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This long-established and interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The surname is locational from "Hauterive" in Orne, and has the fused preposition "de". The placename derives from the Old French "haute", high (Latin "alta"), and "rive", bank (Latin "ripa"); hence, "high bank". Locational names were originally given as a means of identification to those who left their village or place of origin to settle elsewhere. William de Alta ripa is noted in the 1166 Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire, and Nicholas Dautre is listed in the 1379 Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire.In the modern idiom the surname has many variant spellings ranging from Dawtry, Dealtry and Dowtry, to Dawdary, Daudray and Dawdry. On November 2nd 1593, Ann Dawdry married Osborne Betts at Carleton-Rode, Norfolk, and John Dawdry married Elizabeth House at St. Michael at Plea, Norwich, Norfolk, on July 25th 1668. Later the surname was re-introduced by the French Huguenots. During the mid to late 17th Century thousands of French Huguenots fled to England and other countries, to escape religious persecution on the Continent, especially after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis X1V in 1685. The christening of Susanne, daughter of Bastian and Elizabeth Daudray, took place at Threadneedle Street French Huguenot Church, London, on November 14th 1703. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert de Halteripe, which was dated 1155, in the "Documents relating to the Danelaw", Lincolnshire, during the reign of King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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As the pandemic drags on, LEARN and its Geeks for Kids program has adapted our schedule and build approach to protect everyone involved in our programs as much as possible. In March of 2020, we cancelled all of our classes, camps and competitive robotics programs. These continue to be on hold until it is safe for us to host large, public events.
Our Geeks for Kids program is the exception. While we canceled most fundraising events and public presentations, we continued to host Build Events and Delivery Days because our recipients need mobility now. Their brains and muscles are growing every day, and the longer they wait to get moving, the more they suffer physically, intellectually and socially.
We never forget, however, that our kids are amongst the most vulnerable to illness. Not only are they - for now - ineligible to receive COVID vaccines. They are also fragile. Even before COVID, our kids were often in the hospital.
To protect our kids, their families and our volunteers, we have adopted public health experts’ recommended safeguards. We limit the size of our events to allow for social distancing. We ask everyone who attends our events to wear masks. We hold events outside whenever possible, and we provide masks and hand sanitizer to those who need them. We will continue to be as careful as we possibly can, and we will continue to hope and pray - along with everyone else - that COVID soon passes. | <urn:uuid:045ebe02-af15-43cf-98d6-405fc872c4b7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://geeks.learnscienceandmathclub.org/covid | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572304.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816120802-20220816150802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.975391 | 295 | 1.9375 | 2 |
Wesley Chapel, FL (PRWEB) May 11, 2017
Serial entrepreneur and now author Bill Green is overwhelmed by the praise already being given All In: 101 Real-Life Business Lessons for Emerging Entrepreneurs. “I’m honored by the kind words offered up by so many industry giants,” said Green. “And I’m particularly humbled by the praise from so many of our nation’s leading professors in entrepreneurship because I want to inspire entrepreneurs of all ages and levels of experience to take up the challenge of a small business with passion and joy!”
In All In: 101 Real Life Business Lessons for Emerging Entrepreneurs, Green uses his own impressive business achievements (and his few fiascos) to provide the reader with the practical tools needed to launch that Big Idea or improve their existing business. In his unique, humorous, and impassioned style, Bill explains, step by step, what it took to leverage his flea market business into a small hardware store, and then morph that store into Interline Brands, a distribution empire.
Here’s what a few of the experts are already saying:
"All In is full of real-life, hard-won, street-smart lessons that are entirely applicable and transferable to any business." –Bernie Marcus, Founder, Former Chairman & CEO The Home Depot
"The idea of guiding a company from the minor to the big leagues of business can be exhilarating, but also daunting without a detailed set of directions. All In provides those directions with humility, comedy and street smarts." –John Calapari, Basketball Hall of Famer, National Championship Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats and NY Times Best Selling Author
“Bill Green takes readers on his delightful, humorous, and sometimes painful journey as a serial entrepreneur. Through engaging stories revealing valuable lessons that can’t be learned in textbooks, aspiring entrepreneurs will discover that starting a business is the hardest work they’ll ever do, but doing the work will reward them with a lifetime of opportunities.” –Kathleen Allen Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
To read more expert opinions about All In, visit http://bgreenauthor.com/reviews/
About the Author
William S. “Bill” Green is the straight-talking, edgy, no-holds-barred serial entrepreneur, who has built multiple businesses during his 40-year career. Green is best known for “bootstrapping a startup” before anyone knew what the word “startup” meant. He propelled his first company, Wilmar Industries, from a flea market table to one of the largest industrial distribution companies in the U.S., now known as Interline Brands.
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This month, I have busy revamping and tweaking the studio for acoustic balance and monitoring. With the help of my acoustic colleague, I am in the final stages of collaboration.
- Set up a track in your DAW with a tone generator to output pink noise (70-80db). I am using MOTU’s Microbook II…. listen.
- Measure SPL via meter or use an app with your smartphone and listen.
- Point the SPL meter at in the center of one of the speakers while maintaining equal distance between Left and Right monitors…note distance and listen.
- Pan the pink noise to L/R individually and note levels. – listen
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Scale-up and impact of digital and molecular diagnostic technologies on TB diagnosis and timely linkage to care in Tajikistan
Introduction: Tajikistan is scaling up molecular diagnostic and digital technologies to strengthen its fight against drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). The study aimed to document national scale-up GeneXpert/GxAlert and Open MRS from 2012-2019 and compare time taken from TB diagnosis to treatment and quality of data recording before and after the introduction of GxAlert.
Methodology: This was a longitudinal study that included a comparison of historical cohorts. Continuous variables were compared using Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test and categorical variables using the chi square test.
Results: GeneXpert was introduced in 2011 and scaled up to 46 instruments in 43 (51%) diagnostic laboratories by May 2019. GxAlert was introduced in August 2018 and connected with all GeneXpert instruments by February 2019. Open MRS was introduced in 2014 and implemented in all 108 treatment centers by mid-2018. Time from diagnosis to treatment pre-GxAlert (range 0-749, median 3, days) was significantly longer than with GxAlert (range 0-273, median 3, days) (p <0.001). The proportion of patients whose time from diagnosis to treatment was > 2 weeks was 16% (282/1740) pre-GxAlert and 11% (206/1902) with GxAlert (p < 0.001). Between 31%-34% of patients with DR-TB results in Open MRS did not have results available in GeneXpert/GxAlert systems. Where results were present in both systems, there were discrepancies in 8.2% of patients pre-GxAlert and 4.3% with GxAlert (p = 0.25).
Conclusions: The scale-up of GeneXpert and digital technologies in Tajikistan was associated with a reduction in the proportion of patients with delays more than 2 weeks between diagnosis and treatment, but data quality recording improved only slightly.
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The term “Soft skills” have grown popularity in decades as the multinational corporations extend their roots in all over the world.Soft skills as says Wikipedia “are a combination of people skills, social skills, communication skills, character traits, attitudes, career attributes, social intelligence and emotional intelligence quotients among others that enable people to navigate their environment, work well with others, perform well, and achieve their goals with complementing hard skills.”The Collins English Dictionary defines the term “soft skills” as “desirable qualities for certain forms of employment that do not depend on acquired knowledge: they include common sense, the ability to deal with people, and a positive flexible attitude.
What Are Soft Skills?
Soft skills are the personal attributes or qualities, traits, hidden t social cues, and communication abilities needed for success on the job. Soft skills characterize how a person interacts in his or her relationships with others while communication in the social milieu.
Unlike hard skills that are learned, soft skills are similar to emotions or insights that allow people to “read” others. These are much harder to learn, at least in a traditional classroom. They are also much harder to measure and evaluate. Soft skills include attitude, communication, creative thinking, work ethic, teamwork, networking, decision making, positivity, time management, motivation, flexibility, problem-solving, critical thinking, and conflict resolution.
Soft skills to help ones career hit the big time.
1. Communication Skills: both verbal and nonverbal form a great part in building soft kills
: Both written and verbal communication skills are of utmost importance in the workplace because they set the tone for how people perceive others. They also improve the chances of building relationships with co-workers. Communication skills boost the performance because they help to extract clear expectations from the boss to deliver excellent work.
Why employers look for it: “Workers are more productive when they know how to communicate with their peers,” says Robinson. If onecan clearly express point of who, what, when, where, why, and how of a project, one will be a hot ticket.
2. Teamwork:: A company’s success is rarely dependent on one person doing something all by him/herself. Success is the result of many people working toward a common goal. When employees can synthesize their varied talents, everyone wins .Employers look to team players to help build a friendly office culture, which helps retain employees and, in turn attracts top talent. Furthermore, being able to collaborate well with co-workers strengthens the quality of work.To generate goodwill, it is better to lend a hand when see a co-worker in need. Another way to build rapport is to cover for a colleague while she’s on vacation, says business etiquette and career coach
3.Adaptability: Things don’t always go as planned, and instead of digging in one’s heels one need to be able to pivot and find alternate solutions. “Successful leaders are the ones who know how to be flexible when problems arise,” says Robinson. “The speed of change in any given workplace is so rapid,” says Joel Garfunkel, executive coach and author of Getting Ahead: To push one is to be an early adopter of change.
4.Problem solving: When something goes wrong, one can either complain or take action. Tip: It’s the latter that will get you noticed. Knowing how to think on one’s feet can make one indispensable to an employer. Nothing is a given. Companies rely on problem solvers; their top performers—to navigate unexpected challenges. To gain it says Robinson “Always approach your boss with a solution, not a problem”. So when an issue crops up, better to sit down and think through how to address it before bringing it to your boss’ attention.
5. Critical observation:: Data doesn’t mean much if one doesn’t know how to interpret it.? Being a critical observer can help make one a better worker all around.: Companies need critical thinkers—people who bring a fresh perspective and offer intuitive solutions and ideas to help the company get a leg up on the competition or improve internal processes. To be a critical observer, one needs to be able to analyze information and put it to use. One tactic is to try to identify patterns of behavior at work. By observing how people respond to the constant flow of information one can better understand the critical aspects of improving business operations.
6. Conflict resolution; “Any time you put more than one person into an organization, there is going to be conflict,” says Robinson. “It’s human nature.” Therefore, being able to resolve issues with co-workers will help one maintain relationships with peers and work more effectively. By being able to constructively work through disagreements with people is a sure indicator of maturity—as well as leadership potential. Someone of this quality helps to promote a healthy, collaborative workplace. The best way to resolve disagreements between co-workers is to address issues directly but delicately. So, when stepping in as a mediator, let both parties air their grievances in a judgment-free environment and then work together to find a solution.
: Having confidence and a clear vision can help influence co-workers and get them on board with the ideas now and in the future. Displaying such leadership skills helps one gain visibility within an organization, which can lead to more opportunities for promotions or salary bumps.: Bosses and managers are always looking for employees with leadership potential because those workers will one day be taking over the reins and building on the company’s legacy.: Being a leader isn’t merely about getting people to do what one wants. Leadership means inspiring and helping others reach their full potential. One way to do that is to become the internship supervisor, which gives you the opportunity to manage people, learn how to motivate a team, and take on more responsibility.
8. Interpersonal Communication Skills: This particular skill becomes advantage for them who develop a good rapport with others and can get along with people of different temperaments.
9. Work Ethic: Ethics is very much important. It is our values that form the core of our life.
It is a set of moral principles a person uses in his or her job. People who possess a strong work ethic pictures certain principles that guide their work behavior, to produce high-quality work consistently.They do not manipulate but with strong principles and personality move ahead for the progress of the self and the organization.
Soft skills are life skills and are needed for attaining not only success but peace or else success will be hidden under the clouds.A productive and healthy work environment depends on soft skills. As the workplace is an interpersonal space, where relationships must be built and developed, perspectives must be exchanged, and occasionally conflicts must be resolved. Achieving a positive attitude and the zeal to work well without round-the-clock supervision is a vital soft skill for any employee. Not only does it emphasize reliability and commitment, but it shows that one can fit efficiently into an organizational structure without the need for constant monitoring. Those who possess soft skills need no external motivation as they themselves are internally motivated without the desire of being rewarded .They move along with optimistic attitude and believe in giving without any return .As they have the confidence to face life challenges with a smile on their face. | <urn:uuid:c9f375f5-953b-4fd2-8810-9264844b1e16> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.indianruminations.com/articles/the-role-of-soft-skills-in-workplace-manish-chettri-west-bengal/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.951893 | 1,536 | 3.515625 | 4 |
Nygaardsvold's Cabinet (later becoming the Norwegian government-in-exile, Norwegian: Norsk eksilregjering) was appointed on 20 March 1935, the second Labour cabinet in Norway. It brought to an end the non-socialist minority Governments that had been dominating politics since the introduction of the parliamentary system in 1884, and replaced it with stable Labour Governments that, with the exception of during World War II, would last until the coalition cabinet Lyng in 1963.
Since the cabinet Hornsrud intermezzo in the winter of 1928, a one-month Labour Government, the Labour Party had changed from revolutionary communism to social democracy. The main reason for the change of course was the realization that Government power could be used for reforms that could lessen the impact of the economic crisis. In the 1933 election the party used the slogans "Work for everyone" and "Country and city, hand in hand". The last time the party portrayed itself as revolutionary was the 1930 election.
The Labour Party advanced in the 1933 election, but did not get a majority. Instead they made a compromise with the Farmer Party, allowing the cabinet Nygaardsvold to enter the Council of State. The party did not get majority in the 1936 election either, and continued to govern thanks to fluctuating support from various opposition parties.
The night before 9 April 1940, the Norwegian Government was, like most other authorities in the country, surprised by the German Operation Weserübung. It chose resistance, though in a rather fumbling and unclear way, especially initially. The Government left Norway on 7 June 1940 after the capitulation and established itself in London the same day, along with King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav.
Back in Norway, over the course of the war, four cabinets were instated by Vidkun Quisling and Josef Terboven, as the de facto Governments of Norway. The Government-in-exile is sometimes referred to as the London Cabinet. It returned to Norway on 31 May 1945 aboard the UK troop ship RMS Andes. On 12 June, Nygaardsvold announced his resignation, and on 25 June, the pan-political first cabinet Gerhardsen took over.
|Prime Minister||Johan Nygaardsvold||20 March 1935 – 25 June 1945||Labour|
|Minister of Agriculture||Hans Ystgaard||20 March 1935 – 25 June 1945||Labour|
|Minister of Church Affairs and Education||Nils Hjelmtveit||20 March 1935 – 25 June 1945||Labour|
|Minister of Defence||Christian Fredrik Monsen||20 March 1935 – 15 November 1935||Labour|
|Adolf Indrebø||15 November 1935 – 20 December 1935||Labour|
|Oscar Torp||20 December 1935 – 15 August 1936||Labour|
|Christian Fredrik Monsen||15 August 1936 – 22 December 1939||Labour|
|Birger Ljungberg||22 December 1939 – 28 November 1942||Conservative|
|Oscar Torp||28 November 1942 – 25 June 1945||Labour|
|Minister of Finance||Adolf Indrebø||20 March 1935 – 13 November 1936||Labour|
|Kornelius Bergsvik||13 November 1936 – 1 July 1939||Labour|
|Oscar Torp||1 July 1939 – 28 November 1941||Labour|
|Paul Hartmann||28 November 1941 – 25 June 1945||Resistance|
|Minister of Foreign Affairs||Halvdan Koht||20 March 1935 – 19 November 1940||Labour|
|Trygve Lie||19 November 1940 – 25 June 1945||Labour|
|Minister of Justice||Trygve Lie||20 March 1935 – 19 November 1939||Labour|
|Terje Wold||19 November 1939 – 25 June 1945||Labour|
|Minister of Labour||Johan Nygaardsvold||20 March 1935 – 2 October 1939||Labour|
|Olav Hindahl||2 October 1939 – 25 June 1945||Labour|
|Minister of Social Affairs||Kornelius Bergsvik||20 March 1935 – 13 November 1936||Labour|
|Oscar Torp||13 November 1936 – 1 July 1939||Labour|
|Sverre Støstad||1 July 1939 – 25 June 1945||Labour|
|Minister of Shipping||Arne Sunde||1 October 1942 – 25 June 1945||Liberal|
|Minister of Supply||Trygve Lie||2 October 1939 – 19 November 1940||Labour|
|Arne Sunde||19 November 1940 – 1 October 1942||Liberal|
|Anders Rasmus Frihagen||1 October 1942 – 25 June 1945||Labour|
|Minister of Trade, Shipping,
Industry, Crafts and Fisheries
|Alfred Madsen||20 March 1935 – 1 July 1939||Labour|
|Trygve Lie||1 July 1939 – 2 October 1939||Labour|
|Anders Rasmus Frihagen||2 October 1939 – 7 June 1940||Labour|
|Terje Wold||7 June 1940 – April 1942||Labour|
|Anders Rasmus Frihagen||April 1942 – 1 October 1942||Labour|
|Olav Hindahl||1 October 1942 – 9 March 1945||Labour|
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Pasiene’s St Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church is a baroque art and architectural monument. In 1694, a wooden church was built in Pasiene under the guidance of Dominican monks, but was destroyed by fire in 1753. The church was rebuilt in 1761 with the financial support of Polish Crown Chancellor Johann von der Borch in 1761, together with a monastery for the Order of Preachers. The church has undergone few changes, maintaining its late (Polish) baroque style with rococo elements. Visitors can view the central altar with finely-drawn architectural details and pulpit.
Ancient Zilupe valley
Ludza with lakes and castle ruins
Latgalian crucifix in a country scene
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On Monday evening, the Hungarian government issued in a new decree some modifications regarding the immunity certificate. These changes involve both Hungarian and foreign citizens to a certain extent.
Based on the new decision announced in Magyar Közlöny, the most significant changes involve the vaccination of those Hungarian citizens who do not have social security (TAJ) number and those foreigners who have been living in the country for a long time already. The decree creates the legal base for the inoculation of these two groups. All documentation needed in order to make, deliver and receive the certificate is also involved, writes hvg.hu.
The process, naturally, is a bit easier for Hungarian citizens without a TAJ number. They do not need to comply with any conditions set up in several other laws. For instance, the duration of their stay in the country is not considered when receiving the jab.
On the other hand, foreigners’ case is a bit different. Only
those spending a long time in Hungary can be inoculated in the country. The residence permit is the document proving this fact.
In case the foreign citizen possesses neither a passport nor an identity card (in the case of British citizens), this residence permit and its number will be put into the passport number box on the immunity certificate. Thus,
the immunity certificate will only be valid together with the residence permit!
If a foreign citizen does not have a TAJ card, he will still be entitled to the immunity certificate, of course, as mentioned above. However, he will need a separate, so-called “technical code” to replace the TAJ number on the immunity certificate.
This code needs to be asked for personally and only personally at any given “Government Window”.
In theory, and based on the decree issued on Monday, these details should solve the problem that many foreigners faced regarding the vaccination process.
The decree on the immunity certificate was also modified a bit, nevertheless, it is a pretty important detail. So far, the decree said that the “immunity certificate proves the fact that the person possessing it was inoculated by a vaccine against Covid-19, a vaccine that is approved and used by both the European Union and the Hungarian government.” Starting from May 13, this sentence will be modified and will say that
the immunity certificate proves the reception of the vaccine in the territory of Hungary.
No further information or clarification was included in the decree, so we do not know for sure whether it means that the Hungarian government will not accept immunity certificates given out by other countries as those people were not inoculated in Hungary. This goes against the news we reported last week about two bilateral agreements that Hungary already signed with two countries in order to accept each other’s immunity certificates. | <urn:uuid:cfded6e8-0f3a-4d68-bf71-6a23ad77e073> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dailynewshungary.com/rules-on-hungarian-immunity-certificate-have-changed/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.954976 | 576 | 1.601563 | 2 |
By Most Rev. Richard W. Smith, Archbishop of Edmonton
Monday, January 25, 2016
Who's Blessing Whom?
At each of these places the people I met insisted on receiving a blessing from me. A memory I'll retain for a long time is that of the lepers reaching out to me with hands - absent fingers - to be taken in my own as they bowed their heads to be blessed. I remember asking myself, "Who's blessing whom right now?"
One cannot meet people in such situations without recalling the teaching of Jesus that what we do to the least of our brothers and sisters we do to him. Of course, I gladly offered a blessing, but felt immensely blessed in return by Christ in them. I also went away wondering about the "least". Certainly, in the Lord's eyes, it isn't the kids and elders I met that afternoon. In the heart of Christ, I'm sure they have pride of place.
On my final morning I was blessed to celebrate mass at the tomb of St Thomas the apostle, who brought the Gospel to this land and here was martyred for it. Since his arrival, countless missionaries have watered the seeds he planted, foremost among them St Francis Xavier, whose tomb in Goa I was also able to visit. Their labours have borne great fruit. Here the Church is vibrant! The devotion of the people is beautiful to witness. And the wide-ranging apostolic activity of the six Catholic communities I visited - together with that of hundreds of other religious congregations and the dioceses - is further testimony that the Gospel has taken deep root here in the hearts of believers.
India, a country of many blessings, also faces immense challenges. I pray that the vibrant witness of the Christian community will serve to foster solidarity, reconciliation and peace throughout the land. | <urn:uuid:387d6b07-9156-4086-ba29-a41e20904d8b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://archbishopsmith.blogspot.com/2016/01/whos-blessing-whom.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.973688 | 373 | 1.617188 | 2 |
How to Pick an Xray Tech Degree Program near Lost Springs Wyoming
Congrats regarding your career choice to enroll in an x-ray tech school near Lost Springs WY in order to train to be a radiologic technologist. But now that you have chosen to enter the gratifying field of healthcare, just how do you undertake picking the ideal school and program so that you will get the proper training to become a qualified professional? And since most states do require that x-ray techs become licensed, depending on where you ultimately work you might require training to pass a licensing examination. So it’s important that you research each of the colleges you are looking at so that you can evaluate each program. Many prospective students begin by searching for technical schools or colleges that are within commuting distance of their homes. Next, they check tuition and often gravitate toward the most affordable cost. But while location and cost must be taken into consideration, there are other critical qualifications as well. For instance, you need to find out whether or not the radiology tech schools are accredited, or if they sponsor internship programs. These inquiries and others you must ask the schools you are evaluating are provided later in this article. But first, let’s discuss what a x-ray technician does and the degrees and education options that are offered.
Radiology Tech Career Summary
There are several professional designations for x-ray techs (technicians or technologists). They may also be called radiologic technologists, radiologic technicians, radiology technicians or radiographers. Regardless of the name, each has the same primary job description, which is to employ imaging machines to internally view patients for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment. A number of radiologic technologists may also provide radiation therapy for treating cancer. Some choose to perform as generalists, while there are those that have chosen a specialization, for example mammography. They may practice in Lost Springs WY clinics, hospitals, private practices or outpatient diagnostic imaging centers. The imaging technologies that an X-Ray tech might work with include:
- Traditional and specialized X-Rays
- Computerized tomography (CT) or “CAT” scans
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Sonography or ultrasound
Radiographers have to care for their equipment plus frequently evaluate its performance and safety. They are additionally expected to retain in-depth records of each of their diagnostic procedures. As Lost Springs WY health practitioners, they are held to a high professional standard and code of conduct.
X-Ray Tech Degrees Available
The primary requirement for attending a radiology tech college is to have earned a high school diploma or GED. Radiologic technologist pupils have the opportunity to earn either an Associate Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree. An Associate Degree, which is the most common among techs, generally requires 18 months to 2 years to finish depending on the course load and program. A Bachelor’s Degree will take longer at up to four years to complete and is more extensive in nature. The majority of students opt for a degree major in Radiography, but there are other related majors that are appropriate as well. Something to keep in mind is that Lost Springs WY radiographer programs have a clinical training or lab component as part of their curriculum. It may often be fulfilled by taking part in an externship program which a large number of colleges sponsor through local hospitals and clinics in their region. After you have graduated from one of the degree programs, you must abide by any licensing or certification mandates in Wyoming or the state you will be practicing in as applicable.
X-ray Technician Licensing and Certification
Once you have graduated from an x-ray technician school, depending on the state where you will be practicing you may need to become licensed. The majority of states do require licensing, and their requirements differ so get in touch with your state. Currently, all states that do mandate licensing will recognize The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification exam for the purpose of licensing, but a number accept additional options for testing as well. A number of states also require certification as a component of the licensing process, otherwise it is optional. However, many Lost Springs WY employers favor hiring radiology techs that are certified so it may increase your career options to become certified. ARRT’s certification program requires graduation from an approved program as well as a passing score on their rigorous examination. ARRT also demands re-certification every two years, which can be fulfilled with 24 credits of continuing ed, or by passing an examination.
Online X-Ray Technician Programs
As a component of any degree program, x-ray tech colleges will have clinical or lab training included in their curriculum. This is the same for online degree programs. So while you can still earn your online degree, a substantial amount of the training will be satisfied either in a college lab or in an externship off-campus. Practical training is typically performed in area family practices, medical clinics or hospitals in sponsorship with the colleges. But the online portion of the training may be accessed in the privacy of your Lost Springs WY home. Students who continue working while obtaining their degree usually discover that the online style of education is far more practical with their hectic schedules. Plus online programs are frequently less expensive than conventional options. Along with lower tuition, costs for study materials and commuting may be reduced also. But just make certain that the online program you choose is accredited (more on the advantages of accreditation later). So if you are motivated enough to learn with this less formalized style of training, then an online degree may be the best option for you.
Points to Ask Radiologic Tech Schools
When you have selected the kind of degree that you want to earn, you can start the process of looking for and assessing Lost Springs WY x-ray tech schools. You will also have to determine if you want to attend classes online or travel to a nearby campus. If you opt for the latter, then of course the location of the college will be important. The cost of tuition and secondary expenses will be a material variable as well. But along with location and cost, what more should you factor in when reviewing schools? Well, you need to check out if the colleges are accredited, and if they provide externship or internship programs. To help you learn some of these essential details prior to making your selection, we have put together a list of questions that you need to ask the programs you are considering.
Are the X-Ray Technician Colleges Accredited? Most xray tech schools have earned some form of accreditation, whether regional or national. Nevertheless, it’s still important to make sure that the school and program are accredited. One of the most highly respected accrediting agencies in the field of radiology is the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). Schools receiving accreditation from the JRCERT have undergone an extensive review of their instructors and course materials. If the program is online it might also earn accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council, which targets distance or online education. All accrediting agencies should be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. Along with guaranteeing a premium education, accreditation will also help in obtaining financial aid and student loans, which are often not accessible for non-accredited colleges. Accreditation might also be a pre-requisite for certification and licensing as required. And numerous Lost Springs WY employers will only hire graduates of an accredited program for entry level positions.
Are Internship Programs Offered? Find out if the Wyoming radiology tech programs you are interested in have partnerships with area hospitals or clinics for internship programs. Not only are internships a terrific means to get practical experience in a clinical environment, they are also a means to fulfill the clinical training requirement for most programs. As a supplemental benefit, they can assist students and graduates form professional connections in the Lost Springs WY health care community and help with obtaining employment.
Is Job Placement Help provided? You will undoubtedly wish to hit the ground running after graduation, but getting that first job in a new profession can be difficult without assistance. Ask if the x-ray tech programs you are assessing have job assistance programs and what their placement rates are. High and rapid placement rates are a good sign that the schools have large networks and good relationships with Lost Springs WY healthcare employers. It also confirms that their students are highly regarded and in demand.
Where is the Program Located? For many students, the college they select will have to be within commuting distance of their Lost Springs WY residence. Students who have chosen to attend classes online obviously will not have to trouble themselves with the location of the campus. However, the availability of area internships will be of importance. One thing to consider is that if you decide to enroll in a program that is out of state or perhaps out of your local area, you might need to pay a higher tuition. State colleges commonly charge higher tuitions for out of state residents. And community colleges generally charge a higher tuition for those students that don’t reside within their districts.
What are the Class Sizes ? Unless you are the sort of student that likes to sit way in the back of the classroom or hide in the crowd, you will likely prefer a small class size. Smaller classes allow for more individual participation and one-on-one instruction. Ask the Lost Springs WY schools you are looking at what the average teacher to student ratio is for their classes. If practical you may prefer to sit in on one or more classes before making your final decision. This will also give you a chance to speak with some of the students and instructors to get their opinions regarding the x-ray tech program also.
Can the College Accommodate your Schedule? And finally you need to confirm that the x-ray tech school you finally choose can furnish the class schedule you need. This is especially important if you opt to continue working while you attend school. If you must schedule night or weekend classes in Lost Springs WY, verify that they are offered. If you can only attend part-time, find out if that is an option and how many credit hours or courses you would have to carry. Also, find out what the procedure is for making up any classes that you may miss because of work, illness or family obligations.
Why Did You Decide to Be a Radiologic Technologist?When prepping to interview for an X-Ray Tech job, it's helpful to reflect on questions you might be asked. One of the questions that recruiters typically ask radiographer candidates is "What drove you to pick radiography as a profession?". What the interviewer is trying to discover is not just the personal reasons you might have for becoming a radiology technician, but also what attributes and skills you have that make you exceptional at what you do. You will undoubtedly be asked questions pertaining primarily to radiography, as well as a significant number of standard interview questions, so you must ready several approaches about how you would like to address them. Considering there are numerous variables that go into choosing a career, you can address this primary question in a multitude of ways. When formulating an answer, try to include the reasons the work interests you along with the talents you possess that make you an excellent X-Ray tech and the best choice for the position. Don't try to memorize a response, but take down a few concepts and talking points that pertain to your own experiences and strengths. Reviewing sample responses can help you to formulate your own concepts, and provide ideas of what to include to enthuse the interviewer.
Enroll in the Right Radiology Technician School near Lost Springs WY
Selecting the right radiology technician degree program is an important first step toward starting a gratifying new career providing diagnostic medical services to patients. The suitable radiologic technologist should be in good physical condition. Radiology techs frequently stand for the greater part of the day and position and at times lift the patient to obtain the proper image. Candidates must also demonstrate an ability to pay strict attention to detail and to comply with the safety guidelines designed to protect both the medical team and the patient. X-Ray technicians work very closely with patients, other technicians as well as the doctors and radiologists. Having social skills is a must in order to have a productive work environment and furnish the best possible patient care. As we have discussed in this post, there are a number of questions that you should ask each college you are considering prior to making your final decision. This is just as true whether you participate in an online program or travel to classes on-campus. By asking the right questions you can examine and compare each program so you can narrow down your choices before making your decision. And with the proper education and your motivation to succeed, you can achieve your goal to work as a radiographer in Lost Springs WY.
Some Background on Lost Springs Wyoming
Lost Springs, Wyoming
Lost Springs is a town in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4.
Lost Springs was first inhabited in the 1880s, when it received its name from railroad workers who could not find the springs shown on survey maps of the area. The town was incorporated in 1911, and it originally had 200 residents, most of whom worked at the nearby Rosin coal mine. After the coal mine closed around 1930, the population of Lost Springs steadily declined.
By 1960, the population of the town had dropped to five. In 1976, both the state of Wyoming and the U.S. Bicentennial Commission designated Lost Springs as the smallest incorporated town in America; its population was then eleven.
In 1983, Lost Springs became involved in a court battle with the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company. The railroad, which ran adjacent to the town, attempted to seize 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) of land to build a 22-foot (6.7 m) railway embankment. Lost Springs Mayor Leda Price alleged that the embankment, which would lie between the town and U.S. Highways 18 and 20, would separate the town from traffic on the highway. A Wyoming district judge ruled in the town's favor, and the railroad ultimately agreed to build an unobstructing track bed and use its own land for track.
Lost Springs is located on the High Plains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2), all of it land.
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Quallion LLC, a developer of customized lithium ion batteries for medical, military, aerospace, and vehicle applications, has submitted a proposal to the US Department of Energy (DOE) for a grant under the Recovery Act–Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative.
The company hopes to build a new $220M lithium ion battery manufacturing facility in Southern California. The initial focus for Quallion’s new facility will be the production of zero emission advanced lithium ion batteries designed to replace engine idling as a power source for stationary trucks.
Quallion’s current cell designs range from the world's smallest conventional lithium ion cell (a cylindrical 1.8 mAh cell) for medical implants to large 15 and 72 Ah prismatic cells. Quallion also has experience with the commercialization of its module type battery configurations using its proprietary Matrix technology that will allow for scalable battery designs that can be quickly and cost-effectively reconfigured for use in a variety of vehicles from heavy duty trucks to passenger cars.
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Most small businesses are sole proprietorships because they're the easiest and least expensive way to start a business. In fact, the IRS reports that over 27.8 million businesses filed tax returns as sole proprietors by filing Schedule C of Form 1040 in 2019 (the last year calculated).
- A sole proprietorship (or “sole prop”) is a form of business in which an individual starts a business under his or her own name.
- Sole proprietorships are simple to set up and don't require registration with states or the federal government.
- One disadvantage of sole proprietorships is that they do not provide liability protection to their owners.
- Profit from a sole proprietorship is included in their owners' personal income tax and paid at the same rate.
What Is a Sole Proprietorship?
The sole proprietorship is the oldest and simplest form of business ownership. A sole proprietorship (or “sole prop”) is a form of business in which an individual starts a business under his or her own name. It's a one-person business; your business can't be a sole proprietorship if it has more than one owner. In a sole proprietorship, you are the business in a sole proprietorship. The business isn't a separate entity from you.
The IRS calls a sole proprietor someone who owns an "unincorporated business by himself or herself." That means the business isn't a corporation (or S corporation) or a single-owner limited liability company (LLC).
How Does a Sole Proprietorship Get Started?
A sole proprietorship is unique because it's the only business that doesn't have to register with a state. All other business types—partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations—must file a registration form with each state in which they do business.
Starting a sole prop business is fairly simple. To start a sole proprietorship, all you need to do is:
- Create a business name and decide on a location for your business.
- File for a business license with your city or county, and get permission from your locality if you want to operate your business from home.
- Set up a business checking account so you don't mix up business and personal spending.
In addition, your sole proprietorship may have to register with federal or state entities (these registrations are the same for all types of businesses):
- If you plan to sell taxable products or services, you must register with your state's taxing authority.
- If you plan to hire employees, you'll need an Employer Tax ID Number (EIN) from the IRS. Your bank may also require this tax number.
Advantages of a Sole Proprietorship
Forming a sole proprietorship offers several advantages.
You don't have to prepare any legal agreements because you're not in business with someone else, and you don't have to set up an elaborate business structure: no board of directors, no meetings, no minutes, no complicated accounting for shares in the business. You just start running your business.
You have complete control over all the operations and you get to make all the decisions as the sole owner of the business. You don't need a board of directors or shareholders, and you won't have other owners to answer to.
Tax Preparation and Filing
Use of Losses
You can use any business losses to offset personal income from other sources (a spouse's salary, for example), because you're including your sole proprietorship income/loss on your personal tax return.
You must actively participate in the business and not be just an investor to take the maximum loss. You also have to be careful not to run up against the IRS restrictions on "hobby" businesses which generate losses for years. Losses can lower your taxes if you can prove your business is legitimate and not a hobby.
Disadvantages of a Sole Proprietorship
The primary disadvantage of a sole proprietorship is that your personal finances and those of your business are one and the same. You're personally liable for any debts or obligations of the business when you're the owner. Lawsuits or creditors may be able to access your personal accounts, assets, or property if your business can't pay its bills.
You can't file bankruptcy for your business without filing personal bankruptcy. Filing bankruptcy for your sole proprietorship means involving your personal assets. A bankruptcy case involving a sole proprietorship includes both the business and personal assets of the owners and debtors.
The issues of personal liability and involvement of personal assets outweigh the advantages of sole proprietorship structure for many businesspersons. Consider forming a limited liability company (LLC) or corporation instead if this is the case for you.
Getting Business Insurance Protection
You can't protect your personal assets if your business is in trouble financially, but you can have some protection from liability lawsuits if you get property and liability insurance. You'll probably have to get this insurance specifically for your business, but it can help protect you if your business is involved in a liability lawsuit.
You might want to get business auto insurance to cover you while on you're on business trips if you drive your car for business purposes. Most personal auto policies won't cover business driving.
Taxes and Sole Proprietorships
A sole proprietor pays federal and state income taxes on all the net income of the business (income minus deductions), even if you don't have cash on hand to pay these taxes.
Your business income is included with your personal income on your personal tax return. The tax rate you pay may on your business income can be hard to determine because it's all combined. The corporate tax rate is a flat 21% for all corporate income levels, so your tax rate might be higher or lower, depending on your personal tax rate.
And don't forget the self-employment tax. Sole proprietors must pay self-employment tax (Social Security and Medicare) on the profits of their business. This is withheld from your business income, so you'll probably have to make quarterly estimated tax payments for this and your business income tax.
The IRS publishes a Tax Guide for Small Business, which you might find helpful in dealing with federal taxes.
The Bottom Line
Check with your tax and legal advisors before settling on a business form, even if you have a very small, one-person business. There may be other things you should consider before you start your sole-proprietorship business.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is a sole proprietorship easy to start up?
A sole proprietorship is a simple form of business to start up. You'll need to choose a business name and a location, secure appropriate business licenses for your region, and get a business bank account to help keep business and personal finances separate. If you plan to hire employees, you'll also need a Tax Identification Number from the IRS.
How much should I pay myself as a sole proprietor?
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Humans are always on a quest for eternal life, and will settle for anything that holds the promise--even unproven--of a miraculous extension. Right now, it’s about a pill that has become as popular in Silicon Valley as cosmetic surgery is in Hollywood. We’ve witnessed the unfolding of the supplement craze for some time now, but it isn’t a supplement that’s got Silicon Valley techies on a live-longer binge: It drug being prescribed to control high blood pressure in diabetes patients.
Don’t have diabetes? No matter, the drug--metformin--is still the pill of choice in Silicon Valley, according to CNBC, it’s the pill of choice in Silicon Valley.
And it’s completely unproven as a life-extending elixir. The pill’s adherents, though, aren’t bothered by its lack of evidence, with some SV investors telling CNBC that it is understood to be “a slam dunk for anti-aging effects” and is “fairly safe”.
“Fairly safe” is hardly a ringing endorsement for any drug, but Silicon Valley tends to think it knows best.
Metformin and its effects have, indeed, been the subject of a significant amount of research in recent years.
Some of the experiments with metformin were conducted on animals, but not humans. Research has reportedly shown that aids in reducing calorie restriction by reducing the amount of sugar in the body. There were also some indications among diabetics who have taken the drug for extended periods of time of health benefits, including reduced cancer risk compared to the general population.
And there have been some fairly optimistic and enthusiastic endorsements of the drug for non-diabetic use, including from Lewis Cantley, the director of the Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine, who told Wired magazine that “metformin may have already saved more people from cancer deaths than any drug in history”.
Silicon Valley is obsessed with extending life, and while more recently that has been about insanely expensive ideas such as including yourself with the blood of a healthy teenager … metformin costs about 5 cents a pill.
To the chagrin of the wealthy tech industry, that would render long life accessible to the rest of the public, and we’re not sure that was the end game. But it is what it is.
Essentially, metformin is a modified version of a compound that comes from the Galega officinalis plant (French lilac). It’s not some crazy scientific concoction that came out of a 3D printing lab. Nor is it anything new at all. It’s more of a rediscovery than a discovery.
In a report published by the US National Library of Science, experts even ask whether it might not be possible for people with diabetes to outlive those without, because of this drug.
