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The facts and figures
The full cost of the May 2011 referendum on the UK Parliamentary voting system was just over £75 million, the Electoral Commission can reveal today.
This is the first time a report has been published on the costs of running a national poll and the first time the Electoral Commission has overseen the process for managing those costs.
The total amount claimed by Counting Officers – those responsible for conducting the referendum poll, including counting the votes in their area – for fees and charges, was around £58 million. The UK Government had originally expected them to claim nearly £80 million.
To support greater transparency, the Electoral Commission is calling on the Government to publish full details of the costs of recent elections, including the European Parliamentary elections in 2009, the UK Parliamentary general election in 2010, and the recent Police and Crime Commissioner elections, and commit to doing the same for all future polls.
Jenny Watson, Chair of the Electoral Commission and Chief Counting Officer at the referendum, said:
The public have a right to know how their money is spent at major polls, and we’ve been able to set this out for the first time today. These figures show the Government’s original estimates of the cost of the 2011 referendum were too high – by more than £20 million – so it’s important that lessons are learnt.
The Government should publish full details of the costs of recent and future polls as we have done for the May 2011 referendum. This will enable the people running the polls – Returning and Counting Officers – to use the information to ensure they are delivering best value for voters.
The Government should also accept and implement the principle of agreeing funding legislation for polls by six months before polling day – rather than just 4 ½ weeks in this case- to allow for proper planning.
The report highlights a number of recommendations for changes to the way polls are funded and administered, for example:
- Accounting Officers for the European Parliament elections and the independence referendum in Scotland should decide on an appropriate and cost-effective process for obtaining assurance that costs reimbursed have been properly incurred.
- The relevant government and Accounting Officer should develop better estimates of the amounts Returning Officers can claim for each poll
The UK Government has committed to undertake a review of the ‘fees and charges’ framework for major polls; the scope, terms of reference and timescale for this need to be published as soon as possible, and the review’s recommendations must be implemented in time for the June 2014 European elections. It should address all the recommendations in the Commission’s report.
The Electoral Commission will undertake further analysis of the figures in today’s report, to identify areas of expenditure for Returning/Counting Officers to focus on when trying to secure best value. We will also further analyse the most efficient procedures for managing the count at major polls, with a view to identifying more accurately the resources required.
For further information and/or interview requests contact Rosemary Davenport, Media Relations Officer:
- 0207 271 0530 (Out of office hours: 07789 920414)
Notes to editors
- The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. Our aim is integrity and public confidence in the UK’s democratic process. We regulate party and election finance and set standards for well-run elections and are responsible for the conduct and regulations of referendums held under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (2000).
- The full report can be viewed here (PDF)
- The original estimated total cost for the 2011 referendum on the UK Parliamentary system was more than £100m. This figure was established in discussions between the Cabinet Office and the Treasury. The breakdown of final costs and the original estimates includes:
- Polling station costs (£27.3m against £31.6m estimate)
- Postal voting (£10.6m against £16.7m)
- Polling cards (£6.3m against £17.2m)
- Count costs (£6.8m against £5.8m)
- An Accounting Officer is the person responsible for the overall financing of a referendum or election, including signing the final accounts, and for the propriety and regularity of finances, and the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of how resources are used. A Returning Officer is the person responsible for conducting an election in a particular area and declaring the result of poll. A Counting Officer is the person responsible for conducting a referendum poll and counting the votes in a particular area.
- The Commission has been able to publish full costs for this referendum because we were given responsibility for administering the process by which COs were paid their fees, and reimbursed for their costs in running the referendum. Peter Wardle, the Chief Executive of the Commission, was the Accounting Officer for this referendum. At other polls the Accounting Officer is typically a senior civil servant.
- Following the usual framework for funding national polls, the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 allowed Regional Counting Officers and Counting Officers to recover their costs in respect of the referendum, and to be paid a personal fee for their work on delivering the poll. The UK Government retained responsibility for establishing the amounts that Regional Counting Officers and Counting Officers could recover.
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Despite the cold and windy conditions a keen group of ANGAIR members turned up for our mid-winter nature ramble on Monday July 11.
We had decided to visit the S.W. corner of Gum Flat and Forest Rd and were keen to document a plant list for the area. Over the years ANGAIR has encouraged Parks Victoria to protect this site that had become badly degraded by trail bike users who used it as a base for their activites. The track has been closed for a number of years now and the recovery of the vegetation has been astounding.
There was not much litter on the site but we did collect a few cans and bottles.
As to be expected at this time of the year it was mainly a case of leaf identification and members accepted the challenge – we managed to document 59 species in the hour we spent on site.
However we were rewarded for our efforts when we reached the spot where the Veined Helmet Orchid Corybas diemenicus flowers in July each year and there were over a hundred of these delightful little orchids awaiting us. Ros took this great photo with the sunlight picking up the tiny flowers .
Nodding Greenhoods Pterostylis nutans were in flower.
And a few Tall Greenhoods Pterostylis melagramma were in bud with one sheltering behind the log.
Perhaps the ants knew what was going to happen the next day – with the entrances to their nests built up to protect against the wind and rain that was to come.
It is an exciting area – we identified 13 species of orchids. Many were just leaves starting to appear. It is certainly a site worth revisiting in the months to come. Lots of Spider Orchid leaves. It is to be hoped we get some sunshine to encourage the tubers to produce flowers.
We all agreed that despite the wintry weather it was a great way to spend an hour on a cold morning before returning to ANGAIR for a hot drink.
Report by Margaret MacDonald
Photography Ros Gibson
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Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
- 1568: Aloysius is born on March 9th at the Castle of Castiglione.
- 1578: The Saint makes a vow of perpetual virginity before the picture of Our Lady of the Annunziata.
- 1583: Aloysius is called to the Society of Jesus. His father interferes.
- 1585: July. Goes to Mantua to make the Spiritual Exercises. November. He renounces his right to the Marquisate and enters the Noviciate of Sant' Andrea, Rome.
- 1588: Feb. 28th. He is ordained Ostiarius; March 6th, Lector; March 13th, Exorcist; March 20th, Acolyte.
- 1590: Has a revelation of his approaching death.
- 1591: Nurses the sick in hospitals. Dies on June 20th.
- 1600: April 4th. Saint Aloysius appears to St. Mary Magadalen de Pazzi. This and a miracle on April 8th, in the convent where St. Mary Magdalen was living, causes his cultus to spread rapidly through northern Italy and Rome.
- 1604: The town of Brescia, with the permission of the Bishop, celebrates the feast of the Servant of God for the first time.
- 1605: The remains of St. Aloysius are solemnly translated from the Chapel of St. Sebastian to that of the Madonna, in the Church of the Annunziata at Rome.
- 1618: Paul V grants that the feast of B. Aloysius be held on the 21st of June, and that the Mass of the day be said in his honor, throughout all the states of the Gonzagas. This permission is soon extended to the houses of the Society of Jesus in Rome.
- 1621: This permission is extended to the whole Society of Jesus. All priests saying Mass in the churches of the Order are likewise allowed to say this Mass.
- 1725: Pope Benedict XIII gives Saint Aloysius to the schools of the Society of Jesus as special Patron.
- 1726: Dec. 10th. The decree of Canonization of Saint Aloysius is signed by Benedict XIII. Dec. 31st. The canonization is celebrated at St. Peter's.
- 1729: Nov. 22nd. St. Aloysius is declared special Patron of all students throughout the entire Catholic World.
The above Timeline was compiled from Father Maurice Meschler's "Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga" (1911). For an explanation of the artwork, click on Woodcut.
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Fake news and god’s wrath: extreme hurricane politics in the US
By David Holmes
The devastating scenes of destruction and flooding in the Bahamas and the southern states of the US have captivated the world for many weeks now. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, with Hurricane Jose soon to follow, have stolen headlines around the world, as they break records and provide a deluge of spectacle and image: the main ingredients for tabloid reporting.
As far as the fatalities they have caused – now into the hundreds – they have not been as dangerous as the under-reported monsoons that devastated India, Nepal and Bangladesh a few weeks ago, with death tolls into the thousands.
But, in the oligopolised world of the news wires of AFP, Reuters and AP, threats to developed nations push well ahead of tragedy in the third world, an imperialist bias that reflects the global hierarchy of nation-states as defined by news services.
But is also true that hurricanes (typhoons and cyclones) command more attention because they have a strong visual identity. Unlike monsoonal rains, they are also endowed with a personality.
For a start, each hurricane is given a name, and often they are referred to as “monsters” that have some kind of personality. “Irma is unpredictable, ferocious, powerful”, and so on. Unlike monsoons, hurricanes are to be feared, almost like they are preying on humans.
But in the US, these same hurricanes have been the subject of ridicule and religious divinity.
In between all of the suffering in Texas and now in Florida, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who broadcasts out of Palm Beach, Florida, had labelled Hurricane Irma a kind of fake news.
Limbaugh, a strident Donald Trump supporter, has sought to persuade his listeners that these Hurricanes are wildly exaggerated, potentially endangering those who may not take seriously the official emergency weather warning. He said:
There is a desire to advance this climate change agenda, and hurricanes are one of the fastest and best ways to do it … All you need is to create the fear and panic accompanied by talk that climate change is causing hurricanes to become more frequent and bigger and more dangerous, and you create the panic, and it’s mission accomplished, agenda advanced.
Limbaugh claims that hurricanes bring together three unlikely beneficiaries: climate change activists, TV broadcasters, and retailers – the latter two having a “symbiotic relationship”.
For Limbaugh, TV stations, which receive much advertising revenue from retailers, become fixated with the hurricane, causing panic and mass raids on retail supplies of food, water, batteries and fuel. For the radio shockjock this creates a vicious circle of interests more important than the hurricane itself.
Limbaugh is at least partly right. Tabloid TV is most at home in covering violent events – whether this is extreme weather, terrorism, or violent crime. The more images it has about these events, the more it will cover them.
However, that these same broadcasters will make any significant link to climate change has not been a trend in either the US or Australia. It may increase audience concern about climate change, but not really their understanding that the more energy you have in the oceans, the more potential there is for powerful storms.
Extreme weather is indeed the best time to communicate climate change, but it has to be done in a way that increases audience understanding of the causes, impacts and projections for the future.
It also has to be done in a way that demonstrates what is so different about today’s extreme weather. With Hurricane Irma, for example, what has amazed climatologists is that it was one of a trio of hurricanes that were threatening land at the same time. Irma itself matched the force of Katrina in terrajoules of energy.
Then there are the scenes of Irma literally sucking up the ocean around beaches and changing the shape of coastlines during that period. The forces involved are unprecedented in the modern record.
Yet it seems that the more extreme the nature of the hurricanes, the more extreme are the reactions of climate denialists. And here we can point to the growing number of TV evangelists who are also getting some attention out of the hurricane.
Both Harvey and Irma have been hailed as biblical events that have wrought retribution on those who have not followed the path of god. Televangelist Jim Bakker and pastor Rick Joyner observed last week that “storms don’t happen by accident”. The Houston flood was from God and if, according to Pastor Kevin Swanson, the Supreme Court would rule abortion and gay marriage to be illegal, Houston would have averted a disaster.
Conservative social commentator Anne Coulter tweeted to her 1.7 million followers that Houston’s recent baptism was more likely to be payback for having elected a lesbian mayor in its recent past than it was related to climate change.
Doubtless, the fact that Hurricane Irma has spared the southern White House, Mar-a-Lago, from a direct hit, will also be comfort to Trump’s evangelist supporters. The luxurious resort is again in the news, but this time for not answering calls for Trump to open it as a shelter for displaced Hurricane victims.
Oh, and Rush Limbaugh fled from his home in Palm Beach, two days before Irma hit.
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David T. Mitchell is Professor of English in the Department of English (Columbian College of Arts and Science, The George Washington University, USA), scholar, editor, history/film exhibition curator and filmmaker in the field of Disability Studies. He is the author of three books: Narrative Prosthesis: Discourses of Disability (University of Michigan Press, 2000), Cultural Locations of Disability (University of Chicago Press, 2005) and The Biopolitics of Disability: Neoliberalism, Ablenationalism, and Peripheral Embodiment (University of Michigan Press, 2015). As an editor, he has published four edited scholarly collections: The Body and Physical Difference: Discourses of Disability (University of Michigan Press, 1997), The Encyclopedia of Disability (volume 5: A History of Disability in Primary Sources), The Matter of Disability: Materiality, Biopolitics, Crip Affect (University of Michigan Press, 2018) and Cultural History of Disability in the Modern Age (Bloomsbury Press, 2020). As an exhibition curator, he co-created The Chicago Disability History Exhibit (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Museum, 2006) and also assembled the program for the Screening Disability Film Festival (Chicago, 2006) as well as DisArt Independent Film Festival (Grand Rapids, MI, 2015). As a filmmaker, he has produced four award-winning films of Disability arts and culture: Vital Signs: Crip Culture Talks Back (1995), A World Without Bodies (2002), Self-Preservation: Art of Riva Lehrer (1995) and Disability Takes on the Arts (1996). He is currently working on a new book and feature-length documentary film on German psychiatric killings during World War II as the origins of assembly line death-making in the Holocaust. | <urn:uuid:5416993f-0d31-443a-9a23-a4093ed2d7dc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://expert.gwu.edu/display/dtmitchel | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.895592 | 356 | 1.820313 | 2 |
Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnamese authorities have seized nearly three tonnes of ivory hidden among boxes of fruit, officials said Sunday, the latest haul to spotlight the country's key role in the global wildlife smuggling trade.
Police in the central province of Thanh Hoa found 2.7 tonnes of tusks inside cartons on the back of a truck that was on its way to Hanoi, according to a report on their website.
"This is the largest seizure of smuggled ivory ever in Thanh Hoa province," the report said.
State media said the elephant tusks originated from South Africa.
The truck driver claimed he was unaware of what he was transporting, according to a report in state-controlled Tuoi Tre newspaper.
Police declined to comment further when contacted by AFP on Sunday.
The global trade in elephant ivory, with rare exceptions, has been outlawed since 1989 after populations of the African giants dropped from millions in the mid-20th century to around 600,000 by the end of the 1980s.
There are now believed to be some 415,000, with 30,000 illegally killed each year.
Prices for a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of ivory can reach as high as $1,100.
Vietnam outlawed the ivory trade in 1992 but the country remains a top market for ivory products prized locally for decorative purposes, or in traditional medicine despite having no proven medicinal qualities.
Weak law enforcement in the communist country has allowed a black market to flourish, and Vietnam is also a busy thoroughfare for tusks trafficked from Africa destined for other parts of Asia, mainly China.
Last October, Vietnam customs authorities discovered about 3.5 tonnes of elephant tusks at Cat Lai port in Ho Chi Minh city, all in crates of wood, including a hefty two-tonne haul packed into a single shipment.
In 2015, 2.2 tonnes of tusks, originating from Mozambique, were discovered and seized northern Hai Phong port.
And last week authorities in Hong Kong seized 7.2 tonnes of ivory, the largest haul in the city for three decades.
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EU member states have agreed to ban a toxic substance widely found in clothing because it poses an “unacceptable risk” to the environment.
Countries unanimously voted in favour of extending existing restrictions on nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) to imports of clothing and other textile products.
The measure is intended to protect aquatic species. Use of NPE in textile manufacture in Europe was banned over 10 years ago but the substance is still released into the aquatic environment through imported textiles being washed.
The proposal was brought forward by Sweden in 2013 and backed by scientists at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
NPE degrades in the environment into substances including nonylphenol (NP), which accumulates in the bodies of fish and disrupts their hormones, harming fertility, growth and sexual development.
NPE is used in textile manufacture as a cleaning, dyeing and rinsing agent. The draft EU decision notes that several studies have found NPE to be present in textile items.
A 2011 study by Greenpeace found NPE in two-thirds of clothes tested, including items sold by big-name brands such as Adidas, H&M, Lacoste, and Ralph Lauren. The NGO argued that although concentrations of NPE found in the clothes were low, the chemical’s ubiquity in the environment posed a risk.
The new ban on textiles containing NPE in concentrations equal to or greater than 0.01% will enter into force five years after it is adopted by the European Commission, which is likely to happen in the next month or so.
In comments submitted to ECHA, clothing and textile firms have warned that complying with the restriction will be difficult because NPE is ubiquitous in the supply chain and has numerous uses.
The new restriction will not apply to second-hand goods or recycled textiles because it is assumed these will already have been washed several times so will contain negligible amounts of NPE.
EU countries must eliminate pollution of water bodies by NP as it is a priority substance under the Water Framework Directive.
A 2013 study by the UK environment agency warned that emissions from textiles could hamper progress towards this objective. It found 29% of imported cotton underwear contained NPE, which was released during the first two washes by the consumer.
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Colleges used to be bastions of free speech. They still are, but only if you hold the right views.
Disturbed by the growing suppression of speech on campuses, South Dakota legislators passed a law requiring colleges and universities to “maintain a commitment to the principles of free expression” and to foster civil, intellectually diverse environments.
State educators protested the law would be burdensome, and one student group claimed it was unnecessary. But, as reported in National Review, when university officials can take down a flag displayed by a student in remembrance of 9-11, cancel the showing of a film about honor killing claiming it’s Islamophobic, or deep-six a Hawaiian luau because it might offend native Hawaiians . . . well, sadly, such a law might be necessary.
Other states may follow suit.
Christians believe that freedom of speech and religion are God-given rights that bring good to the world. We also ought to believe that in this current cultural environment, it’s our God-given duty to defend those rights whenever and however we can.
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Computers and programming have become an essential part of the education system. Understanding computers and learning programming are the basic things for the development of children.
It will teach them how to solve the problems logically and correctly. Kids can know the concept of coding to increase their knowledge at a young age.
So, it is essential to learn computer programming. Computer programming for kids provides valuable results in life. One of the main perks of understanding computer programming is that kids can overcome any adversity. It will help them along the way.
Apart from it, there are many more benefits that kids will get from learning computer programming. If you want to know about them, you can check out the following points. These describe the importance of learning computer programs at an early age.
Benefits of Learning Computer Programming at a Young Age
The following are the main perks of understanding computer programming when you are a kid. You can know the reasons behind including the subject in the kids’ syllabus. So, let us get started.
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Offers a Challenge to Kids
When children learn to code, a new challenge is presented to them. The chances of facing failure decrease with learning about computer programming.
Apart from it, a great opportunity is also provided to kids who choose computer programming in starting classes. It is one of the main benefits of understanding computer programs.
Teaches Kids How to Think
The coding will teach children how to think. It is essential because programmers must think logically to get the desired results. Solving the problem is possible by dividing the task into smaller pieces.
If kids will learn to program, then a vague idea about creativity is possible. It allows kids to show some creativity to have the desired results.
Expand the Creativity of Kids
Coding is an integral part of computer programming. Computer programming for kids teaches us to do different experiments. The building of confidence is also possible to improve the design of something.
Remember that it is not just learning but also a musical instrument. As a result, an expansion of creativity for kids is possible. A boost in creativity will also motivate the kids to do extraordinary things.
Computer Programming Prepares for Future
The next benefit that kids will get is prepared for the future. It is important to remember that programming is the future for children. You can learn about technology to have the desired results.
You can easily code to have employment opportunities. The meeting of needs is possible for kids. It is an essential thing to know to have an advantage in the future.
Improves the Skills of the Software Industry
With learning coding and computer programming for kids, an improvement in the skills is possible for the software industry.There are plenty of career opportunities provided to kids.
You can become a qualified programmer by taking early classes in computer programming and coding. The gathering of information about it is essential to build a bright future in the software industry.
Provides Fun While Solving Maths
Last but most important, kids will have unlimited fun while solving maths quizzes. It provides higher chances of enhancing mental capability. Apart from it, an enhancement in calculation skills is also possible with learning computer programming. It will offer a higher level of fun to the kids.
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Singapore-based cross-border payments provider Thunes is in “advanced talks” with Africa’s largest bank, Standard Bank, to extend its coverage ... on the continent, Thunes senior vice-president for Africa Sandra Yao tells The Africa Report.
The report from the Johns Hopkins China Africa Research Initiative (CARI) estimates that total Chinese public and publicly guaranteed debt at the end of August stood at $6.6bn, nearly double the officially disclosed amount of $3.4bn. CARI estimates that at the end of 2019, Zambia’s loan commitments to all Chinese creditors were at about 4% of gross national income, versus an African average of 10%.
Zambia defaulted on its eurobonds in November 2019, but Hichilema’s election victory in August this year has prompted a rally in the country’s traded debt.
Zambia’s 8.97% eurobond – which is due in July 2027 – climbed from 67¢ on the US dollar at the start of August, to a peak of around 79 in early September. The bond dipped back below 76 after the CARI research was published this week.
- The report “doesn’t add that much that we didn’t really know,” says Mark Bohlund, senior credit research analyst at REDD Intelligence in London.
- “It has always been clear that a transparent review of Zambia’s external debt would be a crucial step in the G20 Common Framework process and that there was a substantial part of private-sector Chinese debt in addition to the official-sector debt.”
- Staff from the IMF are currently on a technical mission to Zambia, which concludes on Friday 1 October. It seeks to understand the new administration’s immediate reforms. Hichilema says his government will reduce the fiscal deficit, improve debt management and root out corruption.
“We expect that the new regime’s strong focus on a more pragmatic, transparent approach to policy-making will greatly aid the fund representatives in gaining greater insight into the true spectrum of the debt quagmire,” says Irmgard Erasmus, senior financial economist at Oxford Economics Africa in Cape Town.
- “We don’t believe the latest CARI report will derail the new administration’s efforts to clinch a deal with the IMF,” Erasmus says.
- “All of the actions taken by the Hichilema administration to date point towards a willingness to address the ‘inherited’ problems from the previous regime.”
- The early signs show “a strong internal focus to not only clean house, but also allow IMF representatives greater access to the debt and fiscal data of [the] central government and the extra-budgetary units.”
- The administration of ex-president Edgar Lungu alluded to this greater transparency, but had vested interests in limiting access to credit information, Erasmus says. Still, there remains an “arduous exercise to bring off-balance-sheet activities to book partly as a result of poor auditing practices,” she says.
For Hichilema, the challenge will be to avoid the temptation to use opaque debt for his political advantage. As Deborah Brautigam at CARI says, “educating Zambia’s population, that in some cases paved roads will be beyond the country’s means, could be a task for the new administration.”
According to Brautigam, Zambia’s competitive democracy is one reason for its over-indebtedness, with the willingness of successive governments to over-borrow to win votes, leading to a ‘tragedy of the commons’ under which individuals have an incentive to overuse a common resource, in this case Zambia’s capacity to borrow. A crucial task, Brautigam says, is for the new government to find ways of ‘binding its own hands’ so that the tragedy is not repeated.
Hichilema’s political will, to achieve transparency rather than the exact amount owed to China, holds the key to rebuilding investor confidence in Zambia, say analysts.
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Our Broomhill Festival stall received a lot of attention and engaged residents from all over the BBEST area. Residents added what they liked and disliked about the area to the map along with ideas and opportunities for improvements at specific locations.
There were also surveys and voting on priorities for neighbourhood improvements. The results of the survey and mapping exercise are currently being collated and analysed. The results will be posted on the website once this process is compete.
It wasn’t just grown ups at the garden party. The kids also took part in a local knowledge quiz (won by Jamie L.) and produced some fantastic drawings of their houses and favourite local places.
On Sunday afternoon, the lecture by Prue Chiles from the University of Sheffield architecture department was also well received. Those who attended said they now look at Broomhill with a new appreciation for its architectural detail and craftsmanship. Following the lecture, there were also some great ideas tabled for our future neighbourhood plan during the group discussions.
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Canadians should be on alert for foreign interference in the upcoming election, according to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
In its special report on foreign interference threats, CSIS believes foreign actors may attempt to blackmail and threaten voters and politicians to influence the outcome of the upcoming federal election.
“State actors may use threats, bribery or blackmail to affect the voting behaviour of individuals inside or outside of communities,” reads the report.
“Individuals may be threatened or fear reprisal for themselves or their loved ones in Canada or abroad if they fail to comply with publicly supporting a particular candidate or contributing funds to the foreign state’s preferred party.
“While state actors may use coercive techniques to achieve their objectives, they may also use flattery, promise compensation, or appeal to an individual’s sense of pride towards another country to elicit the desired behaviour.”
CSIS warns that foreign actors may also attempt to influence MPs and their staff through romantic affairs.
“These relationships enable the manipulation of targets when required, for example, through requests for inappropriate and special ‘favours,'” warns CSIS.
“The individual may also be able to hinder or delay initiatives that are contrary to the foreign state’s interest.”
CSIS’ report follows a similar warning from another government body, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). The CSE believes Canadians are likely to encounter efforts by foreign actors, namely Russia, China and Iran, to influence or interfere with their vote in the next federal election.
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I'm considering using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent an HIV infection. How effective is PrEP?
Answer From Stacey A. Rizza, M.D.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can help prevent HIV infection in people who don't have HIV and are at risk of becoming infected. PrEP involves taking the combination drug emtricitabine-tenofovir (Truvada) or emtricitabine plus tenofovir alafenamide (Descovy) every day. Having PrEP medicine in your bloodstream can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading in your body.
A person who takes Truvada every day can lower his or her risk of getting HIV from sex by more than 99% percent and from injection drug use by more than 74% percent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Research suggests that Descovy is similarly effective in reducing the risk of getting HIV from sex. However, Descovy hasn't been studied in people who have receptive vaginal sex.
Research suggests that PrEP is less effective when it isn't taken daily. This may be because there isn't enough medicine in your body to block HIV from taking hold and spreading. Along with PrEP use, taking steps such as using condoms can further reduce your risk of HIV infection. PrEP doesn't prevent other sexually transmitted infections, so you'll still need to practice safe sex.
You'll also need an HIV test before you start taking PrEP and then every three months as long as you're taking it.
If you're considering PrEP, talk to your doctor about whether it's the right HIV prevention strategy for you.
Stacey A. Rizza, M.D.
May 14, 2021
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China’s NIO, a manufacturer of electric cars, is taking on a new approach to improve profitability and compete with companies like Tesla through the development of its own batteries.
NIO plans to make its own high-voltage battery packs starting in 2024, from a design it has also developed on its own, according to Reuters.
Chinese automaker NIO is looking to increase its battery supply, while simultaneously reducing reliance on suppliers amidst increasing competition and global supply concerns. The move looks to echo Tesla’s own move of producing its own battery packs, consisting of its newest 4680 battery cells.
The NIO battery pack will be 800 volts and will be unveiled to the market in the back half of 2024, as stated by chairperson William Li on a call with analysts on Thursday.
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The vast majority of electric vehicles (EVs) utilize a 400-volt battery pack, with one exception being the Porsche Taycan EVs, which feature an 800-volt lithium-ion battery pack offering quicker charging speeds.
Li said that NIO plans to have the next-generation batteries ready for its next round of EVs, set to announce in the latter part of 2024.
Additionally, Li added that these models will cost around 200,000-300,000 yuan ($30,000-$45,000 USD).
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For more than a decade, vendors and IT experts proclaimed tape to be dead. However, rumors of the band’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Tape storage technology is experiencing a resurgence. This renaissance is the result of a number of factors, including improving technology and its ability to protect against cyberattacks.
New tape storage technologies include higher capacities
Although tapes have been storing data for almost as long as computers have existed, tape storage technology continues to improve.
For example, the LTO program first released its standard in 2000. LTO-1 tape had a capacity of only 100 GB native or 200 GB compressed.
In 2021, the LTO program released the ninth generation of the LTO specification. LTO-9 tapes have a native capacity of 18TB and can store up to 45TB of compressed data. Additionally, compressed tape provides read speeds of up to 1000 Mbps. Even uncompressed tape has read speeds of up to 400 Mbps. This throughput is much faster than first-generation LTO tapes, which had a maximum speed of 20 Mbps for uncompressed tape or 40 Mbps for compressed tape. However, it is still much slower than disk and flash access times.
Data growth and deletion issues
According to some estimates, the volume of data available to most organizations will double every few years. Conventional wisdom has long held that it is nearly impossible to keep pace with such rampant data growth. Thus, many organizations have adopted strict data lifecycle management policies that will automatically delete aging data and reduce storage costs.
However, purging old data can mean that an organization cannot capitalize on a long-term trend that it could have spotted if enough historical data existed. Organizations have found they can use machine learning to unlock the hidden business value of existing data.
Tape storage use of technology can be an answer. Just as cloud providers use tape storage for archives, organizations can use the massive storage capacity offered by new standards and migrate their rarely accessed data to cheaper tape.
Protection against cyberattacks
The constant threat of ransomware is one of the main reasons for the recent popularity of tape storage usage.
At first, ransomware was simply designed to encrypt the data of its victims. The easiest way to recover from a ransomware attack was to restore a backup. However, ransomware authors eventually realized that backups were the only thing standing between them and the ransom. Thus, cybercriminals began to develop ransomware capable of actively attacking an organization’s backups.
Tape storage technology is largely immune to these types of attacks. The tape can serve as an isolated copy of data. In other words, an administrator can write data to a tape, eject the cartridge, and store it in a safe place. Ransomware cannot attack data on a tape that is not mounted on a drive.
In addition, the new LTO standards incorporate write-once and read-many technology. It is possible to write to a tape so that other users cannot modify this data. In the context of ransomware, an attacker cannot encrypt the contents of a tape.
Use of tape storage by cloud providers
Some experts believed that the public cloud would render tape obsolete and ultimately responsible for its death. Ironically, however, large-scale cloud providers are some of the biggest consumers of tape storage. In fact, many companies that use cloud storage don’t realize that vendors are writing some data to tape.
Cloud providers such as Microsoft and AWS offer different tiers of storage. The least expensive storage tier is usually an archival tier, which organizations use to store data they rarely access but need to retain. These cloud providers can offer archival storage at such a low cost because they store data on tape rather than online spinning disks.
Tape issues and workarounds
Despite the upsurge in the use of tapes, there are some shortcomings. First, tape is a linear medium, which means it’s not the best choice for workloads that perform random I/O. Tape tends to be fast when performing sequential reads and writes, but can be slow when it needs to locate specific data.
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Looking for a playground slide?
Our standardized models BASIC and SCANDI are available in platform heights from 0,6 to 3,0m and widths of 0,5 and 1,0m. They are great in combination with a play tower, but can be placed on a hill, from a balcony, or used as a self-standing element with our integrated ladders.
With a number of specific configurations to choose from, we have got your needs covered.
Check our catalogue.
Our stainless-steel playground slides BASIC and SCANDI allow for universal use
Examples of possible application:
- playground assemblies and rope elements
- direct installation on the terrain
- installation on the terrain with a wooden platform
- balconies, stairs
Basic parameters of our stainless-steel playground slides (Basic and Scandi):
- Length of the slide depends on the platform height (inclination 34°)
- Slides are delivered in once piece
- TOP quality in all details - welded exclusively by TIG (WIG)technology
- Certified by TÜV for compliance with EN 1176-1 and EN 1176-3
- Material: food grade stainless-steel, grade 1.4301 (AISI 304)
- Sheet thickness: 2,0 mm (2,5 mm on demand)
- Handles: stainless-steel, Ø 25 mm or 30 mm
- Connecting flanges: stainless-steel, thickness 8,00 mm
- Fasteners: stainless-steel
Recommended age: 3+
Choose the right configuration for your project
- Basic - without "ears" (no entry segment side protection)
- Scandi - with "ears" (entry segment side protection 700 mm + safety bar)
- W - Wave (for installation on a horizontal surface/platform)
- WI - Wave Installation (for installation on a vertical surface)
- S - Straight (for installation on a horizontal surface/platform)
- SI - Straight Installation (for installation on a vertical surface)
* ) Note that S and SI models are only available in platform heights 0,6-2,0 m
c) Platform height:
- 0,6 m / 1,0 m / 1,2 m / 1,5 m / 2,0 m / 2,5 m / 3,0 m (some models are not available in certain platform heights)
* ) Note that Scandi is not available in platform height 1,2 m
- 500 mm / 1000 mm
Details of anchoring (fasteners included)
For details and selection of a specific configuration please refer to our CATALOGUE
Ready for a playground slide?
Let us know details of the slide of your dreams. We will get back to you shortly with an indicative offer.
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Why You Ought To Get a Heart Screening
If you are at medium risk for heart problem, you can get a screening provided for totally free at a heart screening near me. These tests include a cholesterol test, high blood pressure measurement, and diabetes screening. Other aspects that affect your threat for cardiovascular disease include age and sex. Your medical professional will have enough info to identify whether you have a high risk for cardiovascular disease and recommend treatments if necessary. However, if you are not sure whether you must get a heart screening, speak to your physician first. heart screening logo clipart free
It is important to have your heart looked at a regular basis for early detection of cardiovascular disease. This kind of screening will let your doctor know if there are any modifications in your cardiovascular system that may affect your health. The primary doctor will monitor the threat factors of heart problem and offer recommendations only if they are borderline. This implies that you may be in poor health, and damage has actually currently been done. It is important to see a cardiologist as soon as you notice any modifications in these threat aspects.
A healthy diet and regular workout are 2 of the best ways to prevent heart disease. Cigarette smoking and exercise should be encouraged. Other danger factors that you need to see are your body mass index and total cholesterol. Your medical care service provider may also suggest medication for your danger aspects. Lots of people do not receive the perfect results on all screening tests. In these cases, nevertheless, advanced treatments are available to help bring back the blood circulation to your heart. When your screening results are borderline, you ought to make a visit with your cardiologist.
A cardiovascular screening near me will help you avoid heart problem and its lots of complications. Primary doctor will keep track of well-known danger aspects like high blood pressure and cholesterol levels. But they will not provide you any guidance until you reach the borderline. At that point, damage has actually currently occurred. You should not wait till you are borderline prior to setting up a screening. In addition, a high calcium level might not be an indication. A low calcium score will help you feel safe.
If you have a history of heart problem, it is important to get regular heart screenings. These tests will identify the early indications of the illness and examine danger aspects that can be customized. Your medical professional will provide you with a report on the outcomes of your screening. If you have high cholesterol, you ought to get a regular screening. This will help you prevent a cardiovascular disease or stroke. Besides, a routine screening will assist you remain healthy.
There are threat aspects that can not be altered, you can still get a heart screening to ensure your heart is healthy. A high-sensitivity C-reactive protein test will find inflammation and swelling. Another high-sensitivity c-reactive protein test will determine the C-reactive proteins in your blood. Other tests consist of a high-sensitivity c-reactive protein assay. The outcomes of these tests will assist you identify when to see a medical professional for a heart screening. heart screening logo clipart free
While a screening can conserve your life, it is also important to your health. It helps avoid cardiovascular disease. You can take actions to preserve your heart’s health and discover the very best screening center near you. An expert can assist you make an educated decision about your next action. There are many different kinds of cardiovascular tests. The treatment is important for your health. It will assist your physician determine the danger aspects for heart problem and recommend a treatment.
Getting a heart screening near me is vital to prevent heart problem and stroke. If you have a family history of heart problem, you may want to go to an expert for a complete evaluation. Your main doctor will check for well-known threat factors, such as cholesterol and high blood pressure. No matter the risk factors, your physician can still assist you choose when to get a heart screening. This is why it is so crucial for you to get a screening.
