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IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument conditions in the affected areas.
Removal of Training Requirements for an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate Issued Concurrently With a Single-Engine Airplane Type Rating
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Weight loss is not always linked to good health. Muscle creation can increase weight density. You may gain weight as you gain muscle mass, but this is positive weight gain. Make sure that you learn how to lose weight in a healthy manner. Losing muscle mass can be hazardous to your health. Learn the techniques listed below for effective weight loss.
Eating breakfast is one of the most important parts of losing weight. Eating a healthy breakfast that fills you up can boost your metabolism right off to avoid poor snacking habits the rest of the day. If you eat breakfast each day, your body realizes it can store less fat. Thus the pounds disappear.
One change you could make to your diet is to eliminate or cut down on red meat. Cholesterol and saturated fat are horrible for your heart, and red meat has a lot of both. Rather than eating red meat, try some leaner meats which can include chicken, turkey, and tuna or any other type of fish.
If you’re dieting, try replacing all beverages with plain water. Soda, juice, and sweetened tea and coffee can all contain a lot of calories. Water is the free, zero-calorie alternative drink that makes you feel full.
Parties and family gatherings are no excuse to stray from your diet. Snack on fruits and veggies to start with, before choosing the higher calorie options. This allows you to take part in the festivities while still adhering to your weight loss plan. Instead of making a big to-do about the restrictions of your weight loss program, simply look for ways to accommodate it.
Weight loss works best for people who figure out the best things for themselves and their body. If you like morning time, you should get up a little earlier so you can workout in the morning. If you are a night person, then do your exercise at night after work. If you are a person who hates having to get out of bed early, then you aren’t going to get up early to exercise.
A great way to lose weight is to keep yourself active so you do not think about food as much. If you’re sitting around doing nothing, there’s a good chance you’ll start getting the urge to eat. Keeping busy is important to prevent this from happening so that you can optimize your chance for success.
One good thing to help you get rid of some weight is to eat some broccoli. Broccoli is incredibly healthy since it has many antioxidants. It’s perfect for steaming, or you could just have it raw. The rewards of doing so are great.
Reducing stress will aid you in keeping the weight off. When your body feels stress it tends to hoard calories and fat to provide a defense mechanism. Your body responds to stress by storing calories so you have enough energy to deal with the stressful situation. Staying calm and avoiding stressful situations will help you lose weight.
When you are out and about with your date, try to talk a lot. This makes it less likely that you will overeat, and it will help you digest your food better. When you are involved in a conversation during your meal, you will reduce the amount you eat.
Try asking the waiter if they are able to hold the chips or bread that goes before the meal. If they’re at the table, you will be more prone to eating them and adding unwanted extra calories and fat to your meal.
Always ask for the dressing on the side when ordering salad at your favorite restaurant. This will ensure you don’t eat too much of the dressing. Also, instead of pouring the dressing on your salad, lightly dip your fork in for just a slight taste. Once you lose a few pounds you will be thankful you cut back on your calories.
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America is a melting pot and its classical music is no different. The 4th of July is the perfect time to celebrate the diversity in American concert music. We asked you what your favorite American music was, and you delivered! We’ve put together the perfect soundtrack for the upcoming weekend.
Read on to see what pieces CPR Classical listeners picked and why they are so impactful.
"Short Ride in a Fast Machine" by John Adams
Imagine sleek red paint and tons of horsepower thundering down the open road. That’s what John Adams had in mind for “Short Ride in a Fast Machine.” And right off the bat, “Short Ride” starts with what Adams describes as quintessentially American music, with “incessant pulsation.”
Gary in Boulder says it's “so full of energy. Super frantic and it really puts you in the passenger seat of a sports car.”
"Appalachian Spring" by Aaron Copland
Copland first called "Appalachian Spring" “Ballet for Martha,” representing that he was writing it for dancer Martha Graham’s new ballet. Copland had already helped to create the sound of the American west with “Billy the Kid” and “Rodeo,” but with "Appalachian Spring" he leaned into a different aspect of American folk music to tell the story of a pioneering young couple. "Appalachian Spring" won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1942.
Paul in Colorado Springs calls it “Quintessential Americana. Close to the American Pioneer spirit. Transports me back in time to the 1980 Olympic games opening ceremony in L.A. and how proud I felt of America's welcome to the nations of the world.”
"Quiet City" by Aaron Copland
“Quiet City” was written for a play of the same name by Irwin Shaw about a man who put aside his dreams for money and success to deal with the ramifications of ignoring who he really was. The lonely trumpet of Copland’s music reflects the main character’s struggle.
Robert in Centennial picked Quiet City. “Grew up in New York and spent some quiet moments hearing distant sounds echoing thru the canyons of skyscrapers and other buildings. That’s what Copland evokes in this piece.”
"Grand Canyon Suite" by Ferde Grofé
Some memories last a lifetime. Ferde Grofé certainly never forgot seeing the Grand Canyon when he scrambled out of his jeep at sunrise after a cross-country road trip. He committed the sight to memory and nearly 15 years later, he wrote the “Grand Canyon Suite.”
“This was my first introduction to classical music, by a loving third grade music teacher,” says Connie in Englewood. “When I hear the music I can put myself into the marvelous setting of the Grand Canyon, a place I didn't see for myself until I was over fifty years old.”
Symphony No. 50 "Mount St Helens" by Alan Hovhaness
Hovhaness captured an American moment in history felt around the world with the third movement of his Symphony No. 50: The eruption of Mount Saint Helens. The whole symphony walks through the idyllic mountain before the event and in the aftermath of the destruction.
Douglas in Denver says, “It's a wonderfully natural piece, with the second movement ("Spirit Lake") being especially lovely. The build up to the explosion, in the third movement, is thrilling and almost frightening. Altogether a fabulous work.”
"Variations on America" by Charles Ives
At 17, Charles Ives was the local church organist looking ahead to college.. But even at that young age, his passion for music was unmissable, and he wrote his “Variations on America” on organ, and even described it as “almost as much fun as playing baseball.”
“A tune we all know from elementary school days scored by an American composer who obviously loved this country,” said Robert, a listener from Blacksburg, Virginia. “The variations are very diverse exploring many musical styles of harmonic idioms and rhythmic inventions without ever losing the thematic thread. I have been in wind groups that have played it and conducted my own high school band in performing it when I was a teacher. Long retired, I still enjoy this piece every time it is played especially by a good band, be it high school, college or community.”
"Fanfare for the Common Man" by Aaron Copland / "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman" by Joan Tower
Copland answered the call to write a fanfare honoring those who were part of World War II. Mark in Westminster says, “It is flat out an inspiring piece of music, in large part because of its simplicity.”
And Mayanne from Nederland picked Joan Tower's "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman,” which offered a fun play on Copland’s fanfare more than 40 years later: “It answers Copland's ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ in an ingenious way.”
Join CPR Classical as we share these comments and more throughout the day on July 4th along with a soundtrack showcasing Americans of all kinds of perspectives. And tune in for a colorful musical display at 8 p.m. for some of the best musical fireworks to keep you company all hour.
Classical music for the 4th of July and beyond!
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The number of Brits regularly switching financial products and services in the UK has jumped significantly, according to the latest Switching Report from Gocompare.com.
New research shows that 58% of people switched at least one of the top 10 financial products in the last 12 months, up from 53% in January 2016 (51% in 2015). Car insurance, household energy, home insurance, broadband, mobile phone and credit cards all saw an increase in switching activity in 2016.
Research from Gocompare.com found that Britain could collectively save up to a £5.5bn** in a year, just from switching the ‘Big 3’ products – car and home insurance and energy.
Car insurance was the most switched financial product – 22% had switched car insurer (year to January 2017) up from 19% (year to January 2016).
The survey revealed that, on average, people have stayed with the same car insurer for 1.5 years.
It’s no wonder this trend has been highlighted by GoCompare.
Simple facts show that not only have premiums risen above 10% per annum in some cases, but the rate of compulsory excess within motor policy renewal has also increased dramatically, causing customers to use the power of the internet and find a better more flexible deal.
The this is only the start of the problem.
Lurking beneath the surface of this trend is also the darker fact that policies simply do not have the benefits and features as standard. Windscreen cover for example maybe a big extra, again with a very significant excess payable prior to the job being carried out.
the message is ” Check your policy small print”. There has never been a more important time to do this, before making an online or indeed a via Broker Motor Insurance policy purchase.
Recently speaking with Tania Davis CEO of UK Autolinks Accident Assistance, Tania stated the importance of perhaps taking a step back from the shopping market web sites for Motor Insurance and run the rule over a highly rates Motor Policy Insurance Broker instead.
Tania explained that Brokers do have a very good understanding of each policy and crucially if it will suit your requirements.
So in essence, is it time to call time on random cherry picking of what looks attractive online, or do some High street research too?
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Oct. 29, 2018 - FutureMetrics has released a new brief white paper that illustrates why all countries, states, or provinces that are serious about lowering carbon emissions in the power generation sector should include the use of pellets as a replacement for coal in their portfolio for renewable generation.
October 29, 2018 By FutureMetrics
This short paper shows a real-world example of how pulverized coal power stations modified to use pellet fuel are part of the solution for lowering CO2 emissions and fighting climate change.
Download the free white paper at the FutureMetrics website: www.FutureMetrics.com.
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The opening of the borders to Eastern Europe has expanded our view on European diversities and offered new opportunities to examine the effects of the heterogeneity in European cultural backgrounds and political systems on personality and social development. This book is a first step in utilizing the rich cultural resource offered by the large number of cultural units represented in Europe and--at least in part--in the United States.
One way to understand the life conditions of adolescents in different countries is to study what they actually do in everyday life and how much time they spend on what types of activities. This book also provides essential and new information about individual and societal priorities and values. Toward this end, the "Euronet" scientists set up a postdoctoral training workshop on adolescent psychology for 10 selected American and 10 selected European participants.
The Euronet project comprises 13 different samples--six stemming from Middle and Eastern European countries (Bulgaria, the Czechoslovakian Federal Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Romania), six from Western European countries (Finland, France, Germany, Norway, French, and German Switzerland), and one from the United States (Michigan). This book reports the results of this large, cross-national, longitudinal study of adolescents and the world(s) in which they live, and is offered to all those who have an interest in adolescence and/or the diversity of Europe. Readers will learn about hundreds of features of adolescence which are more or less characteristic of the cultures, ages, and genders.
Table of Contents
Contents: N.L. Galambos, N.A. Busch-Rossnagel, Series Editors' Foreword. F.D. Alsaker, A. Flammer, Cross-National Research in Adolescent Psychology. The Euronet Project. F.D. Alsaker, C. Flanagan, B. Csapó, Methodological Challenges in Cross-National Research. Countries, Participants, and General Procedures. A. Flammer, F.D. Alsaker, P. Noack, Time Use by Adolescents in an International Perspective. I: The Case of Leisure Activities. F.D. Alsaker, A. Flammer, Time Use by Adolescents in an International Perspective. II: The Case of Necessary Activities. J-E. Nurmi, A. Liiceanu, H. Liberska, Future-Oriented Interests. A. Grob, A. Flammer, Macrosocial Context and Adolescents' Perceived Control. A. Grob, A. Stetsenko, C. Sabatier, L. Botcheva, P. Macek, A Cross-National Model of Subjective Well-Being in Adolescence. C. Flanagan, L. Botcheva, Adolescents' Preferences for Their Homeland and Other Countries. B. Csapó, E. Czachesz, A. Liiceanu, S. Lázár, Being a Minority: Hungarian Adolescents in Transylvania, Romania. F.D. Alsaker, A. Flammer, European Adolescents: Basically Alike and Excitingly Different.
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Connecting state and local government leaders
Statements from mayors and other local officials regarding the president’s executive order were defiant and affirmed their commitment to protect undocumented immigrants in their communities.
The same day that U.S. governors signaled their willingness to work with the new White House administration on a variety of policy priorities, mayors and other local leaders from across the nation did just the opposite regarding one of President Trump’s top campaign promises.
On Wednesday, the new president issued an executive order targeting “sanctuary cities,” localities whose leaders have directed their agencies, including law enforcement, not to cooperate with federal authorities on matters of immigration.
Trump’s executive order, which threatens to withhold federal funding for uncooperative jurisdictions, wasn’t unexpected and within hours, mayors and other local leaders around the nation had issued statements of defiance and reaffirmed their commitment to do everything in their power to protect undocumented immigrants living in their communities.
In Boston, Mayor Marty Walsh said during a press conference that his city “will not be intimidated by the threat to federal funding. We have each other’s backs. And we have the Constitution of the United States of America on our side.”
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said during a news conference that "[t]here is no stranger among us. We welcome people, whether you're from Poland or Pakistan, whether you're from Ireland or India or Israel and whether you're from Mexico or Moldova, where my grandfather came from, you are welcome in Chicago as you pursue the American Dream." Alderman John Arena said during a city council meeting: "You mess with one in Chicago, you mess with all of us."
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said during a news conference that “[b]eing a sanctuary city means we are not an agent of the federal government . . . . It means that our police can focus on serving D.C. residents—protecting and serving them—no matter their immigration status.”
In Long Beach, California, Mayor Robert Garcia, a Peruvian immigrant who moved to the U.S. at age 5 and became an American citizen at age 21, released a series of tweets that talked about his family’s story, ending his thread with: “Let's stand up for all Americans—including hard working immigrants—because that's what makes my city, and America great.”
In Pittsburgh, Mayor Bill Peduto concluded his statement with a quotation from hometown hero Fred Rogers of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” the beloved PBS children’s television show: “The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.”
Here’s a sampling of statements released Wednesday by city and county leaders around the U.S.
Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler:
For more than 150 years, Portland has been a destination for those wanting to apply their hard work to the purpose of creating a better life for themselves and their families. My own family made the trek on the Oregon Trail. We are a city built on immigration.
We are not going to run from that history. We will not be complicit in the deportation of our neighbors. Under my leadership as Mayor, the City of Portland will remain a welcoming, safe place for all people regardless of immigration status.
This approach is consistent with the Oregon state law and the 4th and 10th Amendments of the United States Constitution. We will not compromise our values as a city or as Americans and will resist these policies.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee:
The Bay Area is home to millions of people who have sought refuge and a chance at a better life. As mayors, we stand together in our responsibility to keep our cities safe and healthy and take care of all our residents and families, regardless of status. We will not give in to threats, or political grandstanding. Together, the Bay Area will stay true to our values of inclusiveness, compassion and equality, and united against any and all efforts to divide our residents, our cities, and our country.
Berkeley, California, Mayor Jesse Arreguín:
Our values of human rights, equity, and inclusion have come under attack by the Trump Administration. In just two days, Trump has pushed a divisive wall, stripped our citizens of civil liberties, and cut funding to cities that have the courage to stand up for all people—whether or not they are legal citizens. We will not be intimidated by threats to cut funding to cities that believe in the fundamental notion that no person is illegal. No amount of federal funding is worth betraying our values.
Oakland, California, Mayor Libby Schaaf:
The Bay Area stands united against this White House’s morally bankrupt policies that would divide families, turn our nation’s back on refugees in need, and potentially thwart the efforts of nearly one million productive young people who are on a legal path to citizenship. Oaklanders rely on $130 million in federal funding for everything from early education programs like Head Start to getting officers out of their cars and onto our streets at a time when community policing is so desperately needed. We will not allow this president to play politics with our safety and security.
San José Mayor Sam Liccardo:
Nothing about the President’s Executive Order will change how San Jose cops police our city. The San Jose Police Department’s longstanding policies relating to immigration enforcement are critical to keeping our community safe. Our police officers must focus their scarce time responding to and investigating violent, predatory and other high-priority crimes – not the enforcement of federal tax laws, federal securities laws, or federal immigration laws. There’s a broad consensus among major city police chiefs that having local officers meddle in federal immigration enforcement undermines public safety, and diminishes community trust. We need to ensure that all residents feel comfortable calling 911, reporting crimes, coming forward as witnesses, and testifying in court to help us keep criminals off the street.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray:
Today is one of the worst days for immigrants in America since Japanese internment. Just days after hundreds of Seattleites volunteered to support more than 1,000 members of our immigrant community, President Trump sent a message back. He doesn’t respect our values and will exercise his power to threaten immigrants and our federal funding.
I want to assure Seattle residents that while they are right to be alarmed about President Trump’s divisive vision, they should not be concerned that this City will be bullied into stepping away from its commitments and values. The City of Seattle will continue to protect the rights guaranteed to the City and its people by the United States Constitution and will challenge any unconstitutional policies that threaten the security of our communities.
We are a nation of laws and we are committed to defending our residents, our values, and the Constitution in the court of law. We will not be intimidated.
King County, Washington, Council Chair Joe McDermott:
All residents of King County should know—this is a safe and welcoming county for everyone, including refugees and regardless of immigration status. That is a core value that we’ll fight to uphold and encourage everyone to come together as a community in that effort.
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto:
The residents of Pittsburgh stand tonight with cities all across our nation. Pittsburgh was built by immigrants, who came to our city to find work in our steel mills and who forged a better life for their families. Like my grandparents, they came to America for opportunity, and they built America. We stand on their shoulders, and we owe it to them to preserve opportunities for current and future generations. Just as our past was built by immigrants, so too will be our future.
Let's be clear: the President's executive order will not make us safer. It will not advance the principles upon which our nation and our cities were founded. It will further divide us as a city and as a nation. Pittsburgh joins tonight with other cities across the country and we stand ready to fight this unprecedented and this unconstitutional act. We will resist, with all powers at our disposal, any attempt to commandeer our local law enforcement officers into a national deportation army.
Pittsburgh is, has been, and always will be a welcoming city and a diverse city. It's in our nature. We are a tough city, a blue collar city and a city with a big heart. We will continue to show everyone the respect and compassion they deserve—regardless of who they are, where they're from, who they love or how they found their way to our beloved city.
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, City Council President Barbara Johnson and City Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden:
Minneapolis is a city that welcomes everyone: immigrants, refugees, Native people, LGBT people, people with disabilities, and people of all races, genders, religions and ethnicities. Minneapolis is also a city that works hard to keep everyone safe in every community and every neighborhood.
In Minneapolis, one of the common-sense ways that we welcome all communities and work to keep them safe is by separating local police work from that of federal immigration authorities. This is how we encourage anyone who has been the victim of or witness to a crime to come forward, which keeps everyone in every neighborhood safer. We will continue to aggressively defend this common-sense practice to ensure that Minneapolis remains safe and welcoming for everyone.
The following joint statement was issued by U.S. Conference of Mayors CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran and Major Cities Chiefs Association President and Montgomery County, Maryland Chief of Police J. Thomas Manger:
Mayors and police chiefs are committed to ensuring that criminals, regardless of their immigration status, are arrested and properly adjudicated by the criminal justice system. Our police departments regularly work in cooperation with federal authorities in a variety of enforcement activities.
Both Mayors and Chiefs of Police have taken a solemn oath to uphold the law and defend the Constitution. True to our oath, we have questions and concerns about the measures announced today. For example, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that denying federal funds to cities to coerce compliance with federal policies may be unconstitutional. Federal courts have likewise held that the ICE detainers referenced today do not provide sufficient legal justification for detention, arrest and incarceration by local officers. We call upon the Attorney General to meet with mayors and police chiefs for a constructive legal dialog.
Cities that aim to build trusting and supportive relations with immigrant communities should not be punished because this is essential to reducing crime and helping victims, both stated goals of the new Administration in Washington. We must be able to continue to protect the safety of all of our residents while ensuring that local law enforcement is focused on community policing.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Major Cities Chiefs Association have, therefore, come together to register our strong reservations with provisions to withhold federal funds in the Executive Order, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, issued today.
That order does not provide a clear definition of what constitutes a sanctuary jurisdiction. Instead, it gives undefined discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate sanctuary jurisdictions and the Attorney General to take action against them. We call upon the Secretary of Homeland Security to document and promulgate a lawful definition before further actions are taken, so the cities across the Nation may determine how to proceed.
While the Executive Order initially defines a sanctuary jurisdiction as one that willfully does not comply with §1373 (a federal law which prohibits local and state governments from enacting laws or policies that limit communication regarding an individual’s immigration status with the Department of Homeland Security), it also describes a sanctuary jurisdiction as one that has in effect a statute, policy or practice that prevents or hinders enforcement of federal law – a definition open to broad interpretation. While the provisions of § 1373 have been enacted by Congress, the latter description has not.
Local police departments work hard to build and preserve trust with all of the communities they serve, including immigrant communities. Immigrants residing in our cities must be able to trust the police and all of city government.
We look forward to bringing mayors and police chiefs together with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to discuss these issues and develop an approach to immigration enforcement that does not interfere with strong police-community relations or place inappropriate burdens on local police officers, and upholds our nation’s immigration laws.
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At Greyfriars Academy reading is recognised as a key life skill and of paramount importance to academic success. We strive to ensure all children become enthusiastic, motivated and life-long readers and writers with a love of literature and an enjoyment of reading for pleasure. We enable the development of children’s confidence in reading and writing by exposing them to a wide variety of genres, text types and reading and writing experiences. This supports them to develop the necessary skills to accurately decode words in order to be able to read fluently with a good comprehension.
In the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage One (KS1), there is a greater emphasis on phonics; this is then applied throughout the rest of the school to consolidate what has been learnt. This is not to say Phonics teaching is restricted to this these key stages. We use the same support for children in their later stages of schooling or for children who speak English as an additional language.
We use the sequence Teach, Review, Practise and Apply for new sounds (phonemes) alongside Phonics Bug resources to promote consistency of our teaching. This is underpinned by the Department of Education approved document ‘Letters and Sounds’ which allows our Phonics teaching and learning to be progressive from our Reception to Year 2.
Phase 1 lays the foundations for more discrete Phonics teaching which starts in Phase 2. As children move into Reception they continue to build on their listening skills and are introduced to Phase 2 which marks the start of systematic phonics work. Children work through the different phases and as they grow in confidence and experience. They are introduced to alternative ways of representing the same phoneme. However, we recognise Phasing as a non-linear process with skill from Phase 1 being regularly interwoven throughout the children’s reading curriculum and continuous provision learning.
We believe that Phonics is crucial to provide the foundations of learning to make the development into fluent reading and writing easier in all subject areas. Through Phonics, our children learn to segment words to support their spelling ability and blend phonemes to read words.
In Key Stage 2 children are guided through appropriate incrementally book banded reading material. They are then encouraged to choose ‘free reading’ books from either the class, or school, library. Children are also allowed to borrow books to take home: either to read to someone at home or to be read to by someone at home. This encourages reading enjoyment and the sharing of books with adults and siblings.
Across the school we have daily guided reading sessions where we use echo and performance reading of texts followed by interrogation of the text. We are currently using VIPERS guided reading materials which focuses on improving reading fluency, the acquisition of high level vocabulary and questioning using the 6 assessment foci from the National Curriculum.
In each year group we also have a set of age appropriate books that the teacher reads to the class on a regular basis. This teacher modelling of texts gives the children a model of how to read using expression, intonation and awareness of punctuation.
Where appropriate children receive extra support within, or outside the classroom from either the class teacher or teaching support to ensure all children achieve.
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For Which Textile Products Could Mandatory Recycled Content be Introduced by 2024?
Stakeholder survey on textile recycling in the EU
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We use our IT equipment every day, but did you know it is one of the most disgusting pieces of equipment you own? Your phone may look clean, but studies show that a mobile phone can be 18x dirtier than a public restroom – and it gets worse. That keyboard you sit in front of while eating lunch is probably the biggest bacterial threat in your office with about 20 000 times more germs than a toilet seat (and if you share your computers with others this number will be a lot more).
Dirty equipment doesn’t only affect users as when dust builds up inside gadgets it causes them to overheat, malfunction and slow down. Your device essentially chokes on dust as vents and filters get clogged by sucking in pet hair and other floating debris.
Here are some steps on how to clean your essential tech items without damaging them:
Skip the household cleaners: Most cleaning products are too harsh for technology and can end up causing permanent damage. You want something that can kill germs and remove everyday dirt and grime without scratching or leaving behind a residue. Your best bet is Isopropyl Alcohol. You’ll find it in hardware stores or even and your local chemist.
Power down completely: Before doing any cleaning turn off the equipment (don’t just put it to sleep) and unplug it from any power sources. Switch wireless keyboards, mice, etc off underneath or remove the batteries.
Remove any cases or covers: Undress your device as much as you can, but leave screen protectors on (unless there’s grime underneath). If your screen protector needs replacing, have a new one ready to apply.
Grab a microfiber cloth: Dampen the cloth with Isopropyl Alcohol and wipe screens and external surfaces gently. Older build-up may require a bit of extra effort.
Go deep: You can use a cotton tip or toothbrush to clean between most crevices, but some areas will need a bit more ‘oomph’ to clear. We don’t recommend vacuum cleaners as these can generate static electricity which may kill the item you are trying to clean. A can of compressed air is good to blow the dust out. You can get these from many stores and they come with a long nozzle so you can direct the air flow. You’ll be surprised what flies out, so it’s best to do this outside! Hold the fans with a pencil (or something similar) so that they don’t spin and potentially cause damage. Another option is to use a tech-specific vacuum, but unless you are using it a lot they can be expensive.
How often you clean your tech is up to you. But it’s a good idea to blow out the computers internals at least twice a year and wipe down the equipment a few times per month.
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In the phase diagram of elemental boron, an unknown high-pressure form was identified as γ-orthorhombic boron (γ-B28), provoking studies of the extraordinary properties of its main building blocks, B12 icosahedra and B2 dumbbells. Although two low-pressure phases, α- and β-rhombohedral boron (α-B12 and β-B106), are also composed of icosahedra, the detailed kinetics and mechanisms of the structural transition from α-B12 or β-B106 to γ-B28 remain poorly understood. We report on new metastable boron phases formed during the transition in high-pressure high-temperature conditions that were discovered using the crystal structure search method. The metastable phases are understood to be a three-dimensional buckled defective honeycomb lattice in which boron vacancies lead to a dynamically and mechanically stable structure with triangular motifs. We suggest that the metastable phases act as intermediate states on the transition pathway from α-B12 to γ-B28 owing to their structural flexibility and low enthalpies, in the framework of Ostwald’s step rule.
Elemental boron exhibits a variety of allotropes and B-rich compounds owing to its electron deficiency compared with carbon that results in the ability to form multicenter bonds such as two- and three-center bonds.1, 2 Among the three-dimensional (3D) polymorphs, two rhombohedral phases (α-B12 and β-B106) and a γ-orthorhombic phase (γ-B28) are known as pure boron allotropes with structural units called icosahedra (B12), and their crystal symmetries are determined by the arrangement of icosahedra building blocks.1 Although the α- and β-rhombohedral phases can be crystallized from amorphous B,3, 4 their relative stability at ambient conditions is debated. There is a general consensus that although denser α-B12 is in a stable phase at elevated pressures, it transforms to β-B106 as the temperature increases.5, 6, 7 However, based on extrapolation of the phase boundary, α-B12 has been claimed to be stable at normal conditions.8 Conversely, γ-orthorhombic boron is stable at high pressures and its crystal structure is now well established based on theoretical and experimental studies.5 Various experiments have demonstrated that γ-B28 can be synthesized from several starting materials, including amorphous boron, α-B12, and β-B106, at pressures of 7–20 GPa and temperatures of 1500–2500 K.5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Other boron phases such as α-tetragonal (T-B50 or T-B52) and β-tetragonal boron (T-192 or β-B192) also contain icosahedra but have been suggested to be intermediate phases formed during structural transformations under high-pressure high-temperature conditions according to Ostwald’s step rule.5, 6, 9, 10
Although α-B12 and γ-B28 contain distorted cubic close-packed B12 icosahedra, the structural difference is that γ-B28 has additional B2 dumbbells occupying all the octahedral cavities. The bonding characteristics of the icosahedra and B2 units are well studied in these two allotropes: two- and three-center bonds coexist within and between icosahedra, enabling icosahedra that satisfy electron counting rules and possess bond polarity attributed to the spatial asymmetry of the charge densities in three-center bonds.11, 12, 13 In γ-B28, despite the predominantly covalent bonding nature between the B atoms, there is a partial charge transfer between the B2 units and the B12 icosahedra in a NaCl-type structure, resulting in polar covalent bonds.5 The partial ionicity of γ-B28 is supported by experimental measurement of the electron density distribution13 and explains the pressure dependence of the band gap, which is less than that of covalent α-B12, and the transverse optical-longitudinal optical phonon splitting, which commonly occurs in polar materials.5, 14, 15 Because B2 units are absent in the α-B12 phase, the mechanism for the pressure-induced transformation from α-B12 to γ-B28 is not well understood. The α-B12 and γ-B28 phases have different numbers of atoms per unit cell, necessitating a large supercell size to describe realistically the phase transition in theoretical simulations. Despite such difficulties, a few studies have attempted to explain the transition mechanism between the two allotropes. First-principles calculations suggested that there may be three new boron phases, which are induced from γ-B28 under deformation, on the transition pathway from α-B12 to γ-B28.16 However, to match the number of atoms with that of γ-B28, additional boron atoms were intentionally inserted into α-B12. Our understanding of the kinetic pathway to γ-B28 is lacking, and the existence of metastable intermediate phases remains an open question.
In this work, we report the discovery of metastable boron phases, which appear in the energy landscape at high pressures, using an ab initio evolutionary crystal structure search method. In metastable allotropes, icosahedra are completely broken, resulting in a 3D buckled honeycomb lattice with triangular motifs and B vacancies. With a certain fraction of B vacancies, the metastable structures become dynamically and mechanically stable, but are otherwise unstable. First-principles molecular dynamics (MD) simulations show that B vacancies are mobile under extreme conditions such as high pressures and high temperatures, indicating that various metastable phases can exist depending on the concentration of B vacancies. Based on the results, we provide a microscopic description of the transition pathway from α-B12 to γ-B28 in which metastable phases act as intermediate states during the structural transition in the framework of Ostwald’s step rule.
Materials and methods
The enthalpy minimization and electronic structure calculations were performed within the framework of density functional theory. We used the functional form proposed by Perdew, Burke, and Ernzerhof for the exchange-correlation potential17 and the projector augmented wave potentials,18 as implemented in the VASP (Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package) code.19 A plane wave basis set was used to expand the wave functions with an energy cutoff of 600 eV. For Brillouin zone integration, a k-point set was generated with a grid spacing of 0.2 Å−1. The ionic coordinates were fully optimized until the residual forces were <0.01 eV Å−1. To obtain the phonon vibrational frequencies at arbitrary wave vectors, the dynamical matrices were calculated using a finite difference method, as implemented in the Phonopy software.20 We used a generalized solid-state climbing image nudged elastic band (CI-NEB) method,21, 22 which is a modified version of the nudged elastic band method, to determine the transition pathways and energy barriers in the solid–solid transformations. For first-principles constant pressure–temperature MD simulations, we used the method of Parrinello and Rahman23 as implemented in the VASP code in which the temperature is controlled by a Langevin thermostat24 with an increasing energy cutoff up to 800 eV to eliminate the Pulay stress and a time step of 1 fs was selected.
Results and discussion
To search for new crystal structures of elemental B under pressure, we used an ab initio evolutionary crystal structure search method, as implemented in the AMADEUS code.25 This method is based on a combination of the conformational space annealing algorithm for global optimization with first-principles density functional calculations. The conformational space annealing algorithm uses three aspects: local energy/enthalpy minimization, a genetic algorithm to generate daughter solutions and simulated annealing to measure the similarities or differences between two solutions. This computational search algorithm is very efficient to search for stable and metastable structures because it maintains a population consisting of distinct low-enthalpy configurations in each generation. Thus, the conformational space annealing algorithm is similar to the current version of USPEX.26, 27 The efficiency of the AMADEUS code has been demonstrated by successful applications for exploring Si and C allotropes with direct band gaps.28, 29, 30 For a system with 28 B atoms per unit cell, we found that the γ-B28 structure containing B12 icosahedra is the most stable configuration at 40 GPa pressure (see Supplementary Figure S1), in agreement with a previous result based on another evolutionary crystal search algorithm, USPEX.5 In addition, we found a new B allotrope with the second-lowest enthalpy structure, which has 14 atoms in the primitive cell with the C2/m space group (Figure 1a).
The metastable C2/m allotrope contains no B12 icosahedra, in contrast to α-B12 and γ-B28, and exhibits a metallic band structure (see Supplementary Figure S2). The crystal structure of the C2/m allotrope is composed of buckled hexagonal layers and B vacancies. In the absence of B vacancies, the buckled layers are simply stacked without lateral displacements, forming a 3D hexagonal lattice with the P63/mmc space group (Figure 1a). Each layer has a buckled honeycomb geometry, similar to monolayer silicene,31 but with more significant buckling. Owing to strong interlayer bonding, the B atoms have an eightfold coordination with similar intra- and interlayer bond lengths, leading to triangular motifs. Although the hypothetical P63/mmc structure is unstable because it violates the electron counting rules, it turns into a dynamically stable structure by introducing B vacancies, similar to the two-dimensional (2D) α-sheet.32 In the C2/m phase, two B atoms in the unit cell that corresponds to eight primitive cells in the P63/mmc structure are missing, resulting in a vacancy concentration of ν=1/8. The optimized structural parameters for the P63/mmc and C2/m structures are summarized in Supplementary Table 1. Recently, two metastable B allotropes with the P21/c and C2/c space groups, which do not contain B12 units, were reported,33, 34 and their concentrations of B vacancies were ν=1/7 and 1/9, respectively. To describe different vacancy concentrations, we use hex-Bν notation such as hex-B0, hex-B1/9, hex-B1/8 and hex-B1/7 for allotropes with the P63/mmc, C2/c, C2/m and P21/c space groups, respectively, in the 3D hexagonal lattice. The classification parameter ν is analogous to the hexagonal hole density η used to distinguish various planar forms from 2D triangular lattice.32 In 3D allotropes, we find that vacancies tend to disperse rather than aggregate, forming various configurations with different space groups.
