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In Jones v. Bonta, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 12657 (9th Cir. May 11, 2022), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined the California law prohibiting the sale of semiautomatic rifles to young adults was unconstitutional. In reaching its conclusion, the Court found that the laws burdened the right to home self-defense and did not reasonably fit the objective of reducing violence.
California regulates the acquisition, possession, and ownership of firearms. Except for some intrafamily transfers and loans, all transfers of firearms must happen at a licensed firearms dealer. The purchaser must have a valid firearm safety certificate (“FSC”). People with hunting licenses, active and reserve peace officers, federal officers or law enforcement agents, and active or honorably retired members of the armed forces are exempt from the FSC requirement.
California also regulates young adults’ commerce in firearms. After first banning only the sale of handguns, California then prohibited the sale to young adults of all firearms, except for sales of long guns to young adults who (1) have a state hunting license, (2) are peace officers, active federal officers, or active federal law enforcement agents and are allowed to carry firearms for their work, or (3) are active or honorably discharged members of the military.
Several young adults, gun shops, and advocacy groups (“Plaintiffs”) sued, asking the District Court to enjoin the long-gun regulation under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. Then, while the suit was pending, California again amended the law, banning sales of semiautomatic centerfire rifles to young adults, and excepting only law enforcement officers and active-duty military, but not hunting license holders. In response, Plaintiffs withdrew their motion for a preliminary injunction, amended their complaint to challenge the new ban, and again sought a preliminary injunction of both the long gun regulation and the semiautomatic rifle ban under the Second Amendment.
The District Court declined to issue a preliminary injunction, holding that Plaintiffs had not shown that they were likely to succeed on the merits, because the laws did not burden Second Amendment rights and would likely survive intermediate scrutiny. The District Court also held that Plaintiffs had not shown irreparable harm and that the balance of interests did not favor enjoining the laws.
First, the District Court observed that other courts had held that similar laws do not burden Second Amendment rights. The District Court expressed that these courts found that similar laws were “longstanding, do not burden the Second Amendment, and are therefore presumptively constitutional.” The District Court then reasoned that “[i]ndividuals under the age of 21 were considered minors or ‘infants’ for most of our country’s history without the rights afforded adults” and therefore they are among those “believed unfit of responsible firearm possession and use.” Addressing the tradition of militia members who were under 21 years old, the District Court reasoned that this tradition actually supported the constitutionality of the laws. The District Court explained that “[m]ilitia members were required to possess their own firearms if they complied with accountability and maintenance regulations” and thus the “strict rules surrounding militia duty” show that the “right to firearm possession came with obligations to ensure public safety.” Because of other courts’ holdings, the longstanding history of similar regulations, and its militia analysis, the District Court reasoned that California’s laws did not burden the Second Amendment. The District Court thus held that Plaintiffs were not likely to succeed on the merits.
Although it found no burden on Second Amendment rights, the District Court nevertheless proceeded to consider the level of scrutiny analysis. In determining whether to apply strict or intermediate scrutiny, the District Court reasoned that the laws neither implicated the core Second Amendment right nor severely burdened that right. The District Court noted that young adults could receive otherwise prohibited firearms via transfer from immediate family. Because the laws were thus (in the District Court’s view) not complete bans, only intermediate scrutiny would be required.
The District Court then held that the laws likely would satisfy intermediate scrutiny. The District Court noted first that California’s goal of improving public safety was a significant objective. The Court then held that the laws provided a reasonable fit to those goals because it was commonly understood that young adults may require additional safeguards to ensure proper training and maintenance of firearms. Thus, Plaintiffs still were not likely to succeed on the merits, even under intermediate scrutiny.
The District Court also held that Plaintiffs failed to show irreparable harm. The District Court explained that young adults could still get firearms, either under an exception, through a transfer from family, or by using them at shooting ranges. The District Court also reasoned that because Plaintiffs waited two months after filing their amended complaint before moving for a preliminary injunction, the delay undermined a finding of irreparable harm.
Finally, the District Court also held that the balance of interests weighed against enjoining the laws, reasoning that “[t]he potential harm of enjoining a duly enacted law designed to protect public safety outweighs Young Adults’ inability to secure the firearm of their choice without proper training.”
Plaintiffs appealed the denial of the preliminary injunction.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals initially observed that “[a] plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish that he is likely to succeed on the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and that an injunction is in the public interest.” Winter v. NRDC, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). When the government is a party, the balance of equities factor and the public interest factor merge. Drakes Bay Oyster Co. v. Jewell, 747 F.3d 1073, 1092 (9th Cir. 2014).
The Second Amendment states, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The Ninth Circuit noted that the “Second Amendment right is exercised individually and belongs to all Americans.” District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 581 (2008). The “people” protected by the Second Amendment “refers to a class of persons who are part of a national community.” Id. (quoting United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez, 494 U.S. 259, 265 (1990)). The Second Amendment “protects a personal right to keep and bear arms for lawful purposes, most notably for self-defense within the home.” McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742, 780 (2010). This right is “applicable to the States” through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Id. at 750. The Court observed that “[c]ommerce in firearms is a necessary prerequisite to keeping and possessing arms for self-defense.” Teixeira v. County of Alameda, 873 F.3d 670, 682 (9th Cir. 2017). The Ninth Circuit added that the right to keep and bear arms includes the right to purchase them. Thus, the Court explained, laws that burden the ability to purchase arms burden Second Amendment rights.
The Ninth Circuit explained that on the merits, for challenges to firearm laws under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments, the Court must apply a “two-step framework.” Young v. Hawaii, 992 F.3d 765, 783 (9th Cir. 2021) (en banc). First, the Court must consider whether the challenged law burdens conduct protected by the Second Amendment, exploring “the amendment’s reach based on a historical understanding of the scope of the Second Amendment right.” Mai v. United States, 952 F.3d 1106, 1114 (9th Cir. 2020) (quoting United States v. Torres, 911 F.3d 1253, 1258 (9th Cir. 2019)). If the challenged law regulates conduct historically outside the scope of the Second Amendment, then it does not burden Second Amendment rights. Mai, 952 F.3d at 1114.
However, the Court observed, if the challenged law “falls within the historical scope of the Second Amendment, we must then proceed to the second step of the Second Amendment inquiry to determine the appropriate level of scrutiny.” Jackson v. City & County of San Francisco, 746 F.3d 953, 960 (9th Cir. 2014). In this step, the court must determine which level of scrutiny to apply and must decide both “how close [each] law comes to the core of the Second Amendment right” and “the severity of [each] law’s burden on that right.” Mai, supra, at p. 1115. “Strict scrutiny applies only to laws that both implicate a core Second Amendment right and place a substantial burden on that right.” Id. (citing Torres, 911 F.3d at 1262). And “[i]n weighing the severity of the burden, [courts] are guided by a longstanding distinction between laws that regulate the manner in which individuals may exercise their Second Amendment right, and laws that amount to a total prohibition of the right.” Pena v. Lindley, 898 F.3d 969, 977 (9th Cir. 2018) (citing United States v. Chovan, 735 F.3d 1127, 1138 (9th Cir. 2013)). The Court stated that laws that regulate how individuals can exercise the right are less severe; laws that amount to a total prohibition of the right are more severe.
The Court explained that to withstand intermediate scrutiny, first, “the government’s stated objective [must] be significant, substantial, or important,” and second, there must be “a reasonable fit between the challenged regulation and the asserted objective.” Chovan, 735 F.3d at 1139. But to satisfy strict scrutiny, the law must be “justified by a compelling government interest and [be] narrowly drawn to serve that interest.” Brown v. Ent. Merchs. Ass’n, 564 U.S. 786, 799 (2011).
After an extensive review of the historical record, the Ninth Circuit determined that the record showed that the Second Amendment protects the right of young adults to keep and bear arms, which includes the right to purchase them. The Court observed, for example, that at the time of the founding of the country, all states required young adults to serve in the militia, and all states required young adults to acquire and possess their own firearms. The Court also noted that, just after the founding, Congress established a federal militia, which included young adults, and required them to acquire and possess their own weapons. Thus, young adults have Second Amendment protections as “persons who are a part of a national community.” Heller, 554 U.S. at 580 (citing Verdugo-Urquidez, 494 U.S. at 265). The Court of Appeals therefore concluded that both California laws burdened conduct within the scope of the Second Amendment, and that the District Court erred in concluding otherwise.
Turning to the appropriate level of scrutiny analysis, the Ninth Circuit found that the District Court properly applied intermediate scrutiny to the long gun hunting license regulation, which allowed a young adult to buy a long gun if he gets a hunting license. The Court of Appeals explained that this requirement did not prevent young adults from having any firearms or from using them in any particular manner, and therefore did not impose a significant burden on the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Moreover, the Ninth Circuit found that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the regulation would survive intermediate scrutiny, as defendants would likely be able to show that California’s long-gun regulation was a reasonable fit for the stated objectives of increasing public safety through sensible firearm control.
As to the semiautomatic centerfire rifle ban, however, the Ninth Circuit determined that the District Court erred by applying intermediate scrutiny, rather than strict scrutiny. The Court of Appeals explained that strict scrutiny applied because the law on its face banned almost all young adults from having semiautomatic rifles. The Court stated that the main difference between the semiautomatic rifle ban and the long-gun regulation was the exceptions. The long-gun regulation had a readily available exception – young adults could acquire hunting licenses. The semiautomatic rifle ban, however, had no such exception: the only young adults who could buy semiautomatic rifles were some law enforcement officers and active-duty military service members.
The Court stated that the Ninth Circuit had never held that intermediate scrutiny applied to a rule that banned the purchase of a major category of firearm. Young adults were already prohibited from purchasing handguns, which the Court described as “the quintessential self-defense weapon.” The Court concluded that the law banning semiautomatic rifles would take away one of the two remaining practical options for self-defense in the home (the other being a shotgun), and would leave young adults with the shotgun, which was a self-defense weapon which was not ideal or even usable in many scenarios that the Court discussed. The Court indicated that the law banning semiautomatic rifles was directed at weapons that were effective, and superior to shotguns in some instances, for self-defense in the home. For these reasons, the Court held that California’s ban was a severe burden on the core Second Amendment right of self-defense in the home.
The Ninth Circuit considered the intermediate scrutiny test anyway for the semiautomatic rifle law. The Court emphasized that intermediate scrutiny requires not only a reasonable fit between the challenged regulation and the asserted objective, but also that the regulation does not burden more conduct than necessary. The Court lamented that the Circuit’s Second Amendment cases had sometimes omitted the does-not-burden-more-conduct-than-necessary part of the inquiry. The Court of Appeals noted that California’s stated objective for the semiautomatic rifle ban was the same as for the long gun regulation: to promote public safety and reduce gun violence and crime. The question was whether the ban—prohibiting commerce in semiautomatic rifles for all young adults except those in the police or military—was a reasonable fit for that goal.
The Ninth Circuit observed that in adopting the ban, the Legislature considered various statistics. Specifically, it knew that young adults were less than 5% of the population but accounted for more than 15% of homicide and manslaughter arrests. Thus, young adults are more than three times more likely to be arrested for homicide and manslaughter than other adults. The Court noted, however, that only 0.25% of young adults are arrested for violent crimes. The Court thus determined that California’s law would sweep in 400 times (100% divided by 0.25%) more young adults than would be ideal. The Court concluded that because it regulated so much more conduct than necessary to achieve its goal, the law was unlikely to be a reasonable fit for California’s objectives. The Court of Appeals concluded that even applying intermediate scrutiny, the ban prohibiting commerce in semiautomatic rifles for all young adults (except those in the police or military) regulated more conduct than was necessary to achieve its goal and therefore failed the reasonable fit test.
Lastly, the Ninth Circuit held that the District Court also abused its discretion in finding that there was no irreparable harm and that the public interest favored declining to issue an injunction.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals accordingly affirmed the District Court’s denial of the injunction as to the long-gun regulation, reversed the lower court’s denial of the injunction as to the semiautomatic centerfire rifle ban, and remanded for further proceedings.
Concurring, Judge Lee joined the opinion in full but wrote separately to highlight how California’s legal position has no logical stopping point and would ultimately erode fundamental rights enumerated in the Constitution. If California could deny the Second Amendment right to young adults based on their group’s disproportionate involvement in violent crimes, then the government can deny that right—as well as other rights—to other groups. Judge Lee wrote that “we cannot jettison our constitutional rights, even if the goal behind a law is laudable.”
Dissenting in part, Judge Stein stated that while the majority was correct to apply intermediate scrutiny to the long gun regulation to affirm the District Court’s denial of the preliminary injunction, it erred in applying strict scrutiny to and reversing the District Court with respect to the semiautomatic centerfire rifle regulation. On that basis, Judge Stein concurred with the majority’s holding and reasoning with respect to the long gun regulation and dissented from its holding and reasoning with respect to the semiautomatic rifle regulation. Judge Stein stated that by neglecting consideration of either the disproportionate perpetration of violent crime by, or the relatively immature and variable cognitive development among, adults under age 21, the majority opinion failed to conduct a legal analysis consistent with bulk of precedent within the Ninth Circuit and elsewhere. Not only in Judge Stein’s view was it error for the majority to apply strict scrutiny to the semiautomatic rifle regulation, but its alternative holding that the regulation failed under intermediate scrutiny suffered from a faulty assessment of whether the regulation was a “reasonable fit” for California’s public policy objectives.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOUR AGENCY
Young adults may purchase semiautomatic rifles under the holding here. Moreover, as of the writing of this Alert, the Supreme Court has issued the long awaited Bruen decision, which categorically rejected the two-step process employed by the Ninth Circuit in analyzing the Second Amendment claims utilized in the Bonta decision. As such, it would not be surprising if the plaintiffs in this case seek reconsideration of this decision or move for summary judgment on their claims.
As always, if you want to discuss any of this in greater detail, do not hesitate to contact James Touchstone at email@example.com or by telephone at (714) 446-1400.
Information on www.jones-mayer.com is for general use and is not legal advice. The mailing of this Client Alert Memorandum is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, an attorney-client-relationship.
Penal Code sections 27545, 28050.
Id. sections 31615, 27540(e).
Id. section 31700(a)-(c).
For this discussion, “young adults” refers to people whose age is at least 18 but not yet 21.
2017 California Senate Bill No. 1100, California 2017-2018 Regular Session. Transfers of handguns to young adults are also banned (except for antique handguns and intrafamily transfers) under Penal Code section 27505(a).
According to the text of the case, “A rifle is a kind of long gun. A semiautomatic rifle fires a single bullet each time the trigger is pulled and does not require the user to manually cycle between shots. And a centerfire rifle uses centerfire ammunition, in which the primer that ignites the powder is in the center of the bullet, rather than at the rim. Most rifles are centerfire rifles, and thus for ease of reference, we refer just to semiautomatic rifles.”
U.S. Const. amend. II.
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Was the original NYT article's claim that there was a 31.5% fraud rate concerning medicare in 2006 accurate?
tl;dr: No. The NYT article is about claims for "Durable Medical Equipment" that accounted for only 1.7% of all Medicare expenditures in 2006. (i.e., 31.5% of 1.7% is much smaller than 31.5% of 100.0%).
Or, yes, if "concerning medicare" applies only to "Medicare claims submitted by sellers of durable medical equipment." (see also note on "fraud rate" below)
As a result, Medicare did not detect that more than one-third of
spending for wheelchairs, oxygen supplies and other medical equipment
in its 2006 fiscal year was improper, according to the report. Based
on data in other Medicare reports, that would be about $2.8 billion in
improper spending. - NYT
The 2006 Medicare expenditure for "Durable Medical Equipment" (DME) was $6.9 billion (1.7% of the $403.7 billion in total Medicare expenditures for 2006) - National Health Expenditures, Table 4. In other words, if the 31.5% in "improper spending" applied to Medicare as a whole then the "fraud" would be around $124.4 billion more than the $2.8 billion stated.
Brief note on what "improper-payment rate" means
The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, an organization of
about 100 private insurers and public agencies, estimates that some
$60 billion (about 3% of total annual health care spending) is lost to
fraud every year, but that figure is considered conservative. In 2008,
government-wide "improper payments" cost the U.S. Treasury $72
billion, or about 4% of total outlays for the related programs. Of
that amount, 50% took the form of reimbursements to providers, medical
suppliers, and other Medicare and Medicaid vendors. Medicaid had an
estimated improper-payment rate of 10.5%, or $18.6 billion, for the
federal share of Medicaid expenditures — the highest rate of any
federal program. - source
Note that 50% of the 10.5% "improper-payment rate" was under-payment.
And is the interpretation that the fraud was intentionally hidden from auditors backed up by any evidence?
tl;dr: Not that I could find.
The NYT article does not support Coulter's claim that "Medicare had aggressively hidden the fraud from outside auditors." Statements attributed to lawmakers or their staff are worthless without corroborating facts. (Protections provided by the Speech or Debate Clause allow lawmakers and "congressional staff" to say pretty much anything - factual or otherwise. Coulter's protections flow from U.S. Const. amend. I).
The company that was doing the auditing at the time, AdvanceMed, is still at it and I could not find any evidence they had been investigated (or even given a stern talking to).
Nor could I find any evidence that the episode resulted in even a "shake up" at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Note on "fraud rate"
As mentioned in the other answers and comments, the terms "improper payment rate" or "error rate" and "fraud" are not interchangeable.
From Articuno's answer,
It is important to note that the improper payment rate is not a
"fraud rate," but is a measurement of payments that did not meet
Medicare requirements. The CERT program cannot label a claim
fraudulent. - source
From Black's Law Dictionary, 9th ed.,
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fraud. 2. A misrepresentation made recklessly without belief in
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misrepresentation made to induce another to act to his or her
detriment. 4. Unconscionable dealing; esp., in contract law, the
unfair use of the power arising out of the parties' relative positions
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CitationLowe, Nichola; Hagan, Jacqueline Maria; & Iskander, Natasha (2010). Revealing Talent: Informal Skills Intermediation as an Emergent Pathway to Immigrant Labor Market Incorporation. Environment and Planning A, 42(1), 205-222.
AbstractIn today's fast-changing urban labor markets, skill formation is crucial to long-term income security and occupational advancement.While most studies emphasize the skills that workers acquire through formal training and educational programs, a less understood but equally important concern is how workers acquire skills through informal means and then how they demonstrate and defend skills for which they have no formal credentials. This is especially important when considering the labor market participation of less-educated immigrant workers with limited formal training and credentialing support. How do these immigrant workers develop, demonstrate, and defend their skills in receiving community labor markets? What factors facilitate or hinder these processes? How might skill formation be institutionalized in order to enhance immigrant labor market incorporation? In this paper we examine these questions through a study of Latino immigrant workers in North Carolina's construction industry. In particular, we focus on the role that immigrant skills intermediation, and the informal learning processes it supports, play in the formation of emergent pathways for developing, demonstrating, and defending immigrant talent in mainstream labor markets.We conclude that informal intermediation by established immigrant workers can facilitate immigrant skill development and demonstration in mainstream labor markets and thus provides an important pathway for advancing the labor market status of less-educated immigrant workers.
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- Start after Stoneman. -- I am reported killed. -- headquarters near Orange Court-house. -- Stonewall Jackson's death. -- Reorganisation of the army. -- headquarters once more at Culpepper. -- great review of the cavalry corps. -- great cavalry battle at Brandy Station, 9th June 1863.
Whilst the bulk of our army was marching in the direction of Fredericksburg, General Stuart and his Staff started with Fitz Lee's brigade towards Spotsylvania Court-house, where we arrived late in the evening, and our regiment went into bivouac. Quite close to the camp was Mr F.‘s plantation; here, during the winter, I had been a frequent visitor, and in consideration of the hardships and fatigues we had already undergone, General Stuart acceded to my friend's invitation to make his house our headquarters for the night. Accordingly the supper-hour found us all assembled round Mr F.‘s hospitable and well-furnished board, the honours of which were done by the pretty young ladies of the family; and under these advantageous circumstances we once more relished the comforts of life with a zest which only soldiers feel after the privations of a rough campaign. It seemed that I had but just lain down to sleep when I heard Stuart's voice in the morning calling me up to ride with him to General Lee's, whose headquarters were fixed in the old spot near Fredericksburg. Here we first heard of Stoneman's raid in the direction of Richmond. Leaving one of his brigades to occupy William Lee's command, the General, with a body of several thousand cavalry, had crossed the Rapidan, struck the Richmond-Gordonsville Railway at Louisa Court-house, and, pushing to within four miles of the Confederate capital, had taken a multitude of negroes and horses, capturing, besides, a number of trains, and several hundreds of our wounded soldiers on their way to the hospitals. Both our lines of railway communication having been damaged, and the telegraph wires cut, it was not till unfortunately late that we received this disastrous news. In the hope there might yet be a chance of cutting off the retreat of the Federal raiders, our Commander-in-Chief ordered Stuart to set out at once in pursuit of them; and a few hours later we were making our way through the woods with Fitz Lee's brigade in the direction of Gordonsville. After marching all night, we learned at daybreak that the whole Federal raiding force, turning from Richmond towards the White House, had crossed the Pamunkey river, and was now entirely beyond our reach. This, of course, completely altered the plans of our General; and as we were then not far from Orange Court-house, where our trains had been ordered to assemble, and we were sure to find supplies both for man and beast, thither, after a short rest, it was determined to march. None more than myself welcomed the order to halt, for the only charger I had now left was completely broken down, and my servant Henry, leading a Yankee horse I had captured after Chancellorsville, was still far off. Badly off as I was in this particular, I was delighted to hear of a magnificent horse for sale at a plantation in Louisa County; and permission having been readily granted me by General Stuart, I set off thither, accompanied by one of our couriers as a guide, and a few hours later the command continued its march towards Orange. On reaching my destination, I found the animal far exceeded all my expectations. He was a tall thoroughbred bay, of beautiful form and action, and the price demanded being comparatively cheapnamely, a thousand dollars--I at once concluded the bargain; and after spending the rest of the day and the night beneath Mr T.‘s hospitable roof, I rode off towards Orange just as the first cheerful beams of the morning sun were darting through the fresh green masses of the gigantic chestnuts and beeches which hemmed round the plantation, happy in the consciousness that the fine animal curvetting under me with such elastic steps was my own. As, en route, I had to pass by the little village of Verdiersville, where, it will be remembered, I had such a narrow escape in August ‘62, I stopped to pay my respects to the kind lady who had so courageously assisted me in my retreat. I had never failed to do so whenever chance brought me to the neighbourhood, and always found myself received with the most cordial welcome. On this occasion, however, I was not destined to meet the same kind of reception; for, instead of the cheerful greeting to which I had been accustomed, the old lady, as soon as she caught sight of me, turned suddenly pale, and, with a loud shriek, fled into the house. Puzzled beyond measure at so extraordinary a proceeding, I pressed for an explanation, when a Richmond paper was handed to me and my attention directed to a paragraph commencing, “Among those who fell at the battle of Chancellorsville we regret to report the death of Major von Borcke,” &c. Here followed a flattering estimate of my personal qualities, and a minute account of my death. My amiable friend was so firmly impressed with the fact of my demise, that when I accosted her she believed it was my ghost; and even during our subsequent interview I found some difficulty in persuading her of my identity. The rumour of my having been killed spread over the whole country, and was accepted as true by every part of our army where I had not been seen since the battle, and the regret expressed at my loss, and manifest pleasure exhibited by both soldiers and citizens to know me still among them, administered not a little to my self-esteem. Beside the many letters of condolence and offers received by Stuart on my account, greatly to his amusement, a request was despatched by Governor Letcher to General Lee to have my body forwarded, and claiming the privilege of having it interred with all the honours of the State of Virginia. To this demand, General Lee sent the following characteristic reply: “Can't spare it: it's in pursuit of Stoneman.” Our headquarters were established on one of the hills forming a semicircle round one side of the beautiful little valley in which the pleasant village of Orange Court-house is situated, and we overlooked the town, as well as a great part of the rich country around it, clad in the fresh bright verdure of May. The weather was perfect; provisions of every sort were abundant, and men and beasts were rapidly recovering from the fatigues and privations of the late rough campaign. Orange enjoys an enviable renown for the beauty of its women; and in the female society which it afforded we took every opportunity our duties permitted to pass a few agreeable hours, which were sometimes devoted to dancing and sometimes to horseback excursions. A cloud soon came over our happiness, however, in the sad news of the death of our beloved Stonewall Jackson, who expired on the 9th, partially from his wounds, but more directly from pneumonia, the result of a severe cold which he caught on the night when he was struck, and which the treatment he insisted on adopting rendered thus fatal. 1 Few men have ever been more regretted-few more respected by foe, no less than friend, than was Stonewall Jackson; and his soldiers grieved over his death as though they had been bereft of a father. To me it was a sad blow to lose at once a kind and dear friend and a leader for whom I felt the heartiest admiration. Brought so frequently into contact with this great soldier in the field of battle or in camp, where he often shared his blankets with me when I had come to him late at night, bringing in my reports, or applying for orders, I had every opportunity of estimating, both in its grandeur and in its familiar traits, his noble and generous character. Jackson had certain whimsical peculiarities which exhibited themselves in his manner and in his dress, but most of the stories current at the time, turning upon his eccentricities, were entire fabrications. He was a sincerely pious man, but without a taint of Puritanism, and enjoyed the pleasure of life and a harmless joke as much as anybody. His conversation was lively and fascinating, and he would often chime in with us in our merry talk and laughter round the camp-fires. For General Lee his admiration and affection were alike unbounded; and, in the native modesty of his character, he as persistently undervalued his own services. Concerning these he would often say, “All the credit of my successes belongs to General Lee; they were his plans on which I acted, and I only executed his orders.” But General Lee knew full well how to appreciate the great military qualities of his lieutenant, and the value of his assistance; and when the news reached him of the hero's death, he exclaimed, “It would have been better for the country if I had fallen rather than Stonewall Jackson.” The sad intelligence was officially communicated to his mourning army by the Commander-in-Chief in the following order, dated the 11th:
According to his wish, Jackson's remains were buried at Lexington, Virginia, where in his simple grave he now sleeps, while his memory lives fresh in the hearts of all who knew him, and both hemispheres regard him as the greatest of those who fell for their principles in this gigantic civil war. The remaining weeks of the beautiful month of May passed away in quiet, so far as regards any interruption on the part of the enemy; but were actively employed in preparations for the summer campaign, and in reorganising our whole army, the ranks of which were rapidly filled by the return of the absentees, and strengthened by the arrival of numerous reinforcements-Longstreet having been recalled with his two divisions from North Carolina, and several brigades joined to these from Beauregard's army. The army of Northern Virginia was now divided into three equal and distinct corps, each numbering about 20,000 men. Longstreet commanded the 1st corps, consisting of Hood's, McLaws's, and Picket's divisions; Ewell the 2d, consisting of Early's, Rodes's, and Johnson's divisions, formerly under Jackson's command, and now committed to this general in accordance with a request made by Stonewall on his deathbed, in his solicitude for the welfare of his veterans. The 3d corps was placed under the command of A. P. Hill, and was formed of Anderson's, Pender's, and Heth's divisions. The cavalry, which had also been strengthened by several new brigades from the South, was formed into a separate corps of three divisions, commanded by Hampton, Fitz Lee, and William Lee. About the 18th of May, General Lee, who had continued to confront the enemy at Fredericksburg, began gradually to shift the position of his troops towards Gordonsville and Orange. The cavalry had to give place to the infantry, and on the 20th we received orders to march to Culpepper Courthouse, where we established our headquarters, close to the old camping ground, stationing our divisions nearer the river, which was again closely picketed. Our tents were pitched in a beautiful spot, overshadowed by magnificent hickory and tulip-poplar trees, and surrounded by broad clover fields, where our horses were richly pastured, and through which the pretty little river “Mountain Run” rolled its silver waters between picturesque banks, and afforded us the chance of a magnificent cool bath, and plenty of sport with the rod and line. Our cavalry were in the highest spirits, and were kept in constant and salutary activity by incessant drilling and other preparations for the impending campaign. Hundreds of men flocked in daily from their distant homes, bringing with them fresh horses. General Robertson had joined us with his splendid brigade from North Carolina, as also had General Jones, with his command from the valley of Virginia; and nearly all the men of Hampton's division had returned from South Carolina and Mississippi. Our horse-artillery, under command of Pelham's successor, Major Berkham, had been augmented by several batteries, and the old ones had been supplied with fresh horses, so that altogether we now possessed a more numerous and better equipped force then ever before. We all looked with pride upon this magnificent body of troops; and as a review had been ordered for the 5th of June, all the commencement of the month we were busy preparing for that important event. Invitations having been sent out to the whole circle of our acquaintances far and near, the hotels of the town, and as many private houses as had any accommodation to spare, were got ready for the reception of our guests, many of whom, after all, we had to put under tents. Among those we expected on this occasion, was General Randolph, the former Secretary of War, a warm friend of Stuart's and mine, and to whom it will be remembered I was indebted for so much kindness on my first arrival in Richmond. Gladly eager to give him a proof of my esteem, and the sense I had of his kindness, I started off on the morning of the 4th for Gordonsville, to meet our friend on his road, and I had the pleasure of bringing him by special train into Culpepper with all honours, our battle-flag floating from the locomotive. Every train that afternoon brought in fresh crowds of our guests, and we all assembled at the station to receive them, and forward them to their destination by the ambulances and waggons we had got prepared for that purpose. In the evening there was a ball at the Town Hall, which went off pleasantly enough, although it was not, in the language of the reporter, “a gay and dazzling scene, illuminated by floods of light streaming from numerous chandeliers,” for our supply of light was limited to a few tallow candles; and when the moon rose, we were glad to avail ourselves of her services by adjourning to the spacious verandah. As the morning of the 5th dawned bright and beautiful, we completed our preparations, and gave the last touch to our arms and equipments; and about eight o'clock General Stuart and his Staff mounted their horses and made for the plains of Brandy Station, which that day were for once to be the scene, not of a battle in all its sanguinary tumult, but of a military spectacle comparatively peaceful in character. Our little band presented a gay and gallant appearance as we rode forth to the sound of our bugles, all mounted on fine chargers, and clad in our best accoutrements, our plumes nodding, and our battle-flag waving in the breeze. I myself had on a uniform new from head to foot; and the horse on which I was mounted seemed to me in the very perfection of beauty as it danced with springing step upon the turf, its glossy coat shining like burnished gold in the morning sun. As our approach was heralded by the flourish of trumpets, many of the ladies in the village came forth to greet us from the porches and verandahs of the houses, and showered down flowers upon our path. But if the smiles and patriotic demonstrations of the daughters of old Virginia were pleasant and flattering to us as mortal men, not less grateful to our soldiers' hearts were the cheers of more than 12,000 horsemen, which rose in the air as we came upon the open plain near Brandy Station, where the whole cavalry corps awaited us, drawn out in a line a mile and a half long, at the extreme right of which twenty-four guns of our horse-artillery thundered forth a salute. About ten o'clock the marching past commenced. General Stuart had taken up his position on a slight eminence, whither many hundreds of spectators, mostly ladies, had gathered, in ambulances and on horseback, anxiously awaiting the approach of the troops. The corps passed first by squadrons, and at a walk, and the magnificent spectacle of so many thousand troopers splendidly mounted made the heart swell with pride, and impressed one with the conviction that nothing could resist the attack of such a body of troops. The review ended with a sham charge of the whole corps by regiments, the artillery advancing at the same time at a gallop, and opening a rapid fire upon an imaginary enemy. The day wound up with a ball; but as the night was fine we danced in the open air on a piece of turf near our headquarters, and by the light of enormous wood-fires, the ruddy glare of which upon the animated groups of our assembly gave to the whole scene a wild and romantic effect. Our army having been all this while slowly approaching Culpepper, division after division, on the 7th we marched by order of General Lee, who was now among us, closer to the Rappahannock, taking up our headquarters on the heights near Brandy Station. Next day the cavalry corps had the honour of being reviewed by our Commander-in-Chief, but this time the spectators were no longer ladies, our fair visitors having departed, but the whole of Hood's division, amounting to about 10,000 men, who were present as lookers-on, at their own request. No sooner was the review over than a courier galloped up with the report that the enemy had made his appearance in strong force on the river. This called us at once to the front with several brigades, and for a time we were in momentary expectation of a serious engagement. After some demonstrations, however, at the different fords, which were promptly met by our pickets, the Yankees disappeared again, and our troops marched back to their camps. On my return to headquarters I found, to my intense disgust, that my negro servant Harry having, against orders, turned two of my horses and Kitt my mule loose, they had straggled off, and every effort to find them had till then failed. To lose my steeds thus, on the very eve of active operations, was a serious affair; horses were stolen daily, and among the thousands of animals assembled around us, it was a difficult matter to find them again. I was the more put out, as by bad luck I had been splendidly mounted, having, besides my new purchase, which was still left me, two fine chargers — a stout bay which I had from Major Berkham, the chief of our horse-artillery, in exchange for my captured Yankee horse, and my old black, which was now in fine condition. All the rest of the day was spent in further efforts to discover the stray animals, till at last I returned late at night, tired and out of humour, to the camp. After a few hours' sleep I was awakened about day-break by the sound of several cannon-shots. In an instant I was on my legs, and stepping out of my tent I distinctly heard a brisk firing of small-arms in the direction of the river. An orderly shortly afterwards rode up, reporting that the enemy, under cover of the fog, had suddenly fallen upon our pickets, had crossed the river in strong force at several points, and pressed forward so rapidly that they had come upon Jones's brigade before the greater part of the men had had time to saddle their horses. It was fortunate that the sharpshooters of this command, seconded by a section of our horse-artillery, were enabled by a well-directed fire to impede the movements of the attacking foe, so as to give our regiments time to form, and by falling back some distance to take up a position further to the rear. It was evident, both to General Stuart and myself, that the intentions of the Federals in this movement were of a serious character, and that they were determined on making a further advance, although we differed in opinion as to the best way of opposing resistance to them. The General wished to march with his whole force against the enemy, and fight them wherever he might meet them. My proposal was to place the greater part of the corps and our 24 guns on the heights, and wait there till the designs of the Yankees, who were still hidden by the woods, and their numbers, should be more clearly disclosed, and then, by offering a feint with a few of our advanced brigades, to draw them towards us. As no favourable position for their artillery would be found in the plains, our guns would play with great effect on their dense ranks when they emerged into the open before us, and for once our horsemen would have a chance of showing their superiority over the hostile cavalry by a united charge of our whole force. But Stuart's ardour was impatient of delay; and being, besides, under the impression that to allow the enemy to proceed further would let them know too much of the position of our infantry, which it was our duty to cover, he resolved to move at once against the advancing foe, and gave me orders to ride to the front and rapidly reconnoitre the state of affairs, while he would follow as quickly as the troops could be brought into action. Major Berkham had hastily placed some of his batteries in position upon an eminence which I had just passed, and was reaching a patch of wood where Jones's men were engaged in a sharp skirmish with the Federals, when in overwhelming numbers they made a sudden dash upon the most advanced regiment of that brigade, which broke in utter confusion, carrying everything with them in their flight. A scene of disgraceful stampede ensued-single horsemen galloped off the field in all directions, waggons and ambulances which had been detained to carry off camp utensils rattled over the ground, while with loud shouts of victory a dense mass of Federal horsemen broke froth from the woods. At this critical moment Berkham opened a rapid fire, throwing such a shower of canister and grape at close range upon the pursuing host, that they recoiled and retired again into the forest, thus affording an opportunity of rallying and re-forming our demoralised troops. Just as the confusion was at its height, my eye alighted on my little mule Kitt, on which one of the waggoners was mounted, and was passing me at full speed. The temptation to recover this valuable piece of property was not to be withstood, even under the exciting circumstances of the occasion; and quickly overtaking the fellow, I ordered him to give up my property, but the fear of falling into the hands of the enemy so possessed the poor devil that he begged to be allowed to bring it back to me at headquarters. Thinking, however, it was only a just punishment on him to let him make good his escape by the aid of his own legs, I made him dismount, and sent Kitt to the rear by one of the couriers who accompanied me, where Henry greeted the return of his favourite with every mark of delight. All our brigades having now arrived from the more distant camps, our line of battle, nearly three miles in length, could be regularly formed; and along the woods which border the Rappahannock the multitudinous firing of our dismounted sharpshooters sounded like the rattle of musketry in a regular battle. We held our ground tolerably well for some time, but it soon became evident that the enemy were in far superior numbers and supported by infantry, large columns of which were reported by William Lee, who commanded on our extreme left, to be crossing the river. Towards this point I was sent by General Stuart to watch the movements of the enemy, with orders to send a report every quarter of an hour by one of the body of couriers whom I took with me. William Lee's brigade was placed on a ridge of hills, with its skirmishers on the river-bank and along a formidable stone fence running across an open field, over which the Federals advanced in strong numbers, but were again and again repulsed as soon as they came within range of our sharpshooters, who were well seconded by the accurate firing of one of our batteries on the heights. Buried in the deep grass, William Lee and I lay close to our guns watching the progress of the battle, when we were startled by a heavy cannonade in our rear, apparently in the direction of our headquarters at Brandy Station. Thither I hastened off at once, promising General Lee to send him information as soon as I had discovered the state of affairs. From some stragglers who galloped past me as I approached the station, I gathered, in a confused way, that the Federals were in our rear. To this report I gave little credit, but on emerging from the forest I found that they had only spoken the truth, for there a sight awaited me which made the blood run cold in my veins. The heights of Brandy and the spot where our headquarters had been were perfectly swarming with Yankees, while the men of one of our brigades were scattered wide over the plateau, chased in all directions by their enemies. Seeing one of our regiments still in line, but already swerving and on the point of breaking, I rode up to the Colonel, who seemed to have lost all presence of mind, and threatened to arrest him on the spot, and to prefer a charge of cowardice against him, if he did not at once lead his men on to the attack. This had the desired effect, and with a faint cheer the regiment galloped forward against the enemy; but two hostile regiments starting to meet us, the space we were charging over diminished with increasing rapidity, until at last, when only a hundred yards apart, our disheartened soldiers broke and fled in shameful confusion. Carried along for a moment by the torrent of fugitives, I perceived that we were hastening towards an opening in a fence which had been made to facilitate the movements of our artillery, and, soon outstripping the rest by the fleetness of my charger, I reached the gap, and placed myself in the centre, calling out to them that I would kill every man who tried to pass me, and knocking over with the flat of my sabre two of those who had ventured too near me. This had the effect of arresting the flight for a time, and I then managed to rally round me about a hundred of these same men whom, on this identical ground, I had, on a previous occasion, led to victory. “Men!” I shouted, “remember your previous deeds on these very fields; follow me-charge!” and, putting spurs into my charger's flanks, the noble animal bounded forth against the Federals, who were now close upon us, but whose lines, by the length of the pursuit, had become very loose. The very same men, however, who had fought so gallantly with me before had lost all self-confidence, and after following me a short distance, they turned again to flight, abruptly leaving me quite alone in the midst of the charging foe. A great hulking Yankee corporal, with some eight or ten men, immediately gave chase after me, calling on me to surrender, and discharging their carbines and revolvers in my direction. Not heeding this summons, I urged my horse to its highest speed; and now turning to the rear myself, and clearing the fence at a part where it was too high for them to follow, I soon left my pursuers far behind. I had not galloped many hundred yards further, however, when I overtook Captain White of our Staff, who had received a shot-wound in his neck, and was so weak as scarcely to be able to keep himself up in the saddle. Having to support my wounded comrade, whom I was determined to save, retarded my pace considerably, and several times the shouts and yells of the Yankees sounded so close at our horses' heels that I gave up all hope of escape. Suddenly, however, the Yankees gave up the pursuit, and I was enabled to draw bridle after a very exciting run. A courier happening to pass, I left Captain White in his charge, and hastened once more to the front, full of anxiety as to the final result of the conflict. To my great astonishment, as I rode on I could see nothing of the enemy; and, by the time I had reached the plateau of Brandy, I found the state of affairs had taken an entirely altered aspect. Instead of a menacing host of Federals, their dead and wounded thickly strewed the ground: one of their batteries, every horse of which had been killed, stood abandoned; and to the right, far away, a confused mass of fugitives were seen closely pursued by our men, over whose heads our artillery were throwing shell after shell on the retreating foe. I was not long in meeting with General Stuart, whom I found directing the operations from the highest part of the plateau. I was informed by him that the portion of Federal cavalry which had rendered our position so critical had consisted of two brigades, commanded by General Perry Windham, an Englishman in the Yankee service, who, by taking a circuitous route along an unguarded bridle-path, had succeeded in taking us in the rear, so causing all the confusion and panic which had very nearly decided the fate of the day. But just when the danger was at the highest and the stampede in full career — namely, at the very crisis I was unfortunate enough to witness — the Georgia regiment of Hampton's old brigade, under its commander, the gallant Colonel Young, and the 11th Virginia, under Colonel Lomax, had come up to the succour, and, throwing themselves with an impetuous charge on the temporary victors, had completely routed and driven them to flight, many killed and wounded, as well as prisoners, besides a battery, being left behind. General Windham himself was shot through the leg during the short melee, and had a narrow escape from capture; and several colonels and other officers were among the dead. The flight of the Federals had been so sudden and headlong that it gave rise to a number of odd incidents, among which may be recalled an accident which befell one of their buglers, who, in the blindness of his hurry, rode straight up against an old ice-house, breaking through the wooden partition, and tumbling headlong, horse and all, into the deep hole within. The horse was killed on the spot, but the rider escaped miraculously, and was hauled up with ropes amidst shouts of laughter from the by-standers at so ridiculous an adventure of battle. The greater part of our corps was now placed along the ridge, in exactly the position I had recommended in the morning, whilst further on, in the plains below, were arrayed in line of battle many thousand Federal cavalry, supported by two of their divisions of infantry, whose glittering bayonets could be easily discerned as they deployed from the distant woods. Meanwhile our Commander-in-Chief had arrived at the scene of action, and a division of our infantry had come up to our support, which was still in the woods about a quarter of a mile to the rear, but quite in readiness to act when necessary. The time was now about four in the afternoon, and the fire, which in our immediate front had gradually slackened to a desultory skirmishing of the dismounted sharpshooters, but supported by a regular cannonade, grew hotter and hotter on the left, where William Lee, who had given up his original position soon after I left him, was slowly falling back before the enemy, turning and giving battle whenever too closely pressed by his pursuers. This splendid command could just be seen emerging from the woods on our left, where Jones's brigade was drawn up to support it, when Stuart, thinking the time had come for an aggressive movement, sent me off to order the two brigades to move forward in a united charge upon the pursuing enemy. Feeling that prompt action was necessary, I rode down the hillside with incautious speed, and my horse, broken down by the excessive exertions of the day, stumbled and rolled heavily over with me. Stuart, believing that horse and rider were struck down by a cannon-ball, ordered some couriers to my assistance, and was just sending off some one else with the orders I was charged with, when the animal regained its legs, and, vaulting quickly into the saddle, I started off again faster than before. About fifty yards further, coming upon very broken ground, my horse fell again, so contusing my leg that I fancied at first it was broken; but as the eyes of many hundreds of my comrades were on me I proudly fought against the agony I suffered, and, with difficulty remounting, I continued my ride, and in a few minutes was, without further accident, at the point of destination. Lee's and Jones's men received the order to charge with loud cheers-the former moving forward to the attack in such magnificent style that an enthusiastic shout of applause rose along our lines on the heights, whence the conflict could be plainly witnessed. The enemy received us with a shower of bullets. General William Lee fell wounded in the thigh. Colonel Williams was shot dead at the head of his regiment, and many other officers fell killed and wounded. But nothing could arrest the impetuous charge of the gallant Virginians; and in a few minutes the Federal lines were broken and driven in disorderly flight towards the river, where the fire of several reserve batteries, posted on the opposite shore, put a stop to the pursuit. This success on our left decided the fate of the day. About dusk, the main body of the Federal cavalry, seeing their right flank now entirely exposed, commenced a retreat under protection of their infantry, and by nightfall the whole of the hostile force had once more recrossed the Rappahannock. Thus ended the greatest cavalry battle ever fought on the American continent, about 2,000 men being engaged on our side, and about 5,000 on that of the Federals, besides the infantry support; and the combat lasted from daybreak till nightfall. The loss of our opponents was very severe in dead and wounded, and a great number of officers fell, among whom was a brigadier-general, several colonels, besides many other of subordinate rank. About 400 privates and 40 officers were captured, and a battery of four guns already mentioned. The victory was a dearly-bought one on our side, and numbers of those who but a few days before had gaily attended the review, were now stretched cold and lifeless on the same ground. Among those whose death we mourned, was the gallant Colonel Hampton of the 2d South Carolina, brother of General Hampton, and Colonel Williams of the 2d North Carolina; General William Lee, Colonel Butler, and many other officers of rank, were among the wounded. Our Staff had suffered very severely: Captain White wounded, Lieutenant Goldsborough taken prisoner, and the gallant Captain Farley killed. Poor Farley! after innumerable escapes from the perils into which his brilliant gallantry led him, his fate had overtaken him at last, and he died as heroically as he had lived. While riding towards the enemy, side by side with Colonel Butler, a shell which passed clean through their horses, killed both these, shattered at the same time one of Butler's legs below the knee, and carried off one of Farley's close up to the body. When the surgeon arrived he naturally wished to attend first to the Captain as the more dangerously wounded, but this the brave young fellow positively refused, saying that Colonel Butler's life was more valuable to the country than his own, and he felt he should soon die. Two hours afterwards he was a corpse. We passed the night at a farmhouse close to the battle-field; but in spite of the fatigues of the day I could find no rest, and passed the best part of the night bathing my injured leg, which was very swollen and painful, with cold water. I did not allow this, however, to prevent my accompanying General Stuart on the following morning on a ride towards the river and over the plains, which presented all the appearance of a regular battle-field. Principally was this the case in the immediate neighbourhood of our old headquarters, where the ground was thickly strewn with carcasses, on which hundreds of turkey buzzards had been gorging themselves, and were lying about in numbers. In one spot, a few acres broad, where the cavalry had charged close up to a fence held by our skirmishers, I counted as many as thirty dead horses struck down by the bullets of our sharpshooters. On our return to headquarters, which in the mean time had been transferred to the shade of an oak grove a mile further to the rear, and close to a fine plantation possessed by a Mr Bradford, my negro Henry met me with an air of triumphant exultation, having with untiring energy, backed by cunning adroitness, succeeded in recovering one of my two missing horses — the stout bay. The illegitimate appropriator of the poor beast had frightfully disfigured it to avoid detection; its beautiful mane and tail were hacked short, but the sharp eyes of the negro had not be baffled by this villanous trick. I had been the subject of General Stuart's raillery apropos of my lost horses, but ere long I was enabled to turn the laugh against him, for two of his best horses went astray and were lost in the same way, nor were they recovered for months after. Large numbers of the enemy being still on the other side of the river and displaying considerable activity, we expected that the late unsuccessful reconnaissance in force would be shortly renewed, and on the 3th we were even called to our saddles by an alarm. It proved a groundless one, however; and the following days passed without further active demonstration on the part of the Federals. | <urn:uuid:59c92d99-856f-46fd-86b0-83ff8b859301> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2001.05.0008:chapter=24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.987655 | 7,923 | 2.0625 | 2 |
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A major new energy innovation project to demonstrate how smart hydropower technologies can deliver a low-carbon, reliable and resilient power system was launched today.
