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As colleges and universities close their campuses nationwide in response to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, students around the world are asked to upend their lives and stay home in the name of public safety. For college athletes, many of whom were just getting used to regimented weekly practice routines this spring, sheltering in place poses an additional question: how to stay in shape.
Many Panthers – robbed of a season of play – must now redefine what it means to be a college athlete in the age of a pandemic. With limited access to facilities, players are asked to improvise their workout programs, often substituting competition with more basic strength and endurance routines from home
“The hardest part for the players is the fact that they have trained for the past eight months preparing for the 2020 season and now that season is over so they are forced to switch back into an ‘off-season’ mindset,” said Mike Leonard, head coach of the baseball team.
Some Middlebury baseball players look forward to competing in a collegiate summer league composed mostly of Division I and Division II athletes. Others might not have the opportunity to compete over the summer, but Leonard there are still avenues for productivity.
“This will be a time for them to reflect on where they are physically and use the next several months to put themselves in a position to compete at a higher level for the 2021 season,” he said.
Other teams, like the women’s tennis team, will focus primarily on physical training throughout the coming months. Team member Emily Bian ’21 is from Austin, Texas, where the state’s governor just instituted a stay-at-home order.
“At home, I don’t really have easy access to courts or people to hit with,” Bian said. “So I’m going to focus more on just staying in shape, less on keeping up my technique, match skills or tennis endurance.”
Bian’s team was just gearing up for a week-long training trip in California when President Laurie Patton made the call to close the campus. Now practicing self-isolation from their homes around the globe, team members are exploring different avenues in order to maintain their physical condition, including online workout plans developed by their coaches and trainers.
Bian plans to adopt a workout routine of diverse activities to target different parts of the body. She has discovered various digital platforms to guide her workouts, including Volt, an interactive app used by many Middlebury sports coaches to monitor their players’ physical activity.
“There are so many online classes that live stream for free, especially during this turbulent time, so I’m going to take advantage of those and attend HIIT classes to maintain my strength and yoga to maintain my flexibility,” Bian said.
Meanwhile, fall and winter athletes are also adjusting their off-season training schedules to keep their bodies in shape during the long break.
While Middlebury’s swim teams finished their seasons a few weeks ago at the NESCAC Swimming & Diving Championships, Haley Hutchinson ’23 was anticipating returning to the pool in early March. Hutchinson, a native Californian who spends much of her day in the pool and at the gym, may be forced to find new habits.
“I won’t be competing until the fall so it doesn’t change that so much,” she said, “but definitely not being able to swim is very different than what I’m used to.”
While Hutchinson’s coaches encourage her team to follow the weekly fitness programs they curated on Volt, made up of body-weight exercises and stretches, they recognize that intense training may be difficult to implement during home quarantine.
“They’ve stressed that doing whatever you can is important,” Hutchinson noted, “and that may look different for everyone.”
Settling in for what seems like a few more months inside, coaches and players alike are reconnecting and preparing for the next season. Rachel Kahan, head coach of the women’s tennis team, noted that her group continues to grow through on-screen interaction and by pushing each other to stay in physical shape.
“Since we have a close-knit group,” she said, “they are checking in with each other and motivating each other to utilize this time to continue to grow and improve, so when we are back together and competing again we will be ready to go.”
Brinlea La Barge is a news editor.
She studies English and American Literature and Linguistics at Middlebury and is a member of the women's tennis team.
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The SCMAGLEV (Superconducting Maglev) is a magnetic levitation (maglev) railway system based on the principle of magnetic repulsion between the track and the cars. The world’s premier high-speed rail operator Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) developed the system. Created from the most advanced state-of-the-art 21st century technology, the SCMAGLEV (L0 Series) train is the fastest train in the world. By reaching the 600 km/h mark and setting an astonishing speed record for rail vehicles at 603 km/h (375 mph) the SCMAGLEV L0 Series train along with its revolutionary and technological advancements, to its superior environmental emission levels is the train of tomorrow for a brighter and faster future.
Unlike conventional railway systems, the SCMAGLEV accelerates and decelerates not by adhesion between wheel and rail, but through magnetic force generated between the onboard superconducting magnets and ground coils. This enables stable levitation and ultra-high-speed commercial passenger travel routes that exceed speeds of 500 km/h (311 mph). By operating completely separated from any surface at high speeds, this transformational form of transportation will eliminate the traditional challenges and constraints of rail-based systems.
As passengers speed toward their destinations, they will enjoy world-class features and amenities that will make their travel not just a journey but an experience both enjoyable and productive. The SCMAGLEV will have many comforts of a first-class airline cabin offering a superior level of interior comfort, service and style while travelling at similar speeds.
JR Central is currently constructing and promoting the SCMAGLEV system on the planned Chuo Shinkansen project linking Tokyo and Nagoya by 2027, and Osaka by 2045. Based on the Nationwide Shinkansen Railway Development Act, JR Central continues to carry out their mission of operating a high-speed railway that links the Tokyo Metropolitan areas with Nagoya and Osaka and to ensure the future foundation of the company. The revolutionary SCMAGLEV system is the product of years of research, innovation and optimization through successive generations of commercially proven high-speed rail operations in Japan.
JR Central is promoting the international deployment of the (N700-I) rolling stock high-speed rail systems by leveraging the comprehensive high-speed rail technology which performs at the worlds highest level. International deployment of the JR Central high-speed rail system will be a meaningful project that enables domestic manufacturers to strenghen their technology and skills through the expansion of the international high-speed rail market that may lead to technological innovation and cost reduction of railway-related equipment. JR Central has also promoted the SCMAGLEV system in international markets, particularly the Northeast Corridor of the United States between Washington D.C. and New York City.
The SCMAGLEV utilizes a linear motor, which resembles a conventional electric motor rolled out. In this example, the rotors inside a conventional motor correspond to the Superconducting Magnets on-board the vehicle, and the external stators correspond to the Propulsion Coils in the guideway. In a linear motor, though, the magnetic forces cause the magnets to move forward in a line, rather than rotating.
The SCMAGLEV is a futuristic magnetic levitation system that uses powerful magnetic forces for all aspects of operation-acceleration, deceleration, guidance and levitation-resulting in operating speeds of over 500km/h (311 mph) in everyday service. This revolutionary system results in travel times unlike anything traditional trains can achieve.
Superconductivity is the phenomenon of zero electrical resistance that occurs when the temperature of certain materials falls below a characteristic level. When an electric current is applied to a coil of such material in a superconductive state, it continues to flow permanently because of this zero resistance, resulting in the creation of a very powerful magnetic force. In the SCMAGLEV, magnets on-board the vehicles achieve a superconducting state by cooling a niobium-titanium alloy with liquid helium to a temperature of -452 degrees Fahrenheit (-269°c).
Instead of riding directly on rails like conventional trains, the SCMAGLEV levitates in a U-shaped concrete guideway. This guideway envelops the vehicles, preventing derailments. Installed into the sidewalls of the guideway are metal coils, which are key to the SCMAGLEV’s propulsion, levitation and guidance.
By passing an alternating electrical current through the Propulsion Coils installed on either side of the guideway, magnetic forces with alternating north and south poles are produced. The SCMAGLEV train is propelled by both the simultaneous attractive and repulsive magnetic forces created between the Propulsion Coils and the on-board Superconducting Magnets.
Levitation and Guidance Coils are also installed on either side of the guideway. When an SCMAGLEV train passes at high speed, its on-board superconducting magnets induce an electric current in the Levitation and Guidance Coils, causing them to become electromagnets. This generates pushing and pulling forces that lift the train and levitate it at a constant height.
The Levitation and Guidance Coils on opposite sides of the guideway are connected together in a loop under the guideway and maintain the SCMAGLEV’s horizontal positioning without any active control. When the train is pulled off-center to either side, an electric current is induced into the loop, generating an attractive force which is exerted on the further side combined with a repulsive force exerted on the nearer side. This automatically ensures that the train is kept securely in the center of the guideway at all times.
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Texas Plains Trail Region
History Just Down the Road: Half a Century of the Texas Heritage Trails
The Texas Heritage Trails Program began in 1968 as the Texas Travel Trails, a revolutionary way of attracting tourists from San Antonio during HemisFair ’68 into every corner of the Lone Star State. Authentic Texas, Winter 2016–17, pp. 46–49
Tex Randall Gets a New Lease on Life
AT 47 FEET IN HEIGHT AND weighing seven tons, Tex Randall is the second-tallest cowboy icon in the Lone Star State (those of you who’ve visited the State Fair of Texas probably know who stands taller). Tex has stood at the intersection of US Highway 60 and 15th Street in Canyon, Texas, since 1959, when local merchant William “Harry” Wheeler constructed him to attract canyon-bound tourists to his Corral Curio Shop.Authentic Texas, Winter 2016–17, pp. 35–36
Texas Plains Trail Region
Barbara's TrailBlazer Blog, 2015
Slipping, sliding, and shopping: Small Business Saturday
Barbara Brannon - Saturday, November 28, 2015
So it’s Small Business Saturday soon at sensational stores and specialty shops across the Texas Panhandle, and you see, I’d speculated on shopping in Shamrock, along Route Sixty-Six. I had some simoleons to spend.
I was supposed to stay at a splendid little inn within spitting distance.
Since the first ice storm of the season suppressed my swing through that swath of the state, I’m still sitting here well south of the starting point. Sure, I have sustenance, snug shelter, and all services.
But outside, surfaces are slicker than . . . well, scroll swiftly down a list of Southern sayings, and sundry scurrilous similes will show up. Mostly using s-words suggestive of salacious or scatological substances. I’ll select a more suitable one, short and simple: Slicker than sin.
Which is to say, stay settled in your sanctuary, be it shed, shack, shanty, or chateau (yeah, I know that last one was cheating) until the sleet, snow, or whatever species of slippery stuff is spread over your streets and sidewalks has subsided.
So as soon as it’s safe, sally forth, Shop Small, and support your select sellers. They’re what make your specific spot special. See you shortly.
From the top to the tip of Texas, Nov. 27, 2015
Barbara Brannon - Friday, November 27, 2015
Yep, this morning, Fri., Nov. 27, I was expecting to tell you all about the fascinating history and culture of Texas communities north of the Canadian River.
Later in the afternoon, I was planning to talk with a couple who've collected art from Bouguereau to Rockwell, and a doctor who's chosen to practice and raise his family in a city of fewer than 3,000. And by nightfall, to photograph the newly installed LED lights that grace an Art Deco service station many will recognize from the animated hit movie Cars. It's all part of a week-long journey down the longest highway in Texas, U.S. 83, from Perryton to Brownsville. With the aim of sharing my stories with you via daily blog, social media, and photos.
Don't worry - the weather's due to clear within 48 hours, and I'll be back on the road on a revised schedule. In the meantime, coming to you from here in gray, icy Lubbock: stay warm, stay safe.
Barbara Brannon, PhD, Executive Director, Texas Plains Trail Region
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Apollo is a Greek God and the son of Zeus and the Titaness Leto. He is the younger twin brother of the goddess Artemis. He eventually married the mortal hero, Hyacinthus, whom he granted immortality to become his immortal husband. He is the God of Archery, Music, Poetry, Light, the Sun, Art, Oracles, Prophecy, Disease, Reason, Truth, and Knowledge. He and Artemis are jointly known as the Twin Archers. As the God of Truth, Apollo is incapable of lying. Everything he says is true.
Apollo inherited his power over the sun from the original Sun God, Helios, when the Romans downsized the Olympian Pantheon. As such, he drives the Sun Chariot across the sky every day, though he often tasks his attendants--the Nine Muses or his Four Celadons--with driving it in his stead.
As Athena is regarded as Zeus' favorite daughter, Apollo is his favorite son. However, few realize this as Zeus often grows weary with his son's more outlandish behavior. With the mortal Naomi Solace, Apollo is the father of Will Solace. Also, with the mortal Emily Zhang, he is the father of Frank Zhang. With the mortal Augusta McKinley, he is the father of demigod Octavian McKinley, though he did not bless the child with any special powers due to his blood-thirsty nature.
Of all the Olympians, Apollo has the closest relationship to Hades. This stems from his deep love for Hades' son Hyacinthus. As such, the two regularly visit the Underworld to have dinners with both the Lord of the Dead and Queen Persephone. Apollo's aunt, Hestia, often comes to these dinners to see her younger brother. | <urn:uuid:46e7d976-0190-459b-a983-0115af0c9875> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://100gamesvictorfanficstories.fandom.com/wiki/Apollo | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.973858 | 367 | 2.15625 | 2 |
Greenville Elementary School
Greenville Elementary School serves 440 students in grades Prekindergarten-5.
Greenville Elementary School placed in the top 50% of all schools in Virginia for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 90% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 82%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 79% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 78%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the Virginia state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Virginia state average of 54% (majority Black).
- Grades: Prekindergarten-5
- Students: 440 students
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
- Minority Enrollment: 19%
- Overall Testing Rank: Top 50% in VA
- Math Proficiency: 90% (Top 30%)
- Reading Proficiency: 79% (Top 50%)
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education
Greenville Elementary School's student population of 440 students has declined by 12% over five school years.
The teacher population of 32 teachers has grown by 23% over five school years.
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Greenville Elementary School is ranked within the top 50% of all 1,800 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Greenville Elementary School is 0.33, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms 2020-2021 School Year Data
State Level (VA)
Overall Testing Rank
#664 out of 1800 schools
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
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All Ethnic Groups
Eligible for Free Lunch
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
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Source: 2020-2021 (latest school year available) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education
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July 11, 2022Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps or JROTC
JROTC offers valuable lessons in leadership, character-building and citizenship. Here's a look at the various JROTC programs out there together with a look at the pros and cons of the program.
July 05, 2022Teaching: Contract Renewal
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Arizona Democrats concerned over solar leases
- Congressmembers are concerned solar leases may be financial trouble for consumers.
- They are asking for a consumer protection bureau to review solar leases.
- SolarCity, a leasing company, suspects utility APS is pushing the Congressmembers on this issue.
Three Democrat U.S. Representatives from Arizona are warning that leased rooftop solar panels might not be a good investment for homeowners.
Ann Kirkpatrick, Kyrsten Sinema and Ron Barber, along with Gene Green of Texas, sent a letter to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau earlier this month with concerns that leasing companies "may be overstating the economic benefits of signing a long-term solar lease while failing to disclose important information" when making sales pitches.
Solar leases are a popular option for homeowners who do not want to pay upfront for rooftop solar panels, and for nonprofits or government facilities that can't take advantage of federal tax credits when they install solar, as the leasing companies are able to capture those subsidies.
The leases commonly have terms of 20 years and require monthly payments. The tricky part for consumers is calculating whether those payments will be less than the amount of money they save by generating much of their own electricity with solar.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created by Congress in 2010 in response to the financial crisis.
The Congress members who crafted the letter to the bureau said that like the subprime mortgage crisis, the easy financial terms required for leasing solar panels could lead to trouble for consumers.
"Customers are quoted savings each month on their utility bills," they wrote. "However, who calculates those estimations and are they accurate?"
They sent a list of questions to Richard Cordray, director of the bureau, including whether the agency has reviewed solar leases and considered providing recommendations to protect consumers.
SolarCity Corp. of San Mateo, Calif., which controls most of the solar leasing market in Arizona and the country, responded to news of the letter by attacking Arizona Public Service Co., the biggest utility in the state.
"SolarCity depends on positive word of mouth to sell our systems, and unlike APS, we have to satisfy our customers in order to make money," SolarCity spokesman Will Craven said. "People go solar because they talk to their neighbors, and they hear positive stories. Unlike APS, our customers know exactly what they're going to pay for solar electricity for the next 20 years."
He said the company is compliant with the law and uses a standard industry contract, and that the industry is heavily regulated to protect consumers.
"It is known that (APS' parent company) Pinnacle West has been lobbying Congress, and they are the likely source of this misinformation," he said. "However, as a market leader that prioritizes consumer protection, SolarCity looks forward to working with CFPB and members of congress on this important issue."
Jennifer Johnson, a spokeswoman for Kirkpatrick, said the Congresswoman has received "numerous" complaints about solar leasing practices in Arizona.
"It is our hope that the CFPB will review these practices and take any necessary steps to ensure consumers are protected," she said via email. "Solar is critical to the energy industry and is poised to become an even larger part of Arizona's economy. But after the housing crisis, Arizonans know all too well that offers of easy initial financial terms, increased product demand and a rapidly expanding industry can be high risk and ultimately harmful to consumers if not properly reviewed. We must proceed with caution and awareness."
The Democrats have generally been supportive of solar. Barber's official website for Congress depicts him against a backdrop of solar panels.
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It is official: the Wye replacement school will be renamed as Heritage Hills Elementary.
The Elk Island Public School (EIPS) board approved the name during a public board meeting on Thursday, March 14.
The decision came after the division collected community input on the whether the school should be renamed and if so, what that name should be. Based on that data, three possible names were sent out to the community and Heritage Hills Elementary took 71 per cent of the votes.
“The results of the survey show the public felt Heritage Hills Elementary was the most fitting choice, and the Board is happy to support this decision,” said board chair, Trina Boymook. “EIPS Trustees feel this name ties the school to the community, and will help create a strong sense of identity for students, families and residents.”
The new school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2020 and will be a K – 6 school.
Boymook thanked everyone who provided valuable suggestions and feedback on the name for the school.
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Great Britain has a long track record of producing lightweight, thrilling sports cars with a distinct motorsports edge. The BAC Mono R is the latest example to hit the asphalt.
An ultra-high-performance, single- seater, street-legal supercar, it’s a tribute
to its creators at Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) that the Mono R manages to combine everyday road manners with explosive track performance.
A 555kg kerb weight gives it a greater power-to-weight ratio than most hypercars, enabling it to sprint from 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds. Launched at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, the 30 models that BAC intended to produce were immediately snapped up by existing BAC Mono customers at £190,950 each, despite the car having no roof or windscreen.
This blazing success on the track and in business began life at a Stuttgart design agency back in 2007, where design director Ian Briggs and senior designers Guy Harvey and Murray Adams began with a clean sheet of paper to create the ultimate lightweight sports car.
The process for the original BAC Mono began with a benchmarking exercise to find out where their car would be positioned in the automotive market.
Its single-seat layout immediately gave it a unique selling point, but the goal was to find the sweet spot between enthusiast track-day cars, and being able to match the lap times of hypercars.
“Obviously there’s a big cost differential between what they were selling and your target lap time. We were able to find that pocket in the market,” says Murray Adams. “We were prepared to make the car cost more than [other track- day car manufacturers], but there was obviously this big gap between what the track-day car was worth, and what the supercar/hypercar was worth.”
Having found their starting position, the design for the Mono began with nearly eight months of sketching and concept work. “That’s just Bic Biro and pen sketching, just coming up with as many ideas as possible,” Adams explains, adding that initial forms were created around a Formula Ford race car chassis, but as time went on, the chassis took on its own bespoke design, too.
The distinctive styling took inspiration from outside the typical automotive influences. Adams explains that they wanted the Mono to be quite ‘superbike-esque’, with an enclosed front that gradually becomes more exposed to the rear, so you see more mechanical components as the eye travels along it.
“Inspiration for the car, in terms of just the design aesthetic, was very much both Ian [Briggs] and myself being inspired by a science fiction aesthetic,” says Adams.
“One of the key ones was a Björk video for the song All Is Full Of Love.”
“I think if you look at where mainstream cars have gone since then, Mono was certainly at the forefront of what they called ‘negative space’, which is kind of a fancy name for creating bodywork features that give you a much more open-looking form.”
The sketches were soon transferred from pen on paper into Autodesk Alias, with aesthetics and styling leading the car’s development. “I’d say we’re quite design-led. Primarily, it’ll start off in design and then we’ll see how we can achieve this; rather than it being the other way around: ‘This is what you’re working with, try and make it look good’,” Adams explains.
Nearly a year into the project, the team built a quarter-scale clay model in the garage of the design consultancy.
It also worked a team from Stuttgart University, which operates one of the best wind-tunnel facilities in Germany and employs leading figures in the field, who were able to help benchmark the clay model and identify how the design could be advanced.
“We knew from the get-go it was going to be carbon fibre and we knew that we didn’t want to compromise too much on quality,” Adams explains, adding that the use of composite materials and over 200 machined billet aluminium parts meant that the starting point shifted slightly from the original benchmarking.
“The price of the car went up somewhat after the benchmarking, but we knew that we weren’t going to scrimp on using those kinds of materials, because that’s what the car demanded, and it’s exactly what the customer wanted,” he adds.
Work on the mechanical design began in Solidworks and quickly transitioned into Autodesk Inventor. Similarly, the BAC team moved from its German garage to a new facility in Speke, on the outskirts of Liverpool, UK, where it has continued to grow.
Having recently expanded, taking over a neighbouring building, the design and engineering set-up at BAC is a completely different animal now, in Adams’ own words.
The new location gives easy access to a number of facilities and suppliers in the North-West of England, with nearly 95% of the car’s components being manufactured or sourced from within the UK.
For example, Adams readily describes how all the machined billet parts come from up the road in Lancashire, and that the carbon fibre used in nearly two-thirds of the car is woven only a few minutes away in Runcorn, before being transported over to Derby, where it is layered up.
Local expertise also includes the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) near Daresbury, just 10 miles away.
The VEC developed an advanced, modularised workflow for assessing the bending and torsional stiffness of the Mono chassis, using the 3D CAD model taken from Inventor.
Different variants of the chassis were created and set up for structural analysis through single runs or design explorations, which took into account suggestions from Mono’s engineers, as well as material specifications from the chassis supplier.
FEA analysis was run on Dynamis from DTech, using the VEC’s remote virtual engineering testing service, which
in turn uses the powerful high-performance computing (HPC) facilities of the nearby Hartree Centre.
Given that the design of the Mono R has evolved from a physical car, as opposed to an original Mono’s development through a clay model, Adams explains that the simulation process is now as much about benchmarking the original car as it is looking at the next one.
“The thing about Mono is that, architecturally, it’s quite a unique car, so there were quite a lot of unknowns. But the good thing about Mono is it’s aerodynamically very stable, unlike some of your very high-downforce cars that are very extreme and need to be driven at 100% all the time.”
“Otherwise you get this an on/off type situation with engagement in terms of aero. So, from a driver’s point of view, it was very neutral in terms of the lift, downforce and the front and rear being rightly balanced. That was a conscious thing. That’s why it is so good to drive on the road and not just on the track!”
The Mono R looks incredible sat in the garage of BAC’s headquarters, with slightly more aggressive posture than its predecessor.
Also setting it apart visually is a new air intake, mounted at driver’s head height and shaped like a torpedo. This lends an eye-catching edge to the model, not dissimilar to a Jaguar D-Type’s classic asymmetrical fin.
The prototype for the airbox [see boxout at the end of the article], the full rear wing, rear arches and the spine of the bodywork have all been 3D printed, but while these will be swapped out for tooled carbon fibre in the end product, several additively manufactured parts will make it into the final car.
BAC worked with DSM to develop SLA 3D-printed grips for the Mono R’s steering wheel, which allow it to be fully customised to its driver, while more performance-based additions include new 3D-printed air inlets that are lighter, more durable and more cost-effective to produce than using traditional methods.
“There’s always a way of making something in the traditional sense, but obviously if you know that it’s going to be a 3D-printed part, then you know you haven’t got half the worries. It’s much more flexible to do exactly what you want,” says Adams.
It just becomes a cycle of losing weight. I think generative design is just the next step in that
The majority of the 3D printing work is carried out on BAC’s behalf by third-party bureaux. That has made sense, given the size of the parts, but there are now signs of it moving in-house, evidenced by a new Ultimaker S5 desktop 3D printer, which is currently sat in the back of the company’s garage.
“That’s our first soft introduction into doing in-house a bit!” laughs Adams. “We can use it for anything up to shoebox size. And that’s great for being able to road test some things, because we want to put 3D production parts on the car.”
He adds: “I mean, it makes sense for us, volume-wise: Mono R is going to be 30 cars, and so in terms of tooling costs, then it becomes beneficial for us and gives us the flexibility as well.”
This lends itself to Adams’ clear enthusiasm for what optimisation software can offer to BAC’s designs, noting that the team is about to start a new project to design an alloy wheel design using generative design.
Setting the boundaries between the organic structures and being able to manufacture them, along with not having something that dominates the aesthetic, is currently the balance that the team strives to achieve.
“This is much about setting the parameters that you want it to work from: we want it to look pretty broadly like this, what can you do to save weight? I think that the relationship between the designer and the generative will be really interesting,” says Adams.
As the senior designer explains, reducing weight is a huge focus: “As soon as you save weight on the brakes, then you know your suspension, perhaps, or your wheel hub, doesn’t have to be as big and you can save weight on there and save weight on the chassis. It just becomes a cycle of losing weight. I think generative design is just the next step in that.”
With its four-cylinder, naturally aspirated 2.5-litre engine, maximising the power-to-weight ratio is always going to be a key part of the Mono’s development.
Parts on the Mono R reflect this consideration, with some of the machined parts topology-optimised in Inventor’s Shape Generator tool in order to achieve lightweighting, yet still manufacturable using 3-axis machining.
“The further you go on, obviously there’s always ways in which you can make the form a bit more efficient in terms of packaging things; maybe one part can do two jobs and so on,” says Adams. “I think the cool thing about Mono is that the concept is really strong, so it’s just about how can you continue that development cycle.”
Implementing this as quickly as BAC’s design and engineering team does relies on each of its members being as nimble and agile as the cars they produce.
As Adams puts it: “We’ve not got thousands of engineers. We’ve not got hundreds of design staff. So you’ve got to use [size] to your advantage. If you can do something better, then it doesn’t have to go through this ridiculous process in order for it to happen. This is what we want, so how can we go about achieving it?”
Being part of a small team inevitably means that Adams For example, BAC recently needed to create marketing is frequently pulled in to solve other design challenges that the company encounters.
For example, these have included helping to design a show stand for Goodwood Festival of Speed, as well as bespoke liveries for individual customers’ cars.
Visualisation software Autodesk Vred is used regularly in these ad hoc projects, for tasks that vary from in-house design reviews and presentations, to helping customers configure their dream Mono.
An interesting development here is how the team pair Vred with Autodesk’s ReCap Pro 3D scanning software, which imports photographs and can then output a point cloud or mesh ready for CAD.
For example, BAC recently needed to create marketing material for a driver’s jacket designed by the team. “We used ReCap Pro to get someone in position, as if they were sat in the car’s carbon seat, then took all the photos and uploaded them. That model was then put into Vred and we created visuals based on that,” says Adams.
It’s a highly creative solution, but then nothing less would be expected from the team behind a brand that has emerged from the starting gate at a blistering pace, and which has shown itself more than ready to utilise the very latest technologies in order to continue evolving at terrific speed.
One of the design challenges for the BAC Mono R was the design and testing of its unique air intake pod.
Essential for the car’s cooling and on-road performance, the airbox has a complex and unique geometry, with the final part needing to be produced entirely in carbon fibre.
These demands meant that the production of a prototype using traditional methods presented a huge hurdle for the team.
Naturally, the aim was to avoid lead times and costs from spiralling, while ensuring there was no compromise on the performance and functionality of the prototype itself.
With temperatures expected to surpass 100°C, any prototype produced needed to be able to withstand intense conditions during test drives.
BAC turned local 3D printing expert Tri-Tech 3D and, with its know-how and Stratasys F900 production 3D printer, the company managed to produce a prototype that was as close as possible to the real part – meaning that, in testing, the Mono R could be pushed right to the limit.
The part was built from Stratasys’ Nylon 12CF material, a carbon-fibre reinforced thermoplastic, which is able to endure temperatures over 140°C.
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Sergeant Hugh Nibley was among the first to land on Utah Beach in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, exactly 75 years ago today. “My fate seems always to have been first in line. Our ship headed the convoy, and as if that were not enough, our party was to be the first ashore when contact was made with the division,” Nibley remembers of that day. In Meridian Magazine, Maurine Proctor recently compiled Sergeant Nibley's memories of D-Day in "Sergeant Hugh Nibley’s Surprising Memories of D-Day."
Nibley was assigned to take General Pratt's jeep from the beach to a nearby farm, where he was meet up with the 101st Airborne Division. About crossing the channel, Nibley recounted, "On the night before we went ashore in Normandy, I spent the whole night up on the deck watching the fireworks, and the destructive power I saw was just unbelievable. They say the Normandy invasion was the biggest military operation ever undertaken, and you could see it. . . . The whole thing was extremely visible from where I was. The ships were all lined up at anchor waiting for the time to go, and I sat up on deck all night watched as the Germans tried hard to get our ship. Planes bombed us all night. They kept flying over again and again, but they didn’t hit the ship. . . . It seemed like the bombs would come within inches of the ship with great plumes of water that would shoot up over us and thoroughly wash the decks and shower us and fill the air with an overpowering sickening smell of cordite."
In addition to his memories of that bloody day, Nibley also recounted many dreams he had of D-Day and the days following. “When I was very sick in Claremont I had impressions of the war, those ‘five-o’clock’ dreams. In one I dreamed vividly of a ship going down with black smoke pouring from it. I saw it as plain as anything. And then I saw it again right next to us off the beach there in Normandy." Amidst the chaos of the beach landing, Nibley had one profound impression that, strangely enough, helped him understand why elephants would be mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
Nibley's dreams and impressions continued after June 6, 1944. He remembered, “I had my other dreams too, my five o’clock impressions. There was the one about the ship, and then I had one where I was in a foxhole and two tanks started coming across the field. That’s where the dream stopped. I never knew how it turned out. Then near Carentan, I found myself in a foxhole looking out at a field and the scene looked very familiar. I remembered the dream of the two tanks coming, and I realized I was looking at the same field I had seen in my dream. There was a reporter from The Stars and Stripes in the next foxhole, and I called over to him and said, ‘Well, this is the end of it. In a minute you’re going to see two tanks come across that field, and that’s going to decide it for us.'” Sure enough, here came the two tanks. I had dreamed about them right up to that minute, but I didn’t know what was going to happen next."
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The Blessing of Thanksgiving - Wednesday February 25, 2015
Memorise: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: - Psalm 92:1
Read: (Luke 17:11-19 KJV)
11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
Bible in One Year: Ezekiel 17-18 and Revelation 6:3-17
Thanksgiving to God, especially for gifts and blessings received, is required and expected. God abhors ungrateful people. God expects Christians to give thanks in all circumstances they are confronted with. In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Apostle Paul wrote that:
“In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
Our Lord Jesus Christ also demonstrated to us the essence of thanksgiving. Several times, He gave thanks to the Father (John 11:41, Matthew 15:36, Luke 22:17).
God wants His children to thank Him and show gratitude for everything that happens in their lives. We are to thank God when we are full and when we are empty. We are to continuously show appreciation for the many things we normally take for granted. Our willingness to thank God should not be based on our mood, i.e. whether we are happy or not. It should not be based only on the things we receive and recognise as gifts and blessings; we should also thank God for the miracle of sleeping and waking up, for the gift of life, for the salvation of our souls and for divine health. Thank God for the ability to use every part of your body; that you can eat, drink, see, walk, speak, learn and interact with people. Thank God because no matter what you are going through, you are still better off in certain areas compared to some other people on the face of the earth.
Thanksgiving to God can be expressed in several different ways. However, offering thanksgiving to God in an acceptable manner guarantees an immediate response from God. Solomon chose to give a thousand burnt offerings (2 Chronicles 1:6), one of the lepers in our Bible text fell down and glorified God with a loud voice (Luke 17:15-16), while David showed gratitude in song and with dancing (2 Samuel 6:14). God responded to Solomon by giving him a blank cheque to ask for anything he wanted. The leper had a partial healing at first, but Jesus made him completely whole after he offered thanks. God was pleased with David and He established his throne forever. Each of these three received a blessing from God that was irreversible. I pray therefore that as you praise and thank the Lord for His goodness and mercy over you over your life, you will receive irreversible blessing from Him in Jesus’ Name.
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How do you keep your white sheets white? I LOVE white sheets. I sleep with them and have for years. Occasionally I change to a pattern or darker colour, but mostly I always come back to them.
If you also love white sheets you’ll know that over time they start to yellow…. ewwww.
Why do they yellow? Well it’s pretty obvious – sweat, body oils, makeup and not washing them every 7-10 days will turn them a funny colour.
Did you think I’d recommend bleaching them? NO, do not bleach your white sheets or pillowcases. Bleach will whiten them temporarily, but over time the bleach only adds to the yellowing. It will also degrade the lifetime of your sheets.
So what should you use for a regular cycle wash?
- Baking soda
When washing your whites, add half a cup of baking soda with your detergent at the beginning of the wash cycle. Then, at the start of the rinse cycle, pour in half a cup of white vinegar (don’t worry – that odour will rinse out). Or if your washing machine has separate compartments for the rinse, just add the vinegar in there at the beginning.
If you need an intense soaking session to really get rid of the yellow try:
- 1 cup vinegar
- lemon essential oil
- 2tbsp dishwashing liquid
After about an hour of soaking do a regular cool water machine wash. Then follow again with the baking soda/vinegar wash above.
For an extra whitening boost, hang your linens to dry in the sun. Sunlight has natural bleaching capabilities plus they’ll smell amazingly fresh!
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Cape Canaveral (CA) – Following a series of delays, NASA today said that Discovery can now be prepared for mission STS-119. An investigation focusing on the shuttle’s flow control valves did not reveal any damage and convinced engineers and managers that Discovery is ready for flight. Lift off is scheduled for March 11.
STS-119 was originally scheduled to launch on February 12, but was delayed several times as NASA said it required time to understand what caused the damage to a flow control valve on Discovery’s sister ship, Endeavour, during its November 2008 flight. In late February, NASA said that it would take more than 4000 images of each of the three valves to analyze the devices in detail, reviewing them for possible evidence of cracks. Engineers were also looking into the effects of a possible damage to those valves and what may happen when a valve breaks, or if pieces break off and potentially damage other parts of the shuttle – such as the pressurization lines between the shuttle and the external fuel tank.
In a presentation given earlier today, which included a formal presentation of the shuttle’s flow control valve work, engineers cleared the three valves installed in Discovery of crack indications.
The three flow control valves, one for each space shuttle main engine, channel gaseous hydrogen from the engines through the main propulsion system and back to the external fuel tank. This flow regulation maintains the tank’s structural integrity and delivers liquid hydrogen to the engines at the correct pressure. NASA did not provide any information what impact a cracked valve may have on the entire shuttle.
Scheduled for a 9:20 pm EDT launch, the 14-day mission STS-119 will deliver the S6 truss segment to the ISS and install the final set of power-generating solar arrays: The payload will include two solar array wings, each of which has two 115-foot-long arrays, for a total wing span of 240 feet, including the equipment that connects the two halves and allows them to twist as they track the sun. Altogether, the four sets of arrays can generate 84 to 120 kilowatts of electricity, which is enough to provide power for more than 40 average homes. The new devices will be able to provide double the amount of power available for scientific research, according to NASA.
The mission will be led by Commander Lee Archambault, who will be joined by six crew mates, pilot Tony Antonelli and mission specialists Joseph Acaba, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold, John Phillips and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata. Wakata will replace space station crew member Sandra Magnus, who has been aboard the station for more than four months now. He will return to Earth during the next station shuttle mission, STS-127, planned to launch in June 2009.
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The least expensive and simplest way to learn web development is via online web design classes. There are lots of websites offering comprehensive guides for many different topics related to site development.
To get more information about dynamic 365 developer program you can browse various online resources.
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Web design classes are offered for all levels of experience. Internet design and development employs many distinct languages and software applications.
Principles of Internet design
HTML Courses – Nearly all types of development need an understanding of HTML. An online class can help you understand the terminology at your own pace.
Additionally, there are classes on producing dynamic forms to obtain user input along with other advanced controls which could be implemented with HTML coding.
Web design classes – To produce sites it's very important to learn the tools and languages used to design a web page.
You'll also learn how to use tools like Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Coral Draw to assist you to make and edit high-quality pictures for sites.
CSS or Cascading style sheets – The entire layout, feel and look of a website are controlled by the cascading style sheets. A class in this is going to teach you the fundamentals of styling sites and placement graphics and other web elements.
Advanced web design courses
When you understand the fundamentals of site designing and development, proceed to an innovative development class.
Advanced web design classes are offered for Photoshop and for Flash improvement including classes about the best way best to code flash using Action Script.
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Child Speech and Language Development.
Watching your child develop their speech and language skills is an exciting time for parents. Most children develop speech, language and social skills naturally during the first few years of life. As parents it is important to remember that these first few years are vital and there is a lot you can do to help develop these skills and put in place many crucial building blocks for the future.
The following sections contain lots of ideas and activities to help you develop your child’s speech, language and communication.
This section will give you a breakdown of development for the first 7 years of the child’s life and chart the stages of development. There will be a focus on speech and language development, as well as a focus on social skills and motor development. Click here to go to the Milestones Section.
The Early Years
This section focuses on the importance of play in the early years and how we can use play situations to create great language learning opportunities. We also look at the importance of the communicative environment (promoting a positive, language rich, learning environment), and talk about how you can use and change your everyday environment to make it a rich playground for language learning and development. Click here to go to the Early Years Section.
Activities to Develop Early Speech and Language Skills
This section looks at a range of fun activities that can be used to develop your child’s communication skills. There are also pointers on how to adapt your own language to help your child learn. Click here to read about activities to develop your child’s speech and language skills.
Also go to our Child Speech and Language Development Resources section for downloadable fact-sheets with information and ideas to help your child’s speech and language skills. Click Here.
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In a recent (April 8th) screed for ForeignPolicy.com, written for the 3rd anniversary of the signing of the New START treaty, Secretary of State John Kerry advertises his blatant lies that he falsely claims are “facts” and admonishes the American people, policy analysts, and politicians to express their opinions (and in politicians’ case, make policy) based on “facts.” The problem is that there are NO facts in his pathetic screed.
To start with, Kerry falsely claims that New START has preserved peace, stability, and predictability between Russia and the US. That is false. The treaty’s Potemkin village verification regime is extremely weak (compared to that under the original START), with only 17 visits per side per year allowed, and is very prone to cheating.
As Ronald Reagan said, “We comply with arms control treaties. Those nations which don’t wish us well don’t.” Moscow has never complied with ANY arms control treaty it has signed.
New START cuts only America’s nuclear arsenal – not Russia’s. Moscow is actually allowed to increase its nuclear arsenal (and has done so, right up to New START limits; it is now grousing about growing its stockpile above these ceilings) and the treaty’s definition of a strategic bomber does not include Russia’s 171 Tu-22M aircraft, even though these are clearly intercontinental strategic bombers, just like Tu-160s.
Furthermore, New START doesn’t limit Russia’s huge tactical nuclear arsenal, which consists of as many as 4,000 nuclear warheads and their diverse delivery systems. Russia has an advantage of up to 10:1 over the US in tactical nukes. New START does nothing about this.
Nor has New START moderated Russia’s behavior or its aggressive nuclear exercises and simulated attacks on the US. Last year, Russia held the largest nuclear strategic exercises since the Cold War’s putative end, and conducted simulated nuclear bomber attacks on the US on two occassions: in June and on July 4th. In February 2013, Russia conducted two new such simulated attacks – against Guam and then against US missile defenses in Japan, with the very Tu-22M bombers New START exempts from its limitations.
No, Secretary Kerry, New START is not “working exactly as advertised”. It’s an utter failure of US diplomacy and a huge weakening of America’s defenses. Signing and ratifying it was an act of treason.
Kerry claims that New START’s ratification was a sign of bipartisan consensus on arms reduction. That is also a lie. In fact, the treaty just barely passed the Constitution’s required 2/3 treshold; had only 5 more Senators voted against it, it would’ve failed as it deserved to. Most of the 13 gullible Republicans who voted for it were retiring Senators heading out the door; others, like Tennessee’s Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, were deceived by Barack Obama’s dishonest, and never fulfilled, promises of funding for America’s nuclear facilities modernization – funding that never materialized.
Kerry falsely claims that the biggest threat today is that of nuclear terrorism, not Russia or China’s nuclear arsenals. That is also patently false. Nuclear terrorism is a merely hypothetical threat that has failed to materialize; meanwhile, Russia and China have (and are growing and modernizing) large nuclear arsenals. (China reportedly has up to 3,000 nuclear warheads, not the mere 240-300 that American arms control advocacy groups falsely claim.) THESE are the biggest threats to US security and that of its allies.
And contrary to Kerry’s false claim, nuclear retaliation CAN sometimes deter terrorists – by deterring their state sponsors.
Kerry claims he wants to see the “commitment to arms control and nonproliferation” that started under Richard Nixon renewed, but that commitment should’ve never been made in the first place. For arms control has been an utter failure for US national security and national interests.
America has cut its nuclear arsenal by 75% since the Cold War’s putative end in 1991. However, since then, China and India have significantly INCREASED and modernized their nuclear arsenals while two new countries joined the nuclear club: Pakistan and North Korea. And now, Iran is well on its way there. Meanwhile, Russia has begun rebuilding and significantly modernizing its nuclear arsenal from its 1990s nadir. It is now developing 3-4 ICBM types and a “pseudo-ICBM” to circumvent the INF treaty as well as retaining its huge lead in tactical nukes.
Arms control has utterly failed to reduce nuclear arsenals outside the US and Russia, prevent Russia’s nuclear re-building and rapid modernization, or prevent nuclear proliferation, as two new entrants joined the nuclear club.
By all evidence – by the facts – arms control has been an utter failure and has been detrimental to US national security and interests.
Kerry reminds his readers that New START is merely the first cut the Obama administration intends to make in America’s arsenal, while falsely claiming that it will make “only those reductions which are in US interests – and those of our allies.” That assurance is entirely hollow, however. It’s not credible. The Obama team does not care one whit about America’s security; its goal is to “cut America down to size”, as Obama bundler George Soros has openly stated.
If they really cared about America’s and its allies’ security, they would not be making cuts in America’s nuclear arsenal, especially not at this perilous time as America’s enemies rapidly grow and modernize their arsenals and America’s allies rely on the American umbrella for protection against these common enemies. And they wouldn’t be stalling the modernization of America’s deterrent and its supporting infrastructure or lying about the threat environment.
Not one of their assurances is credible. They are all lies. Obama does not honor his promises – except to America’s enemies.
Moreover, NO reductions in America’s nuclear arsenal are in her national interests. None whatsoever. Cutting that – or any other – weapon arsenal only weakens America’s defenses, thus emboldening America’s enemies to perpetrate nuclear blackmail (as North Korea does now) or even potentially aggression (as North Korea threatens to do).
Cutting America’s nuclear deterrent – or any other part of America’s defenses – is especially foolish today, as Russia and China rapidly grow and modernize their already large nuclear arsenals, North Korea grows its own (and threatens to use it), and Iran speeds up nuclear weapons development. It is always foolish, but particularly in such dangerous times.
Kerry falsely claims that cutting the US nuclear arsenal will make for “a more stable and secure world.” Again, that is a blatant lie. In fact, it will produce the opposite: a more unstable and dangerous planet.
Not only will it mean dramatically weakening America’s defenses, it will force America’s allies to develop their own nuclear weapons, since they cannot bet their own security and their very survival on America breaking free of its “nuclear disarmament will make us safer” kool aid. 66.5% of South Koreans already want to “go nuclear.”
And no, the world won’t be peaceful. Just the opposite. Recall that, prior to 1945 (nuclear weapons’ advent), for humanity’s entire history there were no nuclear weapons (and thus nothing to moderate the world’s great powers). The result? Dozens of long, bloody wars between the planet’s great powers, whole countries laying in waste, tens of millions of people dead (mostly civilians), people starving, and countries in revolution. World War 2 alone killed over 60 million people.
By contrast, since 1945, there has been NO war between the great powers.
Nuclear disarmament is not a desirable goal. It would be an utter disaster for US national security.
John Kerry admonishes American citizens, policy analysts, and politicians to focus on “the facts.” But none of his claims are “facts”, despite his desperate insistence on using that word. All of his claims are blatant lies, as demonstrated above.
But we shouldn’t be surprised. This is the man who, as a veteran, appeased Jane Fonda and badmouthed American troops, and as Senator, voted against every crucial weapon system the US military has employed – B-2 bombers, F-14 and F-15 fighters, Trident ballistic missiles, the Strategic Defense Initiative, the Apache helicopter, etc. He’s a fierce enemy of a strong national defense.
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Built directly on the border of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia, the Peace Arch is a 67-foot high (20 metres) testament to the close ties between Canada and the US. The U.S.-Canada border wasnât always so peaceful. For more information on the restrictions to enter Canada and the exemptions, consult the Canada Border Services Agency. The international border states are those states in the U.S. that border either Canada, Mexico, Cuba, or Russia. by Kyle Richmond ⦠Alaska, Idaho, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and Washington all border Canada west of the Great Lakes. Mandatory quarantine or mandatory isolation Before travelling to Canada, all travellers must plan for their mandatory 14-day quarantine period, which starts on the date they arrive. Alberta and New Brunswick are the only two Canadian provinces that straddle a single American state each. The committee also serves three other states that touch the northeastern border with Canada. 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A framework for defining the role of fathers must acknowledge the importance of commitment, the fact that not all fathers are married to the mother of their children, and responsibilities other than that of "breadwinner." This chapter describes four key dimensions of fathering identified from a review of social science, biological, historical, and theological literature: involvement, consistency, awareness, and nurturance. Involvement depends on the father's ability to be engaged with his children, as well as accessible and responsible for their daily needs. A father's level of involvement often depends on the actions and attitudes of his wife and his employer. Consistency in fathering enhances child development as men provide a reliable foundation for teaching their children about appropriate behavior, spiritual and moral issues, and gender identity. Awareness indicates an understanding of the child's interests and abilities, while nurturance establishes connections with children through physical touch and healthy discipline. Contemporary fathers are motivated to improve their fathering behavior by their faith and a desire to heal their relationships with family members. Civic organizations can promote fathering by developing fatherhood skills programs for adults and high school students and by sponsoring "Father of the Year" awards programs. 31 notes.
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Do you feel like you are in a constant state of fog? Does it feel like one big cloud inside your brain, and you are waiting for the sunshine to come in? Brain fog is real and it can be crippling. I never knew what brain fog was until I had Lyme disease and it was one of the worst symptoms I had.
The severity of it can range from mild to severe. Everyone has experienced a mild version of brain fog if they have had a bad head cold or the flu. That kind of mental fog is mild. If you are suffering from constant fogginess, then yours is probably moderate to severe. When my brain fog was at its worst I forgot my own address, way home, and my kids’ names. It was like I was in a constant dream-like state.
The good news is that brain fog is treatable and even curable. If you follow my tips the sunshine will make its way back into that cloudy head of yours.
What are the symptoms of brain fog?