To investigate the dynamical stability of hex-Bv, we examined the full phonon spectrum. It is known that a flat triangular boron lattice is unstable with respect to a buckled shape owing to occupation of the antibonding states from three-center bonds.32 When hexagonal holes are introduced in the 2D triangular lattice, for example, in the boron α-sheet, the lattice stability is greatly enhanced because hexagonal holes embedded in the triangular lattice serve as scavengers of extra electrons, giving rise to delocalized π-bonds near the holes instead of three-center bonds.35 Conversely, honeycomb and Kagome lattices are unstable owing to the lack of electrons from excess holes. In 2D metal-B systems such as MoB4,36 TiB237 and MgB6,38 the electron transfer from metal ions to B networks balances the number of electrons, stabilizing the honeycomb and Kagome lattices. Similarly, the stability of 3D hex-Bν allotropes can be understood as a 3D extension of the 2D triangular lattice. Notably, B vacancies in hex-Bν allotropes act as acceptors similar to hexagonal holes in the α-sheet and allow for balancing of the number of electrons, inducing delocalized π-bonds. For the hex-B1/8 and hex-B1/7 allotropes with the C2/m and P21/c space groups, no imaginary phonon modes were found (Figure 1b), indicating that these structures are dynamically stable. Conversely, the hex-B0 structure without vacancies suffers from extra electrons and exhibits imaginary phonon modes (Figure 1b). Notably, as hole carriers are added to the hex-B0 structure, the imaginary phonon modes disappear, confirming that B vacancies have a role in dynamical stability (see Supplementary Figure S3). In addition to the dynamical properties, we investigated the mechanical properties of the C2/m and P21/c structures by calculating the elastic constants (see Supplementary Table S2). Using stress–strain relations and Hill’s formula,39, 40 we note that the elastic constants satisfy mechanical stability criteria for the monoclinic cells of the C2/m and P21/c structures. Based on the results, it is inferred that the metastable C2/m and P21/c structures are likely formed under high pressure.
The relative enthalpies of hex-Bν and other boron allotropes (see Supplementary Figure S4) are plotted as a function of pressure in Figure 2a. The α-B12 phase first transforms to γ-B28 at 19 GPa and then to α-Ga-type B at 90 GPa, in agreement with previous calculations.5, 41 Near the transition pressure of 19 GPa, the enthalpy of the hex-B1/8 structure is ∼100 meVper atom higher than those of α-B12 and γ-B28. However, the hex-B1/8 and hex-B1/7 allotropes become more stable than the α-B12 phase as the pressure increases above 62 and 80 GPa, respectively (Figure 2a). Conversely, although the hex-B1/7 structure has 3 meV per atom lower energy than the hex-B1/8 structure at zero pressure, the hex-B1/8 structure becomes more stable at pressures >6 GPa. In recent experiments, it was suggested that α-tetragonal boron, T-B50 or T-B52, may act as an intermediate phase during the structural transition from β-B106 to γ-B28.6, 9 However, the relative enthalpies of T-B50 and T-B52 rapidly increase with increasing pressure, as shown in Figure 2a, indicating that the hex-B1/8 structure is more likely an intermediate phase.
To investigate a possible transition pathway, we assumed that all of the B12 icosahedra in α-B12 are broken during the structural transformation. Then, the intermediate structure can be represented by an arrangement of B vacancies in the hex-B0 structure. For two supercells containing 28 and 32 atoms in the hex-B0 structure, we considered various concentrations of B vacancies, such as ν=3/32, 3/28, 4/32 (=1/8), 4/28 (=1/7) and 5/32. For each vacancy concentration, we searched for the lowest enthalpy configuration of B vacancies at zero pressure using the AMADEUS protocol and examined the relative stability of five hex-Bν structures under pressure, as illustrated in Figure 2b. Among the hex-Bν allotropes, the hex-B1/7 allotrope had the lowest enthalpy for low pressures <6 GPa. In the pressure range of 6–80 GPa, the lowest enthalpy structure is the hex-B1/8 allotrope. As the pressure increases above 80 GPa, the B allotropes with low vacancy concentrations such as hex-B3/28 and hex-B3/32 become more stable. Thus, there is a tendency that denser structures with lower vacancy concentrations are preferred as the pressure increases.
Because the type of hex-Bν allotrope depends on the vacancy concentration, the migration of B vacancies strongly affects their structural stability. We calculated the B-vacancy migration barrier using a solid-state CI-NEB method.21, 22 For the hex-B1/8 structure, which has four vacancies in an orthorhombic hex-B0 unit cell, we considered three migration pathways, as shown in Figure 3a. Along pathway 1, a vacancy hops from one buckled layer to its adjacent layer, whereas it migrates to the first and third nearest neighbor sites within a buckled layer, which are denoted as pathways 2 and 3, respectively. The migration barriers along the three pathways are plotted for pressures from 20 to 50 GPa. Along pathways 1, 2 and 3, the migration barriers at 20 GPa are estimated to be 0.52, 1.24 and 1.53 eV, respectively. Although the interlayer hopping is relatively easier, it is expected that vacancy diffusion within the buckled layer also occurs at elevated temperatures. When γ-B28 is synthesized from amorphous boron, α-B12 and β-B106, extreme conditions such as high pressures and high temperatures are usually adopted.5, 6, 7, 8, 9 We examined the thermal motions of atoms in the hex-B1/8 structure by calculating the mean squared-displacements, defined as , through first-principles MD simulations at 1500 and 2200 K. For the γ-B28 phase, which was taken as a reference structure for comparison, we found almost no fluctuations in mean-squared displacement at 2200 K (see Supplementary Figure S5). In the case of hex-B1/8, although the mean-squared displacements are <0.5 Å2 at 1500 K, they significantly increase to 4–6 Å2 during 80 ps at 2200 K. The enhanced mean-squared displacements are largely accompanied by the migration of B atoms within the same buckled layer. Thus, our results support the general tendency of migration of B vacancies at high temperatures.
To examine the effects of pressure and temperature on the movement of vacancies, we performed constant-pressure MD simulations at 500 and 1500 K. For the initial configuration, we chose the hex-B2/9 structure with a relatively high concentration of vacancies in which 8 vacancies are randomly distributed in the 36-atom orthorhombic unit cell of hex-B0. From the enthalpy–vacancy–concentration curves shown in Figure 2b, the initial structure is expected to transform to hex-Bν allotropes with lower vacancy concentrations as the pressure increases. At a low temperature of 500 K, we found no structural change and only small fluctuations of the potential energy even when the pressure increased to 50 GPa (see Supplementary Figure S6). Conversely, at 1500 K, the potential fluctuations were greatly enhanced. At 40–50 GPa, the mass density significantly increased, accompanied by large potential fluctuations, indicating a reduction of the vacancy concentration (Figure 3b). During variable cell-shape MD simulations at 40 and 50 GPa, we found that the buckled planes were reoriented when vacancies migrated to form denser structures. Although the final configuration was not well identified due to thermal fluctuations, it is clear that B vacancies are very mobile at high pressures and high temperatures, thus the hex-Bν structure without B12 icosahedra is flexible, in contrast to α-B12 and γ-B28.
Although both α-B12 and γ-B28 consist of close-packed icosahedra, there is a structural discrepancy in that γ-B28 has additional B2 units inserted between icosahedra. During the transition from α-B12 to γ-B28, it is difficult to explain the formation of the B2 units if the icosahedra are preserved. To resolve this counting problem, it is necessary to introduce an intermediate phase that does not contain icosahedra. Therefore, we considered the hex-Bν allotrope to be the best candidate for the intermediate phase because of its low enthalpy and lack of icosahedra. Moreover, the number of B atoms per unit cell is flexible because the vacancies freely migrate under extreme conditions. Figure 4 shows a possible transition pathway from α-B12 to γ-B28 through two intermediate phases, hex-B1/7 and hex-B1/8, which was obtained using the solid-state CI-NEB method. The key features of this transition mechanism are that all of the icosahedra of α-B12 are broken, the intermediate hex-B1/7 structure turns to the hex-B1/8 structure by rearrangement of the vacancies, and γ-B28, consisting of icosahedra and dumbbells, is formed. In the initial process, some atoms in the icosahedra undergo large lattice relaxations and rebonding with active atoms in adjacent icosahedra, as shown in Figure 4a. As the icosahedra are completely disintegrated, the intermediate hex-B1/7 structure is formed, maintaining the same number of atoms per unit cell as that of α-B12. As the vacancies are rearranged, the hex-B1/7 structure immediately turns to the denser hex-B1/8 structure with a lower enthalpy, as demonstrated by MD simulations (Figure 3). To visualize the formation of γ-B28, we chose a 28-atom orthorhombic cell for the hex-B1/8 structure, as shown in Figure 4b. In the final process, the B atoms in dense regions are reconnected to each other and reform icosahedra and those in vacancy channels remain as dumbbells between the newly formed icosahedra.
During the transition from α-B12 to hex-B1/7, we considered two different transition pathways: (i) a concerted transformation in which all the icosahedra in α-B12 are simultaneously broken via relaxations, and (ii) a stepwise transformation in which bond-breaking relaxations first occur for half of the icosahedra and are proceeded by the other half (see Supplementary Figure S7). Similar concerted and stepwise transformations are possible for the transition from hex-B1/8 to γ-B28. In Figure 5a, the enthalpy barriers are plotted as a function of pressure for the α-B12→hex-B1/7 and hex-B1/8→γ-B28 transitions. We found that the enthalpy barriers are lower for the stepwise transitions than for the concerted transitions. In addition, we note that the enthalpy barriers for α-B12→hex-B1/7 are higher than those of hex-B1/8→γ-B28, indicating that it is more difficult to break than to assemble the icosahedra. The calculated enthalpy barriers for the α-B12→hex-B1/7 transition were <.25 eV per atom at 20−50 GPa. In previous theoretical calculations for the graphite-to-diamond phase transition,42 the enthalpy barriers for the nucleation process were lower than those for the concerted pathways. Similarly, for boron allotropes, the enthalpy barrier will be lower if the transition occurs via nucleation. In the nucleation process, the hex-B1/7 and hex-B1/8 allotropes are still expected to appear because icosahedra are likely to be disintegrated at high-pressure high-temperature conditions.
Figure 5b illustrates a schematic enthalpy diagram for the transition pathway from α-B12 to γ-B28 under pressure. In α-B12, because the interactions between icosahedra become stronger as the pressure increases, the icosahedra are vulnerable to bond-breaking relaxations. The enthalpy barrier for the transition from α-B12 to hex-B1/7 is slightly reduced from 0.25 to 0.21 eV per atom as the pressure increases from 20 to 50 GPa. This tendency agrees with the experimental observation that the kinetic barrier between β-B106 and γ-B28 decreases with increasing pressure.9 Once hex-B1/7 is formed after the icosahedra are broken, it immediately transforms to the hex-B1/8 structure with lower enthalpy. To clarify the transition pathway between the hex-B1/7 and hex-B1/8 structures, we used the solid-state CI-NEB method for a supercell with 84 atoms, the least common multiple of 12 and 28 that can describe both densities of ν=1/7 and 1/8. As vacancies migrate, the buckled hexagonal layers are reoriented and the density of vacancies changes from ν=1/7 to 1/8. In the NEB images along the pathway, the hex-B1/7 and hex-B1/8 structures coexist with grain boundaries (see Supplementary Figure S8). The enthalpy barrier for the hex-B1/7→hex-B1/8 transition was calculated to be 0.17 eV per atom at 50 GPa. This enthalpy barrier is considered the upper bound because atomic arrangements are restricted within the supercell elongated along one direction and only the concerted motions are considered rather than the nucleation process. A large supercell containing thousands of atoms may avoid such restrictions, but is far beyond the current first-principles calculation limit. Despite the restricted cell geometry, the transition pathway from hex-B1/7 to hex-B1/8 is obtained via reorientation of the buckled hexagonal planes without significant atomic rearrangements. At the final stage, icosahedra are reformed in the hex-B1/8 structure and extra B atoms remain as B2 dumbbells. In the transition from hex-B1/8 to γ-B28, the enthalpy barrier is only 0.08 eV per atom at 50 GPa. Based on the results, it is inferred that the metastable hex-B1/7 and hex-B1/8 phases act as intermediate states in the transformation from α-B12 to γ-B28 under extreme pressure and temperature conditions. The simulated x-ray diffraction patterns of the metastable phases (see Supplementary Figure S9) can be used to identify unknown intermediate phases that may appear during structural transformations.
In summary, we predicted several metastable boron phases using the evolutionary crystal structure search method and suggest that two metastable allotropes with C2/m and P21/c space groups have important roles as intermediate phases during the structural transformation from α-B12 to γ-B28 at high pressures and high temperatures. The metastable phases, formed after the B12 icosahedra are disintegrated, are understood to be a three-dimensional buckled honeycomb lattice with triangular motifs and become dynamically and mechanically stable in the presence of B vacancies. The first-principles MD simulations showed that B vacancies are mobile at high pressures and high temperatures, indicating the structural flexibility of the metastable phases in contrast to other known allotropes containing icosahedra. In the framework of Ostwald’s rule of stages, introduction of the metastable phases enables us to explain the mysterious origin of B2 units as well as the different arrangement of icosahedra in γ-B28. Our results provide insights into understanding the role of metastable B phases during structural transformations and assist in revealing the mechanisms of other unexplained solid-solid transitions between B allotropes that contain icosahedra.
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This work was supported by Samsung Science and Technology Foundation under Grant No. SSTFBA1401-08 and by the Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project of Korea Government.
WHH performed the theoretical calculations and data analysis and participated in manuscript preparation. All authors contributed to the scientific discussion. IHL performed the crystal structure search calculations, and SK calculated the x-ray diffraction patterns. KJC conducted the research, performed data analysis and participated in manuscript preparation.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Han, W., Oh, Y., Choe, DH. et al. Three-dimensional buckled honeycomb boron lattice with vacancies as an intermediate phase on the transition pathway from α-B to γ-B. NPG Asia Mater 9, e400 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/am.2017.98 | <urn:uuid:1d7cf086-9c93-4ee0-8c60-e8bc1029530e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.nature.com/articles/am201798?error=cookies_not_supported&code=63549baf-c7a6-4b92-b15f-e88844e84913 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.878908 | 8,699 | 2.796875 | 3 |
A virus so large and strange that it's redefined the very concept of a virus has been photographed for the first time. It's even weirder than expected.
The virus was originally discovered infecting amoebas in a Parisian water tower in 1992. It was orders of magnitude bigger than any other virus — so large, in fact, that researchers figured it was a microbe.
It took 11 years for the mimivirus to be officially defined as a virus, though the definition didn't quite fit. In addition to its enormous size, many of its genes came from bacteria. Some researchers called it a "missing link" that blurred the boundaries between viruses and living cells, between living and dead.
Despite all this attention the mimivirus' physical structure remained a blur. Like other viruses, it was made from DNA surrounded by a protein coat called a capsid, but long fibers on the capsid's surface made it difficult to see the mimivirus' underlying structure.
To get a clearer picture, French and American biochemists dissolved mimivirus fibers with enzymes, then used an electron microscope to take thousands of pictures that were eventually combined into a three-dimensional structure. The results, published recently in Public Library of Science Biology, provide further evidence that mimiviruses straddle the boundary between virus and bacteria.
Whereas the DNA of other viruses are tightly wrapped, there's a large gap between the mimivirus genome and its capsid. In some ways, this resembles less the structure of a virus than of a living cell, in which DNA is contained in a nucleus, which in turn floats in cell-wall-enclosed cytoplasm.
"The new structural finds, along with previous genetic and morphological work, confirm that mimivirus is an odd mix of genes and parts found in viruses, bacteria and even eukaryotes, the organisms that sequester their DNA in a nucleus," write the researchers.
What does this mean, then, for the mimivirus' official status, which has caused some researchers to call for a redefinition of virus?
Perhaps that's the wrong question to ask. Eugene Koonin, a National Center for Biotechnology Information researcher who reported last year that, in another viral first, mimiviruses can actually become infected by other viruses, was nonplused by arguments over mimivirus classification.
"They're part of the biosphere, and that's more than enough for me," he said at the time.
Citation: "Structural Studies of the Giant Mimivirus." By Chuan Xiao, Yurii G. Kuznetsov, Siyang Sun, Susan L. Hafenstein, Victor A. Kostyuchenko, Paul R. Chipman, Marie Suzan-Monti, Didier Raoult, Alexander McPherson, Michael G. Rossmann. PLoS Biology, April 28, 2009.
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Pupils get creative for Urdd exhibition
Eleven schools from Denbigh and the surrounding area took part in an art project that was designed to develop the pupils’ Welsh language skills through the arts and to develop their knowledge of their local culture and history.
The project was funded by GwE (the regional education consortia) and led by Ffion Hughes from Ysgol y Parc on behalf of their school cluster, in collaboration with Denbighshire Leisure Ltd’s Community Arts team. The Welsh Language patterns developed during these sessions were then shared between the schools in order to improve standards in Welsh of both the staff and pupils across the cluster.
The schools that took part in the project were: Ysgol y Parc, Ysgol Frongoch, Ysgol Pendref (all Denbigh), St Asaph VP School, St Brigid’s School (Denbigh), Ysgol Bodfari, Ysgol Cefn Meiriadog, Denbigh High School, Ysgol Esgob Morgan (St Asaph), Ysgol y Faenol (Bodelwyddan) and Ysgol Trefnant.
The exhibition was displayed at the Council's marquee on the Eisteddfod yr Urdd maes.
Pupils worked with professional artists Eleri Jones and Catrin Williams over a period of three months between January and March 2022. Catrin Williams explored the wonderful buildings of the historical town of Denbigh, with pupils then creating fantastically colourful townscapes with Denbigh as their inspiration.
Councillor Gill German, Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Education, Children and Families, said: “This is a fantastic project that has given pupils from a number of schools where Welsh is not their first language the change to get actively involved in the Eisteddfod in a creative and engaging way."
Sian Fitzgerald, Community Arts Manager with Denbighshire Leisure Ltd’s Active Communities team, said: “When working with Eleri Jones the pupils looked at images of historical figures that have contributed in many different ways to the continued use of the Welsh language. They looked at figures from the Celts to Dafydd and Llywelyn ap Gruffydd and Owain Glyndwr, to historical Denbighshire figures such as playwright Twm o’r Nant, novelist Kate Roberts and wrestler Orig Williams.
“The children and young people created individual collograph print plates of portraits of Denbighshire people, as well as some portraits of themselves. These were than applied on top of images of Denbighshire buildings created by the pupils who worked with Catrin, to create the finished works of art that you see here today”.
In Denbighshire, community arts projects are managed by Denbighshire Leisure Ltd’s Community Arts Service. For more information about projects in Denbighshire, please contact Jo McGregor on 07799 582766 / email@example.com or Sian Fitzgerald on 07717540857 / firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Effect of different light quality on DNA methylation variation for brown cotton (Gossypium hirstum)
DNA methylation plays an important role in regulating gene expression during plant development. We studied the effects of different light quality on DNA methylation patterns of brown cotton (Gossypium hirstum) by using the methylation sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP). We selected 66 pairs of MSAP selective amplification primers to assess the status of cytosine methylation, with diverse patterns and percentages of DNA methylation under different light quality. When the brown cotton was treated with blue, white + ultraviolet-B, red, white and yellow lights, respectively, frequency of total and full methylation were 24.15/13.64, 25.68/15.23, 27.09/16.35, 19.29/7.58 and 21.92/11.08%, respectively. In addition, 4 monomorphic fragments and 1 polymorphic fragment that appeared in the electrophoretogram were sequenced and analyzed. The sequences alignment revealed that both coding and non-coding regions could be methylated or demethylated by differing light quality, suggesting an epigenetic response of plants to light.
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Military flight simulator programs looking to reduce or eliminate the need for human role-players with an AI-enabled, human-interactive air traffic control (ATC) environment
ASTi’s SERA® product integrates with flight simulators to provide a rich, realistic, and cognitively challenging pilot training experience. Its interactive, intelligent agents reduce or even eliminate the need for human role-players to communicate for ATC and other aircraft. SERA easily integrates with new or existing aviation training systems, ranging from desktop and virtual reality (VR) trainers to full-flight simulators. SERA is a mature product deployed across a wide range of military and commercial training programs.
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While modern flight simulators can realistically replicate cockpits, flight dynamics, and scenery, they do not provide a comprehensive aviation environment where pilots must fly in concert with other traffic and coordinate with ATC resources.
That’s where SERA comes in. SERA simulates high-fidelity controllers and radio environments, filling the cockpit’s out-the-window view with other traffic in the airspace. Instructors can adjust the traffic density and ATC speech rate in real time depending on the student’s skill level.
ATC actions exactly match military pilot training. In fact, SERA can model all military airfields, practice areas, and auxiliary fields. It also allows instructors to inject errors and malfunctions to further enhance immersion, increase cognitive load, and train situational awareness. ATC behaviors even correspond with the simulator’s current weather profile.
Typically, flight training programs must rely on instructors or contracted human role-players to provide limited communications with ATC and other aircraft in the airspace.
Now, all of that’s changed. SERA generates AI entities that role-play ATC and other pilots, freeing up instructors to focus on training. ATC radio calls use correct phraseology, and students can join an ATC exercise at any flight phase. Instructors can also monitor student-ATC radio communications, using SERA's networked intercom system to communicate with individual students or groups or privately talk or text with other instructors.
Flight training applications lack evidence-based training with objective scoring and performance metrics.
SERA’s automated services provide repeatable training scenarios and objective performance scoring. It also supports operations at military airfields and practice areas with ATC actions that exactly match military doctrine. SERA’s automated scoring can also integrate with third-party learning management systems.
Many flight training programs contract third-party service providers to manually role-play ATC and other aircraft. This setup is manpower-intensive and does not economically scale to meet training pipeline demands. The need for prescheduling does not support on-demand training.
SERA offers 24/7, on-demand availability. In fact, our enterprise solution economically scales to meet any training pipeline requirements. ASTi also offers a variety of deployment options for SERA, including cloud services or local servers to address Information Assurance (IA) concerns.
SERA is also available to students who need extra sets and reps during off hours. SERA’s Pilot Phraseology Trainer (Pilot PT™) is a part-task trainer that’s available through any web-connected device—including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers. Combined with SERA’s cloud capabilities, customers can easily scale the number of students training at one time, whether they need 40, 60, or even 100 students to train simultaneously.
The Navy uses a wide variety of simulation platforms, including flight-training devices (FTDs), VR and mixed-reality (MR) devices, and desktop trainers. Now they need a way to maintain immersion and cognitive loading across these many training devices.
SERA supports a continually expanding list of simulation platforms right out of the box, including Prepar3D, X-Plane, and Microsoft Flight Simulator (in development). Suitable for new or existing fixed and rotary-wing simulators, SERA integrates with USB, analog, and IP-based DIS audio. ASTi’s enterprise solution also bundles ongoing sustainment services, including training, software/IA maintenance, product enhancements, and help-desk support.
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Alan Turing, often referred to as the ‘Father of Computers’, was the British mathematician responsible for creating the foundation for all artificial intelligence and computer science. In 1940 he created the ‘Bombe’, an electro-mechanical cryptology device used to decipher machine encrypted German codes during World War II. This groundbreaking composition of technology, according to military historians, saved an estimated two million lives during the war.
Whilst reporting a burglary to his property in 1952, Alan was investigated on suspicion of being a homosexual and tried for gross indecency. On the advice of the council, he pled guilty by way of a five-page statement and was convicted in March the same year. Turing was given only two choices following this: imprisonment or two years of chemical castration and hormone treatments. Opting to undergo chemical castration so he would be able to continue his work, he would soon realise the impossibility of recommencing his service. Immediately following the trial, he lost his security clearance. The hormone treatments took such a toll on his body that he couldn’t continue his research or travel outside of the country.
On June 7, 1954, Turing’s cleaner found his body at his home in Manchester next to a half-eaten apple, later found to be doused with cyanide. The coroner ruled a suicide by cyanide poisoning, but this was soon disputed by Turing’s mother, who claimed it to be an accident.
The British government only took steps towards decriminalising homosexuality in 1967, 13 years after Turing’s cremation. The Sexual Offences Act legalised homosexual acts in England and Wales, but this didn’t put an end to the discrimination, police brutality or abuse from the public towards homosexuals.
In 2009 responding to a petition of thirty thousand signatures, Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised on behalf of the British government for the treatment of Alan Turing in a momentous statement for the gay community.
Three years later, however, Lib Dem peer Lord Sharkey was unsuccessful in lobbying parliament to pardon Alan Turing for his ‘offenses’. The rejection of pardon was enough to send waves through both the LGBTQ+ community and the computer science community, enough for America’s leading mathematician Dennis Hejhal to call for “an appropriate hullabaloo” in the UK. It then took only two months for Lord Sharkey to introduce a bill proposing an amendment to the policing and crimes bill.
As a result, in 2017, the UK government announced an amnesty law, pardoning all other men convicted of abolished sex offences across England and wales. This came to be known as the Turing law. The Turing law has since posthumously pardoned over forty-nine thousand men for consensual same-sex relationships. Some still refuse to accept the pardon, such as WWII veteran George Montague who says accepting a pardon would be “an admission of guilt”.
Despite this, an evident sense of hope and relief for Alan Turing seems to be shared amongst the LGBTQ community. Alan, during his lifetime, received thanks in the form of persecution from the nation he saved. This law gives Alan the recognition and credit he so profoundly deserved.
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The government should make building standards greener and offer tax breaks for companies taking the lead in more environmentally friendly construction
It is hard to find anyone in construction who does not agree the industry needs to be greener. According to the Royal Academy of Engineering, the industry is responsible for 11% of global CO2 emissions and, in the UK, the built environment for 40% of emissions.
Construction knows it needs to change. The question is, how? At the heart of the challenge is a series of governments that have made policy promises to deliver new homes, such as Boris Johnson pledging 300,000 new homes each year. With little more than a half of that figure completed in 2021, it is a challenge for the government to insist on greener standards without impacting supply and affordability.
This is likely to be the reason why a previous Labour policy of making all new homes net zero from 2016 was scrapped by the Conservative government in 2015. The policy has now been watered down to requiring new homes to be “net zero-ready” from 2025. Instead of being net zero when released to market, houses will simply need to demonstrate they are capable of becoming net zero.
Richard Sterling is head of land and development at Willmott Dixon. He sums up the problem as simple economics and is not confident of a solution anytime soon without government intervention.
“Commercial viability is a key consideration,” he says. “Building greener comes with a premium, but it is difficult to capture any uplift in revenue to offset it. The industry is relying on someone in the supply or value chain to take a greener view on a long-term investment. That is all well and good, but it will never ramp up to see industry-wide delivery of greener buildings.”
For Sterling, the only solution is for the government to offer better incentives for builders and buyers. These could include preferential interest rates for mortgages on environmentally friendly new-builds, and harmonised standards on what constitutes green building so that tenders can be compared like for like on their sustainability credentials.
Tax and regulation
Standards may sound like a small point but are the elephant in the room for an industry limited to a system focused on measuring the performance of a building once it is occupied. By measuring just the carbon released by a new home after it is sold, rather than including the embedded carbon produced in building it, the current system of Energy Performance Certificates is little more than a “green herring”, according to Chris Gardner, joint CEO of property finance firm Atelier.
He is calling for the government to switch to a certification regime that covers a project’s ‘embedded’ emissions, those incurred in the building process, so certification can reward good practice and encourage investment from funds dedicated to financing green building projects.
“If the government is serious about helping the construction industry get to net zero, we need a robust benchmark that takes into account operational and embodied carbon,” he says.
“Two of the most commonly used construction materials – concrete and steel – can be carbon-intensive. But a newly built, well-insulated home could feasibly be awarded an EPC ‘A’ rating because of its energy efficiency. This would be entirely misleading because the climate impact of the construction process would be overlooked.”
If the government were keen on making an immediate impact on greener house building, the most obvious tactic would be to reappraise stamp duty, according to Ian Pritchett, MD of Greencore Construction.
“The government needs to look at the economic drivers that would encourage builders and buyers to go green,” he says.
“If you didn’t have stamp duty on a zero carbon house, developers would automatically start building them because it would make them more attractive to sell. Plus, every new house has a Community Infrastructure Levy, or CIL. If you didn’t have CIL on zero carbon housing, builders would be encouraged to build greener homes. The government just has to go back to the basic economics of making the things they want people to do more attractive and, and the things that you don’t want people to do, less attractive.”
In the commercial building industry, the tax system could similarly be used in promoting the retrofitting of buildings, according to Madeleina Loughrey-Grant, group director, legal, tax, governance and sustainability at Laing O’Rourke. While new-builds get a break on VAT, retrofitting existing buildings does not, yet is far more environmentally friendly. Additionally, she believes the single biggest step the government could take is to use its considerable buying power, as a commissioner of buildings and infrastructure, to insist on better practice.
“The government needs to align procurement with its environmental aims,” she says. “I’ve spoken to ministers and know how they truly want to make construction greener – yet this isn’t built into the design stage of the buildings and infrastructure they commission. One part of government just needs to talk to the other. When that doesn’t happen, it means that if you’re trying to do the right thing – and be more environmentally friendly – you’re compared with bids that don’t match your potentially more expensive greener proposal.”
Such a move would see construction firms asked to bid on a like-for-like basis where the carbon footprint of an entire project is considered in awarding the contract. The same policy could be used by local councils when commissioning buildings and infrastructure, as well as approving planning proposals.
Without such a move, Loughrey-Grant fears green aspirations will continue to be an afterthought rather than an integral part of the design specification. Like many in the business, she firmly believes positive change is coming. While the industry waits for the government to align environmental ambitions with greener building standards, possibly with the addition of tax breaks, she believes the pace in adopting greener building standards will be led by investment firms.
With financial institutions awash with funds earmarked for green investments, a future is dawning where only construction businesses with green credentials or a clear transition plan to net zero building will be investible. The rest will just be “uninvestable”, she predicts, and ultimately unable to compete. | <urn:uuid:bd6701b1-de12-45fd-90db-7f4334d6a3ef> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.raconteur.net/construction/how-the-government-could-boost-green-building/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.959821 | 1,314 | 2.359375 | 2 |
Washington, Oct 10 (PTI) US President Barack Obama today congratulated Indian anti-child labour activist Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, saying this is a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity of every human being.
“On behalf of Michelle, myself and all Americans, I want to congratulate Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Today’s announcement is a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity of every human being,” Obama said in a statement.
“In recognising Malala and Kailash, the Nobel Committee reminds us of the urgency of their work to protect the rights and freedoms of all our young people and to ensure they have the chance to fulfill their God-given potential, regardless of their background, or gender, or station in life,” said Obama, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.
At just 17, Malala Yousafzai has inspired people around the world with her passion and determination to make sure girls everywhere can get an education, Obama said, adding when the Taliban tried to silence her, Malala answered their brutality with strength and resolve.
“Michelle and I were proud to welcome this remarkable young woman to the Oval Office last year. We were awe-struck by her courage and filled with hope knowing this is only the beginning of her extraordinary efforts to make the world a better place,” he said.
Kailash Satyarthi has dedicated his life to ending child labour and wiping the stain of slavery from the world, he said.
“The true measure of Kailash’s efforts is not a single prize he has been awarded, but the tens of thousands of people who today live with freedom and dignity thanks to his efforts,” he said.
“Through his advocacy, Kailash reminds us of our shared responsibility to end the exploitation of others, especially the most vulnerable among us,” said the US President.
Obama said Malala and Kailash have faced down threats and intimidation, risking their own lives to save others and build a better world for future generations.
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Vanessa Davidson Strives to Amplify Artists’ Voices as Blanton’s Curator of Latin American Art
By Justine Harrington
Photographs courtesy of the Blanton Museum of Art
From the time she was a student studying abroad in Argentina, Vanessa Davidson has been entranced by the rich, vast world of Latin American art.
Davidson spent a year studying at the Universidad de Buenos Aires as part of her undergraduate degree at Harvard University — in fact, she petitioned to study abroad since Harvard didn’t yet offer courses in Latin American art. It was then, while taking classes in Latin American art history, Argentine poetry and history and pre-Columbian art, that Davidson says she became “mesmerized” by her studies. “That was it. I was bitten. I was hooked.”
Davidson was recently appointed as the new curator of Latin American art at the Blanton Museum of Art, concluding an international search for the position. Previously the Shawn and Joe Lampe Curator of Latin American Art at the Phoenix Art Museum (PAM), she holds a B.A. in Hispano-American Literature from Harvard and a PhD in 20th-Century Latin American Art History from New York University. She succeeds Beverly Adams, who joined the department of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art this spring.
In her new role, Davidson will spearhead the presentation and development of the collection, conduct research and organize exhibitions. In fact, she’s already working to bring the a retrospective of the work of celebrated Colombian visual artist Oscar Muñoz to a wider audience in the U.S. Muñoz won the 2018 Hasselblad Award in Photography, which recognizes major achievements in the field.
The Blanton has always been a beacon of Latin American art history. It was the first museum in the country to have a curatorial position dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American art, and its collection now includes 2,800 works that run the gamut from drawings and sculptures to conceptual art and installation, each of which Davidson called “little masterpieces.”
“Latin American art has always had a very privileged and special place among this museum’s programming and collecting history. The collection has a tremendous range in terms of geography and chronology. It’s one of the best collections of Latin American art in the country, if not the world,” said Davidson.
Her excitement about her new position is also rooted in the “collaborative spirit” that exists among the Blanton’s curators and support staff. “We all work together as a very tight-knit team, which allows the opportunity for dialogue among colleagues, and that always makes the project stronger,” she noted.
Describing her personal style as a curator as inclusive and “prolific,” Davidson spoke about her eight-year tenure at the PAM, during which she organized thirteen diverse exhibitions on several major figures in Latin American art, including Brazilian sculptor and installation artist Valeska Soares, Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo, and Mexican multidisciplinary artist Carlos Amorales. She cited her strong desire to amplify artists’ voices in her work. “In my writing, catalogs and labels for artwork, I always love to include the artist’s voice wherever possible, to let them define their own practice for the viewer to contemplate. I hope that my voice is one that brings many other voices into the picture,” she said.
