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The book is called Writing the Research Paper: Multicultural Perspectives for Writing in English as a Second Language. In writing the book, our hope is that we can contribute (in some small way) to awareness, to discussion, and to answers. After-all, a research paper raises awareness, it promotes discussion, and it proposes answers. As such, in crafting a well written research paper, students will not merely be fulfilling a course requirement, they will be contributing to awareness, bringing forth discussion, and proposing answers. By doing so, student-writers themselves, will be making a step (however small) towards the kind of world that we all aspire to.
The title of the book includes the phrase “multi-cultural perspectives.” We did not include the phrase multi-cultural perspectives in order to imply that the book presents a myriad of the world’s individual views – it does not. Instead, the book’s title includes the phrase “multi-cultural perspectives” because multi-cultural perspectives inspired the book and even greater multi-cultural perspective is the goal of the book.
The authors of the book have worked all over the world, and taught students from each and every one of its corners. During all that time, there has hardly been a day when our classrooms weren’t filled with diversity. Our good fortune in witnessing this diversity stems from the fact that we have been lucky enough to spend almost all of our professional lives working in the field of ESL (English as a Second Language), which also gets a mention in the title of the book. Most of the readers of the book will be familiar with the term ESL because English is a second language to most of the readers of the book. However, our goal in the book is not to promote ESL further; rather, it is to recognize what ESL has already brought: the great diversity of multi-cultural perspectives.
It is the students that we have worked with that embody, protect, and venerate the myriads of perspectives that we seek to promote further in the book. It is these students themselves, by their everyday actions, and by their everyday words, that have, in some ways, written the book for us. After-all, it is the multi-cultural perspectives of these students that have demonstrated wholeheartedly that discussions can be had, that differences of opinions can be shared, and that minds can be broadened, enlightened, and sometimes even … changed.
A research paper requires that the writing is informative – because it has to provide an objective account; and that the writing is persuasive – because it has to defend an opinion; and above all, that the writing is argumentative – because if a writer is to inform and persuade, then then the writing needs to include a wide array of facts, data, and reasoning. As such, the book uses the term ‘argumentative’ to be inclusive of (rather than distinguished from) styles that are informative or persuasive.
The Audience for the Book
Readers of the book are assumed to have a working understanding of such terms as research, thesis, and scholarly sources. Similarly, readers are assumed to have had some experience with skills such as paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting. As such, the book assumes that readers will have previously taken courses that taught the art of writing short papers (anywhere from five paragraphs to about five pages). By contrast, readers of the book are not assumed to have conducted advanced research (using databases). They are also not assumed to be experts in distinguishing such terms as thesis and counter-thesis, supporting arguments and counter-arguments, or supporting-evidence and counter-evidence. Furthermore, readers are not assumed to be experts in where the critical skills of paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting end, and where the ubiquitous problem of plagiarizing begins. As such, the book provides its audience with the guidance and skills necessary to write a full-length (about 10 to 12 pages), advanced level, audience centered, argumentative research paper.
The book is all about perspectives. One perspective readers could have at the start of the book is that they are about to fulfill a course requirement. A second perspective readers could have is that they are going to learn something of value. A third perspective is that writing an advanced research paper may just change the world (even if it’s just a little bit).
We do understand that for many readers, the book and the writing course will be obligatory, and some readers may feel that their “content” courses should be the focus of attention. However, as everyone eventually learns – it is not about what you know, it is all about how you present what you know, and an advanced writing course is all about how students present what they know. Whether the readers are students of engineering, business, architecture, science, drama, or cookery, the simple fact is no-one can see inside another person’s head; instead, everyone is judged by what they produce, and how they produce it.
The point is this. A writing course is an amazing opportunity– but only for those who choose to take that perspective. The more you put into it, the more you will get out of it. Our hope is that everyone always takes the third perspective. | <urn:uuid:a146fcb3-255c-4cc1-9e55-d0d134624e6b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://writingtheresearchpaper.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.965347 | 1,099 | 2.703125 | 3 |
In reality, making a purchase is usually emotional. Studies show that people buy with their hearts more than their heads. Sometimes, people buy on impulse because they like what they see, or they buy because they feel unhappy and think the purchase will make them happy. Sometimes they buy because they feel guilty or because their friend is buying something.
The following are two dimensions of shopping experiences:
- Utilitarian: Shopping to achieve a goal or complete a task
- Hedonic: Shopping because it is fun and because people enjoy it
Understanding these dimensions can provide insight into consumer behavior. Consumers can also be categorized into the following three categories:
- Impulsive: Impulsive buyers purchase products quickly.
- Patient: Patient buyers purchase products after making some comparisons.
- Analytical: Analytical buyers do substantial research before making the decision to purchase products or services.
What is your buying behavior?
Discuss some of the emotions that you might feel when buying a product or service. If you had to name what type of consumer you are, what would it be? Complete the following:
- Name the type of consumer that you are.
- Write a summary of how you feel when you buy something. | <urn:uuid:2a4e7b32-2d6c-4be5-af5a-02367afe7ace> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ace-writers.com/discussion-board-1-consumer-emotion-business-and-finance-homework-help/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.962952 | 244 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Librsvg is a library for rendering Scalable Vector Graphics files (SVG). Specifically, it can take non-animated, non-scripted SVG documents and render them into a Cairo surface. Normally this means an in-memory raster surface, but it could also be any of the other surface types that Cairo supports.
Scripting or animation - Librsvg reads SVG data and renders it to a static image. There is no provision to execute scripts that may control animation parameters.
Access to the DOM - Librsvg creates an internal representation of the SVG data, but it does not provide outside access to the resulting Document Object Model (DOM).
SVG fonts - Instead, librsvg relies on the system's fonts, particularly those that are available through Cairo/Pango.
Table of Contents
- Overview of Librsvg's API
- Recommendations for Applications
- Migrating from old APIs
- Migrating from the deprecated API that does not use viewports
- Migrating to the geometry APIs
- RsvgHandle — Loads SVG data into memory.
- Using RSVG with GIO
- Using RSVG with Cairo
- Deprecated functions to render with Cairo
- Deprecated functions to render to GdkPixbuf
- Version checks — Check for the version of librsvg being used. | <urn:uuid:e8babe18-0c4c-4f34-b76f-582a21d30bab> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.manpagez.com/html/rsvg-2.0/rsvg-2.0-2.52.1/rsvg.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.849112 | 285 | 1.8125 | 2 |
WhIte Vegans Must actIvely Support black LIves Matter
guest blog by Molly TamulevIch
“Part of activism is finding yourself in a new space of confusion, allowing yourself to step into new conceptual terrain. When you abandon commonly held oppressive beliefs, you might not exactly know what to do afterward, and that’s where more activists need to be”. – Aphro-ism
I do not profess to be an expert in issues of racial inequality. I would, however, like to speak to White vegans about the importance of expanding our activism. Haven’t we, as a vegan community, already learned how to see the destructive biases and injustices that lurk beneath beloved cultural institutions? Without the ability to see through the marketing, tradition, and comfort of habitual choices, we might still be eating, wearing, and exploiting animals. It should not be a stretch for White vegans to look beyond our own personal experiences in society, such as those with law enforcement, and see that our Black friends, family, and neighbors are living in a totally different reality. It should not be hard for us to lift the veil of our own experiences to empathize with the suffering of Black and Brown people. We should want to do it because we have already changed our lives in order to better align with a vision of the world that is rooted in radical empathy with those who are different than us. If we do not extend the same courtesy to members of our own human community, how can we be in alignment with the values that veganism espouses?
Over the past few weeks, businesses, non-profits, and individuals have declared their staunch opposition to racism and prejudice. It is important that the animal welfare community do so as well. Michigan hosts one of the strongest vegan communities in the country. With Black people becoming vegan at rates much higher than other demographics, declaring our opposition to racist ideology, policing and conduct is not just the abstract work of helping an outside cause; opposing anti-Black oppression is part of protecting our own community. Black vegans have the added burden of living with the day to day violence of racism and systemic oppression, in addition to facing criticism from their friends and family for following a lifestyle that is far from mainstream. We must loudly declare that Black Lives Matter and have the wherewithal to recognize and advance the fact that Black Vegan Lives Matter.
Vocally and unequivocally opposing racism within our own community is a logical piece of our work to create a more humane world. There are many resources that we can draw from to learn more about these themes and how we can better understand the intersection of race and veganism. Our community will only grow stronger by opening our arms wider. Veganism alone is not the pinnacle of compassionate living. We can always learn more, do more, and commit more to oppose injustice in all its forms.
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Spectrum Reallocation: Shifting Frequencies for USAF F-15 Training
With the explosion in the number of cell phones and other commercial wireless devices, the US Federal Communications Commission has had to take spectrum used by US government agencies and shift it over to commercial use.
To fund this spectrum transition, the US Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2004 the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act, which provided over $1 billion to federal agencies to pay for the shift.
The largest US government user of spectrum is the Department of Defense. So DoD got the largest chuck of that money – $355.4 million.
From that pool, the USAF recently awarded Raytheon a $37.9M delivery order to modify weapons data link equipment used for F-15 pilot training…
GBU-15/AGM-130 Data Links
Under the original $75 million contract, Raytheon is modifying the weapons data link for the GBU-15 and AGM-130 weapon systems used for F-15 pilot training. The modification is intended to shift the frequency that the data links use to relay information to the weapon systems so that the data links and commercial systems don’t interfere with each other.
The GBU-15 is an unpowered, glide weapon that consists of modular components attached to either a MK-84 general purpose or BLU-109 penetrating warhead. Each weapon has five components – a forward guidance section, warhead adapter section, control module, airfoil components and a weapon data link.
The guidance section is attached to the nose of the weapon and contains either a television guidance system for daytime or an imaging infrared system for night or limited, adverse weather operations. A data link in the tail section sends guidance updates to the control aircraft that enables the weapon systems operator to guide the bomb by remote control to its target.
The AGM-130 is a powered air-to-surface missile designed for high- and low-altitude strikes at standoff ranges.
Also employing the modular concept, the AGM-130 employs a rocket motor for extended range and an altimeter for altitude control. The AGM-130 provides a significantly increased standoff range than the GBU-15. The AGM-130 has two variants, based on the warhead: the AGM-130A with a MK-84 blast/fragmentation warhead and the AGM-130C with a BLU-109 penetrator.
The AGM-130 is equipped with either a television or an imaging infrared seeker and data link. The seeker provides the launch aircraft a visual presentation of the target as seen from the weapon. During free flight this presentation is transmitted by the AXQ-14 data-link system to the aircraft cockpit monitor.
Under the contract, Raytheon will develop, prototype, qualify, and modify the weapons’ data link equipment at its Indianapolis facility.
The work is being performed under the USAF Training Frequency Relocation (TFR) program. Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, UT manages the TFR contract.
Contracts and Key Events
Feb 10/10: Raytheon Technical Services Co. in Indianapolis, IN announces that it received a $37.9 million delivery order from the USAF to modify weapons data link equipment used in pilot training for F-15 fighter aircraft to accommodate the shift of the spectrum to commercial use.
This is the 2nd delivery order under a 2007 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract awarded to Raytheon for the USAF Training Frequency Relocation (TFR) program (see Aug 8/07 entry).
Aug 8/07: Raytheon Technical Services Co. in Indianapolis, IN announces that it won a $75 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract to modify data link equipment for F-15 fighter pilot training.
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For the first time in history, our Khmer’s sacred ‘Ok Om Bok’ festival will be held in this pagoda,”Most Venerable Son Thi told us when we attended the opening of the Ta Quyt bridge. He presides over the Ta Quyt Moi Pagoda
The bridge, linking the two parts of Ho Dac Kien commune of Chau Thanh District in southern Soc Trang province allows over 700 households to access the main road in less than 100 meters. Before, they had to travel 3 kilometers.
Built under the Results-Based Operation for Local Bridge Construction and Road Asset Management Project (LRAMP), the bridge’s special design – characterized by the Khmer’s lotus symbol–- makes it a part of the pagoda and the cultural life of the locals, rather than another piece of concrete.
A cultural symbol has been embedded since the first bridge was built in Tan Tay village in Nam Phuoc township of the Duy Xuyen District in Quang Nam central province. As one of the first bridges built under LRAMP, crossing the Ba Ren river, it helps farmers bring their produce home in just a few minutes by bicycle instead of hours. And it resembles the architecture of My Son holy land, a source of cultural pride for the Cham ethnic group.
Vietnam is home to 53 ethnic minority groups, each characterized by a distinct culture and symbol. The LRAMP project aims to improve connectivity and reduce the cost of travel for ethnic minorities by building bridges in the rural remote areas they call home. Incorporating local ethnic minority cultural elements in the technical design honors the indigenous culture, enhances the ownership of local people, and makes the infrastructure stand out from similar works. With strong ownership and cultural familiarity, local people consider it their own, and are committed to maintaining the public infrastructure.
Constructing a bridge with cultural identity requires strong collaboration among various government agencies, extensive consultation with local people, and following the “3C” formula – commitment, consultation, and cost.
Commitment. Like many other operations, the commitment of the implementing agency was critical for successful implementation. For this initiative, even stronger commitment was needed as integrating cultural aspects in bridge design and construction requires additional review and approval steps by the related government agencies at all levels. Given its strong focus on ethnic minority communities, the operation received strong support from the National Assembly, central ministries and agencies concerned. Many leaders of the Vietnam Directorate of Roads have spent time to identify the potential locations as well as the cultural aspects that represent the ethnic minority groups served by the bridges financed under the program.
Consultation. At the community level, extensive consultations have been organized throughout the operation cycle, on project information, community support and grassroots monitoring/supervision. More than 2,000 rounds of consultations have been organized so far, generating broad community support and ensuring that the approach was tailored to people’s needs and priorities. Consultation activities have also been adapted to local settings, with special stakeholders such as religious leaders, village chiefs and business people.
Cost. The majority of bridges financed under LRAMP are small- to medium-sized so standardized technical designs can be used in accordance with Vietnam’s regulations. Adding cultural aspects to the bridge design increases the cost by only about 2.8% on average. It is considered a worthwhile investment because these new bridges become a new location for social gathering and facilitate people’s participation in special events at communal houses or pagodas. So, while the construction cost is a bit higher, savings from other components such as land donation and community maintenance more than make up the difference.
As of February 2020, 1,799 bridges have been completed and are providing improved year-round accessibility for 5.4 million people in rural areas of the 51 participating provinces. Overall, travel time and cost has been reduced by up to 85% and labor productivity has increased by 15-20%, according to data from the Ministry of Transport data.
Of these 1,799 bridges, 11 were built with local cultural characteristics , including those of Co Tu, Hmong, Cham, Gia Rai, Thai, and Khmer. Among many social benefits, local people now have better access to improved transportation and basic social services like health and education, and to markets for agricultural products. Farmers no longer depend on intermediary traders as they can sell their products at a better price (estimated at 10% higher for fruits).
While this type of bridge makes up a small portion of the total number of bridges supported under the LRAMP project, they demonstrate a feasible way to make small infrastructure more beautiful and more sustainable by honoring local cultures.
I'm from Hanoi, Viet Nam.
I'm an author of Dot Chuoi Non (dotchuoinon.com/author/hangbelu/), a blog on Positive thinking, founded by Dr. Tran Dinh Hoanh, an attorney in Washington DC.
I'm a co-founder of Conversations on Vietnam Development - cvdvn.net, a virtual think tank; a co-founder of POTATO - potato.edu.vn, working on outdoor education programs for kids in Vietnam. My English blog: hangbelu.wordpress/.
I'm studying the Buddha's teaching and the teaching of Jesus. I practice mindful living including meditation.
I hold a PhD on Sustainable Energy Systems from University of Lisbon and Aalto University.
I graduated from Hanoi University of Technology on Environmental Engineering. I obtained a Master degree of the same major from Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University.
I play table tennis as a hobby.
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Whatever expectations you have for your first year in recovery, let them go right now. The beauty of recovery is that it’s a lot like life – there will be ups and downs, moments where you want to give up and moments where you feel victorious, obstacles and transformations, and more. Of course, there will be pain. For those recovering from substance abuse, research shows that those in detoxification often experience mood swings, anxiety, depression, sleepless nights, and other unsettling symptoms. For those in mental illness recovery, feelings of confusion, doubt, anxiety, depression, and more can creep in – especially if you are questioning your ability to recover. The great news is, however, that these feelings are only temporary. What’s more long-term is your health, your vitality, and your life.
In fact, if there were any advice to give you during your first year in addiction or mental illness recovery, it would be this: keep an open mind, and go along for the ride. Open your heart and mind to the possibilities, and allow yourself to take things one day at a time. Right now, focus on self-care, which can include the following:
- A healthy, nutritious diet
- Getting plenty of exercise
- Building a support network and distancing from old social groups that did not build up your recovery
- Connecting with the healthcare team at your treatment center
- Discovering hobbies and passions that provide added meaning to your world
- Working on your recovery with medication, therapy, and/or activities
Each person’s experience during their first year in recovery is different, but perspective does play a huge part in virtually any part of life. Have the perspective that you’re going to work hard, learn a lot, make mistakes and learn some more – you will be just fine.
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This package provides tools to create emissions (with a focus on vehicular emissions) for use in numeric air quality models such as WRF-Chem.
The following steps are required for installation on Ubuntu:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable --yes sudo apt-get --yes --force-yes update -qq # netcdf dependencies: sudo apt-get install --yes libnetcdf-dev netcdf-bin # units/udunits2 dependency: sudo apt-get install --yes libudunits2-dev # sf dependencies (without libudunits2-dev): sudo apt-get install --yes libgdal-dev libgeos-dev libproj-dev
The following steps are required for installation on Fedora:
sudo dnf update # netcdf dependencies: sudo yum install netcdf-devel # units/udunits2 dependency: sudo yum install udunits2-devel # sf dependencies (without libudunits2-dev): sudo yum install gdal-devel proj-devel proj-epsg proj-nad geos-devel
No additional steps for windows installation.
First create a new environment called rspatial (or a better name):
conda create -n rspatial -y conda activate rspatial
and to install some requisites:
conda install -c conda-forge r-sf -y conda install -c conda-forge r-rgdal -y conda install -c conda-forge r-lwgeom -y conda install -c conda-forge r-raster -y
To install the CRAN version (0.665.5.2):
To install the development version (0.665.5.3) using remotes:
or to install the development version (0.665.5.3) using devtools:
EmissV can be used to process emissions of atmospheric pollutants and green house gases from inventories such as EDGAR, RCP, GAINS and other datasets in NetCDF format, the GEIA-ACCENT and ECCAD emission data portal makes available some of these inventories. You can verify the supported format with:
To generate a simple emission it’s a straightforward process in 4 steps:
library(EmissV) ### 1. download the EDGAR Netcdf using the function get_edgar from the eixport R-package ### or from the http://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/v50_AP/ ### EDGAR 5.0 website and unzip inside a temporary directory # create the temporary directory to download the data dir.create(file.path(tempdir(), "EDGAR")) # download the total emissions of NOx from EDGAR v50_AP for 2015 eixport::get_edgar(dataset = "v50_AP", pol = 'NOx', sector = "TOTALS", year = 2015, type = 'nc', ask = FALSE, copyright = FALSE, destpath = file.path(tempdir(), "EDGAR")) # unzip the file unzip(zipfile = paste0(file.path(tempdir(), "EDGAR"),'/v50_NOx_2015.0.1x0.1.zip'), exdir = paste0(file.path(tempdir(), "EDGAR"))) ### 2. read the emissions (using the spec argument to split NOx into NO and NO2) NOx <- read(paste0(file.path(tempdir(), "EDGAR"),'/v50_NOx_2015.0.1x0.1.nc'), version = 'EDGAR', spec = c(E_NO = 0.9 , # optional, 90% of NOx used to NO E_NO2 = 0.1 )) # optional, 10% of NOx uset to NO2 ### 3. get the information from a WRF grid from a initial conditions file (wrfinput) g <- gridInfo(paste(system.file("extdata", package = "EmissV"),"/wrfinput_d01",sep="")) ### 4. calculate the emissions for grid g NO <- emission(grid = g, inventory = NOx$E_NO, pol = "NO", mm = 30.01, plot = T) NO2 <- emission(grid = g, inventory = NOx$E_NO2,pol = "NO2",mm = 46.0055, plot = T)
The next step is to save the emission in a emission file, the next example show how to save emissions using the eixport R-package:
library(eixport) ### create a temporary folder for emissions dir.create(file.path(tempdir(), "EMISSION")) ### create the emision file wrf_create(wrfinput_dir = system.file("extdata", package = "EmissV"), wrfchemi_dir = file.path(tempdir(), "EMISSION"), domains = 1) ### get the file path of the emission file emis_file <- list.files(path = file.path(tempdir(), "EMISSION"), pattern = "wrfchemi_d01", full.names = TRUE) ### save the emission wrf_put(NO, file = emis_file, name = "E_NO", verbose = TRUE) wrf_put(NO2, file = emis_file, name = "E_NO2", verbose = TRUE)
NOTE: The emission file must be compatible with the WRF-Chem options (many arguments are the same as the namelist.input from WRF) check the eixport R-Package documentation and the WRF-Chem manual for more information.
Other R-packages are available to write netcdf such as ncdf4, RNetCDF, tidync are available on CRAN. Other languages such as NCL leanguage and the Python package wrf-python, and preprocessor anthro_emiss are aternative to write NetCDF files.
In EmissV the vehicular emissions are estimated by a top-down approach, i.e. the emissions are calculated using the statistical description of the fleet at avaliable level (National, Estadual, City, etc).The following steps show an example workflow for calculating vehicular emissions, these emissions are initially temporally and spatially disaggregated, and then distributed spatially and temporally.
I. Total: emission of pollutants is estimated from the fleet, use and emission factors and for the interest area (cities, states, countries, etc).
library(EmissV) fleet <- vehicles(example = T) # using a example of vehicles (DETRAN 2016 data and SP vahicle distribution): # Category Type Fuel Use SP ... # Light Duty Vehicles Gasohol LDV_E25 LDV E25 41 km/d 11624342 ... # Light Duty Vehicles Ethanol LDV_E100 LDV E100 41 km/d 874627 ... # Light Duty Vehicles Flex LDV_F LDV FLEX 41 km/d 9845022 ... # Diesel Trucks TRUCKS_B5 TRUCKS B5 110 km/d 710634 ... # Diesel Urban Busses CBUS_B5 BUS B5 165 km/d 792630 ... # Diesel Intercity Busses MBUS_B5 BUS B5 165 km/d 21865 ... # Gasohol Motorcycles MOTO_E25 MOTO E25 140 km/d 3227921 ... # Flex Motorcycles MOTO_F MOTO FLEX 140 km/d 235056 ... fleet <- fleet[,c(-6,-8,-9)] # dropping RJ, PR and SC EF <- emissionFactor(example = T) # using a example emission factor (values calculated from CETESB 2015): # CO PM # Light duty Vehicles Gasohol 1.75 g/km 0.0013 g/km # Light Duty Vehicles Ethanol 10.04 g/km 0.0000 g/km # Light Duty Vehicles Flex 0.39 g/km 0.0010 g/km # Diesel trucks 0.45 g/km 0.0612 g/km # Diesel urban busses 0.77 g/km 0.1052 g/km # Diesel intercity busses 1.48 g/km 0.1693 g/km # Gasohol motorcycles 1.61 g/km 0.0000 g/km # Flex motorcycles 0.75 g/km 0.0000 g/km TOTAL <- totalEmission(fleet,EF,pol = c("CO"),verbose = T) # Total of CO : 1128297.0993334 t year-1
II. Spatial distribution: The package has functions to read information from tables, georeferenced images (tiff), shapefiles (sh), OpenStreet maps (osm), global inventories in NetCDF format (nc) to calculate point, line and area sources.
raster <- raster::raster(paste(system.file("extdata", package = "EmissV"), "/dmsp.tiff",sep="")) grid <- gridInfo(paste(system.file("extdata", package = "EmissV"), "/wrfinput_d02",sep="")) # Grid information from: .../EmissV/extdata/wrfinput_d02 shape <- raster::shapefile(paste(system.file("extdata", package = "EmissV"), "/BR.shp",sep=""),verbose = F)[12,1] Minas_Gerais <- areaSource(shape,raster,grid,name = "Minas Gerais") # processing Minas Gerais area ... # fraction of Minas Gerais area inside the domain = 0.0145921494236101 shape <- raster::shapefile(paste(system.file("extdata", package = "EmissV"), "/BR.shp",sep=""),verbose = F)[22,1] Sao_Paulo <- areaSource(shape,raster,grid,name = "Sao Paulo") # processing Sao Paulo area ... # fraction of Sao Paulo area inside the domain = 0.474658563750987 sp::spplot(raster::merge(drop_units(TOTAL$CO[]) * Sao_Paulo, drop_units(TOTAL$CO[]) * Minas_Gerais), scales = list(draw=TRUE),ylab="Lat",xlab="Lon", main=list(label="Emissions of CO [g/d]"), col.regions = c("#031638","#001E48","#002756","#003062", "#003A6E","#004579","#005084","#005C8E", "#006897","#0074A1","#0081AA","#008FB3", "#009EBD","#00AFC8","#00C2D6","#00E3F0"))
III. Emission calculation: calculate the final emission from all different sources and converts to model units and resolution.
IV. Temporal distribution: the package has a set of hourly profiles that represent the mean activity for each day of the week calculated from traffic counts of toll stations located in São Paulo city.
The package has additional functions for read netcdf data, create line and point sources (with plume rise) and to estimate the total emissions of of volatile organic compounds from exhaust (through the exhaust pipe), liquid (carter and evaporative) and vapor (fuel transfer operations).
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Orofacial pain is a broad term used to describe symptoms of pain and/or dysfunction in the head and neck region. These types of pain cannot be treated by a basic dentist or medical professional and require the expertise of aorofacial and TMJD pain specialist to properly diagnose and treat the issues.
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The Canadian Government is involved in a cover-up over the death of journalist and film-maker David Walker, it was claimed today.
And if they did not acknowledge the evidence they had been given demonstrating that he had been murdered, Walker’s representatives would provide it themselves.
In a 2800 word press signed off by Tammy Madon, Walker’s cousin in Edmonton, Alberta, ‘the family’ deplored statements issued by Cambodian officials that Walker died of a heart attack.
And they called on the Canadian government also to protest statements issued by the Cambodian authorities.
“The Canadian government knows precisely that the expert professional determination is that Dave Walker was murdered. Dave Walker’s family knows precisely that Dave Walker, a Canadian citizen, was murdered.
“That Dave Walker was murdered is the undisputed professional conclusion of every investigator, Canadian and Cambodian government representative, and medical professional who witnessed and examined the scene and analyzed the body of Dave Walker. The fact that Walker was murdered is not in dispute………
“In response, the Canadian government has chosen to pull every single official government representative from Cambodia, leaving Walker’s body unrefrigerated in a rural Cambodian medical facility and now under the authority of the Cambodian government who are falsely misrepresenting the conclusions of the professional medical and forensic examinations which unambiguously suggest that Walker was murdered…………
“If the Canadian government does not refute these false statements suggesting the cause of Walker’s death was a natural death caused by a heart attack concluded after an autopsy was performed, the family of Dave Walker will release the same documents and information of which the government of Canada is in possession…………”
“It is an embarrassment and a betrayal of Canadian citizens, and those who expect Canada to stand up for rule of law, for the government of Canada to continue to stand by, with apparent disinterest, incompetence, dishonesty, or impotence, doing nothing with clear knowledge that a Canadian citizen has been murdered.”
The press release ,which in the main forms an attack on the Canadian government, is possibly the longest press release this writer has ever read.
But while the Thai Ministry of Justice Pathology team says it will not come out with official findings for another month there can be no official statement saying that he was murdered. The Canadians therefore cannot officially offer their assistance with a murder investigation.
Nevertheless the Canadian Government’s action, or lack of it, is quite clearly of concern to hundreds if not thousands of Canadian citizens, plus the journalists and media people who knew Dave in Southeast Asia. For full text of the statement see below.
The body of Dave Walker, a former policeman, who has also served in the British Army’s 14th Intelligence Company in Northern Ireland before becoming a journalist and filmmaker was found last week outside the Gate of Death at Angkor Thom, near Siem Reap.
BLOG CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MUST DENOUNCE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT COVER UP OF MURDERED CANADIAN JOURNALIST DAVE WALKER
Family of Murdered Journalist Dave Walker Demands Canadian Government Take Control of Murder Investigation, Publicly Refute Cover up Attempt By Elements of Cambodian Government
The family of murdered Canadian journalist Dave Walker is deeply disturbed by false published reports quoting Cambodian government law enforcement officials saying the professional medical examination to determine the cause of Dave Walker’s death performed by a specialist forensic and medical team from the Thai Ministry of Justice has concluded that Walker “died of natural causes”, “after an autopsy was performed”, and that Walker died of a “heart attack.” Touch Malai, deputy chief of the Siem Reap provincial technical and scientific police unit, was quoted as saying that the eight forensic experts from Thailand and Canada carried out an autopsy at a Siem Reap provincial hospital.
These statements are indisputably false and the true facts that Canadian citizen journalist Dave Walker was murdered are precisely known to the Canadian government, the Cambodian government, the professional medical team of pathologists and forensic specialists and the family of Dave Walker.
No autopsy has been performed on Dave Walker.
These knowingly false statements are being made in the name of the government of Cambodia. The Canadian government knows precisely that the expert professional determination is that Dave Walker was murdered. Dave Walker’s family knows precisely that Dave Walker, a Canadian citizen, was murdered. That Dave Walker was murdered is the undisputed professional conclusion of every investigator, Canadian and Cambodian government representative, and medical professional who witnessed and examined the scene and analyzed the body of Dave Walker. The fact that Walker was murdered is not in dispute.
The Canadian government is specifically aware of the conclusion and professional opinion that Dave Walker was murdered. A representative of the Canadian embassy in Bangkok, Mélanie Lévesque, First Secretary (Management) and Consul Section was present during these formal preliminary conclusions on May 4, 2014. Also present were the official representatives of Dave Walker’s family, representatives of the Cambodian government and law enforcement, and the medical team from the Thai Ministry of Justice.
The family of Dave Walker and his colleagues and many friends demand that the government of Canada immediately publicly acknowledge the truth, of which they have the full, documented evidence in their possession, that Dave Walker was murdered.
All medical and law enforcement evidence strongly suggests–and none contradict–that Canadian journalist David Edward Walker was murdered. Canada, Cambodia, and the family and investigators of Walker’s death who are in possession of these facts know clearly that this is the professional medical determination of the team of scientific experts that conducted the forensic and medical examination and investigation.
The Canadian government, the Cambodian government, and the investigators representing Walker’s family are specifically aware of the facts and exact conclusions of these professional medical and forensic examination and its conclusions.
The conclusion that Dave Walker did “not die of natural causes”, and therefore someone was responsible for his death, were unambiguously the conclusion of the only two medical examinations conducted. Those examinations were the only ones conducted and were recognized by the government of Canada and Cambodia, and paid for and arranged by Walker’s family. There has, to date, been no autopsy.
On May 1, when Dave Walker’s body was discovered, investigators working on behalf of Dave Walker’s family on the ground in Cambodia arranged and ensured a qualified medical doctor arrived at the site of where his body was found within a few minutes of being informed of the discovery on May 1, 2014.
The scene had been secured by local Cambodian law enforcement and a proper medical examination commenced. That doctors professional recommendation was that a qualified forensic and pathology team be brought in to determine Walker’s cause and time and circumstances of death.
Immediately, Dave Walker’s family arranged for a team of forensic examiners from the Thai Ministry of Justice, which included 3 doctors and 4 forensic specialists, to be dispatched to the site of where Dave’s body was discovered, and they arrived in Siem Reap within a day. They were the ones who conducted the medical examination of Dave Walker’s body and a thorough and professional examination of the scene to determine the cause, circumstances, and times of Walker’s death.
The medical team which performed the formal medical examination and preliminary forensic investigation into Dave Walker’s death, an investigation recognized and witnessed by Canadian government representatives, the Cambodian government, representatives of Dave Walker’s family, and Cambodian law enforcement officials, specifically and unambiguously concluded that Dave Walker “did not die of natural causes.”
The Canadian government was present during these medical examinations and is fully aware of the facts. The Federal government is in possession of the documents which unambiguously show that all the evidence of the preliminary medical professional determination suggests that Walker was murdered.
In response, the Canadian government has chosen to pull every single official government representative from Cambodia, leaving Walker’s body unrefrigerated in a rural Cambodian medical facility and now under the authority of the Cambodian government who are falsely misrepresenting the conclusions of the professional medical and forensic examinations which unambiguously suggest that Walker was murdered.
The government of Canada knows that any statements to the contrary are false and have the information from the official medical reports in their possession that indisputably corroborate and document this conclusion. The fact is that, to date, no autopsy has been performed on Dave Walker.
The professional recommendation by the Thai expert medical pathology and forensic team on May 4th was that Dave Walker’s body be transported to Bangkok, where the most advanced technology is available, in order for a proper complete forensic examination to be conducted.
Cambodian government authorities specifically refused this request. The representative of the Canadian government was present and fully informed of this professional medical recommendation. The Canadian government chose to react by leaving Cambodia for the Canadian embassy in neighboring Thailand, and leaving the body of Canadian citizen Walker under the sole control of Cambodian authorities who are now publicly on the record making statements which can only be called a cover up in the murder of a Canadian citizen.
During the past three months since Dave Walker went missing, his family, colleagues, and friends across the globe have been deeply disturbed by the lack of any substantive response or action by the Canadian government regarding the murder of a Canadian citizen.
Dave Walker’s family has born the burden of conducting a private investigation into his disappearance for nearly 3 months. During these last three months, Dave Walker’s family and his many friends and journalistic colleagues have received no cooperation or assistance by or from the Canadian government.
It is well past time that the government of Canada begins a formal law enforcement investigation, using the full authority, resources, and technical capabilities of the Canadian government to demonstrate that the murder of a Canadian citizen is a matter of priority and concern
Dave Walker’s family, journalist colleagues, and many friends worldwide demand that the Canadian government immediately begin a formal criminal investigation into what the Canadian government now knows, unambiguously and without any dispute, was the death caused by murder of Walker, a Canadian citizen.
Dave Walker’s family demand the Canadian government cease collaborating with the official cover-up and interference in the murder investigation of a Canadian citizen.
If the government of Canada refuses immediately to refute publicly the official indisputably intentionally false statements of some Cambodian law enforcement and government officials that Dave died of natural causes as determined by autopsy, the government of Canada will knowingly be complicit in an official cover up of the murder of a Canadian citizen.
Dave Walker’s family demands that Canada immediately publicly declare that these statements are false.
If the Canadian government does not, Dave Walker’s family demands the Canadian government publicly release the documents and the information obtained during interviews with the medical professional forensic team and their unambiguous professional determinations and the recommendations of the expert team who conducted the examination to determine the cause and circumstances of Walker’s death to show otherwise.
If the Canadian government does not refute these false statements suggesting the cause of Walker’s death was a natural death caused by a heart attack concluded after an autopsy was performed, the family of Dave Walker will release the same documents and information of which the government of Canada is in possession.
A Canadian citizen has been murdered and it is unacceptable that there appears to be an effort to cover up the facts. All evidence to date suggests that the Canadian government does not think the murder of a Canadian citizen is a priority that merits significant attention or resources.
Again, here are some of the facts”
Dave did not die of natural causes. There is no evidence whatsoever that Dave Walker had a heart attack. To date, almost a week after his body was found, no autopsy has been performed on Dave Walker’s body. The facts of the professional medical forensic and pathology examination performed to date indisputably show that Dave Walker was murdered. Statements suggesting otherwise are false.
As of today, May 8th, there is not a single representative of the government of Canada in Cambodia. Further, there is not a single Canadian government official involved in any investigation of any sort into the murder of a Canadian citizen, journalist Dave Walker, abroad. Indeed, there has been no investigation by any Canadian authorities into the disappearance of Dave Walker since his disappearance February 14 until the May 1 now confirmed murder of Canadian citizen Dave Walker.
Even after the Cambodian authorities made indisputably false statements as to the cause and circumstances of Walker’s death, the Canadian government has remained silent while in full possession of both the knowledge and documented scientific evidence that statements contending Walker died of natural causes are blatant lies. A request for an autopsy to be done was specifically refused by Cambodian authorities, who were present during the recognized medical examination to determine the cause or the circumstances or responsibility of death. Touch Malai, deputy chief of the Siem Reap provincial technical and scientific police unit was quoted as saying “After the autopsy, our doctors concluded that the victim died as a result of a heart attack and that we did not see any injuries caused by someone or evidence of any kind found on the body that would point to this being a murder.”
These statements are false.
.Cambodian authorities rejected the formal request of the independent team of medical pathologists and forensic experts to allow the professional medical recommendation and request that an autopsy be conducted.
Two separate official preliminary expert conclusions of both the initial American doctor who examined Walker’s body and the Thai Ministry of Justice forensic team that was flown in from Bangkok were that Dave Walker was murdered.
They both independently recommended that a full examination and autopsy be conducted with proper equipment and technology, which is only available in Bangkok.
Prior to the arrival of the 8-person forensic and pathology medical team, an initial examination was performed by an American doctor who was the first on the scene who performed a medical examination to determine the cause and time and circumstances of Walker’s death.
He positively identified the body as Walker and his formal conclusion was that he could not confirm the cause or time of death and his professional recommendation was that a specialist team of pathologist and forensic medical experts be brought in to ensure a proper medical investigation.
In response, Dave Walker’s family retained and arranged an 8 member specialist forensic medical team from the Ministry of Justice of the Royal Thai Government to be immediately dispatched to take control of the medical investigation. Their official formal, written preliminary report included the conclusion that Walker “did not die of natural cause.” They recommended an autopsy be performed and that Dave’s body be transported to the nearest qualified medical facility to perform an autopsy and other pathology tests.
These conclusions were witnessed, understood by and transmitted clearly to the Canadian embassy who are fully aware of the complete details of the medical professional preliminary investigation, representatives of Dave Walker’s family who coordinated the selection and arrival and work of the team of medical experts, and representatives from several Cambodian law enforcement agencies who also were witness to the process.
The fact that the Canadian government has refused to acknowledge, and the government representative who was present at the findings and is aware of the professional assessments by the medical and forensic team that concluded that Dave did not die from natural causes, and that the uniformly agreed preliminary professional medical assessment is that Dave was murdered, is deeply distressing to Dave Walker’s family, friends, and many loved ones.
For the Canadian government to remain silent when they are in possession of the true facts when attempts are being made to suppress and cover up the true cause of Walker’s murder and identify those who were responsible for Walker’s death is scandalous.
Dave Walker’s family is extremely distressed that not a single Canadian government representative is even in the country of Cambodia as of today, May 8th, during this vitally important time. There is no investigation being conducted by Canada into the murder of one of its citizens. Indeed, the Canadian government has refused to receive vital information relevant to the investigation.
And Canada’s silence–while simultaneously publicly expressing full confidence in the Cambodian government–as Cambodian law enforcement officials make official public statements which are unmistakably and knowingly false, is unacceptable.
The Canadian government is now acting as an accomplice in the transparent cover up of the cause and circumstances of Walker’s death and, through its silence and impotence, interfering in the process of bringing those responsible for his murder to justice.
It was the professional recommendation of the highly qualified and competent forensic team of medical pathologists and 4 criminal forensic experts from the Ministry of Justice of the Royal Government of Thailand that an autopsy be performed. Their professional medical recommendation was that Dave Walker’s body be transported to Bangkok where those facilities are available.
The local facilities of the Cambodian province of Siem Reap do not have the technical capability to perform an autopsy. The medical team formally recommended an autopsy be carried out and recommended it be done in Bangkok and the Cambodian authorities have thus far refused to allow Dave’s family or the Canadian government to take possession of Walker’s body and allow that autopsy to be performed.
Representatives of Dave Walker’s family, the Thai Justice Ministry forensic medical team, and the Canadian embassy in Bangkok were present during this discussion and are specifically aware of these facts.
The Cambodian authorities who are in charge of the law enforcement investigation into Walker’s disappearance and death, including the Siem Reap provincial immigration police, have cooperated fully in attempting to ensure a proper investigation into the cause and timing of Dave’s death and have acted with professionalism after Dave’s body was secured. Dave Walker’s family recognizes the professional job performed thus far by the Siem Reap Immigration Police who have been in charge of the investigation into Dave Walker’s disappearance since February 14.
It is time that the Canadian government begins to do its duty as a government and relieve the family of the burden of this investigation. The Canadian government needs to take over law enforcement efforts to ensure that the murder of a Canadian citizen be properly investigated, free from political or other interference into an independent judicial process deserving of a nation founded on respect for the rule of law.
David Edward Walker was murdered. He deserves and will get the respect of the truth. Those responsible for his death will face justice. It is firmly the responsibility of the Canadian government to do what it has refused to do to date and ensure that Dave receives both the respect and justice he is entitled to as a Canadian citizen.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(Tammy Madon is Dave Walker’s official next of kin who was appointed by Dave Walker as executor of his estate and given power of attorney over his affairs and is recognized as such by the government of Canada)
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Please answer ONE of the following. Essays should be 3-4 pages long (not 2.5 and not 4.5), double spaced, in 12-point font (Times, Times New Roman, Cambria, or Calibri) with 1.25” margins. Answers should be based on class lectures and readings. The most successful essays will make reference (with footnotes, including author and page number) to course readings. (You should include a bibliography at the end of the essay, using Chicago Style.) Essays are due by email at Noon on Friday, September 28th.
1.There are many identity traits that shape a person’s political interests and preferences. These include gender, religion, language, race, ethnicity, and national identity. Are these identities reconcilable with the State? How can a State, bureaucracy and all, most successfully manage the conflicting interests of different communities? What type of State has the best chance of this? What steps can be taken to promote stability and reduce the chances of conflict?
2. Based on our discussions in class and on the readings you’ve done so far, do you find a constructivist or essentialist understanding of ethnic and/or national identity more convincing? Why?
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Forensic Entomology Programs
|Lindenwood University||Bachelor||BA Criminology and Criminal Justice||Website|
There are many branches of criminal analysis and investigation in forensic science. Blending these studies with entomology focuses on analyzing dead bodies and the impact insects and the environment have had. Understanding these concepts can help to identify heavily-decomposed remains and potential motives that took place.
Known as forensic entomology, this procedure is often completed in a laboratory setting. Understanding how insects and arthropods have interacted with the dead body may determine how long it has been at a crime scene. They may be able to identify behaviors, internal problems, or environmental impact in the cause of death.
Work is not limited to a laboratory setting as entomologists may observe the crime scene for additional evidence. Environment plays a significant impact as interaction among insects and other organisms changed based on many variables. For example, temperature can decrease or increase decay that occurs on the human body.