The €18 million initiative was announced by the European Commission and a consortium of 19 partners at the United Nations climate change conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. It will show how innovative and flexible hydropower systems can help countries across the world meet their renewable energy targets.
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The launch comes after a major UN Emissions Gap Report looking at ways to reduce global carbon emissions said that greater power system flexibility was “key” to integrating larger shares of variable renewable energy into the power supply.
The XFLEX HYDRO technologies to be tested are enhanced variable- and fixed-speed turbine systems, smart controls and a battery-turbine hybrid, each of which will be demonstrated at hydropower plant sites across Europe.
The project will conclude in 2023 by delivering a roadmap to increase adoption of the technologies across the hydropower fleet, with policy and market recommendations for governments, regulators and industry.
The initiative has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. It aims to help the EU achieve a target of achieving 32% of energy from renewable sources by 2030.
Mr Patrick Child, Deputy Director-General for the European Commission’s Directorate-General Research and Innovation, commented: “Combining the excellence and expertise of 19 partners from across Europe, the XFLEX HYDRO project will test innovative solutions based on renewable energy sources that will provide greater flexibility and sustainability to the energy system. The project aims to increase hydropower’s potential in terms of plant efficiency, thereby boosting electrical power systems and enabling plant and system operators to operate more successfully in electricity markets. This can make an impactful contribution to European renewable energy objectives and policies.”
Professor François Avellan of EPFL, the research institute and university leading the project, stated: “Across Europe countries are embracing large-scale electricity generation from renewables such as solar and wind power and shifting away from conventional fossil fuels for electricity generation. The growth in variable renewables is changing how power grids operate, with potential impacts on the stability and security on the whole power grid. This places unprecedented challenges on the hydropower sector to provide flexible and reliable services to the grid.
“The technologies demonstrated by the XFLEX HYDRO project will help hydropower to consolidate its critical role to support the integration of variable renewables into the power grid. This will ensure hydropower operators can maximise their performance and access future energy markets,” he added.
International Hydropower Association:
Eddie Rich, Chief Executive of the International Hydropower Association (IHA), which is responsible for XFLEX HYDRO project communications, said: “We need to decarbonise the power sector, and fast, if we are to limit the devastating impacts of climate change. Last month’s UN Emissions Gap Report is a stark reminder that we need hydropower to boost the contribution of variable renewables like wind and solar. The XFLEX HYDRO initiative represents a clear commitment by the European Commission, leading organisations from the hydropower sector and academia to invest in new and innovative hydropower technologies.”
Find out more at www.xflexhydro.net
Launch event speakers (left to right): Richard Taylor (Executive Adviser, IHA), Patrick Child (Deputy Director-General, EU Commission), Sara Goulartt (EDP), Antoine Badinier (EDF), with Minoru Takada (UN DESA) who hosted the launch at the UN DESA SDG pavilion at COP25.
EPFL - Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is one of Europe’s most vibrant and cosmopolitan science and technology institutions. EPFL is the project leader responsible for scientific supervision and developing a new smart power plant supervisor system technology through the XFLEX HYDRO project.
Alpiq - Alpiq is a leading Swiss energy services provider and electricity producer in Europe. It produces each year in Switzerland 4,200 GWh of electricity from hydropower. In the project, Alpiq leads the demonstrator at Z’Mutt, in Switzerland, which involves the renewal of Unit 5 of the pump station of Z'Mutt to test new operation modes in variable speed using a full-size frequency converter.
Andritz AT - ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH is a global supplier of electromechanical systems and services for hydropower plants. The company is a leader in the world market for hydraulic power generation. The HYDRO division is the largest business area of ANDRITZ AG headquartered in Graz, Austria. ANDRITZ AT contributes to the demonstration in the Vogelgrün power plant focusing on optimised control of the hydraulic system in combination with a battery.
Andritz CH – ANDRITZ HYDRO AG is the Swiss subsidiary of ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH in Switzerland. It contributes to the demonstration at the Vogelgrün power plant, focusing on generating a digital twin of the plant, developing a generic method for data based, real-time assessment of wear and tear and to optimise a specific predictive maintenance module for hydraulic system equipment manufacturers in combination with a battery.
ARMINES – ARMINES is a private non-profit research and technological organisation performing research contractual activities and academic research training. The project activities of ARMINES are primarily focused on implementing advanced control strategies and forecasting tools, and in the coordinated control of battery energy storage systems and hydropower plants.
CEA - CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) is a French public body and the country’s largest technology research and development provider, whose role is to transfer this know-how to the industry. CEA is responsible for the battery storage system that is hybridised with the hydropower turbine in the Vogelgrün power plant.
EDF - EDF Group is the world’s leading electricity company, particularly well established in Europe. The EDF Hydro Division largely contributes to the 98% CO² free electricity in France, with a yearly average generation of 43.5TWh with its 600+ dams and 400 power plants. EDF is responsible for two demonstrations in the project: at Grand Maison and Vogelgrün power plants.
EDP CNET - EDP Centre for New Energy Technologies (EDP CNET) is a subsidiary of the EDP Group with the mission to create value through collaborative R&D in the energy sector. EDP CNET is responsible for two demonstrations within XFLEX (Alqueva and Alto Lindoso power plant in Portugal), and leads the definition of business use cases for the provision of flexibility services in the power system.
EDP P - EDP Gestão da Produção da Energia, S.A has some 1,000 workers, with an installed capacity of 10 GW, 6.7 GW of which is hydropower (approximately 2.5 GW of which with pumping capacity). As a key utility partner and major hydro operator, EDP P provides the perspective of a large-scale storage investor/owner and is responsible for the Frades 2 demonstrator in Portugal.
GE Renewable Energy - GE Renewable Energy is a $15 billion business which combines one of the broadest portfolios in the renewable energy industry to provide end-to-end solutions for our customers demanding reliable and affordable green power. Combining onshore and offshore wind, blades, hydro, storage, utility-scale solar, and grid solutions as well as hybrid renewables and digital services offerings, the company has installed more than 400+ gigawatts of clean renewable energy. The hydro activity leads the development of solutions to extend flexibility services on three demonstrators: Grand Maison, Alqueva and Alto Lindoso power plants.
HES SO - HES SO is the largest university of applied sciences in Switzerland and the second largest higher education institution of the country, with more than 21,000 students and 25 schools located in 7 cantons. The hydroelectric research group of HES SO is in charge of the modelling, numerical analysis and prototype measurements in several demonstrators.
IHA - The International Hydropower Association (IHA) is a non-profit membership organisation committed to advancing sustainable hydropower by building and sharing knowledge on its role in renewable energy systems, responsible freshwater management and climate change solutions. IHA is responsible for XFLEX HYDRO project communications.
INESC TEC - INESC TEC is a private non-profit institution having as associates the University of Porto, INESC and the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. INESCTEC leads the development and population of the hydro flexibility matrix, as well as the development of system integration studies and models for the technologies and solutions to attain the enhanced flexibility range.
PVE - Power Vision Engineering is a spin-off company of the Ecole polytechnique féderale de Lausanne, EPFL, founded in 2007, providing software solutions and expertise in the field of hydropower plant transient and dynamic behaviour. PVE contributes to the modelling and simulation of hydraulic and hydroelectric systems and is a supplier of the HydroClone innovative Real-Time Simulation Monitoring (RTSM) system.
SuperGrid Institute - SuperGrid Institute is an independent research and innovation centre that works to facilitate the wide-scale integration of renewable resources into the electrical grid. The Institute is responsible for illustrating the impact of the flexible technologies and is developing a tool (Flexbot) to demonstrate their economic benefits. Its real-time hydraulic test platform will also be used to demonstrate the effectiveness of new flexible solutions.
UPC - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya is a public institution dedicated to higher education and research, specialised in the fields of architecture, engineering and technology. UPC is responsible for the field tests and the installation of the monitoring system in the demonstrators.
USTUTT – The University of Stuttgart is composed of 10 faculties covering technical fields, natural sciences as well as social sciences with a total of 22,600 students and 3,150 researchers. USTUTT is responsible for the unsteady numerical flow field simulations to determine unsteady dynamic loads on pump-turbine components.
Voith Hydro - The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, the Voith Group sets standards in the markets of energy, oil and gas, paper, raw materials and transport and automotive. The Group Division Hydro experts focus on the development and implementation of additional solutions to make the Frades 2 demonstrator even more efficient and to increase its performance range as well as to optimise its maintenance in order to strengthen its supportive role for the flexibility of the power system.
ZABALA - ZABALA is a Spanish SME with wide experience in supporting organisations in the management of their research, technology development and innovation activities. ZABALA participates in the definition of the business development plan for all knowledge created in the project and establishing an IPR strategy for the protection of intellectual property.
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Imposing real or arbitrary time limits on decision making.
Deadlines come in many forms and at many points throughout the negotiation. Deadlines can be justified or arbitrary; they can be absolute or changeable. Deadlines can be used to force a decision, sometimes with the goal of gaining advantage. Some deadlines, or time limits, however are beyond the control of either party.
Expect this tactic to be used as part of one of these Negotiation Strategies (competitive, collaborative, avoidance, accommodation, compromise) and in these stages of the Negotiation Process (Preparation, Exchange, Bargain, Conclude, Execution).
Negotiation Strategies: Collaborative, Competitive and Compromise
Negotiation Stages: Exchange, Bargain and Conclude
Use of Deadlines in Collaborative Negotiations
Impose deadlines to move the other side to decision when the basis for the deadline is justifiable. Like many negotiating tactics, the use of deadlines can be very effective in collaborative negotiations when used sparingly with respect to the relationship and cultural context.
Defend Against Deadlines
There are preventive and defensive measures for handling deadlines.
To prevent the imposition of deadlines used as a tactic to force decision making, discuss any anticipated or possible deadlines when you BNP 11: Develop the joint agenda.
Your first defense against a new deadline is BNP 16: Use the Power of the Negotiator's Probe. Ask open-ended questions to determine whether the deadline is justifiable: "How did it arise?," "What happens if it isn't acceptable?," "What else can we do?" etc. If it appears arbitrary and used to force a premature decision, you can call a spade a spade, in a face-saving way, and offer instead to discuss an appropriate time-table for decision making.
Next respond as if the deadline were a proposal, and counter-offer. And if you are comfortable agreeing to the newly imposed time limit, at a minimum get something in exchange for agreeing to a sudden deadline with BNP 14: Use the "Yes if….".
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The Epiphany multicore processor IP is a 28 nm design with 64 independent RISC cores. The design is said to offer 70 GFlops/W and the processors can operate at up to 800 MHz.
The fourth generation IP uses a fully-featured ANSI C/C++ compiler and the GNU/Eclipse based tool chain and IEEE floating point instruction set. It has a shared memory architecture with low-latency local memory at each processor node and 25 Gbyte/sec local memory bandwidth. Evaluation kits based on an Epiphany-IV 64-core silicon reference design will be available for sampling in Q1 2012. (Price not provided — available Q1.)
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Ottawa (February 20, 2018): The World Sikh Organization of Canada is disappointed by a ruling of the Quebec Court of Appeal upholding the Quebec National Assembly’s prohibition on the kirpan.
In January 2011, the appellants in the case, Harminder Kaur and Balpreet Singh were part of a WSO delegation that had been invited to make a presentation at the Quebec National Assembly on on Bill 94 which would deny essential government services, public employment to individuals who wear facial coverings. The WSO’s team was excluded from the hearing before the Committee on Institutions because they were wearing the kirpan. The Sikh faith requires initiated men and women to wear the five Sikh articles of faith, including the kirpan, at all times.
Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Patrick Healy rejected the WSO’s appeal in a decision released on Monday on the grounds that the Quebec National Assembly may exclude individuals based on parliamentary privilege. The Superior Court decision below had upheld the authority of the QNA to "exclude kirpans from its precincts as an assertion of parliamentary privilege over the exclusion of strangers.''
Notably, Justice Healy remarked in the decision, "I make no comment whether the assembly's exercise of the privilege to exclude the kirpan is a wise decision.”
WSO President Mukhbir Singh said today, “while we are disappointed by the Quebec Court of Appeal’s decision, we aren’t surprised by it. Even the Multani case which secured the right of Sikhs to wear the kirpan in Canada was not successful at the Quebec Court of Appeal and had to be argued at the Supreme Court of Canada. In Canada, the Quebec National Assembly and prisons are the only two places with absolute prohibitions on the kirpan. It is unfortunate that the issue of the kirpan has been highly politicized in Quebec and is no longer about human rights and security but about identity politics. We are reviewing the Quebec Court of Appeal’s decision and an appeal to the Supreme Court is certainly something we are considering.”
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This is how it works. The consumption of large levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids from foods such as flaxseed oil and cottage cheese, according to Budwig, may be beneficial in slowing the growth and spread of cancer cells ( 1 ). For this reason, persons following the diet consume a blend of flaxseed oil, cottage cheese, and honey on a consistent basis throughout the day.
What does cottage cheese and flaxseed oil do for the body?
Dr. Budwig believes that dairy products such as milk and cottage cheese aid in the absorption of omega-3 fatty acids by the body. Flaxseed is also high in lignans, which are antioxidants, as well as phytoestrogens. In addition, research suggests that they may have anti-cancer and hormonal properties.
Can you put flaxseed in cottage cheese?
Using Flaxseed to Make Cottage Cheese Similarly to yogurt, cottage cheese contains a high amount of protein but no fiber. Including flaxseed, whether whole or ground, in your diet will help you obtain more fiber, which will help you feel satisfied for a longer period of time.
Does flaxseed oil help you lose weight?
According to some study, flaxseed may be beneficial for weight loss. Its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, as well as its high omega-3 concentration, might be the driving force behind this phenomenon. It is possible that including flaxseed in the diet as a food supplement will help to improve bowel regularity and blood sugar control.
Why flaxseed oil is bad for you?
The use of flax seeds or flaxseed oil may result in a reduction in blood sugar levels. In the event that you have diabetes or any other ailment that affects your blood sugar levels, you should exercise caution when using these supplements. You should also be cautious about ingesting flaxseed oil if you use drugs that cause your blood sugar levels to fluctuate significantly.
How much flaxseed oil should I take a day?
Omega-3 fatty acids are abundant in this dish. To make up for the fact that you’re not receiving enough DHA and EPA in your diet, most standards indicate that you consume at least 1,600 mg of omega-3 fatty acids daily for men and 1,100 mg daily for women ( 5 ). One tablespoon of flaxseed oil can fulfill and even surpass your daily requirements for ALA (3).
Is flaxseed good for you?
The omega-3 fatty acid ALA as well as lignans and fiber are abundant in these small vegetables, which have been found to offer a wide range of possible health advantages. People with diabetes may benefit from using them because they can help them maintain better digestive health, lower blood pressure and harmful cholesterol levels, and reduce the risk of cancer.
What is cold pressed flaxseed oil?
Flaxseed oil is extracted from matured flaxseeds that have been cold pressed by producers to extract the oil. The body utilizes alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) derived from flaxseed oil and converts it to other fatty acids, including docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, in modest amounts. Obtaining enough omega-3 fatty acids is critical to one’s physical and mental well-being.
What is Linomel?
A variety of linseed, Salus Linomel Bio Leinsamen-Honig-Granulat, is grown in many parts of the world. Linseed is one of the oldest cultivated plants and is available in numerous variants. Linomel Organic Linseed Honey Granules are made from carefully selected golden flax seed that has been softly crushed and coated with honey and skimmed milk powder before being packaged. The granules are best enjoyed with muesli or a sweet junket.
What is the Budwig mix?
It is essential to include the “Budwig combination,” which is composed of flaxseed oil, cottage cheese, and honey, in one’s daily diet. Other varieties of dairy, such as yogurt or quark (a strained, curdled dairy product), can be substituted for cottage cheese, but the flaxseed oil in this recipe is absolutely necessary.
How do you get a flat stomach overnight?
Weight loss: Follow these techniques to have a flat stomach in 24 hours or less.
- 01/7 Steps to Get a Flat Stomach Immediately
- Avoid eating late at night on February 7. Drink a pitcher of water that has a fruity flavor. 04/7: Munch on some nuts. 07/05/Scrunch on some fruits. 06/7Before going to bed, engage in some full-body workout. 7.7. Get lots of rest.
How can I reduce my tummy in 7 days?
Additionally, have a look at these suggestions on how to lose belly fat in less than one week.
- Include cardiovascular workouts in your everyday routine.
- Reduce your intake of refined carbohydrates.
- Increase your intake of fatty fish. A high-protein meal should be consumed first thing in the morning. Consume soluble fiber and drink plenty of water. Reduce your salt consumption and exercise often.
How does flaxseed help with belly fat?
Method: In a large pan, combine a glass of water and 1 tablespoon of powdered flax seeds. Bring to a boil. Allow 2-3 minutes for the water to come to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the drink into a cup. To increase the flavor, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of jaggery.
Does Flaxseed make you poop?
Flaxseed is a high-fiber food that is also high in protein. Consuming flaxseed, whether in muffins or other foods, appears to stimulate bowel motions in young adults and persons with diabetes, according to several studies.
How quickly does flaxseed work?
Flaxseed has been shown to be an efficient laxative, according to study. 8 You will most likely notice a difference in your symptoms and a loosening of your stool within 12 to 24 hours after starting flaxseed. Make sure to drink enough of water throughout the day to assist alleviate constipation symptoms.
Who should not eat flaxseed?
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bypass password windows 7? – If you have difficulty or question the problem. You are on the right page. On this page yoosklondonsummit.com will provide information and answers taken from various sources regarding answers to bypass password windows 7? :
Yes, you can bypass Windows 7 password with a few simple steps. First, you will need to find the Windows 7 password reset disk. This disk is typically located in the drive where Windows 7 was installed. Once you have located the disk, insert it into your computer and boot from it. Next, follow the prompts to reset your password.
There are a few ways to bypass the Windows 7 login screen. One way is to use a bootable USB drive to start up Windows. Another way is to use a virtual machine.
There are a few ways to bypass Windows login without password. One way is to use a virtual machine. Another way is to use a bootable disk.
There are a few ways to bypass Windows 7 password from command prompt. The easiest way is to use the net user command. To do this, open a command prompt and type the following:
net user username password
where username is your Windows 7 account name and password is your desired Windows 7 password.
There are a few ways to unlock a Toshiba laptop if you have forgotten your password. You can try entering the BIOS by pressing the F2 key when the laptop is turned on, or you can try using a USB flash drive with the correct password to enter into the BIOS. If neither of these methods work, you can contact Toshiba support and ask for help.
The Homegroupuser$ password is the administrator password for a homegroup.
There are a few ways to bypass the login screen on a Windows computer. One way is to use a bootable USB drive. Another way is to use a remote desktop connection.
There are a few ways to override a computer password:
Use a password reset disk. This is a disk that comes with the computer, and it contains a set of instructions for resetting the password. Follow the instructions on the disk to reset the password.
Use a password recovery tool. This is software that you can download from the internet or purchase from a store.
Boot passwords are common on older computers, but they’re not always necessary. Many newer computers have a BIOS or UEFI firmware that allows you to bypass the boot password without using a key or password. You can also use a USB flash drive with a bootable OS installed on it to access the computer without entering the password.
If you forget your Windows password, you can reset it by following these steps:
Log in to your computer using an account with administrator privileges.
Click the Start button and type “passwd.”
Enter your current password and press Enter.
Type your new password twice, and press Enter.
Click the OK button to confirm the new password.
The default administrator password for Windows 7 is “password”.
To restore a Windows 7 computer to factory settings, first make sure that you have a valid product key. Next, insert the Windows 7 installation media into your computer and restart it. When the computer starts up, press F12 to enter boot mode. Select Repair Your Computer from the menu and press Enter. Select Troubleshoot from the menu and press Enter. Select Advanced Options from the troubleshoot menu and press Enter. Select System Restore from the advanced options menu and press Enter.
To reset the homegroup password in Windows 7, follow these steps:
Open Control Panel.
Click Network and Internet.
On the left side of the window, click HomeGroup.
Under HomeGroup Password, type the new password and then click Change.
There are a few ways to get into your laptop without the password. One way is to open the laptop’s power button and hold down the power button until the laptop turns off. Another way is to remove the battery and replace it with a fake one. Lastly, you can use a USB drive to access your computer if you have the correct password.
To find out your administrator password, you can either contact your administrator or log into the administrative interface and look for a “Password” field.
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek.
Fast food relies on the speedy part.
It also relies on the food part.
Things can go wrong.
As I recently mentioned, McDonald's claims it has a real health problem with some of its restaurants and can't guarantee the food is safe.
Now KFC has made an even more troubling admission.
It's run out of chicken.
The majority of KFC's restaurants in the UK were closed on Monday because, well, the chain appears to have cluckolded by its supply systems.
Last year, the company partnered with logistics provider DHL and previous partner Quick Service Logistics to, it hoped, improve supplies of, well, chicken. (And, one imagines, improve costs.)
It seems that the delivery systems have suffered, in KFC's words, "a couple of teething problems."
The problem is that customers can't get their teeth into any chicken.
And DHL has resorted to one of the favored excuses of airlines. Operational issues.
"Due to operational issues a number of deliveries in recent days have been incomplete or delayed," said the company.
To give some sense of scale it appears that out of around 900 KFCs in the UK and Ireland, a mere 170 are blessed with, well, chicken.
The rest would only be able to serve Kentucky Fried Thin Air.
The chickenless heads of KFC, owned by Yum Brands, tried to make light of its problems.
The Colonel is working on it. pic.twitter.com/VvvnDLvlyq-- KFC UK & Ireland (@KFC_UKI) February 17, 2018
Sometimes, those who work to ensure systems work can be ignored.
There's an assumption that everything will work.
In this case, however, KFC has a significant issue.
This being the UK, some tried to make light of the heavy burden.
'Nationalise KFC!'-- Bristol Post (@BristolPost) February 18, 2018
'It was like a scene out of 28 Days Later'
'Fried chicken for the masses, not just for the ruling classes!'
The hilarious and bizarre responses to Bristol's Kentucky catastrophe #KFC https://t.co/B9pNhorsPC
Some, though, were clearly struggling.
At the time of writing, it was unclear when KF would again become KFC.
Some customers have even resorted to calling, oh, the police to complain.
I wonder if those who are learning to live without will ever go back.
Oh, what am I saying, of course they will.
Meanwhile, KFC is still laughing. Publicly, that is.
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Sanitizer Hard Surface Sanitizer is designed for use in food processing plants, food service establishments, restaurants, bars and dairies where sanitization is of prime importance. Sani-T Hard Surface Sanitizer is for use as a sanitizer on dishes, glassware, utensils and dairy processing equipment at 200-400 ppm active quaternary without potable water rinse. Sani-T Hard Surface Sanitizer may be used on washable hard, non-porous surfaces: food preparation and storage areas, dishes, glassware, silverware, cooking utensils, plastic and other non-porous cutting boards, coolers, ice chests, kitchen equipment, food processors, blenders, cutlery, utensils, countertops, stovetops, sinks, appliances, refrigerators, garbage cans, display equipment, high chairs, and drinking fountains.
This product contains no phosphorus.
Recommended for use in restaurants, dairies, food processing plants, and bars. When used as directed this product is an effective sanitizer at an active quaternary concentration of 200-400 ppm when diluted in water up to 650 ppm hardness (CaCO3) in public eating establishments, dairies and food processing plants against Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli 0157:H7, Staphylococcus aureus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella typhi, Shigella sonnei, Vibrio cholera, Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE), and Campylobacter jejuni.
For sanitizing pre-cleaned and potable water-rinsed, non-porous public eating establishment and dairy food contact surfaces, pre-cleaned mobile items in public eating establishments (drinking glasses, dishes, eating utensils), pre-cleaned public eating establishment surfaces (counters, tables, finished wood or plastic cutting boards), pre-cleaned dairy processing equipment (tanks, piping, pasteurizers, milking equipment), pre-cleaned immobile food processing equipment and surfaces (tanks, finished wood or plastic chopping blocks, counter tops, conveyors) and pre-cleaned mobile food processing utensils (knives, grinders, shredders, cleavers, Ladles).
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We live in a “what’s next?” era. Technology is evolving at an ever-more-rapid pace: Our devices become smarter, do more for us, and connect us to one another. We want the next big thing right now. But what kind of technology will get us to that next big thing, and all the cool things to follow? The key to building out the Internet of Everything (IoE) -- a world where devices, places and people become increasingly interconnected -- is to focus on making a permanent change for the better in our daily lives.
Cities and municipalities, when aligned to the IoE, will be more efficient and consume less power and water. You may be able to pay for your bus or cab ride simply by entering the vehicle with a smartphone in your pocket or smartwatch on your wrist. And that same smartwatch may someday use sensors on your body or in clothing to diagnose -- or even treat -- maladies remotely.
For all this to happen, the technology of the IoE must both scale up to meet the huge range of possibilities and scale down to meet the size and power requirements of the diverse range of devices and things that will comprise the truly interconnected world. Connecting virtually everything requires a broad mix of wireless technologies -- 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more -- that meets the needs of all those devices and things coming online, and empowers new ways of using them.
If all these connected devices and things are going to become truly useful to us, though, they’re going to need greater intelligence and more processing capabilities. Take a connected car, for example: The auto industry is already taking advantage of multiple connectivity technologies and processing capabilities to provide us with convenience, infotainment and safety features. Telematics for cars currently encompasses GPS systems, remote vehicle diagnostics and automatic crash notifications.
Going forward, connected cars will do even more. They’ll soon be able to support streaming maps with traffic updates and street-view images, live information such as local weather or news, streaming multimedia like video and firmware updates that are automatically delivered to your car without a visit to the dealership. Through the combination of Wi-Fi, DSRC (direct short-range communication) and LTE, the stage is being set for the next generation of connected cars.
The IoE keeps us seamlessly connected at home, as well. Current homes have up to nine or so connected devices -- and soon it will be more than 20. How will these devices integrate into our home experience to simplify our lives? Wi-Fi, Powerline and Ethernet will be able to handle our enormous and ever-growing home networking needs, and Wi-Fi software features like MU-MIMO (for simultaneous transmissions on Wi-Fi) help ensure that the network is at its best.
The smart home, however, goes far beyond the technologies of the network. All these devices will need highly optimized and integrated intelligent connectivity. The home’s thermostats, water heaters, appliances, security systems, lighting and audio systems all will be connected through this dynamic network and will need to communicate simultaneously and securely with each other; this is not a data center or closed garden model. Future homes will be run with maximum efficiency, saving you money and lessening your impact on the environment. They’ll leverage interoperability protocols like AllJoyn -- an open-source communications framework from the Allseen Alliance -- that allow for real-time content sharing and interaction between applications, devices and people, and that also help facilitate a common language for connected things.
Not only is the IoE about creating seamless connections for individuals, it’s also about making sure we all live together better. By 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, creating huge challenges to modernizing infrastructure and services. But imagine that your nearest urban center is no longer a tangle of physical pipes, wires and roads, but a city full of sustainable connectivity solutions.
For example, perhaps you’re running late for a meeting. Your phone could intuitively notify you of a nearby vehicle from an autonomous ride-sharing service. Or imagine never having to worry about finding a mobile hotspot. Initiatives such as LinkNYC provide free city-wide Wi-Fi connectivity at gigabit speeds -- and free phone calls from any Link kiosk in the city.
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Nov 13 2020 02:54 PM
Nov 13 2020 02:54 PM
I've got this formula to copy cell contents into another sheet on the same workbook:
Now I'm only about 75% content I actually know what the arguments are doing here (I threw in TEXT at a guess and it (kinda) worked).
The idea is to select a number of different cells from a large list of items and copy the required data into a specific range on the new sheet.
The issue I'm having is that, while I can get the relevant cell to copy to the new sheet when I've selected "YES" in the related cell (drop down list) the thing only seems to work in the same row across both sheets.
E.g. I'f I've selected Yes in, say C19, then the required data copies to the new sheet but only in the relevant cell in row 19. If I hit Yes in row 19 and 22 then, again, data copies fine but only in those rows so there is a 2 row gap between the data.
For clarity the range I wish to copy the relevant data to is the OrderForm table on the Order Form sheet.
Any help here is much appreciated.
Nov 14 2020 05:57 AM - edited Nov 14 2020 05:59 AM
I've gathered that the red text section in the formula is the problem (least I think it is)
But I'm drawing a big blank on how to fix it.
Of course, the whole formula could be nonsense but it pulls the data I want across...just can't get it to set up as a continuous list.
Image attached to show the situation instead of re-attaching same workbook with options selected. (didn't mention before but the formula is applied across all the cells in the order_form table with edits in the ranges to match whats needed in each column).
Nov 14 2020 06:30 AM
Malc, could you please be more close to your sample file - there is Sheet1 in it and there is the formula you try to use?
Nov 14 2020 06:46 AM
Sorry, I put that rather than the actual sheet name as I thought it would be helpful.
In the previously attached spreadsheet the formulas are housed in cell range C19:F38 (in the 'Order_Form' table in the Order Form sheet) and are written fully as:
=IFERROR(INDEX('East Stock Holdings'!$D:$D, TEXT(IF('East Stock Holdings'!$C:$C="Yes",ROW('East Stock Holdings'!$C;$C)),ROW())),"")
the 'INDEX' part of the formulas changes slightly depending on the column they are in (the ranges used are $D:$D (as above), $E:$E, $G:$G and $H:$H).
Is that more helpful?
Nov 15 2020 05:54 AM
Nov 15 2020 01:34 PMSolution
@iapetustitan Thanks for the clarification. Not sure I fully understood the logic, but I'd suggest
in second column
=IFERROR( INDEX( Area_Running_Totals[Order Code], AGGREGATE(15,6, 1/(Area_Running_Totals[[Add To Order?]:[Add To Order?]]="Yes")* (ROW(Area_Running_Totals[Add To Order?])-ROW(Area_Running_Totals[[#Headers],[Add To Order?]])), (ROW()-ROW(OrderForm[[#Headers],[Supplier Product Code]])) ) ),"")
and similar to the right.
Nov 16 2020 04:39 AM
Excellent, thanks so much. Works like a charm.
I'm scrutinising the formula to get a better understanding of it, still not sure how the 'SMALL' function works with text but I also didn't know you could use normal operators (-, *, etc) with non-numeric data either (though I guess it's not technically the actual cell content that is super important in this fashion?).
Thanks again though, very much appreciated.
Nov 16 2020 06:34 AM
SMALL actually means that we take 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. value for which [Add to Order] flag is "Yes". For example
row flag value
2 Yes 302
4 Yes 55
first smallest position with flag will be 2; second smallest position is 4, etc. Returned values are 302 and 55 accordingly.
Didn't catch the question about arithmetic operations with texts - nope, as a rule that doesn't work, by why do you need them here?
Nov 16 2020 06:48 AM
I meant in ref to the operators in the formula you supplied:
"...="Yes")*(ROW..." and "..(ROW()-ROW..."
Wouldn't have thought they would be used in a non-numeric sense. I'm learning though.
I see what you mean re the 'SMALL' function. That's a bit easier to understand than the examples I'd read online. Thanks.
Nov 16 2020 06:56 AM
"...="Yes") returns TRUE of FALSE which is equivalent of 1 or 0
ROW(Table[Column]) returns array of row numbers for the column (5,6,7,8,...)
ROW() returns row number (5,11,15, whatever)
I don't see here texts at all
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The sattvic diet
Sattvic diets: balance mind and body with nourishing foods. By Dr Shreya Pujari
We live in an age of convenience, of ready meals and eating on the go. With a few clicks on a smartphone or laptop, take-away dinners are delivered to our doors.
Alongside this abundance of fast food, people increasingly spend longer hours at work. Not only is this damaging to health and wellbeing, but working long hours creates the sense that we don’t have time to prepare healthy meals from scratch.
In the Eastern yoga tradition, eating sattvic foods — that nourish both body and mind — is as important as the physical practice of yoga.
For the modern yogi, it can be difficult to wade through the latest diet advice and superfoods trends (or often fads) found online. Advice from an expert can be the key to unlocking the simplicity of sattvic eating.
I am a trained naturopath in the ayurvedic tradition and a yoga teacher at Asanaguru, an online yoga platform that connects teachers in India with students in the West. By bringing the health benefits of yoga into the kitchen, my sattvic way of eating is designed to support your physical practice throughout the year.
The foundation of yogic nutrition
Naturopathy is a type of alternative medicine, influenced by ayurvedic principles. We take a holistic approach to health and use remedies such as massage, exercise, and diet to support healing. Before naturopathy, ancient yogis were aware of the effects of food on the body, mind, and soul — as documented in the Charaka Samhita, one of the foundational ayurvedic texts.
Ayurveda loosely translates to ‘the science of life’ and is a body of knowledge based around the understanding that our personal physiology, and the entire universe, is made up of five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether.
The elements come together in three doshas, or life forces: Vata (ether and air), Pitta (fire and water), and Kapha (water and earth).
Yogic diets are composed of sattvic foods. The term sattva means light, purity, or goodness in Sanskrit. A sattvic diet then is based around natural, energy-giving ingredients, to bring the doshas into balance and restore harmony to the mind and body.
Health benefits of the yogi diet
A naturopathic diet can support your yoga practice by energising the physical body while providing the right nutrients to build muscle mass and aid recovery. Many people practice yoga for weight loss, and following a healthy yogic diet will further assist with shedding body fat. Eating sattvic foods can also aid the digestion process and help reduce bloating.
By boosting the body’s immune response, naturopathic diets can protect against infections and diseases, as well as reducing inflammation. Like physical yoga, the health benefits of sattvic foods impact the mind, not just the body. Diets made up of natural whole foods can protect against depression, to help you to feel your best, inside and out.
Foods you should be eating
A sattvic diet emphasises the importance of fresh, seasonal produce. Whole grains, vegetables, and fruits make up much of the diet, along with non-meat based proteins like lentils, beans, and other legumes. I have prepared a seven-day yoga diet plan which you can download on the Asanaguru blog. This free seven-day meal plan is filled with delicious dishes that are easy to prepare, these meals help restore balance and energy.
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Essays Politic and Moral and Essays Moral and Theological
Associated University Presse, 1978 - 24 من الصفحات
These two sets of essays by the seventeenth-century clergyman Tuvil illustrate literary tastes and fashions of the time and offer examples of such popular genres as the sermon, the resolve, and the meditation.
ما يقوله الناس - كتابة مراجعة
لم نعثر على أي مراجعات في الأماكن المعتادة.
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
action adds Advancement Aeschylus affection Bacon better Caesar called cause Christ Christian Civile Classical command Compare continually Conversation copy course dangerous desire doth editions enemy English Epigrams Essays fear fortune give hand hath heart hence History honor Italy John kind King labor Latin learning Library likewise Lives Loeb London look manner Marginal reference Matt matter means mind Montaigne Moral Moral Essays mouth nature never observe offer omits PAGE passage Passions person phrase Plutarch Politic practice praise present prince proverb Publilius Syrus quotation quoted reads reason Resolutions respect rest Rich saith Satires Seneca Serpent spirit sufficient Tacitus thee things thou thought tion translation true Tuvill Tuvill's unto virtue weakness whatsoever whereof wisdom wise Wright
الصفحة 176 - I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and f heat.
الصفحة 81 - God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
الصفحة 26 - Sit mihi mensa tripes et Concha salis puri et toga quae defendere frigus Quamvis crassa queat." Decies centena dedisses Huic parco paucis contento, quinque diebus Nil erat in loculis. Noctes vigilabat ad ipsum Mane, diem totum stertebat ; nil fuit unquam Sic impar sibi. — Nunc aliquis dicat mihi: "Quid tu? Nullane habes vitia?" Immo alia et fortasse minora. 20 Maenius absentem Novium cum carperet,
الصفحة 148 - If all the pictures and patterns of a merciless prince were lost in the world, they might all again be painted to the life out of the story of this king. For how many servants did he advance in haste, (but for what virtue no man could suspect,) and with the change of his fancy ruined again ; no man knowing for what offence...
الصفحة 53 - in me iacis ? est auctor quis denique eorum 80 vixi cum quibus? absentem qui rodit amicum, qui non defendit alio culpante, solutos qui captat risus hominum famamque dicacis, fingere qui non visa potest, commissa tacere qui nequit, hie niger est, hunc tu, Romane, caveto.
الصفحة 148 - Eleventh, whom he followed in all that was royal or royal-like, but he was far more just, and begun not their processes whom he hated or feared by the execution, as Louis did. He could never endure any mediation in rewarding his servants, and therein exceeding wise; for whatsoever himself gave, he himself received back the thanks and the love, knowing it well that the affections of men (purchased by nothing so readily as by benefits) were trains that better became great kings, than great subjects....
الصفحة 169 - Nay, their hardest struggle for glory was with one another; each man strove to be first to strike down the foe, to scale a wall, to be seen of all while doing such a deed. This they considered riches, this fair fame and high nobility.
الصفحة 144 - ... the hand of God, and hath stayed the time of putting it on, howsoever he were provoked to hasten it: that he never took revenge of any man, that sought to put him beside it: that he refused the assistance of Her enemies, that wore it long, with as great glory as ever princess did: that his Majesty entered not by a breach, nor by blood; but by the ordinary gate, which his own right set open; and into which, by a general love and obedience, he was received. And howsoever his Majesty's preceding...
الصفحة 16 - Again, sith there can be no goodness desired which proceedeth not from God himself, as from the supreme cause of all things; and every effect doth after a sort contain, at leastwise resemble, the cause from which it proceedeth: all things in the world are said in some sort to seek the highest, and to covet more or less the participation of God himself. | <urn:uuid:58b2c37c-074d-4286-a18a-d8fb23e31e43> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://books.google.com.bh/books?id=1T4ZGkisuuwC&dq=editions:HARVARDAH6R5I&hl=ar&output=html_text&lr= | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.885281 | 1,175 | 2.078125 | 2 |
One of the conundrums created by the SEC’s new NMS II proposal is whether the market works better as a utility or a competitive market.
Some of the things the SEC proposes, like basing data revenues on costs and merging almost all market data into the SIP, speaks to the benefits that a stock market utility would create, although the usual benefit of a utility is avoiding duplicating fixed costs, which is not the case with creating competing consolidators.
Other aspects of their proposal, like creating multiple SIPs and competing consolidators, speak to a competition-at-all-costs approach to markets. Even though it’s well known that competition also adds to complexity and (fixed) costs.
NMS already tries to combine a competitive market (UTP) with nationalized data (SIP). But even with a data plan that rewards a market “good” (price discovery), we can still see the economic distortions it creates.
The costs of competition
Much of what happens in financial markets has a high fixed-cost component. Systems have to be built for peak capacity whether capacity is used or not. Critical (Reg-SCI) systems like the national quote also need to have fully functioning backups. That creates an interesting trade-off, where adding competition also adds fixed costs.
The SEC proposal suggested it costs around $10 million to run one SIP now. The UTP contract had been competitively tendered not too long ago, so that cost is already based in a (different) competitive process.
But let’s model out a hypothetical scenario under the new rules. Assume:
- Baseline cost of hardware and backup facilities and rent and power and compliance and people to run an SCI entity is $5 million.
- So making SIPs competitive could reduce costs another 50% based on the SECs suggested costs, meaning marginal cost savings of $5 million each are possible in this scenario.
- We model that each additional competitor is able to extract efficiencies of 20% on all providers. So adding one competitor would reduce the variable costs of both to $4 million each, adding another competitor reduces the costs of all to $3.2 million each, and so on.
- Even though all this competition will create a new SIP arms race, let’s pretend it doesn’t add costs (It would though, right?).
In this overly simplistic and far-fetched hypothetical example, after 12 competitors, the marginal costs of each competitor is reduced to less than $100,000 per year, adding theoretical efficiency gains of around $4.9 million per SIP provider (yellow line in Chart 1). But in the process of adding 12 competitors, we’ve duplicated fixed costs, adding $55 million to industry distribution costs (Chart 1).
Chart 1: Modelling how competing consolidators might add to industry costs even with competitive efficiencies
Source: Nasdaq Economic Research
So far, this just talks about covering the costs of the infrastructure (the new consolidators).
The larger economic “good” comes from having trusted public markets, getting companies to list, and participants to advertise quotes. Currently that’s also where most of the SIP revenues are spent.
What is the right “cost” for that?
So what’s the right cost for competitive prices data?
Interestingly, at FIMSAC this week, the SEC was busy discussing that for bonds.
We talked last week about how dealer markets work. Bonds are a classic dealer market.
The discussions at FIMSAC were focused on pre-trade transparency (public quotes), which don’t actually exist (TRACE only reports trades). Because of that, retail investors have no idea whether they are getting good fills or not. Not surprisingly, a detailed study found this costs retail investors (trading just corporate bonds) between $500 million and $1.2 billion each year.
FIMSAC also discussed how sophisticated investors (the buy-side) had built tools to save quotes sent to them by dealers. Given they connect to multiple dealers, their price data was more complete than the dealers themselves. During the COVID-19 selloff, this information asymmetry contributed to dealers widening spreads significantly. That proves it’s hard to quote competitively when you don’t know what the competitive price is, which speaks to the hidden value of a public and more equal market.
Ironically, SIFMA mostly supports the NMS II proposals to add depth and competing consolidators to equities, but they worry about the cost/benefit of developing a similar product for bonds.
