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Background Pectoralis major flaps have been the workhorse in head and neck region reconstructions till date. However, pectoralis major flaps have disadvantages, including limitations regarding flap range and less stable blood flow than that in free flaps. Here, we report on the safe reconstruction to the oral cavity and neck area by using extended pectoralis major flaps. These flaps include both the normal vessels that feed pectoralis major flaps (the thoracoacromial artery and vein) and the lateral thoracic artery and vein to stabilize blood flow and expand flap survival area caudally. Methods Eight patients who had undergone reconstruction with extended pectoralis major flaps after the resection of head and neck cancers from June 2009 to March 2013. In all cases, the pectoralis major flap was elevated with a vascular pedicle comprising the thoracoacromial artery and vein and the lateral thoracic artery and vein. Results No blood circulation disorders, such as ischemia or congestion, were observed after the flaps were elevated and moved to the resected areas. All flaps were sutured on without difficulty. The area the flaps were harvested from was closed in a single stage. No postoperative complications such as hematoma, abscess, or fistula were observed. Conclusion Extended pectoralis major flaps have a wide range and more stable blood flow, so they are thought to be useful in situations in which free flaps cannot be used for a variety of reasons.
- lateral thoracic vessels
- pectoralis major myocutaneous flap
- thoracoacromial vessels
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MMU professor speaks on Manchester's worst female criminals
- History Lecturer Michala Hulme reveals the most famous female criminals in Manchester
Victorian England is known for its brutal and violent history, crime was prevalent and even worse is the punishment for these crimes from hangings to heads on spikes.
If you are interested in true crime you would want to know about Manchester’s most famous female criminals in history.
Michala Hulme Lecturer in History at Manchester Metropolitan University, is delving deeper into Manchester’s criminal history in particular female criminals.
“I have always been interested in the history of Manchester, it started when I did my own family tree and that sparked an interest in me to know more about what my ancestors did. I went onto do a PHD which was on how Victorian’s disposed off the dead and within this research I found interesting stories about crime and gritty stories” said Michala.
A special talk on ‘Manchester’s Worst female criminals’ is on next week at MMU organised by Michala Hulme.
“The most interesting case I have come across is one of Ann Carteledge who provided a service to have illegal abortions as in those times it was seen as a big taboo, she was a mid-wife who took money off women to provide abortions and eventually a woman died and she was sentenced to death by hanging” she said.
Michala added “If you think about Manchester during the Victorian period which is predominantly where my research is based, and you think about how busy it was and the poverty which made people desperate. You can see why there was this underbelly and the amount of crime going on”.
This talk is a perfect opportunity for any history and crime enthusiasts to dig their claws into and learn more about what really went down in the Victorian times.
Michala hopes anyone who is interested in this would be able to attend “The talk is free and open to anybody, and I hopefully will be sharing new information they don’t know about. I have some fantastic pictures of these women which is interesting as there are these Victorian looking mugshot”. | <urn:uuid:d111bb26-5cb9-4456-bcbc-fe33b05ddfa2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thenorthernquota.org/features/mmu-professor-speaks-manchesters-worst-female-criminals | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.984772 | 450 | 1.859375 | 2 |
If MLK were alive today, the Democrats would be calling him the same names they use for Justice Clarence Thomas, Doctor Ben Carson, and Senator Tim Scott, because he was opposed to abortion and most likely voted Republican.
I googled his abortion stance and found that, while he did receive the Margaret Sanger award, it was at a time when Planned Parenthood was itself repudiating abortion, at least publicly. Sanger’s support for abortion and her rabid racism have both been well documented but only in more recent years. MLK was pro-birth control, but made many statements against abortion.
I also googled his Republicanism and found the Left whining a lot about how it has never been confirmed. He apparently never got political, but it is easily confirmed that the Republican Party was the primary force behind civil rights legislation. Northern Democrats were for it, but Southern Democrats were opposed. The DNC claims undue credit only because their racist president, LBJ, was more or less forced to sign it. | <urn:uuid:669ed14e-36de-47e8-a662-5a73b12315de> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://polination.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/on-the-shoulders-of-a-giant/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.99261 | 206 | 2.0625 | 2 |
The Unique taste of Kinder chocolate Mini
Thanks to its recipe made with a deliciously creamy milky filling - Kinder Chocolate is perfect as a little treat – especially made for kids and reassuring for mums. Kinder Chocolate now comes in single and individually wrapped bites ideal for sharing.
Milk Chocolate (40%) (Sugar, Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifiers: Lecithins [soy/sunflower], Flavouring: Natural Identical Vanillin), Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder, Vegetable Fat (Palm), Anhydrous Milkfat, Emulsifiers (Lecithins [soy Sunflower]), Flavouring (Natural Identical Vanillin). Total Milk Constituents: 33%. Total Cocoa Solids: 13%. Solids In Milk Chocolate: Cocoa 32%, Milk Fat Free 16,5%, Milk Fat 6%.
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Kinder Chocolate Mini 120 gr – 20 pieces
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Workplace Pensions 2015
Auto-enrolment has been widely heralded a success, with predicted opt-outs of more than 30 per cent currently below 10 per cent. But with minimum contributions still falling far short of what is needed for a comfortable retirement, it is clear there is still work to be done by government, businesses and savers alike. This report explores provision of financial education at work, steering clear of pension scams, investment strategies, de-risking pension schemes and how technology is leading the way in pension planning
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Many South Africans believe that crime is on the increase. Most people also believe that solving crime in the country does not rest with the criminal justice sector alone, but also requires improved social and economic development.
Fortunately, there is data to back up this view, namely the South African National Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS), which is regularly undertaken by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The aim of the survey is to elicit the views and experiences of 31 390 households across the country on topics related to crime and criminal justice. The objective is to provide policymakers with a better understanding of the extent and nature of different crime types, the impact it has on victims and public perceptions of the performance of the criminal justice system.
The most recent findings for the period April 2013 to March 2014 were released in December 2014. These findings reflect the same trends contained in the annual police crime statistics that were released last year in September, most importantly that there has been an increase in many violent crime categories over the past two years. Overall, the survey found that more households (41%) believed violent crime to have increased in the past year, while far fewer thought that it had either decreased (32%) or remained stable (27%).
Respondents feared housebreaking the most (60%) followed by home robbery (50%), street robbery (40%), murder (37%), sexual assault (31%), pick-pocketing (26%) and assault (24%).
Out of the most three most populous provinces, the Western Cape had the highest level of fear of crime (1 776 households per 10 000 population) – to the extent that it may prevent people from leaving their homes to go to work or town; as compared with Gauteng (1 457 households per 10 000) and KwaZulu-Natal (1 216 households per 10 000 population). Interestingly, Northern Cape households were the most fearful (1 889 households per 10 000 population) and the lowest rates were in Limpopo (634 per 10 000) and the Free State (838 per 10 000).
The 2013/14 survey also confirms that reporting rates vary greatly by crime type. Traditionally, murders have high reporting rates because bodies can be counted. Most motor vehicle thefts are reported because insurance companies require case numbers to process insurance claims. The VOCS households indicated that 92% of all car thefts were reported and 89% of all murders. Other crime categories, however, are notoriously under-reported.
For instance, 54% of respondents did not report cases of assault to the police. Reasons for non-reporting included, among others, that the victim solved the issue themselves (22%), ‘other reasons’ (18,5%) and that it was not serious enough (10%).
Given the low reporting rates for certain crime categories, Stats SA stated that ‘the prevalence and under-reporting of crime incidents to the South African Police Service (SAPS) remain a major concern in the country. It is important to measure the extent of crime and gain insights about its dynamics in order to better understand how it manifests itself in communities. This will enable better formulation, implementation and monitoring of strategies for prevention of crime and management.’
That the government does not appear to be on top of the crime situation could be the reason why there was a decline in the number of households who were satisfied with the police. Households that reported being generally satisfied with the police in their areas decreased from 62,4% in 2012 to 59,2% in 2014. In contrast, 40,8% of respondents were dissatisfied with the police.
Satisfaction levels are highest in the Eastern Cape (66%) and Western Cape (64%) and lowest in Mpumalanga (55%) and North West (51%). While it is positive that a majority of households still report being satisfied with the police, the overall decline in satisfaction is concerning.
Households were slightly more satisfied with the performance of the courts than with the police: 64,3% of respondents said they were satisfied with the courts, compared to 63,7% in 2012.
Yet most South Africans do not believe that solving crime rests exclusively with the criminal justice system. When asked where government should spend money to reduce crime, a majority of households (64%) said it should be on social or economic development. Only 20% thought that more money should be spent on law enforcement and 16% believed it should be spent on the courts.
The notion that households do not rely solely on the police for their safety is quite apparent in the survey findings. Half of the households implemented physical measures to protect their homes (such as installing security gates and alarm systems), while 12% relied on private security, 7% belonged to a ‘self-help group’ and only 5% took to carrying a weapon for protection.
The VOCS findings provide a welcome addition to the body of information available to understand crime and violence in South Africa. Currently, the way in which police release their statistics does not provide detail on how crimes like murder are committed, and who is most at risk. For the government to best utilise its resources to reduce crime and violence, this kind of information is crucial.
While there are rich sources of information on crime in South Africa, they continue to be underutilised. The SAPS have a vast amount of information about crime reported to them that could be used for developing effective multi-agency crime reduction strategies. Currently however, the statistics released by the SAPS are not vetted and approved by the Statistician General. Without independently recognised collection and verification processes, these statistics are open to question and cannot be regarded as official.
According to Stats SA’s 2012 VOCS presentation, an integrated national crime statistics system is expected to be implemented by 2017 after Stats SA, in partnership with SAPS, will complete their assessment of SAPS’s current data collection system. Hopefully Stats SA, with proper funding and cooperation from security cluster departments such as SAPS, will be instrumental in the development of an integrated national crime statistics system that is responsive to the needs of not only policymakers, but also communities and the public.
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Abstract and Figures The reachability problem of a network representing a transportation system is generally solved by showing the linkage between all loading/unloading (origin/destination) stations and each network intersection. This approach solves single-vehicle problems in a system that is required to perform one task. When there are a number of vehicles in the transportation system and several tasks to be performed, it is not clear that all the tasks can still be performed (because of blocking, turning ability, or other constraints). Moreover, when it is feasible, the method of execution, which will optimally achieve various objective functions, is not a trivial matter. In this paper, we present the problematic nature of traffic control for a pushing/towing system (a railroad, narrow lanes or aisles, a fixed guide path), develop a simple example that fully illustrates the difficulties, and suggest a number of methodologies for solving the problem: a) linear integer programming; b) shortest-path approach; c) branch-and-bound approach and for future research; and, d) an interactive approach using the branch-and-bound technique. Significance: The paper analyzes the operation problem of multi-task transportation systems and provides several approaches for solving this problem.
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What is the official name for the🇰🇷emoji?
The official name is flag: South Korea. There are plenty of other slang names, too (see below).
What does it mean when someone uses the🇰🇷emoji?
It probably means that they are thinking about a flag: South Korea, which totally makes sense given that you just got this emoji in your text or DM.
What else can the🇰🇷emoji symbolize? Does it have any hidden meanings?
There are definitely some hidden meanings for the 🇰🇷 emoji. It can also mean they are looking at a flag: South Korea and know you’ll appreciate it as a good inside joke.
Does the🇰🇷emoji appear on any lists?
We’ll be adding every emoji on our list to other lists soon. We love lists.
How do I copy and paste the🇰🇷emoji?
Select this – 🇰🇷 – with your cursor and copy!
Is the 🇰🇷 emoji an ideogram?
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Traveling performer & former mistress of European royalty
Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (b. 17 February 1821), better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a “Spanish dancer”, courtesan, and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld.
In December 1818, Ensign Edward Gilbert met Eliza Oliver when he arrived with the 25th Regiment. They were married on 29 April 1820, and Lola was born the following February. The young family made their residence at County Roscommon, until early 1823, when they journeyed to Liverpool, thence departing for India.
Lola’s father died of cholera shortly after their arrival in India, and her mother quickly remarried another officer. Lola’s spoiled nature and wild ways lead to her being returned to Great Britian, where she bounced around for the next six years – living with distant relatives and at boarding schools.
In 1837, 16-year-old Eliza eloped with Lieutenant Thomas James, and they married. The couple separated five years later, in Calcutta, and she became a professional dancer under a stage name. She had her London debut as “Lola Montez, the Spanish dancer” in June 1843, but she had been recognized as “Mrs. James”. The resulting notoriety hampered her career in England and she departed for the Continent. By this time, she was almost certainly accepting favours from a few wealthy men, and was regarded by many as a courtesan.
Life as a courtesan
In the early 1840s, Lola is working on the Parisian stage and has an affair with Franz Liszt. He introduced her into the Bohemian circles of such fashionable personalities as Alexandre Dumas and Amantine Dupin (known by her pseudonym “George Sand”). After a misunderstanding involving a duel, Lola decides it was best to leave Paris and heads to Bavaria.
In 1846, she arrived in Munich, where she was discovered by and became the mistress of, Ludwig I of Bavaria. The rumour was, at the time they met, Ludwig had asked her in public if her bosom was real, to which her response was to tear off enough of her garments to prove that it was. She soon began to use her influence on the King and this, coupled with her arrogant manner and outbursts of temper, made her unpopular with the local population. Despite the opposition, Ludwig made her Countess of Landsfeld on his next birthday, 25 August 1847. Along with her title, he granted her a large annuity.
For more than a year, she exercised great political power, which she directed in favor of liberalism, against the conservatives and the Jesuits. Her influence became so great that the ultramontane administration of Karl von Abel was dismissed because that minister objected to her being made Countess Landsfeld. The students of the university were divided in their sympathies, and conflicts arose shortly before the outbreak of the revolutions of 1848, which led the King, at Lola’s instigation, to close the university. In March 1848, under pressure from a growing revolutionary movement, the university was re-opened, Ludwig abdicated, and Montez fled Bavaria, her career as a power behind the throne at an end.
ARRIVAL in AMERICA
From 1851 to 1853, she performed as a dancer and actress in the eastern United States, one of her offerings being a play called Lola Montez in Bavaria. In May 1853, she arrived at San Francisco. Her performances there created a sensation, but soon inspired a popular satire, Who’s Got the Countess?.
She married Patrick Hull, a local newspaperman, in July and moved to Grass Valley, California, in August. This marriage soon failed; a doctor named as corespondent in the divorce suit brought against her was shortly after murdered. Montez remained in Grass Valley at her little house for nearly two years. Montez served as an inspiration to another aspiring young entertainer, Lotta Crabtree. Lotta’s parents ran a boarding house in Grass Valley, and Lotta soon attracted the attention of her neighbor Montez, who encouraged Lotta’s enthusiasm for performance.
In 1855, she left for a tour of Australia to resume her career by entertaining in both the major towns and at the mining communities across Victoria province. Scandal followed her there as well – with one commentator claiming that “In September 1855 she performed her erotic Spider Dance at the Theatre Royal in Melbourne, raising her skirts so high that the audience could see she wore no underclothing at all.”
In May 1856, she left Sydney to return to San Francisco. She suffered tragedy when her manager fell overboard under somewhat suspicious circumstances. Since her return she has struggled to arrange a comeback. | <urn:uuid:4081db79-cfc4-4df8-9ff6-391c2532ded4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://resoluteoldwest.obsidianportal.com/characters/lola-montez | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.985164 | 1,059 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Members of a new council were sworn in Tuesday by Judge John Knight in the Bond County Courtroom.
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Greenville Elementary School has launched a new program, the Character Education Council. GES Principal Eric Swingler told us 16 students in third through fifth grade were selected as part of the first council. Principal Swingler said school officials look to the students to set a good example and be role models in school and the community.
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Students were selected to be on the first Character Education Council by their teachers.
Following the official swearing in ceremony, Bond County State’s Attorney and Bond County Unit 2 Character Education Board Member Chris Bauer spoke to students about the importance of character education in schools.
He said Character Education is a very important part of the school experience and noted that officials would be counting on council members to be leaders and to share ideas with their teachers for how to make their school even better.
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Taneshé is 21 years old from Southeast London studying for a Fashion BA at Cambridge School of Visual Performing Arts. She got her first interest for art in Year 7 when she did a taster into textiles and other creative courses. From a young age Taneshe knew that she wanted to do textiles, so she decided to take it for her GCSEs in Year 9, as well as for her A LEVELS. Due to her school having a speciality for science, this meant that she had to be proactive. After finishing A Levels, she went on to study at Degree level, which allowed her confidence and skills as a designer to keep developing.
“I wasn’t going to study fashion at university, I was just going to do my own thing and get my foot through the door and work my way up. You can’t underestimate the importance of education, whether it be a creative degree or stem degree – there is always knowledge and fundamental skills to learn.”
Taneshé has used her experiences to push forward in making her dreams a reality by not allowing anything to stop her from reaching her full potential.
"Growing up in South London I can emphasise and also see that for some people, when you have grown up in a certain area and only been around people who have the same mindset as you, it’s hard to see outside the box and see that you can do something different."
Taneshé has always known of and believed in her talent and potential which has driven her to work hard, but this also connects to the fact that she is a black woman.
“I am talented, but I can’t be mediocre. I have to work harder than some of my peers. I always put in extra work and not make any excuses.”
For Taneshé being black drives her work ethic as she strives to express herself and challenge bias. Taneshé’s journey has shown her resilience and dedication to using her talents to inspire and help people by offering mentoring and support with their journey.
“For me personally I’ve always known that, where I am, who I’m around and where I am at the moment it’s not my final destination and sometimes people put their own personal limiting beliefs on you. You have to know what you want for yourself and know that you are capable of doing whatever you want."
F I N A L C O L L E C T I O N
The collection was inspired by her dissertation titled ‘Lovers Rock: How domestic space, music and fashion combined to create a sense of belonging for the British Jamaican diaspora.’ This research project came from an initial response to ‘Small Axe,’ a series of films by Steve McQueen, shown on the BBC in 2020. Taneshe was really fascinated by the film ‘Lover’s Rock’, about a house party held in a black British Caribbean home. Lover’s Rock is a unique form of romantic reggae music from the late ‘70s. It was created by the children of the Windrush Generation whose parents arrived in the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries to fill in job vacancies in the post war country. Since 2018, the Windrush Generation has become part of a political scandal that led to a government apology, which recognised that they had become victims of an unjust immigration campaign with harsh deportation rules. The collection was about taking the viewers on a journey that captured an essence of what it was like to be Black British. Taneshe spoke about visiting her great grandma’s house and how these experiences played a part in creating her collection.
“Growing up and visiting her at her house: the sofa, the doilies, all the aspects of its material culture really resonated with me. I was interested in how even when you go to the family friends’ houses you see the same objects – and most of our houses are very similar.”
When you see the collection itself, you see how Taneshé has taken these features from her grandma’s home and turned them into elements of her beautiful garments. It was not just observation that helped her come up with her approach to fashion design, she also attended talks on finding Black joy and how black resistance can come through our homes and just existing.
“I am interested in Black British identity and how we exist in spaces that are often very hostile.”
Taneshé only designs from her unique experiences, and this has been placed into this collection. The collection itself features images of some of Taneshé’s family, which makes it personal – but not just for Taneshé; for everyone because family is important. Family plays a huge part in feeling like you belong somewhere, the connections within Taneshe’s collection allows you to see the depth Black culture.
B L A C K C R E A T I V E S
Feeling like you belong somewhere is important especially when you are in an unfamiliar place like higher education. Feeling that you aren’t supposed to be there, and you aren’t as good as your peers. Imposter syndrome is something that Taneshé has dealt with and this comes from being in unfamiliar spaces she hasn’t experienced. When it comes to black creatives, we are seeing more places opening up, but more can be done to make it better. When it comes to ethnic minorities, we need more spaces to grow, and we need to stop being overlooked.
“Supporting the next generation talent, by networking, sharing knowledge or opportunities and giving them your time is important. When I received a message on LinkedIn, I was happy to become a mentor to someone – to share the knowledge that I had.”
The only way that ethnic minorities will start to get the recognition they deserve will be by working together and supporting one another.
I had the opportunity to be on set with Taneshé while she was shooting her final collection, and it was amazing to see the garments on the different models. It was important to get an understanding of Taneshé’s casting and how this played into her collection.
“The casting was important because I wanted this to reflect the Black British experience. The only way to do that is to use black models. I chose the casting by looking on social media and looking for students who studied at Cambridge. I reached out to them and took it from there – and the reason why the models wanted to be involved was because they found the topic interesting, and it is something they could also understand too.”
S H O O T D A Y
I had the opportunity to follow Taneshe on the day of her shooting her final collection. A huge shout out to Maria and James for the location and Bethany who tooks the photos. The models Havana, Danielle and Vanes who did an amazing job and played a huge part in bringing Taneshe’s collection together. A big thank you Taneshe for allowing me be part of the photoshoot. Taneshe has done an amazing job taking features and material from her grandma’s house and turning them into garments. The way that garments were layered on top of each other – it was refreshing; each garment complemented one another; and it was amazing to see all 3 models styled differently. As a black British Caribbean man, I identify with this collection because I remember growing up and seeing these patterns on curtains and doilies on the table and around the house at my grandmas. I had the experience to see Taneshe go from planning her collection, to physically seeing her up at 8AM and going straight to university. I am so proud of how far you've come Taneshe, and the collection speaks for itself. What made me happy through this process was seeing everything unravel and come together. YOU DID IT! Congratulations. | <urn:uuid:69bae513-28e5-4b5a-80cc-01c8558e78e9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://travismagazine.com/Taneshe | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.977529 | 1,674 | 1.539063 | 2 |
We’ve spent the best part of a year reading the Torah’s greatest story, about how Yakov’s family grew until they were duped into working on public infrastructure that slowly slipped into full-blown slavery; and about how God remembered His promises to their ancestors, and He sends Moshe to save them. We have followed this journey through all the adventures and detours, through the highs and lows, and we’re approaching the end.
But it doesn’t quite go how we might expect.
Spoiler alert: Moshe dies.
Actually, his brother dies too, and so does his sister, and come to think of it, so does every single soul that walked out of Egypt.
We’ve probably read it too many times to notice, but the protagonists do not get a happy ending for all their troubles. It almost feels like the opposite, like they utterly failed. Moshe just can’t get this stubborn bunch over the finish line, and none of them ever get to the Promised Land; they all die in the wilderness.
Moshe didn’t want the job, arguing that they wouldn’t listen. He was spot on and spent the rest of his days fighting their worst inclinations. But he still only ever wanted to save them! After agreeing to take on the mission, he felt like God was taking too long to save his troubled and weary brethren, and in a quite shocking turn, confronts God and tells Him off – לָמָה הֲרֵעֹתָה לָעָם הַזֶּה!
Maybe the people tried their best, and their best simply wasn’t good enough. But even if we could accept that they were traumatized and, perhaps on some level, never truly left Egypt behind them, you need a heart of stone not to think that perhaps Moshe might have deserved a little better after all that – עַבְדִּי מֹשֶׁה בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא.
Right at the end of his life, he asks God to allow him to enter the Land of Israel, quite possibly the only instance of a personal indulgence Moshe ever asks for, and God declines his request.
Of all people, doesn’t Moshe, God’s most faithful shepherd, supremely trusted above all others, deserve a happy ending?
And before you dismiss the question as childish – because, after all, life isn’t a fairy tale – perhaps the question is better phrased as a personal question on the journey our souls are on; how do we reconcile ourselves to the fact that not even the greatest of us gets a happy ending?
R’ Shlomo Farhi teaches that we need to remind ourselves that perfection is elusive and perpetually out of reach; failure to achieve perfection is not failure, so perhaps we need to reconfigure our expectations. Even if the Jewish People would never shake their demons and were doomed from the start, that’s not a failure; even if Moshe couldn’t finish the job the way he’d have liked, he didn’t fail.
There’s no happy ending, but perhaps the expectation of a happy ending is our own baggage that we bring along and project as the outcome we’d prefer to see. We are making the error of imposing our expectations on the story, and the story confounds our expectations plain as day; that’s just not how it works.
There is a separate physical and spiritual reality, and it’s the world of spirit that matters most, where we find the battlefield of human achievement and sanctification. God did not want Moshe to lead the Jewish People from Egypt to Israel for reasons that are not only ultimately inscrutable; but, perhaps in a certain sense, don’t matter to us at all. God does not ask us to cure cancer and secure world peace; those reach their conclusions in the physical world, and that is not given to us to control. Instead, God asks us to exercise our values and wisdom in the spiritual realm, where we can choose to act as best as we can under the circumstances – a moral victory.
God’s hand is not directly perceptible to us; it’s only apparent in hindsight as things unfold. It has to be that way, so God can influence the world without compromising the freedom of His creations. God’s intervention does not remove the significance of our choices, but in many ways, it can redeem those choices. Or, to put it in another way, we are only responsible for our choices and not for the outcome of those choices; we are responsible for the means, while the ends are solely in God’s hands.
And so, by necessity, we need to bifurcate moral victory from physical victory.
Physical victory is fantasy, and we all know it; when you get the job, pass the test, get married, buy the house, have the baby, and win the deal, there is never a glorious moment of victory. Life will go on just the same as yesterday and the day before, and you will still be you – and it’s just as true if those things aren’t going quite the way you’d like!
Moshe didn’t struggle with this; he didn’t have a savior complex. He did all he humanly could for his people, and no more, and he knew he had not let God or his people down. He did not live with our question about deserving a happier ending; he let go of the outcome he might have wanted – once it wasn’t on the cards, getting there no longer mattered to him. He never thinks for even one moment that he deserves better, even if at certain points he gets overwhelmed. He was not bitter and died entirely at peace, with no qualms or regrets – מיתת נשיקה.
He demonstrated the stoic quality of outcome independence, faith played straight, fully accepting that this is how it has to be right now, and not shying away from it in any way. He was wholly in touch with the now, figuring out how to move forward with no questions about how he got there or why.
That’s not just a story; it’s a fact of life, the human condition, and because Moshe knew it, he could leave this world happy and fulfilled.
Despite the apparent lack of any obvious physical victory, Moshe’s entire life was a living symposium on moral victory. He wanted to save them from suffering in Egypt, and he did. He wanted to give them a future, and he did. He gave all he had for as long as he had breath in him to secure a future for all of us.
It is not within human capacity to see all ends and decide our fates. Moshe gets to the threshold of the Promised Land, a dream centuries in the making, but never quite gets there; it leaves us no room for pride or self-righteousness, the way many happy endings do, but there is also no trace of failure or regret.
It’s not a sad ending; it’s bittersweet and true to life as we know it.
The conclusion of the Torah’s greatest story is much more powerful than a patronizing and simple happy ending. It seems to emphasize that this is what even the greatest human successes and victories can look like, reinforcing a belief that ought to guide us through hard times; that, ultimately, no matter how bad things get, there is no darkness greater than the light, and there is always hope, and the future will shine bright.
Moshe deserves all honor because he led his people out of the fires of Egypt and spent every last reserve of body and will, which was sufficient to bring them to a destined point and no further. Moshe could not lead their journey to completion the way he set out to, but that’s not what defines his greatness or success, and it does not make his life or story any less complete. It was his choice to give himself entirely to the cause that granted him his victory, his moral victory, and it’s that choice that makes him worthy of the highest honors, with the unique title of Rabbeinu, Our Teacher, whose name we remember for eternity.
As R’ Eytan Feiner sharply notes, who better than Moshe Rabbeinu to demonstrate this lesson? Moshe, the avatar of perfect loyalty and service, did all he could, and although he didn’t get everything he wanted, what he got was enough for him.
As our Sages remind us, we must ground ourselves. The ends are not given to us, and we don’t always get to finish what we set out to do, but that mustn’t stop us – לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה. Sometimes you’ll get to save the day, and sometimes you’ll only get to pass the baton on to the next generation. Other times, you’ll collapse in sight of the finish line, and your work will remain unfinished; but the outcome does not determine the victory.
The Torah does not end with the patronizing and sickly sweetness of a great physical victory, with Moshe leading his people to a happily ever after. But if there’s no happily ever after, there is still an ever after. His victory is bittersweet, but it lingers on in us sitting here three thousand years later learning about him and his battles; his moral victory stands forever.
The Torah doesn’t end how we expect and instead ends with a transition; they’re about to cross the border, and a new generation with new leaders will write new books for the challenges of a new era. Each story is incomplete, theirs and ours. But that does not detract from the achievements of Moshe and the Jewish People, and it does not dishonor the faith and trust our ancestors had in God.
This bittersweet ending reasserts the theme of moral victories being more important than physical victories by showing us what is within our power and what is not. Whatever the circumstances, and against all forms of adversity, it is within us to be great; to be brave, gentle, hopeful, kind, and strong, like our heroes Avraham, Yitzchak, Yakov, Yosef, Moshe, Ahron, and Miriam. We shouldn’t expect a happily ever after ending because that’s just not how it works.
Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yakov knew it, Moshe, Ahron, and Miriam knew it, and they lived in peace with it. Yet we struggle with it all the time, even though we are the living embodiment of things not going quite the way we’d expect, and even though it screams out of every single page of Jewish history.
So, perhaps rather than ask why the Torah doesn’t give Moshe and the Jewish People the happy ending we expect, we ought to invert the question.
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- 1 Can you cook Indian food on electric stove?
- 2 Can we cook with electric stove?
- 3 Can Indian cooking be done on induction stove?
- 4 What cooks faster electric stove or gas stove?
- 5 Do electric stoves turn on and off?
- 6 How do you cool down an electric stove?
- 7 What is the disadvantage of electric stove?
- 8 How good are electric stoves?
- 9 How safe is electric stove?
- 10 Are hobs good for Indian cooking?
- 11 Can chapati be cooked on induction?
- 12 Is induction cooking safer than gas?
Can you cook Indian food on electric stove?
How should I cook Indian meals on an electric stove? – Quora. It is quite simple as you just have to get the appropriate utensils for the induction (Electric Stove). There are all types of induction utensils available and you can use them accordingly..
Can we cook with electric stove?
How to cook well with an electric stove? A. Since electric stoves take a while to heat up, it’s best to preheat them as you’re prepping your food. By the time you’re done with the cutting and chopping, your stove should be ready to start cooking.
Can Indian cooking be done on induction stove?
Also the vessel bottom needs to be flat as the magnetic field drops quickly with distance from surface, which makes it difficult for cooking. With traditional cooktops or hobs, there are no such limitations or drawbacks met. Therefore Induction cooking is something very rarely used and preferred by Indian home owners.
What cooks faster electric stove or gas stove?
Overall, when it comes to cooking on the stovetop, gas stoves heat up faster than electric stovetops.
Do electric stoves turn on and off?
It is normal for the surface burners on an electric range or cooktop to cycle on and off at settings other than Hi. The burner will also periodically cycle off and back on again even while in Hi to protect the cooktop from extreme temperatures.
How do you cool down an electric stove?
Pour a bucket of cold water over it and it will cool fast… Leave the window open for the wind to pass over it and it will cool fairly quickly… Leave it in a sealed room, with no moving air and it will take longer.
What is the disadvantage of electric stove?
Electric Stove Cons
- It’s easier to burn yourself because you can’t tell if it’s on.
- Newer models with advanced features can cost more than gas.
- Electric stoves use about three times more energy than gas.
- If the power goes out, so does the stove.
- Cooktops can get damaged if something is dropped on it.
How good are electric stoves?
Electric stoves are fairly easy to operate, and less expensive to purchase and install, which makes them good choices for people who don’t spend as much time in the kitchen. An electric stove also offers the most stable work surface for pots and pans – again, a big plus for amateur cooks to consider.
How safe is electric stove?
Sure, electric stoves do not eliminate risks of burns or fires, but they are generally considered safer. You also risk gas leaks if not properly hooked up to a gas line or a knob turns enough to release gas without igniting. To be on the safe side, any home with a gas stove should have a carbon monoxide detector.
Are hobs good for Indian cooking?
As built-in hobs are usually manufactured to European standards, the intensity of the flame is low. Some brands have introduced double-ring burners that have a high flame and are more suitable for Indian cooking. Built-in hobs are comparatively more expensive than freestanding cooktops.
Can chapati be cooked on induction?
Chapati, sometimes called roti, is an unleavened Indian flatbread cooked on a griddle, or tawa, that’s held over an open flame. You can cook chapati on an induction cooktop and get the recognizable “poof” if you know how to use surface temperature and friction to your advantage.
Is induction cooking safer than gas?
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ — Children’s Digestive Health & Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF) and Starlight Children’s Foundation announced the launch of “IBDU: Graduating to Independence” (www.ibdu.org) – a new resource for young adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) who are preparing for college, vocational training, entrance into the workforce or living independently. The site provides answers for older teens and young adults to real life challenges and educational resources. “Older teens and young adults with IBD may be faced with making a transition and need to adequately prepare to self-manage every day issues, flare ups, medications, insurance issues and communicating with a new team of health care providers,” explained William Balistreri, MD, President of CDHNF.
“With so many records to keep, decisions to be made and medical professionals to see, it is easy to become overwhelmed, confused and intimidated when patients are without parents or guardians, away from home or in an unfamiliar setting.”
IBD is a complex disease, especially in the pediatric population. Although at risk of essentially every complication of IBD that adults face, children with IBD are also faced with a number of unique issues. Additionally, there are unique social aspects of IBD that are especially problematic for older teens, college bound patients and young adults who are about to transition to independent living.
“It’s no secret that the teenage years are a particularly challenging time,” said Paula Van Ness, CEO of Starlight Children’s Foundation. “When an older teen or young adult is also struggling with IBD such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s Disease, transitioning into independent living can seem overwhelming, especially without a support network. We’ve created IBDU to reassure teens that they are not alone and that there are answers to their questions. The site will guide them to discover their autonomy.”
The website includes a multitude of interactive features such as group discussions in the community, polls, and coming soon will be video stories related to IBD and coping skills.
Specifically, IBDU provides:
– Tips to improve self-management skills through video messages from real patients;
– Guidance for developing an action plan for dealing with IBD during this transitional period;
– Facts about various procedures and lab tests, traveling, different medications, their benefits and side effects; and how to continue to adhere to taking their medicines with their new lifestyles and schedules;
– Information to help them understand insurance and refill prescriptions;
– Guidance for transitioning to an adult gastroenterologist;
– Advice surrounding the importance of developing healthy habits including information about nutrition, alcohol, smoking and sexual activity; and
– Tips for becoming an advocate for their health, learning to ask questions, being assertive and taking responsibility.
IBDU is a complementary program to Starlight’s UC and Crohn’s (www.ucandcrohns.org) online program. Developed as a joint effort of Starlight and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, ucandcrohns.org connects teens from coast to coast who have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease and provides them with helpful stories, video clips and tools. IBDU is a natural extension of the UC and Crohn’s website for teens nearing the end of high school and also provides valuable information for professors, employers and parents.
Support for the IBDU website was provided by an unrestricted education grant from UCB, Inc.
About Children’s Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation
The Children’s Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation was established in 1998 by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) which represents 1500 pediatric gastroenterologists in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. CDHNF along with NASPHGAN, are the leading physician source of information on pediatric gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional issues. CDHNF is dedicated to improving the care of infants, children and adolescents with digestive disorders by promoting advances in clinical care, research and education. In addition to the pediatric IBD education campaign, CDHNF also provides resources on pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis, reflux and GERD and celiac disease. Additional information on CDHNF and NASPGHAN can be found at www.cdhnf.org and www.naspghan.org.
About Starlight Children’s Foundation
When a child or teenager has a serious medical condition, everyone in the family is affected. For 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has been dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. Starlight’s programs have been proven to distract children from their pain, help them better understand and manage their illnesses, and connect families facing similar challenges so that no one feels alone. Through a network of chapters and offices, Starlight provides ongoing support to children, parents and siblings in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces with an array of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings. Programs are also delivered internationally through affiliates in Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom. To learn more visit www.starlight.org. | <urn:uuid:ffc0f21b-6adf-4942-a0ae-4152fb8ad8bc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://publishersnewswire.com/new-ibd-website-for-young-adults-offers-support-for-living-independently/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.944872 | 1,128 | 2.375 | 2 |
The Nigeria Football Federation is set for a windfall of $19m every four years from FIFA if the biennial World Cup plans see the light of the day.
The world body on Monday held a virtual global summit to discuss its highly controversial plans to stage the World Cup every two years instead of the current four-year cycle, as part of a new international match calendar for the period beyond 2024.
FIFA, at the meeting, vowed to hand over an extra $19m every four years to each of its 211 member federations, if it succeeded in its attempt to hold the World Cup every two years.
Its economic arguments had not previously been explicitly stated, but FIFA will hope the numbers can at least persuade smaller nations to get behind the plans.
If the World Cup is held every two years, an independent report by market researchers at Nielsen estimated that approximately $4.4bn of additional revenues would be generated over four years.
The report also suggested that income from gate receipts, media rights and sponsorship for a 48-team tournament — as the World Cup is set to become from 2026 — could increase from $7bn to $11.4bn, a rise of more than 60 per cent.
By creating a “Solidarity Fund” of some $3.5bn in the first four years of the reformed calendar, FIFA estimates it could allocate “around $16m” to every federation over that period, it said.
In addition to that, FIFA also plans to increase funding via its FIFA Forward programme by $3m from the current $6m to $9m.
A report commissioned by European football’s governing body UEFA recently estimated a shortfall of between €2.5bn and €3bn over four years for European federations, if FIFA adopts its controversial plan.
Meanwhile, the World Leagues Forum, which represents 42 member leagues across the globe, estimated that domestic competitions stood to lose a combined $8.5bn if FIFA had its way.
According to an independent report by Open Economics, shared by FIFA, “historical revenue trends of the most relevant clubs and national teams final tournaments show no apparent rivalry between the two.”
However, that report did not advance any figures.
2022 World Cup: FIFA announces new date for kick off
FIFA has confirmed that the 2022 World Cup will now kick off on Sunday, November 20, rather than the initially scheduled date of Monday, November 21.
The first game will now be between the host nation Qatar and Ecuador instead of Senegal’s match against the Netherlands.
This means the tournament will be extended to 29 days, with the final taking place on Sunday, December 18.
FIFA confirmed this on Thursday, in what was a unanimous decision by a committee comprising FIFA president, Gianni Infantino and presidents of the six continental soccer bodies.
“The change ensures the continuity of a long-standing tradition of marking the start of the FIFA World Cup with an opening ceremony on the occasion of the first match featuring either the hosts or the defending champions.
“The decision followed an assessment of the competition and operational implications, as well as a thorough consultation process and an agreement with key stakeholders and the host country,” FIFA said in a statement.
Rashford takes decision on joining PSG
Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford has decided to rule out any possibility of leaving the club to join Paris Saint-Germain this summer.
PSG are strongly interested in signing Rashford from Man United this summer.
The French Ligue 1 champions have held talks with Rashford’s representatives and want to bring the England international to the Parc des Princes.
But according to Daily Mail, Rashford has now responded to their approach by saying that he is happy at Man United and that his priority is to stay at Old Trafford this summer.
The report added that Man United are relaxed over the situation – despite the fact that Rashford’s contract is set to end on June 30, 2023.
Rashford has scored 93 goals in 304 games for Man United.
The 24-year-old has helped Man United win the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League since he made his debut back in 2015, having progressed through the club’s youth ranks.
Aguero warns Guardiola against selling Man City star
Former Argentina striker, Sergio Aguero, has warned Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City against selling Bernardo Silva this summer.
Aguero said Silva is a great player, adding that he would be surprised if City under Guardiola let the Portugal international leave the Etihad this summer.
Silva has been linked with a move to LaLiga giants, Barcelona, this summer.
“Bernardo is a great player. He carries the ball, he sacrifices, has quality to assist and score goals, and he can play in different positions,” Aguero told Stake.
“It would surprise me if City let him go. He’s a player who contributes a lot every season, but everything is possible.
“If he finally arrives at Barca, then he’ll be someone who can be key to the possession game that Xavi likes.”