- Inability to think
- Difficulty focusing/concentrating
- Impaired spatial awareness
- Memory problems
- Having a hard time remembering simple things
- Constant confusion or disorientation
- Feeling lost
- Feeling unreal
- Mental fatigue
What are the common causes of brain fog?
- Undiagnosed medical issues
- Poor diet
- Lack of physical activity
- Poor sleep
- Nutrient/mineral deficiencies
- Hormonal imbalances
- Leaky gut or gut dysbiosis
All of the causes listed above create inflammation in your body, and brain fog is inflammation in the brain. When your brain is inflamed you are going to have impaired cognitive function (brain function). Brain fog is normally accompanied by anxiety and/or depression. I call them the tres amigas because they just like to hang out together. Who else wants to join the party?
Seriously. Just look at the brain fog symptoms and you will have anxiety and get depressed! There is a reason that these three symptoms are often found together. It’s because the root cause of your brain fog is also disrupting your gut which also causes anxiety and/or depression.
It can be scary to talk about your mental health. But you should.
I find that most people do not want to talk about their mental health because they fear they will get labeled. So what do they do? Hide it. It can be scary to talk about your mental health.
Lyme disease gave me horrific mental health side effects, and I was very open about them with those I was close with because I needed them to understand how I was feeling and how scary it was. I have never been good about hiding things, and it felt really good to be able to talk about it because I didn’t have to pretend I was ok when I wasn’t.
Find at least one person you can tell how you feel that will give you unconditional support because that helps tremendously! Remember that brain fog, anxiety, and depression are temporary symptoms, not permanent.
Your body can only speak to you by exhibiting symptoms. Brain and cognitive dysfunction are your body’s way of telling you, “I am not liking something that you are doing so please figure it out and fix me!”
There are a lot of band-aids (aka medications, alcohol, etc.) that might temporarily make the symptoms go away or dull them, but they will not fix the root cause and could possibly make them worse.
How do you find the root cause of brain fog?
The only way to actually eliminate brain fog for good is to find the root cause and address.
Ask yourself these questions:
- Do I have a clean whole foods diet?
- Do I eat cultured foods?
- Do I stay away from processed foods?
- Do I stay away from high sugar foods?
- Do I get plenty of rest every night?
- Do I have a good workout regimen?
- Is my gut health in check?
- Do I drink plenty of water?
- Do I find time to unwind daily?
- Do I make time for myself?
I am assuming you answered a lot of these with a “no.” That’s O.K. if you did! Many of us are stressed out, eating on the go, not exercising enough, not getting enough sleep, and putting our health off for a tomorrow that never comes.
There is a reason that flight attendants tell you to put your oxygen mask on first if you are flying with your child. You have to take care of yourself to be able to take care of others.
How to Get Rid of Brain Fog
Now that you know the why behind brain fog, it’s time to address the how. What lifestyle changes can you start implementing today so your brain can go from cloudy, to partly cloudy, to sunshine?
Get Your Gut Health in Check
The health of your gut is the key to vibrant health and vibrant mental health. Your gut isn’t called your second brain for no reason. Gut microbiota has the ability to influence physiological aspects of the body, including direct communication to the brain.
The gut microbiome refers to the population of microorganisms residing in the gut. The type and the amount of healthy microorganisms you have in your gut is actually a determinant of your behavior and mood, it is a huge factor in your brain health! (1)
On the other hand, if your gut is overpopulated by yeast and harmful microorganisms, then your brain health takes a hit. I go into more detail in another post, 3 Ways to Use Food as Medicine, on how you can begin to use food as medicine with three actionable tips.
Cut Out Sugar
Sugar feeds yeast and harmful microorganisms. You’re here because you want to feel good, so stop eating the crap!
Sugar by itself could be the culprit of your brain fog, anxiety, and depression!
Ever notice how sugar is hard to quit? Those harmful bacteria inside your gut do not want you to stop feeding them. I look at it as there is a war being waged on in my body, and I am going to win! That mentality kept me from feeding those nasty microorganisms what they wanted.
Cut Out Carb-Laden/Starchy Foods
Simple carbs and starches just turn into sugar in your body so cut these out and opt for more veggies that have carbs BUT also have fiber that cancels out carbs.
If your plate at every meal is mostly carbs, it is time to change that. If you work out intensely and need complex carbs I suggest having them at lunch so that your body can use them. Keep dinner light and preferably grain-free.
Make Sure Every Meal is a Well-Balanced Meal
You want your plate to be mostly green veggies, a small amount of high-quality protein, and healthy fats.
Your focus here is fiber, phytonutrients (phyto = plant), protein, and healthy fats. Eating this way provides you energy, keeps you satiated, and keeps inflammation low.
Try Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting helped me tremendously with brain fog. There are many different variations of brain fog but the one I find works the best and that I use is the 16:8 version. This is where I fast for 16 hours and then have an 8 hour window that I eat. What does that look like you wonder? I like to finish dinner around 6 or 6:30pm and then I do not eat again until 10-10:30am the next day. Basically you space out 16 hours between your last meal and the first meal of the next day.
There are many benefits to intermittent fasting and I will cover more on that in an upcoming article but for now we are going to focus on 2 things. One, intermittent fasting lowers inflammation levels in your body and two, intermittent fasting increases mental clarity and concentration. Sounds like a win right?
Drinking plenty of water helps keep you full, flushes out toxins, and provides your cells with the energy they need to fight off harmful organisms and heal. High-quality H20 anyone?
Get Restful Sleep
Adults need an average of 7–8 hours of sleep every night, but the average adult gets around 5 to 6, and it is normally not restful sleep. Between electronics, late nights, being over-caffeinated, and large amounts of sugar consumption, bad sleep habits are formed.
Lack of sleep can have a lot of negative consequences besides brain fog and depression. These include weight gain, high blood pressure, risk of diabetes and heart disease, and poor balance. What can you do today to sleep better tonight?
- Cut out sugar. Sugar is a stimulant and is extremely addictive. You do not need it. You naturally get sugar from veggies and fruits which is all you need.
- Have only 1 to 2 cups of caffeine a day (no caffeine past 2 pm).
- Make dinner a lighter meal, and try to be done eating at least 3 hours before bedtime. This ensures less digestion and allows your body to have a deeper sleep.
- Stay away from anything stimulating on electronics so that you can wind down, ideally doing some deep breathing.
Exercising is so beneficial to your body. Exercising lowers stress, helps detox, boosts your immune system, helps curb your appetite, lowers inflammation, and is extremely beneficial to your mental health.
If exercising isn’t your thing, then start off walking, and then find something you really enjoy! Some like to work out in a group setting, at home, in nature, by doing a sport they love, or a combo of it all.
I like a little bit of all of it because I like to work out as many muscle groups as possible to really stay toned and to keep it fun!! There is no wrong way besides NOT doing any exercise at all! So break a sweat! Try to work out around four times a week for at least 25 minutes.
Chronic stress can weaken your immune system, raise inflammation levels in your body, cause sleep deprivation, and tempt you to make poor food and drink choices. It’s hard in this fast-paced over-stimulated world we live in to not be stressed out, so you just need to know how to deal with it better.
I grew up and live in the South, and here in Texas there is a saying, “Put your big girl panties on and deal with it.”
I personally did not like that saying growing up, but it has grown on me, and here’s why. You cannot change what others think, say, or do, BUT you can control what YOU think, say, or do.
Tough times and situations are going to come your way so decide which situations need a ton of your energy and which ones are not worth it. It is also super important to take time for yourself.
Here are some ideas to help you de-stress:
- Spend 10–15 minutes a day alone with your thoughts so you can decompress and compartmentalize.
- Take detox baths.
- Self-care – Get a mani/pedi, go to the hair salon, apply a face mask, or spend time with people that make you laugh!
- Journaling – Set aside 5 minutes a day to write down whatever comes to your mind without judging it. Just let it flow, and then throw it away!
- Gratitude – Write down or say to yourself what you are grateful for that day. Some days you can think of lots of things and some days you can only think of three, but that’s O.K.!
- Be kind to yourself – There are plenty of people and things out there that can make you feel bad, so be kind to yourself! Stop criticizing or doubting yourself!
Support Your Body with Supplements
There are some really great supplements for dealing with brain fog. They can help by lowering inflammation levels in your body, boosting your immune system, lessening depression and anxiety levels, and reducing free radicals. They are also great antioxidants.
Processed foods and refined grains are depleted of vitamins and minerals. When you eat balanced whole foods you will obtain more vitamins and minerals.
As always, please speak to your doctor before beginning any new supplements. These are my favorite supplements for brain fog. I know some might seem pricey, but high-quality supplements are worth it.
- Curcum-Evail – Curcumin is one of the best antioxidants you can take and is super anti-inflammatory, hence ridding brain inflammation. I recommend taking two in the evening, but I sometimes take an extra one in the morning too.
- Omega Fish Oil – A high-quality fish oil provides you with nourishing fatty acids, which many are deficient in. This is food for your brain. I love the ProOmega 2000 supplement, which is high in DHA.
- Probiotics – Remember your gut is your 2nd brain so great gut health is key to great brain health. I personally take two different probiotics so that I get many different strains, plus one is a soil-based probiotic. Unless you are eating veggies right out of your own garden, you are not getting any soil-based probiotics. This is why I recommend taking a probiotic supplement. I personally, take BalanceONE and MegaSporeBiotic.
- Lavender Oil – I love this calming essential oil. The smell of it alone calms my mind. You can take lavender oil as a supplement, and I love Lavela. Take one at night or at 1 am and 1 pm if you are having high anxiety/depression.
- Magnesium – Many are deficient in this mineral, and that alone can cause mental issues. Magnesium is an important essential macromineral and is involved in several hundred enzymatic reactions. Magnesium is super calming and can help alleviate PMS, menstrual cramps, migraines, muscle cramps, depression, brain fog, and anxiety. Magnesium is considered the “anti-stress” mineral. I recommend magnesium glycinate. Start off taking 3 to 4 at night. If you get loose stools, then lower your dosage until loose stools subside.
- Zinc – Zinc is another mineral that many are deficient in. Zinc is needed in more than 100 enzymes and is involved in more body functions than any other mineral. Zinc is needed for the maintenance of tissues, detoxification, the immune system, and in the healing process. I recommend taking 15mg to 30 mg of zinc daily.
You can find these supplements and more of my favorites products on my Recommendations page.
Take Back Control of Your Life
Brain fog, anxiety, and depression do not have to control your life anymore. You CAN say goodbye to those symptoms. Remember that though, that they are symptoms. They are your body’s way of speaking to you to let you know you need to address the underlying cause. These tips will help you and put you on a path to renewed mental clarity and saying goodbye to cloudy days!
If your symptoms persist then consult with a functional medicine doctor to make sure there is not an even bigger underlying medical condition that needs to be addressed. Always check with your healthcare provider first before starting any new supplement protocol.
Transform Your Health with My Support
I have personally implemented all of the above lifestyle changes in my own life and they have transformed my health. I work with my clients to make the same change possible for them. If you need additional support, schedule a consultation with me, or choose from one of my support packages.
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Workshop 2013: Creating a National Network of STEM Education Centers
During the summer of 2013, we invited STEM Education Centers to join the national discussion and fill out a survey. We now have more than 50 profiles of centers and programs on this website; please visit our center profiles page.
- Center directors can join our email list by contacting Kacy Redd.
- Complete the center profile survey.
Workshop participants were notified of their selection on August 9. The workshop will be held in St. Louis on September 15-16.
This workshop for current leaders of STEM Education Centers will build on the survey results gathered this summer to enable:
- Sharing of available evidence and best practices about the impacts of centers on STEM undergraduate teaching and learning
- New understanding of the national landscape of STEM Education Centers
- A plan for enhanced communication among STEM Centers nation wide, perhaps including a national conference.
Noah Finkelstein (University of Colorado Boulder) - Co-Chair
Cathryn A. Manduca (Carleton College, SERC) - Co-Chair
Donna Gerardi Riordan - Project Director
Planning Committee Members
Steven Case, PhD, Director, Center for STEM Learning, University of Kansas
Laird Kramer, PhD, Director, STEM Transformational Institute, Florida International University
Robert Mathieu, PhD, Director, CIRTL Network, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Nalini Nadkarni, PhD, Director, Center for Science and Mathematics Education, University of Utah
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Asbestos abatement is the process of removing asbestos from your home. While asbestos siding is often the most visible source of asbestos in older homes, it’s important to note that asbestos was used in a wide range of products used in home construction in the past, including floor tile, pipe wrapping, shingles, roofing felt, insulation, drywall, and joint compound.
Asbestos abatement is typically performed by licensed, certified contractors who use specialized equipment to ensure that no asbestos fibers escape into the surrounding air or areas of your home.
Airborne asbestos fibers are very small so it takes specialized equipment and procedures to ensure that no fibers are released into your home when asbestos is being removed.
If the asbestos is confined to one area of your home, asbestos removal will also often involve sealing off that area from other parts of your home, in order to guarantee that no asbestos fibers escape.
Finding an Asbestos Abatement Company
Asbestos abatement is a very specialized service offered by a relatively small number of contractors. Due to the licensing, training, and specialized equipment involved (as well as disposal fees to properly dispose of any asbestos removed), it’s a relatively expensive service, and easily runs into the thousands of dollars for most jobs.
If you’re worried that your home may contain asbestos, the first step is testing for asbestos, as not all older homes contain asbestos.
What may look exactly like asbestos siding could in fact be cement siding, as asbestos was an additive to cement and drywall and other products to make them more fire-retardant, making it impossible to tell simply from looking at it if it contains asbestos.
Removing Asbestos Siding Yourself
Depending on the state you live in, you may also be able to tackle the asbestos removal job yourself, but be warned that you’ll be taking on a certain amount of risk if you decide to do so with any asbestos abatement efforts.
Some states allow homeowners to legally remove asbestos from their home without a license (or even any training) as long as they’re only working on their own home and not offering services to others.
You’ll also need to check about disposal of asbestos siding and other materials, as the process differs from state to state.
Some allow you to dispose the material in landfills if properly bagged while others classify it as hazardous material that must be disposed of in a different more costly way.
Cost of Abatement, Remediation, and Removal
You’re likely focused on the important question of “How much will this cost me?” if you own a home with asbestos in it or are considering purchasing an older home that contains asbestos and will have to deal with asbestos abatement.
Unfortunately that question is next to impossible to answer, as many factors impact final asbestos removal costs: where you live, what type of asbestos you have, state laws and regulations, and the availability of licensed asbestos removal companies and contractors.
A very short, very vague answer is “A lot”, so be sure to do all of your research first into exactly what asbestos is, the health risks of mesothelioma, asbestosis, and other lung diseases, local laws, and what your options are when it comes to removing asbestos siding and other materials when tackling asbestos abatement. | <urn:uuid:9a4fb211-e151-4f04-be32-a42481d77a17> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.asbestossiding.org/asbestos-abatement/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.943796 | 700 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Sri Chinmoy: Athlete of the Spirit
Originally published in Yoga Journal September/October 1983 Issue No. 52
It's one of those crisp November days when fast moving clouds, like sailing ships, tack across the sky, and the autumn foliage snaps in the wind. Off in the distance, through a swirl of leaves, the fast pumping legs of the lead runners drive toward the finish line. One of the runners -- a slender, muscular man in a red ski cap -- sprints to the finish, cheered on by a crowd of 50 or so onlookers. As he comes out of the chute, gulping in air, two young men run over to him with a towel and a folding chair, while his supporters -- many of whom have been in the race themselves -- stand back, watching. Soon he sits down, draping the towel around his head, and the group, closing in around him, grows still and silent.
The sun reflecting off the seated man's face adds a golden hue to his rich brown skin. The sounds of the ten mile race in New York's Central Park, muffled now, seem very distant. Everything is peaceful, still, timeless. After several minutes, the man's eyes soften into the trace of a smile and, placing both hands against his chest, he bows his head. "Come!" he says softly. And in a slow procession they come, one by one, taking a piece of fruit from a box placed near his chair. When the prasad ceremony ends, spiritual master Sri Chinmoy meditates for another minute or two, then bows his head once more. The silent tableau of a moment ago breaks into a kaleidoscope of talk and movement.
This abrupt transition from body to spirit -- or, rather, the integration of an active physical life with deep spirituality -- is part of the unique style of this 52-year-old spiritual master from India. His yoga encompasses not only profound mystical philosophy, but also sports and physical fitness, a full acceptance of ordinary life, a vision for world peace, and a deep involvement in poetry, art and music.
The cornerstone of this yoga is the principle of aspiration -- the urge to transcend, to reach for something higher and more fulfilling. This continual movement toward greater perfection, Sri Chinmoy believes, is the creative and energizing force of the universe -- the electrical current that runs God's "Cosmic Game." Our purpose in life, he teaches, is to plug into this divine current and allow it to guide our lives so we can ultimately transform ourselves and the world.
Sri Chinmoy is not a mere philosopher; he's a living philosophy, for if nothing else, he practices what he preaches. To see him struggling along with his students in a 26-mile marathon, or the 47-mile ultramarathon he holds each year on his birthday, is convincing proof that this master is one with his followers. He first became interested in distance running -- as a sport and also as a mode of spiritual growth -- about five years ago. Since then he has pursued it tenaciously, running 50 or 60 miles a week and urging his students to run, not only outwardly but inwardly. "Try to be a runner and go beyond all that is standing in your way," he tells them. "Be a real runner so that ignorance, limitations and imperfection will all drop far behind you in your Godward race."
Everything Sri Chinmoy does expresses this deeper aspect of things, for he sees all areas of life as opportunities for inner development as well as outer achievement. His international Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, which now sponsors more than 200 races year, is more than a classy running club. It's one of the flagships of his spiritual vision. Its motto, "Run and become. Become and run. Run to succeed in the outer world. Become to proceed in the inner world," is a call both body and spirit to strive for thing beyond themselves, a "personal best" on the race course and in life well.
In this spirit, some of his followers have embarked on rather extraordinary "runs," literally and figuratively –- running cross-country, for example. Tackling the impossible seems thing to do for many of them. Each August, to honor their teacher’s birthday, about a dozen or so attempt to set world records in everything from jumping jacks to non-stop tennis playing. Several have succeeded.
This athletic view of life, with its constant drive for self-transcendence, finds its consummate expression in Sri Chinmoy himself. During the 18 years he has lived in the U.S., he has written more than 500 books of spiritual poetry, plays, stories and philosophical essays, composed several thousand devotional songs and completed some 140,000 paintings and drawings –- visions, he says, of higher worlds he has experienced in meditation.
As a poet and painter, he is not only a marathoner but also a sprinter. For the sheer joy of it, and as an exercise in concentration, from time to time he likes to see how many works he can complete in a single burst of creativity. During one of these “races,” he painted an astonishing 16,000 paintings in a single day. In another 24-hour period, he wrote 843 poems, published under the title Transcendence-Perfection. His thousands of poems, paintings and songs seem to flow effortlessly from some inner reserve, and Sri Chinmoy himself is the first to acknowledge his debt to a higher power. “Constantly something is coming to the fore and giving me infinite inspiration. My own human existence cannot fathom the divine capacity that God, out of His infinite Bounty, has granted me. But this same capacity God has granted to you and everyone else.”
Sri Chinmoy is back home form Central Park now, sitting on the front porch of his modest wood-frame house in the Jamaica Hills section of New York. The delicate cries of cockatiels, Peking nightingales and mynah birds filter onto the porch from the aviary in his living room, where he keeps 140 birds. A dozen of Sri Chinmoy's followers are seated on the floor, listening to their teacher's words.
"Everything I do is an expression of my inner cry for more truth, more light, more delight. I am not saying this for the sake of boasting. Only I want to tell you that I am not a poet or an artist or a runner. What I am is a seeker and what I do in all my activities, and what I shall always be doing, is aspiring to be a conscious and constant instrument of my Beloved Supreme. And because God Himself is always transcending His own existence reality, we, who are trying to be His conscious instruments, are doing the same."
Through dozens of university lectures, public meditations and concerts each year (always offered free of charge), through meetings with religious and political leaders, and through his work at the United Nations, Sri Chinmoy is carrying this message of self transcendence to seekers around the world.
It's part of a message and vision he first achieved during the 20 years he spent in a south Indian ashram from the ages of 12 to 32. During this period he worked as secretary to the ashram manager and was an active participant in sports, particularly track and field events and soccer. But beyond all else, it was a time of intense spiritual discipline. During those warm tropical nights, while others slept beneath their mosquito nets, Sri Chinmoy spent hours on end sitting cross-legged on his cot, absorbed in meditation.
"You have studied books on God and people have told you that God is in everybody, but this is all mental speculation. It is only when you realize God in your conscious life that you truly know who God is, what He looks like, what He wills. At that time you remain in God's consciousness all the time and speak to Him face to face. This is not mental hallucination or imagination; it is direct reality. And this reality is more authentic than my seeing you right here in front of me.
"But it is not enough to realize God in our own consciousness. We also have to manifest the highest truth here on earth. Otherwise, there will always be a yawning gulf between earth and heaven. Like divine warriors, we must work to transform this earth of ours into a place of joy, peace and delight.”
With this vision, Sri Chinmoy has been offering meditations for peace at the United Nations for the past twelve years, attempting to bring a new inner momentum to the age-old quest for world harmony. Meditating with in rapt silence, are diplomats and staff members from Africa, Asia, La America, Europe and North America.
"It is in the inner world that everything starts," he explains. “The peace that we attempt to grab from the outer world is only a temporary compromise. It is the peace that we bring forward from the inner world, through our prayer and meditation, that lasts.
"The world right now is a battlefield where the soldiers of fear, doubt, anxiety, imperfection and bondage fight against the divine soldiers of simplicity, sincerity, purity, humility and feeling of oneness." Meditation, he feels, strengthens the divine soldiers and creates a climate that, over time will change the world's political consciousness. The journey to peace, like the journey to God, is a marathon covering many spiritual miles.
Sri Chinmoy's contribution is recognized by many in the international community. "Sri Chinmoy's work is far more important than all the conferences in the United Nations," said Ambassador Zenon Rossides of Cyprus. “It's far more important than all the declarations of the Unit Nations." And in 1981 Vice Preside Jorge Illueca of Panama, deep moved by Sri Chinmoy's U.N. work, awarded the spiritual leader nation's highest decoration –- the Grand Cross of the Order of Balboa.
Will life's race ever end and perfection come to this world of ours? This a meaningless question to Sri Chinmoy. "Because our consciousness is evolving, our sense of perfection is all the time going higher. Today's dream will transform itself into tomorrow’s reality. But tomorrow's reality will be meaningless in comparison with what we are aiming at the following day. It is our destiny to change the face reality from bright to brighter to brightest, and from high to higher to highest."
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Worm-eating Warbler Photo: Garth Casbourn
It finally hit, the big wave we’d been waiting for! The 11th began inauspiciously enough, with rain falling early in the morning, which prevented us from opening the nets. Those of you familiar with migratory fallouts may think the rain was a good sign, but the wind had been out of the northeast quadrant throughout the entire night of the 10th/11th, so we weren’t anticipating a push. Despite everything though, the warblers finally arrived. Maybe the drive to breed was getting too strong to wait any longer for the wind conditions to improve. On census that morning, about one hundred metres into the Fish Point trail I had already counted 13 warbler species. Magnolia, Cape May, Blackburnian, and Bay-breasted Warblers, and American Redstarts were all new for the season. There was also a Cerulean Warbler reported at Fish Point that morning, though it wasn’t recorded by any PIBO staff. We got the nets open at nine o’clock, and over the next three hours we caught 139 birds. That included 117 individuals of 19 warbler species. Nashville Warblers were by far the most abundant at 45 birds banded, followed by Chestnut-sided and Magnolia Warblers at 14 birds apiece. Two male Golden-winged Warblers were the most notable catch, and both were older males with very crisp, fresh plumage.
We continued to catch a high volume of birds for the next several days, though not as high the 11th. We had 48, 57, 75, and 47 captures on the 12th, 13th, 15th, and 16th, of May, respectively. Two thirds of these were wood warblers. Nashville Warblers were still the most numerous on the first two of these days, then Tennessee Warblers took over the top spot. Strong west winds on the 14th kept the nets closed, and also transformed Fish Point’s west beach, pushing in many stones and temporarily eliminating the sand bar islet off the tip. This last meant a lot more gulls and cormorants sitting on the tip itself. Two more American White Pelicans were also seen sitting on the tip on May 20th. These were different individuals from those observed in the last summary period as they were still in their completely white winter plumage. No black wings.
Our most unusual bird this summary period was a Worm-eating Warbler. It’s a ground nester whose known breeding range covers south-eastern Ohio and most of Pennsylvania, but doesn’t make it across the lake. The picture above is an interesting exercise in foreshortening. You may notice that the Worm-eating has a rather large bill for a wood warbler, this has to do with its diet consisting principally of caterpillars (formerly termed “worms”) rather than smaller adult insects.
Another source of excitement was the arrival of the first Prothonotary Warbler of the season. A male was seen and heard in the net area on the 16th, but thus far there is no sign of any birds around the Prothonotary nest boxes up towards Mosquito Point. It’s beginning to look like the bird we saw was a passage migrant, and the absence of any other activity makes it doubtful the island will have any breeding pairs this season. The Birds of North America reports that nest initiation begins mid-May for northern breeding populations of the Prothonotary, with the first egg date being recorded no later than May 18th in Michigan. The fact that we have yet to even observe a male on territory suggests that they won’t be coming back this year. We’ll just have to make do without our clerks.
A good-size group of Pine Siskins was an unseasonal sighting above the nets on May 17th. These guys should be up north breeding by this late in the spring.
In the last few days we’ve been recording fairly high species diversity, but we’re back to having no more than one or two individuals of each species appear. The further leafing out of the trees, combined with a sustained period of clear, sunny weather, has meant that a lot of birds are keeping to the canopy, and our capture rate has slackened since the 16th.
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Let me first start by saying that I have been encouraged by recent observations that so many agencies have started to incorporate social media activities into their services. Now we need to be clear as to what this actually entails because I can guarantee that it varies from agency to agency. There seem to be three broad categories:
– Totally removed: Doing exactly as the title suggests, total non-participation in social media.
– Acknowledged presence: Typically simple toe-in-the-water entry-level activity, where someone is tasked with doing Tweets and Facebook posts on behalf of their brands or clients and reporting on the number of followers, frequency of brand mentions and the main keywords used in those Twitter accounts and the Facebook pages.
– Engaging activist: This is notably a more strategic approach where creative campaigns are designed to engage with their communities. It is in these scenarios that specialist social media departments are being born whereas in the former the social media related work may have been carried out by the youngster in the office who’s most familiar with this mode of communication due to them constantly being active in it during their own time (head down, mobile in hand, limited mumbled verbal interaction..).
Without a doubt, social media will evolve but it’s not going away so there’s no point in ignoring it because it will still be there tomorrow. Admittedly while it’s arguable that it’s not relevant for everyone (but leaving that discussion aside for the moment), businesses clearly need to start embracing it as an integral part of their organisation, key to planning, strategy and communications. You have to ask though as to where these roles and responsibilities should sit or will sit in the longer term. Cast your mind back to the rise of the Internet and you’ll recall it was often the IT departments that took ownership of the company websites before the marketing and PR teams even got close so it’s not hard to see these social tasks hot-desking before too long.
The sheer volume of data will require analysis and that will require knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative research skills. Automated monitoring software can create excellent reports however you still need a human being to identify personal statements and then interpret the discussions into a relevant context. Communications teams need to understand the tone and emotion of the consumer language to be able to respond in kind and PR personnel need to track brand reputation and be prepared and ready in the event of crisis management. Meanwhile the sales teams will be looking to uncover new target markets and business opportunities as the R&D team look to collaborate with consumers for social innovation as the brands look to leverage their contribution to new products and services.
As we struggle to keep up with the pace of change we strive to deliver the best we can for our brands and our clients. We need to be honest, at least to ourselves about our knowledge, the resources available and restrictions upon us. Our creativity is our largest obstacle as to what we can accomplish using social media and collaborating with teams and experts internally or externally will help achieve our aims. After all, just because you can put air in your car’s tyres doesn’t mean you’re fully qualified to rebuild the engine…
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Rwanga Foundation is a non-governmental organization, which envisages a world where quality education is accessible for all. Its mission is to provide services, build capacities and design policies to ensure easy access to education for all and improve the overall educational standards in KRI, Iraq and the greater global community.
Rwanga’s strategic goals are to develop platforms for youth to discover talents and fulfill their potentials, introduce the latest technology, including e-learning system to the education process in order to meet the advanced international standards, create a culture and passion for learning in particular among the youth.
Rwanga Foundation's Headquarters is based in Erbil. It officially launched its activities in September 2013 to conduct projects and activities all over Iraq through its four main sectors of education, youth, environment and vulnerable groups | <urn:uuid:3a62ac0f-119f-4eaf-a9f2-55bdf011b93b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://rwanga.org/about | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.948009 | 164 | 1.679688 | 2 |
The New York Times just posted one of the wildest videos we’ve ever seen, and Internet is going crazy over it. Five special elevators servicing the observatory atop One World Trade Center will show an animated time lapse that recreates the development of New York City’s skyline, from the 1500s to today.
From the moment the doors close until they reopen 47 seconds later on the 102nd floor, a seemingly three-dimensional time-lapse panorama will unfold on three walls of the elevator cabs, as if one were witnessing 515 years of history unfolding at the tip of Manhattan Island.
Along the way, you’ll see a familiar pinstripe facade loom into view on one wall, only to quietly disappear four seconds later. Of course, we’re talking about the construction and collapse of the World Trade Center. While the inclusion of this was a controversial topic, it’s a key part of New York City history, and officials didn’t think they could ignore it.
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The word “misanthrope” comes from the Greek word meaning “to hate people.” Misanthropes are known for avoiding human interaction whenever possible. This doesn’t necessarily mean make a person mean or hateful in general, but they definitely avoid people whenever possible. There are a number of different signs that you may be a misanthrope, and it’s important that you know what they are before making a final determination of yourself.
1. You tend to be more sensible than the people who surround you
One surefire sign that you are a misanthrope is that you tend to be more sensible than other people around you. If you hate people because you just think most of them are idiots, this term most likely applies to you. Misanthropes tend to dislike people in general not because they are intellectual snobs, but rather because they simply don’t want to deal with people’s nonsense in general.
2. You hate a deep-seated hatred for Drama
If you simply cannot stand drama and the people who cause it, you are most likely a misanthrope. These people do everything in their power to avoid those who cause problems and dramatic situations wherever they go. While a lot of people claim to hate drama, many of them are actually responsible for causing it themselves. True misanthropes despise drama in all forms and do whatever they have to when it comes to staying away from it altogether.
3. You Prefer to spend time by yourself
While it’s true that not all people who prefer to spend time by themselves are misanthropes, it is one of the signs to look out for. If you would much rather stay at home and read a book or do something else by yourself than go to a party or engage in any other social activity, misanthropy is definitely a possibility. These people almost always prefer to spend time by themselves as opposed to hanging out with other people, no matter who it is.
4. You Never really use Social Media
A lot of people-hating misanthropes avoid social media websites like Facebook and Twitter like the plague. Because these are outlets for people to talk and communicate with each other, your average misanthrope will have no interest in them whatsoever. Do you find that you are the only person in your group who doesn’t have a social media or social networking account of some kind? If so, you might just be a misanthrope in the classic sense.
5. You cannot Stand Children
There are some people who cannot stand being around kids, and some of them are classic misanthropes. If you don’t find kids cute or adorable in the slightest, this term might very well apply to you. These people typically have no patience for kids, especially young ones that scream, cry and throw temper tantrums. While young children can get on any person’s nerves at times, misanthropes tend to hate being around kids no matter how they are acting.
6. You have a bad case of Road Rage
Not all misanthropes are angry drivers, but many of them cannot stand sharing the road with their fellow humans. If you find yourself screaming at every other vehicle on the road when driving, you could be a misanthrope. These people find it very difficult to get in their cars without cursing out slow drivers, people who cut them off and everyone in between. Chances are you have no patience for bad drivers, and what’s more you allow your rage to get the best of you in a number of different ways while driving.
7. You are always a little bit too blunt when speaking with others
One sign that you very well might be a people-hating misanthrope is that you are a little bit too blunt and assertive with your opinions. Most people have at least some kind of social filter that prevents them from saying the things they want to, but not these people. You have probably found yourself in more than one situation where you’ve been accused of being mean or even heartless because of your direct and perhaps inappropriate comments directed at another person.
8. You have a difficult time making new friends
Although a lot of misanthropes don’t really have a very strong desire to make new friends in the first place, they have a very difficult time doing so when the mood strikes them. If you find it hard to make friends, you could possibly by a misanthrope. You just tend to rub people the wrong way, and because of that it can be hard to connect with people.
9. You’d rather not have a significant other
Sometimes you feel lonely but overall you just don’t want to bother with such a deep and personal relationship. True misanthropes usually don’t actively seek out romantic relationships because they know what a successful one requires on their part. It’s a lot of work physically and emotionally, and that’s just not something that most misanthropes are interested in.
10. You think you are better than most people
You could be a misanthrope if you often think that you are better than most of the people around you. Misanthropes often think that they are smarter and more sensible than other people, and sometimes it’s actually true.
11. You have some sort of anxiety disorder
Studies have shown that misanthropes tend to have some sort of anxiety disorder. If you sometimes get panic attacks when you are in large groups of people, misanthropy is at least somewhat likely. Not all misanthropes have an anxiety disorder, but many of them do.
12. You really enjoy people watching
If people watching is one of your favorite activities, there is a big chance that you could be a misanthrope through to the bone. These people usually strongly prefer watching people over actually interacting with them. It is important to take this into consideration before labeling yourself as a people-hating misanthrope or anything else for that matter. | <urn:uuid:32f85fd2-2927-4cc4-a054-d32122d14c2c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.lovedignity.com/12-signs-you-are-a-people-hating-misanthrope/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.969037 | 1,253 | 2.078125 | 2 |
The wide variety of weather this spring and summer caused stress for many plants — but not pumpkins. Diane Ten Napel, along with her husband, has operated Diane’s Pumpkin Patch in Plymouth County for the last 10 years.
“It’s been a tremendous year this year, I don’t think we’ve ever had such large pumpkins and they are good quality and very nice. People are really happy,” according to Ten Napel. “We’ve found out through the years that the pumpkins don’t like it overly wet, and we got timely rains just when we needed it.”
Not only did they get the rain when they needed it, they also got a hot spell just in time to finish the pumpkin growing season. “They needed that also because they were still green, and that ripened them up and we were in good shape,” Ten Napel says.
They have a three-acre pumpkin patch and they do the planting and growing and then let the customers do the picking. “We’ve found out over the years that people don’t like us bringing ’em in out of the field. They want that pleasure of going out into the field and picking and finding their own,” Ten Naple says.
The pumpkin patch offers free pumpkin painting for kids along with a petting zoo. Diane’s Pumpkin Patch is located about three miles west of Craig on Plymouth County Road C-12.
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News that the US and China might be at the point of signing a formal trade deal, given progress in talks between the two countries, will be welcomed by many as tit-for-tat tariffs have significantly disrupted manufacturing supply chains. Among those welcoming any such agreement would be Tyson Tuttle, the President and CEO of Silicon Labs.
“We are heavily engaged with Chinese customers and having to deal with this ongoing trade war and all the uncertainty that it creates.”
According to Tuttle it’s having a serious impact on business.
“If you look across broad-based semiconductor suppliers, from Microchip and Renesas to Maxim, NXP, ST or Cypress, everybody’s down 15-20 plus percent. Looking at Q3 2018, in terms of revenue, compared to Q1 this year, it’s been much worse than we all thought about a quarter ago.”
It’s not just the US-China trade war that’s creating uncertainty, Tuttle points to Brexit, the recession in Italy, currency turbulence in Turkey and a more general global slowdown.
“For US companies, there’s the additional uncertainty of not knowing whether tariffs are going to rise to 25%, or drop back to 0% - are we going to shut down Huawei or not?”
When it comes to the company’s product strategy, Tuttle remains confident that Silicon Labs is working on all the “right stuff” but, “while we may have great products and great relationships, that counts for little if in the end market demand is uncertain.”
Tuttle is concerned that the electronic supply chain is being used as a pawn in the on-going trade war.
“Companies are literally holding on. They are moving manufacturing sites from place to place to de-risk. It’s like there’s a wave and you’ve created a ripple throughout the supply chain. At some point companies will say that they’ve got enough stock and stop ordering, and that’s the wave that will hit you.”
The business environment can only take so much of this, suggests Tuttle. “It’s hard to plan around.”
It’s not just the ongoing trade war that is causing concern, however. The issue of security, and questions raised over Chinese companies and their relationship with the Chinese security services, has been an ongoing issue for many months.
“Huawei’s a big customer of ours, as was ZTE,” says Tuttle. “We had to stop shipping to ZTE last year and we could face a similar situation with Huawei. There are plenty of US companies with billions of dollars of exposure in near term business and long-term strategic relationships with Chinese companies.”
Not only that, but Chinese businesses are also extremely innovative. Many analysts have warned that the infrastructure associated with 5G is dependent, to some extent, on technology developed in China.
“We’ve seen a number of Western countries saying no to Huawei infrastructure equipment; moving orders over to Ericsson, Nokia and others. There’s massive leverage being applied to address this issue, and the question is, even in the midst of a trade war, are they going to decouple the Huawei situation from the overall objectives of subsidies and trade barriers?”
Tuttle suggests that both China and the West are engaged in espionage but that, “sponsored industrial espionage is unacceptable. We don’t work with the National Security Agency to steal secrets from the Chinese so that we can better our business. I find that distasteful.”
Tuttle, who sits on the Board of Directors at both the Global Semiconductor Alliance and the Semiconductor Industry Association, regularly engages with CEOs from across the industry, as well as with government bodies and officials.
“Interestingly, there is a consensus among business and political leaders about engaging with the Chinese – but we need to ensure that we both play by a common set of rules.
“There are plenty of viewpoints. If you’re a business that’s heavily exposed to the Chinese market or you’re involved in joint ventures and the like, then you’ve got a lot at stake. Companies need to play by the same rules. If you’re not going to, then why should we?”
China has traditionally been seen as where products were manufactured and not where they were designed, but that appears to be changing - today there’s far more product ‘Designed in China’.
Tuttle agrees that this is a growing trend and suggests that a lot of companies in China are showing more interest in IP development and protection as a result.
“It think that’s true, up to a point,” Tuttle contends. “We actually just had a briefing from the US Patent and Trademark office. We had the head of the US Patent and Trademark office come in and talk to us. I actually think it’s very positive that the Chinese patent system is maturing and becoming more aligned with that in the West.
“I believe that at the end of the day, we need a settlement that works for both countries – in truth I think there’s a win-win in all of this. But that depends on everybody coming to their senses.”
Towards the end of our interview, I ask Tuttle whether he remains an optimist.
“I’ve got multiple points of optimism,” he says. “You should let the water flow under the bridge as much as possible.
“Look at the need for semiconductor technology. It’s being driven by the Internet of Things which is creating disruptive business models; electrification, especially around vehicles, as well as by industrial automation.
“Then we have the roll out of 5G and the infrastructure investment associated with that.
“So, like I said at the beginning of this interview, I do feel we’re in the right markets and working with broader global trends.”
According to Tuttle, “We’re not in commoditised areas, like mobile phones or PC’s maybe, or memory, but rather in those areas that are powering the economy and the growth in the semiconductor industry - I think that we’re well positioned.”
When it comes to 5G, Tuttle is more circumspect than some of his peers.
“I think it’s going to take a little bit longer than people think, but there’s also a lot of early deployments taking place.
“We’ve got content in our synchronisation and power businesses there. You’ve got the benefits associated with 5G and that coincides with what we’re doing in terms of IoT.
“So, it’s a very positive trend and we’re starting to see results. We saw 30% growth in our infrastructure business last year, which is now worth over $200million.”
Tuttle suggests that continued strength will help off-set any broader economic weakness.
“China will remain a key driver for our business, whatever happens. There are five times as many people in China as there are in the US. You’ve got a growing sophistication among their companies, whether they’re semiconductor suppliers or system companies. We haven’t even discussed artificial intelligence, but there’s a huge opportunity there too.
“We need each other,” Tuttle concludes, adding, “we have to engage, we have to talk, and we have to communicate. They need our technology, but we need their markets.”
Tyson Tuttle has been the Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Laboratories since April 2012 and its President since February 2016. He held a number of roles within the business prior to these appointments, including Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, as well as Chief Technical Officer.
Tuttle joined Silicon Labs in 1997 as a senior design engineer.
Previously, he held senior design engineering positions at Crystal Semiconductor/Cirrus Logic and Broadcom Corporation where he focused on high-speed mixed-signal circuit design for mass storage and Ethernet applications. Tuttle holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and a B.S. in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. | <urn:uuid:40ff7076-f240-4fcb-8cf5-16414461a2df> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/interviews/engage-talk-and-communicate-interview-with-tyson-tuttle | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.966927 | 1,786 | 1.578125 | 2 |
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I do some testing but the point of testing (to me) is to check for understanding. Since we do a portfolio review at the end of the year, I don’t worry about grades too much. Why increase anxiety? Besides, kids who focus on tests don’t necessarily remember the info a few days after the test, right?
Sounds like you’re an awesome mom. And who knows our children better than we do?
I will be. We are starting to homeschool our girls in the fall. The youngest is 7 years old. She has issues with fine and gross motor skills and considered to have low vision after correction. Also, her most current round of testing has shown she has a specified learning disability in reading and her processing speed is below normal. I am in the process of figuring out what to use for her. We are looking at Math U See, All About Spelling, All About Reading. I will be reading books to her and also get audio books that are her grade level. History (Ancient Civilizations & the Bible) and Science (Botany) will be in a group with the older girls. So far, this is all we have figured out. I will be watching for more info. I have no idea if it will work, but my plans are to follow her lead. I hope this will work for us. She will be going though the World History stuff twice, so I hope that the will gain more from it the 2nd time.
Hello everyone! We are in our 4th year of homeschooling. I have two that are significantly behind in grade level (due to learning disabilities) but we are able to work at their pace which has helped tremendously. After four years, I’m still looking for the “right” curriculum, for each subject, that fits each of their needs. Number three is now 2 and already showing significant speech delays. We just take it one day at a time. It is nice to know that we are not alone in the special needs homeschooling community. I hope to be able to encourage as well as receive advice myself on approaching my children’s different learning styles. God bless!
Aw thank you! It’s been a journey of a lot of trial and error and GRACE! I was raised the ol black or white method which SO does not work with a child who has special needs. From what I’ve learned this far, there is so much more joy and love in your life when you let color in. I’m going to owe my son a big thank you when he’s older for molding me into the woman I’m becoming!
I have 6 wonderful boys, and our oldest has Autism, and 3 of our others have some huge learning delays, some due to special needs and some due to just the school system and the things it lacks in. As far as our oldest, it’s been so great to see him bloom and excel in his strengths, things that I don’t even think they were getting out of him at school, because there was no expectation for him to perform, sadly. But at home he’s growing and learning and amazing us. The only thing (subject) that I’ve noticed that just doesn’t flow with him is vocab (worldly wise). It takes to much inference, and is not literal at all, so he misses 90% of what they are asking him. He can tell you the words and definitions, and do basic worksheets, but beyond that he just doesn’t get it. And I feel as long as his vocab is growing, then it’s all good for me. But subjects like grammar and math, which are so black and white, he is passing me up with his understanding and performance in these things. Our other guys are doing just as well and we are working at their pace, stopping and reworking when needed and going back if needed, and they are hanging in and even are enjoying learning, which is something they have been lacking at public school. Plus I must say, I think they are learning 1000% more than they were at school, or at least retaining more, which makes me so excited. It makes me proud and one of the most awesome things I think there is about homeschooling. Because our kids, especially our kids with special needs, they have just that “special needs” and we are able to adapt an entire school around those things, right in our own home, and the results are AWESOME!!!
For the 2 year old, do you have him in an early intervention program?
we use a lot of the same curriculum as you mentioned and they are working great with our 7 yr old autistic son. It sounds like you are on the right path:)
He is currently in speech therapy and we have appointments with their on staff psychologist there in the coming months to see if there are any significant learning difficulties or disabilities. His therapist has recommended he begin an early intervention program this Fall after he turns 3. So, to answer your question, yes, that is the route we will be taking. Thank you for asking. My teen is severe ADHD, Autistic, Dyslexic, and has high anxiety. My middle boy is going to be evaluated as well because he is extremely behind in reading and writing.
Thank you. I worry I am not picking right. But everything looks so good for them. Do you do a separate Language arts program or is this enough? I worry that I am not adding enough. Oh and her OT said to do Handwriting without Tears, so will get the level one book of that, also. Her handwriting is looking a lot better, so we will work on it over the summer and keep going. Do I need to do Vocabulary? The Botany book has a lot of new words and we will be reading books. I was going to have her write down words she does not know, so we can look them up.
I have recently been looking into the brain training resources by Dianne Craft to help my child. He has Tourette’s (thankfully very mild so far) and appears to have a bit of a learning glitch or possibly disgraphia. Thankfully with homeschooling (& one on one with me in areas he struggles - mostly writing) none of these things are holding him back yet, but my prayer this calendar year is to figure out how best to help him so he can continue to progress academically.
“My plans are to follow her lead,” you said. And that is the BEST thing you can do for her. Here’s the secret to homeschooling: There isn’t any one right way. What is “right” is what works best for your child. It sounds like you have some great plans!
I’ve heard some good things about Dianne Craft’s program. We haven’t done anything yet, but I am interested to know how it works for your child. Please share what you think about it after you’ve given it some time (if you decide to go that route).
I just started with the basic figure 8 last week. Will try to remember to post progress in a few months. I am hopeful!
I am using Shurley Grammar in addition to AAR and AAS. I picked it because it’s oral:) it’s repetitive, so,he picked up on it quickly and felt successful! We also use HWOT, it’s fabulous! He finished the first few books and taught himself cursive using the same program!!
My son has received a ton of therapies: ABA, OT, PT, and speech. Luckily all his therapists from the time he was 2 would work with me as well. So I feel very confident in the simple things we do for OT for example…he has “outgrown” the need for those services though:grinning: vocabulary is easy, feel assured pulling words from Botany is enough:) when my son is older we may do a Vocabulary book, but for now we use science words. Shurley also gives vocabulary words they start super simple though (cat, bear) and progress.
I also wanted to mention, my son has auditory processing delays, and other similar delays. We use a lot of Critical Thinking Company books! We even use simple dot-to-dot and maze books from the dollar store:) he works through his visual processing book from Critical Thinking daily.
Yes, exactly. I have to keep that in mind. I want to find the perfect thing, but who knows if it will work for us.