"Patients with type 2 diabetes initiated with metformin monotherapy had longer survival than did matched, non-diabetic controls,” said the report.
Not every medical expert is one board with the idea, though--largely because of lack of research.
Nic Barzilai, the metformin research pioneer who serves as the director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, strongly disagrees. He is determined to get the FDA to approve this drug not only as an aid in the fight against cancer but as an all-around life-extension drug.
“Rich people are interested in aging. They call me to prescribe metformin, but they don’t understand that I’m doing something that’s more profound,” the New Yorker quoted Barzilai as saying.
”We’ve cured cancer in lab mice dozens of times, and made them live twice as long, yet none of those results have transferred upstream. So many times, the mice have failed us,” he said.
The longevity-obsessed of Silicon Valley, though, isn’ bothered by the mice’s failure.
By Michael Scott for Safehaven.com
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) at informal meeting in Sochi in May 2018
Within a week of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s consultations in Moscow on August 21, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is travelling to the Russian capital for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday.
Prima facie, the heightened level of Russian-Indian interaction can be attributed to the forthcoming visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Russia as the chief guest at the fifth Eastern Economic Forum meet in Vladivostok (September 4-6) where he is expected to clock several hours of conversation with President Putin.
From all appearance, however, Doval and Jaishankar are on a back-to-back mission to shore up Russian support for India as its time-tested friend and ally, which has become more crucial than ever today.
The announcement by the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Jaishankar’s visit by comes against the backdrop of signals from Washington that in the run-up to a settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan that is critically pivoted on Pakistani help, the US is shifting to an intrusive policy on the Kashmir issue to bolster its reviving alliance with Pakistan.
In exceptionally frank terms, a senior US state department official put New Delhi on notice on Thursday that President Trump will seek explanations from Modi on the situation around J&K, voice human rights concerns when they meet in France on the sidelines of the G7 summit this weekend:
“We do expect the issue of India-Pakistan relations to come up. The President will likely want to hear from Prime Minister Modi on how he plans to reduce regional tensions and uphold respect for human rights in Kashmir as part of India’s role as the world’s largest democracy. India’s decision to rescind Article 370 in Kashmir is an internal decision but certainly with regional implications. And President Trump will likely want to hear how Prime Minister Modi intends to calm regional tensions in light of this significant move… The President is likely to stress the need for dialogue among all sides of the conflict and it is hoped that India will lift the communications and movement restrictions in Kashmir and exercise the utmost restraint in dealing with potential protests.”
A White House official separately added: “We note the broader implications of the developments in Kashmir and the potential for increased instability in the region. So the president is very focused on this situation. What he [Trump] has indicated is that he is ready to assist if both sides are interested in helping to reduce their tension. But we just know that India has not requested any formal mediation. The President will likely want to hear from Prime Minister Modi on how he plans to reduce regional tensions and uphold respect for human rights in Kashmir, as part of India’s role as the world’s largest democracy.”
In nearly half a century since the era of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, an Indian PM is facing inquisition from an American president. Indeed, this becomes Modi’s “Indira Gandhi moment” in the shadows of the Bangladesh war.
Once again, India is scrambling for Russian support. In essence, Delhi rejects a India-Pakistan reconciliation under US mediation and would rather go the John Wayne way.
Our Sinophobes who celebrate that India-China ties may come under cloud due to J&K developments, should now realise they are barking up the wrong tree. Delhi understands perfectly well that it is not Beijing that is the problem today, but Washington.
A rethink has become necessary on the entire matrix of Indian policies through the past decade or so largely predicated on the blithe assumption (or, article of faith) that India and the US are “natural allies”, locked into a “defining partnership of the 21st century.”
The false assumption has been blown to smithereens once the Doha talks between the US and Taliban under Pakistani mediation / moderation / supervision began gaining traction and the regional alignments began shifting.
The geopolitics of the entire swathe of Central and South Asia are poised for a phenomenal change that threatens to isolate India.
Jaishankar’s talks in Moscow will give primacy to bilateral cooperation with focus on “the ways of further promoting bilateral cooperation and synchronise their watches for the schedule of upcoming contacts” — to quote Zakharova. Topping the agenda will be trade and investment, defence cooperation, “the use of national currencies in mutual payments” and “promising projects in the space and energy sphere, especially in the Arctic shelf and in Russia’s Far East.”
Clearly, Modi is choreographing the next phase of his singular foreign policy achievement of reboot of India-Russia relationship, which was languishing under UPA rule and had atrophied due to Delhi’s policy of benign neglect.
Both Jaishankar and Lavrov are ex-career diplomats who are intensely conscious of the personal bond between Modi and Putin and their commitment to expand and deepen India-Russia relations.
The Russian-Indian Special and Privileged Strategic partnership always had a global character. The verve and larger-than-life impact of this unique partnership is directly proportional to the harmony in their worldview.
In this regard, Zakharova characterised as “tough issues” the three key issues for discussion: India-Russia cooperation in the Asia-Pacific “as well as the UN”; Shanghai Cooperation forum and the Russia-India-China forum.
In addition, the talks will dwell upon BRICS “and some regional scenarios, including the preservation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iran nuclear program and the situation in the Persian Gulf zone and in Afghanistan.”
The Russian foreign policies are riveted on the “big picture” of global politics. Whereas, India tends to be ad-hoc — expedient, makeshift, improvised, extemporary, unscripted.
The present crisis in Indian foreign policy is to be attributed almost entirely to this malaise, bordering on naïveté at times. Several tantalising questions arise: Why does India identify with the US’ Indo-Pacific strategy and ‘Quad’? Is China really a “rival”? What is India’s commitment to the Asian Century? Fundamentally, where do India’s medium and long term interests lie in a world in such historic transition, as the locus of global balance shifts away from the West after its centuries-long hegemony?
India is silent on the US’s regime-change agenda toward Tehran and meekly succumbed to American sanctions against Iran. India’s West Asia policy increasingly shows a tilt toward the US-Israeli-Saudi axis, which may take a leap forward this weekend if during Modi’s visit to Bahrain, an agreement is signed committing India to support the Gulf state’s internal security — a horrifying spectacle of India consorting with the state suppression of the Shi’ite majority population of Bahrain clamouring for empowerment. And, of course, India’s Afghan policies are in shambles and the debris may fall on J&K.
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Manipulating public opinion – by Gloria Moss PhD FCIPD
The temptation to impose ones will on others is one that has been there for as long as humans have had language. It as the spectacle of fascist and totalitarian regimes in the 1930s and 1940s that led to a spate of writings after the second world on the tools and contexts likely to favour control of the masses. One was Theodor Adorno’s work ‘The authoritarian personality’ (1950) in which he identified a type that favoured control from an external authority; another was Edward Bernays, credited with extending the work of political propaganda into the post-war civilian sphere through what he called ‘The engineering of consent’ (1947). A third was of course George Orwell who explored in 1984, (published in 1949), the way that language was used to shut down questioning and dissent.
With the British government imposing physical restrictions on people’s freedoms using a piece of Public Health legislation passed in 1984 of all years, it is opportune to reflect on the extent to which the language of Covid19 mirrors that in Orwell’s novel. Before doing that, a word on the power of language to influence the way that people think.
Language and thought
There is a widely held view that language influences perception and emotions with even Charlemagne voicing the fact that ‘To have a second language is to have a second soul’. Psycholinguisticians have now shown that Russian speakers’ ability to distinguish light and dark blue faster than other peoples may be related to the fact that there are separate words for these colours (‘galiboy’ and ‘siniy’ respectively). The gender of a noun has also been shown to influence perception with the feminine bridge in the German language (‘Die brücke) evoking descriptions from Germans that place greater emphasis on the beauty of this object than in Spain where the noun has a masculine gender (‘El puente’) and speakers are more likely to emphasis its strength and length. In a similar way, agency is more easily expressed in English than in Spanish (the first able to voice the belief ‘He broke the vase’ as against ‘the vase broke’ in Spanish) and watching identical testimony, English speakers are more likely to remember the identity of the person who caused the vase to break than the Spanish speaker.
So, in a world with around 7,000 languages, we could expect substantial cognitive diversity where the imposition of a single language – such as we find in the world of corporate marketing – would shepherd people into a single mode of response. In the case of business, the marketing industry has finessed its messages through punchy brevity (Think different, Apple, 1997), alliteration (Fly the friendly skies, United Airlines, 1966), and the ever popular ‘rule of three’ (Just do it, Vorsprung Durch Technik, Beanz Meanz Heinz; Diamonds are forever). Of course, the selling of political ideas produces equally well-known phrases including; ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici’ (Julius Caesar); ‘Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité’ (French revolution); ‘Location, location, location’ (Harold Samuel); ‘Education, education, education’ (Tony Blair).
Given the power of language to shape thought, it is interesting to find Orwell analysing the way that the fictional language of Oceania, ‘Newspeak’, diminished rather than extended the range of people’ thinking. With a new lexicon of Covid-19 making a rapid appearance across the globe in the last few months, how does this compare with Orwell’s ‘Newspeak’?
Newspeak and the lexicon of Covid19
In a spine-chilling appendix to 1984 (https://orwell.ru/library/novels/1984/english/en_app), Orwell explains the way that ‘Newspeak’ was designed to make ‘all forms of thought, other than that of Ingsoc impossible’, with the complete version allegedly appearing in the 11th edition (sic!) of the Newspeak dictionary. Orwell deconstructs this fictional language, revealing the three categories of language, A.B and C underpinning it.
So-called A-type vocabulary is said to cover everyday ‘purposive thoughts’ evoked by words such as ‘hit’, ‘run’, ‘dog’, ‘tree’, ‘sugar’, ‘house’, ‘field’ which ‘leave no room for nuance, or degrees of meaning’. By contrast, ‘B-type words are those with political or ideological significance tailored to engender blind acceptance of the Party’s doctrines. These are composite words that eradicate the associations that would attach to the separate presentation of the words, with the contraction of the words ‘Communist International’ to Cominternshowing how an image of universal human brotherhood, red flags, barricades, Karl Marx, and the Paris Commune can give way to a tightly-knit organisation with a well-defined body of doctrine. Other examples include the word ‘thinkpol’ in place of ‘thought police’ and Orwell shrewdly observes that a further effect is ‘to make speech, and especially speech…. as nearly as possible independent of consciousness’.
The third type of vocabulary, type C, includes words that specifically relate to science and technical fields and disciplines but so expressed that the language would not allow an individual to ‘gain access to too much knowledge’. As a consequence, scientific processes and the word ‘science’ do not feature in Newspeak.
Understanding these three basic elements, how does the language of Covid-19 compare to Newspeak? And what stylistic devices, if any, underpin the Covid-19 lexicon?
In fact, there is no shortage of cases of Category A- type words and phrases. These include:
‘Stay home, save lives, protect the NHS’ (the UK) and its replacement on 10 May of ‘Stay alert, control the virus, save lives’. Note the ‘rule of three’ here – always at the ready – and the nominalisation of the word ‘virus’ which removes all dispute concerning the presence of a biological form that some doctors (eg Drs Kaufman and Cowan) dispute has been appropriately isolated and tested. Note also the phrases ‘Feeding the nation’; ‘Clap for carers’ (brownie points for alliteration and rule of three); ‘Wash your hands’; ‘Quarantine’; ‘Essential shopping’ and ‘Essential travel’.
In terms of category B type words, we have the ubiquitous ‘lockdown’, a word normally reserved for prisoners confined to their cells but extended to civilians – ominously – in a 2010 Rockefeller document that details an imagined pandemic scenario in 2012, necessitating what the document describes as a ‘Lock step’ policy (see http://www.nommeraadio.ee/meedia/pdf/RRS/Rockefeller%20Foundation.pdf). In addition, there are words that although not physically joined, are viewed as inseparable such as ‘New normal’, ‘Contact App’, ‘Social-distancing’ and ‘Second wave’.
Where C-type words are concerned these might be thought to include ‘Covid-19’; ‘Test positive’; and ‘Fighting coronavirus’. The justification for considering these to be category C words? According to Orwell, such words leave the science presumed and explained where in fact, such clarity and consensus may be absence. In fact, one recent commentator has summarised the scientific evidence as ‘junk’ (see https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/05/20/why-the-government-should-not-always-follow-the-science/) and questions could be posed of all three of the concepts set down at the beginning of this paragraph.
What type of questions? Well, the word ‘Covid-19’, coined by the UN’s WHO in February 2020, implies a virus-originated illness where many scientists dispute that this is the only or real cause of the listed symptoms. By analogy, the phrase ‘Test positive’ presumes the accuracy of a PCR test created by Novel Laureate biochemist Dr Cary Mullis that was never intended for diagnostic purposes and that is alleged by some doctors to deliver 80% false positives. Finally, the phrases ‘Fighting coronavirus’ and ‘The invisible enemy’ presume that there is a virus to fight, and with this as well as germ theory now questioned by many scientists, these phrases become contentious. In fact, as Frank Furedi has suggested (see link above) they may simply be part of a tendency to present politics as evidence-based when the evidence for this belief is not presented in a form that permits public debate.
Reason for grave concern
It would appear that elements of Newspeak are being used in the linguistic presentation of the lockdown, a disturbing finding given that this form of speech is designed to shut down thought. Also concerning is the apparent roll-out of these concepts on a global scale. A cursory search revealed, for example the appearance of the ‘lockdown’ concept in France as ‘le confinement’, a word suggestive of being kept somewhere by force while in Germany it features as ‘Ausgangsperre’, translating as ‘an embargo on going outside’. Then, the notion of ‘Social distancing’ features in Germany as ‘Soziale Distanzierung’ and the ‘Stay home. Stay safe’ motto used until 10 May in the UK, is still used in Ireland.
The snapshot of an international lexicon continues with ‘contact tracing’ appearing in Germany as ‘Kontaktverfolgung’, ‘Quarantine’ in Iran and daily clapping for the health services at 8.00pm in France. Of course, the full panoply of Covid-19 words cited in this article are likely to feature in one form or another in English-speaking countries across the world.
The global lingua franca that is the Covid-19 lexicon underpins the modification of marketing straplines globally. So, Coca-Cola has changed the form that its advert takes in Times Square so that, instead of showing the usual connected Coca-Cola script, it displays the letters spread apart and a new tag line ‘Staying apart is the best way to stay connected’. Likewise, Nike released a new advert with the words: ‘If you ever dreamed of playing for millions around the world, now is your chance. Play inside, play for the world.” These adverts have meaning for millions only because the concepts underpinning them have a global reach. They also show the way in which commercial interests have joined forces with the political, a move that some might see as nudging society closer to fascism.
Reacting to Newspeak
With politics locking arms with Big Business in the creation of a Newspeak lexicon, people need to ask themselves whether they want to use this vocabulary. The words ‘Lock step’ appeared as early as 2010 in a Rockefeller document describing a fictional pandemic that would give rise to authoritarian leadership and would limit the scope for citizen innovation. If you do not wish to see this scenario unfold, it is maybe time to consider whether to create and use an alternative lexicon.
Roland Barthes famously described language as essentially ‘fascist’ because it forces us to think and say certain things and so we are faced with a choice. Either go on using the words and phrases created by the global political classes – conveniently ready packed and ready for use in 2020 – or create our own vocabulary. Here are some suggestions from friends and acquaintances:
|Existing lexicon||New lexicon (for critical thinkers)|
|New normal||New abnormal|
|Social distancing||Social isolation|
|Stay alert, control the virus, save lives||Obey the rules, wreck the economy, kill people|
|Wear the mask||Support the nonsense, perpetuate the fear,
|Throw away all the good work we’ve done||Perpetuate our destruction|
In fact, the decision not to use the language of the establishment has a precedent. The Nigerian author Amos Tutunola wrote his first novel The Palm Wine Drunkard in 1952 while the country was still under British colonial rule and he used a pidgin to translate African cultural particularities into the English language. So perhaps readers could suggest ways of expanding the lexicon so that the Newspeak lexicon is replaced with a language that leaves room for debate and discussion.
Gloria Moss PhD FCIPD, formerly Professor of Management and Marketing, is the author of several books exploring diversity in management practices, thought and design. She runs conferences on the topic of ‘Questioning History’, with the next one on 18-20 December 2020.
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This is the first of a series of blogs by Jesuit regents based on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on young people: Christus Vivit. In this first reflection, François Xavier tells us how the pontifical document reaffirmed to him in his mission of spiritually accompanying the young people and reminded him of the “Emmaus” moment he experienced with one of his students on a certain Palm Sunday.
Anyone called to be a parent, pastor or guide to young people must have the farsightedness to appreciate the little flame that continues to burn, the fragile reed that is shaken but not broken (cf. Is 42:3). The ability to discern pathways where others only see walls, to recognize potential where others see only peril. That is how God the Father see things; he knows how to cherish and nurture the seeds of goodness sown in the hearts of the young. Each young person’s heart should thus be considered “holy ground”, a bearer of seeds of divine life, before which we must “take off our shoes” in order to draw near and enter more deeply into the Mystery. (Christus Vivit 67)
When Jesus invites himself to walk with the disciples on the road to Emmaus, the disciples acknowledge, once they have left, that their hearts were burning when Jesus spoke to them… In the ordinary course of our daily lives, encounters can change the course of a life, but very often this is done gently, without frictions… A spark lights up in the heart and it gradually becomes a lamp on our path. During the weekend of Palm Sunday in Taizé, Jean, 17 years old, was for me that “other “ disciple with whom I was travelling that day.
Our conversation started when he asked me: “How did you know you were going to be a Jesuit? ». We had just arrived and I must admit that I was surprised at first by such a question. As a good Jesuit, I ask him to clarify his question because I felt it coming like an iceberg: the submerged ice-block seemed to be much more important than the emerged tip. Here is what he told me: “To talk about vocation, we often hear that you have to hear a call, but I don’t feel called. I didn’t receive a call. I was very happy to prepare for the confirmation and to receive this sacrament in November, but what can I do later? I don’t know yet… But how did it go for you? How were you called?”.
Like the first one, this new second question was difficult to avoid. So I went ahead and told how it went for me. I told him about the initial moment of my vocation when I was touched by Jesus when I was 8 before the Blessed Sacrament in Lisieux. It is impossible to say exactly what happened: deep down in my heart, I knew He was there. The words came to me spontaneously: “Yes Lord, I am yours! ». I have made the choice to give my life to God, to be all his, every day of my life… And yet, it was not yet a question of how this would work in practice… To be a priest? Perhaps… but I’m not sure!
From my childhood until my adolescence, I cultivated this new relationship with Jesus. As nothing out of the ordinary Jesus simply became a friend, a person with whom I could talk, to tell him what I was going through. During that time, two saints also became fellow travelling companions in life: St. Theresa of the Child Jesus and St. Francis Xavier, my patron saint. Their example inspired me. Without knowing it too much, I walked with them… They helped me to grow and face my inner and outer life.
As a teenager, I put all these experience aside. For me, my teenage years was the great age of questioning. I needed to see through my eyes to believe! I was in search for the meaning of life, but also for the meaning of self: “Deep down, who am I? I had to learn to speak in “I” statements, to make personal choices, and to become the main actor in my life… However, this question of the meaning of my life came back to me during my studies, after having a meeting with a religious sister. Then, while I was primarily concerned with having a good time, this religious sister shake me by asking me what Ignatius ask Francis Xavier: “What is the point of winning the world if it is to lose your soul?” [Mt 16:26]. And she didn’t stop there as she asked: “And you, what meaning do you want to give to your life?”
This last question turned me upside-down and changed the course of my life. I was challenged to reassess the order of preferences and to reviewed my priorities in life: (1) Jesus, (2) caring for one’s neighbour through service (which led me back to the Scouts) and (3) spiritual accompaniment (i.e. that realisation that one does not advance alone in faith!) Then what? Well, it took me another 5 years before I joined the Society. First I finished my studies (2 years). Then, I went to Namibia as a volunteer with Solidarités international for 2 years) and subsequently enter the seminary for a year. It was at seminary, during an Ignatian retreat, that the long journey finally made sense: “Come follow me”! [Mt 9:9].
At the end of the story, I had answered for myself but I felt that I had not answered for Jean. An objection emerged from Jean: “Is everyone called? Clearly, I don’t feel called yet and yet I want to do something with my life… and for God too.” It seems to me that I have been much more evasive: everyone is called personally! Everyone baptized is called by God! Vocation is not only about being a priest or a religious. Everyone is called to respond to the call made to them in their lives. For it is first of all an invitation to happiness, to holiness: it is a question of welcoming into one’s life, the very life of God… The invitation I have made to him was, therefore, to be attentive to what makes him happy and to choose according to that…
The conversation stopped there but I felt that Jean was going to stay hungry for more. I had simply broadened the scope of the answer. The latter came, it seems to me, at the end of the weekend, when we met a brother from the Taizé Community. A young man asked him how he came to be a brother of Taizé. Fr Pierre did not elaborate much on the subject. He told her that he had studied engineering and worked in construction and public works. At the time, he made a good living, but that’s not how he wanted to live. He didn’t see any sense in that. He came to spend a few days in Taizé. What he went through? He couldn’t say it: it’s often difficult to say what you can feel. But he left with a little flame in his heart. Oh, not a big thing: a little like when you blow on glowing coal. At first, the flame is barely noticeable. But it gets hot and if we keep blowing, it grows. That is the image he used. Jesus did not tell him what to do: he did not “call” him… He made himself the inner host of his life. And little by little, he became a brother of Taizé…
From this conversation, I keep several learning outcomes:
- First, God speaks to the heart of each person in a unique and particular way. There is are no identical paths to this journey with Him. Rather, there are as many ways to love and be loved as there are people.
- Quite often, we don’t know where we’re going. The path is a daily invitation to be made with the Lord in the Spirit. He is the driving force, this active presence in our hearts and in our lives. The Spirit blows but without us knowing where he comes from or where he is going… It is , therefore, a question of letting himself be led as best as possible.
- Let yourself be led by Him, but allowing for the richness of companionship. The disciples of Emmaus were two. In my case, Jean was that other disciple for me. His question came to put me back in the groove that continues to grow for me. There is an existential stake for everyone, a promise of life and happiness: when God visits us, He lights a fire in our hearts! And there’s plenty of reason to live and to rejoice!
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Reeds Jewelers, Inc. History
Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Telephone: (910) 350-3100
Fax: (910) 350-3353
Sales: $99 million (1997)
Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ
SICs: 5944 Retail--Jewelry Stores
The company specializes in the sale of fine jewelry, and emphasizes "Quality, Value, and Service."
Reeds Jewelers, Inc. is the 11th largest retail jewelry chain in the United States. As of November 1997, the company had 101 stores in 13 southeastern and midwestern states. The company's stores are located primarily in regional malls and operate under the names Reeds Jewelers, Melart Jewelers, and Mills Jewelers. More than half of their sales are from diamonds and precious gems, with the remainder from gold jewelry, semi-precious gems, and brand name watches. The Zimmer family owns the controlling share of Reeds stock.
Building a Family Business, 1946-81
The jewelry business was in the blood of the Zimmer family. Bill Zimmer learned about gold, diamonds, and precious gems from his parents while working in their store in upstate New York. After serving in Europe during World War II, he was stationed in the South before being discharged, and, after getting married, decided he wanted to stay in the region.
In 1946, Bill and his wife, Roberta, bought a small jewelry store in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, and named it Reeds, the family trade name. During the next 14 years the company expanded as the Zimmers opened stores throughout North and South Carolina and in Florida. At the same time, the Zimmer family was growing. Herbert was born in 1946, Arlene in 1949, Jeffrey in 1957, and Alan in 1959. All four children worked in the business before going to college.
Zimmer was a terrific salesman, and he provided personal service, friendship, and good deals to his customers. He gave his store managers considerable freedom, since that was how he liked to operate. By 1979, the Zimmers controlled two dozen retail outlets, mainly in North and South Carolina. Bill and Roberta ran the original store in Wilmington, and managers or minority partners operated the other 23. The stores offered fine merchandise including diamond rings and jewelry, gold jewelry and chains, watches, and rings containing rubies, sapphires, and emeralds or gemstones such as opals and garnets. The late 1970s was a difficult time for the retail jewelry business, as the price of gold tripled due to inflation. Like most jewelry retailers, Reeds borrowed to buy its merchandise. With interest rates close to 20 percent, about 10 percent of what the company was bringing in was going to pay the carrying costs for their inventory.
Then, in 1979, the Wilmington store was robbed. "They took over $690,000 of numbered inventory, plus about $300,000 worth of merchandise that we had on consignment and were storing for all the stores. We lost over $1.25 million," Bill Zimmer told Business/North Carolina. And Zimmer did not have any insurance on the stolen merchandise. "I sold an insurance policy, put a mortgage on our home. I had a tough going for about two years, but we survived," he explained to Business/North Carolina.
Modernization and Acquisitions During the 1980s
Alan Zimmer, the youngest son, came home from college to join the family business in December 1981. He had earned an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Georgia in three years and was working on his M.B.A. at Tulane University. Joining the company as executive vice-president, Alan took charge of merchandising. He completed his master's through independent study.
Although Alan did not officially become president and CEO for several years, he convinced his father to begin making major operational changes immediately. One of the first things he addressed was the company's decentralization. Reeds was essentially a collection of 24 independent operators. The store managers did their own buying and merchandising, hired their own staff, set their own credit policies, and made their own deals with customers. Alan Zimmer changed that. He hired professional managers, from other jewelry chains such as Kay Jewelers and Zales, developed a merchandizing staff, and divided the company into five regions, hiring regional managers for each. He centralized the company's diamond and jewelry buying as well as its advertising printing, saving money from the resulting economies of scale. He also hired James Rouse to be the company's first full-time financial officer, installed a computer system for inventory control, and began opening new stores. At the time, the jewelry industry was a $13 billion market, with some 32,000 individually-owned stores in the United States.
On February 28, 1982, the end of the company's fiscal year, Reeds had revenues of $9.3 million and losses of $177,000. The next year, the company was out of the red, making a profit of $15,000 on revenues of $11.2 million. And a year after that, in 1984, profits were up to $418,000 on sales of $12.6 million, as Alan's changes began to have an effect. That same year, Reeds Jewelry was incorporated in North Carolina, making a number of affiliated corporations into subsidiaries of a single organization. In 1985, Bill became chairman of the Reeds board and Alan was named president and CEO.
By the end of fiscal 1986, sales had more than doubled, to nearly $26 million, with net profit of $1.6 million. During 1986, Alan convinced his father and the other members of the family to take the company public. He stressed the need to avoid problems faced by families when some members are interested in the business and others are not. He also thought he would be able to more easily attract professional management if the company were held publicly. In December, the family sold 17 percent of the company, 600,000 shares, on the NASDAQ market, trading as REED.
Alan took the company's share of the proceeds, $3.7 million, and began acquiring other jewelry chains. In 1987, Reeds bought Dreyfus Jewelry Company of Memphis for about $6.2 million. That family-owned chain had 19 stores in the Southeast and Midwest, and the acquisition increased Reeds size to a 57-store chain. In 1988, Reeds purchased Gray's Jewelers, Inc., a five-store chain based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for approximately $2.1 million.
In 1988, Zimmer and Rouse implemented two other changes, addressing the company's marketing and credit policies. In both cases, the changes meant altering longtime ways of operating.
As was true for the retail jewelry industry as a whole, Reeds offered its customers easy credit. With the typical customer spending an average of $320 every time he or she visited Reeds, readily available credit generated strong sales. But when bad debt expenses doubled to $2.3 million between fiscal years 1987 and 1988, it was obvious that the policy had to be tightened. Hiring a credit specialist, Reeds established credit standards for the entire company and centralized the credit check process. As a result, where at one time nearly 85 percent of Reeds' customers bought on credit, by 1989, the figure was just over half, close to the industry average. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Reeds Financial Services, Inc., administered all credit extension, collection, and related activities for the company.
And while credit was being tightened, the company ended its practice of offering half-price sales. Such promotions were how the industry historically operated. A store owner would mark an item up 200 percent and then sell it at 50 or 75 percent off. According to Business/North Carolina, "The goal was to get a big enough down payment to cover the cost of the goods and then let monthly payments--fattened with interest at 18 to 21 percent annually&mdash′ovide the gravy."
But Zimmer wanted to move the company into a more upscale market, and instead of promoting price "deals," began concentrating on quality, value, and service. The changes in credit and marketing took a toll on the company's financial picture in fiscal 1989. While net sales rose six percent to $49.5 million, same-store sales were down over 10 percent, and net earnings were flat. One bright spot was that bad debt expenses fell to $1.9 million. But Zimmer and Rouse saw the change in image as a long-term strategy. While acknowledging that they had to improve their marketing, they stuck with their new direction for the company.
Overcoming Economic Challenges, 1990-95
The recession of the early 1990s was a difficult period for retailers in the jewelry industry, including Reeds. While the company remained profitable, net earnings dropped in fiscal 1990 and 1991. But in 1992, the worst seemed to be over, as company sales grew by nearly six percent to over $53 million and profits by 13 percent.
Even during these leaner times, Zimmer kept expanding the company, opening a few stores each year. The cities he chose for new locations were mid-size and small markets such as Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and Huntsville, Alabama, or upscale resort areas like Hilton Head, South Carolina. The selling space in Reeds shops ranged in size from 500 to 2,100 square feet, and averaged about 11,000 square feet. Except for the original Wilmington shop, which it owned, Reeds leased all its stores, with the vast majority being located in enclosed regional malls.
By 1993, as the economy improved, so did the jewelry industry. A record 9.7 million carats of diamonds were imported into the United States that year, worth $4.5 billion. This was an increase in weight of 26 percent from the year before. Some 248 tons of gold was made into gold jewelry, eight percent more than in 1992. Reeds, with 71 stores, was also doing much better, with net sales of $67.3 million for the year ending in February 1994, and earnings up to $3.2 million.
At about this time, analysts noted that a crack was apparently developing in a long-term seasonal pattern in the jewelry industry. Traditionally, the fourth quarter of the year is the period for the highest sales and earnings, with the Christmas holidays accounting for 41 percent of the industry's annual sales. Kenneth Gassman, a specialty retailing analyst at Davenport & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, noted in a 1994 Wall Street Journal article that at Reeds, sales in January and February 1994 rose nine percent, after the holidays. In fiscal 1993, 93 percent of Reeds' earnings had come during the fourth quarter. In fiscal 1994 that had dropped to 71 percent even though the percentage of sales for the quarter remained almost stable. By the end of fiscal 1996, earnings for the first two quarters had increased significantly, and the fourth quarter accounted for only 67 percent of annual earnings. The economy and improved advertising may have contributed to people buying more jewelry throughout the year rather than just at Christmas.
Reeds continued to do well. In fiscal 1995, sales increased 15 percent, to $77.5 million, and earnings passed the $4 million mark. In September 1995, the company moved into the Washington, D.C./Baltimore market with the acquisition of Melart Jewelers, Inc., for $2.2 million.
1996 to the Present
With a strong U.S. dollar and low inflation, the price of gold declined, and in 1996, the demand for gold jewelry set a new record. Yet as that record was being set, Reeds' sales mix was changing.
The majority of the merchandise sold by the company fell into three categories: diamonds and precious gems, gold jewelry and semi-precious gems, and watches. The gold jewelry was primarily 14 carat, and in fiscal 1993, the gold jewelry and semiprecious gems such as opals, amethysts, and garnets, represented over a quarter (25.9 percent) of Reeds' sales. By the end of fiscal 1996, that percentage had dropped to just over one-fifth (20.9 percent) of all sales. Watches were also less popular sales items, dropping from 17.6 percent of all sales in fiscal 1993 to 11.9 percent in fiscal 1996. What had become more popular was jewelry with diamonds and precious gems such as rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. Whereas those gems represented 42.6 percent of items sold in Reeds stores in fiscal 1993, by fiscal 1996, they made up more than half the merchandise sold (56.9 percent).
In fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the company's revenues continued to climb, but for the year ended February 1997, sales in stores that had been open for 12 months were flat and average sales per store decreased by four percent. To correct the situation, Reeds undertook an initiative, the goal of which, according to Alan Zimmer in a company press release, was "to increase the number of career-minded professionals in our sales force and to improve the focus and skills of our sales and management associates."
In the highly competitive and fragmented retail jewelry business, Alan Zimmer built a sizable regional chain through acquisitions, expansion, and quality service. At the same time he improved the company's operations, applying more modern business principles. As a result, in 1997, Reeds was the only publicly held retail jewelry chain with stores located entirely in the United States to be profitable for 15 straight years. Looking to the future, Zimmer expected to extend that record.
Principal Subsidiaries: Reeds Corporate Services, Inc.; Reeds Insurance Services, Ltd.; Reeds Financial Services, Inc.; Reeds Jewelers of North Carolina, Inc.; The Melart Jewelers, Inc.
- Donsky, Martin, "The Family Jewels," Business/North Carolina, 1989.
- Marcial, Gene, "The Glitter at Reeds," BusinessWeek, January 10, 1994, p. 57.
- Moukheiber, Zina, "There's Going to Be One Boss," Forbes, September 12, 1994, p. 82.
- Peers, Alexandra, "Jewelry Market Begins to Recapture Sparkle, Renewing Burnish of Some Stocks in Industry," Wall Street Journal, April 22, 1994, p. C2.
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An automotive expert witness may be called upon to provide testimony at trial on a wide range of issues. An event leading to a trial may involve the use of a vehicle. There may also be some liability involved that centers on the operation of a vehicle.
As credible authorities on cars and trucks, automotive expert witnesses are often part of a trial that involves an auto accident. Some auto expert witnesses are “accident reconstruction experts” who put together a likely scenario by utilizing specific knowledge of automotive physics and, or, vehicle construction. Some types of witnesses who are auto experts may also specialize in the legal details of an accident such as right of way or sight distance issues.
Auto expert witnesses may also be part of a case which may not be a formal trial, but a litigation of an auto accident through the courts. When car accidents are handled through the court system, the parties may be individual households, small businesses, or any other parties involved in the accident. However, through new auto insurance systems in many states, it is now common for an auto insurance company to be a party in a car accident case. Auto expert witnesses help straighten out the details of a case to see who should offer compensation to whom.
In accident reconstruction, an automotive expert witness might offer evidence based on how a vehicle moves, or what conditions were observed after the vehicle came to a stop. The automotive expert witness might help interpret documentation and photos surrounding the event. They may also use skid marks on the road or other evidence.
In trials involving automotive expert witnesses, metallurgy, tire construction, rollover physics, and a lot of other technical issues might come into play. Many automotive expert witnesses are part of expert firms that can be hired to resolve legal issues by drawing on what they have learned about a certain aspect of vehicular transportation.
When they are providing specialized knowledge, an automotive expert witness may be working mainly from a “field perspective.” This means they are giving testimony on what is likely based on having seen a lot of accidents and detailed evidence. On the other hand, some of what automotive expert witnesses provide is based on scientific theory. For example, if an expert gives testimony on a collapsed vehicle, some of that may be based on specific tensile strength calculations, and some of it may be based on what is a common result after a specific kind of crash. Both of these disciplines are highly valuable for expert witnesses who will advise the court in an ongoing trial or suit. | <urn:uuid:81c31665-4e80-43f9-aec2-ab9341d7ed3f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wise-geek.com/what-is-an-automotive-expert-witness.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.959809 | 560 | 2.4375 | 2 |
Regina Eisert, in the field with an emperor penguin, will analyze the long-distance movements, diet, preferred habitat, and foraging areas of the Ross Sea’s largest predators, killer and sperm whales.
© E. Ovsyanikova
Whales, toothfish, and marine spatial protection in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Regina Eisert is a research scientist who studies marine mammals, nutritional ecology, and mammalian physiology. She leads a research program on top Antarctic predators and studies the biological and political factors that shape big-picture marine conservation in Antarctica. She collaborates with scientists at multiple institutions and government agencies to foster understanding and effective protection of the Southern Ocean’s Ross Sea ecosystem.
The Ross Sea is one of the few marine ecosystems that still has healthy populations of top predators, such as killer whales, sperm whales, penguins and other seabirds, seals, and Antarctic toothfish. In October 2016, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources—the 25-member body that manages fishing activities in the region—established a 600,000-square-mile marine protected area (MPA), which, at roughly twice the size of Alaska, is the world’s largest MPA.
Fundamental baseline data on fish stocks and predator populations are needed to facilitate measurement of the long-term impacts of this action on fisheries and other marine resources. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources plans to review the scientific evidence in 35 years to decide how well the MPA is meeting its objectives.
Eisert will use her Pew marine fellowship to research and analyze the long-distance movements, diet, preferred habitat, and foraging areas of the Ross Sea’s largest predators: killer and sperm whales. She will design and use new low-impact satellite whale tags to track their movements without risking harm to the animals. She will also determine the whales’ degree of dependence on Antarctic toothfish, one of two commercially valuable species marketed as Chilean sea bass. Eisert’s work will produce essential baseline data that will help make the scientific case for continuation of the MPA after 2051.
To learn more about Eisert, read her bio.
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Here’s the summary of Keep Calm and Log On’s chapters on security, presented as a quick checklist so you can make sure you’ve done everything you need to in order to defend your digital security victory garden:
Get ready to install updates:
Move photos, videos, and other large files to an external drive if you need space.
Make sure there’s at least 10% of your device space free, so there’s room.
Locate the “updates” section of each of your devices.
Install updates as they are released.
In the settings of devices you want to “airgap” because you are not going to be able to update them, turn off the wifi or unplug the internet cable.
Write down the name of your antivirus software somewhere near your device where you can refer to it.
Figure out whether it’s better for you to write passwords down, or use a password manager.
Then pick the best way to store your passwords:
Install a password manager OR
Start a password book and
make sure you have a way to keep it under lock and key.
Once you’ve got that set up, change any passwords you use which are repeated across websites, devices, or services. Make them longer, random, and unique.
Securely destroy and change any passwords you’ve got written on loose paper/sticky notes.
Delete any passwords you have saved in files on your computer.
Set up multi-factor authentication (text or call backup for your logins) with your
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Constipation is a common problem that affects up to 20% of people every year (1, 2).
It’s a difficult condition to define, as bathroom habits vary considerably from person to person.
However, if you have less than three bowel movements a week and your stools are hard, dry and difficult to pass, you’re likely constipated.
One of the most common pieces of advice for people who are constipated is to eat more fiber.
But does this advice actually work? Let’s have a look.
Fiber Is Generally Good for Digestion
Dietary fiber is the name given to the non-digestible carbohydrates in plants. It can be found in all plant foods, including fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds.
It’s usually categorized into two groups, based on solubility:
- Insoluble fiber: Found in wheat bran, vegetables and whole grains.
- Soluble fiber: Found in oat bran, nuts, seeds, beans, lentils and peas, as well as some fruits and vegetables.
That said, most fiber-rich foods contain a mixture of insoluble and soluble fiber in varying proportions.
Even though your body can’t digest fiber, eating enough of it is thought to be very important for your gut health. This is partly because dietary fiber increases the size of your stools and makes them softer.
Larger, softer stools help keep you regular, as they move more quickly through your bowels and are easier to pass (3).
These two types of fiber help with this in slightly different ways.
Insoluble fiber bulks up your stool and acts like a brush, sweeping through your bowels to get everything out and keep things moving.
The soluble variety absorbs water and forms a gel-like substance. This helps your stool pass smoothly through your bowels and improves its form and consistency.