A heart screening near me is an exceptional method to prevent heart problem from happening. These tests are suggested for people with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. These tests can help you choose when to get a screening and whether you need it. A doctor will utilize this info to identify if you require to get a screening. A physician can also advise the best treatment for your specific situation. There are lots of kinds of screenings readily available in the location.
Finest Stroke and Heart Disease Screening
The Very Best Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Screenng Lifeline is your doctor’s order of blood tests. However the number of of us have these tests? Are they inexpensive? Where can we opt for them? What does a Life Line test expense? And where can we get the best screenings? In this short article, we’ll check out some of the most crucial elements to consider. Let’s start. heart screening logo clipart free
Life Line Screening
The best stroke and cardiovascular disease screening Lifeline uses the current developments to discover cardiovascular and neurological illness. In addition to using a computerized device to evaluate high blood pressure, this service uses electrocardiogram (EKG) to look for atrial fibrillation. If the tests are unfavorable, the client will be directed to a doctor. A board-certified doctor will evaluate the outcomes to guarantee you are at low danger for certain conditions.
While numerous hospitals have actually done screenings in the neighborhood, HealthFair sponsors health fairs where people can get their high blood pressure examined. While there’s no proof that Life Line procedures are useful, there’s widespread contract that a few of them can trigger more harm than excellent. A five-test fundamental bundle from HealthFair consists of ultrasound tests for carotid artery blockages, a resting electrocardiogram, a test of artery elasticity, and a peripheral arterial disease blood test.
The Better Business Bureau has offered Life Line Evaluating an “A+” ranking given that 1996. It has a 2.5-star rating overall and has addressed problems to the satisfaction of consumers. It likewise has a 3.6-star rating on Facebook, where it has accumulated 387 evaluations. Whether or not Life Line Screening deserves the cash depends on your requirements. It is recommended to discuss results with your doctor and insurance company before choosing to go through the screening.
The HealthFair program, a joint endeavor in between hospitals and medical screening business, is promoting a $139 bundle of heart tests. The program runs specially outfitted buses with an Inova logo design, enabling clients to sign up for the screenings without a physician recommendation. Similar programs are underway in dozens of cities nationwide. The HealthFair program provides an outstanding chance to discover the importance of screening.
The company behind Life Line Screening has actually partnered with health centers and surgical centers to promote the test. The results of this screening might indicate irregularities that need follow-up care. These hospitals make money from cardiac care, and this is a possible red flag. Still, the Life Line Screening is an easy, low-cost, and hassle-free option to crowded medical facilities. In spite of these issues, many individuals do not know they have heart disease. heart screening logo clipart free
The Life Line Screening program is a great method to get evaluated for cardiovascular and stroke illness. The tests cost $60 to $149, and the program includes five screenings in a plan for $149. The tests are performed by CLIA-certified laboratories, and the testing approaches used are FDA-approved. Additionally, the program utilizes doctors and technicians who are committed to top quality requirements. A Life Line screening is an essential action towards a healthy life, and it has saved countless lives.
Your health insurance might cover some of the expense of a Best stroke and cardiovascular disease screening lifeline. However, there are other factors that need to be thought about also. The cost of a screening is usually about $135 or more. The screening might not even be necessary if you are healthy. You may currently be at risk for cardiovascular disease, but you must still think about getting evaluated. You can save a great deal of cash by getting screened early.
The expenses of such tests are rising steadily, but the benefits outweigh the expense. For instance, a current research study of 2.4 million individuals in Washington state discovered that over 26 percent of people got a test or treatment that was unneeded. The state invested $282 million on unneeded screening and treatments. Eight of the 11 services were screening tests. This implies that the best stroke and cardiovascular disease screening lifeline isn’t just a marketing gimmick.
The cost of the Best stroke and heart disease screening lifeline is cost effective. A single carotid artery screening can run more than $1,000 if you do not have insurance coverage, but Life Line Screening provides a five-screening bundle for simply $149. This is due to the fact that Life Line Screening is CLIA-certified, and the laboratory procedures remain in line with federal standards. In addition, this service screens for individuals who have no signs. Life Line Screening has evaluated more than 10 million people considering that 1993.
A stroke can be deadly if it’s not spotted early. Screenings for heart disease and stroke can help identify people at risk prior to they develop signs. Roughly 80% to 85% of strokes happen without a caution mini-stroke. Life Line Screening has actually been around for 20 years and has actually screened over 8 million people. The business has actually likewise developed a membership program called the Neighborhood Circle that provides decreased prices and exceptional customer care. heart screening logo clipart free
The program deals with health centers to offer screening services for patients who can not manage the expense of other kinds of tests. The screenings vary from $60 to $139 and can be acquired separately or as a package of 5 for just $149. Its lab is certified by the CLIA and follows federal guidelines. Many individuals are screened with no signs and Life Line has been running screening programs considering that 1993.
The portable scanners may be parked in a regional shopping mall or church. It is necessary to note that while these offers might come on the letterhead of an insurance provider, they are not constantly accurate. These scans normally include an ultrasound of the carotid arteries. In some cases, they might not reveal anything useful and could really result in extra screening. But if the outcomes show that you’re at danger of a stroke, this screening is a lifeline.
Heart disease and stroke are 2 of the most typical causes of death in the United States and the leading causes of disability. The bright side is that there are lots of avoidable methods to prevent these conditions. Lifestyle changes alone can assist avoid approximately 80 percent of occasions connected to heart problem and stroke. However, a more total picture of your health is offered by cardiovascular disease screening. These tests can also provide you with crucial information about your risk factors for both conditions.
The carotid arteries in the neck are a risk element for stroke because they carry blood to the brain. When among these arteries is obstructed, the brain is denied of oxygen and nutrients. A stroke is a deadly condition with a low survival rate. An ultrasound test can find blockages in the carotid arteries, enabling doctors to intervene in time.
Generally, screenings for cardiovascular disease and stroke start as early as age 20. Nevertheless, some people require more regular screenings. The American Heart Association advises that a patient must have a cardiovascular screening at age 40 or older. If you have a history of heart problems or other threat elements, you ought to consider scheduling a screening previously. If you have high blood pressure or cholesterol, you may likewise wish to think about a way of life modification to lower your risk.
Is it covered by insurance or Medicare?
Is Best Stroke and Cardiovascular Disorder Screening Lifeline covered by Medicare or insurance? The answer to this concern depends on the coverage of your specific plan. If you have initial Medicare, your strategy might cover the screening and avoidance program. If not, you may have to pay for the services yourself. Some Medicare prepares offer prescription drug protection through their Part D plans. These strategies normally consist of cardiovascular medications and offer programs to give up cigarette smoking.
Many Medicare strategies will cover screenings and preventive treatments, consisting of diagnostic tests and medications. The cost of the procedures you receive outside of the preventive care is your duty. Thankfully, Medicare covers most preventative services and treatments that are vital to avoid cardiovascular disease. If you have high cholesterol or high triglyceride levels, Medicare will cover the screening and treatment. Medicare will likewise cover your deductible and coinsurance. heart screening logo clipart free
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- anonymous or aggregated information that does not allow an individual to be identified;
- information regarding companies and other “legal persons”; or
- business contact information such as your name, title or position, business address, telephone number, fax number or email address.
The types of personal information that Mendability may collect from you from time to time include: your name, your home address, telephone number, personal email address, billing and account information (such as credit card, or bank account number), your mailing preferences, delivery instructions, and customer service preferences. Mendability also may collect certain health information to customize your program. Mendability will also collect the personal information you provide in order to access our services, including any information provided through our online chat functionality. Additionally, from time to time, we may ask you to provide us with more detailed information regarding your interests, occupation and background. For example, we sometimes ask our customers to complete surveys in order to get a better sense of who they are and what issues, products or services may be of interest to our clients.
The Privacy Principles Mendability Follows
Mendability collects, uses and discloses your personal information by employing “fair information practices” as described in the following ten privacy principles and embodied in Privacy Laws:
- Accountability: Mendability is responsible for personal information under its control and as a result has designated an individual as the person who is accountable for Mendability’s compliance with the ten principles (“Privacy Officer”). As such:
- accountability for Mendability’s compliance with the principles rests with the Privacy Officer, even though other individuals within Mendability may be responsible for the day-to-day collection and processing of personal information. In addition, other individuals within Mendability may be delegated to act on behalf of the Privacy Officer;
- the identity of the Privacy Officer designated by Mendability to oversee Mendability’s compliance with the principles shall be made known upon request; and
- Mendability is responsible for personal information in its possession or custody, including information that has been transferred to a third party for processing. Mendability shall use contractual or other means to provide a comparable level of protection while the information is being processed by a third party.
- Identifying Purposes: In general, Mendability collects, uses and discloses personal information about you in order to provide our customers with business forms development and processing services. More specifically, Mendability collects, uses and discloses your personal information for the following purposes:
- to establish and maintain commercial relationships with clients, suppliers and other third parties, including to issue invoices, administer accounts, collect and process payments, and to fulfill contractual and legal obligations;
- to prepare customized service to you as a client, occasionally in an automated manner with the results visible to your own account and anyone with whom you have granted access to view your account. For example, therapy worksheets may be generated based on the age of your child and the answers to the questionnaires.
- to develop and manage our business and operations. This may include the sharing of personal information by and between Mendability personnel and affiliated companies, and with third party service providers and agents, for such purposes;
- to detect and protect Mendability and other third parties against error, fraud, theft and other illegal activity, and to audit compliance with Mendability’s policies and contractual and legal obligations;
- to distribute our newsletters and other material to individuals on our mail and e-mail lists, including via third party mailing houses and e-mail service providers;
- to engage in business transactions, including the purchase, sale, lease, merger, amalgamation or any other type of acquisition, disposal, securitization or financing involving Mendability;
- to understand and respond to client, supplier and other third party needs and preferences, including to contact and communicate with such parties and to conduct surveys, research and evaluations;
- to develop, enhance, market, sell or otherwise provide Mendability’s products and services;
- to market, sell or otherwise provide products and services of third parties with whom Mendability has a commercial relationship;
- as permitted by, and to comply with, any legal or regulatory requirements or provisions; and
- for any purpose to which you consent.
- Third Party Disclosure: Mendability information is stored on our own servers which are maintained by Hostwinds. Mendability newsletter and contact lists are stored on Zoho Campaigns and Active Campaign. Mendability stores some files which may have personally identifiable information on Zoho Workdrive. Email is handled through Zoho Mail. Video storage and streaming is provided by DaCast. Where appropriate, Mendability has a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement with third party providers. The nature of the business relationships with these third parties is not one in which the data is used by the third party for their gain, except as per the fees they obtain from Mendability for data usage and storage, meaning for example that they do not advertise to the people, communicate with the people, use the information to make any decisions or take any actions. Mendability allows for the creation of Professional accounts. Your information will be visible to the professional who supervises your account and who has your permission given when you accept an invitation or request on behalf of the professional. Mendability does not disclose any personally identifiable information to any third party who may use the information for their own purposes without your permission and without disclosing the identity of the third party. Mendability has invited some users to actively submit their own information to Autism Digest magazine in order for them to receive a free subscription. Mendability does share information on a need to know basis within its own system of companies and its own company structures. Those companies and company structures are not considered Third Parties.
Mendability will collect, use and disclose only that personal information necessary for the purposes that have been identified.
NOTE: In certain circumstances under Privacy Laws, personal information can be collected, used, or disclosed without the knowledge and consent of the individual. For example, legal, medical, or security reasons may make it impossible or impractical to seek consent. When information is being collected for the detection and prevention of fraud or for law enforcement, seeking the consent of the individual might defeat the purpose of collecting the information.
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Mendability may collect from and/or disclose your personal information to:
- a person who, in the reasonable judgment of Mendability, is providing or seeking the information as your agent;
- any of the companies and business entities that form part of Mendability;
- an organization or individual retained by Mendability to perform functions on its behalf, such as contractors, consultants, auditors, software developers (including web-site developers and hosts), data processing, document management and office services;
- an organization or individual retained by Mendability to evaluate your creditworthiness or to collect debts outstanding on an account;
- a financial institution, on a confidential basis and solely in connection with the assignment of a right to receive payment, the provision of security or other financing arrangements;
- our auditors and professional advisors;
- another person or corporation as part of conducting business together or pursuant to the sale of all or substantially all of Mendability’s assets related to one or more specific lines of business, subject to the other person or corporation agreeing to manage personal information in accordance with Privacy Laws;
- another company or person for the development, enhancement, marketing or provision of any of Mendability’s products or services;
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- credit grantors and reporting agencies; and
- a public authority or agent of a public authority, if in the reasonable judgment of Mendability, it appears that there is imminent danger to life or property which could be avoided or minimized by disclosure of this information.
Except as permitted in this principle, Mendability does not provide or sell its customer lists to any outside company for use in marketing or solicitation.
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- physical measures, such as locked filing cabinets and restricted access to offices;
- organizational measures, such as security clearances and limiting access on a “need-to-know” basis; and
- technological measures, such as the use of passwords, firewalls and encryption.
- the information made available shall include:
- the name or title, and the address, of the Privacy Officer to whom complaints or inquiries can be forwarded;
- the means of gaining access to personal information held by Mendability;
- a description of the type of personal information held by Mendability, including a general account of its use;
- a copy of any brochures or other information that explain Mendability’s policies, standards, or codes; and
- what personal information is made available to related organizations, i.e.: affiliated companies; and
- Individual Access: Upon request, subject to certain exceptions under Privacy Laws, you shall be informed of the existence, use, and disclosure of your personal information and shall be given access to that information. You have the right to request that otherwise permitted uses and disclosures of PHI be restricted. You may wish to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the personal information and have it amended as appropriate. Filing a request for amendment is not necessary to correct clerical errors. This includes rights under GDPR to Subject Access Request (SAR) to know
- What personal information pertaining to the user is being processed
- Why this information is being processed
- Who has access to this personal information about the user
- How this personal information is being used in automated decisions
- What processes are using this information
NOTE: In certain situations, under Privacy Laws, Mendability may not be able to provide access to all of your personal information it holds. The reasons for denying access will be provided to you upon request. Exceptions may include information that is prohibitively costly to provide, information that contains references to other individuals, information that cannot be disclosed for legal, security, or commercial proprietary reasons, and information that is subject to solicitor-client or litigation privilege.
Mendability respects the rights of individuals we work with. These include:
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- The right to give or withhold informed consent
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- The right to have complaints reviewed by the organization.
- The right to access protective and advocacy services
- The right to complain to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services if you feel your privacy rights have been violated
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- The use and disclosure of PHI for treatment, payment or health care operations
- The disclosures to family, friends or others for involvement in care and notification purposes
The Facility is not required to comply with such requests for restriction, but will consider and may agree to a restriction. The Facility will consider the need for access to PHI for treatment purposes when considering a request for a restriction. A request for restriction must be made in writing. The Facility HIPAA Compliance Officer (“Privacy Officer”) will notify the patient of its determination with respect to the request.
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This privacy notice became effective 31 January 2022.
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Welcome to the land of mental arithmetic!
During your Canadian holidays, to know how much something costs you will need to mentally add the sales tax, which is not generally included in the price displayed.
For example, in British Columbia, sales tax is around 7%. If you see an article at $100, it will cost around $107.
Things are even more complicated in restaurants, where you also need to add a tip (about 15%) which is not included in the menu price.
For example, if your meal costs $20, don't forget that around $1,40 in sales tax will be added to your bill, and you will need to leave a tip of about 15% (before tax) for the wait staff, another $3.
How much is sales tax in Canada, by province?
A 5% federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) is applicable to all transactions in Canada, with the exception of basic food items.
In addition, most provinces apply a provincial sales tax. This provincial tax varies between provinces.
British Columbia: 7%
How do you calculate tips?
In Canada, tips are never included in the price.
Even though a tip should depend on the quality of the goods or services received, it is the custom in Canada to give a tip equivalent to 15% of the total bill, befores taxes, in restaurants, bars and taxis. You can leave the tip on the table or give it directly to your waiter/waitress.
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Michigan Lawmakers Propose $1.3B Plan to Help K-12 Schools Reopen
There’s a new proposal working its way through Lansing to help Michigan schools reopen this fall.
Michigan’s K-12 schools are expected to face a massive budget problem this upcoming school year because of the coronavirus crisis.
Michigan Republican lawmakers are proposing a one-time $1.3 billion funding boost to the state’s K-12 schools.
The proposal would increase state funding by $800 a student.
That extra money would go towards helping schools put in place distance-learning plans and to cover new health and safety measures.
Frontline teachers would also get a $500 bonus.
This money would come from the state’s $3 billion COVID relief funding Michigan got from the federal government.
The plan also calls for any school looking to start before Labor Day to not need a waiver, as well as redefining attendance practices to allow for more online learning and cutting back on snow days so remote teaching can happen.
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RSPB Fairhaven Lake
Inner Promenade, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1BD
Robert Ince will be your guide taking you on an incredible journey through the constellations while also showing you how to find all sorts of heavenly objects for yourself. He will show some of the skies wonders through powerful telescopes and binoculars and will attempt to answer your questions on life, the universe and everything!
Please note that this event has already taken place on 02/04/2022
Robert Ince Stargazing Events is organising this event
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The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
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Become a friend of a river.
Last Saturday, the SMG team were honoured to be part of two Selangor state-level World Rivers Day 2020 programmes.
A big shout out to, Friends of Sg Klang Taman Melawati River Three, for showing us how they work together with partners beyond just removing debris from the river upstream, by giving discarded plastics and wood new life, and planting trees while pulling the community together in working the land.
Down the river, we had the chance to be part of the MBSJ riverbank event, where we contributed 300 saplings of yellow alder (bunga pukul lapan or lidah kucing) and white buttercup (bunga padang) that will add to efforts to beautify the area.
(LUAS), we now also have almost 30 Friends of Rivers groups all over Selangor, with more on the way, making it easier for you to be part of the movement to support “waterways in our communities”, which is also the theme for this year’s World Rivers Day celebration. Find a group closest to you at http://www.luas.gov.my/…/frien…/senarai-friends-of-river and make a difference today.
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Even if the real incidence of hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains tough to estimate, with extremely adjustable rates reported in the literature, chances are more prevalent than previously thought. staying away from hypoglycemia. Effective treatment strategies should therefore consist of careful collection of therapies to avoid hypoglycemia, beginning early in GLYX-13 supplier the condition management process, to GLYX-13 supplier be able to greatest protect counterregulation. The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, vildagliptin, is an excellent treatment substitute for prevent hypoglycemia as time passes, while maintaining great blood sugar control. Extensive scientific experience is designed for vildagliptin, with data released for all levels of the problem and with the reduced hypoglycemic potential stemming from a good mechanistic basis. solid course=”kwd-title” Keywords: hypoglycemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, vildagliptin Description, Frequency, and Intensity of Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Range of the Issue Hypoglycemia is Rabbit Polyclonal to MMP-3 normally a universal problem in sufferers with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), taking place most regularly with medicines that increase insulin levels separately of blood sugar, such as dental insulin secretagogues (sulfonylureas and glinides) and exogenous insulin. However, there is absolutely no consensus description of hypoglycemia in diabetes,1 no regular description of hypoglycemia continues to be used in scientific trials, rendering it tough to assess its occurrence, with substantial deviation in reported prices.2 The American Diabetes Association (ADA) Workgroup on Hypoglycemia3 defined hypoglycemia as any abnormally low plasma blood sugar focus that exposes the topic to potential harm using a proposed threshold of plasma blood sugar 70 mg/dL ( 3.9 mmol/L), with or without symptoms, below that your neuroendocrine counterregulatory response is normally physiologically turned on, prompting the behavioral defense of speedy carbohydrate ingestion. The Western european Medicines Company (EMA), alternatively GLYX-13 supplier (in the 2006 be aware for help with scientific investigation of therapeutic products in the treating diabetes mellitus), suggested a lesser threshold of plasma glucose ( 3 mmol/L) to define hypoglycemia when evaluating the hypoglycemic threat of different treatment regimens, to permit for a far more sturdy detection of medically relevant hypoglycemia.1 Of note, latest trials have got consistently described clinically serious hypoglycemia as any episode when a patient struggles to self-treat, and therefore requires the help of another person, producing the info on serious hypoglycemia much less subjective and, likely, even more reliable.1,4 Mild hypoglycemic events, usually thought as self-treated shows, are more prevalent than severe hypoglycemia, but could be underreported since most sufferers usually do not spontaneously explain mild shows at a doctor/clinic visit, partly for concern with appearing struggling to manage their state.1 Since sufferers could be unreliable and more likely to underestimate the frequency with that they experience hypoglycemia, sufferers relatives and companions also needs to be questioned, to supply a far more accurate record of hypoglycemic episodes.1,5,6 Despite these restrictions, in recent EU observational research, over one-third of sufferers reported having mild symptomatic shows.7,8 The clinical implications of mild hypoglycemia aren’t negligible in lots of ways, as further outlined below. Furthermore, recurrent light hypoglycemic events result in hypoglycemia unawareness; ie, sufferers incapability to perceive the standard caution symptoms of hypoglycemia. Certainly, antecedent hypoglycemia leads to blunted neuroendocrine counterregulatory replies during following hypoglycemia, resulting in failure to feeling future shows. It’s been lately shown that also one prior, fairly mild bout of hypoglycemia (of just 3.30.1 mmol/L), could be enough to significantly blunt physiological defenses against following hypoglycemia in modestly advanced T2DM,9 and raise the risk for following serious hypoglycemia, perpetrating a vicious circle.2 Severe hypoglycemia becomes even more frequent throughout disease development, with dysfunctional counterregulatory replies in advanced T2DM,10,11 looked after increases using the duration of insulin treatment.12 An observational research by the united kingdom Hypoglycaemia Research Group discovered that, for T2DM sufferers treated with insulin for 5 years, the prevalence of mild and severe hypoglycemia was very similar compared to that for type 1 diabetics. However, also early insulin make use of in T2DM was connected with a substantial regularity of serious hypoglycemia (observed in 7% of sufferers followed for typically 9 a few months), that was in fact very similar to that seen in T2DM sufferers treated with sulfonylureas.13 With sulfonylureas, the chance for severe hypoglycemia markedly improves with age group and with lowering renal function. Sufferers treated with sulfonylureas in the comprehensive community-based data source from the Diabetes Audit and Analysis in Tayside Scotland (DARTS)/Medications Monitoring Device (MEMO) cooperation experienced very serious events (thought as requiring crisis treatment from principal care, ambulance providers, and hospital incident and crisis departments) with. | <urn:uuid:e2ad6ba5-9cdc-4e2e-ba2d-94ffcf2b0329> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://scienceonstageturkey.com/even-if-the-real-incidence-of-hypoglycemia-in-type-2-diabetes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.916747 | 1,146 | 2.40625 | 2 |
The banks paid out 5.81 million francs ($6.1 million), Switzerland's banking ombudsman said in its annual report released on Thursday.
Last year a total of 32 heirs received money from dormant accounts, as well as the contents of two bank safes
All the funds had been banked after the war.
Since 2001, about 303 heirs have received funds worth a total of 42.9 million francs.
Heirs who believe that dead relatives may have had money in Switzerland have been able since 1996 to apply to a special office which tracks down long-forgotten accounts.
The system was set up amid a scandal over the failure of Swiss banks to release funds owned by Jews who had hidden money in secret accounts in neutral Switzerland but then perished in the Holocaust.
Most of the beneficiaries last year were from Europe, with six of the 32 cases concerning French citizens, and a similar number, Germans.
Under Swiss law, banks must inform a central search office if they have had no contact with a customer for the past ten years.
The ombudsman said that it often received search requests from heirs a few months after a relative had died, but underlined that potential accounts would not be considered dormant until a decade had elapsed.
It pointed to a typical case in which the search process took up to five years, and resulted in a six-figure sum being paid out to the heirs, who decided to give it to charity.
Last year, five percent of search requests concerned potential pre-war bank accounts.
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By Aisha Dow
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Rewind a year and things at the region’s leading research centre for influenza couldn’t have been more different. Back then, scientists were struggling to find any local samples of the flu virus as the disease was temporarily wiped out by international border closures. Now researchers are flooded with samples.
“We had to ask labs not to send so many samples to us, from Australia, at least,” says Professor Ian Barr, deputy director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza. He says while there isn’t actually too much of the virus around in the broader South-East Asia and Oceania region, “Australia stands out as being a hotspot”.
It’s the job of scientists at the centre in Melbourne, one of just a handful around the world, to examine the circulating influenza viruses. The essential task helps them choose which specific viruses should be targeted by the next flu vaccine.
This year’s influenza season in Australia has already reached a monthly rate higher than the notably large and deadly seasons in 2017 and 2019, and has reached it much earlier than before. More than 147,000 laboratory confirmed cases have been detected so far this year, compared to 731 for all of last year.
Barr says the end of most COVID-19 restrictions, waning vaccination rates (fewer than 40 per cent of the population have so far received their seasonal flu shot) and increased testing for the virus are likely factors in the soaring numbers.
“I suspect 2022 will go down as one of the severe seasons,” he says.
The flu expert sat down to answer a series of questions sent to us by readers about the flu and what we might expect for the rest of the year.
How quickly can you be reinfected after having had the flu? - Nicole
It’s unusual for people to be reinfected in the same season, but that depends a little bit on their immune status, how long the season goes for and what viruses are circulating. Currently, we have two influenza A viruses (H3 and H1). It is theoretically possible that you could get infected with one, and then the other, but that’s unusual unless the season goes for a very long time or the person is immunocompromised. If they’re immunocompromised, there is a significant chance they could be reinfected.
I had the flu once this year (two weeks ago). Should I still get the vaccination? - Chris
Because there are a couple of different strains going around, it is probably still worth considering getting vaccinated. Your natural protection should be sufficient against the specific flu virus you’ve been infected with, but there’s the two influenza A viruses and also influenza B (although we haven’t seen many cases of that this year).
Given the low prevalence of the flu in 2020 and 2021, was it more difficult to decide which flu strains to recommend for inclusion in this year’s flu vaccine? - Jackie
It was difficult because we were dealing with small numbers of epidemics around the world. And they varied to some degree. So we had to make a call on what we thought might be the most likely viruses to come here. Fortunately, so far this season, we’ve had a very good match with the viruses that are circulating. That’s not to say some of the other viruses might not get in here, but so far, so good.
How effective is this year’s flu vaccine? - Joe
That data is being collected but we probably won’t know that for at least a month. We need to get a number of cases who have been infected (or not) and we need to know their vaccination status.
The flu has traditionally been at its worst during late winter and early spring. Do you think it will peak early this year and decline, or keep increasing? - Andrew
I think it will peak early, but I also think it will be a prolonged season that drags out. This has been the case in previous big seasons, such as 2017 and 2019.
How has the COVID pandemic affected thinking on preparations for the next influenza pandemic, which we are apparently overdue for? - Tom
Overdue wouldn’t be the right term. We had our last influenza pandemic [the swine flu pandemic] in 2009, but the previous one was in 1968, followed by a mini one in 1977. So influenza pandemics are highly unpredictable. It’s very hard to set a clock for them. They could happen in as little as 10 years or every 40, 50 or more years. Certainly infectious diseases are high on the radar now after COVID-19 and many of the measures that have been used for COVID could be rolled out for an influenza pandemic, if it was severe enough.
I tested positive for influenza two days ago and had symptoms the day before that. My symptoms are mild (I had the flu vaccine in May). How long should I isolate for? - Finn
For most people, a week will be sufficient. If you’ve been vaccinated, you might even be able to get away with less than that. Kids, meanwhile, can be infectious for longer, so will need at least a week.
If most people won’t get severe disease from the flu, what’s the benefit of getting the vaccine? I’ve read that it’s less than 50 per cent effective at reducing the severity of the flu. I wouldn’t take a tablet that was only 50 per cent effective. - Paul
It’s a personal choice, for sure. But some people are more affected by influenza; not everybody has mild responses to it. A number of people end up in hospital and a number of people die. If you’re aged six months to five years, if you’re over 65, if you’re pregnant, if you’re a Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal, you should definitely consider it. You also could have worse outcomes if you have underlying conditions such as heart and lung issues, diabetes, asthma, obesity – so that’s a pretty big chunk of the population. And even if you don’t fit into those categories, chances are the people you interact with will, so you should have some thought for your family and friends as well as yourself.
People I speak to who’ve had the flu this year say it was worse than previous years and worse than their experience with COVID. Is this common? Why is this? - Aimee
I think it will vary with age groups. This is anecdotal – I haven’t seen any studies yet, but certainly I am hearing that many children and some adults have performed worse with influenza infections this year. I think that won’t be the case once you hit the 70, 80 or 90 years age groups, where I think COVID will have a much more severe effect.
I was diagnosed with influenza recently, but didn’t have to have a swab or PCR test done. Is this normal? - James
In the current circumstances, if you are COVID negative, the chances are you probably have influenza. However, we know there are other respiratory viruses around at the moment, like RSV, which cause influenza-like illnesses, so the only way to be sure is to have a laboratory test.
What’s the likelihood of getting COVID and the flu (dubbed “Flurona”) at the same time? - Jason
The chances are low; it’s less than 1 per cent of COVID and flu cases reported. There might be a slightly higher rate here in Australia because we’ve got the Omicron variant going around at the same time as significant amounts of influenza, but the chances are still relatively low. Most people with both infections don’t seem any worse, but there was a UK study done recently that showed that if you ended up in hospital with both COVID and the flu, you had twice the chance of dying and four times the chance of needing mechanical ventilation – so if you have severe outcomes then the dual infection appears to be worse.
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98: How The Salvation Army is fighting pandemic poverty with Kristen Baluyot
You’ve probably heard the term “pandemic poverty.”
Maybe you were lucky and were able to work from home when the pandemic took hold of our communities.
Or, you may know the reality of that poverty more intimately with the loss of a job, loss of income, loss of a way to make ends meet at all.
The Salvation Army has seen the reality firsthand as we’ve served more than 31 million Americans this past year. That’s a 34 percent increase from the previous year.
And the need for services continues today.
Kristen Baluyot is The Salvation Army’s social services director in Denver.
She’s worked throughout the pandemic to keep people in their homes, to stave off eviction and prevent homelessness.
Kristen holds a master’s in social work from the University of Denver. She’s served populations including differently-abled adults, those experiencing mental illnesses, international populations in Kenya and Ethiopia, refugees and individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
As she’ll tell you, she wants to enrich lives—especially over these past 20 months for those who’ve received the unexpected knock of poverty.
Listen in for more about the state of pandemic poverty today and how The Salvation Army is working to prevent homelessness in Denver.
Show highlights include:
- Kristen Baluyot’s story.
- A moment in her life that made an impact on who she is today.
- What Kristen is most passionate about.
- What she loves about The Salvation Army.
- More about “pandemic poverty” and what the state of poverty is at present.
- The social services offered by The Salvation Army in Denver.
- Since the start of the pandemic, public and private entities have been concerned about a spike in homelessness. Kristen shares more about this and how it resulted in eviction moratoriums.
- The Intermountain Division—spanning Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and eastern Montana—alone distributed over $3 million in rent and utility assistance to almost 10,000 people in the six months between November 2020 and May 2021, roughly $1 million of which was government funding specifically for COVID-19 relief. More on where things stand now.
- How The Salvation Army’s call center in Denver has helped?
- A story that stands out to Kristen from the last 18 months.
- The focus now and the biggest need she is seeing.
- How someone can best help in the effort.
- What hope means to Kristen.
- How she would encourage you to find hope today.
Listen and subscribe to the Do Gooders Podcast now. Below is a transcript of the episode, edited for readability. For more information on the people and ideas in the episode, see the links at the bottom of this post.
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Christin Thieme: Well, Kristen, welcome to the Do Gooders Podcast. Thanks for joining us today.
Kristen Baluyot: Thank you for having me. I’m excited to be here.
Christin Thieme: Before we dive into what we really want to talk about today, can you give us just a little bit of a background of who you are and what your story is that led you to your current role with this Salvation Army?
Kristen Baluyot: Absolutely, so I have been a social worker for more than 20 years and I feel like my life’s calling is to enrich people’s lives and to do whatever I can to help people who are in need. And so, I’ve been an international social worker and worked overseas in Ethiopia and Kenya, and I’ve worked with a large number of populations, such as people who are developmentally disabled or differently-abled, refugees here in the Denver area, and for the last six years my focus has been on housing and homelessness and working to end homelessness in our community. And so, I would say my path, I didn’t know I was going to be working in homelessness, but again, that drive to be able to just help and support people in need is kind of what led me to this particular role that I’m in.
Christin Thieme: It’s a good fit, it sounds like. Can you pinpoint a moment in your life, in all that experience, international experience, experience here with different types of populations, is there a specific moment that really made an impact on you and where you would go with your, not only career, but really your passion area?
Kristen Baluyot: My cousin used to live in South Africa and he moved there when I was just going into college and he invited me to join him in the work that he was doing after I graduated. And so, I pretty much spent most of my college years working and dreaming about my international social work happening in South Africa alongside my cousin and his family. That trip, that experience, it never happened. Things just happened where I wasn’t able to go and he had to return to the United States and that’s how I ended up going to Kenya, and then Ethiopia is I just had this drive in me to still fulfill that desire to go serve somewhere internationally.
But my cousin, that invitation alone was kind of what started me on this path of really being open to kind of what God had for me as far as opportunities and being willing to change the direction at the… Kind of go with the wind in a way and realize that my plans aren’t exactly the best plans, but that everything kind of builds on each other to get me or everybody to where they are. And so, I see it as stepping stones, but that moment when my cousin invited me to go is what kind of led me here.
Christin Thieme: I love that. You don’t realize those little invitations you make here and there to people, how much it can change someone’s whole direction, so that’s really cool.
Kristen Baluyot: Exactly.
Christin Thieme: So Kenya, Ethiopia to Denver, can you tell us a little bit about what you do now in Denver with The Salvation Army?
Kristen Baluyot: Absolutely, so I’m the Denver Metro social services director in Denver. And so as my name says, I’m responsible for the social services in the Denver Metro area, and here that really means shelters, housing focus programs, and more lately it’s been a lot about COVID response as well. So, we have two existing shelters, one’s for families, one is for men, and since COVID started, we have significantly expanded our sheltering services in partnership with the city of Denver and other community partners. So, we at one time operated seven hotels for people experiencing homelessness who needed somewhere safe to be. So, that was about 900 people a night that we were housing and supporting in the hotel setting. We also operate the Denver Coliseum as a temporary shelter as well. So, that one is 300 people a night. So, we have grown in leaps and bounds, and a huge part of it is we were able to be very responsive to COVID through our Housing Now program, which is a rapid rehousing and rental assistance program.
And, because we were already active in providing eviction prevention assistance and housing assistance, we were able to take on significant funding from the state and federal levels, as well as local governments to be able to provide eviction prevention assistance for people who are affected by COVID. And, one thing that’s super cool is we presented a proposal to our leadership here in Denver saying… And, I pretty much asked for millions of dollars and I said, “If we want to get ahead of this, I need $3 million to get started on keeping people housed and providing that eviction prevention.”