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Overview of Hoover
Many of the more than 83,000 residents populate Hoover apartments for rent that are located throughout the city's 48 square miles. As part of the Birmingham metropolitan area, residents have the opportunity to enjoy and participate in a number of cultural events. In the winter months you can anticipate little to no snow in addition to mild temperatures ranging from 30 to 50 degrees. Relax indoors in the summer months during thunderstorms that are followed by 90 degree weather.
Living in Hoover
Attractions to enjoy while living in Hoover apartments for rent include golf courses, historical districts, parks and more. Find 30 acres of breathtaking gardens at the Aldridge Gardens - located on the former estate of Eddie and Kay Aldridge. When you need to get away from the city streets, head to Moss Rock Preserve for a combination of natural beauty and community involvement.
Residents of Hoover apartments are active participants in a number of community organizations. These range from the Friends of Hoover, which plans a number of charitable activities, to a program dedicated to helping women develop their business and professional skills. Research which group you can join and benefit from the contribution.
Hoover Apartments and Cost of Living
The cost of living in Hoover apartments for rent is 13.9 percent greater than the national average. The local costs of gas, espresso beverages and pizza are all significantly less expensive than national averages. The higher cost of living comes into play with national median rental rates that are 16 percent less than Hoover apartments.
The Jefferson County Housing Authority provides low income housing options to residents of the area. Affordable apartments in Hoover are available with assistance from the agency through Section 8 vouchers and housing projects in the county. You must qualify after applying to be placed in one of these housing properties.
Apartments in Hoover Work and Study
The unemployment rate in Hoover has been on the decline since August 2009 when it was at 6.7 percent. As of February 2013 that figure dropped to just 4.8 percent. Apartments for rent in Hoover are located in Jefferson County and about 10 miles south of Birmingham. The largest employer in Alabama is the University of Alabama, Birmingham. This is one of the top employers for those living in Hoover.
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Ronnie Hawkins, Rockabilly Star Who Mentored the Band, Dead at 87
Ronnie Hawkins, the rockabilly artist who mentored pre-fame members of the Band, died Sunday morning (May 29) at age 87.
“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” Hawkins’ wife, Wanda, told the CBC.
Born and raised in Arkansas, Hawkins started his first band, the Hawks, while attending the University of Arkansas. The group toured throughout the South, crossing paths with such famous names as Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and Conway Twitty.
It was Twitty who suggested Hawkins and his group start touring Canada, then considered a burgeoning market for rock stars. Hawkins played his first gig in Ontario in 1958 and soon decided to make Canada his permanent home.
The budding musician began releasing material, starting with the singles “Summertime” and “Hey! Bo Diddley” in ‘58. Hawkins’ debut album, a self-titled effort, arrived in 1959. It featured the singles “Forty Days” -- a cover of the Chuck Berry song “Thirty Days” -- and “Mary Lou” -- originally by Young Jessie. Both of Hawkins' renditions reached the Top 10 in Canada while charting on the Billboard Hot 100 in America as well (No. 45 and No. 26, respectively).
The Hawks lineup changed over the years, most notably featuring future members of the Band. Drummer Levon Helm joined the group in 1957, Robbie Robertson came on board in 1960, while Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manuel and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson all arrived in 1961.
As the group’s leader, Hawkins was a perfectionist. In addition to constantly touring, the Hawks tirelessly rehearsed to become a tight unit.
“Playing with Ronnie Hawkins was like going to boot camp," Robertson later recalled. "You worked really hard, really long hours, you learned the rules of the road, and you got your street education. Eventually, he built us up to the point where we outgrew his music and had to leave he shot himself in the foot, really, bless his heart, by sharpening us into such a crackerjack band that we had to go on out into the world, because we knew what his vision was for himself, and we were all younger and more ambitious musically."
Helm, Robertson, Danko, Manuel and Hudson left the Hawks in late 1963, forming their own group which would eventually become the Band.
Hawkins continued releasing material while remaining in the orbit of some of rock’s biggest stars. In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed at Hawkins’ Ontario home during the couple’s campaign for world peace. In 1975, Bob Dylan cast Hawkins to play the role of "Bob Dylan" in the film Renaldo and Clara. The following year, Hawkins joined the Band for their Thanksgiving Day farewell concert, now remembered as The Last Waltz thanks to the famous Martin Scorsese documentary. The Band would later thank Hawkins during their 1994 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Hawkins released 20 albums. He was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame, the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and was made an Honorary Officer of the Order of Canada.
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Back Hip Leg Dull Pain – Learning What Works
Words tightens up as well as loosens up doesn’t appear to fit frequently enough – that’s why when it concerns your hips it can be such a vicious circle. Limited hip flexors is a buzz term in many fitness centers around America. Individuals in sporting activities circles are regularly extending their hip flexors; joggers are blaming their wonderful stride on those muscle mass, and even your consumers are probably whining about their tight aware of you. Back Hip Leg Dull Pain
It’s time to confront the problem as well as say adequate is enough. You can extend your hips out all day long and never ever get the benefits. That’s since if you wish to get better at things you require to keep them tight. Below’s a list of stretches that will certainly aid you do just that.Back Hip Leg Dull Pain
One of the best methods to work your hips is to stand on the balls of your feet as well as expand your legs straight up. Ensure you’re holding a pinhead in your hands and also lift your arms from your sides. Next, flex your knees and return to the standing setting. Repeat this stretch as many times as you can.Back Hip Leg Dull Pain
This stretch targets the glutes. Stand with one leg at your side as well as keep your other leg right. Currently, lean somewhat back up until you’re nearly touching your contrary hip and also repeat beyond. This will target your hip flexors.Back Hip Leg Dull Pain
This is additionally great for the hips. Base on the side of a hard flooring surface area, like a step or a small collection of stairways, then prolong your legs out as far as they will go. Lean back versus the side of the action or the stairways, taking a tiny jump at the knees to bring on your own up to a resting placement. Repeat this stretch as often times as you can.Back Hip Leg Dull Pain
These stretches can be done before and also after you obtain harmed. They will certainly aid you prevent rigidity in the hips. So if you are experiencing hip discomfort, don’t ignore the problem. Attempt these stretches to alleviate several of your discomfort. You may be pleasantly shocked by just how much stretching and heat up as well as various other exercises can eliminate your signs and also make you really feel much better.Back Hip Leg Dull Pain
You can additionally ask your medical professional or pharmacist for more details about this subject. They will certainly be able to supply you with even more detailed details about this problem and concerning hip cracks and also rheumatoid joint inflammation. You can likewise locate far more details regarding this condition online. As an example, I’ve seen checklists of sources that know on this subject that you can gain access to. Browse the web and find the details you need and then share it with others who are worried regarding this vital topic.Back Hip Leg Dull Pain
As constantly, make sure to obtain normal check ups from a qualified chiropractic doctor. This is the very best method to keep your hips healthy and balanced. A chiropractic practitioner will be able to determine any problems in your position or your hip flexor muscles. She or he can then collaborate with you to enhance those muscles and also to restore the appropriate position.Back Hip Leg Dull Pain
Some people experience symptoms similar to those defined above. This may consist of a pains or pain in the buttock, hips, groin, or knee. Other people may experience feeling numb or a prickling sensation down their legs or in their arms or fingers. Occasionally people really feel discomfort, heaviness and also even a weakness in their legs. This can be brought on by trochanteric bursitis, which is inflammation of the sac consisting of the trochanterin, a small fluid-filled bag that is produced by the nerve that is part of the hip joint.
Back Hip Leg Dull Pain
There are numerous stretches that will certainly help relieve this trouble. The most typical go for the hips is the pet cat stretch. It is called this since it goes from the hip to the round of the foot. An additional stretch includes pushing your back with your knees up and also a fist relaxing under the buttocks. With your feet hip size apart, carefully pull your bent knees towards the breast as well as draw your toes upward towards the head. You must really feel a stretch in the hamstring muscular tissues that run up the hip shaft and also down the back of the legs.
Another stretch involves pushing your back with your butts prolonged. After that, while your legs are straight, pull the within your knees towards your breast. You will really feel the stretch in the hamstring muscular tissues that add and down the back of your legs. Repeat beyond. If you can not get to over as well as touch your toes, you can use a little block to support them. If you can not draw your butt to the ground, you may wish to have someone gently use stress or pause.
One last stretch includes reclining figure 4 stretch. This stretch is much easier than the pet cat stretch. To do the reclined figure 4 stretch, first pull your knees directly to the flooring with the spheres of your feet. Next off, flex your knees so your feet are hing on the flooring. Currently, cross your legs over each other as well as location one foot in the front of the various other with the heel touching the floor. | <urn:uuid:150def75-7883-436d-b6e4-57a6a75a6e7d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ctxtyy.com/back-hip-leg-dull-pain-doing-what-helps/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.95937 | 1,134 | 1.734375 | 2 |
When the next salmonella or avian flu outbreak hits, the internet will have the news first.
But good luck finding that news amid the chatter about Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise or the newly touted benefits of watermelon.
A new website, HealthMap, addresses that challenge by siphoning up text from Google News, the World Health Organization and online discussion groups, then filtering it and boiling it down into mapped data that researchers -- and the public -- can use to track new disease outbreaks, region by region.
"There is so much information on the web about disease outbreaks but it's obscured by garbage and noise," said John Brownstein, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and co-founder of HealthMap.org. "The idea of HealthMap is to get filtered, valuable information to the public and public health community in one freely available resource."
The site's free accessibility could be particularly important in the developing world, where poor public health infrastructure and lack of money has handicapped epidemiological efforts. That's a problem because those regions are exactly where scientists predict new and dangerous diseases are likely to emerge.
HealthMap goes beyond the standard mashup and is more like a small-scale implementation of the long-awaited semantic web. The site, which the researchers describe in the latest issue of open access PLoS Medicine, creates machine-readable public health information from the text indexed by Google News, World Health Organization updates and online listserv discussions.
While aimed at public health workers, HealthMap is also usable by the general public. It locates the outbreaks on a world map and creates a color-coding system that indicates the severity of an outbreak on the basis of news reportage about it. Users of the site can then analyze and visualize the data, gaining unprecedented views of disease outbreaks.
By doing it all with publicly available news sources and low operating costs, the service itself remains free. After a small-scale launch in 2006, the site's model and potential attracted a $450,000 grant last year from Google.org's Predict and Prevent Initiative, which is focused on emerging infectious diseases.
"We really like their approach in that they are trying … a really open platform," said Mark Smolinski, director of Predict and Prevent initiative at Google.org. "Anybody can go in and see what kind of health threats are showing up around the world."
Back in 2006, Google.org head Larry Brilliant told Wired.com about his vision for a service that looks a lot like HealthMap.
"I envision a kid (in Africa) getting online and finding that there is an outbreak of cholera down the street. I envision someone in Cambodia finding out that there is leprosy across the street," Brilliant said.
HealthMap doesn't have quite that level of resolution just yet -- outbreaks are only mapped to the state/province level -- but it's no standard Google Maps mashup. The back end of the system does far more than marry data points to locations.
Clark Freifeld, a software developer at Children's Hospital Boston and the technical lead on the project, said that a host of complex algorithms underpin the simple interface that the site's users see. | <urn:uuid:b316c43e-7282-4745-ab21-ecd95f7d8da5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wired.com/2008/07/researchers-tra/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.93362 | 653 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Muslim Youth Society (MYS) has officially launched a magnificent community library on 31st July 2021 that is expected to equip Malawians with beneficial knowledge in Mzuzu city.
Speaking in an interview with Malawi Muslims Official Website, MYS National Public Relations Officer Allie Ahmad Dickson says lack of religious and Malawi syllabus based (primary, secondary school, and tertiary) literature around Mzuzu city libraries is what made the organization come up with the community library initiative.
“The library is located within the old Skyway University premise near St John Of God. It comprises academic books of all levels, religious books of all denominations, motivation and self-development books, entrepreneurial, fiction and general books,” Dickson tells Malawi Muslims Official Website.
He says the library is expected to create access to academic and authentic religious information to the students, communities, graduates, and the general public, equip the citizens with up-to-date information and literature that is helpful for their day-to-day life.
Dickson says the library is also expected to prepare and instill in the children, students, and adults the habit of reading, provide a convenient meeting point for various educational, religious, social, and developmental activities and functions, and provide a better place where communities could spend their time with maximum benefits.
The MYS National Public Relations Officer adds, “As for the Muslims, the library will help them access the Islamic literature since the entire northern region does not have an Islamic library since the departure of Islamic Information Bureau (IIB) in 2016. The coming of MYS library in the northern region bridges this gap.”
Dickson says members and well-wishers contributed 755, 000 Malawi Kwacha for the library to start operating. He says MYS soon will also launch the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Centre at the same place.
“Should we manage to source the 5 Million Kwacha, which In Sha Allah we believe we will, we plan to put the ECCE on the same place where we have a secondary school and computer training centre ,” Dickson tells Malawi Muslims Official Website.
The National Public Relations Officer says it is now two months since MYS introduced a secondary school and computer training centre and they have 68 students for both secondary school and computer training centre.
Other than educational projects, Dickson says MYS has many upcoming projects to do with health and nutrition, community empowerment through entrepreneurship, ICT, Agribusiness, Infrastructure, participation and leadership, and environmental conservation.
During the launch, the Guest of Honor was the Senior Assistant Commissioner of Immigration Mr. Richard Chidwala. Mr. Chidwala commended MYS for the initiative saying many people in Mzuzu especially youth will utilize the library to advance spiritually and academically. | <urn:uuid:d5f82e5a-6abe-4792-bc6b-8174223c5012> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://malawimuslims.com/news/muslim-youth-society-community-launches-library/?amp=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.949562 | 588 | 1.617188 | 2 |
The government announced on Monday it had extended the deadline for old passport replacement to March 2021.
Gov't extends use of old Kenyan passport- Matiang'i announces
Deadline for using old Kenyan passport extended
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi said in a statement that 1.8 million Kenyans are yet to apply for the second generation e-passport.
“Due to this, the government extends the deadline for voiding the current dark blue machine-readable passport by 12 months,” Matiangi said.
"As such, it's holders may continue using it until March I, 2021 when it will no longer be valid," the statement added.
In order to ease passport replacement, the Government has set up four passport control centres in Nakuru, Kisii, Eldoret and Embu. Others have been set up in the diaspora.
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2018 List of Approved Tests for Assessment of English Learners
July, 12, 2018
TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED:
SUBJECT: 2018 List of Approved Tests for Assessment of English Learners
Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are required to use a list of approved assessments for the identification and reclassification of English learners.
The 2018-2019 List of Approved Tests for Assessments of English Learners is provided in the link below, but is only applicable for this school year. Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, LEAs will be required to use a single statewide test for entry and reclassification.
The approved tests placed on the list are based on scientific research and measure oral language proficiency in listening and speaking in English and Spanish from Prekindergarten (PK) - Grade 12.Assessments also measure reading and writing in English and Spanish from PK - Grade 12.
The list of approved tests are grouped in the following categories:
- Formative Assessment
- Annual Assessment
- Reclassification (grades 1-12 only)
The 2018-2019 List of Approved Tests for Assessment of English Learners can be accessed from the TEA webpage at: https://tea.texas.gov/bilingual/esl/education/
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The developments in Iraq and Lebanon over the past two years – since the uprisings of October 2019 broke out in both countries – and the growing anti-Iranian sentiments in both countries, reinvigorated the Saudi drive to try and instrumentalize the new dynamics in order to attempt to roll back Iranian influence in the region.
In the western context, terrorism is the use of violence for a political or ideological goal and of course we can see that translates in some places to people that the government is not happy with and in other places where the government itself would fit that definition, but it’s involved in the use of violence for political aims, for example in Iraq, Afghanistan and so forth.
The invasion of Iraq, the destruction of Libya, and ongoing military intervention in Syria are just some of the more egregious examples of U.
Read: The Pope’s Visit to Iraq: How the KRG Tainted Its Message of HopePope Francis has over the last seven years made strenuous efforts to reset ties.
Iran, which had just come out of a devastating Saudi-backed war with Iraq, called the killing of its diplomats a Saudi plot to plunge Iran into another war.
he Erbil Conference that took place on September 24, 2021, and hosted more than 300 Iraqi delegates from all across Iraq, including tribal and religious leaders, called for the normalization of ties between Baghdad and Tel Aviv following the examples of Bahrain, Morocco, the UAE, and Sudan in 2020.
This family unification ban targeted Palestinians who married Arabs, mostly from countries such as Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, and other countries which Israel categorizes as “enemies.
In Europe, the terror group focuses on non-violent propaganda work with demonstrations, marches, culture festivals, and various campaigns as well as extorting money and selling drugs to finance its violent terror activities in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria.
He spent three years between Iran, Iraq, and Syria where he was deployed on multiple fronts to fight against DAESH.
invasion of Afghanistan It is easy to forget considering Iran’s incessant rhetoric on being the spearhead of the so-called “Axis of Resistance”, but Tehran played a significant role in facilitating the invasions of both Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
quickly moved into action, asserting its dominance from Panama (1989) to Iraq (1991) to elsewhere.
In his term, Iran's regional activities will be more visible in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon.
invasion of Iraq, which strengthened the Shiite position in the country, and the rising Iranian influence in the region had an important impact on their consideration of Turkey as a potential partner.
Read: China-US Rivalries after the Afghan War ISIS-K and their objectives The Islamic State Khorasan Province, also known as Daesh Khorasan, ISIS-K, ISKP, is an official affiliate of the so-called Islamic State in Afghanistan, as acknowledged by its central leadership in Iraq and Syria.
Since 2016, Turkey has conducted several successful military operations in Syria and Iraq.
The regional tensions between the Arab Gulf states and Iran have shifted the former’s attention to protecting their home front, especially in Yemen and Iraq, two areas which Iran and its proxies have infiltrated and used as bases to attack foreign and Arab interests.
raqi Premier al-Kadhimi and his mentor Iraqi President Barham Saleh are making a futile attempt against all odds at home to carve a new leadership role for the country by availing themselves of the chaotic internal conditions and the strained and fragile post-Arab Spring Middle East order. | <urn:uuid:1a95841f-c1dc-4921-8607-1f8080f90489> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://politicstoday.org/page/5/?s=Iraq | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.965878 | 746 | 2.078125 | 2 |
Students entering into this program ought to exhibit the next qualities: mechanical aptitude, potential to study and observe detailed directions, take pleasure in precision work and downside solving. This social media helps to create content that attracts variety of customers and encourage readers to share their opinion. Non-public business normally seems to be for consultants with a master’s diploma in business administration (MBA) or a associated self-discipline. These professionals concentrate on rising engagement rates and might leverage their massive following to bring consideration to your products or services.
The bank had posted its largest lack of Rs 1,506.60 crore in March quarter this year. Most management analysts work as consultants on contract with an organization for a selected undertaking, writing a proposal to compete for the job, then transferring to a brand new company or venture when it’s full. Help with training of business research analysts in superior research methodologies.
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Although only 8% of SMBs are using AI in the present day, it appears the expertise’s adoption across smaller businesses will speed up quick in the close to future: Nearly half (forty six%) of SMB leaders believe their businesses are ready to use AI and an additional 32% of small businesses have plans to implement AI, representing a possible development charge of 310% over the next three years. | <urn:uuid:c6076f85-412e-4d88-a2d4-4f8bcd51160b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://yavshoke.net/design.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.947495 | 460 | 1.703125 | 2 |
I've just come across the short story "Do You Love Me?" by Peter Carey via a story-ID over at SFF. The basic premise of the story is that when something isn't loved, it disappears.
Upon reading through the story, I came across a repeated phrase that I'm unfamiliar with:
- A Contradiction
"Look at those fools," my father said, "they wouldn’t know if they were up themselves."
My father stiffened and sat bolt upright. The pressure of his hand on my knee increased until I yelped with pain, and still he held on, hurting me terribly.
"You are a fool," he said, "you wouldn’t know if you were up yourself."
“The world needs Cartographers,” he said softly, “because if they didn’t have Cartographers the fools wouldn’t know where they were. They wouldn’t know if they were up themselves if they didn’t have a Cartographer to tell them what’s happening. The world needs Cartographers,” my father said[.]
(all emphasis added)
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Muslim women have a mixed history of engaging with sexism. This history is built upon resistance, victimisation, endurance and complicity. It is a history of Muslim women being victims – both the real and imagined – of sexism, as well as the respondents to sexism. And this history has led to the current situation and shapes the environment in which all Muslim women operate.
Like women everywhere who encounter sexism, sometimes we quietly accept it because we see responding as futile or even aggravating; sometimes we angrily fight back, demanding our rights and our dignity; and sometimes we quietly work in the background, delicately negotiating the obstacle course of ego and cultural tradition. I have done all these things, both within and without the Muslim community, and will probably continue to do so until I die.
The grim reality of living in a patriarchal world means your gender is always a ghost that hovers over every situation. Women learn early on, as little girls, that being female is never irrelevant – it always has its consequences. But in order to understand this in the context of the Muslim community, it is useful to have some sense of the history of Western views of Muslim women, the history of Muslim women fighting sexism with the resources and perspectives available to them within Islam.
Beyond the harem
Classical Islamic law affords women the same right and obligation to an education as it does to a male, the right to financial independence (in both earning and spending, including owning property, entering contractual agreements and initiating enterprise), the right to keep her name after marriage, the right to sexual satisfaction from her spouse, the option to use contraception if she desires, the right to divorce, the right to initiate and refuse marriage, the right to be a religious authority equivalent to men, the right to social and political participation, and the right to financial maintenance from her husband – as well as viewing her as a spiritual equal to men. It even states that a woman is not required to serve her husband food or clean his house.
Despite the rights and status that Islam confers upon women, since at least the eighteenth century many in the West have associated Islam with the oppression of women. Much of this belief was fuelled by the Western fascination with “the harem,” which “though often prurient, placed a high premium on renditions of the segregated world to which Western men were not permitted entry.” This fascination created a lucrative market for “inside the harem” accounts, written by both Western and Middle Eastern women.
Significantly, even in the early 1900s, Muslim women who had lived in the Ottoman Empire were railing against the non-Muslim accounts emerging about harem life for Western audiences. So, for instance, Zeyneb Hanoum (a pen name for Hadidje Zennour), an upper-class Ottoman Turkish Muslim woman, announced “that nine out of every ten books on the harem should be burned” as they were so erroneous. In turn, she wrote her account of the reality of living within a harem to redress that imbalance.
Compare this with the modern avalanche of hand-wringing declamations of the plight of Muslim women, and it soon becomes evident that the phenomenon of publishing misinformation and outright fantasies about Muslim women for eager Western consumption is nothing new.
The negative view of the treatment of Muslim women has persisted over the centuries, though its form has changed somewhat. Muslim women were generally seen as the inverse of the Western ideal of womanhood. Thus, in Victorian times, when Western Christendom championed a puritanical, chaste view of women, the Muslim woman was viewed as the lascivious, sex-hungry temptress. Her veil was seen as a form of enticement, and the harem was viewed as a hotbed of unbridled sexuality. The staged pornographic photos taken of “harem girls” during this time fuelled this perception and were incredibly popular, despite the fact that they were often fakes.
Now that the West prides itself on the freedom of women and its open view towards sexuality, the Muslim woman is seen as oppressed and deprived of autonomy, as little more than the “passive embodiment of exotic suffering” – her veil now restricts her movement and denies her sexuality.
Do Muslim women need to be rescued?
In the Western imagination, the Muslim woman perpetually embodies “the other.” The belief that Islam is inherently oppressive towards women has often been coupled with the expressed desire to rescue the Muslim woman, even if against her will. This is well illustrated by Lord Cromer, the British Consul-General to Egypt (1883-1907), who announced back in the late-nineteenth century, “I am here to liberate Muslim women, I am here to liberate them from Islam.”
The desire to free Muslim women from Islam, whether they like it or not, is coupled with the belief that the only explanation for Muslim women’s adherence to Islam is, as anthropologist Saba Mahmood describes it, a form of “false consciousness or the internalization of patriarchal norms through socialization.” In other words, no clear-thinking woman would ever choose Islam as a way of life; it is something imposed upon her by a confused state of mind or lack of exposure to viable alternatives. Thus, the inevitability of the liberation of Muslim women from Islam is seen as natural, as Muslim women are little more than “pawns in a grand patriarchal plan,” and if they are “freed from their bondage” they would “naturally express their instinctual abhorrence for the traditional Islamic mores” that enslave them.
The dubious desire to free the Muslim woman from herself still exists. The most recent incarnation is the so-called ‘Feminist Hawk’ – epitomised by writer and psychologist Phyllis Chesler, who openly “advocates the use of force to liberate Muslim women from persecution and burkas,” and whose driving principle is the struggle against “islamofascist misogyny.”
The idea that Muslim women need rescuing from their woefully sexist predicament is thus alive and well, if only because there is a complete lack of belief that any woman would be Muslim if given another option. After all, why would they support something that seems to be harmful to them, as Saba Mahmood puts it, “especially at a historical moment when these women appear to have more emancipatory possibilities”?
The desire to free Muslim women didn’t spring from misplaced paternalism. The ‘plight’ of Muslim women has, however, been used to rationalise invasions into Muslim-majority countries, such as Afghanistan, when, for example, the then First Lady Laura Bush made the unusual move of taking over her husband’s weekly radio address to highlight “the plight of women” in Afghanistan as it “is a matter of deliberate human cruelty carried out by those who seek to intimidate and control.” This speech was echoed two days later by Cherie Blair, wife of then British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who also spoke publicly and at length about the lack of women’s rights in Afghanistan.
These speeches were widely – and rightly – viewed as part of a campaign to bolster support for the invasion of Afghanistan, linking Muslim women’s emancipation to the need to bomb the country.
Islam and the struggle against sexism
These negative attitudes towards Muslim women can be understood in the broader context of Islamophobia. This term has existed at least since the 1980s, though some reports date it as early as the 1920s. The pioneering academic engagement with the concept came from the race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust in 1997, who stated that the term is “not ideal, but is recognizably similar to ‘xenophobia’ and ‘Europhobia’, and is a useful shorthand way of referring to dread or hatred of Islam – and, therefore, to fear or dislike of all or most Muslims.”
So, negative attitudes towards Muslims – and specifically towards Muslim women – are not new phenomena in the Western world, even if the term Islamophobia is arguably less than forty years old. However, several commentators have noted the increase in anti-Muslim, anti-Islamic sentiment in the West, to the extent that “in the global ‘West’, the racialized ‘Muslim Other’ has become the pre-eminent ‘folk devil’ of our time.”
Muslim women are aware, particularly if we wear the hijab, that we are never anonymous, and our existences are never benign. Every action is interpreted as pregnant with patriarchal meaning. When walking along the street with my husband, I know to never dawdle in his wake while window shopping or daydreaming, as falling a step behind is perceived by onlookers not as accidental but an active embodiment of my inferiority to him. When my husband spoke adoringly about me in an acceptance speech for an award he was given, non-Muslim friends later contacted me saying how great it was to hear a Muslim man speaking respectfully about his wife. It was seen as remarkable only because it was not assumed to be the default.
But far from passively waiting around for some external force to liberate them, much less being somehow complicit in their own oppression, Muslim women have actively fought for their rights, both by participating in theological debate and by challenging the sexist status quo since the advent of Islam. Sometimes this struggle was carried out within an explicitly religious framework; other times it was not. However, all are endeavours by Muslim women.
While it would be impossibly ambitious to give a full account of more than 1,400 years of attempts to challenge patriarchy across many homes, villages, cities and countries, I do want to offer a sense – for that is all that it can be, given the richness of the tradition – of some of the more notable efforts on the part of Muslim women.
Contemporaries of and successors to the Prophet Muhammad
Ibn Kathir (d. 774) narrates the story of the woman of the Quraysh tribe who used the Qur’an to argue publicly with ‘Umar (the caliph or ruler of the time) only a few years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. ‘Umar wanted to cap the value of the mahr, a gift that must be given to a woman for her personal use. The woman criticised his plan using Qur’anic verses to justify her disagreement, and upon hearing her argument, ‘Umar rescinded, saying “The woman is right and ‘Umar is wrong.”
Other reports exist about female companions of the Prophet Muhammad approaching the Prophet to initiate divorce from their husbands, to request education when men were blocking their opportunities, and to complain about domestic violence.
Women contemporaries of the Prophet Muhammad and his immediate successors were also engaged in Qur’anic interpretation, especially on verses pertaining to justice or rights of women. Aisha and Umm Salamah (both wives of the Prophet Muhammad) were recorded as doing so, and around 150 years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the mother of al-Shafi’ – himself one of the greatest religious scholars in the history of Islam – is recorded to have challenged a judge over his treatment of her while she was in court, basing her argument on a Qur’anic verse specifically referring to women.
Aisha is also known for issuing fatawa on numerous issues, but is especially renowned for giving rulings that reminded people not to view women negatively when there was no religious basis to do so. In one instance, when a rumour was circulating among some Iraqis that a woman and lowly animals passing in front of a praying man would spoil his prayer, she declared:
Listen, oh people of Iraq. You think that a donkey, a dog, a woman and a cat passing in front of a man praying cuts [ruins] his prayer. You have equated us women with them?! Push away whoever comes in front of you as much as is possible for you. For nothing cuts the prayer.
Another version of this ruling has Aisha criticising the man who was circulating this lie, saying to him, “You have made women like the worst animals!”
Sakina, the Prophet Muhammad’s great-granddaughter and a personal favourite of mine, put conditions in her marital contract that would scandalise a modern Muslim community, such as the right to commit nushuz (rebellion, disobedience) against her husband, and that her husband, Zayd, would never go against her will. When Zayd was once foolish enough to do so, she took him to court and in front of the judicial bench shouted at him, “Look as much as you can at me today, because you will never see me again!”
From the medieval to the modern era
Many accounts of Muslim women from the medieval period point to their large numbers in scholarship, trade and positions of influence, including slave women. In a ground-breaking English-language account of traditional female Islamic scholarship, Mohammad Akram Nadwi states there were numerous instances of women teaching hadith classes to students, both male and female, in principal mosques and colleges from the sixth century AH on; “issuing fatwas; interpreting the Qur’an; challenging the rulings of qadis; criticising the rulers; preaching to people to reform their ways.” These actions were approved and applauded:
The sheer number of examples from different periods and regions ... establish that the answer to some of the ‘If men can, why can’t women?’ questions is ‘Men can and women can too’.
Unfortunately, many Muslim women’s endeavours have been lost because they simply were not recorded in written form, but were limited to the oral tradition.
A major shift occurred around the nineteenth century, when Muslim women moved from being the objects of cultural writing to its subjects. It was from the nineteenth century, when women started to write their own journals, form organisations with the explicit rubric of feminism, and record their own histories, that a tangible and cohesive Islamic feminism emerged at a national level in places like Egypt.
It was at this time that both individual and collective activism began to take place, whereas previously it had nearly always occurred individually. Although there are many instances of this activity in places like Morocco, Algeria and Turkey, Egypt and Iran stand out as particularly notable cases.
Far from being a Western import, feminism in Egypt was indigenous. As historian Margot Badran bluntly puts it, “The West is not the patrimonial home of feminism, from which all feminisms derive and against which they must be measured.” The written record of Egyptian feminists exists from the late-nineteenth century. Then, in 1909 writer Malak Hifni Nasif published Al-Nisa’iyyat, a compendium of works on women’s rights, in Cairo, and in 1923 the Egyptian Feminist Union was formed, headed by activist Huda Sha’rawi. From a young age, Sha’rawi was acutely aware of the limitations her gender placed on her in society, such as keeping her from the education she craved. After observing a female poet who stayed with the family, Sha’rawi realised that “with learning, women could be the equals of men, if not surpass them.”
Women’s journals also started to be produced in Egypt in the early twentieth century. Nabawiya Musa, a hafiza (someone who has memorised the entire Qur’an) who decided to interpret the Qur’an for herself, published The Magazine of the Young Woman as well as a number of books focussing on the education and employment of women. It was the phenomenal, and very public, professional achievements of Nabawiya that set the precedent for the Egyptian government to award women “equal pay for equal work” years later.
In 1945 the Arab Feminist Union was established and was based in Cairo with Huda Sha’rawi again at the helm. However, this movement was criticised by some of Sha’rawi’s contemporaries for being nationalistic and elitist. Shortly thereafter, feminism in Egypt began to grow and change. Other women – such as philosopher and poet Doria Shafik and Fatma Reshad – led movements and activism, including storming parliament to demand rights for women and hunger strikes to gain women greater political participation in the 1950s, and the controversial text Woman and Sex by Nawal El Saadway was published in the 1970s.
Iranian Muslim women also have a rich tradition of struggling for gender equality. In the nineteenth century, Taherah Qurrat-ul ‘Ayn, a learned theologian and public scholar, objected to all forms of the confinement of women and the establishment of distinct male and female gender roles. She is best known for her very public unveiling in 1848, which stunned her community. Her notable feminist contemporaries were women like Bibi Khanum Astarabadi, who declared “all the problems and chaos faced in Iran and by its women were men’s doings,” and Taj-ul Sultanah, who “criticized oppressive traditions and customs both for retarding Iran’s development and for depriving women.”
In the twentieth century, women’s publications in Iran began to flourish as they did in Egypt, with more than twenty separate women’s periodicals in circulation by 1930. After the Islamic Revolution, feminism in Iran was split into secular and Islamic camps and, while the two didn’t always agree, they proved they could work together on common projects for a shared goal. By the 1990s Islamic feminism – though not always referred to in such terms – was on the increase in the Muslim diaspora in the West.
It would be wrong, however, to suggest that there has always been a tension, much less a dichotomy, between Muslim women and feminism as such. Explicitly named feminism and feminists have existed in numerous Muslim countries for more than a hundred years, in both secular and religious forms. For quite some time, there have been Muslim women who operated outside a religious framework to fight sexism, and there have been Muslim women who use religion as one of the tools – in many instances, the only tool – in their struggle against the sexism around them. Some utilised the “feminist” label and some did not. But all were engaged in challenging the sexism that they and their sisters faced.
The fight against sexism in the Muslim world is indigenous; it is an endeavour that sprang from the soil of Mecca and Medina at the time of the Prophet Muhammad, and has now grown and spread throughout countless communities around the globe. It’s also a fight that Muslim women have been carrying out for themselves, by themselves, against the very real injustices they experience in their varied communities, since the beginning of Islam more than 1,400 years ago.
Obviously not all Muslim women throughout history have had the means of or the interest in fighting the sexism under which they lived, just as is the case for non-Muslim women. But it is simply incorrect to assume or argue that Muslim women have been entirely passive victims or, worse, active accomplices in their own oppression. As Roja Fazaeli, a scholar in Islamic civilisation, reminds us, while the term “Islamic feminism” is recent, the act of Muslim women fighting sexism is nothing new. | <urn:uuid:11820327-12d0-4e0f-ab8b-eb6c0e8bebde> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.abc.net.au/religion/susan-carland-on-islamic-feminism/11385540 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.976683 | 4,069 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Mold infestations can have a damaging effect on the home as well as any other property by causing diseases and also by decreasing the value of your property. If the problem is not resolved on time, it can be an ongoing mold problem in the household. Fortunately, there are many professional companies that can help remediate the mold in your household. Before hiring the services of a mold control company, it would be imperative to know what benefits hiring one has to offer.
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Remediation and Containment
First, the companies providing mold remediation services locate where the root of the problem lies and then, remedy it, since mold is primarily formed due to humidity and moisture. Water lines that are leaking or moisture in the air can easily allow the formation of mold in the household. Many mold remediation agencies therefore search for the root causes of the mold formation and then remedy it once before containing it. In order to prevent mold from spreading to the other rooms in the house, it is imperative to contain it. The prospective side of remediation needs to be sealed to contain it, so that it will not spread to the rest of your property while the remediation is going on.
Mold might have overgrown on certain surfaces and they are not easily accessible to be cleaned. It is therefore imperative to discard such surfaces before the mold can spread from the surface to another one. A thorough mold inspection would tell you what needs to be discarded and what not. This can also mean that a portion of your drywall has to be discarded, if it has become humid or damp. Such surfaces have to be cut and removed out. Moreover, if a major water leak is the reason behind such dampness or behind the formation of the mold, then all the surfaces that have been damaged by water would need to be carefully removed and discarded as well. Mold removal companies such as the Damage Control Services-Damage Control 911 Inc always put these materials in a bag and seal them carefully before they are discarded. They also make sure that the remaining areas are disinfected to prevent mold from forming again. | <urn:uuid:35480add-aa39-444f-b9d3-0ed4f7ab00ad> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hirharang.com/the-benefits-of-using-damage-control-services-damage-control-911-inc.html?amp=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.968591 | 601 | 1.835938 | 2 |
Dr Goldberg explores the impact of the psycho-spiritual on both the development and treatment of cancer.
It is possible to manage cancer in an integrated way by removing all external and internal environmental agencies that promote cancer growth, creating a positive lifestyle that supports healthy protective systems and providing medicinal substances and therapies that contain cell proliferation and strengthen the immune system. As an extension of this integral approach to cancer treatment, we focus here on the inner psycho-social factors which work as chronic irritants to either activate cell proliferation or weaken cell containment. Central to all these interventions is the patient himself or herself for whom the integrated programme is designed. For the way in which the individual will work with therapy is crucial: the patient, if willing, has the potential to develop mental skills to aid in the removal of these psycho-social irritants.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER
Cancer develops, when cells of the body begin to grow abnormally and are no longer controlled by the normal surveillance and regulative forces of the body. These are highly complex immune, bio-chemical, genetic and psycho-spiritual functions, the understanding of which are driving modern cancer research today. The goal in treating cancer effectively must be to destroy the unbridled cancer cells directly, or to strengthen those innate containing activities that destroy cancer, without harming the healthy cells of the body.
THE ROLE OF THE PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL IN DISEASE
- Do the mind and the emotions influence the development of cancer?
- Can the mind be harnessed to help fight cancer?
These two questions have intrigued me ever since I began to treat cancer in an integrative way over 40 years ago. During this time I have sought ways to understand these connections and to incorporate this self-healing potential into an integrative cancer treatment programme.
There is growing scientific evidence to show that the outcome of an illness is influenced by active participation in the treatment process. The work of Jon Kabbat Zinn and other researchers using mindfulness-based approaches show the improvement in illnesses when the patient is involved in his treatment programme.¹ In my practice I have found this most certainly to be the case. Cancer patients who have a positive mindset do significantly better than those with a negative attitude to their illness and their long term survival.
It is also well established that emotions such as anxiety, depression, bitterness, guilt, and suppressed feelings affect brain, endocrine and immune functions negatively, whereas joy, laughter, relaxation and creative activities do the opposite. One such article in the European Journal of Cancer linked emotional stress with weakening of the immune system.
This paper concluded that ‘psychological or behavioural factors may influence the incidence or progression of cancer through psychosocial influences on immune function and other physiological pathways.’² The well-accepted science of psycho-neuro immunology has documented hundreds of studies showing the links between the psyche, the brain and the immune system. Multiple studies show that stress especially contributes to increased mortality from already established cancers.3-5
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PATIENT
Self-reflection and self-awareness can guide the patient towards taking responsibility for the deep-seated emotions that can play a role in developing and keeping cancer. The subconscious soul life harbours a host of different personality sub types. We are constantly moving from one sub type to another depending on our changing circumstances and inner responses. When we need approval, we will want to please, when we feel threatened, we may become angry. In one day, a person can express assertiveness or submissiveness, confidence or doubt, fear or courage, gentleness or harshness depending on our internal responses and our interaction with a constantly changing environment. When we turn our attention to these personality sub-types, we identify them and determine whether they are helpful or harmful to our well-being. We discover that we are able to influence their habitual nature by calling up other parts of our personality that can change the behaviour pattern.
NEGATIVE PERSONALITY SUB-TYPE
Early on in life Ms AB learned to suppress feelings because her parental environment did not permit the expression of feelings of vulnerability. This sadly became a habitual pattern in all her relationships. At the same time she learnt to become an achiever because this was encouraged at home and at school. Her ambition drove her to become a top executive, and she chose to put her energies into her work while avoiding committed relationships. A year after her mother died of breast cancer, she herself was diagnosed with the same illness.