Career Opportunities in Forensic Entomology
Having strong knowledge and skills in entomology and criminal investigation greatly helps cases featuring decomposed bodies. Professionals can identify how long decay has occurred based on colony development and environmental impact. Regardless of setting, these professionals work with investigators and leaders to solve theory and criminal cases.
Many opportunities in forensic entomology are in an academic setting. With high competition at this level, it is recommended that individuals look to complete a Master's degree or PhD in entomology. Other full-time positions to consider are consultants for law enforcement agents or specialized researchers within entomology.
Forensic entomology is not limited to studying body decay in a criminal event. Urban entomology looks at infestation of insects in a residential building or public/community gardens. Product-based entomology observes criminal cases that feature insect contamination of goods, which are commonly foods and other perishable items.
|Virgina Wesleyan University||Bachelor||Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice||Website|
|Aurora University||Bachelor||BA in Criminal Justice||Website|
|Point University||Bachelor||Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice||Website|
|Utica University||Bachelor||BS in Criminal Justice - Cyber Criminology and Policy||Website|
|Utica University||Master||MS in Data Science||Website|
Are There Forensic Entomology Degrees Online?
Individuals are limited in their online studies with forensic entomology. At this time, there are no specific disciplines in forensic entomology itself available online. Students must research programs that provide a unique blend of criminal investigation that is impacted with insect behavior.
Example discipline options feature Entomology or Forensic Science. Either of these options may provide elective coursework in the opposite category. For example, a degree focusing on entomology may have course topics available in forensic science and evidence analysis.
For those looking at online programs, finding accreditation can verify the online education. Regional accreditation is often required or recommended for graduate education at universities. One of the popular field standards is the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC).
FEPAC looks to apply national standards for forensic science study, including niche opportunities in entomology. This process first started recognizing schools in 2004. Programs must assess their goals to determine if graduates are meeting high standards and need to alter curriculum requirements when necessary.
Top Online Programs for Forensic Entomology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers an online Master of Science in Entomology. There are thesis and non-thesis options based on research desire and program option selected. Various undergraduate courses are also available through online distribution.
Students completing the online format of the program have an option for a non-thesis pathway. This requires 36 credit hours in coursework with an additional final project. A thesis option is available for students pursuing the program on-campus.
GRE scores are not required for the admission process. At least a 3.0 GPA or higher is needed with an undergraduate degree. Prerequisite topics include mathematics, biology, and introductory-level entomology.
Start times are available in the fall, spring, and summer semesters. 50 percent of the curriculum is eligible for transfer credit. Example courses include Insect Physiology, Forensic Insect Succession, and Insecticide Toxicology.
Arizona State University
The Professional Science Master’s degree in Forensic Science is available conveniently online. This provides advanced study in a number of different topics in forensic study. Students may explore topics in entomology, botany, toxicology, and advanced psychology.
All students must complete these course: Forensic Science and Governance, Ethics in Forensic Science, and Laboratory Leadership, Policy, and Practice. The end of the program features an overview of clinical forensic work and students showcase skills with a capstone project.
30 total credit hours are needed for the program across nine courses. Each course is distributed in a 7.5-week module with students completely focused on one course at a time. It also offers an opportunity for incoming students to start the program at multiple times throughout the year.
Admission into the program requires a Bachelor’s degree in forensic science or similar science discipline. Students holding a Bachelor of Arts degree must have additional merits for consideration, such as professional experience. A 3.0 cumulative GPA is also needed over the course of these studies.
Undergraduate Programs in Forensic Entomology
Entry-level entomology courses are available when pursuing a Bachelor’s degree. These foundational topics give students an understanding of how an insect lives and interacts with its environment. There is limited study in the actual investigation process unless the discipline is in forensic science or criminal justice.
General education features a number of different sciences, including chemistry and physics, and are often required. This provides additional subject material in preparation of understanding entomology. Laboratory sessions may be needed along with these science courses.
Communication and writing courses are also required in many undergraduate programs. It is important that students comprehend and analyze their evidence accurately. Many professional jobs require communication with investigators or providing testimony in a court case when necessary.
The College of Agriculture features a Forensic Entomology concentration in insect biology. It may apply to a number of different sectors, including government or private companies. This program is geared toward professionals looking at crime scene investigation or disease treatment.
Four different fields of forensic entomology are applied in the concentration. One includes medicolegal, or the gathering of insects eating dead organisms. Urban study looks at how and why insects can impact building structure and living spaces.
Overall, the curriculum blends biology and general science with law-based study. Field study is required for exposure to unique environments and how insects may impact these areas. This incudes protecting endangered species, transmission of potential diseases, and discovery.
Students have the ability to study abroad or compete for an internship at a partner location. Approximately 40 percent of students complete the program with studying abroad. Example locations include Costa Rica, France, and New Zealand.
Texas A&M University
There are various levels of Entomology disciplines to pursue at the university (Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, etc.). Students may also consider the Bachelor of Science in Forensic and Investigative Sciences. Two concentrations are available through this program: Science and Pre-Law.
The Science concentration is accredited by the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). Courses include The Science of Forensic Entomology, Applied Forensic Entomology, and Forensic Soil Science. Students must complete all courses with a C grade or higher.
36 credit hours are needed in courses at the 300 or 400-level, designating advanced coursework completed in the major. 120 total credit hours are needed to complete either concentration. This is often completed on a full-time status across four years of study.
An internship often counts for two credit hours and a total of six clock hours per weeks for the whole 15-week semester. Students must document their experience with a detailed journal and photographs when approved. Research requirement tests a hypothesis with skills learned throughout the program.
University of California-Davis
The Department of Entomology and Nematology features a Bachelor of Science in Entomology. Total credit hours needed for the program is approximately 107 to 121 credit hours. There are five different minors that focus in specific topics of entomology, including forensics and ecology.
Half of the program focuses on general education and preparation toward entomology courses. Topics in this program include physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. Between 34 to 43 credit hours are for the major with many options available to customize studies.
One of the minor programs focuses on Forensic Entomology, requiring 20 total credit hours. Required topics in the minor include a general overview of entomology and insect physiology. One additional closed elective is in ecology, which blends the study of living organisms and the environment.
Nematology is another minor focus that is a branch of zoology and biology that studies nematodes. This requires 18 to 19 credit hours, and at least nine credit hours are needed from a group of restricted electives. Topics include soil science, microbiology, and pathology on top of general entomology.
Graduate Programs in Forensic Entomology
Advanced topics in entomology and investigative procedures are gained at the graduate level. Positions at the academic level or in case management often require a Master’s degree or Doctor of Philosophy. Gaining a degree at this level improves job prospects and salary within a niche aspect of criminal investigation.
In order to get into these graduate programs, a strong background in science and criminal justice is recommended. At the least, prospective students should have academic backgrounds in biology or entomology. Individuals with an alternative background may need to complete prerequisites to gain entry into a graduate program.
Around 30 to 40 credit hours is needed for the majority of these Master’s degrees. Average length of study is between one to two years with full-time study. Individuals that plan to study on a part-time basis should prepare for additional time.
There tends to be more advanced education available online in forensic entomology. Students should pursue a thesis pathway if they are interested in pursuing a PhD or an academic-focused career. Other options that culminate a program include a comprehensive exam or project that applies skill that are learned in entomology.
University of Kentucky
The College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment offers a Master of Science in Entomology. Content in this program looks at general study of insects and how humans and the environment impact these creatures. Additional graduate study is also available with a doctorate degree.
Requirements for students in the program includes statistical analysis, general entomology, and two semesters of seminar sessions. Plan A is a research pathway that requires approval of the proposal and completion of an exit seminar. Plan B is a practicum satisfied with a project or internship.
Students opting for the thesis option require 24 total credit hours. This program is available online with similar course options. 36 total credit hours are needed for the non-thesis format of the Master’s degree and for the doctorate degree.
Applicants must submit a two-page personal statement featuring why this program is being pursued and best faculty member as a mentor. Other materials include published scientific papers, resume with professional and leadership opportunities, and three letters of recommendation. GRE scores are not required in the admission process.
Top Courses in Forensic Entomology
Offered at the undergraduate level and provides an overview of forensic entomology. This includes the science behind studying insects and may expand the scope to zoology. May explore the various subcategories of entomology and what factors to consider when examining insects.
Many forensic programs feature soil science topics within entomology studies. This looks at different properties of soil on a chemical and biological level. In forensics, students learn how to identify certain characteristics to find evidence in a crime scene.
Specifically looks at the functions of an insect and its main body parts. Provides insight to students that understand insect behavior and community when studying crime scenes. Students understand insect design how the digestive, nervous, and reproductive systems operate.
Overview of animal and insect organisms and evolution in biology over time. These courses are wide-ranging but prepares students to identify insect structure and understand organism functions. Students compare insects and arthropods along with the origin of these creatures and its impact.
Applied Forensic Entomology
Students learn how to collect and identify evidence in a laboratory or courtroom setting. It often blends both of these areas of forensic studies when working with insects, arachnids, and other arthropods. These courses focus on applying these skills in different industries and in the private and/or public sector.
Introductory course in the study of organisms together in an environment. Often consists of theory, principles, experimentation, and the latest developments in this field. Theory may consist of development in how organisms operate with each other and geographical impacts.
A branch of ecology looks at animal and insect behavior that may aid in the investigation process. This may feature what type of insects colonize in certain environments. Community characterization and behavioral patters are often explored in the course.
These courses often focus on how insects and humans may impact quality of life and the environment amongst each other. Provides additional information needed that may impact an investigation. Skills in management may be necessary when investigating insects in relation to victims in a crime scene.
What Can You Do With a Forensic Entomology Degree?
There are a few opportunities to consider when pursuing a forensic entomology program. A main goal is to provide valuable information in an investigative process that may have limitations in traditional evidence. As experts in understanding a segment of analyzing dead bodies with decay and insect colonization, they often work with law enforcement and other investigators.
Not limited to a job category, individuals can become a forensic entomologist to solve criminal activity involving insect activity and infestation. Beyond analyzing a dead body, duties may feature how insects impact distribution of perishable goods and potential criminality with negligence or sabotage. This can also account for situations in a public or private setting that impacts groups of people.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, forensic science technicians make an average of $59,150 annually. This salary is significantly higher than life and social science technicians which average at approximately $48,230 annually.
The highest-paying locations across the United States include, California, Illinois, and Massachusetts. The Sunshine State offers high employment opportunity and the highest annual mean wage overall at $87,200. Most opportunities are located in the southern portion of the state. The state of Alaska features the fourth-highest salary estimates at $72,380 annually.
In general, forensic science technicians should see a 14 percent increase in employment between the 2019-29 decade. This is a significant increase from other occupations in general. The technical aspects of forensic investigation is expected to increase efficiency in criminal matters which leads to occupational growth.
All Schools with Forensic Science Programs
- Forensic Entomology Minor
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Afghanistan is on the brink of catastrophe, and it is US President Joe Biden’s fault. By overruling America’s top generals and ordering the hasty withdrawal of US troops, Biden opened the way for Taliban terrorists to capture more than a quarter of Afghanistan’s districts. Now, the Taliban are pushing towards Kabul, and the United States is looking weaker than ever.
The US effectively ended its military operations in Afghanistan on 1 July when it handed over to the Afghan government the sprawling Bagram airbase, which long served as the staging ground for US operations in the country. In fact, ‘handover’ is too generous a description. In a sign of what’s to come, US forces quietly slipped out of the base overnight after shutting off the electricity. The resulting security lapse allowed looters to scavenge the facilities before Afghan troops arrived and gained control.
Biden has vehemently defended his decision to withdraw, arguing that the US ‘did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build’ and that ‘staying would have meant US troops taking casualties’. He has also stood by his rushed approach, insisting that ‘speed is safety’ in this context. ‘How many thousands more of America’s daughters and sons are you willing to risk?’
The implication was clear: questioning the wisdom of the US withdrawal is tantamount to supporting the endangerment of Americans. But it is Afghans who are really in jeopardy.
Recall the last time the US left a war unfinished: in 1973, it hastily abandoned its allies in South Vietnam. The next year, 80,000 South Vietnamese soldiers and civilians were reportedly killed as a result of the conflict, making it the deadliest year of the entire Vietnam War. It’s also worth noting that in 1975, the US effectively handed Cambodia to the China-backed ultra-communist Khmer Rouge, who went on to carry out unimaginable horrors.
Now, the US is leaving Afghans at the mercy of a marauding Islamist force—one with a long history of savage behaviour. Already, the Taliban offensive has displaced tens of thousands of civilians. And while the Afghan government in Kabul teeters, the Taliban are seizingAmerican weapons from the Afghan military and showing them off as they march across the country.
America’s justification for rushing out of Afghanistan is much weaker than its reasoning for leaving Vietnam. Whereas 58,220 Americans (largely draftees) died in Vietnam, only 2,448US soldiers (all volunteers) died over the course of 20 years in Afghanistan. Moreover, since it formally ended its combat mission on 1 January 2015, the US have suffered just 99 fatalities, including in non-hostile incidents. During the same period, more than 28,000 Afghan police officers and soldiers have been killed.
None of this is to minimise the blood and treasure the US has sacrificed in Afghanistan, let alone suggest that American troops should stay indefinitely. On the contrary, ending America’s longest war is a worthy goal. But Biden’s approach entails effectively admittingthat a terrorist militia has defeated the world’s most powerful military, and then handing Afghanistan back to that militia. This undercuts global trust in the US, jeopardises Afghan and regional security, and threatens to trigger a resurgence of terror worldwide.
The Taliban’s impending return to power will surely energise and embolden other terrorist groups in the larger global jihadist movement. Furthermore, the Taliban, a creature of Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence, still receive significant aid from Pakistan’s military. So, while Biden says that Afghanistan’s future is now in its own hands, it is actually mostly in Pakistani hands, as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani recently noted.
Among those facing the most acute risks is India. When the Taliban were last in power, from 1996 to 2001, they allowed Pakistan to use Afghan territory to train terrorists for missions in India. The group’s return to power could thus open a new front for terrorism against India, which would then have to shift its focus from the intensifying military standoffs with China in the Himalayas.
The Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan helps China in other ways, too. Given that Pakistan is a Chinese client, the US withdrawal paves the way for China to make strategic inroads into Afghanistan, with its substantial mineral wealth and strategic location between Pakistan and Iran.
China would achieve this by offering the Taliban the two things they desperately need: international recognition and economic aid. With Russia also likely to recognise the Taliban’s leadership in Afghanistan, the group will have little incentive to moderate its violence, despite its current attempts to polish its image.
Biden had a better option: the US could have maintained a small residual force in Afghanistan, in order to provide critical air support and reassurance to Afghan forces. Yes, that would have violated the deal Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, struck with the Taliban in February 2020. But the Taliban have already violated that Faustian bargain. Biden was happy to overturn many of Trump’s other actions, making his insistence on upholding this deal difficult to understand.
Biden says the US is ‘developing a counterterrorism over-the-horizon capability’ that doesn’t require a physical presence in Afghanistan. But if Afghan security continues to unravel, over-the-horizon operations will make little difference. The more likely scenario will be an emergency evacuation of US embassy personnel and other American citizens from Kabul, much like the evacuation from Saigon in 1975. India, for one, has already begun such an exodus, evacuating its consulate staff from Kandahar.
Robert Gates, who served as secretary of defence under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, wrote in 2014 that Biden ‘has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades’. The hurried US withdrawal from Afghanistan is set to extend that pattern.
Brahma Chellaney, professor of strategic studies at the New Delhi–based Centre for Policy Research and fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, is the author of nine books, including Asian juggernaut, Water: Asia’s new battleground and Water, peace, and war: confronting the global water crisis.
This article is presented in partnership with Project Syndicate © 2021.
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Meralgia paraesthetica is caused by compression of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve LFCN of thigh (neurological) condition that causes pain in the Antero-Lateral thigh. This nerve supplies sensation to the outer thigh (shown in pic) and when symptomatic it causes pain, numbness or tingly pricking sensation.
In many cases, the cause is not known. It is aggravated in many cases by added external compression by low placement or slipping down of tight elastic band of undergarments, trouser and leather belt over the inguinal region, generally seen in pot-bellied individuals as these roll down frequently.
Meralgia paraesthetica is known as a nerve entrapment syndrome. LFCN is most commonly compressed or trapped below the tough inguinal ligament.
Usually the condition improves with conservative (non-surgical) treatment – such as anti-inflammatories, painkillers or steroid injections given with ultrasound guidance after identifying the thin nerve below inguinal ligament, this needs expertise.
In my 37 years of orthopedics practice I have had patients (including myself) getting relief by Gentle Massaging the area 2cm medial to Anterior Superior Iliac Spine ASIS (marked in the picture) in most cases. The external pressure is relieved by correct placement of trouser belt, leather belt and elastic bands. | <urn:uuid:1921acb0-498d-4b9e-bc9f-79e5fac00056> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bakshiortho.com/meralgia-paraesthetica/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.928579 | 291 | 1.84375 | 2 |
With the Amazon® Redshift® connector, you can use commands in a chain to perform structured query language (SQL) operations in Amazon Redshift. For example, with this connector, you can:
- Execute SQL commands, such as a
- Retrieve details about a table in Redshift
- Insert or update records into a Redshift database
To enable the connection to Amazon Redshift, the connector uses Java database connectivity (JDBC) secured with basic username and password authentication. To set up the connector, you'll need:
- A designated integration user created in Amazon Redshift for the connector
- The integration user's authentication credentials
- The JDBC connection's URL, such as
Set up the Amazon Redshift connector
Note: To make the connector available for use in your organization's chains, an org security administrator first enables it from Configuration.
- From Chain Builder, click Connections , and then Create at the top right.
- Under BizApp Connection, select Amazon Redshift and the runner to use with the connector.
- Under Basic Info, enter a unique name and description to help identify the connector.
- Under Properties, enter the connection's details:
Property Details Username Enter the username of the connection's integration user. Password Enter the password for the Username property. Connection URL Enter the URL for the JDBC connection, such as
jdbc:redshift://<cluster>:<port>/<database>. To include optional properties for the connection, append them as a query string, such as
jdbc:redshift://cluster.abc123xyz789.us-west-2.redshift.amazonaws.com:5439/dev?<options>. For example, to connect using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), append
Note: By default, the port for Amazon Redshift is
5439; however, this may be different for your environment.
Note: All sensitive credentials are automatically encrypted and stored at Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)-256 encryption. For security purposes, avoid including user credentials as optional properties within the Connection URL property.
- Select the environments to use the connection, and click Save.
- To test the connection, create and run a chain with the connector's Get Table Definition command, and verify it returns a valid output.
If the connection to Amazon Redshift fails:
- Verify the integration user's authentication credentials.
- Check the URL for the JDBC connection, including its cluster and port.
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What does Kiyansh mean?
The meaning of Kiyansh is : Person having all qualities, A Person having all qualities, One who is blessed with all good qualities
each letters holds a specific meanings that describe the nature of the name. Below in table, each letter of name Kiyansh described.
|Name||Meaning of the Alphabet|
|K||You are all about enlightenment. Both deeply-feeling and artistic, you are also motivated and rely heavily on your gut to make decisions. You are also a force to be reckoned with.|
|I||You are a compassionate person who feels things deeply. It makes sense, then, that you are also artsy and creative, with a great eye for everything from fashion to composition.|
|Y||You are freedom-loving and like to break rules and push the envelope. Your ambition and courage make you naturally independent, even though you come across as reserved. You are stylish.|
|A||You are your own person, natural leader, ambitious and freethinking.|
|N||You are a "think outside the box" kind of person, creative and original. You are also strong-willed with the opinions to match.|
|S||You are a real charmer. With a sense of warmth and devotion, you also feel things deeply. this can lead to overly dramatic reactions and an intense inner life.|
|H||You are a visionary, but you also tend to make a lot of money and lose it fast. In the long-run, however, you will probably be fine. your creativity will serve you well.|
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Pre-Reg Oriel Pharmacy SJT Guide: Communication Skills Questions
Advice & Insight From Pre-Registration Recruitment Exam Specialists
The second set of attributes in the Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Professional Attributes Framework covers Communication Skills and Consultation Skills – here we focus on communication skills. There is a considerable overlap between the two areas, but we can break down questions into general communication and consultation respectively.
Pre-Reg Oriel Pharmacy SJT Guide: An Overview of Questions
Communication skills will feature in many questions to a greater or lesser extent, as they impact the way that you deal with others. However, some questions will focus entirely on your ability to communicate. These questions might see you having to deal with an angry relative, speak to a colleague in distress, or calm down a colleague who’s become irritated. Your communication skills might be tested through having to investigate why a colleague is failing to take part in a project, or why they have repeatedly been late for work.
Pre-Reg Oriel Pharmacy SJT Guide: Example Question & Process
A typical question could see you having to deal with a superior who speaks down to you and other juniors on your team. They might use insulting language, or simply be curt and aggressive in their manner of speaking. As such, you need to find the best way of approaching them and the situation. Typically, you will have at least one option that allows you to explore and discuss in private, which will be the best starting option – it shows an ability to communicate directly and appropriately. You will often find an option that allows you to discuss communication woes appropriately with a senior figure – e.g. if a colleague is in distress, you could speak to your pre-reg tutor without explaining who the colleague is, to find out what to do next. This is a suitable option that shows you are willing to communicate with others. Options that allow you to speak to groups of others should be viewed with suspicion – make sure to avoid gossiping, and only discuss a situation with others if they are clearly involved in it and discussing it with them will improve the situation. In this particular example, becoming angry or irritated is clearly always to be avoided, as is any form of communication where you might reduce yourself to the senior’s level. If a situation escalates beyond your ability to communicate, you should recognise this – here, if the senior becomes angier it is suitable to excuse yourself and seek help from your tutor, for example.
Pre-Reg Oriel Pharmacy SJT Guide: Specific Attributes Explored
2.1 Adapts approach, language or communication style for audience and across a variety of contexts
Ensure that your communication is appropriate for whom you’re speaking to – typically, that means avoiding jargon or language that a layperson cannot understand, and being aware of when others are making this mistake.
2.2 Identifies and interprets non-verbal cues from others
For example, this would mean that noticing someone is distressed – in a prompt someone might look downcast, fail to make eye contact, show signs of tiredness or stress.
2.3 Effectively uses non-verbal communication
Non-verbal communication can include allowing pauses in which someone else can gather and reflect, or providing tissues for someone who is upset. Rarely, this can be one of the correct options in a group of three, although it’s unlikely to feature.
2.7 Instils confidence in others through communication style
Ensure that you are clear and confident. This would be evident in a question.
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2.8 Effectively builds rapport with individuals; asks open questions and facilitates a two-way dialogue
This is vital. The use of open questions may well feature as an option, and should point you immediately to it being correct. Ensure that you listen to others and take their feedback and responses onboard.
2.11 Exhibits suitable levels of confidence and assertiveness when communicating; able to influence appropriately
This is less relevant than other parts of the domain for the purposes of the SJT as it’s hard to demonstrate through a question and answer. However, it might involve not backing down when someone else is trying to force an incorrect viewpoint, for example, but instead politely and professionally maintaining what the correct path is.
2.12 Ensures has the relevant information before communicating
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Fans of other Marvel titles often complained that their favorite series could establish a new precedent for Spidey.
Developments in DC titles like Batman, Superman (Pre-Flashpoint), The Flash ( and Teen Titans were compared to the Spider-Man comics.
The same approach was taken with Marvel titles considering whether characters like Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones could be a model for Peter Parker.
Finally, I looked at superheroes from outside of the Marvel Universe with the Incredibles, Goku from Dragon Ball Z and a few Image heroes.
One More Day was compared to stories that changed long-lasting DC franchises. Was it like Green Lantern: Rebirth, or Emerald Twilight? Or was it like it like Flashpoint? That mini-series changed Superman in a big way.
Lies and Misdirection
There were a few questions about reader expectations on the current direction of the book which were worth addressing, starting with whether One More Day made it too obvious to readers what can and can’t happen in a comic book.
That led to another questions: How much does the typical reader really know regarding the storytelling decisions in comics?
There is an alternative question: Is there a point when the fans are being misled?
Questions about whether fans were misled were followed by questions about whether individuals at Marvel were lying. So, was Joe Quesada too dishonest?
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Today’s Our Daily Bread referenced Deuteronomy 10:12-22 which includes the phrase, “and He chose you, their descendants, above all the nations.” In reading the Bible, the concept of the “chosen people” is a consistent theme. Many times we read about the people chosen by God, but today the thought that jumped out is this:
they weren’t chosen because they were special,
they were blessed because they were chosen.
Let that sink in for a minute.
We are blessed because we have been saved by Grace, set apart, listed among the few. This special favor is not something to wear with pride as the Pharisees did–thus a significant part of Jesus’ earthly ministry. This whole concept of being “special” is fragmenting this country as it seems like a new people-group pops up daily and demands to have special treatment.
The reality is we are set apart to do the work of Christ during the short time we have on earth. God chose Israel to be the example for the world and they messed it up over and over again. For our benefit, God chose to record this in great detail in the Old Testament.
12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?
For Your Own Good
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To you, why is the Council Presidency important for furthering urban matters in the EU? What role does the Trio Presidency play in this regard?
Urban development and policy is not an official competence of the European Union. So, instead, urban development is organised via informal intergovernmental cooperation. And here the rotating Council Presidencies have a core role to play. They are responsible for organising the regular meetings on a working level (Urban Development Group) and on DG level (DGUM). And it is up to Council Presidencies to put a special emphasis on urban development issues or highlight a dedicated theme and “upgrade” their Presidency by organising an Informal Ministry on Urban Matters.
The themes for the discussion in the intergovernmental cooperation are set by the Council Presidencies – and by highlighting certain themes the Presidencies can push forward and influence the discussion on urban matters in the EU. This agenda setting can also be linked to global (e.g. UN Habitat) and European policies (e.g. Urban Dimension of Cohesion Policy). Since the establishment of the Urban Agenda for the EU it is also a major task of the Council Presidency to follow the discussion around the partnerships and to steer the Urban Agenda process.
The main function of the Trio Presidency is to organise a consistent discussion around themes with a longer time frame and to avoid that we “jump” from one theme of a Presidency to the next one. A well organised Trio programme safeguards that three Presidencies follow the same narrative and that each Presidency builds on the achievements of the previous one. This can also facilitate the strategic further development of urban matters and should result in strengthening the intergovernmental cooperation in urban development in general.
What was the German Presidency’s biggest achievement?
The biggest achievement of the German Presidency was the adoption of the New Leipzig Charter as the new strategic framework for integrated urban development in Europe at the Informal Ministerial in November 2020.
Very early on – already in 2017, when 10 years of the Leipzig Charter were celebrated – Germany decided to make integrated urban development a major backbone of its 2020 Presidency. In the preparatory process for the New Leipzig Charter that started in 2018 (and that included stakeholders from all Member States, Partner States, European institutions and organisations), we managed to agree on one very clear political message: “the transformative power of European cities for the common good”. The notion of the common good is a novelty in the context of European debates related to urban development and at the beginning of the process there was no guarantee that we could agree on this idea. The introduction of the common good as the red thread through the whole document should be regarded as a major achievement. The pandemic has demonstrated, more than ever, the relevance of the common good. | <urn:uuid:7007be71-6db1-4cc3-8a65-520207dd5271> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://eukn.eu/urban-voices/tilman-buchholz-on-the-german-eu-presidency-and-the-new-leipzig-charter/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.939364 | 575 | 2.328125 | 2 |
This tradition is seen as a factor that links the society to the strong moral standards of earlier days because the woman feels worthwhile to her husband and may, hence, stay faithful to the marriage with marriages breaking down in the modern society.
Having said that, contemporary, educated and urbanite Kenyans, whom ardently rely on wedding predicated on love, treat this tradition into the reverse, arguing so it develops the wedding on solely financial facets since the spouse’s inspiration to remain faithful to the wedding is dependant on fear that her moms and dads will be necessary to get back the dowry to her spouse’s household should she fail in her own wedding. The argument continues on to draw focus on the demeaning status that the spouse is put through as she actually is seen as a commodity to be sold and bought Kilbride With ladies at the mercy of this example, guys are favored to manage home, earnings, and work. Continuer la lecture de « Dowry acts to satisfy justice and legality into the optical eyes of this families included. » | <urn:uuid:916b4eb2-7d37-47b4-84ba-ace3001a1351> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wclcmfi.youpress.ch/category/xcheaters-review-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.959197 | 216 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Feeding kids is expensive and never-ending. You buy a box of snacks at the store, only to find them wiped out by the end of the day.
Sure, it is easier, to whip up a box of mac ‘n cheese or open a package of cookies, and believe me, I do that often, but, if you have a little time, there are plenty of kid-favorite foods which can be made easily, while saving you a few bucks at the grocery store. Continue reading →
My son loves macaroni and cheese, or as he lovingly calls them, “yellow noodles.” Key word being, “yellow.” You try to serve him some fancy Fontina/Gruyere concoction, he will summon the depths of his rage and unleash his fury upon thee. Only noodles tinted with the yellow-orange hue of the sun will appease my picky eater.
Fortunately, there are several options in the organic/all-natural department. Amy’s brand frozen mac ‘n cheese is delicious, and tastes the most “home made.” My son loves it and could eat a package or two a day if I let him. While it is one of the “healthier” choices, it’s still a frozen meal, which tend to be higher in sodium, and they aren’t exactly cheap. At one Brooklyn supermarket, a single-serve box could cost as much as $6. I’m no mathematician, but even I know there are better ways to stretch a dollar.
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Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest.
The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a carnage that took place in Gujarat, India in 2002. Firaaq is a work of fiction, based on a thousand true stories. It traces the emotional journeys of ordinary people – some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who chose to watch silently. It is an ensemble film that follows multiple narratives that are at times interconnected and at times discrete. What unites them is their spatial and emotional context.
A middle class housewife closes the door on a victim and struggles to overcome her guilt. The loyalties of two best friends are tested in the times of fear and suspicion. A group of young men having suffered the violence seek revenge to fight their helplessness and anger. A modern day Hindu-Muslim couple struggle between the instinct to hide their identity and the desire to assert it. A boy desperately searches for his missing father, having lost the rest of his family in the riots. A saintly musician clings on to his idealism, despite all the violence in the city, until an incident shakes his faith.
Through these characters we experience the consequences of violence that impact their inner and outer lives. Violence spares nobody. Yet in the midst of all this madness, some find it in their hearts to sing hopeful songs for better times.
Naseeruddin Shah – Khan Saheb
Raghuvir Yadav – Karim
Sanjay Suri – Sameer Shaikh
Shahana Goswami – Muneera
Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Hanif (as Nowaz)
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Alternative Lawns is a project dedicated to encouraging homeowners to embrace alternative styles of lawns and start change in their own backyards. The project aims to educate about how traditional grass lawns can be harmful to the environment, provide information and resources for homeowners ready to make the change, and share the word through communities. (This is a senior graphic design project by M Heimburg for Longwood University, spring 2021.)
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Colorado could be spared billions in additional state budget cuts under new economic forecasts released Friday with one crucial caveat: As long as new viral outbreaks don’t send the economy back into a tailspin.
“I think today’s forecast is going to spare us the worst of the worst,” Lauren Larson, the governor’s budget director, told lawmakers at a Friday hearing.
The picture presented to the Joint Budget Committee represented a dramatic improvement from the last economic forecast, in June, when budget writers were bracing for additional $1 billion in budget cuts next year on top of the $3 billion they had just slashed from the current year’s spending plan.
The economists in Gov. Jared Polis’ budget office and the nonpartisan Colorado Legislative Council said the improved outlook in part reflects a quicker rebound in consumer spending than they initially expected. But the single biggest factor for the rosier forecast was the fact the economy was simply even better before it collapsed than forecasters realized.
The state ended the 2019-20 fiscal year June 30 with an estimated $895 million more general fund revenue than expected, money that came in later than usual because of an extended income tax filing deadline. The general fund represents the discretionary state spending that lawmakers allocate in each budget.
For the current 2020-21 fiscal year, revenue is expected to be anywhere from $542 million to $1.5 billion higher than prior forecasts were predicting. The legislative and executive branches, respectively, last updated their economic forecasts in June, when the economic effects of the pandemic were still largely unknown.
“The sharp plunge in economic activity has been followed by a stronger than expected bounce back,” said Elizabeth Ramey, a legislative economist.
Both forecasts now show the state with healthy reserves that lawmakers can call on either to balance next year’s budget, or stash away in case a future outbreak causes a double-dip recession. Under the legislative forecast, the state is now expected to end this fiscal year with a $1.67 billion reserve, or 18.6% of general fund spending. That’s about six times the $273 million reserve that was anticipated in June. The governor’s forecast, which served as the basis for the current budget, is even more optimistic, projecting a $2.9 billion reserve to end the current fiscal year.
Still, economists expect the recovery to be slow and painful, nonetheless. Legislative forecasters don’t think unemployment will bounce back to 2018 levels until the fall of 2023.
“The economic outlook is improving,” Larson said, “but the crisis remains severe.”
The demand and cost for state services is rising, largely driven by inflation and higher Medicaid caseloads. The governor’s budget office is now projecting a $1.6 billion budget deficit in the fiscal year that starts in July 2021 that would largely wipe out the state’s reserve cushion. Budget forecasters predict an additional $2.2 billion gap in 2023.
“This isn’t new wishlists … these are kind of the must-dos in our mind,” Larson said. The Polis administration’s agency leaders have been instructed to identify 10% of their budgets that could be cut in preparation for the governor’s budget request, which is due in November.
Two trouble signs in particular stood out to state lawmakers.
One is the pandemic’s disproportionate effect on low-income earners, who comprise the majority of the state’s job losses. This group also depends the most on safety net spending, such as Medicaid government health insurance, compounding the state’s budget challenges.
State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Democratic budget writer from Commerce City, called the persistent employment gap “hugely concerning, given the impact that this pandemic has had on our low wage workers.”
Another overriding concern is the pandemic’s outsized impact on local services. Governments in Colorado shed the second most jobs of any sector during the pandemic, laying off around 40,000 workers. And unlike the private sector, those jobs aren’t being added back as the economy reopens.
Many of these cuts occurred at the local level, where the budget pain is only expected to get worse next year, as property tax revenues tumble. The fiscal impact will also hit the state budget, which could be on the hook for “hundreds of millions” in additional school funding, Larson said, depending on the severity of the decline.
Three ballot measures could help — or worsen — the fiscal picture moving forward. One proposes a cut in income taxes, which would reduce state revenue by an estimated $158 million this budget year. Another would raise taxes on tobacco products, generating as much as $168 million next year. A third would repeal the Gallagher Amendment, preventing an expected 18% cut in residential tax rates that would exacerbate the local budget crisis.
But just as the forecasts have improved dramatically since June, economists warned that uncertainty could make things worse, too. Most of the new data available to forecasters provided a clearer picture of what happened when the economy shut down; they still don’t know much about the ongoing recovery.
“This is still a forecast that’s prepared with very little information,” warned Greg Sobetski, a legislative economist.
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Breast Cancer Genome Guided Therapy Study (BEAUTY) (BEAUTY)
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The purpose of this research study is to better understand the reasons why or why not breast cancers are destroyed by standard chemotherapy. This information will be used to develop new and better cancer therapies.
DNA from the germline and breast tumor for the identification of novel somatic changes within gene and gene pathways. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
To obtain DNA from the germline and breast tumor for the identification of novel somatic changes within gene and gene pathways that are potentially "druggable" in men or women with breast cancer undergoing a standard neoadjuvant paclitaxel (with or without trastuzumab), followed by a standard anthracycline containing regimen (e.g. doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide) for breast cancer.
Frequency of known tumor mutations for which current drug therapies already exist. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
To determine the frequency of known tumor mutations for which current drug therapies already exist (e.g. BRAF, C-KIT, EGFR mutation, KRAS, PTEN, PI3K).
Breast cancer tissue to develop tumor xenograft cell lines for mechanistic and functional studies. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
Using breast cancer tissue obtained prior to chemotherapy in all patients and following the completion of chemotherapy (in patients with residual tumors > 2 cm or residual nodal disease), to develop tumor xenograft cell lines for mechanistic and functional studies to determine whether mutations identified are associated with the malignant phenotype and response to associated drugs which target the gene and/or pathways.
Somatic alterations identified are associated with pathologic complete response to therapy. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
To determine whether somatic alterations identified above are associated with pathologic complete response to therapy.
Secondary Outcome Measures :
99mTc-sestamibi uptake and pathologic response following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
Assess the association between changes in 99mTc-sestamibi uptake and pathologic response following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (MCR participants only).
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Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Primary Care Clinic
Age ≥18 years.
Histological confirmation of invasive breast cancer.
Confirmation of breast cancer lesion ≥ 1.5 cm in size by any clinical (physical examination measurement) or radiographic criteria (mammogram, ultrasound or MRI) in the ipsilateral breast.
Note: Benign breast disease, LCIS or DCIS in the contralateral breast is allowed. Contralateral invasive breast cancer is allowed if disease is of clinically lower stage and the higher stage lesion will be the study lesion for all biopsies and tissue samples.
Note: Disease in axilla only is not eligible.
Note: Patients that have a contraindication or inability to have an MRI may still be enrolled on study and not participate in the MRI at any of the study specific time points.
Note: For patients with bilateral disease the higher clinical stage disease will be the study lesion that will undergo study biopsies and tissue samples from surgery and the contralateral lesion will NOT undergo research biopsies and tissue samples.
Men or women who are to begin neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of Stage I-III Her 2 negative breast cancer with paclitaxel followed by either the combination of 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (FEC) or the combination of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC). OR Men or women who are to begin neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of Stage I-III Her 2 positive breast cancer with paclitaxel followed by either the combination of 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (FEC) or the combination of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC). MC1137 Trastuzumab will be given concurrently with the taxane portion and can be given concurrently with FEC (but not AC) at the discretion of the medical oncologist.
Note: Her2 positive disease is defined to be: HER2 score of 3+ by IHC or HER2 gene amplification by FISH.
Provide informed written consent.
Willing to return to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, or Mayo Clinic in Florida for imaging correlative, surgery, and follow-up.
Willing to provide blood samples for correlative research purposes.
Willing to provide tissue samples for correlative research purposes.
ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2.
Receiving any investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm.
Other active malignancy ≤ 5 years prior to registration. EXCEPTIONS: Non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix.
Note: If there is a history or prior malignancy, they must not be receiving any other treatment for their cancer.
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Every year during the wet season, the Sahel undergoes an impressive transformation, the landscape turning all lush green in the space of just a few weeks. Four visits to the northern Petite Côte area in just as many weeks were a nice opportunity to see this extremely rapid transition from ultra-dry to completely soaked terrain. And with it of course the associated changes in bird life.
On our first excursion to Popenguine mid-August, shortly after the onset of the first few rains, the reserve was still bone dry, only the baobabs being all green & leafy while grasses has only just begun to sprout.
Exactly one month later, this is what the same area looked like (the same baobab tree can be seen in both pictures):
Impressive, right? It never ceases to amaze me how fast everything grows here once the rains arrive!
For now, back to mid-August when all was dry, and when the highlights of our visit were a juvenile Great Spotted Cuckoo (locally hatched?)…
… a female Standard-winged Nightjar (on transit, looking for greener pastures? August is breeding season here for the species…)…
… and finally this juvenile Peregrine Falcon circling briefly above the cliffs before disappearing towards the village – an early record here, though perhaps not that surprising given that the species breeds early in the Mediterranean, even if the pair that winters in Dakar every year typically shows up around mid-October only.
Fast-forward ten days, after copious showers in the preceding days, and the lagoons of the region were now completely filled – in particular the Yene lagoon which I’ve never seen this high:
Few waterbirds were around but this will surely change in coming weeks; a Knob-billed Duck amongst the White-faced Whistling Ducks was the most notable species here (Canard à bosse, Dendrocygne veuf). Should be interesting to see how the birdlife evolves here in the next few months, and what species will show up this year (last year with the lack of rains the site was pretty disappointing, should be far more interesting this year!!).
A stroll on one of the hills above Toubab Dialaw produced several Savile’s Bustards and Singing Bush Larks, while Mottled Spinetails were flying above the small escarpment… Klaas’s and Diederik Cuckoos were heard near the village (Outarde de Savile, Alouette chanteuse, Martinet d’Ussher, Coucous de Klaas et didric).
The bustards were particularly vocal and obviously occur in good densities here, with at least 4-5 birds responding to one another. Recording here on xeno-canto; picture of habitat below. This rather sought-after Sahel special is clearly easy to find here, even if rather disturbed habitat, particularly during the rains but they may sing – albeit the shorter version of their song, and less regularly – throughout the dry season as well. They’re often difficult to spot and even a careful approach to a singing bird will usually result in just a brief glimpse, a bird flushed from low bushes, or no sighting at all… Senegal and to a lesser extent The Gambia currently remain pretty much the only easily accessible countries to find this species.
A male Sahel Paradise Whydah in full breeding plumage was encountered along the track leading to Diass:
Back to Popenguine on Sept. 8th, this time round for a very enjoyable bike tour through the bush between the villages of Popenguine, Ndayene and Toubab Dialaw (with Teranga Bike Adventure, highly recommended!) which provided a different kind of birding experience. Again Savile’s Bustard and Singing Bush Larks which are both very vocal at the moment, a Black-headed Lapwing breeding record (adult with chick), a Green Sandpiper flushed from a small pool along one of the tracks, a few Gull-billed Terns feeding over moist grassland, a Broad-billed Roller, Yellow-billed Oxpecker feeding on a donkey, a Gosling’s Bunting, and so on (Outarde de Savile, Alouette chanteuse, Vanneau à tête noire, Chevalier culblanc, Sterne hansel, Rolle violet, Piqueboeuf, Bruant d’Alexander).
Last Sunday, Popenguine nature reserve again: the usual suspects such as Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (the resident ssp. minor, “African Scrub Robin”), Stone Partridge, Helmeted Guineafowl, Senegal Batis, several Sahel Paradise Whydahs including males in display flight and a few females, one of which was clearly interested in a pair of Green-winged Pytilias which is the host species of this brood parasite (Agrobate roux, Poulette de roche, Pintade de Numidie, Pririt du Senegal, Veuve a collier d’or, Beaumarquet melba). Woodland Kingfisher and Klaas’s Cuckoo had joined the ranks of the intra-African migrants that move north with the rains and that occur in Popenguine (Martin-chasseur du Sénégal, Coucou de Klaas).
Several Gosling’s Buntings were singing at the top of the Cap de Naze cliffs, with one bird posing quite nicely at short range:
Migrant songbirds have now started to arrive from Europe: at least three Sand Martins were flying overhead, clearly heading south, when I arrived by the pond which by now is completely filled with water; I heard a Tree Pipit, saw 4-5 migrating Barn Swallows, while the acacias and bushes held a few Melodious Warblers, Willow Warblers, a Common Whitethroat, and even a fine Nightingale. (Hirondelles de rivage et rustique, Pipit des arbres, Hippolais polyglotte, Pouillot fitis, Fauvette grisette, Rossignol philomèle).