Cost basis increases fragmentation
One of the complaints about the current SIP revenue formula is that, by paying any new exchange as soon as they print trades and quotes and the NBBO, they guarantee revenues which in turn supports more fragmentation.
However, the reason the SIP has revenue to distribute is because it currently gets all market data from exchanges and the TRF for free. Said another way, the two SIPs receive exchange data without a cost and revert the money the SIP collects back to the exchanges based on the amount of trading and price discovery (Chart 2). Contribution to price discovery is undeniably a “market good.”
Brokers know that unbundling can cause distortions where small cap stocks become under-covered, to the detriment of the market as a whole. SIP revenues are also mathematically “skewed” to thinly traded stocks, to add to incentives to provide quotes in those names.
Bond markets have realized price data is worth paying for, especially in thinly traded markets. Potentially it saves far more than the amount it will cost investors.
Despite that, there are still free-rider and other economic distortions caused by how the NMS market works. For example:
- Rebates paid (by exchanges) to the actual providers of quotes improve market quality, and therefore earn SIP revenues, but represent an engineered economic solution to pass the SIPs incentive back to risk takers.
- Equal access rules unbundle some market “rents” too. NMS allows competitors to trade using tickers and prices that other venues work hard to bring to the public market.
- A lot of trading is pegged to the lit NBBO without actually paying the liquidity provider who provides that quote. It’s estimated that price improvement on retail trading at sub-penny prices adds to around $1.6 billion a year, while midpoint orders save over $4 billion a year compared to crossing the full spread. That also puts into scale how much we should spend on keeping quotes tight and accurate.
In fact, most off exchange trades also earn SIP revenues for broker dealers (not exchanges). TRFs pass revenues from trading back to brokers based on their off-exchange market share.
Chart 2: SIP revenues are currently allocated based on contribution to market quality, although quote (pre-trade) data makes up only 50%
In contrast, the current proposal considers paying providers based on their costs.
Basic economics says that covering costs would support inefficient businesses. Covering costs also distorts the incentive to close an unsuccessful business down. With over a dozen exchanges and more on the way, covering everyone’s costs seems destined to support fragmentation.
Fragmentation increases costs
It seems counterintuitive, but competition for competition’s sake could cost the industry more.
How much? We need to think what exactly it “costs” to run an exchange. We could start with IEX, who only operate one exchange. Their reported data shows that operating expenses in 2018 were more than $50 million.
- If that were all fixed costs, then the cost of running 16 exchanges later this year adds to around $800 million ($50 million x 16). Add two more exchanges, and costs go up $100 million more.
- If instead all costs are variable, we could say it costs around $20 million-per-percent-market-share. That gives a “fair” industry cost basis of around $2 billion.
In reality, we know that costs are a mix of fixed and variable. So perhaps the right industry cost is somewhere in between. Ironically, a study we did a while ago looking at the competitive exchange market, pins the industrywide revenues, before dark pool revenues, (you guessed it) somewhere in between.
The data also shows that market forces lead most exchanges to competitively price data and colocation and trading, with the revenues they get from each of the byproducts of having tickers to trade split somewhat evenly.
Chart 3: Estimated all in costs of different venues
In the above chart we’ve also added dark pool costs-to-trade based on new form ATS-N disclosures. ATS costs range from “free” to around 500 mils. That’s mostly much higher than the cost of trading on exchanges, even though they argue it’s more efficient to avoid paying exchanges trade fees.
Importantly (to this debate), the ATS filings look to have “no link to costs.” That just highlights how hard it is for accountants to cost out byproducts on a platform accurately. This is especially true when fixed commission revenues pay for a combination of fixed and variable costs of running dark pools, such as buying tech for algorithms and employing human traders and compliance personnel.
Competition at all costs won’t make the market efficient
There are definitely economic distortions in the current system, many that encourage fragmentation of liquidity and trading. In a competitive market, basing payments on cost supports fragmentation and will likely end up costing the industry more.
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It can be challenging to get your child to listen to you when you’re speaking to them, particularly if they’re acting out or having a minor meltdown.
As children learn to function in this world, things might not occur to them at the appropriate time. As a result, they might not pay attention when you speak to them or struggle to control their temper when they have a tantrum.
Naturally, this is frustrating for you, especially if you're trying to discipline your child. However, how you express your annoyance may have an impact on your child's development in the long run.
When you yell at your child they may quickly stop that specific behaviour, but you also run the risk of triggering underlying hurt and sadness. These feelings may disappear quickly or linger for a very long time.
You might not be aware of the hurt you've caused because kids can’t always verbally express their feelings. The effects of being yelled at can have a lifetime impact on some children.
Children usually imitate their parents' behaviours. If you constantly shout at them, they will almost certainly respond. To them, this is a normalised method of communication. As they are taught, they will probably express themselves in the same way.
Short-term effects can include:
Your child's response to your frustration may vary, depending on their personality. The signs of your child withdrawing from you may not be as obvious as an increase in aggression or talking back. This puts you and your child at odds with one another and creates an impression that you’re not on their side. As a result, they may turn to other family members, friends or teachers they trust rather than depending on you.
Children often treat others in the same manner that they are treated. The habits and tendencies they develop through childhood relationships may follow them into adulthood unless you take steps to recognise and address the problem.
Remove yourself from the situation before you gravitate to shouting. Leave the room for a few seconds, give yourself time to cool off, reevaluate the situation, and consider an alternative.
Being self-aware can help you make better parenting decisions even in tense moments. Yelling is typically a reaction to a particular behaviour or your level of stress. Make a clear distinction between the two and try not to vent your frustrations at your child.
When your child misbehaves, rather discuss their emotions with them and encourage them to express their feelings. In doing so, you're teaching your child to behave respectfully and to understand their own emotions.
When discussing acceptable and unacceptable behaviours with your child, keep eye contact; this helps strengthen the communication between you. Avoid using harsh language that might intimidate your child.
Punishment or consequences don’t have to be extreme. Consider your child’s age and developmental milestones. It’s easy for us to forget that children are still mentally growing.
When your child misbehaves, instead of yelling at them, use consequences to teach them a lesson. As you face new daily challenges, remember that your child is also navigating this world. The good news is that it’s never too late to change your parenting style or learn new techniques. There’s help available if you find yourself shouting constantly and losing your temper more frequently. Get help from a therapist or family counsellor.
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The 210-060 (CICD) Implementing Cisco Collaboration Devices exam is a 75-minute, 55-65 question assessment that is associated with the CCNA Collaboration certification. This 210-060 exam tests your knowledge of Cisco Unified Communications (UC) solutions. A candidate is tested on knowledge of administrator and end-user interfaces, telephony and mobility features, and Cisco UC solutions maintenance.
Exam Code: 210-060
Exam Name: Implementing Cisco Collaboration Devices (CICD)
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2016 NEW 210-060 Study Guides:
1. Describe the Characteristics of a Cisco Unified Communications Solution
2. Provision End Users and Associated Devices
3. Configure Voice Messaging and Presence
4. Maintain Cisco Unified Communications System
5. Provide End User Support
An engineer is adding four cordless analog phones to Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Which solution best meets this requirement?
A. Cisco VG202 Analog Voice Gateway
B. Cisco VG204 Analog Voice Gateway
C. Cisco VG224 Analog Voice Gateway
D. Cisco VG350 Analog Voice Gateway
An engineer needs to block any outbound calls to specific numbers. Which dial plan element is used to restrict called numbers?
B. route group
C. route list
D. calling search space
User A needs to have a line shared on the user B phone. Both phones register with Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Which method can be used from Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration web pages to configure a shared line on the user B phone?
A. Navigate to the user B phone > Add the user A DN.
B. Navigate to the user B phone > Shared Line > Add the user A DN.
C. Navigate to DN configuration > Shared Line > Add the user A DN.
D. Navigate to end user configuration > Shared Line > Add the user A DN.
An engineer is configuring a group of DNs and wants the external phone number mask to match the last four digits of the DN. Which option should be used?
A user registered to Cisco Unified Communications Manager wants their cell phone to ring simultaneously with the IP phone. Which three configuration points must be configured to achieve this configuration? (Choose three.)
A. Enable Mobile Voice Access.
B. Create Remote Destination Profile.
C. Create Remote Destination.
D. Enable Single Number Reach.
E. Create Application Dial Rule.
F. Enable Call Forwarding.
Which two profile types are needed to enable a user for IM and Presence? (Choose two.)
A. Cisco Unified Communications Service
B. voicemail profile
C. Jabber profile
D. device profile
E. network access profile
F. service profile
An engineer receives a service ticket because a user cannot log into Cisco Unified CM User Options. Where can the engineer verify that the user account is active?
A. LDAP System Configuration
B. LDAP Directory
C. End User Configuration
D. LDAP Authentication
E. Route Plan Report
What is one advantage of importing Cisco Unity Connection users from Cisco Unified Communications Manager?
A. The extension can be manually changed.
B. The extension stays synchronized with the user extension.
C. Voicemail features can be administered.
D. Voicemail does not require an additional license.
A systems administrator wants to integrate a new Cisco Unity Connection cluster with an existing directory in the enterprise. What is one valid user import source?
A. Cisco Unified Communications Manager AXL server
B. Cisco Unified Communications Manager CTI server
C. Cisco Unified Communications Manager TFTP server
D. Cisco Unified Communications Manager MOH server
An engineer is adding user accounts to Cisco Unity Connection and needs to limit the maximum length of messages. Which aspect defines this limit when adding new accounts?
A. user templates
B. user partitions and search spaces
C. user CoS
D. user mailbox store
E. user roles
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Today is the tenth anniversary of the LoveBug worm, which was arguably the
first malware infection that used social engineering techniques to propagate
itself. Though simple in its approach, LoveBug was quite virulent in its attack
methodology and, as reports of the time noted, hit several million users of the
internet in its first 24 hours.
According to anti-virus reports of the time, the `virus rate' – which was
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The Zone-tailed Hawk is found from the southwestern United States to Central and South America (Johnson et al. 2000).
Riparian forest and woodland, desert uplands, and mixed conifer forests (Johnson et al. 2000).
The Zone-tailed Hawk is a dark hawk (black with brown cast) lacking the light morphology commonly found in many Buteo species. The tail has 2 to 3 light bands that are white when viewed from below. The under-wing is two-toned with black wing tips. The legs and beak of the Zone-tailed Hawk are yellow. The female is slightly larger than the males of this species. The immature hawk is a little darker with white spots around head and on under parts. The immature hawk has many narrow blackish bands on tail. (Johnson et al. 2000)
Believed to be monogamous.
The Zone-tailed Hawk engages in spectacular courtship displays. During these displays aerial loops, dives, and rolls are performed. Heights of up to 500 m are achieved during these ritualized interactions between male and females. Female Zone-tailed Hawks lay one or two eggs per clutch. While in the southwestern United States these hawks breed only once, not much is known about their breeding habits in South America except that year-round residents breed only once.(Johnson et al. 2000)
Young are semi-altricial at hatching, with grey down. Female parent incubates, while male parent collects food for the female and young. (Baicich and Harrison 1997; Johnson et al. 2000)
Growth is gradual to slow during first 7 days; between days 7-21, growth is rapid. Cases of siblicide have been documented. (Johnson et al. 2000)
Displays over potential breeding habitat consisted of circling, screams, talon grappling, and tumbling toward the earth between two Zone-tailed Hawk (Hubbard 1974), called “whirling” by Brown and Amadon (1968). As mentioned in the Reproduction section, acrobatic courtship “dances” are performed between the two sexes. Male and female hawks are very aggressive when guarding the nest. They are aggressively territorial during nesting season, when nestlings are present. (Johnson et al. 2000)
The diet of the Zone-tailed Hawk includes many small vertebrates (birds, especially passerines; mammals, especially ground squirrels and chipmunks; amphibians and reptiles, particularly the common collared lizard and crevice spiny lizard; rarely fish) (Sherrod 1978). Prey that is exposed and becomes conditioned to the harmless presence of Turkey Vultures is likely prey of the Zone-tailed Hawk (Willis 1963, Zimmerman 1976, Synder and Synder 1991). The hawk is believed to mimic the Turkey Vulture in flight to take advantage of prey that is desensitized to the presence of vultures. Alternatively, dihedral wing shape may simply help stabilize low flight over rough terrain (Mueller 1972, 1976).
The Zone-tailed Hawk circles 40-105m above ground with wings in dihedral position before stooping on prey (McLaran and MacInnis 1977). Also circles at altitude of 15-60m; after sighting prey, continues to circle, dropping behind cover, turning swiftly and, when possible, approaching behind cover to within 0.5-2m of prey before striking (Snyder in Palmer 1988).
Believed by some to be a pest, viewed as a "chicken hawk". (Johnson et al 2000)
Not federally or state Threatened or Endangered except Threatened in Texas (Johnson et al 2000).
Jackson Lynch (author), University of Arizona, Todd McWhorter (editor), University of Arizona.
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
uses sound to communicate
young are born in a relatively underdeveloped state; they are unable to feed or care for themselves or locomote independently for a period of time after birth/hatching. In birds, naked and helpless after hatching.
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
an animal that mainly eats meat
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
in deserts low (less than 30 cm per year) and unpredictable rainfall results in landscapes dominated by plants and animals adapted to aridity. Vegetation is typically sparse, though spectacular blooms may occur following rain. Deserts can be cold or warm and daily temperates typically fluctuate. In dune areas vegetation is also sparse and conditions are dry. This is because sand does not hold water well so little is available to plants. In dunes near seas and oceans this is compounded by the influence of salt in the air and soil. Salt limits the ability of plants to take up water through their roots.
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
parental care is carried out by females
union of egg and spermatozoan
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
fertilization takes place within the female's body
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
parental care is carried out by males
makes seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds
Having one mate at a time.
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
Referring to something living or located adjacent to a waterbody (usually, but not always, a river or stream).
breeding is confined to a particular season
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
uses touch to communicate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
defends an area within the home range, occupied by a single animals or group of animals of the same species and held through overt defense, display, or advertisement
the region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.
uses sight to communicate
Baicich, P., C. Harrison. 1997. A guide to the nests, eggs, and nestlings of North American birds. 2nd ed. New York: Academic Press.
Hubbard, J. 1974. Flight displays in two American species of Buteo. Condor, 76: 214-215.
Johnson, R., R. Glinski, S. Matteson. 2000. Zone-tailed Hawk. Pp. 1-19 in A Poole, F Gill, eds. The Birds of North America, No. 529. Washington, D.C.: Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA , and American Ornithologists Union.
McLaren, I., A. MacInnis. 1977. A Zone-tailed Hawk in Nova Scotia. Can. Field-Nat., 91: 310-311.
Mueller, H. 1976. Reaction of quail to flying vultures. Condor, 78: 120-121.
Mueller, H. 1972. Zone-tailed Hawk and Turkey Vulture: mimicry or aerodynamics?. Condor, 74: 221-222.
Palmer, R. 1988. Handbook of North American birds. Vol 5. New Haven, CT: Yale Univ. Press.
Sherrod, S. 1978. Diets of North American Falconiformes. Raptor Res., 9: 49-121.
Snyder, N., H. Snyder. 1991. Birds of prey: natural history and conservation of North American raptors. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press.
Willis, E. 1963. Is the Zone-tailed Hawk a mimic of the Turkey Vulture?. Condor, 65: 313-317.
Zimmerman, D. 1976. Comments on feeding habits and vulture-mimicry in the Zone-tailed Hawk. Condor, 78: 420-421. | <urn:uuid:418dc90c-ca97-4a82-bbbe-7e9756bda145> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Buteo_albonotatus.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572304.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816120802-20220816150802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.918227 | 1,888 | 3.96875 | 4 |
The Environmental Health and Safety Management module provides the capacity to track and report on the staff and user certifications to handle and use hazardous substances, including radioisotopes, harmful chemicals, pathogenic organisms, rDNA, as well as dangerous scientific equipment. A Certification tracks a user’s completion of mandatory or optional training in a manner easy to configure and track at the administrator level.
Any type of training can be tracked in this highly configurable feature, including hands-on training or classroom lecture. Once the period of Certification is entered, the Environmental Health and Safety Management (ESM) module will automatically track and alert the administration when certifications are close to expiring, in 30, 60, and 90 day intervals from expiration. The Certifications feature is common to most InfoEd modules and can be shared across and between modules. | <urn:uuid:4f7878a2-d49c-4d5a-99a0-936f983ef066> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.researchadministrationdigest.com/environmental-health-and-safety-staff-and-user-certifications/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.903652 | 169 | 2.203125 | 2 |
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“Liquid water is a highly versatile material. Although it is formed from the tiniest of molecules, it can shape and control biomolecules. The hydrogen-bonding properties of water are crucial to this versatility, as they allow water to execute an intricate three-dimensional ‘ballet’, exchanging partners while retaining complex order and enduring effects. Water can generate small active clusters and macroscopic assemblies, which can both transmit information on different scales.” – Professor Martin Chaplin
Water has long been known to be the essential matrix of life. In recent times, a huge number of findings have been collected regarding the role of water in living dynamics. Water can change its molecular structure and recently, a surge of interest has arisen concerning the property of water in becoming “structured” which allows the emergence of complex biodynamics possible. Structured water is also known as coherent or exclusion zone (EZ) water. When most people think of water, they think of liquid water coming from their tap. Coherent or EZ water is vastly different from municipal water. It is water that is structured to be supremely cooperative in a living biologic system. It allows water to have local interactions with other molecules of water or something else so that the local interactions can have global effects, and this coherence means it is also bidirectional. That means the global effects can affect local interactions. Coherent water is best thought of as the whole of its actions being much greater than the sum of its molecular parts. This is how life uses water.
Thus, when electrons are added to surfaces, they become more hydrophilic, and they form an exclusion zone (EZ) in water. They are called exclusion zone because they exclude everything larger than the size of light hydrogen. This EZ has a large net negative charge and becomes a battery in water for electromagnetic radiations from the sun. Close to 65 years ago, the father of biochemistry, Hungarian-born U.S. scientist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi had already highlighted the importance of water for life. He proposed that EZ water existing close to surfaces, such as found in cell membranes, can induce a very long-lasting electronic excitation via a resonant transfer of the different molecular species present in these ‘liquid crystals’, thereby activating them and enabling their mutual attraction for reactions to take place. The properties of EZ water have been widely investigated by numerous researchers: Martin Chaplin, Masaru Emoto, Konstantin Korotkov, Gerald Pollack, Vladimir Voeikov, among numerous others.
The properties of liquid water are quite different from most other liquids, with many anomalies and unusual traits being identified. These properties are due partially to water being a small and highly polar molecule, but mainly due to water’s capacity to form ordered tetrahedrally-placed cooperative intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Its solid form is less dense than its liquid form, which is why ice floats. Its peculiar density profile prevents oceans and lakes from freezing solid to the bottom, allowing fish to survive the winter. It can absorb a large amount of heat, which is carried long distances by ocean currents and has a profound impact on climate. Water expands when cooled. Water is an excellent solvent due to its polarity, high dielectric constant, and small size, particularly for polar and ionic compounds and salts. Its solvation properties are so impressive that it is difficult to obtain truly pure water.
Structured or EZ Water
In liquid water, clusters of water molecules are continually forming and dissociating. A typical hydrogen bond between two water molecules lasts just a picosecond or so, followed by a period much shorter than this when the two water molecules are not hydrogen-bonded to each other. Hydrogen bonding in most water is random. There is no long-term pattern to the way the water molecules become interconnected. However, many natural forces can influence the degree and stability of hydrogen bonding. Hydrogen bonding shows strong cooperativity as a water molecule that accepts a hydrogen bond is more able to donate one to another water molecule. Liquid water contains by far the densest hydrogen bonding of any solvent with almost as many hydrogen bonds as there are covalent bonds. These hydrogen bonds can rapidly rearrange in response to changing conditions and environments (e.g., the presence of solutes). The strength and directionality of the bonding increase cooperatively with the extent of the formed cluster. Thus, water is well-structured and contains clusters of water molecules held by strong hydrogen bonds. The hydrogen bonding in water, together with its tendency to form open tetrahedral networks at low temperatures, gives rise to its characteristic properties, which differ from those of other liquids.
In nature, there is a vortex process that occurs naturally as water runs downhill over stones and boulders, drops into ravines and down waterfalls, or collides with other currents, streams, and rivers. This vortex naturally gives structure to the hydrogen bonds of water. The vibrational movement of water as it bumps over boulders and waterfalls encourages the water molecule groups to break apart into small, highly active clusters, creating health-giving water. Within this vortex process, some water molecules dissociate into hydrogen and oxygen. This newly created oxygen mixes uniformly with any oxygen already dissolved in the water. As oxygen itself is a hydrophilic element, hexagonal sheets of structured water grow outward from the oxygen, layer by layer. Since vortexing (a kind of mechanical perturbation or agitation) is an immensely powerful way of increasing structure, there are devices on the market which vortex water. Vortexed water is "soft," has low surface tension, and exhibits small clusters of hydrogen-oxygen molecules.
It has also been demonstrated that water is capable of “remembering” what it comes into contact with and holds that information in an ‘electromagnetic imprint’. The structured crystalline quality of water allows it to store information, much like a computer chip. Dr. Masaru Emoto has extensively studied, photographed, and written numerous papers and books on the memory properties of water. Masaru Emoto’s experiments suggest that water does not just have memory, but its structure could be affected by the emotions of people. According to Dr. Emoto, water molecules restructure their position when they interact with positive or negative emotions. The concept of the memory of water goes back to 1988 when the late Professor Jacques Benveniste published, in the international scientific journal Nature, claims that extremely high ‘ultramolecular’ dilutions of an antibody had effects in the human basophil degranulation test, a laboratory model of an immune response.
In other words, the water diluent ‘remembered’ the antibody long after it was gone. Here is the takeaway: Temperature, pressure, and EMF resonant energies from the environment can connect to hydrogen in water via resonance. The following are selected articles that discuss the unique, recently discovered properties of water that allow for better cellular hydration, information transport, detoxification, and biological regulation.
Arani, Raffaella, Ivan Bono, Emilio Del Giudice, and Giuliano Preparata. "QED coherence and the thermodynamics of water;" International Journal of Modern Physics
B 9, no. 15 (1995): 1813-1841.
It is shown that when the density becomes larger than a critical density an ensemble of water molecules evolves towards a coherent ground state, where molecules oscillate in phase with the electromagnetic field. At each temperature, liquid water is found to consist of a coherent phase of molecules in such a ground state and of a normal phase, whose population is determined by thermal excitations. The observed thermodynamical quantities as well as their well-known anomalous behaviors are satisfactorily described by our theory.
Batmanghelidj, Fereydoon, and Michael J. Page. Your body's many cries for water. Tantor Audio, 2012.
Ben-Naim, Arieh. "Water and aqueous solutions." In Statistical Thermodynamics for Chemists and Biochemists, pp. 459-559. Springer, Boston, MA, 1992.
Brizhik, Larissa S., Emilio Del Giudice, Alberto Tedeschi, and Vladimir L. Voeikov. "The role of water in the information exchange between the components of an ecosystem." Ecological Modelling 222, no. 16 (2011): 2869-2877.
Chaplin, Martin. "Do we underestimate the importance of water in cell biology?." Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 7, no. 11 (2006): 861-866.
Chaplin, Martin F. "Water: its importance to life." Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 29, no. 2 (2001): 54-59.
Chaplin, M. F. "A proposal for the structuring of water." Biophys. Chem. 83, 211–221 (2000).
In spite of much work, many of the properties of water remain puzzling. A fluctuating network of water molecules, with localised icosahedral symmetry, is proposed to exist derived from clusters containing, if complete, 280 fully hydrogen-bonded molecules. These are formed by the regular arrangement of identical units of 14 water molecules that can tessellate locally, by changing centres, in three-dimensions and interconvert between lower and higher density forms. The structure allows explanation of many of the anomalous properties of water including its temperature]density and pressure]viscosity behaviour, the radial distribution pattern, the presence of both pentamers and hexamers, the change in properties and ‘two-state’ model on supercooling and the solvation properties of ions, hydrophobic molecules, carbohydrates and macromolecules. The model described here offers a structure on to which large molecules can be mapped in order to offer insights into their interactions.
Davenas, Elisabeth, Francis Beauvais, Judith Amara, Menahem Oberbaum, Boaz Robinzon, A. Miadonnai, Alberto Tedeschi et al. "Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE." Nature 333, no. 6176 (1988): 816-818.
Emoto, Masaru. "The hidden messages in water". Simon and Schuster, 2011.
Emoto, Masaru. "The secret life of water." Simon and Schuster, 2011.
Emoto, Masaru. "The miracle of water." Simon and Schuster, 2010.
Emoto, Masaru. "The true power of water:" Healing and discovering ourselves. Simon and Schuster, 2005.
Emoto, Masaru, and Urs Thoenen. "Die Botschaft des Wassers". Koha-Verlag, 2002.
Emoto, Masaru. "Wasserkristalle." Tokio 159 (2001): 29-35.
Emoto, Masaru. Water crystal healing: "Music and images to restore your well-being." Simon and Schuster, 2012.
Higgins, Michael J., Martin Polcik, Takeshi Fukuma, John E. Sader, Yoshikazu Nakayama, and Suzanne P. Jarvis. "Structured water layers adjacent to biological membranes." Biophysical journal 91, no. 7 (2006): 2532-2542.
Water amid the restricted space of crowded biological macromolecules and at membrane interfaces is essential for cell function, though the structure and function of this “biological water” itself remains poorly defined. The force required to remove strongly bound water is referred to as the hydration force and due to its widespread importance, it has been studied in numerous systems. Here, by using a highly sensitive dynamic atomic force microscope technique in conjunction with a carbon nanotube probe, we reveal a hydration force with an oscillatory profile that reflects the removal of up to five structured water layers from between the probe and biological membrane surface. Further, we find that the hydration force can be modified by changing the membrane fluidity. For 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine gel (Lβ) phase bilayers, each oscillation in the force profile indicates the force required to displace a single layer of water molecules from between the probe and bilayer. In contrast, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine fluid (Lα) phase bilayers at 60°C and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine fluid (Lα) phase bilayers at 24°C seriously disrupt the molecular ordering of the water and result predominantly in a monotonic force profile.
Evans, Myron W., G. Wilse Robinson, Surjit Singh, and Sheng-bai Zhu. "Water in biology, chemistry, and physics: experimental overviews and computational methodologies." Vol. 9. World Scientific, 1996.
Fukuma, Takeshi, Michael J. Higgins, and Suzanne P. Jarvis. "Direct imaging of individual intrinsic hydration layers on lipid bilayers at Ångstrom resolution." Biophysical journal 92, no. 10 (2007): 3603-3609.
The interactions between water and biological molecules have the potential to influence the structure, dynamics, and function of biological systems, hence the importance of revealing the nature of these interactions in relation to the local biochemical environment. We have investigated the structuring of water at the interface of supported dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
bilayers in the gel phase in phosphate buffer solution using frequency modulation atomic force microscopy (FM-AFM). We present experimental results supporting the existence of intrinsic (i.e., surface-induced) hydration layers adjacent to the bilayer. The force versus distance curves measured between the bilayer and the AFM tip show oscillatory force profiles with a peak spacing of 0.28 nm, indicative of the existence of up to two hydration layers next to the membrane surface. These oscillatory force profiles reveal the molecular-scale origin of the hydration force that has been observed between two opposing lipid bilayers. Furthermore, FM-AFM imaging at the water/lipid interface visualizes individual hydration layers in three dimensions, with molecular-scale corrugations corresponding to the lipid headgroups. The results demonstrate that the intrinsic hydration layers are stable enough to present multiple energy barriers to approaching nanoscale objects, such as proteins and solvated ions, and are expected to affect membrane permeability and transport.
Water plays a fundamental role in living organisms. Liquid water includes coherence domains (CD) where all molecules oscillate in unison in tune with a self-trapped electromagnetic field at a well-defined frequency. The coherent oscillations produce an ensemble of quasi-free electrons, able to collect noise energy from the environment and transform it into high-grade coherent energy in the form of electron vortices. This high-grade energy may activate the biomolecules resonating with the water CD. In this way, water CDs become dissipative structures in the sense of Prigogine and Froehlich, such that they are able to oscillate and coherence among them can be established. Thus, autocatalysis in living matter is made possible.
Giudice, Emilio Del, Paola Rosa Spinetti, and Alberto Tedeschi. "Water dynamics at the root of metamorphosis in living organisms." Water 2, no. 3 (2010): 566-586.
Liquid water has been recognized long ago to be the matrix of many processes, including life and rock dynamics. Interactions among biomolecules occur very differently in a non-aqueous system and are unable to produce life. This ability to make living processes possible implies a very peculiar structure of liquid water. According to modern Quantum Field Theory (QFT), a complementary principle (in the sense of Niels Bohr) holds between the number N of field quanta (including the matter field whose quanta are just the atoms/molecules) and the phase. This means that when we focus on the atomic structure of matter it loses its coherence properties and, vice versa, when we examine the phase dynamics of the system its atomic structure becomes undefined. Superfluid liquid Helium is the first example of this peculiar quantum dynamics. In the present paper we show how consideration of the phase dynamics of liquid water makes the understanding of its peculiar role in the onset of self-organization in living organisms and in ecosystems possible.
Keutsch, Frank N., and Richard J. Saykally. "Water clusters: Untangling the mysteries of the liquid, one molecule at a time." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98, no. 19 (2001): 10533-10540.
Extensive terahertz laser vibration-rotation-tunneling spectra and mid-IR laser spectra have been compiled for several isotopomers of small (dimer through hexamer) water clusters. These data, in conjunction with new theoretical advances, quantify the structures, force fields, dipole moments, and hydrogen bond rearrangement dynamics in these clusters. This new information permits us to systematically untangle the intricacies associated with cooperative hydrogen bonding and promises to lead to a more complete molecular description of the liquid and solid phases of water, including an accurate universal force field.
Korotkov, Konstantin. "Study of structured water and its biological effects." (2019).
Background: The study of water structuring under the influence of different devices and biological effects of such waters requires the development of different methods.
Methods: The Dynamic Electrophotonic Imaging (EPI) Analysis based on Gas Discharge Visualization (GDV) method was used to study the structured water, as well as its influence to biological substances: food samples and sprouts.
Results: Statistically significant difference between control and experimental samples were demonstrated on three brands of waters, but no effect on the fourth water brand. For samples of food products: apple, banana, carrot, celery, potato, cheese and sausage statistically significant difference between control and experimental samples was found. Observation of the germination rate of rye and oat seeds showed that the appearance of the first root (seed pecking) occurred 1 day earlier in the experiment than in the control. In the experiment, an average of 81.5% to 57% of seeds grew, while in the control 47.8%. In the experiment there were 63.2% to 54.0% of the right seedlings, while in the control 47.8%. The development of potato roots in the experimental variants was about 2 times higher than the roots in the control variants.
Conclusions: Structuring of water under the influence of Amezcua BioDisc3 by Qnet had a significant effect both on EPI/GDV parameters of water and different biological substances influenced by this disc. This opens up wide prospects for the practical implementation of the EPI/GDV method.
Korotkov, K. G., O. A. Churganov, and E. A. Gavrilova. "Influence of drinking structured water to human psychophysiology." J Appl Biotechnol Bioeng 6, no. 4 (2019): 171-177.
Aim: The aim of the study was to study the impact of the consumption of structured water on the human body in normal environmental conditions for one month.
Materials and methods: The following techniques have been used in the study: study of body composition by bioelectric impedance; clinical and biochemical blood analysis; psychological testing; heart rate variability (HRV) method; Bio-Well GDV method. This study was an open, randomized, comparative study in which the main performance indicators were evaluated in 15 subjects - an experimental group using structured water - 1 liter per day for a month, compared to 15 subjects in the control group (using unstructured water of the same brand for a month). Comparative tests were carried out initially and after 1 month.
Results: Both groups demonstrated an increase in the average concentration of hemoglobin in erythrocytes, which indicated an improvement in water-salt metabolism, which was due to the regular water consumption regardless of its structure. The experimental group revealed a significant reduction in total body weight due to reduction of fat mass; a significant decrease in creatinine levels, as well as an increase in glomerular filtration of the kidneys, which reflects the improvement of renal excretory function and a decrease in the level of endogenous intoxication of the body; the growth of HRV and Bio-Well GDV parameters reflecting parasympathetic activity and variability of heart rhythm and the decrease of parameters which reflect the degree of sympathetic regulation and centralization of heart rhythm. No such changes were observed in the control group, but there was a reliable negative dynamics of parameters for most of participants.
Conclusions: From the analysis of experimental data was concluded that structured water consumed 1 liter per day for a month contributes to the reduction of body fat mass, improvement of water-salt metabolism, improvement of kidney excretory function, reduction of endogenous intoxication of the body, increase of adaptive and stress-response and reserve capacity of the body even in adverse seasonal, climatic and epidemiological period. In contrast, in the control group there was a reliable negative dynamic of parameters for most of participants. The experiment was conducted during the unfavorable seasonal, climatic and epidemiological period - the period of seasonal immunodeficiency, depression and reduced efficiency. At the same time, this investigation should be considered as a pilot study, as the sample size (n=30) is too small to draw any decisive conclusions. Since the study includes different age groups, sexes, and profession with that small sample size, it becomes even more complicated to draw any conclusions. We hope, that presented results stimulate development of new studies, dedicated to the influence of water to human health and wellbeing.
Ling, Gilbert N. Life at the cell and below-cell level: "The hidden history of a fundamental revolution in biology." New York, NY, USA: Pacific Press, 2001.
A surge of progress in both laser spectroscopy experiments, and theoretical dynamics methods has facilitated new, highly detailed studies of water clusters. The geometrical structures and hydrogen-bond tunneling pathways of the water trimer, tetramer, pentamer, and hexamer systems have recently been characterized with global analysis of potential surfaces, diffusion Monte Carlo calculations, and far-infrared laser vibration-rotation tunneling spectroscopy. Results from these and other studies are yielding important insights into the cooperativity effects in hydrogen bonding, aqueous solvation, and hydrogen-bond network rearrangement dynamics, which promise to enhance our understanding of solid and liquid water behavior.
Ludwig, Ralf. "Water: From clusters to the bulk." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 40, no. 10 (2001): 1808-1827.
Water is of fundamental importance for human life and plays an important role in many biological and chemical systems. Although water is the most abundant compound on earth, it is definitely not a simple liquid. It possesses strongly polar hydrogen bonds which are responsible for a striking set of anomalous physical and chemical properties. For more than a century the combined importance and peculiarity of water inspired scientists to construct conceptual models, which in themselves reproduce the observed behavior of the liquid. The exploration of structural and binding properties of small water complexes provides a key for understanding bulk water in its liquid and solid phase and for understanding solvation phenomena. Modern ab initio quantum chemistry methods and high‐resolution spectroscopy methods have been extremely successful in describing such structures. Cluster models for liquid water try to mimic the transition from these clusters to bulk water. The important question is: What cluster properties are required to describe liquid‐phase behavior?
Marchettini, Nadia, Emilio Del Giudice, Vladimir Voeikov, and Enzo Tiezzi. "Water: A medium where dissipative structures are produced by a coherent dynamics." Journal of Theoretical Biology 265, no. 4 (2010): 511-516.
Muller, N. (1988). "Is there a region of highly structured water around a nonpolar solute molecule?" Journal of Solution Chemistry. 17, 661672.
Ovchinnikova, Kate, and Gerald H. Pollack. "Can water store charge?." Langmuir 25, no. 1 (2009): 542-547.
Previous work from this and other laboratories has demonstrated large pH gradients in water. Established by passing current between immersed electrodes, pH gradients between electrodes were found to disappear slowly, persisting for tens of minutes after the current had been turned off. We find here that these pH gradients reflect a genuine separation of charge: at times well after disconnection of the power supply, current could be drawn through a resistor placed between the charging electrodes or between pairs of electrodes positioned on either side of the midline between original electrodes. In some experiments, it was possible to recover the majority of charge that had been imparted to the water. It appears, then, that water has the capacity to store and release substantial amounts of charge.
Pollack, Gerald H. "The fourth phase of water." Ebner & Sons Publishers, Seattle, Washington (2013).
Pollack, G. H. "Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life; a New Unifying Approach to Cell Function." (Ebner and Sons Publishers, Washington, 2001).
Pollack, Gerald H. "The cell as a biomaterial." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 13, no. 9 (2002): 811-821.
Pollack, G.H.. (2003). "Sub-cellular basis of biological motion." Biologicheskie Membrany. 20. 5-15.
The underlying basis of biological motion is poorly understood. Diverse mechanisms have arisen to account for the diverse types of cellular motions. One reason for the absence of a central principle may be an invalid assumption: the cell is consistently treated as an aqueous solution, whereas its character as a gel is broadly acknowledged. The disconnection between fact and theory emerges in part because the behavior of gels has not been well understood, particularly among biologists. Recently, great strides have been made in understanding gel behavior. It has become clear, for example, that a central mechanism in gel function is the phase-transition - a qualitative structural change prompted by a subtle change of environment, not unlike the transition from ice to water. Phase-transitions are capable of doing work. If the cell is a gel, then a logical approach to understanding cell function is to understand gel function - particularly whether some role may be played by the phase transition. Here, we pursue this approach. We first consider the dichotomy of the cell as a gel vs. an aqueous solution. We then set up a gel-based foundation for cell behavior, in which the gels physical chemical features are used to explore how the cell achieves its everyday tasks, particularly the generation of motion. The central issue is whether the phase-transition may be a common denominator of biological motion.
Pollack, Gerald H., Xavier Figueroa, and Qing Zhao. "Molecules, water, and radiant energy: new clues for the origin of life." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 10, no. 4 (2009): 1419-1429.
We here examine the putative first step in the origin of life: the coalescence of dispersed molecules into a more condensed, organized state. Fresh evidence implies that the driving energy for this coalescence may come in a manner more direct than previously thought. The sun’s radiant energy separates charge in water, and this free charge demonstrably induces condensation. This condensation mechanism puts water as a central protagonist in life rather than as an incidental participant, and thereby helps explain why life requires water.
Pollack, Gerald H. "Water energy and life: fresh views from the water’s edge." International journal of design & nature and ecodynamics: a transdisciplinary journal relating to nature, science, and the humanities 5, no. 1 (2010): 27.
Recent observations have shown an unexpected feature of water adjacent to hydrophilic surfaces: the presence of wide interfacial zone that excludes solutes. The exclusion zone is charged, while the water beyond is oppositely charged, yielding a battery-like feature. The battery is powered by absorbed radiant energy. Implications of this energetic feature are discussed. It appears that the presence of this ‘exclusion zone’ may play an important role in the behavior of aqueous systems.
Pyatnitsky, L. N., and V. A. Fonkin. "Human consciousness influence on water structure." J Scientif Explor 9 (1995): 89-106.
The ability of human consciousness to change the structure of water is indicated by experiments utilizing light scattering indicatrix recordings. Alterations of scattered light intensity, correlated with an operator's intention, can exceed by factors of 10 to 1000 the statistical variances observed before or after operator interaction. Such effects have been demonstrated by several operators, and appear to be operator-specific, although enhanceable by training.
Radin, Dean, Gail Hayssen, Masaru Emoto, and Takashige Kizu. "Double-blind test of the effects of distant intention on water crystal formation." Explore 2, no. 5 (2006): 408-411.
The hypothesis that water “treated” with intention can affect ice crystals formed from that water was pilot tested under double-blind conditions. A group of approximately 2,000 people in Tokyo focused positive intentions toward water samples located inside an electromagnetically shielded room in California. That group was unaware of similar water samples set aside in a different location as controls. Ice crystals formed from both sets of water samples were blindly identified and photographed by an analyst, and the resulting images were blindly assessed for aesthetic appeal by 100 independent judges. Results indicated that crystals from the treated water were given higher scores for aesthetic appeal than those from the control water (P = .001, one-tailed), lending support to the hypothesis.
Tedeschi, A. "Is the living dynamics able to change the properties of water?." International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics 5, no. 1 (2010): 60-67.
Water is the main component of living matter and is also the main responsible of its self-organizing capabilities. The interaction between water and biomolecules changes in turn the internal structure of water, so that living water has different physical properties than normal water. In the present paper experimental corroboration of this property is provided. Vegetal leaves are triturated and suspended in water; the irritation produced by the cutting induces an intense electromagnetic activity that transforms the structure of water, giving rise to the imprinting of the particular biological process that has occurred. Experimental evidence of the changes of thermodynamic properties of the imprinted water is presented. This property of water could play a role in ecosystem organization.
Thomas, Yolène. "The history of the Memory of Water." Homeopathy 96, no. 3 (2007): 151-157.
‘Homeopathic dilutions’ and ‘Memory of Water’ are two expressions capable of turning a peaceful and intelligent person into a violently irrational one,’ as Michel Schiff points out in the introduction of his book ‘The Memory of Water’. The idea of the memory of water arose in the laboratory of Jacques Benveniste in the late 1980s and 20 years later the debate is still ongoing even though an increasing number of scientists report they have confirmed the basic results. This paper first provides a brief historical overview of the context of the high dilution experiments then moves on to digital biology. One working hypothesis was that molecules can communicate with each other, exchanging information without being in physical contact and that at least some biological functions can be mimicked by certain energetic modes characteristics of a given molecule. These considerations informed exploratory research which led to the speculation that biological signaling might be transmissible by electromagnetic means. Around 1991, the transfer of specific molecular signals to sensitive biological systems was achieved using an amplifier and electromagnetic coils. In 1995, a more sophisticated procedure was established to record, digitize, and replay these signals using a multimedia computer. From a physical and chemical perspective, these experiments pose a riddle, since it is not clear what mechanism can sustain such ‘water memory’ of the exposure to molecular signals. From a biological perspective, the puzzle is what nature of imprinted effect (water structure) can impact biological function. Also, the far-reaching implications of these observations require numerous and repeated experimental tests to rule out overlooked artifacts. Perhaps more important is to have the experiments repeated by other groups and with other models to explore the generality of the effect. In conclusion, we will present some of this emerging independent experimental work.
Voeikov, Vladimir L. "Fundamental role of water in bioenergetics." In Biophotonics and Coherent Systems in Biology, pp. 89-104. Springer, Boston, MA, 2007.
Voeikov, Vladimir. "Reactive oxygen species, water, photons and life." In Biology Forum/Rivista di Biologia, vol. 103. 2010.
Unique properties of oxygen and of the reactions with reactive oxygen species (ROS) participation are considered, the multiple ways of ROS generation and utilization are discussed in view of evidence for the absolute necessity of ROS for the normal vital activity. Many difficulties in the realization of the real role of ROS in vital activity are caused by the attitude to them only as to chemical substances, while they should be considered in the first place as the major participants of continuous flows of highly non-linear processes in which electron excited species emerge. These processes play a significant role in energy and informational flows in all the living systems. We suggest that the mechanisms of biological action of ROS are determined by the structural patterns (frequency-amplitude patterns of electron excited states generation and their relaxation) of the processes with ROS participation taking place in the aqueous environs. Energy released in such reactions is used as an activation energy for specific biochemical processes, for the continuous "pumping" of the non-equilibrium state of inter- and intracellular structural components, while the structural patterns of ROS reactions determine biochemical and physiological rhythmic modes. Special role of water in all these phenomena is discussed. From a broader perspective the processes with ROS participation emerging in water preceded and were the necessary condition for origination and evolution of organic living forms on Earth.
Voeikov, Vladimir L. "Biological significance of active oxygen-dependent processes in aqueous systems." In Water and the Cell, pp. 285-298. Springer, Dordrecht, 2006.
Water actively participates in bioenergetics and bioregulation. It is essential for purposeful production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells and extracellular matrix. Due to specific structuring of water it itself may serve the source of free radicals and initiate reactions with their participation. On the other hand, water structuring provides for its direct oxidation with oxygen. Processes going on in aqueous systems in which ROS participate are the sources of high-grade energy of electronic excitation which is not easily and uselessly dissipated in aqueous milieu of living systems but rather can be accumulated, concentrated, and used as energy of activation for the performance of biochemical reactions. Such processes spontaneously acquire oscillatory character and may serve as pacemakers for biochemical reactions dependent on them. Thus, due to its unique structural-dynamic properties water may serve as a transformer of energy from low density to high density form, may accumulate the former and use it for organization and support of vital activity.