When asked to name her favorite piece in the Blanton’s collection, Davidson didn’t hesitate. “I’ve always been drawn to Cildo Meireles’s “Missão/Missões [Mission/Missions] (How to Build Cathedrals).” Meireles’s installation is indeed striking, incorporating materials like 600,000 pennies, 800 communion wafers and 2,000 cattle bones.“It’s a work that’s always intrigued me. Meireles is such an important artist in the history of Brazilian art, but this is one of the pieces in which his quiet political activism meets conceptualism, into a work that materializes into something ethereal. It creates a very thought-provoking experience for the viewer — it’s both beautiful to behold and makes you think, which are two aspects of any great work of art.”
Geographically and culturally, the Blanton’s Latin American art collection is wide-ranging, representing more than 600 artists from Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. This increased visibility of Latin American artists that span regions, histories and identities is crucial, according to Davidson. “I feel that we should never forget that Latinx art makes up part of Latin American art, as well as Latin American artists living in the diaspora, Chicanx artists and Latinx artists who are second- or third-generation individuals living in this country. They help to shape this discourse.”
Globalization has allowed these artists to engage in cultural dialogue with others “both within and outside their country’s borders,” said Davidson. “I think it’s very interesting to note that, as opposed to our president’s current wish to create an impenetrable wall, the walls are coming down in Latin America — the boundaries between these countries are porous. Latin American artists are able to travel and visit other artistic communities like no time before, and that only enriches the dialogue and the conversation about what Latin American art is.” | <urn:uuid:a1ba2bdb-a893-4543-8f05-a89ecd437e5b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tribeza.com/vanessa-davidson-blanton-museum-latin-american-art/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.965999 | 1,174 | 1.664063 | 2 |
Nowhere Girl, a comic book by Magali Le Huche selected for the Pépites internationales 2022
In her book Nowhere Girl, selected for the Pépites internationales 2022, Magali Le Huche looks back on her difficult school career. She also explores her passion for the Beatles, which helped her get through this period as a teenager.
A particularly prolific author
Author and illustrator, Magali Le Huche has written or participated in the design of nearly one hundred books. Trained at the Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg, she quickly turned to children's literature. By her own admission, this is where her colourful and whimsical style is best expressed. In 2006, her animated short film Vivre avec même si c'est dur won an award at the Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival, while the same year she was awarded the Sorcières prize. In 2017, she began illustrating a series of children's novels, as Verte, by the author Marie Desplechin.
An autobiographical comic book
Published by Dargaud in 2021, Nowhere Girl is an autobiographical comic book in which Magali Le Huche looks back at her childhood. At the age of 11, her desire for academic success turns into a phobia of school that forces her to leave. Little Magali then takes refuge in the parallel universe of the Beatles, for whom her admiration knows no bounds. Unfamiliar with their history and their music, she throws herself into a grand project to rehabilitate and celebrate her heroes. While remaining light-hearted, and without ever tackling head-on the reasons behind Magali's anxieties, Nowhere Girl thus offers a subtle reflection on a serious subject, school phobia.
The colourful world of the Beatles
In Nowhere Girl, whose title refers to the Beatles' song "Nowhere Man", released in 1965 on the Rubber Soul album, John, Paul, George and Ringo are each drawn in their own colour. A flamboyant universe full of fantasy that contrasts with the black and white style, highlighted by light pink tints, that unfolds in the other panels. Aimed both at teenagers and worried parents, Nowhere Girl takes a light-hearted look at the author's difficult adolescence, while also being full of information about the Beatles, to whom several pages full of affection and mischief are dedicated.
A universal theme
The album Nowhere Girl has been selected for the Pépites internationales 2022, a scheme run by the Institut français to promote French-language children's literature to French language learners around the world. With its focus on the difficulties inherent in any school career and the role of the Beatles, icons of global pop culture as special guests, Nowhere Girl is an ideal entry point for perfecting your French.
Nowhere girl is a comic book selected for the Pépites internationales 2022.
Les Pépites internationales is a programme that offers diplomatic posts and all their partners (Instituts français, Alliances Françaises, media libraries, schools in the AEFE network, the FrancEducation label, local education systems, etc.) the opportunity to combine cultural discovery and linguistic projects around literary works for young people (aged 3 to 16) selected by the Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse and the Institut français. | <urn:uuid:f5668649-99dd-4ada-94ce-39123c825052> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.institutfrancais.com/en/work/nowhere-girl-a-comic-book-by-magali-le-huche-selected-for-the-pepites-internationales-2022 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.920161 | 711 | 1.84375 | 2 |
Q What is the best way to copy images from Photos? I have tried looking inside its library in my Pictures folder, but that looks a real mess.
A Photos, like iPhoto and Aperture before it, stores its images in a labyrinth of folders, inside a library which poses as a single file. Whatever you do, you must not tamper with the contents of the library directly: it is a sophisticated database, and any attempt to fiddle with it will cause problems, and may break the whole library if you are unlucky.
Photos provides several ways of copying images out of its database. Probably the most direct is just to select one or more images in its browser, and drag and drop them to a location in the Finder.
If you want more control over resolution, format, and image compression, then select the images which you wish to copy out, and use the File menu command to Export them. You can set the popup menus to specify the exported images exactly as you wish, then where to save them. Photos will retain the original images in its library, so that you can manipulate your exported images as much as you want, without any fear of affecting those originals. | <urn:uuid:293f7c8a-0f96-45b5-bd5c-3a0d9f740cf5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://eclecticlight.co/2015/10/06/qa-copying-images-from-photos/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.947834 | 240 | 1.71875 | 2 |
As a necessary safety facility in the current community, the combustible gas alarm detector is also well received in the detection of flammable gas. It has gradually become an essential security device for every household. Then we usually need to avoid any misunderstandings when installing flammable gas detectors!
What are the misunderstandings of the combustible gas detector installation: the undesired installation location
Firstly, avoid installing in places with high environmental impact, such as places with high wind flow rate such as passages, places with water mist or dripping water, places near the stove that are easily polluted by oil smoke, steam, etc. or high temperature environment (such as directly above the stove). Or a place that is obscured by other objects (such as inside a cabinet).
What are the misunderstandings of the combustible gas detector installation: installation distance
Installed on an indoor wall that is within 4 meters of the gas appliance or gas source and 2 meters away. And according to the type of gas detected, select the upper and lower positions of the installation:
Liquefied petroleum gas: within 0.3 meters from the ground.
Artificial gas, natural gas: within 0.3 meters from the ceiling.
What are the misunderstandings of flammable gas detector installation: correct installation method
1. At the selected wall position, make the punching mark corresponding to the two mounting holes on the random mounting plate (the hook on the board should be horizontally upward).
2. lay the mounting holes, put the rubber plugs in random, and then fix the mounting plate to the wall with random self-tapping screws.
3. Align the three holes on the back of the machine with the fixing hooks on the mounting plate and hang the body.
4. Connect the relevant output signal line and turn on the power.
What are the misunderstandings of the combustible gas detector installation: learn to check the working status
Normal monitoring status: power on preheating, green light is steady after 3 minutes, indicating that the alarm is working normally in the monitoring state.
During the preheating process, the alarm red, yellow and green three-color lights flash, and it is normal to disappear before the green light is on.
Self-test status: Press the “Self-test” button, the three-color light flashes, and the alarm sounds “beep…beep…” until the green light is on, and the alarm starts to work stably.
On-site alarm status: When the alarm detects that there is gas, it will flash red. When the gas concentration reaches the alarm point, the alarm will emit a “beep…beep…” intermittent squeaking, and the red indicator will flash to remind the user to do so as soon as possible. On-site processing.
What are the misunderstandings of the combustible gas detector installation: alarm emergency treatment
Do not turn on the light or turn on any electrical switch when the detector is alarmed by gas leakage and use the automatic cut-off device; immediately open the window for ventilation, and wait for the red alarm indicator of the detector to go out, find the cause of the gas leak (cannot When confirming the cause, you should contact the relevant gas company for processing) and eliminate it.
Confirm that the detector does not continue to alarm (the gas does not continue to leak), press the manual switch to turn on the automatic cut-off device to recover the gas.
The use of gas leak alarms greatly reduces the probability of major accidents due to gas leaks in locations where gas appliances are used. It is also hoped that everyone can pay attention to the installation position and distance when installing the combustible gas alarm detector to ensure that the gas detector can work normally.
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Membranes are of increasing interest for the removal of human enteric viruses from wastewater, especially when the goal of treatment is reuse. Limited work has been undertaken on fundamental issues such as aggregation and the role of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions, as opposed to the sieving of viruses by membranes. One apparently critical factor would be the iso-electric point (pI) of a virus. As an example of a worst-case model virus, the retention of bacteriophage MS-2 was investigated using hydrophobic (GVHP) and hydrophilic (GVWP) 0.22 mm MF membranes at different pH levels and with different salts. High retention levels were measured at the iso-electric point of MS-2, pH 3.9 (5 log retention) and pH 7 (4.3 log retention) in the presence of salts and with a hydrophobic membrane. When retention was compared on a hydrophilic membrane, it was clear that hydrophobic interactions dominated virus retention, and this was improved by salt, presumably causing reduction of the Gouy double-layer when MS-2 was charged (pH 7). This paper shows that knowledge of the adsorption characteristics of viruses and the suspending conditions are important to predict removal of viruses by hydrophobic MF membranes, and discusses some of the practical implications of these important hydrophobic interactions. | <urn:uuid:5ae3d866-e2a0-4f4b-83b0-44a1a1546e72> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/role-of-hydrophobic-and-electrostatic-interactions-for-initial-en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.955518 | 281 | 2.3125 | 2 |
Temptation is not sin. We know this because Eve was tempted before she fell and Jesus was tempted, “yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15).
Temptation is a disorienting, defiling experience when evil is presented to us as good. Destruction comes dressed up to look like happiness. Sin only occurs when we believe that the destructive lie can actually grant happiness.
One key to resisting temptation is learning to recognize what I call the “mirage moment.”
The Mirage Moment
A mirage is that hallucination parched people sometimes experience in a hot desert. A real desire for water and the shimmering heat of the sand play disorienting games with the mind and emotions. A refreshing oasis seems to appear in the distance promising the happiness of a quenched desire.
A thirsty person might know that no oasis has previously existed in that location. But his desire to be happy, fueled by the hope that this time he just might find happiness there, or at least relief from misery, tempts him to believe the vision. If he yields, he discovers his hope was hopeless and his desire dashed because the oasis was a sham.
In temptation, the mirage moment occurs as we are tempted by a vision promising happiness. Some shimmering oasis of promised joy or relief from despair appears where God said it shouldn’t be.
The mirage’s appearance taps into our real desire to be happy. Our disoriented emotions begin to respond to this desire with a feeling of hope — hope that maybe this time, even if we’ve been disappointed many times before, the oasis will quench our desire. But we know that God has told us it is a false hope.
So we are faced with a choice between temptation’s compelling appearance and God’s promise. We are tempted, but have not yet succumbed to sin.
Learning from Eve’s Mirage Moment
The most notorious mirage moment in history is recorded in Genesis 3. And it illustrates a pattern consistent in all the temptations that we face.
The satanic serpent showed up in the garden and questioned Eve about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Eve’s explanation shows that she clearly understood God’s promise and warning (Genesis 3:1–3).
Then came Eve’s mirage moment. The serpent replied:
“You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw . . . (Genesis 3:4–6)
There it is: the mirage. Eve saw something she had not seen before:
[Eve] saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise. (Genesis 3:6)
Eve was experiencing the defilement of evil temptation. She was being told something very different about the tree from what God had told her, and so the tree suddenly looked different to her and she felt different about it.
God created Eve (and all of us) so that the meaning of her sensory impressions was shaped by what she believed to be true. Satan knew this. He knew that if he could change the meaning of the tree for Eve from the curse of death (Genesis 2:17) to the key to a happy life (Genesis 3:5), the tree would cease to look dangerous and begin to look desirable. It would tempt her to hope in something different than God’s promise and she might fall for it.
Satan manipulated Eve’s God-given desire to be happy and used it against her. He enticed her to corrupt this holy desire by pursuing it outside of God. And Eve indeed fell for it, which corrupted her desire by believing the mirage, which furthermore gave birth to sin and death (James 1:14–15):
[Eve] took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. (Genesis 3:6)
Learning from Jesus’s Mirage Moment
Satan employed the same tactic when tempting Jesus (Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13). Whether using food (Luke 4:3), or a cross-less path to power (Luke 4:5–7), or a public demonstration (test) of his divinity (Luke 4:9–11), Satan was trying to corrupt Jesus’s holy, God-given desires.
Satan knew (as the apostle Paul later wrote) that “everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving” (1 Timothy 4:4). But he also knew that what made these things holy was “the word of God and prayer” (1 Timothy 4:5) and that “whatever does not proceed from faith is sin” (Romans 14:23). So Satan set before Jesus mirages to tempt him with faithless promises of divine happiness.
We who live with indwelling sin don’t know the levels to which the sinless God-man was affected. But we do know that what Jesus experienced were temptations. Jesus was given a choice between compelling deceptive appearances and God’s promises. And to each temptation, Jesus responded, “It is written. . . . ” He refused to believe Satan’s deceptive mirages or the emotions they roused. He kept food, power, the revelation of his divinity, and everything else holy by receiving them only through the word of God and prayer.
Recognize and Resist the Mirage Moment
Satan employs the same temptation tactics with us. And one key to not letting him outwit us (2 Corinthians 2:11) is to be on the alert to our mirage moments.
Identify the hope tempting mirages offer. The reason temptations are hard to resist is because hope is hard to resist. Temptations threaten us with missing out on happiness or less misery. We must ask ourselves what the mirage is really promising? Sometimes just saying it out loud breaks its spell.
Declare, like Jesus, “It is written” and take your stand on a promise God has made to make you happy. Don’t fight hope merely with denial. Fight false hope with true hope. Determine to hope in the God of hope (Psalm 42:11; Romans 15:13), not a shimmering hopeless mirage.
Expect the mirage to be tempting. God made you to want to be happy and the mirage has promised you happiness. So of course your emotions, which have responded to the initial deceptive vision, will want the happiness. They will feel demanding, but denying them won’t kill you. In this case, gratifying them just might kill you. Don’t allow your passions to be your dictators (Romans 6:12). Remember, emotions are gauges, not guides. They are indicatives not imperatives. They are to be directed, not to be directors.
To be tempted is not a sin. To yield to temptation is sin. Temptations are never truly as strong as they feel. Their power lies solely in the false hope they produce in us. Remember, it is hope that is powerful. God created us to hope in him (Psalm 43:5).
In temptation, Satan is just trying to use our God-given desire for hopeful happiness against us. If we can identify his false promise of hope, declare the true promise of hope, and expect to weather some disorienting emotional urges, the mirage will dissipate and our hope in God’s promised happiness will strengthen. | <urn:uuid:cb3fdaad-07ac-40b8-b645-460020a65a3d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/how-to-resist-temptations-mirage-moment?utm_content=bufferf541c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.964825 | 1,648 | 2.046875 | 2 |
Please consider including the Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation in your Will.
Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of ageing and there is currently no cure.
By including a gift in your Will you will be helping our researchers discover solutions to diagnose the disease earlier, develop treatments to slow the progression of the disease, understand preventative strategies and develop and test potential cures for this debilitating disease.
Imagine a world where grandparents grow old gracefully, where grandchildren can enjoy the memories and experiences of the elderly, share happy times and benefit from the wisdom of their past.
Imagine growing old without fear of the world becoming a lonely, frightening place and family members becoming strangers.
A gift to the Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation will enable the Foundation to continue to support the vital research into this debilitating disease and give hope to people with Alzheimer’s disease, their family and friends, and hope to the rest of humanity that a world in which Alzheimer’s no longer exists can be created.
WHAT IS A BEQUEST?
A bequest is when you make A GIFT THROUGH YOUR WILL. Your gift, be it large or small, can make a significant and lasting difference to our research. Your gift can be:
- A specific sum of money.
- A percentage of your Estate.
- A specific asset of your Estate such as property, shares, art, or jewellery.
- The residual of your Estate, being the remaining funds after bequests to family, friends, and other organisations have been made.
- Any other source of funds you own such as contributions from a trust or insurance policy.
The making of a Will is an important document that ensures your wishes are respected and are carried out by the person (executor/trustee) of your choice.
A Will need not be expensive or complex. You may wish to leave sentimental items to particular members of your family and friends and you can make contributions to certain causes that are dear to you and your family.
Here is some suggested wording you may wish to use in your Will:
I give and bequeath, [(the whole) or (a specific amount or gift) or (a percentage) or (the residue)] of my estate free of all duties to Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation Inc., Charity ABN: 34 575 647 667 of 8 Verdun Street, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009 for its general purpose and I declare that the receipt from its Treasurer or other authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my trustees or executor.
We recommend you seek professional legal assistance in preparing your Will.
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erup·tion /ɪˈrəpʃən/ 名詞
1. The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano or a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. --Milton. (c) A violent commotion.
All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption. --W. Irving.
2. That which bursts forth.
3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation.
He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions. --Sir H. Wotton.
4. Med. The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.
n 1: the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and
volcanic material [syn: volcanic eruption]
2: symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
3: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so
formed) [syn: eructation, extravasation]
4: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some
undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
[syn: outbreak, irruption]
5: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, blast, loud
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On Sunday, March 22, 2020, Orange County received confirmation of its 1st positive case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) in an Orange County resident. This individual is currently quarantined at home and cooperating with the direction of the health department.
Quarantine procedures include persons with COVID-19 staying home for at least 14 days, monitoring their temperature and only leaving home if they need medical care.
For confidentiality purposes, no additional information is being released to identify the individual. This is a rapidly evolving situation. At this time there is no evidence of community spread. The immediate risk for Orange residents remains low.
The Health Department is conducting an epidemiological investigation and is working to quickly identify close contacts of the individual. Those may include family, friends, co-workers and other potential contacts.
Orange County Citizens are reminded you should stay home unless you have a need to travel somewhere for essential supplies. Then, you should be maintaining social distancing at ALL times!
At this time, 14 Orange County residents have been tested. 11 of those results are pending and 2 results were negative and 1 result is positive.
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When it comes to getting great sound out of your car audio system, selecting the right components is very important. Having it wired properly and neatly is also a top priority. Did you know that there is a final step that may very well be the most important of all? That step is setup and tuning. You can have the best installs and the best products, but if the system is not setup and tuned properly, it’s like flushing money right down the toilet. Mobile Edge has all of the tools and the know-how to make sure that you get the best sound possible from your aftermarket system.
Below is a list of some of the tools that we use regularly to make sure that our customers are getting the most out of their investment:
- Digital Multimeter – Most shops have one. At least they better! Problem is that most shops use it for only finding ground and 12v when installing an alarm or checking the battery voltage in a remote starter’s remote. There are many additional uses for a DMM when tuning a system. A DMM is a must for setting gains and finding clipping voltage. It is also used when interfacing an aftermarket system to a factory head unit.
- Speaker Polarity Testers – These devices check the output of each speaker and sub in the vehicle to make sure that they are all working in unison. One out of phase speaker can make an otherwise great install sound not so great!
- Oscilloscope – We use this for many things, but primarily to check for the clipping points of head units and amplifiers. It is critical to know the point at which any device in the system will clip (distort). Without an oscilloscope, this would be a very difficult if not impossible task.
- Real Time Analyzer – An RTA looks at the output of a system in individual frequencies. It displays these outputs on a graph. The idea is to get a smooth curve that sounds good. There is no magic behind this, but you need to have and know how to use an RTA to make this happen. The results of a properly tuned system can be nothing short of amazing.
- Various Test CD’s and Software – In order to use much of the equipment above, we have several test CD’s that produce the calibrated outputs. Everything from speaker pops and individual speaker identification to pink noise, frequency sweeps and sine waves are found on these discs. They are critical to properly setting up a system.
There are other tools that we use in tuning a system, but the key is that at Mobile Edge, WE USE THEM. Every audio system (anything that included amplifiers) that we sell is tuned using most, if not all of the equipment listed above and then some. It’s all part of the installation. It’s not optional. If you want your system to sound great, it’s mandatory!
This post is not meant to discount the need for great products and great installations. Having both of these in place and then finalizing the process with a professional setup using the proper tools will leave your vehicle sounding like a high end home audio system.
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Similarly, What is the minimum and maximum cardinality?
The least number of instances of an entity that may be associated with each instance of another entity is called minimal cardinality. The maximum number of instances of one entity that may be connected with each instance of another entity is known as cardinality.
Also, it is asked, What is a cardinality in business?
BABOK 3 defines Cardinality as: “. the minimum and maximum number of instances a given object is linked to. Cardinality values of zero, one, and many are common.” Cardinality is a concept that describes the relationships between two items and is used by database designers to “normalize” the database and reduce unnecessary data.
Secondly, What is the importance of business rule in the database design How does it incorporated into the logical design of the database?
The designer may use business rules to build relationship participation rules and limitations, as well as a suitable data model. They also enable the designers to comprehend corporate operations as well as the nature, function, and scope of the data.
Also, What is business rule and what is its purpose in data modeling?
A business rule is a succinct, concise, and unambiguous definition of a policy, method, or principle inside a company. They’re crucial in data modeling because they provide the groundwork for identifying entities, properties, connections, and constraints correctly.
People also ask, How are exact minimum and maximum cardinality depicted in a relationship?
The actual values for minimum and maximum cardinality are represented by pairs of integers in parenthesis put on the relationship lines. The minimal cardinality is the first number in the pair, which is the number adjacent to the open parenthesis. Maximum cardinality is the second number after the closing parenthesis.
Related Questions and Answers
What is meant by minimum cardinality?
Minimum cardinality refers to the minimum number of entity instances required to form a connection.
Why is cardinality important?
Cardinality is an important aspect of a relationship between two entities. Later models, when the real table architecture is being built, will need them. One cannot model the tables and key restrictions between them without understanding the connection cardinality.
What is the cardinality rule?
The concept of cardinality states that the sequence’s final number indicates the number of items enumerated. The number that indicates how many is the final number named after all items in a set have been enumerated.
What are business rules used to define?
Business rules, in general, provide explicit instructions or limits for how particular day-to-day tasks should be carried out. Business regulations might include things like: Only particular managers may sign off on bills reaching a specified amount, according to a decision-making approval framework for invoice processing.
Why is it important to have rules in business?
Rules assist to set expectations and offer standards for conducting regular company operations. They also ensure that you comply with the local, state, and federal authorities that regulate your specific sort of company.
What are business rules Why is it important for them to be accurate?
Effective company rules serve to establish expectations and offer recommendations for how work should be done. Business rules may also be used to guarantee that a business follows local, state, and federal regulatory standards and norms, or to manage project governance.
What are business rules in database examples?
10 Business Rule Examples Documents are routed based on their conditions. Fields in a form that auto-populate. Customer Discounts are being applied. Creating Options for a Dynamic Picklist Customer Service Ticket Routing Assigning Company Assets is a process that involves assigning assets to a company. Calculations are carried out automatically. Validating Data Fields is a technique for ensuring that data is accurate.
What are the sources of business rules and how do they influence database design or what is the database designer’s role with regard to business rules )?
What are the sources of business rules, and what is the function of the database designer in terms of business rules? Company management, policymakers, department managers, and written documentation and procedures are the primary sources of business rules. Interviews with end users are a more direct source.
What are business rules in software?
What is the definition of a business rule? A business rule is a business constraint that may be used to drive system development. It’s a rule that must be obeyed regardless of what else is going on. It often entails highly strict compliance standards or constraints.
What is maximum cardinality in DBMS?
Cardinality at the highest level. Sets the maximum amount of items from a relationship that a user may pick. You must set the maximum cardinality to a value at least as big as the lowest cardinality if it is more than 0. If you don’t provide a maximum cardinality, 999 is used by default.
How do you find the cardinality of a relationship?
A connection’s cardinality is the number of linked rows for each of the two items involved in the relationship. The expression of the connection connects the rows; this expression commonly relates to the underlying tables’ main and foreign keys.
What is minimum cardinality example?
The minimal permissible number of rows a table must have in order for the connection to be meaningful is what minimum cardinality informs you. A basketball TEAM, for example, must have at least five PLAYERS to be considered a basketball team.
What is minimum cardinality constraints?
A relationship’s minimal cardinality is the smallest number of instances of entity B that may be linked to each instance of entity A. The minimal number of videotapes for a movie in our videotape example is zero.
What do you mean by cardinality?
The number of cardinal (fundamental) members of a set is referred to as cardinality. Cardinality may be limited (a positive integer) or infinite (a negative integer). The cardinality of the set of persons in the United States, for example, is around 270,000,000; the cardinality of the set of integers, on the other hand, is denumerably limitless.
What is cardinality of a set examples?
A set’s cardinality is a measurement of its size, or the number of items in the set. For example, the set A = 1, 2, 4 A = 1,2,4 A=1,2,4 has a cardinality of 3 since it contains three entries.
What do you understand by the term cardinality of a table how can it be modified?
The uniqueness of data values included in a single column (attribute) of a database table is referred to as cardinality. In a column, the smaller the cardinality, the more duplicated components there are. Cardinality is divided into three categories: high cardinality, normal cardinality, and low cardinality.
Why is cardinality important in database design?
Knowing how to build table cardinality is an important skill in database architecture since it may help you spot instances where the normalization process went wrong. This page delves further into each relationship type. Cardinality is a term used in data modeling to describe how one table connects to the next.
What is cardinality and its types?
Cardinality, in other terms, is a fundamental link between two things or objects. One-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many are the three relationship kinds or cardinalities. Entity-Relationship (ER) diagrams are used to represent database cardinality.
How would you explain the concept of cardinality to a preschooler?
The knowledge of how many items are in a set and the numerical term for that amount is known as cardinality. The final number tallied is the number of items in the set, according to children who have mastered this skill.
What does it mean to have high cardinality?
The terms “high cardinality” and “high dimensionality” refer to the number of potential values for a single characteristic and the number of various attributes that may be connected to events.
Which of the following statements best defines cardinality?
Which of the following assertions is the most accurate definition of cardinality? The minimum and maximum number of entity occurrences connected with one occurrence of the related entity is known as cardinality.
What is cardinality of a relation in database explain with example?
The numerical connection between rows in one table and rows in the other is the cardinality of a join between two tables in data modeling. One-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many are all common cardinalities. Consider a database of electronic health records, for example.
Why is it important to have rules?
When applied correctly, rules give children with a feeling of predictability and regularity, encouraging physical and emotional safety. Rules aid in the direction of desired outcomes.
This Video Should Help:
Business rules are used to define the minimum and maximum cardinality of a process. Cardinality is the number of times something can happen in a process. Minimum cardinality means that there must be at least one occurrence of the event, while maximum cardinality means that there cannot be more than one occurrence of an event. Reference: how to write business rules.
- how many types of business rules are there in conceptual data modeling?
- what are business rules
- a relationship where the minimum cardinality is one is a(n) ________ relationship.
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Turning Point Scotland have made the announcement ahead of the publication of last year's drug death statistics.
A leading charity has launched a new campaign advocating action on drug law reform in Scotland.
Turning Point Scotland (TPS) has created a series of five films feature in the campaign from the leading social care developer and provider in Scotland, explaining why reform is necessary and what action can be taken now.
The films have been released as TPS and partner organisations brace for the release of the drug-related deaths in Scotland 2021 statistics in a week’s time.
TPS experts in alcohol and other drugs, justice and policy highlight key issues of the ongoing debate around drug law reform, with a focus on reviewing the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971).
This legislation, now more than 50 years old, is the foundation of law, policy and practice around drugs in the UK.
The TPS Drug Law Reform films explores what the purpose of our law should be, whether new laws are needed, and whether we should decriminalise drug use.
Turning Point Scotland chief executive Neil Richardson features in the films.
He said: ‘‘Drug law reform in Scotland is a complex issue and only part of the solution. We need to consider what the options are for new legislation and what actions we can take now.
‘‘We now know the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) has had a much more limited effect than originally hoped.
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But despite all the technological improvements in golf equipment, the average handicap for both males and females has not dropped in the past 16 years. Fifty-five years ago, golfers were winning tournaments such as the US Masters Championships with a score of 279; a score that would win many major tournaments around the world today! So much for golf technology.
What golfers are now discovering is that the clubs don’t play the game, the golfer does! The only way to achieve a lower handicap is to improve the function of the golfer: the person who actually swings the club!
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On September 5th, 1991, I put a giant condom over Jesse Helms’ house.
Why? Because, as the condom said, “Helms is deadlier than a virus.” Senator Jesse Helms was one of the chief architects of AIDS-related stigma in the U.S. He fought against any federal spending on HIV research, treatment or prevention. He once said, referring to homosexuals, “it’s their deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct that is responsible for the disease.” Here’s another choice one: “There is not one single case of AIDS in this country that cannot be traced in origin to sodomy.”
By saying words like this on the floor of the Senate, Helms gave a veil of legitimacy to every parent who threw their HIV positive kid out of the house. ACT UP New York was filled with angry young men who experienced this kind of Helms-related hatred.
He proposed and passed laws that are still on the books, enshrining this stigma as official government policy. People with HIV couldn’t travel to the U.S. The CDC was not permitted to spend money on preventing the spread of HIV among gay men. Our country never launched a single well-funded HIV prevention campaign because of Jesse Helms. To this day, fifty thousand Americans become infected each year in no small part due to “Senator No”.
In the summer of 1991, it was bugging me that gay and AIDS activists had largely left him alone. Sure, there were thousands of angry words said and written excoriating the man for his hate-filled agenda, but no one got up-close-and-personal with a response. We needed to send a proverbial shot across his bow.
One of the best tools an activist can use is humor. If you can get folks laughing at your target’s expense, you diminish his power. I wanted the country to have a good laugh at Helms’ expense. I wanted his fellow senators to have a little chuckle behind his back. And I wanted Senator Helms to realize that his free ride was up - if he hit us again, we’d hit back.
Fortuitously, I had recently met Twilly Cannon, one of the leading activists in Greenpeace - the guy that trained their new recruits in how to accomplish challenging actions like hanging banners from bridges. I told him about my idea for a house-size condom - could we cover Helms’ house in less than five minutes so the cops couldn’t arrive and stop us? Twilly, ever the optimist, said “no problem.”
Step one: find his address. One of the many great things about being gay is that we have access to one of the largest spy networks in the world. There isn’t a single organization, company, or government agency anywhere that doesn’t have a gay spy willing to share intelligence with their compatriots in the gay underground for the greater good. So I just picked up the phone and called one of our spies in the Hart Senate Office Building. Helms’ DC area home was in Arlington, Virginia, on South Glebe Road.
Address in hand, Twilly and I took a road trip to Arlington, and snapped a picture of Helms’ simple two-story brick colonial house. Twilly showed me how you could estimate all the measurements of a house by starting with the door. Since most front doors come in a standard size - 80 inches high - we took a ruler to the picture, and did some math.
We didn’t need to cover the entire house, just enough of it so that it looked completely covered from the street (where the TV cameras would be). It was a small rectangular house with a steep, salt box roof. We needed a huge inflatable section for the front side of the roof which would tower above the house once inflated, including a reservoir nipple. A long sheet of the same material would lead from the bottom of this “balloon” to the ground, ending in a second inflatable section shaped like a tube (for the unrolled bottom of our condom).
I faxed the specs off to three companies in California that specialized in custom-made inflatables, like the big gorillas in front of car dealerships, telling them that we wanted to cover a house on Long Island that was hosting an AIDS benefit. They sent bids ranging from $3,500 to $15,000.
This was going to be the first action by the newly formed ACT UP affinity group called Treatment Action Guerrillas (which split off from ACT UP a few months later and renamed itself TAG, the Treatment Action Group). We didn’t have any money yet, but I stumbled on a donor I kept anonymous for many years. My boyfriend at the time, Kevin Sessums, was good friends with David Geffen. We were on Fire Island Pines that August, and Kevin told David about by plans. David walked up to me on the beach one morning, and handed me a thick wad of cash - $3,000. Problem solved.
I started to recruit our team of activists, the TAG Helms Seven: myself, POZ Magazine founder Sean Strub, Garance Franke-Ruta, Mark Allen (who blogged about it here), Derek Link, Jim Serafini, and Jason Childers. An eighth activist, Dan Baker, agreed to be our coat-and-tie-wearing media spokesperson.
The condom arrived, and we took it up to ACT UP treasurer Marvin Shulman’s country home outside New Paltz so that we could practice blowing it up. His house wasn’t at all shaped like Helms’, but we could use his well-hidden backyard to see how long it took to inflate. Once back in New York, Garance stencil-painted the front of the condom in big block letters, saying “A CONDOM TO STOP UNSAFE POLITICS. HELMS IS DEADLIER THAN A VIRUS.”
We made sure the house was empty. The last thing we wanted was to spend our lives in jail for giving a senator a heart attack. We knew he was on the last week of his summer recess, and probably in North Carolina. We even rang his doorbell the night before to make sure no one was home.
CNN and all the local TV stations were contacted in advance, and only told we’d be putting a condom on a politician’s house. They were to meet us at our Arlington motel early that morning, and follow our rented U-Haul truck.
Besides opening the rented ladder in the motel parking lot, we never did an actual walk-through as practice. But we talked it through at length, and everyone had their specific tasks and equipment to manage, including a heavy portable generator, a long extension cord, two ladders, rubber mallets, plastic stakes, one of those early clunky cell phones, a small cold-air blower for the ground, and a large blower with a custom-built stand for the roof.
Sean Strub and I were the roof guys. The condom was made of parachute material, so when carefully rolled up, it fit into a large duffle bag, which I pulled and he pushed up the 28 foot extension ladder. We unfurled it on the roof, connected it to the blower, and prayed the cops took at least five minutes to get there.
As it began to rise, all the guy wires were quickly staked into the lawn on our four sides of the house, while Mark and others used the other ladder to guide the front section past electrical wires and the front door awning.
The first cop car arrived just as the reservoir nipple was beginning to rise, a little over seven minutes after we had arrived. We had done it!
