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How to use Brooklyn bridge in a sentence
His most famous speech was that made at the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883.
The borough of Brooklyn is one of the most important manufacturing centres in the United States, most of the factories being located along or near the East river north of the Brooklyn bridge.
He identified himself with the Tammany Hall organization, and in1889-1892was treasurer of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge under the city government.
Curbly, a DIY site, offers curtains featuring the periodic table, pirate flags and the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Everyone has a unique learning style; this holds true, especially when preparing for an important examination like the MCAT. There are a lot of approaches to consider and many materials available.
Studying for the MCAT can seem overwhelming, and being prepared is important because of the competitiveness of the test. One effective method that is proven by research is using varying types of materials or approaches while studying. So after an hour of reading your notes, maybe you can shift to online courses or perhaps online one-on-one tutoring.
Using variety when studying has been proven very effective in many research studies and is worth considering when preparing for the MCAT. Make sure you understand your options going in so you can make the best possible plan.
About the MCAT
The Medical College Admission Test is a test developed and administered by the Association of American Colleges (AAMC). A multiple-choice standardized test is created to assess problem-solving, critical thinking, and knowledge in other essential concepts and principles needed for medical school.
MCAT is a 7.5-hour exam that has four major sections. Medical schools will use the results of the examinations to assess your application. Each school has unique criteria in selecting its medical school applicant, so it’s better to contact the school’s admission committee.
MCAT scores are one of many sources of data that admissions committees use in student selection. This may include academic performance, experiences, and personal attributes.
What Areas Do You Need to Focus On?
The current version of the MCAT was revised and launched in April 2015 by AAMC. The examination consist of four sections:
- Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems
- Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
- Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
- Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills
MCAT questions for the first three sections focus on problem-solving using scientific inquiry and reasoning skills. They test knowledge in the following areas:
- Scientific concepts and principles
- Scientific reasoning and problem solving
- Reasoning about design and execution of research
- Data-based and statistical reasoning
The last section focuses on information processing skills such as comprehension, reasoning within the text, and reasoning beyond the test. It is essential to understand what will be asked so you have the right answers.
Take a practice test and find out what your weaknesses are. Also, consider which classes you’ve struggled with in your undergraduate studies. Once you figure out your weaknesses, you can set up a study approach that targets the areas you need the most help with.
One approach is to create a study plan. You can do this by writing down the critical task and the list of steps to complete these tasks. Your study plan can help you focus on the task at hand without being distracted by other things.
How Much Time Do You Have?
Experts recommend at least eight weeks to study for the MCAT, but ideally, it should be longer. How you should approach learning depends on how far you are in your test preparation. If you have eight weeks of preparation, make sure you spend at least 15–30 hours a week studying.
Start with the MCAT diagnostic test to know what level you are at in the preparation. Based on the diagnostic test results, identify topics you need the most help with and then focus on those topics. Understanding the structure of the test and learning strategies for staying calm, smart test-taking, is also essential.
Will You Study Alone Or With Others?
Different people will have different study strategies in preparing for tests. Others prefer to study with a group. A group study allows you to discuss the test topics more thoroughly and promotes auditory learning. Study groups help share resources, support one another, hold one another accountable.
Others prefer to hire tutors either for a specific subject or the whole test. In contrast, others want to study alone in their rooms or private areas. Studying alone allows you to study in an atmosphere that’s perfect for you. If you’re studying alone, you have to make sure your materials are exceptionally high-quality. Enrolling in MCAT prep courses can also help in your preparations.
Know Your Options
There are many ways to prepare for the MCAT, and knowing your options is very important. The first option is to talk to your family or roommate that you need time to study. Use variety when studying; aside from the usual note-taking, try to take as many practice tests as possible.
Do not study for an extended period, and you should instead study in small chunks to maintain focus and concentration. Take small breaks in between one hour of study.
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Recently, Prof. Tao Zhang’s team from DICP, in collaboration with Prof. Jingyue Liu from ASU, has made new progress in single-atom catalysis. They report FeOx-supported platinum single-atom and pseudo-single-atom structures as highly active, chemoselective, and reusable catalysts for hydrogenation of a variety of substituted nitroarenes. For hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene, the catalyst yields a TOF of ~1500 h-1, 20-fold higher than the best result reported in literature, and a selectivity to 3-aminostyrene close to 99%, the best ever achieved over platinum group metals. The superior performancecan be attributed to the presence of positively charged platinum centers and the absence of Pt-Pt metallic bonding, both of which favor the preferential adsorption of nitro groups. The work has been recently published in Nature Communications (Nature Communications, 5, 5634, 2014).
The catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenesto anilinesis one of the most important reactions in fine chemical industry, and has widespread applications in the fields of agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and dyes. Most of the precious metal catalysts, however, suffer from low chemoselectivity when one or more reducible groups are present in a nitroarene molecule. The single-atom and pseudo-single-atom catalysts will provide an environmentally benign and effective approach to solve the current industry problems, and thus will find wide applications in related fields.
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Three young South African women navigate the crumbling ruins of a colonial past when they become Kruger National Park rangers.
CHADDR – A River Between Us
A lot is at stake for Stanzin, who undertakes her last way to school before taking her final exams and leaving her home town forever.
CHINESE DREAM shows how ordinary Chinese citizens see immigration from the African continent.
“Black China” is a documentary journey to the Eldorado of today – to China.
IN THE NAME OF LOVE
What is the best educational model in the era of the fourth industrial revolution?
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Obligatory, Semester 1, ECTS: 4
The aim of this course is the development of combinatorial thinking through digital technology. There is an introduction to the digital media, starting with the digital press and the internet, continuing with digital image, sound and video processing applications and concluding with the development of moving image applications and a non-linear approach to time as a structural and synthetic tool.
The course starts with lectures on hardware and software. Afterwards, there is a lecture on architecture and the structures of a digital information system, on the diagram as well as on the function of hyperlinks. In the following phase, image, sound and video processing software is presented in order to familiarize the students with the digital media. The course concludes with an introduction to the moving image and the use of time as a structural item.
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Single-cell combinatorial indexing (sci) with transposase-based library construction increases the throughput of single-cell genomics assays but produces sparse coverage in terms of usable reads per cell. We develop symmetrical strand sci (‘s3’), a uracil-based adapter switching approach that improves the rate of conversion of source DNA into viable sequencing library fragments following tagmentation. We apply this chemistry to assay chromatin accessibility (s3-assay for transposase-accessible chromatin, s3-ATAC) in human cortical and mouse whole-brain tissues, with mouse datasets demonstrating a six- to 13-fold improvement in usable reads per cell compared with other available methods. Application of s3 to single-cell whole-genome sequencing (s3-WGS) and to whole-genome plus chromatin conformation (s3-GCC) yields 148- and 14.8-fold improvements, respectively, in usable reads per cell compared with sci-DNA-sequencing and sci-HiC. We show that s3-WGS and s3-GCC resolve subclonal genomic alterations in patient-derived pancreatic cancer cell lines. We expect that the s3 platform will be compatible with other transposase-based techniques, including sci-MET or CUT&Tag.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Molecular Medicine
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A few of my readers have been confused about how to purchase and read eBooks from Smashwords, and I can understand why. How can you know which book format to choose if you don’t know that your Kindle reads .mobi files? One aspect of eBook marketing that I believe Smashwords has failed to recognize is that not all readers are as familiar with our publishing jargon as we publishers are. So, I’ve decided to provide my readers with a quick Smashwords buying guide to help you download and read mine and other indie books with as little frustration as possible.
The first thing you need to know when downloading eBooks from Smashwords is what format your particular device uses. Of course, you can choose to read online, but a dedicated eReader often offers a more seamless reading experience. The following are a few eBook formats that are available for most Smashwords books. I have listed each of them with their corresponding device/app.
- EPUB: iPad, Adobe Digital Editions, Nook, Kobo, FBReader, Calibre, and more
- MOBI: Kindle, FBReader, Mobipocket Reader, Kobo, and more
- LRF: Sony Portable Reader
- PDB: eReader/versions are available for Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Palm OS (not webOS), Symbian, Windows Mobile Pocket PC/Smartphone, and OS X.
- PDF: Can be read on iPad and Kobo. However, other formats typically provide a better reading experience. PDF files can easily be converted to most of the above formats using a free online converter. Just Google it.
NOTE: This is in no way a comprehensive list. I have merely made an attempt to provide information on the most common eBook readers that you might use.
Once you have found your particular device or app in the list, you will know which type of file you should be downloading when purchasing eBooks.
Don’t have a device?
Another question I often get comes from readers (like my mom) who do not own a dedicated reading device. The good news is, as long as you own a smartphone or just about any tablet, you can easily download one or more apps to read the file types of your choice. For example, I downloaded both the Kindle app and Adobe Digital Editions to my mother’s phone so she can download the most common eBook formats. Just do a search for these and other eReader apps from your phone or tablet and install them in much the same way that you installed your Facebook app.
What about pre-orders?
As a publisher, one disappointing aspect of Smashwords is the fact that my readers are not able to pre-order my books straight from the Smashwords website. They also do not allow publishers to add links to their books on other retailer’s websites. This makes it a little difficult for the readers of my other titles to pre-order my latest book with one click from the end of my previous book.
Even though you can’t pre-order my latest book, With Envy Stung: Valley of the Bees #1 from Smashwords right now, you can get it from most retailers. Unfortunately, if I didn’t provide you with direct links to those retailers (don’t worry, I’m about to!) you would have to go to the retailers’ websites and do a search for the book yourself.
So, keep this in mind if you find a new novel on Smashwords that you would like to pre-order. If you like, you can add the title to your Smashwords library and purchase the book later. However, authors often offer their books at a special, lower price if you pre-order rather than buying on release day. For example, my book is available for pre-order now for only 99 cents. But on release day (September 1, 2016,) the cost will go up to its regular price of $3.99. In such cases, it would behoove you to search out the book and purchase it now rather than waiting.
With that said, here are the direct links I promised for you to pre-order my newest eBook novel today at its special pre-order price:
You can also order my other books, several of which are now on sale for FREE until July 31, 2016 directly from Smashwords on my author page (look for the coupon code on each individual book page to get this discount).
One last thing you need to know about supporting your favorite authors via Smashwords: To be perfectly honest, I earn a bigger commission from books purchased on Smashwords than I do on books ordered from any of the other retailers. So, if I had my druthers, that’s where I would send all of my potential customers. However, do what’s best for you. Happy eReading! | <urn:uuid:7a0e586e-9642-4d26-8d83-6f6397db1363> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://writeontheworld.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/how-to-buy-and-read-ebooks-from-smashwords/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.94654 | 1,008 | 1.914063 | 2 |
Biblical Submission in Marriage
Ephesians 5:22-24 (Wives) Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the Church, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
As women, it can be tempting to read this and roll our eyes. Yet there is beauty in this. A few verses later, Paul tells husbands that they must love their wives as Christ loves the church, and they must be willing to lay down their lives for her.
Ephesians 5:25-28 (Husbands)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Ephesians 5:29-33 (the Church)
After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church- for we are members of his body. "for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." This is a profound mystery -- but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you must also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
In the church, submission does not mean "to obey." The Greek word for "obey/obedience" is hupakoe, which means to listen to or to harken to. Submission (hupotasso) means to get under and lift up, or to put in order. It does not mean obedience. It is a voluntary raising of everyone else to your own personal level of importance and worthiness.
Many people read the first passage but then forget to read the rest, biblical submission is not one-sided. It is an equal command to both husband and wife. It was the wife's duty after becoming a follower to then live in a way that would lead her husband to Christ as well. She now has a higher law that guides her and allowing abuse upon her is not included in that. When a man left his parent's home he became one with his wife. So to harm her was to harm himself and God who had ultimate authority. Peter basically says, "if submitting to your husbands will win them to Christ, then do it." Again this does not condone violence or abuse of any kind.
So what does it look like in actual practice in the 21st century? Well it looks much like any other husband and wife relationship except that in true biblical submissive marriages there is much more communication about all areas of the home and a level of respect and support that is needed to grow strong in this world together.
Every aspect of family life from budgets to diet, from travel to child-raising, is discussed at length and often as circumstances change. Household responsibilities are divided and purposefully defined to each member of the home including the children. If there is an area that the couple can not come to agreement on Godly counsel is sought and the husband will decide the final outcome. God has placed him in a position of sacrificial leadership and He holds Him responsible to lead and guide his family in the right direction. This doesn't mean he orders everyone around like a drill sergeant. He takes time and prayer with God to determine what is best for his family and will be more pleasing to God and the church.
No one person has ultimate authority only Christ has that power because man can not be trusted on his own to make the right choices. We are all sinful and can not do this life on our own. Woman was made for man and from man as an equal partner to accomplish the purpose of God. I mean how successful were you when you decided to do what you wanted instead of what you knew to be the better option? How many nights in the dog house will you spend before realizing that open honest communication is the key to respect and trust in your marriage? | <urn:uuid:40e8ea1d-4e62-428b-abdc-2fa1b79b11db> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kellyhazelton.wixsite.com/website/post/biblical-submission-in-marriage | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.988792 | 885 | 1.695313 | 2 |
Some athletes ingest pickle juice (PJ) or mustard to treat exercise-associated muscle cramps (EAMCs). Clinicians warn against this because they are concerned it will exacerbate exercise-induced hypertonicity or cause hyperkalemia. Few researchers have examined plasma responses after PJ or mustard ingestion in dehydrated, exercised individuals.
To determine if ingesting PJ, mustard, or deionized water (DIW) while hypohydrated affects plasma sodium (Na+) concentration ([Na+]p), plasma potassium (K+) concentration ([K+]p), plasma osmolality (OSMp), or percentage changes in plasma volume or Na+ content.
A total of 9 physically active, nonacclimated individuals (age = 25 ± 2 years, height = 175.5 ± 9.0 cm, mass = 78.6 ± 13.8 kg).
Participants exercised vigorously for 2 hours (temperature = 37°C ± 1°C, relative humidity = 24% ± 4%). After a 30-minute rest, a baseline blood sample was collected, and they ingested 1 mL/kg body mass of PJ or DIW. For the mustard trial, participants ingested a mass of mustard containing a similar amount of Na+ as for the PJ trial. Postingestion blood samples were collected at 5, 15, 30, and 60 minutes.
The dependent variables were [Na+]p, [K+]p, OSMp, and percentage change in plasma Na+ content and plasma volume.
Participants became 2.9% ± 0.6% hypohydrated and lost 96.8 ± 27.1 mmol (conventional unit = 96.8 ± 27.1 mEq) of Na+, 8.4 ± 2 mmol (conventional unit = 8.4 ± 2 mEq) of K+, and 2.03 ± 0.44 L of fluid due to exercise-induced sweating. They ingested approximately 79 mL of PJ or DIW or 135.24 ± 22.8 g of mustard. Despite ingesting approximately 1.5 g of Na+ in the PJ and mustard trials, no changes occurred within 60 minutes postingestion for [Na+]p, [K+]p, OSMp, or percentage changes in plasma volume or Na+ content (P > .05).
Ingesting a small bolus of PJ or large mass of mustard after dehydration did not exacerbate exercise-induced hypertonicity or cause hyperkalemia. Consuming small volumes of PJ or mustard did not fully replenish electrolytes and fluid losses. Additional research on plasma responses pre-ingestion and postingestion to these treatments in individuals experiencing acute EAMCs is needed.
Drinking 1 mL/kg body mass of pickle juice (PJ) while hypohydrated did not exacerbate exercise-induced hypertonicity or cause hyperkalemia.
Ingesting a mass of mustard with a sodium (Na+) content similar to that ingested in small volumes of PJ did not alter plasma Na+ concentration, plasma potassium (K+) concentration, plasma osmolality, or percentage changes in plasma volume or plasma Na+ content.
Consuming 1 mL/kg body mass of PJ or a mass of mustard with a similar Na+ content could not fully replace the Na+, K+, or fluid lost due to exercise-induced sweating.
Ingesting small volumes of PJ or mustard may be ineffective in alleviating exercise-associated muscle cramps by replenishing electrolytes if the cramps are due to Na+, K+, or fluid imbalances.
Some scientists1 have reported that 95% of active individuals have experienced exercise-associated muscle cramps (EAMCs) during or after exercise. Although EAMCs are prevalent, their cause remains unknown. Because EAMCs tend to occur more frequently when individuals exercise in hot, humid conditions2 and people with cramps tend to have higher sweat sodium (Na+) concentrations ([Na+]) than people without cramps (approximately 55 mmol/L [conventional unit = 55 mEq/L] versus approximately 25 mmol/L [conventional unit = 25 mEq/L], respectively),3 many athletic trainers (ATs) believe EAMCs are due to dehydration and electrolyte losses.4 The dehydration and electrolyte theory speculates EAMCs result from increased pressure on select nerve terminals due to fluid shifting out of the interstitium.5 Whereas this theory has been challenged in cohort6–8 and experimental studies,9,10 most ATs focus on fluid and electrolyte replacement when treating EAMCs.4
Some ATs have experimented with anecdotal remedies, such as ingestion of pickle juice (PJ; a salty, acidic brine used in pickling cucumbers) or mustard, for EAMCs.4,11,12 Approximately 25% (92/370) of ATs polled have used PJ to treat EAMCs, with most providing small volumes (ie, <200 mL).11 Some ATs have reported success alleviating EAMCs by instructing athletes to drink 2 ounces (60 mL) of pickle juice.13 This volume is well tolerated and does not cause gastrointestinal distress.14,15 Most11 credit the electrolytes in PJ for alleviation of EAMCs. In contrast, minimal data exist on how much mustard is given for EAMCs or what the effects of mustard ingestion are on plasma variables in exercised individuals.
Other ATs discourage drinking PJ because they believe it will exacerbate exercise-induced hypertonicity and prolong rehydration.16 Some ATs advise caution when ingesting PJ because they are concerned it will cause hyperkalemia.17 However, in recent research on euhydrated men, Miller et al14 indicated that no changes in plasma osmolality (OSMp), plasma sodium concentration ([Na+]p), plasma potassium (K+) concentration ([K+]p), or percentage changes in plasma volume occurred within 60 minutes postingestion of 1 mL/kg body mass of PJ. One limitation of this investigation14 was that blood characteristics were not measured in dehydrated individuals. Given that many athletes develop EAMCs while hypohydrated,8,18,19 determining the effects of PJ ingestion in dehydrated participants is necessary. Moreover, ingesting PJ or mustard postexercise may cause a greater change in plasma electrolytes and OSMp because plasma aldosterone levels can be elevated up to 1 hour postexercise.20
Therefore, the purpose of my study was to determine if ingesting PJ, mustard, or deionized water (DIW) while hypohydrated affects [Na+]p, [K+]p, OSMp, or percentage changes in plasma volume or Na+ content. I hypothesized that no changes in these variables would occur within 60 minutes postingestion of PJ or mustard.
A convenience sample of 13 (7 men, 6 women) physically active,21 non–heat-acclimated individuals volunteered. Four women could not complete the study because they were nauseated postexercise. Seven men and 2 women completed testing (Table 1).
Volunteers were excluded from participating if they self-reported neurologic, cardiovascular, or blood-borne diseases; pregnancy; a history of heat-related illness (eg, heat stroke); or food allergy to mustard or pickles. Women were tested within the follicular phase of menses to minimize the effects of hormones on electrolyte balance. Participants provided written informed consent, and the study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of North Dakota State University.
Participants reported for testing on 3 separate days. Twenty-four hours before each testing session, I gave them pretest instructions (ie, drink water consistently; avoid exercise, caffeine, and alcohol; and fast for 12 hours). They were encouraged to drink water during their fasts. The participants did not keep diet logs but were instructed to maintain a consistent dietary regimen until completion of the study. Compliance with these instructions was assessed at pretest.
They reported to a laboratory typically in the morning and voided their bladders completely. Urine specific gravity was assessed with a refractometer (model SUR-Ne; Atago USA Inc, Bellevue, WA). If hypohydrated (specific gravity > 1.020),22 participants ingested approximately 500 mL of tap water, and specific gravity was reassessed 30 minutes later. When euhydrated, they inserted a rectal thermistor (YSI 4600 Precision Thermometer with model 401 probe; Advanced Industrial Systems Inc, Prospect, KY) at least 10 cm past the anal sphincter. Rectal temperature was monitored during exercise to ensure it did not exceed 39°C; no participant exceeded this temperature during exercise. They donned heart-rate monitors (Polar Electro, Inc, Lake Success, NY) and were weighed in shorts and socks (women also wore sports bras) to the nearest hundredth of a kilogram (model DA150; Denver Instruments, Bohemia, NY).
I shaved the participants' posterior midforearms and cleaned them with deionized water (DIW). After drying the forearms, I placed sterile sweat patches (occlusive dressing and sterile gauze) over the midforearms. They entered an environmental chamber (temperature = 37°C ± 1°C, relative humidity = 24% ± 4%) and began exercising. They alternated between running and biking every 15 minutes for 60 minutes. They ran on a treadmill (model TMX425C; TrackMaster, Newton, KS) at a speed that kept their heart rates between 160 and 170 beats per minute and rode a bicycle (model 818E; Monark, Stockholm, Sweden) at an intensity that kept their heart rates between 150 and 160 beats per minute. Based on age-predicted maximums, the exercise intensity for biking and running was vigorous (77%–87% of maximal heart rate).21 Sweat patches were removed after 20 minutes. After 60 minutes of exercise, participants biked for 5 minutes at a self-selected lower intensity to cool down. They exited the environmental chamber, towel dried, voided their bladders completely, and were weighed. They reentered the environmental chamber and began the second hour of exercise using the same exercise protocol.
After completing the 2 hours of exercise, participants towel dried, voided their bladders completely, and were weighed. They removed the rectal thermistor and heart-rate monitor and sat in a climate-controlled room (temperature = 25°C, relative humidity = 16%) for 30 minutes to allow their body compartments to equilibrate.23 They remained in this position for the remainder of testing and were instructed to minimize movement. During this equilibration period, I cleaned the antecubital fossa with isopropyl alcohol and inserted a venous catheter into a superficial forearm vein. After the 30-minute equilibration period, a 5-mL blood sample was collected (−2.5-minute sample).
Participants were given 2.5 minutes to ingest 1 mL/kg body mass of chilled (6°C) PJ strained from sliced dill pickles (Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ) or DIW. For the mustard trial, participants ingested a chilled mass of mustard (Classic Yellow; Reckitt Benckiser, Parsippany, NJ) containing a similar amount of Na+ as was ingested or would be ingested on each participant's PJ day. The mustard container was weighed pre-ingestion and postingestion to determine the exact amount of mustard, and hence Na+, K+, and fluid, ingested. The DIW was given as a control solution. No additional fluids were provided to the participants at any time during the experiment.
I collected 5-mL blood samples at 5, 15, 30, and 60 minutes postingestion. After collecting the last blood sample, I removed the catheter assembly and excused the participants. I instructed them to report at least 48 hours later at the same time of day for the next testing session. Testing sessions differed only in the treatment ingested. The order of treatment ingestion was counterbalanced using half of the available treatment ingestion orders so the same number of participants experienced each treatment the same number of times per testing day. Participants randomly chose a treatment ingestion order a priori.
Blood Analysis Procedures
Hematocrit and hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]) were determined immediately postcollection using whole blood. Blood for hematocrit analysis was drawn into heparinized microcapillary tubes and centrifuged at 3000 revolutions per minute (model IEC Micro-MB; International Equipment Co, Needham Heights, MA) for 5 minutes and read using a microcapillary reader (model IEC 2201; Damon/IEC, Needham Heights, MA). I determined [Hb] using the cyanomethemoglobin technique.14 Hematocrit and [Hb] were measured in triplicate and averaged to calculate percentage changes in plasma volume per Dill and Costill.24 Hematocrit, [Hb], and [Na+]p were used to estimate the percentage change in plasma Na+ content per Greenleaf et al.25 Any remaining blood not used for hematocrit and [Hb] was stored on ice until centrifugation.
After collecting the last blood sample, I centrifuged the remaining blood at 3000 revolutions per minute for 15 minutes at 3°C. Plasma was removed, analyzed for OSMp using freezing-point depression osmometry (model 3D3; Advanced Instruments Inc, Norwood, MA), and then frozen (−80°C). Samples later were thawed and analyzed in duplicate for [Na+]p and [K+]p with an ion-selective electrode analyzer (NOVA 16; Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA).
Sweat Analysis Procedures
Sweat patches were placed in a clean test tube, immediately centrifuged at 3°C for 10 minutes at 5000 revolutions per minute, and analyzed for sweat [Na+] and sweat K+ concentration ([K+]). Sweat volume was estimated from body mass measures and corrected for urine volume produced. Given that sweat [Na+] and [K+] can be overestimated when using occlusive dressings,26,27 the sweat [Na+] and [K+] data were corrected using the equations of Baker et al26 that have high reliability (r = 0.96 for Na+ and r = 0.9 for K+) with the criterion standard of whole-body wash-down.
Treatment Solution Analysis
I analyzed PJ and DIW for [Na+], [K+], osmolality, pH (model AB15 Basic; Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA), and specific gravity. All analyses were conducted in duplicate and averaged. I used the nutrition label and a food composition table28 to determine the [Na+], [K+], and fluid content of mustard.
Differences in blood variables between treatments over time were analyzed with separate repeated-measures analyses of variance. Geisser–Greenhouse adjustments to P values were made when sphericity was violated. When I found interactions or main level effects, I used Tukey–Kramer multiple comparison tests to identify differences between treatment conditions at each time point. The α level was set at .05. I used NCSS (version 2007; NCSS, Kaysville, UT) to analyze the data.
Data are reported as means ± SDs. Participants self-reported compliance with all pretesting instructions and were similarly euhydrated before testing (urine specific gravities: PJ = 1.009 ± 0.005, mustard = 1.006 ± 0.003, DIW = 1.007 ± 0.005; F2,16 = 2.5, P = .11).
Participants were similarly hypohydrated (F2,16 = 0.7, P = .52), had similar sweat [Na+] (F2,16 = 0.6, P = .55) and sweat [K+] (F2,16 = 0.5, P = .61), and lost similar volumes of sweat (F2,16 = 0.3, P = .76) during exercise on each testing day. The sweat data were combined and are reported descriptively (Table 1). They lost 97 mmol (2.2 g) of Na+ and 8.4 mmol (0.33 g) of K+ via exercise-induced sweating.
The composition of each treatment solution is provided in Table 2. Participants ingested 78.9 ± 14.2 mL of PJ, 79.1 ± 14.6 mL of DIW, and 135.24 ± 22.8 g of mustard. Thus, they ingested 1.51 ± 0.27 g, 1.49 ± 0.25 g, and 0 g of Na+ with PJ, mustard, and DIW, respectively. Participants ingested 0.06 ± 0.01 g, 0.19 ± 0.03 g, and 0 g of K+ with PJ, mustard, and DIW, respectively.
An interaction between treatment ingested and time occurred for [Na+]p (F8,64 = 2.6, P = .02; Figure 1). I did not observe differences in [Na+]p over time within the PJ or mustard trials (P > .05). After DIW ingestion, [Na+]p was lower at 30 minutes than at baseline (P < .05). The [Na+]p was lower during the PJ trial than the mustard trial at −0.5, 5, and 15 minutes postingestion (P < .05). The [Na+]p was lower in the DIW trial than in the mustard trial at 5, 15, 30, and 60 minutes postingestion (P < .05).
For [K+]p, no interaction effect (F8,64 = 0.7, P = .53) or main effects for treatment solution ingested (F2,16 = 1.4, P = .28) or time (F4,32 = 2.9, P = .11) were observed (Figure 1).
I did not find an interaction (F8,64 = 0.7, P = .57) or main effect for treatment ingested (F2,16 = 1.6, P = .24) for percentage changes in plasma volume (Figure 1). However, a time effect was observed (F4,32 = 4.0, P = .03): percentage changes in plasma volume were lower at 60 minutes than at 15 minutes (P < .05).
For OSMp, I observed an interaction between treatment ingested and time (F8,64 = 2.6, P = .02; Figure 2). No changes in OSMp occurred within each treatment over time (P > .05). However, OSMp was lower after PJ and DIW ingestion than after mustard ingestion at all time points (P < .05). In addition, OSMp of DIW was lower than PJ at 60 minutes (P < .05).
An interaction was observed for percentage changes in plasma Na+ content (F8,64 = 2.3, P = .03; Figure 2). No changes occurred within each treatment over time (P > .05). However, the percentage change in Na+ content was higher for DIW than mustard at 5 minutes postingestion (P < .05).
The 4 main points of this investigation are (1) drinking 1 mL/kg body mass of PJ did not exacerbate exercise-induced hypertonicity; (2) drinking 1 mL/kg body mass of PJ did not cause hyperkalemia; (3) ingesting a mass of mustard with a Na+ content similar to that ingested in small volumes of PJ did not alter [Na+]p, [K+]p, OSMp, or percentage changes in plasma volume or plasma Na+ content; and (4) consuming 1 mL/kg body mass of PJ or a mass of mustard with a similar Na+ content could not fully replace the Na+, K+, or fluid lost due to exercise-induced sweating. The clinical implications of these points are that ingesting small volumes of PJ or mustard may be ineffective in alleviating EAMCs by replenishing electrolytes if EAMCs are due to Na+, K+, or fluid imbalances.
Some scientists have cautioned against PJ ingestion because they believe it will increase [Na+]p and OSMp and cause a rapid plasma-volume restoration, thereby decreasing thirst and delaying rehydration.16 Despite ingesting 1.5 g of Na+ while hypohydrated, participants did not have a change in [Na+]p or OSMp at any point over the 60-minute postingestion period. Given that they ingested the treatments shortly postexercise in the heat, one can assume plasma aldosterone levels were elevated.20,29 Yet, throughout the 60-minute postingestion period, the highest OSMp and [Na+]p observed were only 0.7 mOsm/kg H2O (conventional unit = 0.7 mEq/L) and 0.4 mmol/L (conventional unit = 0.4 mEq/L), respectively, different from baseline. These data confirmed earlier observations in which [Na+]p and OSMp did not change after PJ ingestion in rested, euhydrated men.14 Furthermore, estimates of intravascular Na+ content confirmed these findings: no increases in Na+ content occurred postingestion of PJ despite participants having a 2-g deficit in Na+ at PJ ingestion. Therefore, drinking small volumes of PJ will not exacerbate exercise-induced hypertonicity up to 60 minutes postingestion.
The concern that rehydration would be impaired16 is also unnecessary for 2 reasons. First, estimates of the volume of DIW that needed to be consumed to return [Na+]p to a normal level (eg, 140 mmol/L [conventional unit = 140 mEq/L]) based on the [Na+]p data in this study indicate only an additional 62 mL of DIW would need to be consumed if PJ was ingested. Participants ingested 1 mL/kg body mass of PJ or DIW and were allowed to drink DIW ad libitum for 60 minutes.30 They consumed 167 mL more DIW ad libitum when PJ was ingested (700 ± 366 mL) than when DIW was the treatment (533 ± 337 mL). Second, percentage changes in plasma volume were minor after PJ ingestion. Whereas percentage changes in plasma volume can decrease 3% to 5% after PJ ingestion,15,31 plasma volume changes were less than 1% over 60 minutes postingestion in my study. The discrepancy likely reflects the fact that earlier investigators provided larger volumes of PJ31 to euhydrated15 rather than hypohydrated individuals. Given that minor percentage changes in plasma volume occurred, one may assume thirst would be unaffected. In fact, Hoffmann et al32 observed that the Na+ content of ingested fluid was less important than the volume of fluid ingested for inhibiting thirst in rats that were fluid deprived. Therefore, even after humans undergo intense exercise, drinking a small bolus of PJ is unlikely to delay rehydration because thirst would be unaffected.
Others17 have advised caution when ingesting PJ because they are concerned it will induce hyperkalemia. This is a concern because hyperkalemia is associated with cardiac arrhythmias33 and fatigue.34 Fowkes-Godek et al17 observed mild hyperkalemia (5.2 ± 0.2 mmol/L [conventional unit = 5.2 ± 0.2 mEq/L]) after 5 days of PJ supplementation in professional US football players compared with baseline (4.7 ± 0.5 mmol/L [conventional unit = 4.7 ± 0.5 mEq/L]). I observed no changes in [K+]p up to 60 minutes postingestion of PJ. The highest [K+]p observed was 4.75 mmol/L (conventional unit = 4.75 mEq/L), which was substantially lower than the threshold for hyperkalemia (>5 mmol/L [conventional unit >5 mEq/L]). Discrepancies are likely because of the volume and frequency of PJ ingested. Fowkes-Godek et al17 provided multiple boluses of unknown volumes of PJ over several days, whereas my participants ingested a single, small bolus postexercise. The observation of hyperkalemia after multiple boluses of PJ ingestion requires further study in which the diet, volume of PJ ingested, and exercise duration of the participants are known and controlled.
Some clinicians provide mustard for EAMCs.12 No researcher, to my knowledge, has examined the effect of ingesting mustard on [Na+]p or [K+]p. Despite the participants' ingesting 1.49 g of Na+ and 0.19 g of K+, mustard had a negligible effect on [Na+]p, [K+]p, OSMp, and percentage changes in plasma volume or Na+ content. The greatest change (0.3 mmol/L [conventional unit = 0.3 mEq/L] increase) in [Na+]p occurred at 5 minutes postingestion of mustard. This change was due to the sudden decrease in plasma volume rather than an increase in Na+ content and is likely an oropharyngeal reflex initiated by swallowing, as orophyrangeal stimulation is known to stimulate simple and complex reflexes.35 Therefore, similar arguments can be made against ingesting mustard for replenishing plasma electrolytes postexercise or using mustard as a treatment for EAMCs if EAMCs are due to electrolyte or fluid losses.