Thank you for all your advice. I will look in to Shurley Grammar. Oral is a big plus. Talking is what she is best at. Writing is still hard for her. And thanks for the Critical Thinking Company books. She has puzzle games she plays on her iPad and does not even know they are so good for her.
11year old daughter: She was diagnosed with Dyslexia and a Math disorder. I learned so much by having her independently evaluated. She also has adhd. This is more of the focus/distracted type. She also has Social anxiety disorder. (holy moly- that sounds like a lot of stuff)- BUT we don’t let it define her! She is very much like me when I was a child. I know my child has an above average IQ. When public school was treating her and enabling her to the point that it made her shut down all thinking skills and I felt the call to homeschool - we changed our world. The first 6 months of homeschooling was literally teaching her how to think and work again. She could not handle any sounds or she would go into shut down mode. It was very difficult, but 1 year later she does a LOT of work other own and is enjoying it! YAY I started with Verticy Learning curriculum and then this year more eclectic. She uses Math U see and Spelling U see.
My 9 year old son has Impulsive type ADHD and goes to Public school - although we would love to have him homeschooled - God has not opened the doors yet. He struggles with Math and Reading also. He is getting tested now. I am not sure that it is the same as my daughter. He also has short term memory issues-
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Last summer, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a serious setback to free expression on the Internet. The Court held, in Delfi v. Estonia, that a government could compel a news site to monitor its users’ online comments about articles.
This winter, a chamber of the Court’s ruled the other way in MTE v. Hungary – holding that a very similar order violated the guarantee of free expression under the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention). Did anything really change?
In a series of four posts, I will take a practical look at the cases and their real-world impact. The posts will cover
(1) What the cases say (that’s this post)
(2) How the cases may affect intermediaries’ notice and takedown operations,
(3) How the cases may affect litigation in the EU, and
(4) How the cases may affect policy debates about platform liability under the EU’s Digital Single Market initiative.
First, let’s look at the rough upshot of the two rulings: News portals can be compelled to monitor user comments for hate speech and direct threats, but not for less harmful tortious speech.
The first case, Delfi v. Estonia, involved threats and anti-Semitic slurs in the user comments section of Delfi, an Estonian online newspaper. Estonian courts held, and the ECHR in 2015 affirmed, that the platform could be liable for those comments – even though it knew nothing about them and had a solid record of removing unlawful comments as soon as it found out about them. The key question to the ECHR was whether this outcome violated fundamental rights under the Convention – the equivalent of a constitutional challenge to a ruling in the US.
The news site argued that strict liability for user comments, and the de facto monitoring obligation it created, violated the fundamental rights to seek and impart information under Article 10 of the Convention. The Court found no such violation. It rejected arguments that requiring news sites to continuously police and delete users’ comments would lead them to over-police or simply shut down user forums, with resulting harm to fundamental rights.
As the Court emphasized several times, its conclusion was specific to this particular defendant as a commercial news provider, and the law may be different for other Internet hosts. Notably, given the ECHR’s role as adjudicator of the Convention, it was not called on to interpret applicable EU or national law. That means the ruling does not rest on the EU’s eCommerce Directive, which says that protected Internet hosts cannot be compelled to undertake “general” monitoring.
In the newer case, MTE v. Hungary, the Court’s lower chamber goes the other way on nearly identical facts. Defendants included a news portal that, like Delfi, honored removal notices but didn’t actively police all of its users’ comments. Hungarian courts held the portal liable for reputational harm to a business caused by “false and offensive” user statements. The ECHR disagreed. It said that compelling the platform to find and remove every unlawful user comment “amounts to requiring excessive and impracticable forethought capable of undermining freedom of the right to impart information on the Internet[.]” Accordingly, the Hungarian court’s ruling violated Article 10 of the Convention.
MTE reached this conclusion after politely working through the rather indeterminate list of factors identified in Delfi: Context of Comments, User Liability, Measures Taken by the Platform, and Consequences of Ruling for the Platform. The real crux of the ruling, though, was that the user comments at issue in MTE were not as bad as the ones in Delfi – they were not hate speech or direct threats. (P. 91) Accordingly, they were not dangerous enough to justify the risks that a monitoring requirement would pose for free expression. The Hungarian court’s error, said the ECHR, was that it
paid no heed to what was at stake for the applicants as protagonists of the free electronic media. They did not embark on any assessment of how the application of civil-law liability to a news portal operator will affect freedom of expression on the Internet.
Following MTE, a court that ignores these rights in an intermediary liability case may violate the Convention.
The MTE ruling is a huge step forward on a policy level. The Court explicitly recognizes that regulating expression and information platforms means regulating their users’ expression and information access. The ruling’s core insight is that “intermediary liability” laws directly affect the rights of ordinary Internet users, and can make or break their ability to speak and find information online.
But the ruling’s value may lie entirely in the policy and litigation arena. It’s not clear what, if anything, it will do to protect users’ online expression as a practical matter.
The second post in this series will consider the ECHR cases’ practical impact for intermediaries operating in Europe
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Work truck fleets look toward advanced vehicle technologies, including ADAS, to reduce accidents and associated costs. Check out what a few of our subject-matter experts had to say when looking toward the future of this newer technology.
- “Some say that ADAS technologies are paving the way for autonomous vehicles. The deployment of sensors to gather information about a vehicle’s immediate environment is a crucial first step for self-driving vehicles. Once ADAS technologies start to intervene actively, either by slowing down the vehicle with automated braking or helping the driver steer using lane-keep assistance, they begin to shift into the first stage of autonomous vehicle development. I think two additional areas of innovation to watch include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication and vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communication.” – Gary Johnson, director of Risk and Compliance Management, Lytx
- “The introduction of new features combined with the maturity of existing features will result in a vehicle that edges closer to autonomous operation.” – Mark Chung, vice president, roadway practice, National Safety Council
- “There are a variety of studies that indicate many of the safety benefits originally tied to the self-driving vehicle have already been realized with the advancement of safety systems categorized as ‘ADAS.’ While delayed, there is still significant investment being made in realizing the ‘self-driving vehicle’ — which will require the continued evolution of ADAS features and components. I believe ADAS is forever part of the new driving experience.” – Ben Johnson, director of product management, Mitchell1
- “ADAS is here to stay and will continue to develop, support, and improve vehicle safety. Autonomous features and vehicles are the future." – Isuzu Spokesperson
- "The capabilities of advanced driver-assistance systems are constantly improving. As they do, the line separating ADAS from full self-driving is rapidly blurring into a spectrum of capabilities.” – Mobileye spokesperson
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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson . (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)
Nigerian diplomats have advocated independence, respect for authority and self worth as the hallmark of politicians and people occupying high offices in the country.
The former Nigeria’s ambassador to Brazil, Dr. Patrick Dele Cole, and former External Affairs Minister, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, who made the recommendations yesterday, on the heels of the resignation of the former Britain’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said the fall of Johnson is a great lesson to Nigerian politicians.
Johnson’s tenure as Britain’s Prime Minister came to an end on Thursday, after a historic party revolt over a series of ethics scandals forced him to step down.
It took the resignation of nearly 60 members of his government – almost half the payroll – for Johnson to finally abandon his attempts to cling on to power. The Prime Minister, however, insisted he would continue as caretaker leader, while the Conservative Party launches the process of choosing a successor.
Speaking in front of the famous 10 Downing Street door, the same place where many of his predecessors delivered their resignation addresses, Johnson announced that he would be stepping down – without actually saying the words out loud.
Said he, “It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore, a new Prime Minister. The process of choosing that new leader should begin now…”
In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Cole said Nigerian politicians, especially ministers, should display some sense of integrity by speaking out in the interest of the masses.
“If you hold high office and the man leading you – the President behaves in an absurd manner not befitting that office, it is your duty to tell him…
“When you ask ministers why they are not forceful in talking to the president, you have a feeling that they are afraid that maybe they have some dirty linen; maybe they feel that talking in the interest of the nation may get them into trouble; maybe they feel that it may make no difference, but wont it be a breath of fresh air when you to have a minister who you respect for his integrity?”
Cole advised Nigerian politicians to learn from what other leaders do in their different countries, citing the recent case in New Zealand and the prompt effort of their president when the Muslims attacked a church recently.
“Our constitution demands that every state should have a minister, so the ministers who are in Abuja are in many respect representatives of the states. To that extent, they have an inbuilt degree of independence. Since the ministers are representatives of the state, why is the person representing Ondo State still in the cabinet despite the carnage in Owo? What has he said?
“When girls were abducted from Chibok and Dapchi, the government made some kind of wishy-washy explanations that it was done by bandits. Definitely, it was clear in the minds of other people in the country that it was Muslim attack on Christian girls.
“I don’t see a lot of condemnation on these kinds of religious attacks and it would not stop until the leaders condemn the acts with one voice. It is absolutely inconceivable and wrong for you as a Nigerian not to live in peace, because some religious people are going around shooting people and that kind of action is being surreptitiously or even openly endorsed by the ministers and the law enforcement authorities. People who are leaders should learn from what other leaders do in other countries.”
Cole continued: “On the case of Boris, his story is very clear; it was the ministers who got rid of him. They put in their letters of resignation first and said this is not fit to be our ruler. But our constitution is not the same with the United Kingdom, wont it be a breath of fresh air if minister sees the president’s lack of interest in saving the lives of Christians who are being butchered for them to say I cannot serve because you are not doing what a leader should do to condemn people who are killing people?
“Can you imagine, what a redeeming moment it will be if the president was in Owo -next to him will be the Cardinal and the Anglican Church Primate with Muslims and Christian leaders, all standing together and praying to God that these violence in the country should stop. Can you imagine what change this will bring?”
On his part, Prof. Akinyemi, who said it’s so difficult to draw parallel line between Nigeria and Britain, added that Nigerian politicians like Johnson don’t learn lessons, noting that the big difference is that the country’s politicians do not crash, because Nigeria is not running a parliamentary system of government.
“I don’t think there is any parallels we can draw, because we are not running the same system. We are running a presidential system, which means when issues arise, when the president loses support, the issue is handle through the National Assembly, dealing with impeachment process.
“The issue of ministers resigning, leading to an avalanche, which consumed the president, will not arise under our system, because the ministers are not elected, but appointed by him and he can dissolve them. It is the members of the National Assembly that he cannot suspend.
“Another thing is that, do we really have lines that the president must not cross? And if he’s crossing them, will it trigger off impeachment process or trigger off volcano in the country.”
According to him, Johnson should have been elected Prime Minister due to his latitude and the warnings issued by people he had worked with and so on.
“He shouldn’t have been made the Prime Minister, but when you have a country that focuses only on one item, you might likely to end up like Johnson or Donald Trump on your hand…
“You get a Nigerian politician who says I am going to kill corruption before corruption kills you and that’s the only thing the president is cheered on, then you are going to end up overlooking the character defect of that particular politician and everyone votes him into office. Once that is done, you’ll have to leave with the character defects, just as the British had to live with character defect of Johnson until his cup runneth over.
“They had looked the other way for so long. So, in the case of Nigeria, when you run a presidential system, you are stuck with the man, especially if your country is divided either on religious line or divided on identity line or ideological lines.”
Born on June 19, 1964, Boris Johnson served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. Following a record number of resignations from his government, he announced his resignation on July 7, 2022, remaining as Prime Minister until a new party leader is elected.
He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008.
He attended Eton College and read Classics at Balliol College, Oxford. He was elected president of the Oxford Union in 1986. In 1989, he became the Brussels correspondent, and later political columnist, for The Daily Telegraph, and was editor of The Spectator magazine from 1999 to 2005.
After being elected to Parliament in 2001, Johnson was a shadow minister under Conservative leaders Michael Howard and David Cameron. In 2008, he was elected mayor of London and resigned from the House of Commons; he was re-elected as mayor in 2012.
In the 2015 election, Johnson was elected MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. The following year, he did not seek re-election as mayor. He became a prominent figure in the successful Vote Leave campaign for Brexit in the 2016 European Union (EU) membership referendum. Theresa May appointed him foreign secretary after the referendum; he resigned the position two years later in protest to the Chequers Agreement and May’s approach to Brexit.
In 2019, Johnson was elected Conservative leader and appointed Prime Minister. He re-opened Brexit negotiations an in early September controversially prorogued Parliament; the Supreme Court ruled the action unlawful later that month. After agreeing to a revised Brexit withdrawal agreement with the EU, which replaced the Irish backstop with a new Northern Ireland Protocol, but failing to win parliamentary support for the agreement, Johnson called a snap election for December 2019 in which he led the Conservative Party to victory with 43.6 per cent of the vote, and the party’s largest seat share since 1987.
On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom withdrew from the EU, entering into a transition period and trade negotiations leading to the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The COVID-19 pandemic became a major issue of his premiership; the government responded with various emergency powers, introduced measures across society to mitigate its impact, and approved the rollout of a nationwide vaccination programme.
Johnson has been criticised by some scientists for his slow response to the outbreak, including his resistance to introducing lockdown measures.
Numerous controversies have occurred during Johnson’s premiership. Amidst a wider controversy over government social gatherings, known as “Partygate”, he became the first British prime minister to be sanctioned for breaking the law while in office after receiving a fixed penalty notice for breaching COVID-19 regulations.
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If not in cannes, Capri or the Costa-Brava this week, an Easterner, to be in the proper swim, would more than likely be found negotiating the summer sea in a watering place known collectively as The Hamptons, a narrow isthmus of sand, socialites and chichi on the south shore of Long Island.
A sort of corner Côte d'Azur, The Hamptons begin at Westhampton Beach 80 miles from Times Square and from there run for 35 miles in the general direction of Spain, through Hampton Bays, Southampton, Bridgehampton, East Hampton and Amagansett, ending in a fish-town hamlet called Promised Land, 10 miles from the island's end.
Of these salt-water-licked, tree-shaded seaside cities, only Westhampton, Southampton and East Hampton really figure. The others must be classed as suburbs and appendages. The summer swimmer picks his Hampton according to his means of livelihood (artist, merchant or mogul), his wife's preferred dress (jeans or jewels) or his way of life (flash or heaps of old cash). Discussing the difference between them, an old-time resident of Westhampton was saying the other day that his Hampton is the friendliest, East Hampton is the richest and Southampton the snobbiest. But a Southampton businessman, born and bred in the community, put it this way: "If, for the sake of argument," said he, "the Duke of Windsor should come down here, he would undoubtedly visit East Hampton. But he would stay in Southampton, and he wouldn't stop in Westhampton at all."
All of which might explain the preferences of the Duke, but it throws absolutely no light on the curious differences in the naming of the communities. A Mrs. Pennypacker of East Hampton leans to the theory that the original settler "Hampton" gave his name to the cause. The trouble with this is there was no Hampton (Hampton Bays came later) for South to be south of. Most likely, the original settlers, who boated in from New Haven Colony in 1640, were thinking of the English seaport when they christened their town, just as a group of reformed Southamptoners, who called themselves "Proprietors" and headed east nine years later, named their new home Maidstone, after the town in Kent. The name eventually changed to East Hampton, for the very likely reason that it was east of its honored predecessor.
The logic of this is so irrefutable that it seems a shame to bring up Bridgehampton and Westhampton Beach. The former got its name after Josiah Stanborough, who had acquired land outside of Southampton in 1656, led a group of settlers there over a sturdy bridge he had built. But Westhampton Beach? It is as west as East is east. It must not have felt that way however, otherwise at the least it would have hyphenated.
Whatever the reason, it is not likely to offend present-day Westhampton Beach, a lively community where the waves wash the night-tarnished glitter of the celebrities pried loose from the cafés of Manhattan, the houses are built on stilts to protect them from the rambunctious sea and the fire engines are embossed in gold with the legend: "Sons of the Beach."
Although the monstrous hurricane of 1938 all but wiped out Westhampton, sent whole houses floating out to sea and killed over 22, the lively rebuilt community now includes the Kriendlers, who run Manhattan's smart "21" Club, Philip Le Boutillier, chairman of the board of Fifth Avenue's Best & Co., P. G. Wodehouse and Arthur Treacher, the perennial cinema butler who shows up at local functions and bars with old Hollywood cronies long thought to be packed in moth balls. His recent house guests: Charles Ruggles, Joe E. Brown and Frank Fay. The community also includes the macabre New Yorker cartoonist Charles Addams, for whom Westhampton's history of disaster and hurricane only make it seem like home sweet home.
Cave for Castaways
Perhaps Addams' largest creation fills one whole wall in the bar of Dune Deck, a flossy cave for castaways from Broadway that rather resembles, in the flood of summer, a Lindy's-by-the-Sea. It has 54 rooms (all with bath), most of them either right on the sand, overlooking it or within a broad jump of the crackling waves. It takes its guests by the week and duns them anywhere from $38 to $45 a day for two, food included. There is water-skiing on the bay, which is just across the road, and there is tennis; but mostly there is the sea and the sand. Dune Deck—walls, boardwalk, deck chairs, settees, beach tables and outhouses—is bathed in a coat of bright turquoise paint, and on days when the Atlantic takes on the off-blue hue of the Mediterranean it would be hard to tell at first glance where the sea leaves off and Dune Deck begins were it not for the strip of sand between them.
For this season Dune Deck has added a sumptuous living room, which, with its Japanese screens and prints and trappings from old Nippon, is a study in Oriental modern design. This same décor has also been used by the Hampton Inn, a newly rehabilitated small hotel in Westhampton fraught with Japanese umbrellas over the cocktail tables, Oriental waiters and a beaded bamboo curtain through which a customer might very well expect to see Anna May Wong come aslinking, albeit in a shocking-pink kimono. A glance at both these Oriental dens at the beginning of the season moved TV Comic Peter Donald, a Hamptons' habitué, to open his arms expansively and exclaim, "Ah, Yokahampton."
Although the Hampton Inn, which before its transformation was a summer sanctuary for lace-collared ladies, abets the mood of the East by serving excellent Chinese cuisine, it rather confuses the motif by displaying Caribbean calypso murals on its walls, planting an ancient Amish cart alongside its driveway and burning Hawaiian luau torches on the lawn. There are rooms upstairs for the emotionally displaced at $25 for two, with Continental (that's the European continent) breakfast.
Doubtless the most ambitious project on the Westhampton dunes is a pinked-up hybrid extravaganza known as the Bath and Tennis Club which, while neither a private club nor a public playground, is, all the same, a rather classic example of just what happens when someone lets Decorator Dorothy Draper loose on the beach with a fat bank roll. Diners and dancers who gather at the pink tables of the club's pavilion can watch the nightly circus under cover of an immense black-and-white striped tent illuminated by a dozen globes suspended from a cluster of bamboo fish poles. In a nautical nook known as the Wheel Room, alongside the big top, a man may take to drink—and small wonder indeed—snug in a saloon that has been paneled in pecky chestnut walls painted hysterical pink and hung with such relics of the sea as a gold wooden fish, a white wooden swan and a Very Old wheel.
Beach-front cabanas, which rent for $1,015 the season and are sold out for 1957, come equipped with pink doors and purple settees covered by pink terry cloth mats. Cabanas that provide a sidelong glance at the Atlantic cost $815 the summer. Club apartments which have peach walls and windows that offer a view of the pool, the cabanas and the sea rent for $375 a week for two, including breakfast and dinner. At midday guests in bathing suits can contract for a hamburger on terms at a yellow and black cafeteria festooned with Scandinavian lanterns.
Across the road, and just a short ride in the club's six-passenger white electric cart, is the new botel where 30 rooms, designed for yachtsmen and late-season hunters and fishermen, rent for $257 each for two. The inlet is also equipped with three Pédalo, pedal boats imported from the Riviera, which can be leased at $5 the hour.
Completely bereft of Pédalo and pink settees are such staid old fraternities as the Westhampton Country Club on the mainland and the Quantuck Beach Club on the sand bar across the bay. Often called one of the most select beach clubs in the country, Quantuck was washed out to sea in the 1938 blitz and was rebuilt from scratch the following spring. It was only a few years thereafter that, with the new clubhouse, a simple frame structure tucked behind the dunes, Quantuck grew bold enough to permit gentlemen bathers to appear on the beach without tops. Among its 135 families, who pay a modest $25 a season plus $40 for a bathhouse, Quantuck lists Judge Harold Medina, the aforementioned Mr. Le Boutillier and Charles E. Wilson of General Electric. Although topless bathing suits are now the acceptable dress for men, it is strictly forbidden to bring intoxicating potions on the premises, and nursemaids who may in the call of duty venture near the water may not, all the same, bathe in the sea.
There are both a beach club and a field club down the line at Quogue, a small enclave of perhaps 800 summer souls of solid wealth and quiet taste who live between the borders of jazzy Westhampton and fish-happy Hampton Bays. Aside from Novelist John O'Hara, Playwright Arthur Laurents, Designer George Nelson and Magazine Editor Ted Patrick, the inhabitants of Quogue are neither particularly well-known nor particularly social register. Hemmed in by strict, self-imposed zoning laws that prescribe minimum sizes for houses and lots, they live in a sedate, always-wear-a-tie, cocktail party life, play tennis and golf at the Quogue Field Club and visit its pink and white pavilion Saturday nights for the weekly dance, frequently to the music of Lester Lanin's orchestra. Mr. Lanin, busy as a squirrel with a cache of seasonal nuts, farms out musical aggregations all over the social seaboard, playing about 50 dates in The Hamptons every summer.
But no Hampton keeps Lanin and that other party piper, Meyer Davis, busier than Southampton, an ancient community of large old houses, large old matrons and large old trees, both botanical and family. Behind the high green hedges live an assortment of Dukes, duPonts, Henry Ford II, Dan Topping, Clifford Hood (president of U.S. Steel) and such social stage personalities as Silent Star Richard Barthelmess and Gary Cooper, who visits his in-laws, the Paul V. Shieldses.
A Show Place in Ford's Future
Brought to The Hamptons by his wife's family, who inhabit a string of estates along the sea, Henry Ford II is building one of the greatest showplaces of the times. He has had to lay over a mile of black top through the fields of rye to reach the land which blankets 100 acres on the east end of town. The white brick house with its white columns and its steep gray slate roof stands before a driveway 100 feet square. Above the portico are four large baskets of cement fruit. Whole paneled rooms, fireplaces and parquet floors have been imported from European chateaux in the grand fin-de-si√®cle manner perfected by the Vander-bilts. There is a four-Ford garage facing the servants' quarters, a wing that stretches 110 feet long. The back of the house looks out to a channel pond where wild white swans visit, but Ford has also dredged a smaller pond beyond the swimming pool. Just over the protecting dunes is the sea. So far the Fords have 1,082 feet of beach, but he would like to add another 1,000 feet. The bill is running, so a municipal functionary judges, about $800,000. Luckily for the owner, assessed valuations are considerably lower. The Ford place—unfurnished—is rated at only $150,000, which means an annual local tax of about $8,500.
At that, Ford's assessment is only the second highest in Southampton, a township that realizes about $8 million a year from taxes on summer houses. The Henry F. duPonts' 40-room white brick quadrangle by the sea is assessed at $175,000, producing a tax bill of about $10,000, which arrives just before Christmas.
Still, there seems to be money left over for a rousing round of private parties which are given outdoors under canvas on the grounds of the big estates. A typical soiree might call for a tent and dance floor, with a connecting canopy to the driveway in case of rain. Sometimes, when the hostess prefers that the house not be touched at all, kitchen tents are set up on the lawn and the cooking is done on propane stoves. A plywood shell covers the orchestra, the supporting tent poles are decorated with ferns and the tablecloths are picked to match the canvas. Favorite Southampton color for the tenting: pink.
Guests are frequently invited to arrive at 11 in the evening; chefs imported from New York at $50 each rassle up scrambled eggs, sausages, corned beef hash, hamburgers and pancakes. Robert Whitebower, a New York caterer who comes down to Southampton to handle the summer rush, estimates that a supper party will cost about $6 per person for the food. But that is just the beginning. Tenting trucked from New York may cost $600, and then there are the music, liquor, decorations, parking attendants and private police. A small supper for 500 may well break up at 5, 6 or 7 in the morning, by which time the host has spent about $8,000. During the two summer months Southampton sees about one such party a week.
For entertainment in public view, Southampton might repair to Herb McCarthy's Bowden Square, a sort of municipal fun house which offers lunch, dinner, drinks and dancing to society orchestras every night except Monday, when a jam session erupts in the main hall. For those who come for tangible nourishment, the kitchen dispenses Montauk lobster, Long Island duck, local oysters and Peconic Bay scallops, which are as big as a pinky joint. The whole institution, as well as its inmates, is tended by McCarthy, a man who for reasons best known to himself always appears on the premises in a starched white coat.
Diners dance under a plastic sky, and steaks sizzle over an open broiler up the street at the Post House. And some of The Hamptons' best steaks are being dished out this year in a low-lit, low-ceiling roadside rest called Trade Winds, in Water Mill, which is being operated by Dick Ridgely, who used to be Paul Whiteman's drummer.
There is no telling who may gather on the candlelit terrace of the Irving House, a sprawling, vintage hostel that has been sheltering Hamptons' visitors for 80 years. Sampling the steam table delights the other night were Senator Jack Kennedy; Peter Lawford; Earl E. T. Smith, the Ambassador to Cuba; Gene Tierney; and Cordelia Drexel Biddle Robertson, whose book My Philadelphia Father became the Broadway hit The Happiest Millionaire.
Aside from subsistence in the open air, the Irving House lets no fewer than 156 rooms, which are tucked away in five buildings sprawling over 37 acres. Most rooms rent at $15 a night, including breakfast which is provided in the guest's quarters by two indefatigable milers who, trays in hand, roam the preserve at a dogtrot all morning long. Like many another homeless Hamptons visitor, the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough holed up in the Irving last summer in a snug apartment complete with private entrance, private garden, a living room, three bedrooms and three baths. The bill was $553 a week, including meals for two. Although the Irving operates with a staff of 82 this summer, it is also housing 14 personal maids who have accompanied their mistresses to the shore.
Life Among the Crustiest
Many a matron who would rather avoid the house problem, the meal problem, the servant problem, the weekend guest problem chooses the Irving and for social life spends the summer days in Southampton's clubs, reputed to be among the nation's crustiest. One bathes, when one is socially acceptable, in a beach club known as the Bathing Corporation, a cognomen that strangely seems to mix business with pleasure. On a narrow ledge of land between a pond and the breaking surf, flanked by the estate of the late Charles Merrill of Merrill Lynch and the maroon shingles of St. Andrew's Dunes Church, the Bathing Corporation has crowded a pool, a covered restaurant, a shaded pavilion and an aging clubhouse built in the Spanish hacienda style perfected by Addison Mizner in Palm Beach salad days. Some 400 carefully screened families share 400 feet of beach, the nannies in white dresses and floppy straw hats watching the towheads burrow in the sand, the young guard in madras, dirty tennis shoes and no socks, the old guard surveying it all under a panoply of pink parasols.
The parasols appear, too, on tournament days at the creaking clubhouse of the Meadow Club, an association for tennis enthusiasts which was founded in 1887 on the estate of J. Bowers Lee, one of Southampton's first summer residents. The first tournament was held in '88, and there have been 69 since then—three won by Tilden, two by Vincent Richards, three by Frank Parker, four by Bobby Riggs and three in the '40s by Pancho Segura. A prime stop on the grass court circuit which included the Merion Cricket Club in Philadelphia, the Newport Casino tournament and New Jersey's Orange Lawn Tennis Club, the Meadow Club's bid was once a coveted invitation for the tennis troupe. In Southampton there were large houses, large parties, large cars and a large selection of debutante daughters. But too many borrowed cars were smashed, too many wine cellars tapped, too many housemaids compromised. When Bill Douglas, the present pro arrived after the war, he found the touring tennists bivouacked on cots in the squash court. While the annual tournament on the club's 29 grass courts is no longer the gayest tennis party in the country, nor indeed does it attract the biggest names, those who come are back in the big houses, and the Meadow Club is content that it is doing its bit for the game.
The National Golf Links of America, on the other hand, a golfing fraternity which nestles on Southampton's Shinnecock Hills and which a national magazine once called "America's snootiest golf course," has only had one professional tournament in its 49-year history. That was in 1928 and, although the professional players were not permitted in the clubrooms and restaurant, they were, after some discussion, permitted to shower and change clothes in the lockers. The experience was both traumatic and memorable, and members cluck about it to this day.
Although the Shinnecock Country Club, the country's oldest incorporated golf club, which adjoins the National, is a country club for family use, the National is a golf links for men. The males dine in a long glass-enclosed loggia looking out to a soft view of Peconic Bay, which separates the two fins of Long Island. Women dine in their own viewless salon in the front of the building, and on weekends and holidays they may play the course before 9:30 a.m. and after 3 p.m.
Often said to be the best golf course in the country, the National was founded and designed by Charles Blair Macdonald backed by 70 founder-members, a body that included William K. Vanderbilt and Harry Payne Whitney. Today a life-sized statue of Macdonald by Prince Paul Troubetzkoy casts a somewhat severe glance over the membership, which numbers slightly more than 400. A cruise about the links the other day turned up Dan Topping; Henry Ford II in pink slacks and a baby-blue polo shirt; Juan Trippe, president of Pan American, in an old tennis cap; Frank Pace Jr., former Secretary of the Army; and Earl E. T. Smith. Also on the rolls are Vincent Astor, Gary Cooper, Angier Biddle Duke, Henry duPont, Benjamin Fairless, Pete Bostwick, Harold S. Vanderbilt, William Paley and John Reed Kilpatrick.
It is conceivable that when such an assortment of chieftains get together the talk may well run to tribal politics. But at lunch on the loggia the other day, while cracking into the cold lobsters with mustard sauce for which the National also has a noteworthy reputation, the talk turned to national disasters. "Just what do you suppose was the greatest catastrophe that ever struck this nation?" asked Thomas Wright, the club president, who had in mind the tidal wave that swamped Galveston in 1900. Some mentioned the General Slocum disaster. Others the San Francisco earthquake and the Chicago fire, when finally an authoritative voice spoke up. "Why, gentlemen, the worst disaster that ever struck this nation was the New Deal." Around the table there was a murmur of "Amen."
Only some of these aspects of high society survive the 13 miles that separate Southampton from East Hampton. It is a road bordered with corn stands, with clam sellers, with broad vistas of potato fields dusted with a frost of white tassels. Tiger lilies are summer candles in the meadows, and there are watery dales where white ducks grow fat before they are sent to market. Some nights the stingiest sliver of a moon hangs, stagy and incandescent, over the Montauk highway, and the neon glimmers by the side of the road, urging a wayfarer to pause.
Doubtless the most implausible of pausable is a retreat midway between South and East Hampton known as Out of This World. The decorating motif—which includes, at some juncture or other, pink brick, Grecian heads, Japanese flags and fish net—is probably Early Martian. The piano player, Mr. Ralph Strain, is supplied his own retiring room adjoining the end of the keyboard, a chamber open to the public and finished in Turkish provincial. The men's room contains a life-sized poster of Jayne Mansfield on which any visitor—the management provides a crayon hanging from a string—may inscribe a personal message. Out in the gardens there are pebbled walks, flaming torches and, beyond that, six rooms for guests, all of which were rented en bloc by a psychiatrist last year for the therapeutic use of his patients.
A run on the menu
So many patrons descend on Out of This World for dinner after the Saturday night cocktail parties that the place puts up a Saturday night Chuck Wagon at $6.50. The rest of the week one may have the run of the menu, a card about the size of a 24-sheet poster, which comes equipped with a flashlight dangling from the cord in the fold. Dinners run from $4.75 to $8.75 for steak which you may broil yourself.
However expensive that sum may seem, $8.75 will scarcely purchase an entrée at The Hedges, a branch of New York's Pavilion, which stands in a delightful glen at the very gates of East Hampton. Here, under a spreading hazelnut tree, the overpaid are overfed an exquisite assortment of French preparations in a setting which, with its greenery and its soft tree lights, is a breath of a bistro in the Bois de Boulogne. Dinner will run about $20 per person or, as a sometime customer likes to point out, "It is the only restaurant in the United States where a waiter can carry $80 worth of food in one hand." Like the Pavilion in New York, The Hedges is run by a diminutive, unsmiling Frenchman named Henri Soulé, whose ample girth and dour mien seem to indicate that he might well have been nourishing on his own food and paying up on his own checks.
For those who can pass Soulé's and proceed with solvency into the confines of East Hampton, a lovely green awaits, the approaches delighting the eye with a reed-fringed, elm-shaded pond, and beyond that the sloping south end cemetery, now an island between two roads, where wild tiger lilies decorate the headstones of the early settlers.
Ever since the artists came in the 1870s, entranced by the gray shingle houses, East Hampton has had cultural overtones. Later, there were Irvin Cobb, John Barrymore and Wallace Lee. It supports a summer theater which draws not only a dressy crowd but such theater people as Alfred de Liagre Jr., Robert Dowling, Paul Osborne and Robert Montgomery. After the show there is the 1770 House across the street which serves steak, shrimp and hamburger sandwiches in the Cupboard Room and drinks in a telephone-booth bar in the basement.
The board chairmen live in East Hampton too, particularly along Lily Pond Lane, a street of magnificent homes. They play largely at the Maidstone Club where, from the headquarters in a large weather-beaten shingle clubhouse, the view gives out landward to the club's own golf course or seaward to the beach club and its string of cabanas. Elsewhere there are 23 grass tennis courts, an open-air pool and a great white ballroom where Maidstone's members dance eight times a summer under chandeliers strung with fake flowers and strings of crystal beads.
Lately the town ramparts have been breached by television writers and directors who spill over into the neighboring community of Amagansett, a sort of hive for bohemians where the colony has been joined for the summer by the Arthur Millers (nee Marilyn Monroe). If, like other Hamptons visitors, who first came to look and then returned to build, the arty ones can probably be counted on to turn out imaginative abodes that zoning laws and pure local horror would prevent in, say, Quogue or Southampton. A designer-builder named Evan Frankel, who occupies a carriage house on an East Hampton boulevard known as Hither Lane, has lately built a swimming pool in what was the foundation of the main house on his property. With Greek statuary tucked into the niches of the red brick walls around the pool, greenery growing out of old sewer pipe painted white, bathers crunching mulberries from a fertile tree with their bare feet and a cascade tumbling from boulders above, the setting is as ripe as old Rome for bacchanalia by the shore.
Strangely, though, the artists have made no bacchic beach of The Hamptons. They cluster, come the weekend, in an Amagansett brauhaus called the Elm Tree Inn, and they live quietly and paint serious avant-garde impressionism in their homes in Springs, east of East Hampton's Eden. Schopenhauer is discussed on the sand at Coast Guard Beach and, for surfless bay swimming, safe for children, there is the quietude of Gardiner's Bay, where a writer, an avant-garde artist or a man with merely moderate vision can look across to the curving arm of Long Island and see the stacks and steeples of Promised Land.
GREAT PECONIC BAY
LITTLE PECONIC BAY
East Hampton summer residents Mrs. Laurence Laird Davis Jr. and son Laird go crabbing in a salt pond near Bridgehampton.
The beach is the Hamptons' beginning and end, where sooner or later all visitors, large and small, come for the simple solace of the sea. Here Lucinda Morrisey and Theodora Aspegren (right) partake of that solace by the handful while Mrs. John Morrisey watches.
Apprentice to the manly art, young Andy Keyes puts on some big gloves with John Dox of Southampton for session on the beach. Behind him his playmates George Humphreys (top), Charles Stevenson Jr. and Al Whitby await their turns.
The surf, even in its gentlest moods, is a rough and challenging element, as Tommy Davis (left), a Texas boy, and friend Ronnie Mathieu know.
Summer sojourners gather at Southampton's Meadow Club for tennis, here watched by John Carney Jr. and Mrs. John Hearst.
Basking on Southampton's famous sands, Mrs. Lucile Carhart, wife of Amory S. Carhart Jr., shelters under striped umbrella.
The Hamptons' younger set is typified by Jerry Kelly (left), with his sister Susan and friend Pat McCann at Meadow Club.
Evening on the beach finds surf casters on hand in their never-ending quest for stripers, bluefish or what have you. Here at end of Ditch Plains Road near Montauk Lifeboat Station they cast patiently into the gentle sea.
Massive, Tudor-style clubhouse of sumptuous Maidstone Club is surrounded by two magnificent golf courses (18 and nine holes), an 11-acre driving range, 26 grass tennis courts, a 25-yard swimming pool with cafeteria and tent-covered patio and 120 two-room, two-shower cabanas.
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Robert Ashley, a distinguished figure in American contemporary music, holds an international reputation for his work in new forms of opera and multi-disciplinary projects. His recorded works are acknowledged classics of language in a musical setting. The operatic works of Robert Ashley are distinctly original in style, and distinctly American in their subject matter and in their use of American language. Fanfare Magazine calls Ashley's Perfect Lives "nothing less than the first American opera...", and The Village Voice comments, "When the 21st Century glances back to see where the future of opera came from, Ashley, like Monteverdi before him, is going to look like a radical new beginning." A prolific composer and writer, Ashley's operas are "so vast in their vision that they are comparable only to Wagner's Ring cycle or Stockhausen's seven-evening Licht cycle. In form and content, in musical, vocal, literary and media technique, they are, however, comparable to nothing else" (The Los Angeles Times).
In the 1960s, Ashley organized Ann Arbor’s legendary ONCE Festival and directed the ONCE Group. During the 1970s, he directed the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College, toured with the Sonic Arts Union, and produced and directed Music with Roots in the Aether, a 14-hour television opera/documentary about the work and ideas of seven American composers. Ashley wrote and produced Perfect Lives, an opera for television widely considered the precursor of “music-television.” Staged versions of Perfect Lives and Atalanta (Acts of God) and the monumental opera tetralogy, Now Eleanor’s Idea, have toured throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. He wrote and directed Balseros for Florida Grand Opera, Dust for premiere at the Kanagawa Arts Foundation in Yokohama, and Celestial Excursions for the Berlin Festival and Hebbel Theater Berlin. Made Out of Concrete was premiered at La MaMa E.T.C. in New York in 2009, and his latest opera, Quicksand, is in production. The full libretto for Atalanta (Acts of God) has just been published by Burning Books. | <urn:uuid:6cc69475-96dc-4fb4-b208-ca551fdb4973> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/writers-online/authors/robert-ashley | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.956172 | 447 | 1.796875 | 2 |
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This Journal summarizes the events and presentations at the 1999 International AHSGR Convention which was held in Casper, Wyoming.
“It takes One Thousand Voices to Tell a Single Tale: A Report on the Aussiedler Project” by Dr. Nancy Bernhardt Holland
“Ellis Island: Gateway to America” by Jean Roth
The Role of Germans from Russia in the Development of the Sugar Beet Industry in the Rocky Mountain States” by Roger Hill
“German-Russian Tour to Germany: Visit to Bundestreffen” by Clarence Kissler
“Emigration from Ysenburg to the Volga in 1766”, by Manfred Steinberger, translated by Sven Steinberger
“New Acquisitions from Russia and Ukraine: A Report on Our On-going Search for Information” by Richard Rye
“CIS Research Project Report” by Brent Alan Mai
“Distinguished Service Award Honorees: Solomon R. Schneider and Timothy J. Kloberdanz” by John Schleicher
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The new head of the United Nations (UN) Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by ISIS (UNITAD) will this week travel to the Sinjar district village of Kojo to attend a return of remains ceremony for the group's Yazidi victims.
In his first briefing to the UN Security Council on Thursday (December 2), special adviser Christian Ritscher said he would be present to support "the dignified burial of victims of mass killings" carried out by "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) fighters in August 2014.
The return of remains ceremony will be the second of its kind in Kojo, with a mass funeral held in February drawing thousands to lay their loved ones to rest in dignity, including Yazidi activist and Nobel prize winner Nadia Murad.
Two of Murad's brothers were reinterred on the occasion.
"To the survivors and families of victims present, I will bring the same message as I have to you today," Ritscher told the Security Council. "Justice has been slow, but there is now hope."
His message came just days after a German court handed a life sentence to an ISIS element for his crimes in a verdict that used the label "genocide" to describe crimes against Iraq's Yazidis for the first time.
"For the first time, the Yazidi community have seen an ISIS member prosecuted in a court of law for the genocidal acts committed against them," Ritscher said.
He quoted Murad's words following the judgement: "When survivors seek justice, they look for someone to give them hope that justice is possible."
He said this is the core of UNITAD's work, and urged the families of ISIS victims to be patient with the process of identifying the perpetrators and bringing them to justice, which he acknowledged sometimes feels slow.
This is necessary "to secure vital evidence capable of building a comprehensive legal basis for international-standard trials fully reflecting the nature of the crimes committed by ISIS against Iraqi communities", he said.
Over a 1,000 systematically executed
Elsewhere in Iraq, UNITAD is working to identify the remains of ISIS victims and build case-files that prosecutors can use to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Ritscher said that a week earlier, he had stood at a mass grave outside Mosul containing the remains of the victims of executions carried out by ISIS at Badush Central Prison in June 2014.
"I listened to the story told by one survivor who had to go through this horror, and now has to carry its magnitude as he seeks to move on with his life," he said.
This work will "support the collection of evidence that may lay the foundations for justice, and to ensure that families will be able to bury the remains of their loved ones", he said.
By identifying the remains of the victims and collecting survivor testimonies, he said, "we have established an account of these attacks that bears the hallmarks of ISIS's violence against many communities of Iraq".
Evidence collected shows the detailed preparation of the attack by senior ISIS members, followed by an assault, he said. Prisoners were separated based on their religion and humiliated, with at least 1,000 then systematically killed.
"Through our analysis of digital, documentary, testimonial and forensic evidence, including internal ISIS documents, we have identified a number of individual ISIS members responsible for carrying out these crimes," he said.
ISIS chemical programme
Ritscher told the Security Council that evidence collected on the Badush attacks shows the detailed planning ISIS used in carrying out its atrocities.
"This methodological and strategic approach is seen even more clearly in two other key lines of investigation that have accelerated in the last six months," he said.
These investigations are looking at ISIS's development and use of chemical and biological weapons, and at financial mechanisms it used to sustain its campaign.
Forensic analysis has shown its development and use of chemical weapons was "a strategic priority implemented in line with a long-term vision", he said.
"Our evidence shows that ISIS clearly identified and then seized chemical production factories and other sources of precursor material, while also overtaking the University of Mosul campus as a hub for research and development."
To date, he said, UNITAD has identified more than 3,000 victims of chemical weapons attacks carried out by ISIS, some using "multiple rocket artillery projectiles containing a sulphur mustard agent".
Investigations into a chemical attack in Tuz Khurmatu, eastern Salaheddine, have uncovered medical records from local hospitals showing children and adults submitted for burns, skin infections and respiratory problems.
Longer-term effects include harm to the reproductive health of men and women, birth defects, miscarriages, stillbirths and long-term health consequences for children born to exposed parents.
Meanwhile, UNITAD's dedicated Financial Crimes Unit has uncovered "the inner workings of the central ISIS treasury, Bayt al-Mal (House of Money)", he said.
"We have identified a network of senior ISIS leadership that also acted as trusted financiers," Ritscher said.
This network diverted wealth ISIS gained "through pillage, theft of property from targeted communities and the imposition of a systematic and exploitative taxation system imposed on those living under ISIS control".
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Years ago I moved to a new place just days before the area was hit with ferocious bush fires. Shortly after shifting everything I owned into my new home, I had to quickly pack all my possessions up again, and stack them by the door ready for evacuation.
This new home was a broken-down, rambling 130 year old house that I shared with two other renters. It sat on 5 acres at the top of a ridge, in the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney, Australia. There was no fence and the bush started at our back door and rolled all the way down the valley, which was part of over 600,000 acres of National Park.
Watching The Fire
We spent one anxious night sitting on the back verandah watching the glowing fires out to the west. The winds were forecast to be 80 km/hour and headed straight for us. We scanned the orange glow across the horizon, tracking the movement, waiting for the moment we would have to leave.
The moment never came. The forecast winds only hit 4 km an hour instead of the predicted 80. The next day the local bush-fire brigade came out and did some back-burning in the valley behind our house. It seemed we were safe for the moment.
The day after the back-burning I went for a walk to check things out. I can’t imagine what it must be like to have a full-blown raging bushfire run through, because the effect of a tightly controlled back-burn was pretty decimating.
The previous day, the undergrowth had been thick, disorienting, and difficult to navigate. My first few attempts to get down into the valley to join the track leading to the creeks and waterfalls were
futile. I ended up turning back, fearful I would lose track of where my new house was.
But after the back-burning there was just an expanse of charred soil, warm underfoot, smoke slowly rising from it. Dead remnants of trees still stood here and there. A few had fallen and needed climbing over. The walk to where the valley dropped down now took five minutes, about a quarter what it had when battling through the undergrowth.
An Odd Visitor
So I was standing there, looking over the seared landscape, when a white shape shifted behind a clump of blackened trunks. At first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, and walked quietly closer
to get a look. And there I saw it.
A white goat had come up from the valley and was walking through looking for green vegetation to eat.
I stood quietly and watched it nose around for awhile. The goat was so white. I wondered if it had bolted from a nearby home, frightened by the fire. It was such a strange sight, so clean and seemingly domesticated, calmly foraging through the charred ground.
After watching the goat for a while, I went back to the house and drew a few quick sketches in a notebook. The image was locked into my memory, and still is years later. I thought it might be good to use in a piece of art somewhere down the line. After I made a note of it I didn’t think about it much for a while.
A few months later, the bush had begun the task of regenerating. Even with the undergrowth returning, the bush was still nicely thinned out and it was an easy walk down to the public tracks.
I’d gotten to the point where I could scramble all over the valleys behind the house and had gotten to know the area very well. At least one day of the weekend was reserved for walking in the valleys, I usually followed the creeks that spread out through the surrounding area, climbing up waterfalls as they gradually got smaller and smaller and almost disappeared, or slowed to a trickle at their source.
The area is famous for the golden sandstone cliffs and ridges, and I would often spot caves high up above the creeks and would make a detour to climb up and check them out.
The Goat King
One series of cliffs had these gigantic golden caves that were eroded into the shape of golden waves about to break over the valley. I tried a few times but could never find a path up to the ledges near the top of the cliffs. Whenever I walked by the creek below them I’d look up above the tree-line and check them out.
One day I looked up as I was walking by and saw another white whiff of movement. I stopped and looked more closely. It was the goat, sitting on his belly, paws close to the lip of the ledge, surveying the valley. There was something about the way he sat that struck me, he was so at home, he seemed like a king looking over his kingdom. I’m sure he must have seen me but he must have felt that I was no threat as he didn’t move or acknowledge me in any way, he certainly shoed no sense of skittishness or fear.