A crazy neighbor started yelling at us. One of the TV crews filmed her complaining to the police, saying “You guys don’t want to tangle with these people because you don’t want to get AIDS, I know.” I heard just yesterday that someone watching the video below recognized her. She’s supposedly Becky Norton Dunlop, and was the wife of Helms’ administrative assistant (see her Heritage Foundation bio).
I actually saw one of the cops chuckling when he got out of his car. They didn’t know what to do at first. Shoot the thing? They spent quite a while radioing their superiors, and eventually asked us for our driver’s licenses, wrote down our addresses, and told us it was up to the senator to press charges or not. After the press got all the pictures they needed, I asked the cops if they wanted us to take down the condom, and they let us back on the property to reverse the whole process.
All we got was a parking ticket for parking the truck in the wrong direction. We were free to go, and could take the condom with us. It’s now in Los Angeles at the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives.
That night, local TV stations around the country played short funny clips of the action. Senator Helms complained about it on the floor of the Senate a week later, calling us “radical homosexuals.”
He never proposed or passed another life-threatening AIDS amendment.
Robert Hilferty, an ex-boyfriend of mine, filmed the action, some of the planning, and a few interviews, and created a wonderful short documentary called TAG Helms. I also uncovered some raw footage from one of the TV stations, and it shows the action from beginning to end.
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Havana illustrates the ambivalence of the communist Cuban state. On one hand, the magnificent palaces in the center of the old town and on the other hand right next to it the dilapidated houses of the Cuban people. Outwardly, Cuba appears to be a powerful, functioning state but if you have the opportunity to look behind the facade, you quickly realize that this is not reality.
At this point, let me briefly mention an event which had occurred during our stay: Large parts of the old town including our hostel in Havana Vieja had no tap water for several days. Later we learned that at the same time a huge cruise ship had docked in the harbor whose water tanks had to be refilled after the long journey. To the suffering of many citizens, the water was sold to the shipping company. That is probably less in line with the conventional idea of a communist state.
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IBM, GM, Walmart join alliance focused on trust, transparency in HR processes
A group of leading employers is looking to mitigate the “data and algorithmic bias” in human resources and workforce decisions, including recruiting, compensation and employee development.
The Data & Trust Alliance brings together leading institutions to learn, develop and adopt responsible data and AI practices. Members share a common belief that data and intelligent systems will be critical for creating economic and societal value in the coming era, but must be deployed responsibly.
"As businesses transition from 'going digital' to becoming 'data enterprises’, it is imperative to unlock the value of data and AI in ways that earn trust with every stakeholder," says Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart. "Developed and used responsibly, these systems hold the promise of making our workforces more diverse, more inclusive, and ultimately more innovative."
Trustworthy AI is crucial for businesses, says Arvind Krishna, chairman and CEO of IBM, and the company is looking forward to working with the alliance “on making responsible data and AI practices the norm, not the exception.”
The alliance has launched its first initiative, "Algorithmic Safety: Mitigating Bias in Workforce Decisions” to help companies evaluate vendors based on their ability to detect, mitigate and monitor algorithmic bias.
"Every business strives to attract, motivate and retain the most talented and diverse people in the labour force," says Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors. "This initiative will play an important role in our overall commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by raising standards for trust and transparency in our human resources processes."
Through the initiative, member companies can supplement their respective vendor evaluation processes with education and criteria to evaluate suppliers of HR applications and solutions on their commitment to algorithmic safety. They can also get a qualitative scorecard and guidance for integrating the Algorithmic Bias Safeguards into their processes.
The safeguards include 55 questions in 13 categories that companies can adopt to evaluate vendors on different criteria, including training data and model design; bias testing methods; bias remediation; transparency and accountability; and AI ethics and diversity commitments.
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IVF-conceived children do not develop differently: Differences in height, weight and body frame disappear by adolescence, research shows.
- IVF children tend to be smaller, thinner and underweight in earlier age groups
- A study of 158,000 children found that these differences disappear after age 17
- Researchers at the University of Bristol say parents “need to be reassured”.
IVF babies do not become smaller than naturally born babies, a study said today.
Fertility experts have found differences in height, weight, or body size during adolescence.
A team from the University of Bristol is set to ‘convince’ parents with ‘significant work’.
Lead author Dr Ahmed Elhakim, an epidemiologist, said: ‘One in 30 babies in the UK are born through assisted reproduction.
“So we expect, on average, one child per primary school to be born this way.
“Since IVF was first born, there have been concerns about the risks to children conceived through IVF.
“Parents and their children can be led to believe that this means they are slightly smaller and lighter from childhood to adolescence, but these differences have no health implications.”
IVF babies have no difference in height, weight or body shape to those born naturally, research from the University of Bristol has revealed today.
HOW DOES ECU WORK?
In vitro fertilization, also known as IVF, is a medical procedure in which a fertilized egg is inserted into a woman’s uterus to help her become pregnant.
It is used when couples are unable to conceive naturally, and sperm and eggs are removed from the body and combined in a laboratory before the embryo is implanted into the woman.
Once the embryo is in the uterus, the pregnancy should continue as normal.
The procedure can be done using eggs and sperm from the couple or donors.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend that women under 43 who have been trying to conceive through unprotected sex for two years should be offered IVF on the NHS.
According to data published in January 2018, people can pay individually for IVF, which costs an average of £3,348 per cycle and there is no guarantee of success.
The NHS says success rates for women under 35 are around 29 per cent, with the chance of a successful cycle decreasing as they age.
Since the birth of British woman Louise Brown in 1978, it is estimated that around eight million babies have been born as a result of IVF.
chances of success
IV success rate F treatment depends on the age of the woman, as well as the cause of infertility (if it is known).
Young women are more likely to become pregnant.
IVF is not recommended for women over the age of 42, as the chances of a successful pregnancy are very low.
From 2014 to 2016, the percentage of IVF treatments that resulted in live births:
29 percent for women under 35
23 percent for women ages 35 to 37
15 percent for women ages 38 to 39
9 percent for women ages 40 to 42
3 percent for women ages 43 to 44
2 percent for women over 44
The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, followed more than 158,000 children into adulthood.
This includes about 2.5 percent who conceive through assisted reproductive technology, such as IVF.
They looked at height, weight and BMI data for naturally born children of different ages.
Their body fat percentage and waist circumference were also compared.
The children came from European countries, including the UK, as well as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, China and Singapore.
Statistical analysis shows that children under the age of three months are on average 0.27 cm shorter than children born naturally.
But the difference narrowed as they got older, with naturally born children growing on average by just 0.06cm by age 17.
A similar trend was observed for birth weight, with babies born 0.27 kg lighter on average if they were artificially conceived.
And as adults, they actually weighed 0.07 kg.
Despite having a lower BMI of 0.18 in infancy, the BMI of children born via fertility treatment was 0.09 points higher at age 17.
Peter Thompson, chief executive of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Agency (HFEA), said: ‘One in seven couples in Britain have difficulty conceiving, leading to around 53,000 patients having fertility treatment (IVF or donor insemination) a year.
“The results of this study will be a relief to patients who are starting treatment in the hope that one day they will have healthy children.
“The health outcomes of children born using assisted reproductive technologies are a high priority for the HFEA and we monitor the latest research and provide information for patients and professionals.
‘Those considering fertility treatment can access this and other high quality impartial information and UK licensed clinics at www.hfea.gov.uk.’
Women under 42 who are unable to conceive should be given three cycles of IVF on NHS guidelines.
But local health chiefs decide who can access funded treatment, leading to a ‘postal lottery’ across Britain.
Some trusts offer recommended cycles, others do not.
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Parley SnotBot Expedition #7
Parley SnotBot Expedition #7, the first for 2018, is now underway. Our enthusiasm remains high as we are returning to two of our favorite locations: San Ignacio Lagoon and Loreto. We have a slightly expanded team, expanded mission goals, and two new drones to test.
Our first location and mission will be on the Pacific side of the Baja peninsula, at San Ignacio Lagoon. Here we will be counting gray whales from the air using our FlightWave Edge vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing drone. Dr. Steven Swartz has been doing abundance surveys from small boats here for over 30 years, and as many of you know we have been conducting aerial surveys of the Southern right whales in Argentina for over 46 years. Along with the SnotBot themes of easier, cheaper, safer, and field-friendly we are exploring the use of fixed-wing UAS for these surveys/population counts. We do not plan on doing a full lagoon survey this year, but we will deploy our FlightWave Edge and test different flight patterns, different cameras/camera angles and different speeds. Our goal is to cover part of Dr. Swartz’s survey line (from the air) to see how the UAS whale counts compare with his vessel-based counts. We are very lucky to have Dan Levy from FlightWave with us this year to help us put the Edge thought its paces. We will be writing a full blog on the Edge and our results but it is an exciting machine!
The second location will be a more familiar Parley SnotBot expedition with blue whales off Loreto. Our goals for this expedition are:
•+40 blow samples – volume, volume, volume!!
•Validate all deployment, storage and collection protocols.
•Test different configurations & size of petri dishes with the goal of more robust samples.
•Conduct day long focal follows of one animal, collecting multiple blows over the day along with opportunistic feces collection.
•Compare snot collection from 3 different aerial platforms. Inspire 2, Mavic Pro, Matrice 210 (thank You FLIR)!
•Fly for visual data streams – photo-ID & volumetrics work (build on our Intel database and protocols) – also spot for Faeces.
•Sample other species opportunistically: fin whales, sperm whales, orca?
•Ensure full video data feeds and corresponding meta & live data is collected (i.e. wet or dry blows).
•Take the body temperature of a whale by looking down its blowhole with a FLIR Zenmuse XT camera – another first we believe for the Parley SnotBot program.
We are very grateful to FLIR for donating a Matrice 210 and a Zenmuse XT thermal camera to this expedition. The ruggedized nature of the DJI Matrice 210 seems well suited to this work and adding the Radiometric FLIR capacity to our drone sensor package is a very exciting addition. To the best of my knowledge no one has ever taken the body temperature of free ranging whales before (certainly not from a drone) so as we continue to develop the Airborne Whale Health assessment package that is Parley SnotBot – a big thank you goes out to FLIR for giving us this capacity. Hopefully there will be a full FLIR blog reporting on our success later on during this expedition. I have attached a photo of the FLIR Matrice 210, note that we added the camouflage paint job.
This year’s team is:
Iain Kerr – Expedition leader, primary pilot
Andy Rogan – Science manager, pilot
Christian Miller – Videographer and cameraman extraordinaire, pilot
Bryn Keller, INTEL – Visual data streams, pilot
Dan Levy, FlightWave – pilot.
One of the many goals of the Parley SnotBot program is to develop systems and protocols to facilitate the best use of these tools by others: with us now embarking on our 7th expedition you might have thought that we would have everything pretty much sorted out by now – that is not the case – we are always learning more and working to improve our protocols. First of all, we are testing new drones: this year thanks to the generosity of the FLIR corporation we are taking one of the most advanced industrial drones on the market down to the Sea of Cortez, the Matrice 210. The Matrice line of drones are built for industrial / commercial use (not recreation purposes), they are more flexible (can carry multiple payloads either simultaneously or independently), and they are ruggedized, including being water resistant.
We are taking our old faithful drone the Inspire 2 and we will have the Mavic Pro to work with orca, should we be lucky enough to find them. We are trying new petri dishes, they are square (no not old fashioned like me but square) – we even have teflon liners for some of our dishes (hormones tend to stick to plastic).
Christian, Andy and I had a total of eight checked bags and six carry-ons – so only 14 bags this year (photo). Bryn has two checked and two carry-ons (including and Inspire 2) and Dan checked in two FightWave Edge drones and had two carry ons. Right now, I am not sure how five guys and a total of 22 bags are going to get into our rented minivan – but we will keep you posted.
For the first three days in San Ignacio Lagoon we will be staying in tents and will not have internet or phone access, but once are back in Loreto, expect to hear more from the Parley SnotBot team! I have attached a couple of Christian Miller’s extraordinary photos from 2017 to hold you over until we have more to report on from the field.
Last but not least, our work is going to be covered by VICE News (HBO), which will be joining us in Loreto for three days along with our good friend Christina Caputo from Parley.
Big thanks go to Parley, Intel and all of you for supporting this work. 2017 was a truly remarkable year for the Parley SnotBot, tand we hope for an even more successful year this year.
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Learn about time with Pixie, Stressy & Time-Buster
Analogue watch design teaches children how to tell time
Unlike other digital kids smart watches in the market, the Swing Watch teaches kids the relationship between the hour, minute, and second hands. Press a button, and it lights up with clear voice time telling. Think Siri for kids smart watches.
Integrating technologies with traditional analog watch
High quality analog watch module
Embedded speaker to remind kid the time and Activity (e.g. Time to wake up!)
Activity sensor and UV sensor to monitor child's health.
As the world’s first analog smartwatch for kids, Swing Watch combines the benefits traditional analog watch with today’s technologies.
Fine quality that is made to be durable, water resistant, and comfortable to wear.
Healthy activities tracker, sets good routines in a fun, and easy way
Our activity tracker shows how many steps your child has taken each day either outdoors or indoors. This data can easily help you plan your child’s play time with maximum health benefits.
Getting enough sun?
Proper amount of sunlight is important to children's health. Swing watch provides data that help you determine how much activities your child spend indoor vs. outdoor.
The way children sense time is different from adults
Generally speaking, children start to learn about the concept about time around first grade. They can understand the linear concept about past, present and future such as yesterday, today and tomorrow when they are in third grade.
But when it comes to managing time, nearly none of the children will think like this: “I learned something new today and I need to do my homework as soon as possible.” The lack of handling schedule wisely by themselves is one of the reason why parents need to remind them relentlessly.
And we believe the design of Swing Watch is the best tool for your kids to learn how to manage time wisely all by themselves.
Learn how to manage time as soon as possible
In your childhood, you probably don’t have a lot of opportunities to learn about following your schedule coordinately.
With Swing Watch and its application, you can set up your schedule in advance, and there will be an voice alert when time is up. More importantly, when you and your kids set up the events together, they gave the sense of accomplishment when they reach their goal.
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Turfgrass Agronomy & Services is specialized in technical agronomy consultancy for the construction and maintenance of sports fields for over 40 years. In this new post we will enumerate some relevant data about grass polo field maintenance. Polo game is now a very popular sport worldwide with more than 100 member countries listed in the Federation of International Polo. In 16 countries it is played professionally, being Argentina the cradle country of the best polo players. We find that it is very convenient to inform our potential clients about the considerations to note with a view to keep their fields flawless for competitions.
A polo field should not be an obstacle for horses or players. In fact, it should be kept minimally longer compared with other sport fields for the purpose of creating more friction. The rules of this sport determine that horses’ legs should be protected and in order to maintain that, the field should be preserved as such. Turfgrass Agronomy & Services takes care of the pre and post-match maintenance allowing the participants and audience to enjoy the game.
Our professional teams are used to provide the most valuable types of grass for polo fields, which are highly adaptable and fast recovering.
Every polo field is different and has its particularities. There are numerous factors which must be evaluated at the time of planning the design of a polo field. Our hard-working detailed-oriented team always takes into consideration the location of the field, the systems of irrigation and drainage -so the grass looks perfect and playable at any time- the type of ground and possible earth movements.
The budget for grass polo field maintenance is always a relevant issue to deal with. Choosing the right type of grass, tailoring it to the respective location and levelling to the expected usage are the three main factors to respect in order to obtain good results in the long term. One of our top priorities is to guarantee safety for the players and horses, so they can play in a secure manner without contingencies.
The maintenance of a grass polo field must pass through unpredictable weather events, meaning that it must be able to resist a great deal of wear and tear and to regenerate and dry out rapidly after rain or watering. Regardless of the surface or the weather, Turfgrass Agronomy & Services provides high-quality results, whether the field is desert-like, in a high altitude or at sea level. Our most valuable feature is the willingness for success and to work efficiently to deliver the best results in every field.
Our many years of experience, our team of experts, our thoroughly analysis on field, our focus to detail and the great passion for polo are the secrets of our international success in the sector.
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“In 1861, [Dan] Sickles organized militia for the Union effort, and the next year was appointed brigadier general under Gen. Joseph Hooker in the Army of the Potomac. He rose to major general… and notoriously defied his commanding generals’ instructions at key battles. At Gettysburg, a cannonball mangled Sickles’ right leg, and it had to be amputated.
“Sickles donated his leg, soaked in whiskey as a preservative, to the Army Medical Museum in Washington, D.C., where it became exhibit No. 1335.
“ ‘For years afterward,’ Reid Mitenbuler writes in his book, ‘Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America’s Whiskey,’ ‘on the anniversary of the amputation Sickles would visit his leg at the museum to remind everyone of his heroic sacrifice, using it to revive a political career that lasted until he’d died at the age of ninety-four.’
“This is the man who ran Reconstruction in North Carolina….”
— From “African-American news reflected 1860s Asheville” by Rob Neufeld in the Asheville Citizen-Times (Feb. 25)
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Photo Credit: timsamoff via Compfight cc
There are many ways to effect change human behaviour, however underneath they can boil down to two broad enforcement factors;
the subject can either fear the consequence of the non-compliance or; the subject themselves can not want to commit the non-compliance.
Lets take this into an InfoSec context. Imagine if you could change users compliance to policies from being actively enforced to self-enforcing – that is users do not want to engage in the prohibited behaviour themselves. It sounds like nirvana in in some respects it is but it is possible in some cases.
In the UK the laws governing the fitting of seatbelt came into effect in the early 60’s, though laws to make the wearing of seat belts didn’t come into effect till the early 1980’s. they were brought in with the belief that they would reduce the numbers of fatalities and injuries caused by car accidents. Initial messaging focused on the risk to the person themselves i.e. one message at the time was “would you like your face smashed in” focusing purely on the personal danger of not wearing seatbelts. Similar messaging was brought in to cover driving whist under the influence of alcohol, that of personal risk “Don’t drive and drink. You’re asking to get caught‟. These messages, backed by appropriate legislation and punishment were effective to some degree.
However the real change came when the messaging was changed to move from personal risk to that of societal risk. For example from “would you like your face smashed in” to “belt up in the back – for everyone’s sake” i.e. changing the negative consequences from the person themselves to that of protecting the person in the front of the car. The user of the car then stops fearing the enforcement but starts to make the conscious decision that they do not want to carry out the behaviour.
A similar approach can be taken in compliance with policies, in this you broadly have 2 strategies;
The employee fears HR action so they comply, the employee actively doesn’t want to break the policy.
You might be wondering how we can affect the second strategy in policy compliance, and in some areas it is quite possible. Password sharing can often be an issue in companies particularly when the employee does not appreciate the dangers of sharing their password as the risk is very high level for them. However by changing what that password has access to you can achieve this level of self-enforcing compliance. One way this can be done is by connecting the data that the employee has a lower concern for to data that the employee has a higher concern for.
For example by using the same login controlling access to the employees HR data as the shared login and then messaging that by sharing the one login you are also sharing your salary details sudden increases in compliance can be achieved. This is the same strategy as adopted by road safety campaigners, rather than focusing on the threat of enforcement you focus on the consequence. Threats of enforcement only go so far and depend on the employee actively fearing the enforcement, far better to let the users make the choice themselves to comply. It also adds a certain element of social control, suddenly asking for a password from a colleague becomes an unthinkable act the same as asking a colleague for their salary details (note that this will not work in all cultures). Assuming your staff do not want to freely share their HR data with other employees there is a now an element of social control.
Thus by focusing less on the threat of enforcement but on the underlying consequences of their actions, for some users at least, you will make the compliance a far more personal message and therefore more likely to be complied with. | <urn:uuid:4e2d4996-9a36-4309-b18e-f6bb612344ef> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://theanalogiesproject.org/the-analogies/belt-back/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.963421 | 762 | 2.515625 | 3 |
by Edward Belofsky, BGSU History major. This is one in a series of posts written by students in HIST 4800 in Spring, 2020, putting our world into historical context for the public.
There are a few people who are interested and choose to study history, and then there are those who are generally not interested until they come across something particular. This should not be new information as most of us have known for a while that if something is interesting or relatable, the more likely are to connect with the topic and find it enjoyable. In my opinion the best way to make history relatable, and therefore interesting to most people, is through comedy. Comedy might be one of the most relatable things on the planet, because most everyone likes a good laugh. For instance, most people are familiar with the funny graffiti that is sometimes scribbled around in public restrooms, and how interesting it can be some time to say the least.
To make this relatable to history one could bring up the fact that the ancient Romans were also very fond of their own graffiti. This graffiti was everywhere from city walls to public bathhouses to latrines, and could get rather funny at times. An example of this rather funny graffiti found in Pompeii and Herculaneum is “Traveler, you eat bread in Pompeii but you go to Nuceria to drink. At Nuceria, the drinking is better”, in the days before Yelp I guess they had to improvise. This is to say that history was to people at the time, intentionally funny in some regards, as our ancestors enjoyed humor just as much as we do today. With regards to the previous Roman example, you could leave someone with the graffiti anecdote and they could then move into other areas of Roman history on their own.
Since we’ve already established that comedy is a good way to get people interested into a subject, it would most likely not shock you to know that combining comedy with a specific area that people may be interested in, will be more effective. For example there are people that are interested in American military affairs and may know about the battles of Iwo Jima, Fallujah and the Tet Offensive. However you want to get them interested in the 18th century. Well you could start off with the fact that the first US Marine Corps recruiting station was a bar called Tun Tavern in Philadelphia. The branch of the US military that prides itself on being the best of the services, was indeed started in a bar. This isn’t a knock on the US Marine Corps by any stretch but shows the comedic irony here.
By act of continental congress in 1775, two battalions of Marines were to be raised for the upcoming war and this duty ultimately fell to Robert Mullan who was at that time the owner of Tun Tavern. By starting off with this tidbit about military history in this period, you open the door for this individual to possibly become interested in more information from the period. One can do this by offering followup questions such as:
What effect do you think this recruitment style had on the effect of the US Marine Corps at the time compared to today?
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A family has a sick woman at home. Her girl goes out in the snow to beg.
The Christmas Angel (1904)
Original title: L'ange de Noël
(Original) L'ange de Noël
(Alternative) Détresse et charité
A poor family in a rundown house where snow falls through the broken roof, there's no coal to heat the pathetic little stove, mother is sick, father sends daughter out to beg. Rejected by other beggars, the girl collapses in the snow…
Two endings for the film were made. In the version for French audiences, the beggar girl freezes to death after her collapse, and her soul is brought to Heaven by the Christmas Angel of the title. In the version for British and American audiences, a rich couple passing by in an automobile rescue the girl, bring her home, and lavish gifts upon her family.
|Georges Méliès||-||The Rag-and-Bone Man/Coal Seller|
|Rachel Gillet||-||Marie, the beggar girl|
Melies show that he indeed can do well with longer format films at the time, without too much trickery. I liked this one, even though it's sad, it brings hope for the Christmastime in a very American, materialistic, way - in the US ending that is. I could not find the French ending. There is a critique of the seemingly rich churchgoers here as well, as they are the ones that are supposed to give and help, but they ignore and mock the beggars instead - a sad scene in itself. | <urn:uuid:8f228ef7-3805-4d9b-aed9-f27201efa384> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://betweenmovies.com/movie/the-christmas-angel-1904/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.918251 | 390 | 1.5625 | 2 |
DO NOT DELETE THE "EMPTY" SECTION CONTROL BELOW THIS. IT CONTAINS THE GHOST OF CLARA BARTON.
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25 Jul Can I Recycle Mail?
What You Should Know About Recycling Mail
It’s no secret that Americans generate a lot of trash. The average American generates 4.4 pounds of trash per day! Although a significant portion of this trash is discarded mail, there may be a better way to deal with it.
So, can you recycle mail? Yes! Many types of mail can be recycled. This includes envelopes, greeting cards, postcards, and even some types of packaging. However, there are a few things to consider before recycling your mail.
In this blog post, we will discuss if you can recycle mail and what types of mail you can recycle. We will also talk about why you should recycle your mail and some things to consider before doing so. Finally, we will provide some alternatives to recycling your mail.
What Types of Mail Can You Recycle?
As we mentioned, there are many types of mail that you can recycle. This includes envelopes, greeting cards, postcards, and even some types of packaging. However, not all mail can be recycled. For example, carbon paper and foil-lined envelopes cannot be recycled.
In general, if an item is made entirely of paper or cardboard and does not have any food or grease stains, it can probably be recycled. However, it is always best to check with your local recycling center to see what items they accept.
Why You Should Recycle Your Mail
There are many reasons why you should recycle your mail. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons you should consider recycling your mail.
Reduces Trash in Landfills
First of all, it reduces the amount of trash that goes into landfills. As we mentioned, the average American generates a lot of trash each day. If everyone recycled their mail, it would make a significant dent in the amount of trash that is sent to landfills each year.
Another reason to recycle your mail is that it saves trees. It takes about 12 trees to make one ton of paper! So, by recycling your mail, you are helping to save our forests.
In addition, recycling your mail reduces pollution. The process of making paper creates pollution, including greenhouse gases and toxic chemicals. By recycling your mail, you are helping to reduce this pollution.
Things to Consider Before Recycling Your Mail
Before you recycle your mail, there are a few things you should consider.
Educate Yourself on Recyclable Mail
First, check with your local recycling center to see what items they accept. As we mentioned, not all mail can be recycled.
Remove Personal Information From Your Mail
Second, remove any personal information from your mail before recycling it. This includes your name, address, and phone number. You don’t want to risk having your personal information end up in the wrong hands!
Only Recycle Clean, Dry Mail
Finally, make sure that your mail is clean and dry before recycling it. Any food or grease stains will contaminate the paper and make it unrecyclable.
Disadvantages to Recycling Your Mail
Although there are many advantages to recycling your mail, there are a few disadvantages to consider as well.
It Can Be Time-Consuming
First of all, it can be time-consuming to recycle your mail. You have to sort through your mail and remove any personal information before you can recycle it. This can take a significant amount of time, especially if you receive a lot of mail.
You May Not Have Access to a Recycling Center
Second, you may not have access to a recycling center that accepts mail. This is especially true if you live in a rural area.
It May Cost Money
Finally, it may cost money to recycle your mail. Some recycling centers charge a fee for recycling paper products. However, this fee is usually very small.
Alternatives to Recycling Your Mail
If you’re not able to recycle your mail, there are a few other options you can consider.
Reuse Your Old Mail
One option is to reuse it. For example, you can use envelopes as scratch paper or wrapping paper. You can also use old greeting cards as gift tags.
Donate Your Old Mail
Another option is to donate it. Many organizations accept used greeting cards and turn them into art projects for children in hospitals or nursing homes.
Compost Your Old Mail
Finally, you can compost it. If your mail is made of paper, it will break down over time and become nutrient-rich compost for your garden.
How to Reduce Junk Mail
If you’re tired of getting junk mail, there are a few things you can do to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive.
Opt-Out of Receiving Junk Mail
First, you can opt-out of receiving junk mail. This is a service that allows you to stop getting unwanted mail from companies.
Unsubscribe From Mailing Lists
Finally, unsubscribe from mailing lists. If you’re receiving unwanted mail from a company or organization, look for an unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email or letter. This will allow you to stop getting mail from that sender.
Choose Paperless Billing When Available
Another way to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive is to choose paperless billing when it’s available. This means you will receive your bills and statements electronically instead of through the mail.
Stop Giving Out Your Personal Information
Second, be careful about giving out your personal information. If you provide your name and address to a company, they may add you to their mailing list.
Talk to Your Local Officials
Finally, talk to your local officials about the problem of junk mail. They may be able to put pressure on companies to stop sending junk mail. By reducing the amount of junk mail received by each resident in your area, you can make a significant impact in the fight against this environmental issue.
Other Household Trash You Can Easily Recycle
Now that you know all about recycling your mail, you might be wondering what other household trash you can easily recycle. Here are a few items that can be recycled:
- Glass bottles and jars
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum cans
- Steel cans
- Paper products (newspapers, magazines, office paper, etc.)
- Cardboard boxes and packaging materials
- Electronic waste (computers, printers, cell phones, etc.)
With a little effort, you can recycle almost anything in your household!
How to Know What You Can Recycle Around Your Home
So, how do you know what trash can become recycled waste around your home?
The best way to learn what can be recycled is by looking for the recycling symbol, which is usually three arrows that form a triangle. This symbol can be found on the bottom of most bottles, cans, and containers. If you see this symbol, it means that the item can be recycled.
You should also check with your local recycling center to see what items they accept. Each center has different rules about what can and cannot be recycled.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Remember, the best way to help the environment is to reduce the amount of waste you create in the first place. You can do this by choosing products that come in minimal packaging, or that can be reused.
You can also recycle the items you would normally throw away. By recycling your trash, you’re helping to reduce pollution and preserve our planet for future generations.
As you can see, there are many reasons to recycle your mail. Not only does it save trees and reduce pollution, but it also helps to keep your personal information safe. So, next time you’re about to throw away your old mail, think twice and recycle it instead!
Does the United States Postal Service have anything to do with junk mail?
The United States Postal Service is not responsible for junk mail. However, they do have a program called “Informed Delivery” that allows you to view images of the mail you’re going to receive each day. This can help you identify and throw away junk mail before it even arrives!
Why does the USPS deliver so much junk mail?
The USPS delivers junk mail because companies pay them to do so. This is how the Postal Service makes money. However, you can opt-out of receiving junk mail by visiting their website and filling out a form.
Are there dangers to recycling mail?
There are no dangers to recycling mail. However, you should be careful about giving out your personal information. If you provide your name and address to a company, they may add you to their mailing list.
Can you recycle mail with other household recycling?
Yes, you can recycle mail with other household recycling. However, you should check with your local recycling center to see what items they accept. Each center has different rules about what can and cannot be recycled.
What are some alternatives to recycling mail?
Some alternatives to recycling mail include:
- shredding it
- composting it
- using it as kindling for a fire
- giving it to an animal shelter for bedding material
You can also opt out of receiving junk mail by visiting the USPS website and filling out a form. This will help reduce the amount of junk mail you receive in the first place!
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In these two photos one set of daffodils is Irish, the other Chinese.
The Irish ones have been standing out in the cold of our front garden since mid-December. They were probably prepared to celebrate a ‘normal Christmas’ and still do not observe social distancing. They remain alert, despite the harsh weather, as if waiting for someone to tell them what to do next.
I checked with google and learned that daffodils and narcissus are the same plant. They are susceptible to pests, diseases, viruses, fungi, mites and nematodes though ours are very healthy despite the weather and benign neglect. I just wish our fruit trees could learn from them how to avoid disease and fungi, and even nematodes.
Daffodils came originally from the south of Spain and got to China during the Tang Dynasty (618-909). Since then they have been popular around the Chinese New Year (next Friday!). In China they are treated with respect, as you can see in the second photo. If they bloom in time for the Festival it is a sign of wealth and good fortune in the year ahead. (Ours, being Irish, of course came out in time for Christmas instead.)
But beware. A few years ago ten members of the Chinese community in Bristol nearly died because they ate daffodil bulbs and stalks they bought in a local supermarket thinking they were chives just like the ones they used at home when making the New Year festive dish, dumplings.
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice is leading the Count Us In 2020 campaign focused on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. This is a comprehensive toolkit on community engagement and communication tips for 2020 GOTC efforts. This was last updated December 2019.
This webinar discusses census and data security, diving deeper into how the Census Bureau will be addressing security challenges on the first ever online census questionnaire. We also discuss how the Census Bureau keeps census data confidential and how census data are used to allocate federal funding.
This webinar focuses on how college students, organizations, and staff can get involved in ensuring that college students are counted in the 2020 Census. Our guest speakers discusses how the University of Chicago is planning to Get Out the Count (GOTC) on their campus and local community and how students can take part in APIAVote’s Youth Ambassador program!
This webinar focuses on how students from K-12, teachers, and organizations can help ensure that young children and students are counted in the 2020 Census.
Common Cause, State Innovation Exchange (SiX), and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has prepared a document for how state legislators can ensure a fair and accurate count.
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Farrow, Joseph A. and Lipstein, Arthur E. (2017) 'From 4d ambitwistor strings to on shell diagrams and back.', Journal of high energy physics., 2017 (7). p. 114.
We investigate the relation between 4d ambitwistor string theory and on-shell diagrams for planar N = 4 super-Yang-Mills and N = 8 supergravity, and deduce several new results about their scattering amplitudes at tree-level and 1-loop. In particular, we derive new Grassmannian integral formulae for tree-level amplitudes and obtain new worldsheet formulae for 1-loop amplitudes which are manifestly supersymmetric and supported on scattering equations refined by MHV degree.
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Radon is a natural occurring, odorless gas present in our homes, mainly in basements of houses built on rocks and soil.
The toxic gas is readily brought by air currents into living areas where people spend significant time of their life and by inhaling the contaminated air with Radon particles are in danger of developing lung cancer.
In the US, thousands of lung cancer deaths are attributed to Radon exposure. In New York and New Jersey communities have faced a radon problem due to landfills contaminated by radioactive waste originated from hospitals and chemical industries.
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|Dormant Season Pruning and Care for Deciduous Fruit Trees and Roses
Join us for this hands-on workshop on how to prune your deciduous fruit trees and roses during our ”dormant” season.
Learn from tree experts Patty Berg and Rachele Melious on the important aspects of pruning and care, to make your trees more productive with better quality fruit within a smaller backyard orchard tree habit.
Roy Wilburn will also show you the basics of how to prune your roses with tips on fertilization and disease control to obtain large blooms of America’s favorite flower.
Bring your gloves, bypass pruners, loppers and pruning saws if you have them, and join in on the fun.
Our teachers; Patty Berg is CEO and founder of The Wishing Tree Company, an innovative gift company that specializes in beautiful trees, delivered and planted. Patty serves on the board of San Diego Horticultural Society as volunteer coordinator. Connecting people with nature is her passion.