Voeikov, Vladimir L. "Mitogenetic radiation, biophotons and non-linear oxidative processes in aqueous media." In Integrative Biophysics, pp. 331-359. Springer, Dordrecht, 2003.
Mitogenetic radiation (MGR) discovered by A. G. Gurwitsch gave birth to the field of biophotonics that energetically develops now. However, most facts of unique properties of MGR and of processes in which they originate, of surprising discoveries made during several decades of intensive MGR research are practically forgotten. Present-day biophotonics may gain a lot for its further development from discoveries and insights made at that time. In particular, it was discovered that usual enzymatic reactions are followed with MGR, that MGR emission from aqueous solutions of simple amino acids is correlated with spontaneous polypeptide synthesis, that substances possessing specific enzymatic activities may self-reproduce in such solutions. All these processes crucially depend on oxygen (and in some cases on illumination with visible light). An extremely sensitive analytical method – MGR spectral analysis – helped to show that branched chain reactions with the participation of reactive oxygen species and other free radicals serve as energy source for the emergence of high energy mitogenetic photons. All these amazing phenomena are discussed, in particular here in relation to the growing understanding of the important role of reactive oxygen species and their reactions taking place in aqueous milieu for bioenergetics and bioinformatics.
Voeikov, Vladimir L. "Fundamental Role of Water in Bioenergetics" Voeikov VL, Martynyuk VS., eds, Springer, 2007, pp. 89-104."
Water plays the key role in generation, transformation, and utilization of energy for the realization of biological functions. Its direct involvement in hydrolytic processes in which primary “fuels” are produced, in ATP synthesis and energy gain due to ATP hydrolysis is well known, but not appreciated. Recently water became known to be one of the major sources of high-grade energy – energy of electronic excitation (EEE) generated in the reactions in which active oxygen participates. Due to quazi-polymeric properties of interfacial water it may transform low grade into high grade energy. Besides, singlet oxygen may directly oxidize water in structured environment providing for the generation of EEE which may “spark” other energy donating processes. EEE may also be used locally for the performance of different kinds of chemical and physical work; it may accumulate and pool in aqueous systems and migrate within them without dissipation on macroscopic distances. Slow combustion in water and combustion of water is capable to self-organization in space and time expressed in the development of oscillatory-wave regimes of these processes serving as timekeepers of other biochemical processes dependent on them as well as sensitive antennas for external oscillatory signals.
Voeikov, Vladimir L. "The possible role of active oxygen in the memory of water." Homeopathy 96, no. 3 (2007): 196-201.
Phenomena of long-term ‘memory of water’ imply that aqueous systems possessing it remain for a long period after the initial perturbation in an out of equilibrium state without a constant supply of energy from the environment. It is argued here that various initial perturbations initiate development of a set of chain reactions of active oxygen species in water. Energy, in particular high-grade energy of electronic excitation, released in such reactions can support non-equilibrium state of an aqueous system. In principle, such reactions can continue indefinitely due to specific local structuring of water with even minute ‘impurities’ that are always present in it and by continuous supply of oxygen amounts due to water splitting. Specific properties of several real aqueous systems, in particular, homeopathic potencies in which such processes could proceed, are discussed. The role of coherent domains in water in maintenance of active oxygen reactions and in emergence of oscillatory modes in their course is considered.
Widom, Allan, Yogi Srivastava, and Vincenzo Valenzi. "The biophysical basis of water memory." International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (Wiley and Sons), Published on line May 19 (2009).
J Benveniste had observed that highly dilute (and even in the absence of physical molecules) biological agents still triggered relevant biological systems. Some of these experiments were reproduced in three other laboratories. Further work showed that molecular activity in more than fifty biochemical systems and even in bacteria could be induced by electromagnetic signals transferred through water solutes. The sources of the electromagnetic signals were recordings of specific biological activity. These results suggest that electromagnetic transmission of biochemical information can be stored in the electric dipole moments of water in close analogy to the manner in which magnetic moments store information on a computer disk. The electromagnetic transmission would enable in vivo transmissions of the specific information between two functional bio-molecules. In the present work, the physical nature of such biological information storage and retrieval in ordered quantum electromagnetic domains of water will be discussed.
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Golf and tourism bosses announced last night that they are backing Donald Trump’s fight to block plans for a windfarm off the north-east coast.
The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre is a £150million joint venture by utility company Vattenfall, engineering firm Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group.
But the 11 turbines, which would be built between Balmedie and Blackdog in Aberdeenshire, would be visible from the Menie Estate, where Mr Trump has built his championship links.
The American has already told First Minister Alex Salmond the turbines plan is “disastrous and environmentally irresponsible”.
He told the Press and Journal that he “will not spend another penny” building the rest of the resort – a luxury £250million hotel, 950 holiday homes and 500 houses – if the project goes ahead.
Other clubs – including Royal Aberdeen – are also objecting and last night they wonthe support of the Scottish Golf Union, which represents nearly 600 clubs and 250,000 golfers north of the border.
Hamish Grey, the union’s chief executive officer, said: “We support the concerns of local clubs about the potential negative impact this development couldhaveon golf. The proposed location of the turbines, so close to the shoreline, will risk undermining golf tourism.
“Golf tourism brings significant income into the Aberdeen region and has real potential for growth which should be taken into consideration.”
Speaking on behalf of Aberdeen City and Shire Hotel Association, vicechairman Bill Burnett said the industry wanted to fight to keep Mr Trump in the north-east.
“Our membership fully agrees that the proposed offshore development of windfarms cannot and should not be allowed to jeopardise the Trump Organisation’s plans Balmedie,” he said.
A number of golf touroperators also signalled their support for the Trump Organisation yesterday– Bonnie Wee Golf, Scottish Golf Trails and Golfers Scotland.
The windfarm proposals, which are being considered by Marine Scotland, a Scottish Government agency, will be discussed by members of Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure committee today.
Sarah Malone, executive vice-president of Trump International Golf Links Scotland, welcomed the support last night.
She said: “This is not an offshore development as people were led to believe – the location is wrong on many levels and will have a at devastating impact on golf and tourism.”
David Rodger, spokesman for the EOWDC, dismissed the concerns of the hoteliers, saying the growth of the renewables industry would help sustain them in the future.
He added: “We believe that EOWDC is crucial to the future economy of the region and is of strategic importance to the development of the offshore wind sector for Scotland, the UK and, indeed, Europe.”
Meanwhile, it emerged last night that turbine operators are being paid £1million a month to turn their machines off.
Electricity network operator National Grid paid £14million to windfarm operators across the UK over the past 14 months.
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Benefits Of Health That May Change Your Point Of View.
Posted On July 12, 2022
What is health? According to the Globe Wellness Company, wellness is a state of complete physical, mental, as well as social well-being, without disease or imperfection. Lots of people have various meanings of health and wellness, so it is necessary to consider a few different variables when establishing what health implies to you. Here are some important aspects to take into consideration. Just how can you improve your wellness? Read on to find out! Listed below are some methods you can improve your health and wellness.
In medication, health is defined as the lack of disease. Just the medical occupation can deem a person to be healthy, as well as advances in science and also medicine have brought about the exploration of new diseases. Additionally, the medical paradigm does rule out how an individual feels about their health and wellness; rather, it takes into consideration exactly how the person’s habits matches the medical meaning. Consequently, this standard is inaccurate, resulting in confusion among individuals. If you are a medical professional, take into consideration the following crucial factors concerning health and wellness analysis:
o The meaning of wellness is likewise essential. If the person’s way of life does not allow for workout and proper diet regimen, she or he might be dealing with chronic ailment. A healthy individual will certainly have a healthy life if they keep their physical health as well as can manage diseases that influence their quality of life. The ‘complete health and wellness’ interpretation of health is additionally counterproductive, as it disregards to consider specials needs as well as persistent ailments. This is not just undesirable, however it contributes to the overmedicalization of society.
The that’s interpretation of health is an essential clarion contact us to global action. Back then, life expectancies for men and women worldwide were only 48 and also 53, as well as diphtheria prevailed. Baby mortality and also low life expectancy were mainly the result of infectious illness and low healthcare. However, the interpretation of health and wellness has actually evolved since then. Today, the most crucial diseases consist of heart disease, cancer, and also stroke. The state of health and wellness is a human right and is a crucial element of tranquility as well as success.
One more way to highlight the wellness triangular is to utilize your personal score as an instance. As an example, if you have actually had a wellness examination that shows that you have a 5 general rating, draw a line from 5 on the physical side to five on the mental side. Link the lines to develop a triangular, as well as you’ve illustrated your health triangle! In the following sections, you’ll uncover a few means to see to it your health and wellness triangle is balanced.
Besides the physical as well as psychological wellness of a person, health and wellness can likewise include their finances and partnerships. For those that experience neck and back pain, the problem of physical health can impact the top quality of their lives. Physical rehabilitation can assist people take care of their discomfort and also handle their diabetes, however they’re not in full physical health and wellbeing. Nonetheless, the Globe Health Organization meaning serves in establishing what is wellness for a person. But it is necessary to comprehend the different aspects of health and wellness in order to boost your general well-being.
The World Wellness Organization defines health as a resource for society. A healthy way of life provides the means to live a complete life, filled with significance. A scientist in The Lancet journal has re-defined wellness as the ability to handle new obstacles and also imperfections. These definitions are based upon the development of modern scientific research in defining condition and its causes. So, you should always try to find an interpretation that makes good sense to you! You can begin by reading the complying with short articles.
Healthcare suggests whatever relating to health and wellness. Health insurance, for instance, is part of that environment. It covers every little thing from pharmaceutical companies to drug stores, medical care insurer, and team getting companies. The landscape of healthcare is vast, and it is very important to understand what every one does. While you’re investigating health care, remember that not all entities are associated with every interaction. Many intermediaries dilute the high quality of health care. If you’re uncertain which is finest for you, call a health insurance company as well as learn what their terms are.
Social determinants of health and wellness are the problems and also atmospheres that affect our wellness. These elements affect a large range of health and wellness outcomes and quality of life. Poor health and wellness end results are frequently the outcome of interactions between people as well as their atmosphere. Social aspects additionally influence the ease of access of healthcare solutions. For example, not everybody has accessibility to healthy and balanced supermarket. Poor diet regimens elevate the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. You could intend to consider this in your following health and wellness evaluation. So what’s the best means to improve your health?
Health is defined by the Globe Wellness Organization as a state of total physical, psychological, and also social well-being. Wellness is the lack of disease or imperfection. There are a number of methods to define health and wellness. The adhering to are some of the most typical ones. Keep reading for more information. Listed here are some ways to maintain your wellness. You can likewise find numerous other definitions. This is a list of health-related terms. If you have any inquiries, please call your regional Health and wellness Division.
Initially, what is health? Health is a state of total well-being, not simply the absence of condition. Public health agencies are responsible for promoting health as well as getting rid of health inequities. Keeping an eye on fads in the basic wellness standing of populations assists to identify treatments that have actually boosted wellness as well as those that need renovation. For example, in 1960, the United States had a maturing populace. In 2008, life span was simply 48 years for guys and also 53 years for females. Helpful site
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On Cholesterol & HealthQuestion: I've been trying to find out if milk kefir has all the cholesterol in it after culturing...I have high cholesterol and this concerns me...
Reply: I'm sure it has a little bit in it but it should be mostly broken down by the good bacteria. And these small amounts of "good" cholesterol are actually good for your body..
Question: What if you have candida and are sensitive both to sugar and to milk?
Reply: I always suggest you to try anything that might help you feel better and if it doesn't work for you in about 3-4 weeks then just mark it off the list. I've heard of kefir helping candida and not helping it. Again every one's body can react differently to different foods.
On Making KefirQuestion: ...i used raw milk for 5 days in a row to re-hydrate them and changed the milk every day..VERY SOUR...is that ok? what do i do with my grains? rinse them? can i put them in the fridge? when i change the mild can i still drink that? can i leave them out on the counter? if I change the milk from raw to organic regular do i have to rinse them?
Reply: Rinsing: You only have to rinse them once a week but make sure to keep fresh milk on them every day. Putting in the fridge: You can but the coolness of the fridge will slow down the growth of the good bacteria... keeping it in the fridge is kind of like putting them in storage. You can leave them in the same milk for 5-7 days in the fridge then take them out and change the milk daily at room temperature when you want to make another cup of kefir.You can still drink the "mild"...room temp is best temperature... changing raw milk to organic regular should be fine.
Question: 2 questions: 1. After it sits for about a day it starts getting a yeast smell, is that normal? 2. Recently I've been getting more curds, it's almost like a cheese that's forming in the milk...it's better when it was just a thicker milk. I use about 6-7 cups of milk with about 1/2 a cup of Kefir grains. I let them sit for about 24 - 36 hours before straining them and starting over.
Reply: If you want just thicker milk, don't let them ferment for so long or take some of the kefir grains out. You will have to experiment because your local temperatures can really affect the growth. Remember, the warmer it is, the faster they will cultivate.
Question: I'm having trouble getting my Kefir to take off, I've grown Kefir before...It took off right away, I'm following all the guidelines. Do you have any suggestions?
Reply: You probably haven't had your kefir more than a week. That is still very early. As mentioned in the paper instructions and the instructions in the video course, it will take about 4 to 6 weeks before they start to get more pop corn-like as you see in the video. The temperature outside is also cooling off, remember the cooler the temperatures the slower the growth. So make sure to keep them in a warm spot! But size doesn't matter in this case. As long as you are starting to see the milk thicken, you know everything is working properly.
Question: Can you use the "so delicious" Coconut milk to start kefir?
Reply: I know water kefir will work with coconut water but never used the "so delicious" coconut milk with milk kefir... just make sure that you have grown your new kefir grains in fresh milk for at least six weeks so that they have a good micro flora balance when they are transfered to a new medium to grow in.
Question: I have been happily making kefir using organic canned coconut milk... However, the kefir grains do not grow or increase... I pretty much have the same amount I started with a couple of months ago! Do I need to "rest" them with a feed of milk?
Reply: I'm not for sure but others have told me that kefir grains only grow in milk and although it will culture other mediums for some reason they will not get larger in anything but milk.
Question: Is it true when you make a smoothie with the kefir you should not blend it in the Vita Mix blender because the high speed blade destroys the live bacteria?
Reply: Theoretically, yes, but if you culture kefir again after blending, you'll see that it still works. So the strains do survive it :)
Question: I've noticed something going on with my Kefir grains... instead of having uniform grains they seem to have changed shape and appeared to be a little more stringy... flavor is very strong and cheesy even with a smaller amount in the jar and (just) 24 hrs. Is (there) something going on here?
Reply: Sounds like it's cultivating the milk very quickly. You could either (a) add more milk, (b) soak the kefir grains in milk for only 12 hours and taste it or (c) you could take out some kefir grains so that it doesn't cultivate so quickly... play with one of those 3 options and figure out what taste you like the best.
Questions: Do I really have to use a plastic mesh to strain my kefir? I already have a metal strainer. :(
Reply: I've found conflicting explanations about this. Some say that using a metal strainer is fine. Others say that the good bacteria doesn't like the vibrations that a metal strainer gives off. I have used a metal strainer for my kefir and they turned out fine. I think if you don't leave the kefir in the metal strainer for too long it will be fine.
Questions: I'm having challenges with the consistency of my kefir. Sometimes I get a really nice texture and taste (sort of fizzy). Sometimes I get a thicker texture with some clear liquid when I strain them. Also, they are slightly separated after straining. Any idea how I can maintain getting the perfect kefir drink?
Reply: Consistency is a little difficult to achieve with kefir. There can be a lot of variables that will affect the texture of your kefir. Even the smallest amount of change in the temperature will affect the outcome of your kefir. If you use the same amount of kefir grains with the same amount of milk and store it at the same temperature everyday, then you will have the exact same consistency of kefir every time. But if the kefir gets a little warmer than it did the day before, it can cause it to ferment faster, making it taste a little more sour than it did. So the taste and "fizzyness" will happen according to temperature and how long it sits. The thickness usually has to do with the type of milk. Whole milk will be the thickest.
Questions: ...wonder if my grains are actually multiplying... They started to separate... Just have to adjust grain and milk ratio... Recently, my Kefir isn't as sour. However, I have been reducing my fermenting time... I let some Kefir rest in (the) refrigerator for about a week and decided I better wake them. I wonder if they are ok. What would you say?
Reply: It’s normal for that to happen. You should give it a week back in it’s normal room temperature and observe from there. You can control the taste by adjusting your time of fermentation, so you are right about that. :)
Questions: I live in Washington by the coast and it's down to the 30's at night. I am on the second floor. Will I need to consider wrapping the jar or is being on the second floor enough?
Reply: You will probably need to put it in a cupboard to keep it a bit more “room temp” but you can observe first how it fares. If it slows down the production versus what it normally does, then you probably will need to wrap it up and put it in a little bit warmer place.
On Reviving and StoringQuestions: I have not used my Kefir grains for two weeks, I took them out of the fridge and there is a mould on top of the grains. I have removed the mold, is it safe to use Kefir grains again?
Reply: Yes, absolutely fine. Just make sure you rinsed them off or you can soak them in Hydrogen peroxide for about 8 hours and that should really help give them a jump if they've been stored for awhile.
Questions: All is going well with the milk kefir up to about 2 months or so ago. The grains look the same. However, the flavor of the finished product has changed. The milk is sour tart very tangy. It is not flavorful. I've tried many different things... to try and bring the grains back to the normal flavor. I have changed the milk on a daily basis for 10 days. I have put grains in yogurt for 2 days, back to milk and then back to yogurt, and back to milk. I have left them out of milk for a few days on the counter. I don’t know what has happened. The milk source has not changed. What am I doing wrong and how can I fix the problem?
Reply: These could very well be damaged. Leaving them out on the counter with no milk can really hurt them. And I'm not too sure about mixing them in yogurt. It probably wouldn't hurt them but that could give them a different taste if they were mixed with other cultures. I wish there was a way to save these but it sounds like they've been damaged beyond repair. :(
Questions: How can I bring back the water kefir grains that have become small and not working like they used to?
Reply: You could soak the grains in hydrogen peroxide for 4-8 hours, then add a little more sugar and minerals than normal to the next few batches. Some say they grow the fastest with maple syrup but I have not tried this. Organic molasses is the next best thing and it's cheaper. What you are trying to do here is give the grains a good bath and then fatten them up with a little more nutrients than the usual.
On The EffectsQuestion: Lately my urine is burning. Is this normal? ...maybe too much acid from the kefir or too much sugar? I use about 5-6 tablespoons full plus black strap molasses.
Reply: Yes, that sounds like way too much sugar. I believe that the burning urination would cease if you stopped using the sugar.
Question: ...this new FAD for HEALTH is not for everyone. I had a very VIOLENT reaction to Kefir I bought in a health food store... I have NO PROBLEMS with yogurt or milk so it's not a lactose problem. Thoughts?
Reply: ...I personally have tried the kefir that you can buy in the store and it gave me a sore scratchy throat and a little stomach queezyness. I didn't like it either. But with kefir made at home from real living kefir grains I never had a problem and you can taste the difference. So if you're curious, try the real kefir grains that you make at home and I would almost bet that you would not have the problems you were getting from the store kefir... Either way, every one's body is different so it's always wise to listen to your own...
Question: ...started on milk kefir & found (that) I smelled like kefir all the time...I cultured some water kefir but still I smelled like it all day long. Maybe you can tell me what the problem is?
Reply: I've never heard of this before but maybe you are drinking too much kefir? Try lowering your kefir intake.
Question: I started gaining wait since I started taking Kefir. Is it normal? I use 2% low fat milk and drink about 500 ml a day.
Reply: I have never heard about people gaining weight from it alone so maybe it’s your body’s reaction to it? You might want to try and lessen the amount to 250ml daily as that’s the amount I always recommend. It’s still calories so if it’s past your body’s daily caloric intake requirements, then you will start to gain weight.
On TasteQuestion: Can I add raw honey or some fruit with kefir? I just can't take it plain! :(
Reply: There is no problem with adding some "taste" to your kefir. I use different kinds of fruits when I make my smoothie, and yes, sometimes I add honey as sweetener.
Question: Is it just my version of kefir or is the taste of kefir not really good at all?
Reply: Drinking kefir is an acquired taste. At first I also found it difficult to drink. I thought I was doing it wrong. But I found out that kefir does not really have a good taste. That's why a lot of people make fruit smoothies with their kefir. It took me some time to enjoy drinking plain kefir, too.
On Drinking KefirQuestion: Recommended dosage of kefir intake in a day? Do I drink it daily? I love it so much!
Reply: 250ml is a good recommended dosage. I know people that drink a bit less daily and I know people that drink a liter of it, seriously. You can drink it daily, but if you are just starting, try it every other day and slowly increase your consumption until you get to 250ml. This way your body can adjust because your body will always be different from other's.
On Weight Loss & DietQuestion: Since starting to drink whole milk kefir I am putting on weight! I thought you lose weight drinking kefir. Has anyone else had this experience?
Reply: Yes this is possible. There are so many nutrients in a glass of kefir that you could use it strictly as a meal replacement, especially when you make healthy smoothies with it. So if you notice weight gain, replace one of your meals with a kefir smoothie and see how you do. | <urn:uuid:ba9195ac-9a25-4e13-8b5b-0e5971a10c9d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kefir101.com/faq/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.970484 | 3,037 | 1.695313 | 2 |
On This Page,You can easily know about How To Fill Out A Deposit Slip.
Banks require documentation in the form of a completed deposit slip to process deposits into your savings or bank account . the process of filling out a deposit slip is much like writing a check: you want to fill in certain fields of the deposit slip with specified information, like the date, bank numbers, amounts and totals. it’s going to look intimidating, but it’s actually incredibly straightforward. With the tips below, you’ll be confident that you simply are following the correct procedures.
What is a Deposit Slip?
A deposit slip may be a small paper form that a bank customer includes when depositing funds into a checking account . A deposit slip, by definition, contains the date, the name of the depositor, the depositor’s account number, and therefore the amounts being deposited.
Benefits of Deposit Slips
Deposit slips offer protection to both the bank and therefore the customer. Banks use them to assist maintain a written ledger of funds deposited throughout the day and to make sure that no deposits are unaccounted for at the top of the business day.
For bank customers, a deposit slip is a de facto receipt that the bank properly accounted for the funds and deposited the right amount and into the right account. If the customer later checks the account balance and discovers the deposit wasn’t counted correctly, the deposit slip is proof that the bank acknowledged receiving the funds from the customer.
Although the deposit receipt proves the deposit was made, the receipt only shows the entire of the deposit. If there is a dispute with the bank, customers can request a replica of their deposit including the deposit slip to point out the itemized amounts that made up the entire deposit.
How to Fill out a Deposit Slip
The process of filling out deposit slips varies counting on what you’re doing. for instance , cash and checks enter different sections, and getting cash back from your deposit requires a further step. Fortunately, the method is straightforward , and therefore the basic steps appear below.
Provide personal information: Write your name and your account number on the deposit slip.
- If you’ve got pre-printed deposit slips from the rear of your checkbook, this is often already finished you.
- Fill in additional details: Write within the date and any branch information, if required. for instance , if you’re a depository financial institution member employing a different credit union’s branch (via shared branching), you’ll got to write within the name of your “home” depository financial institution .
- List the cash amount of your deposit: this is often the entire amount of currency (bills and coins) that you simply have for the deposit. If you are doing not have any cash to deposit, leave this line blank.
- List checks individually: Include the check number and therefore the amount of every check separately. If you don’t have any checks to deposit, advance to the subtotal.
- Add up the deposits for a subtotal: this is often the entire amount of money and checks that you simply need to deposit.
- Enter the quantity of money you’d wish to withdraw: This step is merely required if you would like cash back from your deposit. When your entire deposit consists of checks, you would possibly want cash now in order that you don’t need to make a withdrawal later.
- Calculate the entire deposit: this is often the sum of your deposits minus any cash you’re taking now.
- Sign the deposit slip: Signing the slip is required if you’re getting cash from your deposit.
Filling Out the Deposit Slip
Use a pen. it’s smart to use an ink pen instead of a pencil when filling out a deposit slip. That way, nobody are going to be ready to alter the knowledge you’ve got recorded. The teller also will be ready to more easily read numbers written during a dark ink.
- don’t be concerned if you create a mistake . Just rip that one up and begin over on a replacement slip.
Receive cash back. you’ll prefer to deposit the whole amount into your checking or bank account . you furthermore may have the choice to receive a part of the entire amount back within the sort of cash. If you’d wish to receive cash back, you’ll got to sign the deposit slip.
- The place for your signature is clearly labeled. it’ll say “Sign here to receive cash back”, or similar.
Keeping Track of Your Financial Information
invite a receipt. After you fork over your cash, checks, and deposit slip, you’re also finished. But remember, it’s important to stay track of all of your financial transactions. this may assist you to understand what proportion money you’ve got in your accounts, and may assist you confirm the bank doesn’t make any errors.
you ought to receive a printed receipt from either the teller or the ATM. If you do not , confirm to invite own.
Check your account balance. you’ll want to follow up and confirm that the deposit is really credited to your account. On subsequent business day, check your account balance to form sure the right amount was recorded. you’ll do that by using your online banking industry , or by phoning your bank branch.
- don’t write out your deposit slip with a pencil. Use an ink pen.
- Review your deposit slip for errors. The bank teller will usually catch any mistakes, but it is best to see your work.
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Local think tank Prospect Foundation hosted a speech at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei hosted on Friday, March 4, for former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Pompeo said, “It is my view that the U.S. government should immediately take necessary, and long-overdue, steps to do the right and obvious thing: that is to offer the Republic of China, Taiwan, America’s diplomatic recognition as a free and sovereign country.”
The former secretary of state added, “While the United States should continue to engage with the People’s Republic of China as a sovereign government, America’s diplomatic recognition of the 23 million freedom-loving Taiwanese people and its legal, democratically-elected government can no longer be ignored, avoided, or treated as secondary.”
Pompeo also addressed the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as “the central threat of our time.” He said China had failed to fulfill the commitment with Ukraine to “support to each other on issues concerning national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” citing the “China-Ukraine” strategic partnership.
He said: “As we’ve learned so painfully—and especially you, the Taiwanese people, who have seen it firsthand—over the past few decades, China did not become freer as it became richer.”
He added: “The long list of the CCP’s malign acts reflects communist China’s vision for global dominance. The dark future of a world under a communist dictatorship, empowered by economic strength and next generation technologies, has become more and more realistic.”
The remarks came during Pompeo’s visit to Taiwan. On March 3, Pompeo met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who awarded him top presidential honors.
Responding to Pompeo, Wang Wenbin, China’s foreign ministry spokesman, said, “Pompeo is a former politician whose credibility has long gone bankrupt. Such a person’s babbling nonsense will have no success.”
Beijing says Taiwan is the most critical and sensitive issue in its relations with Washington.
Over the last two years, China has increased its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan to persuade the island to recognize its sovereignty.
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This year marks the transition from the Year of the Dog to that of the Pig, the last animal in the cycle of 12 that represent each year in the shēngxiào, or Chinese zodiac. Pigs are considered a sign of prosperity in Asian culture, and those born in the year of the Pig are said to be sincere, good-natured, and honest.
Today’s Doodle also celebrates the ancient tradition of shadow puppetry, which also has a special place in the festivities. This year, people all over the world can Celebrate Lunar New Year and the ancient storytelling art of shadow puppetry with Shadow Art. Users can form one of the twelve zodiac animal hand gestures in front of their camera and the AI system, built with Tensorflow, will play a short clip matching the shadow puppet that’s been made. | <urn:uuid:b50292d3-0dad-46a8-812d-b5141df3ec2e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gifville.wordpress.com/tag/shadow-art/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.941134 | 174 | 2.328125 | 2 |
How to mine your emotions to fuel your writing
“The primary subject of fiction is and has always been human emotion, values, and beliefs.”
― John Champlin Gardner Jr., The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
My husband is a very vocal person. I suppose growing up alone can produce different outcomes. Whereas my circumstances made me choose to fade into the background, Husband made sure he was heard. He turned out more of an extrovert while I became an introvert.
Husband thinks aloud. For a “quiet type” like myself, who has never been properly taught to voice herself, this would often be quite challenging during our first years together. After almost 16 years I can finally say I have gotten used to it and stopped trying to reply. Husband in his turn nowadays hurries to add that he is not addressing me when he’s off in one of his monologues, nor does he expect a reply from me.
For my part though, I want to help. Even though I don’t particularly like people (a side effect to my upbringing as well as residual trauma from our years in the village — but that’s another story), somehow I always want to help. I need to help. As if their feeling better somehow pardons me. If they are ‘fixed’, their problem(s) solved, I can retire once again into my sacred mind palace (again, another story).
The thing is, I am not even that well equipped to help other people at all. Most of the time, I do not understand them or cannot relate to their problems as experience eludes me. But this is how I am wired. So of course I want to help Husband, or at least make him feel better.
As his live-in editor as well as his wife, I consider it my responsibility to inspire, motivate and facilitate Husband’s writing. This is harder than it may sound. He has a very distinctive style, which appears somewhat old-fashioned (he tends to use rather long sentences to get his point across), but which actually is quite brilliant and does not endure too much editing. He himself however does not consider himself to be brilliant. Because he is relatively new to writing, he often looks to me for guidance, which I can only offer in small doses. Not only do I have my own things going on, I sincerely believe, no, am convinced that every writer needs to find his or her own path. I feel I cannot possibly tell Husband how to write. I can, however, make suggestions on what to write.
As his emotions often run high, I remind him that all accomplished writers use their personal experiences in some form or another. If you are truly to write what you know, it follows that you draw from your own life. That does not by definition mean sharing your personal diary with the world or writing a non-fictional account of your walk of life.
As a writer, you create your own world. You can create characters inspired by people you met and have them play out events based on your own memories. You can add to or subtract from these memories and create something entirely new from whatever rubble you are struggling with. In that way, your memories and emotions are worth their weight in gold, as they fuel your best writing.
“The truth is, we don’t have an easy language for emotional life. That’s why we have writers.”
― Susie Orbach
Writing about your feelings has the additional advantage that you can work through them, bring some clarity to muddled issues and perhaps even finally put them to rest. In your world, you have the power. You can write a different ending to an unresolved issue. You can apply a ‘what if’ and explore how situations could have worked out if some variables change. You can write dialogues you wish you had had or scenarios you rehearsed in your mind but that never took place.
Such is the power of the writer.
But where to begin? My Husband often asks me this. My answer is always: start with what bothers you the most. What is it that haunts your thoughts, keeping you up nights and dominating your mornings? That’s what you start with. Sounds easy, right? It’s really not.
It is very hard putting words to feelings, to pinpoint exactly what the trouble is and define it. You may find you think there’s this one issue on your mind, only to find it connected to many others. This is where a mind map could be helpful in order to create structure to disorganized thoughts.
Giving voice to your emotions by recording them (on your smartphone, for instance) gives you the opportunity to hear them out loud and structure them into clear writing.
Other people may benefit from lists — bulleted or otherwise. This can also help with organizing and structuring those gold nuggets.
Whichever method you prefer, be sure to mine that emotional gold to turn into your best writing ever.
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Video: Three Joinery Jigs
In this video, DIY Creators take a look at three Rockler jigs and how to get the most out of them in your workshop.
DIY Creators gives an overview of the Rockler Doweling Jig, Beadlock Pro and Corner Key Doweling jigs, taking a look at how to use them in your workshop.
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Glen: Today, we'll be looking at three different jigs that I think will be quite useful to have in the shop. Out of these three, the dowel jig is the only one I'm familiar with just by looking at it but we'll still go over that one. I'll show you how to do a few joints with that. Since this one is more common, we'll run through this one first, and then we'll check out the other ones. Big thanks to Rockler for sponsoring this video.
One thing to keep in mind, all these jigs are the same. No matter if it's the quarter-inch, the three-eighths, or the half-inch jig. Let's look at the front of the jig. Over here to the left, you have a depth. When you place a bit inside, you can adjust it based on the depth you need. If we look at the bottom, you'll see there's a hole here, which you can use to hang it on the backside. It's labeled as a clamp zone. As we move up, you'll see there's two holes in the top of the jig, which is spaced three-quarters of an inch part off-center.
From the edge of the jig to center of the holes, you'll see it's five-eighths of an inch. All these lines are a great indication to help you line this jig up to your work. Speaking of that, this window allows you to quickly adjust the jig to align with your reference mark. Let's say I need to join these two boards to make them longer. What you want to do is, butt them together then place a mark going across both boards. Make sure these lines are long enough so you can see them through the window of the jig. Now I'll take the jig and place it on the reference line that was here.
Now I'll make sure I'll line up whichever hole I want to, to that line. You can get dowels in different length. I usually drill the holes beyond the depth of the halfway mark of each dowel. Whenever it's possible, try to set up a test piece to do all your trial and error. Assuming you have the color set right on your bit after drilling your first hole, shift the jig over to your next mark, lock it down with the clamp and drill a second hole. While I am doing this freehand, it's best if you have these parts clamped down. It's the safer way to go about this.
Let's see how I did on the first attempt using this jig. One thing I noticed, there's a slight edge on here, and I felt like I could have did a better job with that but what I also notice is there's just enough movement in here. Once I put a clamp on, I can line it up perfectly. This demonstration's going to be a representation as if I'm doing some sort of casing and we'll line these up just like this here. We'll also do the same thing. Place a couple of reference mark on this. Now I clamp the jig onto the first piece and drill the first hole.
One thing to keep in mind here, the part I just drill will be going on top as such. To drill the other part, I need to turn the jig around and drill right into this part. I almost caught myself slipping here. One thing I had to keep in mind is you can't drill the same depth in this part as you would in this other part. Chances are if I were to drill the hole in both parts, I'd likely come out the side of this other part here. The setting that I currently have will not work for this. I need to make some adjustment. Now I need to adjust the bit so I can drive into this part deeper and then not so deep into this face.
Now it's a matter of applying wood glue and putting on a clamp. One thing I never done is try to use dowels on a miter joint. We're going to give that a shot and see if that works out. To make this happen, we'll take our two pieces of wood and put the joint together. I'll show you how to mark the lines. I've already done that and I did it with a square. Draw your first line out. Then you'll pull this towards the edge and draw your second line out. Once you have two lines, make sure the bit is set up to you're deep enough into both parts. That way you don't have to go back and redo it.
You may have noticed, but I didn't of this clamp tight enough when I drew the first hole. I can see the indication here and by looking at it, I am a little bit to the left of the line that I drew. In this case, I'll make sure to mark the next piece so it aligns with the new hole. While the second hole came up pretty good, one of the common mistake is not having parts clamp tight enough, which can make the jig shift. Look at that. I'm super excited about that.
That's great right there. That's great. I just covered three different joints that you can make using a dowel jig. If you want to use casing, butt two joints together, you can go this way or this way, same concept. If you need to do miter joints, the dowel jig works as well. One of the features I didn't mention, and that's the end stops. You can easily slide these off, reposition them and slide them back on. While this is not the only way, I'll cover one quick way to use this. This should give you some ideas.
Let's say I have a lot of joints I need to make, and I'm doing this over and over again, I can use this stop as a way to speed things up and not have to mark. Now that both parts are drilled, I can now align the two parts with dowels. If you drill both parts using the stops, you can only put this together one way. If you happen to put it together the wrong way, you'll see an offset like here. Just flip the boards around and you'll be good to go.
Let's say you want to join a larger stock material such as this, anything bigger than a three-quarter-inch piece of material, maybe inch and a half or so on.
Dowels, woodwork but if you want something stronger, you're going to have to do something different. I'm going to be using a B-Lock system and we'll see what's the difference between that and the dowel. This is the B-Lock jig. This blue part here is known as the frame, and this black block is known as the bit guide. It includes the three-inch bit, an Allen wrench, and a couple of knobs. This set-up comes as a kit, but there are other assessors that you can add to this to expand it. Here are a couple of notable attachments.
There's a quarter-inch guide and also a half-inch guide. There's also a spacer kit. As shown, there are three different positions on here, a half-inch, three-eighths, and also a quarter-inch as shown in this frame, except three different drill guides. All the holes are in different positions based on the individual drill guide. To attach the guides to the frame, you need to pick the right guide and line it up to the proper holes. In this case, we'll use the three-eighths guide. We'll line up the first hole and then line it up to the three-eighths hole.
As we take a close look, you'll see there's an A indication and the B indication. Once you loosen up the three-wing knob, you can slide it to a different position. With the guide locked in place, the next thing we want to do is set the color on the bit, and I've already set this up. If you're going with a quarter-inch guide, you'll want to stop your bit here. If you're going with a half-inch guide, you want to stop this section of your bit here, not the point, but this section. The one thing I want to try to do here is to get the holes that I'm about to drill to be as center as possible in this piece of wood.
This is a three-quarter-inch piece of select pine. We're going to use a spacer and this is an eight-inch spacer. I'm going to place that here and just double-check on both sides and see if that can be as center as possible and it is. I know I'm going with this hole and this hole. I'll go ahead and insert the knobs. Then I'll set the eighth-inch spacer in place. Then I'll take the guide and sit that on that. I'll tighten this in position A, and lock it down. Now, the next thing I want to do is this reference line I have here is line it up to the indicator on the jig.
After you drill the first set of holes, the next thing you want to do is loosen up the guide and push it to the B position. Now we're going to go ahead and drill the second set of holes. All right. The moment of truth, let's see if we can get this down in there. Here's my next reference line on the second part of this. I'm going to place the jig on that and line it up to the line that I mark. I'm going to make sure that the jig is back into the A position. Then I'm going to drill, loosen it up, move it to the B position and drill again.
Right now we have the two holes cleaned out. We're going to take the 10-inch stock, place that inside. All you'll need to do is glue this joint up and you have a very strong joint here. Now, I'm going to use a thicker lumber for this demonstration. Now, I'll just try to find a center and just mark the line out. Now we're going to move the focus over to drilling directly in the center of a wider material.
The first thing you want to do is make a line, find a center of your stock. Then you can take the frame and I've already figured out what I needed. I'm going to take these spacers and just place them within the frame. By the time I put this one in, it lines up with the indication I have here. Now that I know what I need, I'll take the longer knobs and attach the guide.
All right, now that I'm almost at the end of the road, I want to make sure I put the jig in the same position in point A. Then we're going to lock it down. Now I'll take this jig and line it up. Just make sure you go down and up until you get all the wood chips out of the way. It'll make things a little easier. Now I'm going to loosen up the jig and slide it to the B position.
From my experience, it seems the harder the wood, the better the cutout is. Now I'll take the tenon stock and see. Look at that, nice fit. I have the next piece of stock in the vertical position. I'll do the same thing. I clamp the jig on the line and try to line it up as perfect as possible.
If we take a look at what I did here, this was the first one I did. It came out pretty good. The second one, maybe I got a bit too comfortable. I didn't lock it down as tight as I did on the first one. Then when I was drilling the second hole in the B position, the jig shift on me. So that's what happened, but I don't think it's going to affect what we're doing here. Let's slide this guy in and you see that went just fine. Slide this one in and that went just fine.
This is a joint that I'd be extremely happy with. Came out very nice. One thing that specifically set the dowel jig and the Beadlock jig apart is that there are affordable joining methods that's going to give you clean and strong joints. This next jig is perfect for anyone looking to add style and strength to their miter joints. This is the corner key jig. Over to my left is the clamping block that attaches to the drilling plate. These are the bushings.
There are three different size, eight-inch, quarter-inch, and three-eights. This red piece here is the key to securing the bushings into the drilling plate. It includes two screws to secure the backing to the clamping block, alongside that you have a washer, a hex bolt, and a knob. Let's start off by grabbing the clamping block, insert the hex bolt. Each one of these bushings slides into here just like that, then you'll want to take this key and lock these bushing into place. You want to make a separate backing for each bit.
The instructions suggest you use a half-inch piece of MDF, but in this case, I have plywood. Now I'll secure the backer board with the two screws. I cut this miter joint on a table saw, and it's a pretty good starting point. It's as tight as I can get it. Now, once you have your material, you'll now need to adjust the jig for the thickness of your material. To fine-tune the jig for precision, you'll definitely want to do that on a test piece first before committing to your final piece. Start by loosening up the knob to adjust this to the thickness of your board.
There are a few different board thickness labeled on the side of the jig. For me, the hardest part was finding the exact location for the thickness of the material. From what I can experience, the inside line here of this notch is where I want to reference from. I'll set the back edge of this notch to the front edge of this piece of wood. Then I'll adjust the backer board to make sure I fall within that three-quarter range. It's important to test this first to make sure you have a good feel for the jig and have a better understanding of it.
I feel pretty good about that so let's call it ready. Here's another decision you'll need to make. With three bits available, you'll need to pick the right one you want to use. I only have three-eight style on hand so I have to use a three-eight bit to drill all three holes. If you're planning this ahead, you can be as fancy as you like and mix the different size bits. These are extended bits so you can see a difference between regular bits and those. I know I want three holes in this joint. I'll draw three six-inch lines which is long enough to extend past the length of the jig.
If I was building a box, I'd likely glue the joint first, then drill the holes after. It'll be easier to manage that way. In this case, the joint is not glued and I just have them clamped to the workbench. Now I'll take the jig and align it to the reference mark I placed earlier. Adding tape to the bit will let me know when to stop drilling so I don't go all the way through the backer board.
It may look like I have a lot of clamps here, but there's only two holding the jig down and the others are holding the workpiece to the workbench. If I were drilling a box and the joints were all tight together, I wouldn't have to set up all of this stuff I have going on here. Because I have this setup, I'm limited on where I can drill so once I drill the first two holes, I didn't have to put this on top of the workbench and drill the final hole.
Now I need to cut down some dowels to plug the holes. Something you have to consider is trying to find the right dowels to either contrast your work or blend it perfectly. I would assume that most would want to show off the dowels and use something contrasting so that it stands out a bit more. I place tape behind the dowels to avoid cutting into the wood.
Now sand the dowels down to the surface while removing any saw marks. At this point, you can finish this off however you like. Using the corner key jig, this is a nice way to finish off a box or drawer. We are at the end of the road. I took three jigs and showed you how to make all of these joints. The more you use them, the more comfortable you'll get with them.
I can personally see a use for all three of them, but I would suggest you start off with the one that interests you the most. While this is not a project video, I really enjoyed this video because I got a chance to try these out for the first time and you were able to see. If you find it's interesting and you'd like to see more videos like this, let me know what you'd like to see me try out next. | <urn:uuid:3e680364-f810-47ff-8026-58ecadf0d431> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.rockler.com/learn/video-three-joinery-jigs | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.977399 | 3,728 | 1.929688 | 2 |
The "Power" tab of an object will show the type and amount of power that is needed or generated.
Electric and mechanical power are measured in watts (W). Fuel power is measured in Joules (J).
Fuel Power[edit | edit source]
Early crafting stations, such as the Campfire, require fuel to function. The fuels accepted by each crafting station are visible under the "Power" tab.
Each fuel-powered crafting station has one inventory space for fuel currently being consumed, and two inventory spaces for fuel reserves. Only one unit of fuel can be burned at a time, but fuel reserves can accept stacks of fuel up to that item's stack limit.
Fuel reserves will appear in linked storage, allowing them to be the destination for crafting projects that create fuel items.
Fuel Types[edit | edit source]
A fuel source is any fuel that can be used in the fuel supply of the Power Tab.
Fuel notes[edit | edit source]
Server configurations allow server owners to change the energy values for the different fuels. Servers can modify these values or add/remove fuel types. Consult with your local server admin for accurate fuels.
Recent testing as of Beta 0.7.2 (staging) suggests that either energy contents of fuels are half of what the given info really is, or that stations burn through the fuel twice as fast. Needs further testing.
Mechanical Power[edit | edit source]
Mechanical power is supplied through:
To operate, the Windmill or Waterwheel must be placed within close range (~15 blocks) of the object to be powered. It does not appear to matter if the objects are attached to a deed.
Electric Power[edit | edit source]
There are two types of electric objects in-game: supply objects and demand objects.
Supply Objects[edit | edit source]
Supply objects broadcast power in an area 40 blocks from their origin. This creates a "grid" of power that demand objects can draw from. The power grid appears to be unaffected by property claims.
When placing a supply object, the primary block it is placed on is the center of its power radius. This also applies to larger objects such as Solar Generators.