That goat, who in some ways seemed so out of place in that wild environment but had clearly made a life for himself out there, continues to walk the the landscape of my imagination. He represents a model for how I want to be in my own life. He represents the qualities of sovereignty and resilience that I want to bring to my life. The way he sat there on the cliff was so regal, there was such a strong sense of belonging and ease in the way that goat held himself.
And he brought that same calm presence to the blackened landscape as he did to the recovering landscape. He walked among the charred debris with the same confidence he displayed sitting high up on his throne, present and watchful as the land around him bloomed.
He reminds me that all we need to do when things chaotic is to forage calmly, sniffing after any remaining green shoots.
And he reminds me that we, too, can simply sit here and be fully ourselves. Settled, calm, secure in the knowledge that we belong.
I like to think of the present moment as my throne, and yours too. And believe that how we occupy that throne matters. How do you feel as you sit in that throne? Can you make your home there? When you sit
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20 Jul Gurupurnima / Honoring The Teacher Within
As we move into the fullest brightest moon of the year called Gurupurnima, reflect on the role of the teacher in your life. Be filled with gratitude for the privilege of studying with many great teachers…teachers of the heart, the body and the mind.
Where did the celebration of Gurupurnima come from?
Gurupurima is an ancient practice of honoring the teacher.
A great teacher Veda Vyasa who compiled the 4 Vedas, translated the Maharabharata, and the 36 Paranas was the inspiration of this holiday. His students wanted to thank him for his contribution to their lives.
They asked him how they could honor him. He said to choose one day to bestow their teacher with gifts and their offerings. They choose the day of the brightest fullest full moon of the year to be Gurupurnima to honor this teacher.
This tradition was set many centuries ago and has been celebrated ever since.
Ways to honor our teachers this month.
- You can make a gift in their name.
- You can send them notes, presents and offerings.
- Please contemplate what would your teacher love to receive?
Your greatest gift to them is to live life to your full potential.
My own teachers have had a profound influence on me. When you meet a great teacher, you begin to hear an inner resonance. What they say touches your heart. You begin to see yourself through their eyes. A great teacher will recognize the greatness within you and you will start to see this in yourself.
I never feel diminished around great teachers, however, it’s not always comfortable to be around great teachers. In the presence of a great teacher you feel challenged to move into new territory, to face your inner demons of the small self/ego, and to step into your fullest potential.
Teaching that Wisdom is from Within
Teachers influence our lives through setting a great example of behavior. Sally Kempton, one of my favorite teachers, taught me to recognize that the guidance I am always looking for outside myself comes from within.This is such a powerful teaching. Everything we need is inside us. How can this be? There is so much help out there. I must need a lot of help!! I cannot tell you how much money, time and energy I have spent on self improvement seminars – it’s endless.
Honoring the teacher within and without is really what the month of Gurupurnima is all about. This is an especially important message to receive at this time in the world with so much chaos and uncertainty.
The other blessing we receive from our gurus, our great teachers is the glimpse of the divine, that feeling of being in the presence of something bigger and larger than us.
Experiencing The Divine Presence
Many yoga teachers talk about the Great Self, Universal Consciousness, Shiva, Shakti, Prana…
What exactly is it?
A great teacher will connect you to your inner guide… the guru within, the Great Self.
What is the guru within? How do you find it?
How do you experience this inner presence?
Some describe this presence as…
Vast stars in an endless dark night,
An ocean pulsating with love, emptiness, stillness
A penetrating blue light emanating from the 3rd eye
Waves of love washing over the body
Undulating energy that moves deep inside
Deep heaviness of the outer body and expansion within
A blue/black pulsating presence that envelops us
The seeker disappears into the feeling of love and oneness
A giant eye peering back at you from within
Some folks see actual saints, sages, gurus who are no longer in a body. They may have never seen nor heard of these people but they show up in their meditations.
Others see spirit guides in the form of animals, totems, mandalas, or hear celestial music or the sound of OM pulsating inside. Some feel a pulsating movement of the Shakti throughout their body.
All these are manifestations of energy that has been awakened.
How does this happen?
Through practices like asana, meditation or chanting. You can also experience this by coming into contact with a realized being like a Guru or through shared practices with a community of awakened beings.
There are so many questions as to where to turn to solve issues in your life, for your family and in our communities. What is the next right step (Swahdharma) for us as individuals, for our families and for our communities? The teachings and practices are there to guide us towards Self Realization. The recognition of the Self within.
The Hugging Guru
How do we connect deeper with the divine presence within?
I was in the presence of a real Guru recently. Sri Mata Amritanandamayi or Amma, as she is lovingly called by her students. She is also known as the hugging Guru.
There were huge lines of devotees queuing up to get her hugs. All around the hall people were buzzing with anticipation. Love filled the air as this compassionate realized being gives her devotees individual hugs sometimes for 22 hours straight without breaks.
I have been in this amazing being’s presence and received her hugs 3 times over the past 15 years. The experience was so beautiful. As she hugged me she chanted Namoh, Namoh, Namoh in my ear. It reverberated in my heart for days afterwards.
In this guru experience the divine mother is there holding you in her love and compassion. The name for this devotional love is Bhakti. You feel this divine love in her presence and when you chant with great kirtan masters like Krishna Das.Your heart melts in the presence of this deep transpersonal love.
We are living through a unique time in history when everyone on the planet needs a collective hug. The constant barrage of bad news blasting away at us on a daily basis is enough to drive anyone towards someone who might have the answer we are seeking.
Amma’s teachings are simple and beautiful.
“True love is that which helps us experience life and the life-force everywhere. If your love doesn’t enable you to see this, such love is not real love. It is illusory love.”
When folks ask what do we bring Amma as a gift. She tells them their suffering!
Here is list practices that were given to me by my teachers that will help you find your inner GPS. The practices are a way of reconnecting to your own inner Guru.
Practices that will help you through a dark time in your life
There are many meditation Apps right now but there is nothing like going to a good meditation teacher. Being in the same room with a group of experienced meditators when you are new at this practice is incredibly helpful.
Sources for meditation
Books & Online courses
Sally Kempton Meditation for the Love of it http://www.sallykempton.com/products/
Paul Muller Ortega https://www.bluethroatyoga.com/programs/
Kripalu https://kripalu.org Many great teachers come to this center to present workshops on meditation and hatha yoga
Omega Institute https://www.eomega.org ( many famous meditation and hatha yoga teachers present workshops at this center)
Himalayan institue https://www.himalayaninstitute.org
Siddha Yoga https://www.siddhayoga.org Gurumayi Chidvilasananda This is my teacher. Her international organization has ashrams and centers all over the world. This path is a bhakti and Jnana path of yoga that mostly practices meditation, seva, and chanting. Hatha yoga is practiced to support your seva and your meditation. It is secondary to the main practices of chanting and meditation.
The book store has many beautiful talks , books videos, CDs and DVDS. There are great programs like the October Meditation Intensive and the New Years Message. You can tune into some of these programs on line or find a center near you by going to the website.
If you are in NYC come the the World Yoga Center. The classes are Anusara Yoga and meditation is taught in every class. Rudrani Farbman is the Director and teaches a weekly meditation class on Monday nights and a monthly Satsang in her home. http://worldyogacenter.com/
There are many great hatha yoga teachers in the world.
Please check out my blog on how to find the Hatha yoga teacher of your dreams
You can get recordings of great Kirtan musicians but live kirtan or chanting is very powerful. It prepares the mind for meditation
I again refer you to Siddha Yoga. Their weekly local Satsangs include both chanting and meditation. This is especially recommended for people new to meditation.
Go to the Siddha yoga bookstore for many amazing chants
Here is a link to my favorite https://siddhayogabookstore.org/omnamahshivaya-bhupaliraga.aspx
For live kirtan music , there are many great kirtan bands around
Krishna Das has great CD’s full of beautiful chants http://krishnadas.com/
Shantala is my favorite Kirtan Band http://www.shantalamusic.com/
Make sure the your restorative teacher has studied how to modify poses for different levels and injuries. These classes need a patient and loving presence to draw the students into a deep stillness.
I have a 30 minute restorative class on YogaVibes. To tune into this class go to https://www.yogavibes.com/ You can sign up for 15 days of trial membership.
This practice helps you get nourishing sleep. You are in Savasana,the corpse pose, doing deep relaxation working that methodically goes through the 5 layers of awareness.
You can access free guided yoga nidra meditations through the Insight Timer App
You can also go to this link for an amazing yoga nidra by Jennifer Piercy
I used a recording by Jennifer on the insight Timer app when I was recovering from my bike accident and was having trouble sleeping through the night. It really works. You go through each body part and then into deeper and deeper layers of awareness.
Shinrin-Yoku is the name of this practice that was started in the 1980’s in Japan.
Taking in the forest through our senses Average American spends 93
% of their time indoors!
Leave your phone at home. Listen to where it wants to take you. Savor the sounds smells of nature. Listen to the birds and the sounds of the leaves. Smell the scents of the forest. Touch trees, the moss, the soil, put your feet in a stream, drink the water.
Take your time and be in the silence and beauty of nature. Meditate on your walk, Do pranayama . Take in the air. Cleanse your lungs.
Means conversation or in the company of the Highest Truth. In order to practice Satsang,it is helpful to have a guide who knows how to move folks deeper into the awareness of the Self. Satsang is done with a collection of fellow seekers. It is not group therapy or socializng.
People get to share their transformation. The leader asks the group questions, shares teaching tales and wisdom teachings from the yoga teachings and encourage folks in the group to share experiences.
Satsang is the best way to assimilate the teachings of yoga. If anyone has tried to study the yoga sutras, teachings on the Vedas, The Upanishads, The Bhagavad Gita on their own without the help of a good teacher and Satsang knows the potency of this practice.
My experience of satsang has happened in the Yoga teacher Training sessions, Immersions and Retreats that I co-lead at the World Yoga Center in NYC with Rudrani Farbman. I have also led Satsangs on my own retreats and teacher training sessions in Japan. The power of the kula ( community) coming into deeper understanding of the yoga teachings together in community is beyond powerful.
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It also touches upon different approaches to sharing the mapping insights with the TAILOR partners and the broader community. The document discusses the possibilities of designing a joint TAILOR PhD curriculum.
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Development of the world’s largest thermal waste treatment plant
Martin GMBH has announced that its partner, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering (MHIEC), has been commissioned to equip the world’s largest thermal waste treatment plant, which is currently under development in Shanghai.
The facility will have eight furnace lines, with a total capacity of 6,800 tonnes per day. Each will be equipped with a 13.55 metre-wide Martin back-up grate and will produce 144 MW of electric power in total. Commissioning is scheduled for 2019.
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Next up in our series of Global Waste Investment Fact Files is the Japan edition. As of February 2017, AcuComm was listing 101 waste projects in the country, with a total value of US$11,258 million, or US$111 million each.
Key points from this Fact File:
- Incineration (with energy recovery) is the leading project type, accounting for US$8,542 million or 76% of the total. This is followed by integrated/mixed facilities, accounting for US$1,283 million or 11% of the total.
- The total estimated capacity of these projects is 13.2 million tonnes. This is equal to 130,607 tonnes per project on average.
- This capacity is equal to 30% of Japan’s estimated annual waste generation, at 44.3 million tonnes or 351kg per person.
- Waste investments totalling US$8,208 million are expected to become operational over the next few years. This is currently expected to peak in 2020 at US$3,502 million.
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Myanmar: Construction of a WtE facility
Earlier this month, JFE Engineering announced that they had completed Myanmar’s first waste-to-energy (WtE) facility. The plant will incinerate 60 tonnes of waste each day, generating 0.76 MW of electricity.
Prior to the opening of the new facility, the city of Yangon was sending all of its 2,500 tonnes of waste per day to landfill.
For full details regarding this project, click here.
Italy: Construction of a 100,000 tpa organic waste treatment facility
HERAmbiente, a part of Hera Group, is constructing a new organic waste treatment facility in Bologna. The relevant permits were obtained in March, which enabled the Notice to Proceed to be signed on 31st March.
Hitachi Zosen Inova is set to supply its Kompogas dry anaerobic digestion (AD) technology, with construction for these scheduled to begin in July 2017.
Construction of the plant was based on plans to treat organic waste generated in the region using methane fermentation technology. It is thought that it will be the largest dry AD plant in Europe.
You can keep up with the latest updates on this project by clicking here.
Opening of an aluminium recycling plant
Ferrovial Services has recently opened a new aluminium recycling plant at the Centre for Environmental Management in Santa María de Palutordera, Barcelona.
The plant will process any aluminium that has been separated and recovered from other treatment plants and will aim to enhance the quality of recovered materials. It is then hoped that the aluminium can be sold directly to foundries without the need of further intermediaries.
The facility has a processing capacity of 2 tonnes per hour and estimates that at least 1,800 tonnes will be recovered this year.
This project is available to access in full for the next 7 days, without the need for a subscription! To take a look, click here.
Development of Albania’s first WtE facility
Earlier in April, the Ministry of the Environment announced that Albania’s first waste-to-energy (WtE) plant had been officially opened at Elbasan.
Established in partnership with Albtek Energy, the plant has a reported generating capacity of 2.85 MW, with steam generated from the process to be used in the agricultural sector. Total investment in the project had been estimated at €27.9 million.
This project is now available to view in full for 7 days. You can access the latest details, as well as the contact information for key decision-makers. Click here to make sure you don’t miss out.
Construction of a biomass pellet plant
Eskom is planning to undertake a project in collaboration with the SA Forestry Company Limited (Safcol) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to build the company’s first biomass plant.
After making modifications to IDC’s pellets facility in Sabie to create a torrefied pellet plant, Eskom will use wood from Safcol’s forests as feedstock. The resulting pellets will then be delivered to Arnot Power Station, where they’ll burn with coal to generate electricity.
This project is now open to access in full for 7 days. For the contact details of all the key individuals involved, click here.
In the week ended 21st April 2017, AcuComm added 42 new or updated projects to our Business db, worth an estimated US$2,523m and feedstock capacity of just under 9.5 million tonnes.
This takes the total estimated investment value of projects to US$368.9 billion.
- MSW was the leading feedstock type reported on in the past week, accounting for an estimated 5.3 million tonnes, or 55.4% of the total. This was followed by organic waste with 1.6 million tonnes or 16.8%.
- The leading countries in the past week were the USA and the UK, with seven projects each. This was followed by India with four.
Looking to stay ahead of the game when it comes to the Waste, Bioenergy and Recycling industry? Get in touch with one of the team today to organise a demo and see how one of AcuComm’s products could help you do just that.
Construction of a 100,000 tpa organic waste treatment facility
This month, the building site for a new organic waste treatment facility in Bologna was opened. Expected to have a capacity of 100,000 tonnes per annum, the facility will produce enough biogas to heat around 5,000 homes, as well as produce 30,000 tonnes of compost to be sold to farms and garden centres.
Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) will be supplying the Kompogas dry anaerobic digestion technology, which, when complete, is set to be the largest in Europe. Construction on these is scheduled to begin in July 2017.
This project is now available to access in full for 7 days. To catch up on the latest, click here.
Next up in our series of Global Waste Investment Fact Files is the Poland edition. AcuComm currently lists 26 waste projects in the country, with a total value of US$2,306 million, or US$89 million each.
Key points from this Fact File:
- WtE incineration is the leading project type, accounting for US$1,618 million or 70% of the total. The remainder comprises mixed facilities, recycling, waste processing and MBT.
- The total estimated capacity of these projects is 4.6 million tonnes. This is equal to 177,465 per project on average.
- This capacity it equal to 45% of Poland’s estimated annual waste generation, at 10.3 million tonnes or 272kg per person.
- Waste investments totalling US$1,159 million are expected to become operational over the next few years. This is expected to peak in 2018 at US$483 million.
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Construction of a recycling plant and incineration facility
This month, Hitachi Zosen announced that it has formed a joint venture (S Environment Technology), which has won an order to build waste recycling and waste incineration facilities at Camp Hansen.
The recycling plant will run for five hours each day, with a throughput of 6.3 tonnes. The incineration plant will run for eight hours a day, with the two furnaces having a combined throughput of 32 tonnes.
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As an entrepreneur who started with nothing, Alex Mendieta is aware that not everyone is capable of attaining the same degree of success as he has. He is aware of this since he began with nothing. Alex has always placed the utmost importance on satisfying the needs of impoverished and underserved areas when it comes to putting his generosity to use in a way that will have a good and long-lasting influence on the lives of those who reside there.
Alex’s lifelong mission was to serve as a catalyst for constructive social change
During his boyhood in Colombia, where he was reared, he was keenly aware of the widening divide between the wealthy and those living in poverty. The relevance of this notion became abundantly evident than anything else ever could have when it was really implemented. The decision was taken by a prominent local business owner who intended to aid in revitalising undeveloped neighbourhoods in close proximity to his own business site. He reached this conclusion.
In addition, he was surprised by the inhabitants he met, who were pleased with their lifestyles and had no immediate plans to leave the place. After reading this, he understood everything for the first time. Alex swore under penalty of perjury that he would bring about this kind of transformation not just for the people of Colombia, but for the whole globe. He pledged to uphold his word and do the questioned duty. But in order to do so, he would need to amass a substantial quantity of money, and since then, that has been his sole objective: to amass money.
Alex had finally fulfilled his aim of amassing sufficient wealth to be able to aid those who needed his support the most
He accomplished this by putting in the required effort, keeping his focus, and being committed to the objective he had set for himself. Even though Alex Mendieta has just began making philanthropic donations for the last year, he has already donated more than two million dollars to a range of reputable organisations. Once he fulfils his vow to donate an additional $2 million over the following year, Alex’s total contributions will approach $4 million.
On the other hand, his irritation is unquestionable. If he wants the benefits of his generous gifts to reach as many charitable organisations as possible, he must be aware of important charities that may not get much notice but do amazing work to assist those in need. If he desires to put his money to good use, he must do this action. Alex believes that the people who are already members of the community and have successfully assimilated into its culture are in the best position to effectuate meaningful change.
Alex encourages all individuals, regardless of their financial circumstances, to donate to charity causes and organisations, as he thinks that everyone has the power to make a difference in the world via philanthropic giving. Alex decided, after careful study, to grant direct money to these neighbourhood organisations, regardless of their location. This will allow them to do far more for the communities in which they reside.
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As Californians pay record-setting prices at the pump, state lawmakers should make sure those state and local taxes are being put back into the roads to improve them.
California’s highways rank 43rd in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, according to Reason Foundation’s 25th Annual Highway Report.
Fears over the coronavirus may accelerate a long-term trend that could have major implications for both transportation and climate policy: working from home.
For drivers, California’s bumpy roadways can seem like one giant pothole.
When you take President Trump’s growing feud with California and add it to the rising politicization of federal highway funding you end up with the state’s freeways in a worrying...
California’s highway system ranks 43rd overall in cost-effectiveness and performance
Any revised rail plan should be carefully vetted and, ideally, put back in front of the electorate.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has correctly called for rightsizing California’s high-speed rail project.
OCTA has done far better than many of its Southern California neighbors in developing a long-range plan that actually addresses many of its key infrastructure issues.
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Adi (Ehud) Ben Dror was a young man from Petah Tikva, healthy and full of life, who fell ill suddenly, at the age of 26, with an acute kidney disease that deteriorated to terminal kidney insufficiency. He was treated by dialysis for two long years, while waiting for a telephone call announcing that a kidney suitable for transplant had finally been found for him. When a kidney was found and the transplant was carried out, his body was no longer able to cope with the complications and he died after two months. In the course of his illness, Adi spoke with his parents, Dvora and Shmuel Ben Dror, and with his friends, and expressed the idea of people signing a statement as to their willingness of donating their organs after their death.
After Adi's death, this idea became his Will and, in October 1978, the Adi Association was created, which represented a turning point for organ donation awareness in Israel – and the public began to sign the Adi Donor Card. Since 1989, the National Transplant Center, affiliated to the Ministry of Health, has administered the database of Adi card holders. | <urn:uuid:15b96ec9-5194-42b3-95a8-73a3edff98bc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.adi.gov.il/(X(1)S(howlsyy34vcwsdfok3zl045k))/en/adis-will/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.99283 | 238 | 2.296875 | 2 |
After a hiatus of almost five months, blasting is about to resume at the Hanson Material Service quarry in McCook.
Blasting was halted late last year after a 3.2 magnitude tremor shook the area seconds after a routine blast had been completed. But after months of studying data and monitoring seismographs at the site, quarry officials announced Wednesday that blasting would resume Monday, March 17.
“After working with representatives from Northwestern University, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, we do not have data that confirms any correlation between blasting by the quarry and the seismic event that occurred on Nov. 4, 2013,” said Michael Stanczak, vice president and general manager of the quarry, in a press release from Lehigh Hanson Inc., the Texas-based parent company of Hanson Material Service.
The tremor, which occurred just seven seconds after routine blasting at the quarry, was felt as far away as southern Wisconsin. In the immediate vicinity of the quarry, in places like Brookfield and Countryside, it shook buildings and reportedly caused some damage to structures.
Initially, the USGS attributed the tremor to the quarry blast itself. However, after further investigation it was determined that the blasting and tremor were two separate events. The area experienced a similar, less powerful, seismic event in the wake of blasting in 2010.
U.S. Congressman Daniel Lipinski, who represents the area where the quarry is located, called for an investigation into the cause of the earthquake. In December 2013, the USGS installed a seismograph at the quarry, which monitors seismic activity around the clock. A second seismograph was installed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, said Jeff Sieg, a spokesman for Lehigh Hanson Inc.
Both of those seismographs will remain in place at the quarry and will continue to monitor seismic activity.
“The quarry will continue to work closely with these parties to study its blasting operations going forward,” said Stanczak.
Hanson Material Service also hired a firm to perform independent seismic monitoring and review damage complaints related to the Nov. 4 tremor. That report is “near completion,” the company said.
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ro. The 7th scientific conference of the Forschungsinstitut direkte Demokratie, (Research Institute for Direct Democracy, www.fidd.ch) will focus on research results that show to what extent the Canton of Grisons has promoted direct democracy in Switzerland. With this conference, we would like to show the state of research in this area and encourage further research projects.
In 1583, the French political philosopher Jean Bodin makes some revealing remarks about the Swiss Confederation in his main work “Six books on the state”. For example, he assigns all the Landsgemeinde places, including the Canton of Grisons, to the “democratic political systems”. The “Canton of Grisons places” were “more purely democratic than any other state in terms of constitution and government”. In addition to this external description, the sources also contain self-descriptions by the confederates a short time later, apparently earliest for the Canton of Grisons, where the earliest use of the term democracy for the Swiss Confederation is found in 1618 in a specific historical context: “The form of our regiment is democratic.” The “democratic form” of the Canton of Grisons is then frequently mentioned as a model in the 19th century when it comes to expanding people’s rights. What does “democratic” mean in different historical contexts and what significance did the pre-modern democratic form of the Canton of Grisons has for the development of modern direct democracy? The conference in Ilanz will pursue these and other questions.
Following last year’s conferences on the significance of Catholic conservatism, liberalism and early socialism for direct democracy in Switzerland, as well as the theoretical foundations of natural law and the cooperative principle, the Research Institute dealt with the Landsgemeinde and the Canton of Glarus as part of the sixth conference. Now the historical focus will continue to be on the cantons and their contribution to direct democracy. After the Canton of Grisons, the Canton of Ticino is to follow next year.
9.30: Welcome and introduction
Dr phil. René Roca, Head of Research Institute for Direct Democracy
Dr Carmelia Maissen, mayor of Ilanz/Glion
10.00: Dr phil. René Roca: “The Canton of Grisons and its contribution to direct democracy in Switzerland – an overview”
11.15. Prof Dr theol. Jan-Andrea Bernhard: “Church and state - the effect of the Ilanz article letters and disputation theses”
12.00: Dr phil. Florian Hitz: “The Old Canton of Grisons Referendum. Its practice in the Ancien Régime and its reception by Canton of Grisons legal historians of the first half of the 20th century” (A.R. Ganzoni, Zaccaria Giacometti, Peter Liver)
14.15: Prof em Dr Jon Mathieu: “Forms of ‘democratic’ politics in the early modern Free State of the three Confederations”
15.00: Prof Dr iur. Stefan G. Schmid: “Florian Gengel (1834-1905) a theorist of direct democracy from the Canton of Grisons”
15.45: Prof Dr Randolph C. Head: "Was there an early modern democracy? A contemporary perspective from a Canton of Grisons point of view" (possibly via video conference)
16.30: Outlook and final discussion with speakers and audience
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HERNANDO, Miss. — Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham wants to force Mississippi, one of the America’s most conservative states, to recognize her same-sex marriage. She hopes to do so by getting a divorce.
She and Dana Ann Melancon traveled from Mississippi to San Francisco to get married in 2008. The wedding was all Czekala-Chatham hoped it would be, the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, dreams for a promising future. She wrote the vows herself.
The couple bought a house together in Walls, a town of about 1,100 in northern Mississippi’s DeSoto County in June 2009. But the marriage was tumultuous and, like so many others, it didn’t last.
Czekala-Chatham, a 51-year-old credit analyst and mother of two teenage sons from an earlier straight marriage, filed for divorce in chancery court in September. She wants to force Mississippi to recognize the same-sex marriage for the purpose of granting the divorce.
“It’s humiliating to know that yo u spend that money, that time to be in a committed relationship and for it to end. I mean, that hurts. But then to be in a state that doesn’t recognize you as a human being, or recognize you for who you are, for who you love, it’s hard,” Czekala-Chatham said during an interview at her current home in Hernando. “I’m not treated like the neighbors next door. I’m treated like a second-class citizen.”
She has plenty of company among gay and lesbian couples in other conservative states, although thus far only a few have pursued divorce cases in the courts.
Even as the number of states legalizing same-sex marriage will soon grow to 16, most states – like Mississippi – refuse to recognize such unions or to help dissolve them. Gay couples who move to those states after marrying elsewhere face roadblocks if they wish to divorce, as do couples from those states who make a brief foray out-of-state to get married.
Often, such couples in non-recognition states would have to move back to the state where they were married and establish residency in order to get divorced – an option that can be unworkable in many cases.
“The idea you can’t go to your local courthouse and file for divorce is very disruptive,” said Peter Zupcofska, a Boston lawyer who has represented many gay and lesbian clients in marriage and divorce cases. “It’s an enormous waste of effort and time.”
The right to divorce isn’t as upbeat a topic as the right to marry, but gay-rights lawyers and activists say it’s equally important.
“The marriage system is a way we recognize and protect the commitments people make to their partner,” said James Esseks, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Project at the American Civil Liberties Union.
“Part of that system is creating a predictable, regularized way of dealing with the reality that relationships sometimes end,” he said. “Those are the times people are the worst to each other, and that’s w hy we have divorce courts. There’s got to be an adult in the room.”
On a recent evening, in the one-story brick house she shares with her two children, a new girlfriend and several pets, Czekala-Chatham sat on the edge of a leather recliner, shaking her head.
“Why should I be treated differently, you know?” she said. “When the courthouse is a few blocks from here, I should be able to walk up there and get married. I should also be able to go up there and get divorced.”
She could get a divorce in California, but her lawyer argues that Mississippi wouldn’t recognize the divorce and their marital property would remain “in limbo.”
Melancon’s lawyer, Chad Reeves, filed a motion to dismiss the divorce complaint based on the argument that Mississippi can’t grant a divorce for a marriage that it doesn’t recognize. However, Reeves told The Associated Press on Friday that the motion was withdrawn after the parties signed an agreement related to division of prop erty and debts.
Reeves said he opposed the divorce because Czekala-Chatham asked for alimony, among other things, but those matters have been settled. He said Melancon will get the house, and won’t have to pay alimony. Czekala-Chatham says she doesn’t care, she just wants the divorce.
A hearing is scheduled for Monday.
Melancon, who now lives in Arkansas, declined to be interviewed. She said in an email that she wants the divorce, but the “avenues to pursue are vague and expensive.” She did not elaborate.
The Mississippi Attorney General’s office filed a motion to intervene on Nov. 15 that said the divorce petition should be dismissed.
Mississippi “has no obligation to give effect to California laws that are contrary to Mississippi’s expressly stated public policy,” the motion argues. “That legitimate policy choice precludes recognition of other States’ same sex marriages for any reason, including granting a divorce.”
Legal experts say get ting Mississippi to recognize the marriage for any purpose is a longshot. Lawmakers amended state law in 1997 to say any same-sex marriage “is prohibited and null and void from the beginning. Any marriage between persons of the same gender that is valid in another jurisdiction does not constitute a legal or valid marriage in Mississippi.”
In 2004, 86 percent of Mississippi voters approved an amendment placing a ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution.
In his arguments for a divorce, Czekala-Chatham’s lawyer, Wesley Hisaw, cites a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down parts of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and ordered the U.S. government to recognize legal same-sex marriages. That has created a situation where same-sex couples “are married lawfully under the laws of the United States, but not under Mississippi law,” Hisaw contends.
He also argues that bigamous and incestuous marriages are considered “void” in Mississippi, just like same-sex marriages, but bigamy and incest are also grounds for divorce.
“There can be no legitimate state purpose in allowing bigamous or incestuous couples to divorce and not allowing the same remedy to same-sex couples,” he wrote.
Right-to-divorce cases have cropped up in some other states with constitutional bans on same-sex marriage. On Nov. 5, the Texas Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the state can grant divorces to gay couples married elsewhere.
The plaintiffs are couples from Austin and Dallas who married in Massachusetts and later filed for divorce in Texas. The Austin couple was granted a divorce, but Attorney General Greg Abbott intervened in the Dallas case and won an appeals court decision blocking a divorce.
In the oral arguments, Assistant Attorney General James Blacklock argued there’s no way for Texas to grant a divorce because of the constitutional ban.
“There’s no marriage here,” he said. “So there can be no divorce.”
A similar case has just commenced in Kentucky, where two women married in Massachusetts are seeking a divorce.
At least one same-sex couple has been able to get a divorce in a state that doesn’t officially recognize same-sex unions. In 2011, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that two women married in Canada could get a divorce in the state, reversing a ruling by a district judge.
While the issue of same-sex divorce has drawn increasing attention, there is little in the way of comprehensive data to help draw comparisons between the divorce rates of gay couples and heterosexual couples.
One of the few large-scale studies addressing the question was conducted by Michael Rosenfeld, a sociology professor at Stanford University. He assessed the breakup rates among about 3,000 couples since 2009, and concluded there was little difference between gay couples and straight couples.
Depending on a couple’s circumstances, a host of weighty matter s can be affected by the inability to divorce – division of property, child custody, health coverage for a spouse, the ability to get remarried. In some cases, the inability to divorce could mean that an estranged spouse would continue to receive spousal benefits even though the other partner wanted those benefits halted so he or she could move on to a new relationship.
“It’s really problematic for people in getting on with their lives, being considered single again,” said Kenneth Upton Jr., an attorney in the Dallas office of Lambda Legal, a national gay-rights group.
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What would you see if you could look inside a hallucinating brain? Despite decades of scientific investigation, we still lack a clear understanding of how hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), mescaline, and psilocybin (the main active ingredient in magic mushrooms) work in the brain. Modern science has demonstrated that hallucinogens activate receptors for serotonin, one of the brain’s key chemical messengers. Specifically, of the 15 different serotonin receptors, the 2A subtype (5-HT2A), seems to be the one that produces profound alterations of thought and perception. It is uncertain, however, why activation of the 5-HT2A receptor by hallucinogens produces psychedelic effects, but many scientists believe that the effects are linked to increases in brain activity. Although it is not known why this activation would lead to profound alterations of consciousness, one speculation is that an increase in the spontaneous firing of certain types of brain cells leads to altered sensory and perceptual processing, uncontrolled memory retrieval, and the projection of mental “noise” into the mind’s eye.
Do Psychedelics Expand the Mind by Reducing Brain Activity?
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From Sheboygan to the White House: Children's book author spreads message of kindness
SHEBOYGAN - Every year, as part of a longstanding tradition, the first lady reads a story to children at the Children's National Hospital. One lucky author gets the honor of having their book shared.
This year, that author came from Sheboygan.
Todd Zimmermann wrote "Oliver the Ornament," a picture book that hopes to spread a message of kindness, about Oliver, a Christmas tree ornament who was being bullied.
Zimmermann was born and raised in Sheboygan. He now lives in Chicago, but the story of Oliver started right here in his hometown.
A Christmas story that began on Christmas
It was right around this time five years ago that Zimmermann was spending Christmas at his mother's house in Sheboygan. That's when he got the idea to write about a Christmas ornament that was forgotten in an attic.
"There's never been a story about ornaments before," he remembers thinking. "Oh boy, that would be a really good idea."
The idea nagged at him for the next couple of days. Then at 4 a.m. on Christmas day, Zimmermann got up, went downstairs to his mother's computer and wrote "Oliver the Ornament."
But he didn't publish it for a couple more years because he wanted it to be more than just a book.
In 2015, Zimmermann launched his company. Not only does he sell "Oliver the Ornament," but he also sells ornaments of all the character from the book, puzzles, snow globes and other products meant to bring the story to life.
Zimmermann's biggest fan
Throughout the entire launch and publishing of the book, Zimmerman's mom, Marlene, was his biggest fan. Zimmermann even named one of the angels in the story after her.
"My mom was the biggest cheerleader for 'Oliver the Ornament,'" Zimmermann said. "She loved everything about it."
In January, Zimmermann's mom gave him a call to suggest he try to get the book in front of first lady Melania Trump. She felt it would be a good fit because both the book and the first lady are trying to spread messages of kindness.
So Zimmermann wrote a reminder to himself to reach out to Trump. Then sadly, Marlene passed away in March.
It wasn't until August that Zimmermann stumbled upon the note with his mother's suggestion again. Remembering how much Marlene loved Oliver and wanted as many people as possible to see it, Zimmermann decided to try to contact the first lady.
He sent a letter and a copy of the book to her chief of staff. He wrote her a note as well, saying how much he liked the message of kindness the first lady was trying to promote with her Be Best campaign.
Zimmermann wasn't sure anything would come of it, but in October he got a call from the White House. The first lady wanted to read his book during the annual reading at the Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., and she wanted Zimmermann to be there.
An unreal day for Zimmermann
On Dec. 13, Zimmermann shipped out to D.C. from Chicago and sat near the first lady as she read his book.
Zimmermann said he really enjoyed meeting Trump, calling the experience "unreal." Following the reading, he and the first lady passed out 100 copies of the book to children at the hospital.
The Sheboyganite's work with Trump didn't end there, however. He also donated 300 copies of "Oliver the Ornament" to military families as part of the first lady's Toys for Tots campaign.
Zimmermann said he's very excited he's been able to do so much good from the creation of the book and hopes to continue sharing its message. To date, he has donated over 2,000 copies to hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin, including Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
More to come from Oliver and his friends
In November of this year, Zimmermann released a sequel to "Oliver the Ornament" called "Oliver the Ornament meets Belle." He is hoping to have a series of seven books. The next book is scheduled for release in 2020.
"Each book will tell the story of how the different ornaments entered the family's collection. Each book teaches children the message of kindness, especially in the face of bullying," Zimmermann said.
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While night sweats can be uncomfortable and disruptive, they don't usually signal a more serious underlying condition. In fact, night sweats are one of the most common menopause symptoms, with up to 75% of women experiencing them at some point during menopause.
When a woman approaches menopause, she may have many questions about the potential symptoms, including night sweats. Understanding what to expect, why these symptoms occur, and how to manage them can help a woman better prepare for this transitional period. Keep reading to learn more about night sweats.
About Night Sweats
Night sweats, medically termed "sleep hyperhidrosis," are episodes of nighttime sweating, ranging from mild to profuse perspiration. Night sweats are similar to the hot flashes that can affect menopausal women during the waking hours.
Oftentimes, night sweats can be so intense that they interrupt a woman's sleep, which can affect many aspects of her daily life. Common symptoms of night sweats include sudden and intense heat, irregular heartbeat, nausea, flushing, chills, and headaches.
Women with menopause-related night sweats may experience anywhere from mild to severe symptoms, varying in duration, during their usual sleeping hours.
Who Is affected?
Night Sweats and Sleep
The symptoms of night sweats can drastically disturb sleep patterns, making it difficult to get a good night's rest. Because of this, women who suffer from night sweats often experience:
- Sleep disorders
- Trouble concentrating
- Heightened levels of stress
Many women in their 40s and 50s develop night sweats, often beginning before the cessation of the menstrual cycle. One study found that approximately 19% of women aged 40 - 55 who still had regular periods experienced night sweats. Most women begin to develop symptoms two to ten years before menopause occurs, during the span of time called perimenopause.
Many different factors contribute to how women experience menopause symptoms. Age, race, and other factors can influence how likely a woman is to develop night sweats during menopause.
Age can affect a woman's experience of night sweats. One large study found that younger women are far more likely to experience night sweats. Another found that only 10% of patients older than 64 experienced night sweats.
Studies have found that the prevalence of night sweats varies by race. One study found that three in four Caucasian women experience night sweats. Another found that African-American women were more likely to have night sweats than Caucasian or Hispanic women. Asian women were the least likely to report night sweats.
Click here to learn more about night sweats, or continue reading below to learn what causes night sweats.
Causes of Night Sweats
Many women who experience night sweats want to know the reason behind their symptoms. While the exact cause of night sweats is unknown, hormonal fluctuations are one of the primary factors in most menopause symptoms.
During menopause, estrogen production levels drastically decrease. This change affects the hypothalamus, the part of the brain responsible for the regulating body temperature. As a result, the hypothalamus often prompts a series of physiological reactions resulting in hot flashes or night sweats.
While hormonal imbalance is the most common cause of menopausal night sweats, there are also rare medical causes, such as diabetes, anxiety, neurological conditions, sleep apnea, cancer, and thyroid disorder.
Night sweat triggers
Certain factors can increase the duration and severity of night sweats. Avoiding these triggers can help to alleviate both hot flashes and night sweats.
Click here to find out more about the causes of night sweats, or continue reading below to learn more about treatments.
Night Sweats Treatments
Treating of night sweats often begins with lifestyle changes. This approach typically involves avoiding night sweats triggers and taking steps to relieve stress and improve diet and exercise. Tryptophan, for example, is an amino acid that helps aid in sleep and can be found in dairy products, nuts, and eggs. By incorporating more tryptophan in your diet, you can improve your overall quality of sleep.
While these lifestyle changes can help to relieve night sweats and improve sleep patterns, they do not treat the root cause of night sweats, which is hormonal imbalance.
Fortunately, alternative medicine treatments can safely and effectively correct hormonal imbalances with little or no risk. In fact, many experts recommend combining lifestyle changes and alternative medicine for symptom management.
For some women, however, these changes are not enough to alleviate their symptoms. In such cases, they may want to consider prescription drugs or other clinical methods. Before beginning these treatments, however, it is recommended that women consult a trusted medical professional to better understand the potential benefits and risks of these prescription medications.
Most experts recommend that women begin with lifestyle changes and alternative medicines before trying prescription medications in order to alleviate their night sweats. The best treatment options, however, vary from woman to woman. Click on the following link to learn specific treatments for night sweats during menopause in these three categories.
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We really wanted to respect the history of the house,” says architect Anne Adams of the Seattle home she renovated for a young family. Originally built in 1921—and designed by architect Harlan Thomas, who also conceived Hotel Sorrento— the classically proportioned home had “a wonderfully symmetrical façade and stately quality,” says Adams. “The couple wanted to maintain the house’s traditional character while incorporating unexpected contemporary elements.”
Although the site offers spectacular views of the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains, the Colonial Revival home needed updating. “The owners sought a fun whimsical space with personality that was also family-friendly and cohesive,” says designer Graciela Rutkowski. “The house was great but it was a bit disjointed”—the result of numerous remodels over the years. To rectify this, Adams devised a two-story addition on the southwest corner of the abode that would strategically improve the function of the house. “We needed to enlarge the structure but didn’t want to distract from that symmetrical façade,” she says. “The extension had to be sensitive to the original residence and not compete with it.”
Part of the plan for the addition included opening up the wall between the kitchen and family room to the living room, which gave the feel of a more contemporary floor plan. Blending new oak floors with existing ones also allowed the spaces to flow into each other. “The extension feels like part of the original home,” says builder Klaus Toth. “It was satisfying to make the house seem like one harmonious space.” Upstairs, the addition includes a completely renovated master bathroom whose walk-in shower is covered in floor-to-ceiling stone slabs and offers scenic outdoors views. “The home was like an old rusty, beat-up car,” adds Toth. “We completely restored it, and now it’s this killer cherry car.”
For detailing in the sun room, as well as the new portico, Adams looked at historical references such as Colonial Revival precedents from the early-20th century. “Those revival homes draw from neoclassical and Georgian architecture of the 18th century,” says the architect, noting that she replaced the upper railing of the entry portico to be more in line with the classical style of the existing columns. Also, moldings on the addition copy traditional profiles of Colonial Revival houses. “It was a way to tie the structures together,” she says. Meanwhile, on the existing portion of the house, the team reproduced traditional double-hung windows in their openings, took out every piece of trim (due to lead paint), and replaced them with exact replicas of the original moldings.
Rutkowski took her cues for the furnishings from the couple’s fondness for New York’s Crosby Street Hotel. “The hotel is eclectic, interesting and whimsical, so that was our guide,” says Rutkowski, who worked on the project with senior designer Stacy Aymond. Therefore, unexpected hues and patterns in the home abound. Multicolored chairs in the living room, for example, share space with a custom ottoman covered in an indoor- outdoor rug, while the dining room’s lacquered blue walls pop against a wood tabletop and vibrant linen chair fabric. “A dining room can have unexpected elements because it’s not used every day,” Rutkowski says. “So, we wanted to make it fun and special for the people they’re entertaining.” Furthermore, the designer chose blue grout for the kitchen’s white tile backsplash and brass fixtures that coordinate with cabinetry hardware selected by Adams. And, a powder room displays fanciful bicycle wallpaper. “We staggered the wallpaper so the bicycle wheels were in different positions,” says Rutkowski, noting that the spaces needed to be family-friendly and comfortable yet exciting and usable for entertaining.
Outside, rather than repainting the home’s exterior a stark white, Adams chose a soft gray color. “Soft gray is easier on the eyes and sits better in the landscape,” says the architect, adding that dark gray shutters, as opposed to black, link the exterior to the entry’s bluestone pavers. For the plantings, landscape architect Kenneth Philp considered the building’s color and its architecture. “Simple and elegant were key phrases,” he says. “We went with materials that had strong greens and structure, as well as seasonal texture, that brought the garden to life.” Moreover, constructing a new entry procession from the street was important. “We wanted to create a nice pathway that included some private points as you go from the entry to the garden and from the garden to the front door,” Philp says. To accomplish this task, Philp created a formal sequence from the street and a clear pedestrian connection by adding layers with plantings such as Annabelle hydrangeas, perennials, hosta and a Royal Star magnolia tree.
Although the home’s end result was about creating a functional family abode, the project also fostered a collaborative team effort. “It was sheer pleasure to work with this group of individuals,” Rutkowski says. “We each had our roles and worked really well together. It turned out to be a really fantastic project.” Sounds like the true definition of camaraderie. | <urn:uuid:9055e9bf-70b8-4b38-9f2b-182f5e8c9e3a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://luxesource.com/perfected-past-in-seattle/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.966291 | 1,173 | 1.664063 | 2 |
"March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers"Old English Proverb
The month of May was named after Maia, the Greek goddess of spring. During May we expect to see many plants blossoming and warmer soil temperatures. Thankfully, this means we are being blessed with gardening weather. There are an abundance of tasks we can do in the garden in May. Here, I will talk to you about some of the most important tasks to complete in the garden in May.
- The first step in our lawn care program involved treating your lawn moss with Zero Lawn Moss. Now, it is time to feed your lawn with Zero Lawn Feed. This will ensure your lawn is moss free and green this summer. It greens your lawn without forcing growth and encourages a strong moss free lawn by mid-summer.
- Mow your lawn weekly, for a tidy and neat lawn.
Sow and Grow
- If there's one fruit I recommend growing this year it's a Coronet Apple Tree. This is a family apple tree that can be grown in a pot. It's a dwarf tree that produces full sized apples. Better yet, it produces two different types of apples. It's easy to grow and if it's planted now, it'll produce fruit this year. Planting an apple tree is a fun family activity once you get the kids or grand-kids involved. Children love getting out into the fresh air and getting their hands dirty. Planting a family apple tree will take approx. 30 minutes, and it'll provide you and your loved ones with a lifetime of memories.
- As the saying goes, "the child that grows a tomato, eats a tomato". That's why we recommend growing tomatoes this year, as a healthy addition to your kitchen. Tomatoes grow well in pots and will fruit this summer if planted now. I recommend planting a variety known as Cherry Tomato Sweet Aperitif. They're a sweet tomato variety, that your kids are guaranteed to enjoy.
- Strawberries are a wonderful fruit to plant in your garden in May. Their bright red color, juicy texture and sweetness are a welcome addition to every fruit bowl this summer.
- Blueberries are another favourite among the younger generations. Try the new blueberry variety called Pink Lemonade. It's a self fertile variety which is ideal for pots. It'll produce two crops of pink coloured fruits in July and October.
- Our range of vegetable seeds are perfect for planting this May. We have everything from rocket, parsnip, carrot, beetroot, lettuce and onion. These are super easy to grow and will reward you with lots of fresh pickings in July and August.
- Plant your window boxes, patio planters and hanging baskets now with lots of summer colour. Trailing plants are a perfect way to add colour and interest to your containers. They're easy to grow and flower all summer long, providing a stunning show of colour.
- Plant your border and shrub beds with summer bedding plants including French Marigolds, Border Petunias, Dahlias and Begonias. Border and shrub beds can be planted in late May, to brighten your garden with wonderful summer colour.
- Roses are a wonderful addition to a Summer garden. They can be planted now in well prepared garden soil. A wonderful choice of rose is the Trumpeter. It produces masses of vivid red blooms in large bunches from June to early winter. This beauty has excellent disease resistance, produces lovely bronze foliage and flowers all summer long. Plant Trumpeter in groups of five or seven to create a strong show of colour in your garden this summer.
- Climbing flowering plants including Clematis, Climbing Roses, Wisteria, Flowering Hydrangea and Sweet Peas can be planted in your garden in May. Add "Horkans Own" compost to the planting hole, to welcome an abundance of color to your garden.
- Lemon Scented Geraniums are a welcome addition to every home/garden. The geranium plant produces a fantastic fresh citrus scent, all summer long. It can be used to keep flies away and to freshen homes/offices. Better yet, the leaves are edible, meaning they can be used to flavour ice cubes and drinks. It works a treat in a G & T!
- Whatever it is you decide to plant, make sure you've got a goot pot/container for it. We recommend Elho pots and containers - these are durable and have vibrant colours that can make any plants pop!
- Control Mares Tail weed by applying SBK Brushwood Killer directly onto the new growth. Reapply it in mid Summer to keep it controlled.