Rachele Melious is a certified arborist and former nursery owner who specializes in tree care, structural pruning of young trees and creating landscapes to help those suffering from allergy and asthma. She has served on numerous boards and committees, including the creation of Tree San Diego, the development of the City of San Diego’s Urban Forest Management Plan and is currently the District 5 Representative on the City of San Diego’s Community Forest Advisory Board.
Host and teacher, Roy Wilburn (Farmer Roy)is the Horticulture Manager at Sunshine Care and maintains their Memorial Rose Garden. He also serves on the board for the SDHS.
We will split into rose and fruit tree groups then switch stations half way through the workshop.
To be held rain or shine.
Bring the following:
- Closed-toe shoes are REQUIRED
By registering for this workshop I understand that I will attend this workshop at my own risk. Host gardens, workshop instructors, and the San Diego Horticultural Society assume no liability whatsoever.
To Register https://sdhort.wildapricot.org/event-2117700
Questions about this workshop, click HERE to send an email to Bruce Cobbledick.
Need to cancel your reservation? - Click HERE to send an email to Bruce Cobbledick.
Registration will close two days before the event.
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In this photo, Sabine Anne Irbe is riding her horse Dina, a 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood. They are competing at the Young Rider level together, and from my understanding, they are from Latvia.
This picture radiates a lot of positive energy. You can see how Dina is working with the muscles in her hindquarters and she appears fully concentrated on her job. Swishing the tail, of course, can suggest some tension in the back, and this often happens when performing some higher-level movements, such as working on changes and more collection. It’s almost as if the horse needs to use the tail to increase the power from behind. If tail-swishing happens continuously during the work, it needs to be checked out by a professional, but only once may just be caused by a fly.
Dina shows nice self-carriage and an uphill tendency in her shoulders and canter. Her mouth shows some white foam, and the contact and angle of the curb bit look like a light and nice connection to her rider’s hands.
Sabine sits nicely focused, straight forward, with a slight forward tendency in her upper body and a very correct hand and arm position. I prefer a slightly forward upper body in canter to an upper body that gets left behind the movement, which disturbs the horse much more.
When I ask myself what I would now teach to further improve this well-matched team, Sabine’s pelvis position and connection come to mind. I would like her to connect her pelvis better to the movement of her horse’s canter so that Dina can better connect between her hindquarters and shoulders to develop better collection in the body.
When looking at Dina’s canter stride, I see there is a significant distance between the landing of the inside (left) hind leg and the outside (right) front leg. This diagonal pair of legs is landing together in the footfall of the canter. The higher the quality of the canter stride, the better the horse can balance on this diagonal.
Try to feel how the horse needs to balance in the canter by standing up and placing one foot slightly diagonally in front of the other one. When your legs are further apart, your center of gravity is lower and it is easier to balance. The closer the legs come together, the higher your center of gravity becomes and the balance becomes more fragile. Balance on a higher level (think of a ballet dancer) is more fragile. Balance cannot be fixed or static—it will be lost and needs to be reestablished continuously. It is a mobile game!
For the horse this means that the closer she keeps her hind leg and front leg together in the canter, the more cadence the canter will have with a higher-quality balance. The rider needs to help the horse find the balance with every new stride.
Try this: Imagine that you are cantering/skipping on the ground like a horse. With every stride, your feet will land farther apart and your strides will be long and more forward. When you change the length of your strides and you skip with your second foot landing only a short distance in front of the first one, you can feel how “collecting” the canter stride will feel for the horse. Your weight will shift from a more forward direction (long strides) to more lateral strides (short strides).
Your aids in canter are very similar to this situation. Imagine that your seat bones are your feet skipping on the ground. To follow the canter movement of the horse, the rider needs to shift her weight together with the horse. The horse lands on the outside hind leg and takes off on the inside front leg. The rider’s pelvis follows this movement and during each canter stride, the outside seat bone lands first and then the weight is shifted diagonally forward to the inside seat bone. To influence the canter stride, the rider can change the direction of this shift of weight from more forward to more lateral just like when you are changing the length of skipping strides on the ground. It is often surprising how well horses can understand this tiny change in the seat and then the rider does not need more leg or rein aids to keep the canter active and more collected.
Dina’s topline appears shorter and a little hollow in the area where the rider is sitting. The bottom line (stomach) appears to be much longer. Understanding the importance of that diagonal phase in the canter, one can then easily make the connection that the open, spread-out diagonal moment that Dina shows does not help to lift the back and activate the horse’s abdominal muscle chain. Here, too, the comparison to the skipping motion can be helpful. When skipping on the ground, put one hand on your lower back and one on your tummy. When you skip with big strides, the lower back will be more hollow and the abdominal muscles less engaged. When you skip with the feet closer together (more collected skipping) the lower back will fill up more and the tummy muscles become automatically more active. The core muscles activate.
So the parallel of the rider’s shift of weight and the horse’s stride in canter can influence balance, activity and self-carriage of the horse.
Susanne von Dietze is a leader in equestrian biomechanics. A physiotherapist, licensed Trainer A instructor and judge for dressage and show jumping, she gives lectures and seminars throughout the world, including at the prestigious German Riding Academy in Warendorf. She is a native of Germany and now lives with her husband and three children in Israel, where she competes at the international level. She is the author of two books on the biomechanics of riding: Balance in Movement and Horse and Rider, Back to Back. Find her books at www.EquineNetworkStore.com. | <urn:uuid:0a7e6e0f-100f-4f27-9788-de29e3540d2d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/improve-use-of-weight-aids-to-influence-the-horse/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.94485 | 1,224 | 2.25 | 2 |
AOC was hosting a town hall in her district and was talking about public schools. She talked about her dad getting into Brooklyn Tech (one of the selective NYC high schools). AOC then asks why every school can’t be like Brooklyn Tech, why NYC only has a handful of such selective high schools. She was heckled by some attendees who oppose changes to the testing program for these schools.
And this is the special moment, she points out that in many, many areas of public services, we have created an environment of scarcity. This ends up pitting communities against each other for resources. Instead, she suggests we should make the fight for more resources across the board, rather than fighting over scraps because funding has been slashed, and we’re letting plutocrats get away with rampant tax evasion aided by corrupt politicians. That’s not hyperbole, both the former NY Assembly Speaker and the NY Senate leader are in prison for corruption.
It’s worth watching how AOC turns this conversation around, arguing that we bake a bigger and better public services pie rather than fight over small pieces of it.
As background, there is an enormous controversy around the schools at the moment. The chancellor and mayor wants to modify the way admissions are handled. Students currently take a standardized test (the SHSAT) to enter 8 of the 9 schools. The ninth school is Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Laguardia admits incoming high-school students based on an audition or a review of their work.
To improve diversity among the student body at the eight other schools, various proposals have been floated for alternate arrangements. Here’s one pitched by the mayor which is being challenged by a conservative, anti-affirmative action group:
Currently, specialized schools enroll tiny percentages of black and Hispanic students, even though those students make up about 70 percent of the school system. This past year, only 10 black students were offered seats at Stuyvesant High School, the most competitive of the eight test-in specialized schools.
Discovery allows mostly low-income students who just miss the cutoff for entry to enroll in summer classes aimed at preparing them for the schools’ academic rigor.
The current version of Discovery sets aside 6 percent of seats at specialized high schools for students who come from low-income families. Mr. de Blasio’s plan would expand that to 20 percent of seats at each specialized school, and require schools to reserve seats for more vulnerable students who not only come from low-income families but also attend high-poverty schools. — www.nytimes.com/…
The parents of some kids at these schools have opposed such moves. The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), a conservative outfit founded by former Reagan staffers has filed a challenge to the plans. PLF has previously challenged affirmative action and de-segregation policies in other states.
Some aren’t pleased with the idea. Their view is that it would kill off a straightforward assessment of merit that applies across schools—the test is an objective measure, they say, and can’t be gamed the way interviews or grades can be, which can reward kids who are richer and/or white.
More specifically, de Blasio’s proposal has upset many Asian parents in particular and a great number of (though certainly not all) alumni and current students. Asian parents’ opposition to scrapping the test probably has something to do with the fact that, as data provided to us by the city’s Department of Education shows, 30 percent of Asian applicants in 2018 received offers to a specialized school, accounting for more than half of all offers. (And Asians are the minority group with the highest poverty rate in the city.) And there are plenty of elite public high schools across the country, but none are test-only, and none have the reputation nationally or internationally that New York’s specialized high schools do; many of the opponents of getting rid of the test believe—probably not incorrectly—that these schools’ reputation is in part a function of the formidable test. — www.theatlantic.com/… | <urn:uuid:5577ea45-5e98-4382-bdf9-33eacfdc28fe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.bankers4bernie.com/2019/03/18/aoc-is-heckled-makes-it-a-teaching-moment-on-how-funding-cuts-are-designed-to-divide-us/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.969983 | 866 | 1.71875 | 2 |
I came across this article on the BBC news this morning and thought the OSM community would be interested in it. It discusses the way the Kabul post office delivers letters to people, given that most of the streets are unnamed and the houses are not numbered.
The "addresses" instead tend to be the recipient's name, along with some rough directions for how to find them, like "near the such and such mosque", or "by the local high school". Given that this is how deliveries are done in this area (and probably many other areas like it), I thought it would be good to show this to everyone so they can have some insight into what kinds of things might be useful to map for people in these areas. It seems like POI's and landuse may actually be more useful than street names for finding your way around, since many streets are unnamed or only informally named. | <urn:uuid:8c0625b1-4e8c-426f-b4e9-69225a546bd5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/AndrewBuck/diary/15004 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.963381 | 185 | 1.523438 | 2 |
Menstruation Too Close?
, I am a woman aged 22 years. On January 25 I had my first day of menstruation and it lasted only 3 days. But to coincide with that date, I had an ulcer and was prescribed Dexamethasone, Anastan Forte and Clindamycin drugs by the clinic doctor. However, on February 5th, I had my period again. Is this reasonable? Or is it the result of the medication I’m taking so that my period is disrupted? Thank you
The medicine you are taking is clindamycin, which is an antibiotic to treat bacterial infections, dexamethasone is a corticosteroid drug to treat inflammation, while Anastan contains the active substance mefenamic acid, which is used to relieve mild to moderate pain.
As for mefenamic acid, it can affect the menstrual cycle, but the use of this drug in addition to relieving menstrual pain, actually causes the volume of menstrual blood to decrease. Similarly, the use of dexamethasone as a treatment for glucocorticoid hormone deficiency conditions can reduce menstrual bleeding volume and improve menstrual cycle regulation. While the use of antibiotics is not known with certainty the relationship with the menstrual cycle. If you experience menstruation in close proximity, then this condition may or may not be related to previous drug consumption.
Please note that menstruation normally occurs every 21-35 days and lasts for 3-7 days. If you experience menstruation in close proximity of 11 days (meaning the menstrual cycle is less than 21 days) then this condition is not normal. Medically this condition can be classified as metrorrhagia, namely bleeding that occurs outside the menstrual period.
Various other possible factors that can trigger bleeding outside the menstrual period include:
Hormonal factors that are not balanced
Side effects of using contraceptives
Problems with the reproductive organs (such as inflammation of the cervix, endometriosis, pelvic inflammation, ovarian cysts, or cervical cancer)
Blood clotting disorders
If the complaint persists then it is better for you to consult a gynecologist so that he can be examined in more detail. If deemed necessary, supporting tests such as ultrasound or blood tests can be recommended by a doctor to explore the cause further. This way the doctor can determine the right treatment for you according to your underlying condition.
To maintain a balance of hormones that regulate your menstrual cycle it is recommended to:
Get enough rest and limit strenuous physical activity
Try not to be too tired
Regulate a balanced nutritional pattern
Maintain ideal body weight
Related information can be read on the following pages:
Beware of abnormal menstruation
May be useful,
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People that use drugs to cope with life do so because of what the drugs do to them. Most drug addicts have experienced pain from something that has happened to them in the past and the drugs, for a short time, have made that pain go away. Once they realize that the drugs do in fact make them feel better is when the abuse begins to happen.
Most drugs do a great job of taking reality out of the minds of the user. They feel free once the drugs begin to kick in. They don’t care about the past or anything of that pain that has haunted them and they feel invincible living in the moment. The only problem is that each time the addict does the drug, he or she needs to do even more of it to get to the same feeling.
What drug abusers don’t understand is that the drugs don’t take away from the problem, they only add to it. The reality of life never goes away it is just masked and distorted due to the effect that the drugs have. In order to overcome this life full of pain and hurt is not to go to drugs for relief, but to deal with life head on. And this is what the drug rehab places do so well.
Drug rehab centers are there to help the addict overcome their physical addiction to the drug or drugs. They then confine in the individual to learn that the drugs are in fact not their best escape but just a temporary release that compounds their own situation for the worst. True relief from the pain that haunts them is to see the past for what it really is, something that happened before and is now out of everyone’s control. Once they realize that they can’t change something that has happened, they can then learn to live life from this point on.
The drug rehab centers goal is to educate the addict about their illness so they can understand how to control their mind and eventually learn to live a productive life. They hope to instill in them a confidence that any goal they set to achieve can be accomplished no matter what their situation was or where they came from.
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For Caitlin Morneau, the work of mobilizing the 20 percent of Americans who identify as Catholic began with cowriting a book foreword with Eastern Mennonite University’s Howard Zehr, an early translator of indigenous practices into the restorative justice movement.
The book, Redemption and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Restorative Justice (Liturgical Press, 2017), was a production of the Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN), and Morneau, who is Catholic, was immediately drawn to the organization.
Just months later, in July 2017, she became its first director of restorative justice.
In her role, Morneau oversees RJ programming, the creation and publishing of educational materials, messaging and grassroots efforts for RJ advocacy. She also was the lead adapter for Harm, Healing and Human Dignity: A Catholic Encounter with Restorative Justice (Liturgical Press, 2019), a faith formation guide that introduces the topic in an “accessible and reflective” way, she said.
“Restorative justice values are consistent with Catholic principles including human dignity, solidarity and encounter,” said Morneau, who graduated this spring with a master’s degree in restorative justice from CJP. “They invite us into an entirely different way of thinking about justice itself, one that is healing and humanizing rather than vengeful and isolating.”
Based in Washington DC, CMN was founded a decade ago to embolden Catholics and others to advocate for the end of the death penalty and to promote restorative justice. The collaborative effort included the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, murder victim family members, Dead Man Walking author Sister Helen Prejean and her religious order, the Congregation of St. Joseph. CMN calls for the transformation of the U.S. criminal justice system and works to build social capacity for restorative practices.
The movements are “mutually beneficial,” said Morneau. “Efforts to educate, pray and advocate for an end to the death penalty open doorways for people to learn about restorative justice who may not have otherwise heard about it, and when we create a more restorative culture, the death penalty becomes obsolete and irrelevant.”
CMN recently launched a blog for the people implementing RJ practices in Catholic settings to share stories, wisdom and lessons learned. It is also hosting two-day workshops leading up to a fall circles training, and will host a national RJ conference in 2020.
For her CJP practicum, Morneau – a self-described “systems thinker” – primarily focused on the internal workings of CMN. She established an organizational steering committee to provide vision for growing CMN’s RJ programmatic reach and to advance the RJ movement and integration of RJ ethics in Catholic contexts and ministries.
Among the committee’s members are Chris Castillo, whose mother was murdered, and Felix Rosado, co-founder of Let’s Circle Up inside the Phoenix State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania, among a number of other experienced facilitators.
“If we are to be true to the movement, we need to create structures that allow us as an organization to be informed by the experiences of those doing the work in communities,” she said.
She has also worked on building strategic relationships with leaders and grassroots coalitions “in order to amplify prominent voices and mobilize the masses in calling for life and human dignity,” she said.
The Catholic church’s social teachings, while less widely known, are “a framework for peacebuilding, not something that’s separate from it.”
Morneau recognizes that a significant challenge in working closely with the Catholic community is the current clergy sexual abuse “reckoning.” As Catholics throughout the country are looking for responses to harm that uphold both healing and accountability, she is hopeful that a deeper understanding of restorative justice among Catholics will inform processes that center the voices of victim survivors and communities harmed while including individual and institutional accountability that facilitates amends and a new way forward.
The church’s extensive membership and structures are “capable of influencing great change,” she said. “We do this work because we believe that every human is made in the image and likeness of God, has inalienable human dignity, and deserves to be treated with dignity, no matter the harm that was suffered or caused. That drives everything that we do.” | <urn:uuid:96677ccd-f477-4d60-8ae7-da894b2303dd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://emu.edu/now/peacebuilder/2019/09/grad-working-to-move-catholics-to-an-entirely-different-way-of-thinking/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.953258 | 919 | 1.875 | 2 |
Being conscious of how we parent, the words we say and the impressions we give, means more in this stage of life than any other.
Let's take a look at the brain science behind why:
The core structure of the brain is formed in the first three years. By age three, the brain has established a pattern of processing information that will be used throughout life.
Your child's early experiences affect the quality of their brain architecture, forming the foundation upon which future development rests.
Early experiences have a greater impact on the developing brain because new experiences are stored in relation to previous ones.
In Dr Maria Montessori words, 'education is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences in the environment.'
Experiential learning helps your child better understand concepts, better retain information and successfully apply knowledge throughout life.
As parents, we can facilitate experiential learning by creating the right environment for our child to absorb, get curious and learn.
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Two suspected members of a left-wing German group that carried out attacks in the 1970s and 1980s have surrendered to police, German officials say.
The RZ took part in the 1976 hijacking that ended in Entebbe
The unidentified members of the Revolutionary Cells (RZ) are said to be a man and a woman, both aged 58.
Confirming reports, officials said they gave themselves up in December.
The RZ emerged in the early 1970s from Germany's radical scene, which also gave birth to the better-known Red Army Faction (RAF).
The surrender of the two alleged militants was first reported by Der Spiegel magazine.
Confirming the report, federal prosecutors said they were not being detained, but were expected to stand trial.
The RZ is said to have carried out some 186 attacks, mostly aimed at causing material damage, before disbanding after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Are you looking for a career in journalism? If yes, then you should consider studying bachelor degree for journalism at Seamedu. This course will teach you the skills to become successful writers, reporters, anchors, photojournalists, executive producers, feature directors, editors, voiceover artists, radio jockeys, documentary filmmakers, content creators, correspondents, photographers, and countless other professions you wish to pursue.
Journalism has always been a popular profession. It is a profession that has been around for centuries, and is one of the most important professions of the 21st century.
It was once considered the fourth power behind religion, politics and law. The job requires extensive research and writing skills and excellent communication skills.
Journalism is a very competitive field. There are thousands of jobs out there, and only a handful require a degree. If you want to enter this field, you'll need to start early.
If you are thinking about studying journalism, you should know that many careers are available to you after getting a degree in journalism. There are opportunities for those who want to work in print, broadcast, or digital media. You can also work with NGOs, government agencies, and international organisations.
This field has never been short on opportunities. The world needs informed citizens, and that’s where journalists come in. It’s a career that provides you with varied opportunities to express your thoughts, opinions, and ideas.
As a journalist, you can work for newspapers, magazines, TV channels, or radio stations; or even start your own media company. You can also work as an editor for an onlinepublication or as a PR professional for one of the many companies that need to communicate their message to the public.
If you want to succeed in journalism in today’s times, you will have to ensure that your stories reach the audiences as quickly as possible. You also have to make sure that stories keep your audiences engaged since users have access to all the information in the world literally in the palm of their hands with the help of smartphones.
Through our bachelor of arts in journalism, you will learn the technical skills required to engage with audiences via mass media channels like TV, video, radio, and digital media. You will also learn to employ your influence ethically and wisely in modern journalism. In a digital-driven world, we are focused on imparting critical skills to our students that they will need to thrive in the broadcast space. Contrary to traditional print journalism, we have structured our Journalism and Media Production degree course to resemble modern journalism, including the internet, television, and radio, podcast, etc.
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Ever since we are born, at home, we are spending lots of time with people with similar faces as our own like parents, brothers, sisters, and relatives. That's why I think that a face that I recognise, and the feature of that face, is infinitely similar to myself. For example, in some cases, we think the face of pet dog resembles its owner’s, or the faces of a married couple resemble each other. I think it is a phenomenon that the feature of a face you recognize looks like your face, and you subconsciously choose the one with the same face or a similar one.
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With Christmas just around the corner, you might be starting to think about how best to support someone with dementia during what can be a very busy and stressful time.
This time of year should be a wonderful and joyful time, full of family and celebration. But for caregivers and the millions of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia, the festive period can be very overwhelming.
Christmas can stimulate the senses and memories
In a lot of ways, this can be an ideal time of year to help someone with dementia as it is by its very nature, a very nostalgic period. For example, the smell is a very powerful sense and this time of year is simply brimming full of smells such as cinnamon, mixed spice, mulled wine and even turkey! This can be a great opportunity to talk about happy memories from past Christmases. Here are a few more handy tips for carers of people living with dementia.
Maintain a normal routine as much as possible
The holidays bring various additional commitments and parties. However, keeping your routine and schedule can help bring your loved one peace and security during a hectic time.
Have realistic expectations
Be kind to yourself and really prioritise what you have the time and energy to do, and what the person with dementia can do. It’s also probably a good idea to tweak and adapt some of your existing family traditions to try and relieve some of the pressure to do things as you have always done them.
Create a safe environment in your home
Keep decorations simple and avoid using candles. Make sure there is plenty of space in your home for someone to assist your loved one, if needed. Keep aisles and walking spaces clear and plan where your loved one will sit at dinner to best engage in conversation and make an easy exit.
Plan somewhere quiet or have a quiet room
Make one place in your home a quiet room specifically for your loved one to escape to for some ‘time out’ if things get too loud. This can give them a place of security in chaos and provide them with confidence, knowing they have a quiet room waiting, if needed.
Include your loved one in holiday preparations and celebrations
It’s the holidays for your loved one too, so include them by inviting them to decorate cookies, wrap gifts or sing a Christmas carol they remember. In later stages of the disease, a gentle touch or kind word is a great way to let them know they are acknowledged and involved. Remember to take lots of photographs to preserve everyone’s memories of happy family times!
The best gift doesn’t need to cost money
It can be very difficult to know what to buy a person with dementia, although there are some fantastic gifts on the market such as a Day Clock, Talking Photo Album and Reminiscence Picture Books. But sometimes the greatest give you can give is your time. Why not ask family and friends to spend some one-to-one time with the person with dementia?
It’s difficult to give specific advice about how to get through the holiday season with as little fuss as possible because everyone is unique, and the various types and stages of dementia affect behaviour in different ways. You need to consider what’s right for you and your family and what steps you can take to make the most of this special time together.
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What Does a Car Radiator Do? The radiator is a heat exchanger that cools the engine. It has fins that allow air to flow through and remove heat from the inside of the car. The radiator may be made of aluminum or copper, depending on what type of material you prefer to work with.
A car’s radiator is made up of rows of tubes, fins, and header tanks (tanks at both ends). Each tube connects its own outlet pipe to an inlet pipe connected to another tube on an opposite side by way of a thermostat attached to both sides with hoses passing over them so they can expand when hot then contract again when cold thus regulating how much coolant comes in contact with each other as well as its overall speed which helps maintain efficiency during operation; this process continues until all fluids have been cooled down before being recycled back into circulation again–this means there’s no need for re-heating due to excessive heat loss!
The car radiator prevents the engine from overheating by keeping it cool
The car radiator is a heat exchanger, which is a device that transfers heat from one place to another. The radiator fluid in this case is pumped through the engine to absorb heat, then it’s transferred to the radiator where it cools down. This cycle repeats itself until your vehicle’s temperature gauge reaches normal levels.
An important part of this process involves keeping your car’s fluids in good shape by checking them regularly (at least once every 30 days). You should also keep an eye on any leaks or signs of clogging along with other potential problems that could develop over time like corrosion or wear-and-tear damage caused by wear particles grinding away at different surfaces over long periods of time such as when driving at high speeds for long periods every day without taking breaks between trips/rides so there isn’t enough time between uses where all parts can repair themselves before being put under pressure again during another trip/ride – which means they will eventually fail soon after being put under pressure again because they haven’t repaired themselves yet from previous trips/rides which means more wear particles grinding away at those same surfaces causing more damage so eventually these parts will fail badly enough for them not work properly anymore which means more repairs / replacements needed before having access again if even then depending how bad these failures were).
Read also: Tips On How To Fix Car Radiator Leak
How Does a Car Radiator Work?
The radiator is an important part of your vehicle. It helps to keep the engine cool by circulating coolant through its core, where it absorbs heat from the engine and then flows back through hoses to be cooled again in the radiator. The radiator’s core consists of many thin tubes that have been coiled together into a maze-like structure that allows air to flow through them while they carry away heat from inside the car’s engine compartment.
The cooling system in your car is similar to how your body regulates its own temperature: You might feel cold when you go outside on a winter day, but within moments of stepping indoors and taking off some layers, you can warm up again quickly because your body has been conditioned over time to adapt quickly as needed. In addition to keeping things from getting too hot internally – whether inside or outside – cooling systems such as radiators also help prevent overheating problems for engines equipped with turbochargers (which use compressed air rather than just normal ambient pressure).
Your car’s engine creates a lot of heat.
Your car’s engine creates a lot of heat. In fact, it can get so hot that if you’re not careful, you’ll burn yourself on the engine block when changing the oil. This is because an internal combustion engine converts chemical energy into mechanical energy via combustion—and combustion generates heat as well as light and sound.
A typical car engine uses gasoline or diesel fuel to produce power for your vehicle. The fuel goes into the cylinder where it mixes with air before being compressed by the piston (the part of the engine that moves up and down in order to make your car move). When the mixture is compressed, it gets very hot—so hot that if it were allowed to remain in contact with other parts of your car’s inner workings long enough without cooling off first then those parts would melt right away!
So what does all this mean? It means that there needs to be some kind of cooling system involved so everything doesn’t melt down while driving around town every day trying not bump into other cars while editing photos on Instagram at night thinking about how much we love our families but also sometimes hate them.”
In order to control this heat, a cooling system will circulate fluid called coolant through the engine block, where it absorbs heat.
In order to control this heat, a cooling system will circulate fluid called coolant through the engine block, where it absorbs heat. This fluid then travels through a tube that is connected to your radiator. The radiator contains fins that allow for maximum surface area and help transfer more heat from your car’s engine into the air around it.
Coolant is an important part of your car’s cooling system because it helps regulate the temperature of your engine and prevent overheating by absorbing extra heat when needed. If you’re in cold weather conditions without antifreeze in your coolant, you’ll likely have problems keeping things running smoothly under stress (and possibly even freezing!).
The hot coolant is then pumped into a thin metal tank called a radiator, where it cools down.
The hot coolant is then pumped into a thin metal tank called a radiator, where it cools down. The radiator is a metal tank with fins that help dissipate heat by increasing the surface area of the liquid within it. This process allows for more efficient cooling than simply flowing through a pipe or other solid object would allow. The heater core (which lies in front of your engine) creates warm air inside your car as well as providing heating for its occupants. It does this by passing liquid through an internal core made up of tubes and fins; just like in a radiator, these fins increase surface area so that more heat can be transferred from one substance to another (in this case air).
The cooled coolant is then pumped back through the engine, and the cycle continues as long as your engine is running.
The cycle starts when hot coolant is pumped through the engine, where it’s allowed to run through a series of fins. As the coolant circulates and picks up heat from the engine, it’s cooled down in the radiator by air that’s blown across it by your car’s fans. The cooled coolant then flows back into your car’s engine via a return hose, which carries it through another opening called an “inlet.” Meanwhile, another pump can be used to send additional cold water into your radiator from outside sources such as lakes or ponds (or even just an open window). As long as you have enough fuel and electricity—and no leaks!—this cycle continues as long as your car is running.
One way to keep your radiator operating efficiently is to make sure your engine has enough coolant in it.
One way to keep your radiator operating efficiently is to make sure your engine has enough coolant in it.
The cooling system is usually a closed system, meaning it doesn’t take in any outside air until you drive down the road with the windows open. The amount of coolant in the system is vital for its ability to carry away heat from within your car’s engine and transfer it safely into another part of your vehicle, such as through a radiator hose or heater core (if equipped). Coolant level should be checked regularly by someone who knows what they’re doing—your local mechanic will know how best to keep tabs on yours. If you’re not sure if you need more fluid or not, ask them if they’d like a look at your coolant level before making an appointment just so they can check things out themselves and give you some tips on what might be going wrong with your vehicle overall!
In addition: Radiator caps should also be checked regularly because they can become damaged over time through normal wear-and-tear conditions like driving around town during rush hour traffic jams every day when there isn’t really anything else happening anywhere else except maybe some construction work going on somewhere far away from where anyone lives anyway so why would anyone care?
The radiator has two tanks, an upper and lower tank, connected with baffles in between them to prevent coolant from sloshing back and forth within the radiator assembly.
The radiator has two tanks, an upper and lower tank, connected with baffles in between them to prevent coolant from sloshing back and forth within the radiator assembly. The upper tank is filled with water and the lower tank is filled with a mixture of ethylene glycol antifreeze and distilled water.
The cooling system works best when the engine is running at normal operating temperature (around 200°F). As engine coolant flows through the radiator core it absorbs heat from surrounding air so that it can be used again later to help keep your car’s engine running smoothly.
When viewed from the side, the inside of the radiator looks like a series of accordion-style folds whose main function is to increase surface area in order for more efficient cooling.
Another vital part of the cooling system is a thermostat that regulates when coolant flows into or out of the engine block.
Another vital part of the cooling system is a thermostat that regulates when coolant flows into or out of the engine block. The thermostat has an opening that allows coolant to pass through when it’s cold, but as temperatures rise, this flap closes and prevents any additional flow. This allows your engine to reach operating temperature and protects it from freezing up in cold climates. It also prevents coolant from evaporating and helps keep corrosion at bay by maintaining a consistent level of fluid in your radiator.
How Much Is Radiator For a Car?
There are several factors that contribute to the cost of a car radiator. The most significant variable is your vehicle’s make, model, and year. Radiators have changed over the years as car manufacturers have improved their designs to meet more stringent fuel economy standards and emissions requirements. Some older vehicles use radiators made from copper or aluminum; later models utilize plastic tanks instead of metal ones. These differences can lead to higher repair costs if you’re replacing an older style radiator with something newer.
Other factors include whether you choose to buy a new radiator or refurbished one; whether the shop where you purchase it offers any warranties on its products (and what those warranties cover); where exactly in your area this shop is located; how much work needs done on your vehicle before installing the new part(s) into place; whether they need access to special tools or equipment like lifts so they can remove tires easily enough before reaching underneath them with wrenches while still keeping everyone safe should anything fall off accidentally during this process; whether they’ll need extra help outside their normal staff members because there’s no room inside due to lack of space after other repairs had been completed recently beforehand – these last two items could increase labor costs significantly depending on how many tasks go wrong while trying something new just because someone else messed up somewhere else first!
The average cost of a car radiator is $500.
As of this writing, the average cost of a car radiator is $500. That’s not a joke—I’m dead serious, and I can prove it.
How to get a new car radiator?
When you need a new radiator for your car, there are several ways that you can get one. You can buy a new one, refurbished one (like ours), used one from a junk yard or salvage yard, or used one off the internet (which is possible but not recommended). If you’re lucky enough to live near an auto parts store in your area that sells radiators, then feel free to give them a call and see what they have available.
The last option is probably the best option because it’s convenient and easy. The person at the counter will be able to assist you with all of your questions about their products and help guide you toward making an informed decision about which model would be best for what needs it has based on size/weight capacity requirements as well as price range restrictions set forth by budget constraints such as affordability costs per unit quantity amount purchased from suppliers who ship directly from manufacturers overseas rather than having those same manufacturers build custom units locally within proximity distance radius radius radii distances away from this location here now which may or may not include shipping costs depending on whether seller wants profit margin % markup percentage gain profit margin percentage profit margins percentage increase profits gained after taxes paid out after deductions taken out minus credit card processing fees paid by retailer customer base business owners corporations big businesses big corporations multinationals etcetera etcetera
Car radiators can be expensive or cheap
If you need to replace your car’s radiator, the average price is anywhere from $150 to $300. However, the range of prices can be much wider depending on what kind of car you have and where you live.
For example, if you have a small economy car that’s made in America or Japan and uses a common engine design (such as an inline four-cylinder), then the price may be higher than normal because those parts are harder to come by. You could also pay more if you live in a big city with lots of traffic jams—because more cars means more congestion, which leads to hotter engines that run down radiators faster.
A new or refurbished car radiator is important to always have on hand in case you have a break down.
If you have a car radiator emergency, it’s important to realize that there are two different types of radiators: new and refurbished. A new radiator is the best option for when your radiator breaks down, as it will be more durable and last longer in the long run. If your car’s engine overheats and causes damage to either the engine itself or other parts like hoses or belts, then getting a new radiator should be one of your first steps after fixing these issues. However, if you don’t have time or money for a brand new model right now, then buying a refurbished unit might be better than nothing at all!
If you need help finding one locally (or online), just do some research beforehand so that they know what they’re getting into before making any purchases whatsoever–this includes knowing which brands make good products versus those who don’t always live up their promises.”
Signs Of a Faulty Radiator
Signs of a faulty radiator include:
- Overheating. A functioning radiator should keep your car’s engine cool, but if it’s not working properly, you may experience overheating, which can lead to expensive repairs or even engine failure. Check the temperature gauge periodically to make sure it stays in the middle of its range at all times. If it rises above normal levels and/or has trouble dropping back down when you let up on the gas pedal, it’s time for a check-up with an expert mechanic.
- Inaccurate temperature readings in the cabin (if equipped). Your car’s heating system works by drawing hot air from inside the engine compartment through tubes running through its front grill and into ducts connected directly to your vehicle’s heater core—a small unit that distributes warm air throughout your interior for comfort on cold days (and makes those few summer days more bearable as well). If something goes wrong with one component of this process—such as a clog in one of those tubes—then it could cause inaccurate readings in your car’s cabin during colder months when you need heat most urgently; this would be another sign that something needs attention from an expert technician before things get worse!
