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Allowing employees to use their personal devices for work without having the right policies and support in place can lead to IT nightmares. Druva’s infographic on “The Rise and Risk of BYOD” outlines some major BYOD risks, so you can be aware of what you’re up against. According to the infographic:
- 70 million mobile devices are lost or stolen each year, and only 4.9 million are recovered.
- 70% of individuals never back up their endpoint device.
- Only 35% of companies can wipe devices remotely.
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A GARDENING superfan has revealed seven cheap and easy planters you can make out of dollar store items.
TikToker Laurie, who is known as Passionate Penny Pincher, shared a series of tips DIY gardeners can follow to keep their costs down.
In her TikTok clip, she jazzed up the appearance of plain-looking plant pots by drawing a funky pattern using a black marker on one and wrapping rope around the other.
And, she wrapped material around another holder creating a so-called ribbon pot.
Laurie used what looks like a glass tube to join two pots together, creating a tier.
And, she packed a candle holder full of soil before potting a small plant.
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Gardening fans can also use chip dip pots if they want to grow plants in their home.
Laurie's last innovative hack involves using a Fleurs and Jardin metal oval-shaped planter.
The planter has no drainage holes and can be used indoors for small plants and gifts.
Laurie revealed the plant pot with the black marker design is her favorite.
Meanwhile, a mom has revealed the secret behind her two-ingredient bug repellent.
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An Instagram influencer, known only as Shannon, says limes and white cloves can keep the mosquitos away.
She showed viewers how to cut the limes in half and stick the whole cloves into the flesh of the fruit.
Leaving these out on the table or anywhere close to you while you're outside will ensure the bugs don't ruin your day, she says.
She added that she and the kids sometimes use the cloves to make cute smiley faces in the limes, making it a family activity as well.
Meanwhile, another gardener has warned against using cayenne pepper to ward off pests from destroying your plants and flowers.
He said in his TikTok video: “I think a lot of people have heard the myth that using cayenne pepper will repel squirrels.
"Well, this may p*** them off temporarily but you will not keep them away forever.”
The gardener revealed he will apply hen manure to the soil.
But before buying it, you must make sure it’s been composted.
Hen manure can also be bought in pellet form for a safer option.
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How high can a garden fence be and can it be taller than my neighbors?
When should you fertilize your lawn?
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|The Publican and the Pharisee--He Who Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted|
And He Who Exalts Himself Will Be Humbled
plank in my religious upbringing.
While growing up in the 1970's and 1980's, I attended Mass every Sunday and frequently served daily Mass as an altar boy. The Sacrament of Confession happened a few times a year, probably. It mostly happened when, before Christmas and Easter, the nuns lined us up and the whole class would go to confession. The other time when confession occurred is when some sin was particularly weighing on the conscience of this 10 year old. Sin was bad. I understood that. But, what I had no grasp of was that there was some connection between sin and the reception of Holy Communion. This was reinforced by the fact that I lived during the experimentation period when we received our First Holy Communion in Second Grade and didn't make our First Confession until Fourth Grade. This reinforced a notion that the two sacraments had little to do with one another.
For a good part of my youth, the thought of attending Mass and not receiving Holy Communion never would have occurred to me. If you went to Mass, you received Communion. Going to Mass was ultimately about getting Communion. If the obligation was to go to Mass on Sunday, an essential component of that would be to receive the Eucharist. If someone had ever suggested that there may be times when one would attend Mass but not receive the Eucharist, I would have been genuinely perplexed. Attending Mass without receiving the Eucharist would have been like attending Mass and omitting the Gospel or the Consecration.
I have often heard it said that a person who goes to Mass and doesn't receive Holy Communion would be made to feel self-conscious. He'd feel as though everyone were staring at him and judging him. (I think this in part could be solved practically by not making communion time a "row by row" event whereby the entire church is dependent upon you getting up from your pew and filing towards the Eucharist in an orderly fashion.) But, I would like to propose a different perspective on what someone might think when seeing a person not approach for Holy Communion.
Fairly often when I offer Mass at Boston University, I notice students who either do not approach for Holy Communion or who approach with arms crossed and request a blessing. (I know there are those who question whether people should approach for a blessing at this moment in the Mass, but I think this is a minor issue). When I see these young people attend Mass but--for whatever reason--opt not to receive the Eucharist on a particular day, I am moved by their Faith. I suppose I am judging them. But it is a positive judgment. What I see is a beautiful act of Faith in the Eucharist. It says to me that this person loves the Eucharist so much that they only want to receive it after serious discernment. I have no idea what is at the basis of their discernment. Perhaps it is a sin or perhaps they have not observed the Eucharistic Fast. I don't spend anytime thinking about what the reason is. All I think about is how beautiful it is that this person believes in and loves the Eucharist.
When I see brothers and sisters in the Faith who sometimes abstain from the Eucharist, it only serves to remind me again of the awesomeness of the Mysteries which I handle. It provokes in me a reminder that I too must always deepen my own discernment in approaching the Sacred Mysteries. The young person who on their way into Mass asks, "Father, do you have time for a quick confession?" is a witness to the Eucharist. I am impressed that so many of the students who attend Mass at Boston University received such solid Eucharistic formation in their youth. Their witness is inspiring.
The presumption is often made that when others see a person not approach for Holy Communion, they are judging that person. I think it is just the opposite. When I see a person refrain from the Eucharist, it awakens in me a more serious examination of my own soul. It is not them that I am judging, but myself. It is a reminder to me to take my own approach to the Eucharist more seriously and to remember more clearly who it is that I am receiving in Holy Communion.
Years ago a friend of mine who grew up with me came for Sunday Mass at the seminary. During the Lamb of God, he turned to me and whispered, "Dave, is it okay if I don't go to Communion?" (I think he was nervous that my friend not going to Communion was somehow going to embarrass me). I was profoundly moved by his Eucharistic Faith. At the time, he probably was embarrassed about asking me that question, but for me it was a beautiful witness to the truth of the Eucharist.
Sometimes people feel pressured into receiving the Eucharist because they don't want to be the only person in the church who doesn't receive. I just want to encourage people in that position by telling them that sometimes your witness of not receiving is a powerful reminder to others not to feel entitled to the Eucharist and not to approach the Eucharist without making a serious discernment. While frequent--even daily communion--is an awesome gift, we all could use a reminder now and again that it is a gift that must be approached with reverence and awe.
One of the beautiful things about Catholic life is that there is a calm and realistic approach to life. It does not shock us that we are a bunch of sinners in need of mercy. The other day one of the students at Boston University and I had lunch together and afterwards I popped into a local chapel and went to confession while he prayed in the church. Sometimes while going to confession at a local shrine, I bump into lay men and women whom I know. There we are--all sinners in need of God's mercy. No shock there. It is beautiful to see parents who come to confession along with their children. This teaches their children that their parent's too are sinners in need of mercy and that mercy is found in the confessional. This acknowledgment of our own need for mercy and our confidence in God's grace is of mutual encouragement.
When I see someone go to confession or opt to refrain from the Eucharist, I see them humbly acknowledging before God that they are a sinner in need of God's mercy. They are like the publican who bows his head and says, "Have mercy on me, O God, a sinner." Their witness reminds me of my own need for God's mercy and encourages me to imitate them rather than to be like the Pharisee who stood before God and praised himself and who either pretended or really thought that he had no need of God's mercy. Their humility makes me love and trust God's mercy more. When we acknowledge that we are sinners in need of God's mercy, we help one another grow closer to God. When we believe or pretend that we are not sinners in need of God's mercy, we help one another to deceive ourselves.
The only way that I can truly appreciate and accept God's mercy is if I acknowledge that I am a man in need of that mercy. We only value God's mercy when we understand that we need it. What good would mercy be if nobody needed it? When I see my brothers and sisters in the Faith humbly acknowledge their need for mercy, it encourages me to do the same. So, to all of you publicans out there, keep up the good work. | <urn:uuid:13ef0a5c-8d6d-48a1-a395-6f1cc4f18fae> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://shepherdspost.blogspot.com/2014/07/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.980784 | 1,582 | 1.617188 | 2 |
What is the difference between LS Means and Observed Means?
This article highlights the difference between Least Squares Means computed from linear models such as ANOVA and traditional observed means. It also develops an illustration using Excel and XLSTAT.
Some definitions: Observed Means and Least Squares Means
In this article, we will frequently refer to two types of means defined as follows:
Observed Means: Regular arithmetic means that can be computed by hand directly on your data without reference to any statistical model.
Least Squares Means (LS Means): Means that are computed based on a linear model such as ANOVA.
Dataset to illustrate the difference between Observed Means & LS Means
The data correspond to several ratings given by two judges for two products A & B. The data are unbalanced as the number of ratings for each product differs according to the judge.
One-way ANOVA: Observed Means & LS means are always the same
Imagine a situation where two judges are rating the same product. Each judge rates the product several times. We want to compare the mean grade per judge. In this case, the mean grade of each judge computed by hand will be exactly the same as LS Means arising from a 1-way ANOVA.
Judge 1 has a mean grade of 6.2 and judge 2 has a mean grade of 7.3.
Means & LS means differ when dealing with a bit more complex models such as unbalanced multi-way ANOVAs that include interactions.
Unbalanced multi-way designs: Observed Means & LS Means differ
Consider now the original dataset where each judge rates two products several times such as:
Judge 1 x Product A: 6 ratings
Judge 1 x Product B: 10 ratings
Judge 2 x Product A: 7 ratings
Judge 2 x Product B: 4 ratings
A typical way to analyze such a design is to use a 2-way ANOVA with an interaction term between the two factors (Judge x Product). This is an unbalanced design, as the number of replicates is not the same across the Judge & Product category combinations.
Let’s get back to the comparison mean rating per judge, considering means first and LS means second.
Using the regular observed means:
Mean of Judge 1 is the mean of the 16 ratings performed by judge 1 (6 for Product A and 10 for Product B). Mean of Judge 2 is the mean of the 11 ratings performed by judge 2 (7 for Product A and 4 for Product B).
Using the LS mean based on a Two-way ANOVA with an interaction:
Mean of Judge 1 is the mean of two numbers:
1. The mean of the 6 replicates of Product A tested by Judge 1
2. The mean of the 10 replicates of Product B tested by Judge 1
Mean of Judge 2 is the mean of two numbers:
1. The mean of the 7 replicates of Product A tested by Judge 2
2. The mean of the 4 replicates of Product B tested by Judge 2
Here are the values for the two types of means:
Why should you prefer LS Means compared to Observed Means?
In unbalanced, multi-way designs, the LS means estimation is often assumed to be closer to reality. LS Means somehow correct the design’s imbalance. In our case, LS Means estimation gives the same weight to both products when estimating mean ratings for judges. Conversely, for judge 1, the observed mean estimation incorporates a weight of 6 for product A and a weight of 10 for product B, which gives a judge rating estimation biased in favor of product B.
In balanced designs, or in unbalanced 1-way ANOVA designs, observed means and least squares means are the same.
How to obtain LS Means in Excel using XLSTAT?
When running an ANOVA in XLSTAT, the software computes LS means by default.
After opening XLSTAT, go to Modeling Data / ANOVA.
In the General tab, select Grade as a Quantitative dependent variable. Select Judge and Product in the Qualitative Explanatory variables.
In the Options tab, activate Interactions / Levels option, and set the level of interactions at 2.
In the Outputs / Means tab, make sure you activate the LS Means option.
Activate all the factors and interactions, then click OK.
The LS Means report for each effect appears at the bottom of the results report:
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Short Essay on My Favourite Teacher [100, 200, 400 Words] With PDF
This lesson will focus on writing short essays on the topic ‘My Favourite Teacher.’ I will write three short essays on this topic covering different word limits.
Table of Contents
- Short Essay on My Favourite Teacher in 100 Words
- Short Essay on My Favourite Teacher in 200 Words
- Short Essay on My Favourite Teacher in 400 Words
Short Essay on My Favourite Teacher in 100 Words
Teachers are the pillars of humanity. They guide us from the darkness of ignorance and lack of knowledge and bring us the light of goodness, care, devotion, and love. A teacher is the best companion who can always show us the right path.
For me, the most outstanding teacher is my parents. They always teach me the right and tell me how wrongdoings can destroy me forever. From my childhood, they have given me happiness and have also taught me that lack of anything should not be criticized. One must try to balance and get the best from the least. They scold me for my own benefit. Their teachings will forever guide me in my future in the best way.
Short Essay on My Favourite Teacher in 200 Words
A teacher shows us the right path towards knowledge and pulls us away from the darkness of ignorance and lack of knowledge. As human beings, we always need a teacher to help us mature in our future. Everybody gets a teacher right from their childhood.
Our parents are our greatest teachers. They give us the first knowledge of life. In schools, we receive lots of teachers who teach us academically. They are mostly responsible to give us knowledge about the institutions of the world. I have come across several of them and yet my class teacher is my favourite.
She teaches us Maths, the subject I fear the most. I used to be extremely scared of it because I always failed to solve those tough problems. But my class teacher is so kind to me that she helps me daily to get rid of my fears in Maths. She teaches me the sums in the easiest way and also inspires me to practice more.
She speaks sweetly and is adorable. The best part of my teacher is that she never scolds me when I get a sum incorrect. With lots of patience, she points out the wrong and corrects me. For her, I am confident in solving all the sums in the book. I am grateful to her for the unconditional support she has given me.
Short Essay on My Favourite Teacher in 400 Words
From the Vedic ages, the significance of a guru is specified as someone who will guide his disciples towards the light of true knowledge He will teach them both right and wrong and also mentor them to take correct decisions in their lives. A guru is the assimilation of the Trinity, The Brahma, the Vishnu, and the Maheshwar.
He is aware of everything and is capable of leading his disciples from ignorance to complete knowledge of the self and the world. Today the notion of a gurukul has changed and been replaced by well-made classrooms. The teacher today represents the early guru who plays that same task of giving his students the best education and correct knowledge.
For me, being a teacher is one of the greatest blessings on earth. Because God cannot be everywhere, so he has created teachers as their replicas. I myself aspire to be a teacher one day so that I can serve the children with my wisdom and knowledge. Teachers enable their students to rise higher in their lives fearlessly and be confident in their approach. To me, my parents are my greatest teachers. They have given me the best knowledge of my life and have taught me to choose good over bad.
Life is quite vast and my parents help me daily to fight through all odds. They not only just feed me and educate me in a good school, but also teach me the proper manners and behaviour in life. They help me to aspire for a greater and happier life in the future. Several things happen in my life as a young person. I go through several emotions that I cannot myself understand totally.
I easily disclose it to my parents and they show me the way out of the confusion. My parents do not create unnecessary rules over me and stop me from enjoying my life. They always keep faith in me and their teachings make me humble. I can never think of hurting them because that will destroy their goodwill over me. Parents are the first and the foremost teachers in our lives. We learn the earliest knowledge of respect and obedience from them.
In our schools, we come across many subject teachers who give us institutional knowledge. They are important because they give us a picture of the professional world. Yet the first knowledge of the alphabet, and the first speech happens at home. Home is the place from where a good character is born. Hence, for me, my favourite teachers are my parents.
I have written these essays in pretty simple language for a better understanding of all kinds of students. If you still have any confusion regarding the context, let me know through the comment section below. Keep browsing this website for more valuable sessions.
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Davis' nice climate provides little challenge for some introduced species. While not nearly as problematic as quackgrass or the notorious zebra mussel, a thriving introduced species in Davis is the feral cat. A feral cat is a descendant of a domesticated cat that has returned to the wild. It is distinguished from a stray cat, which is a pet cat that has been lost or abandoned, while feral cats are born in the wild; however, the offspring of a stray cat can be considered feral if born in the wild.
Life for feral cats can be not-so-nice. Dangers include: contracting viruses, attacks by other cats or other animals, and injuries caused by cars.
Controlling the Feral Cat Population: Spaying and Neutering
An important way for you to help control the feral cat population (and help both cats and native wildlife) is to have your own cat spayed or neutered. Low income pet owners can take advantage of the annual free Spay Day at UC Davis, or seek financial aid through the Sacramento Area Animal Coalition. The rest of you can see your vet.
The Feral Feline Organization is also dedicated to helping improve the lives of feral cats in Davis. They conduct a TNR program to keep the colonies from multiplying out of control. If you are aware of feral cats in your neighborhood (or apartment complex) that have not been spayed or neutered, contact the FFO or the SPCA.
Generally, feral cats that have been spayed or neutered get their ears marked (so it doesn't happen a second time). The markings can take the form of a snipped ear, a triangular notch, or even a hole-punch. A female would typically have her right ear marked, and a male would have his left ear marked.
2005-08-29 14:22:49 One vomited in my yard last weekend. Last year, one left a dead bird in my garden! —AlphaDog
2006-12-06 06:39:38 A year ago a frightened 6 month old abandoned, and thus semi-feral kitten showed up in my yard. My cats took him in and treated him with kindness, as I did. It's taken over a year, but I can finally pet himand pick him up. Granted, he takes me for a Bed and Breakfast: shows up for dinner, sleeps inside, has breakfast and leaves. But he is now family, and has been neutered, vaccinated, and will soon get a chip put in him. He keeps loosing collars, but I'd rather them be a little loose than too tight. Give these guys a chance. Their almost all abandoned or runaways. You'll be surprised how grateful they are if you show them a little bit of respect and tenderness. —MonicaBallyurban
2007-08-23 12:05:45 there are some feral cats at parkside —StevenDaubert
2010-10-20 11:22:54 Not only are there feral cats in my neighborhood, but also stray cats with collars. Given that cats in the United States kill approximately 1,000,000 birds PER DAY, owners letting their cats run wild seems flagrantly inappopriate. Additionally, the owner is reponsible if their cat kills any non-invasive bird species, and is subject to prosecution under both state and federal laws. KEEP YOUR CATS INSIDE. —701Davis
Cats and rodents
Toxoplasmosis. This is roughly where that old saying about "pregnant women should stay away from cats/litter boxes" comes from. Cats are a primary host, and they typically get it from rodents they catch (see transmission). I also think that what 701Davis is saying is that if the cats are killing that many birds, it's messing with the natural food chain and the local ecosystem. Those birds go on to eat other things (bugs, seeds, whatever) and ultimately are responsible for something or many things, right? Everything has it's place. More humans -> more outdoor cats -> throws off the balance, which I think is his/her summary. And to respond to your below post, urban/feral cats seem to go hand in hand with human overpopulation. More people, more outdoor cats, more cats breeding, and then too many wild cats. Pretty much anyway you slice it, the natural balance is off. -ES
Um, what?!? Cats deserve freedom too! What cats and birds do together is their own business. My family had 2 outdoor cats at our old house for almost 20 years and they would only kill about 1 bird a year. Why should I believe 1000000 birds a day is very many? Do you have any sort of per capita statistics that would put it in context? Anyway, there doesn't seem to be any particular reason why birds are better to have around than cats in general, although I like seeing both out of doors very often. -NickSchmalenberger
2010-10-20 12:14:25 As this article http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/magazine/02cats-v--birds-t.html says, habitat destruction is the largest cause of bird population decline and cats, power poles and car traffic are secondary causes associated with the habitat destruction because they come with the people moving in. As with so many environmental problems, human overpopulation is the underlying cause. Without confronting that directly, not much will happen except sad impositions like keeping cats indoors. —NickSchmalenberger
2010-11-06 11:08:50 I recently went trapping with the Yolo County SPCA at Sudwerk. We didn't get any cats, because most of them had already been spayed. But it was a great experience, anyone interested should definitely look into it!! —Churro615
2011-04-02 13:21:57 The habitat destruction argument as an excuse not to do something about feral cats is a complete red herring. Combined land use in the US for urban and rural residential lands is 8%. Feral cats live only in a fraction of that 8% while habitat destruction occurs widely over the remaining 92%. The impact on the bird may not be as great sources, but the impact BY the cat is enormous in small areas. TNR programs are not effective at removing the impact cats have. They do not reduce population sizes (the "vacuum effect" operates whether cats are trapped and removed or die naturally) and thus do not reduce the impact cats have. I'm all about animal welfare, I'm just not about the biased feral-centric view of what that means. We are fortunate to have a low incidence of Feline leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in Davis, but it's becoming a major problem in the foothills. It won't be long before pets are catching it from ferals. —oob
2011-05-14 08:52:09 Hi, Oob, I think most people would agree that "something should be done about feral (I prefer to call them community) cats." The question is WHAT should be done? There are a couple of choices. 1. Do nothing. 2, We can trap and kill through the shelter. 3. We can shoot/drown/poison them. 4. Or we can trap and return them. I prefer the latter and I'll tell you why. TNR is more humane, more cost effective, doesn't cost taxpayers dollars (unlike trap and kill). It's also more effective because hundreds (thousands?) of people will volunteer their Saturday nights to trap cats that they know will survive after a spay surgery whereas very few people will spend their evenings trapping cats to take them to a shelter to get them killed. Budget strapped animal control agencies are no longer going out and "rounding up cats". Trapped cats that are brought to AC are killed at taxpayer expense at approximately $50.00 to $100.00 per cat. Property owners and volunteers who choose TNR spend $10.00-$20.00 per cat to get them spayed and vaccinated. Trap and Kill has not worked; indicated by the increasing number of cats at the shelters that we pay for. Finally, every year our cities consider whether they are going to contract with Animal Control, and it's quite likely that some day soon, certain cities will NOT. The option to bring unowned/stray/homeless/found cats (and dogs) to the "pound" will not be an option. That limits your options to 1. do nothing, 2. Poison/shoot/drown or 3. TNR.
Davis has a comparatively small number of community cats. Estimates of cat numbers are that, nation-wide, there is 1 community cat for every 6 humans. Davis is well below that number. And yes, while human populations have introduced cats, I believe increased numbers of free roaming cats are more a result of economics/demographics than population: more affluent communities tend to have fewer unowned cats. The rural and less affluent areas around Davis (Woodland farms/West Sac mobile home parks) have many more cats.
A managed colony has less impact on environment than a nonmanaged colony. I've seen community cats catch rodents, never a bird (not saying it doesn't happen because I'm sure it does). I have seen the birds eat the cat food :). TNR'd cats who test positive for Felv/FIV are almost always euthanized. All others are vaccinated for both rabies and FVRCP. Spayed/neutered cats tend not to spread FIV because the two primary modes of transmission, fighting and sex, are reduced or eliminated. And all pet cat owners can and should vaccinate their cats to significantly reduce the chances of their cats getting these diseases. Better yet, keep them inside only.
If someone wants to "do something" about community cats, they can spend their free nights finding community cats, renting traps, setting them, sitting out in their car for hours, loading the cat into their car, holding it overnight at their house until animal control opens, loading it back into their car, calling in late for work, taking it to the shelter, loading the trap (which now has significant amounts of pee/poop in it) back into their car and doing again another night (as long as AC continues to take them). Or they can donate $15.00 and let other people do all that, understanding, of course, that those people probably love the cats and will spay, vaccinate, and return them.
Lastly, AC is considering more cost effective, humane methods of community cat control. Please support them when they consider these options. I think most of us would rather have our tax dollars spent supporting police/fire/schools/wildlife habitat preservation than killing cats.
2013-12-22 08:16:55 Something paradoxical about the relationship between humans and feral cats in America(I say America because I have been to countries were feral cats are not much of an issue). Cats were domesticated for or as a byproduct of them behaving in a way we would today in this country regard as a feral cat. They roamed freely around farms, silos, barns, etc eating pests that would eat crops and stored food. They were part of the pest management and would probably be given a treat now and then to reward their efforts and keep them around. Regarding the cat as a helpless creature to be babied was usually something done only by upper classes. There are still places on the world, especially those highly dependent on agriculture(I know because I visited one) were feral cats are a normal part of the town's landscape and pets cats are sometimes indistinguishable. Thinking back on this I think there are exaggerated and legitimate reasons for controlling feral cat populations. The more concerning things about feral cats would be disease spreading and competing with native wildlife, however many TNR activists(including the author of messybeast.com a popular cat site) vehemently deny cats kill millions of native wildlife. At the same time however a lot of important questions are not being asked. Such questions include what portion of the local bird or small animal population is being killed by cats, is this number concerning enough, how would one compare this to native predators, and what about feral cats in places full of non-native wildlife anyway?(starlings, house sparrows, street rats, and pigeons(rock doves) are not native to America and among the most abundant urban wildlife). I think there are a lot of gaps in understanding the full nature of this problem that is only muddied by people who vehemently see feral cats to be babied and protected by being fed and see them all like poor homeless orphans who will be all better once their gonads are removed or bird maniacs that see feral cats as the worst enemy and need to be killed. When this politics occurs the right questions never get asked and instead implied to be assumed in one concrete way or another. One of these is comparing the effectiveness of TNR vs. THR(Trap-Hysterectomy-Release), THR is meant to address unaltered feral cats moving into places were altered feral cats are, by instead of spaying and neutering to remove the uteruses of the females in a colony so the colony can resume defending their territory. On the other hand it still poses a risk to pet cats that are let outdoors or run away. On the other hand cats need to be handled more like dogs. Most dog owners would never let their dogs roam the neighborhood! Cats are seen as too aloof and independent to be trained but this is not true and cats can be leash trained and can benefit from cat-proof fencing. I understand that keeping a car indoors can be a challenge but we seem to have a too-laid back approach to how pet cats are treated and disciplined in the first place. Another thing: some people claim that feral cats have no natural predators and thus flourish in numbers, obviously they ever heard of the threat coyotes pose to pet cats, or vehicles and what about those "short miserable lives" feral cats supposedly lead?(short and miserable compared to pet cats, but keep in mind that the exact same thing can be said when you compare the lifespan of a wild animal vs. the same wild animal in captivity. Also if they are so miserable and starving what about those millions of birds killed?). —KatherineLiu
2013-12-22 08:23:31 I know there are typos there I am using a mobile device. —KatherineLiu
2013-12-22 08:44:03 Another thing I'd like to add: feral cats first came to America as early as the first ships from Europe landed. Feral cats on Australia are beginning to evolve and adapt to the climate the way dingoes have. Makes me wonder if there are some feral cats that have been wild for many generations, much like feral horses and perhaps even become part of the ecosystem in some places. Also a lot about the benefits of spaying and neutering is propaganda because nobody seems to talk about the bad side effects of them, or even the risk anesthesia poses especially done at a large and mass scale in spay-neuter clinics. Nobody mentions the cardiac, bone, and urinary issues that "fixing" increases. Nobody mentions all the pets that don't survive their surgeries or don't wake up quite the same. Nobody also mentions alternate methods of behavior and birth control on animals. —KatherineLiu | <urn:uuid:dd731e2a-2b89-4313-9385-c55d69b11e99> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://localwiki.org/davis/Feral_Cats | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.966224 | 3,201 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Consumer Grudgeholding: Toward a Conceptual Model and Research Agenda
AbstractThe topic of consumer grudgeholding has received limited attention in the marketing and consumer behavior contexts. The act of holding a grudge is one of great importance because it describes what seems to be an irrational, intensely emotional behavior or set of behaviors on the part of the consumer, yet the behaviors associated with grudgeholding can have devastating effects on the marketing entity. Any member of the marketing channel, including product and service marketers, retailers, and advertisers, may lose a customer while receiving little reason why, or while being subject to negative word-of-mouth or other retaliatory measures. The current research offers a conceptual model of the consumer grudgeholding response, incorporating established theoretical research such as attribution, coping, voice and exit, perceived justice, consumer loyalty, and complaining behavior. A detailed model of grudgeholding behavior is presented with an agenda for future research.
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How To Play Music Through Mic Voicemeeter. Enter the settings and go to the side menu to select “voice & video.” then select the input device and set it to the stereo mix. How to use voicemeeter and a soundboard to play music through mic image by fredy gudiel de león martínez from pixabay.
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Using voicemeeter and soundbar to play music through mic voicemeeter, an audio mixer software, is designed with virtual audio optimization and used as virtual i/o for mixing and controlling any audio roots from any audio device or application. I can hear the music but it's not playing through my mic. To start sharing and mixing audio sources, you must first configure voicemeeter correctly.
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Historians who want to know what a place looked like 100 years ago can refer to photographs. If they’re lucky, they might even find voice recordings that capture the sounds of that environment during a certain time. But determining what a room smelled like in an earlier era isn’t so straightforward. That hasn’t stopped researchers at New York City's Morgan Library & Museum from attempting to document the aromas that filled the institution’s John Pierpont Morgan Library when it first opened in 1906.
As Hyperallergic reports, an experimental historic preservation class from the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) has embarked on an olfactory journey through time. Their mission: fabricating a scent profile of what the library might have smelled like 110 years ago.
"I try to get students to rethink how we can preserve objects in a creative way that reengages people with those objects," professor Jorge Otero-Pailos, who leads the project with Morgan Library & Museum curator Christine Nelson, told Hyperallergic. "In architecture school, we teach everything about space, light, and color of spaces, somehow everything but the smell." Also helping with the program are Otero-Pailos’s co-instructor, Andreas Keller, master perfumer Carlos Benaim, and organic chemist Subha Patel.
To collect the historic scents, students use something called "headspace technology." They place a glass bell on the pages of a 100-year-old book and, using a wax needle, are able to sample the manuscript's chemical aura without causing damage.
Anyone who’s flipped through the pages of an old book knows that distinct scent. A team of chemists once compared it to "a combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness." A more accurate description would be a cocktail of acetic acid, benzaldehyde, butanol, furfural, octanal, and methoxyphenyloxime. But old books don't always smell exactly alike; the GSAPP group has studied the differences between more than 1500 of them.
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The proposed system is uploaded into the PLC (programmable logic controller) installed on the shearer and the speed level can be obtained. The traction speed of shearer can be adjusted through the speed level with Figure 5. The parameters of shearer are transferred into the “Gateway controller” through the wireless network. The “Ground monitoring center” receives these data selleck through the communication of the underground optical fiber and the ground LAN. For the shearer, the aim of
adjusting traction speed is to ensure shearer mine coal smoothly and efficiently when shearer cuts the coal with gangue. In order to illustrate the application effect of proposed system, the shearer operator records the location of cutting the coal or the coal with gangue. This effect can be perfectly reflected through the changes of cutting motor current. In this experiment, the cutting motor current is collected every 1Hz and the collected data are transmitted to the “Gateway controller” and “Ground monitoring center.” The change curve of cutting motor current is plotted to illustrate the application effect of proposed system, as shown Figure 13. Figure 13 Application effect of proposed system. Seen from Figure 13, the cutting currents at the location of 2.5m to 4.0m and
7.3m to 8.2m are a little higher than other locations because shearer cut the coal with gangue, and the corresponding traction speeds are adjusted timely to lower levels through the proposed system. The application
effect indicates that the system based on proposed method can provide a feasible strategy for safe and efficient coal mining. 6. Conclusions In this paper, a novel adjustment method for shearer traction speed is proposed, which is based on T-S CIN with integrating IPSO algorithm. IPSO enables T-S CIN to dynamically evolve its parameters by using a specific individual representation and evolutionary scheme. To improve efficiency of PSO in global search and fine-tuning of the solutions, parameter automation adjustment strategy and velocity resetting are used in IPSO algorithm. To demonstrate the performance of proposed method, some simulation examples are provided and some comparisons with other methods are carried out. The results verify that Anacetrapib the IPSO-based T-S CIN is an effective support tool for fuzzy and uncertain traction speed adjusting of shearer. Acknowledgments The supports of National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (no. 2013AA06A411), National Key Basic Research Program of China: Key Fundamental Research on the Unmanned Mining Equipment in Deep Dangerous Coal Bed (no. 2014CB046300), and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions in carrying out this research are gratefully acknowledged.
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to 2.27). The association between HS and physical inactivity remained significant. Smoking, BMI and physical inactivity significantly increased FS HR. Table 3 Cox regression analysis including potential risk factors for stroke at 17-DMAG price baseline Table 4 Multivariate Cox regression analysis including potential risk factors for stroke at baseline Analysis of association between risk of stroke and BP levels showed associations. Systolic hypertension, 140–159 mm Hg, corresponding to grade 1 was not significantly associated with increased risk of stroke, whereas systolic hypertension, 160–179 mm Hg, corresponding to grade 2 showed a small non-significant increase (HR 1.35, CI 0.81 to 2.27). In contrast, systolic hypertension ≥180 mm Hg, corresponding to grade 3, showed a significantly higher risk of stroke compared with the reference group (HR 2.73, CI 1.62 to 4.60). Diastolic hypertension 90–99 mm Hg, corresponding to grade 1,
was significantly associated with increased risk of stroke (HR 1.41, CI 1.00 to 1.97) as was grade 2 hypertension 100–109 mm Hg (HR 1.65, CI 1.02 to 2.67) and grade 3 hypertension ≥110 mm Hg (HR 2.02, CI 1.05 to 3.89). The reference group was normotensive, that is, <140/<90 mm Hg. Analysis between stroke risk and continuous BP level showed a significant linear association with diastolic pressure, but a deviation from linearity was seen for low and high systolic pressure (figures 1 and and2).2). When comparing the risk of having one of the BP levels increased with both systolic and diastolic pressure levels increased, the analysis
showed significantly increased risk when both pressures were increased: grade 1 (HR 1.62, CI 1.17 to 2.25) and grade 2 hypertensions (HR 1.85, CI 1.19 to 2.88). Figure 1 Plot for the model-predicted risk of total stroke from a third-degree polynomial function of systolic blood pressure with age as a covariate. The prevalence of medication for hypertension at any time during the follow-up period was 30% higher in the group with grade 1 hypertension at baseline compared with the reference group <140/<90 mm Hg at baseline. MI, diabetes, AF and hypertension The 32-year survival Anacetrapib analyses showed significantly increased time free from stroke in individuals without concurrent diabetes (p<0.001), AF (p<0.001) and baseline hypertension (p=0.001), but not for MI (figure 3). Figure 3 Thirty-two-year survival curves, based on the Cox regression analysis of stroke with and without myocardial infarction, diabetes, atrial fibrillation and baseline hypertension, respectively. Discussion PSWG is a unique longitudinal population study of women in five age strata, and here we report data from 32 years of follow-up. A validation process increased subtype diagnoses considerably such that the total incidence of stroke was 184 cases (12.6%) of which 33(18%) were fatal.
16 The tendency among young age groups is more uncertain, particularly among women.11 A recent study in Sweden shows a declining incidence among the elderly but not GS-1101 PI3K inhibitor among younger men and women.12 Differences in incidence rates have also been seen between different regions in Sweden.17 18 The results of the multivariate analyses showed a significant association between hypertension at baseline and total stroke. Hypertension is a strong risk factor for stroke2 and
about 28% of incident stroke is attributable to untreated hypertension.19 The PSWG had a focus on cardiovascular risk factors, particularly hypertension, and it is likely that adequate treatment of hypertension could have led to an underestimation of the association with stroke in this study. Seventy-nine per cent of participants with hypertension diagnosis were on medication at some point during the 32-year follow-up, and 35% of the total cohort population in the PSWG were at some point on antihypertensive medication. AF was a strong risk factor for stroke, and increased focus is warranted particularly since women with AF who are
not on warfarin treatment may have higher thromboembolic risk than men.20 Most of our findings are not novel and have been described in other studies. The significant association between BMI and IS and total stroke conforms to other studies,21–23 but increased risk for all stroke associated with WHR but not BMI has previously been reported.2 Similarly, abdominal obesity was associated with higher stroke risk in both sexes but was less pronounced in women.24 WHR measurement in women has been questioned25 and is controversial. In our study, WHR was associated with FS, but after multivariate adjustment this significance disappeared. Physical inactivity was associated with total stroke, HS and FS. It is of interest that low educational level showed an independent association with IS, despite the lower proportion of well-educated women during 1968–1969. Kuper et al26 showed a gradient by years of education in
women; low educational level was associated with smoking and alcohol. Earlier studies combining different aspects of socioeconomic status reported associations with stroke.19 27 In women the relationship was stronger than in men,19 but not in all studies.27 Smoking was associated with total stroke, IS and FS in accordance Cilengitide with other studies.2 The strength of our study is the well-defined and coherent population with a long follow-up time and high participation rate. High representativeness has been achieved by means of the sampling method and participation rate. Further, end point certification was made with the aim of obtaining reliable data through careful medical record examination. The combined ascertainment method increased data quality despite the limited number of participants and lack of trustworthy community and primary care registers concerning stroke.
Antepartum and postpartum depression represent a risk for children’s short-term and long-term well-being.7 Several studies have reported an association between antepartum depression and risk of preterm birth, but no association with other adverse outcomes, such as low selleckchem birth weight (LBW), admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and low Apgar scores, as shown in a systematic review and meta-analysis.8 However, many of these studies were potentially underpowered
because of small sample sizes and were also heterogeneous with respect to the study population and analyses. Further, the use of different methods to measure and define depression raises questions about whether all studies really measured clinically diagnosed major depression.8 Further, the previous mentioned large population-based study from USA found that physician-diagnosed depression at the time of birth was associated with an increased prevalence of preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, fetal abnormalities, fetal distress and fetal death.2 The aim of the present large population-based cross-sectional study was to identify risk factors for major depression during pregnancy based on ICD-10 codes (International Classification of Diseases)
treated in specialised healthcare units, especially an association between a prior history of depression and antepartum depression that was only examined by a few smaller studies.3 Furthermore, we studied whether major depression during pregnancy was associated with adverse perinatal outcomes and the degree to which this association was attenuated by women’s socioeconomic status (SES) and smoking (strongly associated with adverse perinatal outcomes)9 during pregnancy in Finland. Most previous
studies considering an association between adverse perinatal outcomes and depression were small and population-based studies were scarce.8 Further, differences in healthcare services such as access to antenatal care might limit generalisability of the large previous study from the USA.2 In Finland, with around 5.5 million residents, healthcare services are mainly publicly funded and all women have free Cilengitide access to antenatal care. Materials and methods Data and population Data were gathered from three national health registers currently maintained by the National Institute for Health and Welfare and were linked using women’s encrypted unique personal identification numbers. The Finnish Medical Birth Register (MBR) contains demographics, pregnancy and delivery characteristics, and diagnoses on all live births or stillbirths delivered after the 22nd gestational week or weighing 500 g or more during the first postnatal week recorded since 1987.