The fermentation of one type of soluble fiber, known as prebiotics, in the large intestine can also help maintain a healthy gut by increasing its number of good bacteria (4).
This could also improve your health by decreasing your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and obesity (5).
Bottom Line: Eating enough fiber can help keep you regular. It can also improve the balance of good bacteria in your gut. This may reduce your risk of various diseases, such as heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
It Can Relieve Constipation for Many People
If you’re constipated and have a low fiber intake, eating more of it could help.
Studies have shown that increasing the amount of fiber you eat could increase the number of stools that you pass (6).
In fact, a recent review showed that 77% of people with chronic constipation found some relief by increasing their fiber intake (7).
Moreover, two studies have found that increasing dietary fiber intake could be as effective as the laxative lactulose for relieving constipation in children (8, 9).
This means that for many people with constipation, simply eating more fiber could be enough to fix the problem (10, 11).
It is generally recommended that men eat 38 grams of fiber per day, and that women eat 25 grams (12).
Unfortunately, it’s estimated that most people eat less than half of this amount, only reaching between 12–18 grams per day (3, 13, 14).
Bottom Line: Most people don’t eat enough dietary fiber. Those who lack fiber in their diet may experience relief by increasing their intake.
In Some Cases, Eating More Fiber Makes Constipation Worse
In theory, fiber should help prevent and treat constipation.
However, the evidence shows that this advice does not work for everyone.
While some studies show that adding fiber to your diet may improve your symptoms, other studies show that reducing your intake is best (15).
Also, a recent review found that although fiber was effective at increasing the number of bowel movements, it didn’t help with other symptoms of constipation like stool consistency, pain, bloating and gas (6).
To find out if increasing your fiber intake will help your constipation, try to determine its cause. You can become constipated for a number of reasons, including:
- Lifestyle factors: Low dietary fiber intake, inactivity and low fluid intake.
- Medications or supplements: Examples include opioid painkillers, antidepressants, antipsychotics and some antacids.
- Disease: Examples include diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease and neurological conditions like Parkinson’s.
- Unknown: The cause of some people’s chronic constipation is unknown. This is known as chronic idiopathic constipation.
If you already eat plenty of fiber but your constipation is caused by something else, then adding more fiber may not help and could even make the problem worse (15).
Interestingly, studies have shown that some people with constipation eat similar amounts of fiber as those who don’t have the condition (16, 17).
One 6-month study in 63 people found that for people with chronic idiopathic constipation, a low-fiber or even a no-fiber diet drastically improved their symptoms. Removing the fiber basically cured them of the constipation (18).
This is also true for people who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as many high-fiber foods are also high in FODMAPS, which worsen IBS symptoms (19, 20).
Nevertheless, given fiber’s potential health benefits, you shouldn’t adopt a low-fiber diet over the long term without consulting your doctor or dietitian.
Furthermore, there’s evidence that non-fermentable, soluble fiber supplements may benefit these individuals, even though they don’t tolerate other types of fiber well.
Bottom Line: For people who eat enough fiber but are still constipated, eating more of it could make their problems worse. In some cases, reducing dietary fiber could help relieve constipation.
The Best Types of Fiber to Get Rid of Constipation
Fiber supplements can help treat constipation, including for those who have chronic constipation or IBS (21).
However, if you have chronic constipation or are experiencing symptoms like pain, wind, bloating and gas, it may be best to go for a non-fermentable, soluble fiber supplement (22, 23, 24).
This is because fermentable fiber is used as food by the bacteria in your gut, resulting in the production of gasses in your large intestine.
This could cause an increase in gas production in your gut, which might make your symptoms worse.
Examples of soluble fiber supplements include:
- Psyllium: Psyllium husk and Metamucil
- Methyl cellulose: Citrucel
- Glucomannan: Glucomannan capsules or PGX
- Inulin: Benefibre (Canada), Fiber Choice or Fibersure
- Partially hydrolyzed guar gum: Hi-Maize
- Wheat dextrin: Benefiber (US)
Psyllium is often considered to be the best choice.
Despite being classified as fermentable, studies have shown that psyllium can normalize stools and is well tolerated, even by people with IBS (25, 26, 27).
Bottom Line: If you don’t get enough fiber, gradually increasing the amount of high-fiber foods in your diet could help. People with chronic constipation may benefit from a non-fermentable, soluble fiber supplement.
Best Foods to Relieve Constipation
If your fiber intake is generally low, try including more high-fiber foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains in your diet.
This will increase both your soluble and insoluble fiber intake and could help relieve your problem.
It’s best to do this gradually, as dramatically increasing your intake in a short period could cause unwanted side effects like pain, gas and bloating.
Foods high in insoluble fiber include:
- Whole grains
- Fruits and vegetables with skins
- Nuts and seeds
Foods high in soluble fiber include:
- Flax seeds
- Beans and pulses
- Root vegetables
Some high-fiber foods have been shown to be particularly effective for constipation. For example, flax seeds could help if your constipation is caused by IBS (28, 29).
If you want to try flax seeds, start by taking 1 teaspoon per day and gradually increase the dose up to a maximum of 2 tablespoons throughout the day.
To make them more palatable, you can put them in a drink or sprinkle them on your yogurt, salad, cereal or soup.
Prunes can also help relieve constipation. They’re high in fiber and also contain the sugar alcohol sorbitol, which is a natural laxative (30, 31).
Some studies have shown that prunes are more effective than fiber at relieving constipation. The effective dosage is thought to be around 50 grams (or 7 medium-sized prunes) twice a day (32, 33).
However, if you have IBS, you should probably avoid prunes since sorbitol is a known FODMAP and can exacerbate your symptoms.
Bottom Line: Insoluble and soluble fiber are found naturally in many foods. Prunes may also be helpful, as long as you don’t have IBS.
Take Home Message
Eating plenty of fiber-rich foods is a good idea to optimize digestive health.
If you become constipated and don’t have much fiber in your diet, then you may benefit from eating more of it.
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The United States and Guatemala have reached a deal that has the potential to end most asylum seekers’ ability to seek protection at the US-Mexico border.
Under an agreement announced Friday afternoon, asylum seekers who travel through Guatemala on their way to the United States would be returned to Guatemala and forced to seek protection there. That would largely block Salvadorans and Hondurans from receiving asylum in the United States, as well as large numbers of asylum seekers from around the world who travel by land to the US border after flying to South America. Instead, only Mexicans and Guatemalans would be able to seek protection at the border.
The agreement would not apply to children who arrive at the border alone and would remain in effect for two years, according to a copy released by the Guatemalan government (in Spanish).
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said on a press call that he expects the deal, which is known as a safe third country agreement, to take effect in the next few weeks. Earlier this month, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court blocked President Jimmy Morales from unilaterally signing such an agreement. It is still not clear how Morales’ administrations plans to get around that.
Beyond that it is unclear how Guatemala—which has become the leading sending country of migrants to the United States under Trump—plans to provide refuge for the thousands of asylum seekers who could arrive from El Salvador, Honduras, and elsewhere. As the Washington Post‘s Mexico and Central America bureau chief, Kevin Sieff, pointed out on Twitter, Guatemala doesn’t exactly have much recent experience handling asylum claims.
Last year, Guatemala received 259 asylum applications. 0 were approved. https://t.co/Vl06ph8sHB
— Kevin Sieff (@ksieff) July 26, 2019
The deal, if it goes into effect, would be one of Trump’s two most important efforts to undermine the asylum system. The other is the Remain in Mexico program, which is forcing thousands of asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their asylum claims are pending in US immigration courts. Combined, the two policies could block the vast majority of asylum seekers who come to the southern border from entering the United States. People who fly or travel by sea to the United States would still be eligible to apply for asylum. (The problem for asylum seekers, particularly those who aren’t wealthy, is that it is often impossible to get a visa to fly to the United States, which is why people turn to smugglers instead.)
McAleenan said that by requiring people to apply for asylum in Guatemala, the agreement would “increase the integrity of the [asylum] process, keep vulnerable families that are really economic migrants out of the hands of smugglers, and allow us to reach those with asylum claims more expeditiously.”
Morales was supposed to come to the White House on July 15 to sign a safe third country agreement, but the trip was canceled at the last minute in response to the Constitutional Court decision. Trump responded to the Guatemalan court decision this week by threatening to impose tariffs on Guatemala and ban Guatemalans from entering the United States.
Like Trump, Morales is a former television personality who ran for president in 2015 as a political outsider. Since then, Morales has worked aggressively to undermine a renowned UN-backed anti-corruption commission that has targeted members of his family. His administration also has gone out of its way to please Trump, moving its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem immediately after the United States did. The Trump administration has been largely silent about Morales’ efforts to undermine the rule of law in Guatemala. | <urn:uuid:beef4122-6569-4ba9-81b3-ac2c301a3218> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://adops.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/trump-guatemala-safe-third-country-asylum-morales-central-america/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.971239 | 738 | 2.3125 | 2 |
Learn how you can manage and alleviate your current side effects while actively working to prevent a relapse or secondary cancer using evidence-based, non-toxic therapies.
Click the orange button to the right to learn more.
Stretching– it feels good, it alleviates pain and…it reduces your risk of a cancer relapse? Wait, what? For the cancer patient and survivor, inflammation is everywhere. According to the research below, your cancer may be a result of chronic inflammation. Chemotherapy causes aging and inflammation. Aggressive chemo may cause chronic inflammation.
Inflammation is both a symptom of cancer as well as a side effect of therapies for cancer. In other words, cancer can cause inflammation inside you and then the therapy you undergo to get rid of the cancer- chemotherapy and or radiation- also cause inflammation.
While I don’t believe that stretching your muscles is a silver bullet cure for either your side effects or from cancer itself, I consider stretching to be one of many-
therapies to manage your cancer as well as managing the many possible side effects from managing your cancer. Please don’t be fooled by the remarkably low-tech nature of stretching.
I am a long-term cancer survivor. I stretch and exercise, modestly, daily. There is no cheaper, more effective therapy to manage my many long-term and late stage side effects.
If you have been diagnosed with any cancer, if you have undergone chemotherapy or radiation, stretch your body daily. You’ll be glad you did.
If you have any questions regarding evidence-based, non-toxic, non-conventional cancer therapies, please scroll down the page, post a question or comment and I will reply to you ASAP.
“The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has issued a new guideline on exercise, diet, and weight management during active cancer treatment in adults.
The main endorsement was for oncology providers to recommend aerobic and resistance exercise to patients who are undergoing active treatment with curative intent, in order to mitigate side effects associated with therapy…
Supporting the recommendation on physical activity is evidence showing that exercise interventions during active treatment reduce fatigue, preserve cardiorespiratory fitness, physical functioning, and strength, the authors note. Among some patient groups, exercise during active treatment may also improve quality of life and reduce anxiety and depression…”
“Acute inflammation is accompanied from its outset by the release of specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs), including resolvins, that orchestrate the resolution of local inflammation.
We showed earlier that, in rats with subcutaneous inflammation of the back induced by carrageenan, stretching for 10 min twice daily reduced inflammation and improved pain, 2 weeks after carrageenan injection.
In this study, we hypothesized that stretching of connective tissue activates local pro-resolving mechanisms within the tissue in the acute phase of inflammation. In rats injected with carrageenan and randomized to stretch versus no stretch for 48 h, stretching reduced inflammatory lesion thickness and neutrophil count, and increased resolvin (RvD1) concentrations within lesions.
Furthermore, subcutaneous resolvin injection mimicked the effect of stretching. In ex vivo experiments, stretching of connective tissue reduced the migration of neutrophils and increased tissue RvD1 concentration. These results demonstrate a direct mechanical impact of stretching on inflammation-regulation mechanisms within connective tissue.”
“Cancer cells differ from normal cells in several important features like anchorage independence, Warburg effect and mechanosensing. Further, in recent studies, they respond aberrantly to external mechanical distortion.
Consistent with altered mechano-responsiveness, we find that cyclic stretching of tumor cells from many different tissues reduces growth rate and causes apoptosis on soft surfaces.
Surprisingly, normal cells behave similarly when transformed by depletion of the rigidity sensor protein (Tropomyosin 2.1). Restoration of rigidity sensing in tumor cells promotes rigidity dependent mechanical behavior, i.e. cyclic stretching enhances growth and reduces apoptosis on soft surfaces.
The mechanism of mechanical apoptosis (mechanoptosis) of transformed cells involves calcium influx through the mechanosensitive channel, Piezo1 that activates calpain 2 dependent apoptosis through the BAX molecule and subsequent mitochondrial activation of caspase 3 on both fibronetin and collagen matrices.
Thus, it is possible to selectively kill tumor cells by mechanical perturbations, while stimulating the growth of normal cells.”
“Experts have long suspected inflammation may play some role in cancer’s development. In 1863, German scientist and physician Rudolf Virchow was the first to make the connection, observing that cancer often develops at sites of chronic inflammation. But researchers have only recently pinpointed chronic inflammation as a primary risk factor for cancer and other serious health conditions. Among the reasons it’s taken science so long to confirm the relationship: Chronic inflammation causes few, if any, outward symptoms. And inflammation by itself is a sign the body is doing its job…
Chronic inflammation’s role in cancer development isn’t a small one. As many as one in five cancers are believed to be caused or influenced by inflammation…
Sometimes, cancer-causing chronic inflammation stems from a disease characterized by inflammation. The inflammatory diseases colitis, pancreatitis and hepatitis, for example, are linked to a greater risk of colon, pancreatic and liver cancers…
Diet and exercise top the healthy lifestyle list, Dr. Lynch says. And even small changes can make a difference, like adding more plant-based foods that contain anti-inflammatory phytonutrients to your plate, and eating more fermented foods, such as yogurt and miso, which contain natural probiotics that reduce inflammation…” | <urn:uuid:8f7d1009-094a-48eb-bd88-28d848219673> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://peoplebeatingcancer.org/managing-side-effects-physical-therapy-exercise-stretching-and-more/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.920599 | 1,215 | 1.960938 | 2 |
→ The public comment deadline for the FEIS is December 9th. → The public comment deadline for the FEIS is December 9th.
Compelling storytelling plays an important role in advocacy, giving life to data to help decision-makers prioritize tangible policy changes. Through the "I-45 Expansion Impacts Storytelling Project," LINK Houston, Stop TxDOT I-45, and other partners seek to lift community voices and highlight the rich cultural heritage at risk for displacement in neighborhoods along the proposed North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP). The personal stories of people living alongside the highway expansion project corridor give us a glimpse of the real human and emotional connections and the potential impacts of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) $7 billion infrastructure project.
This project is made possible by Rice University Center for Civic Leadership (CCL) – Giving to Learn Grant. The funding does not reflect Rice University’s or the CCL’s position on the North Houston Highway Improvement Project.
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A total number of 50 houses had their roofs uprooted by strong winds in Bafia in the Centre region on March 15, 2021.
This left more than 70 Families gazing the stars and pleading for Government assistance to repair the damages and return to normal life.
The victims of the storm include some persons with physical impairments including visual impairment and persons with reduced mobility.
According to several sources, it is not the first time that the people of Bafia and Mbam & Inoubou have been affected by such severely bad weather in recent times. However, it is said that the damage caused this time around is greater than previous ones. Hence, an urgent need for humanitarian assistance in the area.
Given that the Head of States dispatched a humanitarian envoy to Bata in Equatorial Guinea after the explosion which killed about 98 people, the people of Bafia are highly expectant of a humanitarian aid of the same sort by the Head of State and other people of goodwill. | <urn:uuid:ec477ace-6647-41f9-8aaa-1fb7e3be9753> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mimimefoinfos.com/bafia-more-than-70-families-homeless-as-winds-blow-roofs-away/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.968937 | 196 | 1.546875 | 2 |
Pain & Injury
Acupuncture for pain of all types is what acupuncture is most well known for. Whether it is acute or chronic pain, due to injury or degeneration, internal organ pain or muscle/joint, it is all treatable with acupuncture, manual therapies, and Chinese herbs.
In fact, because of the recent opioid epidemic, the Joint Commission now requires accredited hospitals to provide non-pharmaceutical pain treatment modalities. Acupuncture for pain is one such modality that qualifies for this requirement.
To read some personal accounts of how Dr. Dawn Potter has helped patients with acupuncture for pain in the back, neck, hands, wrist, shoulders, legs, feet and knees, as well as headaches and gynecological pains, please see our Success Stories page. Also, our Reviews page.
Whether you are a casual sports player, a weekend warrior or someone who trains hard everyday, acupuncture can be extremely valuable for you: it assists both acute and cumulative injury recovery, helps prevent future injuries and enhances athletic performance and endurance.
Many acupuncture techniques were born from the needs of the martial arts traditions in China. Acupuncture played an important role in keeping ancient fighters in peak condition and it continues to keep modern athletes healthy and active.
Some recognizable sports names who use acupuncture regularly are Maria Sharapova, Martina Hingis, Carl Lewis, Charles Barkley and Jim McMahon. Also, many professional sports teams employ acupuncturists to treat injuries and keep players in top condition.
Acute Sports Injuries:
Sports are competitive in nature. When we are competing, we push ourselves beyond our normal limitations, which can result in traumatic injury.
When traumatic injury occurs, first check with an urgent care doctor to be sure that it isn’t serious. Fractures, dislocations, ruptured tendons and serious internal injuries should be treated by a medical doctor or hospital. But, after you are released to rest and recuperate, acupuncture is the perfect therapy to augment recovery, reduce pain, and speed healing time.
Common traumatic injuries that acupuncture can help are:
shoulder rotator cuff tears and strains
wrist sprains and strains
ankle sprains and strains
knee ligament and meniscus injuries (these are especially common in sports that require a lot of sudden starting, stopping and direction changing)
vertebral disc inflammation in the neck or back
strains (pulls) and tears of any muscle or tendon (i.e. hamstring, groin, Achilles tendon)
Cumulative Over-Use Injuries:
Some injuries are not sudden, but slowly build-up over time due to repeated over-use of a particular joint or muscle. Usually, these types of injuries start out as a nagging dull ache. This is the best time to start getting treatment for these injuries. If you ignore them, they will build-up to become chronic and debilitating problems. Once advanced, these injuries often require more recovery time than acute, traumatic ones.
How do you distinguish between the nagging ache of a cumulative over-use injury and the typical soreness that accompanies working out? Here are 3 general guidelines:
Cumulative injuries are often felt more in joints: shoulders, knees, elbows, wrists, hip joints. Conversely, typical “working-out” soreness is felt more in the muscles.
With a cumulative injury, the nagging soreness occurs during or very shortly after the activity, whereas, typical muscle soreness from training doesn’t begin until 24 to 48 hours later.
Cumulative injuries will repeatedly occur in the same area week after week, but soreness from working out usually will not.
Common cumulative, over-use injuries that acupuncture can help treat are:
tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow and elbow bursitis
shoulder tendinitis, bursitis, arthritis and impingement syndrome
hip bursitis, hip flexor syndromes
illiotibial band syndrome
Acupuncture Can Help:
From the Traditional Chinese Medical point of view, the body is an energetic collection of functions, not just a mechanical collection of parts. That is to say, we contain Life Energy, also known as Qi (“chee”). One is said to be in perfect health when this energy is flowing unimpeded, and in an adequate amount throughout the entire body. Qi is the basis for the proper functioning of all body processes: it provides structural integrity and stability, physiological efficiency and the potential for healing.
When you sustain an injury, the flow of energy in and around the area becomes disrupted, causing stagnation and pain. This energy stagnation also inhibits the proper circulation of blood and lymph to the area, extending healing times, prolonging swelling and bruising, and increasing the need for pain medications.
Acupuncture works directly to free the flow of Qi through these areas of stagnation. This serves 3 main functions to assist healing and speed recovery:
Increased circulation of Qi decreases pain, inflammation and swelling.
Enhanced circulation of energy also brings increased circulation of blood and lymph. This means that fresh vital nutrients are more readily available to tissues that need them in order to mend.
Enhanced circulation also carries dead cells and cellular waste products away from the injured site.
When Chinese herbs are added to the acupuncture treatments, the healing and pain relieving effects are even greater. Herbs for injuries may be applied topically and/or taken internally, depending on the nature of the injury. Manual therapy techniques may also be incorporated after the initial stages of recovery.
Enhanced Athletic Performance:
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on regulating the flow of energy (Qi) throughout the entire body, to create optimal circulation and function.
What could be possible when your heart, lungs, muscles, tendons and joints are all receiving fresh vital nutrients and being flushed of waste products quickly and efficiently? Better physical performance, enhanced endurance, quicker recovery times and fewer incidents of injury.
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What is it?
Osteoscintigraphy is a diagnostic method based on the introduction of a drug into the patient's body that quickly and easily accumulates in the bone tissue and contains an isotope (common name – radiopharmaceutical). The flashes of radiation that the isotope emits are then recorded using a special gamma camera. This method allows you to study the entire skeleton at once, unlike X-rays, which have an image of individual bones. Osteoscintigraphy is the main method of early diagnosis of primary tumors and metastatic lesions of the skeleton, evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment after chemotherapy and radiation therapy of a malignant tumor, as well as differential diagnosis of tumor and inflammatory bone lesions.
How does it work?
The essence of the method is that the affected bone tissue accumulates radioactive isotopes much faster than healthy ones. As a result, the images of pathological foci in the bones will have the form of zones of increased or decreased accumulation (black and white). It is noted that metastases can be detected by ostescintigraphy much earlier than when performing other studies.
Indications for scintigraphy
- Primary bone and joint damage.
- Metastatic lesion of the musculoskeletal system.
- Arthritis, arthropathy, and polio.
- Hidden injuries of the bone system.
- Benign and malignant neoplasms.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of chemotherapy for subsequent treatment prediction.
- Inability to make a diagnosis with pain symptoms of unknown etiology.
- Control of inflammatory processes in the area of prosthetics.
How is the research conducted?
Preparation is not required, the study is carried out in two projections, anterior and posterior in full – body mode, 2-2.5 hours after intravenous administration of the drug.Before the study, a small dose of a radiopharmaceutical containing the isotope technetium Tc99 and capable of accumulating in bone tissue is administered intravenously to the patient, then its distribution is evaluated using a gamma camera and a series of scintigrams.
Is scintigraphy dangerous?
Although radioactive isotopes are used for this study, the patient's exposure to scintigraphy is so low that this method of research with technetium 99 can be carried out even in children of the first year of life.For all the years of clinical use of radiopharmacological drugs in the world practice, not a single allergic reaction has been described. This is due to the minimal amount of RFP administered, as well as its biological inertia. All isotopes used for research are short-lived-they quickly disintegrate, stopping radiation, and RFPs are quickly eliminated from the body after the study
The radiation load does not exceed the level of radioactive radiation that accompanies the chest X-ray or CT scan.
Contraindications to scintigraphy of the skeleton are pregnancy and the presence of an already established individual intolerance to the contrast agent.
Nursing mothers can continue feeding the baby a day after the procedure is completed.
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The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is reporting that real gross domestic product (GDP) fell in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, in the first quarter of 2020, when compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Nationwide, real GDP growth decreased to 5.0% in the first quarter of 2020, after an increase of 2.1% in the previous quarter. Accommodation and food services; finance and insurance; healthcare and social assistance; and arts, entertainment, and recreation were the leading contributors to the decline in real GDP in the first quarter of 2020. According to the industry statistics, 17 of 22 industry groups contributed to the first quarter decline in real GDP. Of the five industry groups that recorded increases in the first quarter real GDP, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting was the largest contributor, increasing 15.5%, while construction increased 0.8%.
FEA compiles the Wood Markets News from various 3rd party sources to provide readers with the latest news impacting forest product markets. Opinions or views expressed in these articles do not necessarily represent those of FEA.
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When replacing a MacBook pro screen, it is important to consider how much it will cost. The price of replacing a MacBook pro screen varies depending on what type of computer you have and where you buy the part. This blog post will go over some of the factors that affect the cost and tell you what replacing your laptop’s LCD would cost.
Cost to replace a MacBook Pro screen?
The price of replacing a MacBook Pro screen can vary depending on what type of computer you have and where you buy the part. This blog post will go over some of the factors that affect the cost and tell you what replacing your laptop’s LCD would cost.
Replacing a MacBook Pro screen can cost anywhere from $100 to $500. The most common reason for replacing a laptop’s LCD is when the screen is cracked or shattered. If your MacBook Pro has other damage, such as a broken hinge, that will also increase the cost of replacement.
It is important to note that not all screens are created equal. For example, a MacBook Pro screen with a Retina display will cost more to replace than one without a Retina display. In addition, if your computer has a Touch Bar, that will also add to the replacement cost.
What factors affect the price of a replacement LCD?
When it comes to the cost of replacing a MacBook Pro screen, there are a few key factors that play into the price.
1. The model of the MacBook Pro you have.
Some models of the MacBook Pro cost more to replace the screen than others. For example, a 13-inch non-Retina display MacBook Pro costs $100 to replace the LCD, while a 15-inch Retina display MacBook Pro costs $500 to replace the screen.
2. What is wrong with the screen.
If there is another damage to your laptop that needs to be fixed simultaneously, then it will cost more than just replacing the LCD by itself. However, replacing a MacBook Pro screen without fixing any other problems on your computer can save some money in repair costs. Identify If your Macbook Pro needs screen replacement?
3. Where you buy the part from.
The price of a replacement LCD screen can vary depending on where you purchase it from. For example, if you go through an authorized Apple dealer, the cost will be higher than if you purchase the part online or through another retailer. You can buy screen for your Macbook Pro from Here.
4. The shipping time.
If you need to have a replacement screen shipped to you, then the cost of shipping will also play into the final price. Some retailers offer free shipping, while others do not.
5. The damage to your computer.
If you have other problems with your MacBook Pro, it will cost more to replace the screen on top of those repairs. For instance, if the hinge is broken or there are scratches and dents in the case of a 15-inch Retina display MacBook Pro, that can add money to the final cost.
6. The type of screen you have.
MacBooks equipped with a Retina display or Touch Bar will cost more to replace the LCD panel than if it does not have these features. For example, an 11-inch MacBook Air without a touch bar costs about $100 to repair and replace the screen, while one with a touch bar would cost more.
7. Whether or not you have AppleCare.
If you have Apple’s extended warranty, then the cost of replacing a MacBook Pro screen is covered under that policy. However, if you do not have AppleCare, it will be your own expense to replace the LCD.
8. How long you have had your computer.
If you purchased a MacBook Pro recently, the LCD should be covered under warranty for up to one year after purchase. However, suppose you’ve had your laptop longer than that. In that case, it may not still be under warranty or AppleCare coverage if it was sold before they started offering extended warranties on their laptops.
Tips to lower the price of replacing a MacBook Pro screen:
If you are looking at getting your computer’s LCD replaced, some things can help you save money on costs.
1. Purchase an extended warranty.
If you purchase AppleCare, then the cost of replacing your LCD screen is covered for up to three years from when you purchased it or until its original one-year manufacturer’s warranty runs out, whichever comes first. So, for example, if you buy a MacBook Pro in 2015 and have AppleCare coverage on it, it will still be covered for up to three years from the date you purchased it.
2. Know what coverage you already have.
If your MacBook Pro is still under warranty, then the cost of replacing an LCD panel should be covered by that plan and not out-of-pocket expenses. However, if you purchased AppleCare but haven’t used it yet, check to see if there is any time left on your policy before paying for repairs.
3. Purchase the part online.
If you are comfortable doing repairs on your own, then purchasing the LCD screen online can be a cheaper option. Many retailers sell replacement screens for MacBook Pros, and most offer free shipping.
4. Find a local repair shop.
If you do not feel comfortable replacing the screen yourself or do not want to wait for the part to be shipped, finding a local repair shop is another option. This can be more expensive than doing the work yourself or purchasing from an online retailer, but it may be worth it if you don’t have the time or tools to repair yourself.
5. Ask the repair shop for a quote.
If you decide to have someone else do the work, then ask them if they can give you an estimate on what it would cost before doing any repairs to your computer. You may find that their quote is less than other local shops and online retailers, saving you money in the long run.
Replacing a Macbook Pro screen can be an expensive cost, but there are some things that you can do to save money. Whether you purchase the part online or have someone else perform the repairs for you, it’s important to know what type of coverage your computer has before making any decisions.
If AppleCare is still available on your laptop and not used yet, then this would cover up to three years from when your computer was purchased or until its original one-year warranty expires (whichever comes first). As always, with these types of purchases, we recommend doing research and asking questions so that you don’t get stuck paying more than needed!
Q: Can I replace the screen myself?
A: Yes, you can. However, it is recommended that an expert perform this repair for you so as not to damage your computer further or cause injury by installing something incorrectly. If you are comfortable with the process and have the tools to do the job yourself, go right ahead! Many online retailers sell replacement screens for MacBook Pros, and most of them offer free shipping.
Q: What is the average cost to replace a Macbook Pro screen?
A: Depending on where you live, the average cost to replace a MacBook Pro screen can be anywhere from $200-$500. This price range can reflect different types of screens that you have and the tools needed to complete the repair.
Q: Do I need a special tool kit?
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In the tannery, the leather goes through the tanning and dyeing process in batches. Since only a certain amount of leather skins fit into a tanning drum, the appropriate quantities are combined into a batch and go through all the processes together. A lot usually contains 50 - 100 skins. It can therefore be assumed that the leather of one batch are very similar.
In certain leathers, where an exact result is not possible, it is common to have differences from one batch to another. This is also referred to as "batch deviations". Pull up leather or aniline leather are not easy to be produced always with same appearance. Depending on the lot, they may differ in the end. Leather traders who have such leathers in their catalogue must explain these deviations clearly to the customer so that this does do not lead to misunderstandings. The best option is to show two substantially different leather samples. The customer can then see and identify the various differences amongst the different batches.
Examination of the colour accuracy of leather with the grey scale.
Often, these deviations lead to the buyer assuming that the quality is not sufficient, especially if deviations occur on a second delivery. For leather specialists, this is understandable. Only experts know how pronounced these differences can be in some leather types, occasionally even within the same batch. In the case of disputes, only qualified auditors can then decide whether the deviation is permissible or not. Various measurement methods are available for measuring colour and differences in brightness.
Only a certain number of hides can always be processed together.
Even car leather of BMW in "black" of same type of leather is not always 100% identical.
In the cases of the following photos, the customers had purchased vintage leather as semi-nubuck or pull-up leather and had either only seen one version as a pattern and had noticed the deviation when the furniture was purchased or when they received furniture parts, which were delivered later.
In such cases, better explanation at the outset with photos or patterns could have helped avoid misunderstandings. Often, this important communication does not take place. Even the tannery should ideally point the leather dealer to the possible variance of the batches. Also, the experienced leather trader would have to point out such differences to his/her customers. Ideally by showing samples that demonstrate the maximum variance.
If a customer wants to buy additional furniture, the furniture dealer should send photos and samples to the manufacturer, so that one remains as close to the customers leather as possible. If this is not enough, the manufacturer has to send samples to the customer, which he can put on the existing furniture to compare. This is complex and expensive, but still better than a complaint, which is annoying for everyone and also expensive.
Strong deviation of leather on later bought furniture. Even for professionals a strong batch deviation.
Difference of leather pattern in the furniture house to delivered furniture. For leather specialists, still in the allowed range.
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If you are a foreigner and have chosen to receive intensive English classes in Florida, you should know that Lingua Language Center has attractive options for you at very competitive prices.
There are many factors that you have to take into account when taking a language course outside your home country, such as the city, the quality of the institution, and the type of course, among many other things.
The United States is an excellent choice to learn English and specifically the state of Florida is one of the most requested destinations for this purpose.
If you want to take a course with guaranteed learning, you can choose Lingua Language Center, a prestigious language school with its main office in Fort Lauderdale, also with branches in Weston, Doral, Orlando, and Coconut Creek.
Important facts about Lingua Language Center’s intensive English classes in Florida
If you have not yet decided which language school to enroll in for intensive English classes in Florida, you should not hesitate to choose Lingua Language Center.
If you require detailed information, we tell you that everything depends on the city where you are going to live.
The Combined Intensive English Course can be taken if you are in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, or Doral. During the week (Monday through Friday) students receive a total of 18 hours of classes divided into 12 hours of interactive classes via videoconference and more than six hours of face-to-face classes focused on conversations in English.
On the other hand, you should know that the Intensive English Course offered by the Orlando branch consists of 18 hours of classes per week (Monday through Thursday).
The All Inclusive English Program is one of the most demanded as it allows the student to focus entirely on learning English. It can be taken at any Lingua Language Center location.
The most interesting thing about this course (16 hours per week) is that it is very dynamic as it includes English classes, excursions, meals, and accommodation.
For all intensive English classes in Florida, Lingua Language Center uses the innovative teaching methodology based on EnterTraining that combines classical learning with entertainment.
Great advantages of taking an intensive English course in Florida
Each person chooses the course that best suits his or her time and resources. However, it is important to emphasize that doing an intensive one has many advantages.
Another of the great benefits of intensive courses is that they allow you to socialize with people from all over the world and therefore, get to know many cultures.
English, the essential language
Learning English has become essential for people of all ages, but especially for young people who are looking for more competitive job opportunities.
The companies with the greatest global impact are looking for professionals who are fluent in this universal language.
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Breeds like the Yorkshire Terrier, Skye Terrier, and Irish Terrier were also crossed while developing this breed. These dogs were majorly used as watchdogs, and sometimes, to help control rodents in the gold mines, waterfronts, and on the sheep stations. It is a fast, brave, weather-resistant breed, which will adapt to any living conditions. List of Airedale Terrier Mix Breed Dogs "This is Princess Telulah Bear. She is a 3-month-old purebred Airedale Terrier puppy who is the absolute joy of our lives, but I think that sometimes she forgets that she is a canine. 😉 She prefers to be carried like a baby (which she is getting way to heavy for) and she loves her log bed with her teddy.
Founded in 1884, the AKC is the recognized and trusted expert in breed, health, and training information for dogs. AKC actively advocates for responsible dog ownership and is dedicated to.
Terrier mix breed dogs. Feb 8, 2018 – Explore Susan Bohlmann's board "Terrier Breeds" on Pinterest. See more ideas about Terrier breeds, Terrier, Dog breeds. Terrier Mix Build Information. The Terrier Mix could be a small or medium sized dogs that can weight between 10 pounds to 60 pounds. Since Terrier Mix is such a broad term, it is a good idea to research both parent breeds to find out what size your Terrier will be. Large Terrier Mix Dogs 11. Labrador x American Pitbull Terrier Mix Standing between 20 and 24 inches tall, this terrier mix is a gentle giant. Often popularized as the Labrabull, this popular mix is slowly working its way into many homes and hearts.
Terrier Dog Breeds. Feisty is the word most often used to describe terriers. From the Latin terra, for earth, most terriers were originally bred to "go to ground" after burrowing vermin, larger rodents and even foxes. Terrier Poodle Mix : Terripoo Puppies. About Terripoos If we look at the demand for dogs, there is a significant rise in the demand for the… Read More » Find Mixed Breed Dogs and Puppies for sale in the UK near me.. He is is a mixed breed small dog, a Jack Russel, corgi, spaniel mix We love him, but out littlest is too rough and jealous of him and so with sadness we don't think we are ready for a dog at this time.. 1 hour ago . 38 . Pug Cross Border Terrier. Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
Smaller dogs have less surface area, so they produce comparatively less dander than larger breeds — definitely something to keep in mind with a dog as small as a Border Terrier! Remember that no breed is 100% hypoallergenic, and any breed can aggravate allergies. You may come across a variety of terrier dog breeds with different genetic makeup. Their characteristics may also vary slightly, as one of their parents belong to a different breed. Temperament. All terrier mix dogs do have some common characteristics, which they inherit from their terrier parent. Irish Terrier: This is one of the oldest terrier mix dogs that originated in Great Britain. It varies in size and has a brown coat. It also has a broad jaw. The black and tan terrier and Irish wolfhound maybe this breeds ancestors. Jack Russell Terrier or Parson Russell Terrier: This delightful breed has a disputed ancestry.
The Cairn Terrier hails from Scotland and is thought to be one of the earliest of all modern Scottish dog breeds.. These lively, lovable little pups really don’t know they are small and have a natural, bouncy confidence fans love. In this article, we get up close and personal with the purebred Cairn Terrier dog and then meet some of the many popular Cairn Terrier mix breed dogs! By looking at descriptions and images of different terrier breeds, you may get a better idea at what the genetic makeup is of your dog. If you are really curious about the heritage of your terrier mix breeds and have the means to do so, there are a variety of interesting genetic testing options available to dig further in their DNA. Nipsy the Yorkshire Terrier mix breed dog at 22 months old—"Nipsy is a healthy male Yorkshire Terrier mix. He is obviously a mix breed however the exact mix is unknown to me. I got him at four weeks and all I was told was that he was a Yorkie. Nevertheless Nipsy is very energetic, intelligent and super friendly.
Terriers are not a breed of dog, but rather a group of closely related dog breeds.In fact, there are roughly 30 unique dog breeds in this category. As such, the AKC has recognized these dogs as an official dog group.. Some of the most popular dog breeds in the world are Terriers. Welcome to The Terrier Mix. If you love terrier mix dogs as much as we do, you have come to the right place. We have information on a wide variety of terrier breeds, in case you want to track down the ancestry of a particular pooch. If you are looking for tips on terrier mix care, try our care section. The most important thing to keep in mind about terrier mix dogs is that the word “terrier” means a group of breeds, not just one. Dog breed organizations like the American Kennel Club (AKC) group dogs into large categories based on their type, or original purpose. The terrier group is made up of many different individual terrier breeds.
Terrier is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin. A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type group, which are typically small, wiry, game and fearless. Terrier breeds vary greatly in size from just 1 kg (2 lb) to over 32 kg and are usually categorized by size or function. If you have never had a Scottish Terrier Mix before, look at the top 25 most popular crossbreeds listed, and see which one might fit for you and your family. Other Scottish Terrier dog breed names: Aberdeen Terrier, Scottie. Terrier mix temperaments definitely vary based on the breed of dog mixed with the Terrier. This means your canine may just be a laid-back dog or a feisty and aggressive one. Knowing some of the traits of the Terrier can help you determine what you may see in a mixed breed dog.
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Wakefield Cathedral is getting ready to host Gaia, the 7-metre replica of Earth by artist Luke Jerram, part of the city’s Festival of Earth
Gaia to visit Wakefield Cathedral this August
This globally-acclaimed touring artwork will be suspended in the nave and was created from images from NASA of the Earth’s surface enabling visitors to examine the planet, floating in three dimensions.
The artwork aims to create a sense of the ‘Overview Effect’ described by author Frank White in 1987 which is a shift in awareness experienced by some astronauts who get a feeling of awe for the planet and an understanding of the interconnectedness of all life, along with a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.
The Dean of Wakefield, the Very Revd Simon Cowling said:
“We hope this artwork will give people the opportunity to reflect on the impact we are all having on the planet; highlight the conversations which need to be had around what we can do to look after God’s Creation and start to make the changes today which will safeguard and protect the planet for tomorrow’s generations.”
Gaia goes on show from 20 August – 30 Aug and is part of a range of events organised by the cathedral including panel discussions, concerts, storytelling, family activities and even ‘Pilates under the Planet’.
It is free to enter and no booking is required.