The Popenguine eBird checklists along with other recent records from the area – including a surprising African Crake seen by Miguel – can be found here.
Plenty more to come!
New Year, New Birds! Apparently I found another new species to Senegal – needless to say that this resulted in a rather successful day out birding. Which left me wondering, rather pointlessly, how many country firsts have been found on the first day of the year.
So I first went to Lac Rose, and more specifically the steppe to the NE of the lake as this area had produced a lot of good birds last winter, including three or even four Buff-breasted Sandpipers. I was keen to go back and see if any of the “specials” were around again this winter. One of the first birds I found in the short grass was Greater Short-toed Lark, so things were off to a good start.
As I started walking on the far end of the steppe, I found a very pale wheatear: a textbook Isabelline Wheatear, just like last year in January.
The same area held three Tawny Pipits and a few other birds, though not the hoped-for Temminck’s Coursers.
Towards the end of my visit I came across this Southern Grey Shrike – cool bird, but a bit too flighty to allow for decent pictures.
Also around were several Kittlitz’s Plovers (+ Common Ringed and Kentish on the lake shores), at least four Quailfinches thus confirming the species’ presence in the Niayes IBA, a Black-headed Heron, Vieillot’s Barbet dueting in the distance, and so on.
Next up: the Yène-Tode lagoon. While on my previous visit, barely two weeks earlier (17/12), there was still a good amount of water, by now the lake has all but dried up: just a little trickle here and a small pool there, with just a handful of Black-winged Stilts, Spur-winged Lapwings, a lone Knot, Common Sandpiper and a few other waders. With all the waterbirds gone, I didn’t think I’d see much on this visit, but was soon proved to be very wrong!
Shortly after getting out the car, I located a small flock of Yellow Wagtails feeding on a green patch in what used to be the lagoon just a few weeks earlier. A pipit amidst the wagtails was either going to be a Tree or (more likely) a Red-throated Pipit, so I got the bird in the scope… and was a bit puzzled at first that it didn’t fit either species?! As I approached, it flew off and called a few times, confirming my suspicion: a Meadow Pipit!! It landed a hundred meters or so further in more dense vegetation. I knew this was a good species for the country and wanted to get better views and maybe even a few pictures (I didn’t quite realise it had never been confirmed in Senegal before!), so I went after it, flushed it and again heard the diagnostic hurried hiist-ist-ist-ist flight call. It returned to the original spot, and this time round I got really good views plus a few record shots:
Note the dense streaking on a pale buffy background with streaks clotting together on middle of breast, general lack of warm tones (as would be the case for Tree Pipit), fine bill with diffuse yellowish base, absence of clear pale lines on the mantle (as in Red-throated), the “gentle” expression with fairly pale lores, an indistinct supercilium and narrow-ish submoustachial (what a word!) stripe. The rump was clearly unstreaked (thus ruling out Red-throated Pipit) and while I didn’t manage any good pictures of the hind toe, it did appear quite long and pictures show it to be only moderately curved (ruling out Tree Pipit). These pipits are no easy birds to identify on plumage, but luckily the call is so typical and unlike any other pipit that it allowed for a safe ID while I was watching the bird, and I was lucky to get a few decent shots. A few people have asked me to provide more pictures, so here they are – all are originals without any editing except for cropping.
This bird was obviously in a fresh plumage, and can be aged as a first-winter bird based on the shape and colour of the median coverts: the ‘tooth’ on the dark centre with a clear white tip (Svensson 1992) is quite visible in the pictures.
Meadow Pipit is of course a common species throughout much of Europe, be it as a breeding bird or on passage or as a winter visitor. Its non-breeding range covers western Europe and most of the Mediterranean Basin, extending along the Atlantic coast down to the Canary Islands and Morocco. In Mauritania it is considered to be scarce but regular, reaching as far as the Senegal river delta, more or less as shown on the map below (borrowed from xeno-canto). Surely it must occur at least irregularly in northern Senegal, given its status in nearby Mauritania?
While relocating the Meadow Pipit, I also flushed no less than eight Red-throated Pipits as well as three Common Quails. Two Collared Pratincoles were hanging out by the last puddles; the Marsh Harriers and most of the Ospreys are now gone, but there were still at least two Short-toed Eagles in the area, with another two along the track back to Rufisque. Two Mosque Swallow were also around, while two Zebra Waxbills were rather unexpected, given that they’re not supposed to occur in the Dakar region (see last year’s post on the sighting of a group at Technopole). Tawny Pipit was another addition to the site’s ever-growing list.
Following a very successful morning yesterday at Technopole (Short-eared Owl! Iberian Chiffchaff! Jack Snipe!) I stopped by to have a closer look at the numerous waders, given that yesterday I’d forgotten my telescope at home… Nothing out of the ordinary to report today, just tons of waders, gulls (incl. two Mediterranean Gulls) and lots of Caspian Terns (+150, and now also 27 Greater Flamingos (nine were present yesterday). And I relocated the Iberian Chiffchaff quite easily as it’s singing regularly, and tends to keep to a single bush – more on this in another post.
Oh and happy new year!
And Yène delivers again!
I went back to our little hotspot on Sunday morning to see what new there was to be found – and whether I could relocate three vagrant ducks that Miguel and colleagues spotted here the previous weekend (my first proper Sengalese twitch!). The lagoon is quite literally shrinking by the day at the moment, so not very much water is left by now – meaning that all waders and other remaining water birds were fairly concentrated in a small-ish area, not all of which is visible from the main viewpoints.
There were tons of waders so it took some time to go through them and count or estimate each species, resulting in the following totals:
- A few hundred Black-winged Stilts (2-300?), still five Avocets
- More than 320 Common Ringed Plovers, again at least two Little Ringed Plovers, but also a couple of Kentish and at least 39 Kittlitz’s Plovers; also several Grey Plovers
- At least 70 Marsh Sandpipers was a pretty high count, even for Senegalese standards (I actually can’t remember ever seeing so many – at one point, about 50 birds were feeding in a single group). Unusually, Marsh Sandpiper was actually the most abundant Tringa wader. Technopole also has more than usual at the moment. There were about 30 Wood Sandpipers, and a handful each of Greenshanks, Redshanks, and Green Sandpipers.
- About 60 Ruff scattered throughout
- 200 Sanderling, 120 Little Stints, ca. 30 Dunlin, one Curlew Sandpiper
- One Turnstone and Bar-tailed Godwit each
- Three Common Snipes
The Pintails, Garganeys, Shovelers and even the White-faced Whistling Ducks seem to have left as the lagoon is probably too shallow now. Instead there are now three Common Shelducks! I didn’t see them at first, but after about half an hour of sifting through the waders, they were suddenly there, actively feeding on the opposite end of the lagoon and seemingly feeling quite at home here! Maybe they’ll end up staying for a few more days or weeks, until the lagoon dries up.
Not a species I thought I would ever see here: despite its name, it’s definitely not common in Senegal! With only six published records it should be considered a real vagrant to the country. The regular winter range of Tadorna tadorna extends along the Moroccan coast, with very small numbers reaching as far south as Mauritania, though apparently the species remains pretty rare even in the Banc d’Arguin NP. Olivier Girard very conveniently summarised the status of the species in West Africa, in a short paper published in the African Bird Club Bulletin in 2009¹. In his overview, he lists 28 records, almost half of which are from Mauritania, and just five from Senegal. One was apparently overlooked despite being published in the well-known “Annotated check-list of birds occurring at the PNOD, 1984-1994” by Rodwell and colleagues, while the location of another record is incorrect.
As far as we know, no other records have been published nor have any been reported to the ABC, on eBird, or on observado.org since Girard’s summary. As such, these should be all previous Shelduck records for Senegal:
- Seven, Delta du Senegal, 27/12/73 (Morel & Morel)
- Two immatures at Djoudj NP, 21/1/74 (Morel & Morel)
- Two on 12-28/2/90 in the Djoudj NP (M. Fouquet in Rodwell et al. 1996)
- 15 in the Djoudj NP, January 1996 (Yesou et al. 1996)
- One in Djoudj NP, Jan. 1997 (Triplet et al. 1997)
- Two on 5/1/97 at Yène-Todé lagoon (= in Dakar region and not “Siné-Saloum” as incorrectly stated by Girard.
And so now, more than 20 years later, we have three first-year birds from 9 to 17/12/17 at Yène-Todé, again! (see also note below for two more records in early 2018)
It’s intriguing that there are so many more old records, given that observer coverage surely must have improved in the last 20-30 years – and that mid-winter waterbird counts are systematically conducted in the Djoudj and most other large wetlands (I really ought to get access to the database with past counts, as there don’t seem to be any published reports available?). What’s more, Shelducks have been on the increase in many parts of their Western European range, so one would logically expect more birds to show up in this part of the world. Maybe milder winters push fewer birds to the southern end of their range, or the populations that have increased are more sedentary than others? In better-watched Mauritania, at least during the first decade of the 21st century, there are just six records listed since 2000, one of which was near the border with Senegal in the Aftout es Saheli in January 2007, while elsewhere in the delta, Shelducks were seen in December 1995 and three times between Nov. ’98 and Jan. ’99: not much!! Three records each are known from Mali, Ghana and Niger, with one from Guinea (January 2006).
Addendum 2/2/18: eight birds were seen at the Grand Lac in the Djoudj NP on 17/1 (C. Ruchet, Y. Menétrey, I. Ndiaye), quite possibly the same group that was sighted on 30/12/17 in the Diawling on the other side of the border. The first for Technopole was on 18-19/2/18 (E. Regala Ruiz, J. Ruiz, BP, G. Caucal, E. Rogeau), confirming the small influx that occurred during the 17/18 winter.
So what else was about? Glossy Ibis is still present (at least 3 ind.), and now no less than 28 European Spoonbills, most of which arrived from the NW and landed in the central part of the lagoon. As usual there were several Osprey and Marsh Harriers, plus an immature Short-toed Eagle hunting around the lake’s edge, a pair of Red-necked Falcons roosting on a tree, and a Common Kestrel (and on 9/12, Miguel & co. had a fine Barbary Falcon).
The flock of gulls and terns held the usual Caspian, Royal, Sandwich and Common Terns, but just a few Audouin’s Gulls, LBBGs, Slender-billed, Grey-headed and Black-headed Gulls this time round.
Just like on my last visit, Red-throated Pipit was present on the lagoon’s edge: I first heard its sharp pssiiiii call in the SE corner, then briefly saw (and heard) what was probably a second bird, a few hundred meters further. Two Tree Pipits were also present.
Other migrant songbirds included Yellow Wagtails of course, plus Northern Wheatear, Subalpine Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, and Woodchat Shrike.
All in all, another very enjoyable morning out at Yène!
A Technopole pit-stop on the way back to Dakar resulted in yet more waders, with still some 300 Black-tailed Godwits around (just one ring could be read, as most birds were feeding or resting in deeper water) and lots of other waders. On my previous visit, we managed to read six rings, mostly in this flock of BTGs feeding on land:
The water levels are already quite low and I’d reckon that they are about the same as in April 2017: let’s hope that the site doesn’t completely dry up by the end of the dry season!!
More of a surprise was an adult African Spoonbill (also two Europeans) resting on one of the islets, its deep crimson face just about visible. Surprising, because it’s not a frequent visitor to Technopole, and so far my only records have been in April and May.
A Common Moorhen with a very young chick, confirming local breeding of the species. Other than that, lots of Lesser Black-backed Gulls (+300), a few Audouin’s Gulls, a White-winged Tern feeding among the Black Terns, at least two Knot, lots of Ruff, etc. An adult male Peregrine Falcon may be the same bird that I see almost daily on the Diarama hotel.
¹ Girard, O. 2009. Le Tadorne de Belon Tadorna tadorna en Afrique de l’Ouest. Bull ABC 16: 180-183.
Comme je le disais déjà dans l’article sur le Chevalier à pattes jaunes de la semaine dernière, la lagune de Yenne est en ce moment un site incroyablement riche en oiseaux. Au point où l’on y trouve actuellement plus d’oiseaux qu’au Technopole¹ – autant dire que ça cartonne!
Lorsque le site est rempli d’eau comme c’est le cas cette année, on trouve là une impressionnante diversité d’oiseaux. Rien qu’en quatre visites en l’espace d’autant de semaines, nous avons pu détecter la présence de pas moins de 144 espèces… Il ne doit pas y avoir beaucoup de sites dans la région de Dakar où il est possible de voir plus de 100 espèces en une matinée! Autant dire que c’est notre site favori du moment.
Il semblerait cependant que la situation soit très variable d’une année à une autre, comme en témoignent les deux articles de Paul dans lesquels il est question de cette zone: lire ici (octobre 2011) et là (octobre 2013), deux visites lorsque le site était largement en assec. Quoiqu’il en soit, cette lagune mérite bien d’être protégée et préservée, alors qu’actuellement elle ne bénéficie d’aucun statut de protection… ce qui vaut bien malheureusement pour la plupart des zones humides autour de la capitale: Technopole, les lacs de Malika et Mbeubeusse, les niayes du secteur Lac Rose – Kayar – Tanma, etc. A Yenne, les travaux routiers ont visiblement changé la dynamique hydraulique, et les premiers signes annonciateurs d’extension de la zone d’habitation à venir sont déjà là, y compris DANS une ancienne partie de la lagune.
Pour s’y rendre, voir Google Maps. A noter que le nom du site peut aussi s’écrire comme Yène Tode, Yene-Todé, et autres variantes. La visite pourrait se faire en combinaison avec une virée du côté de Popenguine ou de Toubab Dialaw, voire avec le Lac Rose qui n’est pas très loin, mais il faut prévoir 2-3 heures au minimum.
Dans cette vaste zone humide on trouve en ce moment des canards en nombre, avec plus d’un millier d’individus de six espèces en tout lors de nos quatre visites ces dernières semaines: Dendrocygne veuf (plus de 500 le 18/11!! Et deux canetons âgés de deux semaines le 21/10, ML), +90 Canards souchets, +420 Sarcelles d’été, même des Canards pilets (env. 20 le 13/11). Le 29/10, Miguel a eu la chance de trouver une famille (locale?) de Canards à bosse et, surtout, une Oie-armée de Gambie, palmipède visiblement rare dans la région dakaroise. Mais ce sont donc surtout les canards européens dont les effectifs sont impressionants: à mettre en relation avec le manque d’eau sur d’autres zones humides, comme le lac Tanma mais surtout le Bas-Delta du Sénégal, qui connaîtrait un déficit pluviométrique important cette année?
Les limicoles aussi profitent de cette grosse mare temporaire: plus d’une douzaine de Jacanas à poitrine dorée se nourrissant sur les nénuphars (y compris deux jeunes probablement nés localement), bien entendu les éternels Vanneaux éperonnés mais aussi à tete noire, ces derniers dans les parties plus sèches de la zone. Samedi dernier il y avait aussi cinq Avocettes, et de nombreuses Echasses blanches bien sûr, tout comme les Grands Gravelots mais aussi pour une fois des Petits Gravelots ainsi que quelques dizaines de pâtres, tout comme un Gravelot à collier interrompu vu samedi dernier. Les vasières abritent aussi pas mal de Pluviers argentés, quelques Barges à queue noire et une rousse, 5 Courlis corlieux le 29/10, des Becasseaux sanderlings, minutes, variables, cocorlis, et même maubèches… Cette dernière espèce semble d’ailleurs plus fréquente que d’habitude cet automne. Les sympathiques Tournepierres à collier se baladent entre tout ce beau monde, cherchant un caillou ou un coquillage à retourner… tandis que Chevaliers stagnatiles, aboyeurs, gambettes, sylvains, culblancs, et guignettes fréquentent les secteurs légèrement plus profonds du plan d’eau principal, tout comme plus d’une centaine de Combattants variés. Quelques Bécassines des marais se cachent dans la vegetation, tout comme au moins trois Rhynchées peintes.
Soit pas moins de 29 (!) espèces de limicoles pour l’instant, et je suis sûr qu’il nous en manque encore des réguliers, comme l’Huîtrier pie ou le Vanneau caronculé.
Du côté des laridés et des sternes, on trouve un peu de tout: quelques Mouettes à tête grise et surtout des rieuses et des Goélands raillers, parmi lesquels samedi dernier se trouvaient au moins quatre Mouettes mélanocéphales; le Goéland d’Audouin tout comme quelques Goélands bruns doivent être réguliers ici. Plusieurs centaines de Sternes caugeks semblent régulièrement utiliser le site comme reposoir, accompagnées par quelques royales, voyageuses, caspiennes, hansels, naines et pierregarins en petit nombre. Les Guifettes noires étaient assez nombreuses fin octobre surtout, lorsque Miguel a aussi pu identifier une leucoptère.
Les grands échassiers ne sont pas en reste: hérons et aigrettes de toutes sortes bien sûr, dont les Herons pourpré et mélanocéphale et le Crabier chevelu, et même un Blongios de Stürm (Least Bittern!), à ma connaissance la première obs dakaroise. C’est Miguel qui a eu la chance de se retrouver nez à nez (à bec?) avec ce minuscule héron, un jeune individu, juste le temps de faire une photo témoin. Samedi dernier il y avait également au moins trois Ibis falcinelles – mes premiers de l’automne – et 1-2 Spatules blanches sont observées lors de nos deux dernières visites.
Parmi les autres oiseaux d’eau, citons les deux espèces de pélican, la Talève d’Afrique (une le 29/10), même la Foulque macroule (deux les 21 et 29/10, ML) et le Grèbe castagneux qui est nicheur ici. Et il doit bien de temps à autre se cacher une marouette dans la végétation palustre!
Il y a aussi les Balbuzards bien sûr, mais aussi plusieurs Busards des roseaux, un Circaète Jean-le-Blanc (13 & 18/11), Shikra (29/10), et samedi dernier aussi ce que nous avons identifié comme un jeune Circaète de Beaudouin, un Faucon lanier, et un Faucon chicquera.
Les passereaux migrateurs paléarctiques abondent en ce moment, que ce soit dans les acacias et tamaris (Rougequeue à front blanc, Fauvettes passerinette et grisette, Hypolaïs polyglotte, Pouillots véloce et fitis) ou dans les scirpes et les abords du plan d’eau (Phragmite des joncs, Bergeronnettes grise et printanière, Pipit des arbres, Traquet motteux). Des visites régulières lors de l’hiver nordique révèleront sans doute d’autres passereaux encore.
Parmi les locaux, citons entre autres l’Alouette chanteuse, le Moinellette à oreillons blancs, la Veuve à collier d’or ou encore l’Astrild cendré. Le Cou-coupé semble relativement commun, y compris dans le village même. Deux Pipits à dos uni sont identifiés par Miguel le 29/10. Et aussi, bien curieusement, le Bruant d’Alexander! Le 18/11 nous avons eu la surprise de voir un jeune oiseau posé au bord de la lagune, bien loin de ses milieux de prédilection rocailleux. Sans doute un individu en dispersion depuis les collines de Toubab Dialaw (où il pourrait nicher) ou les falaises de Popenguine.
Enfin, une mention speciale pour le Coucou-geai et le Martinet pâle vus le 29/10, et cette Tourterelle pleureuse le 18/11.
¹ Et justement au Technopole, quoi de neuf me demanderez-vous? Rien de bien exceptionnel lors de mes trois dernières visites! Tout de même un ajout à la liste: le Souimanga pygmée vu le 8/11 près du Club House. Des ornithos de passage y ont récemment noté la Rhynchée peinte que je n’ai pas vue depuis un bon moment ici, et aussi et surtout le Faucon de Cuvier qui ne figurait pas encore sur la liste. Le niveau d’eau est déjà assez bas, ce qui fait que les conditions sont bonnes pour bon nombre de limicoles (dont 10 Maubèches le 19/11) et de laridés (première Mouette mélanocéphale de la saison le 19/11) mais aussi pour les canards qui sont présents en nombres plus importants que ces trois dernières années: jusqu’à 45 Sarcelles d’été, 90 Canards souchets (premiers le 8/10), et même cinq Pilets dimanche dernier. Par contre, ça risque de s’assécher rapidement au cours des prochains mois, donc je doute qu’il restera beaucoup d’eau au printemps prochain… à suivre.
Quick note today to report on the first Nearctic vagrant of the season: a Lesser Yellowlegs, seen yesterday at the Yenne-Todé lagoon.
After a very productive few days at Guereo, Bandia, and Popenguine – more on this later – I made my way back to Dakar via Yenne, the first village on the north end of the Petite Cote. I’ve known for a while that there’s a good lagoon here, but never visited at the right time of the year. A few weeks ago, Miguel had a great morning at the site (105 species including Dwarf Bittern, Spur-winged Goose, lots of Garganey), which prompted me to go see what’s about at the moment… Expectations were high, and I wasn’t disappointed: hundreds of ducks, many herons, a few gulls and quite a few terns, and most of all an incredible diversity of waders: 26 species!! Almost all regular migrant waders plus several of the local species were noted, some of which in decent numbers (e.g. nearly 30 Marsh Sandpipers, a few hundred Little Stints and Common Ringed Plovers, +120 Ruff). The site, which apparently is called the Niayetir lagoon, is easily accessible from different sides, mainly along the road coming from Toubab Dialaw but also from the village itself.
After I visited the main wetland just north of the road to Yenne, I stopped at the lagoon just behind the village, along the road back to Bargny. While scanning the numerous waders, I noticed a medium-sized wader with bright yellow legs: Yellowlegs!! It was actively feeding amidst the other waders, close enough to get good views through the telescope, but just a bit too far for decent photos…
Its flashy yellow legs made it stand out against all other waders here (bird names don’t need to be complicated!). Identification as Lesser Yellowlegs was pretty straightforward thanks to its relatively fine bill about equal to the length of the head, as well as overall structure. The straight all-dark bill of medium length and fairly uniform brown-grey breast and upperparts, as well as the smaller size and more slender appearance, distinguish it from the much rarer Greater Yellowlegs (which has never been recorded in Senegal). Moreover, the size of this bird was roughly the same as Marsh Sandpiper with which it was seen side by side, just slightly bulkier and with a marginally heavier bill. The Marsh Sandpiper is just about visible on the picture below:
A long-distant migrant, Lesser Yellowlegs mainly breeds throughout Canada and Alaska, and winters in a variety of wetland habitats from coastal areas of the US all the way down to the southernmost tip of South America (Tierra del Fuego). It is a rare vagrant to West Africa, with only six previous records in Senegal that I’m aware of, all of single birds between August and March:
- 6-7/1/91 at Hann, Dakar, “Feeding with Ruff, Wood Sandpipers and Marsh Sandpipers” (Sauvage & Rodwell)
- 3/3/07 in the Djoudj NP (Julien Piette)
- 18/3/13 at the Kaolack saltpans (Simon Cavaillès)
- 3-12/1/15 at Keur Samba Han near Kaolack (Simon Cavaillès)
- 15/8/15 at Technopole (BP)
- 17/1/16 at Technopole (BP, Boris Droz, Jérôme Gremaud)
As such, it’s the second most frequently noted American wader in Senegal together with Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Only American Golden Plover has been seen more often, with 10 records so far; and if last winter’s trend continues then Buff-breasted Sandpiper will soon overtake Tringa flavipes (no less than four records of six birds were obtained between mid-November 2016 and early January 2017!)
Elsewhere in Africa, Lesser Yellowlegs has mostly been noted on the Cape Verde islands, and there are a handful of records from Mauritania (22/3/04 and 6/2/14), The Gambia (January 1976, 13/10/08; possibly others), Ghana (at least two, incl. on 16/10/08), and Nigeria (Feb.-March 1969). Further north it’s been reported from the Canary Islands, Madeira, Morocco, and Tunisia. There are also a few records from South Africa (including one on Tristan da Cunha island in the South Atlantic), Namibia, and even Botswana.
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Alice Notley, Alma, or The Dead Women (Granary Books, 2006)
Alice Notley’s newest collection of poems, Alma, or The Dead Women, is a pure expression of rage and grief. It is a direct response to the rise of international violence following the events of September 11, but it does more than mourn the deaths of soldiers and citizens—it defines the Iraq war as the product of an inherently violent, phallocentric culture. Notley directly links the tragedies and blunders of current global politics with male dominance, and grieves for women who have, throughout history, been helplessly drawn into misery by their male counterparts. Invoking the Greek story of a young child slain by her father during war as an offering to the gods, Notley cries: “the sacrifice on the altar, everywhere, is still Iphigenia.” Now residing permanently in Paris, Alice Notley is a poet of the New York School and author of more than twenty collections of poetry, including the acclaimed Descent of Allette. Her writing reflects the creative intellect of a woman surrounded by poetic minds, a woman whose husband and children are writers themselves, a woman whose personal experience is inseparable from her work. Notley’s poetry links aesthetic, political, and intimate life, blurring the lines between waking and dreaming, drawing all knowledge and all experience together seamlessly. Her primary concern, however, is not the fusion of political and confessional poetry. She instead focuses her efforts on a battle to advance female voice in literature, to grapple with the Western male canon and undermine it by appropriating and deconstructing its established forms. In her most notable and most breathtaking piece, Descent of Allette, Notley seizes upon the male epic tradition. She draws from the Sumerian myth of Inanna’s descent, among others, and re-imagines the epic form by casting a female as the titular warrior-hero on a quest to locate and confront a male enemy. Allette resists the male voice. Notley creates and employs her own grammar, her own narrative style and, most importantly, her own system of symbols unique to the book. She resists the male-oriented storytelling tradition, she rejects “the phallocentric symbolic order”; in so doing, Notley explores where other authors fear to tread. Laura Hinton suggests in “Centering Margins,” an essay on contemporary poetics, that estrangement from the masculine canon encourages female poets to break new ground in their works. “Women are ‘allies’ of the avant-garde,” she writes, “Indeed… women often find themselves most at home among its strange and stretched linguistic landscapes.” In this respect, Notley is one of the most daring, and has clearly become a powerful voice in creating a new literary establishment: the feminist canon.
The subtle power of Notley’s voice, however, shown so strongly in Allette, fails to surface in her most recent book. As a whole, Alma seems suffocated by the intense sorrow and rage that initially inspired its creation. The collection centers around the grief-stricken spirit of Alma—a dead goddess, “thrashing in her death sleep offended”—whose furious voice magnetically attracts the voices of other dead women. Though her presence seems more than human, Alma identifies herself to the reader as an unremarkable woman who shoots heroin into her forehead as fuel for mournful visions, visions that leave her incapacitated, “moaning in [a] two story working class structure.” From Alma’s exhausted mind pours the rage of a being trapped not only by the violent constraints of her society, but by her own apoplectic anger. Far from being the thoughtful, adventurous Allette, Alma shrieks against what offends her from the first page of the book to the last, lying passive all the while. “WHO CAN HEAR / OVER THE OIL SLOP WAR,” she cries, “CHANCE THEY SAY / MADE WOMAN SLAVE.” Furthermore, Alma accepts the male/female binary without question, casting man as master and woman as slave, masculine as oppressor and feminine as oppressed. She simplistically perceives the complex power dynamics of gender as a dualistic struggle. When she asks: “is it fate that women have been in such a fix for thousands of years?” she answers herself: “no, men did that.” Alma accepts powerlessness, accepts victimhood, and doing so leads her to attribute all aspects of human progress, particularly the negative, to the flaws of maleness. She overlooks the flaws of her own passivity. She sees the physical world itself as a helpless object, oppressed by the male desire for dominance. “[T]he river has been selected its shape has been modified it has been dredged it has shrunk,” she mourns, “the sky has been selected it belongs to men who say what it is.” In perceiving man as tyrant, Alma resents the submissive roles into which, she believes, women have been forced; she grieves for a singer who cannot sing until embraced by a man; she grieves for a “hooker” whose “vagina [is] not part of her body,” who can take no action without instruction from her pimp. Alma grieves for those she thinks enslaved as she thinks herself to be; she hates for those who do not themselves hate. She upholds for women the male doctrine that she claims to loathe so much: “either you’re with us or you’re against us.”
Why does Alma’s rage seem so different from Allette’s? Perhaps the degree of rage has not changed, but the manner of its communication, unfortunately, has. Unlike Allette, Alma fails to rise from her grief, to actively seek out and face her opponents. Instead, she lies rigid with hatred of an unseen enemy, and incites other dead women to join her here. Throughout the collection, Alma’s voice emphasizes the other-ness of masculinity, underscoring her sense of enmity between male and female. Such polarization endangers productive discourse, regardless of context. Virginia Woolf warns against such polemics in her landmark essay A Room of One’s Own, arguing that female writers do themselves great disservice when they dwell on the socially-constructed gender binary. According to Woolf, female writers for whom “the human race is split up…into two parties,” with men standing as the “opposing faction,” produce work that is “harassed and distracted with hates and grievances.” Notley here struggles—her book is impeded by its complaints, and the pointed nature of her attacks leave the reader little room to analyze the more timeless, universal implications of her otherwise compelling verse. As Woolf writes, it is a “thousand pities that a woman who [can] write like that, whose mind [is] tuned to nature and reflection, should [be] forced to anger and bitterness.”
Notley’s Alma, however, cannot be dismissed by any means. Despite the force of her rage, her unique imagism produces symbolic visions of staggering beauty, and her helpless humanity often glows through her general anger. Yes, she grieves the oppression of women, yes, she grieves most deeply that “the sacrifice on the altar, everywhere, is still Iphigenia,” but her compassion for all living things occasionally surfaces in Alma’s final poems. In the end, the collection stiffly moves from the polemic form and hints of a more sensitive plea for compassion between enemies, both political and social. For all those who have died in these years of war, Alma cries: “why don’t you just grieve for them just stop and grieve as if they were anyone? why can’t you say they’re just anyone, a grasshopper, a hummingbird?” Indirectly, Notley awakens the reader’s compassion. For though her screams against male dominance continue well into the final chapters, those screams become tired, and other, lesser, cries take the foreground. Above all, Alma must be praised for uttering, quite simply, the few words that must be heard in this era of imperialistic violence: “STOP… PLEASE STOP.” | <urn:uuid:68bdce15-b98d-4901-b306-b8841074599d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://th.brooklynrail.org/2006/10/books/poetry-mourning-the-female-voice | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.960992 | 1,787 | 1.984375 | 2 |
Fact is one of the raw material of dog food is meat and bone waste taken from slaughter house as dry product and they are unfit for human consumption since it contains blood, hair, hoof, hide rumen etc. companies don’t provide the information about the animal they use to get the meat. it may be goat, cow, chicken or even dogs and cats. Also the meat which is stored for long days may turn poisonous even its preserved sometimes. So, i decided to avoid pet foods which does’nt contain these meat.
My doubt is- i know many types of grains has proteins, fiber contents than meat….. is it advisable to avoid meat?.. will my dog fall ill if i don’t provide him the food with meat content.?
If no, kindly provide me with brands which produce meat free dog food…
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- This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by Suresh PM. Reason: Spelling mistake
Dogs need meat proteins to thrive. Fresh meat is better than kibble, but just about any meat is better than no meat. There are some better quality kibbles that are not so questionable, you know.Hound Dog MomParticipant
Hi suresh.pm –
I understand your concerns about meat quality in dog food. I’ve settled on making a homemade diet for my dogs with human-grade meat. If you’re really concerned about the quality of meat your dog is consuming this could be an option. You can buy meat from the grocery store and make your own food from scratch, utilize a vitamin/mineral mix (See Spot Liver Longer Dinner Mix, Wysong Call of the Wild, U-Stew, etc.) or pre-mix (The Honest Kitchen’s Preference, Urban Wolf, Grandma Lucy’s, etc.). There is a company called The Honest Kitchen that makes certified human-grade dehydrated food and a company called Weruva that makes certified human-grade canned food. I agree with Patty though, I personally feel meat should comprise a large portion of a dog’s diet. If you do go vegetarian be very careful. It’s important that you get a food from a reputable company or have a homemade diet formulated by a veterinarian or nutritionist or your dog could be missing out on very important nutrients.
Thanks Patty and Hound Dog Mom.
You people cleared some of my doubts.. Thanks a lot for your valuable information. Possibly if you guide me with amount of energy needed for a 4 year dog i will be thankful.
The highest quality dog foods and best companies take great care not to include those nasty ingredients. The key is finding a company/brand you believe in and can trust.
Looking at a company’s history, verifying the quality of main ingredients/sourcing on the the label, quality control checks, etc. will help reassure you about the food you select. If they aren’t forthcoming with answers and sympathetic, eager to help (although with the really small companies this can take time to get back to you with answers), or are evasive & vague or deceptive, or you don’t like the answers, walk away & find another brand.
Re vegetarian diets, if they are *vegetarian* as opposed to vegan, it is possible for them to be every bit as high quality, digestible, nutrient rich and health promoting as meat based. Organic free range natural vegetarian fed eggs, organic yogurt with live cultures, cottage cheese are all very good primary protein sources for dogs. You can do this with homemade. I’ve not been very impressed with commercially prepared, generally vegan (not merely vegetarian), kibbles and canned foods and I am pretty familiar with the options out there. Other new ones are insanely expensive. So while it is theoretically possible to make a very good vegetarian commercial kibble, it doesn’t seem to be readily available.
Not vegetarian, but more acceptable to many vegetarians, in that it is not cruelly factory farmed, fed unnatural weird things, and one of the least contaminated flesh foods out there is sardines. All are wild, live near the bottom of the food chain and so are not contaminated like other larger & longer lived predator fish, super high Omega 3 brain food also great for skin & coat, perfectly balanced calcium-phosphorous & soft easily digestible bones. Sardines are probably one of the very best non-vegetarian foods a dog could eat, and, to my mind, waaaay superior to the more popular-with-humans chicken based food.
Vegan is doable in dogs but riskier and harder, needs a good supplement including things like B12, l-carnitine, taurine, Omega 3. The easy part is supplying the amino acids through an array of foods, as the body does not distinguish between the same amino acid from one food versus another. In terms of nutrients (not natural preferences or digestive system), dogs are more omnivorous vs obligate carnivores, cats. The hard part is that many plant foods are not easily digested by dogs, whose systems are not designed for them. Many beans and whole grains (non whole grains, like white rice, are easily digested but high sugar) are next to impossible for dogs to digest, no matter how well cooked & prepared. Some breeds, like GSDs, are even less capable as a group of digesting than other breeds. Unlike whole soybeans, tofu IS very digestible; many dogs like it; it’s very versatile in how it can be prepared; and it offers various health benefits. It is healing to the stomach lining, for example. On the other hand, a prominent very balanced study of vegetarian fed pets showed that pets fed vegetarian diets without soy had much better health and longevity. From personal experience and knowledge of dogs eating vegetarian diets, lentils and black eyed peas seem to be more easily digested. It can be hard to supply enough calories and avoid too much fiber. Dogs can consume up to 50% fat in their diets in good health though, and vegetarian fats like organic virgin coconut oil are good for them & easily digested. Vegetarian diets, in humans and dogs, tend to be excessively high in Omega 6 fats which are pro-inflammatory and deficient in Omega 3.
Certain breeds like boxers and dobermans are at much greater health risk on a vegetarian or vegan diet, due to high breed susceptibility to deadly cardiomyopathy.
Suresh, regarding energy/calorie needs for a 4 yr old dog . . .
No one can really answer this definitively. Breed/size, activity level, health, weather, etc. make a difference. I wouldn’t worry much about it, but feed to ideal body condition and what your dog tells you from energy level/health he needs, and go from there. I’d start with the recommendations on the bag, feeding twice a day, and then adjust. Good luck.
Thanks GDSsForever for your valuable information. Now I understood that veg food also satisfies pets with equal amount of nutrition provided by meat food. Actually I was upset with the price of high quality vegetarian foods I buy every month. So I planned of preparing vegetarian dog food with fully natural contents (even flavors). I used all the healthy products we use in India for HUMANS. Adding flavors my dog loves (like chocolate, vanilla) I prepared this food in appropriate size and fed him. He loved to eat that and I also checked this food with my sister’s dog and my relative’s dog and they all loved it. The interesting thing is I made this at low cost without sacrificing the quality. Exactly to say I can make 1kg of food at less than 3$. Now I have theoretical nutritional values which is more than what non-veg provides. Now I am planning to find the exact experimental nutritional values.
My idea is other people can also make their own vegetarian pet food with the flavors our dog loves. Because none of the currently available meat-free diets for dogs or cats base their claims of nutritional adequacy on recognized feeding protocols such as those of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO, 2007). Also non-veg food may have 5D problems( the 5’D sources are “DEAD,DOWN,DYING,DISEASED & DISABLED” animals). Make sure our pet eats healthy food which will help him now and also in future without sideeffects.
Nice to hear things are going well for you. Keep up the good work!
One caution: dogs absolutely should NOT be given chocolate. You mentioned chocolate flavoring. Chocolate is toxic to dogs, along with other common foods like caffeine (coffee/tea), onions, grapes/raisins, macadamia nuts, walnuts, etc.
If you are going to feed homemade, which can be the very best for dogs, it is important to become familiar with poisonous ingredients for dogs, study/consult for proper diet balancing of nutrients, and use a quality multi-vitamin & mineral supplement (and if vegetarian/vegan, one specifically designed for vegetarian/vegan fed dogs).
This statement is not true actually:
“Because none of the currently available meat-free diets for dogs or cats base their claims of nutritional adequacy on recognized feeding protocols such as those of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO, 2007).”
There are multiple vegetarian or vegan dog foods that do. And there are multiple balanced non-USA brands as well. Not that I think the AAFCO’s standards offer particularly great quality assurance, but they are a starting point.
Also, regarding 5D meats & byproducts, while yes many dog foods do contain these, there ARE a number of companies producing dog foods containing meat that take great care to exclude these, with some going the extra mile to select the highest quality grades and things like organic, wild, grass fed/free range, human grade, and low ash.
Would you care to share what you are using for your homemade vegetarian diet for your dog? We might be able to help or offer suggestions here. And others might benefit as well.
I am not exactly an apologist for raw meat diets or bones & raw food. It’s not how I choose to feed or what I would even consider to be the very best diet out there.
My #1 preference is for a balanced homemade diet with a wide variety of lightly cooked and raw ingredients, depending on each ingredient, prioritizing nutrient dense, active super foods. Digestibility also matters to me, as well as whether my dog actually enjoys his food.
But, to be fair, 1)I’ve known many dogs doing well on well prepared safe raw meat based diets with very conscientious owners. 2)Many commercial kibbles, treats, etc have had huge contamination problems and recalls related to salmonella precisely, as well as moldy grains, melamine, vomitoxins, aflatoxins, e coli, etc. This is hardly a raw foods specific hazard or common occurrence. 3)Dogs, in truth, typically handle bacteria and such much better than humans do and healthy dogs have high tolerances.
I think some alarmist stuff with raw feeding is rather overblown. For example, I feed raw eggs and cooked eggs, and have eaten undercooked eggs in various forms and recipes all my life . . . without once getting sick from salmonella or having my dog do so either. At the same time, I became very sick with food poisoning from a single COOKED organic SWEET POTATO — likely either from inadequate washing or black spots on the skin that can cause rather virulent food poisoning.
I think Dogspot is a spambot. When a post is non sequitur and appears to be part of an article, uses English words but in a way that English speakers never would, it’s safe to assume it is a spambot.
Oh my goodness. LOL. Okay, thanks for the heads up.
I genuinely thought it was someone for whom English is a second language. I’ve graded papers where that was the case. And I guess I’m not exactly familiar with a spambot (or why it would appear here). So I was talking to a computer or automated thing? Ha ha.
I got the statement of AAFCO when i surfed about healthy diet for dog food. Surely i accept with you that we have many brands who take care of quality in preparing meatfood. But i am also concerned with price of those foods. Not every common man can afford huge price for his pet. Particularly in India we buy quality petfood for about 500/kg which cannot be afforded by most of the common men. So i planned of preparing this food with extreme quality.
I used wheat, rice, Soya bean, millet, whitecorn, and some of the integrands we use in our country for human diet which is mostly available in Indian region and so I am not familiar with English words of that. Sorry for that. I got information about the amount of feeding of these mentioned integrands from internet and mixed with some amount of milk and water and made into small sizes so that my pet can eat. About the flavor, My dog likes chocolate flavor and so I used it. I wont add any sugar or salt with my dog food since it is not good for dogs. I added just natural flavors but as u said the original caffine may be toxic to dogs. Please suggest me with some flavors our dogs like most so that I can try with my pet.SamantaParticipant
I agree, dogs need eat meat, as well as porridgesInkedMarieMember
What are “porridges”?CyndiMember
Porridge is like an oatmeal. I don’t think dogs are supposed to be eating oatmeal. Bears, on the other hand, they eat porridge. (in nursery rhymes anyways, lol!)DogManDanParticipant
good read here about raw, homemade and veg diet… I hope you get all the info you need here Suresh 🙂 Im not sure about the porridge though? maybe for upset stomach for easy digestion? thats what i do when i go on a diet or having a upset stomach 🙂
Porridge would kill my dog, but he has issues. Interestingly enough, he is a Border Collie and the breed as a whole was developed eating a lot of porridge, but he can’t handle much of any grains and none at all of some.GizmoMomMember
Is porridge bad? I just made some from chicken and white rice to give to my dog. He’s been having diarrhea and the vet told me to give him boiled chicken and rice.
Some dogs can’t handle grains, a lot more than vets realize. The wolves they desended from would have had very little grain in their diets, and while dogs can handle starches better than wolves can, that doesn’t mean they should be on a diet that is primarily starch. As long as the chicken and rice is working for your dog, then it is fine, for the short term. It would cause diarrhea and much more severe problems in mine. I would have to use turkey and sweet potato or something like that. If my dogs ever have upset stomach issues, which is extremely rare, I just fast them for a day and it clears right up.chrisalcorParticipant
I think that sometimes we look at these issues from an all or nothing perspective. I live in a multi- large dog household and would love a high quality raw diet all the time. But since I cannot manage the cost and want to keep as many rescue dogs as safe and in home as possible, I vary things. I do some home cooking, some raw, and supplement with a high quality grain free. But carefully shopping, both at organic dog boutiques and the human health grocery stores, I want to think I provide them with the best of all choices. But it takes lots of education and communication to find what works for each dog.omar zafarParticipant
Actually it depends on dog breed, Some dogs are allergic to meat. And meat, pork, beef, chicken is not good for puppies, they only need liquid diet like milk and milk products.
That’s crazy!! Puppies start to eat solid food starting at about three weeks old. Mother dogs regurgitate already eaten food for them if softened food isn’t supplied by humans. By 6 to 8 weeks old they are ready to eat almost everything that an adult dog eats.