And, this was before anybody in our community was doing it, before any federal dollars were allowed or available, and our leadership thought I was a little crazy, but they gave me $500,000 to get started on. And so, we have a call center where people can call in to get access to different services in our community that either we provide or we connect them to services. So, we converted our call center into a call center literally just to take on all this eviction prevention, and we had that money spent very quickly, but by the time we had that money done, we were already on our path to getting other funding sources because of the work we’d already done.
Christin Thieme: So, a lot going on. So, I want to drill into this idea of the eviction prevention with you, but first let’s zoom out a little bit. What is the state of poverty would you say? We hear a lot about “pandemic poverty.” Can you give us a little bit of a picture for somebody not as familiar? What are we talking about here?
Kristen Baluyot: So, it’s very interesting because I am someone who has been employed this whole entire time through this pandemic, and people are either employed and very impacted in very little ways financially, or there are people who are frontline workers, say restaurant industry, or other lines of work where their livelihoods were demolished almost overnight, or it was progressive that it happened with hours being cut or impacts from kids not being able to be in school. And so, we’re talking about people who are already living on the edge. We have households that we had literally just gotten housed. We’d ended their homelessness, we’d gotten them housed, and then the pandemic hit and they had to quit their jobs because the bus system stopped running and they couldn’t get to work anymore, and these are people where we were already paying their rent on a short term subsidy basis till they could get their feet on the ground.
And, it just knocked them flat on their back. And so to me, pandemic poverty has now…The pandemic has created a whole level of people who have taken not just one step back, but maybe 10 or 20 steps back financially and regarding their stability. And generally, if we’re talking about housing stability, if people lose their housing stability, it’s really, really hard for them to keep their jobs or to keep their kids together or take care of their health. If you think in terms of sheltering, and you’ve got congregate sheltering where people are sleeping next to each other, it’s really hard to stay healthy when there’s an airborne pandemic in the community.
So, that’s a little bit of a side trail. It’s just something that I think about quite a bit. You’ve got people who are lucky and have done okay and largely been unaffected by the pandemic other than just basic inconveniences in life, versus people who it’s like life and death and has turned everything upside down for them, and they’ve utilized all of their savings to stay afloat, and now there’s nothing left. And so, it’s going to take a long time for many people to dig their way out of this.
Christin Thieme: So, I know right at the start when the pandemic hit, we heard a lot about the concern around a spike in homelessness as a result of a lot of what you’re talking about, people losing their jobs, losing any stability that they did have and ending up without a home. And that in large part, then we started to hear about these eviction moratoriums. So, can you tell us just a little bit about, what is the situation around that? What is the impact of eviction moratoriums? I know a lot of those have been lifted, so now what are you seeing in terms of what are the needs surrounding homelessness?
Kristen Baluyot: So, the eviction moratorium was a godsend in that it prohibited landlords from evicting people if they could not pay their rent and they couldn’t provide them with a notice for them to leave their apartments, as well as the judicial system pretty much shut down as well. So, people couldn’t go to court over an eviction. So this moratorium, not only did it save people from getting kicked out of their homes, it also prevented them from racking up evictions on their record, which would then make it even more difficult for them to get housing down the road because keeping people housed is far cheaper than getting people into housing once they’ve lost their housing or their homes. So, the eviction moratorium enabled us as an agency and the agencies all over the United States to be able to act, to buy us time essentially, to meet the needs of so many people who are facing evictions, provided we had funding available, which in the Salvation Army, many of our locations had funding available.
And here in Denver, we’ve received a significant amount of funding to be able to help keep people housed. So, the eviction moratorium helped keep the… It essentially helped slow any tidal wave that would’ve happened if the moratoriums hadn’t happened and hadn’t been extended multiple times. In the end, it didn’t stop all evictions, but it definitely helped agencies and the government to be able to respond in a way to be able to keep people housed, and because of the eviction moratorium, we found ourselves paying… We paid six months rent, seven months rent for people. We have cut checks for $30,000 because of all of the rent that was due, all of the back pay, and then even being able to pay a little bit into the future, so people didn’t have to worry and men could focus on getting themselves employment once again.
Christin Thieme: And, I know I read in a report that just in the six months between November 2020 to May 2021, the Intermountain division alone, which you’re part of, it spans Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, Eastern Montana, that division itself distributed over $3 million in rent and utility assistance. That’s amazing, going to almost 10,000 people. It’s a lot of help going out. I know you mentioned that part of that money early on went to establishing a call center. Can you share more about that?
Kristen Baluyot: Yeah, so the call center had already existed, but it was quite small. It’s a blessing, honestly, that we already had it because we already had some systems in place. We already knew how to kind of create scripts for people when they were answering their phones, and we knew how to get people connected to the right thing. Now when the pandemic hit, our main offices shut down, we weren’t having people in the office anymore. So, then we were able to transition many of our staff. So, we had finance people, we had assistants, we had our youth workers, they were all transitioned to our call center and answering phones remotely. And so, we were able to screen people for what their needs were and do some basic triage as far as who would qualify for which type of program that we had funding for and be able to start that paperwork process and get people then connected.
We would do direct referrals internally to our Housing Now program, which then implemented and provided all of the actual rental assistance. So, we were able to very quickly and nimbly create some systems to answer the need super quick. The number of calls that we received to our connection center grew exponentially. It used to be like 1,000 calls that we’d get, and then I think during the first few months of COVID, it was like 5,000 calls a month that we were getting of people in need. We were able to respond.
Christin Thieme: Yeah, absolutely. Thank goodness. Is there a particular story that stands out to you of somebody, maybe you could give us an example of somebody who called in the call center and what that kind of progression through being able to assist them would look like?
Kristen Baluyot: Yeah, so if somebody called the call center, they would then be asked some information like if they had lost their job due to COVID or what their rent was, what they needed because some people literally just lost their job, depending on the timeline, some had been out of work for quite some time. And, everybody has their story to share. Like I mentioned, there was someone who had literally just gotten a job and then he had to quit his job because the buses stopped working, or we have other households where the parent, it’s a single parent, and they had been working regularly and then they had to stop working because they lost school for their kids, and then weren’t able to find any childcare.
So, those are just some reasons as to why somebody might have called. We had lots of musicians who had worked at restaurants playing their guitar and providing evening entertainment for people, and they then weren’t able to do that because of all the restaurants being closed down. So, then what we would require is… If we determined that their need for assistance was due to some effect of COVID, whether they had to stop working or they were laid off, they would then need to provide some sort of proof of what their previous income had been, and even for people who worked more like gig jobs, they could just show their, not pay stubs, but their bank statements to show what money was coming in, or if they were Uber drivers, they could show how much they had made before versus how much they had made that current month based on just what was in their app.
So, we tried to be really very, very flexible and require really limited information, so we weren’t going to burden people with that. We require a copy of the lease from the landlord and verification of how much rent is due, how much current monthly rent, if utilities are included and then if any fees have been included as well, so late fees and things like that. So, that verification from the landlord is really important just to help reduce elements of fraud. And so, there’s just really basic demographic information that we would collect, but we could get checks turned around within 24 to 48 hours if we got all the paperwork in really quickly. So, we also moved to starting to using an online data signature platform, kind of like DocuSign. So, we were able to then expedite getting… It’s an online platform that people could sign within that platform digitally. They could take pictures of their documents and upload them with the push of a button, so to help streamline things and just speed it up, so we could get them help.
Christin Thieme: All to keep people in their homes, like you said.
Kristen Baluyot: Exactly, because that was the goal, keep people in their homes because we knew immediately, if you have a lot of people losing their jobs, the next thing that’s going to go are their homes.
Christin Thieme: So, now we’re some 19, 20 months into this, still not totally out of it. So, what’s the focus now? What’s the biggest need that you’re seeing at this point?
Kristen Baluyot: So, just because the eviction moratoriums have ended does not mean that the need has gone away. So, we are still very actively providing eviction prevention assistance. Our main focus right now is we’re not getting funding from the state anymore. We’ve received a total of about like $5 million from the state, and then we also have a couple million dollars from the city of Denver, also from some surrounding counties as well. So, I would say in total we will have managed at least $10 million in eviction prevention assistance, and if that continues to go, I just worked on a contract with one of the counties just this last week because there’s new funding coming around. The American Rescue Act is wonderful in that it’s… Just because the pandemic maybe officially ended according to some, it really hasn’t ended for many.
And so, we’re able to continue to provide that rent assistance for folks. I’m trying to think of how many we have served. We’re still serving hundreds of people. I think we’ve slowed down a little bit, maybe like 50 households a month right now would be my estimate, but we still keep going, but we also are then dealing with… We have homeless prevention dollars as well, which those are a little bit different. They’re also federal dollars, but they’re different from eviction prevention in that if we get ahold of someone, like they now have an eviction notice and they’re going to be evicted the next day, if they’ve been referred to us and they qualify for that program, even if they get evicted, we’re going to be able to get them rehoused with those dollars.
And it’s not just, “Oh, sorry. Now you don’t have a home, so we can’t help you.” We’re able to then step in and provide them case management and financial support to get them stable once again. So, those dollars are starting to kick in. We weren’t able to use homeless prevention dollars originally because those eviction notices were required, and since landlords were not actually able to provide eviction notices, we weren’t able to process anything or any assistance using homeless prevention dollars. So, that door has now opened and we also have the eviction prevention dollars.
Christin Thieme: Lots going on.
Kristen Baluyot: Yeah, it is, it’s a lot going on, but it’s really great to have some different pots to kind of leverage, to be able to support different people where they’re at.
Christin Thieme: Absolutely, so we’re talking a lot in the Salvation Army at this time of year about hope and this year especially, this idea that hope marches on and it’s pretty cool that you’re really in the direct business of delivering hope to people. So, I’m wondering from your vantage point, what does hope mean to you?
Kristen Baluyot: Well, hope means that you have health and family and a roof over your head. It’s the basics because those basic things, if you have them, you can have hope, and we work with people who don’t have very much hope. And in fact, for many of our longterm case management programs, we utilize the pathway of hope case management tools, and one of those is the Herth Hope Index, which essentially is someone can do their own self-assessment of how hopeful they’re feeling and what’s great is we do that at the beginning and at the middle and at the end of that case management time, and you just see hope go from zero…The scale is zero to five, so it’ll go from zero or one all the way to five by the time they’re done with our program. And so, hope means that you think that you’re going to be able to pay your rent. Hope means that you’re going to be able to have a house or a roof over your head or that maybe you don’t have it right now and you’re in shelter, but you’re working on getting stable and taking care of that addiction or whatever the issue is. So, hope is that light at the end of the tunnel.
Christin Thieme: Absolutely. How would you encourage somebody listening who maybe is a little bit lacking in hope right now, what would you say to them to help them find hope today?
Kristen Baluyot: I think what’s really important is to remember that people care, even if it might not feel like it and you might feel alone, there’s always somebody who cares. Even if it’s someone who’s calling on the other end of a crisis line and you’re like, “This is a stranger and I can’t even see there’s face. I Don’t know who they are.” They care for you very deeply and richly in that moment, and just because you hang up a phone doesn’t mean that caring goes away. And so, I think people forget about that connection and that at all of us are humans and we all have the need to be wanted and loved and cared for, and sometimes it’s harder to find for some people than others, but I can tell you, I see it every single day when I’m walking through our shelter. We had a gentleman, he’s been a longterm stayer at Crossroads, which is our men’s shelter, and no movement, no hope, literally just go to sleep on his cot.
It used to be a mat and then it was upgraded to a cot and then a bed, but just not going anywhere, just eating, drinking, sleeping, and through just very basic conversations with our case managers and our director over at Crossroads, slowly he started to just kind of be like, “Okay, what can I do? Oh, okay. I guess I’m willing to meet with a case manager. Oh, okay, I guess I do need an ID or I need this, or it is possible for this stuff.” And, these little baby steps of people caring about him and willing to have conversations, let him to getting housed a year later. And, that’s someone where literally if anybody had looked at this guy a year ago would have said, yeah, there’s no hope for him. He’s just a homeless bum.
And, that’s not true. Yes, he was someone who was experiencing homelessness, but he’s just as much of a person who is worthy of housing and dignity as anybody else. And, if you can find people who believe that in you, that’s what’s going to help draw the hope out even if you feel like you don’t have it.
Christin Thieme: I love it. Well, Kristen, thank you so much for sharing today. Thank you for the work that you’re doing.
Kristen Baluyot: You’re very welcome. My pleasure.
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Coming from a self-taught background, I had no idea what scrum was when I got my first developer job. All of a sudden, I was going to meetings called daily standups, which no one stood up in, and sprint retros. Of course, being the new guy on the team, full of imposter syndrome, and not wanting to look stupid, I just went along for the ride. It probably took a month before I figured out what each meeting was for and even longer to find good resources on why we have the meetings we do.
Luckily for you, I thought I would give a simple summary of what the meetings are for and why. For a deeper dive, I would recommend the Scrum book over at the Pragmatic Programmers. This is not an all-encompassing list of all the potential meetings, but it hits the major ones you will likely see as a developer.
Sometimes called daily scrum, it is supposed to be a quick meeting where team members give a status report and plan. This meeting should be fast enough that no one should need to sit down. Some good advice I got from someone once was that a good stand-up should have 3 sentences: What you did, what you are doing, and any future issues or blockers.
Sometimes called Backlog Grooming (though the term is losing favor due to negative connotations the term grooming has come to represent) is where you go over the work that needs to be done. This is the time to verify what is required in a story. What are the requirements that satisfy this work, and how you know you are done?
This is also typically when you put story points to the work. Story points are used to give your best judgment of how big of work each story takes. There are different tools to help, like poker planning and Fibonacci numbers. Other teams try to use T-shirt sizing, small or medium or extra-large. Whatever method is used, it is used to benefit the next meeting we will talk about.
Sprint planning is the process of deciding which items in the backlog your team is committing to completing this sprint. A sprint can be any arbitrary time frame, but two weeks seems to be the most typical length. This is where the story points from the Backlog refinement come in. By pre estimating your work, you can make reasonable judgments on what amount of work you can get done in a typical sprint, based on history.
It’s also an opportunity to have a conversation. If too many things are expected, that can reasonably be finished. This is the time to prioritize and set expectations of how long something will take.
Sprint Retro is a great time to take a step back. And review how the previous sprint went. This is a good time to pause and reflect. What went well and what didn’t and how do we do more went well in the future and less of what didn’t. This is not a time to point fingers or blame (in fact, there never is a good time for that). Retros are for objectively looking back and making course corrections so that the team can keep moving in the right direction.
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Basically this article “Opening access to knowledge” discuss a very popular problem today. Why should students pay for educational materials that are needed for the class or some project. Sometimes student pay that money for nothing. Author does not understand ,why student should pay twice for material that was written mostly by university professors for student education. One of those companies is JSTOR, they provide educational materials that suppose to be free ,for money. JSTOR has provided an important service to academic and other research communities by scanning back issues of journals and offering subscriptions to research institutions,but this storehouse of knowledge is not as openly available as Swartz apparently thought it should be. He downloaded 4 million articles from the JSTORE in only one purpose ,to show to the government and rest of the country ,that educational material must be free for students.Federal prosecutors decided to charge him with 13 felony offenses,which lead him to commit a suicide. | <urn:uuid:bf24bb39-b9cf-4c73-aa8b-ce103942e374> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/lib1201f13mw/2013/10/22/hw-10713/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.972677 | 189 | 1.945313 | 2 |
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the state of South Dakota. Named after the Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. Rapid City is known as the “Gateway to the Black Hills” and the “Star of the West.” The city is divided by a small mountain range that splits the western and eastern parts of the city into two.
From mountain biking and rock climbing to nature photography and golfing, there are dozens of ways to experience the beauty of the Black Hills.
Rapid Creek flows through Rapid City, emerging from Dark Canyon above Canyon Lake and flowing in a large arc north of Downtown. Rapid Creek descends to the southeast as the valley widens. The floodplain of Rapid Creek is mostly undeveloped, one legacy of the Black Hills Flood of 1972. To the north, a series of ridges separates Rapid Creek from Box Elder Creek, with large older and new residential areas and commercial areas along I-90. To the south, the terrain rises more steeply to the southern widening of the Dakota Hogback into a plateau dividing the Rapid Creek drainage from Spring Creek.
Rapid City History
The public discovery of gold in 1874 by the Custer Expedition brought an mass influx of settlers into the Black Hills region of South Dakota. Rapid City was founded (and originally known as “Hay Camp”) in 1876 by a group of disappointed miners, who promoted their new city as the “Gateway to the Black Hills.” John Brennan and Samuel Scott, with a small group of men, laid out the site of the present Rapid City, in February 1876, which was named for the spring-fed Rapid Creek that flows through it. A square mile was measured off and the six blocks in the center were designated as a business section. Committees were appointed to bring in prospective merchants and their families to locate in the new settlement. The city soon began selling supplies to miners and pioneers, and its location on the edge of the Plains and Hills, with a large river valley made it the natural hub of railroads arriving in the late 1880s from both the south and east. By 1900, Rapid City had survived a boom and bust and was establishing itself as an important regional trade center for the upper midwest.
Although the Black Hills became a popular tourist destination in the late 1890s, it was a combination of local boosterism, the popularity of the automobile, and construction of improved highways that brought tourists to the Black Hills in large numbers after World War I. Gutzon Borglum, already a famous sculptor, began work on Mount Rushmore in 1927, and his son, Lincoln Borglum continued the carving of the presidents’ faces in rock following his father’s death in 1941, but work was halted and the massive sculpture was declared completed in 1941, due to pressures leading to the US entry into World War II. Although tourism sustained the city throughout the Great Depression of the 1930s, the gas rationing of World War II had a devastating effect on the tourist industry in the town, but this was more than made up for by the war-related growth.
The city benefited greatly from the opening of Rapid City Army Air Base, later Ellsworth Air Force Base, an Army Air Corps training base. As a result, the population of the area nearly doubled between 1940 and 1948, from almost 14,000 to nearly 27,000 people. Military families and civilian personnel soon took every available living space in town, and mobile parks proliferated. Rapid City businesses profited from the military payroll. During the Cold War, missile installations proliferated in the area: a series of Nike Air Defense sites were constructed around Ellsworth in the 1950s. In the early 60s the construction of three Titan missile launch sites containing a total of nine Titan I missiles in the general vicinity of Rapid City took place. Beginning in November 1963, the land for a hundred miles east, northeast and northwest of the city was dotted with 150 Minuteman missile silos and 15 launch command centers, all of which were deactivated in the early 1990s.
In 1949, city officials envisioned the city as a retail and wholesale trade center for the region and designed a plan for growth that focused on a civic center, more downtown parking places, new schools, and paved streets. A construction boom continued into the 1950s. Growth slowed in the 1960s, but the worst natural disaster in South Dakota history, the Black Hills Flood led to another building boom a decade later. On June 9, 1972, heavy rains caused massive flooding of the Rapid Creek. More than 250 people lost their lives and more than $100 million in property was destroyed.
Debris along Rapid Creek after 1972 flood.The devastation of the flood and the outpouring of private donations and millions of dollars in federal aid led to the completion of one big part of the 1949 plan: clearing the area along the Rapid Creek and making it a public park. New homes and businesses were constructed to replace those that had been destroyed. Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and a new Central High School were built in part of the area that had been cleared. The rebuilding in part insulated Rapid City from the drop in automotive tourism caused by the Oil Embargo in 1974, but tourism was depressed for most of a decade. In 1978, Rushmore Mall was built on the north edge of the city, adding to the city’s position as a retail shopping center.
In the 1980s, growth was fueled by an increase in tourism, increasingly tied to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, followed by another decline in the late 1990s. Fears for the closure of Ellsworth AFB as part of the massive base closure process in the 1990s and 2000s led to attempts to expand other sectors of the economy, but growth continued and the city expanded significantly during this period.
Today, Rapid City is South Dakota’s primary city for tourism and recreation. Urban flight from neighboring towns has greatly benefited the growth of Rapid City and the city continues to expand both commercially and residentially. With the approval of a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory at the Homestake Mine site, Rapid City has a future of great advancements in technology, medicine, and scientific research.
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3D printing technology has revolutionized different industries worldwide. This growth has led to the availability of many options that you can choose from, ranging from professional ones to the best 3d printer for beginners. Many companies are embracing these machines since they have more benefits over the traditional ones. In this write-up, we look at the advantages of 3D printers.
Advantages of 3D Printers
One of the best things about 3D printers is rapid prototyping. It refers to the ability to test ideas, design, and manufacture parts in a short time. The models can also be corrected in case of an error, without affecting the speed. This means faster production and more time is created to find a market for the products, unlike traditional methods, which took months to design to prototyping and finally to the production stage.
2. Flexible Design
More designs are easily created and customized using 3D printers. They are modeled in different shapes, sizes, and colors depending on your choice—industries, such as the dental use 3D printing and design to develop customized aids and implants. Traditional manufacturing processes have restrictions such as tool access, draft angles, etc. limiting how sophisticated designs can be. Fortunately, they are not used on these printers.
Cost reduction is essential for any business. In the process of minimizing production time, 3D printing also lowers the costs of running the machines, labor, and that of materials. The printing processes are done using a single device. This increases the level of efficiency, and energy that would have been used to run other machines is also saved. 3D printers are usually automated; therefore, only one person is needed to start it. A company doesn’t need to hire many workers; thus, labor costs are not incurred. Also, the amount of wastes produced is quite minimal due to the process of additive manufacturing.
4. Reduced Errors
With the traditional methods of manufacturing, products go through many steps before becoming the desired product. It leads to the development of errors, and in most cases, the process has to be started again. Minor changes can harm the finances of a company. The 3D printers only involve a single step of the manufacturing, and there is no interaction of the operator. This makes them efficient and reliable in every business.
5. Print on Demand
There is no need to print items in bulk due to lack of space. The design files are printed as CAD or STL files. They are saved in a virtual library and can be retrieved and printed when necessary.
Most people have access to printers. With the advancement and benefits in technology, manufacturers are developing more machines, making them readily available in the market. Therefore, large companies or even individual business owners, such as designers, can model their products when needed, thus easing the manufacturing process.
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Finance can be a very backwards industry. I understand why so many people outside the world of finance don’t understand what it is that goes on in our industry because many of the things that people believe or do just don’t make any sense. Here are ten of them:
1. People in finance believe that when the stock market trades fewer shares (lower volume) it’s a bad thing. They actually want people to overtrade long-term assets in the short-term.
2. People in finance run backtests on investment strategies that go back multiple decades into the past and then obsess over monthly performance numbers.
3. People in finance consider it bad news when the savings rate rises and more people actually start planning for the future.
4. People in finance spend their time trying to figure out why the market was up or down on a daily basis even though we still have no idea what the main culprit was for the Crash of 1929 or the Black Monday crash in 1987.
5. People in finance who are wrong nine times out of ten are still referred to as ‘gurus’ or experts’ and heralded as prescient soothsayers for being right once in a row.
6. People in finance refer to those with more money to invest as ‘accredited’, ‘sophisticated’ or the ‘smart money’ even though these larger pools of capital make the same basic mistakes as every other mom and pop investor out there.
7. People in finance believe that Black Swans — events that are completely unpredictable — can be forecasted on an annual basis. And if they aren’t predicted ahead of time then finance people will surely convince themselves that they “almost” or “kind of” predicted the unpredictable.
8. People in finance assume that you get what you pay for — that paying a higher fee will result in better after-tax, after-cost performance.
9. People in finance typically feel terrible about their performance when the market is rising but they’re trailing their peers or their benchmark. And they feel great about their performance when markets are falling but they’re beating their peers or their benchmark.
10. People in finance believe that advice has to be complicated to be effective.
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Just days after disclosing a critical bug in its Nexus switches, Cisco is warning customers of an even more dangerous flaw in the REST application programming interface (API) of its Elastic Services Controller (ECS).
Even without a valid password, a remote attacker can bypass Cisco’s vulnerable REST API’s authentication system.
Cisco notes the severity of the bug has a score of 10 out of a possible 10, signaling that this particular bug is extremely risky for customers. The rating is due to the fact that the bug is remotely exploitable and doesn't require a high skill level to attack.
The company warns that an attacker could exploit the flaw to take full control of a vulnerable system.
“The vulnerability is due to improper validation of API requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the REST API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary actions through the REST API with administrative privileges on an affected system,” it notes.
Despite the high severity rating, Cisco notes that devices running the software are not vulnerable if REST API is disabled, which is its default state. The company is not aware of any attacks that uses this vulnerability, which was found during internal testing.
Cisco doesn’t give away much about the bug other than that the flaw affects ECS devices running software release 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, or 4.4 when the REST API is enabled.
The bug has been removed from ECS release 4.5, which Cisco released in April.
ESC is an enterprise tool for managing virtualized networks that Cisco calls a Virtual Network Functions Manager. It is used to manage the lifecycle of virtual network functions.
ECS is part of the company’s network functions virtualization portfolio for data centers, which includes its Nexus switches for data centers.
The company last week warned customers that its NX-OS operating system for Nexus 9000 series devices contained a Secure Shell key pair that could be nabbed by hackers to connect to the devices over IPv6.
The bug was one of several the company fixed in NX-OS Software release 14.1(1i). It had a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10.
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Happy St George’s Day WordPressers!
My Inspiration for today, St George and the stories surrounding him (everyone loves a good story), might even be inspired to do a few doodles or tales of my own later today, but for now…
The cultural image of Saint George slaying a dragon comes from Medieval legends of his past (initially invented by a French bishop), when tales of knights became a storytelling mainstay.
This better-known myth, The Golden Legend, involves Saint George coming across marshland in Libya, where a city was continually menaced by a dragon.
The townspeople fed the dragon sheep to keep it placated, and when that no longer worked, they started to elect human sacrifices.
For one of these sacrifices, the king’s daughter was selected, but Saint George arrived in the nick of time to intervene.
He faced down the dragon on horseback and managed to mortally wound the beast, but instead of landing the final blow, he decided to tame it, and delivered his prize back to the city.
He wasn’t English at all.
George, a Christian, is believed to have been born in Cappadocia, an area which is now in Turkey in the 3rd century AD.
He then went on to live in Palestine and became a soldier in the Roman army.
He later protested against Rome’s persecution of Christians and was imprisoned and tortured, but stayed true to his faith.
His life ended when he was beheaded at Lydda in Palestine.
My favourite version of St George’s Day:
In the book, Dracula by Bram Stoker, evil things are said to occur on St George’s Day, beginning at midnight. The date of St George’s Day presented in the book, 5 May (on the Western, Gregorian Calendar), is St George’s Day as observed by the Eastern Orthodox churches of that era.
(Excerpt from Dracula, 1897) “Do you know what day it is?” I answered that it was the fourth of May. She shook her head as she said again: “Oh, yes! I know that, I know that! but do you know what day it is?” On my saying that I did not understand, she went on: “It is the eve of St. George’s Day. Do you not know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway?” | <urn:uuid:7b902091-9d38-4e5b-953c-ec8794fcc6f1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://new2writing.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/happy-st-georges-day/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.973471 | 534 | 2.421875 | 2 |
London, England – As of June 15, British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed the number of people killed by the London fire in Grenfell Tower reached 17, while 37 are injured.
“We need to know what happened, we need to know an explanation. We owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones and the homes in which they lived,” May said, making sure “this terrible tragedy is properly investigated.”
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, said in an earlier call for a public inquiry that it should produce an interim report by the summer.
Firefighters were still working to dampen the blaze and search for remains of the dead Thursday. Photo by CNN
As of press time, dozens of people are still missing however, the London Fire Chief said there is little chance of finding anyone else alive in the charred remains of the tower.
Prominent London Member of Parliament David Lammy of the opposition Labour Party said corporate manslaughter charges should be brought against those held responsible for the London fire tragedy.
“We built buildings in the 70s, those 70s buildings, many of them should be demolished, they haven’t got easy fire escapes, they’ve got no sprinklers – it’s totally, totally unacceptable in Britain that this is allowed to happen and people lose their lives in this way and people should be held to account,” Lammy exclaimed.
May’s government was bombarded with questions about why ministers did not act on recommendations following an earlier fire in London, which led to calls for sprinkler systems to be installed in residential blocks and for a full review of Britain’s fire regulations.
The 43-year-old 24 storey building that has been burned by the London fire had recently undergone a massive $13.2M (£10.3M) refurbishment carried out by private developers Rydon and completed in the summer of 2016 and housed about 500 people.
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Trout Unlimited Canada with help from the City of Red Deer are working on a restoration project on Piper Creek. The project is happening just south (about 500 metres) of the Red Deer Landfill (same road) on the east side of the road at one of the city's garden plot areas. Below is a schedule of what will be happening the last week of September. If you have a few hours to spare, head over and lend a hand!
Elliot Lindsay, a biologist for Trout Unlimited Canda, will be there to oversee and manage the project!
We are now only two weeks away from the removal of the stream crossing (exciting!) and the month is flying by. At this stage in the game, we are planning on the following activities down the home stretch. I have also included some tasks and activities that we need help with, if you are able let me know if you, or any others are interested in helping out with any of these.
Monday September 26th
- Harvest of willow stakes at a TBD location (working on this with Ken and Suzan).
- Bring harvested willow stakes to site for soaking (and stealing by beaver).
- Electrofishing 300m reach downstream of existing crossing, prior to removal.
Tuesday September 27th
- Construct partial isolation of Piper Creek for dewatering of work area on the 28th and 29th. Help needed to fill sandbags and construct isolation.
- Test pump capacity and adjust accordingly.
Wednesday September 28th
- Isolate work area and begin diversion of water downstream of work area.
- Conduct fish rescue in isolated area. Need a couple people for a half day (takes time to get water pumped down, etc.). You will need to bring leak-free waders for this, or let us know and we can lend you some.
- “Roughen” south approach to loosen soil.
- Remove stream crossing and stockpile materials away from the creek.
- Remove isolation and restore stream flow to channel.
Thursday September 29th
- Haul removed materials from site to landfill.
- “Roughen” north approach.
- Install Bio-D blocks, incorporating live stakes. Need a few folks to help with this task.
Friday September 30th
- TUC will be off-site in Calgary.
Saturday October 1st
- Volunteer planting workday at site to plant rooted stock and live stakes of Willow, Poplar, etc.
- Distribute woody debris, leaf litter, and mulch throughout disturbed/reclaimed areas.
Wednesday October 18th
- Beaver workshop I; late afternoon event (details to follow).
To Be Confirmed
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The relay is an electrically operated switch. Current flowing through the coil of the relay creates a magnetic field that changes the switch contacts. Although it has a simple operating principle and structure, a relay can sometimes fail. These faults can be classified as mechanical and electrical.
Common faults in relays
Identifying relay faults and their causes enables you to fix problems quickly. The most common relay failures are:
Flashover is the trouble where discharge between opposing conductors causes a short-circuit. This often occurs with contacts used with medium and large power. Flashover is dangerous when the current is high.
Welding, locking, or gluing make it difficult to open contacts. Welded contacts are usually caused by high inrush currents as the contacts are closed creating molten or soft metal in the contact area. Welded contacts are also caused by high-frequency switching.
Contact wear is the wear of contacts due to mechanical causes, such as wear during repeated operation. Relays open and close millions of times. Sometimes this repeated operation causes contact wear.
Contact erosion is the expending of contacts due to electrical, thermal, chemical, and other causes all through the repeated operation. Contacts having variable or intermittent contact resistance. This occurs particularly at low current levels because of erosion of the contact materials.
Activation is the failure where contact surfaces become dirty. Dirty contact surfaces increase the possibility of discharge.
Metal oxide, sulfide, and other films are generated on or attached to contact surfaces and cause boundary resistance. If there is a film on the surface of contact and the contacts retouching, the film electrically breaks down and the contact resistance drops rapidly when the contact voltage exceeds a certain value.
Mechanical relays create a humming noise when turned on. Humming noise is continuous during operation. Humming occurs due to mechanical vibration caused by AC poles or a rectifier wave drive with insufficient smoothing.
Abnormal heat generation
If switching arcs occur continuously due to contact chattering, the contact parts generate an abnormal amount of heat, which can lead to contact fusing, dissolution, and welding. This leads to operation failure. Abnormal heat is also generated by wiring and installation failures.
During switching, carbonization occurs (carbon is generated) on the contacting surfaces. This increases contact resistance and leads to contact failure.
Burn damage is caused by problems such as overcurrent, overvoltage, and vibration.
Case surface (top and side) materials that collapse into the inside of the relay obstruct the operation of the components that move inside the relay, which may lead to outer appearance defects, operation failures, and release failures.
This phenomenon causes the top and sides of the case of a relay designed for use with printed circuit boards to swell.
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Ethics in Health Education
There is an old political joke about proposing a constitutional amendment requiring anyone who won an election to serve a prison term before taking office…in order to save time!
Considering the increasing number of reports on unethical conduct in health care, some might argue that providers and researchers might do the same. In a recent study of medical schools conducted by Papadakis, et al., it was found that physicians who were disciplined by state medical licensing boards were up to eight times as likely to have displayed unprofessional behavior in medical school.1 The authors of this study suggest that schools need to emphasize both patient care and professionalism across the entire curriculum in order to improve professional behavior and reduce disciplinary action.
As a college professor in the health sciences, I sometimes wonder who amongst the fold will one day get in trouble for compromising principles of nonmaleficence or beneficence. Will it be the student with a lame excuse for turning his work in late? Will it be the one who turned in the same paper he submitted last year for another class? Will the students in the bottom half of the class have a greater temptation to stray than those in the top half? Or, are those top students too shrewd to be caught?
How much of their unethical behavior can be blamed on me, their mentor, for failing to teach them the value of a virtuous life? Everyone knows that cheating or hurting others is wrong. Why even bother formalizing an education in health care ethics? Shouldn’t it be enough that we have laws that forbid irresponsible behavior?
Although laws may deter some unethical actions, not all unethical behavior is illegal. Whereas legal dilemmas seldom exist (if the light is red, I break the law by failing to stop), ethical dilemmas occur when there is no obvious right or wrong behavior. That doesn’t mean there is no right or wrong answer, just that the issues concerned require further examination.
I am glad to see research supporting the value of ethics as a core competency in health education and believe it should be a central theme in every course. Professionalism is a learned human behavior, but it is not guaranteed by a wall covered with diplomas. We cannot assume ethical behavior is "inherent” or that students will learn it later on the job. Considering the increasing diversity of health care students, it is not realistic to presume that they are able to guess what kind of behavior is expected of them.
In fact, one of the reasons allied health and nursing students are attending class is to learn how to become a professional in the health community. While colleges are not often considered the "real world,” they are the real world of academia and have the responsibility to prepare students for the real world of healthcare. This includes helping students understand which behaviors are acceptable and which behaviors are not.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 years women have been able to attend the 175-year-old institution.
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Protein powder is a popular nutritional supplement used to build strong, lean muscles. A wide variety of plant and animal-based options are available on the market, leading many people to wonder about the benefits of whey protein vs. plant protein for their routine.
Here, we will discuss the main differences between plant-based protein powder and whey powder. The best protein supplement for you will depend on individual preferences, sensitivities, and dietary choices.
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What Is Whey Protein?
Whey protein comes from milk byproducts processed and dried into a powdered form. Thanks to its high protein content, it’s a popular choice amongst bodybuilders, athletes, and amateur health enthusiasts.