Ms AB wanted to do everything in her power to overcome her illness. She was well aware that a mastectomy followed by chemo and radiotherapy was no guarantee that her cancer would not relapse. She realised she had a psycho-social disposition for this illness, that years of suppressed feelings had disturbed her neuro-endocrine and immune functions. The final stress of her mother’s death, where she was unable to grieve or show her emotions, was, in my opinion, the trigger that led to the cancer growth.
If cancer patients are to bring themselves to the core of their integrated healing process and feel in control and empowered, they need to clear their healing path from psycho-spiritual obstacles which in the course of their lives have compromised their wholeness, dignity and strength.
Participatory Counselling, based on Psycho-phonetic Counselling developed by Yehuda Tagar, is a methodology for accessing and exploring such deep-seated psycho-social patterns. Psychophonetics regards the human being as a living body, soul and individual spirit with a potential connection to vast resources of vitality, creativity, intelligence, compassion, intimacy, expanded awareness and spirituality.
Ms AB committed herself to doing several counselling sessions. She had to find the real living partner in herself who ‘wanted to do everything in her power to overcome her illness.’ She had to learn to play this role authentically. This was the role player who undertook to direct her integrative treatment programme and to sort out her internal blocks. She had to find the courage to meet that part of her personality that was terrified to express her feelings. She had to discover another part that was willing to show her feelings. She began to engage and participate actively in the different personae of her own psycho drama and started the transformative work of applying this to her social life, and changing her old habits. She discovered a growing sense of liberation from her own incarcerated emotional life and had the real sense of a healing taking place in her body and mind. Above all she felt that she was in control of her own healing. It was as if she had found her internal physician.
Self-healing in a nutshell
- Be willing to participate in your therapy
- Become aware of the state of your soul life
- Access your deep-seated emotions and explore them with courage
- Show your feelings
- Walk the talk: apply your new positivity to everyday living
- Enjoy your liberation from mental and physical ill health
When cancer patients learn to take full responsibility for their own healing and to participate in their healing transformation, the outcome of their illness can be shifted significantly. This participatory approach to medicine opens up a new way of diagnosing and treating illness, one in which both patient and healing practitioner participate actively in the healing process.
Participatory Counselling / Psychophonetics has become an active and essential part of my practice: please feel free to contact me should you be in need of help.
- Kabbat Zinn J. Participatory Medicine. JEADV. 2000; (14): 239 – 40.
- Kiecolt-Glaser J.K, Glaser R. Eur J Cancer. 1999 Oct; 35(11):1603-7.
- Herbert, T.B. et al. (1993) Stress and immunity in humans: a meta-analytic review, Psychosomatic Medicine. 1993. (55):364–79.
- Irwin, M. et al. Human Psychoneuroimmunology. Oxford University Press. 2005.
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Turkish government to scrutinize supermarkets for food prices
The government will focus on discrepancies in the prices of goods sold in supermarkets and street markets as part of its efforts to fight inflation, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has said.
In a speech he delivered during an event with businesspeople in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, Albayrak noted that they are keeping a close eye on the prices both in street markets and supermarkets.
“We do not see the prices that we want to see in supermarkets. We will talk to supermarkets. If there is a significant difference in prices between supermarkets and street markets this means supermarkets do not give the support we expect from them. We are looking at how the food chain works in street markets and supermarkets,” Albayrak said.
He noted that as part of the efforts in the fight against inflation, the Food Committee convened on Jan. 15 to discuss the price formations in wholesale food markets and an early warning mechanism.
Albayrak called on all companies to take more responsibility in the fight against inflation, which he described as a serious problem for the country.
“We expect a much stronger performance from all stakeholders,” the minister said.
Albayrak was confident that inflation will be below the target at the end of this year.
According to the latest official data, food prices increased by 1.08 percent month-on-month in December 2018, bringing the annual inflation in this item to 25 percent. The headline consumer price inflation was 20.3 percent in 2018.
On a monthly basis, fruit and vegetable prices rose by 5.87 percent in December last year, whereas the annual increase was 30.8 percent.
In the New Economic Program, announced in September, the government’s inflation target for 2019 is 15.9 percent. The government forecasts inflation to ease to 9.8 percent next year and further down to 6 percent in 2021.
Albayrak also told the gathering that the government will continue to maintain tight monetary policies and take necessary measures to bring inflation down.
“We are working hard to make the economy leap forward once again. We are holding two fragile balls in our hands. One is the management of the fiscal and monetary policies in a delicate manner and the other is the sensitivities of the business world. We will strike a balance between those two,” he said.
Albayrak reminded that the government decided to keep the value-added tax and special consumption tax reduction in place in order to support job creation and to stimulate economic activity.
“We will closely watch the markets and take necessary steps,” he vowed.
The minister also noted that credit costs have been on decline thanks to the measures taken to support small and medium-sized companies and craftsmen through debt structuring and new loan facilities.
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The lyrics of the song "If tomorrow never comes" remind me that we should live and love as though tomorrow will never come. We should let our loved ones understand how much we love them and cherish them before it's too overdue. Sometimes, it's just so difficult for all of us to stand in front of our loved ones to inform them just three simple words "I love you. " But such appearance of love can be shown amazingly and romantically via the words from poems or tracks. Oddly enough, Edmund Waller does an excellent job in writing the poem "Go, lovely rose" as a songs from a man to his fan. He orders a rose going and deliver his love subject matter to his sweetheart as quickly as possible as though he was worried that it was too later.
Usually, when a man wants to confess to his sweetheart, he'll use roses as loving presents for her. But in this poem, a rose is used as a love messenger. A repetition of the term "tell her that" shows that the rose is sent to deliver a message for the person. This young dude is trying to inform his sweetheart that their time is too brief for such petty things as hiding. The poem begins with "Go, lovely rose" (1). The writer uses short, strong words showing that it is a command, not a request for a rose. I really believe the command implies that the person is afraid that another man might take her away from him. When people are in love, they can be always troubled and worried of losing the person they love. Moreover, she is so rather in his sight. He "resembles her to [the rose]" (4), and discovers "How sugary and reasonable she seems to be" (5). He uses the rose as symbolic of her beauty. He compares her to the rose because roses are beautiful things that last limited to a certain time. By this comparability, he wishes her to start to see the evanescence of her outward beauty. He's trying to notify her indirectly that he would like her to comprehend his eagerness and he stimulates her to forget about the society, letting her feelings lead just how for her to come to him to take pleasure from their momentary love.
The main number of conversation used for this poem is simile assessing the girl with the rose. He uses the term "resemble" (4). The first feature of comparison the poet mentions is how "sweet and fair" the lady, like the rose, "appears to be. " The writer uses the word "seems" alternatively than "is, " which allures my attention. The word "seems" shows an doubt. Perhaps, he is merely sure about the beauty of her appearance, but he's not too sure about her interior beauty. Amongst all the nice words used to compliment her, the term "wastes" (2) may surprise the readers. This word belongs to less diction-level in comparison to other words such as "lovely, " "sweet and reasonable. " This intense term shows the author's bluntness and it inserts in to the poem a hint of decay. However, beginning of the second stanza "Tell her that's young" (6) appears to be a bit out of the main figure of speech of the poem, simile. The comparability requires a little twist in the lines "shuns to own her graces spied" (7) and "in desert where no men abide. " Rather than saying the woman is like the rose, the poet says that she should be like it. At the end of the second stanza, fatality is pointed out, adding a fairly threatening note: "Thou must have uncommended passed away. "
Edmund Waller has damped the eroticism of the problem with his understated words. The fate of the rose, if it were to bloom in a desert, would be to live and perish "uncommended"; her would-be buffs, well-bred and polite, "admire" her. The poem seems to be quiet until the start of the final stanza "Then pass away!" This order marks the intrusion of severe reality into the world of wondering fans and blushing young girls. Waller soon retreats to the cover of precieux diction, concluding with the hyperbolic explanation "so wondrous sugary and reasonable"; but he has made his point, the swift passage of beauty in every its forms.
The author uses assonance strategy frequently in the poem. Within the first stanza, there are words such as "me, " "thee, " and "be. " In the second stanza, he uses "spied, " "abide" and "died. " In the third stanza, they are really "retired, " "desired" and "admired. " And in the last one, he uses "rare, " share" and "fair. " This assonance strategy adds more rhythm to the poem and it makes it sound more like a music than just a poem.
The lines 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18 have similar volume of syllables and most have the same metrical pattern. This design is: May read | in thee. The meters of the longer lines in the poem such as lines 4, 5 are:
When I | resem | ble her | to thee,
How great | and good | she seems | to be.
I think the writer uses these meters to stress his admiration of her beauty. It creates his words seem to be to become more real and great to her ears so that she'll convince herself to come to him easier.
After reading the poem a few times, I sense that the poem only targets the similarity between the female and the rose, but it neglects the difference between them. A woman is a individuals with a spirit while a rose is just an object with out a soul. I believe this poem has a particular purpose: a poem of seduction and desire. Therefore the poet targets the woman's body instead of her heart and soul to make her keep in mind only that her is mortal. So that it will die one day, and therefore she only has a restricted amount of time in which to take pleasure from it while she's it.
In bottom line, this poem is a nice track of love from the young man to his lover. However, easily were the girl, I'd not accept his love until I can trust him. For the reason that I can sense from this poem that the person desires more of your body of the girl than her real love for him. And definitely this romantic relationship will not carry on long since it isn't really out of genuine love because in my opinion, a marriage should be built based on love, not lust. | <urn:uuid:cb7e0eb4-df60-43ad-8353-445aa2b04ac7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://studybayhelp.co.uk/blog/the-lyrics-into-a-messenger-of-love-british/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.981868 | 1,413 | 2.625 | 3 |
The Church Praying Fervently
Agreeing in Prayer
by Brenda Harris
PRAYER IS a personal and intimate time between a person and God. Entering into fellowship with God the Creator through His Son, Jesus Christ, is a high privilege. However, prayer can also be a shared experience. When believers agree together and seek the Lord corporately, this spirit of unity glorifies the Father and offers a special bond of Christian fellowship.
Throughout the pages of the New Testament, we read about the value of praying together. In Matthew 18:19, Jesus urged believers to pray together. According to Acts 16:25, Paul and Silas prayed together in a prison cell. And in Colossians 1:1-9, we find that Paul and Timothy prayed for the church at Colossae.
The church as a whole is a powerful force when prayer is a priority. “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were being performed” (Acts 2:42-43).
Peter was the focus of the church at prayer as recorded in Acts 12. This courageous disciple was thrown in jail by King Herod and closely guarded by 16 men. But we find tucked into these verses that “the church was praying fervently to God for him” (v. 5).
Peter experienced a miraculous release that night. A light shown into the prison, an angel woke him up, and his chains fell to the ground. Peter was dumbfounded, but he obeyed the instructions that were given. He walked right past the guards, through the iron gate, and out onto the streets before it dawned on him what was really happening.
Don’t miss what the writer of Acts said in verse 12: “He went to the house of Mary … where many had assembled and were praying.” Even in his confusion, Peter knew the family of God — the church — was praying for him!
When Peter arrived, Rhoda, the servant girl, got so excited that she forgot to open the door! What was she thinking? Why didn’t she simply open the door and let Peter in? Obviously, Rhoda knew what had been going on inside that house. She heard their prayers; she was an eyewitness to the faith those early believers had in the power of God. Is it any wonder that when she heard Peter’s voice outside the door, she was overwhelmed? I love the phrase, “because of her joy” (v. 14). Rhoda was celebrating because she witnessed an answer to prayer literally right outside her door!
Rhoda went to share the good news, but she encountered doubters. The very ones who had been praying for Peter’s release were hesitant to believe what the servant girl told them. Peter was standing outside, an in-the-flesh answer to prayer, and the others couldn’t (or wouldn’t) believe her.
Persistent, Peter kept knocking, and someone finally let him in so he could testify of the Lord’s goodness. Can you imagine the celebration that took place that night at Mary’s house when they acknowledged God’s answer to their prayers? Indeed, celebrating together with other believers is an amazing experience!
Praying is such a blessing, but that blessing is multiplied when we share it with other believers. Focusing on the power of God as we agree and intercede for others brings unity. “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them” (Matt. 18:20).
Jesus told His followers, “My house will be called a house of prayer” (Matt. 21:13). What better support system could we have than a group of committed believers coming together in unity to lift up the needs of individuals, the church, the community, and the nation? Think about the impact! Oh, that we could all be part of the church that is praying fervently!
Praying is such a blessing, but that blessing is multiplied when we share it with other believers.
Father, thank You for the privilege, power, and peace that comes when we pray in unison with fellow believers. May You guide our prayers and give us Your favor as we seek You together. Amen.
BRENDA HARRIS enjoys her role as prayer coordinator for Kendrick Brothers Productions. She has the unique privilege of rallying prayer teams and prayer warriors from around the world and joining them in united prayer to the Father!
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We've written about how death penalty-happy Rick Perry is. But bless him, guest host Ron Reagan really narrowed down the question that we must address if we want to be honest about having a death penalty:
How many innocent people is it permissible to kill in order to exact vengeance on the guilty?
There's no easy answer for that if you're still advocating for the death penalty.
Personally, I'm against the death penalty. I've participated in protests and vigils against it. It horrifies me that we're one of the only Western nations still acting so barbarically. But besides that, the death penalty has inherent flaws:
[The application of the death penalty is often] racist, unfair to poor and the mentally retarded, and often ends in the state sanctioned murder of innocents.
Less than 1% of all murderers are condemned to death
2% of death row inmates are actually executed
Over 113 people on death row have been exonerated since 1973
68% of the death penalty convictions between 1973 - 1995 were reversed
Today more than 75 death row inmates have spent 20 years on the Row.
Capital punishment is applied to a higher percentage of minorities than whites.
It is not cost effective: Capital murder trials threaten to bankrupt townships costing taxpayers:
$2 million in legal fees to try a death penalty case, nearly 4 times higher than comparable murder trials.
The automatic appeal process costs up to $700,000 in legal fees.
$1.2 million in execution costs.
1973 -1998, Florida spent $57 million on 18 executions.
It is does not deter crime: The European Union (EU) is opposed to the death penalty in all cases and is "deeply concerned about the increasing number of executions in the United States of America (USA), all the more since the great majority of executions since reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 have been carried out in the 1990s. Furthermore, in the US, young offenders who are under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the crime may be sentenced to death and executed, in clear infringement of internationally recognized human rights norms." Russia and Turkey have abolished the death penalty which is condemned by the European Union and the World Court, which claimed that the U.S. violated the rights of 51 Mexicans on death rows in eight states. Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ban, Texas has continued to send mentally retarded criminals to death row. Will a Mexican immigrant's case correct this injustice? The two states with the most executions in 2003, Texas 24, and Oklahoma 14, saw increases in their murder rates from 2002 to 2003. Both states had murder rates above the national average in 2003: Texas - 6.4, and Oklahoma - 5.9. The top 13 states in terms of murder rates were all death penalty states. The murder rate of the death penalty states increased from 2002, while the rate in non-death penalty states decreased.Death Penalty Information Center
So it's ineffective as a deterrent, applied inequitably, unfairly focusing on the poor, mentally challenged and minorities, costs more than life in prison and we're basically applying the same punishment that countries we hold up as barbaric do?
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Wall Street went down at the opening bell of Monday adhering to a spike in the quantity of circumstances of coronavirus sustained worries that the break out would certainly have an essential impact on economic expansion.
The Dow Jones Industrial Standard decreased in the beginning by over 950 factors, eliminating all earnings. Nasdaq and also the S&P 500 were down by about 4%, noting the biggest autumn considering that August.
Along With American Airlines and also Delta Air Lines decreasing by 5% supplies dissuaded tourists and also remained to fire strikes. MGM Resorts each and also gambling establishment drivers Wynn Resorts rolled by roughly 4 percent.
Much remains unknown, although Scientists state that the infection is much less dangerous than the SARS break out as well as conveniently transferred. As a result of this, claimed Ian Shepherdson, primary economic expert in Pantheon Macroeconomics, “Markets are servants to the info stream ”
The speed at which the infection spreads out in China appears to be reducing. A declaration of brand-new circumstances on Monday was that the day straight that the quantity of situations that are everyday had actually gone down listed below 1,000. Beyond China that a wave of episodes presented reason.
“The spike in illness in South Korea, mostly focused at the churchgoers of one church, a rise in cases in Italy, and also details of an epidemic in Iran, in which the healthcare procedure contains unsure top quality as well as likewise the federal government is widespread, has actually caused anxieties that China’s hostile quarantining efforts will certainly not maintain the infection from spreading out globally,” Shepherdson wrote in a customer note.
“Worldwide growth is likely to be impacted in a deliberate method as a result of concerns of this coronavirus,” mentioned Chris Zaccarelli, primary financial investment policeman for Independent Consultant Partnership.
The obstacle investors face is just how unsafe it is to individuals, or that no one recognizes this episode will certainly make it through. | <urn:uuid:76c74f0a-0ea2-48bb-a435-3af383c39e57> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nextbulletin.com/coronavirus-dow-drops-by-950-points-on-fears-coronavirus-will-tank-global-economic-growth/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.967779 | 409 | 1.703125 | 2 |
The new Honda EU Ryzeni Companion 2200 watt portable power inverter is a great purchase for any laptop owner. While many laptop power supplies are underwhelming, the EU Series by Honda is a top of the line unit. With four individually adjustable voltage levels and overclockable multiplier speeds, this unit will fit into any laptop well. There is a very informative manual included with the product that walks a laptop user through the operation of the EU.
This unit plugs directly into the laptop power supply. There is no need to route power through the use of an adapter. No external power source is necessary. Once plugged in, the laptop begins to function normally and any other power outlets on the laptop can operate normally as well. One thing that should be noted about this unit, however, is that this particular laptop power supply does not handle undervolting.
This means that this unit will not operate at its maximum output if a laptop has a lower wattage than the specified power supply. Overclocking the unit to match the power requirements of the computer will not result in a satisfactory or stable end result. There are ways to increase the output power of the unit though. Overclocking the unit to the maximum wattage will damage the unit’s inverter and also shorten the life of the unit. Many who overclock this unit report that the results are much better when performing the testing on a PC.
There are a variety of different types of hardware that can be used with the Honda EU Ryzeni Companion 2200 watt portable power inverter. Most of the available options are AC wall plugs or universal serial bus power connectors. The latter is considered to be the more popular type of laptop power supply. These types of power outlets are commonly used by laptop computers.
It will help to keep in mind that the transformer that comes with the unit can also be modified to handle additional power requirements. Therefore, it will help to know what the wattage requirements for the laptop computer are. Then it will be possible to find a compatible replacement for the unit. If the laptop power supply that comes with the unit is the original one then it will simply have to be replaced. If it is a newer model then it may have to be configured to work with the new laptop power supply.
A laptop that is equipped with the AMD EU motherboard can use the device to boost its performance by increasing its power requirements. When this happens the laptop will consume less energy. It will help to make the battery last longer so that the computer will run more efficiently. The laptop will also be able to use less battery charging ports so that it will not drain the unit’s power faster.
Those who are interested in purchasing a portable inverter for their laptops will be happy to know that they can use one to charge their mobile devices such as cell phones and MP3 players. Mobile devices and laptops that use batteries will not work if the battery is empty. Therefore, the unit will help to conserve energy. Portable units that are designed for use with electronic devices will feature a battery charger that allows them to use these devices even when the battery is dead.
The second reason why it will be a good idea to purchase a unit like the Honda EU Ryzeni Companion 2200 watt is because it will be easier to install. A laptop unit that uses a power cord will usually need to be connected to an electrician before it can be used. However, those who have wireless connections to devices can use the power inverter to convert the laptop’s wireless signals into a USB signal. | <urn:uuid:8c338629-30b6-4839-899c-8a6b6f2c3826> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bestportablepowerstation.com/reasons-why-you-should-use-a-honda-eu-neptunia-2200w-portable-inverter/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.928795 | 718 | 1.671875 | 2 |
Unless you’re a plumber, it’s easy to confuse main lines and drain lines. Plumbers get these questions all of the time so we thought we’d finally settle this. Keep reading to finally learn the difference of a main line and drain line, including the roles they play in your home.
What is a Main Line?
To put it simply, your main line is your sewer line. It’s a line located underground that carries all wastewater from your home to a municipal connection or septic tank, not just toilet water.
Here is some additional information about your main line.
- In addition to drain line clogs, another big threat to your main line is tree roots. If you know where your main line is located, you can strategically plant trees in areas that won’t damage your main line.
- You’ll want to know where your cleanout is located in case it suffers a clog.
- If you’re experiencing drain clogs at the lowest point in your home, you likely have a main line clog.
- If there’s sewage coming out, there’s most likely a main line clog.
- If you hear gurgling noises in another part of the home when using water, you could have a main line issue.
What is a Drain Line?
Drain lines are lines located inside of your home that are connected to your plumbing fixtures such as your toilets, sinks, and showers. They don’t lead directly to your sewer system or septic tank, but they dump into the main line. When you’re having an issue with one drain line, you can generally still use the plumbing everywhere else in the home because they aren’t connected.
Understanding your Main Line and Your Drain Line
Knowing the difference between your main line and your drain line is important because they’re two entirely different things with different fixes and costs.Generally, a main line clog is going to require a professional plumber and involves more steps.
Sewer Line Cleaning Experts
Great, now you’re just a bit more educated on your plumbing terminology than you were before reading this article! Ever consider a plumbing career? 😉
Anyway, if you’re experiencing any issues with your drains or main line, let D & F Plumbing help. We have the experience and knowledge to fix your plumbing quickly and we’re available 24/7 for your plumbing emergencies!
What’s the Difference Between Main Line vs Drain Line? in Portland OR and Vancouver WA
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White Sage and Cedar Smudge stick
This evergreen pine has many varieties and is the oldest known material for use in incense making. It’s woody scent for smudging has been used by many indigenous cultures including Nordic, Tibetan, Nepalese and American Indian. It is so because this tree represents Strength, our Connection to the Earth, Stability, Security, Healing and Protection. Burning a smudge stick of cedar, or a blend of cedar and White Sage will provide an excellent purification of the environment’s energy – an elimination of even the most potent of negative vibrations as well as bringing in positive energies and spiritual guidance. In ancient times it was said to invoke Gods such as Oden (Nordic) and connecting us to our ancestors. Using cedar assists one to connect more deeply to one’s higher guidance particularly in times of great stress, anxiety and where needing to ‘get back on track’ is required. Cedar makes a wonderful ally to help you find your purpose in life, simply leave a little smouldering nearby to enhance intuition and deepen your meditation practice. | <urn:uuid:337160fa-2513-48c7-b8c5-dfce8ee0c70f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thehealingcompany.co.nz/product/white-sage-and-cedar-smudgestick/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.939038 | 228 | 1.6875 | 2 |
Storm Frank brought with it considerable disruption, particularly to Scotland although the anticipated wide-spread further flooding was avoided. Whilst there was further damage caused, it was far less than that which followed Storm Desmond and Storm Eva last December.
The Met Office has today confirmed that December 2015 was not only the wettest December on record, but also the wettest calendar month overall since records began in 1910. Moreover, the average temperature for December was 7.9°C, which is 4.1 °C above average and beats the previous record which was 6.9 °C recorded in 1934.
The unsettled weather continued, with further weather warnings issued for a further 24 hours and we continued to monitor developments.
We received an increased level of instructions over the Christmas period and again implemented our surge plan with staff giving up holidays on a voluntary basis to ensure that our Manchester office was adequately staffed and with Loss Adjusters from the South and Midlands again being deployed to Northern regions to assist local colleagues. We were able to attend site visits on all new cases received over the Christmas period promptly and sent additional adjusters to the affected regions we continued to receive instructions.
In line with our operating procedures, Flood Resilient repair options were considered with our clients’ customers where it is appropriate to do so and on a case-by-case basis. The focus was on effective loss mitigation being implemented and we liaised closely with suppliers to ensure adequate monitoring was in place. Operations were managed from our Manchester hub office under the supervision of Dave Greenwood.
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Writing involves multiple revisions. But how do you know if your finishing touches are enough?
Writing Tip for Today: Here are three tips to help you decide when your piece is finished:
Let it Sit and Read Aloud
After you’ve drafted a piece, you’ll want to set it aside for a period of time. Work on your next piece or revisit a work that has been on the back burner. I have a rule for myself that tells me not to submit anything on the same day I draft or revise for the last time. Adhering to this rule gives me objectivity that I might not have if I hit “send” too quickly.
I usually revise after twenty-four hours, but I’ve been writing a long time now. Earlier in my career I would set aside work for at least a week, sometimes longer. And even now, if a project is giving me trouble, I’ll shelve it until I can get outside feedback or enough time passes.
Each time I look at a draft, I read it aloud. Reading your work out loud will spark activity in a different part of your brain than if you simply read silently. I have discovered missing words and dangling, laugh-out-loud phrases by hearing myself read the work. You don’t need to perform your piece, just read it clearly and slowly enough to catch errors and get a sense of the flow.
Revise in Stages
In revision, I’m all about the layers. I start with macro edits. I look for how a story builds tension. I evaluate the purpose or theme of the work. For essays, I want readers to become immersed in a story that’s about one thing. That one thing should lead to a solid takeaway for readers. I must be able to sum up the piece in a sentence and state why readers should care (what’s in it for them?).
Once the story or scene makes sense in the Big Picture, I look at smaller things such as sentence and paragraph construction, transitions and the balance of action to narrative (show v. tell). Where have I repeated myself? Are there spots that are difficult to understand? Spots where I’ve used many more words than necessary? For fiction, how much movement happens as opposed to thoughts, narrative or explanations?
After everything else, I will edit for what are sometimes called “nits.” These are the small things such as typos, misused words (watch those homophones!) or overuse of passive voice. I will decide if the common vague words (sometimes called weasel words) such as very, just or a little are necessary. I evaluate my modifiers (adverbs “ly” words and adjectives) to be sure I’m not falling into a singsong rhythm.
Revise in layers, beginning with the Big Picture.
Pause and Return
If the work still unsettles me in some way, I often put it aside again, especially if there are places where I’m certain I’ve written something super-good. Most times, when I think I’m a genius I need to kill some darlings. Darlings can be words, phrases or metaphors that seem creative when you draft but that don’t hold up. These darlings might be a little too cute, melodramatic or silly, but all need to go away to polish the piece.
If I’m not sure if a phrase is a darling or not, I let it sit for a time. When I come back to it, I nearly always delete it. Try removing a darling of your work and see if, after a rest period, you miss it. Many of our darlings are attempts to control our readers—through overuse of modifiers, explanations or descriptive metaphors that only confuse. As hard as it is to delete my darlings, I’ve learned that writing is not a forum for showing off my writing prowess. Instead, writing is about connecting with your readers in the clearest and simplest way possible.
When I pause and then return, I want to unify my work in purpose, theme and execution. Many a writer has submitted prematurely and then regretted it. However, don’t shelve your stuff for all eternity. We are always going to see ways to improve. At some point, it’s wiser to hit “send” than to let your writing molder in a drawer. | <urn:uuid:3d1f0281-24db-4fac-8391-d96ade1b2ea5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://lindasclare.com/2022/04/writing-finishing-touches/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.9525 | 937 | 2.078125 | 2 |
During this month prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussain was martyred during the battle of Karbala by the army of yazid. Imam Hussain preferred martyrdom to surrendering to a tyrant.
Banners and hoardings have been placed all across the region revealing the strength of the Islam. Muharram as one of the four sacred months of Islam, is a month of remembrance.It has great significance because of its historical background. It carries a message of awakening for the entire humanity for the times to come.
In Kashmir Muharram has all together different rituals. For the first ten days people gather in public for mourning ceremonies and sermons which helps the entire community specially the younger generation to know more about the great sacrifice of humanity.
During this period specially shie Muslims in Kashmir prefer to wear black clothes as a mark of mourning. They also distribute foods among the poor.
The biggest mourning ceremonies are held on the tenth day of the month Ashura. For the whole night, people gather at mosques and revive the whole episode of the battle of Karbala. Religious experts say in this way they take forward the mission of Islam and Imam Hussein that “good always wins over evil”
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Analysing the impact of the National Living Wage (NLW) – a higher minimum wage rate – in 2016, and its uprating in 2017, the LPC found that redundancies had been rare as a result of increased pay and employers had found other means to offset higher labour costs.
“Employers tell us they have responded to the NLW by absorbing the cost through lower profits, raising prices where they can and making changes to differentials and workforce structures, instead of through large reductions in employment,” the report stated, adding that “employment rates for the groups of workers most likely to be paid the NLW continue to grow faster than for the economy as a whole”.
Restructuring has largely revolved around removing managerial levels and reducing the gap in pay between higher and lower earners.
Further, the LPC found that increases to the statutory minimum had pushed pay up not only for those paid at the NLW, but for the bottom 20% of earners (those earning up to £9 per hour) in total, accounting for five million workers.
However, it was noted that there has been a sharp increase in employers paying just above the legal minimum (at around the £8 mark), perhaps reflecting a tendency for businesses to use statutory minimums as a floor to aim for.
Stakeholders told the organisation they thought improving productivity would be key to adapting British industry to wage increases in the future.
These findings support the framework for reform laid out in the Institute of Employment Rights’ Manifesto for Labour Law, the recommendations of which include raising low pay through the introduction of the Real Living Wage (i.e. one that covers living costs) and rolling out sectoral collective bargaining – a mechanism by which unions and employers’ associations negotiate minimum pay and conditions across entire industries.
Our proposals were based not only on improving the lot of the lowest paid and reducing income inequality, but also boosting the economy through increases in productivity. Currently, weak legislation around pay rates has nurtured a culture of insecure work, low-paid work in the UK, in which employers compete primarily on cost and reduce these costs by slashing labour rights.
This environment has drained economic productivity, which is currently at its lowest level on record when compared with our major international competitors.
Raising wages incentivises employers to invest in new ways to improve their businesses, rather than simply through cost, such as research and development to create higher quality products and services, as well as to improve productivity.
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CCTV footage has been released of a woman with a pram dashing across a level crossing just before a train arrives.
The video, at a crossing in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, shows her running across before barriers come down.
According to Network Rail, level crossings in the town are among the most misused in Wales.
It said there were over 140 incidents of motorists and pedestrians ignoring warning signs in the past six months.
As part of a safety campaign officers will be stopping people crossing the track throughout Tuesday to talk to them about safety concerns and handing out leaflets called "Would it kill You to wait?".
Police said most near misses involved local people taking a risk.
The safety drive is part of Network Rail's Don't Run the Risk campaign and coincides with an international day to highlight the dangers of people ignoring warning signs.
The company's community safety manager Alan Milne said: "We have a good safety record in comparison to many other countries but even one death is one too many.
"Jumping the lights and ignoring warning signs is sadly a sight we see all too often. Level crossings are safe, but if misused, they all pose very real risks."
It is being supported by British Transport Police.
Pc Phil James said the aim was "to educate drivers to use level crossing safely at Llanelli and across south Wales."
He added: "Around 95% of the people who are caught and prosecuted for misusing level crossings live in the local area and have used the facility many times.
"It is often this familiarity that causes the problem.
"We would urge all users to comply with safety rules and use level crossings correctly."
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Garlands of paper chains are stretched across; holly and evergreens are in abundance, and even the bunch of mistletoe is not missing.
Attended by her maidens, all decorated with flower garlands, she ascended the throne, full of lofty courage and soft dignity.
Tastefully intertwined Fantasias, or those graceful musical garlands, Rondos, might be supposed to indicate merely a pleasing degree of talent and skill.
And that rank, denoted by the insignia of supernatural knowledge, of sword, garland and so on, is of various kinds, but listen!
Floyd made one of the happiest couples who had ever worn the bonds of matrimony, and changed them into garlands of roses.
I was not hungry, but weary, and the coolness of the room, artistically hung with garlands of fruit, appeared to me delicious.
It is a fortunate accident that he works them out by expressing them, twisting into garlands the brambles that impede his way.
The altar was brilliantly illuminated with tapers and garlands of chandeliers; this was evidently some evening service connected with Christmas.
Or, perhaps we see them in gay cavalcades mounted upon garlanded ponies, adorned by white jasmine wreaths with roses and pinks.
The sides of these stone coffins are highly adorned with floral garlands, and the lids are lying broken across beside them.
The ceiling was hung with garlands, in which were twined roses of all kinds, which made the atmosphere redolent with perfume.
The subjects were usually genii, peacocks, the cock, fruits, garlands, the latter sometimes painted from end to end of the wall.
The snow-white turkeys and geese, garlanded with holly, made a brave show; and the butcher's shop was full of shabby customers.
Keep your garland; there is no less at the stake, in this game betwixt us and the world, than our conscience and salvation.
The laughing loves who twined their rose garlands around him and Helena's predecessors had nothing to do with this grave maiden.
One girl is preparing cosmetics, another is weaving garlands, and the very ground is adorned with sacrificial flowers of five different colors.
Upon her head was a wreath of great, bell-shaped, snowy flowers, and draped loosely about her waist was a garland similarly wrought.
They cast in ornaments of opal and dark gold and garlands of venomous forest growths, gray and blood-red, tied with withered vines.
How beautifully these garlands of hair are arranged, with the profile in a three-quarter view, standing out against the fine, tawny hair!
To the sloth and indolence which was consuming his precious hours, and wove for himself in heavenly song a garland of immortality.
The latter was once playing with the daughters of Oceanus in a flowery meadow, where they were picking flowers and making garlands.
His is intensely an introspective art, which weaves about the simplest subject and through every measure most intricate garlands of chromatic harmony.
The first was familiar to Edith, who dropped her garland to gaze on the approaching pageant; the last was strange to her.
Then they decorated the temples with garlands of green boughs, and spent the remainder of the day in festivity and rejoicing.
They have gathered round from every quarter; already their canvas woos the breezes, and the merry sailors have garlanded the sterns.
What can be more appropriate than to celebrate the birthday of our Savior with garlands and songs, and the affectionate interchange of gifts.
Their masts and prows were heavy with garlands, but no music sounded from their decks, no welcoming shout from their crews.
The description of the flowery spring meadows where Proserpine and her companions gather blossoms for garlands is a passage perpetually quoted.
"I will transfer it to the most beautiful," rejoined the philosopher; and he attempted to place the garland on the brow of Alcibiades.
And the "garlands" of nails they wear are therefore the visible badge of the place they fill, the lowest in the commonwealth.
Walls and ceilings had been hung with garlands, and these still clung to the mantelpiece and over and around the various doorways.
In the largest a magnificent diamond necklace, imitating a garland of wild roses and their leaves, glistened against its blue velvet background.
Sometimes he committed his vows to written tablets, and often hung at her door garlands which he had moistened with his tears.
From the Fountain of Abundance on the Esplanade, Flora was represented as tossing garlands of flowers to the chubby cherubs at her feet.
The chamber was lighted by two fragrant tapers; under the colonnade were small tables with wine, food, and garlands of roses.
She was always dressed in the most beautiful transparent clothes, and with garlands of flowers in her hair, which made a beautiful effect.
In the second passage reference is made to the decking of the chief dish at high feasts with garlands of flowers and evergreens.
Stands, each containing a number of jars of wine, stoppered with heads of wheat and decked with garlands, were ranged about the room.
A young and beautiful woman lay on a bier decked with garlands of flowers, and attended by torches which quite overpowered my light.
He had the poet's instinct to perceive the beautiful, and his fancy hung it with richer garlands and charmed him into a worshiper.
Villagers stroll in one by one, garlands are hung in honor of the wedding, and the scene becomes constantly brighter and more active.
At every port at which they touched the citizens laid garlands upon the urn, and sent deputies in mourning to attend the funeral.
She looked out across the waves that were beginning to be garlanded with blossoms of moonlit foam, and her eyes filled with shadows.
The triumphal arch under her, and the garlands which decorated the wooden structure, had caught her before she touched the pavement.
The lane winds up through sparse woods again, mainly of small oaks, and is bordered, in spring, by garlands of primroses and violets.
A long line of beautiful youths and maidens, crowned with garlands, and robed in scarfs of purple gauze, followed by two and two.
We met wagons decorated with garlands, full of pleasant girls, in the odd dress which they have worn for three hundred years.
Then, he beheld the old Motherland and them, twining ever closer into a mighty garland, which should sweeten the globe with fragrance.
The French ones are sometimes painted, and they have garlands round the top arranged on hoops, from which hang little golden balls.
There were the three girlish figures sporting around him, weaving garlands for his head, fastening them on with kisses, amid merry laughter.
The pipe, if we would, we cannot reject, for the libation in the beginning of the entertainment requires that as well as the garland.
Cortez and his steed were almost covered with wreaths and garlands of roses, woven by the fair hands of his newly-found friends.
Our hopes are blighted so rapidly, that before the hour is out not one poor leaf is left of the garland that late bloomed so freshly.
There was nothing else save the dark, rich smoothness of the wood and this one face with a garland of flowers about its brow.
The bride, garlanded with roses, and covered with flowing veil that envelops her from head to foot, blushes at her own loveliness.
His arms, which but now were waving invisible garlands in the serene air, are ready to coil round their prey in a serpentine embrace.
She said dressing and dancing and feasting over a bridal always reminded her of the ancient sacrificial festivals and its garlanded victim.
For it the lonely willows in the flat fields shed their yellow leaves most pensively, like maidens casting their bridal garlands off.
He asked, glancing down at the delicious creamy mold she had just worked into shape and crowned with a printed garland of thistles.
The hedges were tangled and bare, and waved a multitude of blighted garlands in the wind; but there was no discouragement in this.
She wore a white dress as thin as gossamer, golden hair flowed to her waist, and on her head was a garland of wood flowers.
They were adorned with all the variety of colors that a profusion of ribbons could give them, and had a very showy garland.
The hedges were tangled and bare, and waved a multitude of blighted garlands in the wind; but there was no discouragement in this.
Withered laurel garlands lay upon the simple brown coffins, of which the whole magnificence consists in the immortal names of Goethe and Schiller.
Their sandals are soft and fine, and girded with chastity, they welcome with garlands sweet the dawn of the Feast of Palms.
She seemed to exist just to talk of him and to garland the grave in the little old churchyard at Edmonton, where he sleeps.
Carlisle looked up and looked down, and the sight of him there was an exaltation and heavenly fulfillment and a garland upon her brow.
Adorned with those arrows, the youthful king, wearing beautiful garlands, looked in that battle like a well-adorned youth in the midst of an assembly.
The pole was wound or painted with gay colors, and trimmed with garlands, bright handkerchiefs, and ribbon streamers, from top to bottom.
When the muses can no longer decorate her altars with their garlands, then they hang their harps upon the willows and weep.
Lo, he was drinking the third time, and shedding their petals from the fellow's garlands the roses all poured to the ground.
The architecture perspective is scientifically accurate, and a frieze of boys with garlands on the villa is in the best manner of Florentine sculpture.
The cove was crescent shaped, and locked in by two curving promontories dense with evergreens, drooping under ten thousand garlands of snow.
Towers of green, of every shade the most vivid fancy can depict; crumbling turrets and broken arches, hung with garlands of flowers.
Often, on the streets, he was pointed as "the banished minister;" and hearing of this, he remarked, "I am not ashamed of my garland."
Her dress was made of cloth of gold, she wore a garland of wild asparagus around her head, and jewels sparkled in her hair.
The frame is surmounted by an urn or vase with flowers and stalks of wheat, upon wires, like the slender garlands at the sides.
Temporary altars are raised to her honor, surrounded by flowers and adorned with garlands and drapery; her image usually standing before the altar.
Tie the handle of each basket with white gauze ribbon, looping the baskets together with the ribbon forming a garland for the table.
In the meanwhile the party of male and female singers had reached the summit, their hats and coats garlanded with wreaths of leaves.
The people waved garlands, and shouted, the more devout prostrating themselves before the statues as they passed along, until the hill was gained.
The red petals of his rose garland seem to him drops of blood, and yet he tries to delude himself that he is perfectly happy.