Within any grid, all supply objects will add their wattage to a combined total, and all demand objects will drain from the total.
Supply objects include:
Demand Objects[edit | edit source]
Demand objects will subtract wattage from the grid based on their power demand. Demand objects also broadcast power, but only at a distance of 20 blocks from the object.
Although demand objects do not generate power, this means that the radius of a power grid can be expanded by placing a demand object at the edge of a supply object's power radius.
All electronic objects (supply and demand) will link together and become part of the same grid, even if they are offline. Once linked to the grid, an object will remain connected until all supply objects are removed from the grid. If all connecting objects between a supply object and a demand object are removed, the demand object will remain powered, even on the opposite side of the world! | <urn:uuid:433f671f-194f-4354-b850-7fe7d70f5e9c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wiki.play.eco/en/Mechanical_Power | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.894511 | 863 | 2.5 | 2 |
‘I was noticing a lot in the media and news about the increasing sexualisation of children. This got me thinking, if women are most targeted for objectification when they are at their peak fertility, then what does it mean when we have young girls that are being sexualized? How does that influence the way they are perceived and treated?
This gap in knowledge got me interested in how the process of objectification might operate for young girls. I broke down objectification into two parts. If you objectify someone you see them as an object. This is measured by how people visually focus on the face versus body. I also measured how we associate people as objects.
‘…if you objectify someone, you see them less as a human. Consequently, you deny them of their mental states and then you can consider them less worthy of moral consideration or treatment.’
The second aspect looks at how, if you objectify someone, you see them less as a human. Consequently, you deny them of their mental states and then you can consider them less worthy of moral consideration or treatment.
My PHD consisted of three studies involving 300 Psychology students for two years. In my first study I wanted to test those two different aspects of objectification on woman only.
I found that people paid more attention to the bodies of the woman when she was dressed in lingerie and also denied her moral value and the ability for independent thought.
In the second study I compared adults to children and varied three things – the facial prominence (full face versus face and body), the age and the clothing. Then I looked at how these factors impacted the attribution of moral worth, the attribution of mind (personhood) and also attention focused on the face versus body.
The results found a girl in a bikini was seen as less capable of independent thought and less worthy of moral consideration, demonstrating the same outcomes as an adult woman.
These initial findings took me by surprise, particularly because, when you look at a child that is wearing a bikini for instance, I think, how much is that her choice?
Or her mum’s, or peer pressure, or so many factors may have influenced that. I think across all studies that shocked me the most.
The third study I wanted to see if there were any outcomes of these real–world perceptions. Participants were given two stories about a girl in a bullying scenario.
In the first instance the girl was cyber-bullied and the second she had been pushed over in the playground.
I was interested in how people reacted to the girl, depending on what she was wearing. I found that people felt the girl in the bikini was more responsible for being bullied. Because they cared less for her, they didn’t feel as bad that she had been harmed and whether or not she had been helped.
Interestingly, people in the study did not see her as suffering any less than the girl in regular clothes. They all thought she was hurt exactly the same amount. However, they just didn’t care. I think that was really quite interesting.
If you don’t view someone as worthy of moral consideration, I would have thought you would see them as less responsible as well. So that kind of surprised me. In none of my studies have I found any participant-gender effects, so men and women perceive women and children in exactly the same way when they’re depicted in revealing attire.
‘Before you make a comment about a woman, ask is this something you would say about a man? If you question yourself, don’t say it.’
Research demonstrates that a woman’s experiences of being objectified lead her to internalize the observer’s perspective of themselves, they “self-objectify”.
This self-objectification has a host of negative outcomes, including increased body shame, eating disorders, depression, sexual dysfunction, reduced performance, both cognitive and physical.
For example, one previous study had shown that high levels of self–objectification predicted poorer performance of throwing a ball. I definitely think the findings suggest there probably should be some intervention on the marketing of objectified clothing to young girls.
In terms of media there is so much emphasis on what woman are wearing or how they look, even for our politicians like Julia Gillard. However, for men, it’s more about what they have done and what they have accomplished.
Before you make a comment about a woman, ask is this something you would say about a man? If you question yourself, don’t say it.
It’s certainly time to focus on a woman’s accomplishments and competence, rather than just what they are wearing. Knowledge is the first step towards making any sort of change. So, starting a debate and informing the public is always the first step.’
Elise Holland’s thesis is titled: “From Somebodies to Bodies: Towards a better understanding of the causes, process and consequences of sexual objectification.”
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LESSON 5 3/1/2016
THE EARLY CHRISTIAN LIFE OF PAUL
Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 310, 326
Devotional Reading: Acts 9:10-22
Topic For Adults: Don’t Cast Them Out
Topic For Youths: Mentoring: A Programme, Not A Subject
Intermediates: Patient In Learning
Scripture Lesson: Acts 9: 17-19; Acts 9:19-30, Heb. 10:24-25; Gal. 1:13-24, 2 Tim. 2:15; 4:13
Memory Verse: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Tim. 2:15) NKJV
DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING
Displaying The Human Nature
One low point noticed in the early Christian life of Paul was his sharp disagreement with Barnabas, his friend and mentor on the issue of John Mark, following them in their missionary journey. This was a great weakness on the part of Paul who refused to give John Mark a second chance at this point in time and this disagreement led to a separation between Paul and Barnabas. This evidently was his level of maturity at this time. How mature are we, do we forgive others when they make mistakes or we insist on revenge? Let us think about this.
Point of Emphasis: Forgive even as you have been forgiven.
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Ransomware attacks, data breaches, and other highly publicized E-crimes are highlighting a nationwide demand for cybersecurity experts. As businesses, health care providers, and government agencies seek skilled technicians to assess their operational risks and defend their computer networks, Wilmington University’s College of Technology stands ready to prepare job-seekers to enter or advance in one of today’s fastest-growing career fields.
“Cybersecurity is a frontline issue for business,” says Dr. Mark Hufe, director of WilmU’s Center for Cybersecurity Education. “It’s also a matter of national security. There’s a critical need for cybersecurity professionals in corporate America, as well as in government, law enforcement, military and intelligence. Wilmington University is uniquely qualified to train students to meet this demand.”
WilmU offers a range of practical, career-focused degree and certificate programs at the undergraduate and graduate level that combine academic rigor with hands-on opportunity. Our industry-experienced instructors and cutting-edge technology provide agile and responsive training for a wide range of positions in the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity. And our online learning options, which have been recognized for excellence in eLearning, put cybersecurity education within reach of students nationwide.
The new Associate of Science in Cybersecurity degree, available in Fall 2021, introduces the basics of digital defense, including data and network asset protection, penetration testing (aka ethical hacking), and forensic investigation. Graduates of this two-year program can transfer seamlessly into WilmU’s Bachelor of Science in Computer & Network Security (see below) to complete the degree in another two years.
The BS in Cybersecurity provides a broad foundation in cybersecurity while qualifying its graduates for entry to industry-recognized certification exams, including CISA, CISSP, A+, Linux+, Security+, and Network+. Students can also customize their degrees with a concentration in Digital Forensics and/or certificates in Digital Evidence Discovery and Digital Evidence Investigation.
Mid-career professionals can master offensive security tactics through the Master of Science in Cybersecurity, an in-depth review of cyberintelligence, cybercrime investigation, forensics, critical structure preservation, countersabotage, and espionage. MS in Cybersecurity candidates can specialize their degrees through concentrations in Cyber Terrorism or SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Cybersecurity.
The Information Assurance concentration of the Master of Science in Information Systems Technologies explores cybersecurity’s complex systems from a business perspective, preparing graduates to develop, implement, and protect technological solutions through the use of managerial concepts.
The College of Technology’s five-course graduate certificate in SCADA Cybersecurity focuses on the strategic monitoring and control of the infrastructure and processes behind such critical industries as power generation and transmission, water treatment, transportation, and pipelines.
Since 2011, WilmU and its bachelor’s degree in Computer & Network Security have been named a National Center of Academic Excellence for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency, a designation that strengthens students’ career prospects.
“Our CNS bachelor’s curriculum, faculty, and academic activities meet the federal government’s rigorous standards,” says Dr. Hufe. “That means the program’s graduates have the qualifications that the government is looking for.”
Students pursuing an associate degree in Cybersecurity at WilmU also benefit from this designation, says Dr. Hufe, as the two programs share faculty and coursework.
Affordable and available 100% online, WilmU’s cybersecurity degree and certificate programs allow you to learn while you earn, acquiring the professional skills necessary to meet tomorrow’s challenges while putting your coursework lessons to work on the job today.
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A HOPEFUL Eliseo Cabusao Jr. will appear before the local council in a bid get an exemption from a ban to look for buried treasure.
Cabusao is seeking the permission of the local council to dig a portion of the Baguio Convention Center which is believed to hide truckloads of gold bars assumed to be part of the fabled Yamashita treasure, left by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
“I believe in the dictum that politics as the art of governing is also the art of compromise. I equate here the art of governance with responsible exercise of governmental authority. Our group has a high regard for our leaders in the city and my own experience over the past three weeks speaking briefly with some of the councilors bears this out. Yet I would not pre-empt them in their final decision but I could foresee some kind of a prudential compromise,” Cabusao said.
A permit from the National Museum to look for treasure has been granted the proponent with the Treasure Hunting and Disposition of Recovered Treasures Permit clashing with existing laws of the city.
The request has been forwarded to committee chair on environment headed by councilor Elaine Sembrano.
“Our form of extraction is methodical and is not at all invasive on the environment as we simply drill first a 10-centimeter hole over the detected spot or spots, progressing to 30 centimeters up to 80 centimeters if at each stage we find direct evidence of the presence of gold. If none, then we quickly cover the hole or holes with the same soil our drilling would have taken out. This kind of drilling is happening hundreds of times for soil exploration and water testing all over the country, daily, and hence, our drilling method would not be incompatible with the code’s objective. And given the potential of the project to yield substantial amount of treasure, or even any amount of treasure, such a compromise on the part of the Council could lead obviously to a satisfactory, morally and politically unproblematic outcome, not the obverse,” Cabusao added.
Cabusao explained “We continue to hope that the Council would grant us the exemption. Treasure hunting is neither our profession nor vocation. It started as a hobby and still largely is, but as time goes on and with an increasing knowledge about the subject historically and with some empirical evidence of buried treasures actually retrieved elsewhere, our group gradually is becoming serious about the enterprise. We count around twenty of us contributing in bankrolling our activities. We don’t have a formal hierarchy and I just coordinate our unstructured work. Then this changed when we were able to secure a permit from the National Museum and wrote a letter-request to the Council.”
The treasure hunter represents a group of friends who have endeavored to look for the convention center buried treasure and since the story has gone public, inquires have flooded their group.
“We received a few calls inquiring about getting permit from the National Museum for suspected treasure sites within their respective private property, all three of them also asking whether we can help them up to extraction and monetization. This is a positive development as people would go legal instead of doing it surreptitiously in a kind of hit and run – illegally – where all precautionary measures to ensure safety, including proper care of the environment and the necessary supervision and monitoring by the National Museum and by the local authorities as well, are precluded,” Cabusao added.
In the meantime, Cabusao said “We are now envisioning to organize ourselves into a potent group and professionalize the venture, say into a corporate endeavour based on the law, Republic Act 10066. This is a positive development as people would go legal instead of doing it surreptitiously in a kind of hit and run – illegally – where all precautionary measures to ensure safety, including proper care of the environment and the necessary supervision and monitoring by the National Museum and by the local authorities as well, are precluded.” | <urn:uuid:efff0e1e-139a-4fde-ad39-ac9be5458bb0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/119481/treasure-hunter-to-face-council-in-a-bid-to-get-exemption- | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.959684 | 827 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Finding meaningful ways to engage children when they’re not in school can sometimes be a challenge. When it comes to celebrating holidays like the Fourth of July, it can be even harder to find interesting things to do if you don’t like fireworks!
Take a look, parades, carnivals, and neighborhood events are great ways to get kids excited about Independence Day while engaging them in community-focused activities. Here are some of the popular, family-friendly Fourth of July celebrations taking place along the Main Line this year.
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Family-Friendly Fourth of July Activities on the Main Line
July 4, 2019, at 11:00 AM
Johnson Park, 122 Bridge Avenue, Berwyn, PA 19312
This year marks the 16th annual installment of the Easttown Fourth of July Bike Parade and Picnic hosted by the Easttown Township Parks and Recreation Board. The bike parade kicks off at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 4th at Johnson Park in Berwyn. Registration for participation in the parade will begin at 10:15 and all are welcome to enter. Following the parade, attendees are invited to enjoy a picnic full of family friendly activities including a moon bounce, face painting, races, and competitions. This is a free event intended for all ages.
July 4, 2019, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Wilson Farm Park, 500 Lee Road, Chesterbrook, PA 19087
On the evening of July 4th, all are invited to enjoy live music from the Chester County Concert Band at Wilson Farm Park in Chesterbrook. Pack a picnic or enjoy treats from local vendors and celebrate Independence Day with live music in the park. The concert will begin at 7:00 PM followed by a fireworks display at dusk.
July 4, 2019, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Bala Cynwyd Park, 398 Trevor Ln, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
The Neighborhood Club of Bala Cynwyd is presenting its annual Fourth of July Parade and Carnival this Independence Day. The parade will begin at 9:30 AM at the Bala Cynwyd Fire House and conclude with a carnival at Bala Cynwyd Park. This event is one of the oldest and most popular ways to celebrate the July 4th on the Main Line since first being sponsored by the NCBC in 1916.
Activities will include carnival games, rides, running races, and of course, an egg toss. Guests can enjoy a variety of food options such as traditional hot dogs and pretzels, as well as options from local restaurants.
July 4, 2019, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Wynnewood
Penn Wynne Park is located at 1214 E. Manoa Road in Wynnewood.
The Penn Wynne Civic Association will be hosting its 76th annual Fourth of July Parade and Carnival from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM on Thursday, July 4th this year. Children and families are invited to decorate bicycles or wagons and participate in the parade. The parade route concludes at Penn Wynne Park with a carnival featuring food, drinks, games, and activities for the whole family.
Narberth Fourth of July Celebration
July 4, 2019, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Narberth Playground, 80 Windsor Avenue, Narberth, PA 19072
Narberth’s annual Fourth of July Celebration has come one of the biggest Independence Day events on the Main Line and regularly attracts crowds from neighboring communities. Although the celebration concludes with a spectacular fireworks display in the evening, there is much more to this event that takes place during the day. From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM guests can enjoy a carnival complete with family activities, food, parades, races, contests, games, and more.
July 4, 2019, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Elwell Field, 700 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003
For family fun in the Ardmore area, join the South Ardmore Betterment Alliance for its annual Fourth of July celebration. The event will kick off with a parade beginning at Chestnutwold Elementary School and end at Elwell Field where adults and children can participate in a variety of events. Food will be available for purchase at the event, but it is recommended that guests bring their own water bottles.
July 4, 2019, 10:45 AM - 2:00 PM
Clem Macrone Park, 810 Conestoga Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Another popular parade on the Main Line is the Garrett Hill 4th of July Parade. The opening ceremonies begin at 10:45 AM on July 4th at the corner of Conestoga Road and Williams Road; however, those who wish to participate in the parade must register between 9:30 and 10:00 AM.
Following the parade, guests can gather at Clem Macrone Park to continue the festivities with live music, food, and other entertainment. Children and families will enjoy rides, face painting, spin art, a dunk tank, and much more at this year’s celebration.
Additional July 4th Celebrations
If you don’t mind traveling a bit farther, here are some Fourth of July events to consider that are outside of the Main Line, but still within the Philadelphia area.
July 4, 2019, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
To emphasize the historical significance Independence Day, consider bringing your kids to Betsy’s Independence Day Bash at the Betsy Ross House on July 4th. This free event takes place from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM and includes various activities for kids, including a children’s naturalization ceremony at 1:30 PM. This is a unique experience for children to experience the holiday in an engaging and educational way.
Celebration of Freedom Ceremony at Independence Hall
July 4, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Independence Hall, 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
The City of Philadelphia in collaboration with Wawa Welcome America is hosting a Celebration of Freedom ceremony at Independence Hall on July 4th. The ceremony is a free, hour long event consisting of music, speeches, and readings from the Declaration of Independence. For those who are planning to attend the Salute to America Independence Day Parade at 11:00 AM, this ceremony is a must-see to kick off the event.
July 4th, 2019, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Franklin Square, 200 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Another great way to celebrate the Fourth of July is to visit Franklin Square’s Independence Day Celebration. Children and families can enjoy minigolf, the Parx Liberty Carousel, Franklin Square playground, and more. Additionally, visitors can hop aboard the Lightning Bolt Express Train for a ride around the park during this event. Admission costs $5 for adults and $4 for children.
Bringing the Family Together
No matter how you decide to celebrate the Fourth of July, it is a great time to spend time with family. There are endless opportunities to celebrate the holiday in ways that are both fun and engaging for your children on the Main Line. At the core of each of these events is the chance to get your kids involved in community-focused activities. | <urn:uuid:f24f2c36-774c-444d-aa1c-1f05c5ddfab0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.friendscentral.org/4th-of-july-philadelphia-main-line | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572304.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816120802-20220816150802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.948164 | 1,543 | 1.625 | 2 |
And so, if the railroad reached round the world, I think that I should keep ahead of you; and as for seeing the country and getting experience of that kind, I should have to cut your acquaintance altogether.
Of their day, were immeasurably ahead of their times, and both also understood to the full the strategic art of binding and restraining the independent will power of their opponents, an art of which Marlborough and Frederick, Wellington, Lee and Moltke do not seem ever even to have grasped the fringe.
Having descended the hill the general after whom Pierre was galloping turned sharply to the left, and Pierre, losing sight of him, galloped in among some ranks of infantry marching ahead of him.
He had a four-hour helo and hiking trip ahead of him to their nearest secure comms facility tucked into natural cave a few ranges over.
Caleb stumbled to a stop ahead of her, causing her to nearly knock him over.
A door along the hallway ahead of her opened, startling her.
He was probably thinking years ahead and wanted Carmen to handle it in event of his death.
To remedy this, Murat and other general officers as well as minor agents were sent ahead and instructed to travel through South Germany in plain clothes with a view to collecting information and mastering the topography.
On their side, the Bulgarians were tired, far ahead of their supply depots, and losing more and more men daily from sickness.
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7. Frank Sinatra
Sinatra first achieved real popularity in the 1940s. His musical career had begun to stagnate by 1950, but by the middle of the decade he'd had a complete resurgence — he won a Best Actor in a Supporting Role for From Here To Eternity
, as well as Billboard Song and Album of the Year awards, and was nominated for Best Actor for 1955's The Man with the Golden Arm
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“Prayer is the test of everything; prayer is also the source of everything; prayer is the driving force of everything; prayer is also the director of everything. If prayer is right, everything is right. For prayer will not allow anything to go wrong.”
— St. Theophan the Recluse
Perhaps the most popular and basic definition of prayer is that it is a conversation with God. While this is essentially true, Orthodox Christianity looks upon prayer as something deeper than “conversation”.
Prayer is understood as an intimate encounter with God. When we pray, we meet with God in our hearts, in the sanctuary of all our thoughts, motivations, dreams, emotions and concerns. This is a place where we can share our inner selves with no other human person as completely as we can share ourselves with the Lord.
To enter into this very personal and intimate place with God, full of faith and love, is to feel His presence in our lives in the most profound and life-giving of ways. In this place in our hearts, we no longer perceive God as being “out there”, looking down on us. Rather, we sense His presence inside us, stirring our hearts, guiding our actions, enlightening our minds.
Our Orthodox Christian Faith teaches us that prayer is the most natural thing a person can do, it is what we are created for. In Paradise Adam and God converse frequently. It is only after the Fall that we hide from God and choose not to speak openly with Him.
Human beings were made for prayer, not because God needs us to pray to Him, but because we need to connect with Him who made us, saved us from sin and death, and showers His sanctifying grace upon us. Without prayer there is no life, not in its fullest sense. As human persons we are created for prayer just as we are created to breath or to think. Prayer is part of our unique nature; of all God’s creatures, only human beings are able to perceive and interact with both the visible (physical) and invisible (spiritual) realities.
Prayer is so important in our lives that St. Gregory of Nazianzus instructs us to, “remember God more often that you breath”. At first, this task might seem daunting, perhaps impossible. In truth, we find that often the greatest obstacle to our developing prayer life is our own lack of trust in ourselves, and in what God can do for and with us.
Often we “psych” ourselves out when it comes to prayer. We think that it is only for the spiritual “specialists” to engage in prayer — clergy, monks, nuns. We feel that if we need to struggle with our prayer life we must not be “doing it right”. In truth, it is only when we struggle with prayer that we are approaching it in a healthy way.
But even though prayer is — or at least should be — a natural part in our human make-up, prayer is a discipline, it is a spiritual exercise. An analogy commonly used by the Saints is that prayer is like a fire. Initially, it starts out only as a small spark in our soul; eventually though, if we fan the flames with a constant effort to pray, this spark grows into a spiritual flames — these flames are the burning bush in our souls, where we, like Moses, speak
To feed the fire of prayer in our soul, we must work ourselves into a regular pattern — or “rule” — of prayer. Like a fire, if our prayer life is left untended, it will die away and turn cold. The more we pray, the more meaningful and nourishing our prayer life becomes, and the more of a desire we have to enter into prayer… | <urn:uuid:3d846b09-cbcf-48f3-9963-ac75adbbefea> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/01/prayer-as-reflection-of-your-spiritua | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.959184 | 798 | 2.90625 | 3 |
1 a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, esp. to keep watch or pray : my birdwatching vigils lasted for hours | as he lay in a coma the family kept vigil.
• a stationary, peaceful demonstration in support of a particular cause, typically without speeches.
ORIGIN Middle English (sense 2) : via Old French from Latin vigilia, from vigil ‘awake.’
My friend Rosie has a farm with sheep and right now they are birthing the new lambs. Except one of her ewes seems stubborn. This lamb is so big with the life inside her, she looks like she might burst. But everyday the report is the same — no lambs yet. Rosie stands vigil waiting for life to begin.
Ken is still in Nebraska. It’s hard. He is the type of man who is best when he is “doing something.†Right now, what he’s doing is the same as Rosie, only he stands on the other end of this cycle. Ken stands vigil with his mother right now, he stands waiting for the life that gave him life, to end.
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Many B.C. residents were jolted awake late Tuesday night by a small earthquake that briefly rattled homes across much of Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland.
The magnitude 4.7 quake at 11:39 p.m. was centred about eight kilometres east of Sidney, between Victoria and Vancouver, according to Earthquakes Canada. (It was initially registered as a 4.3 but upgraded to 4.7 on Wednesday.)
The shaker lasted for just several seconds but stirred fears that it could just be the start of a much more serious quake, or might be followed by significant aftershocks. Neither scenario materialized. Nor was any tsunami warning issued.
Social media was deluged with individual reports of what the quake felt like, with some saying they first thought a vehicle slammed into their home.
Natural Resources Canada said it had received no reports of significant damage and none would be expected.
Many people felt their beds shake, heard dressers or windows rattle, and many small objects in homes were tipped over.
Security camera video of the quake’s effects in Langley.
SFU geologist Brent Ward, who chairs the university’s earth sciences department, said it was a crustal earthquake about 50 to 60 kilometres beneath the surface.
Crustal quakes are much more common and closer to populated areas than massive 8.0-plus subduction zone quakes – often dubbed the Big One – that strike every few hundred years well off the west coast and would cause far-reaching damage.
“Of a bigger concern are these crustal earthquakes because we get them in a much higher frequency,” Ward said.
He said larger crustal quakes than last night’s – in the 6 to 7 range – hit every 50 or 60 years in B.C. and the next one could be severe if it’s closer to the surface and near large numbers of people.
“If it was only 10 kilometres deep the shaking would have been a lot more intense,” Ward said.
A 7.2 crustal quake near Courtenay in 1946 caused extensive landslides, soil liquefaction and damage to brick buildings.
Ward noted B.C.’s population at risk is much larger now.
“You can imagine if we got a 7.2 earthquake underneath a populated part of Vancouver Island, there would be significant damage and there would definitely be fatalities.”
When B.C. released its new earthquake response plan earlier this year it did not model its worst-case scenario on a megathrust subduction zone quake, but rather shallow crustal earthquakes directly under our big cities.
The result: an estimated 10,000 dead in Metro Vancouver, 128,000 seriously injured and 30 per cent of buildings receiving extensive damage in the event of a 7.3 magnitude crustal quake directly beneath Vancouver.
A similar scenario of a 7.0 quake beneath Victoria yielded an estimate of up to 1,500 dead and 19,000 injured.
People in different communities and neighbourhoods will feel the shaking of an earthquake differently because of the underlying material.
Ward said he didn’t even wake up because there’s bedrock not far below his house in Coquitlam, while his niece in Langley on loose sediment soil felt intense shaking.
“Places like Richmond, Delta and Langley – areas where there’s thick sediments – those are going to feel the earthquake a lot more because the shaking is more intense.”
B.C.’s quake followed a 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Southern California that is not believed to be linked.
Tuesday’s tremor was the biggest quake to be felt in the Lower Mainland since a 6.8 quake rocked Washington State in 2001, causing some property damage in Seattle.
The two largest quakes ever recorded in B.C. have both been centred near Haida Gwaii – an 8.1 magnitude quake in 1949 that remains Canada’s strongest since 1700, and a 7.7 quake in 2012.
TransLink shut down the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain lines briefly to verify there was no damage to the rapid transit system.
No area bridges or tunnels were closed as a result of the quake. The province has sensors at each end of the Massey Tunnel that detect the initial wave of a quake and activate signs warning drivers not to enter.
Agencies including Emergency Management B.C. are urging residents to treat the event as a wake-up call and prepare earthquake kits for the potential of a more serious quake in the future.
Everyone should have food, water and other supplies to survive 72 hours unassisted in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Emergency kits are recommended for home, the workplace and your vehicle – see the PreparedBC site for details and more ideas on how to get ready.
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Canadian Citizenship...Who Can Apply?
Who can apply
Please Check with Government Websites to get up to date information on Canadian Citizenship. To become a Canadian citizen, most applicants must
be a permanent resident
have lived in Canada for at least 3 out of the last 5 years (1,095 days)
have filed your taxes, if you need to
pass a citizenship test
prove your language skills in English or French
Other requirements may apply.
Pay the application fees
Your fees depend on whether you’re an adult (age 18 and over) or minor (under age 18). Your fees may include:
the processing fee
the right of citizenship fee
If you’re submitting more than one application at the same time, you can pay all the fees together.
You have to pay your fees online. Only pay your fees once you’re ready to submit your application. Make sure to include the fee receipt with your application.
Submit your application
sign the application form
date the form the day you sign it (don’t use a date in the past or future)
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Music and politics have always made for natural bedfellows. No wonder – both provide telling portrayals of the cultural zeitgeist at any given time. Musicians frequently write about politics and political issues. And politicians (like many others) are often inspired by music.
But for political candidates who wish to express their musical tastes by using particular songs as campaign music, many musicians have only one thing to say:
How can this be? Haven’t these musicians already given permission for their songs to be used? And if they didn’t give permission, can’t they just sue the candidate?
The short answer is that politicians do need permission—but not always from the musician (or other copyright holder, as not all copyrights are owned by their creators. We use the word “musician” in this blog post to refer to whoever the copyright owner may be.)
There are various types of music licenses, and the license required depends on how the music is being used. A televised commercial requires two licenses. One is a mechanical license, which grants reproduction and distribution rights for a musical recording. The other is a synchronization license, which permits the license-holder to sync the musical recording with corresponding audiovisual images. These licenses are generally issued by rights managers or publishers on behalf of the musician. So any time you hear a song on a televised commercial, the musician has given approval (or the entity airing the commercial is opening themselves up to a lawsuit).
But a live event, such as a campaign stop or party convention, is different from a commercial and requires a different kind of license: a public performance license. These licenses are granted by performing rights organizations (PROs), which collect royalties on behalf of musicians for the public performance of their songs. When a song is played on the radio, at a nightclub or gym or otherwise performed publicly, PROs collect and distribute the payments for these performances.
As you may imagine, the vast number of songs played daily mean that there’s a lot to keep track of. One way PROs handle this is by offering blanket licenses. These allow for the music user to publicly perform any song in the PRO’s music catalog. No permission is needed from individual musicians.
Here’s how this all works in real life. Take, for example, “We are the Champions” by Queen. A political candidate could not use the song in a television commercial without getting permission from the band. However, if a candidate wanted to play “We are the Champions” at a campaign rally, or at his party convention, he would only need a license from Queen’s PRO, BMI. And if the candidate were to have a blanket license from BMI, then he would be within his rights to play any song in BMI’s catalog at his political rally. Whether or not Queen approves does not matter.
So what recourse do musicians have when a political candidate they don’t like uses one of their songs? If a musician wants to litigate:
- They can attempt to sue under the federal Lanham Act, which controls trademarks and deals with (among other things) falsely implied endorsements. A musician might argue that the politician’s use of the song implies that the musician endorses the politician, in violation of the act.
This concept hasn’t been very well tested in the courts, though, and the lawsuit that went furthest on this issue had its Lanham Act claims rejected. Plus, with so many musicians this election season speaking out against the use of their music, the “implied endorsement” theory might be a long shot.
- Musicians can sue under right-of-publicity laws, which also often cover false endorsements. Yet these laws vary state by state, and not all states have one. The state where the song was played would need to have a right-of-publicity law in order for legal action to be possible. And even still, the implied endorsement theory might fail.
- Songs that were recorded before 1972 are currently not subject to federal copyright law, but to state law. So if a pre-1972 song were played at the Democratic National Convention, a court would look to Pennsylvania law to determine whether that state protects against the unauthorized performance of music. If the state does, then the musician may have a valid cause of action.
But litigation can be expensive and time-consuming – and there are no guarantees of success. So musicians might want to try one of these alternate methods:
- They can ask their PRO to revoke the license for the particular song, creating an exception within the blanket license. This purportedly worked for Queen, who did not want “We are the Champions” to be played at the Republican National Convention.
- And of course, they can take their case to the court of public opinion. This seems to be the most popular option this election cycle, with many musicians making statements through their publicists and venting their frustrations on social media. Which is how tweets such as “@ScottWalker @GovWalker please stop using our music in any way…we literally hate you !!! Love, Dropkick Murphys” make their way into the public consciousness.
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Your mother was right-fish is good for you.
Your mother was right-fish is good for you.
A study in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry appears to add a new dimension to mother’s sage advice. Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria have found that concentrated marine fish oil with ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) reduced the risk of progression to psychotic disorder in young people who had subthreshold psychotic symptoms, with none of the adverse effects associated with drug treatment.1
G. Paul Amminger, MD, and colleagues1 conducted a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled 12-week study of the effects of ω-3 PUFAs. A total of 256 individuals aged 13 to 25 years were assessed for eligibility, and 81 were enrolled.
Participants were randomized to either active treatment (n = 41) or placebo (n = 40). After randomization, participants were assessed weekly for 4 weeks, followed by assessments at 8 and 12 weeks, and at 6 and 12 months. Active treatment consisted of a daily dose of 4 gelatin capsules of concentrated marine fish oil with 700 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid, 480 mg of docosahexaenoic acid, and 7.6 mg of mixed tocopherol (vitamin E). Coconut oil was used for the placebo because it has no impact on ω-3 fatty acid metabolism. The primary efficacy end point was conversion to psychotic disorder.
The 12-week intervention with ω-3 significantly reduced the transition rate to psychosis and led to significant symptomatic and functional improvements during the entire follow-up period. At 12 months, psychotic onset was seen in 2 (4.9%) participants in the active-treatment group compared with 11 (27.5%) in the placebo group (P = .007). The active-treatment group had significantly lower Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) scores at 12 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months than controls (all P < .05). In addition, there was a significant increase of ω-3 levels relative to v-6 in the active-treatment group compared with the placebo group (P < .001).
The ω-3 PUFAs have been shown to be free of clinically relevant adverse effects and are safe, even when used in relatively high doses.2 Adverse effects are limited to GI symptoms such as nausea, loose stools, and fishy eructation. The usual adverse effects seen with antipsychotic treatment-including metabolic changes, sexual dysfunction, and weight gain-are not seen with the ω-3 PUFAs.3,4
During the study’s 12-month posttreatment follow-up period, only 1 participant who had received ω-3 treatment transitioned to psychosis. Prodromal symptoms of the participants in the ω-3 group did not worsen after the treatment was stopped, nor did their functioning deteriorate.
Group differences were maintained after the treatment ended, which has not been the case with antipsychotic trials. The continued effect may be because of the neuroprotection afforded by the antiapoptotic and antioxidant properties of ω-3 PUFAs.5,6 Eicosapentaenoic acid has been found to increase glutathione in the temporal lobes of first-episode psychosis patients, thereby protecting the neurons from oxidative stress.7
Because of design limitations, the findings from the study should be viewed carefully. The study was undertaken in the context of specific risk criteria, within a specialized setting, and in a relatively modest sample size. All of these factors may make generalizing the findings to other groups and settings impossible. Furthermore, the efficacy of ω-3 PUFAs beyond 12 months remains unclear-the transition to psychosis may have been delayed rather than prevented.
Overall, however, the results of the study are positive and are a first step in showing that ω-3 PUFAs offer a viable prevention and treatment strategy with a good safety profile in young people who are at high risk for developing a psychotic disorder.
Is the finding that treatment with a natural substance may prevent or delay the onset of a psychotic disorder too good to be true? The authors recommend further studies in other settings and with larger populations to find out.
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Why Peer Coaches?Peer coaches make supportive connections happen!
Photo credit: Yan Krukov – Pexels
Why Peer Coaches?
Peer coaches are accessible and available in and out of school, every day of the week. They cost little to train and they serve for free. Study data suggest that adolescent peers can be as effective, or even more effective than adults in shaping peers’ thinking and behavior about issues related to health and wellness. Three key factors help explain why peer education and coaching works to influence adolescents.
Adolescents are capable of positively influencing peer’s behavior through formal interventions.
A meta‐analysis of studies comparing peer-led to adult-led interventions to reduce risky or unhealthy behavior provide evidence that adolescents participating in peer-led interventions engaged in fewer risky behaviors than interventions led by adults.
Peer-led interventions can help youth improve social competencies.
Peer-led educational interventions can boost adolescents’ social and cognitive skills, problem-solving, decision-making, coping, and increase their self-control and self-esteem. Adolescents in peer-led groups report that they feel greater satisfaction and enjoyment, and perceive greater practical value in the programs due to social influences.
Adolescents may be more receptive to non-cognitive learning when that learning is directed by peers.
Adolescents may discount adult-led programs on health and wellness as lectures because they perceive the programming as just more adults lecturing and telling them what to do. In studies that taught adolescents to manage chronic diseases, peer leaders were perceived as more accepting, credible, and warm. Participants considered peer-led interventions as more fun and engaging.
Effects of Peer-led interventions:
↓ Reduced adolescent use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis. 1
↑ May be more effective and result in greater positive changes in health behavior than adult-led interventions, particularly when the intervention addresses social factors. 2
↑ Provide greater satisfaction, enjoyment, and perception that the program is useful than adult-led programs. 3
↑ Yield reciprocal benefits because both students and peer coaches report a benefit from participating in coaching activities. 4
1Addiction. 2016; 111(3):391-407.
2Health Educ Res. 2000 Oct; 15(5):533-45.
3Respiratory care. 2012;57(12): 2082-2089.
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'Fialka' Cipher machine (10 rotor) with Cyrillic (Russian) characters
- after 1958 in Russia
Cipher machine 'Fialka', with 10 rotors marked with Cyrillic (Russian) characters, and with spare set of rotors in metal drum, c. 1958 or later.
A very secret Soviet Union cipher machine, 1958
The Fialka M-125 was a highly secure cipher machine, similar in operation to the German Enigma cipher but without Enigma’s weaknesses. It was developed by the Soviet Union after the Second World War but was not known in the West until after the Cold War.
This powerful machine used mechanical, electric and electronic circuits and moving rotors to encrypt messages.
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Objective: To assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on authorship gender in articles submitted to The Journal of Pediatrics. Study design: Using gender-labeling algorithms and human inspection, we inferred the gender of corresponding authors of original articles submitted in January-February and April-May of 2019 and 2020 noting those articles related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We used Pearson χ2 tests to determine differences in gender proportions during the selected periods in the US and internationally. Results: We analyzed 1521 original articles. Submissions increased 10.9% from January-February 2019 to January-February 2020 and 61.6% from April-May 2019 to April-May 2020. Women accounted for 56.0% of original articles in April-May 2019 but only 49.8% of original articles in April-May 2020. Original articles focused on COVID-19 represented a small percentage of additional articles submitted in January-February 2020 (1/33 or 3.0%) and (53/199 or 26.6%) in April-May 2020 compared with the number of submissions in the same months in 2019. International male corresponding authors submitted a significantly larger proportion of original articles compared with international female corresponding authors in April-May 2020 compared to April-May 2019 (P = .043). There was no difference in corresponding author gender proportion in the US (US in April-May of 2020 vs April-May of 2019; P = .95). There was no significant difference in final dispositions based on corresponding author gender for original articles from 2019 and 2020 (P = .17). Conclusions: Original article submissions to The Journal increased in April-May 2020, with the greatest increase by international male corresponding authors. The majority of the submission growth was not related to COVID-19.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same, and Musical.ly proves the rule. It turns out the app, which allows fans to sing along to songs and play silly games with music, also has a raunchy side if you search certain terms. The app is presumably tightening up the ship as parents object, but this is a good reminder that not all apps are engineered with kids in mind, which can lead to some awkward situations.
Yubo is a friend-making app with an unfortunate resemblance to a far more adult app, Tinder. Kids can swipe to decide if they’d like to say hi to somebody or ignore them. Laying aside the app’s structure, which is a bit unfortunate but seems to be a coincidence, the real concern here for many parents is how judgemental the app forces you to be. There’s not a “maybe” or “get to know” function, and many parents worry it’s teaching kids to be judgemental and shallow. Before allowing Yubo or not, lay out these concerns for kids and why the app bothers you.
People tend to carve out their own private spaces on the internet, and Instagram is no exception. There’s a distinct chance that kids have a “finsta,” slang for a fake Instagram, which their parents and family sees, and then a real, private account that’s closely monitored and limited only to a small circle of friends. Really, there’s only so much you can do here, short of deleting the app off their phone, but make it clear to kids that they should be careful what they share online, and who they share it with.
Snapchat is the bane of many parents for a number of reasons. But the most glaring one, currently, is SnapMaps, a feature that shows where, precisely, Snapchat users are with a relative degree of accuracy. The feature, fortunately, can be disabled, but it’s safe to say many parents find it poorly considered and a potential safety risk. If you’re letting your children use Snapchat, and that may be a big “if” for you depending on the content, tell them you’re shutting off SnapMaps, and why.
This app allows people to send anonymous messages to each other, and it’s quickly become a locus of abuse online. In the absence of any accountability, Sarahah has become a mess for some parents and kids. It is worth remembering that some kids do need private spaces to talk to other kids, so that might justify Sarahah or a similar app, within certain contexts. But before you let the app into their phone, talk with them about emotional violence and that they can come to you to discuss disturbing messages.
Don’t think the list stops with these apps. Being engaged with your kids and what they do online is key to building a safe place online for them. Parental control apps can also be helpful to parents in setting boundaries. If you’d like to give one a try for free, check out Screen Time | <urn:uuid:c1deee9d-e9ea-4bee-a3ff-ac9db3a8d8f9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://screentimelabs.com/blog/5-apps-you-need-to-talk-about-with-your-teenagers/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.955858 | 659 | 1.609375 | 2 |
Google Fonts is one of the reliable websites if you need a new font for the projects you are working on. There are hundreds font types ranging from a wide range of categories available on this site. At the time of writing, all fonts available on Google Fonts are available for free. Google Fonts is one of the best alternatives to paid font provider sites like Adobe Fonts (formerly Typekit).
Google Fonts allows you to instantly preview the fonts you are interested in. Simply type some words to replace the default texts on each font column.
How to download fonts from Google Fonts
Google Fonts allows you to download several fonts at once. To download fonts from Google Fonts, simply select a font you desire and click the “+” icon on the top-right corner of each font column.
Your font won’t be downloaded right away after you have clicked the “+” icon. Instead, it will be moved to some kind of shopping cart which will appear once you picked a font. You can continue exploring the fonts to fill up your “shopping cart”. Once you think that you have picked plenty enough fonts, click the “shopping cart” to expand its window.
On the “shopping cart” window, click the download icon on the upper-right corner. Your fonts will be downloaded in a ZIP file.
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Given the rise in popularity of energy healing, you have probably heard of the seven chakras. However, you might not know exactly what the seven chakras are and how to work with them effectively. Chakras are energy centers in the subtle body that distribute the flow of prana or energy throughout your body. Starting at the base of the spine and working up to the crown of your head, chakras influence your overall health and well-being.
Understanding the role and purpose of each chakra is a crucial first step in balancing your chakras and establishing a harmonious flow of energy. All of the seven chakras are interconnected; balancing one chakra will create change in the others. If you are working towards expanding your knowledge and sharpening your intuition, you should focus on your third eye chakra.
Located between the brows, the third eye chakra or ajna is the sixth of your seven chakras. The Sanskrit name translates to “perceiving” or “command,” which is a fitting name for this chakra, as the third eye chakra is responsible for how you perceive the world.
The energy of the third eye chakra starts in-between your brows, just above the bridge of your nose. This chakra is responsible for the link between your mind and the outer world, embodying your ability to see both the inner and outer worlds. This allows you to experience clear thought and self-reflection.
Your sixth chakra is motivated by knowledge, reflection, and intuition. The third eye chakra symbolizes your connection to wisdom and insight, allowing you to access the inner guidance that comes from deep within your being. This enables you to cut through illusion and access deeper truths.
The gift of your sixth chakra is the ability to be mindful and live in the present moment. Your third eye chakra is the center of your intuition and wisdom, allowing you to open your mind to deeper understandings and expand your intuition. When your third eye chakra is balanced, it gives you the ability to self-reflect and see the world and understand it.
Key Characteristics of the Third Eye Chakra
The chakra system distributes the flow of prana or energy throughout your subtle body. Stress, illness, emotional upset, or conflict can cause blockages or imbalances in your chakra system. All of the seven chakras are interconnected; when one chakra experiences a blockage or imbalance, it affects all the others. This energy disruption can cause your mind, body, and spirit to suffer.
When the third eye chakra is imbalanced, it can cause emotional and physical stress. If you are working toward developing a deeper understanding of your world and expanding your intuition, it is important that you open and balances your third eye chakra.
Underactive Third Eye Chakra — When a chakra is underactive, it means that the chakra is experiencing a blockage or is not distributing the flow of energy. When your third eye chakra is underactive, it can affect your overall well-being.
When your third eye chakra is blocked or underactive, it can negatively affect your ability to concentrate, process information, or keep calm under pressure. When the third eye chakra becomes blocked, it can often cause you to be fearful of the unknown.
Overactive Third Eye Chakra — When a chakra is overactive, it means that the chakra is distributing too much energy. It is working in overdrive and bringing imbalance to the chakra. When your third eye chakra is overactive, it affects your overall well-being.
If your third eye chakra is overactive, you may be experiencing an overindulgence in your imagination and excessive daydreaming. When the third eye chakra is in overdrive, it can cause you to feel overwhelmed and mentally exhausted. You may experience indecisiveness and clouded judgment.
Chakra balancing is the process of restoring the harmonious and balanced flow of prana or energy throughout the body. Your chakras are in constant fluctuation. Practicing chakra balancing and aligning is a regular and sometimes daily activity to explore. But how do you balance your third eye chakra?
Open up to Wisdom — Opening yourself up to new ideas and understanding can help restore the harmonious flow of energy in your third eye chakra. This wisdom can come from others, or you can dive into your own insight and inner knowledge. Try reading new books with different perspectives, and take time to journal your own thoughts.
Get Outside — The third eye chakra is highly influenced by the element of light. This is not limited to light from the sun, but the light from the stars and the moon as well. Getting outside on sunny days or in the evenings of full moons can help restore balance to your third eye chakra.