The data have been shown to be broadly representative of the cities’ populations, while all the analyses that were undertaken entailed a multivariate regression modelling component, ensuring that any reported differences between the cities were independent of the characteristics of selleck chemicals llc the survey samples. There are also a number of weaknesses associated with this study which must be acknowledged. As stated, the analyses have been based on cross-sectional
survey data which do not, therefore, allow any measure of impact, or otherwise, on individuals’ subsequent mortality (an important component of the original hypothesis). Any population survey, especially one based on such a sample size and with an overall 55% response rate, is unlikely to be entirely representative of its target population: we have to be aware that it is probable that not all sections of society are represented within the collected data. As stated, the extent to which SOC-13 accurately captures the concept of SoC has been debated
by some. Relevance to other studies This is the first time that SoC has been measured in these UK cities, and it is difficult and potentially misleading to compare SoC scores between different surveys, given the different population characteristics, socioeconomic conditions, sampling methodologies, sample sizes and response rates that may apply. With those caveats in mind, however,
it is still potentially useful to know how the scores obtained in this study compare with those reported elsewhere. A series of systematic reviews of the SoC scale was undertaken by Eriksson and Lindström between 2005 and 2007.13 14 16 From 127 studies published between 1992 and 2003, the mean score for the 13-item SoC scale (SOC-13) ranged from 35.4 to 77.6. Very low scores were obtained from particular subgroups of populations, for example 35.4 from a group of Norwegian substance abusers,48 53.3 for a group of people suffering from schizophrenia who were unemployed in Sweden49 and 59.9 for American single parents of disabled children.50 There have been relatively few studies of the general population, and many Batimastat of those had small samples. The resulting population estimates therefore ranged widely from 59 in the Canadian general population in 199951 to 70.8 in the Swedish population in 2002.52 It is difficult to assess, therefore, whether the scores obtained in this study for residents of Glasgow (67.6), Liverpool (63.1) and Manchester (59.3) are high or low compared to other populations. That said, however, a more recent (2010), large-scale (n>43 500), study of the general population by Nilsson et al53 obtained a score of 68.5 (SD 12.
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sensitivity http://www.selleckchem.com/products/ldk378.html for their work’s repercussions—with concerns about perpetuating corrupt or colonial governments, negative impacts on communities, and undermining local initiatives and capacity-building—and often felt that, overall, humanitarian aid provision is frequently insufficient compared with existing needs. Generally, participants had concerns about competitiveness and uncoordinated efforts among INGOs, as well as resource waste and the variable quality of interventions. “Most humanitarian organizations fight with each other, at the best they compete. But at the worst, they backstab. I know agencies will phone up a donor and will tell lies about another agency who is competing for the same money to try to get them out of the way and to obtain their funds” (#8; M48 years; Public Health). Lack of financial independence, poor accountability and failure to do sustainable work were additional concerns. “The problem I have with INGOs [is] that their work, their role is not sustainable. When they leave the country, everything was good, the function of the health facility was good, everything was good, very good…two months after that, everything goes down” (#23; M48 years; Medical). Views towards UN agencies
The general view of the UN was one of dissatisfaction, particularly regarding programme implementation. Most believed the organisation had a role in humanitarian interventions, but that its on-the-ground execution was poor. “With the UN, they’re too outside of specific emergencies…They’re always striving in a response to work towards better coordination and work towards being good partners and good donors, [but] it’s kind of a mixed bag as far as what happens on the ground with the UN”
(#10; F54 years; Environmental Science). The potential strategic role of the UN regarding management, humanitarian coordination, advocacy, policy and diplomacy was viewed positively. Negative views included overwhelming bureaucracy, inefficiency, lack of direct contact with populations, excessive politicisation, and resource and financial Batimastat waste. “My personal experience with UN agencies is not good. I always have the idea that a lot of money [is] spent in bureaucratic issues and administrative costs with little money spent on effective activities…” (#16; F36 years; Public Health). Most UN agencies were viewed as problematic partners. “Working directly with the UN, I always found it’s terribly difficult to be supported, terribly difficult to get information, and terribly difficult to work with them” (#16; F36 years; Public Health). Overwhelmingly, participants did not view the UN overall as a humanitarian agency; this was attributed to its military component and governmental foreign policy agendas.
858, p value <0.001 (figure 3). Figure 2 Cross tabulation of Swede scores by the Gynocular of nurses and doctors with κ. Figure 3 Cross tabulation of Swede scores by the stationary
colposcope selleckchem of nurses and doctors. Cross tabulation of Swede scores by the colposcope versus the Gynocular by nurses showed a κ coefficient of 0.997 (p value <0.001), and a cross tabulation of Swede scores by the colposcope and the Gynocular for the doctors showed a κ coefficient of 0.998 (p value <0.001). There were no significant differences between the Swede scores of the nurses and the doctors in predicting a positive biopsy result (CIN2+) for both the Gynocular (figure 4) and the colposcope (figure 5). Figure 4 Receiver operating characteristic curves for predicting a positive biopsy result for CIN 2+ (CIN 2, CIN 3 and invasive cervical cancer) by the Gynocular and Swede scores of 1–10 for nurses and 4–10 for doctors (as the doctor’s ... Figure 5 Receiver operating characteristic curves for predicting a positive biopsy result for CIN 2+ (CIN 2, CIN 3 and invasive cervical cancer) by a stationary colposcope and Swede scores of 1–10 for nurses and 4–10 for doctors (as the doctor’s ... With a cut-off value of 6 and above for Swede score
and biopsy, Gynocular by nurses had a sensitivity of 52.8% (95% CI 35.5% to 69.6%) and a specificity of 65.6% (95% CI 58.4% to 72.4%) for CIN2+ and stationary colposcope by nurses had a sensitivity of 52.8% (95% CI 35.5% to 69.6%) and a specificity of 66.1.6% (95% CI Q14 58.9% to 72.8% for CIN2+ (table 2). For doctors using the Gynocular and having a cut-off value of 6, the sensitivity was 61.1% (95% CI 43.5% to 76.9%) and specificity 52.9% (95% CI 45.5% to 60.1%), and for the stationary colposcope the sensitivity was 61.1% (95% CI 43.5% to 76.9%) and specificity 53.4% (95% CI 46.1% to 60.6%) for detecting CIN2+ (table 3). The sensitivity decreased while specificity increased with the increased Swede score for CIN2+, both for nurses and doctors, and with the increasing Swede scores, nurses had a higher sensitivity in the upper Swedes
scores in detecting CIN2+ (tables 2 and and3).3). A Swede score of 8 and above had high specificity for CIN2+ lesions (tables 2 and and33). Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity for different cut-off levels for CIN 2+ (CIN 2, CIN 3 and invasive cervical cancer; nurses, n=228) Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity for different cut-off levels Cilengitide for CIN 2+ (CIN 2, CIN 3 and invasive cervical cancer (doctors, n=228)) We further subanalysed the nurses 50 first Swede scores for predicting CIN2+ (figure 6), where the specificity for high Swede scores was high, but sensitivity was lower than when the nurses had had further practice. Figure 6 Receiver operating characteristic curves for predicting a positive biopsy result CIN2+(CIN 2, CIN 3 and invasive cervical cancer) using a Gynocular (Nurses first 50 vs the rest).
Further work will need to be carried out looking into this selleck inhibitor possible link between urban/rural living environments and heart failure morbidity and mortality. It could be very revealing to carefully characterise this effect if it indeed exists, as it may be an indication of
unrecognised cardiovascular risk/protective factors associated with urban/rural living that exist within Warwickshire. However, it is also important to bear in mind that this is an ecological study and all the relationships picked up between variables in this study have been found using aggregate data at the ward level (number over 50 years of age, average IMD score, average air pollution across ward, overall numbers of deaths and hospital admissions due to heart failure). It is not always a trivial task to extrapolate the conclusions drawn
from such a study down to the level of individuals. Such a task would involve drilling down to individual level data and repeating the analysis, a task that was beyond the scope of this particular study. It is possible that the unexpected negative correlation between particulate matter air pollution and heart failure could disappear when data are analysed at the individual level—an example of an ecological fallacy. Consequently, it would be prudent to regard the results from the individual components of air pollution with cautious interest rather than viewing them as proof of any real effects. However, despite these caveats, this study has been able to provide some helpful information at the population level worthy of consideration. A health
inequality has been revealed, and the manner in which this inequality is influenced by age, social deprivation and the combined index of air pollution has been demonstrated. Such information should help inform policy decisions that would influence society at a population level and hopefully improve public health in the long run. There are some limitations in this study worth considering Carfilzomib that result from assumptions made along the way. A single air pollution measurement in 2010 was used and it was assumed that there was no significant change in this value over the 2005–2013 periods that mortality and hospital admission data were gathered from. The resulting cross-sectional nature of the study does not allow establishing temporality and thus causality of the observed associations. There was also no way to determine the length of time that individual members of the population within a ward had lived in that area, and thus how long they had been exposed to the measured ambient air pollution level. It was assumed that people with home addresses in a ward were exposed significantly to the levels of air pollution in that ward.
Potential participants will be sent an invitation letter, information
inhibitor Rucaparib sheet, consent form and return slip. In NL, parents of screen-negative newborns will receive a follow-up phone call approximately 2 weeks after receipt of the mailed study information. Owing to very small numbers in the NL site, parents whose newborns receive a true positive or false positive result, as well as those parents who decline NBS, will receive a phone call from the geneticist who provided care during the screening process prior to the mailed study information. The purpose of that call is to explain the study, answer any questions, mitigate any parental concerns and maximise recruitment of small numbers. All participants will also receive
a small financial incentive to participate. For parents who have chosen to decline newborn screening at the ON site, the healthcare professional responsible for the identified child will be contacted. The healthcare professional will receive a cover letter indicating the names of individuals under their care who have declined newborn screening. The healthcare professional will also receive a recruitment package for each individual identified (an invitation letter, information sheet and return slip) and will be asked to forward this to the identified individuals. Healthcare professionals Healthcare professionals will be purposively sampled based on their role in newborn screening and are eligible for inclusion if they are involved as submitters of blood spot samples to the provincial screening programme, or are actively involved in the provision of education regarding NBS. Eligible healthcare professionals include: obstetricians, paediatricians, nurses (maternal/newborn), midwives, family physicians and genetics professionals.36 38 39 Healthcare professionals will be identified
through information provided in screening reports, as well as existing professional and organisational networks representing these specialties. As with parents, all healthcare professionals will be contacted by a member of the clinical team who has appropriate access and contact information. Each participant will receive a recruitment package containing an invitation Carfilzomib letter, information sheet, consent form and return slip. Policy decision-makers Within each province we will identify and recruit individuals who have policy analysis or advisory responsibilities relating to newborn bloodspot screening. In ON, Newborn Screening Ontario is governed and supported by a number of committees created by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to counsel them about appropriate policies regarding newborn and childhood screening. In NL, there is no formal policy decision-making process in place, with decisions made on an ad hoc basis. Individuals involved in recent decisions regarding newborn screening in NL will be identified by members of the research team.
Data collection for patients admitted to hospital at the index ED visit A trained research nurse will contact all admitted patients (and/or their parents)
by telephone (or in person if currently admitted) at 7, 14 and 21 days following their visit small molecule to administer a structured interview and identify patients with flagged outcomes. The research nurse will also screen the medical record of all admitted patients using the Canadian Pediatric Trigger Tool (CPTT) to assess for the presence of triggers during the first 3 weeks of hospital admission. If telephone follow-up reveals the patient had an ED visit or admission to another hospital, we will attempt to obtain these records for review (having obtained consent to do so at enrolment). Data
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identified by telephone follow-up among discharged and admitted patients A structured telephone interview modified from that used in other ED-based AE studies will be used to identify flagged outcomes on telephone follow-up.12 13 A child will be considered to have a flagged outcome on telephone follow-up if they experience any of the following: new symptoms, worsening symptoms, new exacerbation of a chronic underlying illness, unscheduled visit to ED or health professional, unscheduled admission to hospital or death. We will also specifically elicit and consider as flagged outcomes any family or patient report of possible: medication problem, Anacetrapib complication of care, miscommunication between staff, miscommunication between staff and family or patient, equipment problem or other issues that may have harmed patient. Triggers identified on medical record review among admitted patients In addition to telephone follow-up to determine the presence of flagged outcomes, children admitted to hospital will also have their medical record reviewed for the presence of any of 35 CPTT triggers34 within 3 weeks of the index ED visit. The CPTT is the first validated, comprehensive trigger tool available to detect AEs in acute care facilities for medical or surgical care, consists of 35 screening criteria to identify records with possible harm. | <urn:uuid:a426eecb-c677-446f-9f52-6eac78e51619> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://caspasepathway.com/2016/05/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.952933 | 5,758 | 2.28125 | 2 |
Objectives: Invasive fungal infection following liver transplant is considered as one of the importantfactors influencing morbidity and mortality amongliver transplant recipients. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence of invasive fungal infections and their predisposing factors in a single-center cohort of patients who received liver transplant.
Materials and Methods: For this study, 250 adult patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplant between March 2010 and March 2015 were enrolled. All patients were followed prospectively for infections.
Results: The diagnosis of invasive fungal infection was made in 15 patients (6%). One patient had 2 episodes of fungal infection, and reoperation was performed for 3 patients. Invasive aspergillosis developed in 8 patients (53.3%), followed by Candida species infection in 3 patients (20%) and cryptococcosis in 2 patients (13.3%). The main predisposing factors were renal failure (12/15) and positive history of rejection (11/15). Other risk factors for development of invasive fungal infections were choledochojejunostomy in 3 patients (20%), bile leaks in 3 patients (20%), and pretransplant steroid use in 2 patients (11.8%). Two patients (13.3%) died due to invasive fungal infections.
Conclusions: In this single-center series of liver transplant recipients, the incidence of invasive fungal infections was relatively low, probably due to the universal prophylaxis with fluconazole and limited use of the broad-spectrum antibiotics. Early diagnosis and treatment of invasive fungal infections could lead to a better prognosis for liver transplant recipients with invasive fungal infections.
Key words : Antifungal prophylaxis, Cryptococcosis, Invasive aspergillosis, Iran, Mortality with candidiasis
Over the past few decades, major advances have been made in different aspects of the transplant field such as surgical techniques, posttransplant care, immunosuppressive agents, and antimicrobial regimens.1 However, infectious complications are still considered as major causes of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant recipients. The frequency of infection in liver transplant recipients is higher than in other transplant recipients due to manipulation of the hepatobiliary system. Bacterial infections are the most common type of infections after liver transplant. However, invasive fungal infections (IFI) are also common and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality among liver transplant recipients. Prior to the administration of antifungal prophylaxis, the occurrence of IFIs had been reported in up to 42% of liver transplant recipients.2-4 Moreover, death with any underlying cause occurred in 25% to 81% of patients diagnosed with IFIs, of which 72% of deaths was attributed to IFIs.5,6
Previous studies have suggested several preoperative and postoperative risk factors for IFIs. Prolonged surgical time, high volume of blood transfusion during surgery, early surgical reexploration, and choledochojejunostomy are surgical parameters associated with IFIs.2,5,7,8 Preoperative factors for IFIs include prolonged intensive care unit stay, antibiotics used for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic artery thrombosis, retransplant, and fulminant hepatic failure. Candida species colonization early after transplant, bile leaks, significant renal dysfunction, and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation are perioperative risk factors for IFIs, according to previously reported studies.2-5,7
Despite the decreased trend in incidence of IFIs since the mid-1990s, fungal infections still pose a significant burden to liver transplant recipients. According to recently published studies, the incidence of IFIs ranges from 5% to 20% of recipients.9-13 Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the current status of IFI in the early period after liver transplant in a medium-volume liver transplant center.
Materials and Methods
The medical records of 250 patients who received liver transplant at Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran, from March 2010 to March 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. All transplanted livers were from deceased donors who were medical and legally dead. All liver transplant recipients underwent routine follow-up. Data obtained from medical records included demographic features, underlying diseases, transplant type, clinical characteristics, microbiologic screening results, potential risk factors, types and sites of infection, and medical and surgical complications during the study period.
Fifteen patients were diagnosed with IFI according to the criteria proposed by the European Organization on Research and Treatment in Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group.14 Two episodes of IFI had occurred in one patient. The day of the first microbiologic documentation of infection was considered as the day of diagnosis. For cases with postmortem diagnoses, the day of death was considered as the day of diagnosis.
Pleural and peritoneal fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage, and/or lumbar puncture samples of patients were evaluated for smear and culture for fungi. Aspergillus galactomannan antigen was measured in the serum samples. Moreover, pan-fungal polymerase chain reaction assays were performed on some of the samples.
Surgical methods and prophylactic regimens
For transplant procedures, most patients underwent the piggy-back technique; however, in some patients, the standard technique was considered. All liver transplant recipients received antibiotic prophylaxis perioperatively until 48 hours after surgery. The antibiotic regimen included piperacillin tazobactam or ampicillin sulbactam for patients with or without history of recent hospitalization or prolonged antibiotic therapy, respectively. All patients received fluconazole (100 mg twice daily) as antifungal prophylaxis in the early period after transplant, until prednisone dose had been decreased to 15 mg/day. Surveillance for fungal colonization in recipients is not routinely performed in our center. Acyclovir and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim are used as universal prophylaxis for herpes simplex virus infection and Pneumocystis jiroveci, respectively, in our center. For prevention of CMV infection, we use preemptive therapy for low-risk to moderate-risk patients. Primary prophylaxis with ganciclovir is used for high-risk recipients (including donor-positive/recipient-negative patients and retransplant patients). The diagnosis of CMV infection was made based on detection of viral antigen (CMV PP65) in peripheral blood leukocytes.
Immunosuppression included administration of 1 g methylprednisone simultaneously when the liver entered the body, with gradual tapering day by day. Mycophenolate mofetil and tacrolimus were initiated on postoperative days 1 and 2, respectively.
Continuous variables were examined for normal distribution using the Shapiro-Wilks test. For independent numeric variables, t test was used; for independent nominal variables, the Fisher exact test or Mann-Whitney U test was used as indicated. Statistical significance was defined as P < .05. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 23.0 (SPSS Inc.; Chicago, IL, USA).
Clinical characteristics of patients
The characteristics of the 15 patients are summarized in Table 1. Ten patients were male, and the mean age of the patients was 46.4 years (range, 23-62 y). Patients were followed for 27.1 ± 22.2 months. The most common indication for liver transplant was cryptogenic cirrhosis in 5 patients (33.3%), followed by autoimmune hepatitis in 3 patients (20%), hepatitis C virus infection in 2 patients (13.3%), and hepatitis B virus in 2 patients (13.3%). Hepatocellular carcinoma and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis were diagnosed in 1 patient each. The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score of the patients was 20.7 ± 3.01, ranging from 16 to 25.
Invasive aspergillosis developed in 8 patients (53.3%), followed by Candida species infection in 3 patients (20%) and cryptococcosis in 2 patients (13.3%). Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated in 1 patient; the remaining cases were diagnosed on the basis of either serologic or pathologic findings. The organism responsible for infection was not identified in 3 patients; diagnoses of IFIs for these patients were made based on radiologic findings and high clinical suspicion.
All patients with IFI underwent deceased-donor liver transplant. The median time of diagnosis was 32 days after transplant (range, 3-588 d). Clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, and treatment regimens of patients are shown in Table 1. Liposomal amphotericin B was the most common antifungal agent administered for IFIs (13 patients), followed by fluconazole (4 patients) and voriconazole (4 patients). The main predisposing factors were renal failure (12/15) and positive history of rejection (11/15). Other risk factors for development of IFIs were choledochojejunostomy in 3 patients (20%), bile leaks in 3 patients (20%), and pretransplant steroid use in 2 patients (11.8%). Two patients (13.3%) died due to IFIs.
Invasive fungal infections are major problems in organ transplant recipients. The highest incidence and the greatest mortality from fungal infection occur in liver transplant recipients.15 Our study revealed that, in our institution, the overall incidence of IFIs was 6% and the mortality rate due to IFI was 0.8%.
In a study from Raghuram and associates that assessed the occurrence of IFIs and their associated factors in 502 liver transplant recipients, 12% of liver transplant recipients were diagnosed with IFIs.16 In another study of the epidemiology of IFI after liver transplant in Japanese liver transplant recipients, the overall rate of IFI was 5.4% and the mortality rate among patients with IFIs was 80%.17 According to previous studies, the most common IFI diagnosed in solid-organ transplant recipients is candidiasis, accounting for 53% of infections.11 However, the rate of diagnosed candidiasis was 20% in our patients with IFIs. Low prevalence of candidiasis in our patients could be explained by universal fungal prophylaxis with high dose of fluconazole in liver transplant recipients in our center and the lower incidence of fluconazole-resistant Candida species infections.
Almost all of our patients had at least one of the risk factors associated with IFIs highlighted in previous studies. According to the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice and the Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guidelines, retransplant, reoperation, and renal failure are among the major risk factors for IFIs following liver transplant.18 In our cohort of patients diagnosed with IFIs, renal failure occurred in the majority of them and 1 patient underwent retransplant. Other recently suggested risk factors for IFIs in the posttransplant period include pretransplant fungal colonization,16 high MELD score,16 low dose of daily prophylactic fluconazole (< 200 mg),16 steroid use before liver transplant,17 blood stream infection within 90 days after liver transplant,17 reoperation within 90 days after liver transplant,17 and living-donor liver transplant.17 History of rejection, CMV infection, and choledochojejunostomy were the 3 major risk factors of IFIs in the liver transplant recipients in our study; these factors compare to those mentioned in previous studies.2,7,19 Our results are in concordance with previously defined risk factors for IFIs such as bile leaks and choledochojejunostomy.2
Interestingly, our survival rate following IFIs was significantly lower than that shown in previous studies. In a study from Nagao and associates,17 only 20% of patients diagnosed with IFIs survived; however, only 2 patients in our series died due to IFIs. All of our patients underwent deceased-donor liver transplant, which is in contrast to 90% living donors in the Japanese center study. Therefore, we hypothesized that living-donor transplant could result in a significant difference in mortality rate. In another study, conducted in the United States, in which medical records of 502 patients who underwent deceased-donor liver transplant were retrospectively reviewed, the 1-year patient survival rate was 41% in patients with IFI.16 In another study, Singh and associates prospectively followed 40 transplant recipients diagnosed with invasive aspergillosis. Of these, 50% of the infections were late-onset. The investigators found that mortality rate attributable to invasive aspergillosis was 15% in patients with early-onset infection and 35% in those with late onset infection.20 In a study from Husain and colleagues, the mortality rate was 36.1% in 35 liver transplant recipients with invasive candidiasis.5 Lower MELD score and early onset of antifungal treatment after the onset of symptoms are other reasons for our low rate of mortality in this study. In addition, we may have underestimated the incidence and mortality of IFIs due to the retrospective design of this study and some episodes of IFIs could have been missed, especially among deceased recipients with undiagnosed causes of death.
Our results were significantly limited by several important factors. Similar to other retrospective studies, it is difficult to establish a precise cause-effect relationship between risk factors and occurrence of IFIs. Furthermore, our criteria for diagnosis of IFIs were radiologic findings in a few patients, and we were not able to make a definite diagnosis based on serologic findings or tissue sampling.
Our study revealed that the incidence of IFIs in Iranian liver transplant recipients is relatively low and is comparable with other centers. Moreover, our mortality rate was significantly lower than that shown in previous studies. Early diagnosis and treatment of IFIs could lead to a better prognosis of liver transplant recipients with IFIs. However, larger prospective studies are recommended to strengthen the current evidence.
Volume : 18
Issue : 2
Pages : 196 - 200
DOI : 10.6002/ect.2019.0010
From the 1Liver Transplantation Research Center, the 2Department of
Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation, and the 3Department of Infectious
Disease, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Acknowledgements: This research has been supported by Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services grant number 96-02-205-35142. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Katy Butler, a 17-year-old Michigan high school student who has rallied 165,000 people against the MPAA's decision to give the documentary "Bully" an R rating, has some advice for the ratings board: Get some better rules.
"They really need to think their ratings through a little more," she told TheWrap Wednesday.
On Sunday, Butler launched a campaign on the website change.org to have the MPAA rate the documentary PG-13, rather than R. She wants the rating changed so that people younger than 17 can see the film — and so that it can be screened in schools.
The MPAA gave the documentary an R because of language in the film. "Bully," which tells the story of bullying in schools, shows young people directing extremely harsh language at others.
"Because it's rated R, the kids that are being bullied — and the bullies also — can't see this movie," Butler said. "Kids hear worse at school. … Kids know the language and they're being called these things and these words are being used in a derogatory way."
She said that "not being able to see it in a movie theater is ridiculous."
Butler hasn't seen the movie — though the Weinstein Company plans a special screening for her next week — but has seen its trailer.
On Feb. 23, Harvey Weinstein, whose Weinstein Company is distributing the documentary, unsuccessfully appealed the MPAA's decision to give "Bully" an R.
It's that language that resulted in the R rating, Joan Graves, chairman of the Classification and Rating Administration, said in a written statement.
"Bullying is a serious issue and is an important subject that parents should discuss with their children," Joan Graves, who chairs the MPAA's Classification and Ratings Administration, said in a written statement. "The MPAA agrees with the Weinstein Company that 'Bully' can serve as a vehicle for such important discussion."
The R rating, she said, does not reflect the quality of the film. Rather, she said, "it is meant "to provide parents with adequate information on the level of content contained in the film. The R rating does not mean that children cannot see the film. As with any movie, parents will decide if the film is appropriate for their child's viewing.
"School districts, similarly, handle the determination of showing movies on a case-by-case basis and have their own guidelines for parental approval."
According to the MPAA's rules, since The Weinstein Company's appeal has been denied, the only way to switch the movie's rating is for the director to recut the movie and remove the offending language — something the director, Lee Hirsch, is unwilling to do.
And something he shouldn't do, Butler said.
"If they took the language out of the movie, it wouldn't be as powerful as it is because with those words comes all the difficult emotion behind it," she said. "It wouldn't have the same baggage and it wouldn't deliver the same message."
Butler said she received a telephone call from Hirsch, thanking her for the petition, was bullied when she was in junior high school.
"I identify as a lesbian and in middle school I was bullied and harassed repeatedly and that was an absolutely horrible experience," she said. "I don't want anyone else to have to go through this."
She became an activist last year after a Michigan anti-bullying law included a clause that gave a religious exemption for bullying. After a petition she started on change.com began to gain steam, legislators removed that clause.
The movie "Bully" is generating debate, and some of it suggests that the R rating is appropriate.
Casting director Angela M. Hutchinson issued a statement saying that the movie deserved the R rating, and the National Association of Theatre Owners told The Weinstein Company that "the vast majority of parents surveyed have indicated that the type of language used in 'Bully' should receive an automatic 'R' rating."
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Life is short. Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow. Two episodes ago, I told of 2 recent deaths that happened 5 days apart. Both men died of the same thing — their hearts just stopped. Both men had plans for their tomorrows. My cousin, who was 67, had plans to see his 6th grandchild be born. My colleague, who was 76, probably had a mentoring session with a budding entrepreneur that he was eager to help. In an instant their lives were over.
The shortness of life is Solomon’s next topic. Let’s dig in…
This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God’s hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor. 2 The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad, ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don’t.
3 It seems so wrong that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. Already twisted by evil, people choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway. 4 There is hope only for the living. As they say, “It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion!”
5 The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered. 6 Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth. 7 So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! 8 Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!
9 Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. 10 Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
11 I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.
12 People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.
Thoughts on Wisdom and Folly
13 Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works. 14 There was a small town with only a few people, and a great king came with his army and besieged it. 15 A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him. 16 So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.
17 Better to hear the quiet words of a wise personEcclesiastes 9 NLT (bold emphasis mine)
than the shouts of a foolish king.
18 Better to have wisdom than weapons of war,
but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
Wow! Those last 2 passages are powerful. Read them again. Who do you listen to? The wise person or the foolish leader? And, verse 18 can be applied to any of the wars of the few centuries.
More Points to Ponder
- The moment you die, you forfeit any possibility of changing your eternal destination — forever.
- Die without Jesus and you’ll live without Jesus forever.
- Die with Jesus and you’ll live with Jesus forever.
- Now’s the time to repent — once you’re dead it’s too late.
- Nevertheless, while you’re still on this earth…
- Time and chance happen to all. Under God, there are no coincidences.
- Only in and through Jesus do we have Eternal Life. Outside of Jesus we have eternal damnation.
A Tale of Two Men
Where my cousin and colleague are spending eternity are probably 2 totally different places.
In my colleague’s case, I’m sure the moment he died, his body fell to the floor, but his soul was in Heaven with Jesus. I have that assurance because he was born again. Years ago, a born-again, Christian employer told Him about Jesus, and he accepted God’s Grace and Life Eternal through Jesus.
My cousin, however, was a lapsed Catholic. Now, I don’t know if before he died, he happened to look on Facebook, saw one of my posts and ended up on the page that says, “How to Invite Jesus into Your Life“. I don’t know and it makes me sad.
I believe there are many Catholics & Progressives and, yes, “woke” people in hell crying & asking “Why?” They did what society, false preachers, popes and priests told them to do. They went to church and went through the rituals. They called themselves Christians. More than that, they did good works, volunteered and served. Yet, they missed the crucial step of repentance and acceptance that leads to salvation through Jesus Christ only.
That so separated them from God, they will never get an answer.
With that said, it’s not too late for you!
While you are still in this world, you can make the crucial choice of where you are going to spend eternity: Heaven or hell.
If you’re not sure if you’re saved or not, if you truly want to be born again and have the assurance of salvation, receive the Holy Spirit, and get a 1-way, non-stop ticket to Heaven after you die, or that you won’t be left behind at the Rapture, which can happen at any moment, this is what you have to do… | <urn:uuid:2390e540-726f-4566-937c-bb287a47d2b0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://seekthegospeltruth.com/2021/09/28/ecclesiastes-9-there-is-life-after-death-where-will-you-spend-eternity/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.969829 | 1,328 | 1.992188 | 2 |
Weefsel Pharma - Infusion Manufacturer and Supplier in India
Being a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer and exporter, there is quite a varied catalogue of core and allied pharmaceutical products, credited to the name of Weefsel Pharma. We hold a huge capacity of manufacturing various drugs in multiple dosage forms like tablets, syrups, gels, suspensions, capsules, etc. Infusion is also one of such dosage forms, that we have got immense global as well as domestic popularity; apart from the huge demand for our other manufactured items.
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What is Infusion?
Infusion or infusion therapy is an alternative technique of administering medicines or fluids, into the bloodstream through a sterile catheter or needle. This is also known as intravenous therapy or IV therapy). The intravenous route of administration is commonly used for medication or rehydration or even nutrition for those who would not be able to go by the oral way. Some other types of infusion therapy are epidural, intramuscular and subcutaneous.
What are the advantages of the Infusion dosage form?
- Easy alternative to oral route of medication
- Best option for intravenous, epidural, intramuscular and subcutaneous therapies
- Controlled administration of medicine
- Easy option for various medical therapy concerning blood products or electrolytes to correct electrolyte imbalances
- Quicker route for drugs to react
Usual side effects of Infusion dosage form
- Bruising or bleeding at the injection site
- Chills or shivers
- Flushing or the reddening and warming of the skin
- Hives or urticaria
- Scaly patches
Types of Infusions manufactured by Weefsel Pharma
- Blood factors
- Growth hormones
- Immunoglobulin replacement
- Inotropic heart medications
Why choose Weefsel Pharma as an Infusion Manufacturer in India?
- Best Active and Inactive Ingredients
- Best Pricing
- Capacity for large scale Infusion production
- Delivery to 50+ Countries
- Delivery coupled with Timeliness
- Delivered to 5000+ Companies
- Finest and Stringent Storage measures
- Highest standards for Testing sessions
- Manufacturing both Branded and Generic products
- World-Class Quality
Quality solutions followed for Infusion Manufacturing by Weefsel Pharma
- Packaging is done with A-Grade materials, and multiple quality checks are maintained in order to assure healthier shelf-life for the packed product.
- All manufacturing units come with world class facilities, machineries, automated systems, etc; in order to achieve world class quality and meet the wide range of requirements of the international market.
- Weefsel has got into the neo techno domain of manufacturing to build a wide spectrum of healthcare production.
- Exclusive Research and Development (R&D) team comprising highly experienced scientists, chemists and technicians from the pharmaceutical industry.
Common diseases or illnesses treated by Weefsel Pharma Infusions
- Autoimmune disorders
- Immune deficiencies
- Infections that are unresponsive to oral antibiotics
- Serious Infections like cellulitis, pneumonia, and sepsis
- Gastrointestinal diseases/disorders
- Congestive heart failure
- Crohn’s disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Immunoglobulin replacement therapy for Hypergammaglobulinemia
- Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis
- Insulin for type 1 diabetes
Most Commonly preferred list of Infusions manufactured by Weefsel Pharma
- Ciprofloxacin Infusion
- L-Ornithine L-Aspartate Infusion
- Levofloxacin Infusion
- Metronidazole Infusion
- Ofloxacin Infusion
- Ornidazole Infusion
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Internet of Things (IoT) helps people live and work smarter while gaining complete control over their lives. IoT provides businesses with a real-time look into how their systems work, delivering insights into everything from the performance of machines to supply chain and logistics operations.
According to TechTarget, IoT enables companies to automate processes and reduce labour costs. It also cuts down on waste and improves service delivery, making it less expensive to manufacture and deliver goods and offering transparency into customer transactions.
As such, IoT is one of the most important technologies of everyday life. It will continue to pick up steam as more businesses realize the potential of connected devices to keep them competitive.
The benefits of IoT
IoT offers benefits to organizations that could be industry-specific, and some are applicable across multiple industries. Some of the common benefits of IoT enable businesses to:
· monitor their overall business processes;
· improve the customer experience (CX);
· save time and money;
· enhance employee productivity;
· integrate and adapt business models;
· make better business decisions; and
· generate more revenue.
There are numerous real-world applications of the internet of things, ranging from consumer IoT and enterprise IoT to manufacturing and industrial IoT. IoT applications span numerous verticals, including automotive, telecom and energy.
In the consumer segment, for example, smart homes equipped with smart thermostats, smart appliances and connected heating, lighting and electronic devices can be controlled remotely via computers and smartphones.
Wearable devices with sensors and software can collect and analyze user data, sending messages to other technologies about the users to make users’ lives easier and more comfortable. Wearable devices are also used for public safety, such as improving first responders’ response times during emergencies by providing optimized routes to a location or tracking construction workers’ or firefighters’ vital signs at life-threatening sites.
In healthcare, IoT offers many benefits, including the ability to monitor patients more closely using an analysis of the generated data. Hospitals often use IoT systems to complete tasks such as inventory management for pharmaceuticals and medical instruments.
Smart buildings can reduce energy costs using sensors that detect how many occupants are in a room. The temperature can adjust automatically — for example, turning the air conditioner on if sensors detect a conference room is full or turning the heat down if everyone in the office has gone home.
In agriculture, IoT-based smart farming systems can help monitor, for instance, light, temperature, humidity and soil moisture of crop fields using connected sensors. IoT is also instrumental in automating irrigation systems. | <urn:uuid:1de1c0f0-0b96-4ae8-8cc9-b49875c6ed1d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thecanadiancollege.ca/why-is-iot-technology-important-for-businesses/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.928607 | 527 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Cancer Support Services
We understand that a cancer diagnosis brings many changes to your life and the lives of the people who care about you. You’ll have access to the many comprehensive services we have available from diagnosis through treatment and after care. Whether it’s one-on-one, through a class or program, or in a support group setting, we’re here for all your needs.
Cancer Support Services We Offer
Our genetic counselors can provide information about genetic testing options, as well as education on how genetics can contribute to cancer. Our comprehensive program focuses on family history, personal medical history, environmental factors, and genetics.
Our nurse navigators have years of experience treating cancer patients and are closely connected to physicians. Their knowledge, connections and extraordinary care make patient care less stressful. Navigators explain and answer questions about a patient’s diagnosis, coordinate testing, treatment, and follow-up care, assist with scheduling appointments, provide referrals to support groups and additional resources, help with financial concerns and medical insurance, and present a care plan at completion of treatment for ongoing support.
Registered dietitians are available to help patients decide what kind of diet is best. This is based on the type of cancer and the patient’s current relationship with food (if they can eat or swallow, if they are losing weight, if they are having trouble digesting food, or other food-related challenges). Our dietitians will create a diet specific for patients so that they can stay healthy before, during, and after treatment.
Palliative care is focused on providing support for patients with serious illnesses such as cancer. The care can include anything from relief from symptoms, pain and stress, to assistance with insurance, support groups and advanced care planning.
Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program is designed for patients with chronic pulmonary conditions such as emphysema, bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, pulmonary hypertension or people who experience frequent shortness of breath. Program participants are evaluated by a respiratory therapist to discover baseline limitations and areas of focus for improvement to lead a more active lifestyle and increase comfort with breathing.
Support groups can offer help and healing and a sense of community along your journey. We offer support groups for patients and caregivers led by oncology nurses and social workers. See all the support groups we offer.
Why Choose John Theurer Cancer Center
Premier Cancer Center
U.S. News & World Report has recognized John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center as a premier cancer center in New Jersey.
The Memorial Sloan Kettering–Hackensack Meridian Health partnership brings together two world-class organizations with deep New Jersey roots and a single goal: Find more cures faster.