In later times the goddesses were represented by two priestesses whose hair was shaved off and who wore ram's-wool garlands upon their heads.
Then the tub can be masked by moss, branches of trees, evergreen, or any floral device, and the ice is draped with garlands.
The trailing garland of white flowers with fluttering streamers of white ribbon that hung beside the portal struck a chill to his heart.
And through the wild throng darted Lola, in leopard-skin and garlands, bearing a cup of wine, and flinging herself about in wild madness.
The ceremony, in the midst of the powerful machinery decked with flowers and garlands of verdure, was one of sovereign and touching simplicity.
His soul still marches on, and each passing year weaves new garlands for his brow and adds fresh luster to his deathless glory.
It is rainy here, and the town is so beautifully decorated; three large triumphal arches, and the houses covered with garlands and flags.
And knowing that animal to be her husband she placed upon his neck the bridal garland going through the marriage rites and prayers.
Some wear great shackles on their legs of bright copper, and they wear collars, bracelets, garlands, and girdles of certain blue stones, resembling beads.
Every shrub and bush was blooming; the trees were hung with rosy garlands, and even the earth was carpeted with tiny flowers.
She sits in front of her low cottage home singing a soft sweet song, weaving a garland of scarlet flowers to adorn her head.
I at length entered the inmost temple, the roof of which was raised upon a hundred marble pillars, decked with crowns, chains, and garlands.
In the canoe her skillful fingers were busily at work, weaving the flowers they had gathered into garlands to lay upon her mother's grave.
Relations and friends also sent fresh wreaths and garlands as a token of sympathy, and these were used for decking the bier and grave.
Its walls are hung with an exquisite shade of old rose, the broad frieze representing garlands of flowers in old rose, gold, and white.
In another, called the "garland," the dancers wind in and out under their clasped hands in imitation of the weaving of a wreath of flowers.
The carriage was painted a bright yellowish-red, the body adorned with garlands of gay-colored flowers, the wheels finished with narrow stripes of gold.
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house of Montagues, I pray, come and crush a cup of wine 10. Rest you' merry.
[Exit. Ben. At this same ancient feast of Capulet's Sups the fair Rosaline, whom thou so lov'st; With all the admired beauties of Verona : Go thither; and, with unattainted eye, Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.
Rom. When the devout religion of mine eye
Maintains such falsehood, then turn tears to fires ! And these, who, often drown'd, could never die,
Transparent hereticks, be burnt for liars !
Ben. Tut! you saw her fair, none else being by,
Rom. I'll go along, no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in splendour of mine own. [Ereunt.
A Room in Capulet's House.
Enter Lady CAPULET and Nurse. La. Cap.' Nurse, where's my daughter? call her Nurse. Now, by my maiden-head, -at twelve year
forth to me.
old, I bade her come. What, lamb! what, lady-bird!God forbid !--where's this girl?—what, Juliet!
Jul. How now, who calls ?
Madam, I am here. What is
will ? La. Cap. This is the matter :-Nurse, give leave
Nurse. 'Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour.
I'll lay fourteen of my teeth,
A fortnight, and odd days.
And she was wean'd, I never shall forget it,
the child : Yea, quoth he, dost thou fall upon thy face? Thou wilt fall backward, when thou hast more wit; Wilt thou not, Jule? and, by my holy-dam, The pretty wretch left crying, and said-Ay: To see now, how a jest shall come about! I warrant, an I should live a thousand years, I never should forget it; Wilt thou not, Jule? quoth he: And, pretty fool, it stinted", and said - Ay. La. Cap. Enough of this; I pray thee, hold thy
peace. Nurse. Yes, madam; Yet I cannot choose but laugh, To think it should leave crying, and say-Ay: And yet, I warrant, it had upon its brow
A bump as big as a young cockrel's stone;
Jul. And stint thou too, I pray thee, nurse, say I.
La. Cap. Marry, that marry is the very theme
Jul. 13 It is an honour that I dream not of.
Nurse. An honour! were not I thine only nurse, I'd say,
thou hadst suck'd wisdom from thy teat. La. Cap. Well, think of marriage now; younger
I was your
Here in Verona, ladies of esteem,
Nurse. A man, young lady! lady, such a man,
La. Cap. Verona's summer hath not such a flower.
This night you shall behold him at our feast :
Nurse. No less ? nay, bigger; women grow by
La. Cap. Speak briefly, can you like of Paris' love?
Jul. I'll look to like, if looking liking move:
Enter a Servant.
Sero. Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, you call’d, my young lady ask'd for, the nurse cursed in the pantry, and every thing in extremity. I must hence to wait; I beseech you,
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Many people get scared as they think of sitting in the dental chair. They feel stressed and get nervous in their simple routine visit also. This type of condition is known as dental anxiety which has affected number of people of all age groups. Don’t be afraid when visiting the dentist near you. Some type of experience may cause stress and discomfort when putting in such a position.
Dental practices are working on reducing anxiety among the patients before they step in. today, the staff is well-trained and will inform you in advance what to expect and respond to the questions. This will make your visit comfortable. It is important to understand the dental services and treatment to relieve dental anxiety.
You can go for oral sedation or sedation dentistry to ease feelings of anxiety.
In sedation dentistry, the dentist uses medications that make you relax and feel drowsy during the procedure or dental visit. Sedation is not painful medication.
Different methods used in sedation dentistry. They are-
You will be asked to breathe a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen. Within a few minutes, you will feel the effects which will keep you calm and resistant to pain during the procedure.
The medication is given from mouth before one hour the procedure. You will remain conscious.
It is a very strong form of sedation which is meant for extremely nervous patients.
Sedation is safe and must be given by the trained dentists. It is also used to address a few concerns of fearful patients.
You will not be aware of the use of needles as sedation increase the state of relaxation.
Sedation eases you when the dentist is working in your mouth so you don’t feel to choke or gag.
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Water Quality Compliance
The Office of Water Quality Compliance staff are perhaps the most visible to the public, with employees performing compliance inspections at municipal wastewater treatment plants, construction and industrial sites, animal waste facilities such as hog farms and chicken operations, and oil and gas drilling sites.
Inspectors routinely investigate complaints from the public, whether they're responding to spills at industrial sites or investigating fish kills.
District area inspectors have multifaceted job duties that include the following:
- Permit compliance evaluation inspections for facilities with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. These facilities have discharges to surface water and include primarily municipal wastewater treatment plants and industries that discharge process wastewater.
- Stormwater inspections that address stormwater runoff from construction and industrial sites.
- Permit compliance inspections for subsurface or no-discharge facilities permitted by DEQ. Such inspections include septic tank systems, animal waste facilities, and deep-well brine injection at oil and gas production fields.
- Investigating citizens' complaints.
- Responding to spills of materials from industries, transportation systems, and municipalities to assure protection of the environment.
- Investigating fish kills related to environmental causes.
- Collecting routine water samples from a network of sampling stations to monitor ambient water quality of the waters of Arkansas.
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Mist Schedule and Duration
- A mist of 45 seconds in the hours around dawn (after the sprinkler system has finished).
- Another mist of 45 seconds in the time around dusk.
- A third mist of 45 seconds between 9PM and 1:00 AM.
In this common schedule, the automated mists are timed to occur when there is unlikely to be activity on the property. Their timing also avoids afternoon winds and the daylight activity of beneficial insects like bees and butterflies.
Note: There are differences of opinion among misting professionals as to what schedule and duration is optimal in any given circumstance. These reflect differences in factors such as relative mosquito pressure, species and activity, conducive conditions, etc. | <urn:uuid:906a6720-0396-47dd-b8a5-dd06754d4960> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mistawaypro.com/techselfhelparticles/mist-schedule-and-duration/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.939543 | 149 | 1.570313 | 2 |
The Gospel According to Eve traces the history of women's interpretation of Genesis 1-3, readings of Scripture that affirmed women's full humanity and equal worth. Biblical scholar Amanda Benckhuysen allows the voices of women from the past to speak of Eve's story and its implications for marriage, motherhood, preaching, ministry, education, work, voting, and more.
This journal is designed to affirm Paul’s vision. The articles challenge us to examine our deeply-held convictions about women, many of which we believe are scriptural but are in fact incongruent with the kingdom of God as described by Jesus.
The third edition of this groundbreaking work brings together scholars firmly committed to the authority of Scripture to explore historical, biblical, theological, cultural, and practical aspects of this discussion.
Activist Mae Elise Cannon takes us beyond the hashtags to serious engagement with real issues. God calls the church to respond substantively to the needs of the poor, the realities of racial inequity, and the mistreatment of women and the marginalized. | <urn:uuid:7bb63e25-537a-4bee-8616-e196aaee5e94> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cbeinternational.org/library?sort=search_api_relevance&order=desc&search_keyword=&search_title=&search_author=&f%5B0%5D=resource_list%3A77&f%5B1%5D=topic%3A212&f%5B2%5D=topic%3A213&f%5B3%5D=topic%3A214&f%5B4%5D=topic%3A251 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.945073 | 214 | 1.820313 | 2 |
Shalom and todah rabah for visiting ChooseTorah - Instruction to LIVE by.
We believe it is imperative that we cleave the the teachings and instruction of the Most High, thru His word.
The Word, Debarim (Deuteronomy) 30:19-20, reads:
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 That thou mayest love the יהוה thy Elohim, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which יהוה sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Yitzchaq, and to Ya 'aqob to give them.
This scripture says that we ALL have a choice regarding our lives. We have a choice that the Most High יהוה, Creator of the universe, lays plainly before us. When we choose life, we choose to follow the teaching and instruction of the Word in obedience to the Torah. His laws, commandments and statutes lead to righteousness.
RIGHTEOUSNESS or LAWLESSNESS....
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November 6th, 2013
12:01 PM ET
Opinion by Rabbi Aaron Frank and Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, Special to CNN
(CNN) - Should religious leaders care about a football team’s name? We believe the answer is yes.
Religious leaders have a mandate to inspire their communities to come closer to God. Sometimes this requires speaking out about even something as secular as a football team’s name.
We are so concerned about the name of Washington's National Football League team that we are encouraging our synagogues and our schools to become Redskins-free zones.
Synagogues and religious schools are places where we strive toward a broader awareness of the godly nature of all humanity. That's why the Redskins name has no place in our halls and walls.
The name represents a derogatory term and recalls a brutal history of genocide and torture - a past of racist dehumanization inflicted upon the American Indians of the United States.
October 12th, 2013
09:05 AM ET
Opinion by Joel Baden, special to CNN
(CNN) - Most American Jews consider Judaism to be mainly a matter of culture and ancestry, according to a recent poll. An even higher percentage describe themselves as emotionally attached to Israel. For this we have one person to thank: King David.
The Israel we know today is a nation that David created virtually out of thin air. Before David, there were two territories, Israel to the north, and Judah to the south.
By sheer force of personality—and, to be fair, substantial military strength—David combined these two lands under a single crown (his). Not only had this never happened before; no one had ever thought of it before.
Although the Bible makes it sound as if everyone loved David, and were desperate to follow him, this wasn’t really the case. David took power by force.
October 1st, 2013
09:52 AM ET
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-editor
(CNN) - The number of nonreligious Jews is rising in the United States, with more than one in five saying they are not affiliated with any faith, according to a new survey.
While similar trends affect almost every American religion, Jewish leaders say the new survey spotlights several unique obstacles for the future of their faith.
According to the survey, conducted by Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project, non-religious Jews are less likely to care deeply about Israel, donate to Jewish charities, marry Jewish spouses and join Jewish organizations.
Pew says their study sought to explore the question, "What does being Jewish in America mean today?" The answer is quite complicated.
September 10th, 2013
02:22 PM ET
Opinion by Jeffrey Weiss, Special to CNN
(CNN) - A day before the start of the Jewish High Holy Days, New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner was out asking voters to judge him favorably in Tuesday's election.
He ran into a bit of unwelcome moral judgment, as well.
One of the city's best-known Jewish politicians got into a heated religious argument at the Weiss Kosher Bakery in an Orthodox neighborhood of Brooklyn.
The argument - replayed and reported on cable news - raised questions about how the Jewish tradition deals with transgression, judgment, repentance and rebuke.
Those are all prime concerns for the days around Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Repentance, which begins Friday night.
July 1st, 2013
12:26 PM ET
By Jeffrey Weiss, special to CNN
(CNN) - Nelson Mandela belongs to the ages whether he lives another hour, day or decade.
But in what may well be his final days, he’s focusing attention on a modern and yet very old question: When medical treatment can extend life interminably, what's the right thing to ask of doctors - or of the Almighty?
Few outside Mandela’s inner circle know the South African icon’s exact condition and treatment. Family members said last week that he had stopped speaking but was responding to voices. Officials have said he’s battling a lung infection, but they haven’t released much information beyond that.
What we do know is how Mandela’s countrymen have responded to what could be his last illness. More often than not, that response has included public prayer, vigils and hymns.
About this blog
The CNN Belief Blog covers the faith angles of the day's biggest stories, from breaking news to politics to entertainment, fostering a global conversation about the role of religion and belief in readers' lives. It's edited by CNN's Daniel Burke with contributions from Eric Marrapodi and CNN's worldwide news gathering team. | <urn:uuid:0482d80e-2531-4f3a-b3a1-1e76b0f7a7c5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://religion.blogs.cnn.com/tag/judaism/page/2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.953249 | 1,016 | 1.90625 | 2 |
Musical theater (or musical theatre) is a kind of performance in a theater. A work of musical theater is called a musical. It uses acting, music, songs, and often dance. Some musicals (for example Les Misérables) have only a few lines of dialogue. Everything else is sung. It is usually a mixture of speaking and song. Some well-known musicals are West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Chicago, and Oklahoma!.
Music has been a part of drama since ancient times, but modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century.
1850 to 1914[change | change source]
Around 1850, the French composer Hervé was experimenting with a form of comic musical theatre that came to be called opérette. The best known composers of operetta were Jacques Offenbach from the 1850s to the 1870s and Johann Strauss II in the 1870s and 1880s. Offenbach's melodies, and his librettists' satire, formed a model for the musical theatre that followed.
- "Offenbach is undoubtedly the most significant figure in the history of the 'musical'."
Important influences were the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre works of American creators like George M. Cohan.
References[change | change source]
- Lubbock, Mark. 1957. The Musical Times. 98, #1375 (September), pp. 483–85. "The Music of 'Musicals'".
Other websites[change | change source]
- The Broadway Musical Home
- Long running plays (over 400 performances) on Broadway, Off-Broadway, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Paris, Vienna, and Berlin Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine | <urn:uuid:2f78be7a-b09f-4a9d-afd0-b46fdacd318d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theater | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.952791 | 397 | 3.578125 | 4 |
Patients with cancer typically number among the most vulnerable people during an infectious disease outbreak, and early reports from China during the current coronavirus pandemic appeared to support that concern with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).1 But “patients with cancer” are not homogenous: they comprise a diverse range of different types of cancers, different therapies, different stages of recovery or palliative care and different demographics. As researchers seek to learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 infection, emerging studies are beginning to look at the risks and outcomes associated with COVID-19 among people with specific cancer types.
Though very small, a new interim report of a case series in Barcelona suggests that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may not follow as severe a course of COVID-19 as might be expected, given the susceptibility of patients with blood cancers to respiratory infections and the immunodeficiency that often accompanies CLL.2 Rather, the very immunodeficiency that suggests these patients would be at higher risk for severe illness and death — and possibly the immune-suppressing therapeutic agents that treat CLL — may actually be a protective factor if future studies lead to findings similar to those currently being reported.
“If it is eventually confirmed that CLL does not necessarily facilitate COVID-19 infection and is not a risk factor for severe infection, particularly pneumonia, this will be extremely important for CLL patients and CLL referral centers,” senior author Emili Montserrat, MD, PhD, an emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Barcelona Hospital Clinic and Director of Hemato-Oncology at the Clinica Teknon, told Cancer Therapy Advisor.
But Dr Montserrat stressed that the findings require considerable caution because they rely on just 4 patients at a single center in Barcelona and may not include all the patients at that center who became infected with COVID-19.
“The main reason we carried out this exploratory analysis was that when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Spain, we received many calls from our patients and colleagues to inquire about the likelihood that CLL patients contract COVID-19, and its likely severity,” Dr Montserrat said. “When the COVID-19 outbreak arrived at its peak we decided to look at our data.”
An estimated 4.2 per 100,000 people in Western countries receive a CLL diagnosis each year, an incidence that jumps to 30 people per 100,000 among those over age 80 years. In the United States, that adds up to more than 20,000 new cases of CLL in 2019, according to National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program.3
All 4 Patients Had Good Outcomes
The study involved patients with CLL registered at The Hospital Clinic in Barcelona and was conducted from 2000 to 2019. The researchers included 804 patients with a median age of 67 years and a median overall survival of 11.8 years. The authors noted that of those who died and had information on cause of death available, just over a third (35%) died from infection (236 patients). Infection is a leading cause of death among patients with CLL, the authors noted, and many people with CLL tick off 3 or 4 boxes for COVID-19 risk factors for poor outcomes, including cancer, older age, immunodeficiency, and, often, chronic comorbidities.
Of the 420 patients currently registered at the clinic, 4 of them (0.95%) were diagnosed with COVID-19. The authors described the demographics and clinical course for these 4 patients, all of whom were male and all of whom experienced mild infections that never required intensive care. Three of the patients “had increased ferritin levels; 2 presented with lymphocytopenia; and 1 had increased D-dimer levels, all features associated with poor outcome in COVID- 19,” the authors noted. Two patients had received CLL therapy previously.
However, 3 of the patients recovered within 4 to 8 days, and the fourth patient recovered 24 days later following an experimental therapy.
Dr Montserrat emphasized that their data are preliminary and that some CLL patients with COVID-19 may not have been identified or received treatment elsewhere, necessitating longer follow-up and validation from other research. “I am aware that in other CLL series, the data do not look as promising as in ours,” he told Cancer Therapy Advisor.
Stephen E.F. Spurgeon, MD, an associate professor of medicine and section chief of Hematologic Malignancies at Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, said the findings in this small study both are and are not surprising. The outcomes of these patients lend some cautious optimism, but “I don’t think we would have been surprised if they had 0 or 4 survivors in that series,” he told Cancer Therapy Advisor. Though the paper is hypothesis generating, it highlights the need for COVID-19-related studies with large cohorts of CLL patients.
“What I tell my patients in the world of CLL is that not all CLL is created equal,” Dr Spurgeon said. “You have to understand what prior therapy patients have had, are they patients with active disease, progressive disease, are they on ibrutinib, are they on observation? All those things could influence the outcome, and it’s going to take these large databases to understand.”
Kerry A. Rogers, MD, an assistant professor of hematology at The Ohio State University’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus, agreed that the findings are both surprising and unsurprising, particularly given how few patients are involved.
“We assume CLL patients would be at risk for death or severe COVID-19 disease because everyone with CLL lives at a higher risk for infections” and has weaker immune systems particularly when it comes to respiratory infections, Dr Rogers told Cancer Therapy Advisor. But she agrees the study can only be hypothesis generating, definitely not practice changing.
“This is not going to make me tell my patients to do anything differently, but it is really encouraging just to see that people with CLL survived this, and 4 of them did well,” she said.
Both Dr Rogers and Dr Spurgeon said the prevalence cited at the center, just under 1%, was not informative, because the center could not confirm infection status for every patient. “They also don’t take into account or state what the prevalence of COVID-19 disease is in their general population in that area,” or what measures patients are taking to protect themselves, Dr Rogers added.
“You’d have to call all 420 patients and find out, ‘Did you stay home? Are you going [out to get] groceries? Have you had a household with COVID or go to work with someone that had COVID?’” she explained. Most of her patients are terrified of the disease and have not left their home in 3 months. | <urn:uuid:c6161f19-4cc4-4076-b09b-94b469d10974> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/home/cancer-topics/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/chronic-leukemia-cll-covid19-coronavirus-limited-evidence-good-outcomes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.965642 | 1,476 | 2.984375 | 3 |
On December 9, 2021, according to official news, Jasmy and Nippon Travel Agency carried out empirical experiments to help the digital transformation of the tourism industry. It is the first significant application of blockchain technology in the tourism industry.
With the development of the digital economy, traditional tourism companies also hope to seek new development opportunities through digital transformation. Especially after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, changes in consumer behaviour have accelerated tourism companies’ awareness of the importance of digital transformation, and several emerging digital projects have emerged.
However, as a traditional labour-intensive industry, the tourism industry has relatively weak early-stage technological reserves and a low correlation between business and technology. Although there is a lot of investment in digital transformation projects, the actual implementation process still faces problems such as incomplete scenario application, difficulty in achieving information sharing and integration in multiple business sectors, difficulty in balancing the costs and benefits of digital transformation, and a significant shortage of digital talents in the tourism industry.
In the face of current potential problems, Jasmy will use its original Internet of Things and blockchain technology to help Nippon Travel Agency complete digital transformation and plan for the future as soon as possible.
In cooperation with Jasmy, Nippon Travel Agency is expected to establish and improve the tourism technology innovation ecosystem and establish the company’s internal tourism digital implementation standards to support the digital transformation of enterprises.
With Jamsy’s long-standing style, it will build a systematic digital tourism service ecosystem for Nippon Travel Agency to strengthen the accumulation, integration and sharing of technology, experience, and data in the field of tourism technology innovation and establish a data resource open sharing mechanism.
Jamsy’s empirical experiment with Nippon Travel Agency is the first major application of blockchain technology in the tourism industry. Jasmy will use its original IoT and blockchain technologies to help Nippon Travel Agency become “a provider of customer and regional solutions”, and complete their digital transformation to future-proof their businesses. This cooperation will bring a new change and revive the tourism industry during the cold spell.
About Nippon Travel Agency Co.,Ltd.
Nippon Travel Agency Co.,Ltd. is the oldest travel agency in Japan, born in the Meiji era (1905), with annual sales of $500 million, and its parent company, JR West Japan Railway Group, is the largest railroad travel agency in Japan. For 116 years, Nippon Travel Agency has focused on the travel business, helping many customers connect to their thoughts and feelings through travel. Nippon Travel Agency is committed to being a “provider of customer and regional solutions” to create new value and make contributions to society.
An organization established by Jasmy Co., Ltd. in January 2019, is a company that develops and provides data security and sharing services in the Internet of Things era-“Jasmy IoT Platform”. The pass “Jamsy (JMY)” issuanced by the platform is the first legally compliant digital currency in Japan, creating a precedent for the legal compliance of blockchain projects in Japan, just like a bright beacon in the ocean. They are committed to protecting data originally owned by individuals and building a decentralized autonomous world to achieve the sharing of data value.
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What is Binarymove Mac? How does Binarymove Mac function? Just how to get rid of Binarymove Mac virus from your computer system?
The Binarymove Mac application is a website, whose essence is to present push notice as well as various other prompts. It might begin your computer system via an internet browser redirect. Such redirects are really invasive as well as they are frequently caused by an unwanted program that Is mounted directly on your computer. Such programs typically locate their way without the customer recognizing and they begin to trigger all sorts of ads and redirects that frequently lead to dubious and even virus websites. Read this write-up to discover just how to eliminate Binarymove Mac from your Mac properly.
Binarymove Mac can enter your computer using multiple various sorts of methods. The most usually used technique to slither applications, like it is calle software program bundling. This is the act of adding applications, like Binarymove Mac as an “optional offer” or a “complimentary additional” to the present installment. Such cost-free applications are commonly downloaded and install via various third-party websites.
|Type||PUA for Mac OS|
|Short Description||May begin to slow down your Mac by introducing various differen types of ads.|
|Symptoms||Slow Mac performance. Your PC may become full of ads that may lead to dangerous sites.|
|Distribution Method||Via software bundling or online ads.|
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Binarymove Mac Virus Description
When entered your computer, Binarymove Mac might begin to develop multiple different types of files. From there, fBinarymove Mac may begin to show various content on your MAc
As soon as the data of Binarymove Mac are gone down on your Mac, the software application may begin to change the setups on your web browser. The result of this is that the Binarymove Mac may start to transform your house as well as brand-new tab pages. This may result in various different sorts of ads showing on your computer:
- Automated push notifications.
- Ad-supported search engine result.
- Highlighted message advertisements.
Since the ads shown by Binarymove Mac can lead individuals to various harmful websites, the application is regarded as indirectly dangerous for your computer system. The primary reason for that is that you can check out various unwanted web sites on your computer system such as rip-off sites, phishing web pages and even virus-infested websites.
How to Remove Binarymove Mac from Your Mac
To get rid of Binarymove Mac totally from your Mac, we highly suggest that you follow the elimination actions beneath this short article. They have actually been made to assist you remove Binarymove Mac efficiently from your Mac. If you can not locate it on your Mac or still see ads, it is best to use a professional cleaning software program. Such innovative cleanser has been produced with the major objective to find as well as get rid of these forms of dangers by erasing every one of their associated data and also items from your Mac.
About the Research
The content we publish on SensorsTechForum.com, this how-to removal guide included, is the outcome of extensive research, hard work and our team’s devotion to help you remove the specific macOS issue.
How did we conduct the research on ?
Please note that our research is based on an independent investigation. We are in contact with independent security researchers, thanks to which we receive daily updates on the latest malware definitions, including the various types of Mac threats, especially adware and potentially unwanted apps (PUAs).
Furthermore, the research behind the threat is backed with VirusTotal.
To better understand the threat posed by Mac malware, please refer to the following articles which provide knowledgeable details.
1. macOS More Susceptible to Adware and PUPs than Windows
2. XLoader Malware-as-a-Service Now Available for macOS for Only $49
3. XCSSET Mac Malware Targets Apple’s M1-Based Macs and macOS 11
4. macOS Backdoor Malware Linked to OceanLotus Hackers
5. The State of Apple’s Privacy So Far in 2021
Before starting to follow the steps below, be advised that you should first do the following preparations:
- Backup your files in case the worst happens.
- Make sure to have a device with these instructions on standy.
- Arm yourself with patience.
Step 1: Uninstall and remove related files and objects
1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
2. Find Activity Monitor and double-click it:
3. In the Activity Monitor look for any suspicious processes, belonging or related to :
4. Click on the "Go" button again, but this time select Applications. Another way is with the ⇧+⌘+A buttons.
5. In the Applications menu, look for any suspicious app or an app with a name, similar or identical to . If you find it, right-click on the app and select “Move to Trash”.
6. Select Accounts, after which click on the Login Items preference. Your Mac will then show you a list of items that start automatically when you log in. Look for any suspicious apps identical or similar to . Check the app you want to stop from running automatically and then select on the Minus (“-“) icon to hide it.
7. Remove any left-over files that might be related to this threat manually by following the sub-steps below:
- Go to Finder.
- In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
- Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
- If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.
In case you cannot remove via Step 1 above:
In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:
1. Click on "Go" and Then "Go to Folder" as shown underneath:
2. Type in "/Library/LauchAgents/" and click Ok:
3. Delete all of the virus files that have similar or the same name as . If you believe there is no such file, do not delete anything.
You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:
Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.
Step 2: Remove – related extensions from Safari / Chrome / Firefox
Step 3: Scan for and remove files from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as , the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
Quick and Easy Mac Malware Video Removal Guide
Step 4: How to Make Your Mac Run Faster?
Mac machines maintain probably the fastest operating system out there. Still, Macs do become slow and sluggish sometimes. The video guide below examines all of the possible problems that may lead to your Mac being slower than usual as well as all of the steps that can help you to speed up your Mac.
What is on your Mac?
The creators of such unwanted apps work with pay-per-click schemes to get your Mac to visit risky or different types of websites that may generate them funds. This is why they do not even care what types of websites show up on the ads. This makes their unwanted software indirectly risky for your MacOS.
Can my Mac get a virus?
Yes. As much as any other device, Apple computers do get viruses. Apple devices may not be a frequent target by malware authors, but rest assured that the following Apple devices can become infected with a virus:
- Mac Mini
- Macbook Air
- Macbook Pro
What are the symptoms of on your Mac?
There are several symptoms to look for when this particular threat and also most Mac threats in general are active:
Symptom #1: Your Mac may become slow and has poor performance in general.
Symtpom #2: You have toolbars, add-ons or extensions on your web browsers that you don't remember adding.
Symptom #3: You see all types of ads, like ad-supported search results, pop-ups and redirects to randomly appear.
Symptom #4: You see installed apps on your Mac running automatically and you do not remember installing them.
Symptom #5: You see suspicious processes running in your Mac's Activity Monitor.
If you see one or more of those symptoms, then security experts reccomend that you check your Mac for viruses.
What types of Mac threats are there?
According to most malware researchers and cyber-security experts, the threats that can currently infect your Mac can be the following types:
- Rogue Antivirus programs.
- Adware and hijackers.
- Trojan horses and other spyware.
- Ransomware and screen-lockers.
- Cryptocurrency miner malware.
What to do if I have a Mac virus, like ?
Do not panic! You can easily get rid of most Mac threats by firstly isolating them and then removing them. One reccomended way to do that is by using a reputable malware removal software that can take care of the removal automatically for you. There are many Mac anti-malware apps out there that you can choose from. SpyHunter for Mac is one of the reccomended Mac anti-malware apps, that can scan for free and detect any viruses, tracking cookies and unwanted adware apps plus take care of them quickly. This saves time for manual removal that you would otherwise have to do.
How to secure my passwords and other data from ?
With few simple actions. First and foremost, it is imperative that you follow these steps:
Step 1: Find a safe computer and connect it to another network, not the one that your Mac was infected in.
Step 2: Change all of your passwords, starting from your e-mail passwords.
Step 3: Enable two-factor authentication for protection of your important accounts.
Step 4: Call your bank to change your credit card details (secret code, etc.) if you have saved your credit card for online shopping or have done online activiites with your card.
Step 5: Make sure to call your ISP (Internet provider or carrier) and ask them to change your IP address.
Step 6: Change your Wi-Fi password.
Step 7: (Optional): Make sure to scan all of the devices connected to your network for viruses and repeat these steps for them if they are affected.
Step 8: Install anti-malware software with real-time protection on every device you have.
Step 9: Try not to download software from sites you know nothing about and stay away from low-reputation websites in general.
If you follow these reccomendations, your network and Apple devices will become significantly more safe against any threats or information invasive software and be virus free and protected in the future too.
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Art Exhibitions – Environmental Concerns for Different Types of Exhibitions
An art exhibition is typically thought to include the work of artists and artisans presenting their drawings, paintings, and sculpting to an audience in a viewing gallery. Architecture is used and integrated into an exhibit when the structure is built for a specific art show space.Mark Rothko Prints
Mark Rothko prints are some of the best contemporary art available and this article covers the career and life of Mark Rothko in full. There is also a list of the best known Rothko prints included as well.Photos on Canvas Make Great Gifts
Photos on canvas are not just great gifts but they even work well as a part of the interior. They add value to your interiors. They elevate the standard of your living environment.3 Free Ways to Get Traffic to Your Artist Website
An artist website without any traffic is like an artist gallery without any visitors. However you don’t have to spend lots of money to have an effective marketing campaign that sends you lots of traffic online. Many methods to get traffic are free and simple.3 More Free Ways to Get Traffic to Your Artist Website
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The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is to introduce a new currency in November, a member of the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has said.
A renowned economist, Eddie Cross, who made this known in an interview with Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday said that the new currency would be introduced in a move set to curb current cash shortages in the country.
“He commended President ( Emmerson) Mnangagwa for taking a bold decision to freeze accounts of companies suspected of fueling the instability of exchange rates , saying what is needed now is to act on such economic saboteurs , ” the broadcaster reported .
Zimbabwe’s last currency, the Zimbabwe dollar, became moribund in 2009 following a spell of hyperinflation and was replaced by a basket of multi – currencies which included the U. S . dollar , the British pound, South African rand , Botswana pula , Japanese yen , and the Chinese yuan .
The U. S. dollar remained the dominant currency but became scarce over time and pushed the central bank to introduce bond notes and bond coins in 2016 to plug the resultant cash gap.
The bond notes and coins were at par with the U. S. dollar at their introduction but have over the years continued to lose value and are currently trading at around 14 to 1 U. S . dollar at the inter – bank rate.
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Once again cast in the companionable style of journal entries and notes that readers enjoyed in Lueders’s 1977 creative nonfiction classic The Clam Lake Papers
, this new investigation into language and ways of knowing follows the author’s move from the north woods of Wisconsin to the Intermountain West of Utah. The Salt Lake Papers
is divided into two sections by location and time. Book One reflects the central geophysical presence of the Great Salt Lake, in view from Leuders’s home and the University of Utah campus where he studied and taught. Researched and composed during the 1980s, it is published here for the first time. Book Two begins with his retirement to the “earthscapes” of the Torrey–Capitol Reef area of southern Utah and contemplates the Colorado River system. Hydrology thus provides both the physical and the metaphysical basis for the author’s reflective insights and for the natural flow of his advancing thought.
Beautifully written, The Salt Lake Papers
, in varied ways, speaks to the necessity of the humanities in the modern age. At its heart, Lueders’s small book of intellectual musings explores place and the ways landscape shapes what is observant in each of us.
Hear Ed Lueders talk about his book on Utah Conversations with Ted Capener
Praise and Reviews:
“Only someone who has spent a lifetime roaming the physical and intellectual terrain with his head up and his eyes clear could understand so many fields so well and relate them to each other. This work is an amble through geology, geography, hydrology, forestry, theology, philosophy, history, literature, and much more. But words, the development and use of language, provide the lens through which we zoom in to see exquisite details in nature or discourse, or out to gain a grand perspective. Poetry and metaphor punctuate the whole.”
—L. Jackson Newell, author of The Electric Edge of Academe: The Saga of Lucien L. Nunn and Deep Springs College
"Where memoir meets natural history, where aphorism joins with tale, where one man’s memory is indivisible from one man’s intellectual discovery—that’s the magic and forceful fact of The Salt Lake Papers. I remember exploring Clam Lake with Edward Lueders, nearly forty years ago, as he mapped the Wisconsin of his imagination. Now, belated and timely, playful, meditative, and brilliant, he rejoins a lineage leading down from the great Montaigne, through Franklin and Thoreau, to Bass and Tempest Williams to today. Is it a daybook, is it a poem, a political almanac, a geological map? Edward Lueders’ new book, like his spirit, is a gift."
"Edward Lueders's oracular meditation, informed by nine decades of intense observation, takes his readers on a profound journey through the intersections of mind and matter, nature and culture, humanities and science. The clarity and conundrums inspired by Utah's red rock beauty form the backdrop to a singular human story with resounding collective echoes."
—Robert Newman, president, National Humanities Center
“This will be a special book for some people. It was for me. It transfers wisdom. It inspires thought. It summarizes one man’s journey to appreciate landscapes and how they have impacted his sense of being human. Dr. Lueders, with great consideration, shares his view of the purpose of the human mind, humanities and science alike.”
—Genevieve Atwood, founder and chief education officer, Earth Science Education; and emeritus adjunct associate professor of geography, University of Utah
“The Salt Lake Papers is difficult to categorize. Is it environmental writing? Science writing? Nature writing? Philosophy? Memoir? At times it is all of these. What it is, above all, is a book that challenges a reader to think. It poses questions and makes observations that call you back to re-read and re-consider. My review copy of the book boasts more than two-dozen Post-It flags marking passages that I will return to again. I can give the book no higher praise.”
“Blending Lueders’s personal experiences exploring Utah with his observations about the nuances of human communication, The Salt Lake Papers
succeeds in reinforcing the value of the humanities in environmental studies.”
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Betton Hills Neighborhood, Tallahassee, FL
Betton Hills is a beautiful canopy neighborhood, nestled under tall pines and live oak trees. You look out of your window and see a wall of green. Located in the northeast quadrant of Tallahassee, it is well-established and close to downtown.
Betton Hills is bounded on the north by Woodgate and Huntington Drive, on the west by Thomasville Road, on the east by Centerville Road, and on the south by 7th Avenue. The neighborhood has evolved over time–first in the late 1940’s, 50’s and early 60’s with new streets added in the 70’s and 80’s as the City expanded to the north.
Betton Hills consists of approximately 800 homes of which more than 50% are members of the Betton Hills Neighborhood Association. Residents are predominantly professionals and retirees.
BHNA dues are voluntary–only $10—though on average Members donate $25 a year, which goes towards beautification projects, neighborhood events, newsletters, and contributions to our three neighborhood public schools: Kate Sullivan Elementary, Cobb Middle and Leon High. Funds are also raised through grants from the City’s Neighborhood Partnership Grant Program.
The BHNA is non-incorporated and there are no by-laws. There are no restrictive covenants.
We are proud of our tree canopy in Betton Hills. The landscape in our neighborhood is characterized by mature oaks, long-leaf pines, southern magnolias, and a variety of other vegetation. We encourage homeowners in the neighborhood to maintain our urban forest by planting shade trees in your yards. We also advocate for “planting local”, meaning sticking to native species. Several nursuries that specialize in natives and sustainable landscaping are located near Betton Hills, including Native Nurseries, Purple Martin Nurseries, Tallahassee Nurseries, and Espisitos.
Betton Hills is home to five public parks, which are managed by the City of Tallahassee:
- Winthrop Park is a 13 acre park just south of Betton Road. The park includes baseball/softball fields, soccer fields, tennis courts, a large shaded playground, restrooms, several rose gardens, and plenty of open green space.
- Guyte B. McCord Park is a 19.4 acre passive nature park adjacent to Armistead Road. The park includes a paved path connecting Trescott to Armistead, several unpaved trails, a large pond, and a dog play area (unfenced). Each year, our neighbors gather on Arbor Day to plant trees and remove invasives. The park is also home to the Betton Hills Neighborhood Garden.
- Harriman Circle Park is an 8 acre preserve in the north side of Betton Hills. This small park contains a pond, native vegetation, and is home to migrating Canadian geese, ducks, and other local wildlife.
- Chittendon Park is a 1.5 acre park on Spruce Avenue. This small park contains rose gardens, benches, and quiet space.
- Betton Nature Center is a 6 acre park behind the SunTrust Bank and Ashford Club Apartments off Thomasville Road. The park contains trails that connect to McCord Park, interpretive signs, and a large fire pit.
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It was late in the evening at San Diego, in the autumn of the year 1832; there was no moon, but the stars shone so brightly in the clear, dry atmosphere that it was easy to distinguish objects at some little distance. A young fellow, in the dress of a sailor, was making his way through the narrow streets that bordered the port, when he heard a sudden shout, followed by fierce exclamations and Mexican oaths. Without pausing to consider whether it was prudent to interfere, he grasped tightly a cudgel he had that day cut, and ran to the spot where it was evident that a conflict was going on. It was but some forty yards away, and as he approached he made out four figures who were dodging round a doorway and were evidently attacking someone standing there. The inequality of the combat was sufficient to appeal to the sailor’s sympathies. The sand that lay thick in the street had deadened his footsteps, and his presence was unmarked till his stick descended with a sharp crack on the uplifted wrist of one of the assailants, eliciting a yell of pain, while the knife the man held flew across the street.
One of the man’s companions turned upon the newcomer, but the sailor’s arm was already raised, and the cudgel lighted with such force on the man’s head that he fell stunned to the ground. This unexpected assault caused the other two fellows to pause and look around, and in an instant the defender of the doorway bounded forward and buried his knife in one of their bodies, while the other at once fled, followed by the man whose wrist had been broken by the sailor’s fist blow.
“Thank you, senor!” the Mexican said. “You have rendered me a service indeed, and I give you a thousand thanks. I could not have held out much longer, for I had been more than once wounded before you arrived.”
“You are heartily welcome, senor. It was but a slight business - two blows with my stick and the matter was done,”
“You are not a countryman of mine, senor.” the other said, for the sailor spoke with a strong accent; “you are a stranger, and, as I can see now, a sailor.”
“That is so. I am an American.”
“Is that so?” the other said, speaking this time in English. “As you can see, I know about as much of your tongue as you do of mine. I thought you must be a stranger even before I observed your dress, for street frays are not uncommon in this town, whereas in other ports there are scores of men ready for any villainy, and few of my people would care to interfere in a fray in which they have no interest. But do not let us stay here. It is best to get out of this quarter.”