Of the ATs polled who used PJ to treat EAMCs, 64% (226/353) believed its method of action is restoration of [Na+]p or other electrolytes.11 However, ingesting these volumes of PJ cannot fully replace the Na+ or K+ lost due to exercise-induced sweating. By drinking PJ, participants replaced 4% (0.079 L/2 L) of fluid lost, 68% (1.5 g/2.2 g) of Na+ lost, and 18% (0.06 g/0.33 g) of K+ lost. Similarly, when mustard was ingested, participants replaced 6% (0.11 L/2.0 L) of fluid lost, 68% (1.5 g/2.2 g) of Na+ lost, and 58% (0.19 g/0.33 g) of K+ lost. Some athletes who develop EAMCs have higher fluid and Na+ losses than the participants in my study. Sweat rates ranging from 1.7 to 2.5 L/h and sweat [Na+] ranging from 36 to 54.6 mmol/L (conventional unit range = 36–54.6 mEq/L) have been reported in athletes with a history of cramps.3,18 Thus, for a 2-hour exercise bout, people with cramps could lose up to 5 L of fluid and 5.2 g of Na+. Therefore, if clinicians provide 80 mL of PJ postexercise, they must stress to athletes to drink copious volumes of fluid and supplement their meals with Na+ and K+. Although I did not study this possibility, athletes may be able to replace more of their Na+ and K+ lost by drinking larger volumes of PJ or eating more mustard. However, this is not advised because gastrointestinal distress has been observed when large volumes (eg, approximately 550 mL) of PJ are consumed.31 In contrast, no gastrointestinal distress occurs when participants ingest small volumes (eg, <150 mL) of PJ.14,15
One limitation and one assumption must be addressed. After reading the scientific literature, I do not know how much mustard athletes ingest for EAMCs; some researchers12 have stated athletes ingest a few 5-g packets. My participants ingested a mass of mustard containing an amount of Na+ equivalent to that ingested on the PJ day to allow between-groups comparisons and improve internal validity of the experiment. Athletes are unlikely to ingest this much mustard for EAMCs. However, the negligible changes occurring after mustard ingestion in my study suggest that eating a few mustard packets would have an even smaller effect on the intravascular space. If clinicians provide a few mustard packets, the Na+, K+, and fluid deficits likely will be higher than those I reported. My assumption in this study was that sampling from the intravascular space provides an indication of the fluid and electrolyte conditions of the interstitial space surrounding muscle fibers. Whereas the methods to obtain such measurements are technically daunting, the information would help clarify how ingestion of these treatments affects the fluid closest to the muscle.
Pickle juice and mustard are 2 anecdotal treatments believed to be effective for treating EAMCs by restoring plasma electrolytes; however, no appreciable changes occurred to [Na+]p, [K+]p, percentage changes in plasma Na+ content, percentage changes in plasma volume, or OSMp of hypohydrated humans within 60 minutes of PJ or mustard ingestion. Pickle juice is unlikely to exacerbate exercise-induced hypertonicity, delay rehydration, or cause hyperkalemia. Moreover, ingesting 80 mL of PJ or a mass of mustard with a similar Na+ content cannot fully replace the Na+ or K+ lost due to exercise-induced sweating. The effects of drinking multiple boluses of PJ after exercise in the heat on electrolytes are unknown and worthy of future research.
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Abu Ghraib is a large prison compound, built in the days of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq, about 15 km North-West to the capital Baghdad. The prison could host over 1,300 detainees at the time in conventional standard conditions and far more in humiliating harsh conditions. The prison was used by the Americans to detain and interrogated Iraqi insurgents after the American invasion to Iraq in 03/2003.
The USA Army staff of Abu Ghraib was formed from the 320th Military Police Battalion, military intelligence interrogators, CIA officers and even some private contractors.
An investigation about inappropriate treatment of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison had already been underway since late 2003, when many soldiers of the 320th Military Police Battalion had been charged of prisoners’ abuse.
On 04/28/2004 the CBS 60 Minutes prestigious TV program aired an articles describing Abu Ghraib, including pictures showing military personnel abusing prisoners. The reportage and the follow-ups provoked a huge emotional reaction of anger and disbelief all over the world.
Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, the American commander of Abu Ghraib, demoted for her lack of oversight regarding the abuse, estimated later that 90% of detainees in the prison were, eventually, innocent.
Later many specific details of torture techniques, committed by USA army and CIA officials were published. The techniques included sexual abuse, physical violence and sorts of hangings.
Many Islamic militants in the Western Democracies later explained their motivation as aroused from the Abu Ghraib scandal. Showing those pictures in order to recruit young Muslims to terror and fighting America, became a common phenomena (see – Shahawar Siraj ).
The Abu Ghraib Scandal was a severe blow to the image and reputation of USA in the Muslim society for few years and posted USA as no better then Saddam Hussein’s regime.
About 25 USA officers and soldiers were charged in Military courts for abusing Iraqi prisoners. Specialist Charles Graner received 10 years in federal jail. Specialist Sabrina Harman received 5 years .All the others including a Colonel, a Lt. Col., a Major and others were dismissed from the army or dishonorably discharged, or stripped from their ranks, or received short terms in jail.
Lt. Gen Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of USA forces in Iraq, who was supposed to be promoted to a full 4 stars general, was not promoted and left the army (see also – US-Nightmare ).
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Ship Notes, Sail Training & Museum News INVENI PORTAM Erik A. R. Ronnberg, Sr. (1909-1988) Erik A. Ronnberg, a former ship rigger in Gloucester died this June at the age of 79. A native of Vaxholm, Sweden, Mr. Ronnberg was a seaman and officer aboard a number of merchant ships, including the bark Abraham Rydberg, in which he sailed as second mate from 1938 to 1942. Discharged when the Rydberg was sold in Baltimore, Mr. Ronnberg married and moved to Boothbay Harbor, and then to Gloucester, where he became a rigger's assistant in 1945. His first job was to help refit the racing/fishing schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud. Going into business for himself, Mr. Ronnberg worked on a variety of vessels from fishing vessels and yachts to aircraft carriers. In addition to his work as a ship rigger, Mr. Ronn berg was an accomplished modeller, and made many ships-in-bottles, half-hulls and scale model s. A selection of these will be exhibited at the DeCordove Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
The American Tall Ship Syndicate have decided on a design for a three-masted ship of less than 500 tons to carry 35 cadets and 14 professional crew. This size and complemenl will permit them to use traditional technology in building the ship and allow for a wooden interior rather than one using only modem materials. Rather than search for a single corporate sponsor, they have decided to undertake a capital campaign for private and corporate funding. The syndicate have also agreed in principle to ally with the Maine Maritime Museum at Bath. Under this plan, the hull of the ship would be built at a commercial yard and then towed to a stone crib pier at the museum for joinery, rigging and fitting out. The ship would be homeported at the museum , which is located on land occupied by two shipyards in the nineteenth century. (David C. Brink, Executive Director, SAIL, Inc. , 229 Washington Street, Bath, ME 04530; 207 443-6222) The Sea Education Association has announced a new twelve-week Maritime Semester for college sophmores and juniors. The course includes classes in maritime history and culture, literature of the sea, international relations, nautical science and an introduction to oceanography. The semester is divided into three sections. During the first four weeks, students will attend classes on the SEA campus in Woods Hole. They will then embark in the schooner WestSEA HISTORY, AUTUMN 1988
ward for six weeks, followed by two weeks spent in the region under study. In 1989, the course will focus on New England and the Canadian Maritime Provinces. Tuition for the course is $6000; room and board, $1750. Applications are due 1 February. (Susan E. Humphris , Dean, SEA, PO Box 6, Woods Hole, MA 02543; 617 540-3954) The US Naval Academy History Department has issued a call for papers for their ninth Naval History Symposium. The symposium has been scheduled for 18-20 October i989. The symposium welcomes papers on all topics relating to naval and maritime history. The deadline for proposals is 1 February 1989. (Wi lliam R. Roberts , Director, Naval History Symposium, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402-5044) The Presidential Yacht Sequoia is returning to service as a presidential yacht. Built in 1925 at the Mathis Yacht Building Company in Camden, New Jersey, for Richard M. Cadwalader, she changed hands several times before being acquired by the Navy and "prepared forthe use of the President" at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1932. She served eight presidents from Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter, who ordered her sold in 1977. She was acquired by the Presidential Yacht Trust, a non-profit, non-partisan group who gave her a massive overhaul and arranged for her transfer back to presidential service on 15 November 1988. Her maintenance is to be paid for through proceeds from a private fund established by the trust. (Peg Nicholls, USS Sequoia, Presidential Yacht Trust, 555 13th Street, NW, Suite 680 West, Washington , DC 20004; 202 785-6737) The North American Society for Oceanic History and the Society for the History of Discoveries have issued a call for papers and sessions for their annual meeting, to be held in San Francisco, 8-10 June 1989. The National Maritime Museum will co-sponsor the meeting. (Sanford H. Bederman, Department of Geography, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 ; or William M. Still , Jr. , Department of History, East Carolina University , Greenville, NC 27858-4353) The Museum Small Craft Association, formerly the Small Craft Curator's Conference, has assumed responsibility for developing a handbook on documenting watercraft up to forty feet in length. The handbook has received fund-
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Longevity briefs provides a short summary of novel research in biology, medicine, or biotechnology that caught the attention of our researchers in Oxford, due to its potential to improve our health, wellbeing, and longevity.
Why is this research important: A pluripotent cell is a form of stem cell capable of giving rise to multiple different cell types. When we ‘reprogram’ cells to express pluripotency markers, this can also reverse aspects of cellular ageing. The mechanisms by which this occurs are currently not well understood.
What did the researchers do: In this study, researchers reprogrammed human mesenchymal stem cells into pluripotent stem cells, then back to mesenchymal stem cells. They then compared age related activity and protein expression in reprogrammed and untreated cells.
Key takeaway(s) from this research: Consistent with previous studies, cell ageing appeared to be reversed in reprogrammed cells. The expression of GATA6, an important protein for gut, lung, and heart development, was reduced in reprogrammed cells compared with the control cells. This led to increased activity of two other proteins involved in development: sonic hedgehog and FOXP1. The authors suggest that this pathway is a mechanism that controls the reversal of cell ageing, and could provide pharmacological targets for regenerative medicine
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute expands Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program
Category: research Video duration: Fralin Biomedical Research Institute expands Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program
The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute hosted 34 high school and undergraduate students in Roanoke this summer for a 10-week hands-on research experience. The cohort recently presented their research interests and discoveries at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute research symposium.
So this is a summer fellowship that we bring in undergraduates and high-school students to really expose them to what cutting-edge science is. We fill the lab with about 34 students this summer though for many of them, it's their first time getting to do hands-on research in an independent way and it's really transformative. I heard one of the surf fellows today describe it as the first time they were in an adult lab. And so it really, it really captured to me just what a transformative event this had been for that fellow. The fMRI symposium offers students an opportunity to present their work that they've worked on for the last two weeks, their research in their labs. It gives them an opportunity to present. It gives them an opportunity to collaborate with faculty and staff and present to an audience. We offer evaluation feedback, and at the end there are prizes. Are these programs provide amazing opportunities for students, both, again, high school students and undergraduates to get hands-on experience in our labs to work with world-class researchers and alongside world-class researchers. So it's a really great, well-rounded experience. | <urn:uuid:2bca6ce5-5ba1-4330-a6f8-228d342d7c59> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vtx.vt.edu/videos/k/2022/08/1_xbcw0a77.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.965229 | 320 | 1.828125 | 2 |
AMPK is one of the more important regulatory components in our metabolic machinery, activated by lower energy intake - such as calorie restriction - and diminishing with age. As such, AMPK signaling changes are prime target for investigation. From EurekAlert!: "when cells are kept hungry in a culture dish, a watchdog enzyme called AMPK jumps into action and attaches a chemical phosphate group to a target protein named raptor. As a result, raptor, whose job is to cradle a growth-promoting protein called mTOR, is disabled, inactivating mTOR and halting cell division. Cells then safely switch into energy conservation mode until plentiful times return. ... Simply the most rudimentary information that any cell needs is to know whether there is food around - that's what AMPK senses. If there is not, you need to turn off factors that make cells grow." mTOR is another party of interest for calorie restriction research - is there a good way to achieve the beneficial health and longevity benefits of calorie restriction by directly manipulating the controls our biochemistry? | <urn:uuid:98a56c00-ad15-4355-a233-2f2d445e6e75> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2008/04/investigating-ampk-signaling/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.934232 | 211 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Probably the final proof – if it were still needed – that everyone needs to take their password management much more seriously came with the revelation that online behemoth, Yahoo!, has managed to mislay half a billion (yes, you read that right) sets of account details.
Not only that, but they managed to do so in 2014 and, apparently, have only just become aware of it…
We fear that many people still consider having to have lots of passwords as a major irritation, to be simplified as far as possible and combined with a naïve hope that they’ll never be the victim of cyber crime. This proves that really is a forlorn hope because we all know someone with a Yahoo! or Flickr account, even if we don’t have one ourselves.
Passwords are so fundamental to so many aspects of our lives now, this is no longer a trivial matter for anyone.
The only real answer right now is to use a proven, robust password manager. It’s actually pretty simple. You come up with one strong, unguessable password and then use that to lock down all the rest. That way, you only have to remember one and the others can be beautifully complex, because the password manager will fill them in for you!
Even if you are disciplined in creating passwords can you say hand on heart that there’s no pattern to them which could be unravelled if one was compromised?
Time to act
Seriously, the time has come to act. What is probably needed now is a multi-pronged approach to both convince and educate people, as well as to put the tools in their hands.
How much money might the banks save if they gave people a free licence for a reputable password manager, like LastPass, 1Password or Dashlane?
These are user-friendly, widely available options that work on computers and smart devices.
In the process we need to teach people about multi-factor authentication – systems that either send you an instant login code to your phone or generate a unique code through an app. That way any attacker would have to compromise both your login details and your phone!
Worth taking precautions
The disturbing thing about the Yahoo! attack is that not just passwords were taken, but security questions and their answers, like your date of birth and mother’s maiden name. That’s information we are asked to use for all kinds of situations, including interactions with government. This data is usually used to recover lost or forgotten passwords, and not just on the system that was broken into.
Once criminals have this data they can convince many services to let them into your accounts and each piece they unlock completes a jigsaw which can give them the power to cause havoc in your life. If you can make that even a bit less likely by using a password manager, don’t you think it’s worth it?
Businesses are welcome to talk to us about putting protection and training in place for their staff. Given how many of your workforce could have had their data compromised by this one incident, it’s time to act.
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Carpe Diem: How to Survive Life in Canada
Immigrants never have it easy when it comes to adjusting to a new environment with a different culture, climate and/or way of living. This holds true also if you are thinking of having a new life in Canada. It will be a challenge, as is any other first endeavors.
With some research and planning, you will be able to turn a seemingly patience-sucking move into a more interesting one. Just take some time to breathe and follow some of the survival tips, which are of great help especially during your first year in the North American country.
DEALING WITH THE CLIMATE
Life in Canada has become synonymous with cold to freezing winters. If you have lived in the cold regions in Europe before the big move, you will never have a problem adjusting the Canadian climate. However, if you are from a country that experiences sunlight almost all throughout the year, snow may become quite overwhelming. That is if you are not prepared. It is a must to invest on warm clothes, including a Canadian winter jacket, sweaters, socks, muffs, gloves, and scarves. Save some money for these types of clothing and buy them once you step in Canada. It isn’t advisable to buy in the country where you’re coming from as winter clothes can take too much of the space in your luggage.
Always dress in layers during winter. Many immigrants have 10 layers of clothing when going to work or doing errands during the winter. Some, who easily get cold, use more than 10.
Do check the weather forecast. Canadian winter can be very fickle. You don’t want to be going out not knowing what will welcome you. Sunny winters in the country could still mean a below 0°C temperature. Also, weather forecasts could inform you if snow would fall sometime during the day.
DEALING WITH BEING UNSETTLED
Almost all immigrants feel homesick the first few months of their stay in a foreign country. This is to be expected especially if you barely know anyone in your community. A great way to battle such nostalgia is to get to know other immigrants in your area. Canada has become a melting pot of people from different countries so there are a lot of immigrants like you who you could bond with.
Check out a community center. This is your chance to get to know not only the immigrants in your neighborhood but the citizens as well. Remember, you also need to have good relations with everyone.
Make a blog about your life in Canada. It would help if you write about your good experiences. This way, the positive is highlighted and the happy feelings could help you think less of the country, family and friends you left behind.
Watch TV, read magazines and newspapers, and watch TV in your native language. This fourth tip might be a little tricky. For some, anything that could remind them of home might make them feel more homesick. For others, it could help them ease the loneliness. Gauge your feelings first before doing this especially if you are home alone and watching a local television show. You might end up balling your eyes out.
DEALING WITH CULTURE SHOCK
Culture shock is most common particularly if your home country has a very different way of life. Thankfully, with Canada, it won’t be a shock but more of little adjustments to their culture. The social setting may leave you a little oblivious but this does not mean that you can cope with Canada’s way of living.
All you need to do is learn how to speak Canadian. Remember, although one of the country’s official language is English, the vocabulary and slang may be a bit different from other English-speaking countries. It will also help to learn the other official language, French.
A new life in Canada is not all bed of roses especially for first time immigrants. However, if you would prepare yourself with this three main concerns of first-time country movers, you will be able to adjust easier.…
Cost of Teeth Whitening Products and Services in Calgary
Teeth whitening in Calgary comes in many forms and costs. If you want better smile with whiter teeth, there are different ways to do so. Most individuals are keen on finding out how much teeth whitening Calgary cost. Do they fit the budget? Are they worth the money? And so on.
If you are looking at products and services that promise whiter teeth, here are some with their price and how effective they are.
Homemade Teeth Whitening
Homemade whiteners cost less than $10. You will have to buy the ingredients you need to make your own concoction. One of the most used mixtures is peroxide and baking soda. Apply it to your teeth with a Q-tip. How efficient are they? Results won’t be visible readily. The truth is, if you want instant results, you will need to apply the mixture on your teeth for hours before you see a reasonable difference. If you are don’t mind minimal results, you could definitely try it at home but don’t keep your hopes too high.
Toothpaste and Mouthwash
Whitening toothpastes and mouthwash normally cost between $5 and $20 per bottle or tube. Many are into the advertisements of these products that they would believe the promises they pose. A lot of products deliver what they promise. They slightly make teeth whiter. However, they end up making your teeth more sensitive. It is a wonder if the companies have done some tests before they put out their products on the market. Toothpastes that whiten your choppers are only recommended by dentists to maintain white teeth. Because of this, they should not be used every day.
These tools for whitening teeth cost around $20 to $30. These products are actually worse than homemade whitening pastes. Many are sucked in to the idea that they could help whiten your teeth. However, do not buy the promises of these pens. They do not work at all. They are the worst comes when it comes to dental products. Toothpastes and mouthwash at least help with oral hygiene. Whitening pens don’t do anything at all but rob your hard-earned money.
The services in bleaching kiosks are priced from $25 to $200. These are relatively new when it comes to teeth whitening found in Calgary. For people who have some time to spare while wandering around the mall, these kiosks can be a good alternative than to make an appointment with a dentist. The service they usually provide in these kiosks is the paint-on process similar to whitening pens. You can temporarily have white teeth but to what extent? Most of the kiosks are unregulated so the safety of their service is questionable.
Whitening strips can be bought for about $20 to $45 per box. Compared to the first few options, whitening strips are viable ways to have better colored choppers. The best way to buy them though is over the counter. Online purchases can be shady and the products may not give you fresher breath. The downside to whitening strips, however, is that they could be hard to apply.
Bleaching trays can be bought in dental clinics. They cost around $150 to $1500. These trays have higher concentrations of peroxide compared to other products. Using them will give you faster results. Compared to whitening strips, bleaching trays are custom-fit so application is easier and can reach even the back area of your teeth. Most use the trays at night while they sleep.
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We’ve found lots of different reasons for branding our skin with ink- social status, personal expression, religion, even medicine in some primitive cultures- but perhaps one of the coolest types of ancient tattoos were those used by warriors. Usually the designs took the form of solid bands of color, or of the intricate knotwork designs that the Celtic cultures are famous for. Nowadays, the presence of tattoos in most military organizations is pretty strictly regulated. However, now it has become very popular with the others too, and a lot of men, as well as women, can be seen sporting it. While their inks are varied in the use of styles and symbols, there are a few recurring themes more often used than the rest. Aug 12, 2017 - Explore Tattoomaze's board "Ancient Celtic Warrior Tattoos", followed by 9771 people on Pinterest. Image source. These generally took the form of anthropomorphic figures that were inked along the fingers. Tattoos of Viking warriors can be a statement of toughness, bravery and brute strength. Many of these tattoo symbols are very popular and are used by people from all walks of life. This also extends to the placement of the tattoos where the location on the body had its own ritualistic meaning. You can still find artists who practice this style today… if you’re willing to shell out some extra cash. Before you choose a tattoo design, you must consider its aesthetic value as well as symbolism to make sure that you land at a perfect design. Nowadays, the presence of tattoos in most military organizations is pretty strictly regulated. See more ideas about Warrior tattoos, Greek warrior, Tattoos. Several warrior cultures from the west used tattoos as symbols of their strength or success in battle, and also in some cases to grant luck or special abilities to the individual. 36. Oct 16, 2020 - Stop being a victim be the warrior. Ancient Greek Warriors Tattoos Top greek troy symbol images for ... tattoo search designs tattooists in your area warrior kitty. Much of the time, the warrior in question would keep track of just how successful they had been in battle by creating a mark for each person they had defeated. Each deity has a symbolic pattern used by its worshippers. Tattoos have consistently had a place among the fighters.
People who prefer frogs show their importance in the circle of life, even if they’re not at the apex of the pecking order. The samurai used an art style called Irezumi for their tattoos, which is a traditional hand-poked method that is very time-consuming, but generally results in beautifully vibrant images with crisp, bold lines. This led to many ex-samurai joining up with the infamous Yakuza, and they flaunted their ink in a show of solidarity… showing that they were more true to their origins, than to the law.
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1. Am I allowed to take pets to the Netherlands?
If you’re travelling with your own means of transport, there’s no problem bringing your pet on holiday to the Netherlands but get in contact with your airline company to get instructions.
2. What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands.
3. What is the drug policy in the Netherlands?
The Netherlands has a tolerant drug policy. All drugs are banned, but smoking cannabis is tolerated under strict conditions.
4. What are the best known public holidays in the Netherlands?
Dutch people celebrate the following public holidays in the Netherlands:
- January 1 – New Year’s Day.
- Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
- April 27 is King’s Day, every year.
- Ascension Day.
- Whit Sunday and Whit Monday.
- Christmas on December 25 and 26.
5. Are ‘Holland’ and ‘the Netherlands’ the same?
Holland is part of the Netherlands and is also used as a synonym for the Netherlands.
6. Why does the Dutch soccer team wear orange?
Because of the house of Orange. Orange is the Netherlands’ national colour because of the house of Orange, the Dutch royal line. William of Orange (William I, prince of Orange 1533-84) was the principal founder of Dutch independence in 1597. The Dutch royal family belongs to the house of Orange, and the Dutch flag, which is red, white and blue (like the French but turned 90 degrees), has an orange banner. King Willem-Alexander became the reigning monarch of the Netherlands in 2013 when his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated.
7. What town in the province of Utrecht has given its name to a borough of New York?
Breukelen. Breukelen has transformed into Brooklyn. Vlissingen (Flushing) lies in the province of Zeeland. Waalwijk hasn’t exported its name at all and Oranjedorp does not exist.
8. The Netherlands is also known as Holland. What did Holland originally mean?
Woodland. Holland probably derives from the old Dutch holt lant “wood land”.
9. What is the Dutch city of light?
Eindhoven. Dutch electronic giant Philips, now based in Amsterdam by the way, started as a company making lightbulbs.
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The family of St Joseph’s School seeks to live, love and learn in a caring Christian community.
As a Catholic School, we see Christ as the foundation of all of our educational efforts, at the heart of all we are striving to experience and achieve, in each and every aspect of school life.
We are an educating community whose aims and work are lit by the vision of the Gospel.
Our Mission is to bring the children to know, love and serve God in their hearts and minds.
Within this context, our vision is:
- To encourage and develop children’s understanding and love of God through high quality Religious Education teaching, and the application of Christian values to everyday life.
- To enable children to understand their place in the community following the example of good role models and to aspire to become responsible citizens, displaying British values and contributing to the school, the parish, the wider community and the world.
- To create a safe and caring community in which each child is enabled to access a creative, balanced and stimulating curriculum.
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The upcoming day off on the occasion of the coronation celebration of King Mindaugas of Lithuania prompted many compatriots to think about what interesting things to do in Lithuania.
What apps will allow you to get to know the yet undiscovered corners of your native country is presented by Samsung.
1. DayTrip – Find out what’s in front of you
“Daytrip” is an interactive Lithuanian tourism program intended for use as an electronic travel guide. By the way, you can find the same functions on the website “daytrip.lt“.
“In the app, the date, city or district, type of place: museum, nature, monument or architecture, price – paid or free, travel method.
You will then be offered different locations or routes, how long it would take you to reach them, as rated by other users.
In the app, travelers can create a personal one and save what they liked the most,” says Samsung product expert Aurelija Krivickaitė.
Please note that information in the app can be provided in both Lithuanian and English.
What’s more, in the app you will find descriptions of places, photos of the famous Lithuanian photographer Romuald Požerskis and an audio guide, which you will expand your knowledge after listening to.
For those who have a hard time deciding where to go, the “Surprise Me” function, which suggests an unexpected route, will come in handy.
You can download the “DayTrip Lithuania” app for smartphones with the Android operating system here.
2. “Lietuvos kurortoų” – to evaluate augmented reality from the series
“Lietuvos kurortai” ‒ a mobile app designed to get to know the resorts: Neringa Municipality, Druskininkus, Birštonas and Palanga.
Some functions are also available on the website “lietuvoskurortai.lt“, but if you want to listen to an audio guide or try augmented reality, you can only do it in the app.
“In the app you will find routes, attractions and augmented reality reviews. Click on the 3 horizontal lines symbol in the top left corner and you will see the QR scanner and the language below.
By the way, this program is perfectly suited for tourists, as it offers as many as 5 language options: Lithuanian, English, Russian, German and Latvian,” says Aurelija Krivickaitė.
The expert says that the routes are presented in great detail: it is indicated whether it will be free, how long it will take on foot, how it is rated by other travelers.
Detailed descriptions and other details are provided, for example, what kind of surface you will be traveling on: asphalt, gravel or forest road. This is how you decide how active you want to spend your time.
You can conveniently record your activity in the Samsung Health app on your smartphone or Galaxy Watch.
After a whole day, you can view your activity statistics: how many steps you took, how many calories you burned, how much distance you walked, etc.
You can download the Lietuvos kurortai app for smartphones with the Android operating system here.
3. “Informal Vilnius” – study the capital
“Invisible Vilnius” is a free program for getting to know Vilnius in an alternative way. The functions of this program are also available on the website “neakivijainisvilnius.lt“.
“After opening the app, you can choose from various types of routes: study of Vilnius districts, arts, architecture, natural sciences, children’s education, etc.
So, after choosing what you are interested in, click on “Start route” and then you will see it on the screen. You will be able to learn more about the route or object in the description or after listening to the audio guide,” says A. Krivickaitė.
The app shows the routes in great detail – showing distance, terrain, steps, duration, pet-friendly and additional information.
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We’re in it for the love. The love of art, heart, soil and the human race. We have learned so many things the hard way and are grateful that farming is a thing in life where you can truly learn from others’ mistakes (not that you won’t make your own). We pay all of our employees an agreed upon, livable wage and open our brains, books and business to employees for their learning experience in hopes of growing more farmers. It’s not just a job, it’s a way of living. | <urn:uuid:24f43706-89da-4aa0-b779-b7ad219ec168> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.brownsfarmniwot.com/about | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.957919 | 230 | 1.609375 | 2 |
Buteo lagopus (Rough Legged Buzzard) is a species of birds in the family Accipitridae. They are listed in cites appendix ii. They are native to The Nearctic, the Palearctic, and United States. They are solitary, diurnal carnivores. They have parental care (female provides care, paternal care, and pair provides care). They rely on flight and gliding to move around.
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Blind Prediction Competition 2019
QuakeCoRE, in collaboration with the National Centre for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE), is excited to announce a competition to predict the response of reinforced concrete (RC) structures with torsional irregularities to earthquake shaking. Two half- scale RC structures with torsional irregularities are to be tested under uni-directional shaking at NCREE Tainan in 2019. The Participant with the best predictions (in two categories) shall be awarded NZ$3,000 in travel funding (details are below).
Results of the Blind Prediction Competition 2019 can now be found here.
Past earthquakes have highlighted the vulnerability to damage and collapse of reinforced concrete buildings with torsional eccentricities/irregularities. The available evidence suggests that the primary issue in these buildings is related to large displacement demands resulting in localized damage or failure of structural elements on the flexible sides. Assessment of such existing structures is critical in seismically active regions and reliable methods to estimate torsional displacement demand could help prioritize retrofit efforts and prevent catastrophic failures in future events.
A series of tests are being conducted to improve and calibrate methods in existing guidelines to estimate drift demands and capture torsional demand. Two ½ scale 7-story RC structures with torsional irregularities are to be tested on the earthquake simulator in the Tainan Lab of NCREE. The specimens are designed to represent RC structures constructed in the past and to have different sources of eccentricities, to study inelastic torsional response.
25 March 2019: Announcement, dissemination of information including drawings, and input ground motion
DEADLINE EXTENDED: 15 May 2019: Deadline for expressions of interest by 5pm (New Zealand Standard time)
15 May – 10 June 2019: Specimen-1 to be tested at NCREE Tainan Lab
15 June 2019: Distribution of table acceleration records, and material properties measured on test day
DEADLINE EXTENDED: 1 September 2019: Participants to submit results by 5pm (New Zealand Standard time)
1-20 September 2019: Specimen-2 to be tested at NCREE Tainan Lab
Mid-December: Announcement of winners
Participants are welcome to any analysis technique ranging from simple static methods to complex nonlinear dynamic methods. Participants are expected to provide a short description of the methods used, fill out a survey provided by the organizers related to the analysis and results, and provide a copy of their analysis model if they used generally available software packages. The results shall be judged in two categories:
Travel Funding: For an international winner, the travel funding must be used to attend the 2020 QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting. For a domestic winner, they must attend the 2020 Annual Meeting however if they already have travel support to attend the annual meeting, then the travel funds will be available to support other conference travel until 1 Dec 2020. All travel funding will be done based on reimbursement and can only be used to support travel which meets QuakeCoRE’s travel policy.
Supporting documentation is available to download here.
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A new NGFS workstream being created will identify missing data items needed for effective climate-related and environmental risk analysis.
The NGFS (Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System) has published its 2020-2022 work programme and a new charter, signifying governance changes.
Over the next two years, the NGFS plans to continue its work on supervision, climate scenario analysis and scaling up green finance. In particular, it has decided to create two new workstreams.
The first new workstream will seek to address the lack of data, which has been identified as a crucial element for effective climate-related and environmental risk analysis. The workstream will identify missing data items needed for other NGFS workstreams, determine its availability, and call for external stakeholders to bridge the gaps. The workstream will be co-chaired by IMF (International Monetary Fund) deputy director Fabio Natalucci and ECB (European Central Bank) director general Patrick Amis.
Another new workstream being created will seek to identify NGFS research topics and ensure smooth coordination of research efforts. The workstream will be chaired by PBOC (People’s Bank of China) policy advisor Ma Jun.
The three other workstreams still ongoing are:
- Workstream on microprudential and supervision, chaired by MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) executive director Zeng Yi Wong
- Workstream on macrofinancial, chaired by BOE (Bank of England) executive director Sarah Breeden
- Workstream on scaling up green finance, chaired by Deutsche Bundesbank executive board member Sabine Mauderer
The NGFS has also published its new charter, the outcome of a periodic review to ensure the adequacy of its governance framework.
“This new charter will provide the NGFS with solid governance for the years to come,” the NGFS said in a statement. “An important result of this review is the extension of the Steering Committee, the executive body of the NGFS, to include the European Central Bank.”
De Nederlandsche Bank executive board member Frank Elderson has been reelected as NGFS chair for an additional two years.
The BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas), Bank of Mauritius and Isle of Man Financial Services Authority have joined the NGFS over the last two months.
The NGFS plans to publish documents on environmental risk assessments by financial institutions in the coming weeks.
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The “subsidised temporary job” policy allows job seekers to gain some income from paid work while keeping part of their unemployment benefit. This study assesses the impact of the policy by comparing the rate of return to work of beneficiaries of the scheme and non-beneficiaries.
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A primary focus of Amrit Yoga is to build heat by charging the battery of the body, which is based in the lower three centers. As this energy is aroused and consciously directed from the lower chakras to the upper ones, our biological prana awakens to its evolutionary potential. Awakened prana, called Kundalini, carries out healing and cleansing at an accelerated level - resulting in the purification of the nerve channels in the body as well as cleansing kriyas - all of which prepare the body for accelerated spiritual development.
Chakra One: Roots, Alignment, Earth
Muladhara is the body in physical space and time, developing groundedness, stability and foundation. In Amrit Yoga, the attention is alignment in all poses, building awareness and strength in the legs - especially all standing poses. Anything that stabilizes and roots the foundation reinforces muladhara.
Chakra Two: Sensation, Flow, Water
In Swadisthana we become aware of the senses, sensation (pleasure/pain) and emotions that accompany each pose. We allow our awareness of ecstatic energy to build in the second half of the pose. Suggested poses include pigeon, bridge and the spinal twist.
Chakra Three: Power, Fire
In Manipura, our fire (spiritual heat) is stimulated. We "jump-start" the battery of the body, the physical storehouse of energy, through strong standing poses like The Warrior. The willful aspect of the practice is also associated with chakra three. In the first half of the Amrit Yoga Level I sequence, we are building the battery in the belly and then consciously directing that energy upward. This is an essential part of Level I as this conscious generation and directing of energy is necessary for prana to awaken and move upward to higher centers.
Chakra Four: Awakening to the Spiritual Path
In Anahata, we are asked to open the heart. This requires spiritual commitment to let the ego drop away. In Amrit Yoga the heart energy is engaged with the use of the arms, with mudras, giving and receiving movements. Some heart opening poses can be: camel, yoga mudra, cobra, half locust (opens arms and heart meridians). Breath and the fourth chakra are closely connected (lungs).
Chakra Five: Communication (internal/external) - the power of sound vibration
Visuddha is more apparent in Level II Amrit Yoga, but also in Level I - we turn into the vibration of prana that sources the movement. Use sound vibration when in the pose and the power of your word (opening intention and Om) to create the vibrational field you intend. Become aware of your own inner dialogue and if it serves you or not. In Amrit Yoga the throat chakra may be stimulated through chanting, bridge, camel and shoulder stand postures.
Chakra Six: the Third Eye
Meditation, witness, meditative awareness Pratyahara; deep absorption without choosing for or against what is present in Ajna chakra. In the second half of the pose and Third Eye integration-consciously allow energies to grow with meditative attention and draw freed energies upward toward the Third Eye for integration. All forward bending poses where the head is lower than the heart brings attention and energy to the third eye (child, yoga mudra, wide-angle forward bend).