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Dyscalculia: News from the web:
If your student cannot keep up with the online learning that is now required, remember these wise words from Australia:
Try to keep to the school’s plan. But if your child is finding it hard to cover everything, just focus on them doing at least some maths every day. It is a skill better practised frequently (10-15 minutes per day) than doing all on one day (and then forgotten by next week).
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BAE-B-SAFE at SPC educates and empowers young adult students about healthy sexual behaviors. BAE-B-SAFE can provide educational programs, specialized topic presentations, or events centered around sexual health.
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Resources available to all students and community members
- Our team can answer questions related to sexual and reproductive health as well as provide referrals to local clinics and healthcare providers
- We have partnered with clinics and Providers to connect people to teen-friendly and low-cost birth control methods and testing.
Participate in one of our Sexual Health Education Programs
Programs cover healthy and unhealthy relationships, goal setting, anatomy, STI prevention, and contraception
SHARP: 2 two-hour virtual sessions free incentives & gift cards for eligible 18-19-year-olds or 20 years old if parenting or pregnant.
Seventeen Days: 1.5-hour online session for those who identify as female (gift cards for eligible 18-19-year-olds or 20 years old if parenting or pregnant)
All participants will receive BAE-B-SAFE swag for their participation.
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Come join the St. Philip’s College BAE-B-SAFE Team during their zoom office hours to talk to a Peer Advisor and or Coordinator about any questions related to sexual health, workshops, and giveaways! The BAE-B-SAFE team is available to ensure that students have access to factual and helpful sexual health education.
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DHPSNY offers a variety of educational programs and services to qualifying New York institutions. Presented free of charge throughout the state, DHPSNY’s programs address the needs of professionals and volunteers responsible for the care and handling of historical records. DHPSNY’s workshops and webinars discuss emerging issues and best practices, with content scaled to apply to small- and medium-sized organizations with limited resources.
DHPSNY’s webinar series is a great alternative to face-to-face workshops. Webinar topics are more narrowly focused, with more opportunities for questions and responses. Webinars are recorded, archived, and made available for download from DHPSNY’s Resources page. View the schedule of upcoming webinars.
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The introduction of the new commercial drivers’ licence will reduce accidents as only qualified and healthy people will be in charge of lives on the road, says an official of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Imoh Etuk.
Etuk, who is the Head of Osun Sector Command of the FRSC, stated this on Tuesday at the launching of the new commercial drivers’ licence scheme in Osogbo, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
According to Etuk, the scheme is to evolve a better road culture and efficient data management.
“The procedure for obtaining the new commercial drivers’ licence such as completion of medical test like blood pressure, vision, hearing epilepsy, among others will go a long way in curbing road crashes.
“Many of our commercial drivers are with one or more of these defects and it has contributed to many crashes that claimed lives of innocent people,” he stated.
Etuk further stated that the scheme would enhance the integrity of the drivers’ licence, eliminate forgery through parallel and illegal production and provide a comprehensive database of licenced drivers.
Speaking on the occasion, the Osun State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Isiaka Afolabi, lauded the initiative but described the procedure as cumbersome for his members.
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While laws, rules, and regulations have been put in place to protect the people and peace, there are also regulations that check those rules from being abused. As the law tries to treat everyone justly, there are occasions where prosecutions may be motivated by other means rather than seeking justice.
Defense attorneys from Lynnwood to Ogden know this well: which is why plenty of them will be well-versed in something called an affirmative defense. This allows the prosecuted to nullify the argument of the prosecution at little risk of retaliation from the suing party, due to the inherent laws drafted to prevent abuse.
The most common defenses of affirmative action often appear in civil suits. There are also occasions where they can be used in criminal cases. But given the subject matter of those kinds of situations, using affirmative defense is a very risky tactic.
Kind Of Affirmative Defenses
Assumption of risk
Assumption of risk is used as a defense if the plaintiff tries to sue on the basis of being endangered by the prosecution. However, if there is sufficient evidence that the defendant had informed the plaintiff beforehand about the risks, this can be an acceptable basis of junking the case.
Statute of limitations
This kind of defense is used when the legal period for the validity of the suit has expired. It’s enacted in cases where an old (and mostly resolved) issue is brought up again for other purposes aside from resolution. The validity period and appropriate actions on the statute of limitations differ from state to state.
Similar to the assumption of risk, if the defendant can successfully prove that the plaintiff contributed to his own injuries by knowingly escalating the danger or ignoring warnings, the case can be considered null, or at least settled more in the defendant’s favor.
Defense of property
This defense argues that damages towards the plaintiff are justified since the defendant was trying to protect their property. Courts have generally ruled that the use of force is acceptable in these cases, but the burden of proof will have to rely on the defense counsel if they wish to use this as a legal basis for their defense.
Repossession is also an acceptable legal defense if a contract can be presented as proof by the plaintiff. In general, if the peace has not been disturbed during the repossession of the vehicle or property, courts will generally rule against the plaintiff in these cases.
Similar to the statute of limitations, this kind of defense aims to disprove the plaintiff’s claims by showing severe negligence in filing a case, to begin with. Often this is used in cases where there may be an underlying motivation for the plaintiff to suddenly bring up charges. While this may open new investigations, it can certainly nullify the suit itself if proven true.
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Why is Cookie Monster eating a carrot on this diaper?
But recently, after a surprisingly robust night of sleep, I found myself with enough brain power to notice Cookie Monster on my son’s Pampers size 3 diaper during a morning change. There he was, pint-sized and blue, standing in a field next to a butterfly flitting here and there.
Cookie Monster was happily — happily — eating a bright orange carrot with a big bushy shoot of green off the end. The carrot was so cartoonish that even Super Mario would turn it down, seeking something that more resembles the real thing.
The questions began to bounce through my confused mind. Why on earth is Cookie Monster eating a carrot? He’s Cookie Monster — that’s what he is. He doesn’t even have a name, like Bert or Ernie, or a distinctive moniker like Oscar the Grouch.
He is only Cookie Monster. His love of cookies is his defining trait. Cookies are his essence, his raison d’etre.
So why is he eating a carrot? It turns out I’m about a decade late to this party.
“We’ve been putting healthy foods in Cookie Monster’s hands and in his mouth for a long time now,” said Scott Chambers, who oversees domestic licensing and media for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street.
While Sesame Street characters have been on diapers for some time, Chambers said that Sesame Workshop about 10 years ago began working on a curriculum for healthy eating habits, prompted by an increase in childhood obesity. A Cornell University study showed that placing Elmo stickers on broccoli made it more appealing to kids, and so in 2005 cookies became “a sometimes food” for the fuzzy cookie eating machine.
Backed by additional research, efforts to encourage healthy eating in children have expanded in recent years, Chambers said, including a collaboration with First Lady Michelle Obama.
When it comes to diapers and other products, Sesame Workshop has a style guide for how their characters can be portrayed, Chambers said, which is informed by both curriculum goals like healthy habits or numeracy as well as popular art and design styles like Japanese anime.
As for how this smiley, vegetable-friendly character got on to the diaper itself, Sarah Wolfe of Pampers tells me that Cookie Monster and his friends are just one aspect of a diaper’s design. Pampers looks at trends in baby clothing and accessories to inform their designs, and then combines those fashion elements with characters from Sesame Street and elsewhere, Wolfe said.
“We like to think of a diaper as baby’s first piece of clothing,” said Wolfe, who is graphics design manager for Pampers. “If you’re thinking about it, what better to inspire the graphics than real-life baby clothing and fashion trends?”
The company builds off of Sesame Workshop’s guide while also using design cues to help beleaguered parents figure out how to put the darn thing on at 3 a.m. With an eye toward front-back differentiation (which is my new favorite piece of jargon), Pampers diapers tend to have a heart and fewer characters on the front and a brand tag and more characters on the back, she said.
The characters also tend to be “baby-fied,” Wolfe said, which is something that Pampers worked with Sesame Street to have.
“If you’re putting something on a baby, it’s a little more fun to have it be represented in a smaller size as well. We could have the more adult Sesame characters on there, but when you have something that’s a little bit rounder and fluffier, it just makes it a little bit softer and more baby friendly,” Wolfe said, adding that the characters start to appear a little older as the diaper size gets larger.
All of this is a stark reminder of how absent I once was from the world of babies and how much education I’ve had to do since our son arrived. There are new Sesame Street characters to learn (is the pink one with the wings Abby or Zoe?), decisions to make on which bottles are best and preferences to be formed on whether onesies with snaps or zippers are better.
By the way, snaps are clearly better, and I will Lincoln-Douglas somebody to pieces if they want to say zippers are better.
I’m making progress, but I’ll probably always be playing catch-up. Just as I learned how and why Cookie Monster is eating carrots, Wolfe said the next size up in our diapers has the Big Blue One eating cookies once again.
“You always have to eat the healthy things before the sweets and treats,” Wolfe said.
Bobby McMahon is a new father and writer living near Washington D.C. He tweets @BobFrankPat
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The Turkish Gold Standard, Part 1
One the most interesting gold markets around, but least talked about, is the Turkish gold market. The Turkish people have a strong tradition that goes back thousands of years to save in physical gold and it’s estimated 5,000 tonnes of gold are owned privately. Additionally, the Turkish central bank (CBRT) has implemented a model in 2011 that allows commercial banks to use physical gold for reserve requirements.
In contrast to what the above chart may suggest the CBRT bought zero grams of gold in the past years on the open market. All gold added to their balance sheet since 2011 is gold from commercial banks that are allowed to use gold for reserve requirements (RR) by the CBRT. The footnote on the World Gold Council’s sheet on global official gold holdings states:
Gold has been added to Turkey’s balance sheet as a result of a policy accepting gold in its reserve requirements from commercial banks.
I started researching the Turkish gold market about a year ago. Though I haven’t figured this market out in detail, I decided to go ahead and publish what I learned thus far, as this is an important story; the Turks have monetized gold through a model that soon might be implemented in other countries.
On the 11th India International Gold Convention, September 12 – 14, 2014, many keynote speakers expanded on the possibilities of monetizing India’s 20,000 tonnes private gold hoard. Soon after the World Gold Council and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) released a report titled Why India Needs A Gold Policy, proposing India to develop its gold industry; launch a new gold exchange and monetize gold.
In this post we’ll skim the surface on the Turkish gold model, in a future post we can add more texture.
Next to articles available on the internet about this subject, I used the following sources for my analysis:
- The CBRT, that wrote me three official letters in response to my inquiries.
- Two employees from two different Turkish commercial banks. Both insisted not to disclose the name of their banks.
- An employee from the Dutch central bank (DNB), who explained me the structure between commercial banks and their central bank in general and how the Turkish model fits in. (I’m not a schooled banker.)
Brief History Of The Turkish Gold Market
Worth noting is that the first coins of precious metals are believed to have been minted in Lydia, in what is now part of modern day Turkey, around 650 BC. The Kingdom of Lydia was a province of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
When the Romans entered the Lydian capital Sardis in 133 BC, the region became part of the Eastern Roman Empire, which was also referred to as the Byzantine Empire. Through the 5th century the Western Roman Empire fragmented and collapsed, the Byzantine Empire survived and became one of the most flourishing and resilient economies in the world. The empire’s capital Constantinople, modern day Istanbul, was a trading hub in a network that at various times extended across nearly all of Eurasia and North Africa. Located at the western end of the Silk Road it connected the Orient with Europe.
Coins were the basic form of money though credit did exist, according to archival documents that describe the Byzantine banking system. The Empire’s monetary system functioned for more than a thousand years, from 312 to 1453, because of its relative flexibility. The Byzantine economy was among the most advanced in the region (Europe, North Africa, Middle East).
Since the creation of the Byzantine monetary system by Constantine in 312, its pivot had been the golden Solidus (the Latin word for solid). This coin was a highly priced and stable means of storing and transferring value.
Constantinople fell in 1453 when it was invaded by the Ottoman Empire; in which the financial and political interests of the state dominated the economy. The Byzantine era came to an end, though gold and silver remained a common store of value among the population in the region.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was the first President who came in power (1923) of what now officially is called The Republic Of Turkey, founded in the aftermath of World War I. After World War II a period followed of state guided industrialization based on import substituting protectionism. In 1980 Turkey started to liberalize its economy. With regard to gold the most significant developments were:
- 1983, the ban on gold jewelry exports was lifted.
- 1993, the Turkish central bank’s monopoly on the import of gold was lifted.
- 1995, the Istanbul Gold Exchange was established – currently named Borsa Istanbul.
- 2002, the Istanbul Gold Refinery was launched.
- 2011, the Turkish central bank allowed commercial banks to hold gold for reserve requirements.
Additionally, the Turkish State Mint, the world’s largest producers of gold coins in the past years, still plays an important role in producing 22-karat Republic coins.
In September 2011 the CBRT announced 10 % of Turkish Lira RR of commercial banks could be fulfilled in US dollars or euros and an additional 10 % in physical gold. The percentages were timely increased; gold was increased to 20% in March 2012, then to 25% in June and finally 30% in August. This press release from the CBRT is the earliest I could find on the subject:
No: 2011 – 35
12 September 2011
PRESS RELEASE ON REQUIRED RESERVES, REDISCOUNT CREDIT IMPLEMENTATIONS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE SELLING AUCTIONS
The Monetary Policy Committee (the Committee) at the interim meeting on August 4, has laid out the ground for a timely, controlled and effective provision of liquidity to the market in case of a possible financial turmoil that may be triggered by global developments and decided the implementation of a comprehensive package of measures gradually according to conditions.
Since the last two meetings, the data announced for the advanced economies and the recent developments have led to increased concerns regarding sovereign debt problems in some European countries and the global growth outlook. In this context, not only in order to meet the Turkish lira liquidity needs of the banking system in a more permanent way and lower cost, but also support and use Central Bank’s foreign exchange reserves timely, controlled and effectively, the implementation of the following additional measures has been decided.
2) With the same Communiqué, gold deposit accounts, showing a rapid increase in recent periods, have also been included in the coverage of the reserve requirements.
On the other hand, as a new flexibility provided to the banking system, the facility of maintaining reserves requirement as “standard gold" at the accounts of Central Bank against the total amount of reserve requirement maintained for the precious metal deposit accounts and up to 10 percent of reserves requirement for foreign currency liabilities excluding precious metal deposit accounts, has been provided.
From the CBRT bulletin June 23, 2012:
To strengthen the build-up of the CBRT’s gold reserves and to provide the banking system with more flexibility in liquidity management, the CBRT enabled the facility that allows banks to hold a part of their reserve requirements for Turkish lira deposits in gold as well as FX, and for FX deposits in gold.
To understand who benefits from this scheme, we must first examine how a (Turkish) commercial bank balance sheet looks like. Below is a simplified example:
Most CB’s around the world, not all, require a fixed percentage of bank deposits to be held in reserve at the CB. In some countries this is 1 % of total deposits (ECB), in others it’s 20.5 % (China), in Turkey it’s 8.5 %. The reserve ratio, is calculated as:
CB / S + D
The capital ratio is calculated as:
E / total
A bank holding reserves in excess of the required amount is said to hold excess reserves. The interest rate banks receive from their CB on excess reserves can be different from the rate on RR.
When in October 2011 Turkish banks could fulfill RR in gold, this freed Turkish Lira (TL) liquidity. The amount of TL needed to meet RR prior to October could now be replaced by gold and subsequently be used to be create new TL loans.
Turkish banks attract gold deposits by offering an interest on gold time deposits. On average a one-year deposit yields 0.8 % (the interest is denominated in gold).
During the loan Garanti can use the gold to meet RR at the CBRT. The TL that are freed by this can be used to make investment that yield higher than 0.8 %. The difference in yield is profit for the bank. I think it’s likely Garanti will hedge itself against gold price fluctuations to pay the interest.
In addition Turkish banks are allowed to use their own gold assets to fulfill RR, and FX gold deposits. Some snippets from an email the CBRT wrote me:
…As it can be seen, banks with even “zero” amount of gold deposits opened by customers, can fulfill some part of their Turkish lira required reserve obligation by depositing gold to the Central Bank, of course if they possess gold in their assets. And of course this amount of gold will show up in Central Bank balance sheet under two items: as “liability” to the bank which brought this gold, and as “assets” of the Central Bank because the Central Bank now “owns” this amount of gold for a specific period (until the end of the RR maintenance period). This is how Central Bank official gold holdings increase.
Options do not exist only for Turkish lira required reserves. There is also an option for the maintenance of the “foreign currency [FX] required reserves”.
In the chart we can clearly see how much gold is added to the CBRT balance sheet over the years without the CB having bought a single gram – this is what the CBRT wrote me.
Once gold is deposited at a commercial bank there is a risk of losing it. The rule of thumb is “no risk, no return”. If Turks deposit gold at a bank they receive an attractive interest instead of having to pay a storage fee. But what happens to their gold if the bank becomes insolvent? It can vanish. Technically they lend it to the bank, partially the interest on a loan is to compensate for the risk of default. The pitfall is that most gold depositors are unaware of the risks. Banks have little incentive to disclose risks when a customer walks in to make a deposit. Have you ever been told by a bank there is a risk of losing your deposit?
People own physical gold to hedge against inflation or financial meltdowns; as happened on a global scale in 2008 and more recently in Cyprus early 2013 – in Cyprus the bail-in template was first introduced. The last thing you want is your gold in a bank when they decide not to open on any given Monday.
I’m not against the Turkish model because in a free market every participant in the economy should be allowed to lend any currency to his or her discretion. My concern is, however, that the majority of depositors are not aware of the risks of banking.
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Redrock and Milky Way, by Betsy James
Molecules and Metaphor:
On Writing and Teaching Speculative Fiction
In your first draft you get to be Wild Being of the Woods. Write crazy. Stop and start, veer off, break rules, color outside the lines. Let the story discover itself. Later you can figure out what to do with it.
Don’t kid yourself, bruh. It’s not submittable yet. Start another draft.
Never revise right onto an earlier draft. Copy the first, number and date it, and preserve it in a folder labeled “Obsolete.” Chances are you’ll need to refer back to it. Work on Draft 2. Or 3. Or 8. Or 28.
It’s in the revision drafts, plural, that the Wild Being’s howls shape into story. You begin to understand your characters, their histories, why they behave the way they do. You build tension, mostly by beginning to intuit the shape of the story: cutting away what doesn’t serve its shape and flow, even though things that may be lovely in themselves. Colette: “You must kill your little darlings.”
Be cautious about letting others read your unfinished work. Too many opinions can muddy the water.
Remember to keep a relatively current copy somewhere outside your house or workplace. Think fires, burglars, digital Armageddons. Hemingway once left a briefcase full of stories on a train, and no, he never got it back.
First readable draft:
Once the story has its soul and can defend itself, give it to a couple of trusted “beta” readers. Hope they will gnaw it like a bone. Advice from an engineer: “For robust design, build it, then break it. Build it again. Break it again. Repeat.”
However: before you give it to your readers, be sure they know the basics of peer critique. Ask them to follow these rules:
- First, they must say what worked for them. They must find something, no matter how small: that description of dawn, or that great place on page 2 where the alien pees on the electric fence. Ask them to tell you what they remember, what interested them.
- Next, ask them to say what didn’t work for them: what “threw them out of the story”; made them say, “Nah”; or “Ho-hum.” Don’t let them tell you what to do about it. That’s your business. Their job is to be clear about what stopped them, where their attention wandered.
Praise and acknowledgement must come first. When they don’t, we close our hearts and give up. When they do, we have something in hand to build on.
More revision drafts:
How many? You tell me. The more years you write, the more you revise. To submit a barely-revised draft is novice behavior: adorably middle-school, hilarious, completely unpublishable. You don’t want to end up as entertainment on a list like this:
Finished = worthy of submittal.
The piece isn’t finished, of course. When a novel is accepted both agent (often) and editor (always) will critique it and expect changes in response. A short story will probably save you from the agent but not from the editor.
When they do, you know the drill: Copy the critiqued draft, number it, put it in Obsolete folder. Open the new document; begin to feel your way through to publication.
Betsy James is the author of 17 books. Her latest novel, Roadsouls, was finalist for the 2017 World Fantasy Award. She lives in Albuquerque, NM, where she teaches, paints, and hikes in the wilderness. Find out more at www.betsyjames.com | <urn:uuid:4871bfa9-64ae-4dc8-9943-4fd778b735a9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.adastrasf.com/on-drafts/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.935113 | 863 | 2.125 | 2 |
So I have a “memory leak” (not strictly accurate, yes, but it’s similar in practice, so I don’t know what to call it - memory bloat, maybe). I let it run overnight and then parse out the garbage collection messages into an excel spreadsheet. Over the course of 12 hours, both my String and Value type memory usage are increasing at exactly the same rate - there is a difference of 14KB between them when I powered on the machine yesterday, and 14KB when I came in this morning, however, the values had increased dramatically.
Type 11 (STRING ): 358240 bytes
Type 14 (VALUETYPE ): 341424 bytes
Type 11 (STRING ): 1063120 bytes
Type 14 (VALUETYPE ): 1048800 bytes
They appear to be increasing roughly linearly, and my array types aren’t increasing in size so it’s not an arraylist or hashset that is growing in size without my knowledge. I also force GC when memory hits a certain point because I’ve had issues with Out of Memory exceptions in the past crashing my program, and I force it to wait for finalizers. This also has cropped up as I have been moving to the UI library, so I may be doing something wrong with the UI and breaking it.
As far as I understand it, a string is a value type, but it is more than the valuetype designation - wouldn’t valuetype include things like ints, doubles, structs, etc. and should be larger? They’re clearly related, otherwise they wouldn’t increase at an identical rate, but I’m just trying to figure out what’s going on under the hood so I know where to start looking.
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Maybe you found a cluster of Morels. Perhaps a friend gave you a bunch of fresh Chanterelles. Or the supermarket is having a sale on fresh Maitake. Great! But such an opportunity brings up some questions. How do I store my mushrooms long-term? Can I freeze Morels? How long do mushrooms last in the fridge? Read on for the answers to these and many other questions about how to store mushrooms long-term.
What’s the Best Way to Store My Mushrooms?
There are many ways to store mushrooms. Properly stored, fresh mushrooms can last over a week in the refrigerator. For longer-term storage, you can freeze them or dehydrate them. You can even preserve mushrooms in oil.
Each method has advantages. Storing your mushrooms in the refrigerator is the quickest and simplest method, but your mushrooms will only last for a week or two. Dried mushrooms will last much longer and can even enhance the taste of your mushrooms. Frozen mushrooms lose some of their texture, but they are ready to use right away.
We will cover all of these methods: refrigerating, freezing, drying, and storing in oil. Read on for more details.
Preparing Your Mushrooms for Storage
The first thing you will need to do is to prepare your mushrooms for storage. Whichever method you are planning to use, you should clean and trim the mushrooms.
How to Clean Mushrooms
Soaking mushrooms is rarely a good idea. They will retain liquid, which will reduce flavor, affect the texture and cause problems when cooking.
To clean your mushrooms, simply wipe the caps and stems with a damp paper towel. Trim off any part that is spoiled or still dirty.
How to tell if Mushrooms are Bad
You should also pick out any bad mushrooms before storing them, as it will be harder to do so after they have been in storage.
How Can I tell if my mushrooms are bad?
- Slime: If mushrooms are slimy to the touch, they are spoiled, and it’s best to throw them away.
- Wrinkles: As mushrooms get older, they can get wrinkly. Wrinkled mushrooms probably won’t make you sick, but they won’t taste as good as fresh mushrooms. They are not good candidates for long-term storage.
- Dark Spots: When dark spots appear, this is a sign that the mushroom is going bad. If there are only a few dark spots, you can cut them off and use them immediately. Otherwise, they should go in the trash.
- Smell: Mushrooms usually don’t have a strong smell, so if there is any strong smell, it’s best to throw them away.
If you have any doubts about your mushrooms, throw them away. Bad mushrooms can make you sick.
Also, the adage of “one bad apple spoils the whole barrel” is true of just about any foodstuff. One bad mushroom will make the others go bad much quicker.
How to Store Fresh Mushrooms
The easiest way to store mushrooms is to put them into the refrigerator. To get the best results, put a paper towel into a bag or container, and put your mushrooms on top of the paper towel. Leave the container open so that the mushrooms can breathe.
Alternatively, you can place your fresh mushrooms in a brown paper bag, fold over the open end to semi-seal, and put it in the fridge.
How long can you store fresh mushrooms? Well, appropriately stored, the mushrooms will stay fresh for a week or so. We have had whole mushrooms last for up to two weeks.
How to Store Sliced Fresh Mushrooms
Place them in a paper bag, as above, but if you have many slices, layer them with parchment so that it absorbs the excess moisture. Sliced mushrooms will dry out quicker than whole mushrooms, and mold will form sooner as there is more moisture to escape. Sliced mushrooms will only keep for 2-3 days, so use them quickly.
How to Store Dried Mushrooms
If you have been out mushroom foraging or have a friend who went out mushroom hunting, you may have a huge pile of mushrooms to store. If this is the case, consider dehydrating the ones that you don’t think you will use within a week or so. Dehydrating is a great way to store mushrooms long-term.
How Do You Dehydrate Mushrooms
Just about all mushrooms can be dehydrated, and some actually taste better when dried, as the process concentrates their flavor. Shiitakes are particularly good dried, and some people love to use dried morels.
You can dehydrate mushrooms is in the oven. Simply clean the mushrooms with a soft brush, slice, place on parchment with no pieces touching, and put in the oven for an hour or so. Turn once and put back into the oven for another hour or until totally dried, turning more times if required.
You can also dry your mushrooms in a Food Dehydrator.
If you decide to purchase a food dehydrator, it’s important to buy a good one. I use and recommend the Chefman Food Dehydrator Machine with 6 Trays. There are cheaper ones, but the cheap ones have one preset temperature that is usually too high for dehydrating mushrooms. This one lets you set the temperature anywhere from 95￮F to 158￮F.
If you would like to learn more about drying mushrooms long-term by dehydrating them, please take a look at my article, How to Dry Mushrooms, a Complete Guide.
To store your dried mushrooms, put them in sealed containers – a mason jar is a good option — and store them out of direct sunlight and heat. Both the sun and heat can cause condensation to form in the container, and this (along with moisture not totally dried out of the mushrooms), can cause mold to grow.
Bedoo 16oz Mason Jars are a great choice for storing your mushrooms.
How Do You Rehydrate Mushrooms
To reconstitute dried mushrooms, put them in liquid and let them soak. Soaking time will depend on the size of the mushrooms. Slices rehydrate faster than whole mushrooms but think 20 minutes or so. You can rehydrate them in water, stock, wine, or any liquid you wish. Don’t throw away the liquid; as it will add great flavor to the dish that you are cooking.
Dried mushrooms are ideal in soups, as you can throw them right into the broth without rehydrating them first.
Many people wonder, do dried mushrooms taste good after they’ve been rehydrated? The answer is Yes. But how similar they taste compared to fresh mushrooms varies from one type of mushroom to another. For instance, dried Porcini make better risotto than fresh Porcini. Dried Shiitakes are also excellent.
How To Store Frozen Mushrooms
People often ask me, Can I freeze Mushrooms?
Yes, you can freeze mushrooms. However, your mushrooms will become darker and softer when you unfreeze them. Still, this is an excellent method to store mushrooms long-term that you plan to use in soups and stews.
Also, you should cook your mushrooms before you freeze them; this stops the enzyme action that leads to spoilage.
Clean, slice, and sauté your mushrooms in the usual way. You can also steam them whole or blanche them if you prefer. Be sure to cook them thoroughly so that most of their liquid has evaporated.
When the mushrooms have completely cooled, place them on a cookie pan or a sheet pan, and put them in the freezer to flash freeze the mushrooms.
Once the mushrooms are frozen, you can place them in a plastic bag, seal them and leave them in the freezer. Squeeze out as much excess air from the freezer bag as possible to prevent freezer burn.
Stored this way, they will last for about a year.
For more information about freezing mushrooms, see our guide, Can I Freeze Mushrooms? How to Freeze Mushrooms the Right Way.
Preserving Mushrooms in Oil
Italians have been using olive oil to preserve fresh mushrooms for centuries. When gathering mushrooms, the last thing on their minds is freezing them. The only options considered for long-term mushroom storage in this Mediterranean country is to dry them or put them in olive oil.
To prepare mushrooms for preservation in oil, slice them and place them on absorbent paper. Sprinkle some salt on them to remove as much moisture as possible.
You can also set them in the sun for an hour or so, or you can put them in the oven for 20 -30 minutes to dry out, again sprinkling with salt first.
Next, boil the slices in water with a bit of added vinegar (about 3-4 tablespoons per quart of water) for 4-5 minutes. Then, remove the mushrooms and let them dry.
Adding the Olive Oil
Whichever method you use, take your mushrooms and put them in a sterilized jar, without adding any salt this time.
Pour olive oil over the mushrooms until they are submerged. Press down with a spoon to remove any trapped air and pop the lids onto the jars. You can add finely chopped garlic, chili, or any other flavors you wish to this. These mushrooms make tasty side dishes for a meal or great starters.
Store the jars in a dark, cool place, and they should be good for three months. Once opened, put in the refrigerator and use them within two weeks.
Wrapping It Up
It is not hard to store mushrooms long term and, provided you do it correctly, you should be able to enjoy your surplus of mushrooms for a long time to come.
For more details on how long you can expect different types of fresh mushrooms to last before you need to prepare them for long-term storage, see our guide, How Long Do Mushrooms Last? The Complete Guide.
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Huntington, Indiana: Saint Felix Catholic Center
The history of the Saint Felix Friary:
St. Felix Friary was built in 1928, and was named after St. Felix of Cantalice, Italy, a Capuchin priest who lived from 1515 to 1587, known for his love of nature and youth, and prayers for healing of the sick. The friary had many priests in formation over the years as well as famous residents, including Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR. as well as Fr. Solanus Casey. Venerable Solanus Casey came here from Detroit to escape the throngs of people who asked for his intercession. But they followed him here, and he was often seen praying with them and over them. Many miracles were reported.
The Capuchins closed the Friary in 1978 and sold it to the Church of the Brethren, who used it as The Good Shepherd Church. Due to rising utility costs, they in turn put the property up for sale in late 2009 and, in 2010, it was purchased by a foundation headed by Mr. John V. Tippmann, Sr. Since then, due to Mr. Tippmann’s efforts, much work has been done to restore the facility.
It has now been re-named as the Saint Felix Catholic Center.
About the Saint Felix Catholic Center:
With 83 bedrooms and over 30 acres of land, the Friary offers a retreat from our modern, hectic world. Its simple rooms, monastic style chapels and classic Capuchin refectory (dining room) allows a person an immediate experience of peace, serenity and sense of the presence of God.
The Back woods trails connect to the Victory Noll Sister’s nature reserve property which opens up for even more natural beauty.
Groups, small and large, are welcome as are individuals. Use the contact form on their website.
Traveling to the Saint Felix Friary & Retreat Center:
The Friary is located about 20 miles southwest of Fort Wayne, which has a regional airport.
Address: 1280 Hitzfield Street, Huntington, In 46750
GPS coordinates: 40° 53′ 10.4892” N, 85° 30′ 58.5216” W
Tel: +1 (260) 359-9112
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The Sous Chef must maintain an efficient operation in his respective production area, constantly analyzing quality and cost of food productions, keeping within his set budget and monitoring time management. He provides ongoing training and ensures that the standards set by the Corporate Offices are followed. He ensures safe, quality food products and complete guest satisfaction.
The jobholder should include the ability to:
Remain rational when dealing with others, work within organizational requirements, being systematic and factual when dealing with colleagues and handle conflict with logic until a solution becomes achievable.
Consider problems as a challenge, collect information relevant to the problem, be disciplined in ascertaining the root cause, identify and develop a practical solution, communicate the findings and implement action to resolve the problem.
Develop and comply with the systems, procedures, rules, objectives and timescales set by the organization and take a disciplined approach when undertaking tasks.
Work within a technical or specialist area of expertise in order to continuously improve the quality of the service and/or the product provided.
Remain confident when dealing with negative situations, convince others to have ideas and create new options, as well as encouraging and being enthusiastic towards them to come up with imaginative solutions to difficult problems.
Mentor, counsel, coach and generally support those who are not confident in their area of competence, building morale and personal esteem and generally encouraging others to give their best performance.
Work persistently when gathering information and seeking solutions to problems.
Work as part of a team and exercise tolerance and consistency when dealing with others.
Seek direction and authority from others when and if appropriate, and achieve set goals in a non-assertive and efficient manner.
Essential duties and responsibilities
- Must ensure a full adherence within his assigned area to menus, recipes, methods and operational
- specifics provided by the company and be instrumental in organizing an efficient flow of production.
- Conduct food tastings on a daily basis of the production in his location and correct immediately any possible discrepancies (quality, taste, appearance).
- Responsible to monitor & assist his / her Section Heads to prepare the daily electronic food requisitions according to the forecasted figures.
- Monitor the Dinner Service Line in his assigned location, which includes but is not limited to ensuring a smooth and efficient service, presentation and final plating. The Dinner service must be conducted in a calm professional manner.
- Monitor the production and preparation level using the Culinary Checklist for his area on a daily base.
- Maintain and ensure that Public Health are followed according to company standards and expectation (referring to US, Anvisa, Shipsan, Canadian, Australian etc) and followed at all times on board.
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International Journal of Applied Research
Vol. 2, Issue 4, Part G (2016)
Correlation of serum prostatic surface antigen (PSA) values with various prostatic histopathological biopsy lesions
Introduction: Prostatic cancer among males is the most common neoplasm in most developed countries. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) has been widely used in screening, diagnosis and management of patients with prostate cancer. However, it may be elevated in other prostatic lesions and surgical procedures as well.
Objectives: The objective was to determine the relationship between serum PSA levels and histologic findings in corresponding biopsy specimens and also to determine the efficacy of serum PSA levels in screening of prostatic carcinoma.
Results: 30 prostatic biopsies were studied and their corresponding PSA values obtained. These were diagnosed on histopathology as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH); BPH with inflammation; Prostatitis and Prostatic Adenocarcinoma. In these, 22(73.33%) were diagnosed as BPH with PSA levels ranging from 4ng-22ng/ml. 3 patients(10%)were diagnosed as BPH with inflammation with PSA level ranging from 1.17ng/ml-11.98ng/ml. 1 case(3.33%)diagnosed as Prostatitis had PSA level 110.22ng/ml. 4 patients(13.33%) diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, had PSA ranging from 8.9ng/ml-2584.42ng/ml. One patient (25%) however showed PSA value of 8.9ng/ml. Mean serum PSA value was 120ng/ml.
The positive predictive value for increasing PSA levels was 18.18% for PSA>4ng/ml; 27.2% for PSA>10ng/ml; 50% for PSA>20ng/ml and 75% for >100ng/ml.
Conclusion: Serum PSA level elevation usually implies Prostatic carcinoma. However it may be elevated in other benign lesions of prostate; or the levels may not always be elevated in carcinoma. Thus, given a significant number of false positives and false negatives, it cannot be regarded as a 100% accurate screening marker in assessing an individual’s risk for prostatic ca.
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How does dental bonding work?
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How long does the procedure take?
The procedure can usually be completed in one visit.
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The company, which was founded as a clay pipe manufacturer by George Wilfred Naylor in 1890, remains in family hands under CEO Edward Naylor, the fourth generation of the family to head up the business.
Naylor was founded in the West Yorkshire village of Denby Dale and retains a Yorkshire focus today, with three of its five factories being in the Barnsley area.
More recently, Naylor has acquired manufacturing sites in Fife and the West Midlands.
While the company still manufactures clay pipes, recent decades have seen the business diversify, launching a range of plastic and concrete products and carrying out a multi-million pound programme of investment in its manufacturing capabilities.
Naylor is an active exporter, having sold its products into 65 international markets.
Although the company primarily supplies the construction industry, its Yorkshire Flowerpots business is now the UK’s largest manufacturer of terracotta garden pots.
Business turnover exceeds £55m and the company employs some 400 people.
Edward Naylor, chief executive, said: “We’re very proud of our history as very few businesses make it through to the fourth generation.
“But we’re always very keen to look forward as well as back, and our emphasis on innovation and diversification has been key to growing the business.
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These places are not ranked on any list of international influence alongside London, New York, Tokyo, or Paris.
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Their leaders have embraced strategic international engagement to ensure their cities’ futures, challenging the premise that being global belongs to economic giants, infrastructure gateways, financial services hubs, and cultural arbiters with legacy visibility.
Seizing this mantle remains an urgent task for cities in an increasingly complex, interconnected web of global value chains. Continued urbanization created new international competition among mid-size metro areas. Rapid technological change enabled extreme mobility of talent, invention, and investment. At the same time, the gravitational pull of innovation assets increased the concentration of economic strength among fewer elite superstar metro areas.
In order to compete, diverse city-regions are rediscovering their historic foundations for economic prosperity as centers of global trade versus coffee shops. The evidence is clear that greater exports and foreign investment are beneficial to firms, workers, and metro economies. Every region can—and must—be global in its orientation to take advantage of these trends, rather than be taken advantage of. But, as one San Diego leader observed, having a port or a border crossing does not make a region global. A proactive metro strategy to strengthen international economic connections and competitiveness is needed. Over the past eight years, cross-sector coalitions in more than 30 diverse U.S. and international cities have committed to action through research, problem-solving, and peer networking in the Global Cities Initiative.
These city leaders have embraced strategic international engagement to ensure their cities’ futures, challenging the premise that being global belongs to economic giants, infrastructure gateways, financial services hubs, and cultural arbiters with legacy visibility.
These metro areas began to redefine their position in the global economy—from increasing exporting firms to managing foreign investment, investing in infrastructure connectivity to cultivating and welcoming talent, establishing metro economic partnerships to projecting a distinctive identity in the global marketplace. In doing so, they helped unwind a narrative tying globalization solely to plant closings and foreign outsourcing, instead elevating the possible benefits of growth, innovation, and exchange.
Now this movement is being tested by tariffs and trade wars. Hopes to sign agreements with European and Pacific Rim countries have given way to uncertainty over the trade climate. Economists estimate the impact of this new federal trade policy cost billions of dollars in GDP and a double-digit decline in targeted exports. Firms and cities are questioning the value of staying this course.
But despite these headwinds, metro areas must remain committed to sustained global engagement. Cross-border flows of goods, services, and capital currently account for almost 40% of all global GDP, representing the reality that globalization is difficult to reverse despite current politics. To remain competitive and grow, history proves that city-regions must stay focused on their global fluency for the long-term.
The evidence is clear that greater exports and foreign investment are beneficial to firms, workers, and metro economies. Every region can—and must—be global in its orientation to take advantage of these trends, rather than be taken advantage of.
Over the next few weeks, we will provide updates on the innovations and lessons from this new breed of global cities. We will examine how metro areas expanded their export pipeline by motivating more firms to consider exporting and delivering better assistance. An economic developer will share her novel framework to focus on middle-market firms and assess their export readiness. We will highlight how the focus on global engagement leads to new relationships and structures for regional economic governance. We will feature how metro areas are making global activity core to their mainstream economic development goals, leveraging international connections and foreign investment to advance their sectoral specializations. We will outline how city-regions can identify and organize economic partnerships with global counterparts for mutual benefit. And we will share guidance from a new “global identity” pilot project on how a region can define and communicate its distinctive value to international audiences.