“Shall we do anything with these fellows? The one I hit can only by stunned, and I should think we ought to turn him in to the authorities.”
The other laughed, “You might wait some time before we found them, and, besides, it would give us a deal of trouble. No; leave them where they lie. The one I struck at least will never get up again. Now, senor, may I ask the name of me preserver? Mine is Juan Sarasta.”
“Mine is William Harland,” the sailor replied.
“We are friends for life, Senor Harland,” the Mexican said, as he held out his hand and gripped that of the sailor warmly. “Where are you staying?”
“I am staying nowhere at present,” the sailor laughed. “I deserted from my ship three days ago, bought a supply of food, and have been some miles up the country. I know that the vessel was to sail to-day, and I came back again and watched her go out just before sunset, and have been sitting on a barrel down at the wharf, wondering what I was going to do, and whether, after all, it would not have been wiser of me to have put up with that brute of a captain until we got down to Valparaiso.”
“We will talk all that matter over later,” the Mexican said. “I am staying with some friends, who will, I am sure, make you welcome when I tell them that you saved my life.”
“I thank you very much,” the sailor said, “but no doubt I shall be able to find some little inn where I can obtain a night’s lodging.”
“Such a thing is not to be thought of, Senor Harland, and I shall feel very much hurt if you do not accept my offer.”
They were now in a wider street, and, passing a wine-shop from which the light streamed out, Harland saw that the Mexican was a young fellow but two or three years older than himself, and his dress showed him to belong to the upper class. The Mexican’s glance had been as quick as his own, for he said, “Why, you are younger than I am!”
“No. My father is one of the leading citizens of Boston; he absolutely refused to allow me to follow the sea as a profession, although he is a large ship-owner himself; however, my mind was made up, and as I could not go as an officer, I came as a sailor. This is not my first voyage, for two years ago he let me sail in one of his ships as an apprentice, making sure that it would have the effect of disgusting me with the sea. However, the experiment failed, and to his anger I returned even fonder of it than when I started. He wanted me to go into his office, but I positively refused, and we had a serious quarrel, at the end of which I went down to the river and shipped before the mast. I know now that I have behaved like a fool. The captain was a brute of the worst sort, and the first mate was worse, and between them they made the ship unbearable. I stood it as long as I could, but three days before we got to this port one of the young apprentices, whom they had pretty nearly killed, jumped overboard, and then I made up my mind that as soon as we landed I would bolt and take my chance of getting a berth on board some other ship.”
“But you speak Spanish very fairly, senor.”
“Well, the last ship I was in traded along the western coast, putting in at every little port, so I picked up a good deal of the language, for we were out here nearly six months. The ship I have just left did the same, so I have had nearly a year on this coast and having learned Latin at school, of course it helped me very much. And you, senor, how do you come to speak English?”
“I have been down for the past six months in Valparaiso, staying with a relation who has a house there, and my greatest friends there were some Englishmen of my own age, sons of a merchant. My father had spoken of my paying a visit to your States some day, and therefore I was glad of the opportunity of learning the language. This, senor, is the house of my friends.”
As Harland saw that his companion would take no denial, he followed him into the house. The young Mexican let the way to a pretty room with windows to the ground, opening on to a garden.
“You are late, Senor Juan,” a gentleman said, rising from his seat; but before the young man could reply, a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old cried out: “Madre Maria, he is wounded!”
“It is nothing serious, and I had almost forgotten it till just now it began to smart. I have two, or, I think, three stabs on my left arm; they are not very deep, as I twisted my cloak round it when I was attacked. But it would have been a very serious business had it not been for this gentleman, whom I wish to introduce to you, Don Guzman, as the saviour of my life. He is an American gentleman, the son of a wealthy ship-owner of Boston, but owing to some slight disagreement with his father, he has worked his way out here as a sailor. I ventured to promise that you would extend your hospitality to him.”
“My house is at your service, senor,” the Mexican said courteously. “One who has rendered so great a service to my friend Don Juan Sarasta, is my friend also. Christina, ring the bell and tell the servants to bring hot water and clothes, and then go to your room while we attend to Don Juan’s injuries.”
The wounds proved to be by no means serious; they were all on the forearm, and having to pierce through six or seven inches of cloth, had not penetrated very far. They had, however bled freely, and although the young man laughed at them as mere scratches, he looked pale from loss of blood.
“A few bottles of good wine, and I shall be all right again.”
“I must apologize for not having asked you before,” Senor Guzman said to Harland, when the wounds were bandaged, “but have you supped?”
“Yes, thank you, senor. I bought some food as I came through the town, and ate it as I was waiting at the port.”
“Have you any luggage that I can send for?”
“I have a kit-bag, which I will fetch myself in the morning. It is out on the plain. I did not care to bring it from the town until I knew that the vessel I came in had sailed.”
“I can lend you some things for the night,” Juan said. “You are a little taller than I am, but they will be near enough.”
“Were they thieves that attacked you, Don Juan?” the host asked, when the latter had given a detailed account of his adventure.
“I cannot say, but I admit I have an idea it was my life that they wanted rather than my valuables. I had a fancy that a man was following me, and I went to see the man I had spoken to about the mules. Coming back I heard a whistle behind me, and twenty yards farther three men sprang out, and one ran up from behind, so that I don’t think it was a chance encounter.”
“Do you suspect anyone?”
The young Mexican hesitated a moment before he answered. “No, senor; I have no quarrel with anyone.”
“I do not see how, indeed, you could have an enemy,” Don Guzman said, “seeing that you have only been here for a fortnight; still, it is curious. However, I have no doubt there are plenty of fellows in the town who would put a knife between any man’s shoulders if they thought he was likely to have a few dollars in his pocket. Your watch-chain may have attracted the eye of one of these fellows, and he may have thought it, with the watch attached to it, well worth the trouble of getting, and would have considered it an easy matter, with three comrades, to make short work of you, though I own that when you showed fight so determinedly I wonder they did not make off, for, as a rule, these fellows are rank cowards.”
Will Harland observed that when the don asked if Juan had any suspicions as to who attacked him, Donna Christina, who had returned to the room when his wounds were dressed, glanced towards him, as if anxious to hear his answer. Putting that and the young Mexican’s momentary hesitation together, he at once suspected that both he and the girl had a strong idea as to who was at the bottom of this attempt. The subject was changed and turned to the United States, concerning which the Mexican asked Harland many questions.
“It is a pity so great a distance divides us from them, “he said. “It is more effectual than any ocean, and yet perhaps if we were nearer neighbours your people would disturb our quiet life here. They are restless, and forever pushing forward, while we abhor changes, and live as our fathers did three hundred years ago. You see, the mountains act as a barrier to us, and we have never even tried to extend the territory we occupy beyond the strip of land between the coast and the mountains, and indeed, that is ample for us. Our population had decreased rather than increased since Mexico declared its independence in 1821, and took what I have always considered the ill-advised step of expelling all the Spanish residents about six years ago.
“Not that we in this province took any very active part in the civil wars that for ten years raged in Central Mexico; but although the Spanish authorities were bad masters, it must be granted that, while they were here, there was more trade and commerce than there has since been, and that the advantages all expected from the revolution have not happened. It is curious that the same has been the case in the other countries that gained their independence. In Central America there are constant troubles, in Peru things have gone backward rather than forward, and Chile alone shows signs of enterprise and advancement. However, these things do not concern us greatly; we live by the land and not by trade; we have all we want, or can desire, and live, like the patriarchs of old, on our flocks and herds.
“Don Juan’s father, a man of vigour and courage, has shown more enterprise that any of us, for before the beginning of the troubles he moved far up a valley running into the heart of the mountains, and established himself there. He had large flocks and herds, but his land was insufficient to support them, and, in spite of the warnings of all his friends, he determined to move. So far he has proved himself a wise man. He began by making a sort of treaty with the Indians of that part, by which he agreed to give them a considerable amount of blankets and other goods if they would bind themselves not to interfere with him in any way. These people have generally proved themselves faithless in such matters, but this has been the exception to the rule, and I believe that he has not lost a single head of cattle since he went out there, and he is now undoubtedly one of the richest men on this coast. The fact that he should send his son on to Chile to enlarge his mind and prepare him for a trip to the United States, and even to Europe, shows the energy of the man, and how far removed his ideas are from those of the hacienderos [ed. note: spanish for people who work on a large ranch] in general. I can assure you that Juan’s departure caused quite a sensation in this part of the province.”
“Does your father often come down here himself, Don Juan?”
“He generally comes down once a year to arrange the sale of the increase of his cattle - that is to say, of the tallow and hides; as to the meat, it is practically of no value. Of course the bullocks are killed on the estate; the daily consumption is large, for he has upwards of fifty vaqueros [ed. note: spanish for cowboy], but this is a comparatively small item, for he generally kills from eighteen thousand to twenty thousand animals; the carcasses are boiled down for the fat, and that and the hides are packed on great rafts and sent down to the coast. His place is only a few miles from the Colorado River. When he comes down here, he takes up a ship, which he sends round to Loreto, and thence up to the mouth of the Colorado.”
“How far is his place from here?”
“About two hundred miles.”
“I should have thought it would have been better to bring them here.”
“No, there is a range of hills about halfway between his place and the coast, across which it would be difficult to get them. Another thing is, that there is scarce any food by the way; rain seldom falls here, and although the land is very rich when irrigated, it affords but a scanty growth in its wild state. A herd of twenty thousand bullocks could scarcely exist on the road, and even if they got here, they would have lost so much fat that they would scarce pay for boiling down.”
They sat on the veranda until nearly midnight, and Don Guzman then conducted the young sailor to the chamber that had been prepared for him.
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“I see this as an anti-camera, one that does not strive for resolution and clarity … but instead seeks to capture the essence of place whilst also providing sanctuary for the artist.”
In Trinity, Oliver Raymond-Barker‘s camera obscura images combine with commissioned texts, offering complex, interconnected narratives of land and histories of spirituality, protest, control.
Martin Barnes: ‘Raymond-Barker’s photographs function as the opposite of photographic journalism for he knows that conventional visual description does not allow for the evocative and lingering impact he seeks. His subject is the atmosphere of the place, its spiritual history across time, and an uneasy combination of awe in nature with the nascent threat of an unfathomable destructive force’.
Nick Hunt: ‘He wanders enraptured, ruptured. The sunlight breaks upon him. On the shore he falls to his knees with the immensity and stares upon the awesome light that floods the shadows of the world. The god of love is everywhere. It is all a marvel. He closes his dazzled eyes and the world appears in negative, the black sky and the white trees, the incandescent veins of leaves, the bleached water opening to some great revelation’.
Oliver Raymond-Barker is an artist using photography in its broadest sense – analogue and digital process, natural materials and camera-less methods of image-making – to explore our relationship to nature.
Trinity is a journey into landscape. It explores the complex layers of narrative embedded in the fabric of the land and engages with histories of spirituality, protest and control.
I made the work during residencies at Cove Park Arts on the Rosneath Peninsula in Scotland. The images originate from 20 x 24-inch paper negatives, exposed in a custom-built ‘backpack’ camera obscura — a tent-like structure designed to allow creation of large format images in remote locations. I see this as an anti-camera, one that does not strive for the resolution and clarity of traditional photo-mechanical devices but instead seeks to capture the essence of place whilst also providing sanctuary for the artist.
From early Christian pilgrims who voyaged to remote corners of the British Isles such as Rosneath during Roman times, to its current occupation as home of the UK’s nuclear deterrent Trident, this remote peninsula has been the site of diverse histories.
Amongst these is the story of St. Modan, the son of an Irish chieftain who in the 6th century renounced his position as an abbot to live as a hermit. He journeyed to this remote peninsula in search of sanctuary and sought to use the elemental power of nature as a means of gaining spiritual enlightenment.
Today, however, the peninsula is dominated by the presence of military bases HMNB Faslane and RNAD Coulport, the home of the UK’s nuclear deterrent Trident. Existing alongside these sprawling sites are the small, temporary constructions of itinerant activists protesting against the military presence — locations such as the Peace Wood bear traces of their occupation.
The project weaves together these disparate yet interconnected threads, to form an immersive body of work, made on the boundaries of the photographic medium.
‘I walk through the darkness. The heavy straps of the pack bite into my shoulders, fine rain enveloping me as my head torch illuminates a tunnel through the gloom. Miles pass this way.
In the half light I weave an uneven path down to the shoreline. The slow process of unpacking and setting up is akin to a conversation with an old friend. As my body goes through the motions of pitching the camera the light is rising and the tide approaching.
I crawl into the dark void of the structure, leaving my damp boots and previous self behind. My senses become attuned to the new darkness. I reach up and pull back the crude shutter: the structure is flooded with light and the image begins to resolve itself.
All energy expended, my whole process, pivots around these precious seconds when light fuses time onto the latent canvas before me.
I stretch up and close the shutter, stowing the paper away in the now resounding darkness. Unnoticed in my reverie, the water has begun to lap at the edges of the tent. I swiftly pack up, my body and mind already occupying a new space, treading a path towards the next moment…’
Trinity (Loose Joints Publishing, 2021) is available for pre-order now, and will be published in December 2021 in a handmade edition of 200 copies: 68pp, 250 × 350 mm, with 35 photos and texts by Martin Barnes and Nick Hunt. Printed hardcover with black boards, comprising two stitched booklets with images and texts on six different papers.
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Ambassador of Poland Jan Pieklo was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in connection with the statements of the Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski in the press, according to the comment on the official website of the department.
“During the meeting with the Polish diplomat, it was noted that the recent statements of the Head of the Polish Foreign Policy Department regarding our state were disappointing for Ukraine.”
The Foreign Ministry noted that Ukraine and Poland should jointly work together to build a common European future, "and not to make demands to each other."
“For Ukraine, the European choice is not only foreign policy, but also a daily bloody struggle and painstaking hard work. It is the Ukrainian people who pay a very high price - hundreds of lives of their best representatives - for the sake of independence, civilization choice, and also for the sake of preventing Russian troops from entering Poland and other EU countries.”
The official Kyiv also drew attention to the need for a more restrained approach of the Polish politician to sensitive historical issues.
“Numerous appeals were mentioned calling to not politicize the sensitive pages of the common historical past, which can be used by a third party to the detriment of the interests of Ukraine and Poland.”
Ukraine noted that the evaluation of certain historical events is the task of historians, "in the context of Ukrainian-Polish relations, these issues are dealt with by the Forum of Historians and the Partnership Forum."
Furthermore, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry considered incorrect the comparison by Waszczykowski of Polish-Ukrainian differences with the conflict between Greece and Macedonia (because of the official name of the latter).
“In politics, every comparison has its own meaning, and given the mutually beneficial strategic partnership and trusting relations between our countries, the comparison with Greece and Macedonia was not quite tactful.”
Earlier, in an interview with the weekly wSieci, Waszczykowski called on Kyiv to settle all historical differences with Warsaw before Ukraine joined the European Union. "Ukraine will not enter Europe with Bandera," according to the Polish Foreign Minister
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IntroductionPlasma Cells:Plasma cells, also called plasma-B cells, plasma cells, plazmitsitam or effector B cells of white blood are to secure a lot of immune systems. They are transporting in fluid fluids and lymph system. Plasma cells rise in the cold; B cell separation from plasma cells to produce body molecules imitate after closed B reception – predecessor cells. After the separation of the lymph blood cells, the immune system cuts an antigen target (something from) starting with its destruction or neutralization.Myeloma:Most myeloma, not known as the plasma myeloma, is a plasma cell tumor, a white platelet type, often responsible for the delivery of bacteria. Usually at the beginning, no visible displays. Whenever they go, the pain of bones, deaths, infections, and the disease can occur. The disorder may include amyloidosis.The reason is unclear. Risks include drinking drinks, weight losses, radiation management, family history and other chemicals. The main tool includes good plasma cells that provide extraordinary antibodies that can cause kidney problems and severe blood pressure. Plasma cells can also reduce the volume of the rope or smaller tissue. At the moment when there is only one weight, it is known as plasmacytoma, while more than one is known as different myeloma. Various myeloma-based hypertension based on fluid or urine tragic nervousness, neurological biopsy, plasma cells detected cancer, and the retardation of skin hunting. Another common source of calcium in the bloodstream.Different myelomas are considered to be treatments, but very bad. Leakage can be achieved with the help of steroids, chemotherapy, thalidomide or lenalidomide and unlimited insertion. In some cases, the use of bisphosphonates and radiation is used to reduce the pain from bone lesions.Different, diverse myelomas affected 488,000 people and caused more than 101 100 deaths in 2015. In the United States, there are 6.5 people 100,000 each year, and 0.7% of people eventually impact on their lives. Usually, this occurs almost 61 years old and is more common to men than women. Without treatment, normal survival is seven months. With existing drugs, usually survival usually 4-5 years. This provides an average of five years of survival of about 49%. The word “myeloma” refers to the Greek word “greasy” and “ohm,” meaning “swelling.”Symptoms:Since many parts can be affected by myeloma, the symptoms and symptoms vary greatly. An element of helpful memory, which has been used to recall some of the common side effects of myelomas, CRAB: C = calcium (recommended), R = renal failure, A = iron deficiency, B = physical injury. Myeloma has many other visible features, including offline pollution (e.g., Firearms) and loss of weight. The bad effects of CRAB and the production of monoclonal plasmon in the bone economy are not part of the multiple myeloma diagnostic method.Bone Agony:An array of the most famous arthritis sites in the vertebrae. The bone agony strongly affects 70% of patients and is the most famous side. Myeloma bones abuse is the most part that unites the spine and ribs and is associated with the action. Persistence in stress around can reflect neurotic bone rest. Donation of the vertebrae can stimulate the pressure or depression of the spinal cord. Myeloma was diagnosed as a result of depression of the receptor activator for the ligand of the nuclear factor κB (RANKL) with the bone marrow stroma. RANKL begins osteoclasts that are contending bones. Osteoporosis is caused by lytic (caused by destruction) in the environment and is mainly found in open radiographs, which can manifest “ulcer ulcers” for preservation (calculation of radial appearance of the skull in radiography). The disease breaks the level of calcium in the blood, causing hypercalcemia and side effects associated with it.Anemia:Metal reduction of myeloma is common in normocytes and normochromic. This is due to the replacement of the usual mosquito-sputum through tumor cells and the restriction of erythrocytes of platelets (hematopoiesis) to cytokines.Kidney Failure:The most common cause of kidney disease of different myeloma is the protein produced by dangerous cells. Myeloma cells provide many variants of chemical proteins, multiple immunoglobulins and free light chains that bring the highest proportion of these proteins in the blood. Because there are many proteins, they can be secreted by the kidneys. They can also be affected by the effects of protein or chains, which are easy. Expansion of bone resorption creates hypercalcemia and causes nephrocalcinosis, in these lines that add frustration to the kidneys. Amyloidosis is the third part of the diet. [Required statistical data] Patients with amyloidosis have a rare amount of amyloid proteins that can be extracted, and kidney to another kidney.Infection:The most famous diseases are pneumonia and pyelonephritis. Normal pneumonia includes S. pneumonia, S. aureus, and K. pneumonia, whereas the basic conditions of life that create pyelonephritis include E. coli and other bad beings. The most dangerous time of contamination is about a few months after the start of chemicals. The failure causes the increased risk of the disease. Although immunoglobulin levels usually increase with different myeloma, most antibodies are less effective in counteracting monoclonal infections from the secondary plasma cell. 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Reconciliation ecology is not really a new idea. Henry David Thoreau included human beings and human activity as part of the "environment (1)." However, the whole concept seems quite foreign and unbelievable to those who are steeped in modern Western philosophy. The concept of reconciliation ecology is to accommodate wild species within a human modified or occupied landscape(2). According to Michael Rosenzweig, saving a major part of the world's biodiversity will require more than just setting aside parks and wildlife preserves. It will require that humans adapt their own environments to accommodate other species(1). Rosenzweig defines reconciliation ecology as " the science of inventing, establishing, and maintaining new habitats to conserve species diversity in places where people live, work, or play. Reconciliation Ecology seeks environmentally sound ways for us to continue to use the land for our own benefit(3, 4). Rosenzweig continues, "Although these habitats would not be ideally suited to wild things, they would provide enough support to allow them to adapt to us "(8)
Interestingly enough, nature has been one of our best teachers of possibilities that can result from reconciliation ecology. One such serendipitous event occurred in what might seem like a very unlikely setting for reconciliation between humans and nature. The site was located in huge gorges that had been dug to create cooling canals at The Turkey Point Power Station, a nuclear power reactor in southern Florida. As it turns out, the canals created the optimum conditions for the endangered American Crocodiles. Without being invited, the crocs moved in, took up residence and are now one of the healthiest breeding populations of American Crocodiles in the country. The power plant has welcomed the crocodiles and taken a major interest in preserving the environment for the huge reptiles and other species as well(5).
Another famous reconciliation project in Eilat, Israel was the result of the closing of the Suez Canal in the 1950s. The Israelis tore up most of the coral reefs to make a port. Later Eilat became a tourist trap. Only a tiny piece of the coral reef survived, but a clever entrepreneur decided to take advantage of the surviving reef. He built an underwater restaurant tucked inside the reef. With the help of scientists and other individuals who were interested in preserving the coral reefs, a coral "hospital" was created to cure ailing coral that were brought to the reef. Once rehabilitated, the coral are wired into the reef. The reef is recovering, and other species are moving in to make it their home(6,7).
Other reconciliation ecology projects have been much more intentional. The classic example is the recovery project for the bluebird. In the early to mid-1950s bluebirds were common visitors to our birdfeeder. Then suddenly we saw fewer and fewer every year. While some people blame it on the harsh winter in the South East in 1857-58(4), that explanation is probably a "cop out" to put the blame somewhere other than upon humans. Bluebirds nest in holes of dead trees. Humans find dead trees to be unsightly and dangerous, so they cut down dead and dying trees. Bluebirds moved into the only vacant holes they could find, in wooden fence posts. In the mid 1950s farmers began replacing wooden fence posts with metal ones. The holes that were left for bluebirds to nest in were occupied early in the spring by birds that either over-wintered in the North or returned earlier than the bluebirds(4). To complicate matters, the late 1800s house sparrows and starlings were introduced into the United States. Both had a devastating effect on the bluebird population. They both competed with the bluebirds for nesting spots. The bluebirds forced to occupy fewer and fewer holes in lower places, and as a result, they became easy prey for the house cat(4). As a result of a calamity of ecological errors caused by human beings, the very existence of the bluebird was in jeopardy. The North American Bluebird Society was established on March 20, 1978. Their first mission was simple, but extremely effective. After much research and several failed attempts, they finally designed a birdhouse that is specifically suited for bluebirds. The bluebirds now have a habitat in which it is safe from predators and not suited to any of the bluebird's typical competitors. The new home has given bluebirds a second chance(10, 11).
If reconciliation ecology has worked for crocodiles, coral reefs, and bluebirds, is it possible that it could work with prairie dogs? Interestingly enough, the survival of many other species seems to hinge on the survival of the prairie dog. About 90% of the ferret's diet consists of prairie dogs. In addition, the golden eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, and swift fox diets include a large percentage of prairie dogs. According to Nicole Rosmarino/Southern Plains Land Trust,(12) the mountain plover appears to be a prairie dog obligate or at the very least is highly dependent on prairie dogs for survival, using the borrows for breeding, nesting, and feeding. Burrowing owls, prairie falcons badgers and a host of other prairie animals are associated with prairie dog colonies. In fact, some ecologists consider the prairie dog to be a keystone species of the prairie(12). According to Miller et. al,(13) nearly 170 species rely on prairie dog colonies to some extent for their very survival. Miller further concludes that the prairie dog fits the definition of a keystone species because prairie dogs affect the ecosystem structure, function, and composition in a way that is not duplicated by other species.
If Miller and Rosmarino are correct, the health of many prairie ecosystems may be dependent upon preservation of prairie dogs at a certain level. At the same time, ranchers are dependent upon the rangeland ecosystem for their very livelihoods. How, then, could both needs be served? Is it possible that reconciliation ecology could play a role? First of all, we must look at ways in which the prairie dog could help to preserve the rangeland. Does the prairie dog have any attributes that could be useful to ranchers?
According to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission(14), prairie dogs and larger grazing animals can actually benefit from each other's presence. Cattle can keep grassland cropped low enough to allow prairie dogs to occur. At the same time, the prairie dog's feeding and clipping can stimulate new and higher quality plant growth for cattle. As a result, it has been hypothesized that the loss of rangeland due to prairie dog infestation has probably been overestimated in many cases(14).
Prairie dog colonies tend to increase the ability of an arid region to conserve rainwater by channeling the water into the water table. The borrows can also provide a means of underground storage, thus preventing flooding(12). The soil quality of the rangeland can actually be improved by prairie dog activities. Their clipping and activities result in less leaf area for transpiring to take place; digging enables water to penetrate deeper into the soil, and this can lead to a higher ratio of green forage on prairie dog colonies later in the season.
Prairie dogs control noxious weeds and invader species on the prairie. If there are sufficient numbers of prairie dogs present in a given ecosystem, they will control mesquite infestations by removing pods, and seeds and strip the bark from seedlings, often causing death of the young plants.
Prairie dog infestation most often results when rangeland is overgrazed. Prairie dogs thrive in excess in areas where the grass has been nipped very short by grazing cattle. They depend upon short grass in order to be able to see predators and take action before they arrive at the colony. Rangeland that is covered with tall grass is not very enticing to a prairie dog. Prairie dogs could well serve as an indicator species that will notify a rancher of the condition of the rangeland. If there are few or no prairie dogs on the rangeland, perhaps, the rancher could increase the number of cattle units that are grazed in that unit. On the other hand, if there are too many prairie dog colonies it could indicate that the range unit is being overgrazed.
Research is needed to determine how the prairie dog and rancher could benefit from each other. If indeed the prairie dog is a keystone species as research has suggested, the future of the rangeland ecosystem may well depend upon reconciliation between the rancher and the prairie dog.
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Weak head normal form
An expression is in weak head normal form (WHNF), if it is either:
- a constructor (eventually applied to arguments) like
Just (square 42)or
- a built-in function applied to too few arguments (perhaps none) like
- or a lambda abstraction
\x -> expression.
Note that the arguments do not themselves have to be fully evaluated for an expression to be in weak head normal form; thus, while
square 42 can be reduced to
42 * 42 (which can itself be reduced to a normal form of
Just (square 42) is in WHNF without further evaluation. Similarly,
(+) (2 * 3 * 4) is in WHNF, even though
2 * 3 * 4 could be reduced to the normal form
An exception is the case of a fully applied constructor for a data type with some fields declared as strict; the arguments for these fields then also need to be in WHNF.
The above definition might seem to treat built-in functions differently from functions defined via lambda abstraction. However, the distinction does not matter to semantics. If a lambda abstraction is applied to "too few arguments", then evaluating the application just means substituting arguments for some of the lambda abstraction's variables, which always halts with the result a now-unapplied lambda abstraction. | <urn:uuid:fb699e37-c269-4f66-a71d-203424f1048e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wiki.haskell.org/Weak_head_normal_form | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.886979 | 302 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Do you know that thousands of years back, Buddhist monks in India have used tea for its medicinal purpose? A very interesting story is there behind it and i.e. the history of drinking tea in India began with a Buddhist monk around 2000 years ago. This monk later became the founder of Zen Buddhism and decided to spend seven sleepless years contemplating the life and teachings of Buddha. When there was his fifth year of contemplation he fell asleep. Then he took some leaves of bush and started chewing them. These leaves revived him and enabled him to stay awake.
So, when he felt asleep he repeats the same process. In this way he was able to complete his penance for seven years. And amazing is that it was nothing but the leaves of the wild tea plant. In this way tea became prevalent in India and local people started chewing the leaves of wild tea plant. But the commercial production of tea in India was started by the British East India Company and the first Tea Garden was also established by them at the end of 19th century after the Company took over tea cultivation in Assam, in the North-Eastern part of India.
Further, in the 16th Century, it was also observed that people in India were preparing a vegetable dish using tea leaves with garlic oil and also boiled tea leaves which were used to prepare a drink.
In 1823 and 1831, an employee of the East India Company; Robert Bruce and his brother Charles confirmed that the tea plant was indeed a native of Assam area and then sent seeds and specimen of plants to the officials at the newly established Botanical Gardens in Calcutta. But could not be implemented as East India Company has trading rights of tea with China and decided not to waste time and money on it. But when Company lost its monopoly, again a committee was set up and Charles Bruce was given the task to establish first nurseries and sent secretary to collect 80,000 tea seeds from China as they were not sure that indigenously it will be cultivable in India or not. Finally, seeds were planted in the Botanical Garden and nurtured there. Meanwhile, Charles Bruce in Assam cleared the land to develop these plantations pruning existing tea trees to encourage new growth, and experimenting with the freshly plucked leaves from the native bushes to manufacture black tea. He had recruited two tea makers from China and with their help; he steadily learnt the secrets of successful tea production.
Ironically, the native plants flourished and the Chinese seedlings survived in an intense heat in Assam.
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For those that never know the light,
The darkness is a sullen thing;
And they, the Children of the Night,
Seem lost in Fortune's winnowing.
But some are strong and some are weak, --
And there's the story. House and home
Are shut from countless hearts that seek
World-refuge that will never come.
And if there be no other life,
And if there be no other chance
To weigh their sorrow and their strife
Than in the scales of circumstance,
'T were better, ere the sun go down
Upon the first day we embark,
In life's imbittered sea to drown,
Than sail forever in the dark.
But if there be a soul on earth
So blinded with its own misuse
Of man's revealed, incessant worth,
Or worn with anguish, that it views
No light but for a mortal eye,
No rest but of a mortal sleep,
No God but in a prophet's lie,
No faith for "honest doubt" to keep;
If there be nothing, good or bad,
But chaos for a soul to trust, --
God counts it for a soul gone mad,
And if God be God, He is just.
And if God be God, He is Love;
And though the Dawn be still so dim,
It shows us we have played enough
With creeds that make a fiend of Him.
There is one creed, and only one,
That glorifies God's excellence;
So cherish, that His will be done,
The common creed of common sense.
It is the crimson, not the gray,
That charms the twilight of all time;
It is the promise of the day
That makes the starry sky sublime;
It is the faith within the fear
That holds us to the life we curse; --
So let us in ourselves revere
The Self which is the Universe!
Let us, the Children of the Night,
Put off the cloak that hides the scar!
Let us be Children of the Light,
And tell the ages what we are!
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Mothers who give birth to premature babies are at nearly TWICE the risk of dying early compared to other women, study finds
- An Icahn School of Medicine study reviewed records on more than two million women Swedish who gave birth between 1973 and 2015
- Women who delivered before they were 37 weeks pregnant were 1.7 times more likely to die earlier than average women
- Those who gave birth between 22 and 27 weeks of pregnancy. faced 2.2 times higher risks of premature death by any cause
- It remains unclear why these women died younger, but they had higher rates of conditions like heart disease and diabetes later in life
Women who give birth to a premature baby are much more likely to die young than other mums, warns a new study.
And the risk of an early death persists for up to 40 years after delivery, say researchers.
The study, published by The BMJ, shows that pre-term and early term delivery are independent risk factors for premature death in women.
Researchers say that their findings were not explained by shared genetic or early life environmental factors in families, suggesting that women who deliver prematurely 'need long term clinical follow-up for detection and treatment of chronic disorders associated with early mortality.'
Women who delivered their babies before 27 weeks were 2.2 times more likely than average women to die early, and those who delivered before 37 weeks were at 1.7 times greater risk, an Icahn School of Medicine study found (file)
Around one in nine of all births worldwide occur pre-term, defined as before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
Women who deliver pre-term or extremely pre-term, defined as after 22 to 27 weeks of pregnancy, have been reported to have increased risks of developing conditions including heart disease or diabetes in later life.
But, until now, little was known about their long term risk of death.
The research team led by Dr Casey Crump, at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, set out to examine the long term effect on life expectancy of pre-term delivery.
They analysed figures on length of pregnancy for more than two million women who gave birth in Sweden during the period from 1973 to 2015.
Deaths were then identified from the Swedish Death Register up to December 31, 2016, giving maximum follow-up time of 44 years.
Overall, 76,535 women died (3.5 percent), at an average age of 58.
After taking account of several other risk factors, the researchers found that women who delivered pre-term or extremely pre-term had 1.7-fold and 2.2-fold increased risk of death from any cause, respectively, during the next 10 years compared with those who delivered full term, equating to around 28 excess deaths per 100,000 person years.
The findings showed that whereas risks were highest in the first 10 years after delivery and then declined, absolute differences in death associated with pre-term delivery increased with longer follow-up times.
For example, there was a 1.5-fold increased risk / equivalent to 48 excess deaths per 100,000 person years - 10 to 19 years after delivery, and a 1.4-fold increased risk - equivalent to 143 excess deaths per 100,000 person years - 20 to 44 years after delivery.
Overall, an estimated 2,654 excess deaths in this population were associated with pre-term delivery, or one excess death for every 73 women who delivered pre-term.
Dr Crump said: 'Several specific causes of death associated with pre-term delivery were identified, including cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, diabetes, and cancer.
'What's more, these findings did not seem to be attributable to shared genetic or environmental factors within families.'
He said that premature delivery should now be recognised as a risk factor for early mortality in women that can remain raised up to 40 years later.
Dr Crump added: 'Women who deliver prematurely need long term clinical follow-up for detection and treatment of chronic disorders associated with early mortality.'
EXPLAINED: PREMATURE BIRTH AND ITS RISKS TO BABIES
Around 10 per cent of all pregnancies worldwide result in premature labour - defined as a delivery before 37 weeks.
When this happens, not all of the baby's organs, including the heart and lungs, will have developed. They can also be underweight and smaller.
Tommy's, a charity in the UK, says this can mean preemies 'are not ready for life outside the womb'.
Premature birth is the largest cause of neonatal mortality in the US and the UK, according to figures.
Babies born early account for around 1,500 deaths each year in the UK. In the US, premature birth and its complications account for 17 per cent of infant deaths.
Babies born prematurely are often whisked away to neonatal intensive care units, where they are looked after around-the-clock.
What are the chances of survival?
- Less than 22 weeks is close to zero chance of survival
- 22 weeks is around 10%
- 24 weeks is around 60%
- 27 weeks is around 89%
- 31 weeks is around 95%
- 34 weeks is equivalent to a baby born at full term
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Responding to our Environmental Keywords post on ‘Justice’, writer Brit Griffin shares reflections on permeability — in the natural membranes of the living world, in our binary concepts and in our imaginations — as reaching towards the more-than-human.
1,500 words: estimated reading time = 6 minutes
A tiny smushed head/body and long, extended legs, splayed out, stuck to the bottom of the ditch. I wasn’t even sure what I was seeing — a partially eaten frog, a deformed one? And how to think about it — can I mourn this creature in the particular, as an individual, when we are so accustomed to thinking in terms of populations, relating to creatures at a species-level? And if I can realign my perspective to see this one frog, how then to mourn, and is mourning enough, are reparations owing? I have no idea, but this seeing-imagining-reparations is what I am trying to explore in my thinking and writing.
I think best when I am walking, following the same path daily, sometimes twice a day. I live just outside a worn-out mining town in northern Ontario, the scars of homo extractus are everywhere1. It is surely a place of hard takings.
So, the morning walk: past the towering cement ruins of the mine mill, along patches of Baltic Rush (remarkably arsenic tolerant), down a small hill flanked by historical tailings dumps with their arsenic, cobalt, and mercury. The ditches that run between the bottom of this hill and the road rarely hold much water, but if there is enough rain it will pool in these shallow troughs, gathering just enough water to attract frogs.
On that morning, the oddly distorted frog caught my eye, warranted a closer look. There were others, small Green Frogs (Lithobates clamitans melanota) seemingly inert: were they dead? The disfigured one, yes, dead. And the one floating on the surface, belly up and coated in Oomycetea, a gelatinous water mold, he or she was also dead2.
The permeability of the frog
But what of the ones I startled, that hopped into the water and settled on pond bottom? There they became immobile, appeared to be mud-sunk dead. Have to say it’s a pretty good party trick — they can safely rest down there because they have no air in their lungs. They do, however, still need oxygen when they are under water — so, clever creatures that they are, they breathe it in through their skin. This interests me. This permeability of the frog.
A frog’s skin is composed of a thin, membranous tissue that can bring oxygen directly into its blood vessels. The porous membrane can also act as a sponge, soaking up scarce water from pond bottom or even dew. Such a fine line, then, between the outside and the inside of the frog. What seems like a hard and defined distinction, inside/outside, is suddenly in jeopardy, even in flux, what with those gases diffusing in and spreading out. Nothing to stop them. That is the strand I want to follow.
Permeability is a brilliant adaption that is key to frog survival. But when you factor in homo extractus, well, it’s a whole other ballgame.
For their magic skin to work, it needs to stay wet. Right there, a red flag. Hotter summers, drought — climate change won’t be too kind to frogs. But it gets worse. A warming climate not only stresses creatures but seems to increase the toxicity of environmental contaminants.
In my region, agriculture and forestry now dominate the landscape. Both are promiscuous with the use of glyphosate-based herbicides that are delivered mostly through aerial spraying during the late summer. The toxicity of glyphosate is made worse by the surfactant (POEA) that is added to the mix to make the herbicide stick to, and penetrate, the plants more effectively. I guess it is not surprising that something called polyoxyethylene tallow amine does damage to frogs — it increases the permeability of their skin3, letting in more poison.
I think of frog: that wet membrane, the coolness of the shade, tucked in under a leafy overhang. Then what? The scorching of the defoliant, home laid bare, skin burning?
We have little idea as to how a frog might process the experience of being sprayed with herbicide, but we have some idea of what it does: mouth deformities, eye abnormalities, impairment of their breathing ability and predator avoidance response, decrease and damage to the tail length of tadpoles, affecting their burst swim speed. Lethal and sub-lethal impacts.
Breaking down the boundaries
You know, it is odd, but sometimes when scientists conduct their studies on the impact of herbicides on frogs, they spray them with it, observe the impacts, measure, and record. I have no useful way of thinking about this except to say that it disturbs me. And that I think even when we are trying to be better, more careful, we still don’t quite get to the right place: that it isn’t frogs, habitats, populations. It is this particular frog, it is a home, a community. But between the science and the empathy lie hard and often unyielding binaries and boundaries: human/non-human, civilization/wild, emotional/rational. Until we break these down it is unlikely that we will know frog well enough to see what justice for frogs could even look like and what form of reparations would get us there.
Perhaps we need to turn to the frog and permeability for insight. To consider permeability as a means of soaking in otherness – as an aspect of imagination, a pathway to perhaps dissolving, or at least thinning, the binary that currently rules our thinking about animal/human realities.
The writer Jean MacNeil, discussing a writer’s ability to enter into animal consciousness, describes listening to lions in the night, writing that their calls to one another “… took up a splintered space inside me like the other slashes of perception that ripped through there – sunset, sunrise, the wind, the chocolate earth, the olive green of the desert after rain.” This is the outside moving inside, the permeability of the artist’s imagination, as McNeil felt herself “…ebbing away from the world of the human…” so she could pay attention to what she could “… absorb of an animal’s state of mind, the energy they cast around them …”4
So yes, the ebbing away, the moving from actor to receptor. Opening oneself up to another’s suffering is often a natural path towards acts of solidarity. Such acts could include things like habitat restoration and preservation, committing to less lethal lifestyles (limiting both waste and extraction, developing creature-friendly practices) and achieving a radical redistribution of the world’s wealth.
But what happens as the ‘ebbing away’ continues, if the boundaries keep weakening, thinning? When we move from managing for to living with, when Green Frog goes from a vulnerable amphibian to simply my neighbour? What will that relationship look like?
That is as much a question for art as for science, this shift to a relational way of being. This way of being is a dream, a vision that needs to be created from old wisdom and new insights. Quiet and still on the bottom of our imaginariums, seemingly inert, we can consider the weight of damage done, let the burden of it all crack open those silos of thinking, and then we too become permeable, able to absorb and be absorbed by the thrum and the tangle, within and without. Then perhaps we could be living the dream with our fellow traveller, Green Frog.
