asleep) and that, of course, can keep you awake.
If you don’t fall asleep, try to get up. Lying in bed trying to get to sleep can make you feel anxious or frustrated. So try getting up after about 20 minutes, go to another room and do something quiet and calm, such as reading.
If you need help getting out of bed, talk to your partner or carer about what you’re doing (if you have one). If they are prepared, and understand what is going on, it will be much easier for you both.
Go back to bed only when you feel sleepy. Try not to leave your bedroom only to fall asleep in a chair or on the sofa as this doesn’t help to build the link between your bed and sleep.
You may have to get up several times during the night if you can’t fall asleep at bedtime or you wake during the night and can’t get back to sleep. This can be difficult at first, but if you keep trying with this method your mind will soon link your bed and bedroom with getting to sleep quickly.
One common problem is going back to bed too soon after getting up. Some people think that if you stay up too long, you will never get back to sleep. In fact, the opposite is true: the longer you stay up, the quicker you fall asleep when you go back to bed.
You may not feel like leaving the comfort of your bed, particularly if you think you could be cold or bored while waiting to get sleepy.
If this is the case, try keeping a warm blanket or dressing gown near your bed, have a comfortable place to sit in the house and keep things to do there. These shouldn’t be so interesting that your mind becomes too active, but not so boring that you have no motivation to get up.
Some things you can try if you need to get up are:
- watching television
- listening to the radio
- doing a crossword puzzle
Things to avoid:
- doing housework or cleaning
- taking a walk or exercising
- working on a computer or tablet
- relaxing on the bed or in a chair
Use an alarm clock
Set an alarm clock and, if you are able to, get out of bed at roughly the same time every morning. Do this if it’s a weekday or the weekend. It will help reset your body clock and restore your sleep–wake pattern.
It’s common to ‘lie in’ to make up for lost sleep. This can help in the short term, but it’s best to stick to a regular routine.
Try not to nap during the day
For many people, napping during the day affects their quality of night-time sleep, and reduces the amount of deep sleep they get.
Some people with Parkinson’s find they need a nap during the day.
Certain medication, for example, can make people very sleepy. If this is the case, try to nap for a short time only, for around 20 minutes.
This should not have too much of an impact on your night-time sleep.
Set an alarm clock to wake you after 20 minutes if you’re worried you’ll sleep for longer.
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One of Italy’s new breed of leaders is laying down the law to the migrants who have flooding the southern European nation in recent years.
“The free ride is over,” Matteo Salvini, Italy’s recently named interior minister, warned migrants at a rally on Saturday, according to The Associated Press. “It’s time to pack your bags.”
On Friday, hours after he was sworn in, Salvini made his position, and that of the government in which he serves, crystal clear.
“Open doors in Italy for good people and a one-way ticket for those who come to Italy to create commotion and think they will be taken care of. ‘Send them home’ will be one of our top priorities,” he said, according to The U.K. Guardian.
Salvini said that the new Italian government will need to work with other nations to reduce the flow of migrants to Italy.
“We have to improve deals with countries of origin,” he said Saturday, per The U.K. Sun.
“Countries need to start doing their job and no more smugglers should be docking in Italian ports,” he said.
Italian leaders have complained that the agencies allegedly rescuing migrants are in league with those who traffic in humans.
More than 13,500 migrants have arrived in Italy this year, France 24 reported, including 150 who arrived in Sicily days ahead of Salvini’s scheduled appearance there on Sunday.
Salvini said migrants are straining Italy’s budget.
“Five billion euros to look after migrants that live in Italy and receive breakfast, lunch and dinner is way too much, let’s see if we can cut it,” he said Friday, according to The U.K. Telegraph.
Salvini has said he wants to deport 500,000 migrants, and convert centers now used as reception areas for migrants into detention centers to hold them until they are deported.
He has vowed to shift funds in the budget to cover the cost of those deportations.
The former talk show host is one of the new ministers who are part of the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
Italy’s new populist government is not universally welcomed in Europe.
“Italy is destroying itself — and dragging down Europe with it,” Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine proclaimed in a headline. Its cover showed a forkful of spaghetti with one dangling strand tied up as a noose, The Sun reported.
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I read an article recently where Rick Santorum decried having pre-natal testing being provided for free under the new health care law. He contends that it just ends up in more abortions and lessening health care costs by “culling the ranks of the disabled in our society.”
Rick Santorum has a dog in this hunt personally. His youngest daughter has Trisomy 18, which is a pretty devastating genetic anomaly, where half of the children with it do not even survive the first week of life. Mr. Santorum’s daughter is now three, with complicated health problems that will continue throughout her life. It’s a tough road for the Santorum family as a whole, and dealing with a child with a complicated medical problem is tough on everyone.
It’s a decision that many people face, but one that’s becoming a more definitive choice for people to make. The difference between the probability of having a child with a severe disability and knowing for sure if your child will have a disability is changing now that they have developed a way to do prenatal testing without endangering the child. The choice about what to do with that information is available, earlier and earlier, and I think that’s a choice that everyone should be able to make for themselves and their families, regardless of what the politicians think about it.