Radiator cap problems
- Leaking coolant
- Loose radiator cap
- Broken or damaged radiator cap
The radiator fins are thin strips of metal that radiate heat away from the coolant. If the fins get bent, they can block the flow of air and create hotspots. To straighten them, you can use a thin screwdriver to gently push them into place. If your radiator has badly damaged or broken fins, you may need to purchase a replacement radiator instead.
Coolant level is a sign of a faulty radiator:
- Too low. Coolant levels can be too low for several reasons, including the following:
- The cooling system has been drained or neglected for an extended period of time.
- A leak in the cooling system (which may be repaired by checking hoses and connectors). In this case, the coolant level in the reservoir will still be full but there will not be enough coolant circulating through all parts of your engine block to keep it at optimal operating temperature. If you suspect that your engine’s coolant level is too low due to a leaky component in its cooling system, we recommend having it inspected by an expert mechanic as soon as possible; this could prevent further damage to other components or even save you from having to replace them altogether!
A faulty radiator can cause a number of problems, including inefficient cooling and decreased engine performance. If you notice a leak on your car’s radiator, it is important to fix it quickly before any damage occurs. Finding an expert mechanic in your area who can repair or replace the radiator is recommended.
You can fix these problems yourself.
You can fix these problems yourself.
- Use the right tools. When you’re fixing a radiator, you’ll need to have some basic tools on hand, including:
- A screwdriver
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Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with LARC489N and HONR348N.
This course will investigate the sustainable natural and cultural systems of New Zealand through the virtual exploration of historic sites, monumental structures, art and artifact museums, aboriginal settlements, natural wonders, and environmental restorations. You will receive instruction in the practice of field sketching and observations and learn about the sustainable landscapes and best environmental practices of the South and North Islands of New Zealand. We will also investigate the cultural system that evolved from colonization and shapes New Zealand's society today.
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Twitter is an online neighborhood, a social networking web site, exactly where men and women can share their views and thoughts, in the form of tweets, with the planet. Having seen their conventional businesses battered by forces that consist of structural alterations fuelled by the rapid growth of networked digital technologies and cyclical shifts in the economy, mainstream news publishers have intensified efforts to adapt their journalism processes and products.
Sony Xperia XZs is a smartphone with the capability of shooting slow-motion video recordings at 960fps as its main USP. Due to so many enquiries looking for advice and support by people who are setting up their own mobile bike business, we offer unbiased suggestions and the chance to join our growing national network of members/mobile bicycle mechanics.
Deciding what is news has taken on a new kind and operation, and as the technologies evolve, so will the decision as to what news is be impacted and reflected by the customers and disseminators of the latter day personal computer/technological societies we now reside in.
Normally speaking, then, the national news characteristics middle-class and upper middle class blacks who have ‘overcome’ racial, financial and particularly political obstacles, with the much less affluent black much more typically newsworthy as protesters, criminals and victims.
Countrywise, kids are now becoming registered using the Mobile Crucial Records Technique (MVRS), a pilot technology spearheaded by the Uganda Registration Solutions Bureau (URSB). Download your favored mobile net browsers and enjoy fast, straightforward and secure browsing with your Android devices anyplace anytime with ease. | <urn:uuid:53b739de-1103-46d5-bee5-de800ab856f4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.zombietsunamihacks.com/tech-news.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.950462 | 316 | 1.617188 | 2 |
This documentary introduces us to David Datuna a Georgian born artist who left his native country as a child seeking the freedom to express himself that he felt only America could afford him.
A veritable darling of the New York art scene Datuna was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer shortly after the documentary makers had started filming. After much soul searching it was decided they would continue the film which focuses primarily on Datuna’s ‘Portrait of America’ piece which he was working on at the time. Datuna didn’t want to let his family or co-collaborators to know about his diagnosis; citing the need to focus on the work and not wanting to burden them with it during that time. It would have been refreshing to see the filmmakers press Datuna more on this issue; was he protecting his family or protecting his ability to do the work at any cost?
We are shown Datuna in his studio working closely with technologists; wanting to use his unique style combined with new tech Google glass to give each user a unique experience of the history of America and what it means to be an American. Interspersed with anecdotes from his childhood and his life before success we also follow him into treatment rooms and wandering around his local area.
This is a fairly standard format for a documentary but it does give an interesting insight into an artist at work. If Datuna himself were not so engaging it would not have measured up as well as it does. He is funny and playful; at one point ‘borrowing’ a bike off a woman on a bridge just to go on a little joyride. His childlike wonder at life in general and being able to work so freely is apparent in his enthusiasm when speaking of what drives him; his face lights up when he talks about his work.
His piece ‘Portrait of America’ is compelling as a work of art and a historical document. The idea of a piece of art looking back at the viewer raises some interesting questions; being able to interact with the art excites his audience and the filmmakers alike.
Datuna says that you can express something in art you can’t express in words and this is what he tries to do in his pieces. This film is ultimately a portrait of an immigrant who is in love with America, and about how America is in love with itself. Datuna’s ethos is to never give up and his character drives the film to a satisfying conclusion although it is almost a propaganda piece; about the American dream as well about the boy whose father was arrested for listening to Elvis Presley in the old USSR. It could have gone further but is definitely worth a watch. | <urn:uuid:56e5655f-321e-4e75-9b70-d95616fec219> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2015/09/raindance-datuna-portrait-of-america/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.989777 | 547 | 2.078125 | 2 |
Year 5/6 Curriculum
Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043)
- Students explore the structural features of living things found in the forest.
- Students identify how the adaptations of living things in a forest help them to survive.
The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment (ACSSU094)
Students make observations and identify how physical conditions impact the growth and survival of forests species.
Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE083/ ACSHE100)
Students examine the importance of science in managing forests for the future.
The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them (ACHASSK113)
Students explore how environments are managed to address environmental, social/cultural and economic values.
The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond (ACHASSK114)
- Students understand the role of fire and how it behaves in different forest environments.
- Students explore the significance of fire in the management of forests.
Organise and represent data in a range of formats including tables, graphs and large- and small-scale maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions (ACHASSI096 and ACHASSI124)
- Students annotate basic map to locate natural and man-made features of a site. Use compasses and measuring equipment to identify reference points and sense of scale.
Design and Technology
Examine how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability in the design of products, services, and environments for current and future use (ACTDEK019)
- Students identify the ways scientists research forest systems for sustainable forest management.
- Students investigate innovation and technology in forest products.
Investigate food and fibre production and food technologies used in modern and traditional societies (ACTDEK012)
Students explore our daily uses of forest products and how they are produced.
Investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes (ACTDEK013)
- Students investigate forest products, their features and properties.
- Students examine the role forest products can play in sustainable futures. | <urn:uuid:0130bb7f-2b41-4838-a60a-964abf203fef> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.forest-education.com/our-programs/primary-programs/5-6program/year-5-6curriculum/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.904404 | 490 | 3.984375 | 4 |
Israeli virtual fitting room company Zeekit has raised $9 million in a Series A round from several angel investors including industry-leading Israeli technology investors, as well as US media, film and lifestyle investors. The company, which has developed a B2C platform and mobile app that reinvents the way consumers browse, share and shop from their mobile devices, has launched an advanced virtual fitting room for consumers and retailers, which is being unveiled during New York Fashion Week through a partnership with Rebecca Minkoff.
Using the Zeekit app, consumers can now virtually “try on” fashions before buying online or trying on in-store. After uploading a full-body picture, a shopper taps a product they see online, in print or in store and is able to see how it looks and fits on their actual body. The item can then be mixed and matched with fashions from different retailers in their virtual closet, shared with friends or purchased through a link in the app. Retailers and brands can easily incorporate the Zeekit button in their online, mobile and physical stores to give shoppers the ability to try on their entire catalog of products, virtually.
Zeekit, which means chameleon in Hebrew, was founded by Yael Vizel, reserve captain in the Israeli army, Nir Appleboim and Alon Kristal.
Vizel said, "We’re creating a new shopping experience by making both online and in-store shopping fun, social, simple and risk-free. Our first-to-market technology is unlike any other visualization technology that exists in the market."
Zeekit also recently announced a unique partnership with fashion magazine, StyleWatch in which StyleWatch readers can browse and virtually try on 180 pieces from the magazine's 18-page Fall Trend Report. This unique partnership allows StyleWatch to engage more deeply with its readers by allowing them to realistically see how they look in the fashions recommended in the magazine's September issue. Zeekit allows StyleWatch, as well as other fashion blogs and magazines, to connect editorial inspiration and content with e-commerce.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on September 18, 2016
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The life that most of us are living right now is so chaotic and hectic. We get into our everyday routine, run around doing all sorts of errands and simply forget about other things. At the end of a day, we all need some kind of entertainment from time to time, just to make those hard days a little bit easier. To go out and socialize for some of us require too much effort, so staying at home is a thing that many of us choose to do. There are many ways how you can stay at home and have some fun too.
How to have some fun at home?
First of all, you can simply stay at home and just watch TV. These days there are so many different smart TVs that make your watching experience much different. You can watch on the TV your favorite TV shows that you can download from the Internet or you can watch funny cat videos online and do so much more. Though these new TVs usually cost a lot, with overstock promo code for TVs you can buy the best one out for a lower price. You can save so much money and just enjoy a new watching experience!
For others, another way to escape reality and relax a little bit is through gaming. No matter whether you are building beautiful home and creating a family in a virtual world, or shooting some enemies, this is a great way to forget the everyday stuff. To have the best experience and really forget the world around you, you need a good computer for that. Not to only have the best graphics, but also to be able to play all the games you want. With overstock coupon deals for computers, you can buy one that is not only supporting all kinds of gaming systems, but that also has a lot of capacity.
Alone and Bored? Board!
But if you still feel that you need some people around you, just to have a small talk and hang out, the best way to spend time together is through all sorts of games. Invite your friends over, get some snacks and start playing! Board games are not just a lot of fun, but they also help you to learn about other people a lot. There are so many board games that to choose one is just difficult. Use overstock discounts to buy as many as you like. It is good to have a variety to choose from when your friends are over, and with these discounts you can get several games without spending more than you wish.
There is lot of ways how to entertain yourself and to do that is important. People get caught up in their routine and forget how important it is to have fun from time to time. Playing games, socializing – these things are important to help you go through harder times. And if you are not in the mood to play or to talk to people, you can always have fun shopping online with overstock coupons!
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One in four organs donated in B.C. during the first six weeks of 2017 came from people who died of an overdose involving fentanyl.
That eye-popping statistic is from a June 20 Canadian Press report that found that during those weeks there were double the number of organ donations in B.C. compared to the same period in the year before.
The increase in available organs corresponds with a sharp rise in drug-overdose deaths.
In five years, overdose deaths in B.C. have more than quadrupled.
Last year, there were 935 fatal overdoses in B.C. That compares to 518 the year before and to 368 in 2014. (This year, B.C. is on track for more than 1,400 drug-overdose deaths. Between 2001 and 2010, the average number of people who died from drugs each year was 204.)
Speaking in Toronto recently, Dr. Randall Starling, head of heart failure and transplant medicine at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, said the United States has similarly seen organ donations rise as the country has struggled with its own shocking rise in drug-overdose deaths.
“Our perception—and it’s not a proven fact—is there, in part, are more organ donors of otherwise young healthy people that are dying from opioid overdoses,” Starling told CP. “It’s a very, very sad situation, and ironic that horrible epidemic is perhaps helping some people.”
According to a June 5 report by the New York Times, this year the United States is expected to see between 59,000 and 65,000 deaths attributed to drug overdoses.
That article notes that in the 1990s, the U.S. saw fewer than 15,000 fatal overdoses each year.
Canada only began compiling national statistics for drug-overdose deaths earlier this month.
That data suggests there were 2,458 deaths caused by opioids across Canada in 2016. However, the statistics are badly flawed. For example, they do not include Quebec, and numbers for Ontario are actually from 2015. It will therefore be at least several years before Canada has a clearer picture of how the ongoing overdose crisis is playing out across the country. | <urn:uuid:5c4ba5e8-7daa-4cf9-b6da-31413ebd9e0f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.straight.com/life/926451/one-quarter-organs-donated-bc-early-2017-came-people-who-died-fentanyl-overdose | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.973065 | 453 | 2.453125 | 2 |
AMC - ABAP Messaging Channels
ABAP messaging channels (AMC) are a method of communication between ABAP programs using messages. Messages can be exchanged between any AS ABAP programs, including communication between different user sessions and application services. Data objects with specific data types are allowed as messages. Messages that can be sent and received are:
- Text strings
- Byte strings
- Content that can be serialized in accordance with fixed protocols. Helper classes are available for serializations and deserializations.
ABAP messaging channels are implemented as repository objects that can be accessed in sender and receiver programs using an interface-based an class-based programming interface (API). The classes and interfaces of the API use the naming convention CL_AMC_... and IF_AMC_... respectively. .
7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
- Any data object can be sent by being serialized in a suitable way by the sender and deserialized by the receiver. Possible formats include XML or JSON in strings or SAP's own Push Channel Protocol.
- The length of messages that can be sent is currently restricted to approximately 30000 bytes. Character strings are converted to the UTF-8 format.
Messaging Channels as Repository Objects
An ABAP messaging channel defined as a repository object must exist for each AMC communication. ABAP messaging channels can be created in Repository Browser in ABAP Workbench by opening the context menu of a package and choosing Connectivity. Connectivity Browser in Object Navigator provides another means of access. To open Object Navigator for AMCs, use transaction SAMC.
An ABAP messaging channel is identified by its assignment to an application and by its name. The name must start with a forward slash character (/) and is not case-sensitive. The following properties can be defined for an ABAP messaging channel:
- Message type
- TEXT for text strings
- BINARY for byte strings
- PCP for SAP's own Push Channel Protocol (PCP)
- Authorized programs
- Send, which authorizes the program to send AMC messages
- Receive, which authorizes the program to receive AMC messages
- Bind APC WebSocket as Consumer, which authorizes the program (usually the class pool of an APC handler class) to bind its WebSocket connection to an ABAP messaging channel. This makes the APC clients into AMC consumers.
Any violations of the rules defined by these properties for a messaging channel raise exceptions of the class CX_AMC_ERROR in sender and receiver programs.
See the messaging channels /demo_text and /demo_binary of the application DEMO_AMC in the package SABAPDEMOS.
Sending AMC Messages
Before an AMC message can be sent in an authorized program, the factory method CREATE_MESSAGE_PRODUCER of the system class CL_AMC_CHANNEL_MANAGER must be used to create a sender object for a messaging channel from the repository. The application and name of the channel are passed here. The returned reference variable of type IF_AMC_MESSAGE_PRODUCER must be cast to a type-specific interface that contains a method SEND used to send type-appropriate messages. The following interfaces are possible, depending on the type of messaging channel used:
Objects of the class CL_AC_MESSAGE_TYPE_PCP, which implement the interface IF_AC_MESSAGE_TYPE_PCP, can be used to create messages for the Push Channel Protocol.
See Sending AMC Messages.
Receiving AMC Messages
Before an AMC message can be received in an authorized program, the factory method CREATE_MESSAGE_CONSUMER of the system class CL_AMC_CHANNEL_MANAGER must be used to create a consumer for a messaging channel from the repository. The application and name of the channel are passed here. The returned reference variable has the type IF_AMC_MESSAGE_CONSUMER. The consumer methods START_MESSAGE_DELIVERY and STOP_MESSAGE_DELIVERY have two tasks:
- Definition of the AMC receiver phase
- Registration of the receiver objects for messaging channel messages
Once one or more receiver objects have been registered, the statement WAIT FOR MESSAGING CHANNELS can be used to put the program in a wait state where it is ready to receive the messages. If, while the program is waiting, a message is received through a messaging channel for which a receiver object is registered, the associated RECEIVE method is executed and a check is made to see whether a logical condition is true or false. The wait state is persisted as long as the condition is false (but a maximum duration can be configured). In this way, multiple messages can be consumed until a message is received that ends the wait state.
- The methods START_MESSAGE_DELIVERY and STOP_MESSAGE_DELIVERY both cause a database commit.
- It is not possible to receive AMC messages during the update process.
Access to an ABAP messaging channel is controlled by specifying the authorized programs and their activities. When binding an APC WebSocket and when receiving using an APC WebSocket as a Consumer, it is also possible to specify a virus scan profile to be used for the check performed by the virus scan interface (VSI).
AMC - Test and Analysis
AMC messages are both sent and received in AS ABAP, which means that existing test and analysis tools, such as ABAP Debugger, runtime analysis, or performance trace can be used as previously. There is also a special AMC logger:
- The transaction AMC_LOG_ADMIN can be used to switch AMC logging on and off for specific ABAP messaging channels.
- The transaction AMC_LOG_PROCESSING can be used to manage the AMC log entries.
The transaction SMAMC provides an overview of all ABAP messaging channels for which AMC consumers are registered.
For more information about AMC, read the
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The letters to the editor published May 10 made me unbelievably sad. You see, I am one of “them,” one of the millions of children born to immigrant parents.
I was born in Los Angeles. My mother was born in Texas but my father was born in Mexico. Imagine living in a place where there are no jobs, no places to live. People have no idea the unrelenting poverty there is in Mexico. Imagine having to leave, go to another country where you don’t understand the language, where people take advantage of you, just to be able to send a little money back home to the family you terribly miss.
My father came to this country, along with the tide of others who crossed the borders with a few well-rehearsed phrases. “Good morning” said with enough bravado got him to his job in El Paso. He made his way to Sacramento, where he repaired the machinery for a tomato packing plant.
When he married my mother, she stood behind him, made him practice his English, correcting his mistakes. He went to night school, and became a citizen more than 50 years ago. Today he is a respected businessman and property owner with only a slight accent.
I am an American. I have been to Mexico, seen the conditions, the poverty.
When I get home, I much prefer the “Mexican” bread from here to the bread in Mexico. I do not know how to fix Mexico, only to commiserate with people who live in huts with dirt floors and no running water. So here in America, an apartment, albeit with too many people living in it, is an absolute luxury, which few Americans can comprehend.
The letters to the editor speak with venom about “them.” The ones who take their jobs, who pay no taxes, who bilk the system. I am an American; I pay my taxes and grouse about my little paycheck after all the deductions.
So where do you draw the line? Believe me when I tell you that it galls me that there are illegals who live here, refuse to assimilate, living under the radar, paying no taxes, finding a way to get health care, when I have a son who has no health insurance. I get to thinking that if every person paid their fair share, there would be no talk of cutting city services, or reducing the number of teachers in the schools. I pay a pretty penny each April on property taxes. Even though my children are all grown, I do not begrudge the money for schools.
Yes, there are laws. Yes, we need to enforce the laws. And, unfortunately, many of the law-breakers, the ones who seem to flaunt the rules in our faces, are Mexicans. I am here today a proud American citizen, born and raised here because of a man who wanted more for his family. Not a mansion in Beverly Hills, just a clean little apartment with indoor plumbing.
So where do you draw the line? Is there some way to take care of the people who have lived here 20 to 30 years, only working and producing here and not creating any problems? I do not have the answers. Only that it now breaks my heart that we need to close our borders, take care of Americans, make sure we have access to decent health care, police protection, and good schools. It saddens me that people have drawn a line in the sand, between “us” and “them.” Sometimes I am not sure what side of the line I am standing on.
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Violence is identified as a global public health problem with strong effects to mortality pattern of population. Moreover, the cost of violence is high accounted by billions of US dollars for annual health care expenditures in the world (World Health Organization, 2002). According to WHO, almost over 2.6 million young people aged 10-24 die each year because of preventable causes over the world. Violence is one of the leading causes of death with high rates of homicides and suicides among young people, particularly males (World Health Organization, 2015).
School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) or gender-based violence in and around the school settings becomes a global phenomenon which affects millions of children, families, communities, societies and happens in all countries over the world across the cultural, geographic and economic differences (UNESCO, 2015b; UNESCO & UN Women, 2016). It is estimated that over 246 million girls and boys suffer from SRGBV every year (UNESCO and UNGEI, 2014). Viet Nam has committed in the global commitments to end SRGBV. However, the prevalence of students has been experienced all forms of school-related gender-based violence in Viet Nam including physical violence, verbal violence, psychosocial violence, sexual violence and technology-related violence is high among LGBT, male and female students respectively.
Recognizing of the importance of addressing to end SRGBV, this research will be conducted to examine the risk and protective factors, determinant of impacts, coping mechanism as well as prevention strategies to SRGBV among secondary school students in Viet Nam. This research study will use the dataset from the survey entitled School-related Gender-based Violence in Viet Nam conducted by the UNESCO in cooperation with the Viet Nam Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). Multivariate regression analysis will be conducted to test the research questions.
Moderator: Ms. Benjamas Penboon
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Think about how the world’s environmental health could change over the next 100 years if humans do nothing to change our current situation. Research an area of your choice in Environmental Health and make a prediction about the effects such changes could have on humans. For example, if you are interested in the bleaching of the coral reefs you can choose that area to research on. This topic will have many effects on environmental health one may be:
Example Statement: The bleaching of coral reefs is caused by an increase in ocean temperatures and this is causing the coral reefs to die and impacting many species of marine life that use them as shelter.
Now that you have the area you want to explore in environmental health please write 3 paragraphs on the issue and answer the following questions ( A paragraph is at least 5-6 sentences):
1-Explain to the reader what is your topic is and provide a little background on the subject.
2- Is it a threat to environmental health and why? Please use statistics and research to support your statement (make sure to insert any URL’s/websites you get information from)
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A Different Way of Resolving Issues
Couples considering divorce have several options available to them as to how they want to work through the process. One of those options is mediation, a process where the parties come together with a mediator to discuss the divorce and try to reach an agreement. This blog post will provide an overview of the divorce mediation process in Ohio, the benefits of mediation, and how this process can help reduce stress during this difficult time.
The Basics of the Mediation Process
In Ohio, mediation is a process where a couple can sit down with a certified mediator to discuss the terms of their divorce. The mediator ultimately does not make any decisions for the couple; instead, they help facilitate an open discussion so that the couple can come to an agreement about their divorce on their own.
Almost any topic related to divorce can be discussed in mediation, including the following:
Division of assets and debts
Child custody and visitation schedules
Parenting time (also known as "shared parenting" time)
Whether you are considering divorce or have already filed the necessary paperwork, it is important to understand all of your options. Mediation may be a good option if you and your spouse can communicate openly and want to come to an agreement on your own.
How Mediation Works
Mediation sessions typically last two to three hours, although some may be shorter or longer depending on how complex the issues being discussed are or how agreeable you and your spouse are. You and your spouse will likely need to attend several mediation sessions before coming to an agreement on all aspects of your divorce.
In mediation, you will work with a mediator who is trained to help you resolve your divorce without going to court. The mediator will help you identify what needs to be resolved and will facilitate discussion between you and your spouse.
In mediation, you and your spouse have the opportunity to share your perspectives on the issues and brainstorm possible solutions. The mediator will ultimately help you reach an agreement that is acceptable to both of you.
If you and your spouse can come to terms on an agreement during mediation, the mediator will help you craft a settlement agreement that both you and your spouse can sign. Once signed, this settlement agreement is binding, meaning that you cannot go back and change it later. If you and your spouse cannot come to terms on an agreement during mediation, you can still proceed with divorce litigation.
Why Choose Mediation?
There are many benefits to mediation, including:
Often less expensive than going to court.
Takes less time than going to court.
You and your spouse have more control over the outcome of your divorce in mediation.
In mediation, you and your spouse can be creative in coming up with solutions that work best for your family.
The process is confidential; what you and your spouse say in mediation stays in mediation.
Can be used to resolve any issue related to your divorce, including child custody, visitation, support, and division of property.
You can mediate your divorce even if you have already started the divorce process in court.
Work With an Attorney for Mediation
If you are considering mediation for your divorce, you'll want to work with an experienced attorney. Mediation can be very effective in resolving the issues in your divorce, but it's important to have an attorney on your side who will protect your interests. Your attorney can help you negotiate a fair settlement that meets all of your needs.
At Friedman & Mirman Co., L.P.A., our attorneys understand the value of mediation and will work to find a solution that meets our clients' needs. We will work with you to identify your needs and achieve your goals throughout the process.
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New Initiative Seeks To Mitigate Environmental Impact Of Super Bowl In Miami
With next year's Super Bowl in Miami-Dade County expected to draw tens of thousands of tourists to the area, a new project aims to promote sustainability and mitigate the environmental impact of the event.
The 'Ocean to Everglades' initiative, which will begin in the coming months and run through February 2020, will feature beach cleanups, mangrove planting and coral restoration. It also seeks to harness attention on the Super Bowl to create more awareness about challenges facing South Florida’s environment, organizers say.
“Once that final play is over and there’s a winner and the Super Bowl lights get turned off...we want to make sure these environmental issues we’re pushing are long-lasting,” said Eric Eikenberg, the CEO of the Everglades Foundation. The initiative's partners include the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee, Everglades Foundation, Ocean Conservancy and NFL Green.
Next year’s Super Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens will be the 11th in the Miami area, the most of any other city.
Super Bowls rely heavily on energy and release a significant amount of carbon emissions during the game and through the transportation of fans. The 2013 event in New Orleans, for example, released 3.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide.
The Ocean to Everglades project aims to offset environmental degradation by keeping plastic from the game out of the ocean and educating people about the environment through Everglades excursions and fishing trips, said Emily Woglom, executive vice president of the Ocean Conservancy. It will also provide lessons about the environment to schools.
Other projects will include mitigating food waste, recycling building material used for the game and planting new trees.
“When you have big events, there’s costs to that,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis, who joined NFL officials, environmentalists and other elected leaders Monday at Marjory Stoneman Ocean Beach Park for the launch of the project.
Wolgom noted the challenges facing South Florida’s environment, including past algae blooms. The new programs seeks to address such issues and also increase awareness about climate change, said Jack Groh, the director of the NFL Environmental Program.
“Seventy percent or more of people in this country pay attention to sports,” he said. “If you want that 70-plus percent to pay attention to what’s happening on the environmental front, take that message, wrap it around an NFL football and throw a Hail Mary into the endzone.”
The Ocean to Everglades initiative is the latest form of outside environmental assitance to come to Miami-Dade.
Earlier in April, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded the county a $100 million low interest loan to help end a practice of flushing treated sewage offshore.
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Unbelievable Crosswind Takeoffs and Landings videos
Today we will share Unbelievable Crosswind Takeoffs and Landings videos with you
How To Make A Perfect Crosswind Takeoff
Crosswind on takeoff might not seem like that big of a deal, but if you don’t add correction you could end up skipping down, or off, the runway. Without correction, your upwind wing can lift off early, and the wind can send you careening toward the edge of the runway.
Initial Takeoff Roll
When you’re getting ready for takeoff, check out the windsock before you throttle up (there’s at least one visible from the end of each runway at public airports). Then, make sure your ailerons are fully deflected into the wind before you start rolling. When you look at your wings, your ‘up’ aileron needs to be on the same side the wind is coming from. You also need to get ready to use rudder. If the winds are high enough, your plane will want to weathervane into the wind as you start your takeoff roll. By adding enough rudder to keep yourself pointed down the runway, you’ll keep it between the white lines.
Acceleration Down The Runway
As you accelerate down the runway, your ailerons become more effective and you’ll want to slowly reduce them. After all, you don’t want to dig your wingtip into the runway.
So how much do you reduce aileron deflection? Just enough to keep the airplane aligned with the runway centerline. What you’ll find, at least in a moderate crosswind, is that enough aileron deflection will keep you on runway centerline. Obviously it’s not all aileron, there’s rudder involved too, but if you’re keeping your ailerons in during takeoff, you’ll keep it on the centerline as well.
You also want to keep the wings as level as possible while you’re on the ground. If you don’t have enough aileron deflection in, and your upwind wing lifts off first, your plane can start skipping toward the side of the runway.
And that’s not good. Not only will you no longer be on centerline, but the amount of upwind wing exposed to the crosswind also increases. That makes it likely that your downwind wing could strike the runway, or you could go off the side of the runway. On top of that, the side-load stress on your landing gear could damage it.
As you rotate and your nose wheel starts to lift off, you need to hold aileron pressure into the wind, so that the downwind wing and wheel lift off first. By doing that, you’ll prevent side-skipping, and the problems that come with it.
So the preferred takeoff order for a crosswind is: nosewheel first, downwind wheel second, and then upwind wheel last.
If you’re dealing with a significant crosswind, you want to use the same method, but you’ll want to hold the wheels on the ground for a little bit longer before rotating.
By staying on the runway slightly longer, at a slightly higher speed, you’ll have a more definite lift-off. And with more definite lift-off, you’ll also have more positive control of your plane as you add wind correction for the rest of your takeoff.
As you lift-off, you want to slowly reduce your ailerons to keep your wings level. But at the same time, you’ll notice that you immediately start drifting off the side of the runway.
Because you want to climb out on the extended centerline of the runway, you’ll want to turn into the wind, finding a crab angle that keeps you on that extended centerline for your entire climb out.
Once you find the right amount of crab angle to prevent drifting left/right so you can maintain the extended centerline of the runway, you’re set to go. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the fact that you just made a perfect crosswind takeoff.
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Heart disease may soon be detected remotely, thanks to a wearable ultrasound device incorporating an AI-assisted Automatic Heart Diagnosis System to be developed by a team of researchers from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, National Heart Centre Singapore and Kumamoto University in Japan.
Through the novel combination of wireless ultrasound and AI technologies, the device may be applied for the screening of various heart conditions in the early stages as well as treatment monitoring in the later stages.
NP’s research team led by Dr Rajendra Archarya has extensive experience in signal and imaging processing techniques for diagnostic applications in cardiology. The team developed a machine learning system that has the potential to automatically diagnose coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure accurately on electrocardiogram.
The team’s collaboration will also leverage Kumamoto University‘s expertise in the research and development of non-invasive remote ultrasound technology as well as clinical inputs from Associate Professor Tan Ru San, Senior Consultant, and his team from the Department of Cardiology at NHCS.
According to KU’s Faculty of Advanced Science & Technology Associate Professor Makiko Kobayashi, their team has developed flexible ultrasonic sensor technology for 20 years.
“It is a great pleasure that our sensors will commit to explore a new horizon of clinical ultrasound imaging in collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic and National Heart Centre Singapore,” says Tan.
Current Practices of Heart Disease Detection
Typically, a series of tests and evaluations have to be performed by doctors to diagnose heart conditions. In cardiology, ultrasound is a ubiquitous and versatile technique that allows real-time imaging of the heart and blood vessels for assessment of cardiovascular health. The ultrasound probe is placed on the skin overlying the heart or blood vessel of interest during the test, and the signal obtained is transmitted via a wire that attaches the ultrasound probe to the scanner, which processes the signal to produce images.
While the technique is portable, diagnostic information can only be garnered at the time of the scan, which typically lasts 30 to 60 minutes.
How the Wearable Ultrasound Device Works
The team will be developing a wearable ultrasound device prototype that applies wireless patches on the patient to continuously capture ultrasound signals of the patient’s heart and blood vessels, for extended periods of time. These signals will be transmitted to an external reader. The output will then be processed by the AHDS to provide results to clinicians for timely assessment and treatment of their patients. The team claims this device may be helpful during surgery when close monitoring of the patient’s heart condition is critical.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic Principal Clarence Ti says the team plans to deploy the prototype for clinical trials at a community hospital in Singapore.
“At Ngee Ann Polytechnic, we see much potential in tapping AI in different arenas and seek to work with industry partners to co-create innovative solutions that will deliver value to the community. At the same time, we hope that these use cases can be harnessed for our learning and educational purposes. We are thus happy to partner Kumamoto University and National Heart Centre Singapore. Our collaboration is an example of how forming strategic alliances can propel the advancement of digital solutions in healthcare, and strengthen the nexus between academia and industry,” Says Ti.
According to Dr Archarya,the new computer-aided method of remote wearable image-based cardiovascular monitoring, coupled with AHDS for real-time analysis, will remove the need for routine manual interpretation, which may cut down costs significantly.
“Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. With an ageing population, there is an even greater need to find better ways to prevent and manage heart diseases. We are honoured to work with outstanding researchers to break new ground in cardiovascular care. We hope that this innovation will pave the way for improvements in how heart conditions will be detected and treated in Singapore, and on a global scale,” says Archarya.
Associate Professor Tan says this new technology will offer better patient outcomes.
“The use of remote monitoring technology like the AHDS-enabled wearable ultrasound device, which enables instantaneous collection and sending of cardiovascular signals, can potentially complement existing cardiac diagnostic tests and may translate to better patient care,” says Tan.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
There are many opportunities for undergraduates from all disciplines to present their research, scholarly, and creative work including on-campus, statewide and nationally. For some of these opportunities, please visit present your work. There are several ways to present your creative and scholarly work. Each conference or meeting will have their own guidelines that should be followed for each type of presentation: poster display, oral presentation, or creative display.
InDesign and Powerpoint are the best programs to use to create a poster or other visual presentation. Powerpoint is the preferred format if you are printing through the on campus Fast Copy. Remember that all visual presentations (especially posters) must be branded by including a UWRF logo. The templates and instructions listed below are available for your use.
Printing of your poster or other printable artifacts is available on campus, visit Fast Copy. Please give Fast Copy a few weeks to print your poster for the URSCA Fall Gala, as they receive a high volume of poster orders at this time.
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2016 has been declared The International Year of Pulses by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation; at last I have even more reason to shout about lentils, chickpeas and beans.
This year I plan to write at least one post a month about a different legume amongst all of my other ramblings. Being a champion of pulses doesn’t mean that I’m focused on dieting or totally obsessed with healthy eating (you’ll find a few indulgent dishes and cakes amongst the recipes on my blog) I just write about the ingredients and food that I like to eat.
Luckily the pulses, whole grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables that we regularly tuck into are incredibly good for us, it’s almost like a fortuitous accident. I’d better quickly add that I’m certainly not squeaky clean – I happen to love pasta, smoked bacon, Stilton cheese and custard tarts amongst many other delights on the “nutrition guru’s” black list. It may sound very simplistic but, in my view, if your diet is predominantly made up of the unprocessed, slow-to-digest bits there simply isn’t room to fit in too much of the naughtier stuff.