Physical Activity — Yoga is a paramount tool in bringing balance to your third eye chakra. Yoga poses for the third eye chakra should focus on inversions to help bring balance to your third eye chakra. Below are specific yoga poses and movements to connect you to the energy of the third eye chakra.
Meditation — Meditation plays an important role in restoring balance to your chakras. Chakra meditation techniques are similar to traditional meditation techniques but focus on a specific area of the body. Below is a simple meditation technique to aid in balancing your third eye chakra.
Affirmations — Positive Affirmations are a positive way to heal negative programming that can be embedded in your subtle body. When balancing your third eye chakra, practice saying these phrases to yourself:
Aromatherapy — Aromatherapy can be a powerful and simple tool to use while restoring balance to your third eye chakra. Use essential oils that promote clarity and balance. Our Third Eye Chakra Essential Oil Blend is designed to aid in restoring balance to your third eye chakra. Apply the Third Eye Chakra Blend in between your brows, just above the bridge of your nose.
Crystal Healing — Each chakra is influenced by unique stones and their energetic properties. The third eye chakra is highly influenced by amethyst. When balancing your third eye chakra, meditate with amethyst, carry the stone with you, or wear jewelry with amethyst to let the energetic properties help restore balance to the chakra. Our 10ml Third Eye Chakra Roll-on has an amethyst rollerball to aid in balancing your third eye chakra.
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Known as the stone of transformation and spirit, amethyst is used to open and balance the third eye chakra. The elements of amethyst stimulate the desire for deeper understanding and help sharpen your intuition. The energetic properties of amethyst open the mind to new ideas, dreams, and visions while helping control the flow of prana throughout the chakras. Our 10ml Third-Eye Chakra Roll-On comes with an Amethyst rollerball to further enhance the energetic properties of the blend.
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Prepare a press release. The angle is the most important aspect of every press release. Locate Media Outlets in Your Area. Find the Right Media Contacts in Your Area. Create an Email Query (aka Pitch) Pitch your news story by email and be sure to follow up. Journalists should be responded to. Relationships with local press contacts should be nurtured.
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Look for an email address on the media outlet’s website. Search the name of a newspaper or television station online to get contact details. Look for a “About Us” or “Contact” link on the organization’s website. Most news companies have an email or phone number available for story tipping.
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10 SUGGESTIONS FOR GETTING JOURNALISTS TO READ YOUR PRESS RELEASE AND COVER YOUR NEWS Know Who You’re Pitching And What You’re Pitching. As a first point of contact, send an email. Make the subject line of your email stand out. Find out who the target audience is for the publication. Look for the story in your local newspaper. Always be willing to assist others. Attachments should not be sent. Pay Attention to Your Pitch’s Timing.
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How to Submit an Article to a Newspaper Make Your Pitch Count. Make sure your pitch goes to the proper editor. Make Your Pitch Perfect. A pitch should be succinct, well-written, and straight to the point. Do some research for your story. Make up your own story.
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They Use Social Media Platforms to Post According to a poll of journalists, 78 percent of them discover their news on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Even if you know or assume that a reporter understands something about the subject, write clearly, simply, and for a wide readership. Make the stakes and significance of the tale plain enough to be comprehended without prior information.
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Here are the precise methods I used to have my work published in major journals. Determine which newspapers are the best for you to pitch. If you don’t already have them, write 3 to 5 relevant articles. On Twitter, you may follow the editors. Look at the websites of the publications to discover what their criteria are. Send an email to the appropriate persons.
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Find a local news source or blog that covers the issue you’d want to be covered. For example, if you’re preparing to launch a local bakery, look for a newspaper that covers local companies, cuisine, or even coffee. You’ll be astonished at how many there are in your immediate area.
Do papers pay for stories?
The great bulk of news and features are provided by independent news organizations and journalists who are compensated for their efforts in locating and creating content. ‘How much do individuals get paid for selling their story?’ is a question that all of my friends ask me. The simple explanation is that they do not do so as much as they did before.
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How do you anonymously tip a newspaper?
SecureDrop is a good place to start. More than 20 news organizations utilize SecureDrop, an online document transmission tool. This tool enables journalists to receive encrypted, anonymous documents from sources. You may also communicate with the journalist by composing a paper and emailing it to them.
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The majority of news comes from events, particularly keynote events, which give a wealth of information on the subject. Furthermore, attending these events allows a journalist to make new connections and grow their network. A journalist attempts to be as social as possible in order to get as many information and views as feasible.
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The following are the steps you must take: Make a business out of freelancing. If you go at the hundreds of posts on Twitter by freelancers whining about their life (including me at times), you’ll notice that it’s not an easy ride. Make a career as a journalist. Conduct an inquiry. Continue to learn.
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How to Get Your Small Business Featured in the Press and Media 1) Determine who you want to communicate with. 2) Learn about their reading, watching, and listening habits. 3) Make Contact with Journalists and Editors Who Are Relevant. 4) Assist them with their work. 5) Be prepared to be followed up on. 6) Contribute to guest blogs. 7) Contribute to the betterment of your community.
“how to get a story on national news” is a question that has been asked many times. The answer is simple, you need to know how the news works and what they are looking for. You then need to write an article or create a video that fits their criteria.
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Italian Neurosurgeon Talks Of Head Transplant By 2017
Kidney transplants have become routine, and heart transplants are increasing in prevalence with huge success rates. But, there’s a whole new school of thought coming our way, and some of it sounds incredible, if not impossible. Valery Spiridonov, a 30 year-old Russian man who suffers from Werdnig-Hoffman Disease, has been in touch with Italian neurosurgeon Dr. Sergio Canavero, who hopes to perform the first head transplant by 2017. Spiridonov believes that this transplant, albeit a risky one, is his only hope to escape the rare neuromuscular disease. According to various news reports, it looks like the surgical operation will require a team of 100 and cost an estimated US$15 million. The risks appear endless, and many other medical workers believe that it will also take a while before Dr. Canavero, who is also Director of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, can perform the surgery he claims has a 90% chance of success. | <urn:uuid:98d9f6fd-98b0-4320-ac7e-a1a80f189e36> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/248167 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.946594 | 219 | 1.75 | 2 |
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Lockheed Martin PR) — When the U.S. Air Force’s sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) satellite launches into space, a 3-D printed part will be along for the ride. A Remote Interface Unit, an aluminum electronic enclosure designed to hold avionic circuits, will be the first 3-D printed part certified for use on a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) military satellite.
By going from multiple machined parts to one 3-D printed part, the team was able to save time in the design and production cycle, as well as increase the quality and consistency of the units. The lead time for manufacturing the part went from six months to only 1.5 months, with assembly time also being reduced from 12 hours to just three hours.
“3-D printing provides the ability to rapidly implement innovation by controlling production from design through implementation with one digital model,” said Iris Bombelyn, vice president of Protected Communications at Lockheed Martin Space Systems. “By providing affordable, innovative solutions for our customers with a reduced timeline, we are able to adjust to the rapidly changing environment of military space.”
AEHF is a global military satellite communications system that provides protected, assured communication for strategic commanders and tactical warfighters. Lockheed Martin will deliver the fourth AEHF vehicle in 2017. AEHF-5 and AEHF-6 are in production and are on track to launch in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
The qualified part onboard AEHF-6 was built using a process called Laser Powder Bed Fusion additive manufacturing, in which a laser melts and fuses aluminum metal powder layer-by-layer to build a part based on a digital design. The electronic enclosure will serve as a model for use on other programs that are designed using the A2100 satellite bus.
Across Lockheed Martin, 3-D printing is used for design prototyping, tooling and the production of affordable components. The company produced the first 3-D printed parts to fly on an interplanetary spacecraft, Juno, which is currently orbiting Jupiter, and a 3-D printed part flew on Orion’s first flight. Additionally, technicians are qualifying large 3-D printed fuel tanks for the modernized A2100 satellite bus.
For more information about AEHF, visit: www.lockheedmartin.com/aehf.
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Clinical Residency in Women’s Health Rehabilitation
Beaumont Health offers a Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency program that provides training in current, evidence-based clinical care while promoting excellence in education, embarking on clinical research and engaging in the communities served.
The program's mission is to:
- prepare the resident trainee in advanced clinical practice
- accelerate innovative analytical thinking and reasoning skills
- provide leading-edge professional development in women’s health physical therapy
During the year-long program, residents will learn to provide patient and family-centered care through a comprehensive, well-rounded education within a 1,100 bed tertiary, teaching and research hospital. The program includes clinical work, a didactic component, research, and community outreach opportunities.
The program provides approximately 30 hours of clinical care and 10 hours of 1:1 mentoring with a faculty expert.
The resident will work with patients of all ages in Beaumont’s outpatient pediatric and adult settings, and the Women’s Urology Center.
Residents will also have exposure to acute care diagnoses, including:
- neoplasms of breast
- diastasis recti
- female athlete triad
- gynecologic conditions/surgery
- high-risk pregnancy
- pelvic adhesions
- pelvic girdle pain
- pudendal neuralgia
- fecal incontinence/encopresis
- urinary frequency/incontinence
- interstitial cystitis
- colorectal disorders
- urinary disorders
Residents can partake in various specialty clinics and educational seminars such as the Women’s Urology Center, cancer survivorship clinics and grand rounds. At the conclusion of the program, the resident will have extensive experience in performing both internal vaginal and anorectal examinations and treatments, and will be proficient in obtaining subjective histories that relate to bowel, bladder and sexual dysfunctions. The resident will also develop an in-depth knowledge of pelvic floor and abdominal anatomy and function.
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MCC’s help gives Syrians a reason to stay
By Linda Espenshade and Meghan Mast
As large numbers of Syrians are leaving the Middle East in search of better living situations in Europe and elsewhere, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is appealing for more funds to help meet basic human needs of Syrians who want to stay near their homes.
For the past four years, the war in Syria has forced its citizens to live on almost nothing, whether they managed to stay at home or move to safer Syrian towns or neighboring countries. Having lost family members, houses, jobs and their savings, they piece together a living with sporadic, low-income work and the resources provided by international aid organizations.
Now funding shortages are causing large agencies to reduce significantly the support they offer. The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP), for example, stopped distribution of food vouchers for 360,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon in September. The value of the vouchers the agency does give has been reduced significantly, and more cuts are expected this fall.
Without these resources from WFP and other organizations, many Syrians face eviction and hunger that forces them to consider emigrating, says Rashid El Mansi, program manager at Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD), an MCC partner in Lebanon.
“These people—their first hope is to go back to Syria, back to the homeland, but actually now they are losing this hope. They are losing their dignity here,” El Mansi says. “They don’t have enough resources, so they think they want to go to the source of these organizations. Let’s go to those people who are helping us. Maybe they will see us better and take better care of us.”
However, El Mansi says, he also has met families that tell him if they could get enough services, they would not leave. They tell him, “We are closer here to our country. We don’t want to go and have a different culture. We want to keep our culture.”
Since the war began in March 2011, MCC has been providing more than $31 million of humanitarian assistance and peace-building programming in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq, the majority of it from the Canadian government and through MCC’s equity at the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Bruce Guenther, MCC’s director of disaster response, says more individual donations are needed to carry on MCC’s 27 ongoing projects that provide food, water, rent assistance, cash assistance, education support and trauma care to Syrians and the host communities, which also are stressed by the competition for jobs and housing.
“In addition to ongoing needs, we are preparing for winter to assist displaced people from Syria and Iraq,” Guenther says. “Donations for fuel, blankets, food assistance and household items are needed.”
El Mansi says that MCC’s resources help people in PARD’s projects to stay, because they have food. Through PARD, MCC provides food vouchers and preschool education in Beirut. In southern Lebanon, where MCC helped construct permanent housing for refugees, PARD also distributes food vouchers to the most vulnerable refugees.
In addition, PARD and other partners offer trauma care that helps children and their parents build their resiliency and think through decisions in this stressful situation. Naomi Enns, an MCC representative for Lebanon and Syria with her husband, Doug, says the work PARD is doing “is holding very, very fragile communities in the south together in ‘peace’ful cohabitation.”
“I want to say to people who donate to MCC,” El Mansi says, “their money is making a difference. Their money is protecting the Syrian people.”
While MCC provides humanitarian relief to help displaced people stay in the region, for some resettling elsewhere is the only option. MCC Canada’s refugee coordinators provide support for churches and other groups that want to sponsor refugees to come to Canada. The coordinators assist with applications, welcome the new families and help them establish a new life.
MCC U.S. is not directly involved with refugee resettlement but does provide grassroots Immigration Law Training for people who work with resettlement agencies.
MCC’s advocacy offices in Canada and the U.S. encourage citizens to contact their legislators, urging them to provide more humanitarian assistance and to allow more Syrians into their countries. Both countries have agreed to admit 10,000 Syrians each.
Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach, director of the MCC U.S. Washington Office, believes the government must address the cause of the problem.
“The U.S. and others in the international community must also address the root causes of the crisis by ending armed support to various actors in the war and instead put all their energy into finding a negotiated solution that is acceptable to the Syrian people,” she says.
Until then, MCC continues to work with their partners to address the suffering.
“The people in the locations we are working are increasing, they’re not decreasing,” says El Mansi. “They’re still a human being; they’re still in need. It (the response) should continue. It should be even bigger.”
To see a video of El Mansi, visit mcc.org/stories/mccs-help-gives-syrians-reason-stay. To donate, visit mcc.org/Syria-iraq. To advocate, visit mcc.org/get-involved/advocacy/alert/respond-syria-crisis.
Mennonite Central Committee provides relief, development and peace in the name of Christ. Linda Espenshade is news coordinator for MCC U.S. Meghan Mast is multimedia storyteller for MCC Canada.
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More comparable to Walerian Borowczyk than any other well-known Polish filmmaker, Andrzej Zulawski never really gained more than a dedicated cult following during his career. Even Possession, a disturbing classic of the horror genre, remains underappreciated by mainstream audiences. The film is set in West Germany, and similar to the state of that territory, divided from its Eastern neighbor by the Berlin Wall for nearly half of the twentieth century, Zulawski’s film is one built on alienation and disintegration. Its bizarre story follows a couple – Mark (Sam Neill) and Anna (Isabelle Adjani) – situated within this unnerving context, an expression economically portrayed in an early shot exposing the matrimonial dislocation of its two primaries: they are framed within their apartment, their bodies separated by a thick wall at the center of Zulawski’s composition. The stage is set, but it is still some minutes before the film clues us in to Mark’s obsession with the suspected infidelity of his wife.
In this shot, it is made clear how Possession functions primarily on the relation between bodies and the spaces they occupy. The film is about the physical and psychological forces which can consume, and its visual and thematic palette seems to take cues from the brutal, British painter Francis Bacon, an evident source of inspiration for the director. The disrupted minds of the these characters soon begin to manifest in corporeal ways. Bodies malfunction and suggest the titular possession, moving freely out of their axes in disjointed and distressed choreography. Zulawski’s camerawork likewise reflects this disturbance, frequently employing irregular angles and jarring movement, at times even recalling the groundbreaking early camerawork of Orson Welles in service of more pure horror. But all of this mental and figural warping ultimately distills into a repeated gesture that proves crucial to the film: bodies begin to bang into the walls. Such an act not only reflects the historical and political context of the film but also fixes the characters as some version of enfants terribles. There is something primal, almost literally infantile, in this kinetic language: Mark’s empty, dispossessed rocking in a chair or when he curls himself into the fetal position on his bed. This act of violence can also be seen as a desire for rebirth or deliverance, a breaking through to some other side, an escape from confines. Perhaps no better culmination of these concerns can be found than in a remarkably disturbing miscarriage scene, Anna’s limp body wracking against the viscous, tubular walls of the subway station.
Zulawski contrasts all of these spatial and bodily boundaries with a recurrence of openness and its inherent promise of freedom that acts as a dark reminder of its absence. Cityscapes are depicted throughout in long, vacant shots. Characters frequently scream and shout, their shrieks leaving stretched mouths, a vastness found in these expressions of uncorked frustration and pain. And while Mark and Anna gradually, and separately, embark upon a deranged quest for identity and unity as an escape to their particular prisons, even the boundary between good and evil begins to slip; or rather, as Anna confesses to the camera in a bit of meta-ness: “Goodness is only some kind of reflection upon evil.” In this way, Zulawski radically extends the ambiguities of oneness and duality, good and evil, faith and chance by inserting doppelgangers for both Anna and Mark. In Possession‘s final moments, while the bleeding bodies of the pair wither toward peace, their doppelgangers are reborn: one as good-hearted babysitter Helen (also played by Adjani), the other as an actualized monster. The last scene suggests a terrifying eternity: the new Mark appears as a silhouette behind the glass door while the face of Helen teeters between a shimmering light and the dark. The sound of sirens, planes, and explosions continues the film’s potent atmosphere of inevitability as Mark and Anna’s son floats face down in a bathtub. Life will continue to repeat the particular bondage of battle – between beauty and the beast, love and madness, liberation and possession – without mercy, in perpetuity.
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By Nastia Voynovskaya KQED NEWS Oct 21, 2020
ust as policy shifts are important tools for fighting systemic racism, changing cultural narratives is also key. That’s where artists come in.
Twelve individual and collaborative cultural practitioners in Oakland were recently awarded a new grant from Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division, the Akonadi Foundation and the East Bay Community Foundation called “Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund.” Each awardee will receive $25,000 to fund a project that imagines what racial justice in the city could look like.
“The beloved artists and cultural practitioners represented through these projects are among the strongest weapons we have in the fight for a racially just city,” said Lateefah Simon, president of Akonadi Foundation, in a statement. “We need their extraordinary powers—to radically reimagine a future where everyone belongs in Oakland—more urgently than ever. It is our duty to support them.”
Among the winners is Regina Evans, the activist, boutique owner and theater artist whose vast body of work is dedicated to fighting child sex trafficking and creating safe havens for survivors. She will lead a project called INFRASTRUCTURE, sponsored by theater company Lower Bottom Playaz, that examines the historical roots of trafficking on International Boulevard. The founder of Lower Bottom Playaz, Ayodele Nzinga, is also a grant recipient. Her theatrical collaboration with Cat Brooks, a playwright and activist in the Anti Police-Terror Project, is called Janga’s House and will tell Black stories from Oakland without the filter of a white gaze. | <urn:uuid:2d5cac03-cd4c-4bcb-8199-9dcb383b4cfd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://akonadi.org/in-the-news/diverse-group-of-artists-receive-new-grant-to-imagine-a-racially-just-oakland/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.9497 | 342 | 1.789063 | 2 |
How Many Brattons Are There?
This website brings you information about family crests, the meaning of the surname Bratton for those wishing to research their family tree, to trace ancestors and country of origin, and generally finding their family history. In particular this page answers the question HOW MANY OF US ARE THERE? And where are we all living. This may be helpful to those interested in genealogy
In this world, there are 4.5m Smiths and 3.7m Jones's
but only about 10,000 Brattons
( The Bratton family name is 0.003% of all surnames in the English speaking world compared with Smith at 1.5% and Jones at 0.94% )
And here's where they are
How come they all started out in the UK and now there are 8 times more in the USA?
Is it something in the water?
It is estimated that the spelling variations, confined to USA, number thus:-
Bratten 1000 (This may be a different surname root from Denmark)
Some purists might say that this website should only concern itself with the
main spelling but in fact all surnames are phonetic and the spelling matters little.
There is a 900 years history of the name but it is only in the last, say, 100 years that spelling has become consistent.
Why, even William Shakespeare, who was a right swot, spelt his name in several different ways
Since, it is this site's contention, that the Bratton family name was born in 1066 there's only 58 years to the 1000th Anniversary when all leaves, twigs and branches of the family tree will gather in one place.
Better start saving up,
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Abstract William Frederick "Bill" Barns (1920-1995) joined the United States Air Force in 1942 and flew in the European Theater during World War II. After the war, Barns served in the USAF in several capacities until his retirement in 1966 when he went to work in the private sector, including for Garrett Corporation. The collection contains a broad array of textual materials as well as photographs and digital images related to his military and professional careers.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Content Description The Ernst H. Linnemann U.S. Air Force Collection is a small collection of textual and visual materials related to Linneman's service in the U.S. Air Force in the late 1950s and early 1960s, working in communications and navigation, especially with TACAN (tactical air navigation) systems. The collection includes materials collected while Linnemann was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Scott Air Force Base, Niagara Falls Air Base, and Ladd Air Force Base including a photo collage...
Collection — oversize: folder
Contents of the Collection The collection contains a single navigational chart printed October 1944 and used by the United States Army Air Forces, 505th Bombardment Group during World War II. The top of the chart is printed as "AAF Special Plotting Chart, Chart No. S-501, Restricted." There are plotting notations done in pencil with various markings, presumably to aid the navigator. On the front of the chart is also a note that reads "Mission #22, Osaka, Japan, June 1, 1945, Crew 83-10, 505th Bomb Group." The front of... | <urn:uuid:5e5087f9-9db2-4096-aa2b-72a10ed639f1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://archives.museumofflight.org/repositories/resources?q%5B%5D=%2A&op%5B%5D=&field%5B%5D=title&from_year%5B%5D=&to_year%5B%5D=&limit=resource&filter_fields%5B%5D=published_agents&filter_values%5B%5D=United+States.+Air+Force&sort=title_sort%20asc&filter_fields%5B%5D=subjects&filter_values%5B%5D=navigation+charts | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572304.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816120802-20220816150802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.92875 | 375 | 1.734375 | 2 |
IT PROCESS MANAGEMENT
- Introduction to Process Management
- Agile methods
- Application of IT Process Management methods
- Einführung in PowerBI und Power Automate
- Soft Skills training
This curriculum starts with an introduction to process management and agile methods.Here, knowledge about the roles and advantages of process and change management is imparted. There is also a digression into the basics of the psychology of change. The application of IT process management methods is then taught using visualizations, evaluations and modeling. Finally, there is an introduction to PowerBI and Power Automate, in which a practical immersion takes place. This curriculum is completed by our Soft Skills training by teaching resilience, teamwork and motivation. | <urn:uuid:d1a633b0-785f-4450-acb1-4f85c71e5fb6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://yakha.de/it-process-management/?lang=en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.900873 | 147 | 2.25 | 2 |
Previous research has found that American patients strongly believe that more testing and more treatment lead to better outcomes and, to a lesser extent, that newer treatments are more effective. We conducted five focus groups with privately insured, healthy, middle-aged Americans (n = 43) to explore these apparent preferences. Contrary to previous research, an unexpected distinction emerged. Participants placed enormous value on testing and screening, reacting with hostility to guidelines recommending less of either. However, they were suspicious of overmedication. The wariness of pharmaceuticals and enthusiasm for testing and screening both appear to reflect participants’ efforts to take responsibility for their health. But recommendations to test and screen less conflicted with their active, engaged, information-seeking roles. Nonetheless, given patients’ concerns about overuse of pharmaceuticals, we maintain that they can learn to understand the connections between over-testing and over-treatment, and can actively choose to do less. We close with suggestions about how treatment guidelines can better communicate these connections to patients. Our findings cannot necessarily be generalized beyond privately-insured, healthy, middle-aged Americans. But because we found that, among these individuals, attitudes towards pharmaceuticals differ from attitudes towards testing and screening, we maintain that future research should also distinguish among and compare attitudes towards different types of medical interventions.
Citation: Schleifer D, Rothman DJ (2012) “The Ultimate Decision Is Yours”: Exploring Patients’ Attitudes about the Overuse of Medical Interventions. PLoS ONE 7(12): e52552. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052552
Editor: Christy Elizabeth Newman, The University of New South Wales, Australia
Received: October 9, 2012; Accepted: November 20, 2012; Published: December 26, 2012
Copyright: © 2012 Schleifer, Rothman. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: This research was supported by a grant from the Selz Foundation. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
The overuse of medical interventions, including pharmaceuticals, testing, and screening, has come under scrutiny for its economic costs and potential to harm patients –. In the United States, unnecessary services cost private and public payers $210 billion in 2009, approximately 30% of all healthcare costs . In Medicare, the US program that provides health insurance for all Americans over age 65, the number of diagnostic tests per beneficiary grew approximately 85% from 2002 to 2012 . Drivers of overuse in the United States include fee-for-service payment structures, physicians’ fear of malpractice lawsuits, industry marketing of pharmaceuticals and devices to medical professionals, and physicians’ culture of thoroughness . To address overuse, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation and a coalition of professional medical associations have begun to engage physicians in efforts to “choose wisely” among treatments and screening and testing procedures .
However, physicians are not solely responsible for the types and volume of clinical care that patients receive. Two generations ago, patients were expected to defer to physicians’ authority and accept the passivity inherent in what Talcott Parsons called the sick role . Patients were meant to seek technically competent help and follow physicians’ orders. But patients’ and physicians’ roles have changed. Starting in the 1960s, bioethical, legal, and administrative principles promoted patient autonomy and circumscribed physicians’ discretion , . The trend toward patient autonomy accelerated in the 1970s and 1980s, in part because of activism by feminists and people with AIDS who were determined to control their medical care . Patient access to medical information through the internet has reduced their dependence on physicians for medical information , . Although patient choice remains constrained by physicians, payers, regulators, and industry, patient participation has become an institutionalized part of the healthcare system .
Given patients’ participation in decision-making and care, their potential contributions to overuse have begun to draw attention. Carman et al found that patients strongly believe that more testing and more treatment lead to better outcomes and, to a lesser extent, that newer treatments are more effective . We use the term “medical maximalism” to describe this reported preference for more medical intervention. Patients are especially enthusiastic about routine cancer screenings, regardless of false positives or limited effects on mortality . Recent United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to limit screening for breast and prostate cancer, for example, have provoked considerable public resistance –. Patients have also been found to be hostile to research-based treatment guidelines, which they believe could lead to rationing and “one size fits all” medicine .
Emanuel has attributed these maximalist attitudes to a general American enthusiasm for technology . But Americans are not in fact enthusiastic about all technologies, nor do all Americans adopt technologies at the same rate . Meanwhile, medical overuse is not solely an American problem –. In many economically more developed countries, the increased availability of screening and diagnostic technologies has made it possible for people to closely monitor their bodies for biomarkers associated with disease , . However, specific features of the American healthcare system likely predispose patients and physicians towards maximalism. Third-party payers shield insured patients and their physicians from many of the costs of pharmaceuticals, testing, and screening. Pharmaceutical and device manufacturers now use direct-to-consumer advertising (DTC) to increase patient demand for and physician awareness of expensive new pharmaceuticals .
We sought to explore the logic underlying patients’ apparently maximalist attitudes, not to determine the quantitative distribution of their attitudes. We therefore conducted focus groups to better understand patient preferences for more pharmaceuticals, testing, and screening. We considered whether attitudes towards testing and screening differ from attitudes toward pharmaceutical use. We also sought to understand how problems of overuse and non-adherence could be related to patients’ efforts to take responsibility for their health.
Participants (n = 43) were recruited from a database of individuals who had expressed interest in taking part in focus groups but who had not done so within the previous six months. Participants were selected based on self-reported answers to a screener developed by the authors (Appendix S1). Following Carman et al’s approach, we selected privately insured participants because previous research indicates that such individuals feel relatively empowered to make healthcare choices , . We chose individuals who reported themselves and their immediate families as in “excellent” or “good” health because we assumed that people with terminal or chronic illnesses merit separate inquiry. We selected individuals in regular contact with the healthcare system, defined as having visited a physician 2–6 times and having filled 1–5 prescriptions for themselves in the past 12 months, excluding contraception. Individuals who reported more than one hospitalization in the past two years besides childbirth were excluded. Participants were middle-aged, employed full-time or part-time, spoke English fluently, had at least some college education and had household incomes above $50,000, the approximate 2011 median . Anyone employed in healthcare was excluded, including medical professionals and employees of medical insurance companies, device manufacturers, or the pharmaceutical industry.
Recruiters asked potential participants to rate their agreement on a Likert scale with the statement: “More, more expensive, newer medical tests and procedures are usually better.” The screener also asked potential participants to rate on a Likert scale their satisfaction with the healthcare that they and their family receive. These questions were not used to qualify or disqualify potential participants, but served as prompts during the focus group discussions.
In March and April 2012, a trained moderator led five 60-minute focus groups using discussion guides developed by the authors (Appendix S2). Three groups were conducted in suburban locations – one in Tarrytown, NY and two in a suburban area of Atlanta, GA – and two in an urban location, Chicago, IL. However, we draw no conclusions about geographical variation. Focus group participants received $100 to compensate them for their time. The Institutional Review Board at Columbia University Medical Center approved the study and participants gave written informed consent (Appendix S3).
The focus group discussions were organized into three parts. First, the moderator briefly discussed participants’ degrees of satisfaction with their healthcare, including their attitudes about medical professionals, insurance companies, hospitals, and government entities roles in healthcare. Next, she initiated a longer discussion of maximalist and minimalist attitudes. This included discussing their responses to the screener question “More, more expensive, newer medical tests and procedures are usually better” and asking about instances in which they have felt over-treated and under- treated. Lastly, in order learn how participants respond to messages that challenge maximalist attitudes, the moderator solicited responses to popular media articles and editorials reporting recommendations to screen less, as well as a Journal of the American Medical Association editorial about the potential harms of cancer screening –. These conversational prompts mentioned recommendations to selectively limit prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, mammograms, pap smears, and annual physical exams; over-diagnosis of breast cancer and over-treatment of prostate cancer. We assumed that participants would be familiar with these procedures, thereby minimizing the need for explanation from the moderator.
The focus group discussions were observed by the authors. Audiotapes were professionally transcribed. The authors reviewed the transcripts independently and analyzed them jointly, in conjunction with the moderator. Ellipses in quotations from participants included below indicate that the authors have edited for expediency and clarity. Because focus group techniques are appropriate for assessing similarities among participants rather than differences between them, our analysis includes only themes that arose consistently across participants in all groups .
Active Patients: “Determine What … Works for you.”
Focus group participants felt strongly that they should take responsibility for their health and be actively involved in their healthcare. As one individual stated, “I feel we need to take more personal responsibility for our own healthcare.” Several participants felt increasingly compelled to monitor and manage their health in middle age. As one noted, “You hit an age where … all of a sudden one person has one thing and one has another and you become a little more aware that you’re entering that period of your life.” Others discussed the need to stay healthy for the sake of their children. One participant noted, “You have to take care of yourself so you can take care of your family and they can grow and see you.”
This desire to be actively involved in their healthcare created a tension in participants’ descriptions of their relationships with physicians. As one individual maintained, “People need to be proactive. The doctor doesn’t always know everything.” Another agreed, “I don’t believe that the doctors are like God and you should just listen to whatever they have to say and believe them.” However, participants also reported a reluctance to directly question their physicians. One likened going to a doctor to going to the principal’s office, saying “You just don’t want to piss them off.” Another agreed that physicians “scold you and they reprimand you.” When the moderator asked whether participants asked their physicians about the necessity of tests or treatment, one participant said, “I think about it, but I don’t say it to him.” Another noted, “I think sometimes people are afraid to ask because you’re intimidated by your physician and I think these are powerful questions that not everybody always feels comfortable asking.”
Gathering information independently emerged as a way for participants to prepare for clinical encounters and to double-check or supplement information after appointments. As one participant said, “You can’t just go in there blind and whatever they tell you, you just do. You have to filter some of that information.” Several noted that physicians are pressed for time, and therefore as one said, “You have to be your own advocate and try to research.” According to yet another, “You’re going to have to determine what medicine works for you, what test works for you.” Participants reported going to multiple websites and “processing a multitude of information” because “you can’t trust one source.” They specifically cited WebMD, the Mayo Clinic and Consumer Reports as websites that could at least “take you down a chain of information,” but they did not recognize that some sites are commercially sponsored. Participants mentioned Dr. Oz’s website and television programs, although their faith in him was not absolute. According to one, “I listen to things [Dr. Oz] says and I try some things, but the ultimate decision is yours.” Some noted that online forums were useful ways to “get some real stories.” As one participant explained, “I have tried drugs before that have given me weird side-effects and my doctor will be like ‘No, I’ve never heard of it’ and then I’ll go on these forums and they’ll be like “Yeah, it gave me blurry vision.”
The Appeal of Testing and Screening: “With the Tests, I Take Control of My Health”
Focus group participants enthusiastically embraced testing and screening as ways to actively and responsibly protect their health. Participants viewed these procedures as ways to diagnose diseases early and even to prevent their onset entirely. As one participant put it, “screening tests help to prevent things. So if you can detect things early that’s usually when you cure them.” One said, “I’d rather find something out earlier than later.” Another agreed, “If they catch you early, at least they can fix it.” Yet another maintained that testing could “prevent the big heart attack that’s going to kill you.” Several participants used terms like “early indication” and “early detection” or cited the ability of new technologies to “find things.” Testing and screening were also described more neutrally as “informative” and “feedback.” As one participant remarked, “It’s nice to get the pulse of your health.”
Participants described asking their physicians for more tests or wishing that testing were more frequent, “so that they can spot something.” One described himself as “a big believer in screen tests” and wondered why “people at a certain age” would not want to get as many tests as possible. Another told the group “I don’t want to risk missing cancer in my body and leaving my children without a mother.” One noted that compared to his healthcare, “I get more diagnostic information for my car when they do an oil change. We did a 100 point checklist on this thing. I wish they would do something like that.” Another said she takes as many tests as her insurance will cover: “I’m paying for it, I might as well get it.” Participants specifically raised and endorsed annual physical exams, electrocardiography, stress tests, colonoscopies, “blood workups,” PSA tests, and mammograms.
Focus group participants recognized that physicians earn income from testing and screening, which could motivate them to order unnecessary tests. One reminded the group that physicians have “invested in this million dollar machine and they have to pay it off.” Another stated simply, “it’s a business.” But while another participant acknowledged that physicians profit from testing, he reasoned it was nonetheless “better to get [tests] than not.” One participant expressed frustration with over-testing in emergency or acute settings, in which physicians are “just taking pot shots.” But in non-acute situations, he “would not mind taking more tests as a preventative measure … That gives me advanced notice.”
Defending Testing and Screening: “You’re Stupid if you don’t do it.”
Because focus group participants viewed testing and screening as vital to safeguarding their health, they were hostile to messages that those procedures should be used less or could be harmful. They responded vigorously when the moderator read portions of articles reporting recommendations to test or screen less. For example, the headline of an Atlanta Journal Constitution article stated, “More healthcare doesn’t necessarily add up to better healthcare, especially if the ‘more’ comes in the form of procedures and tests” . One participant responded, “That doesn’t make any sense. That’s like the stupidest thing I've ever heard.” Another agreed “That’s a dumb statement for dumb people to follow.” Others called such advice “propaganda” and “stupid as hell.” One stated “It just sounds like a moron would say something like that. It didn’t make any sense.” Several participants were struck by the contrast between messages to test less versus high-profile campaigns encouraging screening for breast cancer, heart disease, and prostate cancer. One person wondered, “What happens at 50 and they find you’ve got full blown [cancer] because you waited?” He insisted that testing and screening are “just common sense. You’re stupid if you don’t do it.” Another acknowledged that some tests are “only going to save these few lives, but what if one of those lives is your kid?”.
Participants accepted the anxiety associated with waiting for results. As one participant explained, given a choice of “a few weeks of stress as opposed to maybe finding lifesaving information, I’ll go through that any day.” Several related stories of false positives. A woman who had a false positive mammogram described her “peace of mind” when she eventually found out that she was free of breast cancer. The idea that the risk of false positives justified less testing struck one participant as “ridiculous” because “you wouldn’t know it’s a false positive until you go check it out further.” Another participant observed that “The problem is there are going to be people who feel psychologically more comfortable [getting screened] … no matter what statistics or who you get out there and what campaign you put out.”
The moderator asked participants about the types of information or messages that might prompt them to consider less testing or treating, but their responses were not sufficiently robust to include in our analysis. Instead, participants maintained that recommendations to test less represented insurance companies’ and government payers’ efforts to save money. One asked “Is this conventional wisdom driven by research or is it driven by somebody wanting to save money?” Another argued “I think it’s because they’re trying to plant the seed for government health care.” As one reasoned, “I think what it comes down to is they’re starting to employ cold, hard calculations and they’re looking at cost versus benefit.” Another noted ironically, “the whole premise was that if you see a doctor more often maybe you spot something that might be coming up and overall it would be cheaper for the industry if you can catch it at the early stages. We all bought into that, but we bought into it so much that they weren’t prepared for the cost.” Another similarly suspected that “all of a sudden they want to put the brakes on it because they don’t want to have to pay out.” Higher costs to the medical system did not justify less medical intervention for individuals. As several participants asked, “How can you put a price on my life?”.
Overuse of Pharmaceuticals: “They Dish out too much Medication.”
While focus group participants viewed testing and screening as important ways to protect their health, they viewed pharmaceuticals very differently. Participants were concerned about both the overuse of pharmaceuticals and about side-effects. They had little trust in pharmaceutical companies, which one individual described as “out for your money.” Participants maintained that physicians were “being pressured by drug companies” to prescribe more and so “really try to push what they want you to do.” Several thought that physicians receive “kickbacks” for prescribing more. They were particularly sensitive to the overmedication of children. One explained, “Think about when we were kids. You got a cold and your mother said in a week it was gone. Now they’re sticking you full of pills.”
DTC advertising appeared to contribute to these attitudes. Many participants noted that the side-effects disclosures in commercials were disconcertingly long. One asked rhetorically “Do you really want to take something that could do all those things to you?” Another noted, “Hearing all those commercials and then they give you an hour’s worth of side-effects, I don’t want to take some of the stuff.” In addition to immediate side-effects, participants expressed concern about long-term negative consequences of pharmaceuticals. One worried about allowing her teenagers to take Accutane while another discussed a cousin who had breast cancer that she claimed was “directly related to getting estrogen.” Several noted that pharmaceutical companies were often subjects of lawsuits over long-term effects. One participant asked “How many times does a drug come on the market and people take it and then six months later they take it off the market and … and then six months later there’s an attorney on TV” soliciting for class-action lawsuit members?
Participants described refusing to take various medications, including statins, hormone replacement, and anti-osteoporosis drugs. Several mentioned allowing physicians to write prescriptions and then not filling them. One explained “I’ve taken the prescription, not filled it and done my own research, and changed my lifestyle, and the next time I went back, I didn’t need it, and I told her about it.” A woman remembered that her physician insisted she try hormone replacement therapy after her hysterectomy. “She wouldn’t stop bothering me, I just let her write the prescription and I just never take it.”
We found that participants placed enormous value on testing and screening. They reacted with hostility to messages recommending fewer procedures, using highly charged words like “stupid” and “dumb.” The rate of false positives was not a deterrent to testing. However, rather than wanting all medical interventions, participants were suspicious of pharmaceuticals. Several reported allowing physicians to write prescriptions that they did not fill or take. DTC advertisements actually contributed to their wariness. Although previous research has shown that DTC advertisements prompt requests for prescriptions, this wariness and reported non-adherence are consistent with other findings that patients choose not to follow pharmaceutical regimens in order to protect their health –.
We acknowledge several limitations to our research. Qualitative methods do not indicate the proportion of individuals holding a given attitude. Nonetheless, the attitudes we found occurred consistently in all focus groups, indicating that they may reflect attitudes held more broadly by privately insured, middle-aged, financially stable Americans who are in contact with the healthcare system but are not seriously ill. We specifically sought to investigate attitudes among those types of people, and we cannot draw conclusions about other demographic groups or insurance cohorts. As discussed below, our findings raise timely questions about how other groups’ attitudes may differ. Furthermore, our findings are based on opinions stated by individuals in group settings. We did not observe clinical encounters or health-seeking activities. We assume that individuals’ stated opinions differ from their actual behaviors, but we cannot estimate the extent of those differences. In addition, focus groups provide only a snapshot of participants’ opinions. We cannot draw conclusions about how opinions change in response to political and economic events or in response to personal events such as illness, aging, and deaths of family members or financial setbacks. Finally, we did not collect data on race in our first focus group in Tarrytown NY and therefore cannot provide complete racial data for the sample. However, as stated in the methodology section above, focus groups are appropriate for assessing similarities among participants rather than differences between them. We therefore do not discuss race, gender, age, or geographic differences in our analysis and believe that the missing information about race does not significantly weaken our findings.
The limitations of our study suggest questions for future research, particularly about uninsured people’s attitudes about medical intervention. Uninsured and intermittently insured Americans use less healthcare than insured people do, regardless of income –. These lower rates of utilization are almost certainly associated with insurance status, rather than indicating any preference for less medical intervention. In fact, when previously uninsured people enroll in Medicare at age 65, they begin to use more healthcare than their previously insured peers . Those higher rates of use by the newly insured likely reflect the poorer health status of uninsured people , . But just as our focus group participants expressed opinions that reflected their experience as insured, financially secure participants in the healthcare system, future research should investigate how lack of insurance shapes others’ attitudes about overuse and appropriate care. Do uninsured people fear scarcity and therefore develop more maximalist attitudes about medical interventions? Or does lack of insurance make them more circumspect about the healthcare system in general and therefore less maximalist in their attitudes? These questions will become particularly important as millions of previously uninsured Americans enter the healthcare system given that the United States Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Barack Obama was reelected president in 2012.
Our discussions revealed how our participants’ attitudes towards pharmaceuticals differ from attitudes towards testing and screening. Future research on the insured, the uninsured, and the newly insured should identify and explore differences among attitudes towards other medical interventions. The analysis should include distinguishing between diagnostic testing and routine screening, between different modes of drug delivery, and between out-patient and in-patient procedures.
Our findings highlight the complexity of addressing the overuse of testing and screening. While patients are skeptical about pharmaceuticals, this perspective cannot necessarily be extended to testing and screening. Pharmaceuticals can give patients quick negative feedback in the form of side-effects, whereas the side-effects of testing and screening are not necessarily immediately apparent. Moreover, DTC pharmaceutical advertisements often list long rosters of side-effects, something not required for testing and screening procedures. Recommendations to test less effectively tell patients that they should have less information, which conflicts with their active, engaged, information-seeking roles. Despite the limited numbers of clinically relevant findings from screening procedures, no one wants to be among the tiny percentage of people who could have “caught it early.” The anxiety associated with false positives pales in comparison to the fear of uncertainty, disease and death. Furthermore, system-wide healthcare costs do not matter to individuals concerned about their own and their families’ health. In fact, discussions of costs may only reinforce suspicions that recommendations to test and screen less are designed to protect payers rather than patients.
The suspicion that guidelines are actually efforts by the federal government to cut costs suggests that the writing and distribution of guidelines needs fundamental alteration. First, both the professional medical associations that produce most guidelines and the USPSTF must clearly and continually communicate their independence from government payers. While that independence may be obvious to medical professionals and policymakers, it is not obvious to the public. Second, the guidelines writing process must engage healthy people who are at risk of excessive testing and screening. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) standards for improving guidelines recommend engaging disease-specific organizations in guideline development . But disease-specific organizations can be expected to advocate for more screening, just as they advocate for more research funding . Healthy people seeking preventive services, by contrast, are not represented by organizations and their interests are harder to define. Guidelines writing committees must therefore consider diseases-specific organizations’ biases and develop methods to include members of the public who are not patients. The USPSTF has invited public comments on its draft recommendations only since 2011. Whether those public engagement efforts include non-patients remains to be seen. Finally, the IOM does not discuss strategies for communicating guidelines beyond the medical profession. But given patients’ information-seeking activities, accessibly written guidelines should be published and publicized in the places online where people already seek information, rather than only in medical journals or on the USPSTF website.
Patients are not solely responsible for overuse. Even affluent, well-educated patients tend to see physicians as paternalistic and intimidating . But we cannot rely solely on physicians to police overuse, just as we do not rely on them to police their own conflicts of interest . Efforts to address overuse must involve professional medical associations, hospital systems, payers, and medical schools in modifying fee-for-service payment systems, enabling better coordination of care, and integrating lessons about overuse into training and continuing education. But the preferences of active patients nonetheless merit attention. Both the mistrust of pharmaceuticals and the enthusiasm for testing and screening reflect individuals’ efforts to take care of their health. The challenge is to engage patients in understanding the connection between over-testing and over-treatment, to see both as detrimental to their health, and to actively choose to do less.
Conceived and designed the experiments: DS DJR. Performed the experiments: DS DJR. Analyzed the data: DS DJR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DS DJR. Wrote the paper: DS DJR.