Prenatal Screening Primer
Prenatal screenings consist of many tests, ranging from ultrasound, blood tests, to tests like amniocentesis and CVS (Chorionic villi sampling). Ultrasound and maternal blood tests have been used to get a sense and probability of whether a baby may have a genetic defect, and whether the Mother is suffering from any complications in her pregnancy. Blood tests and ultrasounds are not invasive tests, (although you could argue early ultrasound with internal probes are pretty invasive) but they also do not provide a definitive answer of whether or not a particular child may have a genetic disorder.
Amnio and CVS give a more definitive answer. These tests actually take samples of the fetal DNA for a process known as karyotyping, to look for any chromosomal variations, but these invasive procedures, involving sticking a needle into the fetal membranes, have also carried a risk for miscarriage of about 1 in 100.
However, there’s now a less invasive method to get a definitive answer about fetal genetic problems. There’s a new test on the market from folks like Sequenom, where they can identify fetal cells in the maternal blood stream and determine accordingly whether a child has any genetic illnesses. While currently available to test for the most common genetic disorders like trisomy 21 or Down Syndrome, it could soon include testing for diseases like cystic fibrosis and more.
This raises as many questions as it answers. Prenatal testing lets parents make decisions about whether to carry a fetus to term, but it also lets those deciding to have affected children get plugged into appropriate services, support communities and more right away, from the day the child is born.
Let’s take an example of a friend who had a baby with a relatively rare metabolic disorder, affecting the baby’s ability to digest milk. By finding this out right away, the baby’s nutrition could be altered, preventing what could have become serious organ damage. As a result of this testing, this baby will go on to live a really normal life, just one that will always be free of dairy. No problem, but without the ability to genetically test the family for this issue, one that could have serious effects for the infant and the family as a whole.
Similarly, for families who know their children will be effected with things like Down Syndrome, these folks get partnered with parents who have already been there and get guided through their child’s special needs and the services they will need from the beginning. The services and special education needs will be extensive. They will also be expensive, monetarily and emotionally for parents. I know this, because I’ve been through it with my own kids who have relatively mild learning disabilities, and with friends who have kids with autism spectrum disorders. None of this is a piece of cake, no matter how many joys it brings with them.
I get that we’re worried about genetic testing leading to eugenics, where only those deemed “fit” will be born- we all read “Brave New World” in high school and understand that what was science fiction is now closer to reality than we might like. But I also understand that parents need to be able to make decisions on how they want to construct their own families. Children with disabilities change a family. Resources are invested in terms of time and money that mean other children in the family not only get less of these things, but they are also often responsible for the child with the disability after the parents are gone. It’s a long term decision that effects everyone, and I’m not sure the government, in any way, shape, or form, has any right in making those decisions for that family. These are not easy decisions. They are not cut and dried. But they are decisions folks have to make every day. I just think the Government has to leave some of these decisions to families regardless of what they do with the information, and let people live their lives. That’s freedom- to make your choices and deal with the consequences.
Anything that takes choices out of people’s hands is too much government interference in my book. I don’t care how you justify it.
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Getting a Covid-19 vaccine does not impact a person’s health insurance policy. If a consumer with health insurance were to suffer side effects of an approved vaccine which required hospitalisation, then the customer’s costs would be covered subject to their plan and level of cover.
If you have any questions on your level of cover please contact your insurer.
No. Private Health Insurance in In Ireland is based on the principles of community rating, open enrolment and lifetime cover.
Every consumer pays the same premium for the same health insurance policy, regardless of age or state of health. So if you are 75, and in ill health, with many hospital visits - your health insurance premium will cost the same as someone who is 30 with no health problems and no hospital visits.
This is called community rating.
Community rating means that the cost of health insurance is not based on risk, which means that as you get older and your health may become an issue, you cannot be charged more for your health insurance, unlike other risk-based insurance such as motor insurance.
Lifetime community rating modifies community rating so that the premium that individuals pay for health insurance increases with the age at which they enter the private health insurance market. It does not vary in relation to their current age.
Open enrolment guarantees you the right to buy any health insurance product on the market regardless of age or risk status.
Lifetime cover guarantees you the right to renew your cover regardless of age or risk status - this means as a consumer you cannot be denied the right to renew your cover by your health insurer.
The HSE state that no charges will apply for Covid-19 tests or treatment in public hospitals.
Further information is available here: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/patient-care/hospital-charges/
The insurers have reached agreement with a number of private hospitals and are still in negotiations with others.
Where an agreement has been reached, no cost will be imposed on the member directly.
Where the cost of the pre- admission covid test has been collected prior to an agreement being reached, it will be up to the hospital to reimburse you directly, if applicable.
Each consumer should confirm the position with their individual insurer.
As soon as insurers make their position clear in relation to all other private hospitals, the HIA will make this information available to consumers.
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Frayer of the 15th New York Heavy Artillery, Company M. Frayer in ink to verso: identified from an album of 15th New York Heavy Artillery soldiers. Frayer enlisted at Copake, New York and mustered into service on 15 January 1864. He mustered out on 22 August 1865 at Washington, D. The 15th New York saw action at Fort Lyon, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor and Petersburg.
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