- Trees, shrubs and hedging plants grow well during May. An application of fertiliser will promote strong growth and flowers in many garden plants. Simply sprinkle a handful of fertiliser out from the base of the plants to add a much needed boost to your garden plants.
- Use Organic Slug Pellets to protect your bedding plants from slugs and snails. The pellets can simply be applied to the soil, around the base of your plants for excellent protection.
- Check your fruiting gooseberries, blackcurrants and redcurrants for greenfly attack. Greenfly can cause severe damage to many fruiting plants in May, hence now is an ideal time to apply a dressing of spray. Bayer Garden's Spray kills unwanted garden pests, without damaging the fruit or plant, and provides long lasting insect control.
- Apple trees planted earlier in the year have flowered well this spring. After all the flowers are in fruit, feed the trees with a handful of fertiliser. If your apple tree is prone to greenfly or caterpillar attack you can also spray the trees with a dressing of Bayer Garden Spray.
- At Horkans, we pride ourselves on our high quality products. Nowhere is this more evident than in our barbecue stock. Our incredible range of barbecues are sure to make this Summer a sizzling one!
- Kick your feet back on one of our cosy outdoor furniture pieces - ideal for chilling out on on a hot Summer day. Full range to view online or try out in our stores!
- Want to bring the inside outdoors? Our range of garden gazebos, verandas and patio covers are perfect for bringing you closer to nature. You could turn it into it whatever you want it to be - from a home office to a sitting room. The more creative, the better!
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Last week we talked about IF, WHEN, and HOW to intervene in your kids’ altercations. We separated the types of fights into Lion Cub Fights and Helpless Rage fights and discussed what to do in each situation. If you missed it, click here.
Today we are covering more crucial info to help you help your kids get along.
But first, let’s remember that we’re all doing our best. We’re learning as we go. This is difficult stuff. Not only that, it’s NORMAL stuff. So be compassionate to yourself as you navigate this warzone.
Ok, let’s dive in.
1. Bigger doesn’t mean stronger
In the last post we said that in Lion Cub Fights we won’t intervene at all, and will let our kids be, completely, no matter what is going on. That might feel impossible to many. You might be saying – my older one will crush my younger! But ask yourself – is your little one tough? Can she/he defend themselves? If they are 5, 3, or even 1, I bet the answer is yes. If so, they do not need your protection. They are probably much stronger than you give them credit for. In a fight with their sibling they can take care of themselves. Not only that, there are advantages that only the smaller ones know how to use: crying first, getting more empathy, seeming weak, acting quick.
2. Find the time.
If you take nothing else from these two posts then heed this advice: Find time to be alone with each kid. I know you know this one and I know it’s not easy to do. And in quarantine it’s near impossible. Who has time for that? But parents, it is one of the most important things you can do to keep the peace at home.
Even if it is 10 minutes in a room with each a day. Put the other on a screen if you must. Or have QT as you sit with them by the bath, or as they help you make dinner, or as you play a game. It helps your child feel loved, seen, appreciated, and special. And that reduces the need for competition. I promise you it can make all the difference in how your kids behave with each other. Now here’s how you can make that alone time even more effective:
3. Witness their specialness.
So much of sibling rivalry is vying for OUR attention and love. So let’s cut it off at the pass. Before they start to feel invisible and unloved and want to kill off their competition, let’s remind our kids why we love, appreciate and admire them. Go for the meaningful compliments about their personality, and their process – “I love how you thought so carefully about how you would build that tower and then you sat patiently and didn’t get up until it was done.” “ I admire how you see things in a unique way and make me see things differently.”
Since we are in triage mode during this quarantine time, make a rule for yourself ot say at least 3 of these types of compliments a day.
4. Team building.
- Punish both. If you feel like you need repercussion, remember this rule. Punish both. Last week we talked about how each side feels equally wronged. It is important not to distinguish between punishments so that the kids don’t feel that we are blaming one more than the other.
- Reward both. By the same token, when possible, reward them both. Have they gone a full day without altercation? Both deserve a reward for that. Make sure to find times like these. Have they gone an hour without an altercation? Prize!!
- Team them up. Try to play family games in which they are on the same team against you or both parents. Let them band together against you. We want to do whatever it takes for their animosity to move away from each other, even if it means moving toward you.
5. Don’t spotlight the other.
When alone with one, don’t talk too much about the other. No matter what you say they will interpret it as you saying the other is better. Read: that you love the other more.
6. Unite the coaches – you all
- Synchronize messaging. Worse than us taking on the roll of the referee is having two referees who disagree. In our home, my husband is quicker to defend the younger sibling and I’m quicker to defend the older. And that causes tension between us, and the kids are always watching. Talk to your partner about NOT refereeing, about the strategies you will start to use moving forward (from last week’s blog), and about keeping it consistent between you both.
- Model communication. We need to model the type of interaction we are expecting for the kids. Tell your partner your own feelings instead of blaming. Meaning, instead of saying – “I’ve been watching the kids all day and you haven’t even picked up a plate.” talk. Explain. Say “Its been a hard day. I’ve been chasing them non stop and feel exhausted. And when you finished work and sat to look at your phone it made me feel resentful.” Show your kids how to communicate feelings and that when it is done well it repairs the rupture.
Talk to your kids about the nature of sibling dynamics. Explain what competition means. Explain why they are feeling it and tell them all siblings feel it. Tell them it is fine to feel rage but there are more productive ways of expressing it than through physical fighting.
If they need to get their physical aggression toward their sibling out, grab a pillow and let them punch, for a while, as long as they can. Let them yell all of their angry thougts and feelings. It’s a great way to release some of that energy.
But also explain how lucky they are that they get to work on peer dynamics at home. This is the stuff of life. We constantly deal with these dynamics at work and with friends. How lucky they are to get to practice with someone who will be by their side forever, no matter how bad it gets.
8. Remember: YOU are the object.
One last point. As we’ve talked about in these two posts, siblings are competing over your love and attention. They are angry at their sibling for taking attention away but they are angry at YOU for having more kids. But our kids can’t fully take it out on us. It is much safer to take it out on their sibling. Taking it out on us means risking pushing us away, or even losing us. I don’t mean this literally. We aren’t going anywere. But that is the fantasy of our kids.
So in order to protect the relationship of your kids together, allow your children to take it out on you. Also, allow them to connect when they need. In fact, ALL of our kids’ interactions with us are vying for connection, even when they don’t feel that way.
Ok Tunie. I hope these posts help with your situation at home.
Need more help? I’ve got a workshop starting next week and there are still a few spots open.
Join us for a NEW ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS – Individualized counseling on how to keep the peace in your home. Limited to 10 participants, meeting twice for 75 minutes.
Thursday May 7 8:15pm
Thursday May 14th 8:15pm
I’ll leave you with a song I wrote on my album about siblings. All of the songs on the album have aspects from this post. This one was taken from a loving conversation my kids had over oatmeal one morning.
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To expedite research and commercialization of new energy-related technologies, power management company Eaton and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have entered into a cooperative agreement to co-locate approximately 15 members of Eaton’s Corporate Research and Technology team at NREL’s Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in Golden, Colorado. NREL is the DOE’s primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.
“This first-of-its-kind agreement for Eaton and NREL is an exciting next step in our long relationship,” said Ramanath Ramakrishnan, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Eaton. “By having Eaton engineers on-site every day, we will be able to substantially accelerate the innovation process by more closely leveraging NREL’s energy integration infrastructure. This infrastructure, combined with Eaton’s ability to mitigate the risks associated with early-stage technologies, will help us more efficiently translate ideas into next generation solutions.”
For more than a decade, Eaton and NREL have collaborated on a comprehensive portfolio of joint programs that includes optimizing energy systems for microgrids, buildings and communities, and developing a predictive battery management system for hybrid electric vehicles. This new agreement augments this relationship by enabling both organizations to collaborate closely on the evolving state of energy solutions such as microgrids, energy storage systems and grid intelligence.
“NREL’s industry partnerships are integral to the advanced energy research revolutionizing the global energy landscape,” said Dr. Martin Keller, NREL’s director. “This on-site, direct collaboration allows our fully-integrated teams to expand knowledge related to grid integration and power management.”
Igor Stamenkovic, director, global technology, will lead the team on behalf of Eaton.
Eaton is a power management company with 2016 sales of $19.7 billion. We provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.
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Study looks at advanced imaging to optimize treatments for prostate cancer patients
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men, and it is estimated that one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer within their lifetime. Researchers at both Lawson Health Research Institute and Sunnybrook Research Institute, are teaming up on a study which is pairing advanced imaging technology with high precision short course radiotherapy, that could lead to better outcomes for patients.
“We have started to look at ways to integrate advanced imaging to help better understand the amount of cancer in the prostate and the location of cancer in the prostate to help guide radiation treatments,” says Lawson Scientist, and Radiation Oncologist at London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP), Dr. Glenn Bauman.
Currently when radiation is done, a computer tomography scan (CT) gives radiologists the location and boundary of the prostate, but it doesn’t give details about the location of the cancer within the prostate.
“What we are doing in the study is integrating two other forms of imaging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET scans, both of which can give information on the exact location of the cancer,” explains Dr. Bauman. “This will allow us to refine the radiation treatment and to target the cancer with more intensified radiation.”
Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute, Dr. Andrew Loblaw says using advanced imaging will also pinpoint if the cancer has moved into other areas of the pelvic region, which helps target all possibilities and lessens the chance of the cancer coming back. The type of radiation being used for this study is called stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) which is more accurate, and reduces both radiation side effects to adjacent organs, while also reducing treatment visits.
“The combination of PSMA and SBRT gives us the ability to save some normal tissue and dramatically reduce treatment times,” explains Dr. Loblaw. “If we know the cancer is in one place and not another, we can spare radiation from areas not needing it which spares side effects.”
The team plans to recruit 50 men for the study that have advanced prostate cancer and need more intense treatments. Participants will undergo the advanced PSMA PET imaging at St. Joseph’s Health Care London. The same imaging techniques will be used to determine and track if the cancer is responding well to treatments.
“This is a smarter tool that will help us more accurately know what patients have,” says Dr. Loblaw. “We will know if they have more of a metastatic disease and who has localized disease. Cure rates are better when you know exactly what you are trying to cure.”
Study participants will be closely monitored for five years, to determine the success of the more targeted and intense radiation treatments. Dr. Bauman says this will also help quickly identify the potential need for more advanced therapies.
“Our treatments are good, but If there is a man we haven’t cured we want to know as soon as possible.”
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You read a lot about recommended paint colors for your house from experts in the field. Strangely, no one ever emphasizes that you can paint your home whatever color you want. That, however, is exactly what Doug Dillman and his wife Nina did. The couple recently painted their home on Collage Avenue in Forth Worth an assortment of 10 different colors. Their source of inspiration? Pixar’s 2009 animated feature-film Up. But what drove the Dillman’s to cover their house with an Up inspired paint job? The story is both humbling, and inspirational.
Up Inspired Paint Job Brings Hope and Joy to Neighborhood
Doug and Nina Dillman live in the 1800 block of Collage Avenue. Their home was originally built in 1900 and expanded in 1920. Needless to say, it was long overdue for some renovating, particularly a paint job. Their plans were put on hold, however, when the family experienced a string of unfortunate health issues. The Dillmans took their daughter Daisy to the hospital in 2014 when she discovered bruises all over her body. She was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. In other words, she had a very low red and white blood cell count, and literally no clotting factors. Daisy then began an extensive treatment plan with chemotherapy.
Keep Looking Up
While Daisy was in the hospital, her father Doug would walk around the place, staring down at the floor. One day he came across a scrap piece of paper on the floor. He was about to throw it away when he turned it over and read the words, “Keep Looking Up.” Doug took it as a message from God, especially when Nina suffered from a small stroke as Daisy’s treatment was coming to an end.
As Daisy’s cancer receded and Nina recovered, the family decided to celebrate by picking up that old to-do list. The house still needed a paint job, but what colors should they paint it? Nina had watched the movie Up with her children some years before, and had the idea to do an Up inspired paint job on the house. The couple took the idea to Justin Smith at Pinnacle Painting in Fort Worth, who loved the idea.
A Happy House and Joyous Neighborhood
The Dillmans now live in a near replica of the house in Up, and the neighborhood can’t get enough. People slow down to look at it as they drive by, and some even give a friendly honk. Passersby stop and admire the brilliant colors and compliment the family on their home. It has brought hope to the family and inspired joy in their neighborhood. Painted above the porch, Doug Dillman included those inspiring words, “Keep Looking Up”, to remind us all that hope springs eternal.
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada Republicans are dropping two proposed bills that would have added religious freedom protections to state law that critics have hounded as legalizing discrimination against LGBT people.
Assemblyman Erv Nelson and Sen. Joe Hardy said they would no longer pursue passage of AB 277 or SB 272 on Friday. The two lawmakers were sponsoring the bills which contained similar language enacting a version of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act into Nevada state law.
Similar proposals in Indiana and Arkansas drew substantial criticism over the last two weeks due to concerns that the bill would create exemptions for businesses to legally discriminate against LGBT people.
The act was passed by Congress in 1993 and initially applied to state and local governments until it was overturned by the Supreme Court. Around 20 states have passed similar legislation over the last two dozen years.
Nelson said the recent outcry over a similar law in Indiana and existing religious protective provisions in the Nevada constitution helped solidify his decision to not pursue the bill.
“This bill was not meant to do anything about same sex marriage or sexual preference,” he said.
Article continues belowIn a statement, Gov. Brian Sandoval spokeswoman Mari St. Martin said the governor believed Nevada’s current laws protected all individuals in the state.
“The governor believes that this bill is not necessary because the interests of all Nevadans are protected under current law,” she said in a statement.
Although supporters claim the bill echoes the federal law passed in 1993 and similar legislation in nearly two dozen states, the bill contains several key differences including defining a for-profit business as an individual with religious rights and allowing suits to come forward between private parties.
American Civil Liberties Union lobbyist Vanessa Spinazola said she was concerned that the bills included different language that other states with religious freedom acts. She said the bill would essentially create a wide exemption for businesses to avoid following Nevada’s tough discriminatory protection laws.
“People who are in a protected class will walk into businesses and they will never know if they’re going to get served there or not,” she said. “It basically brings us back to segregated lunch counters in the Civil Rights era.”
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It is imperative for China to build an agricultural science and technology innovation system
A difference in agricultural resource endowments has resulted in different pathways for advancing agricultural technologies. Developed nations such as the United States generally have a small population employed in the agricultural sector. With abundant per capita agricultural resources and high labor costs, agricultural science and technology (S&T) innovation in these countries is mainly aimed at promoting mechanization and enhancing labor productivity. Furthermore, countries that have an advanced agricultural industry, such as the United States, are generally located in plain areas with centralized production layout, which allows them to form advantageous production areas with unified agricultural technology solutions where resources are most suitable.
China, however, has a large population engaged in agriculture, with prominent contradiction between surplus rural population and limited land resources. Therefore, agricultural S&T innovation in China mainly aims at increasing land productivity and adding value to farm products. Grain crops are grown across the nation, with great differences in climate, water and soil and cultivation conditions between different localities.
In particular, the mountainous areas, which consist of mountains, hills and plateaus, account for two-thirds of China's land area. To enhance land productivity, different planting patterns and technology solutions should be adopted according to local conditions.
There is also a difference in the market structure of agribusiness that has resulted in different roles in agricultural S&T innovation.
Agribusinesses in the developed countries have a high market concentration ratio, with multinational agritech companies monopolizing the market and playing a leading role in advancing S&T innovation in a "high-input-high-return "benign cycle for innovation. In the seed industry, for instance, Bayer invested over 2.3 billion euros ($2.34 billion) in crop science research and development in 2019 and Corteva's annual R&D expenses for 2021 were $1.187 billion. The two account for 64 percent of global patent applications for biological breeding.
In comparison, Chinese agribusinesses are smaller in size and scattered across the nation, with very weak strength in S&T innovation. China's agricultural S&T innovation is spearheaded by universities and research institutes. As of 2020, China has over 3,000 seed companies and over 1,700 farming machinery manufacturers above designated size. Most of the small and medium-sized enterprises only serve local markets. Taking the seed industry as an example, universities and research institutes account for 60 percent of patent applications while seed companies only account for 33 percent.
China needs to ramp up efforts to develop social services that help new agricultural technologies reach more smallholders to enhance the application effect of new technologies.
Therefore, China needs to concentrate nationwide efforts and resources on key national undertakings to build an agricultural S&T innovation system with Chinese characteristics.
To start with, China should accelerate the construction of national innovation platforms in the field of agriculture, establish a system of national agricultural chief scientists, strengthen forward-looking planning and systematic designs for agricultural S&T innovations, focus on making breakthroughs in crucial technologies such as genome editing and core agricultural equipment, and make plans in advance for strategic, cutting-edge and game-changing technologies such as smart agriculture, synthetic biology and biofertilizer application.
Second, China needs to forge an agricultural S&T innovation system that covers the entire industrial chain by strengthening links between different entities. To overcome the difficulties in agricultural R&D－low rate of success, long duration and strong externality-China needs to increase the pre-tax deduction for agribusinesses' R&D expenses and increase support for their R&D projects.
S&T project should be demand-oriented, aimed at satisfying the demands of businesses and agricultural producers. China should encourage the establishment of joint innovation centers between agribusinesses and universities and research institutes, as well as innovation alliances in different market segments, with research projects targeted at solving practical problems in agricultural production. An agricultural S&T innovation fund should also be set up to promote technology industrialization with incentives for related participants.
Third, China needs to provide services to farmers to enhance the efficiency of promoting new agricultural technologies. A public service system for popularizing agricultural technologies should be reorganized and optimized. Existing facilities such as breeding stations, plant protection stations, soil and fertilizer stations, crop cultivation stations, agricultural machinery stations and vet stations, should be integrated into regional agricultural comprehensive technology service centers to provide unitized technological services to agricultural producers. Agritech companies should be encouraged to expand their business into providing comprehensive agricultural services, and different types of social service organizations in agriculture should be cultivated.
Last, China needs to improve the quality of agricultural scientific research and education by increasing its input and bolstering institutional reforms. The viewpoint of "macroagricultural science and technology" should be upheld by promoting integrated development between traditional agriculture and emerging technologies. Interdisciplinary curriculum design and dual degree programs should be established and improved to cultivate interdisciplinary talents. Practice-based research should be implemented, and the evaluation and incentive mechanisms for scientific research achievements should be based on production and application effectiveness. Education and training of professional farmers should be strengthened; universities should be encouraged to provide opportunities of on-the-job education for professional farmers; and the vocational technical qualification and professional title systems for professional farmers should be improved.
Cheng Yu is deputy director of the rural economy research department at the Development Research Center of the State Council. Ning Xia is an associate research fellow with the rural economy research department at the Development Research Center of the State Council. The authors contributed this article to China Watch, a think tank powered by China Daily.
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The 7 Best Types of Christmas Trees to Deck the Halls
If you thought the Douglas fir was the only kind of Christmas tree on the market, think again! There are several tree species grown across the United States for their Christmastime appeal. The most common tree types include firs, pines, and spruces.
Although all have a relatively similar 'classic Christmas tree' appearance, each type of tree has its own unique strengths and weaknesses. This guide examines the distinctive features of the most popular Christmas tree varieties to help you identify the perfect tree for your home or office.
Balsam Fir: Most Fragrant
The balsam fir is an evergreen tree native to the northeastern United States as well as eastern and central Canada. It's best known for its strong spicy fragrance—a scent often used in seasonal candles and home sprays. The balsam fir also features a cone-like shape with dense, dark green needles that are silver underneath.
Like many firs, the balsam fir features excellent needle retention, lasting up to about four weeks. That said, balsam fir trees have soft, flexible branches that may not be the best choice for heavier ornaments. But if you're looking for a small- to medium-sized tree (up to about seven feet) that can fit in a tight corner, the balsam fir is a great option.
Fraser Fir: Easiest to Transport
The Fraser fir is similar to the balsam fir in conical shape and scent, but the Fraser fir features needles that are slightly lighter in color than that of the balsam fir. Additionally, its yellow-green branches angle slightly upward and are sturdier, making it a better option for heavier ornaments, garland, and holiday décor. The Fraser fir also boasts excellent needle retention if it's kept hydrated after cutting.
Its durability makes the Fraser fir one of the easiest trees to transport. Although it typically grows in the Appalachian Mountains of the Southeastern United States, it's frequently shipped across the U.S. because it generally retains its shape no matter how far it travels.
Douglas Fir: Most Popular
A best-of Christmas trees list wouldn't be complete without the Douglas fir. That's because it's one of the top-selling and most commonly known tree varieties. It makes up nearly half of all Christmas trees grown in the U.S., typically in western North America, extending from central British Columbia south along the Pacific Coast Ranges into central California.
While not a true fir, the Douglas fir has a fuller and wider pyramid shape ranging from medium-sized to extremely large (up to 330 feet). The dark green or blue-green colored needles are soft and feature a sweet scent. That said, the bushy, statement-making fullness does come with a drawback; the Douglas fir will shed its needles quickly if it doesn't get enough water. Its branches also tend to be less sturdy than the balsam and Douglas firs.
Scotch Pine: Best Needle Retention
If you're one to put up your Christmas tree as early as possible, look no further than the Scotch pine. Also known as the Scots pine, the Scotch pine is the most widely distributed pine globally. It grows naturally from Scotland to the Pacific Ocean and above the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia to the Mediterranean.
This Christmas tree variety is best known for its long-term needle retention. Because it doesn't require regular cleanup, the Scotch pine is also one of the lowest-maintenance Christmas tree options. Dark green to blue-green needles grow from stiff branches that are sturdy enough to support decorations of various weights and sizes. But because these trees are often sheared to create a fuller, denser shape, the branches may be close together, posing a challenge when hanging ornaments.
White Pine: Most Natural Look and Feel
The white pine is an excellent option if you want a full Christmas tree that is the focus in and of itself. It features needles that grow in bundles of blue-ish green pointed tips. These needles are long and soft, but the branches aren't very sturdy and won't hold many decorations. That said, the white pine is perfect if you don't want the hassle of shedding; it retains its needles well throughout the holiday season. The white pine is also ideal for people with allergies or sensitive noses, giving off little to no fragrance.
It grows from western Newfoundland, Canada, through the Great Lakes region to southeastern Manitoba and Minnesota, United States, and south along the Appalachian Mountains and upper Piedmont to northernmost Georgia. It also occasionally grows in some of the higher elevations of northeastern Alabama.
White Spruce: Best for Ornaments
On the other hand, if you're looking to completely deck the halls this holiday season, Christmas tree included, look to the white spruce. With blue-green needles that are short and stiff, the white spruce is a viable option for hanging lots of ornaments, lights, and heavier decorations. These trees also have excellent color and a good, natural shape. But don't buy one if you're looking for fragrance. When crushed, these needles actually have an unpleasant aroma, which is why the white spruce is nicknamed "the skunk spruce."
The white spruce grows in the northern temperate and boreal forests in North America. It was originally native from central Alaska all through the east, across southern/central Canada to the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland.
Blue Spruce: Most Unique Color
Those looking for something atypical may want to consider the blue spruce, which appears to be dusted in snow with its unique blue and silver hue. Native to the Rocky Mountains near Colorado and Utah, the wintry blue spruce offers dense foliage, good needle retention, and strong branches ideal for decorating. Additionally, it's often sold as a living tree and can be planted outside once the holiday season is over. The blue spruce's primary drawback is its needle sharpness. Although it may not be the best fit for households with small children, it's great for keeping curious pets away.
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Fences for Gardens, Yards, and More
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The fences for a plot can be made of any material that is desired, but typically they are made of wood or metal. They can be left natural or painted in any color that is desired. These fences can also be combined with other features such as gates, arbors, and trellises to provide even more privacy and beauty to the garden.
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Fences are a very important part of the garden. They can provide privacy and security for your property, as well as protection from wind, rain and snow.
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How to Choose the Right Fence for Your Plot
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Online newspaper reading and 24-hour news services are expanding increasingly popular. This is because it is less expensive and you receive more details. You can see what’s going on around the world now. You do not need to wait for the next publication of the newspaper, as you did in the past.
Do you remember when the war in Afghanistan first began, and we could see the first invasion on television? That’s how updated things have actually come to be, and we’ve never been more notified about world events than we are now.
However, alternative news sources make it more convenient to get the most current information. This is because they are not biased. They are not linked with any political party and have total control over their news and information. Their articles don’t have any type of agenda.
Alternative News Websites’ Advantages
Because of this, it’s necessary to understand some of the advantages of reviewing news on alternative news sources.
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1. The ability to publish articles.
They have control over what information is published, as previously stated. They just have one goal: to provide the news. They aren’t bringing us political implications, and they aren’t biased at all. The information you get on these websites is only for educational purposes.
2. They select their own topics.
They might publish articles that other news outlets and websites see unworthy of publication. Furthermore, they do not solely concentrate on the adverse aspects of the situation. You’ll get enjoyable stories in the news, and some of their articles are really informative.
3. They aren’t trying to make a sale.
When a newspaper brings up a product or a special offer, they may be trying to offer you something. However, most internet news sites are trying to educate you. Throughout my examination for this piece, I came across a link on an alternative news website that described buying cheap phones. I clicked, and I assumed that there would be some sort of trick or that it would ask for money. Even so, the link led to an article that explained how to buy cheap phones and told you about the risks of the public auction and being scammed. There was no link to any public auction website in the piece; it was all useful.
4. They are not stalled.
One more advantage of alternative news sources is that they are less prone to reworking the same stories over and over. If you turn on your TV, go on one of the widely known news channels, like Sky News, they will only discuss how cold it is in America. Many other things are going on around the world today. Other events are happening in the United States. Most of us know the climate is awful, and people are suffering, yet it doesn’t mean we should disregard the rest of the situation.
5. They try to include their honest opinion in everything.
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Transforming Grief Into Joy
Grief is one the hardest things to overcome. The truth is, after a period of loss or grief, a part of us changes and we're never completely the same. But what we can do is learn how to handle it for the better so we can learn and grow.
Living in perpetual grief is no way to live our lives and surely this is no way our loved one would want us to live. The question is this: is it possible to transform your grief into joy so your grief doesn't overtake you?
1. Remember that your loved one is in your heart. Although they may be physically gone, they're still close by. You're still able to speak to them, feel close to them, and have them in your life.
* Any time you feel the need to feel closer to your loved one, go into a quiet room and close your eyes, then say a prayer or speak to them within your heart.
* This simple strategy can be done at anytime and you can recall all the joys and happiness from you past to cheer you up.
2. Don't stop talking about them. If you love and miss this person so much, chances are there are others out there who feel exactly the same way. Don't stop talking about your loved one just because they have physically passed away.
* Talk about the memories, the good times, the bad times, the funny times, and the sad times. Just don't stop talking and sharing with others about this person.
* If something reminds you of this person, tell others.
* Celebrate the amazing life they had and always keep their memories alive.
3. Create their legacy. When someone we love passes on, we don't want people to forget the impact this person made when they were here. A simple idea is to do something in memory of this person that will live on forever.
* For example, you can plant a tree, donate to their favorite charity, or create a scholarship in their name.
4. Know that they would want you to be happy. The person you cared for so deeply would want you to be happy and deep down inside you know this too.
* They would want you to go out and live your life to the fullest. Doing this doesn't mean you're forgetting them, because they'll always be with you in your heart.
* It's time to leave an impact on someone else just like your loved one impacted you.
The loss of a loved one is never easy. We all take time to grieve our loss, but there's a time that we must move on. We need to forge on, but we can still carry our loved one in our heart and memories.
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The Million Programme (Swedish: Miljonprogrammet) was an ambitious public housing program implemented in Sweden between 1965 and 1974 by the governing Swedish Social Democratic Party to ensure the availability of affordable, high quality housing to all Swedish citizens. The program sought to construct one million new housing dwellings over a ten-year period, which it accomplished.[a] As part of its intention to modernize Swedish housing, it also demolished many older buildings that national and local governments considered obsolescent, unhealthy or derelict.
At the time, the intention to build one million new homes in a nation with a population of eight million made the Million Programme the most ambitious building programme in the world. In contrast to the social housing proposals of many other developed countries, which is targeted at those with low incomes, the Million Programme was a universal program intended to provide housing to Swedish people at a variety of income levels.[b]
The housing shortage in Sweden before the start of the programme was a major political and social issue in Sweden. Between 1860 and 1960, Sweden had transformed from an agrarian nation to a highly industrialized nation, which led to a large urbanization trend. The population in the countryside moved in large numbers to towns and cities after 1945. This urbanization following World War II was also encouraged by the authorities and governing establishment. After the war, as Swedish industry was unharmed, cities needed workers to produce the amount of goods demanded by the rest of war-destroyed Europe. The major cities of Sweden had in many cases had their last building boom in the late-19th century and were, by 1950, much too small to accommodate the rural population then flooding into the cities.
The increasing standard of living led to demands to dramatically decrease the population density and to abolish the old Lort-Sverige (Dirt Sweden). This was made possible because of the outstanding growth Sweden had during the record years (rekordåren) in the 1950s and 1960s which led to a flood of income to the national treasury. This money was used to implement social reforms. The social democratic government implemented reforms to ensure the availability of land, such as new land seizure rules for local authorities, as long as the landowner was planning to sell it to a private buyer. Another new law said that a municipality could build homes outside its border ("Lex Bollmora"), because rural municipalities near Stockholm could not afford to build so much.
Over the lifespan of the program, 1,006,000 new dwellings were built. For the houses designed for the lowest-income group, the government would bear 66% of the initial costs and this would be repaid by the customers and residents in a 30-year period. For other categories such as students, blue collar workers, and immigrants, the government provided subsidies and incentives to building companies in order to start construction. The net result was an increase in Sweden’s housing stock of 650,000 new apartments and houses, financed through property taxes, with a general rise in housing quality.
The new Million Programme residential areas were greatly inspired by early suburban neighbourhoods such as Vällingby and Årsta. One of the main aims behind the planning of these residential areas was to create "good democratic citizens". The means of achieving this were to build at high quality with a good range of services including schools, nurseries, churches, public spaces, libraries, and meeting places for different groups of households. A principal aim was to mix and integrate different groups of households through the spatial mixing of tenures. Most of the apartments were of the "standard three room apartment" (two bedroom apartment) type (Swedish: normaltrea) of 75 m² (810 sq ft), planned for a model family of two adults and two children. The second type of apartments were the "student blocks" or "student suburbs" that were planned and built in the cities having large universities, like Stockholm, Lund, Uppsala, Linköping and Umeå. Almost 150,000 new "student apartments" were built in specially designated "student suburbs" in order to meet the needs of the rapidly increasing university student population. These student apartments were usually 1-bedroom 1-bathroom and common kitchen type dorms that were clustered together in a large suburb or neighbourhood. The ownership of the apartments were leased out to "housing companies" like Heimstaden AB who rented it out at below market rates, the rents being subsidized by the government.
The Million Programme is sometimes equated with the construction of concentrated tower blocks. However, these areas constituted about one third of the programme's apartments. Areas with lower apartment blocks and areas with one-family houses made up about the remaining two thirds of the number of total units.
Many of Sweden's so-called vulnerable areas were constructed during the Million Programme. Therefore, it is common to accuse the reform of having created segregation. The program has also been criticized for producing architecturally dull buildings. The choice of concrete as visible building material, monotonous architecture, large-scale buildings and poor outdoor environment are mentioned as typical features that made the areas unattractive. Those who could afford it gradually left the districts, leaving people with weak financial resources, often with an immigrant background or in social exclusion. Today gang crime is fairly common in these more marginalized areas.
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BREAKTHROUGH LEVEL (150 unique characters)
Dapeng and Wendong are best friends attending the same college. When the beautiful Zixin arrives on campus, they soon discover they both share an interest in her. To preserve their friendship, they make a promise not to pursue her. However, when Wendong sees Zixin going for a ride in Dapeng’s car, the truce dissolves into a battle between the two friends trying to gain the affection of Zixin. Whom does she really like, or are they “Just Friends?”
Any learner that has managed to learn 150 Chinese characters knows it is not an easy task, and the prospect of reading a real text in Chinese seems discouragingly far off. Typically textbook dialogs are the only reading material available for years on end. That’s why being able to read an actual story with only 150 Chinese characters is a very big deal, and a huge help to the fluency development of early-stage learners.
The stories told at this 150-character Breakthrough Level are special, however. Nouns, verbs and adjectives at this level are in short supply, and the stories revolve around the limited vocabulary by necessity. This is why Breakthrough Level stories are not adaptations of western classics. They are original stories co-written by John Pasden and Jared Turner, specifically designed to be engaging to readers despite the limitations.
Since the limited vocabulary of the Breakthrough Level does include quite a few words relating to students and school, this gave birth to the idea of a story based on a simple love triangle. Set within a new corner of the “Mandarin Companion Universe,” these are all new characters although you might find one or two familiar faces if you look hard enough.
Finally, a note about the title. The English title Just Friends? is not an exact translation of the Chinese title 我们是朋友吗？ (Wǒ-men Shì Péngyou ma?), and yet each title is relevant to the story in its own way. We don’t want to give any spoilers here, but after finishing the story, you should see how the two titles work together to frame the story.
- 钱大朋(Qián Dàpéng)
- 谢文东(Xiè Wéndōng)
- 周子心(Zhōu Zixīn)
- 谢妈妈(Xiè Māmā)
- 谢爸爸(Xiè Bàba)
- 星期四 Xīngqīsì tn. Thursday
- 晚上 wǎnshang tn. evening
- 在一起 zài yīqǐ phrase to be together
- 说话 shuōhuà vo. to speak (words), to talk
- 男生 nánshēng n. boy, male student
- 喜欢 xǐhuan v. to like
- 听 tīng v. to listen (to)
- 可是 kěshì conj. but
- 大家 dàjiā n. everyone
- 笑 xiào v. to laugh, to smile
- 好了好了 hǎole hǎole phrase all right, all right
- 那又怎么样 nà yòu zěnmeyàng phrase so what?
- 一下 yīxià adv. briefly, for a second
- 出去 chūqu vc. to go out
- 这时候 zhè shíhou phrase at this time
- 看到 kàndào vc. to see
- 这么 zhème adv. so…
- 晚 wǎn adj. late
- 一个人 yī gè rén phrase alone
- 书店 shūdiàn n. bookstore
- 回来 huílai vc. to come back
- 的时候 de shíhou phrase when…
- 点 diǎn v. to order (food)
- 不行 bù xíng phrase not OK
- 开车 kāichē vo. to drive a car
- 带 dài v. to take
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NVQ course is targeted towards learners who prefer to display their skills, expertise, and knowledge in managing tracked loading shovels in construction. NVQ level 2 Tracked Loading Shovels are exclusively developed to evaluate occupational competency at the site. One of the highlights of this qualification is that it allows you to practice as construction plant operators in managing and controlling tracked loader shovels.
A formal entry requirement is not mandatory to acquire NVQ qualification. Having said that, one should be confident enough to convince that he/she has the essential experience, knowledge and skills in the preparation and operation of tractors prior to enrolment in CPCS course.
Fastest-emerging vehicles in the equipment industry
If the compact tracked loaders are used on a regular basis with additional attachments, the return on investment (ROI) will be higher. Tracked Loaders is characterized by a verified Tier 4 Final Solution which is tailor-made for a specific model. Unlike other models, Tier 4 certified equipment can be handled with ease which eliminates the need to be expert in maintaining the vehicle.
Tracked loaders are broadly classified into two namely:
- Mini-track loaders
- Compact track loaders
Both Mini-track loaders and Compact track loaders possess their own lifting capacity, mobility and power.
- Mini-track loaders:-
One of the striking features of Mini-track loaders is that it has the capacity to minimize grueling tasks which are performed manually. This equipment can be seamlessly adjusted through narrow gaps and passages. Users have the options to pick from either ride-on-styles or walk-behind.
- Compact track loaders:-
Compact track loaders containing a default cab is best suited for the ones where accessibility is not an issue. Lifting power, pushing and mobility is remarkable when compared to a mini track loader. It is capable of reducing noise pollution, clear vision and ensures optimum comfy.
Extension of projects
It does not matter whether the soil is dry, soft or wet, Mini track and compact track loaders is an alternative method in improving productivity during harsh climatic conditions. These equipments can be operated for a longer period of time at a low ground pressure of 4.9 psi and 4.1 psi respectively. As a result, tasks are executed prior to the commencement of spring or fall.
Compact track loader’s length and width have a great impact on the ground pressure, mobility of the machine as well as traction. Narrow tracks offer enhanced pressure and traction over dry, slippery and hard surfaces. On the other hand, wide-tracks would ultimately suppress ground pressure and maximize flotation while performing activities on rugged terrains. Further damage to the surfaces can be reduced in the case of rubber tracks. This is helpful in eliminating unnecessary job site expenses soon after completion of a particular project.
Construction NVQ qualification extends for a period of about sixteen weeks. Candidates are required to complete the course within the stipulated time. Once they receive the NVQ certificate, they can apply for CPCS card by visiting the official website of CPCS.
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NVQ Level 2 Qualification Required To Get – Direct Blue CPCS Card
- Traffic Marshal Level 2 NVQ
- Ride-on Rollers Level 2 NVQ
- Self-Propelled Bowsers Level 2 NVQ
- Tractors Level 2 NVQ
- Rear Tipping Dump Trucks Level 2 NVQ
- Forward Tipping Dumpers Level 2 NVQ
- Skid Steer Loaders Level 2 NVQ
- Wheeled Loading Shovels Level 2 NVQ
- Reach Trucks to Lift Level 2 NVQ
- Sideloader Forklifts Level 2 NVQ
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The Border Meuse Initiative, wich kicked off 30 years ago in the Netherlands, has demonstrated how rewilding can make socio-economic and environmental benefits. Restoring natural landscapes is one of the most effective and cheapest ways of addressing challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss.
The restorations occurs in the 45-kilometre section of the River Meuse, which runs along the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. It has delivered three main objective: reduce flood risk, healthier and more diverse nature, and the commercial benefit of both gravel extraction and nature-based economic development. Moreover, the Border Meuse Project, has also benefitted local residents and visitors with signposted routes providing access for cyclists, walkers, anglers and canoeists. This has boosted the local economy with direct revenues estimated at more than 25 million euros every year.
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The GrainSense is a grain quality measuring device that is durable enough to be used in the field, specially designed for farmers, ranchers, and cereal traders.
Measurement of grain quality characteristics is now available for each farm.
GrainSense has developed a grain quality measuring device that fits in the palm of your hand. GrainSense measures seed protein, moisture, oil and carbohydrate content of grains and other crops – key characteristics that determine the value of harvesting and processing – while you are still in the threshing floor. The device is battery operated and requires only a few grains. It only takes a few seconds to take each measurement and no preparation is required. The system is combined with the use of a smartphone to add geolocation to each measurement and store data based on cloud technology. All your metrics are stored in your account and at the same time your device is constantly updated with new calibrations and software upgrades automatically thus helping to further improve productivity and profitability.
Lab-level accuracy in the field in seconds
For the first time, cereal farmers and stockbreeders can quickly measure the most important characteristics of their crops before harvest and make decisions that can improve their yields. The device also allows animal breeders to control and adjust the protein content of the feed mixture in real time, which can have a significant impact on profitability.
Measure the quality of your grains and ensure greater profits and sustainability for your business.
On-Site Quality Control
In just a few seconds, get a percentage measure for:
- PROTEIN – the most important factor for breeders and cereal growers.
- MOISTURE – fast and accurate measurements, with a small sample.
- OIL – an important factor for oilseed crops.
- CARBOHYDRATES – main ingredient for industry.
Manage your crop based on data
- Gather information about your cereals. What do you buy and what do you sell?
- Separate and store your crop in silos, based on quality characteristics
- Measure the quality of the grains before threshing.
- In what order should I thresh? The rains are starting, which field should I thresh first?
Field Quality Control
- Take the measurements whenever and wherever you need – in the silo, threshing floor or dryer
- Patented optical measurement technology with continuous upgrades and calibrations
- Securely store your data in a cloud service
- Small measurement sample – a small cap is enough
- High design and performance standards
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Bleak. At least 1,297 people were killed and more than 5,700 were injured After a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Haiti Saturday morning, August 14th. Jerry Chandler, director general of the Civil Defense, said the violent quake destroyed homes, schools, hospitals and private companies.
The storm will blow across the country Grace over the next few days of tropical depression. “I am concerned about the impending storm because it will complicate the situation for us. We were able to deliver the equipment to Les Case from this afternoon,” the commission said.
The quake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, struck about 150 kilometers west of the capital, about eight kilometers from the town of Petit d’Or. Prince Port, And with a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The The Haitian government has declared a state of emergency At least 304 people have been killed in a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in the country. “Haiti has decided this (Saturday) morning to declare a state of emergency for a month after the disaster,” Prime Minister Ariel Henry told a news conference.
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The death toll from the quake has risen to 1,419
The death toll from Saturday’s quake in southwestern Haiti has risen to 1,419, Caribbean officials said Monday.
The quake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, caused at least 6,900 casualties, according to the Civil Defense.
Rainfall in Haiti affected by tropical depression Grace
Tropical depression lashed southern Haiti with heavy rain on Monday, followed by a powerful earthquake that killed about 1,300 people on Saturday, while Hurricane Fred is expected to make landfall in northwestern Florida (United States). Afternoon or evening. “
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its announcement at 2:00 pm (18:00 GMT) North American time that Hispaniola Island (Dominican Republic) is prone to flash floods and landslides today and that Haiti is the cause of the storm.
With a maximum wind speed of 55 km / h, Grace is located 115 kilometers southeast of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, and 670 kilometers off the coast of Montego, Jamaica.
7.2 Rescue workers continue to search for survivors after the quake
Haitians in areas affected by the 7.2-magnitude quake injured at least 1,297 people and more than 5,000 on Saturday, spending the night fearing new earthquakes would worsen the situation and demolish standing houses.
This Monday, as the tropical storm Grace advanced towards the island via the Caribbean, rescuers were working hard to search for survivors against the clock. “I’m worried the next storm will complicate the situation,” Jerry Chandler, director of Haiti’s Civil Defense Agency, said Sunday.
Rescue workers search under the rubble of earthquake survivors in Haiti.
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Mexico will continue to support Haiti
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lபpez Obrador promised at a news conference on Monday that they would continue to support Haiti in the wake of last Saturday’s devastating earthquake in the country.
“Unfortunately the earthquake affected Haiti, already very poor people with political problems. The president was killed. Great instability and another misfortune fell on them. We decided to support it, we will continue to do it because there is nothing human we have. Forget forgetfulness and borders.
We are fulfilling our promise to eradicate corruption. Morning Conference. https://t.co/DnPd1fWZXl
– Andres Manual (@lopezobrador_) August 16, 2021
Tropical Depression Grace is keeping a watchful eye on the devastated Haiti
Another possible hurricane was added to Hurricane Fred in the Atlantic Ocean this Monday, affecting the Farhland, the extreme northwestern part of Florida (United States) and the tropical depression Grace, close to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Saturday with a powerful earthquake.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned of flash floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic and Haiti today, at 0800 hours (12.00 GMT) 125 miles (200 kilometers) east of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
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– Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 16, 2021
“During the earthquake, we had only three doctors on duty.”Dr. Michael Powers told AFP. Installed on benches, accommodated in chairs or lying on the floor in sheets, the earthquake-injured continue to arrive and still complete the emergency service at Kayes Hospital.
Other doctors and nurses treat the injured in open spaces as some hospitals are badly damaged and running Risk of collapse. “There were many cracks in the walls of the hospital’s emergency department so you could not work. The walls were falling off. So we took care of the hospital yard,” Dr Robinson Gabriel told BBC Mundo.
“Sense of Unity and Commitment”
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged Haitians to unite. “I offer my condolences to the families of the victims of this devastating earthquake that has claimed so many lives and property in various geographical areas of the country,” Henry tweeted.
“I invite the sense of unity and commitment of all Haitians, To create a common front to deal with this dramatic situation we are experiencing, ”he added.
Another crisis facing Haiti
This earthquake is the latest challenge you face HaitiThe country is still reeling from the aftershocks of the 2010 earthquake, which measured 7.00 and killed at least 200,000 and injured more than 300,000. The assassination of President Jovnell Moss last month, Which is not yet properly resolved, and added Instability for a country in crisis.
“We are concerned that this earthquake is another crisis the country is already facing, including the growing political stagnation after the assassination of the president, Govt-19 and food insecurity,” Jean-Vickens said in a statement. Maron, Spokesperson World Vision Haiti.
Martin Moss, Haiti’s widow and former first lady said she was injured when she received the news of the quake, which caused extensive damage south of the Grand Ans. “My heart aches for the children, mothers, the elderly, the disabled, my friends and all those affected by this earthquake“, He highlighted.
“My brothers and sisters, we must shoulder our shoulders together for unity. Our union builds our strength and endurance. Courage, I will always be by your side,” Moss added.
Countries around the world offer support
In a statement on Saturday, August 14, U.S. President Joe Biden said he was “deeply saddened” by the quake this morning in the Haitian city of Saint-Louis-to-Suit.”.
“We extend our condolences to all those who lost loved ones or to those who witnessed the destruction of their homes and businesses,” the statement said. “I recognize the immediate U.S. response and have appointed USAID Administrator Samantha Power as Senior U.S. Officer to coordinate this work.”
Government of Mexico The Foreign Ministry (SRE) said on Twitter the day before medical supplies, food and water were sent to Haiti as part of humanitarian aid in the aftermath of the quake, which was recorded this Saturday. The ship was flown on a Mexican Air Force plane.
The Chilean government sent more than 16 tons of humanitarian aid to Haiti on Sunday, August 15President Sebastian informed Pinara. These aids include medicines, health products, food, water, and so on.
The Government of Argentina The Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that it would send a humanitarian aid mission to Haiti.
The report said, “Steps are being taken to relocate staff from the White Helmet Commission, to provide health care and volunteers to manage shelters, and to maintain permanent communication with the organization in order to know health needs in times of emergency.”
The Embassy of Venezuela In Haiti On Sunday night it was reported that a plane with 30 tons of humanitarian aid had arrived on the island “with support and solidarity” for the country affected by the earthquake on Saturday, August 14th.
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Dyneema® in offshore industries
DSM Dyneema is the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber(tm). Offshore ropes and lines made with Dyneema® polyethylene fiber have a proven track record in the oil and gas industry, offering a unique combination of extreme strength, light weight and narrow diameter necessary for towing arrays, rig mooring, deep-sea operations and offshore positioning. In an increasing number of projects Dyneema® is replacing conventional steel-wire and synthetic ropes where high strength and low weight/mass are important.