Whey protein contains all nine essential amino acids, making it a complete protein. It also boasts specialized branched-chain amino acids, also known as BCAAs. These building blocks help form stronger muscles, speed up tissue recovery, and even aid in weight loss.
Many people wonder about the differences between whey protein vs. animal protein. Whey protein is a form of animal protein since it comes from bovine byproducts. However, whey comes from milk instead of isolating protein from meat or muscle tissue.
How Is Whey Protein Made?
Whey protein comes from milk byproducts isolated during the cheese-making process.
Cheese is made by curdling milk, which separates solid curds from liquid whey. While the curds will go on to become cheese, whey often gets used these days to make protein supplements.
Manufacturers must remove unwanted components such as carbs, fat, and some lactose to make whey. The leftover liquid then gets removed to form a powder, often through a spray-drying process.
How Much Protein Is in Whey Powder?
The average whey protein powder boasts around 20 to 30 grams of complete protein per serving.
If you don’t get enough protein naturally in your diet, adding whey protein to a meal or drink can help supplement your intake.
Those looking to build muscle mass may need to eat more protein than a sedentary individual. However, most experts recommend eating around one gram of protein per pound of body weight to improve muscle growth.
A daily 20 to 30-gram serving of whey protein powder can make it much easier to hit your daily nutrient goals, especially for those looking to build strong, lean muscles.
Is Whey Protein Powder Safe for Everyone?
Whey protein powder is a safe and effective choice for most people, but it may not be the best option for everybody.
Since whey protein powder comes from milk byproducts, it may not be suitable for strict vegan diets. However, whey should be fine for vegetarians, as it contains no meat or meat byproducts.
Lactose-intolerant individuals may want to avoid whey protein powder, as milk byproducts contain limited amounts of lactose.
Whey protein isolate products undergo heavier processing than whey protein concentrates. However, they contain lower levels of lactose that may be more acceptable for sensitive individuals.
To err on the safe side, though, it may be better for lactose-intolerant people to opt for lactose-free plant proteins.
What Is Plant Protein?
Some protein supplements come from plants instead of animal byproducts, making them more suitable for vegans and those with dairy sensitivities. There are several plants products commonly found in supplements, including:
- Brown rice
- Fava Beans
- Nuts and legumes
Plants typically contain fewer amino acids and BCAAs than animal-based proteins. Only soy and quinoa are complete proteins containing all nine essential amino acids.
Many vegan supplements contain multiple plant byproducts to round out the protein content. Doing so ensures that plant-based supplements have the same amino acids and BCAAs in whey protein powder.
How Is Plant Protein Made?
To make plant protein powders, manufacturers extract unwanted compounds such as fats and carbohydrates to make plant protein powders. Plants are processed into pure protein and then dried to an easy-to-use powder form.
While some supplements contain just one type of plant, often soy, many offer a blend of different plants for a healthier protein distribution.
Like whey protein supplements, you can easily add plant-based powders to meals and drinks to increase your daily intake.
How Much Protein Is in Plant-Based Powder?
Plant-based supplements can be much more variable in protein content than whey powders. However, the amount and type of protein per serving depend heavily on the plants used during manufacturing.
It’s best to look for plant-based supplements offering a similar protein profile to whey supplements. Those containing soy, quinoa, or a blend of fruits and vegetables are more likely to have all of the amino acids and BCAAs you need for healthy muscle growth.
As a general rule, look for plant-based supplements that offer 20 to 30 grams of complete protein per serving. You can use the same amount in meals and beverages as a whey supplement.
Is Plant Protein Powder Safe for Everyone?
Plant protein powder makes a good choice for vegans and those trying to avoid animal byproducts.
Plant-based supplements are also best for those who are lactose-intolerant. Unlike milk-based whey protein, plant protein doesn’t contain any lactose that could trigger a digestive reaction.
However, plant-based supplements may not be safe for people with other common digestive sensitivities. For example, many products contain soy compounds, which may trigger an adverse reaction in people with soy allergies.
Some plant-based powders may contain ingredients with gluten. People with celiac disease or gluten sensitivities may be safer sticking to whey protein supplements.
Whey Protein Vs. Plant Protein
When shopping for supplements, many wonder if whey or plant proteins are more effective. In many cases, both types offer similar health benefits, including muscle growth and weight loss.
Many health enthusiasts supplement their protein intake in the hopes of improving muscle strength and stamina.
Certain amino acids found in protein are a key component of healthy muscle growth and repair. By supplying your body with more essential amino acids, you offer up the material your body needs to get in shape.
There are nine essential amino acids that our body can’t produce. They should all be present in protein supplements, including:
The best protein supplements for weight loss also include BCAAs. These help to build larger muscles and strengthen intramuscular connections.
Whey protein powders naturally contain the essential amino acids and BCAAs needed to encourage muscle growth.
Plant protein powders may not contain the amino acids your muscles need. Therefore, it’s essential to read the label and look for complete proteins.
Plant-based supplements containing all nine essential amino acids and fortified with BCAAs perform just as well as whey-based powders regarding muscle growth.
Both when and plant protein can be just as effective at building muscle. Taking either supplement will help you get more out of your regular workout routine.
While it may seem counterintuitive, protein supplements can help you lose weight more quickly and effectively.
Many people try to bulk up by adding more protein-rich foods to their diet. However, these foods may also be dense in fats, calories, or sugar. Overeating may result in weight gain instead of muscle.
Both plant-based and animal-based supplements allow you to add more protein to your diet without increasing your caloric intake.
What’s more, protein powders can make your body feel fuller. Therefore, supplementing your protein intake reduces the risk of midday cravings between meals.
Be wary of buying protein supplements with sweeteners and additives. While they might taste better than unflavored powders, they can add unwanted calories to your meal.
Instead, it’s best to stick to protein-only supplements. Doing so can help you build lean muscle without packing any additional pounds.
Using Plant-Based Protein Powder Vs. Whey Powder
No matter which powder supplement you choose, you can use them in the same manner to increase protein intake.
It’s best to look for supplements that offer around 20 to 30 grams per serving, whether they contain plant-based or whey protein.
As a dry powder, protein supplements are easy to add to just about any meal. Simply stir in a spoonful after preparing your food for an extra dose of healthy protein.
You can also stir protein powder into your drink or smoothie for a quick protein blast before or after your workout.
If you’re on the go, it’s easy to bring powdered protein supplements with you to work, school, or simply out on the town.
Ingredients to Avoid
Some protein supplements contain ingredients designed to improve taste or texture. It’s best to opt for a pure protein powder to avoid any unwanted side effects.
Natural and Artificial Sweeteners
Sweeteners can make protein supplements more palatable, but adding more sugar to your diet is never a good idea. Both natural and artificial sugars can cause issues ranging from blood sugar spikes to tooth decay.
Thickeners and Fillers
Some manufacturers use inert, nonreactive compounds to bulk up their products. While some fillers do nothing more than waste your money, others may lead to digestive discomfort.
Dextrin is a common filler also used to increase fiber content, but it often leads to intestinal issues with regular use. Corn, rice, and potato starch are other fillers you may see in protein powders.
Here, we’ll answer the most common questions people ask about vegan protein vs. whey protein.
Is whey protein plant-based?
Unlike vegan protein powders that use soy, pea, hemp, and other plants as a base, whey protein uses milk protein from cows. It is not considered a plant protein and is unsuitable for strict vegan diets.
Is whey protein animal protein?
While whey protein doesn’t come from meat or muscle tissue, it is considered an animal protein. Manufacturers use milk byproducts from dairy cows to make whey protein powders.
Is plant protein safer than whey protein?
The safety of a given protein supplement depends primarily on your digestive sensitivities. Plant protein is safer for people with lactose intolerance, but it may not be suitable for those allergic to compounds such as soy and gluten.
When it comes to whey protein vs. plant protein, neither choice is necessarily better than the other. Both offer similar benefits regarding muscle growth, tissue repair, and weight loss.
The best protein supplement for your lifestyle comes down to personal preferences, including your diet and your digestive sensitivities.
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Pet preservation is a great alternative to conventional methods of cremation or burial. It is the use of the specialized form of taxidermy to preserve a pet’s body in order to keep it at home. It is not an easy process as it requires specialized skills to naturally pose a pet and the use of the specialized machine.
Pet Freeze Drying in Fresno, CA
Pet freeze drying is a great way to honor the memory of your pet through a tasteful representation of what they were like in life. At Animal Family Pet Preservation our specialization is helping pet owners keep their memories about their beloved pets alive. Here are the pet preservation services we offer:
Dog Freeze Drying
Dogs are known as man’s best friends. At Animal Family Pet Preservation, our team consists of dog lovers, so we understand how attached to your four-legged friend you can be. For this reason, dog freeze drying is more than just a pet preservation process for us. Dog freeze drying is a great method for grieving canine owners to hold on to their beloved pooches. At Animal Family Pet Preservation in Fresno, CA we have been doing dog freeze drying since 1993.
Cat Freeze Drying
Our cat freeze drying process allows us to create the most realistic and natural-looking cat taxidermy. We know that all cats have a lot of personalities, and we take this into consideration. We will talk to you about your life experiences and special moments with your cat and choose the unique pose that will fit your feline’s personality.
Bird Freeze Drying
Birds are great companions and family members for many people. Therefore, when they pass on, it can be difficult for their owners to grieve. Bird preservation is a great way to have a visual reminder of them for the rest of your life. We do preservation of birds of all types and are able to preserve them perfectly to honor their memory.
Reptile Freeze Drying
If your pet was a reptile variety, it can be preserved too. At Animal Family Pet Preservation, we specialize in freeze drying of all types of reptiles, including iguanas, chameleons, and others. You can also choose the right pose for the maximum effect.
Pet Taxidermy in Fresno, CA
We know that losing a beloved pet can be traumatic. Therefore, at Animal Family Pet Preservation in Fresno, CA we offer the option of having your pet preserved in a position that would best suit the pet’s personality and you as the owner.
We will take time to get to know you as a person and learn more about your pet and your relationship. This helps us to come with the perfect representation of your four-legged family member. We will make your canine look real, alive, and vivid, so you will still be able to enjoy their company when they are not around anymore.
At Animal Family Pet Preservation, we consider cat taxidermy more than just a process of preserving a beloved cat. We see it as the method to fill a need for grieving pet cat owners.
Additional Pet Taxidermy
At Animal Family Pet Preservation, we specialize in taxidermy of other animals, not only cats and dogs. We also preserve birds, reptiles, small mammals (rabbits, rats, hamsters), and large animals, including horses and monkeys.
Pet Cremation Service in Fresno, CA
When it comes to pet cremation, there are many options available. At Animal Family Pet Preservation, we perform respectful cremations of your pets, regardless of how small or big they are and regardless of their age. Our cremation services also include handling and transportation. Moreover, there is a great variety of burial markers and urns from the best manufacturers.
Helpful Resources in Fresno, CA
If you are a pet owner from Fresno, CA, or any other nearby area or town, here is also useful information that you need to know about your pet ownership.
Fresno Pet Registration
In Fresno, all pet dog owners must register their dogs that are over 4 months old. The registration assures that your canine has his up-to-date rabies vaccination. If you do not register your dog on time, you will become subject to a fine of $100. A dog license is valid for 12 months.
Fresno Humane Society
Fresno Humane Animal Services is an organization that specializes in pet rescue, pet adoption, community services, etc. We also provide information about dog licensing, low-cost medical care, pet-friendly housing, etc.
Need a Taxidermist in Fresno, CA?
Do you want to honor the memory of your dog, cat, or other pet? Then, pet taxidermy is a great option for you, and a professional taxidermist will be able to help you with that. At Animal Family Pet Preservation, we specialize in the preservation of all types of animals, including dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, small mammals, and large animals.
Fresno Taxidermy FAQs
Here are the answers to the most common questions about our company and the services we offer.
How Much Does it Cost for Pet Preservation in Fresno?
Our prices depend on certain factors. For example, the cost of cat or dog taxidermy depends on their size and weight but starts at $500. For reptiles, the starting price is around $500.
How Much Does it Cost for Dog Taxidermy in Fresno?
Pricing for dogs starts at $500. For dogs under 6 pounds, the price is $1,250, with additional weight costing $39 per pound.
How Much Does it Cost for Cat Taxidermy in Fresno?
Pricing for cats is similar to pricing for dogs described above.
How Much Does it Cost for Other Pet Taxidermy in Fresno?
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This paper proposes a method to solve multi-objective problems using improved Particle Swarm Optimization. We propose leader particles which guide other particles inside the problem domain. Two techniques are suggested for selection and deletion of such particles to improve the optimal solutions. The first one is based on the mean of the m optimal particles and the second one is based on appointing a leader particle for any n founded particles. We used an intensity criterion to delete the particles in both techniques. The proposed techniques were evaluated based on three standard tests in multi-objective evolutionary optimization problems. The evaluation criterion in this paper is the number of particles in the optimal-Pareto set, error, and uniformity. The results show that the proposed method searches more number of optimal particles with higher intensity and less error in comparison with basic MOPSO and SIGMA and CMPSO and NSGA-II and microGA and PAES and can be used as proper techniques to solve multi-objective optimization problems. | <urn:uuid:dd2791b1-00cd-47b7-b904-be28c90aa7d3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jad.shahroodut.ac.ir/article_517.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.925841 | 208 | 1.929688 | 2 |
A death sentence against a canadian citizen, has led to new tensions in the relationship between China and Canada. The Ministry of foreign Affairs in Beijing, rejected on Tuesday the criticism of canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the judgment in sharp Form. The Statements Trudeaus were “very unsatisfactory,” said Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. Canada had finally to accept the sovereignty of China and on comments such as the Trudeaus do without, she demanded.
Trudeau had previously spoken of an arbitrary judgment against his compatriot Robert Schellenberg. The man was sentenced on Monday for smuggling more than 200 kilograms of drugs to death.
The relationship between the two countries is already strained because of the arrest of the chief financial officer of the Chinese technology group Huawei, Meng Wanzhou,. They had been taken at the request of the American’s government, Canada and is currently against a million-Deposit free. On 6. February must re-appear before the court.
Shortly after their arrest, detainees in China two Canadians on charges of endangering the security of the state. If you were a former diplomat and a business consultant. The death sentence against Schellenberg marks the most recent strain of the bilateral relations. | <urn:uuid:ea403c51-7025-4ad4-b04a-a1006edce4c4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wirenewsfax.com/death-sentence-against-canadians-growing-tensions-between-china-and-canada | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.978007 | 250 | 1.695313 | 2 |
NBA is considered a golden game. All the fans stuck to the game with the popcorn in their hands and racing brains thinking what will happen next. At one moment, one team is winning while at the other the game entirely reverses. This is why the NBA teams practice and train harder each year. If we look into the 2014-15 NBA championship’s ultimate winner the Golden State Warriors, there are many reasons the team took the season by storm.
Golden State Warriors had one of the best team lineups with the healthiest completion and the best roster of the league. The team also found various advantages over the other teams. There are many reasons and the list would continue on and on if I start to write about them. However, the most important of all the reasons is the one all teams can easily adopt.
The most beneficial aspect of the Golden State Warriors winning the league was the wearable technology used during the practice sessions. The technology helped the teams to find out when the player was most vulnerable to injuries or when fatigue or anxiety is gripping them. Similarly, it also helped them to know what kind of risk the player will be facing in the upcoming game of the league.
It must be noted that the use of wearable technology is not new in the NBA. Many teams have used various wearables to gauge the performance and the other analytics of their teams. However, the Golden State Warriors have taken the wearable tech too seriously and has used it as no team ever.
If you are any doubtful about our revelation here, read the words of the Finals MVP, Andre Iguodala by yourself;
“The wearable market helps athletes more than anybody. You can say they help us win the championship. Too much information could be bad, but just the right amount could help us go a long way.”
It clearly proves that the Warriors had their luck as well as the perfect statistics to win them the season. Let’s see if other teams are clever enough to consult wearable tech or not! | <urn:uuid:a843d65d-2088-4265-be85-796781afe93b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sportswearable.net/golden-state-warriors-won-championship-due-to-wearables-says-iguodala/?amp=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.977741 | 409 | 1.625 | 2 |
We love how our bees help the rest of our crops grow. It is estimated that bees pollinate between 30-60% of our crops. Without them, we’d lose quite a bit of our variety of fruits and vegetables. That’s one of the reasons we choose to follow organic principles on our farm. Besides not wanting to […]
Beekeeper Steve capturing a swarm by the neighbors. This was a little harder as they settled in the crotch of the tree. The last one we caught looked like a basketball of bees hanging off of a branch. Please don’t spray if you have a swarm near you. Check for a local beekeepers club, they’ll have someone happy to come out and collect the swarm. Save the Bees!
We choose to let our pigs be.…pigs. They like to root up soil with their noses looking for grubs and roots. They like to wallow in a nice mud bath. They even like to race around on cool summer evenings. All of these activities are what pigs like to do and helps to keep them […]
The pigs are doing great, pasture not so much. Nothing new to those who raise pigs without rings in their nose, pigs like to root and dig. However, when we get them in June or July, we’re in a drier time of year, and it takes them longer to break all the sod. We’ve had an unusually wet spring, so they’ve had a blast rototilling it all up! Not bad really, as this gives us a chance to plant a nice pasture mix when they’re done.
This is where most of your store bought eggs come from. On average, each caged hen is afforded only 67 square inches of cage space, less than a sheet of letter sized paper on which to live her entire life. Because of their close quarters, the birds are stressed pulling out or losing feathers, most […]
Cage-free hens are able to walk, spread their wings and lay their eggs in nests, vital natural behaviors denied to hens confined in cages. Most cage-free hens live in very large flocks that can consist of many thousands of hens who never go outside. Free-range and Organic standards are not much better. They have to have the “ability” […]
What are sheepskins? Sheepskins are the tanned pelts of sheep. If the sheep was under one year of age, the pelt could be labeled as a lambskin, but sheepskin is often used because it’s a more common and recognizable term. Sheep must be killed for their pelts. However, sheep are not slaughtered only for this […]
Our sheep are rotationally grazed. They are normally in smaller paddocks to allow them to eat an area rather clean, then moved to an adjoining paddock in a day or two. This allows them to eat the fresh, tender new growth, and gets them off that area before they’re able to graze it to the ground which slows the pastures regrowth down. This also allows them to fertilize an area and helps manage parasites.
We have chosen to follow *organic principles in stewardship of our land and animals. We have not become certified as it is cost prohibitive. We would prefer to spend our money on certified organic feed instead. This assures us that our animals are not being fed * GMO’s (genetically modified organisms/grains). Why would we want […]
Garlic is a bulb that you plant in fall, overwinter and harvest the following summer. We harvest the scape’s (flowers) in early summer for pesto, and the bulbs in late summer. We hang them to dry, replant the smaller bulbs in fall and enjoy the rest of the bulbs throughout the winter. It’s not only delicious, but so good for you! | <urn:uuid:f5310c15-d18b-4580-9850-f028e84e1441> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.telderersrainbowsendfarm.com/organic-blogs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.968877 | 808 | 2 | 2 |
COMMERCIAL LAW NOTES
Click on the link to get the mercantile law or commercial law notes chapter-wise.
INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872
DISCHARGE OF CONTRACT
REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT
CONTRACTS OF INDEMNITY AND GUARANTEE
BAILMENT AND PLEDGE
CONTRACT OF AGENCY
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT 2008
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986
Commercial Law contains the topics of:
The Indian Contract Act, 1872
Contract – Meaning, Characteristics and kinds, Essentials of valid contract – Offer and acceptance, consideration, contractual capacity, free consent. Discharge of contract –Modes of discharge, Breach of Contracts and its remedies.
Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee
Contract of Bailment & Pledge, Contract of Agency
The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
Contract of sale, meaning and difference between sale and agreement to sell., Conditions
and warranties, Transfer of ownership in goods including sale by non–owners,
Performance of contract of sale ,Unpaid seller – meaning and rights of an unpaid seller against the goods and the buyer.
Consumer Protection Act 2020 And Consumer protection Act 1986 Definitions, objectives, redressal machineries.
The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
Salient Features of LLP, Difference between LLP and Partnership, LLP and Company , LLP Agreement, Nature of LLP, Partners and Designated Partners ,Incorporation Document, Incorporation by Registration, Registered Office of LLP and Change Therein, Change of Name, Partners and their Relations, Extent and Limitation of Liability of LLP and Partners ,Whistle Blowing, Contributions ,Financial Disclosures, Annual Return, Taxation of LLP, Conversion to LLP, Winding Up and Dissolution. | <urn:uuid:19971475-61b6-47d5-b300-837a0a6e923e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://commerceiets.com/bcom-gndu-notes/commercial-law-notes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.843937 | 397 | 2.0625 | 2 |
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What do Jesus and the planet Venus have in common? That probably sounds like an odd question, but as you’ll see in the video, it’s the Bible that makes this comparison…
The Bible is full of fascinating insights when it comes to astronomy because astronomy was part of the daily lives of those who lived in the ancient world. Ancient people—including God’s people—organized their lives around the rising and setting of the sun, the phases of the moon, and the seasonal appearances of the stars.
Consider just a few of the Scriptural references to astronomy…
- Genesis 1:14-19 – This text is all about the creation of the sun, moon, and stars. God tells us he did this for 5 reasons: (1) giving light on the earth, (2) separating day from night, (3) marking the seasons and rhythms of life (like planting, harvesting, and celebrating), (4) marking days and years (making calendars to organize our lives), and (5) creating “signs” in the sky (probably a reference to constellations that help us to navigate and help us mark the different seasons of the year).
- Genesis 15:5-6 – God mades Abram a great promise that his descendants will number more than all the stars in the sky. There are more than 9,000 stars visible to the naked eye around the globe, not counting the band of the Milky Way which is billions of stars very far away in our galaxy.
- Leviticus 23 – This is a catalogue of Israel’s special celebrations and gatherings. The entire Hebrew calendar is “lunisolar”: the moon phases determine when months begin and end, and years are calculated based on the seasons. Knowing these sky rhythms helps us to understand the rhythms of the Hebrew calendar.
- Job 9:1-12 – Job talks about how God is beyond understanding because of his great power. Among other things, he mentions three of God’s constellations: Orion, the Pleiades, and Ursa Major.
- Job 38:31-33 – In God’s rebuke the Job, God names a number of constellation groups, showing how He is the only one who has the wisdom and power to run the universe. God mentions the Pleiades, Orion, Ursa Major, and the Mazzaroth (the Zodiac).
- Psalm 19:1:1-6 – The psalm celebrates how the heavens “declare the glory of God,” communicating to the whole Earth about God’s greatness. The sun also has a “tent” in the sky, speaking how the sun changes position in the sky against the background stars from month to month.
- Amos 5:1-17 – In this poem foretelling the destruction of Israel, God’s chief demonstrations of His power, proving to Israel that He is able to bring about this calamity, are (1) His ability to make the rain to fall where He wants, (2) His ability to make the sun rise and set, and (3) the creation of the constellations the Pleiades and Orion.
- Matthew 2:1-12 – While scholars are divided on what the Star of Bethlehem actually was, it guided the magi from the East to find the Messiah, and stood as a testimony in the sky that a new King had been born.
- James 1:17 – God is called the Father of lights (the Creator of heavenly lights like the sun, moon, and stars). Even though these lights are in constant flux—flickering, waxing, waning, changing positions—God is unchangeable. Only an all-powerful, unchanging God could create these changing heavens.
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We cover so much more than the planets in these full-school-year online courses. Students learn about…
- How to identify major constellations
- Ways astronomy connects to fascinating stories in history, literature, folklore, archaeology, and the Bible
- The amazing world of interstellar space—stars, galaxies, black holes, and exoplanets
- How ancient people used astronomy to tell time, create calendars, and navigate the globe
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The number of organizations switching from on-premise Exchange to Office 365 has grown drastically over the recent few years. No doubt, the best in the business, Microsoft Office 365, a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform fits the need of every business and enterprise. Although Office 365 provides top-notch uptime and availability to it’s still the customer’s responsibility to organize and protect their crucial data. The email backup service is something that can protect data users against all sorts of security menaces.
The fact the data can be lost easily so it becomes vital for every organization and individual to opt for the backup service that keeps each bit of data secure. In this article, we will discuss the importance of Office 365 backup and the common causes of data loss.
Internal and External Security Threats
Often, businesses experience internal security threats. Ensuring top-of-the-line Office 365 backup service reduces the risk of data being destroyed or lost. External security threats like malware, viruses, and especially Ransomware which is getting more sophisticated day by day which may lead to severe damage to businesses. A capable backup solution can easily help in restoring the uninfected copy of data quickly.
Accidental Data Deletion
If accidentally you delete a user, that deletion gets replicated across the network along with the deletion on Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and the mailbox. Here the backup can save you by helping you to restore that user.
Retention Policy Gaps
Retention policies in Office 365 are designed to assist organizations in complying with laws, regulations as well as internal policies that require either they delete or keep content. They’re not backups. However, even if you use your retention policy instead of backup. These retention policies are difficult to keep track of and even manage. Backups offer greater and longer-lasting retention, which is all secured and organized for quick recovery.
Legal and Compliance Requirements
Few legal regulations require organizations to store data securely so that the data is available in an event such as litigation. Even though eDiscovery capabilities are built into Office 365 but the third-party backup solution is specifically designed to make it easy to search through the backups and swiftly restore data to satisfy all regulatory compliance requirements.
Microsoft Teams’ Data Structure
Microsoft Teams backend is much more complicated than most people realize. Teams is not a fully-integrated application, which means that the data created by Teams is stored in different applications such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive. With this additional level of complexity, making sure that the data is adequately secured is crucial.
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While backups are necessary for all digital information, the level of backup that organizations require varies. Implementing a dependable data backup solution is far more affordable than the potential costs involved in recovering lost or corrupted data. While some of these Microsoft Office 365 backup options are available by default, others need specific licenses. As a Tier 1 Microsoft CSP, Apps4Rent can help businesses protect their data by recommending the best Office 365 backup solutions and implementing them at promotional prices. We provide free 24/7 assistance via phone, chat, and email with Office 365 migration services for our annual subscribers. Contact our experts to know more about our special Office 365 service offers. | <urn:uuid:d74deaf2-fc27-4d07-8d06-1f1567048a50> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.o365cloudexperts.com/blog/why-microsoft-office-365-backup-is-important | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.939286 | 677 | 1.523438 | 2 |
It can be difficult to know how to stay focused and productive at work — especially if it’s Monday. This is why having a list of motivational tips for work and (more specifically) motivation Monday tips can be so helpful.
Following consistent routines allows us to use our time productively. In turn, this allows us to take breaks. Taking periodic breaks from work can do wonders for your overall productivity and sense of motivation. This is why it is important to know how to ask for time off of work.
Of course, not everyone can afford to take time off of work. If this is the case, there are lots of other balanced, healthy ways to know how to stay motivated at work. One of these methods is to engage in a daily motivator for work. Or to follow other work motivation tips — which we will cover in this motivation Monday article.
Overall, work motivation tips and other work motivators can help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while managing both your physical and mental health. So if you’re wondering how to stay focused at work for 8 hours or are interested in learning motivational tips for employees, review our 10 Monday motivation tricks!
Go to bed early and limit screen time
It’s important to start your work week feeling well-rested and prepared. Do your best to go to bed early and limit your screen time before bed. To achieve a good night’s rest, limit screen time at least an hour before bed.
Wake up early
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If you press snooze too many times, you’ll leave the house feeling rushed and you might not have time to do everything you need to. One way to avoid this is to physically place your phone or alarm clock out of arm’s reach. This way you will have to physically get out of bed to turn it off.
Follow a morning routine
Routines can feel soothing and help ease us into our days. This is especially important on a Monday; when you are transitioning back into your work week. Design a routine that feels good for you. Some common morning routines include: taking a shower, making your bed, drinking coffee, making breakfast, packing lunch, and taking your dog for a walk.
Make a schedule
Maximize your time and productivity by making yourself a schedule. Plan out your tasks for the day and outline
the rest of your week. Write yourself reminders for deadlines and appointments.
Write a list of goals for the week
Set achievable goals for yourself. This will help boost your overall sense of motivation and morale. Try to set several small daily goals and one or two larger goals for the week.
Engage in physical activity
Being physically active can help improve your mood and increase the quality of your sleep while helping you stay physically healthy. Some popular physical activities include: running, practicing yoga, working out at the gym, hiking, or taking a walk.
Stay hydrated and practice healthy eating
It’s important to drink enough water and stay hydrated, especially if you consume a lot of caffeine. Staying hydrated will help you feel more alert and refreshed while helping to prevent headaches. You should also try your best to practice healthy eating habits.
Ask yourself each week: What self-care practices could I benefit from this week? Likely the answer will change depending on the week. Common self-care practices include: taking a nap, preparing a favorite meal, receiving a massage, getting a manicure or pedicure, spending quality time with friends and family, practicing a hobby, listening to music, attending therapy, and going to a yoga or dance class.
Taking short, periodic breaks during your work day will help you stay motivated and on task. Take a quick walk to stretch your legs. Make a cup of coffee. Spend a moment chatting with your coworker.
Schedule something to look forward to later in the week
It’s important to maintain a healthy work-life balance by having things to look forward to during the week. Try to plan out a fun activity to make your work week pass by more quickly.
Motivation Monday questions
It’s important to periodically check in with yourself and reflect on your career and overall lifestyle. Here are some motivation Monday questions to ask yourself:
Key takeaways and moving forward
Work motivators primarily relate to your schedule and routine. Set yourself up for success by forming healthy habits. Go to bed and wake up early. Stay hydrated and practice healthy eating. Make yourself a schedule for the week and do your best to follow it. Set achievable goals for yourself and practice self-care.
Overall, motivation Monday tips are great ways to stay motivated at work. That said, if you have to consistently ask yourself how do I keep myself motivated at work? take time to reflect on your current job and overall lifestyle.
Employees who consistently feel stressed and drained may be working in a toxic work environment. If this is the
case, it is important to identify key issues and take active steps to address these issues. This could include scheduling time to speak with a manager or HR representative. Many people also seek outside guidance through counseling and therapy.
You deserve to have a job where you feel fulfilled, appreciated, and safe. If you do not feel like this is the case, you may want to consider finding a new career or exploring alternative employment opportunities. If you have any questions or concerns about your current or future career, reach out to learn more about our services. | <urn:uuid:b1e37308-1aa4-42d3-a2ff-51cbf082980c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://prepory.com/blog/10-monday-motivation-tricks/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.948921 | 1,158 | 1.851563 | 2 |
Improving municipal policy for children in Tirana
A rapid increase in the population of Tirana during the last two decades has greatly affected its youngest inhabitants, with housing being built on parks, and schools and kindergartens unable to cope with the increase in demand. The municipality of Tirana is prioritising improvement of child-related infrastructure and policymaking.
The project will fund a children policy director for the municipality to audit municipal departments to assess the impact of their projects on children, draft an analysis of the current situation and how to achieve the municipality’s vision, and create a multi-stakeholder forum with participation from civil society and schools.
Update on the project
Update, December 2018: With the support and encouragement of the Mayor, the project is going well. Systematic data collection on infants, toddlers and caregivers has started to feed into management and policy decisions, and the work of the Chief Child Development Officer is gradually spreading awareness of the particular needs of these constituencies across city departments. | <urn:uuid:51f68868-102f-4e9d-8fed-ff3b6b695abc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bernardvanleer.org/urban95-challenge/improving-municipal-policy-for-children-in-tirana/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.948795 | 202 | 2.0625 | 2 |
Toyota and Uber on Monday announced that they will work together on self-driving car development in an effort to put purpose-built autonomous Toyota Sienna minivans in the ride-share firm's fleet in 2021.
Toyota said that it will invest $500 million in Uber, which follows an undisclosed investment the automaker made in the ride-share firm in 2016.
The two firms said in a statement that they plan to integrate their self-driving technology over the next few years in order to deploy the autonomous vans. Uber has been developing its self-driving technology over the last few years using Volvo XC90 crossover SUVs it bought from the Swedish automaker.
“Uber’s automated driving system and Toyota’s Guardian system will independently monitor the vehicle environment and real-time situation, enhancing overall vehicle safety for both the automated driver and the vehicle,” Toyota Research Institute CEO Gill Pratt said in a statement.
The Toyota Guardian system operates like a second set of eyes for self-driving vehicles, enabling them to see about 660 feet in any direction in order to take evasive moves to avoid a potential impact. Toyota said in a statement that the trial will be called "Autono-MaaS” (autonomous-mobility as a service).
The news comes on the heels of Toyota's announcement that four of its subsidiaries in Japan will form a new joint-venture by March 2019 to consolidate development of self-driving cars. Toyota has lagged some rivals such as Ford in consolidating autonomous vehicle development.
The joint-venture will focus on "expediting the development of more sophisticated software required for larger and more complex integrated ECUs (engine control units)," Toyota's subsidiaries said in a joint statement.
Toyota's investment values Uber at $72 billion, about $10 billion more than analysts said the company was worth earlier this summer after a series of devastating setbacks including a fatal crash involving a self-driving test vehicle in Arizona in March.
It's not clear how Toyota's partnership with Uber will affect the ride-share firm's 2017 agreement with Germany's Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz. Daimler said in early 2017 that it will deploy self-driving vehicle in Uber's fleet in the future. | <urn:uuid:74777cce-ed8f-477a-b16f-434d121edf74> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1118472_toyota-to-invest-500m-in-uber-will-add-self-driving-sienna-minivans-to-fleet | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.951575 | 465 | 1.921875 | 2 |
September 18, 2020: President Dr. Arif Alvi says the government is committed to enhance and promote the country's exports by removing all the obstacles.
He expressed these views while addressing the ceremony of Lahore Chamber Export Trophy 2020, in Islamabad on Thursday.
The President stressed the need for utilizing Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence in the agriculture sector to increase the agricultural yield.
He said diversification of exports and value addition in the crops are of vital importance.
He said honesty, ethics, and morality are imperative to provide a boost to the trade-related activities in the country.
He said investment in the IT sector is very essential to achieve the goals of the country's fast-paced development. The President said we will also have to bring the industry and academia together.
The President said the IT sector is the best sector, where the women have the opportunity to work from home and excel in their lives.
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“Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon’s Collonade” – John 10:22-23
The feast that the gospel of John records Jesus attending was the Jewish holiday that we know today as Hanukkah. What is Hanukkah (also called the Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication) and what information about it is in the Bible text? Although many Christians are familiar with the name Hanukkah, most of them have no idea what it is or what it celebrates. Since it occurs about the same time as the Christian holiday of Christmas, it is the best known of the Jewish holidays and consequently, it is assumed that it is some form of a Jewish Christmas celebration. Since the Bible tells us that Jesus celebrated Hanukkah, perhaps we should take a closer look and see what it is really all about.
In the Hebrew (Old) Testament, God set up seven feasts that the Israelites were required to observe. Hanukkah, however, was not one of the seven. In fact, there is no mention of Hanukkah at all in the Old Testament because it had it’s beginnings in the time period between the Old Testament and the New Testament. The word, “Hanukkah”, means, “ to dedicate”. Hanukkah is not actually a religious holiday as much as it is an historical holiday, much like our American, July 4th. Here is the story that led to the establishment of the festival of Hanukkah.