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Brit offered the following notes with her post:
My home sits on the traditional territory of the Timiskaming First Nation. An Algonquin community, the Saugeen Anishabeg have never signed a treaty with the Crown – their traditional territory remains unceded. The need for reparations and a just resolution to this hard taking (and for all Indigenous communities dispossessed of the land) is inseparable from the creation of a liveable, alternative future for any and all of us.
A local mining company doing remediation work in the area came by and took the frog corpses and some water samples for testing. Cause of death? Unknown, probably roadwork; also, the gelatinous coating on the frog was a water mold.
Brit offered her piece in response to the first in our series of Environmental Keywords posts, Walking With the Word ‘Justice’, which offers reflections on that keyword from participants at a recent workshop at the University of Bristol. A short extract of Brit’s piece has also been included in a new page in our Environmental Keywords section, along with further creative explorations of ‘environmental justice’. Environmental Keywords is part of a short project led by Dr Paul Merchant of the University of Bristol’s Centre for Environmental Humanities.
ClimateCultures editor Mark Goldthorpe reflects on some of the participants’ insights from a workshop exploring the word ‘Justice’. This was the first in the short Environmental Keywords series from the University of Bristol during February and March 2022.
2,900 words: estimated reading time = 11.5 minutes
It was during an online Creative Environments workshop from the University of Bristol last September, led by Dr Paul Merchant, that I first came across his work with the Centre for Environmental Humanities there, and he mentioned the idea of looking at keywords associated with the forthcoming COP26 conference in Glasgow. Later, he brought together a group of interested people inside and beyond the university for an informal exploration and we offered to support the idea of a project. We quickly settled on a short investigation into three words that have complex meanings and usages in different disciplines and contexts and where there is an ever-present risk of groups talking past each other as we grapple with the urgencies and nuances of our climate and biodiversity predicaments.
Paul and facilitator Anna Haydock-Wilson devised a series of workshops and, while I can’t be at the workshops myself, we agreed I should follow up each one with short discussions — by email or Zoom — with the researchers, community group members and creative practitioners who take part. My aim is to explore their insights from the events and their experiences of the different keywords.
As such, this post is not an account or evaluation of the ‘Justice’ workshop or an ‘objective’ overview of that word and its meanings — even less, an attempt at a definition. I hope it’s a fair reflection of some of the things participants have shared with me once they’ve had some distance from the workshop. And that it offers one way in to further conversations on justice, how we talk about it, and its role in helping us navigate our climate and environmental futures. I encourage all ClimateCultures members and other visitors to our site to offer their own insights and responses, ideas and examples.
This group’s exploration of the word ‘Justice’ began with a ‘Walk and Talk’ in the Easton area of Bristol. Participants — as local residents, community project workers and activists, writers and artists and researchers — met, shared ideas of justice and made personal notes as they walked, about what this means for them in an environmental context. Everyone then gathered back at the local community centre to share their perspectives on the walk and their own work or involvement with the issues, and split into two groups for a role-playing game. In that session, each group made a ‘justice map’ of the local area to help bring their ideas into focus, before a final discussion together at the end.
One of the community participants said of the session as a whole: “It was a great group of people, and I found it really interesting to have representatives from both academic and non-academic backgrounds in the same room and to hear about the different types of work people are doing linked to climate. I would love to find more ways to translate some of the research and work being done into projects we’re doing locally at a very grassroots level. I’m really glad these workshops have begun, and I think there’s a lot of work for us to be doing to make sure the spaces where words like justice are discussed are shaped by people who have traditionally been on the receiving end of injustice.”
Another said: “I really loved that there were people from very different backgrounds there — both cultural and from the work they did and the experiences they had, on all those fronts.”
A third person told me how: “It has motivated me and confirmed a value for what I do. It was good to have different perspectives in a room coming from different backgrounds or professions. I also really enjoyed the game Anna devised with the role-playing — thought that worked well.”
One member of the group shared a couple of strong and, it seems to me, complementary memories from the introductory walk — of “the river Frome overflooding under a motorway bridge” and of “how easily conversation flowed with everybody.” Another explained how “I see the environment as a key factor to enable or disable people being exposed to it. On our walk, we had lots of opportunities to explore this and how this might contribute to environmental justice.” Someone else told me how in “an interesting conversation I remember … I noticed that much of her thoughts surrounded the ‘why’, which I felt was powerful.”
As a prelude to shared conversation within the usual ‘workshop’ environment of a closed room — such as the community centre offered later on — a walk allows for a more open-ended mix of private thought, personal encounter with the local environs and chance conversations with different people one-to-one. In a way, it’s a little like an extended version of that experience when we first arrive at a venue for an event: the bumping into new people at the initial pre-conference tea or coffee, but with the added fuel of fresh air, new perspectives gained out-of-doors and the ever-changing location brought by physical movement. After all, we don’t normally expect to be walking around for a meeting.
The fact that the walk preceded the formal part of the workshop — was actually integral to its design — was clearly appreciated. For one participant, this spoke to a core aspect of our own nature. “Through being active and interacting with the world, particularly walking around, we have a chance to develop new neurons. And our brain, as with other parts of our body, is changing depending on the environment and our interactions. … The physical and the mental go hand in hand and the environment is crucial as it provides the stimulation you need, both on the physical and the mental side.” In this sense, our personal environment — and therefore our shared environment, as social animals — is embodied within us; the boundary between ourselves and the ‘external’ world, where our body stops and the world begins, is not fixed in the ways we commonly think.
“In fact, where our body starts is an interaction between our brain, our environment and our body and the way our senses work to define what is actually around us. We do this all the time. We have to combine what we see, what we hear, what we feel to be able to know what ‘belongs’ to an object, to us, to someone else.”
Here, then, justice starts to have a very direct relationship with personal experience and with being in and moving around a place. But — like an urban river — that relationship can be submerged, can sink out of our conscious mind until a new context brings it to our attention. As one person fed back to me: “The walk made me notice things which I sometimes take for granted, or you just accept them as they are. Like poor, not thought out architecture in this instance. The grotesque wheelchair access at the train station; the motorway. So if an area has been poorly designed, what are our rights to change anything? Things feel so set in stone sometimes, we don’t know we actually have a voice to change things.” Another pointed out how “We have this idea when we talk about disability or inclusiveness, this tendency to restrict it to someone in a wheelchair or who is blind. But that’s more or less it. Anybody else, with all the sensory variability that is out there and all the consequences that has, is not at all considered.”
Our urban and others spaces can design in forms of injustice, as illustrated above: embedded in the ways we become accustomed to think about what should even be part of that design process. While this can be addressed through greater care in new design codes, attention will always be needed to what lies outside the efforts to improve these. You cannot code everything. Standards cannot capture all the ways that our dynamic natural environment and we as diverse humans interact. Like a river, the human and the more-than-human break out and exceed the boundaries and order we try to impose.
A testing ground for conversations
While in some places, some people and communities do find voice and agency — their own ways to make change happen — in too many places many cannot: “I considered the active involvement in a neighbourhood — guerilla gardening in a small patch close to the Bristol-Bath trainline — vs no involvement in the garden/play space square in a concreted-over sad excuse for a playground in a social housing complex.” This participant had spoken with another “about the will or capacity of people to do such things to a space outside their own house boundaries” — capacities that can be bound up with different, perhaps overlapping identities.
“We spoke about cultural differences, about new residents from other countries not wanting to stand out, or draw attention to themselves. I have noticed behaviours before with poor recycling rates, with the problem being the visible bins — where residents did not want their neighbours to see what they consume. There is a social status which needs to be upheld. This is the same for people participating in the flea market as traders of second-hand goods. New residents i.e. first-generation arrivals from other countries, need to prove themselves to others from their own cultures that they are being successful.”
Someone else shared how in the group session another member of the group had “mentioned the word justice terrifies some people. It never occurred to me to think that, but made me make the connexion with my fear of the police. I will be very careful to define what it means to me when engaging in conversation with others. From now on I will make sure that when I talk, ‘Justice’ and ‘Environment’ are together.” A point echoed by another person, who said to me: “It was really useful to connect the word and concept of justice as a focus to the environment. It anchored the importance of the issues for me.”
Another comment gets to the heart of the matter, sharing how in their work with local communities: “a common theme that has come up when speaking with people is how disempowering the language used around climate can be and the negative impact it can have on people feeling that they don’t belong in ‘green’ spaces. Based on that feedback, I’d been thinking about ways we could start working together within our community to build more shared understanding of what the words often used in climate action and decision-making mean, so that more people can use them and the power they hold. When Paul got in touch about the workshop on justice, I was keen to get involved, seeing it as something of a testing ground of how we might begin having these conversations.”
I was sent a link to locally-led research demonstrating how resilient blue spaces are connected to higher quality of life, from which this participant concluded: “so the quality of more greenery around rivers, which we consider good for our wellbeing, would be rather seen in spaces with less deprivation. The justice of the river itself — so majestic round Snuff Mills [a park in the Stapleton area of north Bristol], and in flood it is a powerful beast — to then be turned into a drainpipe and hidden away under concrete for the last bits of its journey into the city. … You feel differently as you follow the river, depending on where it is.”
This also starts to point me to a wider or expanded sense of justice. If environment, body and mind are in relationship within and around each of us and ‘social justice’ contains something of that relationship then — just as where our body ends and the world starts is less fixed than we suppose — justice must encompass something of the wider natural world as well as ‘society’. Something in that phrase, ‘The justice of the river itself’ — a river that has its own life in itself, a powerful beast, and yet is forced into concrete, underground, away from us — speaks to injustice on a more-than-human scale.
A noun, a verb? In a word, Justice
When asked how they felt about the word ‘Justice’ now, whether this was different since the workshop, one participant said “It feels a lot closer to the bone,” while I’ve already quoted another: “From now on I will make sure that when I talk ‘Justice’ and ‘Environment’ are together.” A third person shared that “I would say that justice used in this climate conversation felt very complex. Already all intertwined, decision-making done with consideration to every living being and their livelihoods is ‘Justice’.”
A further response suggests that a process such as this walk-and-workshop itself is an enactment of what we are seeking: “That’s for me ‘justice’: the listening, the learning and the working together.” And what flows from that might be something that retains a diversity, that “we would start to think of whether we can develop what we call almost a shared mental model … where we know which angle we are coming from but we have an understanding of where they might all fit together. And then instead of having a fixed outcome, rather think of it as a theory of change; how can we change these things and move together to something that is more just, more resilient?”
To appreciate the ‘angle we are coming from’ and how others’ paths intersect, converge, overlap our own, is an expansion of our own map, our mental model, into something larger and shared, although always incomplete. Two conversations gave me different impressions of an area I’ve never visited but can imagine from my encounters with other places I’ve lived or worked. Different but, importantly, not necessarily conflicting — and both speaking of injustice.
One was an email where a few lines provided almost a prose poem: “the trainline with lots of freight trains, high pollution in a local neighbourhood; the architecture at the train station; graffiti and street art; River Frome, DIY skatepark; the lack of green in neighbourhoods, pocket parks; then finally the council estate with a concreted over play park. Had a few trees, but I was surprised and shocked actually at such a loss of opportunity.”
The other came during a Zoom call, reflecting on the same scene as “On one hand a very sad space but on the other almost an amazing space, when you think about the way the youth make it their own. The dumped sofas, the building rubbish and rubble and whatever, integrated as obstacles into the skatepark; the graffiti going over them as if they are becoming part of the landscape; the ceiling of the M32 with an enormous graffiti, it’s the skeleton of an animal, which brings in almost the life and the change of all these things. The River Frome then going over its edges, going onto the car park, where it can come out and starts to become a river again. So all that is to see how nevertheless life takes over. The walk to the train station there, the little path where the flowers break out to try to get their own space. That’s actually really nice. And I think that by gentrifying that area that community would lose a lot. That’s where justice comes in again: how do you approach such things without destroying what the community creates to survive? That was one of the things where I hadn’t appreciated just how much they’re making that space liveable for them and useable.”
I also saw something of this possibly creative tension between different ways of living in, of seeing, the same ‘environment’ in what another person shared as one of their strongest memories of the event: “the feeling that some areas, particularly those with lots of graffiti, gave a harsh feeling to the area. As graffiti is a huge part of Bristol’s character it’s not a question about removing it but more about offsetting it in the areas it’s the most prominent by revitalising playgrounds and greenspaces.”
Maybe a vision of justice might be something fluid, able to move with people and environment and the others we share it with. And part of that flow might be to recognise not just that justice must include the many and the diversity that we are and share, but the seemingly conflicting forms and appreciations of what is ‘good’.
What does the word ‘Justice’ mean to you?
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Environmental Keywords is a short interdisciplinary project at the University of Bristol, investigating three keywords — ‘Justice’, ‘Resilience’ and ‘Transitions’ — that are common in the environmental discourses that shape how we think of, talk about and act on the ecological and climate predicaments facing us.
With funding from the Natural Environment Research Council, the project is led by Dr Paul Merchant, Co-Director of the University’s Centre for Environmental Humanities, and involves colleagues from different departments and disciplines, as well as local community groups, ClimateCultures members and other creative practitioners.
The project focuses on three workshops in Bristol, facilitated by Anna Haydock-Wilson complemented by online content here at ClimateCultures:
‘Justice’ — Wednesday 16th February 2022
‘Resilience’ — Wednesday 9th March 2022
‘Transitions’ – Thursday 24th March 2022
You can find out more at our new Environmental Keywords section, including the suggestion to explore an ‘undisciplined glossary of our three keywords: do let us have your thoughts, questions suggestions and examples via the Leave a Reply box on this post or via our Contact page.
Composer Lola Perrin and curator Rob La Frenais invited three artists and organisers to talk about their creative work for COP26 and their feelings about the global conference’s failure to match the warm rhetoric of its first day.
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For many, in the days and weeks after COP26, along came a new wave of grief. Friends privately confessed to fits of uncontrollable sobbing from pure rage at international politicians still ignoring the science, otherwise they’d be in full emergency mode. The conference began with pretty speeches with presenters including David Attenborough and the Prince of Wales repeating each other’s words; “the time has come to act”. But just over two weeks later when COP26 ended, scores of new fossil fuel licences were signed, sanctioning production well into at least the 2040s.
Compare those pretty speeches to the dignitaries and the world’s media with the actions by global citizens who do indeed act — in any way they can to put a stop to the killing machine, but who are increasingly criminalised and imprisoned for doing just that. Also what of other acts, for example, birth strikes among women and some men who withhold reproduction as protest in the face of extinction, and hunger strikes that regularly appear across the world in which people decide to act by withholding food in protest at genocidal government policies? These acts rarely make mainstream news but they are there. So turning back to those pretty words on the first day of COP26 when all and sundry appealed for action, what kind of action were they talking about when it’s so hugely controversial to even mention ending fossil fuels in any final COP agreement? No wonder we cry and rage in frustration.
For this ClimateCultures post we wanted to see what three artists/organisers who took part in COP26 with creative work felt about the failure of the COP and where they will go next.
Miranda Whall is a performance artist based in Wales who crawled through the pouring rain as delegates met indoors, eventually to no avail. She expresses her frustrations powerfully in her performance and here.
Warren Senders is a musician, member of the New England Conservatory faculty and activist, and part of Music for Climate Justice which organised music events during COP26, both live in Glasgow and virtually in nine online concerts featuring 350 global musicians. Warren and Music for Climate Justice were focused on using culture to bring an indigenous voice to COP26. The concerts repeatedly broadcast this message; “Planetary Climate Change threatens our civilisation and therefore, all human art and music, there is No Time to Waste”.
Mike Stubbs is the former Director of FACT, Liverpool and has now returned to his artistic practice as well as directing ArtBomb Festival in Doncaster. His early work was based on young people’s fascination with car culture. His latest work questions this early fascination, in ‘Climate Emergency Services’ — a van spray-painted in hot rod style with images from the Australian bush fires — which he took to Glasgow for COP26.
We asked each artist/organiser four questions.
What did you do at COP26?
“On Saturday 6th November I crawled with a six-year-old potted Scots Pine on my back through the centre of Glasgow, from the Glasgow Sculpture Studios on Dawson Road to the COP26 Green Zone in the Science Centre on the Clyde Waterfront Regeneration area. Passers-by ignored, laughed, stared, cheered and filmed as the tree and I silently and determinedly made our way through heavy rain and high winds to reach our destination. The intention of my heroic/tragic/comic slow and gentle art activism was an expression of my grief, my despair and my outrage with a world dominated by corporate and personal greed, and an insistence that non–human nature, and in this case trees, be put at the centre of discussions on how to mitigate the climate emergency and ecological crisis. Animals, plants, trees, air, earth and oceans should be, metaphorically, sitting at the discussion table with heads of government and delegates.
“My hope was that crawling to the COP26 United Nations climate change conference carrying a tree that was equal in size to my body might inspire human beings to re-think and re-align their relationship to trees, seeing them not only as a resource to use and abuse but as an ally and a vital source of knowledge. We all literally need to get down from our human-centric, two-legged, dominant and hierarchical position and start recognising our non-human vegetal others as equals, and as sentient beings with a voice that we crucially need to listen to if we are to find a way out of our human-made catastrophe.”
“To be clear, I was not ‘at’ COP26. I stayed in my small house in Medford, MA. Other people from the M4CJ (Music for Climate Justice) organisation were in Glasgow. I organised and produced eight days of streamed video content: music, profiles, and interviews addressing the intersectionalities of climate activism and the performing arts. This worked out to 4.5 – 5 hours of music a day, from the 5th to the 12th of November (with a live opening event in Glasgow that I did not work on). The artists and activists we presented came from all over the world; the M4CJ ‘Festival’ was almost certainly the most diverse musical event in human history.
“Participating artists contributed a video performance and added a short spoken statement about climate change. Some of the performances were created for this event; others were archival. In several cases, the estate or trust for a major artist who was no longer alive agreed to contribute material. Interviews and panel discussions included profiles of artists, activists, musicians/composers working with climate data, ethnomusicologists & eco-musicologists, and artists & thinkers in related fields.”
“I presented Climate Emergency Services (CES) outside the Glasgow Transport Museum on the opening weekend of COP26 and then spent four days in Glasgow at the end. The artwork was hosted by the Coventry Biennale and Govan Project Space. Activities included the artwork appearing as a confounding, confused hot-rod/emergency vehicle to stimulate conversations on cars and climate emergency. I drove around Glasgow and managed to become part of a strange parade with other (police) emergency vehicles tagging along on the back of an organised pedestrian protest march. I was the only vehicle other than three cop cars.”
How has the failure of COP26 directed your intentions towards future actions?
“The failures of COP26 have enraged me and so empowered my determination and commitment to take this performative work much further. Up until the crawl in Glasgow I had crawled in isolated and rural locations, so my audience was mostly an infrequent passer-by. Crawling in a busy urban centre took the performance directly to a bigger and wider engaged and non-engaged public. Both on the streets of Glasgow and on the politically polarised and de-humanised highways of social media I felt simultaneously empowered and vulnerable. Down there on my hands and knees, I began to more fully realise the performance’s potential to aggravate and alleviate, to provoke and heal. And I more fully realised that this human/animal/vegetal/technological hybrid that I have created is a new ‘thing’; an alliance, a symbiotic union, a co-creating community, an interconnected future.”
“I don’t think terms like ‘success’ or ‘failure’ are applicable to COP26, or any such conference. Lacking the ability to set policy, the conference is not describable in those terms. It succeeded in conveying the current state of climate-change research to policy-makers. It succeeded in forcing climate change into the forefront of worldwide media coverage for a few days. It gave activists something to do, a way to connect … and gave the climate movement a lot to think about going forward (issues of intersectionality, of indigenous representation, of systemic discrimination, economic models, etc). It failed to generate hard policy outcomes … but to expect COP26 to result in systemic transformation was to expect that (in a hopefully soon-to-be-obsolete metaphor) the airport bus would grow wings and take off down the runway.
“Such expectations represent a popular (and entirely understandable) need for a deus ex machina which would magically solve our problems. I was not immune to that feeling; none of us were.
“It makes me want to want to continue to mingle and discuss these issues with members of the unconverted members of society, i.e. car nuts, pissed people, street dwellers, middle-class shoppers, kids and anyone not into COP26 or the environment. Climate Emergency Services is a hot rod with a gun on the roof playing extra loud birdsong, flashing lights and a sci-fi plant glowing/growing inside. It’s not a bad way of sparking up a conversation.”
What ideas do you have for your next climate-engaged work?
“I am now planning further solo urban tree crawls and collective urban tree crawls. I am also preparing to crawl in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt with a palm tree on my back for COP27 from the 7th – 18th November 2022. I will crawl for longer and further and hopefully up to, if not into, the conference and negotiation centre. In Glasgow, I reached the entrance of the Green Zone. This was ineffectual, next time I need to crawl to the entrance of the Blue Zone or its equivalent in Sharm El- Sheikh.”
“I’ll go on doing what I’ve been doing all along. Daily vigils, a daily quota of political activity, intermittent public activism (marches, sit-ins, possible NVCD), and intermittent benefit concerts as part of an ongoing collaboration with M4CJ. I hope to present the first such event in May or June 2022 (I’ve organised 21 previous benefit concerts since 2009).”
“I am trying to find a sustainable model with Creative Folkestone on how to continue the work of Climate Emergency Services and am planning to tour to festivals, motor shows and schools, integrating practical workshops on air quality monitoring and growing. Additionally, in Doncaster I am going to be announcing an open call for a new artists residency scheme on sustainability and water and a lab which will develop new critical work on climate for ArtBomb Festival 22 in August next year.”
Many people feel dismayed at business since COP26. What must happen so we’re happy in 2025?
“The wind is gusting its terrifying gusts outside my window as I write this. The wind terrified me as a child because it blew down walls and trees and shook my window, I would crawl into my parents’ bed and stick my fingers into my ears until it blew itself out. I remember loving the peace and quiet that followed. But now the wind terrifies me more than ever, because I know what it means and I know there is no peace and quiet to follow. What we must do could not be more clear — leaders must lead and businesses, corporations and citizens must follow. Simple. I am on my hands and knees pleading. I cannot articulate this better or differently.”
“What would make us happy would be the governments of the world taking climate change seriously and engaging in concerted and robust collective action. Is there a mechanism to make this happen? No. The systemic inability of our governance to cope with climate change is a diagnostic indicator pointing to a structural problem in our governing mechanisms themselves. In geopolitics, hasty actions between nations are likely to be harbingers of war. The UN was developed specifically to reduce both the likelihood and the severity of such hasty actions — providing a place where disputes between nations can be discussed instead of leading to armed hostilities. That is to say: the UN was created in order to make international relations slower, more measured, more reflective. Which is a structural problem in light of the fact that what the climate crisis demands is that we all act very quickly. The UN isn’t equipped to direct concerted and robust collective international action any more than that airport bus is equipped to be an airplane.
“At this stage in the crisis, our happiness must come in the successful resolution of short-term problems. We live in ‘interesting times’, and our responsibility is to the future.”
“We will never be happy. Continue to engage the disenchanted, talk to your family, collaborate with like minds, write to MPs, become councillors, be artists, make art and protest when you can.”
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Lola Perrin adds: I was interviewed by Warren as part of M4CJ at COP26 and appeared in the concert on November 11th. I found I became gradually more and more addicted to the concerts once they started streaming on November 5th — they’re quite deeply emotional and the breadth of work gathered together from 350 engaged musicians across the world is really powerful. Here are links to the M4CJ COP26 streamed concerts on YouTube:
Miranda Whall is an interdisciplinary and performance artist based in Wales. She says of her crawling works, “My crawling projects are titled Crossed Paths. So far for Crossed Paths – Animals I have crawled as a sheep, badger, almost otter and I have carried out extensive research for mountain hare. For Crossed Paths – Trees I have crawled with an Oak tree, Birch tree and May tree. Other crawling projects are in development. Crossed Paths is a project about going deeply into the living landscape, ecosystems and interspecies dynamics to explore animal, plant, land and human narratives.” On Miranda’s Vimeo channel, you can watch her Showreel for COP26 Glasgow.
Mike Stubbs is an artist, curator and consultant, Director of ArtBomb Festival in Doncaster and former Director of FACT Liverpool. You can read more about Climate Emergency Services, which was commissioned for Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021.
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Artist James Aldridge shares insights from Iain Biggs’ book Creative Engagements with Ecologies of Place and resonances with his own projects exploring the value of outsiders’ viewpoints and voices not often heard in discussions on the Earth Crisis.
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When we both attended an online event in March featuring fellow ClimateCultures member Iain Biggs, editor Mark Goldthorpe invited me to write a post about the book Iain had co-authored — Creative Engagements with Ecologies of Place: Geopoetics, Deep Mapping and Slow Residencies. My first thought was that I wasn’t the right person to write a review as I’m not an academic but an artist who uses their arts practice to carry out research into the role of art within place-based learning, largely (though not exclusively) outside of academia.
It was when Mark reassured me that he wasn’t looking for a traditional book review, that this piece of writing evolved, an exploration of how my practice as an artist working with human and non-human communities of life relates to and could be informed by the themes of the book.
Interestingly, once I began I realised that, despite first appearances, Mary and Iain didn’t specifically intend their book to be read by academics:
“Although our professional experience is within the arts and academic research, we hope to encourage you, whatever your background, to understand your skills and knowledge through this book within larger intra-related ensembles of practices and endeavours.”
Much of my current work takes place as part of Queer River, a research project I set up in 2020, which explores the values of queer perspectives on rivers and other wetlands, to inform what they need from us in a future affected by climate breakdown. As such my research is exploring the value of an outsider’s viewpoint, of voices and experiences that aren’t often heard within discussions on the Earth Crisis.
Queer River gives me the freedom to set up opportunities that I don’t find available elsewhere, to consider how my experiences inform my understanding of ‘ecologies of place’ and how my arts practice (my creative engagement with these places) can offer ways of seeing and being with them that I don’t often see reflected within mainstream discourse.
So far I’ve been invited to work with staff and students from Ashridge College and Glasgow University, have exhibited with other rurally-based queer artists at Reading University’s Museum of English Rural Life, and presented in a range of arts and community settings.
In the introduction to the book Mary and Iain write: “…we would be the first to advocate that readers reflect carefully on the socio-political implications of this text on the basis of your own experience.”
For me this was a promising start, an acknowledgement by the authors that the writing included in the book, although they may be speaking from ‘a privileged position’, is an attempt to “…move thinking away from the sovereign self and its hyper-individualism so as to stress ‘mutual, dialogical, participatory and horizontal relations’”.
One thing that I particularly value about the way that Mary and Iain write is the sense that the reader is being invited in and welcomed. The introduction in particular is sprinkled with phrases that invite the reader to take the concepts explored within it and to make them their own.
So does this exploration then include me after all? Are we all in it together or am I still reading it from the position of an outsider, looking in, whether as a non-academic or queer person? I decided to try and leave that question to one side, rather than risk putting up barriers unnecessarily, accept the authors’ invitation, and continue reading.
Although the book contains several in-depth explorations of artists’ practices, in this piece of writing I’ve concentrated on how/whether it speaks to my own.
One key thing I wanted to explore is what the key phrases used in the subtitle actually mean, and whether/how the concepts they represent relate to my work; Geopoetics, Deep Mapping and Slow Residencies.
The authors write that they prefer “to identify our concerns with the field of geopoetics seen through the lens of mutual accompaniment rather than… replicate the presuppositions of possessive individualism”. They continue “The dominant social order (‘the master’s house’) that has been built on possessive individualism has become… so toxic, that it is destroying not only the fabric of human society but the ecologies upon which all things depend.” They go on to explain how the division and categorisation of knowledge and practices leads to a fragmentation “which has immense personal, social and environmental implications,” which “in turn makes it too easy for individuals to disregard the consequences of their actions.”
At this point I feel that we are acting from a very similar position. In Queer River, and my wider practice, I start from the viewpoint that we have become unable to experience ourselves as continuous with the rest of what we call ‘Nature’, or to recognise the harm that we are carrying out as a result, and that through walking, talking and making with (human and non-human) others, we can start to glimpse our true interconnected nature.
Mary and Iain describe their approach as ‘disciplinary agnosticism’ which allows them to work with and hear from a range of people, including those that they describe as having knowledge and experiences that “sit outside of disciplinary thinking”. In Queer River my own methodology is to walk, talk and make with others (archaeologists, botanists, writers etc) allowing our perspectives to interweave and find their own balance, in a similar way to disciplinary agnosticism’s “…multiple aspects of understanding that overlay and inter-combine”.
Queer River gives me the freedom to follow the work wherever it wants to go, and to come to know a place with the river and its human/non-human inhabitants. Although I set up the project, the work isn’t ‘done’ by me alone, it arises through dialogue, and depends on an openness, a shared commitment to not knowing where we are heading.
Similarly, the authors quote Kenneth White in his description of Geopoetics as being “more than poetry concerned with the environment… Geopoetics is concerned fundamentally with a relationship to the earth and with the opening of a world… a place where all kinds of specific disciplines can converge. Once they are ready to leave over-restricted frameworks and enter into global (cosmological, cosmological, cosmopoetic) space.”
In exploring and sharing how the book informs my understanding of my Queer River research, it’s useful to look at some of my writing on Queer perspectives.
In A Queer Path to Wellbeing, a previous piece for ClimateCultures, I wrote:
“Not fitting in can be hard, being excluded when you want to belong. But when you realise that what you are excluded from are the very structures that are denying people the opportunity to experience the reality of the world of which they are a part, it can become a privileged position, a bird’s eye view of the divided terrain.”
If you’ve not grown up fitting in then you don’t necessarily accept or become constrained by some of the divisions and boundaries that Mary and Iain describe. For me, queer perspectives come with the potential for an ability to blur binaries and see beyond culturally constructed barriers. When you don’t fit the categories that a culture provides for you, you can be left with a kind of a superpower of seeing through the walls of categorisation.
As I wrote in A Queer Path to Wellbeing:
“My experience of exclusion from mainstream society was traumatic, and has left me hyper-aware of other’s actions, of the danger of being open about my sexuality in certain situations. Yet these experiences have also given me a chance to experience kinship with the more than human world, in ways that I might not otherwise have accessed, should I have slotted more easily into the role set out for me.”
I’m not able to go into a huge amount of depth on all aspects of Mary and Iain’s book, as it touches on a range of rich, creative practices, so I’m concentrating on what strikes me first and most deeply, the relationship between the disciplinary agnosticism that they describe the need for, and the opportunities that queer perspectives provide.
Deep Mapping and Slow Residencies
When thinking and reading about Deep Mapping, I started with the idea that this was the more natural fit for my practice. I’ve always been fascinated by maps and mapping. All my work is concerned with the way that art can facilitate coming to know a place and oneself through relationship, a reciprocity that arises out of reaching out to touch and being touched in return, of experiencing continuity with what is generally externalised as Nature.
As part of this work, I make drawings and rubbings, I write and collect, to document and process my experiences. The art objects are evidence of our interwoven nature, they map what is beyond my everyday awareness, what I don’t know consciously. But is this all deep mapping?
Last week I took Queer River to Glasgow at the invitation of Glasgow University as part of The Dear Green Bothy, “an open space where researchers, artists and communities can gather to respond creatively and critically to the challenges of the ecological crisis”. I spent time collaborating with local rivers, artists and others for the Queer River, Wet Land Project. In my walking, talking and making with others, I aim to set up a space for dialogue, between us (both rivers and people) and within ourselves. Our bodies, emotions and intellect come together, drawing from in-the-moment experiences and past encounters.
On each walk, there is a framework there to support us: a planned route along the river, a set of resources, a time to meet and to end, and an invitation to share a description of our work beforehand; but there is also a commitment to letting go of that planning when it serves the group, and a deliberate amount of space left for not knowing. Not knowing what we are going to say, what the weather will be like, what we will notice on the day, and how/whether we will choose to record what we notice.
Mary and Iain write that “in imagination and dreams, deep maps must always exceed our ability to realise them.” I take this to refer to the importance of being in a state of not knowing. The documentation produced on Queer River walks maps what happens as it happens, with a chance to reflect on and make sense of it retrospectively; otherwise we are limited to what we already know, and what we have been taught to see/experience.
They continue “..deep mapping projects may have little in common beyond a sense of their being an open-ended creative process deployed over an extended period.”
Recently in Queer River, I wonder whether the documentation is always necessary. Sometimes it is key to my understanding, sometimes it facilitates the dialogue, but occasionally it feels like I’m doing it to show that it is an art project, that there is something concrete to show for it, when actually the process of walking, talking and noticing is enough. In that case, where does the art exist? Without the documentation, the art object, what kind of art is it — a performance?
“Whether or not we wish to call what emerges from this process a ‘map’ (or the process itself ‘mapping’) seems to me less important than the fact that it is taking place at all… deep mapping can be looked upon as an embodied and reflexive immersion in a life that is lived and performed spatially.” — Les Roberts, quoted in Creative Engagements with Ecologies of Place.
After my time in Glasgow, and particularly my conversations with artist Minty Donald, Professor of Contemporary Performance Practice, I’m starting to understand that my practice has always prioritised process over product, and to wonder whether describing elements of it as performance could actually liberate it even further.
As for the concept of a Slow Residency, although Mary and Iain don’t expect the slowness to be taken literally, I see it connecting with my own exploration of the need to slow down and to notice, using art and embodied experience to listen to what the world needs us to hear, rather than parachuting in to project our own ideas of what a place is or needs onto it.
In this time of ecological collapse and climate breakdown, it is tempting to charge about ‘taking action’, but there are many kinds of action that are needed. Perhaps counterintuitively, when individuals and organisations around us are declaring an emergency, we need opportunities to slow down and to notice the reality of the situation we are living in, taking time to learn from human and non-human others with whom we share our locality. For me, that is what my arts practice, and Queer River specifically, is for.
Space beyond binaries in ecologies of place
I’m still working my way through Mary and Iain’s book. I’m enjoying reading a chunk and letting it settle, before dipping back in again. Iain has kindly donated a copy to the Climate Museum UK library (I’m an Associate Artist with CMUK), as he’s keen that the book reaches more people, via libraries and other organisations. So we will be able to use it as part of CMUK’s work, engaging with a range of cultural, educational and community-based organisations, sparking conversations around the Earth Crisis, art and interdisciplinarity.
As a consequence of my time in Glasgow with Minty and our fellow collaborators, we will be working on Queer River, Wet Land Part 2, putting together a performance score that people will be able to download and use to inform explorations of their own local rivers, before coming together to share reflections at an online event this Autumn, linked to COP26.
As I take Queer River forward, I’ll carry questions with me as a legacy of reading the book and writing this piece, considering further the relevance of deep mapping, geopoetics and slow residencies. Returning to the question that I posed earlier — ‘So does this exploration then include me after all? Are we all in it together or am I still reading it from the position of an outsider, looking in, whether as a non-academic or queer person?’ — I find myself remembering that Queer Theory and quantum physics (which offers much in the way of inspiration around dialogue and multiplicity) offer me a space within which I can claim both positions; the right to exist both inside and outside of academia, outside and inside of the mainstream. A space within which my lived reality has room to grow, in a way that fits both my personal experience and the underlying ecological reality:
“The queer methodology attempts to combine methods that are often cast as being at odds with each other, and it refuses the academic compulsion toward disciplinary coherence.” — Judith Halberstam, Female Masculinity.
“What is essential here is the presence of the spirit of dialogue, which is in short, the ability to hold many points of view in suspension, along with a primary interest in the creation of common meaning.“ — David Bohm, On Dialogue.
Perhaps that’s not so far away from Iain and Mary’s disciplinary agnosticism after all.
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The online event with Iain Biggs that James attended in March 2021, Creative Engagements with Ecologies of Place, was part of a series from the Intercultural Research Centre at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Queer River is the practice-led research project where James Aldridge collaborates with human and non-human others to explore the relationship between: diverse experiences of rivers and other wetland environments, including those of people from the LGBT+ community; Queer perspectives on Climate Justice; the impact of the climate and ecological crisis on river ecosystems and communities; and wetland regeneration and rewilding.
In the Queer River, Wet Land project, James is walking, talking and making with Glasgow-based artist Minty Donald, Professor of Contemporary Performance Practice at Glasgow University, and others to document their experiences of the River Clyde and Molendinar Burn. The project focuses on the interrelationship between the water and the land, in an exchange of practices that draws on work with their local rivers, and the substrates that they flow through/over. The collaboration is part of the Dear Green Bothy — a programme of free public events and activities marking Glasgow’s hosting of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November 2021, and demonstrating the vital role played by the arts and humanities in understanding and addressing climate emergency.
ClimateCultures editor Mark Goldthorpe reviews Dara McAnulty’s Diary of Young Naturalist — a remarkable testament to love for the natural world and a key to finding a greater sense of living in and caring for our shared home.
2,800 words: estimated reading time = 11 minutes
Dara McAnulty is one of the growing number of young people who, over the past few years, have helped transform the landscape of activism and creativity around biodiversity and climate, orientating us to face the crisis head-on. That this is also a crisis of consciousness is borne out by the everyday acts of concealment permeating our lives, erasing the natural world’s erasure; concealments that Dara resists and reveals. Diary of a Young Naturalist is a call to an awakening that draws on and activates powerful imagination, where nature also lives. “All birds live brightly in our imagination, connecting us to the natural world, opening up all kinds of creativity. Is this connection really diminishing to the point of return? I refuse to believe it. … Who knows where watching sparrows will lead!”
Dara, who is now seventeen, offers clear and powerful insights into the turning of a full year, his fourteenth. He moves family home to another part of Northern Ireland, changes school, and experiences his personal immersion in the natural world becoming also a collaboration with professional conservationists, a forging of friendships with other children as he introduces them to observations of nature, and an exposure to cultural movements and political activity — all the while deepening his own appreciation of his own nature.
“Autism makes me feel everything more intensely. I don’t have a joy filter. When you are different, when you are joyful and exuberant, when you are riding the crest of the everyday, a lot of people just don’t like it. They don’t like me. But I don’t want to tone down my excitement. Why should I?”
We should all tone up our excitement, learn to tune in to our innate connectedness with the rest of nature — experiencing the world as it is rather than the version we manufacture and sell ourselves. A living home rather than our disposable property.
For Dara, the world of people is so often one of overwhelming noise and chaos, without many of the filters the rest of society is accustomed to and orders itself through. But as this year progresses he discovers a changing sense of connection with others through the efforts he makes to bring nature closer to them.
The diary format is a perfect fit to a task that might itself overwhelm other approaches. It takes us forward with him through the seasons and the cycles of the year, while bringing everything back to his immersion in the animal, plant and insect life and to family. And it gives space for his evident understanding of the histories and mythologies of place that tie the personal to the landscape and the wide world, dissolving the distances between them.
A gentle force
Introducing each season with a brief essay gives Dara the opportunity to frame the smaller stories that a diary naturally focuses in on. His recordings, day-to-day, week-to-week, are a place from which he steps back into his own life to recall first experiences and steps out into our wider culture to demonstrate its astonishing ignorance of a nature that’s so immediate and alive to him. ‘If me,’ he seems to ask us, ‘then why not everyone?’
He begins with “life springing out everywhere … rippling excitement that never fades.” It’s in the richness of the blackbird’s notes he can always pick out, even in the most crowded springtime soundscapes: “the start of it all, the awakening of so much.” This began when he was three, lying in his parent’s bedroom while they slept, waiting for the dawn light and the birdsong. “It was the start of a fascination with the world outside of walls and windows. Everything in it pushed with a gentle force, it begged me to listen and to understand.” And his understanding grew to take in the world not just through direct experience and prolonged exposure on family trips, but through reading; “books helped bridge my blackbird dream. They connected me to the bird, physically.” The human world, by contrast, is noise and pain: “cars, voices, orders, questions, changes of expression, fast chatter that I couldn’t keep up with.”