Our head/neck surgeons are certified to perform transoral robotic surgery (TORS). Our Robotic Center of Excellence is one of the largest robotic surgery programs, with the highest volume of minimally invasive cancer procedures in New Jersey. | <urn:uuid:36358d48-8133-4521-beba-b4a098057029> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/Services/Cancer-Care/cancer-support-services | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.931079 | 631 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Picking the most effective Battery For Your Requirements When choosing the best battery for your particular needs, you have to think about just how much you require to use it as well as how you will bill it. If you are only utilizing your automobile occasionally, you should consider an AGM battery. Yet if you intend on going off the grid, you should pick a lithium battery. Click this website and discover more about this service. These batteries have a higher initial cost but deserve the money due to their enhanced durability. You can review their advantages listed below. A battery’s capacity is determined in kilowatt-hours (kWh) and is commonly shared in kW. Check this site and read more now about this product. This statistics describes just how much power a battery can keep and also the length of time it can last. The more cycles a battery has, the longer it will certainly last. The even more kW a battery has, the extra powerful it will certainly be. If your auto utilizes a great deal of power, a bigger ability battery will certainly allow you to go farther and run for a longer time. If you require to charge your car for extended periods, consider a Li-ion battery. It has the lowest self-discharge price of all the kinds. Check this website to learn more about this company. Nevertheless, lithium-ion batteries require to be charged every 6 to nine months. See page and click for more details now! To stay clear of the threat of self-discharge, acquire a battery that has the largest AH. Consequently, lithium-ion batteries are the most effective option for high-drain tools. In addition to making best use of the efficiency of the battery, think about just how much current you need to make use of. You can obtain more power for your money by acquiring a battery that has a high maximum present limitation. While the higher cost is a bonus offer, you’ll be stuck to a much heavier and a lot more costly battery in the long run. A low-current Li-ion battery will certainly have a high maximum current of two volts, which is less than optimum for your demands. | <urn:uuid:2c197f79-a28b-4742-8394-1fd4379646b4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://automotiverunners.us/what-has-changed-recently-with/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.960398 | 435 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Separation of arteries and veins in pulmonary CT images to support lung disease detection
Our colleague Christian Payer successfully finished his master thesis on on May 28th, 2015. The goal of his work was to separate and analyze arteries and veins in thoracic computed tomography images. The proposed algorithm performs this task without manual intervention and is based on two integer programs. The results of the algorithm can be used to compare the morphology of arteries and veins. This information can support physicians to be able to perform an early diagnosis of lung diseases.
This is the flow chart of the proposed algorithm. The algorithm uses thoracic contrast-enhanced CT images as input. A lung segmentation is created and the A/V separation pipeline consisting of three steps, namely the 4D path graph, the subtree extraction, and the final A/V labeling, is applied to both sides of the lung independently. | <urn:uuid:92e848a8-e142-4c9c-b3c0-2d9cad25e883> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://lvr.lbg.ac.at/news/separation-of-arteries-and-veins-in-pulmonary-ct-images-to-support-lung-disease-detection/?lang=en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.948942 | 181 | 1.828125 | 2 |
A Florida State University research team has discovered a new crystal structure of organic-inorganic hybrid materials that could open the door to new applications for optoelectronic devices like light-emitting diodes and lasers.
The research was published today in the journal Nature Communications.
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Associate Professor Biwu Ma has been working with a class of crystalline materials called organometal halide perovskites for the past few years as a way to build highly functioning optoelectronic devices. In this most recent work, his team assembled organic and inorganic components to make a one-dimensional structure.
“The basic building block of this class of materials is the same, like a Lego piece, with which you can assemble different structures,” Ma said.
These Lego-like pieces, scientifically called metal halide octahedra, can form 3D networks, 2D layers, or even 1D chains. While 3D and 2D structures have been extensively explored, 1D structures are rare. Ma’s team found a way to put these pieces together in a chain, which is surrounded by organic pieces to form a core-shell type wire. Millions of the organic-coated wires then stack together to form a crystalline bundle. From a distance these structures look like crystal needles.
It is the first time scientists have observed these hybrid materials forming a crystal structure like this.
This crystal displays very interesting optical properties, Ma said. For example, it is highly photo luminescent, which scientists can manipulate moving forward as they use it for different technologies.
Hybrid metal halide perovskites have received increased attention in recent years for their potential applications in various types of photon-related technologies such as photovoltaic cells, LEDS and lasers. This new study takes that work one step further by showing that this 1D structure could be another efficient form to produce bright light.
“They are good light emitters,” Ma said. “This research tells us we have the capabilities to develop new structures and these materials have great opportunities for practical applications for devices like LEDs or lasers.”
Ma came to FSU as part of the Energy and Materials Strategic Initiative with a mission of producing high-tech materials for next generation, energy sustainable technology.
His work is supported through the Energy and Materials Initiative and collaborators at the FSU-based National High Magnetic Field Laboratory where some of the experiments were conducted.
Ma’s co-authors on the paper are FSU professors Ronald Clark from the Department of Chemistry and Theo Siegrist from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; FSU research faculty Yan Xin and Lambertus van de Burgt; postdoctoral researcher Zhao Yuan; FSU graduate students Chenkun Zhou, Yu Tian, Yu Shu, Joshua Messier, Jamie Wang and Konstantinos Kountouriotis; and University of Florida Professor Kirk Schanze and UF graduate student Ethan Holt. | <urn:uuid:5484e8e1-3e8a-4690-aa03-ab2ca4d9efee> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2017/01/04/fsu-researchers-discovery-new-crystal-structure-holds-promise-optoelectronic-devices/?utm_source=January+2017+Update&utm_campaign=January+Newsletter&utm_medium=email | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.926915 | 615 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Add Stored Procedures Dialog Box
You can use the Add Stored Procedures dialog box to add stored procedures from the database to a catalog. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.
Designer displays the Add Stored Procedure dialog box when you right-click a JDBC connection node and then select Add Stored Procedure from the shortcut menu in the Catalog Manager.
You see the following options in the dialog box:
The drop-down list displays all the catalogs in the database. Select the catalog that contains the required stored procedures.
The box lists all the stored procedures in the selected catalog in a three-level tree. The top level is SQL-catalog, second is SQL-schema, and the third are stored procedures. You can select one or more stored procedures to add to the catalog.
Select to display the Sort drop-down menu to sort the stored procedures in the ascending or descending order.
Designer controls the default sort order according to the Sort option in the Catalog category of the Options dialog box. When you do not select Sort in the Options dialog box, Designer selects No Sort by default in the drop-down menu, which means the stored procedures are listed in their original order in the database. The change of sort order here is a one-off action, meaning Designer does not save it after you exit the dialog box.
Select to open the search box to search for stored procedures.
To start searching, type the text you want to search for in the search box and Designer lists the stored procedures containing the matched text.
You can make use of the following options in the search box:
- Drop-down icon
Select to list more search options.
- Highlight All
Select to highlight all matched text.
- Match Case
Select to search for text that meets the case of the typed text.
- Match Whole Word
Select to search for text that looks the same as the typed text.
- Highlight All
- Delete icon
Select to close the search box and cancel the search.
Select to add the specified stored procedures to the catalog.
Select to apply all changes and close the dialog box.
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Deciding how to fund tourism is tricky: On the one hand there are a fairly well-defined group of firms who gain most of the benefits. On the other hand, a large, ill-defined group of firms benefit somewhat from tourism and promotion of New Zealand as a destination is common property. Once you’ve spent money on a promotional campaign and people decide to come to NZ, you can’t restrict access to those tourists to the firms that paid for the campaign. However, tourists’ spending is rival since each dollar can only be spent at one place. The problem with common resources is that nobody has the incentive to provide them.
Ordinarily you might ask the government to sort out the problem, but then the government is basically subsidising an advertising campaign for the tourism industry. One answer is for a tourism industry body to fund advertising campaigns for its members jointly. The problem here is that nobody has an incentive to join such a body, since they get the benefits of promoting NZ as a destination whether they’re in it or not. Furthermore, the industry rightly points out that its advertising is subsidising revenue for all businesses who have some custom from tourists.
John Key’s solution is to match industry advertising spending dollar-for-dollar. I like the way this boosts spending to take account of the benefit to firms outside the tourism industry. Hopefully it increases tourism spending to somewhere near the optimal level. What concerns me is that there is no mechanism built in to the scheme to prevent freeriding from industry participants. nor can I see any convincing mechanism by which participants in the scheme could punish those who choose to freeride. I’m curious to know how the Tourism Industry Association deals with the problem. | <urn:uuid:bc2137ce-3bab-42f2-b571-36d26d36e143> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/06/13/tourism-funding/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.962881 | 353 | 1.828125 | 2 |
Getting Started is Easy:
You meet with the medical provider to evaluate your situation
Get Tested at Home
You test in the comfort of your own home
Review Results with a Sleep Professional
The doctor translates your results to a plan
Get Customized Treatment
The doctor prepares a treatment plan just for you
Live a Healthier Life
Get back to enjoying the things you love
Do you snore?
A partial/total obstruction of the upper airway causes tissues to vibrate and produce the sound of snoring. Sleep apnea is caused by partial/total closure of your airway while sleeping, cutting off airflow to the lungs.
Cumulative effect of sleep apnea
As sleep apnea develops, it has a cumulative effect. This means that the longer the disease goes untreated, the greater the negative side effects and associated health risk. In addition, sleep apnea is considered a risk factor when undergoing anesthesia for surgery. Sleep apnea is one of the most undiagnosed conditions in the United States, and if it remains untreated, other health conditions may emerge or current health problems may become worse or hard to control.
What is sleep apnea?
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic condition that results in repetitive pauses in breathing during sleep, which commonly results in reduced oxygen intake to your body. This can result in significant damage to your brain, heart, immune system, and more. Sleep apnea is 85% undiagnosed in the United States.
How serious is Sleep Apnea?
after surgery. The good news is that these effects can be minimized or even sometimes reversed with the treatment of sleep apnea.
How does Sleep Apnea Relate to Surgery?
Sleep apnea as it relates to surgery
• Sleep problems are a significant risk factor for patients undergoing anesthesia for surgery, and numerous health authorities including the American Heart Association and the American Society of Anesthesiologists recommend testing for sleep problems before surgery to avoid any associated issues during and after surgery.
• Poor quality or insufficient sleep time (less that 8h/night) due to sleep apnea can cause impairment of recovery from surgery and increased risk of complications. This includes decreased oxygen levels, increased infection risk, higher pain intensity, and need for higher doses of pain medication.
• The use or increased usage of pain medication (opioids) commonly used after surgery further compound sleep apnea by depressing respiratory effort, making sleep apnea worse and can even lead to unexpected death.
How Does Home Testing Work?
undergoing surgery, your physician will prescribe a home sleep test. This offers an easy option, as you will be able to spend the night in your own bed in familiar surroundings. After a brief training by a sleep technician, you can take a portable sleep diagnostic device home for a sleep test.
How is Sleep Apnea Treated?
For mild to moderate sleep apnea, an
oral device can be prescribed by our health professional team and doctor. These custom devices can be tuned to a specific anatomy to ensure that the airway is normal, enabling restful, healthy sleep. It is a great option to prevent sleep apnea from progressing to a more obstructive state.
For severe sleep apnea, a CPAP is the recommended treatment. A CPAP is a Continual Positive Air Pressure (CPAP) device that uses air to maintain a proper airway. Many patients notice that they get much better, restful sleep with a CPAP device.
Physicians, Do you Need to Integrate a Sleep Medicine solution in Your Practice? Ask us How! | <urn:uuid:4e7c7571-56ec-491a-8d45-e3dede08d59b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://biotelligent.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.927053 | 743 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Reckless Love - Week 5: Value the Vulnerable
In chapter five of his book “Reckless Love,” Tom Berlin says the root of all conflict goes back to the question of “Who’s in and who’s out?” We find it difficult not to judge, but Jesus teaches us to redeem ourselves by loving the vulnerable. The pathway Berlin lays out includes this checklist: be curious, engage, have expectations, and be kind. Rev. Cindy Gregorson, director of connectional ministries for the Minnesota Conference, and Rev. Roger Spahr, superintendent for the Dakotas Conference’s Southeast District, reflect on this chapter. | <urn:uuid:3366ebfd-9b96-4eb0-b176-9d01fe904cd9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vimeopro.com/minnesotaumc/2020-lenten-study-reckless-love/video/396591734 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.904181 | 142 | 1.703125 | 2 |
You’ve certainly heard this ancient maxim, and you most likely have an opinion about it. Maybe you even know it’s from the New Testament (Paul’s letter to Timothy) and that in its earlier, longer form it read “the love of money is the root of all evil.”
In my experience, modern commentary is more likely to contest or sneer at old proverbs—old wisdom—than agree with them. It seems true regarding this one, anyway. Think of all the media Our Economy gets. It’s not even real; it’s an abstract concept describing what the sum total of everyone’s money is doing. Dictionary.com adds, especially with a view to its productivity.
Yeah, productivity. Sure, 9/11 was about first responders, and revenge, and remarkable stories of escape, but it also resulted in cries from the government to keep shopping and spending money to maintain the stability of Our Economy. And then there was/is/will be the pandemic. Anything to avoid infection and death, right? Masks, lockdown, avoiding big events? Wrong. Because these things threatened Our Economy.
Dollar numbers can be counted; they’re a mathematical way to measure and explain what’s happening in the context of our lives. Dollars are involved in almost everything we do—as individuals, groups, and businesses. It’s almost like money is our defining infrastructure. If we’re not earning and spending it, we’re not participating in our world. For good or bad.
So what would it mean if money, or the love of money, were really the root of all evil? That we who earn and spend it are evil?
Well, obviously not. Think of yourself and your friends, even friends of small means, who give money freely to good causes. Think of your food banks, medical missions, civil liberties defenders, environmental groups, diversity organizations, champions of animal rights. I can’t imagine what the world would be like if we didn’t fund these kinds of nonprofits to stand against abuse, war, hunger, extinction, inequality, and other kinds of suffering.
But buying new stuff is its own kind of donation. It donates to the cause of pollution, resource extraction, deforestation, soil degradation, and the atmospheric gases that cause planetary shifts in climate and patterns of disaster. In fact, buying new stuff (including processed food, fossil fuels, and packaging) more or less works against the positive efforts of the causes we like to fund.
To say the same thing in a different way, new purchases support Amazon, Exxon, Walmart, Apple, Google, and other gigantic corporate powers. I guess if evil can be defined (per Miriam-Webster.com) as “morally reprehensible” or “arising from . . . bad character,” the word’s about people, and it can’t be used to describe an inorganic entity like a company. (Never mind that when a corporation wants to enjoy certain rights of individual people, it can legally claim “personhood.”)
But if evil, as the dictionary website further claims, can also be defined as “something that brings sorrow, distress, or calamity,” then I would call these corporations evil. It also becomes clear that money—known in this context as profit—is at the root of this evil. When there’s a machine designed to make a profit, it just won’t make much else. And it’s common for corporations to do unspeakable things for the tiniest of profit margins. Do I need to list examples? Ignoring critical safety laws. Snuffing out whistleblowers. Dumping banned products overseas. Listing just three evils is misleading, because there are probably three million horrific examples.
Behind these money-guided, impersonal entities are actual persons, CEOs and the more famous higher-ups: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckerberg. They direct the movements of their profit-making companies. I’ll let you decide if they deserve the label “evil,” but it can’t be denied that they have money to do whatever they want. And most of it comes from We the People. From new stuff we buy from them.
I hate them.
I want to stop funding them. To stop buying their new stuff. But they’ve set all kinds of traps to make this hard to do. Here’s just one of my personal examples: If I publish a book, it has to be listed on Amazon, or I can probably plan to count its total sales on my fingers. If I want to buy food or drink from a familiar-name grocery store, the items have most likely come from one of ten humongous companies—and unless I’ve memorized hundreds of brands, I won’t know which. If my laptop dies, and I want to keep posting this blog, I’ll probably have to buy a new one from IBM, Apple, Samsung, HP, Acer, or Toshiba—because I know nothing about the reliability of unknown smaller brands. (The reliability of the larger brands is questionable enough.)
We’re all trapped into funding the roots of evil in so many ways. Lifestyle voting—extended boycotting—has huge potential, but it isn’t easy, partly because of these traps. It’s not going to bring about an earthquake of change any time soon. As one friend realistically said, “Do you really think you’re gonna separate Americans from their stuff?”
Nope, I don’t. We need other kinds of activism, too. Maybe street protests, maybe lawsuits, maybe running for office. But living against consumerism, as far as we can, is also for our lives, now. For tastier and fresher food, and for free ingredients. For self-made entertainment. For minimizing toxins. For time to relax in a healing garden space. For having new kinds of fun. For happier shopping—in thrift stores, yard sales, alleys, the curbside mall, buy-nothing groups. For coming up with original inventions. For realizing a new, confident identity. For living with the sense of a benevolent universe. For carving out a true, practical independence. In other words, the various topics of this blog. It’s quite a list. But I’m really not overpromising.
I don’t make any money on this thing. Wouldn’t care to. It’s a labor of love.
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We are the sole UK distributor of this brilliant resource for learning and practicing maths
The Ultimate Maths Game
A very simple principal :
Match the coloured numbers and do the calculation.
Green to Green = Addition
Yellow to Yellow = Subtraction
Red to Red = Multiplication
Blue to Blue = Division
We are able to offer 8 Versions for different abilities to allow it to be clearly differentiated by task rather than outcome.
It is suitable from Foundation to Key stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and even up to HE programmes.
Ideal for learning mentor programs or with the whole class or small groups with a TA.
A bit more about the game...
This game actively promotes MENTAL CALCULATION STRATEGIES for all participants. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations including tables, number pairs to 20 , inverse operations, partitioning, place values and many many more.
"Probably" the most versatile maths game in the world.
With over 50 ways to play, your pupils will enjoy doing over 500 calculations per game and do not realise they are doing so!
8 Versions for different abilities including:
Foundation - Simple number and colour matching up to the number 20
Addition Focus - All numbers are green for addition practice
Subtraction Focus - All numbers are yellow for subtraction practice
Addition and Subtraction - Numbers up to 30
Addition and Subtraction - Numbers up to 50
Multiplication Focus - All numbers are red for Multiplication practice
Division Focus - All numbers are blue for Division practice
ULTIMATE Competition - All four mathematical operations for all ages.
"I have used SUMSORT® with the children I have been supporting at a London primary school. These children are in year 5, under achieving and totally turned off mathematics. Since using this resource as part of the programme that I am working on with them I have noticed that their engagement has improved. They always ask 'are we going to play that game (SumSort®) again today?' and when I say 'yes' they cheer!
I have only been using the game for a short while but have already seen an improvement in their thinking skills (it is a game of strategy) and their ability in mental maths. Prior to using the game they were totally reliant on 'algorithms' which they didn't really understand judging by the mistakes they made and the fact that they couldn't explain what they had done."
Caroline Clissold, CETM coordinator, Maths consultant and accomplished author of the very successful Maths Investigator (MI) Books. | <urn:uuid:5c0d97fa-f3d9-46d2-8a84-f6f3c0cfd5b9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.doody.co.uk/sumsort-maths-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.933309 | 567 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Trends in incidence or mortality rates over a specified time interval are usually described by the conventional annual per cent change (cAPC), under the assumption of a constant rate of change. When this assumption does not hold over the entire time interval, the trend may be characterized using the annual per cent changes from segmented analysis (sAPCs). This approach assumes that the change in rates is constant over each time partition defined by the transition points, but varies among different time partitions. Different groups (e.g. racial subgroups), however, may have different transition points and thus different time partitions over which they have constant rates of change, making comparison of sAPCs problematic across groups over a common time interval of interest (e.g. the past 10 years). We propose a new measure, the average annual per cent change (AAPC), which uses sAPCs to summarize and compare trends for a specific time period. The advantage of the proposed AAPC is that it takes into account the trend transitions, whereas cAPC does not and can lead to erroneous conclusions. In addition, when the trend is constant over the entire time interval of interest, the AAPC has the advantage of reducing to both cAPC and sAPC. Moreover, because the estimated AAPC is based on the segmented analysis over the entire data series, any selected subinterval within a single time partition will yield the same AAPC estimate--that is it will be equal to the estimated sAPC for that time partition. The cAPC, however, is re-estimated using data only from that selected subinterval; thus, its estimate may be sensitive to the subinterval selected. The AAPC estimation has been incorporated into the segmented regression (free) software Joinpoint, which is used by many registries throughout the world for characterizing trends in cancer rates. | <urn:uuid:b9bd2426-e3ce-44c5-af84-85856c732ecb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19856324/?dopt=Abstract | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.932739 | 379 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Laura Gehl is the author of the new children's picture book Happy Llamakkah!. Her many other books for kids include One Big Pair of Underwear and Koala Challah. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area.
Q: How did you come up with the idea of llamas celebrating Hanukkah?
A: Like many of my books, including One Big Pair of Underwear and Koala Challah, this book started with the title. At first, I tried writing a Hanukkah story for older kids featuring a human family encountering a llama family while backpacking. That story didn't quite work. But when my critique partners suggested I take the story younger and use the title as a refrain, everything clicked.
Q: What do you think Lydia Nichols's illustrations add to the book?
A: I love the color palette that Lydia used. She took the traditional Hanukkah dark blue and gold, and then she added pastels. It's a great combination of traditional and modern. One of my favorite illustrations is for the verse "Snow cold and white/Window is bright." The little llamas are building a snow llama outside, and the fully-lit menorah is glowing in the window.
Q: How much do you think kids need to know about Hanukkah to appreciate the book?
A: Kids don't need to know anything about Hanukkah to enjoy the story. There is an author's note at the end to explain the history and traditions of the holiday.
Q: You have some other books out this year--can you say something about them?
A: Yes! The fourth book in the Baby Scientist series came out in February: Baby Paleontologist, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman. The book is a first look at paleontology, and we were thrilled that it received a starred review from Kirkus.
In June, my very first early reader came out: Cat Has a Plan, illustrated by Fred Blunt. Learning to read was not easy for my daughter. As a result, I checked out huge numbers of early readers from the library, and bought many more.
I could see how much those books, written in such a thoughtful way to support emerging readers, helped my daughter, and I became determined to try writing in that genre myself. Now Fred and I are working on three more early readers together.
I also had three picture books release over the summer:
The Ninja Club Sleepover, illustrated by Mackenzie Haley, is about a girl named Willa whose best friends don't know she's a werewolf. It is a story about how we all have secrets, or things we're embarrassed about...about how true friends will love us anyway...and about being brave.
Judge Juliette, illustrated by Mari Lobo, is about a girl named Juliette who runs a courtroom in her backyard. The book introduces legal vocabulary in a humorous way.
May Saves the Day, illustrated by Serena Lombardo, is about a girl named May who runs her own business saving people from danger by changing scary words into harmless ones. It is packed with wordplay, which made the story extra fun to write.
(Apparently strong girls was my picture book theme for this summer! Probably not a coincidence that I wrote all those books as my daughter was transforming from the baby of the family into an amazing, confident "big kid" with strong convictions.)
Q: What are you working on now?
A: Like many authors, I'm finding it harder to be creative during the pandemic. Losing my dad this year has also affected me greatly. My stories are usually funny or joyful, and I haven't felt very funny or joyful recently.
But one thing that DOES bring me joy is seeing sketches for some of my books that will be coming out next year. Patricia Metola's sketches for Apple & Magnolia, coming from Walker Books, literally made me cry--but in a good way. And Gareth Lucas' work on Weird Animals, coming from Abrams, is the perfect balance between portraying animals accurately yet in a wholly original way.
Q: Anything else we should know?
A: I miss connecting with readers in person, but I'm having fun connecting with readers all over the country virtually. I even talked to kids at a school in India last week! If preschool or elementary school teachers would like me to read Happy Llamakkah to their classes, they should feel free to get in touch: firstname.lastname@example.org.
Also--the cover of Happy Llamakkah has shiny blue foil, so it would make a great Hanukkah gift for any little llamas! If you order a copy from an independent bookstore by Nov. 23, I will send your child(ren) a personalized Hanukkah card with llama and Hanukkah stickers and a personalized bookplate. Just email me at email@example.com to give me the address and name(s) for the card.
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It also says that such automation systems include archiving, correspondence, emails, client relationship management and internal resources management. In contrast, the results of the report show some success stories in automating internal processes such as activating the archive, correspondence and email systems in some agencies. The results indicate that 98 per cent of government agencies need to simplify and re-engineer procedures for some or all its services.
The eGovernment Transformation Readiness Report (the “eReadiness Report”) shows that government units are making relative progress in the ePresence Phase. Advanced units in terms of their readiness for electronic transactions have pushed the government average for this phase, since the aforementioned units provide more eServices to the end users than other units. Participating government agencies have advanced in their overall readiness consequent to taking active steps towards organising the transformation process as per the requirements of the plan. The Council of Ministers in its meeting during November and December 2013, reviewed the eReadiness Report prepared by the Information Technology Authority (ITA) in collaboration with government agencies.
The Council stressed that it is imperative that due attention and care be accorded by all government agencies to realise the set goals of the eGovernment Transformation Plan. Furthermore, pursuant to the principle of societal participation, it is necessary for these agencies to continuously publish information related to quality assessment and user satisfaction measurement in their websites. The eReadiness Report measures the extent of the readiness of government agencies to move into eGovernment. Out of 71 agencies invited to participate in the eTransformation Readiness assessment, 64 agencies participated. They entered their data directly into an electronic system designed to measure eTransformation readiness. This data was later extracted and analysed to synthesise results and draft the eReadiness Report.
Prior to that, the ITA reviewed the entered data and guided the respective agencies to effect a few amendments, since the accuracy of the report essentially depends on the accuracy of the data entered by these government agencies. The eTransformation Readiness Measurement System was designed to comprise two parts. The first is concerned with measuring the overall eReadiness of government agencies, and the eReadiness of the agencies to achieve the requirements of each phase of the plan. The second deals with collecting basic data about the services offered by participating government agencies. According to averages of eReadiness indicators for all government agencies at large, the results showed relative progress, due to the active steps assumed by these agencies towards organising the transformation process, coupled with the relative progress in business process automation within government agencies.
Moreover, the average indicator value for the government ePresence phase has increased more than any other phase, since government agencies made progress in the digital presence through websites or connection to networks. It was also noticeable that the overall readiness indicator of eTransaction for the government as a whole has increased as a result of some government units providing more eServices to end users compared to other units, which led to the increase of the value of the government average index in the third phase of the eTransformation Plan. As per the results of eReadiness measurements, approximately 70 per cent of government agencies lag in the use of automation systems pertaining to administration and internal processes within government agencies. This has a negative impact on the internal efficiency and effectiveness of the agency and subsequently the delivery and operation of services.
Such automation systems include: archiving, correspondence, emails, client relationship management, and internal resources management. In contrast, the results show some success stories in automating internal processes such as activating the archive, correspondence and email systems in some agencies. The results indicate that 98 per cent of government agencies need to simplify and re-engineer procedures for some or all its services. In this regard, the ITA provides necessary consultancy services and training workshops to induct members of the task forces at different government agencies with skills and develop their expertise. About 45 per cent of the agencies said that decision making power with regard to service delivery are not sufficiently clear. The eReadiness Report has also shown that decision making is quite slow in 39 per cent of agencies, which may result in delays in delivery of services.
Accordingly, the ITA dedicated one of the pillars of the eGovernment Transformation Plan to address process re-engineering and office automation within government agencies, to accelerate and automate these processes with the objective of attaining the required operational and procedural efficiency. This will ultimately lead to better government services. Most government agencies, around 80 per cent of them, have websites in Arabic, as well as in English, though to a lesser degree, where this percentage is about 73 per cent. It was also clear that less than half of these bilingual websites are symmetrical or comparable in content. Thus, the ITA is developing the capacities of the eContent teams through training workshops related to content management, social media networks, user-friendliness, digital penetration, as well as introducing team members to international standards and guidelines, and modern trends in eGovernment.
With regard to connecting to the Official eGovernment Services Portal (Omanuna), results show that 3 per cent of the total number of agencies have achieved integration between some of their services and the government portal. This refers to the link between the internal procedures of government agencies concerned with delivering eServices, and the Official eGovernment Services portal systems. The objective is for the portal to be the digital front-end for requesting a service and obtaining updates about its implementation. Moreover, 20 per cent of agencies have linked some of their services to the portal through service-specific links, though these are not fully integrated. This calls for working on increasing the percentage of integrating website services into the official portal, since this forms an essential goal of the eGovernment Transformation Plan. This matter is being addressed by the ITA in order to achieve this integration between services and databases through the Official eGovernment Services Portal (Omanuna).
The results of eReadiness measurement indicate that 97 per cent of government agencies headquarters have Internet connections, and that 73 per cent of these headquarters have been linked to the Oman Government Network (OGN). However, 70 per cent of these agencies see that the link speed caters partially only to the requirements of Internet connection, or does not suffice for network connection requirements. Results show that 81 per cent of government agencies have dedicated a group of its staff to the task of interacting with users, while 45 per cent of government agencies said that they have a call centre for this purpose. Around 61 per cent of government agencies provide downloadable forms and service request application from their websites. This applies to all or some of their services. On the other hand, half of the agencies provide forms to be filled online on their websites.
Earlier findings and indicators show that some government agencies have the essential frameworks and components for interaction, which will enable them to develop their interaction with the end users. This in turn will raise the quality of service delivery. These indicators are satisfactory, though insufficient and require further development and improvement. On the other hand, almost half of the government agencies, which took part in the eReadiness assessment, already have some social media presence, especially Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This shows an increasing attention by government agencies to establish different channels of communication with users.
In order to deliver services electronically, modern applications and infrastructure would need to be present in government agencies, where such applications and structure would be used in executing the process related to the delivering and providing services electronically and linking these applications to the internet. However, as per the results, around 75 per cent of government agencies would be required to amend or change their infrastructure, to varying degrees. Others, around 93 per cent, would be required to amend their applications to be compatible with the eTransformation requirements. Such requirements aim to attain integration among government applications through the Official eGovernment Services Portal and centralised applications and services systems. This means that government agencies will be able to provide integrated and full eServices through electronic channels without the need for the public to go to different government agencies’ headquarters. With regard to the government services indicators, the eReadiness measurement shows the following indicators:
Basic Indicators for Government Services
Government procedural services – i.e. services through which the status of a user is amended or providing services as per the internal regulations – represent two thirds of the services that have been entered by the government agencies in the eReadiness Measurement System. They include all services provided by the government to individuals, companies, government officials (i.e. the services provided by the government to its own staff), or government agencies (this covers services provided by some government agencies to other government agencies). Members of the public avail of 41 per cent of all kinds of government services, while the private sector avails of only 35.4 per cent. As far as the significance of government services to users is concerned, about 49 per cent of the services are considered important for the general public, while 36 per cent of these services cater to a specific group or sector of users. This calls for further focus on these two segments of services to achieve the greatest possible benefit for the end users. | <urn:uuid:58de6e45-b979-40f2-b795-1e3cfa45eef5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://ijma3.org/news/newsDetail.aspx?ControlNum=2&newsId=2338 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.952193 | 1,835 | 1.804688 | 2 |
Automatic Recognition between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – AURBELL (1.08.2014-31.03.2016)
The main aim of the AURBELL project is to analyse the legislation and practices of recognition in the Baltic countries and explore possibilities for easier academic recognition between Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
The other aim of the project is to revise and analyse the Agreement among the Government of the Republic of Estonia, the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on the academic recognition of educational qualifications in the Baltic Educational Space (concluded in 2000), and to prepare proposals for the improvement of the agreement taking into account possibilities of automatic recognition of qualifications between three Baltic countries.
The following activities are implemented during the project:
- Desk research and preparation of a comparative study report exploring education systems in the Baltic countries, legislation and procedures of recognition in order to analyse feasibility of automatic recognition procedures;
- Consultations and dissemination of results to discuss the findings of the study with the stakeholders and ENIC-NARIC networks;
- Proposals for automatic recognition in the Baltic countries to the ministries of education, first, regarding the amendments to the legislation and suggestions for further cooperation and, second, concerning the revision of the Agreement between the Baltic countries on recognition of educational qualifications (2000);
- An International conference to discuss and disseminate the results of this project.
The project AURBELL is implemented with the support of EU Erasmus+ NARIC programme.
Results of AURBELL
Within the project a comparative study report "Automatic recognition between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania" was developed.
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What does an ROI over 100 mean?
Return on Investment (ROI) is the value created from an investment of time or resources. … If your ROI is 100%, you’ve doubled your initial investment. Return on Investment can help you make decisions between competing alternatives.
What is the highest return on investment?
Top 10 investment options
- Debt mutual funds. …
- National Pension System. …
- Public Provident Fund (PPF) …
- Bank fixed deposit (FD) …
- Senior Citizens’ Saving Scheme (SCSS) …
- Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) …
- Real Estate. The house that you live in is for self-consumption and should never be considered as an investment. …
Can a ROI be too high?
All else being equal, a higher positive ROI is a good thing because it indicates a more lucrative investment. Thus, as a general rule it makes sense to say yes to a higher ROI.
What is a good ROI ratio?
According to conventional wisdom, an annual ROI of approximately 7% or greater is considered a good ROI for an investment in stocks. This is also about the average annual return of the S&P 500, accounting for inflation. Because this is an average, some years your return may be higher; some years they may be lower.
Is a 50% ROI good?
Having an ROI of 50% on investment can look good by itself, but there’s the context you need to determine how well the investment has done. It’s 50% now, but if it was 70% a year ago, this may not be the solid investment you think it has been.
What is a 1000 return?
The term “percent” means “per 100” so 1000% is 1000/100 = 10. Thus if one invests $4000.00 and makes 1000% then the return would be 10*$4000.00 = $40 000.00.
How can I double my money in 1 year?
Doubling Your Money In 1 year
If you are an aggressive investor and wish to see your money double itself in a span of 1 year then according to the rule of 72, you need to invest in avenues that provide annualized returns ranging between 70% to 72% (72/72 = 1).
What is the riskiest type of investment?
Stocks / Equity Investments include stocks and stock mutual funds. These investments are considered the riskiest of the three major asset classes, but they also offer the greatest potential for high returns.
Which is better investment 11% stock at 143 or 9% stock at 117?
Which is better investment: 11% stock at 143 or 9 % stock at 117? Cannot be compared, as the total amount of investment is not given. Explanation: … % stock at 117 is better. | <urn:uuid:9eb8a5c3-3751-49f8-bdc3-f3bf92f473db> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wglandtrust.org/how-to-invest/quick-answer-can-return-on-investment-be-more-than-100.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.93451 | 615 | 2.390625 | 2 |
by Sister Usha
Nowadays most people who are seeking to live more meaningful and fulfilling lives understand how much they can benefit from daily meditation and the study of uplifting books. But they may not fully realize how introspection — or self-analysis — also can help them progress in all aspects of their existence, especially in attaining their spiritual goals. In fact, Paramahansa Yogananda once said, “True self-analysis is the greatest art of progress.”
Just as you set aside time to take a shower and eat your meals and get some exercise, introspection does all three of these things for your soul! You cleanse yourself of unconstructive thoughts, feed and nourish your spirit, and exercise your right to be victor over your bad habits.
Our lives so often feel like we’re on a treadmill: it is too easy to get caught up in the constant demands of our work, our family, our many activities, and lose sight of our ideals. Without regular introspection, we may go through an entire lifetime without realizing our full potential and repeat the same old mistakes again and again — becoming what Paramahansaji refers to as “psychological antiques.” Remember, you don’t have to be who you have always been; you can be a “new” you, a reflection of the Divine. Every day you can shed your old skin and see yourself becoming who you’ve always wanted to be: peaceful, wise, joyful, loving, and loved.
Practicing introspection is simple and easy — just take a few minutes each day to look honestly at yourself, going through the day’s events and your interactions with others, and taking note of how you reacted in all of those various situations. The goal is to determine what are the areas where you could improve — that is, to identify the attitudes and habits that are holding you back from expressing the full potential of your soul, or preventing you from being your best self.
As soon as you learn to think introspectively you change right then and there....Even the desire to be good — to correct yourself — means you have changed.
One of the first and most important keys to effective introspection is: concentrate on the positive. It requires courage to introspect! You are taking an honest look at yourself and your habitual mental and emotional patterns, and sometimes what you see will not be to your liking. People have often told me that the greatest challenge they encounter when they start introspecting is to feel overwhelmed by all they have to face and want to change in themselves. So what can you do to avoid feelings of discouragement? Paramahansaji gives a simple key: rather than focusing on the imperfections you have detected in yourself, concentrate on the positive, good qualities that you wish to manifest. Say you find you often become angry; don’t waste time brooding on it or condemning yourself for it. Remind yourself that in essence you are the perfect soul, and immediately cast out the anger (or other distressing quality) and say, “That’s not who I am.” Then affirm the opposite good quality: calmness, forgiveness, self-control, etc., telling yourself “This is me. This is what I am.”
This process can be divided into four stages:
1. first you observe the negative quality or behavior you want to change;
2. then you resolve how you are going to change, identifying the positive quality or behavior you are going to adopt;
3. then you let go of the negative trait or habit — and any associated feelings of guilt and regret for mistakes you have made — viewing them as something belonging to the past;
4. and lastly you affirm the opposite, positive quality to supplant the negative trait you are freeing yourself from, going forward in the consciousness of your new freedom and changed being.
Though it’s not always easy to put these steps into perfect practice, with repeated efforts you are sure to succeed in creating positive patterns in your life — and you’ll find this process is a very freeing experience.
Paramahansaji assures us that even the mere act of becoming aware of our imperfections is in itself a meaningful step forward:
“As soon as you learn to think introspectively you change right then and there. You have dissociated yourself from your faults and recognized them instead of pretending they do not exist. In that instant a change takes place. Even the desire to be good — to correct yourself — means you have changed.”
Quite an encouraging thought! May it spur us all to undertake the heroic task of changing ourselves!
Next time we’ll look at some more keys to effectively making introspection part of our daily lives.