From Salt Lake to Stockholm, this diverse array of emerging global cities possesses distinctive traits, governance structures, and socio-economic realities. However, they share the same challenges for growth and prosperity in a global future. A continued commitment to international engagement and pioneering practices for global fluency must be their North Star for economic success. | <urn:uuid:92c375a2-d502-4782-b9ce-93d9da28a850> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2019/08/01/against-the-trade-winds-cities-must-stay-the-global-course/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.921372 | 953 | 1.960938 | 2 |
If you’re planning a trip to Amsterdam, you should know more about the different birds that are common in the city. This article discusses the Black-tailed Godwit, the Grey heron, and the House sparrow. Read on to learn about these fascinating birds. Also, if you’re planning to go to Amsterdam soon, you might want to check out the following places to see birds. You may even find a new favorite bird!
Birds of Amsterdam
The city’s canals and trees contribute to a vibrant birdlife, and in 2014 a radio show was devoted to the subject. Green space, such as parks and gardens, attracts a wide variety of insects, bees, and other wildlife. These species are often the first to notice changes in the city, and they can be quite elusive. Fortunately, they are sometimes seen in the city’s central areas in winter.
The city is also home to a variety of bird species, including a fast falcon called the swift. The swift falcon can be seen often in the area of Schiphol Airport, where it challenges planes to races. In recent years, Egyptian geese have also made Amsterdam their home, but they are not nearly as aggressive as Canadian geese. In the past, the city has welcomed both kinds of birds, and tourists can get a first-hand look at them in the Rijksmuseum, where the falcons have nested.
Rose-ringed parakeets and other exotic birds are common sights in the city. These birds are surprisingly resilient to urbanisation, and have established colonies in parks and gardens since the 1970s. Although not native to the city, rose-ringed parakeets have survived for decades in Amsterdam. This species is known to eat berries and seeds and has become a popular pet in the city.
Swans and Mallards are among the many waterbirds in Amsterdam. They are a common sight, and are often fed bread by tourists. If you want to get up close and personal with the birds, you can feed them bread or some seeds. They are among the most impressive birds in the city, and are a fascinating part of the city’s wildlife. Visiting Amsterdam for the first time is the best way to enjoy the city’s natural wildlife.
A new study reveals that the Black-tailed Godwit breeds in south-western Frysland, The Netherlands, between mid-February and early April. The findings confirm previous observations that the Black-tailed Godwit breeds in both areas. The birds’ reproductive cycle was not altered significantly despite the presence of humans. While humans and wildlife have coexisted for thousands of years, their footprint has increased over the last few centuries. Approximately 30% of the Black-tailed Godwit’s breeding corridor is now developed by humans. Other areas have been destroyed or converted to agricultural use.
Although they are found in many parts of the world, the Black-tailed Godwit breeds in certain regions of Europe, including Russia. They migrate to Western Europe, Africa, and Australia. The Netherlands is home to a large portion of the black-tailed godwit’s breeding population. In fact, the Dutch national bird has become a beloved subject in art. Rembrandt and Vermeer have captured this magnificent bird in their paintings.
The Dutch breeding population has declined by 75% since 1967. Most of the bird’s breeding pairs are thinly distributed across their breeding ranges, making it difficult to monitor population trends. However, the Black-tailed Godwit spends most of the winter in Africa, so the most reliable time to monitor its population is February. Its migratory patterns help researchers assess the trends in the Dutch Black-tailed Godwit population.
In the past, the Black-tailed Godwit has flourished in peat-soil habitats. The addition of manure and fertilisers enriched the soil. Earthworms, snails, and leatherjackets were common. The Black-tailed Godwit’s long bill makes peat soil easy to penetrate. The Dutch breeding population of the Black-tailed Godwit is estimated to be 80,000 pairs.
The Dutch Red-necked Grebe is a species of Grey Heron found in several European countries, including the Netherlands. Although its breeding season is from March to May, this species is usually solitary and will hunt alone, but it is known to feed in loose aggregations of mixed species. In addition to its territoriality, it is opportunistic in choosing its prey. Prey characteristics affect how profitable it is to feed on the species, and increasing density, encounter rate, and intensive hunting methods increase the chances of success.
The Grey Heron is widespread throughout Eurasia. In 1991, the Dutch population was estimated to be 6,000 pairs, but in recent years this number has increased significantly. The species is now found in countries such as Germany, Russia, Ukraine, and France. Its populations have increased in these regions since the early twentieth century, mainly due to less hunting and depredation control. Despite the many threats facing this species, the Dutch Red-necked Grebe has been given a new lease on life.
The Grey Heron’s main source of nutrition is fish. They may also eat frogs, small mammals, and reptiles. They have also been reported to kill juvenile birds and water rails. Their S-shaped neck and quick strike of the bill are also helpful for catching prey, and they can hunt throughout the Netherlands, including cities. And since they are such a common sight, they are often seen in urban areas.
The Grey Heron is one of the most vocal birds in the world, and it makes a distinctive flight call. It can also make a variety of softer notes, and is particularly vocal at breeding colonies. The male’s call, “Rwo”, is an aggressive advertisement and the female’s “Arre” is a landing call. As the male alights, the “Arre” note turns into a clucking sound.
The Dutch house sparrow was once one of the most prominent birds in the country. Unfortunately, its population has decreased 50 to 80 percent in urban areas since the 1990s. In 2004, it was put on the Red List of breeding birds in the Netherlands. Despite the dwindling number of house sparrows, their unique life history makes them worthy of protection. This article will look at how the House sparrow fares in these challenging circumstances.
The house sparrow is highly associated with human settlement and can live in urban or rural environments. Though it can be found in a variety of habitats, it typically avoids environments where human activity is not allowed. House sparrows feed on weeds, insects, and seeds. In urban areas, they can be found in suburban areas. But they don’t thrive in the open, so they are rarely seen in those environments.
The House sparrow is declining across Europe. In the Netherlands, it is the second most common breeding bird, and is considered an endangered species. Changes in gardening styles have removed nesting sites and lowered the number of breeding pairs. The Dutch house sparrow population is estimated at about 400 million birds. There are also fewer breeding sites than in the UK, and the population has declined by as much as 50%. These factors have resulted in the disappearance of breeding areas in many regions.
The House sparrow is a very common bird in the Netherlands, Belgium, and southern Germany. This common songbird is recognizable for its large head and short, thick neck. Its cone-shaped beak is used for cracking seeds. Throughout the breeding season, this species breeds near humans. The House sparrow of Netherlands is a member of the Passeridae family with around thirty other species. It is similar to the tree sparrow Passer montanus.
The distribution of Egyptian Geese in The Netherlands was determined using data from January 2000 and January 2008. During this period, the number of Egyptian Geese was observed in 16 different physical geographical regions. In July 2009, a special goose survey was conducted in the Netherlands and the results show that the population of the Egyptian Goose had increased by 15%. In the Netherlands, Egyptian Geese were mostly observed near rivers. These geese migrate to the river delta to moult.
The Egyptian Goose breeds in pairs, typically a pair. These pairs often stay together for life and honk if humans approach their nests. These birds are known as the most docile of all wild birds and are usually the last to attack humans. However, they are highly territorial. Therefore, you must be careful when approaching an Egyptian Goose’s nest. If you do happen to see an Egyptian Goose in the Netherlands, you should avoid approaching it.
The Dutch population of Egyptian Geese is not as large as that of its European counterpart. Its presence in The Netherlands is likely due to the availability of freshwater and grassland areas. The Egyptian Goose population in The Netherlands is estimated to be over 16,000 pairs. Its breeding range extends from Belgium and Germany to northern-France and Switzerland. They are also found in Denmark. The breeding period of Egyptian Geese in the Netherlands is similar to that in their native range.
The Dutch government has recently taken steps to regulate the population of Egyptian Geese. This species was introduced to the country in 1967 and has since spread across the Netherlands. The Netherlands’ Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Nature and Ministry of Food Quality commissioned a risk analysis to determine the potential impacts of the Egyptian Geese in the country. The study also examined the economic and ecological consequences of the Egyptian Geese population. | <urn:uuid:813dffae-f4c9-45da-b75c-30a5e49938e1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nextbirds.com/birds-of-the-netherlands/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.970876 | 1,996 | 2.609375 | 3 |
The February unemployment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released Friday is bleak: a 8.1% unemployment rate.
David Leonhardt, writing in the New York Times Economix blog, tried to put a positive spin on the news by pointing out that the data imply average wages are rising, and are up about 3.6% over one year earlier.
How can this be? I suspect two things:
- The BLS statistical measurement of average wages is likely accurate
- The obvious conclusion, each worker got a raise averaging 3.6% in February, is very likely wrong
The phenomena is an old one known to compensation professionals: in times of layoffs, the average pay at companies losing workers often goes up, as reported in traditional compensation surveys.
In this post, I will look at why average wages go up with layoffs, and what this really means. Want to know if wages for your job and skills are up or down? Find out with a free PayScale salary report.
It is All about the Mix
Economix reader L.I. hinted at the reason: the mix of workers changes with layoffs. Leonhardt reasonably appealed to another BLS measure, the employment cost index, that attempts to correct for the fact that lower wage workers are harder hit in a recession, thus changing the mix of workers in the average.
However, this "rising wages during layoffs" phenomena hits even surveys that have matched the workers and jobs year over year. Traditional compensation surveys are much more accurate than the BLS in categorizing jobs – though not as accurately as PayScale. If traditional comp. surveys can't avoid this problem, the less detailed BLS employment cost index will suffer from this error as well.
What is the cause? In every job, as typically defined, there is a range of workers, with a range of competence, and a range of pay they earn.
When layoffs come, companies tend to layoff the lower skilled, and lower paid, workers in each job.
Seniority Wins, Even If It Costs More
In unionized companies, seniority wins in layoffs often just because it is the union rule.
However, even non-union employers tend to keep the more senior, and expensive, workers in a given job. Why?
Simply put, when cutting staff, keeping the workers who really know what they are doing, even if they cost a few percent more, is smart business. There will not be any extra workers around to take up the slack after the layoffs.
At PayScale, we can drill down into the details of a job much further than traditional compensation surveys and the BLS.
Based on an analysis we did recently, pay for many jobs, specified with an accuracy only we can using our detailed survey of compensation factors and wages, is flat or down year over year.
Yes, a few jobs, like the hot medical jobs of physical therapist and pharmacist, are seeing raises of 4% or more, but most jobs are not. Some jobs, like mortgage loan processors, show substantial (-5%) median pay cuts.
So it goes: all aggregate statistics lie. The phenomena of increasing wages with layoffs is just one of those cases. In the case of the BLS average wage survey, "I do not think it means what you think it means." 🙂
In the current economy, it is important to know what you are worth. When you want powerful salary data and comparisons customized for your exact position, job offer, and degree, be sure to build a complete profile and get an accurate report by taking PayScale's Full Salary Survey. | <urn:uuid:21515dbe-5b52-40e7-b862-085f557bd9c4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://v2-wp-staging.payscale.com/career-news/2009/03/unemployment-up-and-pay-raises | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.963899 | 745 | 2.046875 | 2 |
Continuing resolutions hurt national security and imperil our future
Congress should no longer accept passing stop-gap funding measures, which hold hostage the nation’s security and federal responsibilities, as good enough. Neither should we. Instead, each member of Congress should aggressively take responsibility and insist on the enactment of annual appropriations as their fundamental duty to harness all the buying power entrusted to them by the taxpayer.
One of the foundational responsibilities of our elected members of Congress is to raise and provide public money and oversee its proper expenditure. Yet increasing acrimony and divisiveness has led to inaction on the key task of enacting annual appropriations. Instead of our representatives applying tax dollars to the nation’s challenges, the most essential one being security, we routinely experience threats of destructive government shutdowns, actual full or partial shutdowns, or continuing resolutions (CRs). CRs essentially extend last year’s funding and priorities into the new year to avoid a lapse in appropriations and government shutdown when Congress can’t reach agreement on regular annual spending.
The entire government is under such a continuing resolution again now. Regardless of how “clean” the CR, or how many exceptions or anomalies it includes, or even how long it lasts, it is a failure to represent the American taxpayer or serve the nation’s security. When the current CR ends on December 11, the nation will have lost 1261 days – close to three and a half years – of the last 11 years in stagnating, destructive CRs and government shutdowns rather than advancing national security and defense competitiveness. This time is lost. It can’t be recovered, regardless of when final annual appropriations are enacted.
I have witnessed first-hand the myriad strategic, operational and tactical impacts of continuing resolutions and government shutdowns, most recently as the acting Department of Defense comptroller/CFO and previously from the perspective of a combatant command.
Continuing resolutions result in lost opportunities for advancing U.S. military competitiveness, the outcome of which is cascading risk to the country and those who serve it. CRs block new programs designed to confront critical threats and challenges, stall industry initiatives, and place troops at greater risk, a risk that is sometimes not visible until it is too late.
Some argue that CRs are a way to save money. They are not. Time and money are lost during CRs, which inherently reduce the federal government’s ability to be a smart customer, get the most from its buying power and provide stability to its workforce, depots, shipyards, industrial base and international partners.
For example, if Congress does not enact regular appropriations, the Defense Department could lose a year and $100M by not procuring the planned second space vehicle critical for regional defense, something a CR does not allow. The CR would also delay investments in research and the workforce necessary to enable the U.S. to regain its leadership in establishing upcoming wireless technology standards for secure military applications. Under the CR, nine Guam military construction projects could be delayed, disrupting the movement of Marines from Okinawa as part of the rebalancing effort in the Pacific.
In addition to serving as a reliable employer with an unparalleled mission, the department has significant ties in local communities around the country through its installations, ranges and training areas. CRs impact the workforce – Americans already dealing with the uncertainty and consequences of the pandemic – in all these areas. CRs negatively impact locations where Defense Department workers live, operate and develop new capabilities.
National security unites us. The National Defense Strategy (NDS), which emphasizes the importance of restored competitiveness against China, is widely acknowledged as an imperative for the country. The recent China Task Force further emphasized the NDS focus, stating that China is the “greatest national and economic security challenge of this generation.” The use of CRs prevents us from allocating the correct resources to counter the national security challenges before us.
There is an opportunity after the November election for our elected officials to emphasize common ground like national security and to carry out the foundational responsibility of enacting annual appropriations. Only after doing so should they set their sights on a robust, civil debate of the nation’s key issues.
Elaine McCusker is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. She is a former acting under secretary of defense (comptroller). | <urn:uuid:53b2f576-ff27-42e0-8883-cba80960ea24> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/521212-continuing-resolutions-hurt-national-security-and-imperil-our-future/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.951317 | 889 | 1.648438 | 2 |
For this assignment, you will produce a 3-page short-range strategic IS plan for Reynolds Tool & Die that includes a summary of where the company wants to go (its goals) and where it’s capable of going right now (based on its current IT infrastructure). Then you will recommend specific purchases and strategies necessary to make its IT function capable of supporting the company’s goals. Your plan should address outsourcing and the facilitation of business expansion into new markets, new regions, and new countries. The most important part of your strategic plan is outsourcing.
To complete this assignment, review the course scenario. Pay special attention to Reynolds’ plans for a joint venture with an automotive parts manufacturer in Mexico and the acquisition of a light aircraft parts supplier in Canada. The short-range strategic plan you create will assist Reynolds in realizing what, ultimately, is a rapid expansion of their business.
Your headings for this plan should include:
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I. What Functions Will be Outsourced
Develop an outsourcing plan. You may decide to outsource all elements of IT for this expansion. This would include a managed services contract, which would cover all hardware platform management, perhaps an entire data center, and an internal and possibly external Help Desk. Or, you may decide to outsource only certain key elements of the IT expansion, such as the Help Desk or the data center. Whatever decisions you make in terms of functions to outsource, support your decision by describing how your decisions will benefit the business.
II. Risk Mitigation and Outsourcing
Because of the expansion into any international market, senior management will require a risk mitigation plan for outsourcing IT. Under this heading, you should address outsourcing risks such as security, data ownership, an exit strategy for an outsourcing contract, etc.
Will you choose an outsourcing company based in an international market? What are the risks associated with that choice? If you outsource IT to a domestic (assume U.S.) company for the international expansion, what are the assurances that you, as a senior IT manager, would need to be comfortable with this type of scenario? For example, IBM has a significant managed services portfolio internationally though, obviously, IBM is a US-headquartered company. Are there risks associated with this solution?
III. Benefits of Outsourcing as a Short-Range Strategic Plan
Explain the benefits of outsourcing as a short-range strategic solution for market expansion. The topics you cover in this section should include any economic benefit you anticipate. For example, explain that a benefit is an increased ability to deploy solutions in a timely fashion, or it will provide better security (if applicable), etc. Tie your IT strategic outsourcing plan to the organization’s expansion strategy. Be specific when you explain how your plan will support the expansion strategy. | <urn:uuid:cfeaa9b1-bf25-4ef8-ad27-94979862cd1b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://essaycops.com/short-range-strategic-is-plan/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.942289 | 628 | 1.773438 | 2 |
Noah and his ark, God and his fury — the Bible story has been adapted thousands of times, but rarely as ingeniously as Gideon Samson has done in this book to accompany Annemarie van Haeringen’s pictures.
Samson — nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award — is a writer who ‘is actually incapable of writing uninteresting books’ (NRC). This title is his first picture book. His Noah has no name, and it is God himself who tells the story. A friendship develops, in the middle of the downpours, sealed by the ark as the ultimate coproduction. With his nimble dialogue, Samson leads the reader through Van Haeringen’s tightly composed illustrations, painted in earthy tones. With plenty of space in the pictures and between the sentences, the creators leave the interpretation to the reader, whether religious or atheist. | <urn:uuid:07145421-970e-44c0-ae82-94fe554ed492> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/book/1165/book | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.967775 | 193 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Before September 11th, South Asia’s problems were legion: over a billion people, most of them desperately poor; a history of war and violent conflicts; rising religious militancy; hard-line Hindu nationalists in power in India, the army in charge in Pakistan; newly tested nuclear weapons and a get-tough mood. Now, it is also the frontline of the US war against Osama bin Laden and the Taliban. South Asia may not be able to take the strain. The US needs to ensure that it does nothing to worsen the many crises in South Asia and that it thinks long-term, not short-term, about its policies in the region.
The US bombing campaign against Afghanistan in response to the terrible attacks of September 11th has opened wide the door for Pakistan’s Islamist groups, with their history of anti Americanism and strong ties to the Taliban. Hoping to mobilize the widespread public resentment and anger at the hopelessness of everyday life in Pakistan, these groups have taken to the streets to challenge the military government of President Pervez Musharraf and his decision to support the US. The longer the US bombs Afghanistan and the more civilians get killed, the greater the humanitarian and refugee crisis and the more organized and dangerous the Islamists’ challenge.
There are obvious steps the US should take in the present crisis that would serve also to strengthen the hand of Pakistan’s government against the militants. The US should heed the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and suspend its bombing campaign to allow relief supplies to reach the more than seven million Afghans in direst need. Similarly, the US could acknowledge the vital role of the UN and call in Secretary General and new Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kofi Annan, show him the evidence, and ask him to mediate with the Taliban for a hand-over of Osama bin Laden for trial.
Pakistan is also trapped by its conflict with India. Reflecting the intensity and depth of this battle, India and Pakistan have each sought to take advantage of the situation since September 11th. India immediately offered political and military support to the United States in its conflict with the Taliban and urged it to include Pakistani-supported Islamic militants fighting in Kashmir as targets of the US assault on terrorism. Pakistan, under enormous pressure from the US, eventually decided to turn a liability into an asset and sought to cash in on its location and its leverage over the Taliban.
Seeing Pakistan win the US over to its side, and with the militants continuing their attacks in Kashmir, India is now trying another, more dangerous gambit. It has threatened to follow the US example and attack militant training camps and bases in Pakistan. In an ominous development, India has ended a 10 month long effective cease-fire and started shelling Pakistani forces across the border that divides Kashmir.
The US must press Pakistan to end its support for the militants, restrain India from actions that may trigger a South Asian war, and get serious in working with the international community to resolve the half century-old Kashmir dispute. For this effort to be taken seriously, the US must show by word and deed that unilateral military action is not the order of the day.
A longer-term danger are the nuclear weapons in South Asia. The May 1998 nuclear tests by India and Pakistan put the world on watch. The US and the international community used sanctions to pressure both countries to exercise restraint, and to signal a refusal to accept new nuclear weapons states. But, in its search for support in the region, the Bush administration has let go the already waning US efforts to reverse the nuclearization of South Asia. The US is lifting all its sanctions against India and most if not (yet) all sanctions against Pakistan–and economic and military assistance is being offered to both.
India and Pakistan may return with renewed vigor to their conventional and nuclear arms race. India seeks US arms to add to its $4 billion arms deal with Russia and $2 billion deal with Israel. Pakistan’s limited funds have stalled its military purchases. With the army in charge, any resources freed by a blanket lifting of sanctions may go to catching up with India. With political and economic pressures eased, both sides may speed deployment of their nuclear warheads. South Asia may escape the frying pan of terrorism only to fall into the nuclear fire.
Alternatives to Military Aid
While military aid will make things worse, economic aid can play an important role. There is no doubt South Asia’s poor need support. But this will be near useless if the money is simply handed over to the very governments that have for so long neglected their people. Resources must be directed to where the people are and in ways that they can usefully manage to improve the conditions of their daily lives. The US, the international community, and institutions like the World Bank would do well to heed Mahatma Gandhi’s advice: “recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny?”
Also long-term is democracy. General Musharraf’s new status as ally in the war against Afghanistan and the man most likely to hold Pakistan together may lead to the lifting of the US sanctions levied after his coup. But, concern about Pakistan’s stability should not translate into abandoning democracy, and Musharraf should not be allowed or encouraged to stay in power. The two previous Pakistani generals who seized power each kept it for the better part of a decade. Civil society withered both times.
Musharraf should hold to his promise of elections and restoring democracy by next October. Elections may be just what it takes to mobilize the majority of Pakistanis in the battle against radical Islam. Whenever they have been allowed to choose who should govern them in the past, Pakistanis have decisively rejected Islamic political parties. They would do so again now. The small crowds on the streets supporting the Islamist groups are testament to that, but another ten years without democracy may change their minds.
*Zia Mian researches South Asian security issues with the Program on Science and Global Security at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. He has also taught at Princeton, Yale, and Quaid-i-Azam University (Islamabad, Pakistan). He is the co-editor of Out of The Nuclear Shadow, a collection of South Asian writing on nuclear disarmament. | <urn:uuid:208ca71c-d598-4263-bbaa-dd1c54f3e95d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wagingpeace.org/walk-softly-and-look-ahead-in-nuclear-south-asia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.958045 | 1,325 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Ann Arbor's Signature Programs
We Believe in the Arts
AAPS offers rich instruction in visual arts, choral music, orchestra, band, jazz, theater and dance that all positively impact the whole student academically.
- 98% of K-12 AAPS students are enrolled in at least one arts course.
- 64% of AAPS secondary students are enrolled in at least two art courses.
- AAPS has an impressive inventory of instruments for use by students at every elementary, middle and high school who are involved in the instrumental music program.
- Elementary students receive 60 minutes weekly instruction in visual arts, 60 minutes weekly instruction in vocal music, and 76 minutes of Humanities. The Elementary Humanities program includes art, music, physical education and media teachers instructing students in their content area.
- Instrumental music starts in 5th grade and may continue through 12th grade. Vocal music begins in Kindergarten and may continue through 12th grade.
- In 2013 and 2014 AAPS has been recognized as one of four National Finalists for the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network & National School Boards Association Award.
- AAPS has a strong partnership with University Musical Society (UMS); the Kennedy Center provides Kennedy Center teaching artists for professional staff development workshops for AAPS staff.
- AAPS is annually recognized by the National Association for Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation as the Best Community for Music Education.
- Pioneer High was named a 2011 National GRAMMY Signature School. Huron High was named a 2006 GRAMMY Signature School.
- Community High School’s Jazz program is recognized as one of the best jazz performance programs nationally.
- Community, Huron, Pioneer and Skyline High Schools all have highly respected Theater Guilds that perform full musical productions and dramatic selections throughout the school year.
- AAPS offers a Comprehensive Outreach Music Program (COMP) to provide private one-on-one music lessons for those 6th–8th graders who otherwise would not be able to afford them.
We Excel in Athletics and Afterschool Programs
- AAPS excels in offering students a wide variety of enrichment opportunities such as physical education, athletics, extra – curricular clubs and programs – something for every student!
- AAPS believes it is important for students to be connected to their schools and peers. Staff and student connections have proven to be a key indicatorof overall student academic and social success. AAPS provides a wide variety of opportunities for student involvement.
- Elementary afterschool programs including school clubs and Rec&Ed classes expand the student’s involvement, learning and fun!
- Middle schools offer 5 seasons of athletics both intramural and intermural, as well as a variety of afterschool clubs ranging from Academic Games, creative writing, Math Counts, engineering clubs, and a variety of extended music and performing arts clubs.
- High schools offer 34 varsity sports for both boys and girls and 100s of clubs and after- school activities. All clubs are sponsored by a staff member or approved volunteer.
World Language Instruction Starts in Elementary
Speaking a language other than English is essential 21st century proficiency our students will need in order to thrive in a world that is increasingly more interconnected and global in nature. The new State of Michigan High School Graduation standard expects that all students will acquire 2-credits of world language before graduation. Ann Arbor Public Schools has begun implementation of systemwide world language experiences for students beginning in third grade and continuing through high school. Ann Arbor Public Schools students will be well on their way to language learning beginning with their elementary world language experience and continuing into the multiple language offerings available in our exceptional high school programs.
- Effective language learning and competencies must be equitably accessible to all students.
- Cultural appreciation evolves from learning a language other than English; language learning connects to important outcomes articulated in our social studies curriculum and grade level expectations (a study of changing demographics, the impact on economics, an appreciation for geography and an understanding of inter-national dependency).
Technology Use Across the Entire Curriculum
- Upgraded network infrastructure at 16 sites with approximately 150 new switches, 486 wireless access points, 2,547 data drops.
- Installed over 517 projectors at 15 sites.
- Teachers and administrators paricipated in a two-week work study trip to Singapore, fully funded by the Toyoate Education Initiative in STEAM innovations program through Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A, Inc. and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Innovations program to enhance STEAM teaching and learning.
- Conducted four days of STEAM Professional Learning Academy to teachers, focused on the theme: ENGAGE. CONNECT. TRANSFORM.
- Partnered with Michigan Virtual University (MVU) on the My Blend project. 42 teachers finished the first course.
- Implemented two additional Project Lead the Way technology lab sites at Huron High School and Northside A2 STEAM. Expansion underway to all middle and K-8 buildings.
- Implemented Google Apps for all AAPS students.
- Installed 22 new Career Technology Education (CTE) computers in 4 CTE labs.
- The Technology Department continues oversight of 3 grants:
- Toyota STEAM Professional Learning Academy (PLA) grant ($27,000)
- Ann Arbor Public Schools Education Foundation (AAPSEF) A2 STEAM Lab ($50,000), IMRA America, Inc. through the AAPSEF, Design, Technology, Environmental Planning (DTEP) grant ($100,000).
Project Lead The Way in grades 6-12
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) provides comprehensive middle and high school programs for both engineering and biomedical career paths. PLTW is the nation's leading provider of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs. The engineering career path consists of 8 nine-week units that are taught in middle school and 8 year-long courses that are offered in high school. The biomedical sciences career path consists of four high school courses. Each course concludes with a standardized test to gauge student performance and is cross-walked with the Michigan Merit Curriculum. Upon completion of the program students are offered the opportunity to take an exam, which upon successful completion, will provide college credit at numerous universities, including; Eastern Michigan University, Lawrence Technological University, and Kettering University.
Career and Technical Education
Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes offer students an opportunity to develop skills that will lead to employment upon graduation, or provide a foundation that will assist them in pursuing a post secondary education after graduating from high school. High School students that are enrolled in state-approved Career and Technical Education Programs can get a jump-start on their college education for free. Much like dual enrollment, it means earning credits towards a high school diploma and a college degree at the same time.
Courses of study with Michigan Merit Curriculum credit and the possibility of post-secondary credit at Washtenaw Community College include:
- Auto Service Technology
- Business Administration
- Culinary Arts
- Digital Multi Media
- Health Therapeutic Services
- Marketing Sales & Services
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We exist to glorify God by assisting parents in training their children to be Biblically-minded servant-leaders through a Reformed*, Christ-centered, classical education.
We envision New Covenant Christian School graduates who have a Biblical worldview that encompasses all of life and who are equipped and eager to take their place as servant-leaders in the world. As classically educated men and women with a life-long love of learning, they possess broad knowledge, clear reasoning, true wisdom and the ability to communicate truth persuasively. In every area of life, they recognize, appreciate and spread truth, goodness and beauty to the glory of God.
Statement of Faith
- We believe in one holy and true God who works all things according to the counsel of His own will. In the unity of the Godhead, there are three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. They are all of one substance, equal in power, glory, and honor. (2 Corinthians 13:14, Matthew 28:19)
- We believe the Bible to be the inspired and inerrant Word of God, given as the rule of faith and life. (2 Timothy 3:16)
- We believe that God created the world from nothing and is sovereign in its governing. God’s intention is for man to rule over creation and to live for the glory of God. (Genesis 1)
- We believe that all men are sinners deserving of eternal punishment. (Romans 3:23, 6:23)
- We believe that God appointed His Son to suffer and die for sinful men, thereby receiving their punishment that He might be the only mediator of God’s elect. It is in believing in Him that man comes to receive eternal life and is made a new creation in Christ. (John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:17)
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit who indwells all Christians, instructing and reminding them of Jesus’ teachings. (1 Corinthians 6:19, John 14:26)
- We believe God creates each person with an immutable biological sex – male or female – that reflects the image and likeness of God. (Genesis 1:27)
- We believe God designed marriage as a unique conjugal relationship joining one man and one woman in a single, exclusive, life-long union, and God intends sexual intimacy to occur within that relationship. (Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5-6, Proverbs 2:17)
- We believe God endows all human life with inherent dignity, and it must be respected and protected from conception to natural death. (Genesis 9:6, 1 Corinthians 6:15-7:4)
- The basic system of doctrine adhered to at New Covenant Christian School is presented in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. | <urn:uuid:405fc584-f124-48ec-b8cd-368a37b299bf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://newcovenantchristianschool.org/about/who-we-are/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.938667 | 607 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Proper cleaning and maintenance of your air rifle is necessary to ensure its long life and continued accuracy. Cleaning your air rifle requires an assortment of tools, lubricants and oils; these can be purchased online or from many outdoor sports retailers. You should clean your air rifle at recommended intervals and no more. Always observe proper safety precautions when cleaning and handling your air rifle.
Place safety glasses over your eyes while working on your air rifle. Initiate the safety switch on your firearm.
Grip the stock and the barrel and "break" it open. If you own a break-barrel air rifle this will give you access to the seals. If you own a side-cocking-barrel air rifle, sliding the cocking lever back and opening the chamber will give you access to the barrel seals.
Insert two, felt cleaning-pellets into the barrel chamber. Ensure that you use cleaning pellets designed to fit the size of your air rifle barrel. Push the cleaning pellets through the barrel using a rifle cleaning rod until the pellet exits the opposite end. Repeat this approximately every 100 rounds that you fire.
Apply two drops of high flash-point lubricant to the piston seal. This seal is located in the compression chamber of the firearm. Repeat this approximately every 1,000 rounds that you fire.
Apply one drop of high flash-point lubricant to the breech seal. This seal is located at the back of the barrel and you can access it while the chamber is open. Repeat this approximately every 1,000 rounds that you fire.
Close the chamber or barrel of your air rifle. Locate the main spring. You can usually gain access to the spring on the underside of the forestock, near the barrel. Note that you must break down some air rifles to access the main spring. Apply approximately six drops of spring-cylinder oil to the spring. Repeat this approximately every 1,000 rounds that you fire.
Apply one drop of spring-cylinder oil to other moving parts of the air rifle; these include the break barrel hinge, the sliding levers of a cocking firearm and the trigger. Repeat this approximately every 1,000 rounds that you fire.
Clean all metal parts of the air rifle using a soft cloth and a high quality degreaser especially designed for gun barrels. Repeat this approximately every 1,000 rounds that you fire. | <urn:uuid:eedcbe0e-9590-4bb3-adc7-394cb3a711c1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://letsfixit.co.uk/diy/how-to-clean-an-air-rifle/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.929201 | 506 | 2.125 | 2 |
Whether you own a new or a second-hand vehicle, a car maintenance schedule is one ritual you can’t afford to shy away from. You see, a car is not like a piece of electronics that can be bought and operated with the same numb touch.
Since vehicles have multiple moving parts, not forgetting fluids and bits of pieces that have a limited shelf life, regular maintenance is absolutely inevitable if you want your vehicle to thrive and survive. But, to most first-time motorists, topics related to car maintenance can sound a little overwhelming.
The good news, however, is that plenty of the maintenance activities can be undertaken at home without having to take your vehicle to a professional. For that reason, this guide has gathered some of the major maintenance tasks that can be done both at home and at the lube shop.
What is Car Maintenance Schedule?
There are many forms of car maintenance. However, in this specific subject, car maintenance refers to the act of inspecting your car’s systems to ensure they’re in perfect working order. Since your vehicle has many moving parts, a routine inspection is mandatory to ensure that all these parts are working properly.
A car maintenance schedule can be performed by either a mechanic or the vehicle’s owner. When performing the routine inspection, you need to use a checklist just to be sure you’ve inspected all the parts. Now, during a vehicle inspection, there are two major types of maintenance schedules that are performed. These are short-term and long-term maintenance schedules.
A short-term maintenance schedule involves checking those parts that are quick and easy to fix. Visual inspection is one form of a short-term routine inspection as you’ll be checking for things such as tire punctures, tread wear, corrosion on the battery, the condition of the lights, and signs of damage/rust on the car’s body.
Long-term maintenance, on the other hand, refers to inspecting those parts that have greater tolerance to damage. These include the suspension system, the brake system, transmission fluid, tire replacement, spark plugs, and belts among others.
What Are Some Benefits of Car Maintenance?
Now, what’s the need of conducting regular car maintenance? You see, most motorists that own new cars have been wondering why a routine inspection is necessary. After all, vehicle manufacturers have done everything to ensure longevity, durability, and efficiency.
But, what most motorists fail to understand is that some of the vehicle’s components are built with a low life expectancy. For instance, the tires can wear down faster than expected depending on your drivability. The oil and air filters can clog due to the number of contaminants present in the air and oil.
Fluids such as engine oil can lose their viscosity following temperature changes forcing you to replace them. That said, what are some of the benefits of performing a routine car inspection?
- Increased Safety: When your car is maintained routinely, it will stay healthy and lower the chances of breaking down unexpectedly. Since all the moving parts are inspected and replaced regularly, safety will be maintained at all times as your car will not break down in dangerous situations.
- Lowers High Repair Costs: By following the recommended maintenance schedule, you’ll notice that most of the minor problems will be tackled early enough before they can become major issues. Things such as leakages, cracks, and excessive wear can develop into major issues if they’re neglected.
- Improves Efficiency: When your auto is maintained regularly, it becomes more efficient. As a result, this helps to improve gas mileage, as the vehicle isn’t struggling at all.
- Improves the Car’s Resale Value: Now, there are times when you might decide to sell your car due to one reason or the other. If you’ve been following the right maintenance schedule, your car will have fewer drivability issues which will help to improve its resale value.
How to Perform a Car Maintenance Schedule
Now that you’re aware of the benefits of regular car maintenance, this guide will now discuss how exactly you’re supposed to conduct a car maintenance schedule. Now, before you commence with the car’s regular checkup, there are two things you must do.
One, you need to familiarize yourself with the car’s manual. Now, the manual holds important information about your car’s features and components. The manual indicates when a maintenance schedule should be done and which components need regular inspection.
Among the information, you’ll find include when to replace the fluids, when to swap the filters and the belts and which motor oil you need to use.
Two, you need to visually inspect your vehicle at all times. The reason why visual inspection is important is that it allows you to correct some of the minor issues before they can become major problems. Things like corrosion on battery terminals, broken headlights, loose bolts, and scratched paint jobs are just some of the minor issues that must be corrected immediately.
So, with that said, here are some of the areas that demand routine maintenance. For easy reference, we’ll group our maintenance schedule checklist into four parts starting with those areas that demand immediate maintenance to those that require less frequent maintenance.
1. The Lighting
Your car’s lights are the eyes that allow you to view the road ahead of you. The headlights provide enough illumination to view the road clearly. The taillights make you visible to motorists behind you while the signal lights alert other road users that you’re intending to make a turn.
In case any of the lights are faulty, then it would be impossible for you to accomplish all these. For that reason, you need to repair or replace your car’s lights immediately.
Most parts in modern vehicles are connected to the car’s onboard computer. In case of a problem, the onboard computer communicates to you via visual alerts on the dashboard. So, in case a check engine light, tire pressure light, or oil light goes on, then you must schedule immediate car maintenance to inspect the problem.
2. Wiper Blades
Other than the lighting, the wiper blades demand immediate attention in case they look worn out. Since wipers are cheap and easy to find, you need to replace them immediately to avoid endangering the lives of your passengers.
After Every 3 Months or 3,000 Miles
The first thing you’ll need to inspect at this stage is the car’s overall cleanliness both on the inside and outside. The outside should be cleaned thoroughly using a rated car cleaning shampoo to remove grime, salt, and bird droppings. After washing, a special protective coating should be added to protect the paint.
Likewise, the interior, which includes the seats, the windows, the dashboard, and the mats should be cleaned and conditioned to boost longevity.
Apart from timing belts, which are quite hard to view, V-belts and serpentine belts should be checked after every 3 months to see whether they’re frayed, cracked, or worn out.
5. Tire Pressure
Tire pressure is another critical area you must focus on when performing your maintenance schedule. In fact, your tires should be inspected often, especially when getting ready for a long drive or when carrying a heavy load.
To maintain proper pressure, you need to use a pressure gauge then confirm the right pressure with the owner’s manual. By doing this, you’ll improve your vehicle’s handling and also improve gas mileage as the tires will create less resistance when rolling.
If your car is new, then checking the fluids can be done once every three months. However, if your car is old or maybe it’s a second-hand vehicle, then some of these fluids should be inspected at least once every month.
Some of the fluids you’re going to deal with include the automatic transmission fluid, transfer case fluid, engine oil, brake fluid, coolant, windshield washer fluid, and the power steering fluid. Although most of these fluids have sensors that notify you when to top them up, you need dipsticks to check the levels regularly.
Similar to checking the belts, the hoses should also be inspected thoroughly for any signs of leakage, cracks, and bulges.
8. Tire Treads
The depth of the tire treads is the last thing you’ll be inspecting in this category. The best way to check the treads is by using a coin. If the coin sinks to a depth of 2/32” or less, then it means the tires are critically worn out. On the other hand, if the depth is 4/32” and higher, then the tires are fine.
Every 6 Months or 5,000-6,000 Miles
9. Tire Rotation
The first area you should focus on after every 5,000-6,000 miles is rotating the tires. However, to perform a tire rotation, you need to consult your manual to understand your vehicle. That’s because there’s a procedure you’ll have to follow depending on whether your car is a front, rear, or four-wheel drive.
Motor oil is considered the lifeblood of your vehicle that keeps it running. It has many functions such as lubricating metal parts, cooling the engine, and flushing out sludge and other contaminants after combustion.