In summer, sitting under an oak’s dappled light as ”the leaves whisper ancient incantations”, he understands the tree’s witnessing of long human and other time passing and how it continues to host and harbour abundant life into the future: “If only we could be connected in the way this oak tree is connected with its ecosystem.” Dara’s relationship with the natural world is rich, a joyous intensity leaping, flying and flowering from every page. But other people, as he learned early on, just seem to enjoy nature from a distance rather than to feed direct from the source, its restless energy. For many of us, the wild is lovely in the ‘right place’ but is a nuisance, a danger or an abomination whenever it interferes with the smooth orderliness of the human realm.
Autumn finds life in a “state of slow withering and soft lullaby” above ground, but mycelial interweaving and fruiting bursting up from beneath: “a hidden wonder web of connection” with an intoxicating smell. “And while the land breathes out, I breathe in deeply, covering the incoming dread of the newness to come. New school, new people, new navigations.” Dara’s life — the continual challenges of school and mismatched social expectations, a move away from the known and loved family home to the uncertainty of a new place in another part of the country — is a negotiation both of traumatic loss and the anticipation of loss and of unexpected gain. His growing confidence in the truth of writing, and of bringing his truths to others, powers this diary just as much as his undimmable love of nature and of its eroded but recoverable meanings for humans.
Winter and the clarifying absence of abundance that it brings with “drained days, submerged in grey and brown, a dripping watercolour … reveals contours and shape in the land … spires of bareness.” The season’s beauty is all its own but it shares a sense of change with spring and autumn. “Winter, for me, is now feeling like a time of growth, of contemplation, connection with our ancestors and those that have passed.” The growing darkness means more quietness; “I can hear so much more between … Winter brings it out, the clearness of everything, the seeing without seeking.”
Small pieces of hope
“It isn’t in my personality to go around regurgitating statistics about the horrors inflicted on the natural world, because they are outside of my experience. It fills me with despair and I want to do is bury my head.”
This is a book that offers another way to come to the truth of what is happening. Importantly — crucially — it shows what is possible through small but repeated acts of perfect observation of the here and now. And matches that with an acute sense of what will soon be gone if we don’t at last awaken to what’s at stake, what extinction means and what is required of us to slow and halt the collapse: to let the natural world breathe again and bring us back from the edge. Dara can spot the pattern in any field or wood or street, alert to what’s already hanging on that edge.
The pattern can be in small signs, on the human scale that so often tricks us into thinking that things are ‘not as bad as all that’, into accepting an unquestioning pleasure in the rarity of things that should not be rare at all. A more questioning stance to the small signs all around engages anger, rightly undermining our human-sized complacencies.
Their car stopped at the side of a road, everyone’s ears straining into the still countryside around them, Dara, sister, brother, mum and dad wait in vain for the creature they’ve been seeking. “Dad is about to hit the start button of the engine when the craking begins, clear and quaking as a ratchet. A corncrake. It sizzles against the bleating of lambs and moaning of cows, another wild song sacrificed to the agricultural soundscape.” Intensifying farming has disrupted a seasonal rhythm in the wild, erased it and with it the eggs of this once common bird that once nested amongst the crops. “The future of the species in this place, in any place, is broken. Gone. A human in the driving seat, of course. These days, just the male calls out to infinite skies. He crakes and keens with no mate to return the sound.” Dara experiences a painful division from his family at this point. Everyone else is taking pleasure in the sound “but in that moment their smiles make me want to scream. How can they? I don’t share in the joy.”
In another season, a winter gone awry, when a sudden warm spell “conjured up a patch of lesser celandine, unbelievably early. I couldn’t celebrate them. Not really. It was as if they were growing in the shadow of a planet that’s out of sync.” And, another season again, when storms topple trees on his street Dara sees that an oak “had fallen to expose its root ball, so tight and tangled that there couldn’t possibly have been any more space for life. It wasn’t the wind that toppled the oak, not really. Being confined in asphalt and under slabs, that’s what did it. When we strolled past on the way to school there were traffic cones all around it, but I stepped inside the space anyway and wondered if anyone saw me touch the bark. ‘Sorry,’ I said.”
This is a sensitivity to life and its conditions that should be a common trait. But, as Dara observes of the street scene, “the ripped-up human surfaces, all broken and jagged, spoke of people first, nature last.” He collects a handful of the acorns and pockets them to plant at home later, “like small pieces of hope … They may or may not make it, but fifty-fifty is enough and we should always take the chance.”
Hopes are easily crushed too. He watches a boy pick a conker from the earth and ease it from its spiked casing to see the shine on the “tiny globe of red-tinted light” — but when the boy is scolded for picking up something ‘dirty’, Dara sees a light go out. “The things grown-ups do without thinking. The messages they send angrily into the world. The consequences ricochet through time, morph, grow, shapeshift. What’s so wrong with a conker?” When the mother isn’t looking, Dara picks up another one and hands it to the boy.
“’Put it in your pocket,’ I say. ’It’s called a conker. It’s the seed of that horse chestnut tree.’… I hope it gets to stay with him, if not in his pocket then in his memory. I honestly cannot comprehend where this comes from, this fear, this disconnect.”
The disconnect is a result of the taming of land: as the land is unmade, so the people — a decline matching each to the other’s retreat from the wild. In a landscape of square, bright-green, high-yielding fields, “the views are good, yet when you think about what’s inside the view, all the wildlife it squeezes out, what we can see … begins to feel more grim and starts closing in.” He is writing of his own family when he says this is “why we seek wild places — places that aren’t really wild, but feel like wilderness to us” but is speaking also to a truth about how all our tamed natures feel the need to rebel too from time to time, to rattle the cage. That recognition can be the start of resistance, and small acts of rewilding ourselves as well as our surroundings. It’s the refusal of an impoverishment that is falsely packaged as ‘progress’.
Rebellion for the natural world
A family trip to Rathlin Island brings respite from some of the traumas. “A restful night’s sleep is not something I’m familiar with. I find it hard to process and phase out so much of our overwhelming world. The colours on Rathlin are mostly natural and muted in this early spring light, tones that are tolerable to me. Bright colours cause a kind of pain, a physical assault on the senses. Noise can be unbearable. Natural sounds are easier to process, and that’s all we hear on Rathlin. Here, my body and mind are in a kind of balance. I don’t feel like this very often.”
And with the natural world to the fore and all around, it also becomes easier to “start my new challenge of talking to people, interacting. Here, surrounded by this, it’s easier. I’m in my natural habitat, and sharing it all with others feels so good.” Later, on a trip to Scotland, he joins a conservation team to weigh, ring and tag goshawk chicks, “the whole operation mesmerising, this delicate interaction between birds and people.”
“Without realising it, I start talking to the people around me… I feel at ease. This is so rare. They aren’t teasing or confusing me. I ask questions which are given detailed, intelligent answers, and it feels as if I’ve been dipped in a golden light. This is what I want to do … This is who I am. This is who we all could be. I am not like these birds but neither am I separate from them.”
As the year progresses, Dara starts to taste social media celebrity as his sharing of the naturalist life inspires others and he accepts invitations to speak at gatherings and events, battling with his feelings among other people. As more is asked of him, the sense grows of being an impostor — that his efforts are not enough — alongside anger that adults are taking the easy route of praising him rather than doing what they should for their own children. He asks himself repeatedly if his writing is enough, if awareness is enough, but when he returns to nature itself these questions disappear:
“Under dark skies, I feel completely unburdened of any doubts in my abilities to help our planet. Instead, I feel energised and ready. Sopping wet and cold and with chattering teeth, still giggling madly, I feel hope pouring in the rain. Being myself is enough.”
It’s a mark of his clarity and immediacy with prose; writing also, while never enough in itself, is a twin act of rebellion and celebration that brings writer and reader more access to nature. Writing — the act of writing from observation — is an active remembering, again and again bringing back to him places and experiences, crystallising their intensity and meaning. As he commits memory to paper he re-experiences the physicality of it all: “My hand touches moss, leaves my imprint. It’s as if I am back there still, with the small mass of the experience on my skin. … I feel transformed as I write myself back to the mountain, and every time I feel the vitality and beauty of nature.”
Meanwhile, in the tamed fields, something wild hangs on. It wheels over “one of the luminous fields, that tedious green sea, searching, searching and then suddenly drops, mantling its prey. That field just gave the buzzard food! I bow my head and smile.”
Dara asks himself, and us: “Is noticing an act of resistance, a rebellion?” Yes.
You can find Dara on Twitter @NaturalistDara and read more at Naturalist Dara, where you can also watch his 2017 Springwatch Unsprung film for BBC Springwatch. The Milkweed Editions page includes short films of Dara reading from and talking about the book.
The title for this post? In a nod to Dara’s “Who knows where watching sparrows will lead!” and to Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday, this from ‘Gates of Eden‘ on Dylan’s 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home:
Relationships of ownership They whisper in the wings To those condemned to act accordingly And wait for succeeding kings And I try to harmonize with songs The lonesome sparrow sings There are no kings inside the Gates of Eden. | <urn:uuid:a4d75f01-c928-4cae-8ea7-3b2483ca0ffb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://climatecultures.net/tag/others/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.959442 | 16,016 | 2.125 | 2 |
(Πάρθος). Parthians are spoken of in Ac 2:9 as being with their neighbors, the Medes and Elamites, present at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. The persons referred to were Jews who had settled in Parthia (Παρθία in Ptolemy, Παρθυαία in Strabo and Arrian), and the passage shows how widely spread were members of the Hebrew family in the first century of our aera. SEE DIASPORA. The term originally referred to a small mountainous district lying to the north-east of Media. Afterwards it came to be applied to the great Parthian kingdom into which this province. expanded. To the history of the Parthians there seems to be but one allusion in the Old Testament, that in Daniel (Da 11:44; comp. Tacit. Hist. v, 8) to the campaigns of Antiochus Epiphanes.
Parthia Proper was the region stretching along the southern flank of the mountains which separate the great Persian desert from the desert of Kharesm. It lay south of Hyrcania, east of Media, and north of Sagartia. The country was pleasant, and fairly fertile, watered by a number of small streams flowing from the mountains, and absorbed after a longer or a shorter course by the sands. It is now known as the Atak or "skirt," and is still a valuable part of Persia, though supporting only a scanty population. In ancient times it seems to have been densely peopled; and the ruins of many large and apparently handsome cities attest its former prosperity (see Fraser, Khorassan, p. 245).
The ancient Parthians are called a "Scythic" race (Strabo, 11:9, § 2; Justin, 41:1-4; Arrian, Fr. 1), and probably belonged to the great Turanian family. Various stories are told of their origin. Moses of Chorene calls them the descendants of Abraham by Keturah (Hist. Armnen. 2:65); while John of Malala relates that they were Scythians whom the Egyptian king Sesostris brought with him on his return from Scythia, and settled-in a region of Persia (Hist. Univ. p. 26; comp. Arriar, l.c.). Really nothing is known of them till about the time of Darius Hystaspis, when they are found in the district which so long retained their name, and appear as faithful subjects of the Persian monarchs. We may fairly presume that they were added to the empire by Cyrus, about B.C. 550; for that monarch seems to have been the conqueror of all the north-eastern provinces. Herodotus speaks of them as being contained in the 16th satrapy of Darius, where they were joined with the Chorasmians, the Sogdians, and the Aryans, or people of Herat (Herod. 3:93). He also states that they served in the army which Xerxes led into Greece, under the same leader as the Chorasmians (7:66). They carried bows and arrows. and short spears, but were not at that time held in much repute as soldiers. In the final struggle between the Greeks and Persians they remained faithful to the latter, serving at Arbela (Arrian, Exp. Alex. 3:8), but offering only a weak resistance to Alexander when, on his way to Bactria, he entered their country (ib. 25). In the divisior of Alexander's dominions they fell to the share of Eumenes, and Parthia for some time was counted among the territories of the Seleucidae. About B.C. 256, however, they ventured upon a revolt, and under Arsaees (whom Strabo calls "a king of the Dahae," but who was more probably a native leader) they succeeded in establishing their independence. This was the beginning of the great Parthian empire, which may be regarded as rising out of the ruins of the Persian, and as taking its place during the centuries when the Roman power was at its height. During the Syro-Macedonian period the Parthian and Jewish history kept apart in separate spheres, but under the Romans the Parthians ,defended the party of Antigotus against Hyrcanus, and even took and plundered Jerusalem (Josephus, Ant. 14:13, 3; War, 1:13).
Parthia, in the mind of the writer of the Acts, would designate this empire, which extended from India to the Tigris, and from the Chorasmian desert to the shores of the Southern Ocean. Hence the prominent position of the name Parthians in the list of those present at Pentecost. Parthia was a power almost rivaling Rome — the only existing power which had tried its strength against Rome and not been worsted in the encounter. By the defeat and destruction of Crassus near Carrhee (the scriptural Harran) the Parthians acquired that character for military prowess which attaches to them in the best writers of the Roman classical period (see Horace, Od. 2:13; Sat. 2:1, 15; Virgil, Georg. 3:31; Ovid, Ars Am. 1:209, etc.). Their armies were composed of clouds of horsemen, who were all riders of extraordinary expertness; their chief weapon was the bow. They shot their arrows with wonderful precision while their horses were in full career, and were proverbially remarkable for the injury they inflicted with these weapons on an enemy who attempted to follow them in their flight. The government of Parthia was monarchical; but as there was no settled and recognized line of succession, rival aspirants were constantly presenting themselves, which weakened the country with internal broils, especially as the Romans saw it to be their interest to foster dissensions and encourage rivalries. From the time of Crassus to that of Trajan they were an enemy whom Rome especially dreaded, and whose ravages she was content to repel without; revenging. The warlike successor of Nerva had the boldness to attack them; and his expedition, which was well conceived and vigorously conducted, deprived them of a considerable portion of their territories. In the next reign, that of Hadrian, the Parthians recovered these losses; but their military strength was now upon the decline, and in A.D. 226 the last of the Arsacidae was forced to yield his kingdom to the revolted Persians, who, under Artaxerxes, son of Sassan, succeeded in re- establishing their empire. The Parthian dominion thus lasted for nearly five centuries, commencing in the third century before, and terminating in the third century after, our era.
It has already been stated that the Parthians were a Turanian race. Their success is to be regarded as the subversion of a tolerably advanced civilization by a comparative barbarism — the substitution of Tartar coarseness for Aryan polish and refinement. They aimed indeed at adopting the art and civilization of those whom they conquered, but their imitation was a poor travesty, and there is something ludicrously grotesque in most of their more ambitious efforts. At the same time they occasionally exhibit a certain amount of skill and taste, more especially where they followed Greek models. Their architecture was better than their sculpture. The famous ruins of Ctesiphon have a grandeur of effect which strikes every traveler; and the Parthian constructions at Akkerkuf, El Hammam, etc., are among the most remarkable of Oriental remains. Nor was grandeur of general effect the only merit of their buildings. There is sometimes a beauty and delicacy in their ornaimentation which is almost worthy the Greeks. For specimens of Parthian sculpture and architecture; see Sir R. K. Porter, Travels, vol. 1, plates 1924; vol. 2, plates 62-66 and 82, etc.4 For the general history of the nation, see Heeren, Manual of Anc. Hist. p. 229-305, Eng. transl.; Smith; Dict. of Greek and Roman Geog. s.v.; and especially. Rawlinson's Sixth Oriental Monarchy — Parthia (Lond. 1871), on whose article in Smith's Dict. of the Bible the above is chiefly founded. The geography of Parthia may be studied, besides the ancient authorities, in Cellar. Notit. 2:700; Mannert, v. 102; Forbiger, Handb. 2:546 sq. See also Anmer. Ch. Rev. Oct. 1873, art. 3; Bibliotheca Sacra, April, 1874, art. 8. | <urn:uuid:c8e3fa52-68b1-4bfa-b05a-cebf38ac5ae0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/P/parthian.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.97626 | 1,860 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Today's employment report was the most hopeful sign yet that the stabilization of financial markets and the recovery in economic growth may be leading to improvements in the labor market.
Payroll employment declined 11,000 in November. This is a dramatic improvement from the decline of 597,000 in November 2008 and 741,000 in January 2009. It is by far the closest we have been to stable employment since the recession began almost two years ago. Furthermore, the employment loss in both September and October was revised down substantially, with the result that employment as of October is nearly 160,000 higher than was reported last month. As was true in October, the largest employment gains in November were in temporary help services, which is often a leading indicator of labor demand. 21,000 jobs were also added in state and local public education. Both the work week and aggregate hours increased, another early sign of labor market healing.
The unemployment rate, which had risen to 10.2% in October, declined to 10.0% in November. This decline primarily reflects an increase in the number employed, as measured by the household survey. Despite the welcome decline, the unemployment rate remains unacceptably high. This underscores the need for the responsible actions to jumpstart private-sector job creation that the President highlighted at yesterday’s Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth at the White House.
There are many bumps in the road ahead. The monthly employment and unemployment numbers are volatile and subject to substantial revision. Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative. But, it is clear we are moving in the right direction.
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Behavioral Foundations in Integration – Three Part Workshop Module 2
July 8, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm MDT
Amy Walters, PhD
This course will provide an overview of behavioral science principles which are applicable to clinical practice in integration. Participants will be provided with practical examples of how to use behavioral principles in clinical work with a variety of presenting issues and given the opportunity to practice these skills in a small group format.
- Learn foundational principles in Behavior Modification
- Identify clinical applications for Behavior Modification in Primary Care
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What is B.Tech, what are the benefits of doing B? Tech. What are the benefits of doing a B.Tech course, what is taught in a B.Tech course, what are the criteria to learn B.Tech, and all the information related to this, we will give you this If you give in the post, then stay with us in this post from beginning to end till let’s start?
What is BTech?
What is B.Tech? IT sector is the number one sector in most sectors of India, so B.Tech is such a popular discipline of IT engineering, so popular that it is a game of IT, means information technology and this course deal with the development and study of computers.
In such a situation, if you also have an interest in computer ring and programming, then if you have an interest in programming like web designing hardware and want to make a career in this field only if you want to make your future bright, you can go for BTech IT course. I can think if you do B. Tech course if you do then you can get a very good job in IT sector.
What is the full form of BTech?
BTech ki full form of technology in information technology.
What happens in the B.Tech course? This is a bachelor degree course, the period of the course is of 4 years, in this course, there is computer-based study like hardware like software designing, web designing, a lot of information related to the computer is in this course, inside this, you will get about proper hardware. You are also told in this you can learn many other courses like mobile repairing, in this course, students learn a lot about management.
Subjects like Physics and Mathematics are also taught. In B.Tech, B.Tech course is for Meldi Communication and Business, in which the knowledge of many communication best information floor is also available.
database management system
Design and analysis of algorithm
They sleep with all the core, after taking basic information, now let’s move forward.
Criteria for taking admission in B.Tech IT course?
We tell about the criteria to take admission in B.Tech IT course and also tell how much admission fee is also charged. To do B. Tech IT course, it is necessary to clear 10+2 from a recognized board.
There should be 50% marks in 10+2 class, there should be mathematics, physics, and chemistry, now after knowing the criteria to join B. Tech course, let’s move on and on.
The admission process for B.Tech IT?
Admission Process of B Tech IT Most colleges and universities are given admission only to the candidates who clear the entrance test and personal interview.
Some colleges also give admission to 10+2 students in this, your 10+2 performance is the best, some colleges also give lateral entry in B.Tech course, for lateral entry, the candidate must do 3 years diploma, only then they have to do the second year of the course. Direct entry is given i.
In the admission process students have to fill the online application form according to the eligibility cut-off coding students are called for a personal interview and shortlisted candidates are given an admission entrance test best admission process eligible candidates have to fill out the online form and have to give entrance test.
According to his performance best his rank in the entrance test, he is allotted a college in the counseling round from where he can do B. Tech IT course talks about some top B. Tech entrance tests.
- JEE Main
- JEE Advanced
Best colleges for B.Tech in India?
The names of some of the top colleges providing B. Tech courses are famous in All India.
- National Institute of technology surathkal
- Vellore institute of technology Vellore
- College of Engineering Anna University Chennai
- Jadavpur University West Bengal
- AMITY University Noida
- National Institute of Technology Rourkela
- Indian Institute of engineering science and technology West Bengal
- Delhi Technical University New Delhi
- National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
- SSN College engineering Chennai
Benefits of doing B.Tech IT course?
Friends, if you complete a B Tech IT course, then you get many job options and there is a lot of demand for an IT Engineer, so you will get the job you want very easily, you can get many jobs like.
IT technical content developer
You can get any of these jobs, such candidates can easily take jobs in banks, hospitals, and schools.
BTech IT students get offers from many companies.
Job offices come after B.Tech IT, if you want, you can also do M. Tech. IT, if you want, you can also do MBA and if you want, you can also do MCA, after completing B. Tech. IT course, you can make your own. can also start.
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If the local tennis clubs have temporarily shut down in your area, you’re not alone. While you might not have easy access to a tennis court, it’s important to keep your mind and body active so you can stay healthy. Tennis Express has composed a brief list of tips for tennis training while you’re at home. By following these tips, you’ll be prepared to resume play when facilities reopen.
Read a Tennis Book
If you have time on your hands, consider reading a new tennis book. At Tennis Express, we sell intriguing Biographies, Advanced Instruction Books, History Books, and more. Want to learn the best tips for Coaching Youth Tennis? We have just what you need.
Have you or a loved one been touched by mental illness? Read Acing Depression: A Tennis Champion’s Toughest Match by former American pro Cliff Richey. They say that knowledge is power, and what better way to gain tennis knowledge than by reading?
Watch Tennis DVDs
Another way to brush up on your tennis knowledge is to watch Tennis DVDs. Similar to books, there are tons of lessons to learn from instructional or historical DVDs. Learn how to break serve with Nick Bollettieri’s teaching in Right Back Atcha Returns. Master the fundamentals of tennis with these Jimmy Connors DVDs. Or, consume mini-lessons from Tom Avery in the Consistent Tennis Wins DVD series.
You could even go back in time and watch some of your favorite matches from Wimbledon to learn from the game’s best pros. The 2008 Men’s Final, where Nadal edged Federer in 5 thrilling sets, is often deemed the greatest match ever played.
There is always room for improvement on the tennis court regardless of your current ranking or skill level. Our selection of tennis DVDs can help you discover new pointers so you can reach your goals.
Buy Foam Tennis Balls
Whether you’re young or old, keep yourself entertained with red foam tennis balls. These red foam balls are perfect for beginners because they bounce lower and move slower than regular ones. Plus, you don’t need a court to use them, and they’re even safe to use indoors.
On a nice day, have your kids hit with them against the garage door or a brick wall. Adults can also use the red balls to practice their grips and ball control while quarantined at home.
Focus on Cardiovascular Fitness
Tennis training isn’t limited to drills on the court. Riding a bike or running, for example, can improve your aerobic fitness. Teaching pros recommend running or biking 1-2 miles (to start) at a steady pace. As your stamina levels increase, then you can up your limit to 3-5 miles, or more.
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Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr († 251), feast day 5th February. Patron Saint of Sicily, bellfounders, breast cancer sufferers, rape victims and wet nurses.
Saint Agatha was born in Sicily of rich and noble parents, a child of benediction from the first, for she was promised to her parents before her birth, and consecrated from her earliest infancy to God. In the midst of dangers and temptations she served Christ in purity of body and soul, and she died for love of chastity. Quintanus, who governed Sicily under the Emperor Decius (250-253 AD), had heard the rumour of her beauty and wealth, and he made the laws against the Christians a pretext for summoning her from Palermo to Catania, where he was at the time. “Oh Jesus Christ!” she cried, as she set out on this dreaded journey, “all that I am is Thine; preserve me against the tyrant”.
And Our Lord did indeed preserve one who had given herself so utterly to Him. He kept her pure and undefiled while she was imprisoned for a whole month under charge of an evil woman. He gave her strength to reply to the offer of her life and safety, if she would but consent to sacrifice to the gods, “Christ alone is my salvation!” When Quintanus turned from passion to cruelty, and cut off her breasts, Our Lord sent the Prince of the Apostles to heal her. She told the elderly gentleman who appeared to her that she was Christian and desired no treatment, for her Lord could cure her by a single word. He smiled, identified himself as Saint Peter, and said: “It is in His name that you will be healed”. And when he disappeared, she saw that her wounds were healed and her flesh made whole. But when she was rolled naked upon potsherds, she asked that her torments might be ended. Her Lord heard her prayer and took her to Himself.
Saint Agatha gave herself without reserve to Jesus Christ; she followed Him in virginal purity, and then depended upon Him for protection. And to this day Christ has shown His tender regard for the very body of Saint Agatha. Again and again, during the eruptions of Mount Etna, the people of Catania have exposed her veil for public veneration, and found safety by this means. In modern times, on opening the tomb in which her body lies waiting for the resurrection, they beheld the skin still entire, and experienced the sweet fragrance which issued from this temple of the Holy Ghost.
Reflection. Purity is a gift of God: we can gain it and preserve it only by care and diligence in avoiding all that may prove an incentive to sin.
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Photo: dumskaya.net the Deficit of Ukraine’s foreign trade grows
During the year the deficit of foreign trade in goods increased by 10% and amounted to almost $ 14 billion.
By the end of 2019, the balance of foreign trade in goods and services deficit of 12,117 billion, which is 7% higher than a year earlier. This is evidenced by data of the National Bank.
Thus, the deficit of foreign trade in goods during this period increased by 10 percent to 13,947 billion, the foreign trade surplus in services – 36%, to 1,830 billion.
By the end of 2018, the balance of foreign trade in goods and services was a deficit at the level of 11,492 billion, which is 32.9% higher than the deficit for 2017.
While in Ukraine, the growing volume of retail trade turnover. In 2019, the growth was 10.5%. and the previous year’s 6.2 per cent.
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An irrigreen is a type of irrigation system that helps conserve water. Installing an irrigreen can help you save water, money, and time. It is also easy to install and maintain, making it a great option for any homeowner. So why should you consider installing an irrigreen in your yard or garden?
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Installing an irrigreen is a great way to conserve water and keep your lawn looking green and healthy. Irrigreens help recycle and reuse gray water, rainwater, and storm water runoff, making them an ideal choice for any yard or garden. Not only does this irrigation system evenly water your lawn, but it also helps conserve water by recycling gray water and runoff from rain storms or other sources. An irrigreen can help you save money on your water bill each month. In addition to conserving water in your landscape, irrigreens also help promote healthy growth in your plants and grass.
With an evenly distributed watering system, your lawn will have the perfect amount of moisture, resulting in healthy and lush grass. So if you’re looking for a way to conserve water while keeping your lawn green and healthy, be sure to install an Irrigreen today!
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As the second largest city in Indonesia (after Jakarta), Surabaya has a population of close to 4 million people. It also has the second busiest seaport and second liveliest financial hub. As a hub on the eastern part of Java island, there are various ways on how to go to Surabaya (internationally and domestically). Although many people use the city as the gateway to the world-renowned Mount Bromo, Mount Ijen, and Mount Semeru, this page will talk about Surabaya points of interest that are located right in the city itself.
What to see in Surabaya
For travellers, highlights of the city include the Suramadu Bridge, House of Sampoerncigarette museum, Heroes Monument, and Al Akbar Mosque.
In terms of culinary, you have the wide variety of affordable fine dining at the various restaurants as well as the traditional street stalls. Check out the famous local food such as: Rujak (fruit salad with peanut sauce), Rawon (diced beef soup), and Tahu Tek2 (fried beancurd). For local souvenir, get your hands on Spikoe (similar to Layer Cake / Kue Lapis).
House of Sampoerna
The House of Sampoerna is a cigarette museum that exhibits and tells the history of cigarette making in Indonesia. As one of the major local brands in Indonesia, Sampoerna has been part of Indonesian’s history since the mid-19th century.
A portion of the museum is dedicated to the history of how this place was found. There are displays of the founder’s, Seeng Tee, old objects such as his bicycle, motorcycle, and equipment & objects related to tobacco. Interestingly, there is also a tobacco plant located within the building where more than 3,500 women used to roll Sampoerna’s Dji Sam Soe cigarettes by hand.
Address: Taman Sampoerna No.6, Krembangan Utara, Pabean Cantian 60163, Indonesia
Opening Hours: 0900 hours to 2200 hours (best time to visit is at 1800 hours)
Contact: +62 31 3539000
Al-Akbar Mosque (Masjid Al Akbar)
Al Akbar Mosque, also known as Great Mosque of Surabaya, is the second largest mosque in Indonesia after Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque (in terms of maximum number of congregation it can accommodate).
One of the uniqueness of this architecture is in the shape of its dome, which almost resembles half an egg. Technique and materials employed for this majestic architecture can be compared to other mosques such as Selangor Grand Mosque in Shah Alam located in Malaysia.
Address: Jalan Masjid Al Akbar Timur No.1, Pagesangan, Jambangan, Pagesangan 60274, Indonesia
Opening Hours: 0900 hours to 1630 hours (best time to visit is at 1000 hours)
Contact: +62 31 8289755
Submarine Monument (Monumen Kapal Selam)
The Submarine Monument is a submarine museum located in Surabaya city centre. This monument is actually a submarine KRI Pasopati 410; one of the naval fleets of the Republic of Indonesia made in the Soviet Union in 1952. The submarine was once involved in the Battle of the Aru Sea to free West Irian from the Dutch occupation.
The monument is there to commemorate the courage of Indonesian heroes who were involved in the Battle of the Aru Sea. Inside the museum, there is a movie screening of the Battle of the Aru Sea. You are encouraged to engaged a local guide there for a better insight of the place; a story worth listening to!
Address: Jalan Pemuda No.39, Embong Kaliasin, Genteng 60100, Indonesia
Opening Hours: 0800 hours to 2200 hours (best time to visit is at 1400 hours)
Contact: +62 31 5490410
The Heroes Monument, also known as Tugu Pahlawan in Bahasa Indonesia, is the main symbol of the city. The monument is dedicated to the people who died during the Battle of Surabaya on November 10, 1945. There is also the “10 November Museum” located underneath the monument.
The 10 November Museum consists of 2 floors, with exhibitions symbolizing the spirit of the local’s struggle and reproductions of documentary photographs.
Address: Alun-Alun Contong, Bubutan, Surabaya City 60174, Indonesia
Opening Hours: 0800 hours to 1400 hours (weekdays) & 0700 hours to 1500 hours (weekends) – (best time to visit is at 1100 hours)
Contact: +62 31 3571100
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Suroboyo Monument is a beautiful landmark in Surabaya. It's a big monument with unique sculpture of shark and crocodile. It was told in local myth that both animals were fighting each other in order to gain the title “the strongest and most powerful animal in the area”. Now the two animals are used as the city’s logo while motor vehicles are circling them.
Address: Jl. Setail Wonokromo Kota Surabaya 60241 Indonesia
Opening Hours: Not applicable – best time to visit is at 1630 hours
Contact: Not applicable
Suramadu National Bridge
At 5.4km long, Suramadu is the longest bridge in Indonesia and it connects Surabaya city on the eastern part of Java island to Bangkalan town on Madura island. To have a vantage view, you need to go to Kenjeran beach and see the Suramadu National Bridge from a distance.
Address: Jl. Tol Sarumadu Jawa Tim. Indonesia
How to go to Surabaya
There are many direct flight options to Surabaya arriving at Surabaya's Juanda International Airport.
- Singapore Airlines & Silkair
- Garuda Indonesia
- China Airlines
From Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia Airlines
From Hong Kong
- Cathay Pacific
- Royal Brunei
Domestically, you can reach Surabaya via Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Balikpapan, Ujung Padang, Bali, Pontianak, Palembang, Ambon, Pangkalanbun, Palu, Sampit, Semarang, Kupang, Palangkaraya, Praya, Denpasar, Ternate, Tarakan, Bandar Lampung, Batam, Jember, Pontianak, Surakarta & Bandung.
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What breed of deer is the smallest?
Pudu. Two closely related species of pudu, the northern and southern, are the smallest deer species on earth. They stand about 12 to 17 inches at the shoulder; at birth fawns are only about six inches high.
What is the name of small deer?
The word ‘deer’ is both singular and plural. A male deer is called a stag or buck, a female deer is called a doe or hind, and a young deer is called a fawn, kid or calf.
What animal looks like a tiny deer?
Also called the Vietnamese mouse-deer, chevrotains are actually neither deer nor mice, but they’re the smallest ungulates — or hoofed mammals — in the world, according to the GWC. It’s been a long while since this mammal has been seen in real life. Its last sighting was in 1990 in Vietnam, according to the GWC.
How many species of deer are in South Africa?
15 African Deer Species – Antelope and Gazelle.
What are baby Pudus called?
Shy Pudu Fawn Born at Bristol Zoo The fawn is being raised by its mother. Pudus are native to lowland temperate rainforests in Chile and southwest Argentina. They are usually active at night, when they emerge to feed on leaves, bark, and fallen fruit.
Where is the worlds smallest deer?
The smallest deer in the world are the two South American deer species (Northern and Southern Pudu deer) which belong to the genus Pudu. The southern pudu is found in south-western Argentina and south Chile while the northern pudu is from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.
Why is a female deer called a doe?
Why is a female deer called a doe? Female deer are called doe only if its male is a buck. For relatively smaller species like roe deer, a female deer is named as a doe, male as buck and young as a fawn.
What is similar to a deer?
Ungulates include (but are not limited to) white-tailed deer, mule deer, tapir, camel, hippopotamus, giraffe, zebra, horse, elk, reindeer, pig, goat, sheep, caribou, bison, buffalo, musk ox, moose, pronghorn, and various antelope, gazelle and other deer species found in the U.S. and throughout the world.
Where do the smallest deer live?
Southern Pudus are normally found in southern Chile and south-western Argentina and are actually the world’s smallest deer.
What is the smallest hoofed animal?
Chevrotains are the smallest hoofed mammals in the world.
Do Africans eat deer?
Venison originally meant the meat of a game animal but now refers primarily to the meat of elk or deer (or antelope in South Africa). Venison can be used to refer to any part of the animal, so long as it can be consumed, including the internal organs.
What is the largest antelope in South Africa?
The giant eland is the largest species of antelope, with a body length ranging from 220–290 cm (86.5–114 in)….
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What kind of deer are found in Africa?
Africa has dozens of various antelopes, reminiscent of sable, roan, impala, gemsbok, and waterbuck. African horned deer species are unique. It is usually residence to the Barbary stag, a crimson deer that’s discovered within the mountain forests of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.
What kind of animals live in southern Africa?
It is rare to go on a game drive in Southern Africa and not see one of the most abundant fauna on the continent, the antelope. Antelopes are a group of mammals that live in the vast plains of Africa. Each species of antelope varies in shape and size, but generally, all have a light figure with slender limbs, small cloven hooves and a short tail.
What kind of antelope live in southern Africa?
Southern reedbuck is also known as common reedbuck, typically found in southern Africa and the mountain reedbuck found in Botswana, Tanzania and Kenya. This red antelope is larger than the other species of reedbuck and mainly feeds on grasses.
Where did the African horned deer get its name?
Grant’s gazelle, one of the African horned deer or Antelope species is a species of gazelle distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria. Its Swahili identity is swala granti. It was named for a 19th-century British explorer, Lt Col Grant. | <urn:uuid:a0c66529-b4ce-4cb7-8eef-7750d39d4c9b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://biosidmartin.com/what-breed-of-deer-is-the-smallest/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.940536 | 1,099 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Artists including Missy Elliott, Kelly Clarkson and Kelly Rowland all feature on a charity single put together by US First Lady Michelle Obama.
Ancient Islamic Art Provides the Foundation for New Innovation in Materials
The intersection of Art and Science is fascinating to me. Consider how the arts are always the first things to go in the school system; If these scientists were not exposed to art, would they even have had this idea? Think about that the next time your local school board decides to cut your Arts (including Music) programs…you never know what the future holds! The Arts are a core curriculum subject.
A new selection of stretchy but switchable ‘metamaterials’ is created based on intricate, repeating motifs found in Islamic art.
President Obama Cues Rap
President Obama clearly likes to keep up to his wife, so he also go in on the musical act this week, by cueing some freestyle rap in the rose garden at the White House, using words that the rapper had to put into action on the spot. Fun stuff!
President Obama assisted musician Lin-Manuel Miranda in his performance of a government-related rap freestyle at the White House.
“There are children starving in other parts of the world…”
This is a line we’ve all likely heard our parents say but, these days, all of the screen time that kids have tends to make everything a far-away and fairy tale concept. In this video, which I think is best watched and discussed as a family, real children tell of their experience with war. Bringing home real tragedy can have a positive impact on our kids, teaching them about the world they live in, and giving them a concrete appreciation of the relative peace and ease of their lives.
Syrian children explain in stark terms how the war has changed their lives, including the loved ones that they have lost.
Arts Cut Re-Offending Rates; How About Cutting Offending Rates?
Hollywood actor Tim Robbins runs a program in prisons that uses theatre to improve expression and communication skills in offenders. The approach has seemingly cut re-offending rates by almost half.
Can you imagine what would have happened if these offenders had had exposure to core curriculum arts in their youth? Would that have cut the offence rates before it cost the system and taxpayers money? Would the effects have been even greater than the post-offence reduction? Serious questions, worth thinking about. | <urn:uuid:086459f4-2c19-4061-a966-d71710418a9d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.music-lessons.ca/directors-digest-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.970653 | 501 | 2.28125 | 2 |
Mental health training offers a cost-effective way to promote mental wellbeing in your organisation or workplace. Training in the workplace can help to:
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Poor mental health is now the number one reason for staff absence.
Our experienced team can support your organisation with a range of workplace solutions. These include consultancy, coaching, policy reviews, staff surveys and stress audits.
We can run bespoke sessions to suit your business. You can choose from a variety of tried and tested courses. We can also tailor the training to suit the needs of your organisation. By tailoring training to you, we can make the content relevant to your specific needs and industry. This, in turn, leads to greater employee engagement as the training is more relevant and relatable to them. | <urn:uuid:378b365f-de9a-4651-a201-097be24ef4c7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cemind.org/training/bespoke-training/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.957417 | 182 | 1.601563 | 2 |
Ashford School Shelter
A WWII air raid shelter was recently located in the grounds of the former South Kent College, Station Road, Ashford. Entry was by a flight of concrete steps leading
down to an underground shelter in a very good state of preservation.
The shelter was constructed throughout by the cut and cover method using precast concrete sections. Electric lighting had been installed throughout and the original war time Bakelite (the forerunner of modern day plastic) lamp holders were still in situ. There was very little graffiti except a pencil drawing of a fighter ace in his aeroplane cockpit located in the main passage.
A number of Elsan chemical toilets remained in the toilet areas, one of which had its original seat still intact. These had stood there silently and untouched for perhaps 65 years. Parallel battens ran the length of the passages, which would have been used to support the seating on each side which had been removed. Sadly it is planned to soon backfill the shelter and redevelop the site. Another example of our history being destroyed. | <urn:uuid:24457b4f-5c80-4bdf-8cfd-cca9bf36184b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://undergroundkent.co.uk/ashford-school-shelter/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.989391 | 210 | 2.28125 | 2 |
How To Teach a dog to stay?
Training a dog to stay is not very hard thing if you do it in the right way it is just a piece of cake!! Most of the people say that it is tough to teach your canine to stay, but in my opinion, it is not.
Teach Your Dog To Stay in the age of puppy because puppies are innocent and very cooperative in learning things.
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How To Teach a Dog to Stay?
So here are some advanced dog commands for teaching a dog how to stay.
- Train your dog with some vocals like say yes and try to push him on the ground softly he will sit.
- Say No and try to pick him up and he will be up.
- Now keep away your hands and put this exercise on regular basis your puppy will understand it very soon, and you will see the results.
- Do not show any anger if he does not sit on your command and just repeat your steps again and again.
- Most of the people want quick results, but this will surely give you instant results in teaching your dog to stay because it’s natural when you give some time to your dog he will love to play with you.
How To Teach A Dog To Stay While Pissing:
It’s an annoying question, but most of the pet owner looks that their pets do not follow them and get in trouble so If you want to teach your dog how to stay while pissing, then you must train him how to potty train your dog.