As the world’s demand for energy intensifies, and exploration, drilling, pipe laying and extraction move farther offshore and into deeper, more-challenging environments, it is crucial to have lines and ropes that not only can withstand additional stresses but also are easy to transport and maneuver. For scenarios such as ultra-deep moorings, lines made from conventional steel wire and other synthetics become too heavy or bulky and difficult to handle. Because Dyneema® fiber is so much stronger than steel, lines of similar diameter and strength weigh only one-seventh as much as steel wire. Compared to other synthetics like polyester, Dyneema® fiber offers much narrower diameters at the same strength.
Light and thin ropes and lines made from Dyneema® fiber enable fast and easy handling. For example, installation for pre-set MODU mooring systems with lines made of Dyneema® is up to 40% faster than with polyester ropes. For moorings down to 10;000 feet, reduced diameter means three times more rope can be rolled onto reels, saving trips. Lines made with Dyneema® enable faster hoisting than steel lines, using the same winch. And because this fiber floats, ropes are neutrally buoyant and easy for ROV or divers to handle under water.
Other important benefits of Dyneema are lower system cost, higher productivity and reduced impact on workers and machinery. For example, although there is higher upfront investment in a MODU mooring system made with Dyneema® fiber, it will be offset by reduced operational costs within one to three years. Savings come from faster installation, hook-up and decommissioning, and use of smaller buoys and smaller handling vessels. In fact, Dyneema® SK78 is the only high-modulus polyethylene fiber approved by Bureau Veritas and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for MODU mooring systems.
For workers, lightweight and smooth lines accelerate job completion and significantly reduce back strain as well as wounds from steel wire “fishhooks.” Dyneema® fiber also helps protect boats and equipment through reduced abrasion.
Ropes with Dyneema® outperform traditional ropes in terms of tension and bending fatigue. They have minimal elongation for greater precision in placement of equipment or pipes. The fiber is resistant to most chemicals, has good UV resistance, is not affected by salt and does not absorb water. Offshore applications for Dyneema® fiber include mooring ropes, turret pull-in ropes, stinger ropes, anchor retrieval lines and riser tensioning ropes.
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Pistol shrimp are a reasonably typical giving in marine pet merchants throughout the place. Whilst there are a wide diversity of pistol shrimp types in the wild, not several varieties are collected for the saltwater tank trade. They are also famous as hitchhikers that appear in by means of live rock. These shrimp are typically modest with measurements ranging from half an inch to two inches, not often more.
Pistol shrimp have a solitary (seldom two) huge claw that, when snapped shut, is able to shoot forth a cavitation bubble. This bubble, extremely briefly reaches temperatures rivaling that of the sunshine, which is somewhere in the area of 4700 levels Celsius. The snapping action also makes a pop that is unmistakably audible. This sort of pops notify the hobbyist to one particular of a few realities about their tank inhabitants.
a) They have a pistol shrimp in their tank
b) They have a mantis shrimp in their tank
c) They have each a pistol and mantis shrimp in their tank
The loud “pop” is the primary way most hobbyists uncover the existence of a pistol or mantis shrimp. Amongst the two, pistol shrimp are a whole lot far better. Mantis shrimp are superb predators that can prey on your livestock. To more info , each varieties of shrimp are undesirable hitchhikers.
The cavitation bubble is used offensively and defensively. Although they are capable to prey on a variety of creatures, they are greater acknowledged for their ability to scavenge really properly in captivity. They frequently create burrows in the sand and have been recognized to burrow beneath the stay rock. This poses a danger to your saltwater aquarium. If your live rock is not suitably secured, the total basis can collapse. Their fondness for keeping the sand clear however, a lot more than can make up for obtaining to secure the whole rock structure.
A handful of sorts even affiliate themselves with types of saltwater sponges. It is their capacity to form a affiliation with the goby loved ones of fishes that is genuinely exceptional. The genus alpheus of the pistol shrimp household homes largely goby symbionts.
The symbiotic association is mutually useful. The goby warns the shrimp of approaching risk as the shrimp cannot see very well. The shrimp is in continual make contact with with the goby by way of its antennae. Any hasty movements from the goby is interpreted as a indication of hazard and is a signal for the shrimp to return to its tunnel. Conversely, the pistol shrimp generates and maintains the burrow that the two the goby and shrimp stay in.
At any time vigilant, the goby will usually be observed on the seem out while the pistol shrimp goes about its company digging and scavenging for foodstuff till it gets a warning from the goby. The goby on the other hand, feeds on passing plankton brought by implies of the seas currents.tis
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Food is not only delicious, but also very important for your health! It does not only keep you strong, but also has a big influence on your health. Some foods are so powerful, that they are working better than any medicine.
The Best Immune Boosting Foods That Are Better Than Any Medicine
Ginger is one of the best power foods out there! It doesn’t only taste delicious, but will keep you healthy and fit. Ginger is not only boosting your immune system, but also contains gingerol, which works like medicine. Furthermore, ginger is the perfect food if you want to lose some weight, strengthen your heart or want to keep your stomach healthy. A great way to consume ginger, is in form of ginger tea. All you need for that is 1/2 ginger, lemon, mint and hot water. Cut the ginger into pieces and put it in a cup. Now add the mint and then squeeze the lemon juice in and now just pour hot water into it. Leave it for a few minutes and you are ready to drink the real immune booster drink.
It might not seem like it, but Greek yogurt is one of the most healthy foods there are. It contains a high level of probiotics and proteins, that are keeping your body in a good shape and are preventing diseases. Research even discovered, that a high probiotic diet, leads to a stronger immune system, hence people who eat foods with a high amount of probiotics don’t get sick that fast. In order to prevent colds or flues, a great way to in cooperate Greek yogurt in your daily diet is for example for breakfast. Just add some fresh fruits to it and some granola and you delicious power food breakfast is ready to go.
Blueberries are another food, which is known to have very strong properties. The fruits are very high in antioxidants and therefore will give your immune system a real boost! Furthermore, they protect your cholesterol levels, helps against Cancer and helps lowering blood pressure. Eating blueberries a few times a week will help you strengthen your immune system as well as your metabolism and help to prevent diseases such as cancer etc. You can either eat your blueberries fresh, on top of a yogurt or in a smoothie. For a delicious blueberry smoothie, all you need are 2 cups of unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 1/2 cups of frozen blueberries, 1 1/2 cups of frozen bananas and 1/4 cup of almond butter. Just put all the ingredients in a blender and mix them well. And in no time you delicious, healthy and immune boosting shake is ready to be enjoyed!
Did you know that tomatoes are real power vegetables. They have high levels of vitamin C and therefore will strengthen your immune system. They are also full of antioxidant lycopene, potassium, vitamin K and many other vitamins, which are crucial for a healthy body! Tomatoes are easy to prepare and simply delicious. You can either just put them in a salad, add them to your pasta, or make delicious caprese (tomatoes with mozzarella and balsamic) out of it.
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ChromeOS saves all screenshots to the Downloads folder. You can navigate there by clicking on the Launcher icon , then clicking on the Up arrow on the partial menu that appears. Open Files, then choose Downloads on the left-hand side of the screen.
In fact, even different versions of the same device can have different screenshot key commands. Capture the full-screen mode, an active window, or a fixed area with ease. Compared with video to audio converters, the program can help you extract audio from MP4 without losing quality.
How To Force Quit On A Windows 10 Pc Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Hopefully, this article has cleared every issue onhow to screenshot on MSI laptop. Once you have taken the screenshots, go to windows explorer and click on the pictures tab. It’ll direct you to the ‘Pictures’ folder, where you will find a folder named ‘Screenshots.’ Enter that folder, and you will find your screenshots there. Press the Windows key and the print screen key together. If there’s an update for your keyboard driver, follow the installation prompt to have it installed on your PC.
- Doing so causes the snapshot to appear as an image in OneNote.
- The /t option makes sure any child processes are closed as well, and the /f option forcefully terminates the process.
- By doing this, your computer will save a pictured copy of whatever you were doing when you pushed the key.
- You’ll see the screen dim momentarily and brighten back up, signifying a successful screengrab.
This toolbar allows users to choose capture modes driversol.com/dll and options to take screenshots. Users can change the default location of saved screenshots from the Options menu in Screenshot app. Besides, this application supports recording Mac screen in full-sized or chosen portion. If you use keyboard shortcuts or Screenshot for your screen capture, a thumbnail of your image will appear in the lower-right corner of your screen for a few seconds. Click on the image to open up macOS’ annotation and editing tools.
Once captured the screenshot, open a blank Word document and press Ctrl + V to paste the screenshot. Otherwise just right click inside the document and select the ‘Paste’ option. You can select any of the above option according to your necessity. Now select the specific area of the screen by dragging the plus sign.
Taking Windows 10 Screenshots Using Windows Apps
This will grant necessary permissions to the extension to save the screenshot on your computer. Press Windows key + Shift + S at any time you’re not using the Snipping Tool to open Sketch & Snip instead. This skips the Snipping Tool menu for setting delay timers and takes you directly to the screengrab menu.
This will ensure you can isolate the issue you are trying to document, and also makes it easier to troubleshoot by the person or group who will receive your recorded steps. Alternatively, there is a more robust way to take screenshots in Windows — use either Snipping Tool or Snip & Sketch . Both are meant to give you instant ways to annotate and crop your screen captures. If what you captured is mostly white space, text, graphs, tables, and app windows, the PNG format, which is the default, will lead to a sharper image. Whether you need to save information for later, collaborate with others, or share troubleshooting information, screenshots are a powerful tool that can be worth a thousand words. In this guide, we’ll show you the best ways to take screenshots with Windows built-in tools and through the best third-party tools for the job. | <urn:uuid:67bd8525-7a9b-486b-8791-e2ddbabc1690> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://soretispa.com/2022/07/22/how-to-take-screenshots-like-a-pro-with-windows-10-30/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.878221 | 755 | 1.65625 | 2 |
High inflation means an increase in the cost of living, but how are prices rising across different consumer goods categories and markets?
In this webinar, you'll learn how to use online price and product availability data to measure inflation and create targeted pricing strategies.
Using breakfast goods as our example, we measure inflation across premium, average and budget price points to examine where prices are increasing and the cost-push drivers behind it. You'll also see how different product availability metrics can help you track the performance of country and category supply chains to prioritise where to focus your resources.
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The Department for Transport published its Maritime 2050 strategy in January 2019. It is being followed by the publication of “Route Maps” for the different chapters, with Trade and Technology and Innovation published so far and available from the UK Government site below.
DfT has now published the People Route Map, setting-out next steps under five headings:
- Inspiring people
- Expanding the talent pool
- Skills and training
- Career progression
- Social framework
Within the document there are three areas of particular interest to the Port Skills and Safety community:
Maritime Skills Commission
Maritime 2050 set out in some detail what the MSC is to do, notably reporting on existing and future skills needs, including those which arise from technological development, informing the curriculum, identifying reskilling opportunities, attraction of workers from other sectors, and considering how to ensure that continuing professional development takes place.
For more information on this subject, see the MSA Briefing Paper 14 below
Single Industry Body for Careers
This focuses on the careers aspects of those areas, specifically the “single industry body” for careers. [The term ‘single industry body’ is a working label, to be replaced in due course]. Amongst the recommendations in the ‘People’ chapter of Maritime 2050 were these two:
- Task a single industry body for bringing greater coherence and coordination to the promotion of maritime careers sector wide.
- Raise awareness of the maritime sector in schools by having a single industry body overseeing a more coordinated cross-sector in-school awareness and ambassador programme.
At page 27, the Route Map sets out more detail on how the Single Industry Body (SIB) will work. On the rationale for change, it says:
This is not about replacing what is already out there but coordinating, professionalising and ensuring a ‘no wrong door’ approach for those seeking to engage. It also recognised that as a sector, there is a need to be more strategic and joined up in its targeting of schools, careers advisors, groups and organisations to get messaging out about maritime roles.
For more information on this subject, see the MSA Briefing Paper 15 below
Expanding the talent pool
This topic is addressed in three separate places in the document: the sections beginning at paragraphs 2.9, 3.7 and 4.9. The rationale for action is clear:
it is essential to our future success to draw from the full talent pool when promoting the sector and recruiting.
DfT praises the work of Maritime UK’s Women in Maritime Task Force. Set up following the challenge from the previous Maritime Minister at London International Shipping Week 2017, in the last 18 months or so, it has:
- designed and promoted a Women in Maritime Pledge, which has attracted the support of 110 companies so far
- awarded Charter status to the four pilot employers (Bruntons Propellers, Shoreham Port, Fleetwood Nautical Campus, and MFB Solicitors), and recruited the next group
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(Buenos Aires, 1986)
Felipe Pantone began his artistic practice as a teenager, making graffiti in Torrevieja, in the south of Spain. Calligraphy and typography, fundamental to graffiti, were the platform whence the artist started to develop an abstract and geometric visual language aimed to be accessible and democratic, in a manner parallel to current technological discourse. Just like printing in the early Renaissance maintains a historical connection with today’s 3D printing, Pantone’s work retains the public vocation for graffiti, of urban communities in dialogue with the city itself. Abstraction is first used as stylistic branding, and then poured towards the references of present time full of infographics, statistics, and visual representations of data that synthesize vast realities into quickly understandable formats.
In that sense, Pantone constantly reproduces the saturation of our contemporary visual experience, making important echoes of the modernizing work of Kinetic art and its research of perception based upon current theories of sight. In today’s accelerated world of industrial production of light, color, or previously impossible visual experiences, Pantone unbalances Kinetic art’s naturalist discourse in order to give back cultural insertion to perception: the recognition of certain types of chromatic combinations is dependent on the visual languages of screens and computer images, no longer seen as an experience beyond culture.
Among his most prominent public installations are the murals commissioned by the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (France), the mosaic for the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain), the murals of the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico) and the mural “Optichromie —BUF” in Buffalo (US).
Felipe Pantone currently lives and works in Valencia, Spain.
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The Forum of Arctic Research Operators was initiated by 24 operators from 11 countries in August 1998, as a forum for logistics and operational support for scientific research in the Arctic.
The FARO logo is a lighthouse, symbolizing safety of operations, and furthermore, ‘faro’ is the Spanish word for Lighthouse. FARO has developed to become a platform for friendly exchange of information on operation of research vessels, stations and other infrastructure and over the years FARO has inspired many collaborations between member countries/institutions and organizations. Today FARO counts 21 member countries representing about 40 operators around the world.
Annual meetings are held during the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) in close collaboration with other organisations involved in Arctic research.
This document describes the roles and responsibilities of the different organizational elements of FARO.
FARO Executive Committee
FARO National Points of Contact
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Santa Clara County wants to give children and families the necessary tools to succeed in life. To accomplish this, officials have created a new office.
The Office of Children and Families Policy will support and manage a diverse set of priorities that focus on children, youth and family programs. These priorities will monitor the effectiveness of various programs through data and reporting. The office will also partner with a network of local, state and community-based organizations to evaluate funding resources. Although the program is aimed at children ages 0 to 18, it will assist individuals up to age 24, including foster youth.
Rocio Luna, deputy county executive, said the county invests heavily in children and families, providing over 180 different programs. During this past fiscal year, the county spent $1.05 billion on youth, including children’s advocacy, health care and emergency housing, she said. The new office will be funded by the general fund and run through the Office of the County Executive.
“Having an office at the highest-level doubles down on our efforts to support children and youth,” she said.
That support is needed in Silicon Valley, where wealth disparity is growing and approximately 46% of children live in households that don’t earn enough money to cover basic needs, according to a recent report.
The new department is led by Chief Children’s Officer Sarah Duffy, a children’s program analyst, strategist and manager. Among her priorities is the creation of a child care workforce and creating a sustainable model for wellness centers to meet the mental health needs of students on campus.
Duffy said expanding wellness centers in schools is essential, as they’re the best place to reach young people who may be experiencing challenges and need support.
“As we grapple with the impacts of COVID, there’s an even more intense need for behavioral health services and emotional wellbeing services,” she told San José Spotlight.
Duffy said the mission of the office involves listening to youth and families about what they need, particularly in communities that may not usually be heard, as well as taking a data-informed approach into investments and maximizing resources.
‘A workforce crisis’
Jennifer Kelleher Cloyd, CEO of FIRST 5, said she anticipates partnering with the new department immediately. She said child care was decimated during the pandemic. FIRST 5 supports the healthy development of children from prenatal through age 5.
When schools began shifting to distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the child care dynamic changed radically. Parents pulled their children out of school and day care due to concerns of COVID exposure. In one month, from March to April 2020, 344,300 jobs were lost nationally in the child care field, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
To date this sector has not fully recovered. There were 10% less child care workers last April compared with pre-pandemic numbers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Kelleher Cloyd is concerned more workers will leave for better paying jobs working in transitional kindergarten, which will be offered to four-year-olds across California by 2025. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for child care workers in 2021 was $27,490 per year while kindergarten teachers earned $61,350 per year. Kelleher Cloyd said investing in better wages and supporting those small businesses is a double win for families and the local economy.
“We have a workforce crisis,” she told San José Spotlight. “At the same time, we have this depleted child care field, which is an additional barrier to parents returning to work post-pandemic.”
Santa Clara County Supervisors Cindy Chavez and Susan Ellenberg led efforts to create the Office of Children and Families Policy, which include elements of their Children’s Roadmap to Recovery, such as expanding wellness centers at schools and building up the early childhood workforce.
Ellenberg told San José Spotlight investing in a child’s first five years relieves future pressure on the criminal justice system, safety nets and hospitals. She said focusing on early prevention and intervention will create a more stable and successful population.
Chavez said having safe, reliable, quality affordable child care is crucial for the community and not having it is why many people haven’t been able to return to work.
“It’s a family issue, human development issue and a significant economic issue,” she told San José Spotlight.
The Office of Children and Families Policy will assess departments and policies countywide, Chavez said, from public health to public safety and the criminal justice system, to determine whether children are receiving the assistance they need to succeed. Chavez said if youth aren’t given proper support when they’re younger, they end up in the county’s systems when they’re older.
“This was an opportunity to dig in and really recognize that the most critical investments we can make in government are really investments in children,” she said.
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When taking out a mortgage, don’t forget the extra costs of buying a home – consider the associated fees and expenses that you will incur. Here are some of the extra costs that you’ll need to consider when you get a home loan:
Home Loan Application Fees
Most lenders charge a home loan application fee. This can range from loan to loan, and covers:
- Loan contracts
- Property title checks
- Credit checks
- Attending a settlement
Mortgage Fees and Costs
- Mortgage establishment fees – Lenders generally charge a mortgage establishment fee – a fee for setting up a mortgage.
- Property valuation – A third party – chosen by the lender – is appointed to determine the value of your land and improvements.
- Mortgage registration – Your mortgage deeds need to be registered with the Government.
- Mortgage stamp duty – Some State Governments charges stamp duty to register your mortgage.
- Lenders mortgage insurance – If you don’t have 20% of the purchase price or the value of the property, the lender will require you to pay for a lenders mortgage insurance policy that covers their risk in the event you default on your repayments.
Property Fees and Costs
- Building, Pest and Electrical Inspection fees – It’s wise to have your new property inspected for any structural or electrical problems and for pests (e.g. termites).
- Stamp Duty – Governments charge Stamp Duty to transfer the ownership of a property.
- Registration of Transfer Fee – The new owner of the property must be registered at the Land Titles Office.
- Legal fees – You generally need to pay a Solicitor of Settlement Agent to handle the transfer of ownership of the property on your behalf
- Home & contents insurance – Most homeowners insure their home and contents against a range of threats: burglary, fire, storm, etc. Lenders will insist that your property is insured while you have a mortgage.
- Life and income protection insurance – Borrowers should consider protecting their incomes and themselves while they have a mortgage.
- Utility costs – Connecting electricity, gas and telephone can attract a fee.
- Council Rates – Your local council charges rates to cover garbage collection and a host of other services.
- Water Rates – The water corporation charges rates for the supply and upkeep of water to your property.
- Body corporate fees – If you buy an apartment or Strata Titled property, body corporate fees will be charged. Some buildings can have very high feed – particularly if the building is in need of a major work (e.g. concrete cancer, security upgrade, new hot water system, etc) or if there are lifts, pools and other communal facilities. This should be a key question to ask before agreeing to buy an apartment.
- Maintenance costs – Don’t forget to make provision for regular maintenance on your home – even if you decide not to undertake significant renovation.
There is a lot to consider when you are ready to buy a new home – especially if this is the first time you have bought a home in Australia. Our advice is to talk through these when you are reviewing the options for your home loan – in some cases it may help your loan application if you have a plan to cover the ongoing costs of ownership.
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Oceans in Motion Film Competition
For the third time running, Plastic Oceans Australasia present the Oceans in Motion, https://oceansinmotion.org.au/ film competition.
This year we have expanded and opened up to Tertiary education and are excited to see their participation in filming a journey to reduce their waste on campus. We have partnered with Catch 22 - Separtis to make this happen.
Registration closes on October 21st and film entries should be submitted by 18th November. Please visit the website for more information and don't hesitate to contact firstname.lastname@example.org if you would like any more information.
The Oceans in Motion competition is organised by Plastic Oceans Australasia https://www.plasticoceans.org.au/ whose mission is to inspire people to reduce their plastic footprint and encourage others to live sustainably.
Plastic Oceans Australasia aims to change the world's attitude to plastic within a generation.
Your Entry Should Include:
The journey of your initiative from start to finish. Show us in a film of 5-minutes or less.
- Why you decided to tackle a specific plastic problem or product
- What steps you took to understand the plastic problem
- How you put your plan into action
- Challenges you faced or still face that prevent you from to achieving your goal
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Current PSW Pricelist
Deer Park North Primary has a compulsory school uniformThe uniform contains a variety of items of clothing and is presented as a single list in the interest of equal opportunity and provides variations in our summer/winter options.To ensure student wellbeing –
School uniform can be purchased from our suppliers:
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CLOTHING - (PLEASE NAME EVERYTHING)Initially children will find buttons and zips difficult to manage. It would be helpful if the child wore pants with an elastic waist.
Please see that all jumpers, coats, hats and jackets are clearly marked with your child's name and that he / she recognises his / her own belongings. Water proof pens are an easy way to write your child’s name on labels of clothes. Please check that names do not wash off as children’s uniforms look the same.Encourage your child to take care of and be responsible for his / her own belongings.Teach your child to tie up his / her shoe laces, do up buttons and zips, do up their pants and be independent.Encourage him / her to want to wear clean clothing and be tidy.It is important that your child has a hat / wide brimmed at school every day and uses sunscreem as a protection from the sun.Hats are compulsory in terms 1 & 4.
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What languages does the UPC use?
Proceedings at the central division will be in the language in which the patent was granted.
Proceedings at the local/regional divisions will be in either:
- An official language of the Member State in which the division is located; or
- An official language of the EPO (English, French, German) provided the Member State has so designated (most local/regional divisions are expected to designate English as an official language and possibly all will do); or
- The language in which the patent was granted (on agreement by the parties - if the panel does not approve the language chosen by the parties, the parties may request the case is referred to the central division).
Where more than one language is designated in a local or regional division, the claimant may choose any of those designated. However, there is a specific exception that applies if the defendant has their domicile or principal place of business in country in which the local/regional division is sited AND the infringement only took place in that country - then the official language of that country is to be used. Countries with more than one official language may additionally specify that the language should be that of the defendant (this rule will likely only apply in Belgium as between defendants in French- and Flemish-speaking parts of the country; but if there is more than one such defendant and they have different languages, the claimant may choose which of those languages to use).
Court of Appeal
The language of proceedings before the Court of Appeal may be:
- The language of proceedings before the Court of First Instance;
- The language in which the patent was granted (on agreement by the parties); and
- Exceptionally, another language of a participating Member State (on agreement by the parties)
Interested in learning more about the UPC? This is one of a series of short explainers about the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court. The full list of articles is:
- What is the Unitary Patent, and how do I get one?
- What is the Unified Patent Court?
- What is the likely timing of the UPC and UP coming into being?
- How does the opt-out work in the transitional period of the UPC Agreement?
- What are the options if you want to be able to use the UPC?
- What are the options if you want to avoid the UPC?
- What languages does the UPC use?
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Report Says 60 Percent of Texas Students Expelled or Suspended
Almost 60 percent of middle and high school students in Texas have been suspended or expelled. That’s according to a new report out today by the Council of State Governments and researchers at Texas A&M University.
The study looked at state data on almost 1 million Texas public school students over six years.
The report also found that:
- 15 percent of students were suspended or expelled 11 times or more.
- African Americans and students with educational disabilities were more likely to be disciplined.
- Three percent of disciplinary actions were for infractions that state law required a suspension or expulsion.
- Students who were repeatedly expelled or suspended were less likely to graduate high school or more likely to fail their grade.
But the Texas Education Agency says the 60 percent number could be misleading to parents, because it groups students who were handed in-school suspensions with those who faced more serious disciplinary action.
“I do think it exaggerates the situation by lumping kids that were excessively tardy to class into the same count as a kid who committed some kind of bodily injury on someone and was sent to a juvenile justice situation," TEA spokesperson Debbie Ratcliffe told KUT News.
Nevertheless, the report is prompting concern among some state leaders. In its press release, the Council of State Governments got reaction from State Senator Florence Shapiro. She said, "The data suggests that individual school campuses often have a pronounced influence over how often students are suspended or expelled.”
The Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Wallace Jefferson, also quoted in their press release, questions whether school officials are "best suited to discipline kids who commit minor infractions.”
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Ducks in a Row: Funeral Options 2.0
This is the final part of our three part workshop, Ducks in a Row, brought to you in partnership with Seattle Public Library. Join us for one or all three of the classes! Registration is free but required to join the webinar. This event is open to the public and will be recorded for our webinar library.
Do you know what your disposition options are in Washington State and what they cost? Have you ever wondered about green burial options? This presentation will equip you with the information to select funeral arrangements that fit your unique values and resources. We will explain cremation, burial (conventional and green/natural), Alkaline Hydrolysis (Aquamation/Water Cremation), Natural Organic Reduction (Recomposition/Human Composting), and full body donation.
Join us for a look behind the funeral industry curtain to learn how to navigate this difficult process and save yourself time and money. Beverly Tryk from People's Memorial Association will present on your options for body disposition in Washington State, the decisions that need to be made when planning a funeral, and the paperwork needed.
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Isaiah’s name means “The Salvation of Jehovah”. He has been called “The Evangelical Prophet”. His prophecy has been called “The Gospel according to Isaiah”. Generations of evangelists have revelled in his gospel texts and have preached the way of salvation from so many of his great visions. His book is full of Christ.
Isaiah had prophesied during the reigns of four kings of Judah. He had seen the glory and the tragedy of king Uzziah. He had lived through sixteen good years under king Jotham and sixteen years of abomination under king Ahaz. And he had lived to see the prosperity of the reign of good king Hezekiah. But through it all Isaiah had seen the glory of a greater Monarch. In several visions he had seen the King in His beauty, and his portraits of this King hang in prominence throughout the prophecy.
In recent decades the prophecy of Isaiah has commanded fresh interest. For many years, in colleges and seminaries, Isaiah had been the object of “Higher Criticism”, and the theory was taught, as fact, that the book was not the work of one Isaiah. Some said that there were two Isaiahs; some said that there were more; and when it was pointed out that our Lord and His apostles recognised but one Isaiah, the blasphemy was advanced that our Lord and His apostles were but children of their day and could only speak with the knowledge available at that time. “Higher Criticism” professed greater knowledge than that!
But God, Who ever delights to use weak things to confound the mighty, was to use, in 1947, a little Arab shepherd boy to bring to light one of the greatest discoveries of our day. While minding his sheep and goats, in a district called Qumran, on the shores of the Dead Sea, not far from Jericho, this boy lost one of his animals. He wondered if perhaps it might have strayed into one of the many caves in the surrounding hills and into one of these caves he threw a stone. He heard something smashing and, afraid, he ran away. Later he returned with a friend and they ventured into the cave. His stone had shattered a large earthenware jar, a cylindrical vessel about two feet tall and about ten inches in diameter, with a lid. Out of this broken jar there had tumbled a roll of leathery substance. The boy took it to Bethlehem and there sold it to a shoemaker who said it would make straps for sandals. He put it up on a shelf in his small shop.
Some time later, a school-teacher happened to call into this shop, and seeing the roll on the shelf, asked if he might have a closer look. He recognised a parchment of some sort, and received permission to take it away. In the months that followed, the discovery captured the interest of scholars world-wide, until eventually it was established that here was a complete copy of the scroll of the prophet Isaiah; one complete, unbroken prophecy, dating from about two centuries before Christ. The scroll is now in a vault in “The Shrine of the Book” in Jerusalem, and is the oldest Biblical manuscript in existence.
It has for us the great value that it confirms what we have always been happy to believe, that centuries before our Lord was born, the single authorship of Isaiah was accepted, and, that when our English version of the prophecy is compared with this ancient manuscript, it requires no alterations or corrections.
Into this magnificent gallery of visions we come to admire portraits of the King; to see Him in all His beauty as Son and Servant, Shepherd and Sufferer, Sin-Bearer and Sovereign. May our appreciation be deepened, and our love for Him increased.
It was in the year that king Uzziah died that Isaiah was given the great vision of chapter 6. John says that Isaiah saw the glory of Christ, Jn.12.41. As Isaiah saw the Lord, high and lifted up in the smoke-filled temple, how reminiscent it must all have been of king Uzziah. Jehovah had prospered Uzziah. He had ascended the throne as a boy of sixteen years, and was to be king of Judah for fifty-two years. But in pride his heart was lifted up. He presumed to function as a priest as well as a king. He coveted the holy place as well as the throne room. He aspired to the golden altar as well as to the throne. Jehovah smote him for his presumption and pride. He became a leper, unclean. Though still king, he was not permitted to occupy his throne again, and he died in leper isolation, 2Chronicles chapter 26. In the year of the death of king Uzziah, Isaiah says, “I saw the Lord”. Adonai lives on in abiding glory, when the glory of earthly kings wanes. “High and lifted up,” and with every right so to be. If Uzziah was “lifted up” 2Chr.26.16, it was in pride and vanity. Christ is lifted up in regal, royal splendour which is His due. “And His train filled, the temple.” The glory of His kingly robes fills the holy place. Are these the robes which He laid aside when He came amongst us? Are these the garments which He exchanged for swaddling bands? How foolish does our striving for place appear when we think of His condescension. Of course, He left none of His personal glory when He came to earth. He never ceased to be what He had always been, but, as on another occasion He rose from supper and laid aside His garments, so we remember, that He Whose train filled the temple came into our world as a dependent Infant, vacating His seat in the glory to lie in a manger in Bethlehem. Others wrapped Him in swaddling clothes; He wrapped Himself in a slave’s apron. “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus …” Phil.2.5.
Seraphim stood above Him. The holy ones were His attendants. Later, in Mark chapter 1, angels would become His deacons in the wilderness. Here they are His ministers in glory. In holy obeisance, reverence, and obedience, they do His bidding; and even in those days of incomplete revelation to men there are intimations here of the great Tri-Unity of Divine Persons, to Whom the seraphim cry, “Holy, Holy, Holy” in three-fold awe. The foundations of the thresholds of the house shook at the voice, and the house was filled with smoke. Uzziah had stood in the sanctuary which oft was filled with incense. But he was there without right, and it was there that he came under judgment. The Christ of Isaiah chapter 6 is the Christ Whose glory is the very incense of the heavens. Later, we shall read again, “The house was filled …”Jn.12.3, but this time with the fragrance of worship from a redeemed, adoring heart. The perfume of Mary’s appreciation fills the house in Bethany as once the heavenly house was filled with smoke. Isaiah feels his unworthiness in the awful Presence. “Woe is me! … undone … unclean” v.5. He feels as leprous as Uzziah in the sanctuary. The sight of the King, the Lord of Hosts, Jehovah Tsebaoth, has humbled him. So has it been with us. Seeing Him, we see ourselves. The revelation of His glory to us is the revelation to us of our own vile state by nature. But there is an altar, and from this altar comes the expiation of our sins, and the taking away of our iniquity.
So purged we stand in the same Presence and hear the call “Whom shall I send?” “Who will go for us?” May we have grace and courage to respond and say, “Here am I, send me” v.8. May we be willing, as Isaiah, to be ambassadors of the King in the midst of rebellion and anarchy. May the sound of His voice, the sight of His glory, and the remembrance of His cross, be our commission to live for Him here, His representatives until He comes.
In what simplicity of language is the most profound truth of Holy Scripture often expressed! The simple beauty of Isa.9.6 is a sublime example. Here we have the deepest, richest thoughts so easily conveyed to us. With inspired skill the prophet cuts the facets of this priceless solitaire, until there flashes forth rays of Messianic glory. The beams of light come from every direction; from the eternal past of a Divine Son Who had no beginning, and from the future glory of a millennium which is yet to be; from Bethlehem with its swaddling clothes, and from the heavens where the Father of Eternity sits enthroned. The pages are gilded with the glory of His Person. The details are exquisite.
A Child Is Born
Every birth, and every child, is a story of miracle and mystery, but this one more than any other. This child is mothered by a virgin. He lies in peace in her arms but yet is the God Who neither slumbers nor sleeps. She gives Him sustenance, but He sustains the universe. She wraps Him in swaddling clothes, He Who once wrapped creation in swaddling bands of darkness, Job chapter 38. He has become an Infant of days but has not ceased to be the Ancient of Days. A Child is born indeed, but this is the incarnation of God Himself. The Word became flesh, to tabernacle among us.
A Son Is Given
The Son of the Father becomes the Son of Mary. There is no beginning to His Divine Sonship. And in this Sonship there is no inferiority. Indeed the Jews recognised that sonship was equality, “making Himself equal with God” Jn.5.18. The first mention of love in our Bible is the love of a father for his son, Gen.22.2. “The Father loveth the Son” Jn.5.20. But the Lord Jesus said, “The Father Himself loveth you” Jn.16.27. This was the love that gave the Son; to us, and for us. He spared not His Son. He so loved that He gave. Abraham may have had other sons, but he had only one Isaac. Others may be called “sons of God,” as Adam, Lk.3.38; as angels, Job 38.7; as the saints, Gal.3.26. There is but one “Only Begotten”; His Beloved One was given for us.
The Government Shall Be Upon His Shoulder
From the manger, the prophet moves immediately to the millennial throne. Our Lord will carry, on the strength of His shoulder, the weight of government that has proved too much for man. Innocent Adam staggered under this responsibility in Eden, and fell. It was entrusted to Noah in a new earth, and he failed. From the Babylonian confusion that ensued God called out a man and a nation, to invest responsibility in that nation. This too failed, and the nation was eventually taken into captivity in Babylon. Governmental authority was committed to Gentiles. But the head of gold degenerated. It will yet deteriorate, to become an unreliable alloy of iron and clay, and the whole thing will be shattered at the return of Messiah. Then will He carry upon His shoulder the weight which has been too much for men and nations, for kings and parliaments, and that Scripture will be fulfilled, “He shall bear the glory” Zech.6.13.
His Name Shall Be Called …
How often do we read of His name! “Thou shalt call His name Jesus;” “They shall call His name Emmanuel;” “A name above every name;” “His name is as ointment poured forth;” “In His name shall the Gentiles trust;” “His name shall be upon their foreheads.”
In Judges chapter 13, Manoah, father of Samson, conversed with a heavenly Visitor. As the conversation draws to a close Manoah asks, “What is thy name …?” “How it it that thou askest after My name,” replies the Angel, “seeing it is Wonderful?” J.N.D., vv.17,18. Beyond human comprehension! Passing knowledge! Greater than our intellect! The Wonder of His name is the Wonder of His Person. Yet in equally wondrous grace He became “Jesus of Nazareth”. He Who visited Manoah has dwelt among us, a Man amongst men, His Divine name “Secret”; His human name “Jesus”.
Our Lord counselled on every truth of relevance to men. Such is the greatness of His counsel that building upon it is like building on rock, Matt.7.24. He expounded on sin, salvation, and service; on time and eternity; on truth and testimony; on faith and fidelity; on hyprocrisy and on apostasy. He ministered comfort and rebuke. He built up what was real, and He pulled down what was false. His words were instructive, and constructive, and, if necessary, destructive. His hearers were in endless variety. There were Pharisees and Sadducees; priests and publicans; doctors and lawyers; scribes and soldiers; princes and peasants; kings and governors; rulers and Rabbis; Jews and Gentiles. He distinguished, yet made no difference. He was impartial and imperative and never impatient. It is not surprising that some would like to read here, “Wonderful Counsellor!” He was that, but “Wonderful” in the text is a noun, not an adjective, and so we must leave it.
That Messiah should be a Divine Person has never been understood by the Rabbis, who did not see a plurality of Persons in the Godhead. Our Lord asked them, “What think ye of Christ (i.e. of Messiah) whose Son is He?” They could see that He was David’s Son, of the tribe of Judah, but that He should also be David’s Lord confused them. Our Lord showed them clearly, to their embarrassment, from Psalm 110, that Messiah was not only the Offspring of David, but the Root of David too. He Who became David’s Son, is, as the Jews say, “El Gibber,” The Mighty God.
He is the Father of the ages; Father of eternity from Whom all the cycles of time emanate, and in Whom they are planned. Some think however, that perhaps we should leave the text as it is, and that we are to understand everlasting Fatherly care, protection, and provision, in our Lord Jesus. Everlastingly there is, in Him, all the affection and feelings of a Father’s heart towards His own. He careth for you.
Prince of Peace
This is, of course, the lovely word “Shalom“. He is the Prince of Shalom. When He came, the angels said, “Peace on Earth”. Shalom! To many, during His gracious ministry, He said, “Go in peace”. Shalom! At Golgotha, peace was made by the blood of His cross, Shalom! Risen from the dead, He stood in the midst of His own and said, “Peace unto you”. Shalom! One day He will reign. The word “Shalom” implies prosperity and well-being. All this will He bring to earth when He comes to the throne. We who know Him enjoy it spiritually now. Shalom!
Isaiah is not the only Old Testament prophet to portray our Lord as the Branch. Jeremiah and Zechariah are also familiar with this title of Messiah. The Hebrew word is “Netzar,” and some have imagined a connection with “Nazarene”. This is perhaps strained, but it is an interesting suggestion.
The early verses of Isaiah chapter 11 are reminiscent of the golden lampstand of the tabernacle and the temple. That lampstand had a central stem with six branches: three pairs of branches adorned the centre stem in beautiful symmetry, and this lovely theme is repeated in Isaiah chapter 11, as we shall see.
There is a sharp and striking contrast here with the closing verses of chapter 10. There the Assyrians, the enemies of Israel, are described as a haughty forest of high trees. But they are cut down by Jehovah, and there they lie. The house of David has become like a felled tree also, and note that particular reference to the stump of “Jesse,” who was of course, David’s father. The house of David had been reduced to its original Bethlehem insignificance, but a glorious thing is about to happen. While the forest thickets of the Gentiles lie as they have been felled, there springs a fresh green shoot or twig out of the stock of Jesse. A tender plant indeed, out of the parched ground of Israel; a Branch out of the roots to bear fruit for the pleasure of Jehovah. The tenderness of a Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes in Jesse’s Bethlehem. The gentle quietness of a Boy and a gracious Youth brought up in despised Nazareth, a fruitful bough for God and for men.
Seven spirits are mentioned. The Spirit of Jehovah is the majestic central stem. Then follow the three pairs. There is the Spirit of wisdom and understanding; the Spirit of counsel and might; the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of Jehovah.
“The Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon Him.” The word “rest” means “to dwell; to abide; to be at home; settled.” So it ever was with our Lord in abiding, unbroken communion with the Spirit. But perhaps especially do we see this at His baptism, and at the beginning of His ministry in the synagogue in Nazareth. The Spirit in bodily form as a gentle dove abiding upon Him. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me” He read in their hearing. Note the three Divine Persons in perfect unison and harmony: 1. The Spirit: 2. of Jehovah: 3. upon Me. The dove abides upon the Son while the Father approves from the heavens.
In the three pairs of branches from the central stem we have the personal, official, and moral glory of Christ. These all have been displayed in Him in His ministry here upon earth, and will be displayed again on earth when He comes in kingdom glory to rule. This is the theme of the greater portion of this chapter. The varied glories of the Messiah, the Branch, will give character to His kingdom when He reigns. Look at these glories.
The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding
Wisdom and understanding are the attributes of a Messiah Who is Divine. They declare His Personal, essential, eternal glory. That the Messiah should be a Divine Person seemed impossible to the Jew, and it does yet. If the Lord their God was one Lord, and not like the many gods of the heathen, how could the coming One be God also? This was ever their problem when our Lord claimed to be the Son of God. Rightly they saw this as a claim to Deity and this they could not accept. And this problem persists with them still, even though the first reference to God in Scripture is in the plurality of “Elohim” Gen.1.1. Compare Deut.6.4. Wisdom and understanding have been defined as follows:
Wisdom: “The power to discern the nature of things.”
Understanding: “The ability to discern the differences.”
The Spirit of Counsel and Might
Earlier, we have seen our Lord as Counsellor, and as Mighty God. Here is a repetition of that same theme, and here is His official glory. What more necessary qualities in a ruler than counsel and might. How many mighty rulers have fallen for lack of counsel. How many wise rulers have fallen for lack of strength to implement what they knew to be right. These twin branches are necessary in balance. They are both in Christ. They have been defined thus:
Counsel: “The gift of forming right conclusions.”
Might: “The ability to carry them out with energy.”
The Spirit of Knowledge and of the Fear of Jehovah
This is not knowledge in a general sense, but knowledge of Jehovah. And this knowledge of Jehovah brings with it that reverence and dignity of behaviour which is characteristic of those who know the Lord. This is all seen in perfection in the Lord Jesus. We have come to call it “His moral glory”. His knowledge of the Father was complete. He could say to the Jews, “Ye have not known Him; but I know Him” Jn.8.55. It is the knowledge of One Who was ever in the Father’s bosom. He knew His Father intimately. Such knowledge, based upon the fellowship of love, is accompanied by that desire to live only as pleasing the Father. And so He lived. Even Christ pleased not Himself. In Him then is:
Knowledge: “Full knowledge founded on a fellowship of love.”
Fear of Jehovah: “Reverence in the joy of pleasing the Lord.”
All these things make our Lord “of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD” Isa.11.3. Literally, the beautiful sense of it is this: the fear of Jehovah is fragrance to Him. He senses with delight the fragrance of the fear of the Lord. He does not, will not, judge after outward appearances; His judgments will be according as to how matters are related to Jehovah. This desire for the glory of the Lord will determine the character of the kingdom. Girded with righteousness and faithfulness Christ will hold the sceptre in millennial glory. He will rule with impartiality and with equity. Having destroyed the wicked one He will take His throne. He Who once was girded with swaddling bands, and with a towel, and with a purple, mocking robe, and with grave clothes, will then be girded with glory to usher in an era of peace for earth.
O the glory of that kingdom! Wolf and lamb will dwell at peace together; and leopard and kid; and calf and lion; and cow and bear. They will go to pasture together. The Prince of Peace is upon the throne. A child will play safely at the adder’s den. The infant need no more fear the viper. Let us not spiritualise these beauties away. Such conditions happened literally when our Lord was here in the flesh. They will obtain when He comes again. It is a glorious restoration of Eden with a Man upon the throne and the creation at peace. The Root of Jesse will be the gathering centre for the nations. Jew and Gentile alike will know the blessing of that benign reign and the Saviour too shall rest in His glory.
Today in Israel the great word on many lips is the word “Aliyah“. It means “The Ascent,” or “The Going Up”. It is the opposite to “Diaspora,” the dispersion. The nation is coming home. Israel is returning to the land. On the 15th May, 1948 the state of Israel was formally set up. Ben Gurion declared, with deep emotion, “For two thousand years we have waited for this hour, and now it has happened … the state of Israel is open for the ingathering of exiles … it will rest upon the foundations of liberty, justice and peace, as envisaged by the prophets of Israel.” Alas, it is a regathering in sad unbelief. It is not yet the “Shalom” of the millennial day. There is yet no life in the dry bones. Nevertheless, we live in a remarkable age, when, looking back over the amazing events of the last half-century, it is difficult to believe that still there are those who do not see a future for Israel.
One day our Lord Jesus will be the gathering centre. He will assemble the outcasts of Israel and the dispersed of Judah. From the four corners of the earth they shall come; from Egypt and Assyria; from Pathros and Cush; from Elam and Shinar; from Hamath and the islands of the sea. Like as it was when Israel went up out of Egypt, so shall they go up again. Is it to be wondered at, that after chapter 11, comes the song of chapter 12. There is such a parallel with the redemption out of Egypt that Isaiah can only exclaim, “Sing unto the LORD for He hath done excellent things” 12.5.
“Behold the Man whose name is THE BRANCH … He shall build the temple of the LORD … and He shall bear the glory and shall sit and rule upon His throne” Zech.6.12,13.
On the historic 14th May 1948 a little group of leading Jews in Palestine was engaged in a struggle of words. On the afternoon of that day the new Israel was to be born and the declaration of sovereignty was to be broadcast to the world, but there were problems with the wording of the proclamation. Some of these Jews were atheistic; they would refuse to sign the document if it contained any mention of the name of God. On the other hand, some of them were devoutly religious, orthodox, and they would refuse to sign if the name of God was not included on such an historic paper.
The proclamation was due to be read at 4 p.m. After 2 p.m. they were still locked in argument. Then came the compromise. After the solemn declaration of the independence and sovereignty of the new Israeli state, the statement concluded with the avowal that it was “with trust in the Rock of Israel” that the signatures were penned to the document.
Each individual in the group chose his own interpretation of “The Rock of Israel”. The orthodox among them correctly saw it as a Divine title. The atheists viewed it as describing Israel’s military might and national rock-like determination. That such a dilemma should ever have arisen, in such a place, and at such a time, is sad. That such a compromised solution should have been necessary is tragic.
The promise given in Isa.28.16 of a tried and tested foundation Stone is very precious to the believer. It will be precious to the remnant of a future day. For them the promise was initially intended. When the unbelieving nation shall have made its covenant with death; when, in the days of antichrist, that unholy alliance is trusted as a refuge, and fails; and when the waters of judgment shall sweep away that refuge of lies like an overflowing scourge; in that day Jehovah will lay in Zion a sure foundation for the remnant of His people. In the midst of judgment there will be salvation, just as in the deluge of Noah’s day the ark was lifted safe above the waters.
But the believer today is already resting on that same Rock. The assembly, whether locally, 1Cor.3.9-11, or in its widest form, Matt.16.18, is built on Christ. And so too, is the individual believer, Matt.7.24. We have come, prematurely, but in the purpose of God, into the enjoyment of that Sure Foundation. Just as we have come, beforehand, into all the privileges and blessings of a covenant which has yet to be ratified with the nation in a future day, so have we come, before them, to an appreciation of the Rock of Israel.