With such a huge responsibility, it’s clear that motor oil undergoes a lot of abuse. For that reason, you need to check and replace it every 6 months. When replacing motor oil, you should check the manual to know the right type of oil your car uses. When changing the oil, don’t forget to replace the filter.
11. Replace the Fuel & Air Filters
- Air Filter: The air filter is what helps the engine to breathe. In case it gets clogged, your engine will have a hard time breathing. If you drive frequently on dusty roads, the amount of air getting into the engine will be low thus interfering with the ratio of the fuel-air mixture during combustion. As a result, this will lower fuel efficiency. So, to avoid this, you need to check your owner’s manual to see when and how you’re supposed to change the air filter.
- Fuel Filter: The fuel filter is another area that demands regular checkups every 6 months. Just like the air filter, the fuel filter should be checked to avoid fuel contaminants from getting to the engine.
12. Wiper Blades:
The wiper blades should also be replaced at this point even if they’re not noticeably damaged.
13. Battery Check
Although batteries are rated to last for 4 to 5 years, they will demand frequent inspection to stay in good shape. So, the best time to inspect the battery is after every 6 months. Here, you’ll be checking for signs of corrosion, leakage of fluid on the case, and the possibility of loose cables.
Every 1-2 Years or 10,000-30,000 Miles
14. Brakes Check
At this stage, the first thing you’ll be inspecting is the braking system. These include the brake fluid, the brake lining, rotors, and pads. When you apply the brakes, the brake pads are the ones that press against the rotor (the metal disc) to stop the vehicle.
With time, the brake pads wear out while the rotor gets rough due to friction. Since this can affect your drivability, you need to inspect and potentially replace any worn-out parts after a year or two.
15. Vehicle Alignment
Vehicle alignment is something else you should do at least every one to two years. Even if your vehicle tracks on a straight line, checking the alignment will help to avoid premature wear on the tires, which is really important.
16. Brake Fluid
Earlier on, we discussed checking the level of fluids, which should be done at least once every month. At this stage, however, you’ll not just be inspecting the brake fluid, but you’ll also be replacing it with new young brake fluid.
You see, as brake fluid gets old, it gets contaminated with water, which lowers its boiling point. This can cause the fluid to evaporate causing brake failure when driving. For that reason, you need to bleed the brake system to remove the oil fluid then replace it with a young more efficient brake fluid.
Your radiator relies on a mixture of water and antifreeze to keep the engine temperatures cool. Over time, the coolant can get contaminated which can lower its efficiency. So, to avoid temperature build-up in the engine, you need to replace the coolant at least once every year.
18. Transmission Fluid
The transmission fluid is another area that demands routine inspection every 30,000 to 60,000 miles. This fluid is responsible for creating a smooth gear shifting experience when driving. Healthy transmission fluid has a pink color and a sweet smell.
However, as the fluid ages, it starts to turn into a dark red color with a burning smell. So, to avoid gear shifting issues, you need to replace this fluid at this stage.
40,000 to 90,000 Miles
19. Spark Plugs
If you happen to see the “check engine” light on your dashboard followed by rough running and hard starting, then it’s a clear sign the spark plug is faulty. Now, spark plugs come in different models such as those made from copper and those made from iridium. Copper spark plugs have a shorter life span (30,000 miles) than iridium spark plugs (100,000 miles).
20. The Differentials
The differential is responsible for sending power from the engine to the tires. Depending on your vehicle’s transmission, the differential can either be at the front or the rear. In the case of a 4WD, you’ll expect to find two differentials at the front and rear.
Just like any other component, the differential will need to be lubricated frequently to keep it functioning optimally. So, at this stage, you’ll need to hire a professional mechanic to inspect and lubricate the differential (s).
21. The Belts
Your car consists of two major belts that are the serpentine and the timing belt. The serpentine belt is designed to run through a series of pulleys to power various engine components such as the alternator, water pump, power steering pump, and air conditioning system.
On the other hand, the timing belt is designed to connect the camshafts and the crankshaft to control the closing and opening of the engine’s valves. Since both of these belts are made of rubber, they can wear down over time due to friction. For that reason, you must inspect and potentially replace them after 40,000 miles.
22. Suspension System
Springs and shocks are two important components that control the rebound of your vehicle when driving on bumpy roads. Over time, these suspension accessories get “tired” following extreme abuse. As your vehicle nears 50,000 miles, you must swap your old suspension system with something young.
23. Power Steering Fluid
The power steering fluid is another type of fluid that can get depleted over time. When its level lowers, the steering becomes stiff and in extreme cases, it produces excess noise when turning. So, if things get to this point, then you have to replace the steering fluid immediately. In most cases, this fluid should be replaced every 75,000 miles.
24. Change the Tires
One of the long-term car maintenance schedules you should focus on is replacing the tires. This should be done at least once every 5-years. You see, tires are made of rubber. This rubber material is coated with a chemical compound that breaks down naturally as the tire ages. With time, this degrades the tire causing it to wear down.
Now, there are times when you might be forced to swap your tires, especially when seasons change. For instance, when it gets too cold such as winter, it’s recommended that you swap your old tires with winter tires. Winter tires have tread patterns and chemical compounds that help them to remain soft in cold months.
Otherwise, normal tires are likely to harden during winter. Once they harden, they’re likely to reduce the grip, traction, braking force, and handling performance.
25. Battery Replacement
Other than conducting regular battery checks, your car’s battery will have to be replaced at one point. Just like those batteries you find in laptops or Smartphones, a car battery tends to lose its ability to maintain charge as it ages. This usually happens after 4 to 5 years.
Now, most of the car maintenance milestones we’ve listed here are just general guidelines. For a more precise guideline, you need to consult your car’s manual to know the exact moment for checking and replacing some of the consumable components.
Other than that, something else you need to understand is that the rate of wear of some of the parts will depend on your driving habits and the kind of environment you’re driving on. If you’re an aggressive driver, then most of the parts will tend to wear out faster. Likewise, if you drive on rough terrains, the bumps and the vibration are likely to cause premature wear on specific components.
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Description: Challenge to FERC approvals for natural gas pipeline from Alabama to Florida.
Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 03/23/2018 Notice Download FERC notified D.C. Circuit that it had issued order on remand. 03/14/2018 Order Download FERC issued order on remand. FERC Reauthorized Southeast Market Pipelines Project After D.C. Circuit Allowed FERC More Time to Complete Review on Remand. On March 14, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order reinstating the certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Southeast Market Pipelines Project. FERC said its quantification of downstream greenhouse gas emissions did not alter its conclusion that the project was an environmentally acceptable action. FERC’s supplemental environmental impact statement concluded that there was no way to determine the significance of the project’s emissions using either the social cost of carbon tool—which FERC said was “not useful in determining whether, and under what conditions, to authorize a proposed natural gas transportation project”—or other methodologies. Two FERC commissioners dissented: one commissioner agreed that the project was in the public interest but said FERC needs to “more squarely address” greenhouse gas emissions and the social cost of carbon; the other dissenting commissioner said that FERC’s order on remand failed to provide a “reasoned answer” to the inquiries required by the D.C. Circuit’s August 2017 decision. 03/07/2018 Order Download FERC's motion to stay issuance of mandate granted. After denying rehearing of its decision ordering additional environmental review of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the Southeast Market Pipelines Project, the D.C. Circuit on March 7 granted FERC’s motion to stay issuance of the mandate. The D.C. Circuit ordered that the mandate be withheld through March 26, 2018. The D.C. Circuit denied the pipeline developer’s motion for a longer stay. 02/23/2018 Reply Download Reply filed by FERC in support of motion to stay issuance of mandate. 02/23/2018 Reply Download Reply filed by pipeline project developers in support of motion for 90-day stay of issuance of mandate. 02/16/2018 Response Download Response filed by petitioners to motions to stay issuance of mandate. The petitioners filed a response opposing the motions for stay of issuance of mandate, arguing that there was not good cause to allow FERC and the developers to use a stay “to skirt the vacatur”; the petitioners also argued that the court should not “pre-judge” whether FERC’s additional environmental review complied with the court’s remand order. In addition, the petitioners argued that there would not be irreparable harm to consumers or to the environment and that economic harm to the developers did not justify delaying the mandate. 02/06/2018 Motion Download Motion to stay issuance of mandate filed by FERC. FERC and Pipeline Project’s Developers Sought to Delay D.C. Circuit’s Revocation of Project Authorizations. After the D.C. Circuit denied rehearing of its decision requiring additional environmental review of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the Southeast Market Pipelines Project, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the project’s developers filed motions to stay issuance of the mandate. In their motions, which were filed on February 6, 2018, FERC sought a 45-day stay, and the developers sought a 90-day stay. FERC stated that it had issued a final supplemental environmental impact statement on February 5 and that it would issue an order in compliance with the court’s mandate within 45 days. In the meantime, FERC argued, a vacatur order by the court would revoke certificates of public convenience and necessity for pipelines currently providing natural gas to Florida power plants, which could potentially endanger the electricity supply to Florida residents. 02/06/2018 Motion Download Motion filed by pipeline project developers for 90-day stay of issuance of mandate. The developers’ motion to stay issuance of the mandate asserted that FERC had cured the environmental review deficiencies identified by the court (notwithstanding petitioners’ criticisms of the methodologies used by FERC) and that vacatur would cause significant irreparable economic and environmental harms. The developers further argued that it was appropriate to stay the mandate to avoid irreparable harm during preparation of and disposition of a petition for writ of certiorari and that stay of the mandate was warranted even under the traditional test for stay pending appeal. The developers have also asked FERC to expedite reissuance of certificates authorizing the project or to issue temporary emergency certificates. 01/31/2018 Order Download Panel rehearing denied. D.C. Circuit Denied Rehearing of Decision Vacating Gas Pipeline Approval for Failure to Adequately Consider Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied petitions for rehearing of its decision vacating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) authorization of an interstate natural gas pipeline in the southeastern United States. In August 2017, the D.C. Circuit found that FERC’s analysis of the pipeline’s impacts on greenhouse gas emissions was inadequate and required FERC to prepare a new environmental impact statement. FERC and the respondent-intervenors had argued that remand without vacatur would have been the proper remedy. 01/31/2018 Order Download Rehearing en banc denied. 12/04/2017 Reply Download Supplemental reply filed by intervenor-respondents in support of rehearing petition. 11/28/2017 Response Download Supplemental response filed by petitioners to rehearing petitions. 11/20/2017 Response Download Opposition filed by petitioners to intervenor-respondents' motion to file reply in support of rehearing petition. 11/15/2017 Reply Download Reply filed by intervenor-respondents in support of petition for panel or en banc rehearing as to remedy. 11/15/2017 Reply Download Motion filed by intervenor-respondents to file reply in support of petition for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc. 11/13/2017 Response Download Response filed by petitioner G.B.A. Associates, LLC in opposition to rehearing petitions. 11/10/2017 Response Download Response filed by petitioners to rehearing petitions. 10/17/2017 Opposition Download Opposition to Florida Reliability Coordinating Council, Inc.'s motion for leave to file an amicus brief filed by petitioners. 10/10/2017 Amicus Brief Download Amicus brief filed by Florida Reliability Coordinating Council, Inc. in support of request for panel rehearing. 10/06/2017 Petition for Rehearing Download Petition for panel or en banc rehearing filed by intervenor-respondents as to remedy. 10/06/2017 Petition for Rehearing Download Petition for panel rehearing filed by respondent. 08/22/2017 Opinion Download Remanded to FERC for preparation of an environmental impact statement. D.C. Circuit Said FERC Needed to Provide More Information on Pipelines’ Downstream Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Or Explain Why It Couldn’t. In a split opinion, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the environmental impact statement (EIS) prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the Southeast Market Pipelines Project did not contain enough information on the greenhouse gas emissions that would result from combustion of the gas that the project would carry. When completed, the project—which comprises three interstate natural-gas pipelines in the southeastern United States—would be able to carry one billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. The D.C. Circuit concluded that “at a minimum, FERC should have estimated the amount of power-plant carbon emissions that the pipelines will make possible” because it was reasonably foreseeable that the transported gas would be burned in Florida power plants. The court distinguished its conclusion in earlier cases that FERC had no legal authority to consider the environmental effects of natural gas that would be exported from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities it authorized. The D.C. Circuit said that while FERC was forbidden from relying on the environmental effects of gas exports as a justification for denying an upgrade license for an LNG facility, FERC’s authority over pipelines permitted FERC to deny a pipeline certificate on the ground that it would be too harmful to the environment. The D.C. Circuit also was not persuaded by FERC’s “practical objection” regarding the impossibility of knowing “exactly what quantity of greenhouse gases will be emitted as a result of this project being approved.” The court said FERC should have either made a quantitative estimate of downstream greenhouse gas emissions or “explained more specifically” why it could not do so. The court also indicated that the fact that downstream emissions might be offset by reductions elsewhere (from the retirement of coal-fired plants, for example) did not excuse FERC from making emissions estimates. In response to petitioner Sierra Club’s argument that FERC should use the Social Cost of Carbon to convert emissions estimates to concrete harms, the D.C. Circuit directed FERC to explain in the EIS whether it would adopt the position it took in the EIS for an LNG terminal that the Social Cost of Carbon was not useful for purposes of environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act. In addition to its holdings regarding FERC’s greenhouse gas emissions analysis, the D.C. Circuit also determined as a threshold matter that the petitioners had standing to challenge all three segments of the pipeline project, not just the segment alleged to have caused an injury-in-fact and upheld other aspects of FERC’s environmental review. Judge Janice Rogers Brown dissented on the issue of downstream emissions, writing that in her view such emissions did not need to be considered because FERC did not control whether the greenhouse gas emissions would occur. 01/31/2017 Brief Download Brief filed by FERC. FERC Said Environmental Review for Gas Pipeline Adequately Assessed Greenhouse Gas Impacts. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) defended its approval of natural gas pipeline projects in the southeastern United States. FERC argued that it satisfied the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, including by taking a hard look at potential impacts on climate change. FERC said that it had reasonably determined that the projects would not significantly contribute to greenhouse gas cumulative impacts. FERC’s brief noted that power plants receiving gas from the pipeline projects would be using it to convert from burning coal, thereby reducing those plants’ greenhouse gas emissions and potentially offsetting some regional emissions. FERC rejected the contention that it should have quantified downstream effects using a life-cycle analysis, which FERC had concluded would require it to engage in speculation. FERC said its approach to assessing climate change impacts was consistent with Council on Environmental Quality guidance and with D.C. Circuit precedent. 12/09/2016 Brief Download Opening brief filed by petitioners. Environmental Groups Said FERC’s Failure to Consider Gas Pipeline’s Downstream Effects Violated NEPA. Sierra Club, Flint Riverkeeper, and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper filed their opening brief in their challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) authorizations for a natural gas pipeline project extending from Alabama to Florida. One of the petitioners’ three primary arguments was that FERC violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and acted arbitrarily and capriciously by not considering the reasonably foreseeable indirect downstream environmental effects of the pipeline project, including “the greenhouse gas, health, and climate effects of burning 1.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day for several decades” when tools were available and used by other federal agencies exist to measure such impacts. 10/24/2016 Motion Download Emergency motion for expedited consideration filed. Groups Asked D.C. Circuit to Expedite Consideration of Challenge to Natural Gas Pipeline. Three environmental groups challenging a natural gas pipeline from Alabama to Florida asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite consideration of their petition for review. The petitioners said they wished to obtain a ruling on the merits prior to the scheduled May 2017 completion date for the pipeline in the event that the D.C. Circuit did not grant a stay. The petitioners also said that they would still request an expedited schedule if a stay were granted to minimize harm to the other parties. The groups argued that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC’s) determinations were subject to “substantial challenge” and appropriate for expedited review because of FERC’s failure to consider downstream environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions. The groups said FERC’s review was at odds with EPA and Council on Environmental Quality guidance, caselaw, and the NEPA regulations. 09/20/2016 Petition for Review Download Petition for review filed. Environmental Groups Challenged Natural Gas Pipeline in Southeastern U.S.. Sierra Club, Flint Riverkeeper, and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) orders authorizing construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline project extending from Alabama to Florida. In a statement, Sierra Club said the petitioners would argue that FERC failed to disclose the pipeline’s climate impacts, including the impacts of power plants supplied by the pipeline. The environmental organizations filed the lawsuit after FERC denied their request for rehearing.
In re Florida Southeast Connection, LLC
Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 02/02/2018 Request Download Request filed for expedited issuance of order on remand reissuing certificates, or in the alternative, abbreviated application for temporary emergency certificates. 09/07/2016 Order Download Order issued denying rehearing. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied rehearing of its authorizations for construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline from Alabama to Florida. FERC rejected the organizations’ call for consideration of indirect effects related to induced upstream production and downstream natural gas consumption. | <urn:uuid:8597aa54-f464-4173-bfe6-c1521c386975> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://climatecasechart.com/case/in-re-florida-southeast-connection-llc/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.937782 | 2,946 | 1.570313 | 2 |
New coronavirus subvariants BA.5 and BA.2.75 cause alarmExperts say the global rise of BA.5 cases and the rapid spread of BA.2.75 in India and in 10 other countries are concerning for Nepal.
BA.2.75, possibly a super contagious Omicron mutant that can evade immunity, has been spreading rapidly in India. The subvariant has been detected in 10 other countries as the more transmissible BA.5 dominates the global caseload.
The detection of the new mutant is yet another reminder that the coronavirus is here to stay, evolving and spreading continually, experts say.
Although many details about the new mutant variant are yet to be known, including its reproductive rate, scientists say that it may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection. It is also unclear if the virus variant could cause more serious disease.
“It’s still really early for us to draw too many conclusions,” Matthew Binnicker, director of clinical virology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, US, was quoted as saying by the Indian Express. “But it does look like, especially in India, the rates of transmission are showing kind of that exponential increase.”
BA.2.75 was first detected in India in early May. By early June, it made up almost 25 percent of samples in the country.
“The latest mutant has been spotted in several states in India, and appears to be spreading faster than other variants there,” Lipi Thukral, a scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in New Delhi, was quoted as saying by the Indian Express.
Cases of the new mutant variant of Omicron have also been detected in about 10 other countries, including Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Although the Ministry of Health and Population has not yet confirmed detection of BA.2.75 in Nepal, experts say any variant discovered in any part of the globe has every chance to enter the country due to high global mobility.
“Every variant of the coronavirus detected so far in the world has been detected in Nepal,” said Dr Runa Jha, director at the National Public Health Laboratory. “Every subvariant of the major variants may not have been detected but most of the variants seen in other countries have been detected in our country.”
Last week, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron in Nepal, which is more transmissible than previous variants.
As new cases of Covid-19 have been spiking at an alarming rate of late—the number of cases has doubled in the last three days—there have been concerns about whether BA.5 is responsible for the spike or the BA.2.75 subvariant has already entered the country.
On Tuesday, 177 people tested positive for the coronavirus, including 144 in 1,805 polymerase chain reaction tests and 33 in 1,321 antigen tests. The daily test positivity rate of PCR tests is close to eight percent.
Doctors suspect that the number of infected people could be far more than the number provided by the Health Ministry, as contact tracing has not been carried out. Most of the people undergoing testing are those going abroad.
Active cases stand at 873 as of Tuesday, up from 93 on June 14.
Scientists are concerned about BA.2.75, as some of those mutations are in areas that relate to the spike protein and could allow the virus to bind onto cells more efficiently, Binnicker said.
Another concern is that the genetic tweaks may make it easier for the virus to skirt past antibodies—protective proteins made by the body in response to a vaccine or infection from an earlier variant.
Experts in Nepal said that the number of new cases of Covid-19 infection have been rising of late, which is a matter of concern.
“We do not know if the new virus variant, BA.2.75, has entered our country or not,” said Dr Dibesh Karmacharya, chairman at the Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal and Biovac Nepal. “We are unaware about many things, including whether our existing testing system, both polymerase chain reaction tests and antigen, detects the new virus variant or not.”
Doctors say if the existing testing system does not detect the new virus variant, authorities should change the testing kits, either by making them ourselves or by purchasing. Secondly, surveillance should be stepped up to know if the virus has entered the country or not.
The Alpha (B.1.1.7 and Q lineages), Beta (B.1.351 and descendent lineages), Gamma (P.1 and descendent lineages), Delta (B.1.617.2 and AY lineages), Epsilon (B.1.427 and B.1.429), Eta (B.1.525), Iota (B.1.526), Kappa (B.1.617.1) 1.617.3, Mu (B.1.621, B.1.621.1), and Zeta (P.2) variants of the coronavirus have been detected so far.
“Detection of new variants in India is a matter of serious concern to us, as the Delta variant too was first detected in India, which caused devastation in many countries,” said Karmacharya.
Around 8,000 people died in the second wave of the pandemic, triggered by the Delta variant that started in April last year. Entire health system of the country collapsed and patients were forced to die due to the inability of the authorities concerned to provide oxygen supply.
Moreover, Nepal shares about 1,800 kilometres long land border with India, which is porous and unregulated in most of the places through which people cross over to each other’s country every day.
Thousands of migrant workers from the two countries visit each other’s cities and towns on a daily basis and this increases the chance of spreading the virus variants, doctors say.
Jha, the director at the National Public Health Laboratory, said that one should not be panicked over the detection of the new variant, as mutation is normal for any virus.
Experts, however, say that it will be too late to take mitigation measures if authorities wait for the virus to create havoc.
By the time the Nepali health authorities learnt about the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, which caused the third wave, it was already too late to take preventive measures. It is estimated that almost all people in the country were infected during the third wave.
Experts say that stepping up surveillance, carrying out a maximum number of whole-genome sequencing on swab samples of infected people, and enforcement of public health measures are some of things authorities can do to lessen the spread of the virus.
“If we are able to detect the virus variant early on, we can change our strategy accordingly,” said Karmacharya. “We don’t know if the new virus variant evades vaccines and natural immunity or not. We should enforce public health measures to protect our vulnerable population including the elderly.” | <urn:uuid:d3a89689-3c7f-4b0d-baab-f835034c070a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kathmandupost.com/health/2022/07/13/new-coronavirus-subvariants-ba-5-and-ba-2-75-cause-alarm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.952703 | 1,517 | 2.078125 | 2 |
Without a doubt, Bill Clinton has had a hard time getting the medical establishment to support his plan for health care reform. But the resistance he has met in 1993 is timid compared with the firestorm the American Medical Association unleashed on Harry Truman almost fifty years ago.
On November 19, 1945, three months after taking office, Truman became the first American president to support national health insurance. Truman’s plan was the “single-payer system,” in which health care would be financed and administered like Social Security through a 3 percent payroll tax paid half by the employer and half by the employee. It would cover medical, hospital and nursing care for everyone. Citizens would be free to choose their doctors from a competitive marketplace, while a federal health insurance agency would reimburse doctors on fee schedules set through negotiations in various localities. As Truman put it: “The best hospitals, the finest research laboratories and the most skillful physicians are of no value to those who cannot obtain their services.”
According to Monte M. Poen, author of Harry S Truman Versus the Medical Lobby, Truman’s support for a radical reformation of health care evolved from his dismay that one-third of the men reporting for the draft during World War II were physically unfit to serve. What’s more, Truman’s populist foundation was shaken by the economic inequities of medical care. James Ewing, a retired publisher whose father, Oscar Ewing, advised Truman on the issue, recalls, “Truman felt the little guy was getting shafted by the health care system.” The little guy agreed. A November 1945 poll found that 58 percent of Americans who had heard of
Truman’s proposal approved of it. So did Eleanor Roosevelt, Fiorello La Guardia and RCA chief David Sarnoff. Truman’s plan defied one of the nation’s most powerful lobbies: the AMA. The organization fought the proposal, insisting that it would transform doctors “into dock watchers” and “slaves.” It balked at a 1947 federal study that found that 325,000 Americans died each year for lack of health care: “the true measure of medical progress,” the AMA countered, “is not how many die, but how long they live before they die.”
The AMA’s hand was strengthened by the 1946 election, which brought a Republican majority to Congress. Truman was unable to muster the support needed to pull his legislation out of committee. His opponents in Congress used Red Scare rhetoric honed by- the AMA: in 1947 a House subcommittee investigating national health insurance reached a “firm conclusion” that “American communism holds this program as a cardinal point in its objectives,” and that “known Communists and fellow travelers within federal agencies are at work diligently with federal funds in furtherance of the Moscow party line.”
The war against Truman’s plan became so dirty that in July 1947 Raymond Rich Associates, a public relations firm hired by the AMA to improve its image, resigned in protest, citing the lobby’s unwillingness “to put the public first, and to become adequate in its responsibilities.” The AMA responded by hiring a less squeamish P.R. firm.
Truman, however, didn’t back down. During his 1948 campaign, he blasted the “do-nothing” Republican congressional majority for capitulating to health industry lobbies. ‘The medical lobby says [national health insurance is] un-American,” Truman said. “I put it to you. Is it un-American to visit the sick, aid the afflicted or comfort the dying? I thought that was simple Christianity.”
The battle became even hotter after Truman’s surprising re-election in 1948. In response to his campaign promise to pass national health insurance, the AMA, for the first time in its 102-year history, demanded mandatory dues (of $25) from its 142,000 members. The money was used to finance a $4 million anti-reform campaign through 1949 and 1950. At the time, it was the largest legislative lobbying campaign in American history,
Truman’s opponents were keen to keep fighting health care reform with scary cold war rhetoric. In December 1949, the AMA sent every member of Congress a Christmas gift: The Road Ahead by John Flynn. The book’s cover portrayed a doctor and a nurse leading a group of citizens toward a signpost labeled, “To Socialism.” The work argued that Truman had been duped by “hooded Socialists.” Don’t be fooled, Flynn warned, by the fact that government planners “wrap themselves in a mantle called anticommunism.…they are Socialist planners—and unless they are… stopped, they wilt destroy the country.”
Even without such pressure, Truman faced serious obstacles in Congress. By the late 1940s, southern Democrats, angered at the administration’s pro-union and anti-segregationist slant, were siding with the Republicans to defeat many of Truman’s legislative proposals. The AMA worked to ensure that health reform would go down in defeat as well.
In one two-week period right before the 1950 congressional elections, the AMA spent more than $1 million on advertising, and persuaded large health-related companies to cosponsor $2 million worth of similar ads. This paid for full-page anti-reform ads in each of the nation’s 10,000 newspapers and on 16,000 radio stations. The Committee for the Nation’s Health, the one private lobbying group established to support reform, countered all the publicity they could afford with an annual budget, in 1950, of just $36,000.
Anti-reform propaganda also reached Americans in their doctors’ offices. The AMA distributed 55 million pamphlets warning, “Guard your health, guard your pocketbook, socialized medicine would rob both.” The pamphlet reported Lenin’s declaration that, “Socialized medicine is the keystone to the arch of the Socialist state.”
Lenin, in reality, never said this. What’s more, Truman repeatedly emphasized that his plan was not socialized medicine. The president never proposed making doctors and hospitals part of the federal bureaucracy. He simply argued for a federal insurance program that would finance and reimburse patients—all of whom would be free to choose their health care in an open marketplace. Such facts were conveniently lost in the growing hysteria of the McCarthy era.
The 1950 election saw the defeat of a few liberal senators who had campaigned for national health insurance. Truman’s proposal was dead. “I have had some bitter disappointments as president,” he later wrote, “but the one that has troubled me most, in a personal way, has been the failure to defeat organized opposition to a national compulsory health insurance.” | <urn:uuid:17a965ae-697b-404e-9100-1e67c09ee370> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://newrepublic.com/article/141319/give-em-health-harry | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.975608 | 1,442 | 2.640625 | 3 |
What is Interstitial Cystitis?
Interstitial cystitis (in-tur-STISH-ul sis-TI-tis) is a chronic condition characterized by a combination of uncomfortable bladder pressure, bladder pain and sometimes pain in your pelvis, which can range from mild burning or discomfort to severe pain.
While interstitial cystitis, also called painful bladder syndrome, can affect children and men, most of those affected are women. Interstitial cystitis can have a long-lasting adverse effect on your quality of life.
The severity of symptoms caused by interstitial cystitis often fluctuates, and some people may experience periods of remission. Although there's no treatment that reliably eliminates interstitial cystitis, a variety of medications and other therapies offer relief. Learn More
Many healthcare professionals have found that Intersitial Cystitis symptoms can be eliminated with sustained results. With their innovative treatment approaches, patients can experience symptom elimination in 2 weeks to 1 month for mild and moderate conditions.
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|Water Marks, the Turning Basin Bench
Title: Water Marks
The bench’s outer walls are covered with handmade ceramic tiles in shifting hues. The colors, suggesting an Illinois field, range from the fresh greens of spring to the deepening shades of autumn; colors of native wildflowers are also included. Each tile was made by a canal corridor resident, imprinted with a memory of the place.
On the outer seat are oversized mosaic flowers representing familiar Illinois plants. While plants such as the sunflower and the white dogtooth violet are native to Illinois; others such as the chicory and the dandelion are (like many of us) immigrants who have put down roots in the prairie.
The images on the interior bench seats and on the back suggest the tremendous productive capacity of the canal corridor region. Opening the section is the iron plow, which made agriculture possible on prairie lands. Grain, raw materials, and energy flow from one end of the bench to the other by water, rail, and truck.
Where are the people in these images? A line from a Julius Lester poem reminds one that “Everything is somebody.” All of the breaking and making is connected to the life energies of real people.
In the square vignettes on the south back section are some of the people who have contributed to Illinois’ productivity: a weary coal miner, a young woman painting a radium clock dial, a laboratory worker, and a woman construction foreman. The two hands holding bread and roses symbolize workers’ needs to have both sustenance and leisure in their lives.
The image of the clock-dial worker recalls a still unfolding saga in the life of the canal town of Ottawa. Beginning in the 1920s, decades before the hazards of such a practice were known, dozens of young women working for the Radium Dial Co. (later, Luminous Processes) suffered illnesses--some eventually dying of cancer--because of their contact with the radium-laced paint used for glow-in-the-dark clock faces. It’s a sober reminder that our seemingly endless desires for new and More Things can have tragic consequences.
In a spiral that echoes the spiraling path, the crowning text of the piece reads Taking From, Giving Back. The artists have dedicated this bench to the hope that, as we continue to utilize and benefit from the productive capacities and pleasures of the Illinois landscape, we will learn to protect and give back to the land that sustains us.
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In principle, any certified lab in the US with the right equipment could have followed suit—including hospitals and commercial labs. All they’d need to do is use any one of the protocols publicized by the WHO as a guide for ordering primers from any number of DNA synthesis companies and push forward with testing. But in reality, they were paralyzed, stuck behind a wall of freshly stretched red tape, able only to wait on the CDC to ship more kits.
See, when federal health authorities declared Covid-19 a public health emergency back in January, it triggered a set of rules requiring any tests to pass the FDA’s “emergency use approval” process. These rules raise the bar for tests developed and run inside a single laboratory. In a non-emergency situation, the FDA generally stays away from regulating these kinds of tests. But under the emergency rules, any lab that wanted to test for Covid-19 had to perform a number of validation studies and submit data to the FDA for review. These require viral specimens, which can be hard to obtain if you’re not the CDC.
For consistency’s sake, the FDA opted to limit its initial emergency approval to just the CDC test, to ensure accurate surveillance across state, county, and city health departments. “The testing strategy the government picked was very limited. Even if the tests had worked, they wouldn’t have had that much capacity for a while,” says Joshua Sharfstein, a health policy researcher at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the coauthor of a recent journal article on how this testing system has gone awry. “They basically were saying, we’re going to use a test not only developed by CDC, but CDC has to wrap it up and send it to the lab, and it’s just going to be state labs doing it.”
The effect was that the nation’s labs could only run tests using the CDC’s kits. They couldn’t order their own primers and probes, even if they were identical to the ones inside the CDC kits. And when the CDC’s kits turned out to be flawed, there was no plan B.
But no one outside the government yet knows why, at that moment, the US didn’t switch to a test developed for the WHO, in use in more than 120 countries. A spokesperson for the WHO declined to answer that question, and US policymakers like Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar have repeatedly dodged it. It might have been straight-up bureaucracy—getting that test approved for use in the US might have taken too long. Some people suspect the answer may be politics. Speaking to the NPR program Fresh Air, Dan Diamond, health policy reporter for Politico, claimed that President Donald Trump had intentionally slow-walked testing deployment because higher numbers would jeopardize his reelection campaign.
On February 29, facing mounting pressure to expand testing capacity in the face of a growing public health catastrophe, the FDA changed its regulations to allow certified clinical labs to develop and begin using their own tests to detect Covid-19 without prior approval. “As soon as they found community transmission cases on the West Coast, that was a wake-up call,” Sharfstein says. “By the end of the week, the FDA just said, ‘Get started.’”
Under the new policy, the FDA review will still be required, but labs will have two weeks to send data to the FDA after internally validating the tests. In the meantime, they can start using their diagnostics to test patient samples.
With the relaxed protocols, two of the largest diagnostic commercial labs, Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, have begun conducting a few thousands tests a day, according to data compiled by the American Enterprise Institute. (LabCorp representatives didn’t return a request for comment, but a spokesperson for Quest says the company expects to have the capacity to conduct “tens of thousands of tests per week” by the end of March.) Universities and hospitals have also booted up. | <urn:uuid:d705bd7b-a174-4046-99c9-6842095dd7b3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://fictionads.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-coronavirus-testing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.963834 | 844 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Topic:Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
5) Discuss the key mandate carried out by Assam rifles. What are the issues and concerns surrounding the dual control of the same? Critically analyse while suggesting solutions to the same.(250 words)
Why this question:
The question aims to examine the mandate of the security force – Assam rifles, the issues surrounding it.
Key demand of the question:
The answer must discuss the significance of Assam rifles as an internal security force, the issues and concerns involved in it and solutions to tackle the same.
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Critically analyze – When asked to analyse, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them as a whole in a summary. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a fair judgement.
Structure of the answer:
Begin with brief intro on genesis of Assam Rifles.
Discussion should include the following:
Explain the genesis – The Assam Rifles was established in 1835. It is considered as the oldest of all paramilitary forces.
Significance – This force plays a crucial role in North East India, handling counterinsurgency and border security operations. They are also guarding the 1,643 km long Indo-Myanmar border since 2002.
Though it is classified as a Central Armed Police Force, its tactics, training, equipment and operational mandate closely mirror those of the Indian Army. It is headed by an Army officer of the rank of Lieutenant General. It currently reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Discuss the issues involved with respect to dual control and others.
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[SOLVED] Marshmallow Experiment
Find research (at least 2 sources) that supports or refutes the claims made in Mischel, W., Shoda, Y., & Rodriguez, M.L. (1989). Delay of Gratification in Children. Science, 244(4907), 933- 937 (Note: This article is not the original study. However, it is of interest because the authors have repeated the original study many times and also because they have been able to follow the children from the original study over time and draw some conclusions. I have provided the original study on Moodle for your reference. Additionally, you may find that the study procedure is easier to follow in the original article.) Be sure to: Describe the study What did the researchers wonder about? What led them to conduct this study? What was the procedure? What claims did they make based on their data? Describe the studies you located. What were the researchers questions about the original study? What did they do differently from the original study? What were their conclusions?
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1809 Aug. 1 + §.4 6
Fallacies B.7. Ins. I. Generalia
Ch. 1. Generalia
§.4. of the Ins
Vis mala conservatrix et melioratrix naturae in the body politic
analogous to vis conservatrix et medicatrix naturae in the body natural.
Not rendered more real or by being put into Latin — but
Ch. or §. 2 good for making impressions in the conception & memory.
Book or Ch. 2. Fallacies of the Ins.
§.2. Fallacies of the Ins — their general nature
§.3. Ch. 1. Demand for Fallacies on the part of the Ins.
For ministerial, the
demand is created by
abuses: its urgency is
in proportion partly
to the mischievousness
of the mass and thence
the strenuousness of the
attacks it is exposed
partly to the interest
which the Ins as such
have in the defence of
On the part of the Ins as on the part of the Outs
the demand for fallacies is constituted by the abuses demand for fallacy is constituted by abuse, that
happen to have place in the government: and the urgency of the
demand is proportioned runs in proportion partly to the quantity of
the article mass thus requiring to be defended, partly to the quantity of the interest which men have in
the defence of it.
and which require to
be defended against all
assaults and all assailants
and all assaults
In all governments,
causes tending to promote
All governments have a natural since the invention
of the press at least, all governments have on the one hand a natural tendency
to improvement melioration: that is in all governments there are causes
the tendency of which is to become productive of that desirable effect.
— also others tending
to stop improvement
and to add to the
mass of abuse.
But all governments have also a natural tendency
to pejoration to corruption: that is under all governments
there exist causes of operations in an opposite direction acting in a direction opposite to that of the former
causes the tendency of which is to become productive of that
Happily in the political
as in the animal
and vegetable fabric
the causes of melioration
prevail in general over
those of obstruction
Happily of the causes of melioration are those of which the action will be found
to be most steady constant and most uninterrupted, and in general upon the
whole the strongest: similar in this particular to the ordinary
vital powers of vegetable and animal nature.
Causes of pejoration
are casual, accidental,
coming from without
like do of prevention of
decay or external
to which animal
The causes of corruption pejoration will be found to be but
casual and accidental, [coming principally from without, similar in
this to those accidental causes of premature decay or
external injury to the action of which those natural bodies stand exposed.
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Purpose: Anterior segment dysgenesis (ASD) comprises a heterogeneous group of developmental abnormalities that affect several structures of the anterior segment of the eye. The main purpose of this study was to assess the proportion of FOXC1 and PITX2 mutations and copy number changes in 80 probands with ASD.
Methods: The patients were examined for FOXC1 and PITX2 copy number changes and mutations using MLPA (multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification) and direct sequencing. Subsequently, the identified copy number changes were fine-mapped using high-resolution microarrays. In the remaining mutation-negative patients, sequencing of the FOXC1 andPITX2 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) and three other candidate genes (P32, PDP2, and FOXC2) was performed.
Results: Thirteen FOXC1 and eight PITX2 mutations were identified, accounting for 26% (21/80) of the cases. In addition, six FOXC1 and five PITX2 deletions were found, explaining 14% (11/80) of the cases. The smallest FOXC1 and PITX2 deletions were 5.4 and 1.6 kb in size, respectively. Six patients carrying FOXC1 deletions presented with variable extraocular phenotypic features such as hearing defects (in 4/6) and mental retardation (in 2/6). No further genetic defects were found in the remaining mutation-negative patients.
Conclusions: FOXC1 and PITX2 genetic defects explain 40% of our large ASD cohort. The current spectrum of intragenic FOXC1 and PITX2 mutations was extended considerably, the identified copy number changes were fine mapped, the smallest FOXC1 and PITX2 deletions reported so far were identified, and the need for dedicated copy number screening of the FOXC1 and PITX2 genomic landscape was emphasized. This study is unique in that sequence and copy number changes were screened simultaneously in both genes. | <urn:uuid:689264d7-de7d-4661-aa6c-1e646676a4c8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20881294/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.945679 | 414 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Why choose this course?
- Meet a wide range of authors, journalists and media practitioners
- Build your own portfolio using a variety of platforms
- Be taught by award-winning poets, writers and journalists
A career in writing enables you to explore the world through your work – discovering people and places, exploring unfolding events, influencing debate, and shaping your own creative voice. On this course, you’ll write for blogs, websites, print, video, audio and multimedia contexts, developing the skills to research your subject and really engage your readers.