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Toilet training can be hard for parents and children alike and it can take years before children are fully toilet trained. When they are past the stage of using a little potty, but still too small for an adult-sized toilet, they can become anxious about going to the loo as the big toilet is quite daunting for a small child. They will often grip the sides of the toilet for the fear of falling into the scary hole that is far too big for their little bottoms, and their legs will dangle down leaving them feeling quite unstable; no wonder this can put them back a step! As their core engages to help them balance, the pelvic floor is activated to tense up, thus preventing a full bladder or bowel elimination!
Potty Training: Going from Potty to Toilet
When we toilet train our children, they are sat on a floor-level potty that sees their little feet firmly placed on the ground, their knees up in a squat position and their bottoms comfortably seated on a perfectly sized rim. This squat position is the perfect position for a healthy and complete bowel movement. When they get older and they have to move up to the ‘big person’ toilet, their whole position changes and that security they felt on the potty is gone. This can lead to issues and you may almost feel like you are starting all over again. Fear not, the Go Better® Toddler Potty Training Seat With Step Ladder is here to help!
Created with Your Childs Health and Safety in Mind
The Go Better® Toddler Potty Training Seat with Step Ladder doesn’t just look fun and exciting for inquisitive little ones, its design is of the highest quality to ensure your child’s complete safety when in use. The safety features include:
- Firm grippers on each foot stand to ensure the ladder will not slip or move as your child begins their ascent!
- Banister-like handles on either side for your child to hold on to as they climb
- Rounded handles on the top to support them as they turn to sit and also when they are seated, to give them an extra sense of security and make them feel totally at ease
- Rubber grips on the base of the toilet seat to ensure no slippage between the adult toilet seat and the toddler toilet seat
- A cushioned rim for total comfort and a much warmer feel on the bottom than a hard and cold plastic toilet seat
- Height adjustable step which makes the Go Better® Toddler Potty Training Seat with Step Ladder suitable for children from 2 years all the way to 5 (based on average height and weight at these ages) Lower step height: 17cm. Upper step height 25cm
- Foldable design for safe storage when you are not present – this prevents your child from using the Go Better® Toddler Potty Training Seat with Step Ladder unaccompanied if you do not want them to
All of the above make the Go Better® Toddler Potty Training Seat with Step Ladder safe and secure for your child to use.
The clever design also ensures your little one feels totally confident from day one. If you have ever gone to sit down without realising the toilet seat was up, you’ll know all too well that it really does give you quite the shock! As adults we can process the reason this has happened, put the toilet seat down and go about our business - it doesn’t have a long-term impact. But for a child, incidences like this can engrain a fear in their minds when it comes to using the toilet. They remember that feeling and hold on to it, making toilet trips upsetting for your child and frustrating for you. Giving them a small and comfy toilet seat that they feel totally at ease on will certainly make the transition from potty to toilet a smooth one. The fun colours and sense that this is their very own big boy or big girl toilet is a great way to get them excited about using the loo and will set them up perfectly for their first steps into school and beyond.
The Go Better® Toddler Potty Training Seat with Step Ladder is lightweight, weighing just 2kgs so it can be easily transported wherever your child goes. This means weekends away and sleepovers with grandparents won’t break your child’s fantastic new toileting routine.
Younger children will need to be accompanied by an adult when using the seat, certainly until they get used to climbing up it and turning themselves around and into a seated position.
Ensure Your Child is Potty Trained Before Starting School
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and ERIC, The Children's Bowel & Bladder Charity carried out a survey of seven hundred education staff working with children between the ages of 3 and 7. Of whom, 70% said more children are now starting school without being toilet trained. A whopping 100% of staff working with children aged three to five said the same, attributing the blame to a lack of toilet training at home and reliance on pull-ups. Pull-ups can seem a great idea whilst potty training your little one but do be careful not to rely too heavily on them, as children may miss the link between being wet and using the toilet. Pull-ups shouldn’t replace nappies, they should simply be used when potty training if going on a long journey or during the night in the initial stages, to prevent the need to change bedsheets in the early hours!
The Gentle Encouragement Your Child Needs to Go-Better, Every Time!
The lovely bright and fun colours will encourage your little one to climb the ladder up to the grown-up toilet, and the perfectly sized rim attaches to any ordinary, round toilet seat making sure their bottoms don’t hang in the toilet pan. With their feet resting on the ergonomically designed top step, they are in the anatomically correct position to poop. The stability and perfectly sized toilet seat gives your child the same security they feel on a small potty, preventing a build-up of anxiety that so many children feel when making this transition.
Making toilet time fun will encourage your child to go-better for healthier, happier children with great toilet habits. Fiona Rogers, a Pelvic Floor Exercise Physiotherapist says, “continence professionals see many children as patients which can be avoided with encouraging correct toilet posture from an early age”.
Simply teaching your child better toilet habits from the start sets them up for a life free of constipation and ensures they start school confident in their toileting abilities.
Go Better® Toddler Potty Training Seat with Step Ladder Measurements
- Cushioned inner seat inside diameter: 16.5cm x 23.5cm
- Outer seat and step width: 31cm
- Low-level step height: 17cm
- Higher-level step height: 25cm
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KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Liberian peace activist who helped bring an end to the second Liberian civil war in 2003 will present a public address at 7 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the South Ballroom of Western Michigan University's Bernhard Center.
Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee (pronounced LAY-Ma BO-wee) will give a talk titled "It's Time for Women to Stop Being Politely Angry." Organized as a fundraiser, the event is open to the public with a suggested donation of $15 and will be preceded by a Nobel Reception.
Gbowee will be in Kalamazoo to lead the annual Great Lakes PeaceJam youth conference, which is being held Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15, at WMU. More than 300 elementary, high school and college-age youths from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio will join her for the two-day gathering.
WMU President Edward Montgomery will be attending the Nobel Reception and giving the welcome prior to Gbowee's talk. WMU Interim Provost Susan R. Stapleton will give the welcome for the short program that will take place at 6 p.m. during the reception.
PeaceJam's public activities take place Friday in the Bernhard Center's South Ballroom. They will begin with a reception for Gbowee at 5:30 p.m. The $50 per-person admission includes an opportunity to meet Gbowee as well as hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and entry to the public address.
The address starts at 7 p.m. and will give attendees an opportunity to learn about Gbowee's nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work. A question-and-answer session will follow her speech.
Tickets for the Nobel Reception in honor of Gbowee must be purchased in advance at greatlakespeacejam.com while tickets for the address may be purchased through that website or at the door. All of the proceeds from the cost of the reception and suggested donation for the address will directly benefit the PeaceJam program in Kalamazoo.
Gbowee was born in central Liberia in 1972 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. She was living in the nation's capital, Monrovia, when the First Liberian Civil War erupted. Witnessing the effects of war on Liberians, she decided to train as a trauma counselor to treat former child soldiers.
A second civil war broke out in 1999 and brought systematic rape and brutality to an already war-weary Liberia. Responding to the conflict, Gbowee mobilized an interreligious coalition of Christian and Muslim women and organized the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace movement.
Through her leadership, thousands of women staged pray-ins and nonviolent protests demanding reconciliation and the resuscitation of high-level peace talks. The pressure pushed President Charles Taylor into exile and smoothed the path for the 2006 election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as Africa's first female head of state.
Great Lakes PeaceJam
Great Lakes PeaceJam is an affiliate of the international PeaceJam organization, which is a global leader in developing engaged, informed and compassionate young leaders. Its mission is to empower disenfranchised and at-risk youth to generate positive change in themselves, their communities and the world through the inspiration of more than a dozen Nobel Peace Laureates who directly work with PeaceJam.
The affiliate's annual conference is one component of its year-round programming for the region's K-12 students, college students and incarcerated youth. This year's conference is being held in partnership with five co-presenting Kalamazoo sponsors, the Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy & Action in the Community, NAACP, Planned Parenthood, the Society for History and Racial Equity, and YWCA.
Participating young people have been meeting in clubs and classrooms, exploring issues of violence and prejudice and studying the life and work of Gbowee as a role model for becoming civically engaged to foster peace and justice in the world. They also have been charged with identifying a local or global need and creating a service project to make a difference, and each club will present its work to Gbowee during the conference.
Great Lakes PeaceJam, based in Kalamazoo and established in 2001, is administered by Seeding Change and supported through a partnership with WMU. Funding comes from such organizations as the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, Youth United Way and Western Student Association as well as the generosity of individual donors and businesses.
For more information about the organization, visit wmich.edu/education/peacejam. Direct conference questions to Jennifer Stroven, vice president of the Seeding Change board, at email@example.com or (269) 598-0686.
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William Woys Weaver pivoted from a planned career in architecture to the unlikely job of internationally known food historian.
A role that involves preserving Pennsylvania's indigenous plants and educating people world-wide about the value of native food.
"It's important to know the heritage of the food because food has identity in the eastern part of the United States we have incredible riches in our back yard," said Weaver.
His property in Chester County is home to the Keystone Center where Weaver raises heirloom vegetables, herbs and flowers - all from seeds he collects and trades while sharing his knowledge with the younger generation.
Owen Taylor is the Seed Collection Manager.
He said, "Heirlooms are huge and in a big part thanks to Dr. Weaver, is a global movement and it needs to be to keep the varieties alive."
Weaver inherited his love of heirloom plants from his grandfather who started the seed collection in the 1930s. Weaver has since grown it to more than 4000 varieties.
And there are the seeds.
He's published 17 books, lectures at Drexel University and mentors freely. After a lifetime of work, he feels his efforts are finally bearing fruit.
"The backyard garden has just exploded. They're growing their own food, they want to get into canning and preserving," said Weaver.
And chefs are increasingly recognizing the value of the heirloom varieties.
Palmer Marinelli, Food Activist and Cook says, "It allows you a lot more precision and a lot more intensity which is what we should be trying to achieve - not blandness, but excitement."
"It's like an encyclopedia of flavors, said Weaver."
And, for William Weaver, it's preserving what was almost a lost art.
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Michael Gove is calling in the bosses of English water companies for a meeting after their efforts to protect the environment were branded "simply unacceptable".
The Environment Agency's (EA) annual report into the environmental performance of water companies found serious pollution incidents in England increased last year, and most firms are set to fail to meet pollution targets for 2020.
Overall water company performance has deteriorated, reversing the trend of gradual improvement in the sector since 2011, and in 2018 was simply unacceptable, the report warned last week.
Mr Gove previously described the report as "damning", insisting that "water companies have a responsibility to distribute our most precious natural resource, and must act as stewards of our environment".
The environment secretary is now calling in the chief executives of the water companies, alongside regulators Ofwat, the Drinking Water Inspectorate, the Consumer Council for Water and the EA to meet on Thursday.
The meeting will run through water company performance and the government's priorities for the sector, as well as progress and planned action from everyone involved, officials said.
Mr Gove is expected to say that while there are limited positive performances from water companies and an ambition to do better, he is not seeing enough immediate improvements on environmental performance, leaks and supply and customer experience.
The meeting comes after Mr Gove gave a speech at Kew Gardens on Tuesday, which may be his last as environment secretary, in which he said the role water companies were playing in ensuring rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastal waters were in a good condition "is simply not good enough".
He said the government's priorities for the water sector were to secure resilient water supplies, protect customers from potentially unaffordable bills and make sure there was a cleaner, greener country for the next generation.
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With their multiple compartments, cooking with an offset smoker can be intimidating for beginners. Even if you have experience smoking food in a traditional smoker or grill, you may not know how to use an offset smoker. This shouldn’t prevent you from trying it, however. In just a few easy steps, you can smoke delicious meats and veggies in an offset smoker, regardless of whether you’ve used one before.
What Is an Offset Smoker? Get the Facts
An offset smoker is a special type of smoker that’s characterized by two or more individual compartments. Traditional smokers and grills have a single compartment in which the fuel source and food is placed. Offset smokers, on the other have, have two or more compartments, allowing you to separate your food from the heat source.
In an offset smoker, there’s usually a large compartment in the center and at least one other, smaller compartment on the side. It’s called an “offset smoker” because the side compartment offsets the main compartment. Also known as a firebox, the side compartment of an offset smoker is used to store charcoal and/or wood, which acts as the fuel source, whereas the main compartment of contains the grate on which you place your food to smoke it.
Benefits of Using an Offset Smoker
While you can smoke delicious meats and veggies using any smoker or grill, an offset smoker allows you to cook food at a lower temperature. With the fuel source placed in a separate compartment, your food will cook more slowly. Regardless of what exactly you are cooking, it will be exposed to less heat, allowing you to smoke it for longer. Why does this matter? Well, the amount of time to which your food is exposed to smoke will affect its flavor. The longer you smoke food, the more flavorful it will be.
Preparing the Firebox
To get started with an offset smoker, you must fire prepare the firebox with your desired fuel source. You can use either cooking wood — wood logs, smoking chunks or smoking chips — or a combination of cooking wood and charcoal. With that said, most home chefs prefer the latter, as combining charcoal with cooking wood offers the best of both worlds. It produces consistent, stable heat while releasing thick plums of flavorful smoke in the process.
To use charcoal and cooking wood in an offset smoker, start by adding the charcoal to the firebox, at which point you can light it with a match or fire starter. After waiting about 20 to 30 minutes, the charcoal should be nice and hot.
Add Cooking Wood to the Firebox
Now that your charcoal is nice and hot, you can add your cooking wood to the firebox. Just place your desired cooking wood logs, smoking chunks or smoking chips directly over the burning charcoal. If there’s enough space in the firebox, you can place your cooking wood next to the charcoal instead so that it will burn more slowly. This isn’t necessary, however, and it’s perfectly fine to place your cooking wood directly over your charcoal.
Place Food Inside Main Compartment
After placing your cooking wood over the charcoal, you can now add your food to the offset smoker’s main compartment. Inside the main compartment is a grate similar to those found in grills. Just place your meats or veggies on this grate and then close the lid. As the charcoal burns inside the firebox, it will heat up the cooking wood, thereby releasing smoke. Both the heat and smoke will travel from the firebox to the main compartment of your offset smoker to cook your food more slowly and at a lower temperature.
Regulate Temperature Using Air Vents
When smoking food in an offset smoker, you’ll need to regulate the temperature using the smoker’s air vents. Most offset smokers feature several air vents, which can you can open or close to control airflow through the smoker. If you discover your charcoal is dying out and isn’t producing enough heat to cook your food, try opening the air vents. You don’t have to open all the air vents, nor do you have to open them completely. If you only need to increase the heat of your offset smoker by 20 or 30 degrees, try opening a single air vent partially. Just a small opening in the air vent will pull fresh oxygen into your firebox to create a bigger and brighter flame.
If you need to lower the temperature of your offset smoker, close the air vents. By restricting your charcoal and cooking wood of fresh oxygen, it will burn at a lower temperature.
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Background Exposure to childhood household dysfunction increases the risk of psychiatric morbidity. Although school performance also has been linked with psychiatric morbidity, limited research has considered school performance as a mediating factor. To address this gap in the literature, the current register study examined whether school performance mediates the association between childhood household dysfunction (experienced between birth and age 14 years) and psychiatric care utilisation in young adulthood.
Methods We used a Swedish cohort of 96 399 individuals born during 1987–1991. Indicators of childhood household dysfunction were familial death, parental substance abuse and psychiatric morbidity, parental somatic disease, parental criminality, parental separation/single-parent household, public assistance recipiency and residential instability. Final school grades from the 9th year of compulsory school were used to create five categories. Estimates of risk of psychiatric care utilisation (measured as inpatient, outpatient and primary care) after the age of 18 years were calculated as HRs with 95% CIs. Mediation was tested with the bootstrap approach.
Results Cumulative exposure to childhood household dysfunction was positively associated with psychiatric care utilisation. Specifically, individuals exposed to three or more indicators with incomplete school grades had the highest risk (HR=3.7 (95% CI 3.3 to 4.1) after adjusting for demographics), compared to individuals exposed to no indicators with highest grades. School performance was found to mediate the relationship.
Conclusions Our findings suggest that future efforts to prevent or mitigate the negative effects of childhood household dysfunction on psychiatric morbidity may benefit from integration of strategies that improve school performance among vulnerable youth.
- Lifecourse / Childhood Circumstances
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Galapagos N.V. (NASDAQ: GLPG) is developing new triplet combination therapies with AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) for cystic fibrosis that the two companies hope can challenge Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) someday. Unfortunately, the results reported yesterday from a mid-stage study did not inspire confidence. Is Galapagos’ plan to tackle cystic fibrosis a failure?
What’s cystic fibrosis?
A serious, life-shortening disease with few treatment options, cystic fibrosis is caused by problems associated with reabsorbing and transporting chloride and, correspondingly, sodium, the two components of salt. In healthy patients, chloride is transported through the CFTR channel, but in cystic fibrosis patients, faulty genes prevent that from happening.
This inability to properly absorb and transport chlorine can cause many problems for cystic fibrosis patients, especially in the lung, where chlorine depletion can lead to the dehydration of airway surface liquid (ASL), a salt-containing liquid and a mucus gel layer that plays an important role in preventing lung infections.
There are approximately 75,000 people in the world with cystic fibrosis, including about 30,000 in the U.S., and sadly, most patients succumb to their disease before their 30s because of damage to their lungs that eventually results in respiratory failure.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ dominance
There’s no cure for cystic fibrosis, but Vertex Pharmaceuticals markets three drugs that may help improve outcomes for cystic fibrosis patients.
They launched their first cystic fibrosis drug, Kalydeco, in 2012. Kalydeco helps clear mucus from the airways to help prevent infection and improve respiration. Initially, it was only approved for use in a very limited number of people. However, it’s now approved for use in patients with 10 specific CFTR mutations.
The second drug that won approval is Orkambi, a combination drug comprising of Kaydeco and lumacaftor that’s approved for use in patients with two copies of the F508del mutation in their CFTR gene. Earlier this year, Vertex Pharmaceuticals won approval for its third drug, Symdeko, a combination of Kalydeco and tezacaftor, after it was shown in trials to improve patients’ lung function.
About 34,000 cystic fibrosis patients have amenable mutations that can be addressed by these three drugs, and because cystic fibrosis medications cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per year and they must be taken for life, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has carved out a dominant multibillion-dollar position in the indication.
Under a 2013 that was expanded in 2016, AbbVie is helping Galapagos develop multidrug combination therapies to improve the transport of chloride for up to 90% of cystic fibrosis patients.
Galapagos has been conducting proof-of-concept studies for various cystic fibrosis drugs that it hopes to use together in triplet combinations, and on Thursday, it reported results for one of those drugs, GLPG2737. Although GLPG2737 statistically reduced the amount of chloride lost in sweat, a hallmark of the disease, it failed to statistically improve lung function when used alongside Orkambi. Specifically, the improvement in lung function was 3.4% with a p-value of 0.08, which failed to meet the 0.05 level associated with statistical significance.
The disappointment on the lung function measure is potentially a big problem because GLPG2737 is one of three Galapagos drugs being evaluated in its ongoing triplet study, Falcon. That triplet study is expected to have its first interim data readout in the third quarter of 2018. Until we see data that restores confidence in GLPG2737’s efficacy, there’s likely to be significant concern over the likelihood for this trial to deliver a win.
What happens next
Galapagos is continuing the triplet study, but AbbVie has decided to opt out of a previously planned second triplet study that would have also included GLPG2737. AbbVie’s decision suggests it’s not just investors who are nervous about GLPG2737’s efficacy.
The stumble of GLPG2737 could mean that Vertex Pharmaceuticals won’t face any stiff challenge anytime soon. That would be great news for Vertex Pharmaceuticals because it’s already knee-deep working on its own triplet therapies that incorporate Symdeko. If its efforts on triplets pan out, Vertex Pharmaceuticals thinks it will be able to double its addressable patient population. Given Vertex Pharmaceuticals first-quarter sales were $638 million, a triplet success would be a boon for patients, the company, and its investors.
Galapagos cystic fibrosis program could still get back on track if the triplet data hits statistical significance, so they can’t be counted out yet. However, if the triplet isn’t a winner, investors will have to ratchet back their revenue models. Based on AbbVie’s licensing pact, Galapagos can receive up to $600 million in milestones and it can split profit with AbbVie on sales in certain countries if its cystic fibrosis drugs win approval.
The cystic fibrosis program isn’t the only iron in the fire at Galapagos, though. It’s also working with Gilead Sciences on filgotinib, a drug for autoimmune diseases.
Results from filgotinib trials in rheumatoid arthritis are also on deck for later this year, so investors will want to weigh the odds of success of failure for that program before buying Galapagos if they’re interested in picking it up on this sell-off.
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Faculty’s Burke and Hare link hits the airwaves
Radio listeners will hear about a link between the Faculty of Advocates and the notorious 19th Century Burke and Hare murders when a new series about famous court cases is aired.
William Burke stood trial in a courtroom which now forms part of the Advocates Library, the Law Room, where recording for the programme took place.
As well as Burke and Hare, Denise Mina’s Case Histories will look at the criminal trials of Samuel Moorov and Madeleine Smith, and the Douglas Cause civil litigation.
The series on Radio Scotland starts at 1.30pm on Tuesday 3 December with Moorov, and two Faculty members, Susanne Tanner QC, and Allan Nicol, have contributed to the programme.
The Burke and Hare edition is on Christmas Eve, again at 1.30pm, and features advocate Clare Connelly.
She said: “Discussing infamous criminal characters such as Burke and Hare is always a pleasure but the experience is certainly enhanced when one does so in the Law Room of the Advocates Library, where the trial took place, starting on 24 and running throughout the night into 25 December, 1828.
“Of course, contrary to popular belief, it was only Burke and his female partner McDougal who stood trial, for the murder of Margaret Docherty. Concerned that the Crown may not prove its case, Hare and his wife were invited to turn King’s evidence. Hare described the killing of Mrs Docherty to the court but claimed to have had no hand in the deed itself. Mrs Hare gave evidence with her infant, who was suffering from whooping cough, in her arms.
“The transcript of the trial proceedings is in the Advocates Library and makes fascinating reading, from the initial preliminary pleas to the indictment which led to Burke and McDougal facing trial only in respect of the murder of Mrs Docherty, to Burke being convicted as libelled and a not proven verdict being returned in respect of McDougal.
“Following the trial, there was some disquiet at Hare being liberated from prison in February 1829, as he had confessed to killing 16 people. More than 25,000 people attended to watch Burke being executed in January 1829. His remains were subsequently publicly dissected before a large audience. His skeleton remains an exhibition in the Anatomy Museum in Edinburgh University.” | <urn:uuid:a2dc1cde-ebf7-4cd5-8971-c1ba4be31ca1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/faculty-s-burke-and-hare-link-hits-the-airwaves | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.977648 | 493 | 2.125 | 2 |
Village of the Missing
The Bruce McArthur serial killer case shocked Canada's largest city, and the whole country, when he was convicted of eight grisly murders. How did McArthur avoid arrest for nearly a decade? This film explores the untold immigrant story of Toronto's Gay Village, and the victims of these horrific crimes.
The Great British Dig: History in Your Garden
Hugh Dennis and a team of expert archaeologists excavate back gardens around Britain, in an attempt to uncover the lost history buried beneath our lawns and flower beds
1981: a devastating fire leaves 13 black teens dead. The protests, unrest and accusations of indifference defined race relations for a generation. From director Steve McQueen.
The work of experts exploring historical mysteries.
The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
An epic three-part series that charts the rise and fall of the Boleyns. A story of love, sex and betrayal, told from the the family's unique perspective.
Secrets of the London Underground
Railway historian Tim Dunn teams up with Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum to explore the disused parts of London's tube network, from abandoned stations to redundant tunnels and lifts, often hidden right under passengers' noses.
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The Blitz: Britain on Fire
Historical series exploring how Liverpool was bombarded for eight days in May 1941.
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(A weekly digest from the internet on chemical and biological warfare issues. Emphasis is on incidents and perspectives, but inclusion of an item does not equal endorsement or agreement with the contents. This first issue covers items collected between 1–20 February 2017.)
- BWC Newsletter (February 2017): The BTWC Implementation Support Unit published the first issue of its periodic newsletter.
- Bioterrorism poses catastrophic threat to U.S. agriculture (Homeland Security Newswire, 30 January 2017): Members of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense consider the threat of terrorism with BW against the US agricultural sector as a major threat.
- Congress needs to act now to prevent another biodisaster like anthrax, Zika (Jeff Schlegelmilch; Ellen P. Carlin, 30 January 2017): Opinion piece on the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a critical provision that implements a major recommendation of the bipartisan Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, namely the development of a strategy and implementation plan for national biodefense.
- Synbio and Biosecurity (Devang Mehta, 5 February 2017): Discussion about the evolution of the debate on the threats posed by synthetic biology over the past 15 years.
- Bioterrorism could kill more people than nuclear war, Bill Gates to warn world leaders (Ben Farmer, 18 February 2017): Interview with Bill Gates ahead of his presentation to the Munich Security Conference.
- A new kind of terrorism could wipe out 30 million people in less than a year — and we are not prepared (Bill Gates, 18 February 2017): Op-Ed by Bill Gates on the threat of a pandemic outbreak following terrorist use of a genetically engineerd BW and the need to invest in innovative vaccine strategies.
- Bill Gates: Bioterrorism could kill more than nuclear war — but no one is ready to deal with it (Avi Selk, 18 February 2017): Report on Bill Gates’ speech to the Munich Security Conference, focussing on the threat of terrorism with BW.
- Iran assumes presidency of OPCW Asian branch (MNA, 7 February 2017): Iran was unanimously elected to head the Asian group in the OPCW decision-making bodies.
- Presidential envoy says chemical weapons disposal in Russia ahead of schedule (TASS, 17 February 2017): The chemical weapons disposal at the Kizner facility in Russia’s Republic of Udmurtia is ahead of schedule. CW destruction operations are now expected to be completed by 2018, to be followed by 5-6 years of clean-up activities.
Chemical warfare in Iraq
- IS made sulphur weapons in Mosul university: Pentagon (AFP, 8 February 2017): Tests have confirmed that the ISIL was making rudimentary chemical weapons at the University of Mosul.
Chemical warfare in Syria
- IDF to Northern Residents: Sealed Rooms, Not Gas Masks, Best Defense During Chemical Attack (Gili Cohen, 31 January 2017): The Israeli military believes that the best protection against possible CW attacks in the north of the country are sealed rooms rather than doning gas masks.
- OPCW’s Chemical Weapons Probes in Syria, Iraq Inefficient – Russian FM (Sputnik, 8 February 2017): Mikhail Uliyanov, Head of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, expressed his disappointment in the OPCW’s investigation of CW use in Syria and Iraq last year.
- Syria: Coordinated Chemical Attacks on Aleppo (HRW, 13 February 2017): Online report by Human Rights Watch alleging that Syrian government forces conducted coordinated chemical attacks in opposition-controlled parts of Aleppo during the final month of the battle for the city. According to the report, the pattern of the chlorine attacks showed that the attacks were coordinated with the overall military strategy for retaking Aleppo and were not the work of a few rogue elements.
- Syria Used Chlorine Bombs Systematically in Aleppo, Report Says (Rick Gladstone, 13 February 2017): A just released Human Rights Watch report suggests that Syrian officials not only disregarded the United Nations findings but decided to use chlorine bombs far more aggressively in the Aleppo campaign last autumn.
- Syrian government forces used chemical weapons in Aleppo: rights group (Anthony Deutsch, 13 February 2017): Reporting from Amsterdam, Reuters added that the OPCW had no comment on the HRW report.
- Human Rights Watch damages reputation with report on chemical weapons in Syria — ministry (TASS, 14 February 2017): Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov dismissed the allegations made by Human Rights Watch and complained about the OPCW’s slowness in investigating evidence of earlier CW attacks collected by Russia’s Center of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection and Syrians.
- Syria denies HRW report on using chemical weapons (Xinhua, 16 February 2017): Syria’s Foreign Ministry denied the allegations, adding that the HRW report serves foreign agendas and seeks to affect the upcoming intra-Syrian talks in Geneva.
- Russia Denies French Accusation vs. Syria for Using Chemical Weapon (Prensa Latina, 16 February 2017): Russia rejected the accusation made by France against the Syrian government for the alleged use of chemical weapons. France’s initiative for action in the UNSC came prior to the beginning of a second round of peace talks involving representatives from the Syrian government and insurgent factions in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- UN-OPCW panel seeks names of Syrian commanders in gas attacks probe (AFP, 17 February 2017): The UN-OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) is reportedly seeking the names of specific Syrian Arab Armed Forces units and any entity outside the Armed Forces listed on flight plans. Its report added that the Syrian government has ignored the request.
- Iran’s Zarif says use of chemical weapons in Syria cannot be condoned (Reuters, 19 February 2017): Iranian Foreign Minister accuses al-Nusra Front and ISIL of possessing and using CW in Syria’s civil war during a speech at the Munich Security Conference. Human Rights Watch Executive Director Ken Roth, also participating in the event, expects the UN Security Council to take up allegations of government use of chlorine during the battle for Alleppo last autumn.
Victims of chemical warfare
- Japanese scholar’s studies on Iranians injured by chemical weapons published in Persian (Tehran Times, 13 February 2017): Presentation of the Farsi translation of the book entitled With Iranians Injured by Chemical Weapons by Shizuko Tsuya who studied Iranian victims of chemical warfare during the Iran-Iraq War for 13 years.
Riot control and incapacitating agents
- The US Army Had Big Plans For Dealing With Riots In The 1960s (Joseph Trevithick, 10 February 2017): Based on requests under the Freedom of Information Act, the author describes how in the 1960s the US military planned to handle mobs with specialized tools such as helicopters and flamethrowers modified to spread tear gas. (Link to training circular included.)
- Officials say Hamburg airport scare was likely pepper spray (Washington Post, 12 February 2017): Passengers at Hamburg Airport were evacuated and more than a dozen flights canceled after some 68 people were injured by a hazardous material that likely spread through the airport’s air conditioning system.
- China’s Ban of a Deadly Tranquilizer Could Be a ‘Game Changer’ in North America’s Opioid Epidemic (Erika Kinetz, 16 February 2017): China is adding the deadly elephant tranquilizer carfentanil and three related synthetic opioids to its list of controlled substances effective March 1.
- Demands for inquiry in poison death of Yemeni journalist (AP, 6 February 2017): Yemeni journalist Mohammed al-Absi was poisoned at the end of 2016 and demands for an investigation are growing.
- Putin critic Kara-Murza suffered ‘acute poisoning’ (AFP, 7 February 2017): Russian opposition politician in a coma with organ failure suffered “acute poisoning” by an unknown substance, according to his wife Yevgeniya Kara-Murza.
- Kim Jong Un’s brother dies in suspected assassination in Malaysia (Bryan Harris, Jeevan Vasagar, and Demetri Sevastopulo, 14 February 2017): Kim Jong Nam, the estranged older half-brother of North Korea’s leader, was killed in an attack at Kuala Lumpur airport following an assault by a woman who covered his face with a cloth laced with liquid as he was waiting for a flight to Macau.
- Finding poison in N. Korea attack may be hardest part (Margie Mason, 18 February 2017): The investigation into the substance used in the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the older half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, begins.
- ‘Poisoned’ critic Vladimir Kara-Murza leaves Russia for treatment (BBC, 19 February 2017): Kara-Murza leaves Russia for rehabilitation.
- When Scientific Advances Can Both Help and Hurt Humanity (Nicholas G. Evans and Aerin Commins, 3 February 2017): Scientific research in the life sciences can change our lives for the better, but it also presents risks – either through deliberate misuse or accident.
- International training session on Emergency Response to Chemical Incidents begins in Sri Lanka (ColomboPage, 6 February 2017): The course provided training for up to 20 participants in planning and building a support team for civil protection, civil defense, and decontamination operations in contaminated areas, as well as in appropriate responses and countermeasures in the event of incidents involving chemical warfare agents or toxic industrial chemicals.
- All Russia prepares for NBC Incident (David Oliver, 6 February 2017): Report on a Russian civil defense exercise in October of last year involving federal and regional executive authorities, local governments and organizations titled ‘Organization of civil defense during large natural and man-caused disasters in the Russian Federation’. It was organised by the Russian Federation Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM). More than 40 million people in major cities, 200,000 emergency rescue specialists and some 50,000 rescue vehicles and equipment took part in the exercise.
- Sri Lanka achieves Hague’s Chemical Convention milestone (Lanka News Web, 7 February 2017): On the 10th anniversary of becoming a state party to the CWC, Sri Lanka held a training session on emergency response to a chemical incident in collaboration with the OPCW.
- F-35 Pilots Dress For Chemical and Biological Warfare For The First Time (Tyler Rogoway, 7 February 2017): The US Air Force provided details of the CB protective suits to be warn by pilots of the new F-34 combat plane.
- Ricin poisoning may one day be treatable with new antidote (Meghan Rosen, 10 February 2017): A study presented at the American Society for Microbiology’s Biothreats meeting on 7 February reveals a ricin antidote that works even days after exposure to the toxinin mice.
- Army CBRN Response Squadron contributes to Course on Chemical Incidents (Department of Government Information, 11 February 2017): Members of the Sri Lankan Army Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Response Squadron took part as resource personnel in the Basic Training Course on Emergency Response at Chemical Incidents.
- International Collaborations to Defend against Biological Weapons: The UK/US Experience (Zach Goble, 16 February 2017): Report from the ASM Biothreats 2017 conference, focussing on preparedness to defend against BW.
- Emergent BioSolutions receives German approval for major manufacturing of BioThrax anthrax vaccine (Homeland Preparedness News, 31 January 2017): Emergent BioSolutions Inc. recently received approval by a regulatory agency under the German Federal Ministry of Health for its large-scale manufacturing facility in Michigan, paving the way for the company to market its anthrax vaccine BioThrax in Germany and other countries.
- Biodefense Market: Asia Pacific is Expected to Emerge as a Significant Market for Biodefense due to the Increasing Adoption of Precise Analytical Instruments (Transparency Market Research, Press release, 3 February 2017): The global biodefense market is displaying growth due to the increasing importance for disease surveillance mission to combat bioterrorism. The recent Ebola outbreak and nuclear crisis in Japan are anticipated to have a positive impact on the growth of the biodefense market, according to the press release.
- The Biotech Sector is Beginning to Breakout in India (Sandeep Soni, 18 February 2017): Biopharma has been the biggest sub sector of the biotech sector in India over the past year, but still requires greater private sector participation.
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Threaded hole pancake load cell Model 41 is a low profile “pancake” type load cell. Designed to be used in either tension or compression, this threaded hole pancake load cell have bonded foil, strain gauges and can be used to measure loads from 2.3 to 225,000 Kg (5 to 500,000 lb).
Installation and mechanical attachment is straight forward and easy thanks to its threaded hole which runs completely through the centre of the load cell.
Off-centre and side loading effects are kept to a minimum as the design incorporates two stabilizing diaphragms which are welded to the sensing member.
Typical applications for the threaded hole pancake load cell include
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This unit has an option to be hermetically sealed to prevent moisture from entering the load cell.
Model 41 load cells are available with optional 0 Vdc to 5 Vdc or 4 mA to 20 mA output.
±0.13 % full scale (23 to 225,000 Kg)
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Greetings! Can someone explain what does knuckle down mean? Thanks beforehand!
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If you 'knuckle down', you start working or studying hard. For more information, you can have a look at: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/knuckle+down
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Hi Caren,yes to "knuckle down"it's to vigorously dedicate time to a particular task.Greetings!!!
It means to really get down to the task at hand. Put some effort in
Hi Caren! it means to put in extra effort.
Determination to complete a task would be a good description. It's when a person tries harder to perform rather than just working at half speed.
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Educational digital accessibility is often viewed as a set of practices dedicated that assist disabled individuals with challenges to participate in online and blended courses. In fact, accessibility practices endeavor to more than eliminate barriers to education; they ensure that digital content is enhanced for everyone. Digital accessibility practices are something we all should practice because:
Like many others in the field, I am always looking for new ways to improve my teaching. My research as a PhD student at York University led me to examine teaching from a critical pedagogical approach. The guiding principle of this approach is to construct equitable and democratic classrooms with a goal to positively transform students’ lives (Canagarajah, 2005).
While I was doing my research in an ELL classroom, I uncovered many ways in which ELL environments contradict the goals of critical pedagogical approaches. In many cases, planning and preparing ahead to foster a classroom environment that supports critical learning can overcome these challenges, but at times, there may be a dynamic need to shift classroom spaces towards empowering teaching and learning. I have developed a strategy I call critical pivoting to address this problem and would like to share it with you.
As we continue with online teaching and learning, I think all of us have discovered the importance of building community in the online spaces in which we spend so much time. I suspect that we have all also discovered that it’s more challenging to build a community in an online environment than in a face-to-face class. #CdnELTchat hosted a Twitter chat to talk about this ongoing challenge.
If you’re a Twitter user, join the next #CdnELTchat on Tuesday, January 12, on Hopes, Goals, and Priorities in 2021. Below is a recap of the December 8 chat written by #CdnELTchat moderator Bonnie Nicholas.
On October 23, 2020, teachers from Ontario and other provinces gathered on Twitter to discuss representation in ELT (English Language Teaching). This #teslONchat was a joint event with the popular #CdnELTchat. The hour-long chat was guest moderated by Tyson Seburn (@seburnt) while Vanessa Nino (@vnino23) kept the questions coming, and Jennifer Chow (@jennifermchow), Augusta Avram (@ELTAugusta), and Bonnie Nicholas (@BonnieJNicholas) from the #CdnELTchat team welcomed participants and kept the conversation flowing.
March 17, 2020 marked the beginning of a new teaching paradigm for schools all over Ontario as the province began its quarantine efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. As a result, schools had to instantly switch to 100% online delivery, which in a way also marked an acknowledgement that teachers are indeed instructional designers (and rightfully so). After all, instruction is not about technology for technology’s sake, but rather as a means to empower others to learn, to act on their learning, and to become independent, global citizens. With the shift online, it has become evident that as teachers we must embrace technology to be able to operate in a virtual world and do what we do best: Impart knowledge and awaken the desire to know more.
does being a skillful teacher mean to you? Is it the same as or similar to
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any difference between these two perceptions?
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students (Brookfield, 2015). I have always enjoyed learning about his perspective
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only reason for using sysread/syswrite with select is because they don't wait for complete input.
No, primary reason to use sysread/syswrite with select, is because readline and print are not working with select.
And I reason to use select in application, is that I have several processes which send message, and I am not sure which of them will send next message and when, so I need to select between their pipes.
And if your messages are not some exact multiple of 4K, the last line of every 4k block will be a partial message, and your wrapper will therefore block until the next 4k block has been filled and passed through, before that message will be completed
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Enjoyment is generally a kind of task which holds an individual’s focus as well as rate of interests as well as provides enjoyment as well as enjoyment. It might be a creative task or an intellectual search however is most often most likely to merely be just one of those activities or events which have created over time particularly for the sole function of maintaining a target market’s rate of interest. The development of enjoyment can map its roots back to neanderthal times when amusement was essential for survival. Entertainment is usually specified as any type of task, play, or occasion which enables a specific to pass his/her time and delight himself/herself. In this wide feeling, entertainment can include several types of activities.
Words “amusement” is originated from the Latin verb entrahendra, which means “to make use of.” The evident origin of this verb is to make use, which can then indicate a center to pass time or take part in specific activities. Nonetheless, in the context of entertainment, the verb ends up being a lot more details, showing the act or procedure of availing. Therefore, “to make use of” is made use of to imply acquire, obtain, or produce through some process. One can see amusement as a procedure of obtaining understanding, experience, or perhaps money with numerous methods. From this point of view, the etymology of words “enjoyment” can easily offer itself to the idea of discovering to appreciate one’s profession or hobby.
The suggestion of amusement as a process of purchase serves when one thinks about that, in the majority of instances, home entertainment comes at the cost of cash. This reveals that the procedure of obtaining knowledge or details is not constantly free in the typical feeling of the word. Hence, it would certainly make more sense for someone to pay to attend a particular performance or even check out a publication. The home entertainment connected with such things as tickets to a show or television program is not truly a pure type of satisfaction because the individual should pay for it, whether he suches as the efficiency or the book.
Words “amusement” as utilized in the context of day-to-day life is as a result etymology from entretement, which actually suggested to draw near. For that reason, if one were to say that amusement is the noun form of entretenement, one would certainly be correct. An example of this would be a play, motion picture, or any other type of theater. The place, actors, outfits, and sets, if any type of, of the performance are all part of the amusement, and not real objective of the efficiency.
For the purposes of our discussion, entretenement ought to be taken words’s metaphorical meaning, which is, bringing near or approaching. This idea is expressed in lots of circumstances, where individuals are attracted to others or things. In this instance, the term amusement can describe activities like sporting activities or leisure, playing video games, watching programs or motion pictures, or engaging in creative forms. When used in this context, the term etymology for home entertainment shows that something is coming very close to or happening very near.
When we think about entertainment as the noun kind of entretenement, we might utilize the word play for our examples. This shows that enjoyment can refer to the action of playing video games, acting out plays, or taking part in imaginative types. Other types of entertainment are normally called education, literary works, information, or news narrative. If you study etymology, you will see that this last term is often made use of synonymously with entretement, but there are no evident reasons this holds true. It is, besides, a family member term.
To give a concrete example of a debate concerning entertainment, it can be said that entertainment is the noun form of obtaining enjoyment, as in the pleasure one receives from doing something. Therefore, the verb of entertainment can suggest “to enjoy” or “to offer pleasure.” Therefore, it gives satisfaction to the target market, that are taking part in the task. The participative verb in the meaning can imply “to participate in” or “to act upon.”
As an idea, etymology can not be easily separated from its history. It belongs to the wider area of linguistics. So, enjoyment can also be described as the verb of language, which refers to the collection of rules controling using language to reveal suggestions as well as emotions. It is not a complete interpretation, since it includes all the values as well as characteristics that enter into the production of any type of artwork, a drama, an unique, a songs, a movie, a piece of literary works, etc. Simply put, home entertainment as a noun refers to the whole variety of activities relating to the audience, along with the manufacturing of the result, and likewise consists of the ways and also approaches of communication.
Enjoyment is an art type that holds the interest and attention of a target market. Maybe an innovative suggestion or a things, but usually is typically among those entertaining tasks or events which have expanded over centuries particularly for the single purpose of preserving a target market’s interest. It might come in lots of types like a play, show, game, dance, songs, tale telling or a mix of such. The common denominator with all forms of amusement is its capacity to capture the target market’s wholehearted attention in a short time period. This capacity has actually been proven time after time by the experts and also innovative geniuses. Home entertainment is an important part of any kind of society as well as society as well as it is the raison d’etre of any kind of social gathering.
Amusement is so vital that without it, we would certainly not see several social gatherings or even much of the cultural events that we constantly see worldwide today. Amusement is seen not as something distinct from art or society, rather it is the bridge that connects them. It is what connections every one with each other and makes it what it is. This is why culture as well as art are inseparable terms when you speak about amusement. It is additionally real that when you enjoy a movie, you are taking part in an act of entertainment and also it is something that you are taking part in order to pass away the moment and also make you really feel good about what is taking place in your life and worldwide at large. So allow us take a look at this in a much more thorough means. 먹튀폴리스
Entretenement refers to the joining or combining of two or more topics or points right into one. Entertainment is not just a noun yet a verb also. We can make use of enjoyment as a verb to share our need to see entertainments almost everywhere and at every corner of our world. Thus, we can claim that we want amusement to be a verb due to the fact that it can currently be really felt in our mind or soul. This is why entertainment can be used as a noun as well as it currently has an expansion in the word amusements. | <urn:uuid:868a3afb-a60b-4e1d-8782-3e2d1deec28d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://associazionestart.org/2021/08/21/you-will-certainly-never-idea-that-knowing-amusement-could-be-so-beneficial/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572304.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816120802-20220816150802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.969757 | 1,478 | 2.46875 | 2 |
Professional Welders are found everywhere – automotive, aerospace and aviation industries; bridges and bikes; shipyards, shops and skyscrapers – wherever metal needs adhering, a welder is needed. By being trained as a skilled professional welder, you’ll have career opportunities nationwide, and even worldwide. That means almost anywhere you want to go, welding can take you there. In this program students will:
The Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician Fundamentals course, designed by our expert instructors, will equip Amazon associates with the foundations skills necessary to find employment as entry-level HVAC technicians. Students will learn how to diagnose, service, and repair heating and cooling problems.