The story actually begins with Alexander the Great and his conquering of the known world in 332 B.C., including the Bible areas of Syria, Egypt and Palestine. After Alexander’s death, his kingdom was divided between his generals who wrestled for control over their kingdoms from both without and within. Under the thumb of their new rulers, the Jews suffered various forms of persecution for one hundred years before deciding they had had enough. Around 168 B.C., Judea fell under the control of the Greek king, Antiochus IV Ephiphanes. He outlawed the Jewish religion and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. Circumcision was forbidden and all Torah scrolls were to be burned. A statue of Zeus was placed in the Jewish temple and Antiochus ordered his troops to make the Jews sacrifice a pig on their altar.
A rural Jewish priest named Matthathias and his five sons refused to obey the King’s orders and started a revolt by killing the soldiers that were sent to enforce the king’s decree. Mattathias son, Judah Maccabee (nicknamed the Hammer) led the uprising and within two years, relying largely on guerrilla warfare, had successfully driven the Greeks out of Israel. The victory was completed during the winter months, on the 25th day of Kislev, which roughly corresponds to our December time frame. Judah Maccabee ordered that the Temple be cleansed, the altar rebuilt and the Menorah in the Temple be relighted. Also, because of the fighting during the fall months, the Jews were not able to celebrate the September/October Festival of Sukkot. Judah declared that beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, an eight day celebration be held to remember and celebrate the great victory and to rededicate the temple. 1 Maccabees 4:53-59 records the inauguration of this event. “Judas, his brothers, and the whole congregation of Israel decreed that the re-dedication of the altar should be observed with joy and gladness at the same season each year, for eight days, beginning on the 25th of Kislev.”
Approximately 200 years later, Jesus was in Jerusalem to celebrate this same Jewish holiday (John 10:21-22) that the New Testament calls the Feast of Dedication. Today, 2000 years later, Jewish people still set aside these eight days in December to remember this great victory. They use a nine candle menorah for Hanukkah, instead of the traditional seven candle one used the rest of the year. The nine candles are for the eight days of the Feast and the ninth one is used to light the other eight. From a religious perspective, it is a relatively minor holiday; very few restrictions are placed on work or other activities. In recent years, mainly in the U.S., it has been commercialized, trying to make it more like the American Christmas, and making it equal to the much more important Feast of Passover. However, during Jesus time, it was a celebration of independence (like July 4th) from their oppressors and the re-dedication of God’s temple that was so central to their religion.
About the author:
Bob is the creator of this site and a disciple of Ray Vander Laan. Along with his wife of 50 years, he teaches a Bible study at Christ’s Church in Roswell, NM. He is also an avid hunter and fisher. | <urn:uuid:94242b7d-f081-4bc0-b96b-0e9d2fb08762> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://acts242study.com/the-feast-of-dedication-hanukkah/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.976651 | 1,042 | 3.53125 | 4 |
The recently revealed Dragonfly (Havex) malware is likely targeting the pharmaceutical sector, not the energy sector as previously believed, according to Belden.
Until now, advanced cyberattacks against industry have focused on the critical energy and chemical sectors. Manufacturing management teams are advised to update their risk assessments and ensure that their cyber security defenses can withstand what are clearly highly coordinated attacks by teams of professional hackers.
Over the past few years, industrial infrastructure has been identified as a key target for hackers and government-sponsored warfare, attracting some of the most sophisticated cyberattacks on record, including Stuxnet, Flame and Duqu. Dragonfly is significant because it is first one of the advanced attacks since Stuxnet to have payloads that target specific ICS components.
Given the importance of that finding, Belden commissioned Joel Langill of RedHat Cyber, a leading independent ICS security expert, to research Dragonfly in more depth. The objective was to understand the Dragonfly campaign in order to provide the best possible advice to customers for defending against advanced malware threats.
Langill’s review of Dragonfly focused on executing the malicious code on systems that reflect real world ICS configurations and observing the malware’s impact. Three main factors led him to believe the target is the intellectual property of pharmaceutical organizations:
1. Out of thousands of possible ICS suppliers, the three companies targeted for trojanized software were not primary suppliers to “energy” facilities. Instead, all three offered products and services most commonly used by the pharmaceutical industry.
2. The Dragonfly attack is very similar in nature to another campaign called Epic Turla and is likely managed by the same team. Epic Turla has been shown to have targeted the intellectual property of pharmaceutical companies.
3. The Dragonfly malware contained an Industrial Protocol Scanner module that searched for devices on TCP ports 44818 (Omron, Rockwell Automation), 102 (Siemens) and 502 (Schneider Electric). These protocols and products have a higher installed base in packaging and manufacturing applications typically found in consumer packaged goods industries, such as pharmaceutical rather than the energy industry.
“My research, coupled with my knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, led me to conclude that it was the target of Dragonfly,” remarked Langill. “The potential damage could include the theft of proprietary recipes and production batch sequence steps, as well as network and device information that indicate manufacturing plant volumes and capabilities.” | <urn:uuid:2dbf3744-f134-4d8f-8d05-4494790689d5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2014/09/15/dragonfly-malware-targeting-pharmaceutical-companies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.952282 | 508 | 1.75 | 2 |
AUTHORS OF GREAT WISDOM
One of the great delights of my later years has to do with writing down what the Holy Spirit tells me. Again, I don’t speak for the Holy Spirit, but hopefully, the Holy Spirit speaks to me if I am humble enough. So far, so good.
One of the blessings of just being open to the possibility of the manifestibility of the Holy Spirit is the absolute uncertainty of what will enter my mind and my heart. EACH DAY, all I have to do is seek God and listen “with the ear of the heart,” as St. Benedict tells his monks in the Rule.
I have found the URL from AZ quotes very helpful in thinking about life. Various authors have given us snippets of wisdom to think about. Here are some quotes that I have found helpful in my meditations.
Whenever the hatred and confusion of political parties and the steady corruption of the human spirit with the vanities of the world, I just take a tumble through the wisdom of these men and women and become re-energized. Do not overcome evil with evil, but overcome evil with good. These days of the constant bombardment of the forces of those who would have us do what is easy rather than right, we must keep our eyes on the Christ Principle, our North in the Compass of Humanity, that from which and to which all reality flows. | <urn:uuid:bb3f3cec-633e-41af-863c-3af06f0e4f00> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thecenterforcontemplativepractice.org/2021/09/16/authors-of-great-wisdom/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.760234 | 1,006 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Presentation of the sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | Photo: ALESSANDRO DELLA VALLE / Agence EFE
Global warming is happening faster than previously thought, concludes a new United Nations report released on Monday (9).
According to the analysis, carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere were higher in 2019 than at any time in the past two million years. They also claim that the past 50 years have seen the largest increase in temperatures in two thousand years (considering 50-year periods).
Scientists predict irreversible, thousands-of-year changes in temperature, increased acidity and oxygen loss from the oceans, and conclude that human greenhouse gas emissions and the global warming are “unavoidable”.
The report is expected to influence diplomatic efforts to secure new commitments to cut emissions from the world’s biggest polluters at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow in November.
Who wrote the report?
The document was prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body that has existed since 1988 to assess the science related to climate change. Two hundred and thirty-four authors drew on more than 14,000 independent studies from around the world to write the review.
The main conclusions
The study, which takes advantage of improvements in paleoclimatic research, shows that the current rise in temperature is comparable to what has been, so far, the hottest period in 100,000 years, which has was produced about 6,000 years ago, known as the Holocene.
Some IPCC experts point out that the current concentration in the atmosphere of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, exceeds 410 particles per million, the highest in the past two million years.
If the current rate of emissions continues, the global temperature will increase by 2.7 degrees by 2100, compared to the average of the pre-industrial era, that is, between 1850 and 1900. They predict an increase. of the average temperature of 1.5 degrees. in 2040 and 2 degrees in 2060. Today, the Earth’s atmosphere is 1.1 degrees warmer than it was in the pre-industrial era.
The increase would result in more significant climatic events, such as droughts, floods, heat waves, and would be far from the target of minus 2 degrees set by the Paris Agreement, which even called for limiting this increase to 1. , 5 degree until the end of the century.
The report considers five scenarios, depending on the level of gas emissions achieved.
In the most pessimistic scenario, in which emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases would double by mid-century, the scenario would reach catastrophic levels, with an increase in ‘about 4 degrees in 2100, compared to pre – industrial.
According to the document, each degree of increase could represent 7% more precipitation in the world, which would lead to an increase in the frequency of storms, floods and other natural disasters.
Extreme heat waves, which in pre-industrial times occurred once a decade, and currently 2.3 times, could be multiplied by 9.4 times (or nearly one per year) in a scenario with a temperature of four higher degrees.
Otherwise, in the hypothesis considered optimal by the report, with zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, the rise in temperatures would be 1.5 degrees in 2040, 1.6 degrees in 2060 and would be reduced by 1 degree by the end of the century.
In addition to the global average, the report points out that the rise in temperatures will be uneven between regions, with the Arctic being the region most affected.
role of humanity
The report says humans have played an “undeniable” role in warming the atmosphere, oceans and soils. What started out as a theory is now an “established fact”, say the authors.
The conclusion, they say, is based on direct observations of recent changes in Earth’s climate, analyzes of tree rings, ice cores and other long-term records that document how the climate has changed in the past, and climate projection models.
The main human factors behind climate change are, according to the report, increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols from the combustion of fossil fuels.
UN Secretary General António Guterres: [Este relatório] it is a red alert for humanity. The alarms are deafening and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation are suffocating our planet and putting billions of people in immediate danger. our planet.”
John F. Kerry, Biden Administration Special Envoy for Climate: “What the world is demanding now is real action … We can achieve the low carbon economy we urgently need , but time is not on our side. “
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: “Today’s report makes good sense and it is clear that the next decade will be crucial in securing the future of our planet … I hope today’s report will be a wake-up call for the world to act now, before we meet in Glasgow in November for the crucial Cop26 summit. “ | <urn:uuid:442089d4-b2b0-4de5-a604-88cc1276fdc9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://manometcurrent.com/what-the-new-un-report-says-on-climate-change/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.940096 | 1,075 | 3.734375 | 4 |
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Research In Motion, BlackBerry’s parent company, is expecting the new blackberry mobile device management in the BlackBerry 10 (January 2013 release) to be ideal for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) environments. BYOD allows users to access privileged information at the office such as email, reports, financials statements and much, much more. The bes policy system also makes the device and network secure by requiring passwords and changing passwords periodically.
The BlackBerry 10 will run the QNX operating system. This new blackberry mobile device management software is expected to feature an ideal operating system for BYOD. The new OS is considered more secure and designed to function ideally in a BYOD workplace. The bes security policy is a proactive policy that uses a password protect on the BlackBerry 10, which allows users to lock their device and also has a function that will allow them to remotely lock the BlackBerry 10. Another security feature of the new blackberry mobile device management allows users to remotely wipe any classified information should they lose or misplace their device. This new bes security policy is designed to thrive in a BYOD environment.
Most BlackBerry users access the internet more than the average smartphone users. Only 63 percent of other smartphone customers access the internet each day whereas BlackBerry users access the internet around 87 percent . This is another reason the new blackberry mobile device management system is more secure than other operating systems. In reality, BlackBerry users need more from the new blackberry mobile device management software because of they expose themselves to security issues and risks much more often.
Research in Motion, BlackBerry’s parent company, hopes that by designing a more secure and safe blackberry mobile device management it can return to smartphone prominence by riding the BlackBerry 10 and the BYOD trend all the way to the top of the smartphone pyramid yet again. | <urn:uuid:b63c3102-0d2b-403d-af8c-54fffaabedf3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://technologyradio.net/blackberry-10-brings-it/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.903859 | 364 | 1.640625 | 2 |
The science of milk in Coffee…
“No other substance on the planet behaves like milk does”. Welcome to my first blog blog post! The above quote was overheard on Radio Kerry one day last summer. I was intrigued. I am not going to over elaborate on milk and its relationship with coffee as I am not really a nutrition scientist or whatever that person is haha – however beyond the obvious “niceness” of milk & coffee there is clearly some reactions occurring when the both are mixed…
Let me explain…..
During my early days of roasting & experimenting with coffee it was notable how different components/qualities of the coffee were accentuated when milk was added. For instance with one particular coffee I found that those nutty/chocolate tones were really accentuated when milk was introduced…Of course those qualities are inherent in the bean however they only really became noticeable when milk was added.
Anyways, long story short….I was intrigued by this and I was wondering what exactly was going on. Then a few days later that quote came on the radio “No other substance on the planet behaves like milk does”. So there you go – as I said at the start I am not qualified to go into to much detail of what is actually going on – what I do know is that with the addition of milk the whole complexion of the cup changes.
Anyways, if you are reading this just keep an eye on the next time you use milk with your coffee (or anything) and see if you notice changes in taste or whatever else. Also there may be something going on that I am missing and if there is anyone reading this that knows more about milk than I do then please leave a reply below…. I have attached some links below that may be of interest to you..
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To go from where you ARE to where you want to BE is often hindered by obstacles.
One of the biggest enemies will no doubt be knowledge gap.
You don’t know what you don’t know.
The quickest way to hack this is to crowdsource knowledge from other experts.
Write a project brief with a very clear outcome of you want to achieve – whether is it build an app, a new technology and post it to Upwork.com
As the bids stream in, engage the qualified bidders through chat messaging.
Ask them for their thought processes, tools, technology stack they will use to complete the project.
Speak to 3-5 such experts and within a day or two, you will learn the equivalent of 3 days of DIY research. And to be fair to the experts, you should engage the one that offers the best solution.
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What initially drew you to studying at Oxford?
I feel like I’m supposed to have a deeper answer than this, but my school’s career advisor had one of those computer programmes where you put in what you’re interested in and it tells you what degree you should do. I told it what I liked about my A-levels, and it told me to do PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics)! I was interested in lots of things and struggling to make up my mind, and PPE saved me from having to pick a single subject.
Are there any particular memories that spring to mind?
I had some fantastic tutors and can imagine myself back in tutorials with them in an instant. I remember sucking up knowledge like a sponge from my politics tutorials, and feeling at the cutting edge when my economics tutor taught me how to use new techniques he was researching for my dissertation. And of course I won’t forget starring in an exceptional cover of one of B*Witched’s finest songs at a college charity concert.
What inspired you to go into education?
When I was at primary school my head teacher encouraged my parents to take me for scholarship exams at the local independent schools. We couldn’t have afforded a place, but luckily the person who beat me in the entrance exam to one school decided to go somewhere else and left their heavily subsidised place vacant. That small element of chance determined that I got a great education. You never know the counterfactual, but it has always struck me as wrong that such a small thing could be so important in someone’s life. I think all children deserve the highest quality education – regardless of their intelligence or their parents’ wealth.
What are the greatest challenges in your role?
Is just saying 'I work with a thousand teenagers' enough? I jest – they are a joy and not a challenge. Trying to balance learning and life is the hardest thing. Our children want to learn and want to be successful at school, but many elements in life make that hard. The challenge is to not give up on the high standards of learning because life is hard, whilst also acknowledging that life is hard and acting on that. We can’t drop our expectations, but nor can we pretend that the challenges aren’t there.
With the onset of the pandemic you co-created the Oak National Academy, what was the reasoning behind that?
I led a school that was well-placed to react quickly and bring online learning to our children. We have a staff team who are relatively young and tech savvy. Other schools, through no fault of their own, were just less able to respond. They might have had more staff who were vulnerable, or not have the IT infrastructure already in place. It felt wrong that some children should have a full-time online education whilst others shouldn’t, so those of us who were in the more fortunate place came together to try and share what we were doing with others, so we created ONA: which now has more than 10,000 free video lessons and resources - for teachers and students alike.
Where do you see ONA heading in the future?
For as long as the future contains COVID-19 and the risk of school closure then we need to stay focused on that. Children have lost too much of their learning already and we need to do all we can to support their schools.
How do you think the face of education will change with the 'new normal' after the pandemic?
I am not one of these people who believes that the future of education is in robot teachers or schools where every child just sits in front of a computer being taught by AI. I think school closures have taught us just how important the human element of schooling is. The relationship between child and teacher matters. That said, there is big potential in helping children learn when they can’t be with a highly-skilled teacher. School closures and self-isolation has taught us that it is possible to learn from home, and to orchestrate that at scale.
How do you think that Oxford changed you?
I think Oxford helped give me the confidence to be myself. It was daunting heading off to Oxford and I worried that I’d need to change myself to fit in. I didn’t, and I think that’s made me more comfortable being myself ever since. | <urn:uuid:8af68ba3-9721-4443-b70f-932b9529f15d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://alumni.ox.ac.uk/article/alumni-stories-i-think-all-children-deserve-the-highest-quality-education | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.980818 | 909 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Swimming Without Strokes
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The new film from acclaimed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki is called "The Wind Rises." It centers on a young man who, in the early 1930s, dreams of designing the perfect airplane. The film's been nominated for Best Animated Feature at this year's Academy Awards. Film critic David Edelstein has this review.
DAVID EDELSTEIN, BYLINE: The 73-year-old Japanese animation titan Hayao Miyazaki says "The Wind Rises" is his final film, and if that's true - and I hope it's not but fear it is, since he's not the type to make rash declarations - if that's true, he's going out on a high.
The movie won't, I'm afraid, appeal to kids the way "Ponyo" or "Spirited Away" does. It's monster, ghost and mermaid-free. It centers on grown-ups and it's gently paced - maybe 15 minutes too long, I'd say, but you can forgive those longueurs when the work is this exquisite.
It's romantic, tragic and inexorably strange, a portrait of a young Japanese man who dreams of creating flying machines and the Imperial Empire that funds his research. His country will take those machines and send them off to rain death and destruction on its enemies - but that's not something to which the young designer gives too much thought. It's not part of the dream of flight.
The young man's name is Jiro, a composite of engineer Jiro Horikoshi and writer Tatsuo Hori, who wrote a novel called, also, "The Wind Rises." From an early age, Jiro pores over drawings in English-language aeronautical magazines and communes in his fantasies with a visionary Italian aircraft designer called Caproni.
There's only a whisper of distinction between Jiro's so-called reality and his dreams. In his visions, the young enthusiast - voiced in Disney's English-language version by Joseph Gordon-Levitt - stands on the wing of a plane under pink and gold cumulus clouds. Caproni, voiced by Stanley Tucci, is there too, and they gaze in awe on an approaching flying machine.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE WIND RISES")
STANLEY TUCCI: (as Caproni) Which world will you choose?
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT: (as Jiro) I just want to create beautiful airplanes.
TUCCI: (as Caproni) Like that? Very graceful.
GORDON-LEVITT: (as Jiro) I have a long way to go. I don't even have an engine or a cockpit yet.
TUCCI: (as Caproni) Bravo! A beautiful dream.
EDELSTEIN: The machine spoken of by Jiro and his Obi-Wan Caproni looks like a mechanically enhanced bird - there's barely any border between objects that are natural and engineered. Jiro's chief design is inspired by the curve of a mackerel bone; he takes his cues from living creatures. Miyazaki has given us living machines before, among them the mythical bus in "My Neighbor Totoro," but here they're a mix of inorganic and organic. Everything has a spirit - levers, flaps, and of course the wind.
The title comes from a line by poet Paul Valery: The wind is rising, we must try to live. It's the Buddhist carpe diem - go with the flow. The wind carries off the parasol of a fragile girl, Nahoko, voiced by Emily Blunt, and into the hands of Jiro - who'll fall in love with her. Their love is idealized, but what an ideal. Though she's obviously dying of TB, she's plucky. She faces into the wind.
The movie's central contradiction is between the purity of Jiro's dreams and the deadly uses to which his plane - the legendary Zero fighter - is put. Does Miyazaki downplay the evil? Some critics say yes. One even stopped an awards meeting of a Boston critics society to say that anyone who voted for the movie was accepting the whitewash of atrocities. I don't see it that way.
Miyazaki's irony isn't as broad as, say, Bertolt Brecht's in "Galileo," the tragedy of a man whose appetite for science and lack of regard for its consequences lead inevitably - in Brecht's formulation - to weapons of mass destruction. But it's hard to imagine Miyazaki being that on-the-nose. The terrible implications are there, but underplayed.
It's the underplaying and the evenness of tone that's the key to his greatness, the way he transforms mundane sensations from real to surreal in barely perceptible puffs. And he puts so much individuality and soul into these anime characters with their standard button eyes and tiny noses that it's uncanny. He makes the human spirit seem as fleeting yet as eternal as the wind itself.
DAVIES: David Edelstein is film critic for New York magazine.
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ENTSO-E IT Platforms
ENTSO-E maintains a number of IT platforms. These fullfill many different roles from consuming operational, to economic modeling and processing statistical data.
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Transparency is essential for the implementation of the Internal Electricity Market (IEM) and for the creation of efficient, liquid and competitive wholesale markets. It is also critical for creating a level playing field between market participants and avoiding the scope for market power (if it exists) to be abused.
Common Grid Model
The common grid model will be a pan-European mathematical model of the grid, for which, TSOs will need to share their individual grid models with the other TSOs and the regional security coordinators (RSCs). RSCs are responsible for merging the different grid models of the TSOs and issue common grid models, which are then shared with the TSOs in order for them to adapt their operational planning with this new regional information. The same process can be used in the future for TSO-DSO coordination. For the secure management of a continuous exchange of sensitive data, a new operational planning IT environment needs to run on a dedicated communication network. Additionally, central calculation units or apps need to be integrated to this environment to run a series of sub processes at pan-European level.
European Awareness System
The EAS is the technology platform which allows transmission system operators to exchange information in realtime. All operators input a number of measurements including frequency and cross border exchange. These measurements are then merged to provide an overall European view of each TSO on the platform.
Energy Identification Codes
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- Edible oil prices in India, the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils, have jumped recently, tracking a rally on foreign markets and after the local soybean crop was damaged by excessive rainfall.
MUMBAI: A leading trade body has urged the Indian government not to reduce import taxes on edible oils as lower prices could hurt local farmers who are trying to boost production.
Edible oil prices in India, the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils, have jumped recently, tracking a rally on foreign markets and after the local soybean crop was damaged by excessive rainfall.
"It would not be proper to tamper with the reduction of import duties or encourage public sector undertakings to import edible oils at concessional duties as it would be counterproductive," the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said in a letter written to various federal ministries.
India fulfils more than 70% of its edible oil requirement through imports and the current rise in prices is necessary to encourage farmers to expand the area under oilseeds and adopt better farm practices, the SEA said.
Although the government is not currently suggesting dampening edible oil prices by cutting import taxes, it has taken such a step in the past.
Retail inflation picked up in September to 7.34%, its highest level in eight months, as food prices surged ahead of the festival season.
India currently levies import taxes of 37.5% and 45% respectively on crude and refined palm oil. Imports of crude soybean oil, crude sunflower oil and rapeseed oil attract import duty of 35%.
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Recently the Gucci luxury fashion brand produced a jumper which, when pulled over the wearer’s lower head, looks like blackface.
In the early 19th century the only “black” people regularly seen on the stage in the US were whites in blackface playing foolish servants.
This moved to another level when the “father of American minstrelsy” Thomas Dartmouth Rice first performed as “Jim Crow” in New York around 1830.
Rice blackened his face and dressed in tattered clothing to mimic a Southern slave and danced as a buffoon.
It is no coincidence that the use of blackface emerged at the same time as the anti-slavery movement became a threat. Nat Turner led his slave rebellion in Virginia, and the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator was launched in 1831. The term “Underground Railroad” for the slaves’ escape route was coined in about 1840.
Rice was a great success, touring the US and Britain. By 1845 a whole industry of presenting black people to white audiences as lazy, happy and stupid was in place.
With time mocking slaves’ tattered clothes shifted to laughing at the “dandified coon” dressed in fine clothes above his station.
Minstrel culture demeaned and debased all black people. Alternative traditions of black people proudly celebrating their culture emerged in the years of Reconstruction after slavery was abolished at the end of the Civil War.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers toured the US and Britain in the 1870s. The tour started by following the path of the Underground Railroad.
One reviewer wrote, “Those who have only heard the burnt cork caricatures of negro minstrelsy have not the slightest conception of what it really is.”
As Jim Crow segregation grew in the late 19th century, black people increasingly found that they could only appear as caricatures.
Black people had begun to play music for white audiences, but they were now expected to behave like the stereotypes. Bizarrely this often included wearing blackface makeup.
Tragically it was a black singer, Ernest Hogan, who wrote the first nationally successful “coon song” in 1896, “All Coons Look Alike to Me”.
Minstrel shows remained enormously popular through the early twentieth century.
Hollywood took up all the stereotypes. Remember that the first talkie in 1927, The Jazz Singer featured Al Jolson—in blackface.
In Britain both the style and the patronising racism were popularised by music hall performers including GH Elliot, billed as the “chocolate-coloured coon”.
BBC TV launched its prime time Black and White Minstrel Show in the summer of 1958, the year of the Notting Hill race riots.
The Black and White Minstrels were on a bill topped by Motown giants Diana Ross and the Supremes at the 1968 Royal Variety Performance in London. At the dress rehearsal, several came into the wings, still in blackface, to watch the Supremes.
“When Diana Ross saw us she refused to carry on until we’d cleared the auditorium,” minstrel Les Want recalled. “As we left the stage she gave the Black Power salute. Then it all came home.”
A growing anti-racist movement made these racist stereotypes unacceptable, and that’s how they should stay.
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Chapter 12: 3D Integration for Wireless Mobile Multimedia
The convergence of mobile phone, internet, mapping, gaming and office automation tools with high-quality video and still-imaging capture capability is becoming a strong market trend for portable devices. High-density video encode and decode, 3D graphics for gaming, increased application-software complexity and ultra-high-bandwidth 4G modem technologies are driving the CPU performance and memory bandwidth requirements close to the PC segment. These portable multimedia devices are battery operated, which requires the deployment of new low-power-optimized silicon process technologies and ultra-low-power design techniques at system, architecture and device level. Mobile devices also need to comply with stringent silicon-area and package-volume constraints. As for all consumer devices, low production cost and fast time-to-volume production is key for success.
This chapter shows how 3D architectures can bring a possible breakthrough to meet the conflicting power, performance and area constraints. Multiple 3D die-stacking and partitioning strategies are described and analyzed on their potential to improve the overall system power, performance and cost for specific application scenarios. Requirements and maturity of the basic process-technology bricks including through-silicon via (TSV) and die-to-die attachment techniques are reviewed.
Finally, we highlight new challenges which will arise with 3D stacking and an outlook on how they may be addressed: Higher power density will require thermal design considerations, new EDA tools will need to be developed to cope with the integration of heterogeneous technologies and to guarantee signal and power integrity across the die stack. The silicon/wafer test strategies have to be adapted to handle high-density IO arrays, ultra-thin wafers and provide built-in self-test of attached memories. New standards and business models have to be developed to allow cost-efficient assembly and testing of devices from different silicon and technology providers. | <urn:uuid:f76fc00a-4942-4a98-83be-af73299cea2b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://chips2020.net/chapter/3d-integration-for-wireless-mobile-multimedia | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.905967 | 386 | 1.929688 | 2 |
Dow Corning was sued by hundreds of women in the U.S. since the storm of controversy broke out. It was believed that silicone implants were the cause of many autoimmune diseases and adverse health effects. In 1992, the silicone fillings were banned by the Food and Drug Administration banned (FDA) for cosmetic surgery in the United States. After numerous studies and the technical development of these implants, these were allowed again in 2006. In Europe, they were never banned, but there is a quality seal of approval since 2001, to ensure the quality for the patients. As a representative of Dow Corning, I would like to use a media release to present three points to the Government and the world in response to the controversy and negative publicity. Firstly, to date, 10 million women worldwide were operated on using Dow Corning’s implants. Secondly, over the years, numerous studies have concluded that the cancer risk in women with breast implants is not higher than the average population. Thirdly, Breast prostheses also do not affect the diagnosis with mammography and sonography (Wollaston, 2011). Thus, the notion that Dow Corning’s implants cause breast cancer is completely untrue and has no factual support. Early in 2011 the FDA published data of a review of work and information on the safety of silicone implants, which indicate that the probability of occurrence of a very rare form of tumor – (ALCL anaplastic large cell T-cell lymphoma) would be higher in people with implants. With reference to the fact that the very rare cases that occurred were associated with most typical symptoms, the doctors should treat these symptoms with appropriate opportunity to consider. Other special screening or precautions are not derived from these findings (Australian Foreign Press, 2011).
Even though the company has faced a lot of unnecessary problems due to the controversy and rumors related to cancer risks, I still think that Dow Corning needs to spread awareness about the risks related to implants. As a representative of Dow Corning, I suggest that certain important information needs to be used to communicate with people about risks. Implants cause the formation of fibrous capsules, which can lead to the development of capsular contracture. The actual risks of breast implants have been mentioned here. The fibrous capsule may cause painful hardening of the breasts. This is particularly dangerous and cause large implants to create a thin outer skin that covers them (Macrae, 2012). In addition, this can set the asymmetry of breasts, as a consequence of bad surgery. To correct mistakes another operation is required. This problem does not cause an increase in the breast using autograft, because this process will be used by the body’s own tissue. Violation of the sensitivity of the nipple, of wounds, swelling, and displacement of the implants are the most common hazards during the operation. When a breast implant is placed, the body reacts by wrapping a thin sheet that isolates them and is called periprosthetic capsule (AFP, 2012). For small breasts, the breast enlargement simplifies the diagnosis, but the complication rate rises in the radiation therapy after breast prosthesis implantation (Meikle, 2011). | <urn:uuid:7b0107fc-d5ca-49c0-8517-24c6c7546dea> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://assignmentfirst.net/dai-xie-thesis-gui-jiao-tian-chong-wu-de-shi-pin/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.778254 | 2,444 | 2.09375 | 2 |
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Some conservatives argue that it's liberals who are the true racists. Sure, the Republican Party intentionally played off white racism to win southern votes after the Civil Rights Act, and some Tea Partiers have racist signs, the argument goes, but it's Democrats who use racism to their benefits these days. When Herman Cain was accused of sexual harassment, Fox News bemoaned his "high-tech lynching." When Trayvon Martin was killed, The National Review insisted that white racism was no longer a problem in America, and Pajamas Media argued Democrats talk about it because it's the only thing they have left to stir up their base. With the revelation that Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren once called herself Native American in the American Association of Law Schools directory, her opponent, Sen. Scott Brown, got the opportunity to portray her as an unqualified Affirmative Action hire without saying she got hired for being a woman. But the conservative site Breitbart.com took it a step further, taking up a charge usually left to lefties in academia: That Warren bears some responsibility for the racism of her white ancestors.
Most conservative sites are sticking to ridiculing Warren for claiming to be a minority when she was merely 1/32 Native American. The semi-conservative Boston Herald
called her "Fauxcohontas" Tuesday; it was faux-outraged Warren didn't attend a Native American student event despite listing herself as Native American to make friends. Michelle Malkin nicknamed Warren the less-catchy "Pinocchio-hontas," and said her actions demonstrated "an Olympic competition of the haves to show their have-not cred." The National Review'
s John Fund
wrote of the "diversity sham" at elite colleges. For the most part, they didn't take the bait last week when Warren clumsily reminisced about family stories about their heritage.
Warren explained, according to CBS News
"I have lived in a family that has talked about Native Americans, talked about tribes since I had been a little girl... I still have a picture on my mantel and it is a picture my mother had before that - a picture of my grandfather. And my Aunt Bea has walked by that picture at least a 1,000 times remarked that he - her father, my Papaw -- had high cheek bones like all of the Indians do. Because that is how she saw it and your mother got those same great cheek bones and I didn't. She that thought was the bad deal she had gotten in life."
"High cheek bones like all of the Indians do" -- yikes! But the Breitbart post, by Michael Patrick Leahy
, took the charge that maybe Warren's the real racist an unexpected step further. After researching Warren's Native ancestor, Leahy writes:
[T]he most stunning discovery about the life of O.C. Sarah Smith Crawford is that her husband, Ms. Warren's great-great-great grandfather, was apparently a member of the Tennessee Militia who rounded up Cherokees from their family homes in the Southeastern United States and herded them into government-built stockades in what was then called Ross’s Landing (now Chattanooga), Tennessee—the point of origin for the horrific Trail of Tears, which began in January, 1837.
Leahy details the terrible toll the Trail of Tears took on Cherokee families, then demands Warren admit she's a fake Native American -- and "a direct descendant of a Tennessee Militiaman who apparently rounded up the ancestors of those who truly have Cherokee heritage."
The Drudge Report linked
to the story ("REPORT: Elizabeth Warren Ancestor Rounded Up Cherokees For Trail of Tears..."). But Leahy's argument that Warren must atone for the bad things the white people she's related to did more than 100 years ago is exactly the kind of lefty academic argument that conservatives usually reject. In fact, Breitbart.com has devoted significant space to arguing against reparations for slavery -- and warning that there's a serious threat they could happen. "The issue of reparations for slavery, once a hot topic of political speculation and conjecture among pundits everywhere, not to mention political agitation and racial tension, is fast becoming a possible source of yet even more crushing financial drain on an already shaky American economy," the site warned in 2009
FARRAKHAN DEMANDS REPARATIONS FROM JEWS" a 2010 headline read
OBAMA CIRCUIT COURT NOMINEE'S CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS ON REPARATIONS: 'WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE UP SOMETHING'," a May 2011 headline said
. Guys, if you're still nervous about being forced to pay reparations, you're not helping your case by blaming Elizabeth Warren for something her great-great-great grandfather did.
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If your tooth pain requires a complex root canal or other treatment, your dentist will likely refer you to an endodontist. Made up of the Greek words “endo” and “odont,” this name means someone who diagnoses and treats the inner tooth. Reach out to our Dental Solutions of Cedarbrook for an appointment when you need our specialized care.
Endodontists and Dentists: How Are They Different?
Even though all endodontists are dentists, only some dentists are endodontists. The main difference between them is that endodontists commit their time to treating the soft inner tissue of teeth, which is called the pulp. Getting a license to practice this specialty requires that they fulfill two years of advanced training in addition to four years of dental school. The in-depth training prepares them to diagnose and treat tough cases of pulp-related diseases.
A root canal expert in Cedarbrook is focused on helping you achieve healthy teeth and gums. Since relieving pain is a priority for endodontists, they use unique techniques to provide comfort during treatments. As such, you get complete relief after you’ve healed from the procedure.
Endodontists have access to cutting-edge technologies as well. For example, they can see the inside of your tooth with radiographs and three-dimensional imaging, if available. These technologies allow them to see the causes of tooth pain, such as infections.
To perform a procedure accurately, our endodontist in Cedarbrook will be sure to address your particular needs.
What Endodontic Treatments Are There?
If you suffer from a traumatic tooth injury or severe cavity, it’s important that you seek treatment to repair the pulp damage. This soft tissue is full of connective tissue, blood vessels and nerves. An endodontist can use various procedures that remove the damage and promote healing.
Root canals are the most common procedures that endodontists perform. This treatment involves removing infected pulp before cleaning, disinfecting and shaping the canals. Then, a filling is placed into that space to prevent further problems. Sometimes re-treatment is necessary to reduce discomfort or pain and to support healing.