Together, these subjects give you exciting opportunities to develop your voice as a writer and discover ways to publish your work. In journalism, you’ll learn about ethics, target audiences and the journey from interview to finished article. You’ll produce work on a variety of platforms from blogs to print and report on international stories and ones guided by your interests.
In creative writing, you’ll learn important skills for devising, editing, revising and submitting your work. You’ll analyse texts, explore the effects of the author’s choices and create short stories, drama, poetry and creative nonfiction of your own. You’ll also have opportunities to work with schools or museums, attend guest lectures, study abroad or take a year’s work placement.
All our lecturers are active researchers, so you’ll share the excitement of doing original work in a supportive and highly rated academic community.
You’ll have the opportunity to meet a wide range of authors, journalists and media practitioners through our speaker series. Our Media Matters guest lectures are given by a range of media speakers from top journalists to our recent graduates. You'll have the opportunity to network with inspirational and well-known screen writers, biographers, poets, novelists, nonfiction authors and playwrights at our Creative Conversation events.
What's the course about?
In your first year, you’ll explore the basics of journalism, learning about how to tell factual stories in written form, through blogs and podcasting and video. You’ll also reflect on how journalists should and do behave and their relationship with government. In Creative Writing you’ll start learning how to become a writer and how to write for films, as well as gaining a deeper insight into genre.
In your second year, you’ll start to broadcast, brainstorm ideas for a magazine concept, learn about how journalism changed the world and gain insights into the fast-paced world of news, while in Creative Writing, you’ll learn about the art of telling non-fiction stories, in a wide range of genres from memoir to food to travel, and how to write for the stage.
Work placement/study abroad option*: Between your second and final year, you’ll have the option to study abroad or complete a work placement for up to a year. Not only will this give you an amazing experience to talk about, but it will also give your CV a boost. If you would rather go straight to your final year, that’s fine too. You can decide in your second year with us, so there is still plenty of time to think about this.
In your final year, you’ll get a wide range of options. In journalism you will report on international stories, create your own website, have work experience, freelance or create your own media business. You will also practice writing for a variety of audiences. In Creative Writing, you’ll get the chance to specialise in either poetry, prose or script writing and look at popular fiction genres and writing TV drama.
For a full list of modules, see the section under ‘What will I study?’
Guest speakers and networking (Media Matters and Creative Conversations).
Each year the School of Humanities hosts a range of industry professionals, giving talks on their experience in the media and publishing industry. These lectures are recorded by our final-year students and available on our Taster Hub. Some of our previous speakers have included:
Andrea Thompson, Editor in Chief of Marie Claire
Richard Keith, Journalist for Edge Magazine and Publisher, PCGamer
Georgina Lawton of online ezine Gal-Dem for women and non-binary people of colour
Damian Barr, writer, literary editor and TV host
Steve Swann, investigative journalist, BBC
Inua Ellams, poet
Nell Leyshon, novelist and playwright
Tom Edge, screenwriter
Applying for this course is easy. Simply add us to your UCAS account by using the institution and course code mentioned in ‘Key information’. There is no interview for this course. We’re just interested to hear why you want to study this subject at degree level.
Your main campus is de Havilland
You’ll share this campus with students from business, law, sport, education, and humanities subjects. The student housing is close to our Sports Village which includes a gym, swimming pool and climbing wall. You can get breakfast, lunch, or dinner in our on-campus restaurant or bar (in the newly built Enterprise Hub) on days you don’t feel like cooking. You can also use the common room to play pool, video games or just to hang out with friends. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.
What will I study?
Degree programmes are structured into levels, 4, 5 and 6. These correspond to your first, second and third/final year of study. Below you can see what modules you’ll be studying in each.
'I was able to learn about news, interview and feature writing, as well as the legal and ethical side to journalism. It's a very practical course, for example, we were tasked with pitching stories to the press and had to produce our own magazine in a group - although this involved a lot of research, we were able to be very creative by using InDesign. Overall, I gained vital skills that I use everyday in my work.'
Meet Kate Stephenson who has excelled in the publishing industry since graduating. She currently works as the Education Editor at National Geographic Kids magazine.Read more stories Find out more about this course
|Current job role||Education Editor|
|Year of graduation||2013|
|Course of study||BA (Hons) English Language and Communication with Journalism and Media Cultures|
Kate always knew that she wanted to work in the media and her unique degree gave her the flexibility to understand the logistics behind magazines as well as develop her writing and communication skills. The variety of topics and modules covered in her course enabled her to understand a lot about her dream career and enable her to develop valuable skills for working in the industry.
While studying, Kate took every opportunity offered to her. Her lecturers gave her opportunities to network with their colleagues for the industry enabling Kate to secure work experience and explore different career opportunities upon graduation.
She also worked as part of the Students’ Union student media, called Triden Media, writing regularly for their newspaper and magazine. Kate says, ‘Take advantage of every opportunity while it’s on offer and dive in as much as possible.’
In the future, Kate hopes to further develop and grow the project she is working on at National Geographic and their educational content. One of her recent projects was launching their Primary School resource service by writing the curriculum.
Meet Eleanor Pilcher who since graduating in 2016 has taken the publishing industry by storm. Eleanor currently works as a Marketing Manager at Avon, HarperCollins Publisher.Read more stories Find out more about this course
|Current job role||Marketing Manager|
|Year of graduation||2016|
|Course of study||BA (Hons) History and Creative Writing|
University experience and employability
Eleanor is a keen writer with great creative ambitions. During her degree she undertook a six-month internship at a literary agency in her final academic year. In 2016, shortly after her studies, Eleanor landed a placement at Penguin before getting a job in publishing recruitment. After developing her skills within the industry and amassing and impressive amount of knowledge and experience, Eleanor began her current role at HarperCollins Publishers.
Eleanor's degree encompassed a broad spectrum of critical, analytical and evaluative skills and helped shape her as a writer. Throughout her studies she had been writing a novel, which she submitted to literary agencies after being encouraged by her tutor to do so. It was Eleanor's passion for writing that uncovered her interest in working for a literary agency. Due to the fantastic lecturers on her course and the invaluable industry networks available to students, Eleanor managed to secure impressive opportunities in her chosen industry that have informed her career.
Sher recognises the impact the University has had on getting her to where she is today. 'For me the advice and feedback I received on both my History essays and Creative Writing finals was incredibly useful to my academic and professional development. I learnt to take criticism and to harness it and also write more because of it.'
Ambitions for the future
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I am on a quotes kick and love these quotes about teaching:
Teachers make a difference everyday and they have certainly impacted my life. It is estimated that within the next ten years, 65% of America’s teachers will retire, including my mother-in-law. Because of the loss of all these great teachers, we need to look at the profession of teaching in an honest and practical way. A new documentary is taking a serious look at the current state of the public education system in the United States.
I’ve had a ton of great teachers through the years that impacted my life through my MANY years of education. Most of my teachers impacted my life in some way, but the first one that comes to mind is my economics teacher in high school. Everyone in high school talked about economics as though it was the worst thing in the world. I was terrified of it until the class started! I immediately fell in love with the subject. It was the first time that a subject ever piqued my curiosity. I attribute my love of economics to my teacher, Mrs. Fogerty. She was a tough cookie, but that made the class fun! She made me work for my grade and I enjoyed every minute of it. Because she was such a great teacher, I was inspired to study economics in undergrad. During the study of economics, I also encountered other amazing teachers. My international economics professor hammered a point in every one of his lectures that guides me daily. He expressed the importance of being a lifetime learner. With the guidance of amazing professors, I continue to learn everyday and continued my education all the way to graduating from the University of Miami School of Law.
For your amusement, I have included some pictures of me as a student through the years.
Second Grade at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Brooklyn, New York
Freshman Year in High School in Stuart, Florida
Law School Barrister’s Ball at University of Miami
The documentary follows four dedicated teachers from different schools across the United States over the course of one school year. The film gives viewers a window into the challenges, demands and rewards of teaching, with the purpose of elevating and promoting the profession, as well as engaging new teachers and supporting current teachers. For the best teachers, it’s not just a job but a mission.
As intense as it is emotional, this year in the life of four public-school teachers illustrates how tenacity, passion and a belief in innovation drive these educators as they navigate the daily ups and downs of the 2012-2013 school year. These educators use conventional and unconventional methods and do whatever it takes to overcome obstacles and strive for success.
Watch the TEACH Documentary
A two-hour special television event presented by Participant Media, “TEACH” is set to debut on the CBS Television Network on September 6th at 8:00 pm ET/PT.
“TEACH” will also air on the new network, Pivot 9/18 at 8PM ET/PT.
Check out the TEACH documentary trailer! It’s really cool and makes reference to the lifetime learning concept that I taken on as my personal mantra. Let me know how teachers have influenced your life and the lives of your children. I cannot wait to hear your stories! | <urn:uuid:221bb270-f597-4009-a2ed-497a06695713> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://aprilgolightly.com/teach-documentary/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.971773 | 678 | 2 | 2 |
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When you are a higher-hazard driver, you might want to Examine car or truck insurance quotes and uncover The most affordable policy for your needs. It’s also advisable to check out exactly how much protection is available close to you in order to figure out if a decrease level is achievable. It’d be much more affordable to buy much more protection For those who have decrease hazard or if you agree for a higher deductible. All of it depends upon your needs. The good news is, there are lots of choices accessible to you.
When you are searching for The most affordable car or truck insurance estimate for top-hazard motorists, you are in luck. You can easily uncover 1 using a several clicks online. The online world can present you with many different quotes for protection in a fraction of the price of traditional car or truck insurance. Not only that, nonetheless it can even make signing up for insurance quite a bit a lot easier. All It’s important to do is fill out a straightforward on the net type, shell out your high quality, and you also’re completed! The insurance company will then print you a card as evidence of your respective insurance protection and you will have a policy on the street.
For those who have a very poor credit rating historical past, you are regarded a higher-hazard driver by many insurance providers. It’s because you usually tend to file an insurance assert than the usual driver with very good credit rating. Your credit rating rating is usually a Consider how insurance providers look at you, as well as a preceding DUI/DWI will raise your high quality by around 65%. This is reminiscent of an extra $477 over a six-thirty day period policy. One more factor that insurers take into account is your driving historical past. A DUI/DWI can raise your high quality by around $174, as well as a speeding ticket can increase as many as about forty five%.
For those who have a DUI on your history, you may pick The most affordable automobile insurance supplier. Businesses like State Farm, American Family members, and Progressive have some very good choices which offer decrease rates for top-hazard motorists. Additionally they take into account your credit rating rating when analyzing your high quality. Insurers take into account these things when determining exactly how much you shell out on your policy. A very poor credit rating rating may cause insurance prices to skyrocket, so It can be crucial to understand your credit rating rating before making a decision.
There are a variety of things to take into consideration when choosing The most affordable automobile insurance for youthful motorists. Your age and marital position Participate in a huge part as part of your automobile insurance prices. The sort of motor vehicle you drive may additionally have an effect on your high quality. For example, higher-functionality cars are usually dearer to insure than reduced-functionality cars. As a result, the initial step find The most affordable motor vehicle insurance for youthful motorists is to locate a motor vehicle with a number of basic safety capabilities.
A terrific way to decrease the price of motor vehicle insurance for youthful motorists should be to decrease the protection you need. Quite a few insurers present bargains should you be a great college student, or If you’re in driver instruction. Nevertheless, lowering your protection could end in massive out-of-pocket charges For those who have a mishap. As a result, make sure to weigh the hazards of this selection meticulously, and usually err on the facet of discovering far better worth.
Teenagers Have got a challenging time securing affordable automobile insurance. When the price of a policy for a 16-year-previous driver is far greater than that of an Grownup, it may be reduced by adding a teen to an current policy. This selection raises prices by a mean of $one,461 a year, but is usually more cost-effective than getting a independent policy. Additionally, should you be a youthful driver, hunt for bargains together with other ways to save.
The cost of automobile insurance differs broadly based on your profile, which can necessarily mean that you should shop all over for The most affordable insurance for reduced-hazard motorists. Insurers take into account quite a few things when determining on an insurance policy, which include your driving history, demographics, and In general hazard level. Shown down below are definitely the five primary things to take into consideration when evaluating insurance quotes. Remember that decrease insurance prices don’t necessarily mean that you’ve got to sacrifice excellent.
To begin with, take into account your zip code. Individuals in higher-crime areas will face greater prices. Furthermore, insurance providers just take site visitors quantity into consideration. Also, make sure you do not have any accidents or statements on your history, as these will raise your rates. And finally, keep in mind that you must Examine rates each individual 6 months to prevent having to pay a lot more than It’s important to. It’s also advisable to take into account getting a multi-policy discounted if you have more than one policy with a certain insurance provider.
When credit rating scores aren’t legally used by insurers in a few states, they’re nonetheless vital considerations when evaluating automobile insurance prices. In Hawaii, motorists with very poor credit rating will pay 168% a lot more than comparable cleanse motorists. In Massachusetts, higher-hazard motorists shell out thirty% a lot more than cleanse motorists. For brand new motorists, a DUI, speeding ticket, and negative credit rating will improve prices a lot more than Other individuals. You should definitely obtain some quotes before making a decision.
The zip code you live in is a major Consider the price of insurance. If you live in a place with higher crime and accident prices, you may be expecting to pay for much more for insurance quotes. Furthermore, things like site visitors quantity and accident historical past can raise the price of insurance. Most insurance providers also consider a driver’s driving historical past to ascertain what level they should charge for their policy. Commonly, motorists using a very poor driving historical past shell out much more for protection than These using a cleanse driving history.
Car or truck insurance has risen by $50 – $one hundred in the final 5 years, as well being care prices are rising. Motorists can also be needed to carry uninsured and PIP insurance, which happen to be earlier mentioned-normal state necessities. Quite a few states only require legal responsibility insurance, but Ny calls for motorists to carry both of those. These optional coverages raise the price of insurance, and can normally raise the whole high quality. And finally, motorists should Check out their protection restrictions, as some guidelines Have got a decrease least level of protection than Other individuals.
In Ny, the standard man or woman spends 2.eight % of their profits on motor vehicle insurance, which happens to be a bit greater in comparison to the national normal of 2.40 %. Persons of their 30s, 40s, and 50s will pay a bit less than the standard. The 70+ age group will pay greater rates than motorists with a lot less driving expertise. Those who are married will pay a bit greater rates, but still decrease than solitary persons.
In combination with decrease prices, motorists could also just take defensive driving courses. These classes are 320 minutes in length, and incorporate conversations of driver Mind-set and site visitors laws. Additionally they educate defensive driving methods that will significantly lower the price of insurance. They could also help to boost their driving history, so finishing a class can decrease the cost of a car or truck insurance estimate. Nevertheless, should you be Doubtful about the precise protection you need, you may Check out Using the Coverage Information and facts Institute.
When gas costs change by state, the price of a car or truck insurance estimate in other states may very well be greater or decrease than your own private. Some things may possibly account for this, which include The proportion of uninsured motorists, state insurance laws, and the rate of theft. Also, the incidence of negative temperature can adjust the price of insurance in different states. The subsequent desk exhibits normal car or truck insurance rates in different states. These estimates are based on a comparison of state insurance necessities.
Missouri is The most affordable state for complete-protection automobile insurance, having to pay just $944 less than Louisiana. Also, this state has one among the bottom prices for every capita, and it is ranked fifth regarding price of living. In distinction, Texas motorists shell out one of the most for their car or truck insurance, having to pay around 33% of their annual profits in whole. This disparity may very well be as a consequence of The point that the state incorporates a higher number of uninsured motorists and plenty of lawsuits.
The national normal for complete protection automobile insurance is $one,771 a year. The state with the most costly insurance high quality is Louisiana, using a high quality of $2,839, a 19% improve from 2020. Conversely, Maine’s normal insurance high quality is barely $858. It’s because no-fault states have greater insurance rates. The cost of a car or truck insurance policy in other states can differ considerably. There are numerous things to take into consideration, which include your state’s laws on insurance.
When you are searching for higher-hazard driver car or truck insurance around me, you could be questioning ways to get a reduced-Price policy. Substantial-hazard motorists shell out greater insurance rates than normal motorists. It’s because they have an inclination to obtain much more accidents or violations on their own history. Depending on the state, the Restrict may very well be 3 several years or 5 years. In some instances, you will get bargains if you take a driver basic safety class.
When the national averages for top-hazard driver car or truck insurance around me are fairly reliable, you can find that rates change wildly from state to state. Some providers adjust their prices to distinct states, Therefore if you live in a certain state, chances are you’ll notice that 1 insurance provider delivers you the best protection for a reduced selling price. The most cost effective higher-hazard driver car or truck insurance around me emanates from State Farm, which has a lengthy-standing popularity for providing great service.
The easiest method to locate a higher-hazard driver car or truck insurance around me should be to enter your ZIP code and Examine quotes. The cost of higher-hazard car or truck insurance around me can differ from state to state, but most huge insurers present these kinds of protection. Many of these providers specialize in higher-hazard protection, like Nationwide Typical. You could even be able to find a less expensive policy For those who have very good grades as well as a reduced-hazard motor vehicle.
There are numerous benefits of evaluating car or truck insurance providers. In this post, We’re going to discuss a number of An important capabilities, like ratings, bargains, and customer care. Choosing the very best policy is important for your basic safety and safety, so make the effort to match the several guidelines from distinct providers. By the point you finish looking through this text, you will have an idea of which insurance provider delivers the best protection at the bottom Price. Here are several suggestions to select the right 1 for you personally:
To get the very best level, you must Examine car or truck insurance quotes from distinct providers. Insurers use many things to ascertain the price of insurance. You must recognize your person desires and Examine costs from a number of suppliers. For example, sports activities cars and trucks can Price much more to insure than standard cars and trucks. Also, your locality and driving historical past could also have an affect on the prices you are quoted. By making use of a comparison Resource, you will find the bottom level on a similar protection Using the exact same deductibles.
Coverage rates will vary considerably, so it truly is critical to know how Each individual policy operates. One of the things that have an affect on rates are driving historical past, age, and credit rating historical past. You can even Examine the perks that each corporation delivers, like roadside help or accident forgiveness. Despite the fact that this will likely seem like a frightening task, it can help to match quotes from distinct suppliers and select the right 1. Shown down below are some suggestions to get you commenced.
When it comes to evaluating automobile insurance providers, you might want to start with the J.D. Power car or truck insurance company ratings. They are based on shopper pleasure surveys that study thousands of automobile insurance customers nationwide. The final results are compiled into numerical scores that depict the businesses’ normal shopper pleasure rating. These rankings are printed annually, and the best car or truck insurance providers in Each individual class are awarded gold medals. But how Are you aware of if the businesses you are considering are any very good?
There are numerous ways To guage the money toughness of car or truck insurance providers. First off, you may Check out the AM Greatest insurance company ranking, which offers money steadiness scores for car or truck insurance providers. Whether or not the car or truck insurance company has an A, B, C, or File ranking, it is important to know how stable it truly is right before picking a policy. This is an important aspect of customer care, so make sure to read through the critiques and browse the good print before making a decision.
Car or truck insurance providers present many different bargains. Quite a few of those bargains is probably not obtainable for Everybody, so it is important to examine the business Site to ensure that you qualify with the bargains that implement to you. Some providers present many bargains, and you can also inquire your insurance agent When they are suitable for virtually any individual discounted. Nevertheless, the procedure is straightforward and infrequently will take less than an hour or so. Below are some examples of doable car or truck insurance bargains.
Legacy Discount rates: An automobile insurance company may possibly present a reduction to new motorists who invest in their policy by means of their parents’ corporation. This discounted is normally all over ten %. This is one method to thank your parents for your enterprise over time, and it can help you save revenue on your vehicle insurance protection. Quite a few providers present legacy bargains to youthful motorists, and It can be worthy of examining to find out Should your insurance company delivers 1. You can even consider guidelines supplied by American Family members, Farmers, or USAA.
Within the insurance business, There are some providers that constantly excel at customer care. Esurance, by way of example, scored four out of 5 during the J.D. Power rankings for customer care, a higher mark for an organization whose father or mother corporation isn’t going to. The business scored greater than its competitors in all other areas, which include policy choices and costs, together with the excellent of service furnished by its contact center Reps and Site.(customized service)
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Quite a few things impact the price of car or truck insurance bargains, which include age. Age impacts your level by a lot more than thirty %, and in a few states, a youthful driver will pay Virtually four periods around a thirty-year-previous. Inexperience is an additional main factor, as youthful young adults usually tend to get into accidents. By knowledge what things have an affect on your rates, you may negotiate decrease prices on your own. Shown down below are a lot of the ways in which age impacts your vehicle insurance.
In general, the more youthful you are, the decrease your rates will likely be. But If you’re a man, age does have an affect on the price of car or truck insurance. When youthful male motorists shell out less than their older counterparts, rates for motorists of their sixties and seventies skyrocket. Statistically, males are two as well as a 50 percent periods as likely to be involved in a car or truck crash than Gals, And so the gender hole decreases with age.(protection choices)(homeowners insurance)
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What does SPAIN stand for?
What does SPAIN mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: SPAIN.
What does SPAIN mean?
- Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana(noun)
- a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
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Lectrosonics has released a series of online training courses called LectroU. These are free courses intended for anyone wanting to further their knowledge and expertise in wireless mic system technology and the best practices for using them.
The course series contains five overall subject areas, with several subsections within each. Each of the modules includes videos containing the training materials and detailed explanations, followed by subject area quizzes. Participants completing all modules will receive a certificate of completion from Lectrosonics. Registration for the series of LectroU training courses is free.
Due to the importance of proper lavaliere microphone wiring for best wireless system performance, the first module covers this subject. The Lectrosonics TA5 wiring scheme is explained in detail, along with different types of microphones and other connection types as well such as line inputs.
Audio Gain Structure is one of the central concepts for all audio systems and thus is covered in the second area.
The third subject area in LectroU covers the intricacies of the different compatibility modes offered in the Lectrosonics products.
Frequency coordination and RF band planning are central concepts, especially for wireless mic systems of moderate to larger channel counts. The fourth LectroU module covers these important concepts.
And as Wireless Designer has become a powerful tool for all Lectrosonics wireless system users and even users of older or non-Lectrosonics systems, the next module area covers the use and best practices with this software package.
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Registered Massage Therapy FAQ
What is registered massage therapy?
Registered massage therapy is the assessment of the body’s soft tissues and joints, and the treatment and prevention of dysfunction, injury, pain, and physical disorders of the soft tissues and joints.
Why choose an RMT?
In British Columbia, RMTs are licensed health care professionals who are regulated by the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia (CMTBC). RMTs and the CMTBC are governed by the BC Health Professions act. This is the same legislation that governs other health care professionals including medical doctors, physiotherapists, dentists, nurses, chiropractors and pharmacists. RMTs must complete a minimum of 3000 hours of study in human anatomy, physiology, pathology, kinesiology, therapeutic exercise and hydrotherapy before writing the provincial licensing examinations. Once they become licensed to practice massage therapy they must also complete yearly continuing education in order to keep their license active.
Who should see an RMT?
Massage therapy acts upon several body systems such as the nervous, muscular and circulatory to treat injuries or dysfunctions and improve overall health. RMT’s are effective in treating and providing relief for a wide range of conditions such as headaches, tendonitis, arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, sports injuries and overuse injuries, back and neck pain, pain related to postural problems, sprains and strains, and temporal mandibular disorder. Massage therapy is also very useful in promoting optimal health and relieving discomfort during pregnancy.
Is my treatment covered?
Depending on your insurance provider the frequency and amount of coverage for massage therapy varies. Please check with your insurance company ahead of time to see what type of coverage you have.
A doctor’s referral is not required to see a registered massage therapist in the province of BC. It may be a requirement for reimbursement from some insurance companies, so please check with your provider prior to your first treatment.
ICBC claims are welcome, but require approval from your ICBC adjuster and referring doctor prior to your first treatment. Please note that we are “opted out”, which means that you will be responsible for paying for your treatment in full. You must then submit your receipts to ICBC for reimbursement.
Unfortunately we are not currently accepting claims for WCB patients. If an appointment is booked while you are a WCB patient it is your responsibility to pay for your treatment in full. WCB will not cover any portion of submitted receipts.
How do I book an appointment?
Click here to Book Online with any of our practitioners, or use the Book Appointment graphic to your right, and you will be directed to our online booking system. If you prefer to book by email or phone, please contact one of our practitioners directly. Click here for the Practitioner Page.
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Our treatments are by scheduled appointment only. Please book online or call ahead to reserve a time. We are available 7 days per week, so same day appointments are often available! Please click the link above to go directly to our online booking page. Same day appointments can be booked up to 2 hours before the start of your appointment if that time is available.
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In detail: Growth by Market Development
This article builds on my recent blog post "Looking for growth? It's in your hands!" and provides the detail on information you might like to consider gathering when looking to enter new markets.
The key to success is gathering the right information and intelligence that will help you choose the way forward.
How will we do this?
Define and understand new customers needs. Having understood customers’ existing situations (please see my blogpost "In detail: Growth by Product Development"), we can then look for new customers with the same or similar situations. With finite resources, it is essential to narrow the field of potential new customers into a manageable quantity for further exploration and qualification.
Define and understand potential offerings. Building on the insights gained regarding existing offerings (please see my blogpost "In detail: Growth by Market Penetration"), you are then able to assess how those capabilities might be applied to new customers and situations. In depth understanding of your existing portfolio is vital intelligence when identifying new customer opportunities.
Define and understand new customers’ view of existing offerings. Understanding new customers view of your existing offerings is the key to unlocking potential opportunities. But gaining meaningful feedback from people that you do not yet have a relationship with is a challenge. It’s therefore vital to maximise your chances of success by building on what you already know about the interaction of existing customers and offerings and finding new ways of obtaining reliable information.
Define and understand sales and marketing capabilities for winning new customers. Winning business from new customers is generally regarded as the most challenging of all sales activities. It is therefore essential to maximise your potential for success by understanding what is involved and what support is required. This requires management of existing sales resources and channel partners and considering the involvement of specialists.
Please see below for suggestions on the information you might consider gathering to help identify potential new customers.
Ash Madden is Founder and Director of Madden Associates Limited, the Specialist Channel Sales & Partnering Consultancy
Example questions to help define potential new customers
The point of these questions is not that you should understand every last piece of detail but to illustrate how an in-depth understanding of pertinent information (that most likely already exists in your business) can help shape your future plans. Without information you’re left with guesswork, assumption and intuition. Sometimes these produce results; sometimes not. Decision making is always better when armed with the facts.
1. Define and understand new customers.
Who does your company already have contact with who isn’t a customer but could become one? Why aren’t they customers? What would it take to interest them? Contacts from previous sales engagements? Contacts from existing customers that have moved company? Contacts from channel partners and other third parties? Colleagues from previous employments? Customers from previous employers? Social media contacts, in particular LinkedIn? Alumni from previous education?
Which of your existing customers could make introductions to potential new customers? Who could they recommend your company to? Who could they introduce your company to? What would motivate or encourage them to do so?
Who else could introduce your company to potential new customers and what would motivate them to do so? Industry influencers? Consultants? Service Providers? Service Integrators? Other software Providers? Partners and other third parties? Trade bodies? Social media contacts? Contacts of contacts (for example, introductions to 2nd level LinkedIn contacts)?
Which potential new customers is your company already aware of? Where did this information come from? Who can introduce your company to them? What would motivate them to do so? How valuable would the introduction be? How else could your company be referenced to the customer? (for example, who is a mutual contact that could be referenced)? Where could your company meet the customer on “neutral ground” (for example, a trade or networking event)? How else could the customer become aware of your company (for example, trade press, trade body)?
Which companies have something in common with your existing customers? Share the same industry? Share the same locations? Are of similar size? Share the same customers? Attend the same events? Are members of the same trade body? Share the same suppliers? Follow the same commentators? Read the same press?
Who are the other customers of your channel partners? Why don’t they purchase your offerings? What would motivate them to do so? What would motivate the channel partners to introduce your company?
How similar are all these potential new customers to your existing customers? What do they have in common? How relevant is this to your company and offerings? How relevant is this to the potential customer?
Where do potential customers find information on products and suppliers? From the supplier directly, and if so, by what means? From channel partners, and if so, which? From colleagues; if so who? From marketing; if so what? From their own research; if so where do they look? From social media; if so which? From industry groups; if so which? From industry publications; if so which? From industry events; if so which? From partners and other third parties; if so who? From friends and family? From other press; if so which?
What activities could your company undertake to identify new potential customers? Marketing campaigns? Social media activity? Channel partner activity? Trade events? Trade publications? Networking events? Market research? (for example, LinkedIn Sales Navigator)
2. Define and understand existing market opportunities.
In comparison to your existing customers, which potential customers does your company consider to be complementary? Adjacent? Coincidental? Alternatives? Competitive? Now and in the future?
Which potential customers do others (channel partners, third parties, commentators, analysts, competitors and so on) consider to be …Complementary? Adjacent? Etc. How closely related are these to your existing customers? How strong is the connection? Do potential customers understand and appreciate the connection?
What resources (time, people, money) are needed to evaluate these potential customers? Management? Sales? Technical? Operations? Marketing? Finance? Consultants?
What resources are required to identify, approach, connect, engage, qualify, present, close, deliver, implement, support and bill these new customers? How does this differ from existing customers? Who will be involved from each department of your company? What resources are available to help with each of these? Which channel partners can help and what would motivate them to do so? Who else can help? What are the costs? How long will it take? What is the probability of success? What are the risks? What is the revenue? What is the profitability? What is the cashflow? What is the potential for recurring/contracted revenues? What is the potential for upselling and cross-selling revenues?
How will the market have moved on during the time it takes to transact with these new customers?
How are the potential new customers and markets evaluated, prioritised and documented? What is the qualification process and criteria? What is the evaluation process and criteria? What is the decision-making process and criteria? Who is involved at each step? How is each step documented and who is responsible? How are potential new markets documented?
Which of your existing channel partners could make introductions to potential new customers? Who could they recommend your company to? Who could they introduce your company to? What referrals can they provide? What would motivate them to do so? What do they do with new enquiries?
What activities could be undertaken with your existing channel partners to identify new potential customers? What are the activities? What resources (time, people, money) are required for the activities? What results are expected? What track record is there for the expected results? How will potential customers identified be followed up and by whom? Who could they recommend your company to?
Which products and suppliers are already engaged with the potential customers? Which are complementary? Adjacent? Coincidental? Alternatives? Competitive? Both now and in the future?
How closely related are these products and/or suppliers to your existing offer?
What are the differentiators/Unique Selling Propositions for these products and suppliers?
What are their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats?
To what extent would your company be of value to these new customers? As an innovator? As a provider of enhanced value? As a welcome alternative? As “a safe pair of hands”? As a provider of “quality customer service”? As a “trusted advisor” to customers? As “knowledgeable, experienced and trustworthy”?
3. Define and understand new customer’s view of existing offerings.
Compared to the products the customer is currently using, which of your offerings do customers consider complementary? Adjacent? Coincidental? Alternatives? Competitive?
In what way, and to what extent, do customers consider your offerings complementary, adjacent, coincidental, alternatives, competitive to their existing products?
How closely related do customers believe their existing products and/or suppliers are to your offerings?
What do customers believe are the differentiators/Unique Selling Propositions for your offerings?
What do customers believe are your offerings Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats?
What added value would customers expect your company to provide with their offerings?
What business benefit would customers expect to derive from your offerings and when?
What return on investment do customers expect and when?
To what extent, and why, would the customer value your company offering these products or suppliers (as opposed to any other company offering a similar solution)?
What would improve the customers’ perception of your company, and in what way?
To what extent would channel partners and other third parties be involved? Who are they and what value would they be expected to contribute?
What resources would customers expect your company to devote to their offerings? Management? Sales? Technical? Operations? Marketing? Finance? Consultants? Training? Accounts?
What pricing would customers expect to see for your offering?
What opportunity do customers envisage for your offerings? Spend / revenue? Initial and on-going? Timescale / sales cycle? Complementary offerings? Probability for this?
What resources do customers expect to see? Supplier resources? Marketing? Events?
How is the relationship between potential customers and your existing offerings documented? Who is interested in which product? Who would be interested in what and when? Which channel partners and third parties are involved? What happens with this information?
4. Define and understand sales capabilities for winning new customers
(In this context, we consider your sellers to be those employed directly by your company and those of your channel partners).
Who from your company will be involved with potential new customers? Management? Sales? Technical? Operations? Marketing? Finance? Consultants? Training? Accounts?
How will your sellers be rewarded? Commission? Bonus? Recognition? Awards? Shares/share options?
How will your channel partners be rewarded? Margin? Discount? Incentives? Other benefits and promotions? Recognition? Awards? Further opportunities?
How does this compare to the rewards for sales to existing customers? Time / effort allocation? (how much time /effort should be expended on new customer acquisition compared to existing)? Target / bonus allocation? (what proportion of pay will depend on new customers)? Recognition / awards? (for example, will there be extra recognition or awards for sales to new customers)?
What resources will your sellers need to be successful? Marketing? Events? Collateral? Website? Web content? Frequently Asked Questions? Knowledgebase? Brochure? Sales fact sheet? Sales training? Technical training? Presentation(s)? Social media content? Case studies? References? Introductions? Referrals? Documentation?
What are your sellers’ views of winning new customers? Do they have sufficient confidence in your company’s ability to win new customers? Do they have sufficient confidence in your offerings?
What are your sellers’ views of the value of new customers? What is the expected revenue? What is the propensity to purchase? What is the sales cycle? What are the risks?
What are your sellers’ views of the relevance of your offering to new customers? Is it sufficient? Can it be justified? What are the alternatives?
Is your company’s’ strategy to win new customers understood? Unique Sales Proposition/differentiators? (are they sufficient to win new customers)? Sales proposition? For example, is it good enough)? Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats? (are they understood and are they effective with new customers)? Marketing? (is it sufficient; will it work)? Pre-sales? (is it sufficient; will it work)? Collateral? (is it sufficient; is it good enough?) Website? (is it convincing; it is good enough?) Social media? (is it relevant; what should be done with it)? Competitors? (are they understood; are the competitive differentiators understood)? Channel partners and other third parties? (is their role understood; what is their value?) Pricing? (e.g. is it clear; is it at the right level)?
What do the sellers think of your company’s processes to win customers? Sales process? Delivery processes? Implementation processes? Billing processes? Support process? Consulting and technical processes? Other processes?
Regarding new customer opportunities, to what extent do your sellers feel successful? Motivated? Utilised? Trained? Knowledgeable? Experienced? Directed? Managed? Targeted? Determined? Valued? Rewarded? Empowered? Involved? Engaged? Aligned with your objectives? Trusted by customers? Trusted by your company? Able to deliver value? Able to deliver on their promises?
What are your sellers’ views on how your company be more successful? In particular, how could your company win more new customers with existing offerings? What would enable them personally to be more successful?
What lessons have been learned? From previous new customer successes? From previous new customer failures? What lessons should have been learned?
How are new potential customers to be evaluated and prioritised? What is the qualification process and criteria? Evaluation process and criteria? Decision making process and criteria? What resources are required for the above?
How are new potential customers documented? Contact details? Communication details? Opportunity details? Channel partner and other third-party involvement?
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posted on Jul, 6 2022 @ 07:15 PM
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: tanstaafl
You say that like it actually means something good. What is it they say about ignorance?
Peer review: a flawed process at the heart of science and journals:
"My point is that peer review is impossible to define in operational terms (an operational definition is one whereby if 50 of us looked at the same
process we could all agree most of the time whether or not it was peer review). Peer review is thus like poetry, love, or justice. But it is something
to do with a grant application or a paper being scrutinized by a third party—who is neither the author nor the person making a judgement on whether
a grant should be given or a paper published. But who is a peer? Somebody doing exactly the same kind of research (in which case he or she is probably
a direct competitor)? Somebody in the same discipline? Somebody who is an expert on methodology? And what is review? Somebody saying `The paper looks
all right to me', which is sadly what peer review sometimes seems to be. Or somebody pouring all over the paper, asking for raw data, repeating
analyses, checking all the references, and making detailed suggestions for improvement? Such a review is vanishingly rare."
Translation... the process of 'peer review' is pseudo-science at best, an outright vehicle for fraud at worst.
More links for you to pretend don't exist:
Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of
Corruption, Jan 15 2009:
"It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or
authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as editor of
The New England Journal of Medicine
Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet:
"The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small
sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable
trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness"
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Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham make an intriguing TV combination. It’s a double-act which you can see for yourselves in the BBC’s latest series of ‘Autumn Watch’. As the long-suffering other half of an ‘Autumn Watch’ devotee, I caught – under duress – the tail end of last week’s broadcast from the USA, and listened with interest – and much jealous longing – to accounts of the hibernation habits of different New England creatures. At this stage in the term, with the days shortening, the dark skies setting in, the rain sweeping through, the pupils becoming tired, and with the coldest and darkest months just around the corner, I confess that a little hibernation seems an appealing prospect.
That, of course, is the beauty of the two-week half term falling as it does: it provides a good opportunity for some R and R, for the recharging of batteries, and for the replenishing of the energy stocks. I have encouraged the staff team to make the most of the opportunity for some down-time; to make sure they don’t spend the whole of their break marking books, reading policies or answering emails: I need them firing on all cylinders and fully support them in taking some time off/away over the two-week break. The same goes for the pupils, of course: getting some prep done is a good thing, but it shouldn’t feature every day. In short, the October half-term is a good time for a little hibernation of our own.
On the topic of human hibernation, I was interested to learn that Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service, asserts that the position in which we sleep can provide a clue as to our personality. Prof Idzikowski writes that there are 6 key sleeping positions, each one of which is linked to a particular personality type. So, as you enjoy a little hibernation this half term, you might like to consider what your sleeping position says about you:
The most common position people sleep in, he says, is The Foetus: Those who curl up in the foetus position are described as tough on the outside but sensitive at heart. They may be shy when they first meet somebody, but soon relax.
The Log (15%): Lying on your side with both arms down by your sides. These sleepers are easy going, social people who like being part of the in-crowd, and who are trusting of strangers. However, they may be gullible.
The Yearner (13%): People who sleep on their side with both arms out in front are said to have an open nature, but can be suspicious and cynical. They are slow to make up their minds, but once they have made a decision, they are unlikely ever to change it.
The Soldier (8%): Lying on your back with both arms pinned to your sides. People who sleep in this position are generally quiet and reserved. They don’t like a fuss, but set themselves and others high standards.
The Freefall (7%): Lying on your front with your hands around the pillow, and your head turned to one side. They are often gregarious and brash people, but can be nervy and thin-skinned underneath, and don’t like criticism, or extreme situations.
The Starfish (5%): Lying on your back with both arms up around the pillow. These sleepers make good friends because they are always ready to listen to others, and offer help when needed. They generally don’t like to be the centre of attention.
Whatever your sleeping position, and however you choose to relax, I hope you have an enjoyable half-term break. It’s been a terrifically positive first half of term with a tremendous amount for pupils and staff to be proud of, and I thank them and you for your continued support of the School and all that it seeks to do. Sleep well, and I’ll see you on Monday 5th November for week 10. | <urn:uuid:7632f20d-d6e9-4458-81c6-b4f430b25e38> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.exetercathedralschool.co.uk/headmasters-blog-30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.960688 | 860 | 1.546875 | 2 |
Glulam is a highly engineered mass timber product that offers several benefits over other materials. It is resistant to chemicals and can be a good alternative to steel and structural concrete. Its high-quality wood product allows it to be used for many purposes, including the construction of structural structures and bridges. This article will give you the lowdown on glulam and its benefits. Also, learn why it is becoming more popular.