However, it is important to notice that in the Scriptures referred to, Matthew chapter 16, and 1Corinthians chapter 3, the builders are not the same.
In Matthew chapter 16, (the first reference to the assembly, the ecclesia) Christ Himself is the builder. He is the Son of the Living God, the Christ, and as such is the firm Rock upon which He, personally, will establish the new assembly. He says, “I will build My church.” Every stone built into this, upon Him, and by Him, is a living stone, 1Pet.2.5. There is no inferior material. The building cannot fail. Not all the powers of the Satanic kingdom can prevail against it. It must endure. It cannot be divided or destroyed. It is universal, mystical, spiritual, eternal, unassailable, impregnable, invincible and indestructible. It takes character from the Builder Himself, Who is also its chief corner Stone, elect and precious.
The local assembly is not so. Though also built on Christ it must be distinguished. Here it is men who lay the foundation; and it is men who build. Local building is our responsibility, and as with all else that is committed to man, there is the inevitable failure. We can rejoice when gold and silver and precious stones are built in; this is how it ought to be. But wood and grass and straw there is almost sure to be when the human builders become careless.
The fire will ultimately discern it all, but let us even now be diligent. Let us build quality into the local testimony. Let us jealously guard the work. The questionable methods of modern evangelism; the lightsome attraction of musical innovations; the fleshly appeal of intellectualism; these are shoddy workmanship. Such does not augur well for the soundness of the building. Let us beware the alarming looseness of attitudes towards the denominations of Christendom; the increasing tendency to occasional and casual reception to the assembly; the apparent failure to recognise the unique separateness of the assembly; and the trend towards “outreaches”, “training centres”, “organisations”, and “associations”, which are “extra” to the assembly. These do not help towards solid, reliable building of a local testimony to His name.
Let us be true to our dignity as builders, feeling the weight of the responsibility committed to us. Let us build according to the character of the foundation Himself, that which has the approval of His Word. Let us clear away the rubbish, Neh.2.14, and build that which, in our several localities, will be according to the pattern and for His pleasure and glory. “But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ” 1Cor.3.10,11.
There are several other interesting aspects of the Rock. Christ is not only the sure Rock upon which we build; He is also the sheltering, shadowing Rock, in which we hide from the storm, Isa.32.2. He is the smitten Rock from which we drink, 1Cor.10.4; and He is the stumbling Stone over which many will stumble and perish, 1Pet.2.8. One day He will be the smiting Stone, crushing the final form of Gentile world power, Dan.2.34, and grinding to powder those proud sinners who refuse to call upon Him for mercy, Matt.21.44. Ours is the blessing of being steadfastly built upon the Rock of Israel.
What blessing indeed, that those who were but poor Gentile strangers are able to sing with Israel’s king David, “O Jehovah, my Rock, and my Redeemer” Ps.19.14, J.N.D.
Jehovah has had a multitude of servants. They are a noble and illustrious roll of honour. But when Jehovah exhorts us to “Behold My Servant”, none of us thinks of asking, “Lord, which servant?” There is but one Servant worthy of the adoring contemplation of all the saints. His name is Jesus. It is upon this blessed One that we now meditate.
The early verses of Isaiah chapter 42, with passages from chapters 49,50,52 and 53, are often referred to as the “Servant Songs”. They sing of the lovely character and ministry of Messiah. They tell of His incarnation, His crucifixion, and His eventual glory. In chapter 42 there are seven delightful features of Jehovah’s perfect Servant.
This is an essential prerequisite for every servant. That He Who is the Son from eternity should be willing to be called “Servant”, draws out our admiration of One Who was perfectly submissive. “My Son”, says Jehovah, in the second Psalm. “My Servant”, He says, in Isa.42.1. Our Lord has added a new dimension to Sonship. That a son should be a servant was a thing unknown in Jewish households. Servants and sons were different. Even the prodigal knew this, Lk.15.19. The holy submissiveness of the Servant-Son has added dignity to service. “He took upon Him the form of a servant”, and we bow in worship.
The unswerving, consistent faithfulness of the Lord Jesus brought delight to the heart of God. “My Son”; “My Servant”; My Delight”! The Father’s expression of delight at the Jordan is the intimation of what those hidden years really meant to Him. For thirty years in Nazareth there lived, in utter faithfulness to God, One Who could say, at any time, “I must be about My Father’s business”. In the things of His Father He was ever occupied. His work in a carpenter’s shop, or His attendance at the Nazareth synagogue; His subjection in the home, or His holy demeanour in the town; all, alike, were for the pleasure and glory of His Father. Those were thirty years of faithfulness to God, and the years of public ministry that followed were just the same.
“My Spirit upon Him.” There are three references by Isaiah to the Holy Spirit and the Messiah; 11.2; 61.1, and here 42.1. There would appear to be links with His incarnation, His baptism, and His public ministry. The gentle dove abode upon Him. It is reminiscent of the oil in the meal offering. There was unbroken communion between the incarnate Son and the Spirit in the holiness of His perfect Manhood, and this is evidenced in His unique life, in which was ever present all the fruit of that Spirit. Every beautiful feature was there, in perfect blend and balance. There was love, joy, and peace, in His relations with God. There was longsuffering, gentleness, and goodness, towards man. There was, in His blessed Self, faith, meekness, and temperance. His was, indeed, a fruitful life and ministry.
“He shall not cry, nor lift up … His voice.” We know of course, that, literally and actually, our Lord did cry; and He did lift up His voice to be heard in the street. He preached to multitudes, and no doubt preached that all might hear. This lovely phrase means that He would never, ever, engage in noisy, cheap, loud advertising of Himself. The street vendor shouts his wares. He attracts attention to himself and to his goods by shouting in the street. It is the cheapest form of publicity. Our Lord would never be associated with such. Nor should His servants be. He has exemplified for us that quiet dignity which should ever characterise the service of God. There is no room for, and no need for, noisy gimmickry, in the ministry of the glad tidings.
With the “bruised reed” and the “smoking flax” the perfect Servant deals gently. The reed was the most primitive of wind instruments. The flax was the wick of the simple oil lamp. When the reed was bruised the melody was spoiled. When the wick smouldered the flame was dimmed. Neither the reed nor the wick were of any intrinsic value. They could easily be discarded and replaced. But this was not the way of the Lord Jesus. With gentle grace and tenderness He would mend the reed or trim the flax. Thomas may doubt; Peter may deny; the others may forsake Him and flee; but He will restore them. He will have the reed playing sweetly again; He will have the smoking flax burning brightly once more. May we, His servants, imitate His gentleness, and deal kindly with those who err and get out of the way. Our Lord never tolerated sin; nor should we; but He did exercise forbearance towards His erring people.
“He shall not fail.” Sometimes we excuse our failures. If only we had lived in a different age; if we had lived in a different place; or if we had been given a different task; it might have been easier, we imagine. But the perfect Servant ministered when things were as dark as ever they had been in Israel. And He moved in a variety of circumstances, engaging in a variety of tasks. Wherever you find Him; whatever He is doing; at whatever time; He did not fail. Preaching, teaching, healing, praying, comforting, rebuking, He did not fail. Whether individuals like the woman of Samaria or the Rabbi Nicodemus; whether little groups in a fisherman’s cottage or multitudes by the sea of Galilee, He did not fail. His was a stedfast ministry, with a fixed purpose; the glory of His Father.
“Judgment unto truth … judgment in the earth.” Just judgment was His motivating desire. Jehovah would be glorified in this. Impartial, righteous dealing with all the people. He would never be swayed. Voices may call, but He was deaf to them. There would be sights that would distract others, but to those sights the perfect Servant was blind. He had a single eye and a pure motive in His ministry. He lived and served for the pleasure of God, and left us an example.
- So we remember Him, in all His ways,
- The Man of Thy good pleasure, through those days
- Of earthly sojourn, suffering and shame,
- And give Thee thanks for Him in His blest Name
- (William Kirkpatrick)
It is well known that chapter 40 is a watershed in Isaiah’s prophecy. It is the beginning of the second great section of the book. Thirty-nine chapters have passed, answering to the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament. Twenty-seven chapters have yet to come, answering to the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. Chapter 40 is the first of these twenty-seven chapters. Here, as in the New Testament, we are early introduced to the ministry of John Baptist. It was a wilderness ministry; a call to repentance. John is the last of the prophets. Perhaps he is the porter, opening the door to the true Shepherd. In v.11 of the chapter the Shepherd is introduced.
There is a strange and tender blending of greatness and gentleness; of grace and glory. The Shepherd Who gently tends His flock is none other than the Creator. He is the everlasting God. He is Jehovah and the Holy One with Whom the nations are as a drop from a bucket or as fine dust in a balance. The great things, and great ones, of earth, are to Him less than nothing, but in His very greatness He moves in gentleness towards His people who are His flock. David knew this. His opening words in Psalm 23 are not just a statement of fact; they are an exclamation, “Jehovah Rohi!” My Shepherd is Jehovah. With what confidence might we rest in His Shepherd care for us when we remember how great He is. His Shepherd ministry takes on a new grandeur when we consider it in the light of His greatness.
We do well to remember too, that for fifteen hundred years before Bethlehem, He was the Shepherd of Israel, Ps.80.1. For centuries, and for generations, He shepherded that straying flock. He bore with their backslidings, their murmurings, and their unbelief. And in Israel’s sad history can we not see a reflection of our own? What consolation to know that He Whom I now call, “my Shepherd”, knows well what human frailty and failing are, and He cares for me as He cared for Israel of old.
There is a four-fold ministry of the Shepherd in Isa.40.11. He feeds; He gathers; He carries; He leads. In the days of His flesh He did all this in a personal way for those whom He called His “little flock” Lk.12.32. Now He has gone on high but His ministry continues. He is the Chief Shepherd, 1Pet.5.4. He has under-shepherds. He careth for you. Sometimes it is a personal care. Sometimes it is effected for us in the patient ministry of shepherds in the assembly.
He Feeds His flock. How graciously and patiently did He feed His little flock when He was here. He called them by name and they followed Him, and as they walked together, or sat together, He expounded truths to them and fed them; sometimes on a mountain side, sometimes in a garden; perhaps by the sea-side, or in the home; maybe in the temple court, or on the highway. But He seemed to be always teaching them, and this was their food. His Word was their sustenance and their nourishment, so it is today. Nothing is as important for our growth as the Word. If at times we can read it for ourselves, and if He ministers personally to us in our reading, and we are fed, this is good. If at other times He uses His servants to minister to us and to lead us into rich pastures, this also is good. Whether alone with Him, or waiting upon the ministry of His under-shepherds, we must feed on His Word. It is the food of the flock.
He Gathers. The very idea of a flock suggests togetherness. It is shepherd ministry to gather. It is the enemy’s work to scatter. Sectarian division has been the great strategy of the devil down the years. The simple answer to human systems and schisms is the unity of a Scripturally gathered assembly. “Gather My saints together unto Me” Ps.50.5. “Gathered in [unto] unto My Name” Matt.18.20. “Dwell together in unity” Ps.133.1. “Unto Him shall the gathering of the people be” Gen.49.10. It is His mind that we should be together, and so He gathers. But how? The answer is again in His Word. The directions are simple and clear. There is nothing complicated except where men have made it so. Implicitly obey His Word and we shall find the footsteps of the flock; and find Him! It is still a wilderness ministry that calls us out to Him. He is not in the city. He is not in the camp. We must go out to Him. And as we go out we shall find that others are making their way out too, and with them we gather. As we get close to Him we shall be close to those who are close to Him and we shall be “together”, as He desires it. This is not denominationalism, to gather to Him in obedience to His Word.
He Carries. This word “carry” is the word which appears four times in the chapter which introduces the Aaronic priesthood, Exodus chapter 28. Four times we read “Aaron shall bear …”. The word there translated “bear”, is the word which in Isa.40.11 is translated “carry”. Aaron carried the people. He bore their names on his shoulders and on his breast. He bore their cause upon his mitre, and for their guidance he carried the Urim and the Thummim. He bore them on the strength of his shoulders and in the sympathy of his heart. So does our Lord Jesus carry us. For our security and in our sorrow, He carries us. He carries the lambs in 40.11. He carries us to old age in 46.4. Well do we sing, “All the way my Saviour leads me”. This brings us to the fourth aspect of the Shepherd ministry of Isaiah chapter 40.
He Leads. He gently leads. There are lambs in the flock. Some of the ewes are pictured as having their young with them, by their side. The true shepherd will gently adapt the pace of the flock to suit the lambs. He does not create a separate flock of lambs. He maintains the togetherness of the flock, but ever remembers the special needs of the lambs as they move along. So the lambs amongst us need particular care. The world in which they live is very hostile. There is infidelity and adversity; there are temptations, allurements, pitfalls, and snares. They need gentle guidance. They do not need meetings specially convened for them. They do not need to be segregated. But they do need patient instruction from the Word, exposition that they can understand, and exhortation given in such a manner that they can respond.
It is a great privilege granted to any brother, to be an under-shepherd. Your work is appreciated both by the chief Shepherd Himself, and by the spiritual of the flock. May the Lord graciously give us a continuing shepherd ministry of feeding and gathering and carrying and leading, until He comes.
There are more than forty pronouns in Isaiah chapter 53. There is no name; but the believer has no problem for the unnamed Sufferer can be none other than the Lord Jesus. It is the Rabbis who have the difficulty. Not being willing to apply the prophecy to Jesus of Nazareth they have sought for other explanations. Many are unhappy with the explanations which are offered, and for them the chapter is an enigma. “It is better”, they say, “not to read it at all”. Some have called it, “The Forbidden Chapter”. For every believer it is a precious portion. For some of us it has a special preciousness, for it was here that we first found the Saviour.
This great portrayal of the Sufferer begins properly in chapter 52. By attaching the last three verses of chapter 52 to the twelve verses of chapter 53, we have fifteen verses which are readily divided into five sections with three verses in each. They form a pentateuch, and there is an intriguing parallel with that other great Pentateuch, the five books of Moses, Genesis to Deuteronomy.
At the end of chapter 52 we have the Genesis section. Genesis is the book of beginnings, as we speak of “Genetics”. In the book of Genesis we have the beginnings of all that is afterwards developed in our Bible. Everything is there in germ form; in embryo; so it is with Isa.52.13-15: it is the seed plot of all that follows in chapter 53. Here, in these few verses, there is portrayed the Servant’s moral glory, His lovely life. We have, too, His exaltation, His high position through resurrection and ascension. His sufferings are here too, His visage marred. His future glory is here, His millennial splendour, and His ultimate triumph. Everything is here in this Genesis portion, which is now to be expounded in chapter 53.
The first three verses of chapter 53 are the Exodus portion. Exodus is that book which portrayed the nation in unbelief. The arm of the Lord was made bare in their deliverance from Egypt. He divided the sea for them, and in a barren wilderness He gave them water from the rock and bread from heaven. But they persisted in unreasonable unbelief in spite of every revelation of Himself. How sadly does the prophet cry, “Who hath believed our report?” In a dry ground in Nazareth there grew a tender plant for the pleasure of Jehovah. But there was nothing pretentious, and none of the beauty that they desired. So they despised and rejected the revelation of God in Christ, and repeated the unbelief of the wilderness. There had lived among them One Who was the great antitype of their Paschal Lamb, their tabernacle, the Rock, and the manna, but they did not recognise Him. “Who hath believed?”
The Leviticus section follows in vv.4-6. The great theme of Leviticus is, of course, the sacrifices and offerings. A sacrificial system allowed Jehovah to go along with the people, but all those offerings spoke of the Christ Who was to come. He has come, and by one offering He has satisfied God and obtained for His people a perfect acceptance. It is an offering which renders all the others obsolete; it has superseded them. “He was wounded for our transgressions.” “The Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”
- I hear the words of love;
- I gaze upon the blood;
- I see the mighty sacrifice,
- And I have peace with God
The book of Numbers has been called, “The Book of the desert”. It is largely an account of the people of God in their desert sojournings. In this Numbers section of Isa.53.7-9, we have the desert experiences of the Lord Jesus during His last hours on earth. What a desert that was for Him. Oppressed and afflicted; prison and judgment; stripped and slain; death and burial. In it all He was silent and uncomplaining. The house of Caiaphas! The Roman judgment hall! Herod’s palace! Meekly and unresistingly He trod the desert paths alone. He endured the mockery, the false witnesses, the spitting, the whipping post, the thorns, and all the shame. It is very possible that He was kept, for part of that night, in the common prison beneath the palace of the high priest. (Later, His apostles were to be detained in that same prison, Acts 5.18). When we read that, “He was taken from prison and from judgment”, we may understand it literally. From the common prison at the house of Caiaphas, and from the judgment hall at the Fortress of Antonia, He was led out to Golgotha to be cut off out of the land of the living. Who shall point out His generation? Humanly speaking, He left nothing. A young Man of thirty-three years, cut off. Their intention was to bury Him, as they had crucified Him, with the wicked. But He was with the rich man in His death. Joseph of Arimathea attended reverently to the interment of the holy Body.
The closing book of the Pentateuch is Deuteronomy. It is the book of review and retrospect; of summing up and looking forward; so too this closing section of Isaiah chapter 53. As we look back we see the travail of the Blessed One, as Jehovah bruised Him. We see again the offering for sin; the pouring out of His soul unto death.
- My soul looks back to see
- The burden Thou didst bear,
- When hanging on the accursed tree,
- And knows her guilt was there.
But with joy we look forward too. We see Jehovah’s pleasure prospering in the hand of the Risen One. The spoils of Calvary are shared by God and Christ and His people. “I will divide … He shall divide …”. It is the great peace offering. There is a portion for all. The Man of sorrows is satisfied. His people are justified. God is glorified. Well might we read on into chapter 54! “Sing … Break forth into singing …”.
- Man of Sorrows, God of Glory,
- Wondrous path Thy feet have trod;
- Cross and crown rehearse the story,
- Joyous sound this note abroad –
- Calvary’s Victim
- Now adorns the throne of God.
Isaiah chapter 61 evokes precious memories of Nazareth. After His baptism and the temptation in the wilderness, our Lord returned to Galilee and to His home town. What wondrous grace it was that He should have chosen to be brought up in Nazareth; to be called a Nazarene. “Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Jn.1.46. It was a town of ill repute. It was a stopping place on the road south from Damascus and from Lebanon and beyond. Merchants, traders, soldiers, and a variety of travellers lodged here overnight, and they made it infamous for immorality and vice. Here, in this environment, for thirty years, our Lord lived and laboured, humbly and sinlessly.
He would have been so familiar with the Nazareth synagogue. It was the centre of learning, the meeting place for devotions and for daily discussions. On sabbath days it was His custom to be there, and as an adult Jewish male it was His right and privilege to be involved in the public reading of the scrolls. The sabbath referred to in Luke chapter 4 was one of those days. But it was to become a memorable “Shabbat“. Our Lord stood up to read. He took the scroll from the attendant. He quietly and confidently, with holy familiarity, Ps.1.2, found the place which we now know as Isaiah chapter 61, and having read the appropriate portion, He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down.
“Gracious words” were spoken, says Luke. They marvelled at His exposition. It was an historic, remarkable day, when the ancient Isaiah prophecy was being fulfilled in their midst. Messiah had come. He had lived amongst them unknown. He had for thirty years been with them unrecognised. A carpenter, and a carpenter’s son, His Messianic glory had been veiled. But now the veil was to be lifted; He would present Himself to them and to the nation.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me”, He read. “He hath anointed Me.” Our Lord was the true Meal Offering. His lovely life had been a perfect blending of every desirable moral feature. Fine flour indeed; the finest of fine flour was to be presented to Jehovah. Now the oil had been poured upon the flour. The offering had been anointed. He had stood in Jordan and the tender dove had settled upon Him and marked Him out. As Israel’s prophets, priests, and kings had always been anointed into their offices, so too had our Lord been anointed. Now, this day, in the Nazareth synagogue, He would reveal Himself as the anointed Messiah.
From this day He would be a preacher of the gospel to the poor. He would herald the riches of the glad tidings to those of meagre resources. To men unable to pay, He would offer the wealth of the heavenly message. To poor sinners, morally and spiritually bankrupt, He would proffer the gold of a precious pardon and forgiveness. That is, if they, on their part, would but acknowledge their poverty. This, however, was not to be.
He had healing too, for the broken hearted. It was a Divine characteristic, Ps.147.3, that He should bind up the hearts of those who were wounded with grief. But with the men of Nazareth, as with Israel in general, there would be a notable absence of sorrow for sin. There was little heartache for either individual or national guilt. Nevertheless, there would be some who would grieve, and the anointed One had come with healing.
There was deliverance too, for the captive. The Emancipator had come. Not that the yoke of Roman bondage would yet be lifted; that was a secondary thing. Men were in fetters worse than that. The chains of sin were strong and man was helpless to disentangle himself from such. The people, though many knew it not, were imprisoned by their own sinful thoughts and deeds. They were captives to their habits and vices. But the Deliverer was here. For those who knew their bondage, and the reality of the captivity in which they were bound morally, the Redeemer had come.
But how blind they were! He had come to give them new vision. If only they could know how blind they were. But like men blind from birth, they did not, could not, know the beauties and glories to which sin had blinded them. This very blindness was, in fact, a form of imprisonment too. Messiah in their midst had deliverance from that too.
Indeed, they were blind, bruised, bankrupt, broken hearted bondmen, but they knew it not. And in the humble confines of their local synagogue stood the Christ of Isaiah chapter 61, as Prophet, Priest, Potentate, Benefactor, Healer, and Redeemer, and they knew not this either. The day, which should have been a day of gladness and rejoicing, was shrouded in sadness. Their day of visitation had begun and they did not and would not know it. It was the acceptable year of the Lord. He had there closed the book. In gentle, tender grace, He Who knew the hardness of their hearts would not yet announce the day of vengeance which would one day be their portion.
Their eyes were fastened upon Him as He read. Their ears had heard the gracious words as He spoke. But their hearts were hard. Could Joseph’s son really be Isaiah’s Christ? Could One from their own country be the Messiah for Whom they had waited? In questioning disbelief they heard His rebukes, backed with stories from the ministries of Elijah and Elisha. Sidonians and Syrians had been blessed in those days, in a ministry that had by-passed lepers and widows in Israel. History would repeat itself. They were filled with wrath. They rose up. They thrust Him out. They led Him to the brow of the hill, not knowing that three years later, in national rejection of the ministry that had just begun, they would lead Him, outside Jerusalem, to the brow of another hill.
But His time had not yet come, and passing through the midst of the men of Nazareth, He went His way to Capernaum. The day of vengeance would inevitably come, but, in grace, not yet.
The contrast between Isaiah chapters 53 and 63 is like the contrast between Psalms 22 and 24, and like the contrast between John chapter 19 and Revelation chapter 19. It is the contrast between the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow.
Isaiah chapter 63 opens with a simple (but profound) question: “Who is this?” It is the question which they asked when our Lord was here. It is the question they will ask when He comes again. As He entered the city in lowly meekness, riding “upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass” Matt.21.5, they asked, “Who is this?” Matt.21.10. When He returns to the city again, the question will be repeated, “Who is this?” Ps.24.8-10. It is the question of yesterday and the question of tomorrow. Here, in chapter 63, Isaiah foresees the day of Messiah’s triumph and vindication, and cries, “Who is this?”
The Conqueror is returning from Edom and Bozrah. In other parallel passages it will be Megiddo and Olivet. But there is no discrepancy. From Edom in the south; from Megiddo in the relative north; through Olivet, near to the Jerusalem centre, Messiah will travel in triumph. This is in perfect agreement with Rev.14.20: “blood to the horse bridles by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs”. Sixteen hundred stadia! One hundred and sixty miles! The length of the land from Dan to Beersheba! From Olivet to Megiddo and back through to Edom He will ride victoriously, and vanquish His enemies. In our present chapter He is returning from Edom.
“Who is this … with dyed garments?” We must not be influenced by a much-loved hymn (Redemption Songs 704): Its sentiments are touchingly beautiful and its language unsurpassed! But its interpretation of Isaiah chapter 63 is a travesty. The blood that stains these garments is not the blood of the cross. This is the blood of Armageddon and Edom. It is not His own blood, but the blood of His enemies. The land has become a winepress. The judgment is a vintage. As grapes are trampled in a winepress so will our Lord tread down His enemies when He returns in glory. As the garments of those who tread the grapes in the winepress are stained with the juice of the trodden grapes, so will His garments, (in figure), be stained with the blood of His crushed foes.
His apparel is glorious. All His garments smell of myrrh; always. What garments He has worn. Swaddling bands in His infancy; a seamless robe during His ministry; a slave’s apron on that last evening in the upper room; a scarlet robe of mockery on that last morning; linen grave clothes in the tomb. Now, a vesture dipped in blood, bearing the glorious name: “King of kings and Lord of lords”. Glorious in His apparel indeed.
He travels in the greatness of His strength. In what apparent weakness did they once see Him upon the cross. A carpenter crucified! A Galilean nailed to a tree! Since that day of dishonour the world has not seen Him. He has been hidden in the heavens. A King rejected; a Sovereign in exile; but now He returns in power. His rejection was callous and cruel. His triumph is righteous. This is vindication. He is “mighty to save”. He, to Whom they cried, “Save Thyself and us”. He, of Whom they said, “He saved others, Himself He cannot save”. He comes for the deliverance of His remnant people. He comes to emancipate the land and make it Immanuel’s land indeed, Isa.8.8.
Notice the “aloneness” of the Conqueror. “I have trodden the winepress alone.” How often He was “alone” when here on earth. He was “alone” in prayer, Matt.14.23. He was “alone” in service, Mk.4.10. In the uniqueness of His Sonship too, He was “alone” Lk.9.18, 36. And He was “alone” in suffering, Jn.16.32. Here in Isaiah chapter 63 He is “alone” again. Alone He treads the winepress. Alone He tramples His enemies in righteous anger. Alone He accomplishes the deliverance of His beleaguered people.
The day of vengeance has come. How graciously, at the commencement of His ministry, had our Lord closed the book in Nazareth, when reading from Isaiah chapter 61. He had not then announced the day of vengeance. It was an acceptable year that He was introducing. It was a day of grace. Appropriately, He had closed the Book. But in chapter 63 it is all different. It is the day of vengeance now.
The nations are presently being prepared for that day. Morally, politically, religiously, and commercially, the world is being fashioned for the advent of a man of sin and for days of tribulation. We do not look for signs, but if signs there be, we may look at them. Morally, conditions are reminiscent of Sodom and Gomorrah. Politically, the shadows are large. The kingdoms of Europe with the movements in Israel and the Middle East all point to the end times. Religiously, the deep, dark shadows are equally large. Ecumenism and the charismatic confusion make it easy to believe that the day is not far distant. Commercially too, the amalgamations, the giant corporations, and the monopolies of the business world are suitable preparations for the dictatorship which is to come. A man will accept from the devil what Jesus refused, Matt.4.8,9; Rev.13.2b. The kingdoms of this world will be dominated by a satanically inspired superman. Many of Israel will bow the knee to him and receive his mark. Many of the faithful will be martyred. A remnant of Israel will be trapped, and look as though to be destroyed. But the Deliverer will come.
Armageddon appears to be the place where the armies will gather. The armies of the beast and of the great Northern Confederacy; the kings from the east and the king of the south, are all assembled. Suddenly, gloriously, the sign of the coming of the Son of Man appears. Those who are enemies of each other become allies in common enmity against the Lamb. The Lord comes! He crushes them all. The beast and the false prophet are taken personally and cast alive into the lake of fire.
What triumph! What glory! What victory! Well might Isaiah cry, “Who is this . . . with garments dyed … glorious in His apparel … travelling in the greatness of His strength … mighty to save”!
We have seen, in our meditations, that Isaiah’s prophecy is indeed as a gallery of portraits of the Messiah. He is portrayed to us in a variety of glories. There are portraits of Christ as the Son, as the Saviour, and as the Shepherd. We have seen Him as the Servant, as the Stone, and as the suffering Sin-Bearer. He is the Singer, the Scholar, and the Soldier. There are several views of Him as the Sovereign, and in chapter 65 it is indeed as Prince of Peace that He is being portrayed.
Here, and in the parallel passage in chapter 11, is described something of the bliss of the coming kingdom. We have arrived at millennial glory. It is, as another has beautifully said, “the harmony of Eden renewed once more, and the wild fierce creatures of the jungle graze in the company of the fearless flocks of the farm.” Psalm 24, Isaiah chapter 63, Revelation chapter 19, all synchronise here. The King has returned in triumph. Over the earth that once cast Him out He will reign in glory.
The basis of that kingdom is righteousness. The Sun of Righteousness will usher in that new day, spreading golden wings over the earth in warmth and healing, Mal.4.2. The King is the King of Righteousness, Heb.7.2. His name is Jehovah Tsidkenu, the Lord our Righteousness, Jer.23.6. Only the righteous will enter His kingdom, Matt.25.37. Zion, the capital city, is called the city of righteousness, Isa.1.26. In His days shall the righteous flourish; and the poor will be judged with righteousness and equity, Ps.72.2. Righteousness will reign, and the King will hold a sceptre of righteousness, Heb.1.8; Ps.45.6.
How many of earth’s kings and kingdoms have been corrupt, corruptible, and corrupting. This King and kingdom are all righteousness. It is the basis of His reign.
It will be a kingdom of unbounded dominion. Even the glorious kingdom of Solomon had its boundaries. North to the Syrian hills and the Lebanon; south to the wilderness, the Negev; east to the desert, and west to the Mediterranean; but Emmanuel shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. His kingdom shall extend from the Euphrates to the Nile; from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf; kings and islands; east and west; nations and continents all. They of the wilderness, the proud Bedouin, will bow before Him. The kingdoms of this world will become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, Rev.11.15.
There will be, in that day, unlimited prosperity. A handful of corn on the mountain top, Ps.72.16! Every man will rest securely under his own vine, Zech.3.10. There will be rain in season and no drought. There will be no need anymore for military forces, for police, or for the judiciary. Therefore there will be no wasting of manpower because of sin, as is necessary today in our sinful world. A rod of iron will suppress sin, and maintain the peace and the security of that millennial day.
What unparalleled bliss will then prevail in every realm of life; in the human kingdom civil harmony, and no more lusting for power. Swords will be beaten into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks. (Is this reminiscent of Melchisidec’s bread and wine?). The strength of that kingdom is measured, not by any stockpile of armaments and weaponry, but by the safety of boys and girls playing in the streets, Zech.8.5. In the animal realm too, what bliss is envisaged here in Isaiah chapter 65. The fierce wolf will feed with the gentle lamb. The lion and the ox will feed together too. There will be no hurt or injury in all that holy mountain. (Though the serpent will still creep in the dust). Man will be at peace with man; beast will be at peace with beast; beast will be at peace with man.
Even the very solar system will be affected when Jesus reigns. The light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun; and the light of the sun shall be seven-fold, as the light of seven days, Isa.30.26. The glory is unprecedented. It is Eden indeed, on a universal scale.
When this millennial day arrives, it will be the answer to the prayers, and the fulfilment of the desires, of Israel and her prophets and psalmists. David says, “Amen, and Amen” Ps.72.19. The prayers of David the Son of Jesse are ended when Messiah sits upon His throne, and the whole earth is filled with His glory. David has nothing more to ask. It is the realisation of Israel’s hopes and longing. There is nothing more to pray for. May we, while we wait for Him, be able, even now, to pray intelligently, “Thy kingdom come”.
- Hail to the Lord’s Anointed,
- Great David’s greater Son!
- Hail, in the time appointed,
- His reign on earth begun;
- He comes to break oppression,
- To set the prisoner free;
- To take away transgression
- And rule in equity.
- Kings shall fall down before Him,
- And gold and incense bring;
- All nations shall adore Him,
- His praise all people sing:
- For He shall have dominion
- O’er river, sea, and shore,
- Far as the eagle’s pinion
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NUSA COMPETITIVE ACADEMIES
Training is structured using the whole - part - whole method to teach NUSA's principles of play. The emphasis is on using small-sided games to teach players technique, decision making, soccer awareness, and soccer IQ. An objective will often be placed within these small sided games to highlight the principle of play being taught during the session. Our curriculum and principles of play are implemented throughout the club from U9-U19 which results in consistency in player development and NUSA's style of play.
We believe with this model we can improve not only a player's technical skill (ability with the ball) but also their autonomy, awareness, imagination, anticipation, and creativity.
"Our Academy training structure will ensure that every player in the club experiences training with our Academy lead coaches. We also limit the size of all our competitive academies. This keeps the emphasis on quality and consistency throughout the entire organization. Our training environment in the Lower Academies constantly challenges players of all technical abilities by using smaller “pools” of players, regardless of player size or age. We are always encouraging our technically proficient smaller or younger players to play with bigger, stronger players. This will push them to be more creative, increase their speed of play, decision making, and improve their awareness both on and off the ball. The same reasoning holds true for our Upper Academies. While there are 4 defined teams in each Upper Academy, there is still ability for player movement between teams. The players and teams will greatly benefit from training at the same location, with and against each other, and under the guidance of the Academy lead coaches," says NUSA DOC Robbie Stewart
Nashville United Soccer Academy coaches primarily use the "Guided Discovery" method of coaching for long term retention of information and to develop self-thinking players.
This method involves "guiding" players and letting them "discover" the learning objectives of a particular session. This style of coaching encourages the players to become more involved and take ownership and responsibility in understanding the reasons why they make decisions on the soccer pitch.
We want to develop "self-thinking players" capable of making their own decisions on the field with limited instruction from the coach.
"Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.”
"At the former Brentwood Soccer Club we ran one of the first True Academies in TN, that I'm aware of, in one particular age group from U09 up to U15. We were constantly assessing players and allowed for appropriate player movement throughout the year in both training and games. All the teams (there "were 4 total) trained at the same place and at the same time. Players understood that with hard work and by implementing what they were learning in training that they could move up to the next level. These players (and their parents) also understood that there was potential to move down to the team below. Parents and players bought into this model and often moving 'down' was a more positive experience for the player at that particular stage of their development as a young soccer player. There are countless examples of players who worked their way up from the fourth to first team over this time period and of players who may have moved up and down several times as they grew and developed. That age group produced the first boys team in TN to qualify and compete in the US Youth National League at U15, 5 of the players received scholarships to Development Academies, 16 of the players from this original Academy (U12 -U15) signed with D1 programs and many others are currently playing in D2, D3 or NAIA. Countless others developed a passion for the game that will stay with them for life. The Academy model works when it is truly focused on individual player development and when parents support the process.
Our new Academy structure is even better because our Academies will span more than one age group and because we are limiting the Academy sizes to maintain quality and consistency throughout...there is also significantly less unnecessary travel involved!"
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History of Fast Draw
History of Cowboy Fast Draw
"As I Recall" - By Bill Boyd
TV, Tenacity, and the Faber FasDraw Timer - By Marianne Faber
"My Take on the History of Fast Draw" By George A. Reese
CFDA Founders Club
History of Fast Draw
By: Quick Cal a.k.a. Cal Eilrich
The following is a very abbreviated history of the sport of Fast Draw, an entire full length book could be authored on this subject. It is an attempt by those of us who believe that documenting the stages of the history of a sport that is based on the American Old West and has existed for almost 60 years is important. Those with knowledge are invited to submit facts known to them here, as this is meant to be an online working document and a resource for those seeking information about the Sport of Fast Draw.
Tied to the American Old West
Fast Draw found its beginnings in the mid-1950s amidst the era of the television western. Since the beginning era of motion pictures western movies had always been popular. In 1903, a twelve minute film was made called The Great Train Robbery. This milestone achievement in film making was based on a true train robbery carried out by Butch Cassidy and the 'Hole in the Wall Gang' on August 29th, 1900, only 3 years prior. Even though it was made on the east coast, it helped spawn a new motion picture industry in Hollywood, CA where weather was more dependable. "Did Hollywood invent the western, or did the western invent Hollywood?"
Before Hollywood there were the dime novelists, some of whom actually followed certain gunmen around in the actual time period and promoted their subjects to a legendary status. There was an actual term in the old west
'quick on the draw', which actually meant hot-headed and quick to draw a gun with very little provocation, It was really this group of literary figures that coined the phrases quick draw, fast draw, gunfighter and gunslinger in the late 1800s and very early 1900s. These exciting stories created a rich environment on which to base early western movie screenplays.
Western movies were king during the 20s, 30s and 40s, with Tom Mix and Gene Autry as Hollywood's Top Box Office Stars. Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, John Wayne and a host of others became huge box office sensations. But it was really the era of television where weekly serial westerns reigned, that spawned the nationwide interest in Fast Draw. Wanted Dead or Alive, Maverick, Paladin, Texas Ranger, The Rifleman, Lawman, Wagon Train, Johnny Ringo, Bonanza and Gunsmoke are just a few of the westerns that captured the imagination of Americans.
During the 1950s there became a need in Hollywood for gun coaches and trainers for many of the movie actors who needed to become proficient with six-guns. Arvo Ojala was the most popular coach to the stars and his pupils have become a 'who's who' list of celebrities including Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Dale Robertson, James Arness and Hugh O'Brian to name a few. Arvo was also a noted maker of fast draw holsters, but he was most famous for getting gunned down by Marshal Matt Dillon in the opening segment each and every week in the longest running TV western in history, "Gunsmoke." Arvo once told me that the royalties that he earned from that one scene paid for many Cadillacs over the years.
The romance and legend of the American West grew stronger each year during the 50s as over 100 western performers toured the country entertaining millions of Americans. Rodd Redwing, Thell Reed and Joe Bodrie were the best known of the gunslingers. Roy Rogers and Clayton Moore made hundreds of appearances. There were emerging performers during the 60s as well Stan Sweet, Bob Munden, and Joe Bowman among them. Hugh O'Brian who was starring as Wyatt Earp wagered $1,000 to any Hollywood actor that could beat his timed draw. In 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing Hugh O'Brian. He confirmed this story but said it was actually $5,000 and that no one ever beat him, and some did try. He also confirmed that Audie Murphy called him out, but insisted that they use live ammunition, Hugh declined the offer. Of special note; after performing a show in 2010 in Reno, I was honored to have a Vietnam Veteran approach me and he told me a story about Hugh O'Brian. While he served in combat in Vietnam, the USO Tour had entertained the troops and Hugh O'Brian was among them. Even though his weekly Wyatt Earp role had ended a few years prior, he felt the troops would best know him portraying that character. After hearing that some soldiers had to miss the performance Hugh O'Brian went to the front lines in his full Wyatt Earp costume complete with his double dropped loop holster sporting a pair of 7-1/2" Colt .45s, he preferred the Buntline Colts for photos. He did some gun spinning and the hand clap trick with a number of the soldiers, while in the line of fire; they loved it! I ran into Mr. O'Brian a little later that year and relayed the story the veteran told me; he remembered it, confirmed it and smiled. He said the USO people were really upset with him for putting his own life in danger. I can tell you that Mr. O'Brian is still a hero to that soldier and that soldier is still a hero to Mr. O'Brian.
The Sport of Fast Draw is Born
Dee Woolem, a native Oklahoman was employed by Knott's Berry Farm in Anaheim, CA to perform as a stuntman, he staged train robberies and entertained millions of visitors of the park for a number of years. In 1954, with the help of technicians at the park, he created the very first fast draw timer. That year he conducted the first known timed fast draw competition, there were 12 competitors and he billed it as the National Fast Draw Championship; first place was a chicken dinner. Contestants placed their trigger finger on a button and the hand had to be placed 6" away from the six-gun at the closest point of contact. The timer would start as soon as the hand was moved towards the six-gun and would stop at the sound of a safety blank being fired; judges had to determine if the fired shot was level. Dee held four National Championships and won all of them with his record being .12 hundredths of a second. Dee went on to tour the nation and made countless appearances for Great Western Firearms, Crossman Arms Co., and Daisy Firearms. Dee also designed his own holsters, which were marketed by Tandy Leather and he was billed as "The Fastest Gun Alive". Dee rightfully has earned the title of "The Father of Fast Draw."
Fast Draw Organizations
During the 50s and early 60s, it seemed the entire country was consumed with the image of the American Old West. Colt Firearms hired George Virgines, a well-known fast draw artist and sport organizer from the Chicago area to write a brochure on "How to Form a Fast Draw Club". There were Fast Draw clubs forming all over the country. Contests were hosted by clubs and it seemed that each club had their own set of rules. Although no firm figures exist, it has been calculated that there were over 100,000 fast draw participants in the U.S. during that time period. In 1958 the first known association was formed in an attempt to standardize rules in their region, which included Northern California and Nevada. Harry Goudge, the Denim Brothers, George Narasaki and A. John formed the Northern California Fast Draw Association, with a one page set of rules; this evolved over the next decade into the Western Fast Draw Association. In the next year or two a number of state associations were formed from coast to coast.
In 1961, while conducting a National Fast Draw Championship in Kansas, a meeting was held to form a National Fast Draw Association, by Jim Kennedy of Irvine, TX, but it didn't take hold. In 1961, the Mid-Western Fast Draw Association was formed in the Chicago area by Don Oplinger and George Virgines and by the mid-60s most clubs and states in the Mid-West opted in. Some state associations still exist to this day. The WFDA (West and Northwest) tended to favor closer and easier to hit targets and were more speed orientated and shot primarily .45 blank cartridges at 4" balloon targets, with some wax events thrown in. The MWFDA (Mid-West and South) favored more challenging to hit targets with wax bullets and occasionally shot blanks and valued accuracy over speed.
There were a number of publications that were circulated but most were short lived. The Gunsmoke Gazette, published by Bud Young appeared in 1961; the Pacesetter was published in Kansas starting in 1962; the Sagebrush Sentinel in 1964 & 65; Top Gun Magazine (WFDA) Ron Mossholder '65-'66; Fast Draw Digest '67 by Don Oplinger; by 1968 both the WFDA and MWFDA started to publish monthly newsletters that continued until they merged in 1976.
A legendary figure in the sport by the name of E.L. "Pop" Warner, who actually rode with Poncho Villa and was in real stand up gunfights in his day, traveled across the country competing and commenting on standardizing the rules between both major associations; he lived to see his goal achieved.
In 1976, The Western Fast Draw Association and the Mid-Western Fast Draw Association merged to form the World Fast Draw Association (WFDA); which still exists. The sport has seen ups and downs mainly due to constant rule and equipment modifications and the lack of a unified direction that dates back to the 1950s. The guns and holsters became highly modified and over the years the even the wax targets were increased in size and speed became the predominant goal.
In 2002, Cowboy Fast Draw, LLC was founded in Deadwood, SD by Brad and Susan Hemmah and has grown to the largest Fast Draw organization by far in almost 60 year history of the sport.
Guns: Became highly modified in the quest for speed. It began with adding fanning hammers in the late 50's, then aluminum barrels came along a few years later. By the 1970's some guns were skeletonized and metal parts were replaced with aluminum and titanium. Action jobs included deepened notches and approaches, but evolved into short stroke actions. Thumbing hammers were almost non-existent due to the fact that 95% of
competitors fanned the guns. John Phillips was highly regarded as the top Fast Draw Gunsmith.
Holsters: In the mid-1950s Hollywood holsters mainly consisted of Mexican loop holsters rigged to fit through a slot cut in the belt, hence the term drop-loop holster. Metal lining was added and holsters started to be attached to the belt to allow forward cants. As twist-fanning evolved the boots were attached to shanks and then they were enlarged. By the 1970s the boots got so large that the term "bucket boot" was used to describe the fast draw rig. Some of the early top manufacturers were Arvo Ojala, Andy Anderson and Alfonso's of Hollywood. As the 60s and 70s progressed Blocker Holsters, Ernie Hill Speed Leather and Mernickle Holsters were widely used.
Timers: In the mid-1950s they used clutch driven timers that had a sweep hand that when tuned 360 degrees it was equal to one second, and the clock face was divided in 1/100th of a second. These timers varied widely
in accuracy and were off as much a 1/10th of a second from manufacturer to manufacturer. Through the 50s and 60s the 3 main Fast Draw Timer manufacturers were Chrondek, Microtron and Fabor. In the 70s digital timers became widely used and eventually required. John Phillips introduced the Lindsey Timer, other timer manufacturers were Bill Corbin, John Smith Hughes and in the 1990s the Fast Trac was introduced but supplies were very limited.
In 2004 the Precision Timer was introduced by Shoot Magazine, recently produced is the Quick Draw Electronics Timer and CFDA's Gunslinger Cowboy Fast Draw Timer. The modern timers used LED lights which make the timing much more accurate due to the fact that incandescent bulbs had varying illumination rates.
Contributing Credits So Far: Ron Bright, Bob Arganbright, Ken Gentry, Bill Boyd....
History of CFDA
The year was 2001, Brad Hemmah had been very involved with Fast Draw for over 15 years, first with a local club in the Black Hills of South Dakota. They competed with stock guns and shot .22 blanks at balloons from 6'. He then began competing with the World Fast Draw Association (WFDA) starting in the late 80s and got very involved with the organization.
In 1992, Brad started to host a number of top quality World Championships that continued through the 90s in Deadwood. He became disillusioned with the constant diversity of opinions and internal politics that kept fracturing the organization. Brad then formed a vision of creating a new organization based more on the reality of period correct equipment, simplified rules, the Spirit of the Cowboy Way, and with the motto Safety First and Fun Second being the primary concern. A founding principle was to keep guns stock, with only internal action jobs allowed, so that anyone could go to almost any gun shop and purchase a gun that would be competitive on a World Championship level.
Brad dedicated many hours of interviews and research of facts and opinions by many advisors, most who had been involved with Fast Draw for the decades dating back to the 50s. Among those advisors were such Fast Draw icons as Tom Wentz, Jim Standridge, Bob Arganbright, Jim Martin, Ron Bright, Cal Eilrich, Ron Phillips, Bob Mernickle, Bill Corbin, Ray Theilke, Wes Flowers and a host of others.
In 2002, The Cowboy Fast Draw Association, LLC was officially filed in State of South Dakota by Brad and Susan Hemmah located in Deadwood, SD. The forming of this organization literally provided a re-birth for the Sport of Fast Draw. What Brad came up with was very close to the same set of rules that CFDA still operates under today. The organization was formed as a business entity so that it would have a chance to succeed and
to keep it as free as possible from internal politics.
In 2003, Andy Fink of Shoot Magazine competed in CFDA's first major contest, The Master Gunfighter Championship, in Deadwood, SD and covered it in Shoot Magazine. Troy and Bonnie Bollock were spectators at the Master Gunfighter Championship and then later that year founded CFDA's first affiliated club The Powder Horn Ranch Regulators in Mitchell, SD.