Chakra Seven: Silence
In the Sahasrar, the elixir of Amrita comes through silencing the fluctuations of the mind. This is the entry into the bliss body, which can happen in the second half of the pose, in Third Eye Meditation integration, or in any pose. All these practices of Amrit Yoga are intended to reach the final point of stilling the modifications of the mind, which is always associated with the seventh chakra.
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How to Prepare for Your Leap to Music Entrepreneurship
So you dream of starting a business in the music industry. Maybe you already have a unique business idea and model you believe can bring a profit. Or maybe you simply want to be your own boss so that you can have more freedom, flexibility, and control over your destiny.
Whatever the case, being an entrepreneur is one of the best ways to forge a fulfilling career. But it’s not easy. To start and run a successful business requires a relentless devotion to your work, smart decision-making, constant strategizing and re-strategizing, and much more. It can also get stressful — really stressful. And while a certain amount of stress can keep you motivated to say on top of your tasks and accomplish your goals, too much stress can cripple your productivity.
How do you minimize stress while you’re trying to get your business off the ground, you ask? Preparation. The better you prepare for your entrepreneurial journey, the more likely you will be able to confidently take the steps necessary for short- and long-term success. Supreme Tracks is here with some suggestions for how you can start preparing today:
Brainstorming and Research
Many entrepreneurs begin without any specific business idea; they just know that they want to be business owners. If this is the boat you find yourself in, don’t sweat. As long as you have self-discipline and a general knack for business, you can think of something!
Start by writing down all the interests you’ve ever had, including music and others. Then, write down any knowledge and skills you’ve acquired up to this point in your life. In short, dedicate time to brainstorming business ideas, and don’t worry about how ridiculous they might be. Once you’ve put every idea you can think of on paper, then start narrowing down your options to a few of the most solid ideas.
Researching the feasibility and profitability of your business idea is just as critical as coming up with the idea. After all, what good is an idea if it won’t allow you to make a living? Evaluate your potential market(s) to determine whether your business has a chance of success. As a starting point, think of what an investor might want to know about your company before they agree to provide you with funding.
For example, you will need to know what your primary product or service will be (e.g., music production, songwriting, instrument maker, etc.), who your target market is, what kind of challenges you may encounter, and how you will respond to those challenges. You’ll also want to assess other companies or individuals in the industry to see what they are offering and how they interact with their clients or audience — this will help you to ensure your offerings are unique and get you thinking of how you can refine your idea so your brand can compete.
Writing a Business Plan
Once you have a solid idea that you’ve researched, you’ll need to develop a business plan for how you will make it a reality. Business plans come in various lengths, with an average of 15 to 25 pages. Rather than focus on how long your business plan is, however, just make sure it contains all the information necessary to convince investors or other stakeholders to take interest in your company.
A good business plan will include a mission statement, a description of your offerings, a unique selling proposition (USP), a market analysis, your legal structure, financial projections, funding requirements, a marketing strategy, and more. When creating the plan, remember that it not only helps you secure funding but also provides a valuable reference when navigating challenges on your entrepreneurial journey.
Forming a Legal Structure
As mentioned above, you’ll need to establish a legal structure for your business as it will play a critical role in your financial success, the taxes you pay, and your personal liability. Forming an LLC will provide you with asset protection and tax benefits, among other perks. And the process is relatively simple, especially if you work with a professional formation service.
Assembling a Team
When starting a business, you need to know what tasks you’re good at and what would best be handled by other people. If you try to take on every responsibility, it will hinder you from effectively running your company and you’ll eventually burn out. You don’t want that. Look for qualified workers who can take care of any tasks that will boost efficiency in your operations.
For example, you might benefit from hiring specialists in bookkeeping, administration, web design, software development, digital marketing, blog writing, etc. Research employment agencies in your area to see if there are any qualified candidates for the roles you need to be filled. If you’re looking for remote workers, online job platforms are a great resource.
Getting the Right Workspace
No matter what kind of business you’re starting, you will need a workspace. For some entrepreneurs, this means securing a storefront on Main Street. For others, it means working from home. Estimate how much square footage is necessary to effectively run your operations. This might include space for a desk, furniture, music equipment, storage, inventory, and any number of other factors. Then, figure out how much money you can spend as it will help you narrow down your options when shopping for space.
If you want to work outside of your home, spend time researching and touring commercial office spaces in your area. Along with evaluating the space itself, try to meet potential neighbors to get a feel for what a day-in-the-life at the office would be like. You’ll also want to consider other factors, such as the convenience of the location (for yourself, employees, and clients), parking availability, nearby amenities, and the potential for expansion.
If you plan to work from home, you’ll need to ensure your workspace provides separation from your personal life. For this purpose, garages, basements, and spare bedrooms are ideal. If you must set up in the living room or any other area of the home that sees a lot of foot traffic, you may need to get creative with design and schedule your work for when others are not at home.
The Bottom Line
Thoroughly preparing is crucial when it comes to starting a business. Remember to brainstorm business ideas and research to ensure it’s viable. Create a detailed business plan, and choose a legal structure that will prove most beneficial for your business. Start putting together a killer team and figuring out how to get the workspace you need.
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North Dakota is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Ghana is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between North Dakota and Ghana regarding various aspects.
Is North Dakota bigger than Ghana?
The total area of North Dakota is 70,704 sq mi, and the total area of Ghana is 92,497 sq mi. North Dakota is smaller than Ghana by 21,793 sq mi. North Dakota is around 1.31 times smaller than Ghana.
Area of North Dakota: 70,704 sq mi ( 183,123 km2 )
Area of Ghana: 92,497 sq mi ( 239,567 km2 )
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of North Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 774,948.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Ghana as of 2020, was estimated to be around 31,072,945.
Here is some more data comparison between North Dakota and Ghana.
The capital city of North Dakota is Bismarck and the capital city of Ghana is Accra.
North Dakota: English
North Dakota: North Dakotan
ISO 3166 Code
North Dakota: US-ND
North Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Ghana Time Zone:
Coordinates of North Dakota:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 100° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Ghana:
7° 49′ 0″ N, 1° 3′ 0″ W
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HOW TO BURN A CANDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN
So, you’ve just purchased a scented candle that smells amazing and looks aesthetically-pleasing as part of your home décor. And, of course, you’ll want it to last. You ask, how do you get the most use out of your new candle? While you might want to burn your candle all the way down to the very last speck of soy wax, you should only safely melt the wax to the last ½ inch. However, there are still tips and tricks you can use to enjoy your candle most efficiently.
Our hand-poured candles are long-lasting with typical burn times between 28 and 90 hours of burn time, depending on the size of candle you purchase. All of our candles are made with Made with 100% Natural US Soy grown natural, plant-based biodegradable wax, that is non-GMO (no genetically modified material) our high-quality candles are crafted to provide you with the best aromatic experience. Plus, they come in specialty scents you’ll want to savor.
To make the most of your candle that you have purchased from Cozy Cove Candles; here are some steps you can take for a smooth melt and less wasted wax. Use this guide for candle-burning best practices so you can get a few more sniffs out of your new favorite scent.
THE FIRST BURN
Scented candles are not only great for evoking memories, but did you know that candle wax actually has a memory of its own? Wax learns to melt the same way, so the first time you light your candle’s wick, it’s very important to let the candle come to a compete burn pool. Wait until the liquified wax creates a melted layer all the way around the inside of the jar. You can do this by making sure to let it burn for one hour per inch of candle diameter.
Otherwise, the candle will form a “memory ring,” meaning the wax won’t burn to the candle’s full diameter. This can lead to another candle conundrum called “tunneling”–creating a hollowed-out center in the wax. While you want to avoid tunneling so you can prolong your candle’s burn time, if you do end up with a caved-in candle, there are some solutions.
STOP CANDLE TUNNELING IN IT'S TRACKS
As soon as you notice your candle begin to sink in the center, try one of these tricks for restoring your candle’s smooth wax surface.
One way to remedy candle tunneling is with tin foil. Secure a piece around the top of your candle, leaving an opening at the center above the wick. Then, light your candle and allow it to burn for a half-hour or so. When you unwrap the foil, your candle should be good as new.
Using a hairdryer to liquefy the taller circle of wax so it melts back into the middle or carefully carving off the sides of the “tunnel” to even out the wax can also solve your candle dilemma. Tunneling can leave you with a lot of wasted wax, so fixing the problem as soon as you see it is the best way to ensure an efficient burn.
TRIM YOUR WICK FOR A STEADY FLAME
To help maintain a quality flame throughout your candle’s lifespan, you’ll want to routinely trim the wick.
Bent or too-long wicks can result in uneven melting or a flickering flame, but with regular trimming, your candle will burn with a steady glow.
The wax base of your candle can also contribute to an even burn, and our scented soy candles made from natural, non-toxic soy wax provide just that. Soy candles burn clean, last long and actually capture aromas better than other wax varieties, making our candles both enduring and delightfully fragrant. Cozy Cove Candles, candles are scented above and beyond your best scented candles! Our candles burn clean and even from top to bottom! Our candles are made with a proprietary blend of all-natural beeswax and pure 100% all-natural stabilized Kosher Certified soy wax.
What really sets our Soy Candles apart from other candles out there is, our strong and healthy premium fragrances that are free from carcinogens, phthalates, paraben, and other potentially hazardous chemicals often found in fragrance, and all of our wicked candles are Lead and Zinc free. We were able to achieve a very well-balanced products that produces an alluring aroma and has a long smooth clean burn. Making our all-natural scented candles the best ever!
MAKE YOUR FAVORITE SCENTS LAST
Everyone of Cozy Cove Candles unique scented candles is sure to please, and as soon as you take your first whiff, you’ll want to enjoy their aroma every day. Our candles are hand-poured in small batches, sure to be high-quality and long-lasting, so you can continue to light their wicks and surround yourself with the nostalgic and comforting scents that you love.
Our candles are scented above and beyond your best scented candles, burn clean and even from top to bottom!
With these tips that we have shared, we can make sure that you will receive a very well-balanced products that produces an alluring aroma and will have a long smooth burn, from your favorite Cozy Cove Candles, scented candle that you have purchased.
WHAT DOES "hand poured" Mean?
Hand-poured means our candles are made the old-fashioned way: we take the time and care with our own two hands!
All the products that we make here at Cozy Cove Candles is done by hand in small batches in the great Pacific Northwest - from the beginning of the making process of product to package and design.
All of our 100% all-natural soy wax candles contain no stearic acid.
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One of the advantages of a crisis within any human institution is that it generates fracture, encourages re-evaluation, self-criticism, and, occasionally, anger. In April2011, a conference was organised in Milltown Institute around the theme of Broken Faith: &-visioning the Church in Ireland.
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With the growth of demand in the sheet metal processing industry, laser cutting machines have become the most popular processing method due to their flexible processing, high cutting efficiency, and high precision. The number of laser cutting machine manufacturers has gradually increased, and brand price competition has been fierce. Today, laser cutting machines use a concentrated high-power laser beam to quickly melt and vaporize metal surfaces to achieve cutting.
The material is blow-molded and melted by the high-speed airflow coaxial with the light beam, thereby opening the method of thermal cutting of the metal plate. In metal processing, the main processing speed is fast, the cutting surface is smooth; there is no burr; the cutting accuracy is high, and the second time-consuming processing is not required. Before purchasing the laser cutting machine equipment, the user must first consider purchasing some kind of power equipment. The biggest factor in determining power depends on the thickness of the material being processed. The thicker the board, the more difficult it is to cut and the greater the power required. Due to mature technology, it is currently the most concentrated small manufacturer in the market; low barriers, various manufacturers in order to maximize profits.
With the continuous development and design of laser cutting machine, its low power consumption must choose well-known brand laser cutting machine, medium power and high power laser cutting machine equipment, not only the quality of the equipment itself is very high, the cutting process parameters are also technical The problem is that manufacturers with medium power are much lower than those with low power. After all, this is technical work, and professional manufacturers are alternative manufacturers, and they have great technical advantages.
When purchasing equipment, many users have huge advantages over low-power laser cutting machines in terms of input and output. However, the higher the power, the higher the price. Many users want to choose high power. In addition to the power of the laser cutting machine will affect the main price, the configuration will also affect the equipment, and the price will vary greatly depending on the configuration of the laser cutting machine. | <urn:uuid:f2eb4fd8-b101-445e-bf2d-71b36810a361> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://roc-tech.com/News/industrynews/221.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.944695 | 416 | 2.328125 | 2 |
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Opening Reception: Friday, August 2, 2019 5 – 9 PM during Art Loop
Animals migrated to North America long before humanity and today they remain. As humanity has infringed upon or removed their original habitats, many species have adapted, surviving and often thriving in the most unlikely of places.
In this exhibition, McClurg uses photography to explore wildlife in the region living everywhere from our backyards to wildlife refuges.
The title is a play on the computer programming term “First In, Still There” which refers to a database where information is added, and never removed. In this model, all data is retained and the database simply grows ever larger. In our area, some species have fled or gone extinct, but many are still here living among us.
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The bo or staff
The primitive use of long staves or short sticks (bo and jo) is appreciably diminshing as time goes by. Yet, in Japan the staff has shown considerable growth in popularity. Therefore there are a great variety of teaching methods involving an equally wide range of staves.
Ancient warriors considered the techniques of the short stick (jo) and the long staff (bo) to be of secondary importance but they still learned the method and practice. The Katori ryu raised the staff to the dignity of a true fighting weapon and have developed the staff into an effective weapon against all types of swords. The monk-warriors of the 16th century made it their weapon because they said that the staff’s humility could make it powerful and so conquer the enemy or even break the famous sword in two.
Training usually comprises of a dozen techniques taught in strict sequence, requiring several years of practice. The bo’s effectiveness in the hands of an expert is exceptional. By sliding it through the had, the length of the staff can vary instantaneously; in addtion, far from striking with the tip alone, the bo describes complex and often uncheckable figures.
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There are a variety of cleaning methods in traditional cleaning industry. And most of them are using chemical agents and mechanical methods for cleaning. As stringent environmental protection regulations in global increases and people’s awareness of environmental protection and safety grows, less and less people are not using these types of chemicals in industrial production and cleaning.
How to find a cleaner with non-invasive cleaning method?
That is a problem we have to consider. And Laser cleaning characterizes by non-abrasive, non-contact, non-thermal effects and objects suitable for various materials. And It will be the most reliable and most effective solution. At the same time, laser cleaning can solve problems that traditional cleaning methods can not do.
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Each unit can consistently deliver high performance with reliability and do so virtually maintenance-free. That is to say it is easy to set-up, operate and automate. Thus you just need plug it in, turn it on and start cleaning/de-coating with laser light – without chemicals, media, dust, water and or clean-up.
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A Family Summer Bucket List Full of Fun and Learning
Summer tutoring can be a great idea, particularly if your child is preparing for exams or you want to prevent summer regression, as covered in a previous blog. But in addition to tutoring, there’s a huge choice of enjoyable summer activities that can maintain and boost learning. Here’s a selection of ideas for your family’s summer bucket list…
Create a large poster or collage showing your family’s bucket list choices, involving all the family in deciding what to include.
Grow something. Indoors or outdoors. Flowers, wildflowers, succulents, fruit or vegetables. Children really benefit from the experience of nurturing plants so that they thrive and grow – and they love eating any produce they grow. Growing plants teaches children about the natural world, the biology of plants, about both responsibility, and cause and effect; if you don’t water the plants, they will die.
Eat dinner together as a family. Why not make it a tradition? Focus on conversation with no screens, share funny stories and memories; you’ll find it will boost children’s vocabulary and self-esteem.
Make and sell lemonade or cupcakes on your street. There will be lots of maths involved in both the making and the selling, as well as developing people skills and raising money, for pocket money or for charity.
Start composting at home, if you have space for a compost bin in your garden. Learn with your child about the benefits to the environment.
Get creative as a family. For something different on rainy days, try some origami – even if it’s only paper aeroplanes. On sunny days, cover the path or patio outside your home in chalk drawings. See who can draw the best portrait of your pet.
Close to Home
Join your local library and visit it together throughout the summer. Sign up your child to the 2022 Summer Reading Challenge which has just been launched with the theme of The Gadgeteers and is a great way to encourage reading.
Encourage your children to create their own treasure hunt, which will boost their planning skills, harness their imagination and practise their writing skills. Remember to provide them with some treasure to hide!
Do your children love to run, climb and swing? Make use of your local park, and if they’d like it, set them some challenges that involve counting or measuring their physical activities. If you have a Go Ape or a similar adventure venue close to you, why not see if you are as brave as your children? You could even talk about the heights, the angles and the engineering involved, if you’re not too scared once you are wearing the harness and climbing the ladder!
Historical Days Out
Many museums are free to visit, although you may need to book ahead. Most museums are too big to see everything in one visit, so make a plan before you go, and involve your children in the decisions about what you want to see.
If you live in or can visit London, the Natural History Museum and Science Museum are wonderful days out with free admission if you book in advance. (And Dippy the dinosaur is back at the Natural History Museum until January 2023!)
On a smaller scale, the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill is a lovely experience.
Out and About
Try Geocaching, a ready-made form of treasure hunt available across the UK. A geocache is a small waterproof treasure box hidden outdoors. Geocachers seek out these hidden goodies using a GPS enabled device which uses coordinates, or ‘waypoints’ downloaded from the geocaching.com website or a free geocaching app. This hobby provides fresh air and exercise and develops map skills and teamwork.
Go pond-dipping or, if you’re lucky enough to be by the sea, go rock-pooling. It’s amazing what you can see at low tide. Use an online guide or a guidebook to identify what you find and encourage your children to write about or draw what they see.
Visit a castle or a stately home. Who lived there? What was their life like? Can your children write some stories about what it must have been like to live then?
At the End of the Summer
Why not create a collage of all the summer’s souvenirs and display it in the kitchen or playroom? This will allow you all to enjoy the memories long after the days get shorter, when everyone is back at school.
We’ve suggested ways in which these activities can be learning opportunities, but don’t feel you have to draw attention to the maths, English, history or science involved. Spending time with your children during a variety of activities provides valuable learning time in its own right – exposing them to new things, talking to them, asking them questions and encouraging them to do the same. We hope you try some of our ideas and have a fabulous summer of learning and fun. | <urn:uuid:2085ba2a-ab92-429a-8fb7-cdf5029a40f0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.jkeducate.co.uk/jk-expert-tips/a-family-summer-bucket-list-full-of-fun-and-learning/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.939541 | 1,040 | 2.671875 | 3 |
SPINELLI Gustavo Ricardo
Immature stages of two Neotropical species of Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
RONDEROS MM; SPINELLI GR; HUERTA H; DÍAZ F
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
AMER ENTOMOL SOC
Año: 2003 vol. 129 p. 295 - 308
Larva and pupa of Dasyhelea bahamensis (Johnson 1908) and Dasyhelea necrophila Spinelli and Rodríguez 1999, are described and illustrated by using a phase contrast stereoscope and scanning electron microscope. Dasyhelea bahamensis was collected from flooded, muddy areas in cohauila, Yucatan, Mexico, while D. necrophila were discovered in small artificial or plant-holding containers in Argentina and Mexico. Larvae of both species have character states typical of herbivorous ceratopogonid larvae. | <urn:uuid:0577da22-4d18-4ff5-9666-fa931592b227> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.conicet.gov.ar/new_scp/detalle.php?keywords=spinelli&id=19596&articulos=yes&detalles=yes&art_id=1865595 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.656931 | 276 | 1.984375 | 2 |
In Mark 14, we meet a woman who poured an expensive jar of perfume on Jesus’ head in an act of extravagant worship. Some observers were angered by what they considered a wasteful misuse of resources, but Jesus determined that it was an act of humble devotion. Alistair Begg reminds us that such devotion to serve Jesus is often met with the displeasure of friends, but ultimately, it is God’s judgment that should concern us.
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I want to invite you to turn to Mark 14, if you have a Bible, if you can see a Bible, and I’m going to read these opening verses.
“Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill him. ‘But not during the Feast,’ they said, ‘or the people may riot.’
“While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of … Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.
“Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, ‘Why this waste of perfume? It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.’ And they rebuked her harshly.
“‘Leave her alone,’ said Jesus. ‘Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.’”
It’s Lennon and McCartney who wrote,
There are places I’ll remember
All my life, though some have changed,
Some forever, not for better;
Some have gone and some remain.
All these places have their memories,
The lovers and friends I still can recall;
Some are dead and some are living,
But in my life, I’ve loved them all.
Places anchor events in our lives. And if we had the opportunity to be in the company of anyone who was present on this particular occasion, recorded here by Mark, it is very difficult to imagine that they would say that of all the things they remembered in terms of their following and being in the presence of Jesus, this one was not right there at the top. I would be surprised if that were the case.
And what Mark tells us in this little section is that the ongoing drama which is taking place—as described in verses 1 and 2—of the Pharisees, the scribes, the religious leaders moving now, inexorably, to the place where they’re going to finally get ahold of Jesus of Nazareth and, from their perspective, be done with him once and for all—against all the darkness and blackness, if you like, of that agenda, we have the magnificent light that shines out from there, from the house of Simon the Leper.
Sometimes in the evening, when the clocks change and it’s dark, I actually go around the small neighborhood of ours, attracted by the lights from the people’s homes, and sometimes fireplaces. I’m always intrigued to see how they’ve laid out their living room. Not that I’m a Peeping Tom; I don’t go up the driveway. But it’s virtually impossible if you are in the darkness not to be drawn to the light. And the surrounding verses of 14—1 and 2, they were looking for him; verse 10, Judas now enters into their dark plot—they provide the context in which you have this amazing and memorable encounter.
I want us to consider it this morning, and perhaps, if I go too slowly, on Wednesday morning as well—or, if I don’t make sense and have to try it a second time, Wednesday morning as well. But I want to look at it just by noticing the way in which the story unfolds.
First of all, we’ll consider just one little phrase there in verse 3, “A woman came.” “A woman came.” And in looking that, we’ll consider her actions. And then, in verse 4: “Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another…” In the English Standard Version, which I was reading in preparation for this, it actually says, “They scolded her.” “A woman came,” “They scolded her,” and then thirdly and finally, the explanation and the commendation of Jesus: “She did what she could.” So it’s very straightforward. Even for an intelligent group such as yourselves, you need something to hang your hat on, and here you have it.
First of all, then, “A woman came.” Let us consider her action.
It’s actually surely worth noting that the events that Mark records for us in chapter 13—and this is a homework assignment for you to check—in 13, where you have the Apocalyptic Discourse, or the Olivet Discourse, as we refer to it, after the announcement of Jesus that the temple is going to come crashing down, and the disciples say, “Well, when will the end of the world be?” because they couldn’t imagine a world without this great temple—on either side of that amazing discourse or address by Jesus, you have the account of two ladies. Chapter 12 ends with a lady, and chapter 14 begins with another lady. And the one lady at the end of chapter 12 is a lady who is doing with money something that says something about her heart. And it’s not our purpose this morning to consider that, but if you go back and look at it, you will realize that Jesus is pointing out to his disciples the values of his kingdom. He’s been doing this all the way through: “The first’ll be last, the last will be first.” He’s turning things upside down, and because they’re upside down, when he does that, he’s really turning them the right way up.
But these disciples are slow to understand this. And so, their ears must have been pinned back when he says to them on that occasion, at the end of 12, “Do you see this wee lady here? Do you see what she’s just done? She has actually put in more than all the rest.” Well, that didn’t make any sense at all. Into those vast trumpets, as the coins were placed, the number of coins that went in—the density of the coin—would rattle as an indication of just the gesture that had been made. But for this little lady to come with two tiny coins, it hardly made a noise at all.
“This poor widow,” says Jesus, “has put in more than all the rest.” Why? Because it’s measured by sacrifice, not by the amount. Because it’s measured by proportion. Two cents out of two cents is a factor of one. One thousand out of ten thousand is a factor of a tenth.
It’s quite interesting that the disciples don’t then ask Jesus to work this out for them. But the challenge of that little lady’s action is immediately followed by a question about architecture. It’s not dissimilar to what happens when you hear the Bible preached. The temptation is not to actually pay attention to the challenge that comes but to begin to talk about where you’re going for Sunday lunch or whether your Aunt Mabel is going to be staying for an extra two days from Minneapolis. It’s a complete triviality; it means nothing at all to anybody. But it is a way of saying, “That was a little too close for comfort. I didn’t like that stuff about a little lady showing the rest of us up. These are magnificent buildings, I must say.” Jesus says, “You see these buildings? These building are going to come crashing down. There won’t be one stone left on top of the other.” Wow.
Then it follows. Then the plot thickens. Then the lady comes. “A woman came.” Fabulous! Why did she come? Because she wanted to. She comes carrying something. She comes with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume made of pure nard.
I must confess to you that I do not like the word “nard.” I don’t know if you do. It just doesn’t strike me as… anybody that’s doing a marketing campaign for a very nice perfume, I think would be… it would be a dumb move to call it “nard.” Only a nerd would buy nard, as far as I’m concerned. And it would be foolish for me, as well, to try and impress you with the depth of my understanding of the way in which the plants of the foothills of the Himalayas were used in the production of this, because you would say to yourself, “He must have got that out of a book.” Of course I did! Where do you think you got it? Unless you were just wandering around the foothills of the Himalayas lately and did your own research. No! So it’d be a complete waste of time. You shouldn’t—and this is just a sidebar for those of you who want to teach—don’t waste your time on stuff like that. Everybody knows you don’t know anything about it, so you’re not impressing them; you’re annoying them.
So, we’ll leave that. All we need to know: it was very expensive. That’s all. We don’t know where it came from, really, and they did. Suffice it to say, it wasn’t something that the average lady would have had in her purse. It’s not something that she would have picked up in Nordstrom on the way for an evening at the house of Simon the Leper.
Incidentally, we don’t know who Simon the Leper was. You can read books about that as well. Maybe Jesus healed him, or maybe he didn’t. And maybe he used to be a leper. Maybe he wasn’t even there; maybe it was just his house. But that’s, again, the kind of stuff you shouldn’t talk about. Just leave it alone, all right?
No, the real issue here is the cost that’s involved. The cost that’s involved. And he is very, very careful to describe for us both the container and the content and the cost. It’s an alabaster jar, or an alabaster flask—translucent material that in itself would be fragile and important and relatively precious. Not as precious as what was inside it; what was inside it, as we see, is this ointment, this embalming oil, this perfume—whatever you want to think of it—and that is established as significant on account of its cost.
So it was the cost of what was taking place here that was the occasion for the disapproval of some—verse 4—who were present. Perfume that costs a year’s wages certainly could never be regarded as ordinary. I’d be very surprised if there is any man here who ever bought his wife perfume that cost him a year’s salary. And if you are here, I’d like to meet you afterwards—and take your temperature!
The monetary value—the monetary value—was probably the least part of this. Because an item like this would be something that may actually have been a family heirloom—the kind of thing that may have been in a home from one generation to another, or something that had been secured by a father and given to his daughter for a very, very special purpose. So that as she looked at that alabaster jar, let’s say, in her bedroom, or in a place of prominence in the house, she looked at it and imagined using it, hopefully, on the occasion of her wedding as a dowry, or perhaps on the occasion of her death, used by someone to prepare her for her burial.
In other words, that alabaster jar represented her future, in some measure. Represented her hopes, in some measure. Represented her destiny, in some measure. Represented, in some measure, her security. The kind of thing that you could actually say, “Well, if I lose my job and everything goes south, I always have the alabaster jar. Because I could live for a year on the strength of that.”
So, to purposefully remove that jar from its location and take it with her on this occasion to the house of Simon the Leper was a significant decision. Remember, Shakespeare tells us that “There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken [on] the”—and in the affairs of women, incidentally—“that, taken [on] the flood, leads on to fortune.” Oxenham says,
To every one there openeth a way, and a ways, and a way,
And the high soul climbs the high way,
And the low soul gropes the low.
And in between, on the misty flats, the rest drift to and fro.
And to everyone there openeth a high way and a low;
And every soul decideth the way their soul will go.
So, what we have here is, in the public arena, in the context of this home, a decision that has been made by this woman in the privacy—in the secrecy, if you like—of her own life. A decision made in private that is now revealed in public.
Is it wrong, is it too elaborate, to suggest that by this action she was pouring away her future on the head of the Lord Jesus? That by her action she was surrendering, in some measure, her own personal plans and ambitions—her aspirations for the future? And judging from the reaction here, she was also sacrificing her social acceptability in the present. What a strange thing for this lady to do! Oh, it was customary for anointing to take place. It was routine for hosts and hostesses to be extending this kind of courtesy to their friends. But this was far more dramatic than anything they had ever known.
Because you will notice that we’re told that she chooses not to pour out a little drop of it, but she actually broke the jar. She broke the jar. It’s almost as if it’s an expression of complete abandonment, isn’t it? I mean, it would be one thing if you took along, and you took the little top off, if there was one, and then you said, “Now, I’ve got to be very, very careful with this, because this is very important for my future. I don’t mind giving a little bit of this to Jesus, but I certainly don’t want him to have too much of it. I certainly don’t want to break—oh, for goodness’ sake! Nah. Nah, well, I suppose so.” No. No, it’s an act of extravagant generosity. It’s an expression of peculiar commitment.
Having served its purpose, the jar would never be used again. The archeologists tell us that these jars are often found in the tombs, where people have embalmed bodies, preparing them for their entombment, and then they have left the jar lying, or the broken pieces of the jar were actually laid out on the bodies of the deceased as an expression of what has taken place. And that is the kind of framework that is for us here. It is an act of peculiar commitment. It is an impulsive gesture of self-forgetfulness that emerges from a decision that was premeditated.
Did you get that? So in other words, it’s not that she has abandoned her mind. No, let’s put it in Romans 12:1−2 terms: “Therefore, I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice to God.” So, if you like, in the privacy of her own thinking, she has already considered who Jesus is. I think this lady has an understanding of who Jesus is that is beyond even the fatheaded disciples who are present in the room. She moves to this appointment in the privacy of her own heart, recognizing that for her to make this commitment in full view of others may well incur their displeasure—as it does! But the premeditation that has given rise to the action does not diminish the fact that she gestures in such an extravagant, extravagant fashion.
Now, here’s a thought. Jesus received this. When you read John or Matthew or Luke— you read the parallel passages—you realize that some says that it was on his feet or whatever. It just descended on Jesus.
Now, remember: outside, in the dark, Jesus can no longer move around freely before the Jews. That’s why in the next section he’s gonna have this strange direction to his disciples to find a guy carrying a water pot. The secrecy that is attached to that, it’s not because Jesus is fearful but because he is moving according to God’s predetermined plan, and he is making plans in that way. And outside, in the darkness, all of this plot is unfolding. And here, as Jesus faces what he knows is the giving up of his life, this lady comes and blesses him.
I can’t… This is conjecture on my part. I imagine Jesus, ’cause he quotes the Psalms so much, saying, “Father, you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over,” as a result of the engagement of this woman, who is anonymous in Mark and identified by John, taking the extreme risk of incurring the disapproval of those who are present on that occasion, because in the secrecy of her own life she has determined, “I am going to give my future, I’m gonna give my everything, to this Jesus of Nazareth.”
So we leave her action in the awareness of the fact that it was unique in its thoughtfulness, it was generous in its bestowal, it was timely in its provision. How well did it go over? Well, we’re told: “[And] some of those present were saying indignantly to one another…” There’s a lot of harrumphing and snorting going on, a lot of growling. You’ll notice these people, they always talk to one another: “Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another…” That “they scolded her,” as the ESV puts it.
Now, John is careful enough to tell us that Judas was the leader in this charge. And you can see that for yourselves if you read there the record in John. But the group together engaged with him, grumbling to themselves and growling at the lady—an expression of their anger and displeasure.
Now she becomes the occasion of angry glances and the whispers of shocked disapproval. Because they regarded her action as extravagant, which it was, and as wasteful, which, of course, it wasn’t. And they regarded it as a misuse of resources, which it wasn’t either. Their expressed concern for the poor was disingenuous. It was a thin disguise for the fact that they had cold hearts and that they had tight fists.
The disciples are now once again making it clear that they haven’t understood the values of the kingdom at all. They’ve not understood what C. T. Studd would get in his day, when he said, “If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice that I could ever make for him could ever be too great.” They hadn’t come to that yet. They still didn’t get that. Judas in particular was following Jesus for what he could get. He had no concept at all of what it might mean to give himself away to God like this.
Jealousy combines with their stinginess. Oh, “in between, on the misty flats, the rest drift to and fro.” You ever call somebody a fanatic? You ever call one of your Christian friends a fanatic? I bet I know why you did: ’cause they love Jesus more than you. That’s the easy way to deal with it. Instead of saying, “You know what? You’re right. I should…” No. “You know what your problem is? You’re just a fanatic.” And that’s the way they could handle it here: “This is ridiculous. This is the kind of thing we’re talking about. This is just absolutely absurd.”
J. C. Ryle, in the nineteenth century, has a wonderful quote, and I’m going to use it now, so pin back your ears:
The spirit of these narrow-minded fault-finders is unhappily [all] too common. Their followers and successors are to be found in every part of Christ’s visible church. There is never wanting a generation of people who [deny] what they call “extremes” in religion, and are incessantly recommending what they term “moderation” in the service of Christ. If a man devotes his time, money, and affection to the pursuit of worldly things, they do not blame him. If [she] gives [herself] up to the service of money, pleasure, or politics, they find no fault. But if the same individual devotes [themselves], and all [they have], to Christ, they can scarcely find words to express their sense of … folly. [“They’re besides themselves.” “They’re out of their minds.” “They’re an enthusiast.” “They’re a fanatic.”]
But you see, the broken jar and the fragrance which John tells us filled the entire house—the fragrance and the brokenness—testified against their calculated pragmatism. If this lady had waited for the approval of the group, she would have never done what she did. If she’d come in and said, “Now, listen, guys. I’ve got with me an alabaster jar. I was thinking, might be a nice time—Jesus is here, Simon the Leper, it’s a nice evening, and so on—I was thinking, I’m just gonna smash it and anoint Jesus,” they would’ve had a hundred reasons to tell her, “No, that’s not a… No. No, no, no, that’s not a smart move. Don’t be doing that now.” They would be playing the YouTube of George Bush—not George W.—“Not gonna do it. Wouldn’t be prudent. Not at this juncture.”
Few people who have amounted to anything for God have amounted to something for God as a result of sitting down and waiting for their friends on the misty flats to get the picture. If you’re gonna go for it, you’re gonna have to go for it. And there is no alternative but to go for it.