For dogs to allergic to meat in general they would have to be allergic to themselves and that would be fatal.Brittany MomMember
I had a Brittany that was allergic to 26 different things. Among the foods he was allergic to were beef, pork, and lamb. He ate chicken, turkey and venison most of his life. He was also allergic to barley, tomatoes, soy, kelp, beets, and a number of grasses as well as dust, wool, and feathers. I don’t know how he could be allergic to feathers and be able to eat chicken, but poultry did not affect him. For chews, we used to get him ostrich and emu bones. He passed away at 10 1/2 years old from hemangio sarcoma.mojoMember
Hi everyone Im not sure if i have overseen the topic of porkbut i need desperate advice, i decided to do something good for my dog and move away from commercial dry food and i decided to make him a meat loaf with rice, carrotts and minced meat. after all that work and shoving it in the oven i realised that the minced meat i had was a mixture of beef and pork… now i have heard that pork is dangerous for dogs… now im not sure if i can feed him it or not. the loaf backed for 1hour 20 min im sure any bacteria would be dead now… and is pork generally bad for dogs…. sorry if this is the wrong thread to have posted this.. but would be very grateful for any adviceneezerfanMember
Pork is not bad for dogs, in fact some commercial dog food companies are now making pork based foods. If your dog is not accustomed to switching foods, add it in gradually.InkedMarieMember
Mojo: first, I’m not sure that’s a balanced diet. Second, you don’t need to cook meat for dogs, they can eat it raw.
Mine get pork all the time. It is high in fat, so if you have a dog that is prone to pancreatitis then it probably isn’t a good idea, but for a normal dog, it’s just fine.
But have you done any research into what dogs need in their diet? Making them an occasional homemade meal that isn’t balanced is fine, but you at least need to know what dogs need, to balance over time before going solely to homemade.
Dr Karen Becker has a great book “Real Food for Healthy Dogs and Cats” to help get you started. Steve Brown has one for raw feeding that is fantastic, “Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet” which I recommend even if you don’t want to feed raw. It has info that everyone making homemade needs to know. And it is available as a ebook.rogerharrisMember
Meat is main ingredient of the dog food. Raw meat is better than cooked meat. I would like to suggest you buy the meat in the supermarket. Before staring the meat you must concern you vet.
Egg and vegetable are also good for dog food. It gives more energetic food for dog.SusanParticipant
Hello, I am new to this forum and I am so glad I have found all of you. I recently rescued a 6 year old poodle mix. She weighs all of 7 pounds. Marley was in a foster home for about a month and was fed Dr. Harvey’s miracle food. It is dry grains and vegetables and is mixed with boiling water to make a consistency similar to oatmeal. 4ounces of protein and a small amount oil are added to supposedly make a “perfect” diet. I feed Marley twice a day. For protein I add either human grade chicken, beef, or salmon. I have never feed any of my dogs “people” food. Her foster mother also added cooked veg. and sweet potato. She doesn’t like sweet sweet potatoes when I add them but will eat cooked string beans. She is so tiny and her teeth are not the best so she needs a soft diet. She also doesn’t eat a lot at one time and keeps going back to her bowl. I am petrified of processed dog food. I have used Merrick, etc. but with all the recalls I will not buy any canned food and she can’t handle dry. Can I get some advice on the diet I am feeding her? Has anyone heard or have experience with Dr. Harvey’s? He also makes a grain free which I guess I should have ordered. I do notice she appears to strain a lot so a few days ago I started to give her a tsp of pumpkin to see if that will help. I also don’t want to over do on vitamins. This is all new to me. Help! I will appreciate your guidance. Thanks. Bunny
I use Dr Harvey’s Veg to Bowl and I really like it. There is no such thing as a perfect food and that’s why rotating to different foods is a good idea. There are a few different premixes that you either just add meat to or meat and oil. Look for See Spot Live Longer Dinner Mix, Urban Wolf, The Honest Kitchen Preference, just to name a few.
For extra fiber, you can add psyllium, chia seeds, make your own veggie puree, or pumpkin as you know.ChanelMember
I agree with you guys and i try to give my maltese fresh cooked (organic) meat like lamb bison or venison, i avoid chicken because they say for maltese is not that good and can give allergies! my problem is im still confuse how much i should give to her or if i could mix with some Honest Kitchen or Orijen the brands i normally use ! so please if you guys could help me with this i appreciate itCesar MMember
Thank you for giving suggestion for giving the meat proteins to the dogs. because, i also think that home made veg. food is good for dog. So, thank you for giving explanation regarding dog foods.Cesar MMember
Yes, meat food is good and healthy for dogs. This food gives more energy to dogs.
Thank youMareo TMember
I was reading an article related to food for dogs or any breed. It is clearly mentioned and doctors also say give chicken bones or mutton bones but the proportion should not be excess. It does not means that you are giving thrice a day. there are many more things to give like milk , egg and fish. today doctors and dog training academies provide food chart for different breeds. It really works and helps.
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Traditional 2 or 3-node clusters do not provide sufficient redundancy for such independent workloads as in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. Additionally, data resiliency and fault tolerance capabilities become more and more important as the loss of one or a couple of nodes should not result in a failure of the whole cluster. The next critical issue for every IT infrastructure is maintaining high performance while achieving fault tolerance.
StarWind aims to resolve these issues by allowing the system to scale on Grid. Grid storage itself is an approach to storing data utilizing multiple interconnected nodes so that they can communicate with each other without switches involved.
Considering scalability, StarWind Virtual SAN provides two scaling options. Scaling-up allows adding individual hardware components, such as RAM modules, disks, flash to each node according to the current needs. However, this approach has physical limits, since when all disk, CPU and RAM slots are occupied it’s getting practically impossible to increase the capacity or performance by adding individual components.
Scale-out approach solves this problem. The main idea here is to increase both storage and compute power by adding additional nodes. This improves the reliability of the entire system since the data can be spread across multiple nodes. The storage of the scale out node is added to the existing pool or in the case of replication between two nodes, it is broken into parts with each part replicated to the partner node, thus, scaling the system on Grid. The greatest benefit of this approach is data locality, when VMs’ roles or applications have the shortest way to the storage, thus operating with considerably lower latency and as a result, have high performance.
In a Grid Architecture, every LUN is mirrored between two neighboring nodes so that each of them contents consistent data which is synchronizing permanently. This provides high performance and high resiliency. Such system can easily tolerate losing up to 50% of the nodes without any downtime at all.
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We all know college is dear to you and your family, but what if you’re not GI Bill eligible, a genius or an athlete who can get scholarships, or a rich – how are you paying for college?
Well, over 60 percent of students use student loans.
You may be aware that you can get federally guaranteed student loans, you may not be aware that if you do not qualify for federal student loans, there is another option available – private student loans.
Private student loans are made by banks, credit unions, government agencies or schools.
While private student loans are generally not as good as federal student loans, there may be times when they are more beneficial.
What Kind of Student Loan Should You Get?
If you are applying for financial aid, your school will likely include student loans as part of your financial aid package. Importantly, colleges can be more adept than used car salespeople when it comes to quoting you the true price of an education.
The college’s “list price” may be $ 25,000 / year, but schools typically advertise that “75% of our students are eligible for financial aid.” This financial aid can be anything including Pell Grants, GI Bill, scholarships, or student loans. Buy wisely.
Federal student loans
There are three types of federal college loans:
- Subsidized direct loans
- Direct unsubsidized loans
- Direct PLUS loans
Generally, federal loans offer more flexibility than private student loans:
- You don’t need a credit check.
- Some federal student loans offer income-based repayment plans, the repayment amount is based on the borrower’s salary after college.
- Federal student loans generally allow you to change their repayment plan at any time.
For these reasons, most students apply for federal student loans first and then turn to private student loans to get the rest of the money they need for college. Federal loans can be limited by the parent’s income and other factors.
Private student loans
Private loans can help pay for your college education after exploring federal scholarships, grants, and student loans. The differences between federal and private student loans include:
- Private student loans generally offer the choice of a fixed or variable interest rate. A variable interest rate may be lower than a fixed interest rate, which could reduce the total cost of the student loan.
- Private student loans offer a variety of repayment plans, including options that allow you to make interest-only or fixed payments while you study. These school payments could lower the total cost of your student loan.
- Private student loans may have higher limits.
- Private student loans are not limited to those in financial need.
- Private student loans offer flexibility as they can be taken out by a student, parent, parent, or spouse.
Pay off student loans
Whether you choose federal student loans or private student loans, you have to pay back the money you borrow, plus interest, whether or not you graduate. This is, of course, the hardest part of getting a loan. In 2014, the most recent year for which data is available, over 11.5% of people with federal student loans defaulted, only 2.4% of those with private student loans defaulted.
If you are having trouble with federal student loan debt, you should check out our page How to Choose the Best Federal Student Loan Repayment Plan.
Also check out this helpful page explaining your options for paying off private student loan debt.
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CPD Zone Update www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/update UPDATE Module 1638 » This module covers: DECEMBER ● The prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia and associated problems Men's health month ● The symptoms and clinical assessment of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia ● The latest treatment options, both on prescription and over the counter, for benign prostatic hyperplasia ● Red-flag symptoms for prostate cancer ● Alopecia Dec 1 ● BPH Dec 8 ● Case studies Dec 15 Next week we look at erectile dysfunction, gynaecomastia and testicular cancer Benign prostatic hyperplasia Rosemary Blackie Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland. It is a progressive condition and a common part of ageing, and falls under the umbrella of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which cover storage, voiding and post-micturition symptoms affecting the lower urinary tract.1 It is not usually harmful and patients are not at increased risk of prostate cancer.2 Around 3.2 million men in the UK3 suffer from BPH and prevalence increases with age, affecting around 40 per cent of men in their 50s and 90 per cent of those in their 90s.1 Around half of those with BPH have some form of sexual problem3 and men of Afro-American origin are more severely affected.1 In adult men the prostate gland surrounds the urethra, is walnut-sized and is situated between the penis and bladder. It produces prostate specific antigen (PSA) which, when mixed with semen from the seminal vesicles at orgasm and ejaculation, causes the gelatinous liquid to become more fluid. The exact cause of prostate enlargement is unknown but it may be due to an increase in levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) as men age, which stimulates prostate growth. Another theory is that there is benign abnormal tissue growth of fibrous, muscle and glandular tissue.14 Symptoms Symptoms fall into two main groups: Obstructive symptoms ● poor stream ● hesitancy ● dribbling ● straining ● incomplete or poor emptying. Intermittent stream irritant symptoms ● frequency ● urgency ● feeling a need to pass urine even when having just done so. 14 Chemist+Druggist 08.12.2012 Prostate size does not correspond in a linear fashion with symptoms experienced, so the effect on quality of life (bothersomeness) is assessed using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), an internationally validated and approved scoring system used as an aid to guide treatment.5 The IPSS questions are shown in table 1 below; an overall symptom score of zero to seven indicates mildly symptomatic BPH; eight to 19 moderately symptomatic; and 20 to 35 severely symptomatic. For diagnosis of BPH, Nice guidelines recommend5 that a medical history is taken and a physical examination carried out, including a digital rectal examination (DRE) to assess the physical state of the prostate gland. Checks should be made to ensure there is no outflow obstruction in the bladder or that symptoms are not due to nerve damage. Blood tests should include a full blood count and urea and electrolytes, and a dipstick test done for signs of infection. The patient should also carry out a urinary frequency volume chart to help ▶ Table 1. International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questions Severity of symptoms: scored zero (best) to five (worst), scored over the past month Nature of symptom Question Score (zero to five) Incomplete emptying How often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finish urinating? Frequency How often have you had to urinate again less than two hours after you finished urinating? Intermittency How often have you found you stopped and started again several times when you urinated? Urgency How difficult have you found it to postpone urination? Weak stream How often have you had a weak urine stream? Straining How often have you had to push or strain to begin urinating? Nocturia How may times did you typically get up each night to urinate? Quality of life score: If you were to spend the rest of your life with your urinary condition the way it is now, how would you feel about that? Delighted 0 Mostly dissatisfied 4 Pleased 1 Unhappy 5 Mostly satisfied 2 Terrible 6 Mixed 3 CPD Zone Update assess symptoms,5 and any signs of urinary tract obstruction should be further investigated with imaging.1 A PSA test, which measures blood levels of prostate specific antigen, should only be offered if there are symptoms that suggest bladder outlet obstruction secondary to BPH, an abnormal prostate on DRE or concerns about prostate cancer. Full information about the limitations of the test should be provided. On its own, the test cannot provide a confirmatory diagnosis of either cancer or BPH, as levels increase with age and vary from person to person. Higher than normal reference ranges can indicate prostate cancer, but can also be caused by infection, vigorous exercise, or a recently performed DRE. 'Normal' PSA levels can also be present with cancer and infection while alpha-blockers can reduce PSA levels.6 Other conditions that present with similar symptoms to BPH include prostate cancer, upper urinary tract infection, bladder tumours, stones or other traumas, chronic pelvic pain, detrusor instability, urethral stricture, chronic prostatitis, and interstitial or radiation cystitis. Treatment options Patients without bothersome symptoms or any complications should be offered lifestyle interventions, reassurance and review as necessary.5 Patients with mild or moderate symptoms can be offered active surveillance (watch and wait) or active intervention treatment involving conservative management, drug treatment or surgery. Alpha-blockers such as tamsulosin, alfuzosin and doxazosin selectively block peripheral alpha-1 adrenoceptors to relax the smooth muscle of the bladder and prostate neck, improving urine flow. Symptom improvement is usually felt within a few days, but can take up to six weeks.1 Alpha-blockers are recommended in moderate to severe LUTS5 and the most common side effects are postural-hypotension, drowsiness and headaches. The 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors finasteride and duasteride block the conversion of testosterone to DHT by the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, to reduce prostate size. This improves flow rate and obstructive symptoms but it can take up to six months to see full symptom improvement.7 They are particularly suitable where there is a significantly enlarged prostate8 and have been shown to reduce long-term risk of acute urinary retention and the need for surgery.1 Side effects include impotence, reduced libido, breast tenderness and enlargement, and reduced PSA markers. Condoms should be used if the patient’s partner is pregnant or likely to become pregnant, as these drugs are excreted 16 Chemist+Druggist 08.12.2012 in semen. Women of child-bearing potential should avoid handling crushed or broken tablets or capsules.8 Bothersome moderate to severe LUTS, where the prostate is estimated to be over 30g or PSA greater than 1.4ng/ml,5 can be treated with a combination of alpha-blocker and 5-alphareductase inhibitor. All treatments should be reviewed after four to six weeks, and then every six to 12 months.5 Other treatment options include anticholinergics for over-active bladder and loop diuretics and desmopressin for nocturnal polyuria. Tadalafil has recently been licensed in Europe for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of BPH in adult males, including those with erectile dysfunction, at a dose of 5mg daily.9 It inhibits the enzyme phosphodiesterase type-5, which results in smooth muscle relaxation and increased blood flow.11 It is contraindicated with concurrent nitrates due to a risk of severe hypotension. Where symptoms are very bothersome, or medication does not help or is unsuitable, surgery is an option. Around a quarter of those with enlarged prostate will undergo surgery.1 In addition, there is some evidence that saw palmetto can help in BPH, especially in frequency and nocturia,4 and also a small evidence-base for beta-sitosterol.12 Various lifestyle measures can be undertaken to reduce the impact of BPH on everyday life and should be advised with or without medication. These include anticipating when frequency or urgency could be a problem – on long journeys, for example – and avoiding drinking too much in the previous two to three hours. Double micturition – returning to the toilet a few minutes after urination to try to pass more urine – can help ensure the bladder is fully empty. Caffeine and alcohol can worsen frequency, nocturia and urgency, and so should be stopped or reduced, as should smoking. Patients can also be advised to try to relax when passing urine, use distraction techniques if urgency is a particular problem and avoid drinking in the two to three hours before bed. Bladder retraining, where the patient tries to hold on for as long as possible before passing urine, can also help to expand and strengthen the bladder muscle. Initially, a symptoms questionnaire must be completed by the patient, which includes the IPSS, and the patient must meet all the following conditions: ● Aged between 45 and 75 years ● Has experienced symptoms for more than three months ● Is not currently being treated for BPH. If the patient has either an IPSS symptom score of eight or more, or a symptom score of at least one and a quality of life score of four or more, the patient is eligible for an initial two-week supply. The patient should then be directed to their GP for confirmation of the diagnosis. After two weeks the patient should be reassessed, and a further four-week supply can be sold if symptoms have improved; no further supplies can be made after this sixweek period if the patient has not consulted his GP. Following this, up to 52 weeks can be supplied (in monthly amounts) and the patient reviewed by their GP annually. Flomax should be taken the same time each day after food, and it is important to encourage the patient to continue to take capsules even if he feels much better, as BPH is a progressive condition. Patients with pain on urination, bloody or cloudy urine within the last three months, unexplained fever, urinary incontinence, unstable or undiagnosed diabetes or liver, kidney or heart problems are not suitable for OTC treatment and should be referred to their GP. OTC treatment Further resources Nice guidelines indicate LUTS can initially be assessed and treated, if appropriate, in a nonspecialist setting. Flomax Relief (tamsulosin) was launched in 2010 in an effort to capture those who do not or will not go to the GP for various reasons, including embarrassment and lack of time. ● Flomax website – www. myilearn.co.uk/ flomax ● Flomax Relief support staff training guide – www. myilearn.co.uk/flomax/resources/ documents/Flomax_Relief_Pharmacy_ Support_Staff_Training_Guide.pdf ● Flomax patient support – ▶ Prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer, with around 40,000 cases diagnosed in the UK each year, and the most common cause of cancer-related death in men.3 Symptoms are often non-specific and in line with other LUTS, but haematuria and pain on ejaculation are two of the red-flag symptoms. Risk factors for prostate cancer include: ● increasing age ● family history of breast or prostate cancer ● African ethnicity ● a diet high in saturated fat and red meat with little fruit and vegetables. The PSA test is used to aid diagnosis, together with further investigation, including biopsy. There is no screening programme, but there is an NHS Prostate Cancer Risk Management programme. CPD Zone Update 5 minute test ■ Sign up to take the 5 Minute Test and get your answers marked online: chemistanddruggist.co.uk/update Take the 5 Minute Test 1. Patients who have BPH have an increased risk of prostate cancer. True or false? 2. BPH affects around 3.2 million men in the UK. True or false? 3. Three-quarters of men with BPH also have some form of sexual problem. True or false? 4. A patient with a score of 10 from the IPSS questionnaire would be considered to have severely symptomatic BPH. True or false? 5. A prostate specific antigen test provides confirmation of a diagnosis of BPH. True or false? 6. Side effects of tamsulosin include postural hypotension, drowsiness and headache. True or false? 7. Finasteride acts by relaxing the smooth muscle of the bladder and prostate neck. True or false? www. flomaxrelief.co.uk ● Prostate Action UK – www. prostateaction. org.uk ● NHS Choices – www.nhs.uk/conditions/ Prostate-disease ● NHS Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme – www. cancerscreening.nhs.uk/ prostate References 1. Patient UK Plus. Benign prostatic hyperplasia. www.patient.co.uk/doctor/benign-prostatichyperplasia 2. Prostate Enlargement. NHS Choices. www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostate-enlargement 3. Prostate Action UK. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) facts and figures. www. prostateaction.org.uk 4. A. Vogel. Enlarged Prostate Pharmacy herbal handbook 2. 2012 5. Nice. The management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men Clinical Guideline 97. May 2010 6. Clinical Knowledge Summaries. Lower urinary tract symptoms in men, age-related (including symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy). cks.nhs.uk 7. Pfizer. Finasteride summary of product characteristics 2012. 8. British National Formulary. Number 64. September 2012. bnf.org 9. Cialis. Summary of opinion (post authorisation). European Medicines Agency. 18 Chemist+Druggist 08.12.2012 8. Sildenafil is licensed for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of BPH. True or false? 9. OTC tamsulosin is suitable for men aged 40 to 70 years who have experienced symptoms for longer than six months. True or false? 10. Patients started on OTC tamsulosin must see their GP within six week for diagnosis confirmation. True or false? Update 2013 Sign up now and save £5 Sign up for Update 2013 now! Save £5 with our early bird offer and get maximum value from this CPD programme for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Go to www. chemistanddruggist.co.uk/update and sign up now for £30+VAT (£36). (Standard price £35+VAT (£42). Offer ends January 31, 2013) September 20, 2012 10. Eli Lilly and Company UK. Cialis (tadalafil) backgrounder (2of 2). November 2012 11. Eli Lilly and Company UK. Cialis summary of product characterisitics 12. Bandolier medicine. Beta-sitosterol for benign prostatic hyperplasia 13. Boehringer Ingleheim. Flomax Relief MR pharmacy support staff training guide. December 2009 14. BPH. General Practice Notebook Tips for your CPD entry on benign prostatic hyperplasia Reflect How are the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) assessed? How do 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors work? What criteria must be fulfilled for OTC treatment of BPH with tamsulosin? Plan This article describes the symptoms and diagnosis of BPH and includes information about treatment options such as alpha-blockers and 5-alphareductase inhibitors. Lifestyle advice, prostate cancer and OTC treatment are also discussed. Act Read the article and the suggested reading below, then take the 5 Minute Test (left). Update subscribers can then access their answers and a pre-filled CPD logsheet. Learn more about BPH from NHS Choices. http://tinyurl.com/prostate11 Read the prostate gland enlargement management options brief decision aid on the Patient UK website, which summarises treatment benefits and risks. http://tinyurl.com/prostate12 Revise your knowledge of the OTC supply of tamsulosin with the Flomax Relief training materials. http://tinyurl.com/prostate13 Find out more about prostate cancer from the Cancer Research UK website and the PSA test from the Patient UK website. http://tinyurl.com/prostate14 http://tinyurl.com/prostate15 Read the MUR tips for BPH from C+D. http://tinyurl.com/prostate16 Evaluate Are you now confident in your knowledge of BPH? Could you give advice to patients about treatment options and lifestyle?
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Saxon Memorial Foundation
The memorials of the Saxon Memorial Foundation are open to the public again on the basis of the current Saxon Corona Emergency Ordinance. Please note the relevant visiting rules and the partially changed opening hours.
We develop, sponsor and administer sites in the Free State of Saxony evocative of heinous political crimes, of political persecution, of state terror and state-organised murders of historical significance and implications within and beyond the region. We commemorate victims of political tyranny and the resistance against dictatorships. We keep records for the public.
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Here’s where you can make a toy donation to benefit children in need.
- Charities. It is possible to donate gently used toys to a variety of organizations that will distribute them throughout their networks. Some of these organizations include: Buy Nothing groups, hospitals, children’s homes, and shelters, daycare centers, police and fire departments, churches, recycling programs, and so on.
What is the best thing to do with old books?
10 Creative Ways to Reuse and Recycle Your Old Books
- Make a contribution to your local library.
- Donate your gently used books to a local charity
- Make some gift tags
- Bring your gently used books to your local library. Recycle any books that are no longer useful. They can be sold or given away on the internet. Make a “Free Books” box for your library.
What can I do with unwanted toys?
Your toys, if they’re in excellent functioning shape, might be donated to a charity store or to a community organization such as a church, toy library, or playgroup. It may still be able to recycle some of the pieces from your broken toys and games if you dismantle them even if they are beyond repair.
Should I throw away old books?
Volumes with moldy pages cannot be recycled; instead, they must be thrown away immediately to prevent the mold from spreading to further books. The practice of recycling books is completely acceptable if they cannot be repurposed or given new life in another manner.
How do I dispose of books no one wants?
To Whom Should You Give Books You No Longer Need?
- Libraries. The majority of libraries accept book contributions and sell the books as part of a Friends of the Library fundraising event. Thrift stores in the neighborhood. Goodwill accepts a wide range of items in addition to clothing. Prisons. Prisons and schools are in severe need of secondhand books. Schools could also be interested in your secondhand books.
How do I get rid of unwanted books?
How to Get Rid of Those Outdated Books
- Remove Old Books from Your Home
Can cuddly toys recycle?
Other recycling pickups are available. Soft toys, such as teddy bears, that are in good condition can be donated along with textiles at several textile clothing banks (you can find these in many supermarket car parks).
Can I put plastic toys in recycling bin?
Plastic film and wrapping: these items cannot be recycled and should be disposed of in the garbage disposal system. Pet waste: this cannot be recycled and should be disposed of in the garbage. Plastic toys should be donated to local charitable organizations.
What to do with old hardcover books?
Despite the fact that you can throw away your hardcover books, we encourage that you donate your books instead. They may be donated to a local thrift store or used book store so that others can benefit from them! You may also recycle the internal pages of a hardback book by removing the cover and binding from the book.
Where is the best place to donate used books?
The Most Effective Places to Donate Used Books
- The following resources are available: your local library, your neighborhood Little Free Library, a school or community book drive or fundraiser, Freecycle, reputable charities, local faith-based organizations, your neighborhood thrift store, local museums and other cultural organizations, and online resources such as Wikipedia.
Can books go in recycling bin?
It is recommended that books be deposited in the home recycling bin. Most municipal civic amenity sites can accommodate large amounts of material.
Who can I donate books to?
Where to Make a Book Donation
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is defined as deck of cards to the group of letters or playing cards which serves to develop various games or hobbies. A card or card, on the other hand, is a cardboard, usually of rectangular format that has a uniform illustration on one side and has a certain figure stamped with a number on the other.
For some games it is necessary to use a full deck while, in others, it is customary to leave out some unused cards, as can happen with wild cards. Even some games require the use of at least two decks.
It should be noted that there are various types of decks to cover multiple game possibilities. The so-called spanish deck , for example, usually consists of 48 cards and a pair of wild cards. The 48 cards are spread over four suits (swords , gold , cups and coarse ) and are numbered from 1 to 12, with 10 (jack ), 11 (horse ) and 12 (king ) as figures.
The english deck , on the other hand, presents 52 cards that are segmented into four suits (hearts , clovers , diamonds and spades ) and that are numbered from 2 to 10, followed by the J , the Q and the TO (the ace, which equals 1). Typically, hearts and diamonds are represented in reddish tones, while clovers and spades are drawn in black.
Many are the card games that use these mentioned decks. Thus, for example, the Spanish call is used to be able to have fun with the brisca, the cinquillo, the mus, the donkey, the tute or the forty.
In the case of the English deck, one of the games that use it and that have more worldwide fame is poker, which in recent years has experienced a significant increase in fans. Persian and German games seem to be that they could be the origins of the aforementioned poker that consists of players, with their cards hidden in part or in full, placing bets.
The one with the highest score is the one who will be able to rise as winner in each game and to achieve it you can count on various possible combinations and classifications of cards such as the straight flush, the poker of aces, the full, the royal flush, the double couples or the trio, among others.
This game is important to underline that it has a large number of variants, among which the closed, open, assorted or shared card poker stand out.
The deck used in the practice of tarot , on the other hand, it is more numerous: it is made up of 78 cards, of which 22 are major arcana, 40 correspond to minor arcana and, the remaining 16, are identified with figures or honors. The minor arcana and the figures, meanwhile, are divided into four suits (swords, golds, cups and clubs), similar to those of the Spanish deck.
The notion of deck, on the other hand, is also used to name a range of possibilities, options or alternatives . For example: "The technical director has a wide deck of strikers to form his starting lineup".
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Brazil’s May tax collection highest since 2000
Economy Minister Guedes argues this shows economic recovery
Published in 29/06/2021 - 15:46 By Pedro Peduzzi - Brasília
Brazil’s Federal Revenue collected $28.737 billion in taxes and federal contribution in May. Inflation deducted, the amount shows a real increase of 69.88 percent from May 2020.
Year to date, collection stands at $150.622 billion, up 21.17 percent according to the Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA).
According to the Federal Revenue, this is the “best performance for collection since 2000, both for the month of May and the year-to-date value.” The same was reported in February, March, April, and May 2021.
In the view of Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, the result is a sign that the Brazilian economy is recovering. “The Brazilian economy continues to surprise us favorably,” he said after unveiling the figures.
“It’s a historical record—a growth of nearly 70 percent compared to the same month the previous year. From January to May, [the collection] reached $150 billion. It’s a real increase of 21 percent from the same period last year,” Guedes said.
Regarding revenues administered by the Federal Revenue, the amount collected, in May 2021, was $27,892 billion, which accounts for a real increase of 67.65 percent. From January to May 2021, collection stood at $143,969 billion—a real increase of 21.42 percent.
The ministry also reported that compensations grew 89 percent in May 2021 from May 2020 and 46 percent year to date.
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Tribute to Mono-Ha
a cura di / curated by Davide Di Maggio
Koji Enokura / Noriyuki Haraguchi / Susumu Koshimizu / Lee Ufan / Katsuhiko Narita / Nobuo Sekine / Kishio Suga / Jiro Takamatsu / Noboru Takayama / Katsuro Yoshida
Cardi Gallery London presents ‘Tribute to Mono-Ha’, an anthology exhibition dedicated to the pioneering Japanese movement Mono-ha, introducing the London public to seminal works by artists Koji Enokura, Noriyuki Haraguchi, Susumu Koshimizu, Lee Ufan, Katsuhiko Narita, Nobuo Sekine, Kishio Suga, Jiro Takamatsu, Noboru Takayama and Katsuro Yoshida.
Eighteen works produced between 1968 and 1986, often of monumental size and shown for the first time in the United Kingdom, will inhabit the Georgian townhouse. The exhibition is curated by Davide Di Maggio and completed by a rich display of rarely seen archival photographs and videos, illustrating the history of the movement.
Mono-ha (“The School of Things”) emerged in 1968 Tokyo as one of a number of networks engaged in radical counter-art practices of non-making that characterized the post-war Japanese artistic discourse, such as the Gutai group in the ‘50s, the Neo-Dada Organisers and Hi-Red Center in the early ‘60s. The young artists of Mono-ha never formalized into a group devoted to a fixed doctrine or manifesto: they were a polyphony of artistic voices maintaining their own distinctly personal ways of working, while sharing similar concerns. Although some of them were directly engaged in critical conversations, writing or even working together (Yoshida and Koshimizu were instrumental to the design and execution of the seminal piece of Mono-ha: Sekine’s Phase – Mother Earth, a 2.6-metre-high and 2.2-metre-wide cylinder of dirt next to an identically shaped hole in the ground shown at 1968’s Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition in Kobe), or often showed alongside one another at Tokyo galleries between the end of the ‘60s and the early ‘70s, these artists never organized Mono-ha exhibitions their works were often displayed alongside those of non-Mono-ha artists in museum shows.
Until World War II Japanese Modernism had presented a local version of all major Western art movements the introduction of new trends and styles permeating from the West having been injected with native sensibility since the Meji period (1868-1912). The aftermath of the conflict saw the development of a new web of international relations and alongside it, a larger influx of Western art especially from France and the United States. The reconstruction process was rapid: from a defeated country rising from the ashes of its nuclear trauma, Japan quickly transformed into an industrial, strongly urbanized nation. The individual’s awareness of the self completely dismantled, this new expanding Japan required a reconstruction able to entirely redesign and reaffirm ideologies, philosophies and principles that the individual stands for, in a novel way aligned with the changing times.
The second half of the ‘60s, was a site of animated discussions in the political and cultural arenas: from the student movements’ yearning for radical reform, to the desire of redefining the country’s identity and position on the world’s map. Mono-ha artists – many still studying at Tokyo’s Tama Art University at the time – embarked in a quest for the essential. Turning to Taoist philosophy, they embraced the notion that perception should be freed of names and concepts, to allow things to be seen as they are when removed from their ordinary context. In an effort to revitalize art, they saw a projection of selfhood in Modernist self-referential art and in those prepared artist’s materials art had relied upon, which they rejected.
By starting at the level of thing (Mono) and matter, these artists found stimulation in the power of reality inherent in the very existence of things. Having stripped away the concepts related to specific things and materials, they revealed a new world of meaning through their explorations of the essential, creating a new formal vocabulary where the artwork is involuntarily, metaphysically transformed into one single signifier through a process of abstraction coinciding with the physical presence of things. Rejecting the traditional artist’s materials, they turned to simple, widely available natural and industrial ones which were embedded in their contemporaneity (cloth, rocks, wood, paper, rope, metal, cotton, glass, etc.). They presented them almost plainly, essentially unadulterated by their interventions.
In Mono-ha, ordinary things are presented in extraordinary ways, materials traditionally seen as incompatible juxtaposed, limits of geometry defied. Never self-referential nor self-contained, they exist – as the Tokyo-based Korean philosopher and key Mono-ha artist Lee Ufan defined them – as encounters: relationships amongst materials (kai), relationships between things and other things in space, relationships between things and the body and more broadly, between man and matter (natural and man-made). Mono-ha juxtapositions of things and matters not only challenge perception but also corporeality: they are places of immediate encounter within the context of an ever-evolving social realm tainted by ruthless development and industrialization at the expense of nature, at once sites of both poetic and political concern.
Although Mono-ha created an original new vocabulary, its recognition as truly one of the driving forces of Japanese post- war art production begun only in the early ‘90s, first as an influence on Japanese artists and later in the West, where it was seen as a critically-engaged movement thanks to the contemporary relevance of its language and themes, so deeply linked to both nature and industry, as well as for its similarities with Arte Povera. Represented in major international collections (Tate Modern, MOMA New York, etc.) Mono-ha has been the subject of significant retrospective exhibitions across Europe and the USA since the mid ‘90s, amongst which: Asiana (Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, 1995) Mono-ha: School of things (Kettle’s Yard, 2001) Silence and Time (Dallas Museum of Art, 2011) Prima Materia (Punta della Dogana at the 2013 Venice Biennale) MONO-HA (Fondazione Mudima, 2015).
Koji Enokura (Tokyo, Japan 1942 – 1995) earned a BFA from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Museum in 1966 and continued to teach at Tokyo University of the Arts until his death. His work has been widely exhibited in Japan since the mid ‘60s he gained international recognition at the beginning of the ‘70s, with participation in biennales (Paris, 1971 Sydney, 1976 Venice, Japanese Pavilion, 1978), his practice being presented by major institutions worldwide since the 1980s. His practice is represented in the collections of the National Museums, Northern Ireland and Japan Foundation, New York, and included in significant museums and private collections across Japan.
Interested in exploring the ‘material as a medium’ in its roughest possible form, early in his career Enokura used oil or grease to soak paper or walls so as to reveal the materiality of the surface covered. He also sought to verify himself and prove his existence through his relationship with the surrounding world, exploring the tension between body and matter.
Noriyuki Haraguchi (Yokusaka, Japan, 1946 lives and works in Zushi) studied art at Nihon University where he first concentrated on oil painting. Since the early ‘60s, he has taken part in a large number of solo and group exhibitions in Japan, the U.S. and Europe, becoming widely known for his participation in Documenta 6 (1977) with Matter and Mind, a spent-oil reflecting pool. His work is represented in international collections, including Tate Modern.
Since his student days, Haraguchi has been combining a minimalist sculptural vocabulary with the aesthetics of militarism and heavy industry, favouring industrial substances such as concrete, steel I beams and car parts, waste oil, polyurethane and rubber. His practice raises questions about the environment, modernisation and war.
Susumu Koshimizu (Uwajima City, Japan, 1944 lives and works in Kyoto) studied sculpture at Tama Art University in Tokyo, which he left in 1971 due to student protests. He was a faculty of the Department of Sculpture at Kyoto City University of Arts from 1994 to 2010. Since the ‘60s, he has had numerous solo exhibitions in Japan and internationally his work has also been included in landmark exhibitions, such as “Prima Materia” (Punta della Dogana, 2013-15), Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde (MOMA, New York, 2012), Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis (Tate Modern, 2001), São Paulo Biennale (1983), Venice Biennale (Japanese Pavilion, 1980).
Koshimizu has worked mainly with natural materials like wood, iron, soil, stone and paper, presenting them in unexpected circumstances and combining them with contrasting industrial materials, in an exploration of the very essence of sculpture.
Lee Ufan (Kyongsangnamdo,1936, South Korea lives and works between Kamakura, Japan and Paris, France) studied Art in Seoul, in 1956 moving to Tokyo where he graduated with a degree in philosophy from Nihon University (1961). A painter, sculptor and accomplished academic, he was a Professor at Tama Art University in Tokyo between 1973 and 2007. Lee’s works have been largely exhibited in Japan since 1968 he gained international recognition at the beginning of the ‘70s, with participation in biennales (Paris, 1971 São Paulo, 1973 Sydney, 1976 Documenta 6, 1977), his practice being presented by major institutions worldwide since the 1980s. Lee’s works are held in the collections of Centre Pompidou, MOMA New York, Seoul Museum of Arts and Tate Gallery, among others.
Credited as the main theorist of Mono-ha, Lee advocated a methodology of de-westernization and de-modernization, informed by Eastern philosophical teachings on being and nothingness as well as profound feelings towards nature, as an antidote to the Eurocentric thought of 1960s post-war Japanese society. Best known for his sculptural pieces, encounters between steel plates, rubber sheets, combined with stones, glass, cotton (etc.) accentuating juxtapositions between objects, as well as the relationship between manmade materials and the natural world, Lee reveals the physical materiality of the artwork allowing materials to establish their own relations independently of his artistic intervention.
Katsuhiko Narita (Pusan City, Japan, 1944 – Kumamoto, 1992) earned a painting degree from Tama Art University in Tokyo in 1969. While his work has been widely exhibited in Japan since the mid ‘60s, it is less known in the West. Sumi is undoubtedly his most iconic piece first exhibited at the Biennale de Paris in 1969, it consists of large pieces of charcoal, aiming to eliminate the act of ‘making’ as much as possible. The burning of the wood left the creative process in the hands of nature and emphasized its material presence. However, Narita’s overall practice deals more with spatial perception than the materiality of things.
Nobuo Sekine (Saitama, Japan, 1942) trained in oil painting at Tama Art University in Tokyo. His sculpture, Phase Mother Earth (1968), is regarded as the manifesto piece of the Mono-ha movement. His work has been widely exhibited in Japan since 1967, soon gaining international recognition through biennials such as Paris (1969) and Venice (1970, Japan Pavilion). More recently, he took part in landmark exhibitions at Guggenheim Bilbao (2017), Jewish Museum (2014), Punta della Dogana (2013-15), Shanghai Sculpture Space (2011). His work is included in major collections across Japan and internationally (Louisiana Museum, Riijksmuseum).
Sekine explores sculpture through a vast vocabulary of materials. Examining the relationship between art and architecture through a fusion of Western mathematics (topological shapes) and ancient Eastern aesthetics and philosophy, he jolts to the foundations of three-dimensionality in art: topological shapes becoming ‘phases’ extendable over contraction and expansion.
Kishio Suga (Morioka, Japan, 1944 currently lives in Itō) graduated in 1968 with a BFA from Tama Art University, Tokyo, where he was taught by the pioneering painter Saito. Exhibiting internationally since the early ‘70s, Suga was subject of major solo shows, amongst which in 2016 Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan and Dia: Chelsea, NY and his work was included in the 57th Venice Biennale VIVA ARTE VIVA in 2017. His work is represented in major collections, including Tate Modern, Dallas Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Margulies Collection, Dia Art Foundation.
Suga works in sculpture, photography, painting, and performance. He uses and places stone, wood, metal and string in a deeply transformative way, bringing forth the material’s own desire to change and adapt to a transitory ‘situation’, studying how things ‘exist’ through relationships and arrangements in relation to time, duration as well as site.
Jiro Takamatsu (Tokyo, Japan, 1936 – 1998) was a key figure in shaping Mono-ha, having taught several of its young members at Tama Art University in Tokyo between 1968 and 1972. Also a co-founder of the performance group Hi-Red Center (1963), his work has been widely exhibited both in Japan and internationally since the late ‘50s, and is held in major collections (Guggenheim Museum, Tate Modern, MOMA New York, Dallas Museum of Modern Art). He exhibited in landmark shows such as Venice Biennale (1968, Japan Pavilion), Paris Biennial (1969), São Paulo Biennial (1973) and Documenta 6 (1977). A major retrospective was recently dedicated to his practice at the Henry Moore Institute (2016). Trained as a painter, Takamatsu worked across a variety of media (photography, sculpture, painting, drawing, and performance) investigating the philosophical and material origins of art and the nature of perception. His vocabulary encompassed abstract concepts (shadows, perspective), everyday objects (bottles, cloth, string, stones, furniture) and materials of the sculptural tradition (marble, wood and concrete).
Noboru Takayama (Tokyo, Japan, 1944 – lives and works in Tokyo) graduated in 1970 from Tokyo University of the Arts, where he is a Professor. His work is represented in private and public collections across Japan, where he has been exhibiting widely since the ‘60s. Major international group exhibitions include Gwanju Biennale (2000, 1997) P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (1990-91) and Paris Biennale (1973).
Since 1968, Takayama’s practice has been mostly revolving around the use of a specific material, railroad ties, which he sees as sacrificial “human pillars”, requiems for bodies destroyed by the changing personal and professional culture brought about by Japan’s modernization. His work constructs a space closely connecting object and memory, addressing the body and the tension between opposing forces. In the 1970s, he began coating his installations in tar to add an olfactory element, augmenting the works’ presence beyond sight alone.
Katsuro Yoshida (Fukaya, Japan, 1943 – 1999) graduated in 1968 from Tokyo’s Tama University of Art, Department of Painting, where he taught for a few years in the ‘90s. While his work has been widely exhibited in Japan since 1968, international recognition initially came not for his sculptures but rather for his silkscreen prints and photo-etchings, which were included in Prints Biennials (Krakow, 1972 Fredrikstadt, 1978 Bradford, 1979). From the mid ‘90s, with the growing international interest in the Mono-ha movement, of which he had been a central figure between 1968 through the ‘70s, his sculptural works have been included in major retrospectives outside of Japan (Fondazione Mudima, 2015 Kettle’s Yard, 2001 Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, Venice, 1995 SF MOMA and Guggenheim Museum, 1994).
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Tenant Law in Texas
In Lumberton, Texas, relationships between tenants and landlords can sometimes become strained.
There are many rights and responsibilities that landlords and tenants have. It's important that each party is aware of their rights, and the rights of the other party. By knowing and respecting these rights, the risk of conflict should be reduced dramatically.
Landlord's Rights in Lumberton, TX
Landlords are, of course, entitled to collect rent from their tenants. If a tenant fails to pay the agreed-upon rent, the landlord is typically able to evict the tenant without too much trouble, though the process can sometimes get fairly complicated.
Landlords also have a right to be compensated for damage to the building that a tenant causes, either intentionally or negligently. Any damage caused by a tenant, besides reasonable wear and tear, can be billed, and the landlord can deduct from the tenant's security deposit to pay for repairs.