If a regular root canal isn’t sufficient to rescue a tooth, endodontists use other procedures, and as a last resort, extraction. Find out more about our endodontics in Cedarbrook during your consultation.
What Happens in an Endodontic Office Visit?
We welcome new patients to our practice no matter how they found us. If we’re a referral from your general dentist, then we’ll request copies of your dental X-rays before your visit. If you’re coming to us without a referral, then we may take X-rays as part of your diagnosis.
Our root canal specialist in Cedarbrook will discuss your symptoms and examine the painful tooth or teeth to find the cause. Before providing treatment, we’ll talk about possible procedures for you and clarify your questions.
When your situation is severe, we might be able to perform your treatment the same day. Otherwise, we’ll schedule it for a later time. If that’s the case, you may receive prescription medications to make you more comfortable in the meantime.
The steps that we take for your procedure will be based on the problem. In an effort to be the best endodontist in Cedarbrook, though, we want you to visit a few more times to ensure that you heal properly.
Contact Dental Solutions of Cedarbrook to Set Up an Endodontic Consultation
It’s important that you don’t hesitate to seek endodontic care when you feel something wrong with a tooth. Delaying treatment could mean the difference between keeping and losing the tooth. When a tooth isn’t savable, our endodontist in Cedarbrook has to extract it and fill the gap with a bridge or implant. This extra treatment will increase your overall dental expenses. However, saving your tooth will allow you to continue smiling, chewing food and talking clearly.
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Serbia is the key target of Russian foreign policy in the Western Balkans, as Moscow’s main strategic objective remains forestalling the European democratic integration in the Balkans and Eastern Europe as a whole. In that context, keeping Serbia out of NATO and the EU preserves a major outpost of Russian influence and perpetuates an unresolved status quo in the former Yugoslavia, most notably with respect to Kosovo. Meanwhile Serbia benefits from Russian trade and investment even as it becomes more dependent on those instruments of Russian policy, while other Balkan countries are struggling to break with Moscow. Although the main instruments of Russian foreign policy remain economic and connected with energy revenues and pipelines, the recent visit of Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic to Russia shows that defense collaboration is also beginning to play a role in the relationship with Russia. Nikolic clearly was looking for help from Russia in Serbia’s present difficult economic environment and by all accounts he got it (Tanjug, September 10).
As a result, Nikolic indicated the existence of a strategic partnership with Russia, a vague term, because its meaning is so elastic (Tanjug, September 10). In enthusing about relations with Russia, Nikolic cited the mutual love of the two nations and the fact that a new dynamism seems to have entered into the relationship. He also indicated his dissatisfaction with Serbia’s relationship with the EU (Tanjug, September 10). It is easy to see why Nikolic espouses so rosy a view about Russia. Serbia got a $1 billion loan to assist with its budget and pay for salaries and pensions. All told, Serbia will get a $300 million loan this year and $700 million next year. And this is on top of an $800 million loan to the Serbian railways negotiated by Serbia’s previous government, which has not yet been implemented (Press, September 12).
Putin also negotiated cooperation on ten projects in total and discussed building the South Stream pipeline as well as more investment opportunities for Russian companies and banks in Serbia (Press, September 13). In this connection Russia is willing to support Russian companies acting as partners in the further modernization of Serbia’s energy sector (Balkan Insight September 12). Putin also extolled Serbia as a good location for a transit country for European energy and stated that Moscow is looking for investment opportunities in Serbia’s energy sector besides the Bantatskiy Dror underground gas reservoir (kremlin.ru, September 12). Not surprisingly, Serbian experts see these deals as strengthening Serbia’s economic position and assuring its energy supply, thus rendering it less vulnerable to economic pressure (Tanjug, September 12). It has not been explained how greater dependence on Russian energy supplies will make Serbia more independent or enable it to negotiate better terms with Gazprom.
President Putin has pledged to find out why bilateral trade with Serbia declined in the first half of the year (Interfax September 11). Russia is also prepared to expand cooperation with Serbia in the fields of justice and public administration (Tanjug, September 13). Putin supported Serbia’s position on Kosovo independence, which is that any attempt to proclaim such independence outside of the framework of the UN, where Moscow has a veto right, would be opposed. Resolution 1244 is therefore the only acceptable framework for resolving this issue and Russia will continue to not recognize Kosovo’s independence (RIA Novosti, Interfax, September 11). Indeed, Nikolic stated at his joint press conference with Putin that Serbia still cannot accept the end of Kosovo’s supervised independence or allow any change of status through the use of force as occurred in 1999 (kremlin.ru, September 12).
Finally, the defense cooperation will lead to Russian assistance to Serbia’s defense industry and help it place its products in markets hitherto inaccessible to Serbia. As Rosoboroneksport pushes the sales of Serbian weapons abroad, both states will apparently collaborate in producing an armored vehicle that could then be manufactured in third countries. Since Russia is now importing armored vehicles, because its own are substandard in the eyes of its own military, it is difficult to see what Serbia would gain here. Moreover, Serbia does not have the money to modernize its defense plants to make them competitive, therefore much of this talk of cooperation appears to be wishful thinking (Vecernje Novosti Online, August 25).
A closer look at Serbia’s deals demonstrates that it may be slipping into greater dependence on Russian energy and defense investment at a time when other states are beginning to or seeking to break free of that investment. Worse yet that investment brings not only dependency, but also further retards Serbia’s competitive profile in the defense sector. Neither will Russian support win Kosovo back for Serbia or resolve the problem. And Moscow’s self-serving invocation of UN principles is a well-known tactic. Ultimately it is difficult to see what Serbia gains from its strategic partnership with Russia other than continued backwardness and isolation. | <urn:uuid:32b185d7-3e5d-4e06-be37-97c249784eb3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jamestown.org/program/what-does-russo-serbian-strategic-partnership-mean/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.960077 | 1,007 | 2 | 2 |
Over the past several months we have been confronted with many cases of pets exhibiting a wide variety of generalized symptoms of illness that most testing cannot find the causes. The challenge of finding causes and solutions has lead us down a path opening our eyes as well as those of pet owners and their veterinarians.
In doing a proper health check and evaluation, one must look at the whole body and everything that goes into it. This holistic approach is the only way to understand the delicate balances between the various systems of the body. Like your computer, if one small component doesn’t function properly, the whole system may not work or will simply crash. Likewise if the cells in the liver are not functioning properly, the whole body may not work or simply crash.
The area that caught our attention was the variety of different drugs that are being prescribed and the acceleration of more illness. A pet goes in for a limp. The test show nothing abnormal so drugs for pain and inflammation are prescribed. A week or so later, that same pet has an ear or urinary infection and needs another prescription. Then comes the diarrhea and vomiting with still more treatments and drugs. With all these treatments, why is this pet suffering and getting more ill?
While drug companies are required to inform us on the side effects of the drugs that are approved, most states do not require veterinarians to pass this along to you, the pets’ caregiver. As we started to look at the drugs that were being prescribed, we found several indications that are problematic.
First, the new illnesses are often listed as the side effects of the drugs prescribed. This is a problem because if you were not informed about these side effects, you can’t make the risk assessment necessary to protect your pet. You were also not instructed properly on what to do if a problem arises. We find this to be a challenge in the trust you must have in your vet and yourself as a care giver
Second, and even more distressing is what is referred to as “off label use” of drugs. We found that many of the drugs commonly prescribed are not being prescribed as approved and that most are also NOT approved for use on pets. The fact that they are not approved means that proper dosage, evaluation of adverse effect and events, and safety issues have never been addressed.
We are told to trust our doctors and veterinarians as they have been specially trained to be knowledgeable in these areas. If there is no approval, there can be no knowledge. Without the proper evaluation of these toxic drugs, all of which come with warnings, our pets are being exposed to serious risk.
The fact is we must insist on “informed consent,” meaning your prescriber must inform you of the risk and side effects of the drugs and procedures these administer, and instruct you on what you need to do if an event occurs. We must ask for options, and demand that they be knowledgeable in alternative therapies and solutions.
As we see it, we are responsible for our pet’s health and cannot allow unacceptable risks.
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Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar
A few hours along the Namhan river in Chungju produced some good (and predictable) birds. The long staying (and much photographed) Great Grey Shrike and Red-Crested Pochard provided the first new birds this year for me in Korea. The unusually warm weather and lack on snow on the river meant that the waterfowl were scattered all over the place. The river also contained the usual suspects including Smews, Falcated Duck, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Pochard, Goldeneyes (many of the males courting the females), Whooper Swan etc. 3 White-naped Cranes were seen flying over. The surrounding reed beds and fallow land contained a lot of Rustic and Meadow Buntings. Raptors included 2 juvenile White-tailed Eagles (often terrorizing the waterfowl flocks), Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Eastern Buzzard. However, the most intriguing bird of the day was a distant raptor. Seen at about 150m perched on the top of a bare tree in typical Aquila fashion, its head seemed rather small in proportion to its body. Initially, I thought it to be a juvenile White-tailed Eagle but its chest and belly seemed much lighted compared to the darker face and upper breast. Even though it was against the sun, the contrast between the light and the dark in the front was very clear. I tried to maneuver myself to get away from the sun but after a while the bird flew off. The tail seemed to have a prominent dark terminal band which was visible even at a distance. Expert opinion on the underpart coloration of juvenile White-tailed Eagles would be helpful. | <urn:uuid:2ddec9ad-1462-4c70-8228-c9a0277fe7ea> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.birdskoreablog.org/?tag=chungju | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.975787 | 348 | 2 | 2 |
Depuis son invention par Destutt de Tracy et sa réinvention par Marx et Engels, le concept d'idéologie n'a cessé de faire problème. Passé dans le langage courant, largement utilisé par les sciences humaines, bien qu'en des significations souvent exclusives les unes des autres, il hante la philosophie comme une sorte de mauvais génie perturbateur qui lui rappellerait l'impureté de ses origines et de ses usages, et qu'il lui faudrait toujours s'employer à réduire ou à sublimer. Encore faudrait-il en produire une (...) définition cohérente. Mais comment y parvenir sans une enquête systématique, à la fois analytique et épistémologique, qui tienne compte de la multiplicité des usages et dégage une problématique générale, sans éluder pour autant la question du caractère polémique du concept? C'est ce qu'a entrepris Nestor Capdevila en déterminant le jeu de significations pertinentes, bien que potentiellement contradictoires, qui sont à l'œuvre dans les analyses historiques, anthropologiques ou théologiques contemporaines où l'on peut étudier son fonctionnement. Cette approche nouvelle conteste la thèse accréditée par la tradition sociologique d'une modernité de l'idéologie, totalitaire ou non. Elle montre la valeur d'un modèle religieux fondé sur le concept d'hérésie qui, tout en reconnaissant l'exemplarité idéologique de la religion, ne réduit pas l'idéologie à la religion. Elle critique également les définitions de l'idéologie qui par souci d'objectivité prétendent purifier le concept de son aspect intrinsèquement polémique. Celui-ci fait du concept d'idéologie une illustration exemplaire de la dimension politique des concepts de la politique. (shrink)
In this paper I survey some recent developments in experimental philosophy and discuss their bearing on two leading theories in epistemology: Contextualism and Interest Relative Invariantism. In the first part of the paper, I survey some general issues of how experimental philosophy may be relevant to assessing contextualism and IRI. In the second part, I discuss and critique some of the recent experimental work.
This paper intends to validate the hermeneutic relevance of three core theses: José Matias (i) is demonstrably an “open work”, (ii) it constitutes a philosophical short story and (iii) it illustrates the failure of panlogism. With regard to the first thesis, it is necessary to concede up front that this interpretation of José Matias does not purport to be unique nor does it encompass the richness of the work’s content. Yet, given the second thesis, the paper intends to (...) defy the common notion among critics that the philosophical references that pervade the Queirozian text fulfill a merely rhetorical function, in the pejorative sense of this expression. Finally, the third thesis seeks to bring the reader to realize that after all, in this narrative, we have a subtle literary incarnation of the nineteenth-century crisis of reason, of which ‘scientism’, far from a cure, was nothing but a symptom. (shrink)
Eternalism is the view that all times are equally real. The relativity of simultaneity in special relativity backs this up. There is no cosmically extended, self-existing ‘now.’ This leads to a tricky problem. What makes statements about the present true? I shall approach the problem along the lines of perspectival realism and argue that the choice of the perspective does. To corroborate this point, the Lorentz transformations of special relativity are compared to the structurally similar equations of the Doppler effect. (...) The ‘now’ is perspectivally real in the same way as a particular electromagnetic spectrum frequency. I also argue that the ontology of time licensed by perspectival realism is more credible in this context than its current alternative, the fragmentalist interpretation of special relativity. (shrink)
There is a longstanding debate in the stakeholder literature as to who and what really counts as the stakeholders of the firm. Likewise, there have been discussions on whether nature should be considered a stakeholder of the firm. However, one seldom encounters any definitions of the key concepts, that is of nature or the natural environment . We seek to contribute to the debate by taking a closer look at what this thing called nature actually is. In addition, we discuss (...) the implications of this conceptual refinement for the stakeholder model. In order to reinforce the status of the natural environment in the stakeholder model, we propose that any visualisation of a stakeholder network should be embedded in the natural environment. (shrink)
Eternalism is the view that the past, the present and the future exist simpliciter. A typical argument in favor of this view leans on the relativity of simultaneity. The ‘equally real with’ relation is assumed to be transitive between spacelike separated events connected by hyperplanes of simultaneity. This reasoning is in tension with the conventionality of simultaneity. Conventionality indicates that, even within a specific frame, simultaneity is based on the choice of the synchronization parameter. Hence the argument for eternalism is (...) compromised. This paper lays out alternative eternalist strategies which do not hinge on hyperplanes. While we lack a rigorous proof for eternalism, there are still cogent reasons to prefer eternalism over presentism. (shrink)
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats genome editing has already reinvented the direction of genetic and stem cell research. For more complex diseases it allows scientists to simultaneously create multiple genetic changes to a single cell. Technologies for correcting multiple mutations in an in vivo system are already in development. On the surface, the advent and use of gene editing technologies is a powerful tool to reduce human suffering by eradicating complex disease that has a genetic etiology. Gene drives are (...) CRISPR mediated alterations to genes that allow them to be passed on to subsequent populations at rates that approach one hundred per cent transmission. Therefore, from an anticipatory biomedical ethics perspective, it is possible to conceive gene drive being used with CRISPR to permanently ameliorate aberrant genes from wild-type populations containing mutations. However, there are also a number of possible side effects that could develop as the result of combining gene editing and gene drive technologies in an effort to eradicate complex diseases. In this paper, we critically analyse the hypothesis that the combination of CRISPR and gene drive will have a deleterious effect on human populations from an ethical perspective by developing an anticipatory ethical analysis of the implications for the use of CRISPR together with gene drive in humans. (shrink)
Giorgio Agamben and Ludwig Wittgenstein seem to have very little in common: the former is concerned with traditional ontological issues while the latter was interested in logics and ordinary language, avoiding metaphysical issues as something we cannot speak about. However, both share a crucial notion for their philosophical projects: form of life. In this paper, I try to show that, despite their different approaches and goals, form of life is for both a crucial notion for thinking ethics and life in-common. (...) Addressing human existence in its constitutive relation to language, this notion deconstructs traditional dichotomies like bios and zoé, the cultural and the biological, enabling both authors to think of a life which cannot be separated from its forms, recognizing the commonality of logos as the specific trait of human existence. Through an analogical reading between both theoretical frameworks, I suggest that the notion of form-of-life, elaborated by Wittgenstein to address human production of meaning, becomes the key notion in Agamben's affirmative thinking since it enables us to consider the common ontologically in its relation to Human potentialities and to foresee a new, common use of the world and ourselves. Giorgio Agamben e Ludwig Wittgenstein parecem ter muito pouco em comum: o primeiro se ocupa de questões ontológicas tradicionais, enquanto o segundo estava interessado na Lógica e na linguagem corrente, evitando os problemas metafísicos como algo de que não podemos falar. No entanto, ambos partilham um conceito crucial para seus projetos filosóficos respectivos: forma de vida. Este artigo tento mostrar que, apesar de seus diferentes enfoques e objetivos, a noção de forma de vida é fundamental no momento de pensar a ética e a vida em-comum. Abordando a existência humana em sua relação constitutiva com a língua, essa noção desconstrói dicotomias tradicionais como bios e zoe, o cultural e o biológico, permitindo-lhes pensar uma vida que não pode ser separada de suas formas, e reconhecendo o caráter comum do logos como o traço específico da existência humana. Através de uma leitura analógica entre ambos quadros teóricos, sugiro que a noção de forma-de-vida, elaborada por Wittgenstein para abordar a produção humana de significados, tornase o conceito-chave do pensamento afirmativo de Agamben, já que nos permite considerar o comum ontologicamente em sua relação com as potencialidades humanas e vislumbrar um uso novo e comum do mundo e de nós mesmos. (shrink)
This article explores the strategic management of government affairs in companies active in the EU. The article relies on a unique large-N dataset on the functioning and staffing of EU government affairs. The analysis shows that companies delegate government affairs functions to in-house managers with specific competences, who stay in office for long periods and who have an extensive knowledge of the core competences of the company, thanks to their educational background and work experience in the private sector. These findings (...) suggest that how companies strategically manage and staff government affairs in Brussels rests on the distinct structure of business–government relations in the EU, which are based on the exchange of technical information and the establishment of credibility and long-run trust arrangements. (shrink)
In several previous papers we have argued for a global and non-entropic approach to the problem of the arrow of time, according to which the “arrow” is only a metaphorical way of expressing the geometrical time-asymmetry of the universe. We have also shown that, under definite conditions, this global time-asymmetry can be transferred to local contexts as an energy flow that points to the same temporal direction all over the spacetime. The aim of this paper is to complete the global (...) and non-entropic program by showing that our approach is able to account for irreversible local phenomena, which have been traditionally considered as the physical origin of the arrow of time. (shrink)
For the last forty years, Hume's Newtonianism has been a debated topic in Hume scholarship. The crux of the matter can be formulated by the following question: Is Hume a Newtonian philosopher? Debates concerning this question have produced two lines of interpretation. I shall call them ‘traditional’ and ‘critical’ interpretations. The traditional interpretation asserts that there are many Newtonian elements in Hume, whereas the critical interpretation seriously questions this. In this article, I consider the main points made by both lines (...) of interpretations and offer further arguments that contribute to this debate. I shall first argue, in favor of the traditional interpretation, that Hume is sympathetic to many prominently Newtonian themes in natural philosophy such as experimentalism, criticality of hypotheses, inductive proof, and criticality of Leibnizian principles of sufficient reason and intelligibility. Second, I shall argue, in accordance with the critical interpretation, that in many cases Hume... (shrink)
I examine an intuitive property of folk-psychological explanations I call self-sufficiency. I argue that individualism cannot honor this property and work toward distilling an account of psychological explanation that does honor it, given some fairly standard assumptions. In doing so, my preference for an Externalist individuation of intentional state will emerge unambiguously. The assumptions I rely on are fairly standard but not uncontroversial. Yet not always do I attempt to defend them from objections. My goal is an account of folk (...) psychology consistent with our every-day practices rather than the deduction of an idealized psychology from first principles. I conclude with some applications offered as evidence that the goal was achieved. (shrink)
Fear, which has always been one of the most powerful of human passions, has grown in importance during modernity. First with Machiavelli and later especially with Hobbes, fear has become one of the foundational ideas of modern political philosophy. If fear, especially fear of death, does indeed occupy a central place in the foundation of modern politics, then it is necessary to study carefully the implications and consequences of the transhumanist attempt to overcome death. Among the main aspirations of transhumanism (...) is the search for almost infinite longevity and, eventually, the total abolition of aging. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the specific role that fear of death has played in modern political philosophy to understand the possible effects that an eventual overcoming of death would have, albeit partial, as wanted by transhumanists. While the possibility of achieving immortality seems unlikely, this doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t study what’s behind this transhumanist aspiration. In this way, transhumanism seems the final consequence of modern development, since it’s in continuity with the modern attempt to respond to the fear of death, but it does so by trying an ultimate solution to it through the elimination of death, at least by sickness and old age. In this paper, we will review the role of fear of death in the founding of modern political philosophy by Machiavelli and Hobbes, and then we will analyse the transhumanist attempt to overcome death as a consequence of this fear and its possible political effects. (shrink)
This book contextualizes David Hume's philosophy of physical science, exploring both Hume's background in the history of early modern natural philosophy and its subsequent impact on the scientific tradition.
Volumul de articole, studii, cuvântări şi Pastorale publicat la Editura Mitropolia Olteniei din Craiova în anul 1986 trebuie văzut şi analizat, pentru o bună şi corectă înţelegere, în lumina vremurilor în care a apărut. În acelaşi timp, ideile pe care IPS Nestor Vornicescu, Arhiepiscopul Craiovei şi Mitropolitul Olteniei, le dezvoltă în scrierile sale sunt actuale şi după aproape 30 de ani de la strângerea lor între paginile aceleaşi cărţi, după ce văzuseră lumina tiparului cu ani în urmă în diferite reviste (...) din ţară şi străinătate, semn că autorul dovedeşte o putere impresionantă de a rămâne viu prin scrierile sale într-o epocă în care totul era dictat şi atent controlat şi cenzurat de la centru. În zilele noastre, într-o perioadă în care cei ce abordează teme ca „patriotism”, „românism”, „idealul strămoşilor”, „istoria naţională”, „pacea pe pământ”, „munca”, „dreptatea” ş.a. sunt consideraţi a fi spirite retrograde şi contaminate de perioada apusă şi de tristă amintire, cuvintele IPS Nestor Vornicescu referitoare la aceste idei rămân de o actualitate ce îi lasă pe mulţi fără replică. În ciuda faptului că anumite cuvinte şi expresii au fost acaparate de doctrina comunistă, schimbându-li-se sensul, ele reprezintă constante şi permanenţe atât ale spiritului nostru naţional, cât şi virtuţi creştine despre care s-a vorbit şi trebuie să se vorbească şi să fie respectate pentru a putea să ne orientăm într-o Europă din care ele nu au dispărut nicio clipă din discursul oficial sau particular şi în care România îşi caută coordonatele naţionale pentru a se adapta după integrarea atât de mult dorită de toţi. „Volumul Pace pe pământ îl adevereşte pe Mitropolitul şi Academicianul Nestor Vornicescu ca ierarh şi teolog pe linia învăţăturii şi a tradiţiei Ortodoxiei româneşti, iubitor şi luptător pentru ţară şi popor, pentru pace şi înţelegere între oameni şi neamuri, pentru apărarea păcii şi a vieţii. Concluzia categorică este că pacea – salvgardarea, apărarea, întărirea, impunerea şi permanentizarea ei urbi et orbi – constituie imperativul vital al zilelor noastre, cum arată autorul pe bună dreptate”.2. (shrink)
McTaggart famously introduced the A- and B-series as rival metaphysical accounts of time. This paper shall reorient the debate over the original distinction. Instead of treating the series as competing theories about the nature of time, it will be argued that they are different viewpoints on a world that is fundamentally physical. To that end, non-reductive physicalism is proposed to reconcile the series.
According to a widespread view, Einstein’s definition of time in his special relativity is founded on the positivist verification principle. The present paper challenges this received outlook. It shall be argued that Einstein’s position on the concept of time, to wit, simultaneity, is best understood as a mitigated version of concept empiricism. He contrasts his position to Newton’s absolutist and Kant’s transcendental arguments, and in part sides with Hume’s and Mach’s empiricist arguments. Nevertheless, Einstein worked out a concept empiricism that (...) is considerably more moderate than what we find in the preceding empiricist tradition and early logical positivism. He did not think that the origin of concepts is in observations, but in conventions, and he also maintained a realist ontology of physical events, which he thought is necessary for his theory. Consequently, his philosophy of time in special relativity is not couched in terms of an anti-metaphysical verificationism. (shrink)
In this paper, I aim to show the evolution of Kierkegaard’s views on the state scattered in his Papers. To do this, I will carry out an analysis divided into chronological periods, and I will characterize each period in terms of its main features. The goal is to give a comprehensive account of Kierkegaard as a champion of the monarchical and authoritative state, who loses his patience and attacks the established order only when he thinks that Christianity’s truth is at (...) the greatest risk. This interpretation contrasts both with a mere despotic Kierkegaard and with a more liberal one. (shrink)
Some authors, inspired by the theoretical requirements for the formulation of a quantum theory of gravity, proposed a relational reconstruction of the quantum parameter-time—the time of the unitary evolution, which would make quantum mechanics compatible with relativity. The aim of the present work is to follow the lead of those relational programs by proposing a relational reconstruction of the event-time—which orders the detection of the definite values of the system’s observables. Such a reconstruction will be based on the modal-Hamiltonian interpretation (...) of quantum mechanics, which provides a clear criterion to select which observables acquire a definite value and to specify in what situation they do so. (shrink)
El punto de partida de este trabajo es el objetivo general de explorar las resonancias conceptuales entre la filosofía de Deleuze y Guattari y el pensamiento oriental. Este artículo desarrolla dos series de figuras del Oriente presentes en Mil mesetas, explicitando sus conexiones con diversos temas deleuziano-guattarianos. La primera serie comprende juegos y artes marciales que los autores utilizan para ejemplificar los conceptos "espacio liso" y "máquina de guerra"; la segunda comprende las prácticas sexuales taoístas como un caso, entre otros, (...) de la libre circulación del deseo en un cuerpo sin órganos. El énfasis está puesto en aclarar cómo operan estas figuras del Oriente en el texto de Mil mesetas, así como en exponer algunas fuentes que Deleuze y Guattari suelen dejar en las sombras. Por último, se adelantará el trasfondo sobre el cual el pensamiento oriental y la filosofía de Deleuze y Guattari tejen sus "perturbadoras afinidades". The starting point for this work is a general aim to explore the conceptual resonances between Deleuze and Guattari's philosophy and the Eastern thought. This paper develops two series of figures from the East that appear in A Thousand Plateaus and brings out their connection with various Deleuzian-Guattarian themes. The first series includes some games and martial arts used by the authors as examples for the concepts "smooth space" and "war machine". The second series includes some Taoist sexual practices as one of many cases for the free circulation of desire within a body without organs. The emphasis is laid on clarifying the role these figures from the East play in A Thousand Plateaus, as well as on unveiling some sources the authors usually leave hidden behind. Finally, i figure out the background against which the Eastern thought and Deleuze and Guattari's philosophy weave their 'disturbing affinities'. (shrink)
RESUMENEste trabajo desarrolla algunas «figuras del Oriente» presentes en la obra de Deleuze y Guattari: en primer lugar, los hexagramas del Libro de los Cambios como un caso límite entre el pensamiento por figuras y el pensamiento por conceptos, y entre sabiduría y filosofía; en segundo lugar, los paisajes «típicamente» orientales y occidentales que pueblan Mil mesetas y ¿Qué es la filosofía?; por último, la figura del pintor–poeta chino como realizador del devenir–imperceptible. El objetivo es explorar las resonancias conceptuales entre (...) ambos autores y el pensamiento oriental, especialmente en cuanto a la articulación entre ontología y ética.PALABRAS CLAVEORIENTE, CHINA, DELEUZE, GUATTARI, DEVENIRABSTRACTThis paper develops some «figures from the Orient» that appear in Deleuze and Guattari’s work: firstly, the hexagrams from the Book of Changes, as a limit case in the distinctions between thinking through figures and thinking through concepts, and between wisdom and philosophy; secondly, the «typically» oriental and occidental landscapes that populate A Thousand Plateaus and What Is Philosophy?; and lastly, the Chinese painter–poet as achiever of a becoming–imperceptible. The aim is to explore the conceptual resonances between these authors’ philosophy and oriental thought, especially regarding the articulation between ontology and ethics.KEY WORDSORIENT, CHINA, DELEUZE, GUATTARI, BECOMING. (shrink)
En confrontación con las interpretaciones que asignan un significado religioso o teológico a las referencias a los dioses, a lo sagrado, o al “último dios” presentes en la obra de Martin Heidegger, este trabajo defiende una lectura en clave estrictamente ontológica de tales referencias. Para ello, se remite al diálogo que Heidegger mantiene con la poesía de Hölderlin y se argumenta que el significado que atribuye a la invocación hölderliniana a los “dioses huidos” depende del carácter ontológico que, en otro (...) contexto, concede a la nominación de los dioses característica del decir poético griego. Ese mismo carácter se pone de manifiesto en el sentido que, según Heidegger, ostenta la apelación a “lo sagrado” de la poesía de Hölderlin como nombre poético del ser en su despliegue histórico. Finalmente, dicha interpretación se hace extensiva a la figura del “último dios”, resaltando que su comprensión pasa por atender a la exégesis heideggeriana de la cuestión de la huida de los dioses en la obra poética de Hölderlin. (shrink)
En este breve comentario discuto algunos aspectos de la interpretación de la epistemología de Davidson que sugiere Willian Duica en su reciente libro. Luego de una presentación somera del libro me centro en tres asuntos centrales de la interpretación de Duica. En primer lugar, argumento que su lectura de la crítica de Davidson al dualismo esquema/contenido es muy restrictiva y deja abierta la posibilidad de un realismo directo empirista. En segundo lugar, argumento que en su lectura el propio Duica se (...) compromete inadvertidamente con un empirismo de este tipo y, de este modo, su interpretación entra en tensión con el coherentismo de Davidson. Finalmente, discuto algunos aspectos de la interpretación que hace Duica de la tesis davidsoniana de la triangulación. In this short comment I discuss some aspects of William Duica's interpretation of Davidson's epistemology in a recent book. After a brief review of the book, I focus on three central issues of Duica's interpretation. First, I argue that his reading of Davidson's criticism of the scheme/content dualism is too restrictive and leaves open the possibility of an empiricist direct realism. Second, I argue in his reading Duica inadvertently commits himself to an empiricism of this sort and, as a result, his interpretation is in tension with Davidson's own coherentism. Finally, I discuss some aspects of Duica's interpretation of Davidsonian triangulation. (shrink)
El presente trabajo reflexiona sobre el pensamiento de la comunidad en Giorgio Agamben y Roberto Esposito. Ambos interrogan lo común desde una perspectiva impolítica que intenta deconstruir los presupuestos de la metafísica y de la filosofía política tradicionales para poder elaborar una conceptualidad afirmativa en clave ontológica. En estos autores predomina el recurso a la figura de la comunidad, situada luego en el horizonte de la biopolítica, ya que la vida deviene el centro hacia el cual apuntarían los dispositivos de (...) poder y las formas de subjetivación política actuales. El trabajo plantea como interrogante si estos abordajes ontológicos logran dar cuenta plenamente de lo común en términos políticos o sólo éticos. (shrink)
Este artículo tiene como objetivo clarificar algunas nociones fundamentales de la reconstrucción del cristianismo de Søren Kierkegaard . En primer lugar, se hará una distinción entre creencia histórica y fe cristiana, que sirve de base para entender la relación existencial que el individuo puede desarrollar con la enseñanza de Cristo. Seguidamente, se hará alusión al concepto de espíritu que propone el pensador danés, demarcando con esto los estadios kierkegaardianos de la existencia. Y, por último, se conectarán ambos puntos anteriores con (...) lo que entiende Kierkegaard por verdad y libertad en el contexto religioso. (shrink)
Although the main focus of Hume’s career was in the humanities, his work also has an observable role in the historical development of natural sciences after his time. To show this, I shall center on the relation between Hume and two major figures in the history of the natural sciences: Charles Darwin (1809–1882) and Albert Einstein (1879–1955). Both of these scientists read Hume. They also found parts of Hume’s work useful to their sciences. Inquiring into the relations between Hume and (...) the two scientists shows that his philosophical positions had a partial but constructive role in the formation of modern biology and physics. This is accordingly a clear indication of Hume’s impact on the scientific tradition. Before proceeding to analyze Hume’s contribution to the history of science, it is important to address his broader role in the history of philosophy of science. Hume’s discussions concerning the topics of causation, induction, the distinction between mathematical and empirical propositions, and laws of nature have been important for the philosophy of science of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (shrink)
Que la philosophie puisse se pratiquer dans toute sa rigueur conceptuelle en s’appliquant à des notions politiques, voilà qui n’a pas été et n’est pas toujours évident pour tous. Le concept d’idéologie de Nestor Capdevila est une lecture tout indiquée pour les sceptiques. Le pari n’est pourtant pas gagné a priori : ce terme, forgé en 1798 par Destutt de Tracy pour désigner la science des idées prises au sens général de perceptions, est on ne peut plus fuyant. S’il n’a (...) pas, à l’origine, la con.. (shrink)
Millikan has levelled a number of persuasive criticisms against Cummins's theory of mental representation. In this paper, I pave a middle path in the debate between Cummins and Millikan to answer two questions. How are representations applied to targets? How is the content of a representation determined? The result is a new theory of mental representation, which I call narrow structuralism.
The study provides insights on why large Finnish municipalities are engaging in sustainability reporting. The dataset consists of the sustainability disclosures of five large Finnish cities and of a set of interviews conducted with the personnel responsible for composing the sustainability reports in these cities. Preliminary findings suggest that this rising practice is again an example of a fad, arising as the public sector organizations mimic the corporate sector without anyone really pondering whether the municipalities and the public sector as (...) a whole truly need a similar practice the corporations have. We maintain that there are better ways to use a municipality’s scarce resources than imitating the corporate sustainability reporting practices through producing a sustainability report, the main task of which seems to be to exist. (shrink)
This project evaluates the impact of the National Science Foundation's policy to promote education in the responsible conduct of research. To determine whether this policy resulted in meaningful RCR educational experiences, our study examined the instructional plans developed by individual universities in response to the mandate. Using a sample of 108 U.S. institutions classified as Carnegie “very high research activity”, we analyzed all publicly available NSF RCR training plans in light of the consensus best practices in RCR education that were (...) known at the time the policy was implemented. We found that fewer than half of universities developed plans that incorporated at least some of the best practices. More specifically, only 31% of universities had content and requirements that differed by career stage, only 1% of universities had content and requirements that differed by discipline; and only 18% of universities required some face-to-face engagement from all classes of trainees. Indeed, some schools simply provided hand-outs to their undergraduate students. Most universities had plans that could be satisfied with online programs such as the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative's RCR modules. The NSF policy requires universities to develop RCR training plans, but provides no guidelines or requirements for the format, scope, content, duration, or frequency of the training, and does not hold universities accountable for their training plans. Our study shows that this vaguely worded policy, and lack of accountability, has not produced meaningful educational experiences for most of the undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral trainees funded by the NSF. (shrink)
Este trabajo parte de la pregunta por la posibilidad de deducir un planteamiento estrictamente político de los análisis ontológicos de la modernidad llevados a cabo por Martin Heidegger. Con este fin, se examina su interpretación del fenómeno griego de la pólis, así como la distinción que en ella se establece entre esta forma de comunidad y el Estado moderno, fundado para Heidegger en la esencia metafísica de la modernidad. Para clarificar esta cuestión se atiende a la proclamación de valores que (...) Heidegger observa en los diferentes modos de organización estatal que aparecen en la época de la consumación técnica de la metafísica. En conexión con ello, se estudia su visión del nihilismo y se ofrece finalmente una hipótesis sobre la forma de Estado que resultaría coherente con la renuncia a los valores que, a su juicio, exige la manifestación del ente en la modernidad como objeto por entero producible. (shrink)
Category-based induction is an inferential mechanism that uses knowledge of conceptual relations in order to estimate how likely is for a property to be projected from one category to another. During the last decades, psychologists have identified several features of this mechanism, and they have proposed different formal models of it. In this article; we propose a new mathematical model for category-based induction based on distances on conceptual spaces. We show how this model can predict most of the properties of (...) this kind of reasoning while providing a solid theoretical foundation for it. We also show that it subsumes some of the previous models proposed in the literature and that it generates new predictions. (shrink) | <urn:uuid:6958edce-da14-45a4-9461-a747fcb5f77f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://api.philpapers.org/s/Matias%20Nestore | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.662548 | 8,362 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Will Detroit's pet coke piles finally get a permit?