Nothing is impossible just make it happened and make your dog amazing and obedient while doing piss or doing potty as well.
This makes your life easier and helpful as well.
How to Train a Puppy to Sit?
One of the best thing in training a canine is to accept the challenges with positive reinforcements and train your dog to sit you can follow this above guide for training a dog, and this is amazing.
You can teach him by simply vocals like sit down or up down like most of the time you can use different combinations.
- Make some exercises for training him like show him any food
- And over it to your dog and try not to give him.
- Say sit down if he obeys you then you should give him that food
- Sit command is really very challenging and very necessary control, so it will help you to make your dog amazing.
- No need to worry if he is not getting what you’re trying to apply just try to give him proper time and he will start learning sooner.
How to Train a Dog to lay Down?
Most of the time it seems that it is tough to train your dog while you in your home so you should tell him or teach him some basic commands like lay down means Lay Down on the floor, so there are two ways to teach him how to lay down.
- Teach your canine to lay down by Vocals
- Train him with practical exercise
Teach your canine to lay down by Vocals:
Give him any particular voice, and he will be understood with your vocals that how to perform actions but it is not necessary every time he will follow your voice rightly so you have to show anger when he does not follow you because whenever we want to help them, we have to care them seriously.
Train him on Practical Exercise:
It is the best and recommended a method of training your canine with proper exercises like saying lay down and show him by laying down on the floor so he can understand and can follow you as well.
It will decrease the chances of failure and your will success in teaching your dog “How to teach to the dog to sit” in this way you can teach your canine bitterly and hope they will never mind it. | <urn:uuid:8bcef60b-46c8-4b68-bb15-2b8122372ff7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://animalheed.com/train-your-dog-to-sit/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.970736 | 779 | 2.03125 | 2 |
The front cover of last week’s Catholic Weekly was probably the most dramatic front page in a while, and it was dramatic for a reason: we were reporting the most blatant attack on religious freedom we have ever seen in this country.
In order to push a radical, unquestioned LGBTIQ agenda, the Andrews Government is threatening anyone who encourages or supports another person to live in accordance with Christian sexual ethics – even through prayer or preaching – with 10 years’ imprisonment and up to $200,000 in fines.
The Andrews Government’s sinister and cynical attack on people of faith is only part of the story, though. It is also an attack on children who experience gender dysphoria, and the egregious nature of this attack became apparent just hours after The Catholic Weekly went to print.
“the Andrews Government is threatening anyone who encourages or supports another person to live in accordance with Christian sexual ethics – even through prayer or preaching – with 10 years’ imprisonment and up to $200,000 in fines.”
On Tuesday, UK time, the UK High Court handed down a decision in Bell v Tavistock, a case that considered the policy and practices of the Gender Identity Development Service (Gender Service) in dealing with children as young as 10 years of age who present with gender dysphoria.
Medical interventions given or referred by these and similar clinics usually occur in three stages: the first is the administration of puberty blockers to pre-pubescent children to suppress the onset of puberty; the second is the supply of cross-sex hormones that make a child to develop the physical characteristics of the opposite sex; and the third is surgery to remove breasts or genitalia.
The High Court found many surprising and even alarming aspects of the Gender Service’s practice.
Firstly, the Court expressed surprise at the lack of records kept about the children given puberty blockers. The Gender Service could not provide to the court collated data of the ages of the children who were treated in the last ten years, or data on the proportion of children treated who had also been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (there is a high prevalence of autistic conditions in those who present with gender dysphoria), or even how many children who were given puberty blockers ended up also choosing to take the cross-sex hormones.
Also surprising was that the Court was provided with a paper written in 2014 by the Director of the Gender Service that “noted that there was no overall improvement in mood or psychological wellbeing using standardised psychological measures” for the children treated.
This was a very important admission by the Gender Service’s director.
The Court noted that gender dysphoria “has no direct physical manifestations,” but that the treatment offered has “direct physical consequences.” If there is no physical reason for the treatment (because the underlying condition is not physical) and no psychological improvement from the treatment, then it is extraordinary that these children are still being pumped full of drugs.
The Court said that because there is “real uncertainty over the short- and long-term consequences of the treatment with very limited evidence as to its efficacy or indeed quite what it is seeking to achieve,” it is properly described as an “experimental treatment.”
It went on to say that in order to be capable of giving informed consent to such experimental treatment, a child would have to understand: the immediate physical and psychological consequences of the treatment; the unknown physical consequences of taking puberty blockers; the fact that puberty blockers set a child on a pathway to cross-sex hormones and surgery that may lead to a loss of fertility and sexual function; the impact such a decision may have on future relationships; and the fact that there is no real evidence for offering the treatment at all.
The Court decided that it is highly unlikely that any child under the age of 13 would be able to understand this, and that it was doubtful that even a child under 16 could do so. This lack of understanding, the Court said, could not be cured with just giving the child more information, because there is a limit to a child’s ability to conceptualise notions of adult relationships, sexual function and procreation.
In other words, no matter how hard gender activists try, children are not in a position to make decisions about these things, and they should not be allowed or encouraged to do so.
This would come as a huge shock to the Gender Clinic, as it could not give the Court even one example of a child they did not give puberty blockers to because they could not understand. If I can be cynical for a moment, it will soon enough also come as a shock to their profitability.
What does all this have to do with Victoria?
Under the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020, if a child presents with gender dysphoria, the only thing a parent, counsellor, doctor, or anyone else is allowed to do is to affirm their gender identity and assists them to consider or undergo a gender transition. They are not permitted to suggest that a child not be subject to the treatments the UK High Court has just described as experimental, with unknown physical consequences, and with no evidence base.
Victoria is giving parents no option other than to present their kids for experimental treatment, backed by the threat of 10 years in prison if they object.
Vulnerable children are the collateral damage in Dan Andrews’ ideological war with religious groups over sexual morality, vulnerable children are the collateral damage. Who is the person really engaging in “bigoted quackery,” Mr Andrews? | <urn:uuid:94d755b0-5958-4b89-9656-a3cf8f15258d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/monica-doumit-children-are-vic-bills-collateral-damage/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.967039 | 1,143 | 1.617188 | 2 |
“We can’t accept a Nicaragua that repeatedly goes from one dictatorship to another”
Change must come through “peaceful resistance” with an outcome that doesn’t involve “enthroning a new strongman figure.”
By EFE / Confidencial
HAVANA TIMES – Latin American history is “seeded through with caudillos (strongmen)”. This relic of the past should no longer exist, but in fact it has persisted right into the XXI century. That’s the view of writer Sergio Ramirez, who also affirms that in the case of Nicaragua “we can’t accept that the country is condemned to go repeatedly from one dictatorship to another.”
Ramirez, holder of the 2017 Cervantes prize, shared these reflections on Monday July 4, in a forum held at the site of the Parliament offices in the Aragon region of Spain. The forum was entitled: “The writer and freedom of expression.”
During his presentation, Ramirez assured that imagination is necessarily linked to the reality that lies before each of our eyes. His own reality, he stated, is “conflictive” and “dramatic”, and at times “magical”, for the “spark that allows literature to spotlight the contradictions between past and present.
“I’d prefer a reality like that of Denmark, or Iceland, where political events are so normal as to pass unnoticed,” stated Ramirez, who was born in the small city of Masatepe in 1942. “In those countries, elections are called and people vote; they watch the results on television, and everyone wakes up calmly the next day and goes to work.
However, in Latin America, “they’re true uproars,” where at times it’s not certain that the results will be respected.
Still, he confessed that he can’t imagine being a Swedish or Danish writer, because his own literature is that of a country where democracy has been the exception. He was born under the “reign” of Anastasio Somoza Garcia, former Nicaraguan “president”, who founded the dynasty Ramirez participated in overthrowing in 1979. “And today, I remain in exile, due to another dictatorship spawned by that revolution,” he added.
Ramirez noted that the idea of independence in the countries of Latin America rose up as a “great dream”, reflected in exemplary constitutions with public liberties, separation of powers, and guarantees of citizen freedom: all of which is contradicted by the everyday reality. That contradiction between what the law says and the reality on the ground was the hallmark of the 19th century in Latin America, then passed on to the 20th century, and still persists today.
In the case of Nicaragua, the constitution hasn’t been abolished. “It continues speaking of liberties, of citizen rights and the separation of powers, at a time when the jails are full of political prisoners condemned for exaggerated crimes,” such as treason, conspiracy to commit crimes or money laundering, merely because they aspired to a democratic change.
Nonetheless, Ramirez aspires to seeing a change in Nicaragua. “We can’t accept that the country is condemned to go from one dictatorship after another.”
The key to change in Nicaragua, he indicated, must be “peaceful resistance” with an outcome that doesn’t involve “the enthroning of a new caudillo figure by force of arms. The change must signify the casting aside of all authoritarianism, and the birth of a government that presents a democratic alternative in which the popular vote will determine who holds power in the country.”
“I have not only the hope, but the certainty that the situation in Nicaragua is going to be resolved within my lifetime, and that’s already saying a lot,” he concluded. | <urn:uuid:a3743abf-9c2d-44bd-a1dd-543795f9990c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://havanatimes.org/features/sergio-ramirez-on-nicaragua-and-dictatorships/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.960681 | 837 | 2.046875 | 2 |
Look at these colorful items! They are document holders. A close look at them will give you an idea of what they are made of.
Recycling & Upcycling
Look at the photo! Our global mom looks ‘beary’ happy, pointing at the brooch on her cardigan. Can you guess why she is so happy with the brooch? Can you guess what it is made of? I will give you a hint.
While I am in Japan, I enjoy cooking Japanese food. I go grocery shopping at a nearby supermarket with one of these bags. I like both of the vivid designs. I might have introduced them a few years ago, but let me introduce them again. Both are recycled or ‘up-cycled’ bags made by a women’s group in the Philippines. The bigger one is made of fruit juice packages (apple, mango, grape, orange, and pineapple), and the smaller one is made of tomato ketchup packages. ‘Beary’ creative!
Separating garbage has become quite common in many countries. This is also adopted in Rome, where I live now. I take empty plastic bottles to a collection point every weekend, and always think how they will be recycled.
This is my second time to celebrate Christmas in Rome. Today, when I went to a supermarket, I came across a handicraft exhibition in front of the supermarket. I was intrigued by these Christmas trees made of cork. Look! Aren’t they so lovely?
In Rome, I found a ‘beary’ interesting shop named “Furture.” An Italian woman opened the shop under the concept of it being cruelty-free. In the shop, a variety of items which are made of cruelty-free materials instead of fur or leather are showcased. Look at this bag! What do you think it is made of?
Look! This is a game of checkers. I found it in the waiting room of a small airport in a small town in Tanzania. Look at it more closely! Can you see what it is made of?
Look at my bag! This shiny silver color is generating a cool atmosphere. It looks ‘beary’ nice if I put it on my shoulder especially in summer. Then, what do you think this bag is made of?
Christmas is just around the corner. This year my mom is enjoying Christmas decorations in Rome. Wherever she is, she always searches lovely Christmas decorations which represent the concept of Let’s BEAR: Be Empowered with Available Resources. Look at this Christmas tree! She found it in a café near her workplace in Rome.
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Industrial hygiene solutions through hygiene technology
When operating on an industrial scale, in sectors with highly sensitive areas of production, highly sensitive to hygiene that is, achieving and retaining the necessary level of hygiene can present quite a chore. Hygiene solutions have been reached through technology, and hygiene equipment manufacturers now offer a wide variety of equipment such as hand hygiene stations, wash basins, and air blade hand dryers. Proper use of the industrial hygiene equipment by all employees is ensured by limiting access to said sensitive areas only after the entire cleansing process has been completed. Elimination of the option of skipping steps in this process offers a big hygiene solution indeed. Through the use of technology, manufacturers can offer a wide variety of equipment such as hand hygiene stations, washbasins and air blade hand dryers. This vastly reduces the risk for less than hygienic practices by personnel. | <urn:uuid:f7e7b904-6e89-4fee-82c3-bba4856528ae> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.finest-advice.com/industrial-hygiene-solutions-technology/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.953905 | 175 | 2.03125 | 2 |
Tips for the correct replacement
of brake discs and drums
As important as selecting quality products is installing them correctly. Therefore, Fremax experts recommend you the folowing procedures to install discs and brake drums with maximum safety.
Clean the axle, remove dirty or grease. Check for burrs that may cause interference, making it difficult to assemble the new part.
Assemble the BD7823 disc brake on the axle, take care to not damage the thread at the edge of the axle.
Once the disc has been assembled, insert the new spindle nut supplied with the disc. After threading the nut onto the axle, tighten it with a torque wrench apllying a torque of 120 Nm (= 90 lbf.ft / 1060 lbf.in).
Insert the dust cap and tap, be careful to not damage it. | <urn:uuid:370efe41-477f-4fae-9bf4-9e4776ea786b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fremax.com.br/en/instrucoes-disco-bd7823 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.86485 | 177 | 1.90625 | 2 |
A new strain of COVID-19 recently discovered in the United Kingdom is now identified in Wisconsin.
The Department of Health Services didn’t say where the strain was found but said it was identified through ongoing surveillance and genome sequencing on a small number of COVID tests. Researchers believe the new strain is more contagious but there is no evidence that it’s more deadly.
New coronavirus cases in Wisconsin are topping 21-hundred in data released today.
The Department of Health Services says the 21-hundred-and-34 cases raise the total number of confirmed COVID infections to over 513-thousand. The 37 deaths reported today raises the statewide death toll to over five-thousand-200. | <urn:uuid:44b5fa6a-a0c9-4549-9810-be235eabfe85> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://715newsroom.com/2021/01/13/new-covid-19-strain-identified-in-wi/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.946493 | 149 | 2.65625 | 3 |
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18th March 2021 7pm
Hosted on Zoom
From Ice Floes to Battlefields: Terra Nova expedition members in World War I
Anne Strathie is the author of Birdie Bowers: Captain Scott’s Marvel and From Ice Floes to Battlefields: Scott’s ‘Antarctics’ in the First World War. Since Anne became a full-time writer her research and speaking engagements have taken her all over Britain and far beyond, including to Antarctica.
Anne Strathie will talk about ‘what happened next’ to Oates’ expedition companions and how his death inspired men on the Western Front. When Lawrence Oates joined Scott’s expedition in 1910, he was the only army officer and one of few expedition members who had seen armed conflict. By 1919 almost all Oates Terra Nova companions had seen action and several had died.
Anne’s new book, Herbert Ponting: Scott’s Antarctic Photographer and Pioneer Filmmaker will be published in spring 2021.
This talk is part of a series of online talks in March. The talks will be recorded but only available to those who buy a ticket. The joining information will be released on the morning of the event.
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News out of Israel and Gaza continues to reveal the underlying conflicts of the people living in the Holy Land.
The Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land (FFHL), now in its 20th year, was founded to help preserve the Christian presence in the Holy Land, a presence that has been dwindling for decades because of those underlying conflicts.
Cradling Christianity was the name chosen by Franciscan supporters in the Columbus, OH area for their region. Proceeds raised by Cradling Christianity directly assist the 14 various humanitarian programs the Franciscans of the Holy Land undertake on a daily basis to give Christians the support they need to remain.
This year, Cradling Christianity will held their annual benefit dinner on Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Walters Commons at St. Charles Preparatory, Columbus. Three hundred people were in attendance. Since they first got their start, Cradling Christianity has raised over $750,000.
A Catholic Mass was held by FFHL president, Fr. Peter Vasko, ofm, at 5:30 p.m. A cocktail hour and silent auction followed at 6:30 with the dinner beginning at 7:30.
Keynote speaker for the event was Monsignor Frank P. Lane. Msgr. Lane is a featured speaker on the Coming Home Network, host of the St. Gabriel Radio’s Foundations in Faith, Laghi Chair Resident Scholar at the Pontifical College Josephinum and a spiritual director at the Athenaeum of Ohio.
More information about the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land and the work being done by Franciscans in the Holy Land can be found at www.ffhl.org. | <urn:uuid:22851d99-47bc-41fe-8c8b-aae769a75e39> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ffhl.org/ohio-group-to-hold-benefit-dinner-to-help-franciscans-in-israel-and-gaza/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.947455 | 349 | 1.875 | 2 |
Q: My vet said my dog has a tumor that he is going to do some testing on. Does this mean my pet has cancer?
A: A tumor is any sort of lump, bump, growth, or swelling; it is a very broad term that veterinarians use, and I understand it can sound alarming. This does not necessarily mean that the “tumor” is cancer, but it can be used to describe cancerous growths as well. Always ask for clarification because his use of the word “tumor” can be tricky to decipher.
Q: My vet said that the tumor turned out to be neoplasia, but it wasn’t a harmful type. I thought all cancer was bad?
A: Tumors that are cancerous are called neoplasms and can be divided into two broad categories: benign and malignant.
Benign tumors grow slowly, don’t invade or destroy neighboring tissue, and don’t spread to other parts of the body. These cancers aren’t usually life threatening. They are cured by surgical removal, provided that the entire tumor can be removed.
Malignant tumors are potentially life-threatening cancers. Malignant neoplasms invade neighboring tissue and continue to grow, often destroying healthy tissue. For many malignant tumors, malignant cells leave from the original tumor and enter the lymphatic system or the circulatory system, establishing new neoplasia in other areas. This process is called metastasizing.
Q: What is the difference between a primary and secondary cancer?
A: Cancers are named and classified further upon where they began. The primary cancer is where the cancer started. If some of the cancer cells break away from the primary cancer and settle in another part of the body, this cancer is then called a secondary cancer. Secondary cancers are made up of the same type of cells as the primary cancer. So, if your dog has bone cancer that has spread to the lungs, your dog has primary bone cancer with secondary bone cancer in the lungs.
This is important because veterinarians choose treatment according to the type of primary cancer. The cancer cells in the lungs are actually bone cancer cells, not primary lung cancer.
Q: My vet wants to stage my pet’s cancer? If we know what type of cancer it is, why can’t we just go ahead and treat it?
A: Staging information is crucial for several reasons including determination of your pet’s expected outcome against the disease (prognosis) and development of an appropriate treatment plan.
To gather information that can help to determine the extent of the cancer, your veterinarian will need to evaluate your pet by several methods. These may include blood and urine tests, radiographs (x-rays), fine needle tissue aspirate (a small sample taken with a fine needle), and a larger tissue examination called a biopsy. In addition, other testing procedures may include: ultrasound, specialized radiologic studies (such as a CT scan), bone marrow aspirate, lymph node aspirate, and other advanced diagnostic procedures.
Once the tumor staging is complete, your veterinarian will better be able to accurately discuss treatment options and their pros and cons for your pet.
Q: What treatments are available for pet cancer today?
A: Cancer treatment in pets has come a long way. Our main options are surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Some hospitals and institutes are even doing research and clinical treatment of patients with immunotherapy tumor vaccines. Cancer treatment options for pets have advanced tremendously in the past two decades.
Q: Will my veterinarian treat my pet’s cancer or will I need a specialist?
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However, even if you are not interested in acquiring citizenship for cryptocurrency, the Vanuatu program is quite an interesting option: the passport of this state provides its owner with a number of unique features.
WHAT DOES THE CITIZENSHIP OF VANUATU GIVE?
So, the demand for the passport of this country is due not only to the availability and efficiency of the current program, but also to the absolute advantages of the passport itself. Citizenship provides the following benefits:
- Unhampered movement around the world (having a passport provides visa-free entry to more than a hundred countries, including Schengen countries, Singapore, etc.);
- access to tax preferences (citizens are exempted from paying a number of tax payments, and for many taxes there are small rates);
- good conditions for entrepreneurs (state policy contributes to the implementation of business projects in various fields);
- an ideal place to live and relax the whole family (having a passport allows you to choose Vanuatu as a place for permanent residence: the country has an excellent climate, good ecology and a fairly developed infrastructure).
An important point is the fact that the status is granted indefinitely: a citizen only needs to renew his passport in a timely manner (every 5 years).
THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING OF THE CITIZENSHIP
Citizenship is possible on the basis of investments in the National Development Fund. The program provides for the possibility of granting status both to the investor and to his family members (spouse, minor children, as well as dependent children under the age of 25, parents over 65). Directly, the process of registration of a passport takes from one to two months and consists of several stages:
- preparation and submission of documents;
- making application fee;
- analysis and evaluation of the application submitted by the competent authorities of the country; the decision to grant citizenship;
- a message to the applicant about the decision;
- taking the oath;
- payment of the investment fee in the prescribed amount;
- issue of a certificate of naturalization; registration and issue of a passport.
When submitting an application for participation in the program, a foreign investor can count on maintaining confidentiality: information on issuing a passport will not be disclosed to third parties.
The advantage of the program is that the verification measures are objective. The objectivity of the security check is that Vanuatu’s independence from the decisions of other countries in the Caribbean region: as you know, when applying for a passport in one of the Caribbean states and when receiving a refusal, it becomes almost impossible to issue a passport in any other country belonging to this region. Vanuatu, which is considered a Pacific country, makes the decision to grant citizenship or to refuse it independently.
Thus, the Vanuatu program allows Russian citizens to issue a second passport in record time, while the amount of investment is at an acceptable level. As a result, today the migration program of this Pacific state is considered one of the most competitive options among such proposals. Popularity of the passport of Vanuatu contributes to the fact that the status of its citizen provides many advantages for its | <urn:uuid:d14a6b54-fae3-4e17-895c-cfccb0423c55> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vnz.bz/articles/what-does-the-citizenship-of-vanuatu-give-for-russians-how-to-get-it/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.941712 | 650 | 1.53125 | 2 |
can be defined in one and shared with another. The defining module is exporting bindings; the other module is importing them. In practice, an importing or exporting module is usually a self-contained source file. But everything here applies equally to , which can share bindings the same way.
It’s conventional to think about importing & exporting in terms of bindings rather than . Why? Because a variable = an identifier + a binding. While it’s often true that a binding travels with its original identifier, it’s not mandatory—as we will see below, the identifier can be altered along the way (though the binding will not be).
By default, all bindings defined in a module are private to that module. To make a binding available to other modules, use provide:
Though provide can be used anywhere within a module, Racketeers often consolidate them at the top, to summarize the public interface of the module:
To export every binding newly defined within a module, use the shorthand all-defined-out:
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Any bindings available in the module can be exported, not just those that are defined there. For instance, bindings that are already available through the current #lang can also be exported:
These bindings, however, are not included in all-defined-out. To export bindings that have been imported from a certain module, list them individually, or use all-from-out to export all of them:
To make the external name of a binding different from its internal name, use provide with rename-out:
A practical use of rename-out is to chain together #%module-begin macros in a language. In this example from bf, the identifier #%module-begin is used twice: within the module it refers to the #%module-begin macro from br/quicklang; outside the module, it will refer to bf-module-begin:
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Every module gets its initial set of bindings from its expander. In a module expression, the expander is designated explicitly. In a source file, the #lang line specifies a reader, which converts the source file into a module expression with an expander designation (see the #lang line for more about this conversion):
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#lang br ;; all bindings exported by the `br` expander are available here (module sub pollen ;; all bindings exported by `pollen` are available here )
Beyond that, bindings can be imported from other modules with require:
#lang br (token 'FOO "bar") ; no binding for `token` yet
token: unbound identifier in module in: token
(token-struct 'FOO "bar" #f #f #f #f #f)
Bindings can be imported from submodules by using submod, which uses a path-like specification:
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The evaluation of a module occurs in a series of separate . Consequently, each phase gets its own separate round of importing & exporting. Bindings that are imported during a certain phase are not automatically visible in other phases.
For instance, this macro returns code that relies on nand, a function imported from racket/bool:
This works because an ordinary require, as seen here, imports bindings at phase 0. The macro refers to nand within the it returns. Though the macro is compiled during phase 1, its syntax object isn’t evaluated until phase 0. So this reference to nand works.
This macro, however, fails with a nand: undefined error:
This time, the macro also tries to use nand outside the syntax object. This reference to nand will be evaluated during phase 1, when the macro is compiled. But racket/bool isn’t available in phase 1—only phase 0. Hence the error.
This problem can be cured with for-syntax, which explicitly imports a module at phase 1, where it can be visible to macros:
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And just to come full circle: if the phase-0 require for racket/bool is removed, the nand inside the macro (at phase 1) will still print, but back in phase 0, an unbound-identifier error will arise:
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Were There Multiple Versions of the Gospel in the Earliest Christianity? With Dr. Andreas Köstenberger —The Alisa Childers Podcast #107
New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman has popularized the idea that early Christianity was very diverse in its definition of the gospel, and it was simply the winners of theological debates that got to decide orthodoxy. In this episode, New Testament scholar Andreas Köstenberger joins me to discuss this idea, and why he and many other scholars disagree with the Bauer/Ehrman thesis.
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Recognizing Signs & Symptoms of a Stroke
What to Do When Every Second Counts
By Dr. David Likosky, EvergreenHealth Stroke Expert
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke.
The actions that take place in the minutes that follow are critical: the more quickly that person can receive care, the better chance they have of making a full recovery.
Causes and Symptoms of Stroke
A stroke occurs when there is a blockage of blood and oxygen to the brain, which can kill or damage brain cells.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 93 percent of stroke victims feel a sudden numbness or weakness concentrated to one side of the body or a specific limb, such as their face, arms or legs.
If you or a loved one experience these symptoms, don’t hesitate—call 911.
Other symptoms might include:
- sudden confusion
- difficulty speaking or understanding speech
- dizziness or loss of coordination
- trouble seeing
- a sudden severe headache with no apparent cause.
Even if the symptom only lasts a short time or feels minor, it’s still important to react quickly and seek care as soon as possible.
Prevention and Diagnosis of Stroke
The best steps you can take to prevent a stroke involve practicing a healthy lifestyle and keeping your blood pressure in check.
Some factors, including family history, are beyond our control, but staying healthy and active, keeping your blood sugar and cholesterol down, and refraining from smoking do a lot more than just decreasing your risk of stroke. These habits also contribute to living a longer, healthier life.
If you or a loved one does suffer from a stroke, the narrow window for treatment in the minutes that follow makes immediate diagnosis and treatment all the more important.
A good rule to follow when diagnosing a possible stroke is FAST: Face, Arms, Speech and Time. If you suspect someone is experiencing a stroke, take these steps:
- FACE - Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?
- ARMS - Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
- SPEECH – When repeating a simple phrase, is their speech slurred or strange?
- TIME - If you observe any of these signs, call 911 immediately.
Treatment of Stroke
At EvergreenHealth, we consistently innovate our technologies and practices to exceed the national standards for advanced care.
The entire stroke team works collaboratively to ensure that patients are diagnosed and treated with the utmost urgency.
As soon as our emergency department receives the call of a possible stroke, that patient becomes a top priority. The stroke team of specially trained physicians, neurologists, hospitalists, intensivists and nurses prepares to take action. Neurosurgeons and radiologists are on call if needed, as well.
We also provide Telestroke technology, which connects patients with neurologists and stroke specialists at any time of the day or night to deliver an immediate care assessment.
Dissolving Blood Clots
In appropriate cases, we’ll administer clot-busting medication such as tPA (tissue plasminogen activator), a drug that dissolves the blood clot and drastically improves a patient’s likelihood of recovering.
However, this medication is only effective if delivered up to four and a half hours after symptoms begin, making it all the more critical for patients to seek emergency care right away.
Removing Blood Clots
In some cases, we can remove blood clots from arteries in the brain, restoring blood flow with dramatic improvement.
These minimally invasive procedures are done in our state-of-the-art biplane suite, which provides 3-D views of blood vessels. Through a small puncture in the groin, catheters are threaded up into the blood clots in order to restore blood flow.
Our neurosurgeons can also treat aneurysms and many other conditions using the same equipment.
A stroke can be life-changing. Prevention in the form of a healthy lifestyle and risk factor management, along with early detection and immediate action, will help to ensure the best outcomes.
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|Wetland restoration - the return of wild nature|
Restoring wetland is a growth industry in nature conservation. It may start with a new, small reserve, but the realisation soon comes that this reserve is but part of a wider original wetland landscape that cries out for a more expansive vision – thus the major extension of Wicken Fen by the National Trust, and the many other fenland projects in the East of England. Larger still in scope, the Yorkshire and Humber Wetland Feasibility Study builds on the RSPB’s Lower Aire Valley project, systematically identifying the most suitable areas to restore wetlands in the region's many low-lying river valleys (1). Uplands are also part of this trend with the grips that drain many a moorland being blocked up with log-rolls of cut heather, re-wetting blanket bog before it is blown away as dust in the wind.
Wetland restoration usually has clear endpoints, more often than not associated with bird species but sometimes as reserves for uncommon flora. The reserves are inevitably managed because conflicts will arise between this new richness of biodiversity and wild nature’s tendency to want to keep on fashioning the landscape without heed to the neatness of purpose that was intended. As has become standard practice, land managers in the shape of cattle or ponies of historic and robust breed will be introduced (but see later for something even more exotic).
The dynamic of wetland restoration is profound, both in pace and diversity. It offers an opportunity to think outside of the either/or straightjacket in most landscapes of a closed canopy woodland or a disclimax meadow. It opens up the whole issue of wilding nature reserves wherein many conservation/regeneration projects are still being carried out independently of landscape considerations, such as all trees being removed from heathland with no attempt to create a mosaic of natural vegetation.
I had a first hand opportunity to observe wetland restoration in action on the field trips in the Dyfi estuary associated with the recent Wildland Network meeting in Wales. The course of the Dyfi River has obviously been a huge influence in the historical occupation, access and use of this wide washland, created by its journey to the sea, and the sea itself in creating marshland.
Our first stop took us to Cors Dyfi, a new reserve of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust (MontWT) someway inland, where the Sitka spruce plantation had been cleared and the water drainage reversed. A mere eight years had seen a spectacular return of wetland species (presumably the abundant gorse in places was the early returnee that will not be sustained for much longer in these wetland conditions). Flag iris, bulrush, purple willow, bog myrtle, reeds, plus royal fern - and potamageton in a few dug-out pans - are testament to moisture being a key selective pressure, and the driving force for habitat regeneration in a local area that had sufficient remnant species for this recolonisation. To be honest, although birdlife was probably the target of the restoration, the return of nightjars is not the panacea for me, as it is for MontWT conservationists.
Although we did not see them, the introduction of three water buffalo by MontWT as an agency for herbivore pressure may be a reasonably appropriate measure, but would need to be carefully monitored. It is difficult to know what the steady-state condition of the reserve should be, but it would be wrong to allow that grazing pressure to be a dominant force, and for it to undo all the wonders of the wetland regeneration. I’ve watched St David’s Head in Pembrokeshire see-saw backwards and forwards over the decades between shrub cover and roughed up ground as ponies were put on and taken off. Fortunately, the characteristic wildflower and shrub species seem indifferent to this lurching landscape management although some more open land species would loose out eventually if all herbivore pressure was removed. The Deer Park at Marloes also gets the same treatment, but with less obvious merit in the plantlife as the fading hope is to maintain an artificial heath.
We seem to think that we have to make up for a “missing” natural grazing component, but without having a clue as to what the extent of that should be, or what would be the likely animals and their particular feeding patterns. Water buffalo is no dafter a solution than in putting on Highland cattle (or relying on rabbits) but it doesn’t have the authentic feel of unenclosed, free living wild animals passing through a landscape, or voluntarily making it their home. In Scotland, deer numbers are such that regenerating woodland is regarded as difficult without a period of exclosure (exclusion by enclosure) but with the intention of removing the fencing once the woodland reached a stage of maturity that will give it protection from extinction by grazing.
The level of renewal there would be then, over the centuries, would be difficult to forecast since for instance sheep grazing in the uplands has resulted in a break in any renewal growth, leading long term to denudation as old trees die off and are not replaced. This is perhaps what would happen also with cattle, horses, and maybe even deer at current population size and distribution? So how could the situation arise where our best estimate is that we had regeneration of woodland to at least 60% coverage after the last ice age, which hung around for at least 1000-2000 years (i.e. spanning a number of generations of trees) before humans became significant landscape managers?
Out further towards the coast, we could see we were in a drained peatland landscape, where local archaeologists have uncovered the causeways made from willow bundles that linked across these wetlands between the rocky island outcrops. Mostly in grazing use, Cors Fochno is in the Dyfi National Nature Reserve owned by CCW. Many parts of the peat lens are undergoing rewetting by the blocking of the deep drainage ditches, turning them into peat-brown lakes.
We saw an example of an unintentional exclosure as we passed an ungrazed commons at the edge of Cors Fochno. Grazing had ceased in the commons some 30 years ago as it was unclear who could exercise commoners rights (they were assigned to the poor of the parish rather than named people, and no one put their hand up to qualify!). The commons was exclosed from the grazing land around it and had thus filled with a willow carr woodland. As we saw, by virtue of the fallen relics in other wetland places, any larger tree is not supported in this habitat, falling over when reaching a particular size. Thus the willow is the main climax species in this wetland.
On the main area of Cors Fochno, we were told that Welsh ponies and Highland cattle were run during the growing season to control scrub growth, and taken off for the winter as the Molinia grass has no food value then. The restraint of scrubland was explained as a requirement to maintain diversity of the re-wetted peat lens. I just saw quantities of bog asphodel, bog rosemary, cross-leaved heath and lots of stunted bog myrtle in what looked like the usual attenuated vegetation of a non-improved landscape run with livestock/herbivores (the rocky limestone uplands of southern Spain, for example, or the grazed understorey in remnant Caledonian Forest). It always tends to look very sad and degraded. It was also in stark contrast to the rich shrubland vegetation of a small exclosed area within the general grazed peatland of the Cors Fochno SSSI. Here instead were colourful growths of bog myrtle fringing the willow and looking for all the world like an unenclosed wetland scene in Ireland where grazing seems less intensive than in our marginal land.
Why did the CCW warden express regret at the small exclosed area? How much bog rosemary do we need to maintain, and in so doing perpetuate a landscape that looks to me to be degraded? (Improved farmland doesn’t look as sad and degraded by livestock because there is only grass there to suffer, and we do think a mown lawn is neat!). Would it not be possible to have a mosaic of vegetation at Cors Fochno whereby a proportion of the peat lens is exclosed – say in a series of drifting islands taking up 60% of the area – and succession allowed until the point where the fences could be taken down?
This would be wild nature by human design (gardening) but I suppose we need to experiment like this, learning from our landscapes, instead of assuming we know everything. Would those drifting shrubland islands be resistant to extinction from herbivore pressure? Can they renew when herbivore pressure is restored? Can we ever hope by our own interventions to get the balance right so that we have the dynamic but essentially natural steady state landscapes that seem to appear without human intervention in the wildland of other countries?
I can give a near contemporary example of the latter. After a final glacial surge in the Little Ice Age in the mid-18th century, the area now known as Glacier Bay on the SE Alaskan coast was covered in ice 4000 feet thick, forcing the Tlingit people to abandon their villages. For whatever reason, the ice then receded rapidly, withdrawing 60 miles inland in just 120 years. Successional vegetation followed, creating a mosaic landscape, and mammals moved back in. Designated first a National Monument in 1925, the 3.3 million acres of this rewilding landscape (mostly designated wilderness) makes up what became the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in 1980 (2).
Glacier Bay provides a supreme example of how vegetation returns to a landscape following deglaciation. Land near the mouth of the bay emerged from the ice around 250 years ago and has had the most time to recover from the effects of the glaciers. Traveling north toward the glaciers, the more mature forests of spruce and hemlock give way to fast-growing deciduous forests of cottonwood and alder. Further up, these are replaced by shrub lands and then tundra before reaching the glaciers where nothing grows at all.
Emergence from ice releases the land to wild nature, but edaphic factors (soil conditions such as moisture, fertility etc) and climatic factors have also been important selective pressures for re-vegetation. Salt marsh is found near the shore; open beach meadow is at and above extreme high water; lowland forests are dominated by Sitka spruce and western hemlock, with cedar to the south and on the outer coast; upland forest occurs higher up with mountain hemlock replacing western hemlock; then up to sub-alpine meadow where tree growth is reduced and halted by low summer temperatures, wind, and damage from snow creep or avalanche; reaching finally alpine tundra where summers are brief and winter winds blow away protective mantles of snow, revealing tundra mats of prostrate shrubs, tiny herbs, mosses and lichens. Wetland bog communities spring up where, over time, the land has become too wet to sustain good tree growth: such as low-lying land; where there is a hard pan; or where there is acidic spongy peat moss.
Mountain goat and brown bear were the first to return after the thaw. Coyote, moose and wolf moved in later, and black bear inhabits the forest of the lower bay. River otters are widespread, as are marten, mink and weasel, but the wolverine is scarce and not often seen. The Alsek River delta in the Preserve to the NE of the National Park is home to lynx, snowshoe hare and beaver - species that have reached the coast from the Canadian interior by traveling along the river corridor to the Bay.
Our contemporary, mostly farmed landscapes
in Britain don’t have the range of edaphic factors that would naturally
produce such a mosaic of rich habitats that can be seen in Glacier Bay. In
producing the highly cultural landscapes we see today, we have smoothed
everything out, draining the land and unusually increasing its fertility,
and banishing native species from which a wild, natural landscape could
regenerate. But I don’t think that means we should give up some of our
greater aspirations for wildland. A few years after the passage of the
Wilderness Act in America, the Forest Service opposed the designation of
new wilderness in West Virginia as they argued that Eastern woodland was
not without a significant history of human disturbance. Senator Frank
Church (3), the floor manager of the Eastern
Wilderness Areas Act, said that the Forest Service:
Mark Fisher, 29 April 2006
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COMPARISON OF BIOCIDES, ALLELOPATHIC SUBSTANCES AND UV-C AS TREATMENTS FOR BIOFILM PROLIFERATION ON HERITAGE MONUMENTS
Author(s): Pfendler S., Borderie F., Alaoui-Sehmer L., Bousta F., Aleya L. and Alaoui- Sossé B.
Paper category: Proceedings
Book title: Proceedings of the Final Conference of RILEM 253-MCI Microorganisms-Cementitious Materials Interactions Volume II
Editor(s): Alexandra Bertron and Henk Jonkers
ISBN: 978-2-35158-207-7 (Set)
ISBN: 978-2-35158-210-7 (Volume 2)
Publisher: RILEM Publications SARL
Publication year: 2018
Total Pages: 308
Language : English
Abstract: Pfendler et al. identified, for the first time, microorganisms proliferating in one Swiss and in four French show caves using three different primers. The results showed that both photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic bacteria were the dominant taxa present in biofilms. UV-C and biocide treatments are frequently used to treat historical monuments contaminated biofilms [2,3,4,5]. In this work, biofilms were studied using next generation sequencing which permits to record wide taxa diversity in biofilm such bacteria, fungi, cyanobacteria, algae, diatoms and mosses . Thus, the authors compare for the first time the efficacy of biocides and UV-C treatments against biofilm microorganisms proliferating in the Vicherey church (Vicherey, Vosges Department, France). To identify the most environmentally friendly and also efficient method, an allelopathic treatment was also tested. Colorimetric and physiological measurements of treated biofilms were thus monitored for 6 months. Fungi growing on necrotic matter from treated biofilms were sampled and sequenced. With biocides, results showed incomplete eradication of biofilms, even after two treatments. Biofilm color loss was delayed in comparison to UV-C treatment, which appeared more efficient after just one treatment. Moreover, quantum yield (F’v/F’m) decreased immediately after UV-C treatment, indicating inhibition of algae and cyanobacteria photosynthesis. However, two species of fungi colonized the cyanobacteria biofilms treated with UV-C. Cultures obtained after sampling led to isolation of two different fungi species belonging to the Ascomycota phylum; Penicillium and Engyodontium which have been identified using light microscopic observation and Sanger sequencing technic . Otherwise, allelopathic treatment was not efficient on biofilm and showed no deleterious effect on photochemical efficiency . The present findings demonstrate that the UV-C method, coupled with a cleaning phase for necrotic organic matter, may be considered environmentally friendly and the best alternative to chemicals.
Online publication : 2018
Publication type : full_text
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