Michael Pollan’s “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” pretty much sums it up.
You could call us a “flexitarian” household (just a poncey way of saying that we have plenty of meals that don’t include meat or fish). Husband Peter and 9 year old Imi don’t even seem to notice whether a meal is vegetarian or not, they’re just as happy eating a chickpea pilaff as a lamb stew, it’s about tasty food. This way of eating happens to be cheaper, means we can afford great quality meat when we do buy it and most importantly to me it’s exciting and varied (Oh, and another added bonus, it’s good for us and the planet too)
I did mean to give you a lentil recipe to celebrate New Year – the Italians believe that each little lentil represents a coin bringing prosperity for the year ahead (Yes, please). Here’s a fab’ rhubarb and lentil curry recipe in any case. It’s just not that often that I have a little film up my sleeve………….
So here’s a quick video of how to throw together some very simple dips to set your pulses racing (sorry that had to happen just once) that I filmed a couple of weeks ago with Rob Wicks of Eat Pictures. You’ll find the recipes below.
Black Bean and Chipotle Dip
Makes 1 medium-sized bowl
Chipotles are smoked jalapeno peppers, traditionally you buy them dried or in adobo, a spicy sauce made up predominantly of tomato and onion. You could easily substitute the Chipotle paste or ketchup that is increasingly available in supermarkets too. No Chipotles at all ? A spoonful of smoked Spanish paprika and a few hot chillis will taste great too.
Here’s a Tex-Mex winner to serve alongside Guacamole, tomato salsa and a few corn chips. Crack open an ice cold bottled beer, slide in the wedge of lime and let the fiesta begin.
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely diced
3 cloves of garlic, finely diced
1 x 400 g tin of black beans or 250 g home cooked beans
2 chipotle chillis in adobo sauce, stalks removed
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tbsp soured cream
Juice of 1 -2 limes
1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander
salt and a few drops of tabasco to taste
Fry the onion in the oil until soft and golden. Now add the garlic to the pan and continue to cook until it smells wonderful.
Put the onion and garlic into a food processor with the beans, the cumin and just half of your Chipotle ( it’s always wise to tread carefully with any chilli). Whizz everything up and add the remaining chilli, soured cream, lime juice and salt by degrees until the dip is balanced.
Stir in most of the coriander, check the seasoning again and up the heat with a dash of Tabasco if you’re feeling fiery.
Serve with a swirl of soured cream and a sprinkling of coriander.
Roasted Pumpkin Hummus
Makes 1 medium-sized bowl.
This makes a very welcome change from the more familiar hummus bi tahini. You could swap the pumpkin for other roasted vegetables too.
600 g peeled and roughly chopped pumpkin (or butternut squash)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 x 400 g tin or 300 g drained, cooked chick peas
2 cloves garlic, crushed
juice of 1 lemon
125ml extra virgin olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Toss the pumpkin in the olive oil and roast at 200 c/ 400 f/ Gas mark 6 for about 40 minutes
Place the chickpeas in a food processor with the garlic, lemon juice and roasted pumpkin. Blend for a moment or two before adding most of the olive oil. Now pulse the mixture, adding more oil and a little seasoning until you have a deliciously creamy paste.
Try adding :
a handful of chopped parsley or coriander
a couple of teaspoons of harissa, swirled through the top.
Cannellini and Beetroot dip
Makes 1 medium-sized bowl
1 x 400 g/14 oz tin of cannellini, haricot or flageolet beans, drained
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
4 tbsp olive oil
juice of 1/2 a lemon
a pinch of salt and pepper
For the beetroot swirl
2 medium sized, cooked beetroots
2 sprigs of fresh dill
1-2 tsps of ground coriander
salt and pepper to taste
Whizz the beans, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and seasoning into a purée in a food processor or with a stick blender and then adjust the seasoning until you are happy. The creamed beans will be subtle but need to be balanced all the same.
Purée the cooked beetroot with the dill and ground coriander. Balance with salt and pepper.
Swirl the beetroot into the bean dip but don’t stir to much, it’s more appetising as a ripple effect.
You’ll find lots more pulse recipes on the official Pulses.Org website here and plenty of other inspiration on my blog – just click on the relevant legume in the ingredients list to the right.
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A project to erect a memorial to William Tipple Smith came to a satisfactory conclusion on Thursday 3rd September 2020. The efforts to achieve this are detailed below.
About 40 family and friends enjoyed the occasion on a glorious spring day. After speeches by Shelly Hancock (NSW Minister for Local Government), Lynette Silver (read it here) and Bill Hamburger, the memorial was unveiled by Bill. (click image to enlarge)
The event received good coverage by the media, both here in Australia, from Brisbane to Adelaide, and also in England in Tipple Smith's birthplace.
The grave is conveniently located next to a roadway so that a plaque describing the significance of the grave can be easily seen. It is now one of Rookwood Cemetery’s historic attractions.
A selection of newspaper reports follows:
Sydney Morning Herald
East Anglian Times
Also an interview with Lynette Silver on BBC Suffolk.
William helped to establish the first iron works in New South Wales and was the first person to discover payable gold in NSW, although never officially recognised. He was originally buried in Devonshire Street Cemetery, but when the cemetery was resumed for the expansion of Central Railway Station his remains were exhumed and relocated to Rookwood Cemetery. His children Mary and Alfred were also exhumed and buried in the same grave. At present his grave is unmarked and his final resting place deserves to be appropriately honoured.
For any alteration to a grave Rookwood Cemetery, permission is required from the owner of the grave, which in this case is William's daughter Jane Tipple Smith. This is not possible because she is deceased, but Rookwood will accept consent from her "rightful heir" which is defined as the eldest child of the eldest child of ..... of Jane.
It took a while to satisfy this requirement but was eventually achieved, and the next stage was to seek finance to pay for the memorial.
Because William was one of the founders of the iron industry in Australia an approach was made to Bluescope Steel using a short video which concentrated on his involvement with the Fitzroy Iron Works. Bill Hamburger, who is interviewed in this video, is a great-great-grandson of William and is the instigator of this campaign. This resulted in a donation of $2000 from Bluescope. Another approach was made to the State government to acknowledge the injustice suffered by William when his claim of finding payable gold was rejected by the Colonial Secretary. A further $2000 donation was received.
Bill Hamburger had just turned 91 and was anxious to see this memorial erected within his lifetime. Accordingly, he underwrote the remaining cost of the memorial so that work on the headstone could commence without delay. However, a GoFundMe campaign, together with a very generous contribution from Rookwood Cemetery, was successful in raising money to reimburse Bill. There is not a lot of choice for the style of the headstone because the grave is in a heritage portion of the cemetery. This is the headstone selected, being sandstone with a marble plate.
There has been some recent publicity in this matter. Firstly Bill was interviewed by Ian "Macca" McNamara on his "Australia All Over" radio program.
Then there was another mention on ABC news which was followed up by an interview with Lynette Silver (author of A Fool's Gold), which was a succinct but comprehensive account of William's story.
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Agriculture has for many decades dominated the economy of the country and contributed more than one-third of gross domestic product (GSS, 2012). The sector’s contribution to GDP also declined from over 40.0 percent in the 1990s to 30.0 percent in the 2000s (ISSER, 2011).
The economy of the Wa West District is mainly agrarian, with 91.6 percent of households engaged in the cultivation of food crops (grains such as millet, sorghum and maize; roots and tubers, particularly yams, and legumes, including groundnuts and beans) (see Table 7.1). Households in the region are also actively engaged in rearing livestock, including cattle and ruminants.
Households in Agriculture
The population of agricultural households in 2010 for the District was 10,524 which accounted for 91.6 percent of the total household of 11,486. For the census, an agricultural household was defined as households with at least, one person engaged in any type of agricultural activity, namely crop farming, tree growing, livestock rearing and fish farming (GSS, 2012).
The definition then identified households in which various agricultural activities were undertaken. Figure 7.1 shows households by agricultural activities. The data show that the District has a total household of 11,486 with a high proportion (91.6%) engaged in agriculture. Among the population engaged in agriculture, 97.2 percent are into crop farming, followed by livestock rearing (69.5%), with only 1.2 percent and 0.1 percent in tree planting and fish farming respectively.
The figure shows that, Wa West District is wholly rural area and has a high proportion of agriculture households. This is basically due to the fact that agriculture is essentially a rural activity.
Wa West economy is typically agrarian with more than 90.0percent of the economically active population working in that sector. The data show that the District has a total household of 11,486 with a high proportion (91.6%) engaged in agricultural activities.
The farming activities (in Table 7.1)are crop farming (97.2%), tree planting (1.2%), livestock rearing (69.5%) and fish farming (0.1%). Tree planting and fish farming are not common agriculture activities among agricultural households in the District.
Table 7.3 shows the distribution of livestock and keepers. The four most dominant livestock reared are chicken, goats, sheep, and cattle. Cattle farming haven average of 17.1 animals per keeper with goats and sheep having an average of 13.0 and13.1 animals per keeper respectively. Chicken has an average animal per keeper of 18.3. However, the least reared animal is turkey with an average of 8.0 birds per keeper.
The Table further indicates that goat rearing (34.1%) is dominant in the District, followed by chicken (27.5%) and sheep rearing (11.6%). The least reared animal is grass-cutter with 0.3 percent.
Goats, guinea fowl and sheep have proportions of 29.4 percent, 10.9 percent and 10.0 percent animals respectively, with the percentages of keepers as 34.0 percent, 8.9 percent and 11.6 percent respectively.
It is important to note that snails and fish farming are not practiced in the District. Interestingly, even though chicken in the District out number that of goats, goat keepers (34.0%) out number chicken keepers (27.5%).
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Sivasagar, earlier known as 'Rangpur' is a historical and magnificent city of Assam. This historical place got its name from the lake situated in the heart of the city, 'Siva Sagar'. It is also called as the 'Ocean of Lord Shiva'. This ravishing place is very famous for the Ahom Kingdom and famed monuments. It is surrounded by the Dehing rainforest, where the Dihing (Brahmaputra) and Lohit rivers meet. It is believed that Sivasagar got its name after 'KalansuGohain' who stayed in a village. It originally existed in the place where the Sivasagar tank is located.
Sivasagar Assembly Constituency: Name & Number
108 is the Assembly Constituency number of Sivasagar. It is among the 126 Assam Legislative Assembly Constituencies. The Jorhat Lok Sabha Constituency also incorporates it.
Sivasagar Assembly Constituency is a part of the Jorhat Lok Sabha Constituency. Here, seats are not prearranged for the reserved categories.
The Sivasagar district is one of the 34 districts and one of Assam's cleanest conurbations. The Administrative Headquarters of this district is Sibsagar city itself. This district is enveloped by the mighty river Brahmaputra to its north, 'Land of Warriors Zunheboto' Nagaland to the south, The permanent settlement of the first Ahom King Chaolung Sukaphaa, Charaideo to the east and the river Jhansi to the west.
Industry Hub in Sivasagar
Sivasagar is the owner of three significant primary industries. They are - The oil industry, the tea industry, and the tourism industry.
Number of Towns & Inhabited Villages
Sivasagar is the only city, headquartered in the Sivasagar District, Assam. The number of people residing are 50,781 in numbers. There are 138 villages in the Sivasagar circle as per the 2011 Census. The names of some of the towns and their population are - Dicial Dhulia Gaon with 5,092 people, Sala Guria with 4,694 people, JulaGoan with 3,888 people, Gohain Gaon 2,463 population and DimowMukh with 2,337 people.
In the 2016 Assam Assembly Election, the Sivasagar Constituency had 1,38,224 voters. Among them, the total number of voter turnout is 1,13,153. Then, the candidate from the Indian National Congress candidate Pranab Kumar Gogoi won with 48,584 votes. Surabhi Rajkonwar of Bharatiya Janata Party secured 48,042 votes.
Total Population of Sivasagar
According to the 2011 Census, the total population of Sivasagar is 11,51,050, out of which the male population is 5,89,216, and the female population is 5,61,834. About 210 families lived on the footpath or without any roof in this district. The total population of homeless people was 786, which is approx 0.07% of the total population. The number of literate people in Sivasagar is 8,13,505. Out of this, 4,44,767 are male, and 3,68,738 are female. According to Census, of the total population, 1,10,096 lives in the urban area, of which 52,166 are females and 57,930 are males. The population in the rural area constitutes 10,40,954 of which 5,31,286 are male, and 5,09,668 are female.
Total Population 2011 Census
Households under the Sivasagar Municipal Board have access to tap water supply. Rural areas use wells and hand pumps for their daily water needs.
Municipality Reach The Area
Sivasagar Town Committee provides the basic civic amenities such as water and the provision of drainage in Sivasagar.
Demography in The Constituency
The 2011 Census noted diversified religions in Sivasagar. These are Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains. Hindus are the dominant population with a total number of 10,07,277, that is 87.51%. The number of Muslims is 95,553, which is 8.30%, the number of Christians is 33,147, and the population of Buddhists is 3,953.
Caste & Tribes in Sivasagar Constituency
According to the 2011 Census, the number of Scheduled Castes (SC) residing in Sivasagar is 42,347, of which 21,568 are male, and 20,779 are female. The number of Scheduled Tribes (ST) is 49,039, of which 24,989 are male and 24,050 are female.
Top Cities in Sivasagar Constituency
|Main Cities of Sivasagar|
Amguri, Borhat, Moranhat, Nazira, and Simaluguri
According to India's Election Commission, Sivasagar has 1,13,153 voters and out of these, 57,699 are male, and 55,454 are female.
The sex ratio of Sivasagar, according to the 2011 Census, is 954 females per 1000 males.
Age Group Distribution
According to the Census 2011, 1,39,380 are the number of children between the age of 0-6. Out of this population, 4,44,767 are boys, and 3,68,738 are girls.
Polling Percentage Last Three Assembly Elections
Poll Percentage ( of all votes)
Promod Gogoi (CPI)
47.88% (32,633 votes)
Pranab Gogoi (INC)
41.18% (30,919 votes)
Pranab Gogoi (INC)
Pranab Gogoi (INC)
51.41% (48,941 votes)
Pranab Gogoi (INC)
42.87% (48,584 votes)
The graph given below shows that the winning party for the year 2014 has been the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the winner of the year 2016 and 2019 was the Indian National Congress.
Result Of Last Five Assembly Elections
Here is the last five elections result
- In the 1996 Assembly Election, Promod Gogoi from the Communist Party of India (CPI) won the seat with 32,633 votes.
- The Indian National Congress (INC) candidate Pranab Gogoi was the runner up with 30,055 votes. He lost by 2,578 votes.
- In 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016 Assembly Elections, Pranab Gogoi, the Indian National Congress candidate, won the seat by securing 30,919, 33,322, 48,941 and 48,584 votes, respectively.
Political Parties Percentage Vote Share in Election 2016
The percentage share of votes of the Indian National Congress was 42.87%. The percentage of the runner up, Bharatiya Janata Party, was 42.39%. India's independent candidates and Communist Party of India accounted 8.99% and 1.92% respectively.
Participant Candidates & Their Result Election 2016
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Magnus Thor Torfason, professor of Harvard Business School, and colleagues have made an interesting study on tipping and corruption, published in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science (for a larger image click on this link). They found that countries in which tipping is common are more corrupt than others, according to the Corruptions Perceptions Index (CPI). The raw correlation is a whopping 0.6, but since other factors affect corruption these must be controlled for in order to see if there is some new unique effect linked to tipping. So they controlled for other relevant factors, namely Individualism Index, Power Distance Index, GDP per capita, income inequality, homicide rates, civil liberty restrictions, highest marginal tax rate, minimum wage and public funding of health care. When all these are taken into account there is still a unique influence linked to tipping, about half the size of GDP per capita (which btw is a rough proxy of intelligence which for some reason wasn’t included).
Two Kinds of Tipping
So what lies behind this mysterious tipping effect? Torfason’s hypothesis is that it has to do with temporal focus. It’s tipping in order to influence future behavior that he thinks is linked to corruption. Not all tipping has this temporal focus; some people will tip simply as a way of saying thanks. It’s the others, those who tip in an attempt to manipulate the person they tip, that are thinking in the same way as a corrupt person and that supposedly makes up the link between tipping and corruption.
In order to test this hypothesis Torfason & Co made secondary study comparing two countries equal in the prevalence of tipping but very different in levels of corruption – Canada and India. The participants were asked to rate how much they agreed or disagreed with statements like “I want to motivate this person to give me good service in the future.” Agreeing with this statement would obviously indicate a temporal focus on future events. They then filled in a bribery attitude measure form, judging actions like for instance whether it’s ok to bribe a policeman to avoid getting a traffic ticket.
The result clearly indicated that Indians were thinking about tipping with a temporal focus on future rewards to larger extent than the Canadians, and at the same time they were more accepting of corruption. The researchers also also crunched the numbers to ensure that the temporal focus did in fact mediate the link between tipping and attitude to corruption.
Further exploring this issue Torfason writes,
If cross-cultural differences in attitudes toward bribery are driven by temporal focus, it seems reasonable to assume that differences in temporal focus, at the individual level, will relate to bribery attitudes in the same way, even for citizens of the same country.”
To test this idea, a third study was conducted, this time using only American participants. Unfortunately, Torfason didn’t just measure temporal focus and attitude to corruption, instead he primed the participants by letting half read an article titled ‘‘Basic Tips on Tipping: Encouraging Good Service’’ and the other half an article titled “Basic Tips on Tipping: Rewarding Good Service.” I’m not sure why they did this. Perhaps they were afraid of getting to little variance from a rather small convenience sample, or maybe it was the political implications – after all, priming conceals the whole issue of whether this temporal focus (read manipulation) is a matter of personality or not. Since all known personality traits are highly inheritable, such a result would leave no doubt that Indians are inherently more manipulative than Canadians.
Corruption Is Caused by Something Much Worse than Low Intelligence
Still, even if Torfason doesn’t want to spell it out, it’s pretty obvious that this is at least in part a matter of personality. Because tipping someone in the hope that they in the future will behave in a certain manner that benefits you is by definition a form of manipulation. And manipulative behavior is an aspect of Machiavellism, a well-documented personality trait characterized by manipulative and exploitive interpersonal behavior.
Although more research is needed, this certainly adds a piece to the puzzle of personality and corruption that I’ve been discussing in a previous post. In that post I found modest correlations between nation-level corruption and Extraversion, Neuroticism and Psychoticism. These correlations suggests that the corrupt person is not just someone with low intelligence who fails to understand the long-term gains of avoiding corruption, a theory proposed by German economist Niklas Potrafke. Torfason adds further evidence linking corruption to Psychoticism, or one of its aspects, Machiavellism, a trait that along with Psychopathy and Narcissism make up the so-called Dark Triad of traits often found in criminals. Far from Potrafkes image of the corrupt person as a pretty harmless person who doesn’t quite understand what he’s doing, Torfason’s research suggests a much more sinister and calculating person.
Torfason’s – unwanted? – discovery is for that reason more in line with hbd* chick’s theory of how high corruption levels are linked to clan-based societies. In these societies evolution has favored those with gene variants for familial altruism, creating an overly friendly attitude to relatives and an equally hostile attitude towards outsiders. This hostility, Torfason’s study suggests, goes beyond being wary of strangers or putting your own children before others. It takes the form of manipulative behavior towards outsiders. And the government is one such outsider which then explains corruption.
What Can Be Done About It?
You rarely encounter research of this kind so I can understand that Torfason is cautious, kudos to him for even going there. I’ve always liked India and I think it has loads of potential. The country actually scores higher than many other countries on Openness and Agreeableness suggesting that they have the capacity to change. But having an accumulation of anti-social traits in your population is not a joke. If India and other countries with this problem want to change, they need to face reality in order to find the solutions. There are ways of reducing genes for familial altruism, anti-social behavior or any other behavioral traits. Sadly, the PC establishment will stigmatize anyone who tries to discuss this issue, since mentioning genetic differences between peoples is Nazism, and all you really have to do is give children books to read, right? It seems the people calling themselves progressive today represent the worst kind of conservatism – the let’s-not-change-anything-that-hurts-my-feelings variety.
Extraversion, Still Relevant
That’s not to say that anti-social traits are the only possible link to tribalism and corruption. I’m still holding on to my Extraversion hypothesis, given how obviously very introverted countries like Finland and Japan have so little corruption, and, as I mentioned in my previous post, Extraversion correlates some -0.30 with corruption in Western Europe. It’s also worth mentioning that people who are overly honest and open towards strangers, tend to have Asperger-like personalities, which are characterized among other things by a very strong introversion. And anyone who has been a student has probably noticed how enthusiastic highly extraverted people are about the tribal rituals of student life, initiations and the like. Hopefully there will be some research on this too sometime in the future.
(As a fun fact, the combination of tribalism, inbreeding and anti-social attitudes is nothing new. It has been described in popular culture many times. In American films, such as for instance Deliverance (1972) featuring Burt Reynolds, the isolated inhabitants of the Appalachians are often depicted as inbred and possessing a mind-boggling cruelty towards strangers. For some reason it’s ok to exaggerate and make fun of that, probably because they’re white. But it seems political correctness draws the line somewhere between the Appalachians and Morocco.) | <urn:uuid:f39f4a71-fb7b-4bbe-861f-6f1a584370a7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://staffanspersonalityblog.wordpress.com/tag/social-psychology-and-personality-science/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.956209 | 1,659 | 2.359375 | 2 |
THE charred ruins of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct still remains abandoned over two years after George Floyd’s death.
It was at that site where former MPD police officer, Derek Chauvin worked before his firing on May 26, 2020, just one day after Floyd died under his knee.
Protestors took to the street in the days after Floyd’s death, looting stores and setting businesses ablaze. MPD officers at the Third Precinct were told to empty their desks and lockers.
On the night of May 28, 2020, nearly 2,000 people gathered at the vicinity of the building and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey gave the order for police to evacuate the precinct.
“Death to one of our officers or the general public, that was not a consequence I could have on my watch,” Frey told Fox 9.
The building was set ablaze and looted. To this day, it remains fenced off and boarded up. Only four people were indicted in connection to the burning of the precinct, according to the District of Minnesota US Attorney’s Office.
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Community members held a meeting, asking residents if they wanted to see the Third Precinct rebuilt as a new police station, however, 75 percent of neighbors said no.
The neighbors who denied the request said it was because rebuilding would glorify the history of what happened that night.
“It’s such a painful wound over there,” said Ingrid Rasmussen, the lead pastor at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
“That building has sat completely still for two years. It’s been surrounded by barbed wire.”
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Rasmussen told WCCO “it’s hard to imagine a way forward” given the “communal trauma” that happened at that location.
However, Anne Jones, one of the 25 percent who voted to bring police back to the site, argued that the building is centrally located in the precinct and the residents need services nearby.
But she said she didn’t want policing in the precinct to go back to what it once was.
“I think we could reintroduce public safety to this community in a way that could be positive and constructive,” she said.
Neighbors have suggested making the site a job and financial training center, affordable housing, or used as public land.
Plans are still up in the air about what the site will be used for, according to the city of Minneapolis but they hope to collaborate with the community.
Chauvin was sentenced to 22-and-a-half years in prison. He was given credit for the time he served.
The former cop spoke to the court briefly before his monumental sentencing.
"At this time due to some additional legal matters at hand I'm not able to give a full statement at this time, but very briefly though I want to send my condolences to the Floyd family," Chauvin said at the time.
"There's going to be some other information in the future that would be of interest and I hope things will give you some peace of mind."
Chauvin's mom, Carolyn Pawlenty, also spoke, telling the judge "my son is a good man."
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Members of Floyd's family also spoke in court, including his seven-year-old daughter, Gianna, who issued a statement in a pre-recorded video.
"I miss you and I love you," she said.
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Working from home has become the norm for many people. Whether you use your home office for five days a week or one, there are some basic things that are required. To ensure your working from home experience is comfortable and productive, it is important to spend time setting it up correctly and review as you go. To begin planning, let’s look at the most important factors for a great home office:
Choosing the Space
If your space is limited, you may need to get creative. You may not have a purpose built space for an office but many areas can be adapted to meet your needs. If you are spending a lot of time in your home office, you might prefer a better view and more room. Identify space that is infrequently used, such as a guest room or dining area. Choosing a space where you have some privacy is important and if you have children, inform them of your new working space and what that means.
Plan What You Need
Plan ahead for all the things that you’ll need to work comfortably and efficiently in your home office and keep your project within budget. Start with proper temperature control and lighting. Have enough access to powerpoints for all the electronics you need. Have a phone charger in a position that allows you to be on the phone while charging in an ergonomic position. Your desk chair will be moving around in the space, so flooring should be a hard surface, at least near the desk. If you’re fortunate to have a window nearby, select window coverings that will allow you to control the light in your area. If you don’t have windows, then you will need to come up with good lighting sources for your area and some nice photos to look at.
Probably the most important piece of furniture you’ll have is a desk or work surface. Whether you use a purpose-built desk or the dining table, it should be large enough and the right height to allow you to comfortably complete your work.
It’s extremely important to have proper lighting in a home office. To reduce eye strain, have lighting installed over your reading area, on the computer, and behind you so that there’s no reflection off the computer monitor. Place the computer monitor at a comfortable distance from your chair so that you don’t need to squint or use reading glasses to read the screen. By reducing eye strain, your work will become more comfortable and safe.
Less Is More
Of course, you want everything you’ll need at hand, but you’d be surprised what you can live without. Clutter is very distracting and reduces efficiency, so start minimal and as you need a new item add it to your station, instead of being fully stocked with the stationery you never use. When your schedule, your routine, and your workspace are organised, you’ll work better.
If your storage space is limited in your designated home office, find a place in another area of your home for items and supplies that you use less frequently. Include power surge protectors to protect your computer and information from electrical power outages. Make sure you store your backup disks in a different part of the home.
Add personal touches and colour to make the space more inviting. Select a decorating style and add patterns, window treatments, and furniture to express that style. You can even use this space to escape to some style you’d not want for your whole home, but love anyway. Be sure to include on the wall or deskspace either artwork or photos that you love. By planning your home office space, getting it organised, and decorating it to express who you are, you’ll enjoy it more. Your work will be better, you’ll appreciate being at home, and you’ll have the perfect place to work: your home. | <urn:uuid:f326d768-efe7-44e9-83e8-4cc81e97817a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://activeandthriving.com.au/setting-up-your-home-office-for-success/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.95124 | 799 | 1.546875 | 2 |
The betting world has grown so much that it is not necessary to be a
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What is earning on bets
Earning is a stable profit over a long distance. Betting involves risk. In theory, it is possible to go in the black and call it earnings. But there are no risk-free bets, sooner or later there will be defeats. This does not allow us to talk about confidence and any guarantees. In a normal job, we receive a salary. You can say that bets allow you to earn money in the following cases:
The profit is significant for you
Each person has their own understanding of a sufficient level of earnings. For someone, a profit of 10% will seem insignificant, and for someone any earnings will be an excellent result.
Plus it turns out for a long period of time.
If you won 100 rubles in one month, having lost 1000 before, this is not earnings.
Is it possible to make money on sports betting There are verification sites on the web where forecasters confirm the statistics of bets made. Analysis of these statistics shows that it is possible to get a stable profit on bets.
It is difficult to get confirmation that these forecasters live only at the expense of bets. Few people will want to cover this part of their activities.
How to make money on betting:
- Is it really possible to make money on betting: instructions for beginners and the truth about bookmakers
- Minimizing losses
- The first condition for earning is risk minimization. Most players lose more often than they win. The desire to earn as quickly as possible and cover the losses of previous bets affects.
The financial strategy of betting in a bookmaker’s office will protect the gaming bank. There are many bankroll management systems. When betting according to a certain scheme, the main thing is discipline and following your own plan.
One of the most popular is the Kelly criterion:
Kelly’s strategy in sports betting: description, calculation formula and examples for beginners
Investment or big win
Before starting the betting game, decide on the goals. If you bet for fun, risk small amounts. For example, money that you can spend on going to the cinema, cafes or other places.
If the goal is to hit the jackpot, you need to be aware of the risks. A profit several times higher than the bet amount is possible only at high coefficients. Such a game cannot bring stable earnings. It’s like a lottery.
If you want to make money on bets, treat the game process as an investment in the long term. This implies tolerance for drawdowns, bank management, and a systematic choice of rates.
Haphazard betting can only lead to defeat. Today you bet on the game of your favorite team, tomorrow on Real Madrid, because he is the favorite, and there is nothing to bet on the day after tomorrow.
Consistency in betting is following a certain strategy and principles of selection of matches and bets.
Choose a strategy after studying it in detail. If you understand the principles and rules, test the system on a virtual account. Only after a successful experience, start playing for your money.
Trading on the stock exchange
You can play on bets not only in bookmakers, but also on exchanges. The difference is that you are competing with other players, not with BC.
There are also differences in the offers for trading. For example, the bets are «against».
The rules of the game on the stock exchange are more complicated than in the BC. But if you want, you can sort them out.
The strategy of earning money on bets based on other people’s forecasts
There are categories of successful players — forecasters and cappers. These people make predictions on verification sites. You can buy them and place a bet with the same coefficient and with a specified percentage of the game pot.
Then you will repeat the capper statistics, getting approximately the same result.
How to become a capper:
How to become a professional capper: who is it, where to start and how to make money with forecasts
Putting according to the forecasts of different cappers it is quite realistic to make a profit. But you need to understand that every forecaster can play in the negative. Also take into account the cost of purchasing subscriptions, possible difficulties with placing bids, cutting accounts in the BC and other nuances.
You can earn money on betting without playing for money. The topic of betting is developing. There is a growing number of media devoted to betting, bloggers appear on Youtube, telegram channels and a huge amount of advertising of bookmakers on television and on the Internet.
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The passion and the spirit that energized Ukraine’s Maidan revolt in 2014 has been reduced to a remnant of temperate embers. Nearing seven years since the uprising began and Ukraine has failed, yet again, to transform itself into a dignity-based and rule-of-law society with the establishment of democratic institutions.
The Maidan era in Ukraine is over. Sadly, but unfortunately typical, another epoch for societal transformation was started, but not completed.
The Maidan was a wished-for revolution that actually wasn’t. The fundamental governing principles of the ancien regime remain. The practice of corruption still prevalent as an accepted way of life, though now even more secret, a new generation of leaders too inexperienced to take hold of and practice democratic power, while the use of fear and threats to manipulate personal behavior all still reign. Ukraine, however, continues to be a “bully” culture where the rule-of-law does not govern over individual human and institutional behavior.
The Maidan was an existential rebellion. At best, it was a revolutionary affirmation of individual dignity and a categorical rejection of the Marxian view of human nature. It was as much a spiritual statement as much as a political one. The dignity of life matters.
That said, Ukraine has failed to apply, for the purposes of societal transformation, the fundamentals of democratic values into a clear road towards a “just society”. This failure must be clearly stated and accepted. Excuses can no longer tolerated by Ukraine’s citizens and its partners in the West.
The time of continual incantation to the Maidan as some mythical mantra to which Ukrainian society aspires must be declared to be over. The time has come for a new, post-Maidan baseline that would be established that would act both as a critique of present government actions and as a basis for judgement of Ukraine’s progress towards establishing a modern functioning democracy.
Ukrainians talk too much. They make promises, with little or no intention to deliver, while at the same time singing its national delusionary tune that “everything will be good”.
There will only be a change in Ukraine when it is forced to provide results that can be measured and that the commitments to its people and to those who choose to invest within its borders are realized. In Ukraine, the situation is not good. Impatience at the lack of change is growing once again towards discontent.
Ukrainians still do not realize that they alone must bear responsibility for their ultimate national and individual fate and that an independent and sovereign country cannot thrive with its hand constantly outstretched to get, yet another, IMF loan.
Since declaring its modern independence in 1991, then experiencing the Orange Revolution and, a decade later, the Maidan, Ukraine continues to be mired in a middle world, psychologically and philosophically handicapped, making it unable to make a firm commitment and sacrifice to establish a viable democracy.
Ukraine remains psychologically chained to its past, tethered by a yet unbroken tradition of serfdom and oppression that perpetuates a continuing lack of societal wide confidence to believe that it can attain the promises democratic rule.
Its mediocre societal leadership continues to illustrate its unwillingness to pay the price for change and its moral corruption prevents it to commit to a path of building a functioning democracy that is inspired by individual dignity, legal justice and the pursuit of individual economic ambition.
Ukraine still does not have an effective governing elite that can define a vision of a democratic Ukraine. No leader has yet defined what a democratic Ukraine would look like and how it would function. Certainly, after all this time, an authentic democratic leader, would declare such a vision, lead an effort to attain societal agreement for such a cause, while proposing a comprehensive plan as to how to reach this goal.
After the tumultuous events of the Maidan and a number of fair elections, Ukraine has yet to put in place a ruling group of politicians, technocrats and effective civic society activists with proven fealty to a sovereign and rules-based democracy which sees its future in Europe. A group that will fight against corrupt authoritarian tendencies and Russian influence.
Ukraine still stubbornly clings to the familiarity and even misplaced comfort of the ancien regime because it is what they know and how they have been conditioned. Change is a source of trepidation when there is a hunger for societal and economic stability and consistency. Though one may not agree with this assessment, nonetheless, Ukraine doesn’t have the mature wherewithal, or the national self-esteem, to make the supposed changes it has promoted to itself and to the world.
Ukraine remains a country of failed promises led by nonsense speaking pretenders, who make promises only to then break them. Two presidents have promised to prosecute the perpetrators of the Maidan, but after nearly seven years this has not yet been done. The legal system is not strong enough to assign responsibility and demand accountability.
The stranglehold of oligarch influence remains because its values system has not been replaced and institutionalized. Stealing, scheming, fraud and the siphoning of money, in business, government and government-led corporations remains the natural condition of practice.
Ukraine does not have the ability, nor the institutional courage, to prosecute its most notorious criminals. It must rely on its Western partners. If they knew how to do it and had the institutional and individual courage, then the greatest act of murder in Ukraine’s modern history would have already been judicially adjudicated.