Think about it. The philanthropy of Gates and Buffett—which is wonderful to give away all that money. The ecology—that is, concern for the welfare of the world in which we live—is understandable too. Cleveland is littered with medical facilities bearing the names of generous people. No one has a problem with that. But the idea that a lady would give it all up for the sake of Jesus of Nazareth? I never heard of such a crazy thing.
And so, realize this: if we, like this woman, do our best and with proper motives seek to serve Jesus, don’t be surprised if you meet with the disapproval of your friends. But remember this: at the end of the day, it’s not what we say about ourselves, or what others say about us, that matters. It’s what God says about us.
It’s for that reason that we know the name of Jim Elliot. He was like all his classmates, like you, seeking to get a good education at a good college. Admittedly, not as good as this one, but nevertheless, a good college. Wheaton’s pretty good. (I say that just so I can go back to my friend, the president, Phil Ryken. He’ll send me a note, but that’s by the way. I was just being facetious.) But remember, he writes in his journal, he says that he wasn’t really trying to get a Bachelor of Arts. He was trying to get an AUG, studying to show himself “approved unto God.”
Well, that brings us to the third and final phrase, and I’ll just note it for you, and then we’re done. Jesus says, “Listen, leave her alone. She’s done what she could.” The disciples, you know, are quite a group, aren’t they? I mean, they are just such… I don’t mean to be smug or anything, but they really are a hopeless bunch. I know they were chosen by Jesus, but they’re a hopeless bunch. I mean, they’re on the wrong side of the equation almost every afternoon. Go through the Gospels and look.
“Jesus, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we told him to stop.”
He said, “Don’t tell him to stop.”
One of them’s going, “See, I told you not to say that. That was stupid! What do you mean, we told him to stop? I was telling him, ‘Do it!’”
“No, you were not. You said stop as well.”
“Oh, be quiet!” Jesus says, “What a bunch!”
“And could you move the kids, please? Get the kids outta here. We’re trying to do evangelism with Jesus of Nazareth. Get them… No, just move them. Just move them. That’s all we’re saying. Pardon? Pardon? Oh, oh, you want to… you want to bring ’em up so they can sit on your knee? Oh, yeah. See, I told you that. I told you, that’s what he wants. He wants that kind of thing.”
“We’re just back from a Samaritan village, Jesus. Didn’t go very well. Not a good response; not one of our better campaigns. In fact, they were downright nasty. Would you like us to call down fire from heaven?”
“Nah, I don’t think so. Not this afternoon, at least. No.”
And now, here they are. They scolded Jesus. And Jesus says, “Guys, leave her alone. She’s done what she could.”
And he explains, “The poor are our responsibility. They’re our obligation all day, every day. But this,” he says, “is a one-off. She either does it today, or she doesn’t do it. She’s done something beautiful.” The word there in Greek is kalos. It’s not agathos. Agathos is intrinsically good. Kalos is beautifully good. “She’s done something that is beautifully good. She’s anointed my body—an act of costly and humble devotion.”
All the commentators—and I want to stop now, ’cause I got forty seconds—all the commentators, without exception, say that when Jesus says “She has anointed my body for burial,” she was doing something that she didn’t know she was doing, because she couldn’t. I’m not convinced by that. Why couldn’t she know? Why couldn’t she have an insight that others didn’t have?
How did the thief on the cross finally say, “We’re up here getting what we deserve, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Where did that come from? Isn’t it possible that a tuned-in lady with a huge, big heart and a generosity of spirit saw something that these disciples never got? God does that for people. He may do that for you.
But know this: the self-contained people, the sensible people, the scolders will fade into obscurity. It is the rash extravagance of the humble that will be remembered whenever the gospel is proclaimed. And long after human eloquence and human brilliance are forgotten—when the deeds and the titles of emperors and kings and presidents have been buried in the dust—Jesus says, “This beautiful, significant, timely act will be remembered.” The pathway to lasting honor is to honor Christ.
Her gesture was unique in its thoughtfulness, costly in its bestowal, timely in its provision, challenging in its impact, and lasting in its memory. And the very fact that we’re thinking about it here, in this beautiful place, in the twenty-first century, is testimony to what Jesus said.
Father, thank you that the Bible is a lamp for our feet and a light for our path. Confirm in us all that is of yourself. Banish from our recollection anything that is untrue, unhelpful. Pour out your Spirit upon this place in increasing measure. Meet with us in the secret places of our lives, so that our public displays of affection and commitment to you may not be acts of hypocrisy but may emerge from the reality of a life wholly given over to you. Thank you for this day, which we now commend to you. In Christ’s name. Amen.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, “In My Life” (1965). Lyrics lightly altered.
Mark 13:4 (paraphrased).
Matthew 20:16 (paraphrased).
Mark 12:43 (paraphrased).
William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, 4.3.
John Oxenham, “To Every Man There Openeth” (1930). Lyrics lightly altered.
Romans 12:1 (paraphrased).
Psalm 23:5 (paraphrased).
See John 12:4–5.
Quoted in Norman Grubb, C. T. Studd: Athlete and Pioneer (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1946), 129. Paraphrased.
J. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: St. Mark (New York: Carter and Brothers, 1879), 288–89.
See Mark 9:38–39; Luke 9:49–50.
See Matthew 19:13–14; Mark 10:13–14; Luke 18:15–16.
See Luke 9:52–54.
Luke 23:41 (paraphrased).
See Psalm 119:105.
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Has anyone ever suffered one of these or known anyone who has? I've heard that they're painful but never actually met anyone who's suffered one. I know there's another thread on here about them, but I can't find it.
Jackal, my colleague and team mate got stung on the hand one day before training. He was leaning back on the grass, put his hand down and yelped. He trained as normal but after his hand was swollen and red. We took him to the hospital and they gave him some anti-histamine, I think, and he's still alive. Near our training ground we've seen some scorpions but they're tiny.
Post by Jackal unleashed on Aug 14, 2005 14:04:31 GMT 1
Many thanks for your reply, they do not seem to be a really big problem. Just wondering if a wasp sting would be worse as some of them seem very BIG! My mother in law is always getting bitten by them ( ;D) and then she panics and that makes it worse.
Jan Ove Rein Medical Library & Information Center Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Europe hosts a surprisingly high diversity of scorpions. At the moment, 23 valid species are reported from Europe (the species known from the Asian part of Turkey are excluded). Scorpions are reported from France, Monaco, Spain, Portugal, Italy, San Marino, Malta, Switzerland, Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Russia (North Caucasus), Ukraine (Crimea only), and the Balkan countries. In addition, an introduced colony of scorpions in southern England has been known since the 18th. century. Scorpion findings have also been reported from Germany, Holland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden, but no data indicate that these countries host permanent populations (as England does). These scorpions have probably been accidental stowaways.
This family has three representatives in Europe, which do not overlap in distribution. They are usually found in hot and dry wasteland with sparse vegetation, where they hide in natural burrows under stones etc. during daytime. As in other buthids, the venom is quite strong and sting is very painful. I have not been able to find any reports of deaths or serious cases attributed to European scorpions in the literature, but see the comments in connection with Iurus dufoureius and Calchas nordmanni. ;DThe European species seem not to pose any great threat to healthy humans.
Jackal, I'd only ever seen on, in the wild, in Morocco and it was a big thing, whereas this little one we saw, my one and only here, was more like an anorexic spider. I don't think they prove much of a threat, but i do know Dan was a little sore after! | <urn:uuid:f6ae4e1c-8682-4aae-bb55-8e827859c8c5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://visitcroatia.proboards.com/thread/5737/scorpion-stings | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.981927 | 576 | 2.015625 | 2 |
ISLAMABAD — For the students and teachers at the Malalay Afghan refugee school here, the US offensive in Afghanistan is simply one more link in a familiar chain of violence.
Some 700 boys and girls are enrolled in the school, all of them members of Afghan families that have sought safety in this sprawling Pakistani capital some 125 miles from the Afghan border. Some have been in Pakistan for a decade or more. Others arrived only recently.
But the students, aged 5 to 19, share a common experience: they all became intimately acquainted with the brutality of war long before the United States began its bombing campaign. Some have seen rockets flatten their homes. Some have seen loved ones killed.
Now, as refugees, they are no longer dodging bullets. But the violence in their homeland continues to color their daily lives.
At one of Malalay’s two locations, in the city’s predominantly Afghan Karachi Company neighborhood, a rust-colored cloth separates the street from an apartment whose five rooms have been converted into classrooms, each equipped with timeworn blackboards and about a dozen wooden chairs.
Neelab Hanifi, a 19 year old senior, comes to school despite the fact that she’s fighting malaria. Her family came to Pakistan from Kabul five years ago, fleeing the internal fighting that followed the collapse of Afghanistan’s communist government.
“When I think about the rockets falling now, I have flashbacks to when I was in Kabul hiding from them,” she says. “People are so worried. But we have no choice but to be here right now.”
Male students report being harassed by militant Pakistanis and Afghans, who pressure them to join the war against the United States. In the Peshawar More and Karachi Company neighborhoods, from which the school draws most of its students, children say they fear the return of Taliban recruiters, who three years ago scoured shops and streets in search of fighters. On a recent Friday many students and teachers stayed home, fearing violence associated with expected demonstrations by Taliban supporters.
The school itself has become a target for Taliban supporters because of the simple fact that it enrolls boys and girls together.
“They want us to shut it down or separate boys and girls,” says Malalay’s principal, Nooria Maroofi. “We have persevered to keep it the way it is so far.”
Maroofi says Taliban officials in Kabul sent her a letter in which they demanded that she “stop her activities” and threatened her life and her family. The letter, she says, was slipped under her office door. Taliban representatives in Islamabad declined to comment on the letter or the school.
Malalay was established in 1992 by Afghans whose refugee status meant their children were unable to enroll in Pakistani schools. Pakistan currently hosts some two million Afghan refugees. Malalay is one of some 50 schools that have sprung up to serve this swelling population.
The school employs 35 teachers, who make from $11 to $33 a month. About 30 percent of the students attend for free. The parents of the remaining students pay a nominal tuition fee, from $1 to $2.45 per month. Maroofi says the school has received individual donations of as much as $500, but has never received any support from relief organizations or the Pakistani government.
The result is a school that is unusually independent, answering only to the parents of the enrolled students. While giving them permission to operate, Pakistan does not recognize any of the Afghan refugee schools. A degree from one of the schools means little in Pakistan, so most of the students graduate with no opportunities for higher education.
“The only hope we have is that our children are being educated and the level of education is good, the same as it was in Kabul,” says Mohammed Arif Zarifi, a former engineer with three children enrolled at Malalay. “The problem is that they are (our) future, but in Pakistan, they have no future.” Zarifi says his eldest daughter hopes to go abroad to pursue her education, but the family cannot afford either the travel costs or the visa.
Maroofi says she is committed to keeping the school open despite the obstacles. But she echoed her students’ sentiment that the war has made life more difficult than it already was in Pakistan. Maroofi says the school’s neighbors are pressuring her to move because they fear an attack by pro-Taliban groups.
The Pakistani police offer little protection, students claim. Instead, they say police routinely press their parents for bribes over passport and visa issues — pressure they say has increased as the US campaign intensifies.
“In Pakistan, police harass us. We can’t leave our homes,” says Ajmal Wahadi, 15. “We’re afraid that they will take us to jail or send us to Afghanistan to fight.”
Ahmad Siar Mahboob, 11, recounts a typical tale. The boy says a Pakistani police officer stopped his father, an ice-cream vendor, demanding his passport. When Ahmad’s father showed the officer a 30-year-old passport, the boy says, the officer demanded a bribe. Ahmad says his father refused to give the officer money, and the officer responded by beating the middle-aged man with the butt of a rifle.
Having fled the regime, Maroofi says her students and their parents abhor the Taliban and what it has done to their country. But she draws no solace from the US campaign against the Taliban. For Malalay’s war-weary students and their families, she says, the only relief will come from a lasting peace.
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Thomas Armstrong stresses in his book “Multiple Intelligences: In the Classroom”, that none of the multiple intelligences work alone in an individual except in the case of savants. People use multiple intelligences together to complete most tasks in life. This means that each person has multiple intelligences. One intelligence is usually stronger than another.
A good example of multiple intelligences working together is a person playing the game of soccer. It is obvious to most that know the origininal multiple intelligences by Dr. Howard Gardner that kicking, running and shooting is kinesthetic intelligence but lets look at the game a soccer in more detail to try to find more multiple intelligences being used. Players need to communicate to others on the field. The sweeper will direct the closest defender to push an offender to one side or another in order to trap them in a specific defendable position that is less likely to allow the offender to shoot at the goal. This is both logical intelligence as well as linguistic intelligence. It is logical intelligence because they need to think quickly about the best course of action. It is linguistic intelligence because their directions must be clear and concise in order to be effective. As the ball moves around the field, players need to position themselves in the propper areas on the field. They need to know what the best use of space is. They need to know where they should be before the pass is made. These needs of the game excercise both logical intelligence and spatial intelligence. Players also need to depend on others and trust their own skills so both interpersonal intelligence and intrapersonal intelligence are used. In order to play the game of soccer a player must use many multiple intelligences together.
So when teachers decide to differentiate instruction in the classroom, they should remember that activities can use many different multiple intelligences. If a teacher offers four options of activities, they should be able to offer at least 6 of the 7 original multiple intelligences to their students. Using multiple intelligences to differentiate instruction will increase the interest of students.
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William Byrd III (1728–1777) was appointed, in the mid-1750s, a member of the Virginia Council. He lived at his family’s James River plantation called Westover, located in Charles City County, Virginia. He also held extensive lands in many other counties, including Lunenburg, which he represented in the House of Burgesses from 1752 to 1754. In 1758, Byrd became colonel of the 2d Virginia Regiment, and he later succeeded GW as colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment.
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How to Start a Plumbing Business
If you have ever wondered how to start a plumbing business, you’re not alone. Plumbing services are a hot ticket in almost every community. Regardless of your plumbing specialization, it’s important to put yourself on a growth trajectory as early as possible. Start by gathering endorsements from master plumbers in your state and researching the economic outlook of your area. In addition, consider the potential of your target market, and choose an area where demand for plumbing services is likely to grow. how to start a plumbing business
Lastly, make a financial plan. This plan should include projected profit, operating costs, and fixed costs. You’ll need a business plan to obtain loans and other funding. Make sure to research how many jobs you can complete per day and the average price per job. You should also include marketing plans and research about your market. Listed below are some of the steps you should take to make your plumbing business a success.
First, you’ll need to establish a tax identification number and liability insurance. You may also decide to sell plumbing products, parts, and equipment. Get a retail license for this as well. Create a marketing strategy that will attract potential customers. You can do it yourself or hire a marketing specialist to do it for you. Make sure your plumbers are licensed and insured. Be sure to obtain a bond and insurance if you plan to sell plumbing equipment and supplies.
Finally, make sure to acquire a state licensing. Plumbing licenses are necessary if you plan to hire employees and charge clients for your services. Some states even require a high school diploma or GED. You’ll need to take a test to get your license. Obtaining your license is essential to building a list of clients. When it comes to the finances, you’ll want to have a business bank account as well. Not only does this protect your business from liability, it also helps you track your expenses and make tax reporting simpler. Also, open a separate account for your plumbing business to deposit any money earned for the company.
Lastly, you should have a website to promote your plumbing business. A simple website will help potential customers find your business online. Whether it’s a simple company website or a complex one, it should be easy to navigate and feature relevant images. The website should include all the necessary information, including your contact details and terms and conditions. Additionally, it should load quickly. These two things will help you build trust with your customers and gain new business.
In addition to a business license, a plumber should be insured. The most common insurance coverage for plumbers is liability insurance. This will cover any liability that may arise in the course of performing plumbing services. For example, a plumbing company may be held responsible for causing personal injuries or damaging property. That’s why it’s imperative to purchase liability insurance. This type of insurance will help protect the business and its owners in the event of an accident or unforeseen circumstance.
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While exact numbers for India were not immediately available, a pictoral graph released by Google shows India to be in the category of 500 targets while parts of US and Canada were more severely impacted. This comes soon after revelations about NSO group's allegedl snooping through Whatsapp of 1400 users globally with 121 being in India. Countries such as China and Brazil seem to be a shade lighter than India indicating that the number of users were 100 or lower in those regions.
An email by ET asking for exact numbers from Google did not elicit a response till press time.
"Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) works to counter targeted and government-backed hacking against Google and our users... TAG tracks more than 270 targeted or government-backed groups from more than 50 countries. These groups have many goals including intelligence collection, stealing intellectual property, targeting dissidents and activists, destructive cyber attacks, or spreading coordinated disinformation." It added that Google has a long-standing policy to send users warnings they are detected to be subjects of state-sponsored phishing attempts.
Over 90 percent of the users were targeted via “credential phishing emails” "These are usually attempts to obtain the target’s password or other account credentials to hijack their account. We encourage high-risk users—like journalists, human rights activists, and political campaigns—to enroll in our Advanced Protection Program (APP), which utilizes hardware security keys and provides the strongest protections available against phishing and account hijackings."
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Peter Mac is helping more Australians maintain control over their health care choices during Advance Care Planning Week (March 21-27).
As Australia’s only public health service dedicated to the treatment and care of people with cancer, Peter Mac is taking a leading role in helping more people plan for the future.
While a Will that plans for personal belongings is very common, fewer people have considered who will make their medical decisions if they cannot. Presently, around 30% of people become too unwell to make their own end-of-life decisions.
Research has shown that advance care planning can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress experienced by families, and that they’re more likely to be satisfied with their loved ones care.
Dr Sonia Fullerton, Peter Mac Deputy Chief Health Medical Officer, palliative medicine specialist, and ambassador for Advance Care Planning Australia says, “It’s a huge comfort for people making medical decisions to know they are respecting their loved ones values and wishes.”
Only 15% of Australians have a documented advance care directive in their health record, and the number among Australians over 65 is slightly lower, at 14%.
An advance care directive (sometimes known as a “living Will”) is a document that expresses your wishes about medical treatment, in case a time comes when you are unable to make those decisions
In Victoria, advance care planning can also involve appointing a medical treatment decision maker – also known as a medical power of attorney. This person is authorised to make treatment decisions if the unwell person loses capacity to make them themselves.
"Advance care planning allows families and carers to feel more confident in making decisions about medical treatment, because they know what the unwell person would and would not want. They don’t have to guess what the person’s preferences would be”, Dr Fullerton says.
Ms Linda Nolte, Advance Care Planning Australia Program Director, emphasises, “Giving people the best cancer care involves understanding what they value most, and what they would choose if their time was limited.”
Dr Fullerton adds that advance care planning is not just for the elderly to consider, “Medical emergencies are unpredictable. As we have seen during the pandemic, sometimes younger people become so unwell that they cannot voice their own preferences for treatment.”
“While these conversations can be difficult, they really do make a difference.”
National Advance Care Planning Week is the time to have conversations that matter and document your values and preferences. Make your future health care your choice, by letting those closest to you know your preferences. | <urn:uuid:fe7af13a-d74d-451a-8293-995cc9b3ed38> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.petermac.org/news/peter-mac-supports-advance-care-planning-week | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.964951 | 540 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Opening Reception is on Saturday, April 13, from 5-7 p.m.; Exhibition April 1-30
By Chad Winthrop
Holding a cane in his right hand, Movses Haneshyan, 105, slowly approaches a life-size landscape.
He pauses, looks at the image, and begins to sing, “My home… My Armenia.” It’s the first time Movses is seeing his home in 98 years.
A century ago, the Ottomans initiated a policy of deportations, mass murder and rape to destroy the Armenian presence in the Ottoman Empire.
By the war’s end, more than a million people, from what is now modern-day Turkey, were eliminated. It was one of first genocides of the 20th century, one that Turkish authorities deny to this day. Movses and his father survived.
Venice Arts and Month of Photography LA (MOPLA) are pleased to present 1915, the compelling work of photographer Diana Markosian that documents Movses, and other survivors, as they reconnect with their lost homeland: what they had, what they lost, and what they have found again.
Diana’s images can be found in National Geographic Magazine, The New Yorker and The New York Times.
She is a Magnum Nominee and the recipient of the Chris Hondros Emerging Photographer Grant, Magnum Emerging Photographer Fund, and the Firecracker Grant.
In 2013, she took part in the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam and was selected as PDN’s 30 Photographers to Watch.
Venice Arts ignites, expands, and transforms the lives of Los Angeles’ low-income youth through photography and film education, and uses its participatory storytelling practices to amplify the voices of underrepresented communities around the world. | <urn:uuid:782fcc6c-bf54-4f04-8421-6c27fdfe7b04> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://yovenice.com/2019/04/12/diana-markosian-at-venice-arts/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.960218 | 380 | 1.867188 | 2 |
A child's First Holy Communion is one of the most important events in his or her life.
- Features an image of Jesus giving the Holy Eucharist to a young boy
- Art by Michael Adams
- Perfect wall decor as an everyday reminder of faith
- Reads: I am the Bread of Life | <urn:uuid:297c8316-8373-4c6d-b351-1dc72ffe9602> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.autom.com/product/first-communion-wall-cross-boy-bk-12118 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.952143 | 65 | 1.523438 | 2 |
I'm not sure why or what the object of the question is ... what am I supposed to do about what? There are a lot of questions in my mind right now ... most of them of the everyday variety, some of them of the "which path to take" type but none of them the huge "spin in circles" sort so why is my mind rewriting Norah Jones songs and playing them like a wake-up radio station? Is there something I'm missing? Is there something I'm supposed to do that I've overlooked?
I've often thought that if the Universe wanted to deliver a message to me that it would be far more effective if it just wrote it in ten foot letters across the sky. This subtle nudging just makes me a little crazy. Does it mean X or Y? Does it mean anything at all?
By the time I got out of bed and was brushing my teeth, my mind was playing words from Rilke ... but just out of hearing. I could feel the rhythm and sense the meaning but couldn't get the actual words so I went to my quote file and found:
I want to beg you, as much as I can, dear friend, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.Great advice but that wasn't exactly what I was hearing so I prowled around further until I realized I was hearing T.S. Eliot's message from The Four Quartets, which I think I've posted here before:
-- Rainer Maria Rilke
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hopeSo what am I supposed to do? Wait. What do I want to do? Not wait. "But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting." And life is giving me the opportunity to wait so I'm going to breathe in and wait. Today I will even try to wait graciously.
For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love
For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith
But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought:
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The bill modifies certain statutory requirements applicable to a downtown development authority (authority) in the following respects:
- In all cases where any plan of development managed by the authority includes an allocation of property tax increment generated by the mill levy imposed by one or more public bodies that are not municipalities, the bill requires that one director of the board of such authority be appointed by agreement of the boards of county commissioners of each county other than a city and county whose property taxes are subject to allocation under any such plan. One director must also be appointed by agreement of the boards of education of each school district whose property taxes are subject to allocation under any such plan and one director must also be appointed by agreement of the boards of directors of each special district whose property taxes are subject to allocation under any such plan.
- The bill specifies additional requirements applicable to the appointment of board members.
- In connection with existing statutory procedures permitting an authority to allocate taxes it collects to a special fund to finance a plan of development, the bill clarifies that the taxes that may be allocated are the property taxes of specifically designated public bodies.
- Before any plan of development containing any tax allocation provisions that allocates any taxes of any taxing entity other than the municipality may be approved by the municipal governing body, the bill requires the authority to notify the governing boards of each other taxing entity whose incremental property tax revenues would be allocated under such proposed plan. Representatives of the authority and the governing body of the municipality and of each taxing entity are then required to meet and attempt to negotiate an agreement governing the sharing of incremental property tax revenue collected within the plan of development area. The agreement may be entered into separately among the municipality, the authority, and each such taxing entity, or through a joint agreement among the municipality, the authority, and any taxing entity that has chosen to enter into that agreement. Any such shared incremental tax revenues governed by any agreement are limited to incremental revenue that may be allocated to a plan of development.
- The bill gives the parties 120 days to negotiate an agreement. If, after such period has passed, the parties fail to enter into an agreement, the bill requires the parties to participate in mediation on the issue of the appropriate sharing of incremental property tax revenues and the costs of a development project among the municipality, the authority, and any such taxing entities whose incremental property tax revenues will be allocated pursuant to a plan of development and with whom an intergovernmental agreement with the municipality and the authority has not been reached.
- The mediation is to be conducted by a mediator jointly selected by the parties. If the parties are unable to agree on the appointment of a single mediator, the bill specifies requirements governing the appointment by the parties of a 3-mediator panel, payment of the mediator's fees and costs, and issues the mediator is to consider in making his or her determination.
- Within 90 days, the bill requires the mediator to issue his or her findings of fact as to the appropriate sharing of costs and incremental property tax revenues, and to promptly transmit such information to the parties. With respect to the use of incremental property tax revenues of each other taxing entity, following the issuance of findings by the mediator, the governing body of the municipality is required to:
- Incorporate the mediator's findings on the use of incremental property tax revenues of any taxing body into the plan of development and an intergovernmental agreement and proceed to adopt the plan;
- Amend the plan of development to delete authorization of the use of the incremental property tax revenues of any taxing body with whom an agreement has not been reached; or
- Direct the authority to either incorporate the mediator's findings into one or more intergovernmental agreements with other taxing entities or enter into new negotiations with one or more taxing entities and enter into one or more intergovernmental agreements with such taxing entities that incorporate such new or different provisions concerning the sharing of costs and incremental property tax revenues with which the parties are in agreement.
- The bill prohibits any incremental property tax revenues from being allocated to and paid into the special fund of the authority unless the municipality and the authority have satisfied the mediation and other requirements of the bill.
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Physical and Psychological Factors that Impact Sex Drive
Sexual drive depends on a number of factors. These factors can be internal as well as external. The external factors include the environment, weather and ambience. On the other hand, internal factors impacting sexual drive include physical as well as mental health. Certain health issues can lead to low sexual drive however the problem is largely curable. Now, in order to reach the solution, it is important to understand the exact cause. In this article, we have covered some major factors that could be affecting your sexual drive. Read on to find out!DepressionDepression is one of the worst medical health problems faced by homo-sapiens. It impacts the professional as well as the personal life of the patient. Those suffering from the problem lose interest in just about everything including sex. Antidepressants prescribed to cure the condition also lower the sexual drive in many cases.Erectile DysfunctionErectile dysfunction is a major factor that impacts sex drive in men. Men over the age of 40 years usually face this problem however there have been cases where younger men have also been diagnosed with this medical issue. The problem is not very serious and can be cured with proper medication.Substance AbuseSubstance abuse can harm our mental as well as physical health adversely. Research reveals that those who drink regularly and have a habit of smoking or chewing tobacco experience a drastic dip in their sex drive over time. It also impacts the sperm count in men.Lack of SleepLack of sleep impacts all our daily activities adversely. The urge to get close to the partner also falls substantially if one doesn’t have a good night’s sleep. It has been observed that those who have an erratic sleeping pattern or aren’t able to catch up on enough sleep experience a low libido. This is because lack of sleep results in increased production of stress hormones that impact the sex drive.Relationship IssuesThe more emotionally connected you are to your partner the better physical relationship you will enjoy. Couples who have a troubled relationship do not feel the urge to get closer to one another.MenopauseWomen undergoing menopause are faced with major hormonal changes that can take a toll on their sex life. Many women experience vaginal dryness that can lead to pain during intercourse. Thus, they avoid getting intimate around this time. The pain and discomfort caused also reduces the sexual drive.
Several people around the world suffer from the low sexual drive but are hesitant to discuss the problem. They struggle with the problem on their own mostly believing that it is a psychological issue which may be true in some but not all cases. As seen above, a number of physical health issues also impact sex drive in men as well as women and can be cured with proper medication. It is thus suggested not to neglect this problem or try to overcome it on your own. Medical consultation is necessary in such a case. [av_promobox button='yes' label='Consult Now ' link='https://www.medibuddy.in/?utm_source=blog_cta&utm_medium=blog' link_target='' color='blue' custom_bg='#f00' custom_font='#ffffff' size='large' icon_select='no' icon='ue800' font='entypo-fontello']If you are hesitant to visit a doctor then you can consult an expert sexologist on MediBuddy. He will diagnose your problem and guide you the right way.[/av_promobox] | <urn:uuid:9cf187e9-dbe2-4236-aa4b-c467eb2c171d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.docsapp.in/six-factors-that-could-be-affecting-your-sexual-drive/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.953908 | 725 | 1.695313 | 2 |
The day I spent in Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge, I encountered many beetles like the one above. They were always crawling around on large leaves. I didn’t observe them feeding or see any obvious damage from possible feeding in their vicinity. Rather, I spotted what I assume are both males and females, possibly coming together for mating. I didn’t actually see any mating though.
I suspect the one above is a male, based on those antennae. Here’s what I figure is a female. There’s also a bit of its frass there (confirmed from another image).
There’s some variability in the coloring as well. Here’s another male, with less black on the head and pronotum.
I wished I could say more about their identity. My initial impression was Lycidae. Doesn’t seem quite right though, with no obvious latticework of veins on the elytra and such an exposed head. I looked through my North American beetle references, but nothing seemed like an obvious fit. Elateridae? Eucnemidae? Pyrochroidae? Hopefully a beetle expert will be able to at least place these in a family for me.
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Node Model Validation - Simplified Model Validator
npm install node-model-validation --save
const validate =const referenceModel =firstName:type: StringisRequired: truelastName:type: StringisRequired: trueage:type: NumberisRequired: truefavoriteFoods:type:isRequired: trueconst sampleModel =firstName: 'John'lastName: 'Smith'age: 27favoriteFoods:misc: 'random'let result =
validate returns an object with two properties
The model validation above outputs:
model:firstName: 'John'lastName: 'Smith'age: 27favoriteFoods:
The sample model validates without any errors and the misc field has been removed from the returned model. Since
misc was not defined in the referenceModel it is deemed erroneous and unneeded and can simply be removed from the model undergoing valdation without any errors.
If we can change the sampleModel in the first example to:
const sampleModel =firstName: 'John'lastName: 'Smith'age: 'twenty seven'favoriteFoods:
We now have a condition where we were expecting a number for the age value, but instead we have a String value. When this validates it will return the result below:
model:firstName: 'John'lastName: 'Smith'age: 'twenty seven'favoriteFoods:errors:property: 'age'type: 'number'message: 'Property age was of type string. Expected: number'isRequired: true
The property that offends the referenceModel is referenced in the errors array with the appropriate property attributes and a concise validation error message. | <urn:uuid:54b92133-7aa8-4afb-abad-49d9b96995d4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-model-validation | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.751302 | 414 | 1.929688 | 2 |
Digital distribution platform for video games
People also ask
How does steam work for Game Developers?
Any developer can partner up with Steam to add their games to the platform, as well as easily engage and inform the gaming community through a store page. If game developers wish to update or fix their game, they can use Steam to release 鈥済ame patches鈥?for players to download.
Is steam a good platform to buy games?
Being easily accessible online, Steam is a good platform where gamers can purchase and download PC games directly into their computers. To buy games on Steam, users must register for a Steam account.
Is steam the future of the video game industry?
For game developers, Steam can be seen as a safety net where they can publish their games without too much risk on their part. With Valve planning to improve its gaming platform in the near future to handle new gaming technology, Steam will definitely continue to have a great influence within the video game industry.
What games can you play on Steam?
Still, Steam currently offers thousands of titles, ranging from simple arcade-like games (Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+) to simulations (Football Manager 2020) to AAA behemoths ( Monster Hunter World ). | <urn:uuid:5fec2260-ff22-4764-b19e-3423bcb2221e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.thirdbuzz.com/what-is-steam-gaming-4/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.948636 | 257 | 1.820313 | 2 |
Community Supported Agriculture programs have been running since the 1980’s, giving farmers and consumers the connection that they needed. Consumers invest money into a farm; in return they get a share of the farm’s products. It is a way for consumers to share in the risks and rewards of agriculture while also knowing exactly where, by who and how their food is being grown.
College and university students are often left out of CSA’s because of the school year timing. Schools on semester programs are often home for summer break from May to August, making them miss most of the prime growing season.
Introducing the SSA: Student Supported Agriculture.
SSA’s bring students closer to their food by allowing them to participate in mini-CSA programs. Students can invest their money (amount will very per farm and per product) and gain access to fresh, local, low impact food during the months that they are in school. They can rest assured knowing their food is being grown conscientiously while they are away on break.
Students can invest monthly or semi-seasonally and get a proportionate amount of share in the farm. CSA’s usually feed 3-4 people while SSA’s will serve 1-2 people.
Students in a quarter system can participate as well. Although the times they are in town very, the same principles apply. They will get some food at the end of a school year (May-June), and some more at the beginning (September-October).
SSA is a new concept with just a few places just starting to introduce the topic. Look for the program to pop up at Washington State University later this season.
Student Supported Agriculture programs have the potential to bring another large group of consumers into the farm to table group. Connecting well educated people with the high quality food they seek will strengthen all who are involved.
Interested in starting or participating in a SSA? Contact us for more information!
Photos: Elizabeth Adan
Jake Frazier is an outdoor enthusiast and the owner of Residential Ecology, a sustainable ecological resource management company. He uses existing natural systems to improve the quality of life for both humans and the Earth. Jake is interested in permaculture, living systems and exploring. Connect with him on LinkedIn. | <urn:uuid:60c21413-dc46-47db-bbf1-8a36d80a8341> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://aquaberrybliss.com/2015/06/18/student-supported-agriculture-rise-of-ssas/?like_comment=1140&_wpnonce=2d1de197d1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.968953 | 468 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged political parties to promote debate on revising Japan's pacifist Constitution, his long-held political goal, as parliament convened a 150-day ordinary session Monday.
In his policy speech on the first day of the regular session, Abe also expressed a desire to improve bilateral ties with China, while stressing Japan's commitment to standing firm against North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile development ambitions.
Labor reform and free education, both promised by his ruling Liberal Democratic Party during the campaign for the House of Representatives election last October, were also key issues in his address.
Abe, who doubles as the LDP president, told a party meeting in the morning that constitutional amendment is the party's platform since its establishment in 1955. "It is high time for us to realize it. Let us fulfill our responsibility," he said.
In his Diet address, the prime minister said, "We will be creating our nation, looking ahead 50 years or 100 years. It is the Constitution that narrates the shape and ideal form" of the country.
He urged political parties to put forward concrete plans and advance debate to move toward realizing a first-ever amendment to the Constitution, which took effect in 1947.
LDP Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai said Saturday the party could present its amendment proposal in March at its convention, saying, "It is an option to put it forth in the form of an interim report."