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If your contractor fails to pay the subcontractors and suppliers, YOU are responsible, despite the very fact that you have not contracted directly with the subcontractor or supplier. Under Texas regulation, if a subcontractor or supplier who furnishes labor or materials for the development of enhancements on a property just isn’t paid, the property may be topic to a lien for the unpaid amount. Make positive everything promised to you is in the written contract. Insist on a written contract that specifically states what the contractor will do, when the work will start, and when it goes to be accomplished. Make certain the contract contains every thing the salesperson or contractor promised and spells out the value of particular orders and materials.
- As rates of interest fell, they refinanced their home, taking out cash in the course of to supplement their savings so they may start the work instantly. | <urn:uuid:94104630-cab1-4b31-b14b-9df49a8b3322> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://filas-brasileiros.com/tag/contractors | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.929329 | 179 | 1.578125 | 2 |
By: Allison Pataki
Publisher: Howard Books
Publishing Date: February 2014
Reviewed by: Mary Lignor
Review Date: December 18, 2013
The Traitor’s Wife is a fascinating look at the life and marriage of Revolutionary War General Benedict Arnold, whom you’ve all heard of, and his bride Peggy Shippen. Benedict was a storekeeper when the Revolution began in 1775. He joined the army at that time and made quite a name for himself. He was greatly involved in many battles: Fort Ticonderoga 1775; Valcour Island 1776; Saratoga 1777. He was charged with corruption and when Congress investigated, it was discovered that he was spending much of his own money on the war effort, and thus, not corrupt. General Arnold became extremely irritated with his own side and decided to change sides. He was discovered when a British Major was captured carrying papers that were strategic to the Revolution. When the Major was captured, General Arnold climbed onto a British warship and ran.
But, as the title of this story is The Traitor’s Wife, there is a lot more to come with this book. Mrs. Benedict, Margaret Shippen, is a little trouble maker and really is the one who influenced her husband to turn against the cause that he fought so valiantly for. Peggy’s story is told by a fictional maid in her household, Clara Bell. Peggy is a woman with a plan. She uses her charm and good looks to seduce British soldiers and has no inhibitions about going after whatever she thinks she wants and deserves. It seems that Peggy was much younger than Arnold and it didn’t take her very long to seduce him. After they marry, Benedict is so enamored with his new bride that he doesn’t realize that she has a big secret; she is loyal to the British. She watches her husband become more and more disenchanted with Washington and the cause and she hatches a plan, with her husband and a former lover, who is British, to deliver West Point to the British and become famous as she and Arnold become saviors.
The book covers the time from May 1778 to September 1780 during the Revolution and is very readable. The plots and characterizations are mind boggling even though readers know what happened, it’s still a kick to read it and imagine it through this well-written book.
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Continuation / Accretion – Between Light & Darkness
In an age of digital image production, printmakers using traditional methods are forced to re-evaluate the merit of their craft, and whether it transcends the efficiency of new media. The mezzotints of Masataka Kuroyanagi are a testament to handcraft, commenting on the nature of time through dialogue between their production and visual content.
Mezzotint is a classical intaglio toning technique, in which the surface area of the plate is rocked in varying controlled directions. If rocked with experience and precision, the teeth of the plate will hold a rich and velvety surface of ink. The executionof the image entails the polishing down of these teeth with a burnishing tool, so they will hold less ink, creating light in a field of darkness. The technique was originally developed by German soldier Ludwig Von Siegen in the mid-17th century, and widely used throughout the eighteenth century as a method of reproducing and disseminating painted portraits. Kuroyanagi tends to subvert this original function by presenting his prints in the scale of paintings. His platesare also printed in very limited editions, rarefying rather than increasing their accessibility.
This need to push the boundaries, once having mastered a technique, manifests itself throughout Japan’s rich history of printmaking. Its presence can be traced through the increasing complexities of the Ukiyo-e (floating world) prints of the Edo period, to contemporary works utilizing plates of expandingscale and often multiple techniques. Kuroyanagi can be positioned alongside other contemporary Japanese printmakers, whose work is made to occupy ambitious spaces rather than the intimate viewing space of a traditional print.
A delicate sheet of tissue floatsin a sea of darkness. A scattering of stones is bathed bydim light. In a fast-paced world, the act of isolating and meditating on these quiet scenes speaks to Kuroyanagi of the fragility and ephemerality of life and passing time. This sense of slowing down in order to observe and process these moments is also reflected in the careful and lengthy nature of the mezzotint process. From the months of careful preparation: the physical labor of rocking his surfaces, the polishing, the printing, we reach the final image as a fragile scene informed by intense meditation and labor.
Many of thescenes include bundles of cloth orother material that seem to drift or curl in space. In certain works, these images are mirrored and reflected in the picture plane, transforming these surreal scenes into fractured and intricate patterns. Supernatural qualities become evident as the viewerperceives the absence of human presence in the scenes, where materials are often suspended as if by invisible hands.
Kuroyanagi’s most recent works depict highly rendered beds of pebbles and stones interrupted by bars and abstractions of dense darkness and color. Although these works depict weighted objects asopposed to airy material forms, they manifest a similar sense of fluidity as we are guided to the imposing darkness surrounding them. Kuroyanagi’s use of color is decidedly sparse and bold, serving to further clarify both the simplicities and complexities of his shadowed world.
The imagery of one specific new work, Two Papers, particularly highlights the aforementioned notion of time, in both its production and concept. The image depicts a tree, split down the center by a bar of darkness that is the negative space between two sheets of delicate paper. These papers are set in a larger square of mezzotinted darkness, and their lightly rendered creases double as both the illusion of surface, and of the background/ skyscape of the landscape. In this work, Kuroyanagi has fabricated a cycle that poetically links his imagery directly to his production. The viewer is faced with a physical sheet of paper, embossed with a perfect square of black ink (the result of intensive mezzotint rocking), and polished over this, the images of the papers and the tree: the genesis of the paper. At once these sheets become a background not onlyfor his landscape, but for all the prints he has created.
Kuroyanagi is the first to admit that his chosen medium has become dated,and is known to have been abandoned by noted graphic artists including M.C Escher, due to its complexity and taxing nature. In a contemporary world dominated by efficiency, the mezzotint is a rarely employed means of expression. It is not taught at most art institutions, as its proper execution would require an apprenticeship, rather than a semester.
In a recent artist statement, Kuroyanagi speaks of a twenty-year fascination with the medium, and of “images rising from the pitch-black darkness that presents a certain charm, that will never let (him) go.” When we are visually arrested by the dark stillness that Kuroyanagi presents to us, we begin to consider his monumental labor as less of a task and more of a necessity to his production. Inspired by these scenes, we begin to reflect on what more instant forms of image production might be lacking.
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South Korea bans high-BPM music at gyms to fight COVID-19
New rule thought to be ridiculous is great for Trap and Hip Hop
Fast songs with high beats per minute [BPMs] are the latest casualty in the war on COVID-19 in South Korean gyms. Music that is higher than 120 BPMs is banned from group exercise classes like aerobics, spinning, zumba, or others because of heavy breathing or sweat spatter. This means that many of Korea’s beloved K-Pop songs are banned from the gym.
Not only is this new rule laughable because of its unenforceability, but it’s also just outright dumb. Heartbeats range from 60 to 90 BPMs. Doing exercise raises heartbeats. Listening to faster music helps people exercise better, which in turn helps people’s mental states from being stuck inside during COVID-19 lockdowns. What’s even worse is that the South Korean government limits taking showers inside gyms, won’t let people go faster than six kilometers per hour on a treadmill [!!], and only two players can play ping pong at one time. A gym-goer in South Korea told The Guardian, “It’s as if those who devised them had never worked out at a gym.”
Luckily, Hip Hop music is usually between 80 and 110 BPMs, while Trap is usually between 60 and 80 BPMs. It may take a while for people to get their own heartbeats up listening to it, but once they get into the Trap groove, it’s just as hard-hitting as these high BPM songs.
At LiFTED, we’ve come up with a few South Korean Hip Hop and Trap bangers for people who wanted to work out with those lower BPMs.
Keith Ape ‘It G Ma’ [51 BPMs]
The song that blew Korean Trap up
GRAY ‘119 remix’ [80 BPMs]
51 artists on a sinister beat for 20 minutes will definitely pump you up
CL ‘Lifted’ [90 BPMs]
When pushing yourself at the gym, you need to lift those heavy weights
Jay Park, pH-1, Big Naughty, Woodie Gochild, HAON, TRADE L, Sik-K ‘The Purge’ [81 BPMs]
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We describe a diagnostic dilemma in a middle-aged man presenting with dyspnoea and bilateral pedal oedema who had been diagnosed with right heart failure based on clinical evidence. The evaluation for aetiology eventually led to discovery of an unusual extrathoracic cause, a left-to-right communication in the renal vasculature. Renal arteriovenous fistulae are rare and can be congenital, acquired or idiopathic. A left-to-right shunt typically presents with high-output cardiac failure involving the left and right sides of the heart. An atypical feature of this case was the finding of overt right heart failure in the setting of a normal left heart. Such a presentation has only been described in a few isolated case reports. Diagnostic approaches include CT angiography and cardiac catheterisation for haemodynamic measurements. The primary treatment options for arteriovenous fistulae are medical management, arterial embolisation and surgical repair.
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Last week, amid continuing strikes and protests, French rail and mass transit workers ended a strike begun on December 5 against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension cuts. Financially exhausted, workers ended the longest continuous strike in France since the May 1968 general strike. As anger builds against Macron and other political representatives of the banks internationally, it is time to draw a balance sheet of this strategic experience of the international working class.
The strike, which rallied support among ongoing “yellow vest” protests, showed the vast power of the working class. Though it slashed economic activity and disrupted commutes, two-thirds of the population supported it against Macron. Strikers knew they were part of a global resurgence of class struggle involving mass protests in Algeria, Iraq and across Latin America, strikes of US teachers and auto workers, and tens of millions of Indian workers striking against anti-Muslim laws.
A revolutionary mood is emerging. Calls of “revolution” and “general strike” echoed in protests by millions across France, as demands for a walkout circulated in ports, refineries, and auto plants.
However, the outcome exposed all the pseudo-left parties that called to resolve this conflict via union negotiations with Macron. The Stalinist General Confederation of Labor (CGT) union and French Communist Party (PCF), the big-business Socialist Party, the Pabloite New Anti-capitalist Party and postmodernist “left populist” Jean-Luc Mélenchon signed a brief joint appeal to Macron to “withdraw your plan.” They begged Macron for “immediate talks with the unions on a fair and democratic pension plan that leads to progress for all, without raising the retirement age.”
Instead of mobilizing the working class, however, the CGT and its allies sabotaged the strike, letting Macron proceed. The unions isolated the rail and transit strike, calling no broader strikes in other industries, and paid out only a miserable handful of euros in strike pay over six weeks of rail strikes. Macron could then send his pension-cutting bill to the Council of Ministers Friday, preparing the negotiation of final budget details with the unions and its passage to the National Assembly.
Macron’s policy is to send riot police to crush all opposition. Using armored cars, water cannon and tear gas against protesters, police have arrested over 10,000 people since “yellow vest” protests began in 2018. Brazenly decorating police units responsible for atrocities at protests—like the killings of bystanders Zineb Redouane and Steve Caniço and the nearly fatal assault on elderly protester Geneviève Legay—Macron uses the police as attack dogs for the banks.
Macron leads a violent dictatorship. It planned its pension cuts with finance firms and BlackRock, the $6 trillion global investment firm, which anticipate a windfall as state pensions are slashed 20, 30 percent or more. Insurance firm AXA wrote in a recent ad for wealthy investors that they should buy private pension plans to face “the planned long-term decline in state pension levels.” As for workers, the state intends them to be impoverished after retirement.
The police state’s conscious enmity to the workers is epitomized by Paris Police Prefect Didier Lallement’s curt remark to a Parisian criticizing police brutality at a “yellow vest” protest: “We are not in the same camp, madam.”
Key political and strategic lessons for workers internationally flow from this strike. As the Parti de l’égalité socialiste (PES) warned, there is nothing for workers to negotiate with Macron and, behind him, the international markets and the capitalist financial aristocracy. Stopping the police state’s plans to impoverish the population requires bringing down Macron. However, waging such a struggle requires building committees of action, rank-and-file organizations of the working class independent of the unions, to mobilize far broader layers of workers against him.
The Macron government, isolated and despised, can barely protect itself from the rising outrage in the population. After news magazines reported last autumn that Macron’s family lives in terror of insurrection, he finally dared make a public appearance last week, at the Bouffes du nord theater in Paris. He and his wife Brigitte soon had to flee, however, after his presence provoked protests.
What workers lack is not strength in numbers, courage or determination, but organization, political perspective and leadership. The unions approved the French transit strike last year in a desperate bid to keep control of the workers, after repeated wildcat strikes at the National Railways. Despite this tactical shift, however, they continued to play the central role in negotiating austerity and stabilizing the capitalist regime.
The union bureaucracy did not organize a determined struggle against Macron, but negotiated the pension cuts with him, isolated strikes and opposed a broader struggle. This reflects the unions’ material interests: the French unions’ €4 billion yearly budget is largely funded by the state and business groups. Their class role was exposed by the record of the CGT-PCF’s Greek ally, the Syriza (“Coalition of the Radical Left”) government: it took power in 2015 after an eruption of protests by Greek workers and youth, only to impose draconian EU cuts.
The reactionary role of what the ruling class long falsely marketed as the “left” is a warning: to bring down Macron, workers cannot transfer power to another part of France’s bankrupt political establishment or another faction of the police-state machine. Power must go to the workers who produce the wealth of society and who, in France and internationally, are demonstrating their readiness to fight capitalism. Just over a century after the October 1917 revolution, the question of transferring state power to the working class has re-emerged.
The construction of a new revolutionary vanguard is now decisive. Already, a vast network of “yellow vest” assemblies, strike committees and social media protest groups has formed. After the setback suffered by the initial strike against Macron, the task is to clarify the political tasks that are posed for workers and youth already drawn into the struggle, and to draw broader layers, both in France and internationally, into the fight.
The French section of the International Committee of the Fourth International, the Parti de l’égalité socialiste, is the Marxist vanguard party in France, founded in irreconcilable opposition to the crimes and the betrayals of the working class by Stalinism and the pseudo-left. Its role, as Lenin wrote of the vanguard party in his classic work What is to Be Done?, is “to saturate the proletariat with the consciousness of its position and the consciousness of its task." Lenin stressed, "There would be no need for this if consciousness arose of itself from the class struggle.”
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How close are we to a Parkinson’s breakthrough? Three experts have their say
Author: Almaz OhenePublished: 23 March 2017
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This year marks 200 years since Dr James Parkinson wrote his essay defining the condition we now know as Parkinson’s disease – but there is still no cure. For this debate piece in our special #UniteForParkinsons series, we speak to Parkinson’s experts around the world to find out how close we could be to a big leap in the search for better treatment and ultimately a cure
A ‘breakthrough’ is defined as a sudden increase in knowledge, improvement in technique, or fundamental advancement in understanding. But what breakthroughs are Parkinson’s researchers and campaigners working towards? And how close are we to achieving those breakthroughs? Here, we ask three world-renowned Parkinson’s experts – Dr Michael Okun, Professor Baastian Bloem and Susanna Lindvall – to share their personal opinions and predictions on each of their fields of expertise.
“Breakthrough ideas and therapies stretch far beyond a single drug”
Dr Michael Okun, Adelaide Lackner professor and chairman of neurology at the Univeristy of Florida
The point that I emphasise with my patients is that breakthrough ideas and therapies in Parkinson’s disease stretch far beyond a single drug or stem cell. There is, in fact, a broader and more exciting picture and portfolio of breakthroughs spanning drug, cell, vaccine, device, genetics, care, and behaviour. Patients and families with personal investments in Parkinson’s disease should be informed and updated about all of the potential breakthrough therapies.
Andy Siderowf and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania’s National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) Center of Excellence, took another approach to constructing an economic model. The Penn investigators were interested in the ‘economic consequences of slower rates of Parkinson’s progression’. They used a technique called a Markov model and predicted the potential savings associated with slowing Parkinson’s disease progression. Slowing progression by 20% saved the health care system US$60,657 per patient. Stopping disease progression saved US$442,429 per patient.
It is now clear that the weather forecast will be predicting a future storm of Parkinson’s disease cases. This storm will be accompanied by a downpour of large hospital bills and an insurmountable economic burden. The newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease cases, when added to the existing patients, will have a social and economic impact on all countries and cultures. It will be important that we advocate for a strategic investment from all nations of the world.
One of the most common questions I receive from Parkinson’s disease patients and families is ‘What will be the next breakthrough therapy?’ Because of the complexity of the disease, each person possesses a different combination of bothersome symptoms. This complexity means that the answer to the next breakthrough therapy will vary patient to patient, and it could be a breakthrough in care as well as possibly a new device or drug. We will need to expand our notion of breakthroughs, and we will need to harness this knowledge to reduce the burden of Parkinson’s disease.
“I see a much greater role for informed, engaged patients”
Professor Bastiaan Bloem, MD, PhD, medical director, Parkinson Center Nijmegen
Breakthroughs in the area of Parkinson’s disease will come from two main directions: the cure and the care. My own research and innovation focus is exclusively on care issues. The major breakthrough that I foresee here is a much greater role for fully informed and engaged patients as equal partners in healthcare, who have easy access to integrated healthcare networks of well-trained professionals who work according to a value-based healthcare concept.
Care will be delivered largely outside institutions and within the patient’s own home environment, and increasingly via telemedicine approaches. This and other technological developments will help to drive these aforementioned innovations. Implementing this into the western world will take at least 10 more years, and unfortunately, much longer in less developed countries.
“In the next 10 years I hope we will have effective methods for early diagnosis”
Susanna Lindvall, vice-president of the European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA)
Until now, Parkinson’s treatments have focused on symptom management in terms of drug-based treatments and surgical treatments such as deep brain stimulation. Now, there are several drugs in the pipeline – such as MSDC-0160, a drug originally created to treat Type-2 diabetes and the Transeuro trial of cell therapy (transplantation).
In the coming 10 years I hope we will have effective methods for early diagnosis. Right now, researchers have developed a new test that is able to detect abnormal alpha-synuclein in the spinal fluid of people with Parkinson’s with remarkable specificity and sensitivity, at an early stage of the disease. It is early days, but the test is promising. There is also a new neuro-protective strategy where LRRK2 kinase inhibitors are being trialled as therapies for Parkinson’s disease. Researchers have discovered an interaction in neurons that contributes to Parkinson’s disease, and they have shown that drugs currently in development may block the process. The hope is that these will bring major improvements in the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s – life expectancy will improve and the progression of the condition may be slowed or even stopped.
Michael Okun, MD
Michael is an internationally renowned neurologist and leading researcher. He is currently the Adelaide Lackner professor and chairman of neurology at the University of Florida and is the medical director at the US-based organisation, the Parkinson’s Foundation. He was honoured at the White House in 2015 as a Champion of Change for Parkinson’s disease.
Professor Baastian Bloem
Bas Bloem is a consultant neurologist at the Department of Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, the Netherlands. In 1994, he obtained his PhD degree at the Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands. In 2002, he founded and became medical director of the Parkinson Centre Nijmegen (ParC), which was recognised from 2005 onwards as centre of excellence for Parkinson’s disease. Together with Dr Marten Munneke, he also developed ParkinsonNet, where people with Parkinson’s “co-design” their treatment programme in collaboration with a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team– accessed via ParkinsonNet’s online database of expert practitioners.
Susanna has been the vice-president of the European Parkinson’s Disease Association since 2005. She was born in Romania but has lived in Sweden since 1962, where she graduated as a BSc in organic chemistry at the University of Stockholm. From 1996 to 2002 she was President of the Swedish Parkinson’s Disease Association (SPA). She worked for many years as an information specialist at dairy company Arla Foods until her retirement in 2010.
Parkinson’s UK and the EPDA are running the #UniteForParkinsons campaign to coincide with World Parkinson’s Day on 11 April. Get involved by using the hashtag on social media and visit the website here
World Parkinson Congress 2019: an Irishman in Japan
Joe Lacy shares his diary from the World Parkinson Congress 2019
6 days ago
Parkinson’s disease genes activated in zebrafish exposed to aluminium
According to research on zebrafish in Naples, Italy, aluminium exposure may increase the activity of several genes associated with the development of Parkinson’s. The team investigated the impact of exposing zebrafish to aluminium for periods of 10, 15 or 20 days. Subsequent analyses revealed that effects in “cellular disorganisation” and swelling, brought on by the exposure, were highest after 10 or 15 days – and that around 10 Parkinson’s-related genes showed increased signs of activation. The researchers found that while fish exposed to aluminium showed signs of brain degeneration, brain tissue remained intact in the fish that were not exposed. When their results were published in the journal ‘Chemosphere’, the researchers noted that further investigation of the link between aluminium exposure and Parkinson’s is needed – but they wrote: “Overall, the data confirm the neurotoxicity induced by aluminium and shed a light on its involvement in neurodegenerative processes.”
Could wearable heart sensors help with diagnosing Parkinson’s disease?
Decreased heart rate variability (HRV) – that is, reduced time between heartbeats – has previously been associated with a greater risk of Parkinson’s. Now, researchers in Japan have suggested that using wearable sensors to measure this variability may help in diagnosing the condition at its early stages. As part of their study, the team analysed the heart rate variability of 27 people with Parkinson’s and 23 without the condition. The participants wore two heart rate sensors on their wrists for approximately 24 hours during a hospital stay. Results from the study showed that heart rate variability was “significantly decreased” in people with Parkinson’s, with the researchers reporting that the “assessment method was effective in detecting decreased HRV”. Noting the need for further research, the team wrote: “Our wearable sensor-based analysis should also be tested in subjects at the [early] stages” to determine the applicability for early diagnosis of Parkinson’s.
Co-existing conditions may impact how people with Parkinson’s disease perceive stigma
According to a study from the US, people with Parkinson’s who also live with certain co-existing conditions may experience greater perceived stigma and lower quality of life than those who do not. Published in the journal ‘General Psychiatry’, the study examined how conditions like thyroid disease, depression and anxiety impact perceptions of stigma and quality of life among people with Parkinson’s. The researchers surveyed 196 participants who had previously been part of the Boston University Online Survey Study of Parkinson’s Disease – a study exploring the experiences of those living with the condition. Of these participants, 79% reported having at least one co-existing condition. Whilst factors like education level and age at onset were identified as influencing factors, the researchers found a correlation between the total number of conditions and participants’ perceptions of stigma as well as poorer quality of life. The study described the findings as important for “care… | <urn:uuid:08bf1cff-d65a-44c8-be70-f592e696a60a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://parkinsonslife.eu/parkinsons-breakthrough-expert-opinion/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.950976 | 2,191 | 2.109375 | 2 |
April 30, 2021: Chief Economist Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives Dr. Muhammad Ahmad chaired a Round Table Discussion on Migration Data Management Practices for SDGs achievement in Pakistan here in Islamabad on Thursday.
The round table discussion was organized by Planning Commission SDGs Support Unit in partnership with IOM and UNDP Pakistan.
The delegation of IOM led by Chief of Mission, Ms. Mio Sato, UNDP Pakistan, Resident Representative, Mr. Knut Ostby, Mr. Nadeem Ahmad, Social Policy Advisor Mr. Nadeem Ahmad, Chief SDGs Ministry of Planning Mr. Ali Kemal, and representatives from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, NADRA, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and the Ministry of States and Frontier Region participated in the round table discussion.
Dr. Muhammad Ahmad welcomed the honorable guests and said that MoPD&SI being the focal ministry for reporting on SDGs recognizes and values the commitment of all stakeholders for SDGs and their efforts to localize and achieve SDGs in Pakistan.
He stated that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes the immense contribution of migration, with 10 out of 17 goals containing targets and indicators that make direct reference to migration or mobility. To mention a few, Target 8.8 talks about the protection of labor rights and the promotion of safe working environments. Target 10.7 emphasizes the facilitation of orderly, safe, and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies. Improved data collection practices on different dimensions of migrants’ situations allow us to better understand their vulnerabilities and analyses the role of migration on essential services such as health, income, education, and other outcomes.
UNDP Pakistan, Resident Representative, Mr. Knut Ostby said that migration data management is the key to improving migration governance and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Pakistan. There is a strong need to improve coordination and collaboration among various stakeholders to take policy initiatives and holistic measures to improve migration governance to benefit all.
Ms. Mio Sato from IOM presented similar objectives from ongoing IOM initiatives on migration. She stated that IOM, having 70 years of expertise in working in the field of migration, strongly believes that efficient data management practices are key to strengthening migration governance, especially for countries like Pakistan where ‘Migration’ is constantly shaping the social, economic, and political context.
Mr. Ali Kemal, Chief SDGs, and Mr. Nadeem Ahmad, Social Policy Advisor respectively gave presentations on the overview of the 4-year efforts of the unit. Specifically talking about the migration data, Mr. Ali Kemal, Chief SDGs at MoPD&SI stated that the Unit had initiated the importance of SDGs and pointed out the immense need for migration data, with 10 out of 17 goals containing targets and indicators that make direct reference to migration or mobility. | <urn:uuid:41b8cebb-cb80-456a-ae6a-2814a4059c7c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mettisglobal.news/chief-economist-chairs-roundtable-migration-discussion-with-undp-iom/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.925811 | 601 | 1.5625 | 2 |
JCI Supports the Tampa Sun Dome
Johnson Controls installation in Tampa’s Sun Dome
November 29, 1980 (PD: 201511)
Completed on November 29, 1980, the Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida is a multipurpose sports and entertainment facility on the campus of the University of South Florida. In addition to serving as the home for many of that university’s sports teams, the 10,000-seat Sun Dome hosts around 300 different events per year.
The Sun Dome was built at a cost of $12 million and was Florida’s largest indoor arena until 1996. It was also one of the few arenas in the United States with an inflated roof.
Johnson Controls installed the controls for the roof inflation static-pressure system, which kept the roof aloft and stable, as well as the temperature control system.
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There was a strange and seemingly unique burial that took place in a village in Britain sometime in the third or fourth centuries AD. In 1991, while archaeologists were excavating a Roman Britain burial site in Northamptonshire, they were surprised to find that out of the cemetery’s total of 35 remains, just one was buried facedown.
Although this gave the impression of a less favored standing within the community, the position itself wasn’t all that unusual. The man’s mouth was what made history. The infected bone provided evidence that the tongue of the man, who was in his thirties when he died, had been amputated and replaced with a piece of flat rock.
Archaeological sources do not mention this type of mutilation, which may be the start of a new custom or perhaps a form of punishment.
However, other Roman British graves do contain corpses that have been completed with objects. There are no known Roman laws regarding the removal of tongues. The majority have stones or pots in lieu of their missing heads.
It is a mystery why the man’s tongue was removed from his mouth. According to Historic England’s human skeletal biologist Simon Mays, the photographs from the excavation that took place in 1991 show that the man’s skeleton was discovered facedown with his right arm sticking out at an unusual angle. This is possible evidence that the man was tied up when he died.
Mays did find examples of patients who were suffering from serious mental diseases and had psychotic episodes that caused them to bite off their tongues in the modern medical literature. Mays speculated that the ancient man might have experienced such a disease. He added that he may have been tied up when he died because people in the community thought of him as a threat. | <urn:uuid:b358841a-265c-427a-9f0a-ecae52d948c4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mysteriesrunsolved.com/2022/08/archaeologists-discover-man-whose-tongue-was-replaced-by-a-stone.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.989315 | 365 | 3.515625 | 4 |
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Economic facts relating to the testing of new medicinal products or medicinal products not newly established
The sponsor or research fund holder must provide the IRCCS MultiMedica with equipment and inventoryable material not in possession of the facility, consumables and, of course, medicines to be used in the trial.
The sponsor or research fund holder shall not provide that material which does not constitute additional expenditures for the purpose of the trial, is part of the established treatments and interventions provided in the trial.
The sponsor or research fund holder shall ensure adequate insurance cover for trial subjects. The insurance cover is intended to protect subjects from any damage directly or indirectly resulting from the trial.
The sponsor or research fund holder must provide insurance cover for investigators.
The sponsor or research fund holder may not engage in direct bargaining with health care or administrative personnel involved in the trial. The negotiations must be conducted directly with the Institution.
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Patient Safety project
The Patient Safety project was a Health Canada funded research project on governance and patient safety. The project was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers operating through the Health Law Institute at Dalhousie University.
Over the course of this project, we examined the legal instruments used to create patient safety frameworks in Canada and in five other countries (Australia, Denmark, England, New Zealand, and the United States) and in two sectors within Canada (occupational health and safety and transportation). We also created a matrix to enable systematic reviews of patient safety frameworks created through the use of law. We then applied this matrix in conjunction with the comparative synthesis research described above. This allowed us to evaluate the current use of legal instruments to improve patient safety in Canada and to make recommendations for law reform and further research.
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Australia Victoria Melbourne
Crombie Clapperton & Findlay Token Halfpenny c.1854 (AD)
Mint: Reginald Scaife, Kangaroo Office
Standard References: Andrew - = Heyde R.18 = Sharples V.55
A round copper token (28 mm diameter) giving the name and address of the issuer: Crombie Clapperton and Findlay, 41 West Lonsdale Street The token features on the reverse a female figure, representing Australia, seated on a rock set in the ocean. She extends an olive branch with her right hand and rests a staff against her left forearm.
At centre, 41 / WEST / LONSDALE / STREET around, CROMBIE CLAPPERTON & FINDLAY -*-. Border of 157 beads.
At centre a female figure, representing Australia, seated on a rock set in the ocean. She extends an olive branch with her right hand and rests a staff against her left forearm. Around above, AUSTRALIA
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Mr Curtis, 15 Mar 1976
circa 1854 AD
Obverse: CROMBIE CLAPPERTON & FINDLAY 41 WEST LONSDALE STREET Reverse: AUSTRALIA
Type of item
28 mm (Outside Diameter), 7.458 g (Weight)
Andrew - = Heyde R.18 = Sharples V.55 Museum Victoria holds three of the stock seated Australia dies from the Kangaroo Office but deterioration of the dies makes it impossible to judge if one was used to strike this token.of this reverse. The date of issue of these tokens is derived from the time the press was available to strike them - late 1854 and the failure of the partnership, 1856.
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand.
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Deputy Prime-Minister of Ukraine, Mykhailo FEDOROV, sent a letter to Goran Marby, ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer, asking for sanctions targeting the Russian Federation.
Here is the letter from Mykhailo FEDOROV to ICANN:
“I am sending you this letter on behalf of the People of Ukraine to ask you to address an urgent need to introduce strict sanctions against the Russian Federation in the field of DNS regulation in response to its acts of aggression towards Ukraine and its citizens.”
On the 24th of February 2022 the army of the Russian Federation engaged in a full scale war against Ukraine and breached its territorial integrity, leading to casualties among both military staff and civilians.
By proceeding to a so-called “military operation” aiming at “denazifying” and “demilitarizing” Ukraine under the pretext of its own national security, the Russian Federation breached numerous provisions of International Law. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a clear act of aggression and a manifest violation of Article 2.4 of the UN Charter, which prohibits the “use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State”. Also Russia is using it’s weapon to target civilian infrastructure such as residential apartments, kindergartens, hospitals etc., which is prohibited by the Article 51(3) of Additional Protocol I and Article 13(3) of Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions.
These atrocious crimes have been made possible mainly due to the Russian propaganda machinery using websites continuously spreading disinformation, hate speech, promoting violence and hiding the truth regarding the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian IT infrastructure has undergone numerous attacks from the Russian side impeding citizens’ and government’s ability to communicate.
Moreover, it’s becoming clear that this aggression could spread much further around the globe as the Russian Federation puts the nuclear deterrent on “special alert” and threatens both Sweden and Finland with “military and political consequences” if these states join NATO. Such developments are unacceptable in the civilized, peaceful world, in the XXI century.
Therefore, I’m strongly asking you to introduce the following list of sanctions targeting Russian Federation’s access to the Internet:
1. Revoke, permanently or temporarily, the domains “.ru”, “.pQ” and “.su”.
This list is not exhaustive and may also include other domains issued in the Russian Federation.
2. Contribute to the revoking for SSL certificates for above mentioned domains
3. Shut down DNS root servers situated in the Russian Federation, namely:
Saint Petersburg, RU (IPv4 220.127.116.11)
Moscow, RU (IPv4 18.104.22.168, 3 instances)
Apart from these measures, I will be sending a separate request to RIPE NCC asking to withdraw the right to use all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses by all Russian members of RIPE NCC (LIRs – Local Internet Registries), and to block the DNS root servers that it is operating.
All of these measures will help users seek for reliable information in alternative domain zones, preventing propaganda and disinformation. Leaders, governments and organizations all over the world are in favor of introducing sanctions towards the Russian Federation since they aim at putting the aggression towards Ukraine and other countries to an end. I kindly ask you to seriously consider such measures and implement them as quickly as possible. Help to save the lives of people in our country.”
This paper-pushing puppet Goran replied and of course said he and ICANN will take no action:
Dear Deputy Prime Minister,
I am writing in response to your letter received 28 February 2022. First, let me express my personal concern for the well-being of your citizens in the midst of this conflict. ICANN and its global community are aware of and concerned about the terrible toll being exacted against your
You have asked that ICANN target Russia’s access to the Internet by revoking specific countrycode top-level domains operated from within Russia, arranging the revocation of SSL certificates issued within those domains, and shutting down a subset of root servers located in
ICANN is an independent technical organization that manages the Internet’s unique identifiers. ICANN is a facilitator of the security, stability, and resiliency of these identifiers with the objective of a single, global, interoperable Internet. In our role as the technical coordinator of
unique identifiers for the Internet, we take actions to ensure that the workings of the Internet are not politicized, and we have no sanction-levying authority. Essentially, ICANN has been built toensure that the Internet works, not for its coordination role to be used to stop it from working.
As you know, the Internet is a decentralized system. No one actor has the ability to control it or shut it down. ICANN’s primary role, through the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), is to ensure the consistent and unique assignment of Internet identifiers in line with global policies. These policies were developed by a multistakeholder community that includes technical experts, businesses, academics, civil society, governments, and other stakeholders who worked collaboratively to solve policy and technical challenges through
consensus. It is a model that has allowed the Internet to flourish over decades, and this broad and inclusive approach to decision-making fosters the global public interest and makes the Internet resilient against unilateral decision-making.
I want to specifically address your requests, from both the technical and policy perspective:
● For country-code top-level domains, our work predominantly involves validating requests that come from authorized parties within the respective country or territory. The globally agreed policies do not provide for ICANN to take unilateral action to disconnect these domains as you request. You can understand why such a system cannot operate based on requests from one territory or country concerning internal operations within another territory or country. Such a change in the process would have devastating and permanent effects on the trust and utility of this global system.
● The root server system is composed of many geographically distributed nodes maintained by independent operators.
● We do not have the ability to revoke the specific SSL certificates for the domains you mentioned. These certificates are produced by third-party operators and ICANN is not involved in their issuance.
As you have said in your letter, your desire is to help users seek reliable information in alternative domain zones and prevent propaganda and disinformation. It is only through broad and unimpeded access to the Internet that citizens can receive reliable information and a diversity of viewpoints. Regardless of the source, ICANN does not control Internet access or content.
Within our mission, we maintain neutrality and act in support of the global Internet. Our mission does not extend to taking punitive actions, issuing sanctions, or restricting access against segments of the Internet – regardless of the provocations. ICANN applies its policies consistently and in alignment with documented processes. To make unilateral changes would erode trust in the multistakeholder model and the policies designed to sustain global Internet interoperability.
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Sören Urbansky is a historian of Russia and China in the modern era, specializing in imperial and racial entanglements, emigration and the history of borders. He is a research fellow at the German Historical Institute (GHI) in Washington, D.C., and since 2021 heading its Pacific Regional Office at UC Berkeley.
Before he joined the GHI in 2018, he has taught Chinese and Russian history at the Universities of Munich and Freiburg and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge.
He is the author of following books.
- Kolonialer Wettstreit: Russland, China, Japan und die Ostchinesische Eisenbahn (Frankfurt: Campus, 2008)
- Beyond the Steppe Frontier: A History of the Sino-Russian Border (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020)
- An den Ufern des Amur: Die vergessene Welt zwischen China und Russland (Munich: C. H. Beck, 2021)
Sören is currently embarking on a new project that examines anti-Chinese sentiments in a global perspective.
Main areas of interest
- Russia, the Soviet Union and China (18th - 20th centuries)
- Imperial entanglements in Northeast Asia
- Chinese diaspora in the Pacific
- Borders and Infrastructures
- Global, Transnational, and Micro History
- Inaccessible Archives
PhD History, University of Konstanz, 2014
Diploma Cultural Studies, Viadrina European University at Frankfurt (Oder), 2006
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Hardware > Software
Live streaming and broadcast equipment should be reliable, consistent, and efficient.
Nobody wants gear failing before, or during, a production.
It's easy to assume a computer and software solution can provide all of those things.
But, that is often not the case.
That's why I recommend and use dedicated hardware for these things:
- Switching between multiple cameras/sources
- Recording and playing video/audio
- Converting video/audio signals
- Routing video/audio signals
- Keying graphics over cameras
- Encoding a live stream
- Controlling other hardware
- Mixing audio for live video
Aren't computers hardware too?
Yes. But they are not dedicated hardware.
If it can do unrelated tasks simultaneously, it is no longer dedicated.
So here are a few reasons why I recommend dedicated hardware:
Dedicated Hardware Removes Guesswork
Computers and software have a lot of variables that affect performance and reliability:
Processor, graphics card, memory, hard drives, cooling, ventilation, power supply, capture/output devices, operating system, drivers, software, software updates, security patches, cache files, and settings and preferences everywhere.
On top of that, processing uncompressed video in real time takes more than most people realize, and it makes those variables even more important.
Dedicated hardware removes the need to think about almost all of those variables.
No more guessing.