The strength of Ukraine’s civil society is weak and its ability to pressure for democratic change remains ineffectual. Ukrainian society does not have a strong and sustained moral voice that can daily affect public behavior. Sadly, Ukraine is bereft of moral leaders who enjoy a reputable public standing.
Ukraine still has no ideological-based political parties, which are the foundation blocks of democracies. Parties are personality-based and so open and easily influenced by monied and corrupting interests. The country is still run by the rules of the old politics, even though many faces have been changed in the countries daily discourse.
The justice system remains corrupt. Sustained western efforts constantly being challenged, their suggestions either put off or deliberately undermined. Many proven corrupt judges who had been dismissed have been restored to their positions.
Former President Petro Poroshenko had the opportunity to make transformational changes. He did not. His reasons and excuses no longer matter.
The reasons for Volodymyr Zelensky’s election were only shocking to those who had become personally invested in the pro-Western Poroshenko regime. Still, the best answer for Zelensky ‘s massive electoral win over Poroshenko was uttered by a flower seller in Kyiv just before the election, “He had his chance to make changes. He didn’t. Next.”
Now, with over a year in power, the second president elected after the Maidan has also failed in changing the fundamentals. In addition to the above, Zelensky has, as promised, failed to recruit and empower members of the Maidan generation into his government.
Even when appointed in his initial attempt to form a government, he failed to protect effective reformers. As one ex-minister recently said, “In Ukraine, excellence is punished and it seems that the way to lose your job is to succeed in applying reforms in your department.” The Zelensky administration continues to support a “zeitgeist of mediocrity”.
Zelensky has failed to stand up to the internal pressure within his government from the brokers of the past. A number of prominent ministers who served in his administration have said that the president continually fails to recognize the mendacity of how Russian interests are promulgated by their Ukrainian partners in an attempt to influence his government.
“Reform” efforts will be constantly stymied if he continues to fail to recognize that Ukraine has entrenched “enemies” from within and that if they are not publically identified, isolated and confronted, Ukraine will not be able to assert its political, economic and societal sovereignty.
But perhaps most unfortunately, Zelensky has failed to articulate a democratic vision of how a Ukrainian democratic society would actually look like and what would be the actual benefits of establishing a democratic society.
Though Zelensky’s electoral rhetoric convinced the citizenry to hope for some semblance of democracy, there is still no idealistically inspired vision that dominates the political discussion as to how Ukrainian society should transform itself and no established viable plan as to what has to be done to achieve this democratic vision.
That said, there is grave doubt that this can actually occur because very few actually know what it means and what it takes to build a rules-based democracy. There remains an intellectual, moral and a knowledge-based deficit that would inform this quest.
Is Ukraine solely to blame for its present predicament? Honestly? Yes. Nonetheless, it must also be asked: in what way have Ukraine’s Western partners failed to influence Ukraine?
The period after the Maidan offered Ukraine a historic opportunity at democratic nation-building. The exciting talk of reform, at least in its rhetorical form, in the immediate aftermath of the rebellion has proven to be hallow and the leading assumptions that would establish the direction of work for changing Ukraine proved to be wrong.
Ukraine was not in need of reform. Rather, it needed to focus on transformation. This meant “making better” what already existed. The country needed to have the ground of its political and social polity seeded deeply with democratic values that would have a chance to develop into democratic fruit.
Ukraine needed these values to be injected into the genes of its society for it would only then have the power to be transformed, meaning that the very nature of the country would have become different. If the authentic seeds of democratic values had taken root within the country’s major institutions, then they would have fundamentally altered the nature and appearance of Ukrainian society.
Talk of reform, rather than transformation, brought no sustainable or fundamental change. The belief that individual reformers could make fundamental inroads in the quest for “reform” also proved to be a misplaced tactic. It is too easy for the entrenched system to quash individual efforts, to intimidate individual ministers, thus thwarting change efforts.
The focus should have been more “institutional”, particularly on key ministries like the prosecutor general’s office and the justice ministry and its high echelon leaders. If wholesale cultural changes would have been established, a proven case would have been made that change was actually possible and that entrenched, and still Soviet-minded bureaucracies could indeed be made to heed to a democratic direction. A determined reduction of ministry personnel would have signaled an intention to change the form of governance.
The failure to organize and nourish an effective grassroots civil society movement also was a missed opportunity. The existence of non-governmental watchdogs, who could put on sustained pressure on the government was also a road to have been best taken. This lack of non-political opposition was a weapon that should have been more developed.
The lack of effort in pressuring political forces to become ideologically, rather than personality-based, has resulted in a continued deficiency in the country’s political culture. Without ideological political parties being forced to be accountable to electors, a sound and stable political environment cannot be established.
Though a new reform generation had ascended to political power after Zelensky’s election, they did not, and could not, exercise independent decision making because of immense pressure from the head of the presidential administration. The majority of the members of the Oleksiy Honcharuk government were soon replaced. Not because they weren’t reformers, but rather because the people were losing confidence in the government.
Simply put, the wrong people were chosen. Recruitment and the proper vetting of ministers and high-level officials remains inadequate.
Those that were originally chosen, and those that followed, speak of being morbidly frustrated and with a deep sense of melancholy at the slow pace of change and for not being allowed to implement promised changes.
In numerous personal discussions with representatives of the democratic-inspired Maidan generation, they spoke of fear to their persons. Ukraine remains a “fear society”.
Those that served in government spoke of the president’s unwillingness or inability to protect them from revanchists or to provide them with public support when they were publically attacked and their reputations maligned. Those unafraid of being intimidated were frustrated by the president’s inability to pursue a course for sustained institution building.
More simply said – they could not trust the president.
By March of this year, it became clear that that the best and the brightest of Ukraine’s political elite would find no places in any future Zelensky government. Zelensky is attempting to govern and change Ukraine without the support of the cream of the Maidan generation. This begs the question: can, or will he, be able to govern to the end of his term?
Zelensky is unaware that without a massive effort to consolidate democratically inspired impulses into Ukraine’s governance that latent authoritarian-inspired forces will continue to stymie Ukraine’s quest for a rules-based government. The president has not shown any evidence that he appreciates the mendacity of these forces and that they just might successfully thwart the country’s democratic and free-market development.
This scenario will continue to be played out as long as there is an absence of a justice-based vision for Ukraine that is borne out of a mentality of uncompromised Ukrainian independence and sovereignty.
Will this situation change? Not likely.
In the present circumstances, to continue to believe in Ukraine’s “change” and in the fulfilment of its “potential” is a perpetuation of a wishful myth peddled mostly by in-country Western cheerleaders. This must stop, but likely won’t because it would be an admission of failure to have affected transformative change.
Of course, changes have occurred, but they have been peripheral and minuscule as opposed to transformative. There are no signs of fundamental transformative change happening in Ukraine. This hoped-for narrative has effectively been extinguished. If anything, political mediocrities will dominate political life for the foreseeable future.
Ukraine’s Western partners must stop taking Ukrainians at their word. They must demand measurable results. The truth is that Ukrainians will promise and say what they will to ensure a revenue stream, whether in government or in business.
The stubborn reality is that Ukrainians will change only if they are either forced or put into a situation where they economically will have no choice but to ascend. One need only to examine the country’s behavior and tactics when confronted with the need to obtain IMF monies.
At best, individual ministers will be appointed and then replaced if their performance reflects negatively on the president’s public rating or if they obtain a certain level of success that is contrary to the values of entrenched self-interests.
Where to for Ukraine?
The Zelensky government has run out of reform energy and steam, let alone any attempt to govern towards transformative change. As mentioned above, there is no established “transformation” narrative. This is due to his inexperience in government and his lack of strength to impose his will on his government’s direction. He neither has the aptitude, nor the ability and courage to incorporate the country’s best and brightest into its governing structures.
Zelensky’s administration continues to fail in identifying and attracting the most competent people in the country. His presidency has not escaped being ruled by the mendacity of the mediocre. He presides over the government, but it is no secret that the most powerful man in Ukraine’s government now is the interior minister, Arsen Avakov.
But in what may prove the president’s worst decision to date is the prosecution of his predecessor, former President Poroshenko. This was a deliberately chosen course of “revenge prosecution” and a major mistake because it is hardening opposition to his government, and this, with a politician whose untrustworthy rating hovers around 70%.
Poroshenko is Ukraine’s consummate political Zelig. Zelensky’s prosecution of him will only benefit the political rehabilitation of this man of yesterday, who is clearly on a personal path to rehabilitate his political career.
Any overreaction – a physical display or even errant gunshot – by Avakov could possibly trigger another public revolt. This time though, there will be much shedding of blood for the insurrection will be armed.
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Introduction, Preparation, Outcomes, Read for Wellbeing Download
Activities – Questions, Games, Quotations, Book Week, Literature Circles, Circle Chat Cards, Teaching Character Attributes
It’s not so difficult – you’re probably already Implementing Developmental Bibliotherapy…
Developmental Bibliotherapy occurs when Young People recognize that a change has taken place in their thoughts, feelings, actions or beliefs.
Activities for implementing Developmental Bibliotherapy can take as little as five minutes or can be developed into a unit of work. They are design to encourage the reader to reflect on significant characters or events in a story.
- Well written age appropriate novels (Graphic Novels are OK)
- Trusted adults – Ideally the Classroom Teacher & Teacher Librarian
- Class Time & Commitment
- Each student must have read a suitable book or Graphic Novel.
- Facilitators stimulate discussion & sharing with
individuals &/or groups during the reading stage.
- Followup activities & discussion questions are carefully
designed to promote self reflection.
If possible, take some time to introduce Character Attributes as a class discussion.
Research has demonstrated that character encompasses a multitude of strengths that can be organized into three dimensions:
Interpersonal strengths, like gratitude, enable harmonious relationships with other people;
Intrapersonal strengths, like grit and self-control, enable achievement; and
Intellectual strengths, like curiosity, enable a fertile and free life of the mind.
The Character Attributes you decide to explore will depend somewhat on the age of the group and programs focusing on Developing Character may already be part of a wider school program. Alternatively you can create your own list of attributes to discuss, perhaps even with the assistance of the group. Introduce these ideas gradually with examples if time permits.
Here are a few you could introduce to younger groups:
Gratitude, Courage, Kindness, Generosity, Creativity and Curiosity.
Older groups might look at:
Hope, Optimism, Resilience, Self Efficacy, , Compassion, Empathy, Grit, Self control, Curiosity, Creativity and Generosity.
The VIA Youth posters can be downloaded below.
A program focusing on developmental bibliotherapy, whether delivered formally or informally should produce the following outcomes in the young adult participants:
- Core confidence – Resilience, Optimism, Hope and Self-Efficacy.
- Empathy, Compassion, Discussion, Tolerance, Openness,
- Awareness & Support for those experiencing mental illness themselves or caring for someone with a mental illness.
- Better Mental Health Outcomes by minimizing barriers to Early Intervention
- Stigmas, Stereotypes, Fears associated with Mental Illness.
- Incidents of Aggression & Bullying in classrooms.
- Lives disrupted due to mental illness.
Reading for Wellbeing Booklet 2018
Questions, Questions, Questions
Have a few open ended questions ready for informal conversations.
Print questions onto cards and have students pick one to ponder, discuss, as a basis for a book review or to bring the class together at the end of the lesson.
See Printables section for Questions as a list or in table form for cards.
These questions are designed to be conversation starters (not essay topics) and so there are no wrong answers for any of them. They have been grouped under Characters, Storylines, Author related and Self Reflection. A few Preliminary Questions have been included to break the ice.
Questions are also marked with a subjective “Difficulty” star rating as a guide only to reflect the complexity of the answer you might expect from your readers with .
Circle Chats – IF…
Another Circle Chat idea is to use the IF… set of cards as a discussion starter. See Printables section.
Literary events can be a starting point for Developmental Bibliotherapy if there is an element of self reflection, such as a conversation, about their choice.
Encourage students to get creative with Costumes, Dioramas, Plays, Competitions, Book Trailers, Bookposters, Book Reviews…
Try the Speed Booking Variation.
Download the Instructions below
Use the Weapon of Choice activity to reveal book recommendations.
In the Printables you will find 3 templates to chose from.
Meaningful quotes can help the reader to identify special messages that the author wants to share as well as helping the reader to consider parts of the text that are meaningful for them.
The Bookmark and Tag templates in the Printables section below can be used to record meaningful quotes on the reverse as they come across them.
Use the Weapon of Choice activity in Printables section to reveal favorite quotations. Remember to include Title and Author.
Quotations can be shared, illustrated, voted on.
Note: It does not matter where the quotation is found but it is important for the reader to be able to talk about how the quotation has meaning for them.
Literature Circle programs are an ideal opportunity to incorporate Developmental Bibliotherapy into the Library Reading Program. Students, in groups of four or five members, work through set activities over a number of weeks as they read through the book they have selected.
See the Printables section for an instruction and activity booklet from Darryn Kruse .
Key points for Literature Circles:
- Children choose their own reading materials.
- Small temporary groups are formed, based on book choice.
- Different groups read different books
- Groups meet on a regular predictable schedule.
- Students use written or drawn notes to guide both their reading and discussion.
- Discussion topics come from the students
- Group meetings aim to be open, natural conversations. Often the conversations digress to topics relating to the students or loosely to the books, but should eventually return to the novel.
- The teacher serves as a facilitator, observer, listener and often a fellow reader, alongside the students. The teacher is not an instructor.
- Students are given roles or jobs to complete for each group meeting.
- The teacher should model how students should facilitate each role or job.
- Evaluation is by teacher observation and student self-evaluation and should also include extension projects.
- A spirit of playfulness and fun pervades the room.
- New groups form around new reading choices.
(Daniels, 1994) as cited in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature_circle
It is important that the questions and activities encourage self reflection.
Teaching Character Attributes
Download here or go to the website to learn more.
They are based on Martin Seligman’s 24 Signature Strengths
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The cost of living in a Care Home Solihull care home varies greatly throughout the United Kingdom.
Your treatment cost is determined by where you live, the type of care you need, your savings and assets, and the care home provider.
Knowing the expenses and how much you’ll have to spend will help you make important decisions about your or a loved one’s treatment.
How much can residential and nursing home care cost?
You will have to pay for all the care home expenses yourself, depending on your savings and other assets. A financial evaluation, known as a means test, decides this. Following a needs assessment, the local authority performs a means evaluation.
The means test tests your financial condition to assess how much income and assets you have and how it would impact your care home costs.
The value of your house, private and state pensions, investments, and interest gained on those savings, as well as some benefits, will be reviewed by the local authority.
Depending on where you live in the country, the savings level varies, but you must pay full care home fees if you have more than the upper capital limit.
What is included in the cost of a nursing home?
Care home costs are determined by the type of care you receive and the severity of your needs, in addition to where you live in the United Kingdom. If an individual has dementia, they may take more treatment and support than someone who does not have dementia.
This is why nursing homes are more costly than traditional residential care since nursing homes receive more attention. Learn more about the different forms of treatment provided in care homes by clicking here.
Residents live in care homes 24 hours a day, so care home expenses include lodging, laundry, food, heating, and other utility costs in addition to care costs.
Stop being shocked by care center rates and expenses.
Often check what is covered by the premium when you move into a care home. Hairdressing and toiletries are two items that certain care homes charge extra for.
Knowing all of the costs will help you prepare your budget and avoid surprises on your bill. It will also help you determine which resources you can minimize or add to your own or a loved one’s care plan.
Nursing care is more costly in a care home than residential care. Care homes that specialize in such care types, such as dementia care, typically charge a higher fee.
Depending on where you live, residential and nursing care’s overall cost is also higher or lower.
Who pays for the expenses of a care home?
The amount of fees you will have to pay as a resident is dictated by your financial condition and properties, such as real estate. A self-funder is someone who has to cover all of the expenses themselves.
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2021-2022 USAP Field Season
NASA Long Duration Balloon (LDB) support program
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Supporting Stations: McMurdo Station
The NASA / Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) provides the balloon platform and project oversight for balloon launches out of the facility on the Ross Ice Shelf. This season CSBF plans to launch three large balloons and one hand-held balloon. Launches are scheduled during December and may extend to early January. The "Payloads" consist of the science instruments, command, and control systems with solar or battery power units. The bulk of the data collected is stored on onboard hard drives, with a small amount of data sent by radio telemetry to the science team’s home institution. CSBF coordinates the integration and launch of the test flight hand-launched balloon payload LAURA (Long durAtion evalUation solaR hand lAunch). The goal of LAURA is to test, validate, and raise the technology readiness level (TRL) of CSBF support equipment for future Science flights out of Antarctica and Sweden.
Field Season Overview
Five participants will deploy to McMurdo Station to complete inspections and maintenance on Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) assets at LDB. This work will include repairing the launch vehicle and loader, inspecting the helium stores, retrograding equipment, and recovering SuperTIGER2 flight computers. ASC will deploy the LDB facility manager/implementer to McMurdo Station to support CSBF in completing its season objectives, coordinate and support the planned ASC facility upgrades, and prepare the facility for full return to launch capabilities in the 2022-23 season.
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White Collar crimes are crimes that usually occur in a business setting. They are non-violent crimes that involve money, fraud and dishonesty. The deliberate deception for unlawful gain. Usually, someone who has been charged with this type of crime does not have a criminal history. They are doctors, CEO’s of corporations, bookkeepers, accounts, and payroll clerks, people working in the business world. They are our friends and family members who, for a variety of reasons, make a bad decision to commit a crime. Often, these people don’t view what they are doing as a serious crime. They often are able to justify their actions based on feelings of unfair treatment in their working environment. Or, in some situations, feel that they have not been compensated fairly and without thinking it through, decide to compensate themselves because they believe it is due them.
The Federal Government, District Attorney’s Office and The City Prosecutor’s Office take these types of crimes very seriously. The punishments can be very severe, depending upon the amount of money involved, the number of felony charges and prior “like felonies”. If convicted, you could be looking at up to five years in State Prison and $150,000.00 in fines and restitution. However, if you have prior felony convictions for the same type of crime, both the prison time exposure and the amount of the fine can be increased. This is called an enhancement and is explained in more detail below.
White Collar Crime Enhancements: Also referred to as “Aggravated White Collar Crime enhancements” may be imposed if you are convicted of two or more felonies in the same criminal proceeding. This can mean that there were two or more separate victims or two or more felonies against the same victim on two or more occasions. The enhancement may also be imposed if you have two or more prior convictions for the same or similar crime. This is referred to as “a pattern of like felonies”. The enhancement can increase your prison time by two to five years.
An “enhancement” may be imposed whenever the value of the crime is $100,000.00 or more. If the value is determined to be $500,000.00 or more, an additional term of 2, 3 or 5 years may be added and, the amount of the fine may be doubled.
White-collar crimes such as embezzlement, are very complicated due to the amount of paperwork and the time required to trace multiple transactions, often over a period of years. This can result in numerous transactions being attributed to the accused because the detailed investigation required is not done properly. Because each transaction is considered a separate charge, an aggressive criminal defense attorney will pour over every detail, along with the help of his client, to trace each transaction. This will often times result in multiple charges being dismissed. The prosecution has the burden of proving that each transaction being alleged in the Complaint is a result of the defendant’s actions. There are paper trails that must be followed and explained. This is why it is imperative that anyone being charged with a white-collar crime employs the services of an experienced attorney who knows exactly what is involved in defending such charges.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. crude oil imports increased but exports decreased during the week ending July 29, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.
U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.342 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up 1.178 million b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 3.512 million b/d, down 1.036 million b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.675 million b/d, up 1.7 percent from the same four-week period last year.
During the same period, crude oil exports averaged about 3.711 million b/d, up 36.4 percent year on year.
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Among the biggest questions bordering e-cigs, vaporizers, as well as other pure nicotine items is what are a few of the common Vaping Myths? Several cigarette smokers, perhaps most like those that smoke, hold misunderstandings regarding cigarettes active ingredients that they think will be damaging to their wellness. There is a wide-range of Vaporizing Myths that surround this brand-new product that has taken control of the cigarette market and also are starting to take control of the globe of nicotine substitute. But what truly is the handle E-Cigarettes? Are they actually managed like regular cigarettes? Allow’s take a more detailed check out a few of one of the most typical misconceptions surrounding Vapor cigarettes.
E-Cigarettes are not managed like conventional cigarettes. Many people have this inaccurate belief. E-Cigarettes do not have any hazardous chemicals or other components that are found in standard cigarettes. E-Liquids do not contain any of the unsafe chemicals or active ingredients found in conventional cigarettes and are thought about much safer since they mimic the real flavor and taste of actual cigarette without the harmful active ingredients located in it. Nevertheless, most of these very same usual Evaporating Misconceptions likewise have an underlying basis actually.
A few of one of the most typical Vaporizing Myths that have an underlying basis in fact are that E-Cigarettes do not help people quit cigarette smoking. The truth is E-Cigarettes do assist individuals give up cigarette smoking. E-Cigarettes assist people quit smoking because they reproduce the feel of a cigarette. They’re easy to use, occupy very little room, and cost a whole lot less than typical cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes can even save your money if you quit cigarette smoking.
Another usual Evaporating Misconception is that E-Cigs can aid a person quit their addiction to nicotine. The reality is E-Cigs do not cause nicotine addiction. Nicotine is discovered in all type of foods and also does not come to be habit forming on its own. E cigarettes can nonetheless be incredibly beneficial to a cigarette smoker trying to quit. They can give an additional exceptional resource of pleasure, and significantly lower desires. Juul Keeps Leaking
One of the most significant as well as most usual Vaporizing Myths is that E-Cigs are hazardous to make use of while expectant. The fact is E-Cigs are totally risk-free to make use of while pregnant. E cigarettes do not have any type of hazardous chemicals or toxins, as well as there is no evidence that shows that vapor cigarette smoking while pregnant can hurt the infant. E cigarettes are a fantastic alternate to regular cigarettes.
Possibly the single most usual Vaporizing myth is that E cigarettes are much less hazardous than routine cigarettes. The realities are Electronic cigarettes are just as harmful as routine cigarettes. Vapor cigarettes do have less pure nicotine, but they likewise include small amounts of propylene glycol (a chemical utilized in cosmetics) as well as synthetic flavoring. Propylene glycol is made use of as an accelerant as well as may cause nausea or vomiting as well as lightheadedness. Synthetic flavor is not good for your health, and some may establish breathing problems.
Some individuals believe that because Electronic cigarettes don’t include nicotine, they are much safer to smoke than routine cigarettes. The truth is E-Cigs are just as high-risk to smoke as normal cigarettes. Vapor cigarettes are simply a far better option for people who are attempting to stop the behavior. Many individuals that have successfully quit cigarettes say that their lives have drastically enhanced because they no more smoked. Vapor cigarettes are just another means to take that very first step. Trying to quit cigarettes by not smoking is never a great idea, however if you are a solid willed individual, Vapor cigarettes can aid you do it.
One last usual myth is that Electronic cigarettes are inadequate for aiding people stopped cigarettes. This misconception may be true if the individual trying to quit cigarette smoking is battling mental disorder or if the person attempting to give up cigarettes is suffering from clinical depression. E cigarettes can assist deal with these conditions as well as give some alleviation. However, it must be kept in mind that Vapor cigarettes still include pure nicotine, as well as thus any mental concerns related to nicotine still exist. This does not indicate E-Cigs are ineffective for stopping cigarettes, but recognizing what your body needs as well as how E-Cigs can aid may assist you attain the outcomes you desire. Juul Keeps Leaking | <urn:uuid:56efa831-df7b-407c-a43e-e60df8e44251> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://urban-garlic.com/juul-keeps-leaking-common-vaping-myths | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.955306 | 922 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Airline deregulation caused a profound reshape in the aviation industry. The liberalization of the aviation sector resulted in a favorable environment for the emergence of low-cost carriers (LCCs). Following deregulation, airlines saw many attempts at their business strategies to gain more passengers in the air transportation market. To capture additional market shares of passenger traffic, the business models of LCCs have evolved to mirror the more common business models employed by the traditional legacy airlines. The purpose of this paper was to examine what effect, if any, exists between LCCs’ market share of passenger enplanements at secondary airports and their business models in a multi-airport system in the U.S. between the years of 1997 to 2017. A chi-square test was used to determine if the change in LCCs’ business model was significant, while descriptive analysis, including socioeconomic, demographic, and comparative analyses, was used to explain these changes. The findings of this study suggested that LCCs’ market share of passenger enplanements at U.S secondary airports was significant, partially because of the change in their business models. However, a combination of factors, including an increase in population, employment, and personal incomes, may have contributed to this significant finding.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Dinler, N., & Rankin, W. B. (2018). Assessment of the Evolving Low-Cost Business Model for the Future Importance of U.S. Secondary Airports. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 5(4). https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2018.1267 | <urn:uuid:9d75e67d-9c30-4f1d-b052-a15f19007c16> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://commons.erau.edu/ijaaa/vol5/iss4/5/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.940114 | 365 | 2.21875 | 2 |
Welcome to the ‘Thought for the Week’ column where we will be discussing the subject of Humility. We will be looking at this subject for the next two weeks. I pray that God will speak to you through his Word as we explore this subject in our discussion.
The idea of humility was not popular in the ancient world. Humility to people meant subservience, slavery. Today we have not progressed beyond that same misconception. Most of us are not complimentary of people who are humble. We equate humility with being timid, reticent, retiring, and soft. A humble person is regarded as being easy to persuade or push around.
This is not the biblical view at all. Humility is a grace; it cannot be achieved in our own strength. Humility is given to us by God. It is an outgrowth of our relationship with him.
The writer of Proverbs tells us about humility in the day-to-day affairs of life. “When you remove corrupt men from the king’s court, his reign will be just and fair. Don’t demand an audience with the king as though you were some powerful prince. It is better to wait for an invitation rather than to be sent back to the end of the line, publicly disgraced! Just as it is harmful to eat too much honey, so also it is bad for a person to think about all the honours they deserve! A man without self-control is as defenceless as a city with broken down walls” (Prov. 25:5-7, 27, 28).
This passage closely parallels Luke 14, where Jesus tells us about a man who went to a wedding feast. The first thing that he did was to sit down beside the guest of honour. His action said, “I am more important than others. This is where I belong.” The host has to go over to him and say, “Friend, would you mind moving to the foot of the table?” Jesus said it is better if we sit at the foot of the table and then are invited to come to the place of honour. Why? “For everyone who tries to honour himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be honoured” (Luke 14:11).
There is a humility that is desirable, wise, and not pretentious. Its opposite is the wrong kind of pride. Not all pride is evil. We should take pride in the way we appear to others and in the way we conduct ourselves. However, we should not have a sense of pride that is overbearing and overwhelming to those around us. That is the opposite of the humility that God gives.
Many of us today have a misapplied pride. It is not wrong for us to want to be noticed or to achieve, or to have a deep desire to belong. What is desperately wrong today is that many of us use shabby means of achieving those desires and so cheapen the desire itself.
Everyone wants to get ahead of the next person. Everyone wants to achieve mere than others. Wallace Hamilton once said that if all the automobile drivers in the United States were lined up bumper to bumper along the highway, 95 percent of them would pull out to pass. We are on a merry-go-round of success. We try to achieve something desirable in undesirable ways. We seem to forget that they only way we can truly achieve success is for God to be himself in us. We must let God make us what we cannot be in ourselves.
As we read Proverbs we cannot escape the fact that it has a lot to say about pride, the opposite of true humility. The pointers given there are not for us to use to check up on others, but to check ourselves.
One way pride shows itself is in arrogance. The man in Proverbs 25:5-7 barges into the presence of the king as though he belonged at his right hand, assuming that his importance is significant enough that he can demand a place of great prestige. That’s arrogance.
We also find arrogance in pushiness of pride in the mocker. “Mockers are proud, haughty and arrogant” (Prov.21:24). A mocker disdains everyone else. To him the whole world is wrong and he is right. Everyone else is out of step but him. He has no humility.
Another expression of pride is contention or strife. “Pride leads to arguments, be humble, take advice and become wise” (Prov.13:10). Jesus Christ came to save us from our foolish pride. Yet pride is the most devastating force used by Satan to work against the church. All across the world today he causes contention, strife, and confusion in fellowship of God’s people. Whenever people believe they have had a deeper experience than anyone else, or a more biblical on, their pride causes contentions that sweep across a community and tear down the church of God.
Still another fruit of pride is shame and embarrassment. “Proud people end in shame, but the meek become wise” (Prov. 11:2). Ultimately a proud person is going to be ashamed. He will realise his error and wish to God that he could unravel the web of his life. When he realises what he has done with the life God left in his care, he will weep.
Summarising all of these expression of pride, the Bible tells us that it is sinful. “Pride, lust, and evil actions are all sin” (Prov. 21:4). The list of seven things that God hates (Prov. 6:17) includes pride. In fact, we are told, “Pride disgusts the Lord. Take my word for it, proud men shall be punished” (Prov. 16:5).
Pride’s end is destruction. “Pride goes before destruction and haughtiness before fall” (Prov. 16:18). “Pride ends in destruction; humility ends in honour” (Prov. 18:12). The man who is proud and arrogant, who believes himself to be something he is not, will fall. “So be careful. If you are thinking, ‘Oh, I would never behave like that’- let this be a warning to you. For you too may fall into sin” (1 Corinthians 10:12).
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The hardrock mining lobby often argues that U.S. production of minerals – particularly critical and strategic minerals – suffers relative to other countries due to “burdensome” federal rules and regulations.
The actual market picture provided by mining companies themselves reveals that this is not true. Furthermore, it appears that federal oversight serves as a competitive advantage, not disadvantage.
The Fraser Institute Study
The Fraser Institute- a center-right Canadian think tank – conducts an Annual Survey of Mining Companies. The Fraser Survey is one of the most prominent and comprehensive analyses of the impacts of mining regulation on willingness to invest in mineral exploration. It surveys mining exploration decision-makers from 93 jurisdictions around the world (802 companies in the 2011-2012 edition).
The Fraser Study ranks mining investment destinations based on:
- A comprehensive look at all socio-economic factors/government policies affecting investment decisions called the Policy Potential Index (PPI)
- A ranking considering just mineral wealth and environmental regulation
- A ranking considering just mineral wealth and assuming NO regulation
Policy Potential Index (PPI) Rankings
Nevada ranks 8th. Wyoming is 4th. Utah fell out of the top ten this year, but last year ranked 6th. A handful of other states fall in the low 20s (Michigan, Minnesota, Alaska, and Idaho). Colorado is 33rd.
Jurisdictions within the United States rank very well in large measure because we have stable and transparent democratic institutions, courts that enforce contracts and resolve disputes, and generous mining policies (like the 1872 Mining Law).
States within the United States that tend to fall toward the middle of the PPI rankings do so in part because they have local policies that impose their own processes.
Top Mining Investment Destinations in terms of Mineral Potential and Environmental/Land Use Regulations
In addition to the PPI, Fraser ranked regions for mining investment taking in to account just mineral potential and current environmental regulations/land use restrictions. That is, not considering current infrastructure, political stability, or the labor or other socioeconomic issues that weigh heavily on investment decisions.
Alaska ranks 6th. Nevada is 7th. Wyoming is 12th, while Utah is 15th.
Top Mining Investment Destinations Assuming Mineral Potential and No Regulation
Finally, Fraser surveyed mining companies on investment attractiveness for various jurisdictions assuming “current mineral potential with no regulations in place and assuming [only] industry best practices”.
If it were true that fewer regulations increase a region’s investment attractiveness, then state rankings would rise relative to their aforementioned rankings that include regulations. And because Nevada is the mining state with the most federal land (more than 80%), we would expect it’s ranking to rise most. Instead, the opposite is true: most states lose investment appeal when no regulatory oversight is assumed.
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Chocolate can save the world, or at least part of it.The following story is a testament to that fact. Brazil is facing record unemployment and environmental crisis from deforestation. Brazilians are fighting back with with chocolate! The Aprapixi Nature Preserve is an exceptional example of a successful business venture that improves quality of life and the environment at the same time. The gift of chocolate is truly a divine resource that benefits the world in endless dimensions. Do visit the source site for details on this fascinating story.
“Brazilian grandmother Maria Nobre de Oliveira thinks high-end chocolate will help end the epidemic of deforestation ravaging Amazon communities like hers. Her community of a few dozen residents live in hand-built wooden houses with no electricity or running water in the world’s largest rainforest, more than six hours by river boat from the nearest town in Brazil’s southwestern Amazonas State. Residents in isolated Amazon settlements say they have few opportunities to make a living other than clearing land to raise cattle – part of the reason why Amazon deforestation rates in Brazil shot up 29 percent last year after years of decline. But residents of the reserve have new ally to help them protect the trees – chocolate.
“This is virgin forest,” Oliveira, 62, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation as residents used long poles to knock cocoa beans – the base ingredient for chocolate – from the reserve’s trees. “Some guys came to cut the trees down a while back – but we told them to get lost,” “If we had let them, we wouldn’t have an income source… cocoa helps us protect the forest.” Farmers in the nature reserve work with a local cooperative in Boca do Acre that manages the sale and export of the cocoa. Every minute, forests larger than two football fields are felled in the Amazon, according to the former director of Brazil’s forestry service.Brazilian officials say projects like the cocoa co-op are helping residents make a living from the land while moving away from deforestation.”
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Shares of Retrophin fell 27% after its rare disease drug candidate failed to work better than a placebo in a late-stage clinical study.
Retrophin’s drug for pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration, or PKAN – a genetic and life-threatening neurological disorder – missed primary and secondary goals, or endpoints as they’re known in biotech.
CEO Eric Dube said he’s “very disappointed” in the topline results, “particularly because we have seen the devastating impact of PKAN on patients and their families, and a significant unmet need remains with no approved treatment option.”
Dube added: "We will work closely with the investigators to further analyze the results of the study and share them with the PKAN community to contribute to the growing knowledge of this rare disorder."
The morning of Aug. 22 Retrophin shares traded at $12.77, a 27% drop from the prior day’s close.
Retrophin has another drug candidate, sparsentan, that's undergoing late-stage clinical trials in two kidney-related diseases. The company said it's now focused on sparsentan and the rest of its pipeline.
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