Constitutional amendments require the support of at least two-thirds of lawmakers in both the upper and lower houses and approval by a majority of voters in a national referendum.
As this year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of a peace and friendship treaty between Japan and China, Abe vowed to realize reciprocal visits by him and Chinese President Xi Jinping "as soon as possible" and to host a trilateral summit also involving South Korea.
Describing the two neighboring Asian countries as "inseparable," Abe said Japan "will seek to meet the expectations of the international community by developing friendly relations (with China) in a stable manner."
Abe also said Japan will cooperate with Beijing to meet growing demand for building infrastructure in Asia, bearing in mind Xi's "One Belt, One Road" cross-border infrastructure initiative.
On the security front, Abe pledged to bolster Japan's defense capability, including the introduction of the land-based Aegis Ashore missile defense system, and review its defense program guidelines as the country faces the threat of North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions.
"It is no exaggeration to say that we are facing the severest security environment in the postwar era," Abe said, referring to the North Korean crisis. He vowed to advance "resolute diplomacy" in order to get Pyongyang to change its policies.
Spurred by an increase in defense spending as well as ballooning welfare costs, the draft budget for fiscal 2018 hit a record-high 97.71 trillion yen ($883 billion). The government is seeking early passage of the annual budget and an extra 2.71 trillion yen supplementary budget for this fiscal year through March.
The premier, meanwhile, reiterated Japan's readiness to push ahead with his "Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy," which pursues stability and prosperity on the basis of an international rules-based order in the region. The strategy is seen as aimed at addressing China's maritime assertiveness.
Saying he has forged a relationship of personal trust with U.S. President Donald Trump over the past year, Abe said the Japan-U.S. alliance has been and will be the linchpin of Tokyo's foreign and security policy.
The premier said he will aim to deepen cooperative relations with South Korea for a new era, but did not call the country "our most important neighbor," the phrase he used last year.
South Korean President Moon Jae In earlier this month urged Tokyo to make a fresh apology to former "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels after the two countries agreed in 2015 to settle the issue "finally and irreversibly." The issue has long been a source of bilateral friction.
Turning to domestic issues, Abe promised to carry out labor reforms to boost Japan's workforce and overcome the country's declining birthrate and aging society, which he called a "national crisis."
The government plans to submit a labor reform-related bill including imposing a binding cap on long working hours, eliminating the gap between regular and nonregular employees, and introducing a merit-based pay system for well-paid highly skilled workers.
But opposition parties have criticized the last proposal, which would allow firms to exempt skilled workers with high incomes from work-hour regulations, describing the bill as a "zero overtime pay bill." They say it would result in overwork.
Using revenues from a consumption tax increase planned in October next year, the prime minister also vowed to reform Japan's social security system into one that is oriented to all generations, including effectively free preschool education.
The government plans to submit a total of 64 bills to the session through June 20, including ones to regulate passive smoking and to introduce Japan's proposed casinos to operate as "integrated resorts." | <urn:uuid:29ddb43f-fdd0-4cee-85e5-5d0c1da2cd4f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2018/01/0263a21bef2d-update1-abe-seeks-constitutional-reform-better-china-ties-in-diet-speech.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.970082 | 1,050 | 1.796875 | 2 |
Dyan Branstetter | May 2018
Make Every Minute Count
It’s the last day of school in an elementary classroom: Clean Out Day. Students dump the folders from their desks and load up their book bags. Sometimes, they need an extra bag to haul all of the clutter that has been accumulating from the school year. Top it all off with a final report card, some excited or teary hugs and a final good-bye, and summer vacation begins! Does this sound familiar?
But it continues – the student arrives home, and parents, overwhelmed by the load, either stash it away to sift through at a later time. Or they dump it all in the trash in an effort to stay organized. As a parent, I have lofty goals of meticulously going through my children’s loot to find treasures to tuck away in their scrapbooks. This is a daunting task. The last thing most elementary students want to do during summer is to go through a huge amount of old work with their parents when they would prefer to be at the pool.
A Better Way
While summer break is an exciting time, what a shame that a year’s worth of learning ends in such an abrupt, unorganized way. We can’t really blame anyone for this purging of clutter. However, with a bit of time and thoughtfulness prior to the last day, teachers can help students curate their work. Then, students will leave with a beautiful portfolio that samples their work from throughout the year. Not only is it a great way for students to reflect on how much they’ve grown, but it makes the parents’ job easier too.
There’s no tired like end-of-the-year “teacher tired”
No matter how well you plan, the end of the year is a challenge. Everyone is done. You do not need to add the work of sifting through student work from the entire year for an entire class to create something to send home with your students. Your time is much better spent planning and preparing engaging classroom experiences to counteract the pull of summer vacation. With some explicit instructions and expectations, handing the task of portfolio creation to the students gives them a meaningful activity to culminate their year.
Using a Student Created Portfolio to Empower Students
Portfolio creation allows students to be content curators of their own work. John Spencer, author of the fantastic book Empower: What Happens When Students Own Their Learning, says “If we want students to be critical thinkers, we need to teach them to become curators.” While he is referring to the curation of digital resources and content, this can also be applied to the student-led selection of portfolio items.
Tip for Teachers:
Curation of portfolios is easier if you have been planning with the end in mind. While it is not impossible to do this at the end of the year, the process is easier if you start guiding students to think about curation in September. Tuck this article away for next fall. Or build in some extra time now so that students aren’t overwhelmed by looking back through work from the entire year.
Creating the End of Year Student Portfolio:
First, decide what type of portfolio students will create. It could be as simple as a folder that contains work from the year. However, there are many simple options for digital portfolio, too. Whatever you choose, adding a caption with a rationale for the item’s inclusion in the portfolio is imperative. This gives some students the needed accountability for this curation task. It also provides students with a guided way to reflect and practice their communication skills. This is the captioning poster that I use with a Seesaw portfolio (see below), however, the tips can be applied to any type you choose to use.
Here are a few digital options:
Students can pull special digital files together using Google Sites, Slides, or Drive. If students have a mixture of digital work and hard copy work, have students take photos of their hard copies to be included in the digital portfolio.
Seesaw is also a great app to use for portfolios. I use this as a learning tool throughout the year. At portfolio time, I create a new folder with Seesaw labeled “portfolio”. This way, students can save as much as they want throughout the year. Later, they go through the calendar of items they have posted and curate certain ones into that folder. Connected parents can easily download the student portfolio as a pdf file.
Book Creator App:
Students can use the app Book Creator to add portfolio items in a polished, end of year digital book. This book can be printed, saved as a pdf file to share with parents, or can be added to iBooks on an IOS device.
How to begin:
Explain the purpose of portfolio creation to students. As a class, create guidelines for saving work. Coming up with a student-generated list of questions help kids decide to toss or keep a piece of work. This gives students an organized way to evaluate what goes into their portfolio. If you have been saving student work since the beginning of the year, spread out the task of passing out and determining portfolio items over the course of a few days. If you haven’t been saving work, have students go through their work from the current marking period and create their portfolio based on their end of the year work.
How this works in my 3rd grade classroom:
Our class has a mixture of digital and paper student work. The hard copies go home in a folder for parent perusal on a biweekly basis throughout the year. Each time the folders come back, students file their MVW (Most Valuable Work) in a growing file. At the end of the year, students sift their their MVW folder to select items for their portfolio. They take pictures of these files and include them in a digital portfolio with their digital items.
Integrating the Arts Through Cover Design
I like for students to pull their work together in a polished way. Whether digital or in a paper folder, I have students design a personalized cover using the Illuminated Initials EducationCloset unit. (Find this ready-made, minimal prep unit here.) After the initial instruction for the cover, students can flexibly go back and forth between the task of cover creation and selecting and captioning work for their portfolio. This helps to break up the task of gathering and providing rationales for work. It also allows the students to creatively take ownership and pride in their portfolio. Flexibility and choice in the task allow students to work for longer periods of time to build their portfolio without losing stamina.
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Definition of Radiant. Meaning of Radiant. Synonyms of Radiant
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Definition of Radiant
Radiant Ra"di*ant, a. (Physics)
Emitted or transmitted by radiation; as, a radiant energy;
Radiant Ra"di*ant, n.
1. (Opt.) The luminous point or object from which light
emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly.
2. (Geom.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or
fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
3. (Astron.) The point in the heavens at which the apparent
paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or
whence they appear to radiate.
RadiantRadiant Ra"di*ant, a. [L. radians, -antis, p. pr. of radiare
to emit rays or beams, fr. radius ray: cf. F. radiant. See
Radius, Ray a divergent line.]
1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; [U.S.] rays;
2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat;
issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness;
emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun.
Mark what radiant state she spreads. --Milton.
3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face.
4. (Her.) Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun
radiant; a crown radiant.
5. (Bot.) Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal
flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of
the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
Radiant energy (Physics), energy given out or transmitted
by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat.
Radiant heat, proceeding in right lines, or directly from
the heated body, after the manner of light, in distinction
from heat conducted or carried by intervening media.
Radiant point. (Astron.) See Radiant, n., 3.
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Surgical reconstruction of the breast including both augmentation and reduction.
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Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled with either saline or silicone gel. The outer shell may be either smooth or textured.
Synthetic organosiloxane gels that are formed from synthetic polymers of silicone oxide with organic sidechains (polydimethylsiloxane) by lengthening the polymer chains. Unlike silicone elastomers, they are not treated with amorphous silica. They are used as fillers in breast implants.
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Auto-Numbering in the Document Body
Repeating instances of a node can be numbered automatically in the main body of the document using the Auto-Numbering feature. For example, in a Book element that contains multiple Chapter elements, each Chapter element can be numbered automatically using the Auto-Numbering feature. This is an easy way to insert numbering based on the structure of the XML document.
|Note:||The Auto-Numbering feature refers to numbering within the main body of the document. It does not refer to numbering within tables of contents (TOCs), where numbering is considered to be a property of the TOC item.|
Auto-Numbering can be either sequential (flat) or hierarchical. Sequential numbering provides ordinary numbering on a single level. Hierarchical numbering is based on the TOC-level hierarchy created in the document and creates numbering according to the element's position in the TOC-level hierarchy.
A wide variety of formatting is available for the numbers. In the case of hierarchical numbers, individual number tokens can be formatted separately. For example, a three-token number could be given the format: A.1.i., where each of the three tokens has a different number format. Number formatting is assigned differently for sequential and hierarchical numbering, and therefore have separate descriptions, each in their respective sections below.
Sequential numbering (num-seq)
Sequential (or flat) numbering can be inserted within a TOC Bookmark in the document design (see screenshot below). Create sequential numbering as follows:
1.Place the cursor within the node that has to be numbered and create the TOC bookmark (right-click, and select Insert Table of Contents | TOC Bookmark). The TOC bookmark will be created. In the screenshot below, we wish to number the topic element, so the TOC bookmark has been created within the topic element. The exact location within the topic element depends on where in the layout you want the numbering. (In the screenshot below, the numbering is placed immediately to the left of the chapter header (title).)
2.Place the cursor within the tags of the TOC bookmark, right-click, and select Insert Table of Contents | Sequential Numbering. This inserts the Auto-Numbering placeholder for sequential numbering, (num-seq) (highlighted within the TOC bookmark 'TopicHeader' in the screenshot below).
3.If the TOC bookmark is going to be referenced from within a TOC template, then you can enter TOC bookmark properties as required. However, if the TOC bookmark is going to be used only for sequential numbering, there is no need to name it. If you wish to name it, right-click it and select the Edit Group command.
In the example shown in the screenshot above, sequential numbering has been set on the topic node. The result is that each topic element receives a sequential number, as shown in the screenshot below. Note that the numbering is essentially the position of each topic element within the sequence of all sibling topic elements at that level of the XML document hierarchy.
|Note:||If sequential numbering must be continued on another set of nodes, then use a TOC bookmark with the same name on both nodesets.|
To format the sequential numbering, right-click the num-seq placeholder and select the Edit Format command. This pops up the Format Sequential Auto-Number dialog (screenshot below).
Select the format you want from the dropdown box of the Available numbering styles combo box (see screenshot above) and click OK to apply the selected format.
Hierarchical numbering (num-lvl)
Hierarchical numbering can be inserted within a TOC level in the design. To create hierarchical numbering in a document, you must therefore first structure the document in TOC levels. Do this as described in the section Structuring the Design in Levels. The following points should be borne in mind:
•Levels must be created either on the node to be numbered or within it.
•Levels must be nested according to the hierarchy of the numbering required (see screenshot below).
•The hierarchical numbering placeholder must be inserted within the corresponding level in the design (see screenshot below).
In the screenshot above, there are two levels. The topic element is recursive, and a level has been created on two topic elements (by right-clicking the node tag and selecting Template Serves as Level). One topic element (highlighted in the screenshot above) is nested within the other. As a result, the levels also are nested. Within each level, a hierarchical numbering placeholder (num-lvl) has been inserted (right-click within the level and select Insert Table of Contents | Hierarchical Numbering).
The result of the design shown in the screenshot above will look like this.
The first level is shown in bold, the second in normal.
To format hierarchical numbering, right-click the num-lvl placeholder and select the Edit Format command. This pops up the Format Hierarchical Auto-Number dialog (screenshot below).
First select the number of tokens in the Token combo box. This number should be the same as the number of TOC levels in the document. Each token can then be separately formatted. In the lower of the two display boxes, select the token to be formatted. (In the screenshot above, the second token has been selected.) Next, in the Formatting combo box, select the formatting style you want. In the screenshot above, lowercase formatting has been selected for the second token, and this is reflected in the display box at the top of the dialog. Additionally, levels can be omitted by entering the required number of levels to be omitted in the Omit Levels box.
Note that formatting is defined on hierarchical numbering one level at a time. So the hierarchical numbering placeholder num-lvl at each level must be separately formatted.
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Situated a little above Levis, this residence was built by Emperor Maximilian for Countess Anna von Helfenstein in 1493. She gave the emperor a son, who died in Milan at a young age. In 1555 Maximilian's successor Ferdinand I gave Amberg Castle to his vice-chancellor Jakob Jonas from Götzis. The following 4 centuries were marked by frequent changes of ownership. On 5 January 1900, the writer and painter Paula Ludwig, who later became famous, saw the light of day at Amberg Castle and also spent her early childhood years here.
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Introducing IXP Compare tool
A global telecoms provider – IPTP Networks – has unveiled a free IXP calculator program to track and compare worldwide Internet Exchanges.
The IXP calculator tool, IXP Compare, analyzes Internet Exchange Point (IXP) data sets powered by PeeringDB and creates visual presentations with comparisons based on multiple parameters.
The IXP compare tool is used for comparing two Exchange points on five essential domains :
- Open peers
- IPv6 percentage
- Overall Speed
All information can be obtained by choosing the target IXP names from the tool dropbox.
The IXP Compare tool showcases a complete list of peering members with their names and ASN (Autonomous System Number). Moreover, it is also equipped with the options to view the chosen IXPs’ mutual and unique peers.
This IXP calculator tool is especially helpful for internet providers, financial services firms, and multinational enterprises with offices located across the globe, that are searching for a suitable IX community to join. By providing a detailed graphic comparison, the IXP Compare tool offers an innovative opportunity for network providers to instantly review IXPs of their choices listed in their desired geographical area and aid in global business planning.
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Here is a step-by-step guide to use the IXP Compare tool:
- Click on the two dropdowns and choose the targeted Internet Exchanges.
- Both dropdown bars also have a search option to look for a particular Internet Exchange in the desired location easier.
- Hover over the ‘wheel’ illustration to reveal the percentage of 4 of each criterion (peers, open peers, connections, and total speed).
- Find out the name and ASN (autonomous system number) of each IXP’s member down the peer list.
- Choose the “Mutual” button to see which peer partner presents at both Internet Exchange communities.
- Select “Unique” to view those that appear in only the respective IXP.
- Look for a specific peer partner via the search bar.
- Gain more information about each peer partner by clicking on the name to get redirected to that partner’s profile on PeeringDB.
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Some 2 decades later, a less costly, de-contented version of the Spider called the Graduate was sold alongside the Spider. Highlights of this era are the P3, the 8C 2300 and the many 6C models throughout those years. Apart from a generation interruption in the mid-’40s due to World War II, this pace continued through the 1950s and’60s, with highlights from these decades being the Giulietta, Giulia and Spider Duetto. The latter, a two-seat roadster that continued into the’90s with minimal changes, gained fame in the us via The Graduate movie that bowed in 1967 and starred a young Dustin Hoffman who drove the sleek sports car.
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta works on the new engine that utilizes something referred to as Multiair. The system controls the quantity of air starting the engine by controlling when air is allowed to the engine and how much the inlet valve opens. However, some parts certainly are a little way off the class best. The build quality, for example, is one area where it lags behind famous brands the Golf and Focus, not forgetting the more upmarket BMW 1 Series and Audi A3. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is an elegant and sporty small family car that is an alternative to hatchbacks such as the VW Golf, Ford Focus, and much more upmarket cars like the BMW 1 Series and Mercedes A-Class. The 2023 Alfa Romeo Giulietta is a 5-door hatchback, small family car manufactured and marketed by Alfa Romeo.
Alfa Romeo’s history actually started with some French lineage, having initially been founded by French entrepreneur Alexandre Darracq who used Italian investors for capital and based the business in Milan, Italy. Now, however, Alfa Romeo is placed to come back stateside for 2014. Though popular to Americans decades ago for the sporty and stylish cars, declining sales eventually led the company to prevent importing cars to the United States. The Alfa Romeo story is certainly one of both greatness and mediocrity.
The 2+2 was Alfa Romeo’s first successful foray into the 1.3-liter class. From 1954 to 1965 an overall total of 177,690 Giuliettas were made, the fantastic majority in the saloon (Berlina), Sprint coupé, or Spider body styles, but also as Sprint Speciale and Sprint Zagato coupés, and the rare Promiscua estate. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is a family group of automobiles made by Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1965 which included a 2+2 coupé, four-door saloon, estate, spider, Sprint, and Sprint Speciale.
The Giulietta was designed with a target of a 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating. That result makes it the safest compact car ever. It had been particularly held in the Safety Assist category as it lacks some of the active safety systems that newer rivals offer, nonetheless it has a full complement of six airbags, seatbelt warning buzzers, an immobilizer, central locking, and electronic stability control. The Giulietta was named the best performing Small Family category car in 2010 by Euro NCAP. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is equipped with a reactive head restraint and gained a five-star rating and a standard score of 87/100 in the Euro NCAP car safety tests. Giulietta’s result ensures that the vehicle may also have a five-star rating in 2012 when the Euro NCAP system will reach maximum severity.
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is equipped with a reactive head restraint and gained elegant (5/5 stars) rating and Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2023 overall score of 87/100 in the Euro NCAP car safety tests.That result helps it be the safest compact car ever. Giulietta’s result (97% Adult Occupant, 85% Child Occupant, 63% Pedestrian Protection and 86% Safety Assist) means that the automobile will even have five-star rating in 2012 when the Euro NCAP system will reach maximum severity. The Giulietta was named as best performing Small Family category car in 2010 by Euro NCAP.
The cheapest diesel engine is just a 118bhp 1.6-liter, which requires a fairly average 10 seconds to obtain from 0-62mph, and with the semi-automatic gearbox, it’s slightly slower, recording a 10.2-second 0-62mph time. It’s a willing performer and like the majority of Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2023 Romeos it sounds good too – but it’s not a class leader in any respect. It’s quiet at low revs but gets somewhat noisy in the event that you change down gears and rev it. A 2.0-liter diesel engine rejoined the number in early 2019 when the range-topping Veloce trim was reintroduced. It’s only available with the automatic gearbox, but has 168bhp and reduces the 0-62mph time to a respectable 8.3 seconds. We wouldn’t recommend the automatic on this engine; it could be slow to select the best gear, meaning you can’t always make full usage of the engine’s power. Most rivals could possibly offer similar, or better, performance while offering a better economy. The 1.4-liter petrol model with 118bhp does 0-62mph in 9.4 seconds, which can be relatively perky for the class.
Initially debuting as Societa Anonima Italiana Darracq, the business struggled through its first few years. By 1910 a new company debuted underneath the new name ALFA, which stood for Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili.These early Alfas quickly earned a reputation for leading-edge engineering and design, key attributes confirmed by many motor racing victories. | <urn:uuid:30487d61-0413-46b1-86bd-7761e019c442> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.amaniforestcamp.com/the-2023-alfa-romeo-giulietta-is-really-a-5-door-hatchback-small-family-car-manufactured-and-marketed-by-alfa-romeo/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.945922 | 1,235 | 1.523438 | 2 |
My inbox today held a great example of how students will use their iPads in ways we never thought of when we discussed possible uses. Neil used his with his school sponsored VoiceThread account to record himself playing the piano. He tells the story in his blog post so I will just say that his example highlights what our students can and will do when creativity and passion intersect along with technology. His ability to share his passion with the world is what has changed. Go Neil!
“Pink Panther Song by Neil M.
I recorded the Pink panther song on the piano. Below I inserted the recording of it, on VoiceThread, using the iPad. This particular piece was the hardest I had ever played, taking me over three weeks to master. My piano teacher helped me to break it down and lead me to success. On the day I recorded the song, I had just had a piano lesson. Even though I thought I was ready, playing a three page song with no mistakes is difficult. Especially when I know that one mistake and I would have to restart from the beginning. After about 40 previous mess-ups, I reached the end on a perfect run. This song really challenged my piano skill. Please enjoy! This song took a lot of effort to play. Maybe the only reason I was able to perfect it was because I saw my friend in Pennsylvania played it when he was nine. So I thought, “If he could do it, then I certainly could too.”
Read the original post at http://pdroom212.edublogs.org/2012/11/29/pink-panther-song-neil-m/
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Invisalign® is an exciting product that can, in most cases, eliminate the need for unsightly metal braces. They’re clear braces that can be used to correct a number of issues, including overbite, underbite, open bite and crossbite. The benefits of Invisalign are significant, so if you’re considering orthodontic correction, you really should talk to your dentist about the possibility of foregoing that mouth full of metal.
The most obvious benefit of Invisalign over metal braces is that they look better. In fact, they’re almost invisible, and unless someone is practically in your face, it’s highly unlikely that they’ll even know you’re wearing braces. In addition to the obvious aesthetic advantages, Invisalign clear braces are also considerably more comfortable than metal braces. If you know someone who has worn metal braces, you have probably heard the horror stories about the dental pain caused by the regular tightenings, and the irritation of having brackets and wires rubbing against their tongue and the insides of their cheeks. And, of course, there’s the list of foods that you’re not permitted to eat while wearing metal braces – it includes pretty much everything you like.
With Invisalign, there’s no discomfort, because you don’t have to have those horrible tightenings every few weeks. When one Invisalign aligner has done its work, it’s replaced with another. You may go through 20, or even 30, different aligners during the course of your treatment. This means that the tightening happens so gradually you’ll never even notice. And as to those foods that you’re not allowed? With Invisalign, you can eat whatever you want, because the braces can be removed. This is also a huge advantage when it comes to your oral hygiene – metal braces can’t be removed, and that means that food particles can get in, around and underneath them. When you finish your treatment, the front areas of your teeth are probably in the early stages of decay. Invisalign is considerably gentler on your oral health.
Another advantage is that checkups are faster with Invisalign, because you don’t need to have the clear braces tightened. You also won’t need checkups as often, because you’ll get all your aligners when your treatment begins, and just move from one to the next on a schedule that you can follow at home. The only reason you’ll need to see your dentist from time to time is to check on the progress of your treatment.
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Food-service sector among worst violators of wage laws nationally and in San Francisco
UPDATE 8/7/13: See video version: “Less Than Expected: Minimum Wage Violations in San Francisco”
Last year, Mauricio Lozano found a job through a friend at a pizzeria in North Beach. The pay was $8 an hour, in cash. He said a supervisor told him he would get less than San Francisco’s minimum wage because he was “in training.”
Under city law, that’s no excuse for paying below the mandated wage floor, then $10.24 an hour. But the restaurant needed someone right away, and Lozano was in no position to negotiate. A recent immigrant from El Salvador with few other prospects and a family back home to support, Lozano snatched up the opportunity. “Because I didn’t have another job, I had to take it,” he lamented.
Lozano’s story is far from uncommon, say community organizers and city officials. Records show that San Francisco’s enormous food service sector is the worst for such violations. City records show that two-thirds of wages city inspectors recover for workers for minimum wage violations come from restaurants, coffee shops and other eateries.
Nationwide, 19.9 percent of all workers in food preparation and service occupations are paid below minimum wage, according to a recent estimate by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Many undocumented immigrants find that because they have limited options in today’s depressed labor market, they must choose between a sub-minimum-wage job and no job at all. And after they are hired, many fear losing their jobs or even getting deported if they speak up.
Lozano moved here three years ago, but his two daughters and their mother still live in El Salvador. “I cannot be here without doing anything,” he said. “If I don’t work, there will be no money for them. I have to send money.”
Struggling to make ends meet at the pizza place, Lozano requested a raise. His pay went up to $9 an hour. After two-and-a-half months, his pay rose to $10 an hour — still below the city’s minimum wage.
“The last week I worked for him he didn’t like that anymore, and so he fired me,” Lozano said.
Asked about Lozano’s case, Hosan Said, owner of Pizza Royal, declined to be interviewed.
While city records show that the restaurant is still paying off the fines from last year — $1,569.11 so far — Lozano said he received all of his back pay, minus the taxes, in installments over three months.
“I was so frustrated that there were times I cried, because I wanted to say something,” he said. “But I needed the job and I needed the money, even though I knew that it was less than the minimum.”
San Francisco has the highest minimum wage in the country, and it is pegged to inflation. In January, it rose to $10.55 an hour. But the high wage is offset by one of the nation’s highest costs of living.
Immigrants bear the brunt of labor exploitation. According to a 2009 report by the National Employment Law Project, foreign-born Latinos had an especially high minimum wage violation rate — 35 percent, double the rate of U.S.-born Latinos and nearly six times the rate of U.S.-born whites.
A 2010 study by the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment found that almost 76 percent of undocumented workers in Los Angeles had worked off the clock without pay, and more than 85 percent had not received overtime pay.
With little enforcement from federal and state labor agencies, community organizations focused on labor rights have stepped into the fray.
When Lozano began questioning his employer about his missing wages and faced termination, he reached out to an advocacy group called Young Workers United for help. The San Francisco-based nonprofit works to defend youth and immigrant workers’ rights.
Josué Argüelles, the group’s co-director, said he asks workers first if they have colleagues who are exploited. If so, the organization leverages strength in numbers, either confronting the owner or immediately reporting the violation to city inspectors.
In Lozano’s case, two other workers faced similar circumstances. In September, Lozano went to the city’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, which charged the employer for back pay and taxes for all workers involved.
Lozano’s advice for fellow immigrants he meets who also tell stories of being exploited, but fear harassment, retaliation or deportation: “Do not be scared to have to go up and say what is happening. You do not have to stay silent.”
Lozano is now paid the San Francisco minimum wage. His work life is still tough by any standard.
He rises before sunrise to unlock another restaurant in North Beach, downstairs from the room he rents. Lozano works alone, but quickly. He must have the floor mopped, counters wiped down, dishes washed, garbage emptied from the night before, and all the food prepared before his supervisor arrives.
Later that afternoon, he will go to his second job at a car wash in the Mission District, and later attend classes at City College of San Francisco. There he studies English as a second language.
“At the moment, I feel comfortable with two jobs because they pay me what they are supposed to — minimum wage — and I feel comfortable,” Lozano said. “But it is never enough, you know. There are always more expenses, like rent and food and public transportation. It is expensive to live in this city.” | <urn:uuid:c39a3128-6c5c-4a5f-9189-af094e61691b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sfpublicpress.org/restaurant-worker-paid-below-minimum-wage-for-training/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.97159 | 1,238 | 1.8125 | 2 |
In the Summer of 2014, a common question appeared to be percolating in the curious and fertile minds of several women in Fox River Valley’s local Food Not Lawns group. Seemingly in unison, ladies who regularly had their hands in the soil started asking each other about how to find perennial plantables of the protein variety. Isn’t it wild how the important questions of our times seem to whistle through the wind and land in listening years. and I started discussing the benefits of going nuts.
….Why aren’t all people, everywhere, planting hazelnuts in all of our yards?
Healthy, edible, perennial protein growing just outside our front doors? Sign me up!
More detailed information about planting and growing hybrid hazelnuts than you can possibly absorb in one lifetime has been compiled and published for you, with love, by
The new hybrid hazelnut crop has been designed from the very outset to address the problems of erosion and chemical use that accompany traditional farming methods.
- Once established, no plowing or even cultivation is necessary.
- No water runs off the fields because infiltration rates are dramatically improved, regardless of soil type.
- Tiling should not be necessary in moderately wet soils.
- No fertilizer escapes into groundwater, because the crop has extensive permanent root systems at work 365 days a year.
- No soil is lost to wind or rain; in fact, this crop builds soil.
- Wildlife finds cover and food all year.
- In the near future, harvest will be entirely mechanized.
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School principals and district administrators are more likely than the general public to be adopters of smartphones and tablet computers, according to a new report based on data from the 2011 Speak Up survey.
Principals and administrators are also more likely to use those devices than the teachers and librarians they oversee, the report says, though teachers are also more frequent users of those tools than the general public.
Further, technology use habits were found to effect both sets of populations’ outlook on using those devices in education.
“For many of us, we cannot truly appreciate the value of a new technology tool until we have realized a direct benefit from its use in our personal or work life,” said Julie Evans, the president and CEO of Project Tomorrow, the Irvine, Calif.-based nonprofit education research organization that conducts the Speak Up survey, in a statement. “That’s the same for educators.”
Evans led a Capitol Hill presentation of the report’s findings on Wednesday.
The report, based on data from the broader Speak Up survey that reached more than 400,000 students, parents, and educators, found 70 percent of district administrators and 64 percent of principals had personal access to mobile devices, compared to 54 percent of teachers and 53 percent of librarians. Roughly half of principals and administrators have personal access to tablet computers, compared to just over a third of librarians, and just over a quarter of classroom teachers.
According to the separate Pew Internet and American Life project, just over 40 percent of Americans have smartphone access, and just 10 percent have access to tablet computers.
Administrators who used smartphones or tablets were found roughly twice as likely to consider a bring-your-own-technology approach for students at their campuses, pilot such a policy, or work in a school or district that provided students mobile devices for educational use.
Teachers, meanwhile, were found to have more favorable views on a wide range of digital content formats if they used digital content of any format in their teaching lives.
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How to Get Financial Aid for College and College Scholarships
Applying for financial aid is not as confusing as you might think. Many families are often pleasantly surprised that they qualify for financial aid. Granted, there is information to gather and forms to fill out. However, if it makes paying for college easier, it definitely is worth the time and effort.
There are three types of student financial aid:
1. Scholarships and grants which the student does not need to repay
2. Loans which can be federal and private and need to be repaid
3. Work-study on campus. Once students determine the schools they want to apply to, they should contact these colleges and talk with a financial aid officer. Find out what grants or scholarships might be available for freshmen students. Ask how to apply for them.
Parents should fill out the FAFSA online form whether they think they qualify for financial aid or not. It can be submitted anytime after January 1, 2015. Some private schools also want you to fill out the CSS. Make sure you have all of the necessary financial information available before you begin either the FAFSA or CSS profile.
The sooner you file these forms, the sooner you will know what your financial aid status is at each college or university. It is important to review the financial aid reports you receive so that you are choosing the college with the least amount of debt. | <urn:uuid:24d02762-854e-4801-a25d-7e4481f1fd7f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://collegedirection.org/financial-aid/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.962453 | 286 | 2 | 2 |
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Space Day | EAA Aviation Museum
EAA’s Space Day occurs during the global celebration of World Space Week. Kids and adults of all ages celebrate Space Day with interactive exhibits and special guest appearances.
The Space Day 2022 schedule will be announced at a later date. View Space Day 2021’s gallery below and learn more about Space Day 2021’s special guests.
Space Day Speakers
2021 Space Day Events Activities
- Mercury and Gemini Capsule Replicas: Climb inside a full-scale replica of the Mercury space capsule, which was the first U.S. spacecraft, and the Gemini space capsule, which helped NASA get ready for the Apollo moon landings.
- Moon Game: You’ve landed on the moon, now what? Work as a team with your family to solve a series of challenges founded in science about living and doing research on the moon.
- Re-entry Capsule Design: Do you ever wonder how astronauts return to Earth after a mission from space? Design a re-entry capsule that can survive a wind tunnel.
- Foam Rockets: Learn about the parts of a rocket and the forces of flight as you build and fly your own foam rocket.
- Compressed Air Rockets: 3, 2, 1….Blast off! Learn what makes a rocket fly high as you build an air-compressed rocket out of basic household materials.
- Fizzy Rockets: What do you get when you mix Alka-Seltzer and water? Experiment with us to see how high your fizzy rocket can go!
- Meet Aviore: Aviore, the Young Eagles superhero created in collaboration with the Stan Lee Foundation, is here! Jake Peregrine Howard — Perry to his friends — is a young high school student living on a farm just outside of Wichita, Kansas, who’s infatuated with the eagles and hawks. His life changes forever after he takes his first Young Eagles flight. As his senses become more acute and his mind sharpens, Perry becomes a superhero, dedicating his life to using the power of flight to help those in need.
Space Day Museum Exhibit Creation Challenge
Have you ever wanted to make your own space-themed museum exhibit? Here is your chance. The EAA Aviation Museum will host a Space Day contest. Design your very own concept and present it to the judges during Space Day in the museum on October 9 at 1 p.m. This year’s challenge is to feature Women in Space.
All entries will be built off-site, prior to EAA’s Space Day, and at the students’ own expense. Submissions can be made from any type of material, including kits.
- Entries must have a space theme
- Presentations should be no longer than 5 minutes
- Contest is for youth 18 years old and under
- Judging brackets are:
- 9 years and under
- 10 to 18 years
- There will be three judging categories:
- 2D exhibit entries (posters, timelines, and graphics)
- 3D exhibit entries (models, dioramas, mobiles, and more)
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Despite huge improvements in air quality in recent decades, research consistently indicates that nitrogenous pollutants from agriculture, industry and transport are continuing to cause declines in plant species richness across a variety of semi-natural habitats. Ongoing monitoring across all groups of species will continue to provide evidence for increases and declines associated with anthropogenic pollution; evidence from across taxa can strengthen conclusions regarding large scale changes, particularly where multiple environmental drivers are acting in concert.