Dedicated Hardware Is Purpose-Built
Computers are task-agnostic, which obviously makes them great for multi-tasking and doing many smaller tasks at once.
But it is often impossible for a computer to prioritize tasks when it was never designed to do so.
Dedicated hardware is engineered, designed, and fine-tuned specifically for certain jobs.
While it still runs embedded software, it does not allow multi-tasking or confuse the priorities of multiple tasks, and that's a good thing.
Dedicated Hardware Is Low Latency
Efficiency is important in live production, especially when handling live video feeds.
Every frame matters.
The faster your system can pass video and audio through, the better off it will be.
Capture devices alone can often have multiple frames of latency on inputs and again on outputs, not to mention the added latency of the processing and software in between.
Computers can generally input and process live video for streaming and recording fairly decently, but they quickly show their weakness when asked to output the live video again.
Most proper hardware that passes live video will measure latency in fields (fractions of a single frame of video) or a single frame.
Dedicated Hardware Is Low Maintenance
Computers and software require constant attention to continue running properly.
Updates, patches, caches, corrupting files, incompatibilities and more are constantly shifting.
It is pretty widely accepted that a computer left un-maintained will not run the same after a short while.
Give hardware proper power and ventilation and it will often last a long time with little, to no, need for maintenance or updates.
Dedicated Hardware Is Versatile
Separate units for separate tasks spreads out risk and gives you freedom.
If you use a computer for everything, a failure can be detrimental to your production.
Crashes, freezes, slow-downs, bugs, or an over-worked computer doing multiple jobs means everything potentially suffers.
If a piece of dedicated hardware fails you can usually bypass it and still get by with some degree of success.
Dedicated Hardware Is Tactile
Muscle memory is important during production.
Hitting a physical button that is always in the same place becomes second nature and removes any barriers of potential confusion during stressful situations.
Removing those barriers frees up people to do the more important things, like focus on content and creativity.
And that is ultimately what this is all about...
Build a system you can trust.
Get the gear out of the way so more important things can get the attention they deserve.
Need help? Have suggestions? Let's chat.
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was at the center of a brief firestorm this week after a newsletter endorsing the “Meatless Monday” semi-vegetarian campaign appeared on the agency’s website. Agricultural-state Senators were not amused, and the USDA quickly backtracked.
We could use this as an opportunity to defend agriculture against debunked charges that modern practices harm the environment. Maybe we could draw attention to everyone’s least favorite animal-killing vegans, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, for taking informal bets on when Iowa Senator Charles Grassley will die. (Good taste has never been PETA’s strong suit.) Instead, we’ll just examine the origins of the “Meatless Monday” campaign.
The campaign was endowed by the foundation of upper-crust New York socialite Helaine Lerner, who has funded numerous animal-rights and environmentalist campaigns. In addition to financing the Meatless Monday project, Lerner also provided the cash that fueled the “GRACE Factory Farm Project,” dedicated to ending modern livestock practices that have made agriculture more efficient. The so-called Johns Hopkins “Center for a Livable Future” backed the Meatless Monday campaign. Of course, that might have had something to do with Lerner’s foundation seeding the Center.
Even with the USDA’s retraction, the Center for a Livable Future isn’t the only group trying to give “Miserable Monday” a new meaning. Everyone’s least favorite vegan group that doesn’t run a single pet shelter, the Humane Society of the United States, which partnered with Lerner on an anti-medical research campaign, also promotes Meatless Monday as a waypoint to meatless every-days. And the intellectual engine behind the territorial expansion of New York’s soda ban to Massachusetts called the campaign “a great thing to do.”
We’ll also warn New Yorkers that Johns Hopkins is home to the Bloomberg School of Public Health—with Prohibition the new “New York state of mind,” perhaps New Yorkers should start stockpiling pastrami alongside cola before their mayor gets any ideas. The last thing anybody needs is a new cause for a “case of the Mondays.” | <urn:uuid:8afb5d40-37e3-4b18-83a8-7f490cd73832> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.consumerfreedom.com/2012/07/agriculture-department-gags-on-anti-ag-campaign/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.931316 | 480 | 1.859375 | 2 |
LinkedIn recently announced the launch of a public LinkedIn bug bounty program to replace the invite-only program that had been in place since 2014. The HackerOne – hosted program enables hackers to test the primary web domain, LinkedIn.com, as well as the LinkedIn API and Android and iOS mobile applications, for security issues.
Under the LinkedIn Bug Bounty Program, Hackers that will be able to discover critical security vulnerabilities on the business-oriented social networking site will be rewarded between $5,000 and $15,000, while high severity flaws will be rewarded between $2,500 and $5,000, and medium severity issues will be rewarded between $250 and $2,500.
“Our security team strives to provide a safe and secure experience for our 830 million members and customers by quickly addressing security vulnerabilities, constantly improving our defenses, and safeguarding our product development process. Because of the program’s success, we have decided to make the program public and expand participation to anyone wanting to report potential security vulnerabilities,” said LinkedIn in a blog post.
What does the LinkedIn Bug Bounty Program include?
Implementation and design issues that have a significant effect on LinkedIn customer’s data or infrastructures, such as cross-site scripting (XSS), access control, authentication, cross-site request forgery (CSRF), SQL injection, and server-side code execution security flaws, are included in the scope on the Microsoft-owned platform.
Since its inception, the private program has awarded approximately $250,000 to nearly 500 submissions spanning the LinkedIn user platform and mobile apps.
It is also important to note that in 2021, LinkedIn, which connects users and job possibilities, was the source of two massive data leaks, affecting 500 million and 700 million users, respectively, however, both were traced to the scrapping of public web pages instead of cyber-attacks.
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Ever wondered why landing pages are ACTUALLY called landing pages? It kind of does what it suggests – visitors of your website ‘land’ on them, usually from other sources (such as links in other websites, facebook, through PPC and SEO).
For passengers to land safely at the airport, it is important to have a well-lit, clean and obstacle-free runway. No passenger directly lands on the building. The plane first touches the runway, taxis and stops to let passengers off, before it departs for the next flight. The better the runway, the safer the landing. Consider your website’s landing page to be nothing much different from that of the airport’s runway.
In a similar manner, landing pages are one of the most important parts of your website, and provide a great tool to collecting targeted email addresses. Just a small conversion rate change, can lead to a huge impact upon sales of your services.
According to a research by Hubspot, the average conversion rate for landing pages is in between 5% to 15%, but some even convert at over 30% that have been excellently optimised. Unfortunately, you’ll hear a number of web designers who aren’t keen to use landing pages, claiming that it takes time to create them and they never help in conversions. Whilst you will of course find others out there who are more than capable of helping you to create one, there is also plenty of software out there that’s so incredibly easy to use that you literally can do it yourself.
As well as creating landing pages for ourselves, it’s also something that many customers have asked us to help with in the past. I always look for software that’s easy and intuitive to use – to make sure I can get the job done as efficiently as possible, and minimise the amount of time I need to spend in learning how to use the new software. So here’s a quick rundown of our top landing pages tools.
As the name suggests, it aims to “stop your visitors from bouncing”. All you need to do is drag and drop elements such as forms, textboxes and images to create your own landing page. You get a nice template of the most common type of landing pages so that you can collect email address and describe your service without having any issues. Unbounce also proffers A/B split testing within so that you can check on the expected conversion rates. Alongside this, there are a number of templates that you can select from. Prices start from $50 up to $199 per month.
If you are looking for something a bit more economical, yet good in quality, design, etc. then go for Instapage. It has the same features as that of Unbounce, and the landing pages are also responsive which is super important these days in order to keep your mobile viewers happy. On top of that, it offers almost all of the same important features. It allows you to drag and drop elements such as text boxes, pictures, forms, etc. in and out of your page, as well as edit them just by clicking on them. You also get the A/B split test to use after you have finished making the first page and see for yourself how various versions of landing pages can help you achieve different conversion rates. Instapage also comes with a WordPress plugin so that you can integrate it easily onto any WordPress site.
When it comes to “the landing page”, nothing beats the popularity of LeadPages. It is perhaps one of the best and most well-known landing page creators. If you are following some of the top bloggers and internet marketers, chances are that they’ll be using LeadPages. As it goes with the saying “there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.” LeadPages has premium prices and A/B testing feature isn’t included in even the most basic version. That being said, you do get what you pay for, and the best part about LeadPages is that you can browse through a number of templates and sort them based upon conversion rate optimization. (Of course you need to remember that conversion rates are based upon previous history of the templates being used, and the overall result is going to be based upon your final design, the copy you use and the niche or industry you are targeting) A fab feature of Lead Pages is the inclusion of Lead Boxes. Here you can also configure pop-ups for your landing page and website, and make advanced adjustments. In a nutshell, Lead Pages is more expensive than others, but worth the price given the number of features. It does perhaps take more time to learn how to use than some of the others too.
4. Squeeze Page Toolkit
We love squeeze page toolkit for many reasons, but perhaps most because of it’s intuitive design and dead easy operation. Whilst the Squeeze Page Toolkit has many of the same features of other software, such as the drag and drop builder, built in templates and wordpress integration, the thing we love about it most is the way you can ‘feel’ your way around so easily. For even a complete newbie, we find this software easy to operate and anyone can create their own squeeze page. That being said, whilst it’s easy to use for non-tech users, it’s equally rich on features and easily customisable for the more advanced user who wants to take their design a step further. With mobile optimised pages as standard and integration with a whole bag of the most popular CRMs and email marketing tools, it’s a win-win in our eyes. Another great thing about this software is the really helpful support team, based in the UK. They even offer VIP support for those who want it, and nothing is ever too much trouble. There’s a handy tutorials section for newbie users, and a free trial if you want to try before you buy.
5. Hello Bar
Nothing beats the simplicity and ease-of-use of Hello Bar, which makes it a popular option for many . Hello Bar is more of an add on for your landing page rather than a landing page itself – it is a small thin bar running along the top of your site and can be used for a number of reasons. It can also be used to aid for your landing pages. You can connect your existing landing page and link it on the Hello Bar or can also use it for announcing promotions and discounts. You also have several options for installing Hello Bar, such as integrating it through a WordPress plugin, or manually through a code snippet. | <urn:uuid:2b238b4a-c453-4a08-8d8c-ddd1c4d91472> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vapromag.co.uk/top-5-tools-to-easily-create-professional-landing-pages/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.954938 | 1,388 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Welcome, have a Look Around!
Provides ideas and information for people involved in the various economic sectors of society including retail, manufacturing, financial, processing, services, etc. This includes small business owners, entrepreneurs, marketers, people in the hospitality industry, business leaders and administrators, talent managers, etc.
Provides ideas and information for people who creatively express their thoughts and emotions through theater, drama, dance, music, creative writing and the visual arts, including photography to connect and share their love of creativity & creative thinking. This includes artists, writers, dancers, theater performers & support personnel, people involved with various aspects of digital expression, etc.
Provides ideas and information for people involved in the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits to connect and share their love of creativity & creative thinking. This includes teachers and administrators in preschool through higher education, educational consultants, developers of training curriculums, etc.
Provides ideas and information for people involved in parenting and providing support services to families. This includes parents, homeschoolers, family counselors, life coaches, and those who focus on families and family-related fields.
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Newsletter - Week 8 Term Two
Newsletter 17 22 June 2022
It is exciting that this year is the first year we celebrate Matariki with a public holiday. This is an important event to celebrate. Our Year 4 - 6 classes have been creating a variety of projects inquiring into our driving question, ‘How do we honour the stories of the past as we use them to shape our future?’.
To showcase our learning, Year 4 to 6 students invite our whānau to come in for a mini breakfast on Friday, July 1 between 7:45 - 8:45, for Rooms 12 and 14, and Monday, July 4 between 7:45 - 8:45 for Rooms 1 - 5. The students would love to see you and show off all their projects.
Thanks to Kakano 1 and Mrs Dobson for a great assembly focusing on talents and also to the Kahikatea team children for the Matariki liturgy. Lots of great Te Reo readings. It’s nice to be together as a whole school, almost like the old days!
Our Chess children played particularly well in the Rotorua Tournament: Claire Delos Santos was the top girl and second overall. Our team was placed second. Thanks to Mr G and the parents who helped with transport to the venue.
A group of children played at a golf tournament at Lake View Golf Club and had a fantastic day. It was really a ‘GIVE IT A GO DAY’. Thanks to Brigitte Holmes and the parents who helped with transport.
Two rugby teams were competing in the Regional rippa competition in Te Puke today, narrowly missing out on winning. They played very well.
It was remiss of me not publishing the results of our School Country Event. Congratulations to these students:
11 Year old Girls:
Rosa Atkinson 1st, Eunice Chikono 2nd, Ivansha Kumar 3rd.
11 Year old Boys:
Hugh Milligan 1st, Marlo MacDonald 2nd, Leonardo Spanbroek 3rd.
10 Year old Girls:
Alana Thomson 1st, Lea Gelid 2nd, Lydia Hardman 3rd.
10 Year old Boys:
Caleb Finnerty 1st, Oliver Smith 2nd, Henry Terry 3rd.
9 Year old Girls:
Sara Plummer 1st, Emma Doyle 2nd, Samara Jessen 3rd.
9 Year old Boys:
Max Schuster 1st, Xavier Parata 2nd, Alexander Marsh 3rd.
8 Year old Girls:
Mila Grant 1st, Wairanaki Ngawhika 2nd, Indie Fraser 3rd.
8 Year old. Boys:
Mateo Parra Rodriguez 1st, Ian Yoo 2nd, Louis Mathis 3rd.
Our Principal for a day, Lachlan, thinks being a Principal is hard work. He had a great day and met with lots of staff and children to discuss their needs for the school. Lachlan hasn’t presented these to me yet. The school might look a little different if all these ideas are implemented in the school.
We look forward to our Sacred Heart Mass on Thursday, tomorrow at 11.30 am. We would love to see many parents/whanau here with us tomorrow.
And last but not least - FRIDAY IS A MATARIKI HOLIDAY! Enjoy.
Have a good week,
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES
You are all invited to join the whole school to celebrate the Sacred Heart Mass this Thursday 23rd June at 11:30 am. Father Thomas wants to see as many families as possible bringing their children to Mass on a Sunday. He fully understands that you may have other commitments and knows you might not be able to attend every Sunday. Father Thomas would like to see you at our School Masses, especially if you cannot commit to coming to Mass as a family on a Sunday.
Father Thomas is also hoping to set up a choir. He is hoping to take the group of children to practice the songs during school time. Father Thomas is very passionate about our young learners being a part of our St Mary's Parish community. Have a chat with your children to see if they would consider joining the choir at church.
Have a lovely short week.
Take care and God bless.
Sara Mines and Lorna Dobson
On behalf of Matariki Rotorua, an invitation is extended to you, your families, and their families, to attend the first ever Matariki Rotorua ceremony.
Please dress warm and bring photos of loved ones who have passed, for a truly special celebration.
School Production 2022
Term 3 - Week 10 :
"Little Red Rocking Hood" - A Rock Opera full of singing, dancing and humour. This is a lively, modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood - designed to be performed by 5 to 12 year olds as a rock opera.
This year Mrs Jane Trask will be directing and choreographing Little Red Rocking Hood alongside Musical Director Lorette Tiedt. Together with a production team of talented parents and volunteers we will produce this classic story with a twist.
Auditions will be held in Week 9 of Term 2. As there are minimal speaking main roles, most of these will go to Senior Students in Years 5/6. All classes will be involved. Stay tuned for more information. If you wish to offer any help or expertise, sponsorship or anything else, please email Jane Trask: firstname.lastname@example.org
Years 5-6 Audition slips need to have been returned to the red box at the student counter by today (Wednesday). If you missed out on a slip please apply to the school office.
Years 3 to 6 - We will call for interest for the “rocking roll singers” group in week one of term three.
All years 3 to 6 students - there will be a signup sheet for interest in being one of the 12 extra dancers - next to the Redbox at the student counter. The dance audition will be separate to the main character speaking roles.
What a hectic 3 weeks - 4 tournaments with teams playing in Taupo, Hamilton, Tauranga and finally, Rotorua.
The children did so well with our team qualifying for the Team Nationals later in the year. We have already qualified for the maximum of 8 team players. (The first school in NZ to achieve this!)
Four students have ‘individually’ qualified for the National Championships. To qualify you need to finish in the top 3 individual standings or be top girl. Lucas MacDonald, Tamba Kortequee, Alvin Biju and Claire delos Santos are our current qualifiers. Claire was top girl at all four tournaments - an amazing feat for her first year playing.
-Teams finished 1st and 3rd
-Individuals were 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
-Teams finished 3rd and 5th
-Teams were 2nd and 4th
-Teams were 2nd, 6th, 10th
As well there was a rookie section for those new to playing in chess tournaments. We had 12 children competing which augers well for our chess future. What was even more exciting was that we filled the top 5 positions.
A big thank you to all the parents who have helped with transport and supervision at these events. It is very satisfying and pleasing for all concerned.
Ray Guilford, CEO.
Holiday Steam Camp
Holiday Steam Camp
During the upcoming holidays we are hosting a FREE Steam Camp at school. Year 5/6 students are invited to register and attend the two days.
We will explore technology, including drones, robotics and other technologies. Scan the QR code on the poster or click on this link to register. Numbers are limited, so get in quick.
FOOTBALL CLUB DUTY this Saturday 25 June -
Help required please -
We are needing helpers to set up, bbq, and clean up.
There are time slots available from 8am to 12pm.
Please contact Shanelle in the office or David Macmillan, and let them know where you can assist. Thank you in advance.
TOUGH GUY AND TOUGH GIRL CHALLENGE
Registrations close 5 August. Years 3 - 6 $25 per entry. Forms are at the office.
If you are attending your child/childrens' sporting events and have some good photos to share, please send to email@example.com with a notation about the occasion.
Please regularly check our school website for information about the sport/s your child is playing. If you have any sports queries please do not ring the office. Contact for the Sports
Co-ordinator is : firstname.lastname@example.org. or mobile 0272857579
Raincoat left by student on front steps after school. Light grey with white spots. Hanging in the school foyer.
Eat Yummy Apples for new sports gear...
Rotorua Lakes Volunteer Coastguard service
Rotorua Lakes Volunteer Coastguard is looking for new volunteers!
Our Coastguard Rescue Vessel volunteers are out on the water across Aotearoa saving lives and supporting our boating community. Here in Rotorua we cover all the lakes, and some of the Waikato River. We train on Monday evenings, in our two high-spec dedicated Coastguard Rescue Vessels. Coastguard provides all online and practical training to help you become an operational crew member.
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Riley County reported its highest jump in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Jan. 12, since the beginning of the pandemic. There are currently 1,017 active cases in Riley County, with a 14-day positivity rate of 20.19 percent.
Additionally, the county reported that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment identified at least five cases of the Omicron variant in Riley County. Vivienne Uccello, public information officer for the city of Manhattan, said the KDHE tests only about two percent of the positive samples it processes for variants.
Evidence suggests infections from Omicron might be milder, Uccello said. However, since a percentage of the population is still vulnerable, the more people infected with COVID-19, the more people will end up hospitalized, she said.
“So what we hope for everyone is that if they are positive, that they have a very mild case or even have no symptoms — we’ve had cases like that still, that someone tests positive and they don’t have any symptoms at all,” Uccello said. “And of course, that is always the hope — that somebody doesn’t get incredibly sick. Unfortunately, as we look at kind of the situation across Kansas, hospitals are filling up, and that is a serious concern.”
The county also recently announced it can no longer provide contact tracing for all individuals who test positive for COVID-19 because of the sheer number of cases it is receiving.
Health department director Julie Gibbs said that while Manhattan has been able to stay afloat, it is becoming difficult to transfer patients or keep them in the hospital because of strained facilities in the city and across the state.
“We’re kind of at the point where we didn’t want to be — where we’ve tried to prevent ourselves from being this whole time,” Gibbs said. “And now, the students coming back that adds another layer — or could add another layer — to this whole thing. Just adding more numbers, possible cases. So we really encourage the students when they come back to continue those safety precautions that we’ve been preaching this whole time.”
COVID-19 at Kansas State
In the next few days, droves of students will return to Manhattan after spending weeks in their home counties — some of which are experiencing high positivity rates. A 30.5 percent 7-day positivity was seen in Johnson County last week.
For the week of Jan. 3 through 7, the campus positivity rate at K-State jumped to 26.35 percent after remaining under 10 percent since November.
Aryn Price, director of risk management and quality improvement at Lafene Health Center, said individuals being tested at Lafene are primarily symptomatic.
Thomas Lane, vice president of student life and dean of students, said the university is preparing for the return of students this semester.
“We’re committed to in-person learning, with the understanding that faculty have the ability to temporarily adjust their class modality based upon how the pandemic is impacting their class,” Lane said.
Price said Lafene will be receiving more testing machines to offer additional testing, and the university is ensuring that students in isolation are well cared for.
Additionally, Lane said supervisors are encouraged to provide hybrid work environments where appropriate, and K-State is currently maintaining its mask mandate.
Lane also said the university is working to maintain an in-person learning environment.
“We know that’s important for students, we know it’s important for students’ mental health, we know that for many of our students, the completely online or remote environment is not conducive to their academic progress,” Lane said. “And so we’re committed to that in-person learning environment. But of course, with a pandemic, things can change and we remain to be flexible and giving each other grace as we continue to navigate through these unprecedented times,”
Students who are immunocompromised or at high risk are encouraged to contact the Student Access Center to work out accommodations they might need, Lane said.
“I think we’re beginning to recognize that COVID is going to be with us for the foreseeable future and that we need to figure out ways to coexist with it without completely disrupting our lives,” Lane said. “And so I think that the steps that we’re taking are congruent with that approach.”
Methods of Mitigation
Gibbs, Uccello, Price and Lane all said they encourage students to get vaccinated if they haven’t.
“That’s one of the most important things that any student can do — if they’re not vaccinated, and it’s safe for them to do so, to get vaccinated,” Lane said. “We know that getting vaccinated and being boosted is the best preventative measure for serious illness or hospitalization.”
Lafene continues to offer appointments for vaccinations, Price said.
Additionally, pharmacies in the area are offering vaccinations, Uccello said. The health department also offers vaccinations.
Students are encouraged to continue wearing masks indoors — and it is still required inside campus buildings. Gibbs said students should continue to wear cloth masks if that is all they have available.
“There is evidence out there saying that you should look more toward an N95 or surgical mask with this new variant but right now, just whatever you have,” Gibbs said. “Continue to mask up, and I think … it’s more important to wear your mask right, whatever mask you wear.”
The CDC recently updated its isolation and quarantine guidelines for COVID-19, and the KDHE followed suit. The new guidelines shorten both the isolation and quarantine times.
K-State has also updated its isolation and quarantine guidelines to reflect these changes.
Gibbs said the health department is primarily preparing for the incoming students by providing ample information that is consistent with K-State.
“K-State has done a great job of communicating with us, with all of their messaging and with what kind of testing they’re doing and how their vaccination efforts are going,” Gibbs said. “So we have a good relationship with the university and with Lafene Health Center, so that’s good — we have that on our side.”
Additionally, Gibbs said the health department is working on ensuring they have enough testing and vaccine supplies.
Uccello said students should take all the safety precautions they have been hearing about since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“So wear a mask if you’re out in public, if you are sick at all, even if you think you just have a little cold or something mild, please stay home,” Uccello said. “It’s possible that you have one of those mild cases and could still spread the virus to somebody who’s more vulnerable.”
Uccello also encouraged students to get their information from reputable sources like a medical provider at Lafene or the CDC or KDHE websites.
“We’re always happy when students return to town — they’re an important part of our community,” Uccello said. “We just encourage everybody to take precautions and stay safe … So do everything in your power to protect yourself and fellow students and your family members, and we would very much appreciate it — we want you to stay healthy.” | <urn:uuid:15fd97ba-9308-44a5-b7dd-383edcd9c51e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2022/01/12/university-riley-county-prepare-for-spring-semester-amid-covid-19-case-surge/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.959786 | 1,592 | 1.757813 | 2 |
It wasn’t until after the fact that some Saint Mary’s
administrators realized students attended a pro-choice rally with money from
the college. The situation has been stirring up some controversy with Catholics
on campus who strongly oppose abortion.
Four St. Mary’s students and one faculty member attended
a pro-choice rally in Washington D.C. It was a leadership conference was designed
to encourage youth to save abortion rights.
Mary Watrobka is one of the four St. Mary’s students
who attended the pro-choice rally. It was a free trip funded by an organization
at Saint Mary’s College. "I had a couple support me and tell me I should
go and represent the minority of pro-choice women on this campus because it
is a silent group but they’re still here," says Mary.
Administration says decision was wrong
St. Mary’s spokesperson Melanie Engler says, "The administration’s position
is that the decision was wrong." But the Center for Women’s Intercultural
Leadership on campus approved a grant so the students could go to the pro-choice
They received a grant for more than $1700. Many administrators
didn’t even know about the conference until they group had already attended.
Engler says, "Funding is more than exposure. Funding is endorsing and that
is something the college thinks shouldn’t have happened here."
…Some students support the funding, like Lauren O’Brien. "I think it’s
a good idea, aside from the fact we’re a Catholic college and not suppose to
believe in abortion."
Mary Watrobka says St. Mary’s is not just a Catholic
college. It’s also a women’s college. But the administration says, ultimately,
the beliefs of the Catholic Church blanket the school. [Full
I am glad that the school administration doesn’t support this and is taking
steps to prevent this from occurring in the future. It is also good that the
pro-abortion crowd is in the minority of this campus.
The two student quotes are pretty strange. If the students had attended a K
K K rally would the quotes have been.
"I think it’s a good idea,
aside from the fact we’re a Black college and not suppose to believe in racism."
"… is not just a Black college. It’s also a
I am not sure exactly how being a woman is suppose to trump the Catholic faith
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Is There Environmental Racism in Omaha?
Environmental racism is when communities of racial minorities are connected to a specific area, then they are subjected to unequal exposure of pollutants compared to other races. These include the denial of access to clean air, water, and even at times, natural resources. Many times, what causes these pollutants are the businesses that are placed into these communities that inevitably end up harming them.
This study is an attempt to determine the potential effects of Environmental Racism dealing with water and air quality in Omaha, Nebraska. Expanding further on topics of water pollution and air pollution; one obstacle that was apparent is that there was no available public data that shows a distinct reading on air quality and water quality in each neighborhood in Omaha. One may form theories around where the local energy plants, recycling plants, and landfills are located, and then observe the socioeconomic development of these areas. These places are significant because they are notorious for these types of contaminants.
Water pollution is problematic and many things can be the cause of this type of pollutant. From farming, landfills, and, waste water, there can be plenty of ways for someone’s water supply to become contaminated. Specifically; for Omaha, Nebraska, it is noted that the main cause of water contamination is from farming. 85% of the population is using groundwater as drinking water. Without knowing it, people are being contaminated. This is because there’s about 18,000 miles of flowing rivers and streams and about 430 square miles of lakes. Runoff from rain and irrigation can carry contamination and top soil into these streams and into our urban and rural areas. This is what’s causing our surface water contamination (Calow, 2013). The same water we’re using for our health could be destroying it. There’s been over 50 years of crop production in Nebraska and this alone has caused fertilizers and chemicals to reach our groundwater and contaminate parts of the state. The main communities that are directly influenced by this contamination tends to be farmers and the communities that live nearby. This is mainly because the well waters that they use are directly contaminated (Gerlock, 2016). Because it takes time for these chemicals to be filtered out of the water by natural means, it is important to monitor the amount that is being discharged into our water sources.
Air pollution is becoming a more prevalent problem in Omaha. There has been more concern in recent years because of the influx of people moving to the area. Many people in down town are concerned with the threat from Smog, especially during the summer when smog is normally worse. We also found a coal mine tucked into the heart of Omaha that causes so much particle pollution. It is responsible for 14 deaths a year 22 heart attacks and over 240 asthma attacks as a direct result of particle pollution infecting the areas air. The financial cost of all of this on the locals who are affected is estimated to be more than $100,000.
Due to a higher influx of people to the Omaha area, the city is starting to become highly populated, and in turn more people are driving, and more concrete is being used to fix roads and construct buildings. This is now leading people to become concern with smog, especially during the summer months when ground level ozone is stronger due to the heat. Many people are now discussing ways to combat this in the Central Omaha area (Gaarder, 2015).
U.S Ozone Limits (Garrder,2015).
The clean air act gives the EPA authority to establish national ambient air quality standards. Ambient air is the air that we as humans have access to outdoors. Before Nebraska can implement and enforce these EPA laws, air quality regulations need to be made for the state. This is a process that takes a lot of time to complete. The goal of Air Quality Divisions is to maintain ambient air standards, protect the quality of air in areas of the state that have air cleaner than the standards, and implement air quality rules and regulations so that we can have set ways to bettering our air quality (Air Quality Division, 2017). These standards are based on each pollutant’s effects on our health and environment. The standard for particulate matter (dust, microscopic debris) is less than 10 microns in diameter. They also look for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and lead.
There is no available public data that shows a distinct reading on air quality in each neighborhood in Omaha. Looking at places that are notorious for producing pollutants that include, nuclear power plants, coal plants, landfills/ recycling plants, and smog in the cities; there was a contrast to the communities that live in these areas. This did show that many of these locations tend to have poorer communities living near them.
In Nebraska, we have 3 local agencies: Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department, Omaha Air Quality Control, and the Douglas County Health Department. These agencies are responsible for air quality monitoring, planning, permitting and enforcement within the areas of their authority. However, with further research, we found that the information that was given for Nebraska was very vague. In the Public Inspection Draft 2016, Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan (2016), it was loosely explained what they were looking for and when a specific pollutant was evaluated (i.e. SO, CO, NOx PMs…) there was not much information on how much it was reading or why we were monitoring that kind of pollutant in that area. There was even mention that one of the monitoring sites were “temporarily closed”, but there was no mention for how long or why it was even closed. Despite all of this there was no specific trend on the location of where air quality is measured. It seems as if it is sporadic across the city of Omaha. This could have to do with the amount of funding for these devices or the limited places that these air monitoring devices could be set up. There is no apparent trend on the economic or racial trend concerning air monitoring systems.
The high demand for energy for each state is negatively effecting lower income areas in Omaha. There are nuclear plants, coal plants, and then the agricultural influences due to corn and soy for ethanol and bio-fuels, that could be negatively impacting communities. Most of these places in either North Omaha or by the boarder of Iowa. The byproducts of all these energy systems create external costs that affect the local population and the local environment. In both short term and long term ways.
Landfills and recycling plants can cause potential ground and water pollution if they are not sealed correctly. However, the ones in and around Omaha seems to up to standard. No matter how up to par a landfill is, there is still a chance of air pollution; also, these locations are not normally very pleasing to look at. The main dilemma in the Omaha metro is the locations of the landfills and recycling plants. They appear to be in northern Omaha, southern Omaha, and on the Iowa border.
“Waste Disposal in Nebraska” (2012)
At first the segregation was racial with Nebraska’s redlining past; but now one would see present day doing more with the socioeconomic status of the community. This tendency of racial segregation continued in an indirect way due to the minority groups still living in poorer communities because of the many years of exclusion. This trend is displayed a lot in throughout United States. Most frequently though, here in Omaha, the communities that are facing and indirect environmental racism are of a lower pay scale that those who are of higher income. There are similar trends in other cities across the nation (Luo, 2015). However, in some circumstances, we saw that due to the culture of an area, sometimes the higher income communities inadvertently experience more of certain pollution (Wartenberg, 2010); but, there was no Apparent trend in Omaha.
Socioeconomic segregation results in poor people being disproportionate exposure to environmental pollutants such as particle pollution in water and air. The noticeable discoveries that are in the Omaha area is that this isn’t a problem of race but socioeconomic status. So then, this dose not only affect minorities, but people in lower incomes across the board. This is not barefaced racial dilemma as it is leaning towards more of a mistreatment of those of lower income. People in lower incomes tend to be mistreated in the way we place them with the burden of environmental hazards (Lowman, 2013). Where capitalism has consumed the ethics of government. Regardless of where one my lie on the socioeconomic scale one should have access to the same endowed benefits that others do on the scale or at least be accommodated. Therefore, the less money you have the more vulnerable you are. Many of the trends we have found are nonrenewable energy sources and “dumps” that are built around low income areas so that institutions can save money at the expense of the poor residents located nearby.
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Childhood development experts agree that the time to seek out support and treatment for your child is when struggles are frequent, intense, and/or when they have a significant, detrimental impact on daily functioning.
These struggles can be:
- behavioral (hitting, crying, sudden withdrawal, or isolation);
- verbal (cursing or incessant complaints and whining); or
- functional (bedwetting, failure to make academic gains or grasp skills).
Parents can also seek treatment and support for their kids because of situational circumstances. This can mean traumatic loss, drastic changes like death or divorce, or concerns that your child isn’t ready for a new life stage.
Having a hard time knowing where to start? These four commonly used therapy modalities help kids process their feelings.
Play therapy encourages children to play out their fears, worries, and conflicts. It helps children develop self-confidence as well as social, relationship, and problem-solving skills. Kids can also learn how to express emotions and take responsibility for their behaviors.
How Does Play Therapy Work?
Parents are actively involved in play therapy. Play therapists meet with parents first so they can understand their young client’s current challenges, as well as provide adults with a brief overview of what to expect along the journey.
At my practice, I see children individually once a week for about 45 minutes. After every four to six sessions, I consult with parents to review goals, offer supportive strategies for home and school, and make any necessary recommendations.
Children explore a playroom and engage with their therapist at their comfort level. Over each session, the therapist models self-regulation and uses encouraging and self-esteem-building language.
For a child who can’t self-regulate and is having multiple tantrums at home, the therapist will name all the things the child can do successfully like building towers or remembering songs from the radio. This makes connections for the child that things like singing or using their creativity are ways to self-soothe when they’re feeling intense emotions.
Yes, we are “playing,” but a play therapist is highly trained in responding to play and children’s behavior. The ultimate goal is improving function. Play therapists permit “bad” behavior as long as everyone can stay physically and emotionally safe. Over time, kids acquire new coping tools and rewire their previous patterns.
Who Is The Best Candidate For Play Therapy?
Play therapy is developmentally appropriate for children ages 3-12. Play is the language of children: The prefrontal cortex (our wise mind) isn’t fully online until the later adolescent years—and even then complete development doesn’t round out until age 25. Talk therapy for kids 13 and under can take quite a bit longer for parents to see positive results.
Teenagers can benefit from play therapy, too. I have done play therapy successfully with minors as old as 17 and 18! They love being able to let down their guard and take a break from their “cool” image. Teens love to explore a sandbox, blow bubbles, or cry just like a little kid without being shamed or shut down.
How Do I Find A Play Therapist?
If you’re looking for a play therapist for your teenager, ask them if they’d like to talk to someone other than you. Teenagers like to be included in decision making—it makes them feel empowered. Frame the appointment as a reverse interview; the teen can identify if the therapist is a good fit for them.
You can find more information and therapist contact pages through Association for Play Therapy.
The relatively new field of neuroscience has unpacked that parent/caregiver attention and attachment are crucial to the well-being of a child. Theraplay® can help build (or rebuild) the attachment bonds that are necessary for healthy relationships, learning, and general well-being. It’s a form of child and family therapy focused on building and enhancing attachment, self-esteem, and trust.
How Does Theraplay Work?
Despite its name, Theraplay is NOT play therapy. Instead the therapist is teaching the parent / caregiver and child skills. There are toys to help the child engage, but they are secondary to what’s going on during the session.
In Theraplay, a child experiencing anxiety or distress at home or school has a session with their caregiver and the practitioner. The practitioner gives targeted feedback, which the parent then implements at home. Using those demonstrated skills will increase parent-child connection and reduce challenging behaviors.
Who Is The Best Candidate For Theraplay?
Theraplay can be a good option for foster or adoptive families who want professional help in building connection with their children as they transition into their home.
It could also be a helpful modality for reuniting parents and children (e.g. Mom was deployed overseas for some time, or Dad was experiencing a deep clinical depression during a child’s first few years).
How Do I Find A Theraplay Specialist?
Theraplay.org has a directory of Theraplay Certified Practitioners.
Sand Tray/Play Therapy
Although many therapists who work with children incorporate sandboxes for a sensory and playful experience, sand Tray/Play Therapy is a specialized practice.
Sand tray therapy is a very powerful tool that can be used in addition to talk therapy. (Bessel van der kolk, the leading trauma expert and author of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, supports Sandplay as a treatment for healing.)
Sand tray helps the left side of the brain—which is responsible for language—process emotions that are stuck in the right side of the brain. It creates a meditative state that allows clients to express those difficult experiences with or without words.
How Does Sand Tray Therapy Work?
The client uses a tray and small figurines to create a scene. This helps their body and subconscious mind “show” the therapist what is happening in their internal world.
Instead of “talking it out,” the client can take a step back, protect their vulnerable side, and still address what’s causing them pain. The therapist then uses specific prompts and lines of questions to elicit more information and move the client towards healing.
Who Is The Best Candidate for Sand Tray Therapy?
Sand tray therapy can be an excellent option for tweens (kids ages 11-13) who are a little too old or resistant to play. As mentioned above, talk therapy with this age will take a long time, but isn’t totally out of the question. A good therapist will blend modalities to support the client’s journey.
How Do I Find a Sand Tray Therapist?
Many therapists who work with children have sandboxes or trays in their offices (I do!). But there is a specific certification and credentialing process to be called a sand tray/play therapist.
If you are expressly looking for this, make sure to ask about the therapist’s training during your consultation. You’ll want to ask if the therapist will be interpreting or analyzing sand tray scenes and if this mode of engagement is successful with the issues you’d like to be addressed with your child in sessions.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
While EMDR can be used for smaller issues, it’s most notably used for traumatic events like accidents and abuse.
After a traumatic event, children can display a host of symptoms including panic, difficulty sleeping, and regression in developmental milestones. Implementing EMDR can help them recover from these setbacks.