In 2004, Shoot Magazine hosted the first major contest outside of Deadwood the CFDA National Championship and the first clubs were formed outside of South Dakota in Idaho. The first CFDA World Championship was held in Deadwood and the first CFDA State Championship was held at Cabela's in Mitchell, SD by the Powder Horn Ranch Regulators.
In 2005, the first CFDA Affiliated Club was formed in the western time zone, by Cal Eilrich in Fernley, Nevada.
In December of 2005, Andy Fink and Cal Eilrich had a meeting and discussed promotional ideas concerning Cowboy Fast Draw and recognized the potential the sport had. They drafted a letter and sent a partnership proposal to Brad and Susan Hemmah.
In 2006, Brad and Susan Hemmah had already realized that administrating CFDA was becoming a full time job and Brad was pursuing new business opportunities related to the casino business and could no longer dedicate the necessary time that CFDA required. They decided to sell their interest in CFDA to the partnership of Cal Eilrich and Shoot Magazine Inc. (Andy Fink). The Hemmahs felt that they were leaving CFDA in good hands, due to Cal's business background and long history in the sport both as a competitor and administrator; and Shoot Magazine's promotional abilities. The transfer took place in April of '06 and CFDA offices moved to Boise, ID. CFDA at that time had just over 300 members and 5 affiliated clubs.
Marshall Hopper, who worked for Shoot Magazine at the time, became the Membership Director and was the first full time paid employee in the history of organized Fast Draw.
CFDA almost immediately began to spread from coast to coast and started to gain national attention in the media and within the firearms industry. That same year CFDA began the practice of members adopting an alias to be known by within the sport and also established category championships.
Andy Fink a.k.a. Chucky (Shoot Magazine) was indeed instrumental in spreading the word about Cowboy Fast Draw through their magazine and was in charge of editing and publishing the Gunslinger's Gazette, which was originally a full color glossy magazine.
Cal Eilrich a.k.a. Quick Cal assumed the position of overseeing contest procedures, rules, club formation strategies and developing equipment and other innovations needed to build the sport. He also headed up the effort to define, rewrite and reorganize the CFDA Rulebook, which became the CFDA Gunslinger's Guidelines.
He was committed to do so without violating the original principles that the organization was founded upon.
Marshall Hopper a.k.a. Mississippi Marshal handled all membership issues and processed orders from the CFDA Mercantile. He was instrumental in the organization of the sport and played a huge role in writing the Range Officer Course, Youth Safety Training Program and defining the true Spirit of the Game.
In 2007, CFDA hosted both the National and World Championships and established the CFDA Range Officer Course and Youth Training Program. By the end of 2007, CFDA's membership grew to 1,000 members and about 20 affiliated clubs had formed, but unfortunately Shoot Magazine went out of business due to a loss in advertising revenues at the beginning of the recession. Quick Cal purchased Shoot Magazine's interest in CFDA and moved the business office to Fernley, NV. Cal's daughter Erika Frisk a.k.a. Hannah Calder joined the staff as the editor of the Gunslinger's Gazette, converted the publication to the more affordable and current newsprint format. It was November of 2007 when CFDA began issuing numbered membership badges for all new members beginning with membership #1,000. Mississippi Marshal kept the membership office and CFDA Mercantile running in Idaho City, ID and he and the Idaho Shootists hosted the National & Idaho State Championships; they built their club to over 130 members.
In 2008, CFDA moved the World Championship from Deadwood, SD to Fallon, NV and trademarked the name "Fastest Gun Alive". The sport continued to grow and spread from coast to coast. The Regulator Posse was formed by Quick Cal in 2008 to establish an experienced and specially trained group of volunteers to represent CFDA across the country and assist in establishing new clubs and to instruct the CFDA Range Officer Course.
Mongo, was elected the Sheriff of the Regulator Posse and still holds that position today.
2009 & 2010 saw an explosion in the number of CFDA Affiliated Clubs and Titled Championships across the nation and the formation of the first international clubs. By the end of 2010 CFDA was just crossing 2,000 members and about 40 affiliated clubs. CFDA also launched its computerized scoring program created by CD Tom, which has revolutionized contest management. Mongo was instrumental in continuously refining and working with CD Tom in perfecting this very complicated and versatile scoring system.
2010 also saw the formation of CFDA Shoot for the Stars Scholarship Program. Blackjack and Fannie Mae have done an amazing job getting this project off the ground. The program accomplished non-profit status by the end of 2011 and is starting to award scholarships to our young CFDA members in furthering their education.
In December of 2010, a very tough decision was made by CFDA Management to close the office in Idaho and bring all membership and product services to the Nevada office, due to organizational and budget considerations. Mississippi Marshal continues to be an Ambassador of the Spirit of the Game and has been the key announcer at major competitions. He also serves on the Director's Council which is a key component of day to day decisions and issues facing CFDA.
In 2011, Dinah Eilrich a.k.a. Alotta Lead joined the staff full time to handle the duties of Membership Director & Club Liaison. She instituted new programs such as a very comprehensive "Club in the Works" package and has overseen updating and upgrading the CFDA data base; and processes orders for the CFDA Mercantile on a daily basis. She also answers the many phone calls and questions by CFDA members and new folks looking to get involved with Cowboy Fast Draw. CFDA also introduced the Gunslinger Cowboy Fast Draw Timer to provide reliable continuity in Fast Draw timing equipment for years to come; workable audience displays also made their debut at the Nevada State, Oregon State, National and World Championships.
Currently (February of 2012) CFDA is issuing membership numbers at over 2,600 and there are about 70 clubs affiliated or in the process of doing so. The sport continues to gain national attention and was recently featured in Guns of the old West and on national television in Shooting USA.
There are so many fine people who are dedicated to CFDA and what it stands for; far more than can be mentioned here. They truly represent the very spirit of the Cowboy Way; may that spirit live on forever through the example we can provide for those who follow!
This is a special section dedicated to those who would like to tell their experiences of Fast Draw throughout the years. If you would like to submit and article to be included in the archive, please send them to email@example.com.
"As I Recall" - By Bill Boyd (added July 17th, 2012)
TV, Tenacity, and the Faber FasDraw Timer - By Marianne L. Faber
"My Take on the History of Fast Draw" - By George A. Reese (added January 27, 2017)
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Shikinejima (式根島) is a small island located at about 150 kilometers from Tokyo, and is part of the Izu Seven Islands. This island is especially known for its beaches and onsen. Although it can be easily accessed by boat (either using an overnight passenger boat or a fast jetfoil), it is rarely crowded, and therefore a very interesting destination from Tokyo.
Map of the island:
If you need a more details map, especially to find the location of a minshuku, you can find one here
View from a plane:
source : http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~shikikyo/shikinejima
Although you can walk around the island, we would recommend renting a bicycle for the day. It will cost you around 1000 yens, and you will be able to enjoy the remote spots, too. Be aware that the island is far from being flat, and going around can be a little demanding.
What to see & do
Quite surprisingly, Shikinejima has also a couple of attractive onsen
, which are located on the southern coast, a couple of meters from the sea: Ashitsuki and Jinata Onsen.
Those onsen are refilled by the sea at high tide, the onsen temperature will significantly decrease. When low tide is reached, the onsen is no more in contact with the sea, and the water temperature will start to rise, until being unbearably hot. The process will then start again. This is to say that you might want to carefully check the water before dipping!
Due to their iron content, all onsen are more of less reddish. Bathing is mixed, but unlike traditional baths, a bathing suit is mandatory! Those onsen are quite famous in Japan. Even during the Second World War, their healing power was recognized, and it was even planed to send there wounded soldiers to allow them to be ready to fight again as soon as possible (this project finally was given up when Japan lost the war).
Ashitsuki Onsen is located near the harbor of the same name, in not-so attractive surroundings.
Jinata Onsen, on the other hand, is isolated from the rest of the island by a hill, and reached though a gorge. At night, it is really completely isolated, and a great place to bath (bringing a torch would probably be a good idea)!
on Shikinejima are located on the north shore. The most famous is probably Ohura Beach, a beautiful nice moon-shaped beach in a cove. There is a free camping field close to the beach. Nakanoura beach, where barbecue spots are available, is located nearby.
For a great view point
, head to Kanbiki Observatory. You will have a 360 degrees view on the island, and might even see the other Izu seven islands.
For adventurous ones, try some scuba diving
! In Okama Bay, you can even see an underwater onsen…
Please keep in mind that there is only one ATM machine, available at the post office. Most shops do not accept credit cards.
lists all minshuku on all Izu islands, including around 17 minshuku on Shikinejima. It typically costs between 5000 and 8000 yens per person and per night, including dinner and breakfast.
During Golden Week, as well as in Summer, there is also a free camp site available, next to Ohura Beach.
Tourist information centre can help you to make a reservation. The telephone number is 04992-7-0170.
General access map (Shikinejima - 式根島 - in red):
The Tokaikisen company offers several regular connections to reach Shikinejima island from Tokyo by boat.
Boat are leaving from the Takeshiba Passenger Terminal in Tokyo
The terminal is reached from the following stations:
JR Yamanote line: 7 minutes from Hamamatsucho station
Yurikamome line: 1 minute from Takeshiba station
Subway line: 10 minutes from Daimon station
Phone : 03-3433-2101 (from 6:00 to 8:00) and 03-3433-1251 (from 8:00 to 22:00)
Complete timetables : http://www.tokaikisen.co.jp/ship/jikoku.html
By express jetfoil
This is the fastest way to reach the island from Tokyo. The journey takes 2h25, and costs from 8000 yens per journey (prices change with the season, and can reach up to 15’000 yens).
By normal passenger boat
A nice overnight trip from the capital to Shikinejima with the following schedule:
Tokyo 22:00 – Shikinejima 9:05 (next day)
Shikinejima 11:50 – Tokyo 19:10
This boat is running every day during the busiest seasons, but only during the week-end the rest of the year – check the web site for more details. The one-way starting price is 5120 yens.
An alternative is to use the Shinshinkisen boats, which are leaving from Shimoda
at the southern tip of Izu (Shizuoka-ken).
Phone : 0558-22-2626 (from 6:00 to 8:00) and 03-3433-1251 (from 8:00 to 22:00)
By passenger boat
One boat is making the round trip Shimoda – Toshima – Niijima – Shikinejima – Kouzushima – Shimoda on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, and in the opposite direction on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. It takes about 3h40 from Shimoda to Shikinejima, costs from 3600 yens, and the boat leaves from Shimoda at 9h10.
Finally, there is also a boat, the Nishiki 2, making the journey between Niijima
and Shikinejima three times per day (420 yens)
Shikinejima official home page : http://www.niijima.com/sh
- General information, only in Japanese
- Informative web site on all 11 islands that belong to Tokyo district. Details on transportation and famous spots.
- Web site in Japanese of the minshuku Chiyoda, which offers accommodation with two meals for 6000 yens, as well as bicycle and car rental (from 1000 and 300 yens, respectively). Their web site is informative, with many pictures of Shikinejima.
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Unemployment in the U.S. fell to 3.7 percent in September—the lowest since 1969, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The low jobless rate, down from 3.9 percent in August, is further evidence of a strong economy—employers added 134,000 new jobs in September, extending the longest continuous jobs expansion on record at 96 months. The continued gains run counter to economists' expectations for a significant slowdown in hiring as the labor market tightens. Through the first nine months of the year, employers added an average of 211,000 workers to payrolls each month, well outpacing 2017's average monthly growth of 182,000.
"This morning's jobs report marked a new milestone for the U.S. economy," said Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at Glassdoor. "With good news in most economic indicators today, it's likely the economy will continue its march forward through the remainder of 2018."
Cathy Barrera, chief economist at online employment marketplace ZipRecruiter, pointed out that the jobless rate ticked down for all education levels. "Anecdotal evidence has suggested that employers have experienced labor shortages for entry-level positions, and the decline in unemployment for these groups reflects that," she said. "More of those joining or rejoining the labor force are moving directly into jobs, reflecting the high demand for workers."
The sectors showing the strongest jobs gains in September include:
Professional and business services (54,000 new jobs).
Health care (26,000).
Transportation and warehousing (24,000).
"Retail job losses—20,000 jobs—were widespread, and the leisure and hospitality sector lost 17,000 jobs, largely confined to restaurants," said Josh Wright, chief economist for recruitment software firm iCIMS, based in Holmdel, N.J.
"We can clearly point to a slowdown in retail trade for the dip in [overall] payroll numbers in September," said Martha Gimbel, research director for Indeed's Hiring Lab, the labor market research arm of the global job search engine. "Retail trade had a strong first half of the year but has slowed down in recent months. In addition, recent Hiring Lab research saw a slight dip in the number of holiday retail postings, suggesting that the sector may struggle in months to come."
Prior to September, employment in leisure and hospitality had been on a modest upward trend and the losses last month may reflect the impact of Hurricane Florence.
The Department of Labor said it's possible that employment in some industries was affected by Hurricane Florence which struck the Carolinas in September. Nearly 300,000 workers nationwide told the BLS that bad weather kept them away from their jobs last month.
"That's far below the level in September 2017 amid hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but significantly above the average of about 200,000 over the prior 13 years," Wright said. Upward revisions are likely, he added.
Wages Stubborn but Rising
In September, average hourly earnings for private-sector workers rose 8 cents to $27.24. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 73 cents, or 2.8 percent.
"That's down slightly from the 2.9 percent pace last month, but consistent with a steady upward trend in wage growth we've seen as the job market tightens and more employers face labor shortages," Chamberlain said. "We expect to see that pace continue to rise throughout the holiday season, likely topping 3 percent within the next six months."
Glassdoor has recorded strong wage growth in tech-heavy metropolitan areas such as San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.
"If the true wage growth rate is at or below 2.8 percent year-over-year, it is disappointing that it is not growing faster," Barrera said. "Given how tight the labor market has been not only with overall unemployment below 4 percent, but particularly so at the entry level, we would expect wage growth to be higher. The labor turnover numbers suggest that mobility is lower than it historically has been in periods where unemployment is very low. This is one reason wages may not be rising as quickly as we'd expect."
Labor Force Participation Stalled?
The nation's labor force participation rate held at 62.7 percent.
"Looking at the labor flows data, the rate of movement of the civilian population into the labor force hasn't moved much in the last couple of years, however, more of those folks are moving directly into employment rather than into unemployment," Barrera said.
Wright noted that the number of new labor force entrants and reentrants going directly to unemployment was just 33,000. "This raises interesting questions—whenever we get a recession, how long will these reentrants and new entrants continue searching for jobs before leaving the labor force?" he asked.
The percentage of the population in their prime working years with a job also held around 79 percent, where it's been for about eight months, Gimbel said, adding that the measure suggests that the number of workers remaining to pull into the labor force may be exhausted.
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An original British made work dress made by 'John Maden' in the 1940s.
This dress is typical of workwear dresses worn in the inter-war period and during the Second World War. It is made from a cotton drill material which is a plumb colour - possibly an overdye. It features white revolving shank buttons which are removable for washing purposes and it closes with pop studs below the waist. Buttons are featured around the collar and sleeves which are typical traits found on dresses used by various nursing services during this period. The front breast features a fantastic pleated design and the rear has an expanding box pleat. There is also a small pocet to the left hip as shown in the pictures. The overall design is typically utilitarian and British.
Inside the dress the original label is still present and bears the maker's name of 'John Maden' of Bacup which is in Lancashire. The graphics of the label are typical of those seen in the 1930s and 1940s.
When laid flat the dress measures -
Chest - 23"
Waist - 18 1/2"
Shoulders - 15"
Length - 45 1/2"
The dress is in good wearable condition as can be seen in the pictures. It shows some limited signs of wear and use but overall displays well.
A nice original piece of British workwear in a striking colour and complete with its original label.
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What causes codon usage bias?
The second explanation for codon usage can be explained by mutational bias, a theory which posits that codon bias exists because of nonrandomness in the mutational patterns. In other words, some codons can undergo more changes and therefore result in lower equilibrium frequencies, also known as “rare” codons.
Where do you find the Anticodon?
An anticodon is found at one end of a transfer RNA (tRNA) molecule. During protein synthesis, each time an amino acid is added to the growing protein, a tRNA forms base pairs with its complementary sequence on the mRNA molecule, ensuring that the appropriate amino acid is inserted into the protein.
Which step of protein synthesis is affected by codon bias?
Although translation initiation is the key step in protein synthesis, it is generally accepted that codon bias contributes to translation efficiency by tuning the elongation rate of the process.
Are all codons used?
The genetic code is nearly universal, meaning that almost all organisms use exactly the same codons for a specific amino acid.
How are genes affected by codon usage bias?
Differences in codon usage bias may be helpful in identifying genes that have been acquired by horizontal gene transfer. We investigated whether genes in the A. fumigatus ergot cluster had codon usage bias more like that of other A. fumigatus genes or more like those in the C. purpurea ergot cluster.
Why is there a preference for one codon over another?
The presence of codon usage bias among different organisms has been well documented (Batard et al., 2000; Lessard et al., 2002; Suo et al., 2006). The preference of one codon over another by an organism can be a barrier to expressing bacterial genetic circuits in plants or testing plant proteins in bacteria.
Is there codon bias in Helicobacter pylori?
Bacteriophages exploit the translation machinery of their hosts, and often have similar codon usage patterns to their hosts. However, selected codon usage bias is not ubiquitous among bacteria. The human pathogen Helicobacter pylori does not exhibit preferentially biased codon usage in highly expressed genes.
How are tRNA and codon usage related to each other?
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Omfl is classified by our virus analyst team as the DJVU cryptoware family. Another variants of this family is Booa, Igdm, Nobu, and some others. There are certain antiviruses that ignore it as well as therefore letting its irruption. Actually, we have to call it that, because of the “.omfl” extension that it adds at the end of your files.
Let’s clarify. Omfl malware hits your PC through slyness and knack also. After that, once embedded it makes use of AES or RSA encryption logics to lock your documents.
After that, they extort you for their unblocke. After Omfl gets round right into your system, it places every one of your documents under isolation. It appends its very specific extension “.omfl” at the end, thus making records inaccessible.
Files with “.omfl” extension appended by the Omfl virus:
It attacks records, folders, pictures, mp3s, filmings, all of it! Thereafter, you can’t longer access them. Shifting the data or renaming it will not help. Sole remedy to decode your files from the virus’ keep is deciphering. The ransomware is aimed you to send blackmail currency if you wish to get your data back. It makes that clear (in the ransom message) it will decrypt files after payoff.
The note is generally a text file, left on your desktop. You can also reveal it in every folder that includes enciphered files. It describes your worries and also offers you a decision. According to Omfl, exclusive remedy to decode your files is with out-and-outer decryption key. And also, to obtain it you have to give a ransom. The price is $980, as well as it’s usually asked for in cryptocurrency.
The file “_readme.txt” by the Omfl ransomware states the following information:
ATTENTION! Don't worry, you can return all your files! All your files like photos, databases, documents and other important are encrypted with strongest encryption and unique key. The only method of recovering files is to purchase decrypt tool and unique key for you. This software will decrypt all your encrypted files. What guarantees you have? You can send one of your encrypted file from your PC and we decrypt it for free. But we can decrypt only 1 file for free. File must not contain valuable information. You can get and look video overview decrypt tool: https://we.tl/t-WbgTMF1Jmw Price of private key and decrypt software is $980. Discount 50% available if you contact us first 72 hours, that's price for you is $490. Please note that you'll never restore your data without payment. Check your e-mail "Spam" or "Junk" folder if you don't get answer more than 6 hours. To get this software you need write on our e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org Reserve e-mail address to contact us: email@example.com Our Telegram account: @datarestore Your personal ID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Do NOT send money for decrypt of “omfl” files!
The Omfl ransomware guarantees, to send you the code after you give. As well as, that’s it. That’s all you obtain – a promise. You have no warranties that subordination ends in something suitable. Do not bear on words of cyber frauds. That is people, that will fool you. Do NOT pay them a cent. Don’t call them Do NOT comply with their needs.
How did my PC got harmed by Omfl?
Your devices get corrupted with the Omfl virus because of your disability to be watchful. Some people do not pay attention to significant details while browsing the Internet or installing different applications.
The Omfl ransomware uses the old but good annexationist ways to deceive you. And slips past you unnoticed. That involves masking behind damaged web links, sites, and torrents. It applies free software as a way to hide itself. And shapes as a fake system or application update. Like, Adobe Flash Player or Java.
Yet more often than not, it makesuse of junk emails. You obtain an email that seems to find from a well-known business. Like, Amazon or PayPal. And, the email suggests you to follow a web link, or download and install an accessory. If you do, you end up with cryptoware.
Bear in mind that these types of risks are fooling your inattention. They need you to hurry and skip doing due diligence. That relieve their hidden penetration. They rely on you to leave your fate to chance. Do not! Don’t pick rashness over care. One keeps viruses out. The other welcomes them in.
Therefore, do not give them a fee. Don’t connect to the internet kidnappers. If you do, you’ll regret it. It’s a vain effort to recover your information, as well as it will not finish well for you. Below’s why.
There are a few occasions that can unravel when you see the ransom money note on your display. Claim, you resolve to concede. You connect to the bleeders, send their ransom funds, and wait. You wait on them to send you the decoding trick they promised. Well, what happens if they do not?
Even so, you have no warranties. All, you rest on, is a pledge. Can you absolutely think words of internet thieves? The answer is ‘No.’ These are people, who will clearly disappoint you. Don’t provide cash! There’s also another way.
They can send you a decryption code. However, when you attempt to execute it, it fails to work.
Yes, they can send you the unfaithful one. After that, you have much less cash, as well as your files continues to be locked. Don’t disburse! And also your best-case scenario isn’t a reason for enjoyment. What takes place after you pay the redemption funds, obtain the appropriate trick, as well as totally free your files? Well? Consider it. You paid money to eliminate a sign and symptom, yet not the malware triggering it.
So, you remove the enciphering, yet the Omfl ransomware stays. It’s still creeping in the corners of your system, complimentary to attack once again. After that, you’re back at a new start.
Why is Omfl unsafe?
Futhermore, to encipher a victim’s files, the Omfl malware has also started to install the Azorult Spyware on PC to steal account credentials, cyber money wallets, desktop files, and more.
So, your PC obtained assaulted by Omfl and also probably you have actually lost time trying to delete it manually. We are absolutely positive that the remedy below will certainly be successful in removing Omfl in an automated method.
How to protect PC from Omfl ransomware?
However, let us initially speak about preclusion of such virus invasions in the future. There is something exists that you can do to get away from this kind of nasty danger from entering into your device beforehand?
There are a couple of things we wish to talk about here. First one is your private accountability for being unbelievably mindful while you utilize your device and largely while you surf the web. When exploring your e-mail and see some fishy accessories consisted of, do not rush to open them.
The same way, when you get on Facebook and social networks also someone you are in touch with sends you messages containing accessories, be very thoughtful, especially if these are some executable files.
Another thing to take into consideration is exploring the dependability of your current anti-malware program. Regretfully, there are numerous safety and security programs today that just state to be trustworthy, whereas in times of real virus invasions they simply fail to do the task as claimed.
In case Omfl invaded into your PC this shows that your current anti-malware program did not do its advertised assignment as well as really fell short to guard your system. So obviously it is a point for you to reevaluate your choices and also definitely change over to some other program that can most exactly procure the wanted level of safety.
Not all antiviruses are good
We can extra discuss some part of users that like not to have any kind of anti-virus software program at all. Definitely, this is a major error from their side, due to the fact that presently the net has lots of virtual dangers that may secretly invade accessible systems, particularly those that are not tooled with some standard degree of protection.
So, having antivirus constantly operating and securing your device is a required point in nowadays’ cyber world.
Omfl is getting on the nerves of many people, so you’re not its only victim.
People ask how to fix the problem effectively. Removal of the infection manually may be a long-lasting undertaking and can damage other important system files. Scan your PC with GridinSoft Anti-Malware to detect and delete Omfl in the right way.
Click to Download GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Omfl removal guide
STEP 1. Recover files from Omfl ransomware encryption
You can download free decryption tool here: Decryptor for STOP Djvu. But it work when the Omfl virus used an offline key for encryption.
If key does not found, we advice to restore your PC
There are a lot of different ransomware viruses on the internet. Some of them are more dangerous than the others because they not only leaving malicious processes to protect themselves, but also removing backups of your system to make the recovery process impossible.
Please Note: Not all ransomware infections are able to remove backups of your system, so it is always worth to try a windows recovery.
We recommend use Safe Mode with command prompt to safely perform a recovery of your files. You will have to reboot your computer, so you better save this instruction:
STEP 2. Removing Omfl ransomware malicious files
Once the recovery process is complete, you should consider scanning your computer with a GridinSoft Anti-Malware in order to find any traces of Omfl infection. Though some ransomware viruses are removing themselves right after the encryption of your files, some may leave malicious processes on your computer for special purposes of cyber criminals.
Run GridinSoft Anti-Malware and choose the scan type, which is suitable for your needs. Of course, for the accuratest scan results we recommend you to choose the “Full Scan”.
Give Anti-Malware a little time to check your system:
Move to quarantine all the viruses and unwanted files, that you see in the results list:
Enjoy the malware removal process:
Use of On-run protection may additionaly prevent different types of cyber attacks, our protect may flag the downloader of the ransomware as a malicious application preventing the download of Omfl.
STEP 3. Prevent the Omfl virus infection
Besides the protection tool, you should read and learn few simple rules. Follow them every time you work on your computer and your will decrease chances of your infection to a minimum:
- Don’t open suspicious spam letters. No way! Be very careful with your downloads. Download and install applications preferably from its official website.
- Do backups of your important files regularly. Storing your really important files in few different places is a good decision.
- Keep your PC free from adware, hijackers and PUPs The infected computer will be more likely compromised with other malicious software, and ransomware is not an exception in this case.
- Don’t panic and be reasonable. Don’t pay the ransom fee right after you got infected, it is always best to search on the internet for some answers. It is possible that someone have developed a decryption tool that might help you. | <urn:uuid:b947b85d-4fa7-443b-94d1-907fe4afbc4b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://trojan-killer.net/remove-omfl-virus/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.939002 | 2,531 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Does the thought of getting started with a website make your skin crawl? Do you break out in cold sweats trying to get your head around servers, domain names, hosting, programming, website design? What about those website commercials for free websites and easy web-building tools?
No one ever said you should know how it all works! By the time you “figure” it all out, you will have spent an extraordinarily absurd amount of time, money, and energy with an end product is not indicative of the professionalism and user-friendliness of other sites.
There are professionals for a reason
Although there are many dynamic web-building tools where you do not have to know any sort of code or that HTML-stuff, it still will require some web-know-how and as daunting as it sounds, that HTML-stuff comes in handy! I think about this every time I’m on my 5th trip to the Home Depot and a few hundred dollars later to fix one little thing while wondering why I didn’t hire a plumber in the first place. As with any sort of project, yes you can do it yourself, but there are times when a professional is there for a reason.
I can’t afford a web designer!
“A bad website is like a grumpy salesperson.”
Think website design is extremely expensive? Think again. I work with all types of businesses and a wide variety of budgets. There are solutions that are cost effective and can work for you!
The Internet is a powerful tool and is not going away any time soon and ultimately you know you need a web presence. You know you need a website that speaks to your business and can grow with you as your business grows. There are options to have a professional website and not break the bank. A well-designed website is an investment in your business, which reflects your business style and brand. Your prospective clients should know what to expect from your business before they contact you for the first time! Unfortunately, good businesses with poorly designed websites are often judged unfairly.
How do I get started?
Domain Name Game
Although there are many domain names that are already taken and one may happen to be the name of your business, but it is essential to find a domain name that is available. Ideally, it’s short, intuitive, and contains no word abbreviations or odd spelling.
Go to any website domain name registry or hosting company that offers domain registration or start Googling! Once you find one, you have the option of purchasing it or waiting until you consult with a professional website designer about a hosting company and package that best fits your needs.
The Hosting with the Mosting
Many of my clients have already purchased their domain name and have hosting packages in place. For ease of billing and building your site, it is beneficial to register both your domain name and purchase a hosting package from the same company. If you are unsure about the differences between shared hosting, VPS, or dedicated IP, privacy, or if I lost you at domain name registration, consult with your web designer before purchasing any service. You may also contact the hosting company. A good company will have helpful sales people who can walk you through the services and answer any of your questions.
Scheduled automatic billing is recommended to keep your site from any lapse and billing is usually offered in yearly or yearly-blocks of time. Choose whichever option best fits your budget.
Website Design and Development
Your hosting company may include or offer a free web-builder software or partner with a service like Mojo Marketplace for you to purchase website templates and other website tools. While these services are great since they are built-into the hosting interface. If you are required to pay extra for these services, you may want to check with a professional as to which services best fit your needs.
Once you have your domain name and hosting package set-up, it’s time to hire a designer and developer as well as work on your website content. See “How to Hire a Designer” and “How to Write for the Web” or contact me! | <urn:uuid:3a796c9d-aa3c-4e85-987c-e8f73cf63f18> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://joyjoycreations.com/2017/05/16/i-need-a-website-how-do-i-get-started/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.960937 | 862 | 1.515625 | 2 |
A shaving profile might be bad for your Air Force career
"A perception can form that members with PFB ... do not want to conform to standards."
Many airmen with shaving profiles said that the profiles had negatively impacted their military career by disqualifying them from prestigious positions, leadership opportunities, or awards, according to a new study published in the journal Military Medicine.
Led by several Air Force doctors, the study heard from many airmen who said a shaving waiver had barred them from opportunities such as Honor Guard duty, the Air Force Band, Air Force recruiting positions, and Airman Leadership School instructor positions, all of which are career fields or duties with historically high rates of promotion, the study authors wrote. Other airmen said that they were looked down upon by their commanders and colleagues.
Compounding the problem is the fact that 63% of the respondents who reported a perceived shaving profile bias identified as Black, the report found. Of the rest, 18% identified as white, 14% as Hispanic and 5% as Latino.
“[T]here is, at a minimum, a perception among USAF active duty members who have been on a shaving profile that not being able to closely shave has negatively affected their career and that this disproportionately affects members of skin of color,” the study authors wrote. “This might impact the decisions they made about their careers and the experience that they had while on active duty.”
First shared on the popular Facebook page Air Force amn/nco/snco, the study comes six months after the Air Force officially approved five-year shaving waivers for airmen with pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) — also known as razor bumps — a skin irritation that leaves dark raised scars and can be painful. The policy mandated that facial hair cannot exceed one-quarter of an inch.
Like its sister services, the Air Force expects male members to maintain zero visible facial hair, other than a neatly-maintained mustache. However, for those airmen with PFB, the military’s strict grooming standards can pose a challenge. Though PFB can be treated with topical treatments or laser hair removal, the most effective treatment is by allowing some beard growth instead of a clean shave, the study authors wrote.
For this reason, the Air Force issues shaving waivers, known as a shaving profile, for airmen who have PFB, other skin conditions, or a religious accommodation. But the authors cited the anecdotal experience of airmen affected by PFB who continued to shave to avoid the negative perceptions associated with being on a shaving profile.
“Regardless of the reasons for having shaving standards, when commanders and non-affected service members do not understand that PFB is a chronic medical condition that precludes close shaving, a perception can form that members with PFB are simply not trying or do not want to conform to standards,” they wrote. “This, in turn, can lead to unfair treatment of these individuals.”
The negative perception or bias is especially relevant because PFB is most commonly found in Black men. This new study comes on the heels of a sweeping Air Force review of racial disparity within the ranks — a review which found Black service members are disproportionately punished compared to their white peers.
To study the issue, the study authors sent 14-question surveys to dermatology and primary care clinics at five Air Force installations around the world. The questions asked about the airman’s current or past shaving profiles, skin type, race, ethnicity, level of education, disciplinary action(s), and other relevant information.
798 airmen responded, of whom 299 (37.5%) had a current or past shaving profile. Of those 299 respondents, 64 (21.4%) said a shaving profile had negatively impacted their military career. Of those 64 respondents, nearly half said they perceived a negative impact on leadership opportunities, and 21 said they perceived a negative impact on receiving awards.
Respondents also listed specific experiences where they were turned away from Honor Guard duty, the Thunderbirds demonstration team, or other jobs that require “some iteration of needing to have an outstanding military appearance,” authors wrote.
The number of respondents in this survey may be small, but the fact that 21.4% of those who had been on a shaving profile reported a negative stigma “is a concerning finding,” authors wrote. Past studies of facial hair in the military in 1974 and 1979 also detected that stigma.
“[A] young Black G.I. recently had a bar to re-enlistment instituted against him, only because he had a profile authorizing him to wear a therapeutic beard for PFB,” wrote Maj. Alvin Alexander and Dr. Walter Delph in a 1974 paper on PFB in the military for the Journal of the National Medical Association. “This man had an outstanding service record and after eight years of service was planning an Army career. Being unfairly forced to choose between proper treatment of his skin condition and the termination of his career, the man chose to resume shaving in spite of its consequences. This is just an example of the harassing tactics being used by some Army personnel against Black soldiers with PFB.”
Alexander and Delph went on to argue against the military’s ban on beards.
“[J]ust for the sake of it, what is “unmilitary” about wearing a beard?” they wrote. A later study seemed to agree with their findings.
“Career black enlistees are likely to under-report the severity of their disease and not seek medical help, possibly because of fear of continuous harassment and inability to be promoted by their superiors,” wrote JB Brauner and KL Flandermeyer in their own paper on the topic in 1979.
The authors of this most recent study noted the military’s need for a close shave so that gas masks or oxygen masks can fit with proper tightness. However, they pointed out that they were not aware of studies evaluating the fit of military-grade gas masks with beards, and there has been at least one study showing that half-face respirators can seal for the vast majority of individuals with 1/8th inch of beard growth or less.
Studies like this are part of the reason why the authors plan on expanding the survey by putting it online for more people to respond, though the authors did not say when that would happen.
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The Russian embargo was imposed as a reaction on the sanctions introduced by the EU and the US after Russia invaded Ukrainian Crimea. At that time Russia strongly depended on food imports, as the internal agriculture production covered about 40 per cent of the domestic fruit consumption, approx. 80 per cent of the meat and meat products consumption, fish and seafood, milk and dairy products, and approx. 90 per cent of vegetable consumption.
The embargo was imposed on the largest global food exporters (including the European Union, United States, Australia and Canada), which significantly limited the possibility of a geographical reorientation of Russian imports. The strong depreciation of the RUB, associated with a significant drop in oil prices and the economic crisis in Russia, also were not conducive to purchases of foreign food.
As a result, after the introduction of sanctions, there was a strong increase in food prices in Russia. In the first year of the embargo (i.e. from August 2014 to July 2015), the average annual inflation in the “food and non-alcoholic beverages” category amounted to 18.1 per cent y/y. In the second and third year food price inflation also remained at a relatively high level and amounted 11 per cent and 4.7 per cent, respectively. A relative stabilization of prices was only recorded at the end of 2017, when their annual increase amounted less than 1 per cent.
Rising food prices amid the isolation of the Russian market from Western competitors had a positive effect on the profit margins of companies from the Russian agricultural and food industry. This, in turn, encouraged entrepreneurs to invest in the expansion of their production capacities in order to increase sales. This process was additionally supported by numerous government programs aimed at ensuring that Russia achieves the greatest possible self-sufficiency in the food production.
People who invested in the shares of leading Russian companies associated with the agricultural and food industry during the imposition of the embargo should have no reason to complain today. Since then, the share prices of the largest Russian meat producer Cherkizovo Group, and the key producer of fertilizers PhosAgro, have doubled.
Meanwhile, the share prices of the leading Russian confectionery producer Red October and those of the fish processor Russian Sea Group have tripled. During that time the main index of the Moscow stock exchange increased by approx. 60 percent. This indicates that after the imposition of the embargo the largest companies associated with the Russian agricultural and food industry generally performed better than other companies listed on the Moscow stock exchange.
Growth under government protection
In terms of individual sectors, one of the greatest beneficiaries of the Russian embargo has been the pork production. According to the estimates of USDA (the United States Department of Agriculture) in the years 2013-2017 it increased by 23 per cent. At the same time, the consumption of pork has already returned to pre-embargo levels after a significant drop in 2014 due to the sharp price increase. Currently, Russia covers over 91 per cent of its demand for pork domestically, while back in 2013 this coverage reached only 73 per cent. The high consolidation of the sector is conducive to the strong growth in pork production in Russia. Thanks to the economies of scale, companies are able to invest in increasing their production capacity quicker and fill the market void left by Western pork exporters. The high concentration also enables more efficient cooperation with the government in the co-financing of investment projects, as large companies are a better partner for talks than small, dispersed enterprises. Assuming that the high rate of growth in pork production observed over the past three years will continue, Russia may soon reach a production surplus.
The Russian poultry sector also achieved success due to the embargo. According to estimates of the USDA, in the years 2013-2017 its production increased by 29 per cent. An important factor influencing the development of this industry was the strong internal demand for poultry following the imposition of the embargo. After the significant increase in food prices poultry remained the cheapest type of meat. As in the case of the pork, the development of the poultry industry was also supported by its high consolidation. As a consequence, according to USDA data, Russia now covers almost 98 per cent of its poultry demand domestically. If the Russian poultry industry wants to maintain the current rate of growth in production, it will face the necessity of entering export markets in the coming years.
The Russian fishing industry has also been increasingly successful amid the embargo, which eliminated exports of Norwegian food to Russia. The development of mariculture (breeding of marine organisms) accelerated after the crisis of 2015, when the largest companies incurred significant losses due to fish epidemics. The sector is currently experiencing a strong investment push, which is supported by government subsidies. However, the shortage of modern equipment, production technologies and specialist feeds are inhibiting production growth. One solution to this problem are acquisitions, as evidenced by the recent purchase of the Norwegian producer of salmon smolt Olden Oppdrettsanlegg by the largest Russian fish company Russian Sea Group.
Embargo does not guarantee success
However, recent years have provided numerous examples proving that even the absence of Western competition is no guarantee of success. One of them is the Russian dairy industry. According to USDA data, in the years 2013-2017 the production of milk in Russia increased by only 0.2 per cent – a growth rate too small to even dream of approaching the distant goal of self-sufficiency. This is due to the very high fragmentation of milk production in Russia. Small farms are often unable to finance long-term investments involving the purchase of high-yield cattle breeds, modern equipment or veterinary solutions. The high interest rates and the low exchange rate of the RUB are also not helping, especially since most modern production factors must be imported due to the low level of development of the Russian dairy industry.
As a result, Russian farms are not able to provide high-quality raw material. Such an assessment is supported by USDA data, according to which only about 67 per cent of the milk produced in Russia makes its way to the dairies, while the EU average is around 89 per cent. The lack of high-quality raw material is a barrier to the development of milk processing. The scale of the problem is demonstrated by Danone’s latest investment. In the face of the shortage of high-quality raw material that company decided to transport 5,000 cows to Siberia and start producing milk on its own. This is an unprecedented situation, since Danone’s core activity is milk processing, and not its production.
Beef producers are struggling with the same problems as the dairy industry. The production of beef in Russia is mainly a “by-product” of the dairy industry, which is the source of as much as 85 per cent of supply of this type of meat. As a consequence, according to USDA data, in the years 2013-2017 beef production in Russia decreased by approx. 3 per cent. Along with the deterioration of the population’s economic situation there was a strong decline in the demand for beef, whose consumption decreased by 24 per cent in the years 2013-2017. Nevertheless, Russia still covers only 72 per cent of its demand for this type of meat domestically.
The Russian fruit and vegetable industry is also facing difficulties. High interest rates are not conducive to investment in a situation where one has to pay interest for many years and wait for the new orchards to produce the first fruits. According to USDA estimates, approximately 64 per cent of Russian supply of fruits and 70 per cent of the supply of vegetables comes from small farms. An additional strong barrier is the insufficient infrastructure for the storage and transport of fruits and vegetables, which results in oversupply during the harvest season and shortages after the season.
However, in the Russian agricultural and food industry we will also find sectors that are doing exceptionally well despite the fact that they are not protected by the embargo. One of them is the grain sector. According to USDA, in the 2017/2018 season the production of grains in Russia amounted to approx. 127 million tons and was approx. 26 per cent higher than in the season in which the embargo was imposed. At the same time, it has reached the highest levels at least since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
As a result, in the last season Russia became the world’s largest exporter of wheat, leaving behind previous leaders such as the European Union and the United States. This success exceeded the logistics capabilities of Russia, whose infrastructure proved insufficient to handle such large volumes of exports. The production of cereals in Russia is primarily supported by the very favorable geographical factors, such as the large resources of high-quality soils and the territorial potential. At the same time the industry is profiting from the economies of scale due to the dominance of very large farms, which makes investment significantly easier. In the export markets Russia is also gaining advantage thanks to its access to the Black Sea, which significantly reduces the costs of transporting cereals to the countries of North Africa, which are their largest importers. In recent years, the low exchange rate of the RUB has also been a factor favorable for the Russian cereal exporters, significantly increasing their price competitiveness.
The Russian sugar production has also recorded impressive growth in recent years without the help of the embargo. According to USDA data, in the years 2013-2016 Russian sugar production increased by 40 per cent, to 6.2 million tons in the 2016/2017 season, thereby reaching the highest levels at least since the collapse of the Soviet Union. As in the case of cereals, geographical factors play an important role here. Nevertheless, in recent years, there has also been a clear improvement in the industry’s production efficiency, which is due to previous investments. As a result, Russia now produces slightly more sugar than it consumes, while just three years ago its production covered less than 80 per cent of domestic demand.
There is no efficiency without competition
The examples of individual sectors of the Russian food industry show that the embargo is not a prerequisite for success, and that it does not guarantee success in itself. What is more, in the long term it creates a significant risk for the competitiveness of Russian food producers protected by the embargo. This is due to the following mechanism. Before the imposition of the embargo, Russian companies were losing market share to Western food exporters, which suggests that they were less competitive. The imposition of the embargo, which resulted in a shortage of food products on the Russian market and an increase in prices, is primarily a factor encouraging Russian companies to increase their production volumes. In the absence of Western competition, the motivation to increase efficiency is limited, as they compete within their own circle, where the level of competitiveness is lower than among Western food exporters.
Many sectors of the Russian agricultural and food sector protected by the embargo will soon generate surpluses and will be forced to enter export markets. Meanwhile, the West is both a significant producer of food and its affluent consumer. As a result, it is a very attractive market for exporters.
It is highly likely that the West will not allow significant imports of Russian food, as long as the Russian market remains closed to Western food. Russia will therefore face the necessity of lifting the embargo should the problem of low competitiveness of some sectors of the Russian agricultural and food industry remain unresolved. A very likely scenario is that many of the protected sectors and companies will not survive the competition and their market share will return to the levels recorded before the embargo.
Russia undoubtedly has very strong natural competitive advantages in the area of food production which are related to geographical factors such as the large amount of high-quality soils over vast territories. At the same time, the progressing global warming will be increasing these advantages. In the opinion of the International Monetary Fund of October 2017 (report entitled “Seeking Sustainable Growth – Short-Term Recovery, Long-Term Challenges”), Russia is included in the group of countries that benefit the most from global warming.
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For at least the past 15 years, business leaders have been talking about a “new normal" in the economy—a long, seemingly permanent period marked by an essentially static job market, with high unemployment, limited turnover and stable compensation. People were willing to accept, and stay in, jobs that were unchallenging, unfulfilling and underpaid, because they felt they had no choice. Well, those days are over, because workers now have an unprecedented amount of choice.
Here's the stark reality: The unemployment rate for March was just 5.5 percent—a seven-year low, for the second straight month. More importantly, the unemployment rate for the most skilled workers, the ones you need the most, is far, far lower than that. For college graduates over 25, it's currently an astonishing 2.4 percent. Companies are hiring.
All this means we're entering into a time I'm calling the “new new normal"—a period when the job market will be a true seller's market for the first time in decades. In the new new normal, employees expect to be treated well, they expect their employers to invest in their career development, and above all, they expect to be paid what they're worth. And if they aren't, they're going to go somewhere else.
So if you want your small business to stay competitive, you're going to need to put some serious effort into recruiting and retaining talent. Here's where you should start:
You're not just building a company, you're building an organizational culture, one that has the right people, with the right skills, the right management—and the right values. That requires a long-term, highly disciplined commitment, one that begins long before the recruitment process does.
To attract employees, you need to be thinking from day one about what kind of company you want to create. Give serious consideration to the qualities that define your company and the work it does. Communicate your values, openly and honestly, to everyone who works for you, and everyone who's thinking about working for you. This is especially critical for small businesses, because everyone's approach and attitude affects the group dynamic, either positively or negatively—and that inevitably affects business outcomes.
And here's another reason to be thinking and talking about your company's values: It will probably help you attract the best, the brightest—and the most committed. In today's job market, you don't just want skilled people, you want people who are completely aligned with your vision for your business. And that means you have to invest your time, right now, in making the right talent management decisions.
It may be the oldest business maxim there is: “You have to spend money to make money." In today's job market, that means understanding what your current and prospective employees are really worth, not just to you, but also to other employers—and not just your direct competitors, either. Don't neglect the great talent you already have. You can't afford to lose their skills, their experience and their knowledge of your company's processes and practices. And replacing them—if you can—will be difficult, time-consuming and costly.
Remember, too, that great talent can attract great talent. Word gets around, and job candidates recognize, and are drawn to, a business with employees who are happy, fulfilled and committed to what they're doing. And in my experience, nothing, absolutely nothing, makes employees happier than being paid what they're worth. You need to make sure you're offering every single employee, current or prospective, a truly competitive compensation package, with salary, bonus, benefits and possibly stock options at least as attractive as what other companies in your area and your industry are providing.
Most small businesses, even those with their own HR departments, don't have the resources to compete effectively for talent in the new new normal. You're definitely going to need help to stay on top of—and create—opportunities to improve your team and attract employees that will improve your bottom line.
If you do have HR personnel, considering refocusing them on talent management, rather than on functions—like administering healthcare benefits—that can increasingly be handled very efficiently using technology. And don't forget to make it easy for prospective candidates to reach you. When someone contacts you about a position, have a real human being reply, promptly and courteously, every single time. If word gets around that your company treats people well, it will be a lot easier to attract strong candidates.
If you don't have your own HR department, you’ll probably want to look for outside help. Look for an executive search professional or HR consultant who knows your area and your industry. Believe me, they'll be more than willing to build a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship with you. Most consultants who specialize in helping build small companies are extremely knowledgeable about the changes in the market over the past few years. They've already adjusted their work product and their fees for this market. Still, there's no question that they cost money—just not nearly as much as the lost-opportunity cost of failing to attract and keep the talent you need to survive and thrive. | <urn:uuid:31ed79d6-e84a-452b-8fba-00f5fee09219> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/business/trends-and-insights/articles/attract-employees-business-needs/?linknav=us-of-hp-recommended-insights-article | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.971617 | 1,079 | 1.609375 | 2 |
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