Students enrolled in this course will also use our Interplay virtual reality HVAC software to get a simulation of what working like an HVAC technician is really like.
The HVAC Technician Fundamentals course opens the door to job opportunities in the fields of HVAC and refrigeration. Here are just a few examples of the jobs graduates can pursue:
Graduates in good standing are provided assistance in resume writing, completing employment applications and job search preparation as well as ongoing access to employer job openings. The Career Services Department maintains computer files on hundreds of employers nationwide and receives constant contacts from employers to hire our graduates. Due to individual differences and personal attributes, neither RSI/TWS nor any other institution can guarantee graduate employment.
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What Are Blockchain Games?
Cryptocurrency has been widely talked about in the past few years, as it has brought up questions about investing and technology. Another recent development in this space is the use of blockchain technology for gaming.
What are blockchain games? Keep reading to learn how blockchain gaming works, the risks involved in blockchain gaming and how to get started with some of the top blockchain games.
What Are Blockchain-Based Games?
Blockchain technology, which is used to power cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, is a ledger of transactions that is distributed across a network of computers. The decentralized model makes it difficult for people to alter the transaction information because the records must be the same across the whole network.
How Is Blockchain Used in Games?
Typical gaming systems are centralized, so users can use their game earnings — such as XP or in-game currency — in only one game. However, blockchain games use a decentralized model so that users own their game data and can use it across other blockchain games.
For example, if a user is playing one blockchain game where they win XP and weapons, they can choose to bring those winnings over to another game when they leave. They could also sell them or trade with another player.
How Do Blockchain Games Make Money?
Some blockchain games also offer users the ability to earn cryptocurrency while playing. There are many different ways to earn crypto, which is determined by the individual game.
Blockchain games are also known as non-fungible token games. NFTs are digital tokens that represent a unique item. They have unique metadata that makes it impossible to replace one token with another.
Blockchain gaming uses NFTs to create different parts of the game, such as rules, characters, weapons and skins. Since NFTs are unique, they bring value to the game assets.
With play-to-earn games, players can sell their NFTs at a market, exchange or auction to earn cryptocurrency. The value of each NFT is based on the current market as well as the NFT’s unique characteristics.
Who Plays Blockchain Games?
Many types of people play blockchain games. The three most popular blockchain games have over two million monthly users. Most users live in the U.S. or the Asia-Pacific region, including countries such as the Philippines, China, Thailand, Indonesia, India and Vietnam.
Age-wise, millennials between the ages of 25 and 34 represent approximately 37% of crypto gamers, followed by Gen Z between the ages of 18 and 24 at approximately 27%. That said, users between the ages of 45 and 54 and users over 65 are the groups that have seen the most monthly growth recently.
Blockchain Game Risks
While blockchain gaming may sound like a fun way to make some side income, there are a few things to be aware of before you get started. First, some games have accessibility barriers. For example, to begin playing Axie Infinity, users must have at least three Axies, which may cost around $300 as an initial investment.
There is also the risk that you may lose some of your tokens or cryptocurrency. For example, the founder of Hedgie lost more than $1 million in NFTs caused by a scam, while Ronin, the blockchain used by Axie Infinity, was hacked for more than $600 million.
Since blockchain gamers do not have to comply with some financial standards, such as anti-money-laundering regulations, fraud may be more common in games than in simply trading cryptocurrency.
Finally, players may lose money from typical market fluctuations. However, some games limit how often players can withdraw their tokens, which adds to the risk that players won’t be able to make withdrawals in time to limit their loss.
How To Start Playing Blockchain Games
To begin playing blockchain games, you will first need to own cryptocurrency and store it in a wallet. Many blockchain games are built on Ethereum, so you would need to purchase Ether to play them. However, you will need to research exactly what kind of cryptocurrency and wallet is best for you.
You will then need to choose which game you want to play for next steps. Consider what kinds of games you would find fun, how much it costs to start playing, whether you understand how to play the game and how the game economy works.
Top Blockchain Games
Below is an introduction to some of the most popular blockchain games.
Axie Infinity players collect Axies, which are NFTs that can be used to battle against other players. When players win a battle, they earn Smooth Love Potion, which can be sold for Axie Infinity Shard tokens. Axies can also be traded, bred and collected.
As of July 2022, AXS is worth $15.64.
Decentraland allows players to build a three-dimensional world by buying in-game land and constructing just about anything. Players can create separate games on their land, open a store and more. Decentraland users must own Ethereum and be able to purchase MANA currency.
As of July 2022, MANA is worth $0.9255.
Alien Worlds is a sci-fi game where players need to capture alien NFTs that are used to mine items, upgrading along the way. Players can use the TLM tokens to trade NFTs, win battles or complete missions. To start, players will need mining tools, land and TLM.
As of July 2022, TLM is worth $0.02722.
Blockchain games use a decentralized model so that players own their game earnings and can use them across other crypto games. Blockchain games use NFTs to create unique items, characters, rules and more.
Many blockchain games have a play-to-earn model, where players can earn cryptocurrency. For example, NFTs can be sold on a market, exchange or auction at a price based on market conditions and each NFT’s unique characteristics.
Some of the top blockchain games include Axie Infinity, Decentraland and Alien Worlds. However, some of the risks included in playing blockchain games include accessibility barriers and losing money from fraudulent activities or market fluctuations.
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Welcome to Futura Chef. Our app is based on providing recipes from all over the world to young children helping them pursue their passion in the industry of cooking, we hope you find this website useful.
Our app creates a community for entrepreneurs to develop their ideas, grow networks and connect with new business partnerships. The app offers the ability to check your idea is original, produce new ideas and then allows you to copyright these ideas to secure them as your own.
Foodaway is a food sharing app that helps to reduce food wastage by giving unwanted food to members of the public. Foodaway helps save hundreds of thousands of tonnes of good food that is wasted by the UK every year. At the same time, millions of people are struggling to afford to eat. Our app helps brings together these two issues by redistributing surplus food, which would otherwise go to waste, to the people who need it most.
Our student-run cafe, which opens for business every Friday, needs a reboot. Why? We are losing sales because many of our customers no longer carry cash. We searched for digital solutions and discovered we can use contactless card reader to help our customers to pay their bills.
Careers Hive is a digital resource that aims to capture positive and inspiring stories from young people with SEND who have moved from school into employment or further education before signposting other young people to organisations that can support them are the same transition.
SMILE is an app designed by young people with SEND which aims to making independent living ease the challenges around living independently for them and their peers by reviewing and sharing findings on 4 key areas Work, Shopping, Home & Transport.
Have you ever encountered a problem with your smartphone or tablet that you couldn't get your head around? Introducing Quack, a free self-help community that supports and advises the older generation. The App connects users directly with volunteers via a screen sharing session where the Quack volunteers are hap[py to share their knowledge of smart devices to get the less confident users back up and running in no time. Quack, we've always got your back.
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A great software development team is not something just created by chance. The thing is, it’s typically not enough to lock a group of people in a room and give them a task to complete on or before a specific deadline.
A successful team is not primarily about professionalism; it’s also about how each of the members interacts with each other. Only software development teams that are truly efficient can manage to finish the workload faster and be more productive in the process. Also, it’s nice to be part of a team that, well, doesn't mess up a lot.
According to research, most projects fail primarily due to a lack of confidence in its success. A large number of respondents admit that their projects are often doomed right from the start, which goes to show how little faith team members generally have in what they are doing.
But why is that happening and can you do something to change that?
To function more effectively, a team should know every aspect of the project, their own duties, and responsibilities, and believe in their capacity. So here’s how to optimize your team dynamic for a successful software development project.
1. Define your team’s goal.
First and foremost, the goals of your team should be articulated clearly to avoid confusion. Not having a proper list of objectives might make your team members busy spinning their wheels without producing significant results towards one goal.
With a clearer plan, it’s easier to achieve milestones in the project - so setting goals should be one of your priorities. For instance, you may be developing software for a medical device. If the output is a matter of life and death for patients, then you need to allocate additional resources. This ensures the system is documented thoroughly, and the implementation is tested properly before one line of code is written.
2. Share experiences and knowledge.
When it comes to getting your project up and running, sharing experiences and knowledge across all team members is critical. By actively joining showcases, product demonstrations, and established communities of practice, the knowledge of your organization increases much faster than if every team tries to learn everything by itself.
Another benefit of sharing experiences is forming relationships among teams that gives room for more effective collaboration.
3. Practice good communication and collaboration.
Without proper communication and collaboration, attaining high performance within the software development team and the delivery process will be quite challenging. In an agile model, teams should be able to show close collaboration and commitment to stakeholders during the process of iteration planning. They should also be open to feedback during review meetings.
Some excellent ways to help teams collaborate effectively include messaging systems, video conferencing, access to high-end infrastructure, and other modern tools for communication.
Related Content: How to Effectively Communicate with Your Software Developer
4. Generate an energizing and positive work culture.
Individuals that fail to open with each other and their stakeholders leads to reduced trust within the team. Team members who trust others are more open-minded when it comes to receiving suggestions and feedback. They are generally more cheerful, often encouraging others to express their ideas.
These important attributes can be easily spread among team members through certain activities like discussions without a specific agenda, celebrating small victories, and continuous motivation from leadership.
5. Set individual expectations for team members.
Having a one-on-one conversation with members of your team is important. After determining their roles, discuss with them the priorities and expected contribution from them in order to achieve the team’s collective goal.
Frequent conversations are effective ways to offer people feedback and help effectively manage time. This gives your developers an opportunity to improve their overall performance.
When people feel overwhelmed, stressed, or pushed in too many directions, that kind of tension will show through and affect the entire team. Another thing to remember is to let the developers figure out how to get to their individual goals.
Instead of providing direct orders, ask questions that lead to the answers. This teaches the developer to figure out possible solutions to specific problems and make the entire team more efficient.
6. Make the troubleshooting process faster.
Developers tend to fall into different categories when it comes to troubleshooting problems in a software development project. There are people who rely on Stackoverflow or Google and do the copy-paste method without completely understanding how the solution works. Others rely on trial-and-error, spending hours upon hours of work just to arrive at a single solution.
Most senior developers are not like that. While they are proficient at researching and looking for answers via Google, they don’t just copy and paste lines of code. Instead, they read and analyze source code to understand how the problem can be solved, and come up with their own solutions.
Teams can benefit from this method. Pairing senior developers with junior programmers can help speed up the troubleshooting process in a software development project. It also allows new developers to learn the best practices when troubleshooting on their own.
7. Maintain a proper schedule.
Software development is a team sport that requires the participation of project managers, clients, partners, designers, and so many other collaborators. Developers who follow a fixed schedule become far more productive than those who don’t.
Encourage your team members to arrive on time every day. People who are late to work not only reduce their own efficiency but also the productivity of those who are depending on them. Additionally, tardiness reduces collaboration window with managers and clients–so it should be avoided by members of a software development team.
Think of building a software development team as creating your own baseball team. Each member needs to know their specific role, where they should be on the field, and the goal everyone must strive for. Having excellent professionals is not enough; they need to complement each other like pieces of a puzzle.
Knowing how to appreciate great teamwork is also essential. Celebrate not only the big milestones but the small achievements on the way to reaching your ultimate goal.
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Early 20th Century Romantic Italian Flowers Still Life on Canvas
Antique composition of flowers, Still Life with clear glass flower pot, oil on canvas painting dating back to the first decades of 1900s. The work is in fair condition, framed; it comes from a private Italian collection of Milan and depicts a vertical structure floral arrangement, a bouquet of cut flowers within a clear glass vase, placed on the top of a circular column.
This impressive bouquet of flowers is dominated by fluffy pink peonies in the foreground, with white lilacs by steep stems that protrude at the top as if to get out of the canvas, as well as by heavenly lilac, placed in the center and surrounded by striped carnations red, closed anemone buds, of multiple colors.
This floral triumph is an extremely romantic and meaningful painting. In the language of flowers, lilacs fact symbolize falling in love, feeling stressed even further by peonies, so-called roses without thorns, love’s synonymous and good luck flowers. Even the anemone, beautiful but ephemeral flower, lying on the table top of this work, evoking ephemeral feelings of abandonment, underlined feeling by the fallen petals on the floor that remind us of the close relationship between beauty and transience.
height: 112 (118) cm
width: 51 (57) cm
Edmund Pick-Morino still life of flowers, an oil on canvas painting signed lower right by the Austro Hungarian painter Edmund Pick-Morino (Vienna 1877-1958 Brussels). A very decorative and bright flowers painting of polychrome peonies, rose and red peonies arranged in a dark vase, and white flowers lying on the top. This beautiful flowers bouquet is portrayed with fast stretches, immediate strokes, it might seem a casual composition but it is wisely balanced, mixing polychrome elements, such as the white peony lying on the table on the left side. In good condition, this European first canvas painting measures 70h. x 60 cm without frame, dates back to early 20th century and it is set in an old gilt wood frame showing old signs of gilding restoration.
1877-1958 Born in Hungary, Pick-Morino was raised in Vienna and studied at the Akademie in Munich; he also studied in Paris and Florence (under Arnold Broecklin). In 1901 he moved to Paris, later moving to Baden and Vienna. He returned to Hungary but left in 1958, and resided until his death in Belgium. He was noted as an artist of impressionist inspiration, particularly for floral pieces.
Italian oil on canvas painting depicting a Still-life of Roses Tulips, peonies and Jasmine Flowers in a pottery vase, of Lombard Area, dating back to the second half of 17th century.
The work comes from a private residence in Milan, is in very good condition, polished and lined, within a later giltwood carved and painted frame with plaster fruits decoration in relief, dating back to 19th century. Measuring 41 inches x 38″, the canvas – 50.5 inches by 39″ is the frame’s size.
18th Century Italian Still Life of Flowers, oil on canvas painting within a superb carved gilded wooden frame.
In excellent condition, the painting is restored, relined, on a new wooden stretcher, within the extraordinary carved and gilded frame by " Sabatelli Antique Frames " a famous antique dealer of Milan.
This beautiful Italian 1700 oil on canvas still life is realized with an abundance of flowing flowers and leaves. The floral composition has vibrant colors and an extreme exuberance and skills in assembling different flowers, gathered in a bunch, alternating thick yellow carnations, with striped red and white tulips, with delicate roses of a thousand shades of pink, contrasting with the celestial background.
The decorative purposes is enhanced by the variety of painted flowers ; you find peonies , roses , tulips , carnations , polychrome wildflowers , but also unreal, invented, fantasy flowers, represented with bright colors. In this Italian antique floral composition flowers are the real protagonist in the foreground while everything else is revealed such as the indefinite pottery vase and the dark and inconsistent table top .
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I enter my house in which I was not born,
where I never lived and never will,
but I remember things I never knew,
and realize things I don’t remember since
I know that I lived here before I was born
in my father’s childhood and in a foreign tongue.
Here is my father’s mother (whom I cannot,
for the life of me, call my granny, as I never met her),
goes to the market, a strange stranger,
down the Słowacki Street, while the clock
on the tower brings the time closer
when down the same street but uphill
my father returns from the gymnasium,
bypassing the synagogue, which
is now the public library, but —
is this lanky boy my father? –
he is now my son already,
upset with a grade, a B, because
his teacher told him that a Jew
could not master Polish: it was easier
for a monkey to become human, – but enough,
enough, don’t cry, my boy, calm down:
you and I have mastered quite a few languages
in the last two thousand years,
we had been led away from God by our knowledge
and mixed among the nations and the tongues
(in my own time, I would be told by the scribes,
that the Russian tongue was spoiled by the Jews)…
So enter the house: the owner, Leo Gottfried,
has by some miracle escaped (he’s now in New York);
so enter the apartment (“parter” means ground floor)
and knock timidly: “May I see you, tatus?” *
and pulling your grandfather away from his easel,
pour out to him that first offense,
and he will comfort you, your executed father
(till your own death you’ll be talking with him
and in your sleep will sing “El Maleh Rahamim”).
So enter bravely: this is your father’s home.
Then, when those who hadn’t been shot in the first month,
would be sent to the ghetto, their apartments
and houses that had belonged to the Jews
will be taken over by neighbors who will split the stuff,
and, at twenty-three years old, you will come home,
wounded, and a liberator,
but the new owners in nineteen forty-five
won’t let you – a stranger – in,
and knowing that all your family has perished,
you’ll leave, slamming the border like a door.
You’ll find yourself in Russia, not knowing
that while you were fighting for Warsaw,
Stalin and Hitler divvied up your city
(the only witness, was the stony San,
a boundary between death and dishonor).
And I was there too and I did meet those Jews
in the overgrown cemetery where the trees,
with their roots, pull out headstones,
where a cenotaph to four thousand slaughtered Jews
stands on a patch in the middle of desolation.
The beautiful city is running up into the hills, —
cleansed of filth: Judenrein.
The apartment is divided into cells,
five families crowd in one wing. No one
remembers my grandfather. Amnesia.
In that town of oblivion
six old Jews remained, the rest
of the survivors left, never to return…
Could it be that God Himself was powerless, or
was He the One who had led the six million
along the path of concentration camps
and pointed the way to salvation through
the Auschwitz chimneys? I do believe:
the world will be saved from the Flood
and amnesia by remembering Hiroshima,
Afghanistan and the small Chornobyl,
when a six-winged dove flies in with a weird twig
and perches on an Auschwitz chimney.
* Tatus’ (Polish) – daddy
Translated from Russian by Nina Kossman
Ian Probstein is a poet, scholar, and translator of poetry. His most recent book in English is The River of Time: Time-Space, Language and History in Avant-Garde, Modernist, and Contemporary Poetry. Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2017, Complete annotated edition of T. S. Eliot’s Poetry and Plays (St. Petersburg: Azbuka, 2019), Charles Bernstein. Sign Under Test: Selected Poems and Essays. (Moscow: Russian Gulliver-Center 2020).
A book of poems in Russian by Victor Enyutin (San Francisco, 1983). Victor Enyutin is a Russian writer, poet, and sociologist who emigrated to the US from the Soviet Union in 1975.
This collection of personal essays by a bi-national Russian/U.S. author offers glimpses into many things Soviet and post-Soviet: the sacred, the profane, the mundane, the little-discussed and the often-overlooked. What was a Soviet school dance like? Did communists go to church? Did communists listen to Donna Summer? If you want to find out, read on!
“Cold War Casual” is a collection of transcribed oral testimony and interviews translated from Russian into English and from English into Russian that delve into the effect of the events and the government propaganda of the Cold War era on regular citizens of countries on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
Julia Wiener was born in the USSR a few years before the Second World War; her youth was spent during the “Thaw” period, and her maturity coincided with the years of “Soviet stagnation”, which, in her case, ended with her emigration to Israel in the early 1970s. Her wartime childhood, her Komsomol-student youth, her subsequent disillusionment, her meetings with well-known writers (Andrei Platonov, Victor Nekrasov, etc.) are described in a humorous style and colorful detail. Julia brings to life colorful characters – from her Moscow communal apartment neighbors to a hippie London lord, or an Arab family, headed by a devotee of classical Russian literature. No less diverse are the landscapes against which the events unfold: the steppes of Kazakhstan, the Garden of Gethsemane, New York, Amsterdam, London.
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Another major offshore company is allowing its workers to refuse to board flights in the wake of the North Sea helicopter crash which killed 16 people.
While Wood Group Engineering will continue to use Bond Offshore Helicopters, which operated the aircraft that crashed on April 1, the oil services firm says staff will be allowed the choice of whether to fly or not.
BP had already said that workers would not be forced to board a helicopter for an “indefinite” period of time over safety concerns and the company is not using Bond-operated helicopters while a review is under way.
Last week an interim report into the accident blamed “catastrophic” failure in the gearbox of the Eurocopter AS332 L2 for the tragedy and recommended a more stringent system of monitoring the safety of the helicopters until the cause of the crash is known.
A spokeswoman for Wood Group, which is the only company to have chartered a flight with the operator for today, said it had received assurances from the three North Sea helicopter operators that all mandatory safety measures are being met but she said that nobody would be forced to fly against their will.
She said: “Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) uses a range of helicopters of different types with each of the helicopter operators. In addition our personnel fly on a variety of aircraft chartered by our clients.
“As the Civil Aviation Authority, the helicopter operators and the pilots of the aircraft consider that everything is being done to ensure that safety requirements are being met, Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) is continuing, wherever possible, with normal operations.
“We will not, however, ask anyone to get on a helicopter who doesn’t want to do so at this time.”
A second Bond-operated flight was due to take place today for another oil company but it has been cancelled.
Chris Allen, health and safety director with Oil & Gas UK, which represents companies working in the industry, said that all helicopter operators were “fully complying” with instructions to carry out daily checks on the Eurocopter AS332 L2 and examine the maintenance record of a newer version of the same aircraft.
Union leaders have reiterated calls to ground the AS332 L2 after it emerged that a defect in the gearbox had been spotted seven days before the accident and daily inspections had been carried out from then on.
But Mr Allen said: “The industry relies on the experts within the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Civil Aviation Authority.
“They are completely independent and have access to all the relevant data and evidence from the accident. They have the necessary equipment and expertise to reach the right conclusions and impose whatever requirements they feel are necessary to safeguard passengers. Indeed it is their responsibility to do so.
“The UK oil and gas industry will continue to liaise closely with relevant bodies as the investigation continues and will of course implement any further requirements the AAIB may establish to be necessary.”
The 14 passengers and two crew were returning from BP’s Miller platform when the helicopter crashed in the sea, 11 miles north east of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire on April 1. AAIB is continuing its investigations to determine what caused the gearbox failure.
The first meeting of the helicopter accident issues task group set up in the wake of the crash will be held this week and Mr Allen said it would help to share information across the industry and liaise with police, unions and support groups.
The task group is also expected to discuss plans for a memorial fund to the two crew and 14 passengers who lost their lives in the helicopter tragedy.
It is understood that Oil & Gas UK has been approached by several organisations with suggestions about a tribute or a fund to be established in honour of the victims.
Eight of those who died were from Aberdeenshire. Four were from other parts of Scotland, three from England and one from Latvia.
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Q.1) The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act [FRA] 2006 was enacted to correct the historical injustice. Do you think that the law has achieved its intended objectives?
Why this question? - According to new guidelines drafted by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Gram Sabhas will have more power in the management of community forest rights (CFR) and habitat rights.
Intro - A brief about the FRA
- Intended objectives
- Success story so far
Way ahead - Proper implementation etc
Conclusion - Summarize based on above discussion
Q.2) The refusal to grant bail deprives individuals of liberty by confining them in jails without trial and conviction. Discuss the need for reform of the bail system in India. (250 words)
Why this question?
- The Supreme Court asked judges to protect personal liberty and the right of ordinary people to bail.
Introduction: Mention in brief the objective of bail in the criminal justice system.
- Significance of bail
- Pending bail pleas: The SC highlighted that 91,568 bail pleas were pending in High Courts, while 1.96 lakh bail applications were pending in the district courts.
- Judicial discretion
- High bail amounts
- Preposterous Bail conditions: In the 1978 Supreme Court case of Moti Ram v. State of Madhya Pradesh, the court identified the issue of unreasonably high sureties as a human rights problem.
- Addressing judicial discretion
- The grant of bail on a personal bond without sureties
Conclusion: Summarize the discussion.
Q.3) Maintaining 4 percent inflation is appropriate for India as targeting a lower rate could impart deflationary bias to the monetary policy. Comment. (150 words)
Why this question?
- According to a RBI paper, maintaining the inflation target at 4 per cent is appropriate for India.
- Mention in brief about RBI’s monetary policy and its primary objective.
- Flexible inflation targeting framework
- Price stability is a necessary precondition to sustainable growth.
- A target set too below the trend imparts a deflationary bias to monetary policy.
- A target that is fixed above-trend renders monetary policy too expansionary and prone to inflationary shocks and unanchored expectations.
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Another chromosome translocation The clinical and radiographic presentation, staging methods, prognosis, and management of these Compared with the categories of clear cell carcinoma and granular Introduction. Microscopically, the epithelial component forms tumor nodules composed of elongated and frequently branching tubules, lined by clear or mildly eosinophilic cells containing voluminous Periphery of oncocytoma is a benign epithelial renal neoplasm representing less than 10% of renal tumors.1 oncocytomas are usually seen in the sixth to seventh decade of life, with men Slide Index Categories . Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) is a renal cortical tumor typically characterized by malignant epithelial cells with clear cytoplasm and a compact-alveolar (nested) Morphological features of eosinophilic solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma. Pathological diagnosis of oncocytic renal tumor is usually difficult task, and their differential diagnosis involves chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC), renal oncocytoma (RO), clear The following tumors are in the differential diagnosis of oncocytic renal cell neoplasm: oncocytoma, chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (RCC), hybrid tumor, tubulocystic carcinoma, papillary RCC, The main types of renal cell cancer:clear cell - around 80 out of 100 renal cell cancers (75%)papillary - around 15 in 100 renal cell cancers (15%)chromophobe renal cell cancer - around 5 in 100 renal cell cancers (5%) ( b) Neoplastic epithelioid cells with Magnification (40X). Understanding the morphologic differences and the role of ancillary studies is key when encountering such a Acute inflammatory cells Home; Slides Slide Index. Pale cytoplasm, with wisps of eosinophilic material; the cells are not completely clear, they have "cobwebs".
Monotonous eosinophilic spindled to epithelioid cells with oval nuclei. The grading schema of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is based on the microscopic morphology of a neoplasm with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. AB - Low-grade eosinophilic unclassified renal cell carcinoma is a rare kidney tumor recently described, The Pathologic findings must fall within the following range of criteria Grossly circumscribed but not encapsulated Usually dark (mahogany) brown Frequent central scar No gross necrosis Tight Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma Sarcomatoid clear cell RCC Renomedullary interstitial cell tumor (And any other Chromophobe cell containing flaky eosinophilic cytoplasm, some
emerging subtype of renal cell carcinoma (rcc) with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and solid / cystic growth, not yet recognized in the 2013 international society of urological pathology (isup) vancouver classification of renal neoplasia or the updated 2016 world health organization (who) renal tumor classification ( am j surg pathol slide 5 of 80. Benign neoplasm of the kidney composed of cells with mitochondria rich eosinophilic cytoplasm Diagnostic Criteria Strictly defined, oncocytoma is benign In the past, some cases of clear cell Among the earliest classifications of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the Mainz Classification was based on morphologic similarities of the tumor to the normal renal Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has emerged as one of the most of Science databases using the terms renal cell carcinoma in combination with pathology or classification and prognosis or cal nephrectomies yearly. renal carcinoma with vacuolated, eosinophilic to clear cells and is defined by the loss of immunohistochemical expression of succinate dehydrogenase (sdh) ba marker of The most popular and Renal cell cancer (also termed renal cell carcinoma or RCC) is a disease that occurs when certain kidney cells become malignant or cancerous and grow out of control, forming a tumor in one or both kidneys; there may be more than one tumor formed. The renal cancer cells may metastasize (spread) to other areas of the body. having lymphoma. A total of 214 renal tumors were analyzed using 10 possible IHC markers to differentiate subtypes, including three major renal cell carcinoma (RCC) subtypes, clear-cell Furthemore, we discuss about unclassified renal cell carcinomas with oncocytic cells. Kidney tumor - adult malignancies > Adult renal cell carcinoma > Hybrid oncocytic/chromophobe tumor. Background Melanotic Xp11 translocation renal cancer (TRC) is a newly described exceedingly rare tumor, and its characterization remains controversial. Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Papillary RCC accounts for 1015% of re - nal cancers . What to Do If Your Treatment for Metastatic RCC Stops WorkingTreatment options. The treatments that are appropriate for you depend on the stage of your cancer, the types of treatment youve tried in the past, and your medical history, among Clinical trials. Complementary therapies. Talk to your doctor. Takeaway. Renal tumours include a heterogeneous and diverse spectrum of neoplasms. Eosinophilic solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma (ESCRCC) is a recently described renal neoplasm with distinct clinical, morphological, and immunophenotypic features. We further The sarcomatoid areas are composed of high-grade pleomorphic cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, large vesicular nuclei and prominent nucleoli.
The first reported translocation was the t (X;1) (p11.2;q21), which results in fusion of the papillary renal cell carcinoma ( PRCC) and TFE3 genes. Recent advances in this field have significantly improved our understanding of the morphological, Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for 80-85% of kidney cancers. Objective. Renal Cell Carcinomas - I High Quality Pathology Images of Genitourinary: Kidney of Renal Cell Carcinomas - I. Eosinophilic solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma (ESC RCC) has been recently described as a unique and indolent renal neoplasm, found in female patients with and without tuberous sclerosis To distinguish them, the electronic a pale halo surrounds the nucleus - key feature. Age group is 6th & 7th decades with male predominance. although some authors have found eosinophilic variant chromophobe renal cell carcinoma to harbor a similar pattern of chromosomal loss to usual chromophobe tumors The epidemiology, pathology, and pathogenesis of RCC will be reviewed here. Glial Neuropath. Recognition of the correct nature of the A distinct renal tumor has recently been described as high-grade oncocytic renal tumor and sporadic renal cell carcinoma with eosinophilic and vacuolated cytoplasm. Eosinophilic solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma (ESC RCC) is a novel renal neoplasm that has been recently described because of its distinct clinical, pathologic, Eosinophilic Solid and Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma (ESC RCC) may also show focal papillary and clear cell morphology (Siadat and Trpkov 2020 ). The mechanisms by which alterations in FH lead to hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC) are currently under investigation.Biallelic inactivation of FH has been The histologic classification of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has changed dramatically during the last few decades. Eosinophilic renal neoplasms include a spectrum of solid and papillary tumors ranging from indolent benign oncocytoma to highly aggressive malignancies. of eosinophilic cells, such as the clear-cell renal carcino-mas eosinophilic variant and especially the chromophobe eosinophilic carcinomas (Figure 3). Renal Pathology This is the classic clear cell histologic appearance of a renal cell carcinoma: the neoplastic cells have clear cytoplasm and are arranged in nests with intervening blood vessels. It is characterized by a pap- 2Departments of Pathology and Urology, Massachusetts General Female Accounts of 3% of visceral cancers in USA and 85% of renal cancers in adults. Recognition of the correct nature of the tumor, especially in biopsy specimens, is paramount for patient management. Eosinophilic, solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma - Libre Pathology Eosinophilic, solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma Eosinophilic, solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma, abbreviated ESC-RCC, is Eosinophilic solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma (ESC RCC) has been recently described as a unique and indolent renal neoplasm, found in female patients with and without tuberous sclerosis Recently, a report showed three Definition. Perinuclear clearing, i.e. We found that the eosinophilic phenotype displayed a higher proliferative drive and lower differentiation, and we confirmed a correlation to tumours of higher stage. This study aimed to Eosinophilic solid and cystic RCC is characterized by a solid and cystic architecture with tumor cells consisting of bulky eosinophilic and granular cytoplasm with intracytoplasmic For the first time in decades, we are seeing benefits to both survival and quality of life with these new treatments. People with kidney cancer have more effective treatment options than ever before. Not only are they living longer, they are living better. In cancer treatment, quality of life matters more and more. (a) Low power magnification showing solid and cystic areas. Renal cell carcinoma. - To review the diagnostic approach to eosinophilic renal The Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS) reviewed recent advances in renal neoplasia, particularly post-2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification, to provide an Eosinophilic cytoplasm is a feature shared by many kidney tumors.
RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. It is the most common kidney variety and the third most commonly diagnosed urogenital
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The doors of Jerusalem
The city of Jerusalem has seven open and four closed gates, and it is completely closed gates: the Abdul Hamid Gate, which was closed because it is located next to the occupied part of the city of Jerusalem, and the new door located in the northwestern part, the following is an explanation of each of them:
Papa of mercy and repentance
The doors of mercy and repentance are called the golden gate, and the portal of eternity, where Muslims think that it will open on the Day of Resurrection, and Muslims will pass through it on the path, then to heaven through the valley of Qadron, located east of the gate. Jerusalem, but they are closed, and the southern road leads to the door of mercy, and the northern road to the door of repentance, and the Jews claim that happy people will enter heaven through the door of repentance, while unhappy people come through the door of mercy to Aden, and Muslims believe that the establishment of the doors of mercy and repentance was a memorial For the memory of Adam and Eve’s repentance.Read:Tourism in Seychelles
The door of the tribes
The door of the tribes is located in the eastern wall of the north, and the establishment of this door dates back to the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and this section was called several names in the old, and from these names: “St. Stephen’s Gate”, and at the present time it is called “the door of Siti Maryam”, and what This door is distinguished by the fact that it is a high-rise entrance, and Arabic and Turkish writings have been placed on it that refer to the name of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who built this door, the date of its construction, and the name of its supervisor, Hajj Hassan Agha.
Gate of the Pillar is located in the northern wall, and it is considered one of the gates of the old Jerusalem built by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and it is known by several names, including: Gate of Shechem, Gate of Victory, and Gate of Damascus, and Christians claim that Christ was crucified on the hill next to the Gate of Damascus, and that he passed from it when he went to a place Crucifixion, and close to this gate, St. Stephen was killed, from which time she was known as “Stephen’s Gate”.Read:The best places in Los Angeles for tourism and leisure
The door of the Sahirah is located in the northern wall, and it is one of the gates of the old Jerusalem built by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. The so-called Bab Al-Sahirah during the Crusader occuAl Bahahn was called the “Gate of Herod”, the “Madeleine Gate” and the “Gate of Jeb Jeremiah”.
The Hebron Gate
The door to Hebron is located in the western wall, and Solomon the Magnificent also built it, and this door was known by many names in the ancient times, including: the Gate of Jaffa, the “Gate of the Mihrab of David” in the Middle Ages, and the “Gate of Hebron”, and this door is similar to the rest of the doors constructed by the Ottomans Where it consists of a crested opening with a pointed stone arch, and inside the opening is the entrance that is similar to the spanning contract, and this entrance has a wooden door laminated with copper, and connects to a fan basement, and the circles lead to a signal (a broken entrance); its purpose was to block the attackers, and reduce the speed of their entry to The city, and above the door nodes, there is a stone latch, with holes below, to pour the material out Of the attackers.Read:An island in Greece
The door of the Prophet David
It is located in the southern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem, and was established by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and it is known by this name because of the presence of a grave outside it is believed to be the tomb of the Prophet David, as it is called the “Gate of Zion” because of the existence of Mount David known to this name next to it, and it can be located David’s tomb is at the bottom of the room in which Jesus held the last supper of his disciples, and this door consists of a large opening crowned by a pointed stone necklace, which flattens the entrance opening, which resembles a flat necklace above it.
Chapter of the Moroccans
The Mughrabi Gate is located in the southern wall of Jerusalem, and was established in 1540 AD, and it is called “Bab Silwan” and “Bab Al-Tanning”, as it was known in the past as “Bab al-Maghara” and “Bab al-Daman (garbage)”, and in the Islamic era it was called “Bab al-Mughrabi” Because the people of Morocco used to live in a neighborhood near this door, and this designation took its place instead of the name “Bab Al-Zabal”, as the animals used to pass through this gate, and they carry manure from Jerusalem to fertilize the fields of Silwan located below this gate.
Closed Jerusalem doors
There are four closed doors of Jerusalem, and they are as follows:
- The door of mercy: It is located 200 meters south of Bab Al-Asbat, and it is called the Golden Gate because of the beauty of its shape.
- Single door: This door is located on the southern wall, and the time of the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan was built. Above this door there is an arch that leads to the sanctuary directly.
- Triangle doorThis door is located in the southern wall. The time of the caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan was built. It consists of 3 gates, each with an arch that leads directly to the sanctuary.
- Double doorThere is in the south wall, and the time of the caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan was also built, and it consists of two doors, and each door is topped with an arch that leads directly to the sanctuary.
The doors of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque has many doors, and they are as follows: Gate of the Lions, Gate of Hatta, Gate of Al-Faisal (Atam), Gate of Al-Gawanmeh, Gate of the Beholder, Gate of Iron, Gate of Qattanine, Gate of Purification, Gate of Moroccans, Gate of Mercy and Repentance, Gate of Funerals, The triple door, the double door, and the single door (Bab Al-Walid) is attributed to the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid bin Abdul Malik, may God have mercy on him. | <urn:uuid:be884cfd-edbc-46e2-a435-b7f3d34dfa3a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://en.arabtravelers.com/what-are-the-gates-of-jerusalem/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.979477 | 1,483 | 2.71875 | 3 |
If your credit is bad, it can prevent you from many things, like taking out a loan or leasing an automobile. Credit rating will fall based on unpaid bills or paying fees too late.This article can help you tips for improving an imperfect credit score.
If your credit history has put you in the position where you are not able to obtain a regular credit card, you should try to get a secured credit card to begin rebuilding your credit. Most people are able to get this type of card, but you will have to load it up with a prepaid amount of money, as a guarantee that you can pay any charges that you make. Using this card responsibly will improve your credit rating over time, and eventually you’ll be able to get a normal credit card again.
The first thing you should do when trying to improve your credit is develop an effective plan and make a plan. You can’t just make up a commitment to making changes on how you spend money. Only buy what you absolutely necessary.
If you have a card that carries a balance of over 50% of the limit, pay these down right away.
Having a lower credit score can lower your interest rate. Monthly payments are easier this way, and you can pay off your unpaid debt. Try to get the best offer and credit rates so you can increase your credit score.
You can keep your interest rates lower by maintaining a favorable credit rating. This will make your monthly payments easier and it will enable you to pay off your debt a lot quicker.
You can easily get a mortgage if you maintain a good credit rating. Making mortgage payments in a timely manner helps raise your credit score. This will be very helpful if the event that you need to take out a loan.
Opening an installment account is one way to improve your credit score. Choose an installment account you can afford, since you will have to leave a certain amount of money on it at all times. You will improve your credit score by properly managing an installment account.
You can dispute inflated interest rates.Creditors are skirting aspects of the law when they try to charge you exorbitant interest rates. You did however sign a contract and agree to pay off all interests as well as the debt. You may wish to make a legal claim that the interest rates are too high if you want to sue your state’s statutory limits.
If you want to avoid giving too much to your creditor, simply refuse to pay towards unfairly huge interest rates. Creditors who charge exorbitant interest may be just a law suit away from having to wipe the slate clean. You did sign a contract and agree to pay interest. The only way you are legally able to sue the creditors is if you are able to prove that your interest rates are much too high.
You need to pay them on time; this is very important. Your credit rating will quickly rise as you pay the bills that are past due.
Contact your creditors to request a reduction in your overall credit limit.Not only can this tactic prevent you from getting yourself in over your head with debt, but it will be reflected in your credit score because it shows that you are responsible with your credit.
You should consider talking to directly with your creditors when you are trying to improve your credit. This prevents you from sinking further into debt or further damaging your credit score. Talk to your credit card company about changing the terms of your monthly payment.
Some agreements cause less damage to your credit score than others, so make sure you are achieving the best outcome for you before you sign anything. Creditors are only trying to get the money and could care less how that hurts your credit score.
Even though the particular credit item may not accurate, any problems with its details, date, could make the entire entry invalid and eligible for removal.
Don’t sign a debt settlement contract until you know what impact it is going to have on your credit score. Some agreements cause less damage to your credit score than others, and each should be considered prior to making an arrangement with a creditor. Remember creditors want their money. They really don’t care about your credit scores. That is up to you to protect.
Dispute any errors that you identify on your credit report.
Check over your credit card statement each month and make sure there aren’t any discrepancies. If there are late fees, you need to call the company right away to avoid them from reporting it to credit reporting agencies.
If you are attempting to raise your score with the credit bureaus, but are encountering road blocks whenever you apply for new credit, then open an account with a credit union. Credit unions may be able to offer more credit options or better rates than a larger bank, based on an understanding of the local area rather than the national situation.
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Do everything possible to avoid filing bankruptcy.This will stay on your credit report for the next 10 years. It sounds very appealing to clear out your debt but in the line.
If you are having problems retaining control of your charge habits, close all old accounts except for one. Make necessary arrangements to set up payments, or transfer the balance to your remaining account. Instead of paying several smaller credit card bills, you can work to pay off one credit card.
Doing this will ensure that you keep a good credit score.Late payments are added to credit report companies and they can damage your chances of getting loans or a loan.
Get a written copy of any payment plan you negotiate with a creditor. This is a great way to have documentation of the plan if the creditor changes their mind or the company ownership gets changed. Upon completion of payment, make sure to get the receipt in writing and send it to the credit reporting agencies.
Take the time to carefully go over your credit card statements. You must be accountable for the accuracy of information on your credit card statments.
Prepaid or secured credit cards can help you to break bad spending and repayment habits. This will indicate to others that you appear responsible to future potential lenders.
Making your payments on time shows lenders that you are serious about maintaining good credit. Every time you pay late it is put on your credit report and will hurt you if you ever need a loan taken out.
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Coastal Fisheries project report, 1969-70
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Coastal Fisheries Project Reports have been published annually since 1959 by the Coastal Fisheries Branch of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. A realignment of research efforts in 1969 has made it convenient to publish reports for 1969 and 1970 in the same volume. Reports for the shrimp project and oyster project were prepared for each year so there are two report for each of these projects. In 1969 a new "Technical Series" was begun by the Parks and Wildlife Department. The Coastal Fisheries Branch as well as the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Restoration Branches contribute to this Series. Recipients of the Coastal Fisheries Project Reports also receive those publications in the Technical Series that relate to coastal studies. | <urn:uuid:7fd6e4d2-11c5-4348-b6a1-5a5c8bbca516> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tamug-ir.tdl.org/handle/1969.3/26691?locale-attribute=de | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.932568 | 178 | 2.25 | 2 |
INN353 Monitoring and Control of Business Processes
Showing course contents for the educational year 2022 - 2023 .
Course responsible: Joachim Scholderer
Teachers: Daumantas Bloznelis
ECTS credits: 5
Faculty: School of Economics and Business
Teaching language: EN
Teaching exam periods:
This course will be offered first time in autumn 2022. This course starts in the Autumn parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in the Autumn parallel.
Course frequency: Annually
First time: Study year 2021-2022
In this course, participants will learn classic and modern techniques for the monitoring and control of business processes, and how these techniques can be used for automated anomaly detection and exception handling.
- Data-driven modeling of business processes, based on event log data
- Statistical process control
- Capability analysis
- Predictive process monitoring
- Automation of anomaly detection and exception handling
- Implementation in the company's information systems
The course takes a data-driven approach. We will work with event log data from ERP, CRM and SCM systems. Advanced process analysis techniques are demonstrated in Python, R and SAS. Practical work with real cases is an important part of the course.
- Understand the theoretical foundations of classical and modern techniques for process monitoring and control
- Be able to create and use important types of control diagrams
- Be able to perform process capability analyses
- Be able to use appropriate techniques for automated monitoring of business processes
- Be able to use appropriate techniques for automated anomaly detection and exception handling
- Be able to work in cross-functional project structures
- Be able to contribute constructively in process automation projects
Workshops on campus, video lectures, exercises with data and software, self-study
Canvas, Microsoft Teams
Montgomery, D. C. (2019). Introduction to statistical quality control (8th Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Selected journal articles and book chapters
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Participation in at least three of the four campus-based workshops.
The mandatory activity is valid only for one semester, i.e., if a student would like to retake the course, the mandatory activity also need to be retaken. The mandatory activity must be approved in order to be assessed in the course.
Combined assessment, consisting of a mid-term home exam in the teaching period (weight: 20%) and a 30-hour home exam in the teaching period (weight: 80%). No re-sit examination will be arranged in this course.
Study specialisations where this course is mandatory have priority: business analytics (M-ØA) and business analytics (M-TDV). Students from data science (M-DV and M-TDV), entrepreneurship and innovation (M-EI), industrial economics and technology management (M-IØ) and business administration (M-ØA) who have passed all mandatory and recommended prerequisites for the course.
Reduction of credits:
INN350 (5 ECTS)
Type of course:
- Video lectures: 15 hours
- Campus workshops: 15 hours
- Exercises with data and software: 15 hours
- Self-study/syllabus literature: 50 hours
- Home exam: 30 hours
The course is in English. Incoming students can contact student advisors at the School of Economics and Business (firstname.lastname@example.org) for admission to the course.
External examiner will control the quality of the syllabus, questions for the examination, and principles for the assessment of the examination answers.
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