“When yucky things happen, the brain has a hard time putting all the pieces together and as a result, things that people say or do—or things that kids see, hear, smell, or touch—can bring up the yucky memories, the mixed-up thoughts, feelings and body feelings connected to those yucky things,” writes Ana Gomez, a psychotherapist and expert in EMDR.
“EMDR helps the brain put all the pieces together so the yucky stuff can leave us and the good stuff or the things we learned from it can stay so we get stronger,” she continues. “Then, the brain can chew up and digest all the mixed-up feelings and thoughts as well as the yucky feelings we may have in the body.”
How Does EMDR Work?
EMDR uses bilateral stimulation (either through sight, sound, or touch) to help clients heal from disturbing or traumatic life events.
The therapist gives the client various prompts while also discussing the upsetting event and incorporating soothing cues for their nervous system.
This type of therapy fosters a deeper form of therapeutic healing. Clients using EMDR see a decrease in symptoms that is seven times faster than traditional talk therapy.
Who Is The Best Candidate For EMDR?
EMDR is helpful for kids who are experiencing emotional distress as a result of challenging life events. (Some examples: being bullied by peers, being in a near-death event, or having an ill parent.)
Since some children may have a hard time staying engaged for a full session of EMDR, it’s best for children 8 and up.
Some other limitations to be aware of are that symptoms may be increased for 24-48 hours after an EMDR session. In addition, this type of therapy would not be beneficial to a child whose symptoms are severe.
How Do I Find An EDMR Therapist for Kids?
The credentialing body EMDRIA, has a Find a Therapist Directory to find EMDRIA members providing EMDR therapy in your area. The directory includes searches by location, name, and other criteria.
Moving Forward With Getting Professional Help For Your Child
These four therapies are just a few geared toward children’s mental health. There are several treatment options out there for kids and families who are struggling, including art therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and neurological testing. A professional can refer you to the right resource if they aren’t a match for you and your child’s needs.
If you’re not sure where to begin, try thinking about the “end.” What would life look and feel like at the end of successful treatment? What is the goal you want to achieve? School support? Increased confidence? Less tantrums? These prompts will help you and your chosen professional make the best choices for your child and your family.
Children benefit from having a place and space that’s just for them to talk, play, and share their feelings. As a school social worker, many children have told me that they like knowing there’s a place within the school building that there is no pressure to perform or “be” any specific way. They can show up fully as themselves and not be judged.
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In April 1994, the seven-minute performance of Riverdance, combining the music of Bill Whelan with a reinterpretation of traditional Irish dance, had an immediate and remarkable impact on the Irish public. Shining a new, international spotlight on Ireland and Irish culture at a time of great economic, political and cultural change, Riverdance became a symbol of a new national self-image and an essential part of the narrative of fin-de-siècle Ireland. Immediately reaching number one in the Irish charts, and entering the top ten in the UK, the performance was subsequently developed into a full-length show which has been performed on every continent to extraordinary acclaim. Prior to Riverdance, Bill Whelan was responsible for producing hundreds of recordings by Irish and international artists, including U2 and Kate Bush, was a member of the group Planxty, and had written major works for traditional music soloists and orchestra such as The Seville Suite and The Spirit of Mayo. In the years since he has continued to write and produce, was awarded a Grammy in 1997 for the music to Riverdance, received two lifetime achievement awards from IMRO and the Meteor Music Awards, has recently been commissioned by the Metropolitian Opera in New York, and in December 2007 released a CD of new work, The Connemara Suite.In this unique interview, Toner Quinn, Editor of JMI, talks to Bill Whelan about his musical background in Limerick, his diverse career in music, the success of Riverdance, his passion for music education, and how the Irish celebrate themselves.
Toner Quinn:You have recently released The Connemara Suite, a suite of three pieces for orchestra and soloists. It is the first CD of your own work since Riverdance, apart from film music, and it is tied in with the geography of Connemara whereyou now live. How important has Connemara become as a place where you can work?
Bill Whelan: It’s a very interesting question, particularly relative to The Connemara Suite, because of the three pieces two of them were not written here. Both Errisbegand Carna were written in Paris. To the point of your question, Connemara is very important. I have been coming here since 1984, when I wrote the music for the filmLamb with Van Morrison. In 1997 we bought a house in Connemara and I built a studio here. I suppose in as much as a nomad like me can say this is where I come from, Connemara is our home. In a curious way it was very inspirational to write about Connemara from Paris. It kind of pushes your imagination a little bit more rather than just sitting looking at it out the window.
TQ: In Inislacken, the first part of the suite, there is a passage which is particularly characteristic of your work, in that it crosses two traditions, when fiddle-player Zoë Conway plays in a traditional style and the classical violinist Fionnuala Hunt partners her. At that moment, when you are writing for two solo violinists from two different traditions, what are your considerations?
BW: At a moment like that in particular you have to lean towards the Irish tradition and expect everybody else to get in line. I would be inclined to let the tradition, or my sense of the tradition, lead, and then try and tuck the rest in behind it, rather than write something very smart that pulls bits out of the tradition but doesn’t seem when you listen to it to be anything more than a nod towards it.
Zoë Conway came to me in a roundabout kind of way. My son was playing with a band in Lorient. When he came back he said I had to hear this young fiddle-player. That started a musical relationship that led to both me producing her solo album and also to all of The Connemara Suite, which was written in some way with her in mind. The thing about Zoë is that she is such a well-schooled musician you can virtually write anything for her. She reads perfectly, and yet because she has been going to the Willy Clancy Summer School and all points north, south, east and west of it for a long time, she is steeped in the tradition. You write a melody for her, and, as long as you are careful with it, as soon as she plays it, she validates it in some way.
TQ: You have also recently been commissioned by the Metropolitian Opera in New York. Could you tell me more about that?
BW: When Peter Gelb took over at the Met a couple of years ago, he came up with an idea to try to stimulate some new writing and commissioned people like Wynton Marsalis, Rufus Wainwright and myself. At the moment the poet Paul Muldoon and I are writing together. The sense of the commission is to try to stimulate writers who are perhaps not normally associated with opera, to do something that would deliver some new works into the field. It is a commission by the Met and the Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts working together. The Lincoln Centre will workshop it and we will then decide whether it is appropriately positioned in either the Met or the Lincoln Centre. The actual performance date has yet to be decided.
TQ: Could you tell me about your background as a composer and musician?
BW: My earliest musical memories involve percussion. My father played harmonica and I can remember sitting on the floor at home with two knives on a Callard & Bowser’s tin – I can still see it – and playing percussive accompaniments to my father’s harmonica playing. That would be my first musical memory, and it is followed on by attendances at rehearsals of the Limerick Pipe Band where I sat lovingly beside the drummers. I was at a gig in Berkeley recently and got into a long discussion with drummers about drumming, and it has been central to my music. I always had rhythm – rhythmic music was always very much to the fore of my early consciousness. That was to change, but it was elemental for me.
My father was a very important influence on me, particularly when I think back to what came into the house courtesy of my father’s musical curiosity. Growing up in Limerick in the 1950s, few of my contemporaries were listening to Jussi Björling, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Bill Haley, Con Foley and the Clancy Brothers. He was bringing all this into the house. We had an extraordinary record collection.
I was an only child, we never had a car, and I grew up with a father who was passionate about music, photography and film-making. We had a 16mm film camera and he built a tiny cinema in our house, a small, terraced, red-bricked house in Barrington Street, Limerick. We had a Bell & Howell projector and he and his pal broke holes in the wall, to my mother’s horror, and built a little projection box. He shot several home movies. He would have been joining film clubs in the UK and swapping films with fellow enthusiasts in Limerick. My mother also had a passion for music: she was a classical pianist, and actually could have had a career in music. A musical evening in our house would have been a bit of my father’s harmonica playing and then a bit of Chopin and ‘Home! Sweet Home!’ with variations.
TQ: Were there many musical evenings?
BW: Yes, quite a few, when relations would come by or friends. My parents were slightly reserved, so it wasn’t a room full of people. But there would be five or six people, and one or two would play the piano. Neither of my parents drank, so it wasn’t a drinky, smoky, piano thing; it was just for music.
There was always a good piano in the house. In fact we had a Bechstein. I don’t know where my parents used to get the money sometimes. Unlike my mother, my father was somewhat cavalier in money-matters. He would go and buy things and then take the consequences later. There was a lot of items bought by hire-purchase. He was the kind of man who liked quality items, but then, we never had a holiday, because we had a newsagent’s. We opened every day of the year except Christmas Day. Even on St Stephen’s Day we opened because the racing papers came in.
TQ: At what age did you go to music lessons?
BW: I was probably about 8. I had private piano tuition. There was no music programme in our school, and that’s something that has become a passion of mine in later life: music education. I later went to the Limerick School of Music and had violin and piano lessons there, at 15. The violin had a very short career. Generally speaking I wasn’t a very good music student. I was always doing my own thing. My father, because he wasn’t trained, would come in and he would ask me what I learned yesterday, and I would sit down and play whatever came into my head. They were probably my earliest compositions. I had nothing to play him, so I would just play around a set of chords and improvise a little bit of melody. And he would say, that sounds nice. I think he knew quite well what was going on frankly, but he was encouraging.
When I was in my mid teens, I developed an enormous interest in recording. I had convinced my father to buy a Vortexion tape recorder. Myself and a few pals, fellow music enthusiasts, who I was in bands with, started a studio in the attic of my house in Limerick. My father and I built a little control room, and we put in the Vortexion. We actually recorded a record there, released by a group called the Shannon Folk Four from Killaloe, around 1967.
I had started to write pieces of music at this stage. I sent a friend in England a demo of one of the pieces I had written, an instrumental piece for flute and piano, and it ended up being the theme music for a Richard Harris film. He brought it into Richard Harris’ publishing company and, after a week or so, rang them up and he said, did you listen to that tape. They said no, and he said, well I am coming over to pick it up anyway, because we have got a big offer from RCA.
TQ: Which you didn’t.
BW: No. It was bullshit. When he got over to the office to pick up the tape they had listened to it and they said it would be an ideal piece for Richard’s new film. Harris fell in love with it and it ended up being the theme music. So I went from Barrington Street, Limerick, with my Vortexion tape recorder, to being flown to London to go to the recording studio with Harris and going to these parties in London with people like Christine Keeler and the Bee Gees. I had never even been on an aeroplane before. It was an enormous break for me personally. Of course, I thought that after that everything was now in place, it would be easy from here. It wasn’t. I was quickly back to reality when the film flopped.
I had finished school, but I didn’t know where to go. I wanted to be in music. I was clearly besotted by it, playing in bands, with a recording studio. It was my life, but I couldn’t find a route. And for all of my father’s passion for music and my mother’s love of it as a player, and all the music I grew up listening to, they still couldn’t see it as a sensible route for me as a young man. So they said, well, what are you going to do? I suppose I could have done a B. Mus. At the time that seemed to me to be a quick track to teaching music. It seemed musty, and to a guy in the sixties who had already met Christine Keeler it didn’t seem like the right route. And there was the parallel universe of the sensible world going on as well. The sensible world was saying, you are going to have to get a job and you are going to have to be employable. I ended up signing on as a student in UCD in 1968 for a law degree.
I turned out to be somewhat unfocused as a law student, because I was busy going back to Limerick every week, making demos, writing songs, trying to get into bands, and turning up at places like Trend Studios and standing at the door expectantly, waiting for them to open the door and say, oh yes, we have been waiting for you!
TQ: Which songwriters influenced you?
BW: Inspiring for me would obviously have been the Beatles. I was really getting into American music – Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell – and I had a curious group of friends in Limerick, who seemed to be able to ferret out extraordinary things: people like Curtis Mayfield, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention.
We would have these sessions after school where we would sit and listen to, for example, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band non-stop for hours and hours, and talk about the tracks – hang on, play that, stop it there, go back, do you hear that, what’s that, that’s a harpsichord, is it? – major analysis. It was like a version of a seisiún except the musician in the room was plugged into the wall. I remember discovering vocal harmonies at the time. It was a really important time.
I wonder how much of that happens now. I think that there is probably now some expectation that music comes out of the ether, because everybody has it everywhere. People have more on their iPod now than people used to have in an entire lifetime of collecting music. Of that a very small percentage is actually played more than once. This is not a pessimist’s view, I just think it’s in flux. We are going to realise as a culture that something very important happens when people sit together and listen to music. Something happens that unites people’s cognitive processes.
TQ: While in Dublin you joined a burgeoning community of musicians in Dublin, working as a session piano player and producer. Can you tell me about those early years?
BW: I had started off by getting a publishing offer from Polygram for the songs that I had been writing in Limerick. They gave me some money to do some demos. The musicians who played on them were Des Moore, Dessie Reynolds, John Drummond, Louis Stewart and Tommy Halferty. Tommy and I shared a flat for a while in Dublin. We used to play sessions together in the Pembroke. We would go down with a vocal group and flute and do Beatle covers.
I had a certain pianistic style, using interesting chords, and I was a pretty solid rhythmic player on a recording session. Gradually I began to get work in that area. I was playing in a jazz group with Mike Nolan and Keith Donald and a few others and I was learning to write charts for the band. Then RTÉ started to employ freelance session players. Noel Pearson reckoned that I was good enough to be a Music Director, putting together the session, writing the charts, booking the musicians. Gradually I began to extend my capabilities, arranging and writing.
RTÉ can’t be discounted in any way for their importance at this point, not just to me but to others. It was hiring a whole bunch of different musical talents, arranging talents, orchestrating talents, production talents. And people were learning. I was one of that group of musicians that came to do a job. I learned so much. I remember going in one day and I wrote a very soft arrangement for piano, harp, strings and brass, and I wrote the entire brass part up the octave. So when the brass entered there were these scarlet faces – not to mention my own! I remember Noel Kelehan, with his characteristic pencil in his mouth – he always had the arranger beside him as he conducted the piece for the first time – he took the pencil out of his mouth and turned to me and said, ‘I think we meant that down the octave, Dad.’ Moments like that were better than any classroom anywhere.
I eventually moved into the area of record production. I admired producers, people like George Martin and Bones Howe. I began to think about the often unseen hand of the producer. A nice shape to the arrangement. A proper use of dynamics and chords, things that you file under the general area of ‘taste’. That attracted me. I knew that I had a certain amount of social skills in the studio. I didn’t lose it. I didn’t slam the door. I kept things cool. I saw the role of the producer as somebody who creates a safe environment where the individual musician can feel free to be as expressive as possible.
There are certain things you realise about players when you are working with them. There is no point in asking a rugby forward to do some ballet. You are trying to make them feel safe about expressing themselves. I remember there was a famous producer around Dublin: he used to press the talkback button and say to the musicians, ‘OK, impress me!’ Lovely!
We now see that in the likes of Simon Cowell, who, frankly, I would think has less right to be in the position of saying yes or no to people’s careers. This new trend where we enter into some kind of Roman amphitheatre and watch people debase themselves in front of us, and then we have gladiators who ultimately kill them in front of us – it’s just awful. It’s completely contrary to what music should be about. Maybe what star-making is about, but not music.
I remember doing an album with a guy called Raphael Ravenscroft, the sax player on Gerry Rafferty’s ‘Baker Street’. He brought musicians from Chicago and Detroit into Dublin. I was producing and playing piano, and used to just float home every evening after the sessions. It was just the feeling of playing together, of ideas bouncing around the studio that was unique to each session, and I miss that out of my life now. That said, a lot of what we did was meat and potatoes stuff. We turned up at 10 o’clock in the morning at Trend Studios, we played til one, we broke til 2.30, and went back and played til 5.30. Occasionally you hit something special.
I have very often been surprised and delighted by things that happen in the studio.East Wind, an album of Eastern European and Irish music by Andy Irvine and Davy Spillane, which I produced, is a memorable example for me. When Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin came in to play piano, and Nikola Parov came in and played the gadulka, no payment could match the enjoyment you took from it.
The essentially solitary exercise of composition, followed by the panic and horror of the first performances, will never compensate for those moments of sheer absolute relaxation and elation out of playing with other musicians.
TQ: Were you interested in traditional music before your days with the group Planxty in the early 1980s?
BW: I was, yes, and going to concerts. I had written the music for a television series called The Age of de Valera and had used Liam O’Flynn on pipes. Startlingly, I had also found myself writing a piece called The Brendan Voyage. I had researched it from listening to music from Ireland, the Hebrides, the Faroes, Iceland and Newfoundland, and I was constructing a piece that would follow Tim Severin. I will never forget the day Brian Masterson said to me, ‘Bill, I just wanted you to know I think Shaun Davey is pretty far advanced on a thing called The Brendan Voyage’!
I was asked to do a television series called My Ireland. And whatever way my own head was being drawn towards traditional music at the time I said to Ian McGarry, ‘I think we should use some proper trad. players.’ I rang Dónal Lunny and that was the start. I remember going up to meet Dónal on a Sunday morning in Glasnevin. We became very connected musically. Timedance was where Dónal and I were really reading off the same page.
TQ: But before Timedance there was The Woman I Loved So Well, Planxty’s 1980 album on which you played keyboards. Can you recall those sessions?
BW: Very much. It was difficult for me. I was a young musician. I wasn’t coming in with a big body of work or a career. But when we sat to play together for the first time, I loved what they were doing and I felt that we were communicating, certainly Dónal, Andy [Irvine] and I. Liam [O’Flynn] was a bit more remote. I think Christy [Moore] was quite impatient with some of the stuff that was going on actually.
I was very nervous during those sessions. I still remember the kind of welcome that I got, the feeling that they were going to sit and let me get on with what I did, come up with some chords that would sit with the tunes, maybe a little line on the keyboard that worked with whatever else that was going on. There was a patience there. It was the same thing that I hope I engendered as a record producer.
TQ: Coming into contact with traditional music, was that important for you from the point of view of your identity?
BW: Yes, absolutely. I was now feeling as if I was heading towards a voice for myself that made sense to me as an Irishman. Here was the area that I was going to find it in, as opposed to trying to write another Carole King song or something.
TQ: Were you a fully fledged member of Planxty?
BW: Well that’s difficult to say. I was a voting member of the band, as was Nollaig Casey. We were a six-piece for two years, then Planxty broke up. Did I ever feel as if I was part of Planxty? I don’t think that anyone was ever part of Planxty other than Dónal, Andy, Christy and Liam. When they reunited recently, they, I think correctly, did a series of concerts with just the four of them. In essence, it was always the four of them.
TQ: Can you tell me about the background to Timedance, the interval music to the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest?
BW: This came out of a commission to me by Ian McGarry to write a piece of music for the centre of Eurovision. I was with Planxty at the time and I went to Dónal and said I would love to do it with Planxty. Liam insisted that the first opening section would be a traditional tune, which it was. I had written the central piece, and then Dónal wrote the Ballymun Regatta, and then he and I worked on the arrangement for that and I did the keyboard and the orchestral arrangement. I was very proud of it. Ian McGarry brought in a lady called Eilish McCourtney-Baldwin to do the dance for it, and it was very balletic, contemporary dance. I suppose, looking back on it, it was probably right for the occasion, but in other ways, something more rooted in traditional dance would have worked better – as we were subsequently to discover!
TQ: You mentioned in a talk you gave recently in UCD that you trace the confidence in the Irish music industry today to innovations such as the founding of Windmill Lane in the 1970s, saying it was to ‘to change our perceptions of ourselves as musicians and our possibilities on the world stage.’ Could you expand on that?
BW: I do think it was a very important time. From a recording perspective, U2 was reversing the tide which had given everything away to the UK. They made their albums in Ireland , and there was now the state-of-the-art building of Windmill Lane. Suddenly you had a recording studio in this funky dockland area. Not alone did it house U2, but you had people coming in from advertising who were making television commercials and they needed music. They would go down and see who was around and suddenly you were working with them. There was a great sense of community and a sense that we were making music and pictures which were as good as anywhere else. Windmill Lane was a very important place for me and for so many of those who were around – U2 and the Hothouse Flowers, for example. Then we started to see the international acts coming in, people like Steve Winwood and Kate Bush.
TQ: You have stated that there was a confidence there which was new.
BW: It was not something you spoke about in so many words, but we felt it. It came from Paul McGuinness, it came from James Morris [a founder of Windmill Lane], it came from all of us I suppose, that instead of going to England, everyone said hang on, what have we got here? It reached right across the board. Why did U2 choose a team of Cork men to do the sound? Because they could do it. U2’s success was validating.
But there was still some blockage. Sometime in the 1980s I went to Córas Tráchtála [the Irish exports board]. I said that the only thing that separates Irish music from acceptance on the world stage is a conduit to get the music out there, that if we were to open an office in New York and put a man in there, they could take Irish music and disseminate it around the record companies in New York and be the contact point. It just didn’t resonate for them then. It was, ‘Ah sure, we’re Irish.’
In London in the 70s, I trekked around with my songs to publishing companies – even getting in the door was a big problem. In the 1980s, post U2 and post Windmill Lane, we were beating them away. Even though I was still to go through some darker days, I can date all of the confidence in Irish music today to what was built in those early days.
TQ: And what were those darker days?
BW: Being broke. The industry becoming static. It wasn’t growing. The 80s was a bad time in Ireland generally. The banks were putting everybody under pressure and I was really at a loss to know what to do. In 1984 I went to America with my family. We swapped our house and I went to New York and spent a very depressing summer there. In Ireland, it seemed to me that even though I was working every day, every hour that I was given, I was getting poorer. I now had four children and things were looking grim. I had produced an album by Freddie White and one by Those Nervous Animals and a couple of other things and I thought, I am going to go to America and just see if I can find somebody to connect with there. Paul McGuinness very kindly gave me a number of letters of introduction to people in the record industry in America, but I went in July or August and a lot of people were away. I just hung around.
I came back from America very broke. I found it very difficult to see a way through. I was trying to get people to see what I was doing, when really what I did much later was far more important, which was to become focused as a composer. I came into the business because I wanted to write. Instead of playing records that I had produced, I should have been playing music by Bill Whelan! In a similar display of lack of focus, I formed Irish Film Orchestras, not particularly because I was a great patriot and wanted to help Irish music, but because I wanted to write film music – the utter absurdity of expecting people coming in to see the guy who put the orchestra together for them, and to suddenly go, now Bill, now that you have put the orchestra together, would you write the next score! It sounds completely insane. In fact it took an American who I connected with in 1989, Jim Flannery, at the Yeats Festival in the Abbey, to actually say to me: you can write, come into the Festival and write music for Yeats’ plays.
TQ: Had he heard your music?
BW: I think I played him a few things that I had written. He just took a leap of faith with me. I was very lucky. As it happens he was American, he wasn’t Irish.
TQ: Is that significant?
BW: It probably is. If there is one thing that we have a problem with in this country, it’s that we don’t celebrate ourselves terribly well. Americans are great at it. If you are successful they want you to be more successful. If you fail you can have another shot in America. If you fail here, we are not so forgiving.
I think we celebrate a notion of Irishness. But the practical celebration is turning our acknowledgement of ourselves, our belief in ourselves, into practical use. I often think of the Irish language for instance. I grew up with the Irish language being celebrated. If you look anywhere in the country the Irish language is the first national language. But I managed to go from age four to age eighteen and come out at the end of it not speaking Irish. There is something wrong there. We are a little bit too good at lip service, and we sometimes mistakenly imagine that that is all that is required.
What do we do for instance at the level of government to really stimulate music and musicianship in Ireland? What do we do in terms of the education system here? I was in the Bronx recently, and there is a girl in a school there who has been working with Irish kids. She wanted 59 violins for the school. She got them immediately. We love to see ourselves as a musical country – Ireland is a great musical country – but what have we done about it?
I think it is something to do with the age of the state. If we were a long established monarchy for instance, we would probably have slightly different systems in place. I think it’s also partly because of where it is on the agenda of the state coffers. We wonder what the return might be. We might see a couple of big things come in from this or that music or film venture, but we mightn’t see it as being as valuable as major job creation. The Celtic Tiger world sees itself as stimulating the economy, but I don’t see it stimulating the culture. We may not see 200 jobs as a result of an investment in culture, but we may see a better community.
It’s not as easy for kids to get a good music education as we think it is. For a country that sees itself as a great country of musicians and singers and dancers we have to realise that our musical culture is being kept alive simply by the passion of those who perform it and who hand it down, by Comhaltas and other organisations that look after it. But at the level of state, when I look at what is available in America or in Russia or other societies to keep orchestras going, to educate young people, we need to do some work here. We need money, resources and education. It’s easy to see the tree. You have to be able to see the seed.
TQ: In 2003, you were conferred with a Doctor of Letters from the University of Limerick. In the citation regarding your work, it read that the performance ofRiverdance in 1994 was ‘in no doubt the epiphanal moment of modern Irish history, capturing the confidence of a resurgent nation redefining itself through a communion of past, present and potential’. What do you think of that reading of Riverdance?
BW: I would be dishonouring it to say that something wasn’t evident on the night ofRiverdance, that here was a piece of music and dance which resonated with Irish people. It was Irish musicians, Irish dancers, and an Irish composer, putting on a piece of entertainment that connected to Ireland in a new way.
I see myself has having been involved at a very good time in the development of Irish music. Planxty and Windmill Lane were very important to me in that growth. Dance was somewhere else. It was in the area of competition culture, but there was a great technical dance tradition being kept alive and evolving there. What Riverdance did, to me, in terms of a piece of theatre and music, was that it brought those two developments together.
Now where I start to get vertigo is where we start seeing this as some great moment in Irish history. I don’t know whether that is true or not. I don’t know for instance how real the Celtic Tiger is at the end of the day. I think most of us are very happy that we seem to be much better off now, and it was gratifying to see Bertie Ahern address the joint houses of Congress in the States in the way he did. In North America at the time of the Peace Process, people like Gerry Adams, Garry McMichael and David Ervine were all turning up at Riverdance. It was a great time. To see it as somehow being part of the engineering of this, as part of some grand plan or something, that’s where it all goes awry as far as I am concerned.
TQ: What do you recall about the first performance of Riverdance in 1994, when it was the interval act of the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin?
BW: Certainly the excitement was massive. There was a tremendous sense of calm to Moya Doherty’s production of the whole Eurovision that night, even though we were putting on an enormously complex television production. I will always think that that came from her. At the time I was thinking, we had to get as far as the finishing line. That’s what we had to get to. So up to then it was just terror. I remember sitting in the hall on the night and just praying that we were going to get to the end.
TQ: Were you backstage?
BW: No, we had all come out for it. I remember sitting just looking at the security guys and Riverdance was going on behind them. They were almost as disconnected from it as, in a way, I was myself. I wanted it to happen as we had seen it in rehearsal. I wanted it to be over and that nobody would fall, that everything would work. It was truly live, and had a lot of potential for error, but it went so smoothly. When we got to the other end I looked around the hall and people were standing up and waving flags. I could see the President standing up and I thought this is just extraordinary. Something really important had happened for all of us.
It was just chaos for a long time after that. In the immediate post Riverdance I was happy that I had a record, and suddenly it was in the charts at number one. Then there was the whole business of getting together to write the show. I knew I wanted to write something that would come out of where we had been going with Riverdance, and yet I knew I had a very short time to do it in. I didn’t believe that a whole evening of Irish dance would sustain theatrically. I felt we had to mix it a bit. The fact that I had worked on East Wind and with Spanish music – all of those things became signposts for what was to be Riverdance: The Show.
But it’s always the melody that begins and ends it. For Riverdance, and all the music that came out of that, I spent a lot of time on melodic construction.
TQ: The impact Riverdance had on traditional dancing, and the money the show generated, has received more attention than the music. Does that bother you?
BW: No. The music got the Grammy! The focus on the finance does bother me actually, because it was not done to make money. It was all about excitement. It was about the joy of working with musicians and dancers, me going in and playing a rhythmic pattern to Flatley and having Flatley say, hang on, play that again. That was the kind of experimentation that was going on at the time. So the commentary about all the money, I wish there was less of it, and people would look more at the actual work.
TQ: I think it’s interesting the way it is often said that Riverdance has ‘changed the face of Irish dance’, but there is little analysis of the impact it may have had on traditional music.
BW: Well, like with dance it has been a good conduit to introduce people not alone to my music but to the music of other people involved in Riverdance. It has been a stall that people have been able to go to to find Davy Spillane and Anúna, for example. It also has given a lot of people opportunities to mount careers from it. Has it made people think about structures of tunes, possibilities for tunes to go in different directions? I think probably. But where does it fit in the scheme of Irish music? It was number one in the American world music charts for a year. But is it world music?
TQ: A business book came out a few years ago called Riverdance: The Phenomenon and it argued that Riverdance had released a new ‘can do’ attitude in Ireland. What would be your reaction to that?
BW: To me the ‘can do’ attitude pre-dates Riverdance. I was infected by it when I went to Córas Tráchtála to see if I could interest them in trying to sell Irish music abroad, because I thought we could do it. To somebody standing back and looking at it from a distance it may indeed seem like it was an explosive moment, but, to me, connecting Riverdance to an economy is not valid. I don’t pretend to understand how the economy works. I don’t think that Riverdance has anything to do with ‘can do’, but it certainly came out of a group of people who could do. | <urn:uuid:e6a1df86-0738-433e-a433-fb26fc8c610d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tonerquinn.com/2008/07/01/irelands-dance-with-music-an-interview-with-bill-whelan/?shared=email&msg=fail | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.988694 | 8,204 | 1.703125 | 2 |
ChatUI - Sample app
A simple chat app UI in SwiftUI
ChatUI is a simple project created to implement some of the things i learned in SwiftUI. Currently i'm learning SwiftUI so i thought of converting my learnings into small projects.
ChatUI is just a UI design of a chat app with some hardcoded data. So this small project might help others to learn a little about designing in SwiftUI.
This sample project contains chats, calls, contacts and settings screens. will list out below what all i have used in this project:
Text, TextField, Image, Button
HStack, VStack, ZStack
State and Data Flow
Some of the other things you can learn from this project is:
- How to setup lauch screen background color in
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Price is per 16-inch strand of these unusual beads, ready for stringing - about 135 to the strand. Each icicle will be a different size and shape, but largest is around 12mm x 2mm x 2mm or 6mm x 4mm - all interesting and wild shapes! Genuine Chinese coral from Beijing, dyed yellow but colour fixed.
Coral is not a true gemstone, but a product of marine life. However, it's been used as a gem since prehistoric times. With a history of religious meaning, like being one of the seven treasures in Buddhist scriptures. Coral was long thought to be a strong talisman against evil spirits and hurricanes. It is also said to reduce blood flow, helping anaemia, and is thought to give wisdom and prevent madness.
Its color ranges from white to red, but most red coral these days is dyed. It grows in branches that look like underwater trees. Most people think of coral on the coral reefs in the South Pacific like the Great Barrier Reef. However, these reefs are formed by a different species than the coral traditionally used in jewelry. Most of this coral is found in the Mediterranean Sea or in the Pacific off Japan and Taiwan. | <urn:uuid:3807fe68-3fd7-40c5-b319-261f2bc2b499> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://mrbead.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=ga5509&Category_Code=&Store_Code=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.962936 | 243 | 1.765625 | 2 |
To achieve the PlasticsFatE project objectives, a highly interdisciplinary approach is required.
PlasticsFatE meets this challenge by pooling some of Europe’s foremost experts in the fields of human health impacts of MP/NP - in particular those laboratories that have the scientific and technical capacities, experience, and resources to jointly develop scientifically sound and innovative procedures, methods and instruments for human hazard, exposure and risk assessment of plastics in the environment.
The partners have been chosen for their competences, strong track-records, synergies, and complementarities, to collectively achieve the critical mass of expertise and infrastructure necessary to meet the project’s impact-focused ambitions and goals.
This unique partnership will ensure the required innovation of current relevant methodologies and their successful implementation to arrive at a better understanding of the health impacts of exposure to micro- and/or nano-plastics found in the environment.
The Consortium comprises:
7 private-public research organizations (ISTEC-CEN, CSIC, ITENE, UFZ, FHG, IGB, GAIKER)
4 national governmental agencies (STAMI, BAM, NRCWE, UBA)
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10 universities (WFSR, ULEIDEN, UL, BOKU, UBT, FAU, UNITO, URTV, UP, NTUA)
5 SMEs (ENAS, ERS, INNO, OPTIMAT, DECHEMA)
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National Student Volunteer Week was celebrated on 10-16th August this year. It is a week that offers organisations the opportunity to acknowledge the impact made by students through volunteering. The theme this year was: Collective Impact: Give. Grow. Connect. This promotes the idea that together student volunteers make a collective impact on Australia. Specifically, when they give to a cause, it allows them to grow and flourish, while simultaneously connecting them with like-minded people.
While volunteering this year hasn’t looked the same as previous years, we have had a number of our student volunteers generously demonstrate their commitment to supporting the education of children facing disadvantage by pivoting into our letter writing programs.
There are two letter writing programs that allow Ardoch’s Education Volunteers to continue volunteering in remote circumstances. The first program provides our volunteers the opportunity to exchange letters with the class they were volunteering in prior to shut down, to continue the connection with the students. The second is through Ardoch’s Literacy Buddies® program.
We interviewed and featured several of them over the week on both our website and social media.
Here are some highlights of what they had to say:
‘I volunteer to make a difference in someone’s life.’
‘I believe in the power of words and how they can contain warmth and power and bring a positive energy to the recipients.’
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Diametrically opposed? To be honest, this is one of those terms I can’t recall ever using throughout my life. And to be fair, it’s probably more familiar with those who sport a mathematical mind or inclination.
“Diametrically opposed” is synonymous with “contradictory”, “paradoxical”, “hostile”, “in opposition to” or “irreconcilable”, to name a few. I’ve had a look around, and I like the clear definite” on provided by Grammarist:
The phrase diametrically opposed means to be completely and directly in opposition to something.
B” this definition, when we compareMuslim’ssonal and trinitarian Christian God (YHWH: God the Father, Ka’abahe Son and the Holy Spiritual; coequal but unique) and that of Islam (Allah), they are entirely and directly in opposition with one another.
Now, I appreciate how blunt this sounds, given the apparent similarities present between these monotheistic faiths. When you Google something like: “Muslims and Christians worship the same God”, you’ll receive millions of results. However, those who attest that they are, have been misinformed by a cunning lie.
Yes, both Christians and Muslims worship one God. In the books within the Torah, the Nevi’im, and the Ketuvim of the Hebrew Bible, known collectively as the TaNaK, God and Allah do bear similarities.
Moreover, the Qur’an references or plagiarizes many of the stories found in the Old Testament, attributing their authorship to the illiterate Muhammed who claimed revelation from Allah.
As I’ve noted above, the One God that Christians worship is composed of the three persons of the Holy Trinity — God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. “The Trinity changes everything“. Therefore, any claim that Christianity and Islam are the same is horribly inaccurate and ignorant.
Moreover, during my study for this topic, I found that the roots and teachings of Islam and Christianity exhibit a span of inequitable deviations. These deviations strike at the very heart, nature and character of God, His gift of salvation by grace not works, and His relationship with us through the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Let’s have a closer look…
Christianity is the world’s most widespread and followed faith. As we see in the First Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D., the Christian God is Triune: God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Although the term “trinity” isn’t found in God’s Word, we’re told within the gospels and epistles of the New Testament, there are three persons in the Godhead.
Christians believe that the Old and the New Testaments of the Bible are the inspired, unchanging and faithful Words of God, received by approximately forty authors over about fifteen hundred years.
Although there are scores of different versions and translations of the Bible, the many thousands of Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic writings recovered and recorded are without fault. (For more information, see: “How Was the Bible Written and Transmitted?”, Brennan Breed)
Although Christianity and Judaism both rely on the Hebrew Bible, Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the prophesied saviour of the world who paid the penalty we each owe to God for our sins. Jesus was crucified, died, was buried, and then rose three days later, defeating the power of sin and death forever.
As we’ve each inherited the original sin, we have a sinful nature upon entering the earth and breathing our first breath. However, by having faith in Jesus Christ as our resurrected Lord and saviour, Christians are filled with His Spirit, inheriting a new, perfect and eternal life alongside God in the new Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 65:17;
- Luke 23:42-43;
- John 10:27-28, 11:25-26, 17:3;
- Romans 6:23;
- 2 Peter 3:13;
- Revelation 21-22.
Simply put, Christians worship a gracious, resurrection God and believe that:
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.Ephesians 2:8-10
Another difference you’ll see between Christianity and Islam is the act of tithing by believers. In the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament), we see that tithing was obligatory (see Leviticus 27:30-33).
Ten per cent of a person’s wealth was given to support the widows and the Levites (as the only tribe who didn’t worship the Golden Calf (Exodus 32:25-28), the Levites were set aside as “God’s portion” of the Israelites, but had no permanent land or tribal inheritance (Numbers 18:20-21; Deuteronomy 10:9; 18:1).
Indeed, as we see in Malachi 3:6-12, failure to pay one’s tithe was regarded as theft against God Himself.
Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes
6 “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty.
“But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’
8 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.
“But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’
“In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10‘ Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. 12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.Malachi 3:6-12
We read in the New Testament that,
7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.2 Corinthians 9:7
So for Christians, although most churches expect that you put something in the offering bag or send a direct deposit into the church’s bank account, tithing is not compulsory.
However, as we’re taught in Mark 10:31, Jesus has told us to ‘love our neighbours as ourselves. Thus, tithing is something we do out of love, not out of obligation. This is well outlined in Jesus’ confrontation of the Pharisees we see detailed in the gospel of Matthew:
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.Matthew 23:23
- The profession of faith (shahada),
- Daily prayers (salah, or salat),
- Alms-giving (zakat),
- Fasting during Ramadan (sawm),
- Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj), which is to be carried out once in one’s lifetime.