Tenant's Rights in Lumberton, TX
The most basic right of a tenant is the right to a living space that's fit for human habitation. This is, after all, what they're paying the landlord to provide. Landlords in Lumberton, Texas are under a legal duty to make sure that their apartments are habitable. There are many factors that are considered in determining if an unit is habitable or not, but, generally, an unit will not be deemed habitable if it lacks any of the following: running water, electricity, heat, and protection from the elements (such as proper insulation, and windows that close).
In addition to habitable living spaces, tenants also have a right to reasonably safe common areas. Common areas include lobbies, hallways, and stairwells - basically anything that everyone living in an apartment complex has access to. These common areas must meet the building standards of Lumberton, Texas, and must not contain any unnecessary safety hazards.
In the United States, and most likely under the laws of Texas, it is unlawful for renters or sellers of real estate to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, national origin, color, or religion. Doing so can subject a landlord to harsh civil penalties. Also, they cannot discriminate based on physical disabilities, either. Tenants with physical disabilities, who are otherwise qualified to rent an apartment (they are able to pay, have good credit, etc.) are entitled to make reasonable modifications to the apartment to make it more accessible to them, and the landlord generally can't bar a tenant from doing this, as long as the modifications are not too extensive, and are reversible. The landlord can, however, require the tenant to remove the modifications, at the tenant's expense, when they move out.
Finally, tenants in most states have a right to be free from unfair eviction. Generally, lease agreements last for a set period of time, and both parties are bound by that contract. Landlords cannot arbitrarily evict clients while the lease is still in effect.
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Google’s DeepMind subsidiary just made a massive step toward artificial intelligence that can teach itself better than humans can. According to research published Wednesday, its new AlphaGo Zero bot learned how to play the Chinese game Go with zero human input — and it then proceeded to dominate its human-taught predecessors.
As reported in the latest issue of Nature, the team at DeepMind looked to improve on their last A.I. creation AlphaGo. The earlier bot had learned to play Go by observing thousands of actual human games to understand the often intricate strategy involved. AlphaGo Zero, on the other hand, was just left to itself to play against itself, initially making moves at random and learning what worked and what didn’t.
In just three days, it was already skilled enough to beat AlphaGo in 100 straight games, not losing once to its predecessor. But that was just the warm-up:
After 40 days of self training, AlphaGo Zero became even stronger, outperforming the version of AlphaGo known as “Master”, which has defeated the world’s best players and world number one Ke Jie.
Over the course of millions of AlphaGo vs AlphaGo games, the system progressively learned the game of Go from scratch, accumulating thousands of years of human knowledge during a period of just a few days. AlphaGo Zero also discovered new knowledge, developing unconventional strategies and creative new moves that echoed and surpassed the novel techniques it played in the games against [Go masters] Lee Sedol and Ke Jie.
In their write-up, the team at DeepMind say they hope A.I. like AlphaGo Zero has the potential to do things previously thought impossible, pushing the boundaries of human imagination and tackling incomprehensibly complex problems “such as protein folding, reducing energy consumption or searching for revolutionary new materials.”
In the meantime, maybe see if the A.I. wants to play Monopoly instead.
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Machine learning brings new opportunities in the software security realm by offering new ways to handle data, detect malware and improve solutions. However, the problem with machine learning today is that it can be marketed as a silver bullet to catch all things in the security industry, when in reality the technology still has many weaknesses. Hyrum Anderson, technical director of data science for cybersecurity provider Endgame, presented research on machine learning malware evasion at this week’s Black Hat USA 2017 conference in Las Vegas.
“I want you to know I am an advocate of machine learning for its ability to detect things that have never been seen,” Anderson said. “[But] machine learning has blind spots and depending on what an attacker knows about your machine learning model, they can be really easy to exploit.”
Anderson explained, machine learning is not only just susceptible to evasion attacks, but it is susceptible to these attacks by other machine learning methods. Researchers at Endgame have learned it is not only enough to provide a cybersecurity system, they have to check and double check the product as well as test and think about how adversaries might exploit or evade them. “If an attacker has access to your machine learning model, he can actually ask it ‘What can I do to confuse you the most,’ and the model will tell them.”
Thinking like an attacker brought Anderson to look at the uncomfortable side of machine learning. At Black Hat, he presented a situation where an attacker can not only attack the deep learning models he knows everything about, but attack any model that is a black box and he knows nothing about. To demonstrate this, Anderson created a malware detection training system with OpenAI’s gym framework, and enabled researchers to simulate a game like situation against antivirus engines.
“We demonstrate how to evade machine learning malware detection by setting up an AI agent to compete against the malware detector that proactively probes it for blind spots that can be exploited. We focus on static Windows PE malware evasion, but the framework is generic and could be extended to other domains,” according to Anderson’s research.
The framework takes a game-like approach, accesses the system, learns about the system, and figures out how it can be attacked and how it can evade an attack. “Reinforcement learning has produced models that top human performance in a myriad of games. Using similar techniques, our PE malware evasion technique can be framed as a competitive game between our agent and the machine learning model detector. Our agent inspects a PE file and selects a sequence of functionality-preserving mutations to the PE file which best evade the malware detection model. The agent learns through the experience of thousands of “games” against the detector, which sequence of actions is most likely to result in an [invasive variant.] Then, given any new PE malware that the agent has never before seen, the agent deploys a policy that results in a functionally-equivalent malware variant that has a good chance of evading the opposing machine learning detector.
As part of his research, Anderson is releasing a machine learning malware detector into open source as well as the framework users can use to improve the AI agent, improve the malware, or attack their own models to learn about their weaknesses. “The framework that we’re providing can be readily adapted to attack your own machine learning model. To be clear, there are easier ways to attack your machine learning model since you know everything about it. But this framework represents what we believe to be the most realistic attack that an adversary can launch and that can be used to understand your model’s blind spots,” he said.
While Anderson explained there has been no evidence to suggest adversaries are using artificial intelligence and machine learning in quite as a sophisticated way to bypass machine learning models, it is important to understand these models and how to defend against it before a motivated adversary tries to exploit it.
“This research is a bit of reality check: Knowing absolutely nothing about your malware model or AV engine, an adversary can launch a reinforcement learning attack that learns to bypass it. Evasion rates are low with this proof of concept, but clearly move ‘in theory’ to ‘in practice,’” Anderson said. | <urn:uuid:e86179bd-afb8-4c24-9414-b002b1c153be> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sdtimes.com/ai/black-hat-usa-2017-machine-learning-not-silver-bullet-security/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.950075 | 874 | 2.15625 | 2 |
Sport climbing Devon stylee © tomrainbow
A north facing pump fest, umbrella crag if wind is from any direction other than the N. The base of the crag is tricky, lots of chasms and crevices that swallow gear/jumpers/small children...although the rightmost routes start from an easy base (Mr Potato Head and The Blight). The three left most lines start from the top of the perched block...this involves a tricky step to get across and (especially) back.
Rock quality is generally sound but routes will still evolve over time.
Park at Watcombe car park. Walk down to the beach. The crag is on the R headland looking out to sea and can be reached by 5 minutes of boulder hopping.
|Would strongly advise all belayers to wear a helmet. Several potatoes came off Maris Piper today and one got me on the head. Hard to dodge them or predict where they will bounce and land.
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I’ve been slowly making my way through Eric Newby’s classic travel book, “A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush”, which recounts Newby’s attempt to ascend the 20,000 foot Mir Samir in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan with uncanny eagerness and scant mountaineering experience. Rife with humor and resplendent descriptions of unfamiliar landscapes and bizarre encounters, Newby’s writing is purely pleasure reading—exactly the sort of escapist adventure I enjoy being sucked into before bed in my efforts to buffer the screen time of that day with the screen time awaiting me in the next.
A few nights ago, I had a strange experience while reading. I came upon a passage where Newby describes driving through the Panjshir Valley towards Mir Samir at twilight. In the shadow of mountains that seem to occupy the entire sky and within earshot of the expressive Panjshir River, Newby and his companions locomote through “infinitely secret-looking villages” until they suddenly arrive at a scene. Newby describes this scene as “paradise”: women and men are working in terraced fields harvesting wheat; life hovers and circulates around the river below as children and older men and women gather under the gentle sway of poplar, willow and apricot trees; and as twilight turns to dusk everything is soaked in a benignantly vibrant “golden light”.
“Newby describes this scene as “paradise”: women and men are working in terraced fields harvesting wheat; life hovers and circulates around the river below as children and older men and women gather under the gentle sway of poplar, willow and apricot trees; and as twilight turns to dusk everything is soaked in a benignantly vibrant “golden light”. “In regards to the “Infinitely secret-looking villages” in “A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush”.
As Newby and his companions drove through this scene and I vicariously with them, I realized something strange had happened in my own head. Up until that moment, my brain had been constructing new images every second to keep up with Newby’s richly detailed prose (of course, some of my construction was assisted by a presumptuous subconscious assumption that the mountains of the Hindu Kush resembled other valleys and large mountain ranges that I had been to, like the Peruvian Andes or the Urubamba Valley). At that moment, however, something shifted. The continual adjustment and regeneration of images slowed, halted even. The image in my mind faded and relaxed into one that was familiar and quieting—one I had constructed in the past, and that had a matching pace and momentum to Newby’s descriptions of the scene before him.
It’s an image in my mind that was given life upon reading poem “28” in a collection of poetry by Rabindranath Tagore over a year ago. Tagore, arguably one of the most important artists and philosophers of his generation, is an enormously underappreciated figure in the West. His poetry is stunning. An image in my mind that was first crudely formed from inarticulate and visceral experiences was affirmed and refined by Tagore’s expressions, then familiarized by recollections of Tagore’s words in experiences to follow, and then recalled while reading Newby’s writing.
That image is one of the simultaneous stillness and vibrancy of life at twilight—life observed and life perceived, life felt and reached for—in that initial moment of relishing the mind’s freedom to detach from the day’s work and “[plunge] into the sky’s immensity.”
We all have images in our minds that frame our perceptions of the world and how we process information. I realized in that moment reading “A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush” that sometimes these images aren’t from direct experience. They can also be from encounters with art that specifically collide with an inarticulate feeling in your own head, or from encounters with other people through conversation.
Aside from framing how we see, these images can also frame what we see. They define our notions of possibility, our recognizable and plausible situational landscapes.
Amidst all the tragedy and disruption of this year, for some, the greatest disturbance to life has been prolonged monotony. Some haven’t experienced unanticipated absences and losses of people or vocations. Some haven’t had to dramatically readjust their plans of continuing education. Some are in geographic locations that haven’t been devastated by natural disasters and changing weather patterns.
“Amidst all the tragedy and disruption of this year, for some, the greatest disturbance to life has been prolonged monotony.”
For those of us, it’s undeniably effortless to slip into boredom or frustration with monotony. Yet I’ve realized that doing so is to callously waste the luxury of monotony, which is an opportunity to deeply examine the possibility of present moments that repeat themselves—to refine and practice how we respond to information about friends and our communities, to learn how to articulate that response in action, and to incorporate that articulation into our ways of being and seeing so that it remains even when monotony is disturbed.
It’s the same process I’ve realized has occurred in my own mind with the repeated experience of that moment at the end of the day. Aided by Tagore’s words, an image has been incorporated into my own ways of seeing—and become so familiar to me that its most specific and important qualities are discernible even in unknown situations, like the one described by Newby.
At the very end of the same poem, Tagore writes, “I feel today: / The tremor of the colored veil, / The wind’s sigh, / The backward calling gaze, / The rhythm blossoming into love.” He feels that present moment personally and individually, then feels motion and uncertainty beyond himself. He is pulled into it and compelled by it. Rather than being binding or monotonous, the rhythm blossoms into something more powerful. | <urn:uuid:f2508776-12bd-4c46-b0cc-767bc1b09068> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dailycampus.com/2020/11/13/if-you-have-the-luxury-of-monotony/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.959016 | 1,315 | 1.617188 | 2 |
The existing drainage condition of Tirupattur consists of natural river and man – made drainage system (storm water open drains). Due to the nature terrain condition, all the man – made storm water drains are connected with natural.
The present condition of storm water drains also carries the sullage and sewage water, which the sewerage farm. Altogether the existing storm water drains characterized by the low carrying capacity due to encroachments in the urban area, which reduces the regular flow and add constraint to the existing drainage system.
Municipal Storm Water Drainage System
Tirupattur town moreover, the Urban Local Body also provides pucca water drainage facility in the major portion of the town. The existing storm water drains mainly carry the wastewater disposal and in many places the storm water drains are functioning as wastewater drains, which create environmental problems and need regular maintenance by the ULB, is show in Table.
|Drain Type||Length (KM)|
|Total drains (Km)||71.752|
|No drainage facilities||5.450|
|Total road length (Km)||91.861|
The information provided in the above Table indicates that nearly 80% of the roads are provided with storm water drainage facilities and the rest of 20% roads are not provided with drains, which are drained through available natural terrain condition. The observation relating to storm water drainage facility indicates inadequate planning and designing, as majority of the drains are provided in bits and pieces without any integration between the drains, this is due to the presence of scattered development and undulated terrain condition in Tirupattur town. | <urn:uuid:10350e83-5cf6-455a-801e-3a7d0ca59771> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/thirupathur/storm-water-drains/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.927494 | 359 | 2.359375 | 2 |
by Jon Guze
Senior Fellow, Legal Studies, John Locke Foundation
These days, if Karl Popper is remembered at all, he is usually remembered for The Open Society and Its Enemies—his blistering two-volume attack on the philosophical foundations of Fascism and Marxism. In fact, however, Popper was not primarily a political philosopher. Instead, he devoted most of his long life to studying the growth of scientific knowledge.
In The Logic of Scientific Discovery, Popper provided what he called “a logical analysis of … the method of the empirical sciences.” In the course of that analysis, he demonstrated that, contrary to what had previously been assumed, the scientist’s tools—rational thought and careful observation—cannot be used effectively to ascertain truth; they can, however, be used very effectively indeed to discover and eliminate error.
Building on that insight, in that same work, and in many subsequent works, Popper developed a remarkably original and brilliant unified theory of knowledge. He summarized that theory in one of those subsequent works by saying:
It is a theory of reason that assigns to rational arguments the modest and yet important role of criticizing our often mistaken attempts to solve our problems. And it is a theory of experience that assigns to our observations the equally modest and almost equally important role of tests which may help us in the discovery of our mistakes. Though it stresses our fallibility it does not resign itself to skepticism, for it also stresses the fact that knowledge can grow, and that science can progress—just because we can learn from our mistakes.
The way in which knowledge progresses, and especially our scientific knowledge, is by unjustified (and unjustifiable) anticipations, by guesses, by tentative solutions to our problems, by conjectures. These conjectures are controlled by criticism; that is, by attempted refutations, which include severely critical tests. They may survive these tests; but they can never be positively justified: they can neither be established as certainly true nor even as ‘probable.’ … Criticism of our conjectures is of decisive importance: by bringing out our mistakes it makes us understand the difficulties of the problem which we are trying to solve. This is how we become better acquainted with our problem, and able to propose more mature solutions: the very refutation of a theory–that is, of any serious tentative solution to our problem–is always a step forward that takes us nearer to the truth. And this is how we can learn from our mistakes.
As we learn from our mistakes our knowledge grows, even though we may never know–that is, know for certain. Since our knowledge can grow, there can be no reason here for despair of reason. And since we can never know for certain, there can be no authority here for any claim to authority, for conceit over our knowledge, or for smugness.
At this point, the long-suffering reader may be asking, what is all this philosophical theory doing in a Legal Update? The answer is that it sheds important light on a topic I’ve been writing about for several years, namely, the use of legal sanctions to silence those who espouse heterodox views about climate change. (For previous discussions, see here, here, and here.) I’m bringing Popper’s theory of knowledge into the discussion to make the point that, whatever else they may be, these attacks on freedom of speech should be seen as attacks on the scientific method itself. That’s been true all along, but a recently filed lawsuit makes it crystal clear.
In December of 2015, the National Academy of Sciences published an article purporting to show that by 2050 it will not only be possible, but relatively easy, for the continental United States to meet 100 percent of its energy needs with just three renewable power sources: wind, water, and solar. The lead author was Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson, and he was joined by several co-authors.
In June of this year, the National Academy of Sciences published a response that purported to identify several errors in the original paper and disputed its conclusion. The lead author of the second article was Christopher Clack, who has a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and plasma physics and worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the University of Colorado before becoming CEO of the grid modeling firm Vibrant Clean Energy. He was joined by 21 co-authors who are also eminent scientists.
So far so good. One group of scientists made the kind of “bold conjecture” that powers the scientific project forward, and another group of scientists subjected that conjecture to the kind of rigorous criticism that helps scientists learn from their mistakes and get closer to the truth. According to Popper, this is exactly the way science should proceed.
What happened next, however, wasn’t so good at all. Instead of responding to his critics’ speech with more speech, Jacobson took steps to punish some of them (and, no doubt, intimidate the others) by filing a $10 million defamation claim against Christopher Clack and the National Academy of Sciences.
Given the current state of public discourse in this country, one might have expected Jacobson’s resort to law to be accepted, or even applauded, by his peers and by the public. I’m happy to say, however, that that is not what happened. Not only have many people objected to the lawsuit, but they have also objected, at least in part, because they understand that criticism plays a vital role in science and that an attack on scientists’ freedom to criticize is an attack on science itself.
In a post at Reason’s Hit and Run blog, Lindsay Marcello (Carolina Journal) reported two hostile responses:
David Victor, one Clack’s co-authors and the co-director of the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation at University of California-San Diego, told the San Diego Union-Tribune, “It is unfortunate that Mark Jacobson has decided to pursue this legally as opposed to openly, in the scientific tradition.”
Environmental Progress, a research and policy organization advocating for sustainable energy, called the lawsuit an “appalling attack on free speech and scientific inquiry.”
And she added one of her own:
By taking his critics to court, Jacobson is telling the world his ideas cannot be challenged, echoing the argument for “settled science” deployed in the debate over climate change. …
What incentive is there to add to or challenge the evidence of a scientific theory if that idea can’t be challenged? The truth is best found through open debate, not by silencing your critics with lawsuits.
Gavin Schmitt (NASA) tweeted his displeasure:
Using court to resolve sci issues? Generally a bad idea.
And so did Roger Pielke, Jr. (University of Colorado Boulder):
With this lawsuit, climate science again showing its ugly side. Anything to silence opponents. Scientific back-and-forth not welcome.
Anything less than unified, strong denunciation of Jacobson lawsuit by science organizations is unacceptable. These guys destroying science.
I am just speechless. …
In many ways, this is much worse than any of Michael Mann’s lawsuits alleging defamation of character — Jacobson’s lawsuit seeks to settle a genuine scientific disagreement in the courts.
Jonathan Adler (Case Western Univ. School of Law) explained that:
The idea that academic researchers should turn to court when their work is criticized or contradicted by other researchers is a pernicious one, challenging the sort of robust inquiry upon which scientific research and the discovery of knowledge require. It is absolutely essential that researchers are free to posit hypotheses and subject others’ hypotheses to critique. This inevitably entails not just questioning other researchers’ conclusions, but also pointing out potential errors and mistakes.
Even Keith Pickering (Daily Kos) was displeased:
It is hard to overstate how totally bonkers this lawsuit is. … In science, ideas are accepted or rejected on their own merits, and any process that undermines that merit-based approach — including a legal process — won’t change the mind of any principled scientist. “Don’t say I’m wrong or I’ll sue you” is precisely the opposite of the scientific method. If anyone is responsible for trashing Jacobson’s reputation as a scientist it is Jacobson himself, and this lawsuit clinches it.
I’m surprised, and pleased, find the Daily Kos on the right side of an issue, but I’m not going to give it the last word. Instead, I’m going to end with a couple of additional excerpts from the Environmental Progress piece by Michael Shellenberger mentioned above:
What Jacobson has done is unprecedented. Scientific disagreements must be decided not in court but rather through the scientific process. …
Scientists and energy analysts should not be intimidated. We must stand up to bullies.
Shellenberger is right. We must stand up to bullies. I hope the Superior Court of the District of Columbia dismisses this case with a sharp rebuke. I hope Christopher Clack and the National Academy of Sciences countersue, and I hope they are awarded treble damages and costs against Mark Jacobson. And I hope the court imposes sanctions on Jacobson’s attorneys under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which prohibits pleadings “for any improper purpose, such as to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or needlessly increase the cost of litigation.” | <urn:uuid:516fe17e-77d7-43b0-8eec-f5c4061373a2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.johnlocke.org/thin-skinned-scientists-lawsuit-attacks-free-speech-scientific-inquiry/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.957614 | 1,970 | 2.375 | 2 |
February 28, 2012
Model of a Green Seattle Business
The Puget Sound Business Journal features Jason Legat and his company, Model Remodel in their Growing Your Business segment. The author is real estate reporter, Jeanne Jones and the photographs are by Anthony Bolante on location at the Eastside Harvest House project.
Here is a link to the article but you will need a subscription to access the entire piece or pass by our offices and we can share the hard copy with you, too. If you prefer copy and paste this link in your browser: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/2012/02/24/model-remodel-turned-to-ultra-green.html.
The feature describes Jason’s experience and thinking in the initial stages of the company, the strategies to deal with the speed bumps in the economy and the Model Remodel vision for a greener future. Model Remodel, a Seattle-based company focused on responsible remodeling, from small projects to whole house renovations, and green new construction from Built Green 3 Stars through LEED for Homes Platinum and beyond.
Send us your thoughts in the comments below or feel free to contact us directly, anytime.
Most of the home builders I’ve talked to are seeing more remodel work than new construction now. Which makes sense, since new construction isn’t cost effective when compared to the current price of pre-owned homes in the Seattle area. It’s now cheaper to buy a home and remodel it how you want it, instead of having a new home built.
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In a reprise of the crypto wars of the 1990s, the U.S. secret state is mounting an offensive that would force telecommunication companies to redesign their systems and information networks to more easily facilitate internet spying.
Touted as a simple technical "fix" that would "modernize" existing legislation for wiretaps, government security officials will demand that telecommunication firms and internet service providers provide law enforcement with backdoors that would enable them to bypass built-in encryption and security features of electronic communications.
With the Obama administration rivaling, even surpassing antidemocratic moves by the Bush regime to monitor and surveil the private communications of the American people, The New York Times reported last week that "federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet."
Following closely on the heels of FBI raids on antiwar and international solidarity activists, the "change" administration now wants Congress to require all providers who enable communications "to be technically capable of complying if served with a wiretap order."
Times' reporter Charlie Savage informs us that the administration will demand that software and communication providers build backdoors accessible to law enforcement and intelligence agencies, thus enabling spooks trolling "encrypted e-mail transmitters like BlackBerry, social networking Web sites like Facebook and software that allows direct 'peer to peer' messaging like Skype" the means "to intercept and unscramble encrypted messages."
Calling new legislative strictures a "reasonable" and "necessary" tool for law enforcement that will "prevent the erosion of their investigative powers," FBI mouthpiece, general counsel Valerie E. Caproni, told the Times, "We're talking about lawfully authorized intercepts."
Caproni's assertion that the Bureau and spy shops such as the National Security Agency are not interested in "expanding authority" but rather "preserving our ability to execute our existing authority in order to protect the public safety and national security," is a thin tissue of lies lacking credibility.
In fact, the state's "existing authority" to spy upon private communications under the USA Patriot Act and assorted National Security- and Homeland Security Presidential Directives (NSPD/HSPD) in areas as such as "continuity of government" (NSPD 51/HSPD 20), "cybersecurity" (NSPD 54/HSPD 23) and "biometrics" (NSPD 59/HSPD 24), have led to the creation of overly broad and highly classified programs regarded as "state secrets" under Obama.
As I have written many times, most recently in August (see: "Obama Demands Access to Internet Records, in Secret, and Without Court Review," Antifascist Calling, August 12, 2010), since his 2009 inauguration President Obama has done nothing to reverse this trend. Indeed, he has taken further steps through the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), a highly-sanitized version of NSPD 54/HSPD 23, to ensure that the "President's Surveillance Program" (PSP) launched by Bush remains a permanent feature of daily life in the United States.
In a widely circulated report last year, the inspectors general from five federal agencies, including the Justice Department, the Defense Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, noted that following advice from the Office of Legal Counsel under torture-enablers Jay Bybee and John C. Yoo, "the President authorized the NSA to undertake a number of new, highly classified intelligence activities" that went far beyond warrantless wiretapping in their scope, encompassing additional unspecified "activities" that have never been disclosed to the public.
What were once regarded by Democrats and their ever-shrinking base of acolytes, cheerleaders and toadies as unspeakable crimes when carried out by Republican knuckle-draggers, are now regarded as "forward thinking," even "visionary" policies when floated by the faux "progressive" occupying the Oval Office.
And with "homegrown terrorism" and "cybersecurity" high priorities on the administration's to-do list, White House changelings and their friends from the previous regime are pulling out all the stops.
Last week, speaking at a Washington, D.C. "Ideas Forum," former Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, currently a top executive with the spooky Booz Allen Hamilton private security corp, said that cybersecurity is the "wolf at the door" and that a "large-scale" cyberattack "could impact the global economy 'an order of magnitude surpassing' the attacks of September 11," The Atlantic reported.
McConnell and former Bushist Homeland Security Adviser, Frances Fragos Townsend, the current chairwoman of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), a D.C. lobby shop catering to security and intelligence grifters, urged the Obama administration to transform "how it defends against cyberattacks," claiming that the secret state "lack[s] the organizational ability and authorization to prevent and respond to cybersecurity threats."
Their prescription? Let NSA pit bulls off the leash, of course! Townsend said that "the real capability in this government is in the National Security Agency."
True enough as far as it goes, however Townsend mendaciously asserted that NSA is legally forbidden from domestic spying, not that it prevented her former boss from standing up NSA's internal surveillance apparatus through programs such as STELLAR WIND and PINWALE, the agency's domestic email interception program.
Both Townsend and McConnell claim that the "laws haven't kept up" with the alleged threat posed by a cyberattack and urged the administration to give the NSA even more authority to operate domestically.
No mention was made by liberal interventionist-friendly Atlantic reporter Max Fisher that McConnell's firm has reaped multiyear contracts worth billions for their classified cybersecurity work for the secret state.
Hardly slouches themselves when it comes to electronic eavesdropping, the FBI is seeking to expand their already-formidable capabilities through their "Going Dark" program.
As Antifascist Calling previously reported (see: "FBI 'Going Dark.' Budget Request for High-Tech Surveillance Capabilities Soar," May 17, 2009), the Bureau sought--and received--$233.9 billion in FY 2010 for the development of a new advanced electronic surveillance program.
ABC News first disclosed the program last year, and reported that "the term 'Going Dark' does not refer to a specific capability, but is a program name for the part of the FBI, Operational Technology Division's (OTD) lawful interception program which is shared with other law enforcement agencies."
According to ABC, "the term applies to the research and development of new tools, technical support and training initiatives."
The New York Times reported last week that OTD spent $9.75 million last year "helping communications companies" develop "interception capabilities" for the Bureau.
The administration's push for more control is all the more ironic considering that the U.S. State Department according to Reuters, said in August it was "disappointed" that "the United Arab Emirates planned to cut off key BlackBerry services, noting the Gulf nation was setting a dangerous precedent in limiting freedom of information."
As The Washington Post told us at the time, UAE securocrats claimed that "it will block key features on BlackBerry smartphones because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor."
Citing--what else!--"national security concerns," the measure "could" be motivated "in part" by state fears that "the messaging system might be exploited by"--wait!--"terrorists or other criminals who cannot be monitored by local authorities."
That regional beacon of democracy, Saudi Arabia, said it would follow suit. In response, State Department shill P.J. Crowley said that the United States is "committed to promoting the free flow of information. We think it's integral to an innovative economy."
With a straight face, Crowley told a State Department news briefing, "It's about what we think is an important element of democracy, human rights and freedom of information and the flow of information in the 21st century."
"We think it sets a dangerous precedent," he said. "You should be opening up societies to these new technologies that have the opportunity to empower people rather than looking to see how you can restrict certain technologies."
Pointing out the Obama regime's hypocrisy, Yousef Otaiba, the UAE Ambassador to the United States counteracted and said it was Crowley's comments that were "disappointing" and that they "contradict the U.S. government's own approach to telecommunication regulation."
"Importantly," Otaiba said, "the UAE requires the same compliance as the U.S. for the very same reasons: to protect national security and to assist in law enforcement."
The BBC informed us in July that Emirate officials are concerned that the encrypted software and networks used by Research in Motion, BlackBerry's parent company, "make it difficult for governments to monitor communications."
Although this is precisely the autocratic mindset that rules the roost here in the heimat, corporate media report identical moves by the U.S. government with nary a critical word, failing to point out the disconnect between administration rhetoric and ubiquitous "facts on the ground."
Among the proposals being considered by the administration, the Times reports that officials "are coalescing" around several "likely requirements" that include the following: "Communications services that encrypt messages must have a way to unscramble them." U.S. law will apply to overseas businesses, not just domestic firms. The Times avers that "Foreign-based providers that do business inside the United States must install a domestic office capable of performing intercepts." And finally, a kiss of death for privacy rights, "Developers of software that enables peer-to-peer communication must redesign their service to allow interception."
Firms that fail to comply "would face fines or some other penalty." The Times neglected to tell us however, what penalties await software developers or individual users who have the temerity to design--or avail themselves--of systems that bypass backdoors mandated by the secret state.
An Electronic Police State
Far from being an "enhanced security feature," the administration's proposal for peer-to-peer snooping would be a boon to hackers, thieves and other miscreants who routinely breech and exploit whatever "firewall" grifting firms and their political allies devise to "keep us safe."
In fact, as computer security and privacy researchers Christopher Soghoian and Sid Stamm revealed in their paper, Certified Lies: Detecting and Defeating Government Interception Attacks Against SSL, secret state agencies have already compromised the Secure Socket Layer certification process (SSL, the tiny lock that appears during supposedly "secure," encrypted online transactions), and do so routinely.
In March, Soghoian and Stamm introduced the public to "a new attack, the compelled certificate creation attack, in which government agencies compel a certificate authority to issue false SSL certificates that are then used by intelligence agencies to covertly intercept and hijack individuals' secure Web-based communications."
The intrepid researchers provided "alarming evidence" suggesting "this attack is in active use," and that a niche security firm, Packet Forensics, is already marketing "extremely small, covert surveillance devices for networks" to government agencies.
It now appears that the Obama administration will soon be seeking legislative authority from Congress that legalizes surreptitious snooping by security officials and a coterie of outsourced contractors who grow fat subverting our privacy rights.
Commenting on the administration's proposal in a recent post, Soghoian points out that when wiretap reporting requirements were amended in 2000, similar arguments were made that strong encryption would "harm national security."
Congress inserted language that compelled secret state agencies like the FBI to "include statistics on the number of intercept orders in which encryption was encountered and whether such encryption prevented law enforcement from obtaining the plain text of communications intercepted pursuant to such order."
However in a replay of the crypto wars of the 1990s, FBI general counsel Caproni brushed off breech of privacy concerns and told the Times that service providers "can promise strong encryption. They just need to figure out how they can provide us plain text."
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) argued a decade ago that "compiling the statistics would be a 'far more reliable basis than anecdotal evidence on which to assess law enforcement needs and make sensible policy in this area'."
"Since then," Soghoian writes, "the Administrative Office of the US Courts has compiled an annual wiretap report, which reveals that encryption is simply not frequently encountered during wiretaps, and when it is, it never stops the government from collecting the evidence they need."
In light of statistical evidence provided by the government itself, demands that communications' providers cough-up their customers' private data to unaccountable government snoops is quintessentially a political decision, and not, as mendaciously claimed, a "law enforcement" let alone a "national security" problem.
In fact, while police and intelligence agencies "look through thousands of individuals' email communications, search engine requests or private, online photo albums each year," they don't "obtain wiretap orders to intercept that data in real time. Instead," Soghoian tells us "[they] simply wait a few minutes, and then obtain what they want after the fact as a stored communication under 18 USC 2703," the Stored Communications Act.
"Unfortunately," Soghoian avers, "while we have a pretty good idea about how many wiretaps law enforcement agencies obtain each year, we have no idea how many times they go to email, search engine and cloud computing providers to compel them to disclose their customers' communications and other private data."
Therefore, "we find ourselves in the same situation as 12 years ago, where law enforcement officials were making anecdotal claims for which no evidence existed to prove, or disprove them."
As security expert Bruce Schneier pointed out, while the "proposal may seem extreme ... it's not unique." Averring that sinister snooping laws were "formerly reserved for totalitarian countries," Schneier writes "this wholesale surveillance of citizens has moved into the democratic world as well."
Citing moves by Sweden, Canada and Britain to hand "their police new powers of internet surveillance" compelling "communications system providers to redesign products and services they sell," securocrats, as is their wont, are lusting after the capacity to transform all aspects of daily life into "actionable intelligence."
On top of this, as Schneier and others such as Cryptohippie and Quintessenz have revealed, so-called democratic states, not just usual suspects like China (whose "Golden Shield" was designed by Western firms, after all) "are passing data retention laws, forcing companies to retain customer data in case they might need to be investigated later."
In their 2010 report, The Electronic Police State, Cryptohippie informed us that data retention "is criminal evidence, ready for use in a trial, and that "it is gathered universally ('preventively') and only later organized for use in prosecutions."
How does such a system work? What are the essential characteristics that differentiate an Electronic Police State from previous forms of oppressive governance? Cryptohippie avers:
"In an Electronic Police State, every surveillance camera recording, every email sent, every Internet site surfed, every post made, every check written, every credit card swipe, every cell phone ping... are all criminal evidence, and all are held in searchable databases. The individual can be prosecuted whenever the government wishes."
As the World Socialist Web Site points out, the proposal by the Obama regime "goes far beyond anything envisioned by the Bush administration."
While the White House claims that new legislation is needed to combat "crime" and "terrorism," socialist critic Patrick Martin writes that "the Obama administration has defined 'terrorism' so widely that the term now covers a vast array of constitutionally protected forms of political opposition to the policies of the US government, including speaking, writing, political demonstrations, even the filing of legal briefs."
Just ask activists raided last month by FBI bully-boys in Minneapolis and Chicago!
The American Civil Liberties Union denounced the proposal and called on Congress to reject calls "to make the Internet wiretap ready."
ACLU Legislative Counsel Christopher Calabrese derided the move, saying: "Under the guise of a technical fix, the government looks to be taking one more step toward conducting easy dragnet collection of Americans' most private communications."
Clamping Down on the Freedom of Information Act
Entreaties by civil libertarians however, are likely to fall on deaf ears in the Democratic-controlled Congress.
In a clear sign that the Obama administration is moving to clamp down further on the free flow of information even as they seek access to all of ours', Politico reported that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) "appears to be on the verge of prevailing in an attempt to put some information it receives from other intelligence agencies beyond the reach of Freedom of Information Act requests."
National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter pushed through an onerous section to Intelligence Authorization Act legislation that exempts so-called "operational files" from four secret state agencies--the CIA, NSA, National Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency--from FOIA requests.
Apparently the American people, long the targets of illegal driftnet spying by the intelligence and security apparatus, will soon find another door slammed shut, even as the administration claims sweeping new powers, including the right to assassinate American citizens deemed "terrorists," in secret and without due process, anywhere on the planet.
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Whether you are dealing with depression or an anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or bipolar disorder, a support group of any kind can be helpful. Even if you are already on medication or seeing a therapist regularly, exercise is a beneficial activity to boost your “feel-good” hormones such as endorphins and serotonin. Therefore, mixing both exercises with a support group is one of the best ideas yet, for anyone!
Support Groups for Support
Therapy is great and medication is needed in many cases, but no matter what mental health condition you have, exercise is good for it and being in a support group can make exercising that much easier to stick with. Some people may work out a few times and then taper off because they are too busy, too tired, or too bored with it. Having a group of your peers to support you and hold you accountable can not only help you feel better but it can also keep you going long after you may have quit otherwise. Sharing your feelings, both good and bad, with others who have similar issues can help you figure out how to better deal with the things you are going through while you are working on making your body healthier as well.
The Happy Hormones in Your Brain
If you did not already know this, exercise actually boosts the chemicals in your brain that make you feel good. The endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin are all “happy hormones” that increase with physical activity to make you feel better inside and out. In fact, these chemicals can not only boost your mood, they can also help relieve pain, increase your energy, and even give you confidence. There are other chemicals in the brain and body that exercise can increase such as adrenaline, which gives you energy, and GABA, which can calm and relax you. Any or all of these chemicals are benefits on their own but they help out even more with your mental health when you are also able to talk to others about your problems while you are feeling good.
So, what is an Exercise Support Group?
- Walking Clubs
- Neighbourhood Exercise Committees
- Sport Groups
- Yoga Support Groups
- Fitness Support Clubs
- Depression Support Exercise Groups
- Anxiety Support Exercise Groups
If you are unable to find an exercise support group in your area, try looking online. Many of these groups are now done online through Skype or teleconferencing. That means you can work out at home but with the support of the group who can be all over the world. This makes it easier for people who have trouble going to public places such as those with PTSD or extreme anxiety disorders. It can also greatly benefit those with depression who have difficulty just getting out of bed some days. No matter what your issue is, joining a support group is always helpful and you can always benefit from the exercise.
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"We're all friends here": how do early childhood educators promote friendship in the classroom?
thesisposted on 24.05.2021, 06:45 authored by Kimberly Orchard
This qualitative study set out to explore how five early childhood educators perceive and promote friendship in a toddler room, a preschool room, and a kindergarten room of an early learning center in Ontario, Canada. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore educator’s perceptions about friendship and their reported strategies for promoting friendship. Observations of each classroom explored educator’s strategies used to promote friendship in practice. New sociology of childhood and developmental theoretical frameworks were used to explore educator’s perceptions and strategies. Educator’s perceptions about friendship were placed on a continuum ranging from perceptions that aligned with new sociology of childhood to developmental theory. The reported and observed strategies were categorized into active, reactive and passive strategies. Implications of these findings for practice, policy, and research were discussed. | <urn:uuid:48ec81a2-3f03-48f6-880e-73b2d3089840> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://rshare.library.ryerson.ca/articles/thesis/_We_re_all_friends_here_how_do_early_childhood_educators_promote_friendship_in_the_classroom_/14660316 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.954858 | 197 | 3.15625 | 3 |
When you have a credit card, you are bound to pay interest on a daily basis, it may sound the minimal charge, but when it accumulates over a period, its very huge and is a significant expense on the user. Some of the credit card companies provide a free interest period for the initial six months or more depending on the company policies. This offer is what most take up and make an excellent high-end purchase,and they take time on returning the credit slowly because this sis period wherein there is no interest charged. Make use of this site for more information kreditkortstest.se .
How fees are charged
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When the credit card holder happens to miss a payment, the credit will push the rate of interest,and you will have to continue to pay the increased price of interest for the half year as result of a penalty. This can be easily avoided if you try to pay the minimum balance amount and keep your credit score intact. You will always have to check in your grace period, and this will help you come up with an option of making the payment in time at least a part of it.
How interest is charged
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The foreign transaction fee is when you use your credit when traveling abroad and using it there. If this an occasional affair, it is ok, but if you are a regular traveler better to get different cards that are available. But some companies don’t charge this fee, and credit user can check out which companies don’t do so and apply for such cards when you are frequently traveling. The potential card applying aspirant has to check which will be the best card for having and where you can benefit the most. | <urn:uuid:400555ab-1415-4892-9898-21c514fd3bf5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://iglesiagraciaypaz.com/how-to-avoid-credit-card-fees/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.9659 | 615 | 2 | 2 |
Colleges Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private institution that was founded in 1873. Situated on a park-like 330-acre campus located in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee, also known as “Music City,” students will find plenty of off-campus options for dining, shopping, music and entertainment. Vanderbilt comprises ten schools including four undergraduate programs. Vanderbilt’s combination of excellent academics, vibrant campus life, and urban location attracts exceptionally talented students from around the world.
Vanderbilt offers 68 majors across four undergraduate schools: Blair School of Music, College of Arts and Science, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, and the School of Engineering. Students are encouraged to take advantage of Vanderbilt’s interdisciplinary approach, and to take classes and explore interests across schools. Vanderbilt’s student-faculty ratio is 7:1, and the school has 66% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. Popular majors include Economics, Social Science Research Methods, and Liberal Arts & Humanities.
Living Learning Communities. LLCs provide opportunities for students with similar educational interests to live together in residence halls offering structured learning environments. These communities are connected by various academic departments. Specifically, the McTyeire International House is a partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences, and the McGill Project is supported by the departments of Fine Arts and Philosophy. Our programs are designed to attract diversity. Students from any school or discipline who wish to live in an LLC are welcome.
Heard Libraries. Comprised of nine libraries, the Heard Libraries rank among the top 50 research libraries in the nation. In addition to materials in support of Vanderbilt’s research and curriculum, special collections include the W.T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies; the Emmy Award-winning Television News Archive; the Southern Literature and Culture Collection; Latin American collections; the U.S. Playing Card Company Collection; and the Global Music Archive. The oldest item in Special Collections dates from 2500 B.C.E. The libraries provide opportunities for discovery through these collections plus programs, exhibitions, lectures and workshops.
School Mission & Unique Qualities
Vanderbilt is home to more than 300 tree and shrub varieties and was designated an arboretum in 1988. The oldest building on the original campus was constructed around 1859. The Peabody College section of campus has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, located about nine miles from campus, also is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Objective To evaluate phototherapy practices by measuring the irradiance levels of phototherapy (PT) devices.
Design Prospective study.
Setting Tertiary neonatal intensive care units.
Interventions Irradiance levels of PT devices used in the 10 Dutch Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) were measured according to the local PT practice patterns. The irradiance levels of all overhead and fibre-optic PT devices were measured with a radiometer using an infant silhouette model.
Results Eight different PT devices were used in the 10 NICUs; five were overhead devices and three fibre-optic pads. The median (range) irradiance level for overhead PT devices was 9.7 (4.3–32.6) µW/cm2/nm and for fibre-optic pads 6.8 (0.8–15.6) µW/cm2/nm. Approximately 50% of PT devices failed to meet the minimal recommended irradiance level of 10 µW/cm2/nm. Maximal irradiance levels for overhead PT spot lights were inversely related to the distance between device and infant model (R2=0.33). The distances ranged from 37 cm to 65 cm.
Conclusions PT devices in the Dutch NICUs show considerable variability with often too low irradiance levels. These results indicate that suboptimal PT is frequently applied and may even be ineffective towards reducing total serum bilirubin levels. These results underline the need for greater awareness among all healthcare workers towards the requirements for effective PT including measurements of irradiance and distance.