Glulam is an engineered wood product, made from layers of dimensional lumber bonded together with structural adhesives. The resulting product can be used in a wide variety of architectural applications, from column to beam to roof decking planks. Its unique structural and aesthetic characteristics make it an ideal choice for long spans, high columns, and curved shapes. Glulams are also readily available in a range of species.
Glulam is one of the most widely used mass timber products in North America. It is most commonly used for one-way spanning, and is made of Douglas Fir, which has good strength properties. But glulam can also be made from other wood species, such as ash and oak. A recent development in glulam production has been the use of beech hardwood for specialty projects. Beech glulam is capable of spans of 120 meters or 400 feet. Despite its similarities to conventional construction methods, glulam and CLT are often used in mass timber projects for the same purpose.
Glulam is a versatile mass timber product. Its flexibility allows it to be manufactured in virtually any size and shape. It can also be made in custom shapes and lengths. These can include arched trusses, raised beams, and pent roof beams. Its versatility allows it to be used in country-specific constructions, such as the Japanese Post-and-Beam construction method.
Glulam has many advantages over other mass timber products. It can be produced much more cost-effectively than solid wood. For example, the construction of the six-story Bullitt Center in Seattle was made entirely of mass timber, which has a low carbon footprint and a high degree of sustainability. The benefits of glulam are numerous, and its use is becoming more widespread in the building industry.
Glulam offers numerous benefits over steel and concrete, but the most obvious advantage of this new material is its reduced cost. Compared to concrete and steel, glulam requires less initial construction money, and the materials are shipped just-in-time. Additionally, glulam is capable of achieving a lower carbon footprint than steel. Those benefits make glulam a compelling alternative to steel and concrete.
Glulam is also lightweight, allowing most sound to pass through. Combined with a porous sound-absorbing material, wood can achieve excellent results in the construction of tall structures. Moreover, the wood’s natural properties make it a suitable alternative to steel and concrete in both vertical and horizontal assembly applications. Glulam is also capable of being incorporated into both steel and concrete structures, including bridges and buildings.
Glulam is also available in different sizes, allowing for a variety of building designs. Glulam beams can span a huge expanse, which regular wood frames cannot do. In addition, glulam beams are flexible and able to be customized to fit a particular curvature. Glulam beams are environmentally friendly, with a lower carbon footprint than steel. Moreover, glulam beams have better fire resistance compared to steel, as a charred carbon layer forms on their surfaces, which insulate them against heat and fire.
Glulam is a highly engineered product, with a high-quality manufacturing process. Quality controls are built into the process and include finger jointing and delamination tests. These tests ensure a superior joint than the butt joint, and offer a performance close to that of continuous laminations made from a single piece of timber. This makes glulam a superior alternative to steel and concrete.
Glulam is resistant to a wide range of chemicals, including acids, rust, and corrosive agents. Its durable structure makes it a popular choice for applications involving extreme temperatures. Additionally, it is highly resistant to insect and fungal invasion. This means it is an excellent choice for tropical climates. Glulam is also resistant to heat. If you are considering a new construction project for your home, glulam is an excellent option.
Another benefit of glulam is its high resistance to fire. Fires that reach 1,650 degrees will not cause significant damage to glulam. The charring of the glulam increases its insulating properties and will not buckle under the pressure of fire. It is also resistant to chemicals and other forms of weathering. Moreover, glulam is easier to manhandle into lofts and roof spaces.
Glulam can be laminated and can be made of a variety of wood species. Most commonly, pine is used. It can also form arched shapes and curves in beams. Glulam is available in many different species of wood, though it is most common to use pine. Glulam also resists fire by forming a carbonized layer around its core. This layer retards combustion and reduces oxygen consumption. Furthermore, glulam is stronger than steel and requires fewer joints.
Using smoke treatments to kill termites improved the wood’s resistance to termites. The wood smoked with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was highly resistant to subterranean termite attack. This treatment reduces the use of toxic preservatives. The purpose of the current study was to determine the resistance of smoked glulam to subterranean termite attack.
Glulam is a mass timber product. Its wide range of uses in building construction span almost all types of structures, including bridges, buildings, and homes. Its properties make it a versatile material for building structures, such as columns and straight and curved beams. Glulam is also suitable for curved or long span structures. Its lightweight and low-cost construction makes it an excellent choice for open spaces and high-rise structures.
Glulam can be made in almost any size, but is typically limited to sixteen to 30 metres in length. This is largely due to the pot life of the adhesive, which prevents complicated lay-ups. Glulam products are generally more stable than other wood products and can be produced without joints. The wood used in the production of glulam is homegrown spruce from sustainably managed forests. Glulam is produced with synthetic glues and bio-products from the plant’s production process.
Glulam is a structural wood product, and is capable of producing arched and curving beams. It is available in a range of wood species, including pine. Steel connectors can be used to join the elements. Glulam can cover large areas with minimal components, and can even span sections 100 meters without intermediate support. However, it is important to consider the durability of the finished product when choosing a glulam material.
Glulam is a structural engineered wood product. Glulam is made from layers of dimensional lumber and is bonded with structural adhesives. Glulam can be manufactured in a variety of sizes using 3-axis CNC technology. It can be left exposed in many applications, including arches. The material is also resistant to moisture and can be shaped into curved or arched members.
Glulam is a great choice for residential projects because it is naturally resistant to rot and is extremely durable against intense environmental pollution. It is also easy to work with and has a low risk of fungal or insect damage. In this article, we will discuss some common issues that may arise when using glulam, and how to address them. Read on to discover how glulam can benefit your project.
Glulam is durable and can be used in virtually any type of construction. It is suitable for all environments, and is designed to withstand varying climatic conditions. Glulam is laminated, which minimizes the risk of warping. It can be joined using high-resistance adhesives for added strength. Glulam is also ideal for construction in humid climates.
Glulam is resistant to various chemicals and moisture-induced deformations. The strength of glulam makes it a perfect material for folding shapes. Glulam structures are fire-resistant compared to unprotected steel buildings, thanks to the carbonized layer that forms around the core. This layer reduces oxygen consumption and retards combustion. The optimum degree of humidity in Glulam ensures that it requires fewer joints in its structure.
Glulam can be made in almost any size and shape, but practical considerations limit it to between 16 and 30 m. This is because the pot life of the adhesive is short. Complications in beam lay-ups require too much time. Glulam is also available in many shapes and sizes. Its most common shape is a straight prismatic beam, though curved beams are in general use. | <urn:uuid:1a2ae950-68a1-48ae-85c8-977270fab0b6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://eurodita.com/the-lowdown-on-glulam/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.959134 | 1,842 | 2.765625 | 3 |
The government of Indonesia is experiencing difficulties in financing large-scale rail projects, including the $5.1bn Jakarta-to-Bandung high-speed rail link and the $2bn Greater Jakarta light railway.
The bullet train scheme is being held up by the need to buy land.
The project was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo in January 2016 and is expected to complete by 2019. However, the 75% of the project finance that was to be supplied by the China Development Bank has yet to materialise.
Indonesian website Temp.co reports that Antonius Kosasih, the finance director of state-owned construction company Wijaya Karya (Wika), as saying 2 trillion rupiah ($150m) still had to be raised to pay for "land clearing".
Wika is part of Fast Trains Indonesia-China (KCIC), the consortium building the rail link.
As well as China Railways, it includes four state-owned Indonesian companies. Hanggoro Budi Wiryawan, the president of KCIC, said the company will purchase 500ha of land in Karawang and Purwakarta owned by private companies and locals.
KCIC has urged all shareholders to chip in to pay for the land clearance. Some of this money is expected to be raised by from the increased in property values caused by the project.
The greater Jakarta light rail system project is further behind schedule. The project was officially opened by President Joko Widodo in September 2015, but only 12% has since been completed.
The initial plan was to finance the project through the state budget. However, it has now been decided to make state-owned railway company Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) the operator and the investor to move the scheme off the state’s balance sheet.
KAI will run the system for 50 years and would pay its operational and capital costs.
The Jakarta Post reports that the government will provide a subsidy for 12 years, as well as a $680m cash injection that will be used to secure a $1.4bn loan from state-owned banks.
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|Protozoa:> Myxomycota:> Myxomycetes:> Stemonitales:> Stemonitidaceae:> Comatricha, Lamproderma, Paradiachea, Stemonitopsis, Stemonitis, Stemonaria,|
|Members of this family typically have dark coloured spore mass. The typical type of fruiting body produced is a stalked sporangium. A capillitium is always present and many species have a prominent columella.|
|Genus: Diachea Fries, Syst|
|Sporangia stalked or sessile. Sporangial wall hyaline, iri descent, without deposits of lime. Walls of stalk and columella membranous, charged with lime in the form of granules or crystalline nodules, sometimes without lime. Capillitium a profuse network of purplish threads without lime.|
|Genus: Lamproderma Rostafinski|
|Sporangia usually stalked, rarely sessile, globose or ellipsoid; sporangial wall membranous, somewhat persistent, shining with iridescent colors; stalk black; columella cylindrical or clavate, usually reaching to half or more than half the height of the sporangium; capillitium consisting of branched, anastomosing threads, radiating chiefly from the upper part of the columella. |
|Lamproderma echinulatum ||Lamproderma scintillans||Lamproderma splendens
cf. Lamproderma spec. nov.
Lamproderma nova-zealandicum nom. prov.
|Sporangia cylindrical, stalked, distinct or fasciculate; stalk solid, black, extending to near the apex as a columella, except in confluent forms; capillitium composed of numerous threads radiating from all parts of the columella and combined into a loose network, the ultimate branches united into a surface-net, often incomplete in irregular developments |
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by Johnathan Cilia
The Saint John Paul II is a technological marvel – and the second largest catamaran to travel at over 70km/hrs in the world.
Virtu Ferries has announced the newest catamaran to be joining its fleet – and it’s quite the badass boat. The M/V Saint John Paul II is headed to Malta from Incat shipyard in Hobart, Tasmania. The vessel will be given to Virtu Ferries on the 24th of January, and, just a few days later, will commence a 9,600 nautical miles (17,780 kilometres), 20 day journey to Malta. The vessel’s maiden voyage will see her crossing the Indian Ocean, calling at the ports of Fremantle in Western Australia and Colombo in Sri Lanka for refuelling, before passing Somalia, at the Eastern tip of Africa, to transit the length of the Red Sea where she will call at the last refuelling port of Jeddah before entering the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal. The last leg of the journey, Port Said to Valletta, should be covered in 30 hours.
The vessel will be deployed on the Malta-Sicily route in March 2019
Saint John Paul II is being built to conform not only to the obligatory International Maritime Organisation High-Speed Craft Code 2000 but also to The EU Directive 1999/35/EC of the European Maritime Safety Agency of the European Commission. The newbuild also conforms with the EU Maritime Green Policy, the European response to the new generation of ocean strategies based on science, technology and innovation. The shipbuilders, Incat, are acknowledged world leaders in design and construction of high speed vessels, who pride themselves in building the fastest, efficient, environmentally clean, high speed vessels in the world.
Saint John Paul II is powered by four MTU engines, generating a total of 36.4 Megawatts
These state of the art engines meet IMO Marpol Annex VI Tier II standards which regulate exhaust gas emissions, with the aim of reducing local and global air pollution. Four Wärtsilä waterjets give the vessel a cruising speed in excess of 38 knots (over 70.4 km/hour). With a deadweight of 1000 tons, capacity for 900 passengers in five lounges, and a garage that takes 167 cars or 23 trailers, Saint John Paul II will be the largest High Speed RoPax Catamaran operating in the Mediterranean and the second largest in the world.
Saint John Paul II is the fifth new-build and 11th high speed vessel delivered to Virtu since the commencement of the high-speed ferry service between Malta and Sicily in 1988
The company has invested more than €175 million in high speed vessels that have, at some time, been operated on the Malta/Sicily route, effectively revolutionising the carriage of passengers and cargo between the neighbouring islands. Virtu Ferries currently also operate high speed vessels on international routes between Venice and Adriatic Ports in Slovenia and Croatia as well as Tarifa, Spain to Tangier in Morocco.
Virtu Ferries have been known to let their vessels be used in crises
In times of humanitarian crisis, Virtu have operated their vessels on time-charter to the Governments of Australia, the USA, Italy, and Malta and international corporations and institutions such as the International Red Cross and Medicins Sans Frontier.
The vessel’s name echoes a memorable moment in the company’s history
Virtu Ferries had the honour of welcoming HH Pope John Paul II on board ACC San Frangisk on that momentous return voyage between Grand Harbour, Valletta, St Paul’s Islands and Gozo on 27th May 1990. Of course, like all other Virtu high speed vessels, the Saint John Paul II will fly the Maltese flag. | <urn:uuid:1308fe48-600a-4c6d-9f6d-78c57af70892> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://incat.com.au/virtu-ferries-rolls-out-largest-hi-speed-catamaran-in-the-mediterranean-for-malta-sicily-route/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.909419 | 845 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Summer Lawn Care
Tips for a healthy, green lawn from
Best Feeds Garden Centers
At Best Feeds Garden Centers, lawn care is one of our specialties and at our Wildwood Road and Babcock Blvd. locations we have many products to help. Summer Lawn Care begins by answering some basic questions around when to begin and what steps should be taken.
Summer Insect Control
Jonathan Green’s Summer Survival Insect Control with Lawn Fertilizer is used to eliminate surface-feeding insects from lawns. Summer Survival can be used on the lawn and in landscape beds to kill and control over 15 surface-feeding insects including but not limited to: chinch bugs, billbugs, ticks, fleas, armyworms, ants, sod webworms, and centipedes. This fertilizer also reduces insect entry into the home when it is applied within a 6 – 10 foot radius of the structure. The fertilizer in this product contains controlled release nitrogen which keeps grass greener longer and will never burn the lawn when used as directed. Please note that Summer Survival Insect Control does not kill grubs. Instead, use Jonathan Green Grub & Insect Control when grubs become a problem.
What About Grubs
Jonathan Green Grub & Insect Control protects lawns from insect damage from top to bottom. Grubs can destroy lawns by eating grass roots, especially soon after hatching when their appetite is at its peak. It is easiest to kill grubs in mid-spring before they lay their eggs or in late summer once the eggs of the next generation have hatched. This two-part premium formula contains Merit®, an insecticide that kills grubs deep down in the soil, where the lawn roots are growing. It also contains lambda-cyhalothrin to achieve excellent control of surface-feeding insects such as ants, fleas, crickets, chinch bugs, earwigs, and ticks.
The main difference between organic and synthetic products is that organics take loner to become effective. Jonathan Green’s Organic Insect Control kills over 100 surface feeding insects such as chinch bugs, fleas, ticks and ants. This proprietary blend of natural plant oils repels crawling insects without synthetic toxins or the residue of non-organic ingredients. This product is safe to use around children and pets and will not harm the environment.
Plants produce oils that provide them with a natural defense against insects. Jonathan Green has combined these oils to create a product with a fresh, natural scent that kills destructive insects quickly, and has strong repellency characteristics to keep insects from coming back. Jonathan Green Organic Insect Control will not harm ladybugs, butterflies or earthworms and has no adverse effect on mammals, birds or fish.
Summer Feeding and Fungus
Organic lawn food will provide excellent nutrition for your lawn for 8 to 10 weeks. It can be used on established and newly seeded lawns or when sodding. It helps to rejuvenate thin, stressed lawns by adding complex, all-organic high-quality food-grade ingredients, such as feather meal, blood and bone meals, wheat shorts and molasses, that help improve soil structure and the soil’s water holding capacity.
Summer is also a time to watch for lawn fungus outbreaks that tend to strike when nighttime weather is warm (lows of 70°F and above) and humid, or with overwatering.
Systemic fungus control works through the roots of the grass plant and providing both preventative and curative treatment of leaf spot, dollar spot, striped smut, fusarium blight, patch and mold diseases, and more than 20 other turf diseases.
Best Feeds Garden Centers carry Jonathan Green quality lawn care products. Jonathan Green has specialized in lawn care products since 1881. This brand has been trusted by growers and home owners to produce lush, green, disease free lawns. For more Summer Lawn Care information follow the link to Garden Center/Lawn Care
Frequently Asked Questions
Are lawn care fertilizers safe of kids and pets?
Organics are safe immediately after application and traditional fertilizers are generally safe after 48 hours. Always check label directions for specific products and applications.
What are the steps in a four step program?
Early Spring - crabgrass preventer
Late Spring - Fertilizer
Summer - adjust pH
Fall - Feed your soil
Is Lawn Care safe for the environment?
Lawns benefit the environment. Lawns produce oxygen, trap dust, absorb pollutants like carbon dioxide, control soil erosion and proper lawn care reduces water usage.
How are organic lawn care programs different?
True organic programs take time and moisture to break down and work effectively. Synthetic applications are absorbed quickly by lawns and can work in a matter of days. As long as applied properly, both ae safe for the environment and treat grass the same. | <urn:uuid:840d5f66-3b0e-473b-b0c8-616c1a9977f9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bestfeedsgardencenters.com/summer-lawn-care | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.92714 | 995 | 1.835938 | 2 |
The city plans to upgrade 15 miles of existing protected bike lanes and add 10 new miles by the end of this year, and upgrade the remaining existing lanes protected by bollards or other means by the end of next year.
The Chicago Department of Transportation said Friday that it’s launching a new community engagement effort. It will take the place of the Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council, Mayor’s Pedestrian Advisory Council, and the Vision Zero Advocacy Group.
Lake Michigan is one of Chicago’s biggest attractions. And while it’s scenic, it’s also sometimes dangerous. What water safety advocates are proposing to stop people from drowning and dying in the lake. | <urn:uuid:1897c37e-590b-49a9-bf6b-5ed1bc579d94> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://news.wttw.com/tags/public-safety | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.931969 | 147 | 1.773438 | 2 |
Local Initiatives Support Corp
“Race, Space and Opportunity:” This workshop explores how racialized messaging is embedded in urban planning. Whose stories are marginalized in American narratives? How is access to the “American Dream” limited based on the neighborhood someone is born into? How is this linked to race? What messages does this send about our worth? | <urn:uuid:b519e451-4f96-4295-b42c-e517a6148388> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.corajus.org/2020/03/12/project-4/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.964637 | 75 | 1.78125 | 2 |
By all means, although I cannot go very deeply into the matter in the brief time at my disposal. However I shall do my best to give the main elements.Firstly, the authors assigned wrote the books attributed to them. A knowledge of Hebrew shows that the authors were certainly Jews. Historical and political references show that they were Jews of the first century, for Palestine is shown under conditions before and not after the Fall of Jerusalem in the year 70 A.D. Also had they been written after that date, the writers would not have omitted to make the point that Christ’s prophecy had been fulfilled. They do not mention it. All the descriptions, also, are so vivid that they could only have been written by eye-witnesses. And in addition to this internal evidence, we have solid external evidence. Thus Papias, who was the disciple of St. John the Apostle, and who certainly lived in the first century, has left it in writing that one named Matthew first wrote in Hebrew, and that one named Mark wrote what he had heard of Peter. Papias could not have written this had not these two Evangelists already written their Gospels. The Muratorian Fragment, dating from at least the year 170, tells us that the third Gospel was written by Luke; the fourth by John. And there is no evidence at all to the contrary. We have not as much evidence for the authorship of many classical books, of which no one doubts. Also the Apostles and immediate disciples would not have allowed forgeries to be palmed off as genuine. Heretics and pagans would have found their strongest argument in showing the basic documents to be falsely attributed to immediate disciples of Christ. And all regions accepted these four Gospels. If they were not genuine, and one region began the fraud, the rest would have risen up in violent protest. No critic of any value denies the fourfold authorship today. Secondly, the Gospels have never been tampered with or substantially altered. The Gospels had been multiplied by copyists and were quite familiar to the early Christians. Not all could be falsified simultaneously, and changes could easily be detected by comparison. And the early Christians were most vigilant, holding the Gospels in great veneration. Marcion the heretic fabricated a Gospel in the year 110 to suit his heresy, and there was a universal protest at once. All existing manuscripts, back as far as the fourth century, quote the Gospels as they are now. No substantial alterations can have occurred since the fourth century, and they were far less likely to occur during the times nearer to the Apostles. Sincere critics today admit the substantial integrity of the Gospels, and those opposed to Christianity concentrate upon other lines of attack. Thirdly, the Evangelists were reliably informed. Rationalists take refuge in the thought that they were sincere, but laboring under some strange delusion or hallucination. They have no evidence to support the contention, but stake all on a preconceived improbability. They practically say, “We do not see how such things could happen, therefore it’s no use telling us that they did happen.” This is prejudice. A few years ago men said, “A man could not speak to Australia from England by telephone, and therefore we do not believe that he ever will.” The fact has disproved them. A man with a theory can see almost anything, provided it supports his theory, and be blind to the most evident facts if they seem to upset his theory. Rationalists do not like the Gospel facts, and therefore deny them. Forced to admit authorship, integrity, and sincerity, they say, “The writers must have been the victims of some hallucination.” But if you wish to deny a man’s right to the property next door, you must prove something, if only that his title-deeds are false. But it is no use saying, “I do not like the man!” Meantime, all the evidence is against the position of these Rationalists. They have to admit exactness as regards geographical, political, and religious conditions of Palestine. Why should they be less accurate when they describe the sayings and doings of Christ? They are perfectly sane in all their other statements. And are all four to have the same hallucination, and all their lives? There is no trace of fanaticism in their sober accounts; Christ had to accuse them of being “slow to believe”; enemies then and there could not deny the miracles, and must have been suffering from the same hallucination; and the Jews never attempted to deny the facts. The Evangelists were quite reliably informed. Fourthly, they were sincere. They not only knew the facts, but they told the truth. They gained martyrdom in this life, and on their own principles, stood to gain only hell in the next, if they were lying in so important a matter. If they intended to lie, they could have painted themselves as heroes, instead of depicting their own faults; and above all should not have described a mocked, humiliated, and crucified Master in order to win the veneration of men. On the Jewish material at their disposal they could not have invented the type represented by Christ at the Messiah, and if they did want to invent, might just as well have painted the portrait of a far more glorious Leader from a worldly point of view. No thinker today brings the old charge that the Evangelists lied. Finally, that the statements were made under oath before God is abundantly clear. The writers call upon God to witness to the truth of what they write. St. John says, “I testify to everyone that heareth these words”; “He that saw it hath given testimony, and his testimony is true, and he knoweth that he saith true, that you also may believe.” St. Paul, also: “I speak the truth. I lie not – my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit.” No modern law-court would reject evidence as clearly given as that for the events and utterances attributed to Christ.
Radio Replies Volume 1 by Rev. Dr. Leslie Rumble MSC and Rev. Charles Mortimer Carty | <urn:uuid:8364975b-3195-4676-8a46-d104d6c685f0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thecatholicanswers.com/will-you-prove-the-reliability-of-the-gospels-according-to-the-five-requirements-outlined-by-yourself-to-a-previous-inquirer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.985377 | 1,278 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Wrap it up, Sunshine Staters!
Statistics from the Florida Department of Health show which of the state's 67 counties have had the most and least number of new cases of sexually transmitted diseases gonorrhea, chlamydia, and infectious syphilis over the three-year-period between 2009 and 2011.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, eight of the 10 counties with the highest rates of infection contain or are located near large public universities (prompting some people to suggest we're a "football state with an STD problem").
How big is the difference? The worst county sees more than seven times the percentage of STDs than the lowest.
Check out the counties with the lowest and highest rates below -- and see where South Florida's largest three counties rank, too: | <urn:uuid:e99a06fc-9a9b-4b92-85ec-4134f6acf576> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-std-rates-by-county_n_3178977 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.965956 | 155 | 1.945313 | 2 |
Gender Equality Index 2019: Malta
With 62.5 out of 100 points, Malta ranks 15th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 4.9 points lower than the EU’s score. Between 2005 and 2017, Malta’s score increased by 6.5 points (+ 2.4 points since 2015). Malta is progressing towards gender equality. Its ranking is the same as in 2005.
Malta’s scores are higher than the EU’s scores in all domains, except the time and power domains. In the power domain, Malta’s score is the lowest (32.2 points) of all. Malta’s score is highest in the domain of health (92.1 points), which places it in the top three in the EU. Since 2005, Malta’s scores have improved the most in the domains of work (+ 12.5 points) and money (+ 12.2 points). Progress has been slower in the domains of health (+ 1.4 points), knowledge and time (+ 3.4 points).
Between 2005 and 2017, Malta improved its Index score, but had a lower score than the EU throughout the entire period. Malta moved towards gender equality at a faster rate than the EU average, decreasing its distance to the EU’s score over time. | <urn:uuid:c8ec0fb1-8622-43b8-8e06-6f0807150892> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-index-2019-malta?lang=fr | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.929203 | 271 | 2.15625 | 2 |
The exciting world of sports is about to get even more exciting as NFTs are poised to make a big impact in 2022. Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are unique, digital identifiers that use blockchain technology to record ownership of media. Fans and lovers of different sports will now have the unprecedented ability to acquire, and not just view licensed digital media of their favourite sports moments.
The ownership and rights use of any piece of digital content are made available by the use of NFTs by providing the content a specific, non-duplicable identifier. This identifier is then recorded on blockchain technology or distributed database, most notably Flow or Ethereum. Most sports NFTs sold till date have no ownership or use rights in underlying media, although ownership of an NFT may include ownership of the underlying digital asset.
There is a smart contract embedded in each NFT whose terms execute immediately and irrevocably with each trade, and are applicable indefinitely. Think of NFTs as digital versions of anything physical, and you begin to understand the remarkable opportunities embedded in this innovation.
The revenue angle
Deloitte Global, one of the world’s leading audit firms expects that NFTs for sports media will generate more than $2bn in transactions next year, which is about double the figure for 2021. It is believed that at the end of 2022, between 4-5 million sports fans all over the world will either purchase or be gifted an NFT sports collectible.
The wider NFT market, most especially digital art, that had generated over $100m as at August 2021 is expected to spur more interest in sports NFTs, and with major sports competitions such as the World Cup and tennis Grand Slams taking center stage, fan engagement in NFTs is set to skyrocket.
One crucial revenue stream in sports NFTs in 2022 will be the sale of player cards or limited-version video clips. The NFT will be valued by a number of factors including the popularity of the athlete, demand, any additional content included in the NFT, and significance of the event, which might be loosely translated to a winning goal, a dunk, a buzzer-beater, or a home run. These NFTs would now be sold at an auction to the highest bidder.
The angle of sports memorabilia
In times past, fans would walk into a store and buy sports merchandise and wear/use them physically to publicly identify with their favourite teams. NFTs are changing this narrative, as fans can simply acquire rights to digital captures of an important sporting moment. Investment bank, Jeffries, stated recently in a research note, that the broader NFT market is expected to grow into about $75bn, compared to around $14bn today, with much of the boom expected to be in the form of sports NFTs. There is a massive increase in the sports NFTs industry because sports fans have always wanted to buy exclusive tokens tied to their favourite teams. This could be a signed match ball, an autographed jersey and signed baseball hat.
Christian Ferri, the CEO of California-based NFT Pro, said, “People are going to get physical memorabilia with a NFT and that would guarantee the authenticity and the digital scarcity of it,” which would explain the increasing relationship between physical and digital memorabilia.
Athlete-designed or branded digital versions of real-life objects can exist digitally, like sneakers. Digital shoe design, Gucci Virtual 25 can only be worn using augmented reality.
The case of increased fan engagement
NFTs are also a great way of enhancing relationships with fans. Right holders are gradually considering how best to apply NFTs to enhance fan experience by allowing fans to acquire and display NFTs of their team.
Fan tokens are similar to membership cards in the sense that they give fans the opportunity to vote on club matters. Fans can participate in issues such as kit designs, player of the month, which songs are played during game intervals, names of training ground and picking of charity initiatives. Socios.com, the fan token website and cryptocurrency, Chiliz ($CHZ), offer fan engagement tokens focused on sports and e-sports.
Fantasy sports league applications can also use NFTs to represent a player that can be entered to be part of a team that is in a season-long competition.
The popularity of sports NFTs is increasing daily, as they offer remarkable and seemingly endless possibilities into fan engagement. However, buyers and sellers of these digital assets must be wary of trying to use these NFTs to deliver big profits long-term, as it is tough to predict if a sport NFT will grow more valuable in the future. | <urn:uuid:c53915d4-0b58-4e81-bc73-59c3dd7e2ba5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nftsvs.com/nfts-the-next-best-thing-in-the-world-of-sports/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.95692 | 972 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Social Security is a competence of the Federal State (see 1.2.2). At the beginning of the new millennium, older social security measures aimed at artists were reformed. This resulted in legislation (see chapter 11 of the “Programmawet” of 24 December 2002) that enabled artists that receive unemployment benefits to practise their art more freely. Some specific regulations to this legal framework were added in later years (especially 2014).
This framework (also referred to as ‘social status of the artist’ or “sociaal statuut van de kunstenaar”) consists of a number of exceptions and adjustments to general regulations on social security that take into account the reality of an artist’s career. It includes the following provisions:
- Artists are treated either as employees or as self-employed from the perspective of social security. To stimulate salaried work for artists — which entitles them to a better social protection than is the case with working self-employed — employers are given a discount on their share of social security contributions to compensate for these additional costs. If artists cannot sign an employment contract with a client, they can still work as an employee if they possess an ‘artist visa’ (“kunstenaarsvisum”).
- Because working in short contracts for different employers would cause a lot of delay in the administration, payment of child and holiday allowances for artists (which are covered by the regulations for employees), have been simplified
- Clients who hire artists on an infrequent basis (e.g. for an occasional show in a bar or for a single commission) can call on the so-called ‘social bureaus for artists’ (“sociale bureaus voor kunstenaars” or SBKs) to take care of the employer’s share of administrative procedures. These SBKs are specialist interim offices that are officially recognised by the Regional authorities.
- There is also a ‘small expense compensation system’ (“kleine vergoedingsregeling” or KVR), in which, under certain conditions, artists can receive a fixed expense reimbursement that is exempt from social security contributions. As of 2007, this reimbursement is also tax free.
This system of measures has been the subject of recurrent criticism in the wake of debates on the socio-economic position of artists (see 2.3; the administrative complexity being one of the issues) or on alleged abuse. The repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis reinvigorated the debate, also among politicians. The current Federal government mentioned a possible reform of the system in its coalition agreement.
There are only three social statuses in Belgium: employee, self-employed, and civil servant. The ‘social status of the artist’ is therefore not a separate social security status.
See, for example: Vanheusden, Els. 2016. ‘Het sociaal statuut van de kunstenaar: van algemeen vangnet naar een visum voor “the happy few”?’ Auteurs & Media, nr. 2: 200–212; or the articles cultural magazine Rekto:Verso published on the topic in 2014. | <urn:uuid:204e6d63-1839-4bbc-85ab-dc4eabd0c311> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.culturalpolicies.net/country_profile/belgium-4-1-3/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.917685 | 698 | 1.867188 | 2 |
Before we get to the motivational lever of mastery, it’s best to explore and firmly establish what about rogue-like games makes them such a good lens to use and view mastery through.
Rogue-like games likely have one very recognisable aspect, and that is that they have a severe form of progress. Having permanent, or perma-death for a character and restarting is fairly punishing for a player. But what this mechanic does do very effectively is that it continually (re-)enforces each piece of learning that the player gains, right from the basics all the way to advanced skills. Each playthrough starts from the very beginning and continues onwards, and hopefully beyond the point of the previous playthrough. Game-based learning environments can thus incorporate this framework and scaffolding that rogue-likes incorporate to (re-)teach the basics to the advanced skills in very quick successive loops.
The learning is done through repetition, but this can be dangerous, as repetition can become boring. Anything with the word repetitive instantly brings up an unpleasant feeling in most people. The tedium of repetition is therefore mitigated with the procedurally created environments of the dungeon. As you, the player, re-learn the basics, again and again, you’re at least doing it somewhere fresh with the newly produced environments. Within a game-based experience, you need to think of the procedurally generated environment as a meta-abstraction. This can take the form of a changing narrative or that the experience takes place outside of the familiar; work for example. Workplaces are often where finite consequences exist, the change of ‘environment’ can then create an experience where a pseudo-infinite amount of opportunities are offered, facilitating a safe place to practice, fail and repeat until the player succeeds.
Another meta-abstraction that you may need to consider when relating the framework of a rogue-like to a game-based experience is, as in the example of Rogue Legacy, lasting bonuses, such as equipment or other types of power-ups. Player’s can gain these with playthroughs, and they persist beyond the death of the character. This mechanic exists so that the player doesn’t become disillusioned with the perma-death mechanic and feels that there is some reward for their efforts. In a game-based experience, this can be knowledge, but it would need to be highlighted to the player in a reflective manner so that they become aware of it. Alternatively, it can be something physical, such as a hint-card that the players gain for completing one challenge, and thus lowering the consequence of the next challenge, for example.
Consequences are however a necessary requirement in any learning experience. And the consequences with a rogue-like framework have a very distinct weight and meaning to them. With the possibility of character perma-death and having to restart from the beginning, players are very much discouraged from randomly testing assumptions and seeing if they get lucky. Concrete reasoning, deduction and analysis are encouraged, so that the player embeds their learning in an effort to move forward.
Rogue-likes do this type of learning in a very compact and immediate way, which is very suited to game-based learning experiences used in business and business education. Traditional summative assessment that takes place over long periods of time doesn’t really work in the corporate world very often. Mostly because they frequently do not have the time, nor allow learning from failure and tend to favour finite consequences, which are unhelpful when desiring improvement and innovation.
For business/-education, the summative assessment usually needs to be condensed, where trial & error can be done quickly and repeated often; Game-based Learning environments that use the rogue-like framework of focusing heavily on Mastery, are thus the best methods for delivering condensed forms of learning. | <urn:uuid:ef5a16ee-25ae-40fa-985b-1bb2dc4b4f29> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://aestranger.com/mastery-challenges-game-based-learning/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.961147 | 787 | 1.695313 | 2 |
MOSFET Transistor and Diode Checks
Searching for Stability
How-To Check a MOSFET Transistor
- G ==> Gate
- D ==> Drain
- S ==> Source
1: Check that your transistor is not connected to your circuit and turn on the multimeter.
2: Connect the multimeter's negative lead to S. While holding the transistor, be sure to only grip it by its plastic casing so as not to interfere with the reading.
3: Touch the multimeter's positive lead to G to charge the internal capacitor. The MOSFET is now "on".
4: Move the multimeters's positive lead to D. You should see a low reading (<1 Ohm) on the multimeter. This verifies that the MOSFET is on and that it is a conductive device.
5: With everything still connected (negative to S & positive to D) touch your finger across all three pins, discharging the gate. You should get a high reading (>50 kOhms). This indicates that the MOSFET is now non-conductive.
If at any point in the above steps you lose contact between either of the multimeter leads and the transistor, touch your finger across all three pins and start over. If you got through all the steps and got the expected readings, then your MOSFET transistor is functioning.
How-To Check a Diode
1: Ensure that the diode is either completely disconnected from the circuit board or connected only on one side.
2: Connect the multimeter's negative lead to one end of the diode and the positive lead to the other end. Take note of the resistance reading on the multimeter.
3: Reverse the leads and take note of the new reading on the multimeter. If the two readings are close to each other in value, then the diode is bad. An ideal diode has a resistance higher than 50 kOhms in one direction and gives an "Overload" reading on the multimeter when connected in the opposite direction. This indicates high resistance one way and a short the other way, which is exactly what a functioning diode is supposed to be. | <urn:uuid:7942de24-a758-408c-b506-82dc5f7293a2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/ese205/core/index.php?title=How-To:_MOSFET_Transistor_and_Diode_Checks | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.920579 | 458 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Unaware of his origins, Siegfried grows up with the grumpy dwarf Mime. With the help of his strong and fearless foster son, Mime plans to win the Rhinegold for himself and then eliminate Siegfried. But the latter learns of the Nibelungen's murderous intentions, kills him and finally sets out to learn to fear. He finds Brünnhilde and frees her from her eternal sleep. Does love triumph after all?
The rediscovery of the Nibelungen manuscript enriched German mythology with its most important heroic figure at the end of the 18th century. | <urn:uuid:3a906382-5f9a-4e75-b535-c313425307a0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.operamrhein.de/en/schedule/a-z/siegfried/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.963863 | 122 | 1.898438 | 2 |
2021 GA Session: Conference Budget ReportLeave a Comment
The 2021 General Assembly is coming to a close with good news for children and families. While the last year has produced tremendous disruptions and up and downs for families, the revenue picture in Virginia is in better shape than expected and lawmakers were able to restore many initiatives that were unallocated last year and identify new ways to repair systems to provide a more equitable foundation.
Our issue specific blog posts will include more details on the full budget package next week. Below are some of the highlights state legislators are proposing to go above and beyond the Governor’s introduced budget. Most changes included below would go into effect July 1, 2021.
Health Care Access and Prenatal Care:
- Providing health care coverage prenatally for pregnant women who are immigrants. Funding is included in the budget to direct Virginia to provide Medicaid/FAMIS coverage for low-income pregnant women who are immigrants. Currently, this population only receives coverage for the birth and delivery, not comprehensive prenatal coverage.
- Funding and training for doula care for eligible pregnant women.
- Language directing the state to begin exploring the costs and benefits of providing health care coverage for all immigrant children.
- Directing the state to develop a plan for a Medicaid benefit for home visiting.
Children’s Mental Health:
- Restoring $1.6 million to expand the Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program. This initiative is critical to incentivize more clinicians to enter the field and to diversify the workforce.
- Language directing DOE to begin implementing the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program and report on additional legislative or regulatory changes needed.
Pre-K–12 Education and Education Equity:
- Increasing the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) per pupil amount to $7,655 as introduced in the Governor’s budget to reflect per pupil costs for high quality instruction. VPI has historically underfunded the cost to provide high quality early education for disadvantaged students.
- Including $49 million to hire additional student support staff such as social workers, nurses and psychologists and funding in the introduced budget for additional school counselors.
Family Economic Security:
- Increasing the TANF Standards of Assistance by 10%, including both eligibility and cash assistance payments.
- Including $2.1 million TANF funded Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) so that TANF-eligible individuals may save funds in an individual development account established for the purposes of home purchase, education, starting a business, transportation, or other needs.
- Including an additional $2 million for the Virginia Food Access Investment Program. This program will decrease food deserts in rural and urban communities through retail investments.
- $6.9 million in funding for paid sick leave for personal care attendants. We are disappointed that a larger population was not considered but recognize this as a first step in ensuring frontline workers have access to paid time off.
- Restoring $143,000 to implement the ACEs Interface training initiative. This also supports a full-time Central Office position to provide oversight over 100 ACE Interface Master Trainers and facilitate additional training.
- Extended payments for those aging out of Fostering Futures. Adds language to extend payments to children aging out of the Fostering Futures program through September 2021.
- Casework Salary Increases Restores $2.2 million for local social services departments’ (LDSS) to increase minimum salary levels for LDSS family services by 20 percent.
- Created State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program to facilitate child placements with relatives, including fictive kin, and ensure permanency for children. The bill sets forth eligibility criteria for the program, payment allowances to kinship guardians, and requirements for kinship guardianship assistance agreements.
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