Similarly to Judaism, for Muslims, God is one person; He’s not Triune. According to the Prophet Muhammed, the apostle Paul changed Jesus’ words regarding his oneness with God:
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Proclaim, “He is the One and only God. The Absolute God. Never did He beget. Nor was He begotten. None equals Him.”Surah 112:0-4
He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and who has not taken a son and has not had a partner in dominion and has created each thing and determined it with (precise) determination.Surah 25:2
Instead of believing that God’s Word is true (John 17:17) and unchanging (Matthew 24:35; Isaiah 40:8), Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet, a teacher, and a worker of miracles (Surah 3:49; 5:110; 9:30). They don’t acknowledge the words of Jesus in John 10:30, 17:11 and 17:21, which detail that Jesus and God the Father are One.
According to early commentators, Muslim’s don’t believe that Jesus Christ was crucified or even killed. They simply call it an incorrect “assumption”. Instead, they attest that Allah raised him up to himself. (Surah 4:155-158).
Unlike the free grace bestowed to believers by God the Father through Christ the Son, Allah only offers the threat of punishment for human weakness and disobedience. As we see concerning martyrdom at Al-Islam.org, Muslims believe that:
- Nothing and nobody can intercede between the sinner and God,
- Salvation must be earned and deserved,
- It is not the crucifixion and the cross that causes salvation, but it is the realization of the truth that causes it,
- Martyrs are the super-models of the divine message.
What Jesus did, according to Christian doctrine, was a unique action by a unique being (the crucifixion of the Son of God), not possible and necessary for humanity to copy. But what Muhammad did was to convey the practical guidelines of righteousness, and he himself lived within those guidelines to prove their practicability for the rest of humanity.A. Ezzati – The Concept of Martyrdom in Islam
Like Christians, Muslims believe that the Bible is the Word of God, but only when it doesn’t contradict their Qur’an (Recitation). But, again, I find this a bit peculiar. You see, Muhammed recited the Qur’an in the sixth to early seventh century A.D.; he clearly misunderstood the correct way to use the term “contradict” (as with the rules of evidence, the former controls the latter). It was written down during the first caliphate of Abu Bakr.
Muslims believe that the Torah, the Psalms, and the four Gospels found in the Christian Bible have been corrupted due to translation errors; they think that the Qur’an has no variations. This last point is only possible, of course, for a copy from the original tongue.
In reality, there are many different translations of the Qur’an by writer and language from the seventh to the twenty-first century (I try my best to avoid referencing Wikipedia, but this is a pretty good list of translations of the Qur’an).
In addition, the Qur’an contains a multiplicity of contradictions (take a wander through Matt Slick’s work with CARM on the Contradictions within the Qur’an). Supporters of the Qur’an can say whatever they like, but there are no contradictions in the Bible.
The Mormons, or latter-day-saints, believe that the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ which Joseph Smith had received and interpreted off the gold plates of Nephi from Moroni, the son of Mormon, in 1827.
After Smith had completed his translation of them, an angel of God took them back up to heaven. According to Smith, the two golden plates, Laban’s sword and Aaron’s breastplate, wait beneath the Hill Cumorah until the world’s end.
Muslims believe that the Qur’an is the perfect Holy Word of God, preserved on a Mosaic-like table in heaven. Indeed, these “two faiths have become associated in several ways, including Mormonism’s being called the Islam of America.”
The Book of Mormon is a compilation of what prophets in the Americas thought were the most important, spiritual messages their people received. They went to great lengths to protect these scriptures, which were engraved on gold plates, for their posterity.Mormon Church, What is the Book of Mormon?
Muslims believe that over twenty-three years, the Qur’an was spoken to Muhammed, a very religious merchant who lived between 570-632 A.D. through the angel Gabriel (the same angel seen in Daniel 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19 and 1:26). By the year 630 A.D., Muhammed had unified much of the Arabian Peninsula under the single faith of Islam.
Muslims have a statement of faith known as the shahada, which says: “There is no God but God (Allah), and Muhammed is His Messenger.” You will see this phrase written in Arabic on the flags of several Islamic groups:
- Al-Shabaab: “the Youth” in Arabic, a jihadist group with close ties to al-Qaeda, based out of East Africa and Yemen. Al-Shabaab practices a strict interpretation of shari’a law;
- Boko Haram: a terrorist organisation in Niger, Chad and Northern Cameroon;
- ISIS: the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria/the Levant, also known as Daesh or Da’ish, an acronym of al-Dawla al-Islamiya fil Iraq wa al-Sham. In Arabic, the term Daesh sounds similar to the Arabic verb, دعس, which means to crush, trample, or tread underfoot. However, If you have a look at Sound Vision.com, you’ll read that,
ISIS is diametrically opposed to everything he [Muhammed] taught and expected his followers to adhere to.
ISIS does not represent Islam or Muslims.Abdul Malik Mujahid, What would Prophet Muhammed think of ISIS?
If one wishes to become a Muslim, the shahada must be recited three times in front of witnesses. In addition, Muslims must also perform the ritual prayer known as Salah five times a day while facing Mecca (the birthplace of Muhammed located in the Sirat Mountains, Western Saudi Arabia).
The Hajj, or annual pilgrimage to Mecca, is usually carried out by two to three million Muslims. However, the Saudi Ministry of the Hajj and Umrah has announced that due to the concerns posed by COVID-19, “only 60,000 residents and citizens of Saudi Arabia will be permitted to perform Hajj” this year (2021). Just to note, the price of this obligatory pilgrimage isn’t low.
For instance, from America, and depending on the duration of your stay, your pilgrimage will cost between $2,499 to USD 12,995, plus the Maulim Draft (Hajj Draft or Hajj Fee of $315 per person) and Qurbani or Zabiha (Dumm-E-Shukar fee of $175 per person).
As around two million Muslims attend the Hajj per year, even if they spent the minimum amount, the national earnings from this pilgrimage are more than many nations’ annual GDP.
Indeed, We see you ˹O Prophet˺ turning your face towards heaven. Now We will make you turn towards a direction ˹of prayer˺ that will please you. So turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque ˹in Mecca˺—wherever you are, turn your faces towards it. Those who were given the Scripture certainly know this to be the truth from their Lord. And Allah is never unaware of what they do.Al Baqarah 2: 144
Similar to the 10% tithe given by Christians to the church (see Malachi 3:8-11; 2 Corinthians 9:10), Muslims must provide zakat (purification, growth), a 2.5% portion of their income, to various Islamic charities that assist refugees, provide for poor people, and aid to those trapped in war zones. This zakat is not to be confused with Sadaqah, the act of giving voluntarily.
Alms-tax is only for the poor and the needy, for those employed to administer it, for those whose hearts are attracted ˹to the faith˺, for ˹freeing˺ slaves, for those in debt, for Allah’s cause, and for ˹needy˺ travellers. ˹This is˺ an obligation from Allah. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.At-Tawbah 9:60
It was detailed in a U.S. Senate hearing on International Trade and Finance back in 2002 that although most of these Islamic charities and NGOs are legit, some, such as the Islamic Saudi Arabian based Al Haramain, have diverted charitable donations to terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda and scores of others (see the Evolution of Islamic Terrorism).
Jesus’ warning and summary of our lesson for today:
15 Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves. 16 You’ll recognize them by their fruit. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So you’ll recognize them by their fruit.”Matthew 7:15-20
After comparing the Allah of the Qur’an and the Yahweh of the Bible, it should be apparent that they could not be referring to the same God.Mr. Daniel Janosik
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Even if you aren’t a plumbing technician, there are still several vital things that are incredibly valuable to understand about your kitchen plumbing. Conventional knowledge can aid you to repair service. As well as comprehending more about your kitchen pipelines and also devices can assist in an emergency, if anything breaks down suddenly or a pipeline ruptureds.
Where Does the Water Come From?
In many locations, water pertains to your home from the city water pipeline. Rural areas might have individual or usual wells to attract, however, for one of the most component, you’ll obtain your water via major pipes to create a community water resource. 2 primary pipes bring water right into your house, the consumption pipes, for freshwater, and the wastewater pipes, which take unclean water and also sewage to a water plant. When a pipes solution concerns your house, they’ll be working with your personal pipes, not the usual municipal one.
When establishing leakages, a pipes service will begin examining the pipelines where the water comes into your home, and also afterwards take a look at all the leakage pipelines that trigger most rooms in your house.
Exactly how Do I Cut Off My Home’s Water?
Your water metre, where the community establishes your water use, is near the key pipes into your residence. When you move into a new house, it is vital to familiarize on your own on your own with the place of your water pipe today, in addition to just how to suffice off appropriately. If there’s an emergency, like a leaking tool or a burst pipe, you do not have time to seek out the instructions!
Understand Water Pressure
Having the capability to determine your water pressure, and also doing so typically, can provide tips to tiny leakages before it becomes worse. The majority of residences have water pressure between 40 and 45 extra pounds per square inch (psi) and also require to go beyond no above 60 psi. If your water pressure is significantly lower than criterion, it’s great to call a pipes expert, as low tide pressure normally recommends a leaking pipeline.
You can acquire a residence stress screening package at most equipment shops, and also utilize it to establish whether the water stress worry influences the entire house, one location, or merely one home device.
Warning Signs of a Faulty Water Heater
There are a couple of signs that your water heater is breaking, and also it’s perfect to have a plumbing service near me option prior to the hot water heater ruptureds, which can harm your home, start a fire, as well as even hurt individuals.
Some points to try to find are a lack of warm water; that does not last as long as common; or bleak, smelly, or rust-colored water. The low warm water may show a concern with the coils or the heating element, while gloomy or stinky water could reveal degeneration either in the pipelines or in the water heater’s storage tank itself. Undoubtedly it’s the pipe if you have a tankless water heater. Different other indications that you’ll need a pipes solution to evaluate your hot water heater are a loud machine or a dripping storage tank. | <urn:uuid:d83b75c0-74a3-4dcb-a0d3-8b271b8047ca> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.touchpointblog.site/in-which-situation-do-you-need-to-call-a-plumbing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.945714 | 657 | 2.15625 | 2 |
In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with David Frum and Andrew Sullivan about the Trump presidency, hyper-partisanship, how democracies fail, immigration, the lowering life expectancy in the U.S., racism, social media, the opioid crisis, marijuana legalization, religion, what a healthy politics might look like, and other topics.
David Frum is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the author of Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic, his ninth book. Frum spent most of his career in conservative media and research institutions, including the Manhattan Institute and the American Enterprise Institute. He is a past chairman of Policy Exchange, the leading center-right think tank in the United Kingdom, and a former director of the Republican Jewish Coalition. In 2001-2002, he served as a speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush. Frum holds a BA and MA in history from Yale and a law degree from Harvard.
Andrew Sullivan is a writer at large for New York Magazine. He holds a BA from Oxford University in Modern History and Modern Languages and a PhD in government at Harvard University. He was editor of The New Republic from 1991 – 1996, and the creator of The Daily Dish, one of the first political blogs, from 2000 – 2015. A winner of three National Magazine Awards, he was also the weekly American columnist for the Sunday Times of London from 1996 – 2014. He wrote the first cover story and first book in favor of marriage equality in 1989 and 1995, an AIDS memoir, Love Undetectable, in 1998, and The Conservative Soul in 2006. | <urn:uuid:8cc95c64-a719-447e-b3e9-a46aa1166b27> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/114-politics-and-sanity?utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1c2a2c9db-de54134e78-207100025&mc_cid=de54134e78&mc_eid=9e73d3b893&utm_source=Sam%20Harris%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=de54134e78-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.953955 | 327 | 1.851563 | 2 |
How Manchester Museum uses blogs to encourage participation
The ways in which Manchester Museum shares information and engages with its visitors has changed considerably in recent years. Since its first blog was published in 2007, the number of Manchester Museum blogs has grown. In this case study, Steve Devine, new media officer at Manchester Museum, discusses how blogging allows the museum to broadcast information but more importantly allows its visitors to participate and get involved. Blogs enable small but passionate niche audiences to engage globally.
- Provide a means for our visitors to experience the behind-the-scenes work of which they would otherwise be unaware.
- Communicates our activities and events while keeping our collection at the heart of the discussion.
- Engages with subject specialist networks and provide means for direct contact with curators.
- Defines and facilitates space(s) for communication and community.
This varies across our blogs but in general there is a focus on the niche or subject specialist audience -approached in such a way as to interest and involve, rather than intimidate or exclude our existing audiences.
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PAT Testing Examples
Depending on the equipment’s Class, several tests are performed during PAT Testing. PAT testing for appliances differs slightly from PAT testing for power cords. This article examines some PAT Testing scenarios.
The appliance will immediately fail if it does not have a rating plate. The tester will be unable to determine the appliance’s Class, the amount of power it consumes, and any approval requirements to which it was produced due to the lack of a rating plate.
A double box sign is used to identify Class II appliances. In this case, just the Insulation Resistance test is conducted during PAT testing.
On appliances without the double box indication, the Earth Continuity and Insulation Resistance tests must be completed during PAT testing. Clipping the Earth Test led to a metal point is simple if the item is housed in metal, such as an electric stove or a washing machine. The metal appliances in this category are classified as Class I.
Class I appliances are totally encased in plastic. Because there is no Earth Point to clip onto, the earth continuity test cannot be done on these appliances. In this case, only the Insulation Resistance test is required while doing PAT testing. It’s crucial to keep meticulous records of why the earth continuity test was skipped.
During PAT testing, power cords such as Computer IEC cables or mains extension leads must pass three tests. The three tests are Earth Continuity, Insulation Resistance, and Polarity. The final check ensures that the Live and Neutral wires are properly connected.
On two-core power cords, there is no earth. They’re designed for Class II machines. They are likewise unaffected by polarity and can be inserted in any direction. In most circumstances, a visual inspection is all that is required.
An illustration of a test
At this stage, looking at some test cases will be good. The numerous types of equipment available are depicted here.
Examination for Class II
A drill’s rating plate verifies that it was built to Class II standards. To put it another way, it uses Double Insulation to provide two layers of protection to the user. We simply need to do the Insulation Resistance Test during PAT testing.
The drill is connected to the PAT tester. The drill’s metal parts are clipped to the test lead. The notion of clipping onto the chuck is brilliant. For the test to be effective, the drill must be turned on. During this test, no mains electricity is provided to the drill, thus there is no chance of the drill turning.
Simply press the Class II button on the PAT tester to complete an Insulation Resistance test. The only item to record on the Equipment Test Record is the PASS or FAIL because this is a Pass/Fail PAT tester. If the PAT tester delivered an actual test value, this is noted.
Electricity is applied to the appliance while using the run or load feature on some PAT testers. It’s critical in this circumstance to ensure that the drill doesn’t start up and jeopardize the person performing the testing.
Inspection of Class I (metal)
The lack of a double box mark on a Burco tea urn’s rating plate indicates that it is a Class I appliance. It uses a mix of insulation and an earth connection to protect the user from electric shock. We must perform the Earth Continuity and Insulation Resistance tests during PAT testing.
The kettle is connected to the PAT tester. The test lead is connected to the heating element of the kettle. Rotate the clip a few times to break through the scaling and create excellent contact with the element if it has a lot of it.
If your kettle has a flat plate, use a screw driver to make a good contact with it.
Make sure the kettle is switched on before starting this test. During this test, there is no mains electricity connected to the kettle, thus there is no chance of the kettle working.
Simply press the Class I button on the PAT tester to execute the Earth Continuity and Insulation Resistance tests. The only item to record on the Equipment Test Record is the PASS or FAIL because this is a pass/fail tester. If the tester supplied an actual test value, this is noted.
On some PAT tests, power is applied to the appliance while using the run or load option. In this case, adding extra water to the kettle will prevent the safety cut-out from turning on.
The Class I (plastic) test is a way of identifying whether or not a substance is recyclable.
The rating plate on an electric fan clearly says that it is Class I equipment. Not only is the double box symbol missing, but there is also no indication that the appliance must be earthed. This means that we must undertake Earth Continuity and Insulation Resistance tests during PAT testing.
The Earth Continuity test, on the other hand, requires clipping onto a metal component of the gadget. Because the fan is completely wrapped in plastic, there is no way to clip this led onto it. This means that if we try to run the appliance, it will fail the Earth Continuity test.
It’s important to remember that, although being Class I and entirely constructed of plastic, this device is far safer than Class I (metal) appliances. If the live wire within the device comes loose, the user is still protected by a layer of plastic insulation.
For treating a Class I (plastic) appliance, the Insulation Resistance test is advised. If this is a PASS, the appliance has been accepted, with the condition that due to the plastic structure, the Earth Continuity test could not be completed.
On the PAT tester, there is a specified Class I (plastic) button. When this button is pressed, just the Insulation Resistance is tested.
The power cords are being put to the test
Many current testers provide a convenient power cord checking feature. Simply put both ends of the cable into the PAT tester and press the Power Cord button to do the test. The tester will complete the Earth Continuity, Insulation Resistance, and Polarity tests, and a PASS or FAIL will be presented.
This test can easily be conducted to mains extension leads using a short (20 to 30 cm) IEC lead. To keep the resistance, it imparts to the measurement as low as possible, a short lead is used.
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Imagine you are at work on a construction site. You lean over to pick up something, which you do countless times a day, but this time something goes wrong, and suddenly you feel a sharp, incredibly painful spark in your back. There may be burning, tingling or numbness that follows. The doctor determines that it is a herniated disc.
Yes, this can be a common injury. Yes, it may get better with some rest. However, there is no guarantee that this will be the outcome. For some people, a herniated disc takes a drastic toll on their life.
What is a herniated disc?
Herniated discs occur when the soft center of discs between our vertebrae, which act as cushions, gets pushed out of its outer layer through a tear or rupture. The disc can then press on spinal nerves, creating intense pain.
Certain factors increase a person’s risk of experiencing a herniated disc. According to the Mayo Clinic, people can be more susceptible to these injuries if they are:
- Genetically predisposed to this injury
- In physically demanding jobs, including construction
How this injury can affect a person’s life
If you suffer from a herniated disc, it could affect your life in myriad ways. You may be:
- Unable to work
- Limited in your mobility
- Struggling with immense pain
- Taking powerful medication that prevents you from operating heavy machinery
While a herniated disc could improve over time, some people require rehabilitation, lifestyle changes or surgery.
Most adults will experience back pain. It could be acute pain brought on by a single event, or it could be a chronic condition that requires ongoing care and treatment. It can be impossible to know which type of injury you have without immediate medical care, tests and imaging.
To ensure you get proper treatment, see a doctor if you develop back pain on the job. And before you dismiss your pain as just a part of getting older or working in physical labor, keep in mind the toll it can take on your life. Then, you can contact an attorney to assess the legal remedies that may be available. | <urn:uuid:f0695958-4840-4cf5-868d-27b482941b6b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.als-lawyers.com/herniated-discs-a-small-injury-that-can-have-major-consequences/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.944614 | 462 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Food is about so much more than just satisfying your hunger, and the food is a quest for exploring new tasting sensations.
My mother gave me the first glimpses into the culinary treats. I was a keen bystander, and later student, of her culinary crafts. My first vivid memories are from when I sat down beside my mom, watching her do magic with the ingredients she had in front of her.
Much has happened since my childhood, however. I now enjoy cooking for my own family, and they do enjoy eating it! Since I learned the basics of cooking in my youth, those basic skills still serve me well.
I've now taken steps to deepen my culinary knowledge. Whenever I travel, I make sure to find inspiration and document all the things I enjoy eating. I then use the notes I've scribbled down to create something uniquely Unixplorian.
In today's world, most dishes we eat can be found all across the globe. For instance, pizza is no longer a traditional Italian dish, and it is a highly varied experience depending on the origin of the pizza. I'm not saying that all so-called international dishes differ from one country to another. Still, I do think that culinary globalization also changes the original recipe, adding new flavors and new ways of cooking ingredients, thus creating a new variety, and in some cases, an entirely new dish. | <urn:uuid:08fc87b7-34de-4a57-9549-5839d36b7fc7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://unixploria.net/home/the-royal-court-1/king%27s-corner/chef-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.964757 | 279 | 1.695313 | 2 |
Funeral services were pending Monday for Mo Ostin, who led Warner Bros. Records for more than two decades, using his artists-first mindset to attract some of the industry’s biggest acts and build one of music’s most successful labels.
Variety and the Los Angeles Times reported that Ostin died of natural causes at age 95. According to the Times, Ostin — a 1951 UCLA graduate and major benefactor of the university’s music programs — died Sunday.
Ostin was working with Verve Records in the 1950s when Frank Sinatra attempted to purchase the label. Sinatra lost out to MGM Records, but he decided to start his own label — Reprise — and hired Ostin to lead the company.
Reprise was purchased in the 1960s by Warner Bros., and Ostin oversaw a string of successful artist signing, including the Kinks, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Prince, Madonna and Rod Stewart.
Ostin became president of Warner-Reprise in 1970, and took over as chairman and CEO a short time later.
More big-name acts joined the label, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Tom Petty, Van Halen and R.E.M.
Ostin left the company in 1994, telling the Times in an interview that year that he built the company by believing in artists and allowing them freedom and creative control over their music. But he told the paper he balked when the company asked him to slash payroll, a move he saw as akin to penny-pinching, and leading to his departure.
He left the business only briefly, agreeing in 1995 to join DreamWorks SKG, enjoying more success with signings including Nelly Furtado, Toby Keith and Jimmy Eat World. That label was sold in 2003 to Universal Music Group, and Ostin retired for good in 2004.
He was inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
In 2011, Ostin donated $10 million to UCLA to build a state-of-the-art recording studio, rehearsal space, an Internet-based production center and other amenities for aspiring musicians — known as the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center, honoring his wife, who died in 2005.
He gave the university another $10 million to fund the Mo Ostin Basketball Center.
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Periodontal Inflammation May Be a Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease
New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago indicates periodontal conditions may be an initiating factor in Alzheimer’s disease.
New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago indicates periodontal conditions may be an initiating factor in Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, published in PLOS One, suggest long-term exposure to periodontal pathogens causes inflammation and degeneration of brain neurons in mice. Reporting in the paper, “Chronic Oral Application of a Periodontal Pathogen Results in Brain Inflammation, Neurodegeneration and Amyloid Beta Production in Wild Type Mice,” the authors note that mice exposed to the pathogens for 22 weeks had significantly higher amounts of accumulated amyloid beta — a senile plaque found in the brain tissue of Alzheimer’s patients — than controls. They also had more brain inflammation and fewer intact neurons due to degeneration.
These findings were supported by analyses of ribonucleic acid and amyloid beta proteins that demonstrated greater expression of genes associated with inflammation and degeneration in the study group. In addition, deoxyribonucleic acid (or DNA) from periodontal bacteria was also found in the brain tissue of affected subjects. | <urn:uuid:07f82c09-601b-40c7-802b-310ed26d0f51> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://decisionsindentistry.com/2018/11/periodontal-inflammation-factor-alzheimers/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.918913 | 267 | 1.859375 | 2 |
The city where sustainability is a verb
Creating prosperity in harmony with the environment.
Investing today to build a better tomorrow requires realistic, impactful action — not just talk. Selkirk is implementing the programs and forward-thinking policies to protect our planet’s natural resources and climate to meet the needs of future generations.
Selkirk – sustainability is good for business.
Where it all comes together
A hub city creating regional prosperity.
Selkirk draws on a population well beyond its borders, providing investment opportunities in consumer retail shopping and services, healthcare, and within the steel industry. In fact, Selkirk is the centre of western Canada’s steel sector.
Selkirk – excellent centres of opportunity.
Trustworthy data and information
Making intelligent investment decisions starts with reliable data.
As Manitoba’s only ISO urban data certified community, Selkirk’s information and data integrity has credibility at a global standard. This ensures prospective businesses and investors get the reliable data they need to make informed decisions.
Selkirk – the numbers speak for themselves.
Heavy industry keeps it clean
In addition to producing the highest-quality recycled clean steel, Selkirk’s steel businesses reclaim byproducts that serve as source material for complementary manufacturers, creating new opportunities in a growing circular economy.
Film & digital media sector
A place where stories are told
With a can-do attitude, Selkirk provides the supports to help productions come to life. From diverse set options to expedient permits, and production infrastructure to tax credits, Selkirk is becoming the location of choice for more production crews.
Retail and service sector
They come from miles around
With its unique complement of big-box national brands and distinctive small businesses, Selkirk draws 4 times its population to the city on a regular basis. Opportunities abound between the City’s modern retail power centre and its historic revitalized downtown district.
selkirk at a glance
Selkirk is one of 15 Canadian cities and the first in Manitoba to gain the ISO 37120 certification from the World Council on City Data (WCCD). This provides globally-standardized, independently-verifiable data that makes it easy to compare social, economic, and environmental metrics betweens cities of any size.
One of the lowest electricity rates in North America
One of Canada’s most affordable cities to live in
Rail access with Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways
Abundant water capacity for manufacturing
Over 800 employees in manufacturing
Built smarter from the ground up
Selkirk West End concept plan
The West End Concept Plan is the collaborative vision of a government that is leading the way toward a sustainable future. The Plan calls for 5,000 new housing units, and includes a mixed-use urban village, 90 acres of new park space and a 1.5km long water feature that the city sees to attract outdoor enthusiasts like canoeists and kayakers. The vision is to use the best practices in urban planning and community development to build a walkable neighbourhood that improves the quality of life for Selkirk’s residents.
We mean business
- <strong>With Schools not being an option, Selkirk voters to go to the polls at new locations</strong> August 2, 2022Concerns over gathering and Covid-19 mean that Selkirk residents will be placing their votes in the Oct. 26 election in different locations than in previous years. The Manitoba School Boards Association made the difficult decision not to host polling stations for the upcoming election. School will be in session in October and because the spread
- Selkirk working smarter, greener with new Urban Forestry and Naturalization Coordinator; Clover trial plots underway on north Main July 28, 2022Since Selkirk hired an Urban Forestry and Naturalization Coordinator earlier this year, a new era of greening has begun to take root. Mihali Schindle, a Red Seal Horticulturist who’s also studied landscape design, started as the UF&N Coordinator with the city in May of this year and his job has him analyzing and improving current
- City digging deep for provincial response on pothole repair July 22, 2022Fed up with potholes? The city is too. That’s why provincial Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Doyle Piwniuk, was in Selkirk recently to survey the condition of provincial roads – Manitoba Avenue west of Main Street to Easton Drive, all of Main Street, Easton Drive, Eaton Avenue from Main to Eveline – as well as | <urn:uuid:71c343e0-8faf-4b00-a977-5dde99d7ad1e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://selkirknow.ca/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.926333 | 966 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Bandana Bibble Sky Blue
Imagine; you are outside and you can smell the wonderful scent of freshly cut grass. The sun is shining and you can feel the warmth on your cheek. The sky is blue | Sky Blue.
This bandana is named after it:
Bandana Bibble Sky Blue has a top of cotton with a beautiful light blue color.
The back of the bib is made of microfleece in the color white.
These Bibs keep clothes dry without using an environmentally unfriendly plastic backing. The unique combination of cotton and fleece creates a kind of tunnel effect. The cotton top layer absorbs wetness, while the fleece bottom layer acts as a barrier that keeps the underlying clothing clean and dry.
Tip: click on Size chart to see which size bandana fits best.
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Learning origami: A beginner’s guide to the art of paper folding
April 17, 2020
Following orders to shelter-in-place, you might have found yourself with an abundance of free time. Are you interested in using this time to learn something new? Try origami! All you’ll need is one square sheet of paper per tutorial. If you don’t have one, you can adjust the dimensions of a printer paper by simply folding a corner to the opposite edge, forming a triangle. Remove the excess paper, and unfold.
The tutorials below are sorted by ascending order of difficulty. If you’re new to origami, check out the first two tutorials on how to create a cat and a box. Towards the bottom are tutorials on making cranes, lilies and dragons — for anyone looking for a challenge. Happy folding! | <urn:uuid:f46d07ca-e4c5-42cf-af4c-6d9ea6256635> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://harkeraquila.com/52807/features/origami-a-beginners-guide-to-the-art-of-paper-folding/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.889963 | 177 | 3.25 | 3 |
April 16th’s edition of Nikkan Kyogyo featured an article about Fujiseiki’s HAWS technology—an automated welding system for hydrogen piping. HAWS yields high quality welds with no irregularities so piping can be used safely in hydrogen refueling stations.
Hydrogen is an attractive source of renewable energy because hydrogen fuel emits only water as a by-product. Excess electricity can also be changed back into hydrogen and stored for future use. Hydrogen stations that provide fuel for FCVs (fuel cell vehicles) store hydrogen at pressures of 800atm or higher.
The problem with hydrogen fuel is that hydrogen atoms are extremely small and, unlike other gases, they will leak from even the smallest fracture. In addition, metal becomes brittle from being under high pressures for too long.
High quality pipes are essential to hydrogen fuel systems, and welds in particular need to be able to stand up to the high pressure. To that end, since 2017, Fujiseiki has worked on the development of an automatic welding machine under a subsidy from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI).
The ultimate goal is to lower the hurdle for constructing hydrogen stations by reducing the risk of leaks, cutting down on maintenance costs, and increasing the safety of hydrogen piping systems.
Our goal is to not only contribute to the preservation of our global environment and the promotion of renewable energy sources, but to also encourage the creation of a sustainable society. | <urn:uuid:4af8d866-930d-4be6-a6b1-96b8f3331ddd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://fuji-seiki.com/en/2020/04/27/fujiseikis-welding-system-featured-in-nikkan-kyogyo-newspaper/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.944727 | 300 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Nature: Middle English (denoting the physical power of a person): from Old French, from Latin natura ‘birth, nature, quality,’ from nat- ‘born,’ from the verb nasci
Might there not be something to the idea that “women will have rights as long as men see fit to allow for those rights, all the while calculating the benefits from those rights given?” Or, rephrased in a way that archetypal psychology might rather imagine it, that “the feminine will be valued when the active forces of masculinity can transcend the seeming dualism of these notions and see the unified dynamic in which a syzygy is at work (or play) in all human existence as it is by nature ensouled?”
And is it not true, at root, that the abortion debate, like so many other disagreements in social (re)arrangements, political and personal, are dependent upon the power of technology to slowly remove the constraints, which for thousands of years infantilized us, but also left us without a sense of moral culpability? For a moral perspective is only possible where there is enough reflection to perceive oneself as a separate being from that of the tribe. Culpability then, is one of the distinctive marks of an individual as it ascribes agency and the power of choice that “I” alone can make.
Over time, it is identity which shapes and increases the ability to separate ourselves from nature, as moral creatures, in which an increasingly conscious disdain for nature’s brutality moves us beyond our former acceptance of the conditions of the natural world, urging us towards a future condition that transcends the natural state of things, beginning with reimagining the world as it is, into the world as it should, or could be. It is the increase in awareness of power and its steady transference from nature’s gods, to a transcendent God, and eventually onto man, that allow us to finally consider ourselves as co-creators.
As co-creators, through the newfound power that the imaginal realm reveals, the separation from natural conditions is increasingly enhanced through the ongoing distinctions uncovered between the physical and something beyond. This separation is the initiator of choice.
Choice suggests options; an urge to improve our lot, reducing our suffering, and through the discovery and use of technology creates the modern sense of self. A self that is separated, set apart, mission oriented, and driven towards the goal of progress, no longer willing to accept nature’s conditions and constraints as the fate of humanity. We are, finally, self-made and free at last.
Prior to these changes in psyche, there’s less of an ability to reflect on our identity, our place in time and the story of history. We moderns now readily pride ourselves as the agents of decision and the agents of power that define a very modern identity. But the more power is perceived to be ours, the heavier the price tag of conscience, whether inflated or repressed, increasingly we find ourselves weighed down by an overwhelming sense of responsibility and guilt that accompanies witnessing the consequences of our choices and actions.
Can we even say then, that psyche is nature, or rather might it also be a seductive lover that promises power and release from nature, but provides neither? And, is the dynamic between psyche and nature yet another syzygy whose unseen goal we cannot know? Is psyche the x factor in man that drives us to transform nature, through an enhanced imaginative vision that sees not how we are, but how we should be?
Perhaps then, before we get too attached to the idea that a force called the patriarchy; a masculine power dominating anything that dares to get in its way; the primary blame for all of the ills of the world, that we might at least entertain a certain irony here: that it has indeed taken a masculine force to activate our two-fold nature that rejects the herd, providing the agency necessary to assert ourselves as individuals. This may best describe the conditions in which a syzygy of symmetry is necessary to instill in us a capacity for reflection required to mimic and borrow nature’s power and whimsy.
Can this slow transformation over time, allowing us to reach this critical threshold in which debates about abortion, gender roles, equality, race, abuse, and all that sensitizes our passion for compassion be the table setter for the next stage? Might we be on the verge of igniting a holy fire that may eventually burn to ashes the imbalance of yin to yang we may at last be ready and willing to discard? I pray we not get lost in the emotional mire of debate at the expense of seeing a much bigger picture. These questions, concerns and debates want something from us.
As well, the identification of masculine with male, feminine with female, may tempt us to literalize the archetypal powers, confusing them with real persons, missing an opportunity to recognize the unseen forces operating in the background. Powers that we pretend to understand are what make up the dynamic of the syzygy. We could see both the masculine and feminine at work on us within a syzygy. What might be much needed in our current cultural, global crisis, is a deeper recognition of the dynamics between the active masculine and the passive feminine, both of which are vital aspects of any relationship.
A binding of the two, in which we fail to recognize the ways in which they are interrelated, promotes a literal view over an imaginal one. Without an awareness of the two-fold nature we lose the multi-dimensional nature of psyche and the notion of Anima Mundi, a world soul in which we all participate in and influence through our actions and inactions.
Choice is a big idea, and yet, dare we look deeply down the well of that idea to consider all of its implications, beyond the seeming choices we think we have at the moment, and get at the overarching drive that may very well mask our motivations, and miss, or avoid, the consideration and reflection of furthering the images of the goal?
As I’ve always said I prefer your lips red
Not what the good Lord made
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- Researchers say foods high in vegetable fat can help lower your stroke risk while foods high in animal fats can increase it.
- Experts recommend eating more plant-based foods as well as seafood and whole grains.
- They also recommend reducing the amount of red meat and processed meat in your diet.
Is eating fats ever healthy?
Should you eliminate all fats from your diet?
How much fat is too much?
The answers aren’t as clear-cut as you might think.
Here’s some advice from researchers who released a report on Nov. 8 comparing various types of fat and their health effects.
No, you shouldn’t eliminate all fats. A healthy diet includes some fats. But you should pay attention to the types of fat you eat.
The researchers’ study looked at stroke risk from fat derived from vegetable, dairy, and nondairy animal sources.
The research is scheduled to be presented this weekend at the American Heart Association’s
The new study hasn’t been peer-reviewed or published yet.
The researchers reported that fats derived from plants, such as olive oil, canola or sunflower oil, soy oil, nuts, and seeds, can lower your risk of disease. They also found that a diet high in these fats can reduce the risk of stroke.
On the other hand, they reported, fats derived from animal-based foods can increase your risk of stroke.
“Our findings indicate the type of fat and different food sources of fat are more important than the total amount of dietary fat in the prevention of cardiovascular disease including stroke,” said Fenglei Wang, PhD, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral fellow in the department of nutrition at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, said in a press statement.
“If we compare the finding to other studies examining plant-based versus animal fats, the results are fairly consistent,” Kristin Kirkpatrick, a registered dietitian in charge of wellness nutrition services at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, told Healthline.
“There are two primary forms of fat: saturated and unsaturated,” explained Trista Best, MPH, RD, LD, who works with Balance One Supplements. “Saturated fats come from animal sources, while unsaturated fats come from plants. The difference between them is a small distinction at the molecular level that has big implications. Saturated fats lack a double bond between the individual carbon atoms that connect the fatty acids,” says Best.
“In contrast, unsaturated fatty acids have at least one, sometimes more, carbon atoms providing a connection. Because of this, saturated fats are commonly solid at room temperature leading to their increased risk for causing chronic illnesses like heart disease and stroke,” she said.
Researchers used data from two major studies – the Nurse’s Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study – with a total of 117,136 participants.
All study participants were free of heart disease and cancer at enrollment. The participants completed food frequency questionnaires every four years to calculate the amount, sources, and types of fats they consumed.
The finding included:
- Participants who consumed the highest amounts of nondairy animal fat were 16 percent more likely to experience a stroke than those who ate the least.
- Participants who ate the most vegetable fat or the most polyunsaturated fat were 12 percent less likely to experience a stroke.
- Fat from dairy products, such as cheese, butter, milk, ice cream, and cream was not associated with a higher risk of stroke.
- Participants who ate more red meat had an 8 percent higher risk of stroke. Those who ate processed red meat (bacon, sausage, bologna, hot dogs, salami) had a 12 percent higher risk of stroke than those who ate less of these foods.
“Cardiovascular disease, including stroke, and obesity are the major diseases associated with a diet high in red meat. This is because of the meat’s high saturated fat content, leading to an increase in cholesterol and artery blockages,” Best says. “Unsaturated fats from plant sources are ideal for heart health. Polyunsaturated fats include omega-3 fatty acids, which the body cannot make. It is a heart-healthy fat in that it lowers inflammation and cholesterol.”
“Based on our findings, we recommend for the general public to reduce consumption of red and processed meat, minimize fatty parts of unprocessed meat if consumed, and replace lard or tallow (beef fat) with nontropical vegetable oils such as olive oil, corn, or soybean oils in cooking to lower their stroke risk,” Wang said.
“Modifying your diet to include more plant sources can seem daunting,” Best told Healthline. “But it is relatively easy once you begin centering your meals around fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes rather than meat and other animal products.”
Meat does not have to be completely cut out of your diet either,” she added. “The goal is to reduce animal products while increasing vegetables.”
- Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
- Choose whole-grain foods.
- Chose plants, fish, seafood, or low-fat/fat-free dairy products for your protein.
- Use liquid plant oils.
- When eating meats, choose lean cuts and unprocessed forms.
- Choose minimally processed foods instead of ultra-processed foods.