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Collaborators The BART trial Study Group members are L van Toledo-Eppinga, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. A L M Mulder. University Medical Center Maastricht, The Netherlands. P Govaert, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands. R A van Lingen, Isala Clinics Zwolle, The Netherlands. E Lopriore, University Medical Center Leiden, The Netherlands. J Buijs, Maxima Medical Center Veldhoven, The Netherlands. D E van Imhoff, P H Dijk, C V Hulzebos, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. K D Liem, University Medical Center St. Radboud Nijmegen, The Netherlands. M J N L Benders, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. W P F Fetter, University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Funding This study preceded the Netherlands Neonatology Research Network RCT ‘Reducing bilirubin induced neurological dysfunction in premature newborns: additional use of the bilirubin/albumin ratio in the treatment of hyperbilirubinaemia’ (BARTrial: ISRCTN 7446543). The trial was funded by the ZonMW Cost-Effectiveness programme (nr: 94507407).
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‘The reconstruction of the nation’s underlying political-economy—away from corporate domination, towards democracy and community rebuilt from the bottom up—is itself an important condition of a fundamental change…’ — Gar Alperovitz
Geoffrey Holland – Why is it important, at this time in history, to critically examine the social, economic and political structures that have shaped the human civilization that we know?
Gar Alperovitz – I would start by saying we are facing what is best described as a systemic crisis, not simply a political crisis. By that, I mean that the long trends that are evident in the environment, climate change, income distribution, wealth distribution, and democratic participation and racial issues, have been going south for thirty or forty years. If the long trends either don’t move or decay, [then] you’re not simply talking about a political problem, you’re talking about something that is anchored much more deeply in the deep structures of the system that we call corporate capitalism, or for that matter, state socialism, but in our case, corporate capitalism.
If that’s the case – and I used to work heavily in politics, running House and Senate staffs at one point – then you must go to what are the institutional drivers of the big trends that resist any change from normal politics. The most obvious one that most people understand in the United States is the radical decline of labor unions, which politically counter-balanced corporations. Unions once peaked at 34.6% of the labor force participating. They’re now down to 6% in the private sector. So what John Kenneth Galbraith called the countervailing political power of labor no longer countervails against corporate power.
That’s only one instance. In state socialism, it’s the state institutions that are dominant, with almost no countervailing power. So the design of the institutional structure of the system is critical to the kind of politics that flows around it. I’m not in denying or in any way minimizing political action on its own. But what we’ve learned from political history, political sociology, and political science is that unless the institutional structures are supportive of a positive direction, mere politics declines radically. I think that’s what is behind the decay that’s produced the era of Donald Trump.
GH – The Next System Project is about identifying the threads of a transformative social, political, and economic model. Can you briefly explain what your goals are for this process?
GA – Traditionally, and for most of the 20th century, there have been two operative political-economic models. One has been corporate capitalism, either somehow modified in the social democratic countries by a politics which rested significantly on labor unions in politics, producing a progressive politics. Sweden was a perfect example with 85% in the labor unions – in that institution – in a very, very powerful welfare state. That was a traditional model. And the American version of it was very light form, very thin form of social democracy, we call it liberalism in this country.
That was the traditional way of managing some of the difficulties of income distribution, environmental problems, wealth distribution, and the political power of corporate capitalism. But, that’s over. The labor unions are gone, politically as well as in terms of the labor market. That’s happening all over the Western world. Sweden is now experiencing a very powerful rightwing politics and a decay of their labor movement, but not to the same degree in politics as ours.
And with labor’s decline, there is no countervailing power. You can begin to see Donald Trump arising out of that vacuum, and exploiting the pain and the decay of the working class, but also the absence of a powerful institutional base for a different politics. In Europe, in many parts of Europe, the right wing movements are much more powerful than here. But the phenomenon is very, very general. I’m obviously oversimplifying in this short interview. But that’s at the heart of the systemic design.
The big institutions are private corporations, and they are countervailed by a politics that largely rests on labor, plus other groups. As opposed, for instance, to a system that is based on state ownership (state socialism), or another system based on traditional 19th century capitalism, [which is based] on small independent entrepreneurs rather than big corporations and produces a kind of populist politics. So we’re going to the institutional basis of the system. So, what the power base is of the different politics is what we’re talking about that is one of the deep questions of systemic design.
GH – What are the core values that shape the next system paradigm?
GA – It starts with deep democracy, which involves substantial community participation, ecological sustainability, and a non-expansive system. By that I mean that the internal dynamics are not inherently expansionist, which has very powerful environmental as well as foreign policy implications. In this era of climate change and environmental restrictions and limitations on resources, the growth dynamic that’s inherent in capitalism, and to a different degree in state socialism, is contrary to some of the constraints that we must deal with. A system question goes to the structural dynamics and the structural design principles, and says: ‘Are these driving trends sustainable or contrary to human well-being’?
GH – What is a Pluralist Commonwealth, and what makes it a worthy model for building communities that are good for people and the planet?
GA – We use the term Pluralist Commonwealth to describe a system that has many different forms of common wealth. At the lowest level, an institution of common wealth would be the garden variety cooperatives; that’s a democratically-owned institution, at the grassroots level. There are something like 130 million Americans involved in credit unions, which is a democratically-owned bank. Many people who belong to credit unions are not aware that they are part of a one person, one vote democratic institution, and that they could if they participated take it over and shape its direction. Most people are not deeply involved in it. A worker-owned company is another form of common wealth. Another is a neighborhood Land Trust – that is, drawing a circle around a neighborhood, a piece of land, and setting up a nonprofit corporation in order to preserve the land and preserve housing in that area. That’s a Land Trust, another form of common wealth. So is a public utility. An example would be the Tennessee Valley Authority, which is a regional form of common wealth. There are many different plural forms of common wealth. In the state of North Dakota, they’re celebrating just over 100 years of a state-owned public bank. Many, many places in this country are now trying to follow that model on North Dakota. It’s a very conservative state, but they have a socialized bank, which many states and cities are trying to copy now.
At the national level of public ownership, we have Medicare as a public insurance company. We have an international bank for reconstruction. Corporations like this very much, it’s a socialized bank, but it helps the Boeing aircraft primarily. The rail system in Britain is nationalized. Many, many nations have public television systems. We have the PBS system, but some of those abroad are much larger, different forms of common ownership.
So Pluralist Commonwealth – as opposed to state socialism for instance – is a vision of a society in which there are many different forms, rather than concentrated ownership that can become dominant and excessively powerful. So that’s the theme of the Pluralist Commonwealth. That plus the theme of building community as the central organizing principle of the social, cultural, and political-economic life. And within that, there are many different forms of ownership.
GH – What are the four principles that underlie the design of a pluralistic Commonwealth?
GA – Deep democracy is one, which means not just voting and not just participation. France during the 1968 civil unrest, someone painted a sign on a wall – ‘How do you conjugate the word participate? Answer: I participate, you participate, we participate, they decide.’ So deep democracy is a much more powerful vision of engagement. It involves not only yes and no voting, but creating the alternatives, developing citizen participation, so that what becomes the choices are not just set before you, but the people invent the choice. So, it’s a much more powerful and rich vision of what democracy is.
That’s obviously an ideal, but that’s the kind of hope behind many of the experiments we’re seeing. Ecological sustainability would be a second piece of the puzzle, including climate change. And that’s a very deep principle, how to achieve that. It has many facets in terms of how you design a system that is not inherently expansive, and that begins to develop community forms.
So, too, for instance, I favor worker-owned companies. But, when they operate in a capitalist market, or in any market, they must expand. And why is that? Because if they don’t achieve expansive market control, and somebody else does, even if they’re worker-owned, then they will be devoured. The pressures of the market force each of the parties to begin to compete, and thereby expand. For defensive reasons, as well as expansive reasons. That’s contrary obviously to any limitation on growth. So we’ve got to begin to deal with those dynamic principles, as well as problems of different structural power relationships.
A third principle has to do with scale. This is the one most people rarely face. The question I pose is: how is it possible to imagine participatory democracy in a continental scale system 3000 miles coast to coast and with 350 million people? The idea of real participation in a system that is continental [in scale] is absurd. Germany can be dropped into Montana. Texas is much larger than France. Those are small countries where you can imagine a democratic polity. One of the problems of our continental system is that its dispersion all over the continent is itself a hindrance on democracy. James Madison understood this perfectly, by the way, and he thought that the further you expanded the Continental system, you would divide and conquer the working class/the masses, and the elites would control at the center. So scale is a very important question that most Americans haven’t talked about.
And beyond that, how do you really begin to develop individual, personal liberty. And that’s an issue progressives have not, except in the civil liberties domain, thought about institutionally in terms of systemic design. The traditional institutional basis of liberty in conservative theory was that individual entrepreneurship is the basis of individual liberty. In the 19th century, entrepreneurship was largely about the small farm. So entrepreneurship was the basis of individual liberty. You had a place to stand that was your own. Nobody could thwart you if you had your little farm or your small business; at least, that was the theory. As opposed to state socialism, where the state had all the power. But the idea of liberty was you needed some security.
Some of the people who possibly are reading this, have something also that gives them liberty – it’s called tenure. A guaranteed job: you can say what you want and they can’t fire you. Now, most people don’t have that. The academic community has realized that if you want liberty, you need job security. So that would be another way to think about a system design, that people have secure work, or at least a guarantee of income, so they couldn’t be fired for saying the wrong thing.
The third component of liberty is time. You can’t be free, even if you are secure if you don’t have time to act independent of the constraints of work, or family. You need freedom of time, as well.
The fourth principle is less obvious. It goes to the question of what kind of culture supports and nourishes a sense of freedom and independence in all of the members of the community. Think for instance of some of the worst parts of the ghetto. The dominant culture does not create a culture of freedom and liberty. That’s also true of upper class cultures as well. So if you really were thinking about systemic design in a profound way, you’d ask how do we nurture the conditions of liberty, security, time, a nurturing community rather than an oppressive community, etc.
I’m beginning to lay out just some of the principles. The non-expansionary principle is really important also in terms of foreign policy. Expansionary systems have created imperial forms or semi-imperial forms or attempts to control global power.
GH – What are the advantages of anchoring ownership of enterprise in the community?
GA – One of the principles we’ve been discussing is how do you really build up a culture of community? One of the requirements is community institutions that nurture the sense of community. So whereas it would be wrong, in my view, to overwhelmingly build everything around common ownership, we [nonetheless] need principles and institutions that begin to generate ‘we’re all in it together’.
Economic institutions are particularly interesting. Because usually we don’t think of them as community institutions. [They’re] either business owners, in some cases worker-owners, or in some cases cooperative owners. We rarely think of supporting the principle of the [entire] community when it comes to the economy, which includes the other 55% of the public, who are stay at home moms, the young people, the elderly people, the sick, the veterans. There’s a whole group of people who are not included in the current economic community. But if you’re trying to build a culture of ‘we’re all in it together’, we need to build economic and other institutions that represent that principle of inclusiveness of all the community.
GH – Can you give some examples of the kinds of businesses for which public, community, or worker-owned models are well suited?
GA – Well, it’s hard to think of businesses where these models aren’t well-suited, if you include worker co-operatives as well as municipal-owned structures. The ones that most people are familiar with in this country are public utilities, public water systems, or public transport. Those are the classic ones. We don’t think of education as an industry but, in fact, it’s another enterprise. In most parts of the country we understand community-owned public schools. That’s just so conventional that we don’t even stop to think about it that way. We also have state universities. But the notion of an educational system the goal of which is to benefit the entire community opens up the door as to which ones should be public and which not.
The larger scale ones that most people think about now are energy and transportation. And in many, many countries, mass media, that is public television system. The BBC is an example. In transportation, many countries own airlines, and rail systems as well.
As soon you go beyond that, the question becomes why should we not have some of the biggest industries under public ownership, rather than only having them owned and benefiting small numbers of very wealthy investors? Why not? There are very important reasons why public may be better in many cases. The most important one is privately-owned businesses must continue to grow or they will collapse. That is to say they have to go to Wall Street for funding or they have to produce annual increases or quarterly increases in profits, which means that they must grow, and they must cut costs. Often, that means cutting environmental standards. It often means going abroad as well. So the driving force of private profit growth has many, many consequences that are built into the design. That doesn’t mean we can move automatically to state ownership, because that has other problems. So the question becomes how to develop from the bottom up community cooperatives; neighborhood ownership, municipal ownership. Regional ownership, like the Tennessee Valley Authority. Beginning to ask very concrete questions – what makes sense in terms of democracy, community, ecological sustainability, and non-expansionary systems, non-militarist systems? How do we throw this on the table and think about it as a design problem, and then come back to politics after we’ve actually thought through some of these questions.
So at The Next System Project, we’ve published some 40 different papers on such matters. We’ve had conferences at Harvard and MIT, really trying to go deeply into these design questions. So that is, get away from ideology and rhetoric. What actually works and what doesn’t work is the name of the game. And then out of that, to do experiments on the ground and begin testing some of these things. We are doing this in many cities around the country.
GH – How can communities handle the substantial financial burden that would come with shifting from privately held businesses to public ownership?
GA – Well, in one sense, it’s a very simple problem. Because if a business has a positive cash flow and profit stream, if it’s making money, it is financeable. (It can borrow and pay back loans out of profits.) That’s capitalism. So, a city can participate, and many cities do participate in public ownership. The most obvious example being public utilities, which make money. Many utilities are publicly owned. They’re profit making, they cover their costs. So that’s how you can finance public ownership easily.
Secondly, cities often have taxpayer funds that they can invest. Indeed, they do invest, often in public bonds and private bonds. They can invest in other things, that pay a return, whether high profit or just to cover costs. Those are obvious. The least obvious comes from what’s called modern monetary theory, which is very common throughout the world now. Think about it this way; the American economy has doubled and tripled and quadrupled in size over time. If there were a fixed pot of dollars, only X number of “real” dollars, that could never happen. So how do new dollars get created? How does the money grow?
Well, the Federal Reserve and the banks creates money out of literally nothing. They make credit; it’s a promise to pay. On your dollar bill, what you’ll see is a promise to pay. Behind that stands the federal government’s enforcing the promise. So that’s expanding finance, and it’s a critical piece of this. (And one part of the new economy movement, one part of the debate about the next system, are public banks.) So, that’s the creation of money.
It sounds very strange to most people. But in fact, day to day, the economy could not grow if there were not a growing amount of money, which has to be created through the banking system. There’s an intense amount of debate right now about modern monetary theory as a very powerful tool that can be used to build a new economy and to build the next system. I had an elderly aunt who ran a bakery, and she talked about the Depression. She said, “There wasn’t a lot of money around during the Depression.” It was very difficult, there just wasn’t money around. And then World War II came, and “All of a sudden there was a lot of money around.” Well how did that happen? It happened through the processes we’re talking about. The creation of money actually happens as a public decision. And you can see it very vividly between the Depression and World War Two, but it’s conventional. We recently did a two trillion buyout of financing the banks through this process. The Europeans are doing it all the time, Japan does it. Most people don’t understand that’s how the monetary system actually works, and that it can be put to good use under a vision of a system that is building community and developing different forms of ownership.
GH – It seems like a major impediment to shift to a pluralistic Commonwealth model would be the corporate media, which can be expected to aggressively defend control by bankers, billionaires and corporate elites. How do you suggest we approach this resistance?
GA – It’s not only the corporate media; there’s a lot of conservative and corporate opposition to any progressive or transformative policy. I wear two hats. I’m a political economist and a historian. Radical system change is as common as grass in world history. The transformation from the feudal systems to what we call capitalism and to the welfare state, happened against opposition of powerful elites. That’s taken for granted. But there also processes that begin to generate serious politics. One of them is crisis. Roosevelt’s New Deal occurred out of the collapse of the old system, and a demand for change. In the crisis moment, Herbert Hoover, a conservative Republican, was in power when the Depression hit. Had it been a Democrat, the Republicans would have taken advantage of that crisis. And, the Bush administration happened to be in power when the 2008 economic crisis hit, and then Obama was elected, and he pushed through many major reforms, including at least temporary nationalization of General Motors and Chrysler. And also several big banks were nationalized. So crisis is one form.
A second obvious one is development of political movements, and political movements are part and parcel of what we’re talking about. We’re beginning to see the new movements that are being generated around the country, which are much more progressive. Bernie Sanders was deeply involved not just as a presidential candidate, but his whole principle of operation is how do we build a movement. The Civil Rights Movement is a good example, the feminist movement, another good example. So movements are a big part of this.
And the third piece is institutional. We have talked about the role of the labor unions in building political power. So part of the new economy movement, part of this institutional development frame that I’ve been talking about – cooperatives, worker-owned firms, public utilities, public banks, Land Trusts –building more and more of these kinds of institutions is part of the buildup over time of institutional power.
I often say to younger people, you don’t want to play this game of “changing the system”, unless you’re willing to throw a few decades of your life on the table. We’re talking about historical change, not something that happens tomorrow. It’s change that builds up over time. My heroes, in a sense, are the civil rights workers in Mississippi, in the 1930s. They laid the groundwork, decade by decade, under very difficult and dangerous conditions, for what became the 1960s civil rights movement. I think that’s the way to think about systemic change; it’s not going to happen all at once. You can have breakthroughs as you go that lead to systemic change. Systemic change is very common in world history. So, it’s very hard for people to think that this may be the era of the pre-history of fundamental systemic change. But I think that’s exactly where we are, dealing with all the challenges that lead to a next system.
GH – How can the next system model help citizens embrace the responsibility we have for restoring and protecting land and our oceans as part of a sustainable, life affirming vision for the future?
GA – Well, that goes to many different questions. One of them has to do with the power relationships we’re talking about. Are they expansionary? Are they inherently polluting? Are they built on principles of sustainability domestically, so that they reflect sustainable values internationally in the oceans, and in the atmosphere? So, how do you build up the culture that does that? If you can’t build up that culture, community, by community, you can’t do it nationally.
When I was younger, I was a Legislative Director for Senator Gaylord Nelson, who was the founder of Earth Day. In governance, the principle was, the corporations are driving for growth and often polluting, and we have to regulate them. But often they had more power than the regulators. So, how do we build institutions that inherently generate ecological principles of sustainability. We’ve talked about that in some of the earlier discussion. So, the larger issue is you can’t fix the oceans and the atmosphere unless you build commitment from the bottom. Whatever you can do to regulate now is very important. But ultimately, the institutions have to be moving in favor of where you’re going, rather in the opposite direction and you have to fight the institutions. So, achieving that is another aspect of systemic design, in terms of how you begin to conceive of the overall architecture of the next system. And this in turn brings us back to anchoring any systemic model in community.
Gar Alperovitz, a former Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge, and Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland, is Co-Founder of the Democracy Collaborative and Co-Chair of its Next System Project. Among his recent books are America Beyond Capitalism, What Then Must We Do?, and Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth.
Geoffrey Holland is a Portland, Oregon based writer/producer, and principal author of The Hydrogen Age, Gibbs-Smith Publishing, 2007.
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“I told my dentist my teeth are going yellow. He told me to wear a brown tie.” –Rodney Dangerfield
Practicing good dental hygiene is important to maintain those pearly whites and prevent tooth loss and gum disease. But oral health goes beyond cosmetic appearance and the health of the mouth alone. The oral cavity has been shown to have an influence on disease in other parts of the body, and now the latest research has found that those with dental health issues are at higher risk for developing an oral infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV) and subsequent oral cancer.
The study, which took place at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston, determined that problems of the teeth and/or gums may be a factor in the likelihood of acquiring HPV of the oral cavity as well as various types of oral cancer.1 Sifferlin, Alexandra. “How brushing your teeth lowers your risk of cancer.” CNN. 23 August 2013. Accessed 29 August 2013. http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/health/brush-teeth-prevent-cancer/index.html The subjects were more than 3,400 adults ranging in age from 30 to 69 who had participated in the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination. Each of them was asked to provide information on several aspects of their health, which included questions about their dental well-being and whether they were positive for HPV. The results showed that those volunteers who deemed their oral health poor were 56 percent more likely to have an HPV infection compared to their peers with good oral health.
While it has long been established that HPV causes such sexually transmitted diseases as genital warts and can be responsible for cervical cancer, it was linked with oral cancers much more recently. There are estimated to be approximately 8,400 new diagnoses of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer in the United States annually, with about three-quarters of these occurring in men.2 “Sexually Transmitted Diseases.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 25 July 2013. Accessed 30 August 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm A major contributing risk factor for developing oropharyngeal cancers is the use of tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco. However, in 2011 a study at Ohio State University in Columbus, found that in the U.S., at least, HPV is now the primary cause of oropharyngeal cancers, responsible for 64 percent of the cases diagnosed, and the reason the number of cases is growing.3 Girshman, Peggy. “Virus Passed During Oral Sex Tops Tobacco As Throat Cancer Cause.” NPR. 22 February 2011. Accessed 30 August 2013. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/03/01/133968901/virus-passed-during-oral-sex-tops-tobacco-as-throat-cancer-cause
So how do we end up with oral HPV infections? As you might expect, they are transmitted via mouth to genitals sexual contact with an infected person, ala Michael Douglas. But a 2009 study at Ohio State University in Columbus showed that even kissing with an open mouth was associated with an increase in oral HPV risk.4 “‘French’ kissing ups risk of oral HPV infections.” Reuters. 12 May 2009. Accessed 30 August 2013. http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/05/12/us-hpv-infection-idUSTRE54B61920090512 With the large number of people already infected and steadily growing, it may be difficult for a sexually active adult to find a partner that is infection-free. And, while testing exists for both cervical and anal HPV, there is not yet a standard clinical test used to detect oral HPV.
Since good oral hygiene appears to be a valuable way to lessen the odds of an infection taking hold, it may well be beneficial to step up your dental regimen a notch or two from simply brushing your teeth twice a day, flossing once a day, and going to the dentist on a regular basis to maintain healthy teeth and gums. Consider adding oil pulling, one of the most popular natural health remedies, to the routine each morning as well. For those unfamiliar, this is a technique that has been around for centuries. It involves using a tablespoon of sesame or sunflower oil (possibly with a touch of added tea tree oil and limonene oil) to thoroughly swish throughout your mouth for a total of 20 minutes. Oil pulling should be performed first thing in the morning before you consume any food or drinks. It works by killing harmful bacteria that cause infections and gum disease. For a much more detailed look at oil pulling, read Jon Barron’s article Oil Pulling For Detoxing?
Supplementing a balanced diet with proteolytic enzymes also can benefit oral as well as overall health. When taken between meals, a quality formula will make its way into your bloodstream and ultimately your saliva, where it can help break down dental plaque, a primary factor in compromised oral health.
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Input Devices and Sensors
Pressure is measured in DDC controls systems for HVAC in order to control the operation and monitor the status of fans and pumps. Space pressure is sometimes measured and used for control. Pressure is also the basis of many flow and level measurements.
Types of Pressure Sensors
Diverse electrical principles are applied to pressure measurement. Those commonly used with DDC control systems include capacitance and variable resistance (piezoelectric and strain gage).
Capacitance pressure sensors typically use a capacitance cell (Figure 2.11) consisting of a diaphragm exposed to the pressure medium separated from another plate by a fill fluid. When the applied pressure deflects the diaphragm, the capacitance characteristic of the sensing element changes. The capacitance cell is excited by a high frequency source. The frequency changes as the capacitance of the cell changes. This frequency shift is converted to the output signal by the transmitter electronics. Capacitance transmitters are available configured for either differential or gauge pressure measurement. Usual outputs are voltage or current.
Capacitance transmitters are available with ranges from a few inches water column (in. w.c.) to thousands of pounds per square inch (psi). Transmitter accuracy of 1% of full scale is common for inexpensive versions. Accuracy to 0.1% of full scale is available with 'smart' transmitters using microprocessor signal conditioning and compensation. Smart transmitters can be calibrated using hand-held operator interface devices, or by digital communication over analog signal wiring using any of several protocols. Varying grades of transmitter packaging (molded plastic to forged stainless steel) are available depending on the application and price.
Variable resistance technology includes both strain gage and piezo-resistive or piezoelectric technologies.
Traditional strain gages are constructed of wire filament bonded to a substrate. The resistance of the wire changes in proportion to the strain in the substrate, which is transmitted to the wire through the bond. Strain gauges are applied to diaphragms or other mechanical pressure elements and change resistance in response to strains induced in the element by the applied pressure. When arranged to form a Wheatstone bridge circuit, an analog voltage signal is produced that is proportional to applied pressure.
Piezo-resistive sensors operate on the principle that certain semiconductor materials, such as silicon, change resistance with stress or strain. These piezo-resistive elements are implanted on a solid-state chip that is attached to a mechanical sensing element or used as the sensing element. When the piezo-resistive elements are arranged to form a bridge circuit (as with the wire filament strain gage sensor), an analog voltage signal is produced that is proportional to the applied pressure.
Piezo-resistive type sensors have a sensitivity of approximately 100 times greater than a wire strain gage. Also, other strain gages must usually be bonded to a dissimilar force sensing material with different composition and thermal characteristics. The wire strain gage sensor is subject to degradation from failure of the bond to the force sensing element, thermal effects and plastic deformation of the force-sensing element. In contrast, the silicon based piezo resistors may be integral with a silicon wafer that serves as the force-sensing element. This eliminates many of the inherent problems with thermal effects and bonding. Silicon has very good elasticity throughout the typical operational range and normally fails only by rupturing.
Strain gage and piezo-resistive transmitters are available with ranges of a few inches water column (in. w.c.) to thousands of pounds per square inch (psi). Transmitter accuracy of 1% of full scale is common for inexpensive versions. Accuracy better than 0.1% of full scale is available with 'smart' transmitters using microprocessor signal conditioning and compensation. Smart transmitters can be calibrated using hand-held operator interface devices, or by digital communication over analog signal wiring using any of several protocols. Available transmitter packaging ranges from molded plastic to forged stainless steel depending on the application and price.
Process connections for pressure instruments are typically made using piping or tubing. The majority of applications in the HVAC DDC field fall into two categories, the first being ductwork and plenums, and the second being piping.
Ductwork and Plenums
Special sensing tips are often used when connecting pressure instruments to ductwork for measurement of static, velocity, or total pressures. This is necessary because improper orientation of an open-ended tube type probe can result in unreliable readings due to the directional nature of the pressures being measured (with the exception of very low velocity flow). Numerous types of pressure probes have been developed for these applications. Many of these probes are adaptations of the Pitot tube used in pressure and flow measurement and discussed in detail in the Differential Pressure Measurement Systems section of this document
The major considerations for the installation of a pressure element in a fluid system should include provisions for the following:
- sensor location (pipe mounted, tank mounted, remote);
- isolation of the sensing element from undesirable and potentially damaging transient pressures, such as those resulting from water hammer and turbulence;
- temporary isolation from the pressure source for maintenance and release of trapped pressure when removing the sensor for maintenance or for setting zero during calibration;
- over-range protection for differential pressure instruments;
- protection from process temperature outside of the range of the sensor application;
- venting trapped, non-condensable gases in liquid sensing piping;
- draining trapped liquids from gas.
Pressure snubbers or dampeners are used to reduce the magnitude of pressure transients. These can be a sintered metal element with small openings, a small orifice fitting, a high-pressure drop valve (such as a needle valve), or a pressurized gas filled container mounted on the sensing piping.
A variety of valving schemes to provide isolation, venting, drain, and pressure relief for pressure instruments are shown in the Figures 2.12-2.14. One valve (not shown) or two-valve manifolds are commonly applied to gauge and absolute pressure instruments. Three- and five- valve manifolds are used with differential pressure instruments. The equalizing valve in the three- and five- valve manifold insures a proper zero for the transmitter. It also allows the pressure to be equalized to prevent exposing low differential transmitters to potentially damaging gauge pressures during installation and removal.
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How To Connect A Ps4 Controller To A Pc
The PlayStation 4 was all the rage a couple of years ago. Now, with the PS5s release fast approaching, it may not be long before you start to consider retiring your PS4.
Before you decide to get rid of it, however, you might want to keep it in your gaming rotation by using it in conjunction with your PC. Connecting your PS4 controller to your PC only takes a little bit of time, a mini-USB cable, and these few simple steps.
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
The Switch Pro controller is designed for the Nintendo Switch but works great with any PC running Steam Link. The Switch Pro controller connects to devices using Bluetooth or the UBS-C to USB-A cable that comes with it. Unfortunately, this controller doesnt feature a headphone jack. Not having a headphone jack is specifically annoying with the Steam Link because gamers will have to connect their headset directly into either the TV or their PC.
Because its built for the Nintendo Switch, the Switch Pro controller features motion controls. Thankfully, the Switch Pro Controllers gyroscope, rumble, and motion controls work when connected to Steam Link. This is important as many of these features are needed to fully emulate some previous generation Nintendo Nintendo consoles like the WiiU.
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Option : Connecting With Steam
Steam, the most popular PC gaming portal, offers native controller support for the DualShock 4. Its incredibly easy to use your DualShock 4 to play games on Steam all you have to do is:
Step 1: Make sure your Steam client is updated.
Step 2: Plug your controller into your PC.
Problem solved! Well, almost. Even if Steam is up-to-date, you may encounter a few hiccups while setting up your controller. Steam supports the DS4 as a platform, but that doesnt mean every PC game works with the controller automatically. If you fire up Dark Souls III, youll see what we mean. Steam detects the controller, but Dark Souls III doesnt. If you find yourself in that boat, or just want to use your controller wirelessly without using Steam, youre not out of luck. DS4Windows might be the solution for you.
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Playstation 4 Bluetooth Controller
- The feel, shape, and sensitivity of the dual analog sticks and trigger buttons have been improved to provide a greater sense of control, no matter what you play
- The new multi touch and clickable touch pad on the face of the DualShock 4 Wireless Controller opens up worlds of new gameplay possibilities for both newcomers and veteran gamers
- The DualShock 4 Wireless Controller features a built in speaker and stereo headset jack, putting several new audio options in the player’s hands
The Playstation 4 controller is the best overall controller to use with the SteamLink. Sony has spent 30+ years perfecting the look and feel of the controller. I may be a bit biased , but I personally think the PS4 controller feels the most natural when playing computer games.
The PS4 controller is Bluetoothenabled and doesnt require any extra dongles.
If you have a PS4 already, Irecommend splurging and getting a dedicated controller for the SteamLink.Otherwise, if you move it back and forth between ps4 and computer youll needto re-associate the device each time by plugin in the USB cable into the PS4.
The Ps4 controllers only remembersthe last paired device.
Things We Like:
- Great fit, feel, and aesthetics
- If you already have a PS4, you can reuse controllers
- Bluetooth enabled, no extra dongles needed
Things We Dont Like:
How To Use A Ps4 Controller With Steam
If youre a console player as well as a PC gamer, you may have used the PS4s controller on your PC from time to time. The DualShock 4 is a lovely bit of kit, with neat little triggers and lightweight design. You dont have to have a PS4 to use one, though you can use them with Steam, too.
For more guides, tips and tricks, head over to our Steam FAQ.
To use a PS4 controller with Steam, simply use a USB cable to connect the DualShock 4 to your PC. It really is that easy. Thanks to an update to Steam in October 2016, the client now supports the PS4 controller, and games will display the correct face button icons . Big Picture Mode can be controlled with the PS4 controller too.
You can also use the PS4 controller wirelessly if your PC has Bluetooth connectivity. To pair your devices together, press and hold the PS Button and Share button together for three seconds. The lightbar on the controller will start flashing. Then open the Bluetooth settings menu in Windows. If you use Windows 10, this can be found by clicking the notifications button on the bottom right corner of your screen, then clicking Bluetooth, and finally selecting Wireless Controller. Users of older Windows versions can find Bluetooth settings in Control Panel.
And thats how you get a PS4 controller working with Steam. Nothing to it! Now enjoy using the controller with the best D-pad of this console generation to play your PC games.
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Why Wont Your Pc Recognize Your Controller
You may find that your PC doesnt recognize your controller because youve plugged in too many devices into your machine. You can try disconnecting other devices that you dont currently need and see if your PC still cant recognize your controller. Also, using a USB hub can cause problems, so try plugging the controller directly into your PC.
How To Stream Games From Your Pc To Steam Link
From this point, youre home free. Just load up your Library and look at the list of games. You can remotely install games to your PC from your purchased games library here. If youre using a gamepad, you can press a designated button to apply a filter . This is helpful for identifying which games support the gamepad and thus are easily playable on your TV.
There are a few settings you should know about, too. In In-Home Streaming on your Steam Link, you can pick from three quality presetsFast, Balanced, and Beautifulor you can more finely tweak the settings that affect quality and consistency of the image. If youre on an ethernet connection, the maximum settings will probably work. If youre on Wi-Fi, you may spend some time adjusting these options.
Remember that the Steam Link only streams actual gameplay from your PC, so you may need to upgrade your graphics card if you want to crank up graphics quality without sacrificing frame rate. If your gaming PC cant play a game at Ultra settings, your Steam Link wont either. Steam Link wont magically make your games any smoother.
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How To Pair Your Playstation 4 Controller With Bluetooth
If you can’t get your hands on one of the official DS4 wireless adapters, you can always give Bluetooth a shot. Fair warning, the connection might not always work depending on your PC’s hardware, but it’s at least worth a shot if you don’t want to snake a long cable to the controller.
Make sure the controller isn’t paired with a PS4 a good way to start is to pair the controller with your PC using the wired method before proceeding.
Drivers should now be automatically installed. Like with the wired connection, hitting the PS button with Steam running will launch Big Picture mode.
Connect Your New Ps4 Controller To Ps4 With Micro
If you are using a wired PS4 controller, follow these steps:
Step 1: Start the power button on your PS4 console to turn it on.
Step 2: Plug the other point of your PS4 controller wire into the USB port of your console.
Step 3: Start the PS button of your controller and press it down for around 3 seconds.
Step 4: Your wired PS4 controller should be connected to the console.
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How To Set Up The Steam Link: Step 2
Once you have your PC ready to stream, the next thing to think about is the Steam Link itself.
Thankfully, it already comes bundled with most of the cables you need to get it up and running. First you need to connect the power lead from the back of the Link into the mains – the Steam Link comes with adapters for several different global power sockets, so you’ll have to select the three-prong UK adapter and slide it into place first.
Then you need to connect the Steam Link to your TV, using the included HDMI cable . Again, the Steam Link includes an HDMI socket, which you’ll find on the back of the device.
The next step is to once again decide if you’d like to use a wired or wireless connection. Again, Steam recommends a wired connection for faster and more reliable streaming, but depending on your home network and router you may find Wi-Fi is sufficient, and saves you some extra cable mess. If you are using a wired connection, simply plug the included ethernet cable into the bag of the Steam Link, with the other end going into your router.
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Finally, you’ll need some way to control the Steam Link. It works with either a console-style game controller or a mouse-and-keyboard combo, since some games will play better with one or the other, and either way you’ll want to connect them using the USB ports along the back and side of the Steam Link, either with a cable, or a USB wireless receiver.
How Does Steam Link Work
In a nutshell, Steam Link encodes a live video stream of your game on the host PC and transmits it to the app. This allows your gaming computer to do the heavy lifting, while the TV or mobile device you use only needs to output a video and audio feed.
The best part is that Steam Link is completely free to use, whether the games you want to play are available on Steam or not.
To begin streaming your games to an Apple TV, all you need to do is connect a compatible computer and configure the Steam Link app.
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How To Wireless Connect A Ps4 Controller To Steam
If you hold down the PS and buttons simultaneously on your controller, your PC might automatically detect it via Bluetooth. If it doesn’t, you might need a PS4 DualShock 4 wireless dongle to play wirelessly. Official ones can be purchased from Sony, or you can find one made by another manufacturer.
To wirelessly pair the PS4 controller with Steam:
Plug the PS4 Bluetooth dongle into your computer’s USB port.
Simultaneously hold the PS and buttons on the controller until the light on top starts flashing.
When the controller appears in the device list, press the X button on the controller to activate it.
Press the button on the end of the dongle. It should also start flashing.
How To Stream Pc Games To Your Apple Tv With Steam Link
Stream your favorite games to your Apple TV with this guide.
Do you long for a big-screen gaming experience, but without the hassle of running video cables between your gaming PC and a far-away TV? Good news! The Steam Link app allows you to do just that.
While Steam Link initially required dedicated hardware, Valve has since made the feature available on various other platformsincluding the Apple TV.
So, here’s how you can stream PC games to your Apple TV using the Steam Link app.
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How To Navigate Steam With A Ps4 Controller
In addition to playing games, you can use your PS4 controller to navigate the Steam platform. For example, you can use the joysticks as a mouse and even enable the controller’s trackpad.
Open Steam in Big Picture Mode. You can select the Big Picture icon in the top right corner of the Steam client, or you can simply press the PS button.
Select the settings icon in the top right corner.
Select Base Configurations > Big Picture Mode Configuration.
From here, you can configure the control for navigating Steam in both Desktop and Big Picture mode.
Enjoy navigating Steam using your wireless PS4 controller.
Xbox 360 Wired Controller
If you dont feel like shelling out twice as much money for the Xbox One S controller , another great option is the Xbox 360 controller. This one works with the Steamlink is a very practical option when it comes to striking the perfect balance between comfort and usage
Keep in mind that the Xbox 360 controller is wired, so if you plan on using it with Steamlink instead of gaming on your Windows 10 computer, you will need a wireless dongle. The biggest advantage with the 360 controller is that the buttons are mapped correctly so you get started gaming right after pairing.
Just make you have a proper line of sight to the dongle to ensure the strongest connection.
You will need the Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows if you choose to go this route, as well as the Virtual Here software with a wired connection.
Long story short the Xbox 360 wired is a solid contender for one of our top Steamlink gaming controllers.
Things We Dont like:
- Requires wireless adapter
- Recommended to hardwire for best performance.
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Why Wont Your Ps4 Controller Connect To Your Pc
If your controller isnt connecting to your PC, you may need to go into the Control Panel and make sure that youve added your controller as a device. If not, you can click on Add Device and wait for it to search for new devices. Click on your controller when it appears, and your PC will remember this device for later use.
Can You Play Steam Games On Ps: Changing Your Steam Gaming Device
Gaming has become a big part of many peoples lives in this age of modern technology. Even the classic games and consoles still have a sacred place in this worldThis Website makes sure of that. While the NES and SNES are seldom seen these days, they have definitely paved the way for some of the most prolific names in gaming.
Steam technology is a fantastic platform for PC games, and PS4 is a console option. What if you could combine the features of Steam with those of PS4?
Integrating the games from Steam with the superior graphics offered by PS4 would make for an amazing gaming experience. So let us get right into it and see if this is possible and how you can do it
Can You Play Steam Games On PS4?
Yes, you can play steam games on PS4 if you have a Steam account and a fast, stable internet connection.
The internet connection is vital for both downloading and playing steam games. You can buy Steam games on your PS4, and you would be able to play them like any other PS4 game.
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How To Connect A Ps4 Controller With A Computer Using Usb
Yes, you can do this quickly by following two steps:
1. Plug the smaller side of the micro-USB cable into the controller.2. Plug the more significant side on the computer.
You have connected your PS4 controller and PC successfully. Now download and install the DS4Windows driver to use the controller.
Best Steam Link Controllers
Valves Steam Link is a powerful tool that allows users to stream Steam games to their wireless TVs, other PCs, or mobile devices. But using a mouse and keyboard can be inconvenient when gaming comfortably on a couch or using Steam Link on a phone. Thankfully, many gaming controllers are compatible with the Steam Link. Below are the best controllers for the Steam Link and why they made the shortlist.
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How To Use A Ps4 Controller On Steam
Playing games on Steam with a PS4 controller is remarkably easy: Plug the controller into your PC, and you’re good to go. With a little extra work, you can even play wirelessly and change the button mapping to your liking. Let’s learn how to configure your PS4 controller with Steam properly.
This article specifically focuses on using the PS4 controller with the Steam platform. For more general advice about using a PS4 controller with computer games, see How to Use a PS4 Controller on Your PC or Mac.
How To Connect A Playstation 4 Controller To Your Pc
Windows 10 and Xbox are understandably great bedfellows, and it’s easy to use your Xbox controller across the two platforms. However, many people have a PlayStation 4 lying around, complete with a DualShock 4 controller. Whereas connecting the DS4 to a PC was once a bit of a nightmare, it’s now pretty easy thanks to better software integration. Here’s how to get the two working together and how to use the DS4 in a couple of different scenarios.
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When you become an employee, you have certain rights and benefits that protect you under federal and state law. If you are a current or former employee, and you believe your rights or benefits have been compromised, you may be able to regain some or all of them.
First, it is important to know whether you are truly an employee or a “contracted worker.” The easiest way to know this difference is that employees receive a W-2. If you provided your employer with a 1099 form, you are technically a contractor and not eligible to receive employee benefits including health insurance, submitting taxes on your behalf and unemployment benefits. Classifying you as a contractor could be an illegal move on the boss’s part for a variety of reasons. You may have a significant case without danger of retaliation. Learn more about Illegal Job Misclassifications.
Unemployment benefit violations
Washington is an “at will” state, which means that without a contract, your employer can fire you for any legal reason or for no reason. You may also quit for any or no reason, but it may exempt you from any important benefits.
What is the difference?
There is a difference between being laid off or fired. This can impact whether you are eligible for unemployment benefits. If you were fired—unless it was deemed to be not your fault—you will likely not be awarded unemployment benefits.
- Laid off: your position is eliminated; there’s no work available; the season is ending for seasonal employees; or your employer has permanently or temporarily shut down
- Fired: if you were fired or suspended for misconduct or gross misconduct
For a number of reasons including retaliation, some employers misrepresent former employees while processing company and Labor & Industries documentation. When employers tend to misstate the law, there are often other violations which could lead to claims you may not event be aware of.
If you believe that you have been unknowingly or wrongly misrepresented regarding your termination, causing a withholding of benefits, please talk to us.
Health benefit and FMLA violations
By Washington’s paid sick leave law, passed in 2016, you are entitled to earn at least 1 day per 40 hours worked after you have worked for your employer 90 calendar days.
You may use this benefit for yourself and/or to care for your spouse or domestic partner, child, parents or parents-in-law, or grandparents. Additionally, Washington’s Family Leave Act (FLA) and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), provide additional protections for employees within companies that are required to offer FMLA. FMLA guarantees certain employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave with no threat to job loss. If you are unsure as to whether your employer is subject to FMLA or the FLA, talk to your boss or human resources professional.
Common FMLA violations:
- Denying coverage to eligible employees
- Failing to meet notification requirements
- Asking employees on leave to perform work
- Reinstating an employee to a lesser position
- Counting FMLA leave against excessive absences
- Terminating an employee unable to return to work
The nuances of sick leave benefits and the requirements of FMLA, FLA and other laws are complex. We’re here to help.
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Improving Post Crash Care and Response
Preventing Road Traffic injuries from occurring should be the main goal to be pursued, but the reality is that crashes continue to occur, Society therefore has to be prepared to mitigate the consequences of crashes and enhance the quality of life of people who are injured
why post crash care is important?