Links with the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland and the British Bryological Society have provided data and new analytical approaches to investigate drivers of environmental change, such as anthropogenic air pollution. Key publications, such as Atlases of species' distribution, have all contributed to our understanding of these drivers in the UK and Ireland, and have produced data sets that are allowing researchers around the world to address novel hypotheses.
The ongoing contribution of lichenologists to air quality research
Photo: Courtsey of Janet Simkin.
The sensitivity of lichens to various types of pollution was first noted by observers in the early years of the Industrial Revolution. The calibrated sulphur dioxide scales of the 1960s and 70s have now been supplemented with similar assessment tools for nitrogen enrichment.
Local extinctions of plants are related to increased fertility in areas of the UK with higher atmospheric nitrogen deposition
In the red 10km squares, those vascular plant species which have not been recorded since 1987 are characteristic of less fertile habitats, whereas the plants which are still present tend to thrive on more fertile substrates. This demonstrates that the loss of nutrientpoor sites, for example, by habitat destruction and eutrophication, has been the main driver of change in plant diversity across much of the UK. By contrast, in the blue 10km squares, lost species are characteristic of more fertile habitats. This more surprising result reflects the loss of species associated with arable land in areas where agriculture is now almost exclusively pastoral.
Changes in the distributions of moss and liverwort epiphytes for the periods 1960 – 1980 and 1990 – 2010
The clearest signal of change in the British bryophyte flora over the last 50 years has been the recovery of sulphur dioxide-sensitive epiphytes and the corresponding decline in acidophiles. The
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LONDON — American households are in a more comfortable financial position than before the pandemic, but soaring inflation has started to erode those gains, sparking feelings of insecurity and anger over rising prices.
Households and nonprofits had liquid assets worth $18.5 trillion at the end of March 2022, up from $14.3 trillion at the end of March 2019, after adjusting for inflation, according to Federal Reserve data.
Liquid assets include currency as well as balances in checking accounts, term deposit accounts, and money market funds, all of which are readily available to be spent (“Flow of funds accounts of the United States,” June 9) .
Liquid assets have been building up at a record pace in 2020 and 2021 due to pandemic-imposed restrictions on travel and social spending as well as stimulus payments made by the federal government.
During the most intense periods of confinement in the second quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, households were saving at annualized rates of 4 to 5 trillion dollars.
More recently, however, the inflation-adjusted value of liquid assets has held steady or declined as households have been able to travel and socialize again, while rising prices have reduced the real value of sales.
In real terms, liquid assets at the end of Q1 2022 were down slightly from $18.7 trillion at the end of Q1 2021.
Real balances are expected to fall much more sharply since then as most of the remaining travel restrictions were lifted as inflation rose.
The fact that real household cash is high but rapidly shrinking explains why current spending remains strong, but consumers and voters say inflation is their main concern and the economy is on the wrong track.
The resilience of consumer spending in the face of rapidly escalating food, energy and other bills will depend on whether households focus on the level of their real cash (high) or the rate of change (rapidly falling ).
It also depends on how long rapid inflation is expected to persist and continue to erode the value of their existing savings and their ability to add to them.
FEELING AT RECORD LOW
Consumers expect prices to rise at annualized rates of 5.2% over the next year and 2.8% over the next five years, both much faster than the target for the central bank (“Consumer Survey”, University of Michigan, July 15).
The proportion of households reporting being better off financially than a year earlier fell to 37% in May 2022 from 42% in May 2021, while the proportion reporting being worse off jumped to 46% from 22%.
Among respondents who said they were worse off, the most commonly cited reason was higher prices (38%) and this was true for those in the bottom third of the income distribution (39%) as well as in the top third (33%).
More respondents said higher prices made them worse off (38%) than higher incomes made them more prosperous (34%).
For respondents in the bottom third of the income distribution, the gap was even wider, with significantly more respondents citing higher prices to make them worse (39%) than citing higher incomes to make them better ( 25%).
Reflecting the impact of inflation, the consumer sentiment index fell to an all-time low in June (50.0), worse than during the 2008 financial crisis (55.3), the recession of 1980 (51.7) or the consequences of the oil shock of 1975 (57.6).
There was only a slight improvement in the first part of July, with preliminary results showing the sentiment index rising slightly to 51.1.
TO CONTINUE SPENDING OR NOT?
Households still have the financial resources to continue spending for the next year or more as they deplete the savings they have accumulated during the pandemic.
But this is an aggregate and it is likely that many households in the lower part of the income distribution are already depleting their reserves and becoming compelled to spend.
Crucially, the household and business narratives and psychology around spending already show many of the traits associated with the onset of a recession (“Narrative economics”, Shiller, 2017).
There are already stories based on anecdotes of households opting for cheaper brands, limiting weekly spending on food and gasoline and postponing non-essential expenses.
Companies in many industries have begun cutting hiring, considering downsizing and suspending capital investment.
To persuade households to continue spending, they must be convinced that growth will continue and that inflation will be brought under control to stem the erosion of their financial situation.
The depletion of savings is psychologically unpleasant when it is associated with rising prices and costs rather than increased consumption, which explains the bad mood noted in the surveys.
Households are already starting to push back; they may not be able to do much about rising prices as consumers, but as voters they can punish those they hold responsible.
John Kemp is a market analyst at Reuters. Opinions expressed are his own.
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Leaks in water well casings can be caused by a variety of things including corrosion, pressure from stones or other objects pressing against the casing, splits at a welded or defective casing seam, even a lightning strike or nearby construction site that may be blasting.
It can often be difficult to tell that your well casing has a leak. Here are a few signs that you may have a problem.
- A gradual reduction in well flow rate
- Sudden appearance of dirt, sand, debris in the water supply
- Changing your water filters more often than normal
- A bacterial or other contamination problem in the well water
If you have one or more of these symptoms, your well may be in trouble. Failure to fix the problem could cause further damage to your well casing and lead to possible pump failure in extreme cases.
The good news is, you don’t always need another well drilled. Our well experts can come out, identify the problem and suggest another option such as a well liner or screen.
RE-DRILL vs CASING REPAIR LINER
A well liner is often the best way to assure your well is not leaking. A well technician will come out and check the well using either a visual inspection or by sending camera into the well.
Repair sleeves are designed to fix a specific leak spot in a well casing – often one that occurs near the top of the water level where oxygen and water combine to increase the risk of corrosion. The installer lowers a well casing repair sleeve, a cylinder small enough to slide into the casing, to the point where the casing is leaking. The technician then seals the sleeve to the surrounding well casing to block the casing leak or damage.
RE-DRILLING THE WELL
Deciding on whether to install a well liner or completely replace the well is a challenge. You’ll want to consider overall cost, the age of the current well, the magnitude of the damage and casing condition and water demand.
Our experts can guide you through the process and see what is best for your situation. Call or email us for a consultation.
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Create a Petition
Before you start a petition, think about your goal. What you want the President or the Administration to do? Why others should support your cause? This will help you clearly articulate your position and make your petition more effective. You should also check to be sure there isn’t already a recent petition with the same goal on the site.
Here’s how to create a new petition:
- Choose a Type: Start by choosing one of the five types of actions that are within the purview of this site, completing the sentence “We the People ask the Administration to…” which will be the header of your petition.
- Enter a Title: Enter a short (120 characters or less) title for the petition. It should be clear, compelling and describe the goal of your petition.
- Provide a Description: Use this space to further define the goal of your petition (in 800 characters or less). Include additional information or research to support your request. Please note that petitions on the We the People site will be moderated. Some petitions may be removed from the site consistent with the Terms of Participation.
- Choose Tags: Choose between 1 and 3 tags to help categorize the petitions. This will help others better understand how it relates to the issues the administration works on.
- Review and Publish: Once published, you will not be able to edit your petitions, so be sure to double-check for spelling, punctuation, grammar, and meaning.
Promote and Gather Signatures
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Senior figures in the UK energy industry have cast doubt upon a Labour party-backed report setting out the “most radical feasible pathway” to reach zero-carbon by 2030.
The report, commissioned on the back of this year’s Labour party conference, said the move would require £150bn in up-front capital, followed by investment of 2% GDP each year.
However, the research claims that this level of investment would make the UK’s economy £800bn better off, and create 850,000 new jobs.
Neil Cornelius, managing director of consultancy Berkeley Research Group, said: “The proposals are a mix of those which are clearly economically beneficial and those of questionable economic benefit.
“I do not believe that the activities outlined would not represent a cost increase for the energy system and this cost would have to be met by someone. I have doubts about the economics presented.
“More detail would be required to understand whether what has been done is consistent with best practice for cost-benefit analysis as laid out in the UK Treasury Green Book.”
Ken Cronin, chief executive of industry body UK Onshore Oil and Gas, said he welcomed the report’s acknowledgement of the role hydrogen could play, and the economic feasibility of producing this from the UK’s natural gas supply.
However, he warned that by banning fracking, the gas that would be required for this process would have to be imported, at considerable economic cost to the UK.
He said: “Under Labour’s exceedingly ambitious plans, it makes no sense to go to all of this effort simply to offshore our emissions to other counties and walk away from the economic benefits of producing gas ourselves.”
Among the report’s more eye-catching proposals are the installation of 9,000 new wind farms, including 2,000 onshore assets, and solar panels covering an area equivalent to 22,000 football pitches.
Other measures include upgrading 27m UK homes with insulation and double glazing.
The report has the backing of shadow business and energy secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey, who said:
“This report makes a major contribution to Labour’s plans to kickstart a Green Industrial Revolution. The Labour Party has among the most ambitious climate targets in the world and is the only party turning their targets into detailed, credible plans to tackle the climate and environmental crisis.
“The recommendations in this report could put the UK on track for a zero-carbon energy system during the 2030’s – but only if rapid progress is made early on. The next five years are therefore crucial.”
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Recent scientific opinion polling found small business owners overwhelmingly believe Congress should pass legislation requiring businesses to list their true identity when forming. Such legislation is being considered to fight fraud committed by anonymous shell companies, including when larger companies use these entities to unfairly compete for government small business set-asides. Additionally, the poll found small business owners think such legislation would benefit, rather than burden, their business by protecting them from fraud and allowing them to compete fairly for government contracts.
Recent scientific opinion polling found women small business owners believe access to reproductive health is critical to their economic success. The poll also found women entrepreneurs of color and younger business owners especially feel that access to birth control has been important to their ability to start their business and advance in their career
Access to capital is consistently one of the most pressing issues for small business owners. A recent survey conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research for Small Business Majority found California small business owners are worried about predatory lending and agree that there should be stronger regulations on online lending. The poll was a national online survey of 500 small business owners with an oversample of 141 California small business owners and conducted between September 29 and October 4, 2017.
Scientific opinion polling found small business owners think predatory lending practices are a problem, and they overwhelmingly support stronger regulations on alternative lenders to ensure they have safe, responsible access to capital.
Small Business Majority released a national scientific opinion poll—including oversamples in five states—that found small business owners oppose denying services to LGBT customers based on religious beliefs, rights to free speech or freedom of artistic expression. Further, the poll showed that a majority of small businesses support enacting federal and state laws to protect LGBT individuals from discrimination in places of public accommodation. Small business owners feel that nondiscrimination policies are good for their state’s business climate and their own business’s bottom line.
Small Business Majority released a scientific opinion poll on small business owners’ attitudes regarding tax reform. While current proposals are being sold as a boon for small businesses in a struggling economy, small business owners are in fact generally optimistic about the economy and rate healthcare, rather than taxes, as their top concern. Further, small business owners want Congress to prioritize making the tax system fair for small businesses over tax cuts.
Small Business Majority released a scientific opinion poll that found that the majority of women-owned small businesses believe that insurance companies should be required to include contraceptive coverage in their health plans. Further, the poll found women entrepreneurs view access to reproductive healthcare as critical to their ability to start their business.
Small Business Majority released a scientific opinion poll that found small business owners and their employees are impacted by a lack of access to high-quality, affordable child care. Further, the poll showed that a majority of small businesses support expanding federal programs to increase access to child care through both direct federal assistance and expanded tax credits to help working families struggling with the cost of child care.
Small Business Majority released a scientific opinion poll that found the majority of small businesses support publicly-administered paid family and medical leave insurance programs, which would allow employees to receive partial income when they need to take time off to recover from a serious illness or care for a new child or sick family member.
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- [noun] an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
Synonyms: somersault, somersaulting
- [noun] hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- [noun] the act of flipping a coin
- [noun] a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- [noun] (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
Synonyms: pass, toss
- [verb] lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do
- [verb] cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
Synonyms: throw, switch
- [verb] look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
Synonyms: flick, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff
- [verb] toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- [verb] cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
- [verb] throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
Synonyms: toss, sky, pitch
- [verb] move with a flick or light motion
- [verb] turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
Synonyms: over, turn over
- [verb] go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
- [verb] reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Synonyms: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, -flop
- [adjective] marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
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Car accidents can be brutal, and that’s a strong understatement too. If you’ve ever been through one, then you know how terrifying they can be. Everything happens too fast, but yet, it happens so slowly too. Even after the accident happened itself it can be terrifying getting out of the car. No matter how big or small your car accident was, your feelings are valid for being afraid. Chances are, you may have questioned what to do after an accident.
There’s just a lot to keep in mind such as your injuries, passengers injuries, the other driver’s injuries, the physical damage like the car, and whether or not other things have happened. You can be the most cautious driver in the world, but you can’t control how others drive. With that said, car accidents have been known for causing PTSD, especially major crashes. But it’s important to eventually get back behind the wheel and here’s how.
TALK ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE
Talking about it can do a lot, whether this is talking to a loved one or maybe even a healthcare professional. Talking is an outlet, it lets the tension that built up get out, feel released. You may even want to go as far as writing down the experiences you dealt with. Maybe even have a timeline of events of everything that has happened. It’s completely valid seeing this as a traumatic experience.
TRY TO LEARN THE BASICS
Maybe it wasn’t your fault that the accident happened. You can be the best driver around but you’ll still be unsafe if there are bad drivers all over the place. While you can’t combat that, relearning the basics will help you get back into control. There are classes available that will help you know exactly how you’ll need to respond in a variety of scenarios that drivers could potentially get themselves into.
TALK WITH A LAWYER
Sometimes (but not always) having a legal discussion with a car accident attorney can be helpful. Was the other driver completely out of line? Is your insurance company giving you a hard time? Sometimes, it’s not even the crash itself but the things surrounding the car accident that makes it too scary to get back behind the wheel.
It’s important to know that you will need to eventually get back behind the wheel. So why not start slow? This can include just driving around the block. Don’t feel ashamed for taking it slow, sometimes going one step at a time is more than enough.
HAVE SOMEONE WITH YOU IN THE CAR
If you know someone who’s a good driver, let them help you out. This can include being in the car while they’re driving, or even letting them be the passenger while you drive. They’ll have quick reaction time and can help in the off chance that anything goes wrong.
DON’T FEEL ASHAMED
Overall, you shouldn’t feel ashamed of this. Car accidents, no matter the scale, can be very traumatic. You shouldn’t expect yourself to just instantly feel better. Be open about your feelings and just know you’ll get past this obstacle.
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Rethink plastic - think bioplastic!
The #ThinkBioplastic platform has launched a second series of videos explaining how bioplastics can play a role in solving our plastic predicament.
Through the platform they share content about the whole plastic life cycle (production, use and disposal) and investigate the science behind recent plastics headlines. #ThinkBioplastic aims to highlight the role of bioplastic in reducing the negative impact of polymer manufacture and disposal.
They have recently launched series 2 of their easily digestible videos, which dig deeper into the science behind bioplastics.
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Here’s what the different episodes in series 2 cover:
Episode 5: To Bio or Not To Bio
All the questions the #ThinkBioplastics team have received about bioplastics, answered in less than 10 minutes.
Episode 6: ScienceTime – The Game Show
In this episode they cover plenty of practical questions that individuals can encounter on a daily basis, such as:¬†what’s the difference between compostable and biodegradable? What bin do I throw my bioplastic cup into? How can I tell when a plastic is bio-based or not?
Episode 7: But I recycle!
Recycling, the silver bullet to plastic pollution?
Episode 8: Can Bioplastics ever compete?
Apart from being more sustainable, can bioplastics truly match their oil-based counterparts?
In case you missed it, the videos in series 1 covered:
Episode 1: What’s wrong with plastic?
We’ve all heard the news, we have a plastic problem. Ocean plastic, microplastic, plastic pollution, plastic waste… We’re finally waking up to the impacts of our addiction to single-use plastic. But what exactly is wrong with plastic?
Episode 2: Unsavoury beginnings
Taking a close look at plastics. How close? Molecular.
Episode 3: Why won’t you die?
The reason that we’re drowning in plastic is simple – plastic doesn’t breakdown.
Episode 4: Plastic from plants
Plastic…from plants? Could this be the solution to our plastic problem? It’s time to talk about bioplastics.
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This list of museums in Arizona encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
03/01/2021 · Source: Bravo / Getty After Monique Samuels announced that she was exiting the Real Housewives of Potomac, rumors began to
Stephen Root, Actor: Office Space. Stephen Root, one of today's most prolific character actors, is currently starring in HBO's hit series Barry, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor Emmy Nomination. Barry has been nominated for multiple Emmy's and Golden Globes, and has been renewed through season four. Stephen recently starred in Amazon's drama Uncle Frank (2020) and ...
29/07/2022 · Morris House Hotel(1787)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The eclectic art collection of the Morris House Hotel, inducted into Historic Hotels of America in 2022, might be one-of-a-kind.
Our fifteen individually designed cottages have a much more direct influence from Frank Lloyd Wright than some other parts of the resort. The cottages date back to the original property construction in 1929, and were first designated to be where guest’s children would be looked after by their nannies while the adults enjoyed the resort in peace.
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Bekaa Air Helicopter tours offers fun and exciting helicopter charters. Here are some fun facts about helicopters like some of the ones Bekaa operates.
1) While toy helicopters made from bamboo have been found to date back to 400 BC., with Leonardo Da Vinci credited with some early designs, the first written instance of the word “helicopter” is ascribed to French writer Ponton D’Amecourt who first used the term in 1863.
2) A few decades later in 1907, Paul Cornu invented the first piloted helicopter design, but it was Igor Sikorsky in 1938 that finally created a successful one.
3) Even until recent years, individuals have been setting new records involving the use of a helicopter. It wasn’t until 1982 that a heli’ was flown around the world. And in 2005 a helicopter landed on the peak of Mt. Everest.
4) Helicopters are the only vehicle that can go forward, back, side to side and hover. In order to accomplish these maneuvers, the helicopter pilot must utilize cyclic pitch that controls side and front-back movement, tail rotor control that allows for rotation, and collective pitch that controls rotor blade angle allowing for lift. Lastly, throttle is used to alter the speed of the blades.
5) While the prospect of taking a helicopter ride may be fear inducing to some, it should be noted that in the highly unlikely event of an engine failure, a helicopter can still land safely using what is called auto-rotation.
6) New innovations in the field of aeronautical engineering are still influencing the design of new helicopter technology. A new model of helicopterrecently set a new record by hitting a top speed of over 290 mph. While maximum altitude for a heli tends to be around 15,000 feet, the record for vertical height was set back in 1972.
7) Helicopters are used by military, fire departments, police, aerial photographers, coast guards and scientific researchers. Multiple rotors are employed to different effect for the increased stability or load bearing capacity. Some choppers even have four different rotors for maximum stability. This is particularly important for researchers and official personnel including rescue workers. The first person ever recovered from being stranded at sea was by helicopter in the year 1944. During both times of war and peace, it is estimated that roughly 3 million lives have been saved by helicopter intervention. Heli Buckets can be utilized to transport and drop water on forest fires for strategic effect. It’s interesting to note that rules and regulations regarding helicopter landing is greatly reduced compared to airplane landing. This is mainly due to the lack of needing a runway.
8) A funny incident occurred on April 1st, 1974 in Alaska. A gigantic bonfire made of 100 tires was made inside of a crater on Mt. Edgecumbe. When a helicopter was deployed by the Coast Guard to investigate the incident, they found “April Fool’s” spelled out in giant letters.
9) Currently, there are more than 11,000 civilian helicopters operating within the United States, and an additional 15,000 civilian helicopters operating within more than 150 other countries. If you were to include military choppers, the worldwide number exceeds 45,000.
10) And now, for a story of heroism: In 1975, at the end of the Vietnam war, when Vietcong forces moved into Saigon, a 35 year old Air Force major picked up his family after having absconded with a Chinook that was running low on fuel. After making a hasty attempt at resupplying with food and gas, he and his crew of family passengers headed out towards the South China Sea without any certainty that there would be anywhere to land. It just so happened that fortune would shine down on the Chinook that day, as the USS Kirk eventually appeared. The pilot was able to hover over the ship and allow his family to disembark safely. The Chinook, unfortunately, was too large to be accommodated by even a carrier like the USS Kirk. So the pilot had to fly a safe distance away, jump out into the open sea and ditch the helicopter. All was well and good though! The brave pilot was rescued and reunited shortly with his family. | <urn:uuid:1cfb096c-c274-4c4d-aaef-a5279307943c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://theutopianlife.com/2019/07/05/10-amazing-things-youll-experience-on-a-helicopter-tour/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.969435 | 874 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World
Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World explores the opportunities and constraints that the dynamics of globalisation present for human development in a range of different countries and situations. Arguing that globalisation is currently a system of organising social relations along neoliberal lines, this timely volume examines practical examples of how people respond to significant social changes in their communities. The idea of communities is deconstructed to show that globalisation has collapsed the boundaries of time, space and place in ways that have exacerbated inequalities, at the same time giving rise to unparalleled riches for some. The book encompasses a number of case studies that speak to policymakers, practitioners, educators and students interested in studying globalisation and making the most of its potential for change.
- 2008 Routledge
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A multi-agency effort to combat the trafficking of stolen catalytic converters in San Bernardino County resulted in the seizure of 112 catalytic converters and more than two dozen arrests this week.
The operation was carried out by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Chino Hills Station and investigators from the Department of Motor Vehicles’ Vehicle Dismantler Industrial Strike Team, as well as agencies from the cities of Chino Hills, Chino, Upland, Montclair, Ontario, Fontana, and the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County’s west end and Fontana.
Business inspections were conducted at automotive repair shops and recycling facilities.
Sixty-four businesses were inspected during the operation on Wednesday, June 8, leading to 28 arrests. Authorities said the arrests focused on targeting employees at recycling locations possibly purchasing the stolen catalytic converters, though information on how many arrests included employees at recycling yards was not immediately available.
Four citations were also issued by the Department of Toxic Substance Control for environmental violations.
Catalytic converters are exhaust emission-control devices that make gases less toxic. Thefts of the devices have been on the rise because of the value of their precious metals. Officials say many of the stolen car parts end up being bought up by automotive repair shops and recycling facilities.
“These thefts victimize innocent members of our communities and cause financial hardships,” deputies said in a statement. “We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to combat these crimes at every level, and hold the offenders responsible.”
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Migrants or refugees?
People from overseas settle in New Zealand as migrants or refugees.
- Migrants choose to leave their homeland and move to another country.
- Refugees flee their homeland because of a crisis such as war or repression. They have little choice about where to move to, and may arrive with few possessions, sometimes after suffering greatly.
Migrants and refugees may find it difficult and confusing to live in a new country. They may not speak English well, and some New Zealanders are not welcoming. Migrant and refugee organisations help people keep their culture and traditions alive, and support them as they adjust to life in New Zealand.
Early migrant organisations
Scottish, Welsh and Irish migrants set up groups in New Zealand in the 19th century. The Scots held Highland Games, and the Welsh ran singing and poetry competitions called eisteddfods.
Chinese who came to New Zealand as gold miners set up informal groups to support one another. They lent money to poor or sick members and helped them return to China. The foreunner of the modern-day New Zealand Chinese Association was formed in 1907.
Indian migrants set up the New Zealand Indian Central Association in 1926.
Later migrant organisations
From the late 1930s numbers of Italians, Greeks, Yugoslavs, Germans and other Europeans came to New Zealand and set up their own organisations.
Pacific Islanders migrated to New Zealand from the late 1950s. They formed groups based around their churches.
From the 1990s more people came to New Zealand from Asia and Africa, and established support groups.
Some women migrants set up women’s groups. Radio stations, newspapers and magazines have been set up by some groups.
Refugees often arrive in New Zealand with little money and few belongings. Some have been tortured or abused, and may have mental health problems. Refugees As Survivors New Zealand helps with mental health services and support for refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and other countries. Four regional community groups also help refugees. | <urn:uuid:97164c37-c6e9-4175-9154-73288abed392> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://teara.govt.nz/mi/migrant-and-refugee-organisations?source=rel_link | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.963146 | 418 | 3.125 | 3 |
Historian Elizabeth Archibald Examines Travel Tips From Medieval Times
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
Good morning, I'm Renee Montagne. Labor Day being a big travel holiday, historian Elizabeth Archibald looked back at travel tips from Medieval times. In the Washington Post, she finds that, like today, Medieval travelers were offered tips on lodging, local phrases, food to carry like cured tongue and sights to see, mostly shrines. Then there's this travel warning by a pilgrim going by boat - book early, or you'll get a smelly seat. It's MORNING EDITION.
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The U.S. tally for confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 climbed above 4.29 million on Tuesday, and the death toll exceeded 148,000, after Texas became the fourth state with more than 400,000 cases, joining California, Florida and early hot spot New York.
The U.S. counted another 1,000 COVID-19 fatalities on Monday for a sixth straight day, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University. The virus continues to spread in the South and West and governors are responding in different ways.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, said he would conform with the advice offered by White House Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx over the weekend to close bars again and limit gatherings. Kentucky has 27,601 confirmed cases of the virus and 709 people have died, according to the state health department.
Birx recommended that Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia also close down bars and reimpose restrictions on movement. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, said he has no intention of doing so and would not give local mayors the authority to take the action themselves.
President Donald Trump, who last week appeared to reverse course on wearing face masks and to be taking a new approach to the pandemic that would acknowledge the risks facing Americans, appeared to revert to form late Monday. Trump tweeted out clips of a video showing a group of doctors making a series of false and misleading claims about the virus after the video was removed by Facebook FB, -0.00%.
The video claimed that face masks and lockdowns are not needed to contain the deadly illness and touted the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment. The anti-malarial drug has been determined to be ineffective in multiple trials, but Trump continues to promote it, contradicting the advice of his own public health experts.
Twitter TWTR, +0.86% and Google’s YouTube GOOGL, -1.07% GOOG, -1.21% also deleted the video, which was promoted by the right-wing site Breitbart News. Twitter added a note to its trending topics warning about the dangers of hydroxychloroquine, which can cause cardiac problems. The video was viewed thousands of times before it was deleted, according to media reports.
There are still 30 states seeing rising cases of COVID-19 over the last 14 days, according to a New York Times tracker. There was positive news for Florida, Louisiana and Alabama, which are showing new cases roughly flat, the tracker shows. Just three states, Arizona, Utah and Vermont, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, are showing cases declining over the last two weeks.
The number of hospitalizations also rose above 59,000 on Monday, according to the COVID Tracking Project. There are currently 59,023 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, edging back toward the record of 59,940 set on April 15.
A new Axios-Ipsos poll found that 46% of Americans know someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, and about half of those, or 23%, know someone in their own community. A full 75% of those polled said other people’s behavior is making things worse.
Other findings include that of the roughly half of those who saw friends or family in the past week, or 44%, just one in five report wearing a face mask or social distancing. In a sign of the anti-science mood undermining health experts’ efforts to contain the virus, the survey found three in five Americans view taking the first COVID-19 vaccine as soon as one is available to be a moderate or large risk.
There are now 16.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, the Johns Hopkins data show, and 655,084 people have died. At least 9.6 million people have recovered.
Brazil is second to the U.S. with 2.4 million cases and 87,618 deaths.
India is third measured by cases at 1.5 million, followed by Russia with 822,060 and South Africa with 452,529.
The U.K. has 301,709 cases and 45,844 fatalities, the highest in Europe and third highest in the world.
China, where the illness was first reported late last year, has 86,783 cases, and 4,656 fatalities.
Fresh clusters in Europe are leading several countries to warn of non-essential travel to parts of Spain. Germany became the latest to warn holidaymakers of the risks of being infected in certain regions of Spain, joining the U.K. and Norway, which are asking returning travelers to self-quarantine when they get home.
Iran reported 235 new deaths from the virus on Tuesday, a record one-day toll, AFP reported.
What’s the latest medical news?
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE BNTX, +0.27% said late Monday they have also started a late-stage clinical trial for one of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates, involving 30,000 people around the world.
The news came just hours after Moderna Inc. MRNA, +2.70% announced the start of its phase 3 trial of its vaccine candidate.
Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine candidates have triggered T-cell responses in participants in addition to neutralizing antibody titers, and one of them is moving forward to the larger trial. A T-cell response is thought to be critical in order for the human body to develop immunity to the novel coronavirus, and the Pfizer-BioNTech candidates and an AstraZeneca PLC AZN, +0.38% AZN, +0.60% candidate were the first vaccine candidates to show some response on the T-cells, a key component of the human body’s immune system.
Fauci said Monday he remains “cautiously optimistic” about the Moderna trial, which is being conducted along with his agency, the NIAID. In an interview with CNN, Fauci said it will take several months to determine whether the vaccine works. However, “To go from not even knowing what the virus was in early January to a Phase 3 trial is really record time,” he said.
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. 4901, +3.09% said it will receive federal funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to help manufacture COVID-19 vaccines. The Operation Warp Speed contract was granted to the Texas A&M System, which then subcontracts with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, for $265 million. The Fujifilm subsidiary had previously announced a manufacturing deal with Novavax Inc. NVAX, +2.90%, one of the other companies developing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
What’s the economy saying?
Consumer confidence swooned in July amid a rash of new coronavirus cases in many U.S. states, signaling a rockier economic recovery in the months ahead, MarketWatch’s Jeffry Bartash reported.
The index of consumer confidence fell to 92.6 this month from a revised 98.3 in June, the Conference Board said Tuesday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a reading of 96.0.
The level of confidence is still above its pandemic low of 85.7, but it’s likely to be a long time before it returns to its pre-crisis peak. The index stood near a 20-year high at 132.6 in February before the pandemic struck. The economy is not expected to make a full recovery for at least a year or two.
“Consumers have grown less optimistic about the short-term outlook for the economy and labor market and remain subdued about their financial prospects,” said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at the board. “Such uncertainty about the short-term future does not bode well for the recovery, nor for consumer spending.”
Separately, home-price appreciation maintained a steady pace in May amid the pandemic, according to a major price barometer released Tuesday, MarketWatch’s Jacob Passy reported. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city price index posted a 3.7% year-over-year gain in May, down from 3.9% the previous month. On a monthly basis, the index increased 0.4% between April and May.
“More data will obviously be required in order to know whether May’s report represents a reversal of the previous path of accelerating prices or merely a slight deviation from an otherwise intact trend,” Craig Lazzara, managing director and global head of index investment strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices, said in the report. “Even if prices continue to decelerate, that is quite different from an environment in which prices actually decline.”
What are companies saying?
The second-quarter earnings season moved ahead with reports from four members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, among others. The four — Pfizer Inc. PFE, +4.25%, McDonald’s Corp MCD, -2.47%, 3M Co. MMM, -4.53% and Raytheon Technologies Corp. RTX, -0.04% —posted mixed numbers with McDonald’s and 3M falling short of estimates.
Both stocks moved lower and were shaving about 50 points off the Dow. McDonald’s missed profit estimates as restaurants were closed for the pandemic, and 3M was unable to offset pandemic disruption with demand for face masks and other personal protective equipment.
Harley-Davidson Inc. HOG, -4.54% swung to a loss and unveiled another overhaul of its operating model. The iconic motorcycle company will streamline its product line and focus on 50 markets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific that account for most of its volume and growth.
JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU, +0.08% saw its revenue fall about 90% in the quarter as travel was mostly grounded, in line with the numbers already posted by big carriers.
Elsewhere, companies continued to issue debt and the initial public offering market remained strong.
Here are the latest stories about companies and COVID-19:
• 3M, the diversified maker of health care, consumer and industrial products, reported second-quarter profit and sales that missed expectations, as results were “significantly impacted” by the pandemic. Safety and industrial sales declined 9.2% to $2.7 billion, above the FactSet consensus of $2.62 billion; health care sales slipped 0.4% to $1.8 billion to miss expectations of $1.95 billion; transportation and electronics sales dropped 20.9% to $1.9 billion to miss expectations of $1.97 billion; and consumer sales fell 6.2% to $1.2 billion, in line with expectations of $1.22 billion. The company said it is still not able to provide financial guidance given uncertainties related to the pandemic. For July to date, 3M said sales are tracking up in the low-single digit percentage range from last year.
• Altria Group Inc. MO, +1.08%, the parent of Marlboro and Skoal tobacco products, reported a second-quarter profit that beat expectations but revenue that missed, while raising its quarterly dividend. Altria recorded charges of $50 million related to business disruptions cause by the pandemic. Total revenue fell 3.6% to $6.37 billion, missing the FactSet consensus of $6.50 billion, as smokeable revenue fell 4.3% to $5.60 billion. Cigarette shipments fell 8.8% to 24.95 billion sticks, with Marlboro shipments declining 8.4% to 21.79 billion sticks. Altria expects 2020 adjusted EPS of $4.21 to $4.38, surrounding the FactSet consensus of $4.30. The company raised its quarterly dividend to 86 cents a share from 84 cents, with the new dividend payable Oct. 9 to shareholders of record on Sept. 15.
• Crane Co. CR, -5.66%, the maker of construction cranes and other industrial equipment, beat adjusted profit expectations for its second quarter and sales were above forecasts. Sales fell 20% to $678 million, due to “COVID-19 related macroeconomic factors.” “Our teams executed extremely well in a challenging environment, and second-quarter results modestly exceeded our expectations largely due to certain timing related items,” Chief Executive Max Mitchell said. Crane narrowed its GAAP earnings guidance for 2020 to a range of $2.65 a share to $3.45 a share, from a prior range of $2.35 a share to $3.60 a share. The company narrowed the band for adjusted earnings guidance to $3.30 a share to $4.10 a share, from a previous range of $3 a share to $4.25 a share. As of June 30, it had $592 million in cash and equivalents, and total debt was $1.43 billion. It also has $308 million available under its revolving credit facility, it said. Separately, the company announced a dividend of 43 cents a share, payable on Sept. 9 to shareholders of record as Aug. 31.