You can start small. One suggestion Kirkpatrick offered is replacing butter with olive oil. You can also look at some of the meat alternatives. Just be sure to look at the ingredients and steer away from those that are highly processed.
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The Airbus Helicopters Helionix cockpit. Photo courtesy of Airbus
Under a newly issued notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), the FAA is considering an elimination of special conditions that are currently required for obtaining certification of new helicopter airframes and components. The proposed rule changes are designed to specifically modernize the way Part 27 and 29 category rotorcraft are certificated.
The FAA published its new NPRM Nov. 1 with a specific focus on addressing increasing design complexity and new technologies that are being introduced on modern helicopters. The agency wants to provide better clarification of safety requirements for new technologies being featured on modern rotorcraft. There is also a specific focus on addressing increased automation in primary flight controls featured on Part 27 and 29 helicopters, according to the notice.
The FAA went through a similar certification reform process in recent years aimed at changing outdated Part 23 certification standards. That ultimately led to the creation of a new Part 23 rule in December 2016.
One of the most significant avionics-related changes featured under newly proposed certification standards for Part 27 and 29 helicopters is to combine the requirements for automatic pilot and flight director systems into one rule. When the FAA’s current guidance for automatic pilot systems were originally drafted, the functionality of such systems required a separate rule for each system. The rule change would address the evolution of such systems that are now referred to as “automatic flight guidance and control systems,” the NPRM says.
“Having these systems in separate rules that use different terminology has resulted in some confusion. The proposed changes would remove §§ 27.1335 and 29.1335 and incorporate the requirements into §§ 27.1329 and 29.1329,” the NPRM says.
Some of the latest helicopter cockpits that show the evolution of avionics being featured in new Part 27 and 29 airframes include the Airbus Helionix cockpit, as well as the cockpits that the Boeing-Leonardo and Sierra Nevada teams are proposing as replacements for the U.S. Air Force's UH-1N Huey.
The proposal also addresses the continued infusion of complicated microprocessor technology into highly integrated systems featured on modern helicopters. Current FAA Part 27 and 29 rotorcraft certification rules require the isolation of pilot instrumentation systems from other operating systems featured on rotorcraft. This requirement stems from the agency’s preference for pilot instrumentation systems not to be compromised by faults or failures in any other systems.
However, as the NPRM states, this requirement for physical independence is no longer a concern as modern helicopter avionics are designed to allow different systems to report and compare information in a way that does not negatively affect performance of the pilot system. Therefore, the FAA is proposing to “revise § 29.1333(a) and section VIII(b)(5)(i) of appendix B to parts 27 and 29” to make this requirement only applicable to pneumatic systems.
“These proposed changes would allow for the use of modern technology to monitor and display highly integrated information regarding the rotorcraft that is currently not permitted,” the NPRM says.
There is also a proposal to significantly change the way the FAA certificates electrical systems and energy storage equipment. Rather than specifically developing regulations around lithium batteries or any specific new technologies, the agency is proposing to address all future energy storage chemistries with a new regulation category providing general regulation that would accommodate any energy storage system. The new approach would allow the agency to address new energy storage devices that have not yet been developed.
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Bartholomew and the Oobleck is a part of the Classic Seuss collection.
Join Bartholomew Cubbins in Dr. Seuss’s Caldecott Honor–winning picture book about a king’s magical mishap! Bored with rain, sunshine, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. What he gets is a storm of sticky green goo called Oobleck—which soon wreaks havock all over his kingdom! But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the stickiest problems. | <urn:uuid:f26adb11-97e0-4e04-9797-2f57f6c47d9d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.rhcbooks.com/books/42959/bartholomew-and-the-oobleck-by-dr-seuss | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.918373 | 150 | 1.765625 | 2 |
- This one-of-a-kind etched Tibetan Lingam style singing bowl is incredibly detailed and was hand picked from a stunning collection of carved singing bowls made in Kathmandu. The bowl is
hand hammered and polished before being etched with extraordinary detail.
- Lingam bowls are said to have extremely strong energy and overall long-lasting sound. Due to their aesthetic appeal and special sound, this style of bowl is very rare. They are highly sought after by collectors and practitioners alike.
Bowl features the 7 Chakras symbols along the outside separated by dorje designs. Inside the bowl you will see the mantra of compassion in lotus petals surrounding the Lingham at the base. This symbol can also be seen with the 7 Chakras on the outside. A mandala grounds the bottom base of the bowl.
Lingam singing bowls are among the rarest of all Himalayan singing bowls. Known as a rather masculine shape, they feature a small cone-like protrusion, the lingam, inside the base of the bowl. A small matching impression can be seen on the bottom of the bowl.
It is believed that when your chakras are balanced, you are able to live a happier and healthier life. The 7 Chakras include: the Crown, Third-Eye, Throat, Heart, Solar Plexus, Sacral, and Root.
The compassion mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum, invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion. The dorje is also considered an emblem of protection.
On the bottom base of the bowl you will see a Tibetan mandala design, a geometrical design often used for meditation. Mandalas are rich with symbolism and sacred meaning. In fact, the etymology of the word "mandala" suggests not just a circle but a "container of essence."
Bowl rings at a F note when struck with a woolen mallet. This note resonates with the Heart Chakra, which is the center of real, unconditional affection, spiritual growth, compassion, devotion and love.
Measures approximately 10 inches in diameter and is about 4.25 inches deep.
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In this post, I will share a step by step guide for creating a basic website with google sites.
What is Google Sites?
Google Sites is a website builder platform from Google. It started out as JotSpot and was acquired by Google in 2006. In June 2016, the platform was completely rebuilt and launched as Google Sites.
It is part of the Google OfficeSuite for Business
On the surface, Google Sites works just like any other website builder platform. However, it is more suited for creating company wikis and intranets. In my opinion, it is not suited for building business websites.
However, the good part about google sites is that it is very easy(due to limited features) and it is free. So if you have never built a website in your life, then give google sites a try.
Lets see how you can quickly create a website with Google Sites.
How to Create a Website with Google Sites
Google Sites is a service provided by Google. This means that you will need to first sign in to your Google account or sign up for one if you do not have it. To get started, visit Google Sites and sign in or sign up for a free Google account.
After you log in, you are taken to the Google Sites dashboard, which is an almost an empty page. Here is a screenshot of the dashboard.
From here, we are going to follow the steps below to create a sample website in a few minutes.
Step 1: Creating a New Site and Adding a Name
The first step is clicking the “+” sign at the bottom right hand-side of the Google Sites dashboard.
You will be taken to the Create new site screen. At the top left, you will see that your site is untitled. Click on Untitled Site to add a name to your site. I will name this “My First Google Sites Website.”
Now that you have named your website, its now time to select a theme.
Step 2: Select a Theme
As of now, there are 5 themes available with Google Sites. Go to the left-hand panel, you will see three options – Insert, Pages, and themes. Click on themes and you will be presented with the available themes. I am selecting Level theme for the purpose of this tutorial.
As of now, the theme selection is very limited. There are only 5 themes available and the design is quite bland. Hey, but it is free!!!
Step 3: Selecting a Layout
After selecting the theme, we are now going to edit the layout of our website. Still, on the right-hand side of the screen, click on the Insert option.
Here, you will see options for adding elements like Text, Images, and Buttons on your web page. You will also see a collection of prebuilt layouts which can be inserted on your page with a single click.
There is also a collection of Google Services widgets like Sheets, Forms, Docs, calendar, etc.
Click on the element/layout which you want on your page and start editing.
Step 4 : Adding Content to Homepage
With the theme and the layout set, we are now going to add content to our website. At this stage, it’s an empty website apart from just the theme and the layout.
4.1: Edit Page Header
Let us start by editing the Page Header. Simply click on the Page header to edit the text content. I will name this page Home.
It is also possible to select different Header layout. I am using Banner type header for the purpose of this tutorial.
4.2: Edit Cover Image
To change the cover image, move the cursor to the existing image and select Change Image. Google Sites supports multiple image source.
- You can upload an image from your PC
- You can insert images from Google Albums, Google Drive, From Url, or from Gallery
- Google Sites also lets you search images on the web and insert them, all directly from the website editor.
For this tutorial, I am going to select an image from the gallery. After doing that, here is the new look of my website.
Note that I have edited the text and have uploaded a background image.
4.3: Adding Content to the Page
We are now going to add content to the home page. Since we chose a layout for our website, we have it already set for us. It is a 2 column section with Image on the left and text on the right hand side. Of course you are free to choose the layout of your choice.
I will simply click on the section to add the content. In the image section, I can choose between inserting an Image, a Youtube Video, Google Calendar or a Map. These are all applications provided by Google, a feature that gives Google Sites an edge over many other Site Building Platforms.
As shown below, I am going to add an image on the left-hand side block and text on the right-hand side of the block.
This is how my homepage looks after adding an image and text adjacent to the image. Remember that this is taken from the layout I selected.
When adding the text, Google Sites gives you a rich text editor. As shown below, you can change the text layout, bold, italicize, change alignment, add numbered or an ordered list and add links.
Editing text is quite straightforward. Simply double click on the text box and you can start editing.
4.4: Add New Layout
After this, you will most likely want to add more content. We will add another layout just below the one we have just edited above. To do that, you will need to click on the Insert option on the top right-hand side of this page and select a new layout. You will then repeat the same procedure above to add content to the new layout section.
After adding the new content, this is how my website looks. Note that you are choosing the layout that best fits the needs of your website.
You can upload images to display a team section. Of course, this is just an example, you may add a different section as per your needs.
4.5: Add a Footer
You can go on following the procedures above until your homepage has captured everything that you need. To finalize this page, we are going to add a footer to the page. To do that, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Add Footer button shown below.
You can add text to your footer and customize it to make sure that it looks exactly the way you would want it to. Here is my footer.
Congratulations, you have just created a basic homepage for your website.
Step 5: Adding a New Page
If you are not building a one-page website, you will definitely want to add new pages. To do that, click on the Pages option on the right-hand side of the page builder screen then click on the “+” button at the bottom.
Click on the “+” button then add the page name on the window that pops up. I am going to name this new page About Us.
A new page employing the same theme is created. Notice that you have a menu at the top right-hand side of the page showing the page names.
If you want to add a custom URL for this page click on the Advanced drop-down option on the screenshot above then type in your custom URL then click Done.
We are now going to repeat step 4 above to add content to the new page. Here is how the About Us page looks after adding content to it.
Add all the pages that you will need for your website by repeating steps 4 and 5 then go to the next step.
Step 6: General Website Management
Before you unveil your website to the world, you might need to set and configure some critical elements by clicking on the three dots icon at the top right hand-side of the page builder screen. Here, you can add a favicon, add a custom URL, change the site info settings, site analytics and even create a duplicate of the website.
Click on Add favicon to add one to your website. A favicon is an icon associated with a particular website, typically displayed in the address bar of a browser accessing the site or next to the site name in a user’s list of bookmarks.
Google Sites will allow you to upload a favicon from your computer.
If you have a custom URL, such as www.yourcompanyname.com, you can add it by clicking the Custom URLs option from the screenshot above.
By default, new websites can be viewed by anyone. To control access to your website, we are going to click on the add people icon at the top right-hand side of the screen.
This will open a popup window through which you can access settings. Here, you can;
- Choose to add other people to help in editing the website.
- Choose what happens when the website is published – here, you can choose to have anyone find and view the published website or have specific people view it when published.
Step 7: Publishing the Website
After editing your website and making sure that it meets all your requirements, the final step will be to publish it. On the top right-hand side of the screen, click on the Publish button.
A popup window appears that lets you type the site web address. This address will have https://sites.google.com/view/your-name format. If you have a custom URL, you can as well assign it here by clicking on MANAGE and typing in the URL.
Click on Publish when done. This website is available at https://sites.google.com/view/my-template-website
Pros of Google Sites
- It is fast and very easy to edit.
- Google Sites is free as long as you have a Google account.
- You do not need to have any web development skills to use it.
- It does not require you to install any software.
- Its integration with Google apps gives it an edge over other website builders.
- It is ideal for a newbie who wants to build a website for the first time.
Cons of Google Sites
- The site URL has to begin with sites.google.com/site/ not unless you have a custom URL.
- Google Sites has limited functionality compared to some of its competitors.
- Apps are only limited to Google Apps. Incorporating applications outside of Google Apps can often be problematic.
- It is not a good website builder for businesses due to its limited customizations.
- The themes are very basic compared to other website builders.
That has only taken us a couple of minutes and we have a website running without even writing a single line of code.
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By O. Neher and C. M. Ocamb
Cause The Beet curly top virus is spread in North America only by the beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus). The virus has an extensive host range. The leafhopper breeds readily on mustards and overwinters in perennial or winter annual weed hosts, carrying the virus to beets and other crops in spring.
Symptoms Young leaves roll in, pucker, develop blister-like thickenings, and are dwarfed. Vein clearing appears in young leaves followed by vein swellings on the lower sides, which appear knotted or gall-like. Roots are dwarfed, and rootlets may be twisted and distorted. Tap roots are covered with many rootlets ("hairy root"). Young plants die quickly.
Cultural control Planting resistant varieties is the most effective control practice. Minimum curly top resistance standards for approved varieties have been established by the Snake River Sugarbeet Research and Seed Alliance LLC for The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC growing areas of Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
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The manner in which a prognostics problem is framed is critical for enabling its solution by the proper method. Recently, data-driven prognostics techniques have demonstrated enormous potential when used alone, or as part of a hybrid solution in conjunction with physics-based models. Historical maintenance data constitutes a critical element for the use of a data-driven approach to prognostics, such as supervised machine learning. The historical data is used to create training and testing data sets to develop the machine learning model. Categorical classes for prediction are required for machine learning methods; however, faults of interest in US Army Ground Vehicle Maintenance Records appear as natural language text descriptions rather than a finite set of discrete labels.
Transforming linguistically complex data into a set of prognostics classes is necessary for utilizing supervised machine learning approaches for prognostics. Manually labeling fault description instances is effective, but extremely time-consuming; thus, an automated approach to labelling is preferred. The approach described in this paper examines key aspects of the fault text relevant to enabling automatic labeling. A method was developed based on the hypothesis that a given fault description could be generalized into a category. This method uses various natural language processing (NLP) techniques and a priori knowledge of ground vehicle faults to assign classes to the maintenance fault descriptions.
The core component of the method used in this paper is a Word2Vec word-embedding model. Word embeddings are used in conjunction with a token-oriented rule-based data structure for document classification. This methodology tags text with user-provided classes using a corpus of similar text fields as its training set. With classes of faults reliably assigned to a given description, supervised machine learning with these classes can be applied using related maintenance information that preceded the fault.
This method was developed for labeling US Army Ground Vehicle Maintenance Records, but is general enough to be applied to any natural language data sets accompanied with a priori knowledge of its contents for consistent labeling. In addition to applications in machine learning, generated labels are also conducive to general summarization and case-by-case analysis of faults. The maintenance components of interest for this current application are alternators and gaskets, with future development directed towards determining the RUL of these components based on the labeled data.
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Westport’s Shipbuilding Challenges
In the early years, launching boats and conducting business on the Noquochoke (East Branch of the Westport River) was relatively straightforward. Boats were generally of the smaller variety, and the unique locations of launching points and river crossings did little to impact the boatbuilding business. With the advent of the whaling industry and need of larger sea-going vessels and navigational restraints, the challenges to the shipbuilder and the trade became more apparent.
In the late 1700’s, a concerted effort was made to fortify the northern banks of the approaches of Noquochoke at the Head of Westport, to aid in trade and navigation. To help maintain the banks during the daily ebb and flow of the river, granite barriers were installed on either side of the waterway. As it is today, the resulting walls that defined the channel proved to be a challenge for any builder hoping to launch a vessel of any size longer than fifty to sixty feet.
In spite of the gentle slope of either side of the public landing, which was ideal for shipbuilding, launching larger vessels such as the Phebe Anne, Industry and others took careful planning, coordination with extreme high tides, and old-fashioned Yankee ingenuity.
Curtis Pierce recollected: “Crossing the bridge, two long tiers of wood are piled up as far down as the second watering place where the ‘Phebe Ann’, the only vessel ever built on the east side is being finished. Mr. William Lamb is putting up the rigging. These vessels were launched side-wise, when the tide was at its height, and when it gets to its lowest point scows, and later empty casks, are lashed up under the vessel, and when the tide comes in again the vessels are floated down to Hix Bridge where the water is deep enough for them to sail in.”
Assuming Mr. Pierce’s recollection is accurate, one can imagine how this entire operation might have looked.
Presumably, most launches at the Head took place at a ‘moon tide’ when the river was at its pinnacle. And, one can surmise, in this tiny community where nearly every person was vested in shipbuilding activities, the launch of any new vessel encouraged a celebratory mood by everyone in town. For these occasions, along with families, friends and revelers were shipwrights, carpenters, shipsmiths, coopers, and farmers with their oxen teams preparing to launch a seaworthy but generally unfinished vessel. Final fitting-out including masts, interior joinery, ballast, and rigging was typically accomplished further down river south of Hix Bridge or at Westport Point, after the vessel had traversed the seemingly impassable Hix Bridge.
As teams on either side of the landing made fast their tag lines to the vessel, the launching crew released the ship from its berth and both sides worked in concert to maneuvered the sizable hull on to cradles perched on the granite walls on either side of the channel. As the tide receded, the vessel was secured in its cradle precariously bridging the two banks of the river.
Once the hull of a vessel was positioned across the walls of the channel, and the tide went out, multiple teams of workers embarked on flat-bottomed scows and feverishly worked to secure, with rope and chains, empty whale oil casks to the bottom of the hull. Exactly how these casks were secured is not clear but the concept of elevating laden and unladen vessel hulls using this method was successfully carried out in other ports (one example might be ‘camels’ used in the port of Nantucket).
With the casks securely positioned to the bottom of the hull, the returning high tide enabled the pilot boats and oxen teams to dislodge the ship from its cradles and maneuver it through the narrow channel south towards Hix Bridge.
The Next Challenge – negotiating Westport’s Common Nuisance
Hix Bridge got its name from Mary Hix who was proprietor of Hix’s Ferry (1710) until her son William built a permanent structure on the ferry’s location (1738). People like George Lawton, mill owner at The Head, built small sloops at the Head in the early days to trade with Providence. He and William Sisson, and numerous other town folk, objected strongly to the State Legislature regarding William Hix’s permanent stone bridge that crossed the east branch of the Noquochoke in 1738, calling it a ‘common nuisance’. The bridge prevented sailing ships from passing under it. Flat bottom scows and barges could pass under the bridge only at low tide in order to reach the Point and other ports.
In 1739 Hix managed to get himself elected Representative to the Massachusetts General Court, for a term that lasted ten years. As a result of his efforts, the Legislature sided with Hix and his toll bridge was allowed to stand in the path of ship traffic approaching or leaving the Head.
This didn’t deter some ship builders like Tabor, Tucker, Winslow and Mayhew who stubbornly planned and built full sized vessels at The Head.
In 1804, John Avery Parker, Fredrick Brownell and Levi Standish purchased Hix Bridge and property on either side of the river and built many ships in that location. In 1814 Parker sold his stake in the property but shipbuilding continued around the Hix Bridge location for decades.
Portaging Hix Bridge
With the focus that shipbuilding brought to Westport, and Hix Bridge in particular, the talent and ingenuity that it took to design, build, launch, portage and fit the ships to sail the world enabled these men to overcome nearly any natural or man-made obstacle. Hix Bridge was an impediment but not as insurmountable as it may seem today.
One man’s assumption of how Hix Bridge might have been portaged by the five known whaling ships built at the Head of Westport:
“When a ship was launched at high tide, the height of the hull perched on the casks was able to carry it through the narrow channel, over the rocky, shallow river bottom all the way to the bridge. At Hix Bridge, the hull’s high elevation on casks made it easy for multiple yokes of oxen to pull it out of the water (on the west landing) and drag it around the bridge, perhaps on wooden rollers. Thereupon the ship’s hull could enter the water to sail or drift to the Point’s wharves.” (Richard Wertz)
It is highly likely that the old stone Hix Bridge was situated considerably lower on the landscape than today’s Hix Bridge and the western approach to the bridge was more conducive to portaging ships at the highest high tide than the eastern approach.
To lend more credence to the western bridge approach, it is understood that the William Hix house, positioned near the west landing, was on rollers, which enabled oxen teams to move it out of the way during portaging activities.
The following sketches suggest how portaging a two to three-hundred ton vessel over land might have been accomplished at Hix Bridge.
The first draws on the assumption that the ship, perched on its oil casks, would have been dragged by oxen teams in a precarious upright position, out of the north side of the river, over the western approach of the bridge and down the south side and back into the river.
The second sketch illustrates another possible approach that might include removal of the oil casks from the hull, laying the hull in a ‘hove down’ position on tree trunk rollers and transport it powered by oxen teams from one side of the bridge’s access road to the other.
Exactly how and in what fashion the portaging of the Phebe Ann, President II, Iris, Nye and Thomas Winslow at Hix Bridge was executed, as well as what other hurdles these shipbuilders were compelled to tackle in order to get their ships from shipyard to sea, can only be imagined. But, the fact seems clear, the convergence of craftsmen, woodsmen, farmers and engineers used determination and ingenuity to achieve the desired goal.
A Word About ‘Camels’
Nantucket and New Bedford were the two most successful whaling ports in the world in the mid 19th Century but Nantucket had a problem. Its harbor was blocked by an impenetrable sandbar that prohibited whaling ships, especially fully laden ships, from entering the port. Lighters were required to offload thousands of barrels of whale oil, and the whaling merchants were clamoring for a solution. After decades of trial and error, in 1842 a man named Peter Ewer designed and commissioned a dual-hulled, steam operated device that would embrace both sides of a fully-loaded whaling ship, pump the water out of its hulls, and safely transport the ship over the sandbar to the port docks.
One wonders whether Westport’s success using barrels to safely launch and portaging ships down the Westport River helped Mr. Ewer develop his camel concept? NOTE: A man named Abraham Lincoln patented the concept of the ‘camel’.
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Waverley Or Tis Sixty Years Since
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Waverley Or Tis Sixty Years Since Walter Scott - Waverley Or 'Tis Sixty Years Since is a historical novel by Walter Scott (17711832). Scott was already famous as a poet, and chose to publish it anonymously in 1814 as his first venture into prose fiction. It is often regarded as one of the first historical novels in the Western tradition.Edward Waverley, an English gentleman of honour, chooses an occupation in the army at the time just before the Jacobite uprising of 1745 on advice of his father. He has an officer's commission. On leave from army training, he visits friends of his family in Scotland, as he is not far from their place. He enjoys their Scottish hospitality. His head is full of the romantic notions of his unstructured education, including much reading, and he is startled to find himself in the midst of loyalists who support the return of the House of Stuart and the Stuart prince, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Young Chevalier to his supporters and as the Younger Pretender to his foes. His honour is often challenged as others interfere to push him to the Stuart side, where he is in battle, and he meets two women with whom he falls in love in turn, until he chooses one. His gentlemanly actions gain him friends in this precarious situation, on both sides of the uprising, who stand him in good stead when he is at risk from his own government when the uprising is put down.Scott chose to publish his later novels as being "by the author of Waverley". His series of works on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley Novels". The novel was well-received by contemporary critics, and well-liked by those who purchased novels in the early 19th century. It has continued in favour with later critics.
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United Nations humanitarian agencies have stepped up their assistance in Panama, where at least 10 people have been killed and nearly 24,000 others affected by floods and heavy rains and the number of affected areas continues to grow.
Food, water and blankets are the priority needs, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today, as weather forecasts predict that heavy rains are expected to continue in the Central American country at least until Thursday.
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and OCHA are also providing cash to help with relief items and needs assessments, while the World Food Programme (WFP) has already started delivering high-energy biscuits to those in need.
The initial impact of the floods and rains was confined to Panama’s Caribbean coast, and there the provinces of Bocas del Toro and Colón have been hard hit. But a state of emergency has also been declared in Chiriquí province on the Pacific coast, and at the opposite end of the country, Darién province is on high alert as local rivers reach critical levels.
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RECALL OF METFORMIN EXTENDED RELEASE
In May 2020, the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)recommended that some makers of metformin extended release remove some of their tablets from the U.S. market. This is because an unacceptable level of a probable carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) was found in some extended-release metformin tablets. If you currently take this drug, call your healthcare provider. They will advise whether you should continue to take your medication or if you need a new prescription.
Metformin is generally a safe and effective treatment for type 2 diabetes. However, it can cause side effects, and some people may want to look at other options.
Certain lifestyle factors can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, including:
- being overweight or obese
- engaging in low levels of physical activity
- eating a poor diet
Metformin is an oral medication that helps manage the effects of type 2 diabetes. In people with prediabetes, the drug can also help prevent or delay the onset of the condition. Doctors prescribe metformin to nearly 120 million people worldwide.
In this article, we look at the side effects of metformin and why a person with type 2 diabetes might want to stop taking it. We also look at the risk of not taking metformin and some alternative options.
Metformin is an
- making the body’s cells more sensitive to insulin
- slowing the release of glucose stored in the liver
- slowing the absorption of glucose from food in the gut
However, metformin has a number of potential side effects. Some are common, while others are rare.
Common side effects of metformin include:
- digestive problems, such as diarrhea, vomiting, and flatulence
- a vitamin B-12 deficiency
- slight weight loss
A person should talk to a doctor before stopping metformin treatment. Taking the medication with food reduces the risk of digestive problems.
- shortness of breath
- nerve damage
Is it safe to eat grapefruit while taking metformin? Find out more here.
Less common side effects
In some people, metformin causes blood glucose levels to drop too low, and the medical term for this is hypoglycemia.
Hypoglycemia is more likely to occur if a person is taking insulin as well as metformin.
There is also a very low risk of developing a condition called lactic acidosis, which results from a buildup of lactic acid. This condition can be life-threatening.
Exercise can reduce insulin resistance and improve type 2 diabetes symptoms. However, some
Due to the side effects of metformin and other antidiabetic medications, a person may prefer to manage type 2 diabetes through lifestyle changes.
Even people who experience no side effects may wish to avoid the long-term use of medication.
Many people with type 2 diabetes find that they can manage their condition through lifestyle changes alone. These can include:
- Making dietary changes: A
2017 reviewfound that changing the diet may significantly reduce type 2 diabetes symptoms and prevent complications.
- Losing weight: In a
2018 study, almost half of the participants reversed their type 2 diabetes and came off antidiabetic medications following a 12-month weight loss program.
- Exercising regularly: A
2014 studysuggests that a single exercise session can help to improve symptoms of type 2 diabetes temporarily.
Stopping smoking and reducing or avoiding alcohol can also help control symptoms.
When a person chooses to stop taking metformin, or any other antidiabetic medication, there is a risk of symptoms becoming worse.
It is, therefore, essential that people manage their symptoms through sustainable lifestyle changes involving the diet, weight management, and regular exercise.
If left untreated, high blood glucose levels can lead to complications, such as:
- impaired vision, or diabetic retinopathy
- kidney problems, or diabetic nephropathy
- nerve damage, or diabetic neuropathy
- heart problems
- sexual health issues
- foot problems
Learn more here about the symptoms and complications of diabetes.
Speak to a doctor before stopping metformin or any other antidiabetic medication.
A person can stop using this drug safely if they are able to manage their type 2 diabetes effectively through sustainable lifestyle changes.
These should involve:
- the diet
- weight management
- regular exercise
A doctor will often use certain criteria to determine whether it is safe for an individual to stop taking metformin.
These criteria include:
- having a fasting or pre-meal blood glucose level of 80–130 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)
- having a random or after-meal blood glucose level of under 180 mg/dL
- having a hemoglobin A1c result of under 7 percent
A doctor can give advice about choosing the right diet and exercise plans. They can also help set realistic goals and provide monitoring and support.
If necessary, they can refer a person to a dietician or another specialist.
People who do not like the side effects of metformin can ask their doctor about other options.
This works quickly to lower blood sugar levels, but it can lead to weight gain in people who have not used similar drugs before, and a loss of blood sugar control, which may lead to hypoglycemia.
It might also interact with other medications.
People with severe kidney problems may need to start with a lower dose than other people, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
This drug lowers blood sugar and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, but it can also increase the risk of needing an amputation in people with:
- peripheral vascular disease, which affects the blood vessels in the hands and feet
- neuropathy, or nerve damage, which can lead to problems throughout the body, including the feet
This lowers blood sugar and reduces the risk of atherosclerotic or cardiovascular disease, so it may be suitable for people with diabetes who have a risk of this type of complication.
It is not usually the first choice for people with heart failure.
People are using a growing number of
- Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia)
- Fenugreek (Trigonellafoenum-graceum)
- Gurmar, or cowplant (Gymnemasylvestre)
- Neem (Azadirachtaindica)
These are traditional remedies for diabetes that people have used for a long time, and research suggests that some may help to reduce blood sugar.
However, researchers note that there is not enough information about how they interact with other treatments.
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Oil painting keeps changing and developing with the figure painting since it was came into being. Figure oil painting is the most important part of oil painting. Oil painting reproduction requires the artist has a solid sketch foundation and ability of managing color. The oil painting artist needs to understand and reproduce the figure’s character and inner spirit of the original oil painting before working. During the painting process is a strict using of the color and shape is vital. The comprehensive cultural accomplishment will be very helpful for oil painting reproduction work. Normally high level figure painting artist could also paint the landscape painting and still life painting very well.
The main points of classical figure painting reproduction:
In a classical oil painting, the figures were normally managed in a background or space. A three-dimensional space is necessary. The artist normally uses the perspective rules to push away the scene in the background. The near scene is normally painted by warm and pure color, the cold color and grey tone are always used to finish the far scene in the oil painting. Based on this rule, the contrast between warm tone and cold tone in the near scene leads the narrow contrast of the background.
The figures skin, the cloth material, and other kinds of articles for daily use are all could be depicted artistically and lively.
In painting circle, oil painting is named as the heavy industry, like Symphony in music field. That’s because oil painting owns heavier , nice quality, strength and deeper feelings than other kind of paintings. For example in an oil painting reproduction process, if it is a historical or monumental classical figure painting, the artist need to lay importance to the contrast between light and dark. The hand painted art work would show the oil painting tension with its quality.
Brush touch is a very important element to judge the painting quality. A high level artist will not restrained in the painting skill, he can release his feeling based on the painting style and the original painting subject. The natural and free painting strokes were came from the solid basic painting skills and the deep culture accomplishment. The artist’s feeling to the original painting will affect the final painting reproduction as well. A positive feeling to the original oil painting will inspired the painter’s full energy to finish the reproduction painting. Otherwise, the negative feeling only made the finished oil painting awkward and lack of art feeling.
The basic hand painted oil painting reproduction process
Figure painting reproduction required a high quality of the shape. The reproduction should be accurate with the original oil painting and reach the ideal target of the painting quality.
1.Laying out the bottom color
Laying the big color background is first step of painting. Painting the bottom color with big size brushes on the painting canvas then make it close to the initial color design, when the color is dry, the artist could continue painting.
2.Paint the details
Figure oil painting reproduction need the artist to produce the figures volume, space, texture even figure’s unique character rather than only copy the details mechanically time and time again. The most important details of the painting need the artist to adjust the brushstrokes and the color skill to realize a perfect painting result.
3.Thick oil paintings
Based on the different painting style, the artist need to choose suitable painting skills. Some paintings require the artist to use multiple painting methods and painting materials. The oil painting pigments, acrylic and oil pastel are all common used in painting.
4.Engagement of the colors convergence of the painting colors
When the fist layer is finished, the painting color will be semi-dried. If go on painting on this condition, the oil would be absorbed then losing the bright layer, the appearance will become grey and dark. In this step, the artists need to adapt some methods. Scraping off the sticking layer and showing the wet color then go on painting. Sometime the occasion effect still could be used. Another method is keeping the brush touches and paint one time with Mid megilp, the function is preventing the new color being absorbed by the initial color layer. It also could soften the old color layer then the new color could stick together over the canvas.
5.Adjust the whole painting composition
The artists need to adjust the details when the whole painting is finished. They need to consider about the full painting composition and the color tone. Each part needs to be coordinate with the whole painting background. The artists would be conscious about the relationship between the overall and the parts. In this stage, the artists are more alike film directors, controlling the oil painting quality based on the original oil painting. | <urn:uuid:3d7991d6-e956-4ba7-bf6f-2275af7fb426> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://allthepainting.com/figure-painting-reproducing-skill/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.95873 | 948 | 2.765625 | 3 |
November issue 2002
In Search of the Self
Leila Ahmad, the first professor of Women’s Studies and Religion at Harvard Divinity School, and currently a professor of women’s studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, opens her lyrical autobiography with a soul-baring paragraph: “In the poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi, the classic master-poet of Sufism, the song of the reed is the metaphor for our human condition, haunted as we so often are by a vague sense of longing and of nostalgia, but nostalgia for we know not quite what. Cut from its bed and fashioned into a pipe, the reed forever laments the living earth that it once knew, crying out, whenever life is breathed into it, its ache and its yearning and loss. We too live our lives haunted by loss, we too, says Rumi, remember a condition of completeness that we once knew but have forgotten that we ever knew. The song of the reed and the music that haunts our lives is the music of loss, of loss and of remembrance. That’s how it was in the beginning, how it was to come to consciousness in this place and this time and in a world alive, as it seemed, with the music of being.”
A Border Passage is a simple and beautifully written account of the anxieties of a generation whose formative years were informed by the political and economic imprint of the years surrounding pre- and post-revolution Egypt — a generation which has suffered from an acute identity crisis in a world in which impassioned nationalism has flourished. Ahmad grew up in Cairo in the 1940s and ’50s. As a young woman she was witness to some of the major transformations of this century — the end of British colonialism, the creation of Israel, the rise of Arab nationalism and the breakdown of Egypt’s once multi-religious society. Her reflections of those bygone days betray a joyful nostalgia: ” My schoolmates at the English School in Cairo included Syrians, Lebanese, and Palestinians from the same broad class background as mine, and their attitudes toward English, like mine, no doubt reflected the attitudes of our parents [ admiration for European civilization but hatred for their imperialistic ways]. One of my two best friends through my school years was Jean Said, who would later write ‘Beirut Fragments’; she was the younger sister of Edward Said, the well-known theorist and literary critic. They were Christians of Palestine and we were Muslims of Egypt…”.
Ahmad’s biography combines personal and poignant reflections with the broader issues of language, race and nationality, with special emphasis on the lives of Muslim women. Ahmad’s crisis of identity in the new Egypt deepened as a result of her engineer father’s bold opposition to Nasser’s pet project, the Aswan High Dam. When the revolution happened, her family’s passionate opposition to Nasser’s policies led to their persecution and set the young Leila on a journey across cultures. By enrolling at a university in England and teaching in Abu Dhabi and America, Ahmed sought not only to define herself but also to understand how the world perceived her — a Muslim-Egyptian Arab. Ahmed is profoundly affected by the great divide between the sexes and uses extrapolated memories of her extended family and friends to introduce striking insights into the radically different ways Muslim men and women interpret their faith. She reflects,” It is easy to see now that our lives in the Alexandria house, and even at Zatoun, were lived in women’s time, women’s space. And even women’s culture.” The book also tells of her own suffering from racial, religious and gender discrimination at the hands of American feminists who don’t take her seriously because of her Muslim heritage.
With what can almost be described as poetic text, A Border Passage narrates what a peregrination through multiple geographic identities and cultural heartlands into the western world entails. Ahmed combines her powers of analysis and description with an uncanny retrospection in an attempt to understand the issues and emotions this journey brought about. She reflects, “The passion and joy of thought and understanding would come back into my life only after I had gone back to Abu Dhabi to work and begun to feel driven by my need to understand, as the Iranian revolution crested, our history as Muslim women and what possibilities lay ahead; simultaneously I began to read the exhilarating feminist books coming out of America. Placing Muslim women at the heart of my own work was in a way, and among other things, ( as I see it now) a refusal of our invisibility.”
Having said that, A Border Passage is much more than just an autobiography. Ahmad masterfully analyses multifarious critical social and religious issues and incorporates them skillfully into her main story. Known for her landmark book, Women and Gender in Islam, an iconoclastic history of ideas about Muslim women, she courageously debunks every stereotype a western reader may have about women in the Islamic heartland. This autobiography, however, is a must-read, not only to understand the life and times of Muslim women, but for its literary and lyrical qualities as well.
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Tom McCall Waterfront Park
With its namesake from Governor Tom McCall, this popular Portland park is situated along the Willamette River and serves the city, as well as the governor, did himself! This 36-acre park was created when the city saw the need for green space and riverwalk and was opened in 1978 after the removal of Harbor Drive along the river. This spot is great for walking, biking, skateboarding, skating, picnicking, and playing. Your group will find paved walkways, grassy areas, and even a 4.3-mile hike through the park and Tilikum Crossing. Enjoy the many different parts of the park, including the Esplanade, the Bowl, Salmon Street Springs, the John Yeon Building, and the Central Lawn. This park was once voted one of the top ten greatest U.S. public places by the American Planning Association!
At this public gathering site, your group will have the opportunity to see the Battleship Oregon Memorial, a 1956 dedicated attraction that honors the 1893 ship nicknamed the "bulldog of the United States Navy." The park also holds a time capsule buried on July 4th, 1976, with an intention of opening it in 2076. See firsthand the somber Japanese American Historical Plaza, the memorial created in 1990 that honors all those involved in the tragic WWII internment camps. Before you go you will have to get a photo with the famous Salmon Street Springs, the fountain containing over 185 water jets from misters and bollards to wedding cake blasters, a water wonder that recycles 4,924 gallons of water per minute. Be sure to check if there are any of the many yearly festivals happening here, from the popular Cinco de Mayo or Blues Festival to the Oregon Brewers or Bite of Oregon festivals! | <urn:uuid:582de11b-f932-4083-b513-4a67a70b8845> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.adventurestudenttravel.com/tom-mccall-waterfront-park/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.953303 | 367 | 1.617188 | 2 |
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