After months of operating without one, the company responsible for Detroit’s petroleum coke piles went hunting for one Tuesday.
Detroit Bulk Storage representatives faced a city panel that will decide the issue. At times, panel members were highly skeptical of the company’s actions.
A company representative said they didn’t know they needed a permit to openly store pet coke along the Detroit River.
It’s stopped taking additional shipments of the substance — a byproduct of refining Canadian tar sands oil — until it gets one.
“Our understanding was that once we were moving toward compliance, we could continue our operations,” said Detroit Bulk Storage lawyer Terri Whitehead.
A Detroit Bulk Storage representative also insists the company is using “best practices” when it comes to handling the openly-stored piles safely.
But the company’s quest for a permit faces stiff resistance from some residents, community groups, and other opponents.
Many residents described finding pet coke dust inside their homes, and watching clouds of it move across and into the river.
“It’s blowing onto the neighborhood,” said Nick Schroek, director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center. “People are having to clean their homes regularly to deal with the dust. There’s parks nearby where children are playing that are being impacted by the fugitive dust blowing off the pile.”
Detroit Bulk Storage is still working with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on a fugitive dust plan. So far, it’s resisted state guidelines for “zero visible emissions” from the site.
The company also rejected suggestions it should be required to cover the pet coke piles, saying the dust is adequately contained by a sealing epoxy.
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy also voiced its objections to the operation.
“This operation undermines the work that the Conservancy has been doing for the last 10 years. Our work is diligent in trying to provide in trying to provide public access, improve healthy living, and encourage economic investment,” said spokesperson Karen Slaughter-DuPerry.
The Riverfront Conservancy wants to extend Detroit’s currently 3-mile Riverwalk another 2.5 miles, to just beyond the Ambassador Bridge. The pet coke piles sit directly in that path.
“This operation is in direct conflict with that progress,” said Slaughter-DuPerry.
Also voicing objections was lawyer Ron Patti, representing site-owner and Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun.
Moroun’s company, Crown’s Real Estate, leases the land to Norfolk-Southern railroad, in an arrangement which apparently dates back more than a century. Norfolk Southern has sub-leased the land to Detroit Bulk Storage, which handles its transport on behalf of the pet coke’s owners, Koch Minerals.
“We do not support this type of storage,” said Patti, waving a pile of tickets Crown’s has received for operating without a permit. “We do not support any of the current uses on that land.”
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How EcoPlum Used Sustainable Swag® Products to Create Conscious Habit Change
The Challenge: Promotional Products Were Big Plastic Polluters--But Businesses Didn’t Want to Do Anything About It
IN THE U.S. TODAY, PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ARE A 24 BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.
The average person owns at least 30 promo items alone. And it’s effective: research indicates promotional products may be the most “high-impact, cost- effective advertising medium,” significantly increasing both deals and impressions.
Unfortunately, promo products generally end up in landfills.
Most recipients of conventional branded merchandise don’t hold onto the products very long (less than a year in most cases), so the majority of these mass-distributed items are tossed in the trash.
The result? Massive plastic pollution.
A plastic bag can take up to1000years to decompose. One small plastic pen can take as long as450years. Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean, killing over100,000 marine mammals and turtles, plus over a million seabirds.
Single-use plastic waste is clearly an enormous problem today, but it was even worse a decade ago when few companies considered the environment in their promotional product purchases. Businesses distributed plastic swag en masse, effectively piling up more disposables in the waterways and landfills. Educating buyers on the damaging and long-lasting impact of plastic pollution was one key element to changing their habits and has helped lessen the impact today. Most importantly, however, they needed a viable alternative to market their brands.
The Solution: EcoPlum Helped Business Change Buying Habits by Offering Planet-Friendly Promotional Options
Enter, EcoPlum. In 2008, former management consultant and healthcare software entrepreneur Gia Machlin realized she wanted to help companies be part of the solution to combat promotional plastic pollution. She wanted businesses to have convenient, affordable, and sustainable promo items that would be kind to the earth and reduce the environmental footprint of the industry as a whole.
Convincing businesses to consider sustainable promotional products wasn’t an easy task at first.
Years of quick-and-easy habits were hard to break. It was cheaper and more convenient to continue buying disposable plastic swag, even if companies knew they should purchase more sustainable options.
“It was hard at first to convince people to value sustainability and choose reusable over disposable,” Gia said.
This all changed when she discovered ChicoBag, a company dedicated to reducing single-use plastics with reusable, packable bags.
The high quality, everyday accessibility, and colorful palette of ChicoBag products made them an obvious win for businesses right off the bat. Gia also appreciated that the company was reliable, professional, and a Certified B Corporation. She began to give potential customers ChicoBag reusable packable bags adorned with EcoPlum branding. In 2008, it was the first branded product for EcoPlum and remains a very popular item today.
“When we walked into a room or conference and handed everyone a ChicoBag,” said Gia, “it was easy for them to understand. The bags are a good representation of what sustainability is, and the branding is visible to the public with every use.”
Gia gave away co-branded ChicoBag reusable bags as prizes in social media contests. And over a decade ago, the company engaged the Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) and the management of Wicked to brand their own versions for theater cast and crew members dedicated to greening the Broadway community.
By demonstrating a product that was kind to the planet, kind on their budgets,and just as easy to purchase as disposable swag, EcoPlum helped companies adopt better buying habits--and consequently keep more plastic out of landfills and waterways.
Executives soon realized how easy it was to have the best of both worlds: the EcoPlum Sustainable Swag® line of eco-friendly promotional productsandeffective marketing solutions.
EcoPlum established its reputation as a trusted source in the promotional products industry for high-quality, sustainable, and reusable merchandise. With a transparent set of environmental and socially-conscious criteria, EcoPlum helps businesses examine their own buying habits, make meaningful choices, and opt for more earth-friendly products.
By offering items such as a co-branded ChicoBag reusable tote or a To-Go Ware sustainable bamboo utensil set, EcoPlum demonstrated to businesses how reusable products provide the opportunity to repeatedly reinforce their long-term value and strong company standards with each public use.
“I carry three ChicoBags with me every day, so I’m never caught without reusable bags. Convenience and sustainability go hand in hand,“ Gia said.
The Results: EcoPlum Helps Businesses Keep Thousands of Plastic Items Out of Landfills and Oceans Each Year
Today, over twelve years later, EcoPlum has helped influence change across countless organizations. The use of sustainable promotional products is much more widespread, due in part to the company’s efforts, as more and more businesses opt for planet-friendly swag. In doing so, they’re reducing plastic pollution in landfills and oceans.
This change is evident in a quick look at the impact of replacing disposable products with reusable ChicoBag ones:
- For every 250 reusableChicoBagOriginal Totes EcoPlum sells to a customer, 260,000 single-use promotional bags stay out of the wastestream.
- For every 900 ChicoBagFacemasks EcoPlum sells to a customer, 492,300 items stay out of the wastestream.
- For every 250 ChicoBagTravel Bottle Slings sold, 30,000 single-use bags stay out of the wastestream.
- For every 250 To-Go Ware (ChicoBag company)Utensil Sets, 325,000 single-use cutlery items stay out of the wastestream
Businesses choosing Sustainable Swag® products from EcoPlum have the ability to keep thousands of plastic items from rotting in our oceans and the earth for centuries to come.
EcoPlum Company Profile
Company at a Glance:
EcoPlum Business Gifts offers a line of sustainable promotional items for businesses, universities, nonprofits, and events.
At EcoPlum, we believe that an organization’s brand reflects its values. Our mission is to help buyers make responsible choices on branded gifts and elevate their marketing practices in a more sustainable direction. EcoPlum created the Sustainable Swag® line of environmentally-sound alternatives to conventional promotional products with a goal of reducing plastic and other harmful waste in our landfills and oceans. We are committed to a triple-bottom-line strategy focused on people, planet, and profit.
Employee count: 7
Industry: Marketing, Advertising
Services: Marketing Solutions and Promotional Products with its “Sustainable Swag®line
The Challenge: Change buying habits for promotional products and challenge companies to align their environmental values with their business practices
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As tempting as it might be to send the text right after you finish writing it, no one can manage writing an excellent essay in one round. All texts have to go through rigorous editing to become engaging and outstanding.
Fortunately, editing is as much of a skill as writing. So, the more you practice, the easier turning your essay into a masterpiece will be. Here are 6 things top-class graduates and professional literature study guides would recommend for you to get better at it. Let them serve as your guide.
1. Make Time for Several Revisions
Editing requires time. You need to distance yourself from what you’ve written before each revision. Otherwise, you won’t be able to take a fresh look at the text. Just a half-an-hour pause can do miracles. Although, leaving it until the following day would be even better.
So, if you want to make your essay worthy of the highest grade on EssayPro review, finish the first draft a week or so in advance.
First Revision: Content & Structure
This part is all about making your essay concise, well-organized, and convincing. Remember: it has to have an introduction, thesis, arguments to support it, and a conclusion.
When reading your first draft, keep these questions in mind:
- Does the introduction make me want to keep reading?
- Is my thesis clear?
- Do all of the paragraphs contribute to proving my point?
- Do I have enough facts and/or examples to support my thesis?
- Are all the arguments laid out in a logical sequence?
- Do I stay on the topic throughout the text?
- Does my conclusion reflect the thesis and all supporting arguments?
- Does the essay fulfill the assignment?
Second Revision: Proofreading
Once you’re satisfied with the essay’s content and structure, it’s time to polish the text itself. Look out for:
- Incorrect word choice. When in doubt, consult a thesaurus to make sure you’ve used the right word. Search for the examples, the usage of the word in a sentence shows a clearer picture.
- Typos, punctuation, grammar, and spelling mistakes. Fortunately, most text editors will suggest how to correct them.
- Convoluted sentences. Avoid the sentences that are three-four lines long. Readers will forget the idea such a sentence begins with by the time they reach its end. Break such sentences down into several ones and use linking words and phrases.
- Long paragraphs. Keep them short – no one wants to read a wall of text. A good rule of thumb is “a new topic sentence = a new paragraph”.
- Inappropriate tone of voice. Your essay should sound like you. Yet, depending on the assignment, readers may disregard your arguments if you don’t stick to the formal tone of voice.
Third Revision: Formatting & Other Requirements
This might be the most boring revision, but failing to meet such requirements may disqualify your essay. So, follow them to a T. Pay attention to:
- Quotes and citations.
- Links (if there are any).
- Formatting (font, text alignment, paragraph, and line spacing, etc.).
- File format (if you submit it online).
2. Keep Your Text Simple but Powerful
Language is a tool to get your thoughts across. How you use this tool matters the most. To use it right, remember: humans are quite lazy by nature, at least when it comes to receiving and processing information. So, help them understand your point without unnecessary effort.
- Avoid repetition. Look out for the same verb or the same first word in three sentences in a row. Don’t repeat yourself unless it helps reinforce the key message.
- Get rid of clichés and pompous words. If you’re used to seeing this expression everywhere, paraphrase. If you chose that word only because it’ll help you come across as more intelligent, use a simpler alternative.
- Use stronger verbs. “To be” + adjective can be replaced with a verb in most cases: for example, “to be different” is the same as “to differ”. General verbs, like “to say”, have synonyms with a more nuanced meaning: claim, approve, suggest, allege, mention, disclose, etc.
- Change passive voice into active. Instead of “This has been proven by numerous studies”, write “Numerous studies have proven this”.
- Use as few words as possible. If you can get something across in five words instead of three sentences, do it. This is how you avoid overwriting.
3. Read It Out Aloud
Just scanning the text on a screen won’t give you an idea of how your readers will perceive the text. The reading out loud will. If a phrase or sentence sounds unnatural when you do it, replace them. If you can’t catch your breath when reading a sentence, it’s too long – so, break it down.
4. Change the Text Appearance
To get a fresh perspective on your text, change its appearance before re-reading. For example, if you wrote the essay in Microsoft Word, go into the read mode, change the font, or copy-paste it into a different editor like Google Docs.
5. Use the Full Potential of Editing Tools
Of course, you can do all the proofreading and editing the old-fashioned way – that is, by printing the text and using a pen to mark what needs to be changed. Some students would find this approach productive.
On the other hand, editing tools will speed up polishing your essay. Grammarly and Hemingway App are irreplaceable in every student’s toolkit. Grammarly will catch all those typos and spelling and grammar mistakes. Hemingway App, in turn, will highlight the hard-to-read sentences, extra adverbs, and passive voice uses.
6. Get a Second Opinion
Nothing can replace a truly fresh look. However, teachers are unlikely to read your whole draft. To get their opinion, email them one or two paragraphs you struggle with. Avoid attachments in this case – copy and paste the text into the email.
Make sure to ask a clear question. Instead of “What do you think?”, write “I am confident about point X but I struggle with phrasing Y. Could you suggest another way to put it?”
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The subject of Spartans has been much discussed and showcased in the realm of popular culture. And while some of them have a historical basis, a few other sides are just instruments of exaggeration. In any case, we should start off with what might seem fantastical but was possibly true – and it pertains to how Spartan babies were actually inspected at their birth, with the perceived ‘unworthy’ ones (or at least a few of them) being left abandoned on nearby hillsides.
Interestingly enough, archaeology has not brought forth clear-cut evidence of such a practice, although researchers have discovered remains of adults (possibly criminals) on Spartan hillsides. Reverting to history, Spartan boys were given a diet of frugal food and sometimes bathed in wine thinned with water. Such contrasting practices were believed to mold both his fortitude and physique as per the requirement of a Spartan warrior.
And finally, relating to etymology, the name ‘Lacedaemonian’ (often used as a synonym for Spartan) was first attested in the Linear B – syllabic script of the Mycenaeans. In the Roman era, the term Lacedaemon was often used as a generalized term to define the geographical or political domain of Sparta.
Meanwhile ‘Sparta’ was possibly used to specify the core region in and around the city of Sparta (comprising Laconia) by the Eurotas River, in southern Greece. Hence the population who resided within the larger domain (as opposed to the core region of Laconia) was also referred to as the Lacedaemonians.
- Society and Politics of the Spartans –
- Military of the Spartans –
- Culture of the Spartans –
- Conclusion – The Rise and Decline of the Spartans
- Honorable Mention – Krypteia
Society and Politics of the Spartans –
The ‘Militaristic’ Origins of Sparta
The word ‘Lacedaemon’ also comes from Greek mythology, wherein Lacedaemon was said to have been a son of Zeus and nymph Taygete. Lacedaemon, in turn, married Sparta, the daughter of Eurotas, and named the country after himself and the founded city after his wife.
However, beyond the narratives of Greek mythology, archaeologists have found pottery-based evidence near Sparta (city) that dates from the middle Neolithic period. But, interestingly enough, as opposed to the older Neolithic legacy of Athens, the city of Sparta itself was probably a ‘new’ settlement that was founded by the Greeks in circa 10th century BC.
In any case, the militaristic ways of the ancient (sometimes categorized as warlike Dorians by ancient authors) soon handed them dominion over the populace of Messenia. As a result, Sparta boasted some 8,500 sq km of territory (in lower Peloponnese) – which made their polis (city-state) the largest in the 8th century BC timeframe of Greece.
But, as with many episodes of war brewing their fair share of instability, Sparta was often embroiled in revolts and insurrections during this period (8th – 6th century BC) – mainly due to their rigid social order, discussed later in the article.
The Political Ascendancy
The Spartans achieved what can be termed political supremacy in lower Peloponnese by defeating and absorbing the state of Messenia during the Second Messenian War (685-668 BC). From thereon, the domain of Sparta stretched across Laconia and Messenia (present-day southern Greece).
Consequently, Sparta became one of the militarily powerful city states of ancient Greece. By 505 BC, the Peloponnesian League was formed – an alliance of Greek city-states (including Corinth and Elis) headed by Sparta that allowed it to establish a political hegemony in the Peloponnesus peninsula.
In the next few decades, Sparta, in spite of losing to Tegea in a frontier war, boasted its potent military – often heralded as the strongest land-based force in all of Greece. By the late 6th century, the Spartans aided the Athenians in getting rid of their tyrants, while also bearing the brunt of the Persian wars and invasion at the Battle of Thermopylae (circa 480 BC).
These events rather reinforced the notion of Spartan military supremacy in Greece during the 5th century BC. However, the rising rivalry between Athens and Sparta soon escalated into the disastrous Peloponnesian Wars that raged intermittently from circa 460 till 404 BC, thereby gradually puncturing the political powers of both the city-states.
The Stringent Social Stratification
In spite of their namesake, the Spartans (the original inhabitants of Sparta and its core region Laconia), also called Spartiates (or Homoioi – meaning ‘those who are alike’), formed a minority in the region of Laconia and Messenia by the late 4th century BC.
Yet they were the only ones who were considered free Spartan citizens of the city-state with full-fledged political rights. The larger free but ‘non-citizen’ group pertained to the conquered populace of Messenia, and they were called the perioikoi. And in spite of their majority, the perioikoi possessed almost no political rights and yet were liable to be drafted into the army.
The third social order pertained to the helots (heílotes), basically constituting the subjugated population of Laconia and Messenia. Described as slaves by some ancient authors (while defined as slightly above slaves by others), the helots were forced to work as serfs on the agricultural lands of the Spartans.
During the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), given the chronic manpower shortage faced by Sparta, many of these helots were actively trained and conscripted by the army. And by the end of the war, some of the helots were even freed and they formed a fourth social order – neodamōdeis.
Befitting their better rights, the richer of these neodamōdeis were offered lands in the border areas of the Spartan state. But the main reward probably related to their newfound ‘freed’ status – a very important social marker in ancient Spartan society.
The Laws of Lycurgus
Now given the nature of the harsh social order, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Sparta faced frequent revolts from the subjugated sections of their population, mainly entailing the helots. And while not documented in detail, it is highly probable that mirroring the political upheaval in Athens in circa 8th and 7th centuries BC, the Spartans faced their own ‘version’ of civil strifes and lawlessness – as mentioned by both Herodotus and Thucydides.
Furthermore, hamstrung by such insurrections, the Spartans also suffered a few defeats at the hands of other Greek city-states, with one famous example relating to their loss to Argos at the Battle of Hysiae in 669 BC. Consequently, the disruptions and defeats resulted in a set of law-based reforms covering both the social and political aspects of the ancient Spartan state.
This series of laws was often ascribed to the semi-legendary lawgiver Lycurgus. As such, he was credited with a myriad of amendments that applied to a vast range of civic laws – from marriage, distribution of wealth and land, constructing houses, and even sexual conduct.
One pertinent law apparently prescribed how the Spartan citizen was barred from trading and manufacturing, which, in turn, allowed the perioikoi to step in like the proverbial middle-class. In essence, the perioikoi emerged as the mercantile class with stable economic backgrounds, while the Spartans retained their landholdings and estates (that were worked upon by the helots). But the most famous of Lycurgus’ reforms was arguably the agoge – the rigorous Spartan training system for young boys.
The Dual Kingship of Spartans
A pretty unique political system of Sparta equated to two kings instead of one. And while kingship was hereditary, the kings, who also performed duties as priests of Zeus, had to come from two different families of Spartiate (Homoioi) backgrounds. During times of war, one of the kings was given the responsibility of leading the army, while the other stayed back for governing duties.
One pertinent example would relate to the Battle of Thermopylae, during which King Leonidas (Leonidas I) of the Agiad house led the Spartan host, while the co-ruler Leotychidas of the Eurypontid house stayed back. The latter, however, played his military role after the death of Leonidas, by defeating the Persians on the coast of Asia Minor – at the Battle of Mycale in 479 BC.
The oligarchic governance of Sparta was also aided by a council of elders, known as the gerousia. This council was composed of 28 individuals, all above 60-years of age, who were elected for life – and were probably members of the royal household. The body led and facilitated the citizen assembly known as the appella (or ecclesia), which was held once a month and was open to all free citizens of Sparta (still comprising a minority of the overall population of Sparta or Lacedaemon).
The executive, civic, and criminal decisions were also handled by a committee of five ephors (ephoroi) chosen by the damos – the representative body of the Spartan citizenry. These ephors could only serve for a year and were liable to accompany the king on war campaigns. Over time, it is highly possible that the constitutional power of Sparta passed on to the hands of the ephors and gerousia, while the kings were only figureheads who were expected to showcase their generalship during times of war.
The Spartan Women
The Spartan women of Spartiate backgrounds enjoyed relatively high degrees of both freedom and respect, especially when compared to other contemporary ancient Greek realms. Pertaining to the first, the girls from their young age were given equal nourishment as boys and were allowed to both exercises and take part in athletic competitions. This possibly even included the Gymnopaedia (‘Festival of Youth’), wherein the youths took part in running, wresting, and even javelin throwing.
Furthermore, interestingly enough, from the societal perspective, child marriage was forbidden by the Spartans, which in turn increased the average marrying age of women to late teens or early 20s. From ancient sources, it can also be surmised that the literacy rate among the Spartan women was comparatively higher than in other Greek city-states, which, in turn, allowed them to take part in public discourse and discussions. But the most intriguing part about the Spartan woman arguably relates to her unparalleled economic power in the ancient world.
As we will discuss later in the article, Spartans (Spartiates) tended to face a chronic shortage of manpower (males), due to the attritional nature of wars coupled with the low birth rate. Accordingly, it has been hypothesized that by the late 5th century, almost 2/5th of the state’s wealth was passed on to the hands of women, thereby making some of them the richest members of society.
Military of the Spartans –
The Demanding Agoge and the Spartan Boys
The agoge was an integral part of the Spartan warrior culture that combined both education and military training into one rigorous package. As noted by Prof. Nick Secunda, it was mandated for all male Spartans (of Spartiate background) from the age of 6 or 7 when the child grew up to be a boy (paidon). This meant leaving his own house and parents behind and relocating to the barracks to live with other boys.
Interestingly enough, one of the very first things that the boy learned in his new quarters was the pyrriche, a sort of dance that also involved the carrying of arms. This was practiced so as to make the Spartan boy nimble-footed even when maneuvering heavy weapons. Along with such physical moves, the boy was also taught exercises in music, the war songs of Tyrtaios, and the ability to read and write.
By the time, the boy grew up to be 12, he was known as the meirakion or youth. Suffice it to say, the rigorous scope was notched up a level with the physical exercises increased in a day. The youth also had to cut his hair short and walk barefooted, while most of his clothes were taken away from him.
The Spartans believed that such uncompromising measures made the pre-teen boy tough while enhancing his endurance levels for all climates (in fact, the only bed he was allowed to sleep in the winter was made of reeds that had been plucked personally by the candidate from the River Eurotas valley).
Added to this stringent scope, the youth was intentionally fed with less than adequate food so as to stoke his hunger pangs. This encouraged the youth to sometimes steal food; and upon being caught, he was punished – not for stealing the food, but for getting caught.
The Spartan Hoplites
At the age of 18, the Spartan male was perceived as an adult citizen (eiren) of the state and thus was liable for full military service till the age of 60. For the Spartiates (Homoioi), this military service generally equated to being inducted into the ranks of the famed Spartan hoplites.
Now from the perspective of history, in spite of the popular imagery of Spartan soldiers fighting in massed formations, academia has not reached a consensus when it comes to their original battle orders.
However, what we know pertains to the unique ‘tribe’ system of ancient Greeks. This tribe system (with ties of the citizenry, not blood) was a natural evolution of the Greek society and military that required disciplined formations and trained men for protracted warfare. Such measures over time gave rise to the Greek hoplites, a class of warriors who were not really separate from the citizens themselves.
In essence, a Greek hoplite was a citizen-soldier who took up arms to defend or expand the realm of his city-state. And it should be noted that as a general rule, most adult males of the Greek cities were expected to perform military service. Thus the Greek hoplites, especially the Spartan warriors, were part of an ‘institution’ that fought in a phalanx formation where every member looked out for each other.
Consequently, the aspis shield was considered the most crucial part of hoplite equipment. For example, when the exiled Spartan king Demaratos was asked – why men are dishonored only when they lose their shields but not when they lose their cuirasses? The Spartan king made his case – ‘because the latter [other armors] they put on for their own protection, but the shield for the common good of the whole line.’
Furthermore, Xenophon also talked about the more tactical side to a hoplite phalanx formation, which was more than just a closely-packed mass of armored spearmen. He drew a comparison to the construction of a well-built house (in Memorabilia) –
…just as stones, bricks, timber, and tiles flung together anyhow are useless, whereas when the materials that neither rot nor decay, that is, the stones and tiles, are placed at the bottom and the top, and the bricks and timber are put together in the middle, as in building, the result is something of great value, a house, in fact.
Similarly, in the case of a phalanx of Greek (or Spartan) hoplites, Xenophon talked about how the best men should be placed both in the front and rear of the ranks. With this ‘modified’ formation, the men in the middle (with presumably less morale or physical prowess or even experience) would be inspired by the front-placed men while also being ‘physically’ driven forth by the rear-placed men.
Training and Military Prowess
Interestingly enough, popular depictions of ancient warfare frequently involve the pushing and shoving of the Spartan hoplites when they closed in with the enemy. Now while such a scenario was probably the credible outcome of two tight phalanxes clashing with each other, in reality, many battles didn’t even come to the scope of ‘physical contact’.
In other words, a hoplite charge was often not successful because the citizen-soldiers tended to break their ranks (and disperse) even before starting a bold maneuver. As a result, the army that held its ground often emerged victorious – thus exemplifying how morale was far more important than sheer strength in numbers.
This alludes to why the courageous Spartans were considered lethal on the battlefield. Xenophon, in spite of being an Athenian, heaped his praise on the Spartans by calling them – “the only true craftsmen in matters of war”. To that end, it could also be argued that Spartan warriors, among all Greek city-states, were truly professional soldiers – by virtue of their full-time dedication to the art of war.
Simply put, the Spartan soldier was the product of the state-institutionalized training system (agoge) that encouraged a full-time fighting force. So while other Greek hoplites had to return to their fields after a period of service, the Spartan warriors had the advantage of focusing on their training, fortitude, and organization. That was because their agricultural economy was mostly driven by the labors of the helots, thus providing more time to the full citizens to drill in military service.
Spears, Shields, Helmets, and Swords
The spear was the main offensive weapon of the Spartan soldiers, so much so that they were required to carry it during all times of a campaign. Most of these spears were made of ash wood, probably due to its longer grains that allowed for larger pieces – thereby having the advantages of both lightness and strength.
The leaf-shaped spearhead was made of iron, while the butt-spike was made of bronze (possibly a later design modification) so as to mitigate the dampness from the ground when the spear was rested upon it.
As for defensive equipment, in the period after the 6th century BC, the hoplite shield or aspis (commonly referred to as the ‘hoplon’) went through a structural modification – with the shield cover being embossed with a layer of bronze.
The supporting wooden (or leather) component underneath was also laminated, thus allowing for more curvature and strength. Suffice it to say, much like the Roman scutum, the aspis was used as a bashing weapon in close quarters – thus effectively making it an instrument of offense in spite of its core defensive nature.
And even beyond battlefield tactics, there was a symbolic aspect attached to the Spartan shield – so much so that it was considered (along with the spear) as the most important part of the Spartan panoply. Some of us might already know about Plutarch’s famous recounting of an incident where the mother says to his Spartan warrior son – ‘either [with] it [your shield], or on it’. But rhetoric aside, the shield was given importance because of the equipment’s reach and coverage. So Spartan warriors who lost their shields on the battlefield were often punished afterward.
Coming to helmets, the regular Spartan warrior preferred the simplistic Pilos design. The intrinsic open-faced nature of the helmet allowed for better communication and battlefield awareness among the soldiers in a tight phalanx. Moreover, the Pilos variants were easier to produce and cheaper to make (with comparatively less volume of metal required).
And as for swords, according to Prof. Secunda, by the late Fifth Century BC, Greek armies tended to discard their heavy body armor in favor of enhanced mobility. Interestingly enough, mirroring the very same period, the swords (known as xiphos) carried by the Spartan army got shorter – almost to a point that their length could be compared to daggers.
This might have had its tactical benefit, with the short length forcing the Spartan warrior to thrust his weapon at the torso and groin areas of his opponent, as opposed to the relatively long sword that was often used to slash at the head.
The advantage for the Spartans pertained to the fact that the contemporary body armor was also (mostly) changed to lighter linothorax instead of the heavy ‘muscled’ cuirass – and thus a short sword could be used as an effective secondary weapon for inflicting thrusting injuries on the enemy.
And as with many Laconic phrases, there are literary tidbits put forth by Plutarch when it came to the exceedingly short swords of the Spartans During one instance when King Agesilaus was asked why Spartan swords are too short, he tersely replied – ‘because we fight close to the enemy’. In another episode, when an Athenian asked a Spartan why his sword was so short, he retorted – ‘it is long enough to reach your heart.’
Singing and Sacrifices
Despite their ‘laconic’ ways, symbolism and superstitions played a big role in the Spartan military. The ritualistic scope is quite evident from the way the Spartan kings sacrificed animals before the start of any military campaign beyond Sparta’s border. The fire from this sacrifice was then carried forth by a specially appointed fire-bearer or pyrphorus, all the way to the border.
The flame was never extinguished as the fire-bearer accompanied the army on its march, and he was followed by a flock of shepherded animals. Among these animals, the katoiades (probably the she-goat) was chosen as the prime sacrificial victim dedicated to the goddess Artemis Agrotera. However, on the practical side of affairs, the flame was probably not snuffed out so that it could also serve as a cooking fire for the army on the march while maintaining its symbolic resplendence.
As for recreations, it was said the only time a Spartan warrior took a break from military training was during the war. However, the statement is not entirely true, since the Spartans were expected to exercise daily in both morning and evening sessions, even during ongoing campaigns. The only break they got from camp training was after dinner when soldiers huddled together to sing their hymns.
But even this ‘relaxing’ period was turned into a competition when every man was then called forth to sing a composition by Tyrtaios. Then the polemarchoi (a senior military title holder) decided on the winner and accorded him a choice piece of meat as a gift.
The singing, however, was not just limited to the camp. Before the commencement of a battle, the king once again made sacrifices to the goddess Artemis. The officers then grouped the hoplites and their lines started moving forward (with some wearing wreaths), while the king began to sing one of many marching songs composed by Tyrtaios. He was complemented by pipers who played the familiar tune, thus serving as a powerful auditory accompaniment to the progressing Spartan army.
Interestingly, as with many Greek customs, there might have been a practical side underneath this seemingly religious veneer. According to Thucydides, the songs and their tunes kept the marching line in order, which entailed a major battlefield tactic – since Greek warfare generally involved a steady approach to the enemy positions with a solid, unbroken line. This incredible auditory scope ended in a crescendo with the collective (yet sacred) war cry of paean, a military custom that was Dorian in origin.
The Chronic Shortage of Spartans
Unfortunately for the Spartans, by the late 5th century, while their army boasted both courage and tenacity, the intrinsic strength was eroded by the available numbers. For example, at the Battle of Thermopylae (circa 480 BC), the Greek forces under King Leonidas possibly had around 7,000 men that faced the army of Persian King Xerxes.
Within this force, the Spartiates (Spartan free citizens) themselves only had 300 men, while being accompanied by over a thousand perioikoi and helots from Sparta. Furthermore, Thucydides mentions how the low population of the Spartiates possibly allowed for a paltry force of only 2,560 Spartan hoplites by 418 BC.
The reasons for such low numbers could have been due to various possibilities, with hypotheses like how a calamitous earthquake afflicted the citizen Spartans in circa 464 BC and the high casualties suffered in the Third Messenian War. To rectify the dwindling numbers, the Spartans began to actively recruit the free but non-citizen perioikoi class into its organizational scope.
By the time of the Second Peloponnesian War, the Spartans even trained hoplites from the helot ranks. The first of these helot hoplites were freed after they returned from their Thracian military campaign that took place over three years and ended in 421 BC. And meanwhile, the ‘home’ Spartan army was supplemented by neodamodeis (discussed earlier) – which comprised a separate batch of better-trained helot hoplites.
Unsung Cavalry, Archers, and Navy
After defeating the Spartan navy at the Battle of Pylos in circa 425 BC, the Athenians controlled the Pylos peninsula (southwestern Greece) and established a raiding base in the region. The Spartans tried to counter the Athenian forays by establishing a cavalry force of 400 strength.
And while such a decision seemed tactically appropriate, the Spartan state was already financially debilitated by the Peloponnesian War. Consequently, it could ill afford a mounted force whose logistical scope and battlefield applications were (somewhat) alien to the Spartans.
As a solution, only the richest (from both full citizen Spartiate and perioikoi backgrounds) were allowed in the regiment since they could afford horses. Furthermore, according to the anecdotes of Plutarch, many of the recruits were possibly ill-suited to hoplite combat because of their physical incapability or low morale.
And given the Spartan penchant for close-quarters combat, it is not a big surprise that the art of archery also took a backseat when it came to their ‘conservative’ mode of warfare. But beyond just avoiding any archery training, the Spartans possibly abhorred archery as a skill.
Plutarch once again provides numerous anecdotes, and one of them relates to how a Spartan warrior was mortally wounded by an enemy archer. While lying on the ground, he was not worried about his death, but rather remorseful that he would die at the hands of a ‘womanish’ archer.
There were even incidences when the Spartans simply refused to fight when they were at the receiving end of a determined archery barrage. One such episode related to an encounter in 425 BC, when an entire Spartan garrison surrendered after being afflicted by enemy arrows. One of the survivors was later mocked by his Athenian counterpart, who derided the soldier for surrendering and thus not showcasing the braveness expected of a Spartan warrior.
The soldier replied that it was only a fine spindle (atrakon) that could distinguish the brave. The spindle, in this case, alluded to the instrument of a woman. Nevertheless, the austere Spartan troops were forced to adopt mixed tactics in the future that involved archers and other missile troops; but most of the archers were probably mercenaries employed from Crete. Additionally, the Spartans also began to employ the allied Skiritai, hailing from the mountainous Arcadia, as both hoplites and peltasts (skirmishers).
Similarly, confronted by Athenian naval supremacy at the early stages of the Peloponnesian War (431-406 BC), the Spartans employed and even revitalized their own fleet. This resulted in a short-lived naval dominance of the Aegean by Sparta, ironically (mostly) financed by the coffers of the Persian Empire. However, the tides soon turned against them by the late 4th century, when Sparta suffered decisive naval defeats at the hand of Athens – in the Battle of Cnidus (394 BC) and the Battle of Naxos (374 BC) respectively.