Currently India does not have a centralized body which provides guidelines for training and operation of Emergency Medical Services are fragmented and not accessible throughout the country . Over the years many local agencies have come up with free or affordable prehospital emergency services. Disadvantages of these services are that they are nit uniform across the country ,do not follow a standardized EMS protocol, and have very little or no coordination with the local police. In the present scenario, a patient is taken to the nearest hospital irrespective of its diagnostic and treatment capabilities Multiple referrals result in wasting valuable time.
Research Evaluation of arrival Pattern of the road crash victims in hospitals of city of Mohali SAS Nagar Punjab lesson learned people are keen to help and rescue 50% road victims are transported by private vehicles .Good Samaritans is working .PCRs are transporting more road traffic victims to hospitals than Ambulance PCRs are quick Nearby emergency is available
” The aim of post crash care is to avoid preventable and disability ,limit the severity of the injury and the suffering caused by it, and ensure the crash survivor’s best possible recovery and reintegration into society .”
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- Exhibitions & activities
- Maurice Denis
The exhibition aims to discover or rediscover the poetry of Maurice Denis (1870-1943), the “nabi of beautiful icons”, by evoking the theme of spring in his work. A well-known aspect of the artist’s production will be revealed, throughout the course but generally little shown in the exhibitions: his talent as a decorative painter.
Saint-Germain, a place for the contemplation of nature awakening in springtime
Maurice Denis always enjoyed solitary walks in the forest of
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, appreciating its decorative qualities, in particular the alignment of the tree trunks when they were without foliage. His sketchbooks contain numerous studies of trees, which he considered should be drawn “as true to life as if they were real people”, as he wrote in Premiers paysages (1911), a colouring book for children. Denis used the forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye – the setting for symbolic rituals, such as bathing for reasons of purification, berry and fruit gathering, and the making of brides’ garlands – as the background in some of his most important pictures, like The Sacred Wood (1899, Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, a scale sketch for the painting The Game of Badminton of 1900, today in the musée d’Orsay) and Springtime in the Forest (ca. 1907, musée départemental Maurice Denis, Saint-Germain-en-Laye). In April (Anemones), Denis employs the decorative features of the forest in springtime in allegorical form: the carpet of white anemones, the massive, twisting trees covered with ivy, the shrub about to come into bloom, and the winding “path of life”.
From the Annunciation to the Resurrection : the Christian spring calendar
Maurice Denis, Christian painter, associates the spring landscape of the hills of Saint-Germain-en-Laye or the valley of the ru in Buzot, with mystical representation. Between 1889 and 1891, Denis produced six versions of the Catholic Mystery, four of which will be shown at Giverny. A pointillist version exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in 1891 was reviewed by Adolphe Retté in L’Ermitage as follows: “The
Catholic Mystery is of extraordinary mellowness: such harmony of lines and gentleness of tone!”
Various Annunciations, a theme dear to the painter all his life, were to demonstrate a variety of treatments, for example, those in Fiesole and Saint-Germain, among others. Other works to be exhibited were inspired by the Resurrection at Easter, another theme that he interpreted in many different ways.
The spring of life and love
Maurice Denis naturally associated the theme of spring with women and love. In October 1890 Maurice Denis met Marthe Meurier, whom he was to marry in 1893. The artist’s muse, from June 1891 he devoted a section to her in his diary titled “Les Amours de Marthe”. This was to give rise to a series of lithographs called Love (1892–99), which will be presented in its entirety in the exhibition.
Following a commission for a decoration for the bedroom of a young girl on the theme of Schumann’s lieders, Love and the Life of a Woman (1895), which he received from Siegfried Bing for his new Art Nouveau gallery, Denis conceived a similar frieze for his own bedroom. This became a series of decorative panels that he began in 1896 (private collection) and was to complete in parallel with his later changes of house. Following the example of Bonnard and Vuillard, Denis took an interest in painting screens, which had become fashionable as a result of Japanism. Never exhibited during the painter’s lifetime, the Screen with Doves, which has recently entered the musée d’Orsay, brought together a variety of motifs seen in Denis’s earlier works: the use of a barrier between spaces, boughs of fruit trees in bloom, the path of life, the house with narrow shutters
that frame wide windows, the fountain of life, and doves.
The Eternal Spring
An exceptional event at the exhibition is represented by the recomposition of the decorative ensemble known as The Eternal Spring, painted by Denis in 1908 for the dining-room of Les Capucins, the Bellevue home of his art patron Gabriel Thomas. This set of ten panels, which links the image of profane spring with that of sacred spring, shows the love and life of a young woman mixed with first communions and
ceremonies that celebrate the month of May. This work succeeded in combining Impressionism and Symbolism and attained the form of a certain modern classicism.
Exhibition curators : Fabienne Stahl, co-responsible for the catalog raisonné of the work of Maurice Denis and Vanessa Lecomte, curatorial officer, musée des impressionnismes Giverny
This exhibition benefits from exceptional loans from the Maurice Denis departmental museum – General Council of Yvelines.
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A Roadmap for Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment
This research project is a first step in addressing a crucial knowledge gap about which interventions work for expanding women’s economic opportunities. It sought to produce an evidence-based Roadmap for Action that defines program and policy options that are feasible for different women and in different, typical country scenarios that are likely to influence the success of interventions. By examining "for whom" and "where," the Roadmap takes into account how economic and social contexts potentially affect the success of interventions.
The Roadmap for Action was crafted primarily to guide actions and investments by the private sector and potential public-private sector partnerships. The Roadmap favors actions that directly and in the short-term seek to empower women economically, and measures empowerment as increases in women’s productivity and earnings. Lessons derived from the project and presented in the Roadmap are grouped into four main categories:
- Wage Employment;
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By Hassan Kitenda
Money has been a pivotal factor for all human activity, the desire to earn money has been from time immemorial. In today’s world we are given endless options, often making it difficult to decide what is best.
For example when it comes to investment, is it better to go with real assets or financial assets.
An asset is anything of monetary value that is owned by a person. Most assets are categorised as either financial or real assets.
Financial assets are investments whose value is derived from a contractual claim of what they represent some of them include stocks, bonds and derivative instruments.
On the other hand real assets are tangible assets that have inherent value due to their physical attributes some of them include real estate, precious metals, commodities and equipment real assets are also known as physical assets. Both financial and real assets both signify an economic resource that can be converted into cash.
Its no secret that we, Ugandans tend to have an affinity towards real assets with the most common being inform of real estate, owning physical assets can certainly pay off but to say its unequivocally better than investing in financial assets is shortsighted. While real assets may have their benefits, financial assets certainly have lots to offer too.
Most individuals I have interacted with ended up investing in an income property just because that’s what their parents did or put up a rental units because they weren’t sure what else to do with their money and the income property narrative made sense. So, why should you take the chance and invest in financial assets?
Investors should know that real assets are highly illiquid this means that they are complex to be monetised at the time of need since they are usually more cumbersome to exchange on the contrary financial assets can be easily converted into cash quickly at the time of need at close to the real value of the asset.
In addition to the benefit of highly being liquid financial assets provide investors with a regular stream of income. Assets such as treasury bonds, certificates of deposits create a consistent cash flow to investors by paying steady dividend and interest payments to the investors.
Furthermore,financial assets such as equities help preserve and build wealth as the assets invested multiply overtime through what is known as the magic of compounding.
It requires little capital to invest in financial assets, the typical response I get when I tell people that investing in financial assets requires little capital is that of amusement as most of them think that investing in financial assets is that of the super rich, but to the contrary for a minimum of Shs 100,000 one can invest a government security.
Real assets on the other hand for example real estate require substantially more money to set up as well as the cost of maintenance.
Almost every investor has heard the phrase “ don’t put all your eggs in one basket” it may sound cliche but, financial assets offer diversification to the investor.
Diversification needs to be of high priority when an investor is building their portfolio as diversification helps provide investors with better risk adjusted returns.
It should also be known that financial assets serve as a major economic function of financing tangible assets. It becomes possible with the transfer of funds from those who have a surplus of it to where it is needed for such financing.
Financial assets are more transparent, the markets are controlled by a regulating body such as the Capital Markets Authority, which has designed the rules and regulations to guarantee smooth execution and transparency in operations.
In terms of their valuation . The current value of financial assets can also be checked and tracked on the daily basis.
Discuss your asset allocation and financial goals with your financial advisor as each type of asset has its own potential rewards and risks.
By owning a mix of different assets, you vastly diversify your portfolio. It is worth doing to minimise the risks you’d assume by putting all of your money in a single type of asset.
The author is an equity and fixed income research analyst
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DC-SIGN enhances infection of cells with glycosylated West Nile virus in vitro and virus replication in human dendritic cells induces production of IFN-α and TNF-α
Virus Research , Volume 135 - Issue 1 p. 64- 71
The recent introduction of West Nile virus (WNV) into the Western hemisphere resulted in significant human outbreaks causing disease of variable severity. Previous studies classified WNV into two major lineages (L1 and L2) that differ in their virulence. Since most L1 strains are glycosylated, we investigated the role of dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN) in infection efficiency of glycosylated WNV strains. We showed that glycosylated strains, in contrast to non-glycosylated strains, infected DC-SIGN expressing cells more efficiently than DC-SIGN negative cells. Furthermore, WNV can productively infect cultured human dendritic cells (DCs) and infection of dendritic cells with the glycosylated WNV-NY99 L1 strain induced production of significantly more TNF-α and IFN-α in cultured DC, than infection with the non-glycosylated B956 L2 strain. Together, these results indicate that DC-SIGN enhances infection of cells by WNV glycosylated strains, which may at least in part explain the higher pathogenicity of glycosylated L1 strains versus most non-glycosylated L2 strains.
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Update 09/06/2021 – the deadline to opt out has now been extended to 30 September 2021. Read what NHS Digital said here.
Starting from July, GP data will be collated in a central database run by NHS Digital. Historical data going back 10 years and new records will be centralised. This will create a significant resource of patient data which third parties such as pharmaceutical companies and researchers will be able to apply to access. There are cases in which your data will be shared regardless of what you choose e.g. national emergencies like coronavirus.
What are the concerns?
Some people and groups are concerned about a lack of transparency in this process. With the deadline drawing nearer, many may still not be aware of the changes or have enough time to make an informed choice. Medical data can be highly disclosive and the speed of this roll out does not reflect the sensitivity of this data. NHS Digital’s move is being described as a ‘data grab’ with many calling for the process to be scrapped and restarted.
What choices can you make about your data?
You can take the steps outlined below to stop your data being collected and shared. Medconfidential have produced a thorough guide – including guidance on dependents and what to do if you don’t have access to a printer – which you can access here.
- Type 1 opt out – stop NHS Digital from collecting your data. Type 1 opt out stops your data from being collected from your GP practice once data sharing is rolled out in July. The deadline is 23 June. The form in the link needs to be completed and a physical copy returned to your GP practice. You can opt out after the deadline but your data (including historical data going back 10 years) will be collected in the meantime.
- National data opt out – stop NHS Digital from sharing your data. The national data opt out stops sharing, including data from hospital settings, but crucially, it does not stop the collection of your data. Filling in the Type 1 form is the most time sensitive but both steps are key to opting out. | <urn:uuid:2a75670f-7107-47e5-9683-a3b8d146a3d8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.nsun.org.uk/news/nhs-digital-data-sharing-what-you-need-to-know-about-changes-to-how-your-data-is-shared/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.937625 | 432 | 1.601563 | 2 |
Flood Insurance is available in the City of Lake Alfred and in Polk County through the National Flood Insurance Program (PDF) and can help you recover from a disaster!
Flood insurance protects you from the financial devastation caused by floods. Even a few inches of water can bring thousands of dollars in repair and restoration costs. Most homeowners insurance does not cover floods.
Flood insurance is "single peril" insurance, sold separately from homeowners insurance. Flood insurance protects against losses to buildings and their contents, not the land surrounding them.
The coverage applies whether the flooding results from heavy or prolonged rains, coastal storm surge, blocked storm drainage systems, or other causes. To be considered a flood, the waters must cover at least two acres or affect at least two properties.
Flood insurance is available both within and outside of floodplains. Your property's flood risk is shown on flood hazard maps. Different types of policies are available depending on your flood risk. Facts About Flood Insurance (PDF).
If you live in a high-risk area, you will need a Standard Policy. Most mortgage lenders will require that you have such a policy before they will approve your loan.
Outside of high-risk areas, flood insurance is also available, usually at lower cost. A Preferred Risk Policy covers both a home and its contents, with premiums as low as $119 per year. While you aren't federally required to have flood insurance in a low-to-moderate risk area that does not mean that you won't ever need it. Large floods often extend beyond the boundaries of high-risk areas and smaller floods occur outside high-risk areas as well. In fact, a quarter of all flood insurance claims come from low-to-moderate risk areas.
There is usually a 30-day waiting period, after applying and paying the premium, before the flood insurance policy becomes effective.
However there is no waiting period when flood insurance is required by a lender for any purpose. Lenders may require flood insurance for a new loan, when a loan amount is increased or extended, or after a mortgage portfolio review shows that the building is in a high-risk area.
There is a one-day waiting period for a new policy or when additional amounts of coverage are required by the lender during the 13-month period following map revisions. This applies when the map revision changes the structure's designation from a non-high-risk area to a high-risk area.
Cost & Coverage
Flood insurance is sold and serviced by private insurers, and backed by the federal government. More than 85 companies sell flood insurance. Often the same insurance agent who wrote your homeowner's insurance policy can help you obtain flood insurance.
Flood insurance costs the same wherever you purchase it, because the rates are set by the National Flood Insurance Program.
Flood insurance covers both homes and businesses. With residential coverage, you can get up to $250,000 of insurance to protect your home and up to $100,000 to protect its contents. If you are located in (or moving into) a high-risk area, federally regulated or insured lenders will require you to have flood insurance for the amount remaining on your mortgage, or $250,000, whichever is lower. With commercial coverage, you can get up to $500,000 of insurance to protect your building and up to $500,000 to protect its contents.
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Title & Lien Release
What exactly is a name?
A name is a appropriate document that includes: Identifying details about the automobile; the automobile recognition number (VIN); the year/make/model; the title and target of this buyer or subscribed owner; additionally the title regarding the lienholder or “legal owner” if relevant.
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Usshers Creek Fishing near Port Colborne, Ontario
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Usshers Creek is a stream located just 14.9 miles from Port Colborne, in Niagara Regional Municipality, in the province of Ontario, Canada. Fishermen will find a variety of fish including rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout and sunfish here. Whether you’re spinning, baitcasting or fly fishing your chances of getting a bite here are good. So grab your favorite fly fishing rod and reel, and head out to Usshers Creek.
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Food prices and food insecurity are front page news. Food price riots, in 30 countries in 2008 alone, have been factors in the overthrow of developing country governments, such as Tunisia and Egypt. The estimates of those without enough to eat are approaching a billion people—about one out of six on the planet. While the deregulation of financial and commodity markets by themselves did not cause the current recession, the insolvency of deregulated major financial institutions and the resulting credit freeze, certainly have lead to increased unemployment, poverty and food insecurity.
The work of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy on commodity market price volatility and regulation began in the spring of 2008. Farmers asked IATP why their local elevators—and even agribusiness firms such as Cargill!—were no longer offering forward contracts on the farmers’ grain and oilseed production, and why rural bankers were not lending to the elevators to enable forward contracting. In our initial attempts to respond, we discovered that orthodox agricultural economic explanations of futures and options market operations no longer sufficed. Agricultural supply and demand factors could not explain, by themselves, the extreme price volatility and price hikes that were damaging both U.S. farm cash flow management and food security globally. Fundamental factors still mattered in commodity market price formation, but what the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) called the “financialization of commodity markets” had deployed new instruments that linked price movements in agricultural and non-agricultural markets with commodity and financial markets in ways that were new to us.
We went to school digging deeper into the arcane workings of financial markets and reading work by the authors of the selections in this reader and more. IATP’s first analysis of the new commodity markets was published in November 2008, about six weeks after the Wall Street meltdown and less than a month after the Bush administration engineered the rescue of Wall Street and LaSalle Street (the location in Chicago of the largest U.S. commodity markets). A later summary of that essay is reprinted within. Our analysis drew on work by some of the authors in this collection, most notably by hedge fund portfolio manager Mike Masters and financial analyst Adam White, who explained how commodity markets were no longer dominated by those with a commercial interest in commodities but by speculators in commodity index funds. A summary of a Masters/White essay on the effect of index speculation on food and energy prices is included here, together with an excerpt of Masters’ influential testimony to the U.S. Senate in May 2008.
Due in no small part to the leadership of then Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) of the U.S. House of Representatives, in September 2008, the House passed the first bill to reform U.S commodity markets by a near veto-proof majority. However, ferocious financial services lobbying, U.S. federal elections and the urgent need to rescue the U.S. economy from its collapse, triggered by the deregulation of U.S. and international financial markets, all delayed passage of legislation to fundamentally re-regulate commodity markets. In May 2009, IATP joined the Commodity Markets Oversight Coalition (CMOC), which networks agricultural and non-agricultural commodity producers and users, together with nongovernmental organizations. One of the dozens of CMOC position letters is included in this reader.
Orthodox agricultural economists denied that the commodity price bubble was due to anything but fundamentals, and both Wall Street and LaSalle Street gleefully cited their work. David Frenk, former financial analyst and now executive director at Better Markets, Inc., eviscerated such denialist work, published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development just before the U.S. Senate voted on what would become the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Frenk’s work is reprinted here, as is an excerpt from the testimony of Professor Michael Greenberger to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Greenberger, a former CFTC commissioner, explains important regulatory tools that the CFTC can use to prevent the excessive speculation that induces price hikes and volatility.
In May 2009, IATP began outreach about U.S. commodity market reform to intergovernmental organizations, particularly to UNCTAD and FAO. In June 2009, IATP visited the European Commission’s Internal Markets Directorate General to inform them of proposals to reform U.S. commodity markets. Recognizing the imperative of international regulatory cooperation, if internationally influential commodity markets are to become fair and transparent for all, we continue to communicate with U.N. agencies and the Commission. And we continue to collaborate with international NGO partners on advocacy and public education about commodity market reform. Publications by two of those partners, the World Development Movement and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO in its Dutch acronym) are included here.
On the 25th anniversary of IATP’s founding in 1986, it is possible to see this work on commodity prices and market regulation as part of a long continuum in our efforts to ensure markets are fair for farmers, farm workers, consumers and rural communities. IATP began in the midst of a U.S. farm mortgage foreclosure crisis, due in great part to prices—below cost of production—that agribusinesses paid to farmers and ranchers for the raw materials of food products. Even when aided by U.S. taxpayer subsidies, prices were so low that many farmers could not afford to re-pay loans to buy land that they were advised to buy “to get big or get out” of farming. Crops, livestock, meat and dairy products exported at below the cost of production drove farmers in other countries out of business. In 1995, following the founding of the World Trade Organization (WTO), IATP began a decade of nearly annual reporting on the percentage of U.S. export prices for row crops dumped on international markets, i.e., sold at below the cost of production. Although dumping is a patently unfair trade practice under WTO law, the WTO did nothing to stop it.
Now WTO negotiations are dead in the water and agricultural commodity prices are high, though not so high relative to agricultural production costs, over which farmers have little control. Land purchase prices and rental rates, and the cost of seeds, diesel fuel and, above all, fertilizer, have increased sharply, partly due to hikes in oil and gas futures prices. But the dominant trade policy discourse no longer is about subsidies and dumping. Instead it is about commodity price volatility and securing raw materials, agricultural, metals and energy commodities, by any means necessary, with trade as just one option. The unvarnished truth of what an UNCTAD economist said to me in 2004 has sunk in more deeply: “I don’t know why you spend so much time on trade policy when the financial system is such a mess.”
Indeed, despite major efforts to re-regulate financial and commodity markets, the outlook for the enforcement of Dodd-Frank is not good. The Republican Party majority in the House of Representatives has proposed slashing the CFTC budget to the point where Commissioner Mike Dunn said, “Essentially there will be no cop on the beat.” The next stage in the fight against excessive and purely financial speculation in commodity markets is perhaps the most important. Rules based on analysis of comprehensive trade data and sound legal reasoning to make markets fair are prerequisite to good enforcement that can manage the price volatility that results from supply, demand and other fundamental factors.
Furthermore, the alternative to comprehensive regulatory reform, both in the U.S. and internationally, is truly grim. As former National Director of Intelligence Dennis Blair told a stunned U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on February 12, 2009, the global economic crisis, triggered by financial and commodity market deregulation, has replaced Al-Qaeda as the number one U.S. national security threat. Blair’s intelligence agencies forecast widespread regime destabilization if the economic crisis continued to fester without major policy and political reform within two years. His agencies did not specify what reforms were needed nor advocate for their enforcement. That is up to us. | <urn:uuid:7caa48bd-35f9-4da6-851a-f259e484256e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.iatp.org/documents/excessive-speculation-in-agriculture-commodities | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.958891 | 1,682 | 2.328125 | 2 |
Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Office on Violence Against Women has a long record of homophobia and isn’t qualified to hold the position, say LGBTQ activists and feminists.
Trump nominated Shannon Lee Goessling to the post last year, but advocacy groups are just now raising concerns about her. The office is part of the Department of Justice and “provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking,” according to its website. It enforces the Violence Against Women Act and determines which antiviolence programs will take priority and receive funding. Its director is subject to Senate confirmation; a hearing on Goessling’s nomination has yet to be scheduled.
Goessling was a district attorney in Georgia in the 1990s, often prosecuting people accused of crimes against women and children. But she also has been an anti-marriage equality activist and opposed moves by the Boy Scouts of America to open the organization to LGBTQ people.
She was executive director and chief legal counsel of the Southeastern Legal Foundation, a Georgia-based right-wing legal nonprofit, from 2004 to 2015. In that capacity, in the spring of 2015 she filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing against marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges, the case in which the Supreme Court ruled for equal marriage rights later that year. The brief contended that the definition of marriage should be left to each state and said that if the court legalized same-sex marriage, it would be “recognizing a social construct that has existed for just over one decade and disregarding the centuries old definition of marriage codified in the state laws at issue.”
In 2004 she wrote several opinion columns supporting a Georgia constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, according to information provided by GLAAD’s Trump Accountability Project. “In one, she argued that the amendment was fine because it would not interfere with domestic partner benefits (even though she made it clear she disagreed with those too),” GLAAD notes. “In another, she tried to remove the role of judges in determining the constitutionality of such measures.” Voters passed the amendment in November of that year.
In 2014 her foundation sent out a fundraising appeal saying the money was needed to defend the Boy Scouts of America against lawsuits seeking to open the group to LGBTQ people. Scout leaders in Kentucky objected to the use of their organization in the campaign, and Goessling eventually agreed to remove references to the Boy Scouts from the fundraising material. The BSA has since rescinded its anti-LGBTQ policies.
Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, has also objected to Goessling’s nomination. “Given her views, which are most obvious from her tenure at Southeastern Legal Foundation, we are very worried about her ability to enforce the Violence Against Women Act, and to understand all the complexities of the communities that it serves,” Smeal told HuffPost this week.
Smeal added that Goessling has limited experience in dealing with violence against women. The Trump administration had touted her tenure as director of the Crimes Against Women and Children Prosecution Unit in Atlanta, but according to her LinkedIn profile, she held that post for only nine months, HuffPost reports.
Smeal further expressed concern about a friend-of-the-court brief Goessling authored in 2008, contending that guns helped protect women against sexual assault. Smeal and other advocates said that relied on research that was 30 years old. “We have learned a lot about sexual assault and other violence against women in the intervening decades,” Susan Sorensen, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, told HuffPost. “The person who is most likely to sexually assault a woman is a man she knows — and resistance takes a different form when it’s someone you know.”
Goessling has also made anti-immigrant statements and questioned the need to protect the rights of minorities. “The question now is, at what point do we as a society wipe the slate clean and accept that we are equals with equal rights, equal treatment, and equal expectations, and special treatment shouldn’t be provided to anyone?” she told The Seattle Times in 2009. The paper noted that the Southeastern Legal Foundation had a record of opposing affirmative action.
The outcry over Goessling’s nomination comes the same week that the Senate voted to confirm two anti-LGBTQ federal appeals court judges. Senators Tuesday approved Allison Rushing, who began her career as a legal intern for the Alliance Defending Freedom, a homophobic hate group, as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which covers several southeastern states. Then Thursday, they confirmed Eric Murphy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which encompasses four southern and Midwestern states. Both have records of opposing marriage equality and other rights for LGBTQ people. Their judicial appointments are for a lifetime. | <urn:uuid:87d7f7e2-02ab-485a-bd86-6ead485a6762> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/3/07/anti-lgbtq-activist-nominated-run-office-violence-against-women | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.970629 | 1,046 | 1.9375 | 2 |
Computer Science homework help. Background:
Stepwise refinement is a low level design technique in which the programmer writes pseudo-code for what the program is supposed to do in steps, expanding non-obvious steps at each iteration of the process. Eventually, the stepwise refinement will be an almost step by step guideline to the implementation of the program.
The main objective of this assignment is to assess students’ ability to apply the stepwise refinement process to develop a new algorithm and carry that through to the implementation of the program. Implementation must follow the top-down design approach, where the solution starts by describing the general functionality of a program. Next, more details are provided in successive steps to refine the implementation.
You are to implement a variant of the Hangman game, where a player must find a hidden, knowing only the first letter and number of letters in the word. The player selects a letter. If the letter is part of the word, the hidden word is updated with all occurrences of the letter. All used letters must be displayed to the player.
In this variant, the player has 5 lives. Every time a letter is guess correctly the player gains a life. If a letter is guessed wrong, a life is removed. The game terminates if all lives are lost. If a player guesses a word correctly, another word is displayed, and game continues until the player chooses all words correctly or loses all lives. There is a total of 15 words which are read from a file.
Your task is to apply the technique of stepwise refinement to design an algorithm for the Hangman game.
You are provided with a function to read the words and store in a string array.
A string’s individual characters can be accessed as if it was an array of characters.
string x = “hello”;
char y = x //stores character ‘e’ in y
How to Write Step-Wise Refinement
Use a text editor (e.g., the Code::Blocks editor or Notepad) to write the first pseudo-code statement of the problem. Next, add more statements that support the implementation of that first pseudo-code statement. Each time you refine a step, copy and paste the current version of the program design to the end of the text file, then make the change within that pasted version. Stick to the instructor’s convention of using a different number of *s to indicate the level of expansion applicable to each statement (see example below). When the design is complete, the text file will contain a complete record of the design process used to reach the final design. The text file you submit may be quite lengthy and should show the entire process. Do not remove anything and do not just submit the final iteration. Below is a partial example of stepwise refinement (Note it is only a partial example and has nothing to do with the program for this assignment.):
….(this process would be continued until every statement is adequately refined using pseudo-code)
Figure 1. Initial Screen
Figure 2. Choosing Correct Letter
Figure 3. Choosing Incorrect Letter
Figure 4. Finding the Word
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April 13 According to a report by the Central News Agency, the coronavirus epidemic in Europe crossed the dark milestone on the 12th, with a cumulative death toll of more than 1 million.
The World Health Organization warns that despite great efforts to stop the spread of the epidemic, the number of infected people is still increasing exponentially.
According to official data from all over Europe summarized by AFP, as of 18:30 GMT on the 12th (2:30 a.m. Beijing time on the 13th), the number of coronavirus deaths in 52 countries and regions in Europe reached 1000,288.
According to AFP, the latest available data shows that nearly 60% of the deaths in Europe occurred in these six countries: Britain, with a death toll of 127,100; Italy, with 114,612 deaths; Russia, with 103,263 deaths; France, with 99,163 deaths; Germany, with 78 deaths. 452; Spain, 76,525 deaths.
According to the Central News Agency, the number of deaths and confirmed cases in the UK, which was once the worst European country, has dropped significantly compared with January after successfully promoting vaccination plans with multiple lockdown measures. On the 12th, the British government further relaxed the “foot ban” measures implemented in England to prevent and control the coronavirus epidemic.
Italy was also the hardest hit by the epidemic in Europe, but hundreds of people took to the streets in Rome on the 12th to protest against the epidemic blockade measures.
France is now the country with the largest number of infections in Europe, with more than 5 million confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, and the authorities are expanding the scope of vaccination. France has now opened up people over 55 years old to vaccine against the novel coronavirus.
On the other hand, “We are at a critical moment in the pandemic,” said Maria van Kohoff, technical director of the World Health Emergency Project at the World Health Organization. The trajectory of the epidemic is increasing exponentially.”
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| Feb 09, 2016
Reminds me of the other day, when guests were coming over for a night stay and my daughter asked me 'Mama will they sleep in our room?' My reply: 'Baby One should have a big heart'. Her reply : "Mama how will they enter in our heart and won't it be too small for them to sleep there? " My response: "Yes u r right baby. I should have thought about it..... "
| Sep 08, 2016
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The crying, feeding and sleeping patterns of 270 infants 0-12 months old were studied using a 24-hour schedule included in a questionnaire given to mothers visiting four well-baby clinics in Finland in 1987-88. Of these infants 78 were under 3, 84 were 3-5, 65 were 6-8 and 43 were over 9 months old. The results showed that the infants less than 3 months old slept on average 15.2 hours per day, whereas those over 9 months slept 13.4 hours. The sleeping periods were longer at night. Continuous night-time sleep for at least 6 hours was noted in 35% of the infants under 3 months old and the proportion increased to 72% by the age of 9-12 months. The youngest infants were fed on average 6-7 times per day at 2- to 3-hour intervals in the daytime and at 4- to 6-hour intervals at night. The number of feedings decreased slightly with age. The average total crying time decreased from 1.6 hours per day for the youngest group to 1.1 hours for the 9-12 months old. At the time of the study, 23 mothers felt the need for help because of excessive crying or night waking. The help needed ranged from information about colic and child care, help with housework or the baby and encouragement. Of the mothers who needed help, a significantly higher proportion had a first-born baby compared with those not in need of help. There were also significant differences in the mothers' perception of the cry and feelings towards it. | <urn:uuid:ad12e480-737d-437e-9630-2e61d4f6010d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2335018/?dopt=Abstract | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.980493 | 313 | 2.484375 | 2 |
Clerk Offices in Harford County, Maryland are responsible for maintaining important records for a county or local area, including multiple types of Harford County records. These include vital records such as birth certificates, marriage records, divorce records, and death certificates, which can be useful for proving identity or for conducting genealogical research in Harford County. They may also keep documents related to Harford County property ownership and property taxes, including title deeds, tax assessments, property appraisals, and property sale records. The Harford County Clerk is one of the best places to find all types of county records, which may be available online.
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Town and City Halls in Harford County, Maryland are responsible for providing municipal services for their locality. As part of this job, they may store important county records, including Harford County vital records such as birth certificates, marriage license records, divorce records, and death certificates. These can be used as proof of identity, in applications for government services, or for performing genealogical research. The Town or City Hall in Harford County may also keep documents on property ownership, property taxes and tax assessments, and maps for their jurisdiction that include zones, property boundaries, and school boundaries. Town and City Halls often make county records available online.
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Archives in Harford County, Maryland preserve historically significant documents, which can include a number of county records, such as historical birth certificates and death certificates, as well as marriage and divorce records which can be useful when performing Harford County genealogical research. Harford County Archives may also contain photographs, historical maps, personal documents, and other historical records about a specific location and the people who lived there. They may also hold historic newspapers that contain Harford County public records. Some Archives keep documents that date back to the seventeenth century, and they may provide online access to their records.
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Assessor Offices in Harford County, Maryland determine the appraisal value of the taxable property within a county or local jurisdiction, which is used to assess the property taxes owed by Harford County residents. Harford County Assessors also keep a number of property-related documents, including records on property tax assessments, property appraisals, tax liens, foreclosures, and property tax payments. These Harford County public records include information about current and former owners of a property, the property's size and location, zones and use regulations, and transfers of the property ownership. Assessors may make county records available through their website.
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Historical Societies in Harford County, Maryland are usually organized around a particular area, a group of people, or a historical event, and they preserve documents that have historic value. Harford County Historical Societies may maintain a range of documents on individuals from that area, including Harford County vital records such as birth and death certificates, marriage announcements, and other records that can help with Harford County genealogical research. They may also have photographs, historical maps, historical laws, and other records for their location and the people who lived there. Historical Societies may provide online access to their Harford County public records.
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Recorders of Deeds in Harford County, Maryland keep a range of real estate ownership documents for a county or local government as part of their job to ensure the accuracy of property, land, and Harford County property tax records. The Harford County Recorder's Office has county records on property ownership, transfers of property including deeds and titles, and property tax records such as property appraisals, Harford County tax assessments, and tax liens or foreclosures. These documents contain information about the previous and current property owners, descriptions of the property, and Harford County property sales. Recorders of Deeds may provide online access to their county records.
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Treasurer and Tax Collector Offices in Harford County, Maryland are responsible for collecting local taxes and disbursing the funds. This can include Harford County property taxes, business taxes, and other county or local taxes. Harford County Treasurer and Tax Collectors maintain a number of property-related county records, including Harford County property tax assessments, property appraisals, property ownership records, and any tax liens or foreclosures. They may also maintain Harford County public records on property transfers and sales, including titles and deeds, which list the former and current owners as well as information on the property itself. Treasurer and Tax Collector Offices may provide online access to their county records.
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“The regional genetic differentiation and differing patterns of shared ancestry…carry clear signals of historical demographic events.” Nature’s recent article on the genetic makeup of the British population is full of eyebrow-raising stuff.Read more "Genetic structure of the British population"
One of the big mysteries to me as a novelist (as opposed to professional historian) is the lack of a convincing explanation for the apparent obliteration of Brythonic (the native Celtic language of Britain before the Romans came and muddled everything up) and substitution of Old English, a Germanic language. (My terminology is imprecise; I’m […]Read more "The never-ending mystery of English"
After a careful reading of Richard Coates’ Invisible Britons (thanks, Marisa) I was pondering upon slavery, language, and cultural annihilation and, frankly, getting nowhere at the speed of light. And then in the Economist this week, I encountered an article about the evolution of language that ended (in typical Economist style): “As Noah Webster, the […]Read more "Slavery, language, cultural annihilation"
I’ve found some very useful OE dictionaries online, but I’ve been less successful with Old Irish and have absolutely come up empty for Cumbric and other Brythonic languages. If anyone can point me to some resources, I’d be most grateful. Meanwhile, I did find a short but amusing Alternative Breton Dictionary. I can now say […]Read more "dictionaries" | <urn:uuid:d5aee8d9-4f04-47c2-848d-434510e8e691> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gemaecce.com/tag/language/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.922908 | 316 | 2.1875 | 2 |
Abacus with Clock
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Slip and Falls
Slip and fall accidents can happen under various circumstances. They do not always lead to litigation. However, litigation compensates victims for others’ negligence, and people file and settle multiple slip and fall claims annually.
The fundamental aspect of a slip and fall case is the concept of “premises liability” – the legal model governing injuries occurring on someone else’s property. Proving fault in such cases can be challenging, but hiring a skilled slip and fall lawyer can help.
What is Premises Liability?
Premises liability applies to different kinds of injury cases, of which slip and fall are only one. Premises liability claims hinge on proving the property owner’s negligence and that his or her failure led to your harm. Injuries from a slip and fall case may include brain injuries, broken bones, sprains, spinal injuries, and more.
To prevail and reach the optimal outcome in a premises liability case, one must prove the property owner knew, or should have known, that unsafe conditions were present on the property. The owner failed to correct them. The laws covering property owners’ duty of care to maintain a safe property varies depending on the state.
According to the law, four labels exist describing people’s presence on another’s property:
- Invitees: Invitees are specifically invited onto the property by the owner.
- Licensees: Licensees are on the property with the owner’s consent.
- Social guests: The property owner welcomes social guests onto the property.
- Trespassers: Trespassers have no right to be on another’s property whatsoever.
Social guests and invitees have an implied promise that the property owner ensures their property is reasonably safe, while licensees and trespassers have no such assurance. Anyone on the property, except for trespassers, should expect safe conditions. Some states also take the property’s use into account. They may also consider the accident’s foreseeability and the property owner’s feasibility, fixing a dangerous situation, or warning visitors about it.
Do I Have a Slip and Fall Case?
Injury victims may have trouble determining if their premises liability case is worth filing. These questions may help you determine premises liability:
Was there an unsafe condition on the property? A simple stumble or slip is not the fault property owner’s fault. For a premises liability case to be valid, some type of unsafe condition must be present. Such conditions might include:
- Badly damaged or and neglected sidewalks and other surfaces
- Ice accumulation on floors and entranceways
- Wet floors
- And more
Property owners are not responsible when they cannot be reasonably aware of unsafe conditions. Proving prior notice of hazardous conditions is challenging. Not knowing about a dangerous situation or not solving it immediately doesn’t necessarily absolve the property owner of liability. If the condition leading to the slip and fall was readily apparent, the victim also has a degree of responsibility. People are expected to demonstrate reasonable care in providing for their safety. If the condition was evident, the courts might not find the premises owner responsible for any injury.
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It is predicted to be used in factories, HD cameras that help improve security and traffic administration, smart grid control and good retail too. Walled Lake Consolidated School District – This Michigan district’s on-line summer faculty credit score restoration program was expanded to include online learning opportunities in the course of the faculty 12 months. Students can now enroll in as much as two on-line programs every semester whereas continuing to attend school for at least four hours a day. Eleventh and twelfth graders may select to enroll concurrently in postsecondary courses by way of a partnership with a local community college. The credit score restoration program reduced per-student costs by 57 % and the district estimates that by offering two on-line programs during the faculty yr it has been able to save $517 per pupil on educational costs. NIT Goa began its teachers in 2010 with three engineering departments Computer Science and Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering at undergraduate level.
Through a strong theoretical and practical foundation, this International Program allows the scholars to compete in national and international business surroundings; and to face the challenges in globalisation era. This twin diploma program supplies the students with many advantages. Compared to 4 years study usually at QUT, this program offers price efficient arrangement.
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If you have a special VoIP telephone or a regular telephone linked to a VoIP adapter, the telephone will ring like a traditional phone. If your VoIP service requires you to make calls using your laptop, the software supplied by your service supplier will warn you when you have an incoming name. Only in case your service requires you to make calls using your laptop. All VoIP providers require your broadband Internet connection to be lively. Some VoIP companies provide options and services that aren’t out there with a conventional cellphone, or are available but only for a further payment. You may also be succesful of avoid paying for each a broadband connection and a traditional telephone line.
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Data virtualization permits firms to deal with data as a dynamic supply—providing processing capabilities that may bring together data from multiple sources, simply accommodate new data sources, and transform knowledge based on person needs. Data virtualization tools sit in front of a number of data sources and permits them to be handled as single supply, delivering the needed data—in the required form—at the proper time to any application or user. But, over the following few many years Programming, different options to the various users/single machine drawback grew in reputation while virtualization didn’t. One of those other solutions was time-sharing, which isolated users within working systems—inadvertently leading to different operating systems like UNIX, which finally gave method to Linux®. All the while, virtualization remained a largely unadopted, area of interest technology. Automated telephone techniques are used by enterprise companies to advertise new products or services to targeted consumers. | <urn:uuid:6398bad3-489d-409a-9c6f-9250783f50ac> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.worldhealthmeter.xyz/ministry-of-electronics-and-data-technology-government-of-india.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.944758 | 857 | 1.632813 | 2 |
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Aficionados of bad weather and wild country have called the Cape Wrath Trail the hardest backpacking route in Britain–no small statement on this island of hardened hikers. But the reward, as they say, is commensurate with the effort. The CWT meanders for 202 miles across the Western and Northern Highlands from Fort William north to Cape Wrath at Scotland’s northwest tip. The route varies from established trail to rural lanes to cross-country rambles, traversing a Tolkienesque landscape of rugged peaks, boggy moors, and ancient forests. You’ll also be able to bag plenty of Munros, as Scots call peaks higher than 3,000 feet high, and Corbetts–peaks with elevations between 2,500 and 3,000 feet.
The entire trek takes about three weeks (if doing it all, skip only the first three urban miles out of Fort William; take a taxi to the start of Neptune’s Staircase in Banavie). If you only have a week, hike the 50 miles from Achnashellach rail station to Oykel Bridge, resupplying in towns every three days or less and “wild camping” (as they call tent camping here) in between. You’ll cross the Torridon Mountains, where glacial erosion has carved out the signature corries (cirques) and U-shaped glens of the Highlands. Hike through remnants of Scotland’s ancient Caledonian Forest in the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve (Britain’s first), and encounter the castle-like rock formation of Slioch towering over the long, narrow glacial valley filled by Loch Maree. En route, you’ll traverse moorlands rarely seen even by intrepid Scots.
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In the beginning, God made the Heaven and the Earth. (Bereishis 1:1)
The words are so incredibly simple, and yet, of course, conceal the most remarkable secrets of Creation. Indeed, each of the Hebrew words can be and are dissected and explained in so many ways, so many Kabbalistic ways. In fact, the Tikunei Zohar does exactly that with only the first word, Bereishis, revealing 70 different explanations for this word alone.
The point of “Perceptions” all through the years has been to provide a unique perspective on already well-known ideas. It has been to open the mind of the reader to nuances in the parshah, and how they might apply to everyday life. And, above all, to show how the Torah is really the blueprint for Creation of all of history, by revealing how its seemingly simple words incorporate all that has ever occurred, and will occur.
For example, the Zohar teaches that the first verse of the parshah should actually be the second verse (Zohar, Bereishis 16a). In other words, the proper chronological order of the verses is as follows:
- The earth was null and void, and there was darkness upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God hovered above the water. (Bereishis 1:2)
In the beginning, God created the Heaven and the earth. (Bereishis 1:1)
God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light. (Bereishis 1:3)
The obvious question that arises makes it clear as to why the verses are not actually written that way: If the earth was not created until the second verse, then which earth was null and void in the first verse? What, if anything, existed prior to the creation of Heaven and Earth? What was “bereishis” the beginning of, if not of everything that exists?
To the seasoned Kabbalist, that is not a question, or at least, not a difficult one, for Kabbalah, in essence, is only about that: The process of Creation up until physical creation as recorded in the Torah. From a Kabbalistic point of view, the Written Torah picks up the story in the middle, long after far more spectacular things have occurred just to make physical Creation possible. For the first time in this parshah sheet, we will discuss some of them briefly, very briefly.
STEP 1: OHR AIN SOF
In the beginning, there was Ohr Ain Sof, only Ohr Ain Sof. The Kabbalists are quick to point out that this light, literally “Light of Without End,” is not the Essence of God, just a revelation of His light on an extremely sublime level. It was, and is, an expression of God’s desire to reveal Himself, eventually, to beings that will be able to recognize and appreciate such a revelation.