• Francesca’s Holdings Corp. FRAN, +35.62% shares soared after the women’s clothing and accessories retailer gave a second-quarter sales outlook that improves on its first-quarter result. Sales are expected to fall due to COVID-19-related store closures, though e-commerce offset some of those losses. The company permanently closed eight stores during the quarter, reducing the total to 703. Francesca’s has reopened 674 locations, most with reduced operating hours and reduced capacity. Twenty-two stores in California have re-closed due to the coronavirus. All reopened stores require customers to wear a face covering. Francesca’s has repaid $2.0 million of borrowings under its amended ABL credit agreement with $12.1 million outstanding. The company expects $10.7 million from the CARES Act, which it will use towards this outstanding balance. For the second quarter, Francesca’s expects sales in the range of $67.0 million and $71.0 million. Comparable-store sales are expected to fall 11% to 16%. Margins are expected to be under pressure as the company clears inventory, however “our priority remains to ensure that we maintain disciplined inventory levels,” said Andrew Clarke, Francesca’s chief executive, in a statement.
• G-III Apparel Group Ltd. GIII, -0.88% is planning to offer $350 million in senior secured notes that mature in 2025. The owner of brands, including DKNY and Donna Karan has licensing agreements with Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, among others, and said it will use the proceeds to repay a term loan that matures in 2022 and for general corporate purposes. The company joins the many issuing record levels of debt to bolster liquidity during the pandemic.
• Hershey Co. HSY, -0.44% is confident that consumers will want to take their kids trick-or-treating this Halloween despite the ongoing pandemic. “It is an outdoor event. And it’s an event where a lot of masks are already worn,” said Michelle Buck, Hershey’s chief executive on the company’s recent second-quarter earnings call, according to a FactSet transcript. “There’s no evidence of the virus being passed through packaging or food, so we feel pretty good based on what we’re seeing so far from consumer feedback.” Hershey reported a profit that beat expectations, but sales fell short. Hershey has already started shipping Halloween orders, Buck said, with shipments continuing through early October. Hershey didn’t provide 2020 guidance due to the uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
• Harley-Davidson Inc. shares swung to a loss in the second quarter and unveiled an overhaul of its business that will see it exit certain markets and streamline its product line. Milwaukee-based Harley said U.S. motorcycle sales fell 27% to $31.3 million, EMEA sales fell 30% to $11 million and Asia Pacific sales were down 10% to $6.9 million. The company is not offering guidance, given the uncertainty created by the pandemic. Harley is planning a ‘Rewire’ restructuring of its global operating model, that will impact all areas of the business from commercial operations to center-led support functions. The plan includes 700 job cuts that were previously announced and a streamlining of motorbike models by about 30%. The company will focus on about 50 markets in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific that currently account for most of its volume and growth potential. The company is planning a marketing campaign featuring “Aquaman” actor Jason Momoa. The company expects too save $250 million in cash in 2020 and to book a $42 million restructuring charge.
• JetBlue Airways Corp. swung to a loss in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic grounded travelers. Revenue tumbled 89.8% to $215 million from $2.105 billion. Traffic volumes and yields improved in May and June from their April trough. The airline reduced capacity by 85% from the year-earlier period due to aggressive action to offset cash burn. The company’s average daily cash burn in May was $9 million, compared with expectations for just below $10 million. Average daily cash burn in the quarter was $9.5 million, lower than the company’s expectation for $11 million. The company expects average cash burn to range from $7 million to $9 million a day in the third quarter. The company had about $2.9 billion in cash at quarter-end, and liquidity of about $3.4 billion including funds from the government program, the CARES Act. “While demand has improved materially from the lows we saw in April, bookings remain choppy, and we remain focused on addressing changing trends as we progress through the summer,” Chief Executive Robin Hayes said in a statement.
• McDonald’s Corp. reported second-quarter earnings that missed expectations. Global comparable sales sank 23.9% with the U.S. down 8.7%. The FactSet consensus was for a global comparable sales decline of 22.8%. Comparable sales improved month-to-month through the quarter with the average check growing, though guest count was down, particularly at breakfast, the company said. As of June 30 nearly all restaurants around the world were open, with about 2,000 dining rooms in the U.S. reopened with reduced capacity due to the pandemic. Results for the quarter also include $200 million in franchisee support investments. “Our strong drive-thru presence and the investments we’ve made in delivery and digital over the past few years have served us well through these uncertain times,” said Chris Kempczinski, chief executive of the company.
• Pfizer Inc. reported profit and revenue that beat expectations and raised its full-year outlook, despite the challenges resulting from the pandemic. Biopharma revenue rose 4% to $9.80 billion while Upjohn revenue dropped 32% to $2.01 billion. For 2020, the company raised its guidance ranges for adjusted EPS to $2.85 to $2.95 from $2.82 to $2.92 and for revenue to $48.6 billion to $50.6 billion from $48.5 billion to $50.5 billion.
• Raytheon Technologies Corp. reported second-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations, as a “good performance” in its defense business offset challenges in commercial aerospace. Among Raytheon’s business segments, Collins Aerospace sales fell 36% to $4.20 billion, above the FactSet consensus of $3.56 billion; Pratt & Whitney sales dropped 32% to $3.49 billion but beat expectations of $3.25 billion; Raytheon Missiles & Defense sales were $3.59 billion to miss expectations of $3.90 billion; and Raytheon Intelligence & Space sales were $3.31 billion to miss expectations of $3.54 billion.
• Xerox Holdings Corp. XRX, -3.92% posted a surprise profit for the second quarter, but revenue fell slightly short of estimates amid the pandemic. Revenue tumbled to $1.465 billion from $2.263 billion, below the $1.482 billion FactSet consensus. “The global COVID-19 pandemic crisis significantly impacted our second quarter 2020 revenues due to business closures and office building capacity restrictions that impacted our customers’ purchasing decisions and caused lower printing volumes on our devices,” the company said in a statement. | <urn:uuid:161a41ba-0597-4610-b891-6f98d59e41e0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dailybuzzoffers.com/2020/07/28/coronavirus-update-u-s-case-tally-climbs-above-4-29-million-as-texas-becomes-fourth-state-with-more-than-400000-cases/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.958935 | 4,403 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Self-Help is a label which we are all very familiar with in this day and age. We walk into a book store and discover that the "self-help" section now stretches over an ever greater portion of the overall store. Self-help books abound. And there are too many self-help methods to even attempt to try and count them. Every magazine has a self-help section and even television programs are veering in the self-help direction.
For someone who is seeking help, it is all too easy to become completely confused as to which way to turn; which self-help method is right for you? The answer, in my opinion, is to go for the one which you have the greatest belief in. What you believe in and what you expect to work will indeed tend to do just that. Your expectations, in the majority of things in life, result in creating your reality. Your health, both emotional and physical, is no exception to this rule. We are, all of us, aware of the placebo effect, although few of us realize the extent to which it moulds our behavior and our lives.
The placebo effect demonstrates unequivocally the power of our own mind. Your mental attitude should always be taken into account when dealing with something which has become an issue to you. It doesn't matter what happens to you in life, it is how you choose to respond to it which counts.
I think that many people who seek "self-help" look in the wrong place for it. They are not really looking for self help; rather, they are looking for help from the outside, hoping that something outside themselves will help, that something out there will "do the trick". But as the title "self-help" implies, to help oneself it is necessary to look within, to examine one's own beliefs and expectations.
True self-help requires you to take responsibility for your own thoughts, beliefs, expectations and every other aspect of your current existence. Up until the age of eighteen you can heap some of that responsibility upon your parents or carers; but once you reach this age, it is important to remember that this is YOUR life; it is your responsibility to live it to the full, to rise up to challenges and grasp at every opportunity. If you do not respond to opportunities, you will never be lucky in life.
The first place to look for self-help is in your own mind. Then you can look around you to see what may assist. Change always comes from within. Unless you are willing to examine your own inner thoughts and beliefs, you will find that change will not take place in your life. This is why I am so awe-struck by the opportunities which hypnosis presents to every single individual who is seeking to change, no matter what it is that you may wish to alter in your life. Whether it is something big or small, deep rooted or superficial, you have to GET YOUR MIND AROUND IT or nothing will change.
Hypnosis allows access to your inner mind, and so it allows you to get into the very place which powers your ability to change. Hypnosis enables you to access your own unique "power house". With hypnosis you can get your mind around the things which you wish to change. Hypnosis is undoubtedly the most important self-help tool you could ever acquire. Hypnosis allows you to take control and to change from the inside out.
Not only this, hypnosis is complementary to every other self-help method you could contemplate as it can be used to focus your mind and build your expectations of success. (Hypnosis is also a very important complementary therapy to main-stream medicine, but this is subject matter for a different article.) You can learn to use hypnosis with the help of hypnosis downloads quickly, easily and inexpensively in the comfort of your own home.
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Marshal Josip Broz Tito was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles until his death in 1980. Eventhough his presidency has been critisized as authoritarian, Tito had successful economic and diplomatic policies which helped him to be considered as a benevolent dictator by many people including citizens of his own country and those of others. He was a relatively popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad. Tito had internal policies which successfully deal with coexistence of the nations of the Yugoslav federation.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (otherwise known as SFRY) was the Yugoslav state founded during World War II until it was dissolved in 1992, following the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. Initially siding with the Eastern bloc under the leadership of Josip Broz Tito at the beginning of the Cold War, Yugoslavia pursued a policy of neutrality after the Tito–Stalin split of 1948, and became one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement.
After the death of Tito in 1980, rising ethnic nationalism in the late 1980’s led to dissidence among the multiple ethnicities within the constituent republics, followed by collapse of inter-republic talks on transformation of the country and recognition of their independence by some European states in 1991. This led to the country collapsing on ethnic lines, followed by the final downfall and break of the country in 1992, and the start of the Yugoslav Wars.
Often described as Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II, the conflicts have become famous for the war crimes, including mass murder, genocide and war rape. These were the first conflicts since World War II to be formally judged genocidal in character. According to the International Center for Transitional Justice, the Yugoslav Wars resulted in the deaths of 140,000 people. The Humanitarian Law Center writes that in the conflicts in former Yugoslav republics at least 130,000 people lost their lives.
War rape occurred as a matter of official orders as part of ethnic cleansing, to displace the targeted ethnic group. One of the common misconceptions about the Yugoslav Wars is that they were the result of centuries of ethnic conflict. In fact, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the ethnically mixed region of Dalmatia held close and amicable relations between the Croats and Serbs who lived there, and many early proponents of a united Yugoslavia came from this region, such as Dalmatian Croat Ante Trumbic.
However by the time of the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars the historical hospitable relations between Croats and Serbs in Dalmatia had broken down, with Dalmatian Serbs fighting on the side of the Republic of Serbian Krajina. Clear ethnic conflict between the Yugoslav peoples only became prominent in the 20th century, beginning with tensions over the constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in the early 1920s and escalating into violence between Serbs and Croats in the late 1920s after the assassination of Croatian nationalist Stjepan Radic.
Severe ethnic conflict occurred during World War II during which the Croatian Ustase movement committed genocide against Serbs, while the Serbian Chetnik movement responded with reprisals against Croats as well as murdering Bosniaks. However the Yugoslav Partisan movement was able to appeal to all national groups, including Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks. Josip Broz Tito was half-Croat half-Slovene. Born Enes Bilalovic in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to a Slovakian mother and a Bosniak father who had been Josip Broz Tito’s tailor, Enki Bilal moved to Paris at the age of 9.
Given all these historical informations, what can be said on Enki Bilal’s perspective on art? Hatzfeld, a tetralogy deeling with the difficult past and the break up of Yugoslavia from a future point of view can help the reader to find an answer to that question. But first of all, what is art? Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; the visual arts includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and other visual media.
Until the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences, but in modern usage the fine arts, where aesthetic considerations are paramount, are distinguished from acquired skills in general, and the decorative or applied arts. (Wikipedia) According to Levi-Strauss, art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history, making its purpose difficult to abstract or quantify to any single concept. This does not mean that the purpose of art is “vague”, but that it has had many different reasons for being created.
The different purposes of art may be grouped according to those that are non-motivated, and those that are motivated. Motivated purposes of art refer to intentional, conscious actions on the part of the artist. Some of these functions may be as following: The Avante-Garde: Art for political change. One of the defining functions of early twentieth century art has been to use visual images to bring about political change. Art movements that had this goal—Dadaism, Surrealism, Russian Constructivism, and Abstract Expressionism, among others—are collectively referred to as the avante-garde arts.
Art for social inquiry, subversion and/or anarchy: While similar to art for political change, subversive or deconstructivist art may seek to question aspects of society without any specific political goal. In this case, the function of art may be simply to criticize some aspect of society. (Wikipedia) Bilal seem to question what art is and its practice at the end of 20th century. In the second book of the tetralogy, 32 Decembre, on page 9, Nike and his so-called girl friend receieve an invitation to a party in the form of nuclear light.
The invitation appears as a small nuclear explosion, this is a fascinating visual little show but the amount of effort made is certainly unnecessary. It is absurd and pointless. This is an all white party. People who are participating are literally coloured in white. Again a detail Nike thinks that it is absurd. On page 18, Nike finds out that him and the other people who are at the party are actually walking on a white canvas. This puts them in a situation where they are nothing but the art work, they are objects but not subjects.
He finds this absurd as well and he does not like it. After a while, it becomes obvious that whatever he or other people at this party are doing there, it is to create and to be part of an art work. This fact is hard to deal with. Warhole, evil and powerful scientist of the first book gets some artistic spirit in the second book of the tetralogy. His starts to consider his new evil projects as art works. He also reancarnates himself as the v. g. a. (very great artist) Halrowe. Art is depicted as dangerous in the second book.
The story itself becomes more postmedern in that second part. Surreal events and images start to appear more and more, one of them being the head of the Warhole ehich has fishes all around. Warhole is saying things like “search for power and the joy of creating”. He is pictured as a crazy dangerous artist-scientist. He is calling what he does “absolute evil art”. Bilal is questioning what does art mean when it is separated from its social context. At the beginning of the first book, he is making a referral to Abdullah Sidran, a Bosnian playwriter…
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The average cost for horse boarding is $350 to $400 a month. This number can fluctuate depending on where you live, the facilities you’re interested in, and the type of board you choose.
- So much, does it cost to board a horse? The average monthly rate for horse boarding ranges from $350 to $400. However, this can vary significantly depending on the type of board you choose, your location, the facilities you want to access, and the additional services you wish to avail.
What is included in horse boarding?
Full horse boarding typically includes:
- A stall or other shelter.
- Food and water.
- Shavings for stalls.
- Equipment to clean stalls and maintain the facility and grounds.
- Turnout (usually)
- Space to store your tack.
- Place(s) to ride like an arena.
How much does it cost to board and feed a horse?
The cost of boarding averages $400 to $500 per month but can go as high as $1,200 to $2,500 in metropolitan areas. Services such as mucking out stalls, feeding and turning out your horse to pasture may not be included in the price. For those lucky enough to own sufficient land, there are still costs to consider.
How much does it cost to have a horse per year?
Responses to a horse-ownership survey from the University of Maine found that the average annual cost of horse ownership is $3,876 per horse, while the median cost is $2,419. That puts the average monthly expense anywhere from $200 to $325 – on par with a car payment.
Can you make money boarding horses?
Whether you rent out a few stalls or an entire barn, boarding horses can be a profitable business when done correctly. Treat your operation like a real business in order to have success. You’ll be able to turn your passion for horses into either a supplemental or full-time income.
Is it cheaper to board a horse?
Depending on where you live, board can cost as much as a monthly mortgage payment. In the northeastern United States where land is at a premium, board at a full-service barn runs from about $300 to $2,000 a month. If you live in a more rural area, though, board may be as inexpensive as $200 a month.
How many acres does a horse need?
In general, professionals recommend two acres for the first horse and an additional acre for each additional horse (e.g., five acres for four horses). And, of course, more land is always better depending on the foraging quality of your particular property (70% vegetative cover is recommended).
Is it hard to board horses?
Whether you own or lease your horse, you likely spend the majority of your free time at the barn. A positive boarding experience can make riding even more enjoyable! Unfortunately, however, finding a great boarding barn can often feel quite a challenge.
What kind of insurance do you need to board horses?
Equine/Stable Liability will be required; Care, Custody, Control to provide coverage for the “non-owned” boarded horses; General Liability and Property insurance.
How much do horse barns cost?
The cost to build a barn averages $50,000, with a typical range of $10,000 to $158,400. This breaks down to $15 to $150 per square foot. You’ll pay $15 to $70 per square foot for metal, compared to $30 to $150 per square foot for wood or custom construction.
How much is a horse a month?
Caring for a horse can cost anywhere between $200 to $325 per month – an annual average of $3,876, according to finance consulting site Money Crashers. Some of these costs include: Grain/feed. Hay.
How do horse farms make money?
Special Services. If you keep your horse stable small and add value to attract customers, you’ll be more likely to make a profit. Offer full-service boarding that includes feed, hoof care, stall cleaning, parasite control and bedding. Put in a few extras like horse camping and on-site riding trails.
What is the cheapest horse?
The cheapest horse breeds are:
- Wild Mustangs.
- Quarter Horses.
Is owning a horse worth it?
Owning a horse is both rewarding and challenging. Horse owners must be knowledgable, responsible, and have enough time in their schedules to take care of the daily needs of their horse. When done properly, owning a horse is a fun and therapeutic experience that greatly improves your life.
How can I afford a horse?
How to Afford a Horse – Save Money on Horse Ownership
- Buy the Best Quality Hay you can Find.
- Reduce your boarding expenses.
- Check your Supplements.
- Buy in Bulk Whenever Possible.
- Provide Care and Maintenance for your Horse.
- Reduce your Training or Lesson Costs.
- Buy Used when Possible.
- Repair Instead of Buying New.
How Much Does It Cost to Board a Horse?
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|Full care boarding||$3,600 to $8,400+|
|Partial-board care||$3,600 to $5,400+|
|Pasture board||$1,800 to $4,800+|
|Self-care board||$1,200 to $2,400|
|Boarding a horse on your own||Significantly varies|
Prepare yourself for the fact that boarding fees will vary depending on where a boarding stable is located. If the property is located closer to the city or in an urban region, the price will be greater as well.
Full Care Boarding
That is most likely the most popular boarding option available since it provides total care for your horse without requiring your involvement on an ongoing basis. Your responsibility is to pay regular visits to your horse and to take him for rides anytime you like. If you select the entire care boarding that a boarding stable provides, they will normally give you with training classes. If that is the case, you may pick from among the several training levels that are offered, based on your riding abilities.
The following services are included in the full-service boarding package:
- Access to stalls and pastures
- Use of facilities
- Food that is nutritious is supplied twice a day
- Depending on the season, you should provide your horse either hay or pasture. Filling water buckets with fresh water
- Handling of the turnout and the stabling
- Managing the temperature throughout the winter months
- Regular visits to the veterinarian and farrier
- Having access to one’s own tack and supplies
Despite the fact that this program appears to be ideal, it has both advantages and downsides for both you and your horse:
- All of the horses’ requirements are taken care of by the barn personnel. Your horse has a stable where he may spend time when the weather is terrible
- Nonetheless, You are relieved of the responsibility of purchasing food and hay. There is no cause to be concerned about the horse’s medical care or horseshoeing
- In fact, there is nothing to be concerned about. Each and every facility, as well as a separate room for your equipment, is available whenever you want.
Because of the low cost, this is the preferred alternative for many horse owners. It essentially entails delegating your horse’s daily responsibilities to a boarding stable as a simple solution to save money while still spending adequate time with your animal. Due to the fact that you have greater control over your horse’s demands, partial-board care is a good alternative for you. In addition, you have the option of selecting the meal quality that you want. This program might change based on the boarding policy of the stable, and you have the option to customize it to your liking.
The stable boarding crew, on the other hand, will adhere to the food schedule and lodging requirements.
- Your horse will be fed by a well-trained and competent team. You will be provided with storage space for horse equipment. Your horse may be trained and ridden on pastures that are at your disposal. A stall will be equipped with water buckets, power, and lighting provided by the boarding stable.
This boarding option is not much different from full-care boarding and offers nearly the same services as the latter. Each day, your horse spends time with other horses who also reside in the pasture, which is the only significant difference between this situation and the previous one. Horses can have a life that is the closest they can get to that of nature and the wild if they choose this choice.
In this case, your horse will be free to travel about the pasture during the day and will have the opportunity to socialize with the other animals. The following are included in the pasture boarding option:
- Pasture for your horse, as well as suitable accommodations according to the terms of the contract
- When necessary, water buckets and food will be provided. Scheduling an appointment with a qualified veterinarian
- There’s space for the horse’s belongings.
As is always the case, you must be informed of the numerous pros and disadvantages of this option before proceeding:
- It is a facility that provides all of your horse’s requirements, including food. You get full access to all of the amenities. The boarding stable schedules frequent appointments with the veterinarian and farrier.
- It’s possible that your horse does not have access to a stall and instead spends all of his time outside on the pasture.
What it says about this boarding program is precisely what it is. If you want to keep your horse on someone else’s land, you’ll have to take care of all of its requirements. People who work in a boarding stable will keep your horse in their stall, but they will not do anything else with him. It is your responsibility to come and feed the animal twice a day, as well as to call the veterinarian and farrier when necessary. Your responsibilities include preparing pastures for the winter months, providing your horse with necessary vitamins, taking it for a ride, and covering the costs of transport.
As a business owner, this program type is the most cost-effective alternative available to you.
As a result, be prepared to spend many days searching for this choice.
- That is an excellent approach to spend quality time with your horse on a daily basis. You are invited to participate in many hours of horse care.
- Horse requirements should be met only by you, who should give all necessary food and other essentials. You are responsible for making all necessary veterinarian and farrier appointments.
Boarding the Horse at Your Place
In the countryside, you will most likely have enough room to care for your horse on your own, assuming you have a stable. It is undoubtedly a memorable experience, especially if it is your first time riding a horse. Boarding a horse at your residence will allow you to maintain complete control over all of its requirements, including adequate nourishment, health and physical care. As is typically the case, there are several pros and cons to selecting this alternative. Let’s have a look at this.
- Only you can exercise command over your horse and ensure its well-being
- No one else can. Each and every day, the horse will be by your side, and you will be able to spend valuable time with anytime you like
- You have complete control over your animal and may train it whenever you want. You may create your own feeding plan and follow it as you see fit, rather than being reliant on the boarding stable’s schedule.
- The responsibility for constructing and decorating a barn and other necessary items for your horse rests solely on your shoulders. You won’t be able to go for an extended period of time unless you have someone to look after your horse. If you are the only person of your family who is interested in horsemanship, you will need to ride your horse every day by yourself. You are responsible for paying your water and power bills.
It is recommended that you maintain your horse if you are a horse enthusiast and own a ranch. That is a wonderful approach to connect with your animal and get the most out of your relationship with him or her.
Things That Increase Fees
Many boarding stables provide other services in addition to basic boarding. The majority of them plan training sessions, classes, exhibitions, everyday activities, and even sales events. If this is the case, you should be aware that these actions will have an impact on costs.
Basic horse needs
|Service name||Price per unit||Price per year|
|Hay||$4 for half a bale daily||$730 for six months|
|Farrier||$35 once a month||$420|
|Deworming||$20 four times a year||$80|
|Dentistry||$125 once a year||$125|
|Vaccination||$95 twice a year||$190|
Riding instruction– This service for novice riders is around $200 in addition to the boarding fee. For an extra price, you may organize training in other sectors of the company. It is also feasible to come to an agreement with the boarding stable on the sort of instruction you want. In order to take private classes, you will have to pay at least fifty bucks every lesson. A day excursion for youngsters, humanitarian action, a competition, or an exhibition are all examples of shows that boarding stables frequently put on.
Extra expenses– The special food that some horses require is typically more expensive, which raises the ultimate yearly charge you will pay. In addition, if your horse becomes unwell or requires additional care, you will be required to contact a veterinarian and pay an additional fee.
Fortunately, you have a number of boarding alternatives for your horse, making it simple to pick the most appropriate one for your needs based on your available time and predicted financial resources. While staying at a boarding stable is a handy and dependable option, having your own house will provide you more independence. As is usually the case, the final decision will be yours to make.
How Much Does It Cost To Board A Horse?
Only a small percentage of first-time horse owners live on a piece of land that is ideal for boarding their horses. Many equestrians find a solution to this problem by boarding their horses at a boarding facility and delegating the daily care of their horses to trained specialists. But, how much does it cost to board a horse in the first place? In this section, we will go through the many elements that influence the cost of boarding a horse, as well as how much you should anticipate to pay.
A variety of factors determine the cost of boarding a horse, which may vary as much as the cost of purchasing one. When deciding monthly board prices, one of the most important factors to consider is the location of the facility. The cost of living and the value of real estate in a given location have a direct influence on the overhead expenses of operating a boarding company. As a result, rates in more costly places are higher, while rates in less expensive ones are lower. Prices in prominent equestrian communities might also be significantly higher than the national average due to high demand.
Indoor arenas with great footing, well-appointed tack rooms, and gorgeous hacking trails are just a few examples of how boarding services may add value to the client’s experience.
Boarding operations typically offer two types of accommodations for your horse: stall board or pasture board.
In addition to stall board, your horse will have access to a private indoor box stall. Despite being restricted to a smaller space, a stall-bound horse is always kept safe and secure inside the barn. A turnout area is included in the majority of stall board settings, allowing the horse to spend some time outside. Hay, bedding, and labor are all quite expensive to get for the purpose of caring for stalling horses. Consequently, stall board is typically significantly more expensive than pasture board.
Horses are allowed to walk about in their field and eat on whatever grass is available at any time of day.
In addition, the degree of services that boarding operations give in exchange for their fees varies greatly from one to the other. In this case, self-care is appropriate for the hands-on owner who has the time and willingness to care for his or her own horses. Self-care board often only involves the use of the facility; the horse owner is responsible for the purchase of materials and the provision of the work necessary to care for his or her own horse. According to the parameters listed above, self-care stall board can cost somewhere between $200 and $1,000 per month, while self-care pasture board can cost anywhere between $100 and $600 per month.
Some more elite barns may charge a premium for additional services like as grooming and exercise, which may be found here.
Full stall board can cost anywhere from $300 to more than $2,000 per month, while full pasture board can cost anywhere from $200 to $1,000 per month, depending on the size of the facility.
The average cost of boarding your horse
The typical cost of boarding a horse is around $500 per month, on average. The fact is that, despite the fact that this price for basic full stall board appears to be excessive, the reality of the market is that most barn owners barely break even as a result of the enormous expenditures connected with maintaining a boarding facility. The most essential thing to consider when choosing a boarding barn is your horse’s wellbeing. Investing in your horse’s welfare by boarding him in a well-maintained facility with an experienced care team is well worth the investment.
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The Average Monthly Cost of Owning a Horse
Photographs courtesy of IJupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images It’s all too easy to daydream of buying your own horse and riding off into the sunset with your family. The costs connected with horse ownership, on the other hand, are more difficult to visualize. From housing to food, the costs associated with caring for a horse will vary depending on where you reside, but all must be taken into consideration before making a decision to acquire.
If you don’t have enough acreage to keep a horse, boarding at a barn or stable is the next best choice for you to consider. A stall is allotted to you, and you are given access to trails, a meadow, or an arena to ride your horse. The cost of boarding is between $400 and $500 per month on average, but may go as high as $1,200 to $2,500 per month in urban regions. Services like as cleaning out stables, feeding your horse, and turning your horse out to pasture may or may not be included in the cost.
Provide bedding, maintain pasture fences, and pay for utilities on a monthly basis will cost roughly $300 per month on average.
Generally speaking, a healthy 1,100-pound horse will consume feed and hay that costs between $100 to more than $250 a month on average, however horses who are allowed to graze on grass would use less hay. The cost of hay is determined by the type of hay purchased, the amount purchased at the time of purchase, and the season of year. A 50- to 130-pound bale of alfalfa or timothy hay, or a bale of hay mixed with grass or clover, may cost you anywhere from $4 to $18.
Hay is typically less expensive in rural locations because of the abundance of available supply. Supplemental, prepackaged feeds can cost anywhere from $10 to $30 per month per horse depending on the brand.
In order for a horse’s hooves to operate properly, they must be trimmed in the same way that a human’s nails are clipped. Every second month, a basic trimming will cost you $20 to $50. Shoeing is more expensive. A complete pair of shoes costs between $110 and $135 in urban regions and between $75 and $80 in rural ones. Some horses may require corrective shoeing – for example, if they have a broken foot – which will cost an average of $175.
Tack and Grooming
Of course, one of the most compelling reasons to own a horse is to be able to ride him. You’ll need a saddle and pad, as well as a halter, bit, bridle, and lead, in order to do so. A new set costs thousands of dollars and lasts between five and 10 years; this equates to around $200 per month in operating costs. Used equipment can bring the cost down to $10 or more every month, albeit the tack may not last as long as newer equipment does. The cost of grooming materials, which include a curry comb, hard and soft brushes, a hoof pick, a mane and tail comb, a face sponge, a sweat scraper, and a bucket to transport it all, may vary depending on the quality of the goods, but it shouldn’t be much more than $100 in total.
Every year, veterinarians clean or floated the teeth and administered immunizations; deworming is often performed every other month. Depending on where you live, this can cost anywhere from $77 to $250 or more. If the veterinarian comes to your home or boarding facility, expect to pay a cost of $35 to $75, plus transportation if your location is more than a fair distance from the clinic. Despite the fact that crises never happen at a convenient time, they can cost thousands of dollars. Putting away a small amount of money every month, whether it is $25 or $100, can assist you in bearing the weight whenever the need arises.
Although training is not required, it is highly recommended if you are a beginning rider or if you wish to acquire a different riding style. Lessons may cost as little as $20 to $50 for an hour of individual instruction and as much as $650 to $850 per month depending on the instructor. Specialized instruction, such as barrel racing clinics, may cost anywhere from $300 to $500 for a single weekend session. References Photographic Credits Biography of the AuthorPam Smith has been writing professionally since 2005.
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Horse Boarding: A Detailed Guide-Costs, and What to Expect
Any links on this page that direct you to things on Amazon are affiliate links, which means that if you make a purchase, I will receive a compensation. Thank you in advance for your assistance — I much appreciate it! We are lucky in that we have a beautiful setting in which to maintain and ride our horses. Unfortunately, many individuals do not have the room or financial resources to keep their horses at home, and so they board them somewhere else. In light of this, I determined that it would be beneficial to compile an instructive guide that would address often asked topics such as how much does horse boarding cost.
Full boarding in an urban setting is far more expensive than pasture boarding in a rural setting.
Whether you are wanting to board your horse at a facility or simply want more information on how the process works, this article will supply you with all of the information you require.
We’ll cover everything from what facilities have to offer to what you can do to save money and everything in between!
How much does it cost to board a horse?
Horses are more than simply animals; they are considered members of the family. They are also extremely expensive to care for and feed due to their large size. So, what does it cost to board a horse come to mind? The solution isn’t as simple as it appears. Boarding rates vary from location to location, but are typically between $150 and $750 per month, with rates in or near cities being significantly higher. Some businesses may provide discounts for long-term boarding as well as other services such as self-care, training/riding lessons, stall cleaning services, and other similar services to their customers.
If you want full boarding, which includes everything from feeding to stall mucking to pasture turnout, expect to pay $15 to $25 per day.
There are a variety of alternative methods for keeping your costs down.
If you are willing to put in the effort, you may even be able to get free boarding by assisting with chores such as cleaning stalls or riding other people’s horses!
What can I expect when I board my horse?
An equine boarding facility is a location where horse owners may leave their horses while they are away, knowing that they will be well taken care of. Feeding, cleaning, and grooming services are provided by a skilled crew to ensure that the animals never go without these essential services. The sort of services your horse receives is determined by the degree of boarding you choose: full care, half care, or pasture turn-out (or a combination of these). Additionally, you may board your horse and assume all responsibility for its maintenance.
Horses are high-priced animals.
Many individuals are unaware of how much it costs or what you receive when you board a horse, but one thing is certain: your horse will need to be fed, groomed, and cared for at some point during the day.
Types of horse boarding
While away from their horses, horse owners may put their confidence in an equestrian boarding facility to ensure that their animals are being cared for. So that the animals never go without their basic needs, a skilled crew supplies them with food, cleaning, and grooming. The sort of services your horse receives is determined by the degree of boarding you select: full care, half care, or pasture turn-out (or a combination of these). Additionally, you may board your horse and be fully responsible for its maintenance.
Equine animals are extremely expensive to keep and maintain.
Many individuals are unaware of how much it costs or what you receive when you board a horse, but one thing is certain: your horse will need to be fed, cleaned, and cared for at some point throughout its life. The manner in which you wish these tasks to be carried out is up to you, though.
Full board for horses
In the event that you are a busy individual with an even busier schedule, full board may be the most convenient option. Your horse will be able to access all of his requirements without you having to see him on a daily basis, and the barn staff will be able to care for him while he is in their care. Feeding, grooming, pasture access, cleaning your horse’s stall, and exercising your horse are all included in full board services for horses. Those facilities that provide complete board will also take care of your horse’s veterinary and farrier appointments; however, the prices for these services are in addition to the standard boarding rates.
In addition, some facilities provide grooming services for your horse when it returns to its regular pasture or home.
The pasture board is responsible for the cost of keeping your horse in a pasture without access to a barn. Although the horses are allowed to free-range and have plenty of space to wander and graze, they may not always get all of their requirements, such as being groomed or ridden, because most owners handle these responsibilities themselves. It has been my pleasure to pasture board horses for racehorse owners who wanted to give their animals time away from the track to heal from injury or simply because they needed a break.
It’s also the most affordable alternative for horse boarding.
It’s similar to leasing a horse in that it allows individuals to save money on horse care. Partial boarding is a fantastic alternative for people who want to save money on horse care. A portion of the boarding expenses is paid by a person who want to ride your horse on a regular basis. The horse owner receives some respite from their boarding expense in exchange for granting access to another individual to ride their horse on their property. It is beneficial to everyone when a person participates in a part-board arrangement since it allows them to enjoy horses without purchasing one themselves.
In principle, part-board appears to be a fantastic idea, but I can see some potential drawbacks.
A bad rider will wreak havoc on your horse, so be selective about who you choose to ride with.
Self-care horse boarding is a fantastic alternative for those who want to have a more intimate relationship with their horses but do not have the space or resources to maintain a horse on their property or in a stable or barn. Additionally, it saves money on boarding fees. Please keep in mind that if you are considering self-care for your horse, you need carefully assess how much time and effort you are willing to devote to caring for your horse. In addition, consider how much engagement in day-to-day management you are willing or able to have in the future.