Culture of the Spartans –
The Crimson Cloaks and Long Hair of Spartans
According to Xenophon, the crimson tunic and bronze shields carried by the Spartans were mandated by their legendary law-giver Lycurgus. Plutarch interestingly added to this view by stating that the red-hued clothing might have psychologically afflicted the enemy while also hiding the bloody wounds of a Spartan warrior.
The latter explanation might have some justification since most Greek armies contemporary to even Xenophon’s time adopted some variants of the crimson clothing, probably inspired by their Spartan counterparts.
On the other hand, beyond bravery and masculinity, there was possibly cultural reasoning behind the preference for crimson clothing in the Spartan army. To that end, crimson was generally considered an expensive dye. Xenophon also talked about how soldiers should be dressed at their best in a battle, in case the Gods granted them victory (and the troops, in turn, could mark the occasion in an opulent manner, or die in a regal manner).
So the Spartan mothers and wives proudly made the battle tunics of their sons and husbands with the finest possible materials. This societal tendency later transformed into a norm by the 4th century BC, and thus the Spartan hoplites became uniformly draped in crimson robes.
Earlier in the post, we also mentioned how the meirakion or youth was forced to cut his hair short while training in the agoge. But as Prof. Secunda noted, according to Xenophon, once the Spartan male entered manhood (possibly, at the age of 21), he was allowed (and sometimes even encouraged) to grow his hair long. This notion once again had a cultural bearing, with the elders believing that long hair made the person seem taller in stature, and thus more dignified as a Spartan warrior on the battlefield.
And according to Plutarch, long hair made good-looking men more handsome and ugly-looking men more terrifying – both of which had their psychological value in the Spartan army. And even beyond vanity, long hair has always been associated with freedom in Archaic Lakedaimonian circles – since many servile tasks couldn’t be achieved by keeping one’s hair long.
The Perception of Cowardice in Spartan Society
Given the propensity of Spartans for warfare and nigh ‘egotistic’ bravery, it doesn’t really come as a surprise that cowardice was not accepted as a general rule. Even simple accusations of cowardice against a Spartan warrior could initiate government rulings that officially excluded him from holding any office inside the state of Sparta. And if cowardice was ‘proven’, the person was simply banned from making any kind of legal contract and agreement, which also entailed marriage.
Furthermore, they were made to wear specially designed cloaks with multifarious colors and also had to shave half their beard. Such kinds of bitter episodes frequently led to suicides among the Spartan men who surrendered in battles (or ‘missed out’ on battles).
In fact, Herodotus’ account of the Battle of Thermopylae attests to a similar behavioral pattern when two men were publicly shamed for not being part of the ‘heroic’ conflict. Unable to bear the pressure, one of them hanged himself shortly afterward, while the other redeemed himself by getting killed in a later encounter.
Conclusion – The Rise and Decline of the Spartans
The Spartans were on the ascendancy in terms of power and prestige during the intermittent Greco-Persian Wars from circa 499-449 BC – as can be surmised from their leadership roles at the Battle of Thermopylae and Battle of Plataea. However, Sparta was soon embroiled in a far more attritional war with the emergent Athenians, resulting in the protracted Peloponnesian Wars from circa 431 till 404 BC.
Incredibly enough, the Spartans, known for their land-based armies, were successful in naval pursuits, thereby defeating the Athenian Empire and emerging as the most powerful Greek city-state in the late 5th century – early 4th century. The period, also known as the Spartan Hegemony, even entailed Spartan raids and forays into Persian territories of Anatolia.
Unfortunately for the Spartans, their hegemonic tendencies drew the ire of the numerous Greek city-states who formed a coalition against Sparta. And while Sparta once again scored a string of land victories, their naval power was decimated, ironically by the combined efforts of both Athens and Persia (as discussed earlier, at the Battle of Cnidus, circa 394 BC).
Moreover, the state’s economic and social orders were crippled by the incessant warfare, low birth rate, and more importantly the revolts of the helots (who far outnumbered the Spartiates). And this long-term reversal of fortunes was rather exemplified by the disastrous defeat of a full land army of Spartans by the Theban general Epaminondas at the Battle of Leuctra, in circa 371 BC.
In spite of being permanently ‘demoted’ from its hegemony after the defeat, the ever-persistent Spartans later fought the Macedonians and were forced to join the League of Corinth by Alexander. During the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BC, Sparta even remained an important ally of Rome But its political independence was snuffed out a century later when the Spartans were once again defeated by an alliance of Romans and the Achaean League in circa 146 BC.
Thereafter Sparta became a ‘free city’ under Roman influence, and as such, some Laws of Lycurgus were still followed inside the confines of the settlement. One particular episode also epitomizes the relevance of Spartan military legacy in Roman circles – when Emperor Caracalla recruited 500 men (cohort) from Sparta who apparently fought as phalanx infantry in circa 214 AD. However, even the nascent ‘existence’ of Sparta was finally extinguished when the city was sacked by the Visigoths in circa 396 AD and its inhabitants sold into slavery.
Honorable Mention – Krypteia
Despite our popular culture-inspired notions, the Spartan male was only considered a true soldier from the age of 18 (and not before that) when he was called the eiren or ‘adult citizen’. However, the Spartan secret service, known as krypteia, only inducted male members – who were generally above 27 years old (and below 30 years).
This ‘krypteia’ branch of the military practiced a cruel form of training for its initiates that required them to literally murder innocent helots. These helots belonged to the subjugated populace of Sparta which provided the free Lakedaimonians with slaves to work on fields, while the Spartans trained themselves for wars.
As for the barbarous process in question here, it started off when an ephor (an elected Spartan leader) upon entering his office, often declared war on the helots with the casus belli of fake revolts. This executive decision for all intents and purposes made the act of killing a helot legal from the perspective of the state’s judicial system.
And when the terrible order was passed, young Spartan men under the krypteia branch of ‘special services’ armed with just daggers and rations were let loose into the countryside populated by such slaves. These men used stealthy bandit-like tactics and ambushed unsuspecting helots to kill them mostly during times of the night.
The planning of such legalized murders was often elaborate and bloodthirsty. For example, there were cases when the strongest and largest helot was targeted first, so as to make a case for Spartan manliness in taking down bigger enemies.
*The article was updated on 4th June 2022.
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DP7658 Screening, Competition, and Job Design: Economic Origins of Good Jobs
In recent decades, many firms offered more discretion to their employees, often increasing the productivity of effort but also leaving more opportunities for shirking. These "high-performance work systems" are difficult to understand in terms of standard moral hazard models. We show experimentally that complementarities between high effort discretion, rent-sharing, screening opportunities, and competition are important driving forces behind these new forms of work organization. We document in particular the endogenous emergence of two fundamentally distinct types of employment strategies. Employers either implement a control strategy, which consists of low effort discretion and little or no rent-sharing, or they implement a trust strategy, which stipulates high effort discretion and substantial rent-sharing. If employers cannot screen employees, the control strategy prevails, while the possibility of screening renders the trust strategy profitable. The introduction of competition substantially fosters the trust strategy, reduces market segmentation, and leads to large welfare gains for both employers and employees. | <urn:uuid:3e5dd3e8-1e7e-41d5-96fa-3648ba8fb6ff> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cepr.org/publications/dp7658 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.938474 | 209 | 1.609375 | 2 |
By: Joe Warta
Any book that opens with an allusion to King David’s victory over Goliath being one of superior firepower and not simply a Biblical miracle is sure to get my attention.
But it only gets more interesting from there.
From the ancient history of propulsion weapons, to the history of primitive 16th century firearms, to the modern day, author David Harsanyi provides a detailed and engaging retelling of “America’s enduring history with the gun” in his new book, “First Freedom.” (October 2018)
Harsanyi’s book is rife with historical commentary and is chock-full of exciting tales from our nation’s fundamental relationship with firearms.
It is hard to read “First Freedom” and not see stark similarities between the gun debate hundreds of years ago and today. For example, as Harsanyi points out, in 1727, English elitists asserted that those who used their firearms were “bad Christians… of little or no worth…” and would ultimately resort to using their weapons for criminal acts. And those English aristocrats were able to succeed in pushing their anti-gun agendas by banning many different kinds of hunting in an attempt to keep the population unarmed and untrained. Their anti-gun rhetoric reminded me of talking points that are still drilled into the populous by politicians and media elites today.
In delving into the complicated history of firearms, Harsanyi makes it clear that, from the United States’ founding, American citizens were not going to let anyone disarm them. The Revolutionary War was ignited, in part, by an attempt by the British to disarm New England citizens during the Gunpowder Incident.
The American people, as Harsanyi points out, have always viewed their right to self-defense as fundamental. It is clear that those who sought to disarm colonists never really provided a sound philosophical reason for doing so – meanwhile, Americans cited their natural right and duty to self-defense as their reasons for keeping and bearing arms. Americans, indeed, were unquestionably the most zealous defenders of natural rights in the world.
American gun culture traces its roots to the thousand-year-old English tradition of self-defense. The English people were implored to arm themselves by King Alfred. The semi-modern establishment of militias dates back to English villages, and the natural right to self-defense can be seen in royal proclamations in England hundreds of years ago, which demanded that each male head of household own a weapon to defend himself and his family.
Harsanyi, of course, did not simply write a book about political philosophy. The technical history of the American relationship with firearms, as well as the detailed history of American warfare, provides a fascinating contrast to the philosophy of “First Freedom.”
The technical history of the American relationship with firearms gives an extraordinary, albeit under-reported, history into the American history of marksmanship. With accounts of the self-taught Appalachian marksmen who become one of the most invaluable components of Washington’s army in the American Revolution, to the fabled cowboys of the 1800s, Harsanyi’s reporting of history is sometimes more like an exciting novel than a history book.
“First Freedom” is far-reaching, and tackles the stories of Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill, the Lewis Gun, Mikhail Kalashnikov, and reaches into the modern infamy of the firearm debate.
I was thoroughly impressed with the depth and clarity with which Harsanyi writes. I started the book as a gun owner and liked to think I knew a thing or two about firearms, but I finished the books much more informed. “First Freedom” covers just about everything a gun owner could hope for: technical explanations of firearms, the political philosophy behind the right to self-defense, and of course, a healthy helping of entertaining history.
Joe Warta is a Regional Director with the National Association for Gun Rights writing from Colorado. Contact him at email@example.com. | <urn:uuid:650f06f0-93c4-4b3f-a8d3-9b4a5fa9b4a9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gunpowdermagazine.com/book-review-first-freedom-a-ride-through-americas-enduring-history-with-the-gun/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.965137 | 848 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Why do professional players have their own private coaches? The answer to this question is very simple; you. It is all about you, your tennis needs and what you need to improve. During a private lesson you will have the opportunity to specify problem areas that you would like to address, and you will receive a full written evaluation of the areas covered which can be used for future reference.
During a private lesson players can choose to work on a wide variety of areas, including, but not limited to; Technique/Biomechanics, Movement/Footwork, Strategy, Mental Game, Pattern play.
Each individual player should have a unique identity and below are 4 basic game styles that every player must be able to categorize themselves in, so that they can specifically target the necessary areas to focus on;
1. Serve and Volleyer (requires power and agility)
2. All-Court player (requires power and aerobic/anaerobic endurance)
3. Aggressive baseliner (requires strength and agility)
4. Counter-Puncher (requires speed, agility, aerobic/anaerobic endurance)
Modern day tennis players are phenomenal athletes that are able to combine power, strength, speed and agility in a way that allow each individual to fulfill their potential. As the old saying goes 'when hell becomes your home everything else becomes easy'. Remember all lessons can be video-recorded for future reference. For more information about Mark please visit the About me section. | <urn:uuid:e4fb7cc5-c842-42ec-ad76-dd3e67f4adc6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.firststriketennis.us/index.php/services/private-lesson.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.948052 | 325 | 1.820313 | 2 |
After an FAA determination last week that 130 wind turbines that are proposed for a wind farm in Nantucket Sound would not pose any hazard to navigation by GA airplanes, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound filed an appeal in federal court challenging the decision.
“The FAA ruling shows a complete and utter disregard for public safety and flies in the face of last year’s decision by the US Court of Appeals in DC to revoke Cape Wind’s aviation safety permit,” said Audra Parker, president of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, in a news release Thursday. “Cape Wind would place 130 massive turbines, each over 40 stories tall, in the heart of Nantucket Sound. It’s abundantly clear to virtually everyone outside of the FAA that it poses serious safety risks to the flying public.”
This most recent ruling comes following concerns that the FAA’s previous decisions in favor of Cape Wind were politically motivated and overlooked obvious safety hazards. Internal FAA documents unearthed in June revealed that officials had worried that it would be “very difficult politically to refuse approval” of Cape Wind even as its own technical experts and Air Traffic Controllers expressed concerns about compromising airplane safety.
The FAA’s new determination comes during a congressional investigation of the FAA’s handling of Cape Wind and before responding to requests for related documents by two powerful Congressmen, Darrell Issa (pictured, left), Chairman Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and John Mica (pictured, right), Chairman Committee Transportation and Infrastructure. The FAA appears to be stonewalling Congress by failing to comply with a July 31 deadline to answer questions and provide documents related to meetings between the FAA, White House and Cape Wind.
Another letter to President Obama from Chairman Issa, along with Congressmen Jim Jordan and Trey Gowdy, referencing both Solyndra and Cape Wind, states “Documents show that your personal interest in the Cape Wind offshore wind farm may have created pressure on career officials to approve the project.” The letter went on to quote a Department of Energy email that states “[G]et cape wind done by Sept 30. That’s more important to the president.”
The group filing the lawsuit argues that the aviation community believes there are serious risks posed by the 25-square mile project due to its proposed location in the middle of a highly trafficked, low altitude flight corridor in Nantucket Sound that features rapidly changing weather conditions and 200 days of fog per year. “The FAA is continuing to bow to political pressure, and in doing so they are putting the safety of countless airplane pilots and passengers at serious risk,” Parker said. “Once again, the agency has ignored very real public safety concerns all for the sake of political expediency.”
In addition to concerns over the FAA’s recent rulings, Save Our Sound holds that Cape Wind faces a number of other hurdles, including four other pending federal lawsuits by numerous parties, and significant financial challenges that include its extremely high cost, lack of financing and expiring federal tax credits and subsidies. “Cape Wind is a financial, environmental and safety threat,” added Parker. “Despite the political favoritism the project continues to receive, its exorbitant cost and ongoing legal challenges make it clear that this project has no real chance of ever being built.”
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Mitra SharafiMar 2, 2016
Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia
Parsi Legal Culture, 1772-1947
Cambridge University Press 2015
Parsis, also known as Zoroastrians, were deeply entwined with the colonial legal system of British India and Burma, far beyond what one might expect from their relativity small numbers. Mitra Sharafi, in her wonderful new book Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia: Parsi Legal Culture, 1772-1947 (Cambridge University Press, 2014), explores this anomaly and how - as legislators, lawyers, litigants, judges and lobbyists - they managed to maintain the contours of their distinctive ethno-religious community. With fascinating legal cases, lively personalties and a deep discussion of how identity and litigation interact, Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia is a compelling and engaging account of a community with a unique and intriguing relationship with colonial rule. | <urn:uuid:dfd23460-a5de-4e07-a034-2f260b38e8df> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://newbooksnetwork.com/mitra-sharafi-law-and-identity-in-colonial-south-asia-parsi-legal-culture-1772-1947-cambridge-up-2015/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.935319 | 190 | 3.125 | 3 |
Zoloft and Zoloft Side Effects Information
What is Zoloft?
Zoloft is a popular prescription medicine that is commonly used to treat depression, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and related symptoms. Zoloft has been found to be an effective solution for social anxiety. Users taking Zoloft have report, both, positive and negative Zoloft side effects.
How does Zoloft work to help with anxiety?
Everyone has a normal substance in the brain called serotonin. It is thought that not having enough serotonin may contribute to depression, panic disorder, OCD and PTSD. How Zoloft works for all of these conditions is not known. What is known is that Zoloft may help correct the chemical imbalance of serotonin in the brain. This helps relieve your symptoms. It may take several weeks for your symptoms to get better. During this initial period the side effects of zoloft may also become visible.
What are Zoloft Side Effects?
Zoloft Side Effects may include: Nausea, headache, diarrhea, trouble sleeping, dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, or upset stomach may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor promptly.
Tell your doctor immediately if any of these serious side effects of zoloft occur: loss of appetite, unusual weight loss, unusual or severe mental/mood changes, increased sweating/flushing, unusual fatigue, uncontrolled movements (tremor), decreased interest in sex.
Tell your doctor immediately if any of these unlikely but serious zoloft side effects occur: vision changes, changes in sexual ability, painful and/or prolonged erection.
Tell your doctor immediately if any of these highly unlikely but very serious side effects of zoloft occur: fainting, irregular heartbeat, chest pain, muscle pain, trouble swallowing, ringing in in the ears, seizures.
An allergic reaction to this drug is unlikely, but seek immediate medical attention if it occurs. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include: rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing. If you notice other side effects of zoloft not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
How much Zoloft Will I Need To Take?
The amount of Zoloft a patient needs varies with each individual and the condition being treated. Zoloft should be taken as a single dose with food at about the same time every day, either in the morning or evening.
Is Zoloft Right For Me?
Zoloft is an effective medication that has successfully helped people treat their depression and anxiety disorders. Numerous clinical studies indicate that Zoloft is an excellent solution for depression / anxiety related symptoms. Before taking Zoloft, it is recommend that you speak with a physician to discuss treatment options, as well as zoloft and side effects.
More Zoloft Side Effects:
To avoid unnecessary side effects of Prozac tell your doctor your medical history, especially of: liver problems, kidney disease, seizures, heart problems, any allergies. This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy; use caution engaging in activities requiring alertness such as driving or using machinery. Limit alcoholic beverages. Caution is advised when using this product in the elderly because they may be more sensitive to the effects of the drug. This medication should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks of zoloft and side effects of zoloft, as well as the benefits with your doctor. This drug passes into breast milk. Because of the potential risk to the infant, breast-feeding while using this drug is not recommended. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding | <urn:uuid:d2b07d4d-ca45-4fa7-8969-57e8fb7253c9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://durisdeer.biz/zoloft.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.930457 | 759 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Cybersecurity Made a National Priority in the USA
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On August 25, 2021, the white house sponsored a summit of government and industry leaders on the topic of Cybersecurity. The white house indicated there are over a half million open job positions in the USA alone for this skill set. They also announced that the NIST (National Institute for Standards and Technology) would be creating a new framework to improve standards of practice. Many insurance firms pledged to have clients meet best practice standards before issuing cyber insurance. The big tech players such as IBM, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and others all are part of this effort and announced plans of their own to improve cybersecurity.
At IIBA there has been an effort to recognize the importance of cybersecurity and worked in co-operation with IEEE and staff from MIT and practitioners from around the world to identify how good analysis is so important to enabling the business to make good decisions and investments in key areas. Cybersecurity has implications from several aspects including governance issues for management, and also in the infrastructure and applications security areas.
Providing good business analysis in cybersecurity is now a major growth area. IIBA has seen whole business analysis teams dedicated to cybersecurity in many leading financial organizations. They are brought into key projects to take the cybersecurity perspective to assure that the right controls and security measures are built into the organization’s products and services, which is so critical as financial organizations drive to put more into online capabilities for customers.
Another industry with a very strong emphasis on cybersecurity is the electric energy business segment, where this key infrastructure area not only has business systems, but also control systems that are controlling the generation and distribution of electricity to homes and businesses. Disruptions in this segment can cripple the whole economy. Again, there is common practice in this industry to use business analysis professionals to develop the requirements and work with managers and users to interpret IT practices around cybersecurity to make meaningful, business understandable choices to balance security with other factors such as ease of use. Understanding cybersecurity options is critical to really add value to this for the organization.
Up your skills in cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is not just a specialty; it needs to be a core skill for every business analyst. The basics are essential to the whole community of practice. Security has to be designed into every level and not a “bolt on” to the perimeter of a network. It is part of every piece of the infrastructure of an organization, and part of every business process, and every business application workflow and system. To get this level of competency, training is essential. Getting the right kind of training to focus not just on the technical aspects, but on the business strategic, tactical and operational level is a must for every business analyst. Different levels of practice area and contextual knowledge apply to different organizations and different functions, so continual learning is a key to the ongoing success of any business analysis professional. This is even more applicable in the digital era.
Interested in cybersecurity concepts, best practices and core competencies used by leading technology experts? Watch this:
Become a cybersecurity analyst by getting certified
To remain relevant to modern organizations, especially those embracing digital transformation, business analysis professionals must learn to analyze cybersecurity. By getting a certification such as the Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis, business analysis professionals can gain the skills they need to accurately analyze cybersecurity and prove their skills to current or potential employers.
The Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis, offered by the IIBA and the IEEE Computer Society, provides the credibility of a joint certification and the opportunity to absorb key cybersecurity concepts and tools business analysis professionals need to demonstrate core competencies.
The enhanced online modules have been structured in a way that makes it easier to learn, easier to test your knowledge, and provides a clear path through cybersecurity knowledge areas. The courses are presented by two leading experts in cybersecurity analysis and the materials are aligned and based on ISO standards in cybersecurity.
Learn more about cybersecurity analysis and how it can help extend the reach of your career here.
About The Author:
Ken Fulmer has been a long-time senior IT executive with several major (Fortune 50) corporations holding roles as CTO and CIO. His primary skill is the ability to blend technology with business (people, process, technology, and data) and create strategic business outcomes. Ken has managed very large-scale enterprise programs and as Chief Technology Officer has been involved in technology in both information applications, architecture, and in more digital technology in manufacturing and retail. | <urn:uuid:aab478cd-f7ce-4223-b8e7-07b9908fb3a7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.iiba.org/business-analysis-blogs/cybersecurity-made-a-national-priority-in-the-usa/?_t_tags=siteid%3Ac7e60dce-3a8b-46dd-b2f3-c9d379791c76%2Clanguage%3Aen&_t_hit.id=IIBA_Models_Pages_InteriorPage/_8c3d2ad3-afbe-4e15-89ef-b3737dcbcc63_en&_t_hit.pos=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.954344 | 915 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Dear friends and colleagues,
The essay that Labor Neunzehn wrote almost a year ago for APRIA has now been published.
We invite you to read the article and participate in our project online.
In this article, we try to outline the philosophical and technical background that informs the architecture of our web-based project ‘All Sources Are Broken,’ an online publishing platform that enables cross-referencing media, as well as an artistic experiment about the archive and hyperlink obsolescence (https://allsourcesarebroken.net). We also address the artistic practices that contribute to defining the project as a decelerated post-digital strategy, in order to frame it within the context of what we feel like is the main urgency in the scope of information systems today: media and self-education and cultural activism.
Keywords: book, hypertext, online, offline, obsolescence.
© still video taken from the lecture performance ‘All Sources Are Broken’ by Labor Neunzehn
ABOUT APRIA ISSUE / URGENT PUBLISHING
the new issue of APRIA Journal, Urgent Publishing, is edited by Miriam Rasch and Nishant Shah, with contributions by Florian Cramer, Labor Neunzehn, Miriam Rasch and Paul Soulellis.
Read the full issue, or download a pdf here: apria.artez.nl/issue/urgent-publishing/
Urgent Publishing delves into the question of how publishers can keep up standards of quality and care for their audiences in a sphere that is increasingly dominated by breaking news, hype cycles and metrics. How can a different approach to the timeframes or tempo of publishing help in building relevant publics for content? Beyond the commodified practices of publishing one-off objects, how can publishing be a tool for critical community building?
ABOUT APRIA ON ART (RESEARCH), DIVERSE
THINKING AND FUTURE SCENARIO’S
ArtEZ Platform for Research Interventions of the Arts
APRIA (ArtEZ Platform for Research Interventions of the Arts) is an online platform that curates a peer-reviewed journal (APRIA journal) and publishes high-impact essays, image and sound contributions that examine art and interventions of the arts in relation to science and society, and that encourage dialogue around themes that are critical and urgent to the futures that we will live in.
APRIA is an online publication to support art interventions which aim to build a fair and equitable society through research in artistic practice. APRIA believes that the non-conformist way in which the arts shape their practice and research and harness its innovative and disruptive power has a special quality and helps to build scenarios for a future. Hence, the premise of the arts is their possibility to be connected, collective, and creative in intersections of knowledge, skills, speculation, and critique. The promise of the arts is in making, changing, transforming, and creating new possibilities and alternatives that challenge the scripts of the status quo.
At the heart of APRIA is an encounter with the Other – the other discipline, pedagogy, school, framework, subjectivity, practice, knowledge, discourse, perspective, culture and experience. APRIA believes that the ideas and methods of staging, creating, performing, and understanding encounters that open dialogue and build common knowledges are intrinsic in art practice and research. APRIA is a platform that showcases these encounters through scientific inquiries, artistic contributions, and knowledge movements, encouraging dialogue both globally and at the local specificity of Dutch society around themes that are critical and urgent to the futures that we will live in.
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Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms that belong to the fungal kingdom. When yeasts consume sugar and convert it to energy, they emit carbon dioxide, this is referred to as fermentation. The yeast will be more active and develop faster if there is more sugar present. While sugar and other sweets provide “food” for yeast, too much sugar can harm it by draining moisture from it and preventing it from growing. Too much sugar also delays the development of gluten. Increase the amount of yeast in the recipe or find a comparable recipe with less sugar.
Sweet yeast doughs will rise more slowly. Fermentation is sped up by a small amount of sugar, up to 3%. Warm water makes yeast grow, cold water has the reverse effect, and hot water kills yeast. Temperatures ranging from 0 to 47 degrees Celsius are suitable for yeast growth. Yeasts flourish in acidic settings with pH levels between 4.0 and 4.5. They can grow in lower pH environments than other bacteria, but not in alkaline environments. Yeasts are common in nature and can be found on grapes and other fruits. All yeast need food, moisture, and a controlled temperature environment in order to ferment. Its byproducts from food consumption include carbon dioxide, alcohol, and other organic molecules.
comparing yeast growth at various sugar concentrations.
- Two water bottles
- 50ml of water
- Two balloons
(funnel may be needed to safely transfer the ingredients into the water bottles)
- A kettle was used to boil the water, then cold water was added to the boiling water to get lukewarm water.
- 50ml of lukewarm water was added to each bottle.
- ¼ teaspoon of table sugar was then added to the first water bottle, then ½ teaspoon of table sugar was added to the other water bottle.
- ½ teaspoon of rapid-rise yeast was then added to each solution and mixed.
- After mixing, a balloon was placed on each water bottle/ tube and sealed securely.
- The contents were mixed periodically.
(N.B- A string may be used to seal the balloon placed on water bottles).
|Fermentation activity AT:||YEAST + ½ TEASPOON OF SUGAR||YEAST+ ¼ TEASPOON OF SUGAR|
|15 MIN (INITIAL)||high||low|
|45 MIN (FINAL)||high||lowest|
|AMOUNT OF GAS PRODUCED BY MEASURING THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BALLOONS AT:||YEAST + ½ TEASPOON OF SUGAR||YEAST + ¼ TEASPOON OF SUGAR|
|15 MIN (INITIAL)||11 cm||6.1 cm|
|30 MIN||15 cm||10.3 cm|
|45 MIN (FINAL)||19.4 cm||12.5 cm|
During the experiment, 500ml water bottles were used. Then 50ml of lukewarm water was added to each bottle, after that, ½ teaspoon of sugar was added to the 1st bottle then ¼ teaspoon of sugar was added to the 2nd bottle. Finally, ½ teaspoon of rapid-rise yeast was added to both bottles, then the balloons were placed on each tube and securely sealed. The balloons were checked at the time interval of 15min to observe any changes, when glancing at the balloons, it was noticed that the balloons were getting bigger and bigger every time on top of the water bottles. Warmth and moisture are necessary for yeast to function, that is why lukewarm water was added. Sugar was converted to carbon dioxide by yeast.
Some bubbles were also observed in the yeast mixture during the experiment, it was the small carbon dioxide gas bubbles produced by the yeast as it “ate” the sugar.
As the yeast continued to react, additional sugar was transformed into carbon dioxide gas. The balloons were filled with this gas, which caused them to inflate. It was also observed that the balloon on the water bottle that had ½ teaspoon of sugar was growing bigger at a faster rate than the one that had ¼ teaspoon of sugar.
This can show that glucose concentration increases fermentation production in yeast. The more sugar present, the more active the yeast becomes, and the faster it grows. The balloon on the bottle that had less sugar was growing at a slow rate compared to the other one, even had fewer bubbles visible. It was seen that the concentration of sugar plays a vital role in the rate of fermentation, the more sugar present, the more active the yeast becomes, and the faster it grows. This also showed why the fermentation rates of the sugars differ over time. Both balloons grew until they reached a point where they grew no more.
During the experiment, when the balloons were growing bigger and bigger, using the time interval of 15 minutes, the circumferences of the balloons were measured. From the measurements, it can be safely concluded that the balloon on the water bottle with ½ teaspoon of sugar grew bigger and faster than the one on the water bottle with ¼ teaspoon of sugar. Another thing observed is that as time went by the fermentation rate of both the balloons started to decrease.
From what was observed during the practice of the experiment, it can be concluded that the more sugar there is, the more active the yeast will be and the faster its growth. THIS CAN BE APPLIED IN REAL LIFE: fermentation can be used to preserve food, preventing rotting or harmful microorganisms from growing in the food. Can also apply when baking bread. | <urn:uuid:039f36ce-6a1f-438f-b0f6-8876875b6db3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://schoolworkhelper.net/inflate-a-balloon-with-yeast-fermentation-experiment-lab-explained/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.969951 | 1,211 | 3.953125 | 4 |
Female Go players facts for kids
This is an article about the history of Female Go players.
Female Go players are viewed to be a minority. This is due to these reasons:
- There are many male players but only few female players.
- In Japan, there are only three female 8-dan players. And there are no female 9-dan. In addition, there are no female winners at games without gender rules. Asami Ueno was the first female player who managed to be a finalist.
- In China, there was no female 9-dan before Rui Naiwei.
- Most players and winners at World championships are male.
- Not all female players are fairly paid. Joanne Missingham is known for her protests to this issue.
- At most Go organizations, directors are only male.
Comparison with female shogi players
In Japan, Go players are always compared with shogi players. This is because newspapers like Asahi Shinbun treat them equal. But there is a big difference among female players. Female Go players usually belong to the same organization with others. But this does not happen for shogi. Female shogi players belong to the Ladies Professional Shogi Association (LPSA). The others belong to the Japan Shogi Association (JSA). Some LPSA players like Kana Satomi have tried to enter JSA. But currently, no one has entered.
Promotion of female players
In Europe, there were no notable female players before Svetlana Shikshina and Diana Koszegi. In order to increase female players, the European Go Federation is holding the European Womens Go Championship (EWGC) since 1996 and the European Pair Go Championship (EPGC) since 1997.
Kansai Ki-in has eased the age rules to female players. At Nihon Ki-in, there is a special exam for female players. Most female professionals (except Xie Yimin and Keiko Kato etc.) have got their pro status by this way. In 2019, Nihon Ki-in has started a female player test system to give more support to them. Nihon Ki-in is also sponsoring female amateur games.
Female Student Honinbo
- See also: :ja:全日本女子学生本因坊決定戦
This is a tournament operated with the All Japan Student Go Federation. Some winners have got pro status, or became top amateur players. Only players who cleared regional games can attend.
All Japan Female Amateur Go Championship
The All Japan Female Amateur Go Championship is the highest match for female amateur Go players. Some winners have became a pro. The next table shows the notable winners.
|1970-1971 and 1975||Kazuko Kanai|
|1977-1978, 1980, 1985 and 1987||Yoshiko Kamekura|
|1990-1991 and 1993-1995||Akiko Sato|
|2002 and 2013||Maya Ohsawa (Narumi Ohsawa's sister. The Ohsawa sisters became the first sisters to win at here)|
|2003||Kaori Mukai (Chiaki Mukai's sister, now known as Kaori Mimura)|
|2005 and 2007||Akane Ishii (currently known as Akane Tatsumi)|
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Written by Emily R
This is the story of a broken man and a community that shadows him everywhere. If you crack the man open, all you would see are lies and emptiness. If you entered the community, you would find untold riches and myths running through each of their veins.
The broken man would rather enter fire than go near a mile of that community.
The community is vibrant, the community is throbbing, they are right in the middle of the city. The man is vibrant too, throbbing too, living in the same city. And he is afraid. He is very very afraid.
He grew up watching them from a distance. They were everywhere, from the friendly neighborhood to the far-flung University area, from Tikatuli to Badda. He could see them, he could envy them, he had so many acquaintances with them. But, only in his mind. He was raised with the belief that these are abominations. He could not quite shake off that distant belief. He could not bridge the distance between them and him.
Here is an imaginary conversation between him and one member of the community.
- Hello, love. I am probably one of you. Or something eerily familiar. I don’t know. I am so confused. But you are looking pretty today.
Here is how the real conversation went.
- Hey, give us some money.
- (Takes out a note from his pocket with trembling hands) Take … it. Now… go away, you.
Then came a customary non-binding kiss on his cheek.
The truth is, the only way he could hide his interest was by feigning fear. When a troop from the community attacked his home, demanding money for who knows what, he could not just go up and talk. He ran and closed his door. And soon enough, his friends, his family, everyone, knew that his special fear was the dreaded word. He was mortally afraid of Hijras.
He grew into that fear. When you asked people to list their fears, and some of them wrote spiders, lizards, height, stairs, he would write Hijra without a moment’s glance. He might as well have written his own name.
Except that he wouldn’t. Nobody wants to compromise their worldly privileges. Unless they have to. Not someone like him. Someone, surrounded by friends, surrounded by people, beloved of many, known to none. He can be very deceptive, throbbing with life underneath layers of masks. Sometimes he scares himself.
But how long does it take for fear to take shape when you fake it for decades and more? Pretty soon, your feet start to run by themselves at the remotest reference of all these. You make faces you never thought yourself capable of making. You show disgust instead of affinity. Maybe, just maybe, disgust was his way of expressing affinity.
But such a game of hide-and-never-seek takes its toll. For example, now this is a very trivial example: when everyone played the game of “what does your keyboard say when you type sex” on social media, he just made up the words his keyboard is supposed to say because his phone’s keyboard has no memory. Because he needs to periodically refresh his keyboard history, his browsing history. His own history. This is a lifelong game of hide-and-sick.
There will be moments when he almost loses his guard. When he fancies a woman, part of him cannot help wondering how it would feel to be in her shoes. When he fancies a man, part of him cannot help feeling he is cheating. Cheating the man. The woman inside. The whole wide world. But the world never cared if he lived or died. Or if he hid or not.
So yes, our hero of the story sees Hijras from afar, heaves a heavy sigh, and walks across the road in a hurry, because he partly believes that one day, they are going to see the look in his eyes. If this was a story, that could be avoided. Maybe he would go blind and have to wear glass eyes. They say glass eyes show no remorse. He knows all about himself. He knows about how some women are trapped in men’s bodies. He knows he is trapped too; he just can’t figure out where. If this was a story, he would unravel the truth, get himself saved, and maybe, if he had the courage, maybe he would be herself. Finally.
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