However, at this point in the creation process, nothing else existed but this infinite light, emanating out in all directions, infinitely, something that is much easier to say than to imagine. On this level of revelation, the existence of anything else would be a contradiction of the very nature of the light, since the existence of something else could only be possible if the light ceased to be infinite on such a level of revelation.
STEP 2: TZIMTZUM
Therefore, the first thing that had to happen to the Ohr Ain Sof in order to make Creation possible, any of it-the spiritual and physical aspects of it-was a lessening of its infiniteness somewhere, just enough to allow other things to exist. This lessening of the infiniteness of the Ohr Ain Sof is called, in Kabbalah, “Tzimtzum,” or “Constriction,” and its creation is considered to be one of the largest and most important “miracles” of all Creation.
Hence, at what is technically called the “Center of the Ohr Ain Sof” (or the Malchus of the Ohr Ain Sof, but how do you find the center of infinity?), tzimtzum occurred. And, it kept occurring in a spherical fashion outward from that point, expanding the size of the spiritual void, until there existed a Divinely-specified ball-like hollow called the “Challal,” or “Hollow,” because that is exactly what resulted: a large-trillions of times larger than our physical universe, at least-hollow that was devoid of Ohr Ain Sof, or at least enough of it to begin the process of Creation.
STEP 3: THE CHALLAL
It is basically impossible to accurately imagine what the Challal is, but to get a very rough idea, imagine a room filled with light, with a basketball suspended in the middle of it. Even though light surrounds the entire ball on all sides, the rubber skin of the ball, kept in spherical shape by the air pressure inside of it, keeps the light from entering the ball, leaving the inside of the ball completely void of light.
In reality, there is no room, just Ohr Ain Sof emanating infinitely in all directions. The ball is the Challal, except that it is not physical, but completely spiritually, and the light is held back not by air proof rubber, but by the will of God, resulting in a spiritual void into which the Ohr Ain Sof is not allowed to penetrate-at least not yet-and in a reality of finiteness within the reality of infiniteness. This will be crucial for making possible a free-will being.
STEP 4: KAV OHR AIN SOF
When they build a house, they first dig a hole and remove all the dirt. What is left is a big hole, a challal. After that, they begin to refill the hole, except this time with building materials and in a very orderly fashion, from the bottom up. New materials are only added as they are needed to further the building process, until completion.
Likewise, after the Challal was complete, it became time to allow light to re-enter it the spiritual void, Ohr Ain Sof, but in a very measured, methodical, and orderly manner. Relatively speaking, a thin line of light was allowed to penetrate the darkness, what the Kabbalists refer to as the Kav Ohr Ain Sof-the Line of the Light of Ain Sof. All of spiritual and physical Creation will be constructed from this light.
As the Kav Ohr Ain Sof enters the Challal, it moves further away from its Source, which has the effect of weakening the light, or of filtering it, increasing the effect of tzimztum. And, as the light becomes less spiritual, it also becomes more “physical,” so-to-speak, eventually making possible the existence of actual physical elements of Creation, including man.
Hence, unlike the actual Ohr Ain Sof beyond the Challal, which is infinite and equal in intensity everywhere, the Kav Ohr Ain Sof is comprised of levels, making possible the concept of measurement-middos-of “up” and “down,” “good” and “evil,” and therefore, of positive and negative growth. It is this that gives man’s free-will meaning, for it provides him with a stage on which to act out his free-will decisions with real and measured impact.
STEP FIVE: SEFIROS
What is Creation made of? Light, Divine Light. That, of course, is hard to accept, since our notion of light is that it is something that can never result in something material, and the Ohr Ain Sof itself is not the least bit physical. That’s like saying that the same light that makes up the spiritual soul is the same light that results in a physical body.
Well, that happens to be true. It’s just that the light that creates body has become far more constricted than the light of the soul, resulting in a physical container for the light of the soul. It is like pouring water into a glass that is made from ice: they are both the result of water molecules, except that the water molecules of ice move slower as a result of freezing temperatures.
But it is the glass that gives form to the water, just as the body gives form to the soul, so-to-speak. Likewise, infinite light (Ohr Ain Sof) requires a finite vessel (Challal) to hold it, if it is to be distinguishable from the rest of the infinite light, and make possible a world in which man can exist and use freewill choice in a meaningful way. Such vessels are called, in Kabbalah, the Sefiros.
And, just as everything in the physical world is a composite of molecules of different combinations, likewise is everything in Creation a function of Sefiros, or subsets of the Sefiros, over subsets of the subsets of the Sefiros, etc., until there is a sefirah, or set of sefiros, for everything that exists.
STEP SIX: PARTZUFIM
Literally, a partzuf is a face, and represents the revelation of inner existence, just as a human face reveals the inner reality of a person. There are generally 10 sefiros in any given system within all of Creation:
- Keser : Crown Chochmah : Wisdom Binah : Understanding Chesed : Kindness Gevurah : Strength Tifferes : Beauty Netzach : Dominance Hod : Glory Yesod : Foundation Malchus : Kingdom
Therefore, each of the above sefiros also consists of their own set of 10 sefiros, and when considered in this fashion, they are called a “partzuf,” or world, a unique reality unto itself within the larger reality and system. For example, the timber used to build the walls of a room in a house are like the sefiros, whereas the room that results, which is the sum total of all the materials used, is like a partzuf, a world unto itself.
Having created the Challal, the Kav Ohr Ain Sof, the Sefiros, and the Partzufim, all the necessary ingredients to make all of Creation exist. It just becomes a question of levels, of filtering, of tzimtzum, of combinations, etc., when it comes to determining what is created, and how. It also becomes a question of many processes along the way, such as Sheviras HaKeilim-the Breaking of the Vessels-in order to assure that Creation results in the perfect environment for a free-will being, much of which is discussed extensively in the holiest of Kabbalistic works.
But at least we now have an inkling that something existed prior to Ma’aseh Bereishis-the Work of Creation-as we know it, and what it was, is.
In Hebrew, the word “sefirah” comes from the word “to count,” since the Sefiros represent measured amounts of Divine Light, which is also why they are called “middos,” or “measurements.” However, each sefirah is perfectly round, echoing the shape of the Challal and a symbol of Divine perfection, which is probably why the English word for a ball is “sphere.”
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It is, no doubt, a very stressful and anxious time on a global level as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread. There are still many unknowns, and as we adjust to this new normal, finding healthy, sustainable ways to cope will become increasingly important. The evidence-based use of essential oils in aromatherapeutic formulas is one such tool that can be used to help manage some of the symptoms that are the result of this collective anxiety, including stress and insomnia, as well as boost energy and focus during this very difficult period. Self-care will become paramount, if it hasn’t already. For frontline caregivers, in particular.
Let us be clear. There is nothing magical about clinical aromatherapy, just as there is nothing magical about essential oils. They work because scent is our most powerful sense, and our olfactory system is closely tied to many other important systems in the human body. We know aromatherapy works in this way because of scientific research.
How does aromatherapy work?
The simple answer is this: When we are exposed to different scents, like essential oils, a series of events begins to unfold that starts in the nose, and is carried out by the brain—the body’s control center. These events include biochemical reactions, such as the release of hormones, that can trigger positive physiological changes including relaxation, better sleep, enhanced concentration, increased energy, and the relief of both pain and nausea.
The less-simple explanation of how aromatherapy works requires a more detailed physiological explanation. Embedded in the nose is a highly-sensitive membrane filled with sensory neurons. Sensory neurons are responsible for collecting sensory data, and, in this case, that data comes in the form of scent molecules. Olfactory receptors process the molecules (scents) received from the sensory neurons and then send that information to the olfactory bulb filter via electric signals. That filter collects the signals (scent information) from the olfactory receptors, processes the information, then activates the single olfactory receptor that is most appropriate.
Next, the scent signals travel from the olfactory bulb to the limbic system, specifically, the amygdala, which processes emotional memory and emotional response. Finally, these signals move to the thalamus, which is responsible for relaying the scent information to the parts of the brain involved in cognitive processing and decision making. This is the point at which we feel the physiological effects of the scent. So if the nose has collected scent molecules from the nasal inhalation of lavender essential oils, studies have shown that those molecules then activate areas of the brain associated with stress reduction, calm, and physical relaxation. Ginger oil works similarly to decrease nausea, while orange oil can positively impact energy levels. Peppermint increases concentration and focus.
Why do essential oils work as it pertains to aromatherapy?
This explanation requires yet more understanding of different areas of science, including chemistry, but it’s not as complicated as one might think. Essential oils are comprised of many different compounds. So it’s not so much the essential oils as a whole that are necessarily effective, but instead, some of the individual compounds. It’s similar to how medications work. It’s not the pill that stops the pain; it’s the individual compounds within the pill -- and often the combination of compounds when combined -- that relieves the pain.
Take lavender, for example. Lavender is one of the most researched and well understood of the essential oils. As it turns out, quality lavender oil contains consistently high levels of two different compounds, linalool and linalyl acetate, that together produce an anxiolytic (calming) effect. Investigators believe this occurs due to these compounds’ inhibition of voltage-gated calcium channels resulting in a reduction in 5HT1A receptor activity.
So, again, this is not magic. It’s science. The reason essential oils work is that they contain various chemical compounds that affect different brain receptors in a host of different ways, which combine to produce a wide range of physiological effects. In this case, it means lavender can reduce stress and aid in relaxation because it contains compounds that affect 5HT1A receptor activity. These receptors trigger the parasympathetic nervous system and tell it to slow down. Since this system controls heart and respiratory rates, it decreases the physical stress reaction, ultimately leading to greater feelings of calm as well.
The same can be said of peppermint oil, but in this case, menthol and menthone are the specific compounds in the oil that have been found to help enhance concentration. This is because these compounds, as least in high-quality oils, exhibit in vitro cholinergic inhibitory, calcium regulatory and GABAA/nicotinic receptor binding properties, which result in an increased ability to focus and decreased mental fatigue.
The list of compounds goes on, of course, but the short answer is that essential oils contain chemicals that affect specific brain receptors which in turn cause changes in physiology, whether it’s a reduction in heart rate (stress) or an increase in concentration.
Aromatherapy and Our New Normal During COVID-19
The evidence says quite clearly that essential oils and aromatherapy, when used responsibly, can be part of a safe and effective strategy to help manage symptoms like stress, anxiety, and insomnia. Symptoms that are especially problematic when they occur frequently over weeks, months, and even years, and can interfere with work, school, and life in general.
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Flowers: Small flowers mainly white, mauve or lilac, in leaf axils or in terminal clusters.
Most flower for long periods.
Features: Some make good hedging plants.
Requirements: Generally very adaptable, though some need excellent drainage. Most prefer a sunny position. Some will withstand very exposed conditions, such as coastal areas.
Culture: Can be pruned to shape or increase foliage density, but generally not necessary. Propagate by cuttings.
Pest & Disease: Root rots can occur in over wet soils. Very occasional white fly or borer.
Species & Varieties:
Approximately 20 species, including:
W. brevifolia -To 1m tall, light blue to lavender flowers
W. fruiticosa (syn. W. rosmariniformis) (Coastal Rosemary) -A very hardy, fast growing, adaptable small shrub, with 'rosemary-like' foliage, and numerous, small, pale blue flowers over an extended period.
W. glabra -To 1.5m tall, mauve to blue flowers.
W. glabra X fruticosa (tm. 'Glabra Candalbra') -Dense dark glossy foliage, to 1.5m tall, violet flowers, very hardy.
W. 'Elizabeth Bough' -Compact shrub to 0.8m tall, soft green foliage, mauve-blue flowers.
W. longifolia -To 2m tall, white to light blue flowers
W. grandiflora -To 1.5m tall, large mauve or white flowers, particularly susceptible to root rots.
W. 'Wynabbie Gem' -To 1.4m tall, mauve flowers, a hybrid cultivar which flowers all year.
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…that is the question!
Continuing our series on re-enactorisms (see the previous article on bevors) we thought we would share with you some work we have been doing on Split Hose. Within the Companye we have decided to tighten up on some basic assessments and split hose have been one area of study.
Medieval trousers were known as hoses/hosen and all illustrations show them as tight fitting to the leg – the first image above is from an altarpiece by Hans Memling and illustrates wonderfully what our living historians should be aiming for in fit and silhouette. if it helps with understanding then consider the look a bit like modern female Jeggings or Ron Hill Tracksters! As well as civilian fashion, those living historians and HEMA practitioners doing experimental archaeology in harness also find this garment makes sense from a practicality purpose, as excess material can impede the function of the leg armour.
Achieving this look is actually a harder ask than the reader might think. The Companye has an annual award (The Captain Tight Pants Award) for the individual with the best looking hose as we want to encourage the correct 15th C look and body silhouette. The medieval industry actually produced many different types of wool, many of which are hard to acquire today (as they are no longer mass produced), and to leverage the natural stretchiness of the wool they were cut on the bias, and generally tailored to the wearer – labour to alter these being cheaper than most would credit. They were held up by an upper body garment such as a doublet (a pourpoint being considered essentially a sleeveless doublet) so the two together form a single overall item – rather like a tight fitting baby grow.
If the hose are not fitted correctly, they can tear. Due to the nature of the hobby, many living history suppliers who produce hose cater for a mass market. If they make them too tight they cannot sell off the peg and may tear – often in the crotch area, but if they leave them baggy then the actual look of the hosen is arguably not quite what we see in contemporary art.
Some re-enactors choose to use split hose to get around the exploding crotch issue. Separate leg hose, known as chausses did exist from the early medieval period (12th C) and persist into the 15th Century, and wear worn over underwear known as braies.
However, we must be careful to look at the style and context. There are marked differences between these items as we move across the centuries. This should not be surprising as if one considers just the 20th Century then items such as 1930’s plus fours, 1970’s flares and 1980’s Miami Vice drainpipe’s are all ‘trousers’. Yet many re-enactors mix and match with impunity across the medieval era which is an even wider time period. This is the classic feedback loop re-enactorism, whereby something becomes the accepted standard without further investigation.
As before, we will not single out any particular re-enactor/living historian or group – rather we will use a general example to illustrate our point.
So what should split hose look like? And when should they be worn?
Well the first commentary is context. Many historians note that fashion changes three times across the 15th Century and it depends on your target event on what is the best fit. Secondly, it is noted that there are far more illustrations of joined hose by the middle of the 15th Century, and split hose are shown far more for labourers or lower class use.
Where split hose are used, there are noticeable differences in 15th C hose from the earlier Chausses (Figure A above) and even 14th C examples (Figure B below).
As late as 1440 there is some evidence for hose rising to a tied single point as this example from the hours of Catherine of Cleves shows below (The Hours of Catherine of Cleves is an ornately illuminated manuscript in the Gothic art style, produced in about 1440 by the anonymous Dutch artist known as the Master of Catherine of Cleves)
However as we move further through the century these single point hose appear to cease and be replaced by either fully joined hose, or hose which are now covering the hips and buttocks, and very little of the underwear is showing.
Excellent mid 15th century examples may be seen in ‘Martyrdom of St Erasmus’ by Dieric Bouts (c. 1458), and the illumination by Robinet Testard. (Master of Charles of Angoulême, fl 1475–1523) showing miners (very much working class).
This also makes sense if one considers the changes as well to underwear which have become smaller accordingly.
(The photos above are from the excellent Historic Enterprises site (Gwen has granted permission for these to be used in our kit guide)
One argument presented around campfires is that split hose are for combatant knights. The author has found only one illustration which might meet this argument and is mid 15th. This is in a detail on a Fresco from 1452 – 1466 by Piero dell Francesca, the Victory of Heracleus, Arezzo. The points on the upper arms of the doublet would perhaps indicate this is an arming doublet for arm harness?
Nevertheless, the hose are almost complete and cover much of the buttocks. I have found no evidence for the Stanley Matthews look sported by some undertaking higher status men at arms portrayals.
To our thinking, if you are wealthy enough to afford or have been issued armour; then you are unlikely to be wearing earlier period hose. At the very least if being worn by men at arms then if they are split they should be tailored, and showing no more underwear than on the Francesca Fresco. By the tail end of the fifteenth century, all knights and esquires should be portrayed in joined hose.
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When we turn our attention inward and practice reflecting on our own beliefs and thoughts during a Yoga asana session, it is much easier to identify the thoughts and beliefs that are limiting and dim our own light.
What are the reflection of doing yoga?
Yoga is enjoyable, relaxing, and very beneficial. It eases tension in the body and mind, and helps one to have a more positive outlook on life. No matter which style of yoga one is to choose, there will be some sort of benefit.
Does yoga help you find yourself?
When you consistently practice both on and off the mat, yoga can help you find yourself in so many ways — especially when you start to learn about the energy that courses through your body, and how to bring everything into perfect harmony.
Why do we need self-reflection?
Self-reflection is the key to self-awareness: it allows us to look neutrally at our thoughts, feelings, emotions, and actions. Through this practice, we are able to look at ourselves with newfound interest and curiosity.
How does self-reflection help you improve?
Reflecting helps you to develop your skills and review their effectiveness, rather than just carry on doing things as you have always done them. It is about questioning, in a positive way, what you do and why you do it and then deciding whether there is a better, or more efficient, way of doing it in the future.
What is yoga What is its importance?
Yoga is an ancient practice that builds strength and awareness and brings together the mind and body. It includes breathing exercises, meditation and asanas or poses that stretch and flex various muscle groups. These asanas are designed to encourage relaxation and reduce stress.
What’s the benefit of yoga?
“Regular yoga practice creates mental clarity and calmness; increases body awareness; relieves chronic stress patterns; relaxes the mind; centers attention; and sharpens concentration,” says Dr.
What is yoga essay?
Yoga is an ancient art that connects the mind and body. It is an exercise that we perform by balancing the elements of our bodies. In addition, it helps us meditate and relax. Moreover, yoga helps us keep control of our bodies as well as mind. It is a great channel for releasing our stress and anxiety.
What is yoga posture?
An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose, and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses.
How do you feel every time you do yoga?
A common way to describe how you feel after yoga is to describe a relaxed, calm mind but energy and strength in our body. The ancient yoga philosophy of the gunas (the three natures) can help describe this feeling.
What are the three things I like about yoga?
7 reasons to love yoga
- Stress is universal, everyone has some form of stress. The important thing is how you deal with it. …
- Bulletproof Mindset. …
- Posture says a lot about a person. …
- Flexibility and posture go hand in hand. …
- Strength and muscle tone make everyday functions so much simpler. …
- Train like an athlete.
Which yoga helps us in realizing your true self?
For spiritual development, yama, niyama, pratyahara and dhyana (meditation) are helpful. Yama and niyama help to develop our moral values while pranayama, and meditation help us to realise our true self.
What is the effect of surya namaskar?
Physical and mental health
The Surya Namaskar tones the entire body, helps with weight loss, and strengthens muscles and joints. Practice this flow if you want to improve your complexion as it ensures a better functioning digestive system. Improve your sleep as it helps combat insomnia and reduces stress levels.
What is an example of self-reflection?
For example: In the middle of a difficult conversation with your spouse, you begin to notice a growing sense of defensiveness and pride, as if your mind is trying to shield you from attack. But you also bring to mind your goal of getting better at just listening without justifying yourself when taking feedback.
What are the ways to practice self-reflection?
15 Ways to Practice Self-Reflection
- Identify the Important Questions. …
- Meditate. …
- Journal. …
- Do A Writing Exercise. …
- Take a Walk In Nature. …
- Talk to Yourself Out Loud. …
- Perform Breathing Exercises. …
What makes a good reflection?
Academic reflective writing should: develop a perspective or line of reasoning. develop a link between your experience or practice and existing knowledge (theoretical or personal) show understanding and appreciation of different perspectives to your own.
What are the benefits of being a more reflective person do you think it will help society as a whole if people were more reflective why?
Reflective practice has huge benefits in increasing self-awareness, which is a key component of emotional intelligence, and in developing a better understanding of others. Reflective practice can also help you to develop creative thinking skills, and encourages active engagement in work processes.
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Virtual items and virtual currency are an integral part of today’s online video games and a critical component of the industry’s business model. Unfortunately, financially motivated cyber-criminals have found a way to exploit games for their own financial gain, by selling ill-gotten virtual goods outside of the game for real money. In video games, gray markets facilitate the re-sale of everything from in-game items (weapons, armor, etc.) to virtual currency. While gray markets for virtual items and virtual currency have been around since the early days of buy-to-play games like World of Warcraft and EVE online, they have proliferated in the last few years as the industry has grown and its business model has evolved.
So here’s the first thing you have to know about gray markets: they’re not, in and of themselves, illegal. According to Wikipedia, “a gray market, sometimes called a parallel market, is the trade of a commodity through distribution channels that are legal but unintended by the original manufacturer.”
Although gray markets aren’t illegal, they are shady, as the name implies. These underground resellers build stocks of virtual goods by hacking player accounts and stealing their accumulated items and currency; by purchasing them using stolen credit cards; and through “gold farming,” which employs people or automated scripts (i.e. bots) to play the game around the clock and amass items through normal game-play. All of these activities damage a game’s top and bottom line. Costs associated with financial and reputational damages encompass:
- Lost revenue opportunities when a player purchases virtual items and currency on the gray market instead of from the publisher itself
- Credit card chargebacks and fees resulting from the purchase of virtual items using stolen credit cards or cards connected to hacked accounts
- Player retention issues due to the negative impacts of account hacking, bots running around in circles farming high-value items, and gray market resellers spamming chat channels with advertisement – all of which make a game less fun to play and damages its reputation.
- Time and effort that support and development teams invest in detection and prevention of negative in-game activity before the damage occurs and after-the-fact remediation
While gray markets originated with buy-to-play games, free-to-play games like Clash of Clans and Game of War (titles that are perennially perched atop their app stores’ “Top Grossing” lists) have, at their core, a monetization model that relies on selling players a steady stream of gems, gold, chips, and other in-game items, for small amounts of money, over time. Since players access these games for free, sales made in-game are essential to cover operating expenses and generate profit. Any sales that occur outside this economy represent a total loss to the operator. Consider the scenario laid out by one free-to-play publisher in a recent interview:
“People who create free accounts to level up with bots to sell on gray market sites are a huge issue for us, since we rely on players who are really into the game purchasing small add-ons as they go. But if that player decides instead to purchase a top-leveled account with a fully-stocked inventory for $15 or $20 from a re-seller, that might cost us two or three times that amount in lost revenue.”
This revenue loss is compounded when actual fraud is employed to obtain the virtual goods in the first place. When cybercriminals use stolen credit cards to purchase game codes or virtual currency, which they then turn around and quickly re-sell on the gray market, the publisher is left with credit card chargebacks and compounding fees.
Some gray markets even empower the secondary sale of the actual games themselves, a situation that can threaten both a developers’ and a publishers’ bottom line. For example, in May of 2014, game developer Devolver Digital, took to Twitter to let its customers know that re-sold game keys obtained via gray market suppliers like G2A.com “are not legitimate, not guaranteed, and not supported.”
While it is difficult to estimate the actual costs of the gray market economy on the online video game industry, there is no debate that cyber criminals with financial motivations are aggressively and frequently targeting online video games. Kaspersky Labs, a global cybersecurity firm is leading the fraud research in the industry. To date, its researchers have identified 5,000 new types of malware targeting online games daily and 50,000 instances of redirects to phishing links imitating game developer websites. In December 2015, Steam, one of the world’s largest online game platforms, admitted that 77,000 accounts are hacked every month. And in March 2016, Kaspersky released another report detailing a new type of malware, dubbed Steam Stealer, which is specifically designed to gain control of Steam accounts.
The bottom line is that by using advanced and elusive techniques, cyber criminals and cheaters take advantage of major in-video game security gaps, which leave both publishers and players vulnerable. The result of such attacks on publishers can be crippling: in some cases, up to 40 percent of a game’s in-game revenue can be lost per month, on top of the irreversible reputational damage to the game’s brand.
And publishers and players are collectively failing to effectively stop the bad guys from exploiting games. Publishers rely heavily on login controls such as multifactor authentication and IP/GEO location to keep bad guys out of their games and execute PR campaigns encouraging players to secure their accounts using commonsense practices. Unfortunately, savvy hackers and cheaters defeated these controls a decade ago using what is now readily available malware that enables man-in-the-middle exploits, keylogging, remote access, and more.
On the player side, while amazing deals on games and in-game items can often be found on the gray market, gamers must understand the potential impact of these activities on the lives of the game developers and publishers. If developers can’t make a living on their work, they’ll be forced to find employment elsewhere, shuttering more and more talented studios and canceling promising games. As players, we must acknowledge and address an uncomfortable truth: that the great sale on game keys we just ran across on Kinguin, or the half-price gold package we’re considering shelling out for on any one of a hundred virtual currency sites is not only risky, but is, in fact, destroying the industry we love.
Gray markets might not be illegal (yet), but they are harmful. It’s time for gamers, developers, and video game publishers alike to acknowledge the problem and take steps to keep games safe and fun for players and profitable for the companies that operate them. | <urn:uuid:96790023-4e34-459a-9dc4-003d01a5db69> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/understanding-the-threats-to-online-video-games-gray-markets | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.946876 | 1,405 | 2.09375 | 2 |
Harvard University Press has partnered with De Gruyter to make available for sale worldwide virtually all in-copyright HUP books that had become unavailable since their original publication. The 2,800 titles in the “e-ditions” program can be purchased individually as PDF eBooks or as hardcover reprint (“print-on-demand”) editions via the “Available from De Gruyter” link above. They are also available to institutions in ten separate subject-area packages that reflect the entire spectrum of the Press’s catalog. More about the E-ditions Program »
The authors of these eight essays examine the social and ethical implications of new biomedical technologies—from behavior control to organ transplants and human experimentation. They also examine the shortcomings in our system of medical care—from the disappearance of the general practitioner to problems of medical care for the poor.
In an introductory essay, Irene Taviss analyzes the allocation of resources to biomedical research and medical care and considers problems related to human experimentation, organ transplantation, and genetic and behavior control. She also discusses possible controls in these fields—legal controls as well as formal professional codes and informal professional practices. In discussing the rare disease phenylketonuria, a cause of mental retardation, Samuel P. Bessman and Judith P. Swazey point out the dangers of a hasty decision to institute legislative controls of diseases on the basis of inadequate scientific evidence. In separate essays, Edmund D. Pellegrino and Louis Lasagna examine the problems of establishing professional controls over different kinds of human experimentation. Everett P. Mendelsohn, Judith P. Swazey, and Irene Taviss present an overview of the new behavior control technologies and point out the dilemmas that have resulted from these developments. Victor Sidel’s essay examines the effects of new technologies on the practice of medicine and the potential effects on society. The two final essays deal with the organization and delivery of medical care. Mark G. Field reports on the problems caused by medical specialization and the disappearance of the general practitioner and proposes some remedies. John H. Knowles analyzes medical manpower shortages in various specialties and the effects of these shortages on the health care of the nation. | <urn:uuid:04875575-8573-4d9e-b864-892c619c7f01> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674865464 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.915164 | 462 | 1.890625 | 2 |
Real-time subdivision surfaces
OpenSubdiv is an open-source software library, originally developed by Pixar, for subdivision surface evaluation and rendering on CPU and GPU. It is the same code that Pixar uses internally for both interactive and offline rendering.
An ongoing collaboration between DigitalFish, Pixar, Microsoft Research, Google, DreamWorks and others, OpenSubdiv today embodies decades of experience and research. It runs on a wide variety of operating systems and hardware architectures, from high-end production hardware to mobile devices.
OpenSubdiv enables real-time 3-D graphics with high-quality surfaces including:
- Adaptive view-dependent tessellation for smooth silhouettes and automatic level-of-detail
- Semi-sharp creases for smoothly filleted or beveled edges
- Texture, normal and displacement mapping with Ptex or traditional uv-mapping
- Hierarchical edits for adding local fine detail
Google Advanced Technology and Projects
Oculus Story Studio
LEGO System A/S
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Bhautik Joshi (under contract)
Simon Hui (under contract)
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Author: P Schenk / G Valk
Date published: 1690 circa
Long title:Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus ; Anglis Cardigan Shire. Copper engraving with later hand colouring (pr progoma; aig,emted bu ;ater - this colouring is not recent). Overall size : 62.2cms x 52.1cms. Engraved size : 485mm x 380mm. Title in elaborate cartouche, scale of distance and armorials. Centre fold as issued. Margins browned and marked. Two marginal nicks repaired on verso else very good condition. Peter Schenk and Gerard Valk together bought the Jansson plates and re-issued them under their joint name without text and they are now uncommon and collected. | <urn:uuid:07ca2dd6-ea1f-4811-bff1-a48f315617a1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mostlymaps.com/pages/shop/catalogue_detail_printerfriendly.php?nShopProd_ID=16188&nLang_ID=1&sLangAbbr=en-GB | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.877669 | 220 | 1.75 | 2 |
When an application grows in size it’s common that it may slow down considerably in the face of heavy usage. Rather than looking at the larger picture its often best to take a microscope and look closely at the performance of the code, method by method, line by line. One tool that the Ruby Standard Library provides to assist with this is Benchmark. Lets take a quick dive into the features of the Ruby Benchmarking tool!
I say this is contrived becuase we are going to compare two methods that are essentially quite different in their implemntation. However the main point of this exercise is to get up and running with the Benchmark tool. Probably most importantly to note, is that it’s not possible to directly sort a Hash and therefore
Hash#sort_by returns a sorted Array of Arrays. Anyway, we expect to see
Hash#sort_by on Hash to be slower than
What we will do in this example is create an
Array of 10,000 random characters and sort that. Then we will create a
Hash with the values of the
Hash set the to exactly the same random characters. The reason we set the values to the random characters is becuase
Hash keys must be unique and we are only using the ASCII character set and therefore we only have 255 characters to play with.
Below is the code to create our
Now we have an
Array size 10,000 (all ASCII chars, randomly inserted) and we have a
Hash size 10,000 (with values of the same randomly generated char).
Below is a sneak peak at the new array object containing the random characters:
Note that the characters, altough random, are in the same order in both the
Array and the
In order to use the
Benchmark class we need to call the
bm method on it passing in a block of code that we want to report on. We can run several reports in one iteration of a benchark.
As shown below we pass into the
bm method a ‘tabbed output formatting’ value of 7, followed by setting up two reports with titles ‘Sort Array’ and ‘Sort Hash’. The titles allow the developer to easily read the result once the benchmark has run.
The result is as expected that the
Hash#sort_by method call is far slower than the
Array#sort method call. This is due to the implentation of the
Hash#sort_by being different to the
The output from running this Benchmark on my machine is as follows:
In a real application, its unlikely that developers will be testing the Ruby API directly like this. Instead developers may wish to test how their code performs before after refactoring. For Rails applications, it’s commen to use NewRelic as a tool to monitor performance in Production. NewRelic can help developers quickly identify areas of the codebase that are slow to run. In development the developer can isolate and performance test this code using the Ruby Benchmark tool.
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What is Business & Life Coaching
Business & Life Coaching is a form of development in which a person who is experienced in the niche they are coaching, called a coach, supports the learner in personal development or client in business to achievie specific goals by providing training and guidance. The learner is sometimes called a coachee.
I specialise in startups and in disability entrepreneurship. I can also advise through my own experiences life coaching and mentoring for any individual or business that needs support in their day to day lives.
I offer a free 15 minute phone call consultation for anyone wishing to discuss anything.
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Recently, in 2014 to be precise, I discovered another world of music. It happened to be the music of my own people(!), Klezmer music, East European Jewish wedding music from before the holocaust.
Jewish life in Eastern Europe was hard: a lot of poverty and severe persecution. All they had was their holy books, traditions and music. They were not allowed to own land, go into professions or join guilds so trades were quite restricted. For some, money lending for profit was one of the only options. At that time when the lender died, the debt was wiped out. So it was not surprising that there was a lot of violence towards Jews. In Russia, the massacres were called pogroms. There was also the threat of boys being conscripted into the Russian army.
Weddings were the happy times… and there was music and dancing! Many left Eastern Europe and went to the West in search of safety. The musicians in the “old world” would play mostly their own traditional tunes for weddings but often shared tunes with local musicians and gypsies who also had to work outside of mainstream society. The musicians played for all celebrations and also played for non-Jews. They were not limited to Jewish music. They played anything that paid.
Around 1890-1910, many Jews left Eastern Europe to make a new life in America and Great Britain. The klezmer musicians among them adapted to the musical fashions including Tango, Jazz and Swing. It might have been that they preferred not to remember the old life or just that they wanted to blend in, but in any case so their own music was left out. So great was their musical talent that they made a huge contribution to popular music in the West. This is demonstrated by names that are recognisable highly in music such as Irving Berlin, Benny Goodman or George Gershwin and classic tunes such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Buddy Can You Spare a Dime, I Got Rhythm and even White Christmas!
Klezmer music was only heard rarely at Jewish weddings in the Western world and even then, only the same few tunes were performed… While I was growing up I saw and heard nothing of this music, there was no information and no recordings. Nobody noticed the decline of Klezmer music as everyone was enthusiastic over the new music brought to them through the radio or wireless as it was called. My dad was a musician. He knew of this music but that was all. There was no access to it. Most of us knew only one tune that was carried on from the old tradition, Hava Negila.
Klezmer music was rediscovered in the 1970s in the USA by enthusiasts studying very old European recordings. With the coming of computers and the internet, information about it became available over here. I discovered Klezmer music in 2014, fell in love with it and started adapting it to the guitar. About half of the Klezmer music I play is from very old recordings of East European bands. I found it easy to adapt my old blues style with its oom-pah bass because I had been playing blues for many years. As Klezmer sees something of a revival maybe it has not died, just been patiently waiting to be heard again and make people happy again.
Let me describe some of the features of Klezmer music. The instrumentation usually has clarinet or violin leading. In the old days, there was an instrument called the Tsimbl (Cimbalom to Gypsies), a kind of hammered dulcimer. The scales, which often sound very Middle Eastern rather than European, give a strong sense of where they originated. The rhythms are varied but are mostly designed for dancing or accompanying various stages of the traditional Jewish wedding. There is often also an element of improvisation, subtler than Jazz and sometimes witty especially as the listener becomes accustomed to the genre. And lastly, players of expressive instruments like the violin and clarinet often embellish some notes with characteristic ornaments. These can sound like chirping, laughing or sobbing for example.
Nowadays we can find old recordings transferred to CD. Some of these old European recordings were made on discs before World War 1, at a time when America was still recording on cylinders. We can also hear on CD the bands and especially the phenomenally talented clarinet players of pre-war New York – names like Dave Tarras and Naftule Brandwine. This, in my opinion, is when the art reached its peak. There are now many players who can recreate the old sounds and some who blend Klezmer with other genres. Who knows where it will go next… | <urn:uuid:652ffd6b-6cb6-4dec-8d13-b0970d2dd7f0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://1inmusic.com/klezmer-music/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.986087 | 961 | 2.234375 | 2 |
Mental health advocates say the Golden Valley City Council discriminated against children with mental health problems when it voted Wednesday to deny a building permit for a day treatment center.
The City has since granted a 60-day extension to the proposal by LifeSpan of Minnesota.
In a statement on the city's website, Golden Valley Mayor Shep Harris said the City will use the time to address residents concerns and educate the community about mental illnesses.
Sue Abderholden is executive director of NAMI Minnesota. She said her organization will work with the City.
"But let me state firmly that these elected officials gave in to fear, reinforced misinformation and failed to stand up or speak out for children with mental illnesses," she said.
Department of Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson also spoke in favor of the LifeSpan proposal saying the state needs more mental health services for children.
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Assessing the impact of academic research is not easy to do. There are several schools of thought and a lot of debate. Altmetric, a data science company, looked at how research studies are cited from other studies, by news outlets, in policy documents, as well as on social media. Armed with that data, they constructed this Top 100 list of research published in 2018.
Topping the list is the study that looked at the mortality rate in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. The work, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that the official death estimate by the US government was 70 times lower than the actual one. It's not surprising that this damning study of the US administration's response in the aftermath of Maria has been so widely shared.
The second study on the list is about false news. Researchers from MIT analyzed how 126,000 stories spread on Twitter by looking at 4.5 million tweets from 3 million people. Their finding showed that true news stories rarely diffuse beyond 1,000 people, while the top 1 percent of false news could spread to up to 100,000 people. The effect was significantly more pronounced for fake political news compared to fake news about terrorism, natural disasters, science, or finance.
The Bronze medal goes to a study on alcohol use in 195 countries, delivering an upsetting result to many – the only “safe” level of alcohol consumption is no alcohol at all. The study shows that drinking increases the relative risk of several conditions and that the health benefits of some alcohols do not outweigh this risk.
In the fourth spot is a paper that discusses the consequences of climate change. Titled “Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene”, it paints a bleak picture for our future: without major interventions to curb emissions, we might soon cross a point of no return. The study in fifth place is about how any amount of exercise can lead to improvements in mental health.
Of the top 100 studies, 44 of them were about medical and health science, 17 were about our planet and the environment, 11 were sociological, and nine came from the physical sciences. The papers come from 45 different journals, with 54 of them either open access or free for everyone to read.
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Hey, America: Our eating habits are getting worse.
A Gallup poll released today (June 9) found that 55.9 percent of Americans reported eating five or more serving of fruits or vegetables at least four days in a week in May of this year. That number was 57.8 percent in May 2010.
Produce consumption is down the most among Hispanics, young adults, seniors, and women this year compared with 2010, the poll found.
The poll also found that the percentage of people who said they “ate healthy all day yesterday” fell from 68.2 percent to 66.2 percent — a drop that translates to 4.5 million fewer American adults eating healthy this May than last May.
The percentage who said they smoke rose from 20.2 percent to 20.8 percent, and the percentage who said they exercised for at least 30 minutes three times in the last week fell from 53.6 percent to 52.9 percent.
In fact, adults' health habits have been worse in each of the past three months compared with the same months in 2010, the poll found.
In particular, Hispanics and young people were by far the least likely to eat produce frequently in 2011, with less than half of each group getting the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables at least four days per week, the poll showed.
The month of May typically kicks off the four strongest months of the year in overall healthy behaviors for American adults, because seasonal opportunities present themselves and more Americans seek healthier choices, Gallup said.
The poll results are based on the responses given in interviews of about 1,000 adults each day.
It is possible that the decline in the healthy behaviors is partly a result of sharply increasing gas prices, which may drive some Americans to less expensive, less healthy options, Gallup said.
Pass it on: Fewer Americans are engaging in healthy behaviors than were a year ago.
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The economic process of recent years has demonstrated that single, standardized solutions are no longer valid for the smooth operation of most businesses. Most organizations require a general change of orientation towards “made-to-measure” solutions and, on the one hand, the company’s HR department needs to adapt its policies to this process and, on the other, the department needs to lead the implementation of these solutions. Because we cannot forget that change is in the hands of the people. The tendency is, therefore, to move more towards managing people, rather than the “staff”.
And we’re talking about all the different areas in which the HR department acts, from recruiting the employee to what may possibly be their last interaction, their possible relocation when they leave the company.
For example, in the first stage it is necessary to ascertain the level of involvement the employee wishes to have and shows towards the company, as well as the skills they bring to the organization. In this respect, it is already being seen that this employee “involvement” can lead them, for example, to propose persons from their milieu as possible candidates in the selection process when new positions open up.
And this involvement, which should lead to personalized case-to-case handling, therefore involves all the stages in which the HR department is implicated: training, remuneration (à la carte), development, work-family-life reconciliation, etc. and all their individual improvement processes.
For example, in the field of training, things are moving from traditional classroom courses for groups to more personalized training itinerary options, a process in which the new technologies play a fundamental role. In terms of free time, flexible hours should be offered, and in terms of leisure within the workplace and in working hours, moments and spaces for relaxation need to be sought for those fellow workers, according on their preferences.
In short, each individual requires their specific “target” treatment to consolidate their commitment to the company and their experience in and with it needs to be valued positively and shared (www.glassdoor.com is an example). The result: a good brand image, a company people want to work for. We have a challenge ahead; let’s get started on the changes. | <urn:uuid:a4ef457c-e8e5-4cbb-a8b9-88a55428ee8d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://quorum.bsm.upf.edu/en/temas/la-personalizacion-de-los-recursos-humanos-en-la-gestion-del-cambio/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.958564 | 467 | 1.515625 | 2 |
In 2014, Google bought UK startup DeepMind, considered to be the premier lab working on artificial intelligence. Today, head Demis Hassabis announced that they built an AI that can beat a human being at the ancient Chinese game of Go. The game is widely considered to be a benchmark for an AI’s ability to think.
The Google division announced their full findings in the Nature research journal. Go’s complexity arises from the multitude (over a googol times more than chess) of possible combinations. As such, trying to win the game using traditional AI methods that compute all the possible moves does not work.
DeepMind’s approach involves an AI system called AlphaGo that has 12 different neural networks containing millions of neuron-like connections. One is responsible for selecting the next move, while another predicts who’s going to win the game. AlphaGo analyzed 30 million moves from human experts playing the game and eventually was able to predict a human’s next move 57% of the time.
However and more importantly, AlphaGo invented new strategies on its own by internally playing thousands of games and making changes using a process called reinforcement learning, DeepMind’s key expertise. It was able to beat a human professional five games to none last October.
In March, the AI will go against the top player in the world in a five game challenge in South Korea. DeepMind emphasizes that AlphaGo’s techniques are not specific to just winning at Go. It is much more generalized and ultimately can be used to solve actual real-world problems, like disease analysis and climate modeling.
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Placing a young child in a residential treatment program is an important decision and can be intimidating to parents. Make sure the program you send your child to is safe, licensed and has oversight regulations that establish high standards.
- Avoid programs that function autonomously, but instead choose a program that is state licensed with regulation oversight.
- Pick a program that has certifications recognized in the field of mental health and education.
- Finally, programs that meet the highest standards in residential treatment are nationally accredited and these programs should be at the top of your list of placement resources.
JASPER MOUNTAIN is LICENSED and REGULATED by the State of Oregon, it is a certified mental health and Medicaid provider by the United States Federal Government as well as multiple states.
Jasper Mountain’s academic program is certified by the Oregon Department of Education to provide regular and special education as an alternative to public school.
For the last two decades, Jasper Mountain has achieved national accreditation by meeting and exceeding the highest national standards of mental health services.
LICENSING OF ORGANIZATION SERVICES:
CHILD CARE FACILITY, STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
- Oregon Department of Human Services Addictions and Mental Health Division:
Residential Psychiatric Treatment Programs Services
Residential Psychiatric Assessment and Evaluation Services
Intensive Mental Health Services
Community Treatment Services for Children
- Oregon Department of Education:
Private Alternative Education Program
Private Special Education Provider
- Certified Residential Treatment Care Center for the State of Alaska
Council on Accreditation For Children and Family Services
Child Welfare League of America
Association of Children’s Residential Centers
Oregon Alliance of Children’s Programs
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