- If you want someone to help you with things like exercising your horse, brushing them out, and cleaning their hooves, they must be experienced with horse care.
- You are also responsible for scheduling veterinarian and farrier visits.
- Providing a group of individuals who are willing to work together and cycle taking care of each other’s horses can make this form of boarding successful.
- In the horse racing industry, self-boarding is regular practice.
If the horses are not properly cared for, the barn owner will evict the horses or contact animal welfare to take care of the problem.
Private arrangement for horse board
Horse boarding may be a significant financial commitment, but it does not have to be so. To find the most cost-effective way to lower your horse boarding expenses, you must consider all of the possibilities accessible to you. It is possible for you to save money on your horse boarding bills by offering a variety of services and by entering into any form of agreement that is mutually beneficial to both you and the facility owner. You may be able to have your boarding charges reduced by assisting with stall cleaning, riding lessons, or horse exercise.
Is boarding horses profitable?
Boarding horses may be a lucrative business, but factors such as location and facility type can make a significant difference in profit margins. Other than boarding horses, most facilities generate additional revenue by selling hay, bedding, and feed to their customers and by providing services such as riding lessons to their customers. The horse boarding industry may be an excellent alternative if you’re searching for a fresh and interesting investment opportunity to consider. The consistent income stream provided by the monthly fees paid by horses is an appealing element of this market, which continues to develop at an exponential rate.
Still, if the economy remains stable and people continue to enjoy riding with their friends, this business has the potential to be quite profitable.
If you keep your horse at home rather than boarding it, it will be less expensive. Additionally, having your horse at home allows you to spend more time with your animal; but, if you have limited room or just do not have the time, boarding may be a viable option.
Should I board my horse?
If you don’t have the time or resources to care for a horse, don’t have a proper area to store it, or don’t have a horse trailer to transport it to training, you should consider boarding your horse. Horses are a significant responsibility that require constant care and attention. Feeding, providing fresh water, cleaning their stalls on a regular basis, and checking their health are all important aspects of proper care. If you have a hectic schedule, these chores might be difficult; the solution is to delegate.
How to Set Board Rates
When it comes time to raise your board fees, make sure your owners understand all they are paying for and that they are aware of your growing costs. iStock/The Palmer Collection Running a boarding business may be a thrilling venture, but you should definitely go into it with a clear understanding of the costs that may be involved. This gives you the ability to establish prices that adequately pay for the use of your facilities as well as for the labor necessary to keep things operating smoothly and safely for your customers.
Our editors choose the links that appear on this page. Boarders who read this may also obtain a better understanding of what a barn owner must go through in order to accommodate your horse and you while you are on their premises.
What are the Costs?
For the purpose of determining the amount of money that should be charged to each board customer, total up all of the hidden and overt overhead costs associated with running aboarding enterprise. Some of these fees, such as property taxes, mortgage payments, and insurance premiums, are set and continue regardless of how many boarders are present on the premises. In addition, there are variable expenditures like as feed, hay, and bedding to consider. All of these expenditures may be modified by the amount of horses that are cared for on a daily basis.
- This allows you to have some wiggle space during slower periods when you aren’t boarding at full capacity.
- The majority of farm and stable owners do not take into consideration all of their expenditures when determining how much to charge in board.
- Many little expenditures that are not passed down might result in a farm or stable going out of business completely.
- The following list is by no means comprehensive of all of the expenses associated with running a boarding business, but the majority, if not all, of these expenses are present to some degree in almost any facility.
- Bedding and bedding storage are important considerations.
- Hay and hay storage are important considerations.
- assistance from a third party For the most part, bigger stables employ one or more workers to assist with feeding, cleaning stalls, transporting horses to and from turnout, maintaining and mowing pastures, and making repairs.
InsurancesYou will almost certainly require property, commercial liability, and custody and control insurance, as well as insurance for cars and worker’s compensation insurance.
Equipment It is possible that you will not consider these goods until you are faced with the need to purchase, replace, or repair them.
Construction of a fence, gates and fence repairs should be factored into your budget and allocated correctly in your receipts; thus, boarders’ monthly contributions should be sufficient to cover these costs.
Those indoor and outdoor arenas, as well as their maintenance, which includes laying solid footing, harrowing and moistening it, as well as adding indoor mirrors and lighting, are still another expense for a boarding farm.
Getting Rid of Manure and Bedding There are costs and machinery involved in the removal, spreading, and/or composting of muck from stalls, run-in sheds, and dry lots, as well as in the management of muck.
Taxes and accountant fees are additional expenses.
Those are just a part of doing business these days.
Tractors, harrows, manure spreaders, rakes, wheelbarrows, and other farm implements fall under this category. Highways and parking lots It is necessary to construct and maintain a secure driveway and parking space.
In order to cover the increased costs of providing additional services (such as an indoor arena, blanketing and supplement rations, hot water and wash stalls, for example), a facility with more amenities will have higher board rates. When you take a look at the long list of charges, it appears that fees ranging from $400 to $900 are truly a good deal for any horse owner who want to entrust their horse to someone else’s daily care. When it comes time to raise your board fees, make sure your owners understand all they are paying for and that they are aware of your growing costs.
How much does it cost to board a horse?
Some folks are fortunate enough to have a crew and stables on their land. Others are less fortunate. However, the great majority of horse owners do not adhere to this rule. One of the most difficult challenges for the ordinary horse owner is locating a suitable facility in which to maintain their favorite animal. The animal would be very miserable if it had to live in an apartment or be confined to a little garden like mine. Horses require a lot of area. They consume a substantial amount of food.
- Many people do not want to incur the price of boarding a horse at this time.
- It’s possible that you can negotiate a cheaper annual rate.
- To be confident in your judgment, you must first assess the situation.
- Even if you own the land where you want to keep a horse in a stable, there are still major expenditures (such as grooming and farrier fees, stall cleaning, and so on) and other equally important considerations to consider (access to pastures, training, riding lessons, etc.).
- We discuss the advantages and disadvantages, as well as the typical monthly and annual prices, as well as what you should look for and why.
- A group of beautiful thoroughbred foals at a boarding facility’s stable.
Why You Would Board Your Horse
The best spot for your horse is right on your own grounds. However, this is not always possible. Not everyone has access to horse stalls, a stable for farrier maintenance, or a storage area for food. For some property owners, there is insufficient room for a paddock. You board the horse to ensure that it receives all of the facilities and luxuries that you would like the horse to have but may not be able to provide. It is possible that you will desire the horse to be close to trails and arenas.
It’s not simple taking care of a horse’s everyday requirements.
Taking personal responsibility for a horse means having less freedom with vacations, a day job, personal leisure, and other activities. Turning these obligations up to handlers, who are experts who oversee barn chores such as grooming and stall cleaning, relieves you of some of your burden.
Keeping Your Horse at Home
Having the room and resources to care for a horse on your property is a blessing for everyone involved. However, you must take into consideration acreage requirements as well as whether or not your location maintains a zoning requirement. Many jurisdictions have legislation governing the equipment and supplies necessary for effective horse care. For example, having horse stalls to shelter the animal from the elements may be a necessity in some jurisdictions. When you provide home care for a horse, you can guarantee that all parts of their daily care are met, and you can spend as much time with your pet as you like, whether that is riding or bringing them out to pasture.
The upkeep of a horse is a time-consuming operation that includes everything from feeding to blanketing and stall cleaning.
Boarding a Horse: Pros and Cons
It’s always greener on the other side when it comes to horses, and this is no exception. When it comes to horse care, this is unquestionably true. Too many of us fantasize about the marvels of Black Beauty or the ease with which Mr. Ed can be cared for, but we rarely consider the true difficulties that come with the undertaking. The following are the advantages and disadvantages of both boarding and keeping a horse at home.
- Horse care does not have to be performed on a regular and daily basis
- It is not necessary to have a large amount of expensive real land to accommodate a horse. In the expense of boarding a horse, you are not responsible for the upkeep and repair of the horse. It is the boarding facility’s responsibility to manage the day-to-day expenditures such as power and water, as well as manure disposal, stall cleaning, food, and other charges. Because of the shared training and riding, you become a member of a community with other boarders.
- The responsibility for your horse’s care is shared by others. You will be required to adhere to facility regulations and will have little influence over how things are carried out. Some patients may have to contend with waitlists, congestion, and a lack of available resources
- You may be required to share resources with other boarders, such as paddocks and stalls. Overall, boarding charges might be prohibitively high, depending on the place in question.
Home Boarding Your Horse
- You are in total command of the horse’s care and maintenance. When compared to boarding in a facility, you save money. The regulations of the barn are entirely up to you
- You may spend as much time as you desire with your horse. Maintain personal schedules for things like feeding and cleaning, among other things.
- Without being able to locate and afford a dependable individual to care for your horse, personal time for things like vacations might be difficult to come by. Duties include manure disposal and septic tank cleaning. You are responsible for the cost of all barn water and power consumption. The wear and tear on your horse, as well as any damage caused by your horse, is your responsibility. In the absence of a company-wide riding and sharing community
The advantages and disadvantages are subjective. Some people choose in-home care over the more distant care that a facility may give them. Owners might be overjoyed at the prospect of bailing their own hay, blanketing their own hay, and making all of the decisions. Others may be unable to do so due to a lack of interest or time. Travelers may discover that boarding is the more expedient route to take. When making decisions in this situation, the only thing that can go wrong is failing to explore and identify what is best for your horse and your aims.
Different Equine Facilities
When we hear the term “boarding,” we see enormous barns, arenas, paddocks, perhaps parking and an office, meadows, trees, and all of the other nice things. Stable workers, stall cleaners, and groundskeepers will be employed at the facility. Grooming will be handled by professionals. There may be teachers and riding lessons available on-site, as well as farriers and veterinarians. Other facilities may provide 24/7 pasture, allowing your horse to spend just a short amount of time in a stable, or they may allow your horse to reside in a huge paddock with shelter.
This is the location where owners may leave their animals to spend their last days in peace.
A horse galloping through a paddock. Pasture boarding is another option for boarding that is becoming increasingly popular. The horses are housed in paddocks at this location. Photograph courtesy of Bianca Grueneberg/Shutterstock.com
Average Cost to Board a Horse in a Stable
The term “average cost” is a misnomer when it comes to almost everything. Costs vary depending on the location, the facility, the facilities, the breed, any specific requirements, and, of course, your budget. Every month, you may anticipate to spend at least $350 to $400 on groceries. This is for normal medical treatment. If your animal need full-time care boarding, the monthly charge will be more. This may add up to over $700 in some cases. Pasture boarding ($150–$400 a month) is another option for boarding your horse.
Each of these will be examined in further detail.
For the majority of horse owners, full-care boarding is the preferred option. Everything from blanketing to turning out, from meals to stall cleaning will be taken care of by our trained staff. The horse will be housed in stables and then turned out to graze on a regular basis. You will have the following results if you use extreme caution:
- Amount of time spent in the pasture and stall
- Use of facilities (options like horse training and riding lessons may increase the cost)
- Every day, generic feed is consumed
- The hay is in the stall or the pasture. Horses will have access to water buckets in their stalls. pastures have been emptied and examined Using a blanket during the colder months
- Scheduling for farriers and veterinarians
- A storage area for tack and supplies
Pasture boarding has a cheaper monthly charge than other types of boarding. Horse stalls will never be used at this facility since the horses are not allowed to do so. They like to be outside, which puts them in a more natural frame of mind. They are allowed to go about, seek for food, and interact with other animals. Pasture boarding generally consists of the following:
- Pasturing horses
- Providing shelter from inclement weather
- If there isn’t enough grass available, hay is used. Water tubs (which have been filled and examined)
- Blanketing is really necessary. Scheduling with the veterinarian and farrier
- A storage area for tack and supplies
Pet owners who choose self-care boarding save money by not having to provide anything more than a place for their animals to stay. The owner is responsible for all of the daily upkeep and maintenance. Due to the limited availability of these facilities, it may be difficult to take use of this alternative. However, there are stables that provide self-care. Most facilities charge on a month-to-month basis, but you may inquire as to whether they provide year-long commitments. It’s a strong possibility.
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Determining What It May Cost to Board Your Horse
Boarding a horse may appear to be an expensive method of keeping a horse, but when compared to the cost of purchasing and maintaining a horse-friendly property, it may be a more affordable alternative. Some people are unable to keep a horse on their property and must instead board it at a stable. The cost of boarding your horse might vary substantially depending on where you live. In a stable, there are a variety of elements that might influence the price of board, and many stables offer more than one level of board to their customers.
- • The location
- The facilities and amenities that are offered
- The services that are given
If the stable is located near or in an urban area, expect to pay a higher price. In a rural setting, where feed is more readily available and space is less constrained, board may be less expensive than in a city. The cost of living in metropolitan regions is greater due to increased taxes and land prices, therefore anticipate this to be reflected in the board’s price. In addition, there may be greater rivalry for boarding in places closer to urban centers, and the resulting supply and demand may cause costs to rise.
Generally speaking, stables in regions that are close to horse exhibitions and other equestrian activities will be more expensive than those that are further away.
Facilities and Amenities Available
Expect to spend extra if the stable provides a better deal. Indoor arenas, groomed riding rings, wash racks, paths, jumps, larger stalls, new barns, automated waterers, and feeds are all included in the boarding expenses, as are automatic waterers. Building and maintaining well-equipped boarding facilities is expensive, and this will be reflected in the price of the boarding facility itself.
There are a variety of care options available, ranging from complete self-care to full board. The greater the number of services given, the more costly board might be to operate. It is possible that you will be required to pay for additional services in addition to your usual board payment. Your contract should spell out clearly what is and is not included in the purchase of your board membership. Extra services such as blanketing, managing the horse for veterinary and farrier appointments, extra meals and supplements, training and coaching, in-stable shows, and grooming are examples of extra services.
With self-care board, you can expect to provide everything your horse requires, with the exception of shelter and fencing. A trough or buckets of water should be available, but you may be required to provide them. You’ll be responsible for purchasing and bringing in your own feed, as well as hay and bedding for stalls. Horses may or may not be checked every day, depending upon the agreement you sign. To properly care for your horse and clean stalls, you should plan on traveling at least once per day.
Self-care board situations provide only the facility, not the actual care of your horse, which means that you will have to do the majority of the work.
Everything will be provided for you if you choose full board. It will be cleaned, the horse will be fed and hydrated, and the animal will be provided with basic food. Supplements may or may not be provided and included in the purchase, but they will be fed if you provide them. Horses will be turned out for exercise on a daily basis and covered (at an additional expense, normally) according on the weather. The owner/manager will make arrangements for the services of veterinarians and farriers.
Lessons may be included in the price, or they may be an additional fee.
Questions to Ask
In addition to a variety of services and facilities, stables provide a variety of board options, including self-care and full-board. Examine the boarding contract carefully before moving in to ensure that you understand what is and is not included in the price, what you will be required to perform, and whether or not you will be charged any additional charges. Some stables demand an additional cost of a few dollars per day for blanketing horses or providing feed additives.
Some may take after your horse while the farrier is on the way – but they may charge you for the time they spend with him. In order to avoid unexpected increases in your board bill, be sure you understand what is given.
Horse Boarding Prices
For as little as a dollar a day or a portion of your wages in sweat work, you might be able to find lodging. You might anticipate to pay more than $700 per month for board at a really well-appointed stable that includes lessons and is conveniently located near a large city or event venues. Take your time and look around. Consult with other horse owners in your region to discover a stable that you can afford and that you can rely on to provide proper care for your animal.
Horse Boarding Guide: Types, Costs & FAQs
It has finally come to the point when you can afford to purchase your own horse. Great! Horse ownership, on the other hand, entails an enormous amount of responsibility, and it should not be undertaken on the spur of the moment. When you tell your family and friends about your intentions, you could hear something like “But where is the horse going to live?” This is something you should thoroughly evaluate and assess all of the advantages and disadvantages before making a decision. If you do not have access to your own land, a boarding facility may be your best alternative unless you are really lucky.
According to the location, the type of boarding you pick, the amenities available and services supplied by each facility, the fees might vary.
However, with careful planning, it is easy to keep inside your financial constraints.
The Costs Of Boarding A Horse
In order to accurately estimate the expenses of boarding a horse, you must carefully analyze all of the factors that influence those prices. Make a list of your preferences and requirements for your ideal facility, and consider ways to reduce expenses where possible.
The location of a boarding stable will have a significant impact on the price that you may anticipate to spend for it. One that is located in a city will be significantly more expensive than one that is located in the countryside. Additionally, you should think about how far you are willing to travel from home, since the expense of petrol will increase your monthly outlay of funds. Aside from that, if you intend to compete with your horse, you will want your ideal barn to be located in close proximity to competition grounds.
Another element that can influence the amount of monthly board your horse will get is the sort of facilities that are available. The following are the fundamental amenities provided by the majority of boarding stables:
- Stalls, turnout, an outdoor riding arena, show jumps, a tack room, a feed room, a horse bathing facility, trails, and trailer parking are all available.
Some stables may additionally feature the following amenities:
- Indoor riding arena, round pen, horse walker, horse solarium, on-site trainer/instructor, and a variety of other amenities.
A horse’s board will be less expensive in general if there are fewer amenities available for your horse to use.
Look for a stable that meets your requirements in terms of hobbies, finances, and necessities. For example, if you wish to compete with your horse in showjumping, you’ll need a riding arena that has a set of show jumps to do so.
The services supplied are determined by the type of board you select, and the cost of those services is reflected in the pricing. Example: Full board includes your horse’s basic care and upkeep, which will be an additional expense on top of your usual monthly costs if you want to board your horse. The most popular types of boards accessible to horse owners are described in further detail in the next section. Photograph courtesy of Jari Hindstroem / Shutterstock.com Other options available at certain stables include the option of having lessons or training services included in the monthly rental fee.
Everything that is included in your horse’s board should be spelled out in a written agreement called a contract.
Types of Horse Boarding
Many boarding choices are available, and the sort of boarding you pick will be determined by your budget and requirements. While some stables specialize in a certain sort of board, others provide a wide variety of alternatives to choose from. Determine which facility is the best fit for you and your horse by considering your preferences and the facilities that are available.
A complete board arrangement is one in which the barn staff is responsible for all of the daily tasks, such as mucking out, feeding, watering, turnout, and blanketing when necessary. Your horse’s feed, bedding, and hay will all be given as part of the package. Riders on horses / Shutterstock.com Regular farrier and veterinarian appointments are scheduled, as well as the use of amenities like as riding arenas, trails, and a tack room. This form of board is commonly used for training purposes. Some boarding stables provide exercise, training, and lessons as part of the boarding cost, while others charge an additional fee for these services.
However, depending on where you live, the cost might be significantly greater.
While the cost of boarding may appear prohibitive at first glance, this alternative is ideal for horse owners who have demanding schedules and are unable to visit their horses on a regular basis.
It doesn’t matter whether we like it or not, horse ownership is a costly pastime. If you’re on a limited budget, part-time boarding may be the best option for your family. In many circumstances, a portion board will be less expensive than a whole board by around 50%. Your horse’s part-boarding arrangements will vary from barn to barn depending on where he is kept. Some facilities may care after your horse in the mornings while you are in charge of the evening duties. This is something to consider.
There are several options for this, including a sharer or someone who rides your horse on lessons or trail rides. You must have a formal contract that describes the specifics of the agreement in order for it to be valid.
If you are on a tight budget and have the time, self-care boarding is the most cost-effective and convenient alternative. You will still have access to all of the barn’s facilities if you choose this form of board. You will, however, be responsible for the daily care of your horse and will be expected to do all mucking out, feeding, turnout, and blanketing duties. Monthly membership fees for self-care boards range between $100 and $200 on average. Keep in mind that you will be responsible for arranging your own feed, bedding, and hay, as well as being there for veterinarian and farrier appointments.
While it is undoubtedly more effort, you will have the opportunity to spend more time with your horse and develop a stronger relationship with them.
Having a positive relationship with your fellow boarders may be really beneficial in these instances.
Here’s a nice video that explains the advantages and disadvantages of both full-boarding and self-boarding your horse:
Pasture boarding is a service that allows you to pay for your horse to be able to roam freely all year. It is frequently the most affordable sort of board and provides many of the features of a complete board at a fraction of the cost of a full board. In most cases, pasture boarding your horse costs between $100 and $400 per month on an average basis. In addition to providing your horse with feed, water, and a run-in shelter, pasture boarding facilities also provide veterinary care. Your horse’s daily requirements will also be attended to by staff on the site, who will also keep an eye out for injuries and indicators of ill health.
For the first time in his life, your horse is constantly moving, which is beneficial to his circulation and digestive system.
Photo courtesy of PJ Photography through Shutterstock.com Full-time pasture living is not only natural for horses, but it also helps to keep them from becoming bored.
A terrific budget-friendly alternative for horse owners who are unable to ride every day, pasture boarding is an excellent choice. However, your horse must be physically strong and healthy in order to withstand the conditions, and it is recommended that you keep a close eye on their condition.
Retired horse boarding and training establishments have grown increasingly popular in recent years. These facilities are dedicated to the care of older horses or horses who have lost their ability to move permanently as a result of an injury or sickness. This sort of board is a fantastic option for owners who want to guarantee that their retired horses receive the finest possible care while they are retired. Due to the fact that all of your horse’s requirements are met, the fees are often in the $300-$600 area.
Your horse will be able to graze in the company of other horses and will have plenty of space to run around.
Retirement boards are similar to full-board facilities, but they also include additional specialized services for older horses and donkeys.
Knowing that your cherished horse will be in capable care when the time comes is a significant advantage of retirement boards for horse owners.
Training boards are great for horse owners whose horses require more training but who do not have the necessary knowledge or skills to do it. The majority of these institutions have a large number of expert trainers on staff. Some trainers may specialize in introducing young horses under saddle, while others may specialize in working with problem horses or in a certain discipline, such as dressage. Given that your horse will be staying on full board and participating in regular training sessions, this sort of boarding is often the most expensive.
Trainers with greater expertise and a good reputation will demand more money, as you might imagine.
In fact, the cost of a training board will end up being less expensive in the long term than the alternative.
Always bear in mind that many training facilities have minimum stay requirements before agreeing to sending your horse to them.
Choosing The Right Facility
When selecting a boarding facility for your horse, make sure to thoroughly consider all of your alternatives. Consider the greatest distance you are willing to go, your financial situation, and the amount of time you have available to spend with your horse. In the end, these are the most important considerations that will affect your decision on the stable and kind of board to choose. Image courtesy of Artazum / Shutterstock.com Then, once you’ve settled on the fundamentals, check up and study boarding facilities in your neighborhood.
A list of questions you’d want to ask the business owner and his or her personnel is a smart idea before you attend.
Consulting with them can alert you to any potential red flags and assist you in making the best option. You may also consider asking around on the internet, for example, in forums or Facebook groups.
Frequently Asked Questions
Additional services available while boarding your horse at a full board facility include grooming, trimming, mane pulling, exercising, training, lessons, and a parking spot for your horse trailer. You will also have to pay extra for any supplements that your horse may require. Depending on the sort of facility you choose, some of these extras may already be included in the cost of your horse’s board and boarding fees. Always read the boarding agreement thoroughly before signing it and consulting with the management if you have any issues.
What details are in a horse boarding agreement?
Boarding agreements are legally binding contracts that you must sign when you commit to boarding with an organization. It should clearly define what is included in your horse’s board as well as the restrictions that you must adhere to while staying at the stables. A horse boarding agreement should have the following information: the name and contact information of the owner and horse, the needed vaccinations, the services offered, the boarding fees and the due date, the notice period, liabilities, and the terms and conditions of the agreement itself.
If you then fail to adhere to the terms of the agreement, the facility owner or management may request that you search for another barn.
What additional costs must I pay for my horse?
Aside from the boarding charge, additional expenses associated with horse ownership include the cost of veterinarian and farrier visits. The veterinarian should come out at least once a year to assess your horse’s health and provide immunizations to keep him healthy. A farrier visit every 6-8 weeks is recommended as your horse will require trimming or shoeing at some point during the year. Horses are unpredictable creatures, and unanticipated occurrences can occur at any point in their lives.
You should constantly insure your horse in order to avoid financial difficulties.
How much does it cost to board a horse overnight?
It will cost extra per night to keep a horse overnight at a show or event compared to your usual boarding fee. Prices vary widely depending on the event, but you should anticipate to spend between $30 and $50 per horse on the average. However, boarding for high-profile events will be substantially more expensive than at other events. When you board your horse overnight, you will have access to a stable, bedding, hay, a tack room, and a parking place for your trailer, among other amenities.
How do you keep a horse cheap?
While keeping a horse will always be a costly endeavor, there are methods to reduce the costs associated with the endeavor. By opting for self-care or pasture board, you may keep your horse on a tight budget. Making a few days a week of your horse available for loan can also assist with the expenses. Some boarding facilities may be willing to lower your boarding charge in exchange for helping out with duties. You may also save money by merely purchasing the bare minimum of tack and equipment required for your horse.
Apples and carrots will suffice in this situation.
Eventually, this will become prohibitively costly, and you will have blankets for every weather situation under the sun.
While there are some ways to keep a horse on the cheap, you should avoid compromising on quality. There is no such thing as saving money on insurance, veterinary and farrier appointments, or any other fees associated with your horse’s well-being. Photograph by ILiyan / Shutterstock.com
What should I look for when boarding a horse?
There are methods to reduce the costs of horse ownership, even if it will always be a costly endeavor. By opting for self-care or pasture board, you may keep a horse on a budget. Making a couple days a week of your horse available for loan can also assist with the expenditures. Some boarding facilities may be willing to lower your boarding charge in exchange for helping out with duties around the facility. Buying only the quantity of tack and equipment you require can also save you money on your purchase.
- Everything will be OK if you use apples and carrots.
- Eventually, this will become prohibitively costly, and you will have blankets for every weather situation within your control.
- There are some ways to keep a horse on the cheap, but it is important not to skimp on the necessary maintenance and care.
- Shutterstock.com image courtesy of Ilya Yan.
Is it cheaper to board a horse or keep it?
Both boarding a horse and keeping a horse at home have advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of having a horse at home is that you have complete control over every part of their daily existence. Vacations, on the other hand, will be more difficult to arrange. Whether it is more cost-effective to board a horse or keep it at home is dependent on your circumstances. If you don’t have your own property and amenities, boarding a horse is clearly a more cost-effective option. Horses are expensive, but if you have adequate grazing space on your property, you may cut the expense of owning one down to a minimum.
If you don’t have a friend or family member you can rely on to look after your horse while you’re away, it may be difficult and expensive to locate someone who is educated about horses.
Some will even have their own hayfields, which will be a significant cost savings in comparison to others.
Is boarding a horse worth it?
For the majority of first-time horse owners, the expense of boarding a horse is well worth it. You will not only have access to a variety of facilities and services, but you will also be able to benefit from the expertise of more experienced owners.
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The Next Generation Of Climate Activists; Mapping Baltimore's Future Climate
Urgent alarms from the U.N. and the European Parliament call for intensified commitment to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, while the Trump Administration pursues pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
As scientists warn that time is running out, young people are taking action. We speak to artist and activist Nadia Nazar of the youth-led organization Zero Hour.
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Newark initiative would remove some penalties for pot
NEWARK - Alissa Baker walks from house to house on Newark's Pierson Boulevard.
She's armed with fliers that she leaves in the doorways of homes. She and her companions — Leanne Barbee, Kody Barclay, and Carrie Eickleberry — are doing everything they can to inform as many people as possible about an issue they are passionate about: marijuana decriminalization.
Newark voters will have the option Nov. 8 to decriminalize the drug. The initiative was put on the ballot after the East Central Ohio Decriminalization Initiative, founded by Baker and Barbee, collected the necessary signatures from registered Newark voters.
"We’re making an example that if the state’s not willing to change these laws, then as citizens, we’re going to come forward and we’re going to change these laws because we can," Baker said.
If passed, the law would decriminalize possession of 200 grams or less of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. A person would not face any jail time or fines for possessing either. The decriminalization would be in effect only in the city of Newark; it would not apply anywhere else in the county.
Current city law carries a fine of up to $500 and up to 60 days in jail for marijuana possession and a $250 fine and up to 30 days in jail for possession of paraphernalia. Ohio's law, which reduced the penalties for marijuana possession several years ago, carries a fine of $150 and no jail time for possession of less than 100 grams or paraphernalia.
If a Newark police officer stops someone with less than 200 grams of marijuana, the officer would be allowed to let the person walk away without a citation, under the proposal.
Barclay, an addiction specialist who is working with the group to get the initiative passed, said because marijuana is still illegal, law enforcement officers could still confiscate the drug and destroy it. But a person would not face any penalties.
"What we are proposing is anything less than felony amount, if you just have a minor amount, you should not see the inside of a jail cell and have your future inhibited," Barclay said.
The changes would not allow a person to use the drug in public, Baker said. And only people age 18 and older would be permitted to have possession of marijuana, Barclay said. Minors would not be permitted to have possession of the drug.
The proposed law does differ from what the state changed several years ago. The state law, the group said, allows for a person to face jail time for misdemeanor possession. The charges are increased to felony possession when a person has more than 200 grams.
Toledo passed a law similar to the Newark proposal last year, and four other Ohio cities have similar legislation on the ballot this fall. Barbee said she hopes the state will take notice of what cities are doing and then legislators will change the state law to reflect what the cities have done.
But because the proposed law doesn't exactly match the state penalties, some Newark City Council members previously said they were not inclined to support it. And they weren't alone. Newark's Mayor Jeff Hall and Newark Police Chief Barry Connell were not in favor of the proposed changes either.
In September, Licking County Prosecutor Ken Oswalt said the ordinance also would decriminalize other controlled substances, not just marijuana. However, Newark officers would still have the option to cite someone for using other controlled substances, such as having Xanax without a prescription, using state law.
The group and the person who wrote it, Chad Thompson, both dispute that it would decriminalize other drugs. Thompson, who also wrote Toledo's legislation, is not a lawyer and does not have a law background.
"If you compare our initiative to the current Newark ordinance code you can see the only thing in all of that that is changed is anything that has to specifically do with marijuana," Barbee said.
But Newark Law Director Doug Sassen agreed with Oswalt that the ballot measure deals with more than just decriminalizing marijuana.
"Various changes are made by this petition that go beyond just the penalties for marijuana possession and paraphernalia possession, including language with regard with drug trafficking, possession of other controlled substances ... what we call huffing or abusing harmful intoxicants, that’s all removed from the Newark Codified Ordinances if this passes," Sassen said.
Sassen added, however, that felony charges, such as trafficking, are always filed under the Ohio Revised Code and changes to Newark's laws would not actually change how crimes are prosecuted in Licking County.
Barclay said there are many benefits that would come from passing the proposed law, including freeing up police officers to tackle other crimes in the city, such as thefts and rapes, and addressing cocaine and heroin addictions.
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The push to go green encompasses much more than teaching children to preserve energy and respect the environment. Many households, adults and children alike have chosen to eat green as well, adopting a vegetarian lifestyle.
One of the primary concerns of critics is that children, from toddlers to teens, may not receive the nutrients they need with a meatless diet. Lauren Schmitt, registered dietitian, nutritionist and certified personal trainer with Healthy Eating and Training, Inc., disagrees. Children opting away from diets filled with meat can live a healthy lifestyle with foods from all five food groups while being raised as a vegetarian.
“Children who eat a well balanced lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet which includes dairy products and eggs can achieve the same health status as those children who eat meat products,” says Schmitt. “With attention to detail, deficiencies in vegetarian children are rare and their growth is equal to that of their peers.”
Healthy Meal Planning at its Best
According to Schmitt, research shows that vegetarian kids and teens take in less cholesterol, saturated fat and total fat and eat more fruits, vegetables and fiber. “Frequent meals and snacks need to be properly planned to ensure the nutrient needs of the child are being met,” she says.
Parents and nannies can plan to supplement the common deficiencies that children face, which include protein, iron, zinc, omega 3 fatty acids, iodine, calcium, vitamin D and vitamin B12.
“When the meat is taken off the plate, replace it with dairy products, eggs, beans, lentils, tempeh, tofu and nuts or seeds to meet protein and calorie needs,” says Schmitt. “That space on the plate cannot remain empty.”
Foods that are higher in unsaturated fats, such as nuts, seeds, oils, coconut, avocado and nut butters help children meet their energy needs, says Schmitt. In addition, vegetarian children need at least one and a half cups of fruit, two to two and a half cups of vegetables and approximately six ounces of grains per day.
The key for vegetarian children is getting adequate protein at each meal, says Dr. Barry Sears, a leading authority in anti-inflammatory nutrition and creator of the Zone Diet. “For vegans, this means eating adequate amounts of tofu, tempeh, or soy imitation meat products at each meal, along with a lot of colorful carbohydrates such as fruits and vegetables,” he says. “The greater the level of fruits and vegetables and the fewer of grains and starches ensures maximum nutrients with the less amount of excess carbohydrates.”
Fortified products can also help supplement a vegetarian child’s diet. Bump up your child’s iron intake with cereals that are packed with vitamins and minerals, and of course, iron. Schmitt recommends eating a source of vitamin C, such as an orange, with cereal to increase the absorption of iron.
“For insurance, a child can take a general multi-vitamin to meet baseline goals for vitamins and minerals,” says Schmitt. If the family is restricting animal products, a B12 supplement will provide the needed vitamins and minerals, too.
Supplementing your child’s diet with more calcium can be a bit tricky, says Carol Cottrill, certified nutritional consultant and author of “The French Twist.” “Since kids aren’t crazy about the plant sources that provide calcium, such as kale and collard greens, the good news is that many foods today are fortified with calcium, including calcium-fortified soy milk and orange juice, so a vegan child can get enough calcium without downing supplements,” she says.
Maintaining a vegetarian diet can be more challenging during childhood and adolescence and there may be an additional burden on the parent or nanny to shop and prepare balanced vegetarian meals, says Cottrill. “For this reason, start slowly when switching from a meat-based diet to a vegetarian diet,” she warns. “Begin by serving larger portions of veggies and smaller portions of meat while offering a meatless dinner once or twice a week, which may help digestion by easing into a higher fiber diet. With a little time, knowledge, responsibility, and commitment, a plant-based diet can be a good thing.”
The key is to provide a balance when planning meals for vegetarian children. “Whether vegetarian or not, children need to eat a well-balanced diet with a variety of fresh food,” says Schmitt. “Children in general are at risk if they eat a poor diet. So, no matter what type of diet is followed, families need to focus on getting their child a nutrient rich diet filled with whole gains, fruit, vegetables, food sources of calcium and vitamin D and protein rich foods.”
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